November 30, 2014

The Enthronement of His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH In the presence of His Beatitude YOUHANNA X

The Enthronement of His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH and related events will take place during the weekend of December 5 through December 7, 2014, at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Brooklyn, New York. The actual enthronement will take place in conjunction with a Prayer of Thanksgiving on Saturday, December 6th. We will be greatly blessed by the presence of His Beatitude YOUHANNA X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, who will preside during this weekend.

Friday, December 5th:

6:30pm Great Vespers with Artoklasia for the Feast of St. Nicholas

Saturday, December 6th:

9:00am Orthros

10:00am Divine Liturgy for the Feast of St. Nicholas, Patron Saint of the Mother Cathedral

4:30pm Prayer of Thanksgiving and Enthronement of Metropolitan Joseph.

7:00pm Reception at the Brooklyn Marriott

8:00pm Gala Banquet at the Brooklyn Marriott

Sunday, December 7th:

9:15am Orthros

10:30am Patriarchal Divine Liturgy

FATHER GEORGE H. SHALHOUB 248-374-0591 November 30, 2014

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THE EPISTLE

His voice has gone out into all the earth. The heavens declare the glory of God.

The Reading is from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians

Chapter 4:9-16

BBBB rethren, 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 off-scouring 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.

THE GOSPEL

The Reading is from the Holy Gospel according to St. John Chapter 1:35-51

AAAA t that time John was standing with two of his disciples; and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, “What do you seek?” And they said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where art Thou staying?” He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where He was staying; and they stayed with Him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first found his brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ). He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, “So you are Simon the son of Jonah? You shall be called Cephas” (which means Peter). The next day, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And He found Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.” Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathaniel, and said to him, “We have found Him of Whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” Nathaniel said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!” Nathaniel said to Him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” Nathaniel answered Him, “Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God! Thou art the King of Israel!” Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these.” And He said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.”

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PRAYER CORNER memorials

IIII am the Resurrection and the Life. He who believes in Me shall never die.” (John 11:25)

Nov. 30th - 40 day memorial in loving memory of George Chehade Saba offered by his wife Janice Saba and family, Dec. 7th - 6 month memorial in loving memory of Sam Rizkallah offered by parents Jamileh and the late Yousif Rizkallah, his wife, brothers, sister and family, Dec. 14th - 6 month memorial in loving memory of Georgette Tams offered by her husband Fuad Tams and family, Dec. 14th - 1 year memorial in loving memory of Suheil Ajluni offered by his wife Catherine Ajluni and family, Dec. 21st - 1 year memorial in loving memory of mother Badia Hassan offered by Anton and Laila Hassan and family,

Thank You

“A Vigil Light is Burning” In Loving Devotion

FFFF or The Health and Well Being Of: Becky Najjar, Samer Dona

and family,

IIII n Memory Of: Joseph Michael Mouaikel, George Abodeely, Nawal Fakhouri,

HOLY BREAD OF OBLATION

HHHH oly Bread of Oblation is offered by the families, for the month of November, in loving memory of:

Albert Abdelnour Mary Azrak

Trevor Daunt Yusuf I. Hanania

Azeezeh Harb Jad Harb

Julia Zanayed Harb Janine Kashou

William Khoury Shawky Mousa

Nadia Nseir Salem and Fadwa Qaqish

Musa Rabah

HHHH oly Bread of Oblation is offered by the families, for the month of November, for the health and well being of:

Our family and friends named Andrew in honor of their Feast day

Nabeeh and Hilda Beshara

Mathew Beshara Deanna van Gestel Suzanne Karibian

Julie Kashou and families Noel, Patricia, Sharon, Elizabeth, Michelle and

their families

LLLL ord, You are the physician of our souls and body. We pray You grant the following parishioners good health and blessings: Metropolitan PAUL Yazigi, Archbishop Youhanna Ibrahim, Nakhleh Tawfic Ansara, Victor, George, Nadia, Becky, Vivian Gabriel,

TTTT he following parishioners and friends of the Basilica of St.

Mary have given special donations to the Church in the past few weeks: $100-In loving memory of parents Sami and Asma Harb offered by Samia Harb and Hanan and Husam Ajluni, $100-In loving memory of Philip Holwey offered by his wife Yvonne Holwey, $160-In loving memory of Souad Chanbour Kahwaji offered by her sister Josephine Kadado, $500-For the health and well being of newly baptized Chloe Crystal Khalife offered by grandparents Souheil and Nouhad Khalife,

Condolences

OUR NEW ARRIVALS

CCCC ongratulations and best wishes to Marco and Noel Issac on the birth of their baby boy, Luca Marco. Proud grandparents are Samir and Maryann Leon and Ghada and Esber Issac.

May God bless parents, grandparents and child.

TTTT he clergy and parishioners at the Basilica of St. Mary extend their deepest sympathy to Sharon (Bob), Jerry (Katie), Steve, the grandchildren and the entire Gabriel family on the passing of their beloved father, William Gabriel.

TTTT he clergy and Parishioners at the Basilica of St. Mary extend their deepest sympathy to Dr. Khalil Nahra on the passing of his beloved brother Samir Salim Nahra in Beirut, Lebanon. May their memories be eternal.

Senior Heritage Fellowship

Due to the Christmas holiday, the Senior Heritage invites you to join them a week earlier on Thursday, December 18th.

10:00am - Church Service with Fr. Jim

11:15 am - Lunch Menu: Fish, potatoes, coleslaw

Dessert - Shabia (Arabic Sweets)

See you on Thursday, December 18th!!

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Please visit www.saintmarylivonia.com for details about events and activities happening at the Basilica of Saint Mary. If you have any questions regarding Youth and Outreach Events,

please contact Fr. Jim or Ms. Christina Stavros at (734) 422-0010.

HAPPENINGS

@ the Basilica of Saint Mary ……………………………………………“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. “

- Hebrews 12:1-2

+ Making the Most of the Nativity Fast : A Visit from a Very Special Woman + This week, Mother Macrina of Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction (near Jackson), Michigan was with us. She delivered two sessions on the Nativity Fast —describing how the fast brings spiritual depth to our celebration of the birth of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ in the midst of a world where many who celebrate Christmas do not know why and we are bombarded by so many distractions. In the second session of the morning, she explained how the Church fasts in preparation to receive Christ, using pregnancy as an illustration: “Some of

you have been pregnant in life … and when you were pregnant you lived differently, didn’t you? You ate

differently, you walked differently, you watched what you did, you were careful about what you saw and what

you heard. The point is—you didn’t want to do anything that might cause the baby to miscarry. Because all of

the sudden it wasn’t just about you. It was about who you were carrying in your womb...Likewise, we want to carry Christ in us.“ She explained that the Nativity Fast allows us to clear out the clutter of our souls and carefully, intentionally make a space for Christ to be born in us . In a world of instant gratification, greed, and power, she admonished us to “be tempted to do good’ and that fasting teaches a Christian to practice patience, to endure, to wait for the fulfillment of God’s good will—which is Christ being born into the world in order to save us from all that would hinder us from a relationship of deep communion with Him.

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The Antiochian Orthodox Basilica of St. Mary FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY

TTTT he Basilica of St. Mary is looking for donations of turkeys, canned goods or non perishable food to help the needy. Please call the church office

@734-422-0010 for additional information. This Thanksgiving Season, we are so thankful to God and for all the blessings that He has given us. If you wish to help a family in need, kindly include a $25 check per family, in your weekly envelope, payable to St. Mary’s, earmarked Food for the Needy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHRISTMAS PLANTS

IIII n order to decorate our Church with Poinsettias for the Christmas Season, we kindly ask that you respond by completing the form below and enclose it in your weekly giving envelopes or by placing

it in the collection basket on Sunday.

Name: ______________________________________Amount:_____________ In memory of: _________________________________________________________ Health and well being of:_________________________________________________