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Sts. Constantine & Helen Cathedral
Publish Date: 2024-01-21
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Today
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Wisdom of the Fathers
This Week
Hymns of the Day
RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION AT STS CONSTANTINE AND HELEN CATHEDRAL IS DONE IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:

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Sts. Constantine & Helen Cathedral

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (216) 932-3300
  • Street Address:

  • 3352 Mayfield Road

  • Cleveland Heights, OH 44118

Contact Information

Sade L Frayer
office manager


Services Schedule

SUNDAY SCHEDULE:

MATINS: 8:15 am
LITURGY: 9:30 am

SATURDAYS (subject to change):

VESPERS: 5:00 p.m.

Past Bulletins


Today

January 21, 2024

01/21/2024

TWELFTH SUNDAY OF LUKE
MATINS:      8:15 a.m.
LITURGY:     9:30 a.m. 
EPISTLE:      Colossians 3:4-11
GOSPEL:       Luke 17:12-19  
ACOLYTES:    Team A
PROSFORA:  Connie Tsironis    
PANGARI:    Team C: Bill Chevako, Tom Parras, Marguarite Stephanopoulos 
ORTHODOX ED: 9:30 a.m. - Classroom Learning/Oratorical Information Sunday
MEMORIALS:  10:45 a.m. - 1 year Memorial: Fr Peter Metallinos
                       10:45 a.m. - Memorials: John Callos (12 years) & George Tomaras (39 years)
                       10:45 a.m. - 1 year Trisagion: Frederiki Kontonikolaou, sister of Sia Papouras (Mike - deceased), Fotis Christides (Georgia)
COFFEE HOSTS: Friends of Fr Peter; Family of George Tomaras and John Callos

STREAMING SERVICE:   youtube.com/stsconstantine


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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Eleventh Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 21:14-25

At that time, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. And he said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you would; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him, "Follow me." Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said, "Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "Lord, what about this man?" Jesus said to him, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!" The saying spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things, and who has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal 4th Tone. Psalm 75.11,1.
Make your vows to the Lord our God and perform them.
Verse: God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 3:4-11.

Brethren, when Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience. In these you once walked, when you lived in them. But now put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and foul talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old nature with its practices and have put on the new nature, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. Here there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all, and in all.

Gospel Reading

12th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 17:12-19

At that time, as Jesus entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices and said: "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus's feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then said Jesus: "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" And he said to him: "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well."

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Wisdom of the Fathers

So in order that we may not destroy the grace that we have received, but preserve it to the end and depart this life in possession of the treasure, there is need of something human, of endeavor on our part. In ordinary affairs it is neither reasonable nor usual for us merely to be content with having received life ... Rather we must seek the means of preserving it.
St. Nicholas Cabasilas
The Life in Christ, The Sixth Book, 1. B#38, p. 159, 14th Century

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This Week

THIS COMING WEEK

Mon, Jan.  22nd        - 6:00 p.m. - Greek School - adult
                                 - 6:30 p.m. - Boys Basketball
                                 - 7:00 p.m. - Fish Fry meeting
                                 - 7:30 p.m. - Gamblers Anonymous
Tues, Jan. 23rd         - 6:30 p.m. - OPA Dance
Weds, Jan.  24th       - 6:00 p.m. - Greek School - adult
                                 - 7:00 p.m. - Choir Practice
Thurs, Jan.  25th      - 9:30 a.m. - Liturgy (St. Gregory the Theologian)
                                   - 5:00 p.m. - Greek School – Youth
                                 - 6:30 p.m. - Girls Basketball
                                 - 7:30 p.m. - Memory Eternal Zoom Group 
Sat, Jan.  27th          - 9:00 a.m. - Philoptochos baking begins
                                   - 9:30 a.m. - Greek School – Youth
                                  - 5:00 p.m. - Vespers (& Confessions)
Sun, Jan.  28th         - Stewardship Sunday
                                  - 8:15 a.m. - Matins
                                  - 9:30 a.m. - Liturgy
                                  - 9:30 a.m. - OE Classroom Learning
                                  - 10:45 a.m. - 6 Month Memorial: Vasilios Economou
                                  - 10:45 a.m. - 1 Year Memorial: Chris Dufopulos
                                  - 10:45 a.m. - 1 Year Memorial: Frank Karfes
                                  - 10:45 a.m. - 1 Year Memorial: May Paparizos
                                  - 11:30 a.m. - OE teachers mtg (boardroom)
                                  - 11:30 a.m. - Philoptochos general mtg (conf rm)


WELCOME VISITORS!

We’re happy you’ve joined us today. Please sign our guestbook and introduce yourself to one of our greeters or anyone wearing a nametag. We’re here to answer your questions and make your visit to our church meaningful and enjoyable.


VISITORS & SACRAMENTS

Everyone is welcome in the Orthodox Church & may receive the blessed bread (antidoron) at the end of the service, but only practicing Orthodox Christians may receive the sacrament of Holy Communion.


ONLINE TEXTS OF SERVICES

Those wishing to follow the livestreamed services with a written text may do so using the links below.
Electronic Version of Orthros (Matins) on Jan 21st:

Electronic Version of Divine Liturgy on Jan 21st:


ORATORICAL TRAY

Oratorical Tray on 1/21/24: we will be passing a special tray this Sunday to benefit the Metropolis of Pittsburgh Oratorical Scholarship Fund. Proceeds from these trays will be used to award cash scholarships to the top 2 finalists in each Division at our Metropolis Oratorical Festival on April 20th.  Please support our youth.


ORTHODOX FORUM

We need to delay the Spring session of the Forum for a week (due to the Philoptochos meeting). Please join us on Sunday, February 4th at 11:30 am in the conference room, when Dr. Peter Gilbert will complete his discussion on the topic “Is Christian Zionism a heresy?”. See you there.


PHILOPTOCHOS MEETING

Don't forget - the Philoptochos General meeting will be held on January 28 after church in the conference room across from the office. Hope to see you there! 


CHECK DONATIONS

When giving any check to the parish, please provide what the gift is for in the “memo” line of the check. This helps ensure your gift is appropriately used and recorded. Note: If a check is given to the parish without listing anything on the memo line, your gift will be recorded based on the amount of the check using the following rule:

  • $14.99 or less: Candles
  • $15.00-$49.99: Trays
  • $50:00 or greater: Stewardship towards current year

FISH FRY MEETING

Our famous Fish Fry this year will be held from Friday, February 16 thru Friday, March 22. We have scheduled a meeting for Monday, January 22 at 7:00 pm at Church in the Fellowship Hall. Everyone's involvement, opinions, and input are essential. Please RSVP to Marguarite Stephanopoulos at mstephanopoulos1@gmail.com if you will be able to attend or have any questions.  


PHILOPTOCHOS BAKERS

Philoptochos will be baking in preparation for our upcoming fish fry.  Please join us for a few hours, starting at 9 a.m. on the following days: 

  • Jan. 27
  • Feb. 3

GOYA ATHLETES

Our GOYA athletes will be competing at Blossom Hill Field House (3500 Oakes Road, Brecksville, 44141) on Saturday, February 3rd. Games times are currently TBA, but contact Ted Cherpas for more information. Come and cheer them on!


SUNSHINE GROUP

Sunshiners, we are meeting at the Chagrin River Diner, 4099 Erie Street, at 1 PM on February 8. The diner is in Downtown Willoughby on the corner of Erie Street and Glenn Avenue. Please call or text Maria Cashy at 216-390-2294 or email at mcashy@aol.com. If you need a ride, let her know and she will try to coordinate arrangements.
In March, we will be going to the Fish Fry on FRIDAY, March 15!


PROSFORO BAKING CLASS

Interested in learning to bake prosforo for communion?  Please come to our class on Saturday, February 10th at 10 am in the upstairs kitchen. The class should last about 1 to 1.5 hours.  Please contact Maria Misthos at mmisthos@mindspring.com if you are interested or have any questions.  


ORTHODOX EDUCATION NEWS

Save the date: Godparent Sunday and Family Photograph. 

Family Worship Sunday, March 3rd is Godparents’ Sunday at our church.   Please invite godparents and godchildren to join us for liturgy and coffee hour. We will also provide a professional photographer for family pictures with your godparent (free download/ no cost to our parishioners). Sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44ABA923A46-47243357-godparent


PRAYER GROUP

In the Fall, we zoomed together to read "Prayer: Encounter with the Living God", and discovered a desire to read and discuss praying for our departed loved ones and grieving our losses. We plan to meet again to read and discuss "Memory Eternal: Living with Grief as Orthodox Christians", by Sarah Byrne-Martelli, DMin; a chaplain, bereavement counselor and St. Vladimir graduate.

The group will meet weekly over Zoom on Thursday evenings at 7:30-8:30 pm starting January 11th. If interested, contact Cynthia Terezis at cterezis@aol.com to be added to the Zoom email invite. 


GOYA / YOUNG ADULT ACTIVITIES

1) Registration for the 2024 GOYA Spring Retreat @ Camp Nazareth will go live on Monday, January 22nd at: pittsburgh.goarch.org. The actual event will be March 8th - 10th. Fr. Constantin Ursache will speak on "Being Prepared for Our Lenten Journey." Camp Naz can and does sell out, so please reserve your spots quickly. Contact Fr. Stephen for parish scholarship codes, and Ted about the St. Cons carpool.

2) St. Kyranna Cooking Class will have its next meeting on Saturday, February 3rd @ Annunciation, Akron. Great Vespers will be at 4:30 p.m., and class will begin immediately thereafter. To RSVP or for more information, contact Fr. Nick Manuel at nmanuel@annunciationakron.org

3) The Metropolis Youth Office joyfully presents "In Her Embrace," a 1-day youth retreat for those with moderate to intensive special needs (for those in kindergarten through 35-years-old). This will be hosted by St. Nicholas, Youngstown on Saturday, February 10th from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. For more information and to register, contact Alyssa Kyritsis at akyritsis@pittsubrgh.goarch.org.

4) HOPE/JOY youth (kindergarten - 6th grade) are invited to a parish field trip to the Natural History Museum (1 Wade Oval Dr, Cleveland, 44106) on Monday, February 19th (i.e., Presidents' Day). We will meet at the museum at 1:00 p.m. Tickets will be reserved in advance. To participate, kindly RSVP to Ted by Sunday, February 11th.

5) GOYA is invited to a 1-day Metropolis volleyball tournament on Saturday, March 2nd. The tournament will be hosted by St. Nicholas, Pittsburgh. This is not an overnight event. Let Ted know if you are interested in participating so we can organize our team and carpools.


GREETERS WANTED

Why not make it your new year's resolution to help continue our Sunday Morning Greeting Tradition? All it requires is a warm smile, a handshake, and the fun of meeting and welcoming new friends in the community. We only ask that you volunteer your time at least one Sunday every few months to serve as a greeter before and during the liturgy. Below is a “Sign Up Genius” link with preset dates to schedule with ease. Most of you should be familiar with this process from staffing our church festival. Please feel free to reach out to Vanessa Pasiadis with questions. Her email address is: Vmpasiadis@sbcglobal.net and the Sign Up Link can be found at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D48A5AD23A4F58-sunday#/


STEWARDSHIP

Our parish strives "To lead people to God through Orthodox Christianity and to provide ways for them live and share God's love."  It does so in good days and in bad. Any financial help that you might offer is, as always, deeply appreciated.


OPA DANCE

OPA Dance is back! We invite all to join us for dancing and parea. OPA meets every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.  


2024 COFFEE HOSTS WANTED

Thank you to those who have responded to our request for coffee hosts - we have filled all the dates for the first months of the year! We now have only the following dates to cover for the weeks ahead:

  • Feb 11th
  • Mar 17th
  • Mar 24th
  • Mar 31st - and beyond..

Please email office@stsconstantine.com or call Sade in the church office at 216 932-3300 to ask about your preferred day. 


NATIONAL HELLENIC SOCIETY

The National Hellenic Society's Heritage Greece Program is a complementary, 2-week cultural immersion odyssey for accomplished Greek American college students who share their experiences with a peer group of exceptional students from the American College of Greece (ACG) in Athens, Greece or the American College of Thessaloniki (ACT) in Thessaloniki, Greece. The Heritage Greece Program® goal is to connect the participants with their faith, heritage, roots, and Greek identity. For more information, visit www.hellenicsociety.org


SPIRITUAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

Evening Prayer Sessions  

The Faith In Action group has Evening Prayer Sessions Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday of each week at 8:30pm (EST) for all those interested.
Zoom link: https://cwru.zoom.us/j/8671878236?pwd=ajgvNWRwQ3NQcmlSZTc4MmFWRU4wdz09
Meeting ID: 867 187 8236 Passcode: Jesus
One tap mobile: +13126266799,,8671878236# US (Chicago) +16465588656,,8671878236# US (New York).


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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal 4th Tone

You descended from on high, O merciful Lord, and accepted the three-day burial in order to free us from our passions. Glory to you, O Lord, our life and our resurrection.

Reading is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved by: Holy Cross Press


Apolytikion for Maximus the Confessor in the Plagal 4th Tone

The guide of Orthodox beliefs, and sacred teacher of true religion and of dignity, the luminary of the world, the God-inspired adornment of the episcopate, O Maximos the wise, through your instructions you have illumined all, O harp of the Spirit. Intercede with Christ our God for the salvation of our souls.

Reading is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved by: Fr. Seraphim Dedes


Apolytikion for the Church in the Plagal 4th Tone

Your Apostle among the Rulers, St. Constantine, who once beheld in the sky the image of Your Cross, and who like Paul received his calling not from man, once entrusted the Ruling City into Your hand. We entreat You to restore it in peace forever, at the intercession of the Theotokos, O Lord who loves humanity. (Copyright Fr. Seraphim Dedes, used by permission. All rights reserved)


Seasonal Kontakion in the 1st Tone

Your birth sanctified a Virgin's womb and properly blessed the hands of Symeon. Having now come and saved us O Christ our God, give peace to Your commonwealth in troubled times and strengthen those in authority, whom You love, as only the loving One.

Reading is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved by: Narthex Press


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