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The Hellenic Community of Ottawa
Dormition of the Virgin Mary
Greek Orthodox Church Protopresbyter
Fr. Alex Michalopulos
Church office: 613-225-8016 ext. 222
Father Alexs personal line: ext. 230
Life threatening emergency answering service: 239-4736
Community office: 613-225-8016 ext. 221
Website: www.helleniccommunity.com
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534 Queen Elizabeth Drive
Ottawa, ON K1S 3N4
The Ambassador of Greece
Mr. George L. Marcantonatos
invites the students, parents and teachers
of the Hellenic School and Sunday School
to a reception at the Ambassadors Residence
on Saturday, June 24th, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Ambassadors Residence
534 Queen Elizabeth Drive
Ottawa, ON K1S 3N4
Sunday, June 18, 2017 , 18 , 2017
2nd SUNDAY OF MATTHEW
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Memorial Service ~
Prayers for the repose of the souls of the departed servants of God:
Hariklia Helis and Eleni Latsis
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Announcements
Church Summer Hours- During the summer season from now up to the
beginning of September, Sunday Church services will be: Matins at 8:45 a.m.
and Divine Liturgy at 9:45 a.m.
Philoptochos Society Dinner Out June 21st
The ladies of Philoptochos invite all the ladies of our Community to join them for
their end of season dinner at the Bella Vista Restaurant (2645 Alta Vista Dr.) on
Wednesday, June 21st at 6:30 p.m. Please contact Penny Reklitis at 613-224-0239
or email ottawagreekladies@gmail.com to participate.
Picnic June 25th - CANCELLED
The Senior Citizens Association together with the Arcadian Association
and the Samian, Aegean & Ionian Islands Society are cancelling their
annual picnic at Andrew Haydon Park which was scheduled for Sunday,
June 25th due to the 40 day Memorial Service for the late Archon of our
Holy Patriarchate and Great Benefactor, Petros Foustanellas.
GOYA Trip to New York City ~ September 7th - 10th
Our Goyans (12-18 years old) along with Fr. Alex and their parents are
going to New York September 7th-10th. The estimated cost of the trip is
$350 (based on 50 people-amount will vary on numbers attending.) For
more information or questions please email Ottawa.goya@gmail.com or
call Tassy at 613-736-1776.
Epistle St. Pauls Letter to the Romans 2: 10- 16
O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance.
Verse: To you, O Lord, I have cried, O my God.
Brethren, glory and honor and peace for every one who does good, the Jew first
and also the Greek. For God shows no partiality. All who have sinned without the law
will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged
by the law. For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the
doers of the law who will be justified. When Gentiles who have not the law do by nature
what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the
law. They show that what the law requires is written on their hearts, while their
conscience also bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or perhaps excuse
them on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by
Christ Jesus.
The Gospel Reading: St. Matthew 4:18-23
At that time, as Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who
is called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were
fishermen. And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."
Immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on from there he saw two
other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee
their father, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left their boat and
their father, and followed him. And he went about all Galilee, teaching in their
synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and
every infirmity among the people.
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I No Longer Wanted A Miracle
A friend who was very ill had a great devotion to the Virgin Mary, and decided
to make a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, to ask for healing. When she left, I was
afraid that she would be disillusioned if no miracle happened. But on her return,
she said, Never did I see so many sick people. When I came face-to-face with that
human suffering, I no longer wanted a miracle.
I no longer wanted to be the exception. I experienced a deep desire to be one of
them, to belong to these wounded people.
Instead of praying for a cure, I prayed that I would have the grace to bear my
illness in solidarity with them. And I trust that the mother of Jesus will bring my
prayer to her Son.
I was deeply moved by this radical change in my friends prayers. She who had
hoped to be different from all those who are ill, now wanted to be like them and to
live her pain as their sister in suffering.
This story reveals the healing power of the experience of human solidarity. This healing power helps us not only to live our illness well, but also to die well. Indeed,
we can be healed from our fear of death, not by a miraculous event that prevents us
from dying, but by the healing experience of being a brother or sister of all humans
- past, present, and future - who share with us the fragility of our existence. In this
experience, we can taste the joy of being human and our communion with all
people.
Henri Nouwen (Dutch-born Catholic priest & writer who authored over 40 books on spirituality)
Anthony Coniaris. Daily Vitamins for Hurting Hearts, vol 4,