St. Michael s Orthodox Christian Church

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1 St. Michael s Orthodox Christian Church 1182 Ashland St., Greensburg, PA Diocese of Charleston, Oakland and the Mid-Atlantic Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. (See the back cover for detailed contact information.) Sunday, August 6, 2017 To all who are present with us this morning, Blessed Feast Day to you! Thank you for being here. Please join us for coffee and... in the Fellowship Hall following Divine Liturgy. You May Find the Text of the Divine Liturgy beginning on the bottom of page 91 of the Service Book (gold embossed cross on the reddish brown cover) or in the green-spiral-bound book; sheet music can be found in the 8.5 x 11 large, spiral-bound booklet. At the Kiss of Peace our practice is for each of us to greet the person to our right and left with the bowing of our head, hands held in a prayerful clasp or crossed on the chest, while offering each other the seasonal Christian greeting, Christ is in our midst! and responding, He is and shall be! Please remember that Holy Communion is reserved for those Chrismated Orthodox Christians who have appropriately prepared themselves through prayer, fasting and Confession to receive the Holy Mysteries of the Church. The bread (anti doron, which means in place of the gifts) which we share after Communion and at the end of the Liturgy is for all. Being mindful we are in church, let us always remember to...be quiet and attentive. Let us sing, pray, stand, sit, kneel and respond where responses are indicated. Let us not talk, look around, text message, play games, etc.. Especially, let us work at this in the Communion line and when in line to venerate the Cross and depart. If we cannot hear the post-communion prayers being chanted during our church departure, we are way too noisy....refrain from eating, drinking or chewing gum (most obviously and especially if you will be receiving Holy Communion)....stay put. Except in rare cases, there are few of us who cannot stay in one location for two hours (actually less, for most of us).

2 Transfiguration August 6 The Mission of Our Church The mission of St Michael s Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church is to tend the flock of our Lord Jesus Christ and to spread the Good News of Christ to those outside the flock. This mission is to be accomplished by a) living a full liturgical and sacramental life, b) proclaiming the Orthodox Christian faith to all people, c) providing effective charitable and social programs, and d) establishing strong spiritual leadership and resources.

3 Sunday, August 6, 2017 Greeting: Blessed Feast! Response: Thank you. Same to you! Great Feast of the Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord. THE READING FROM B The Second Epistle of St. Peter (1:10-19) RETHREN, be the more zealous to confirm your call and election, for if you do this you will never fall; so there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Therefore, I intend always to remind you of these things, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have. I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to arouse you by way of reminder, since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me. And I will see to it that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things. For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For when He received honor and glory from God the Father and the voice was borne to Him by the Majestic Glory, This is My beloved Son, with Whom I am well pleased, we heard this voice borne from heaven, for we were with Him on the holy mountain. And we have the prophetic word made surer. You will do well to pay attention to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. THE HOLY GOSPEL A According to St. Matthew (17: 1-9) T THAT TIME, Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain apart. And He was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became white as light. And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with Him. And Peter said to Jesus, Lord, it is well that we are here; if Thou wilt, I will make three booths here, one for Thee and one for Moses and one for Elijah. He was still speaking, when lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, This is My beloved Son, with Whom I am well pleased; hear Him. When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces, and were filled with awe. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, Rise, and have no fear. And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, Tell no one the vision, until the Son of man is risen from the dead.

4 HAVE YOU NOTICED the TREE with WHITE TAGS in the hallway? Please stop by and take a tag (or two) as a reminder of what you can contribute as a way of supporting Saint Michael s Mediterranean Buffet, which will be held on Sunday, September 10th. It will be greatly appreciated by the wonderful cooks and bakers of St. Michael s, as they are preparing the food for the community fundraising event. Bring your items and place them under the Buffet Tree. Thank you! THE CHOIR WILL REHEARSE on Thursday, August 24. Maria Long, a vocal student at Seton Hill University and the daughter of Fr. Gregory and Kh. Nancy Long, will be meeting with us for the first time as our part-time choir director. SCHOOL KITS The Antiochian Women are once again gathering school supplies to be given to orphans around the world. This outreach project is sponsored by I.nternational O.rthodox C.hristian C.harities. Connie Volchko will be distributing TOTE BAGS TODAY for you to fill with supplies. Please return them to her or to the church office by August 20th....Here is the list of tote bag supplies: 1 - pair of blunt tip scissors 1-30cm/12 inch ruler 1 - pencil sharpener 6 - new pencils with erasers 1 - large eraser 1 - box of 24 crayons 12 - sheets of colored construction paper 1 or 2 - pads/notebooks of ruled paper, approx. 8.5 x 11 in. containing total sheets of paper Thanks for supporting this worthwhile project!

5 Ina Abraham Memorial Camp Scholarship Fund PAINT and WINE Party Greensburg Art Center, Todd School Road Thursday, August 24, 6:00 to 9:00 PM Pat Majcher will instruct and lead us in how to do a painting of a flower. RSVP to Pat at majr1186@comcast.net Limited Space $25 per person B.Y.O.B checks payable to St. Michael s, Ina Abraham in the memo space Church School Welcome Sunday Open House with Registration will be held on Sunday, August 20. First day of class is on August 27. If you would serve on the Church School Team as a teacher, substitute or assistant, sign on with Keira Sisley or Fotini Wetzel. BUFFET VOLUNTEER RECRUITING CONTINUES We have made excellent progress in filling an ample number of slots on the end-of-event Cleanup Team. Now we re working on filling the Parking Team roster. Have you returned the money for your St. Michael s Mediterranean Buffet tickets yet? Do you need more tickets to sell? Call the office if you do and we will be glad to mail out more ticket for you to sell. Are you telling your friends and neighbors about our September 10th St. Michael s Mediterranean Buffet? PANCAKE & SAUSAGE BREAKFAST to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Saturday, September 23 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM Adults: $5 Children: $3 See Michele Gajewski or Paulette Sproch for tickets.

6 REMEMBER, the Second Week on this schedule May Change... ALWAYS USE THE MOST CURRENT BULLETIN! Secretary Office Hours: August 13thru August 19 Mon., Wed. and Fri. 9-3 Sunday, Aug. 13 (wine & oil) - 10:00 AM - DIVINE LITURGY Monday, August 14 - Dormition Fast - 5:00 PM - VESP. DIV. LIT RGY - 6:30 PM - Buffet Planning Meeting Tuesday, August 15 - Holy Dormition - 6:30 PM - Executive Board M ting - 7:00 PM - Parish Council Meeting Thursday, August 17-7:00 PM - St. Michael s at PNC Park; Pirates vs. Cardinals August 6 thru August 12 Sunday, Aug. 6 - Holy Transfiguration (fish, oil & wine) - 8:45 AM - FESTAL MATINS - 10:00 AM - DIVINE LITURGY - Memorial - Kh. Stefanie Yazge (40 day) Monday, August 7 (Dormition Fast) - 4:00 PM - Little PARAKLESIS Tues., August 8 (Dormition Fast) Wednesday, August 9 (Dormition Fast) - 11:30AM - Feed the Hungry at First Lutheran Church, South Main Street - NO Paraklesis this evening Thursday, August 10 (Dormition Fast) - 9:00 AM - making spanakopita Friday, August 11(Dormition Fast) Saturday, August 12 (wine & oil) - 6:00 PM - GREAT VESPERS Saturday, August 19-9:AM to 5:PM - Buffet Day We ll be cooking all day primarily grape leaves we can never have enough of them. We ll also be doing other kinds of preparation for our September 10 Mediterranean Buffet. Even if you can only come for an hour or two, please come and help. Your time will be put to good use! - 6:00 PM - GREAT VESPERS Sign up sheet for the August 9th luncheon held at the First Lutheran Church on South Main Street, Greensburg is on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall. Please consider joining us from 11:30-1:00 as St. Michael s takes its turn to serve a luncheon to the community! Contact Michele Murray at if you can help.