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1 1 5 t h S u n day o f L u k e Ma x i mo s t h e C o n f e s s o r ; Ma r t y r Ne o p h y t o s Tr a n s f i g u r at i o n o f o u r L o r d 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 HY M N S Hymn Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες ὁ εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν καταδέξω τριήμερον, ἵνα ἡμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν. Ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ Ἀνάστασις ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι. Ex ipsus katitthes o efsplagnos, tafin katethexo triimeros, ina imas eleftherosis ton pathon. I Zoi ke i Anastasis imon, Kirie thoxa si. From on high did You descend, O merciful Lord, for us did You endure, three days in the tomb that we may be, released from passions in this world, You who are our resurrection and our life Glory unto You O Lord. Hymn for St. Maximos Ὀρθοδοξίας ὁδηγέ, εὐσεβείας διδάσκαλε καὶ σεμνότητος, τῆς οἰκουμένης ὁ φωστήρ, τῶν μοναστῶν τὸ θεόπνευστον ἐγκλλώπισμα, Μάξιμε σοφέ, ταῖς διδαχαῖς σου πάντας ἐφώτισας, λύρα τοῦ Πνεύματος πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν. Guide of Orthodoxy, teacher of piety and holiness, luminary of the world, God-inspired adornment of monastics, O wise Maximus, by thy teachings thou hast enlightened all, O harp of the Spirit. Intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved. Hymn for the Transfiguration of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Μετεμορφώθης 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. Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Thou Bestower of light, glory to Thee Kontakion Ὁ μήτραν παρθενικὴν ἁγιάσας τῷ τόκῳ σου, καὶ χεῖρας τοῦ Συμεὼν εὐλογήσας ὡς ἔπρεπε, προφθάσας καὶ νῦν ἔσωσας ἡμᾶς Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός. Ἀλλ' εἰρήνευσον ἐν πολέμοις τὸ πολίτευμα, καὶ κραταίωσον Βασιλεῖς οὓς ἠγάπησας, ὁ μόνος φιλάνθρωπος. Thou Who didst sanctify the Virgin's womb by Thy birth, and didst bless Symeon's hands as was meet, by anticipation hast even now saved us, O Christ God. But grant peace in the midst of wars unto Thy commonwealth and strengthen the hierarchs whom Thou hast loved, O only Friend of man.

3 Epistle - St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 4:9-15 Prokeimenon. Mode Plagal 4. Psalm 75.11,1 Προκείμενον. Ήχος πλ. δ'. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 75.11,1 Make your vows to the Lord our God and perform them. Εὔξασθε καὶ ἀπόδοτε Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν. Verse: God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel. Στίχ. Γνωστὸς ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ ὁ Θεός, ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ μέγα τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ. The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 4:9-15 T Πρὸς Τιμόθεον α' 4:9-15 τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα είναι απο imothy, my son, the saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and suffer reproach, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. Command and teach these things. Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Till I come, attend to the public reading of scripture, to preaching, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid their hands upon you. Practice these duties, devote yourself to them, so that all may see your progress. Τ έκνον Τιμόθεε, πιστὸς ὁ λόγος καὶ πάσης ἀποδοχῆς ἄξιος. Εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ κοπιῶμεν καὶ ὀνειδιζόμεθα, ὅτι ἠλπίκαμεν ἐπὶ θεῷ ζῶντι, ὅς ἐστιν σωτὴρ πάντων ἀνθρώπων, μάλιστα πιστῶν. Παράγγελλε ταῦτα καὶ δίδασκε. Μηδείς σου τῆς νεότητος καταφρονείτω, ἀλλὰ τύπος γίνου τῶν πιστῶν ἐν λόγῳ, ἐν ἀναστροφῇ, ἐν ἀγάπῃ, ἐν πνεύματι, ἐν πίστει, ἐν ἁγνείᾳ. Ἕως ἔρχομαι, πρόσεχε τῇ ἀναγνώσει, τῇ παρακλήσει, τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ. Μὴ ἀμέλει τοῦ ἐν σοὶ χαρίσματος, ὃ ἐδόθη σοι διὰ προφητείας μετὰ ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν τοῦ πρεσβυτερίου. Ταῦτα μελέτα, ἐν τούτοις ἴσθι, ἵνα σου ἡ προκοπὴ φανερὰ ᾖ ἐν πᾶσιν. Bringing Your Brokenness Open to individuals and couples, meetings will be held bi-monthly on Thursday evenings at 6:30pm in the church. We are studying the book Truly Human: Recovering Your Humanity in a Broken World by Kevin Scherer, which is available in our bookstore. Our goal is to provide a loving Orthodox Christian atmosphere for support, accountability, study, and discussion, with the ultimate goal of restoring our souls and bodies to the image and likeness of God. Our next meeting will be Thursday, January 18. If you have questions please contact Fr. Vasileios, or Brian Holland at brianholland5143@yahoo.com or Susan Holland at misssoup2002@yahoo.com PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS Make this Sunday the day you stop by the Philoptochos table and find out all about script cards. We have several different ways you can get the cards you need for groceries, gas and gifts. Anyway you use them they help Philoptochos earn money without it costing you a penny. Stop by and we can make it easy for you to get the cards. Membership applications are at the Philoptochos table. Please join us. Together we can help so many people. We have many ways you can participate depending on how much or Little of your time that you have to give.

4 Gospel - Luke 19:1-10 A t that time, Jesus was passing through Jericho. And there was a man named Zacchaios; he was a chief collector, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaios, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today." So he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." And Zacchaios stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost." Τ ῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, διήρχετο τὴν Ιεριχώ καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ ὀνόματι καλούμενος Ζακχαῖος, καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ἀρχιτελώνης, καὶ οὗτος ἦν πλούσιος, καὶ ἐζήτει ἰδεῖν τὸν Ιησοῦν τίς ἐστι, καὶ οὐκ ἠδύνατο ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου, ὅτι τῇ ἡλικίᾳ μικρὸς ἦν. καὶ προδραμὼν ἔμπροσθεν ἀνέβη ἐπὶ συκομορέαν, ἵνα ἴδῃ αὐτόν, ὅτι ἐκείνης ἤμελλε διέρχεσθαι. καὶ ὡς ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον, ἀναβλέψας ὁ Ιησοῦς εἶδεν αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν Ζακχαῖε, σπεύσας κατάβηθι σήμερον γὰρ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ σου δεῖ με μεῖναι. καὶ σπεύσας κατέβη, καὶ ὑπεδέξατο αὐτὸν χαίρων. καὶ ἰδόντες πάντες διεγόγγυζον λέγοντες ὅτι παρὰ ἁμαρτωλῷ ἀνδρὶ εἰσῆλθε καταλῦσαι. σταθεὶς δὲ Ζακχαῖος εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Κύριον ἰδοὺ τὰ ἡμίση τῶν ὑπαρχόντων μου, Κύριε, δίδωμι τοῖς πτωχοῖς, καὶ εἴ τινός τι ἐσυκοφάντησα, ἀποδίδωμι τετραπλοῦν. εἶπε δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Ιησοῦς ὅτι σήμερον σωτηρία τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ ἐγένετο, καθότι καὶ αὐτὸς υἱὸς Αβραάμ ἐστιν. ἦλθε γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ζητῆσαι καὶ σῶσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός. Potluck Patristics Our most recently canonized saint, St. Porphyrios, has his words recorded in a beautiful book entitled Wounded by Love. There are copies of the book in the bookstore for you to buy and join our club. POTLUCK PATRISTICS WILL RESUME IN FEBRUARY ENCORE Fellowship of Transfiguration Church INVITES YOU TO AN ENCORE MARDI GRAS PARTY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2018 at 4:00 PM AT THE HOME OF JACOB AND DIANA ANGELO, 105 TOP O THE LAKE DRIVE, LAKEWAY TEXAS RSVP To Diana Angelo: OR: sittieangelo@gmail.com (Please let us know what dish you would like to bring)

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. 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, Lt. Col. Chris Chase, SPC Mindy Keys, SPC Andrew Bentzel, MAJ Scot Thornhill, CPT Christopher Gilbert, Major Alexander Stathos, 1st LT Angela Bahlatzis, MIDN 1/C Joseph Barone, SGT Walter Hurbert ( Nikolaos ) Willoughby IV, LCDR Thomas Uhl, Lt. Lance Shannon, Lt. Raphael Regalado The Prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective (James 5:16) Prayers for Health Prsv. Aspazia, Nicholas Wyatt, Marihiam, Archie, Paul, Rebecca, Lynne Marie, Simone, Dennis Luke, Jacquie, Hunter, Zenon, Bill, Douglas Edwards, Paul Thomas, Thomas James, Maria, Nancy, Cassandra, Efstathia, Evan, Victoria, Terri, Elias, Tim, Rhonda, George Geuras, Sharon, Dante, Loukas, Charlie, Despina, Anna, Mary, Wanda, Kathreen, Chuck, Stephenie, Athena, Bill, Kathryn, John, Harriet, Angel, Clarisa, Damon, Athanasios, Niky, Niky, Dino, Diakonissa Claire, Pete, William, George, Ioanna, Panayiotis, Athanasia, Katherine, John, Anna, Emmanuel, George, William, Julia, Andrew, Mary, Ignatius, Eva, Philip Sorak, Jennifer, Antonis, Pete, Maria, Michael, Louis, Cecilia, Gwendolyn, Christine, Athena Cheryl, Margot, Kyriakos, Costa, Maria, Joy Jackie, Evangelos, Sophia, Alexander, Jim, Trinity, Eddy, Fr. Damaskinos, Prsv. Maria, Emmanuel, Eleni, Thomas, Maria, Spyridon, Maria, Emmanuel, Zoe, Miguel, Anna, Sandy, Konstantinos, Michael, Gail, Mark, Diane, Scott, Fr. Joseph and family, Raymond, Steve, Janice, Jared, Maria, Jimmy H., Grayson, Gwen, Sheila, baby William, Fr. Meletios Marks, Kristi, Noah, Anna, MariaTeresa, Irene, Chance, Cary, Eleni, Tatiana, baby Hazel, Stephen, Chelsea, Sarah, Laurena, Christopher Martin, Theresa Marie, Trey, Jennifer, Nikoletta, Cristie, Phillip, Summer, baby Daniel, Paul, Virginia, Diamanto, Theophania, Nikolaos, Georgios, Billy, Russ, Irma, Dave Osborn, Nancy, Christopher Martin, Marios Please allow the children and the teachers of our Sunday School to take communion first so they can go to their classes.

6 2018 Stewards thus far Fr. Vasileios & Prsb. Stella Flegas Fr. David & Prsb. Vasiliki Eckley Dn. George & Prsb. Ria Bithos Prsb. Aspazia Bita Aldridge, William & Roxanne Ambrose, Rod & Effie Atkinson, John & Jennifer Ayers, Robert & Magdalene Benson, Kiki, Maria & Jerry Bourgeois, Lynne Boyer, Russell & Christine Bryant, Jason & Katie Carabiniero Carter, Sophia Carter, Despina Clark, Ron Craus, Constantin & Adina Daniello Victor & Hilary Demetriadis, Alex & Joan Dow, Stephen & Diann Draina, Joseph & JoAnn Edwards, Rich & Lia Ferrua, Jose & Camelia Gatlin, Jack & Patricia Georgakopoulos, Ilias Georgantonis - Keah, Demetra Anna Georgantonis, Mary George, Anthony & Effie Giannopoulos, Demetrios Glaros, Michael & Nyda Gligor, David Gouris, Tom & Allison Gradziel, MaryBeth Graman, George & Krista Hahalis, Roula Haldes, Tula Herescu, Octavian & Oltea Hicks, Vickie Holland, Brian & Susan Howard, Matthew Hrissikopoulos, Eleni Jones, Jerry & Julie Jones, Ralph & Anita Kalogirou, Nici Kangos, Peter & Linda Karides, George & Georgia Kenna, Anne Kenyon, Scott & Katina King, Neysa Klaras, Panagiota Kolber, Carolyn Kolesnikova, Ksenia Korioth, Kevin & Patricia Koulakis, Mihail & Katina Koutsavdis, Evangelos & Mary-Roselie Lambros, Despina Leakas, Timothy & Sophia Leara, William & Michelle Leatherwood, Lee & Elaine Levendakis, Steve Lindsey Robert & Susan Lowe, Josh & Ioana Manthos, Vasilios Margos, Fotini Meador, Archie & Dina Menezes, Evandro Nikas, Maria Nelson, Richard & Eleni O Brien, Shawn & Stephanie Orr, Terry & Patricia Orthmann, Chris & Summer Papageorgakis, Christos Peter, Evan, Carson & Jacob Petropoulos, Chris & Tina Petty, Ioanna Phillips, John & Cynthia Phocas, Denis & Sonia Pon, Ken & Mary-Ellen Poulos, Gabe & Lisa Prasifka, Greg & Marisa Qatato, Jamal & Angele Randol, Mark & Jackey Reeder, Daniel Rigney, Daniel & Maggie Rigney, Thomas Robertson, William & Linda Romell, Peter & Barbara Russell, Mary Helen Ryburn, Earl & Michelle Sarinaki, Maria Shotwell, Patricia Sigalos, John & Mara Rivera Skevofilax, George & Teresa Spanos, Kostas & Vasiliki Stamatis, Harry & Patrice Stathos, Judith Stefos, John Streetman, Kyle & Sophie Suehs, Brandon & Jennifer Tindle, Debbie Tsihlas, Stephen & Martha Uritu, Daniel & Marinela Vrentas, Gregory & Andrea Willmann, Judd & Carol Willoughby, Walter & Triantafilli Wynn, Allen & Julie Xylouris Bowles, Niky & Tom

7 2018 PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS George Gianakopoulos Mary Georgantonis Judith Stathos Patricia Gatlin Mariam McFalls Anastasia Read Eleni Ackerman Diann Dow Today we are administering the Affirmation of Office to the NEW Parish Council following the Divine Liturgy I,, do solemnly affirm that I will uphold the dogma, teaching, traditions, holy canons, worship and moral principles of the Greek Orthodox Church, as well as the Charter and Regulations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and that I will faithfully and sincerely fulfill the duties and obligations required of a member of the Parish Council. So help me, God. The Holy Apostles asked the first Christian community in Jerusalem to choose individuals of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom the Apostles could appoint to administer the extended ministry of that community (Acts 6:3). In like manner, the Parish Council members are co-workers with the Priest. (Met. Isaiah) Congratulations to our 2018 Parish Council Members! May God grant you His Holy Spirit with wisdom, strength and above all love.

8 WEEKLY SERVICES Sunday, January 21, 2018 Services for this Week : T h u r s d ay, J an u a r y Fe a s t of S t. G r e g o ry t h e G r e a t - Orthros 9am Divine Liturgy 10am S a tu r d a y, J an u a r y Great Vespers 5pm Memorial Service The memorial service today is for: Lucille and Bennie Angelo - survived by their son Jacob Angelo & family Mike & Annie Angelo, Jacob & Emma Botary -survived by their grandson Jacob Angelo & family Clyde Ridgeway - survived by his step-son Jacob Angelo & family Harold Ridgeway - (the infant brother of Jacob) survived by Jacob Angelo & family Elias Ferris - survived by his granddaughter Diana Angelo & family Ramon Ferris - survived by his Goddaughter Diana Angelo & family Brian T Healy (9 days) - survived by his loving wife Susan; his children and 8 siblings. Fond uncle of Ellen Apostolakis and too many others to name. Anna Ypsilanti (40 days) - survived by her beloved husband George; daughter Paraskevi; granddaughters Anna (Danny) and Kalliopi; and her great grandson Panayiotis May Their Memory be Eternal 40 days blessing for Evangelos Spiros William Stavrou Son of Oresti & Ana Marie and little brother to Kassiani Thank you to last week s Coffee Hour Sponsors : Thank you to this week s Coffee Hour sponsors: Ayers, Bakiris, Benson, Bourgeois, Bryant, Bell Bjeletich, Christou, Chronis, Thank you to last week s ushers: Thank you to today's ushers: Next week s ushers are: David Horwedel, Christos Papageorgakis, Eleni Ackerman Harry Stamatis, MaryBeth Gradziel, Brian Holland Dan Appling, Gigi Appling, Nyda Glaros Clay, Colovas Next week s Luncheon Sponsors: PARISH COUNCIL