Saint Mary Orthodox Christian Church

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1 Saint Mary Orthodox Christian Church 344 S. Martinson St., Wichita, KS OFFICE (316) FAX (316) Rev. Father Aaron Warwick, Pastor Rev. Father John Baize, Attached Rev. Deacon James Kallail Ms. Melissa Shippy, Program Director Website Address: Sunday, April, THE HOLY AND GREAT SUNDAY OF PASCHA Paschal Apolytikion in Tone 5 Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life! Hypakoe of Pascha in Tone 4 They who were with Mary came before the dawn, found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre, and heard the angels say unto them: Why seek ye Him as man with the dead, Who dwells in light eternal? Behold the grave wrappings; make haste and declare to the world that the Lord is risen, and hath caused death to die; for He is the Son of God, the Savior of mankind. Kontakion of Pascha in Tone 8 When thou didst descend into the grave, O Immortal, thou didst destroy the power of hades. In victory didst thou arise, O Christ God, proclaiming 'Rejoice' to the myrrh-bearing women, granting peace to thine apostles and bestowing resurrection of the fallen.

2 + THE READING IS FROM THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES (1:1-8) The Prokeimenon: This is the day which the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad therein! O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; His mercy endureth forever. In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when He was taken up, after He had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the Apostles whom He had chosen. To them He presented Himself alive after His passion by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days, and speaking of the kingdom of God. And while staying with them He charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, He said, You heard from Me; for John baptized with water, but before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit. So when they had come together, they asked Him, Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel? He said to them, It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by His own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth. The Alleluiarion: Thou, O Lord, shalt rise up and have pity upon Zion, for it is time to have compassion on her; yea, the time is come. // The Lord from Heaven hath looked upon the earth, to hear the groaning of them that be in fetters, to loose the sons of the slain. + THE READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN (1:1-17) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God; all things were made through Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light. The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, yet the world knew Him not. He came to His own home, and His own people received Him not. But to all who received Him, who believed in His Name, He gave power to become children of God;

3 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father. (John bore witness to Him, and cried, This was He of Whom I said, He Who comes after me ranks before me, for He was before me. ) And from His fullness have we all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. HOLY BREAD (PROSPHORA) OFFERINGS Holy Bread (Prosphora) & Coffee Hour offered by: Michael & Michelle Shaheen The Orthodox servants of God, that they may have mercy, life, peace, health, salvation and visitation: Mike, Michelle, Evan, Kyle, and Ken, Dolores, Virginia. The Orthodox servants of God departed this life in the hope of resurrection unto life eternal: Mabel, Mike, and Caroline, Clifford. YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED Fr. Andrew Kashevarof, Kh. Cindy Baize, Juliette Abdayem, Karl Beal, Deana Bond, James Bond, Jackie Carnahan, Louise Casey, Roy Clark, Mary Sue David, Henry Elder, Maria Greene, Marina Grubb, Randa Haddad-Stevens, Esther Henry, Dio Kaufman, Bob Laham, Marla Laham, Norman Mamey Jr., Sergio Martinez-Villa, Margaret May, Donna Namee, Ernest Namee, Debra Nassif, Yvonne Nassif, Duane Rosenbaum, Colleen Schuett, Gary Shanholtzer, Bev Taylor, Autumn Volhein, Kim Volhein. May God remember all of them and us in His Kingdom. Humanitarian Food Pantry Items needed for the Week of April, Soup, Peanut Butter, Vienne Sausage, Tuna, Ramon Noodle Soup Cups, Crackers

4 Announcements. Birthday & Anniversary Celebrations: Fr. Aaron Warwick, (Apr 20), Ken Dannenberg (Apr 20), Finnian Bragg (Apr 22), Margaret Jacobs (Apr 22), Megan Patterson (Apr 24), Anthony Jacobs (Apr 24), Jeannie Gerges (Apr 25), Joe Stevens (Apr 26). Celebrating an anniversary are Ken and Claire Dannenberg (Apr 21). God grant them good health and many years! Christ the Savior Academy: Now enrolling 4-year-olds to 4th grade. Classes are filling up fast. Please go to for an application or call The Treehouse ~ How will you honor the special women in your life this Mother s Day? A donation to The Treehouse supports Treehouse moms with parenting education and material assistance. Your donation will be recognized with a card and certificate for a Treehouse chocolate from Cocoa Dolce. Call to give your Mother s Day gift. See insert for more details. NO KNEELING UNTIL PENTECOST Please remember, in celebration of the Resurrection (in Greek, anastasis literally, being made to stand), we do not kneel in church until the Prayers of Kneeling after Divine Liturgy on Pentecost Sunday. NO FASTING THROUGH ASCENSION The Antiochian Patriarchate, in celebration of Christ s Resurrection, observes no fasting on any day of the week from Pascha through Ascension (May 29 this year). From May 29 through Pentecost (June 8 this year) we observe the Wednesday/Friday fasts, but with fish, wine, and oil allowed.

5 Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life. Khristos anesti ek-ne-kron, tha-na-to tha-na-ton pa-ti-sas, kai-tis en dis mni ma si zoin ka-ri-same-nos. Al maseeh qam min bay-nil-am-wat, wa wa tee al-maot-a-bil-maot, wa wa ha-bal hayat, lil-athee-na fil-qu-boor. ENGLISH: ARABIC: GREEK: RUSSIAN: ALEUT: ALBANIAN: CHINESE: CZECH: EGYPTIAN: ESTONIAN: FRENCH: GAELIC: GEORGIAN: HAWAIIAN: JAPANESE: LATIN: ROMANIAN: SCOTTISH: SERBIAN: SPANISH: SWAHILI: SWEDISH: WELSH: YUPIC: Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! Al Maseeh Qam! Haq qan Qam! Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti! Christos Voskrese! Voistinu Voskrese! Khris-tusax agla-gikux! Agangu-lakan agla-gikux! Krishti U Ngjall! Vertet U Ngjall Helisitousi fuhuole! Queshi fuhuole! Kristus Vstal A Mrtvych! Opravdi Vstoupil! Pikhirstif aftonf! Khen o methni aftonf! Kristus on oolestoosunt! Toayestee on oolestoosunt! Le Christ est Resurrecté! En Verite, il est Resurrecté! Taw creest ereen! Taw shay ereen guhdyne! Kriste ahzdkhah! Chezdmaridet! Ua Ala Hou o Kristo! Ua Ala I o No oia! Harisutosu Fukkatsu! Jitsui Ni Fukkatsu! Christus Resurrectus Est! Vere Resurrectus Est! Hristus A Inviat! Adeverat a Inviat! Tha Criosd air èiridh ; gu dearbh, tha e air èiridh. Cristos vaskres! Vaistinu vaskres! Cristo ha resucitado! En verdad, esta resucitado! Kristos Ame Fu Fuka! Kweli Ame Fu Fuka! Kristus är Upstånden! Ja Har är Sannerligen Upstånden! Atgyfododd Crist! Atgyfododd yn wir! Xris-tusaq Ung-uixtug! Iluumun Ung-uixtug!

6 LOOKING AHEAD AT SAINT MARY Sunday, April 20 th Monday, April 21 st Tuesday, April 22 nd Wednesday, April 23 Thursday, April 24 th Friday, April 25 th Saturday, April 26 th Sunday, April 27 th 1:00 p.m. Agape St. George 5:30 p.m. Belles Meeting 6:15 p.m. Paschal St George Cathedral 6:30 p.m. Paschal St George Cathedral 7:00 p.m. Hors d oeuvre Reception w/metropolitan St George Cathedral 9:00 a.m. Paschal St George Cathedral 10:00 a.m. Paschal Hierarchical St George Cathedral 11:30 a.m. Breakfast w/metropolitan St George Cathedral 5:30 p.m. Parish Council Meeting 7:15 a.m. Matins 6:00 9:00 p.m. Final Inter-Faith Ministries No Confession this week 5:00 p.m. Great Vespers 9:20 a.m. Church School 9:30 a.m. Matins 10:30 a.m. Liturgy Holy Bread & Coffee Hour offered by: Marie Patterson Greeters: Dick & Shirley Zarich 12:00 p.m. Project Mexico Luncheon WARM WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS Welcome to Saint Mary Orthodox Christian Church. We thank you for worshipping with us today and pray that your visit has been a blessing. Please fill out the Visitors Card, give it to one of the ushers before the end of today s service, and tell us how we may serve you further. Please join us for coffee and fellowship in our parish hall so we may offer you hospitality and have the joy of greeting you properly. If you would like to learn more about the Orthodox Faith, please ask we ll be happy to share our Faith with you!