Sunday Bulletin August 10, 2014 9th Sunday of Matthew Transfiguration of our Lord Greek Orthodox Church 414 St. Stephen s School Road Austin, Texas 78746 (512) 329-6363 email - office@transfiguration.org website - www.transfiguration.org Sunday Service Schedule Orthros 8:15am; Divine Liturgy 9:30am Reverend Fr. Vasileios Flegas, Proistamenos 512-574-1972
Hymns for today Resurrection Hymn (Plagal Fourth Tone) Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες ὁ εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν καταδέξω τριήµερον, ἵνα ἡµᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν. Ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ Ἀνάστασις ἡµῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι. Ex ipsus katitthes o efsplagnos tafin katethexo triimeros ina imas eleftherosis ton pathon. I Zoi ke i anastasis imon Kirie thoxasi From on high did You descend, O merciful Lord, for us did You endure, three days in the tomb that we may be, released from passions in this world, You who are our resurrection and our life Glory unto You O Lord. 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 i dynando 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 Επί τού όρους µετεµορφώθης, καί ως εχώρουν οι Μαθηταί σου τήν δόξαν σου, Χριστέ ο Θεός εθεάσαντο, ίνα όταν σε ίδωσι σταυρούµενον, τό µέν πάθος νοήσωσιν εκούσιον, τώ δέ κόσµω κηρύξωσιν, ότι σύ υπάρχεις αληθώς, τού Πατρός τό απαύγασµα. On the mount Thou was transfigured, and Thy disciples, as much as they could bear, beheld Thy glory, O Christ our God; that when they should see Thee crucified, they would know Thy Passion to be willing, and would preach to the world that Thou, in truth, art the Effulgence of the Father.
Epistle - Corinthians 3: 9-17 BRETHREN, we are Godʹs fellow workers; you are Godʹs field, Godʹs building. According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder. I laid a foundation, and another man is building upon it. Let each man take care how he builds upon it. For no other foundation can any one lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any one builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw - each manʹs work will become manifest; for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work which any man has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If any manʹs work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire. Do you not know that you are Godʹs temple and that Godʹs Spirit dwells in you? If any one destroys Godʹs temple, God will destroy him. For Godʹs temple is holy, and that temple you are. Ἀδελφοί, Θεοῦ γάρ ἐσµεν συνεργοί θεοῦ γεώργιον, θεοῦ οἰκοδοµή ἐστε. Κατὰ τὴν χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δοθεῖσάν µοι, ὡς σοφὸς ἀρχιτέκτων θεµέλιον τέθεικα, ἄλλος δὲ ἐποικοδοµεῖ. Ἕκαστος δὲ βλεπέτω πῶς ἐποικοδοµεῖ. Θεµέλιον γὰρ ἄλλον οὐδεὶς δύναται θεῖναι παρὰ τὸν κείµενον, ὅς ἐστιν Ἰησοῦς Χριστός. Εἰ δέ τις ἐποικοδοµεῖ ἐπὶ τὸν θεµέλιον τοῦτον χρυσόν, ἄργυρον, λίθους τιµίους, ξύλα, χόρτον, καλάµην, ἑκάστου τὸ ἔργον φανερὸν γενήσεται ἡ γὰρ ἡµέρα δηλώσει, ὅτι ἐν πυρὶ ἀποκαλύπτεται καὶ ἑκάστου τὸ ἔργον ὁποῖόν ἐστιν τὸ πῦρ δοκιµάσει. Εἴ τινος τὸ ἔργον µένει ὃ ἐποικοδόµησεν, µισθὸν λήψεται. Εἴ τινος τὸ ἔργον κατακαήσεται, ζηµιωθήσεται αὐτὸς δὲ σωθήσεται, οὕτως δὲ ὡς διὰ πυρός. Οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ναὸς θεοῦ ἐστε, καὶ τὸ πνεῦµα τοῦ θεοῦ οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑµῖν; Εἴ τις τὸν ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ φθείρει, φθερεῖ τοῦτον ὁ θεός ὁ γὰρ ναὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ἅγιός ἐστιν, οἵτινές ἐστε ὑµεῖς.
Gospel - St. Matthew At that time, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the waves; for the wind was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, ʺIt is a ghost!ʺ And they cried out for fear. But immediately he spoke to them, saying ʺTake heart, it is I; have no fear.ʺ And Peter answered him, ʺLord, if it is you, bid me come to you on the water.ʺ He said, ʺCome.ʺ So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus; but when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, ʺLord, save me.ʺ Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, ʺO man of li le faith, why did you doubt?ʺ And when they entered the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, ʺTruly you are the Son of God.ʺ And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἠνάγκασεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοὺς µαθητὰς ἐµβῆναι εἰς τὸ πλοῖον καὶ προάγειν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ πέραν, ἕως οὗ ἀπολύσῃ τοὺς ὄχλους. Καὶ ἀπολύσας τοὺς ὄχλους ἀνέβη εἰς τὸ ὄρος κατ ἰδίαν προσεύξασθαι. ὀψίας δὲ γενοµένης µόνος ἦν ἐκεῖ. Τὸ δὲ πλοῖον ἤδη σταδίους πολλοὺς ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἀπεῖχεν, βασανιζόµενον ὑπὸ τῶν κυµάτων, ἦν γὰρ ἐναντίος ὁ ἄνεµος. Τετάρτῃ δὲ φυλακῇ τῆς νυκτὸς ἦλθεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς περιπατῶν ἐπὶ τὴν θάλασσαν. Οἱ δὲ µαθηταὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης περιπατοῦντα ἐταράχθησαν λέγοντες ὅτι Φάντασµά ἐστιν, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ φόβου ἔκραξαν. Εὐθὺς δὲ ἐλάλησεν ὁ Ιησοῦς αὐτοῖς λέγων, Θαρσεῖτε, ἐγώ εἰµι µὴ φοβεῖσθε. Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν, Κύριε, εἰ σὺ εἶ, κέλευσόν µε ἐλθεῖν πρὸς σὲ ἐπὶ τὰ ὕδατα ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ελθέ. καὶ καταβὰς ἀπὸ τοῦ πλοίου ὁ Πέτρος περιεπάτησεν ἐπὶ τὰ ὕδατα καὶ ἦλθεν πρὸς τὸν Ιησοῦν. Βλέπων δὲ τὸν ἄνεµον ἐφοβήθη, καὶ ἀρξάµενος καταποντίζεσθαι ἔκραξεν λέγων, Κύριε, σῶσόν µε. Εὐθέως δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα ἐπελάβετο αὐτοῦ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Ολιγόπιστε, εἰς τί ἐδίστασας;καὶ ἀναβάντων αὐτῶν εἰς τὸ πλοῖον ἐκόπασεν ὁ ἄνεµος. Οἱ δὲ ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες, Αληθῶς Θεοῦ υἱὸς εἶ. Καὶ διαπεράσαντες ἦλθον ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν εἰς Γεννησαρέτ.
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. Sunday Classes are on summer break. Have a blessed Summer! Prayers for Health Arlena, Philip, Glenna, Nicole, Michael, John, Lili, Archie, Paul, Michael, Petra, Luke, Chris, Matthew, Elizabeth, Venton, John, Ricky, Wayne, Sarah, Christopher, John, Konstandinos, Jan, Marie, Cliff, Lou, Thomas, Kathy, Kathryn, Greg, Christopher, Steve, Nakis, Martha, George, Richard Simeon, Nicole, Mark, Maria, Nassos, Maria, Amy, Christina, Ana, Dolly, Irene, Fr. Ambrose, Bill, Linda, Mindy, Jenny, Maria, Zoe, Rosemary, Fr. Andreas, Emmanuel, Alkmene, Maree, Constanze, Jennifer, Timothy, Andrea, Janis Mae, Andreas, Luke, Zlata, Andrea, Albert, Dorothy, Larry, Jane, Boyd, Wilma, Ted, Nicolette, Alexandra, Carol, Frank, Eric, Olga, Fr. Damaskinos, Emmanuel, Thomas, Kalliopi, Aikaterini, Garyfalia, Ioannis, Nikolaos, Evangelia, Fotini, Eirini, Dimitrios, Antigoni, Sharon, Georgia, Angie, Michael, Dimitra, Suzanne, Kirsten, Kimberlin, Alvin, Alison, Emily, Athanasios, Tristen, Damon, Fran, Melanie, Theone, Zoe, Gabriel, Maria, Dmitriy, Cia, David, Betty (Mary Elizabeth), Panayiota, Anthony, Susan, Carole, John, Stephanie, Maria, Christa, Andrea, Greg, Stephen, Nick, Westin, Larry, Anna, Dana, Colleen, Zoe, John, Dave, Sam, Christine, Alysun, Joe, Kh. Anastasia-Velvet, Alex, Gabriella Marie, Lisa, Marija, Maria, Jerry, Layla, Irene, Johnathan, Xenia, Ben, Deacon James, Robin, Kathy, Bill, Katy, Katherine, Heidi, Philio, Robert, John, Dan, Jerry, Kimberly, David, Virginia, Anastasia-Stase, Evyenia, Molly, Andrew, infant Alex, Dionne and her unborn child, Billy, Presbytera Flora, Gabriel, Melanie, Cynthia, infant Abigail Grace, Nicholas the priest, Maria Teresa, Molly, Richard, Christine, Pavlos, JoGeo, Dino(Constantine), Cristie, Virginia, Mary, Tommy, Samantha, Eleni, Catherine and her unborn child, Guadalupe, Marta, Raphael, Salin, George-Panagiotis, Tina, Marian, Emily, Sarah, MaryAnn, Nancy, Chrissy 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, CPT. Alexander Stathos, 1st LT Angela Bahlatzis, MIDN 1/C Joseph Barone, SGT Walter Hurbert (Nikolaos) Willoughby IV, LCDR Thomas Uhl
Feast of the Transfiguration We celebrated a beautiful feast day this week with Vespers and a reception on Tuesday evening; and a wonderful Liturgy and lunch on Wednesday morning. Many thanks to the Elaine Leatherwood and the ladies of Philoptochos for the lovely hors d oeuvres reception on Tuesday; and to the Jim and Kellie Norman family for sponsoring the delicious ish luncheon on Wednesday. Thanks to Jim also for arranging the awesome face-painting and animal balloons for the children!
WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sunday, August 10, 2014 Services for this Week: We are currently in the fasting period of the Dormition of the Theotokos. Paraklesis to the Theotokos will be held on Mon., Aug. 11, Tues., Aug. 12, and Wed., Aug. 13 at 6:00pm We will celebrate the Feast of the Dormition with Vespers and Lamentations on Thursday, Aug. 14 at 6:00pm. On Friday Aug 15 - Orthros will begin 9:00am and the Divine Liturgy at 10:00am Great Vespers: Saturday, Aug.16-5:00pm Our Sympathies We extend our deepest sympathies to Carol Voutsinas on the loss of her mother, Marian Stowel; and to Arlena Carrozza on the loss of her brother, Euther. May their memory be eternal. GOLF Our next study will be on Tuesday, Aug. 19 at 10:00am We are currently studying the book- Everyday Saints and Other Stories Please contact Krystal Cawood to be added to our email listtownsendcrafts@gmail.com Men s Study and Fellowship Join us for our next study on Thursday, Aug. 14 at 7:15am at Jim s Restaurant 9091 Research Blvd, Austin, TX Fr. Vasileios will be leading a study of the book: The Prison Epistles: Philippians-Ephesians-Colossians-Philemon by Lawrence R. Farley. TGOC 2014 Vacation Church Camp ~ Camp Saint Nicholas ~ is happening this week: Monday, August 11 through Thursday, August 14! **Families, please join us for our annual trip to Holy Archangel s Monastery on Saturday, August 16 at 10:30am If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Julie Wynn at txwynn@gmail.com or 512-246-0342. Transfigura on Seeking New Office Manager A er many years of faithful service, Liz Strong, our Office Manager, and her husband Mike, will be moving north and the search has begun to find and hire a new office manager. Father Vasileios, and Parish Council members Tom Gouris, Maria Burke, and Stephen Dow are leading the search commi ee. The search commi ee hopes to have a new Office Manager in place prior to the end of August. You may view a copy of the job descrip on on the homepage of our website. Ques ons, inquiries and resumes may be sent to president@transfigura on.org SAVE THE DATE! Our Anniversary Gala will be held at the luxurious Stephen F. Austin Hotel in downtown Austin On Saturday, November 8, 2014. This promises to be an amazing evening, so put this on your calendars now!
WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS continued: Sunday, August 10, 2014 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are already in the Lenten season for the Blessed Feast of the Dormition of the Holy Theotokos! Fr. Vasileios will serve the very special Vespers and Lamentations service on Thursday, August 14th for which we will need to decorate the tomb for the Holy Theotokos. We are looking for volunteers to help decorate this beautiful kouvouklion on Wed. morning, Aug. 13 at 11:00. We will also need a couple of volunteers to remove the flowers from the tomb on Friday, Aug. 14 after the Liturgy for the Dormition is over. PLEASE CALL LIZ AT THE CHURCH OFFICE IF YOU CAN HELP WITH EITHER PROJECTS. THANK YOU! We will also be taking donations for the purchase of the flowers. Donation trays are in the Narthex. Exploring Modern Orthodoxy Fr. Deacon George s class for the young adults meets every other week on Thursdays. Everyone is welcome to join them! Their next meeting will be on Thursday, August 21, at 7:00pm here at Transfiguration. Attention All Young Adults - MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE 2014 Orthodox Young Professionals Conference October 24-26, 2014 To be held at the Town Lake Holiday Inn Thank you to today s Coffee Hour Sponsors: Geranios, Gilbert, Gianakopoulos, Gianapoulos, Glarakis Thank you to last week s Coffee Hour Sponsors: Gatlin, Georgakopoulos, Georgantonis, Georgantonis-Keah, George, Gueras Next week s Luncheon Sponsors: Christine & Tom Suehs, Yanna Petty, Maria Sarinaki, Despina Lambros, Mark Werner & Maria Burke. Thank you to today s ushers: Jim Norman (PCM), Anita Jones, James Kalpaxis, Maria Miller Thank you to last week s ushers: Stephen Dow (PCM), Gregory Chronis, David Horwedel, Chrissie Spiropoulos Next week s ushers are: TBA