November 18, 2018

A Thanksgiving Prayer By: Fr. George Shalhoub

In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen

LLLL ord, hear our prayer and attend to our supplication as we pray today for each member of our family, granting them health, strength, success and well-being. We bow our heads on this day of Thanksgiving to offer You thanks, with a heart full of gratitude as we remember the poor, the injured and the victims of terrorism throughout the world. We thank you for our church family and for the church we built for Your glory. Lord, if anything is needed today, we need peace in our land. Bless our cities and our nation. Remember our loved ones who have gone into eternal life. Bless the food in which we are about to receive in Your name and the hands that prepared it, as we always give thanks to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen

November 18, 2018 Issue 650

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Archdeacon Issa Rizkallah

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Deacon Dr. Dennis Bojrab Deacon Samer Hanna

Salim Sessine - Parish Council Chairman

Linda Lawson - Choir Director Stacey Badeen - Church Administrator Sonya Kassis - Parish Ministries

Coordinator Bill Lawson - Olive Awad

Administrative Assistants

Richard Shebib/Sami Azzouz - Ushers

Dr. Tom Saba - Young Adults-

St. John Divine

Joanne Kharsa - Ladies Society President Serena Rumman- Teen Soyo President Lina Nunu - Arabic School Abeer Samaan - Montessori School Director - 734-743-5601

Keith Rowe - Cultural Center General Manager 734-421-9220

The Light of Christ

AL-NOUR

PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY:

THE ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX BASILICA OF ST. MARY

Thanksgiving Day Divine Liturgy

Thursday, November 22nd 10:00am

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THE EPISTLE

Make your vows and pay them to the Lord our God. God is known in Judaea, His Name is great in Israel!

The Reading is from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians

Chapter 4:1-7

BBBB rethren, I, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love, striving to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one Body, and one Spirit, even as you were called in the one hope of your calling; one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of all, Who is above all, and through all, and in you all. But to each one of us is given the grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

THE GOSPEL

The Reading is from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke

Chapter 12:16-21

TTTT he Lord spoke this parable: “The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully; and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ And he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.” As He said this, Jesus called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

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The Basilica of Saint Mary

Please visit www.saintmarylivonia.com for details about ministry ac�vi�es and events happening at the Basilica of Saint Mary. If you

have any ques�ons regarding Youth and Outreach Ministries, please contact Fr. Jim King or Sonya Kassis at (734) 422-0010.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

November 18: Ladies Society Thanksgiving Lunch

November 20: Teen SOYO Community Thanksgiving

December 1-2: Village at Home

December 2: Daughters of St. Mary Lecture w/Samir

Askar

December 6: Toy Collec�on begins

December 7: Daughters of St. Mary Lecture w/Samir

Askar

December 16: Na�vity Play

Annual Church Gala

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PRAYER CORNER memorials

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

Dec. 9th - 6 month memorial in loving

memory of Jalil Hanna Saad offered by parents Hanna and Mahassen Saad and family,

Thank You

“A Vigil Light is Burning” In Loving Devotion

FFFF or The Health and Well Being Of:

IIII n Memory Of: Joseph Michael Mouaikel, George Abodeely,

HOLY BREAD OF OBLATION

HHHH oly Bread of Oblation is offered by the families, for the month of November, in loving memory of:

Mike Bsharah

Alice Dulgeran

Nawal Fakhouri Jurius, Anise and Michael Ghareeb

Elias Mbada Gharib

Mikhail Habka Victoria Habka Joseph Haddad

Clair Harb

Alex and Miriam Kandah

Janine Kashou

Fouad Kazaleh

Anis Okab

Musa Rabah

Odeh Zarou

Hanna Zarou

Anthony Zarou

HHHH oly Bread of Oblation is offered by the families, for the month of November, for the health and well being of:

Nabeeh and Hilda Beshara Brandon, Danielle & Maxwell

Dr. Mathew Beshara Suzanne Karibian

Julie Kashou

Deanna van Gestal

LLLL ord, You are the physician of our souls and body. We pray You grant the following parishioners good health and blessings: Metropolitan PAUL Yazigi, Archbishop Youhanna Ibrahim, Laila Hassan, Rosie Hajjar, Frederick Abiaad, Wadih David, Rima Ajlouny, Suzie Oudeh Ayoob, Eva Sessine, Jimmy Kazaleh, Lolita Swaidan, Lour Shalhoub, Fr. Joseph Shaheen, Christine Atty, Rose Marie Khoury, Nuha Freij, Valentina Ibrahim,

TTTT he following parishioners and friends of the Basilica of St.

Mary have given special donations to the Church in the past few weeks:

DID YOU KNOW……..

That our 2018 full year church expense budget is $1,123,650. Our parishioner envelope pledges cover $430,000, or only 38% of our expenses. As of the end of October, our parishioner pledge revenue is ($67,000) below budget. Please make every effort to bring your pledge up to date.

Public Announcement

Historic Woodlawn Cemetery

Woodward Avenue Resting place for many Michigan

celebrities. FOR SALE:

6 spaces in the Orthodox section adjacent to the Orthodox

Memorial. Valued at $4,000.00 each

Discount price for $1200.00 each

Call Sally at 248-894-4392.

Thought for the Day

“The most wonderful places to be in the world are:

In someone’s thoughts In someone’s prayers and in someone’s heart.”

~Anonymous~

Gala News

Due to the overwhelming response for our Business Directory, the deadline to go to print is now December 15th. Please mail back your form as soon as possible or call the church office for more information.

Montessori Academy News

Basilica of Saint Mary Montessori Academy is looking to hire a part-time secretary. Candidate must present self in a positive and professional manner. Must be dedicated and reliable with good organization skills. Must have good verbal and written communication skills. Must be willing to communicate effectively with parents, staff and children. Must also be knowledgeable with computers and Microsoft Office-Word, Excel and Publisher.

Basilica of Saint Mary Montessori Academy is growing and we are looking for dedicated people who are very passionate about children to work in the aftercare 3pm-6pm. Other qualifications include having strong communication skills, initia-tive, humor, a positive attitude, being reliable, committed, flexible, and a team player.

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