St. George
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church
2587 W. 14th Street, Cleveland OH 44113
Serving the Orthodox Christian Communityof Greater Cleveland
Apostles Silas
St. George
Antiochian
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The mission of St. George
Antiochian Orthodox Church
Is to serve God and the community
by commitment to the Gospel’s
command to grow in the knowledge
of Jesus Christ through faith,
hope, and love. It is a parish of the
Self –Ruled Antiochian Orthodox
Christian Archdiocese of North
America.
The Orthodox Church follows the
faith and practice of the apostles
and disciples of Christ handed
down by the ancient Christian
fathers and twenty centuries of
Church tradition. Genuine Christian
life nurtures and stimulates our
spiritual and moral development.
The liturgical life of the Orthodox
Church has been developing over
the last 2000 years. By taking part
in the mysteries of Christ’s life,
death and resurrection at the
liturgical services, the community
members are drawn to repentance
and the gradual change of their
inner selves.
To join the community of St.
George or to find out more
information, please fill out the
Guest Book in the Narthex. We
hope this day will be spiritually
rewarding for you. Fr John will be
happy to answer any questions.
Join us in the hall after Liturgy for
our Coffee Hour and Fellowship.
V. Rev Father John Ojaimi, Pastor
Office: (216) 781-9020 Fax: (216) 781-9545
Cellular: (440) 665-6724
Archdeacon Yarid Sahley
Subdeacon Sam Elias
www.stgeorgecleveland.com
Pastor’s E-Mail: [email protected]
Parish E-Mail: [email protected]
Sunday July 30, 2017
Tone 7/ Eothinon 8
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost& Eighth Sunday of Matthew
Apostles Silas, Silvan, Crescens, Epenetosand Andronikos of the Seventy; Hieromartyr
Valentine, bishop of Terni in Italy and hisdisciples; John the warrior at Constantinople;uncovering of the relics of Venerable Herman
of Solovky; Angelina, Sovereign Lady ofSerbia
WELCOME TO OUR GUESTS
We are glad you are worshiping with us
today. There are Service Books in the pews.
Orthodox Christians must be prepared for
Holy Communion through Confession,
Fasting, Prayer and by being at peace with
others. Please seek and give forgiveness
before receiving Holy Communion. At the
conclusion of the Divine Liturgy, please join
us for coffee hour in the Parish Hall.
Bread of Oblation, Trisagion Prayers & Wheat are offered in memory of JoniAbdallah (40 days) by her Family
Candles are offered for the Health, Safety & Spiritual Welfare of:Family & Friends by George & Joie Haddad
Candles are offered in Beloved Memory of:Michel Hayek by the Hayek FamilyMy Beloved, Mother Mary, Father Abraham, Brothers Emile and James, SittehZaineh & Uncle Kaiser by Emilie L. EasaWadia Ameen by his wife Mary & FamilyEdward Haddad by his wifeEdward Fadel by his wife & family
UPCOMING DIVINE SERVICES
Paraklesis Service During the Dormition Fast Mondays & Fridays @ 6:30 pm
Sunday August 06, 2017 Holy Transfigurations Feast. Matins Service @ 9:30 am,Divine Liturgy @ 10.30 am
Confessions will be heard on Sundays Morning before Liturgy starts or by appointment.
“Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying,How can this man give us His flesh to eat? So Jesus saidto them, Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat theflesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have nolife in yourselves. He who eats My flesh and drinks My
blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on thelast day”. John 6:52-54
“With fear of God, faith And love draw near”.Come to Church, Jesus loves you, we love you
we are waiting for you.
Sign up and take your turn in offering a Coffee Hour.
Pick a birthday, memorial, anniversary etc..
or just a day that no one has sponsored.
for the sick, sufferings,shut-ins , needy, homeless, victims of disasters,
war and violence in the whole universe.
This Bulletin was printed on Monday July 17, 2017. If you called after this date toadd any name, your loved ones will prayed for in today’s Liturgy although not listed.
Divine Liturgy Variables on Sunday July 30, 2017Tone7/ Eothinon 8; Eighth Sunday after Pentecost & Eighth Sunday of Matthew
Apostles Silas, Silvan, Crescens, Epenetos and Andronikos of the Seventy; Hieromartyr Valentine, bishop ofTerni in Italy and his disciples; John the warrior at Constantinople; uncovering of the relics of Venerable Herman
of Solovky; Angelina, Sovereign Lady of Serbia
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5975 Canal Rd. Valley View OH 44125 Independence and benefit our Church October 07, 2017 Our Annual Clam Bake @ 6:00 pm November 19, 2017 Our Annual Hierarchical Divine Liturgy and Thanksgiving Banquet ^ƵŶĚĂLJĞĐĞŵďĞƌϬϯ ϮϬϭϳ ŝůĞŶƚƵĐƟŽŶΛ ƚŚĞŽī ĞĞ, ŽƵƌ;hŶŝƋƵĞ, ĂŶĚŵĂĚĞ/ƚĞŵƐͿ ^ƵŶĚĂLJĞĐĞŵďĞƌϭϳ ϮϬϭϳ ŶƟŽĐŚŝĂŶt ŽŵĂŶĂŬĞ ĂůĞ
Apostle Silas of the SeventyCommemorated on July 30
The Holy Apostles of the Seventy Silas, Silvanus, Crescens,
Epenetus and Andronicus were disciples of the Savior.
Saint Silas was a respected figure in the original Church at
Jerusalem, one of the “chief men among the brethren” (Acts
15:22). The Council of the Apostles was convened at Jerusalem in
the year 51 to deal with the question of whether Gentile Christian
converts should be required to observe the Mosaic Law. The
Apostles sent a message with Paul and Barnabas to the Christians
of Antioch, giving the decision of the Council that Christians of
Gentile origin did not have to observe the prescriptions of the Mosaic Law. Nonetheless,
they were told that they must refrain from partaking of foods offered to idols, from things
strangled and from blood, to refrain from fornication (Acts 15:20-29). Together with Saints
Paul and Barnabas, the Council of the Apostles sent Saints Silas and Jude to explain the
message in greater detail, since they both were filled with the grace of the Holy Spirit. Saint
Jude was later sent back to Jerusalem, but Saint Silas remained at Antioch and zealously
assisted Saint Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles, on his missionary journeys preaching the
Gospel. They visited Syria, Cilicia, Macedonia.
In the city of Philippi they were accused of inciting unrest among the people, and for this
they were arrested, beaten with rods, and then thrown into prison. At midnight, when the
saints were at prayer, suddenly there was a strong earthquake, their chains fell off from
them and the doors of the prison opened. The prison guard, supposing that the prisoners
had fled, wanted to kill himself, but was stopped by the Apostle Paul. Then, he fell down
trembling at the feet of the saints, and with faith accepted their preaching about Christ. He
then led them out of the prison and took them to his own home, where he washed their
wounds, and was baptized together with all his household.
From Philippi Saints Paul and Silas proceeded on to the cities of Amphipolis, Apollonia and
Thessalonica. In each city they made new converts to Christ and built up the Church.
At Corinth the holy Apostle Silas was consecrated as bishop, and worked many miracles and
signs, and there he finished his life.
Church Level
Church’s HallLevelStreet Level
The Teens GroupMeets everySunday after
ChurchIn The Teens Room
If you’re a TeenJoin us
For fun andEducation
ANTIOCHIAN WOMENOF ST. GEORGE
We will be having our nextMeeting on
Monday, August 07, 201712:00 p.m.
In Yarid Hall at theChurch.
God willing, see youthere !
St. George Orthodox
Young Adult MinistyThursday August 10, 2017
7- 8:30 pm
St. George Antiochian Orthodox
Church 2587 W.14th St. Cleveland.
St. George’sMen’s Club
Meets every
First Sunday of theMonth
In The Yarid Hall@ 7:30 pm
Join us forFellowship & Fun
“For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom menhave committed much, of him they will ask the more.” (Luke 12:48)
Thank you to previous years wish list contributors.2017 List
The Elevator and The Outside Ramp Project started 01, 02, 2017. The cost is $154000.
We already received $102779
Anonymous 25000 In memory of EdwardKhouri by Son Clifford
1000 Imad Nader 1200
Pierre Aboukaled 500 Dr. Salim Hayek 1200 Archdeacon Yarid 100
Dr. Adib Al Souss 1000 Dr. Marwan Hilal 1000 Ted Ziton 1200
Dr. Amir Alamir 2000 James Hussney 1000 George Dawed 200
Greg Caraboolad 150 Elias Karsheh 3000 Dr. George Hawwa 1000
Fadi Chaccour 250 Rami Karsheh 1000 Edward Caroll 30
Dr. Bachar Dergham 1500 Dr. Wael Khoury 3000 St. George Fundraiser 9104
Sub. Sam Elias 200 Hani Nader 3500 Jerry Koncz 100
George Sarkes 5500 LSAJL of Cleveland 125 Dr. Fadi Bashour 4000
Anonymous 2000 Dr. Afaf Zayat 1000 Tony Abdulkarim 1000
Leo Koury 1000 Dr. Bassem Zraik 500 Archdn. Yarid Sahley 100
Anonymous 1000 Dr. Emile Sabbagh 1500 Fred Koury 2500
Nagi Abdulkarim 100 Anna Deeb 100 Dr Ghassan Ashkar 1000
Dr. Lutfi Nassar 100 Dr. Basem Haddad 500 Awwad Khourieh 500
Barbara Sevchek 100 Joyce Nader 200 Joseph & Audrey Bendetto 25
Fr. John Ojaimi 500 Ronnie Harb 100 Azar Khouri 500
Ripepi Funeral Home 500 Najdat Asad 100 Dr. Khalil & Alma Korkor 100
Daniel & Claudia Tanoos 100 Irene Georgantas 150 Norma &Amelia Jacob 100
Dr. Dergham Dergham 500 George Bouchahine 500 Dr. Ibrahim Bshara 1000
In memory of SamirAbdelkarim
250 Ronald Makhol 1000 American LebaneseCommunity Council
200
Elias Haddad 100 Linda Ziton 20 Dr. George Jurjus 1000
Drs. Fadi & Samar Bashour 1500 Dr. Gaby & Lea Khoury 100 Eric & Georgina Barnett 150
The Arthur Gallagher Found. 500 Joseph Maalouf 1000 Nuha Karsheh 300
Please Help us to reach our Goal, we have to raise $51221 more.
Also needed Two Cases of Orthodox Liturgical Wine for Communion $240 paid by William Tegreene
3 Communion Spoons and the Star for the Offering Tray $350 paid by BarbaraAboid
Change the Yarid Light Hall Bulbs to LED $800 paid By Anonymous
Remodeling the bathroom under the Church Labor are donated by Mazhar Kanneh$500 needed for construction materials
Fixing damaged walls and Painting the Yarid Hall $1840
Replace the damaged carpet in the rear end of Church , and replace the burned spot onthe runner $2250
Replace the carpet on Church's Stairs, both sides, and in Yarid Hall $1785
Six cases of Taper Candles $89 each
Forty Altar Pure Liquid Paraffin Quarts $8.50 each
Change the carpet on the stairs and the entry to Church area along with the Yarid HallPart
Change the rear end carpet in Church and fix the middle Runner.
Sell the rest of the memorial tiles at the entrance of the office area. $150 each
Replace the Carpet at the Rectory
Change The Metropolitan Hall Light Bulbs to LED
Replace the Aluminum Entry Door, back entrance to the Sunday school $4690
Thank you and may God bless you all.
George & Joie Haddad 250 Beverly George 200 Jennie Sadallah 1000
William & Laverne Ameen 250 Mary Abdallah 25 Dr. Helen Hattab 1000
Mary Ameen in memory ofWadia Ameen
300 George & ChristianeAbdulkarim
100 Drs. Hassan & JuliaAbbass in memory of Fr.Youssef Maalouly
1000
The Namy Family 3000 David & Kathy Jones 2000 In memory of SuheirHanna
700
Juliet Thomas 300 Steve &Amanda Diedrik 100 Dr. Robert Haddad &Family
200
Drs. Bassam & NatalieHaddad
500 In memory of JoyceNader
500
What is Orthodoxy?
First of all, Orthodoxy is right faith in God; it is that mighty power which makeseach truly believing Orthodox Christian unwavering on the righteous and piouspath of his life. To be Orthodox means to know correctly with the mind, to believecorrectly with the heart, and to confess correctly with the lips all that God Himselfhas revealed to us about Himself, about the world and man, and about the tasksand aims of our life in the teaching on the attaining of our spiritual union with Himand our eternal salvation. Without such right faith, according to the word of theApostle Paul, it is impossible to please God (Heb 11:6).
Orthodoxy is not only right faith and a right confession of the fundamental truthsand dogmas of the Church of Christ, but also a right and virtuous life, founded onan unshakable law: the fulfilling of God’s commandments, the permeating of theheart with humility, meekness and love for one’s neighbor, the rendering of help tothe needy and unfortunate, and the serving of one’s church. The Apostle Jamesteaches: “Faith without works is dead” (James 2:26). The Lord Jesus ChristHimself, the future Judge of the whole world, promises to “reward every manaccording to his works” (Matt. 16:27). The Apostle Paul testifies that “every manshall receive his own reward according to his own labor” (1Cor. 3:8). Here is theOrthodox point of view. Right faith must be expressed in deeds, and deeds mustserve as a manifestation of faith. One must be closely united with the otherindissolubly, like soul and body. This only, then, is the Orthodox, the correct wayleading us to God.
Orthodoxy is not only right faith and a life according to faith, but also correctservice to God. Our Lord Jesus Christ expressed the essence of the right worshipof God in these brief but profound words: “God is Spirit, and those who worshipHim must worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:24). Only the inspired divineservice of the Holy Orthodox Church, which is permeated by prayer, has realizedthis sacred worship of God in truth. Moreover, Orthodoxy is strict proportionalityand correctness in the manifestations of all the powers of soul and body. InOrthodoxy, a proper place is allotted to everything: to the intellect, to the wantsand needs of the heart, to the manifestations of man’s free will, to labor andprayer, to abstinence and watchfulness, in a word, to everything of which man’slife consists.