15th Sunday of Luke (zachaeus)

Sunday Bulletin January 25, 2015 15th Sunday of Luke (zachaeus) Gregory the Theologian Archbishop of Constantinople 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 8:45am; Divine Liturgy 10:00am Reverend Fr. Vasileios Flegas, Proistamenos 512-574-1972

Hymns for today Resurrection Hymn Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες ὁ εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν καταδέξω τριήμερον, ἵνα ἡμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν. Ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ Ἀνάστασις ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι. 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 St. Gregory the Theologian Ο ποιμενικός αυλός της θεολογίας σου, τας των ρητόρων ενίκησε σάλπιγγας ως γαρ τα βάθη του Πνεύματος εκζητήσαντι, και τα κάλλη του φθέγματος προσετέθη σοι. Αλλά πρέσβευε Χριστώ τω Θεώ, Πάτερ Γρηγόριε, σωθήναι τας ψυχάς ημών. The shepherd's pipe of thy theology conquered the trumpets of the philosophers; for since thou didst search out the depths of the Spirit, beauty of speech was added to thee. But intercede with Christ God, O Father Gregory, that our souls be saved. 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. 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 "Thou Who didst sanctify the Virgin's womb by Thy birth and didst bless Symeon's hands as was meet by anticipation, has even now saved us oh Christ our God. But grant peace in the midst of wars unto Thy commonwealth and strengthen the hierarchs whom Thou hast loved oh only Friend of man."

Epistle - St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7 : 26-28 ; 8 : 1-2 Brethren, it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, unstained, separated from sinners, exalted above the heavens. He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people; he did this once for all when he offered up himself. Indeed, the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. Ἀδελφοί, τοιοῦτος γὰρ ἡμῖν ἔπρεπεν ἀρχιερεύς, ὅσιος, ἄκακος, ἀμίαντος, κεχωρισμένος ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν, καὶ ὑψηλότερος τῶν οὐρανῶν γενόμενος ὃς οὐκ ἔχει καθʼ ἡμέραν ἀνάγκην, ὥσπερ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς, πρότερον ὑπὲρ τῶν ἰδίων ἁμαρτιῶν θυσίας ἀναφέρειν, ἔπειτα τῶν τοῦ λαοῦ τοῦτο γὰρ ἐποίησεν ἐφάπαξ, ἑαυτὸν ἀνενέγκας. Ὁ νόμος γὰρ ἀνθρώπους καθίστησιν ἀρχιερεῖς, ἔχοντας ἀσθένειαν ὁ λόγος δὲ τῆς ὁρκωμοσίας τῆς μετὰ τὸν νόμον, υἱὸν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τετελειωμένον. Κεφάλαιον δὲ ἐπὶ τοῖς λεγομένοις τοιοῦτον ἔχομεν ἀρχιερέα, ὃς ἐκάθισεν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ θρόνου τῆς μεγαλωσύνης ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, τῶν ἁγίων λειτουργός, καὶ τῆς σκηνῆς τῆς ἀληθινῆς, ἣν ἔπηξεν ὁ κύριος, καὶ οὐκ ἄνθρωπος Gospel Luke 19 : 1-10 At 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." Τῷ 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.

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. The Prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective (James 5:16) Prayers for Health JoGeo, Konstantinos, Shelly, Ruthie, Barbara, Samantha, Maria, Efstathia, Tony, Rouba, Sarah, Emily, Kynlee, Wesley, Afrodite, Nick, Nicholas Wyatt, Cameren, Helen, Chrissy, Nancy, MaryAnn, Marian, Tina, Salin, George-Panagiotis, Raphael, Marta, Guadalupe, Caroline, John, Lili, Archie, Kelsey, Eva, Virginia, Makena, Dolly, Afrodite, Alexandros, Lou, Thomas, Greg, Bill, Kathryn, John, Kathy, Nakis, Maggie, Rosemary, Mindy, Pat, Louella, Steve, Marie, Clifford, Tina, Timothy, Cynthia, Chad, Douglas, Mat. Sissy Yerger, Fr. Paul, Kyle, Katerina, Vasili, Harry, Angie, Francis, Petya, Thomas, Romeo, John, John, Brenda, Georgie, Dale, John, Dale, Anna, Brenda, Carol, Jan, Nick, Damon, Afrodite, Nick, Alex,, John Fr. Jason and family, Presv. Tiffany, Maria, David, Boyd, Chris, Jennifer, Jay, Dede, Michael, Jason, Ling, Josh, Chrissy, Bradley, Jim, Patricia, Argyre-Lisa, Rick, Milton, Fred, Gregg, Aphrodite, Fr. Tom Hopko, Carol 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, CPT. Alexander Stathos, 1st LT Angela Bahlatzis, MIDN 1/C Joseph Barone, SGT Walter Hurbert ( Nikolaos ) Willoughby IV, LCDR Thomas Uhl, 2nd Lieutenant Lance Shannon

Philoptochos News Our next meeting will be on February 21st. Details to follow. Philoptochos Meeting Philoptochos Membership Ladies, if you did not pay your dues for 2015 during the fall membership drive, please stop at the Philoptochos table during coffee hour now. We need to send our per capita amounts to National and Denver at the end of January. Please support this worthy ministry that strives to help the poor and downtrodden. Even if you cannot actively participate, ALL WOMEN ARE WELCOME! Compassionate Friends Ministry The Compassionate Friends Ministry first and foremost offers a connection of loving companionship to people who are bound to their homes, either out of illness or age, so that they remain connected to the grace and love of Jesus Christ through our Church. This outreach is especially crucial and meaningful to these individuals during the busy holiday season. Please prayerfully consider becoming a part of this ministry by signing up to share the precious gift of your time through home visits. The ministry also extends itself to those who may have recently undergone surgery, are in the hospital, are isolated, are in grief, or have given birth to a child. Although part of the greater Philoptochos membership, all are invited to participate. If you are interested please email the church office at office@transfiguration.org or call the church office at 512-329-6363. Gift cards Did you know that gift cards are not only for Christmas gifts? HEB cards will save you gas money! Your purchases help us raise funds to give to MANY worthy charities! Great Lakes Scrip carries cards from MANY grocery stores, department stores, restaurants, movies, etc. You name it, they carry it! These cards make great gifts for your college students!

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sunday, January 25, 2015 WHEN? Friday, February 20, 2015 Sunday, February 22, 2015 WHAT? A wonderful opportunity to serve and love the people of Austin, TX. WHO? 6th-12th graders WHERE? We will meet at 5pm on Friday and stay Friday and Saturday nights at Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church: 414 Saint Stephens School Road South, Austin, TX 78746. The service learning weekend will come to a close following Liturgy on Sunday, February 22nd. COST? A registration gift of $150 a person will cover all trip expenses, make it possible for the YES Program to prepare and execute the trip, and enable our service team to meet the needs of those we serve. Scholarships are available! Email Katrina for information. ANY QUESTIONS? Please contact Katrina Bitar, YES Program Director at: Kbitar@focusna.org OCF After trying the two day system last semester with our meetings alternating biweekly we decided that a better alternative would be to have our meetings on the same day every week. From the consensus gathered from our members it seems like the best day is Thursday. We will still be alternating between structured discussion and the open format settings. As of now, our meeting location has yet to be determined but we will begin our meetings next week with a welcome back dinner/breakfast at Kerbey Lane on Guadalupe at 7pm. Men s Group Book Study Explore and Discuss Start at 6:30 pm Shared Snack 7:00 8:15 pm Group Study Book available at the bookstore Tuesday, February 3,2015 YAL Book Study Explore and Discuss Start at 6:30 pm Shared Snack 7:00 8:15 pm Group Study Book available at the bookstore Thursday, February 5, 2015

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sunday, January 25, 2015 Transfiguration s Sunday Liturgy live on your phone! All you have to do is download the listen2myradio application on your android phone; then type in the search box tgoc and it will find our station. Sunday Liturgy is live and then it runs on a loop for the rest of the week. Thank you Dr. Lou Apostolakis for setting this up. ATX512 TFIG Great Job!!! Thank you to our wonderful coaches Cynthia and Peter Price, Marko Bjeletich To our awesome advisors Jordan, Zachary, Costa, Georgia, Cassandra and Katherine and to Sonia and Cristie for organizing and taking care of all the details of the trip and keeping all the parents informed.

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS Sunday, January 25, 2015 Services for this Week: There will be NO services this week and NO vespers on Saturday, January 31, since Father Vasileios will be out of town GOLF Our next study will be on Tues., February 3, at 10am. We are currently studying the book Everyday Saints and Other Stories Please contact Krystal Cawood to be added to our email list at: townsendrafts@gmail.com Oratorical Festival, Sunday, February 8 In the Sunday School classes we have begun preparing students for the Oratorical Festival which is coming up on Sunday, February 8. Please use this link to register ASAP, so that we can order t-shirts: https://docs.google.com/formsd/ 16MsJLcQrq_tUL6R82oTpqeikxBJKTk3tdKe4KOZNJcg/ viewform We also have the registration form posted on our Oratorical site, with links to the topics as well as information on how to write speeches and how judges will be judging the speeches. oratorical.transfiguration.org Memorial Service The memorial service today is for: Irene (Kavoulakis) Petrakis (40 days)- the loving mother of Anna Petrakis Robinson (Robert), Kathryn Petrakis (Tom Smith), Sandra Petrakis (Edward Sheehan) and William Petrakis (Elaine); devoted grandmother of Alexander (Sandra), Lydia and Gregory Smith, Brian Petrakis, Nicole Childs (Benjamin), and Joseph Petrakis; great- grandmother of Kyriaki "Kiki" Smith William (Christos) Petty (8 yrs) survived by his wife Yanna Petty and his sons William (Themis) and George Andreas Christou (7 yrs) - survived by his wife Eleni and sons Christakis, Marios, Kyriakos, Drosos and Nicolaos, their families and his grandchildren Thank you to last week s Coffee Hour Sponsors: Xenitis, Yediares, Yoder, Zachos, Ambrose, Zotis Thank you to this week s Coffee Hour Sponsors Ackerman, Allen, Angelo, Antoniadis, Appling, Petty Next week s Coffee Hour Sponsors: Apostolakis, Athanasiou, Ayers, Bakiris, Bakiris, Bell Thank you to last week s ushers: Stephen Dow (PCM) David Horwedel, Gregory Chronis Kevin Korioth Thank you to today's ushers: Chris Falkowski (PCM) Kevin Korioth, Tricia Korioth, Stella Rossnagel Next week s ushers are: Tom Gouris (PCM) Harry Stamatis, MaryBeth Gradziel, Brian Holland