SAINT HERMAN. Pentecost ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH. May 27, 2018

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1 THIS WEEK S SERVICES May 27 June 3 Sun. May 27 12:15pm: Kneeling for Pentecost Sat. June 2 6:00pm: Great Sun. June 3 9:00am: Orthros Sun. June 3 10:00am: Divine 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. THE PRAYER O HEAVENLY KING is now used again in corporate and personal prayers, as are prostrations. THE APOSTLES FAST runs from June 4 June 28. It starts the second Monday after Pentecost and ends after liturgy for Sts. Peter & Paul on the evening of June 28. COUNTRY FAIR NEEDS YOUR HELP on June 2 please see the bulletin insert or Kim Meals for more information. RUMMAGE SALE will be June Please bring your rummage items to the church basement starting June 3. PARISH COUNCIL OFFICERS The parish council (finally) met on May 9 and selected officers. Next parish council meeting is June 7 at 6:00pm. Chairman Kosta Bunde Vice-chairman Bob Feldman Treasurer Janice Vance Secretary Becky Moore CHRISTIAN EDUCATION ON BREAK UNTIL JUNE 10 Fr. Matthew s class about the Divine will resume June 10. GOOD WORKS BASKET Next Project will be in June. Details will be forthcoming soon. SAINTS & FEASTS OF THE DAY Fiftieth Day after Pascha: The Great Feast of Pentecost 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 Pentecost May 27, 2018 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 Their voice has gone out into all the earth. The heavens declare the glory of God. The Reading from the Acts of the Apostles. (2:1-11) When the day of Pentecost had come, the Disciples were all together in one place. And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. And they were amazed and wondered, saying, Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians, we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God. THE GOSPEL The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (7:37-52; 8:12) On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and proclaimed, If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. Now this He said about the Spirit, which those who believed in Him were to receive; for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. When they heard these words, many of the people said, This is really the prophet. Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Is the Christ to come from Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ is descended from David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was? So there was a division among the people over Him. Some of them wanted to arrest Him, but no one laid hands on Him. The officers then went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, Why did you not bring Him? The officers answered, THE GOSPEL (CONTINUED) No man ever spoke like this man! The Pharisees answered them, Are you led astray, you also? Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in Him? But this crowd, who do not know the Law, are accursed. Nicodemus, who had gone to Him before, and who was one of them, said to them, Does our Law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does? They replied, Are you from Galilee too? Search and you will see that no prophet is to rise from Galilee. Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. A GOOD WORD "In the life of the Christian, a hard saying is equivalent to the 'rushing mighty wind'. It tells of the marvellous things of God and provokes man's heart to contrition. And this contrition is the forerunner of the gift of the Holy Spirit. It melts the mountains of impurity that sit upon the heart. It breaks the rocks of the hardness of man's inner being, and helps him to find his 'deep heart'. So man undergoes a primordial 'earthquake' when he suffers such trials as are necessary to teach him that one thing is needful - the discovery of his heart. Father Sophrony had some of his own hard sayings. For instance: 'If someone has not attained to the measure of hypostatic prayer - that is to say, to bear in himself the whole Adam and bring all mankind before God in his prayer for the whole world - then let him not call himself a Christian without shame and fear.' Such sayings are able to save us. They are meant to shake us up. The Christian culture of 'shaking up' helps us to discover the 'deep heart' without which we cannot truly receive the gift of Pentecost, the shedding of the Spirit upon all flesh. We need that sensible heart, so precious in the sight of God, to which the third Old Testament reading for the feast of Pentecost refers, in order to receive the gift of the Holy Spirirt, so that our invocation of the Name of Christ in that sensible deep heart may be salutary and bring forth new life. What we try to do is to hatch the 'egg' we bear in our breast, to break the shell that covers our heart so that new life can spring forth." Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou, from Remember Thy First Love

3 SAINT HERMAN OF ALASKA ORTHODOX CHURCH 6988 N En Dove Rd - Wasilla, AK Reverend Matthew Howell, Pastor (907) JUNE 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday May 27 PENTECOST May 28 May 29 May 30 May :45am Divine with blessing of Dip Nets Country Fair 12:15pm Kneeling All Saints 6:00pm Parish Council Meeting : wine & oil : wine & oil Rummage Sale to support CGS 9:00am - 4:00pm Rummage Sale to support CGS 9:00am - 4:00pm : wine & oil : wine & oil : wine & oil 24 Nativity of the Baptist Ss. Peter & Paul 30 : fish, wine, & oil with Litia 6:45pm Divine for Saints Peter & Paul (Apostles' ends after liturgy) : fish, wine, & oil Please consult the Sunday bulletin for changes to the monthly calendar. Confessions heard after and by appointment.

4 SAINT HERMAN OF ALASKA ORTHODOX CHURCH 6988 N En Dove Rd - Wasilla, AK Reverend Matthew Howell, Pastor (907) JULY 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Fr. Matthew to Parish Life Conference in Portland July :00pm Parish Council Meeting Fr. Matthew to Archdiocese Clergy Symposium in PA July :00pm Reader (no confessions) 15 St. Vladimir Prophet Elijah 21 Fr. Matthew to Archdiocese Clergy Symposium in PA July : fish, wine, & oil 6:00pm Reader (no confessions) Aug 1 Procession of the Cross Aug 2 Aug 3 Aug 4 Seven Holy Youths of Ephesus 6:00pm Parish Council Meeting Please consult the Sunday bulletin for changes to the monthly calendar. Confessions heard after and by appointment.

5 Saint Herman Orthodox Church Presents the 8 th Annual * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - AM PM * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CARNIVAL GAMES Gyros * pie * * * PRIZES CupcaKe Bake-Off Ultimate Cake walk Bounce house * * Pie eating contest...and much more! on Instagram A Festival of Food, Games, Prizes & Family Fun!

6 u Your Help is Needed for the Country Fair The Country Fair is fast approaching on Saturday, June 2 Saturday, June 2 nd. Now is the time to donate for prizes and the Trading Post store at the Country Fair. If you like to shop, Target, Joann s and Michaels have great dollar bins with all kinds of fun items we can use for the prize booth. You can also donate money to help purchase these items. This year we would like to focus on homemade and handcrafted items to sell in the Trading Post. If you like to sew, knit, do crafts, woodworking, or make anything by hand, your skills are needed to donate to the Trading Post. Listed below are some suggestions of items we need... Suggested items needed for the PRIZE BOOTH: Bulk boxes of candy and gum: ring pops, m&m's, skittles... Big Water guns like super soakers Nerf dart guns Slip n' slides, sprinklers- any fun water toys Outdoor sports equipment- frisbees, soccer balls... Stuffed animals Lego kits OR...money to help purchase these items Suggested handmade items for the TRADING POST: Sewing, knitting or completed craft projects Quilts Hair accessories like headbands and hair clips for women and girls Aprons- adult and child size Canned goods, like jams and jellies Jewelry Handmade toys and items for children and babies-bibs, blankets, baby booties.. Woodworking projects-birdhouses, furniture... Handmade candles, soap, lotion Hanging flower baskets or pots filled with flowers or herbs u Please contact Kim Meals or Rebekah Johnson with your donation questions. All donation items can be dropped off in the downstairs room of the parish hall on the labeled table. All proceeds from the Country Fair will go towards the building fund of our parish. Please contact Kim Meals(907) , with any questions and to find out how you can be a part of the effort to help our parish and community at the Country Fair.

7 the 2018 Cupcake Bake-Off Saturday $10 June 2 entrance fee for one dozen cupcakes of the same variety nd 11am-12pm Awards and prizes for the winners of: Best Cupcake (adult division) Best Children's Cupcake(age8-13) People's Choice Award for Most Creative Cupcake All cupcakes must be entered at the Country Fair by 11:30am at Saint Herman Orthodox Church 6988 N. En Dove Rd., Wasilla, Alaska Please visit sainthermanwasilla.org or facebook.com/sainthermansannualcountryfair for complete rules of the bake-off and for more COUNTRY FAIR information

8 Cupcake Bake-Off & Bake Sale The Cupcake Bake-Off is back and taking place on Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 at the Country Fair. WHEN: Registration will begin at the start of the Country Fair at 11am and the judging will begin at 11:30pm. Please have all cupcakes entered by 11:30. Winners will be announced around 12pm. COST: There is an entrance fee of $10 to enter a minimum of one dozen cupcakes of the same variety. Entrants can submit more than one dozen of a single variety of cupcakes for the one time $10 fee for the first dozen entered. The more varieties entered, the more chances to win! The minimum amount of cupcakes to enter is one dozen but more are welcome to sell at the bake-sale. WHO CAN ENTER: Anyone age 8 and above can enter the contest. There will be a special Children's Division for ages 8-13 to be judged separately. The children are expected to do all of the work themselves, with adult supervision. HOW CUPCAKES ARE JUDGED: There will be 3 judges with score sheets to help determine the winner in both categories. Individual cupcakes will be judged on taste, creativity, presentation, and overall appeal. The 2 judges awards given are: BEST CUPCAKE(adult division) BEST CHILDREN'S CUPCAKE(age8-13) There will also be a *People's Choice Award for Most Creative Cupcake* given from those who buy cupcakes during the bake sale and want to vote for their favorite. This will be a visual vote, based on the look of the cupcakes and not the taste. People's Choice voting will begin at 11:30pm when the cupcakes go on sale. WINNERS: There will be award ribbons for 1 st, 2 nd, & 3 rd place in each category, and a prize for 1 st place.

9 2018 Parish Life Conference Portland Don t Miss It! Dates: July 4 8, 2018 Venue: Red Lion Hotel on the River Hosted by: St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church Room rate: $129 (early bird) Hotel perks: Free high-speed Internet, free parking free shuttle to light rail station (easy access to downtown and other shopping areas tax-free shopping!) Here s what people are saying about Portland: Best U.S. tourism destination (U.S. Tourism Quality Performance Report) Food and drink capital of America (London Telegraph) One of 10 best food cities in America (Washington Post) #1 on American Greenest Cities list (Travel + Leisure) Best food town (Sunset)

10 2018 PLC in Portland The Highlights Early Bird Ticket Book: $170 (adults) $165 (teens) $125 (children) Room Rate: Portland) $129 (early bird great rate for Thursday Hospitality Night: Independence Day Party with Talent Show Friday Night: Bible Bowl followed by Swing Dance and Dessert Reception Saturday Morning: Brunch with Sayedna and Awards Saturday Afternoon: Oratorical Contest and Choir Festival Saturday Night: Hafli Sunday: Hierarchical Divine

11 YOU CAN HELP THE YOUTH GROUP OF SAINT HERMAN ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH EARN DONATIONS JUST BY SHOPPING WITH YOUR FRED MEYER REWARDS CARD! Every quarter Fred Meyer sends a check to our church, which gets deposited into our Youth Group account to be used for camp and retreat scholarships and other activities. Here is how you can support our youth group: 1. Go to 2. At the top right of the screen, click Sign in or Register 3. After signing in, click Re-enroll or link your Rewards Card now under the section Are you a Fred Meyer Customer? 4. In the search box, enter or Saint Herman Antiochian Orthodox Church 5. Click the button next to our church s name, then click Enroll. Then, every time you shop and use your Rewards Card, you are helping the Youth Group of Saint Herman Church earn a donation! You still earn your Rewards Points, Fuel Points, and Rebates, just as you do today. If you do not have a Rewards Card, it is available at the Customer Service desk of any Fred Meyer store. For more information, please visit