SAINT ELIA THE PROPHET ORTHODOX CHURCH A Parish of the Orthodox Church in America 64 West Wilbeth Road, Akron, Ohio 44301 Church Hall: 330-724-7129 Office: 330-724-7009 www.saintelia.com www. facebook.com/sainteliaakron His Eminence Alexander, Archbishop of Toledo, Bulgarian Diocese, OCA Archpriest Father Don Anthony Freude, Parish Rector Protodeacon Joel M. Chupp, Attached May 28, 2017 Vol. 33 No, 20 7th SUNDAY OF PASCHA Tone 6 AFTERFEAST OF THE ASCENSION Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council. Saturday, May 27 o 5:00 pm Great Vespers and Confessions Sunday, May 28 o 9:45 am Hours Bud Graham o 10:00 am Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Epistle Reader Bud Graham EPISTLE: Acts 20:16-18, 28-36 GOSPEL John 17:1-13 8 th SUNDAY OF PASCHA Tone 7 - PENTECOST Saturday, June 3 o 5:00 pm Great Vespers and Confessions Sunday, June 4 o 9:15 am Hours Reader Aaron Gray o 9:30 am Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom o Vespers and Kneeling Prayers of Pentecost Epistle Reader Reader Aaron Gray SUMMER SCHEDULE Beginning NEXT Sunday, June 4 th, 2017 and continuing through Sunday, August 27 th, 2017: Divine Liturgy will begin at 9:30 am
We WELCOME ALL visitors to the Divine Liturgy. While Holy Communion may only be received by prepared Orthodox Christians, our non-orthodox guests are welcome to join us in venerating the Cross and receiving the blessed bread at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy and join us for Coffee Hour. REMEMBER THOSE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES Anthony Freude, son of Fr. Don and Popadia Donna Freude Egor Cravcenco, son of Serghei and Ludmila Cravcenco REMEMBER OUR SICK AND SHUT-INS Mickey Stokich *Leonora Evancho Bessie Alexandrovich *Larissa Freude Anastasia Haymon Joseph Boyle, (Kathy Gray s brother) Joseph Boyle (Kathy Gray s father) Phyllis George (sister of Rose Marie Vronick) Connie Pysell Lisa Nastoff Mary Drakage (sister-in-law of Fr. Don and Popadia Donna) Matushka Laryssa Hnntyan (St. Andrew Church, Maple Heights OH) Reader Bill Paluch Elaine Pedder Claudia Sulin Sandra Dodovich (mother of Tony Dodovich) Angelo Lambo Copley Health Center Gary Turner (father of Joseph Turner) COFFEE HOUR & PROSPHORA Veronica Bilas OUR STEWARDSHIP: May 21, 2017 Sunday Offering: $ 997.50 PARKING LOT DONATIONS Candles: 24.00 Project to Date: $16,964.20 Candle Desk Donation: 10.00 Sam s Can Project 7.41 Improvment Fund: 25.00 WEEKLY TOTAL $1,063.91
St. Elia Family & Friends Wednesday, June 14, 2017 Depart St. Elia @ 8AM sharp Ticket price: $41 (group rate) A 15-passenger van is provided and seats will be given in the order in which tickets are purchased. Two methods of payment: 1. Check Make checks payable to Joey Turner 2. PayPal* www.paypal.me/joeyturner *IMPORTANT - To avoid fees, please do not select that you are paying for goods or services, this should be a friends and family transaction. And use funds within your checking account or your PayPal balance. Using a credit or debit card will incur additional fees. Deadline for ticket sales is SUN, JUNE 4, 2017 Email, call, text Joey @ JLTURNE2@kent.edu 330.283.6833
ORTHODOX BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP Plans for a book discussion group at St. Elia, were discussed at a meeting during coffee hour following Divine Liturgy last Sunday, (May 21) Our first Book Discussion will be held on Wednesday, June 21, 6:00 pm. We wlll meet for the first time at St. Elia and the time and place for future sessions will be determined by the group. Our chosen book is The Mountain of Silence, by Kyriacos C. Markides. Our reading assignment for our first meeting are chapters 1 and 2. Please see Reader Aaron Gray with any questions or suggestions. BLESSING BAGS FOR THOSE IN NEED The BLESSING BAGS are assembled and now available for distribution.. We ask each individual or family to take at least one of the bags to distribute, with one string attached: You must learn the FIRST name of the person you give the bag to, so that you (and the Church) can pray for them by name.
THIS WEEKS FEAST DAYS AND SCRIPTURE READINGS: Monday, May 29 Afterfeast of the Ascension. Virgin Martyr Theodosia of Tyre Epistle: Acts 21:8-14 Gospel: John 14:27-15:7 Tuesday, May 30 - Afterfeast of the Ascension. Ven. Isaac, Founder of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople Epistle: Acts 21:26-32 Gospel: John 16:2-13 Wednesday, May 31 - Afterfeast of the Ascension. Apostle Hermias of the 70 Epistle: Acts 23:1-11 Gospel: John 16:15-23 Thursday, June 1 - Afterfeast of the Ascension. Martyr Justin the Philosopher and those with him at Rome: Martyrs Justin, Chariton and his wife Caritas, Euelpistus, Herax, Peon, Valerian and Justus Epistle: Acts: 25:13-19 Gospel: John 16:23-33 Friday, June 2 Leavetaking of the Ascension. St. Nicephorus the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople Epistle: Acts 27:1-44 Gospel: John 17:18-26 Saturday, June 3 Memorial Saturday. Martyr Lucillian and the four youths who suffered with him at Byzantium Claudius, Hypatius, Paul and Dionysius Epistle: Acts 28:1-31 Gospel: John 21:15-25 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><>><><><><><><><><><><><> Glory be to Jesus Christ!