SAINT
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. Protodeacon Joseph Daratony
248-719-5169
Phone or email Fr James with items for the
bulletin by Thursday night.
Vespers Stichon for the Sunday of the Genealogy of Christ (Tone 1)
Heaven, give heed, and Earth, lend your ear: the Son of the Father, the Word Himself is
coming!
He shall be born of a maiden undefiled. Because she consented and gave birth without
pain through the assistance
of the Holy Spirit, make ready, Bethlehem, and you, Eden,
open your gates, for He Who Is
shall become what He had not been: the Maker of creation shall become the Dispenser of great mercy to the world.
20 December 2015—The Genealogy of Christ. Holy Hieromartyr Ignatios the God-Bearer. (Tone 5)
Readings Apostolos: Hebrews 11:9-10, 32-40 Gospel: Matthew 1:1-15
10:30 am Orthros
(Morning Prayer)
11 am Divine
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom for the health and salvation of Ralph Farhat, Laina Graham, Ruth Zarka, Violet
Albertson, Ina Samra, Leila Abdallah, Mona, Zaina, Gary, Charlotte, Lucy, Fares
Eid, Maroun Daher, Dennis Flint, Eleanora, Max, Angel, Simone, Mikayla Slocum, Raymond Rashid, Bonita Saba,
Griffin Barna, Jim Covello, David Georges, Robert Kuri, Isaac Salim, Iva, Alessandra, BJ & Liz,
Cam, Janice, Jeanne, Wayne, Kelsey, Kathleen, Edgar & Katherine, Kamal & Eugenie, Clay, Michael, Elaine & Eva-Genevieve
Scarborough, Antonio, Elias Haggar, Marie Dahdouh, Dn. Joe & Marge
Daratony, Fr Charles Aboody, Fr Joseph Haggar, Fr Damon Geiger, Fr James Babcock,
Fr Basil Samra, Fr Michael
Skrocki, Fr Maximos; in
memory of Awatef
Chahine (Al-Bassa Cultural Community), Maarouf Khouri (George Snyder), Elias Atallah (Marie Albert), Nickolas Nakfoor (Ann Rashid), Louis Zarka (Ray & Linda Lauerman),
Lucille Panella, Jeanette Rose,
and Gary Watkins.
23 December, Wednesday, 1 pm—Royal Hours of Christmas.
24 December, Thursday, 6 pm—Great Feast of the Nativity in the Flesh of Our Lord, God, and
Savior Jesus Christ. Combined Vespers
and Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great.
Old Testament Readings At
Vespers:
Genesis 1:1-13 (in Arabic)
Numbers 24:2-3, 5-9, 17-18
Micah 4:6-7, 5:1-3
Isaiah 11:1-10 (in Arabic)
Baruch 3:35-4:2
Daniel 2:31-36, 44-45
Isaiah 9:6-7
Isaiah 7:10-16, 8:1-4, 9-10 (in Arabic)
New Testament readings
at the Divine Liturgy:
Apostolos:
Hebrews 1:1-12, 2:1-3 Gospel: Luke 2:1-20
27 December 2015—Sunday after the Nativity. Holy and Just Joseph, Spouse of the Theotokos;
Holy Apostle James, Brother of the Lord; King and Prophet David; Holy
Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen, Holy Father Theodore the Confessor. (Tone 6)
Readings Apostolos: Acts 6:8-7:5, 47-60 Gospel:
Matthew 2:13-23
10:30 am Baptism
and Chrismation of Marita George
11 am Divine
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom in memory of
Awatef Chahine (40-Day Memorial by her Family), Maarouf Khouri (George Snyder), Elias Atallah (Marie Albert),
Nickolas Nakfoor (Beatrice Skory),
Louis
Zarka (Ghassan, Jeanette & Joe Khalil), Deacon Michael McCarthy,
and Clay
Scarborough.
Music for Today
1.
Troparion of
the Resurrection in Tone 5, Liturgikon,
page 189.
2.
Troparion of the Forefathers, in
Tone 2.
3.
Troparion of the Preparation, in
Tone 4.
4.
Troparion of St Joseph, in Tone
4, page 30A.
5.
Kontakion of the Forefathers, in
Tone 1.
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, about 85 people attended the
Liturgy. Our offering totalled $1611 in
the ordinary collection, $170 for stole offerings, $270 for Christmas flowers,
and $17 for candles.
Make Your Prayer Offering for Christmas
Flowers
The Divine Liturgy for the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) will be
offered for the intentions of those who make an offering to help pay for our
Christmas flowers. Please use the
envelope enclosed with this bulletin to make your offering. Write the names of the living and the
departed for whom you want us to pray.
Enclose your offering and write “Christmas Flowers” on the envelope, and
place it in the collection basket.
Enjoy NAMY’s Meatless Spaghetti Lunch Today
After Liturgy today, take a break from Christmas cooking and other
preparations and enjoy a meatless spaghetti lunch prepared and served by St
Joseph’s NAMY. The menu will feature
pasta and sauce, salad, and garlic bread, with a drink. No set price—just donate whatever amount you
think is right. Thanks for your generous
support.
Schedule of Christmas Services
The Great Feast of the Nativity of the Lord is Friday 25 December. We will have services on Wednesday 23
December and Thursday 24 December, but no Liturgy will be celebrated on
Christmas Day.
¯ Wednesday 23 December at 1
pm—The Royal Hours of Christmas. Psalms,
prayers, and Scripture readings.
¯ Thursday 24 December at 6
pm—Vespers-Divine Liturgy of the Nativity.
(Our only Christmas
Liturgy.)
Fr James Will Take His After-Christmas
Vacation
In accordance with the regulations of our Diocese, Fr James will be away
from 28 Dec. through 8 January. In his
absence, Fr Elie Eid from St Michael’s parish in Plymouth will serve the Divine
Liturgy on Saturday 2 January at 5 pm, and our celebration of the Great Feast
of Theophany will be moved to Sunday 10 January, with the Great Blessing of
Water at the end of Orthros. House
blessings will begin on 10 January.
Divine Liturgy Will Move to Saturday 2
January
Fr Elie Eid from St Michael’s parish in Plymouth will serve the Divine
Liturgy on Saturday 2 January at 5 pm, while Fr James is away. There will be no services on Sunday morning 3
January.
Next Year’s
Offering Envelopes Now Available
Your offering envelopes for 2016 are now available. Your envelope number will be the same as it
was this year. Please see Cassie
Larrieux in the parish hall after the Liturgy to pick up your box of envelopes
for next year.
Calendars for 2016 Highlight History of Melkites in America
Our church calendars for 2016 have arrived. They will be distributed in the parish hall
after the Liturgy. Only one calendar per
household, please. If you would like to
make a donation for your calendar, it will be gratefully accepted in support of
our parish. We again thank Woody’s Mediterranean
Deli for generously sponsoring our calendars.
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Melkite Diocese
in the USA—our Golden Jubilee. In
support of the Jubilee, this year’s calendar features stories and photos from
our Melkite-Greek Catholic Church history in the USA, from the first immigrants
to the latest ordinations of three married priests.
Bishop’s
Appeal Will End Soon; You Still Have Time to Make Your Gift
As we prepare our hearts and our homes to receive the
greatest gift in human history—the Nativity of Christ our God—let us not forget
our Melkite Church through which Christ comes to our families and loved ones. Please give a special end-of-year,
tax-deductible gift to the Melkite Church to support all the vital works of our Church in America, and to help our
suffering and persecuted brothers and sisters.
Extra donation envelopes are available in the narthex. Please do not mail your contributions. Instead, give them to Fr James to mail for
you. You will save 49 cents and he will
be able to track participation by St Joseph’s parishioners. God bless you for your generosity. Last year, we did not meet our $2500 parish
goal. This year, let us be more generous
and beat that goal.
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