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 Assistant Priest: Fr. Haralambos Fox -email frbob@stjohnanaheim.org Sunday, April 13, 2014 PALM SUNDAY ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ -EPISTLE READING - Philippians 4:4-9 Ἀ δελφοί, χαίρετε ἐν κυρίῳ πάντοτε πάλιν ἐρῶ, χαίρετε. Τὸ ἐπιεικὲς ὑμῶν γνωσθήτω πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις. Ὁ κύριος ἐγγύς. Μηδὲν μεριμνᾶτε, ἀλλʼ ἐν παντὶ τῇ προσευχῇ καὶ τῇ δεήσει μετὰ εὐχαριστίας τὰ αἰτήματα ὑμῶν γνωριζέσθω πρὸς τὸν θεόν. Καὶ ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ θεοῦ ἡ ὑπερέχουσα πάντα νοῦν, φρουρήσει τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ νοήματα ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. Τὸ λοιπόν, ἀδελφοί, ὅσα ἐστὶν ἀληθῆ, ὅσα σεμνά, ὅσα δίκαια, ὅσα ἁγνά, ὅσα προσφιλῆ, ὅσα εὔφημα, εἴ τις ἀρετὴ καὶ εἴ τις ἔπαινος, ταῦτα λογίζεσθε. Ἃ καὶ ἐμάθετε καὶ παρελάβετε καὶ ἠκούσατε καὶ εἴδετε ἐν ἐμοί, ταῦτα πράσσετε καὶ ὁ θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης ἔσται μεθʼ ὑμῶν. B RETHREN, rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you. Cai,rete evn kuri,w pa,ntote\pa,lin evrw/( cai,rete) to. evpieike.j u`mw/n gnwsqh,tw pa/sin avnqrw,poij) o` ku,rioj evggu,j) Epistle Reader for today is: Thea Chryssogelos

ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ - GOSPEL READING - John 12:1-18 Π ρὸ ἓξ ἡμερῶν τοῦ πάσχα ἦλθεν Ὁ Ιησοῦς εἰς Βηθανίαν, ὅπου ἦν Λάζαρος ὁ τεθνηκώς, ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν. ἐποίησαν οὖν αὐτῷ δεῖπνον ἐκεῖ, καὶ ἡ Μάρθα διηκόνει ὁ δὲ Λάζαρος εἷς ἦν τῶν ἀνακειμένων σὺν αὐτῷ. ἡ οὖν Μαρία, λαβοῦσα λίτραν μύρου νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτίμου, ἤλειψε τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Ιησοῦ καὶ ἐξέμαξε ταῖς θριξὶν αὐτῆς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ ἡ δὲ οἰκία ἐπληρώθη ἐκ τῆς ὀσμῆς τοῦ μύρου. λέγει οὖν εἷς ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, Ιούδας Σίμωνος Ισκαριώτης, ὁ μέλλων αὐτὸν παραδιδόναι διατί τοῦτο τὸ μύρον οὐκ ἐπράθη τριακοσίων δηναρίων καὶ ἐδόθη πτωχοῖς; εἶπε δὲ τοῦτο οὐχ ὅτι περὶ τῶν πτωχῶν ἔμελεν αὐτῷ, ἀλλ ὅτι κλέπτης ἦν, καὶ τὸ γλωσσόκομον εἶχε καὶ τὰ βαλλόμενα ἐβάσταζεν. εἶπεν οὖν ὁ Ιησοῦς ἄφες αὐτήν, εἰς τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ ἐνταφιασμοῦ μου τετήρηκεν αὐτό. τοὺς πτωχοὺς γὰρ πάντοτε ἔχετε μεθ ἑαυτῶν, ἐμὲ δὲ οὐ πάντοτε ἔχετε. Εγνω οὖν ὄχλος πολὺς ἐκ τῶν Ιουδαίων ὅτι ἐκεῖ ἐστι, καὶ ἦλθον οὐ διὰ τὸν Ιησοῦν μόνον, ἀλλ ἵνα καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον ἴδωσιν ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν. ἐβουλεύσαντο δὲ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς ἵνα καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον ἀποκτείνωσιν,ὅτι πολλοὶ δι αὐτὸν ὑπῆγον τῶν Ιουδαίων καὶ ἐπίστευον εἰς τὸν Ιησοῦν. Τῇ ἐπαύριον ὄχλος πολὺς ὁ ἐλθὼν εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν, ἀκούσαντες ὅτι ἔρχεται Ιησοῦς εἰς Ιεροσόλυμα, ἔλαβον τὰ βαΐα τῶν φοινίκων καὶ ἐξῆλθον εἰς ὑπάντησιν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἔκραζον ὡσαννά, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου, ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ Ισραήλ. εὑρὼν δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς ὀνάριον ἐκάθισεν ἐπ αὐτό, καθώς ἐστι γεγραμμένον μὴ φοβοῦ, θύγατερ Σιών ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεται καθήμενος ἐπὶ πῶλον ὄνου. Ταῦτα δὲ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ τὸ πρῶτον, ἀλλ ὅτε ἐδοξάσθη ὁ Ιησοῦς, τότε ἐμνήσθησαν ὅτι ταῦτα ἦν ἐπ αὐτῷ γεγραμμένα, καὶ ταῦτα ἐποίησαν αὐτῷ. Εμαρτύρει οὖν ὁ ὄχλος ὁ ὢν μετ αὐτοῦ ὅτε τὸν Λάζαρον ἐφώνησεν ἐκ τοῦ μνημείου καὶ ἤγειρεν αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν. διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ὑπήντησεν αὐτῷ ὁ ὄχλος, ὅτι ἤκουσαν τοῦτο αὐτὸν πεποιηκέναι τὸ σημεῖον. S ix days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazaros was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. There they made him a supper; Martha served, and Lazaros was one of those at table with him. Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was to betray him), said "Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" This he said, not that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box he used to take what was put into it. Jesus said, "Let her alone, let her keep it for the day of my burial. The poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me." When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came, not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazaros, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Lazaros also to death, because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus. The next day a great crowd who had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!" And Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it; as it is written, "Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!" His disciples did not understand this at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that this had been written of him and had been done to him. The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazaros out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. 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 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.)

RELIGIOUS SERVICES, MEETINGS AND EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF April 13, 2014 Sun. April 13, 2014 Palm Sunday Orthros 9am, Divine Liturgy 10am SERVICE OF THE BRIDEGROOM, 7pm TODAY AFTER DIVINE LITURGY G.0.Y.A. PALM SUNDAY LUNCHEON AND LAMB DRAWING Mon. April 14, 2014 HOLY MONDAY Service of the Bridegroom, 7pm Tues. April 15, 2014 HOLY TUESDAY Presanctified Liturgy, 9am Service of the Bridegroom, 7pm Wed. April 16, 2014 HOLY WEDNESDAY Sacrament of Holy Unction, 3:30pm and 7pm Thurs. April 17, 2014 HOLY THURSDAY Divine Liturgy of St. Basil, 8am Service of the 12 Gospels of the Passion & Crucifixion, 7pm Fri. April 18, 2014 HOLY FRIDAY Service of Royal Hours, 10am Vespers of Descent from the Cross, 3pm Service of Lamentations, 7pm Sat. April 19, 2014 HOLY SATURDAY Divine Liturgy of St. Basil, 9am His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos will be with us Paschal Vigil, 11pm RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD 12 MIDNIGHT Followed by Divine Liturgy & Easter Meal Memorial services are not permitted from the Saturday of Lazarus, April 12th, through the Sunday of Thomas, April 27th. METROPOLITAN VISIT We are pleased to announce that His Eminence our Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco will be with us to celebrate the PROTI ANASTASIS on Holy Saturday morning at 9am. We pray that all of us will join His Eminence for this beautiful Divine Liturgy. READERS NEEDED FOR PASCHA AGAPE VESPERS We are looking for people to read at the Pascha Agape Vesper Service. If you read a foreign language and would like to participate, please call or see Fr. Haralambos Fox. ACOLYTES Team 3 - April 13, 2014 Christopher Bangos, Aleko Culp, Christos Sigas, George Sigas, Nikolaos Sigas, Anastasios Tasigeorgos PROSFORO April 13 Elefteria Skentzos April 13 Rica Zounatiotis April 17 Voula Kitsigianis PLEASE NOTE: There will be no Studies in the Faith Classes until Tuesday, April 29th

ITEMS DONATED FOR LENT, HOLY WEEK, AND EASTER The Tsirtsis Family in memory of Anastasios FLOWERS TO DECORATE THE ICON OF THE VIRGIN (DURING FIVE FRIDAYS) Anonymous ANNUNCIATION ICON FLOWERS Mr. & Mrs. Leon Gabrielian FLOWERS (500 DAFFODILS) FOR FEAST OF THE CROSS Mrs. Freda Chrest PALM SUNDAY PALMS Contos Family in memory of Paul Contos Mr. & Mrs. Nickolas Siokos BANNER OF RESURRECTION LARGE PASCHAL CANDLE USED BY PRIEST FOR EASTER SEASON Maria Massouris in memory of George Massouris WREATH FOR HOLY CROSS FLOWERS FOR THE RESURRECTION - ICONOSTASIS Demetra Natsis in memory of Nick Natsis & George Massouris Mr. & Mrs. Anton Natsis FLOWERS TO DECORATE ICON OF CHRIST FOR HOLY MONDAY Ann Arvanitis in memory of Bill Arvanitis Catherine Christ Mr. & Mrs. Syed Hussein Alexandra Lambropoulos Mr. & Mrs. Harry Manos Mr. & Mrs. Steve Tseheridis Foula Vanikiotis SPECIAL INCENSE FOR HOLY WEEK Anne Cantonis Mr. & Mrs. Richard Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Chris Mellas SPECIAL 100% BEESWAX CANDLES FOR CROSS AND ALTAR TABLE PORTABLE ICON OF THE RESURRECTION Mr. & Mrs. Leon Gabrielian Please note that in the spirit of Christian inclusiveness the church will accept more than one donor for a specific item. We don t want to exclude or to deny anyone the opportunity to participate.

2014 OC Greek Fest Committee The Festival Committee is excited about our upcoming OC Greek Fest. We invite members of our community to be part of the committee and help lead our community to a successful Festival. Please call Bill Lambropoulos at (714) 747-9600 blambro@cox.net or Stacy Sotos Lanyi at (714) 473-3726 greekstacy@sbcglobal.net Decide to forgive For resentment is negative Resentment is poisonous Resentment diminishes and devours self. Be the first to forgive, To smile and to take the first step, And you will see happiness bloom On the face of your human brother or sister. Be always the first Do not wait for others to forgive. For by forgiving You become the master of fate The fashioner of life The doer of miracles. To forgive is the highest Most beautiful form of love. In return you will receive Untold peace and happiness. BAKING SCHEDULE FOR OC GREEK FEST at 9AM April 22 - Melomakarona, Koulourakia April 24 - Pasta Flora, May 1 - Kourambiethes May 8 - Diples, May 14 - Honey Diples May 15 - Gift Boxes Please call Julie Sarres for more information at (714) 522-7737 OTHER BAKING SCHEDULE FOR OC GREEK FEST at 9AM April 28 & 29 - Spanakopita May 6 - Tiropita May 12 - Dolmathes Please call Raza Kitsigianis for more information at (714) 348-8365

LUMINARY CANDLES FOR HOLY FRIDAY AND HOLY SATURDAY Philoptochos will be offering Luminary Candles to be displayed around the church on Good Friday and Holy Saturday. FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE PHILOPTOCHOS TABLE NEAR THE COFFEE BAR TODAY HELP NEEDED FOR PREPARATION OF FLOWERS As we approach Pascha, help will be needed for the preparation of flowers on Holy Thursday and decoration of the Kouvouklion (Epitaphio) and several icons on Holy Friday following morning services. Your help would be welcomed on either or both days. If you have questions, please call Jerry Kallaos at (714) 842-1894 NEED VOLUNTEERS Volunteers are needed to dye Easter eggs on Holy Tuesday, April 15th, at 10am in the gym. A BIG THANK YOU TO MR. & MRS. JIM ZOUNATIOTIS FOR DONATING THE EGGS FOR EASTER! OC GREEK FEST CARNIVAL PRESALE TICKETS Ticket prices are as follows: Presale price 40 tickets - $20 Festival Day price (MAY 16,17,18) 40 tickets $30-24 tickets $20-1 ticket $1

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY CENTER REVITALIZATION PROJECT Don t forget! Stop by the Revitalization table in Fellowship Hall after Divine Liturgy and make your donation towards renovations of St. John s Cultural and Community Center. Remember for any questions please contact Maria Massouris or Katherine Glavas. The Orthodox Bookmobile is available every Sunday Come to St. John s Orthodox Bookmobile after service! We have a beautiful variety of religious articles and Christian books for your enjoyment!