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TO THOSE WHO ARE VISITING

It is a joy for us to share our Worship with you today! HolyCommunion is a Sacrament of our Faith and thus only Baptizedand/or Chrismated Orthodox Christians who are in GoodStanding and have spiritually prepared to receive are invited tocome forward from the middle aisle of the Nave with reverenceand humility, row by row, in a QUIET and ORDERLY fashion, and

depart as directed. Please remain seated in your pews until invited forward by a Council Member.If you are standing in the back of the Nave, please wait until all who are seated have goneforward and a Council Member invites you forward. In receiving Holy Communion, you shouldplace the Cloth under your chin, recite your CHRISTIAN NAME, then wipe your mouth afterreceiving. Women: please remove any lipstick prior to Communing. Non Orthodox Christians arewelcome to receive the Blessed Bread offered at the end of the Liturgy.

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All Saints Greek Orthodox Church 601 W. McMurray Road J Canonsburg, PA 15317-2437

Office: (724) 745-5205 F FAX: (724) 746--0999 F Hall: (724) 745-2249

Volume 29 August 19, 2018 Number 33

Parish Web Sitewww.allsaintscbg.org

Fr. George L. Livanos, Proistamenosfrgeorge@allsaintscbg.org

Fr. Dragan Filipovic, Protopresbyterprotadragan@aol.com

Office Email Addressoffice@allsaintscbg.org

Dawn Mavrich

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Our Mission Statement: to glorify our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through our words and actions

according to the Holy Traditions and sacred teachings of our Orthodox Christian faith.

12th SUNDAY OF MATTHEW - August 19, 2018 (FAST FREE DAY): Today wecommemorate Andrew the General & Martyr & his soldiers; Holy Martyrs Timothy,Agapius and Thecla; and Theophanes the New Wonderworker of Macedonia. ThirdTone, First Orthros Gospel.

TRISAGION PRAYER SERVICE: Today’s Trisagion Prayer Service is offered by Dorothy Zikos,Dean and Vivian Statheros, and Nick, Stephanie and Leah Lipapis, in memory of their belovedparents, the departed servants of God, Stergos Kokalis (51 yrs.) and Stella Kokalis (29 yrs); alsooffered by James (Greggy) Gregorakis and Family for the departed servant of God, James(Noochie) Gregorakis (10 yrs.). May their memory be eternal.

ARTOKLASIA: Today’s Blessing of the Five Loaves Service is offered by the children,grandchildren and families of Peter & Esther Lucas and Archon Manuel & Evelyn Pihakis, withlove and thanksgiving for their health and well-being and in celebration of their 60th WeddingAnniversaries. May God grant them many more healthy and happy years!

SPECIAL HYMNS FOR TODAY IN THE LITURGYAt the Small/First Entrance

CLERGY: ENTRANCE HYMN: SECOND TONE Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ. Save us, O Son of God, risen from thedead, we sing to You, Alleluia CHANTERS:Save us, O Son of God, risen from the dead, we sing to You, Alleluia CLERGY: RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION: THIRD TONELet the heavens sing for joy, and let everything on earth be glad. For with His Arm theLord has worked power. He trampled death under foot by means of death; and Hebecame the firstborn from the dead. From the maw of Hades He delivered us; andHe granted the world His great mercy.

CHANTERS: APOLYTIKION OF THE FEAST: FIRST TONEIn giving birth you retained your virginity, and in dormition you did not forsake theworld, O Theotokos. You were translated unto life, being the Mother of Life. And thus byvirtue of your intercessions you deliver our souls from death.

ALL: APOLYTIKION FOR THE CHURCH: FOURTH TONEYour Church having adorned herself, * with the blood of all your Martyrs in the world, *as with the finest linen and purple robe, * through them cries out to you O Christ ourGod. * Send down your compassion upon your people, * grant peace to yourCommonwealth, * and to our souls Your great mercy.

CLERGY: KONTAKION: PLAGAL OF THE SECOND TONEThe Theotokos, unsleeping in intercession * and the immovable hope of protection, *could not be retained by any tomb or death. * For being Life's own Mother, she wastransferred to life by Him * who dwelt in the ever-virgin womb.

Today’s Epistle Reading

St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians 15:1-11

Sing praises to our God, sing praises.Verse: Clap your hands, all you nations.

BRETHREN, I would remind you in what terms I preached to you the gospel, whichyou received, in which you stand, by which you are saved, if you hold it fast --unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also

received, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, that he wasburied, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that heappeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundredbrethren at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Thenhe appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, heappeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle,because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and hisgrace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them,though it was not I, but the grace of God which is with me. Whether then it was I or they,so we preach and so you believed.

Today’s Gospel Reading

12th Sunday of MatthewThe Gospel According to Matthew 19:16-26

AT that time, a young man came up to Jesus, kneeling and saying, "Good Teacher,what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?" And he said to him, "Why do youcall me good? One there is who is good. If you would enter life, keep the

commandments." He said to him, "Which?" And Jesus said, "You shall not kill, You shallnot commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, Honor yourfather and mother, and You shall love your neighbor as yourself." The young man said tohim, "All these I have observed; what do I still lack?" Jesus said to him, "If you would beperfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure inheaven; and come, follow me." When the young man heard this he went awaysorrowful; for he had great possessions.

And Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly, I say to you, it will be hard for a rich man to enterthe kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of aneedle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." When the disciples heard thisthey were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?" But Jesus looked atthem and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things arepossible."

WORSHIP& EVENTS

TODAY: - Prayer Blessings for Manuel & Dolly Pihakis and Pete &Esther Lucas, both for their 60th Wedding Anniversaries

- Church School Registration

WEDNESDAY: - Fr. Dragan Priesthood Anniversary (47 yrs.)

THURSDAY: - Orthros & Liturgy: Restitution of Dormition - 9:00 a.m.

NEXT SUNDAY: - Orthros & Divine Liturgy: Blessing of Backpacks(Elementary and High School Students) - 9:00 a.m.

- Church School Registration- Great Vespers: St. Phanourios (followed by Coffee Hour) -

7:00 p.m.

PRAYER CORNER: Your prayers are requested for God’s protection, and the renewed health andhealing of His Eminence Metropolitan Maximos, His Beatitude Met, Theodosius (O.C.A.), Maria Anthou,Ester Georgopoulos, Tammy Mantalis Achille, Deborah Ciamacco, Eleanor Elizabeth Gray, Norma Jones, Mary Karras-Gardner, Lorraine Mahramus, Mark Mallory, Baby Noah (Josh & Jess Peniazek), Sean Rovers, our Parish Shut-ins, the Armed Forces, those in Prison, who have lost a loved one, whoare ill, suffering or in need, the leaders of our Church and country, and for Mission ministries.

COFFEE HOUR: Today’s coffee hour is offered by the children, grandchildren and families of ArchonManuel and Dolly Pihakis and Peter and Esther Lucas in celebration of their 60th wedding anniversaries. May God grant them many more happy and healthy years!

TODAY’S BULLETIN SPONSORS:

THE CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF PETER & ESTHER LUCAS AND MANUEL & DOLLY PIHAKIS,

IN CELEBRATION OF THEIR 60TH

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES.

MAY GOD GRANT THEM MANY MORE HAPPY AND HEALTHY YEARS!

ALL SAINTS PHILOPTOCHOS SUNSHINE COMMITTEE: Beloved members of our community, the AllSaints Philoptochos Sunshine Committee is dedicated to show compassion by calling, sending wellwishes or sympathy cards, and keeping in touch with those who are ill and those who are in need. In order to achieve these, we need to be informed promptly, so no one in our community is “LeftBehind!” Please contact either Patricia Soulakis (724) 941-9459 (alexsoulakis@yahoo.com) or FaySideris (724) 942-2531 or (724) 207-3137 (faysideris@hushmail.com)

SCHEDULING COFFEE HOUR & USE OF KITCHEN: If you wish to host a Coffee Hour and/or use the HallKitchen YOU MUST EXCLUSIVELY CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE/DAWN and make those arrangements. This will prevent us from having misunderstandings and conflicts in the future.

SAVE THE DATE: The Pan Rhodian Supreme Convention is taking place in Canonsburg on October 5, 6,and 7. The Grand Banquet will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Southpointe on October 6th. Moredetails to follow. Hope to see everyone there!

ANOTHER SAVE THE DATE (YOUTH): Please mark your calendars and be sure to join us on: August 26 - Book Bag Blessings; September 2 - Blessings of all youth volunteers (youth volunteers,teachers, advisors, coaches); September 9 - First day of Church School; and September 23 - Youth KickOff during coffee hour.

PHILOPTOCHOS FASHION SHOW (SAVE THE DATE!): Please mark your calendars for our All SaintsPhiloptochos! Fashion Show on October 21st. Models are need for the Fashion Show. Any adults andchildren who are interested in modeling for the show should contact Becky Loutsion at (412) 217-7183. Your participation is greatly appreciated!

COME AND SEE: Please join in and support the Nativity of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Monastery’s5th Annual Dinner Banquet (information in the Narthex) in Memory of Gerontissa Taxiarchia. RSVP assoon as possible as availability is limited.

ICONOGRAPHY: We would like to thank all of you who generously donated to the All SaintsIconography Project and to remind you that the third year of the three-year payment period is due atthis time. Please make checks payable to the All Saints Iconography Fund.

COME AND SEE: Please come and see our wonderful new items in our Bookstore. These items are theperfect gift for graduations, weddings, anniversaries, or any special occasion!

NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS: We are resuming collecting non-perishable food items in the ChurchHall for the Canonsburg Food Bank. Please help this cause by placing the items in the box designated inthe hall.

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Recommending the OrthoPrax AppBishop Maxim of Serbian Western Diocese

Technology is so omnipresent in the 21st

century that we must consider whether it has become the very

reality of life itself. It is difficult and arduous to decide how best to consider it both authentically and

critically. By using different apps as a tool, people believe that Orthodoxy can become ingrained in our

everyday life. At the same time, we know that even the most developed mobile app can’t replace the

Church. So what would be an “ideal” ecclesial mobile app? Maybe you can consider OrthoPrax.

OrthoPrax® is the ultimate Christian Orthodox calendar, prayer book, and guide with 3,500+ curated

icons, daily prayers, and readings to help you experience and enjoy the liturgical cycle of the Church.

Developed by the group of Orthodox laymen, it contains a wealth of information on the saints, far

more than any other app you’ve seen. In-app purchases provide access to rich textual and audio

content such as The Prologue of Ohrid by St. Nikolai of Serbia. But, you might ask, what of it?

This app is enhanced by a number of harmoniously organized features. Let’s take a look at some of the

most prominent. In a nutshell, calendar and lives of the saints (most comprehensive collection of saints

for each day), biblical readings, beautiful daily and occasional prayers (morning, evening, pre-

communion, etc.), most comprehensive collection of curated icons (3,500+) in high quality images

(multiple icons per saint and feast day where available), words of wisdom from Church fathers,

ecumenical teachers, and inspiration from ascetical fathers—all that you can take with you on your

iPhone at all times. Put it simply, this is one of the most in-depth works I have seen in an app,

arranging an astonishing back-end infrastructure for Orthodox content.

The real jewel here is the entire St Nikolai’s Prologue both as full text (the lives of the saints, hymns of

praise, reflection, contemplation and homily) and in audio format—brought alive with Fr. Norman

Kosanovic’s broadcast voice right on your device. This holistic compendium of Orthodox tradition

would require dozens of large pricy books. This points to the real intent of this initiative.

The OrthoPrax App on your mobile device is very user-friendly “thesaurus” and the easiest way to

access the day’s Bible readings prescribed by the typicon of the Church. The wealth of information

(fasting rules, lectionary, tone of week, hagiography, troparia, etc.) is organized in a systematic way,

easy to read typeface, which can be enlarged. If I’m traveling, there is no better way to carry the

Church’s prescribed Scripture and devotional reading, since it has all the necessary prayers and I don’t

have to take a library with me. The calendar is adjustable to select any day of the year (so if you’re on

the New Calendar, you don’t have to go forward thirteen days to look at the Old one). You can change

from old calendar to new. In addition, it supports Greek, Antiochian, Russian and OCA specifics

regarding the saints and calendar. The App also lets you lookup fasting guidelines for each day. For the

lives of the saints, it usually shares several saints per day with biographies that are extensive, while

their icons are included as thumbnail images.

I see the developer continues to grow the app and add more and more contents (readings, sayings,

lives of the saints, etc.). Soon, the app will allow you to receive notifications of prayers, reflections,

texts of homilies, a calendar of events, so you will be able to keep track of all your schedules. (I would

love to have fasting and holiday alert feature!) Very soon it will provide access to documents of the

Church councils and institutional information of the Orthodox Church.

In our time, such an App is especially important. Today’s lifestyle, fueled by technology, introduces

another kind of communication, mainly due to the urges of modern “digital” life (and its symptoms:

absence of patience, instant gratification, everything being supposed to happen now, etc.). As

OrthoPrax developers indicate, their focus is “on the pathway to Orthodoxy, and to help you

experience it in an easily accessible manner.” With that clarification, our understanding of mobile apps

arena can really be refined and we should be grateful for the neatest and most elegant apps on the

market. This is the most attractive mobile app put forward during the last decade. It generates

excitement because it raises the possibility of a new approach to the digital world with a redeeming

effect of great significance.

ÔÏ ÁÃÃÅËÌÁ ÔÇÓ ÇÌÅÑÁÓMESSAGE OF THE DAY

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