Transfiguration of our Lord

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1 Sunday Bulletin August 9, th Sunday of Matthew Matthias, Apostle of the 70; Anthony of Alexandria Transfiguration of our Lord Greek Orthodox Church 414 St. Stephens School Road Austin, Texas (512) office@transfiguration.org website - Sunday Service Schedule Orthros 8:15am; Divine Liturgy 9:30am Reverend Fr. Vasileios Flegas, Proistamenos

2 Hymns Resurrection Hymn Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ στρατιωτῶν φυλασσόντων τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα, ἀνέστης τριήμερος Σωτήρ, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὴν ζωήν. Διὰ τοῦτο αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐβόων σοι Ζωοδότα Δόξα τῇ ἀναστάσει σου Χριστέ, δόξα τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου, δόξα τῇ οἰκονομίᾳ σου, μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε. Tu lithu sfragisthentos ipo ton Iutheon, ke stratioton filassonton to ahranton Su soma, anestis triimeros Sotir, thorumenos to kosmo tin zoin. Thia tuto e thinamis ton uranon evoon si Zoothota. Thoxa ti Anastasi Su Christe, Thoxa ti Vasilia Su, Thoxa ti ikonomia Su, mone filanthrope. The stone that had been sealed before Your tomb by the Jews and the soldiers guarding did watch oe r Your pure and sacred body O Savior the third day You arose, and unto all the world did You give life where by all the heavenly powers did proclaim that You are the giver of life Glory unto our resurrected Christ, Glory unto Your Kingdom, Glory to Your dispensation O You alone who loves all. Hymn for the Transfiguration of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Μετεμορθώθης εν τώ όρει Χριστέ ο Θεός, δείξας τοίς Μαθηταίς σου τήν δόξαν σου, καθώς ήδυναντο, Λάμψον καί ημίν τοίς αμαρτωλοίς, τό φώς σου τό αϊδιον, πρεσβείαις τής Θεοτόκου, φωτοδότα δόξα σοι. Metemorfothis en to ori, Christe o Theos, dixas tis mathites Sou tin doxan Sou, kathos idynando Lampson ke imin tis amartolis to fos Sou to aidion, presvies tis Theotokou Fotodota doxa Si. When O Christ our God Thou wast Transfigured on the mountain Thou didst reveal Thy glory to Thy disciples in proportion as they could bear it. Let Thine everlasting light also enlighten us sinners. By the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Thou Bestower of light, glory to Thee Kontakion Ἐπὶ τοῦ ὄρους μετεμορφώθης, καὶ ὡς ἐχώρουν οἱ Μαθηταί σου τὴν δόξαν σου, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἐθεάσαντο, ἵνα ὅταν σε ἴδωσι σταυρούμενον, τὸ μὲν πάθος νοήσωσιν ἑκούσιον, τῷ δὲ κόσμῳ κηρύξωσιν, ὅτι σὺ ὑπάρχεις ἀληθῶς, τοῦ Πατρὸς τὸ ἀπαύγασμα. On the mount Thou wast transfigured, and Thy disciples, as much as they could bear, beheld Thy glory, O Christ our God; that when they should see Thee crucified, they would know Thy Passion to be willing, and would preach to the world that Thou, in truth, art the Effulgence of the Father

3 Epistle - St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16 B RETHREN, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me. Gospel - Matthew 17:14-23 Ἀ δελφοί, ὁ θεὸς ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἀποστόλους ἐσχάτους ἀπέδειξεν ὡς ἐπιθανατίους ὅτι θέατρον ἐγενήθημεν τῷ κόσμῳ, καὶ ἀγγέλοις, καὶ ἀνθρώποις. Ἡμεῖς μωροὶ διὰ Χριστόν, ὑμεῖς δὲ φρόνιμοι ἐν Χριστῷ ἡμεῖς ἀσθενεῖς, ὑμεῖς δὲ ἰσχυροί ὑμεῖς ἔνδοξοι, ἡμεῖς δὲ ἄτιμοι. Ἄχρι τῆς ἄρτι ὥρας καὶ πεινῶμεν, καὶ διψῶμεν, καὶ γυμνητεύομεν, καὶ κολαφιζόμεθα, καὶ ἀστατοῦμεν, καὶ κοπιῶμεν ἐργαζόμενοι ταῖς ἰδίαις χερσίν λοιδορούμενοι εὐλογοῦμεν διωκόμενοι ἀνεχόμεθα βλασφημούμενοι παρακαλοῦμεν ὡς περικαθάρματα τοῦ κόσμου ἐγενήθημεν, πάντων περίψημα ἕως ἄρτι. Οὐκ ἐντρέπων ὑμᾶς γράφω ταῦτα, ἀλλʼ ὡς τέκνα μου ἀγαπητὰ νουθετῶ. Ἐὰν γὰρ μυρίους παιδαγωγοὺς ἔχητε ἐν Χριστῷ, ἀλλʼ οὐ πολλοὺς πατέρας ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ἐγὼ ὑμᾶς ἐγέννησα. Παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς, μιμηταί μου γίνεσθε. A t that time, a man came up to Him and kneeling before Him said, "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not heal him." And Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me." And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move hence to yonder place,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting." As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day." Τ ῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἐλθόντων αὐτῶν πρὸς τὸν ὄχλον προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ ἄνθρωπος γονυπετῶν αὐτὸν καὶ λέγων Κύριε, ἐλέησόν μου τὸν υἱόν, ὅτι σεληνιάζεται καὶ κακῶς πάσχει πολλάκις γὰρ πίπτει εἰς τὸ πῦρ καὶ πολλάκις εἰς τὸ ὕδωρ. καὶ προσήνεγκα αὐτὸν τοῖς μαθηταῖς σου, καὶ οὐκ ἠδυνήθησαν αὐτὸν θεραπεῦσαι. ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν ὦ γενεὰ ἄπιστος καὶ διεστραμμένη! ἕως πότε ἔσομαι μεθ ὑμῶν; ἕως πότε ἀνέξομαι ὑμῶν; φέρετέ μοι αὐτὸν ὧδε. καὶ ἐπετίμησεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ιησοῦς, καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἀπ αὐτοῦ τὸ δαιμόνιον καὶ ἐθεραπεύθη ὁ παῖς ἀπὸ τῆς ὥρας ἐκείνης. Τότε προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ τῷ Ιησοῦ κατ ἰδίαν εἶπον διατί ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἠδυνήθημεν ἐκβαλεῖν αὐτό; ὁ δὲ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς διὰ τὴν ἀπιστίαν ὑμῶν. ἀμὴν γὰρ λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐὰν ἔχητε πίστιν ὡς κόκκον σινάπεως, ἐρεῖτε τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ, μετάβηθι ἐντεῦθεν ἐκεῖ, καὶ μεταβήσεται, καὶ οὐδὲν ἀδυνατήσει ὑμῖν. τοῦτο δὲ τὸ γένος οὐκ ἐκπορεύεται εἰ μὴ ἐν προσευχῇ καὶ νηστείᾳ. Αναστρεφομένων δὲ αὐτῶν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ιησοῦς μέλλει ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδίδοσθαι εἰς χεῖρας ἀνθρώπων καὶ ἀποκτενοῦσιν αὐτόν, καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἐγερθήσεται. καὶ ἐλυπήθησαν σφόδρα.

4 Welcome Visitors! We welcome all new visitors who worshipped with us this morning. We are pleased to have you with us! Please join us next door after service for coffee and fellowship. There is material in the entrance of the church regarding ministries and events of Transfiguration. We hope that you will return often to worship with us and grow in Christ! Receiving Holy Communion The sacrament of Holy Communion is reserved for only baptized and/or Chrismated Orthodox Christians who have properly prepared by fasting, prayer and confession. The Orthodox Church is not in sacramental communion with any other church outside the Orthodox Christian Faith. If you are not Orthodox, you are invited with everyone to receive the Antidoron (blessed bread) at the end of service. If you would like information about the Orthodox Church, please see Fr. Vasileios after services. he is always wrestling in prayer for you (Colossians 4:12) Prayers for those in our Armed Forces SGT Jennifer D. Atkinson, SSG John Atkinson, COL Dave Romine, CPT James Alfaro, SSG Deane Anderson, CPT William Willett, MAJ Timothy Ullman, MAJ Chris Chase, SPC Mindy Keys, SPC Andrew Bentzel, MAJ Scot Thornhill, CPT Christopher Gilbert, CPT. Alexander Stathos, 1st LT Angela Bahlatzis, MIDN 1/C Joseph Barone, SGT Walter Hurbert ( Nikolaos ) Willoughby IV, LCDR Thomas Uhl, Lt. Lance Shannon The Prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective (James 5:16) Prayers for Health JoGeo, Konstantinos, Shelly, Ruthie, Barbara, Samantha, Maria, Efstathia, Tony, Rouba, Sarah, Emily, Kynlee, Wesley, Afrodite, Nick, Nicholas Wyatt, Cameren, Helen, Chrissy, Nancy, MaryAnn, Marian, Tina, Salin, George-Panagiotis, Raphael, Marta, Guadalupe, Caroline, John, Lili, Archie, Kelsey, Eva, Virginia, Makena, Dolly, Afrodite, Alexandros, Lou, Thomas, Greg, Bill, Kathryn, John, Kathy, Nakis, Maggie, Rosemary, Mindy, Pat, Louella, Steve, Marie, Clifford, Tina, Cynthia, Chad, Douglas, Mat. Sissy Yerger, Fr. Paul, Katerina, Vasili, Harry, Angie, Francis, Petya, Thomas, Romeo, John, John, Brenda, Georgie, Dale, Dale, Anna, Brenda, Carol, Jan, Nick, Damon, Nick, Alex,, John, Fr. Jason and family, Presv. Tiffany, Maria, David, Boyd, Chris, Jennifer, Jay, Dede, Michael, Jason, Ling, Josh, Chrissy, Bradley, Jim, Patricia, Argyre-Lisa, Rick, Milton, Gregg, Aphrodite, Carol, Lisa, Johanna, Candace, Kyle, Nicholas, Alex, Boriska, Judith, Dominique, Stephen, Irenaeus, Alexander, Mike, Lori, Annie, Anesti, Efstathia, Hannah, Papoulas, Anna, Cecelia, James, Celie, Sheila, Kathi, Paul, Marie, Robert (Raphael), Bill, Zlatko, Jelica, Christians of Quaragosh, Brenda Baker, Fred Cantu, Brandon, Raphael, Fr. George, Judi, Marilyn, Bill, Dwiana, Antonela Jared, Malcolm Anthony Francis Ferrao, Jane Catherine Ferrao, Shawn Anthony Ferrao, Nicole Antonette Ferrao, Lanz Nathaniel Lahom Magno, Elyseo, Elenita, Dennis Luke, Austin

5 August Holy Consecration Godparent Pledge Program Through Holy Tradition, each person from our community is invited to become a Godparent and guardian of the Church by pledging to its Consecration! Through the Holy Sacrament of Baptism, it is our Godparent who affirms our pledge to Christ, witnesses to our putting on of Christ, and walks with us as we adhere to the teachings and sacramental life in the Holy Spirit, guiding us on our journey toward salvation and heaven. The sacred role of the Godparent is to be our sponsor, intercessor, and guardian in the Faith. We are baptized only once in our lifetime. The heavens open, and we are born from Above. Similarly, in the sacred Service of Consecration, a Church building and the land upon which it rests, is consecrated only once, in its entire history. We are blessed to be THE generation from the history of our Church, to witness to and participate in this holy event as Godparents! Through Holy Tradition, each person of the community is invited to become a Godparent and guardian of the Church by pledging to its Consecration! We are called to reaffirm our commitment, to consecrate our own hearts and pledge our gifts to Christ. We are called to be sanctified as the Temple of the Holy Spirit, as His Church Temple is Consecrated and made holy unto God. As members of Transfiguration, the fullness of the Church is manifested through the expansion of a vibrant spiritual life, the creation of ministries that are responsive to the needs of the faithful, and programs that enrich the mind, body, and soul. We invite you to participate in this once in a lifetime holy event of our community. We invite each and every one of our faithful to be a Godparent of Transfiguration by consecrating ourselves and one another and our whole life unto Christ our God, through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. We have increased the number of our retreats and educational opportunities. We have pledged to improve our ministries both within and without our community. And we have created an important pledge and sponsorship program so that we may continue to complete God s Holy Temple, the Church Sanctuary, by building the processional walkway around the entire perimeter of the Church. Together, we will walk towards Holy Consecration, following the Saints and His Eminence around a perimeter that forever receives God s holy love and sanctification.

6 PHILOPTOCHOS The Philoptochos ladies will hold their board meeting on Saturday, September 26, in Mr. Tabor Hall at 11am. After that they will meet at the house of Ellen Apostolakis for their Annual Membership Tea, at 1pm. Starting on Wednesday, September 30 and for every Wednesday till November 4, the Philoptochos ladies will be meeting at Mr. Tabor Hall from 10am to 2pm to bake for the Bazaar. Orthodox Young Professionals - Events Tuesday, August 18th, 7pm - Austin Draught House (draughthouse.com) 4112 Medical Prkwy. Please join us for a new series of theological discussions held once a month at local Austin venues. Friday, August 28th, 7:30pm - Pour House Pints & Pies (11835 Jollyville Rd). Please join us for a night of Fun & Fellowship Saturday, September 5th - September Service Projects: We will be volunteering with the Mobile Loaves and Fishes Ministry. Volunteers are needed from 8:30-9:30 am for food preparation, and/or 9:30-11:30 am for food delivery. John Esper is the coordinator of this Ministry, which will be open to all young adults. Additionally, another group may be going to San Marcos the same day to volunteer with the flood relief efforts. Duties include tearing down flooded homes and apartments, removing trash and debris, cleaning, organizing food and other items, and possibly getting started on the rebuilding process. Please feel free to Maria Miller for more information and to mariamiller26@yahoo.com. For more information about the Orthodox Young Professionals Group or to join the group please contact Maria Justice at: kreta64@flash.net Myrrh bearers for the Lamentations for the Dormition We are looking for myrrh bearers for Friday, August 14, at 5pm. All elementary aged girls can participate and they need to dress in white. Please let the office know if you can participate at Donations for Flowers We will be accepting donations for the purchase of the flowers for the Dormition Icon and Kouvouklion. There is a collection plate in the Narthex of the church. Thank you for your generosity.

7 The Retreat at Transfiguration September 18 - September 20 A Parish wide retreat right here at Transfiguration! It is time to start preparing for our first Parish wide Retreat right here at Transfiguration - Mt. Tabor Hall, where we can all relax and put behind us our everyday troubles and worries while we grow our faith and understanding of Orthodoxy. This will be a three-days retreat and the key note speaker will be Fr. Timothy Pavlatos. There will be different sessions for the children with special sessions and activities for them. This Sunday, please visit the sign up table in Mt. Tabor Hall to register. Tentative Retreat Schedule: Friday, September 18 6pm - 6:03 7:30pm 7:30 8:30pm 9pm Saturday, September 19 9am 10:30 11:45am 11:45 1pm 1pm 5pm 5:30pm 6:30 7:30pm 8pm Sunday, September 20 8:15am 9:30am Welcome/ Evening prayers Dinner Keynote & Ice Breaker Adult Koinonis (Kafeneio)/ GOYA hangout Morning Prayers/ Breakfast Morning Sessions Lunch Outdoors Activity Vespers Dinner Bonfire/ S mores Orthros Divine Liturgy Fr. Timothy Pavlatos Fr. Timothy Pavlatos is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Nationally Certified Counselor, ClinicalMember of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. He received a Bachelors (B.A.) in Psychology from Wright State University in 1988, a Masters of Divinity (M.Div.) from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in 1992, a Masters of Science (M.S.) in Pastoral Counseling from Loyola University, Maryland in 1995 and completed a Certificate program in Marriage and Family Counseling from George Fox University in Fr. Timothy was an ordained to the priesthood in 1995 and has served at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Phoenix Arizona (95-01), St. George in Eugene Oregon (01-07), Prophet Elias in San Bernardino California ( ) and currently serves at St. John the Baptist in Portland Oregon. He also serves a small Orthodox mission church in Salem Oregon. He is a board member of the Commission of Orthodox Missions and Evangelism as well as the Family Wellness Ministry of the Metropolis of San Francisco. In addition to his priestly duties, Fr. Timothy has a private practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist at Northwest Psychological Center in Milwaukie Oregon where is primary focus is working with couples (marriage and pre-marital counseling) as well as parent training. For the past twenty-five years he has focused his attention on the integration of Psychology and Orthodox Theology. He is a Certified Facilitator of the Prepare/Enrich Inventory, as well as Gottman s Seven Principles for Couples. Fr. Timothy has been married since 1995 to Presvytera Vasiliki and together they are raising their nine children who are between the ages of two and eighteen.

8 WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS Sunday, August 9, 2015 Services for this Week : Sunday, August 9 - Small Paraklesis - 6pm Monday, August 10 - Small Paraklesis - 6pm Tuesday, August 11- Small Paraklesis - 6pm Wednesday, August 12 - Divine Liturgy - 5:30pm - Potluck Dinner - St. Maximus the Confessor Seminar Thursday, August 13 - Small Paraklesis - 6pm Friday, August 14 - Vespers & Lamentations for the Dormition - 6pm Saturday, August 15 - Dormition of the Theotokos Orthros 9am Divine Liturgy 10am - Potluck Lunch Artoklasia for our Feast Day Gregory, Marousa John, Amy Maria, Niki, and Gregory Memorial Service The memorial service today is for: Niki Moyseos (3 days) - survived by her daughter Elefteria Aresti, her husband Fotos and their children Nikola and Tassos; her son Chris Moyseos, wife Angeliki and their son Andreas Graham Peter Jules Watson (3 yrs)- beloved fiancee of Rand Razaq; son of Jill Collier; father of Annie Ransom, brother of Nigel, Lee and Ken; and good friend of Blair Mulholland. Memory Eternal Thank you to last week s Coffee Hour Sponsors Petropoulos, Petty, Pon, Phillips, Phocas Thank you to this weeks Coffee Hour Sponsors: Poulos, Price, Poulos, Pozharova, Prasifka Next week s Coffee Hour Sponsors: Pavlos, Qatato, Randol, Read, Rigney, Roberts Thank you to last week s ushers: Lou Apostolakis (PCM) Dan Appling, Gigi Appling, Nyda Glaros Thank you to today's ushers: Maria Burke (PCM) Anita Jones, Maria Justice, Julie Wynn Next week s ushers are: Stephen Dow (PCM) Chrissie Spiropoulos, David Horwedel Allen Wynn