Sunday Morning Orthros/Matins 8:15am, Divine Liturgy 9:30am; Saturday Great Vespers & Weekday Services (see Online Calendar, Sunday Bulletin & Newsletter); Confession (by appointment).
Lions vs. Vikings - Discussion & Get-Together Today
Join us after coffee hour for a discussion and get-together to watch the Detroit Lions beat the Minnesota Vikings. We will begin with a discussion on parenting and faith. Afterward, we will enjoy chicken wings and the game. $5 suggested donation, 17 & under free!
75th Anniversary Albums Available for Pick Up
The wait is over! The 75th Commemorative Album is now available for pick up. If you purchased a family page, your complimentary copy/copies will be available during fellowship in the social hall today, Oct. 20, and Oct. 27. If you cannot make it to church either of these days, stop by the church office during business hours to get your album(s). They will also be available in the bookstore for $20. Thank you for your patience!
Fresh Phyllo
Philoptochos will be taking orders for fresh phyllo following Liturgy today, Oct. 20, Oct. 27 and Nov. 3. The fresh phyllo will be available for pick up on Nov. 17. For questions please contact Lani Hattling at lanihattling@gmail.com or Anastasia at ssacacos@yahoo.com
Correction: Our Fall Parish Assembly Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, December 8, NOT Nov. 17 as stated on the gold insert in the most recent statement mailing.
Memory Eternal
Annoula H. Bahneman, aunt of Mr. Takis Taratsas, & mother of Mr. George Taratsas (Jennifer) passed away on Oct. 1, 2019. The wake for +Annoula will be held today from 4:30-7pm, with the Trisagion at 7:00pm at Willwerscheid. The Funeral Service will take place at 10:00am tomorrow, Oct. 21 at St. George. Interment to follow at Roselawn Cemetery. Makaria (mercy meal) to follow in the social hall.
Philoptochos Fall Brunch
Ladies of the St. George Philoptochos & their guests are invited to a Fall Welcome Brunch on Sat., Oct. 26 from 11:00am - 2:00pm in the social hall. We encourage you to bring a friend or two & join us. This event will be catered, & promises to be a tasty, interesting and fun event designed to get to know each other better & relax for a few hours! $20 per person. Proceeds to benefit FOCUS, and may be paid at the event or to Tina Sageotis or Peggy Kennedy. Please RSVP to Tina @ 952-210-8734 or to Peggy @ 651-269-4148.
Youth & Family Event on Sat., Oct. 26 at 5:30pm. Joanna Tzenis & Dean Natto invite youth & families to their neighborhood's "island beach club" for a "Fireside Chat" youth event. Burgers & beverages will be provided (we will need help grilling!) Please bring something to share. 1520 Arden Place, Arden Hills, MN 55112 on the shores of Lake Johanna; basketball, soccer, playground & bonfire pit. RSVP Joanna at 612.867.5588.
Next Game Night is Saturday, October 26, 7pm, here at St. George. The Orthodox Game League invites adults 18+ to learn a new game, play a classic, teach a game, and have fun! Flyer in social hall; contact Nikki Beauchamp 612.910.2943 for details.
Summit Avenue will be closed from the Cathedral of St. Paul to Mississippi River Blvd on Saturday, Oct 26 from 7:30am-10:00am for the Monster Dash Half Marathon 10 mile.
Next Daytime Bible Study will be held Wednesday November 6, 1:30pm at church. The passage to be studied is Matthew 3:13 - 4:17.All are welcome! Questions? Contact Kathy Ryan 651.292.9948 or Kathy.aeiou@gmail.com.
Pan-Orthodox Ladies Tea
Sat. Nov. 9 at 2:00pm, St. Mary’s OCA Cathedral, Parish Center. Vespers follow at 5:00pm. See posting in social hall for details, or contact Karen Schwebach at schh99@msn.com.
American Legion Hellenic Post 129 will celebrate 100 years on Sat., Nov. 9. This celebration is open to all (nonmilitary and the general public). See flyer on page 7 for details. Tickets are $20 (checks payable to American Legion Post 129); they can be picked up in the church office—for details please contact Dan Simon. No tickets will be sold at the door. An interesting program has been planned, dinner catered by Georgia Sander and music will make a festive evening. In addition there will be displays of memorabilia from our service families and a large display of the history of the Hellenic Post. Make plans to join us and buy your tickets today!
Summit Avenue Bridge Construction
Starting in mid to late October, Summit Avenue, between Hamline Ave and Lexington Ave, will be closed for bridge reconstruction. An exact start date will be posted on road signs; traffic will be detoured onto Grand Avenue. The bridge will reopen by October 1, 2020.
Interested in Hosting Social Hour?
If your family or group would like to host a Sunday Social Hour following Liturgy, please contact Rita Kanavati at ritakanavati@comcast.net or sign up at : https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4ca5ad2babff2-social. Please note that if you have signed up but are unable to host, you are responsible for finding your own replacement. Likewise, if the date you would like to host is already taken, you are responsible for contacting the assigned hosts to see if they are willing to reschedule. Please contact the office if you need assistance. Thank you for hosting!
Want to Dance? The Greek Dancers of Minnesota have started their new season and this is the best time for new members to join. Also welcome are musicians who play Greek folk instruments (eg. zournas, lyra, gaida, clarinet, violin, santouri, daouli). All ages can join (including adults); there is no membership fee and you do not need to be Greek or Greek Orthodox. Contact Angela Mortari at 651-730-1652 or at: www.greekdancersmn.com
Twin Cities IOCC Dinner: Thurs. Nov. 14 at St. Mary’s GOC in Minneapolis. 6:00pm Pan-Orthodox Vespers, 6:30pm Reception, Diner & Presentations. Learn how your support is helping families in Greece, Syria, Ethiopia and the US. Tickets $45 – RSVP online by Nov 1 at iocc.org/Minneapolis. Questions? Contact MaryKay Twito at mktwito@msn.com or 612.749.3969.
Saint Artemius lived during the years of Saint Constantine the Great, and was appointed by him to be Governor of Alexandria; later, he was honoured with the rank of patrician. During the reign of Julian the Apostate, in the year 361, Artemius appeared before the Emperor and censured him for his apostasy. For this, he endured many torments and was finally beheaded.
Saint Gerasimus was from the Peloponnesus, the son of Demetrius and Kale, of the family of Notaras. He was reared in piety by them and studied the Sacred writings. He left his country and went throughout various lands, and finally came to Cephalonia, where he restored a certain old church and built a convent around it, where it stands to this day at the place called Omala. He finished the course of his life there in asceticism in the year 1570. His sacred relics, which remain incorrupt, are kept there for the sanctification of the faithful.
6th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 9:6-11
Brethren, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work. As it is written, "He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever." He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resources and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for great generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.
6th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 8:26-39
At that time, as Jesus arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, there met him a man from the city who had demons; for a long time he had worn no clothes and he lived not in a house but among the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beseech you, do not torment me." For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him; he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters, but he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the desert.) Jesus then asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion"; for many demons had entered him. And they begged him not to command them to depart into the abyss. Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside; and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them leave. Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned. When the herdsmen saw what happened, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country. Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. And those who had seen it told them how he who had been possessed with demons was healed. Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear; so he got into the boat and returned. The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him; but he sent him away, saying, "Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you." And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.
Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Today, just four months after my arrival in the United States, and only five months from my election as your Archbishop, I can promise each of you that our beloved Archdiocese of America is back on course and headed to the safe harbor of stability, progress and growth. This is not to say that all the painful repercussions of the past are behind us.
NEW YORK - The Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America convened for their regular fall meeting, October 15-16, under the presidency of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and:
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Philoptochos now taking orders!
Saturday, November 9
Saturday, November 9