July-August 2013

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Prayer in the Time of Drought
O Master, Lord our God, Who didst hear
Elijah the Tishbite because of his zeal for
Thee, and for a time didst command that rain
be held back from being sent unto the earth,
and again at his prayer didst grant it fruitbearing rain: Do Thou Thyself, O Master of
all, Who art being entreated, out of Thy deep
compassion grant abundant rain unto Thine
inheritance; and, overlooking our sins, do
Thou send down Thy rains upon every place
entreating and praying for it. Make glad the
face of the earth, for the sake of Thy poor
people and infants, and animals and all others, for they trust in Thee, that Thou wilt give
drink unto them in due season. For Thou art
our God, a God Who showeth mercy and
saveth, and unto Thee do we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages, Amen.
ST. ELIAS THE PROPHET
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
JULY/ AUGUST 2013
The glorious Elias,
incarnate messenger of God,
pillar of prophets,
and second forerunner of the coming of Christ
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Denver
The MOST Rev. Metropolitan Isaiah, Primate
Reverend Fr. Dimitrios A. Pappas, Priest
St. Elias the Prophet
46 Calle Electra
Santa Fe, NM 87508
(505) 466-0015 office (505) 204-4655 cell [email protected]
www.stelias.nm.goarch.org
A WELCOME NOTE TO OUR GUESTS:
We are glad to have you worshipping with us today.
Please sign our Guest Register
and introduce yourself to Father Dimitrios after the service.
Please join us for lunch following the Divine Liturgy.
sent grace from on high
to Elisha that he might cleanse lepers
and heal sickness
SERVICES AND INFORMATION
Times of Services:
Sundays: Orthros/Matins - 9:00am; Divine Liturgy - 10:00am
SERVICES FOR JULY
Sunday, 7 July
Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Sunday, 14 July
Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Friday, 19 July Great Vesper 6:00pm.
Saturday, 20 July Prophet Elias
Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Sunday, 21 July
Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Sunday, 28 July
Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am
SERVICES FOR AUGUST
Friday, August 2
Paraklesis 6:00pm.
Sunday, 4 August
Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Tuesday, 6 August Transfiguration
Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Wednesday, 7 August
Paraklesis 6:00 pm
Friday, 9 August
Paraklesis 6:00pm.
Sunday, 11 August
Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Wednesday, 14 August Paraklesis 6:00pm
Thursday, 15 August Dortion of the Theotokos
Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Sunday, 18 August
Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Sunday, 25 August
Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am
"Sweet Virgin" at Petra of Lesvos page 3
of the robbers attempted to remove the silver lining of the large image of the Virgin of the Temple,
the Virgin Mary miraculously and the Bandit collapsed paralyzed. Feared then divine wrath and the
other robbers, received the paralytic partner and had gathered the loot and left. Few of the precious
sacred objects rescued
then as the silver lining of the Icon of the Virgin Mary, the silver
censer of 1667 and the
Holy Grail 1742. During the raid on March 12,
1676 the French pirate
Krevellie, rescued the
Church of Our Lady,
like the other Churches of
Petra, perhaps because
the pirates were Christians. Restricted only
to listefsi of houses and
the kidnapping of 500
prisoners and especially
young girls. Then deserted the Rock, to flourish again end of the
eighteenth century. It is
unknown when it was
consecrated and was inaugurated the church. In
Pilgrimage, except the
miraculous icon of the
Virgin Mary are hoarders
and the Holy Relics of
Saint Tryphon, St. Catherine and St. Haralambos, kept in an ornate reliquary. For Miraculous
Image prevailing many
legends. Among them
are the following: "In the
old days Galaxeidiotiko ship was docked in the port of Petra between the small island and the mainland. One Saturday
night the captain descended the den to venerate the Icon of the Virgin and ignite the candle, but was
surprised when he saw leave the position of icons. None of the sailors were not able to inform him of
what happened to the Icon. Going though the blanket noticed a light overground wandering star-like
glowing on top of the rock of Petra. Comes the captain ashore, climb the rock, find the icon there, he
gets it and brings back to the boat. But the same happened the next two nights. He realized then that
the Virgin wanted to stay forever in the rock of Petra. Colluded with the notables of the village,
where they built a small chapel and placed inside the Blessed Virgin Mary. ""When they wanted to
build the Church, a dove holding floss mapped the foundations of the church and courtyard, unraveling the silk thread. With fear and trembling the craftsmen were building the walls at the edge of the
cliff by clicking on hanging scaffolds and work is not progressing quickly. The Virgin Mary, but did
her miracle, to give them courage. The first Saturday night foreman holding in one hand the carafe
with raki and another tray with the glasses, turning on the scaffolding while treating their artisans.
For a time, however, stumbled and collapsed. Startled everyone, artisans and laborers looked down
expecting to see him lying down and dead. Shocked when they saw him standing by the carafe tray
in his hands to shout "Do not force the men, her grace helps us" and immediately went back to the
rock and continued to give the raki to the workers. E Panagia mazi sas!
"Sweet Virgin" at Petra of Lesvos page 2
Within the fort there was chapel of the Virgin, before the conquest of the island by
the Turks in 1462. The year 1609 in place of the small church was erected larger
church with four cells and building this state the legend. From the sacred vessels
of the Church in 1609 held outside other silver thurible 1667 and also silver chalice of 1742. The year 1840 under Sultan saved yet, fundamentally renovated the
church in its present form, three-aisled basilica with a wooden throne with a
wooden painted temple. Near the church is a square turret, which is the ceremony
of the Lord's Resurrection. A few steps above is another smaller balcony, part of
which is covered
by the Bell Tower,
based on two
columns, on the
eastern edge of
the balcony and
two psefdokiones
entetoichismenon
the yard walls,
on both sides of
the door through
which we enter
the courtyard of
the Church . Infrared this is engraved the year of
the last renovation of the church,
1840.The church
was built on the
southeast side of
the interior of the
yard walls. On
the west side between the Narthex and yard walls there are three graves with inscribed marble
slabs of the past century. Under the church's natural reservoir within which collected from the roof of the Church of rain water.
The offerings of the faithful were rich and shone the Church of gold and silver
and precious stones. With silver and gold were lined large icons on the iconostasis
and many of the small, silver and gold more candles, the chalices, the Gospels,
the censers, the cherubim. But this wealth aroused and the persecution of the
Church. Twenty-five years after the last renovation in 1865. Turk robbers inrush
in the grounds of the church, took violently from the Nun Ink, the only one who
lived then in a cell of the Church, the key of the Church and in minimum time
grab what they found valuable in gold and silver and silk and only when one
"Sweet Virgin" at Petra of Lesvos page 1
"Mother of God, is the hope of all, the Christians roof, guard, heed thereto hoping
thee"
One of the most beautiful and original religious monuments and shrines, which
boasts not only the town of Petra, and the island of Mytilene is the venerable
and historic pilgrimage "Panagia Sweet". It was and is a strong attraction for
thousands of Greeks and foreign visitors every year climb the 114 steps to worship the Virgin Mary, to stand in awe and pray in the Holy Icon of the Virgin
Mary on top of
the sacred rock
and feel the heart
pulsing of reverence and respect.
On top of the
rock of Petra of
forty meters, is
the Church of
Our Lady of
Glykophilousa
able fortified and
impregnable, that
during the years
of hegemony
Gatelouzon Lesbos was small
fortress. The fort
was inaccessible
from three sides
because of the
steep cliff and
only the eastern
one could climb
up the walls of
the fortress, but
also easily refuted
by the defendants. There are
several evidence for the existence of the fort during that time. The Florentine
Abbot Bouodelmonti, who had visited Lesvos early O. century, in his book on
the islands of the Archipelago, published in 1420, including the fortress of Petra.
Also Zamperti in sonnet contained in his book on the Aegean Islands, published
in 1845 mentions the fortress of Petra. Medieval Maps and note the fortress just
the rock. But today found in the grounds of the church piece scaly coat of arms
Gatelouso indicative of the interest of the then rulers of the island for the position, as entetoichismenos headed eagle on the west side of the yard walls
Stewardship 2013
July
7 July Sunday prosforo and coffee hour Anna Patsalis
14 July Sunday prosforo and coffee hour Angela Keenen
20 July Saturday Prophet Elias prosforo Fr. Dimitri Pappas
21 July Sunday Feast day Celebration prosforo Fr. Dimitri
Pappa at St. Elias the Prophet
28 July Sunday prosforo and coffee hour Eugenia Parry
August
4 August Sunday prosforo and coffee hour Eva Kurtz
6 August Tuesday Transfiguration of Our Lord prosforo Fr. Dimitri Pappas
11 August Sunday prosforo Diane Tintor and coffee hour Bonnie Hardwick
15 August Thursday Dormition of The Theotokos prosforo Fr. Dimitri
Pappas
18 August Sunday prosforo Leslie Cook and coffee hour Judy Brophy
25 August Sunday prosforo and coffee hour Niki Constantaras
Prosfora must be at the church by 9:00 a.m.
To change your day you must find and give sufficient notice to someone to take
your place.You're also responsible for coffee room clean up.
Rinse coffee urns, wipe down counters and tables, sweep floor, replace soiled table
cloths, place bag of garbage in green bin and wheel it down to the church mailbox. An important detail. Questions? Call Nia Parry 424-1402.
CHURCH NAME DAY CELEBRATION
Come and celebrate with us the
Feast day of St. Elias the Prophet
July 21th 2013
After the Divine Liturgy
Please feel free to bring anything
for the picnic.
We have collected so far $42, 500 in stewardship this year . Our budget
for the year is $135,000. If you have not yet
signed your Stewardship card . Please do so.
Every Steward is very important to us, If
you need a card, you may pick one up at the
church or please call the church.
Alexis, Dean & Cynthia
Argos, Potitsa
Baker, Marcia
Ballas, Peter
Barlow, Richard
Boone-Van Zandt,
Dennis & Tonya
Brophy, Judith
Carl, Melissa
Chronis, Christopher
Constantaras, Dr. Alex &
Niki
Constantaras, Alexia
Counelis, Spiros and Marina
Cook, Bess & Leslie
Daskalos, Chris & Milly
Denko John & Shirley
Denko Katherine
Eddings Scott & Lena
Ennis, Mac
Hardwick, Bonnie
Jensvold, Anne
Josephakis, John &
Dianne
Kalangis, Alex & Svenja
Kalangis– Barker, Susana
Kassicieh, Samir
Kassisieh Qustandi
Kefal, Nymphe
Kitsos, Vasilios &Christina
Kurtz, Eva
Manos, Peter
Margo, Carol
Michas, Christopher &
Sophia
Minetos, Vaso
O’Brien, Mary
Pappas, Alex & Rena
Pappas, George A.
Pappas, Dean & Jennifer
Parry, Eugenia
Patsalis, Ignatios & Anna
Pavlakos, Vasilios &
Evange
Poggas, John & Tula
Proestos, Paul & Susan
Robeson, Steven & Besty
Razatos, Leonardo
Round, Russell (Ignatios)
Sander, Vicki
Santikos, Mary
Santikos , Violeta
Shea Michael and Gael
Levings
Skinas, Hellen
Steven, Joe and Anastasia
Tintor, Diane
Topakas, George & Lurani
Tramontanas, Kerry
Tramontanas, Tracey
Vasilion, Evan
Vasilion-Dixon Steve &
Rebecca
Vaupen, Burt & Frederika
Zaffer, Constantinos &
Arismia
Zrilic, Djuro
July 2013
Sun
1 Thomas Sunday
Orthros 9:00am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Mon
21
Tue
3
2
Wed
Wed
43
Thu
Thu
4
5
Fri
Fri
56
Sat
Sat
67
Vespers 6:00pm
8 Myrrh bearers
7
Kyriaki
St.St.
John
the Theologian
Orthros9:00am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
MOTHERS DAY
9
8
15 Paralytic
14
Orthros9:00am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
16
15
10
9
11
10
12
11
14
13
Wedding 4:30pm
No Vespers
17
16
18
17
St. Pentecost
Marina
Mid–
19
18
Orthros 9:00am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
22 Samaritan Women
21
Orthros 9:00am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
FEAST DAY CELEBRATION PICNIC
13
12
23
22 St. Magdalene
24
23
25
24 St. Christina
20
19
Great Vesper 6:00pm
26
25 St. Anna
27
26 St. Paraskevi
21 St. Constantine and
20
Prophet Elias
Helen
Orthros
am
Orthros9:00
9:00am
Divine
Liturgy
am
Divine Liturgy10:00
10:00am
Vespers 6:00pm
28
27 St. Panteleimonos
Vespers 6:00pm
29 Blind Man
Orthros
9:00am
2 8 St. Ireni
Chyrsovalantou
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Parish Council
30
MEMORIAL DAY
29
31
30
31
*SHADED AREAS ARE
FASTING DAYS*
AUGUST 2013
Sun
Sun
Mon
Mon
Tue
Wed
Wed
Tue
Thu
1
1 Thomas Sunday
Orthros 9:00am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
2
*SHADED AREAS ARE
FASTING DAYS*
3
Fri
Thu
2
4
5
Sat
Fri
Sat
3
6
Paraklesis 6:00pm.
7
Vespers 6:00pm
4
Myrrh bearers
Orthros89:00am
John 10:00am
the Theologian
Divine St.
Liturgy
Orthros9:00am
Divine
Liturgy 10:00am
Festival
Meeting
MOTHERS DAY
5
11
15 Paralytic
Parish Council
Meeting
Orthros9:00am
Divine
Liturgy 10:00am
Orthros
9:00am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
12
18
19
9
6 Transfiguration
10
Orthros 9:00am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
8
7
11
9
12
10
13
Paraklesis 6:00pm.
14
Paraklesis 6:00pm
Wedding 4:30pm
No Vespers
13
16
14
17
18
Mid– Pentecost
15 Dormition of the Theoto19
kos
16
17
20
21 St. Constantine and
Helen
Orthros 9:00am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Orthros 9:00am
Orthros
9:00am
Paraklesis 6:00pm
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
22 Samaritan Women
OrthrosOrthros
9:00am9:00am
10:00am
Divine Divine
LiturgyLiturgy
10:00am
20
23
21
24
22
25
23
26
27
VespersAitolos
6:00pm
24 St Kosmas
28
Vespers 6:00pm
25
Blind Man
Orthros 29
9:00am
9:00am
Divine Orthros
Liturgy 10:00am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
26
27
30
MEMORIAL DAY
28
31
29 Be heading of St. John the
Baptist
30 St Alexandros
31