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St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2017-05-28
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St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (440) 237-8998
  • Fax:
  • (440) 237-4386
  • Street Address:

  • 4548 Wallings Road

  • North Royalton, OH 44133-3121


Contact Information





Services Schedule

WEEKDAY SERVICES

   8:30 AM   Orthros
   9:30 AM   Liturgy

 

SUNDAY SERVICES

   8:15 AM   Orthros
   9:30 AM   Liturgy

Sunday School begins immediately following Holy Communion September through May


Past Bulletins


Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Daniel 3.26,27.
Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers.
Verse: For you are just in all you have done.

The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 20:16-18, 28-36.

IN THOSE DAYS, Paul had decided to sail past Ephesos, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost. And from Miletos he sent to Ephesos and called to him the elders of the church. And when they came to him, he said to them: "Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God which he obtained with the blood of his own Son. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears. And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me. In all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, 'it is more blessed to give than to receive.' " And when he had spoken thus, he knelt down and prayed with them all.


Gospel Reading

Fathers of the 1st Council
The Reading is from John 17:1-13

At that time, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work which you gave me to do; and now, Father, you glorify me in your own presence with the glory which I had with you before the world was made.

"I have manifested your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world; yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you; for I have given them the words which you gave me, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you did send me. I am praying for them; I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are mine; all mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me; I have guarded them, and none of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves."


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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Second Mode

Αγγελικαί Δυνάμεις επί τό μνήμα σου, καί οι φυλάσσοντες, απενεκρώθησαν· καί ίστατο Μαρία εν τώ τάφω ζητούσα, τό άχραντόν σου σώμα· εσκύλευσας τόν Άδην, μή πειρασθείς υπ’αυτού· υπήντησας τή Παρθένω, δωρούμενος τήν ζωήν. Ο αναστάς εκ νεκρών, Κύριε δόξα Σοι.
Αgelike Dinamis epi to mnimasou, ke I filasontes apenekrothisan, ke istato Maria en to tafo zitousa, to ahranton sou soma, eskilefsas ton Adin, mi pirasthis ipaftou, ipindisas ti Partheno, doroumenos tin zoin, O anastas ek ton nekron, Kirie doxa Si.
When the angelic powers appeared at Your tomb and those who guarded You became as though dead, and standing by Your sepulcher was Mary seeking Your pure and sacred body. For You did vanquish Hades and uncorrupted by its touch You came unto the virgin woman, bestowing the gift of life O You who rose from the dead. Lord we give glory to You.

Apolytikion for Holy Ascension in the Fourth Mode

You ascended in glory, O Christ our God, after You filled the Disciples with joy, by promising to send them the Holy Spirit, and You blessed them and established their faith, the You are the Son of God, the Redeemer of the world.

Apolytikion for Fathers of the 1st Council in the Plagal Fourth Mode

Supremely blessed are You, O Christ our God. You established the holy Fathers upon the earth as beacons, and through them You have guided us all to the true Faith, O greatly merciful One, glory be to You.

Hymn of Church in the First Mode

Ethnon se kirika ke fostira trismegiston, / Athineon didaskalon ekoumenis aglaisma, / efrosinos gereromen / tous agonas timomen ke tas vasanous thia Christon, / to septon sou martirion, / Agie Pavle Apostole, / presveve Christo to Theo, / sothine tas psichas imon.
O preacher to the gentiles and thrice grandest shining star, / the Athenians’ teacher and the universe’s ornament, / we joyously honor you. / We pay homage to the struggles that you had/for the sake of Christ, / and your dignified martyrdom, / Holy and glorious Apostle Paul, / intercede with Christ our God, / entreating Him to save our souls.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal Second Mode

O Christ our God, upon fulfilling Your dispensation for our sake, You ascended in Glory, uniting the earthly with the heavenly. You were never separate but remained inseparable, and cried out to those who love You, "I am with you and no one is against you."
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Saints and Feasts

Hlyfthrs
May 28

Fathers of the 1st Council

The heresiarch Arius was a Libyan by race and a protopresbyter of the Church of Alexandria. In 315, he began to blaspheme against the Son and Word of God, saying that He is not true God, consubstantial with the Father, but is rather a work and creation, alien to the essence and glory of the Father, and that there was a time when He was not. This frightful blasphemy shook the faithful of Alexandria. Alexander, his Archbishop, after trying in vain to correct him through admonitions, cut him off from communion and finally in a local council deposed him in the year 321. Yet neither did the blasphemer wish to be corrected, nor did he cease sowing the deadly tares of his heretical teachings; but writing to the bishops of other cities, Arius and his followers requested that his doctrine be examined, and if it were unsound, that the correct teaching be declared to him. By this means, his heresy became universally known and won many supporters, so that the whole Church was soon in an uproar.

Therefore, moved by divine zeal, the first Christian Sovereign, Saint Constantine the Great, the equal to the Apostles, summoned the renowned First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea, a city of Bithynia. It was there that the shepherds and teachers of the Church of Christ gathered from all regions in the year 325. All of them, with one mouth and one voice, declared that the Son and Word of God is one in essence with the Father, true God of true God, and they composed the holy Symbol of Faith up to the seventh article (since the remainder, beginning with "And in the Holy Spirit," was completed by the Second Ecumenical Council). Thus they anathematized the impious Arius of evil belief and those of like mind with him, and cut them off as rotten members from the whole body of the faithful.

Therefore, recognizing the divine Fathers as heralds of the Faith after the divine Apostles, the Church of Christ has appointed this present Sunday for their annual commemoration, in thanksgiving and unto the glory of God, unto their praise and honour, and unto the strengthening of the true Faith.


Allsaint
May 28

The Holy Hieromartyr Eutychius, Bishop of Melitene

All information concerning this Martyr has been lost, except that he presented himself before the tyrants, mocked the idols, suffered many unspeakable torments, and was finally drowned in the sea.


Allsaint
May 28

Zacharias the New Martyr


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Welcome

This Weeks Announcements

  • We extend greetings and a warm welcome to all visitors worshipping with us today. Please fill out a“visitor information card” located in the narthex and hand to one of the greeters. Following the Liturgy, please join us in our social hall for the coffee social.

  • Holy Communion in our Church is offered only to Orthodox Christians who have prepared themselves through the disciplines of our faith. Speak to Fr. Costas for further details.

We kindly ask everyone to Please silence cell phones and pagers while in Church

  1. Today ~ Coffee & Conversationwill resume in September.
  2. Today ~ Adult Catechism will resume in September.
  3. Today ~ TRISAGIA: 5 years for George Karavokirakis; 19 years for Nick Theodore; 17 years for Janeen Theodore.
  4. Today ~ 40 day churching for the daughter of Antonios and Dina Concepcion.
  5. Monday ~ Office closed.
  6. Monday ~ 10:00 a.m. Trisagia services at St. Theodosius Cemetery.
  7. Tuesday ~ 9:00 a.m. Festival baking. Everyone welcome – whether you have an hour or two, your help is always appreciated.
  8. Stewardship ~ Thank you to all those who completed and returned their 2017 Stewardship card.
  9. Pave the Way ~ Have you responded to this appeal? Please join those who did and help us reach our goal of a new parking lot.

Upcoming Events in Our Parish – Respond Early

  1. Next Sunday ~Epistle Reading, Acts 2:1-11; Gospel, John 7:37-52, 8:12.
  2. Next Sunday ~ Pentecost Sunday; 8:00 a.m. Orthros; 9:05 a.m. Liturgy. NOTE CHANGE IN SERVICE TIMES this Sunday ONLY.
  3. June 6 ~ 6:00 p.m. Philoptochos Appreciation Dinner at 100th Bomb Group on Brookpark Road. Reservations required ($29/person) and can be made during coffee social or our website.
  4. June 7 ~ 7:00 p.m. Stewardship Meeting, all in the parish are welcome to attend.
  5. June 8 ~ 10:00 a.m. Afghan Workshop in Teen Room. Free patterns, yarn, and instruction available.
  6. June 12 – 14 ~ 9:00 a.m. Greek School Summer Camp. Register during the coffee social or online.
  7. June 26 – 30 ~ 9:00 a.m. Vacation Church School. PLEASE NOTE NEW DATES. Registration available through our website. $20 per child through June 20th.
  8. June 11 ~ Graduate Sunday.  St. Paul High School and College graduates will be recognized immediately following Liturgy.
  9. June 11 ~ 1:30 p.m. Annual Golf Outing at Pine Hills Golf Course in Hinckley followed by lamb roast.  Sponsorships available.  All proceeds to benefit Pave the Way parking lot Capital Campaign.
  10. June 13 ~ Metropolis Youth Day at Cedar Point for all families.  Purchase your discounted tickets through our website by June 4th.
  11. June 18 ~ Philoptochos will distribute a booklet honoring / remembering fathers, grandfathers, godfathers for Father’s Day. Names can be submitted with a free will donation during the coffee social or our website through June 11.
  12. June 28 ~ 7:00 p.m. Great Vespers for the feast of our Church with Metropolitan SAVAS.
  13. June 29 ~ Feast of Apostles Peter and Paul with Metropolitan SAVAS; 8:30 a.m. Orthros; 9:30 a.m. Liturgy. Luncheon offered by St. Paul Ladies Philoptochos – please purchase your tickets in advance ($15 adults, $8 children 10 and under).

Events in the Greater Cleveland Area and Beyond…

  1. Today - Monday ~ Annunciation Cleveland Grecian Festival.
  2. June 6 – 8 ~ St. Haralambos Canton Greek Fest.
  3. June 9 ~ 6:00 p.m. IOCC 25th Anniversary Celebration at Embassy Suites on Rockside Rd in Independence. RSVP required by May 29th. Contact Ken Boukis or Maria Koulioufas for tickets.
  4. June 22-25 ~ St. Demetrios Festival in Rocky River.
  5. June 23 ~ 12:00 p.m. St. Herman House – FOCUS Cleveland golf outing at Hinckley Hills Golf Course. For more information, contact Kirk at 216.973.9391.
  6. ZOE Women’s Center Medical Committee is looking for volunteers (Receptionist, Nurse, Sonographer, Fund Raiser, Medical Assistant, Physician’s Assistant, etc.) to offer services to women in distress due to unplanned pregnancies. Contact Despina at despina@mavrakisfamily.com.
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Flyers

    June 6, 2017

    June 6, 2017

    Philoptochos Appreciation Dinner


    June 11, 2017

    June 11, 2017

    Graduate Sunday for St Paul High School and College graduates * * * We kindly ask all graduates to be in church as they will be recognized immediately following Liturgy * * *


    June 11, 2017

    June 11, 2017

    Annual Golf Outing with proceeds to benefit the Pave the Way Parking Lot Capital Campaign


    June 11, 2017

    June 11, 2017

    Family Greek Day following Golf Outing with proceeds to benefit the Pave the Way Parking Lot Capital Campaign


    June 12 - 14, 2017

    June 12 - 14, 2017

    Greek School Summer Camp


    June 13, 2017

    June 13, 2017

    Metropolis Youth Day at Cedar Point


    June 18, 2017

    June 18, 2017

    Father's Day Tribute booklet


    June 26 - 30, 2017

    June 26 - 30, 2017

    Vacation Church School - NEW DATES


    July 20 - 23, 2017

    July 20 - 23, 2017

    New opportunities available to advertise in our Festival Ad Book


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