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July 14, 2013

How Old is the Orthodox Faith?

If you are a Lutheran, your religion was founded by Martin Luther, an ex-monk of the Catholic Church, in

the year 1517.

If you belong to the Church of England, your religion was founded by King Henry VIII in the year 1534

because the Pope would not grant him a divorce with the right to re-marry.

If you are a Presbyterian, your religion was founded by John Knox in Scotland in the year 1560.

If you are a Congregationalist, your religion was originated by Robert Brown in Holland in 1582.

If you are Protestant Episcopalian, your religion was an offshoot of the Church of England, founded by

Samuel Senbury in the American colonies in the 17th century.

If you are a Baptist, you owe the tenets of your religion to John Smyth,

who launched it in Amsterdam in 1606.

If you are of the Dutch Reformed Church, you recognize Michelis Jones

as founder because he originated your religion in New York in 1628.

If you are a Methodist, your religion was founded by John and Charles

Wesley in England in 1774.

If you are a Mormon (Latter Day Saints), Joseph Smith started your reli-

gion in Palmyra, New York, in 1829.

If you worship with the Salvation Army, your sect began with William

Booth in London in 1865.

If you are Christian Scientist, you look to 1879 as the year in which your

religion was born and to Mary Baker Eddy as its founder.

If you belong to one of the religious organizations known as "Church of

the Nazarene, Pentecostal Gospel," "Holiness Church," or "Jehovah's

Witnesses," your religion is one of the hundreds of new sects founded by

men within the past hundred years. (continued on page 2)

FATHER GEORGE H. SHALHOUB

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The Light of Christ

AL-NOUR

PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY:

THE ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX BASILICA OF ST. MARY


THE EPISTLE

Blessed art Thou, O Lord, the God of our Fathers.

For Thou art just in all that Thou hast done for us.

The Reading is from the Epistle of St. Paul to St. Titus Chapter 3:8-15

TTTT itus, my son, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed

in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these are excellent and profitable to men.

But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels over the law, for they are

unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is factious, after admonishing him once or twice, have nothing

more to do with him, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is self-condemned. When I

send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the

winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing.

And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not to

be unfruitful. All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be

with you all. Amen.

THE GOSPEL

The Reading is from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew Chapter 5:14-19

TTTT he Lord said to His Disciples: “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do

men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let

your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father Who is in

heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them,

but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass

from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments, and

teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them

shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”

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If you are Roman Catholic, your church shared the same rich apostolic and doctrinal heritage as the

Orthodox Church for the first thousand years of its history, since during the first millennium they were one

and the same Church. Lamentably, in 1054, the Pope of Rome broke away from the other four

Apostolic Patriarchates (which include Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem), by tampering

with the Original Creed of the Church, and considering himself to be infallible. Thus your church is 1,000

years old If you are Orthodox Christian, your religion was founded in the year 33 by Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It

has not changed since that time. Our church is now almost 2,000 years old. And it is for this reason, that

Orthodoxy, the Church of the Apostles and the Fathers is considered the true "one Holy Catholic and

Apostolic Church." This is the greatest legacy that we can pass on to the young people of the new

millennium. by Rev. Dr. Miltiades Efthimiou


PRAYER CORNER memorials

IIII am the Resurrection and the Life. He who believes in Me shall never die.” (John 11:25)

Thank You

“A Vigil Light is Burning” In Loving Devotion

FFFF or The Health and Well Being Of: Captain Timothy Lawson,

Chloe Photsios,

IIII n Memory Of: Joseph Michael

Mouaikel; George Abodeely; Ken

Biedron,

HOLY BREAD OF OBLATION

HHHH oly Bread of Oblation

is offered by the families, for the

month of July, in loving memory of:

George Kaoud

David Salah

Sami and Asma Harb

Janan Ghannam Bateh

HHHH oly Bread of Oblation

is offered by the families, for the

month of July, the health and well

being of:

Rose Biedron

Noel, Patricia, Sharon,

Elizabeth and families,

LLLL ord, you are the physician of

our souls and body. We pray

You grant the following parish-

ioners good health and blessings: baby Aydan Hujdurovic, Paul and

Anna Salamy, Issa Nunu, Dr.

Muaid Shihadeh, Angela Nasr,

Najla, Rose Biedron, Elias Rizk,

Michelle Milkie, Leonard, Gianna,

Larry, Noel Bawulski, Elaine Salim,

Waad Al-Khal,

TTTT he following parishioners and

friends of the Basilica of St.

Mary have given special donations

to the Church in the past few

weeks:

$50-For the health and well being

of Margie Simon offered by Chuck

and Freida Darany,


of newly churched Emma Love

offered by her parents Dr. Victor

and Anne Faris,


of newly churched Oliver Riyad

offered by parents Drs. Majed and

Nevin Ajluni,


of family, in honor of Rayan Mark

Khoury, son of Dr. Paneez and

Christopher Khoury and for

Michael, Valerie, Isabel, Anna, and

Evelyn Khoury, Ted, Erin, Nina

and Danielle Khoury offered by

Suheila Khoury,

$100-In loving memory of Naimeh

Ayoub offered by Susan, Angela,

Jessica, Nick and Matt Ayoub,

$100-In loving memory of Sami

and Asma Harb offered by Samia

Harb and Hanan Ajluni,

$100-In loving memory of Janan

Ghannam Bateh offered by parents

Saied and Suad Ghannam,

$100-In loving memory of Naimeh

Ayoub offered by her family,


of newly churched Oliver Riyad

Ajluni offered by grandparents Ray

and Rhonda Ajluni,

$200-In loving memory of Elias

Kakish offered by his family,


of newly baptized Emilia Rose

Morabito and Peter Joseph Tan

offered by their grandfather, Joseph

Sakkab,


of newly baptized Rayan Mark

offered by parents Christopher and

Dr. Paneez Khoury,

$1000-For the health and well

being of newlyweds Raed and

Jenefer (Khoury) Afram,

Upcoming Events for St. Mary Parishioners

July 21st-Ladies Society

Portofino Cruise

Sept. 6th-Ladies Society Fashion

Show

Sept. 22nd-St. Mary’s annual

Golf Outing

Oct. 13th-St. Mary’s Grand

Banquet

Condolences

TTTT he clergy and parishioners at the

Basilica of St. Mary extend

their deepest sympathy to Nabil and

Norma Ansara, Emil and Rozana

Ansara, Samira and Issam Haddad

and the entire family on the passing

of their beloved mother, Emily

Craig.

May her memory be eternal.

SAVE THE DATES

The Ladies Society annual Fashion

Show on Friday, September 6, 2013.

Adult, junior and children’s

fashions.

St. Mary’s Annual Golf Outing will

be held on Sunday, September 22nd.

St. Mary’s Annual Grand Banquet

will be held on Sunday, October

13th.

More information to follow.


Week of July 14, 2013

Please visit our website for details about all the Basilica of St. Mary events and activities. www.saintmarylivonia.com

Upcoming Events Every Saturday: Great Vespers (5:00-5:45)

Every Wednesday: Mother-Toddler Group (10:00am-11:00am) June and July : Church School teacher recruitment July 16: Camp St. Mary Monastery trip July 21-28: 2013 Antiochian Archdiocese Convention, Houston, TX July 23: Camp St. Mary Wave Pool July 25: Senior Heritage Group - 10am Liturgy - 11am Lunch Chicken Salad with Croissant, Katief - Cost is $5.00 July 30 : No Camp St. Mary

If you have any questions regarding any of these events, please call

Fr. Jim King at the Department of Youth and Outreach office.

The life of the Basilica depends on you. Get involved today!

CHURCH PICNIC

Thank you EVERYONE who made

the Year End Church School

Picnic a success. A special

thank you to the families

for their donations.

We look forward to

seeing everyone at next

year’s picnic!

Thanks,

Abeer Samaan

Tiffany Sakhleh

Julie Faris


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July 21st, 2013 Boarding at 5:30 pm

Departs at 6:00 pm

Returns at 9:00 pm

The cruise includes heavy

hors d’oeuvres, premium bar,

DJ and a three hour cruise with views of Detroit’s River walk,

Renaissance area, the Ambassador Bridge and

Windsor, Ontario.

Contact: Zena Ansara at 248- 417-4415 or Sahar Qaqish at 734-223-1575 to purchase your tickets

The Ladies Society of St. Mary’s Presents

Our Annual Fundraiser Cruise

Attention This will be a fun event made possible by

The Portofino Restaurant and Boat.

We are selling tickets for $50.00 per

person. Profits from this fun event will go

to The Basilica of St. Mary, sponsored by

the Ladies Society.

There will only be 100 tickets available

for this special event. We have the entire

boat for our group.

Please buy your tickets early to assure

space for you and your guests.

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