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St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2021-01-31
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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

Past Bulletins


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. First Tone. Psalm 32.22,1.
Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us.
Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.

The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 4:9-15.

Timothy, my son, the saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and suffer reproach, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. Command and teach these things. Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Till I come, attend to the public reading of scripture, to preaching, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid their hands upon you. Practice these duties, devote yourself to them, so that all may see your progress.

Gospel Reading

15th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 19:1-10

At that time, Jesus was passing through Jericho. And there was a man named Zacchaios; he was a chief collector, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaios, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today." So he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." And Zacchaios stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost."

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News This Week at St.Catherines

Prayer List

01/31/2021

AILING: Maria Chacona, John Mavros, Alex Avramis, Athena Kalandros, Dottie Christopher, all suffering from war, epidemics, violence, natural disasters, and especially those suffering the Coronavirus pandemic.

REPOSED: Konstantinos Kalantzi, Eleni Tselekis, Tony Souzas, Richard Deeb, Peter Zaharis, All victims of war, epidemics, violence, natural disasters, and especially those suffering the Coronavirus pandemic.

IN NEED: Martin Thann; Pablo J. Canales; Donna Poole; Angela Tompkins; Kaiden Wentworth; Thorsten and Kim Rogall; Cheryl, Rob, Adam and Jacob Troska; Kaethe Pfeiffer, Klaus; Helen and Elizabeth Talty; Kevin; John Ligas; Rev. Dn. Tewolde Yohannes, his wife Hirut and their family; Sue Miller; Mary McKelvey; Heinz Neveling; Jerry Hoffman; Barbara Hoskins; John Van Markwyk; and all victims or survivors of war, epidemics, violence, natural disasters, and especially those suffering the Coronavirus pandemic


Announcements

01/31/2021

 

 
Parishioner Info: We are in the process of updating our parish lists and creating a database of helpful parishioner information in order to better

communicate with parishioners and develop ministries. A Parishioner Information Form was mailed out and is also available in the narthex. Please

submit competed forms to the church office. The information will be used only for parish purposes and not given to outside sources. Information is

voluntary and questions are optional, but we hope you will fill out the form completely so we can best serve you. Please help us out by taking the

form to someone you know who is not on our mailing or email lists.Contact Fr. Stephen if you have any questions.

Sunday School: Our Sunday School classes will resume next weekend. As our classes are being held virtually through zoom, we ask families with

children to provide the teachers with emails in order to send the children invites to the class. Sofia Kalantzi will be teaching children up to age 12

and Presvytera Athena will be teaching ages 13-18. Thank you.

House Blessings: Due to COVID restrictions, Fr. Stephen will not be offering the traditional house blessings after Epiphany, but may

do so later in the year as conditions may change. Holy Water bottles are available to take home for your blessings.

Stewardship: We thank all who gave stewardship to our parish in 2020. Many increased their giving to cover our shortfall of not ha- ving our usual fundraisers. As we begin the new year, please continue to support the ministries of our parish with your new ste- wardship pledge. Stewardship forms are available in the narthex.

Snow Plan: When services or activities are cancelled due to inclement weather, the voicemail greeting on the church line, 607-273-2767, will be updated. An email will also go out to those on our email list. Submit your email to the church office if you wish to be on our email list.

Philoptochos:  The next meeting is Sunday, February 28 at 1 pm via Zoom.
Our Philoptochos membership drive kicks off this month, so if you'd like to join, or renew, just send a check to Philoptochos, 120 W. Seneca St Ithaca, NY 14850 with "membership" on the memo line. As you decide on an amount to give, please keep in mind the first $21 of your Philoptochos stewardship goes to National and Metropolis offices to continue their good works.

Livestream: We are broadcasting our services on YouTube for those who are staying home and for those who would like to join us

from afar. Our channel is "Saint Catherine GOC Ithaca" or you can use the link https://youtube.com/channel/UC5ZR00FiDn92tsdQIip-

J5zA. Past services are also available to watch.

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.

Tray: No tray will be passed after services. Please leave any donations in a basket in the narthex, mail them to the church, or use our

website with PayPal, a credit or debit card. Thank you for your support.

 


Weekly Events

01/24/2021

 

Today

8:45am Orthros 10:00am

Divine Liturgy Tuesday

February 2

Presentation of Our Lord

8:45am Orthros

10:00am Divine Liturgy

Saturday February 6

6:00pm Great Vespers & Confessions 


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Saints and Feasts

Allsaint
January 31

Elias Ardounis the New Righteous-Martyr of Mount Athos

Allsaint
January 31

Aed from Ferns

Allsaint
January 31

Holy Women Martyrs Theodote, Theoktiste and Eudoxia

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