Saint Andrew Orthodox Church August 12, 2018 After-feast of the Transfiguration of Christ Diocese of Los Angeles and the West Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Father Josiah Trenham, Pastor Father Thomas Hernandez, Assistant Pastor Father Joseph Corrigan Protodeacon Elias Khoury Office: (951) 369-0309 • Fax: (951) 369-6609 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.saintandrew.net Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East
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Saint Andrew Orthodox Church
August 12, 2018
After-feast of the Transfiguration
of Christ
Diocese of Los Angeles and the West Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Father Josiah Trenham, Pastor Father Thomas Hernandez, Assistant Pastor
Second Antiphon O Son of God, who was transfigured on Mount Tabor, save us who sing to Thee, Alleluia. Apolytikion of the Resurrection-Tone 2 When Thou didst submit Thyself unto death, O Thou deathless and immortal one, then Thou didst destroy hell with Thy godly pow'r. And when Thou didst raise the dead from be-neath the earth, all the pow'rs of heaven did cry aloud unto Thee: "O Christ, Thou giver of Life, glory to Thee!"
Apolytikion of the Transfiguration of Christ-Tone 7
Thou was transfigured on the Mount, O Christ our God, revealing Thy glory to thy disciples as far as they could bear it. Let Thine everlast-ing light shine upon us sinners! Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Giver of Light, glory to Thee!
Apolytikion of St. Andrew-Tone 4 O Andrew first-called of the Apostles, brother of Peter the first-enthroned, intercede with the Master of all to grant peace to the world and great mercy to our souls.
Kontakion for the Transfiguration of Christ—Tone 7
Thou was transfigured on the mountain, O Christ our God, and Thy disciples beheld Thy glory as far as they could bear it; that when they should see Thee crucified, they would know Thy Passion to be willing, and would preach to the world that Thou, in truth, art the Effulgence of the Father.
Prokeimenon The Lord is my strength and my song. The Lord has chastened me severely.
The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (9:2-12)
Brethren, you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. This is my defense to those who would examine me. Do we not have the right to our food and drink? Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a wife, as the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living? Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating any of its fruit? Who tends a flock without getting some of the milk? Do I say this on human au-thority? Does not the law say the same? For it is written in the Law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain.” Is it for oxen that God is concerned? Does he not speak entirely for our sake? It was written for our sake, because the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of a share in the crop. If we have sown spiritual good among you, is it too much if we reap your material benefits? If others share this rightful claim upon you, do not we still more? Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the Gospel of Christ.
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew (18:23-35)
The Lord spoke this parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants.
Weekly Service Schedule
Tuesday, August 14 6:00pm Vigil with Lamentations at the Tomb 8:00pm Divine Liturgy for the Dormition of the Theotokos
Wednesday, August 15 6:00pm Great Vespers for the Commemoration of the Image of Christ Not Made By Hands.
7:00pm Family Night and Lecture #6 Riches in Christ: An Exposition of the Epistle to the Ephesians
Thursday, August 16 5:00pm Vespers for the Holy Hieromartyr Myron
Friday, August 17 5:00pm Vespers for the Holy Martyrs Florus and Laurus
Saturday, August 18 7:30am Orthros 8:00am Liturgy for the Holy Martyrs Florus and Laurus 5:30pm Great Vespers
Sunday, August 19 9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy After-feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos
When he began the reckoning, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents; and as he could not pay, his lord or-dered him to be sold, with his wife and chil-dren and all that he had, and payment to be made. So the servant fell on his knees, implor-ing him, ‘Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ And out of pity for him the lord of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. But that same servant, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat he said, ‘Pay what you owe.’ So his fellow servant fell down and besought him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and
they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place. Then his lord summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you be-sought me; and should not you have had mer-cy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ And in anger his lord delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt. So also My heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”
Megalynarion for St. Andrew-Tone 8 Since thou was the first to approach the Lord, thou O Andrew was revealed as the first-called apostle. Divine visionary of Christ God's resurrection, do thou now quell the rag-ings of the passions.
One should not seek among others the truth that can be easily gotten from the Church. For in her, as in a rich treasury, the Apostles have placed all that pertains to truth, so that everyone can drink this beverage of life. She is the door of life. St. Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies, III.4
Serving August 12, 2018 August 19, 2018 August 26, 2018
Readers Reader Basil Trenham
Reader Patrick Enke
Reader Jason Covarrubias
Ushers Victoria Jakubowski *Paul Parrish Diana Parsons Hagos Woldai
Sabrina Debessai *Patrick Melville
Brittany Piscatella Nectarios Pla
Raphael Gonzalez Sonia Ruben
Anastasia Trenham *Peter Wang
Altar Servers
Cassian Trenham-Capt. Andrew Alexandrescu
Joshua Bowman Jacob Brooks
Garet Trenham Luke Trenham
Mark Rahal-Captain Samuel Debessai
Chris Gonzales-Aden Pablo Gonzales-Aden
Noah Hensley Ezekiel Hernandez
Stephen Jakubowski
Joseph Thornburg-Capt. James Conrad Joshua Griffin Patrick Griffin
Nicholas Hensley Paul Jakubowski Daniel Thornburg
Holy Bread
Lindsey Chinn Debra Parrish
Suzanne Perrine
Xenia Enke Elizabeth Krammes
Sonia Ruben
Sophia Griffin Rachel Royce
Helena Sayegh
Chalice Wine
Carol Cruz Maria Newton
Russom and Zaid Araya Lucy Hanna Carol Cruz
Shannon Family Russom and Zaid Arraya
Coffee Hour
Jackie Brown and Jennifer Kelley-Captains
Mary Alexandrescu Elizabeth Beck
Rachel Bordeaux Tiffany Brooks
Kh. Robin Corrigan Joseph Sciortino
Suzie Wahbeh-Captain Norma Fleming Gunah Fraywat
Lulu Khoury Julie Saba
Samar Saba
Rebecca Diaz=Captain Esther Alcala
Zaid Araya Cindy Joris
Elizabeth Krammes Waynee Solomon
Bookstore Suzanne Rombach Nick Chondropoulos Tiffany Brook
Welcome Table
Ben and Esther Alcala Russom and Zaid Araya David and Julie Baker
Serving the Lord with Gladness
Welcome to Our Visitors We are delighted to have you join us at our service today in worshiping the Holy Trinity. Please take a moment after the service to introduce yourself to our pastor, Fr. Josiah. You are cordial-ly invited to join us for the Agape Meal after services. We would love to greet you and to an-swer any questions you may have about our church. If you are not Orthodox Christian, please do not approach the chalice during the distribution of Holy Communion. If you are an Ortho-dox Christian, please note that Communion must be prepared for by fasting, reconciliation, and recent confession.
FA S T
Namedays August 12-St. Alexander of Comana-Arthur Bryant August 13-St. Maximus-Maximus Covarrubias August 14-St. Athanasia of Aegina-Athanasia Pla August 15-Dormition of the Theotokos- Mary Alexandrescu, Regina Bernard, Maryam Fleming, Maria Garcia, Maria
Ham, Noor Lasad, Rosemary Lasad, Priya Lingam, Tiffany Pla, Panagiota Rahal, Merian Saba, Reem Saba, Penny Theodosia, Evelynn Vasquez, Mary Catherine Trenham, Suzie
Wahbeh, Mina Yanni August 18-St. Ivan-Ivan Royce Birthdays August 13-Gianna Harb August 16-Ryan Kelley, Theodosia Sammons August 17-Simon Debessai Anniversaries August 10-Marty and Gina Bernard August 13-Zack and Sophia Porcu August 16-Subdeacon Raphael and Theodosia Sammons
Mabrouk! Many Years! Khronia Polla!
Prayers for the living will be retained on the list for 40 days. For exceptions, see Father Josiah.
Prayer Requests
Living
Fr. Jeremiah and Kh. Katie Phillips, new pastoral assignment, 8/1
Barbara Ball, health Nick Mueller, health Lotfy Hanna, health Marina Thornburg, health Anastasia Boudovas, health Jim Henderson, health JoEllen Joris, health Joseph Sciortino, health Vasiliki Politis, health Harold Thomas, health
Unemployed; Addicted Lost sheep and their return David Daleiden Daniel Delgado, health Jason St. John, health Priest Ibrahim (Chahoud), recovery from
surgery Christina Frazier, health Timothy Anders, son of Jim and Sandy An-
ders, health Departed
Carol Kinan, aunt of Regina Roum Don Gedney
Cervantes, Marta Cruz, Anthony Cruz, Carol Cruz, Ethan Cruz, Jon Cuahuizo, Diego Cuahuizo, Edwin Ellen, Astena Garcia, Anthony Geoffrian, Lauren
Geoffrian, Nathaniel Gonzalez, Janicia Kavanagh, John Lavenant, Ashton Lavenant, Boston Lavenant, Brittany Lavenant, Brooke Lavenant, Preston Lavenant, Shaun Lavenant, Tristan
Maiden, Jana Marco, Roza Massaro, Brandon Palmer, Amos Palmer, Jacob Palmer, Jesse Palmer, Oliver Palmer, Teri Palmer, Timothy Palmer, Willow
Perez, Angelica Saenz, Samuel Saenz, Miraya Tovar, Jose Watters, Mitchell Yocum, Robert Yocum, Sharon
For Our Catechumens
CALENDAR OF HAPPENINGS
Sat, 18th 9:00am
Moms, Grandmothers, Godmothers Breakfast Club Akathist for children, pot luck breakfast, and fellowship. Bring your prayer list!
Sat. 18th 9:30am
Prayer at Riverside Planned Parenthood 9:30am-12pm * 3772 Tibbets Street
If you have questions, call Emily at 951-318-2374
Sat, 25th 9:30am-12pm
Prayer at Riverside Planned Parenthood Young Adults will participate this Saturday.
If you have questions, call Emily at 951-318-2374
Sun, 26th After Liturgy
Coffee and Donuts with Prez In church office
Sat, 18th 5am
Homeless Meal at Hulen Shelter Meet at Hulen to prepare breakfast. Breakfast served at 6am. Donations can be made towards homeless meals – memo Homeless meals on offering.
Sun, 12th After Liturgy
Coffee and Donuts with Prez Civic Duty with Kirk Beck. In church office
Sun, 19th After Liturgy
Coffee and Donuts with Prez In church office
August
Falafel Sandwich Sale
TODAY!!!
Following Liturgy in the Fellowship Hall
$3 Each All proceeds will be contributed to the
Myrrhbearer Altar Server Robe Project.
The Sweeter Side of Life Fellowship Hall
Lunch, games, fellowship and more! Sign up in the hall after Liturgy at the coffee cart—$5
The Sweeter Side of Life group will meet the last Tuesday of each month from noon to 3pm for
lunch, and fellowship. Some upcoming activities include: A music presentations book review; presenta-tion by an artist, a Christmas craft and perhaps an outing. The Sweeter Side of Life group is for those who are 60 years of age or older.
The Sweeter Side of Life!
HAVE YOU EVER…..
Wished You Had a New Idea for Cooking Dinner?
Wanted to try Delicious Recipes from Around the World?
Wondered What to Prepare for a Lenten Meal?
If you haven’t purchased a copy of Welcome to Our Table, you are missing out! This great 248 page cookbook is filled with fami-ly favorites from the ladies in our parish.
Many Lenten dishes are included - Just in time for the Dormition fast.
See Barbara Ball in the Fellowship Hall today to get your copy. The cookbooks will also be available in the bookstore.
Only $20.
Stock up. Keep copies on hand for gifts. Your friends and family will love this book!
Kickoff Tuesday, August 28th, Noon to 3pm
Father Josiah will join the group for the kickoff!
Signup today at the Coffee Station in the Hall
Each gathering is $5 to cover costs Help is available if $5 is a burden
Just say “Scholarship member“
The Dormition Fast began continues through Tuesday, August 14th. During this Fast the tradi-tional discipline (no meat, poultry, eggs, milk, cheese and other dairy products, fish, wine and oil) is observed on Monday through Friday, with permission for wine and oil on Saturdays and Sundays, and for fish, wine and oil on Monday, August 6th – the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord on which we bless grapes. During the Fast, Paraklesis to the Theotokos will be read each night in Vespers. The Dormition Fast is one of the four seasonal fasts throughout the year and holds great spiritual potential for each of us if we embrace the call of the Church to deny ourselves the things of this world in order to seek the things of the next.
Dormition Fast—August 1st through 14th
St. Mary’s Feast Day of the Theotokos Saturday, September 8, 2018
Join us in celebrating the Birth of the Virgin Mary
Evening prayer at 4pm St. Mary’s, 26 Hoble Cir., Unit Ai, Murrieta, CA 92562
Followed by Dinner and Festivities at 5:30pm Murrieta Community Center, 418 Juniper St., Murrieta, CA 92562
For Tickets Call or Text: Nelly (951-303-4736 Donation $40 Children under 12 - $20
The Pan-Orthodox Young Adult Choir Presents
The Fourth Annual Pan-Orthodox
Music Festival of Greater Los Angeles
Psalms & Hymns Saturday, August 25, 2018
Concert 3:00 p.m.
Reception 5:00 p.m.
Vespers 6:00 p.m.
Saint Steven’s Cathedral
1621 West Garvey Avenue, Alhambra, CA 91803
Featuring Choirs from Greater Los Angeles, as well as our own St. Andrew choir.
