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Sunday Bulletin - St. George Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2022-06-05
Bulletin Contents
Calendar
Hymns of the Day
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Announcements
Wisdom of the Fathers
In Other News
Saints and Feasts
Archdiocese News
Stewardship
Bulletin Inserts
Hlyfthrs
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Sunday 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 https://tinyurl.com/yc3tp29w.

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

Confession (by appointment)

Weekday Services (www.stgeorgegoc.org/calendar)

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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

  • Parish Calendar

    June 5 to June 13, 2022

    Sunday, June 5

    Fathers of the 1st Council

    8:30AM ORTHROS

    9:30AM DIVINE LITURGY

    Monday, June 6

    4:30PM Loaves & Fishes (GOYA/Teen's Night)

    6:30PM Choir Practice

    Tuesday, June 7

    6:00PM Scholarship Committee Meeting

    Wednesday, June 8

    +FAST DAY

    Friday, June 10

    +FAST DAY

    Saturday, June 11

    Saturday of Souls

    +APOSTLE BARTHOLOMEW/NATHANIEL- Patriarch's Nameday

    8:30AM ORTHROS

    9:30AM DIVINE LITURGY

    10:30AM MEMORIAL

    Sunday, June 12

    +STS. ONOUPHRIOS & PETER OF ATHOS

    Holy Pentecost

    8:30AM ORTHROS

    9:30AM DIVINE LITURGY

    10:30AM KNEELING PRAYERS

    11:30AM Choir Practice

    Monday, June 13

    Monday of the Holy Spirit

  • Ministries Calendar

    June 6 to June 6, 2022

    Monday, June 6

    GOYA Service Night at Loaves & Fishes

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal 2nd Tone

The angelic powers appeared at your tomb, the soldiers guarding it became as dead men, and Mary stood at your grave seeking, seeking your most pure body. But you made hell a captive; you were untouched by its might. You came to the virgin and granted life. O Lord, who rose from the dead, glory to you.

Apolytikion for Holy Ascension in the 4th Tone

You ascended in glory, O Christ our God, having gladdened your disciples by your promise of the Holy Spirit. And your blessing confirmed their belief that you are indeed God's Son, the Redeemer of the world. Unending glory be yours, O Christ our God, for making our holy fathers radiant lights to all the world. Through them you led us to the true faith. Compassionate Savior, glory to you.

Apolytikion for Fathers of the 1st Council in the Plagal 4th Tone

You are greatly glorified, O Christ our God, who established our Fathers as luminaries upon the earth, and through them led us all to the true Faith. O Most compassionate, glory to You.

Apolytikion for St. George in the 4th Tone

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.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal 2nd Tone

When you had joined earth to heaven and fulfilled your plan of redemption, you ascended in glory, O Christ our God, while remaining in our midst. For you assured us who love you that no one can prevail against us since you yourself are with us.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Fathers of the 1st Council
The Reading is from Acts of the Apostles 20:16-18, 28-36

IN THOSE DAYS, Paul had decided to sail past Ephesos, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost. And from Miletos he sent to Ephesos and called to him the elders of the church. And when they came to him, he said to them: "Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God which he obtained with the blood of his own Son. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears. And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me. In all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, 'it is more blessed to give than to receive.' " And when he had spoken thus, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

Gospel Reading

Fathers of the 1st Council
The Reading is from John 17:1-13

At that time, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work which you gave me to do; and now, Father, you glorify me in your own presence with the glory which I had with you before the world was made.

"I have manifested your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world; yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you; for I have given them the words which you gave me, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you did send me. I am praying for them; I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are mine; all mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me; I have guarded them, and none of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves."

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Announcements

Greeters

Dean Natto, Paul Werger

Memorial

Thekla Katsibra (1 year)

Prosfora

Panorea Contolatis

Fellowship Hour

Thank you to Panorea & Thanasi Contolatis for hosting this Sunday.

Memory Eternal

It is with a heavy heart, but with hope in the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, that we share with you the passing of +Margie Koutsoukos, on May 26, 2022. The funeral was on May 31 at St. Mary’s GOC. +Margie is the mother of Elaine Koutsoukos. See Marie’s obituary: https://www.washburn-mcreavy.com/obituaries/Margie-Koutsoukos/ May her memory be eternal! May the Lord grant her rest where all the saints repose.

Inviting all Teenagers- June is Teen Loaves & Fishes Month!

Sign up to be part of the St. George All-Teen crew to serve at Loaves & Fishes on Monday, June 6 from 4:30-6:30 pm. You all will be serving meals to those in need as part of our Church’s service to others. Join in service with your friends! Our volunteer number is limited, so sign-up soon to reserve your spot and receive additional details. TEEN Loaves and Fishes  or https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d49ada623a0fcc70-teen1

Pitsavas Scholarship Essay Contest

Stay tuned for details about the topics and guidelines for this year's scholarship essay contest open to high school seniors and college undergraduates for the 2022-23 academic year.

Baptized into Christ

On May 15 Nikoleta Chouliaris, daughter of Efstathios & Joelle Chouliaris, was baptized and chrismated. Godparent is Nouna Athena Pitsavas. Congratulations to all!

Congratulations also to George Eliou & Gayra Ostgaard, whose daughter Margeaux was baptized and chrismated on May 28. Godparents are Stephanie & Dino Contolatis.

Upcoming Baptism

Dylan will be baptized on Saturday, June 11 at 11:30 am. All are welcome to attend.

Please sign up! Text Message Reminders for Youth & Family Events!

We have some AWESOME Youth & Family events coming up, and you don't want to miss out. Join our text message system Remind to stay up to date with all of our communications. Join by clicking https://www.remind.com/join/stgyandf

Volunteers Needed for the Greek Festival July 29 and 30

Please volunteer for the Greek Festival to make it a success! Working together helps us get to know each other, this important event is a key Church fundraiser, and you might learn some new skills. Volunteers are needed before, during, and after the festival. All kinds of skills are needed, not just food prep. Sign up in the fellowship hall after Liturgy, or use the SignUp Genius website at the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CA5AD2BABFF2-2022. If you have questions, call the Church office, ask any of the festival committee members, email the volunteer coordinator, Yodahe Gamada at yodahegamada@gmail.com, or visit the SignUp Genius website.  

Saint George Subsidies for Summer Camp

Thanks to a generous donation from the Nickitas family, our church is subsidizing 50% of camp for ALL Saint George Youth! Additional financial aid is available, please email frperry@stgeorgegoc.org if you require additional financial support. If you have already paid, please email your receipt to office@stgeorgegoc.org and we will reimburse you.

Scholarships for Graduating Seniors

Visit http://www.thefaithendowment.org/scholarships/ to learn about scholarships available to Orthodox high school seniors enrolling in a 4-year accredited US university in fall 2022. The deadline for application is June 20, 2022.

Vacation Church School at St. Mary’s GOC

Children aged 4-entering 6th grade are invited to participate in VCS June 13-17, 2022, from 8:45 am-12 pm at St. Mary’s GOC in Minneapolis. See flyer: June 2022 Vacation Church School; register here: www.tinyurl.com/stmarysVCS2022

Register for Lighthouse: A Camp for 12th Grade Graduates 

The Metropolis of Chicago has announced registration for Lighthouse: a camp for graduated High School Seniors. Lighthouse aims to prepare campers for the social, emotional, practical, and spiritual challenges they will encounter in the college experience and beyond. The first Lighthouse camp will run from June 25 – July 2 at Carroll University. For more information and to register: https://chicago.goarch.org/lighthouse/

Defibrillator

We are interested in purchasing a defibrillator to have at church. If your family has a memorial fund at church and/or would like to contribute in memory of a loved one, or are generally interested in donating toward this cause, please see Lani Hattling, Dean Natto, or Fr. Perry.

Lay Leadership Podcast Series

The Metropolis of Chicago is proud to announce a new and innovative podcast series entitled "Call to Lead: An Orthodox Christian Perspective," designed by the Metropolis' Lay Leadership Strategic Plan Goal Team to provide leadership training to parish council members and lay leaders at our parishes. The six-episode program is mandatory for Parish Council members and ministry leaders and is available on the Metropolis website at https://chicago.goarch.org/called-to-lead/.

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Wisdom of the Fathers

For there is One God, and One Mediator between God and Man, the Man Christ Jesus. For He still pleads even now as Man for my salvation; ...
St. Gregory the Theologian
4th Theological Oration, 4th Century

... for He continues to wear the Body which He assumed, until He make me God by the power of His Incarnation; although He is no longer known after the flesh -- I mean, the passions of the flesh, the same, except sin, as ours.
St. Gregory the Theologian
4th Theological Oration, 4th Century

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In Other News

Summer Opportunity at FOCUS Minnesota

FOCUS Minnesota is looking for a summer intern to work one morning a week, specifically on food outreach  programs. This is a great opportunity to learn non profit programming,  issues and challenges around food scarcity, and how we respond to this in our community. The right person will have competency in writing clearly, communicate well on the phone and in person to do community outreach, promote our food programs, connect with our partners, work in our Food Shelf, and oversee our home delivery service for the summer. It’s a good opportunity to make a difference and we need someone who can commit to 8 weeks at FOCUS House from June through August. Please contact Vera Proctor for more information vproctor@focusna.org.

Ordination of Luke Randy Twito to the Holy Diaconate

By the Grace of God and through the Laying on of Hands by His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago, the Servant of God Luke Randy Twito will be ordained into the Holy Diaconate on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Saint Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church, 3450 Irving Avenue South, Minneapolis:  Orthros – 8:30 a.m. Hierarchical Divine Liturgy – 10:00 a.m. Luncheon in the Great Hall to follow. Your presence and prayers are requested. Please RSVP prior to Friday, June 10, to: david@stmarysgoc.org or call, 612.825.9595 The Ordination Service will be live-streamed on St. Mary’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCatcmfRmuEpVwxJB9wmg4xQ

Summer Church Visits

Traveling this summer? Please send in (gladtidings@stgeorgegoc.org) photos of you/your family in front of/at the Orthodox Churches that you visit! Please include in your submission the name of the church and the city/state/country. Photos submitted by August 10 will be published in the Sept-October Glad Tidings.

Register for the National YAL Conference

Registration is officially open for the National YAL Conference in New York City this June 30-July 4, 2022. We can’t wait to see you all in the big apple for YAL’s NYC Homecoming. The first 100 people to buy tickets get them at an early price. Just follow this link: https://www.clergylaity.org/yalconference

Orthodox Daily Prayer App

Faithtree Resources, an Orthodox non-profit, is introducing a free daily Orthodox prayer app for your phone. Download it and give it a try…then share it with everyone you know. What could be better than praying for our world?  Praying together with 1000’s of other Orthodox Christians!  Download app for Androids: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.faithtree&mc_cid=4590ed1f4b&mc_eid=feb26ca396 Download app for Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-encounter/id1596789782?mc_cid=4590ed1f4b&mc_eid=feb26ca396

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.

Greek Festival Lawn Signs 

If you have lawn signs from previous festivals in your house or garage, please return them to the fellowship hall at church; thank you!

Save the Date – September 18

Please support the Lyn Olson Medical Crisis Program by attending their annual gala on September 18, 2022, from 3:30-6pm at the Korluka Equestrian Farm in Stillwater, MN. Enjoy great food, horses, yard games, silent auction, music and more.

Ancient Faith Women’s Retreat - November 10-13

This retreat will take place in Bolivar, PA. For more information and to register: https://store.ancientfaith.com/2022-afwr/

Save the Date: Orthodox Connect Conference Sept 29-Oct 1, 2023

Orthodox Connect Conference, September 29 – October 1, 2023, https://www.connectorthodox.org

Many of you will be interested to know about the Orthodox Connect Conference 2023, which is taking place here in the Twin Cities NEXT YEAR. The dates will be September 29th through October 1st 2023.

Orthodox Connect is a young adult initiative to bring together Orthodox Christian young adults and emerging leaders from all across the continent. Orthodox Connect was founded in Atlanta, Georgia, and is separate from the Young Adult League, Young Adult Ministries, etc. … Fr. Paul Lundberg, a priest of the Atlanta Metropolis of the Greek Archdiocese, is the coordinator and planner for Orthodox Connect. Our own Jamie Zaine and Deanna Kolas are helping him to plan the event and they have provided more information for you in the email and URL linked below. Please address any specific questions you might have to them directly at Jamie Zaine or Deanna Kolas.

Announcing 2022 Roselawn Program Prices

Advance planning can give you and your family peace of mind and is also cost-effective. Annual cost increases are typically at least 2% and have risen over 27% since 2013. The St. George Roselawn Cemetery Program continues to offer lots at Roselawn in Roseville for a 15% discount off list prices. All revenue from lots supports our church and its ministries. These lots are in the St. George section, adjacent to the “Greek” section, and easily identifiable by the monument/altar table. Contact the church office for more information.

2022 Discounted Prices for Parishioners:

$6,715 = Monument Lot (2 Graves)

$4,670 = Flat Lot (2 Graves)

$2,995 = Flat Lot (1 Grave, Limited Availability)

(These prices reflect a 15% off Roselawn Retail Price)

This continues to be one of those great opportunities where you can support the church, save some money and create a legacy for your family all at the same time. Lots for both monument and marker stones are still available. Please follow Roselawn regulations for the care and beautification of your lots.

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Saints and Feasts

Hlyfthrs
June 05

Fathers of the 1st Council

The heresiarch Arius was a Libyan by race and a protopresbyter of the Church of Alexandria. In 315, he began to blaspheme against the Son and Word of God, saying that He is not true God, consubstantial with the Father, but is rather a work and creation, alien to the essence and glory of the Father, and that there was a time when He was not. This frightful blasphemy shook the faithful of Alexandria. Alexander, his Archbishop, after trying in vain to correct him through admonitions, cut him off from communion and finally in a local council deposed him in the year 321. Yet neither did the blasphemer wish to be corrected, nor did he cease sowing the deadly tares of his heretical teachings; but writing to the bishops of other cities, Arius and his followers requested that his doctrine be examined, and if it were unsound, that the correct teaching be declared to him. By this means, his heresy became universally known and won many supporters, so that the whole Church was soon in an uproar.

Therefore, moved by divine zeal, the first Christian Sovereign, Saint Constantine the Great, the equal to the Apostles, summoned the renowned First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea, a city of Bithynia. It was there that the shepherds and teachers of the Church of Christ gathered from all regions in the year 325. All of them, with one mouth and one voice, declared that the Son and Word of God is one in essence with the Father, true God of true God, and they composed the holy Symbol of Faith up to the seventh article (since the remainder, beginning with "And in the Holy Spirit," was completed by the Second Ecumenical Council). Thus they anathematized the impious Arius of evil belief and those of like mind with him, and cut them off as rotten members from the whole body of the faithful.

Therefore, recognizing the divine Fathers as heralds of the Faith after the divine Apostles, the Church of Christ has appointed this present Sunday for their annual commemoration, in thanksgiving and unto the glory of God, unto their praise and honour, and unto the strengthening of the true Faith.

Allsaint
June 05

The Holy Hieromartyr Dorotheus, Bishop of Tyre

Saint Dorotheus became Bishop of Tyre in Phoenicia about the end of the third century. During the persecution of Diocletian and Maximian, about the year 303, he fled to Odyssopolis in Thrace to preserve his life, and after the death of the tyrants he returned to Tyre. He lived until the reign of Julian the Apostate (361-363), from whose persecution he again fled to Odyssopolis (or, according to Theophylact of Bulgaria, Edessa), but was found by Julian's men and slain in great torments, at the age of 107, in 361. He was very learned, and has left behind writings in both Latin and Greek relating the lives of the holy Prophets, Apostles, and other Saints.

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Archdiocese News

New Books Available on Orthodox Marketplace

06/02/2022

Three new valuable guides for the Orthodox faithful are now available on Orthodox Marketplace.
https://www.goarch.org/-/orthodox-marketplace-new-books-2022
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Stewardship

Social-our-spiritual-home-landscape

Our 2022 theme is, "…Our Church Our Spiritual Home." In the words of Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos, "...in the Church we live eternal life starting from now. We do not simply await the life to come, but we experience and enjoy it from the present. The Kingdom of God, according to the Fathers, is not life beyond the grave but communion with God...“

2022 Stewardship Goal

Stewardship Goal

$104,597 of $260,000 (through April)

 

 

Pledges Received

As of May 26, 98 families have pledged a total of $164,933.

Make Your Stewardship Pledge Online

Thank you for your continued support! Make your 2022 pledge by visiting https://forms.gle/NjsemfkEqFihqn4F7. Please make sure to note any updates to your contact information as we prepare to publish our new pictorial directory. Please make special note of any information you would like unlisted/omitted from the directory.

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 and fellowship hour are 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.

We hope you will join us in our hall upstairs after service this morning for fellowship and refreshments.

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