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TODAY’S ECCLESIASTICAL CALENDAR
Sunday, January 19, 2020
12th Sunday of Luke – Κυριακή ΙB΄ Λουκά Mνήμη τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς
ἡμῶν Μακαρίου τοῦ Αἰγυπτίου
και τοῦ ἐν Ἁγίοις Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Μάρκου Ἐπισκόπου Ἐφέσου We
commemorate the Holy Ascetic Father Makarios of Egypt
and our Holy Father among the Saints Mark Bishop of Ephesus
ΑΠΟΛΥΤΙΚΙA ΤΗΣ ΗΜΕΡΑΣ – DISMISSAL HYMNS OF THE DAY
Apolytikion of the Second Plagal Tone Ἀγγελικαὶ δυνάμεις ἐπὶ τὸ
μνῆμά σου, καὶ οἱ φυλάσσοντες
ἀπενεκρώθησαν, καὶ ἵστατο Μαρία ἐν τῷ τάφῳ, ζητοῦσα τὸ ἄχραντόν
σου σῶμα.
Ἐσκύλευσας τὸν ᾅδην, μὴ πειρασθεὶς ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ, ὑπήντησας τῇ
παρθένῳ, δωρούμενος τὴν
ζωήν, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.
The Angelic powers stood around Your tomb, and the guards became
as dead; and Mary stood
in the Sepulcher, seeking Your immaculate Body. You despoiled
Hades and were not corrupted
by it; You did meet the Virgin, granting life. Risen from the
dead, O Lord, glory to You.
Apolytikion of St. Makarios Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης καὶ ἐν σώματι
Ἄγγελος, καὶ θαυματουργὸς
ἀνεδείχθης, θεοφόρε Πατὴρ ἡμῶν Μακάριε, νηστείᾳ, ἀγρυπνίᾳ,
προσευχῇ, οὐράνια
χαρίσματα λαβών, θεραπεύεις τοὺς νοσοῦντας, καὶ τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν
πίστει προστρεχόντων
σοι. Δόξα τῷ δεδωκότι σοι ἰσχύν· δόξα τῷ σὲ στεφανώσαντι, δόξα
τῷ ἐνεργοῦντι διὰ σοῦ
πᾶσιν ἰάματα.
Apolytikion of the Holy Taxiarchs Supreme Commanders of the
heavenly armies, we the unworthy implore you, that by your sup-
plications you encircle us under the cover of the wings of your
ineffable glory; guarding us who
bow down with fervor and cry out: Deliver us from dangers, as
Leaders of the Powers above
Apolytikion of St. Haralambos Ὡς στῦλος ἀκλόνητος, τῆς Ἐκκλησίας
Χριστοῦ, καὶ λύχνος
ἀείφωτος τῆς οἰκουμένης σοφέ, ἐδείχθης Χαράλαμπες, ἔλαμψας ἐν τῷ
κόσμῳ, διὰ τοῦ
μαρτυρίου, ἔλυσας τῶν εἰδώλων, τὴν σκοτόμαιναν μάκαρ, διὸ ἐν
παῤῥησίᾳ Χριστῷ, πρέσβευε
σωθῆναι ἡμᾶς. As a pillar unshakable of the Church of Christ,
and an ever-radiant lamp to the universe, were
you, O wise Haralambos; you illumined the world through
martyrdom; you dispelled the moon-
less night of the idols, o blessed one. Therefore with boldness
before Christ, intercede that we
may be saved.
ΚΟΝΤΑΚΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΗΜΕΡΑΣ – KONTAKION OF THE DAY
Ὁ μήτραν παρθενικὴν ἁγιάσας τῷ τόκῳ σου, καὶ χεῖρας τοῦ Συμεὼν
εὐλογήσας ὡς ἔπρεπε,
προφθάσας καὶ νῦν ἔσωσας ἡμᾶς Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός. Ἀλλ' εἰρήνευσον ἐν
πολέμοις τὸ πολίτευμα,
καὶ κραταίωσον Βασιλεῖς οὓς ἠγάπησας, ὁ μόνος φιλάνθρωπος.
You who did sanctify the virginal womb by Your birth and who did
bless the hands of Simeon,
now have come and saved us, O Christ God. Bring peace to Your
nation in war, and strengthen
the people whom You have loved, who alone love mankind.
Web: SaintHaralambosGOC.org Fr. Constantine P. Botsis,
Proistamenos Fr. George Lamberis, Synefemerios Deacon John G.
Suhayda Nick Harisiadis, Protopsaltis
Sanctity of Life Prayer Service TONIGHT—Sunday, January 19,
2020
St. Peter & St. Paul Orthodox Church
6980 S. County Line Road
Burr Ridge, Illinois
6:00pm
His Grace, Bishop PAUL Presiding
Light fellowship follows the service.
Questions? Email: [email protected]
Sponsored by the Orthodox Christian Clergy Association
of Greater Chicago
PRAYER FOR "SANCTITY OF LIFE" SUNDAY
O Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son, Who are in the bosom
of the Father, True God, source of life and immortality, Light of
Light, Who came into the world to enlighten it: You were pleased to
be conceived in the womb of the Vir-gin Mary for the salvation of
our souls by the power of Your All-Holy Spirit. O Master, Who came
that we might have life more abundantly, we ask You to en-lighten
the minds and hearts of those blinded to the truth that life begins
at con-ception and that the unborn in the womb are already adorned
with Your image and likeness; enable us to guard, cherish, and
protect the lives of all those who are unable to care for
themselves. For You are the Giver of Life, bringing each person
from non-being into being, sealing each person with divine and
infinite love. Be merciful, O Lord, to those who, through ignorance
or willfulness, af-front Your divine goodness and providence
through the act of abortion. May they, and all of us, come to the
light of Your Truth and glorify You, the Giver of Life, together
with Your Father, and Your All-Holy and Life-giving Spirit, now and
ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
- From the OCA Sanctity of Life Petitions and Prayers
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The St. Haralambos Outreach Committee invites you to our Coffee
Fellowship Hour after today’s services.
PROSPHORA—We thank Mrs. Tasia Farsalas, Mrs. Georgia
Vasilopoulos, and the Loomos family who have offered today’s
prosphora. Next week, the prosphora will be offered by Mrs. Kalitsa
Geor-gatsos, Mrs. Katerina Dimitriou, and Mrs. Joanna Vasilarakis
(Sun, Jan 26).
MEMORIAL SERVICES TODAY 40 days—George Siavelis 6
months—Evangelia Skoubis 6 months– Alexandros Kaltakis 1
year—Kostas Maskaleris 3 years—Maria Bekiaris Memorial services are
offered for the eternal rest of persons who have fallen asleep in
the Lord. There are some days when Memorials are not
permitted—please call the church office before planning. Memo-rials
take place at 40 days, at 6 months, at 1 year and at 3 years. After
three years have passed, the de-parted are more properly remembered
on the Saturdays of the Souls.
SERVANT LEADERSHIP AWARDS—The Metropolis of Chicago will host
its Servant Leadership Awards Dinner on Friday, May 1, 2020 at the
Cotillion Banquets. This event will recognize one lay per-son from
each parish who has distinguished themselves for their acts of
service, leadership and innova-tion on behalf of our Holy Church.
We invite you to nominate someone from our community to receive
this award. Nomination forms have been mailed out, and are also
available in the church office. Recipi-ents must be stewards in
good standing of the parish. Nominations will be accepted until
January 26.
HOW TO RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION—Orthodox Christians in good
standing are encouraged to receive Holy Communion frequently,
provided they have prepared themselves spiritually, mentally and
physically. They must be on time for the Divine Liturgy, and be in
a Christ-like, calm state of mind. They should be in a confession
relationship with their priest or spiritual father, and they should
have self-examined their conscience. On the day of receiving Holy
Communion, it is not proper to eat or drink anything before coming
to church. When you approach to receive Holy Communion, state your
Christian (baptismal) name clearly, and hold the red communion
cloth to your chin. After receiving, wipe your lips on the cloth,
step back carefully, hand the cloth to the next person and make the
sign of the Cross as you step away. Please take special care not to
bump the Holy Chalice.
SANCTITY OF LIFE PRAYER SERVICE & PRESENTATION will take
place on TONIGHT at 6 pm at Ss. Peter and Paul OCA Church in Burr
Ridge, IL. As Orthodox Christians we believe that life is sacred!
This an opportunity for us to gather together and pray that God
enlighten all people to honor life!
STEWARDSHIP CHALLENGE! Information about our 2020 Stewardship
Program has now been mailed out. When you make your stewardship
commitment, please accept the challenge to be generous and
courageous. We urge you to use your STEWARDSHIP OF TIME, then
consider a monthly commit-ment of $100. This is what is needed to
cover our needs and it is realistic for most stewards! Let your
stewardship level be an amount that reflects your growing love of
God and your appreciation for the blessings and benefits we derive
from our Church!
TRIP TO THE HOLY LAND, MOSCOW AND ST PETERSBURG There is a
wonderful pil-grimage to these areas scheduled for June 14—June 27,
2020. The cost is $4,550. If anyone would like to join the
excursion, please contact the church office.
GUIDE TO THE LITURGY—We encourage you to take a Liturgy
guidebook to use during today’s service, and feel free to keep it
and take it home! OUR NEW KIOSK! We have installed a kiosk in the
hallway between the church and the church office! This Kiosk will
make it easy to donate to our church and its ministries at any
time. Check it out!
Ανακοινώσεις
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES AND EVENTS THIS WEEK:
TONIGHT Sanctity of Life Prayer Service at St. Peter and St.
Paul in Burr Ridge 6:00 pm Mon, Jan 20 Family Night
……………………………….………………………… 5:30 pm Sr. GOYA …………………………………………………………….
7:30 pm Tues, Jan 21 Little Angels Toddler Ministry………………………………………
11:30 am Afternoon Greek School………………...……………………………… 4:30 pm Thurs,
Jan 23 Bible Study…………………………………………………………… 7:00 pm Fri, Jan 24
Afternoon Greek School……………………………………………… 4:30 pm Student
Assembly……………………………………………………. 5:30 pm Sat, Jan 25 Saturday Greek
School ……………….…………………………… 9:00 am
2020 STEWARDSHIP: ΤΟΙΣ ΠΑΣΙ ΧΡΟΝΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΙΡΟΣ ΤΩ ΠΑΝΤΙ ΠΡΑΓΜΑΤΙ
ΥΠΟ ΤΟΝ ΟΥΡΑΝΟΝ — Πιστεύουμε ότι έχετε λάβει τις πληροφορίες για το
2020 Stewardship. Προτείμουνε να σκευθείτε «το Stewardship του
χρονου σας» καθώς κοιτάζουμε τις ανάγκες μας στο 2020 και
λογαριάζουμε το ποσόν του Stewardship που θέλουμε να προσφέρουμε.
Σας παροτρύνουμε να σκευθείτε μηνιαίες δόσεις. Με το ποσό μόνο των
$100 το μήνα από όλους τους stewards μας, μπορούμε να καλύψουμε τις
ανάγκες μας. Για τους περισσότερους είναι ένα ποσό εφικτό! Με την
ειλικρινή προσφορά σας προς το Steward-ship, παρακαλούμε όπως
ενδυναμώσετε την εκκλησία σας δια να μπορέσει να εξυπηρετήσει
καλύτερα εσάς, την οικογένειά σας και όλους όσους χρειάζονται την
βοήθειά μας!
ΗΜΕΡΟΛΟΓIΑ ΤΟΥ 2020—Οπoιoς steward τoυ 2019 ή 2020 επιθυμεί
ημερoλόγιo τoυ 2020 παρακαλείται vα περάσει από τo γραφείo της
εκκλησίας σήμερα μετά τηv Θεία Λειτουργία.
ΠΟΙΟΙ ΔΥΝΑΝΤΑΙ ΝΑ ΛΑΒΟΥΝ ΘΕΙΑΝ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑΝ - Όταν λαμβάνομεν Θείαν
Κοινω-
νίαν η οποιοδήποτε από τα άλλα Μυστήρια εκφρά-ζομεν την αποδοχήν
μας εις τα δογματικά και ηθικά διδάγματα της Ορθοδόξου μας
Εκκλησίας. Διά τούτο, μόνον Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί οι οποίοι είναι
εντάξει απέναντι της Εκκλησίας δύνανται να λάβουν μέρος εις τα
Μυστήρια. Επίσης δεν λαμβάνουν μέρος σε Μυστήρια σε μη Ορθόδοξες
εκκλησίες. Διά οποιεσδήποτε απορίες σας, παρακαλούμε να συζητήσετε
με τον ιερέα σας.
ΣΧΕΤΙΚΑ ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΩΡΑ ΤΟΥ ΚΑΦΕ-Κάθε Κυριακή μετά το τέλος της Θείας
Λειτουργίας διάφορες οργανώσεις της εκκλησίας προσφέρουν καφέ με
σκοπό να μας δώσουν την ευκαιρία να γνωρίσουμε καλύτερα ο ένας τον
άλλον. Παρακαλούμε όπως μετά το πέρας της ώρας του καφέ μην αφίνετε
τα πιάτα και τα ποτήρια σας στο τραπέζι!
ΜΝΗΜΟΣΥΝΑ—Επιμνημόσυνες δεήσεις γίνον-ται για την αιώνιον
ανάπαυση των τεθνεώντων. Συνήθως, αυτές οι δεήσεις γίνονται κατά
τις 40 ημέρες, τους 6 μήνες, τον 1ον χρόνο και τον 3ον χρόνο. Όταν
έχουν περάσει τρία χρόνια, είναι πιο αρμόζον να μνημονεύουμε τους
αποθανόντας κατά τα Ψυχοσάββατα.
Please turn off cell-phones and video games during Church
services. Worship gives us the opportunity to get away from the
distractions of life and focus on God. Thank you!
Your parish priest should never reach out to you by e-mail to
request immedi-ate finanacial assistance. Here are some do’s and do
not’s to guide you:
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Come with us on A Pilgrimage to The Holy Land,
Moscow, and St. Petersburg
Departing Sunday, June 14, 2020, returning Saturday, June 27
Total tour package is $4550 (plus Visa) (double occupancy)
Registration still open! For more details, call our church
office 847-647-8880!
2 nights in Galilee, 4 nights in Jerusalem, 3 nights in Mos-cow,
3 nights in St. Petersburg!
Included: Airfare, Hotels, Daily Breakfast and Dinner, Ground
transportation, Tour guides, Entry fees.
Join us for this beautiful journey to so many historic and
unforgettable places. See the place where Christ was born. Walk in
His footsteps, see where He raised Lazaros, vener-
ate the Church of the Resurrection, where He was crucified and
entombed and arose!
In Russia, see the history, the martyrdom and the majesty of
Orthodoxy in its great cathedrals, monasteries and artwork!
Explore your faith like never before
Who can apply? You! If you are an Ortho-dox Christian, 16-18
years old, and a junior or senior in high school. We have spots for
32 participants per session.
• Sessions 1 (June 13-23) and 2 (June 30—July 10): Participants
stay at Hellenic Col-lege Holy Cross (Boston, MA)
• Session 3 (July 20-30): Participants stay at North Park
University (Chicago, IL)
Explore your vocation, make life-long rela-tionships, encounter
service in a totally new way, take theology and scripture
courses
with the best professors in the country! For more info, visit
crossroadinstitute.org.
PHASE 3 — SEE THE PROGRESS! You can monitor the progress of
Phase 3 by visiting our website SaintHaralambosGOC.org! Open “Phase
3” and go to the Construction Log. You will see pictures and other
up-to-date infor-mation as the project progresses!
2020 PARISH CALENDARS—Our 2020 Church Calendars have arrived!
Stewards for 2019 or 2020 who would like a Church Calen-dar are
asked to stop by the Church office. The office is open Monday thru
Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
ST HARALAMBOS 69th ANNIVERSARY-On Sunday evening, February 16,
we will celebrate our parish’s 69th Anniversary with a Festive
Dinner Dance celebrating Apokries at the Fountain Blue! There will
be entertainment for the children and great music! Please mark the
date and plan to attend with your family!
PROGRAM BOOK—In conjunction with our Dinner Dance, we will have
a Program Book, and we are looking for sponsorships. Contracts are
available from the church office, and the deadline is Feb 1. Please
give us your support!
THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE is seeking volunteers for the Meals on
Wheels Ministry on Sat, Jan 18 and Bessie’s Table Soup Kitchen on
Jan 27 to feed those in need. Contact Anna Prekas at
[email protected] or call 847.361.2936 if you would like to get
involved with Meals on Wheels. Contact John Pierce
([email protected]) if you would like to be involved with Bessie’s
Table.
FANARI WINTER CAMP Register for our annual Fanari Winter Camp at
the St. Iakovos Retreat Center! The session from Feb 28-Mar 2 is
for Junior GOYAns ON-LY. Registration is open now at
fanari.org.
INTRO TO ORTHODOXY CLASS Saints Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox
Church in Glen-view is offering a twelve-week Intro to Ortho-doxy
class on Mondays from 7 pm to 9 pm starting January 13. It is being
offered to faith-ful, catechumens and seekers. Contact Fr. Rick
([email protected]) for questions.
DONATION BOX —We are grateful to all you who have placed
contributions in the dona-tion box in the narthex. You have helped
many people! There continues to be many people in need; your
continued support is greatly appreci-ated.
UPCOMING DATES TO NOTE:
TONIGHT —Sanctity of Life Prayer Service at Ss. Peter and Paul
(Burr Ridge)
Mon, Feb 10 —Feast Day of Saint Haralambos
Thurs, Feb 13—Missions Benefit Dinner
Sunday, Feb 16—St. Haralambos 69th Anniver-sary Dinner
celebrating Apokries
Feb 14-17—YAL CHICAGO CONFERENCE
May 1—Inaugural Servant Leadership Awards
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mission Team Chicago Benefit Dinner 2020
With guest speaker Metropolitan Theodosios of Kananga,
Democratic Republic of Congo
Thursday, February 13 St. John the Baptist (Des Plaines)
Donation: $35 Doors open 6:30 pm
www.MissionTeamChicago.org or call 317-709-0168
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Ἀπόστολος καὶ Εὐαγγέλιον τῆς Ἡμέρας
ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ
Πρὸς Κολασσαεῖς γ’4-11
Ἀδελφοί, ὅταν ὁ Χριστὸς φανερωθῇ, ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν, τότε καὶ ὑμεῖς σὺν
αὐτῷ
φανερωθήσεσθε ἐν δόξῃ. Νεκρώσατε οὖν τὰ μέλη ὑμῶν τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς
γῆς,
πορνείαν, ἀκαθαρσίαν, πάθος, ἐπιθυμίαν κακήν, καὶ τὴν πλεονεξίαν
ἥτις
ἐστὶν εἰδωλολατρία, δι᾽ ἃ ἔρχεται ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς
τῆς
ἀπειθείας, ἐν οἷς καὶ ὑμεῖς περιεπατήσατέ ποτε ὅτε ἐζῆτε ἐν
αὐτοῖς΄ νυνὶ δὲ
ἀπόθεσθε καὶ ὑμεῖς τὰ πάντα, ὀργήν, θυμόν, κακίαν,
βλασφημίαν,
αἰσχρολογίαν ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ὑμῶν· μὴ ψεύδεσθε εἰς ἀλλήλους,
ἀπεκδυσάμενοι τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον σὺν ταῖς πράξεσιν αὐτοῦ,
καὶ
ἐνδυσάμενοι τὸν νέον τὸν ἀνακαινούμενον εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν κατ᾽
εἰκόνα τοῦ
κτίσαντος αὐτόν, ὅπου οὐκ ἔνι Ἕλλην καὶ ᾽Ιουδαῖος, περιτομὴ
καὶ
ἀκροβυστία, βάρβαρος, Σκύθης, δοῦλος, ἐλεύθερος, ἀλλὰ τὰ πάντα
καὶ ἐν
πᾶσι Χριστός.
ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Λουκᾶν ιζ’ 12-19
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, εἰσερχομένου τοῦ Ἰησοῦ εἴς τινα κώμην ἀπήντησαν
αὐτῷ
δέκα λεπροὶ ἄνδρες, οἳ ἔστησαν πόρρωθεν, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἦραν φωνὴν
λέγοντες,
᾽Ιησοῦ ἐπιστάτα, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Καὶ ἰδὼν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς,
Πορευθέντες
ἐπιδείξατε ἑαυτοὺς τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν. Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ὑπάγειν
αὐτοὺς
ἐκαθαρίσθησαν. Εἷς δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν, ἰδὼν ὅτι ἰάθη, ὑπέστρεψεν μετὰ
φωνῆς
μεγάλης δοξάζων τὸν Θεόν, καὶ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον παρὰ τοὺς
πόδας
αὐτοῦ εὐχαριστῶν αὐτῷ· καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν Σαμαρίτης. Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ
᾽Ιησοῦς
εἶπεν, Οὐχὶ οἱ δέκα ἐκαθαρίσθησαν; οἱ δὲ ἐννέα ποῦ; οὐχ
εὑρέθησαν
ὑποστρέψαντες δοῦναι δόξαν τῷ Θεῷ εἰ μὴ ὁ ἀλλογενὴς οὗτος; καὶ
εἶπεν
αὐτῷ, ᾽Αναστὰς πορεύου· ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέν σε.
EPISTLE READING 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
uncircum-
cised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all,
and in all.
GOSPEL Luke 17:12-19
At that time, as Jesus entered a village, He was met by ten
lepers, who stood at
a distance and lifted up their voices and said: "Jesus, Master,
have mercy on us."
When He saw them He said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the
priests."
And as they went they were cleansed. Then one of them, when he
saw that he
was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he
fell on his face
at Jesus' feet, giving Him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then
said Jesus:
"Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to
return and
give praise to God except this foreigner?" And He said to him:
"Rise and go
your way; your faith has made you well."
Epistle and Gospel Readings for Today