St. George

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church

Serving the Orthodox Christian Community

of Greater Cleveland

Our Righteous Mother Euphrosyne

St. GeorgeAntiochian

Orthodox Church

WELCOME

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, PastorOffice: (216) 781-9020 Fax: (216) 781-9545

Cellular: (440) 665-6724

Archdeacon Yarid Sahley

Subdeacons Sam Elias & Khalil Samara

www.stgeorgecleveland.com

Pastor’s E-Mail: frjojaimi@msn.com

Parish E-Mail: office@stgeorgecleveland.com

Sunday September 25, 2011

Tone 6 / Eothinon 4

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

& First Sunday of Luke

Our Righteous Mother Euphrosyne

Venerable-martyr Paphnoutios of Egypt and

those slain with him; repose of Venerable

Sergios of Radonezh; translation of the

relics of Herman, archbishop of Kazan

“Faith is obedience toGod’s word regardless

of whether theconsequences are good

or bad”

Bread of Oblation and Trisagion Wheat and Coffee Hour are offered in

beloved memory of Abdo Richani (40 days) by his brothers Nagi and Souheil Richani

and their families

Bread of Oblation and Trisagion Wheat and Coffee Hour are offered in beloved

memory of Leo George by his family. (40 days)

Bread of Oblation and Coffee Hour is offered in Beloved Memory of Amira Chahine (Lebanon,

Mother of Aida Tabanji) by Aida & Wadih Tabanji & family.

Bread of Oblation is offered in Beloved Memory of Bahij, Saeed, Catherine, Raef, Afif,

Souraya, Wadih, Anise, Sahua, Hilal and Raja Abdelkarim by Lina Karim

Bread of Oblation is offered in Beloved Memory of Alex, Aziz and Salam Mina by Samira and

Elias Mina.

Bread of Oblation is offered in Beloved Memory of Fadel, Liami & Zayad by the Zaboura

family

Candles are offered for the health, safety, and spiritual welfare of:

Olivia Abdallah by Teen SOYO

Christine Simon by , Mary Ameen, Laurice & Greg Buck, Peter & Laura Ameen and family, Linda

Simon & Family, Barbara Aboid and by George & Joie Haddad (Goddaughter).

Sunday School Children and Teachers by Barbara Aboid

The Karsheh Family

Candles are offered in memory of:

Wadia Ameen by his wife Mary + family

Edward Fadel by his wife Rita + family

Edward Haddad by his wife, Evelyn

Leo & Christine George by their family

Bahij Karim by Nouha & children and Bryan & Katia Kautzman

Philip Aboid (18 years) by Mary Ameen and family

Fadel, Liami & Zayed by the Zaboura family

Toufic Tabanji by Nabiha Tabanji & family and John Jreije & family

Milhem Saheli (Australia) by Arcdeacon Yarid and Diane Sahley

Prayers for the Health & Spiritual Welfare of: Olivia Abdallah, Houda

Abdelkarim, Melissa Aboid, Mary Assad, Evelyn Baldassari, Camille Chamoun, Naissef &

Rita Courey, Shirly Courey, Ann Deeb, Emilie Easa, James Eassey, Helena Elias, Sarah

Elias, Vera Elias, Dani Fadel, Anne Marie, Dave & Altair Gann, Minerva Gantose, Peter

George, Elias Ghazal, Odeh Hanna, Pauline Hanna, Ava Harb, Samia Harb, Corrine Khouri,

Hanadi Khouri, Hilweh Khourieh, Helen Lambert, Eleanor McKibben, Joyce & Marie

Nader, Kaukab Nader, Virginia Nader, Mary Namy, Jennie Sadallah, Mark Sahley,

Christopher Fadel-Samuel, George Sarkes, Selma Sharpe, Alvera Shiekh, Christine

Simon, Linda Simon, Georgine Trombetto, Asma Zaboura. Rudy & Randa Zaboura.

Divine Liturgy Variables on Sunday, September 25, 2011Tone 6/Eothinon 4; Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost & First Sunday of Luke

Our Righteous Mother EuphrosyneVenerable-martyr Paphnoutios of Egypt and those slain with him; repose of Venerable Sergios of Radonezh;

translation of the relics of Herman, archbishop of Kazan

RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION IN TONE SIX

When Mary stood at Thy grave, looking for Thy sacred body, angelic powers shone above

Thy revered tomb; and the soldiers who were to keep guard became as dead men. Thou led

Hades captive and wast not tempted thereby. Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst give life

to the world, O Thou, Who art risen from the dead, O Lord, glory to Thee.

THE EISODIKON (ENTRANCE HYMN) OF ORDINARY SUNDAYS

Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ. Save us, O Son of God, Who art risen

from the dead; who sing to Thee. Alleluia.

RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION IN TONE SIX

When Mary stood at Thy grave, looking for Thy sacred body, angelic powers shone above

Thy revered tomb; and the soldiers who were to keep guard became as dead men. Thou led

Hades captive and wast not tempted thereby. Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst give life

to the world, O Thou, Who art risen from the dead, O Lord, glory to Thee.

APOLYTIKION OF ST. EUPHROSYNE IN TONE EIGHT

Through thee, the divine likeness was securely preserved, O mother Euphrosyne; for thou

didst carry the cross and follow Christ. By example and precept thou didst teach us to ig-

nore the body, because it is perishable, and to attend to the concerns of the undying soul.

Therefore, doth thy soul rejoice with the angels.

Troparion of St. George: Tone 4

As deliver of captives and defender of the poor, healer of the infirm, champion of kings,

victorious Great martyr George, intercede with Christ our God, for our souls’ salvation..

KONTAKION FOR ORDINARY SUNDAYS IN TONE TWO

O protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the Creator most

constant, O despise not the suppliant voices of those who have sinned; but be thou quick, O

good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession, and

speed thou to make supplication, thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that

honor thee.

The Trisagion

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal one, have mercy on us

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal one, have mercy on us

Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men.” And when

they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him.

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فإذ لنا 13.إذا الموت یعمل فینا، ولكن الحیاة فیكم 12.أجل یسوع، لكي تظھر حیاة یسوع أیضا في جسدنا المائت عالمین أن الذي 14.، نحن أیضا نؤمن ولذلك نتكلم أیضا»آمنت لذلك تكلمت «:روح اإلیمان عینھ، حسب المكتوب

ب یسوع سیقیمنا نحن أیضا بیسوع، ویحضرنا معكم ألن جمیع األشیاء ھي من أجلكم، لكي تكون 15.أقام الركر لمجد هللا .النعمة وھي قد كثرت باألكثرین، تزید الش

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باك یادون قد خرجوا منھما وغسلوا الش فینتین التي كانت لسمعان، وسألھ أن 3.البحیرة، والص فدخل إحدى السفینة .یبعد قلیال عن البر ا فرغ من الكالم قال لسمعان 4.ثم جلس وصار یعلم الجموع من الس ابعد إلى العمق «:ولم

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فینة األخرى أن یأتوا ویساعدوھم فینتین حتى أخذتا في الغرق .في الس ا رأى سمعان بطرس 8.فأتوا ومألوا الس فلم، ألني رجل خاطئ «:ذلك خر عند ركبتي یسوع قائال إذ اعترتھ وجمیع الذین معھ 9.»!اخرج من سفینتي یارب

فقال .وكذلك أیضا یعقوب ویوحنا ابنا زبدي اللذان كانا شریكي سمعان 10.دھشة على صید السمك الذي أخذوه فینتین إلى البر تركوا كل شيء 11»!من اآلن تكون تصطاد الناس !التخف «:یسوع لسمعان ا جاءوا بالس ولم

.وتبعوه Megalynarion:

It is truly meet to call thee Blessed, Lady Theotokos; Lady ever greatly blessed, and most

perfect in innocence, and the Mother of our God. Lady more precious than the Cherubim and

more glorious beyond all measure than the Seraphim. That without corruption gavest birth to

God the Word, and art truly Theotokos. We magnify thee.

KOINONIKON (COMMUNION HYMN) OF SAINT JOHN’S LITURGY

Post-Communion

We have seen the true light; we have received the heavenly Spirit. We have found the true

Faith. Worshipping the undivided Trinity; for he hath saved us.

UPCOMING DIVINE SERVICES

SUNDAY, Oct. 02, 2011 Matins @ 9:30 am Divine Liturgy @ 10:30 am

Confessions will be heard on Sunday Mornings before Liturgy starts or by appointment.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal one, have mercy on usGlory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit: both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Holy Immortal one, have mercy on us.

Dynamis! (With Strength)

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal one, have mercy on us

THE EPISTLE

(For the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance.

Unto Thee have I cried, O Lord my God.

The Reading from the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (4:6-15)

Brethren, it is the God Who said, “Let light shine out of darkness” Who has shone in

our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. But

we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to

God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven

to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in

the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.

For while we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of

Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you. Since

we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we too

believe, and so we speak, knowing that He Who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with

Jesus and bring us with you into His presence. For it is all for your sake, so that as grace

extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.

THE GOSPEL

(For the First Sunday of Luke)

The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (5:1-11)

At that time, Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret. And He saw two boats by

the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into

one of the boats, which was Simon’s, Jesus asked him to put out a little from the land. And

He sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when Jesus had finished speaking, He

said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon an-

swered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at Thy word I will let down the

nets.” And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets

were breaking, they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them.

And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter

saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”

For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the catch of fish, which they had taken;

and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And

“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. Lots of dates for 2011 are

open. Pick a birthday, memorial, anniversary,

or just a day that no one has sponsored.

PROPER CHURCH ETIQUETTE

There are certain times during the Divine Liturgy when one should refrain from enter-

ing the Church out of respect for God and the worship of His people. They are:

During the Trisagion Hymn

During the Epistle and Gospel readings

During the Cherubic Hymn and Great Entrance

During the Creed

During The Anaphora—(“Let us stand aright” through “Especially our all-holy Lady.”)

During Holy Communion one should remain standing throughout the distribution of the

gifts. If you have already received Holy Communion, please avail yourself of the

“Prayers of Thanksgiving” which begin on Page 128 of the red prayer book while you

wait for everyone else to receive.

Whoever has my commands

and obeys them, he is the

one who loves me. He who

loves me will be loved by my

Father, and I too will love

him and show myself to him.

~ John 14 : 21

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit one God Amen.Beloved Sisters and Brothers:

Amongst the multitude at the lake stood our Lord. He boarded the ship of Simon, who he

later surnamed Peter. Jesus asked Peter to take his ship a little further out into the lake,

that all might see. Jesus transformed the boat from a ship into His pulpit, and He began to

teach. This might very well serve as an example for us, that the gospel of Christ, the Word

of God, is not bound to only one place, nor is it limited to the pulpits and places of worship.

But the action of preaching is designed for all places, as Paul wrote to Timothy … “preach

the Word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffer-

ing and doctrine.”(2Tim. 4:2).

To be sure, the little office in which I sit and receive people is a pulpit. The restaurant

where I sit and eat my meal can very well serve as a pulpit. When I walk through the

streets, or in the shops where people work, these too can become pulpits. Whatever I say

must be with the power of a sermon, a sermon that will benefit my fellow man. So many

times people says to us, what a kind man is he. How nicely he speaks. However kindness in

the Christian concept is quite different from any other. The real Christian is always careful

about his language and is never flexible to the point that harsh words will follow or be sub-

stituted for kind words. The honest and genuine Christian never changes, no matter what

threatens to damage his social behavior and contacts.

Brethren, as we read in Mathew, and before His ascension into Heaven, Jesus asked His dis-

ciples to preach His Word in all the nations in order to bring people into Christianity. In to-

day’s reading from St. luke, Jesus says “ From henceforth thou shalt catch men. It seams a

great likeliness between fishing and preaching and could be for this reason Jesus called

fishermen to become His disciples.

In today’s Gospel, we picture two fishermen returning from their work with empty nets.

They were in great despair as they sat washing their nets for the next day’s work. The task

of a fisherman is hard and very painful. Nevertheless, for Holy scriptures it is a very sym-

bolic work. In order to catch fish, the fisherman must be experienced and well-

prepared .the same must be said about every fisherman of logical souls. In other words,

every preacher, in order to attract human souls into the net of Christ, needs to be well pre-

pared and experienced. A fisher man must be patient and calm. Many times will he casts his

net, and the desired results will be few. As well as for the preacher many times he will

preach, and oftentimes without favorable results. Yet, he will not give up. He should con-

tinue with greater fervor. The job of a fisherman is a trying one, what with the salt and

brine; the dashing waves and freezing waters; the cold wind against the warm rain,. The mis-

sion of the preacher is equally difficult. Man is very much like the sea-capricious. When a

fisherman takes in a good catch, he rejoices until he begins separating the edible from the

non-edible and ends up throwing most of it back into the sea. Then comes despair. The same

thing happens to the preacher.

He preaches in church and captures his audience in his net, as long as they are in church.

Later he worries because many of the people caught in his net are later to become his ene-

mies. We have so many examples of such situations in history and our past experiences.

How many people despise the grace and return the gift.

After the end of His sermon Jesus begged Peter to anchor his ship in a deeper part of the

lake, and to cast his nets for one more try. Peter immediately raises the objection…

“Master, we have toiled all the night and have taken nothing.” This same pessimism afflicts

many people nowadays, especially at the outset of a new task. Some familiar phrases : it is

impossible to do that. We should not have started this way. We should not have built such a

huge church, we are a small community. The bishop or the priest had no right to do that,

etc…….

What a mistake! The position of the Christian in society must be a positive one. Christianity

is a positive experience, not a negation. The only area in which the Christian can afford ne-

gations in his attitude towards sin. But for progress, he must believe positively that God is

always with us. We trust in His providence, in His love, and in His paternal affection.

The Lord insists, and Peter casts his nests into the sea. No sooner than the net go into the

water they began to tear. Peter is astonished. Yes Peter, but do not be surprised. Last

night you toiled endlessly in pain, but without Christ. Today your nets are cast with His

blessings. How would it possible for the nets to remain empty?.

This lesson is also for us. Oftentimes we cast out our nets without ever remembering

Christ, not even seeking His blessings. Many of us try to use force in working with the

blessing of God. Undoubtedly, our efforts are in vain, our expenditures lost, our hopes

hardly ever realized. Actually, without God we can never achieve fruitful ends.

Peter’s first reaction to this marvelous thing was a realization of his unworthiness. He said

to Jesus, “ Lord I am a sinner. Leave my ship please. It is not a place for you. You are

clean.” No Peter you are wrong. The Lord came for us sinners. It is the afflicted that have

need of a doctor, and not those that are well. Perhaps this is the strangest thing with the

sermons of Jesus, the sinners become the greatest preachers.

Sisters and Brothers, the sinners are becoming preachers, Apostles, and fathers of the

church. Simon, fear not, from henceforth thou shalt catch men . dear brethren, come

forth, Jesus Christ waits for you and for me. Come, He has a place for you that you might

stand up in your own particular pulpit and preach about the greatness of God. Each one has

a special gift, a special talent, by uniting our efforts and directing it we can achieve all our

goals. We are running many programs in our parish, some of it could be stopped soon be-

cause of the lake of response. Don’t make excuses for yourselves, respond. He accepts, as

St. John the Chrysostom says, the last with the same manner as the first. He rewards the

first as abundantly as the last. His job is indeed easy, and His burden is light. Amen.

Someone has written these beautiful words. It's a must read.

1] Prayer is not a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in trouble, but it is a

"steering wheel" that directs the right path throughout the journey.

2] So why is a Car's WINDSHIELD so large & the Rear View Mirror so small?

Because our PAST is not as important as our FUTURE. So, Look Ahead and Move

on.

3] Friendship is like a BOOK. It takes few minutes to burn, but it takes years

to write.

4] All things in life are temporary. If going well, enjoy it, they will not last

forever. If going wrong, don't worry, they can't last long either.

5] Old Friends are Gold! New Friends are Diamond! If you get a Diamond, don't

forget the Gold! Because to hold a Diamond, you always need a Base of Gold!

6] Often when we lose hope and think this is the end, GOD smiles from above

and says, "Relax, sweetheart, it's just a bend, not the end!

7] When GOD solves your problems, you have faith in HIS abilities; when GOD

doesn't solve your problems HE has faith in your abilities.

8] A blind person asked St. Anthony: "Can there be anything worse than losing

eye sight?" He replied: "Yes, losing your vision!"

9] When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them, and some-

times, when you are safe and happy, remember that someone has prayed for you.

10] WORRYING does not take away tomorrow's TROUBLES, it takes away

today's PEACE.

A BEAUTIFUL ANALOGY

A Man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his

beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to

have a good conversation. They talked about so many things

and various subjects. When they eventually touched on the

subject of God, the barber said: "I don't believe that God

exists." "Why do you say that?" asked the customer. "Well,

you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist. Tell me, if

God exists, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned

children? If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain. I can't

imagine a loving God who would allow all of these things. “The customer thought for

a moment, but didn't respond because he didn't want to start an argument.

The barber finished his job and the customer left the

shop. Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in

the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed

beard. He looked dirty and unkempt. The customer turned

back and entered the barber shop again and he said to the

barber: "You know what? Barbers do not exist. “How can

you say that?" asked the surprised barber. "I am here,

and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!" "No!" the customer exclaimed.

"Barbers don't exist because if they did, there would be no people with dirty long

hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside." "Ah, but barbers DO exist!”

answered the barber. "What happens, is, people do not come to me."

"Exactly!" - affirmed the

customer. "That's the point!

God, too, DOES exist! What

happens, is, people don't go to

Him and do not look for Him.

That's why there's so much pain

and suffering in the world."

Have you looked for God?.

Sunday School / Youth DeparmentA FAMILY THAT PRAYS TOGETHER

STAYS TOGETHER!

Classes to begin Today .Bring your children to learn about our Faithand to build a strong foundation

Registration$10 per Child, $20 per FamilyPlease fill the form and returnto Linda Simon

The following classes are held every Sunday after Communion:

5th-6th Grade = meets across the hallway from Fr. John’s officePre School - 8th Grade = meets upstairs in the Sunday School BuildingTeens = meets in the Teens room

Babysitting /Nursery – the Nursery is open every Sunday from9:30am – 12:30pm

-Replace the air-condition unit that covers the offices area ($ 3000)

-Set of red Chalice cloths ($150).

- Altar covers, four different colors ($500) each

- Blue podium cover ($300).

- Painting of hallways, stairways, and church.(Bids need to be taken).

- Motorize the chandelier at the center of the church (range of $4500-$9000).

- Replace doors and fix stairways (Bids need to be taken).

- Replace doors into Metropolitan hall due to air-conditioning purpose.

- Repair dented fence section in front of the parking lot.

- Refinish-clean and polish- all marble floors.

-Sell the rest of the memorial tiles at the entrance of the office area.

- Replace the roof (Sunday School Building) - (Bids need to be taken).

- Replace the windows (Bids need to be taken).

- Purchase window blinds for every room.

- Replace the kitchen tiles in the rectory.

- Replace two faucets in the rectory.

- Painting parts of the rectory.

- Replace the shower doors in the rectory.

-Replace the lights in the hallways, stairways, Sunday school rooms and offices area

- Replace drop ceiling tiles in different areas of the building.

-Liturgical service books.

Thank you.

“For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall bemuch required: and to whom men have committed

much, of him they will ask the more.”(Luke 12:48)