ST JOHN THE Confession:
that we may understand your Plan of Salvation and please You by doing your will all our
life. For You are the wellspring of all holiness, and to You we render glory, thanksgiving
Available before or after any service, or
BAPTIST by appointment. and worship, Father, Son and Holy spirit, now and always and forever and ever.
Melkite Greek Catholic
Baptism: ي نل كد ة ي ُّ اهيدة
ٍُّ اهتضر، ٌب ًَ ُّ ؼجٌ ٌ فً ٌِّشٌَ ٌٌّتّغ ِّ كداشج، ٌب ًَ دؼبٌب تإير صالث األوديفووج: ؤٌ ِب اهرة
Please contact the pastor in advance to
Church arrange for the required instructions. ل ح د كد ً
اإلهِ ّ: نٌّّا ٌِّشًٌ ألًٌ ؤٌب ك ّّس، ّؤفبض فً كوّتٌب رّ َ اهلداشج، ّجؽوٌب ٌُبنل هَ، ٌشإ ُ يراديم ؤًِ خجؽوٌب
Marriage:
200 E. North Ave., Northlake,
A notice of at least 6 months should be م نل ؤٌ ى ٌ د ة ً ٌ م ر
َ
.ُيٌب َ هِذا اهرّ ِ اهيدًٌ، ّ ٌٌُ َ يٌب اهؽلّل ه ُدر َ خدتٌ ِم اهخالص ّ، ٌّؽيلَ ت َش ِ يب ُرطٌ َ َّ َّب ِ دٌبخٌب
خ ر ح ؤ ء
IL 60164
ّنل ة ٌؤ
َّ ًٍُّجّد، ُِّب اٍ ُ ّاالتً ّاهرّح اهلدس، ا
ُّنر ّاهش
ألٌم ؤٌح ُّ يصد ُ ِّ كداشج، ّاهٌم ٌرف ُ اهيج َ ّاهض
د ػ ر نل
given to the pastor, before the proposed
DIVINE LITURGY AT 11:00 AM wedding date to arrange for the required
(Español Liturgia 9:00 AM) interview and instructions. .ًٌؤّاً ّاهى دُر اهداُر
Communion of the sick:
Rt. Rev. Fouad Sayegh: Sick parishioners may receive the Holy Antiphon: Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Savior save us.
Tel: (708) 938 5804 Fax: (708) 938 5807 Communion at home. Please advise the R/ Sing praise to the glory of the Lord’s name; proclaim his glorious praise.
Office: (708) 492 0391 pastor whenever this sacrament is R/ Say to God: “How tremendous are your deeds! For your great strength, your enemies
Church/Hall Phone: (708) 562 7050 needed. fawn upon you.”
stjohnthebaptistchicago@hotmail.com Anointing the sick:
Rt. Rev. Angel Marzal: (708) 339 3139 Please contact the pastor at any time for
R/ May God be propitious to us and bless us; may He let his face shine upon us and have
ArchDn. Elias Sahyouni: (847) 674 8564 this mystery. mercy on us.
ProtoDn. Antoine Shehata: (847) 705-5935 Hymns: Troparion of the Resurrection (8th Tone): O Merciful One, Who came down
Dn. Fadi Rafidi: (708) 473 5455 www.melkitechicago.com from on high and endured burial for three days, in order to save us from suffering. O our
Life and our Resurrection, glory to you.
The Church is the Holy House of God: وشيد الليبنج (تبهودً اهذبيً): اٌددرحَ يً اهؽال ِ ؤٌِب اهيخدًّ، ّكتوحَ اهدف َ ذالذجَ ؤٌبى، هنً خؽخلٌب يً اٍالى، فٌب
ً ٌ ء
Please do not speak with each other, be appropriately dressed, sit properly .دٌبخٌب ّكٌبيخٌب، ٌب رة اهيجد هم
and dispose of any chewing gum before entering the church. th
Troparion of All Saints (4 Tone): O Christ God, your church clothed with the blood of
A Warm Welcome to all visitors who worship with us today. Please join us at the
you martyrs all over the world, as with purple and fine linen, cries out to You: send your
Coffee Hour in the hall after Divine Liturgy; introduce yourself and let us get to mercy upon your people, grant peace to your fold and extend your great compassion upon
know one another. our souls.
Weekly Bulletin Announcements: Please notify the Church Office (708/492-0391),
ِّ ًوشيد جنيع اللديسيه (ؼوى اهودً اهراتػ): ؤٌَِب اهيشٌ ُ اإلهَ، ا ّ نٌٌش َم اهيخشرتوجَ ديب َ ضِدا ِم اهذًٌ ف
نل ئ ء خ ً خ
latest by Tuesday evening, for any announcements in the Bulletin or if you wish to
mention someone in the Intentions Section. ى ش ِ
خ َ
َ ٌاهؽبهى، يذل ت ٍّ ُّرجّاً، خِخ ُ اهٌ َ تّاشظ ِِى: ؤَرشل رؤْفخ َ ؼوى ضؽتم، ُّةِ هرؼٌ َم اهشالى، ّهٌفّ ٌِب ؼع
َم خ ف م َز ؤ
Please take this BULLETIN home with you, read it carefully with your family and .اهرديج
pass it on to someone who did not come to Church today. Thank you. th
Troparion of the patron of the church: (4 Tone) O Prophet and … (DLB p.27).
May 18, 2008: 1st Sunday after Pentecost. Sunday of All Saints Kondakion of the Divine Body’ Preparation (2nd Tone): O Faithful let us prepare our
18 أيبر 1008: األحد األول تعد العوصرث. أحد جنيع اللديسيه hearts as precious vessels to partake of the Lord’s Banquet, with pure dispositions, and let
us offer a hymn of praise in preparation to this great festivity.
AT THE DIVINE LITURGY ٍّ ٍ ٌكوداق الختبم لتلدنج عيد الجسد (تبهودً اهذبًٌ): هٌِّى ِ اهٌّ َ اهلوّ َ، ٌب يئيًٌٌ، نأٌٌ ٍ ٌلٌج، هٌلتلَ تطي
ًر ٌل ج ة ٌ ء ى
ب ة يلد
.ّهٌيجَ اهر ّ. ِّيًٌَ خشتٌدً هخلديجِ اهؽٌد
Antiphon Prayer: O Lord, Lover of Mankind, Who are wonderful in your saints, Who are
the source of all holiness, You gave us your divine command: Be holy for I am Holy. You Epistle: Prokimenon: Awesome in his saints is God; The God of Israel.
poured the Spirit of Holiness in our hearts. You made us temples for your glory. We pray In the churches, bless God, the Lord out of Israel’s wellspring.
You, by your mercy, to make us faithful to that Life-giving Spirit. Enlighten our minds so Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews (11: 33 - 12: 1)
BRETHREN, all of the saints by faith conquered kingdoms, wrought justice, obtained the disown before my Father in heaven. Anyone who loves father or mother more than me is
fulfillment of promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped not worthy of me; and anyone who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of
the edge of the sword, recovered strength from weakness, became valiant in battle, routed me and anyone does not take up his cross and follow me, is not worthy of me.” Then Peter
foreign armies. Women had their dead returned to them through resurrection. Others were addressed him saying, “Behold, we have left all and followed you; what then shall we
tortured, refusing to yield for their release, in order to obtain a better resurrection. Others have?” And Jesus said to them, “Amen I say to you that you who have followed me, in the
again suffered mockery and beatings, even chains and jailings. They were stoned, they were regeneration when Son of Man shall sit on the throne of his glory, shall also sit on twelve
cut to pieces, they were put to the test, they were killed by the sword. They went about in thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has left house, or brothers,
sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, anguished, afflicted (of whom the world was not worthy) or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall
wandering in deserts, mountains, caverns and holes in the ground. And all of these, in spite receive a hundredfold, and shall possess life everlasting. But many who are first now will
of the positive witnessing of faith, failed to receive what was promised, for God was keeping be last, and many who are last now will be first.”
something better in store for us, so that they were not to reach their final perfection without اإلوجيل (يخى 10 :32 – 32 ّ 40: 23 -12): شروط التتلنذ
us. And so, having such a cloud of witnesses over us, let us get rid of every burden, and of
the sin entangling us, and run with endurance to the fight proposed to us, contemplating the ي ٌ ر ىؤ ب فؤ
ًٌُ ُِّ هخاليٌ ٍِ: ُّ ًَ َؽخَرِف تً ُدا َ اهٌبس، ؤؼخرِ ُ ٌَب ؤٌَطً تَ كدا َ َتً اهذي فً اهشيبّاح. ّ ًَ ٌُن
ك ى ٌ ذ نل ي كبل الرة
author and final end of faith, Jesus. ً ح أل ب ً ج ح أل ٌُ
َ ُِدا َ اهٌبس، ٌُ ِر ُ ٌَب ؤٌَطً ُدا َ َتً اهذي فً اهشيبّاح. ال خعُّّا ؤًٌَ ِئ ُ ُهلِ َ ؼوى األَرضِ شاليً. هى آ ِ ُهل
بك ىؤ ؤن ٍ ؤ ك ى
-The just cried out, and the Lord heard them, and he delivered them from all their trials.
ء إل ً ل ت خ د خ ٌَ ؤي ّ ج ح أل ب ب
.َِ ٌَ ُ َُشاليً تل شٌفً. هلد ِئ ُ ُفرقَ اإلٌشبً ؼً ؤَتٌَ، ّاالتٌجَ ؼً ُ ِِب، ّاهنَّجَ ؼً َيب ِِب. ّؤَؼدا ُ ا ٌِشب ِ ؤ
-Many are the trials of the just, hut out of them all, the Lord will save them.
ت خ ي َشخدل ٌ ي َدة ب ت ب ر ٌ ِل ٌ ي َدة ؤ ب ؤ ؤي ر
ََ ًٌَ ؤ َّ َتً َّ ِّب ؤََنذ َ ي ًّ فال َشخد ًٌُّ، ّ ًَِ ؤ َّ اتًٌ ؤَّ ٌِخً ؤَنذ َ ي ًّ فال ٌ ًٌُّ. ّ ًَ ال ٌإْ ُذْ صو
الرسبلج: النلدنج: عجي ٌ اهلل في كديسيه، ِل ُ إسرائيل
إه ة ً ر نل ء تؽ ً َ إ ة ت ُس ٌ ِل
َّ َخ َؽًٌْ فال َشخد ًٌُّ. فَجب َ ُظر ُ ّكبلَ ه ُ: ُب ٌَد ُ كد خ َنٌْب َّ ضً ٍ ّخَ ِ ٌَبم، فيب ؼَشى ؤً ٌنّ َ هٌب؟ فلبلَ ه
ٌت
َّ يً ٌٌبتٌػِ اشرائٌل
فً اهيجبيػِ تبرنّا اهلل، اهرة ً و ؼ صي د ً َس ً إل ؼد خ خى
َ َّّ ؤَكّ ُ هنى، ؤٌَ ُ ُ اهذًٌ ختؽِ ُيًٌّ فً َِ ِ اهخجدٌد، يخى جَو َ ات ُ ا ٌِشب ِ ؼوى َر ِ َج ٍِ، خَجِش
ٌشّغ: اهدق ل
)1 :11 – 33 :11( ًٌٌٌفصل يً رشبهج اهلدٌس تّهس اهرشّل اهى اهؽترا ؤ ؤ ح ؤ ا مت ّنل ي ا
، ٍ ؤٌَخى ؤٌَطً ؼوى اذًٌَِ ؼضَ َ َرضً، ّخَدًٌٌّ َشتبظ ِشرائٌلَ االذًٌَِ ؼضَر. ُّ ًَ خر َ ٌُّخبً، َّ ِخّثً، َّ َخّا
ؤ رؼ ب ب
ُّ ؤ إ د د ؤ ٍ أل ه ر ي م ؼي اهتر ً ب إل ً ا
َيب ِخوث، ًِ اهلدٌشٌ َ جيٌؽً تب ٌِيب ِ كد كَِ ُّا اه َيبه َ ّ َ ِوّا َّ، ٌّبُّا اهيّؼ َ ّشَ ّّا َفّا َ ا ُشّد، َّظفُّا ك َّث
إ ٌَتد ِد خذ ي ط ل د ال ي َ ؤ ت
ًَّّ َتبً، َّ ؤَيً، َّ ايرَؤثً، َّ ًٌٌَ، ؤَّ ُلّ ً ًِِ ؤَج ِ اشيً، ٌإَ ُ ُ ِئجَ ِؽف، ٌَّر ُ اهدٌبثَ األ َّج. ّنَذٌر
ؤ ؤ ؤ ب ؤ
اهٌبر، ٌَّ َّا ًِ َ ِ اهشٌف، ّخَل َّّا ًِ ُؽ ٍ، ّصبرّا ؤض َّا َ فً اه ِخب ِ ّ َش ُّا ُ َشنرا ِ األَجب ِة. ّاشخَر َ َح
جؽ ٌ ح ل ل ن ر يؽ َ ِد ء َّ ي ط ف ج ي دد َّ ً خ
.ًٌؤ َّهًّ َنًٌّّ آخِرًٌ، ّآ ِرًَّ ٌنٌّّ َ ؤ َّه
ٌ َّ
Kinonikon: Exult, you just, in the Lord; praise from the upright is fitting. Alleluia.
يج ط ٌ ث ّ لت ً ؼذت خ ر ً ء
.ٌشب ٌ ؤَيّاخِ َّ تبهلٌبيج. ّآخرّ َ كد ُ ّ ُّا ت َّخٌ ِ األَؼطبء ّاهطرة، َهىِ ٌ َ َوّا اهٌجب َ ه َدصوّا ؼوى كٌب َ ٍ ؤَف َل
ق ة د
.تروينج النوبولج: اتخِجّا ؤٌَِب اهص ٌّلًّ تبهر ّ، تبهيشخلٌيًٌَ ٌوٌ ُ اهخشتٌخ، ُووٌّب
ِ ّّآخرّ َ كد ذاكّا اه ُز َ ّاه ٌِبظَ ّاه ُ ُّ َ ؤٌَطً ّاهشجً. ُ ِيّا، ُضرّا، ايُدٌّا، يبخّا تد ِّ اهشٌف، شب ُّا فً ُو
ج د د َد خ ٌ رج ب لٌ د ِ ِء ش ً
++++++++
ّ ج ل ً ِى ُشخدل ه ًن ي ٌ ً ي ى يؽ ي
ِاهغٌََ ِ ّاه َ ِز، ُؽِّزًٌَ، ُطب َلٌ َ، َجِّدًٌ. ّهى ٌ ُ ِ اهؽبَه ُ ي ًّب َ ُى، خبئٌِ َ فً اهترارِي ّاه ِتب ِ ّاهَيغب ِر
ؼ ًَ هلل ش َق ف َ ر ض ب ط ً ٌ ه ِ ِ د ئ ء وِى ن ف
ٍ ًّ ُِّ ِ األَرض. فِ ُال ِ نُ ُ ُ اهيض ُّ ُ ه ُى تبإلٌيب ِ هى ٌَبُّا اهيّ ِد، أل َّ ا َ كد َت َ ٌَعَ َ هٌب ٌَئً ؤَف َل، هن Our Theme For This New Liturgical Year (Sept. 1 – Aug. 31)
ج
ُن َوّا ت َؽز ٍ ؼ ّب. فوذهم ٌدً ؤٌَطً اِذ ُد ِ ُ تٌب يذ ُ ُذا اهشدب ِ يً اهضِّد، فو ُو ِ َّب َّ ِل ٍ ّاهخظٌئ َ اهيدٌظجَ تٌب
ٌ ق ؼٌ نل ذ ل ة ل ب ٌ دق ٌ ٌي ي ل Hand In Hand We Will Build Our Community
ST. JOHN’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
ً يي ي ئ غ ي ر ػ
َتشِّهج، ّهٌش َ تصت ٍ فً اهيٌداً اهيّطّ ِ ؤَيب ٌَب، جبؼوًٌَ ٌعَرٌب اهى ٌشّغَ ُتد ِ اإلٌيب ِ ّ ُن ِّو
ٌج ػ - اهص ٌّلًَّ صرخّا ّاهرة
ُّ اشخي َ هِى، ّيً جيٌػِ يطبٌلِى َّبُى د ً
Thursday, May 22nd: Feast of the Divine Body (ّ ِ :)ؼٌد اهجشد اإلهWe
celebrate the Feast on Wednesday 21st @ 8:00 pm
ّ ٌج د ق ث
.- نذٌر ٌ يطبٌ ُ اهص ٌّلًٌ، ّيً جيٌؽِب ٌَُ ٌِّى اهرة Announcement: Therese Riadi, together with Isa Riadi & Family and
Liza Akram Zanayed & family would like to thank the entire Parish of
Gospel (Mt 10:32-38 & 19:27-30): Conditions of Discipleship St. John the Baptist for their love and support during the Riadi’s time of
The Lord said to his disciples, “Everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will grief.
acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I in turn will
June 1st, 2008 will mark the 40 Day-Memorial for the late Emile Riadi.
The Memorial Service will be held at St. John the Baptist Church.
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Sunday Jun 15: The election of the Parish Advisory Council members will take place after Business card size advertisements: 1-Month donation $40, 3-Months donation $80 (33% savings)
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Thank you all for being positive and active with the Electoral Committee that consists of:
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44th National Melkite Convention (July 2-6, 2008) - The Convention Commemorative
Book: E-mail: convention@saintjacobsd.org. or www.saintjacobsd.org. For both the
Convention & Commemorative book you can call Inaam Bisharat at 639/709-8790.
November 1-2, 2008: Mark your Calendar for The Centennial Celebration of the
Annunciation Melkite Catholic Cathedral, under the Patronage of His Beatitude Gregory
III Laham, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, Alexandria and Jerusalem; His Eminence
Sean P. Cardinal O’Malley, Archbishop of Boston and His Excellency Archbishop Cyril
Salim Bustros, Eparch of Newton. Plan to join your fellow parishioners and Clergy at this
milestone event in the history of our Cathedral! More information to follow.
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This includes: Spanish Collection: $123.00 and
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Your Church is in need of VOLUNTEERS to count the Sunday Collection; as well as
Accountants to hold the books. Please step and support your Church. Contact Fr. Fouad
at 708/638-3572 and/or Tony Karam at 847/692-9301.
Liturgy Intentions
Happiness & Prosperity: Mr.& Mrs. Fahim & Berta Shadid
Health & Speedy Recovery: Adelle Chakour, Ghattas & Rita Bousheh,
Marian Maloyan, Mary Daoud, Mary Oddson, Tony Wadieh Elias,
Violette Atiyeh and Souheil Sayegh
Repose in the Heavenly Kingdom:
Fr. Joseph Dagher (18/05/1997), Fr. Dominic Ledbetter (19/05/1996),
Fr. David Kirk (23/05/2007) and
Emile Riadi ……………………..By the Church
Tom & Nabiha Basile …………..By the Naffah Family
Joseph & Zahia Baroud, and
Salim & Margaret Saleh ……..…By the Baroud Family