Sunday Schedule:
Orthros: 8:30 a.m.
Divine Liturgy: 9:30 a.m.
Bible Study:
Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
FELLOWSHIP HOUR
Fellowship Hour is sponsored in loving memory of Peter Stavrou by his family. May his memory be eternal! Everyone is invited to join the Fellowship Hour following services for coffee, breakfast, and conversation!
VACATION CHURCH CAMP
It's not too late to sign up for Vacation Church Camp. Come and be a part of “Rooted in Christ: Growing to Serve.”
GOLF OUTING
Our 9th Annual Golf Outing will take place on September 7, 2019, at the Tewksbury Country Club in Tewksbury. We need the support of all parishioners as players, tee sponsors, hole sponsors, etc. Please see Costas Tsioulis for more information.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
♥ Books, once again, will be needed for the next upcoming 2019-2020 school year!
♥ The Community Outreach bin is located in the front hall. There are quite a few people in our neighborhood, some of whom are in dire need and have no place to cook food. Donations of peanut butter, jelly, cereals, cans of fruit (with flip top lids), baked beans (with flip top lids), tins of corn beef, chicken, turkey, Vienna sausages, cookies, and breakfast bars would be appreciated. Market Basket gift cards are also needed. Please consider purchasing one or two for $10.00 the next time you go shopping.
Sunday, July 28 SIXTH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW
†Orthros, 8:30am,
†Liturgy 9:30am
5-Year Memorial for Peter Stavrou
Monday, July 29
Vacation Church Camp, 9:30am-2:00pm
Tuesday, July 30
Vacation Church Camp, 9:30am-2:00pm
Wednesday, July 31
Vacation Church Camp, 9:30am-2:00pm
Kafenion, 10:00am
Thursday, August 1
Vacation Church Camp, 9:30am-2:00pm
Paraclesis, 6:30pm
Friday, August 2
Vacation Church Camp, 9:30am-2:00pm
Paraclesis, 6:30pm
Sunday, August 4 SEVENTH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW
†Orthros, 8:30am
†Liturgy, 9:30am
Monthly Trisagion
TODAY’S PARISH COUNCIL: Michael Fokas, Jimmy Demetri, & Corrine Dubay
TODAY’S GREETER: Cindy Rios
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday, August 5
Office is closed
Monday, August 5
Great Vespers, 7:00pm
Reception to follow
Tuesday, August 6
†Liturgy - Transfiguration Feastday, 9:30am
Reception to follow
Tuesday, August 6
Parish Council Meeting, 6:30pm
Wednesday, August 7
Kafenion, 10:00am
Paraclesis, 6:30pm
Friday, August 9
Paraclesis, 6:30pm
Saturday, August 10
LTLC, 5:15pm
6th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 12:6-14
Brethren, having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; he who teaches, in his teaching; he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who contributes, in liberality; he who gives aid, with zeal; he who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with brotherly affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Never flag in zeal, be aglow with the Spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.
6th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 9:1-8
At that time, getting into a boat Jesus crossed over and came to his own city. And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on his bed; and when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven." And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming." But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say 'Rise and walk?' But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" he then said to the paralytic -- "Rise, take up your bed and go home." And he rose and went home. When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
These Apostles of the Seventy are mentioned in Acts 6:5. Saint Prochoros became Bishop of Nicomedia and reposed in peace. Saint Nicanor was stoned to death in Jerusalem. Saint Timon became Bishop of Bostra in Arabia and ended his life in martyrdom by fire at the hands of the pagans. Saint Parmenas died in peace in Jerusalem.
Saint Irene, who was from Cappadocia, flourished in the ninth century. Because of her great beauty and virtue, she was brought to Constantinople as a prospective bride for the young Emperor Michael (842-867); however, as Saint Joannicius the Great foretold, it was God's will that she assume the monastic habit instead. She shone forth in great ascetical labours, and suffered many attacks from the demons; while yet a novice, she attained to the practice of Saint Arsenius the Great, of praying the whole night long with arms stretched out towards Heaven (see May 8). God showed forth great signs and wonders in her, and she became the Abbess of the Convent of Chrysovalantou. She was granted the gift of clairvoyance and knew the thoughts of all that came to her. She appeared in a vision to the king and rebuked him for unjustly imprisoning a nobleman who had been falsely accused. Through a sailor from Patmos to whom he had appeared, Saint John the Evangelist sent her fragrant and wondrous apples from Paradise. She reposed at the age of 103, still retaining the youthful beauty of her countenance. After her repose, marvelous healings beyond number have been wrought by her to the present day.
Saint Callinicus was from Cilicia. Because he preached Christ and turned many pagans away from the idols, he was seized by Sacerdon the Governor, who subjected him to many tortures, then had him shod with shoes in which nails had been fixed upright, and compelled him to run to the city of Gangra, where he was burned alive in a furnace.