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Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East ST. MARY’S PARISH 4320 E. 14 Mile Road Warren, Michigan ISSUE 9 – JUNE 2008 Schedules 2 Upcoming Events 3 From Exec. Committee 4 July Calendar 6 Mar Toma d’Marga 7 St. Mary’s Memories 8-9 ܗ ܓܐ 10-11 Bible Verses 12 CLERGY Rev’d Fr. Benjamin Benjamin Rev’d Fr. Lawrance Namato Rev’d Deacon Rowel Shimon Rev’d Deacon Gewargis Somo Rev’d Deacon Fraidon Mirza Rev’d Deacon Sargon Rihana Rev’d Deacon Amir Brekha Rev’d Deacon Maurice Toma Sub-Deacon Dani David EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Yousif Odisho Youil Ishmail V. Linda W. Warda Nariman Kako Dr. Oraham Yacoub Enwiya Mikhail Hanna Daniel Ibrahim Mirza John Somo Sabah Yokhana Tom Tamou William Moshe President President Secretary Treasurer Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Parish Website: www.saintmarysdetroit.org Email Address: info@saintmarysdetroit.org Parish Office ….…. (586) 825-0290 Parish Fax ……..…. (586) 825-0297 Parish Priest Tel. (586) 825-0285 Qasha Benjamin (586) 825-0285 Qasha Lawrance (734) 476-9546 HOLY LITURGY (QURBANA) SCHEDULE Saturday Holy Qurbana 6:00 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. Assyrian & English Sunday Holy Qurbana 9:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. Assyrian Sunday School Sunday 9:30 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. Please register your kids (ages 7 – 11) A new 10 weeks session will start soon. Evening Prayers Everyday 6:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. Bible Study (Assyrian) Every Friday 7:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Games, prizes, and dinner every last Friday of the month. Language Class (Assyrian for Beginners) Wednesday 7:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Bible Study (English) Wednesday 8:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. Youth Tutoring Program Saturday 11:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. All students K-12 and college students are welcome to attend. Community Visitation (St. Mary’s Basement) Friday 4:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. Register for summer Assyrian Language Classes For Adults and Kids Every Monday through Thursday 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ST. MARY’S UPCOMING EVENTS St. Mary’s Church Summer Picnic July 20, 2008 22 Mile & Van Dyke w/ Juliana Jendo If you have an extra vehicle you have been considering donating, please call Charity Motors Car Donation Program and tell them you want to donate your vehicle and designate the proceeds to “Assyrian Church of the East”. You will receive a tax deduction while helping our Church! Call Charity Motors at (313) 255-1000. A Message from the Executive Committee Dear Brothers and Sisters, This past month was full of activity! The St. Mary's youth sponsored a fundraising party for their trip to the 2008 Youth Conference to be held in Phoenix, Arizona. We wanted to take this opportunity to thank all parish members who have supported our youth. We are proud of all our youth members and anticipate that they will return with information to share with everyone in our next newsletter. With school ending, we would like to remind parents that this will be a prime opportunity to begin attending Assyrian Language classes to be held every Monday through Thursday from 4-6 pm and Bible Study sessions held on Fridays from 78pm. We are also happy to announce the home visitations of both Father Benjamin and Father Lawrance have been progressing. A planned schedule is set to visit all our parish members in their homes in the coming months. May God bless our families and our Parish. Best Wishes, 2008 Executive Committee ܐ ܕܐܬܘ̈ܪ ܐ ܕ ܒ ܘ ܘ ܘ ܐ ܕ ܬܝ Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East St. Mary’s Parish Community Rewards We are excited to announce we have found a solution to help raise money without burdening our members without increasing our administrative costs. It is Meijer Community Rewards, a program designed for schools and religious groups offered through Meijer! Meijer Community Rewards allows us to raise funds to meet our Church’s goals simply and easily. Simply shop at Meijer, and we will automatically receive cash rewards from your purchases! First, you have to join Meijer Community Rewards. It’s free and can be done on-line at www.meijer.com/rewards or by mailing in an application (you can obtain from the church). Enrolled members then pay for their Meijer purchases with cash or a PIN-debit card and their Meijer 1 Card or with their linked Meijer Credit Card. The sooner you join, the sooner we will begin receiving rewards! So please, apply today! When you join, please use our Church name “Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church” and our 6-digit code number is 452292. Join Meijer Community Rewards in one of three ways: 1. Join in the store with Meijer Credit Card. 2. Join on the internet to receive a Meijer 1 Card and keytags. 3. Join by mail. Members can join by completing and mailing an application. Propers for the month of July 7/3/2008 Commemoration of St. Thomas the Apostle 7/4/2008 Commemoration of Mar Yacoub of Nisibin 7/6/2008 Second Sunday of Summer 7/11/2008 Commemoration of Mar Mari the Apostle 7/13/2008 Third Sunday of Summer 7/15/2008 Commemoration of Mar Quryaqos & His Mother the Martyr 7/20/2008 Fourth Sunday of Summer 7/27/2008 Fifth Sunday of Summer Seek good and not evil that you may live; and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you…... Amos 5:14 Mar Toma d’Marga Mar Toma bar Yacoub (or Mar Thomas of Marga, ܒ ) ܝ ܬ ܐܘ ܐ ܒwas a Nestorian Assyrian bishop and author of an important monastic history in Syriac, who flourished in the 9th century AD. He was born early in the century in the region of Salakh to the north-east of Mosul. As a young man he became in 832 a monk of the famous Nestorian monastery of Beth 'Abhe, which was situated at the confluence of the Great Zab with one of its tributaries, about 25 miles east of Mosul. A few years later he was acting as secretary to Mar Abraham, who had been abbot of Beth 'Abhe, and was catholicos patriarch of the Nestorians from 837 to 850. At some date during these 13 years Thomas was promoted by Mar Abraham to be bishop of Marga, a diocese in the same district as Beth 'Abhe, and afterwards he was further advanced to be a metropolitan of Beth Garmai, a district farther to the southeast in the mountains which border the Tigris basin. It was during the period of his life at Beth 'Abhe and his bishopric that he composed The Book of Governors, which is in the main a history of his own monastery, but includes lives of holy men in other parts of Mesopotamia and the regions east of the Tigris. The work was probably planned in imitation of the famous Paradise of Palladius, the history of Egyptian monasticism which had become well known to Syriac-speaking Christians in the version of 'Anan-Isho' (6th century). The Book of Governors has been edited with an English translation and a copious introduction by E. W. Budge (2 vols., London, 1893; Google Books), who claims that "it occupies a unique position in Syriac literature, and it fully deserves the veneration with which it has been and is still regarded by all classes of Nestorians to whom it is known." It gives a detailed history of the great monastery Beth 'Abhe during its three centuries of existence down to the author's time. It is full of interesting narratives of saintly men told in a naive and candid spirit, and it throws much light on the history of Christianity in the Persian dominions. St. Mary’s Memories St. Mary’s Church 1st Anniversary Picnic – June 1, 2008 His Beatitude Mar Gewargis Slewa’s visit to St. Mary’s in April 2008 His Beatitude Mar Narsai DeBaz’s visit to St. Mary’s in May 2008. ܼ ܵ ̣ ܿ ܼܿܒ ܬ ܼ ܵ ܿ ܕܓ ܵ ̣ܒܐ ܼ ܵ ܵ ]ܗ ܓܐ[ ܼܿ ܼ ܒ ܼ ܵ ̈ ܹ ܐ ܿ ܼ ܕܝ ܑ ܵܐ ܵܗܐ ܒ ܵ ܐ ܵ ܵ ܿ ܼ ܕܗ ܵܓܐ .ܘ ̣ ܼܐ ܵ ܐ ܗܘ ܼܵ ܐ ܹ ܼ ܼ ܹ ܿ ݇ ܼ ܼ ܝܗ؟ ܼ ܬ ܵܐ ܼ ܘܐ ܵ ܐ ܹ ܼܿ ܼ ܵ ܵ ܐܿ :ܗܕ ܵ ̣ ܐ ܒ ܵ ܐ ܵ ܵ ܿ ܕܗ ܵܓܐܸ ݇ ܿ ܼ ܹ ܑ ܼ :ܪܬ ܵ ܐ ܹ ܐ ܵ ܸܐܫ ܼ ܼ ܙ ܼ ܵ ܐ ܒ ܼ ܬ ܿ ܼ ܵ ܵܬܐ ܕ ܵ ̈ ܹ ܒ ܵ ̈ ܹ ܵ ܕܗ ܵܘ ܹ̈ܙܐ ܘܙ ܼ ܵ ܹ ܐ ܼ ̈ܪ ܸ ܹ ܐ ܼܘ ܵ ̣ܒܐ ̣ ܸ ܵ ̈ ܹܐ ܼ ܘܙܘ ܵ ܹ ̈ ܐ ] ̄ܗ.ܕ̄ .ܘ ܸ ܹܐ[ .ܕ ̣ ܘ ܑܼ ܹ ܵ ܐ ܵ ܐ ܵܐܬܘ ܵܬܐ ̇ܗܝ ܿ ݇ ܵ ܵ ܵ ܵ ̇ ܼ ܼ ̄ .ܗ.ܕ̄] .ܗ[ ̣ ܸ ܼ ܸ ܵ ܵ ܵ ܿ ܿ ܿ ܵ ܵ ܵ ܿ ܿ ܿ ܗܘ ܵ ܐ :ܘ ] ܕ[ ̣ ܼ ܼ ܒ ܼ .ܙ ܼ ܬܐ: ܕܗܘ ܼ ܸ ܐ ܼ ܼ ܘ ] ܼ ܢ[ ̣ ܵ ̰ ܵ ̰ ܵ ܐ ܼ ܿ ܿ ܼ ܿ ܼ ܵ ]ܛ :تغريد[ ܕܨ ܹܐ ܼ ܿ ܸ ܵ ܿ ܿ ܘܓ ݇ ܵܒ ܼܘ ܵܬܐ ܼ ܼ ܿ ܿ ܼ :ܒ :ܘ ܙ ܿ ܼ ܵܬܐ :ܘ ] ܵܓ ܿ ܼ [ ̣ ܓ ܼ ܼ ܪܘ ܵܬܐ ܼ ܿ ܿ ܵ ] ܵܐ ܿ [ ݇ܐ ܵ ܵ ܵ ܕܗ ܸ ܿ ܼ . ܼ ܵܐ ܹ ܼܬ ܕ ܼ ܼ ܼ ̈ ܵ ܵ ܿ ܵ ܕܵ ܵ ܵ ܵ ܐ ܘ ܸ ܐ ܼ ܪ ܵ ܵ ܐ :ܘ ̣ ܕܐ ܼ ܐܬܘ ܹܬܐ ] .ܗ.ܝ.ܢ.ܓ.ܐ [ ܼ ܵ ܐ ܵܐ ܵܗܐ ܵ ܐ ܿ ܼܿܐ ܵ ܐ ܕ ܵ ܸܐܫ ܕܗ ܵܓܐ .ܘ ܼ ܸ ܸ ܼ ܹ ܿ ܵ ܵ ܼ ݇ ̰ ܵ ܐ ܼܿ ܼ ܵ ܐ ܕ ܼ ܵ .ܘ ܵ ܵܐ ܼ ܹ : ܼ ܸ ܿܵ ܘܐ ܵ ܐ ܵ ܸܐܫ ܙ ܼ ܵ ܐ .ܘܒ ܸ ܵ ܐ ܕܒ ܼ ܵ ܐ ܕܒ ܸ ܵ ܐ ܕ ܵ ܵ ܐ ܼ ܵ ܒܵܐ ܘ ܵ ܵ ܵ ܐ .ܒ ܼ ܬ ܵܕܐ ܵܗܐ ܹ ܐ ܸ ܘ ܵ ܸܐܫ ܼ ܙ ܸ ܵ ܐ ܵ ܵ ܼܿܐ ܼ ܵ ܵܕܐ ܵܗܐ ܼ ܑ ܹ ܒ ܼ ܬ ܼ ܿ ܵ ܐ ܕܗ ܹܘܐ .ܐ ܼ ܵ ܐ ܼ ܹ ܕ ܸܪܬ ܵ ܐ ܵ .ܐ ܼ ܵ ܐ ܵ ܵܗ ܼ ܿܘܙ ܕܗ ܼ ܿܘܙ ܘ ܼ ܵ ܐ ܕܙ ܿ ܼ ܵܬܐ ܼ ܿ .ܒ ܵ ܬܒܐܿ . ܿ ܘܐ ܵ ܐ ܕ ܸ .ܘ ̣ ܵܕܘ̈ܪܹܐ ܼ ̣ܵ ܼ ܼ ܹ ܼܐ ܵ ܐ ܕ ܵ ܸ ݇ ܿ ܼ ݇ ܵ ܹ ̈ܐ ܘܪ ܼ ܵ ܐ ܹ ܒ ܼ ܿ ܬ ܼܿ ܹ ܗ ܼܿܐ ܼ ܵ ܼ ܿ ܬ ܼ ܵܐ ܹ ܵܓ ܹ ܵ ܹ̈ܬܐ ܕ ܿ ܼ ̱ ܵ ܐ ݇ ܵ .ܡ ܵ ܵ ܐ ܕ ܵ ܝ ܵܒ ܼܿܒ ܼ ܿܪ ܵܒܐ ܹܪ ܵ ܐ ܵ ܿ ܵ ܼ ܵ ܐ ̣ ܼܿܐ ܵ ̣ܒ ܵ ܹ̈ܬܐ ܕ ܼ ܐ .ܐ ܼ ܵ ܐ ܐ ܵܗܐ ܼ ܵ ̣ܒ ܵ ܐ ܼ ܼ ܹ ܼ ܹ ̈ܐܼܿ :ܐ ܼ ܼ ܿ ݇ ܿ ܼ ܼ ܵ ܐ ܘ ܼ ܿ ܒ ܵ ܵ ܐ ܕ ܼ ܪ ܵ ܐ ܵ ܿ ܼ ܼ ܿ ܵ ܵ ܐ. ܿ ݇ ܼ ܿ ܒ ܵ ܵ ܐ ܿ ܼ ܒ ܼ ܹܪܐ ܹ ܵ ܹ̈ܬܐ ܘ ܿ ܼ ̈ܪ ܹ ܐ ܒ ܸ ܼܪ ܓ ܼ ܵܬܐ ܗ ܹܘܐ ܹ ܿ ̈ ܿ ݇ ܸܒ ܵ ܵ ܼ ܿ ܓ ܼ ܵ ܕ ܼ ̱ ܵ ܐ ܗ ܹܘܐ ܹ ܪܬܐ ܒ ܼ ܬ ܵ ܹ ܕ ܼ ܵ ܿ ܿ ܪܓ .ܘܕ ܵ ܵ ܐ ܵ ܼ ܿ ܢ. ܙ ܼ ܵ ܹ ܐ :ܕ ܵ ܵ ܐ ܹ ܼܟܼ .ܘ ܵ ܵ ܐ ܼ ܘܕ ܵ ܵ ܐ ܼܿܐ ܸ ܼ .ܘܕ ܼ ܵ ̈ ܹ ܐ .ܘ ܸܐ ܿ ܼ ܿ ̈ ܹܐ] .ܗ ܵ ̣ ܵ ܐ ̄ܗ.ܕ ̄. ݇ ܿ ܿ ܹܪܐ ܿ ݇ ܿ ܐܘܦ ܵ ܝ ܙ ܼ ܵܬܐ[ ܘܕ ܼ ܵ ܐ .ܘ ̣ ܵܒ ܪ ܼ ܿ ܼܙ ̣ܒ ܵ ܐ ܸ ݇ ܵ ܿ ܿ ܼ ܿ ܼ ܿ ̣ܒ ܼ ܿ ܵ ܵ ̣ ـܒ ܵ ܐ ܵ ܘ ܼ ܵ ܐ ܿ ܼ ܼ ܿ ܼ ܼ : ܼܪ ܸ ܹ ܵ ܵ ܿ ܕܬ ܸ ܵ ܐ ܕܨ ܿ ܵܬܐ ܕ ̇ ܹ ݇ ܵ ܸ :ܒ ܹ ܼ ܿܗ ܼ ܿ ܵܬܐ ̈ ܹܐ ܸ ܒ ܬ ܵܕܐ ܵ ܿ ܕܬ ܸ ܵ ܕܨ ܿ ܵܬܐ ̣ ܼ ܿ ܼ ܵ ܐ ܘ ܿ ܼ ܵ ܵ ܐ ܼ ̈ ܹܐ ܸ ܼ ܿ ̈ ܵ ܿ ܿ ̈ ܵ ܵ ܵ ܹ ܐ. ܼ ܥ .ܘ ܼ ܸܬ ̣ܒ ܹ ܼ ܹ ܒ ܼܘܪ ܵܨܐ ܕ ܹ ܘ ܼܿܐ ܵܒܐ ܵ ܵܒ ܒ ܼܘ ܵܪܨܗ ܘܒ ܵ ܵ ܼ ܹܬܗ .ܐ ܼ ܹ ܵ ܼ ܼ ܵܬܐ ܵ ܕܗܘ ܵ ܐ ܹ ܵ ܵ ܿ ܵ ܵ ܿ ܵ ܵ ܵ ܵ ܵ ܒܐܘ ܼ ܬܐ ܐ ܼ ܘܒ ܼܘܬܐ ܼ ܼ ܼܒ ܪ ܵ ܐ ܘ ܵ ܼ ܿ ܿ ܕܐ ܹܐ ܕܙ ܵ ܵ ܐ ܕ ܵ ̈ ܹ ܘܒ ܼܿ ܵ ܵ ܐ ܕ ܵ ܹ̈ܒܐܵ ܵ .ܒ ܕܐ ܼ ܕ ̣ ܼ ܼ ܵ ܼ ܸ ̇ ܵܐ ܵܗܐ ܼܿ ܼ ܹ ܐ ݇ ܼܿ ܚ :ܕ ̣ ܵܕܘ̈ܪܹܐ ܿ ܼ ݇ ܵ ܹ ̈ܐ ܕ ܹ ܵܬܐ ܵ ܵ ܵ ܿ ܼ ܸ ܸܪܬ ܵ ܐ ܕ ܼܗ ܵܓܐܵ ̣ .ܕܘܪܐ ܵ ܘܪܐ ܼ ܹ ܿ ܿ ܵ ܵ ܿ ܿܬܿ . ܘܗܠ ܿ ܼ ̈ܪ ܹ ܐ ܹ ܼ ܸ ܼ ܘܗܘܐ ܹ ܹܐ ܹ .ܘ ܼ ܼ ̈ ܵ ܕܘܪ ܼܿܒ ܓܿ ܿ ܵ ܘܓ ܵܐ ܿ ܿ ܸ ܣ ܘ ܵܓ ܵ ܝ ܵ ܕܓ ܐܬܘܪ ܵ ܘ ܹ ܵ ܹܬܐ ܵ ܘܓ ܼ̰ ܼ ܘܓ ܿ ܿ ܿ ܕܘ ܵ ܗܘ ܵܙ ܹ ̈ܐܵ . ܘܓ ܼܿܐܪ ܵ ܼܵ ܐܵ . ܘ ܹܒ ܘܓ ܹܒ ܼ ܼ ̈ܪ ܼ ܼ ܘܗ ̈ ܼܵ ܿ ܼ .ܗܠ ܵܐܕ ܼܵ ܐ ܼ ܵ ܐ ݇ ܵ ܐ ܼܿܐ ܼ ܵ ܼ ܿ ܬ ܒ ܸ ܬ ܵ ܐ ܘ ܼ ܪ ܼܵ ܐ ܸ ̈ ܵ ܿ ܕܗ ܵܓܐ :ܒ ܵ ܵܘ ܹ̈ܙܐ ܼ ܼ ܹ ܐ ܒ ܸ ܸ ܵ ܹ ܐ ܹ ܵܬ ܵ ܹ ̈ܐ ܵ ܐ ܸ ܿ ܿ ܿ ܵ ܵ ܵ ܕܗ ܼܘܙ ܘ ܼܒ ܼ ܼ ܬܐ ܕܙ ܼ ܬܐ܀ ܬܘ ܵ ܪܓ ܵ ܐ ܼ ܸ ܵ ܵܐ ܵ ܵܕ ܵ ܐ ܒ ܼ ܿ ܿ ܊ ܹܐ ܼ ܼ .ܝ. ܿ ܢ. Bible Verses 2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture written by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness; John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he even gave his only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. Romans 5:8 God has here manifested his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. John 5:24 Truly, truly, I say to you, He who hears my word and believes him who has sent me has everlasting life; and he does not come before the judgment, but he passes from death to life. Romans 10:9-10 So if you will confess with your mouth our Lord Jesus and will believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. For the heart which believes in him shall be declared righteous, and the mouth that confesses him shall live. 1 John 5:13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. Romans 10:13 For whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.