ST. JOHN'S WEEKLY BULLETIN

ST. JOHN'S WEEKLY BULLETIN 405 No. Dale St., Anaheim, CA 92801 Telephone (714) 827-0181 Proistamenos: Fr. John Kariotakis -email frjohn@stjohnanaheim.org Church Website: http://www.stjohnanaheim.org January 22, 2017 15th Sunday of Luke Timothy of the 70 Martyr Anastasios the Persian ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ -EPISTLE READING - 1 Timothy 4:9-15 Τ έκνον Τιμόθεε, πιστὸς ὁ λόγος καὶ πάσης ἀποδοχῆς ἄξιος. Εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ κοπιῶμεν καὶ ὀνειδιζόμεθα, ὅτι ἠλπίκαμεν ἐπὶ θεῷ ζῶντι, ὅς ἐστιν σωτὴρ πάντων ἀνθρώπων, μάλιστα πιστῶν. Παράγγελλε ταῦτα καὶ δίδασκε. Μηδείς σου τῆς νεότητος καταφρονείτω, ἀλλὰ τύπος γίνου τῶν πιστῶν ἐν λόγῳ, ἐν ἀναστροφῇ, ἐν ἀγάπῃ, ἐν πνεύματι, ἐν πίστει, ἐν ἁγνείᾳ. Ἕως ἔρχομαι, πρόσεχε τῇ ἀναγνώσει, τῇ παρακλήσει, τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ. Μὴ ἀμέλει τοῦ ἐν σοὶ χαρίσματος, ὃ ἐδόθη σοι διὰ προφητείας μετὰ ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν τοῦ πρεσβυτερίου. Ταῦτα μελέτα, ἐν τούτοις ἴσθι, ἵνα σου ἡ προκοπὴ φανερὰ ᾖ ἐν πᾶσιν. T IMOTHY, my son, the saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. Command and teach these things. Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Till I come, attend to the public reading of scripture, to preaching, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid their hands upon you. Practice these duties, devote yourself to them, so that all may see your progress. EPISTLE READER: Eleni Attard

ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ - GOSPEL READING - Luke 19:1-10 Τ ῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, διήρχετο τὴν Ιεριχώ καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ ὀνόματι καλούμενος Ζακχαῖος, καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ἀρχιτελώνης, καὶ οὗτος ἦν πλούσιος, καὶ ἐζήτει ἰδεῖν τὸν Ιησοῦν τίς ἐστι, καὶ οὐκ ἠδύνατο ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου, ὅτι τῇ ἡλικίᾳ μικρὸς ἦν. καὶ προδραμὼν ἔμπροσθεν ἀνέβη ἐπὶ συκομορέαν, ἵνα ἴδῃ αὐτόν, ὅτι ἐκείνης ἤμελλε διέρχεσθαι. καὶ ὡς ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον, ἀναβλέψας ὁ Ιησοῦς εἶδεν αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν Ζακχαῖε, σπεύσας κατάβηθι σήμερον γὰρ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ σου δεῖ με μεῖναι. καὶ σπεύσας κατέβη, καὶ ὑπεδέξατο αὐτὸν χαίρων. καὶ ἰδόντες πάντες διεγόγγυζον λέγοντες ὅτι παρὰ ἁμαρτωλῷ ἀνδρὶ εἰσῆλθε καταλῦσαι. σταθεὶς δὲ Ζακχαῖος εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Κύριον ἰδοὺ τὰ ἡμίση τῶν ὑπαρχόντων μου, Κύριε, δίδωμι τοῖς πτωχοῖς, καὶ εἴ τινός τι ἐσυκοφάντησα, ἀποδίδωμι τετραπλοῦν. εἶπε δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Ιησοῦς ὅτι σήμερον σωτηρία τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ ἐγένετο, καθότι καὶ αὐτὸς υἱὸς Αβραάμ ἐστιν. ἦλθε γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ζητῆσαι καὶ σῶσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός. A t that time, Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. And there was a man named Zacchaios; he was a chief collector, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaios, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today." So he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." And Zacchaios stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost." Memorials at Conclusion of Divine Liturgy Fellowship in St. John s Church Hall following Divine Liturgy

RELIGIOUS SERVICES, MEETINGS AND EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 22, 2017 Sun. January 22, 2017 15th Sunday of Luke Orthros 9am, Divine Liturgy 10 am ACOLYTES SERVING TODAY - TEAM B Tues. January 24, 2017 - Greek Language School, 4pm - Studies in the Faith, 11am - Parish Council Meeting, 7pm Wed. January 25, 2017 - Philoptochos Board Meeting, 6:30pm PROSFORO January 22 Elefteria Konstantarakis January 29 Maria Tambouris January 30 Katerina Tseherides + MEMORIAL - ΜΝΗΜΟΣΥΝΑ + Katina Cossolias - 85 Years *Coffee hour will be sponsored by the Christ Family +May her memory be eternal+ CELEBRATE YOUR FAITH AND CULTURE AND SUPPORT OUR DANCERS AT FDF 2017 In San Diego February 16th - 19th For more information please visit www.yourfdf.org 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.) PARISH COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the following individuals who were elected to the 2017 Parish Council Executive Committee. Below is the list of the 2017 officers: Kostas Kapogianis President Georgia Manos 1st Vice President Spyridon Rados 2nd Vice President Chris Minoudis Treasurer Dr. Stephen Kallaos Asst. Treasurer Cynthia Kezos Secretary

2017 OC GREEK FEST!! Stop by the 2017 OC Greekfest Adopt-a-Booth Table in Fellowship Hall after Divine Liturgy to hear about our upcoming Festival!! NEXT SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2017 GODPARENT SUNDAY Celebrating Godparents Sunday is one way of celebrating our relationship with God and the special relationships we enjoy with our godparents. Students invite their Godparents to participate in the Divine Liturgy with them on Sunday, January 29, 2017. If your Godparent lives somewhere else, we encourage you to come with another member of their family if they live in town, or simply come and offer special prayers for your Godparent. After receiving Holy Communion together, students will go to their Church School class with their Godparent. They will participate in the class together and enjoy refreshments. NEXT SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2017 PHILOPTOCHOS FEEDING THE HUNGRY Join Philoptochos next Sunday to assemble meals for hungry children as part of the Feeding the Hungry Initiative. We will go to Assumption in Long Beach following Church Services at St. John s. A light lunch will be served and Feeding Children Everywhere will prepare samples of the meals we will be packaging. If you are interested in volunteering please call Cindy Kezos at (714) 392-1329. PHILOPTOCHOS ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP TEA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2017 AT 11AM We invite you to join Philoptochos at our Stewardship Tea on Saturday, February 4th in our Fellowship Hall. The Philoptochos Society provides women (and men) of our parish with opportunities to use their God-given gifts in the service of the Church and the Community. Please consider becoming a member of Philoptochos. Join us at our Stewardship Tea or contact Jerry Kallaos, our Stewardship Chairperson. PHILOPTOCHOS SUNDAY & HUMANITARIAN AWARD SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2017 February 5th is Philoptochos Sunday when we honor the memory of our Philoptochos sisters who have fallen asleep in the Lord. Join us in front of the church during the memorial service. We will also announce the recipient of our 2016 Humantarian Award to honor one of our members for her love of our community and commitment to Philoptochos. To nominate a Philoptochos member for this award contact Mary Ohanian at (714) 289-1884.

TODAY, SUNDAY, JANUARY, 22, 2017 AT 5PM The Hellenic Library of Southern California presents Celebrating the Day of Greek Letters (In Greek) At the William Bristol Civic Auditorium 16600 Civic Center Drive Bellflower, CA 90706 For Reservations call (562) 305-2356 or email: info@hellenic-library.org