January 19, 2014 The Venerable Anthony the Great (January 17) A nthony was an Egyptian born in about the year 250 in the village of Koman near Heraclea. Following the death of his noble and wealthy parents, he divided the inherited estate with his sister, who was a minor, and made sure that she was cared for by some relatives. Anthony distributed half of the estate to the poor, and in his twentieth year he dedicated himself to the ascetic life for which he had yearned from his childhood. In the beginning, Anthony lived a life of asceticism in the proximity of his village, but in order to flee the disturbance of people he withdrew into the wilderness on the shore of the Red Sea. There he spent twenty years as a recluse, not associating with anyone except God. Through constant prayer, reflection and contemplation, he patiently endured unspeakable temptations from the devil. His fame spread throughout the entire world, and many disciples gathered around him, whom he set on the path of salvation by his example and words. During the eighty-five years of his ascetic life. Only twice did he go to Alexandria: the first time to seek martyrdom during a time of persecution of the Church, and the second time at the invitation of St. Athanasius the Great, in order to refute the accusation of the Arians that he too was an adherent of the Arian here- sy. Anthony reposed in the 105th hear of his life, leaving behind an en- tire army of disciples and emulators. Even though Anthony was not a scholar, he was nevertheless a counselor and teacher of the most learned men of his time, as was St. Athanasius. When certain Greek philosophers tempted him with literary wisdom, Anthony shamed them with the question: “Which is older, the understanding or the book? Which of these two was the cause of the other?” Ashamed, the philoso- phers dispersed, for they perceived that they only had literary knowledge without understanding, whereas Anthony had understand- ing. Here is a man who attained perfection insofar as man, in general, can attain on earth. Here is an instructor of instructors and a teacher of teachers, who for a full eighty-five years perfected himself; and it was only in that way that he was able to perfect many others. Filled with many years of life and great works, Anthony reposed in the Lord in the year 356. From: The Prologue of Ohrid FATHER GEORGE H. SHALHOUB 248-374-0591 January 19, 2014 Issue 402 18100 Merriman Road Livonia, Michigan 48152 www.saintmarylivonia.com Office: (734)-422-0010 Sunday Services Confession: 8:30AM Matins: 9:00AM Divine Liturgy: 10:00AM St. Mary’s Cultural and Banquet Center (734) 421-9220 Daily Confession by Appointment - Call the Church Office “And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.” Acts 11:26 The Antiochian Orthodox Basilica of St. Mary Fr. George Shalhoub - Pastor Fr. Jim King - Director of Youth & Pastoral Outreach Programs Archdeacon Issa Rizkallah 313-690-2030 Deacon Dr. Dennis Bojrab Salem Samaan - Parish Council Chairman Linda Lawson - Choir Director Stacey Badeen - Church Administrator Arwa Ansara -Church School Administrator Richard Shebib/Sami Azzouz - Ushers Dr. Tom Saba - Young Adults- St. John Divine Georgine Hayes - Ladies Society President Nicole Khamis - Teen Soyo President Lina Nunu - Arabic School Keith Rowe - Cultural Center General Manager 734-421-9220 The Light of Christ AL-NOUR PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY: THE ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX BASILICA OF ST. MARY
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January 19, 2014
The Venerable Anthony the Great (January 17)
AAAA nthony was an Egyptian born in about the year 250 in the village of Koman near Heraclea. Following the death of his noble and wealthy parents, he divided the inherited estate with his sister, who was a minor, and made sure that she was cared for by some relatives. Anthony distributed half of the estate to the poor, and in his twentieth year he dedicated himself to the ascetic life for which he had yearned from his childhood. In the beginning, Anthony lived a life of asceticism in the proximity of his village, but in order to flee the disturbance of people he withdrew into the wilderness on the shore of the Red Sea. There he spent twenty years as a recluse, not associating with anyone except God. Through constant prayer, reflection and contemplation, he patiently endured unspeakable temptations from the devil. His fame spread throughout the entire world, and many disciples gathered around him, whom he set on the path of salvation by his example and words. During the eighty-five years of his ascetic life. Only twice did he go to Alexandria: the first time to seek martyrdom during a time of persecution of the Church, and the second time at the invitation of St. Athanasius the Great, in order to refute the accusation of the Arians that he too was an adherent of the Arian here-sy. Anthony reposed in the 105th hear of his life, leaving behind an en-tire army of disciples and emulators. Even though Anthony was not a scholar, he was nevertheless a counselor and teacher of the most learned men of his time, as was St. Athanasius. When certain Greek philosophers tempted him with literary wisdom, Anthony shamed them with the question: “Which is older, the understanding or the book? Which of these two was the cause of the other?” Ashamed, the philoso-phers dispersed, for they perceived that they only had literary knowledge without understanding, whereas Anthony had understand-ing. Here is a man who attained perfection insofar as man, in general, can attain on earth. Here is an instructor of instructors and a teacher of teachers, who for a full eighty-five years perfected himself; and it was only in that way that he was able to perfect many others. Filled with many years of life and great works, Anthony reposed in the Lord in the year 356. From: The Prologue of Ohrid
Daily Confession by Appointment - Call the Church Office
“And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.” Acts 11:26
The Antiochian Orthodox Basilica of St. Mary
Fr. George Shalhoub - Pastor Fr. Jim King - Director of Youth & Pastoral Outreach Programs Archdeacon Issa Rizkallah
313-690-2030 Deacon Dr. Dennis Bojrab Salem Samaan - Parish Council Chairman Linda Lawson - Choir Director Stacey Badeen - Church Administrator Arwa Ansara -Church School Administrator Richard Shebib/Sami Azzouz - Ushers Dr. Tom Saba - Young Adults- St. John Divine Georgine Hayes - Ladies Society President Nicole Khamis - Teen Soyo President Lina Nunu - Arabic School Keith Rowe - Cultural Center General Manager 734-421-9220
The Light of Christ
AL-NOUR
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY:
THE ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX BASILICA OF ST. MARY
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THE EPISTLE
How magnified are Thy works; O Lord;
in wisdom hast Thou made them all.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
The Reading is from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians Chapter 3:4-11
BBBB rethren, when Christ, Who is our life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these, the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience. In these you once walked, when you lived in them. But now put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and foul talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old nature with its practices and have put on the new nature, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its Creator. Here there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all, and in all.
THE GOSPEL
The Reading is from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke Chapter 17:12-19
AAAA t that time, as Jesus entered a village, He was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” When He saw them He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving Him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus said, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” And He said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We Would Love To Visit You! It’s House Blessing Season
House blessings have begun as we celebrate the Feast of Epiphany. All those who wish to have their house blessed, please call the church office at 734-422-0010 to make an appointment for one of the clergy to come and visit you and your family to pray together and bless your home.
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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) Jan. 19th - 9 day memorial in loving memory of Fr. James King, Sr., offered by his son Fr. Jim and Audrey King and family, Jan. 19th - 40 day memorial in loving memory of Suheil Mahfouz Ajluni offered by the family, Jan. 19th - 6 month memorial in loving memory of Afaf Salameh offered by the family, Feb. 9th - 40 day memorial in loving memory of Fr. John Badeen offered by the family, Feb. 9th - 1 year memorial in loving memory of Micheal Ayoub offered by his wife Teri Ayoub and family,
Thank You
OUR NEW ARRIVALS “A Vigil Light is Burning” In Loving Devotion
FFFF or The Health and Well Being Of: Rose Biedron,
IIII n Memory Of: Joseph Michael
Mouaikel; George Abodeely; Ken
Biedron,
HOLY BREAD OF OBLATION
HHHH oly Bread of Oblation
is offered by the families, for the
month of January, in loving memory
of:
Fuad Ghannam
Edward Ayoub
Naimeh Ayoub
Azizeh and Julia Harb
Naiem and Jaleeleh Warra
Michael Abukhader
Farah Kakish
Geno Zayid
Jacob and Gertrude Abdelnour
Sarah Shay
Sammy and Gloria Jubran
HHHH oly Bread of Oblation
is offered by the families, for the
month of January, for the health and
well being of:
Jeries and Malak Abukhader and
their family
LLLL ord, you are the physician of
our souls and body. We pray
You grant the following parish-
ioners good health and blessings: Metropolitan PAUL Yazigi, Arch-
bishop Youhanna Ibrahim, Mother
Pelagia, the nuns and orphans of
Maaloula, Syria,
CCCC ongratulations and best
wishes to George and Kathy
Chalhoub on the birth of their
baby boy, Nicholas Malek. Proud
grandparents are Mike and Venise
Chalhoub and George and Janice
Saba.
CCCC ongratulations and best
wishes to Tony and May Faris on
the birth of their baby boy
Anthony James. Proud grand-
parents are Nabeel and Ilene Faris
and Jamal and Muna Musharbash.
CCCC ongratulations and best
wishes to Nader and
Christine Kharsa on the birth of
their baby girl Gianna Christine.
Proud grandparents are Aziz and
Julia Kharsa and Alfred and
Zuhaira Shina.
May God bless parents,
grandparents and children.
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 Fr. John
Badeen offered by his grand-
children, John, Michael (Nicole)
and Christy Badeen,
$100-In loving memory of Fr. John
Badeen offered by Awni and Sahar
Qaqish and family,
$100-In loving memory of Fr.
James King, Sr,, offered by Dan
and Kathy Abraham,
$200-In loving memory of Fr.
James King, Sr., offered by Nick
and Virginia Antakli,
$200-In loving memory of Fr. Anis
Elias offered by Nick and Virginia
Antakli,
Save the Dates
Jan. 30th - Senior Heritage
Lunch and Movie Feb. 15th - Annual Valentine’s
Party at the Cultural Center.
Feb. 28th - Ladies Society annual
Wine Tasting Event
June 5-8, 2014 - St. Mary’s
Festival
Please Excuse Our Dust
We ask all parishioners and friends
to please excuse the dust and any
inconvenience happening in our
church. The 2 front center rows of
pews will be removed to
accommodate the one hundred foot
scaffolding. Chairs will be added to
our choir loft. We ask you to utilize
them without interrupting the choir.
The scaffold will take 10 days to
install, beginning in January. Work
will commence on the Dome by the
end of January.
May God bless you
and your family.
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Week of January 19, 2014
Please visit our website for details about all the Basilica of St. Mary events and activities. www.saintmarylivonia.com
Upcoming Events Every Wednesday: Mother-Toddler Group (10:00am-12:00pm) Teen Soyo Meetings (5:45pm-8:00pm) January 30: Senior Heritage Fellowship Lunch and Movie February 14-17: Winter Camp at the Antiochian Village
If you have any questions regarding any of these events, please call
Fr. Jim King at the Department of Youth and Outreach office.
The life of the Basilica depends on you. Get involved today!
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By your zeal you equaled Elijah, Father
Anthony. You imitated the life of John the
Baptist; you founded a city in the
wilderness; you established the church on
the firm foundation of your prayers. pray to
Christ our God that our souls may be saved.
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The Antiochian Orthodox Basilica of St. Mary Parish Council News
Anyone interested in running for the Parish Council for 2014 should inform the Nominating Committee (Fr. George Shalhoub, Andrew Ansara, Don Hayes, Nidal Fakhoury, or Maha Khalil) immediately. Those nominated must meet the following qualifications as stated in Article VI, Sec., 2 of our Constitution: “A candidate must be twenty-one (21) years of age or over and must have been a voting member of the Parish for a period of two (2) years and has fulfilled the Canonical requirements of the Faith.”
HE/SHE MUST BE A PLEDGED MEMBER AND HAVE FULFILLED THEIR PLEDGE FOR TWO (2) YEARS.
Please make sure all nominations are in prior to, or at the General Parish meeting on February 2, 2014 in the Cultural Center immediately following Liturgy. Dr. Al Abdelnour, Awra Ansara, and Shaden Dababneh are eligible to run for a second term.
The General Parish meeting will be held on Sunday, February 2nd immediately following the Liturgy in the Cultural Center.