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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: [email protected] - website:
www.saint-katherine.org
FATHER DEMETRI TSIGAS
[email protected]; cell phone: 321-615-4431
Orthros: 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy: 10:00 AM Fellowship Hour:
Noon
Church office hours: Mon. through Fri. 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. /
Sat. closed & Sun. closed during Liturgy
~ 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.
2nd Sunday of Pascha THOMAS SUNDAY
Apostle, Evangelist & Theologian John
Father Arsenius the Great
Saint Meles the Hymnographer
~ 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 coffee hour following
services.
Sunday, May 8, 2016 1st Morning Gospel
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Divine Liturgy of St. John the Chrysostom
Ἀπολυτίκιον - Ήχος Πλ. Α΄ - σ. 152
Χριστὸς ἀνέστη ἐκ νεκρῶν, θανάτῳ θάνατον πατήσας, καὶ τοῖς
ἐν
τοῖς μνήμασι ζωὴν χαρισάμενος.
Christ is Risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon
death
and to those in the tombs He has granted life.
Ἀπολυτίκιον - Ήχος Βαρύς - σ. 154 - 156
Ἐσφραγισμένου τοῦ μνήματος, ἡ ζωὴ ἐκ τάφου ἀνέτειλας Χριστὲ
ὁ
Θεός· καὶ τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων, τοῖς Μαθηταῖς ἐπέστης ἡ
πά-
ντων ἀνάστασις, πνεῦμα εὐθὲς δι’ αὐτῶν ἐγκαινίζων ἡμῖν, κατὰ
τὸ
μέγα σου ἔλεος.
Apolytikion - Grave Mode- p. 155 - 157
While the tomb was sealed You shone forth from it as light, O
our life,
Christ our God. And though the doors were closed You appeared
in
the midst of Your disciples. O resurrection of all, through them
restore
in us a new spirit in Your great mercy.
Τοῦ Ὰποστόλου - Ήχος Βαρυς
Ἀπόστολε, Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ ἠγαπημένε, ἐπιτάχυνον, ρῦσαι λαὸν
ἀναπολόγητον· δέχεταί σε προσπίπτοντα, ὁ ἐπιπεσόντα τῷ
στήθει
καταδεξάμενος· ὃν ἱκέτευε Θεολόγε, καὶ ἐπίμονον νέφος ἐθνῶν
δια-
σκεδάσαι, αἰτούμενος ἡμῖν εἰρήνην, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
For the Apostle - Grave Mode
O Apostle, the beloved of Christ God, hasten to deliver us, a
people that
has no excuse. He accepts you supplicating Him, for He
condescended
at the Supper to let you lean on Him. Entreat Him, O Theologian,
that
He scatter the persistent cloud of hostile nations, and pray for
us, for
peace and great mercy.
Κοντάκιον - Πλ Δ΄- σ. 274 - 276
Εἰ καὶ ἐν τάφῳ κατῆλθες, Ἀθάνατε, ἀλλὰ τοῦ ᾅδου καθεῖλες τὴν
δύναμιν· καὶ ἀνέστης ὡς νικητής, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, γυναιξὶ
μυροφόροις
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φθεγξάμενος Χαίρετε, καὶ τοῖς σοῖς Ἀποστόλοις εἰρήνην
δωρούμε-
νος, ὁ τοῖς πεσοῦσι παρέχων ἀνάστασιν.
Kontakion – Plagal 4th Tone - p. 275 - 277
Into the grave You descended, Immortal One, yet You destroyed
the
power of Hades and as victor You arose, O Christ our God; You
pro-
claimed to the myrrbearing women a greeting of joy, You
brought
peace to Your holy apostles, and to the fallen You granted
resurrec-
tion.
Epistle Reading is from St. John’s First Universal Letter 1:1-17
THAT WHICH WAS from the beginning, which we have heard, which we
have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and touched with
our hands, concerning the word of life - the life was made
manifest, and we saw it, and testify to it, and proclaim to you the
eternal life which was with the Father and was made manifest to us
- that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so
that you may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship is with
the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing this
that our joy may be complete. This is the message we have heard
from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him is no
darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we
walk in darkness, we lie and do not live according to the truth;
but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have
fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son
cleanses us from all sin.
The Gospel Reading is from John 20:19-31 On the evening of that
day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the
disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among
them and said to them: "Peace be with you." When He had said this,
He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad
when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with
you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." And when He
had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them: "Receive the
Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if
you retain the sins of any, they are retained." Now Thomas, one of
the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So
the other disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said
to them: "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and
place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in His
side, I will not believe." Eight days later, His disciples were
again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut,
but Jesus came and stood among them, and said: "Peace be with you."
Then He said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see my hands;
and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be
faithless, but be-lieving." Thomas answered Him, "My Lord and my
God!" Jesus said to Him: "Have you believed because you have seen
me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe." Now Jesus
did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are
not written in this book; but these are written that you may
believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that
believing you may have life in His name.
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Brevard County, State of Florida & America Spiritual
Leaders: Patriarch Bartholomew; Archbishop Demetrios; Metropolitan
Alexios; & Fr. Demetri Civil Leaders: President Barack Obama,
US Congress & Supreme Court; Governor Rick Scott; all our civil
authorities and our armed forces. Parish Leadership: Parish Council
& Philoptochos members, Chanters & Choir, Dance, Sunday
& Greek School teachers and students, our Youth Group leaders
and children. Those who are sick, awaiting surgery, recovering from
surgery, in need of prayers and/or shut in: Sophia Tenreiro,
Alexandra Diamond, Peter Katsoulas, Mae Charos, Theresa Sempepos,
Peter & Dorothy Pappademetriou, Nicholas, Gus Drivas, Bill
& Ellen Werner, Olga, Despina Kalimnios, Ashley, Elias Corpas,
Nazieh & Yvonne Yacoub, Savannah & Zander Kelly, Vada
Ganakos, Mirsini Sirounis, Katherine, Don, Penny, Princeton,
Suzanne Orosz, Faye Nicholas, Gerry & Chris, Veton, Mark, Ayad
Saad & family, JoAnne Macheras, John Cominos, Van Katehakis,
Lisa Waddell, Mi-chael Donohue, Angela DeCosta, Marlaine & Jim
Manus, Ann Prieston, Anna, Kris Stamatis, Anastasia, Kyriaki,
Renee, Olga Taran, George & Sue Kanazeh, Joseph, Jay & John
Paul Figari, Matina, Gabriel & Markos Pongpipat, George, Mirek,
James Burkhardt, Maria, Mary Katsenes, Lisa, Sylvia Demopoulos,
Alexandra, Joyce Stav-rakis, Taylor Pappas, Rosemary George, Connie
Ortolani, Maria Brewster, Maria, Iakovos, Efstratia, Sarah Wells,
Jan & Mary, James Petersen, Denis Frawley, David Buckles, James
Pappas, Bill Kokotis, Lori, Debbi Walker, Michelle Orosz, Leah
Thom-as, Mary & Pete Faines, Robert & Vel, Tony Niarhos,
Mary Catalano, Katie, Mike, Nicole, Andromahi, Rick Zelvis, Kathy
S., Pauline Contakos, Jessie, Elaine Demopou-los, Mary Donedini,
Christina, Jerry & Joseph Figari, Jamie. For those expecting:
Patricia & Andre, Ryan & Natalie Yacoub-Pugh For those with
new babies: Those serving in the Military: Joseph Abadiotakis, Jr.,
Elias Panayiotis Maldonado, Nicholas Tsamoutales, Yanni
Tshontikidis, Harold David Ballard, Samuel Joseph III, Nicholas
Cannaverde, Travis Hunter, Ethan Macheras, Matthew Ryan Stinnett,
James Christian Figari. 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:
Sotiria Tutzarakis & Matthew Stinnett, Alexis Zavitsanos &
Kraig Tharp, Nicolas Melitas & Julie Noble. College Students:
Arianna Bendlin, Telly & Tony Galanopoulos, Alyssa Giglio, Sade
& Jamila Jelani, Alyssa, Marianthi & Peter Karas, Kimberley
& Dana Marie Koines, Jennifer & Andrew Loso, Esther
Muradov, Tommy Panouses, Ashley P. Buckles, Cath-erine Psarakis,
George & Jessica Saad, Noha Saliba, Catie Sergis, Costas &
Alex Stathis, Mary Jane Tutzarakis, Elizabeth Gaherty, Brandon
Arena, Melanie Niarhos, Ronnie Rickard, Leah & Austen Thomas
(If you know of anyone that should be added to this list, please
call the Church office.)
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~ Upcoming Liturgies & Events ~
Sun., May 15th - Last day of Sunday School & AHEPA Sunday
AHEPA Breakfast following Divine Liturgy Sun., May 15th - Festival
Meeting following AHEPA breakfast in the conference room Thurs.,
May 19th - Mon., May 23rd - Office closed Fri & Sat, May 20
& 21 - Yard Sale - 9 am - 2 pm - see p. 18 for more details
Sun., May 22nd - Sunday School Awards & presentations Mon., May
30th - Memorial Day - Office closed Sun., June 5th - Philoptochos
Meeting following Divine Liturgy Sat., June 11th - End of Year
Philoptochos Luncheon TBA Thurs., June 9th - Holy Ascension -
Orthros 9 am Divine Liturgy 10 am Sat., June 18th - Saturday of
Souls - Orthros 9 am Divine Liturgy 10 am
Please turn your cell phones & pagers off
or on vibrate before entering Church
Flowers for Mother’s day are sponsored by AHEPA
ANY STUDENTS FROM OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE GRADUATING PLEASE CALL
OR EMAIL THE CHURCH OFFICE
WITH A PICTURE AND YOUR GRADUATION INFORMATION, AND WHERE YOU
WILL BE ATTENDING AND STUDYING
THANK YOU.
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Thank you!
For your donations for Pascha Flowers throughout Lent, Holy Week
& Pascha
Alexander, Georgia Allred, Helene (in memory of her mother,
Alexis) Anonymous Bakolia, Eleni Balba, Mark & Christine
Beaudry, Richard & Ourania (in loving memory of brother,
Ioannis, mother, Archonto & father, Damianos) Beebe, Georgia
Bilissis, Leo & Linda Blougouras, Dan & Vicki Brewster,
John & Eleni Brewster, Maria & Danny Catalano, Alfred &
Mary Cincimino, Kevin & Patricia Costopoulos, Maria Demopoulos,
Sylvia Diminture, John Dishaw, James & Maria Echevarria, Dail
& Despina Ellis, John & Clara Fotopoulos, Evangelia
Frawley, Stephanie
Grant, Merrill & Despina Haley, John (in memory of Jane
Haley) Halkias, Martha Hamilakis, Paul & Saundra Hassel, Brent
& Evangelia Hawkins, Mike & Ioanna Karas, Steven &
Valerie Kolcun, Michael & Thalia Kyparrisiotis, Kostas &
Margaret Kyriakidis, Philip & Janet Ladis, George & Nicolet
Lagges, Charlie & Marianthi Loso, Stephen & Patricia
Marinos, Julia Mayzes, Charles & Andrea Menegas, Vasilios &
Georgia Orosz, William & Karen Panouses, Kurt & Tracy
Papageorge, James & Diana Potamos, James & Eileen Regas,
Frank Roman, Andrew & Evangelia Fotopoulos
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Roman, George & Elaine Roman, Tresa Sarpoolaki, Nasser &
Zoy T. Schultz, Anthony & Nicole Sebekos, Helen (in memory of
her daughter, Joanne) Sergis, Peter & Catherine Tsamoutales,
Frank & Kim-berly Whitehead, Evangeline Xenakis, Anastasia
Yacoub, Nazieh & Yvonne Yanas, Nick & Nora Thomas &
Gloria Zannis Zarnas, Esther Zavitsanos, James & Stephanie
Zuras, Peter & JoAnn
Next Sunday May 15th
AHEPA Breakfast following Divine Liturgy
$10 Adults $6 Children 12 & Under
Bring your items to donate on Sundays ONLY and see either Cindy
Paterakis, Vanna Rickard or leave in the
double classroom in the education building.
NO CLOTHES PLEASE! Pick up can be arranged for larger items
Contact Vanna at [email protected] or
Cindy at [email protected]
Proceeds from yard sale benefit St. Katherine Philoptochos
Fri & Sat, May 20 & 21 9 am - 2 pm
St. Katherine Education Building
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My Beloved Ones, I consider myself blessed by almighty God to
have had the opportunity to re-live our Lord’s sacred Passion and
His Glorious Resurrection in my spiritual birthplace; that is the
Monastery of Vatopedi, where, in 1963, I was tonsured a monk,
thereafter a deacon, and then a priest. It was indeed a blessing to
visit there again, and I would like thank His All-Holiness our
Ecumenical Patri-arch Bartholomew for issuing his permission for my
visit. Having returned to our Metropolis and faced once again with
the reality of the society in which we live, I continue to think on
the celebrations that com-memorated the Passion of our Lord Jesus
Christ, remembering His last days on earth—and of course, the
Resurrection. In particular, I am focused on the Resurrection,
which is the most important thing that our Almighty God, through
His Son Jesus Christ, has offered to the human race. For as St.
Paul says, “If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in
vain and your faith is in vain.” (1 Corinthians 15:14) It is not
enough to proclaim our belief in Jesus Christ, as many Christians
do, but we have to believe in our Lord Jesus Christ, who has been
resurrected. For with the Resurrection, we have received the
“ticket” in order to enter Par-adise, allowing us to meet our God
and Creator, and to grow closer to Him. That was the goal of our
Lord Jesus Christ and the reason our Father chose for his son to be
incarnate in the flesh. The Resurrection is the fulfillment of His
destiny. The risen Christ is here in the world! He is here and
wants us to know that our real hope lies, not in our possessions or
in the honors we receive; not in the degrees or in the jobs we
hold; not even in the stocks or bonds we leave to our
grandchildren. Our real hope lies in the risen Christ, for through
knowing Him, we can have eternal life. XRISTOS ANESTI! Christ is
Risen! +ALEXIOS Metropolitan of Atlanta
MESSAGE FROM HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN ALEXIOS
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Thank you to Stephanie Zavitsanos for taking the lead on
organizing all the flowers for
Pascha this year! Thank you to everyone who came
and helped decorate the flowers and the Kouvouklion and prepared
the Church
for Anastasi. Without everyone’s help we couldn’t
have done it without you.
Hosting Fellowship Hour
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
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 -
[email protected] Available dates:
May 8 June 5, 12, 19 & 26
During fasting periods, store bought cookies w/o egg or dairy
products are: Nabisco Classics (oatmeal raisin, cinnamon swirls)
Nabisco Social Tea Biscuits, Oreos.
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Fr. Demetri does his best to be available whenever needed. He
can be reached via email ([email protected]), cell
phone (321-615-4431) or at the church (321-254-1045). He tries to
take off on Mondays and he tries to be present during church office
hours
(9:30AM-2PM) during the rest of the week. He makes a special
effort to be in the office from Noon-4 on Wednesdays and 10-2 on
Thursdays. He often has meetings, services and emergencies that
call him away even during these hours. If you would like to meet
with him, please call or email to make an appointment.
Thursday, May 12th – The Zoe meeting for the month of May will
be a PERSONAL SAFETY presentation with Corporal Pam Hibbs from the
Community Relations Department of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Of
fice. The meeting will begin at 1PM. All are welcome to this
event.
Lunch will be at noon prior to the presentation. We are bringing
sandwiches in. The cost is $5 per person. And
again, we need a headcount to know how much to order. Please
RSVP to Christine Balba at 321-213-6441 or [email protected] so we
may obtain a head count of all those interested.
ZOE
mailto:[email protected]
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Thank you to everyone who attended & supported
the Pascha Luncheon! I also want to thank
everyone for their hard work and participation
with cooking, set up, serving, and clean up. As the saying goes
it takes a village!
Spiros Theodoropoulos
PC President
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You are cordially invited to join the St. Katherine Dinner
Club!
Membership is free!
Each couple who joins will be having an exciting dining
experience
once a month with two other couples in the club!
This is how it works:
You agree to host dinner at your home for two other couples in
the
club every third month. You will be invited in return to other
parish-
ioners homes the other two months.
The host for the month will be sent the contact information for
the
other couples, and it will be up to them to coordinate the
time.
FAQs
What if I am not part of a couple?
No problem! Find a buddy, or simply fill in the form as
single.
Can I pick who I have dinner with?
NO!! This is the beauty of the club! We will be meeting new
people
from church that we might not otherwise. Couples will be paired
at
random.
Do I have to invite all four Roman boys if I get paired with Dan
and
Brenda Roman?
No, this is a club for adults. It is not expected that you
invite the
children. If the host wants to invite the children, they may,
but
again, this is a club for adults.
How do I sign up?
Please see Brenda Roman in the hall for sign up forms, or email
her
at [email protected]. Please include your name & the
name
of your spouse, or buddy. Also include email addresses for
both,
phone numbers, and home addresses.
See you at dinner!!
ST. KATHERINE DINNER CLUB
mailto:[email protected]
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You can now share our website with your family and friends and
have them buy their cookbooks directly from our website. We are now
set
up with PayPal for cookbook purchases and eventually
stewardship and donations!
We now have a new landscape company servicing our needs owned by
parishioners Spiros & Costas Theodoropoulos. Call
321-888-0474
WHAT A BLESSING: THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED SO
FAR.
OUR ANNUAL BILL HAS ALREADY DROPPED BY 12%! IF MORE PARISHIONERS
PARTICIPATE WE CAN GET THIS COST DOWN TO “0”.
SO PLEASE, CONTACT COSTAS THEODOROPOULOS IN ORDER TO SAVE
YOURSELVES & THE CHURCH MONEY.
PROPOSAL FOR PRICE REDUCTION PROGRAM:
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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.
2016 STEWARDSHIP
106 Stewards Pledging $121,442.
Paid to Date $55,538.
HAVE YOU SUBMITTED YOUR 2016 STEWARDSHIP FORM TO HELP
YOUR CHURCH?
48 Friends of St. Katherine paid $23,708. [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.
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