10th Sunday of Matthew

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1 Sunday Bulletin August 17, th Sunday of Matthew Transfiguration of our Lord Greek Orthodox Church 414 St. Stephen s 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 for today Resurrection Hymn (First Tone) Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ στρατιωτῶν φυλασσόντων τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶµα, ἀνέστης τριήµερος Σωτήρ, δωρούµενος τῷ κόσµῳ τὴν ζωήν. ιὰ τοῦτο αἱ υνάµεις τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐβόων σοι Ζωοδότα όξα 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 Great Feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos Εν τή Γεννήσει τήν παρθενίαν εφύλαξας, έν τή Κοιµήσει τόν κόσµον ού κατέλιπες Θεοτόκε, Μετέστης πρός τήν ζωήν, µήτηρ υπάρχουσα τής ζωής, καί ταίς πρεσβείαις ταίς σαίς λυτρουµένη, εκ θανάτου τάς ψυχάς ηµών. In giving birth, thou did preserve thy virginity; in thy dormition, thou did not forsake the world, O Theotokos. Thou was translated unto life, since thou art the Mother of Life; and by thine intercessions do thou redeem our souls from death. 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 i dynando 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. Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Thou Bestower of light, glory to Thee. Kontakion for the Dormition of the Theotokos Τήν εν πρεσβείαις ακοίµητον Θεοτόκον, καί προστασίαις αµετάθετον ελπίδα, τάφος καί νέκρωσις ουκ εκράτησεν, ως γάρ ζωής Μητέρα, πρός τήν ζωήν µετέστησεν, ο µήτραν οικήσας αειπάρθενον. The grave and death could not hold the Theotokos, who is unsleeping in her intercessions and an unfailing hope in her mediations. For as the Mother of Life she was translated to life by Him Who dwelt in her ever virgin womb.

3 Epistle - Corinthians 4: 9-16 BRETHREN, 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 Christʹs 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. Ἀδελφοί, 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, ἀλλ ὡς τέκνα µου ἀγαπητὰ νουθετῶ. Ἐὰν γὰρ µυρίους παιδαγωγοὺς ἔχητε ἐν Χριστῷ, ἀλλ οὐ πολλοὺς πατέρας ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ἐγὼ ὑµᾶς ἐγέννησα. Παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑµᾶς, µιµηταί µου γίνεσθε.

4 Gospel - St. Matthew 17: At that time, a man came up to Him and kneeling before Him said, ʺLord, 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.ʺ And Jesus answered, ʺO 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.ʺ 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, ʺWhy could we not cast it out?ʺ He said to them, ʺBecause of your li le faith. For truly I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ʹMove hence to yonder place,ʹ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting.ʺ As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, ʺThe 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.ʺ Τῷ 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.

5 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. Sunday Classes are on summer break. Have a blessed Summer! Prayers for Health Arlena, Philip, Glenna, Nicole, Michael, John, Lili, Archie, Paul, Michael, Petra, Luke, Chris, Matthew, Elizabeth, Venton, John, Ricky, Wayne, Sarah, Christopher, John, Konstandinos, Jan, Marie, Cliff, Lou, Thomas, Kathy, Kathryn, Greg, Christopher, Steve, Nakis, Martha, George, Richard Simeon, Nicole, Mark, Maria, Nassos, Maria, Amy, Christina, Ana, Dolly, Irene, Fr. Ambrose, Bill, Linda, Mindy, Jenny, Maria, Zoe, Rosemary, Fr. Andreas, Emmanuel, Alkmene, Maree, Constanze, Jennifer, Timothy, Andrea, Janis Mae, Andreas, Luke, Zlata, Andrea, Albert, Dorothy, Larry, Jane, Boyd, Wilma, Ted, Nicolette, Alexandra, Carol, Frank, Eric, Olga, Fr. Damaskinos, Emmanuel, Thomas, Kalliopi, Aikaterini, Garyfalia, Ioannis, Nikolaos, Evangelia, Fotini, Eirini, Dimitrios, Antigoni, Sharon, Georgia, Angie, Michael, Dimitra, Suzanne, Kirsten, Kimberlin, Alvin, Alison, Emily, Athanasios, Tristen, Damon, Fran, Melanie, Theone, Zoe, Gabriel, Maria, Dmitriy, Cia, David, Betty (Mary Elizabeth), Panayiota, Anthony, Susan, Carole, John, Stephanie, Maria, Christa, Andrea, Greg, Stephen, Nick, Westin, Larry, Anna, Dana, Colleen, Zoe, John, Dave, Sam, Christine, Alysun, Joe, Kh. Anastasia-Velvet, Alex, Gabriella Marie, Lisa, Marija, Maria, Jerry, Layla, Irene, Johnathan, Xenia, Ben, Deacon James, Robin, Kathy, Bill, Katy, Katherine, Heidi, Philio, Robert, John, Dan, Jerry, Kimberly, David, Virginia, Anastasia-Stase, Evyenia, Molly, Andrew, infant Alex, Dionne and her unborn child, Billy, Presbytera Flora, Gabriel, Melanie, Cynthia, infant Abigail Grace, Nicholas the priest, Maria Teresa, Molly, Richard, Christine, Pavlos, JoGeo, Dino(Constantine), Cristie, Virginia, Mary, Tommy, Samantha, Eleni, Catherine and her unborn child, Guadalupe, Marta, Raphael, Salin, George-Panagiotis, Tina, Marian, Emily, Sarah, MaryAnn, Nancy, Chrissy, Nicholas, Wesley, Helen 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

6 Our miracle baby: Abigail Grace Nikas We want to thank each and every one of you for your countless prayers and immeasurable kindness while our daughter was in the hospital. Our words fail to express the gra tude that we feel, and we are humbled by the support and unfathomable generosity that we have received. Abigail's recovery has been nothing short of miraculous and we have no doubt that it was through the strength of your prayers and God's interven on that she came back to us. We also want to express a special thank you to Father Vasileios. He was with us when Abigail's outlook was most grim, and during that unimaginable me he was our rock. We turned to him for strength and guidance, and his calming and peaceful demeanor was felt by everyone. He has been the key in restoring our faith and belief that miracles are possible. Transfigura on Church is truly a special community, unlike any that we have ever known. You've embraced us like family and for that we will always be grateful. From the bo om of our hearts we thank you, The Nikas Family. Assembly of Bishops to Hold Clergy-Laity Gathering in Dallas The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America will commence its fifth annual meeting in Dallas, Texas with a pan-orthodox Doxology and Clergy-Laity Gathering on the evening of Monday, September 15, All clergy and laity are invited to join in prayer during the Doxology, scheduled for 7 pm at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Dallas. Following the Doxology, a panel of bishops will answer questions related to the work of the Assembly. Fellowship will follow. This is the second Assembly-sponsored clergy-laity event; the first was held in Cleveland, Ohio in October The gatherings serve as a valuable opportunity for hierarchs to present the work of the Assembly to the faithful and allow for the exchange of ideas and concerns. The event is open to the public. The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America is a body of all active, canonical Orthodox bishops in the US. There are currently 53 bishops in the Assembly, representing the following archdioceses and dioceses in the US: Albanian, American Carpatho-Russian, Antiochian, Bulgarian, Georgian, Greek, Orthodox Church in America, Romanian, Russian, Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, Serbian, and Ukrainian. The Assembly was established to address the pastoral needs of Orthodox faithful, present a common and unified witness of the Orthodox Faith, and manifest the unity of Orthodoxy.

7 WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sunday, August 17, 2014 Services for this Week: Great Vespers: Saturday, Aug.23-5:00pm Memorial Today we will have the 40 Day Memorial Service for: Sophie Paulos- beloved member of our community and mother of Christine (and Tom) Suehs, and Marianne Clay; loving grandmother of Christa (and Shane) Sewell, Ryan Clay, Brandon (and Jennifer) Suehs, and Michele Suehs, and precious great-grandmother of Maximus & Michael Sewell and Evangeline & Thomas Suehs. Vasiliki Grivas- Beloved sister of Vaios (and Magda) Athanasiou; and loving aunt of Presv. Stella (and Fr. Vasileios). May their memory be eternal. LUNCHEON TODAY A very special thank you to today s luncheon sponsors: Chris ne and Tom Suehs, Yianna Pe y, Maria Sarinaki, Despina Lambros, Mark Werner and Maria Burke. Please join us for this delicious menu they have prepared for us: Pork with carrots and greens Roasted potatoes Green salad Meatballs for the kids Wine and refreshments Ravani and cakes for dessert Fruit (for those not eating sweets) GOLF Our next study will be on Tuesday, Aug. 19 at 10:00am We are currently studying the book- Everyday Saints and Other Stories Please contact Krystal Cawood to be added to our listtownsendcrafts@gmail.com Men s Study and Fellowship Join us for our next study on Thursday, Aug. 28 at 7:15am at Jim s Restaurant 9091 Research Blvd, Austin, TX Fr. Vasileios will be leading a study of the book: The Prison Epistles: Philippians-Ephesians-Colossians-Philemon by Lawrence R. Farley. SAVE THE DATE! Our Anniversary Gala will be held at the luxurious Stephen F. Austin Hotel in downtown Austin On Saturday, November 8, This promises to be an amazing evening, so put this on your calendars now!

8 WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS continued: Sunday, August 17, 2014 Exploring Modern Orthodoxy Fr. Deacon George s class for the young adults meets every other week on Thursdays. Everyone is welcome to join them! Their next meeting will be on Thursday, August 21, at 7:00pm here at Transfiguration. Attention All Young Adults - MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE 2014 Orthodox Young Professionals Conference October 24-26, 2014 To be held at the Town Lake Holiday Inn The early bird registration fee of $155 has been extended to Saturday, September 1. After that, it will go up to $ Register on our website: Philoptochos News Please make plans to attend our Annual Membership Tea to be held on Saturday, September 20. Location will be announced soon! Don t forget to purchase gift cards from us! Your purchases help us raise funds to give to MANY worthy charities! Great Lakes Scrip carries cards from MANY grocery stores, department stores, restaurants, movies, etc. You name it, they carry it! This is back-to-school shopping time, so please consider picking up gift cards from us to make your school purchases. These cards make great gifts for your college students, too! Thank you to today s Luncheon Sponsors: Christine & Tom Suehs, Yanna Petty, Maria Sarinaki, Despina Lambros, Mark Werner & Maria Burke Thank you to last week s Coffee Hour Sponsors: Geranios, Gilbert, Gianakopoulos, Gianapoulos, Glarakis, Jones Next week s Coffee Hour Sponsors: Glaros, Goddard-Gikas, Gouris, Gradziel, Graf-Moya, Halter Thank you to today s ushers: Dr. Lou Apostolakis (PCM), Brian Holland, Allen Wynn Thank you to last week s ushers: Jim Norman (PCM), Anita Jones, James Kalpaxis, Maria Miller Next week s ushers are: Tom Gouris (PCM), Paul Petrogeorge, Stella Rossnagel, Harry Stamatis