TWELFTH SUNDAY OF LUKE
MATINS: 8:15 a.m.
LITURGY: 9:30 a.m.
ACOLYTES: Team B
PROSFORA: Maria Sikoutris
PANGARI:Team C: Costa Tsatiris, George Stamatis, Bill Chevako
EPISTLE: Colossians 3:4-11
GOSPEL: Luke 17:12-19
GREEK TEXT: p. 162
MEMORIAL: 10:45 a.m. - Four Year Memorial in honor of Maria M. Sarris, beloved wife of Michael J. Sarris, cherished mother of Giannoula (Bill) Regan, Angelina Sarris and John M. Sarris, and yiayia and guardian angel of Garry Regan.
NO COFFEE HOUR
STREAMING SERVICE:   youtube.com/stsconstantine

Mon, Jan 17th   - OFFICE CLOSED
                          - 7:30 p.m.  - Gamblers Anonymous
Tues, Jan 18th  - 9:30 a.m.  - Liturgy  (St. Athanasios)
                          - 7:00 p.m. - Adult Greek, Beginners (online)
Weds, Jan 19th - 7:00 p.m. - Adult Greek, Beginners (online)
Thurs, Jan 20th - 10:30 a.m. - Beginner's Online Greek
                          - 11:30 a.m. - Intermediate Online Greek
Sat, Jan 22nd    - 5:00 p.m. - Vespers (& Confessions) 
Sun, Jan 23rd    - 8:15 a.m.  - Matins
                          - 9:30 a.m.  - Liturgy 
                          - 10:45 a.m. - Four Year Memorial for Michael Frangos 
                          - 11:30 a.m. - GOYA meeting
                          - 1:30 p.m. - Philoptochos general membership mtg (via Zoom)

Those wishing to follow the livestreamed services with a written text may do so using the links below.
Electronic Version of Orthros (Matins) on Jan 16th:

• dcs.goarch.org/goa/dcs/p/s/2022/01/16/ma/gr-en/se.m01.d16.ma.pdf

Electronic Version of Divine Liturgy on Jan 16th:

• dcs.goarch.org/goa/dcs/h/s/2022/01/16/mo/gr-en/index.html

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.

 By now you should have received the schedule for house blessings in 2022. 

We need volunteers who are willing to take turns running the Sunday livestream for those unable to come to church. The setup is in the balcony; a level of comfort with computers is all that is needed. Hours: 9:00-11:00 AM. Please contact Fr. Stephen at frstephen@stsconstantine.com or Clay White at rcw69@case.edu.

Due to current covid precautions, adult Greek in-person classes will be held online on Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. this week. Online morning classes and online children's Greek classes will proceed as scheduled; with beginner's classes at 10:30 a.m. and intermediate at 11:30 a.m.  If there are any questions, please email Maria Sikoutris at orthodox_education@stsconstantine.com.

Please join ZOE for Life!®and St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral for a Prayer Service as we Pray for the Unborn, on Sunday, January 16th, 2022 at 6:00 pm. St. Sava is located at 6306 Broadview Road, Parma, OH 44134.

We are deeply honored to be led in prayer by His Grace, IRINEJ of the Serbian Orthodox Church, and Fr. Dragoslav Kosic. Bishop Irinej will offer his comments at 6:45, followed by a live question and answer period.

Registration is free, but is required to receive a Zoom link if you are unable to join us in person. Pleaser register by January 14:
https://forms.gle/f3HVhEXrj9j4pF3w6.

Due to current covid precautions, the Orthodox Forum is still on hold for a few more weeks.  The Parish Council has put in-person activities on hold through the end of January; we hope to return on February 6th.

Orthodox Christian Women presents Our Annual Winter Mini-Retreat on Saturday, January 22, 2022. Due to the current surge in COVID cases, the Mini Retreat will still be held, but as a Zoom event with the starting time moved to 10:00 a.m.  Our Speaker will be Fr. Martin Johnson from Butler, PA, on the topic “Race, Life, People & Faith: Addressing the Racial Divide”. This is a free event ~~ Everyone Welcome!

To join the Zoom Meeting, visit this link: OCW Mini Retreat. The Meeting ID is: 847 3859 5823 ; When prompted, you must enter this Passcode to join: 424138

Philoptochos would like to thank you for your past support and ask you to join us as a member in 2022. The Philoptochos is striving to provide much-needed support to our church and community and could use your help. The January meeting will be virtual, on January 23,2022 at 1:00 p.m. This is an important meeting and we hope that all members will attend.

If you aren't already, please become a member today by mailing a check for $30 with the membership form (available on the website or at church). Or simply send a check made out to Philoptochos Membership along with your name, address and phone number to the church or to Anne Mitchell. We hope you are blessed with health and happiness in the new year!

Faith in Action will be serving Guy's Pizza for dinner to the St. Herman's community on Sunday, January 30th at 5:30 p.m. We will be serving the food outside. If you are interested in contributing money toward the pizza/dinner, bringing items for the dinner, or in helping serve the dinner, please contact Peter or Denise Poulos at pmp17@case.edu. See below for list of needed items:

• Guy's Pizza (approximately $300 in cost);
• 90 pieces of fruit;
• 90 snacks;
• 90 candy bars;
• 90 water bottles; and
• 90 styrofoam containers.

Thank you and keep the faith!

Bible Study

Online Bible Study sessions are currently being scheduled. If you are interested in an invite, or for current dates and topics, please email dtsengas@yahoo.com.
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Prayer Team

We will be holding prayer sessions every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday of each week at 8:30pm (EST) for all those who are able to participate. Dean Tsengas will be leading the evening prayer sessions on Zoom. Contact him at dtsengas@yahoo.com for the Zoom link.

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Thank you and keep the faith!
“Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.”  (James 2:18)

 1) Our next GOYA meeting is rescheduled to Sunday, January 23rd @ 11:30 a.m. This will be our last meeting before tournaments begin. See you then!

2)The annual "Cavs Greek Night" event will take place on Wednesday, January 26th @ 7pm. Giannis & Thanasis Antetokounmpo + the Milwaukee Bucks will be coming to town. Participants will be allowed to enter the arena to watch players warm up, and they will receive a special Cavs drawstring bag. Contact Ted for the link to buy tickets.

3) Camp Nazareth is now accepting applications from all young adults (ages 18+) to serve as staff for in-person summer camp 2022! The deadline to apply is Tuesday, February 8th. You can start your application process at: https://y2am.pittsburgh.goarch.org/campstaff. Questions may go to Marina Papafil, the Metropolis CMC, at: camp@pittsburgh.goarch.org.

4)St. Kyranna Cooking Class will have its next meeting on Friday, February 18th @ 7:00 p.m. Our guest instructors will be Georgia & Olympia Christides, and we'll be making halva. Fellowship with wine & board games will follow after class. RSVP to Ted at tcherpas@stsconstantine.com by February 14th. 

As part of our response to the Omicron variant outbreak,  Orthodox Education classes have been cancelled through January 31st. If there are any questions, about this decision please email Maria Sikoutris at  orthodox_education@stsconstantine.com.

 Out of an abundance of caution during this most recent covid outbreak, the Parish Council has decided to cancel all coffee hours from now through Jan 31st.  However, you can still reserve dates later in the year. Please send an email to office@stsconstantine.com or call the church office to book your preferred day.