St. Philothea Greek Orthodox Church www.stphilothea.org by 3761 Mars Hill Road, Watkinsville, GA 30677 Church Office: 770-725-5035 Home Office: 706-310-1304 Epistle Reader: Maximos Salzman Sunday Services: Orthros at 8:45 am March 31, 2019 ~ Sunday of the Holy Cross Reverend Anthony Salzman frantonios@imageandlikeness.com Emergency Contact: 706-340-5728 Divine Liturgy 10:00 am Epistle Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6 Gospel Reading: Mark 8:34-38; 9:1 Saints Commemorated Today Sunday of the Holy Cross; The Holy Hieromartyr Hypatius, Bishop of Gangra; Innocent, Enlightener of Siberia & Alaska; Akakios the Confessor; Theophilios the Martyr and those with him Word about Communion: Holy Communion is offered in the Orthodox Church only to those individuals baptized and chrismated in the Orthodox Faith. One must also be in good standing with the Church spiritually and properly prepared. If you have any further questions about this, please speak with Fr. Anthony. Women should remove all lipstick when approaching for Holy Communion. Please let the children and elderly approach first, when possible. OUR MISSION The mission of St. Philothea Greek Orthodox Church is to be the living witness of Jesus Christkeeping and proclaiming the Orthodox Christian Faith and sanctifying the faithful through God s grace by celebrating the Divine Liturgy and Sacraments. OUR VISION We will strive to fulfill the commission of Jesus Christ and grow in faith and love through worship, witness, fellowship and outreach. Second Collection for the feast of the Holy Cross to support our Seminary Holy Cross, Greek Orthodox School of Theology. Please be generous. Memorial Service today for Genet s sister Sarah, may her memory be eternal. Second Collection Sunday March 31 for the Sunday of the Holy Cross to support our beloved seminary, please be generous. Lenten Services Apr 5 6:00 pm Akathist Hymn Apr 10 5:45 pm Presanctified Liturgy Apr 12 6:00 pm Akathist Hymn Apr 17 5:45 pm Presanctified Liturgy Apr 20 9:00 am Lazarus Saturday Apr 21 7:00 pm 1 st Bridegroom
Monday, April 1 7:00pm Grief Support Group (on 1st Monday) Tuesday, April 2 9:00am ACTS 10:00am Mothers' Day Out 6:30pm OCF Chew and Chat Wednesday, April 3 12:00pm Men's Lunch at Mannaweenta (Fr. Anthony is away this week) Thursday, April 4 6:00pm Spaghetti Dinner (1st Thurs) Friday, April 5 6:00pm Akathist Hymn Sunday, April 7 8:45am Matins 10:00am Divine Liturgy 11:30am Coffee Hour Tuesday, April 9 6:00pm Bread for Life Board Meeting, at Nina L Wednesday, April 10 12:00pm Men's Lunch at Mannaweenta 5:45pm Liturgy of the Presanctified Gift Friday, April 12 6:00pm Akathist Hymn Saturday, April 13 5:45pm Last Bigger Vision Dinner for the season Sunday, April 14 8:45am Matins 10:00am Divine Liturgy 11:30am Coffee Hour Monday, April 15 7:00pm Grief Support Group (on 3rd Monday) Tuesday, April 16 10:00am Mothers' Morning out 6:30pm OCF Chew and Chat Recurring Ministry Meetings go to stphilothea.org/calendar for details A.C.T.S. 1 st Tues, every other month 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Apr. 2 Grief Support Every 1 st & 3 rd Mon 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm April 1 and 15 Men s Lunch Every Wed 12:00 pm / Mannaweenta Rest. Mother s Day Out Every 1 st & 3 rd Tues 10:00-1:00 pm April 2 and 16 OCF Every 1 st & 3 rd Tues 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm April 2 and 16 Parish Council 3 rd Wed 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm April 17 Spaghetti Dinner 1 st & 3 rd Thurs 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm April 4 and 18 Women s Bible Study TBD Vespers or Parakleseis Every Wed See Lent & Holy Week Schedule
HYMNS & READINGS: March 31, 2019 Third Sunday of Lent / Sunday of Holy Cross Elevation of the Holy Cross pg.181 Save, O Lord save Your people and bless Your inheritance. Give victory to those who battle evil and protect us all by Your holy cross. Resurrectional Apolytikion Tone: 3 pg.107 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 firstborn of the dead. He has delivered us from the depths of hell and has granted to all the world, His great mercy. Kontakion: pg.269 Victorious Lady, mighty champion, defending us, we your servants now inscribe to you this hymn of thanks, for you rescued us from suffering and tribulation. Theotokos, with your power that can never fail, keep us safe from every sanger our whole life long that we may cry to you: Rejoice, O Bride unwedded. Megalynarion pg.299 In you, O woman full of grace, all creation rejoices, the orders of angels and the race of mankind O hallowed temple and spiritual paradise, glory of virginal souls, from You our God was incarnate and became a child, He who is God from all ages by making your womb His throne He made creation, all creation rejoices. Glory to you. Page numbers are from the Divine Liturgy Hymnal. AGES take from http://www.agesinitiatives.com Prokeimenon. Mode Plagal 2. Psalm 27.9,1 O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance. Verse: To you, O Lord, I have cried, O my God. St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6 BRETHREN, since we have a high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with
weakness. Because of this he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people. And one does not take the honor upon himself, but he is called by God, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, "Thou art my Son, today I have begotten thee"; as he says also in another place, "Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek." The Gospel According to Mark 8:34-38; 9:1 The Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philoptochos News ~ Annual Membership Drive is underway. We are looking forward to sharing plans for upcoming service projects and a Spring Women s retreat, so don t forget to sign up! Membership forms will be available in the narthex and from Sarah Jones and Nina Herrington.
Sunday School Custom designed with your children in mind. Every Sunday! Parish Directory New printed copies of the directory are available in the narthex. One per family, please. Electronic copies have been sent by email to all email addresses on record. Archangel Michael 2019 Honorees Congratulations to Steve Paninos and Paul Cramer our 2019 Honorees and to Christina White and Kate McClain our 2020 honorees. Sta Anotera, to higher things. Easter Donations As we prepare to celebrate the death and Resurrection of our Lord, we want to begin gathering donations for flowers for the Kouvouklion, and meats for the Pascha celebration. Please give your donations to Kate or Fr. Anthony. Dyeing the Pascha Eggs Tuesday April 23 8:30 am after Presanctified Liturgy. If you can help please email Presvytera Christine asap. You can bring 1-2 doz to donate and 1-2 doz to take home for your family. Also please start saving the dry outer skins of the yellow onions (store them in your freezer) and bring that morning to make the dye. DATE GREETERS COFFEE HR HOSTS EPISTLE READERS NURSERY MONITORS Mar 31 S.Cramer P.Cramer Wright Maximos Salzman P Demos, M Hancock Apr 7 F.Vlahos K.Knisely Cain Jacob Sparks S Gavriliedis, C White Apr 14 J.Hannan S.Cramer Andros Michael McClain A. Herndon, K. Kimbaris Attendance: ADULTS: 53 CHILDREN: 12 Receipts: For the Week $1,588 Collections $137 Mortgage reduction $8,787 Bookstore $116 Fixed Weekly Expenses: $3,100 Marswood Hall Event Saturday the 6th: MoD Constantine. Clear Narthex Friday after Akathist hymn.
Welcome to our Guests Today We look forward to meeting you after the Divine Liturgy in the coffee hour. Lenten Book and Meal We will be reading Time and Despondency, Regaining the Present in Faith and Life by Nicole M. Roccas. Place your order with Steve Duke in the bookstore today if you would like a copy. They are $15. We need a host for this week: a soup, and a salad. Read CH. 4 AND 5 FOR April 10 th. The Life of St. Philothea a beautifully illustrated hardback book about the life of our beloved patron, available today in the bookstore. $26. OCF Our next meeting is Tuesday, April 2 at 6:30 place TBA. No Church Service on Wednesday April 3, due to Fr. Anthony s travel Mother s Day Out will be Tue, April 2, at 9:00 am. Come out and enjoy the fellowship and discussion and bring something to share for lunch. Child care will be provided. Spaghetti Dinner will be hosting an Easter Chicken Cacciatore Family dinner on Thursday, April 18 at 6:00 pm. We have 4 Spaghetti Dinners left for the year. We need two extra volunteers for each dinner. Please sign up to help finish the year strong. iphone Needed Barb is looking for a larger screen iphone Plus if anyone has one or knows someone. Will Threlkeld s contact information while at Bootcamp is 3 rd RTBN MIKE CO PLT 3040, Box 16355, Paris Island SC 29905-6355 Drop him a word of encouragement during this demanding time. Congratulations to Dr. Corina Beleaua who successfully defending her Doctoral Dissertation this past Wednesday. Sta Anothera, to higher things!