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Worship Sunday Orthros 8:30 am & Divine Liturgy 9:30 am
Confession (by appointment)
Weekday Services (www.stgeorgegoc.org/calendar)
Streaming
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.
+DORMITION OF ST. ANNA
8:30AM ORTHROS
9:30AM DIVINE LITURGY
10:30AM Special Parish Assembly Meeting
+STS. PARASKEVE & HERMOLAOS
+ST. PANTELIEMON
+FAST DAY
6:30PM PARAKLESIS
7:30PM Book Discussion
+FAST DAY
9:30AM Divine Liturgy in Eau Claire, WI
+DORMITION FAST
+PROCESSION OF HOLY CROSS; 7 MACCABEAN CHILDREN
8:30AM ORTHROS
9:30AM DIVINE LITURGY
As the deliverer of captives, and the protector of the poor, a physician of the sick, the defender of kings, O Great Martyr Saint George Victorious; intercede to Christ our God, to save our souls.
Dormition of St. Anna, mother of the Theotokos
The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:22-27
Brethren, Abraham had two sons, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. For it is written, "Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and shout, you who are not in travail; for the children of the desolate one are many more than the children of her that is married."
5th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 8:28-34; 9:1
At that time, when Jesus came to the country of the Gergesenes, two demoniacs met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one would pass that way. And behold, they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?" Now a herd of many swine was feeding at some distance from them. And the demons begged him, "If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine." And he said to them, "Go." So they came out and went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and perished in the waters. The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, and what had happened to the demoniacs. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their neighborhood. And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city.
Greeters: Jon Kennedy & Paul Werger
Prosfora: Paul & Elise Werger
Fellowship Hour: Thank you to Lazaros & Anna Christoforides for hosting this Sunday.
Sunday, July 25, 2021, immediately following Divine Liturgy in the hall and on Zoom.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84502584927?pwd=bXFvWjgrM0tRMS9TYlhLemIxdllOQT09
We ask you to join us again to decide on the Lighting Project. We want to emphasize that this will be an efficient meeting. Dean Natto will summarize his presentation from the prior meeting and make time for questions and feedback.
*If we do not reach quorum on Sunday, July 25, a second assembly will be automatically called on Sunday, August 1, immediately following Divine Liturgy and email communications will be issued via our parish email list as to whether the August 1 meeting will convene. Please visit the Parish website (https://www.stgeorgegoc.org/media/media/ or https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/eBK0V6U/sgparishlist) to sign up for our parish email list.
Today we celebrate Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM), the national prison ministry of the Orthodox Church. Volunteers from many parishes correspond with prisoners across the county as well as providing Bibles, icons, and catechism classes for them. Contact Eleni Hoffhines at 651.402.1287 or eleni42@q.com or visit https://theocpm.org/ to learn more. See insert.
Zoe and baby Nikoletta Chouliaris on Sunday, July 18, 2021.
Our next meal at Loaves and Fishes is Monday, August 2nd. We will be wearing masks and social distancing (indoors) in order to prepare and distribute to-go-style meals (outdoors). Please consider helping out. The time commitment is only 2 hours - 4:30-6:30. Our volunteer number is limited to 7 - so sign up early (and receive more information)! Click here - August Meal Sign-Up.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D49ADA623A0FCC70-august
Join us on Wednesday at 7:30 pm following Paraklesis (6:30 pm) for week 3 (of 4) of our summer book discussion. We are reading Everywhere Present by Fr. Stephen Freeman. Contact Stephen and Minda in the bookstore if you would like a copy. Please bring a snack to pass (fruit, chips, crackers, veggies, etc.). Week 3: Chapters 6-8, Week 4: Chapters 9-11.
Zoom link for July 28: https://tinyurl.com/2tn5nprf Or dial +1 312 626 6799 Meeting ID: 856 5858 2024 Passcode: 076965
Click here to sign up to volunteer at the one-day St. George Summer Greek Festival! Join us on August 21 from 11:00 am - 8:00 pm for the one-day "Not so Big Greek Summer Festival!"
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4ca5ad2babff2-2021
Please return any lawn signs and/or aprons you may have at home from previous years, thank you! See the 2021 Festival flyer in the Inserts section.
Add some Greek baking to your summer schedule! Join our Festival bakers in making Greek sweets and pastries with a side of parea (camaraderie), on Wednesdays (not August 4) at 9:30 am. Contact Nanette Gomez for more details- nanettegomez1@gmail.com or 651-335-6132.
The Metropolis of San Francisco Stewardship Ministry invites you to join us for a special presentation by Rev. Father John Kocolas (Nativity of Christ – Novato, CA), and Thomaida Hudanish (Metropolis Director of Missions and Evangelism) where they will share strategies and ideas for “Fostering Community Outreach and Evangelism”.
Are you ready for the Mustard Seed Fund's #MSFSummerChallenge?
Over 60% of young people fall away from the Church as they grow into young adults...
Yet “Effective Christian Ministry” has helped hundreds of clergy and lay ministry workers make a positive difference in their parish ministries.
Sunday July 25, 2021 is Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday in all US Orthodox Parishes.
When we speak of our rebuilt Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at Ground Zero as a National Shrine, we mean more than an institution only of, and only for, our national Archdiocese of America.
His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael is asking you to prayerfully consider volunteering your time and talent as a member of the Archdiocesan Council, the Metropolis Council, or the Metropolis Audit Committee.
At the October 7-12 Metropolis of Chicago Clergy-Laity Assembly elections for open positions on the Archdiocesan Council, the Metropolis Council, and the Metropolis Audit Committee will occur. In order to be nominated for any of these committees, please send your request to Fr. Perry - frperry@stgeorgegoc.org no later than noon on August 1st. If you meet the required qualifications, you will then be asked to complete the application and submit your nomination letter from our parish. Click here for the Metropolis application portal and materials. If nominated, your application is due via the Metropolis application portal no later than 5:00 pm on August 13th. For more on procedures and committee member expectations click here.
https://www.chicago.goarch.org/clergy-laity-nominations
Our Metropolis Clergy-Laity Conference is scheduled to take place in St. Louis, Missouri, October 7-10. The Metropolis and the Clergy-Laity Assembly host parishes invite you to consider sponsorship opportunities for the Clergy-Laity Assembly. Please see the flyer in the Inserts section.
Click the following link to view past sermons: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcYoNEUYiMji56SjSVlJpu3IN_zSJrvS_. Please share!
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.
Time to dust off the dancing shoes! The Greek Dancers of Minnesota are resuming practice on Sundays from 7-8 pm at St. George GOC in the hall. New this year: a youth division will be coached by Marisa Mortari. New members welcome! For more info, please contact Marisa or Angela Mortari at 651-730-1652.
According to tradition, Anna, the ancestor of God, lived for sixty-nine years, and her spouse Joachim, for eighty; according to one account, Saint Joachim died two years before Saint Anna. The Theotokos had been orphaned of both her parents already when she was eleven years of age, when she was living in the Temple (see Sept. 8 and Nov. 21). Saint Anna is invoked for conceiving children, and for help in difficult childbirth.
Our 2021 Archdiocesan theme comes from Paul's first epistle to the Corinthians, "…the greatest of these is love" (13:13). May we continue to fulfill our mission at St. George, especially through developing the gift of love.
Click here to submit your 2021 Stewardship Pledge Form. https://forms.gle/fykFQyeTLsca7yGf7
$127,197 of $250,000 (through June)
101 Pledges Received
As of June 23, 101 families have pledged $153,654 for the 2021 stewardship year.
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!
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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