fourth sunday of matthew july 21st, 2013
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Greek Orthodox Church
Jimmy Smith, Psaltis
We are an intentional Orthodox Christian Community for North Georgia!
FOURTH SUNDAY
OF MATTHEW
Fourth Eothinon/Tone Third
We are so very glad you have joined us today, and we pray you will be inspired
and encouraged by your time with us.
The Orthodox worship service is an ancient and timeless expression of how
people have loved, served and worshipped God for many centuries, but it may be a bit of
a different experience for you. Please feel free to use a service book or not and simply
allow the words of the service to wash over you.
The central act of our worship culminates in people receiving communion.
This is a very special time for us all and we have some specific beliefs about our com-
munion together. This is why we never impose this service on those who are not pre-
pared or are not baptized Orthodox. This service may raise questions in your mind.
Please feel free to ask Fr. Barnabas or Fr. Paul anything you wish after the service.
At the end of the service EVERYONE is invited to come forward and receive a
portion of the “blessed bread” from Fr. Barnabas. No one should leave church
“hungry!”
Know you are welcome and we are glad you are here.
May God bless you and your family.
Apolytikion in honor of Sts. Raphael, Nicholas & Irene
Having contended on Lesvos for the sake of Christ God, you have sanctified the island
since the discovery of your sacred relics, O blessed ones; wherefore we honor you, O
Godbearing Raphael, together with Nicholas and virgin Irene, as our divine protectors
and intercessors with the Lord.
Schedule for the Week
July 27th, Saturday - 5 p.m. Great Vespers
August 1st - Dormition Fast Begins
August 15th - Dormition of the Theotokos
8:30 a.m. Orthros/9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
SAVE THE DATE — Sunday, Sept. 8th - Back to Church Sunday
Parish Council On Duty Today - Quay Farr, Sophia Bethune, Vic Pryles
Ushering Ministry - PC/Parishioners
Zachery Bethune, James Blane, Nathan Frazier, Nicholas Pryles, Mike Trainor,
Thomas Miller and Christos Zourzoukis
SENIOR ACOLYTES
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Third Tone
Let the Heavens rejoice; let earthly things be glad; for the Lord hath wrought
might with His arm, He hath trampled upon death by death. The first -born of
the dead hath He become. From the belly of Hades hath He delivered us,
and hath granted great mercy to the world.
Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Tone
O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.
We Also Remember
Ezekiel the Prophet
Please pray for those faithful who are currently in need of our most fervent intercessions:
Andrew, Angie, Bill, Bill, Carrie, Demetra, Diane, Dina, Donna, Elaine, Elizabeth,
Christina, George, Gus, Heidi, Igli, James, Jerry, Joe, Maria,Michael, Oni, Paul,
Peter, Staikoula, Taki, Tara, Violeta,
John & Sheila Consos, Archie Lytle, Katherine & Sam Yalanzon
EPISTLE Reading
Letter to the Romans 6:18-23
Prokeimenon. Mode 3. Psalm 46.6,1
Sing praises to our God, sing praises. Verse: Clap your hands, all you nations.
BRETHREN, having been set free from sin, you have become slaves of right-
eousness. I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations.
For just as you once yielded your members to impurity and to greater and
greater iniquity, so now yield your members to righteousness for sanctification.
When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But then
what return did you get from the things of which you are now ashamed? The
end of those things is death. But now that you have been set free from sin and
have become slaves of God, the return you get is sanctification and its end, eter-
nal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
δελφο, λευθερωθντες δ π τς μαρτας, δουλθητε τ δικαιοσν.
νθρπινον λγω δι τν σθνειαν τς σαρκς μν· σπερ γρ παρεστσατε
τ μλη μν δολα τ καθαρσ κα τ νομ ες τν νομαν, οτως νν
παραστσατε τ μλη μν δολα τ δικαιοσν ες γιασμν. τε γρ δολοι
τε τς μαρτας, λεθεροι τε τ δικαιοσν. Τνα ον καρπν εχετε ττε φ ος νν παισχνεσθε; Τ γρ τλος κενων θνατος. Νυν δ λευθερωθντες
π τς μαρτας, δουλωθντες δ τ θε, χετε τν καρπν μν ες
γιασμν, τ δ τλος ζων ανιον. Τ γρ ψνια τς μαρτας θνατος, τ
δ χρισμα το θεο ζω ανιος ν Χριστ ησο τ κυρ μν.
GOSPEL READING
The Reading is from Matthew 8:5-13
At that time, as Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to
him, beseeching him and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at
home, in terrible distress." And he said to him, "I will come and heal him."
But the centurion answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come
under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I
am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, 'Go,'
and he goes, and to another, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do
this,' and he does it." When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to
those who followed him, "Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I
found such faith. I tell you, many will come from east and west and sit at
table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the
sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness; there men will
weep and gnash their teeth." And to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; be it
done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed at that
very moment.
Α Ω
Τ καιρ κεν, εσελθντι δ ατ ες Καπερναομ προσλθεν ατ
κατνταρχος παρακαλν ατν κα λγωνΚριε, πας μου ββληται ν τ οκ
παραλυτικς, δεινς βασανιζμενος.κα λγει ατ Ιησος γ λθν
θεραπεσω ατν.κα ποκριθες κατνταρχος φη Κριε, οκ εμ κανς να
μου π τν στγην εσλθς λλ μνον επ λγ, κα αθσεται πας μου.κα γρ γ νθρωπς εμι π ξουσαν, χων π μαυτν στρατιτας, κα λγω
τοτ, πορεθητι, κα πορεεται, κα λλ, ρχου, κα ρχεται, κα τ δολ μου,
ποησον τοτο, κα ποιε.κοσας δ Ιησος θαμασε κα επε τος
κολουθοσιν μν λγω μν, οδ ν τ Ισραλ τοσατην πστιν ερον.λγω δ μν τι πολλο π νατολν κα δυσμν ξουσι κα νακλιθσονται μετ
Αβραμ κα Ισακ κα Ιακβ ν τ βασιλε τν ορανν,ο δ υο τς
βασιλεας κβληθσονται ες τ σκτος τ ξτερον κε σται κλαυθμς κα
βρυγμς τν δντων.κα επεν Ιησος τ κατοντρχ παγε, κα ς
πστευσας γενηθτω σοι. κα θη πας ατο ν τ ρ κεν.
Father Barnabas will be on vacation Thursday, July 18th through and including Sunday, July 28th.
Father Paul will be presiding over the Divine Liturgy and
Vesper Services in Father Barnabas’ absence.
†††††
Father Barnabas is available to hear confession every Wednesday either
before or after Vespers and by appointment. Please call or email the
church office to request a time to meet with Father and avail yourself to
this healing divine mystery of the Church.
†††††
†††††
Prosforo Baking
Prosforo will be made on Tuesday, August 20th, at the Blue
House beginning at 9 a.m. All who would like to come and help are welcome.
Contact Stamatia Hagen at [email protected]
ANNOUNCEMENTS
HOPE & JOY
Sts. RNI is beginning a HOPE & JOY Youth Group for our young children. WHAT: Summer/Back-to-School Ice Cream Social
WHERE: The Blue House
WHEN: Saturday, August 3rd, at 3:30 p.m. Open event to all children in the community.
HOPE is targeted for Kindergarten-2nd grade; JOY is targeted for 3rd-6th grade.
Please join us for ice cream, fun and fellowship! Fr. Barnabas will give the
children a brief lesson as well. After the ice cream social, we will attend Vespers at 5 p.m. together.
For more information, or to volunteer to help, please contact Jennie Johnson
[email protected] or 678-637-9670, OR
†††††
SUMMER EVENTS
July 25th, Thursday evening Movie Night and Discussion on “The Way – Talk
2” – “God the Holy Trinity: The Lover of Mankind”
August 7, 14, 21 & 28, Wednesday evenings 7-8 p.m. - ORTHODOXY 101 BOOT
CAMP. Email questions to [email protected].
August 10th, Saturday afternoon - Noon to 4 p.m. - Teacher Training
Contact Donna Smith @ [email protected] for more information.
August 22nd , Thursday evening Movie Night and Discussion on “The Way –
Talk 3” – “Being Human: Fully Alive”
If you are interested in coming to the Bible Studies or being placed on the Email list,
please contact Donna Smith
SATURDAY NIGHT BOOK CLUB
During our Summer fellowship, we will be reading “Scent of Holiness.”
July 20 Discussion of Knot Nine – Knot Sixteen
August 17 Discussion of Knot Seventeen – Knot Twenty-Four
August 31 Discussion of Knot Twenty-Five – Knot Thirty-Three
If you are interested in coming to the Book Club or being placed on the Email list,
please contact Donna Smith @ [email protected].
Sunday School
Summer Calendar August 3rd Mini Liturgy Lesson with Father –ever wondered, “What is Father doing? Why is he doing that? What does it all mean???” Come and find out. August 18th Dormition Play –We’ll learn about the Theotokos’ falling asleep. August 29th John the Baptist is beheaded –What happened to his head?? Find out at a special presentation on September 1st. Children’s Choir! The first Youth Choir practice will take place on Sunday, July 28th. EVERY CHILD is invited to be a part of the Youth Choir. Addi-
tional practices will be held on Sundays, August 4, 18 & 25. Miss Maria Hagen will be directing and Mrs. Marie Chapman will be assist-
ing. Look in your mail for more details.
!!TEACHERS NEEDED!!
The 2013-2014 Church Year begins in September. Sts. RNI’s class offerings, as
well as attendance, have increased substantially. We are in need of additional
teachers for Sunday School, Youth, and Adult Education. We are planning teach-
er training prior to the Church year to help anyone who is interested joining in this
ministry. So, if you interested in helping in any capacity, please contact: Lisa Bos-
ton (PreK – 12th) at [email protected] or Donna Smith (Adult) at miss-
[email protected].
Sts. RNI Bookstore News
Your purchases through Amazon helps us raise money! We have a new e-store on Amazon for the Sts. RNI Bookstore. This is an
Amazon webstore that we put items into categories like books, cds, jewelry, food, etc. and we get paid 10% on all sales through our store. If
someone from the church wants to buy something on Amazon, they need to click through our link for us to get credit. Also, if anyone wants a book, cd, etc., not on our list, they need to let us know & we can add it to the site.
Use the link: http://astore.amazon.com/stsrapnicireo-20
†††††
Christ is in our midst! He is and ever shall be!
On Sunday, 21 July, we will continue the series of discussions on the church
calendar and the feasts of the church. The sessions will begin immediately after
Divine Liturgy and will last about 45 minutes. I realize that many of us require
some coffee, sometimes referred to as the elixir of life. So everyone should
grab some java and snacks and head to the youth room. There is no problem if
you miss a session as handouts will be available by email or on the following
Sunday. Handouts will include an icon of the feast, scripture readings from
Vespers, Orthros and Liturgy, as well as some reflections from the fathers. A
very brief outline is included below.
I will be available after Liturgy on Sunday to answer any questions you might
have. I hope to see you there.
Church Calendar and Major Feasts 1. Calendars
a. “Old” vs. “New” controversy
b. Church year and the Indiction
c. Lectionary year and Pentecost
d. Paschalion
c. Entrance of Theotokos
f. Theophany
h. Annunciation
j. Ascension
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PHILOPTOCHOS
2013 Membership Drive is underway. ALL are welcome to join.
Philoptochos is not just a ladies organization anymore!
GENERAL MEETING - Tuesday, August 20th, 6:30 p.m.
At the home of Helen McCart - 1365 Woodvine Way, Alpharetta 30005
RSVP to Helen at 678-947-4771 or [email protected]
The Sts. RNI Philoptochos is assembling a Greek Recipe Cookbook that it plans to publish & sell as a fund raiser. We would appreciate if you would share with us your favorite Greek recipes - regular or nistisimo (fasting).
Please submit your recipes by September 1st to: Ginny Kostulakos ([email protected]) or to
†††††
Contact Smara Wolff for information on Greek School registration for
Fall 2013 - [email protected] or 770-889-5419
†††††
770-205-7220 or [email protected]
Thank you to Holy Transfiguration Church, Marietta, for the donation of choir
robes for our Sts. RNI choir and to Plutarch Vamvakias for facilitating the donation.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Saturday, August 24, 2013 Piedmont Park
(Behind Park Tavern—Monroe Drive & 10th Street) Registration begins at 8:45 a.m.—Race starts at 9:45 a.m.
$30 per person (includes t-shirt and snacks after the race) $5 discount per ticket for online registration
To register or donate online go to www.iocc.org/atlanta For more information:
Matushka Angela Allesandroni at 678-395-3353 or [email protected] Mira Brockett at 770-364-4096 or [email protected]
†††††
TOGA TROT 5K
Grab your Togo, and your running shoes and come out to a great morning. Race at 9:00 am
and the Greek Festival starts when you cross the finish line.
Date: Saturday, October 19, 2013
Address: St. Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene Greek Orthodox Church -
3074 Bethelview Rd | Cumming , GA
Registration Closing Date: Thursday, October 17, 2013 @ 11:59 pm
If interested, speak with Chris Foxhall.
More details to follow.
Visitors Welcome
Dina Sarandis resides at The Oaks on Post Road and welcomes visits from fellow
parishioners.
John & Sheila Consos are now residing in Dunwoody—4355 Georgetown Sq., Unit 442—
and would enjoy phone calls (770/232-5147) &/or visits.
If you know of someone who would like a visit, please contact Helen McCart
at 678-947-4771 or the Church Office.
Nicholas & Varvara Alexiou
Jim & Angie Andropoulos
Sarante & Julie Athenson
Richard & Sophia Bethune
Anthony & Mary Birozes
Dennis & Ginny Kostulakos
Alex & Melpo Levantis
Earnest & Elizabeth Livaditis
Leon & Francis Lopez
Archie & Florence Lytle
Stewardship Commitment Cards for 2013.
Jimmy Smith, Psaltis
We are an intentional Orthodox Christian Community for North Georgia!
FOURTH SUNDAY
OF MATTHEW
Fourth Eothinon/Tone Third
We are so very glad you have joined us today, and we pray you will be inspired
and encouraged by your time with us.
The Orthodox worship service is an ancient and timeless expression of how
people have loved, served and worshipped God for many centuries, but it may be a bit of
a different experience for you. Please feel free to use a service book or not and simply
allow the words of the service to wash over you.
The central act of our worship culminates in people receiving communion.
This is a very special time for us all and we have some specific beliefs about our com-
munion together. This is why we never impose this service on those who are not pre-
pared or are not baptized Orthodox. This service may raise questions in your mind.
Please feel free to ask Fr. Barnabas or Fr. Paul anything you wish after the service.
At the end of the service EVERYONE is invited to come forward and receive a
portion of the “blessed bread” from Fr. Barnabas. No one should leave church
“hungry!”
Know you are welcome and we are glad you are here.
May God bless you and your family.
Apolytikion in honor of Sts. Raphael, Nicholas & Irene
Having contended on Lesvos for the sake of Christ God, you have sanctified the island
since the discovery of your sacred relics, O blessed ones; wherefore we honor you, O
Godbearing Raphael, together with Nicholas and virgin Irene, as our divine protectors
and intercessors with the Lord.
Schedule for the Week
July 27th, Saturday - 5 p.m. Great Vespers
August 1st - Dormition Fast Begins
August 15th - Dormition of the Theotokos
8:30 a.m. Orthros/9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
SAVE THE DATE — Sunday, Sept. 8th - Back to Church Sunday
Parish Council On Duty Today - Quay Farr, Sophia Bethune, Vic Pryles
Ushering Ministry - PC/Parishioners
Zachery Bethune, James Blane, Nathan Frazier, Nicholas Pryles, Mike Trainor,
Thomas Miller and Christos Zourzoukis
SENIOR ACOLYTES
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Third Tone
Let the Heavens rejoice; let earthly things be glad; for the Lord hath wrought
might with His arm, He hath trampled upon death by death. The first -born of
the dead hath He become. From the belly of Hades hath He delivered us,
and hath granted great mercy to the world.
Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Tone
O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.
We Also Remember
Ezekiel the Prophet
Please pray for those faithful who are currently in need of our most fervent intercessions:
Andrew, Angie, Bill, Bill, Carrie, Demetra, Diane, Dina, Donna, Elaine, Elizabeth,
Christina, George, Gus, Heidi, Igli, James, Jerry, Joe, Maria,Michael, Oni, Paul,
Peter, Staikoula, Taki, Tara, Violeta,
John & Sheila Consos, Archie Lytle, Katherine & Sam Yalanzon
EPISTLE Reading
Letter to the Romans 6:18-23
Prokeimenon. Mode 3. Psalm 46.6,1
Sing praises to our God, sing praises. Verse: Clap your hands, all you nations.
BRETHREN, having been set free from sin, you have become slaves of right-
eousness. I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations.
For just as you once yielded your members to impurity and to greater and
greater iniquity, so now yield your members to righteousness for sanctification.
When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But then
what return did you get from the things of which you are now ashamed? The
end of those things is death. But now that you have been set free from sin and
have become slaves of God, the return you get is sanctification and its end, eter-
nal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
δελφο, λευθερωθντες δ π τς μαρτας, δουλθητε τ δικαιοσν.
νθρπινον λγω δι τν σθνειαν τς σαρκς μν· σπερ γρ παρεστσατε
τ μλη μν δολα τ καθαρσ κα τ νομ ες τν νομαν, οτως νν
παραστσατε τ μλη μν δολα τ δικαιοσν ες γιασμν. τε γρ δολοι
τε τς μαρτας, λεθεροι τε τ δικαιοσν. Τνα ον καρπν εχετε ττε φ ος νν παισχνεσθε; Τ γρ τλος κενων θνατος. Νυν δ λευθερωθντες
π τς μαρτας, δουλωθντες δ τ θε, χετε τν καρπν μν ες
γιασμν, τ δ τλος ζων ανιον. Τ γρ ψνια τς μαρτας θνατος, τ
δ χρισμα το θεο ζω ανιος ν Χριστ ησο τ κυρ μν.
GOSPEL READING
The Reading is from Matthew 8:5-13
At that time, as Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to
him, beseeching him and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at
home, in terrible distress." And he said to him, "I will come and heal him."
But the centurion answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come
under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I
am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, 'Go,'
and he goes, and to another, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do
this,' and he does it." When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to
those who followed him, "Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I
found such faith. I tell you, many will come from east and west and sit at
table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the
sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness; there men will
weep and gnash their teeth." And to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; be it
done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed at that
very moment.
Α Ω
Τ καιρ κεν, εσελθντι δ ατ ες Καπερναομ προσλθεν ατ
κατνταρχος παρακαλν ατν κα λγωνΚριε, πας μου ββληται ν τ οκ
παραλυτικς, δεινς βασανιζμενος.κα λγει ατ Ιησος γ λθν
θεραπεσω ατν.κα ποκριθες κατνταρχος φη Κριε, οκ εμ κανς να
μου π τν στγην εσλθς λλ μνον επ λγ, κα αθσεται πας μου.κα γρ γ νθρωπς εμι π ξουσαν, χων π μαυτν στρατιτας, κα λγω
τοτ, πορεθητι, κα πορεεται, κα λλ, ρχου, κα ρχεται, κα τ δολ μου,
ποησον τοτο, κα ποιε.κοσας δ Ιησος θαμασε κα επε τος
κολουθοσιν μν λγω μν, οδ ν τ Ισραλ τοσατην πστιν ερον.λγω δ μν τι πολλο π νατολν κα δυσμν ξουσι κα νακλιθσονται μετ
Αβραμ κα Ισακ κα Ιακβ ν τ βασιλε τν ορανν,ο δ υο τς
βασιλεας κβληθσονται ες τ σκτος τ ξτερον κε σται κλαυθμς κα
βρυγμς τν δντων.κα επεν Ιησος τ κατοντρχ παγε, κα ς
πστευσας γενηθτω σοι. κα θη πας ατο ν τ ρ κεν.
Father Barnabas will be on vacation Thursday, July 18th through and including Sunday, July 28th.
Father Paul will be presiding over the Divine Liturgy and
Vesper Services in Father Barnabas’ absence.
†††††
Father Barnabas is available to hear confession every Wednesday either
before or after Vespers and by appointment. Please call or email the
church office to request a time to meet with Father and avail yourself to
this healing divine mystery of the Church.
†††††
†††††
Prosforo Baking
Prosforo will be made on Tuesday, August 20th, at the Blue
House beginning at 9 a.m. All who would like to come and help are welcome.
Contact Stamatia Hagen at [email protected]
ANNOUNCEMENTS
HOPE & JOY
Sts. RNI is beginning a HOPE & JOY Youth Group for our young children. WHAT: Summer/Back-to-School Ice Cream Social
WHERE: The Blue House
WHEN: Saturday, August 3rd, at 3:30 p.m. Open event to all children in the community.
HOPE is targeted for Kindergarten-2nd grade; JOY is targeted for 3rd-6th grade.
Please join us for ice cream, fun and fellowship! Fr. Barnabas will give the
children a brief lesson as well. After the ice cream social, we will attend Vespers at 5 p.m. together.
For more information, or to volunteer to help, please contact Jennie Johnson
[email protected] or 678-637-9670, OR
†††††
SUMMER EVENTS
July 25th, Thursday evening Movie Night and Discussion on “The Way – Talk
2” – “God the Holy Trinity: The Lover of Mankind”
August 7, 14, 21 & 28, Wednesday evenings 7-8 p.m. - ORTHODOXY 101 BOOT
CAMP. Email questions to [email protected].
August 10th, Saturday afternoon - Noon to 4 p.m. - Teacher Training
Contact Donna Smith @ [email protected] for more information.
August 22nd , Thursday evening Movie Night and Discussion on “The Way –
Talk 3” – “Being Human: Fully Alive”
If you are interested in coming to the Bible Studies or being placed on the Email list,
please contact Donna Smith
SATURDAY NIGHT BOOK CLUB
During our Summer fellowship, we will be reading “Scent of Holiness.”
July 20 Discussion of Knot Nine – Knot Sixteen
August 17 Discussion of Knot Seventeen – Knot Twenty-Four
August 31 Discussion of Knot Twenty-Five – Knot Thirty-Three
If you are interested in coming to the Book Club or being placed on the Email list,
please contact Donna Smith @ [email protected].
Sunday School
Summer Calendar August 3rd Mini Liturgy Lesson with Father –ever wondered, “What is Father doing? Why is he doing that? What does it all mean???” Come and find out. August 18th Dormition Play –We’ll learn about the Theotokos’ falling asleep. August 29th John the Baptist is beheaded –What happened to his head?? Find out at a special presentation on September 1st. Children’s Choir! The first Youth Choir practice will take place on Sunday, July 28th. EVERY CHILD is invited to be a part of the Youth Choir. Addi-
tional practices will be held on Sundays, August 4, 18 & 25. Miss Maria Hagen will be directing and Mrs. Marie Chapman will be assist-
ing. Look in your mail for more details.
!!TEACHERS NEEDED!!
The 2013-2014 Church Year begins in September. Sts. RNI’s class offerings, as
well as attendance, have increased substantially. We are in need of additional
teachers for Sunday School, Youth, and Adult Education. We are planning teach-
er training prior to the Church year to help anyone who is interested joining in this
ministry. So, if you interested in helping in any capacity, please contact: Lisa Bos-
ton (PreK – 12th) at [email protected] or Donna Smith (Adult) at miss-
[email protected].
Sts. RNI Bookstore News
Your purchases through Amazon helps us raise money! We have a new e-store on Amazon for the Sts. RNI Bookstore. This is an
Amazon webstore that we put items into categories like books, cds, jewelry, food, etc. and we get paid 10% on all sales through our store. If
someone from the church wants to buy something on Amazon, they need to click through our link for us to get credit. Also, if anyone wants a book, cd, etc., not on our list, they need to let us know & we can add it to the site.
Use the link: http://astore.amazon.com/stsrapnicireo-20
†††††
Christ is in our midst! He is and ever shall be!
On Sunday, 21 July, we will continue the series of discussions on the church
calendar and the feasts of the church. The sessions will begin immediately after
Divine Liturgy and will last about 45 minutes. I realize that many of us require
some coffee, sometimes referred to as the elixir of life. So everyone should
grab some java and snacks and head to the youth room. There is no problem if
you miss a session as handouts will be available by email or on the following
Sunday. Handouts will include an icon of the feast, scripture readings from
Vespers, Orthros and Liturgy, as well as some reflections from the fathers. A
very brief outline is included below.
I will be available after Liturgy on Sunday to answer any questions you might
have. I hope to see you there.
Church Calendar and Major Feasts 1. Calendars
a. “Old” vs. “New” controversy
b. Church year and the Indiction
c. Lectionary year and Pentecost
d. Paschalion
c. Entrance of Theotokos
f. Theophany
h. Annunciation
j. Ascension
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PHILOPTOCHOS
2013 Membership Drive is underway. ALL are welcome to join.
Philoptochos is not just a ladies organization anymore!
GENERAL MEETING - Tuesday, August 20th, 6:30 p.m.
At the home of Helen McCart - 1365 Woodvine Way, Alpharetta 30005
RSVP to Helen at 678-947-4771 or [email protected]
The Sts. RNI Philoptochos is assembling a Greek Recipe Cookbook that it plans to publish & sell as a fund raiser. We would appreciate if you would share with us your favorite Greek recipes - regular or nistisimo (fasting).
Please submit your recipes by September 1st to: Ginny Kostulakos ([email protected]) or to
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Contact Smara Wolff for information on Greek School registration for
Fall 2013 - [email protected] or 770-889-5419
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770-205-7220 or [email protected]
Thank you to Holy Transfiguration Church, Marietta, for the donation of choir
robes for our Sts. RNI choir and to Plutarch Vamvakias for facilitating the donation.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Saturday, August 24, 2013 Piedmont Park
(Behind Park Tavern—Monroe Drive & 10th Street) Registration begins at 8:45 a.m.—Race starts at 9:45 a.m.
$30 per person (includes t-shirt and snacks after the race) $5 discount per ticket for online registration
To register or donate online go to www.iocc.org/atlanta For more information:
Matushka Angela Allesandroni at 678-395-3353 or [email protected] Mira Brockett at 770-364-4096 or [email protected]
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TOGA TROT 5K
Grab your Togo, and your running shoes and come out to a great morning. Race at 9:00 am
and the Greek Festival starts when you cross the finish line.
Date: Saturday, October 19, 2013
Address: St. Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene Greek Orthodox Church -
3074 Bethelview Rd | Cumming , GA
Registration Closing Date: Thursday, October 17, 2013 @ 11:59 pm
If interested, speak with Chris Foxhall.
More details to follow.
Visitors Welcome
Dina Sarandis resides at The Oaks on Post Road and welcomes visits from fellow
parishioners.
John & Sheila Consos are now residing in Dunwoody—4355 Georgetown Sq., Unit 442—
and would enjoy phone calls (770/232-5147) &/or visits.
If you know of someone who would like a visit, please contact Helen McCart
at 678-947-4771 or the Church Office.
Nicholas & Varvara Alexiou
Jim & Angie Andropoulos
Sarante & Julie Athenson
Richard & Sophia Bethune
Anthony & Mary Birozes
Dennis & Ginny Kostulakos
Alex & Melpo Levantis
Earnest & Elizabeth Livaditis
Leon & Francis Lopez
Archie & Florence Lytle
Stewardship Commitment Cards for 2013.