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St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2020-01-05
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Gospel and Epistle Readings
Saints and Feasts
Hymns of the Day
Welcome
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St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (440) 237-8998
  • Street Address:

  • 4548 Wallings Road

  • North Royalton, OH 44133-3121

Contact Information

Proistamenos Fr Costas P Keares


frcostas@stpaulgoc.org | 440-237-8998
Secretary / Bookkeeper Elaine Nackowiz

messenger@stpaulgoc.org | 440-237-8998

Services Schedule

WEEKDAY SERVICES

   8:30 AM   Orthros
   9:30 AM   Liturgy

 

SUNDAY SERVICES

   8:15 AM   Orthros
   9:30 AM   Liturgy

Sunday School begins immediately following Holy Communion September through May

Past Bulletins


Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Second Mode. Psalm 27.9,1.
O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance.
Verse: To you, O Lord, I have cried, O my God.

The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 4:5-8.

TIMOTHY, my son, always be steady, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil your ministry.

For I am already on the point of being sacrificed; the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.

Gospel Reading

Sunday before Epiphany
The Reading is from Mark 1:1-8

The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophets, 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way; the voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.' John was baptizing in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leather girdle around his waist, and ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

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Saints and Feasts

Allsaint
January 05

Righteous Syncletike of Alexandria

Saint Syncletike was from Alexandria in Egypt. She lived eighty-three years in virginity and asceticism, and became the leader and teacher of many nuns. What Saint Anthony the Great was to men, she became to women: a model of mortification of the flesh, of patience in afflictions, and of wise instruction; for this, she is known a "Amma," a title corresponding to "Abba." Towards the end of her long life, she was stricken with an exceedingly painful disease, which she endured with faith and magnanimity. She reposed in the middle of the fourth century. It is said of Saint Syncletike that she was the virgin who hid Saint Athanasius from the Arians for more than a year in the environs of Alexandria, and it is to Saint Athanasius that her life is ascribed (PG 18:1488-1557).

Allsaint
January 05

The Holy Martyrs Theopemptus and Theonas

When the persecution of Diocletian broke out in 290, Saint Theopemptus, a bishop, was taken for his confession of Christ, and convicted Diocletian to his face for his error and ungodliness. Remaining unhurt after cruel tortures, he was given poison to drink, which had been prepared by a sorcerer named Theonas. Protected by divine grace from this also, he drew Theonas to Christ, and after other torments, was beheaded. Saint Theonas was cast into a pit and buried alive.

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Fourth Mode

Τό φαιδρόν τής Αναστάσεως κήρυγμα, εκ τού Αγγέλου μαθούσαι αι τού Κυρίου Μαθήτριαι, καί τήν προγονικήν απόφασιν απορρίψασαι, τοίς Αποστόλοις καυχώμεναι έλεγον· Εσκύλευται ο θάνατος, ηγέρθη Χριστός ο Θεός, δωρούμενος τώ κόσμω τό μέγα έλεος.
Το fethron tis Anastaseos kirigma, ek tou Agelou mathouse e tou Kyriou Mathitrie, ke tin progonikin apofasin aporipsase, tis Apostolis kafhomene elegon. Eskilefte o thanatos, igerthi Christos o Theos, doroumenos to kosmo to mega eleos.
When the tidings of the resurrection from the glorious angel was proclaimed unto the women disciples and our ancestral sentence also had been abolished to the Apostles with boasting did they proclaim that death is vanquished evermore and Christ our God has risen from the dead and granted to the world His great mercy.

Apolytikion for Eve of Epiphany in the Fourth Mode

Jordan River once turned back when Elisha struck its stream / with his mantle in the wake of Elias’s ascent; / and the water was parted to the one side and to the other. / And thus the fluid stream became a dry way for him, / a symbol and truly a type of Baptism, / by which we now pass over the streaming passage of the present life. / And Christ appeared at the Jordan River / to sanctify the waters.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Fourth Mode

In the running waters today / of the Jordan River, / on this day the Lord of all/ cries to John: / Be not afraid and hesitate not to baptize Me, / for I come to save Adam, / the first-formed man.
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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

  1. Today ~ Blessing of the Waters after the morning Diving Liturgy.
  2. Today ~ Vasilopita Sunday; Dance practice; mandatory GOYA meeting for GOYAns and parents; 12:00 p.m. Greek Corner; 3:00 p.m. HOPE / JOY Dive for the Cross at Seven Hills Rec Center Pool.  RSVP to Pres Nicole via text at 440.409.1673.
  3. Today ~ Coffee & Conversation with Jonathan and Kristi Tartara and Adult Catechism with Elaine Poulos after Holy Communion will resume January 12.
  4. Today ~ 7:00 p.m. Great Vespers for Theophany.
  5. Today ~ if anyone would like to take a poinsettia home today, you can do so at the end of the service. All will be discarded by end of the service.
  6. Monday~ Theophany of Our Lord; 8:30 a.m. Orthros; 9:30 a.m. Liturgy, followed by the Blessing of the waters.
  7. Monday ~ 5:30 p.m. Greek School.
  8. Tuesday ~ St. John the Baptist; 8:30 a.m.; 9:30 a.m. Orthros.
  9. Tuesday ~ Women’s Study Group with Elaine Poulos will resume January 14.
  10. Wednesday ~ House blessing begin. Schedule through our website, use the form in The Messenger, or call the church office.  Father Costas will confirm date and time prior to coming to your home.
  11. Wednesday ~ 7:00 p.m. monthly Parish Council meeting.
  12. Stewardship ~the 2020 campaign has begun. To date, 216 stewards have submitted their pledge card. If you have not done so, please respond.By the grace of God we have an active and thriving community. Your generous commitment will help us to continue serving, especially the youth, through an Assistant Priest/Youth Director. Give generously!
  13. Final Phase of PAVE THE WAY ~ you have received in the mail a statement for all your contributions to date for both the 1st and 2nd phase of this campaign. If you have not contributed yet, please do so. Help us complete the Final Phase of the Pave the Way as we look forward to welcoming the Archbishop of America, along with all the Metropolitans and many faithful, to our parish this summer, on June 28, 2020, for the Liturgy of the start of the 2020 Clergy Laity Congress.  

Upcoming Events in Our Parish – Respond Early

  1. Next Sunday ~ Epistle Reading Ephesians 4:7-13; Gospel Matthew 4:12-17.
  2. Next Sunday ~ MEMORIAL SERVICES: 6 years for George Elliott; 2.5 years for Anna Elliott Karadimas; for Emanuel and Anna Mavrikes.
  3. Next Sunday ~ in honor of Epiphany, Daughters of Penelope will be holding a campaign to raise funds for “Water with Blessings”. A demonstration of the water fillers will be held during coffee social. Donations help provide water to God’s thirsty children.
  4. January 17 ~ Anthony the Great; 8:30 a.m. Orthros; 9:30 a.m. Liturgy.
  5. January 30 ~ Three Hierarchs; 8:30 a.m. Orthros; 9:30 a.m. Liturgy.

Events in the Greater Cleveland Area and Beyond

  1. Tuesday ~ 6:15 p.m. Parish Council Five Church meeting at St. Nicholas Lorain.
  2. January 17 – 19 ~ GOYAns attend Metropolis GOYA Basketball tournament at Archangel Michael in Campbell OH.
  3. January 19 ~ 5:00 p.m. Service of the Unborn at St. Matthew on Albion Road in North Royalton.
  4. January 31 – February 2 ~ GOYAns attend Metropolis GOYA Basketball tournament at Holy Trinity in Canton OH.
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Flyers

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