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.
Troparion of St Mary of Egypt (Tone 8)
In you, O Mother Mary, was restored the likeness of God,
for you carried your cross and followed Christ. You
taught by your deeds
how to spurn the flesh, for it passes away, and how to
value the soul, for it is immortal.
Wherefore your soul is forever in happiness with the
angels.
22 March 2015—Fifth
Sunday of Great Lent: St Mary of Egypt. Holy Hieromartyr Basil of Ancyra. (Tone 8)
Readings Apostolos: Hebrews 9:11-14 Gospel: Mark 10:32-45
10:30 am Orthros (Morning Prayer)
11 am Divine
Liturgy of St Basil the Great for the health and salvation of Fr Brendan, Fawaz, Joseph, Maarouf, Taylor Wood, Dennis Flint, Eleanora Lindo, Mikayla Slocum, Samira El-Chaer, Awatef
Chahine, Raymond Rashid, Bonita Saba, Griffin Barna, Jim Covello, David
Georges, Elias Atallah, Ralph Farhat, Robert Kuri, Pam Nakfoor, Isaac Salim,
Iva Butler, BJ and Liz, Cam, Janice, Jeanne, Wayne, Lucy Palmer, Kelsey, Kathleen
Edwards, Edgar & Katherine Fickenscher, David & Sandi, Kamal &
Eugenie Neimat, Clay Thomas,
Michael Maslowski, Elaine & Eva-Genevieve Scarborough, Michael Harmuth, Antonio
Carvalho, Elias Haggar, Dn. Joe & Marge Daratony, Fr Joseph Haggar; in
memory of Iskandar Indraous (40-Day
Memorial by His Family), David &
Victoria Calille (Siham Calille),
Tony Rahme (Rahme Family), Raymon
Rahall (Rahall Family), Nickolas
Nakfoor (Bonnie Dysinger), Louis
Zarka (Mr & Mrs Joseph Soyad),
Elizabeth McCarthy, Julia Axmacher & Jack Lysaght (Fr James).
Troparia and Kontakion for Today
- Troparion of the Resurrection, in Tone 8, Liturgikon, page 195.
- Troparion of St Mary of Egypt, in Tone 8, page 205.
- Troparion of St Joseph, in Tone 4, page 30A.
- Kontakion of the Annunciation, in Tone 8, page 240.27 March 2015—6 pm: Great Vespers for Lazarus Saturday.28 March 2015—2 pm: Great Vespers for Palm Sunday.29 March 2015—Palm Sunday: Triumphal Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem. Holy Father Mark of Amethusa, Deacon Cyril, and Companions martyred under Emperor Julian the Apostate.Readings Apostolos: Philippians 4:4-9 Gospel: John 12:1-1810:30 am Orthros (Morning Prayer)11 am Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom in memory of Iskandar Indraous (Kay Nakfoor), Nickolas Nakfoor (Dr & Mrs John Broviac), Louis Zarka (Pete Badawy), Elizabeth McCarthy, Jennie Morey & Fred Doelker (Fr James).Blessing & Procession with Palm Branches following the Divine Liturgy.
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. About 95 people attended last Sunday’s Liturgy. Our offering totalled $2064 in the ordinary
collection and $65 for liturgy intentions.
The Fourth Sunday of Great Lent—St John
Klimakos
The Fifth Sunday of Lent
commemorates St Mary of Egypt as an example of repentance. A prostitute in Alexandria, she had a
conversion experience when she went to Jerusalem on “business.” Repenting of her sins, she went to live as a
hermit in the desert. In the Gospel (Mark
10:32-45) we read Jesus’s third prediction of His Passion, and the request by
James and John to sit at His right hand in glory, which leads to His teaching
that those who wish to be great must become the slaves of all, for “the Son of
Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for
many.”
Services for the Feast of the Annunciation
this Week
The Great Feast of the
Annunciation to Mary that she would be the Mother of God occurs on 25 March,
exactly nine months before the Nativity of Christ. We will celebrate Great Vespers for this
feast at 6 pm this Tuesday, 24 March, and the Divine Liturgy at 6 pm this
Wednesday, 25 March.
Vespers for Lazarus Saturday this Friday at
6 PM
This Friday at 6 pm we will
celebrate Vespers for Lazarus Saturday.
This marks the end of the 40 days of Great Lent and the beginning of
Great and Holy Week. Fr James will be
available to hear Confession after the service.
Choir Will Practice this Friday
This Friday, after Vespers
for Lazarus Saturday, the choir will practice the chants for Holy Week and
Pascha. All choir members and anyone who
plans to sing at those services must come to the practice.
Special Collection for Seminarians Next
Sunday
The National Association of Melkite Women asks the
women in all parishes to raise money every year to support the men studying to
be priests in our American Melkite Church.
Our Lady’s Society will take the second collection on Palm Sunday for
our seminarians.
Donations for Good Friday and Pascha Flowers
Please make a generous
contribution to help pay for the flowers that will decorate the Tomb of Christ
on Good Friday and the church on Holy and Glorious Easter Sunday. The Divine Liturgy of Pascha will be
celebrated for the intentions of everyone who donates for the flowers. Use the form included with this bulletin to
list your intentions for the living and the departed, put the form with your
contribution in an envelope marked “Pascha Flowers,” and put it in the
collection basket or send it to the church office. All intentions received by Thursday 2 April
will be printed in the bulletin for Pascha.
The Shepherd’s Care Collection Will Be on 12
April
The Shepherd’s Care is our
national diocesan Lenten charity collection.
A dollar a day—less than
the price of a cup of coffee—will add up to a $40 contribution at the end of
the Fast. Your box of envelopes has an
envelope for The Shepherd’s Care dated 29 March, but the collection will be on
12 April.
Help Wanted
We need someone to take
charge of counting and recording the Sunday collections. This person would be trained in using our computerized
collection ledger. He or she would not
have to be here every Sunday, but would have to ensure that two people would be
present to count and record the collection.
If you would like to help the parish by doing this job, please contact
Fr James.
Flea Market Items Needed
Our Lady’s Society will again
have the flea market during the Food Festival this year. We welcome donations of nearly new and
lightly-used items, such as glassware, dishes, scarves, purses, interior decor,
children's games (complete), toys, books, music, jewelry, and accessories. No clothing.
See Dee Farhat about bringing your donations. Food Festival dates are Thursday-Friday, 7-8 May.
Vision Statement Discussion Groups
At our Evening of Reflection
on the Vision Statement, Kay Nakfoor and Mr & Mrs Nimer Haddad offered to
host small group discussions of the Vision Statement. These discussions will start after
Pascha. They will allow people to come
to a deeper understanding of the spiritual foundations of our parish vision
statement. Please contact either Kay or
Nimer if you would like to take part in such a discussion group. The Vision Statement says what we believe our
church should be. It does not lay out a
plan for what our church will do.
St Joseph Melkite-Greek
Catholic Church envisions itself to be
a self-sustaining, always-renewing
Christian community
in which all people are welcomed and included
so that they can use their gifts of time, talent, and treasure
for sharing
the Good News of Jesus Christ;
for
building up the Body of Christ
through worship, education, service, and social activities
according to the Holy Tradition of Byzantine Christianity;
and
for working
together with other Churches with whom we have so much in
common.
common.
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