Sunday after the Theophany of ChristMartyrs Hermylos and Stratonikos of Belgrade; Martyrs Pachomios and Papyrinos of Greece;

Venerable Maximos Kafsokalyvitis of Athos; Venerable Eleazar of Anzersk Island; Hilarion, bishop of Poitiers

Follow us on Instagram: @stgeorgephx. Like us on Facebook: StGeorgePHX. Listen to Sunday’s sermon on YouTube: WarriorSaints. Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church January 13, 2019

Hey hey, Warrior Saints.

Welcome to the Way of the Warrior Saint where we unleash great by living a crucifi xional life.

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

V. Rev. Fr. Jehad Michael, RetiredDr. Gregory Abdalah, Pastoral Assistant

Valerie Haddad, Director of Ministry, Growth & Development

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

www.stgeorgeaz.org offi ce@stgeorgeaz.org

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

Being a member in good standing at St. George includes being a member in good standing of the Antiochian Archdiocese. The family names published are currently in good standing. If your family name is not published and to

track or update a tithe, payment and Archdiocese Dues status, you may view the same electronically through CCB.Or you may contact any member of the Stewardship Team: Salim Shleef at 602.793.8257 or sshleef@gmail.com, Eddie Khoury at 602.316.0965 or abujamz@aol.com or Bill Fender at 937.232.9594 or bill.fender20@gmail.com

Annual TITHE

Abdelnour, Joe & LouiseAbdoulah, Connie

Abraham, Dean & ShirleyAgra, Catherine

Bazzi, LinaBousard, Rosaline

Brewer, Philip & MonicaBronnenkant, Anna

Dahdal, SamiaDeRienzo, James & Briggette

Doumani, John & NicoleEid, John

Fender, William & NannetteFlorence, Lorraine

Gebran, Assad & IlhamGebran, Mario & Amal

Gharib, MuniraGhiz, David and Melanie

Grove, Dn. Serafim & MaryHaddad, Michael & ValerieHaddad, Taysir & Mary Kay

Hasbany, Louis & SandraHawileh, Walid

Hopper, Dn. Michael & LeahHull, Gary & Suzanne

Iacovelli, William & RimaKanaan, Eugene & Donna

Karadsheh, John & Natascha

Khalil, Charles & EstherKhoury, Jack & Samira

Khoury, Magdoline RosenaKhoury, Rida & Sana

Khoury, Victor & MaryKuri, Rasha

Matthews, NickMokbel, Halim & Susan

Musallam, JulietMusallam, Rowana

Mushahwar, JulietteNassif, Sam & Lori

Nichols, Richard & SherryPeters, Matthew & LauraQaqish, Ziad & Samiyah

Rayyan, Sam & MaiRitchie, Dn. Basil & Barbara

Romley, Daniel & JaneSaba, Gary

Saba, Richard & MarionSaikley, Darrin & Layla

Salamy, V. Rev. Fr. Dr. Chris & AllysonSalem, Kenny & Joy

Salem, Raed (Robert) & Buthaina (Beth)Salem, Saman & Ensof (Fadia)

Saliba, Anthony & CarrieSaliba, James & Kathleen

Sanchez, Phillip

Sayegh, Dr. Edward & LumaSayegh, Dr. Steven & Mary

Sayegh, Hani & LianaSayegh, Jamal & RinadSayegh, John & BoliviaSayegh, John & Rania

Sayegh, Marwan & ManalSayegh, May

Sayegh, Najla S.Sayegh, Sultan (John) & Chinnaz

Sayegh, Suzanne CorlettSayegh, VictoriaShowah, Beverly

Simon, George & ChristineSweilem, Issa & JenniferSweis, Sameeh & JanetteSweis, Sameh & Juliette

Toronto, Ray & RoseMarieVintila, Pamela

Wells, Rick & SanaaWest, Gray & Deborah

Wiebers, Gerry & Santana, LindaWier, William & ValerieWilson, Larman & Olga

Ziton, David & NesrinZiton, Michael & Feirouz

We are grateful for the generosity of our many faithful stewards in our St. George community! We have implemented some new ideas with our 2019 campaign designed to simplify the giving process. 1. We have an updated Stewardship

kiosk in the church narthex that contains 2019 Pledge Cards, Giving Envelopes and a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) brochure. 2. We have updated the St. George website to make it easier to navigate to the Giving page. To access this site, go to https://www.stgeorgeaz.org/giving/ and use the “important links” to fill out the 2019

Commitment Card, set up or fulfill your Tithe and Archdiocese Dues through Pushpay, access your Church Community Builder (your St. George Church record) profile and how to download your giving statement through

Church Community Builder (CCB). Please visit us in The Legacy Ballroom after Liturgy each Sunday in January to answer any questions you have, turn in your pledge cards or get assistance setting up the PushPay app on your Smart

Phone. As a reminder, to be a member in good standing at St. George, one must a.) make a pledge commitmentannually, b.) contribute toward your commitment and fulfill it by year-end and c.) pay Archdiocese Assessment Dues

($75/baptized soul). We are excited for a great 2019 campaign that will allow St. George community to flourish!

Your Stewardship Committee: Bill and Nanette Fender, Mike Afsa, Salim Shleef, Melanie Ghiz and Valerie Haddad

2019 STEWARDSHIP

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 THE THEOPHANY OF CHRIST (TONE 1)When Thou, O Lord, wast baptized in the Joran, worship of the Trinity wast made manifest;

for the voice of the Father bore witness to Thee, calling Thee His beloved Son. And the Spirit in the likeness of a dove confirmed the truth of His word.

O Christ our God, Who hath appeared and enlightened the world, glory to Thee.

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 OF THE THEOPHANY OF CHRIST (TONE 4)On this day Thou hast appeared unto the whole world, and Thy light,

O Sovereign Lord, is signed on us who sing Thy praise and chant with knowledge: Thou hast now come, Thou hast appeared, O Thou Light unapproachable.

PROKEIMENON: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.

THE EPISTLEThe Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. (4:7-13)

Brethren, grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore, it is said, “When He ascended on high He led a host of captives, and He gave gifts to men.” (In saying, “He ascended,”

what does it mean but that He had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is He who also ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.) And His gifts were that

some should be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.

Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church January 13, 2019

Tone 8 EOTHINON 11

Welcome to Fr. John Behr, professor of Patristics at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary. Fr. John is our keynote speaker for the new year’s retreat.

Thank you Fr. John and welcome to St. George!

Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church January 13, 2019

LIVING: Romy, Chase, Joe, Gloria, Larman, Don, Michael, Joann, Stacy, George, Kim, Mary, Joshua, Peter, Jacob, Barbara, James, Bill, Rasha, Richard, Marwan, Azeez, Moira, Mac, Daniel and Nick.

LITURGICAL OFFERINGS:Evelyn Shahla offers a 40-day Trisagion in memory of Hanna Issa Elias Abuaita. May his memory be eternal.

George and Irene Bezzerides offers Holy Bread in memory of Faisal Raphael Saigh on his 5-year memorial. May his memory be eternal. In memory of Fr. Nassar Khoury, Raphael, Futha, Raya, Basma, Kassab, Katrina, Bedia, Laya, Laila, Ibrahim, Adel, George, Ghassan, Nabil, Tihagh, Suleiman, Ayed, Benyout, Yagoub, Odeh, Nicole, Michael, Diana, Suleiman Hweimel, Alfredo, Patricia, May, Futha and Nadia. May their memory be eternal. For the health of Najla, Kassab, Dianna, Kassandra, Kaylee, Destiny, Alina, Sophia, Ezra, Hani, Jocelyn, Mya, Amira, Aria, Linda, Sam, Irene, George, Georgie, Grace, Andrew, Krystal, Albert and Jaiden. May God grant them many years.

Mary, Elia, Maya and Michael Najm offer Holy Bread in memory of their parents and grandparents Abdallah Najm (1.11.2004) (14 years) and Isaaf Kirouz. May their memory be eternal. For the health of baby Michael, Elia, Maya, Mary, their brother Ghassan and family in Canada, sisters Dolly, Salwa, Miray, Sara and their families in Syria and all the members of the Najm, Kirouz, and Fram families in Syria, Lebanon, Canada and the U.S.A. May God grant you many years!

Those to Remember in Prayer

Complete the information below and return the form to the church office. Or fill out the form online at https://www.stgeorgeaz.org/house-blessing. We will contact you to schedule an appointment with Fr. Chris. Circle the convenient day and time for your area. Fr. Chris is working hard to have all your homes blessed by the end of January.

Name:

Address: Zip Code:

Email: Phone number:

Central/North Phoenix: Tuesday, January 15th morning (9:00am-noon) or afternoon (2:00-4:00pm) Scottsdale: Wednesday, January 16th morning (9:00am-noon) or afternoon (2:00-4:00pm) Chandler/Mesa: Thursday, January 17th morning (9:00am-noon) or afternoon (2:00-4:00pm) Westside: Friday, January 18th morning (9:00am-noon) or afternoon (2:00-4:00pm)

2019 HOUSE BLESSING

13th 14th 15th 16th

5:30pmTeen Bible

StudyBible Study with

Dn. Raphael

6:30pmAdult Bible

Orthodoxy 101

17th 18th 19th

5:00pmGreat Vespers

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

Tone 8 EOTHINON 11

THE GOSPELThe reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (4:12-17)At that time, when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulon and Naphtali, so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “The land of Zebulon and the land of Naphtali, to ward the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned.” From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”

Many THANKS

Many thanks to George and Irene Bezzerides for sponsoring Fellowship Hour in memory of Faisal Raphael Saigh. May his memory be eternal.

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.