SAINT HERMAN. Palm Sunday April 9, 2017 ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

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1 THIS WEEK S SERVICES April 9 16 Sun. Apr. 9 6:00pm: Bridegroom Matins Mon. Apr. 10 8:00am: Presanctified Mon. Apr. 10 6:00pm: Bridegroom Matins Tues. Apr. 11 8:00am: Presanctified Tues. Apr. 11 6:00pm: Bridegroom Matins with Hymn of Kassiani Wed. Apr. 12 8:00am: Presanctified Wed. Apr. 12 6:00pm: Holy Unction (a Holy Sacrament) Thur. Apr. 13 8:00am: Vesperal for Mystical Supper Thur. Apr. 13 6:00pm: Matins with reading of 12 Passion Gospels Fri. Apr. 14 9:00am: Royal Hours (1 st, 3 rd, 6 th, 9 th ) Fri. Apr. 14 3:00pm: Great Vespers with the Unnailing of our Lord Fri. Apr. 14 6:00pm: Matins with Lamentations for our Lord Sat. Apr. 15 9:00am: Vesperal with Chrismation Sat. Apr :00pm: PASCHA! Midnight office, Rush Procession, Matins and Sun. Apr 16 3:00pm: Agape Vespers followed by Feast 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 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION On break until August 22 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. FRIDAY APRIL 14 preteens and teens will host the vigil after Lamentations and dye easter eggs in the hall. Please contact Kai West or Jessica Morphis if you can donate a dozen hard boiled eggs. CHRISMATION of Joshua Elliott will be April 15 at 9:00am. May God grant him many years! EASTER EGG HUNT will begin 10 minutes after Agape Vespers ends. IF YOU WANT TO READ THE GOSPEL IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE at Agape Vespers, then please contact Fr. Matthew. Languages will be assigned on a first-come basis. COUNTRY FAIR WILL BE JUNE 3 Contact Information 6988 N. En Dove Road Wasilla, Alaska Pastor s Phone: (907) priest@sainthermanwasilla.org Palm Sunday April 9, 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 Blessed is He Who cometh in the Name of the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy endures forever. The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians. (4:4-9) Brethren, rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, these do; and the God of peace will be with you. THE GOSPEL The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (12:1-18) Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus who had died was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. There they made Him a supper; Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at table with Him. Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot, Simon s son, one of His Disciples (he who was to betray Jesus), said, Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor? This he said, not because he cared for the poor but because he was a thief, and as he had the moneybox he used to take what was put into it. Jesus said, Let her alone, let her keep it for the day of My burial. The poor you always have with you, but you do not always have Me. When the great crowd of the Jews learned that He was there, they came, not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus also to death, because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus. The next day a great crowd who had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying, Hosanna! Blessed is He Who cometh in the Name of the Lord, the King of THE GOSPEL (CONTINUED) Israel! And Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it; as it is written, Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey s colt! His Disciples did not understand this at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that this had been written of Him and had been done to Him. The crowd that had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason why the crowd went to meet Jesus was that they heard He had done this sign. SAINTS & FEASTS OF THE DAY Palm Sunday: Entrance of Our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem A GOOD WORD VITAMINS FOR THE SOUL Today hath the Savior come to Jerusalem to fulfill the Scriptures; and all did take in their hands branches of palm trees. And they spread their clothes for Him, knowing that it was He, our Lord, to Whom cherubim unceasingly call out, Hosanna in the highest. Blessed art Thou Who art possessed of bountiful mercies: have mercy upon us. Aposticha for Palm Sunday O Thou Who ridest upon the cherubim, and Who art praised by the seraphim, Thou didst ride upon a colt, O holy, Davidic One. And the youths were praising Thee as befitteth God. And the Jews did blaspheme against Thee wickedly. Thy sitting on an ass foreshadowed the transformation of the bolting of the Gentiles from infidelity to faith. Glory to Thee, O Christ, Who alone art merciful and the Lover of mankind. Vespers Aposticha for Palm Sunday O immortal Lord, Thou hast bound Hell, slain Death, and raised the world: therefore the children, carrying palms, sing praise to Thee as Victor, O Christ, and they cry aloud to Thee this day: Hosanna to the Son of David! For no more, say they, shall the little children be slain because of Mary s Child; but Thou alone art crucified for all, both young and old. No more shall the sword be drawn against us, for Thy side is pierced by a spear. With great rejoicing, then, we cry: Blessed art Thou that comest to call back Adam. Oikos for Palm Sunday

3 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 6:00pm: Bridegroom Matins : fish, wine, & oil allowed 8:00am: Presanctified 6:00pm: Bridegroom Matins 8:00am: Presanctified 6:00pm: Bridegroom Matins with Hymn of Kassiani 8:00am: Presanctified 6:00pm: Holy Unction 8:00am: Vesperal 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 with Chrismation of Joshua Elliott 11:00pm: Midnight Office, Rush Procession, Paschal Matins and of St. John Chrysostom 16 PASCHA :00pm: Agape Vespers followed by Feast and Easter egg hunt for children 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 free May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 6:00pm Great Vespers

4 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 (1.5 hours) 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 Chrismation of Josh Elliott (Bay leaves, rose pedals, and white vestments!) (2 hours 15 minutes) 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! )

5 His Eminence The Most Reverend Metropolitan JOSEPH Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of All North America ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCESE OF NORTH AMERICA Palm Sunday 2017 Beloved in Christ: Blessings and greetings to you and your families on this Great Feast of the Church. As we have completed the 40-day and prepare to enter into the most solemn week of the Church year, we pause this weekend to celebrate the raising of Lazarus and our Lord s triumphant and brilliant entry into the holy city of Jerusalem. As we think about the historical setting for this joyous event, the holy city of Jerusalem and the entire land of the Middle East, we cannot but also think about the suffering that has been going on in the land of our Patriarchate. While we are always concerned with the holy places, the monasteries, churches and shrines, we lament even more over the senseless loss of life and the destruction of souls. Recently I heard a statistic that 1.7 million Syrian children have been without education for at least two years! Such numbers are staggering and affect us all. Today, as we celebrate this glorious feast, we also take time to remember our beloved Mother Church headed by our father in Christ, His Beatitude Patriarch JOHN X. His Beatitude continues to use all his strength to help alleviate the suffering of the faithful and all people adversely affected by the war. He is also already making plans to rebuild our churches and institutions that have been destroyed. We take this offering today to help him with this colossal task. While we always encourage the faithful to give generously during this season of almsgiving, prayer and fasting, it is especially vital this year as those in need continue to increase. Wishing you in advance a prayerful Holy Week and a most joyous Pascha, I remain, Your Father in Christ, +JOSEPH Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of all North America The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch (Acts 11: 26) 358 Mountain Road, P.O. Box 5238, Englewood, NJ (201) T Archdiocese@antiochian.org (201) F

6 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

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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10 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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