St. Mary and St. Joseph Coptic Orthodox Church “For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus” (1 Tim 3:13) Deacons Service Schedule (April 2013) Sundays Arabic / English Divine Liturgies (in the Chapel) Date Chorus Leader Readings Distribution Altar (Presentation during Monthly Events Group (For Vespers & Midnight / Divine Liturgy ) Event Reading Reference Reader For Liturgy ) Ihab Ghabour Vespers Gospel (EN) Psalm 144:5,7 Sunday Atef Sidhom Lk 7:36-50 April 7, 2013 Mahrous Mousa Matins Gospel (AR) Psalm 72:6-7 Hany Salama Baramhat 24 Baramhat 29, 1729 Sherif Aziz AR/EN1 Lk 11:20-28 The Apparition of the Pure Lady the Virgin in the church of Zeiton Hany Salama Abanoub Metias / Michael Mikhail Pauline (AR) Rom 3:1-31 Atef Sidhom Kirolos Aziz Philopateer Zaki-Azat Michael Guirguis Catholic Epistle (EN) 1Jn 1:1-end ; 1Jn 2:1-6 TBD Baramhat 27 (4th Sunday of the Great Lent) Timothy Abdelmalek Praxis (AR) Acts 7:23-34 Mahrous Mousa - The Commemoration of the Samaritan Woman Sunday St. Stephen Andrew Salama Gospel (AR) Psalm 45:10-11 Ihab Ghabour Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Lk 1:26-38 Christ. (Annunciation Feast) - The Departure of St. Macarius the Great Sherif Nessim Vespers Gospel (EN) Psalm 141:1 Baramhat 29 Sunday Raef Eskander Matthew 9:1-8 The Commemoration of the Life April 14, 2013 Ashraf Hanna Matins Gospel (AR) Psalm 102:1 ; Psalm 102:2 Abanoub Metias giving Annunciation Baramoda 06, 1729 Wael Abdelmalek AR/EN2 Matthew 21:33-46 Abanoub Metias Matthew Salib / Rami Nessim Pauline (AR) 2Thessalonians 2:1-17 Raef Eskander Baramhat 30 Beshoy Hanna Mounir Mounir Mark Hanna Catholic Epistle (AR) 2Peter 3:1-18 Ashraf Hanna The Commemoration of the (5th Sunday of the Great Lent) Andrew Eskander Praxis (AR) Acts 26:19-end ; Acts 27:1-8 Wael Abdelmalek Archangel Gabriel the Announcer Paralyzed Man Sunday St. Abraam John Hanna Gospel (AR) Psalm 33:5-6 Sherif Nessim John 5:1-18 Baramoda 6 The Commemoration of the Appearance of the Lord to Thomas the Apostle after His Michael Michael Vespers Gospel (EN) Psalm 17:3 ; 17:5 Resurrection Sunday Victor Jacoub Luke 13:22-35 April 21, 2013 Samuel Habib Matins Gospel (AR) Psalm 26:2 ; Psalm 26:3 Bassem Henes Baramoda 12 Baramoda 13, 1729 Bassem Henes AR1 Matthew 23:1-39 The Commemoration of the Amir Farag Rami Nessim / Hany Salama Pauline (AR) Colossians 3:5-17 Samuel Habib Archangel Michael Sameh Yassa Michael Boutros Kirolos Aziz Catholic Epistle (AR) 1John 5:13-21 Victor Jacob (6th Sunday of the Great Lent) Samer Gendy Praxis (AR) Michael Michael Baramoda 21 St. St. Paul Acts 27:27-37 Man Born Blind Sunday Stephen Mishriky Gospel (AR) Psalm 143:7 ; Psalm 143:1 Amir Farag Commemoration of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin St. Mary John 9:1-41 Nagy Zaki-Azat Vespers Gospel (EN) Psalm 118:26-27 Sunday Adel Tadros Jn 12:1-11 April 28, 2013 Sherif Habib Matins Gospel (AR) Psalm 68:19 ; Psalm 68:35 Nagy Zaki-Azat Baramoda 20, 1729 Philopateer Zaki-Azat AR2 Lk 19:1-10 Karim Henry Andrew Tadrouss / Wael Abdelmalek Pauline (AR) Heb 9:11-28 Adel Tadros Peter Eskander Sherif Nessim Abanoub Metias Catholic Epistle (EN) 1Pet 4:1-11 Michael Guirguis (7th Sunday of the Great Lent) Michael Mikhail Praxis (EN) Acts 28:11-31 Peter Eskander Palm Sunday Michael Guirguis Gospel (AR) Psalm 80:3 ; Psalm 80:1 ; Psalm 80:2 Sherif Habib St. St. Shenouda Mina Habib Mt 21:1-17 (AR); Mk 11:1-11 (EN); Lk 19:29-48 (AR); Psalm 64:1,2 ; Jn 12:12-19 (EN) St. Mary and St. Joseph Coptic Orthodox Church “For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus” (1 Tim 3:13) Deacons Service Schedule (May 2013) Sundays Arabic / English Divine Liturgies (in the Chapel) Date Chorus Leader Readings Distribution Altar (Presentation during Monthly Events Group (For Vespers & Midnight / Divine Liturgy ) Event Reading Reference Reader For Liturgy ) Sunday May 5, 2013 Please check details on the special events schedule for the following services: Baramoda 23 Baramoda 27, 1729 + General Funeral Service ... (Sun, Apr 26, 2013) The Martyrdom of St. George + Evening Holy Pascha ... (From Mon, Apr 29 to Wed, May 01, 2013) Prince of the Martyrs + Covenant Thursday ... (Thu, May 02, 2013) + Good Friday ... (Fri, May 03, 2013) Baramoda 30 Feast of Resurrection + Bright Saturday (Apocalypse) ... (Sat, May 04, 2013) The Martyrdom of the Great + Feast of Resurrection ... (Sun, May 05, 2013) Saint Mark, the Apostle The Evangelist of the Land of Egypt Sadek Elzawy Vespers Gospel (EN) Psalm 33:3,4 Bashons 01 Sunday Ehab Yessa Lk 5:1-11 The Nativity of the Blessed May 12, 2013 Rami Nessim Matins Gospel (EN) Psalm 96:1 ; Psalm 96:2 George Elzawy Virgin Mary The Mother of God Bashans 04, 1729 Mark Hanna AR3 Jn 21:1-14 Abanoub Abdelsayed Basteur Yousef / Samuel Habib Pauline (AR) Eph 4:20-32 Ehab Yessa Bashons 07 Mark Yessa Mina Yousif Samer Gendy Catholic Epistle (EN) 1Jn 2:7-17 Mark Hanna The Departure of St. 1st Week George Elzawy Praxis (AR) Acts 17:16-34 Rami Nessim Athanasius the Apostolic the of the fifty joyous days St. Joseph Michael Hanna Gospel (AR) Psalm 98:1 ; Psalm 98:4 Sadek Elzawy 20th. Pope of Alexandria. Thomas Sunday David Hanna Jn 20:19-31 Kyrollous Nassif Bashons 12 +The Commemoration of the Ihab Ghabour Vespers Gospel (EN) Psalm 111:1,2 Archangel Michael Sunday Atef Sidhom Jn 6:16-23 +The Commemoration of the May 19, 2013 Mahrous Mousa Matins Gospel (AR) Psalm 111:3-4 Hany Salama Consecration of the church of Bashans 11, 1729 Sherif Aziz AR/EN3 Jn 6:24-33 St. Demiana. Hany Salama Michael Aziz / Farid Mishriky Pauline (AR) Eph 2:19-end ; Eph 3:1-10 Ihab Ghabour Kirolos Aziz Sadek Elzawy Shady Nessim Catholic Epistle (AR) 1Jn 5:10-20 Kirolos Aziz Bashons 14 2nd Week Timothy Abdelmalek Praxis (AR) Acts 20:1-12 Sherif Aziz Departure of St. Pachomius (Pakhom), the Father of the of the fifty joyous days St. Stephen Andrew Salama Gospel (AR) Psalm 111:9-10 Atef Sidhom Jn 6:35-45 Spiritual Communal Monastic life Bashons 16 Sherif Nessim Vespers Gospel (AR) Psalm 116:1,2 The Commemoration of St. Sunday Raef Eskander Jn 8:12-20 John The Evangelist May 26, 2013 Ashraf Hanna Matins Gospel (EN) Psalm 116:4-6 Raef Eskander Bashans 18, 1729 Wael Abdelmalek AR/EN4 Jn 8:21-30 Abanoub Metias Amir Girgis Boktor / Mark Behman Pauline (AR) Col 3:1-17 Wael Abdelmalek Beshoy Hanna Maged Metias Youssef Habib Catholic Epistle (EN) 1Jn 3:13-24 Abanoub Metias 3rd Week Andrew Eskander Praxis (AR) Acts 10:37-43 Ashraf Hanna of the fifty joyous days St. Abraam John Hanna Gospel (AR) Psalm 115:12-13 Sherif Nessim Jn 4:1-42 St. Mary and St. Joseph Coptic Orthodox Church “For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus” (1 Tim 3:13) Deacons Service Schedule (June 2013) Sundays Arabic / English Divine Liturgies (in the Chapel) Date Chorus Leader Readings Distribution Altar (Presentation during (For Vespers & Midnight / Monthly Events Event Group Divine Liturgy ) Reading Reference Reader For Liturgy ) Michael Michael Vespers Gospel (EN) Psalm 117:1-2 Sunday Victor Jacoub Jn 6:57-69 June 2, 2013 Samuel Habib Matins Gospel (AR) Psalm 118:28 ; Psalm 118:21 Michael Michael Bashans 25, 1729 Bassem Henes AR1 Jn 8:51-59 Bashons 27 Amir Farag Abanoub Metias / Hany Salama Pauline (AR) 2Thess 2:13-end ; 2Thess 3:1-5 Sameh Yassa +The Departure of Lazarus the Sameh Yassa Philopateer Zaki-Azat Kirolos Aziz Catholic Epistle (AR) 1Jn 4:7-13 Amir Farag beloved of the Lord. 4th Week Samer Gendy Praxis (AR) Samer Gendy +The departure of St. Thomas St. St. Paul Acts 14:8-23 of the fifty joyous days Stephen Mishriky Gospel (AR) Psalm 118:14-15 Victor Jacoub of Akhmim. Jn 12:35-50 Bashons 29 The Commemoration of the Mounir Mounir Vespers Gospel (AR) Psalm 135:6 ; Psalm 135:21 Annunciation, Nativity and Sunday Farid Mishriky Jn 14:21-25 Resurrection of Christ June 9, 2013 Andrew Tadrouss Matins Gospel (EN) Psalm 135:19-20 Michael Boutros Paona 02, 1729 Michael Boutros AR2 Jn 15:4-8 Paona 3 Shady Nessim Matthew Salib / Ashraf Hanna Pauline (AR) Heb 10:19-38 Farid Mishriky The Departure of St. Abraam, Steven Abdelmalek Sherif Nessim Abanoub Metias Catholic Epistle (EN) 1Pet 4:6-14 Shady Nessim bishop of El-Fayyoum. 5th Week Joseph Mounir Praxis (AR) Acts 9:1-20 Mounir Mounir St. St. Mark of the fifty joyous days Anthony Mishriky Gospel (EN) Psalm 136:1 ; Psalm 136:2 Andrew Tadrouss Paona 07 Andrew Mishriky Jn 14:1-11 The Martyrdom of St. Abaskhiroun the Soldier. Basteur Yousef Vespers Gospel (EN) Psalm 145:1,2,10 Paona 12 Sunday Michael Aziz Mk 12:28-37 The Commemoration of the June 16, 2013 Andrew Tadros Matins Gospel (EN) Psalm 147:1 ; Psalm 147:2 Michael Aziz Archangel Michael. Paona 09, 1729 Mark Behman AR3 Jn 14:8-14 Youssef Asaad Rami Nessim / Amir Farag Pauline (EN) 1Cor 15:57-end ; 1Cor 16:1-8 Andrew Tadros Paona 13 Kyrollos Mahrous Mousa Mounir Mounir Sameh Yassa Catholic Epistle (AR) 1Pet 1:2-12 TBD The Commemoration of the 6th Week Youssef Habib Praxis (EN) Acts 20:1-16 Youssef Habib Archangel Gabriel, the St.