Sunday Orthros: 8:30 AM
Sunday Divine Liturgy: 9:30 AM
Weekday Liturgies: 9 AM
Prokeimenon. 2nd Tone. Psalm 117.14,18.
The Lord is my strength and my song.
Verse: The Lord has chastened me sorely.
The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:1-10.
Brethren, working together with him, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says, "At the acceptable time I have listened to you, and helped you on the day of salvation." Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in any one's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, tumults, labors, watching, hunger; by purity, knowledge, forbearance, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; in honor and dishonor, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
16th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 25:14-30
The Lord said this parable: "A man going on a journey called his servants and entrusted to them his property; to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them; and he made five talents more. So also, he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, 'Master, you delivered to me five talents; here I have made five talents more.' His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master.' And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, 'Master, you delivered to me two talents; here I have made two talents more.' His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master.' He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, 'Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not winnow; so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.' But his master answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sowed, and gather where I have not winnowed? Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents. For to every one who has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth." As he said these things he cried out: "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"
Current Community Update
We continue to journey through our liturgical worship with faith and grace! Furthermore, we continue with current temporary adjustments to Saint Basil life, in accordance with directives from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Denver.
Liturgical
National, State and local directives are changing rapidly, including in references to churches. Our Church hierarchy is in constant communication with public directives, guidlines and the prayerful consideration of how to reopen liturgical life.
This Sunday
Multiple Liturgies
This Week's Liturgical Schedule:
Monday: Divine Liturgy 9am, Saint Theodore the Great Martyr
Saturday: Divine Liturgy 9am, Saint Martinian
Memorial Services
For additional pastoral services, please contact the church office.
Ministries, Community Events, Meetings & Gatherings
Bookstore Updates
Stewardship
We have begun 2021 with a renewed focus on God in our lives. Foundational to God-centered focus in our lives is the actionable experience of stewardship: offering back to God a smalll amount of what He has given to you. With responsible stewardship, comes the abundance of God's Grace. Saint Basil's wants the Grace of God to flow richly in the life of our community and the individual lives of the faithful, therefore, Saint Basil's continues to offer a Stewardship program to help facilitate the experience of good stewardship in the lives of our parishioners.
Please see the stewardship letter attached and complete the stewardship card attached to this weekly bulletin, and return it to the church office this week, or this weekend by bringing it with you to the Divine Liturgy this Sunday.
Your good stewardship helps our community grow forward toward greater stability and service to Christ. Saint Basil's has been there for all of us -- will you be there for Saint Basil's?
Prayer of Protection from the Coronavirus
O God Almighty, Lord of heaven and earth, and of all creation visible and invisible, in Your ineffable goodness, look down upon Your people gathered in Your name. Be our helper and defender in this day of affliction. You know our weakness. You hear our cry in repentance and contrition of heart. O Lord who loves mankind deliver us from the impending threat of the corona virus. Send Your Angel to watch over us and protect us. Grant health and recovery to those suffering from this virus. Guide the hands of physicians and preserve those who are healthy that we may continue to serve You in peace and glorify Your most honorable and majestic Name, of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
*full service for the Protection from the Coronavirus in the attachment section of this bulletin.
Face2Face YEP
8:30AM Orthros
9:30AM Divine Liturgy
9:00AM Divine Liturgy: Saint Theodore the Great Martyr
7:00PM Parish Council Meeting
6:30AM Men's Fellowship Online: Wild at Heart
11:00AM Online ZOOM Bible Study
6:30PM Ask Father Online Q&A
11:00AM Spaghetti Lunch $10
9:00AM Divine Liturgy: Saint Martinian
10:00AM 40-Day Memorial
11:00AM Baptism
Sunday of the Canaanite
8:30AM Orthros
9:30AM Divine Liturgy
7:00PM Bookstore Book Club
Hellenic Education Online
Prayer Service for Protection from the Coronavirus
Stewardship Letter
Stewardship Card
Bookstore