ACOLYTES: Team C
PANGARI: Team B: Marquarite Stephanopoulos, Jason Berry, Costa Sarris
PROSFORO: Cynthia Asimakopoulos
LIBRARY GREETERS: Rose Marie Paliobeis and Dorothy Nolidis
GOSPEL: Luke 5:1-11
GREEK TEXT OF GOSPEL: (Page 137 in Black Books)
LITURGY: 9:30 am
OE OPEN HOUSE (3/4 & 11/12): 10:45 am
LITTLE SAINTS READING CLUB: 11:00 am
PHILOPTOCHOS PANCAKE BREAKFAST: 11:00am
Prokeimenon. Plagal 1st Tone. Psalm 11.7,1.
You, O Lord, shall keep us and preserve us.
Verse: Save me, O Lord, for the godly man has failed.
The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 1:21-24; 2:1-4.
Brethren, it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has commissioned us; he has put his seal upon us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
But I call God to witness against me - it was to spare you that I refrained from coming to Corinth. Not that we lord it over your faith; we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith. For I made up my mind not to make you another painful visit. For if I cause you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained? And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, for I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all. For I wrote you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.
1st Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 5:1-11
At that time, as Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets." And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were breaking, they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord." For he was astonished, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men." And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
MON. 9/23
7:30 pm - Gamblers Anonymous
TUE. 9/24
5:30 pm - Buckeye Event
6:30 pm - OPA Dance
WED. 9/25
7:00 pm - Men & Women's Bible Study
SAT. 9/28
10:00 am - Greek School
1:00 pm - Salvation Army Zelma George Shelter
SUN. 9/29
9:30 am: Liturgy
10:45 am: OE Open House (1/2 & 9/10)
11:30 am: OE Parent Mtg
2:00 pm: Collis Lecture
1) Orthodox Education students & teachers.
2) Elderly & people with disabilities.
3) Parents with infants being carried in arms.
4) The rest of the congregation and visitors wishing to receive will be dismissed row by row from front to back.
Only practicing Orthodox Christians may receive sacraments.
St. Kyranna Cooking Class for young adults ages 21 - 35(ish) will have its next meeting on Friday, September 20th @ 7:00 p.m. Our guest instructor will be Jasmim Frangos, and we'll be making melitzanes imam biyald. Fellowship with wine & board games will follow after class. RSVP to Ted at tcherpas@stsconstantine.com.
Boys wishing to help in the Holy Altar must be at least 10 years old, willing to commit to regular attendance and willing to attend a training workshop on a Saturday, September 21st from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Please give your name and contact info to either Fr. Stephen or to Ted Cherpas.
OPEN HOUSE
September 22nd -- 3rd/4th and 11th/12th grades.
September 29th -- 1st/2nd and 9th/10th.
October 6th -- Kindergarten and 7th/8th Grades
October 13th – Preschool and 5th/6th Grades
Signs will be posted on the doors where classes will be. Parents are very welcome to come and sit with their child during class.
Little Saints Reading Club – September 22nd and October 6th
Parent meeting -- after OE class September 29th
First day for 1st-6th grades is Saturday, September 21st 10am-1pm. The Preschool/Kindergarten class will begin Saturday, October 5th 9:00-9:45 am.
Prayer Team - join the prayer team and keep others in your daily prayers. (Prayer Requests - If you have any prayer requests for our prayer team, please send them to peter.poulos@case.edu.)
Salvation Army Zelma George Family Shelter – money donations needed to purchase school supplies and kids' clothes for the Back to School Party on Saturday, September 28th from 1-3:00 p.m. In addition, volunteers are needed to help with the event.
St. Herman's Lunch/Dinner - volunteer to help serve lunch or dinner at St. Herman's House of Hospitality located in Ohio City.
Bible Study - come and discuss the Book of John Chapters 1-5 at the next Men and Women's Bible Study on Wednesday, September 25th from 7 to 8 p.m. We meet at the church.
Contact peter.poulos@case.edu to RSVP for any of these activities or if you have questions.
Lecture at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Sunday, 9/29/2019 at 2:00 PM. “Dangerous Beauty: Medusa in Classical Art”. Free: reservations required 216.421.7350 or engage.clevelandart.org beginning 8/1/2019. Contact Renee Steffas hygienist83@yahoo.com or 216.287.5628, Bea Meros 440.449.5035 or Linda Glynias lglynias@gmail.com or 216-469-2663 for more information about the Hellenic Preservation Reception following the Lecture.
Orthodoxy on Tap for young adults ages 21 - 35(ish) will next take place on Friday, October 4th. Our guest speaker is TBA, but our location is confirmed for Annuncation, Akron. Mark your calendars from now, and send any questions to Ted by e-mailing: gorealcleveland@gmail.com.
On Sunday, October 13, The Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery will be hosting its 6th Annual Dinner Banquet at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Pittsburgh. A 3:30 pm service will be followed by dinner in the church hall and a silent auction of a wide assortment of the monastery's original iconography. For more information call (724) 352-3999; or visit www.NativityoftheTheotokosMonastery.org; or register at www.eventbrite.com.
Our next GOYA meeting will take place on Sunday, October 13th @ 11:30 a.m. in the alcove. See Ted with any questions.
GOYA will be visiting St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Food Bank on Saturday, October 19th from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. This will be our fall service project. Send RSVPs and any questions to Ted Cherpas.
We are in need of volunteers to host Coffee Hour. The dates available are: Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13. Please call the Church Office at (216) 932-3300 to sign up. Thank you.
Information on the Orthodox Churches of Greater Cleveland:
www.orthodoxcleveland.us
The congregation is asked to sing together the responses to the litanies after the Great Entrance (pp. 33-37) and after the Holy Anaphora (pp. 51-53).
Everyone is welcome in the Orthodox Church & may receive the blessed bread (antidoron) at the end of the service, but only practicing Orthodox Christians may receive the sacrament of Holy Communion.
ZOE for Life!® is looking for a part-time secretary/executive assistant. Hours are extremely flexible and will range from 4 to 8 hours per week. Pay is negotiable depending on skills of the person hired. Applicants must support the mission of ZOE for Life!® If you are interested in applying for this position, please email your resume to paulamk@roadrunner.com.
Your Apostle among the Rulers, St. Constantine, who once beheld in the sky the image of Your Cross, and who like Paul received his calling not from man, once entrusted the Ruling City into Your hand. We entreat You to restore it in peace forever, at the intercession of the Theotokos, O Lord who loves humanity. (Copyright Fr. Seraphim Dedes, used by permission. All rights reserved)