Coffee Hour is hosted by the Bedard Family.
We welcome our visitors today. Our ushers are also here to welcome you. Please visit Fr. George with any questions you may have.
You are welcome to participate in today’s service, however, the reception of Holy Communion is only given to Orthodox Christians, who have prepared themselves by fasting and periodic confession, and have not separated themselves from the Church.
If you are a visiting Orthodox Christian from another parish, please be sure to identify yourself when approaching the chalice. Everyone should give their baptismal name to the priest, when approaching the chalice.
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.
Sunday after Holy Cross
Πρὸς Γαλάτας 2:16-20
Ἀδελφοί, εἰδότες ὅτι οὐ δικαιοῦται ἄνθρωπος ἐξ ἔργων νόμου, ἐὰν μὴ διὰ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἡμεῖς εἰς Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐπιστεύσαμεν, ἵνα δικαιωθῶμεν ἐκ πίστεως Χριστοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων νόμου· διότι οὐ δικαιωθήσεται ἐξ ἔργων νόμου πᾶσα σάρξ. Εἰ δέ, ζητοῦντες δικαιωθῆναι ἐν Χριστῷ, εὑρέθημεν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἁμαρτωλοί, ἆρα Χριστὸς ἁμαρτίας διάκονος; Μὴ γένοιτο. Εἰ γὰρ ἃ κατέλυσα, ταῦτα πάλιν οἰκοδομῶ, παραβάτην ἐμαυτὸν συνίστημι. Ἐγὼ γὰρ διὰ νόμου νόμῳ ἀπέθανον, ἵνα θεῷ ζήσω. Χριστῷ συνεσταύρωμαι· ζῶ δέ, οὐκέτι ἐγώ, ζῇ δὲ ἐν ἐμοὶ Χριστός· ὃ δὲ νῦν ζῶ ἐν σαρκί, ἐν πίστει ζῶ τῇ τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ, τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντός με καὶ παραδόντος ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ.
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."
Sunday after Holy Cross
Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 8:34-38, 9:1
Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος· Εἴ τις θέλει ὀπίσω μου ἐλθεῖν, ἀπαρνησάσθω ἑαυτὸν καὶ ἀράτω τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀκολουθείτω μοι. ὃς γὰρ ἂν θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι, ἀπολέσει αὐτήν· ὃς δ᾿ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχὴν ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ καὶ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, οὗτος σώσει αὐτήν. τί γὰρ ὠφελήσει ἄνθρωπον ἐὰν κερδήσῃ τὸν κόσμον ὅλον, καὶ ζημιωθῇ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ; ἢ τί δώσει ἄνθρωπος ἀντάλλαγμα τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ; ὃς γὰρ ἐὰν ἐπαισχυνθῇ με καὶ τοὺς ἐμοὺς λόγους ἐν τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ τῇ μοιχαλίδι καὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ, καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐπαισχυνθήσεται αὐτὸν ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἐν τῇ δόξῃ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀγγέλων τῶν ἁγίων. Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰσί τινες τῶν ὧδε ἑστηκότων, οἵτινες οὐ μὴ γεύσωνται θανάτου ἕως ἂν ἴδωσι τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐληλυθυῖαν ἐν δυνάμει.
8:30AM Orthros/Divine Liturgy Sunday After Holy Cross
9:00AM Orthros/Divine Liturgy St. Euphemia the Great Martyr
12:00PM Agiasmos for All Youth Ministries
9:00AM Orthros/Divine Liturgy for Sophia and Her Three Daughters: Faith, Hope, and Love
7:00PM Parish Council - Rescheduled date
5:00PM Great Vespers
8:30AM Orthros/Divine Liturgy 1st Sunday of Luke
11:30AM Sunday School begins
9:00AM Orthros/Divine Liturgy The Falling Asleep of St. John the Evangelist and Theologian
5:30PM Greek School begins
5:00PM Great Vespers
8:30AM Orthros/Divine Liturgy 2nd Sunday of Luke
Greek School: Dr. George Lountos (Principal). Contact: email: gtlountos@gmail.com or cell: 404-375-3180.
HOPE & JOY Ministry: Please email Christina Summers for details. Contact: email: Mrs.Summers@aol.com
Religious Education: Despina Horst (Interim Principal): horst7213@aol.com. Lessons begin after Holy Communion. We encourage our youth to participate in Sunday School, to learn and live the life of our Holy Orthodox Faith.
Kali Parea: This ministry is for adults 50 years and older. Come and join us! Contact: Bess Koutras, email: kikikoutras@yahoo.com or cell: 240-409-1431.
St. Eugenia Ladies Philoptochos: – Mrs. Marie Carras, President. All in the Parish are encouraged to be members of the Philoptochos Society. Contact: cell: 301-524-7246 or email mmcarras@aol.com
Fellowship: Sue Manos coordinates Sunday Coffee Hour hosts. Please contact Sue if you are interested in hosting a Coffee Hour. Cell: 301-401-5115 or email: suem11@comcast.net
The 40 day Blessing will be celebrated today for Andreas Pavlos Evans, son of John and Chrisoula Evans.
Agiasmos for All Youth Ministries will be held today to bless the children for the new year.
St. Eugenia Ladies Philoptochos will pass a collection tray today to benefit the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theoiogy scholarship fund. Holy Cross is the primary institution for educating and preparing future clergy of our Church, and we are thankful that St. Eugenia Ladies Philoptochos is undertaking this collection.
Thank you! to the Gyro Days Mini Festival Committee, St. Eugenia Ladies Philoptochos, April and all those who volunteered during the festival. Your contribution is greatly appreciated!
Sunday School classes begin on Sunday, September 23rd after Divine Liturgy. It's not too late to register...contact the Church office to register.
Bible Study will begin on Tuesday, October 2nd. We'll be studying scripture based on the lectionary. Registration is required, so please contact Fr. George if you're interested in participating.
We will be offering a 3 Session Orthodoxy 101 Refresher Course on Saturday's (October 13th, 20th and 27th). Rediscover the the fullness of our faith by brushing up on the liturgical cycle, books, and vessels as well as Bible basics and Orthodox Theology. The course will conclude with a Teaching Divine Liturgy, where at certain points the Divine Liturgy will be paused for explanation. Registration is required, so please contact Fr. George if you're interested in participating.
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