Matins - Monday thru Friday @ 7:00 am

Sacraments: All baptism and marriage forms are available through the church office and should be completed and returned to the office one week prior to the event.

NOTE: Please remember to notify the Church Office of any Address or Telephone changes. If anyone has any announcements that they would like to include in the weekly bulletin or any dates to be added to the Church Calendar, please e-mail Jackie Salotti at JSalotti@aol.com or leave a note in the church office. Thank You!

New Church e-mail Chain System: Our church starting a church wide e-mail chain list to update our parishioners of any upcoming or urgent news. If you would like to be included in this list, please provide your e-mail address to Jackie Salotti at the church office or any parish council member.

Truck is Needed: The church is in need of a pickup truck! if you have or know of someone who has a truck to sell or would like to donate to the church, please call the church office at (973) 256-8961.

Financial Support Forms for 2007 are now available: The following individuals have filled the financial support form and return them to the Church Office. Please forgive us, if you have submitted a form and your name is not listed. Please call us at (973) 256-8961 and we will correct this problem. If you have not filled out a form and would like to, forms are available in the Narthex or at the church office. Thank you!

UPCOMING DATES

Hall Rentals Schedule

High School Graduate: Please call the church office with information on which college you will be attending in the fall.

Stewardship: The Stewardship Committee would like to remind all parishioners that  the NEW SUGGESTED WEEKLY MINIMUM PLEDGE beginning January 1, 2005, is $10.00 for a single adult and $16.00 for husband and wife or families. It is also important to notice among the regular envelopes, one different envelop labeled "Archdiocese Dues". As these dues are now raised to $35.00 for each baptized soul in your family, a separate envelop will be inserted every three months with your regular envelopes package for your convenience. This may allow you to pay the total Archdiocese dues in one more that one installment spread over throughout the year.

If you are not a member of our church and would like to be, please see Brian Nafash, Ikhlas Munayyer, Fadia Juzdan, Adib Roumie, or Rima Bandali.

Walks of Prayers:  The campaign for our commemorative walk continues. Forms are available in the hall after Liturgy. Our next brick order is ready to be sent to the engraver, so if you have not already placed your order for your Personalized Memorial Brick, please fill your form and give it to Edward Kurzum, Diane Barsa or Narmin Kurzum.

Sunday School: 

• Sunday School started a "Tithing Program". A letter went home with all children explaining the program. The children will be learning the importance of giving to the church both monetarily and through their efforts. An envelop will go home every week with your child. The children should be putting in their donation in the envelope and bring it to their classroom.

 Ladies Society: 

Teen SOYO: Visit us at:  http://www.teensoyo.com.

The Fellowship of St. John The Divine:  

Camp:   www.villagealumni.org.

Charity Committee: Holiday Food Drive - November 5th through December 17th. The Charity  Committee will be collecting food for holiday baskets for our fellow parishioners as well as items needed by the local food pantry. Please consider donating one or more of the following items: canned fruit, soup, tomatoes sauce, beans, vegetables, yams, and gravy; pasta, rice, and stuffing. In addition, dishwashing detergent, bars of soap, toothpaste, napkins, and paper towels are needed. Turkeys and backing chickens, as well as frozen pies are greatly appreciated and should be placed in the freezer on the shelf marked "Charity Committee." Non-perishable items should be placed near the food collection baskets in the nartex and hall. Thank you, in advance, for helping make the holiday season happier and healthier for those in need.

Trip to the Holy Land: Our church is planning a trip to the Holy Land the last 2 weeks of September 2007. We need firm commitments! Anyone interested, please see Edward kurzum.

Champion: The Champion will be published on a bi-monthly basis.  If any one wishes to submit an article to be included in the Champion it must be sent to Michelle Handal at michellehandal@aol.com.  All ads for the champion must be submitted to Salim Saykail, 973-675-7900.                                           

 Arabic Classes: Classes after Liturgy (for children at the 1st grade level and older) if interested please contact Marlene Bassil at (973) 299-0848.

 Pathways: Pathways meets on the second Friday of each month at 7:00 pm.  Pathways is a program designed for children Pre-K to 8th grade and it meets one evening each month for approximately 1 1/2 hours. This year's lessons focus on 10 Old Testament Heroes, who give us inspiration as we go through our life trying to serve God. For more information or to register your children, please contact Josefina Abboud at (973) 267-1834.

 Choir:

Bible Study Classes: Bible study classes will be held on Wednesday evenings in English and Arabic (Book of Revelation). If you are interested please call Fr. Elias at (973) 890-9139.  

Bizantine Music Lessons:    If you are interested in music lessons, it will be on Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, please call Fr. Elias at (973) 890-9139

PTA:   

St. George's Book Store: Entire Bible is available on DVD, New and Old Testament. Donation $20.

Announcement: Dear Parishioners and Friends - We are adding a new feature to our Sunday Bulletin. If you have any questions about our Faith or Church, please write it down and put it in the Sunday Collection Tray and it will be answered the following Sunday, either during the sermon or in the bulletin.

Why an Orthodox Priest cannot celebrate two Liturgies the same day? Because the Liturgy is for the church community, which is one through Christ. It is the oneness aspect which keeps the church together. One Christ, one Liturgy. The Liturgical day begins at sunset the day before. For example: Sunday begins on Saturday evening. This is why when we celebrate an evening Liturgy on Tuesday, we cannot celebrate another Liturgy on Wednesday morning unless there are two priests serving on two separate altars.

Why an Orthodox Priest cannot give Communion to Non-Orthodox? The church unity must be acknowledged and respected. Is Christ divided? NO. The church is, because people are. This is not acceptable. The Orthodox Church seeks unity for the church. People cannot believe whatever they want and come for communion. Even if someone believes that it is the body and blood of Christ, but does not believe in the Virgin birth one cannot receive communion. Because different people have different beliefs, the church remains divided and sharing the same chalice is incorrect, because it gives a stamp of approval to Fragmentation and indifference to the teaching of Christ. One Christ, One Church, One Faith. "With the fear of God, faith and love, draw near." The Liturgy of St, John Chrysostom.