4TH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW JULY 6TH, 2014

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1 4TH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW JULY 6TH, 2014 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. Service Schedule for the Week Wednesday, July 9th 6:30 p.m. Vespers followed by Orthodoxy 101 Saturday, July 12th 5:00 p.m. Great Vespers Parish Council On Duty Today - Chris Foxhall Ushering Ministry - PC/Parishioners Welcoming Ministry - Florence Lytle Fellowship Ministry - Evon Patrick ACOLYTES Jacob Atkinson, Mike & Peter Jordanopolos, Spiro Kefalas, Thomas Miller, Mike Trainor, Alex & Niko Tzevelekos and Christos Zourzoukis SENIOR ACOLYTES Mike Manos, Dean Pryles 2014 Parish Counci l John Patrick, President; Harald Hagen, Vice President; Kosta Bozzuto, Secretary; Chris Foxhall, Treasurer; David Chapman, Marie Chapman, Bill Manos,Johnny Melts, Greg Pappas, Plutarch Vamvakias

3 TODAY WE REMEMBER 4th 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 Sisoes the Great Holy Apostles Archippus, Philemon and Onesimus Loukia the Virgin-martyr, Rixios and the 24 Companion Martyrs Juliana the Virgin-martyr Please pray for those faithful who are currently in need of our most fervent intercessions: Andrew, Angie, Bill, Bill, Brent, Carrie, Demetra, Diane, Dina, Donna, Ela, Elaine, Elizabeth, Christina, George, Gus, Harriet, Heidi, Igli, James, Jamie, Jerry, Joe, Maria, Michael, Nicky, Oni, Patsy, Paul, Peter, Presvytera Connie, Taki, Tara, Violeta, John & Sheila Consos, 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. ΑΩ 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 LITURGICAL SCHEDULE & UPCOMING EVENTS 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. Father Paul is available on Sunday during Orthros to hear confession, but no later than 9:20 a.m. Please phone the church office to make an appointment. Please call the Church office for more information (770) TODAY, July 6th Wednesday, July 9th 8:45 a.m. Orthros/10 a.m. Divine Liturgy 6:30 p.m. Vespers followed by Orthodoxy 101 Saturday, July 12th 5 p.m. Great Vespers Sunday, July 6th-Thursday, July 10th 42nd Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress in Philadelphia, PA SAVE THE DATES Friday, July 11th - Friday Night Fish Fry Resumes See Aftan Romancyk to volunteer to help. He starts prepping at 9 a.m. So anytime between 9 a.m. & 9 p.m., especially between 4 p.m. & 7 p.m. (service hours), your help would be more than appreciated. Friday, July 18th - 9 a.m. Parish Yard Sale at PLC Carport See Marie Chapman or Helen McCart to volunteer to help. Please bring donations for the sale during office hours Tuesday-Friday, July 15-18th. Sunday, August 10th - HOPE/JOY Back-to-School Swim Party - Watch for more information.

7 1st Quarter Financial Status nd Quarter Financial Status 2014 Parish Monthly Income/Expense Analysis January 2014 February Greek Fest Xfer (External) $0 $0 $10, $0 - $ 5, Op Acct & B&L (mortgage) External Income Op Acct External Income Subtotal Op Acct & B&L (mortgage) External Expenses Op Acct & B&L (mortgage) Net 2014 March 2014 April 2014 May 2014 June 2014 $15, $16, $12, $26, $13, $ 13, $15, $16, $23, $26, $13, $ 19, $21, $21, $23, $23, $22, $ 23, $(6,257.70) $(5,487.83) $20.39 $2, $(9,403.81) $ (4,341.81)

8 To date the 91 families below have returned Stewardship Commitment Cards for James & Angeline Andropoulos George & Maria Andros Sarante & Julie Athenson Stephen & Deane Barnard Matthew & Brittany Beckett Anthony & Mary Birozes Renee Birozes Jordan & Lisa Boston Deborah Bowen David & Michelle Boyd Kosta & Carolyn Bozzuto Lenny Brown David & Marie Chapman Russell & Chyrisse Chason Grace Chihlas Julie Chokos Giles & Emily Christie Eddie & Connie Clark Connie Condos John & Sheila Consos Keith & Mary Druffner Gregory & Mariya Dunkel Quay & Trissie Farr Chris & Elizabeth Foxhall Robert & Jennifer Guano Harald & Stamatia Hagen Allison Hammond Christine Hatcher Michael & Ann Costakis Hayes Harriet Howell Mark & Jennie Johnson Eleni Jordan Panagiotis & Melanie Jordanopoulos Vasilis & Mary Kaloudis Jim Kanellos Aphrodite Levendakis-Kazazakis Tasso & Laura Kefalas Paul Kremer Melanie Loumakis David & Lynne Lucher Archie & Florence Lytle Tina Maheras Wade & Andrea Mancil Angelica Manolakis Kiki Manolakis William & Margaret Manos Bill & Audrey Marianes Riley & Ann Marvos George Matthews Al & Helen McCart Johnny Melts Bill & Mary Milam Matthew & Athena Miller Nikolaos Moissiadis Patricia Morris Nicolas & Teddie Panos Constantinos & Evelyn Pantazopoulos Lazaros & Christina Papadopoulous Gregory Pappas Gus Pappas Tom & Lillian Pappas John & Evon Patrick Michele Perry Mihai & Heidi Popa Fr. Barnabas & Presvytera Connie Powell Pam Powers Vic & Suzi Pryles Marina Raymond Aftan & Cheri Romanczak Donna Sagnelli Mary Samaltanos Dina Sarandis Taka & Kathy Shoji Jimmy Smith Estelle Sofikitis George & Anna Sofikitis James Stockdill Koko & Carol Tadros Steven & Thalia Thompson Ed & Anne Trainor Nick & Eva Thrasivoulou Brian & Jennifer Tubbs Greg Tzevelekos/Evie Atkinson Rusty & Christine Waldron Diane Walters Steven & Smara Wolff Plutarch & Tina Vamvakias Len Vanerstrom Jacob & Katherine Wilson Sam & Katherine Yalanzon George & Thalia Zazanis