“While we do not look at the things which are

seen, but at the things which are not seen. For

the things which are seen are temporary, but

the things which are not seen are eternal.” 2

Corinthians 4:18

6th Grade

•Daniellle Farag

•Leah Agaby

•Peter Raphael

•Michael Ameen

•Jack Farag

8th Grade

•Maria Younan

•Sarah Tanios

•Glory Ameen

•Maggie Boctor

•Kyro Meshriki

Decode The Message:

Romans 1:7, Revelation 2:5,

Matthew 9:13, 2 Peter 3:9, 2

Corinthians 7:10, Acts 3:19, Mark

6:12, Acts 20:21, Romans 16:27

How to play and win:

This is a message secretly encoded

from the Bible. Using your Bible try

to decode the message, write the

verses down on a piece of paper, give

it a ‘title’, and turn it in by next

Sunday School. Make sure to put your

name and the date on the top of your

answer sheet to win a prize. Enjoy!

The Biggest, the Brightest,

the most EEEExxxxCCCCiiiiTTTTiiiiNNNNgggg Event of all year,

Once upon a time there was a girl named Jill.

Jill was an active little girl. She loved all

sports, and loved to play with her friends who

were all just like her. You see Jill was an

orphan. She was an orphan since she was a

baby. She had no one in this world that could

take care of her and love her like all the other

kids.

One day a very bad blizzard hit Jill’s town. The snow was coming down hard, and Jill had

no place to stay as she snuggled up on the sidewalk. Then Jill thought of the man who

ALMOST gave her money this morning. Then Jill thought of the lady who ALMOST gave

her that coat last winter. Then Jill thought of the family that promised her and ALMOST

did bring her a bowl of soup last when its cold out. But sadly, ALMOST doesn’t cut it,

because Jill ALMOST survived that blizzard but she didn’t.

“Then Agripa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to become a Christian” (Acts 26:28)

Wow, I say “almost” all the time. Like last night, when I almost prayed

before bed, but I got really tired so I just passed out. Or that one

Sunday where I almost came to church early and dressed as a deacon,

but I was up playing video games all night. Eeeek, I need to stop Almost

doing stuff, I really need to get my act together and follow up on

everything I do, especially my spiritual life. Right? What you think?

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Humility and the fear of God are above all virtues.

He was from Asia Minor. His grandfather, whose name was also Severus, saw in a vision someone telling him, "The child who is for your son will strengthen Orthodoxy, and his name will be after your name." When his son had this saint, he called him Severus. He was taught the Greek wisdom and church subjects. Once, the saint was strolling outside the city, a shut-in saint came out of his cave crying, "Welcome to you Severus, teacher of Orthodoxy, and Patriarch of Antioch."

Severus marveled at how he called him by his name, for he did not know him before, and how he foretold what would become of him. Severus grew in virtue and became a monk in the monastery of St. Romanus. The fame of his righteousness and his ascetic life spread out. When the Patriarch of Antioch departed, the bishops had a consensus to ordain him the Patriarch of the city in the year 512 A.D. The church was illuminated by his teachings which spread to all the universe, and he was one of the fathers who attended the Universal Council at Ephesus.

Shortly after, Emperor Anastasius died and Justinian, who was Chalcedonian in faith, reigned after him. He called upon this holy father and gave him great honors to persuade him to change his stand and to follow the Emperor's belief, but the Saint refused. The Emperor became angry, but the Saint did not fear his anger, and so the Emperor ordered him to be killed. Theodora, the Emperor's wife who was Orthodox in faith, knew about what the Emperor intended to do, so she told the saint to flee from his face.

St. Severus escaped to the land of Egypt and traveled everywhere and visited monasteries disguised as a monk. He strengthened the faith of the believers in the Orthodox doctrine. He dwelt in the city of Sakha in the home of a holy lay leader called Doretheos. God performed through him many miracles. He departed in the city of Sakha, and his body was relocated to the monastery of El-Zugag.

When you pray and God thinks it's not the time

or anything else that we don't know, so God

knows what is better for you and maybe D.

Rose was going to get injured and end his

career. D. Rose talks about that you need to

have hope, belief, focus on what you are

doing when praying or playing, you need to

push yourself to be successful with God, sport,

talent that you have,etc.

BY KYRO MESHREKI

I think Tim Tebow is a great person and I will say

he has something, which we all should have, and

it is trust. Trust in yourself trust in your friends

pray for your enemies and the most one you

should trust in is God. When you trust in God, He

is going to help you to trust yourself so you could

preach his word to everyone. That is what

happened to Tim Tebow when he believed in

God. God helped him in his career so he would

preach God’s word to his teammates and

everyone else. So this is my opinion on Tim

Tebow and on trust

BY MICHAEL AMEEN