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DIVINE LITURGY
Sundays 10 am
OFFICE HOURS
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
10 am - 3 pm
(Closed Wednesday)
Third Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Mark 16:9-20
When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons. She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.
After this he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them. After this He appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat at table and He upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw Him after He had risen. And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in My name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover."
So then the Lord Jesus, after He had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it. Amen.
Prokeimenon. Plagal First Mode. 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 Letter to the Galatians 2:16-20.
Brethren, knowing that a man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of the law, because by works of the law shall no one be justified. But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we ourselves were found to be sinners, is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not! But if I build up again those things which I tore down, then I prove myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law, that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Sunday after Holy Cross
The Reading is from Mark 8:34-38; 9:1
The Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."
This Saint took up the monastic life from his youth, and later became Bishop of Gortynia in Crete. He travelled to Rome, and to Thebes in Upper Egypt, where through his prayers he ended a drought; there also, after working many miracles, he reposed in deep old age. His holy relics were returned to Gortynia and buried at the place called Raxos.
The Prophet Jonah, the son of Amathi, of the town of Geth-hopher (IV Kings 14:25), was of the tribe of Zabulon; he prophesied during the years 838-810 before Christ. God commanded him to go to Nineveh, the great city of the Assyrians, and to proclaim that its destruction was nigh at hand because of the sins of its people. But he, as a Prophet who knew the great compassion of God, feared that at his preaching the Ninevites would repent; that God, accepting their repentance in His love for man, would not fulfill Jonah' threats; and that he would be branded a false prophet. So he disobeyed the divine command, and boarded a ship and departed elsewhere. Yet, the sudden and fearful sea-storm and the revelation of Jonah' disbedience caused the sailors to cast him into the sea. A great sea-monster appeared straightway by divine providence, and swallowed him up. For three days and nights he was found in its belly and he prayed, saying the words, "I cried aloud in my affliction unto the Lord my God..." (Jonah 2:3, the Sixth ode of the Holy Psalter). The sea-monster then vomited him up on dry land and he again heard God's command. Wherefore, he went and preached, saying, "In three days, Nineveh shall be destroyed." The people became terrified and all repented. The great, the small, babes at the breast, and even the irrational beasts themselves fasted, and thus, having found mercy from God, they were spared His wrath. Jonah' book of prophecy is divided into four chapters, and is placed fifth in order among the twelve minor Prophets. His three-day sojourn in the sea-monster's belly is an image of our Saviour's three-day burial and His life-bringing Resurrection (Matt. 12:39-40). His name means "dove."
This came to pass fifteen months before the birth of Christ, after the vision of the Angel that Zacharias, the father of the Forerunner, saw in the Temple while he executed the priest's office in the order of his course during the feast of the Tabernacles, as tradition bears witness. In this vision, the Archangel Gabriel appeared to Zacharias and said to him, "Thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John" (Luke 1:13). Knowing that Elizabeth was barren, and that both he and she were elderly, Zacharias did not believe what the Angel told him, although he had before him the example of Abraham and Sarah, of Hannah, mother of the Prophet Samuel, and of other barren women in Israel who gave birth by the power of God. Hence, he was condemned by the Archangel to remain speechless until the fulfilment of these words in their season, which also came to pass (Luke 1:7-24).
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Sunday, September 18th after Liturgy. All are welcome. See flyer attached.
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ST. PHOTIOS NATIONAL SHRINE 2022 ESSAY CONTEST
Click here for details.
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UKRAINE RELIEF FUND
Click here to help.
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TODAY
Sunday, September 18 - Divine Liturgy @ 10:00 am
- Church School & Catechesis
- Ice Cream Social following Liturgy
- GOYA kickoff @ 12:00 pm
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UPCOMING
Monday, September 19 - Bible Study (Joshua 13-24) @ 7:00 pm
Wednesday, September 21 - Holy Unction at Sts. Constantine & Helen @ 7:00 pm
Thursday, September 22 - Philoptochos Meeting @ 6:30 pm
Sunday, September 25 - Divine Liturgy @ 10:00 am
- Memorial (2 year) Thomas Theodorou
- Church School & Catechesis
- Coffee Hour hosted by Andrea Gordon
Monday, September 26 - Bible Study @ 7:00 pm
Thursday, September 29 - Senior Luncheon @ 12:00 pm
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FLOWERS
If you are interested in donating to purchase flowers or decorate an icon for a feast day, please contact Debbie George or the Church Office.
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PROSPHORA
Interested in sponsoring prosphora? Please contact Church Office.
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ICONS IN THE ALTAR
If you brought icons to be blessed in the altar, please retrieve them soon.
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HOUSE BLESSINGS
Please contact the Church Office to schedule your annual house blessing with Fr. Alex.
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WORSHIP
THE CHURCH IS OPEN. Please join us in prayer.
Please use this link to view the Divine Liturgy book.
Please download the Daily Readings App Lite (free download) for the daily Gospel & Epistle readings.
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LIVESTREAM SERVICES
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STEWARDSHIP PLEDGE
Please continue to support our Chuch during this difficult time via your Stewardship pledge and donations. Please mail your checks directly to the church or donate online by clicking on the "GIVE" button on our website. Visit the Stewardship webpage to fill out your annual pledge card and/or to pay your stewardship.
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VIGIL CANDLES
If you would like us to light a vigil candle for you, please call the Church Office or email office@holycrossgo.org with your name(s) and Fr. Alex will light a vigil candle for you and say a prayer. Donations are optional.
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SHOP AT ACE HARDWARE? 5% minus tax = (!)
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church or #214538. 5% line discount off everyday pricing in the store Ace Rewards as well as 6% Tax Exempt will come off automatically. 2% Ace Rewards
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SHOP AT KROGER?
Register your card in a few steps. Each May the registration needs to be renewed,
so if you were part of the program last year and haven't renewed, please do so. Go to:
www.krogercommunityrewards.com
Holy Cross' ID # 83567
Please continue to pray for the health and healing of the following friends
If you would like to add your name or a loved one's to the prayer list, please email the office. Thank you!
NEXT PHILOPTOCHOS MEETING
Thursday, September 22 @ 6:30 pm
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2022 STEWARDSHIP
New and returning members are encouraged to complete the stewardship form. New members and new ideas are always welcome, so please consider joining and attending a meeting. Click here for the stewardship form.
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COFFEE HOUR
Sunday, September 18 - Ice Cream Social
Sunday, September 25 - Andrea Gordon
Sunday, October 2 - Kargilis & Zervos families
Sunday, October 9 - Elaine Moundros & Harriet Bills
NOTICE FOR ALTAR BOYS & PARENTS
Being an Altar Server is a GREAT RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMITMENT to the Lord. Please BE ON TIME (arrive at least 15 minutes prior to any Church Service).
SUMMER SCHEDULE IS OPEN.
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LIST OF ALTAR BOYS
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TEAM A |
TEAM B |
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Ioannis Yiannakis (Cpt) |
Mateo Pesaros (Cpt) |
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Stephen Mihos |
Stavros Fekaris |
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Dino Thanos |
Louis Foster |
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Nikolas Thanos |
Cristo Stilianos |
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Stelios Stilianos |
SCHEDULE 2022-2023
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TEAM A |
TEAM B |
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2022 |
2022 |
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SEP 18 |
SEP 25 |
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OCT 2, 16, 30 |
OCT 9, 23 |
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NOV 13, 27 |
NOV 6, 20 |
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DEC 11, 25* |
DEC 4, 18 |
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2023 |
2023 |
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JAN 8, 22 |
JAN 1, 15, 29 |
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FEB 5, 19 |
FEB 12, 26 |
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MAR 5*, 19 |
MAR 12, 26 |
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APR 2, 16*, 30 |
APR 9*, 23 |
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MAY 14, 28 |
MAY 7, 21 |
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JUN 11, 25* |
JUN 4, 18 |
* all teams can serve
OUR THANKS
To those who in lieu of flowers gave monetary
contributions to the Holy Cross Church in memory of :
CONSTANDINA GIKAS
M/M Anthony Barr
GEORGIA MORRIS
M/M Tom Casoglos
M/M Edward Power
Dr/Mrs. Marcus Zervos
M/M George Katsias
Elaine Ioanou
M/M Anthony Barr
ANDREW PAPPAS
M/M George Fekaris
Elaine Ioanou
ANDREW PSERES
M/M Albert Scaglione
GEORGE, ALIA & TASIA DEMOPOULOS
M/M Patrick Quinn
KALYPSO SPANOS
M/M Patrick Quinn
TONCHO, IVANKA, GERGINA, PETAR
Mrs. Galina Mihaylova
MARIKA GAGAS
M/M James Heller
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MAY THEIR MEMORY BE ETERNAL
Ice Cream Social
Ukraine Relief Fund