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May 5, 2019

SUNDAY OF ST. THOMASSUNDAY OF ST. THOMASSUNDAY OF ST. THOMASSUNDAY OF ST. THOMAS

(NEW SUNDAY) (NEW SUNDAY) (NEW SUNDAY) (NEW SUNDAY)

CHRIST IS RISEN! AL MASIH QAM!

INDEED HE IS RISEN! HAKAN QAM!

WHO IS ST. THOMAS?

TTTT he Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas was born in the Galileian city of Pansada and was a fisherman. Hearing the good tidings of Jesus Christ, he left all and followed after Him. The Apostle Thomas is included in the number of the Holy Twelve Apostles of the Saviour. According to Holy Scripture, the Holy Apostle Thomas did not believe the reports of the other disciples about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ: “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe” (Jn 20:25).On the eighth day after the Resurrection, the Lord appeared to the Apostle Thomas and showed him His wounds. “My Lord and my God,” the Apostle cried out (Jn 20:28). “Thomas, being once weaker in faith than the other apostles,” says St. John Chrysostom, “toiled through the grace of God more bravely, more zealously and tirelessly than them all, so that he went preaching over nearly all the earth, not fearing to proclaim the Word of God to savage nations.” According to Church Tradition, the Holy Apostle Thomas founded Christian churches in Palestine, Mesopotamia, Parthia, Ethiopia and India. Preaching the Gospel earned him a martyr’s death. For having converted the wife and son of the governor of the Indian city of Meliapur [Melipur], the holy apostle was locked up in prison, suffered tortured, and finally, pierced with five spears, he departed to the Lord. Part of the relics of the Holy Apostle Thomas are in India, in Hunga-ry and on Mt. Athos. The name of the Apostle Thomas is associated with the Arabian (or Arapet) Icon of the Mother of God (September 6).

May 5, 2019

Issue 675

�18100 Merriman Road � Livonia, Michigan 48152 � www.saintmarylivonia.com � Office: (734)-422-0010 �

Sunday Services

Confession: 8:30AM

Matins: 9:00AM

Divine Liturgy: 10:00AM

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and Banquet Center

(734) 421-9220

Daily Confession by Appointment - Call the Church Office

“And the disciples were first called

Christians in Antioch.” Acts 11:26

The Antiochian Orthodox

Basilica of St. Mary

Fr. George Shalhoub - Pastor Fr. Jim King - Pastor of Youth & Pastoral Outreach Programs Archdeacon Issa Rizkallah

313-690-2030

Deacon Dr. Dennis Bojrab Deacon Samer Hanna

Elie Akel - Parish Council Chairman

Linda Lawson - Choir Director Stacey Badeen - Church Administrator Sonya Kassis - Parish Ministries Coordinator Bill Lawson - Olive Awad

Administrative Assistants Richard Shebib/Sami Azzouz - Ushers Dr. Tom Saba - Young Adults- St. John Divine

Joanne Kharsa - Ladies Society President Serena Rumman- Teen Soyo President Lina Nunu-Matta - Arabic School Abeer Samaan - Montessori School Director - 734-743-5601

Keith Rowe - Cultural Center General Manager 734-421-9220

The Light of Christ

AL-NOUR

PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY:

THE ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX BASILICA OF ST. MARY

The Antiochian Orthodox Basilica of St. Mary

THE EPISTLE

Great is our lord, and great is His strength. Praise ye the Lord, for the Lord is good!

The Reading is from the Acts of the Holy Apostles

Chapter 5:12-20

IIII n those days, many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the Apostles; and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch. None of the rest dared to join them, but the people magnified them. And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, so that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and pallets, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. The people also gathered from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed. But the chief priest rose up and all who were with him, that is, the sect of the Sadducees, and filled with jealousy they laid their hands on the Apostles and put them in the common prison. But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out and said: “Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life.”

THE GOSPEL

The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John

Chapter 20:19-31

OOOO n the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the Disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the Disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.” And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other Disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in His side, I will not believe.” Eight days later, His Disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said, “Peace be with you.” Then He said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see My hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing.” Thomas answered Him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen Me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.” Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the Disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ,

the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His Name.


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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

May 9: Ladies Society Fashion Show

May 12: Ladies Society Mother’s Day Brunch

May 19: Last Day of Church School

June 24-28: Vaca�on Church School

Good Friday and Pascha


PRAYER CORNER memorials

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

May 5th - 9 day memorial in loving

memory of father Wadie David offered

by Dr. Shukri and Dunia David and

family,


memory of Mitri Mansour offered by

his wife Marianne Mansour and family,


memory of Salwa Tannous offered by

her cousin Abeer and Salem Samaan

and family,


memory of Nahida Farhat offered by

the family,

May 19th - 6 month memorial in

loving memory of Jimmy Kazaleh

offered by his parents Johny and Nawal

Kazaleh,


loving memory of Samira Ansara

offered by the family,


loving memory of Issa Tawfiq Qassis

offered by the family,

Thank You

“A Vigil Light is Burning”

In Loving Devotion

FFFF or The Health and Well Being Of:

Micheal George, Ghattas Faklhouri and

family,

IIII n Loving 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 May, in loving memory

of:

Mike Bsharah

Bsharah family members

Corey family members

Adil Ghannam

Easa Ghannam

Mufid Harb

Fahdah Kakish

Lydia Kakish

Salema Kakish

Abla Kakish Khzouz

Jimmy Kazaleh

Jack and Helen Mansur

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,

Frederick Abiaad, Suzie Oudeh

Ayoob, Eva Nicole Sessine, Maddie,

Laila Hassan, George Khamis, Elia

Boji, Nidal Shukeireh, Mary Tawfiq

Qassis, Diana Kandah,

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 Jack and

Helen Mansour offered by their

children Jeannell Mansur and Charlene

and Jim Baringhaus,

$200-For the health and well being of

Walid Matta offered by his mother

Violette Matta,

$200-For the health and well being of

Mona Karadshi offered by her mother

Nadia Karadshi,

$200-In loving memory of husband

Adil Ghannam and son Easa Ghannam

offered by Laurice Ghannam,

$1100-In loving memory of Louis

Heidmous offered by family and

friends,

Condolences

T he clergy and

parishioners at the Basilica of St.

Mary extend their deepest sympathy

to wife Naimeh Kassis, children

Buthayna (Zeiad) Tuemiah, Dr.

Shukri (Dunia) David, Haydar (Ilham)

David, Haytham (Lorna) David, the

grandchildren, siblings Nabil and

Noha, the families of his late siblings

Michael, Jaleel, Jameela, Nabiha,

Badiya and the entire David family on

the passing of Wadie David.

T he clergy and

parishioners at the Basilica of St.

Mary extend their deepest sympathy

to Mrs. Farideh (Dr. Elie)Khoury,

Drs. Nabil and Mona Khoury,

Drs.Erik and Dina Hanby and the

entire family on the passing of their

brother/uncle Ghassan Mikhail Saba.

May their memories be eternal.

OUR NEW ARRIVALS

CCCC ongratulations and best

wishes to Dr. Tarik and Amanda

Ali on the birth of their baby boy,

Mason Tarik. Proud grandparents

are Eddie and Amal Ayyash and

Alex and Gina Ali and proud great

grandparents Samir and Diana

Freij.

May God bless parents,

grandparents and child.

CHRIST IS RISEN,

INDEED HE IS RISEN!

AL MASIH QAM!

HAKAN QAM!

OUR NEW ARRIVALS

CCCC ongratulations and best

wishes to Nicholas and Rebecca

Holwey on the birth of their baby boy,

Maximus Gabriel. Proud grandparents

are Christopher Holwey, Charissa

Holwey and Jerry Sorenson.

May God bless parents,

grandparents and child.


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SAVE THE DATE!!

St. Mary’s Annual

Fun Fest

May, 30-31, June 1-2, 2019

Volunteers are needed.

Please contact Freddy Sackllah at 248-348-5555

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We ask all High School and College Graduates to send us their names, parent’s

names, school name, degree and a photo to the church office ([email protected]),

as soon as possible, to be placed in our Recognition Sunday Commemorative Book.

The deadline is May 15th.

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