- St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church

ST. HARALAMBOS SUNDAY BULLETIN
September 11, 2016
Sunday before the ELEVATION of the holy cross
PATRIOT DAY
Orthros 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy immediately following the Orthros.
TODAY’S TRISAGION:
15 Years: Memorial for the departed victims
and first responders of the terror attack on the
World Trade Center, September 11, 2001.
PRAY FOR THE SICK:
Aultman: Peter Bournelis
Mercy Medical: Alice Chrisanthus
MAY THEIR MEMORY BE ETERNAL.
September 18, 2016, Team C
Sunday After the Holy Cross
SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE:
MON. Sept. 12
TUE. Sept. 13
WED. Sept. 14
SUN. Sept. 18
MON. Sept. 19
TUE. Sept. 20
WED. Sept. 21
SUN. Sept. 25
Greek School Registration
5:30 p.m.
†Sunday School Staff Mtg.
6:00 p.m.
GOYA PAPA GYROS FUNDRAISER
†Exaltation of the Holy Cross 9:00 a.m.
†Sunday After the Holy Cross 9:00 a.m.
Sunday School Classes Begin
Hellenic Dancers Registration
Greek School Classes Begin 5:30 p.m.
Silver Liners Luncheon
12:00 noon
Men’s Club Meeting
6:00 p.m.
Jr. Choir Rehearsal
5:45 p.m.
Sr. Choir Rehearsal
6:30 p.m.
Parish Council Meeting
6:30 p.m.
†1st Sunday of Luke
9:00 a.m.
THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS!
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
GREEK SCHOOL
Registration: TODAY, Sept. 11th, After Church
Or Monday, Sept. 12th, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Registration forms in the Sept./Oct. KOINONIA
First day of classes: Monday, Sept. 19th, 5:30 p.m.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Registration: On or before Sunday, Sept. 18th
Registration forms in the Sept./Oct. KOINONIA
First day of classes: Sunday, Sept. 18th, 9:45 a.m.
HELLENIC DANCERS
Registration: Sunday, Sept. 25th, after church
First practice: Thursday, Sept. 29th, beginning 4:20 p.m.
ALTAR BOY SCHEDULE:
NEXT BIBLE STUDY:
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Father Nick
Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Deacon Keric Shiepis
ATTENTION GOYANS:
There is a GOYA meeting today in the
Youth Room following church services.
GOYA FUNDRAISER:
PASTA DINNER!
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
After church services in the
Cultural Center.
DONATIONS ARE APPRECIATED!
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
Please support our St. Haralambos Youth Groups!
YOUTH BASKETBALL
& VOLLEYBALL COACHES NEEDED!
If you are interested in coaching the
Boys & Girls Basketball or Volleyball teams,
please submit your letter of intent to the church
office, Father Nick or Sia Pope
by September 30, 2016 .
FALL BOOKSTORE HOURS
Fall hours for the Bookstore resume TODAY!
The Bookstore is now OPEN:
Sundays
After Services
Wednesdays 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Thursdays
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
… and also by appointment.
HELEN MEDER
SOPHIE USNER
330-494-2411
330-493-1314
Sunday School Community Outreach Projects
The high school class is collecting items for their
Community Projects this year. Please deliver items to the
church and drop them in the red box located in the lobby.
Thank you for helping them help others and for your
continued generosity.
ITEMS NEEDED
Travel-size toiletries, School supplies,
Elementary-age books for Madge Youtz Library,
“Huggables for Christ” stuffed animals,
Hats, mittens and scarves.
Community Dinner and Greek Dance
Thursday, Sept. 22nd - Hilton Garden Inn Southpointe
Reservations must be made by 9/17/2016.
More information available on the bulletin board downstairs.
ANNUNCIATION GREEK FESTIVAL
September 15, 16 & 17
11am - 11pm
Greek Food, Beverages & Pastries, Drive-Thru
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
129 South Union Street, Akron, OH 44304
HELLENIC LINK MIDWEST SCHOLARSHIP
www.helleniclinkmidwest.org
Scholarship forms are also available in the church
office for undergraduates of Greek descent who
reside in the Midwest and have completed at least one
year of full-time study (as of June 2016).
Application Deadline: November 1, 2016
The Saint Haralambos Philoptochos
proudly presents:
“Just Dance”
A Dinner and Dance Showcase
Saturday October 15, 2016 6:00 p.m.
$25 Adults, $10 Children (10 and under)
(Reserved tables for parties of 8)
Tickets will be available for sale in the
coming weeks.
Questions? Please contact
John and Christine Kellamis (330) 499-0550 or
Carol Capocci (330) 412-0022.
*** Please let us know if you are interested
in performing! ***
MEN’S CLUB MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
St. Haralambos Tri-Room
6:00 PM SOCIAL HOUR
6:30 PM DINNER
NEW MEMBERS, AGES 18 AND OVER,
ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US!
SEPTEMBER SAFETY TIP:
Do your part to help promote safety at Saint
Haralambos! Whether attending a small event or
large event at church – do your part to keep your
valuables safe!
 Always be aware of the location of your personal
belongings (backpack, purse, wallet, cell phone,
laptops, etc.) at all times.
 Never leave your personal belongings unattended such as in an unlocked room, unlocked
cupboard, or unlocked drawer.
 Visible purchases or valuables in your car? –keep
them out-of-site! Lock them in the glove
compartment or trunk, and keep your car locked!
 See someone or something suspicious?
Something that makes you do a double-take or
go ‘hmm – this does not look or feel right” -Inform a Parish Council member. If we do not
know about it we cannot do something about it.
September 11, 2016 Sunday Verses
Sunday Before the Elevation of the Holy Cross
Tοῦ Ναοῦ
Ως στῦλος ἀκλόνητος, τῆς Ἐκκλησίας Χριτοῦ, καὶ λύχνος ἀείφωτος, τῆς
οἰκουμένης σοφέ, ἐδείχθης Χαράλαμπες· ἔλαμψας ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ, διὰ τοῦ
μαρτυρίου. ἔλυσας καὶ εἰδώλων τὴν σκοτόμαιναν μάκαρ· διὸ ἐν παρρησία
Χριστῷ. Πρέσβευε σωθῆναι ἡμᾶς.
Of the Church
As a pillar unshaken of Christ’s holy Church, and lamp ever-burning to all the
world you emerged, O wise Haralambos; in all the world you shined, with the
martyrdom you suffered, you dispelled the dark night, of the idols, O blessed;
whence, with courage do intercede, to Christ that we may be saved.
Κοντάκιον. Ήχος δ'
Ιωακείμ καί Άννα όνειδισμού ατεκνίας, καί Αδάμ καί Εύα, εκ τής φθοράς
τού θανάτου, ηλευθερώθησαν, Άχραντε, εν τή αγία γεννήσει σου, αυτήν
εορτάζει καί ο λαός σου, ενοχής τών πταισμάτων, λυτρωθείς εν τώ κράζειν
σοι, Η στείρα τίκτει τήν Θεοτόκον, καί τροφόν τής ζωής ημών.
September 11, 2016 Sunday Verses
Sunday Before the Elevation of the Holy Cross
Ἦχος γ’.
Εὐφραινέσθω τὰ οὐράνια, ἀγαλλιάσθω τὰ ἐπίγεια, ὅτι ἐποίησε κράτος, ἐν
βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, ὁ Κύριος· ἐπάτησε τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον· πρωτότοκος
τῶν νεκρῶν ἐγένετο· ἐκ κοιλίας ᾅδου ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς, καὶ παρέσχε τῷ
κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
Mode 3
Let the heavens sing for joy, and let everything on earth be glad. * For with His
Arm the Lord has worked power. * He trampled death under foot by means of
death; * and He became the firstborn from the dead. * From the maw of Hades
He delivered us; * and He granted the world His great mercy.
Ἀπολυτίκιον. Τῆς Ἑορτῆς. Ἠχος δʹ.
Ἡ γέννησίς σου Θεοτόκε, χαρὰν ἐµήνυσε πάσῃ τῇ οἰκουµένῃ· ἐκ σοῦ γὰρ
ἀνέτειλεν ὁ ἥλιος τῆς δικαιοσύνης, Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, καὶ λύσας τὴν
κατάραν, ἔδωκε τὴν εὐλογίαν· καὶ καταργήσας τὸν θάνατον, ἐδωρήσατο
ἡµῖν ζωὴν τὴν αἰώνιον.
September 8 - Nativity of the Theotokos
Kontakion. Mode 4.
Both Joachim and Anna from their sterility’s stigma, and Adam and Eve from
their mortality’s ruin have been set free, O immaculate Maid, by your holy nativity. For this do your people hold celebration, redeemed from the guilt of
transgression as they cry to you, “The barren one bears the Theotokos, yea the
nourisher of our Life.”
Apolytikion. For the Feast. Mode 4.
Your Nativity, O Theotokos, imparted joy to the entire earth, for out of you
has risen the Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God. He nullified the curse and
instead gave His blessing; and causing death to be neutralized, He granted us
eternal life.
September 11, 2016 Sunday Before the Elevation of the Holy Cross
St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 6:11-18
BRETHREN, see with what large letters I am
writing to you with my own hand. It is those
who want to make a good showing in the flesh
that would compel you to be circumcised, and
only in order that they may not be persecuted
for the cross of Christ. For even those who receive circumcision do not themselves keep the
law, but they desire to have you circumcised
that they may glory in your flesh. But far be it
from me to glory except in the cross of our
Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has
been crucified to me, and I to the world. For
neither circumcision counts for anything, nor
uncircumcision, but a new creation. Peace and
mercy be upon all who walk by this rule, upon
the Israel of God. Henceforth let no man trouble me; for I bear on my body the marks of
Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be
with your spirit, brethren. Amen.
Ἀ, ἴδετε πηλίκοις ὑμῖν γράμμασιν
ἔγραψα τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί. Ὅσοι θέλουσιν
εὐπροσωπῆσαι ἐν σαρκί, οὗτοι
ἀναγκάζουσιν ὑμᾶς περιτέμνεσθαι,
μόνον ἵνα μὴ τῷ σταυρῷ τοῦ Χριστοῦ
διώκωνται. Οὐδὲ γὰρ οἱ περιτετμημένοι
αὐτοὶ νόμον φυλάσσουσιν, ἀλλὰ
θέλουσιν ὑμᾶς περιτέμνεσθαι, ἵνα ἐν τῇ
ὑμετέρᾳ σαρκὶ καυχήσωνται. Ἐμοὶ δὲ μὴ
γένοιτο καυχᾶσθαι εἰ μὴ ἐν τῷ σταυρῷ
τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ· διʼ οὗ
ἐμοὶ κόσμος ἐσταύρωται, κἀγὼ τῷ
κόσμῳ. Ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ οὔτε
περιτομή τι ἰσχύει, οὔτε ἀκροβυστία,
ἀλλὰ καινὴ κτίσις. Καὶ ὅσοι τῷ κανόνι
τούτῳ στοιχήσουσιν, εἰρήνη ἐπʼ αὐτούς,
καὶ ἔλεος, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰσραὴλ τοῦ θεοῦ.
Τοῦ λοιποῦ, κόπους μοι μηδεὶς παρεχέτω·
ἐγὼ γὰρ τὰ στίγματα τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ ἐν
τῷ σώματί μου βαστάζω. Ἡ χάρις τοῦ
κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ τοῦ
πνεύματος ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί. Ἀμήν.
September 11, 2016 Sunday Before the Elevation of the Holy Cross
The Gospel according to St. John Chapter 3:13-17
The Lord said, "No one has ascended into
heaven but he who descended from heaven,
the Son of man. And as Moses lifted up the
serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of
man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him
may have eternal life.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his
only Son, that whoever believes in him should
not perish but have eternal life. For God sent
the Son into the world, not to condemn the
world, but that the world might be saved
through him."
Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος· καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀναβέβηκεν εἰς
τὸν οὐρανὸν εἰ μὴ ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ
καταβάς, ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὁ ὤν ἐν τῷ
οὐρανῷ. καὶ καθὼς Μωϋσῆς ὕψωσε τὸν ὄφιν
ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, οὕτως ὑψωθῆναι δεῖ τὸν υἱὸν
τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν
μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ' ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον. Οὕτω
γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κόσμον, ὥστε τὸν
υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ
πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ' ἔχῃ
ζωὴν αἰώνιον. οὐ γὰρ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν
υἱὸν αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἵνα κρίνῃ τὸν
κόσμον, ἀλλ' ἵνα σωθῇ ὁ κόσμος δι' αὐτοῦ.