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SSSSTTTT. G. G. G. GEORGEEORGEEORGEEORGE CCCCHURCHHURCHHURCHHURCH OFOFOFOF PPPPRESCOTTRESCOTTRESCOTTRESCOTT (928) 777(928) 777(928) 777(928) 777----8750875087508750

Priest: Fr. John A. Peck Emeritus: Fr. William John Clark

Parish Council: Dr. George Rizk, Raymond Zogob, Kris Wells, Kally Key, Bob Hunt, Robert Frisby, Dr. Andrew Gusty, Jelena Timotijevic, Liz Winney.

Choir Director: Pres. Deborah Peck

Schedule of Services

Wed. May 11 6:30 pm Vespers

Fri. May 13 10 am Divine Liturgy

Sat. May 14 11 am Emergency Preparedness & Food Storage

for Orthodox Christians Seminar

Registration necessary!

Brethren, keep your pledge. Give generously to your home parish. Do not forget your Christian obligation to support your parish with time, talent and the treasure which God has bestowed upon you. Give in faith, reap in joy.

Gyro Booth is coming soon. Please sign up early for in-kind donations, work shifts, and general help and clean up. Remember, this is a great outreach for our parish and a chance to be visible and serve our fellow Prescottonians.

Congratulations to Fr. Bill Clark on his retirement. Unfortunately, ‘retire’ isn’t in the Bible, so Fr. Bill will continue his work here at St. George serving Christ and His people celebrating Divine Liturgy, hearing confessions of penitents, and meeting with you to answer questions and give his excellent spiritual guidance.

God grant you many, blessed years, Fr. Bill!

Sun. May 8, 2011 Tone 2

Myrrhbearers’ sundaY

Christ is Risen! Indeed, He is Risen!

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Matins Gospel: Luke 24:1-12

Resurrection Hymn - Tone 2

When Thou did submit Thyself unto death, O Thou deathless and Immortal One, then Thou did destroy hell with Thy godly power! And when Thou did raise the dead from beneath the earth, all the powers of heaven did cry aloud unto Thee, “O Christ, Thou Giver of Life, glory to Thee!”

Hymn of Great Martyr George - Tone 4

Liberator of captives, defender of the poor, physician of the sick, and champion of kings, O trophy-bearer, Great Martyr George, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved.

Hymn of the Theotokos - Tone 2

Exceedingly glorious beyond the power of thought are the mysteries, O Theotokos, For being sealed in purity and preserved in Virginity you were acknowledged to be, in very truth, the Mother who did bring forth the true God. Wherefore entreat Him to save our souls.

Prokeimenon in 2nd Tone (Ps 118)

The Lord is my strength and my song. He has become my salvation.

The Lord has chastened my sorely, but He has not given me over to death.

Epistle: Acts 5:12-20

I N THOSE DAYS, when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews because

their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. And the twelve summoned the body of the disciples and said, "it is not right that we should give up preach-ing the word of God to serve tables. Therefore, brethren, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the Word." And what they said pleased the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochoros, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaos, a proselyte of Antioch. These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands upon them. And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.+

Date Readers

5-8 Jelena Timotijevich & Bob Frisby

5-15 Bob Frisby & Virgil Aurand

5-22 Virgil Aurand & Mike Winney

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Alleluia in the 2nd Tone (Ps 20)

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

The Lord answer you in the day of trouble! The Name of the God of Jacob protect you!

Save the king, O Lord, and hear us on the day we call!

Gospel: Mark 15:43-47; 16:1-8

A T THAT TIME, Joseph of Arimat-hea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God,

took courage and went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead. And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph. And he bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid. And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother

of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; for it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed. And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here; see the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you." And they went out and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.+

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LIVINGLIVINGLIVINGLIVING: : : :

Lola Rizk, Ameliana Gusty, Japanese Orthodox Church, Samson Winters, James Peck, Samin, Chad, Aidan, Victoria, Anastasia, Basil, Cassian, Luke, and Garet Trenham, Carrie, Griffin, Nolan, Grayson, Olivia Salicos & family, Kathy Hunt, Scott & Katie Windsor, Bp. Andrei Brennan, Benjamin Peck, Gail & Vicki Brannock, Jennifer, Diane Berkholtz, Jerry Spires, Fr. Thomas Williams, Robin Hyduke, Nathan & Merilee Peck, Dan Thanos, Stephan Landis, Connie, Crystal, Tom & Kymie Bowden, James Anthony, Jim Burns, Alex, Sandy, Adrian, Melanie Schlapfer, Bill Mueller, Judy Raessler, Viola Hammerstrom, Kris Wells, Helen Vlahakis, Ovi Lungu, Bill Kountanis, Darrell and Patty Bostic, Deon Christensen and family, Helen Ko, Campbell Mackenzie, Betty Dudney, Will Degenhart & family, Stephen & Cassandra Landis, Sky Rizk, Dumitri Popita, Susan Hill, Tanya, Darlene, Glenn, Fr. Hans & Susan Jacobse, Fr. Bill Clark, Steve Brooks, Tom & Geris Kourkoumelis, Kristi Thanos, Philip Winney, Lindsay, George Peter Rizk, Barbara Wright, Marnie Butts, Luke Glen, Charity Books, the Borza family, Elizabeth, Seraphima, Macrina, Mary, Silas, Susana, Robert, Kayla, Briana, Joel, Kelsey, Shaun, Theresa, Chris’ 2 grandmothers, Ray-mond Zogob’s father, Diane Robertson, Kathy & Chris Hough.

DEPARTED: DEPARTED: DEPARTED: DEPARTED: Thomas Lindberg, Boyd Jackson, Irene Teneralli, Julianne Windsor, Allan Fairbanks, Robert Dery, George Nassimos, George Komashko, Archpriest Antony Vladimir, Lambrini, Dominic Teneralli Sr., Dominic Teneralli Jr., Rose Bachmann, Janine, George Hicha, Lola Christie, Jackie Pelkey, Helen Shugrue, Eugenia, Elizabeth Higbee, Janet Maissen, Nat, Amanda, James, Abp Job, Abp Anthony, Don, Anastasia Jones, Jack Christensen, Ethel Hunt, Child Nicholas, John, Delores, Lydia (Letitia) Preda, Fr. Gabriel Cooke, Richard & Larry Peck, Chuck, Lisa Covington, Andrew Lubnick, Dennis Kontonis, Julia Sedon, Ariel Borza, Michael Hicha, Tom Pallad, Peter Rizk; Demos Vlahakis; Rhonda Dawson; Nicholas, Peter, Kay, Shirley, George Cosma-kos, Andrew Degenhart, Annuncio Aaflaq; Bishop Innocent (Gula); Fr. Michael St. Andrew.

Parish Prayer List

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Visitors We are happy that you joined us today, and we want you to know the following;

• Visitors and children are always welcome at all of our worship services.

• You won't be asked to do anything that would make you uncomfortable.

• We don't expect visitors to contribute anything to the financial support of our parish.

• Our children worship with us, and we love having them here.

If you are an Orthodox Christian, please introduce yourself to Fr. John before the service begins, so that, if possible, you may receive the Holy Mysteries of our Lord Jesus Christ.

If you are not an Orthodox Christian, we invite you to partake of the blessed bread distributed at the end of the service, to fill out a “Welcome” card (available in the Narthex), and to join us after the service for some hospitality!

The Church commemorates the Holy Apostle John the Theologian on this day because of the annual pilgrimage to his grave. When St John was more than one hun-dred years old, he took seven of his disci-ples and went to a spot outside the city of Ephesus. There he told them to dig a grave in the form of a cross. Then he climbed into the grave and told his disci-ples to cover him with earth. Later, the grave was opened and the saint's body was not there. Each year on May 8 a red dust would arise from the grave which the faithful collected in order to be healed of their illnesses. It is known as “St. John’s Manna.” St John's main Feast is on September 26.

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Gyro Booth

June is a month away!

Sign up now for our semi-annual Gyro Booth outreach. This is an important outreach for

our parish, and a great chance to meet and serve the residents and visitors of the

Prescott/Tri-City area.

In order to make the Gyro Booth more successful, we are once again asking for sponsor-

ship of the principle items we need.

For those willing to make an in-kind donation to reduce our expenses for the Gyro

Booth, the list of items is on the bulletin board. Please be generous!

You can sign up for your shift at the Gyro Booth today (please don’t ‘wait to see’ who

signs up when).

Sign up today!

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Emergency Preparedness &

Food Storage For Orthodox Christians

Saturday May 14th at 11 am.

Do you have emergency supplies set aside in case there’s a disaster? Does your family have an emergency plan? For many people, planning for an emergency or disaster isn’t a priority.

For years now, the IOCC (International Orthodox Christian Charities) has recommended that Americans, wherever they live, should make preparations for unexpected natural disasters or serious civil unrest, or terrorist attacks, which can make getting food, water, medicines and other necessary supplies almost impossible for almost everyone.

Shea Bragg will be teaching a class in practical food storage for members of the Orthodox Church in Yavapai County. She will show you how to squeeze the most from your food dol-lar for the long-term. From beginner to expert, Shea’s presentation will offer something for everyone.

Dan Pilgrim, certified NRA instructor, will be offering information on personal home bags and prudent home defense.

Come and see what is useful, what is helpful and what is absolutely necessary for your food storage in case of emergencies, natural disasters, wildfires, civil unrest or terrorist attacks – all of which can easily make food more expensive or unavailable. Shea has years of experi-ence in this area, and will share her knowledge and answer all your questions.

Contact Shea Bragg or Fr. John at (928) 777-8750 for more information or to register.