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 October 16, 2016 Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council Longinos the Centurion ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ -EPISTLE READING - Titus 3:8-15 Π ιστὸς ὁ λόγος, καὶ περὶ τούτων βούλομαί σε διαβεβαιοῦσθαι, ἵνα φροντίζωσιν καλῶν ἔργων προΐστασθαι οἱ πεπιστευκότες θεῷ. ταῦτά ἐστιν καλὰ καὶ ὠφέλιμα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις μωρὰς δὲ ζητήσεις καὶ γενεαλογίας καὶ ἔριν καὶ μάχας νομικὰς περιΐστασο, εἰσὶν γὰρ ἀνωφελεῖς καὶ μάταιοι. αιῥετικὸν ἄνθρωπον μετὰ μίαν καὶ δευτέραν νουθεσίαν παραιτοῦ, εἰδὼς ὅτι ἐξέστραπται ὁ τοιοῦτος καὶ ἁμαρτάνει, ὢν αὐτοκατάκριτος. Ὅταν πέμψω Ἀρτεμᾶν πρὸς σὲ ἢ Τυχικόν, σπούδασον ἐλθεῖν πρός με εἰς Νικόπολιν, ἐκεῖ γὰρ κέκρικα παραχειμάσαι. Ζηνᾶν τὸν νομικὸν καὶ Ἀπολλῶν σπουδαίως πρόπεμψον, ἵνα μηδὲν αὐτοῖς λείπῃ. μανθανέτωσαν δὲ καὶ οἱ ἡμέτεροι καλῶν ἔργων προΐστασθαι εἰς τὰς ἀναγκαίας χρείας, ἵνα μὴ ὦσιν ἄκαρποι. Ἀσπάζονταί σε οἱ μετ ἐμοῦ πάντες. Ἄσπασαι τοὺς φιλοῦντας ἡμᾶς ἐν πίστει. ἡ χάρις μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν. T ITUS, my son, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these are excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels over the law, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is factious, after admonishing him once or twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is self-condemned. When I send Artemas or Tychicos to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful. All who are with me send greeting to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. Epistle Reader: Katerina McLain

ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ - GOSPEL READING - Luke 8:5-15 Ε ἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην Ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρων τοῦ σπεῖραι τὸν σπόρον αὐτοῦ. καὶ ἐν τῷ σπείρειν αὐτὸν ὃ μὲν ἔπεσε παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν, καὶ κατεπατήθη, καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατέφαγεν αὐτό καὶ ἕτερον ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν, καὶ φυὲν ἐξηράνθη διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ἰκμάδα καὶ ἕτερον ἔπεσεν ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἀκανθῶν, καὶ συμφυεῖσαι αἱ ἄκανθαι ἀπέπνιξαν αὐτό. καὶ ἕτερον ἔπεσεν εἰς τὴν γῆν τὴν ἀγαθήν, καὶ φυὲν ἐποίησε καρπὸν κατονταπλασίονα. ταῦτα λέγων ἐφώνει ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω. Επηρώτων δὲ αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λέγοντες τίς εἴη ἡ παραβολὴ αὕτη; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν ὑμῖν δέδοται γνῶναι τὰ μυστήρια τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ, τοῖς δὲ λοιποῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς, ἵνα βλέποντες μὴ βλέπωσι καὶ ἀκούοντες μὴ συνιῶσιν. ἔστι δὲ αὕτη ἡ παραβολή ὁ σπόρος ἐστὶν ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ οἱ δὲ παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν εἰσιν οἱ ἀκούσαντες, εἶτα ἔρχεται ὁ διάβολος καὶ αἴρει τὸν λόγον ἀπὸ τῆς καρδίας αὐτῶν, ἵνα μὴ πιστεύσαντες σωθῶσιν. οἱ δὲ ἐπὶ τῆς πέτρας οἳ ὅταν ἀκούσωσι, μετὰ χαρᾶς δέχονται τὸν λόγον, καὶ οὗτοι ῥίζαν οὐκ ἔχουσιν, οἳ πρὸς καιρὸν πιστεύουσι καὶ ἐν καιρῷ πειρασμοῦ ἀφίστανται. τὸ δὲ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας πεσόν, οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ ἀκούσαντες, καὶ ὑπὸ μεριμνῶν καὶ πλούτου καὶ ἡδονῶν τοῦ βίου πορευόμενοι συμπνίγονται καὶ οὐ τελεσφοροῦσι. τὸ δὲ ἐν τῇ καλῇ γῇ, οὗτοί εἰσιν οἵτινες ἐν καρδίᾳ καλῇ καὶ ἀγαθῇ ἀκούσαντες τὸν λόγον κατέχουσι καὶ καρποφοροῦσιν ἐν ὑπομονῇ. ταῦτα λέγων ἐφώνει ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω. T he Lord said this parable: "A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the path, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it. And some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew with it and choked it. And some fell into good soil and grew, and yielded a hundredfold." And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but for others they are in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved. And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. And as for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with patience." As he said these things, he cried out "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." 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 OCTOBER 16, 2016 Sun. October 16, 2016 Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council Orthros 9am, Divine Liturgy 10am Tues. October 18, 2016 - Studies in the Faith, 11am - Greek Language School, 4pm - Parish Council Meeting, 7pm ACOLYTES SERVING TODAY TEAM B October 16 October 23 October 26 October 30 PROSFORO Lela Bonorris Maria Tambouris Fofo Panagakis Katerina Tseheridis 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.) + MEMORIAL - ΜΝΗΜΟΣΥΝΑ + Emmanuel Giannetakis - 9 Days Eftihia Tambouris - 10 Years Pagona Beis - 5 Years Athanasios Nicolaou - 21 Years +May their memory be eternal+ ALTAR BOYS There will be an altar boy meeting next Sunday, October 23rd, right after Divine Liturgy in our Church. This will be a 15 minute meeting for all the altar boys, and new altar boys who are ready to serve OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. It is a honor and a blessing to serve our Church. We will go over some of our services that the kids do during Sundays and upcoming holidays, go over proper dress codes, and discuss the importance of being to church on time, 9:50am. For further information please call Argirios Dimopoulos at (714) 397-3464 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2016 FOLLOWING DIVINE LITURGY

St. John the Baptist 55th Anniversary Luncheon TODAY Immediately Following Divine Liturgy Honoring Past and Present Ministry Leaders Luncheon Tickets $15 Person Children under 12 Free Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute PAOI Southern California Women s Board Presents The Magic and Art of Chanting Featuring Mario Lazaridis, Chanter Moderated by His Eminence Metropolitan Nikitas Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 3pm Boghosian Residence 625 North Arden Drive Beverly Hills, California 90210 $100 per person, space is limited For Information please call Melanie O Regan at (310) 995-2822

GOYA MINISTRY YOUNG ADULTS, YOUTH AND FAMILY Good news family and friends, this Friday and most all Fridays will be our family and youth night. Location: East Anaheim Gymnasium/Community Center 8165 East Santa Ana Canyon Road Anaheim, CA 92808 Located next to the police station and across the street from Target. Time: October 21 st. and 28 th..8pm TO 9PM.We will try and get another hour if we need the time. Itinerary: We will begin with prayer and a few minutes of spiritual conversation about our faith. Go over a bible verse and a prayer for the week. The kids and parents can play basketball, volleyball and any other games that we can play in a gym. Parents are welcomed to bring board games or a tavli board. Please no card games. We will complete our evening with prayer. GOYA 2016 AND 2017 We want to congratulate our new Goya committee. Marianna Sdrales President Panayiora Pieratos..Vice President Marianna Attard...Secretary Kiki Kitsinis.....Treasurer We would also like to thank last year s committee for all their hard work and commitment to this wonderful spiritual fellowship which is extremely important in our community at St. John s: Spiro Gabriel, Eleni Attard, Panayiota Pieretos, and Dimitri Dimopoulos God bless all of you and please keep being a part of Goya and our community. GOYA ADVISORS Argirios Dimopoulos Louisa Pieratos We need parents to get involved with ideas for this year and assist in all youth programs. The kids are very excited this year. We are looking into a ski day, and also visiting Saint Nicholas Ranch and the Monastery. It would be nice to have a hunger strike, where we can have a full day and night program at our church with a sleepover.

SPANAKOPITA/TIROPITA FUNDRAISER Next Sunday October 23, 2016 Philoptochos will have a Spanakopita and Tiropita Fundraiser next Sunday October 23rd. The proceeds will benefit their Holiday Welfare Program. Volunteers needed to help bake and service the pitas. Thank you! Philoptochos is baking Koulouarkia Thursday, October 20th at 9 am. Join us. PART-TIME CAREGIVER NEEDED Female Caregiver needed from 6pm to 9:30pm, Monday thru Thursday in Yorba Linda for one of our Parishioners. Please call the Church Office if you or someone you know would be interested and qualified.