June 20, 2010 Church Bulletin
Sunday, June 20, 2010
FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
VARIATION IN TODAY’S DIVINE LITURGY
At the entrance (Service Book page 97):
- TROPARION OF THE RESURRECTION – Tone 3: Let the Heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad, for the Lord hath done a mighty act with His own hand. He has trampled death by His death and has become the first born from the dead. He has delivered us from the depths of Hades, granting to the people of the world His Great Mercy.
- THE ENTRANCE HYMN: O Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ. O son of God, who art risen from the dead save us who sing unto thee: Alleluia.
- REPEAT No.1 ABOVE.
- TROPARION OF ST. GEORGE – Tone 4: As deliverer of captives and defender of the poor, healer of the infirm, champion of kings, victorious, Great Martyr George, intercede with Christ our God for our soul’s salvation.
- KONTAKION FOR THE THEOTOKOS – Tone 2: O undisputed intercessor of Christians, the mediatrix who is unrejected by the Creator, turn not away from the voice of our petitions, although we be sinners, come to us with aid in time who cry unto Thee in faith, for thou art good. Hasten to us with intercessions, O Theotokos, who dost ever intercede for those who honor thee.
Prokeimenon: Sing praises to our God, sing praises. Clap your hands, all you nations.
EPISTLE: The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Romans. (Chapter 6:18-23.)
BRETHREN, having been set free from sin, you have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once yielded your members to impurity and to greater and greater iniquity, so now yield your members to righteousness for sanctification.
When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But then what return did you get from the things of which you are now ashamed? The end of those things is death. But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the return you get is sanctification and its end, eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW. (Chapter 8:5-13)
At that time: As Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, beseeching him and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress." And he said to him, "I will come and heal him." But the centurion answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, "Come," and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it." When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I say to you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith. I tell you, many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth." And to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; be it done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed at that very moment.
Special note: Except for those who are elderly and/or disabled, please remain standing during Holy Communion.
NEXT WEEK’S HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: Romans 10:1-1-; Matt. 8:28-34; 9:1.
A reminder to join us for this year’s annual Parish Life Conference at the Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, MA, hosted by St. George Orthodox Cathedral, Worcester, MA, June 18th-20th. The church will be CLOSED for services, Saturday, June 19th and Sunday, June 20th. We encourage you to join us for Great Vespers on June 19th at 5:00p.m. and for the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy on June 20th at 10:00AM at the Sturbridge Host Hotel. Rt. Rev. Bishop THOMAS presiding. Hope to see you there!
*Now that Church School has ended, all children should partake of communion with the rest of the parish, and should return to their seats with their families after communion.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
GREEK FESTIVAL – Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 14 Magazine St., Cambridge, MA, is sponsoring a three day outdoor Grecian Festival on Friday, June 18, Saturday, June 19 and Sunday, June 20 from 11AM to 11PM. Live Greek & American music and dancing, a delicious variety of Greek foods and pastries, Gyro, Taverna, Coffee House, children’s game room, flea market, many handicraft booths, including pottery, ceramics, jewelry, knitted articles and plants. FREE ADMISSION. Proceeds to benefit the church building fund. For further info, please call (617) 876-3601.
CHARLES M. DOWD MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT HOSTED BY THE MENS’ CLUB OF ST. GEORGE, WORCESTER – At Mount Pleasant Country Club, Boylston, MA, Tuesday, June 29th at 12:30PM, shotgun start; golfers please arrive by 11:30AM. Cost: $150 per golfer, includes dinner; $175 for one golfer and one dinner guest; $30 for dinner only. Middle Eastern Dinner Buffet at the Cathedral, 30 Anna St., Worcester beginning with cocktails at 5:30PM. Sponsorships are available starting at $125. For applications and more info please call Michael Dowd 508-752-9150.