Saint Katherine Greek Orthodox Church 5965 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, Florida 32940 Church Phone: (321) 254-1045 fax (321) 821-0450 Church hall: (321) 254-1445 email: admin@saint-katherine.org - website: www.saint-katherine.org FATHER DEMETRI TSIGAS fatherdemetri@saint-katherine.org; cell phone: 321-615-4431 Orthros: 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy: 10:00 AM Fellowship Hour: Noon Church office hours: Mon. through Fri. 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. / Saturday & Sunday closed ~ VISION & MISSION STATEMENT ~ Our Vision (dream) is to be a growing, loving, united Orthodox Christian family open to all. Our Mission (job) is to grow our faith in Christ through love and respect, with humility and forgiveness. Sunday, December 17, 2017 6th Morning Gospel - 3rd Mode 11th SUNDAY OF LUKE Sunday of the Holy Forefathers Dionysios the New, Archbishop of Aegina & Wonderworker of Zakynthos (+1624) Daniel the Prophet & the Three Holy Children, Ananias, Azarias & Misael (5th c. B.C.) Martyrs Patermuthios, Copris & Alexander Duneleh (Daniel) renamed Stephen of Spain, Martyred in Jerusalem Martyr Iacchos of Triglia ~ Welcome to Our Guests ~ We are delighted that you are with us today. Please keep in mind that according to the Holy Canons and teachings of the Orthodox Church, you must be a baptized and chrismated member of the Orthodox faith in good standing in order to receive Holy Communion. You are welcome to receive a portion of the blessed bread (antidoron) distributed at the end of the Divine Liturgy. Please join us for fellowship hour following services.
Divine Liturgy of St. John the Chrysostom Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιμον - Ήχος Γ - σ.106-108 Εὐφραινέσθω τὰ οὐράνια, ἀγαλλιάσθω τὰ ἐπίγεια, ὅτι ἐποίησε κράτος, ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, ὁ Κύριος ἐπάτησε τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν ἐγένετο ἐκ κοιλίας ᾅδου ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς, καὶ παρέσχε τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Resurrectional Apolytikion 3rd Mode p. 107-109 Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad, for the Lord has shown the mighty power of His arm. He has trampled down death by death, becoming the first born of the dead. He has delivered us form the depths of hell and has granted to all the world His great mercy. Τῶν Προπατόρων - Ἦχος βʹ Ἐν πίστει τοὺς Προπάτορας ἐδικαίωσας, τὴν ἐξ Ἐθνῶν δι' αὐτῶν προµνηστευσάµενος Ἐκκλησίαν. Καυχῶνται ἐν δόξῃ οἱ Ἅγιοι, ὅτι ἐκ σπέρµατος αὐτῶν, ὑπάρχει καρπός εὐκλεής, ἡ ἀσπόρως τεκοῦσά σε. Ταῖς αὐτῶν ἱκεσίαις, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, σῶσον τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. For the Forefathers 2 nd Mode By faith You justified the Forefathers, having through them betrothed to yourself the Church that came out of the nations. The saints are boasting in glory; for the glorious fruit, the Virgin who without seed gave birth to You, is from their progeny. At their entreaties, O Christ our God, save our souls. Ἀπολυτίκιον τής Άγίας Αικατερίνης - Ήχος Πλ. Α Τήν πανεύφημον νύμφην Χριστού υμνήσωμεν * Αικατερίναν τήν θείαν καί πολιούχον Σινά * τήν βοήθειαν ημών καί αντίληψιν ότι εφίμωσε λαμπρώς * τούς κομψούς τών ασεβών * τού Πνεύματος τή δυνάμει καί ως Μάρτυς Κυρίου στεφθείσα * αιτείται πάσι τό μέγα έλεος. 2
Apolytikion of St. Katherine - Plagal 1st Mode The all-blessed bride of Christ let us extol in song * Katerina the divine and protector of Sinai * our assistance and unfailing firm support; * for she did muzzle brilliantly * the ungodly clever men by the power of the Spirit. And now as a crowned Martyr * the great mercy she pleads for all of us. Κοντάκιον Ήχος Γ - σ. 240 242 Ή Παρθένος σήμερον, τόν προαιώνιον Λόγον, * εν Σπηλαίω έρχεται, * αποτεκείν απορρήτως. * Χόρευε, η οικουμένη * ακουτισθείσα, * δόξασον, μετά Αγγέλων καί τών Ποιμένων, * βουληθέντα εποφθήναι, * Παιδίον νέον, * τόν πρό αιώνων Θεόν. Kontakion 3 rd Mode - p. 241-243 Today the Virgin goes forth, making her way to a cave where from her, ineffably, God the eternal Word will be born. Let the world be filled with joy, hearing these tidings. Joining the angels and shepherds let us give glory to Him who is God from all ages, yet wills to be seen as a little child. The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 3:4-11 Brethren, when Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience. In these you once walked, when you lived in them. But now put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and foul talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old nature with its practices and have put on the new nature, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. Here there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all, and in all. The Reading is from The Gospel of Luke 14:16-24 The Lord said this parable: "A man once gave a great banquet, and invited many; and at the time of the banquet he sent his servant to 3
say to those who had been invited, 'Come; for all is now ready.' But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I go out and see it; I pray you, have me excused.' And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go to examine them; I pray you, have me excused.' And another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.' So the servant came and reported this to his master. Then the householder in anger said to his servant, 'Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and maimed and blind and lame.' And the servant said, 'Sir, what you commanded has been done, and there is still room.' And the master said to the servant, 'Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet. For many are called, but few are chosen.'" Please pray for our: Spiritual Leaders: Patriarch Bartholomew; Archbishop Demetrios; Metropolitan Alexios; & Fr. Demetri Civil Leaders: President Donald J. Trump, US Congress & Supreme Court; Governor Rick Scott; our County Commissioners, all our civil authorities and our armed forces. Parish Leadership: Parish Council, Philoptochos, Chanters, Choir, Sunday & Greek School teachers & students, Youth & Dance Group leaders and children. Those who are sick, awaiting surgery, recovering from surgery, in need of prayers and/or shut in: Alexandra Diamond, Mae Charos, Dorothy Pappademetriou, Bill & Ellen Werner, Olga, Despina Kalimnios, Nazieh & Yvonne Yacoub, Savannah & Zander Kelly, Vada Ganakos, Mirsini Sirounis, Suzanne Orosz, Faye Nicholas, John & JoAnne Macheras, John Cominos, Van Katehakis, Angela DeCosta, Marlaine & Jim Manus, George & Sue Kanazeh, Jay, John & Niki Figari, Jan & Mary, James Petersen, David & Ashley, Anna Kokotis, Leah Thomas, Mary & Pete Faines, Robert & Vel, Katie, Jamie, George & Steven, Kiki & Howard Davidow, Georgia & Vasili Menegas, Brandon Gilsenan, Aurelia Bocanu, Peter & JoAnn Zuras, Tom & Yvette, Kris & Jonathan, Athena Giglio, Peter, Alice & Jim Zavitsanos, Michael Cora & family, Harry Paris, Samuel Smith, Kosta, Anastasia, Maggie & Andromahi Theodorou, Peter Katsoulas, Stylianos Theodorou, Isabella Inzirillo, Manny, Androniki, Margie Clore, Peter Thomas Zavitsanos, Teresa Swiderski, Fr. Nicholas Harris, Nora Yanas, Phyllis Balba, Ben Bernett, Erika Platock, Jim Burkhardt, Bob & Mary Jane Dearman, Gus & Dottie Phillips. For those expecting: For those with new babies: Nicolas & Julie Melitas (baby Elaine) 4
Those preparing for Baptism: Angeliki Gatidis & Noah Salmon, baby Noah James; Sarah & Stephen Roman, baby Alexander Elias, Shane & Jonna Myatt (baby Norah Violet). Those serving in the Military: Joseph Abadiotakis, Jr., Harold David Ballard, Nicholas Cannaverde, James Christian Figari, Travis Hunter, Samuel Joseph III, Ethan Macheras, Elias Panayiotis Maldonado, Matthew Ryan Stinnett, Nicholas Tsamoutales, Yanni Tshontikidis. First Responders - Police, Fire & Rescue: Blake (Andrew) Ballard, Kevin Cincimino, Nicole Contos, Firefighter/Paramedic Panayiotis (Taki) Panayiotopoulos. For the protection of Christians who are being persecuted for their faith. For the protection and freedom of the kidnapped Metropolitan Boulos Yazigi and Archbishop Yohanna Ibrahim, both of Aleppo, Syria. Those preparing for Marriage: Alyssa Karas & Christian Stumpf College Students: Brandon Arena, Arianna & Theodora Bendlin, Barbara Brewster, Michael Courey, Joseph Daniel Figari, Elizabeth Gaherty, Telly & Tony Galanopoulos, Alyssa Giglio, Marianthi & Callia Karas, Kimberley & Dana Marie Koines, Jennifer Loso, Andrew Loso, Evgenia Miller, Melanie Niarhos, Tommy Panouses, Catherine Psarakis, Ronnie Rickard, George Saad, Jessica Saad, Catie Sergis, Sydney Sergis, Costas Stathis, Alex Stathis, Leah Thomas, Austen Thomas, Thomas Tsoukalas (If you know of anyone that should be added to this list, please call the Church office.) Anyone who has put a name on the prayer list, please review and either email or call the church office if a name needs to be removed. Thank you. Please turn your cell phones & pagers off or on vibrate before entering Church 5
~ Today ~ ~ Memorial Service ~ Peter Pappademetriou - 40 days ~ Trisaghion Service ~ Olympia - 1 year Eugenia - 1 year Alexandros - 3 years Triantafyllia Evangelos Demetri Elizabeth Nicholas Demetri Γονείς καί Αδελφόν Sunday School Annual Christmas Pageant Fellowship hour is sponsored by the Pappademetriou Family in loving memory of their beloved husband, father & grandfather, Peter ~ Upcoming Liturgies & Events ~ Sun., Dec. 24th - Christmas Eve Vespers - 6 pm followed by Christmas Carols Mon., Dec. 25th - Christmas Day Liturgy - Orthros 9 am Divine Liturgy 10 am Sun., Dec. 31st - New Year s Eve Vespers - 6 pm Mon., Jan 1st - St. Basil Liturgy Sat., Jan. 6th - Epiphany - Orthros 9 am Divine Liturgy 10 am followed by the Blessing of the waters. Sat., Jan. 20th - St. Modestos Pet Blessing - 10 am - in front of Church 6
SUNDAY SCHOOL REPORT FOR DECEMBER 10th ~ Vision Statement ~ To be a community of engaged and educated young Orthodox Christians. ~ Mission Statement ~ To encourage and foster spiritual growth of young people in our Orthodox Faith. Kindergarten - 1st grade: Donna Thomson Attendance: 2nd grade - 4th grade: Brenda Roman Attendance: 5th - 6th Grades: Daphne Courey & Terry Theodorou Today we continued the studies in the ezine For to Us a Child is Born, the children enjoyed learning about The Nativity of Jesus Christ and St Joseph and the real St. Nicholas that was the inspiration for Santa Claus. They enjoyed studying the icons and learning how to identify items in the icons that depicted things about the Nativity of Jesus, the life of St Joseph and the life of St Nicholas. We ended with a game of Christmas Bingo that was enjoyed by all. Summer and Regan volunteered to be speakers during the upcoming Christmas pageant. On behalf of Ms. Daphne and Ms. Terry we'd like to wish all of the parents and Sunday school students a very Merry Christmas! Attendance: 4 7th - 8th Grades: Fred Cannaverde Attendance: 5 High School /Orthodox Life: Bill Orosz and Warren Baker Today we began with an overview and discussion Chapter 4 of Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy. This chapter is titled The Radical Reformation the continued efforts of reformers and the rise of new united denominations. In particular we discussed the Evangelical Christian Church and doctrinal pluralism influenced by the political motivation of the Prussian King. This doctrine maintained that members did not have adhere to the precepts of either the Lutheran or Reformed churches, but rather a common liturgical and parish life. This movement was supported by Pietism and was a reaction against the Roman Catholic Church and the first reformers (Luther and Calvin). Pietist Christian concepts of individualism along with the doctrine of sole fide (justification by faith alone ) influenced radical reformers in Germany, England and by exten- 7
sion, the United States. We will continue to study the Radical Reformation, its impact and the growth of protestant denominations. Attendance: 13 5th & 6th Grade Upcoming Projects The 5th & 6th Grade Sunday School have studied the The Three T's: Time, Talent, and Treasure. Like the children in the lesson, our kids decided to choose 3 Stewardship Projects to focus on this year. After discussing their own personal 3 T's, they came up with 5 ideas and chose 3: 1. Stewardship to Church - Once a month the class will go to the church for the last 10 minutes of our class and clean the pews of leftover bulletins and clean the icons by the candles. They began this in November and it is ongoing. 2. Vasilopita Baking Class - Saturday Dec 30, 2017 at 9am in the church kitchen the kids will learn how to bake Vasilopita. The cakes will be auctioned off at fellowship hour on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017 and the proceeds donated to the Sunday school program. 3. IOCC Souper Bowl of Caring - Kids will organize a non-perishable food drive to donate to a local food bank. Food drive will begin Jan. 21st and end on Feb 4, 2018 As so many people are traveling this Christmas, I would like to have all parents contact me and confirm which children will be attending this baking project so I know how much supplies to buy. I can be reached via text at 321.412.5658 or email terry.theodorou@gmail.com 8
MESSAGE FROM HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN ALEXIOS December 12, 2017 To All the Faithful of the Metropolis of Atlanta My Beloved Children in Christ, Christ is born, glorify him. Christ is from heaven, go to meet him. Christ is on earth, be ye lifted up. Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing out with gladness, all ye people. For he is glorified. (Katavasia of the Nativity) It is my great privilege to once again communicate with you, on the occasion of the celebration we are approaching, the Birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! This year, I pray that each of you has the opportunity to truly bring out, and focus on the family oriented spirit of this most blessed feast. For this celebration is one that involves the whole Orthodox Christian family. Together we will go to worship, reflect on the meaning of the Nativity, break bread with one another, and enjoy the spirit that comes from this feast. This spirit, of course, is one of reconciliation: man reconciles himself to God, and God reconciles Himself to His creation. In order for this spirit of reconciliation to be made manifest, God sends to us His Only-Begotten Son. His Son, out of love for us, takes on our flesh, and all its weaknesses. It is not merely enough for Jesus Christ, to humble Himself in this way. We must truly receive Him with open hearts. Only then, will we truly be able to receive His blessings, and His mercy. In this spirt, I greet you, your families and your loved ones, wishing you the most blessed and joyous Christmas you have ever experienced. I therefore remain, Paternally yours with love in the Lord, + A L E X I O S Metropolitan of Atlanta 9
UPCOMING DATES & EVENTS! Meetings: Membership Luncheon & Meeting Detail TBA Thurs., March 1st - Time and place TBA Thurs., April 19th - Time and place TBA Sat., May 19th - Detail TBA Other Events/Date/Chairpersons: Go Red Sunday - Feb. 11th - Karen Orosz - Wear red to Church to bring awareness to heart disease in women Soup for the Soul Sunday - Mar 11th - Stephanie Z. & Eleni B. Pascha Egg Dying - Holy Thursday - Need chairperson Mother s Day Tea Fundraiser - Elaine Husayko Graduate Gifts Cindy P. End of Year Luncheon - NOTE DATE CHANGE: Sat., May 12th - Vanna R. Location TBA, NOTE: This event is earlier than usual to include as many as possible before summer vacations begin. PICK UP YOUR PRE ORDERED BAKED GOODS TODAY! FINAL DAY FOR BOUTIQUE, GO AND BROWSE AND PICK UP SOME LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS GIFTS! seventh Annual St. Modestos Pet Blessing Service Saturday, January 20th - 10 am All pets welcome! (furred, feathered or scaled!) OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Bring friends, family & neighbors Treats! 10
There will be a sign up sheet by the Bakaliko for individuals to sign up to run it on Sundays. We need 2 people each week. If there is no one on a particular Sunday then it will not open for that day. Bakaliko is not open during the week. JANUARY 11TH - Presentation by Corp. Hibbs by BCSO focusing on fraud & identity theft. More info to follow. Remember ZOE means life...live it! ZOE If any parishioners, families, group of families, koumbari or friends would like to host a fellowship hour following Sunday Liturgy please contact : Church office - 321.254.1045 or email - admin@saint-katherine.org Available dates: December 24 (F) & 31 January 7, 21 & 28 This is a wonderful opportunity to extend our Christian hospitality with one another and any guests or visitors who attend our services. Duties: Set up the two coffee pots in hall Provide a simple snack, Clean up F = Fasting 11
STEWARDSHIP PRAYER In the name of Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Amen. Lord Jesus Christ our God, accept our offerings as You have accepted the gifts of Your people throughout the ages. We offer these gifts to Your glory, for the support of the ministries of Your Holy Church, for the alleviation of suffering and hunger, and for the proclamation of Your Gospel to the whole world. Grant us Your blessing, Lord our Savior, that we may always be faithful stewards, continuing to share the gifts you have given us, by the power of Your grace, mercy and love. May Your name be glorified forever. Amen. 2017 STEWARDSHIP 154 Stewards Pledging $159,200. Average Stewardship per family $1,033. Paid to date: $142,358. Thank you to the 96 Stewards who have completed their 2017 Stewardship! 34 Friends of St. Katherine have paid $22,185. 2017 STEWARDSHIP FORMS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NARTHEX OR ONLINE ON OUR WEBSITE For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Luke 12:34 THE JESUS PRAYER Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, Υἱέ Θεοῦ, ἐλέησόν με τὸν ἁμαρτωλόν. (τὴν ἁμαρτωλόν if prayed by a female) Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.