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Weekly Bulletin - St. George Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2021-04-04
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Calendar
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Announcements
Wisdom of the Fathers
In Other News
Metropolis of Chicago News
Ecumenical Patriarchate News
Archdiocese News
Saints and Feasts
Stewardship
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Weekly Bulletin - St. George Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (651) 222-6220
  • Street Address:

  • 1111 Summit Ave

  • St. Paul, MN 55105

Contact Information

Fr. Perry Kallis


frperry@stgeorgegoc.org
Administrative Assistant Julie Delton

office@stgeorgegoc.org
Bookstore Steve Arsenault


bookstore@stgeorgegoc.org
Newsletter- Glad Tidings Julie Delton

gladtidings@stgeorgegoc.org

Services Schedule

Welcome!

We hope that you will make this your spiritual home. Connect with us on our website, Facebook page, YouTube, or sign-up for our email list at www.lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/eBK0V6U/sgparishlist.

Worship Sunday Orthros 8:30 am & Divine Liturgy 9:30 am

Confession (by appointment frperry@stgeorgegoc.org)

Weekday Services (www.stgeorgegoc.org/calendar)

Streaming

www.youtube.com/StGeorgeGreekOrthodoxChurchofSaintPaulMN

www.facebook.com/stgeorgestpaul

Fellowship Hour Sunday following Divine Liturgy

Office Hours Tuesday - Friday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Our Mission St. George Greek Orthodox Church is a Christ-centered community that: inspires faith and worship, cultivates spiritual growth and fellowship, and encourages benevolence and outreach.

Our Vision Ascending together to the fullness of Life.

Past Bulletins


Calendar

  • Upcoming Events

    March 15 to April 11, 2021

    Monday, March 15

    +STRICT FAST GREAT LENT (through April 23)

    Sunday, April 4

    Sunday of the Holy Cross

    8:30AM ORTHROS

    9:30AM DIVINE LITURGY

    10:30AM Sunday School

    10:30AM Virtual Fellowship Hour

    Monday, April 5

    +ST. THEODORA

    4:30PM Loaves & Fishes

    6:00PM COMPLINE

    Tuesday, April 6

    7:00PM Philoptochos Meeting

    Wednesday, April 7

    1:30PM Daytime Bible Study

    5:30PM NINTH HOUR

    6:00PM PRESANCTIFIED LITURGY

    7:00PM Lenten Book Discussion

    Friday, April 9

    6:00PM SALUTATIONS

    7:00PM Lenten Lecture

    Sunday, April 11

    Sunday of St. John Climacus

    8:30AM ORTHROS

    9:30AM DIVINE LITURGY

    10:30AM Sunday School

    10:30AM Oratorical Festival

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Sunday of the Holy Cross
The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6

BRETHREN, since we have a high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. Because of this he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people. And one does not take the honor upon himself, but he is called by God, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, "Thou art my Son, today I have begotten thee"; as he says also in another place, "Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek."

Gospel Reading

Sunday of the Holy Cross
The Reading is from Mark 8:34-38; 9:1

The Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."

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Announcements

Salutations & Lenten Lecture on Friday, April 2

Click this link www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4ca5ad2babff2-salutations2 to attend Salutations tonight followed by the lecture. See insert for lecture topics. For those unable to attend in person: 

Sign-up for Divine Liturgy Sunday, April 4

Click this link www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CA5AD2BABFF2-divine46 to sign up for services on Sunday, April 4 at 8:30/9:30am.

Greeters: Yodahe Gamada & Paul Werger

Fellowship Hour: Thank you to Renee and Tim Zitzloff for hosting this Sunday. 

Virtual Fellowship Hour Sunday

To join the Zoom Fellowship Hour following Divine Liturgy, click here https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81446111980?pwd=RnVlU3NMSmltS1pHdWV4aktXRlROdz09. Meeting ID: 814 4611 1980, Passcode: 044606.

Spring Phyllo Dough Sale Pick Up

Thank you for supporting the Philoptochos fundraiser! Please stop by the Fellowship Hall on Sunday, April 4th to pick up your Phyllo Dough order.

Loaves and Fishes

Our next meal at Loaves and Fishes is Monday, April 5th. We will be wearing masks and distancing in order to prepare and distribute to-go-style meals. Please consider helping out - the time commitment is only 2 hours. Our volunteer number is limited to 7 - so sign up early here!  www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d49ada623a0fcc70-april

Lenten Food Drive March 15 - April 25

We are collecting shelf-stable foods to supply FOCUS MN's Second Helping Food Pantry. In particular, we would like to provide Mac N Cheese, Spam, Granola Bars, Applesauce/Fruit Cups, and Graham Crackers. The collection box is in the parking lot vestibule- Kali Sarakosti! (Good Lent!)

Presanctified Liturgy & Lenten Book Discussion on Wednesday, April 7

Click this link www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CA5AD2BABFF2-presanctified3 to attend the liturgy in person, followed by the book discussion this Wednesday, April 7.  See insert for reading assignments. For those unable to attend in person:  

Daytime Bible Study

The next daytime Bible Study will be held on Wednesday, April 7th at 1:30p.m. We will study the first martyr in the book of Acts chapter 6.8 through chapter 8.8. To join zoom meeting, click https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82141443556?pwd=T3l6TUVNczUrR3UyOEVVakorMzZNZz09. Meeting ID: 821 4144 3556, Passcode: 078652, or dial +1 312 626 6799. Questions, contact Kathy Ryan at kathy.aeiou@gmail.com

Salutations & Lenten Lecture on Friday, April 9

Click www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CA5AD2BABFF2-salutations3 to attend Salutations in person, followed by the Lenten lecture this Friday, April 9. See insert for lecture topics. For those unable to attend in person: 

Sympathies

to Kostas & Naomi Tsantir. Kosta's sister Christina recently passed away in Greece. May her memory be eternal!

Welcome!

Lyn Kato, Sho Kato, and Aiden Simon were chrismated on March 20, 2021. Godparents are Lerah McCullough, Bill Clemons and Dean Natto. May the Lord continue to bless your journey of faith!

New Office Hours

Beginning Tuesday, April 6, office hours will be Tuesday - Friday, 9 am-2 pm.

Lenten Meal Sign-up

Volunteers are still needed to host a 7pm Lenten meal on Wednesday, April 7. Please sign up in the fellowship hall or contact the office - office@stgeorgegoc.org. Hosts do not have to be present to sponsor a meal - drop-offs welcome! 

Pascha Flowers 2021

Donations for flowers to beautify the sanctuary and Kouvouklion (Epitaphion) during Holy Week & Pascha may be made in memory of a loved one(s). Please complete the form found in the Inserts Section or in the March-April Glad Tidings and submit it to the office by Sunday, April 25. Thank you!

Sign-up for Divine Liturgy April 11

Please sign up in advance by clicking https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4ca5ad2babff2-divine47 for services on Sunday, April 11 at 8:30/9:30am. Thank you!

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Wisdom of the Fathers

And see how He also makes His discourse unexceptionable: not saying at all, "whether you will, or no, you must suffer this," but how? "If any man will come after me."
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 55 on Matthew 16, 1. B#54, p.339., 4th Century

"I force not, I compel not, but each one I make lord of his own choice; wherefore also I say, 'If any man will.' For to good things do I call you, not to things evil, or burdensome; not to punishment and vengeance, that I should have to compel.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 55 on Matthew 16, 1. B#54, p.339., 4th Century

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In Other News

Twin Cities YAL Event April 8

Young adults ages 18-35 are invited to attend (in person at St. Mary’s GOC or online) a viewing and discussion of the documentary film “Ancient and Marvelous: The Life of Father Nicola Yanney” on Thursday, April 8 at 7pm. See insert for details. Email TwinCitiesyal@gmail.com with questions or to RSVP.

Pan-Orthodox Sunday Lenten Vespers

Let us come together to worship God and support each other in the Journey to Pascha! Vespers begin at 4pm. Attendance at host churches is limited. Live streaming links and in-person sign ups at www.meocca.org. Donate to support MEOCCA's work www.meocca.square.site.

April 4, Sunday of the Holy Cross: St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, West St Paul; April 11, Saint John Climacus: St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church, Minneapolis; April 18, Saint Mary of Egypt: Twelve Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church, Duluth; April 25, Palm Sunday – Bridegroom Matins: St. Herman’s Orthodox Church, Minneapolis.

St. Mary's Summer Camp Is Back!

St. Mary's Summer Camp will be held this year July 3-10 at Camp Courage near Maple Lake, MN. The move to a different site is due to maximum participant limitations at the Camp Wapo facilities for this summer only. We plan to return to Wapo in 2022. Appropriate safety protocols will be in place to ensure a safe, fun, and enriching experience for our youth. The start of registration will be delayed until May, after Pascha, this year. Please stay tuned for all the registration details that will be coming soon!

Spring Opportunities at National Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF)

  • Spiritual Wake-Up: During lent (Mar 16 - Apr 22), this community of prayer will meet virtually to learn together throughout the Lenten season. More details will be released on the website soon!
  • College Conference: Mark your calendars for May 28-31!
  • District Day: Instead of having a regional retreat, we’ll be having an in-person district day, hosted in Minneapolis. More details about this event will come later. For more information email minniowastudent@ocf.net

Metropolis Worship & Engagement Survey

As part of its strategic goals, the Metropolis of Chicago invites all the faithful (whether active or inactive in parish life) to complete a 10-minute survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SCMDBSQ before April 30. The purpose is for the Metropolis to understand and clarify how people of all ages define meaningful worship and engagement and hope to implement practices that will enhance our collective worship experience. All responses are anonymous. Thank you for your participation!

Sermons on YouTube Channel

Click the following link to view past sermons: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcYoNEUYiMji56SjSVlJpu3IN_zSJrvS_

Metropolis of Chicago Releases its First-Ever “Annual Impact Report” for 2020 

On March 22, 2021, the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago released its first-ever Annual Impact Report summarizing key actions and developments taken in 2020. The purpose of the report is to provide data and information related to the financial performance, ministry building, and community outreach of the Metropolis on an annual basis.
https://www.chicago.goarch.org/-/metropolis-of-chicago-releases-its-first-ever-annual-impact-report-for-2020

Support for those in Need

Please contact Fr. Perry or our Ladies Philoptochos if you or someone you know is in need (food, clothing, shelter, etc.). Our Ladies Philoptochos, Missions & Benevolence, Discretionary support, FOCUS MN, etc. are here to help.

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Archdiocese News

A Missionary Mindset: How International Missions Benefit the Local Parish

04/02/2021

Overseas missions is an experience that fulfills our calling as Christians, transforms individuals who participate and infects the local parish with a zeal for sharing the faith.Mission-minded parishes instill the importance of mission. Parishioners return from overseas missions forever changed. A missionary mindset can play a key role in revitalizing the faith of active Orthodox Christians and the entire parish.
https://www.goarch.org/-/missionary-mindset

Family Matters Podcast Fully Human: "A Mom and a Mission: St. Matrona the Wonderworker Miracles of God Ministries​"

03/30/2021

In the first episode of our newest podcast series, "Fully Human," Presvytera Melanie DiStefano speaks with Presvytera Elaine Stavropoulos regarding her daughter's Autism diagnosis, and the ministry to families with disabilities which blossomed forth as a result.
https://www.goarch.org/-/family-matters-pod

Live with the Louhs: Autism Awareness Month

03/27/2021

On this week's episode of "Live with the Louhs," a radio ministry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, hosts Fr. Nicholas and his wife, Dr. Roxanne, a Clinical Psychologist, discuss Autism Awareness Month, with guest Dr. Lisa Liberatore.
https://www.goarch.org/-/louts-autism
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Saints and Feasts

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April 04

Sunday of the Holy Cross

With the help of God, we have almost reached the middle of the course of the Fast, where our strength has been worn down through abstinence, and the full difficulty of the labour set before us becomes apparent. Therefore our holy Mother, the Church of Christ, now brings to our help the all-holy Cross, the joy of the world, the strength of the faithful, the staff of the just, and the hope of sinners, so that by venerating it reverently, we might receive strength and grace to complete the divine struggle of the Fast.

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April 04

Righteous Zosimas

Saint Zosimas was a monk from Palestine who lived in a monastery since his infancy. He became famous for his spiritual qualities, but searching for further illumination he went to a new monastery in the desert. The monks of this particular monastery left every year for the desert from the first week of Great Lent until Palm Sunday so as to live in complete isolation.

One year, Zosimas saw a shadowy figure in the distance and, chasing after it, discovered a female ascetic by the name of Mary (see April 1st and the 5th Sunday of Great Lent). Mary instructed Zosimas to meet her at the Jordan River on Holy Thursday of the following year to giver her Holy Communion. He did this and was again instructed by her to meet her yet again the next year during Great Lent. Zosimas entered the desert at the appointed time the following year and found the body of the blessed Mary lying dead near the place he first encountered her. A lion approached to dig a grave for Mary, and Zosimas recited the usual burial prayers. He returned to his monastery and spread the news about this blessed woman. Zosimas remained in that monastery until his death the age of 100.

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Stewardship

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Our 2021 Archdiocesan Stewardship theme comes from Paul's first epistle to the Corinthians, "…the greatest of these is love" (13:13). We are excited for 2021 and continuing the challenge of fulfilling our mission at St. George, especially through developing the gift of love.

As of April 1, 70 families have pledged a total of $127,250.

Please consider submitting a 2021 pledge card and becoming active in our 2021 program today! Pledge cards are available on the candle stand. Please contact the office to have one sent to you, or print one from a pdf by clicking here. Pledge cards can be filled out and emailed digitally to info@stgeorgegoc.org or mailed to the church office. We thank you for supporting the ministries of our parish!

Welcome Visitors!
Thank you for joining us in worship. Whether you are an Orthodox Christian or this is your first visit to an Orthodox Church, we are pleased to have you with us. Although Holy Communion is offered only to baptized and chrismated Orthodox Christians, all are invited to receive the Antidoron (blessed bread) at the end of the service. The Antidoron is reminiscent of the agape feast that followed worship in the early Church. One does not have to be of Greek descent, nor speak Greek, to be an Orthodox Christian and member of our parish. All people, of any background, are welcome to join the Orthodox Church. For those interested in learning more about the Christian Faith or becoming a member of our church, please contact Fr. Perry after services or at frperry@stgeorgegoc.org or (651) 222-6220. You may also sign our Guest Book with your preferred contact and we will follow up. Finally, we hope you will join us in our hall upstairs after service this morning for fellowship and refreshments.

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