SUNDAY OF THOMAS MOTHER S DAY MAY 12TH, 2013

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1 SUNDAY OF THOMAS MOTHER S DAY MAY 12TH, 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 First Eothinon 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 May 15th, Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. Vespers May 18th, Saturday - 5 p.m. Great Vespers Parish Council On Duty Today - Quay Farr, Vic Pryles, Sophia Bethune Ushering Ministry - GOYA Welcoming Ministry - Helen McCart Fellowship Ministry - Parish Council Men (because it s Mother s Day!) ACOLYTES Zachery Bethune, James Blane, Nathan Frazier, Nicholas Pryles, Tommy Roberts, Luke Sulyma, Mike Trainor, Thomas Miller and Christos Zourzoukis SENIOR ACOLYTES Dean Pryles, Mike Manos STS. RNI YOUTH CHOIR Tabitha Bethune, Jessica Catapano, Maria Hagen, Christina Pryles & Laramie Smith 2013 Parish Council President - John Patrick; Vice President/Assist. Treasurer- Harald Hagen; Recording Secretary - Paul Ray; Corresponding Secretary - Harriet Howell; Treasurer - Vic Pryles; Sophia Bethune, Kosta Bozzuto, Marie Chapman, Quay Farr, Chris Foxhall, Eric Smith

3 TODAY WE REMEMBER THOMAS SUNDAY Reading: Though the doors were shut at the dwelling where the disciples were gathered for fear of the Jews on the evening of the Sunday after the Passover, our Saviour wondrously entered and stood in their midst, and greeted them with His customary words, "Peace be unto you." Then He showed unto them His hands and feet and side; furthermore, in their presence, He took some fish and a honeycomb and ate before them, and thus assured them of His bodily Resurrection. But Thomas, who was not then present with the others, did not believe their testimony concerning Christ's Resurrection, but said in a decisive manner, "Except I shall see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe." Wherefore after eight days, that is, on this day, when the disciples were again gathered together and Thomas was with them, the Lord Jesus came while the doors were shut, as He did formerly. Standing in their midst, He said, "Peace be unto you"; then He said to Thomas, "Bring hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and bring hither thy hand, and thrust it into My side: and be not unbelieving, but believing." And Thomas, beholding and examining carefully the hands and side of the Master, cried out with faith, "My Lord and my God." Thus he clearly proclaimed the two natures - human and divine - of the God-man (Luke 24:36-49; John 20:19-29). This day is called Antipascha (meaning "in the stead of Pascha," not "in opposition to Pascha") because with this day, the first Sunday after Pascha, the Church consecrates every Sunday of the year to the commemoration of Pascha, that is, the Resurrection. Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Grave Tone: Christ our God, You are the Life that dawned from the grave, though the tomb was sealed. Through closed doors You came to the Apostles. You are the Resurrection of all. And, You renewed us through them with an upright spirit, according to Your great mercy. Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone: Though You went down into the tomb, You destroyed Hades' power, and You rose the victor, Christ God, saying to the myrrh-bearing women, "Hail!" and granting peace to Your disciples, You who raise up the fallen. We Also Remember Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus Germanos, Patriarch of Constantinople Theodorus the Righteous of Cythera Please pray for those faithful who are currently in need of our most fervent intercessions: Andrew, Angie, Bill, Bill, Carrie, Demetra, 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 Acts of the Apostles 5:12-20 The Reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 3:10-15 Prokeimenon. Mode 4. Psalm 146.5;134.3 Great is our Lord, and great is his power. Verse: Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good. IN THOSE DAYS, many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico. None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high honor. And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women, so that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and pallets, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed. But the high priest rose up and all who were with him, that is, the party of the Sadducees, and filled with jealousy they arrested the apostles and put them in the common prison. But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out and said, "Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life." Α Ω Ἐν ταῖς ἡμεραῖς ἐκείναις, διὰ δὲ τῶν χειρῶν τῶν ἀποστόλων ἐγίνετοb σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα ἐν τῷ λαῷ πολλά καὶ ἦσαν ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἅπαντες ἐν τῇ στοᾷ Σολομῶντος. Τῶν δὲ λοιπῶν οὐδεὶς ἐτόλμα κολλᾶσθαι αὐτοῖς, ἀλλʼ ἐμεγάλυνεν αὐτοὺς ὁ λαός μᾶλλον δὲ προσετίθεντο πιστεύοντες τῷ κυρίῳ, πλήθη ἀνδρῶν τε καὶ γυναικῶν ὥστε κατὰ τὰς πλατείας ἐκφέρειν τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς, καὶ τιθέναι ἐπὶ κλινῶν καὶ κραββάτων, ἵνα ἐρχομένου Πέτρου κἂν ἡ σκιὰ ἐπισκιάσῃ τινὶ αὐτῶν. Συνήρχετο δὲ καὶ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν πέριξ πόλεων εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ, φέροντες ἀσθενεῖς καὶ ὀχλουμένους ὑπὸ πνευμάτων ἀκαθάρτων, οἵτινες ἐθεραπεύοντο ἅπαντες. Ἀναστὰς δὲ ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς καὶ πάντες οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ - ἡ οὖσα αἵρεσις τῶν Σαδδουκαίων - ἐπλήσθησαν ζήλου, καὶ ἐπέβαλον τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀποστόλους, καὶ ἔθεντο αὐτοὺς ἐν τηρήσει δημοσίᾳ. Ἄγγελος δὲ κυρίου διὰ τῆς νυκτὸς ἤνοιξεν τὰς θύρας τῆς φυλακῆς, ἐξαγαγών τε αὐτοὺς εἶπεν, Πορεύεσθε, καὶ σταθέντες λαλεῖτε ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τῷ λαῷ πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τῆς ζωῆς ταύτης.

5 Gospel Reading The Reading is from John 20:19-31 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you." When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in His side, I will not believe." Eight days later, His disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said: "Peace be with you." Then He said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing." Thomas answered Him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to Him: "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. Α Ω Οὔσης οὖν ὀψίας τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων, καὶ τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων ὅπου ἦσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ συνηγμένοι διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ιουδαίων, ἦλθεν ὁ Ιησοῦς καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἔδειξεν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ. ἐχάρησαν οὖν οἱ μαθηταὶ ἰδόντες τὸν Κύριον. εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ιησοῦς πάλιν εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. καθὼς ἀπέσταλκέ με ὁ πατήρ, κἀγὼ πέμπω ὑμᾶς. καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἐνεφύσησε καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς λάβετε Πνεῦμα Αγιον ἄν τινων ἀφῆτε τὰς ἁμαρτίας, ἀφίενται αὐτοῖς, ἄν τινων κρατῆτε, κεκράτηνται. Θωμᾶς δὲ εἷς ἐκ τῶν δώδεκα, ὁ λεγόμενος Δίδυμος, οὐκ ἦν μετ αὐτῶν ὅτε ἦλθεν ὁ Ιησοῦς. ἔλεγον οὖν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄλλοι μαθηταί ἑωράκαμεν τὸν Κύριον. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ἐὰν μὴ ἴδω ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὸν δάκτυλόν μου εἰς τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὴν χεῖρά μου εἰς τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ πιστεύσω. Καὶ μεθ ἡμέρας ὀκτὼ πάλιν ἦσαν ἔσω οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ Θωμᾶς μετ αὐτῶν. ἔρχεται ὁ Ιησοῦς τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων, καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον καὶ εἶπεν εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. εἶτα λέγει τῷ Θωμᾷ φέρε τὸν δάκτυλόν σου ὧδε καὶ ἴδε τὰς χεῖράς μου, καὶ φέρε τὴν χεῖρά σου καὶ βάλε εἰς τὴν πλευράν μου, καὶ μὴ γίνου ἄπιστος, ἀλλὰ πιστός. καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Θωμᾶς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Κύριός μου καὶ ὁ Θεός μου. λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ιησοῦς ὅτι ἑώρακάς με, πεπίστευκας μακάριοι οἱ μὴ ἰδόντες καὶ πιστεύσαντες. Πολλὰ μὲν οὖν καὶ ἄλλα σημεῖα ἐποίησεν ὁ Ιησοῦς ἐνώπιον τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, ἃ οὐκ ἔστι γεγραμμένα ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τούτῳ ταῦτα δὲ γέγραπται ἵνα πιστεύσητε ὅτι Ιησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἵνα πιστεύοντες ζωὴν ἔχητε ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ.

6 ANNOUNCEMENTS 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) BIBLE STUDY CLASSES Wednesday 10:00 Thursday 6:30 Week of May 13 th Review Philippians 1 and 2 Week of May 20 th Philippians Chapter 2 completion Week of May 27 th WEEK OFF Memorial Week Week of June 3 rd Philippians Chapter 3 Week of June 10 th Philippians Chapter 4 SUMMER EVENTS June 27 th evening Movie Night and Discussion on The Way Talk 1 The Search for Faith July 25 th evening Movie Night and Discussion on The Way Talk 2 God the Holy Trinity: The Lover of Mankind August 22 nd 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. NOTE: On May 26 th, Father Andrew Damick, author of Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy, is coming to Sts. RNI for Divine Liturgy, a luncheon, and an afternoon workshop. Please tell people please volunteer please come! Let us know if you can help.

7 ANNOUNCEMENTS SATURDAY NIGHT BOOK CLUB Please join us after Saturday Vespers for Food, Fellowship, and Good Conversation! During our Summer fellowship, we will be reading Scent of Holiness. June 15 July 20 August 17 August 31 Discussion of Knot One Knot Eight 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. EXCITING NEWS!! Father Andrew Stephen Damick, of St. Paul Orthodox Church, Emmanus, PA and author of Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy, will be participating in the Divine Liturgy and making a presentation at Sts. Raphael, Nicholas & Irene on Sunday, May 26. Schedule of Events on Sunday, May 26th 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy 12 noon-1:30 p.m. Memorial Day Southern Style BBQ ($10/person age 13 & up; $5 for age 12 & under; Free age 5 & under) 1:30 p.m. Session 1 3 p.m. Break & Refreshment 3:30 p.m. Session 2 5 p.m. Question & Answer Kindly RSVP to Donna Smith at by May 22nd, 2013 Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy book available in the Sts. RNI Bookstore/Gift Shop and Fr. Damick will be pleased to sign it.

8 ANNOUNCEMENTS Sunday School Today we say goodbye to Sunday School for the summer with a cake at our Palm Sunday luncheon. Teachers, thank you ever so much for your dedication and hard work! Children, thank you for encouraging all of us in the faith! If you have done chores and saved up for Project Mexico, please bring your contribution to church in a marked envelope and place it in a donation basket. Thank you for remembering the least of these (the poor, the orphan). Books for Summer Reading are coming to our Church Gift Shop near you!!! I can t wait! Stay tuned to your bulletin to see what books we ll be reading together. Summer Calendar May 18th Marietta Greek Festival go eat or help! Or go eat and help! Or go help eat! June 8th Prosphora baking with Sophia learn how to bake prosphora like a pro! Sign up in May. July Teaching Liturgy 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 That s all I ll say about that...for now!!!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. Pancake Breakfast/Prosphora Baking Saturday, June 8th, 9:30 a.m. Pancake Breakfast followed by Prosforo baking with Sunday School classes. All children are welcome. Father Paul and Father Barnabas will be teaching the children the prayers of the Vestments and the process and prayers of the cutting of the Holy Bread

9 ANNOUNCEMENTS 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. Congratulations Graduating High School Seniors! We are proud to recognize today the following young people, who are graduating high school this month and going off to college come fall. JESSICA CATAPANO Georgia College & State University KATHERINE HOWELL Kennesaw State University KATHERINE KARDOMATEAS Georgia Institute of Technology CHRISTINA PRYLES Georgia College & State University TOMMY ROBERTS Southern Polytechnic State University RONEY WALTERS Kennesaw State University Our warmest congratulations to all of you and also to your parents. We at Sts. RNI are very proud of your accomplishments and your contributions to our Parish. Good luck and may God Bless You in your future endeavors!

10 ANNOUNCEMENTS PHILOPTOCHOS 2013 Membership Drive is underway. ALL are welcome to join. Philoptochos is not just a ladies organization anymore! Sign up to join or to renew your membership by Sunday, May 18th, and be entered in a RAFFLE to win a $30 gift certificate to Azalea Nails! Look for the Philoptochos sign-up table this Sunday & next after church and join or renew your membership! 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 Preparing for the Journey of Marriage in the Orthodox Church A one-day workshop for couples getting married in the Orthodox Church. Saturday, June 8, a.m. to 4 p.m. Hosted by The Family Life Ministry of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta 2480 Clairmonth Road, Atlanta (next door to the Cathedral) Facilitated by Dr. Philip Mamalakis, Ph.D, LMFT Fr. Gregory Georgiou, M.Div., LCPA Paula Marchman, M.A., LPC $40.00 per couple includes workbooks, materials, lunch & refreshments. R.S.V.P. to Paula Marchman at or paulamarchman@yahoo.com.

11 ANNOUNCEMENTS FELLOWSHIP HOUR Our Fellowship Hour Donation Campaign has begun. A suggested donation of $25/family helps cover the cost of the weekly Fellowship Hour. Checks should be made payable to Sts. RNI G.O. Church with Fellowship on the memo line. We hope you have enjoyed the refreshments provided over the past year and will continue to support the Fellowship Committee s efforts to serve you each Sunday. Jim & Angie Andropoulos Anthony & Mary Birozes Kosta & Carolyn Bozzuto David & Marie Chapman Grace Chihlas John & Beth Doulgerakis Mariya & Gregory Dunkel Keith & Mary Druffner Chris & Liz Foxhall Jean Gwaltney, Harriet Howell Eleni Jordan Vasilios Kaloudis Jim Kanellos Dennis & Ginny Kostulakos Leon & Frances Lopez Florence & Archie Lytle Donors Bill & Margaret Manos Riley & Elizabeth Marvos Mary & Bill Milam Athena & Matt Miller Nik Moissiades Patricia Morris Nick & Teddie Panos Gus Pappas Fr. Barnabas & Pres. Connie Powell Vic & Suzi Pryles Gigi & Paul Ray Kathy & Taka Shoji Nikolaos & Eva Thrasivoulou Ed & Anne Trainor Arthur Tsiropoulos Sharon Tyre Thank you all for your support of this Ministry. Sts. RNI Choir Practice Immediately following Divine Liturgy in the Chapel Contact Marie Chapman for more information or mommystargater@comcast.net

12 To date the 87 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 Mark & Jennie Johnson Eleni Jordan Vasilios & Mary Kaloudis James Kanellos Maria Kardomateas Theodoros & Aphrodite Kazazakis-Levendakis Dennis & Ginny Kostulakos Leon & Francis Lopez Archie & Florence Lytle Connie Machoudy Harry & Tina Maheras Bill & Margaret Manos Emanuel Manos Bill & Audrey Marianes 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 Andrew & Lorez Roussey Dina Sarandis Taka & Kathy Shoji Eric & Donna Smith Eugenia Smith Estelle Sofikitis George & Anna Sofikitis Dennis & Laura Sparks 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