ST. JOHN'S WEEKLY BULLETIN

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1 ST. JOHN'S WEEKLY BULLETIN 405 No. Dale St., Anaheim, CA Telephone (714) Proistamenos: Rev. Father John Kariotakis - Assistant: Rev. Father Constantine Trumpower - Church Website: September 24, st Sunday of Luke Thekla the Equal-to-the Apostles Silouan of Athos ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ -EPISTLE READING - 2 Timothy 3:10-15 Τ έκνον Τιμόθεε, παρηκολούθηκάς μου τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ, τῇ ἀγωγῇ, τῇ προθέσει, τῇ πίστει, τῇ μακροθυμίᾳ, τῇ ἀγάπῃ, τῇ ὑπομονῇ, τοῖς διωγμοῖς, τοῖς παθήμασιν, οἷά μοι ἐγένετο ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ, ἐν Ἰκονίῳ, ἐν Λύστροις, οἵους διωγμοὺς ὑπήνεγκα καὶ ἐκ πάντων με ἐρρύσατο ὁ κύριος. Καὶ πάντες δὲ οἱ θέλοντες εὐσεβῶς ζῇν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διωχθήσονται. Πονηροὶ δὲ ἄνθρωποι καὶ γόητες προκόψουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖρον, πλανῶντες καὶ πλανώμενοι. Σὺ δὲ μένε ἐν οἷς ἔμαθες καὶ ἐπιστώθης, εἰδὼς παρὰ τίνος ἔμαθες, καὶ ὅτι ἀπὸ βρέφους τὰ ἱερὰ γράμματα οἶδας, τὰ δυνάμενά σε σοφίσαι εἰς σωτηρίαν διὰ πίστεως τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. T IMOTHY, my son, you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions, my sufferings, what befell me at Antioch, at lconion, and at Lystra, what persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Epistle Reader: Victoria Turner

2 ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ - GOSPEL READING - Luke 5:1-11 Τ ῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἑστὼς ὁ Ἰησοῦς παρὰ τὴν λίμνην Γεννησαρέτ, καὶ εἶδε δύο πλοῖα ἑστῶτα παρὰ τὴν λίμνην οἱ δὲ ἁλιεῖς ἀποβάντες ἀπ αὐτῶν ἀπέπλυναν τὰ δίκτυα. ἐμβὰς δὲ εἰς ἓν τῶν πλοίων, ὃ ἦν τοῦ Σίμωνος, ἠρώτησεν αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἐπαναγαγεῖν ὀλίγον καὶ καθίσας ἐδίδασκεν ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου τοὺς ὄχλους. ὡς δὲ ἐπαύσατο λαλῶν, εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Σίμωνα ἐπανάγαγε εἰς τὸ βάθος καὶ χαλάσατε τὰ δίκτυα ὑμῶν εἰς ἄγραν. καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Σίμων εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἐπιστάτα, δι ὅλης τῆς νυκτὸς κοπιάσαντες οὐδὲν ἐλάβομεν ἐπὶ δὲ τῷ ῥήματί σου χαλάσω τὸ δίκτυον. καὶ τοῦτο ποιήσαντες συνέκλεισαν πλῆθος ἰχθύων πολύ διερρήγνυτο δὲ τὸ δίκτυον αὐτῶν. καὶ κατένευσαν τοῖς μετόχοις τοῖς ἐν τῷ ἑτέρῳ πλοίῳ τοῦ ἐλθόντας συλλαβέσθαι αὐτοῖς καὶ ἦλθον καὶ ἔπλησαν ἀμφότερα τὰ πλοῖα, ὥστε βυθίζεσθαι αὐτά. ἰδὼν δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος προσέπεσε τοῖς γόνασιν Ιησοῦ λέγων ἔξελθε ἀπ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι ἀνὴρ ἁμαρτωλός εἰμι, Κύριε θάμβος γὰρ περιέσχεν αὐτὸν καὶ πάντας τοὺς σὺν αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τῇ ἄγρᾳ τῶν ἰχθύων ᾗ συνέλαβον, ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ Ιάκωβον καὶ Ιωάννην, υἱοὺς Ζεβεδαίου, οἳ ἦσαν κοινωνοὶ τῷ Σίμωνι. καὶ εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Σίμωνα ὁ Ιησοῦς μὴ φοβοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν ἀνθρώπους ἔσῃ ζωγρῶν. καὶ καταγαγόντες τὰ πλοῖα ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, ἀφέντες ἅπαντα ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ. A t that time, Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret. And he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets." And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were breaking, they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord." For he was astonished, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men." And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him. Memorials at conclusion of Divine Liturgy Fellowship in Church Hall following Divine Liturgy

3 HYMNS OF THE DAY

4 RELIGIOUS SERVICES, MEETINGS & EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 Sun. September 24, st Sunday of Luke Orthros 9am, Divine Liturgy 10am ACOLYTES SERVING TODAY - TEAM A Mon. September 25, Parish Council Meeting, 7pm Tues. September 26, Studies in the Faith, 11am Wed. September 27, Greek Language School, 4pm - Philoptochos Board Mtg., 7pm In the Small Hall Fri. September 29, First GOYA Fireside Chat 7-9pm PROSFORO September 24 Elefteria Konstantarakis September 24 Fotini Poulopoulos WELCOME VISITORS We welcome all visitors to St. John s. If you are non -Orthodox and are interested in learning who we are and what our beliefs and practices are, we invite you to any of our Bible Study classes and of course the Class on the Orthodox Faith. On the other hand if you are an Orthodox Christian and are not a member in another Orthodox Church we invite you (and your family) to join our parish. (Note: While all may receive the Andidoron, the bread which is given at the conclusion of services which of course is not consecrated, only Orthodox Christians in good standing can receive Holy Communion and other Sacraments.) + MEMORIAL - ΜΝΗΜΟΣΥΝΑ + Jonathan Petsas - 1 Year Gus Petsas - 35 Years *Coffee hour will be sponsored by the Petsas Family +May their memory be eternal+ NEW DATE FOR HOME STUDIES IN THE FAITH Please note the date for Home Studies in the Faith has changed. It will not be held on Tuesday, September 26th as stated in the current Vineyard. The new date is Tuesday, October 3rd at 7pm and will be hosted by Gary & Georgia Culp. HELP OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDENTS Sunday School and Philoptochos are working together to help needy children and families in the Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School District. Sunday School children have been asked to bring boxes of Cheerios to donate to the district food bank. You can help our Sunday School students by bringing boxes of Cheerios to church on Sundays through the end of September. A collection table will be set up in the hall on Sundays. HOLIDAY WELFARE PROGRAM Philoptochos will begin fundraising efforts and collecting donations to support the many charities & ministries; including the Holiday Welfare Program to feed the needy during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and the Hellenic College/Holy Cross Scholarship Fund. We look forward to your never ending kindness, generosity and support of all our fundraising efforts. Thank you!

5 REGISTRATION INFORMATION: ST. NICHOLAS RANCH & RETREAT CENTER SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 1,

6 Share some warmth AHEPA COAT DRIVE To benefit the Orange County Rescue Mission GOYA Meeting #1 on September 29 th! Share some warmth AHEPA will be collecting coats for the OC rescue Mission from today, Sunday 9/24 thru 10/29. Please help us provide the less fortunate with some warmth this holiday season. A collection bin will be provided in the hall. Contact: Joe Vino thevinos911@gmail.com This Friday, September 29 th, from 7-9pm, the church s first middle/high schooler GOYA meeting will occur! We ll have a meal and reconnect with one another after a busy summer, and get to know Fr. Constantine, the new 2 nd priest. We ll also have an awesome spiritual discussion! If you re able and willing to sponsor the meal and/or open your home for this first event, please contact Fr. Constantine: (cell) frconstantine@stjohnanaheim.org PHILOPTOCHOS GENERAL MEETING We invite you to join us at our first General Meeting on Wednesday, October 4th at 7:00pm. We will begin our meeting with an Agiasmos service. Our special guest speaker will be Father Constantine Trumpower. We look forward to the opportunity to get to know our newly ordained priest. The theme for this meeting is HOPE as October is Breast Cancer awareness month. SAVE THE DATE! St. John the Baptist Senior Citizens (Formerly Golden Stars) Luncheon Tuesday, October 3, :30-2pm - In our Fellowship Hall All are invited to attend

7 VISIT ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ORTHODOX BOOKSTORE FOLLOWING DIVINE LITURGY Come to St. John s Orthodox Bookstore after service! We have lovely icons, a variety of religious articles, delightful Christian Books for adults and children, and beautiful Bibles to enjoy God s Word and your studies. Come take a peek at all the hard work Foula is doing to make your visit a very pleasant one, plus give you ideas for gifts for your loved ones!