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 the Myrrh-Bearing
Women (Tone 2)
The angel stood by the tomb and cried out to the
myrrh-bearing women:
“Myrrh is for the dead, but Christ has proved Himself
free from corruption.
Cry out, then: ‘The Lord has risen and has bestowed great
mercy upon the world.’”
19 April 2015—2nd
Sunday after Pascha: The Holy
Myrrh-Bearing Women. Holy Hieromartyr
Paphnutios and Holy Father John the Hermit. (Tone 2)
Readings Apostolos: Acts 6:1-7 Gospel:
Mark 15:43-16:8
10:30
am Orthros (Morning Prayer)
11 am Divine
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom for the health and salvation of Maroun Daher, 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, Marie Dahdouh, Josephine Faris, Dn. Joe & Marge Daratony,
Fr Joseph Haggar, Fr Damon Geiger, Fr James Babcock; in memory of Fr Michael Jolly, James Rashid (19
years by Elaine Rashid), Iskandar
Indraous (Monah & Esperance Hourani),
Nickolas Nakfoor (Maroun Anid),
Louis Zarka (Pete Badawy), Steve
Marschke, Margaret Andrews & Marion MacDonald (Fr James).
26 April 2015—3rd
Sunday after Pascha: The Paralyzed Man. Holy Hieromartyr Basil of Amasia. (Tone 3)
Readings Apostolos: Acts 9:32-42 Gospel: John 5:1-15
10:30
am Orthros (Morning Prayer)
11
am Divine Liturgy of St John
Chrysostom in memory of Fr Michael Jolly, Iskandar
Indraous (Fawaz & Awatef Fawaz),
Nickolas Nakfoor (Sandy Oade & Dr David Fisher), Louis Zarka (Isabelle Raad-Farah &
Sons), Steve Marschke, Margaret Andrews
& Marion MacDonald (Fr James).
3 May 2015—4th
Sunday after Pascha: The Samaritan Woman. Holy Martyrs Timothy and Maura. (Tone 4)
Readings Apostolos: Acts 11:19-30 Gospel: John 4:5-42
10:30
am Orthros (Morning Prayer)
11
am Divine Liturgy of St John
Chrysostom in memory of Fr Michael Jolly, Nickolas
Nakfoor (Ron & Alma Albert),
Louis Zarka (Isabelle Raad-Farah & Sons), Steve Marschke, Margaret Andrews & Marion MacDonald (Fr
James).
CHRIST IS RISEN!
HE IS TRULY RISEN!
CHRISTOS ANESTI!
ALITHOS ANESTI!
AL-MASSIHU QAM!
HAQQAN QAM!
Music for Today
Antiphons and Little
Entrance Hymn (Eisodikon) of Pascha.
- Troparion of the Resurrection in Tone 2, Liturgikon, p. 183.
- Troparion of Joseph of Arimathea, in Tone 2.
- Troparion of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, in Tone 2.
- Kontakion of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, in Tone 2.
- Kontakion of Pascha, in Tone 2, page 214.Hirmos and Communion Hymn (Kinonikon) of Pascha.
The Paschal Liturgy Intentions
The Liturgy of Pascha was offered for all the
parishioners of St Joseph Church, and especially for the intentions of those
who made offerings for the Paschal flowers.
The following intentions were received too late to be included in the
bulletin for Pascha:
Nimer A. Bulos
for the living and deceased
Jenevieve
Ferrar for the health and salvation of Isabel and Isaiah Medina
Georgette Haeck
& Family in memory of Anis and Rosie Bulos
Fayrouz Raad
for the living and deceased
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 85 people attended last Sunday’s Liturgy. Our offering totalled $1262 in the ordinary
collection, $90 for Pascha, $105 for liturgy intentions, $50 for the new roof, and
$56 for candles.
Thomas James Butler Receives Holy
Illumination
Congratulations to Thomas James, infant son of
Reader Robert and Katrina Butler, who received the Holy Mysteries of Christian
Initiation—Baptism, Chrismation, and Holy Eucharist—last Sunday. God grant him many years!
Welcome Fr Alam Back to St Joseph’s!
Fr James will be on vacation in California from 20
April through 5 May. Many, many thanks
to Fr Alam and Khouriyeh Salima, who will stay in the rectory and take care of
the parish while Fr James is away.
Special Collection Next Sunday for Home
Missions
All Catholic churches in the
USA will take a special collection next Sunday, 26 April, for the American Home
Missions. The bishops distribute this
money to help the Church grow in places that need extra support, such as the
South, Native American lands, and the Eastern Catholic Churches. Please be generous.
St Joseph’s Gives $600-Plus to The
Shepherd’s Care
The Shepherd’s Care is our
national diocesan Lenten charity collection.
All donations go to charity. The
people of St Joseph’s donated $613.27 this year.
23rd Annual Food Festival Will
Run 7 & 8 May
Our Lady’s Society of St
Joseph Church will present the 23rd Annual Mid-East Food Festival on
Thursday and Friday, 7 and 8 May.
Everyone’s cheerful cooperative support is needed to make the Food
Festival a great success!
Food Festival Cooking Begins 27 April
Preparation of kibbee and
grape leaves for our annual Food Festival will take place on Monday 27 April at
4 PM in the parish hall kitchen. Also,
anyone wishing to donate baked goods for the pastry booth, please contact Pat
Kuri.
Flea Market Items Needed by 5 May
Our Lady’s Society will again
have the flea market during the Food Festival this year. No Flea
Market donations can be accepted after Tuesday 5 May. See Dee Farhat about bringing your
donations. Do not just dump them in the
Flea Market room. No clothing. We welcome nearly new and lightly-used items,
such as glassware, dishes, scarves, purses, interior decor, children’s games (complete),
toys, books, music, jewelry, and accessories.
Cedar Club Hafli Will Benefit Veterans, St
Joseph’s
The Ladies Cedar Club of
Lansing will present their Spring Hafli on Saturday 16 May at 7 pm at the Grand
Ledge Country Club, 5811 E. St Joe Highway.
Tickets at $35 each are available from Simone Ayoub, Lamia Haddad, Kay
Nakfoor, and Dalida Raad. The proceeds
from the hafli will benefit Wounded Warriors, a veterans’ support organization,
and the New Roof Fund of St Joseph Church.
Parish Council Establishes Charity Fund
The Parish Pastoral Council
and Fr James have decided to establish a Parish Charity Fund. The money given for candles every month will
be reserved for the Charity Fund.
Charity Fund contributions will be made to local charitable
organizations and if appropriate to members of the parish community in need.
Vision Statement Discussion Groups Begin 15
May
The first small group
discussion of our parish Vision Statement will be hosted by Nimer & Lamia
Haddad on Friday 15 May at 7 pm. 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 Nimer or Lamia if you would
like to take part in the 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. And it is not a
criticism of what we are now or what we are doing now.
