Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral

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1 Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral God s people, serving God s people 7th of July, nd Sunday of Saint 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 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 CALENDAR FOR THIS WEEK Sunday, July 7th Orthros :15am Studies in the Faith....9:15am Memorials.... 9:45am Divine Liturgy :00am Monday, July 8th Catechism with Father Allan :30pm Open Gym Night....7:30pm Thursday, July 11th Old Testament with Father Allan 7:30pm 2

3 MEMORIALS Thomas Judge, Peter Judge, Maria Pappas, Peter Pappas, Lefteri Pappas, Emmanuel Drakakis, Hrisanthani Drakakis, Irini Drakakis, Eleftarios Drakakis, Kathy Morse, George Morse, Andrew Mitchell, Catina Mitchell, Lucas Mitchell, Irene Drikas, John Drikas, Martha Robbins, Mary Popoff 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 Thomas and Peter Judge; Maria, Peter and Lefteri Pappas; Emmanuel, Hrisanthi, Irini and Eleftherios Drakakis, Kathy and George Morse; Andrew, Catina and Lucas Mitchell; Irene and John Drikas; Martha Robbins. Remembered by Irene Pappas and Julia Judge. 3

4 DAIILY VITAMINS FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH 4

5 HYMNS OF THE DAY THE RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION, MODE 1 The stone of Thy tomb was sealed by the Judeans and the soldiers guarded Thy sacred and pure body, the savior arose on the third day, granting life to the world and because of this, heavenly hosts did acclaim Thee and called out giver of life. Glory to Thy Resurrection O Christ, Glory to Thy Kingdom, Glory to Thy Providence who alone loves mankind. ISODIKON Come let us worship falling down before Christ. Save us O Son of God who didst arise from the dead sing we to Thee Alleluia. APOLYTIKION KYRIAKI THE GREAT MARTYR Thy lamb, Jesus, cries with a great voice: Thou my Bridegroom I desire and in seeking Thee, I struggle, and I am crucified and buried with Thee through Thy baptism, and I suffer for Thee, that I may reign with Thee, and I die for Thee, so that I may live in Thee; but as a sacrifice without blemish, receive her who with longing was slain for Thy sake. Through her intercessions, as a merciful One, save our souls. 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. KONDAKION Protector of all Christians and unashamed intercessor to our Creator unchanging, do not turn from the praying voices of all sinners, but extend your good and timely help to us who in faith call upon thee. Hasten O Theotokos to intercede for us, the protector of us all who defends those who honor thee. 5

6 EPISTLE READING Priest: Let Us Attend EPISTLE READER... JOHN KOPATSIS Reader: Their voice has gone out to all the earth The heavens declare the glory of God. Priest: Wisdom... Reader: The Reading is from Saint Paul s Letter to the Galatians (3:23-29; 4:1-5) Priest: Let us be Attentive BRETHREN, before faith came, we were confined under the law, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that the law was our mentor until Christ came, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a mentor; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ 1. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise. I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no better than a slave, though he is the owner of all the estate; but he is under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with us; when we were children, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 1. For as many as have been baptized This verse became the baptismal hymn of the Church. It affirms our unity with Christ and in Christ, to one another. 6

7 GOSPEL READING The Reading is from The Gospel of St. Matthew (4:18-23) At that time, as Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." Immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left their boat and their father, and followed him. And he went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people. 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. 7

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9 A LESSON IN HUMILITY "True humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less." ~ C. S. Lewis 9

10 MINISTRY NEWS PHILOPTOHOS NEWS Summer is officially here and everyone is thinking of vacations and time to get away. Ever notice how empty church is on a Sunday once summer is here? Well the church is not on vacation and neither is Philoptohos. Though we don t have meetings during the summer we are always here and can be reached for help. You can find us at church or you can leave a message for us at the church office and the wonderful people there will pass it onto us. 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 July. Please see the flyer in the Herald newsletter for sign up information 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. Our speaker will be Tina Russek from the Los Angeles Mission. Tina is a very enthusiastic speaker who informs us of what is going on at the Mission and the work that they do. The Mission is Christian based, offering bible classes and counseling for the people who come to them for help. The Cheerios and coffee drive that we held the last two years has been very successful and we hope to do it again in October. Mornings are very busy times for the Mission because the adults and children who have been out on the street all night are tired, cold and hungry. 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 PHILANTHROPIA Upcoming projects: Thank you to all of you for supporting Philanthropia s projects year-round and on a consistent basis together with your prayers and well wishes. In October we sponsor: Nami Walks: The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Los Angeles County will hold its 10th Annual Nami Walks on Saturday, October 5th at the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica. For more information, please contact our own Jean Harris, Vice-President at JeanHarris@nami-av.org. In November we sponsor: AIDS Walk Los Angeles (AWLA): Barbara Kappos is the Executive Director. Additional information will be forthcoming in the August Herald. City of Hope: Pediatric Booklet and Service: Dr. Randi McAllister is our liaison and will keep us abreast of date and times. Used Clothing and Canned Goods: Thank you for all the generous donation of used clothing during this year-long project. 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: Statistics on the number of buses and children transported this past Mothers Day and Fathers Day will be relayed as soon as we receive them. Your responses to our request for donations to sponsor a bus were heartwarming! Thank you. The wall-las Memorias Project: We continue to support Richard Zaldivar, Executive Director, in their quest to achieve the same goals we have for continued AIDS education, awareness and prevention. Philanthropia Website: The Winter issue of the Philanthripia Newsletter was mailed recently and will be on the website shortly at: We thank Perry Lambert who is coordinating our website. (Note: We are in the midst of preparing a Spring-Summer combined issue of the newsletter this year while we get our office back to normal after the repairs. Thank you for your understanding.) God bless you! With love, Father Peter 11

12 LA GREEK FEST September 6,7, & 8 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. For more details, please see co-chairs Eleni Constantine or John Boudouvas. Please contact us on or before August 1 for donations so we can plan accordingly. SAVE THE DATE FOR THIS YEAR S BIGGEST BLOCKBUSTER LA s world-famous Greek festival at Saint Sophia Cathedral is back this September with a fresh look and an incredible line up of food, beer, wine, live music, dancing and more. Mark your calendars for September 6, 7 & 8 and help us make it a year to remember. For donations or volunteer inquiries, lagreekfest@gmail.com 12

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14 STEWARDSHIP NEWS Believe and Belong Through Christian Stewardship CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP is what WE DO after we say WE BELIEVE. It is with deep gratitude that we acknowledge our Parishioners positive and generous response to our 2013 stewardship appeal. As we thank you for being worthy stewards of the church, we thank God from whom all blessings flow. If you have not yet responded to our stewardship appeal, we kindly ask you to please do so by using one of the following methods: RETURN your PLEDGE CARD, mailed to you in January. CALL us at us at VISIT our WEB SITE at stsophia.org and click on STEWARDSHIP PICK UP a STEWARDSHIP PACKET in the NARTHEX Christian Stewardship is a way of life and a way for our Church, like all churches, to meet our financial obligations in order to be able to care for our Parishioners. Participation acknowledges accountability, reverence and responsibility before God. Experience the Joy of Believing and Belonging to our Saint Sophia community of faith. 14

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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