FOURTH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW JULY 21ST, 2013

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1 FOURTH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW JULY 21ST, 2013 Sts. Raphael, Nicholas and Irene Greek Orthodox Church Rev. Fr. Barnabas Powell, Proistamenos Jimmy Smith, Psaltis 3074 Bethelview Road Cumming GA (770) cell (770) We are an intentional Orthodox Christian Community for North Georgia!

2 WORSHIP Fourth Eothinon/Tone Third We are so very glad you have joined us today, and we pray you will be inspired and encouraged by your time with us. The Orthodox worship service is an ancient and timeless expression of how people have loved, served and worshipped God for many centuries, but it may be a bit of a different experience for you. Please feel free to use a service book or not and simply allow the words of the service to wash over you. The central act of our worship culminates in people receiving communion. This is a very special time for us all and we have some specific beliefs about our communion together. This is why we never impose this service on those who are not prepared or are not baptized Orthodox. This service may raise questions in your mind. Please feel free to ask Fr. Barnabas or Fr. Paul anything you wish after the service. At the end of the service EVERYONE is invited to come forward and receive a portion of the blessed bread from Fr. Barnabas. No one should leave church hungry! Know you are welcome and we are glad you are here. May God bless you and your family. Apolytikion in honor of Sts. Raphael, Nicholas & Irene Having contended on Lesvos for the sake of Christ God, you have sanctified the island since the discovery of your sacred relics, O blessed ones; wherefore we honor you, O Godbearing Raphael, together with Nicholas and virgin Irene, as our divine protectors and intercessors with the Lord. Schedule for the Week July 24th, Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. Vespers July 27th, Saturday - 5 p.m. Great Vespers August 1st - Dormition Fast Begins August 15th - Dormition of the Theotokos 8:30 a.m. Orthros/9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy SAVE THE DATE Sunday, Sept. 8th - Back to Church Sunday Parish Council On Duty Today - Quay Farr, Sophia Bethune, Vic Pryles Ushering Ministry - PC/Parishioners Welcoming Ministry - Mildred Zourzoukis Fellowship Ministry - Philoptochos ACOLYTES Zachery Bethune, James Blane, Nathan Frazier, Nicholas Pryles, Mike Trainor, Thomas Miller and Christos Zourzoukis SENIOR ACOLYTES Dean Pryles, Mike Manos

3 TODAY WE REMEMBER FOURTH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW 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 in the Second Tone O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee. We Also Remember Symeon the Fool for Christ Parthenios, Bishop of Arta Ezekiel the Prophet Please pray for those faithful who are currently in need of our most fervent intercessions: Andrew, Angie, Bill, Bill, Carrie, Demetra, Diane, Dina, Donna, Elaine, Elizabeth, Christina, George, Gus, Heidi, Igli, James, Jerry, Joe, Maria,Michael, Oni, Paul, Peter, Staikoula, Taki, Tara, Violeta, John & Sheila Consos, Archie Lytle, Katherine & Sam Yalanzon

4 EPISTLE Reading The Reading is from St. Paul s Letter to the Romans 6:18-23 Prokeimenon. Mode 3. Psalm 46.6,1 Sing praises to our God, sing praises. Verse: Clap your hands, all you nations. 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. ΑΩ 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.

5 GOSPEL READING The Reading is from 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. Α Ω 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 ANNOUNCEMENTS Father Barnabas will be on vacation Thursday, July 18th through and including Sunday, July 28th. Father Paul will be presiding over the Divine Liturgy and Vesper Services in Father Barnabas absence. In case of emergency during the week, please contact Fr. Paul at or Father Barnabas is available to hear confession every Wednesday either before or after Vespers and by appointment. Please call or the church office to request a time to meet with Father and avail yourself to this healing divine mystery of the Church. Please call the Church office for more information (770) SOCIETY OF WISDOM LUNCH Thursday, July 25th, at Noon The Hill 4500 Brogdon Blvd, N.E., Buford R.S.V.P. Grace at Prosforo Baking Prosforo will be made on Tuesday, August 20th, at the Blue House beginning at 9 a.m. All who would like to come and help are welcome. Contact Stamatia Hagen at mamma2maria@gmail.com

7 ANNOUNCEMENTS HOPE & JOY Sts. RNI is beginning a HOPE & JOY Youth Group for our young children. WHAT: Summer/Back-to-School Ice Cream Social WHERE: The Blue House WHEN: Saturday, August 3rd, at 3:30 p.m. Open event to all children in the community. HOPE is targeted for Kindergarten-2nd grade; JOY is targeted for 3rd-6th grade. Please join us for ice cream, fun and fellowship! Fr. Barnabas will give the children a brief lesson as well. After the ice cream social, we will attend Vespers at 5 p.m. together. For more information, or to volunteer to help, please contact Jennie Johnson jenniepsi@yahoo.com or , OR Athena Miller athenavlahos@yahoo.com or SUMMER EVENTS July 25 th, Thursday evening Movie Night and Discussion on The Way Talk 2 God the Holy Trinity: The Lover of Mankind August 7, 14, 21 & 28, Wednesday evenings 7-8 p.m. - ORTHODOXY 101 BOOT CAMP. questions to officeadmin@stsrni.org. August 10th, Saturday afternoon - Noon to 4 p.m. - Teacher Training Contact Donna missmagnoliasmoxie@gmail.com for more information. August 22 nd, Thursday evening Movie Night and Discussion on The Way Talk 3 Being Human: Fully Alive If you are interested in coming to the Bible Studies or being placed on the list, please contact Donna missmagnoliasmoxie@gmail.com. SATURDAY NIGHT BOOK CLUB During our Summer fellowship, we will be reading Scent of Holiness. July 20 August 17 August 31 Discussion of Knot Nine Knot Sixteen Discussion of Knot Seventeen Knot Twenty-Four Discussion of Knot Twenty-Five Knot Thirty-Three If you are interested in coming to the Book Club or being placed on the list, please contact Donna missmagnoliasmoxie@gmail.com.

8 ANNOUNCEMENTS Sunday School Summer Calendar August 3rd Mini Liturgy Lesson with Father ever wondered, What is Father doing? Why is he doing that? What does it all mean??? Come and find out. August 18th Dormition Play We ll learn about the Theotokos falling asleep. August 29th John the Baptist is beheaded What happened to his head?? Find out at a special presentation on September 1st. Children s Choir! The first Youth Choir practice will take place on Sunday, July 28th. EVERY CHILD is invited to be a part of the Youth Choir. Additional practices will be held on Sundays, August 4, 18 & 25. Miss Maria Hagen will be directing and Mrs. Marie Chapman will be assisting. Look in your mail for more details.!!teachers NEEDED!! The Church Year begins in September. Sts. RNI s class offerings, as well as attendance, have increased substantially. We are in need of additional teachers for Sunday School, Youth, and Adult Education. We are planning teacher training prior to the Church year to help anyone who is interested joining in this ministry. So, if you interested in helping in any capacity, please contact: Lisa Boston (PreK 12 th ) at myakunda@yahoo.com or Donna Smith (Adult) at missmagnoliasmoxie@gmail.com. Sts. RNI Bookstore News Your purchases through Amazon helps us raise money! We have a new e-store on Amazon for the Sts. RNI Bookstore. This is an Amazon webstore that we put items into categories like books, cds, jewelry, food, etc. and we get paid 10% on all sales through our store. If someone from the church wants to buy something on Amazon, they need to click through our link for us to get credit. Also, if anyone wants a book, cd, etc., not on our list, they need to let us know & we can add it to the site. Use the link: For more information or to add items, contact Aftan Romanczak at aromanczak@hotmail.com

9 ANNOUNCEMENTS New Study Series Beginning TODAY Dear Parishioners of Sts RNI, Christ is in our midst! He is and ever shall be! On Sunday, 21 July, we will continue the series of discussions on the church calendar and the feasts of the church. The sessions will begin immediately after Divine Liturgy and will last about 45 minutes. I realize that many of us require some coffee, sometimes referred to as the elixir of life. So everyone should grab some java and snacks and head to the youth room. There is no problem if you miss a session as handouts will be available by or on the following Sunday. Handouts will include an icon of the feast, scripture readings from Vespers, Orthros and Liturgy, as well as some reflections from the fathers. A very brief outline is included below. I will be available after Liturgy on Sunday to answer any questions you might have. I hope to see you there. Church Calendar and Major Feasts 1. Calendars a. Old vs. New controversy b. Church year and the Indiction c. Lectionary year and Pentecost d. Paschalion 2. Church feasts a. Nativity of Theotokos b. Exaltation of Holy Cross c. Entrance of Theotokos d. Nativity of our Lord e. Circumcision of our Lord f. Theophany g. Presentation of our Lord h. Annunciation i. Great Lent & Pascha and j. Ascension k. Ss. Peter & Paul l. Pentecost m. Transfiguration n. Dormition of Theotokos o. Beheading of Baptist Your humble servant, Fr. Paul Feed your faith and thereby starve your doubts.

10 ANNOUNCEMENTS PHILOPTOCHOS 2013 Membership Drive is underway. ALL are welcome to join. Philoptochos is not just a ladies organization anymore! GENERAL MEETING - Tuesday, August 20th, 6:30 p.m. At the home of Helen McCart Woodvine Way, Alpharetta RSVP to Helen at or filiatra3@comcast.net The Sts. RNI Philoptochos is assembling a Greek Recipe Cookbook that it plans to publish & sell as a fund raiser. We would appreciate if you would share with us your favorite Greek recipes - regular or nistisimo (fasting). Please submit your recipes by September 1st to: Ginny Kostulakos (officeadmin@stsrni.org) or to Helen McCart (filiatra3@comcast.net). If you have any background for the recipe such as who originated it (your mom, yiayia, papou, best friend); special details as to how you prepare it (special pan size, measuring technique, etc.), what part of Greece it comes from or is popular in, please share that with us as well. We want ours to come out as good as yours! Handwritten/typed recipes are also welcome. Don t forget to put your name with the recipe (& a contact number for the committee if we have questions) so you get credit for your contribution. GREEK SCHOOL Contact Smara Wolff for information on Greek School registration for Fall smara.wolff@gmail.com or Sts. RNI Choir Practice Immediately following Divine Liturgy in the Chapel Contact Marie Chapman for more information or mommystargater@comcast.net Thank you to Holy Transfiguration Church, Marietta, for the donation of choir robes for our Sts. RNI choir and to Plutarch Vamvakias for facilitating the donation.

11 ANNOUNCEMENTS IOCC ATLANTA 13th Annual Run/Walk 5K (3.1 miles) Saturday, August 24, 2013 Piedmont Park (Behind Park Tavern Monroe Drive & 10th Street) Registration begins at 8:45 a.m. Race starts at 9:45 a.m. $30 per person (includes t-shirt and snacks after the race) $5 discount per ticket for online registration To register or donate online go to For more information: Matushka Angela Allesandroni at or Mira Brockett at or TOGA TROT 5K Grab your Togo, and your running shoes and come out to a great morning. Race at 9:00 am and the Greek Festival starts when you cross the finish line. Date: Saturday, October 19, 2013 Address: St. Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene Greek Orthodox Church Bethelview Rd Cumming, GA Registration Closing Date: Thursday, October 17, 11:59 pm If interested, speak with Chris Foxhall. More details to follow. Visitors Welcome Dina Sarandis resides at The Oaks on Post Road and welcomes visits from fellow parishioners. John & Sheila Consos are now residing in Dunwoody 4355 Georgetown Sq., Unit 442 and would enjoy phone calls (770/ ) &/or visits. If you know of someone who would like a visit, please contact Helen McCart at or the Church Office.

12 To date the 94 families below have returned Stewardship Commitment Cards for Nicholas & Varvara Alexiou Jim & Angie Andropoulos Sarante & Julie Athenson Richard & Sophia Bethune Anthony & Mary Birozes Renee Birozes Katherine Blanos Joseph & Barbara Bonelli-Selwa Jordan & Lisa Boston Helen Bouboulis Kosta & Carolyn Bozzuto Sean & Maria Carney David & Marie Chapman Grace Chihlas Julie Chokos John & Sheila Consos Dan & Alyssa Douglas John & Beth Doulgerakis Quay & Trissie Farr Chris & Liz Foxhall Valerie Galanis Robert & Carey Gilbert Robert & Jennifer Guano Harald & Stamatia Hagen Christine Hatcher Harriet Howell Alan & Julia Jenkins Mark & Jennie Johnson Eleni Jordan Vasilios & Mary Kaloudis James Kanellos Maria Kardomateas Theodoros & Aphrodite Kazazakis-Levendakis Dennis & Ginny Kostulakos Alex & Melpo Levantis Earnest & Elizabeth Livaditis Leon & Francis Lopez Archie & Florence Lytle Connie Machoudy Harry & Tina Maheras Bill & Margaret Manos Emanuel Manos Bill & Audrey Marianes John Martin George Matthews Al & Helen McCart John & Becky Melts Bill & Mary Milam Matt & Athena Miller Nikolaos Moissiadis Patricia Morris Peter & Jamie Nunn Nicolas & Teddie Panos Constantinos & Evelyn Pantazopoulos Lazaros & Christina Papadopoulos Gregory Pappas Gus Pappas John & Evon Patrick Sts. RNI Philoptochos Gus Plakiotis Ioanna Plakiotis Mihai & Heidi Popa Father & Presvytera Powell Pam Powers Katherine Prattes Vic & Suzi Pryles Paul & Gigi Ray Marina Raymond David & Mary Roberts Athan & Cheri Romanczak Jimmy & Pat Roney Andrew & Lorez Roussey Dina Sarandis Taka & Kathy Shoji Eric & Donna Smith Eugenia Smith Estelle Sofikitis George & Anna Sofikitis Dennis & Laura Sparks James Stockdill Koko & Carol Tadros Steven & Thalia Thompson Ed & Anne Trainor Brian & Jennifer Tubbs Sharon Tyre Greg Tzevelekos George Tzortzinakis Plutarch & Tina Vamvakias Rusty & Christine Waldron Tim & Diane Walters Steve & Smara Wolff Sam & Katherine Yalanzon George & Thalia Zazanis-Bruno John & Mildred Zourzoukis