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St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2020-08-30
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Gospel and Epistle Readings
News This Week at St.Catherines
Saints and Feasts
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St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (607)273-2767
  • Fax:
  • (607)273-6733
  • Street Address:

  • 120 West Seneca Street

  • Ithaca, NY 14850

Services Schedule

Saturdays: Great Vespers 6PM

Sundays and Weekday Services: Orthros (Matins): 8:45 AM | Divine Liturgy: 10:00 AM

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

First Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Matthew 28:16-20

At that time, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshipped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age. Amen."

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Third Tone. Psalm 46.6,1.
Sing praises to our God, sing praises.
Verse: Clap your hands, all you nations.

The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 15:1-11.

Brethren, I would remind you in what terms I preached to you the gospel, which you received, in which you stand, by which you are saved, if you hold it fast -- unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God which is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

Gospel Reading

12th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 19:16-26

At that time, a young man came up to Jesus, kneeling and saying, "Good Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?" And he said to him, "Why do you call me good? One there is who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments." He said to him, "Which?" And Jesus said, "You shall not kill, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother, and You shall love your neighbor as yourself." The young man said to him, "All these I have observed; what do I still lack?" Jesus said to him, "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.

And Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly, I say to you, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." When the disciples heard this they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?" But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

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News This Week at St.Catherines

Announcements

08/30/2020

Calendar: The September Parish Calendar is available online. Check it out to stay informed with parish services and events. One copy will be posted on our bulletin board as well.

Mailing List: We will be happy to send a physical copy of our news and announcements to those who do not access the internet or prefer a paper copy. Please provide your mailing address to the church office if you wish to be on this list.

Online Donating: Our parish website now has a donate button. Donations can be made to our parish using PayPal, a credit card, or a debit card. See our parish website if you would like to make a donation in this manner. We thank you in advance.

Open Services: Our services are open to attend. Please wear a mask while in the church and follow social distancing. Please follow additional directions from the Parish Council and Priest. Thank you for your cooperation and patience.

Stewardship: No tray will be passed after services. Please leave any ste- wardship donations in a basket in the narthex or mail them to the church.

Thank you for your support.

Coffee Hour: There will be no coffee hour or socializing following services until further notice. The church hall is closed. Please exit the church following the dismissal of service.


Prayer List

08/30/2020

AILING: Vasilios, Maria Chacona, John Mavros, Sophia Georgiou, Eleni Saidi (Neferis), Alex Avramis, Athena Kalandros, Dottie Christopher, all suffering from war, epidemics, violence, natural disasters, and especially those suffering the Coronavirus pandem- ic.

REPOSED: Richard Deeb, Peter Zaharis, All victims of war, epi- demics, violence, natural disasters, and especially those suffering the Coronavirus pandemic.

IN NEED: Andreas, Marlies, Sonja, Nicole and Ina Hempelmann; Neil Alamond; Rev. Dn. Tewolde Yohannes, his wife Hirut and their family; Cheryl Troska; Jacob Troska; Sue Miller; Mary McKelvey; Heinz Neveling; Erika Kruetzfeld; Alfred Von Villeneuve; Jerry Hoff- man; Barbara Hoskins; John Van Markwyk; Nicole and Evie, and all victims or survivors of war, epidemics, violence, natural disasters, and especially those suffering the Coronavirus pandemic.

 


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Saints and Feasts

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August 30

Apodosis of the Feast of the Forerunner

Alexandr
August 30

Alexander, John, and Paul the New, Patriarchs of Constantinople

Saint Alexander was sent to the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea as the delegate of Saint Metrophanes, Bishop of Constantinople (see June 4), to whose throne he succeeded in the year 325. When Arius had deceitfully professed allegiance to the Council of Nicaea, Saint Alexander, knowing his guile, refused to receive him into communion; Arius' powerful partisans threatened that they would use force to bring Arius into the communion of the Church the following day. Saint Alexander prayed fervently that God might spare the Church; and as Arius was in a privy place relieving nature, his bowels gushed forth with an effusion of blood, and the arch-heresiarch died the death of Judas. Saint Alexander was Bishop from 325 until 337, when he was succeeded by Saint Paul the Confessor, who died a martyr's death at the hands of the Arians (see Nov. 6). The Saint John commemorated here appears to be the one who was Patriarch during the years 562-577, surnamed Scholasticus, who is also commemorated on February 21. He was from Antioch, where he had been a lawyer (scholasticus); he was made presbyter, then was sent to Constantinople as representative (apocrisiarius) of the Patriarch of Antioch, and was appointed Patriarch of Constantinople by the Emperor Justinian. Saint Paul was Bishop of Constantinople during the years 687 - 693, in the reign of Emperor Justinian II, and presided over the Quinisext Council in 692.

Allsaint
August 30

Phantinos the Righteous of Calabria

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