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Sunday, January 19, 2020

12th Sunday of Luke – Κυριακή ΙB΄ Λουκά Mνήμη τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Μακαρίου τοῦ Αἰγυπτίου

και τοῦ ἐν Ἁγίοις Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Μάρκου Ἐπισκόπου Ἐφέσου We commemorate the Holy Ascetic Father Makarios of Egypt

and our Holy Father among the Saints Mark Bishop of Ephesus

ΑΠΟΛΥΤΙΚΙA ΤΗΣ ΗΜΕΡΑΣ – DISMISSAL HYMNS OF THE DAY

Apolytikion of the Second Plagal Tone Ἀγγελικαὶ δυνάμεις ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμά σου, καὶ οἱ φυλάσσοντες

ἀπενεκρώθησαν, καὶ ἵστατο Μαρία ἐν τῷ τάφῳ, ζητοῦσα τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα.

Ἐσκύλευσας τὸν ᾅδην, μὴ πειρασθεὶς ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ, ὑπήντησας τῇ παρθένῳ, δωρούμενος τὴν

ζωήν, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.

The Angelic powers stood around Your tomb, and the guards became as dead; and Mary stood

in the Sepulcher, seeking Your immaculate Body. You despoiled Hades and were not corrupted

by it; You did meet the Virgin, granting life. Risen from the dead, O Lord, glory to You.

Apolytikion of St. Makarios Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης καὶ ἐν σώματι Ἄγγελος, καὶ θαυματουργὸς

ἀνεδείχθης, θεοφόρε Πατὴρ ἡμῶν Μακάριε, νηστείᾳ, ἀγρυπνίᾳ, προσευχῇ, οὐράνια

χαρίσματα λαβών, θεραπεύεις τοὺς νοσοῦντας, καὶ τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν πίστει προστρεχόντων

σοι. Δόξα τῷ δεδωκότι σοι ἰσχύν· δόξα τῷ σὲ στεφανώσαντι, δόξα τῷ ἐνεργοῦντι διὰ σοῦ

πᾶσιν ἰάματα.

Apolytikion of the Holy Taxiarchs Supreme Commanders of the heavenly armies, we the unworthy implore you, that by your sup-

plications you encircle us under the cover of the wings of your ineffable glory; guarding us who

bow down with fervor and cry out: Deliver us from dangers, as Leaders of the Powers above

Apolytikion of St. Haralambos Ὡς στῦλος ἀκλόνητος, τῆς Ἐκκλησίας Χριστοῦ, καὶ λύχνος

ἀείφωτος τῆς οἰκουμένης σοφέ, ἐδείχθης Χαράλαμπες, ἔλαμψας ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ, διὰ τοῦ

μαρτυρίου, ἔλυσας τῶν εἰδώλων, τὴν σκοτόμαιναν μάκαρ, διὸ ἐν παῤῥησίᾳ Χριστῷ, πρέσβευε

σωθῆναι ἡμᾶς. As a pillar unshakable of the Church of Christ, and an ever-radiant lamp to the universe, were

you, O wise Haralambos; you illumined the world through martyrdom; you dispelled the moon-

less night of the idols, o blessed one. Therefore with boldness before Christ, intercede that we

may be saved.

ΚΟΝΤΑΚΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΗΜΕΡΑΣ – KONTAKION OF THE DAY

Ὁ μήτραν παρθενικὴν ἁγιάσας τῷ τόκῳ σου, καὶ χεῖρας τοῦ Συμεὼν εὐλογήσας ὡς ἔπρεπε,

προφθάσας καὶ νῦν ἔσωσας ἡμᾶς Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός. Ἀλλ' εἰρήνευσον ἐν πολέμοις τὸ πολίτευμα,

καὶ κραταίωσον Βασιλεῖς οὓς ἠγάπησας, ὁ μόνος φιλάνθρωπος.

You who did sanctify the virginal womb by Your birth and who did bless the hands of Simeon,

now have come and saved us, O Christ God. Bring peace to Your nation in war, and strengthen

the people whom You have loved, who alone love mankind.

Web: SaintHaralambosGOC.org Fr. Constantine P. Botsis, Proistamenos Fr. George Lamberis, Synefemerios Deacon John G. Suhayda Nick Harisiadis, Protopsaltis

Sanctity of Life Prayer Service TONIGHT—Sunday, January 19, 2020

St. Peter & St. Paul Orthodox Church

6980 S. County Line Road

Burr Ridge, Illinois

6:00pm

His Grace, Bishop PAUL Presiding

Light fellowship follows the service.

Questions? Email: office@orthodoxsspp.org

Sponsored by the Orthodox Christian Clergy Association

of Greater Chicago

PRAYER FOR "SANCTITY OF LIFE" SUNDAY

O Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son, Who are in the bosom of the Father, True God, source of life and immortality, Light of Light, Who came into the world to enlighten it: You were pleased to be conceived in the womb of the Vir-gin Mary for the salvation of our souls by the power of Your All-Holy Spirit. O Master, Who came that we might have life more abundantly, we ask You to en-lighten the minds and hearts of those blinded to the truth that life begins at con-ception and that the unborn in the womb are already adorned with Your image and likeness; enable us to guard, cherish, and protect the lives of all those who are unable to care for themselves. For You are the Giver of Life, bringing each person from non-being into being, sealing each person with divine and infinite love. Be merciful, O Lord, to those who, through ignorance or willfulness, af-front Your divine goodness and providence through the act of abortion. May they, and all of us, come to the light of Your Truth and glorify You, the Giver of Life, together with Your Father, and Your All-Holy and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

- From the OCA Sanctity of Life Petitions and Prayers

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The St. Haralambos Outreach Committee invites you to our Coffee Fellowship Hour after today’s services.

PROSPHORA—We thank Mrs. Tasia Farsalas, Mrs. Georgia Vasilopoulos, and the Loomos family who have offered today’s prosphora. Next week, the prosphora will be offered by Mrs. Kalitsa Geor-gatsos, Mrs. Katerina Dimitriou, and Mrs. Joanna Vasilarakis (Sun, Jan 26).

MEMORIAL SERVICES TODAY 40 days—George Siavelis 6 months—Evangelia Skoubis 6 months– Alexandros Kaltakis 1 year—Kostas Maskaleris 3 years—Maria Bekiaris Memorial services are offered for the eternal rest of persons who have fallen asleep in the Lord. There are some days when Memorials are not permitted—please call the church office before planning. Memo-rials take place at 40 days, at 6 months, at 1 year and at 3 years. After three years have passed, the de-parted are more properly remembered on the Saturdays of the Souls.

SERVANT LEADERSHIP AWARDS—The Metropolis of Chicago will host its Servant Leadership Awards Dinner on Friday, May 1, 2020 at the Cotillion Banquets. This event will recognize one lay per-son from each parish who has distinguished themselves for their acts of service, leadership and innova-tion on behalf of our Holy Church. We invite you to nominate someone from our community to receive this award. Nomination forms have been mailed out, and are also available in the church office. Recipi-ents must be stewards in good standing of the parish. Nominations will be accepted until January 26.

HOW TO RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION—Orthodox Christians in good standing are encouraged to receive Holy Communion frequently, provided they have prepared themselves spiritually, mentally and physically. They must be on time for the Divine Liturgy, and be in a Christ-like, calm state of mind. They should be in a confession relationship with their priest or spiritual father, and they should have self-examined their conscience. On the day of receiving Holy Communion, it is not proper to eat or drink anything before coming to church. When you approach to receive Holy Communion, state your Christian (baptismal) name clearly, and hold the red communion cloth to your chin. After receiving, wipe your lips on the cloth, step back carefully, hand the cloth to the next person and make the sign of the Cross as you step away. Please take special care not to bump the Holy Chalice.

SANCTITY OF LIFE PRAYER SERVICE & PRESENTATION will take place on TONIGHT at 6 pm at Ss. Peter and Paul OCA Church in Burr Ridge, IL. As Orthodox Christians we believe that life is sacred! This an opportunity for us to gather together and pray that God enlighten all people to honor life!

STEWARDSHIP CHALLENGE! Information about our 2020 Stewardship Program has now been mailed out. When you make your stewardship commitment, please accept the challenge to be generous and courageous. We urge you to use your STEWARDSHIP OF TIME, then consider a monthly commit-ment of $100. This is what is needed to cover our needs and it is realistic for most stewards! Let your stewardship level be an amount that reflects your growing love of God and your appreciation for the blessings and benefits we derive from our Church!

TRIP TO THE HOLY LAND, MOSCOW AND ST PETERSBURG There is a wonderful pil-grimage to these areas scheduled for June 14—June 27, 2020. The cost is $4,550. If anyone would like to join the excursion, please contact the church office.

GUIDE TO THE LITURGY—We encourage you to take a Liturgy guidebook to use during today’s service, and feel free to keep it and take it home! OUR NEW KIOSK! We have installed a kiosk in the hallway between the church and the church office! This Kiosk will make it easy to donate to our church and its ministries at any time. Check it out!

Ανακοινώσεις

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES AND EVENTS THIS WEEK:

TONIGHT Sanctity of Life Prayer Service at St. Peter and St. Paul in Burr Ridge 6:00 pm Mon, Jan 20 Family Night ……………………………….………………………… 5:30 pm Sr. GOYA ……………………………………………………………. 7:30 pm Tues, Jan 21 Little Angels Toddler Ministry……………………………………… 11:30 am Afternoon Greek School………………...……………………………… 4:30 pm Thurs, Jan 23 Bible Study…………………………………………………………… 7:00 pm Fri, Jan 24 Afternoon Greek School……………………………………………… 4:30 pm Student Assembly……………………………………………………. 5:30 pm Sat, Jan 25 Saturday Greek School ……………….…………………………… 9:00 am

2020 STEWARDSHIP: ΤΟΙΣ ΠΑΣΙ ΧΡΟΝΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΙΡΟΣ ΤΩ ΠΑΝΤΙ ΠΡΑΓΜΑΤΙ ΥΠΟ ΤΟΝ ΟΥΡΑΝΟΝ — Πιστεύουμε ότι έχετε λάβει τις πληροφορίες για το 2020 Stewardship. Προτείμουνε να σκευθείτε «το Stewardship του χρονου σας» καθώς κοιτάζουμε τις ανάγκες μας στο 2020 και λογαριάζουμε το ποσόν του Stewardship που θέλουμε να προσφέρουμε. Σας παροτρύνουμε να σκευθείτε μηνιαίες δόσεις. Με το ποσό μόνο των $100 το μήνα από όλους τους stewards μας, μπορούμε να καλύψουμε τις ανάγκες μας. Για τους περισσότερους είναι ένα ποσό εφικτό! Με την ειλικρινή προσφορά σας προς το Steward-ship, παρακαλούμε όπως ενδυναμώσετε την εκκλησία σας δια να μπορέσει να εξυπηρετήσει καλύτερα εσάς, την οικογένειά σας και όλους όσους χρειάζονται την βοήθειά μας!

ΗΜΕΡΟΛΟΓIΑ ΤΟΥ 2020—Οπoιoς steward τoυ 2019 ή 2020 επιθυμεί ημερoλόγιo τoυ 2020 παρακαλείται vα περάσει από τo γραφείo της εκκλησίας σήμερα μετά τηv Θεία Λειτουργία.

ΠΟΙΟΙ ΔΥΝΑΝΤΑΙ ΝΑ ΛΑΒΟΥΝ ΘΕΙΑΝ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑΝ - Όταν λαμβάνομεν Θείαν Κοινω-

νίαν η οποιοδήποτε από τα άλλα Μυστήρια εκφρά-ζομεν την αποδοχήν μας εις τα δογματικά και ηθικά διδάγματα της Ορθοδόξου μας Εκκλησίας. Διά τούτο, μόνον Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί οι οποίοι είναι εντάξει απέναντι της Εκκλησίας δύνανται να λάβουν μέρος εις τα Μυστήρια. Επίσης δεν λαμβάνουν μέρος σε Μυστήρια σε μη Ορθόδοξες εκκλησίες. Διά οποιεσδήποτε απορίες σας, παρακαλούμε να συζητήσετε με τον ιερέα σας.

ΣΧΕΤΙΚΑ ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΩΡΑ ΤΟΥ ΚΑΦΕ-Κάθε Κυριακή μετά το τέλος της Θείας Λειτουργίας διάφορες οργανώσεις της εκκλησίας προσφέρουν καφέ με σκοπό να μας δώσουν την ευκαιρία να γνωρίσουμε καλύτερα ο ένας τον άλλον. Παρακαλούμε όπως μετά το πέρας της ώρας του καφέ μην αφίνετε τα πιάτα και τα ποτήρια σας στο τραπέζι!

ΜΝΗΜΟΣΥΝΑ—Επιμνημόσυνες δεήσεις γίνον-ται για την αιώνιον ανάπαυση των τεθνεώντων. Συνήθως, αυτές οι δεήσεις γίνονται κατά τις 40 ημέρες, τους 6 μήνες, τον 1ον χρόνο και τον 3ον χρόνο. Όταν έχουν περάσει τρία χρόνια, είναι πιο αρμόζον να μνημονεύουμε τους αποθανόντας κατά τα Ψυχοσάββατα.

Please turn off cell-phones and video games during Church services. Worship gives us the opportunity to get away from the distractions of life and focus on God. Thank you!

Your parish priest should never reach out to you by e-mail to request immedi-ate finanacial assistance. Here are some do’s and do not’s to guide you:

Come with us on A Pilgrimage to The Holy Land,

Moscow, and St. Petersburg

Departing Sunday, June 14, 2020, returning Saturday, June 27

Total tour package is $4550 (plus Visa) (double occupancy)

Registration still open! For more details, call our church office 847-647-8880!

2 nights in Galilee, 4 nights in Jerusalem, 3 nights in Mos-cow, 3 nights in St. Petersburg!

Included: Airfare, Hotels, Daily Breakfast and Dinner, Ground transportation, Tour guides, Entry fees.

Join us for this beautiful journey to so many historic and unforgettable places. See the place where Christ was born. Walk in His footsteps, see where He raised Lazaros, vener-

ate the Church of the Resurrection, where He was crucified and entombed and arose!

In Russia, see the history, the martyrdom and the majesty of Orthodoxy in its great cathedrals, monasteries and artwork!

Explore your faith like never before

Who can apply? You! If you are an Ortho-dox Christian, 16-18 years old, and a junior or senior in high school. We have spots for 32 participants per session.

• Sessions 1 (June 13-23) and 2 (June 30—July 10): Participants stay at Hellenic Col-lege Holy Cross (Boston, MA)

• Session 3 (July 20-30): Participants stay at North Park University (Chicago, IL)

Explore your vocation, make life-long rela-tionships, encounter service in a totally new way, take theology and scripture courses

with the best professors in the country! For more info, visit crossroadinstitute.org.

PHASE 3 — SEE THE PROGRESS! You can monitor the progress of Phase 3 by visiting our website SaintHaralambosGOC.org! Open “Phase 3” and go to the Construction Log. You will see pictures and other up-to-date infor-mation as the project progresses!

2020 PARISH CALENDARS—Our 2020 Church Calendars have arrived! Stewards for 2019 or 2020 who would like a Church Calen-dar are asked to stop by the Church office. The office is open Monday thru Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

ST HARALAMBOS 69th ANNIVERSARY-On Sunday evening, February 16, we will celebrate our parish’s 69th Anniversary with a Festive Dinner Dance celebrating Apokries at the Fountain Blue! There will be entertainment for the children and great music! Please mark the date and plan to attend with your family!

PROGRAM BOOK—In conjunction with our Dinner Dance, we will have a Program Book, and we are looking for sponsorships. Contracts are available from the church office, and the deadline is Feb 1. Please give us your support!

THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE is seeking volunteers for the Meals on Wheels Ministry on Sat, Jan 18 and Bessie’s Table Soup Kitchen on Jan 27 to feed those in need. Contact Anna Prekas at annaprekas@gmail.com or call 847.361.2936 if you would like to get involved with Meals on Wheels. Contact John Pierce (zorbpierce@aol.com) if you would like to be involved with Bessie’s Table.

FANARI WINTER CAMP Register for our annual Fanari Winter Camp at the St. Iakovos Retreat Center! The session from Feb 28-Mar 2 is for Junior GOYAns ON-LY. Registration is open now at fanari.org.

INTRO TO ORTHODOXY CLASS Saints Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church in Glen-view is offering a twelve-week Intro to Ortho-doxy class on Mondays from 7 pm to 9 pm starting January 13. It is being offered to faith-ful, catechumens and seekers. Contact Fr. Rick (frrick@ssppglenview.org) for questions.

DONATION BOX —We are grateful to all you who have placed contributions in the dona-tion box in the narthex. You have helped many people! There continues to be many people in need; your continued support is greatly appreci-ated.

UPCOMING DATES TO NOTE:

TONIGHT —Sanctity of Life Prayer Service at Ss. Peter and Paul (Burr Ridge)

Mon, Feb 10 —Feast Day of Saint Haralambos

Thurs, Feb 13—Missions Benefit Dinner

Sunday, Feb 16—St. Haralambos 69th Anniver-sary Dinner celebrating Apokries

Feb 14-17—YAL CHICAGO CONFERENCE

May 1—Inaugural Servant Leadership Awards

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mission Team Chicago Benefit Dinner 2020

With guest speaker Metropolitan Theodosios of Kananga,

Democratic Republic of Congo

Thursday, February 13 St. John the Baptist (Des Plaines)

Donation: $35 Doors open 6:30 pm

www.MissionTeamChicago.org or call 317-709-0168

Ἀπόστολος καὶ Εὐαγγέλιον τῆς Ἡμέρας

ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ

Πρὸς Κολασσαεῖς γ’4-11

Ἀδελφοί, ὅταν ὁ Χριστὸς φανερωθῇ, ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν, τότε καὶ ὑμεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ

φανερωθήσεσθε ἐν δόξῃ. Νεκρώσατε οὖν τὰ μέλη ὑμῶν τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς,

πορνείαν, ἀκαθαρσίαν, πάθος, ἐπιθυμίαν κακήν, καὶ τὴν πλεονεξίαν ἥτις

ἐστὶν εἰδωλολατρία, δι᾽ ἃ ἔρχεται ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῆς

ἀπειθείας, ἐν οἷς καὶ ὑμεῖς περιεπατήσατέ ποτε ὅτε ἐζῆτε ἐν αὐτοῖς΄ νυνὶ δὲ

ἀπόθεσθε καὶ ὑμεῖς τὰ πάντα, ὀργήν, θυμόν, κακίαν, βλασφημίαν,

αἰσχρολογίαν ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ὑμῶν· μὴ ψεύδεσθε εἰς ἀλλήλους,

ἀπεκδυσάμενοι τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον σὺν ταῖς πράξεσιν αὐτοῦ, καὶ

ἐνδυσάμενοι τὸν νέον τὸν ἀνακαινούμενον εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν κατ᾽ εἰκόνα τοῦ

κτίσαντος αὐτόν, ὅπου οὐκ ἔνι Ἕλλην καὶ ᾽Ιουδαῖος, περιτομὴ καὶ

ἀκροβυστία, βάρβαρος, Σκύθης, δοῦλος, ἐλεύθερος, ἀλλὰ τὰ πάντα καὶ ἐν

πᾶσι Χριστός.

ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Λουκᾶν ιζ’ 12-19

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, εἰσερχομένου τοῦ Ἰησοῦ εἴς τινα κώμην ἀπήντησαν αὐτῷ

δέκα λεπροὶ ἄνδρες, οἳ ἔστησαν πόρρωθεν, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἦραν φωνὴν λέγοντες,

᾽Ιησοῦ ἐπιστάτα, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Καὶ ἰδὼν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Πορευθέντες

ἐπιδείξατε ἑαυτοὺς τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν. Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ὑπάγειν αὐτοὺς

ἐκαθαρίσθησαν. Εἷς δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν, ἰδὼν ὅτι ἰάθη, ὑπέστρεψεν μετὰ φωνῆς

μεγάλης δοξάζων τὸν Θεόν, καὶ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον παρὰ τοὺς πόδας

αὐτοῦ εὐχαριστῶν αὐτῷ· καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν Σαμαρίτης. Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ ᾽Ιησοῦς

εἶπεν, Οὐχὶ οἱ δέκα ἐκαθαρίσθησαν; οἱ δὲ ἐννέα ποῦ; οὐχ εὑρέθησαν

ὑποστρέψαντες δοῦναι δόξαν τῷ Θεῷ εἰ μὴ ὁ ἀλλογενὴς οὗτος; καὶ εἶπεν

αὐτῷ, ᾽Αναστὰς πορεύου· ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέν σε.

EPISTLE READING Colossians 3:4-11

BRETHREN, when Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear

with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: fornication,

impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account

of these the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience. In these you

once walked, when you lived in them. But now put them all away; anger,

wrath, malice, slander, and foul talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one

another, seeing that you have put off the old nature with its practices and have

put on the new nature, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of

its creator. Here there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircum-

cised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all, and in all.

GOSPEL Luke 17:12-19

At that time, as Jesus entered a village, He was met by ten lepers, who stood at

a distance and lifted up their voices and said: "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us."

When He saw them He said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests."

And as they went they were cleansed. Then one of them, when he saw that he

was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face

at Jesus' feet, giving Him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then said Jesus:

"Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and

give praise to God except this foreigner?" And He said to him: "Rise and go

your way; your faith has made you well."

Epistle and Gospel Readings for Today