Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

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1 Saint Theresa Maronite Church 343 North Main Street / PO Box 2567 Brockton, MA Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Abouna Joseph Daiif, Pastor Rectory / Fax sonsdaughters@comcast.net Website: sttheresabrockton.org Feb. 2-3, 2019 Issue No. 5 JESUS SAID TO HER, I AM HE, THE ONE WHO IS SPEAKING TO YOU. JOHN 4:26

2 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Sat. Feb. 4:00 PM Liturgy Celebrated for: +All living and deceased members of the Asack families as requested by Madeline Asack and family Sun. Feb. 10:30 AM Liturgy Celebrated for: 1 Year Memorial for +Samir Chaiban as requested by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sayah and family Feast of St. Maron Sat. Feb. 4:00 PM Liturgy Celebrated for: +Intention of the celebrant Sunday of the Priests Sun. Feb. 10:30 AM Liturgy Celebrated for: +Msgr s. Bolus Mareb, Louis Zouain, Louis Khalil, John Trad, Rev. Adel Abou-Hanna and Rev. Christopher Henderson +Ibrahim Souaiden and +Antonios Younes as requested by Mr. and Mrs. Charbel Souaiden and family For the Month of February Bread & wine for the Holy Gifts are given to the +Paul and Trenetta Saba, son William by Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Daa boul Vigil candle for the Gospel Throne is given to the +Peter G. Asiaf, Jr. and Leo and Alice Smith, son John and Cousin Peter Smith by Maryann Asiaf Sanctuary candle for the Tabernacle is given to the +Special Intention Vigil candle for Shrine of St. Theresa is given to the +Margo Asack by a Friend Lectors Schedule Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019 English: Cauna Macary Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 English: Philip Arabic: Sola The Holy Mysteries are celebrated: Saturdays at 4:00 PM; Sundays at 10:30 AM; 7:00 PM Holydays Holy Mystery of Reconciliation: Available any time on request. Ministry to the Sick: If a parishioner is seriously ill at home or in the hospital, please call the church office to arrange for Communion or the Anointing of the Sick. Holy Mysteries of Baptism and Chrismation: Please make arrangements with the pastor at least one month in advance. Sponsors must meet particular requirements of church law; parents must consult with the pastor before inviting someone to serve as a sponsor. Holy Mystery of Crowning: Please consult with the pastor to make arrangements at least 6 months in advance of proposed date in order to avoid any difficulty in scheduling. Welcome New Parishioners: If you are new to our parish, please fill out a registration form, which may be found on the table in the lobby of the church, and return it to us, so you may be added to our mailing and list. We extend a warm welcome to you and your family to our parish family.

3 Gospel: John 4:5-7, 9-26 م ن إ ن ج يل الق د يس يوحن ا Reading: Romans 7:1-6 Do you not know brothers and sisters for I am speaking to those who know the law that the law is binding on a person only during that person s lifetime? Thus a married woman is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives; but if her husband dies, she is discharged from the law concerning the husband. Accordingly; she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man, she is not an adulteress. In the same way, my friends, you have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead in order that we may bear fruit for God. While we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death. But now we are discharged from the law, dead to that which held us captive, so that we are slaves not under the old written code but in the new life of the Spirit. ف ا ت ى إ لى م د ين ة م ن الس ام ر ة ي ق ال ل ه ا س وخ ار ع لى م ق ر ب ة م ن الا ر ض ال ت ي أ ع ط اه ا ي ع ق وب لٱب ن ه ي وس ف وف يها ن ب ع ي ع ق وب. وك ان ي س وع ق د ت ع ب م ن الم س ير ف ج ل س ع ن د الن ب ع وك ان ت الس اع ة ن ح و الظ ه ر. وج اء ت ٱم ر أ ة م ن الس ام ر ة ل ت س ت ق ي م اء فق ال ل ه ا ي س وع: «أ ع طين ي لا ش ر ب» فق ال ت ل ه ٱلم ر أ ة الس ام ري ة: «ك ي ف ت ط ل ب م ن ي أ ن ت ش ر ب وأ ن ت ي ه ود ي وأ ن ا ٱم ر أ ة س ام ر ي ة». ق ال ت هذ ا لا ن الي ه ود لا ي خ ال ط ون الس ام ري ين. أ ج اب ي س وع وق ال ل ه ا: «ل و ك ن ت ت ع ر ف ين ع ط ي ة االله وم ن الق اي ل ل ك : أ ع طين ي لا ش ر ب ل ط ل ب ت أ ن ت م ن ه ف ا ع ط اك م اء ح ي ا». ق ال ت ل ه الم ر أ ة: «ي ا س ي د لا د ل و م ع ك والب ي ر ع م يق ة ف م ن أ ي ن ل ك الم اء الح ي ه ل أ ن ت ه و أ ع ظ م م ن أ ب ين ا ي ع ق وب ال ذي أ ع ط ان ا هذ ه الب ي ر وم ن ه ا ش ر ب وب ن وه وم اش ي ت ه». أ ج اب ي س وع وق ال ل ه ا: «ك ل م ن ي ش ر ب م ن هذ ا الم اء ي ع ط ش م ن ج د يد. أ م ا م ن ي ش ر ب م ن الم اء ال ذي أ ع ط يه أ ن ا إ ي اه ف ل ن ي ع ط ش إ لى الا ب د ب ل الم اء ال ذي أ ع ط يه إ ي اه ي ص ير فيه ن ب ع م اء ي ت ف ج ر ح ي اة أ ب د ي ة». ق ال ت ل ه الم ر أ ة: «ي ا س ي د أ ع ط ن ي هذ ا الم اء ح ت ى لا أ ع ط ش ولا أ ع ود إ لى ه ن ا لا س ت ق ي». ق ال ل ه ا: ج ك وع ود ي إ لى ه ن ا». أ ج اب ت ٱلم ر أ ة وق ال ت» إ ذ ه ب ي وٱد ع ي ز و ج ل ي. ف ق د ج ل ي». ق ال ل ه ا ي س وع: «ح س ن ا ق ل ت : لا ز و ل ه : «لا ز و ج ك. ص د ق ت ك ان ل ك خ م س ة أ ز و اج وال ذي ل ك الا ن ل ي س ه و ز و ن ب ي. آب اؤ ن ا في م ا ق ل ت». ق ال ت ل ه ٱلم ر أ ة:» ي ا س ي د أ ر ى أ ن ك س ج د وا في هذ ا الج ب ل وأ ن ت م ت ق ول ون: إ ن الم ك ان ال ذي ف يه ي ج ب الس ج ود ه و في أ ور ش ل يم». ق ال ل ه ا ي س وع: «ص د ق ين ي ي ا ٱم ر أ ة. ت ا ت ي س اع ة ف يه ا ت س ج د ون ل لا ب لا في هذ ا الج ب ل ولا في أ ور ش ل يم. أ ن ت م ت س ج د ون ل م ا لا ت ع ل م ون ون ح ن ن س ج د ل م ا ن ع ل م لا ن الخ لاص ه و م ن الي ه ود. ولك ن ت ا ت ي س اع ة وه ي الا ن ف يه ا الس اج د ون الح ق يق ي ون ي س ج د ون ل لا ب ب ٱلر وح والح ق. ف ع لى م ث ال هؤ لاء ي ريد الا ب الس اج دين ل ه. أ الله ر وح وع لى الس اج د ين ل ه أ ن ي س ج د وا ب ٱلر وح والح ق». ق ال ت ل ه ٱلم ر أ ة: «أ ن ا أ ع ل م أ ن م ش يح ا أ ي الم س يح آت وع ن د م ا ي ا ت ي ف ه و ي خ ب ر ن ا ب ك ل ش يء». ق ال ل ه ا ي س وع: «أ ن ا ه و أ ن ا الم ت ك ل م م ع ك». فصل من رسالة القديس بولس الرسول أ ي ه ا الا خ و ة إ ن ي أ ك ل م ك م كا ن اس ي ع ر ف ون الش ر يع ة: إلى أهل رومة ه ل ت ج ه ل ون أ ن الش ر يع ة تت س ل ط ع لى الا ن س ان م ا د ام ح ي ا ف ٱلم ر أ ة الم ت ز و ج ة ت ر ب ط ه ا الش ر يع ة ب ز وج ه ا م ا د ام ح ي ا ولك ن إ ذ ا م ات ز وج ه ا أ ع ت ق ت م ن الش ر يع ة ال تي ت ر ب ط ه ا ب ه. ف ا ن ص ار ت ل ر ج ل آخ ر و ز و ج ه ا ح ي ت د ع ى ز ان ي ة. وج ه ا ح ر ة م ن الش ر يع ة ولا ت ك ون و لك ن إ ذ ا م ات ز ف ه ي ز ان ي ة إ ن ص ار ت ل ر ج ل آخ ر. هك ذ ا أ ن ت م أ ي ض ا ي ا إ خ و تي ق د م ت م ع ن الش ر يع ة ب ج س د الم س يح ل ك ي ت ص ير وا لا خ ر وه و ال ذي أ ق يم م ن ب ين الا م و ات حت ى ن ث م ر الله. فع ن د م ا ك ن ا أ ن اس ا ج س د يي ن ك ان ت أ ه و اء الخ طاي ا ت غ ت ن م الش ر يع ة ل ت ع م ل في أ ع ض اي ن ا حت ى ن ث م ر ل لم وت. أ م ا الا ن فق د أ ع ت ق ن ا م ن الش ر يع ة لا ن ن ا م ت ن ا ع م ا ك ان ي ا س ر ن ا حت ى ن ع ب د االله في ن ظ ام الر وح الج د يد لا في ن ظ ام الح رف الع ت يق.

4 TIME, TALENT & TREASURE STEWARDSHIP: A WAY OF LIFE Parish Support : Offertory needed each week $ 2, Our offertory is needed for the following: Parish Assessment, paid monthly from Feb. thru Nov: $ Parish Building Insurance, paid monthly from Jan. thru Nov: $ Offertory received: 1/27/19 $1,070.00, Second Collection Forwarded $ News From Our Sister Parishes Please Note: Eucharistic Adoration will take place on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019; Doors are opened at 6:00 pm. Coffee Hour Volunteers: If you are able to lend a hand in sponsoring a Sunday morning Coffee Hour please see Abouna. The following Sunday s are open for volunteers: Feb. 17, Feb. 24, Lebanon American National Club Scholarship Application: The Lebanon American National Club was organized in April 1933 in order to promote and encourage the progress and social welfare of Lebanese Americans in the greater Brockton area. In order to fulfill that promise, LANC, has reinstituted its annual Scholarship Program and will award a scholarship in the amount of $2, Eligibility Requirements: The candidate must be a graduating high school senior, of Lebanese birth or descent, accepted at an accredited college, university or other approved post-graduate program. If the father s name is not of Lebanese descent, please give mother s maiden name. Scholarship will be awarded based on character, academic performance and financial need. Some consideration will be given to applicants with relatives who are or have been members of the Lebanon American National Club or its Auxiliary. The application forms are available at Brockton High School guidance office, St. Theresa Church, or directly from any LANC member. All applications must be returned No later than April 1, Saint Theresa Church Invites you to our Annual Hafli on Saturday, April 6, 2019 More details Coming Soon!

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