ST JOSEPH THE
BETROTHED
Melkite-Greek
Catholic CHURCH
725 W. Mt. Hope
Ave, Lansing, MI 48910 517-575-6264
FMailing Address: 921 Westover Circle, Lansing, MI 48917E
Rev. Father James
K. Graham, Pastor frjamie@earthlink.net
Rev. Protodeacon
Joseph Daratony
248-719-5169
Phone or
email Fr James with items for the bulletin by Thursday night.
Kontakion of All
Saints (Tone 8)
As the first fruits of creation the world offers
the God-bearing martyrs to You,
O Creator and Lord. Through their prayers and through the
intercession
of the Theotokos, preserve your Church and your world
in perfect peace,
O You who alone are most merciful!
15 June 2014—1st
Sunday after Pentecost: All Saints. Holy Prophet Amos, Holy Father Jerome, Hermit
of Bethlehem. (Tone 8)
Readings Apostolos: Heb. 11:33-12:2 Gospel:
Matt. 10:32-38, 19:27-30
10:30 am Orthros (Morning Prayer)
11 am Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom for the health &
salvation of Michel Skouri (Awatef
Fawaz), George El-Hage (Happy Birthday!),
Griffin Barna, Jim Covello, David
Georges, Elias Atallah, Ralph Farhat, Robert Kuri, Nick Nakfoor, Pam Nakfoor, Isaac
Salim, Iva Butler, ;
in
memory of Rizk Eid Haddad (40-Day Memorial by Nohad Eid & Family), Rashid Haddad (Nohad Eid), Louis Zarka (Nimer & Lamia
Haddad), John Rashid (Jenavieve
Ferrar), Abraham Saba (Simone
Ayoub), and Richard Wright.
21 June 2014—Great Vespers for the 2nd Sunday
after Pentecost, 5 pm
22 June 2014—Second Sunday
after Pentecost. Holy Hiero-Martyr Eusebios
of Samosata. (Tone
1)
Readings Apostolos: Romans 2:10-16 Gospel:
Matthew 4:18-23
10:30 am Orthros (Morning Prayer)
11 am Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom in memory of Abraham Saba (Naemi Badawi), John
Rashid (Rosette Kalouche), and Louis
Zarka (Elias & Minerva Haidamous).
Troparia and Kontakion for Today
- Troparion of the Resurrection in Tone 8, page 195.
- Troparion of All Saints, in Tone 8, page 219.
- Troparion of St Joseph, in Tone 4, page 30A.
- Kontakion of All Saints, in Tone 8, page 220.
Our Offerings to the Lord
The collection taken in the Liturgy is part of our
worship. We offer the Lord our lives,
our prayers, our gifts of bread and wine, and our financial gifts. Last Sunday, more than 80 people attended the
Liturgy. Our offering totalled $2063 in
the ordinary collection, $50 for liturgies and memorials, $10 for books, and $40.50
for candles.
Apostles’ Fast Begins Tomorrow
Traditionally,
our Church observes a fast from the Monday after All Saints Sunday (tomorrow)
until the Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (29 June). Try to keep the fast and pray for peace and
justice in the Middle East.
Today is Last Day to Sign Up for Michigan Princess Cruise
The Ladies Society is planning a Grand River cruise
for women on the Michigan Princess
on Sun. 27 July. Please register with
President Lamia Haddad or Treasurer Dalida Raad today. No
reservations can be made after today.
Vision Committee, Parish Council Meet This Week
The Vision Committee will meet Monday at 7 pm
in the parish hall.
The Parish Pastoral Council will meet Wednesday
at 7 pm in the parish hall.
Father’s
Day
By
Nimer Haddad, Chair of St Joseph Parish Evangelization Committee
Though the Bible does not
mention a Father’s Day, we see that God recognizes the importance of fathers
throughout history. In the Old Testament
God tells Abraham, “I have made you a father of many nations” (Genesis 17:5).
Many passages speak of Jesus
Christ, the Son, honoring His Father and honoring the will of His Father (John
17:1 and 17:5).
The Apostle Paul taught that
to honor one’s earthly father is not only a commandment, but the first
commandment, that, when obeyed, carries a promise of things going well and
living long on the earth (Ephesians 6:2-3).
Fathers are often viewed as
the go-to parent for discipline, advice, and partnership at playtime, while
mothers are the go-to parent for nurturing, sympathy, and comfort from
stressful situations.
Fathers who are involved in
their children’s life provide a valuable foundation for their growing needs
that complete what mothers provide.
Research shows that the
importance of a child’s having an engaged father in his or her life must not be
underestimated. The same research has
shown also that children with involved fathers do better in school, have a
greater motivation to succeed, have higher self-esteem, and are less likely to
abuse drugs and alcohol.
Children with a loving and
committed father are usually better off than those with no father. Fathers show their daughters that their
feelings and ideas count from a male perspective and praise them to help
develop confidence. When fathers give
their sons a good example, boys develop a healthy identity and learn how to be
responsible fathers themselves.
Call Fr James to Come and Bless Your Home or
Business
Although
the traditional time for blessing homes is right after Theophany (6 January),
the winter weather made that very difficult.
Fr James would like to visit with people and bless their houses and
businesses. Please contact him to make
an appointment to have your home and/or business blessed.
Orthodox-Catholic Consultation Issues Statement
The
North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation issued the following
statement on June 4, 2014:
“The
year 2014 marks the eighty-fifth anniversary of the promulgation of the decree Cum data fuerit. In 1929, the Sacred Congregation for the
Oriental [Eastern Catholic] Churches issued this document, which stated that ‘priests
of the Greek-Ruthenian Rite who wish to go to the United States of North
America [sic] and stay there must be celibates’ (Article 12). This statement led to a general prohibition of
the ordination of married Eastern Catholics to the priesthood in North America.
This resulted in divisions in Eastern
Catholic communities and even in families.
“The
Second Vatican Council spoke of the importance of preserving the legitimate
traditions of the Eastern Churches. In
the decree Orientalium ecclesiarum
the Council emphasized the need to preserve the ‘legitimate liturgical rite and
. . . established way of life’ of Eastern Catholics. The Council continued,
stating that Eastern Catholics ‘should attain to an even greater knowledge and
a more exact use of [this rite and way of life] and if in their regard they
have fallen short owing to contingencies of times and persons, they should take
steps to return to their ancestral traditions’ (par. 6). Furthermore, the decree Presbyterorum ordinis states, ‘This holy synod, while it commends
ecclesiastical celibacy, in no way intends to alter that different discipline
which legitimately flourishes in the Eastern Churches. It permanently exhorts all those who have
received the priesthood and marriage to persevere in their holy vocation’ (sec.
16). Nevertheless, until recently, very
few married Eastern Catholic men have been allowed to be ordained to the
priesthood in North America.
“With
these things in mind, the North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological
Consultation encourages the lifting of the restrictions regarding the
ordination of married men to the priesthood in the Eastern Catholic Churches of
North America. This action would affirm
the ancient and legitimate Eastern Christian tradition, and would assure the
Orthodox that, in the event of the restoration of full communion between the
two Churches, the traditions of the Orthodox Church would not be questioned. We are convinced that this action would
enhance the spiritual lives of Eastern Catholics and would encourage the
restoration of unity between Catholic and Orthodox Christians.”
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