ST. ANTHONY ANTIOCHIAN
ORTHODOX CHURCH
385 Ivy Lane,
Bergenfield, NJ
07621
August 12, 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
ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Epistle: l
Corinthians 9:2-12 Sts. Photios and Anikytos
Gospel: Matthew
18:23-35
Tone: Two
THE EPISTLE
Prokeimenon: The Lord is my strength and my song.
The Lord has chastened me sorely.
The reading is
from Saint Paul's
First Letter to the Corinthians.
BRETHREN, you are
the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. This is my defense to those who would
examine me. Do we not have the right to our food and drink? Do we not have the
right to be accompanied by a wife, as the other apostles and the brothers of
the Lord and Cephas? Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain
from working for a living? Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who
plants a vineyard without eating any of its fruit? Who tends a flock without
getting some of the milk? Do I say this on human authority? Does not the law
say the same? For it is written in the law of Moses, "You shall not muzzle
an ox when it is treading out the grain." Is it for oxen that God is
concerned? Does he not speak entirely for our sake? It was written for our
sake, because the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope
of a share in the crop. If we have sown spiritual good among you, is it too much
if we reap your material benefits? If others share this rightful claim upon
you, do not we still more? Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right,
but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of
Christ.
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 DeBellis, Pallas, and Scarpa Families.
PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS
1.
Today we will "Church" the newly born
ANNA KATARINA KRUZE, daughter of Armands and Janine (Shagoury) Kruze. May God
grant Anna Katerina, her parents and grandparents, George and Anne Marie, MANY
YEARS!
2.
This Tuesday, August 14th,
we will celebrate the Vesperal Liturgy for the Feast day of the Falling Asleep
(Kimisis) of Our Lady, the Blessed Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary beginning at 7:00 PM. We wish all the "Marys", "Marias", "Maries", "Panagiotis" and "Panagiotas" - MANY YEARS! On
this their Feast Day. The other day which is sometimes chosen is September 8th,
the Nativity of the Theotokos.
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 50/50 Raffle will continue until September 16, 2007 when the Women's Guild will sponsor a
"Welcome Back" breakfast for the start of the Church School
year. Please support our Women's Guild.
5.
SUMMER AND FALL SCHEDULE, 2007
- August 19th. Regular Liturgy followed by a Memorial
Service of the late Servant of God +NAJIB HAJJAR. - August 26th. Regular Liturgy
- September 2nd. Regular Liturgy
- September 9th. Regular Liturgy. The Hymns and Prayers
for the Birth of Our Lady (Sept. 8th) will be sung. - 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. - 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! - September 23rd. Regular Liturgy. 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. - 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.
