WELCOME TO ST. SOPHIA August 17, 2008Welcome to
the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. Please join us in worship in the nave--
the church proper. Enter with joy, reverence, and thanksgiving. The glass
enclosed narthex is designated for parents with infants and very young children.
However, please remain in the narthex during the "Small Entrance," "Great
Entrance," "Epistles," and "Gospel Readings" before entering the
church. We also ask that you please turn off all cell phones and beepers
during church services. If you are a visitor or a newcomer, we are very pleased
to have you with us, and we invite you to sign our guest book at the Pangari.
Please remember that only those who have been baptized and/or chrismated and in
good standing in the Eastern Orthodox faith may participate in the Holy
Sacraments of the Church. Please join us in the parish hall for our fellowship
hour following church services. Our website is
http: //stsophia.net
Today:
Myron the Martyr of Cyzicus
August 17
Saint Myron was a priest during the reign of Decius, when Antipater was ruler of
Achaia. On the day of our Lord's Nativity, Antipater entered the church to seize
the Christians and punish them. Saint Myron, kindled with holy zeal, roundly
insulted Antipater, for which he was hung up and scraped, then cast into a
raging furnace, but was preserved unharmed. When Myron refused to worship the
idols, Antipater commanded that strips be cut in the Saint's flesh from his
shoulders to his feet; the Saint took one of the strips of his flesh and flung
it in the tyrant's face. He was beaten, and scraped again upon his beaten flesh;
then he was thrown to wild beasts, but when Antipater saw them leaving off their
fierce nature and protecting the Saint from harm, he was overcome with
unbearable shame and slew himself. The Saint was then sent to Cyzicus, where the
proconsul had him beheaded, about the year 250.
August 17, 2008 -- August 23, 2008
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August 17 |
Sunday |
9:30 am |
Divine Liturgy
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18 |
Monday |
11:00 am |
No
Senior Exercise |
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19 |
Tuesday |
1:00 pm |
Senior Program |
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20 |
Wednesday |
11:00 am |
No
Senior Exercise |
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7:30 pm |
Bingo "D" |
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21 |
Thursday |
12:30 pm |
Seniors |
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22 |
Friday |
11:00 am |
No
Senior Exercise |
PARISH NEWS &
EVENTS
Summer is coming to a close and
the beginning of the new school year is fast approaching. Next Sunday, August 24th
we will be having our St. Sophia Annual Church Picnic to mark both the "ending"
and, of course, a new "beginning." The picnic will be held here at St. Sophia
following church services. There is no admission charge. Come and enjoy with
family and friends. Also, St. Sophia Scholarships will be awarded on this
Sunday.
Greek School yearbooks are still available. The cost is
$15.
A collection is under way for used cell phones. The
phones will be recycled and then distributed to soldiers serving in the
armed forces.
Are you running out of ways to cook a harvest of summer
vegetable? Check out the Philoptochos cookbook, Treasured
Greek Recipes.. There are two delicious recipes for stuffed zucchini
as well as recipes for stuffed tomatoes and stuffed peppers. This cookbook
is a great collection of all the favorites plus some not-so-well-known, but
well- worth-trying Greek and American recipes. And, remember, it’s also a
nice gift when you go to visit friends and family who are out-of-town. The
book is only $15 and is available in the church office.
The Gospel is also available in:
9th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew
14:22-34
At that time, Jesus made the disciples get into
the boat and go before him to the other side,
while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had
dismissed the crowds, he went up into the hills
by himself to pray. When evening came, he was
there alone, but the boat by this time was many
furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the
waves; for the wind was against them. And in the
fourth watch of the night he came to them,
walking on the sea. But when the disciples saw
him walking on the sea, they were terrified,
saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for
fear. But immediately he spoke to them, saying
"Take heart, it is I; have no fear."
And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you,
bid me come to you on the water." He said,
"Come." So Peter got out of the boat and walked
on the water and came to Jesus; but when he saw
the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink
he cried out, "Lord, save me." Jesus immediately
reached out his hand and caught him, saying to
him, "O man of little faith, why did you doubt?"
And when they entered the boat, the wind ceased.
And those in the boat worshiped him, saying,
"Truly you are the Son of God." And when they
had crossed over, they came to land at
Gennesaret.
The Epistle is also
available in:
The Reading is from St.
Paul's First Letter to the
Corinthians 3:9-17
BRETHREN, we are
God's fellow
workers; you are
God's field, God's
building. According
to the grace of God
given to me, like a
skilled master
builder. I laid a
foundation, and
another man is
building upon it.
Let each man take
care how he builds
upon it. For no
other foundation can
any one lay than
that which is laid,
which is Jesus
Christ. Now if any
one builds on the
foundation with
gold, silver,
precious stones,
wood, hay, straw -
each man's work will
become manifest; for
the Day will
disclose it, because
it will be revealed
with fire, and the
fire will test what
sort of work each
one has done. If the
work which any man
has built on the
foundation survives,
he will receive a
reward. If any man's
work is burned up,
he will suffer loss,
though he himself
will be saved, but
only as through
fire. Do you not
know that you are
God's temple and
that God's Spirit
dwells in you? If
any one destroys
God's temple, God
will destroy him.
For God's temple is
holy, and that
temple you are.
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