A parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America ﻛﻨﻴﺴﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﻳﺲ ﺟﺎﻭﺭﺟﻴﻮﺱ ﺍﻷﺭﺛﻮﺩﻭﻛﺴﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻮﻧﺘﺮﻳﺎﻝ ﺭﻋﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺑﺮﺷﻴﺔ ﺍﻷﻧﻄﺎﻛﻴﺔ ﺍﻷﺭﺛﻮﺩﻭﻛﺴﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻴﺤﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺷﻤﺎﻝ ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﺎ 555-575 Jean-Talon East, Montreal, QC H2R 1T8 Phone: (514) 276-8533 ﻻ ﺗﺘﺮﺩﺩﻭﺍ ﻓﻲ ﺃﺧﺬ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻨﺸﺮﺓ ﻭﺍﻻﺳﺘﻔﺎﺩﺓ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺰﻝ! THIS BULLETIN IS YOURS TO TAKE HOME Divine Liturgy Variables on Sunday, January 05, 2020 Tone 4 / Eothinon 7 Paramon (Eve) of & Sunday before Theophany of Christ Martyrs Theopemptos the bishop of Nicomedia and Theonas the former magician; Venerable Syncletica of Alexandria; Venerable-martyr Romanos of Athos ORTHOFLASH - ST.GEORGE MONTRÉAL YOUTH MINISTRY THEOPHANY THEOPHANY (from GR theophania) means shining forth or manifestation of God. The Old Testament contains many stories demonstrating God’s immense love for His creation and the extent to which He is willing to go in order to bring human beings into fellowship with Himself (God manifested Himself to Abraham, Jacob and Moses). In the New Testament, THEOPHANY marks the Baptism of Christ by the glorious Prophet and Forerunner John the Baptist. Christ’s baptism in the Jordan was “theophany” because it was the beginning of our Lord’s public ministry. It was also a “theophany” in that the world was granted a revelation of the Trinitarian nature of God: the Father's voice is heard from Heaven, the Son of God is incarnate and standing physically in the Jordan, and the Holy Spirit descends on Him in the form of a dove (Mt. 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22; John 1:31-34.) The Icon of the Feast tells the story from the Gospels in images and color. The theme of “manifestation” or “revelation” is also expressed with the symbolism of light. In the hymn of the Feast we sing, “Christ has appeared and enlightened the world.” The Church celebrates on this day the illumination of the world by the light of Christ. THEOPHANY is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church, celebrated on January 6. In mystic commemoration of the Baptism of Christ in the Jordan, the Great Blessing of Water is performed. As the Troparion of the Feast is sung, the celebrant immerses the Cross into the water three times and then proceeds to sprinkle the water in the four directions of the world. The holy water so blessed is used by the priests to bless the homes of the faithful. ADAPTED FROM VARIOUS ORTHODOX SOURCES / INFORMATIONS TIRÉES DE PLUSIEURS SOURCES ORTHODOXES Sunday, January 05, 2020 www.saintgeorgemontreal.org The color prinng of this bullen is made possible thanks to a generous donaon PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH, Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of all North America His Grace Bishop ALEXANDER, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Ottawa, Eastern Canada and Upstate New York اﻷب ﺟﻮزف ﭘﻮرﻮرا V. Rev. Dr. Joseph Purpura, Pastor, [email protected] اﻷب ﺟﺎن اﻟﻤﺮ Rev. Jean El‐Murr, Assistant Priest, [email protected] اﻷب ﺟﺴﺘ ﻣﻴﺸﻞ Rev. Justin Mitchell, Mentoring Program Director, [email protected] Philip Genest, Nicolas Bayouk & Christian Kishfy, Sub‐Deacons Alan Rossy, Chairman and President of the Parish Council, [email protected] and Member of the Board of Trustees of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Peter Auger, Immediate Past President of the Parish Council, [email protected] Parish Council Board Members: Rima Awad, Richard Ayoup, Gaby Habash, Carol Jazzar, Nicolas Manoli, Bruna Salhany, Michel Sarkis, Carla Tabah, Dina Yaziji. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN YOUR PARISH COMMUNITY BY REACHING OUT TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HEADING THE ORGANIZATIONS/GROUPS BELOW: ANTIOCHIAN WOMEN: Linda Alexander, President, [email protected] ARABIC BIBLE FELLOWSHIP : Nick Maliha, Coordinator, [email protected] COMMUNITY CARE & COMFORT: Carolyn Zigayer, [email protected] Kim Awada, [email protected] LE CERCLE ST. GEORGE: Hedy Ephtimios, [email protected]; Magda Naim, [email protected]; Barbara Meimari, [email protected] LEGACY & TRINITY FUND: Peter Auger, Chairman , [email protected] ORDER OF ST. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH: Michel Sarkis, Liaison, [email protected] ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT/ SUNDAY SCHOOL: Magda Naim, [email protected] ST. GEORGE BYZANTINE CHOIR: Nagy Helal, Director, [email protected] Georges Fattouh, Head Chanter ST. GEORGE CHOIR: Paul Jabara, Music Director, [email protected] Elia Nahas, Liaison, [email protected] ST. GEORGE SOCIAL CLUB: Nick Maliha, Coordinator, [email protected] TEEN SOYO: Leen Sawan, President, [email protected] WEST ISLAND BIBLE STUDY (English): Diane Nemer, Coordinator, [email protected] YOUNG ADULTS MINISTRY (YAM): Alex Habib, Liaison, alexander. [email protected] OFFICE ADMINISTRATION STAFF Viviane Gédéon, Office Administrator, [email protected] Arranging sacraments (baptisms, weddings, funerals); home and hospital visits; membership, dues and donations; hall reservations Gaby Habash, Builidng Maintenance and Security, [email protected] Stephanie Mitri, Youth Director, [email protected] Lina Alsalek, Office Assistant, [email protected] Office Hours: 8:00 am — 4:00 pm; Monday— Friday (514) 276‐8533 Sunday, January 05, 2020 www.saintgeorgemontreal.org 2 The color prinng of this bullen is made possible thanks to a generous donaon A NOTE FROM THE PASTOR FR. JOSEPH PURPURA AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARISH COUNCIL ALAN ROSSY In the 5th Ode of the Canon of Theophany, we hear these beautiful and powerful words of great hope and life, “Verily Jesus, the Originator of life, comes to unravel the fall of Adam, the first of creation; and He Who needs not purification, since He is God, granted to the fallen one (Adam) purification in the Jordan. And as He abolished in Him the enmity, He thereby granted safety transcending all intelligence.” In this Canon, we hear of the mighty good works that God has done for each of us. God who was from before all time, the very creator of this world, becomes one of us, so that He might purify us and undo the fall of Adam. In the last Feast (the Nativity of Christ [Christmas]), we celebrated God becoming one of us (incarnation – becoming man). Today, in this Feast of Theophany, we celebrate Christ’s Baptism in the Jordon, not because He needed purification, but because Adam and all of humanity needed purification and restoration to God. Therefore, in this Feast, we celebrate that God has broken down the wall that separates man and God. God becomes one of us, so that we might become one with Him. He purifies Adam, the Jordan, all the waters of the world and all of creation in this great event. Thus, we take the blessed water of this feast, and we bless our Church and our homes, restoring us and them to God. If you would like your home blessed this year, please see the back page of this bulletin for more information, or call the Church office 514-276-8533 ext. 200 to schedule your home blessing. ﺭﺳﺎﻟﺔ ﺍﻷﺏ ﺍﻟﺭﺍﻋﻲ ﺟﻭﺯﻳﻑ ﭘﻭﺭﭘﻭﺭﺍ ﻭﺁﻻﻥ ﺭﻭﺳﻲ (ﺭﺋﻳﺱ ﻣﺟﻠﺱ ﺇﺩﺍﺭﺓ ﻛﻧﻳﺳﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺩﻳﺱ ﺟﺎﻭﺭﺟﻳﻭﺱ) ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺗﺳﺑﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﺧﺎﻣﺳﺔ ﻣﻥ ﻗﺎﻧﻭﻥ ﻋﻳﺩ ﺍﻟﻅﻬﻭﺭ ﺍﻹﻟﻬﻲ ﻧﺳﻣﻊ ﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻟﻛﻠﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺟﻣﻳﻠﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻘﻭﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﻣﺗﻠﺋﺔ ﺑﺎﻷﻣﻝ ﻭﺍﻟﺣﻳﺎﺓ ْ ْ ” ﱠﺇﻥ ﻳَ َﺳﻭﻉ ُﻣ ْﺑ ِﺩ َﻉ َﺍﻟﺣﻳﺎﺓَ، ﻳﻭﺍﻓﻲ ِﻟﻳَ ُﺣ ﱠﻝ َﺳ ْﻘ َﻁﺔَ َﺁﺩ َﻡ ﱠﺃﻭ ِﻝ ِﺍﻟﺟ ْﺑ ِﻠﺔ، َﻭﻏ ْﻳ َﺭ ُﺍﻟﻣ ْﺣﺗﺎﺝِ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺗَﻁ ٍﻬﻳﺭ ﺑِﻣﺎ ﺃﻧﱠﻪُ ﺇﻟﻪ ٌ، ﻳَ ْﻣﻧَ ُﺢ ِﻟﻠﺳﺎﻗِ ِﻁ ﺍﻟﺗﱠ ْﻁ َﻬﻳﺭ ﻓﻲ ْﺍﻷﺭ ُﺩ ِّﻥ، ْﻭﺇﺫ ﻳُ ُﺑﻳﺩ ِﻓﻳﻪ ﺍﻟﻌَ َﺩﺍﻭﺓَ، ﻳَ ْﻣﻧَ ُﺢ ﱠﺍﻟﺳ َﻼﻣﺔَ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺋﻘَﺔَ ﻋﻠﻰ ُﻛ ِّﻝ َﻋ ْﻘﻝ.“ ﻓﻲ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﻛﻧﺳﻲ ﻧﺳﻣﻊ ﻋﻥ ﺍﻷﻋﻣﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺟﻠﻳﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﻗﺎﻡ ﺑﻬﺎ ﷲ ﻟﻛﻝ ﻭﺍﺣﺩ ﻣﻧﺎ. ﷲ ﺍﻟﺫﻱ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻥ ﻗﺑﻝ ﻛﻝ ﺍﻟﺩﻫﻭﺭ ﺧﺎﻟﻖ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻡ ﻳﺻﺑﺢ ًﻭﺍﺣﺩﺍ ﻣﻧﺎ ﻟﻛﻲ ﻳﻧﻘﻲ ﻭﻳﻣﺣﻲ ﺳﻘﻭﻁ ﺁﺩﻡ. ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﻳﺩ ﺍﻷﺧﻳﺭ (ﻣﻳﻼﺩ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﻳﺢ) ﺍﺣﺗﻔﻠﻧﺎ ﺑﺗﺟﺳﺩ ﷲ ﻟﻳﺻﺑﺢ ًﻭﺍﺣﺩﺍ ﻣﻧﺎ (ﺃﻥ ﻳﺻﺑﺢ ﺇﻧﺳﺎﻧًﺎ). ﺍﻟﻳﻭﻡ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻳﺩ ﺍﻟﻅﻬﻭﺭ ﺍﻹﻟﻬﻲ ﻫﺫﺍ ﻧﺣﺗﻔﻝ ﺑﻣﻌﻣﻭﺩﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﻳﺢ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻬﺭ ﺍﻷﺭﺩﻥ ﻻ ﻷﻧﻪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﺣﺎﺟﺔ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺗﻧﻘﻳﺔ ﻭﻟﻛﻥ ﻷﻥ ﺁﺩﻡ ﻭﺍﻹﻧﺳﺎﻧﻳﺔ ﺟﻣﻌﺎء ﺍﺣﺗﺎﺟﻭﺍ ﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﻘﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﺳﺗﻌﺎﺩﺓ ﺍﻟﻌﻼﻗﺔ ﺑﺎ. ﻟﺫﻟﻙ ﻓﻲ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﻌﻳﺩ ﻧﺣﺗﻔﻝ ﺃﻥ ﷲ ﻗﺩ ﺃﺯﺍﻝ ﺍﻟﺟﺩﺍﺭ ﺍﻟﺫﻱ ﻳﻔﺻﻝ ﺑﻳﻥ ﺍﻹﻧﺳﺎﻥ ﻭﷲ. ﷲ ﻳﺻﺑﺢ ﻭﺍﺣﺩ ﻣﻧﺎ ﻟﻛﻲ ﻧﺻﺑﺢ ﻭﺍﺣﺩ ﻣﻌﻪ. ﻳﻁﻬﺭ ﺁﺩﻡ ، ﻧﻬﺭ ﺍﻷﺭﺩﻥ ﻭ ﻛﻝ ﻣﻳﺎﻩ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻡ ﺑﻝ ﻭﻛﻝ ﺍﻟﺧﻠﻳﻘﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﺣﺩﺙ ﺍﻟﻌﻅﻳﻡ. ﻭﻟﺫﻟﻙ ﻧﺄﺧﺫ ﺍﻟﻣﺎء ﺍﻟﻣﺑﺎﺭﻙ ﻟﻬﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﻌﻳﺩ ﻭﻧﺑﺎﺭﻙ ﻛﻧﻳﺳﺗﻧﺎ ﻭﻣﻧﺎﺯﻟﻧﺎ ، ﻭﻧﺟﺩﺩ ﻋﻼﻗﺗﻧﺎ ﺑﺎ. ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﻧﺕ ﺗﺭﻏﺏ ﻓﻲ ﺗﺑﺭﻳﻙ ﻣﻧﺯﻟﻙ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ ﻓﻳﺭﺟﻰ ﺍﻻﻁﻼﻉ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺻﻔﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﺧﻠﻔﻳﺔ ﻟﻬﺫﻩ ﺍﻟﻧﺷﺭﺓ ﻟﻣﺯﻳﺩ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﻠﻭﻣﺎﺕ ، ﺃﻭ ﺍﺗﺻﻝ ﺑﻣﻛﺗﺏ ﺍﻟﻛﻧﻳﺳﺔ ٥١٤٢٧٦٨٥٣٣ ﺛﻡ ﺍﻁﻠﺏ ٢٠٠ ﻟﺗﺣﺩﻳﺩ ﻣﻳﻌﺎﺩ ﻟﺗﺑﺭﻳﻙ ﻣﻧﺯﻟﻙ ﺑﺎﻟﻣﺎء ﺍﻟﻣﻘﺩﺱ Sunday, January 05, 2020 www.saintgeorgemontreal.org 3 The color prinng of this bullen is made possible thanks to a generous donaon Divine Liturgy Variables for Sunday, January 5, 2020 During the Little Entrance, chant the Resurrectional Apolytikion. The Eisodikon (Entrance Hymn) is “O come, let us worship… save us, O Son of God, Who art risen from the dead…” THE EISODIKON (ENTRANCE HYMN) OF ORDINARY SUNDAYS َﻫﻠُ ّﻣﻭﺍ ِﻟﻧَ ْﺳ ُﺟ ْﺩ ﻭﻧَ ْﺭ َﻛ ْﻊ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻣﺳﻳﺢِ، َﻣ ِﻠ ِﻛﻧﺎ ِﻭﺇﻟﻬﻧﺎ. َﺧ ِﻠّ ْﺻﻧﺎ Come, let us worship and fall down before ﻳﺎ ْﺍﺑ َﻥ ﷲ، ﻳﺎ َﻣ ْﻥ َﻗﺎﻡ ِﻣ ْﻥ ﺑَ ْﻳ ِﻥ ﺍﻷﻣﻭﺍﺕ، ِﻟﻧُ َﺭﺗِّ َﻝ ﻟَ َﻙ. Christ. Save us, O Son of God, Who art risen َﻫ ِﻠﻠﻭﻳﻳﺎ. .from the dead; who sing to Thee. Alleluia RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION IN TONE FOUR Having learned the joyful message of the ﱠﺇﻥ ﺗِ ْﻠ ِﻣﻳﺫﺍﺕ ﱠﺍﻟﺭ ِّﺏ ﺗَﻌَﻠﱠ ْﻣ َﻥ ِﻣ َﻥ َﺍﻟﻣ ِﻼﻙ َﺍﻟﻛ ْﺭ َﺯ َﺑﺎﻟﻘﻳﺎﻣ ِﺔ Resurrection from the angel the women disciples of the Lord cast from them their ﺍﻟﺑَ ِﻬﺞ، َﻭﻁ َﺭ ْﺣ َﻥ ﺍﻟﻘَ َﺿﺎء َﺍﻟﺟ ِّﺩ ﱠﻱ، َﻭﺧﺎﻁ ْﺑ َﻥ ﱡﺍﻟﺭ ُﺳ َﻝ parental condemnation. And proudly broke the ُﻣ ْﻔﺗَ ِﺧ ٍﺭﺍﺕ ﻭﻗﺎﺋِ ٍﻼﺕ: ُﺳﺑِ َﻲ َﺍﻟﻣ ْﻭ ُﺕ َﻭﻗﺎﻡ َﺍﻟﻣ ُﺳﻳﺢ news to the Disciples, saying: Death hath been ﺍﻹﻟﻪُ، َﻭﻣﻧَ َﺢ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟَ َﻡ ﱠﺍﻟﺭ ْﺣ َﻣﺔَ ﺍﻟﻌُ ْﻅﻣﻰ.