Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. First Mode. Psalm 32.22,1.
Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us.
Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.

The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16.

Brethren, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me.

Gospel Reading

10th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 17:14-23

At that time, a man came up to Jesus and kneeling before him said, "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him." And Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me." And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move hence to yonder place,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting." As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day."

Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the First Mode

Τού λίθου σφραγισθέντος υπό τών Ιουδαίων, καί στρατιωτών φυλλασόντων, τό άχραντόν Σου σώμα, ανέστης τριήμερος Σωτήρ, δωρούμενος τώ κόσμω τήν ζωήν. Διά τούτο αι Δυνάμεις τών ουρανών εβόων σοι Ζωοδότα· δόξα τή Αναστάσει σου Χριστέ, δόξα τή βασιλεία σου, δόξα τή οικονομία σου μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε.

Τu lithou sfragisthentos ipo ton Ioudeon, ke stratioton filasonton to ahranton sou soma, anesti triemeros Sotir, doroumenos ton kosmo tin zoin. Dia touto e dinamis ton ouranon evon si Zoodota, doxa ti Anastasi sou Hriste, doxa ti vasilia sou, doxa ti ikonomia sou mone Filanthrope.

The stone that had been sealed before Your tomb by the Jews and the soldiers guarding did watch o’er Your pure and sacred body O Savior the third day You arose, and unto all the world did You give life where by all the heavenly powers did proclaim that You are the giver of life. Glory unto our resurrected Christ. Glory unto Your Kingdom. Glory to Your dispensation O You alone who loves all.

Apolytikion for Forefeast of the Transfiguration in the Fourth Mode

O Faithful, prepare for the Transfiguration of Christ, / and joyously celebrate as we observe on this day / the Forefeast, and cry aloud: / Coming is the day of the divine exultation. / The Master is ascending the holy mountain of Tabor, / in order to shine with the beauty of His divinity.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Fourth Mode

On this day of Christ’s divine Transfiguration / human nature in advance splendidly shines with light divine, / and with great joy we all cry aloud, “Christ is transfigured in glory and saves us all.”

Saints and Feasts

August 05

10th Sunday of Matthew

August 05

Forefeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

August 05

Eusignius the Martyr of Antioch

This Martyr was from Antioch, and had been a soldier from the time of the reign of Constantius Chlorus (the father of Saint Constantine the Great) to that of Julian the Apostate. He censured Julian's ungodliness and reminded him that he was the nephew of Saint Constantine the Great, the first Christian Emperor. He reminded him further, that from his tender youth he had been nourished on the milk of piety and instructed in the Faith of Christ, had been a fellow student of Basil the Great and Gregory the Theologian, had been a reader of the Church of Nicomedia, and that he had set all these things at nought and become a transgressor of the promises made in his divine Baptism, and had offered to the idols the adoration that is due to God alone. Reminding the Apostate of all these things and reproving him, he was beheaded in the year 361, having lived altogether 110 years, and been a soldier for more than sixty.

August 05

Our Righteous Father Eugene of Aitola

Welcome

This Weeks Announcements

We extend greetings and a warm welcome to all visitors worshipping with us today. Please fill out a“visitor information card” located in the narthex and hand to one of the greeters. Following the Liturgy, please join us in our social hall for the coffee social.
Holy Communion in our Church is offered only to Orthodox Christians who have prepared themselves through the disciplines of our faith. Speak to Fr. Costas for further details.

We kindly ask everyone to Please silence cell phones and pagers while in Church

Today ~ TRISAGIA: for Ioannis Douvartzidis; for Kyriaki Douvartzidis; for Nikolaos and Georgia Asmis.
Today ~ 40-day churching for the son of Joseph and Stephanie Quinn and for the son of Nektarios and Courtney Avgerinos.
Today ~ a special tray will be passed again following the regular tray collection to benefit those who have suffered from the fires of Greece. Checks can be made payable to: St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church with Greece fires in the memo section. We thank those who contributed last week for your generosity as we do our part to offer assistance for those in need.
Monday ~ Holy Transfiguration; 8:30 a.m. Orthros; 9:30 a.m. Liturgy.
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday ~ 7:00 p.m. Paraklesis service.
Wednesday ~ 7:00 p.m. monthly Parish Council meeting.

Upcoming Events in Our Parish – Respond Early

Next Sunday ~ Epistle Reading, I Corinthians 9:3-12; Gospel, Matthew 18:23-35.
Next Sunday ~ MNYMOSINO: 2 years for Mary Collaros; TRISAGIA: for the Collaros and Catavolos families; 9 months for Effie Natsis.
Next Sunday ~ Backpack blessing for ALL students as they prepare to return to school. A special blessing will also be offered for college students.
August 13 ~ 7:00 p.m. Paraklesis service.
August 15 ~ Dormition of the Theotokos; 8:30 a.m. Orthros; 9:30 a.m. Liturgy followed by free will donation luncheon hosted by Philoptochos.
August 21 ~ 6:00 p.m. Family Ministry meeting.
August 22 ~ 6:00 p.m. GOYA basketball tournament planning meeting open to the entire community as we prepare to welcome up to 400 participants from within our Metropolis in January.
August 28 ~ 6:00 p.m. Stewardship meeting.
September 3 ~ Labor Day; office closed.
September 4 ~ 7:00 p.m. Home Committee meeting.
September 9 ~ Sunday School resumes following Holy Communion.
September 10 ~ 5:30 p.m. Greek School begins with Ayiasmo, Water Blessing, for all students/staff. Registration information available on our website. Payment must be received by the first day of class.
September 14 ~ Exaltation of the Holy Cross; 8:30 a.m. Orthros; 9:30 a.m. Liturgy.
September 15 ~ 10:00 a.m. Pet Blessing.
September 16 ~ Parish Fair following Liturgy. Come see the many programs offered by the various ministries of our parish.
September 16 ~ 3:00 p.m. Parish Youth Picnic at Richfield Woods on Broadview Road in Richfield.
September 22 ~ 4:30 p.m. Philoptochos fundraiser Men Who Cook. Register to become one of the Men who Cook and your tickets early.

Events in the Greater Cleveland Area and Beyond…

August 14 ~ 7:00 p.m. Great Vespers at Annunciation Clv. for the Falling Asleep of the Theotokos.
August 16 ~ Holy Trinity Canton Grecian Festival at the Canton Civic Center.
August 18 ~ 9:00 p.m. Holy Trinity Canton sponsors Basile Comedy Show at Canton Civic Center. Tickets $35 – contact Dino 330.412.5585, Larry 330.280.3701 or Bill 330.284.9586 for more info.
August 23 – 26 ~ Sts. Constantine and Helen Cathedral Mayfield Hts. Greek Fest.
August 24-25 ~ St. Innocent Orthodox Church is hosting a retreat with the V. Rev. Andrew Stephen Damick with the theme, “Orthodox Christian Engagement in our families, in our churches, and in our world” and will be offered in three talks – Friday, Aug 24 at 7 pm and Saturday, August 25 at 9 am. Free will offering will be accepted. For any questions contact Fr. Alessandro Margheritinoat: fatheralessandro@gmail.com, 419.699.8330
August 31 – September 3 ~ Annunciation Cathedral Columbus Greek Festival.
September 7 – 9 ~ St. Nicholas Lorain Greek Festival.
September 22 ~ 3:30 p.m. Vespers followed by the Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery 5^th Annual Dinner Banquet in Memory of Gerontissa Taxiarchia at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Pittsburgh. Tickets $100. RSVP to 724.352.3999 or 2018MonasteryBanquet.Eventbrite.com.
September 30 ~ 2:00 p.m. The Dr. John and Helen Collis Lecture series at the Cleveland Museum of Art presents the Cleveland Saint Luke: The Byzantine Artist as Creator, Bureaucrat, or Copyist by Dr. Antony Eastmond. FREE; reservations required – call 216.421.7350 or engage.clevelandart.org.