St. Sophia s Greek Orthodox Church March 9, 2014 The Sunday of Orthodoxy

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1 St. Sophia s Greek Orthodox Church March 9, 2014 The Sunday of Orthodoxy The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebastia; Caesarios the Righteous Resurrectional Apolytikion in Fourth Tone When the tidings of the resurrection from the glorious angel was proclaimed unto the women disciples, and our ancestral sentence also had been abolished, to the Apostles with boasting did they proclaim that death is vanquished ever more! And Christ Our God has risen from the dead and granted to the world His great mercy! Τὸ θαηδξὸν τῆσ Ἀναςτάςεωσ κήρυγμα, ἐκ τοῦ Ἀγγέλου μαθοῦςαι αἱ ηνῦ Κπξίου Μαθήτριαι, καὶ ηὴν προγονικὴν ἀπόφαςιν ἀπορρίψαςαι, τοῖσ Ἀποςτόλοισ καυχώμεναι ἔλεγον Ἐςκύλευται ὁ ζάνατοσ, ἠγέρθη Χριςτὸσ ὁ Θεόσ, δωρούμενοσ τῷ θόςμῳ ηὸ κέγα ἔλεοσ. Apolytikion for Sunday of Orthodoxy in the Second Tone We worship Thine immaculate icon, O Good One, asking the forgiveness of our failings, O Christ our God; for of Thine own will Thou wast well-pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh, that Thou mightest deliver from slavery to the enemy those whom Thou hadst fashioned. Wherefore, we cry to Thee thankfully: Thou didst fill all things with joy, O our Saviour, when Thou camest to save the world. Τὴλ ἄρξαληνλ Εἰθόλα ζνπ πξνζθπλνῦκελ Ἀγαζέ, αἰηνύκελνη ζπγρώξεζηλ ηῶλ πηαηζκάησλ ἡκῶλ, Φξηζηὲ ὁ Θεόο βνπιήζεη γὰξ εὐδόθεζαο ζαξθὶ ἀλειζεῖλ ἐλ ηῷ Σηαπξῷ, ἵλα ῥύζῃ νὓο ἔπιαζαο ἐθ ηῆο δνπιείαο ηνῦ ἐρζξνῦ ὅζελ εὐραξίζησο βνῶκέλ ζνη Φαξᾶο ἐπιήξσζαο ηὰ πάληα, ὁ Σσηὴξ ἡκῶλ, παξαγελόκελνο εἰο ηὸ ζῶζαη ηὸλ Κόζκνλ. 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 Plagal of the Fourth Tone To you, Theotokos, invincible Defender, having been delivered from peril, I, your city, dedicate the victory festival as a thank offering. In your irresistible might, keep me safe from all trials, that I may call out to you: "Hail, unwedded bride!" Τὴ ὑπεξκάρσ ζηξαηεγῶ ηὰ ληθεηήξηα, ὡο ιπηξσζεῖζα ηῶλ δεηλῶλ εὐραξηζηήξηα, ἀλαγξάθσ ζνὶ ἡ Πόιηο ζνπ Θενηόθε, Ἀιι' ὡο ἔρνπζα ηὸ θξάηνο ἀπξνζκάρεηνλ, ἐθ παληνίσλ κὲ θηλδύλσλ ἐιεπζέξσζνλ, ἵλα θξάδσ ζνί, Φαῖξε λύκθε ἀλύκθεπηε.

2 Epistle Reading The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 12:1-10 BRETHREN, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortation which addresses you as sons? "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor lose courage when you are punished by him. For the Lord disciplines him whom he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives." It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers to discipline us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father. Πρὸς Ἑβραίοσς 12:1-10 Ἀδειθνί, ηνζνῦηνλ ἔρνληεο πεξηθείκελνλ ἡκῖλ λέθνο καξηχξσλ, ὄγθνλ ἀπνζέκελνη πάληα θαὶ ηὴλ εὐπεξίζηαηνλ ἁκαξηίαλ, δηʼ ὑπνκνλῆο ηξέρσκελ ηὸλ πξνθείκελνλ ἡκῖλ ἀγῶλα, ἀθνξῶληεο εἰο ηὸλ ηῆο πίζηεσο ἀξρεγὸλ θαὶ ηειεησηὴλ Ἰεζνῦλ, ὃο, ἀληὶ ηῆο πξνθεηκέλεο αὐηῷ ραξᾶο, ὑπέκεηλελ ζηαπξφλ, αἰζρχλεο θαηαθξνλήζαο, ἐλ δεμηᾷ ηε ηνῦ ζξφλνπ ηνῦ ζενῦ θεθάζηθελ. Ἀλαινγίζαζζε γὰξ ηὸλ ηνηαχηελ ὑπνκεκελεθφηα ὑπὸ ηῶλ ἁκαξησιῶλ εἰο ἀπηὸλ ἀληηινγίαλ, ἵλα κὴ θάκεηε ηαῖο ςπραῖο ὑκῶλ ἐθιπφκελνη. Οὔπσ κέρξη αἵκαηνο ἀληηθαηέζηεηε πξὸο ηὴλ ἁκαξηίαλ ἀληαγσληδφκελνη θαὶ ἐθιέιεζζε ηῆο παξαθιήζεσο, ἥηηο ὑκῖλ ὡο πἱνῖο δηαιέγεηαη, Υἱέ κνπ, κὴ ὀιηγψξεη παηδείαο θπξίνπ, κεδὲ ἐθιχνπ ὑπʼ αὐηνῦ ἐιεγρφκελνο ὃλ γὰξ ἀγαπᾷ θχξηνο παηδεχεη καζηηγνῖ δὲ πάληα πἱὸλ ὃλ παξαδέρεηαη. Εἰο παηδείαλ ὑπνκέλεηε, ὡο πἱνῖο ὑκῖλ πξνζθέξεηαη ὁ ζεφο ηίο γὰξ ἐζηηλ πἱὸο ὃλ νὐ παηδεχεη παηήξ; Εἰ δὲ ρσξίο ἐζηε παηδείαο, ἧο κέηνρνη γεγφλαζηλ πάληεο, ἄξα λφζνη ἐζηε θαὶ νὐρ πἱνί. Εἶηα ηνὺο κὲλ ηῆο ζαξθὸο ἡκῶλ παηέξαο εἴρνκελ παηδεπηὰο, θαὶ ἐλεηξεπφκεζα νὐ πνιιῷ κᾶιινλ ὑπνηαγεζφκεζα ηῷ παηξὶ ηῶλ πλεπκάησλ, θαὶ δήζνκελ; Οἱ κὲλ γὰξ πξὸο ὀιίγαο ἡκέξαο θαηὰ ηὸ δνθνῦλ αὐηνῖο ἐπαίδεπνλ ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ ηὸ ζπκθέξνλ, εἰο ηὸ κεηαιαβεῖλ ηῆο ἁγηφηεηνο αὐηνῦ.

3 Gospel Reading Sunday of Orthodoxy The Reading is from John 1:43-51 At that time, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael, and he said to him, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!" Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these." And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man." Κατὰ Ἰωάννην Τῷ θαηξῷ ἐθείλῳ, ἠζέιεζελ ὁ Ιεζνῦο ἐμειζεῖλ εἰο ηὴλ Γαιηιαίαλ θαὶ εὑξίζθεη Φίιηππνλ θαὶ ιέγεη αὐηῷ ἀθνινχζεη κνη. ἦλ δὲ ὁ Φίιηππνο ἀπὸ Βεζζατδά, ἐθ ηῆο πφιεσο Αλδξένπ θαὶ Πέηξνπ.εὑξίζθεη Φίιηππνο ηὸλ Ναζαλαὴι θαὶ ιέγεη αὐηῷ ὃλ ἔγξαςε Μσυζῆο ἐλ ηῷ λφκῳ θαὶ νἱ πξνθῆηαη, εὑξήθακελ, Ιεζνῦλ ηὸλ πἱὸλ ηνῦ Ισζὴθ ηὸλ ἀπὸ Ναδαξέη. θαὶ εἶπελ αὐηῷ Ναζαλαήι ἐθ Ναδαξὲη δχλαηαί ηη ἀγαζὸλ εἶλαη; ιέγεη αὐηῷ Φίιηππνο ἔξρνπ θαὶ ἴδε. εἶδελ ὁ Ιεζνῦο ηὸλ Ναζαλαὴι ἐξρφκελνλ πξὸο αὐηὸλ θαὶ ιέγεη πεξὶ αὐηνῦ ἴδε ἀιεζῶο Ιζξαειίηεο, ἐλ ᾧ δφινο νὐθ ἔζηη. ιέγεη αὐηῷ Ναζαλαήι πφζελ κε γηλψζθεηο; ἀπεθξίζε Ιεζνῦο θαὶ εἶπελ αὐηῷ πξὸ ηνῦ ζε Φίιηππνλ θσλῆζαη, ὄληα ὑπὸ ηὴλ ζπθῆλ εἶδφλ ζε. ἀπεθξίζε Ναζαλαὴι θαὶ ιέγεη αὐηῷ ῥαββί, ζὺ εἶ ὁ πἱὸο ηνῦ Θενῦ, ζὺ εἶ ὁ βαζηιεὺο ηνῦ Ιζξαήι. ἀπεθξίζε Ιεζνῦο θαὶ εἶπελ αὐηῷ ὅηη εἶπφλ ζνη, εἶδφλ ζε ὑπνθάησ ηῆο ζπθῆο, πηζηεχεηο; κείδσ ηνχησλ ὄςεη. θαὶ ιέγεη αὐηῷ ἀκὴλ ἀκὴλ ιέγσ ὑκῖλ, ἀπ ἄξηη ὄςεζζε ηὸλ νὐξαλὸλ ἀλεῳγφηα, θαὶ ηνὺο ἀγγέινπο ηνῦ Θενῦ ἀλαβαίλνληαο θαὶ θαηαβαίλνληαο ἐπὶ ηὸλ πἱὸλ ηνῦ ἀλζξψπνπ.

4 TODAY S ANNOUNCEMENTS Trisagions Athanasios Anastasiou (8 Years) Vasilios Dimkopoulos (10 Years) Dimitria Anastasiou (16 Years) Petros Anastasiou (27 Years) Nikolaos Anastasiou (36 Years) Vasiliki Anastasiou (48 Years) Pandelis Anastasiou (68 Years) Trianos Anastasiou (69 Years) Giorgios Anastasiou (76 Years) The Departed Brothers & Sisters of the Anastasiou Family Coffee Hour In Memory of the Departed Loved Ones of the Anastasiou Family Given by the Anastasiou Family ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Church Services & Events for the Upcoming Week Today Icon Exchange 6:00 PM Pan-Orthodox Vespers & Coffee Hour Tuesday March 11, :00 AM Bible Study 5:30 PM Men s Group Wednesday March 12, :15 PM Hours & Typica 6:00 PM Presanctified Liturgy (In English) Friday March 14, :15 AM Hours & Typica 10:00 AM Presanctified Liturgy (In Greek) 6:00 PM Akathist II Saturday March 15, :00 AM 10:00 AM Youth Committee Meeting 10:00 AM Romanian Liturgy 5:00 PM Great Vespers ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

5 Attention Parents of 3 rd Grade to7 th Grade Girls Myrrh-Bearers Good Friday ~ 7:00 PM Epitafios Service If you would like your daughter to participate please return this form to your daughter s Sunday School Teacher, Liz Steinberg Sunday School Director or drop the form in the office no later than April 6th. Please note that the girls should be dressed in white and we will have a practice at the Good Friday (April 18) youth retreat. More details to be furnished. Yes, we want our daughter(s) to participate: Name of Daughter(s): Parent Contact: Phone #: Address 2014 OFFERING ENVELOPES If you have not yet picked up your 2014 Offering Envelopes, please stop by the Church office and pick them up JOIN US FOR BIBLE STUDY Adult Education Join us as we study the Bible on Tuesdays and Thursdays as follows: Tuesday 10:00 AM Bible Study Thursday Bible Study begins after 6:00 PM Paraklisis Men s Study Group The Men s Study Group is scheduled for Tuesday, March 11 and Tuesday, March 25 at 5:30 PM at the Church. All men of the parish, young and old, are invited and encouraged to attend. Join us! Bible Study after the Akathist Hymn Following the 6:00 PM Akathist Hymn on Fridays we study the Bible Join us on March 14, March 21, March 28 and April 4 B A S KETBALL T E A M & TOURNAMENT The Roch ester and Bu ffalo Church es have challen ged us to a Basketball Tournament on Saturda y, April 26 & Sunda y, Ap ril 27 for bo ys hi gh school teams. Practices are ev er y Wed nesda y at 6:00 PM for all those interested. For more information contact J ohn Anthis at (315) or john.anthis11@gmail.com

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