SAINT HERMAN ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH. 5 th Sunday of Lent: St. Mary of Egypt. April 2, 2017

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1 THIS WEEK S SERVICES April 2 9 Mon. Apr. 3 9:30am: Akathist to the Mother of God, Nurturer of Children, followed by knitting & coffee fellowship 10:00-noon Tues. Apr. 4 6:00pm: Great Compline Wed. Apr. 5 6:00pm: Presanctified, then soup supper Fri. Apr. 7 6:00pm: Little Compline with the Canon of Lazarus Sat. Apr. 8 9:00am: Orthros for Lazarus Saturday Sat. Apr. 8 9:45am: Divine for Lazarus Saturday Sat. Apr. 8 6:00pm: Great Vespers (confessions heard afterward) Sun. Apr. 9 9:00am: Orthros for Palm Sunday Sun. Apr. 9 10:00am: Divine for Palm Sunday Sun. Apr. 9 6:00pm: Bridegroom Matins PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS WELCOME to all who are visiting with us today! We hope you will feel at home here and, if you do not already have a church home, will consider becoming a part of the Saint Herman Church community. CHOIR PRACTICE SATURDAY NIGHT Choir practice will be held for 30 minutes following Great Vespers on Saturday nights during Lent. There will be much work on current and new musical pieces. SOUP SUPPER will follow Presanctified on Wednesday. The cost will be $3/person or $12/family. FOLK DANCE SOCIAL Monday nights from 6:00-7:30pm in our parish hall. Contact Kai West at (907) if you have any questions. PLEASE PREPAY FOR THE PASCHA FEAST today. $10/adult, $5/child under the age of 10. Credit cards will be accepted on Sunday s at coffee hour. WOMEN S RETREAT May The women of St. John Cathedral will be having their annual retreat on May 5th & 6th, and the women of St. Herman's are invited to attend as well. The topic this year is "Forgiveness & Reconciliation." Details will be forthcoming. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION ON BREAK DURING LENT SAINT HERMAN ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Diocese of Los Angeles and the West PRIMATE and DIOCESAN HIERARCH His Eminence, the Most Reverend Metropolitan JOSEPH PASTOR Rev. Fr. Matthew Howell DEACON Rev. Dn. Thomas Ross Contact Information 6988 N. En Dove Road Wasilla, Alaska Pastor s Phone: (907) priest@sainthermanwasilla.org 5 th Sunday of Lent: St. Mary of Egypt April 2, 2017 A NOTE REGARDING HOLY COMMUNION Welcome! In the Orthodox Church, reception of the Holy Eucharist is reserved for baptized, chrismated Orthodox Christians who have prepared by prayer, fasting and a recent confession. If you are visiting from a non- Orthodox church or otherwise are not prepared to commune today, you are welcome to receive some of the unconsecrated, blessed bread which the acolytes are holding. We pray for all to be united in the Body and Blood of Christ! If you would like to learn how you can enter into communion with the Orthodox Church, please speak with our clergy.

2 THE EPISTLE V Make your vows to the Lord our God, and perform them. God is known in Judah; His Name is great in Israel. The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (9:11-14) Brethren, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation), He entered once for all into the Holy Place, taking not the blood of goats and calves but His own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, Who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? THE GOSPEL The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (10:32-45) At that time, Jesus took His twelve Disciples, and began to tell them what was to happen to Him, saying, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, and deliver Him to the Gentiles. And they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit upon Him, and kill Him; and after three days He will rise. And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to Him, and said to Him, Teacher, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire And Jesus said to them, What do you want Me to do for you? And they said to Him, Grant us to sit, one at Thy right hand and one at Thy left, in Thy glory. But Jesus said to them, You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized? And they said to Him, We are able. And Jesus said to them, The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized. But to sit at My right hand or at My left is not Mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared. And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. And Jesus called them to Him and said to them, You know that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. THE GOSPEL (CONTINUED) But it shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be servant of all. For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many. SAINTS AND FEASTS OF THE DAY Fifth Sunday of Great Lent: our Righteous Mother Mary of Egypt; Venerable Titus the wonderworker; Virgin-martyr Theodora of Palestine; Martyrs Amphianos and Aidesios of Lydia A GOOD WORD VITAMINS FOR THE SOUL "You should secretly give from what you have to those in need, so that you receive from God, Who sees in secret, a hundred times more, as well as life eternal in the age to come (cf. Mt. 6:4; Mk. 10:30)." -- St. Gregory Palamas "Since illnesses are cured by their opposite remedies, as we had been put to death by the wicked counsel of the evil one, we were made alive again by the good counsel of the good Lord. The deadly counselor had at his disposal pleasure, glory and comfort, which enchanted mankind and dragged it down. So the Counselor of true life Himself led the way along the strait and narrow way which leads to life above and guided us in it. 'Strive,' He says, 'to enter in at the strait gate' (Lk. 13:24), and 'strait and narrow is the way that leads to life, for wide and broad is the way that leads to destruction' (cf. Mt. 7:13-14). Elsewhere He warns more clearly against that path, saying, 'Woe to you who are rich! Woe to you who are full! Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you' (cf. Lk. 6:24-26), thus declaring wretched all lovers of glory, pleasure and money." -- St. Gregory Palamas "We know that prayer in and of itself cannot save us, but carrying it out before God can. For when the Lord's eyes are upon us He sanctifies us, as the sun warms everything upon which it shines." -- St. Gregory Palamas "Keep strong, confident and devout in what you are doing. Our war is not against food and drink but rather against sin, temptations, passions, slothfulness, pride, unfaithfulness and other vices." -- His Eminence, Metropolitan JOSEPH

3 2017 Lazarus Saturday, Palm Sunday, Holy Week & Pascha Friday, April 7-6:00 PM: Little Compline with the Canon of the Raising of Lazarus (45 minutes) Lazarus Saturday, April 8 9:00 AM: Festal Orthros 9:45 AM: Divine of St. John Chrysostom 6:00 PM: Great Vespers with Litia & Artoklasia for Palm Sunday followed by choir practice Palm Sunday, April 9 9:00 AM: Festal Orthros 10:00 AM: Divine of St. John Chrysostom for Palm Sunday with Procession commemorating Christ s Entrance into Jerusalem 6:00 PM: Bridegroom Orthros for Holy Monday (1 hour) Holy Monday, April 10 8:00 AM: Presanctified Divine (1.5 hours) 6:00 PM: Bridegroom Orthros for Holy Tuesday (1 hour) Holy Tuesday, April 11 8:00 AM: Presanctified Divine (1.5 hours) 6:00 PM: Bridegroom Orthros for Holy Wednesday with Hymn of Kassiani (1 hour) Holy Wednesday, April 12 8:00 AM: Presanctified Divine (1 hour 30 minutes) 6:00 PM: Holy Unction Service (1.5 hours) Holy Thursday, April 13 8:00 AM: Vesperal Divine of St. Basil commemorating the Mystical Supper (1.5 hours) 6:00 PM: Orthros with the Twelve Passion Gospels for Holy Friday with procession of the Cross by the priest (2.5 hours) Holy Friday, April 14 9:00 AM: The Royal (Great) Hours on Holy Friday (1.5 hours) 3:00 PM: Great Vespers for Holy Saturday with the Unnailing of our Lord (1 hour 15 minutes) 6:00 PM: Orthros with the Lamentation Service for Holy Saturday and the Procession Commemorating the Harrowing of Hades (2.5 hours), followed by Teens and Pre-teens holding Vigil at our Lord s Tomb Holy Saturday, April 15 9:00 AM: Vesperal Divine of St. Basil with Baptism and Chrismation (Bay leaves, rose pedals, and white vestments!) (2.5 hours) 11:00 PM: Great and All-Holy PASCHA!!!!!!!! (2.5 hours) Resurrection (Rush) Service, Paschal Orthros and Paschal Divine of St. John Chrysostom, with blessing of Paschal Baskets PASCHA, Sunday April 16 3:00 PM: Agape Vespers, with Gospel Reading in many languages and blessing of cemetery (1 hour) 4:00 PM: Paschal Feast ( the table is full! )

4 Page 1 of 2 SAINT HERMAN OF ALASKA ORTHODOX CHURCH 6988 N En Dove Rd - Wasilla, AK Reverend Matthew Howell, Pastor (907) APRIL 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Mar 26 St. John of the Ladder (Climacus) Mar 27 Mar 28 Mar 29 Mar 30 Mar :00am Orthros 10:00am Divine : wine & oil allowed 6:00pm: Great Compline 6:00pm: Little Compline with complete Canon of St. Andrew 6:00pm: Presanctified followed by soup supper 6:00pm: Little Compline with the complete Akathist Hymn 7:00pm: Financial Peace University (8 of 9) 6:00pm Great Vespers 6:45pm Choir Practice : wine & oil allowed 2 St. Mary of Egypt Lazarus Saturday 9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine : wine & oil allowed 6:00pm: Great Compline 6:00pm: Presanctified followed by soup supper 6:00pm: Little Compline with Canon for St. Lazarus 7:00pm: Financial Peace University (9 of 9) Orthros 9:00am 9:45am 6:00pm Great Vespers with Litia 7:00pm Choir Practice : wine & oil allowed 9 PALM SUNDAY :00am Matins 10:00am Divine 6:30pm: Bridegroom Matins : fish, wine, & oil allowed 8:00am: Presanctified 6:00pm: Bridegroom Matins 8:00am: Presanctified 6:00pm: Bridegroom Matins 8:00am: Presanctified 6:00pm: Holy Unction 8:00am: Vespersal of St. Basil the Great for the Mystical Supper 6:00pm: Holy Friday Matins with the 12 Passion Gospels 9:00am: Royal Hours 3:00pm: Great Vespers with the unnailing 6:00pm: Holy Saturday Matins with Lamentations followed by all-night vigil 9:00am: Vesperal 11:00pm: Midnight Office, Rush Procession, Paschal Matins and of St. John Chrysostom 16 PASCHA :00pm: Agape Vespers followed by Feast 6:00pm Bright Week Vespers 6:00pm Great Vespers free until Ascension 23 Thomas Sunday free free free 26 free free free 29 9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine 6:00pm Daily Vespers 6:00pm Great Vespers 30 Myrrh-bearing Women, St. Joseph of Arimethea and St. Nicodemus 9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine May 1 May 2 6:00pm Daily Vespers free May 3 free May 4 May 5 May 6 6:00pm Great Vespers free free

5 qb BBQ Pascha MENU Meat Pulled Pork Sandwiches Served on ciabatta rolls with coleslaw Sausages, Brats & Hot Dogs Served with a specialty condiment bar Feast ADULT...$10 CHILD...$5 (age 10 and under) The Feast will be partially catered by North Star Bakery. Please see Kim Meals with your payment. Credit cards will be accepted on Sunday's at coffee hour. SIDES Meat Lovers Pasta Salad Bacon Ranch Potato Salad Potato Chips Drinks Root Beer and Cream Soda On tap from the Glacier Brewhouse Lemonade Dessert Cheesecake Root Beer Floats Ice Cream Sundaes Condiment Bar Bacon Shredded Cheese Chopped Onion Jalapenos Peperoncinis Mustard Varieties Mayo Ketchup BBQ Sauce Sweet and Dill Relish Sauerkraut Chili French Fried Onions

6 Dust off your dancing shoes! Come and brush up on your favorite folk dances, and get your skills ready for Easter celebrations. St. John s is hosting two folk dance refresher nights, and everyone is welcome! Instructions will be given for each song and live music will be provided by the house band. All ages are welcome, and guests are encouraged! Punch will be provided, but please bring along a treat to share. Live Music! Two nights: Sunday March 26 th Sunday April 2 nd 6:30-8:30pm See you at St. John Cathedral Monastery Dr. Eagle River, AK

7 YES (Youth Equipped to Serve) is the youth program of FOCUS North America. YES is coming to your community! WHEN? Friday, May 5 th Sunday, May 7 th, 2017 WHAT? WHO? A wonderful opportunity to serve and love our most needy neighbors in Anchorage, AK. 13 years old through College Students WHERE? We will meet at 5pm on Friday and stay Friday and Saturday nights at St. Innocent Russian Orthodox Cathedral: 401 Turpin St, Anchorage, AK The service learning weekend will come to a close following on Sunday, May 7 th. COST? A registration gift of $165 a person will cover all trip expenses, make it possible for the YES Program to prepare and execute the trip, and enable our service team to meet the needs of those we serve. HOW DO I REGISTER? ANY QUESTIONS? Please contact Katrina Bitar, YES Program Director: Kbitar@focusna.org or Christina Saad, Trip Leader: christinasaad89@gmail.com

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9 Why learn ASL? The obvious Communicate with the Deaf. The fun Communicate through windows. across noisy rooms. when you can t talk. when you don t want to interrupt others. St. Herman s could become known as Deaf friendly Children s class (ages 9-13) Every Friday 4-5pm Adult s class (ages 14+) Every Friday 5-6pm When: Star ng Friday, April 28 th -August 4 th (15 weeks) I will offer a fall session if there is enough interest. Where: Fellowship Hall Cost: Nego able, depending on the size of the class. I will also barter for fish and game. I took ASL 1-4 at the Mat-Su College, a ended an ASL boot camp in California, and have used ASL on the job for the past 7 years, including working with students in a high school ASL class also for the past 7 years. I will use a variety of materials, lots of hands-on (pun intended) prac ce, games, and ac vi es to make it fun. Contact Tabitha Sherman: or tabithainak@gmail.com

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