Sunday Bulletin. Saint Sophia Greek Cathedral. 3 July 2011 Third Sunday of Matthew. Greek Orthodox Community. God s people, serving God s people

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Sunday Bulletin 3 July 2011 Third Sunday of Matthew God s people, serving God s people Saint Sophia Greek Cathedral Greek Orthodox Community 1324 South

1 Sunday Bulletin 3 July 2011 Third Sunday of Matthew God s people, serving God s people Saint Sophia Greek Cathedral Greek Orthodox Community 1324 South Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, Office: Fax: Very Reverend Father John S. Bakas, Dean Deacon Allan Boyd

2 CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK Sunday, July 3 rd Orthros :15am Studies in Faith.....9:15am Memorials :45am Divine Liturgy :00am Monday, July 4 th OFFICE IS CLOSED FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY Bible Study with Fr. John: Philoptohos Women s Bible Study Classes closed until Men s Bible Study September 12 Bible Study with Deacon Allan: Orthodoxy 101-Feasts HOLIDAY - Rescheduled to Tuesday Tuesday, July 5 th Adult Evening Bible Study with Fr. John: Bible Studies in the Faith Class closed until September 13 Bible Study with Deacon Allan: Orthodoxy 101-Feasts :30pm Wednesday, July 6 th Bible Study with Deacon Allan: Kingdom of Heaven Bible Study. 7:30pm Saturday, July 9 th Hellenic Academy - children Hellenic Academy - children Hellenic Academy adults Classes closed for the summer Coffee Hour will be held in the Fellowship Tent EPISTLE READER Betina Papageorge Sunday School USHERS Niki Korbakis Maria Pelargos 2

3 DAILY VITAMINS FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH 3

4 MEMORIALS Thomas Judge, Peter Judge, Mana Pappas, Peter Pappas, Lefteri Pappas, Emmanuel Drakakis, Hrisanthi Drakakis, Irini Drakakis, Eleftherios Drakakis, Kathy Morse, Maria Morse, George Morse, Andrew Mitchell, Catina Mitchell, Lucas Mitchell, Irene Drikas, John Drikas, Martha Robbins, Nick Dacoles, Thomaida Dacoles, James Dacoles, Patricia Meek (10 years), Perry D. Caiopoulos ALTAR CANDLES Both sides offered in loving memory of Thomas Judge, Peter Judge, Mana Pappas, Peter Pappas, Lefteri Pappas, Emmanuel Drakakis, Hrisanthi Drakakis, Irini Drakakis, Eleftherios Drakakis, Kathy Morse, Maria Morse, George Morse, Andrew Mitchell, Catina Mitchell, Lucas Mitchell, Irene Drikas, John Drikas, Martha Robbins by Irene Pappas and Julia Judge PERPETUAL LIGHTS Offered in loving memory of Perry D. Caiopoulos, by his wife Ann and his daughter and son in-law, Stephanie and Dan Lubian 4

5 HYMNS OF THE DAY The Resurrection Apolytikion, Tone 2 When Thou descended to an earthly death, Thou who art immortal Life, then did Thou strike down Hades by the lightning of Thy divinity and Lord when Thou did raise from the depths all those who were dead, all the Heavenly powers cried out to Thee: O Christ our God and giver of life, Glory to Thee. Isodikon Come let us worship falling down before Christ. Save us O Son of God who didst arise from the dead sing we to Thee Alleluia. Troparion of Saint Sophia (Holy Wisdom) Blessed are You O Christ our God, Who as all wise the fishermen You showed forth; By sending your Holy Spirit down upon them and through them the universe You drew unto your net. O lover of mankind Glory to You. Kondakion Protector of all Christians and unashamed intercessor to our Creator unchanging, do not turn from the praying voices of all sinners, but extend your good and timely help to us who in faith call upon thee. Hasten O Theotokos to intercede for us, the protector of us all who defends those who honor thee. 5

6 EPISTLE READING Let Us Be Attentive.. Verse: The Lord is my strength and my song. The Lord has chastened me sorely. Wisdom.. The Reading is from St. Paul s Letter to the Romans 5:1-10 Let us be Attentive.. BRETHREN, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in our hope of sharing the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us. While we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Why, one will hardly die for a righteous man -- though perhaps for a good man one will dare even to die. But God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we are now justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 6

7 GOSPEL READING The Reading is from Matthew 6:22-33 The Lord said, "The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light; but if your eye is not sound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O men of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear? For the Gentiles seek all these things; and your heavenly Father knows you need them all. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well." 7

8 MINISTRY NEWS PHILANTHROPIA MINISTRY NEWS USED CLOTHING (SPECIAL REQUEST) and CANNED GOODS : We are still in need of clothing for young ladies attending Junior College in sizes 9, 10, and 12. When you bring the clothing, please identify the bag as "Ladies Clothing" and indicate the sizes. Please identify all other clothing donations on the outside of the bags by indicating whether they are for men, women or children. The two new receptacles for "used clothing" and "canned goods" are working great. They are located side by side, in the general area of the chapel. Thank you! PHILANTHROPIA WEBSITE: The PHILANTHROPIA Newsletters are now on the website at: We thank Jim Pilios, from St. Nectarios in Covina, our original website founder and coordinator, for getting us up & running. We are pleased to say that Perry Lambert has agreed to take over as coordinator. Thank you to both Jim & Perry for their dedication and talents! Take care and God Bless. With love, Father Peter ******************************************* GREEK SCHOOL/HELLENIC ACADEMY NEWS WELCOME DR. ANDRI CHRISTODOULIDOU It gives us great pleasure to introduce and give a big Saint Sophia welcome to our new Director of the Hellenic Academy, Dr. Andri Christodoulidou, PhD. Dr. Christodoulidou is a qualified and well respected Greek educator and we deeply appreciate her volunteer service to our Hellenic Academy and to the Saint Sophia Cathedral. We believe that she will usher in a new era of substantial Greek language and cultural education. We look forward to a dynamic year in which our school will prosper and become a model of Greek Education in our Metropolis. 8

9 MINISTRY NEWS (continued) Saint Sophia Summer Camp 2011 Apply now to be a counselor at Saint Sophia Camp! The Saint Sophia Camp Committee is looking for highly motivated, responsible and enthusiastic FEMALE young adults over 18 to be camp counselors this summer. The first week is scheduled from Sunday, July 31 st through Saturday, August 6 th ; and the second week will be from Saturday, August 6 th through Saturday, August 13 th. There will be a $100 weekly stipend offered to counselors. We will be holding camp this summer at Camp Seeley which is located in the San Bernardino Mountains. Applications are available online at You may also contact our administrative assistant, Whitney O Regan phone: or saintsophiacamp@gmail.com for more information. 9

10 COMMUNITY NEWS THE HERALD MONTHLY NEWSLETTER To All Stewards: If your anniversary/birthday is not already listed in our monthly Herald newsletter and you wish for it to be listed in the appropriate issue for your month, please your information to: Stephanie Caiopoulos Lubian Please note the deadline due date is listed on the front cover of each issue. Please send your articles to Stephanie If you wish to view the Herald online, please go to the cathedral website: stsophia.org and click on the HERALD link. SUNDAY WEEKLY BULLETIN Please note the deadline for articles is Wednesday at noon of each week. Please send your articles to either Stephanie or Christina The Weekly Bulletin is now accessible online at the cathedral website: stsophia.org. To navigate from the Home page, hover over the HERALD link on the tool bar, and then select WEEKLY from the drop-down menu. CATHEDRAL MAILINGS If you wish to receive electronic mass-mailings from the cathedral, such as a notice each month that the Herald is online, or a weekly notice that the Sunday bulletin is online, please register on our cathedral website: stsophia.org. To navigate from the Home page, click on ABOUT US/CONTACT US/ SIGNUP. Then click on SIGN UP FOR THE ST. SOPHIA LIST. On the SUBSCRIBE PAGE, just input your address and click SUBSCRIBE. If you are currently receiving s from the cathedral and wish to be removed from the list, you may UNSUBSCRIBE online using the SUBSCRIBE PAGE mentioned in above paragraph. If you wish to receive the Herald in paper form, please call the cathedral office. If you do not wish to receive the monthly paper version of the Herald, please ask the cathedral office to remove you from our Herald postal mailing list. 10

Dear Parishioners.. COMMUNITY NEWS (continued) In order to maintain the decorum and humility of the church, it is the custom of Greek Orthodox churches to enter the pew from a side aisle.

11 Dear Parishioners.. COMMUNITY NEWS (continued) In order to maintain the decorum and humility of the church, it is the custom of Greek Orthodox churches to enter the pew from a side aisle. As you enter Church, please respect that there is a rope across the center aisle because it is not an entrance. Thank you for your help and understanding. ******************************************* HOLY BREAD NEEDED We are now requesting donations of Prosforo. If you need a copy of the recipe please call the cathedral office. Thank You ******************************************* APARTMENT VACANCY There is a vacancy in the apartments at 1324 Mariposa. Anyone interested should call the cathedral office and ask for Angelo or Ann Pappas. PLEASE NOTE: ******************************************* In celebration of the Independence Day holiday, the cathedral office will be closed on Fourth of July. 11

12 COMMUNITY NEWS (continued) LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY The BASIL P. CALOYERAS Center for Modern Greek Studies announces the following courses for the FALL 2011 Semester: The ARIS & CAROLYN ANAGNOS Courses on Modern Greek: MDGK ELEMENTARY MODERN GREEK I Room: UNH1222 Tuesday - Thursday 1:35-2:50 p.m. August 30 - December 15, 2011 MDGK ELEMENTARY MODERN GREEK I Room: UNH 1775 Tuesday - Thursday 7:15 8:30 pm August 30 - December 15, 2011 MDGK INTERMEDIATE MODERN GREEK I Room: UNH 3328 Tuesday - Thursday 7:15 8:30 p.m. August 30 - December 15, 2011 MDGK 321 ADVANCED MODERN GREEK Room: UNH 1401 Monday 7:15-9:45 p.m. August 29 - December 12, 2011 The HELLENIC UNIVERSITY CLUB Courses: MDGK 345 Coming of Age: Stories of Growth and Self-Discovery In Modern Greek and world Literature Room: UNH 1775 Thursdays 4:30-7:00 p.m. September 1 - December 15, 2011 The THEOLOGY COURSES: MDGK ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY Room: UNH 1222 Thursday 7:15-9:45 p.m. September 1 December 16, 2011 MDGK /CNTX 850 NEW TESTAMENT GREEK Room: 3786 Monday 7:15-9:45 p.m. August 29 - December 12, 2011 All courses can be audited by the members of the community. For more information call: (310) or (310) Internet Home Page: 12

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14 Saint of the Month MARY MAGDALENE MYRRHBEARER & EQUAL-TO-THE-APOSTLES JULY 22 ND Saint Mary was from Magdala in Galilee on the Sea of Tiberias, and for this was named Magdalene. When the Lord Jesus cast out seven demons from her, from which she had been suffering, she became His faithful and inseparable disciple, following Him and ministering unto Him even to the time of His crucifixion and burial. Then, returning to Jerusalem together with the rest of the Myrrhbearers, she prepared the fragrant spices for anointing the body of the Lord. And on the Lord's day, they came very early to the tomb, even before the Angels appeared declaring the Resurrection of the Lord. When Mary Magdalene saw the stone taken away from the tomb, she ran and proclaimed it to Peter and John. And returning immediately to the tomb and weeping outside, she was deemed worthy to be the first of the Myrrh-bearers to behold the Lord arisen from the dead, and when she fell at His feet, she heard Him say, "Touch Me not." After the Lord's Ascension, nothing certain is known concerning her. Some accounts say that she went to Rome and later returned to Jerusalem, and from there proceeded to Ephesus, where she ended her life, preaching Christ. Although it is sometimes said that Saint Mary Magdalene was the "sinful woman" of the Gospel, this is nowhere stated in the tradition of the Church, in the sacred hymnology, or in the Holy Gospels themselves, which say only that our Lord cast seven demons out of her, not that she was a fallen woman. 14

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Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral

Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral God s people, serving God s people 7th of July, 2013 2nd Sunday of Saint Matthew 1324 South Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, 90006 Office: 323.737.2424 Fax: 323.737.7029