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ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA ST. LUKE ORTHODOX …
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30th SUNDAY OF PENTECOST Tone 5 Sunday before the Nativity Today …….…...…..8:15 AM Matins, 9:30AM Divine Liturgy Mon….………..…. Vesperal Liturgy 9:30 AM …………….. Nativity Vigil 7 PM Tues ……………...….... Divine Liturgy 10 AM Wed …….. Divine Litugy at Burbank 9:30 AM Saturday ……….………….5:30 PM Vespers/Confessions Sunday …………8:15 AM Matins, 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy One must be Baptized and Chrismated an Orthodox Chris- tian to receive Holy Communion. Guests are invited to receive a blessing at the chalice and partake of the Post Communion bread (Antidoron) Private or Communal Confession is required if you wish to receive Holy Communion each Sunday. MATINS GOSPEL #8..……….………John 20:11-18 EPISTLE READING……..Heb.11:9,10,17-23,32-40 GOSPEL………………...…………….…Matt. 1:1-25 Bulletin: sponsored by Marcia Thorpe in memory of Don Thorpe (4 years). Memory Eternal. Vigil Candle: donated for the recovery of Emily after giving birth to baby Eric. Many Years! Altar Bread: donated by Hansen family for the health and in memory of the departed. Many Years / Memory Eternal ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA ST. LUKE ORTHODOX CHURCH 10700 SOUTH KEAN AVENUE PALOS HILLS IL., 60465 Archpriests Fr. Paul Jannakos, Rector 810-845-9015 & Fr. Andrew Harrison, Emeritus. [email protected] www.stlukeorthodox.com [email protected] December 23, 2018 LAST SUNDAYS ATTENDANCE “But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. (1Cor.11: 28,29) HOLY SUPPER: 5:30 PM Nativity Eve. This is a pot luck pre-nativity Lenten dinner. Bring your fav- iort Lenten dish ( no meat or dairy) AFTERFEAST OF THE NATIVITY: Dec 26 Liturgy at St. Michaels in Burbank 9:30 AM GIVING TREE: Gifts for the Journey Unwed Mothers Program in Tinley Park may be brought to the Church and placed under the Christmas Tree. Troparion of the Forefeast of the Nativity,Tone 2 Great are the accomplishments of faith, / for the Three Holy Youths rejoiced in the flames as though at the waters of rest, / and the prophet Daniel ap- peared, / a shepherd to the lions as though they were sheep. / So by their prayers, O Christ God, save our souls! Kontakion — Tone 1 Rejoice, Bethlehem! Prepare yourself, O Ephra- tha! / The Lamb is on her way to give birth to the Chief Shepherd she carries in her womb. / The God -bearing forefathers will rejoice, beholding Him, / and with the shepherds, they will glorify the Virgin nursing Him. BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES ☺ 12/23 Laurie Bauml, 12/25 Dr Chris Casten, (memorial) ☺ 12/26 Lynn Rizo, ☺ 12/26 VivianTadin, ☺ 12/27 Anastasia Galinski, ☺ 12/27 Mia Loesche 12/29 Dr. George Poulos (memorial) 12/29 Peter Zekios, (memorial) ☺ 12/29 Helena Murrie PROGRAM FOR THE HOMELESS - BEDS PLUS St. Luke Orthodox Church Homeless Program We need additional volunteers for Christmas Eve, and New Years Eve, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and January 7 all shifts. Monday night, 6:15 pm -11 pm (first shift) Monday night, 10:45 pm - 3 am (second shift) Tuesday morning, 2:45 am - 7 am (third shift) Tuesday morning, 6 am - 8:30 am (fourth shift) Sign up online at https://www.signupgenius.com/ go/409084DA5AA28AAFC1-volunteer Contact [email protected] or call (630) 296-7520. Last Mondays homeless guests: Adults 16, Children 0 = 16 Food team last week: by Holy Cross GOC, Justice Volunteers: 20 - total volunteer hours 65 CO DEPENEDENTS ANONYMOUS (CODA) MEETS SUNDAY AT ST. LUKE AT 5: 30 PM ALCOHOLICS ANONOMOUS MEETS WEDNESDAY 7:30 PM & THURSDAY 8 PM ST.JOHN CHAPEL An outreach of St. Luke Orthodox Church 112 Church Street, New Lenox 630-638-9462 New website ( www.saintjohnofchicago.com) Facebook — www.stjohnkochurov.com Matins at 9 AM, Hours 9:50, Liturgy 10 AM Today we will bless the new Altar table donated by the Harri- son Family and the altar covers donated by Helena Murrie Today is Dec 23rd Ugly Christmas sweater Sunday Nativity Lent Project: each day during Lent, put a non- perishable item into a box . Ends today. Attend Nativity Vigil & Liturgy at St. Luke, see schedule Ministry Duties Reader…..…...………....…….……Rdr Lee Kopulos Next Week: Caye Caswick Greeter.……………………………....….Hansen Team Next Week: Chuck Bern/George Evangelopoulos Coffee fellowship…... Sue Lisowski/ Angela Tatooles Next week: Laurie Bauml/Mary Ellen Seper Safety…….……………………….….Dennis Dandeles Next Week: George Evangelopoulos Altar servers: all boys are invited to serve on Sunday HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE : May 27– June 5th. With Bishop Paul and Fr. Andrew. AMI Travel 773- 777-4900 [email protected] ,www.amitravel.com ($2,595 + $418 tax ) includes round trip ORD to Tel Aviv, 4* hotels, breakfast & dinner daily, sight-seeing private tour guide and transportation, all entrance fees, boat trip, St. Peter fish dinner etc Link for Itiner- ary & information, https://bit.ly/2GTLlBv CHARITY: the December offering will be given to Coptic Orthodox Orphan Fund. Please be generous! STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY: Fr. Paul and the Parish Council would like to thank all of those who turned in their Pledge/Estimated Giving Cards last month. If you have not yet mailed in your Estimated Giving Card that was sent to you in the mail, please bring it with you to Church on Sunday or mail them back in. We need all the pledge cards to be submit- ted as soon as possible in order to calculate our 2019 budget A reminder that we should all do our best to attend the services for Christmas on both Christmas Eve (Dec. 24th 9:30 AM & 7:00pm) and Christmas morning, (Dec. 25th 10:00am) and that family celebrations and meals should be planned with respect to the services. Fr. Paul
Transcript of ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA ST. LUKE ORTHODOX …
30th SUNDAY OF PENTECOST Tone 5 Sunday before the Nativity
Today…….…...…..8:15 AM Matins, 9:30AM Divine Liturgy Mon….………..….Vesperal Liturgy 9:30 AM
……………..Nativity Vigil 7 PM Tues……………...….... Divine Liturgy 10 AM Wed ……..Divine Litugy at Burbank 9:30 AM
Saturday……….………….5:30 PM Vespers/Confessions Sunday …………8:15 AM Matins, 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy One must be Baptized and Chrismated an Orthodox Chris-tian to receive Holy Communion. Guests are invited to receive a blessing at the chalice and partake of the Post Communion bread (Antidoron)
Private or Communal Confession is required if you wish to receive Holy Communion each Sunday.
MATINS GOSPEL #8..……….………John 20:11-18 EPISTLE READING……..Heb.11:9,10,17-23,32-40 GOSPEL………………...…………….…Matt. 1:1-25
Bulletin: sponsored by Marcia Thorpe in memory of Don Thorpe (4 years). Memory Eternal. Vigil Candle: donated for the recovery of Emily after giving birth to baby Eric. Many Years! Altar Bread: donated by Hansen family for the health and in memory of the departed. Many Years / Memory Eternal
ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA
ST. LUKE ORTHODOX CHURCH 10700 SOUTH KEAN AVENUE PALOS HILLS IL., 60465
Archpriests Fr. Paul Jannakos, Rector 810-845-9015 & Fr. Andrew Harrison, Emeritus. [email protected] www.stlukeorthodox.com [email protected]
December 23, 2018
LAST SUNDAYS ATTENDANCE
“But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment
to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. (1Cor.11: 28,29)
HOLY SUPPER: 5:30 PM Nativity Eve. This is a pot luck pre-nativity Lenten dinner. Bring your fav-iort Lenten dish ( no meat or dairy) AFTERFEAST OF THE NATIVITY: Dec 26 Liturgy at St. Michaels in Burbank 9:30 AM GIVING TREE: Gifts for the Journey Unwed Mothers Program in Tinley Park may be brought to the Church and placed under the Christmas Tree.
Troparion of the Forefeast of the Nativity,Tone 2 Great are the accomplishments of faith, / for the Three Holy Youths rejoiced in the flames as though at the waters of rest, / and the prophet Daniel ap-peared, / a shepherd to the lions as though they were sheep. / So by their prayers, O Christ God, save our souls! Kontakion — Tone 1 Rejoice, Bethlehem! Prepare yourself, O Ephra-tha! / The Lamb is on her way to give birth to the Chief Shepherd she carries in her womb. / The God-bearing forefathers will rejoice, beholding Him, / and with the shepherds, they will glorify the Virgin nursing Him.
BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES ☺ 12/23 Laurie Bauml, 12/25 Dr Chris Casten, (memorial) ☺ 12/26 Lynn Rizo, ☺ 12/26 VivianTadin, ☺ 12/27 Anastasia Galinski, ☺ 12/27 Mia Loesche 12/29 Dr. George Poulos (memorial) 12/29 Peter Zekios, (memorial) ☺ 12/29 Helena Murrie
PROGRAM FOR THE HOMELESS - BEDS PLUS St. Luke Orthodox Church Homeless Program
We need additional volunteers for Christmas Eve, and New Years Eve, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and January 7 all shifts.
Monday night, 6:15 pm -11 pm (first shift) Monday night, 10:45 pm - 3 am (second shift) Tuesday morning, 2:45 am - 7 am (third shift) Tuesday morning, 6 am - 8:30 am (fourth shift)
Sign up online at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084DA5AA28AAFC1-volunteer
Contact [email protected] or call (630) 296-7520. Last Mondays homeless guests: Adults 16, Children 0 = 16
Food team last week: by Holy Cross GOC, Justice Volunteers: 20 - total volunteer hours 65
CO DEPENEDENTS ANONYMOUS (CODA) MEETS SUNDAY AT ST. LUKE AT 5: 30 PM
ALCOHOLICS ANONOMOUS MEETS WEDNESDAY 7:30 PM & THURSDAY 8 PM
ST.JOHN CHAPEL An outreach of St. Luke Orthodox Church
112 Church Street, New Lenox 630-638-9462 New website ( www.saintjohnofchicago.com)
Facebook — www.stjohnkochurov.com Matins at 9 AM, Hours 9:50, Liturgy 10 AM
Today we will bless the new Altar table donated by the Harri-son Family and the altar covers donated by Helena Murrie
Today is Dec 23rd Ugly Christmas sweater Sunday Nativity Lent Project: each day during Lent, put a non-
perishable item into a box . Ends today. Attend Nativity Vigil & Liturgy at St. Luke, see schedule
Ministry Duties Reader…..…...………....…….……Rdr Lee Kopulos
Next Week: Caye Caswick Greeter.……………………………....….Hansen Team
Next Week: Chuck Bern/George Evangelopoulos Coffee fellowship…...Sue Lisowski/ Angela Tatooles
Next week: Laurie Bauml/Mary Ellen Seper Safety…….……………………….….Dennis Dandeles
Next Week: George Evangelopoulos Altar servers: all boys are invited to serve on Sunday
HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE : May 27– June 5th. With Bishop Paul and Fr. Andrew. AMI Travel 773-777-4900 [email protected] ,www.amitravel.com ($2,595 + $418 tax ) includes round trip ORD to Tel Aviv, 4* hotels, breakfast & dinner daily, sight-seeing private tour guide and transportation, all entrance fees, boat trip, St. Peter fish dinner etc Link for Itiner-ary & information, https://bit.ly/2GTLlBv CHARITY: the December offering will be given to Coptic Orthodox Orphan Fund. Please be generous! STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY: Fr. Paul and the Parish Council would like to thank all of those who turned in their Pledge/Estimated Giving Cards last month. If you have not yet mailed in your Estimated Giving Card that was sent to you in the mail, please bring it with you to Church on Sunday or mail them back in. We need all the pledge cards to be submit-ted as soon as possible in order to calculate our 2019 budget
A reminder that we should all do our best to attend the services for Christmas on both Christmas Eve (Dec. 24th 9:30 AM & 7:00pm) and Christmas morning, (Dec. 25th 10:00am) and that family celebrations and meals should be planned with respect to the services. Fr. Paul
