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Saturday |
Vespers |
6:00 p.m. |
Confessions Following |
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Sunday |
Orthros |
9:15 a.m. |
Confessions Following |
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Divine Liturgy |
Sunday |
10:30 a.m. |
Coffee Hour Following |
|
Feast Day Eve |
Vespers |
7:30 p.m. |
|
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Feast Day |
Divine Liturgy |
7:30 p.m. |
Schedule
at a Glance
August 24, 2008- No. 34
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8/30 |
Sat. |
Food Festival 11am – 11pm |
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8/31 |
Sun. |
Orthros – 9:15, Liturgy 10:30am. Food Festival -- 12 -6 pm |
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9/07 |
Sun. |
Ladies’ Guild Membership
drive begins Vespers for the Nativity
of the Theotokos 6 pm |
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9/08 |
Mon. |
Liturgy for Nativity of the
Theotokos 7:30 pm |
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9/13 |
Sat. |
Teacher’s Meeting 4 pm |
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9/14 |
Sun. |
Feast of the Exaltation
of the Holy Cross – Fast Day Sunday School begins 9:15
am. |
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9/21 |
Sun. |
Installation of Parish
Officers Ladies’ Guild and Melkite
Guardians Kick-Off Luncheon follows Liturgy |
|
A
few years after I was born, my Dad met a stranger who was new to our small
Texas town. From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer
and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly
accepted and was around from then on. As I grew up, I never questioned his
place in my family. In my young mind, he had a special niche. My parents were
complementary instructors: Mom taught me good from evil, and Dad taught me to
obey. But the stranger - he was our storyteller.
He would keep us spellbound for hours on end with adventures, mysteries and
comedies. If I wanted to know anything about
politics, history or science, he always knew the answers about the past,
understood the present and even seemed able to predict the future! He took my
family to the first major league ball game. He made me laugh, and he made me
cry. The stranger never stopped talking, but Dad didn’t
seem to mind. Sometimes, Mom would get up quietly
while the rest of us were shushing each other to listen to what he had to
say, and she would go into the kitchen for peace and quiet. (I wonder now if
she ever prayed for the stranger to leave.) Dad ruled our household with certain
moral convictions, but the stranger never felt obligated to honor them.
Profanity, for example, was not allowed in our home - Not
from us, our friends or any visitors. Our longtime visitor, however, got away
with four-letter words that burned my ears and made my dad squirm and my
mother blush. My Dad didn’t permit the liberal use of alcohol.
But the stranger encouraged us to try it on a regular basis. He made
cigarettes look cool, cigars manly and pipes distinguished. He talked freely
(much too freely!) about sex. His comments were sometimes blatant, sometimes
suggestive, and generally embarrassing. I now know that my early concepts
about relationships were influenced strongly by the stranger. Time after
time, he opposed the values of my parents, yet he was seldom rebuked - and
NEVER asked to leave. More than fifty years have passed
since the stranger moved in with our family. He has blended right in and is
not nearly as fascinating as he was at first. Still, if you could walk into
my parents’
den today, you would still find him sitting over in his corner waiting for
someone to listen to him talk and draw his pictures. His name?.. We just call him ‘TV.’ He has a wife now - We
call her ‘Computer.’ Seen in the publication, Eastern
Catholic Life: ‘The Stranger’ |
READINGS:
|
Date |
Epistle |
Gospel |
|
8/24 |
2 Cor. 4:6-14 |
Matt.22:35-46 |
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8/31 |
2 Cor. 6:1-10 |
Matt.25:14-24 |
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS:
|
Date |
Hosts |
|
8/24 |
Sader Family |
|
9/07 |
Ramzi Samaha Family |
|
9/08 |
(Monday) Misleh
Family |
|
9/14 |
Lisa Dean |
|
9/21 |
Hamilton Family |
|
9/28 |
Wilkerson Family |
Please remember that it is the
responsibility of the Coffee Hour Hosts to set up, serve and clean-up on
their assigned day. If a host family is unable to make their
assigned time it is imperative that
they contact another family to exchange dates. If no host family is
present, there will be NO COFFEE HOUR.
Please do not disappoint parishioners and our guests.
Please
dress appropriately when coming to church
FESTIVAL
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - the festival is
next week. Please sign up on the
chart in the Hall.
SUNDAY
SCHOOL NEWS - Sunday School begins on September 14th at 9:15 am. If
you had a child registered in Sunday School you should have received a packet
of information in the mail. If you did not, please see Georgianna and she will be more than happy to provide you
with information. If you were not registered last year or have children
(from age 2 thru 12th Grade) that you will be registering and have not received
a packet, please see Georgianna. Check the
bulletin board in the outer Narthex for additional information.
MEMORIAL WHEAT
– Since
Ron Farrah has been unable to continue his kind
service of preparing the memorial wheat for memorial services, a group of
ladies, under the guidance of Schemeza Melissa Olt, has offered to prepare the wheat for those families
who are unable to prepare it themselves. Please call Anne Gallagher at the
church office (703-734-9566) to make your request. The cost of this service is
$35.00.
THANK YOU! THANK
YOU! THANK YOU! Special thanks to everyone who pitched in to
get the meat and spinach pies made in record numbers and in record time. On
August 13, two men and 25 ladies showed up to make meat
pies. We made 1100 meat pies that
day. On August 14 (12 people) and August
16 (13 people) we made 724 spinach pies.
Many people came two or even three days.
Your generosity of spirit and your time, given so gladly, are what make
Holy Transfiguration such a special place in our lives and hearts. God bless one and all!!
We are
still accepting donations to help pay for THE DOORS If you can help, please
make out your tax deductable check to Holy Transfiguration Church with the
notation ‘The
Doors’.
PRAYER
REQUESTS Please contact Anne Gallagher if you or a family member is in
need of prayer. E-mail Anne at office@holytransfiguration.org or
call 703-734-9566 and leave a message.
PLEASE
REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS ALL THOSE WHO PROTECT US
PLEASE
REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS members of our community who are ill or shut in: Melanie Baker,
Christopher, Paul, & Thomas Baroody, Laura Baron,
David Bertaina,
Brandon Caglarcan, Tristram
Carlisle, Thomas Carney, John Colie, Agnes Dahan, Luz Diago, Stephen Eble, Mabel Farrah, Anne
Gallagher, Madeline Hynes, Marie Jagannathan, Thomas Kalil, Virginia Kfoury, Douglas Metta, David & Catherine Moskowitz
and Family, Rebecca Anne Olt, Mary Petrus, Miriam Price, Alicia, Nathaniel and Stephen Rosov, Sami Saah, Georgette
Samaha, Jean Samaha, Margaret Samaha, Maria Sereghy,
Linda Smith, Maria Valentini, Protodeacon
Paul Weyrich, Elizabeth Whitaker.
If your situation has changed and
you wish
to be removed from the Prayer List
please notify Anne Gallagher.
COMING
EVENTS:
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August 30, 31, 2008 – Holy
Transfiguration Church, 8501 Lewinsville Rd, McLean,
VA 703-734-9566, holytransfiguration.org
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Sept. 5,6,7, 2008 – St.
George Antiochian Orthodox Church Festival &
Bazaar 4335 16th St. NW, Wash., D.C. 202-723-5335 x4.
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Sept. 7, 2008 –
Epiphany of Our Lord Church, 3410 Woodburn Rd., Annandale, VA 703-573-3986
epiphanyofourlord.org
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Sept. 20, 2008 – Our
Lady of Lebanon Church, 7164 Alaska Ave. NW, Wash., D.C., 202-829-5554
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DATE |
TEAM |
READER |
NOTES |
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Aug. 24 |
B |
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Aug. 31 |
D |
Michael Hajjar |
Food Festival follows Liturgy |
Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the
sinner!
HOLY TRANSFIGURATION
MELKITE GREEK-CATHOLIC CHURCH
8501 Lewinsville Road, McLean, VA 22102 703-734-9566
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