St. Mary & St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church

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  22 June 2023

  St. Mary & St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church of Hillsborough, NJ, invites you to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Fr. John Rizkalla's ordination to the priesthood.

  Admission is only for those who register. Tickets can be purchased at smsanj.org/events/fr-john.

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  21 August 2023

  It isn’t too late to sign up for the Jerusalem + Greece trip! Take advantage, only a few spots remain!

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  29 July 2023

  There is still time to register for the Noah’s Ark English Family Convention! Evening Registration for Friday Available as well as daily for Saturday and Sunday. SMSANJ.org for details.

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  12 July 2023

  St. Mary & St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church in Hillsborough, NJ is proud to host the First Annual Noah’s Ark English Family Convention. The focus of this annual convention will be to inspire and strengthen marriages and families.

  This being a family convention, there will be a full program for children. It is also open to all young adults regardless of marital status.

  We are blessed to have His Grace Bishop Angaelos of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of London as the Keynote... Speaker. His Grace comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience that we can all benefit from!

  The Convention will be held in Embassy Suites by Hilton – Berkeley Heights. 250 Connell Dr, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

  For more information and to register, please visit SMSANJ.org. Registration Deadline is June 1, 2018

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  04 November 2023

  O noble Virgin, truly you are greater than any other greatness. For who is your equal in greatness, O dwelling place of God the Word? To whom among all creatures shall I compare you, O Virgin? You are greater than them all. O Ark of the New Covenant, clothed with purity instead of gold!

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  23 October 2023

  Today we begin the fast of St. Mary, may she be a model of Christian Perfection to all of us.

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  13 October 2023

  Don’t live on campus! Why live with strangers in cramped quarters, exposed to the world and the things of the world?

  St. Mary & St. Athanasius Church has just completed total renovation of a beautiful single family, complete with three bedrooms, two full baths, gourmet kitchen and living room/dining room combo. The house is equipped with brand new stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors and recessed lights throughout.

  This residence rests on the serene church grounds ...in scenic Hillsborough, only:

  8 miles from Raritan Valley Community College, Somerville, NJ;

  13 miles from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ;

  16 miles from Princeton University, Princeton, NJ;

  4.5 miles from Raritan Valley Train Line that would take you to Newark Penn Station, New York City, Jersey City, etc…

  This rental opportunity is open to female students or young female professionals who are looking for a private and safe alternative to dorm room, off-campus housing or house sharing.

  For more information and immediate showing please private message this Facebook page.

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  22 August 2023

  We would like to wish Fr. John Rizkalla a happy 7th anniversary of his ordination today! May God continue to bless his service for many years!

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  08 July 2023

  Hail to Lazarus, whom He raised after four days. Raise my heart Lord Jesus, which was killed by the evil one.

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  08 July 2023

  The Holy Paschal Schedule

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  29 June 2023

  “May God, Who works great miracles and bestows gifts on all who turn to Him in faith, reward those who hear or read this account, and those who copy it. May he grant them a blessed portion together with St Mary of Egypt and with all the saints who have pleased God by their pious thoughts and works. Let us give glory to God, the Eternal King, that we may find mercy on the Day of Judgment through our Lord Jesus Christ, to Whom is due all glory, honor, majesty and worship together with the Unoriginate Father, and the Most Holy and Life-Creating Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.”

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  22 June 2023

  Today is the beginning of our salvation, And the revelation of the eternal mystery! The Son of God becomes the Son of the Virgin As Gabriel announces the coming of Grace. Together with him let us cry to the Theotokos: "Rejoice, O Full of Grace, the Lord is with you.”

  -St. Athanasius the Apostolic

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  21 June 2023

  Today is the feast day of St. Makarious The Great

  "God, for your sake humbled Himself, and you will not be humbled for your own sake?! The Lord Himself who is the Way and is God, after He came not on His own behalf but for you so that He might be an example for you of everything good, see, He came in such humility, taking "the form of a slave". (Philippians 2:7)

  He Who is God, the Son of God, King, the Son of King ... But do not despise His divine dignity, as you look at Him,... externally humiliated as one like us. For our sakes He so appeared, not for Himself... When they spat in His face and placed a crown of thorns on Him and hit Him, what more humiliation could He have yet undergone?... If God condescends to such insults and sufferings and humiliation, you, who by nature are clay and are mortal, no matter how much you are humiliated, will never do anything similar to what your Master did. God, for your sake, humbled Himself and you will not be humbled for your own sake?!"

  -St. Makarious, Homily 26

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  19 June 2023

  “And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, 'He told me all that I ever did.'” John 4:39

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  06 June 2023

  "Even on the Cross He did not hide Himself from sight; rather, He made all creation witness to the presence of its maker."

  -St. Athanasius