81st Street and Ridge Boulevard Website: www.smaoc.org
Brooklyn, NY 11209 Church Office: (718) 238-8008
Email: churchsecretary@smaoc.org Rectory: (718) 745-8481
His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH
Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of all North America
Very Rev. Fr. Michael Ellias, Pastor Rev. Deacon Farid Farkouh
Email: pastor@smaoc.org farkouhfarid@gmail.com
Sunday, August 21, 2022
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Tone 1 and Eothinon 10
After-Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos
Today’s Hymns and Readings
Apolytikion of the Resurrection – Tone 1
The stone being sealed by the Jews, and thy pure body being guarded by the soldiers, thou didst rise on the third day, O Saviour, granting life to the world. Wherefore, the heavenly powers acclaimed thee, O Giver of life, crying, glory to thy Resurrection, O Christ! Glory to thy kingdom! Glory to thy gracious providence, O thou only Lover of mankind.
Apolytikion of the Dormition of the Theotokos – Tone 1
In thy birth-giving, O Theotokos, thou didst keep and preserve virginity; and in thy falling-asleep thou hast not forsaken the world; for living thou wast translated, being the Mother of Life. Wherefore, by thine intercessions, deliver our souls from death.
Apolytikion of the Nativity of the Theotokos – Tone 4
Thy nativity, O Theotokos, hath proclaimed joy to the whole universe. For from thee did shine forth the Sun of justice, Christ our God, annulling the curse, and bestowing the blessing, abolishing death and granting us life everlasting.
Kontakion of the Dormition of the Theotokos – Tone 2
Verily, the Theotokos, who is ever watchful in intercessions, who is never rejected, neither tomb nor death could control. But being the Mother of Life, he who dwelt in her ever-virgin womb did translate her to life.
Epistle – I Corinthians 4:9-16 (Tenth Sunday after Pentecost)
Prokeimenon. Psalm 32.22,1. Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us.
Verse. Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous.
BRETHREN, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all things.
I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me.
Gospel – Matthew 17:14-23 (Tenth Sunday after Pentecost)
AT THAT TIME, a man came up to Jesus and kneeling before him said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him.” And Jesus answered, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.” And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” Jesus said to them, “Because you have no faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith, even as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. This kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting.”
As they were traveling together through Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him and he will rise on the third day.”
Next week’s homework: I Corinthians 4:9-16 (Tenth Sunday after Pentecost)
Matthew 17:14-23 (Tenth Sunday of Mathew)
POST-COMMUNION PRAYERS – At the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy, a reader will read the Post-Communion Prayers of Thanksgiving. Please reverently hear these prayers before beginning to “chat.”
HOLY BREAD – James Harris and Family offer the Holy Bread of Oblation for the month of August in loving memory of the handmaiden of God Barbara Ann Harris. Memory eternal! Additional donors are welcome for August and succeeding months. We ask for a donation of $50/week.
PLEASE MAKE SURE all cell phones and electronic devices are turned off in church or at home.
AUGUST 21, 2022 – TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
We are pleased to welcome you to worship with us today. Please note that only Orthodox Christians who have prepared themselves with prayer, fasting and a recent confession may approach to receive Holy Communion. Everyone is welcome to receive the blessing and partake of the blessed bread at the dismissal. Please introduce yourself to our pastor during the coffee hour and ask him about membership in the Orthodox Church.
Mission Statement - The mission of St. Mary’s Antiochian Orthodox Church of Brooklyn, NY, is to love and worship God through participation in the liturgical life of the Church, and to live and teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We carry out this mission through education, outreach, fellowship, and works of mercy with love for each other, our neighbors, and our diverse world.
TODAY, AUGUST 21 - We pray for the repose of the souls of the servants of God Nassif K. Arida, Raphael Arida, Laurice and Zakieh Deeb, Dr. Antoine Fernaine, Michael Gehshan, Baheeya Jabara, Dr. Gabriel Jureidini, Irene Karkenny, Judith Kassatly, William Nafash, Rose Marie Sabah, Louise B. Savarese, Gladys Senior, and George Zarr. Memory eternal!
The children of Nassif K. Arida offer Prayers of Oblation for the repose of their beloved father on the 40th anniversary of his repose. Memory eternal!
Sandra and Robert Coogan offer Prayers of Oblation for the repose of the soul of Sandra’s mother, the handmaiden of God Louise B. Savarese. Memory eternal!
The Deeb Family offers Prayers of Oblation for the repose of the souls of the servants of God Laurice and Alex Deeb, Mary and Nadim Antaky, and Zakieh and Emile Deeb. Memory eternal!
May Fernaine will offer Prayers of Oblation for the repose of the soul of her beloved husband, Dr. Antoine Fernaine. Memory eternal!
Marie Zarr and Family offer Prayers of Oblation for the repose of the soul the servant of God George S. Zarr, Sr., a most beloved husband and father. Memory eternal!
NEXT SUNDAY, AUGUST 28 – We will pray for the repose of the souls of the servants of God Helen Allison, Khouryee Alice Kerbaway Dalack, Linda S. Fauty, and Watfa Richel. Memory eternal!
COFFEE HOUR – In August the parish will host simplified Coffee Hours following the Divine Liturgy. In the future we will be seeking volunteers to help with preparation and clean up.
FOR THE INFIRM - Please remember our ailing brethren in your daily intercessions, especially, remember our ailing brethren in your daily intercessions, especially, Khalil Eid (Hamilton Park), Robert Forcina (Ditmas Park Rehab), Nicholas Massab (NYU Lutheran), Theodore Sadaka (NYU Rusk), Rouda Abboud, Albert Absey, Yvonne Allawh, Claudette Budai, John Eyd, Diana Finger, Mary Ganim, Denise McBride, Alfred Nahas, Renee Setteducato, Jim Thompson (NJ), George Trisciuzzi, Dr. Samir Zamaria (MD), and Rose Zrake (at home).
MEMORY ETERNAL! - We are saddened to announce that the servant of God Gabriel Golam departed this life on Monday in the hope of the Resurrection. His funeral was from St. Mary’s Church on Friday. We extend our sympathies to his daughter, Laura Noury and her family. Memory eternal!
BACKPACK PROJECT – Teen SOYO will once again volunteer to assemble 48 backpacks for underprivileged students in District 20 of the NYC Department of Education in cooperation with FOCUS. Please see the list of items to go into the backpacks on the flyer in this week’s bulletins. We ask our supporters to purchase the items and to bring them to church, or make a donation of $30 (payable to St. Mary’s Church earmarked “backpacks”), and we will shop, so that we can assemble the backpacks and deliver them to the school before the beginning of the academic year. The Teens thank you for supporting their community outreach project!
SAINTS AND SINNERS GOLF AND TENNIS OUTING – The invitations for this year’s Saints and Sinners Golf and Tennis Outing on Monday, September 19, at the Hempstead Golf and Country Club have gone out. This year we will honor Dr. Alice Farkhouh with our Lifetime Achievement Award, and we will remember Dina and George Moore with the Victor J. Samra, Jr. Memorial Award. The deadline for the journal will be August 31. Please see Daria Mayrose for more information.
ARABIC FOR STUDENTS - The Classical Learning Resource Center (CLRC) announces that registration is open for its Arabic class, which is designed to meet the needs of students in elementary, middle, or high school. CLRC's “Arabic for All Ages” is structured to assist students in every grade, even those without prior exposure to the modern Arabic language. Students learn to write the Arabic alphabet, to form letters into words, and then to form sentences using demonstrative, interrogative, and personal pronouns. Adverbs and basic descriptive vocabulary are also covered. For more information, go to https://www.clrconline.com.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Sunday, August 21 Frank Albishara Baptism, 1:00 PM
Wednesday, September 7 Vesperal Divine Liturgy, 7:00 PM
Thursday, September 8 Nativity of the Theotokos
Sunday, September 11 St. Mary’s Feast Day Celebration
Monday, September 19 Saints and Sinners Golf and Tennis Outing
Friday, September 30 Fall Hafli
Saturday, October 1 Church School Sidewalk Sale
Saturday, October 15 Bay Ridge Eats for a Cause
All services will be live streamed via twitch.tv/smaoc.
FROM THE FATHERS – “Imagine two ladders: one leading upward to Heaven while the other, down toward hell, and you are standing on the ground between them. Do not think and do not say how can you fly up from earth and find yourself in Heaven, ie., on top of the ladder. Just beware of going down by committing evil. Try to rise little by little, doing any good which comes along. Your every good deed will be a step upwards. Thus, rising from one level to another – with God’s help – you will eventually reach the top of the ladder.”
- St. Dorotheus of Gaza
A Parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America