St. Sophia s Greek Orthodox Church Syracuse, New York October 5, 2014 The 2 nd Sunday of Luke

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1 St. Sophia s Greek Orthodox Church Syracuse, New York October 5, 2014 The 2 nd Sunday of Luke Charitina the Martyr; Methodia the Righteous of Kimolos; Eudokimos the Unknown of Mount Athos Resurrectional Apolytikion in Plagal of the Fourth Tone 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. Ἐξ ὕψουσ κατῆλθεσ ὁ εὔςπλαγχνοσ, ταφὴν καταδέξω τριήμερον, ἵνα ἡμᾶσ ἐλευθερώςῃσ τῶν παθῶν. Ἡ δσὴ θαὶ ἡ Ἀνάςταςισ ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα ςοι. Apolytikion for the Church Like a most fruitful olive tree you did blossom forth in the folds of the Lord, Sophia, martyr most pious! And to Christ you did bring sweetest fruit: the tender sprouts of your womb, through divine martyrdom, Agape, along with Hope and Faith. The God-minded with whom do you pray to God for all of us. 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. Πξνζηαζία τῶν Χξηζηηαλῶν ἀκαταίςχυντε, μεςιτεία πρὸσ τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε. Μὴ παξίδῃσ ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήςεων φωνάσ, ἀλλὰ πξόφθαςον, ὡσ ἀγαθή, εἰσ τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν, τῶν πιςτῶσ κραυγαζόντων ςοι Τάχυνον εἰσ πρεςβείαν, καὶ ζπεῦςον εἰσ ἱκεςίαν, ἡ πξνζηαηεύουςα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων ςε.

2 Epistle Reading The Reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:16-18; 7:1 BRETHREN, you are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will live in them and move among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore come out from them, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch nothing unclean; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty." Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God. Πρὸς Κορινθίοσς β' 6:16-18; 7:1 Ἀδειθνί, ὑκεῖο ἐζηε λαὸο Θενῦ δῶληνο, θαζὼο εἶπελ ὁ ζεόο ὅηη Ἐλνηθήζσ ἐλ αὐηνῖο, θαὶ ἐκπεξηπαηήζσ θαὶ ἔζνκαη αὐηῶλ ζεόο, θαὶ αὐηνὶ ἔζνληαί κνη ιαόο. Δηὸ, Ἐμέιζεηε ἐθ κέζνπ αὐηῶλ θαὶ ἀθνξίζζεηε, ιέγεη θύξηνο, θαὶ ἀθαζάξηνπ κὴ ἅπηεζζε θἀγὼ εἰζδέμνκαη ὑκᾶο, θαὶ ἔζνκαη ὑκῖλ εἰο παηέξα, θαὶ ὑκεῖο ἔζεζζέ κνη εἰο πἱνὺο θαὶ ζπγαηέξαο, ιέγεη θύξηνο παληνθξάησξ. Ταύηαο νὖλ ἔρνληεο ηὰο ἐπαγγειίαο, ἀγαπεηνί, θαζαξίζσκελ ἑαπηνὺο ἀπὸ παληὸο κνιπζκνῦ ζαξθὸο θαὶ πλεύκαηνο, ἐπηηεινῦληεο ἁγησζύλελ ἐλ θόβῳ ζενῦ.

3 Gospel Reading 2nd Sunday of Luke The Reading is from Luke 6:31-36 The Lord said, "And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful." 2nd Sunday of Luke Καηὰ Λνπθᾶλ Εἶπελ ὁ Κύξηνο θαζὼο ζέιεηε ἵλα πνηῶζηλ ὑκῖλ νἱ ἄλζξσπνη, πνηεῖηε αὐηνῖο ὁκνίσο.θαὶ εἰ ἀγαπᾶηε ηνὺο ἀγαπῶληαο ὑκᾶο, πνία ὑκῖλ ράξηο ἐζηί; θαὶ γὰξ νἱ ἁκαξησινὶ ηνὺο ἀγαπῶληαο αὐηνὺο ἀγαπῶζη.θαὶ ἐὰλ ἀγαζνπνηῆηε ηνὺο ἀγαζνπνηνῦληαο ὑκᾶο, πνία ὑκῖλ ράξηο ἐζηί; θαὶ γὰξ νἱ ἁκαξησινὶ ηὸ αὐηὸ πνηνῦζη.θαὶ ἐὰλ δαλείδεηε παξ ὧλ ἐιπίδεηε ἀπνιαβεῖλ, πνία ὑκῖλ ράξηο ἐζηί; θαὶ γὰξ ἁκαξησινὶ ἁκαξησινῖο δαλείδνπζηλ ἵλα ἀπνιάβσζη ηὰ ἴζα.πιὴλ ἀγαπᾶηε ηνὺο ἐρζξνὺο ὑκῶλ θαὶ ἀγαζνπνηεῖηε θαὶ δαλείδεηε κεδὲλ ἀπειπίδνληεο, θαὶ ἔζηαη ὁ κηζζὸο ὑκῶλ πνιύο, θαὶ ἔζεζζε πἱνὶ ὑςίζηνπ, ὅηη αὐηὸο ρξεζηόο ἐζηηλ ἐπὶ ηνὺο ἀραξίζηνπο θαὶ πνλεξνύο.γίλεζζε νὖλ νἰθηίξκνλεο, θαζὼο θαὶ ὁ παηὴξ ὑκῶλ νἰθηίξκσλ ἐζηί (The hymn after the sermon) Σὲ ὑμνοῦμεν, σὲ εὐλογοῦμεν, σοὶ εὐχαριστοῦμεν, Κύριε, καὶ δεόμεθά σου, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν (Se im-numen, se evlo-gumen, see evhari-stoumen, Kyrie! Keh theo-metha sou, O Theos eemon!) (We praise you, we bless you, we give thanks to you, and we pray to you, Lord our God!)

4 TODAY S ANNOUNCEMENTS No Memorials or Trisagions ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Church Services & Events for Today & the Upcoming Week Today GOYA Meeting Monday, October 6, :00 AM Orthros 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy St. Thomas Tuesday October 7, 2014 Father David in Detroit Thursday October 9, :00 PM Paraklisis 7:00 PM Bible Study Saturday October 11, :00 PM to 6:00 PM AHEPA Cafenion No Great Vespers MARK YOUR CALENDARS Sunday, October 26, 2014 General Assembly Meeting Sunday, November 2, 2014 Stewardship Sunday & Annual Pancake Breakfast Sunday, November 9, 2014 Parish Council Elections

5 MONEY FOR MEDICINE Please support the Philoptochos Charity Campaign of 2014 by contributing to the Amaus Clinic of Syracuse. Join the efforts of the local medical community who administer to the needs of the poor and homeless. Your monetary contributions are so appreciated! Thank you to all those that have contributed. We are now half way to collecting our goal of $1,000! Follow our progress on our very own Road to Amaus map. CALLING ALL ST. SOPHIA CRAFTERS Philoptochos is expanding the December Bake Sale to include handmade items. Please consider donating one of your handmade treasures to help make this a huge success. PHILOPTOCHOS MEMORY GARDEN ~ BUY A BRICK PROGRAM A fundraiser to benefit local food pantries. Sign up table after Church on Sundays throughout the Fall. $50.00 PER ENGRAVED BRICK 4 x 8 BRICKS: 3 LINES OF TEXT, 14 CHARACTERS PER LINE (including spaces and punctuation) JOY FALL PARTY Saturday, October 25th Noon to 2:00 PM in the Lower Level Social Hall Please join us for a day filled with fun fall festivities! We will have activities, games, pumpkin decorating and a parade! Healthy snacks will be served along with cider, milk and juice Please have your child dressed in a safe and friendly costume For more information Christina Auer or Marianna Politis

6 Reminder! Step Forward and be Counted! Step forward and Run for a position on St Sophia's Parish Council! The Election Committee is seeking candidates to fill four (4) church board positions expiring at the end of An official notification was sent out by the Election Committee the week of September 8 th. Please feel free to contact one of the Election Committee members if you are interested in or would like to recommend someone to serve a three year term on the Parish Council. Eligible candidates should be a member in good standing in St. Sophia Parish and a member for a minimum of one year. A candidate in good standing is any person who: Was baptized according the rites of the Church, or was received into the Church through chrismation; Who lives according to the faith and cannons of the Church Has met their Stewardship obligation (completed 2013 obligations and by the election time has paid ¾ of their 2014 Stewardship), and abides by the by-laws of the Parish. Candidate filing: Interested candidates will file a simple petition for candidacy, complete a short resume form, and provide a picture. LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD! Run for a seat on the council! Our committee looks forward to speaking with all interested parties. Contact information for the Election Committee is as follows: Diane Peters (H) dcpeters312@gmail.com George Koulouris (H) (C) GeorgeKoulouris@gmail.com Liz Steinberg (C)l LSteinberg@signaltg.com Jeanne Sarigiannis (H) jsarigiannis@twcny.rr.com Alexandra Tavlarides (C) atavlar1@twcny.rr.com PHILOPTOCHOS RUMMAGE SALE In the Lower Level Social Hall Friday, October 17 ~ 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Saturday, October 18 ~ 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Drop Off Donated Items: Monday, October 13 ~ 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Tuesday, October 14 ~ 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Wednesday, October 15 ~ 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Suggested Donations are as follows: Household Goods, Small Appliances, Lamps, Kitchen Items, Books & Cookbooks, Costume Jewelry, Holiday Decorations, Gift Bags, Wrapping Paper, Decorative Items, Curtains, Drapes, Rods, Mirrors, Towels, Linens, Garden Tools, Pottery, Toys, Games, Gently Used Clothing, Purses, etc,. Please Gently Used and Clean Items in Good Condition