October 9, 2011
THE HOLY APOSTLE JAMESTHE HOLY APOSTLE JAMESTHE HOLY APOSTLE JAMESTHE HOLY APOSTLE JAMES
October 9
JJJJ ames, the son of Alphaeus, was one of the Twelve Apostles. He was the blood-brother of the
Apostle and Evangelist Matthew. He was a witness of the true words and miracles of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and a witness of His suffering, Resurrection and Ascension. After the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the lot fell to James to preach the Gospel of Christ in Eleutheropolis and the surrounding areas, and then in Egypt, where he suffered for his Savior. With great power in word and in deed, James disseminated the saving news of the incarnate Word of God, destroying idolatry, driving demons out of men, and healing every infirmity and disease in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. His labor and zeal were crowned with great success. Many pagans came to believe in Christ, churches were built and orga-nized, and priests and bishops were ordained. James suffered in the Egyptian town of Ostracina, being crucified by the pagans. Thus, this great and wonderful apostle of Christ took up his abode in the Heavenly Kingdom, to reign eternally with the King of Glory.
Taken from: Prologue of Ohrid
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Thank You We are thrilled to inform you and thank the 270 men and women who came to support the Fashion Show, hosted by our Ladies Society. Our Ladies Society has been, is and will always be the heart and soul of our community by not only providing fellowship and fundraising, but also teaching and volunteering in every aspect of our community. We wish to thank our able presi-dent, Dolly Matta, Fashion Show co-chairs, Zena Ansara, Sahar Qaqish, Isabelle Sultani and their entire committee, Marlene Khoury, Irene Saba, Dina Kakish, Violet Khoury, Deana Kawwas, Rita Kakish Gajewski, Lily Kawwas, Hala Sultani and Nahla Imseeh Chahin and the countless others who worked behind the scenes. May God bless your hands, hearts and souls for all you have done.
FATHER GEORGE H. SHALHOUB
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October 9, 2011 Issue 292
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THE EPISTLE
Make your vows to the Lord our God and perform them. God is known in Judah; His Name is great in Israel.
The Reading is from the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 6:16-7:1
BBBB rethren, we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will live in them and move among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. Therefore come out from them, and be separate from them,” says the Lord, “and touch nothing unclean; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God.
THE GOSPEL
The Reading is from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke Chapter 7:11-16
AAAA t that time, Jesus went to a city called Nain, and many of His disciples and a great crowd went with Him. As He drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large crowd from the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” And He came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And Jesus said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” And the dead man sat up, and began to speak. And Jesus gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited His people!” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Condolences:
The clergy and parishioners at the Basilica of St. Mary extend their deepest sympathy to Lorice Ghannam, children Danny, Robert (Helen), Donna (John), Chris (Susan), the grandchildren, and siblings Adel (Laurice), Adla (Anton) Ajlouny, the late Fuad (Suham), Katherine and Louie Farah and the entire family on the passing of Shawqi Ghannam. May his memory be eternal. The clergy and parishioners at the Basilica of St. Mary extend their deepest sympathy to Dr. Wassim and Thunia Nona and the entire Nona family on the passing of their sister, Yvonne Nona. May her memory be eternal. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The church office extends their deepest sympathy to Mrs. Randa Ansara on the passing of her father, Elias Nakhleh Ansara and our sincerest apologies for omitting her name in the original condolences. We deeply regret the error.
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PRAYER CORNER memorials
IIII am the Resurrection and the Life. He who believes in Me shall never die.” (John 11:25) Oct. 9th - 1 year memorial in loving memory of Naim Kawwas offered by the family, Oct. 16th - 40 day memorial in loving memory of Elias Nakhleh Ansara offered by his wife Samira Ansara and children, Oct. 16th - 40 day memorial in loving memory of Charlie Jaghab offered by the family, Oct. 23rd - 1 year memorial in loving memory of Yacoub Kassis offered by the family, Oct. 23rd - 1 year memorial in loving memory of Carla Heikkinen offered by Bill Gabriel and family, Nov. 6th-40 day memorial in loving memory of Shawqi Ghannam offered by his wife Lorice and children,
Thank You
“A Vigil Light is Burning” In Loving Devotion
FFFF or The Health and Well Being Of:
IIII n Memory Of: Joseph Michael
Mouaikel; George Abodeely;
Maxine Koury, Ken Biedron,
HOLY BREAD OF OBLATION
Sermon On-Line
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Last few week’s sermons:
The Great Mercy of God
Faith Unpracticed is No Faith at All
By: Fr. Jim King
The Way of the Cross By: Fr. Jim King
Who Loves the World?
HHHH oly Bread of Oblation is
offered for the month of October in
loving memory of:
Ibrahim Hanania,
Jamileh Hanania,
Yusef Hanania,
Suad and Ayman Dirbas,
Hanna Zarou
Jerry Mughannem
Mufid Harb
Boulos and Helen Saba
Amjad Saba
Mary Razook
George and Fruaja Razook
Janine Kashou,
Albert Abdelnour
Zahia and Matta Beshara
Edward and Helen Snage
Petro Azar and Ellia Simeonidis
Aboud and Alice Nader
Alex and Ellia Snage
Michael and Victoria Ammar
George and Marie Abdelnour
HHHH oly Bread of Oblation is
offered for the month of October for the
health and well being of:
Shauqi and Ayda Mughannem
and family
Joe Razook
Nabeeh and Hilda Beshara
and family
Bob and Barbara Nader
Ed and Fab Snage
Joe, Darlene, Bobby & Bradley Deeg
Rob, Nancy, Luke & Kelsey Nader
Dan, Stephanie & Drew Fletcher
Jeannette Farra
All James, Yacoub and Jacks
in honor of their Feast day
LLLL ord, you are the physician of our
souls and body. We pray You grant
the following parishioners good health
and blessings: Al Ingram, Rimon
Dirbas, Yasmin Oudeh,
TTTT he following parishioners and
friends of the Basilica of St.
Mary have given special donations
to the Church in the past few
weeks: $100-In loving memory of Mufid Harb
offered by the family,
$100-In loving memory of parents
Boulos and Helen Saba and our
beloved Amjad Saba by the family,
$100-For the health and well being of
Ethan Avery on the occasion of his
baptism offered by parents Justin and
Elaine Avery,
$100-For the health and well being of
newly churched Ella Ajluni offered by
parents Majed and Nevin Ajluni,
$100-In loving memory of Michael
Abukhader offered by the Abukhader
family,
$100-For the health and well being of
Musa and Hala Rizkallah,
$200-For the health and well being of
Ashley and Chris MacFarland on the
occasion of their wedding offered by
parents Bassam and Sawsan Warra,
$300-For the health and well being of
Cayde Friedrichs on the occasion of
her baptism offered by grandparents
George and Ruth Khoury,
$300-In loving memory of Naim
Kawwas and son James offered by the
family,
$500-For the health and well being of
their children and grandchildren and in
loving memory of Janine Kashou,
Albert Abdelnour and Zahia and Matta
Beshara offered by Nabeeh and Hilda
Beshara on the occasion of their 50th
wedding anniversary,
$500-In loving memory of Issa Qaoud
offered by the family,
$5000-For the health and well being of
newly churched Nabeel Tony Faris
offered by his grandparents Nabeel and
Ilene Faris,
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR ST. MARY PARISHIONERS
Oct. 14-16-Fall Spiritual Retreat
Antiochian Village
Oct. 23 - Trunk-n-Treat
Oct. 29-Senior Heritage trip to
Birch Run/Frankenmuth
Nov. 12-Grand Banquet
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