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Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral God s people, serving God s people Sunday, 9th of June 2013 Sunday of the Man Born Blind 1324 South Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, 90006 Office: 323.737.

1 Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral God s people, serving God s people Sunday, 9th of June 2013 Sunday of the Man Born Blind 1324 South Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, Office: Fax: Very Reverend Father John S. Bakas, Dean Reverend Father Allan Boyd, Assistant Priest Office Hours 8:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday 1

2 FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Executive Officers George E. Preonas, President; Andrew Evangelatos, Executive Vice President; James A. Demetriou, PhD, Vice President & C.F.O.; Constantine M. Boukidis, Secretary; Tina Callas, Treasurer Members V. Rev. Fr. John S. Bakas; Nicholas Bissias; Timi Loomos Freshman; Alek Haidos; Steve Hanna; Michael Huffington; Gig Kyriacou; Brent Noyes; John T. Pappas; Jim Zaferis Presidential Appointments Anthony A. Demetriou, Presidential Assistant; John G. Marakas III, Sr. V.P. of Wells Fargo, Advisor to the Board PARISH COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive Officers Brent Noyes, President; John Kopatisis, Vice-President; Irene Andreadis, Recording Secretary; Karen Sarames, Corresponding Secretary/Legal; Michael Kraios, Treasurer & C.F.O. Members Bertha Angels; Jeanine Hanna; Glenn Lianos; Eleni Constantine Manolelis; Loula Moschonas; Kouji Nakata; Alex Oxyzolou; Peter Pallas; Dean Peratsakis; Dorothy Spirus Board of Auditors Jim Ananias; Tony Demetriou; Tom Moore CALENDAR FOR THIS WEEK Sunday, June 9th Orthros :15am Studies in the Faith :15am Memorials :45am Divine Liturgy :00am General Assembly :30pm Monday, June 10th Catechism with Father Allan....7:30pm Open Gym Night....7:30pm Tuesday, June 11th ST. BARTHOLOMEW Orthros.8:30am Divine Liturgy.9:30am Thursday, June 13th ASCENSION OF OUR LORD Orthros.8:30am Divine Liturgy.9:30am Old Testament Bible Study with Father Allan... 7:30pm Coffee Hour in the Huffington Center Maniatakos Fellowship Hall Sponsored in memory of Gregory George 2

3 DAIILY VITAMINS 3

4 ΥΜΝΟΣ Ἀπολυτίκιον Χριστός ανέστη εκ νεκρών, θανάτω θάνατον πατήσας, και τοις εν τοις μνήμασι, ζωὴν χαρισάμενος! Εἰσοδικόν Έν ἐκκλησίαις εὐλογεῖτε τὸν θεόν τὸν κύριον ἐκ πηγῶν Ισραηλ Σώσον ημάς, Υιε Θεού, ο αναστάς εκ νεκρών, ψάλλοντάς σοι αλληλούϊα Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἦχος πλ. α\' Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι, τὸν ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθέντα εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡμῶν, ἀνυμνήσωμεν πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνήσωμεν ὅτι ηὐδόκησε σαρκί, ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ, καὶ θάνατον ὑπομεῖναι καὶ ἐγεῖραι τοὺς τεθνεώτας, ἐν τῇ ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ. Τροπάριον τοῦ Ναοῦ Ἁγία Σοφία Ευλογητός εί, Χριστέ ο Θεός ημών, ο πανσόφους τούς αλιείς αναδείξας, καταπέμψας αυτοίς τό Πνεύμα τό άγιον, καί δι' αυτών τήν οικουμένην σαγηνεύσας, φιλάνθρωπε, δόξα σοι. Κοντάκιον - Ἦχος πλ. δ Εἰ καὶ ἐν τάφῳ κατῆλθες ἀθάνατε, ἀλλὰ τοῦ Ἄδου καθεῖλες τὴν δύναμιν, καὶ ἀνέστης ὡς νικητής, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, γυναιξὶ Μυροφόροις φθεγξάμενος, Χαίρετε, καὶ τοὶς σοὶς Ἀποστόλοις εἰρήνην δωρούμενος ὁ τοὶς πεσοῦσι παρέχων ἀνάστασιν. 4

HYMNS OF THE DAY Apolytikion of the Resurrection- Tone 1 Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death and to those in the tombs He has granted life.

5 HYMNS OF THE DAY Apolytikion of the Resurrection- Tone 1 Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death and to those in the tombs He has granted life. Isodikon In the churches bless God the Lord, bless Him from the well spring Israel. Save us O Son of God who didst arise from the dead, sing we to Thee Alleluia. Apoltikion of the Small Entrance O faithful, let us sing a hymn of praise and worship to the Logos, coeternal with the Father and the Spirit, who was born of the Virgin for our salvation. Of His own will He went upon the Cross in the flesh and suffered death, to raise the dead through His glorious Resurrection. 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. Kontakion Though You went down into the tomb, You destroyed Hades power, and You rose the victor, Christ God, saying to the myrrh-bearing women, Hail! and granting peace to Your disciple, You who raise up the fallen. 5

6 EPISTLE READING EPISTLE READER... TOULA KALATZIS Priest: Let Us Attend Reader: You, O Lord, shall keep us and preserve us.save me, O Lord, for the godly man has failed. Priest: Wisdom.. Reader: The Reading is from The Acts of the Apostles 16:16-34 Priest: Let us be Attentive IN THOSE DAYS, as we apostles were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by soothsaying. She followed Paul and us, crying, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation." And this she did for many days. But Paul was annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, "I charge you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And it came out that very hour. But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market place before the rulers; and when they had brought them to the magistrates they said, "These men are Jews and they are disturbing our city. They advocate customs which it is not lawful for us Romans to accept or practice." The crowd joined in attacking them; and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders to beat them with rods. And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely. Having received this charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks. But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and every one's fetters were unfastened. When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried with a loud voice, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here." And he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas, and brought them out and said, "Men, what must I do to be saved?" And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all that were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their wounds, and he was baptized at once, with all his family. Then he brought them up into his house, and set food before them; and he rejoiced with all his household that he had believed in God. 6

7 GOSPEL READING The Reading is from The Gospel of St. John 9:1-38 At that time, as Jesus passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" Jesus answered, "It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be made manifest in him. We must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day; night comes, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world." As he said this, he spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle and anointed the man's eyes with the clay, saying to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing. The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar, said, "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?" Some said, "It is he"; others said, "No, but he is like him." He said, "I am the man." They said to him, "Then how were your eyes opened?" He answered, "The man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me, 'Go to Siloam and wash'; so I went and washed and received my sight." They said to him, "Where is he?" He said, "I do not know." They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. Now it was a sabbath day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. The Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, "He put clay on my eyes and I washed, and I see." Some of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God, for he does not keep the sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" There was a division among them. So they again said to the blind man, "What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?" He said, "He is a prophet." The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight, and asked them, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?" His parents answered, "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; but how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself." His parents said this because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess him to be Christ he was to be put out of the synagogue. Therefore his parents said, "He is of age, ask him." So for the second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, "Give God the praise; we know that this man is a sinner." (continued ) 7

GOSPEL READING (continued) He answered, "Whether he is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I know, that though I was blind, now I see." They said to him, "What did he do to you?

8 GOSPEL READING (continued) He answered, "Whether he is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I know, that though I was blind, now I see." They said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?" He answered them, "I have told you already and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you too want to become his disciples?" And they reviled him, saying, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from." The man answered, "Why, this is a marvel! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him. Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. If this man were not from God, he could do nothing." They answered him, "You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?" And they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, "Do you believe in the Son of man?" He answered, "And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?" Jesus said to him, "You have seen him, and it is he who speaks to you." He said, "Lord, I believe": and he worshiped him. I AM the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. -John 15:5 8

9 MEMORIALS Helen Cappos, Gregory George 40 day, Gregory Pappas, Virginia Pappas Musey But the souls of the righteous are in the hands of the Lord, and there shall no torment touch them. -Wisdom 3:1 May their memory be eternal ALTAR CANDLES Both sides offered in loving memory of Helen Cappos by her husband and family. PERPETUAL LIGHTS Offered in loving memory of Gregory Pappas by his grandsons, Gregory & Michael Offered in loving memory of Virginia Pappas Musey by her nephews, Gregory & Michael COFFEE HOUR Offered in loving memory of Gregory George by his loving friends. PLEASE NOTE Send all future submissions for memorials and bulletin announcements to or call the office 323/ PROSPHORA NEEDED Attention bakers, the altar needs more prosphora to offer as Communion and antidoron. Your generosity is most appreciated. 9

10 MINISTRY NEWS PHILANTHROPIA Χριστός Ἀνέστη! Christ Is Risen! USED CLOTHING and CANNED GOODS: Thank you for all the generous donation of used clothing during the holidays and beyond. This is a year-long project, so please continue your donations as there are still many we need to reach. Please identify all 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 nursery. Thank you! GET ON THE BUS: This project is in full swing of collecting monies so that we may sponsor a bus again this year. Exact times and dates are forthcoming but will be observed on Mothers Day and Fathers Day respectively. We will keep you posted as the day approaches. Thank you! STREET OUTREACH: Thank you to everyone who has donated so far. To date, more than $1, worth of items have been collected and distributed to the abandoned children in the outreach for the Children s Hospital of Los Angeles. Dr. Nikos Stefanidis, Ph.D. a Staff Psychologist at Children s Hospital, L.A., is the Clinical Director of this High Risk Program. Your continued help will assure that these children are cared for year round by purchasing new items such as the following: T-Shirts (M-L); Boxers (M-L); White Socks; Blankets; Sleeping Bags; Sweatshirts; Snacks; Water/Juices; Bus Tokens; Sneakers; Hygiene Items (Travel Size); Tooth Brushes & Toothpaste; Shampoo; Deodorant; Sun Screen -- be sure to label them for DR. NIKOS STEFANIDIS and leave them by the clothing bins. We will make sure that he comes to pick them up. Thank you! GOD BLESS YOU! WITH LOVE, FATHER PETER SOCIAL WORKER NEEDED Social worker to volunteer twice a month in assisting the elderly of our community with Social Security, Medicare and other government medical issues. Please call Timi Loomos Freshman

MINISTRY NEWS TODAY: GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING ALL PARISHIONERS WELCOME Please join the Parish Council for our first General Assembly meeting of 2013.

Gather after Divine Liturgy, at approximately 12:15, in the Huffington Center Pavilion.

11 MINISTRY NEWS TODAY: GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING ALL PARISHIONERS WELCOME Please join the Parish Council for our first General Assembly meeting of We liken it to a Town Hall meeting where we can share positive news about our community and exciting plans for the future. We want to hear your questions and concerns, too. Gather after Divine Liturgy, at approximately 12:15, in the Huffington Center Pavilion. Minutes from the last General Assembly meeting are available on the website and in the Huffington Center for review in order omit reading them during the General Assembly meeting. EXPERIENCE THE TOUR OF A LIFETIME Constantinople, Pontos and the Holy Land Father John Constantine of St George, Downey is leading a pilgrimage from October 26 to November 12, There are still some seats available. Absolute deadline for registration is June 12, Don t miss this opportunity to the Roots of Our Faith. For details please contact Fr. John at VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOCUS North America needs aprox. 350 volunteers to help distribute shoes to poor and homeless children in July. Contact: Judie Christopoulos 626/ judie.christopoulos@gmail.com THE ANCIENT CHURCH IN THE 21ST CENTURY Have you found us on Facebook? Follow the latest announcements and connect with your St. Sophia family on our new Facebook page: Facebook.com/StSophiaLA SCAN THE QR CODE WITH YOUR SMART PHONE SCANNER APP (After Liturgy) 11

MINISTRY NEWS PHILOPTOHOS VIP CRUISE IN NEWPORT BEACH HARBOR Thursday, June 27, 2013 Plan to join us on a beautiful and fun cruise around the harbor of Newport Beach.

12 MINISTRY NEWS PHILOPTOHOS VIP CRUISE IN NEWPORT BEACH HARBOR Thursday, June 27, 2013 Plan to join us on a beautiful and fun cruise around the harbor of Newport Beach. After the cruise we'll be having lunch at Harborside Restaurant overlooking the bay. We can then visit the Maritime Museum and shop at the various boutiques around the Peninsula. The cost of the trip is $40.00 per person and it includes the cruise, the food and the bus. Be at church at 8:30am as the bus will be leaving shortly after that. Chairperson is Catherine Erwin at (818) and cochair Alex Markos at (818) Paid reservation is a must. Please mail checks to Catherine Erwin, 4240 Fulton Ave #109, Studio City, CA We'll be back at church around 5:00pm. In His Service, Mary Morrison, VIP President Pentecost Vespers Celebration - Sunday, June Let us rejoice together as we celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives and worship the Holy Trinity. Join us for Vespers and take some time to reflect on the many blessings we receive from God. The strength we draw from the Holy Spirit allows Him to dwell in and work through us. We will kneel in prayer for the first time since Holy Week. Our Feast day Liturgy for Saint Sophia - June 24 Orthros: 8:30am Liturgy: 9:30am We will continue our Cathedral Name Day Celebration and once again have the opportunity for a beautiful weekday Liturgy in our Cathedral. May the Holy Wisdom of God lead us as we thank Him on our feast day for all the progress we have made in our community. Come and be part of a special day of prayer and be blessed. 12

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15 For those who are sick or suffering St. James advises us, If anyone among you is sick, let him call for the elders of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. (James 5:13-14) Ensuring that St Sophia s parishioners continue to be cared-for and prayed-for, please list names below of those in our midst that need prayer. Feel free to request the personal prayer of one of our priests after services, or to schedule this with one our priests during St Sophia Cathedral s office hours. As you request prayer, you may also wish to make an offering to Saint Sophia s Altar Fund. Label: For the health of PLEASE PRINT CLEARY: Please submit this form to: Saint Sophia Cathedral Office 1324 S Normandie Ave. Los Angeles CA When you write or update your will, please remember Saint Sophia Cathedral. Your gift will live into eternity. 15

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Welcome to St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Sunday, May 13, Orthros 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

Welcome to St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral Sunday, May 13, 2018 Orthros 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Last Sunday s Contributions Trays: $275.00 Candles: $390.00 Flowers: