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1 2 t h S u n day o f L u k e Pa u l o f Th e b e s ; Joh n t h e C av e D w e l l e r Thank you Father Teodor Bita for celebrating the Divine Liturgy with us today Transfiguration of our Lord Greek Orthodox Church 414 St. Stephens School Road Austin, Texas 78746 (512) 329-6363 email - office@transfiguration.org website - www.transfiguration.org Sunday Service Schedule Orthros 8:45am; Divine Liturgy 10am Reverend Fr. Vasileios Flegas, Proistamenos 512-574-1972

HY M N S Resurrection Hymn Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι, τὸν ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθέντα εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡμῶν, ἀνυμνήσωμεν πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνήσωμεν, ὅτι ηὐδόκησε σαρκί, ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ σταυρῷ, καὶ θάνατον ὑπομεῖναι, καὶ ἐγεῖραι τοὺς τεθνεῶτας, ἐν τῇ ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ. Ton sinanarhon Logon Patri ke Pnevmati, ton ek Parthenu tekthenta is sotirian imon, animnisomen pisti ke proskinisomen, oti ivthokese sarki, anelthin en to stavro, ke thanaton ipomine, ke egire tus tethneotas, en ti enthoxo Anastasi aftu. Eternal with the Father and the Spirit is the Word, Who of a Virgin was begotten for our salvation. As the faithful we both praise and worship Him, for in the flesh did He consent to ascend unto the Cross, and death did He endure and He raised unto life the dead through His all glorious resurrection. Hymn for St. John the Hut-Dweller Ἐκ βρέφους τὸν Κύριον, ἐπιποθήσας θερμῶς, τὸν κόσμον κατέλιπες, καὶ τὰ ἐν κόσμῳ τερπνά, καὶ ἤσκησας ἄριστα ἔπηξας τὴν καλύβην, πρὸ πυλῶν σῶν γονέων, ἔθραυσας τῶν δαιμόνων, τὰς ἐνέδρας Παμμάκαρ διὸ σε Ἰωάννη Χριστός, ἀξίως ἐδόξασεν. Since thou hadst with fervor longed after the Lord from thy youth thou leftest the world with its delights and nobly didst strive in valiant ascetic deeds. Thou didst pitch thy hut before the gates of thy parents; thou didst break the demons' snares, O all-blessed Father. And therefore, as is meet, hath Christ God glorified thee, O John Hymn for the Transfiguration of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Μετεμορθώθης εν τώ όρει Χριστέ ο Θεός, δείξας τοίς Μαθηταίς σου τήν δόξαν σου, καθώς ήδυναντο, Λάμψον καί ημίν τοίς αμαρτωλοίς, τό φώς σου τό αϊδιον, πρεσβείαις τής Θεοτόκου, φωτοδότα δόξα σοι. Metemorfothis en to ori, Christe o Theos, dixas tis mathites Sou tin doxan Sou, kathos idynando Lampson ke imin tis amartolis to fos Sou to aidion, presvies tis Theotokou Fotodota doxa Si. When O Christ our God Thou wast Transfigured on the mountain Thou didst reveal Thy glory to Thy disciples in proportion as they could bear it. Let Thine everlasting light also enlighten us sinners. Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Thou Bestower of light, glory to Thee Kontakion Ὁ μήτραν παρθενικὴν ἁγιάσας τῷ τόκῳ σου, καὶ χεῖρας τοῦ Συμεὼν εὐλογήσας ὡς ἔπρεπε, προφθάσας καὶ νῦν ἔσωσας ἡμᾶς Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός. Ἀλλ' εἰρήνευσον ἐν πολέμοις τὸ πολίτευμα, καὶ κραταίωσον Βασιλεῖς οὓς ἠγάπησας, ὁ μόνος φιλάνθρωπος. Thou Who didst sanctify the Virgin's womb by Thy birth, and didst bless Symeon's hands as was meet, by anticipation hast even now saved us, O Christ God. But grant peace in the midst of wars unto Thy commonwealth and strengthen the hierarchs whom Thou hast loved, O only Friend of man.

Epistle - St. Pa u l ' s L e t t e r t o t h e C o l o s s i a n s 3 : 4-1 1 B RETHREN, when Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience. In these you once walked, when you lived in them. But now put them all away; anger, wrath, malice, slander, and foul talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old nature with its practices and have put on the new nature, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. Here there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all, and in all. Ἀ δελφοί, ὅταν ὁ Χριστὸς φανερωθῇ, ἡ ζωὴ ἡμῶν, τότε καὶ ὑμεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ φανερωθήσεσθε ἐν δόξῃ. Νεκρώσατε οὖν τὰ μέλη ὑμῶν τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, πορνείαν, ἀκαθαρσίαν, πάθος, ἐπιθυμίαν κακήν, καὶ τὴν πλεονεξίαν, ἥτις ἐστὶν εἰδωλολατρεία, διʼ ἃ ἔρχεται ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῆς ἀπειθείας Ἐν οἷς καὶ ὑμεῖς περιεπατήσατέ ποτε, ὅτε ἐζῆτε ἐν αὐτοῖς. Νυνὶ δὲ ἀπόθεσθε καὶ ὑμεῖς τὰ πάντα, ὀργήν, θυμόν, κακίαν, βλασφημίαν, αἰσχρολογίαν ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ὑμῶν μὴ ψεύδεσθε εἰς ἀλλήλους, ἀπεκδυσάμενοι τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον σὺν ταῖς πράξεσιν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐνδυσάμενοι τὸν νέον, τὸν ἀνακαινούμενον εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν κατʼ εἰκόνα τοῦ κτίσαντος αὐτόν ὅπου οὐκ ἔνι Ἕλλην καὶ Ἰουδαῖος, περιτομὴ καὶ ἀκροβυστία, βάρβαρος, Σκύθης, δοῦλος, ἐλεύθερος ἀλλὰ τὰ πάντα καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν Χριστός. G o s p e l - L u k e 1 7 : 1 2-1 9 A t that time, as Jesus entered a village, He was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices and said: "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." When He saw them He said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus's feet, giving Him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then said Jesus: "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" And He said to him: "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well." Τ ῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, εἰσερχομένου αὐτοῦ εἴς τινα κώμην ἀπήντησαν αὐτῷ δέκα λεπροὶ ἄνδρες, οἳ ἔστησαν πόρρωθεν, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἦραν φωνὴν λέγοντες Ιησοῦ ἐπιστάτα, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. καὶ ἰδὼν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς πορευθέντες ἐπιδείξατε ἑαυτοὺς τοῖς ἱερεῦσι. καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ὑπάγειν αὐτοὺς ἐκαθαρίσθησαν. εἷς δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν, ἰδὼν ὅτι ἰάθη, ὑπέστρεψε μετὰ φωνῆς μεγάλης δοξάζων τὸν Θεόν, καὶ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον παρὰ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ εὐχαριστῶν αὐτῷ καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν Σαμαρείτης. ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν οὐχὶ οἱ δέκα ἐκαθαρίσθησαν; οἱ δὲ ἐννέα ποῦ; οὐχ εὑρέθησαν ὑποστρέψαντες δοῦναι δόξαν τῷ Θεῷ εἰ μὴ ὁ ἀλλογενὴς οὗτος; καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἀναστὰς πορεύου ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέ σε.

Welcome Visitors! We welcome all new visitors who worshipped with us this morning. We are pleased to have you with us! Please join us next door after service for coffee and fellowship. There is material in the entrance of the church regarding ministries and events of Transfiguration. We hope that you will return often to worship with us and grow in Christ! Receiving Holy Communion The sacrament of Holy Communion is reserved for only baptized and/or Chrismated Orthodox Christians who have properly prepared by fasting, prayer and confession. The Orthodox Church is not in sacramental communion with any other church outside the Orthodox Christian Faith. If you are not Orthodox, you are invited with everyone to receive the Antidoron (blessed bread) at the end of service. If you would like information about the Orthodox Church, please see Fr. Vasileios after services. he is always wrestling in prayer for you (Colossians 4:12) Prayers for those in our Armed Forces SGT Jennifer D. Atkinson, SSG John Atkinson, COL Dave Romine, CPT James Alfaro, SSG Deane Anderson, CPT William Willett, MAJ Timothy Ullman, MAJ Chris Chase, SPC Mindy Keys, SPC Andrew Bentzel, MAJ Scot Thornhill, CPT Christopher Gilbert, Major Alexander Stathos, 1st LT Angela Bahlatzis, MIDN 1/C Joseph Barone, SGT Walter Hurbert ( Nikolaos ) Willoughby IV, LCDR Thomas Uhl, Lt. Lance Shannon The Prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective (James 5:16) Prayers for Health Nicholas Wyatt, Presvytera Jenny Newlin, Marihiam, Archie, Paul, Rebecca, Lynne Marie, Simone, Dennis Luke, Jacquie, Hunter, Zenon, Bill, Douglas Edwards, Paul Thomas, Thomas James, Maria, Nancy, Cassandra, Efstathia, Evan, Victoria, Terri, Elias, Tim, Rhonda, Prsv. Aspazia, George Geuras, Sharon, Dante, Loukas, Charlie, Despina, Anna, Mary, Wanda, Kathreen, Chuck, Stephenie, Athena, Bill, Kathryn, John, Harriet Angel, Clarisa, Damon, Athanasios, Niky, Niky, Dino, Diakonissa Claire, Pete, William, George, Ioanna, Panayiotis, Athanasia, Andrea & unborn baby, Katherine, John, Anna, Emmanuel, George, William, Julia, Andrew, Mary, Ignatius, Eva, Philip Sorak, Jennifer, Antonis, Pete, Maria, Michael, Louis, Cecilia, Gwendolyn, Christine, Athena Cheryl, Dean, Margot, Kyriakos, Costa, Maria, Joy Jackie, Evangelos, Sophia, Alexander, Jim, Trinity, Eddy, Fr. Damaskinos, Prsv. Maria, Emmanuel, Eleni, Thomas, Maria, Spyridon, Angeliki, Maria, Emmanuel, Zoe, Miguel, Anna Office of Vocation & Ministry (OVM ) The Office of Vocation & Ministry (OVM) at Hellenic College trains and educates faithful, energetic, high achieving, and service oriented Orthodox Christian young people to be leaders in the church as priests and lay people. CrossRoad is a ten-day academic summer institute that prepares high school juniors and seniors to make big life decisions and connect with the Orthodox Christian theological and spiritual tradition. Hosted on the scenic Hellenic College Holy Cross campus, overlooking the beautiful Boston skyline, participants experience daily worship, visit local parishes, tour Boston, and spend a day at the beach. CrossRoad June Session 1: June 17-27, 2017 CrossRoad Session 2: July 5-15, 2017 For more information on how to apply, please visit their site at: http://www.hchc.edu/studentlife/vocation

Please allow the children and the teachers of our Sunday School to take communion first so they can go to their classes. YOUTH ACTIVITIES GOYA Mobile Fishes & Loaves - Saturday, February 4, 8:30am More details coming soon GOYA Basketball Reunion Party - Saturday, February 4. More details coming soon 2017 Transfiguration St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival - Sunday February 12, 2pm Registration is now open at: http://youth.denver.goarch.org/events/2017-events/2017- oratorical-festival/ for the list of topics please visit the link below: http://youth.denver.goarch.org/events/2017-events/2017-oratorical-festival-information/ 2017 Austin YES Trip - Friday, February 17 - Sunday, February 19 YES (Youth Equipped to Serve) is a program of FOCUS North America and it gives our GOYA a wonderful opportunity to serve and love the people of Austin, TX. Please visit the link below to register: https://portal.focusna.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=327 GOYA Kite Flying - Sunday, February 26. Place and time to be determined. GOYA Southern Region Spring Retreat - March 3 - March 5 Registration is now open: http://youth.denver.goarch.org/events/2017-events/2017-southern-region-lenten-retreat Congratulations to the family of: Victor & Hilary Daniello on the arrival of their precious son, Victor James Daniello and Greg & Andrea Vrentas on the arrival of their precious son, Elias Kaleb Vrentas May God grant them many years Our Sympathies to the family of: Greg & Andrea Vrentas on the loss of his beloved father Bill G. Vrentas who fell asleep in the Lord May his Memory be Eternal

Sister Vassa At Transfiguration Join us for a Pre-Lenten Retreat and potluck dinner with Sister Vassa on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 4pm RSVP at: transfiguration.org or at: http://tinyurl.com/vassa -T-Fig KILL YOUR DARLINGS Wednesday, January 11, 2017 Wretched daughter of Babylon!...Blessed shall he be who shall seize and dash your infants against the rock. (Ps 136/137: 8a, 9, Septuagint-translation) In his little book On Writing, the great novelist Stephen King uses a similar image to advise the inexperienced writer about the painful editing process: Kill your darlings, he says. He means that the writer should not hesitate to cross out (or delete) all unnecessary details, no matter how much he or she loves them. The Psalm is also talking about infants that I tend to love, within myself. They are sinful thoughts, at first small and weak, of various types of wishful thinking, lustful thinking, fearful thinking, resentful thinking, and so on. These infants need to be dashed against the rock, my Rock and my Hope, Jesus Christ. May I get rid of any creepy infants today and let Him take care of them, before they grow and take over my house. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, be my Rock today. Amen. Mark your calendars today, and check her out on YouTube and at http://w.coffeewithsistervassa.com/.

H o u s e B l e s s i n g s r i g h t a f t e r t h e Fe a s t o f T h e o p h a n y o n J a n u a r y 6 This year again, we will do a progressive house blessing in your neighborhood. Please get together with your neighbors and arrange for a day that Father Vasileios can come and bless the houses in your neighborhood. To set an appointment please return the form below to the office. Please make sure you mark a couple of available dates and times. EPIPHANY HOUSE BLESSING FORM To schedule a progressive house blessing, please return this form to the Church Office as soon as possible. Please indicate your preferred days of the week and time of day: Names of families: Addresses: Phone Number of Coordinating Family: If you have any questions please call the Church Office at 512-329-6363. Items needed: list of names of living members of the family; a crystal bowl with water; a bunch of fresh basil; a candle; an icon; incense; charcoal; incense burner

WEEKLY SERVICES Sunday, January 15, 2017 Services for this Week : Tuesday, January 17 - Feast of St. Anthony the Great - Orthros 9am Divine Liturgy 10am Wednesday, January 18 - Feast of Sts. Athanasios & Cyril - Orthros 9am Divine Liturgy 10am Saturday, January 21 - Feast of St. Maximus the Confessor - Orthros 9am Divine Liturgy 10am Great Vespers - 5pm SUNDAY SCHOOL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY With so many GOYANS and their families gathering for Metropolis -wide Fellowship in Dallas this weekend, the Sunday School is offering combined classes today: Preschool & Pre-Kinder on the stage lead by Nina Morris Early Elementary (Kinder & 1st) in the 1st grade classroom lead by Tom Gouris & Judd Willmann 2nd as usual with Carol Willmann 3rd & 4th combine in 3rd grade classroom lead by Steven Dow 5th & 6th & 7th combine in the 5th grade classroom (back corner of the hall) with Ellen Apostolakis Middle & High School in the conference room lead by James Landon & David Maziasz GO ATX 512 TFIG!!! "Lord, as You walked on the road to Emmaus with Your two disciples, Luke and Cleopas, may You also travel with us. Open us to new knowledge and experiences of You, having our hearts burn, as they did for the two disciples, and may we fulfill Your will in all things with peace and joy." GOOD LUCK TO ALL OUR GOYA IN THE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IN DALLAS Thank you to last week s Coffee Hour Sponsors Thank you to this week s Coffee Hour Sponsors: Next week s Coffee Hour Sponsors: Knisely, Landon, Leara, Lerman Phillips, Maziasz, Maziasz, Morris, Petty, Nikas, Leatherwood, Levendakes McFalls, Meador, Pappas O'Brien, Orthmann, Osowski, Thank you to last week s ushers: Thank you to today's ushers: Next week s ushers are: James Landon (PCM) Harry Stamatis (PCM) Pat Mitchell (PCM) David Horwedel, Vaios Athanasiou Mary Beth Gradziel, Brian Holland Allen Wynn, Stella Rossnagel, Jack Gatlin