Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral

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1 Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral God s people, serving God s people 18th of August, th Sunday of Matthew 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 DAIILY VITAMINS FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH 2

3 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 Kopatsis, 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 Sunday, August 18th Orthros Studies in the Faith Memorials Divine Liturgy 8:15am 9:15am 9:45am 10:00am Monday, August 19th Catechism with Father Allan Open Gym Night 7:30pm 7:30pm Thursday, August 22nd Old Testament with Father Allan 7:30pm Coffee Hour in the Huffington Center Maniatakos Fellowship Hall 3

4 MEMORIALS Dan John Tangalakis 10 years, Jenny Xenopoulou, Anthony Xenopulou, Christine Xenopoulou, Stanley Funk, Dimitri Popoff, Michael Kitros, Dorothea Kornaker, Abbas Meskine, Panayiota, Ionoula, Eleftarios, Vasilios, Lukas, Vasiliki, Nicolaos, Aleka, Marianne, Mary Jane 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 Offered in loving memory of Jenny, Anthony, Christine Xenopoulou and Stanley Funk by their daughter Helen Funk. ALTAR TABLE CANDLES Offered in loving memory of Dan John Tangalakis (10 years) by the Tangalakis family. 4

5 MINISTRY NEWS AMEN, AMEN, AMEN Fr. John and Fr. Allan encourage you to participate more by adding your Amen in the most vital part of the service the blessing of, or consecration of the gifts. When the priest says, And make this bread the precious Body of Your Christ, with reverent enthusiasm you offer your key affirmation by saying, Amen! And when the priest says, And that which is in this cup the precious Blood of Your Christ, you respond there again with, Amen! And then when he says, Changing them by Your Holy Spirit, you respond three times, Amen! Amen! Amen! In so doing, let us pray that not only are the Gifts, but we as well will be transformed in Christ! TECH TIP FOR THE SOUL Ever feel like modern technology is disconnecting people from the spiritual life? Try this beneficial tech tip for the soul: Set an alarm on your phone for 9:00am, Noon, 3:00pm, 6:00pm, and 9:00pm (the traditional hours of prayer) and have it be a reminder to say a quick prayer the Jesus prayer, the Our Father, or just a simple Δοξα τω Θεω! Use modern technology to recover the ancient practice of continual prayer. Try it this week and tell someone how it s helped you. SCHOLARSHIP FOR MEDICAL & DENTAL STUDENTS: Hellenic American Medical and Dental Society of Southern California The S. James Vamvas Scholarship Fund allows the society to provide financial assistance to medical and dental students of Hellenic descent who are from California or attend medical or dental school in California. For application and guidelines visit the HAMDS website: DEADLINE: August 31st 5

6 HYMNS OF THE DAY APOLYTIKION FOR THE DORMITION OF THE THEOTOKOS In birth, your preserved your virginity; in death, you did not abandon the world, O Theotokos. As mother of life, you departed to the source of life, delivering our souls from death by your intercessions. RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION You destroyed death by You Cross. You opened Paradise to the thief. Thy myrrh-bearers lament You transformed, and You gave Your Apostles the order to proclaim. That You had risen, Christ God, and granted the world Your great mercy. 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 FOR THE DORMTION OF THE THEOTOKOS Neither the grave nor death could contain the Theotokos, the unshakeable hope, ever vigilant in intercession and protection. As Mother of life, He who dwelt in the evervirginal womb transposed Her to Life. 6

7 ΥΜΝΟΣ ΑΠΟΛΥΤΙΚΙΟΝ ΚΟΙΜΗΣΕΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ Ἐν τῃ Γεννήσει τὴν παρθενίαν ἐφύλαξας, ἓν τή Κοιμήσει τόν κόσμον οὑ κατέλιπεσ Θεοτόκε, Μετέστης πρὸς τὴν ζωήν, μήτηρ ὑπάρχουσα τῆς ζωῆς, καὶ ταὶς πρεσωείαις ταὶς λυτρουμένη, ἐκ θανάτου τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν. ΆΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΜΟ ἈΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΙΟΝ Κατέλυσας τῳ Σταυρῳ σου τὸν θάνατον ἠνέῳξας τῶ Λῃστῆ τὸν Παράδεισον τῶν Μυροφόρων τὸν Θρῆνον μετέβαλες καὶ τοῖς σοῖς Ἀποστόλοις κηρύττειν ἐπέταξας ὅτι ἀνέστης Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, παρέχων τῳ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. ΤΡΟΠΑΡΙΟΝ ΤΟΥ ΝΑΟΥ ἉΓΙΑ ΣΟΦΙΑ 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. ΚΟΝΤΑΚΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΚΟΙΜΗΣΕΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ Τὴν ἐν πρεσβείαις ἀκοίμητον Θεοτόκον, καὶ προστασίαις ἀμετάθετον ἐλπίδα, τάφος καὶ νέκρωσις οὐκ ἐκράτησεν, ὡς γὰρ ζωῆς Μητέρα, πρὸς τὴν Ζωὴν μετέστησεν, ὁ μήτραν οἰκήσας ἀειπάρθενον. 7

8 EPISTLE READING EPISTLE READER...PRESBYTERA DANITA BOYD Priest: Let Us Attend Reader: The Lord will give strength to his people Bring to the Lord, o sons of God, bring to the Lord honor and glory. Priest: Wisdom... Reader: The Reading is from St. Paul's 1st Letter to the Corinthians (1:10-17) Priest: Let us be Attentive BRETHREN, I appeal to you by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree and that there be no dissensions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brethren. What I mean is that each one of you says, "I belong to Paul," or "I belong to Apollos," or "I belong to Cephas," or "I belong to Christ." Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispos and Gaius; lest any one should say that you were baptized in my name. (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any one else.) For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. 8

9 GOSPEL READING The Reading is from The Gospel of St. Matthew (14:14-22) At that time, Jesus saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves." Jesus said, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat." They said to him, "We have only five loaves here and two fish." And he said, "Bring them here to me." Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Then he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 9

10 PHILOPTOHOS NEWS OPERATION LACE UP: Our Philoptohos chapter is spearheading the drive with FOCUS to distribute shoes to the homeless students in the Los Angeles Unified School District. We need volunteers to sign up and help us sort, pack and get the shoes ready for distribution to the schools. There are 60,000 children registered as homeless in LAUSD, more than in any other city in the United States. We will be doing this in the month of August. Please see the information in the Herald newsletter for sign up procedures or you may call Judie Christopoulos at Our fall meetings will begin September 22nd. Please mark your calendars and join us for our first meeting of the year. We have two amazing speakers planned. First we are pleased to announce we have Dr. Dennis Holmes, MD, head of the Los Angeles Woman s Center and was the Chief of Breast Surgery at USC Norris Cancer Center for 7 years. Dr. Holmes is a pioneer in the treatments of breast cancer and teaches his methods to other doctors. Along with Dr. Holmes will be Dr. Lacy Le, MD. Dr. Le is a specialist in Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery. Her main field is reconstruction after mastectomy and she works very closely with Dr. Holmes. They will speak after our lunch and meeting so we hope you will try to join us. Philoptohos must continue to reach out and do the work of our Lord. The poor, the destitute, the hungry, the aged, the sick, the unemployed, the orphaned, those who may need assistance. That is what Philoptohos is here for. For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me John 12:8. With love in Christ s service, Virginia Noyes and The Philoptohos Board of Directors 10

11 MINISTRY NEWS PHILOPTOHOS VIP SAVE THE DATE October 14, 15, 16 3 days, nights at the beautiful Bally s Hotel in Las Vegas. Call Mary Kezios (562) for information. Reserve by September 1st NOTICE Female parishioner seeking English speaking female companion with a valid California driver s license to help with daily and weekly errands. If interested please call Ann Pappas SPECIAL THANKS Artoclasia for the Dormition of the Theotokos August 15: George & Helen Varentges and family. Floral Decoration Donations for Icon of the Dormition: George and Helen Varentges, George Matheou and Andri Christodolidou, Mersy Loukaris 11

12 LA GREEK FEST NEWS LA GREEK FEST PASTRY BAKING: WE NEED YOUR HELP! We need help to bake all our delicious pastries for this year. Here is the schedule for this year's baking: Sat. Aug 24th (9am - 5pm): Baklava Assembly Sat. Aug 31st (10am - 4pm): Baklava Baking & Syrup Mon Sept 2nd (9:30am - 3pm): Diples Tues Sept 3rd (10am -3pm): Diples Weds: Sept 4th (9am - 5pm): Galaktoboureko Thurs: Sept 5th (10-12pm): Cutting of Baklava edges Please call Eleni Manolelis if you can come and help (310) or lagreekfest@gmail.com. THANK YOU!!! LA GREEK FEST NEEDS VOLUNTEERS Please come to our table outside the main doors after church to sign up for this years LA GREEK FEST as a volunteer. The success of the festival is all based on you so please come and donate a few hours, day or weekend to this years event. Thank you! LA GREEK FEST DONATIONS Thank you for considering a donation for our annual Greek Festival. Please us if you would like to sponsor any of the items below at lagreekfest@gmail.com or make a donation online at For more details and to volunteer please see co-chairs Eleni Constantine or John Boudouvas. 12

13 GREEK FEST NEWS GREEK FEST PROGRAM ADS Could your business use a HUGE advertising boost? The LA Greek Fest is accepting solicitations for the program book, please fill out, sign, and the form below to lagreekfest@gmail.com For more information call Eleni Constantine: 310/

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15 LA GREEK FEST NEEDS LIST Thank you for considering a donation for our annual Greek Festival. Please us if you would like to sponsor any of the above items at lagreekfest@gmail.com. 15

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