St. Michael Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahado Church is the first Ethiopian Church in New Jersey

THE VIRGIN MARY AND WORSHIP

Luke 1:39-45 Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb........why is this the mother of the Lord should come to me?

(Elizabeth - Mother of John the baptist)

Luke 1: 46-55 from here on all nations shall call me blessed....

Luke 1:26:38 blessed art thiu among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb....

(Saint Gabriel - The archangel of God0

The ancient church has kept the Virgin Mary in 'revernace' NOT worship.

The mother of us all the bride of Christ ...'The Church' has no other choice but to reverence the bearer of our savior.

HOLY VIRGIN SAINT MARY MOTHER OF GOD

QIDUSE DENGEL MAREYAM

THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH WITH SAINT PHILLIP

Acts 8:27-37

'BACHOS'

FINANCE MINISTER TO QUEEN CANDES

33 AD

THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH WITH SAINT PHILIP

Acts 8:27-37

'BACHOS'

EUNUCH CONFESSES THE TRUE FAITH AND IS BAPTIZED BY SAINT PHILLIP

33 AD

SAINT YARED

THE ETHIOPIAN

Circa 6th Century

FOUNDER OF ETHIOPIAN CHURCH TRADITIONAL MELODY AND SONGS

SAINT MATTHEW

THE AOPSTLE

QIDUSE MATEWOS

SAINT MARK

THE APOSTLE

QIDUSE MARKOS

SAINT LUKE

THE APOSTLE

QIDUSE LUKOS

SAINT JOHN

THE APOSTLE

QIDUSE YOHANNES

SAINT MARKORIOS

QIDUS MARKORIOS

SAINT QURAEL

QIDUS QURAEL

THE HOLY TRINITY

QIDUS SELASSIE

SAINTS PETER AND PAUL

QIDUSOT PETROS INNA PAWLOS

Archbishop of Axum

See of Saint Tekle Haimonot

Patriarchate of Ethiopia

Archdiocese of New York, North East
and Central United States

Saint Michael Ethiopian Orthodox

Tewahado Church

Englewood, New Jersey - United States of America

Feast of the Resurrection

Sunday May 5, 2013

"Tinsa'eh"

Christ is Risen!

Happy Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

Sunday May 5, 2013
In accordance with ancient and Holy Orthodox Christian Calendar

Welcome!

This is the official website for Saint Michael Parish found online and elsewhere as being at 1407 Hubert Terrace Teaneck, NJ. Our address and phone number are changed as noted on this site.

Thank you.

We are happy to have you as a visitor to our website; please be at home here.

It is our endeavor that this website provide solid Christian fellowship and hospitality to all people.

Our home page:

In our effort to afford our guests who may be unfamiliar with orthodox Christianity the benefit of the richness, holiness and beauty of entering into an orthodox church we placed various Icons on this home page as well as various Psalm, Gospel and relevant scripture readings. For Orthodoxy Icons and Holy Scripture are one and the same like a picture is to a story and is a central part of the orthodox experience as has been for most of the 2000 year history of the church.

'Icons' a brief review:

As indicated the Icon is for the benefit of worship as is common in the Orthodox Church and as such are not simple decoration. Like in most homes which display photos of important family members that have paved the way for the family. These family members are precious to us and are always in our thoughts and thus edify the center most area of our our lives which is our living spaces with their image for ourselves and to share with all others who enter in. likewise in the Orthodox Church we keep in mind the faith of those who truly loved the lord. The sight those who paved the way of the true faith is precious to us even in death and is revealing of Gods love.

Psalm 116:15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints .....

More importantly the Orthodox Church in the first centuries wrote with iconography to express to various peoples and cultures the universal message of salvation. This was the first method of mass media used to preach the Gospel message in all languages but one word.

The Orthodox Church still continues with this means to keep the believer and non-believer seeing and hearing the Word and by such receiving a blessing.

Matt. 13:16 Blessed are your eyes because they see and your ears for hearing.....

Again; the Church writes Icons which often times 'depict' those who have kept the true faith of God in His Church which holds the true virtue for man in this world.

Icons also 'render' men and situations which are the subject of various biblical narratives which connected human beings with God cooperatively in an eternal grace are also in the church. These actions of cooperation; indeed perfection between men and God formed our holy scripture and faith is thus for all believers worthy of remembrance and veneration (NOT worship) since we are to be just as cooperative with God and thus perfect in all our manners to reach that aim as the scripture instructs. We receive as believers a blessing from those who indeed were perfect in action and deed whose prayers were just as perfect, full and contrite. Even thought they or no longer in this world they are the Saints of God and we are happy to keep the beauty of their lives not only on the church walls but more importantly in our hearts.

Pslam 145:10-12 and your saints shall bless you. They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom and talk of your power to make known to men His mighty acts.

Thank you.....

Please enjoy the website. Come back often as we regularly update it!

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PLEASE LOOK AT OUR CALENDAR BELOW FOR SCHEDULED FEAST DAYS AND FAST DAYS AS WELL AS SPECIAL SERVICES AND REMEMBRANCES.

BUS SCHEDULE 186 BUS FROM GWB NEW YORK AND DRIVING ROAD MAP SEARCH ARE BELOW.

ST PAUL MAIN ENTRANCE

CHURCH STREET CHAPEL ENTRANCE INTO ST. MICHAEL

186 BUS FROM THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE

BUS STATION DEPARTURE

INFORMATION

186 Dumont - New York

Daily 5:50 AM - 12:55 AM

Platform 22 - Rear Gate B or C

Get off at Palisade Avenue and Engle Street. Walk North (with traffic) to Church and Engle Streets. We are in the St. Paul Episcopal Church Chapel. Enter on Church Street.

Please purchase your tickets at the Ticket Windows or Ticket Vending Machines on the Main Level of the terminal building before boarding bus.

Ticket Office Hours:

Weekdays: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM

2:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Weekends

& Holidays: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM

PARISH SCHEDULE

MONDAY

9 PM to 10 PM: Youth Bible Study (Via Skype)

SATURDAY

7:00 AM: Covenant Prayers

At archdiocese Holy Trinity

10:00 AM: Adult Bible Study

At archdiocese Holy Trinity

SUNDAY

8:00 AM: Reading of Psalms and books of Miracles

9:00 AM: Sunday School (High School)

9:30 AM: Confession

10:30 AM: - Covenant Prayer and Divine Liturgy

12:30 PM Sunday School (Elementary School)

1:30 PM Benediction

2:00 PM Fellowship

3:00 PM: Final Prayer for peaceful dismissal

Please see our Parish Calendar below for activities and observances.

Archbishop of Axum HH Abuna Matthias Patriarch

HE Bitsue Abuna Zakarias Archbishop

HOLY ICONS IN THE ETHIOPIAN TRADITION

Holy Icons were the first media used for teaching a world that was largely illiterate at the dawn of the Church on earth. Icons are still used to channel the eye to holiness and worship of God in the Orthodox Church today.

Icons are 'written' and not 'painted' and are to 'read' and not to simply be looked upon. It is an error to consider an Icon a picture.

The Icon of Christ is "written" to express to the "reader" that He alone is the head of Hus Church.

Ephesians 4:15 even as Christ is head of the Church......

John 10:30 I and my Father are one.....

Acts 8:37 I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.......(Ethiopian eunuch)

Matt. 16:16 You are Christ the Son of the living God..........

(Saint Peter - The Apostle)

There are many Icons written of Christ our Lord to explain to us the greatness of His word. But He alone is the true ineffable icon of God ....Amen.

THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH

JESUS CHRIST THE SON OF GOD