Apostle James Weekly Schedule of Services Brother of the Lord There will be a short testimonial this week after Announcements Sun. October 23, 2011 Tone 2 Wed. Oct. 26 6 pm Daily Vespers followed by “In The Beginning” Bible Study
Thurs. Oct. 27 6 pm Choir Rehearsal
Fri. Oct. 28 10 am Divine Liturgy
Sat. Oct. 29 No Great Vespers at St. George Church
Consecration of Assumption Church in Scottsdale, AZ
4 pm Procession of Holy Relics & Consecration Vespers
Mon. Oct. 31 7 am Men’s Prayer Breakfast J&B’s Restaurant on Sheldon across from Yavapai College
Sun. Nov. 13 After Liturgy “Foretaste of Christmas” Sunday with the “Greening of the Church”
Tues. Nov. 15 Nativity Fast Begins
Sun. Nov. 20 After Liturgy ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
Kontakion of the Apostle James, Bishop of Jerusalem When God the Word, the Only-begotten of the Father, SSSTTT. G. G EORGE CCCHURCH OFOFOF PPPRESCOTT (928) 777777----87508750 came to live among us in these last days, He declared you, venerable James, Priest: Fr. John A. Peck Emeritus: Fr. William John Clark to be the first shepherd and Parish Council: Dr. George Rizk, Raymond Zogob, Kris Wells, Kally Key, teacher of Jerusalem Bob Hunt, Robert Frisby, Dr. Andrew Gusty, Jelena Timotijevic, Liz Winney. and a faithful steward of the spiritual Mysteries. Therefore, we all honor you, O Apostle. Choir Director: Pres. Deborah Peck 8 Date Readers begged him not to command them to 10-23 Bob Frisby & Kenny Scott depart into the abyss. Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hill- 10-30 Kenny Scott & Jelena Timotijevich side; and they begged him to let them 11-6 Jelena Timotijevich & Mike Winney enter these. So he gave them leave. Then the demons came out of the man Resurrection Hymn - Tone 2 Alleluia in the 2nd Tone (Ps 20) Epistle: Galatians 1:11-19 and entered the swine, and the herd When Thou did submit Thyself unto death, O RETHREN, I would have you know Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! rushed down the steep bank into the Thou deathless and Immortal One, then that the gospel which was The Lord answer you in the day of lake and were drowned. When the Thou did destroy hell with Thy godly power! preached by me is not man's herdsmen saw what happened, they And when Thou did raise the dead from B trouble! The Name of the God of gospel. For I did not receive it fled, and told it in the city and in the beneath the earth, all the powers of heaven Jacob protect you! from man, nor was I taught it, but it country. Then people went out to see did cry aloud unto Thee, “O Christ, Thou Save the king, O Lord, and hear us on Giver of Life, glory to Thee!” came through a revelation of Jesus what had happened, and they came to Christ. For you have heard of my former the day we call! Jesus, and found the man from whom Hymn of Great Martyr George - Tone 4 life in Judaism, how I persecuted the Gospel: Luke 8:26-39 the demons had gone, sitting at the feet Liberator of captives, defender of the poor, church of God violently and tried to of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; physician of the sick, and champion of kings, destroy it; and I advanced in Judaism T THAT TIME, as Jesus arrived and they were afraid. And those who O trophy-bearer, Great Martyr George, beyond many of my own age among my at the country of the Gadarenes, had seen it told them how he who had intercede with Christ God that our souls be people, so extremely zealous was I there met him a man from the been possessed with demons was saved. for the traditions of my fathers. But A city who had demons; for a long healed. Then all the people of the Hymn of the Theotokos - Tone 2 when He Who had set me apart before I time he had worn no clothes and he surrounding country of the Gadarenes Exceedingly glorious beyond the power of was born, and had called me through His lived not in a house but among the asked him to depart from them; for they thought are the mysteries, O Theotokos, For grace, was pleased to reveal His Son to tombs. When he saw Jesus, he cried out were seized with great fear; so he got being sealed in purity and preserved in me, in order that I might preach Him and fell down before him, and said with into the boat and returned. The man Virginity you were acknowledged to be, in among the Gentiles, I did not confer a loud voice, "What have you to do with from whom the demons had gone very truth, the Mother who did bring forth with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I begged that he might be with him; but the true God. Wherefore entreat Him to Jerusalem to those who were apostles beseech you, do not torment me." For he sent him away, saying, "Return to save our souls. before me, but I went away into Arabia; he had commanded the unclean spirit to your home, and declare how much God and again I returned to Damascus. Then come out of the man. (For many a time it has done for you." And he went away, after three years I went up to Jerusalem proclaiming throughout the whole city Prokeimenon in 2nd Tone (Ps 118) had seized him; he was kept under to visit Cephas, and remained with him guard, and bound with chains and fet- how much Jesus had done for him.+ The Lord is my strength and my fifteen days. But I saw none of the other ters, but he broke the bonds and was song. He has become my salvation. apostles except James the Lord's driven by the demon into the desert.) The Lord has chastened my sorely, brother.+ Jesus then asked him, "What is your but He has not given me over to name?" And he said, "Legion"; for many
death. demons had entered him. And they 2 7 Parish Prayer List Visitors - Welcome! LIVING : We are happy that you joined us today, and we want you to know;
Gregoria, Cheryl Drake, Ruth Kleinman, Joseph, Winney, Jim & Michelle Smith, • Visitors and children are always welcome at all of our worship services. George Robertson, Molly Markos, Jen Kelley, Josh Hondaly, Susan Hill, Mary Ellen • You won't be asked to do anything that will make you uncomfortable. Halvorsen, Retta Baughman, Lola Rizk, Ameliana Gusty, Samson Winters, James • We don't expect visitors to contribute anything to the financial Peck, Samin, Chad, Aidan, Victoria, Anastasia, Basil, Cassian, Luke, and Garet Tren- support of our parish. ham, Carrie, Griffin, Nolan, Grayson, Olivia Salicos & family, Scott & Katie Windsor, Benjamin Peck, Gail & Vicki Brannock, Jennifer, Diane Berkholtz, Jerry Spires, Fr. • Our children worship with us, and we love having them here. Thomas Williams, Robin Hyduke, Nathan & Merilee Peck, Dan Thanos, Connie, Crys- If you are an Orthodox Christian, please introduce yourself to Fr. John before tal, Tom & Kymie Bowden, James Anthony, Jim Burns, Alex, Sandy, Adrian, Melanie the service begins, so that, if possible, you may receive the Holy Mysteries of Schlapfer, Judy Raessler, Viola Hammerstrom, Kris Wells, Helen Vlahakis, Ovi Lungu, our Lord Jesus Christ. Bill Kountanis, Darrell and Patty Bostic, Deon Christensen and family, Helen Ko, If you are not an Orthodox Christian, we invite you to partake of the blessed Campbell Mackenzie, Betty Dudney, Will Degenhart & family, Sky Rizk, Dumitri bread distributed at the end of the service, to fill out a “Welcome” card Popita, Tanya, Darlene, Glenn, Fr. Hans & Susan Jacobse, Fr. Bill Clark, Steve Brooks, (available in the Narthex), and to join us after the service for some hospitality! Tom & Geris Kourkoumelis, Kristi Thanos, Philip Winney, Lindsay, George Peter Rizk, Barbara Wright, Marnie Butts, Luke Glen, Charity Books, the Borza family, Elizabeth, Seraphima, Macrina, Mary, Silas, Susana, Robert, Kayla, Briana, Joel, Kelsey, Shaun, Theresa, Chris’ 2 grandmothers, Raymond Zogob’s father, Diane Robertson, Kathy & Chris Hough.
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Mike Wogan, Bill Mueller, Joel McKalie, Marcus Ruttrell, infant Bailey Smith, Preston, Milanka, Charles Kirk, Michael Hicha, Jr., Ioanni Vlahakis, Kalliroi Vlahakis, Evagalia Vlahakis, Cassandra & Stephen Landis, James Devlin, Thomas Lindberg, Boyd Jackson, Irene Teneralli, Julianne Windsor, Allan Fairbanks, Robert Dery, George Nassimos, George Komashko, Fr. Antony Vladimir, Lambrini, Dominic Tener- alli Sr., Dominic Teneralli Jr., Rose Bachmann, Janine, George Hicha, Lola Christie, Jackie Pelkey, Helen Shugrue, Eugenia, Elizabeth Higbee, Janet Maissen, Nat, Amanda, James, Abp Job, Abp Anthony, Don, Anastasia Jones, Jack Christensen, Ethel Hunt, Child Nicholas, John, Delores, Lydia (Letitia) Preda, Fr. Gabriel Cooke, Richard & Larry Peck, Randy Poffo, Chuck, Lisa Covington, Andrew Lubnick, Dennis Kontonis, Julia Sedon, Ariel Borza, Michael Hicha, Tom Pallad, Peter Rizk; Demos Vlahakis; Rhonda Dawson; Nicholas, Peter, Kay, Shirley, George Cosmakos, Andrew Degenhart, Annuncio Aaflaq; Bishop Innocent (Gula); Fr. Michael St. Andrew. 6 3 SAINTS ALIVE Christian Sacred Art The lives and deeds of the heroes of our Faith November 14-18th, 2011 DAILY SCHEDULE Mon. - Fri. 9:00am - 5:00pm St. James of Jerusalem Teaching sessions.
The saint who was Jesus’ closest brother and bishop of Jerusalem! Location St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church 4530 E Gold Dust Ave Phoenix, AZ 85028 Holy Apostle James, the thought of Jesus. The holy TUITION $650.00 /MATERIALS INCLUDED: Gessoed Brother of God Apostle began to bear wooden board, red clay polymer, paint materials (Adelphotheos) was the witness that Christ is the (pigments and egg yolk emulsion), 2 gold leaves, son of Righteous Joseph Messiah, which was not the brushes and a palette, sandpaper, wax paper, the Betrothed of the Most response the Pharisees stones to polish gold. BRING: Notebook, desk Holy Theotokos (December were expecting. Greatly lamp, cloth to wrap your icon, metal ruler, pencil, 26). From his early years angered, the Jewish teach- compass set, needle for etching, paper towel, James was a Nazarene, a ers threw him off the roof. exacto-knife, glass container to wash brushes. man especially dedicated to The saint did not die imme- God. The Nazarenes vowed diately, but gathering his Attendance is limited to 15 students. Places may be reserved on a first to preserve their virginity, final strength, he prayed to come first served basis by payment of $200.00 (refundable until to abstain from wine, to the Lord for his enemies Nov.1). Deposits Payable to: Ludmila Demich 11260 N.92 St. # 1074 refrain from eating meat, while they were stoning Scottsdale, AZ, 85260 and not to cut their hair. him. St James' martyrdom For more information, please contact Ludmila Demich, instructor, at The vow of the Nazarenes symbolized a life occurred about 63 A.D. 480-580-7784. of holiness and purity, commanded formerly The holy Apostle James composed a Divine by the Lord for all Israel. When the Savior Liturgy, which formed the basis of the Litur- BEGINNERS’ WORKSHOP Students will write the icon of the Guardian began to teach the nation about the King- gies of Sts Basil the Great and John Angel , the guide for beginners on the first step of their journey. dom of God, St James believed in Christ and Chrysostom. The Church has preserved an METHOD OF INSTRUCTION Explanations of iconographic symbolism and the theological became His apostle. He was chosen as the Epistle of St James, one of the books of the and philosophical basis of each step of the process are presented parallel to the absolutely first Bishop of Jerusalem. New Testament. ancient technical approach : how to prepare and apply natural pigments, make an emulsion St James presided over the Council of In 1853, Patriarch Hierotheus of Alexandria for the egg tempera, gold leaf application, preparation of olifa varnish and application on Jerusalem and his word was decisive (Acts sent to Moscow a portion of the relics of St the icon. From the principles of simple symbolic images – the “reverse perspective” 15). In his thirty years as bishop, St James James. The Church distinguishes between language and other characteristically iconographic elements – the student moves towards converted many of the Jews to Christianity. the holy Apostle James the Brother of God, an understanding of that which stands beyond the symbolic, and gains a clearer vision of Annoyed by this, the Pharisees and the and St James the son of Zebedee (April 30) God, himself and ultimately of the world. Scribes plotted together to kill St James. and St James the son of Alphaeus (Oct 9). People with some art training as well as people with little or no art training are welcome! They led the saint up on the pinnacle of the This course is designed especially for those who have never before written an icon. After Jerusalem Temple and asked what he Glory to God for All Things! 5 days of creation the student will have one's own icon to take home! 4 5