St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, New Orleans Louisiana - USA Church Calendar and News January 1997

Coptic Orthodox Diocese Of The Southern

United States

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church

New Orleans - Louisiana

January 1997 Church News Letter and Activities Calendar

"For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour which Is Christ The Lord"

(Luke 2:11)

Happy New Year And a Merry Christmas

LIGHT SHONE OUT OF MARY

The Church sings, "God is light, dwells in light, and is praised by angels of light. Light shone out of Mary, Elizabeth gave birth gave birth to the Baptist." The Holy Spirit awoke David saying, "Arise and sing for the Light has shone." David sang. He took his spiritual harp and went to the church --house of the angels - and sang to the Holy Trinity, "With Your light O Lord, we see the light. Let Your mercy be to all who know you. O the true light who shines over everybody that comes into the world! You saved our father Adam from temptation, delivered our mother Eve from the pangs of death, and granted us to be Your children. We -- with the angels -- praise You and glorify You. Truly You are blessed O Christ our Lord with your Good Father and the Holy Spirit for You came and saved us. You may notice that the Church quoted a part of this hymn in the Matins prayer, so that the spirits may rise with the body and the light of God may shine within our hearts together with daylight.

NOW ....

Dear Friend,

Lord Jesus shone

with light for your life

with a lamp for your way

with the sun of righteousness

to cure you of all spiritual diseases

Come to the Lord!

Link up your life to Him!

He is the true life

He is the everlasting happiness

He is the light

He makes out of you light

He is the Sun

He makes you as pure as the sun

Will you accept Him?

Come to a quite time with him,

Then with your spiritual father!

God Bless You!

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
29 December	30 December	31 December New Year's Eve Celebration 7:00PM-12:00AM	1 January New Year Divine Liturgy 9:00AM-11:00AM New Year Aghapi	2	3 Vespers Birmingham, AL. Departure Of St. John Kame 7:00PM-9:00PM	4 Divine Liturgy Birmingham, AL. 9:00AM ------------ Vespers, Bible Study&Midnight New Orleans 7:00PM-9:00PM
5 Divine Liturgy New Orleans 8:30AM-12:30PM Aghapi	6 Nativity Baramoun Divine Liturgy 5:00AM-7:00AM ------------------ Nativity Eve Divine Liturgy 7:00PM-12:00PM Aghapi	7 Nativity Day Congregation Activities 12:00PM-5:00PM	8 Arrival Of H.G. B. Youssef to New Orleans --------- H.G. B. Youssef Metairie Meeting 7:00PM-9:00PM	9 H.G. B. Youssef New Orleans East Meeting 7:00PM-9:00PM	10 Arrival Of H.G. B. Youssef to Mobile, AL. Vespers & Bible Study 7:00PM-9:00PM	11 Divine Liturgy (H.G.B. Youssef) Mobile, AL. 9:00AM-12:30PM Aghapi ------------- Vespers, Bible Study&Midnight New Orleans 7:00PM-9:00PM
12 Divine Liturgy (H.G.B. Youssef) New Orleans 8:30AM-12:30PM Aghapi Sunday School Activities	13 Circumcision Feast Vespers 7:00PM-8:00PM	14 Circumcision Feast Divine Liturgy 5:00AM-7:00AM	15 Divine Liturgy New Orleans 9:30AM-12:00PM	16	17 Holy Epiphany Baramoun Divine Liturgy 9:30AM-12:00PM	18 Epiphany Eve Water Liturgy (Lakkan) Divine Liturgy 6:00PM-12:00AM Aghapi
19 Holy Epiphany Day (NO Divine Liturgy) Congregation Activities 12:00PM-6:00PM	20	21 Feast Of Wedding Of Cana Of Galilee Divine Liturgy 5:00AM-7:00AM	22 Divine Liturgy New Orleans 9:30AM-12:00PM	23	24 Fr. Shenouda's Trip To Memphis	25 Divine Liturgy Memphis ------------ Vespers, Bible Study&Midnight New Orleans 7:00PM-9:00PM
26 Divine Liturgy New Orleans 8:30AM-12:30PM Aghapi	27	28 Vespers&Midnight Departure Of St. Mary New Orleans 7:00PM-9:00PM	29 Departure Of St. Mary Liturgy New Orleans 5:00AM-7:00AM	30 Departure Of St. Anthony The Great Liturgy New Orleans 5:00AM-7:00AM	31 Vespers & Bible Study Mobile, AL. 7:00PM-9:00PM	1 February Divine Liturgy Mobile, AL. 9:00AM-12:30PM Aghapi ------------- Vespers, Bible Study&Midnight New Orleans 7:00PM-9:00PM

" This is My Beloved Son, in whom I Am Pleased"

(Matthew 3:17)

Church News:

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! Christmas (Nativity) Eve service from 7:00PM - 1:00AM, followed by Aghapi meal.
We will all get together on January 7, 1997 to celebrate Christmas day by having Brunch together at church from 2:00PM - 6:00PM.
Holy Epiphany Eve service will be held on Saturday January 18, 1997, from 6:00PM - 9:00AM, followed by Aghapi meal.
On Holy Epiphany Day, Sunday January 19, 1997, There will be NO Divine Liturgy, instead we will have a church get together to have brunch and a Sunday School Activity in the Church (St. George Hall) from 12:00PM - 5:00PM

Arrivals: We will be blessed with the visit of H.G. Bishop Youssef from 1/8/97 to 1/12/97. What A Great Start For the New Year!!!
H.G. Bishop Youssef will hold a family meeting at Dr. Mounir and Mona Shalabys home on Wednesday, January 8, 1997 from 9:00AM - 9:00PM. You can find the Shalabys home at 4008 Tolmas Dr. Metairie, LA. Phone: (504) 834 - 5090.
H.G. will also hold a meeting in New Orleans East in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Adly and Nawal Ghobrial on Thursday, January 9, 1997, from 9:00AM - 9:00PM. You can find the Mr. Ghobrials home at 6845 Lake Willow Dr. New Orleans, LA. Phone: (504) 242 - 4229.

Condolences: The church offers its condolences to Dr. Moheb and Dr. Mona Andrawis for the departure of Dr.Monas father the late Mr.Mounir Fahmy Hanna. May God Repose his soul in the Paradise of Joy.

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