Calendar

Parish Calendar

September 18 to September 26, 2022

Sunday, September 18

Sunday after Holy Cross

8:30AM ORTHROS

9:30AM DIVINE LITURGY

10:30AM Sunday School Classes Begin - Blessing for the New School Year

10:30AM Procession of the Cross

12:00PM Parish Picnic

Monday, September 19

6:30PM Parish Council Meeting

Tuesday, September 20

+ST. EUSTATHIOS

7:00PM Catechism - Mankind: Creation, the Fall, Messiah

7:00PM Engaging Orthodoxy - Advanced Catechism Course

Wednesday, September 21

+FAST DAY

1:30PM Online Daytime Bible Study (via Zoom only)

Friday, September 23

+CONCEPTION OF FORERUNNER

+FAST DAY

Saturday, September 24

+MARTYRS ST. THEKLA & ST. JUVENAL OF ALASKA

9:30AM Divine Liturgy in Eau Claire, WI

Sunday, September 25

+ST. EUPHROSYNE

1st Sunday of Luke

8:30AM ORTHROS

9:30AM DIVINE LITURGY

10:30AM Sunday School

Monday, September 26

+DORMITION OF ST. JOHN THEOLOGIAN

Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal 1st Tone

To the Word, coeternal with the Father and the Spirit, born of the Virgin for our salvation, let us, the faithful, give praise and worship. For he willed to be lifted up on the cross in the flesh, to endure death and raise the dead by his glorious resurrection.

Apolytikion for Afterfeast of the Holy Cross in the 1st Tone

Save, O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance. Give vict'ry to those who battle evil and protect us all by your holy cross.

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 4th Tone

Bestow your mercies on the people called by your name, Christ God, who freely let yourself be raised on the cross. To all who battle evil give joy in your pow'r, by gracing them with vict'ry over ev'ry foe. For having you as their ally, they possess a weapon of peace, an invincible trophy of vict'ry.

Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Sunday after Holy Cross
The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 2:16-20

Brethren, knowing that a man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of the law, because by works of the law shall no one be justified. But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we ourselves were found to be sinners, is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not! But if I build up again those things which I tore down, then I prove myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law, that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Gospel Reading

Sunday after 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."

Announcements

Greeters

Yodahe Gamada, Alexis Bighley

Prosfora

Paul Werger

Fellowship Hour

Parish Picnic at Jordan Ranch

First Day of Sunday School Today!

Join us today, Sunday, September 18, for the first day of Sunday School! Thank you to all of our volunteers who make our Sunday School possible! Classes begin immediately following Holy Communion. Younger grades meet for approx. 30 minutes and older grades approx. 1 hour. Sunday School teachers and students, please approach to receive Holy Communion first so that you can begin classes promptly.

The classes are as follows:

Pre-K & Kindergarten - Mrs. Kristen Lyrek & Mrs. Sophia Pachito

1st-2nd - Mrs. Dina Kontinakis-Negron & Mrs. Niki Kontinakis-Youso

3-6th - Mr. Stephen Kanavati & Mr. Stelios Mitos

7-9th - Mrs. Anastasia Mastrogiorgis

10-12th - Mrs. Vicky Paraschou & Mr. Steve Ryan

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing” John 15:5. Our Sunday School nurtures us in the faith to help us abide in Christ and equips us to bear good fruit in the world!

Church Picnic Today

The annual church picnic will be held at the Jordan Family home in Inver Grove Heights, today (Sunday, September 18), depart for picnic following Sunday School! Please bring a lawn chair! Please contact Lisa Jordan with questions at (651) 470-6705 or lisa@jordandrillingsolutions.com.

10959 Akron Ave., Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077

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 +Mary Faches on September 09, 2022. +Mary is the mother of Andrea Faches. https://www.stewartbaxter.com/obituaries/Mary-Faches?obId=25866200#/celebrationWall

May her memory be eternal! May the Lord grant her rest where all the saints repose.

40-Day Blessing!

Maria & baby Oliver George Zuharenec on Sunday, September 11.

Greek School

The St. George Greek School program is proud to announce the return of the OXI Day Celebration Program, which will showcase youth reciting poems, dance, songs, and other projects honoring the history of “thn 28 Octovriou” on Sunday, October 30, 2022. We invite St. George youth of all ages to participate in this 6-part series of practices to prepare for the program. Practices will begin on September 25, 2022 at 11:45am at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, and will continue each Sunday until the Program. Please come and tell friends. ALL are welcome in Greek School. -Joanna Tzenis, Greek School Director

Engaging Orthodoxy - An Advanced Catechism Course

This course will offer a pragmatic engagement of the Orthodox Christian tradition to help the students deepen both their understanding and their practice of the faith. Completion of the MEOCCA Introduction to Orthodox Christianity Course is a prerequisite for enrollment in the advanced course. The course will be 6 sessions scheduled every other week on Tuesdays, 7-9 pm, starting September 20. Classes will address topics such as scriptures, liturgy, feasts, prayer, iconography, and saints. Register here no later than 2pm September 20: https://forms.gle/PprBks8ZYZvcSJWt5. For more information, please contact our Assistant Coordinator, Dr. Ann Woods, at ann@stgeorgegoc.org or (651) 222-6220.

Loaves & Fishes

Only two meals left in 2022, please come out to help. St. George is serving our bi-monthly meal on Monday, October 3 at St. Matthews on Hall Avenue. The time commitment is only a bit over 2 hours- 4:30-6:45/7:00. Please sign up here to help out.

OCF Outreach

Parents and college students: if you know any students attending the University of St. Thomas or the University of St. Catherine in St. Paul who would be interested in joining an OCF (Orthodox Christian Fellowship), please send their contact information to niko@stgeorgegoc.org. We will be contacting the students later this summer.

Coffee Hour

Coffee Hour hosts are needed for upcoming Sundays. Please contact Elise Werger EDWerger@aol.com or 612-867-8047 if you can help.

Prayers in the Holy Altar

Please submit the names (first names only) of those you would like to pray for in the Holy Altar during Liturgy. Prayer cards are available at the candle stand.

September-October 2022 Glad Tidings

To view the most recent issue of our bi-monthly newsletter: https://www.stgeorgegoc.org/assets/GladTidings/GladTidings-2022-SeptOct.pdf

First Ever Youth Talent Show - October 15th!

All are invited to the first-ever Youth Talent Show at Saint George on Saturday, October 15 at 5:30pm! Sign up your children to show off their musical skills, singing, acrobatic feats .. and more! As a guide, please plan for each performance to be roughly 3-7 minutes. In the comment section, please provide an explanation of the talent performance. Sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CA5AD2BABFF2-youth. Please email niko@stgeorgegoc.org with specific set-up requirements.

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

Wisdom of the Fathers

The key to knowledge is the humility of Christ. The door of the Kingdom of Heaven is open, not to those who only know in their learned minds the mysteries of faith and the commandments of their Creator, but to those who have progressed far enough to live by them.

St. Bede the Venerable

Unknown, 8th century

To deny oneself means to give up one's bad habits; to root out of the heart all that ties us to the world; not to cherish bad thoughts and desires; to suppress every evil thought; to avoid occasions of sin; not to desire or to do anything out of self-love, but to do everything out of love for God. To deny oneself, according to St. Paul means "to be dead to sin. . . but alive to God."

St. Innocent of Alaska

The Lenten Spring, SVS Press, p. 147, 19th Century

In Other News

St. Mary's Romanian Festival September 17

Delicious Romanian food, baked goods and music will be available to enjoy on-site Saturday, September 17 at St. Mary Romanian Orthodox Church, 854 Woodbridge St, Saint Paul, from 12-8 pm. See Flyer.

YAL Vespers & Dinner, Saturday, September 17

5:00pm Vespers at St. George Antiochian Church, 1250 Oakdale Ave, West St Paul 55118. Dinner to follow (not provided by YAL) at Port Of Beirut, 1385 S Robert St, West St. Paul, 55118. Please RSVP at this link: https://linktr.ee/twincitiesyal. Hope to see you there!

Connect with us! Facebook and Instagram. If you have any questions, comments, or event ideas, please email twincitiesyal@gmail.com. Twin Cities Young Adult League is for 18 to 35 year-olds, married or single.

LOMCP Annual Gala September 18

Support the Lyn Olson Medical Crisis Program by attending the Spanish Horse Show at the Gala on the Farm at the Korluka Equestrian Farm in Stillwater, MN on September 18, 3-6pm. Tickets are on sale now at lomcp.com: $30 adults; accompanying children under 18 free. Help us raise grants for families and individuals facing financial hardship due to a medical crisis. See flyer in Inserts section.

About LOMCP

The mission of the Lyn Olson Medical Crisis Program is to help pay medical bills, overdue mortgage/rent, and utility bills due to loss of income as a result of a medical crisis. We still have more grants to give this year. Do you or someone you know need financial assistance due to a medical crisis? Go to https://www.lomcp.com/ to learn the criteria for receiving a grant.

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.

Parking Restrictions on Summit Avenue

Please be aware that in mid-September a re-paving project on Summit Avenue between Lexington Parkway and Hamline Avenue may result in temporary road closures or parking restrictions.

Twin Cities Marathon October 2

Summit Avenue and other roads will be closed to traffic from 6:15 am -1:30 pm on October 2 for the Twin Cities Marathon. Please allow extra time for parking and driving to church.

OCAMPR Annual Conference November 3-5

The Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology, and Religion (OCAMPR) will hold its Annual Conference November 3-5 at Sts. Peter & Paul Greek Orthodox Church in Glenview, IL, with the theme, “Living Liturgy in Practice: Orthodox Care in a Rapidly Changing World."

The Conference will offer an opportunity for Orthodox Christian healthcare professionals, psychologists, therapists, chaplains, theologians, clergy and allied professionals to discuss how the Church's healing traditions interface with contemporary theories and practices of care. For tickets and more info, visit http://ocampr.org/2022-ocampr-conference/

OCAMPR, a Pan-Orthodox affiliated ministry of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, exists to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and promote Christian fellowship among healing professionals in medicine, psychology, and religion. Members pursue an understanding of the whole person, which integrates the basic assumptions of medicine, psychology, and religion within the Orthodox Christian faith in educating and serving the Church and community.

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/

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 support 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)

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 care and beautification of your lots.

Family Camp 2022

October 7-9 - PRAYER!

With a focus on understanding and improving our prayer life, Family Camp looks to be a wonderful weekend for our Minnesota Orthodox Family. It is a fabulous time to unplug from the world and enjoy nature. Activities are designed for kids aged 4 and older but you don’t need to bring a family! Everyone is welcome. Check out the website for more information about our speakers, Fr. Andrew Jaye and David Benson, a sample schedule and answers to many of your questions. https://stmaryscamp.com/family-camp/. Registration ends Monday, Sept 19.

Hope to see you there!

Saints and Feasts

September 18

Sunday after Holy Cross

September 18

Eumenius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Gortynia

This Saint took up the monastic life from his youth, and later became Bishop of Gortynia in Crete. He travelled to Rome, and to Thebes in Upper Egypt, where through his prayers he ended a drought; there also, after working many miracles, he reposed in deep old age. His holy relics were returned to Gortynia and buried at the place called Raxos.

Stewardship

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

$132,480 of $260,000 (through July)

Pledges Received

As of August 26, 103 families have pledged a total of $169,983.

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.

Please Note

St. George GOC broadcasts its worship services live on the internet. Your presence in the church is subject to audio and video recording.

Bulletin Inserts

Children's Bulletin for Sunday, September 18

General Information

Contact Information

Services Schedule

Welcome!

Past Bulletins