Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral God s people, serving God s people Sunday, 16th of December 2012 Eleventh Sunday of Luke 1324 South Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, 90006 Office: 323.737.2424 Fax: 323.737.7029 www.stsophia.org www.stsophia.org/bulletin Very Reverend Father John S. Bakas, Dean Reverend Father Allan Boyd, Assistant Priest
FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Executive Officers Andrew Evangelatos, President; Dr. James A. Demetriou, Vice President & C.F.O.; George Preonas, Vice President; 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; Loula Moschonas; 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 Loula Moschonas, President; Ted Pastras, Vice President; Stephanie Caiopoulos Lubian, Recording Secretary; Brent Noyes, Corresponding Secretary; Michael Kraios, Treasurer & C.F.O. Members Dina Demetrius; Eleni Constanine Manolelis; Jeanine Hanna; Karen Sarames; Tom Martin; Alex Oxyzolou; Sebastian Opffer; Peter Pallas; Dean Peratsakis; Zafiris (Zaf) Tsimahides Associates Irene Frankos, Stewardship Chairperson; Bertha Angels CALENDAR FOR THIS WEEK Sunday, December 16th Orthros...........8:15am Studies in the Faith........9:15am Memorials..... 9:45am Divine Liturgy............. 10:00am Monday, December 17th Catechism with Father Allan.... 7:30pm Tuesday, December 18th Women s Bible Study with Fr. John.... CANCELLED Men s Bible Study with Fr. John.. CANCELLED Thursday, December 20th Old Testament Bible Study with Father Allan.......7:30pm Saturday, December 22 nd Hellenic Academy (PreK 6)... CANCELLED Hellenic Academy (Adults)... CANCELLED Coffee Hour in the Maniatakos Fellowship Hall Sponsored in Loving Memory of Basile and Mary Aronis, Gus and Margaret Constance, Melina Aronis Sponsored in Loving Memory of Katherine Dalis Angel 2
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Υμνος Ἀναστάσιμο Ἀπολυτίκιον - Ἦχος γ Εὐφραινέσθω τὰ οὐράνια, ἀγαλλιάσθω τὰ ἐπίγεια, ὅτι ἐποίητε 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. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῶν Προπατόρων - Ἦχος β Ἐν πίστει τοὺς Προπάτορας ἐδικαίωσας, τὴν ἐξ Ἐθνῶν δι' αὐτῶν προμνηστευσάμενος Ἐκκλησίαν, Καυχῶνται ἐν δόξn οἱ Ἅγιοι, ὄι ἐκ σπέρματος αὐτῶν, ὑπάρχει καρπός εὐκλεής, ἡ ἀσπόρως τεκούσά σε, Ταὶς αὐτῶν ἱκεσίαις, Χριστὲ ὃ Θεός, σῶσον τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν. Ἀπολυτίκιον - Ἦχος δ Προελομένη τά ουράνια πόθω, Θεοφανώ τήν βιοτήν διεξήλθες, αγγελικώς εν γή περιπολεύουσα, όθεν κατηξίωσαι, ουρανίων χαρίτων, σύν Αγγέλων τάξεσι, καί Αγίων χορείαις, παρισταμένη τώ Παμβασιλεί, όν εκδυσώπει, ευρείν ημάς έλεος. Τροπάριον του Ναού - Ἦχος πλ. Δ 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. Κοντάκιον τῶν Χριστουγέννων - Ἦχος γ Ἡ παρθέvος σήμερον, τὸν προαιώvιοv Λόγοv, ἐν σπηλαίῳ ἔρχεται, ἀποτεκεῖν ἀπορρήτως. Χόρευε ἡ οἰκουμένη ἀκουτισθεῖσα. Δόξασοv μετὰ Ἀγγέλων καὶ τὼv Ποιμένωv, βουληθέντα ἐποφθῆναι, παιδίον νέον, τὸν πρὸ αἰώνωv. 4
HYMNS OF THE DAY Resurrection Apolytikion - Tone 3 Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad, for the Lord has done a mighty deed with His arm; by death He has trampled on death. The first born of the dead He has become. From Hades depths He has delivered us; and granted to the world His great mercy. Apolytikion of the Forefathers - Tone 2 You justified the forefathers in faith, and through them betrothed yourself, aforetime, to the Church taken from out of the Gentiles. The saints boast in glory. For from their seed, there exists a noble crop, who is she who without seed has given You birth. By their intercessions, O Christ our God, save our souls. Apolytikion - Tone 4 Preferring heavenly things unto the earthly, thou while on earth didst live the life of the Angels, raised up on godly longing, O Theophania. Wherefore, thou hast been vouchsafed Heaven's graces and visions, standing with the Angels' hosts and the Saints' fair assemblies before the King of all, Whom thou didst love; pray Him to grant us His mercy and blessedness. Troparion of Saint Sophia (Holy Wisdom) Tone 8 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 of the Nativity- Tone 3 On this day the Virgin comes to a cave to give birth to God the Word ineffable, Who was before all the ages. Dance for joy O earth, on hearing the gladsome tidings; with the Angels and the shepherds now glorify Him Who is willing to be gazed on as a young Child Who before the ages is God. 5
MEMORIALS Barbara Berk (40 days), Katherine Dalis Angel (40 days), Mary and Basile Aronis; Gus and Margaret Constance, Melina Aronis, Georgia (30 years) and Panagotis Korbakis, Eleni Phinos, Chris and Virginia Daly, James Spears, Bill and Katina Anast, George, Angela, and Aristidis Daskaleros, Spiros Daskalieros, Lea Sackas, Stavros Daskalopoulos, Ernest N. Anast, John and Nekoletta Tsioutsias, George Williams, Cristina Kappas, Anna, Christos, Sam and George Masouras, Penny Kostarellos, John Garvey, Despina and James Hadzopoulos, Mary and Nicholas Gianopulos, Mary and Peter Anargeros, Katerina and James Gianopulos, William and Vasiliki Michel, Foti and Zina Fotiades, Procobe and Marie Costas, Nicholas and Aphrodite Fordes, Alfred, George and Helen Michel, Eleni and Dimitris Panayi, Mary, Despina, Christos, James, Michael, Bertha, and Mary Semon, Sophia Pappapanu May their memory be eternal ALTAR CANDLES Both sides offered in loving memory of Georgia and Panagotis Korbakis, Eleni Phinos by Dr. and Mrs. John Korbakis and family ALTAR TABLE CANDLES Both sides offered in loving memory of Chris and Virginia Daly, James Spears by their children Theodore and Cynthia Spears and grandchildren Jimmy, Christopher and Olivia Spears SOLEA CANDLES Both sides offered in loving memory of Nekoletta and John Tsioutsias, Bill and Katina Anast by the Beers, Anast and Stephanou families PERPETUAL LIGHTS Offered in loving memory of Anna, Christos, Sam and George Masouras, Penny Kostarellos and John Garvey by Cathy Masouras Offered in loving memory of Christina Kappas by her daughters Amelia Soteras, Alex Markos, and Kathy Skoutaris Pentogenis and their families Offered in loving memory of Mary and Nicholas Gianopulos by their family COFFEE HOUR Offered in loving memory of Basile and Mary Aronis, Gus and Margaret Constance, Melina Aronis by the Aronis family COFFEE HOUR Offered in loving memory of Katherine Dalis Angel by Mr. and Mrs. Laszlo Klima and their children Aristotle and Antonia 6
EPISTLE READING EPISTLE READER...ALLISON STAVARIDES Priest: Let Us Attend Reader: Verse: O Lord, how manifold are your works. You have made all things in wisdom Bless the Lord, O my soul. Priest: Wisdom Reader: The Reading is from St. Paul's 2 nd Letter to the Corinthians 6:1-10 Priest: Let us be Attentive... Reader: We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For He says: In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you. Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. We give no offense in anything, that our ministry may not be blamed. But in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings; by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love, by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, by honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as chastened, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things. 7
GOSPEL READING The Reading is from The Gospel of Luke 14:16-24; Matthew 22:14 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 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.'" 8
PHILOPTOHOS NEW MINISTRY NEWS Our Angel Tree gifts will be delivered to the recipients this afternoon and tomorrow. Thank you so much to all of you who purchased gifts to make Christmas morning a happy one for all of these families. May you be blessed this Christmas season for your kindness and generosity. POINSETTIAS FOR THE SHUT-INS: Our Sunshine Chairman, Helene Ballas, has the poinsettia plants ready for pickup today after church. Please pick them up in the in foyer of the Maniatakos Hall during coffee hour. Outreach: We are currently helping a number of individuals who are in financial difficulties and others with illnesses. If you would like to donate a gift card from Target, Walmart or Ralphs/Food for Less for $25 or more, we will use it for our outreach program to help some of these families and individuals. The holidays are always difficult for those who are suffering, sick and lonely. Don t forget our new collection for the Los Angeles Mission in and out people they serve. We are collecting travel size items such as shampoo, deodorant, mouthwash and lotions in zip-lock small baggies. The Mission will hand these out to the people who come in to get cleaned up, have a meal and return to the streets. You may bring your donations to church on Sundays and put them at the front door where we will have someone stationed to collect your item. Thank you! May we truly reach out to help our fellow man and do the work of the Lord this holiday season with loving hearts and tolerance for those who are suffering. Please support our Debutante Ball on January 20th! We hope you will consider putting a greeting into the Program Album. All of the proceeds that Philoptohos makes from our fundraisers goes out to help people in our community, at the Los Angeles Mission and at the Salvin School. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! With love in Christ s service, Virginia Noyes and the Philoptohos Board of Directors 9
MINISTRY NEWS (continued) PARISH COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS Congratulations to the following new and returning parish council members who were elected for the next 3 year term: Irene Andreadis Jeanine Hanna John Kopatsis Ted Pastras Dorothy Spirus And the following have been elected for a one year term: Glenn Lianos Karen Sarames PHILANTHROPIA NEWS STREET OUTREACH: Children s Hospital of Los Angeles has for many decades reached out to help abandoned children. Dr. Nikos Stefanidis, Ph.D. a Staff Psychologist at Children s Hospital, L.A., is the Clinical Director of this High Risk Program. You could help Dr. Nikos by purchasing new items such as the following: T-Shirts (M- L); Boxers (M-L); White Socks; Blankets; Sleeping Bags; Sweatshirts; Snacks; Water/Juices; Bus Tokens; Sneakers; Hygiene Items (Travel Size); Tooth Brushes & Toothpaste; Shampoo; Deodorant; Sun Screen -- be sure to label them for DR. NIKOS STEFANIDIS and leave them by the clothing bins. We will make sure that he comes to pick them up. Thank you. ANNUAL APPEAL LETTERS: Were mailed out Wednesday, December 5 th to all our supporters and friends. Thank you in advance for your awesome contributions! USED CLOTHING and CANNED GOODS : Please identify all clothing donations on the outside of the bags by indicating whether they are for men, women or children. The receptacles for "used clothing" and "canned goods" are located side by side, near the chapel. Thank you! PHILANTHROPIA WEBSITE: www.philanthropiaministry.org God bless you! Father Peter 10
PHILOPTOHOS VIP NEWS Thursday, January 24, 2013 - Prizes and Surprises. Chairpersons are Mersy Loukaris and Jayne Poullos. The cost is $10 per person. For reservations call Mersy at (323)661-1592 or Jayne at (310)429-3949. February 2013 - Plans to be announced. In His Service, Mary Morrison Philoptohos VIP President BOOKSTORE NEWS - Books for Advent The forty days before Christmas (November 15-December 24) are a time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, as we anticipate the birth and, twelve days later, the baptism of Christ. The Winter Pascha: Readings for the Christmas-Epiphany Season by Father Thomas Hopko contains forty meditations, to be read during Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. The meditations reference biblical readings, liturgical hymns and verses, writings of the saints, Church Fathers, and teachings of more contemporary guides to the Christian life. Daily Meditations and Prayers for the Christmas Advent Fast and Epiphany: Living the Days of Advent and Epiphany According to the Orthodox Church Calendar by Presbytera Emily Harakas & Father Anthony Coniaris includes scripture readings, selections from liturgical services, a Scripture verse, and an inspiring meditation for each day. You will find these wonderful spiritual companions in our bookstore! In the prayer of Presbytera Harakas, may they give us Christmas from within, that we may share it from without, on all sides, all around us, wherever there is a need. CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS Donations are being accepted for the upcoming Christmas holiday decorations. Memorial names will also be accepted. Donations accepted in any amount. Please make checks payable to Saint Sophia Cathedral and mention Christmas flowers. For additional information please see Jimmy. Thank You! 11
DANCE FOR FUN CLASS For Everyone When: Wednesdays January 9th till March 13, 2013 Where: St. Sophia Huffington Center Time: 7pm - 9pm Fee: $150 ($15 per session) INSTRUCTOR: RAMSAY SEIKALY ramdonseik@hotmail.comcome and learn all the dances you need to know for festivals, weddings and other Greek events. Guest instructors each week will be brought in to teach specialized regions and historical context of the regions the dances come from. Bring your dance shoes and we will see you in January. ******************************************** SAVE THE DATE!!!! DECEMBER 16TH FOLLOWING DIVINE LITURGY & CHRISTMAS PAGEANT!!! SAVE THE DATE!!!! ST. SOPHIA'S GREEK FOLKDANCING GROUPS' NINTH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BAKE SALE On Sunday, December 16th following Divine Liturgy and the Christmas pageant, please join us in the Maniatakos Fellowship Hall for our NINTH ANNUAL FDF CHRISTMAS BAKE SALE. All proceeds to benefit St. Sophia's Greek folk dancing groups. We will have all kinds of goodies such as baklava, koulourakia, melomakarona, chocolate chip cookies, brownies, cupcakes, etc. Please help support your fellow parishioners who participate in the folkdancing program by purchasing our homemade sweets. Thank you for your continued support and Merry Christmas!!! Phone orders are accepted. Please call Demitra @ 818-903-7059. ******************************************** The Hellenic Society of Constantinople will celebrate their 46th ANNUAL VASILOPITA DINNER DANCE ON JANUARY 12, 2013 at the Wilshire Country Club, 301 N. Rossmore Ave, Los Angeles. The evening will include music, dancing and the traditional cutting of the Vasilopita with the Gold Coin. We'll be honoring our very dear Agapie and Harry Pappas, for their continuous support of the Hellenic Society of Constantinople and the Ecumenical Patriarchate. For more information, please call Mary Morrison at (818)500-0904 or Jeanette Owens Benedatos at (323)660-5707. Thank you! Mary ******************************************** APARTMENT AVAILABLE FOR RENT - Saint Sophia Residences 2 Bedroom Apartment. Please call Ann Pappas at 323-737-2424 12
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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 90006 When you write or update your will, please remember Saint Sophia Cathedral. Your gift will live into eternity. 15
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