August 19, 2007

ST.  ANTHONY ANTIOCHIAN
ORTHODOX CHURCH

385 Ivy Lane, 
Bergenfield, NJ
07621

                                           August 19, 2007

PARISH

PHONE:    (201)
568-8840        V. Rev. Joseph Allen,  Pastor

FAX:          (201)
568-6933       Dn. Peter Boulukos,
Assistant

         St. Anthony’s
web page: http://www.stanthonysorthodox.org

Antiochian
Archdiocese web page: http://www.antiochian.org

 

TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

 

Epistle:
l Corinthians 15: 1-11             
Sunday After the Falling Asleep (Kimisis) of Our Lady,  The Theotokos                              

Gospel:
Matthew 19: 16-26

Tone:  Three

 

                                                             
THE EPISTLE

 

Prokeimenon:  Sing praises to our God, sing praises.

                         Clap
your hands, all you nations.

 

The reading is from Saint Paul's First Letter
to the Corinthians.

 

BRETHREN, I would remind
you in what terms I preached to you the gospel, which you received, in which
you stand, by which you are saved, if you hold it fast - unless you believed in
vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that
Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, that he was buried,
that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that
he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five
hundred brethren at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have
fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of
all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the
apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by grace of God I am what I am,
and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than
any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God which is with me.
Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

 

THE EUCHARISTIC OFFERINGS

 

The
Holy Oblations are offered at the Offertory of the Great Entrance today for the
health and welfare of those living members, and for those departed this life in
Christ, of the Agouras, Pantel, Assile, and Roinishvili Families.

 

The
Coffee and Reception Hour in the Church Hall this morning is offered by the
Marcopul, Andrews, Kidder and Sam Hajjar Families. PLEASE TAKE YOUR TURN IN
OFFERING THIS VERY IMPORTANT ASPECT OF OUR ACOMMUNITY LIFE! It is a beautiful
sign that we offer this “family” time in our parish – and also another way to
honor our loved ones, both living and departed this life.

 

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

1.     DEAR
PARISHIONERS! Please remember that the Storage Room, which is currently being
revised and brought in order, is NOT a repository for items you no longer want
in your home! It is STRICKTLY for purpose of St. Anthony’s storage. Just last
week more household “junk” was found by our committee who is working on the
revision. We will shortly be changing the lock in an attempt to stop that
behavior which always returns to “Point zero” We are all responsible for
the physical condition of our parish.

2.     Today
we celebrate a MEMORIAL SERVICE for the late Servant of God, +NAJIB HAJJAR.
MEMORY ETERNAL!

3.     The
Jubilee
Archival Museum,
currently set up in the Multi-Purpose room of the North Complex, will be closed
until August 25th. If you missed seeing all of our memorabilia  the museum will be opened on August 26th
and September 2nd. The museum should not be unlocked by ANYONE, and
no food and drinks are allowed. PLEASE COOPERATE  with these guidelines. It would be
appreciated if anyone with pictures and/or publicity for our entire Golden
Jubilee year would share these items with the Archival Committee headed by
Thelma Dacales.

4.     WOMEN’S GUILD

1. On Thursday, September 13th,
   there will be a Women’s Guild Meeting with election of officers. The names
   sent you were asked to accept a nomination by the Nominating Committee,
   but there will also be nominations from the floor, according to the
   constitution, and anyone nominated must be present that evening to accept
   the nomination. Light refreshments will be served. It will begin at 7:30 PM.
2. On September 16th
   (Sunday), the Women’s Guild will sponsor a “Welcome Back” breakfast for
   the start of the Church
   School year.
3. The Women’s Guild 50/50 Raffle
   will then be drawn. Please help our Women’s Guild in their mission to St.
   Anthony’s.

5.     SUMMER AND FALL SCHEDULE, 2007

1. August 26th. 
   Regular Liturgy
2. September 2nd. 
   Regular Liturgy
3. September 6th. 
   Church
   School staff meeting
   at 8 PM (Tuesday).
4. September 9th. 
   Regular Liturgy. The Hymns and Prayers for the Birth of Our Lady
   (Sept. 8th) will be sung.
5. September 16th. 
   CHURCH
   SCHOOL BEGINS at 10 AM. Procession of the Life
   Giving Cross; followed by the Women’s Guild Communion Breakfast. We will
   also celebrate the recent marriage of Daniel and Maria Bethancourt.
6. September 21st – We will gather in the Church
   Hall for a Fall JUBILEE REUNION! All parishioners are invited.
   Please bring a meatless  “covered
   dish, salad, or entree.” At that occasion we will view the video tape
   movie, the photographs and power-point production of our Jubilee
   Celebration in June. DON’T MISS THIS ONE!
7. September 23rd. 
   Regular Liturgy. Auditions for teens and church school students
   from grade 4 and up for this year’s Christmas program, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. St.
   Stephen the Protomartyr, our sister parish of South
   Plainfield, will be dedicating their new Church addition
   (expansion) and new Social Hall. All are invited to attend the Luncheon at
   1:00 PM on that day.
8. September 30th. 
   Regular Liturgy and AWARDS SUNDAY, when we will present the awards
   to our Festival contest winners. Church School
   begins at 10 AM.

6.    
    Church
School: Students who
will be in the 8th grade are invited to register for Church  

        School as Jim Tweel will be teaching
this new class for our eighth graders.