1.- Voice of the Church

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1 1.- Voice of the Church Parish Web Site All Saints Greek Orthodox Church 601 W. McMurray Road Canonsburg, PA Office: (724) FAX: (724) Hall: (724) Volume 29 July 8, 2018 Number 27 Fr. George L. Livanos, Proistamenos Fr. Dragan Filipovic, Protopresbyter Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Office Address Dawn Mavrich Our Mission Statement: to glorify our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through our words and actions according to the Holy Traditions and sacred teachings of our Orthodox Christian faith. WELCOME TO THOSE WHO ARE VISITING It is a joy for us to share our Worship with you today! Holy Communion is a Sacrament of our Faith and thus only Baptized and/or Chrismated Orthodox Christians who are in Good Standing and have spiritually prepared to receive are invited to come forward from the middle aisle of the Nave with reverence and humility, row by row, in a QUIET and ORDERLY fashion, and depart as directed. Please remain seated in your pews until invited forward by a Council Member. If you are standing in the back of the Nave, please wait until all who are seated have gone forward and a Council Member invites you forward. In receiving Holy Communion, you should place the Cloth under your chin, recite your CHRISTIAN NAME, then wipe your mouth after receiving. Women: please remove any lipstick prior to Communing. Non Orthodox Christians are welcome to receive the Blessed Bread offered at the end of the Liturgy. 6 th SUNDAY OF MATTHEW - July 8, 2018 (FAST FREE DAY): Today we commemorate the Holy Great Martyr Procopius, Theophilos the Myrrhbearer of Pantokrator Monastery, and the Appearance of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Kazan. Plagal of the First Tone, Sixth Orthros Gospel. PRAYER CORNER: Your prayers are requested for God s protection, and the renewed health and healing of His Eminence Metropolitan Maximos, His Beatitude Met, Theodosius (O.C.A.), Mary Karavolis, Tammy Mantalis Achille, Deborah Ciamacco, Eleanor Elizabeth Gray, Norma Jones, Mary Karras-Gardner, Lorraine Mahramus, Mark Mallory, Baby Noah (Josh & Jess Peniazek), Sean Rovers, our Parish Shut-ins, the Armed Forces, those in Prison, who have lost a loved one, who are ill, suffering or in need, the leaders of our Church and country, and for mission ministries.

2 SPECIAL HYMNS FOR TODAY IN THE LITURGY At the Small/First Entrance CLERGY: ENTRANCE HYMN: SECOND TONE Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ. Save us, O Son of God, risen from the dead, we sing to You, Alleluia CHANTERS: Save us, O Son of God, risen from the dead, we sing to You, Alleluia CHANTERS: RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION: PLAGAL OF THE FIRST TONE Let us worship the Word who is unoriginate * with the Father and the Spirit, and from a Virgin was born * for our salvation, O believers, and let us sing His praise. * For in His goodness He was pleased * to ascend the Cross in the flesh, and to undergo death, * and to raise up those who had died, * by His glorious Resurrection. CHANTERS: APOLYTIKION FOR THE SAINT: FOURTH TONE Your Martyr, O Lord, was worthily awarded by You * the crown of incorruption, in that he contested for You our immortal God. * Since he possessed Your power, he defeated the tyrants, * dashing the demons' powerless displays of defiance. * O Christ God, at his fervent entreaties, save our souls. ALL: APOLYTIKION FOR THE CHURCH: FOURTH TONE Your Church having adorned herself, * with the blood of all your Martyrs in the world, * as with the finest linen and purple robe, * through them cries out to you O Christ our God. * Send down your compassion upon your people, * grant peace to your Commonwealth, * and to our souls Your great mercy. CHANTERS: KONTAKION: SECOND TONE A Protection of Christians unshameable, intercessor to our Holy Maker unwavering. Reject not the prayerful cries of those who are in sin. Instead, come to us for You are good. Your loving help bring unto us who are crying in Faith to you. Hasten to intercede and speed now to supplicate. As a protection for all times, Theotokos for those who honor you. Today s Epistle Reading St. Paul s First Letter to the Romans 12:6-14 You, O Lord, shall keep us and preserve us. Verse: Save me, O Lord, for the godly man has failed.

3 BRETHREN, having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; he who teaches, in his teaching; he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who contributes, in liberality; he who gives aid, with zeal; he who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with brotherly affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Never flag in zeal, be aglow with the Spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Today s Gospel Reading 6 th Sunday of Matthew The Gospel According to Matthew 9:1-8 AT that time, getting into a boat Jesus crossed over and came to his own city. And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on his bed; and when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven." And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming." But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say 'Rise and walk?' But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" he then said to the paralytic -- "Rise, take up your bed and go home." And he rose and went home. When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men. SERVICES & EVENTS TODAY: - Orthros & Divine Liturgy (with Deacon Frank Dickos) - 9:00 a.m. - Fr. George at Archdiocesan Clergy Laity Congress (Boston, MA) - through 7/9 TUESDAY: - Parish Council Meeting - 7:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY: - Father George at Camp Nazareth - 10:00 a.m. - Daughters of Penelope Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

4 THURSDAY: - Orthros & Liturgy: St. Paisios - 8:30 a.m. NEXT SUNDAY: - Orthros & Divine Liturgy: St. Kyrikos - 9:00 a.m. - Pan Rhodian Meeting - 4:30 p.m. ALL SAINTS PHILOPTOCHOS SUNSHINE COMMITTEE: Beloved members of our community, the All Saints Philoptochos Sunshine Committee is dedicated to show compassion by calling, sending well wishes or sympathy cards, and keeping in touch with those who are ill and those who are in need. In order to achieve these, we need to be informed promptly, so no one in our community is Left Behind! Please contact either Patricia Soulakis (724) (alexsoulakis@yahoo.com) or Fay Sideris (724) or (724) (faysideris@hushmail.com) SCHEDULING COFFEE HOUR & USE OF KITCHEN: If you wish to host a Coffee Hour and/or use the Hall Kitchen YOU MUST EXCLUSIVELY CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE/DAWN and make those arrangements. This will prevent us from having misunderstandings and conflicts in the future. ORTHODOX OBSERVER: If you are not receiving the national church newspaper, please contact our Parish Office and we will forward your request. PAN-RHODIAN SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE: Applications for the Pan-Rhodian Local Scholarships are now available through Nick Scouloukas (724) Applications must be completed and post-marked by July 15 th. The applicant s sponsor MUST BE a member in good standing of the corresponding organization (Pan-Rhodian Society) with dues paid for AHEPA DISTRICT AND DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS: Nick Scouloukas has released the following list of students who are designated as scholarship recipients: Gabriele Alberty, Abigail Blanock, Jessica Cadez, Lucas Carroll, Luke Karavolis, Irene Makris, Emmanuel Makris, Marina Maropis, Dimitri Pihiou, Angelia Vendetti, Melina Vendetti, and Alaina Dziak (DOP). Congratulations to all and best wishes for continued success in all their academic endeavors.

5 ICONOGRAPHY: We would like to thank all of you who generously donated to the All Saints Iconography Project and to remind you that the third year of the three-year payment period is due at this time. Please make checks payable to the All Saints Iconography Fund. COME AND SEE: Please come and see our wonderful new items in our Bookstore. These items are the perfect gift for graduations, weddings, anniversaries, or any special occasion! NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS: We are resuming collecting non-perishable food items in the Church Hall for the Canonsburg Food Bank. Please help this cause by placing the items in the box designated in the hall. The Orthodox Home Creating an Orthodox Christian environment in the home Creating an Orthodox Christian home begins with the icon corner. The "bright corner" becomes the center for every domestic church, where the family devotions take place. Each member of the family should have their own patron saint's icon, and a wonderful practice from ancient times is to have a family icon written so that all their patron saints are represented in the same icon. This is also the family's way of declaring to visitors that this is a Christian home with Christ as it's head. The family should try as best they can to have dinner together every night of the week. Watching TV while eating dinner is a very bad idea, for the meal should be the time when the parents can talk to their children about school, or other activities. In these modern times there are almost always school or work related activities that don't always allow everyone to be together for that all important family meal, but every effort should be made to make this happen as often as possible. The blessing of the meal, with the father or mother making the sign of the cross over the meal with their fingers together as done when blessing oneself, should never be avoided. If we always say a blessing over our food at home, we are more likely to do so when at school or in a restaurant. Television, and the overuse of the Internet, wreak havoc on family life, and as such, have become foreign invaders in our homes, having replaced Christ as head of our household. Bad habits are hard to overcome, so replacing these with communal time in the living room may be difficult at first, but this is necessary as the basic foundation of any Orthodox Christian home. We must guard our home from other invaders as well. Magazines and other reading material should be in sync with our Christian values. If we'd rather our priest not see a magazine or certain book in our

6 home, it shouldn't be there in the first place. As well, the music played should be uplifting, devoid of profanity and vulgarity. Regular family meetings where everyone has an opportunity to share about things, and where the atmosphere is loving, open and safe, help create trust and a sense of security for everyone. Although it is natural for parents to argue on occasion, this should never take place in front of the children, for they need to feel safe and secure in the home. Boys need to see their fathers as icons of Christ, always demonstrating the biblical image of a husband and father. Men need, for the sake of their children, to give witness to the importance of prayer and church attendance. Statistically, children, whose father is a church goer, are far more likely to remain in the faith as adults. Because the husband is a sort of domestic priest (the priesthood of all believers), it is important that he be the one who leads the entire family in prayer. Men should not leave spiritual instruction up to their wives, but should remember they will ultimately be held accountable before the Lord, come judgement day. Men should not let their wives do all the house cleaning and cooking. In an age where both husband and wife often need to hold down jobs in order to make ends meet, a woman's work is not just household work. She should not have to come home from work and be expected to do all the housework and cooking by herself. Men need to teach their children by example to help around the house. Children should be given a small allowance (according to age) so they can learn to manage money, and an important part of money managing is the tithe. The biblical command to give ten percent of one's income back to God is almost never practiced in the Orthodox Church, which is why so many clergy are given such meager salaries, and parishes have to hold festivals and bazaars in order to keep the temple open. When we fail to tithe we are stealing from God, and the child who tithes ten percent of his allowance will grow into an adult Orthodox Christian who tithes. These are basic suggestions for creating an Orthodox home. If you begin to implement these suggestions, the Lord will reward you with a family that stands strong and your children will grow up as spiritually healthy Christians, grounded in biblical teachings and moral fortitude. Your grandchildren will, in return, be raised with the same biblical principles and you will be the most blessed grandparents on your block! With love in Christ, Abbot Tryphon

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9 St-Anthony, Clairton, PA Summer Celebration 2018 We invite all brothers and sisters to join us on Saturday, July 28, 2018 in a summer celebration of one of the tri-state area's oldest churches, St-Anthony, in Clairton, PA. St-Anthony Greek Orthodox Church, which belongs to our Metropolis, served as the center of Hellenism and Orthodoxy for the earliest Greek immigrants in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Today, it remains a regional historical landmark and is celebrated twice a year, on its feast day in January and once in the summer. All proceeds go towards the maintenance of this unique historical landmark of Orthodoxy and the earliest Greek presence in the tri-state area. The festal service begins with a 9 AM Orthros followed by the Liturgy of St-John Chrysostom, in traditional Byzantine fashion. The service will be followed by a hearty summer meal with Greek traditional food overtones. We look forward to a wonderful fellowship in honor of the earliest immigrants and their labors of love to their faith and traditions. Directions to St-Anthony (424 Miller Avenue, Clairton, PA ): Join Route 51 South. Continue on Route 51 South past Century III Mall, past Bowser Automobile Sales and Showroom and just past the Route 43 overpass. Within less than 100 yards, make a left on Worthington Avenue. Continue along Worthington Avenue until the T-intersection at Desiderio. Make a left on Desiderio and within less and 50 yards make a right on St-Clair Avenue (Rite-Aid will be across this waypoint). On St-Clair Avenue continue past two traffic lights. The third traffic light is at the intersection of St-Clair and Miller Avenue. Make a left on Miller Avenue. St-Anthony is on the right hand side of the street just past the high school.

10 Come and join us for GREEK DAY AT KENNYWOOD PARK!!! TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2018 GREEK DANCING, FUN AND FELLOWSHIP! For tickets contact Presentation of Christ Church at , at