Immar Ly ‘Edta…

A Subtle Poem and an Inspiring Doctrine

A popular hymn, “’Immar Ly ‘Edta,” chanted during the liturgical season of the Sanctification of the Church, which is now occurring, is so rich with exquisite poetry and solid doctrine as to deserve the best of our attention and at least a basic comment.  

 

The text: Immar Ly ‘Edta

Tell me, O church, where do you wish me to build you?

Shall I build you upon the sun?

No, no, for it is said in the Scriptures,

“The rays of the sun are darkened.” (Joel 2:10)

 

Tell me, O church, where do you wish me to build you?

Shall I build you upon the moon?

No, no, for it is said in the Scriptures,

“The moon does not show forth its light.” (Isaiah 13:10)

 

Tell me, O church, where do you wish me to build you?

Shall I build you upon the stars?

No, no, for it is said in the Scriptures,

“The stars fall like leaves.” (Isaiah 34:4)

 

Tell me, O church, where do you wish me to build you?

Shall I build you upon the mountains?

No, no, for it is said in the Scriptures,

“The mountains melt like wax.” (Psalms 97:5)

 

Tell me, O church, where do you wish me to build you?

Shall I build you upon the rock?

Yes, yes, for it is said in the Scriptures,

“Upon the rock I will build my Church.” (Matthew 16:18)

 

In order to grasp the basic meaning of the hymn we ought to understand, first of all, who are the interlocutors?  Who are those speaking?

 

a) Who is talking to the Church?

- Is it Christ who is asking the Church: where she wants to be build?

* But then, how would he need to make an inquiry, and finally rely on the reported reference to the Scriptures in the fifth verse? Christ should not need that at all, because he is the Author of that Scripture!

- Is he the poet, the author of the hymn?

* It cannot be, because to build a church one must receive a mandate from God, not to be a poet only.

- Indeed, it must be someone who has the mandate from God to build a church, according to the divinely inspired prescriptions. Therefore, the interlocutor or speaker must be a shepherd, entrusted with the mission of building the Church, or a church that embodies the Church.

 

b) Who is the addressee of the discourse?

- Is the other side of the dialogue the Church to be established?

* But the Lord has already established his Church; he is the one who decides where and how to build it; he does not need to ask about it.

- Is it a local church, not yet fully established, but in need of becoming established and incorporated into the Ecclesiastic Body of the Lord, therefore expressing her compliance with the plan of the Lord?

- Indeed, this hymn is about a shepherd talking to a local church that is to be fashioned according to the model established by the Lord for his Church.

 

c) What are: the sun, moon, stars, and mountains?

- We may follow the style of poetry and interpret them as: earthly intellectual enlightenment (the sun), sensual fantasies (the moon), vain glories (the stars), and mighty power (the mountains). The church must reject to be built on such worldly foundations; she must be established upon the Rock which is the Faith of Simon Bar Yawna, sustained with the divine promises.

 

 

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The Annual Bishop Banquet   
 The First 5 Years of our Diocese

Over five hundred faithful from around the Diocese of St. Peter the
Apostle for Chaldeans and Assyrians joined their Bishop, Mar Sarhad Yawsip Jammo, as well as Bishop Mar Bawai Soro and many priests for the Fifth Annual Bishop's Banquet at St. Peter’s Hall on October 20, 2007. The event was very well organized, beginning with a welcome speech to all those who attended, by
Shamasha Aziz Razoky, Chairman of the Diocesan Advisory Council (from St. Peter Chaldean Cathedral, El Cajon),
welcoming especially our dear Chaldean and Assyrian brothers and sisters who had flown in to San Diego to attend this event. He also gave special thanks to all those who worked hard to put this remarkable event together, especially the Hall’s owner, and to those who decorated and videotaped the event at no cost, and to our dear advertisers who
contributed toward the book that was published especially for this occasion. And to all the
wonderful community members who continuously support their Diocese with their generous
donations and loans and to those who donated the raffle prizes. God bless them all.

There were many distinguished state and city officials, among them was Senator Wadie Deddeh.

Following the welcome speech there were comments from Dr. Raymond George (St. Thomas Assyrian Chaldean Church, Turlock- visit our websites for his speech), and Shamasha Bassam Aboona (St. Barbara Chaldean Mission, Las Vegas), and most importantly Mar Sarhad Yawsip Jammo, and Mar Bawai Soro’s speeches who both spoke inspiringly about the unity of the Church of the East.

Mar Sarhad Yawsip gave a sincere welcome to the faithful who came with Mar Bawai to attend this special Annual Dinner, and challenged Chaldeans and Assyrians to compete in showing brotherhood and love for one another, and spoke happily and proudly about the fruits of what he planted and planned during the first five years of the Diocese (visit www.kaldaya.net and www.kaldu.org for a
complete video of his speech and more).

   The night was alive with our beloved singer Sawsan Kizy who added a joyful scent to the atmosphere and energized the people to dance and enjoy the party. The night concluded with achievement medals being presented to four members from our parishes as listed below, in
recognition of their services for their Church & community. (see next page)

The following morning, October 21, 2007, Mar Sarhad Yawsip and Mar Bawai attended both Sunday Masses at
St. Peter Chaldean Cathedral, each speaking, with great insight and clarity, regarding the brotherhood of Chaldeans and Assyrians, and the unity of the Church of the East. Sermon from the English Mass, and Sermon from the Chaldean Mass can be viewed on our websites: www.kaldu.org and www.kaldaya.net. 

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Chaldean Community
Person of the Year Awards 2007

Mr. Faraj Hallak

Recognized

as the Chaldean Community Person of the Year 2007 in the Field of Volunteering to his Church and his Community

Whereas He was born in Mosul, Iraq 1925, married to Najiba Hallak, has 2 sons and 1 daughter. Finished Mosul High school in 1946, then hired to work at Al-Rafidayn Bank in Baghdad for nearly 25 years until retirement in 1970. Arrived to the United States on May 5^th, 1977 in San Diego. Was entrusted with bookkeeping for St. Peter Chaldean Church as a volunteer accountant starting January 1^st, 1978, until now. Authorized to sign the checks with the pastor, and handle the Church invoices.

Whereas He prepared the monthly financial report and present it to the parish council members at their monthly meetings. Worked as a full time secretary for 10 years, from the day the rectory was opened in 1982 until hiring the first female secretary in 1992.

Whereas He served as a member in the parish council from 1978 until today, and was very active in serving the church; collecting the money and taking the deposit to the bank. Ordained a sub-deacon in 1992 and served during Mass. Also served during weddings, baptisms and other ceremonies, upon the pastor’s request. Was given the responsibility to manage the “Bingo” that was held at St. Peter’s Chaldean Hall for many years.  Finally, although he’s reached old age, he still volunteers to serve the Church and the community.

Therefore, it has been resolved by the Awarding Committee of the Chaldean Catholic Diocese of St. Peter the Apostle to be recognized as the Chaldean Community Person of the Year 2007 in the Field of Volunteering to his Church and his Community.

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Mr. Raymond George, Ph. D.

Recognized

as the Chaldean Community Person of the Year 2007 in the Field of Community Services

Whereas Raymond George, born 1951 ( Born in Basra /Iraq). Married to Mithal Yonan Abdul Masih, and has three Daughters. Received B.Sc. Business Administration from Al-Hikma University (Jesuit Catholic University), Baghdad 1971. Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Marketing , England 1976. M.Phil ( Master degree in Management ), England 1984. PhD. - Business Administration, USA 2000.

Whereas Commercial Director at one of Ministry of Industry Establishments / Iraq , 1977-1979. After graduation with Master degree in 1984 moved to USA and since then been self employed. Real estate broker involved in development, management and acquiring  properties.

Owned and operated a medium size restaurant for several years. Currently semi retired owning and managing properties.

Whereas An active member of the Assyrian community and currently the National Treasurer of the Assyrian American National Federation. (with membership of 33 Assyrian organizations). Chairman of the Assyrian National Convention held in San Diego 2007. Member of the Assyrian American Civic Club of Turlock since 1992. Member of St. Thomas Catholic Assyrian Chaldean Church in Turlock.

Member of the Advisory Council of St. Peter Diocese. In 1997, Founded the Chaldo Assyrian Education Foundation where it raised money through its Bingo games activities. Donated approximately $300,000 to several hundred students and churches and organizations for education and community purposes.

Therefore, it has been resolved by the Awarding Committee of the Chaldean Catholic Diocese of St. Peter the Apostle to be recognized as the Chaldean Community Person of the Year 2007 in the Field of Community Services.                                                       

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Mr. Aziz Razoky

Recognized

as the Chaldean Community Person of the Year 2007 in the Field of Business

Whereas Aziz Razoky, Professional Engineer, born on June 17, 1949 in Alqosh, Iraq Married to Kamila Razoky, has three children. Received B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of Baghdad, College of Engineering (1970) – Finishing top ten in the graduating class Government of Alberta sponsored In-house Management Program. Attended several seminars and conferences nationally and internationally.  Presented several technical papers in engineering and management worldwide

Whereas Project Manager for the Government of Iraq from 1970-1979. Senior Project Manager for the Government of Alberta, Canada from 1980-1995.  Founder and President of ARA. Engineering Ltd., Consulting Engineers (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) from 1997 to present ARA specializes in transportation infrastructure including freeways, highways, bridges, interchanges, flyovers and underpasses from the planning stage through to design, construction and project management. ARA has been recognized as one of the best engineering consulting companies in Canada and has received many distinguished awards including: the Project of the Year in the category of ‘Transportation – Large Projects’ awarded by Canadian Public Works Association – Alberta Chapter. 2006 Best Safety Performer - Work Safe Alberta awarded by the Minister of Employment, Immigration and Industry for exceptional performance in workplace health and safety.  During the last ten years the company has grown from one employee to over 100 employees and established itself as a well-respected engineering consulting firm. Founder and President of Bisma Investments Inc. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada). The company was founded in the year 2000 and specializes in property development, management, and investments. Founder and President of Perma Investments LLC. (San Diego, California, U.S.A.).  The company was founded in 2007 and specializes in property development, management, and investments.

Whereas Member of Parish Council and Chairman of the Building Committee for St. Peter’s Catholic Church, (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) for 7 years. Chairman of the Calgary Catholic Diocese, Annual Bishop’s Appeal (ABA) for 14 years. Chairman of the Fundraising Committee for the Chaldean Catholic Church (San Diego, California, U.S.A.) for 3 years. Chairman of the Diocesan Advisory Council of the Chaldean Catholic Church (San Diego, California) from 2006-present.President and Executive Member on several community association boards (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) for over 25 years. Sub-Deacon for the Chaldean Catholic church.

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Mr. Tony Oshana

Recognized

as the Chaldean Community Person of the Year 2007 in the Field of Philanthropy

Whereas Tony was born in Dehouk on April 13, 1966. Since childhood, he was very ambitious and looked for a bright future in his life. His banner was that “a ladder is not meant to sit on, but to climb UP.” Being an AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination) person, he took giant steps in his life without fear and lots of courage. At the age of 13, he left Iraq for Vienna and headed to Athens, Greece. After three years, his dream came through, and he was granted a refuge visa to come to America, the Country of his dreams. On November 18, 1984, he arrived in Redding, Pennsylvania and worked for a company owned by an Italian family who embraced him as a member of their family. He finished his high school education and remained with this family for eight years. From there he left for Anaheim, California, where he joined forces with his brother, George Oshana, in the auto glass business. It was George who taught Tony the auto glass trade. His perseverance and determination for success motivated him in July of 1989 to open two auto glass locations proved to be very successful under his management.

Whereas  Tony married his cousin, Nina, on April 24, 1993. The couple lived in Anaheim, where they established their first Low Price Auto Glass Corporation that proved to be extremely successful and profitable. Nina stood by Tony like a tower of strength in managing the daily affairs of their business. Later, they moved to Fresno, California in May of 1994, after selling their business in Anaheim. They immediately opened two auto glass locations, which became, until today, their two prime profitable locations. From then on, they expanded their business by opening more than 100 other locations of Low Price Auto Glass in 40 (forty) states. I guess the old saying is true that “behind every successful man, there is a great woman.”

Whereas Tony had made frequent visits to San Diego. He invested in real estate both in Fresno and San Diego. He and his wife immediately realized that their hearts were in San Diego to be close to their Chaldean Church and community. Finally, they moved to San Diego in August of 2002, and decided to be active in their Chaldean Church and community. While here, Tony enrolled at Cuyamaca College for two courses in Business Management and English. He also ventured in the limousine business known as “Flamingo Limousine.” In addition, he opened two auto glass locations. In October of 2006, the couple, opened up “Ishtar Jewelry” with Mazin Toma to serve the jewelry needs of the community. Tony and Nina, with their two daughters and one son, are extremely happy to be living in San Diego, close to their Chaldean Church, their beloved bishop, dear priests, and friends.

Therefore, it has been resolved by the Awarding Committee of the Chaldean Catholic Diocese of St. Peter the Apostle to be recognized as the Chaldean Community Person of the Year 2007 in the Field of Philanthropy. 

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كتابات من مجتمعنا

ابتسام مدالو
 

كلما نظرت الى هذه الصورة ارى فيها الكمال والجمال والجلال الذي يتمتع  به المسيح، والمحبة التي يعبر عنها وجهه، واود ان اكتب قصة هذه الصورة. اثناء زيارة احدى السائحات واسمها جاكي هاس لمدينة القدس في اواسط شهر تشرين الاول 1982. قامت بألتقاط بعض التصاوير. وعندما عادت الى اميركا، ارسلت الفلم للتظهير. فلما استلمت الصور وجدت صورة للمسيح مع مجموعتها، اعتقدت في بادئ الامر ان الصورة تعود الى شخص اخر وضعها المظهر مع صور عائلتها سهوا. أخبرت زوجها بأنها لم تلتقط هذه الصورة ولا تذكر بأنها رأت صورة مثلها في اثناء زيارتها. وعندما فحصا الصور السلبية وجدا صورة سلبية لصورة المسيح. ارتبكت جاكي جدا من هذا الامر. لذلك اخذتها الى القسيس الذي رافقهافي سفرتها الى القدس. وعندما عرضتها عليه قال لها بأنه قد زار القدس مرارا عديدة غير انه لم يسبق له ان رأى مثل هذه الصورة هناك. عرضت الصورة على قسيس اخر يسكن في منطقتها يسافر الى القدس ويدرس فيها فقال لها بأنه لم يشاهد هذه الصورة اطلاقا في القدس. اعطت الصورة الى وكالة السفريات التي ترتب رحلاتها معها. فقامت بأرسالها الى خبراء في نيويورك يدرسون الرسوم الزيتية والرسوم التي ترسم على الجدران بالجص، وبعد فحصها اكدوا لها بأن الصورة غير موجودة في مدينة القدس. سافرت جاكي الى القدس ثلاث مرات بعد سفرتها الاولى. وأثناء تواجدها فيها قامت بالتفتيش عن الصورة وسألت بعض معارفها فلم تعثر على الصورة ولم يعرف الاشخاص الذين سألتهم عنها شيئا. فشعرت هي وزوجها بجمال الصورة، وأرادت مشاركة الناس بها، فوزعتها على الاصدقاء والمعارف، وسمعت بعد ذلك بأن اشياء قد حدثت لهم بعد حصولهم عليها رغم انهم لم يعرفوا قصتها. انتشرت الصورة في انحاء العالم ولم يعد يهمها ان يعرف الناس مصدرها، غير ان الشىء المهم هو معرفة الناس بالجمال والجلال الذي يتمتع به المسيح. والرغبة الأساسية في تقريب السيد المسيح من الناس عن طريق الصور. لكن ما تعرفه جاكي ان الصورة جلبت للناس السلام من دون ان يعرفوا مصدرها. فنشكر الرب على ذلك.

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انا لست مغرمة، انا صديقة الياسمين

بقلم: ندى كلندوس

لست اتناول موضوعا جديدا هذه المرة انه موضوع ازلي وسيبقى الى اخر لحظة قبل انتهاء العالم. انه موضوع الحب بين الناس،  لقد عرف الحب الالاف من الكتاب وتغزل به الاف الشعراء  وكل واحد كتب عنه من زاوية معينة، ولكننا لو نظرنا الى الحب من الزاوية العلمية برأيي لنجده عبارة عن قوة مغناطيسية تتخلل الناس لتربطهم ببعضهم وهي ايضا تحتوي على القطبين السالب والموجب، ولا يخفى علينا فائدة الحب للبشرية فهو يقوم بربط ملايين البشر ببعضها كي تحب وتتزوج وتتكاثر فتعمر الارض  وتثبت ارادة اللـه في ان توجد الخليقة. فلو تصورنا عدم وجود هذه القوة على الارض ماذا كان سيحدث؟ والجواب الاكيد كانت ستنقرض البشرية منذ الاف السنين! واذا اردنا الحديث عن الحب داخل مجتمع محدود فهو يختلف من شخص لآخر كل حسب مكانته. فهناك من نحبهم لكننا لا نقترب منهم.. فهم في البعد أحلى... أرقى .. وأغلى .. واذا اردنا ان نوصل لهم حبنا فالصلاة لهم هي الوسيلة الوحيدة، وستكون رسالة يتلقونها ويفرحون بها كثيرا، اقصد بهم احباءَنا الذين رحلوا عنا الى السماء.

 وهناك من نحبهم لأن مثلهم لا يستحق سوى ان نحبهم ولا نملك أمامهم سوى أن نفرح برؤيتهم. فنتعلم منهم أشياء جميلة ونؤسس معهم أشياء كثيرة.. وبحبهم نعيد طلاء حياتنا بلون جميل ونسعى صادقين كي نمنحهم بعض السعادة. هؤلاء هم والدانا! وهناك من نحبهم ونسعى كي نسعدهم ونلبي احتياجاتهم ونقترب منهم ونتقاسم تفاصيل الحياة معهم ويؤلمنا الابتعاد عنهم ويصعب علينا تصور الحياة حين تخلو منهم. فنملأ الأرض بحبهم ونحدث الدنيا عنهم ونثرثر  بهم في كل الأوقات ونحتاج إلى وجودهم كالماء والهواء ونختنق في غيابهم أو عند الابتعاد عنهم. وليس هذا بملء ارادتنا،  بل هذه هي غريزة الحب لاولادنا.

 وهناك من نحبهم بغض النظر عن درجة قرابتهم او صداقتهم لنا، لأننا  نجد فيهم الوفاء واليد الممدودة لنا دائما ليرفعونا كلما تنكر الزمن واهدانا واحدة من كبواته. فهم كائنات صبورة وحاجتنا إلى الحب تدفعنا نحوهم.. فالأيام تمضي.. والعمر ينقضي.. والزمن لا يقف.. ويرعبنا بأن نبقى بلا رفيق او صديق وفيٌ.. واخيرا هناك ايضا من نحبهم ونعيش اوقاتا جميلة معهم قد تمتد الى وقت طويل ونتمنى أن نلتقي بهم ونسعد كثيرا عندما نراهم ولكن....لا نجد صدى لهذا الحب في قلوبهم، فهم يسقطون امامنا في اول امتحان لهم وتظهر حقيقتهم عندما يجدون انفسهم في موقف عليهم به اظهار روحهم الرياضية والابتعاد عن تفضيل انفسهم على الاخرين او قد يفشلون في الائتمان على ما اودعناه لديهم من اسرار... واحيانا يفشلون في فهم بعض الامور التي حدثت على حقيقتها فيفسرونها على هواهم. او قد يصدر منهم ما يذهلنا عندما يتصرفون بطريقة تجعلنا نقف للحظة مع انفسنا لنعيد النظر في تقييمنا لهم. قد ننهار.. قد نصطدم ... قد نستغرب ونتخبط في تحليلات فاشلة.. احيانا نحاول ان نجد لهم الاعذار، ولكن كل هذا بيننا وبين أنفسنا فقط فنصمت برغم ألم الصمت فلا نعاتبهم لأن العوائق كثيرة والعواقب مخيفة، فلا نكرههم.. ولا ننساهم.. ولا نحب سواهم.. ولكن من الأفضل لنا ولهم أن تبقى الأبواب بيننا وبينهم مغلقة ..!

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نشــاطات   و   فـعالـيـات

إعانة المهاجرين

تأسست لجنة اعانة المهاجرين في سان دييگو من قبل سيادة المطران مار سرهد يوسپ جمو، ومجموعة من نسائنا الكلدانيات اللواتي تطوعن لجمع التبرعات المالية، والحاجات المنزلية، من المتبرعين الخيرين، ثم تولين توزيعها على العوائل المهاجرة القادمة الى هذه المدينة. وقد تولت اللجنة لحد الان استقبال قرابة 70 عائلة وصلت  من تركيا، سوريا، الاردن، ولبنان،  دعمت بآلاف الدولارات، سخى بها العشرات من الاشخاص ذوي القلوب المؤمنة الرحيمة.

تتقدم اللجنة بوافر الشكر من كافة الذين آزرونا في هذا العمل الانساني ودعمونا بالأموال النقدية وغيرها، وببعض السيارات لنقل الحاجيات، سائلة الرب ان يسدد خطاهم لفعل الخير.

نرجو ممن له الرغبة في التعاون معها لمساعدة العوائل الأخرى القادمة الاتصال بها على الرقم 7913-579 (619) وشكراً.

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ارسالية القديسة بربارة الكلدانية في لاس فيكاس

بسام ابونا - رئيس مجلس الارسالية

قام شباب ارسالية القديسة بربارة بتنظيم سفرة لعوائل الارسالية في لاس فيگاس بمناسبة مرور السنة الاولى على تأسيس اخوية "شباب القديسة بربارة". كانت السفرة ناجحة جدا حضرها معظم ابناء الجالية تخللتها كلمة من قبل الشباب شكروا بها جهود سيادة راعي الابرشية مار سرهد يوسپ جمو، كما شكروا اعضاء مجلس الارسالية للمساعدات التي يقدمونها لهم.         

تخلل الحفل فقرات منوعة للصغار والكبار. صلاتنا ان يبارك الرب كنيستنا في لاس فيگاس وشعبها وراعيها.

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ܐܢ̄ܬ ܗ̄ܘ ܟܐܦܐ

 ܩܫ؛ ܐܲܒܪܵܗܵܡ ܡܢܨܘܪ ܕܲܝܪܵܝܵܐ

ܫܡܥܘܿܢ ܗ̄ܘ ܟܐܦܐ؛

ܝܑܼܫܘܥ ܡܫܘܼܚܠܦܠܗ ܫܡܐ ܕܫܡܥܘܿܢ ܘܟܡܩܪܐܠܗ ”ܟܐܦܐ“ ܠܡܘܕܝܢܘܬܹܗ ܟܕ ܐܡܹܪܹܠ̄ܗ ”ܐܢ̄ܬ ܗܘܼ ܡܫܝܚܵܐ ܒܪܹܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܐ“ ܘܒܗܵܕܹܐ ܫܡܥܘܿܢ ܡܘܝܖܥܠܗ ܛܠܢ ܐܠܗܘܬܼܐ ܕܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ. ܟܕ ܚܼܙܝܠܗ ܝܑܼܫܘܥ ܗܝܡܵܢܘܼܬܼܵܐ ܕܫܡܥܘܿܢ ܟܡܣܦܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܪܹܫܢܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܥܕܬܗ، ܘܟܡܥܒܕܠܹܗ ܪܥܝܐ ܥܠ ܥܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܝܠܗ. ܘܡܘܕܝܵܘܬܼܵܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܒܝܼܫܘܥ ܟܝܗܒܼܵܐ ܦܘܪܩܢܵܐ ܗܡ ܛܠܢ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܐܚ̇ܢܝܼܢ ܟܡܘܿܕܘܟܼ ܒܐܠܗܘܬܼܐ ܕܡܫܚܝܵܐ.

        ܥܠ ܟܐܦܐ ܒܒܵܢܸܢ ܠܥܕܬܝܼ؛

ܥܕܬܐ ܝܼܠܵܐ ܒܢܝܼܬܐ ܥܠ ܟܐܦܐ، ܘܛܵܠܸܒܸܕ ܗܵܖܝܼ ܠܐ ܟܸܡܙܲܥܙܸܥ ܐܵܣܵܣ ܕܝܠܵܗ̇، ܟܘܼܕ ܐܝܼܠܗ ܡܘܼܕܒܬܐ ܥܲܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܼܵܐ ܦܛܪܘܣܝܬܐ ܫܠܝܼܚܬܵܐ. ܥܠ ܗܵܕܐ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܼܵܐ ܗܵܕܝܘܡ ܐܲܚ̇ܢܝܼܢ̄ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܸܐ ܟܠܵܙܡܵܐ ܕܖܵܒܬܘܼܟܼ ܘܝܵܗܒܘܼܟܼ ܦܹܐܪܹܐ ܬܐ ܥܡܐ ܟܠܗ. ܘܟܡܘܓٕܒܐ ܬܲܕ ܢܛܪܟܠܵܗ̄. ܗܕܝܼ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܼܵܐ ܡܣܵܦܟܼܠܵܗ ܬܵܐ ܝܵܠܕܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܼܠܲܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܲܪܓܢܝܼܬ ܡܣܘܼܦܝܬܐ ܛܵܠܲܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܠܝܼܚܸ̈ܐ ܛܘܼܒܵܢܹܐ. ܘܟܕ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܡܘܼܚܟܐܠܗ ܥܲܠ ܥܕܬܹܗ ܒܐܝܼܡܵܪܵܐܝܼܠܸܗ ܛܠܢ ܕܐܲܚܢܝܼܢ̄ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܠܕܹ̈ܐܝܘܘܼܟܼ ܕܥܕܬܼܗ، ܗܵܢܵܘ ܕܹܝܢ ܥܲܡܵܐ ܡܗܝܼܡܢܐ ܘܡܨܠܝܵܢܵܐ ܘܗܕܝܼ ܛܵܠܲܢ ܐܝܼܵܠܗ̇ ܚ̇ܕܐ ܨܘܪܬܵܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܼܵܐ ܫܡܲܝܵܢܝܼܬܼܵـܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ.

ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐ ܘܫܪܵܝܵܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܒܫܡܝܵܐ؛

ܝܑܼܫܘܥ ܝܗ̄ܒܠܠܸܗ ܬܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܩܖܝܼܠܵܢ̈ܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܼܵܐ ܕܫܡܝܵܐ ܘܟܡܝܵܗ̄ܒܠܠܸܗ ܫܘܼܠܛܢܐ ܕܝܼܐܣܪܵܐ ܘܫܪܝܵܐ، ܘܒܗܖܐ ܡܫܘܼܬܐܸܣܠܸܗ ܥܖܬܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܬܵܐ ܟܕܡܬܐ ܕܥܲܡܵܐ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܐ. ܝܑܼܫܘܥ ܟܡܣܦܹܐܠܵܗ̇ ܥܖܬܐ ܬܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܘܦܛܪܘܣ ܟܡܣܵܦܹܐܠܵܗ ܬܵܐ ܪܹܝܫܵܢܹܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ، ܕܐܝܼܠܝܗܝـ ܦܦܐ ܘܐܦܣܩܘ̈ܦܹܐ، ܗܵܢܘܢ ܕܟܼܖܡܝܼܢ̄ ܘܟܢܵܛܪܝܼܢ̄ ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܬܼܵܐ ܒܫܘܬܦܘܼܬܼܐ ܕܟܘܠ ܥܡܵܐ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ. ܘܵܠܝܼܬܼܵـܐ ܐܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܵܐ ܕܫܵܡܥܝܼܢ ܘܡܝܲܩܪܝܼܢ. ܪܫܵܢܹܐ ܕܥܕܬܼܐ، ܗܵܢܘܿܢ ܕܐܝܬܲܝܗܘܢ ܫܠܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ ܕܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܐܝܼܬܠܲܝ ܫܘܠܛܐ ܡܼܢ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܣܪܵܐ ܘܫܪܝܵܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܒܫܡܝܵܐ.

ܝܘܠܦܢܵܐ ܕܗܵܢܵܐ ܐܸܘܲܢܓܠܝܼܘܿܢ؛

ܐܲܚ̇ܢܲܢ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܹܐ ܘܥܡܝ̈ܖܐ ܒܡܪܢ ܝܑܼܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܟܡܘܵܓٕܒ ܥܸܠܲܢ ܬܵܐ ܕܡܘܕܘܼܟ ܘܡܗܲܝܡܢܘܼܟܼ ܒܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܐ ܕܐܗܘܼܠܗ ܦܪܘܩܢ، ܘܗܡ ܟܡܘܵܓٕܒ ܥܸܠܲܢ ܕܢܛܪܟܼ ܕܣܲܦܹܝܬܼܐ ܕܒܵܒܘܵܬܼܢ ܒܗܝܡܢܬܼܐ ܗܵܢܵܘ ܕܹܝܢ ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ ܕܥܕܬܵܐ ܩܬܼܘܠܝܩܝܼܬܐ ܫܠܝܼܚܵܝܬܵܐ ܦܛܪܘܣܝܼܬܼܵܐ، ܘܦܝܼܫܘܼܟ ܟܘܠܢ ܒܚܘܼܒܵܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ، ܡܛܠ ܐܲܚ̇ܢܲܢ ܐܝܘܸܟܼ (ܥܕܬܐ)، ܘܗܵܘܸܟ ܕܘܼܡܝܵܐ ܛܵܒܼܵܐ ܘܫܪܵܓܼܵܐ ܒܸܗܪܵܢܵܐ ܬܵܐ ܟܘܠܹܗ ܥܲܡܵܐ ܗܵܘ ܕܚܵܐܸܐ ܥܲܡܢ܀

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Youth in Action

 Chaldean Day Festival at Cuyamaca College

The Annual Chaldean Day Festival at Cuyamaca College on October 9^th, 2007 was quite a success! The event was hosted by the Student Affairs Office and the associated
students of Cuyamaca College, with the cooperation of Dr. Sami Jihad.

The purpose of the occasion was to reflect on the rich traditions, customs, and culture of the Chaldeans. The event was attended by His Excellency, Bishop Sarhad Yawsip Jammo and Father Michael Bazzi of St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral, and Father Emad Al-Sheikh of the Syriac Catholic Church. Also in attendance were the President and Vice President of Cuyamaca College and many other staff and faculty that were present during the time of the festival. 

The event was extremely successful, mostly because of the delicious Chaldean food that was enjoyed by everyone, in addition to the energetic sound of Chaldean music, where many students performed their famous native Chaldean dance.

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Six Flags Magic Mountain Theme Park

From time to time, Breath of Life Youth Group has a variety of outings for the youth who are consistently involved in the weekly meetings held at Saint Michael Chaldean Parish. On October 21^st, 2007, a bus of fifty people from the group went on a trip to Six Flags-Magic Mountain Theme Park. The bus left from Saint Peter Cathedral at 6:30am and arrived back at 9:00pm. With the enormous rollercoaster rides and different sorts of arcade games, the group had a fun-filled experience.

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Rosary Prayer for the San Diego Wildfires

The fires that surrounded San Diego County in the week of October 21^st caused much despair and heartache among the communities in the affected and unaffected areas. On October 24^th, 2007 many members from the youth group joined in for a Rosary prayer at the Good Samaritan Retirement Home Chapel. It is amazing and very influential to see the youth come together to support all of those who were affected by the tragedy. We encourage our community to be good neighbors to all of the victims of the wildfires, for it is truly time for us to act! May God bless us all and keep us safe, especially in disasters such as these.

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Movie Night at Saint Michael Parish

On Friday October 26^th, 2007 there was a “Movie Night” fundraiser at Saint Michael Parish Hall. About 40 youth came and watched “The Nightmare before Christmas.” The donation charge was 5 dollars and the event included a bakery sale. The baked goods and candy were brought by the people who attended the gathering. Overall, it was a good night for everyone who was present and a great change of atmosphere from the wildfires that were
happening during that week.

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New Pro-Life Movie: Bella

Many are astounded by the new pro-life movie, Bella, which came out in theaters on
Friday, October 26^th, 2007. About 30 youth and many community members were offered free tickets to see the movie on Sunday, October 28^th at the Regal Theatre inside of
Parkway Plaza Mall. With an extremely Catholic cast and director, the motion picture has been rated a “must see” on many movie rating websites and newspapers. We encourage all our Chaldean families to watch this production, which is against abortion.

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News and Events of the Parishes

ST. PETER CHALDEAN CATHEDRAl

EL CAJON, CA

Welcome Christian fellows through Holy Baptism and Confirmation: Landon Sako, Aubrianna Sako, Sandra Butros, Sophia Yaqoub, Freud Haddad, Ashley Harmez, Amaris Yousif, Andre Shaya, Jacob Karcho, Christian Salem and Peter Yaldo.

                                 Christian Salem                 and                  Peter Yaldo

Congratulations to our brothers & sisters who have received the crown of Holy Matrimony: Mark Arabo & Randa Elias, George Bachoua & Olivia Haisha,
Bashar Diza & Ban Hanna (nuptial), Louis Issak & Helen Shaia, and Fadi Matti & Nora Odesh.

ST. MICHAEL CHALDEAN CHURCH

EL CAJON, CA

Welcome Christian fellows through Holy Baptism and Confirmation: Matthew Polus, Gisele Daniel, and Dellano Yaco.

Congratulations to our brothers & sisters who have received the crown of Holy Matrimony: