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Written by Rev. George Bet Rasho
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He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, Luke 1:14 Prayers and blessings receive. I greet you in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus The Christ. May this letter reach you in the best of health and happiness, rejoicing in the blessings bestowed upon us by our Holy and Merciful God.
As we approach this wonderful season of reconciliation, we must reflect upon the great principal of LOVE. This love of God that led Him to sacrifice His only begotten son and reconcile us to Him, because by our own fault we became distant from Him. He overlooked our inequities, was merciful towards our weaknesses, and focused only on the reunification of His creation; hence God the word became flesh.
Our focus this season must not be on Christmas parties, gifts, lights and trees. All of these must symbolize a purpose beyond what we perceive. As we celebrate at gatherings, we must remember the true reason of our celebration. As we exchange gifts, we must think of the real gift given to us in Jesus our Savior. As we put up our Christmas trees, let us explain to our children the evergreen that represents life received through Him who came to us. And as we turn on our lights for Christmas, we should kneel and pray that His light shines through our every act and thought – may our acts and thoughts reflect God. Let us also brush all of our weaknesses aside and reconcile with one another in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
May the Lord bless you in all that you do and may He continue to watch over us all. I wish you and yours a joyous Christmas and a Happy New Year.
In His Service,
_____________________________________ Cor-Bishop Father George Bet Rasho
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Written by Josephine Minas
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Communiqué of the 22nd Annual National Assyrian Church of the East Youth Association Conference
The 22nd Annual Conference of the Youth Association of the Assyrian Church of the East in North America was held from July 3rd to 6th, 2008, at Phoenix, Arizona (USA) under the auspices of the St. Peter Parish in Phoenix, Diocese of Western United States. There were over 400 youth participants in this year’s conference from all over the four dioceses in North America (Diocese of Eastern USA, Western USA, Canada and Western California). The various parish youth ministries which participated from our North American parishes were as follows: 1) Mar Gewargis Parish, Chicago; 2) St. Mary’s Parish, Roselle; 3) St. Andrew’s Parish, Des Plaines; 4) St. Mary’s Parish, Detroit; 5) Mar Mari Parish, Hamilton (Canada); 6) St. Peter Parish, Phoenix; 7) Mar Narsai Parish, San Francisco; 8) Mar Yosip Khnanisho Parish, San Jose; 9) Mar Addai Parish, Turlock; 10) Mar Zaia Parish, Modesto; 11) Mar Gewargis Parish, Ceres; 12) St. Mary’s Parish, Los Angeles; 13) Rabban Hermizd Parish, San Diego. There was also one representative from the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand. The parish priests who participated in the Conference were: 1) Cor-bishop David Royel, San Jose; 2) Cor-bishop Gewargis Toma, Des Plaines; 3) Cor-bishop Fredrick Hermiz, Phoenix; 4) Rev. Auchana Kanoun, Ceres; 5) Rev. Kando Kando, Mar Yosip Parish, Chandler; 6) Rev. Gewargis Bet-Rasho, Los Angeles; 7) Rev. William Toma, Roselle; 8) Rev. Polos Benjamin, Chicago; 9) Rev. Lawrence Namato, Detroit. The theme of this year’s conference was, “My Church: the Pillar of Truth,” based on I Timothy 3:15: “…the Church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth…” the youth of the Assyrian Church of the East learned about the great theological, historical and faith heritage of their spiritual mother, the Church of the East. The conference was solemnly convoked on Thursday with the celebration of the Holy Qurbana by His Grace Bishop Mar Aprim Khamis, Bishop of the Diocese of Western USA..
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Written by Josephine Minas
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CELL PHONE vs BIBLE
I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like our cell phone? What if we carried it around in our pocket?
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
What if we turned back to get it, if we forgot it?
What if we used it to receive messages from the text?
What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?
What if we gave to the kids as gifts?
What if we used it when we traveled?
What if we used it in case of an emergency?
This is something to make you go "hmm". Where is my Bible?
Oh, and one more thing. Unlike our cell phone we don't have to worry
about being disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill. Makes you stop and think --where are my priorities?
And no dropped calls!
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Written by Rev. George Bet Rasho
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Dearest in Christ,
Prayers and Blessing receive, “Grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:2-6:
In this month of September many of us will be sending our children to schools for education. I pray that our Heavenly Father will help encourage and protect every child by his mercy and grace. I encourage each and every parent to be involved and always participate in the activities concerning their childs education. But let us not forget the religions education of our children. Through baptism our children received their spiritual body, and this body just like the physical body needs nourishment. We tend to forget the spiritual part mainly focus on the physical part and so our children grow physically and become wise through education with the secular world we live in, but either die spiritually or have very little growth depending on the spiritual nourishment they have received. Let us carefully consider what our children need most. I believe you would agree with me by having Jesus in the center of their life, our children would have the strength and wisdom, to accomplish all that is needed for a life full of peace and joy. Let us analyze the time our children spend learning about their savior. Is it enough?
I pray that he who had saved us will watch, protect, preserve, and guide us through our actions and give us the strength to offer ourselves to Him as a Holy and acceptable sacrifice. God Bless us all.
In His Service,
Father George Bet Rasho
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Written by Rev. George Bet Rasho
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ܩܲܒܠܗܘܼܢ ܫܠܵܡܲܢ ܡܸܠܝܹܐ ܡܼܢ ܚܘܼܒܵܐ ܒܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܡܪܲܢ ܘܦܵܪܘܿܩܲܢ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ. ܒܪܘܼܟܹܐ ܝܘܢ ܠܫܹܢܬܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܐܬܘܼܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܟܠܝܗܝ ܒܢܝ̈ ܐܘܼܡܬܝܼ ܚܲܒܝܼܒ̈ܐ ܒܛܠܵܒܵܐ ܡܼܢ ܡܪܲܢ ܕܡܲܫܪܹܐ ܫܲܝܢܵܐ ܘܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܒܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܐܵܒܼܵܗܵܬܲܢ ܒܹܝܬ-ܢܲܗܪܲܝܢ.
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