COVID-19

We care about you, your health, and the health of our children, therefore with love, we recommend that everyone wear masks indoors regardless of their vaccination status for the time being. This is one thing we can do to help care for and protect those who are most vulnerable among us.

Links

You may follow the text of the service on your smartphone using the Digital Chant Stand app, or follow online at https://dcs.goarch.org/goa/dcs/dcs.html

For the livestream on Facebook search for @stsconstantinehelenCardiff or use this link, facebook.com/stsconstantinehelenCardiff/. You may also watch the livestream on our website, https://www.stsconstantinehelen.com/.

The church wifi password is: 20LordisMyRock!

Memorials & Prayers

Memorials

40 Day Memorial for Mary Sourapas: beloved wife of Steve, beloved mother of Steven (Connie) and Michael (Stephanie), and beloved grandmother of Sotiris (Steve), Brett, Christian, Sela, and Dean.

5 year memorial for Louis Panagakos: beloved husband of Anne, beloved father of Stephanie (Chuck) and Peter (Angela), and beloved grandfather of three grandchildren Alexander, Isabella and Matthew.

Prayers

Demetria Sarantopoulos, Peter and Lydia Chaconas, Patricia Karetas, Jim and Vasil Karounos, Litsa Mitchell, Brittany Howland, Marianne McDonald, Angele Lorio, Victoria Benzel, Daphne Triphon, Yvette Hamud, George Gillespie, Becky Stathes Parks Snell, Mary Garbis, Jeff Richardson, Anne Fierros, Georgia Vourlitis, Katherine Rovos, Nora Paltadakis, Peter Fellios, Aphrodite Sacorafas, Cynthia Sacorafas, Mimi Howland, Anthony Lizardy, Susan Comitas, Helen Theofan, Nikki Cozakos, Stavroula Georgopoulos, Toula Panos, Maria Poniros, Desiree Plagis, Kelee Tsitsikaos, Michael L. Pappas, Baby Michael Wyatt Pappas, Vasillos Gavrilos, Despina Geotas, Freddi Zulim, Georgia Stamos Zulim, Emmanuel Stamos (Hatzimanolis), Maria Stamos (Hatzimanolis), Vassili Stamos (Hatizimanolis), Garrett Lavin, Anton Vasilevich Ovslenko, Petr Sergevich Pavlov, Caron Gray, Rev. Fr. Peter Leventis, Presbytera Despina Leventis, Judy Panagos, Chris Kailas, Nathaniel Cochran, Alvin Wadsworth, Terri Urosevich, Sofia Urosevich, Zackary Allen, Paula Elliott, Rachel Mandel, Sean Tubbs, Duane Tubbs, Alexandra Tzatzalos, Henry Schrik.

If you would like to add someone to the prayer list, please contact the office.

Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Fifth Mode

Let us worship the Word, O ye faithful, praising Him that with the Father and the Spirit is co-beginningless God, Who was born of a pure Virgin that we all be saved; for He was pleased to mount the Cross in the flesh that He assumed, accepting thus to endure death. And by His glorious rising, He also willed to resurrect the dead.

Apolytikion for Afterfeast of the Holy Cross in the First Mode

Save, O Lord, Thy people and bless Thine inheritance; grant Thou unto the faithful victory over adversaries. And by the power of Thy Cross do Thou preserve Thy commonwealth.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Fourth Mode

Lifted up on the Cross by Your free will, Christ God, grant mercies to the new commonwealth that bears Your name. Gladden our faithful rulers by Your power, giving them victories over their adversaries. May Your alliance be for them a weapon for peace, an invincible standard.

Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fifth 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.

Gospel Reading

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."

Wisdom of the Fathers

The key to knowledge is the humility of Christ. The door of the Kingdom of Heaven is open, not to those who only know in their learned minds the mysteries of faith and the commandments of their Creator, but to those who have progressed far enough to live by them.

St. Bede the Venerable

Unknown, 8th century

To deny oneself means to give up one's bad habits; to root out of the heart all that ties us to the world; not to cherish bad thoughts and desires; to suppress every evil thought; to avoid occasions of sin; not to desire or to do anything out of self-love, but to do everything out of love for God. To deny oneself, according to St. Paul means "to be dead to sin. . . but alive to God."

St. Innocent of Alaska

The Lenten Spring, SVS Press, p. 147, 19th Century

A Christian's . . . duty is to "take up his cross." The word cross means sufferings, sorrows and adversities. To take up one's cross means to bear without grumblings everything unpleasant, painful, sad, difficult and oppressive that ay happen to us in life. . .without expecting any earthly reward in return, but bear it all with love, with joy and with courageous strength.

St. Innocent of Alaska

The Lenten Spring, SVS Press, p. 147, 19th Century

Nothing comes without effort. The help of God is always ready and always near, but is given only to those who seek and work, and only to those seekers who, after putting all their powers to the test, then cry out with their whole heart: "Lord, help us."

St. Theophan the Recluse

19th Century

Saints and Feasts

September 18

Sunday after Holy Cross

September 18

Eumenius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Gortynia

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.

September 18

Ariadne the Martyr

This Week

Church Calendar

September 18 to September 25, 2022

Sunday, September 18

Elevation of the Cross - Abbreviated Service

Donate items for ElderHelp

Sunday School Resumes

8:30AM Orthros

10:00AM Divine Liturgy

10:00AM Welcome back party for Sunday School/Youth Groups

11:30AM Memorials

12:00PM Opalakia Dance Practice - Phillips Center

Monday, September 19

6:30PM Pacific Coast Harmony - Rehearsal

Tuesday, September 20

10:30AM Bible Study with Father Michael (via Zoom)

7:30PM Dance Board Meeting - Pappas Hall

Wednesday, September 21

7:00PM Boy Scouts

Thursday, September 22

Monthly Vine Submission Due

Friday, September 23

Set up for Philoptohos General Assembly (Pappas Hall)

4:00PM Wedding Rehearsal

Saturday, September 24

10:00AM Saint Helen Philoptochos General Assembly

12:30PM Lunch with Father Angelo-Youth Servers Sunday

4:00PM GOYA-Saint Spyridon Beach Party

4:00PM Wedding

Sunday, September 25

8:30AM Orthros

10:00AM Divine Liturgy

11:30AM Memorial

12:00PM Choir Rehearsal

12:00PM Opalakia Dance Practice - Phillips Center

1:00PM Atromiti Dance Practice - Phillips Center

1:30PM Baptism

Save the Date

Sept. 24th Saint Helen Philoptochos General Assembly (See flyers)
Sept. 24th Lunch with Father Angelo-Youth Servers Sunday (See flyer)
Sept. 24th GOYA (Saint Spyridon)-Beach party (See flyer and Evite link to RSVP by September 20th http://evite.me/vuxERNT6hV )
Sept. 27th Serve the Homeless at Interfaith's Haven House Shelter in Escondido
Oct. 1st Festival Volunteer Appreciation Dinner (6PM in Pappas Hall)
Oct. 2nd Youth Sunday, Church Music Sunday and College Student Sunday
Oct. 4th Daughters of Penelope and AHEPA meeting
Oct. 9th Greek Theme Game at San Diego Loyal (See flyer)
Oct. 18th-Nov. 22 (Tuesday's only) Philoptochos Caregiver Support Group (See flyer)
Oct. 22nd Dance Workshops followed by OXI Day Glendi by Dance Groups
Nov. 6th Stewardship Sunday
Nov. 12th Saint Helen Philoptochos Fundraiser - An Evening in Tuscany (See flyer)

Updates

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Announcements

EPISTLE READINGS: Dino Bozonelos in Greek and Art Pathe in English

PROSFORON OFFERED BY: Sophia Dafnis

FELLOWSHIP OFFERED BY: Anne Panagakos and Family in loving memory of Louis

SUNDAY SCHOOL: Welcome back to Sunday School! Sunday School Teachers, and Students (with their family members) should come forward for Holy Communion first then proceed to their classrooms downstairs.

COMMUNION: Communion is offered to Sunday School Teachers, Students (with their family) first, then the newly baptized/chrismated, and then each row will be called forward by the Parish Council. If you wish to receive a blessing only, please come forward when your row is called for Communion and ask for a blessing when you approach the Priest. Communion is offered to Orthodox Christians who are baptized/chrismated in the Orthodox faith, who are in good standing, and who are prepared to receive the Holy Gifts.

CARDIFF GREEK FESTIVAL: Thank you for working so hard to showcase our faith, our heritage and our culture!

THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL SERVICE FOR THE ELEVATION OF THE CROSS TODAY AT THE END OF THE LITURGY.