Prayer, Spirituality, and Healing Almighty Master, Physician of souls and bodies; Who humble and exalt;

Who chastise and heal: in Your great mercy visit Your servant, (N) who is in distress. Stretch forth Your loving hand and heal (me, him, her, them) for Your name’s sake. Put far from (me, him, her, them) every disease, malady, wound, fever or seizure.

If (I have; he, she has) any sins or transgressions, forgive them for the sake of Your great love for mankind. Yes, Lord, have mercy on Your creature through

Jesus Christ our Lord with whom You are blessed, together with Your all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen

Please call the office to add or remove Names from the Sick List Please call Sue Elek 586-939-0650 if you would like to activate or join the Prayer Chain

Those in need of our prayers for Good Health & Salvation: Samira Ajlouny, Ziad Saleem Al-Jacoub, Loretta Ammar, Malied Ammari, Tamam Aranki, Genevieve Arrage, Evette Aubrey, Michael Chammas, Lisa

Lutfy Cohan, Deacon Joe Daratony, Hani Haddad, Juliette Haddad, Rose Marie Hajjar, Mary Herr, Samir Kada, Najat Kalil, Tharizh Maroay, Rita Myers, Michael Rahal, Hanna Saadeq,

John Saba, Norma Salloum, Adele Abousamra, Nicole Shasou, Ibtssem Shemmes, Joyce Soloman , Ian Shonts, Adele Noomie, John Sardy, Amy Elsabry

Our Lady of Redemption Melkite Catholic Church E-mail: info@olormelkite.org 586-751-6017 Website: www.olormelkite.org

Catechism Classes Start September 20.

Please take a moment to register your children age 4 through 8th grade.

The registration form can found at the Church or online at www.olormelkite.org.

You can also email Tom or Susanna at:susokol@hotmail.com or

tom@tomsokolcares.com. with any questions, you might have.

This year, you have 2 options of participating in catechism classes:

• Virtually through “Zoom Meetings” online, or

• In person, onsite at the Church. Please work with your catechism teacher.

These classes are so important. Indicate on your registration form whether you

prefer virtual class or onsite class.

1st grade will be zoom (virtual only)

The recommended donation is $35.00, per child or $90.00 for three children

(optional- money donation for classroom supplies are always welcomed).

We are in need of glue, construction paper, crayons, markers, dry eraser markers, etc.

Onsite classroom classes will require social distancing and the utilization

of masks. Please contact Tom Sokol for more information.

BLANKETS FOR CHARITY

The Ladies Society will be unable to gather this fall to make blankets. However, we have so many more families in need, and we are asking that you continue our tradition of donating blankets by you making them at home. We are also in need of a sewing machine that can be used to sew blankets which is faster and makes them larger. Blankets can be dropped off at Church or at Theresa Soloman’s home. The ladies will then distribute them to the same charities as past years. The charities are in greater need this year due to the health and financial crisis. We have blanket kits to sell for $11 and $20 (for adult size). Many businesses and individuals have also donated kits, but we need volunteers to assemble them. We welcome your help or your donation. Students can use the time to assemble blankets as service hours for school. If you have any questions, please contact Theresa Soloman (586-556-7076) or Therese Issa (586-665-3798).. PLEASE USE ONLY SAFEY PINS NO STRAIGHT PINS. Check entire blankets for pins before donating.

Holy Mystery of Matrimony Congratulations to Paul Lutfy and Nadia Al’Naimi

who were married in Christ September 5, 2020

May God grant them many years together.

Charity for Lebanon —-Up-Date

Total donations received to date for Lebanon Relief is $34, 671.50. $1,500.00 directly sent to Beirut families in need, via Western Union. $2,000.00 Check sent to the Diocese of Newton for the Beirut Relief. $25,000.00 Wired transfer for the Lebanese people of Beirut. Leaving a balance of $6,171.70. These funds and any additional donations will be forwarded directed for: education, online classes, books, computers, where the people of Beirut have the most urgent needs. Specified details will be announced soon. Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity.

God is with us and what is impossible for humans is not

Impossible for God, for all things are possible for God.

Who would think that a lump of clay could become a beautiful teacup?

There was a couple who went to shop in a beautiful antique store. Seeing an exceptional tea-cup, they asked “May we see that?” As the lady handed it to them, suddenly the tea-cup spoke, “I have not always been a tea-cup. There was a time when I was just a lump of red clay. My master took me and rolled me, pounded and patted me and I yelled out, “Don’t do that. Let me alone,” but he only smiled, and gently said; “Not yet!” Then, Wham! I

was placed on a spinning wheel and suddenly I was spun around and around. ‘Stop it! I’m getting so dizzy! I’m going to be sick!’ But the master only nodded and said, quietly, ‘Not yet.’ He spun me and poked and prodded and bent me out of shape and then he put me in the oven. I never felt such heat. I yelled and knocked and pounded at the door. “Help! Get me out of here!” “When I thought I couldn’t bear it another minute, the door opened. He carefully took me out and put me on the shelf, and I began to cool. Oh, that felt so good! But, after I cooled he picked me up and he brushed and painted me all over. The fumes were horrible. ‘Oh, please; Stop it!’ I cried. He only shook his head and said. ‘Not yet!’ Then suddenly he put me back into the oven. It was twice as hot and I thought I would suffocate. I begged. I pleaded. I was convinced I would never make it. Just then the door opened and he took me out and again placed me on the shelf, where I cooled and wondered ‘What’s he going to do to me next?’ An hour later he handed me a mirror and said ‘Look at yourself, you’re beautiful.’ God knows what He is doing for each of us. He is the potter, and we are His clay. He will mold us and make us, and expose us to just enough pressures of just the right kinds to give us the opportunity to become the disciples he wants us to be.

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But Jesus gave him no answer. Pilate therefore said to Him, “Will You not speak to me? Do You not know I have power to release You?” Jesus answered, “You would have no power at all over Me were it not given you from above.” Pilate therefore, when he heard these words, brought Jesus outside, and sat down on the judgment seat, at a place called Lithostrotos, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. Now it was the Preparation Day for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold, your king!” But they cried out, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your king?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” Then he handed Him over to them to be crucified. And so they took Jesus and led Him away. And bearing the cross for Himself, He went forth to the place called the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha, where they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side and Jesus in the center. And Pilate also wrote an inscription and had it put on the cross. And there was written, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Many of the Jews therefore read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Greek and in Latin. Now there were standing by the cross of Jesus His mother and His mother’s sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus, therefore, saw His mother and the disciple He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. After this, Jesus, knowing all things were now accomplished, bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. The Jews therefore, since it was the Preparation Day, in order that the bodies might not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a solemn day), asked Pilate that their legs be broken, and that they be taken away. The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other, who had been crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus, and saw He was already dead, they did not break His legs; but one of the soldiers opened His side with a lance, and immediately there came out blood and water. And the one who saw it has borne witness, and his witness is true. HYMN TO THE THEOTOKOS: O Mother of God, you became a mystical paradise when without tilling you brought forth Christ our God by Whom the life-giving tree of the Cross was planted on earth. Wherefore we deeply bow before this Cross which is exalted today, and we magnify you.

KINONIKON: Let the light of your Face shine on us, O Lord. Alleluia.

POST-COMMUNION HYMN: Troparion of the Feast.

Special Intentions

Sunday, September 13, 2020 + Noha Mansour req by OLOR + Zaal Abulail (Mother of Fr. Samir Abulail) req by OLOR + John & Jennie Nashar (100th birthday, for both)) req by Their Children & Family + Sleiman Georges req by Natalie Haddad + Cpl. Bryant Searcy req by Deacon Rick & Maureen Trabulsy + John Elek req by Louise DeCiantis & John Sardy + Faisal & Yazeed Aranki req by Saada Kladir + Najla Abdelnour req by Steve & Kathleen Kalil + Rafik Farah req by M/M Samer Dirani + Soumaya Habbouch req by Sassine & Vera Akl + Joanna Bousamra req by Mary Bousamra + Jack & Lily Riashi req by Jack Riashi, Jr + Mousa Altwal req by Altwal Family + Corrine Haddad req by Michael Shalhoub + Gebran & Nemra Raad req by Asmahan Raad + Frank Nouhan req by His Family + Jeannette Raad req by M/M Larry Slabosz + Jobran Boulos req by Nahia Boulos & Family + Kamil Melhem Sabak req by Elias Issa & Family + Peggy Haddad req by Maria Haddad + Nadia Aubrey req by Nicodemus Family + Georges Aboujaoude req by Roger Haddad + Abdel Massih Oska req by M/M Izzat Carouba + Mutanios Roumieh req by Byrbe & Lindsay Lebou + Nabil Wakim req by His Family + Abouna Sherif Nashef req by the Wakim Family + George and Blanche Mussalli req by the Wakim Family + Laurence El Bacha req by the Wakim Family + Nicole,Nabiha & Nehme Tomey req by Fawzi & Georgette Tomey + Gibran Boulos req by Fawzi & Georgette Tomey Sunday, September 20, 2020 Good Health & Salvation Tommy & Andy Marshall req by Souheil & Linda Sabak Good Health & Salvation for Joe Abdenour req by Souheil & Linda Sabak + Mounir El Herr (1st year Memorial) req by Deacon Dave & Rose Herr + Noha Mansour req by M/M Phillip Georges + Sleiman Georges req by Christine Haddad + John Elek req by Richard & Denise Boyland + Ilham Daibess Lotfi req by M/M Nicholas Marsheh + Rafik Farah req by M/M Samer Dirani + Soumaya Habbouch req by Sassine & Vera Akl + Joanna Bousamra req by Mary Bousamra + Jack & Lily Riashi req by Jack Riashi, Jr + Mousa Altwal req by Altwal Family + Corrine Haddad req by Michael Shalhoub + Frank Nouhan req by His Family + Jeannette Raad req by M/M Toufic Soyad + Jobran Boulos req by Nahia Boulos & Family + Peggy Haddad req by Maria Haddad + Nadia Aubrey req by Simone Raad & Family + Georges Aboujaoude req by Roger Haddad + Abdel Massih Oska req by M/M Pierre Zayat + Mutanios Roumieh req by Byrbe & Lindsay Lebou + Jennie Nashar req by Sue Elek + Hanna Dababneh req by Adib & Hannah Suleiman + Nicole,Nabiha & Nehme Tomey req by Fawzi & Georgette Tomey + Abraham Khalil req by Fawzi & Georgette Tomey

فلم يرد يسوع عليه جوابا، فقال له بيالطس: أال تكلمني؟ أما تعلم أن لي سلطانا ان أصلبك ولي سلطانا أن أطلقلك؟ فأجاب

يسوع. ما كان لك على من سلطان لو لم يعط لك من فوق. فلما سمع بيالطس هذا الكالم، اخرج يسوع. ثم جلس عى كرسي بعثا. القضاء في موضع يقال له ليتستروتس، وبالعرانية ج

وكانت تهيئة الفصح، وكان نحو الساعة السادسة. فقال لليهود: هوذا ملككم، اما هم فصرخوا: إرفعه أرفعه أصلبه. قال لهم

بيالطس: أأصلب ملككم؟ أجاب بؤساء الكهنة: ليس لنا ملك غير قيصر. حينئذ اسلمه اليهم ليصلب. فأخذوا يسوع ومضوا

به، فخرج وهو حامل صليبه الى الموضع المسمى موضع الجمجمة، وبالعبرانية يسمى الجلجلة، حيث صلبوه وآخرين معه،

من هنا ومن هنا ويسوع في الوسط. وكتب بيالطس عنوانا ووضعه على الصليب. وكان المكتوب فيه: يسوع الناصري ملك

اليهود وهذا العنوان قرأه كثير من اليهود، الن الموضع الذي صلب فيه يسوع كان قريبا من المدينة. وكان مكتوبا بالعبرانية

واليونانية والرومانية. وكانت واققة عند صليب يسوع أمه واخت أمه مريم التي لكالوبا، ومريم المجدلية. ولما رأي يسوع أمه

والتلميذ الذي كان يحبه واقفا قال ألمه: يا امرأة هوذا ابنك. ثم قال للتلميذ: هذه امك. ومن تلك الساعة اخذها التلميذ الى بيته الخاص. وبعد هذا رأى يسوع أن كل شيء قد تم، فأمال رأسه وأسلم الروح. ثم اذ كان يوم التهيئة، فلئال تبقى االجساد على

النشيد لوالدة االله باللحن الثامن

يا والدة االله، انت الفردوس السري، اذ انك انبت المسيح بغير فالحة، الذي به نصبت في االرض شجرة الصليب

ك نعظم. الحامل الحياة. فاآلن نسجد له مرفوعا، وإيا

ترنيمة المناولة قد ارتسم علينا نور وجهك يا رب، هللويا

بعد المناولة: نشيد العيد

AT THE DIVINE LITURGY Sunday, September 13, 2020

Exaltation of the Holy and life-giving Cross Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

Antiphon Prayer: Christ God, enthroned with the Father and the Holy Spirit, when You extended Your arms on the Cross, You attracted the whole world to Your knowledge. Illumine us today by its light. Sanctify us by its power. Comfort us by its Exaltation. And make us worthy to partake of Your divine glory. For You are our salvation, O Christ God, and to You we render glory and to Your Eternal Father and Your All-holy, Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. 1-O God, why have You cast us off forever? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture? O Son of God Who were crucified in the flesh, save us who sing to You: Alleluia! 2-Remember Your flock which You built up of old, Your tribe You redeemed as Your inheritance, Mount Sion where You took up Your abode. 3-Yet God is our King from all eternity: He has wrought salvation in the midst of the earth. Entrance hymn: Extol the Lord our God and worship at His footstool for He is Holy. O Son of God, Who were crucified in the flesh Hymns : Troparion of the Feast 3 times: “O Lord, save Your people and bless Your inheritance, granting peace to the world. And preserve Your community by the power of Your Cross.” Kondakion of the Feast. O Christ God, who chose by Your free volition to be elevated upon the holy cross, grant Your mercies to Your new people who are called by Your name. In Your power gladden the hearts of our public authorities. Strengthen them in every good deed so that Your true alliance may be for them a weapon of peace and a standard of victory. Instead of the Trisagion: We bow in worship before Your Cross, O Master, and we glorify Your Holy Resurrection.

في الليترجيا اإللهية 2020ايلول 13االحد،

رفع الصليب الكريم المحيي الليترجيا ألبينا في القديسين يوحنا الذهبي الفم

أيها المسيح اإلله، يا من علق على صالة األنديفونة: دنا باأليمان. ثبتنا رنا من خطايانا. وط الصليب حبا لنا، طه

نفوسنا بمحبة صليبك، لكي نصبح هياكل بالرجاء. وأحزملروحك القدوس ألنك أنت نورنا وحياتنا، ولك أن تخلصنا، أيها

المسيح اإلله، وإليك نرفع المجد والشكر والسجود، وإلى ابيك األزلي ورحك القدوس، الصالح والمحيي،اآلن وكل أوان..

اللهم لماذا اقصيت الى النهاية، استقر غضبك على غنم -1 رعيتك

خلصنا يا ابن هللا، يا من صلب بالجسد، نحن المرنمين لك هللويا !

أذكر جماعتك التي اقتنيتها منذ القديم، لقد افتديت -2 صولجان ميراثك

اما هللا فهو ملكنا قبل الدهور، اجرى الخالص في وسط -3 االرض

ارفعوا الرب الهنا واسجدوا لموطى قدميه، فانه :ترنيمة الدخولقدوس.خلصنا يا ابن هللا، يا من صلب بالجسد، نحن المرنمين

لك هللويا

االناشيد:

()ثالث مرات نشيد الصليب الكريم المقدس باللحن االول

خلص يا رب شعبك وبارك ميراثك مانحا العالم السالم، واحفظ بقوة صليبك رعيتك.

قنداق الختام لرفع الصليب )اللحن الرابع(يا من رفع على الصليب طوعا، ايها المسيح االله، إمنح رأفتك لشعبك الجديد الملقب باسمك. فرح بقدرتك ملوكنا المؤمنين. مانحا إياهم الغلبة على محاربيهم. لتكن لهم نصرتك سالح

سالم وشعار انتصار.لصليبك ياسيدنا نسجد، ولقيامتك بدل النشيد المثلث التقديس:

المقدسة نمجد

الرسالة بروكيمنن :

ارفعوا الرب الهنا واسجدوا لموطئ قدميه، فانه قدوسالرب قد ملك فلتسخط الشعوب، هو جالس على ستيخون:

الشيروبيم، فلترتجف االرض

اهل كورنثس. الى فصل من رسالة القديس بولس الرسول

ان كلمة الصليب عند الهالكين جهالة. واما عندنا يا اخوة، نحن المخلصين فهي قوة هللا. ألنه قد كتب: سأبيد حكمة الحكماء، وأرذل فهم الفهماء. اين الحكيم؟ اين الكاتب؟ اين ل حكمة هذا العالم؟ فانه محجاج هذا الدهر؟ أليس هللا قد جهاذ كان العالم، وهو في حكمة هللا، لم يعرف هللا بالحكمة،

حسن لدى هللا ان يخلص بجهالة الكرازة الذين يؤمنون، الن اليهود يسألون آية، واليونانيين يطالبون حكمة، أما نحن

ا لليهود وجهالة لليونانيين، اما فنكرز بالمسيح مصلوبا، شك للمدعوين يهودا ويونانيين، فالمسيح قوة هللا وحكمة هللا

هللوياأذكر جماعتك التي اقتنيتها منذ القديم، لقد افتديت صولجان

ميراثكاما هلل فهو ملكنا قبل الدهور، اجرى الخالص في ستيخون:

وسط االرض.

فصل شريف من بشارة القديس يوحنا البشيرفي ذلك الزمان، تشاور رؤساء الكهنة والشيوخ على يسوع

ليهلكوه. وذهبوا الى بيالطس قائلين: اصلبه اصلبه. فقال لهم بيالطس: خذوه انتم وصلبوه، فاني ال اجد فيه علة. اجابه

اليهود: إن لنا ناموسا، وبحسب ناموسنا هو مستوجب الموت ألنه جعل نفسه ابن هللا.فلما سمع بيالطس هذا الكالم ازداد خوفا، ودخل من جديد الى دار الوالية وقال ليسوع: من اين

انت؟

Epistle: Prokimenon :

Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at His foot-stool, for He is holy.

Stichon: The Lord is reigning: let the peoples rage; He is enthroned upon the Cherubim: let the

earth quake. READING from the First Epistle of

St. Paul to the Corinthians. BRETHREN, the doctrine of the cross is foolish-

ness to those who perish, but to those who are saved, that is, to us, it is the power of God. For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and the prudence of the prudent I will reject (Is. 29: 14;

33: 18).” Where is the “wise man,” where is the scribe? Where is the disputant of this world? Has not God turned into foolishness the “wisdom” of

this world? For since, in God’s wisdom, the world did not come to know God by “wisdom,” it pleased God, by the foolishness of our preaching, to save those who believe. For the Jews ask for signs, and

the Greeks ask for “wisdom” — but we for our part preach a crucified Christ, to the Jews indeed a

stumbling-block and to the Gentiles foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks,

Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God.

ALLELUIA Remember Your congregation which You have acquired from the beginning: You redeemed the

scepter of Your inheritance. Stichon: God is our King forever: He brought

about salvation in the midst of the earth.

THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

At that time the chief priests and the elders took counsel among themselves against Jesus to put Him to death. And they went to Pilate saying, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him. for I find no guilt in Him.” The Jews answered him, “We have a Law, and according to that Law He must die, because He has made Himself Son of God.” .” Now when Pilate heard this statement, he feared the more. And he again went back into the praetorium, and asked Jesus. “Where are You from?”

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Baptism: Contact the office for required catechesis at least one month in advance.

Marriage: Parishioners should contact the office at least six months in advance. for required preparation

Penance: Confession is available before and after the Liturgy.

Archimandrite Michel Cheble

Pastor

(586) 751-6017

Email: info@olormelkite.org Website: www.olormelkite.org

Barbara Rubaie

Office: (586) 751-6017 Fax: (586) 751-1877

Parish Office Hours Monday– Thursday

Hours 9:00am-4:00pm & Friday 9:00am-1:00pm

Deacon David Herr

Phone: (586) 247-1939

Deacon Rick Trabulsy Phone: (248) 298-6711

Divine Liturgy Weekend Schedule: Sunday 11:00 AM Live-Streamed (English /Arabic)

Our Lady of Redemption Melkite Catholic Church 29293 Lorraine - Warren, MI 48093

We, the parishioners of Our Lady of Redemption Melkite Catholic Church, enjoy a rich and varied heritage. As disciples of Jesus Christ, we are guided by the Holy Spirit to incarnate the Good News

through leadership, discernment, open communication, and consensus building. Together, we must oversee and coordinate activities that meet the needs of our Parish and

local Community. We join our hearts and minds as well as lift up our hands in worship, education, and Christian action in all that we do for God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

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COMMITTEES

Finance Council ................ Mike Aubrey (313) 886-4709

Building & Maintenance……….Paul Lutfy (248) 867-6179

Parish Socials .................... Lynn Semaan (248) 939-5966

Ushers ………………….George Micallef (586) 939-8157

Altar Servers …Lori Ajlouny-Pilles galfrompal@aol.com

Choir ................................. Souheil Sabak (734) 392-7266

Religious Education…Tom & Susanna Sokol 248-224-9978

Charity Society ................. ..Helen Georges (586) 8766413

Knights of Columbus……..Chawki Sabak (313) 6831084

Seniors Club………….Margaret Michael (586) 977-2493

Ladies Society ................... .Mary Nassar (586) 8252-6443

200 Club ............................ …..Mike Kalil (586) 536-5704

MAYA …………………….Kamel Sabak (313) 683-4002

Teen Club……………….Nisreen Ibrahim (586) 604-0161

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