Sunday of the Pharisee and PublicanAfter-feast of Presentation (Meeting) of Christ

Martyr Agatha of Sicily; Polyeuktos, patriarch of Constantinople; New-martyr Anthony of Athens; Venerable Theodosios of Scopelos; repose of Theodosios, archbishop of Chernigov

V. Rev. Fr. Dr. Christopher Salamy, PastorRev. Fr. Mansour Azar, Assistant Pastor

V. Rev. Fr. Elias Ziton, EmeritusGreg Abdalah, Youth Pastor

Rev. Dn. Raphael Abrahams • Rev. Dn. Serafim Grove • Rev. Dn. Basil Ritchie

ST. GEORGE ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

A Parish of the Diocese of Los Angeles and the West of The Antiochian Archdiocese of New York and North America

4530 E. Gold Dust Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85028 • Office 602.953.1921www.stgeorgeaz.org • office@stgeorgeaz.org

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WHY: Society is harshly divided. We struggle with broken morality, health, jobs, relationships, and ultimately, death. The world becomes our battlefield.

Society teaches us to combat these fears through self-focus and political-correctness. This perpetuates brokenness, fear, anger, and loneliness. The battle intensifies. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ shows us a different Way. At St. George we call that The Way of the Warrior Saint.

HOW: St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church trains Warrior Saints to follow Christ’s Way. Here’s how we do that: We teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ so that we become educated, strong, and independent leaders. We build a solid community, so that our lives are enriched through worship and fellowship. And we serve others, so that we are empowered to be selfless and outward looking.

WHAT: Here’s what we do: Engaging and relevant bible studies, powerful worship and fellowship, and opportunities to minister to those in need.

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Diocese of Los Angeles and the West Parish Life Conference, hosted by St. Michael Antiochian Orthodox Church of Van Nuys, CA

invites you and your family to the 2017 Parish Life Conference, July 5-9, 2017 at the Los Angeles Airport (LAX) Marriott.

Rooms available at the group rate of $139.00 per night.

For more information on the PLC visit the PLC website: www.laplc.org, where you can make your hotel reservation, register for events,

make a contribution for the Souvenir Journal, and view the PLC Schedule to name a few items.

If you have any questions, please email us: laplc@antiochianevents.com.

In Christ,2017 Diocese of Los Angeles PLC Committee

ST. JOAN OF ARC PRESCHOOLOPEN REGISTRATION

2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR

St. Joan of Arc Preschool would like to extend an invitation to all parishioners

to visit with our exceptional staff, tour our campus/classrooms/atrium, and see why our low student/teacher ratio guarantees that your child will develop the self-esteem necessary to

ensure a lifetime love of learning, as well as a love of our Lord. Our classes are

open to all children from 3 -5 years of age (must be potty trained.) Qualifying SJA

parishioners are given a priority in obtaining our Quality First scholarships

so please do not hesitate to register now for our upcoming school year! Please call Debbie at (602)867-9179

if you have any questions.

Please complete the information below and return the form to the church office. We will call you to schedule an appointment with one of our Priests. Check one or more for the most convenient day and time.

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Apolytikion of the Presentation of Christ (Tone 1)

Resurrectional Apolytikion (Tone 8)

Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos, full of grace, for from thee arose the Sun of Justice, Christ our God, lighting those who are in darkness. Rejoice and be glad, O righteous

old man, carrying in thine arms the Deliverer of our souls, Who granteth us Resurrection.

From the heights Thou didst descend, O compassionate One, and Thou didst submit to the three- day burial, that Thou might deliver us from passion; Thou art our life and our Resurrection, O Lord, glory to Thee.

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Kontakion of the Presentation of Christ (Tone 1)Thou Who didst sanctify the Virgin’s womb by Thy birth, and didst bless Symeon’s hands as was meet,

by anticipation hast even now saved us, O Christ God. But grant peace in the midst of wars unto Thy commonwealth and strengthen the hierarchs whom Thou hast loved, O only Friend of man.

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Apolytikion of St. George (Tone 4)As deliverer of captives and defender of the poor, healer of the infirm, champion of kings, victorious Great Martyr George intercede with Christ our God for our souls’ salvation.

2017 House BlessingFELLOWSHIP HOUR

SPONSORSHIPS NEEDED

Call Kelly Resleyat 602.399.3720

to find out how easy it is to sponsor

Fellowship Hour.

Camp St. Nicholas CampaignYou have a just a few weeks left to contribute to the Camp St. Nicholas Legacy Campaign! Members of the Diocese have received the blessing from Metropolitan Joseph to come together to raise funds for immediate repairs which are needed at our camp facility. Any donation is welcome, and brings membership in the "Camp Legacy Committee" which will be hosting future fellowship events. The goal for the fundraising campaign is $30,000. Contributions are tax deductible and can be made easily online by visiting: https://www.gofundme.com/Campsaintnicholas Or by sending a check to: Umpqua Bank, Attention: Concetta Smarius, 700 N. Central, Suite 150, Glendale, CA 91203. Checks should be made to: "St. Nicholas Cathedral Camp Repairs." For any questions, please contact Sonia Tower at 212-308-3696.

Congratulations and God’s blessings to Sam Goodwin and Aliaa Alhaddad on the Churching of their son, Jude. May God grant him many years.

Saleem Sayegh offers a 40-day Trisagion in loving memory of his aunt Leila Ammari. May her memory be eternal. In memory of Katrina, Ayed, Helena, Saleem, Nayef, Layya, Ibrahim, Yaccoub, Badeeaa, Faisal, Martha, Linda, Jamal, Tania, Fareedeh, Charlie, Sluiman, Ziad and Asmahan. May their memory be eternal. For the health and salvation of Giana, Rod, Jacob, Nayef, Saleem and Abeer. May God grant them many years.

Laila Sayegh and family offer Holy Bread in loving memory of Yacub, Hanna, Sida, Bishara, Ibriham, Saliba, Mariam, Raya, Martin, Sultan, Khoulud, Yacub, Badeah, George, Ayoub, Wedad, Issa, Musa and Moheb. May their memory be eternal. For the good health of Suheel, Marlene, Samir, Nicholas, Vanessa, Laila, Musa, Issa, Sandi and Johnny. May God grant them many years.

The Saigh family offers a 9-day Trisagion for the newly departed Amanda Johnson. May her memory be eternal. For the health of Dino, Caraline, Abigail, Matthew and the Johnson and Saigh families. May God grant them many years.

Raoud and Souheil Alhaddad offer Holy Bread for the health of Jude, his parents, the family of Alhaddad, Alhaj, and Alkallass. May God grant them many years.

Liturgical Offerings...

To include an oblation in the bulletin, text must be submitted to Tricia Urbano Voltz at office@stgeorgeaz.org by the deadline of Wednesday at noon. All oblations received after the deadline will be included in the following Sunday’s bulletin.

Prokeimenon:Make vows to the Lord thy God, and perform them. In Judah God is known; His Name is great in Israel.

The EpistleThe Reading from the Second Epistle of St. Paul to St. Timothy. (3:10-15)

Timothy my son, you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions, and my sufferings;

and what befell me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra. What persecutions I endured; yet from them all, the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in

Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed,

knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

The GospelThe Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (18:10-14)The Lord spoke this parable: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank Thee that I am not like other men, extortionists, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to Heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

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LIVING: Rosie

Those to Remember in Prayer

Shaun and Nora Sayegh 2.5

George J. Haddy 2.6.11Bruce Florence 2.9.12

Elias Ziede 2.9.84Rada Rabadi 2.10.00

Alan Horan 2.5Musa Sayegh 2.6

Noah Sweilem 2.6Eman Horan 2.7Tracy Salem 2.7

Ziad Frieh 2.8Michelene Karadsheh 2.8

Brandon Sola 2.8

Rimon Dahdal 2.9Samira Khoury 2.10

Christian Ammari 2.11Jacob Musallam 2.11

Anniversaries

Memory Eternal

Birthdays

Zataar Bake Sale is coming Sunday, February 12th, after Liturgy.

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Men’s Bible Study All men are invited to join us for Men’s Bible Study on the first Tuesday of every month at U.S. Egg on Shea Blvd. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, February 7th at 11:00am.

Commitment CardsThank you to everyone that has completed a Commitment Card. If you haven’t done so already, please return your card to any member of the Stewardship Team during Fellowship Hour in The Legacy Ballroom. Cards may be returned to Salim Shleef, Eddie Khoury or Steve Feldman.

Are you current? Warrior Saints, we would like you to be current and up to date in our system. If you moved or welcomed a new member to the family then we want to know. Log on to CCB at https://stgeorgephx.ccbchurch.com/login.php to update your account.