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On
Sunday, May 13, 2012
we commemorate:
Sunday of the
Samaritan Woman Saints and Feasts: Glykeria the Virgin-martyr of Heraclia, Sergios the Confessor, Alexandros the Martyr
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Happy Mother's
Day! - "Strength and honor are her clothing; She shall rejoice in time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, And on her tongue is the law of kindness. She watches over the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her: “ Many daughters have done well, But you excel them all.” Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her own works praise her in the gates." Proverbs 31:25-31 NKJV
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Christ is Risen from the dead, trampling death by death, and to those in the tombs bestowing life.
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Announcements
and Reminders
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available for graduates from
our Parish - Click on the
flyer for more details! |
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Bible
Study - Every Wednesday
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RELIEF EFFORTS FOR GREECE -
PLEASE SUSPEND ITEM DONATIONS
As our festival approaches, we are aware that space in and around our
buildings is very limited. In an effort to make more space available for our festival,
we are currently sorting, folding, and boxing all items received through today
and preparing to ship them to Greece (our 2nd shipment) as soon as possible.
Therefore, we are temporarily suspending the collection of items for this project.
When our collection resumes, we will be asking for food and personal hygiene products,
which is currently the greatest need. YOUR GENEROSITY HAS BEEN STAGGERING, AND WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL!
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
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Around
the Parish
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Festival
Preparation- May 2012
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Events
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20, 2012 |
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Sunday School Commencement
Ceremony
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May 28,2012 |
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Memorial Day
Cemetery visits
Lakeview: 9:30 am
Gate of Heaven: 11:00 am
Mt. Grove: 12:15 pm
Oak Lawn: 1:00 pm
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| June
1st, 2nd, and 3rd |
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Olympiad
2012 Greek Festival and Fair
Friday
& Saturday: 11:00am to 11:00pm
Sunday:
11:00 am to 9:30pm
For
more details, please click on the
flyer.
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Question
of the Week>>
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If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am as what?
1) A sounding brass/tinkling cymbal
2) A very wise and prudent man
3) A follower of Jesus Christ
4) A beautiful garden/fruitful vine
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Something
to Think About>>
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Speaking the Blessing
Every one of us has people in our life that need our blessing and approval. However, a blessing is not a blessing until it's spoken. When you speak, "I'm proud of you. I love you. You are talented. You mean the world to me" to someone, you're not just being kind, you are speaking the blessing over their life. Your words have creative
power. One word of encouragement, one word of approval can be what helps others around you really step up to who God created them to be and help shape their destiny. We need to learn to live blessing minded, not, "How can I get a blessing today?" but, "Where can I speak a blessing?" When you wake up in the morning, tell your spouse, "I love you. I'm glad you're in my life." Before your children leave for school, give them a big hug and tell them, "I'm proud of you. You're going to be great today." When you do that, you're not only releasing favor into their future but you're releasing favor into your own future because when you help someone else rise higher, that's a seed that you're sowing and God will make sure someone is there to help you rise higher!
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Joel Osteen
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Something
to Laugh About>>
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A little girl asked her mother, 'How did the human race appear?' The mother answered, 'God made Adam and Eve and they had children and so was all mankind made.'
Two days later the girl asked her father the same question. The father answered, 'Many years ago there were apes from which the human race evolved.'
The confused girl returned to her mother and said, Mom how is it possible that you told me the human race was created by God, and Dad said
they developed from apes?' The mother answered, 'Well, dear, it is very simple.I told you about my side of the family and your father told you about his.'
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A woman went to the Post Office to buy stamps for her Christmas cards. "What denomination?" asked the clerk. "Oh, good heavens! Have we come to this?" said the woman. "Well, give me 50 Catholic and 50 Baptist ones."
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After the fall in Garden of Eden, Adam was walking with his sons Cain and Abel. They passed by the ruins of the Garden of Eden. One of the boys asked, "What's that?" Adam replied, "Boys, that's where your mother ate us out of house and home."
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A young girl once confessed to her priest that she thought she was guilty of the sin of pride. She said, "When I look in the mirror, I think I am beautiful." The priest said, "That's not a sin, that's a mistake."
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Orthodox Calendar, Name Days, and Bible Readings>>
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Sunday
of the Samaritan Woman
The
Holy Martyr Glyceria
Sergios the Confessor
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5th
Monday after Pascha
Isidore
the Martyr of Chios
Holy
Hieromartyr Therapontus
more |
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5th
Tuesday after Pascha
Pachomius
the Great
Achillius
the Wonderworker, Archbishop of
Larissa
more |
16
5th
Wednesday after Pascha
Theodore
the Sanctified
Holy Martyr Peter of Blachernae
more |
17
5th
Thursday after Pascha
The
Holy Apostles Andronicus and Junia
Holy Godbearing Nectarius, the
Builder of the Holy Monastery of
Varlaam of Meteora
more |
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5th
Friday after Pascha
Holy
Martyrs: Peter, Dionysius, Andrew,
Paul, Christina, Heraclius,
Paulinus and Benedimus
Julian the Martyr
more |
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5th
Saturday after Pascha
Patrick
the Hieromartyr & Bishop of
Prusa and His Fellow Martyrs
Acacius, Menander, and Polyaenus
Our Righteous Father Memnonus the
Wonderworker
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On May
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Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
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"
When our Lord Jesus Christ, then, came at midday to this city, which is also called Sychar (John 4:5), He was wearied from the journey and the heat, and He sat down at this well. After a little while the Samaritan woman mentioned in today's Gospel passage came to draw water. As she conversed at some length with the Lord and heard from Him secret things concerning herself, she believed in Him; through her many other Samaritans also believed.
Concerning the Samaritans we know the following: In the year 721 before Christ, Salmanasar
(Shalmaneser), King of the Assyrians, took
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Photine, and her feast is kept on February 26.."
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Name
Days for the Month>>
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| Name |
Date |
Month |
| FILOSOFOS
(Filosofos) |
1 |
May |
| ISIDORA
(Isidora, Dora) |
1 |
May |
| JEREMIA
(Ieremia) |
1 |
May |
| TAMARA
(Tamara, Tammara, Tamar) |
1 |
May |
| AVGERINOS
(Avgerinos, Avgeris, Avgerou, Avgerini, Ava) |
2 |
May |
| ESPEROS
(Esperos) |
2 |
May |
| MATRONA
(3) (Matrona of Russia - The Blind) |
2 |
May |
| RODOPI
(Rodopi, Rodopee) |
3 |
May |
| MELIA
(Melia) |
4 |
May |
| EFRAIM
(Efraim) |
5 |
May |
| EFREM
(Efrem) |
5 |
May |
| EIRINAIOS
(Eirinaios) |
5 |
May |
| IRINI
(1) (Eirene, Eirini, Irene, Irini, Rene, Rena, Renia, Rhenia) |
5 |
May |
| BATHSHEBA
(*) Bathsheba, Bathsheeba, Bersave, Bersebe, Verseve, Beersheba,
Virsaviya, Varsavia |
6 |
May |
| IOV
(1) (Iov, Job, Iovia, Iobia, Jobia, Jovia, Iovi, Iobi) |
6 |
May |
| SERAPHIM
(1) (Serafeim, Serafim, Serafina) |
6 |
May |
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widely known nameday) |
7 |
May |
| MELIOS
(Melios, Milios, Melio, Milio) |
8 |
May |
| THEOLOGOS
(Theologos) |
8 |
May |
| CHRISTOPHER
(Christoforos) |
9 |
May |
| ESSAIAS
(Hesaias, Isaias) |
9 |
May |
| SIMON
(Simonas, Simon) |
10 |
May |
| ARGYRIS
(Argyris) |
11 |
May |
| ARMODIOS
(Armodios) |
11 |
May |
| DIOSKOURIDIS
(Dioskouridis, Dioskoridis, Dioskoros) |
11 |
May |
| METHODIOS
(Methodios) |
11 |
May |
| OLYMPIA
(Olimpia) |
11 |
May |
| EPIFANEIOS
(Epifanios) |
12 |
May |
| THEODOROS
(3) (Theodoros of Kythera, Thodoris, Theodore, Teo, Thodora, Theodora) |
12 |
May |
| GLYKERIA
(Glykeria) |
13 |
May |
| ARISTOTELE
(Aristotelis, Telis) |
14 |
May |
| ISIDOROS
(2) (Isidoros) |
14 |
May |
| ACHILLIOS
(Achillios) |
15 |
May |
| KALI
(Kalee, Kaylee) |
15 |
May |
| PAHOMIOS
(Pahomios, Pahoumios, Pahos) |
15 |
May |
| (no
widely known nameday) |
16 |
May |
| ADRONIKOS
(1) (Andronikos, Androniki) |
17 |
May |
| JUNIA
(Iounia) |
17 |
May |
| SOLON
(Solon, Solonas, Solohon) |
17 |
May |
| FAEINI
(Faeini) |
18 |
May |
| GALATEIA
(Galateia) |
18 |
May |
| JULIA
(1) (Ioulia, Julia, Jule, Julie) |
18 |
May |
| MAGDALINI
(1) (Magdalena, Magdalene, Magdalini, Markella, Magda) |
19 |
May |
| MARYLENA
(Marylena, Maryelena) |
19 |
May |
| MEMORY
OF GREEK PONTIOS GENOCIDE (Memory of Greek Pontios Genocide) |
19 |
May |
| MENANDROS
(Menandros) |
19 |
May |
| PATRICK
(Patrikios, Patricia) |
19 |
May |
| THEOGNOSTOS
(Theognostos, Theognosios, Theognosia) |
19 |
May |
| THEOKTISTOS
(Theoktistos) |
19 |
May |
| LEEDA
(2) (Lida) |
20 |
May |
| LIDIA
(2) (Lydia, Lidia, Lidie, Lyda, Lydie) |
20 |
May |
| CONSTANTIN
(Konstantinos, Kostantinos, Kostas, Costas, Constantine, Costantine,
Gus) |
21 |
May |
| CONSTANTINA
(Thina, Kostantina, Dina, Costantina) |
21 |
May |
| HELEN
(Elena, Elene, Ellen, Eleni, Lena, Eleanor, Eleonora, Eleonor, Nora,
Marilena) |
21 |
May |
| NANTIA
(Nantia, Nandia, Nadia, Nadya) |
21 |
May |
| EMILIOS
(Emile, Emilia, Emily, Emma) |
22 |
May |
| KODROS
(Kodros) |
22 |
May |
| (no
widely known nameday) |
23 |
May |
| MARKIANI
(Markiani) |
24 |
May |
| NEFELI
(*) (Nefeli) |
24 |
May |
| PALLADIA
(Palladia) |
24 |
May |
| PHOTINI
(2) (Fotine, Fotini, Foto, Fotoula, Fay) |
24 |
May |
| (no
widely known nameday) |
25 |
May |
| ALFAIOS
(Alfaios, Alfeos) |
26 |
May |
| KARPOS
(2) (Karpos) |
26 |
May |
| SINESIOS
(Sinesios) |
26 |
May |
| ALYPIOS
(Alypios) |
27 |
May |
| IOANNIS
ROSSOS (Ioannis Rossos) |
27 |
May |
| DIMITRIOS
(2) (Demetris, Dimitris, Dimitrios, Mitros) |
28 |
May |
| DIOSKOURIDIS
(Dioskouridis) |
28 |
May |
| Defeat
of Kostantinoupolis by the Turks in 1453 |
29 |
May |
| IPOMONI
(Ypomoni) |
29 |
May |
| OLIVIANOS
(1) (Olivianos, Olvianos, Olivia) |
29 |
May |
| THEODOSIA
(Theodosia) |
29 |
May |
| EMMELEIA
(Emeleia) |
30 |
May |
| ERMEIAS
(Ermeias, Ermeia) |
31 |
May |
| MAGOS
(Magos, Maya) |
31 |
May |
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News from the Archdiocese and The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople>>
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4/26/2012
Ολοκληρώθηκαν
σήμερα οι
εργασίες της
Ιεράς
Επαρχιακής
Συνόδου της
Ιεράς
Αρχιεπισκοπής
Αμερικής η
οποία
εξέδωσε και
το ακόλουθο
ανακοινωθέν:
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Various>>
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Answer
to this week's Question:
1) A sounding brass/tinkling cymbal is Correct
See: 1 Corinthians 13:1
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