Fourth Sunday of Great Lent

Commemoration of John Climacus, Author of “The Ladder”Cyril, patriarch of Jerusalem; Martyrs Trophymos and Eukarpos of Nicomedia and those with them;

Nikolai (Velimirovic), bishop of Zhicha who labored in America

**Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great**

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Greatness lies within all of us. By tricking us to focus on self, the world is pulling us off the path to greatness.

At St. George we offer a different Way to help you unlock the greatness within. We call that The Way of the Warrior Saint, which is practical, biblical and crucifixional living and focused on others. This is the path to greatness. Join the movement and become a Warrior Saint.

Unlock your greatness within by following the Way of the Warrior Saint.

V. Rev. Fr. Dr. Christopher Salamy, PastorV. Rev. Fr. Elias Ziton, Emeritus

Dr. Gregory Abdalah, Pastoral Assistant

Rev. Dn. Raphael AbrahamsRev. Dn. Serafim GroveRev. Dn. Basil Ritchie

Welcome to

SAINT GEORGEANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

Parish of the Diocese of Los Angeles and the West of The Antiochian Archdiocese

of New York and North America

4530 E. Gold Dust AvenuePhoenix, AZ 85028 Offi ce 602.953.1921

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His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH, Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of all North America

RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION (TONE 8)From the heights Thou didst descend, O compassionate One, and Thou didst

submit to the three- day burial, that Thou might deliver us from passion; Thou art our life and our Resurrection, O Lord, glory to Thee.

APOLYTIKION OF ST. JOHN CLIMACUS (TONE 8)With the streams of thy tears, thou didst cultivate the barrenness of the desert;

and by thy sighings from the depths, thou didst bear fruit a hundredfold in labours; and thou becamest a luminary, shining with miracles upon the world,

O John our righteous Father. Intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved.

APOLYTIKION OF ST. GEORGE (TONE 4)As deliverer 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 ANNUNCIATION (AND GREAT LENT) (TONE 8)To thee, the Champion Leader, do I offer thanks of victory, O Theotokos,

thou who hast delivered me from terror; but as thou that hast that power invincible, O Theotokos, thou alone can set me free: from all forms of danger free me and deliver me,

that I may cry unto thee: Hail, O Bride without Bridegroom.

PROKEIMENON: The Lord will give strength to His people. The Lord will bless His people with peace.

THE EPISTLEThe Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (6:13-20)

Brethren, when God made a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater by whom to swear, He swore by Himself, saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” And thus Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise. Men indeed swear

by one greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the

unchangeable character of His purpose, He interposed with an oath. So that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God should prove false,

we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters

into the inner shrine behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

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Tone 8 EOTHINON 8Pan-Orthodox LENTEN VESPERS

Please join our Brothers and Sisters at the host parishes listed below for Sunday Evening Lenten Vespers services. All Vesper Services begin at 6:00pm.

This Week’s SCHEDULESUNDAY MONDAY T U E S D A Y W E D N E S D A Y T H U R S D A Y F R I D A Y S A T U R D A Y

18th

Part 4 of “What Does It Takes toBe a Man”Man’s Relation to His Work

6:00pmPan-Orthodox Lenten Vespers atHoly Trinity Cathedral

19th 20th 21st

4:30pmPresanctified Liturgy

6:00pm•Intro to Orthodoxy/Adult Bible Study• Teen Bible Study•Byzantine Chant

22nd 23rd

6:30pmLittle Compline with the Akathist Hymn (Madayeh)

24th

10:00amIcon Workshop

5:00pmGreat Vespers

The Fourth Sunday of LentMarch 18th Holy Trinity Cathedral1973 E. Maryland AvenuePhoenix, AZ 85016#602.264.4863

The Fifth Sunday of LentMarch 25thSt. John the Baptist3749 W. Behrend DriveGlendale, AZ 85308#623.582.3150

PASCHA FLOWERSIt’s that time of year again for donating flowering pots to decorate our church at Easter. If you would like to make a donation, please complete a form found in the Narthex and return it to the bookstore or church office. Or you may complete a form online at https://www.stgeorgeaz.org/pascha-flowers. DEADLINE date is Sunday, March 25, 2018.

A Message from THE LADIES

LIVING: Romy, Chase, Joe, Ted, Gloria, Larman, Don, Michael, Walter, Joann, Stacy, Susan, Julie,

Thomas, Jaime and George.

LITURGICAL OFFERINGS: Simon and Ruba Isaac offer Holy Bread in memory of Nassim Ishak. May his memory

be eternal. For the health of Simon Isaac, Ruba Isaac, Nassim Isaac, Alyssa Isaac, Anabella Isaac, Sheffa Boufaissal, Joe Boufaissal, Evelyn Shahla, Joubron Shahla,

Odette Odeh, Imad Odeh, Fady Rishmawi, Evette Rishmawi, Mary Ibrahim, Ziad Ibrahim, Amjad Ishak and Elham Ishak. May God grant them many years.

Michael, Valerie and Georgina Haddad offer Holy Bread for their health and the health of Gabriel on the occasion of his 1st birthday. May God grant him many years! For the health

of Aziz, Samar, Taysir, Mary Kay and Adam Haddad, Ron, Rose, Peter, Ronnie, Melissa, Christina, Autumn Samore, Michael, Amanda, David and Elaine Araj and for all the Haddad, Bitar, Samore, Rizk, Audey, Moussa, Araj and Kalyoussef families. May God

grant them many years. In memory of Ibrahim Haddad, George and Jeanette Bitar, John and Nellie Samore, Peter Rizk and Aida Kalyoussef. May their memory be eternal.

Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church March 18, 2018

Those to Remember in Prayer

To include an oblation in the bulletin,text must be submitted to Tricia Urbano Voltz at office@stgeorgeaz.org by the deadline of Wednesday at noon. All oblations received after the deadline will be included in the following Sunday’s bulletin.

Tone 8 EOTHINON 8

THE GOSPELThe Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (9:16-30)At that time, a man came to Jesus, kneeling down and saying unto him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a dumb spirit. And wherever it seizes him, it dashes him down; and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid; and I asked Thy Disciples to cast it out, and they were not able.” And Jesus answered them, “O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to Me.” And they brought the boy to Him; and when the spirit saw Jesus, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. And Jesus asked his father, “How long has he had this?” And he said, “From childhood. And it has often cast him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if Thou canst do anything, have pity on us and help us.” And Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!” And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again.” And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse; so that most of them said, “He is dead.” But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. And when Jesus had entered the house, His Disciples asked Him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” And Jesus said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting.” They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And Jesus would not have anyone know it; for He was teaching His Disciples, saying to them, “The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him; and after He is killed, He will rise on the third day.”

A Message from FATHER

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A MANToday I will be continuing the fourth part of my five part sermon series on

“What Does It Take to Be a Man”. The World tries to prevent us from becoming true men through B.S. excuses, making us out to be victims or telling us that greatness

isn’t worth the hard work, pain and suffering it takes for mastery. I believe God has different thoughts on manhood and intend to share those ideas with you all each Sunday of Great Lent. Today’s sermon is Man’s relation to His Work. Join us for the fifth and final sermon on Sunday, March 25th: Man’s relation to The World.

Thank you to Simon and Ruba Isaac for hosting Fellowship Hour in memory of Nassim Ishak. May his memory be eternal.

Many THANKS

Congratulations as we induct our 2018 Parish Council today:

President - Ralph SaighVice President - Gerry Wiebers Secretary - Krystal SaighTreasurer - Simon Isaac Council members - Chris Bandak, Sammer Hweimel, Eddie Khoury, Samier Rayyan, Layla Saikley, Amanda Sahawneh, Steven Sayegh and Jennifer Zuraikat.

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