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Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church 8306 NC HWY 751
Durham NC 27713 919-484-1600 [email protected]
www.stbarbarachurchnc.org News & Announcements
July 30, 2017
Eighth Sunday of Matthew
Silas, Silvan, Crescens, Epenetus and Andronicus the Apostles of
the 70 7/30/2017 Julitta of Caesaria 7/30/2017
NEWCOMERS AND VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
Sunday Worship Schedule: Matins 9:00 am & Divine Liturgy
10:00 am
To Our Visitors and Guests
We welcome you to worship with us today, whether you are an
Orthodox Christian or this is your first visit to an
Orthodox Church, we are pleased to have you with us. Although
Holy Communion and other Sacraments are offered
only to baptized and chrismated (confirmed) Orthodox Christians
in good standing with the Church, all are invited to
receive the Antidoron (blessed bread) from the priest at the
conclusion of the Divine Liturgy. The Antidoron is not a
sacrament, but it is reminiscent of the agape feast that
followed worship in the ancient Christian Church. After the
Divine Liturgy this morning please join us in the Church Hall
for fellowship and refreshments. Please complete a
Visitor’s Card before you leave today and drop it in the
offering tray, or give it to one of the parishioners after the
service, or mail it to the Church Office.
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Today’s Readings:
Their voice has gone out into all the earth.
Verse: The heavens declare the glory of God.
The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians
1:10-17
Brethren, I appeal to you by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that all of you agree and that there be no
dissensions among you, but that you be united in the same mind
and the same judgment. For it has been reported to
me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my
brethren. What I mean is that each one of you says, "I
belong to Paul," or "I belong to Apollos," or "I belong to
Cephas," or "I belong to Christ." Is Christ divided? Was
Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of
Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you except
Crispos and Gaius; lest any one should say that you were
baptized in my name. (I did baptize also the household of
Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any one
else.) For Christ did not send me to baptize but to
preach the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, lest the cross
of Christ be emptied of its power.
Εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος αὐτῶν.
Στίχ. Οἱ οὐρανοὶ διηγοῦνται δόξαν Θεοῦ.
Πρὸς Κορινθίους τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα είναι απο α' 1:10-17
Ἀδελφοί, παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, διὰ τοῦ ὀνόματος τοῦ κυρίου
ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἵνα τὸ αὐτὸ λέγητε πάντες,
καὶ μὴ ᾖ ἐν ὑμῖν σχίσματα, ἦτε δὲ κατηρτισμένοι ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ νοῒ
καὶ ἐν τῇ αὐτῇ γνώμῃ. Ἐδηλώθη γάρ μοι περὶ ὑμῶν,
ἀδελφοί μου, ὑπὸ τῶν Χλόης, ὅτι ἔριδες ἐν ὑμῖν εἰσιν. Λέγω δὲ
τοῦτο, ὅτι ἕκαστος ὑμῶν λέγει, Ἐγὼ μέν εἰμι Παύλου,
Ἐγὼ δὲ Ἀπολλώ, Ἐγὼ δὲ Κηφᾶ, Ἐγὼ δὲ Χριστοῦ. Μεμέρισται ὁ
Χριστός; Μὴ Παῦλος ἐσταυρώθη ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, ἢ εἰς τὸ
ὄνομα Παύλου ἐβαπτίσθητε; Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ ὅτι οὐδένα ὑμῶν
ἐβάπτισα, εἰ μὴ Κρίσπον καὶ Γάϊον· ἵνα μή τις εἴπῃ
ὅτι εἰς τὸ ἐμὸν ὄνομα ἐβάπτισα. Ἐβάπτισα δὲ καὶ τὸν Στεφανᾶ
οἶκον· λοιπὸν οὐκ οἶδα εἴ τινα ἄλλον ἐβάπτισα. Οὐ γὰρ
ἀπέστειλέν με Χριστὸς βαπτίζειν, ἀλλʼ εὐαγγελίζεσθαι· οὐκ ἐν
σοφίᾳ λόγου, ἵνα μὴ κενωθῇ ὁ σταυρὸς τοῦ Χριστοῦ.
8307 The Gospel According to Matthew 14:14-22
At that time, Jesus saw a great throng; and he had compassion on
them, and healed their sick. When it was evening,
the disciples came to him and said, "This is a lonely place, and
the day is now over; send the
crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for
themselves." Jesus said, "They need not go
away; you give them something to eat." They said to him, "We
have only five loaves here and
two fish." And he said, "Bring them here to me." Then he ordered
the crowds to sit down on the
grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up
to heaven, and blessed, and broke
and gave the loaves to the crowds. And they all ate and were
satisfied. And they took up twelve
baskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate
were about five thousand men,
besides women and children. Then he made the disciples get into
the boat and go before him to
the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.
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8308 Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 14:14-22 Εὐαγγελίου τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἐξελθὼν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶδε πολὺν ὄχλον, καὶ
ἐσπλαγχνίσθη ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐθεράπευσε τοὺς ἀρρώστους
αὐτῶν. ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης προσῆλθον αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ
λέγοντες· ἔρημός ἐστιν ὁ τόπος καὶ ἡ ὥρα ἤδη
παρῆλθεν· ἀπόλυσον τοὺς ὄχλους, ἵνα ἀπελθόντες εἰς τὰς κώμας
ἀγοράσωσιν ἑαυτοῖς βρώματα. ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν
αὐτοῖς· οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν ἀπελθεῖν· δότε αὐτοῖς ὑμεῖς φαγεῖν. οἱ
δὲ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· οὐκ ἔχομεν ὧδε εἰ μὴ πέντε ἄρτους
καὶ δύο ἰχθύας. ὁ δὲ εἶπε· φέρετέ μοι αὐτοὺς ὧδε. καὶ κελεύσας
τοὺς ὄχλους ἀνακλιθῆναι ἐπὶ τοὺς χόρτους, λαβὼν τοὺς
πέντε ἄρτους καὶ τοὺς δύο ἰχθύας, ἀναβλέψας εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν
εὐλόγησε, καὶ κλάσας ἔδωκε τοῖς μαθηταῖς τοὺς ἄρτους,
οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ τοῖς ὄχλοις. καὶ ἔφαγον πάντες καὶ ἐχορτάσθησαν,
καὶ ἦραν τὸ περισσεῦον τῶν κλασμάτων δώδεκα
κοφίνους πλήρεις. οἱ δὲ ἐσθίοντες ἦσαν ἄνδρες ὡσεὶ
πεντακισχίλιοι χωρὶς γυναικῶν καὶ παιδίων. Καὶ εὐθέως
ἠνάγκασεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ ἐμβῆναι εἰς τὸ πλοῖον καὶ
προάγειν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ πέραν, ἕως οὗ ἀπολύσῃ τοὺς
ὄχλους.
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Coffee Hour Celebrations
Ana and John Dates are hosting today’s coffee hour to celebrate
their mother’s birthday.
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August Religious Calendar 1 - 15 Dormition Fast
1 - Tuesday - Small Paraclesis at 6:30 pm 3 - Thursday - Small
Paraclesis at 6:30 pm
6 - Sunday - Feast of the Holy Transfiguration - 9:00 am 7 -
Monday - Small Paraclesis at 6:30 pm
9 - Wednesday - Small Paraclesis at 6:30 pm 11 - Friday - Small
Paraclesis at 6:30 pm 13 - 10th Sunday of Matthew - 9:00 am
14 - Monday Evening Great Vespers for the Dormition at
Greensboro 15 - Tuesday -Feast of the Dormition - 9:00 am
20 - 11th Sunday of Matthew - 9:00 am 27 - 12th Sunday of
Matthew - 9:00 am
29 - Tuesday - Beheading of Saint John the Baptist - 9:00 am
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Yard Sale Sorting Mondays
Join in and help with "Sorting Mondays at Church"
July and August Sorting Mondays 11 AM - 2 PM
Monday, July 10, July 17, July 24, July 31
Monday, August 7, August 14, August 21, August 28
Please notify Evelyn Panos [email protected]
Maria Frangakis [email protected]
Many hands make heavy work light.
Thank you very much.
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Explanation of the Paraclesis:
The word “paraclesis” has two different meanings: the first is
“consolation,” from
which the Holy Spirit is called the “Paraclete,” or “Consoler”;
the second is
“supplication” or “petition”. The Service of the Paraclesis to
the Theotokos
consists of hymns of supplication to obtain consolation and
courage. It should be
recited in times of temptation, discouragement or sickness. It
is used more
particularly during the two weeks before the Dormition, or
Assumption, of the
Theotokos, from August 1 to August 14. The theme of these
Paraclesis Services
centers around the petition. “Most Holy Mother of God, save
us.”
If you have a problem or if something is burdening your soul, if
you feel spiritually
uneasy and if you are not at peace with yourself and with those
around you, then,
you should come to the Church during the first fifteen days of
August and ask for the intercessions of
the Mother of God. Even if you are fortunate enough to be one of
those very few who are at peace with
themselves and with God, then those blessed ones should come to
these services and thank God and His
Blessed Mother for the blessings that they have bestowed upon
you and your family.
Since these Paraclesis Services to the Theotokos are primarily
petition for the welfare of the living, let
the whole Church pray for you during the first fifteen days of
August and especially on the Great Feast
of the Dormition of the Theotokos on August 15th. Don’t let your
laziness and your apathy cause you to
miss this great blessing and inspiration that the Church can
bestow upon you. Let the peace and holiness
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that only the Mother of God can give you enter into your life.
“Let us lay aside all earthly cares,” and let
us truly, during these fifteen days, participate in the fasting
and prayer life of the Church so that we
can “taste and see that the Lord is good” and so that we may
fully experience the spiritual blessings that
the Church has to offer.
Dates When the Small Paraclesis will be offered at St.
Barbara:
Tuesday, August 1st at 6:30 pm
Thursday, August 3rd at 6:30 pm
Monday, August 7th at 6:30 pm
Wednesday, August 9th at 6:30 pm
Friday, August 11th at 6:30 pm
Names for the Health and Well Being of Loved Ones are Submitted
at the Service:
As noted above, the Paraclesis service is a supplication
specifically for the well-being of the living.
During the services, Father Stavroforos will commemorate the
names of the living faithful for whom
prayers have been asked. Accordingly, if you have family
members, godparents, godchildren, friends,
etc., who you would like to have commemorated at these services,
please make a list of their names and
provide it to Father.
The Reason We Fast for the Feast of the Dormition:
So why do we fast before Dormition ? In a close-knit family,
word that its matriarch is on her deathbed
brings normal life to a halt. Otherwise important things
(parties, TV, luxuries, personal desires) become
unimportant; life comes to revolve around the dying matriarch.
It is the same with the Orthodox family;
word that our matriarch is on her deathbed, could not (or at
least should not) have any different effect
than the one just mentioned. The Church, through the Paraclesis
Service, gives us the opportunity to
come to that deathbed and eulogize and entreat the woman who
bore God, the vessel of our salvation
and our chief advocate at His divine throne. And as, in the
earthly family, daily routines and the
indulgence in personal wants should come to a halt. Fasting, in
its full sense (abstaining from food and
desires) accomplishes this. Less time in leisure or other
pursuits leaves more time for prayer and
reflection on she who gave us Christ, and became the first and
greatest Christian. In reflecting on her
and her incomparable life, we see a model Christian life,
embodying Christ’s retort to the woman who
stated that Mary was blessed because she bore Him: blessed
rather are those who hear His word and
keep it. Mary did this better than anyone. As Fr. Thomas Hopko
has stated, she heard the word of God
and kept it so well, that she of all women in history was chosen
not only to hear His Word but give birth
to it (Him). So while we fast in contemplation of her life, we
are simultaneously preparing ourselves to
live a life in imitation of her. That is the purpose of the
Dormition Fast.
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Attic Treasures Yard Sale Dear Fellow Parishioners, Friends and
Neighbors,
Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, is holding an Attic
Treasures and Yard Sale on Saturday, September 9th,
2017.
If you have any items you would be willing to donate to our
sale, I would be happy to pick them up and deliver them to the
church. I can also arrange for the pick-up of any large or bulky
items, and ensure that you receive a receipt for income tax
purposes.
If you wish to drop off donations yourself at the church, we are
located at 8306 NC Highway 751, about ½ mile south of I40
Exit 274. We would appreciate it if you would call the church
office at (919) 484-1600 to confirm when you will be dropping
off your items. The office is generally open Monday through
Friday 10am-2pm. Collection of items began on June 1st,
2017.
We can use almost any kind of merchandise in good condition, but
there are some items that we are unable to accept.
Examples of acceptable and non-acceptable items appear in the
table below.
Acceptable Items Non-Acceptable Items
Furniture, rugs, lamps, decorative art Books, CDs, DVDs, games
Children’s clothing, toys, décor Garden and recreation/sporting
equipment Women’s shoes, jewelry, accessories Kitchen, home, bath
& holiday décor items Linens, crystal, china & collectibles
Tools, hardware Electronics & small appliances
No Women’s and Men’s clothing (women’s shoes ok)
No Mattresses No Personal hygiene items No Undergarments No Baby
cribs, car seats, plush toys No Very large items (appliances,
pianos, sofa beds) No Text books, encyclopedias No Old large and
non-flat screen analog TV’s
If you have any questions, or you have items you’d like to
donate, please call:
Evelyn Panos Maria Frangakis
73210 Burrington 90110 Hoey
Chapel Hill, NC Chapel Hill, NC
919-960-2886 919-537-8149
[email protected] [email protected]
We’re accepting donations June 1st through Friday, September
8th. Consider joining us for some fun shopping on yard
sale day, Saturday, September 9th, from 8:00am until 1:00pm.
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General Assembly
Sunday, August 20th
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ATTENTION SAINT BARBARA PARISH! Celebrate with your Church
Family your next special occasion! Consider sponsoring a coffee
hour in the social hall after Liturgy on Sundays to commemorate a
birthday, graduation, nameday, anniversary, or even for the
pleasure of just hosting for your Parish. Signing up is easy....
just place your name on the 'signup coffee hour' sheet located on
the table in the hallway nearest the social hall. For details or
questions, contact Helen Paliouras at: 919942-4229 or
[email protected]
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