ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
Rev. Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews, Presbyter
1111 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, (651) 222-6220, www.stgeorgegoc.org
October 14, 2018 SUNDAY OF THE 7TH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL
TODAY’S EVENTS: Philoptochos meeting 12:00pm.
Epistle Reader: Stephen Kanavati Prosfora: anonymous
Fellowship: Tina Bovis-Fuller & Family Head Greeters: Jim Theros & Diane Anastos
Tuesday 10-16 Parish Council meeting 6:30PM
Camp Task Force meeting at Elsie’s in Minneapolis 6:30PM
Catechism Class “Church I-Birth, Mission, Structure” with Dcn. Jason Ketz 7:00PM
Wednesday 10-17 Sandwich Prep for FOCUS MN 10:00AM
Thursday 10-18 AHEPA meeting 7:00PM
Saturday 10-20 Twin Cities Corn Maze community event 12:00PM
VESPERS 5:00PM
Sunday 10-21 ORTHROS (8:15am) &DIVINE LITURGY – 6TH SUNDAY OF LUKE 9:30AM
Medical Crisis Program presentation by Deb Korluka 12:00PM
Greek Dance practice 4:30PM
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Philoptochos Meeting Today: following Divine Liturgy.
Future of Youth Ministry: after the resignation of Nathaniel Kostick we are embarking on the next leg of our journey for our parish youth ministry program. We need everyone's help. Your input and involvement are welcomed at our next youth ministry meeting on Sunday October 28th. We will be reviewing the youth activities calendar and the youth minister job description. Immediate needs include a Sunday School (co-)director(s) and parent leaders for various activities including Twin Cities Corn Maze next Saturday, October 20th at 12pm. Everyone welcome! Parish youth ministry is only as successful as the community and parental support that undergirds it. Your active involvement is necessary. Please offer your help!
Think About It: Where there is no prayer and fasting, there are demons. St. Theophan the Recluse (+1894)
Exterior Restoration- Brick, block and tuckpointing have been completed. The cost of the project is $113,000. All parish council members and many others have already pledged or given their financial support. A brochure was mailed in October Glad Tidings. Please join us in this important work. Thank you!
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness: is nationally recognized during the month of October and specifically October 15th. Please offer names of born and unborn children to be remembered during Divine Liturgy. Please pray for those children and God’s comforting grace for their parents in their loss. See today’s insert.
Medical Crisis Program (MCP): Help families struggling with financial obligations due to medical crisis! Deb Korluka of MCP will give a brief presentation about this valuable program next Sunday, October 21, after liturgy. Mark your calendars for the Winter Soiree fundraising event on Thursday, November 15 at 6pm, at Chilkoot Café & Cyclery (826 4th Street South, Stillwater). For more info or to donate, visit www.lomcp.com.
October is for Teen Bag-Lunches! We will be making sandwiches/bag lunches for the FOCUS approved teen shelter weekly this month. That's 80 lunches 4 times this month for a total of 320 lunches. Next day to volunteer is this Wednesday, Oct 17 at 10am! Contact George Mastrogiorgis, 917-445-4839, to RSVP. The lunches for the following week will be provided by our own teenagers. All are welcome to support this important ministry.
Fresh Phyllo for Holiday Baking – Philoptochos is once again taking orders for fresh phyllo following liturgy next Sunday, Oct. 21, 28 and Nov. 4. Ready for pick up Nov. 18. Forms will be available on-line and at church. Any questions, contact Presbytera Jane at janedono1@gmail.com. Holiday baking is easy with fresh phyllo!!
Patristic Wisdom: If we consider the promised reward of heavenly immortality, then our effort, toil and fatigue will seem much less to endure. Everlasting life is given to the one who perseveres. St. Cyprian of Carthage (+258)
Young at Heart Lunch: Tuesday, October 23 at 1:30pm at the Naughty Greek, 2400 University Ave, St. Paul. Owner Angelo Giovanis will join us! Please RSVP to Sue Gnetz at gnetzsue@gmail.com.
Mittel-European Dinner: Saturday, November 3 at St. Herman of Alaska OCA, 5355-38th Ave S, Minneapolis, 55417. 5pm Vespers, dinner to follow. All profits go towards capital campaign for building renovation. See flyer in social hall for fundraiser details.
Twin Cities IOCC Dinner: Thursday, November 8, 2018, at St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church. Come and learn how your support is helping families in Greece, Syria, Ethiopia, and right here at home in the US. Pan-Orthodox Vespers will begin at 6:00pm, followed by a reception, dinner, and special IOCC presentation at 6:30pm. Join us! Tickets are $45. For registration and sponsorship information, visit iocc.org/minneapolis.
Church Fathers Speak: Put up joyfully with the person who grieves you and creates temptations. Pray for him or her every day. Always try to do good, to commend and to speak with love to him or her. Then God will work His miracle to resolve the situation. Then Christ will be glorified and the devil will be foiled. Force yourself especially to stop criticizing. Elder Ephraim of Arizona
Stelios Petrakis Trio is coming to The Cedar in Minneapolis on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 7:30pm. The trio (Stelios Petrakis, Efren Lopez, and Bijan Chemirani) performs Cretan music that blends cultural influences from Iran, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Spain, and France. https://www.thecedar.org/listing-2/2018/11/11/stelios-petrakis-trio-with-special-guest
Wisdom from the Fathers: The Lord does not show Himself to a proud soul. No matter how many books it reads, the proud soul will never know God, since pride prevents the grace of the Holy Spirit. God is only known to the humble soul. St. Silouan the Athonite (+1938)
Missing Anything? Please check the Lost & Found area near the coat rack in the lower level for items that have been left at church. Anything not claimed by November 15 will be donated.
IOCC Homefront Workshop on Saturday December 8th, 9am-12pm, at St. Mary Greek Orthodox Church. To help educate leaders about parish emergency, disaster preparedness and response. RSVP by Dec.3rd to julie@stmarysgoc.org. For more info, dchristopulos@iocc.org or 612-308-5407.
IOCC Emergency Kits: With the recent hurricanes, IOCC is encouraging everyone to take the time to create emergency supply kits, for both your family and your parish. To assemble your kit, store items in airtight plastic bags, and put them all in one or two easy-to-carry containers. Be sure to include enough food, water, and medical supplies to last for at least 72 hours. See checklist posted in social hall or www.iocc.org.
Stewardship 2018 please give generously now in the final quarter of the year to help meet our budget and support the ministries of our parish. Thank you for your generous support!
Welcome Visitors Thank you for joining with us in prayer and fellowship. The worship of the Orthodox Church is deeply rooted in and very similar to that of the early Christian Church. Unique sensory stimuli and mystery are elements that go back even to the liturgy of the Jewish temple. Everything in an Orthodox Christian church communicates the majestic presence of God the Holy Trinity with His Saints. It is literally heaven on earth. It is a sad consequence of the divisions in Christianity that we cannot extend a general invitation to receive Holy Communion. Visitors are invited to receive the blessed bread (antithoron) at the conclusion of the liturgy. We pray and work for the reconciliation and unity of all Christians. If you are interested in learning more about Orthodoxy, please contact Fr. Rick at fatherrick@stgeorgegoc.org. We are proud of our Greek heritage, but one does not have to be of Greek descent, nor speak Greek to be a Greek Orthodox Christian.
Note to Orthodox about Holy Communion: Receiving the Body and Blood of Christ is one of the most Holy experiences for a Christian in order to be granted the forgiveness of sins and everlasting life. We are never worthy to partake of Divine Nature. Yet, it is essential that we prepare ourselves for this sacred Communion by constant prayer, reading the Scriptures, regular fasting and periodic Confession. At a minimum, we should fast all morning before Communion, arrive at the beginning of Liturgy, and come for Confession at least once a year. In addition, we should not have separated ourselves from the Church through serious sin. Otherwise, please refrain from Communion to avoid “judgment…not discerning the Lord’s body” (1Cor. 11:29). Contact Fr. Rick for pastoral guidance.
Glad Tidings deadline: The 10th of each month. Glad Tidings email: gladtidings@stgeorgegoc.org Sunday Bulletin Deadline: Wednesday Noon each week. Email: office@stgeorgegoc.org