ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCESE OF NORTH AMERICA Diocese of Los Angeles and the West ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER 380 MAGDALEN

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1 ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCESE OF NORTH AMERICA Diocese of Los Angeles and the West ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER 380 MAGDALENA AVE, LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA PHONE: (650) FAX: (650) V. REV. FR. SAMER YOUSSEF, DOCTOR OF MINISTRY July 1, 2018 Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs in Rome & Fifth Sunday of Matthew New-martyr Constantine in Cyprus; translation of relics of Venerable John of Rila

2 TROPARION OF THE RESURRECTION IN TONE FOUR Having learned the joyful message of the Resurrection from the angel the women disciples of the Lord cast from them their parental condemnation. And proudly broke the news to the Disciples, saying: Death hath been spoiled; Christ God is risen, granting the world Great Mercy. طروباریة القیامة على اللحن الرابع إ ن ت لمیذات ال ر ب ت ع ل م ن م ن الم لاك الك ر ز بالقیام ة الب ھ ج وط ر ح ن الق ضاء الج د ي وخاط ب ن ال رس ل م ف ت خ رات وقاي لات : س ب ي الم و ت وقام الم سیح الا لھ وم ن ح العال م ال رح م ة الع ظ مى. APOLYTIKION OF SS. COSMAS AND DAMIAN IN TONE EIGHT O ye silver-hating, wonderworking saints, Cosmas and Damian, visit our sicknesses. Freely ye received, freely give unto us. ةيرايورط نيديهشلا امزق سونايمدو الماقت ي ةضفلا ىلع نحللا نماثلا م جانا م جانا أ خ ذت ما أ یها ال ق دیسا ن ال از هدا ن بالما ل والصان عا ال عجاي ب إ فت قدا أ سقام نا. أ عط یانا. TROPARION OF TRANSFIGURATION TONE 7 When Thou was Transfigured on the mountain top, O Christ our God. Thou didst reveal thy glory to thy disciples as they could bear it. Enlighten us poor sinners as well with thine everlasting light through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Thou Giver of light, glory to Thee. طروباریة التجلي على اللحن السابع لما تجلیت أیھا المسیح الا لھ في الجبل, أظھرت مجدك للتلامیذ بحسبما اس تطاعوا. فا ش رق لن ا نح ن الخط ا ة نورك الا زلي, بشفاعة والدة الا لھ, یا مانح النور المجد لك. KONTAKION OF THE THEOTOKOS IN TONE TWO O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, and their constant intercessor before the Creator, despise not the petitions of us sinners who are imploring you; in your goodness come to our help, who in faith cry to you:

3 hasten, O Theotokos, to intercede for us, and hurry to pray for us, for you have always protected those who honor you. قنداق السیدة على اللحن الثاني یا شفیعة المسیحیین غیر المخذولة, المتوسطة لدى الخالق غیر المردودة, لا تعرضي عن أصوات طلباتن ا نح ن الخط ا ة, ب ل ت داركینا بالمعون ة بم ا أن ك ص الحة نح ن الص ارخین إلی ك با یم ان: ب ادري إل ى الش فاعة وأسرعي في الطلبة, یا والدة الا لھ المتشفعة داي ما في مكرمیك. THE EPISTLE The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (12:27-13:8) Brethren, you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has appointed in the Church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, then healers, helpers, administrators, speakers in various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. الرسالة ف صل م ن ر سالة القدیس بولس ال رسول الا ولى إلى أهل كورنثوس یا إخ و ة أن ت م ج س د الم سیح وأعضاؤ ه أف اردا * وق د و ض ع االله في الك نیسة أ ناسا أ ولا ر س لا ثان یا أنبیاء ثال ثا م ع ل مین ث م ق و ات ث م م واه ب ش فاء فا غاثات ف ت دابیر ف ا ن واع أ ل س ن ة * أل ع ل الجمیع م ع ل مون

4 أل ع ل الج میع صان عوا ق و ات * أل ع ل ل ل ج میع م واه ب الشفاء أل ع ل الج میع ی ن ط قون بالا لسنة أل ع ل الج میع ی ت ر ج مون * ول ك ن ت نافس وا في الم واه ب الف ض لى وأنا أ ریك م ط ریقا أفض ل جد ا * إن ك ن ت أ ن ط ق لي ب ا ل س ن ة الناس والم لاي كة ول م ت ك ن ف ي الم ح بة فا نما أ نا ن حاس ی ط ن أو ص ن ج ی ر ن* وا ن كانت ال نب وة وك ن ت أ عل م جمیع الا س ارر والع ل م ك ل ه وا ن كان لي الا یمان ك ل ه ح ت ى أ ن ق ل الج بال ول م ت ك ن ف ي الم ح بة ف ل س ت ب ش يء * وا ن أ ط ع م ت جمیع أ م والي وأ س ل م ت ج س دي لا ح ر ق ول م ت ك ن ف ي الم ح بة ف لا أ ن ت ف ع ش ی ي ا * الم ح بة ت ت ا نى و ت رف ق الم ح بة لا ت ح س د الم ح بة لا ت ت فاخ ر ولا ت ن ت ف خ * ولا ت ا تي ق باح ة ولا ت ل تمس ما ه و ل ها ولا ت ح ت د ولا ت ظ ن السوء * ولا ت فر ح بالظ ل م ب ل ت فر ح بالح ق* وت ح ت م ل ك ل ش يء وت ر جو ك ل شيء وت ص ب ر على ك ل شيء * الم حب ة لا تسق ط أبدا. THE HOLY GOSPEL The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (8:28-9:1) At that time, when Jesus came to the country of the Gergesenes, two demoniacs met Him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. And behold, they cried out, What have we to do to Thee, O Son of God? Art Thou come here to torment us before the time? Now a herd of many swine was feeding at some distance from them. And the demons begged Him, If Thou castest us out, send us away into the herd of swine. And He said to them, Go. So they came out and went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and perished in the waters. The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, and what had happened to the demoniacs. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their neighborhood. And getting into a boat He crossed over and came to His own city. الا نجیل المقدس فصل شریف من بشارة القدیس متى الانجیلي البشیر والتلمیذ الطاھر. في ذلك الزمان لم ا أتى یسوع إلى كورة الج ر ج س یین استقب ل ھ مجنونان خارجان م ن القبور ش رسان جدا حتى إن ھ لم ی ك ن أحد یقد ر أن یجتاز من تلك الطریق فصاحا قاي ل ی ن ما لنا ولك یا یسوع ابن الله. أج ي ت

5 إلى ھھ نا قبل الزمان لت ع ذب نا. وكان بعیدا منھم قطیع خنازیر كثیرة تر عى فا خذ الشیاطین یطلبون إلیھ قاي لین إن ك ن ت ت خ رجنا فا ي ذ ن لنا أن نذھ ب إلى قطیع الخنازیر فقال ل ھ م اذھبوا. فخ ر ج وا وذ ھ ب وا إلى قطیع الخنازیر. فا ذا بالقطیع كل ھ قد وث ب عن ال ج ر ف إلى البحر ومات في المیاه أم ا ال رعاة فھ ر ب وا ومض و ا إلى المدینة وأخ ب روا بك ل شيء وبا م ر المجنون ی ن ط ل بوا إلیھ أن یت ح ول عن ت خ وم ھ م فد خ ل السفینة واجتاز وأتى إلى مدین ت ھ. فخر ج ت المدینة كل ھا للقاء یسوع. ولم ا رأوه HOLY BREAD OF OBLATION OFFERED BY: Fr. Samer and the clergy for all the parishioners who s name Peter or Paul on the occasion of Peter and Paul The Holy Apostles name day (June 29). Many Years! OFFERED BY: Basim and David Jaber and their families for the good health of their mother Najla on the occasion of her birthday (July 3). For the good health of the Jaber family. Many Years! OFFERED BY: Dareen and Donny Ajlouni for the good health of their kids Adriana, Gabriella and Geneva Ajlouni. Mariana and Nabih Ajlouni and family Anissah, Sameer and George Akkari. Nermen and Johnny Akkary and family, Lara and Afif Ibrahem and family and Philipbia Akary. Many Years! OFFERED BY: Bachar, Norma and Serafina Alhadad for the good health of Serena on the occasion of her 15th Birthday (July 2). Many Years! OFFERED BY: Serafina and Serena for the good health of their parents Bachar and Norma Alhadad on the occasion of their wedding Anniversary (July 2). Many Years! OFFERED BY: Fr. Samer, Chanters and Choir for the good health of Subhi Tarazi on the occasion of his birthday (June 27). Many Years!

6 OFFERED BY: Salem and Samia Aweiss for the good health of their daughter Rasha on the occasion of her birthday (July 9). For the good health of the Aweiss family. Many Years! OFFERED BY: Fr. Samer and Kh. Julianna Youssef for the good health of their son Damian on the occasion of St. Damian name day and the good health of the Youssef and Neyman families. Many Years! OFFERED BY: James and Gretchen Stroud on the occasion of their 27th wedding anniversary (July 9), and for the good health of their sons Joseph, Alexander and Lucas. Many Years! OFFERED BY: Najla, Basim and David Jaber and the Jaber family in memory of Sam Jaber (4 years memorial). Memory Eternal! To all our parishioners: if you wish to offer holy bread for the good heath or in memory of loved one and you are unable to make the actual bread You can allocate a $35 donation to the church instead. COFFEE HOUR Offered by: Dareen Ajlouni and Nermen Akkary. (To host the Coffee Hour, please contact Wardeh Asfour at (408) or rosa3655@yahoo.com Fr. Samer will be out of town July 4-8 attending The Diocese of Los Angeles and the west Parish Life Conference in Oregon. He can be reached by There will be a service and picnic on Sunday July 8, hosted by St. Nicholas Church at Hanna s Winery, 5345 Occidental Rd. Santa Rosa. For those who can t go, Tipika Service with Communion will be served by the Deacon at the Church of the Redeemer.

7 LADIES AUXILIARY 2018 Our ladies auxiliary new officers of Sheila Veizades, President; Maha Elserougi, vice president; Maria Segal, secretary; Fadwa Jildeh, treasurer; Wardeh Asfour, coffee hour; Hala Aboujudom, sunshine. Special thanks to the ladies auxiliary and all who helped in the luncheon last Sunday honoring the graduates. God bless you all. PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS 2018 The Parish Council members of David Aboujudom, Bassam Khoury, Jim Stroud, Henry Veizades, Rabih Filfili, Roula Haddad, Sal Hanhan, Marwan Akkary, Maha Elserougi, Rana Hanani, Victoria Mapar (superintendent of the Sunday school). SOYO (YOUTH GROUP YEARS Our SOYO (Youth Group) is being active through the leadership of the advisor; Laila Kreitem and Michael Veizades, officers; Dimitry Youssef, president; Gabi Elserougi, vice-president; Taline Kassis, secretary; Serena Alhadad, treasurer. CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER YOUNG ADULTS We will meet on the first Sunday of each month thereafter either after church or in the afternoon. Members are encouraged to invite friends to all young adult events. For more information please see Dn. John. FOOD FESTIVALE CORNER The Festival this year is on Sep 8th & 9th. Donations toward the food festival are now accepted. Raffle Tickets will be available for purchase next week. UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE CHURCH Please save the date - July 8: Picnic sponsored by St. Nicholas Church at Hanna Winery, 5345 Occidental Rd.in Santa Rosa. More info will be posted soon. - July 4-8: Parish Life Conference. Please see info below.

8 - July 12: Men Fellowship luncheon ( ROMEO ) Thursday July 12 at 12:00noon at the church hall sponsored by the Men Fellowship. Please contact Osama (408) if you are coming. - September 8,9: Church Annual Food festival September 8 th & 9 th - September 17-29: Group trip to the Balkans. Group Trip to The Balkans September 17-29, 2018 Hosted by the Church of The Redeemer The trip will include visits to Cathedrals, Churches, Relics of Saints in Serbia, Shows, River trip, Boat tour, Folklore Show, scenery of the cities of Belgrade, Vojvodina, Northern Serbian Province, Montenegro, Canyon of Cara River, Dubrovnik and many more. Four and Five Star Hotels along the way. English speaking guide and comfortable motor coach with AC. The tour company is ORTHODOX TOUR. YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION on line at Church of the Redeemer Website The church s website has features that we hope will serve our community. Pledge & Census form can now be filled out and submitted from within the website. To do that, please navigate to Stewardship-Pledge & Census Form. You can also find many other church forms, e.g. Wedding, Baptism, Hall Rental that you can either complete and submit online, or print and bring to the church office. Dear parishioners: The following list is a reflection of the members of the church who initiated their membership by contributing to their pledge amount for If you do not see your name please activate your membership online or by mailing your check to the church office. If you have any questions, please contact the church treasurer treasurer@orthodoxredeemer.org

9 Active Members pledging 2018 Active Members pledging 2018 Active Members pledging 2018 Abboud, Nawal Abboud, Fayez & Rima Aboujudom, David & Hala Aboujudom, Edmond Aboujudom, Samer & Shatha Ajlouni, Basem & Maha Ajlouni, Nabih & Mariana Ajlouni, Yacoub & Adla Akery, Philipbia Almaz, Bassam & Randa Altawil, Charles & Abeer Andom,Dirar &Tesfamariam,Almaz Andom, Yohanna Araj, David & May Asfour, Salim & Wardeh Asfour, Jeannette Awad, Marwan & Mona Aweiss, Salem & Samia Ayoub, Basim & Amal Azar, Bill & Nina Azar, Karim & Kristen Azar, Nicholas & Sonia Baba, Lenore Baker, Dania Amireh Bateh, Jad & Elaine Barghouth,George & Rowida Bateh, Nawal Batmani, Spir & Jehan Barghash, Hadi & Suzan Bechwati, Nicolas & Marleine Damouny, Nabil & Nadia Dakwar, Kamly & Sagia Daya, Anis & May Dibs, Dn. John & Irena Dimes, Violette Dougherty, Annmarie Bateh Dumitru, Valeria Eideh, Hanna & Suad Eideh, Sana Elmasu, Osama & Hala Elmasu, Johnny & Lena Elserougi, Maha Elsousou,Nicolas&Moureen Eways, Marwan & Lisa Fasheh, Diana & Suleiman Fasheh, Maher & Dimah Fattaleh, Nahida Filfili, Rabih & Marisa Gannage, Michel & Rima Ghanim, Aida Godfrey, Richard & Nancy Goitom, Tsegie Habib, Yousif & Amal Haddad, Roula Haddad, Sami & Ramza Hanani, Elias & Wardia Hanani, Fadi & Rana Hanani, Maher & Randa Hanhan, Juliette Hanhan, Sal & Laila Hanhan, Simon & Yvonne Hanna, Dorothy W. Hanna, Margaret Hulse, Kalliope Jaber, David & Julie Jaber, Najla Jildeh, Elias & Fadwa Joudy, Eli & Pierre Joudy, Evon Juha, Jimmy & Sahar Kakunda,Bishara &Marlene Karam, Sana Karanas, Catherine Kassis, Samer & Rana Kattuah, Suad Katwan, Reyad & Eva Kawwas, Charlie & Carol Kawar, Usama & Nadia Kehdy, Georges & Claudia Khoury, Bassam & Dima Knowlton, Aaron Qaqish Roula Kotite, Nicholas & Roula Koury, Amanda & Jamal Kreitem, Ibtisam Kreitem, George & Adele Lakkis, Elia & Micheline Liwi, Adrena Lomeli, Scott & Vivian Louis, Joseph & Najah Mapar, Kevin & Victoria Manasseh,Christian & Zeina Manasseh, Mazen Mawla, Shawn & Carol Mitri, George & Mona Mitri, Najla & Basim Mogannam, John & Norma Mukhar, Marwan & Evangelia Naser, Nuha Nassif, Fares & Mabelle Neyman,Fr.Nicholas&Malvi Nystrom, Andrew & Alia Omran, George & Jeanette Saah, Najwa Saah, Riham & Ramza Saba, Tony & Marianne Sakkab, Hilda Salah, David & Mary Salah, Paul Salameh, Basheer & Majida Salameh, Elias & Wissam Sayigh, Basim & Sonia Segal, Maria & Mitchell Sfeir, Katy Skaff, George & Mae Saoud, Issam Skaff, George Skikos, Steve & Ida Sleiman, Nayla Sohoni, Sophia & Venkatrao Srouji, Almaz Strickland, Douglas & June Stroud, James & Gretchen Stroud, Joseph Tanasa, Bogdan & Kate Tarazi, Subhi & Widad Theologides, Athanasios & Maria Vaisberg, Victor & Inessa Veizades, Henry & Sheila Veizades,Tancho & Harissis Vukadin, Dorina Zabaneh, Randy & Mary Zarzar, Walid & Ghada

10 THE DISMISSAL Priest: May He Who rose from the dead, Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-immaculate and all-blameless holy Mother; by the might of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross; by the protection of the honorable Bodiless Powers of Heaven; at the supplication of the honorable, glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John; of the holy, glorious and all-laudable apostles; of our father among the saints, John Chrysostom, archbishop of Constantinople, whose Divine Liturgy we have now celebrated; of the holy, glorious and right-victorious Martyrs; of our venerable and God-bearing Fathers; of Saint N., the patron and protector of this holy community; of the holy and righteous ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; of the holy, glorious and right-victorious Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian, martyrs in Rome; New-martyr Constantine in Cyprus; and Venerable John of Rila, whose memory we celebrate today, and of all the saints: have mercy on us and save us, forasmuch as He is good and loveth mankind. Priest: Choir: Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon us and save us. Amen.