SUNDAY BULLETIN AND WEEKLY NEWS

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1 ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL Norfolk, VA Rev. Presbyter George Bessinas, Dean Rev. Protopresbyter Constantine Rogakos, Ph. D. Associate SUNDAY BULLETIN AND WEEKLY NEWS Fourth Sunday of Matthew Sunday, July 6, 2014

2 Sunday, July 6, 2014 Fourth Sunday of Matthew Orthros: Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 8:45 AM 10:00 AM On July 6 we commemorate our devout Father Sisoes the Great; the contest of the holy Martyr Lucia the Virgin, Rex the Vicar, and many others who suffered in Campania; the 24 martyrs who witnessed with Lucia and Rex died by the sword; the holy Hieromartyr Astius, Bishop of Dyrrhachium; the holy Martyrs Archippus, Philemon, and Onesimus. Resurrectional APOLYTIKION In the Third Tone Let the Heavens rejoice; let earthly things be glad; for the Lord hath wrought might with His arm, He hath trampled upon death by death. The first-born of the dead hath He become. From the belly of Hades hath He delivered us, and hath granted great mercy to the world. SEASONAL KONTAKION A protection of Christians unshamable, Intercessor to our Holy Maker, unwavering, Please reject not The prayerful cries of those who are in sin. Instead, come to us, for you are good; Your loving help bring unto us, Who are crying in faith to you: Hasten to intercede And speed now to supplicate, As a protection for all time, Theotokos, for those who honor you.

3 THE EPISTLE READING St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 6:18-23 BRETHREN, having been set free from sin, you have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once yielded your members to impurity and to greater and greater iniquity, so now yield your members to righteousness for sanctification. When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But then what return did you get from the things of which you are now ashamed? The end of those things is death. But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the return you get is sanctification and its end, eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Ο ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Πρὸς Ρωμαίους 6:18-23 Ἀδελφοί, ἐλευθερωθέντες δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας, ἐδουλώθητε τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ. Ἀνθρώπινον λέγω διὰ τὴν ἀσθένειαν τῆς σαρκὸς ὑμῶν ὥσπερ γὰρ παρεστήσατε τὰ μέλη ὑμῶν δοῦλα τῇ ἀκαθαρσίᾳ καὶ τῇ ἀνομίᾳ εἰς τὴν ἀνομίαν, οὕτως νῦν παραστήσατε τὰ μέλη ὑμῶν δοῦλα τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ εἰς ἁγιασμόν. Ὅτε γὰρ δοῦλοι ἦτε τῆς ἁμαρτίας, ἐλεύθεροι ἦτε τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ. Τίνα οὖν καρπὸν εἴχετε τότε ἐφʼ οἷς νῦν ἐπαισχύνεσθε; Τὸ γὰρ τέλος ἐκείνων θάνατος. Νυνὶ δὲ ἐλευθερωθέντες ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας, δουλωθέντες δὲ τῷ θεῷ, ἔχετε τὸν καρπὸν ὑμῶν εἰς ἁγιασμόν, τὸ δὲ τέλος ζωὴν αἰώνιον. Τὰ γὰρ ὀψώνια τῆς ἁμαρτίας θάνατος, τὸ δὲ χάρισμα τοῦ θεοῦ ζωὴ αἰώνιος ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ κυρίῳ ἡμῶν.

4 THE GOSPEL READING The Gospel of Matthew 8:5-13 At that time, as Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, beseeching him and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress." And he said to him, "I will come and heal him." But the centurion answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it." When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such faith. I tell you, many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth." And to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; be it done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed at that very moment.

5 ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 8:5-13 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, εἰσελθόντι δὲ αὐτῷ εἰς Καπερναοὺμ προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ ἑκατόνταρχος παρακαλῶν αὐτὸν καὶ λέγων Κύριε, ὁ παῖς μου βέβληται ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ παραλυτικός, δεινῶς βασανιζόμενος.καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ιησοῦς ἐγὼ ἐλθὼν θεραπεύσω αὐτόν.καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ἑκατόνταρχος ἔφη Κύριε, οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς ἵνα μου ὑπὸ τὴν στέγην εἰσέλθῃς ἀλλὰ μόνον εἰπὲ λόγῳ, καὶ ἰαθήσεται ὁ παῖς μου.καὶ γὰρ ἐγὼ ἄνθρωπός εἰμι ὑπὸ ἐξουσίαν, ἔχων ὑπ ἐμαυτὸν στρατιώτας, καὶ λέγω τούτῳ, πορεύθητι, καὶ πορεύεται, καὶ ἄλλῳ, ἔρχου, καὶ ἔρχεται, καὶ τῷ δούλῳ μου, ποίησον τοῦτο, καὶ ποιεῖ.ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς ἐθαύμασε καὶ εἶπε τοῖς ἀκολουθοῦσιν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐδὲ ἐν τῷ Ισραὴλ τοσαύτην πίστιν εὗρον.λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι πολλοὶ ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν καὶ δυσμῶν ἥξουσι καὶ ἀνακλιθήσονται μετὰ Αβραὰμ καὶ Ισαὰκ καὶ Ιακὼβ ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν,οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ τῆς βασιλείας ἐκβληθήσονται εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων.καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Ιησοῦς τῷ ἑκατοντάρχῳ ὕπαγε, καὶ ὡς ἐπίστευσας γενηθήτω σοι. καὶ ἰάθη ὁ παῖς αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐκείνῃ.

6 ALTAR BOYS Theo Malamatos, Philip Malamatos, George Neskis, Teddy Zarpas, Joseph Manning, Adam Russell, Harry Coureas, Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Daniel Shakallis MEMORIALS Cecelia Perros Forty Day Memorial Danny Michaels One Year Memorial TODAY 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION SPONSORED BY THE CULTURAL COMMITTEE COFFEE FELLOWSHIP HOUR IN THE HELLENIC CENTER UPCOMING EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS GOLDEN YEARS: Tuesday, July 8 at 10am. Pack a lunch. CYPRUS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY: Sunday July 20, the Cyprus Benevolent Society of Tidewater invites you to attend a Memorial Service at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the invasion of Cyprus by Turkey. Please honor them with your attendance. ICECREAM FOR SALE: There is four boxes of ice cream from Youth Camp for sale, $18 a case. Please call Elizabeth Miller in the office on Monday morning if you would like to buy a case. LIBRARY: The Cathedral Library will be closed from the first of July to the fifteenth of September. The Library Staff wishes everyone in the community a healthy, safe and happy summer. Καλο Καλοκαιρι QUOTES FROM OUR CHURCH FATHERS St. Athanasius: It is a fact, brothers and sisters, that the path of the saints in this life is one full of troubles.... It is a fact, brothers and sisters, that the path of the saints in this life is one full of troubles. They either endure the pain of longing for that which is to come, like the one who said, Woe is me that I have such a long pilgrimage (Ps. 120:5, LXX) or they are distressed by their longing for the salvation of others, as Paul wrote to the Corinthians, I am afraid that whey I come to you, God may humble me and cause me to weep and mourn over many who have sinned and not repented of impurity, fornication and licentiousness which they have practiced. + St. Athanasius the Great Patriarch of Alexandria, 4th Century.

7 Please join us in the Hellenic Center for a 4th of July Celebration sponsored by the Annunciation Cultural Committee

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