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ASSUMPTION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
601 South Central Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60644
Main: 773-626-3114
Email: office@assumptionchicago.org
Website: assumptionchicago.org
Father Apostolos N. Georgiafentis - Protopresbyter
Mr. George Demas - Pastoral Assistant
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2022 - ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 23 ΟΚΤΟΒΡΙΟΥ 2022
Saint James the Apostle - Saint Ignatius, Patriarch of Constantinople
Άγιος ‘Ιάκωβος ό Άδελφόθεος - Άγιος Ίγνάτιος, Πατ. Κωνσταντινούπολη
6TH SUNDAY OF LUKE
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+SAINT DEMETRIOS THE MYRRH-STREAMER
Saint Demetrios was a Thessalonian, a most pious son of pious and noble parents, and a teacher of the Faith of Christ. When Maximian first came to Thessalonica in 290, he raised the Saint to the rank of Duke of Thessaly. But when it was discovered that the Saint was a Christian, he was arrested and kept bound in a bath-house. While the games were under way in the city, Maximian was a spectator there. A certain friend of his, a barbarian who was a notable wrestler, Lyaeus by name, waxing haughty because of the height and strength of his body, boasted in the stadium and challenged the citizens to a contest with him. All that fought with him were defeated. Seeing this, a certain youth named Nestor, aquaintance of Demetrios', came to the Saint in the bath-house and asked his blessing to fight Lyaeus single-handed. Receiving this blessing and sealing himself with the sign of the precious Cross, he presented himself in the stadium, and said, "O God of Demetrios, help me!" and straightway he engaged Lyaeus in combat and smote him with a mortal blow to the heart, leaving the former boaster lifeless upon the earth. Maximian was sorely grieved over this, and when he learned who was the cause of this defeat, he commanded straightway and Demetrios was pierced with lances while he was yet in the bath-house, as for Nestor, Maximian commanded that he be slain with his own sword. -Commemorated on October 26
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Picture of the Holy Relics of St. Demetrios the Great martyr, from his Church in Thessaloniki. His relics continue to give off Holy Myrrh. During the weeks before and after his feast, they are brought out for more public veneration by the faithful. Behind the relics are icons of St. Demetrios standing and being martyred by being pierced with spears on his right side (as was Christ).
"[T]he testimonies to the flow of myron are numerous. According to a Jacobite Synaxary, every day a perfumed oil flows, which heals those who accept it with faith, particularly on the feast of St Demetrios. That day, in fact, it flows more copiously than others, even from the walls and columns of the church. The people in great numbers wipe it from the walls and put this oil in flasks. This miracle will endure until the end of time. Virtuous priests who have seen this have spoken of it and given witness to it."
St. Demetrios: A grave may cover me O Grecian land, but the whole world is filled with the fragrance of my myrrh, rejoice O my Hometown, for I hold back your enemies, I conquer them and protect you who honor me.
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Epistle Reading for the Day
St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 1:11-19
BRETHREN, I would have you know that the gospel which was preached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it; and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and had called me through his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother.
Gospel Reading of the Day
The Gospel according to Luke 8:26-39
At that time, as Jesus arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, there met him a man from the city who had demons; for a long time he had worn no clothes and he lived not in a house but among the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beseech you, do not torment me." For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him; he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters, but he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the desert.) Jesus then asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion"; for many demons had entered him. And they begged him not to command them to depart into the abyss. Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside; and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them leave. Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned. When the herdsmen saw what happened, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country. Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. And those who had seen it told them how he who had been possessed with demons was healed. Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear; so he got into the boat and returned. The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him; but he sent him away, saying, "Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you." And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.
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Απόστολος της Ημέρας
Πρὸς Γαλάτας 1:11-19
Ἀδελφοί, γνωρίζω δὲ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τὸ εὐαγγελισθὲν ὑπʼ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν κατὰ ἄνθρωπον. Οὐδὲ γὰρ ἐγὼ παρὰ ἀνθρώπου παρέλαβον αὐτό, οὔτε ἐδιδάχθην, ἀλλὰ διʼ ἀποκαλύψεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. Ἠκούσατε γὰρ τὴν ἐμὴν ἀναστροφήν ποτε ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ, ὅτι καθʼ ὑπερβολὴν ἐδίωκον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ ἐπόρθουν αὐτήν· καὶ προέκοπτον ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ ὑπὲρ πολλοὺς συνηλικιώτας ἐν τῷ γένει μου, περισσοτέρως ζηλωτὴς ὑπάρχων τῶν πατρικῶν μου παραδόσεων. Ὅτε δὲ εὐδόκησεν ὁ θεὸς ὁ ἀφορίσας με ἐκ κοιλίας μητρός μου καὶ καλέσας διὰ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ, ἀποκαλύψαι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐμοὶ ἵνα εὐαγγελίζωμαι αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, εὐθέως οὐ προσανεθέμην σαρκὶ καὶ αἵματι· οὐδὲ ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα πρὸς τοὺς πρὸ ἐμοῦ ἀποστόλους, ἀλλὰ ἀπῆλθον εἰς Ἀραβίαν, καὶ πάλιν ὑπέστρεψα εἰς Δαμασκόν. Ἔπειτα μετὰ ἔτη τρία ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἱστορῆσαι Πέτρον, καὶ ἐπέμεινα πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡμέρας δεκαπέντε. Ἕτερον δὲ τῶν ἀποστόλων οὐκ εἶδον, εἰ μὴ Ἰάκωβον τὸν ἀδελφὸν τοῦ κυρίου.
Ευαγγέλιον της Ήμέρας
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 8:26-39
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἐλθόντι τῷ Ἰησοῦ εἰς τὴν χώραν τῶν Γαδαρηνῶν, ἥτις ἐστὶν ἀντίπερα τῆς Γαλιλαίας. ἐξελθόντι δὲ αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ὑπήντησεν αὐτῷ ἀνήρ τις ἐκ τῆς πόλεως, ὃς εἶχε δαιμόνια ἐκ χρόνων ἱκανῶν, καὶ ἱμάτιον οὐκ ἐνεδιδύσκετο καὶ ἐν οἰκίᾳ οὐκ ἔμενεν, ἀλλ᾿ ἐν τοῖς μνήμασιν. ἰδὼν δὲ τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν καὶ ἀνακράξας προσέπεσεν αὐτῷ καὶ φωνῇ μεγάλῃ εἶπε· τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί, ᾿Ιησοῦ, υἱὲ τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου; δέομαί σου, μή με βασανίσῃς. παρήγγειλε γὰρ τῷ πνεύματι τῷ ἀκαθάρτῳ ἐξελθεῖν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου. πολλοῖς γὰρ χρόνοις συνηρπάκει αὐτόν, καὶ ἐδεσμεῖτο ἁλύσεσι καὶ πέδαις φυλασσόμενος, καὶ διαρρήσσων τὰ δεσμὰ ἠλαύνετο ὑπὸ τοῦ δαίμονος εἰς τὰς ἐρήμους. ἐπηρώτησε δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς λέγων· τί σοί ἐστιν ὄνομα; ὁ δὲ εἶπε· λεγεών· ὅτι δαιμόνια πολλὰ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς αὐτόν· καὶ παρεκάλει αὐτὸν ἵνα μὴ ἐπιτάξῃ αὐτοῖς εἰς τὴν ἄβυσσον ἀπελθεῖν. ἦν δὲ ἐκεῖ ἀγέλη χοίρων ἱκανῶν βοσκομένων ἐν τῷ ὄρει· καὶ παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν ἵνα ἐπιτρέψῃ αὐτοῖς εἰς ἐκείνους εἰσελθεῖν· καὶ ἐπέτρεψεν αὐτοῖς. ἐξελθόντα δὲ τὰ δαιμόνια ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου εἰσῆλθον εἰς τοὺς χοίρους, καὶ ὥρμησεν ἡ ἀγέλη κατὰ τοῦ κρημνοῦ εἰς τὴν λίμνην καὶ ἀπεπνίγη. ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ βόσκοντες τὸ γεγενημένον ἔφυγον, καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν καὶ εἰς τοὺς ἀγρούς. ἐξῆλθον δὲ ἰδεῖν τὸ γεγονός, καὶ ἦλθον πρὸς τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν καὶ εὗρον καθήμενον τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ἀφ᾿ οὗ τὰ δαιμόνια ἐξεληλύθει, ἱματισμένον καὶ σωφρονοῦντα παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦ, καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν. ἀπήγγειλαν δὲ αὐτοῖς οἱ ἰδόντες πῶς ἐσώθη ὁ δαιμονισθείς. καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος τῆς περιχώρου τῶν Γαδαρηνῶν ἀπελθεῖν ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν, ὅτι φόβῳ μεγάλῳ συνείχοντο. αὐτὸς δὲ ἐμβὰς εἰς τὸ πλοῖον ὑπέστρεψεν. ἐδέετο δὲ αὐτοῦ ὁ ἀνήρ, ἀφ᾿ οὗ ἐξεληλύθει τὰ δαιμόνια, εἶναι σὺν αὐτῷ· ἀπέλυσε δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς λέγων· ὑπόστρεφε εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου καὶ διηγοῦ ὅσα ἐποίησέ σοι ὁ Θεός. καὶ ἀπῆλθε καθ᾿ ὅλην τὴν πόλιν κηρύσσων ὅσα ἐποίησεν αὐτῷ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς.
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READINGS OF OUR HOLY ORTHODOX SAINTS | |
+Saint James the Apostle, brother of Our Lord – October 23
According to some, this Saint was a son of Joseph the Betrothed, born of the wife that the latter had before he was betrothed to the Ever-virgin. Hence he was the brother of the Lord, Who was also thought to be the son of Joseph (Matt. 13: 55). But some say that he was a nephew of Joseph, and the son of his brother Cleopas, who was also called Alphaeus and Mary his wife, who was the first cousin of the Theotokos. But even according to this genealogy, he was still called, according to the idiom of the Scriptures, the Lord's brother because of their kinship.
This Iakovos is called the Less (Mark 15:40) by the Evangelists to distinguish him from Iakovos, the son of Zebedee, who was called the Great. He became the first Bishop of Jerusalem, elevated to this episcopal rank by the Apostles, according to Eusebius (Eccl. Hist., Book II: 23), and was called Obliah, that is, the Just, because of his great holiness and righteousness. Having ascended the crest of the Temple on the day of the Passover at the prompting of all, he bore testimony from there concerning his belief in Jesus, and he proclaimed with a great voice that Jesus sits at the right hand of the great power of God and shall come again upon the clouds of heaven. On hearing this testimony, many of those present cried, "Hosanna to the Son of David." But the Scribes and Pharisees cried, "So, even the just one hath been led astray," and at the command of Ananias the high priest, the Apostle was cast down headlong from thence, then was stoned, and while he prayed for his slayers, his head was crushed by the wooden club wielded by a certain scribe. The first of the Catholic (General) Epistles written to the Jews in the Diaspora who believed in Christ was written by this Iakovos.
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+Holy Protection of the Theotokos – October 28
The Feast of the Protection commemorates the appearance of the most holy Theotokos in the Church of Blachernae in Constantinople in the tenth century, as recorded in the life of Saint Andrew the Fool for Christ's sake. While the multitudes of the faithful were gathered in church, Epiphanius, the friend of Saint Andrew, through the Saint's prayers, beheld the Virgin Mary above the faithful and spreading out her veil over them, signifying her unceasing protection of all Christians. Because of this we keep a yearly feast of gratitude, imploring our Lady never to cease sheltering us in her mighty prayers.
The Feast is celebrated on October 1. In the 1950s, the Church of Greece began to observe the Feast on October 28.
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“Seek the simplest in all things, in food, clothing, without being ashamed of poverty. For a great part of the world lives in poverty. Do not say, “I am the son of a rich man. It is shameful for me to be in poverty.” Christ, your Heavenly Father, Who gave birth to you in the baptistery, is not in worldly riches. Rather he walked in poverty and had nowhere to lay His head.” +St. Gennadius of Constantinople | |
…Send your treasures to the heavenly storage room. Deposit your wealth in God’s Bank, distributing it to the poor, the orphans and the widows, so that you can receive a million times more in the Second coming of Christ… +Saint Joseph the Hesychast | |
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ΜΙΚΡΟΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ
ΑΓΙΟΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ Ο ΜΥΡΟΒΛΥΤΗΣ - (26 Oκτωβρίου)
Ο άγιος Δημήτριος, τη μνήμη του οποίου η Εκκλησία μας σήμερα τιμά είναι πολιούχος και προστάτης της Θεσσαλονίκης και ένας από τους μεγαλύτερους μάρτυρες της Ορθοδόξου Εκκλησίας μας. Με το βίο του και τη γενναιότητά του στάθηκε πρότυπο για τον άγιο Νέστορα και στέκεται και μέχρι τις μέρες μας παράδειγμα αγιότητας και αγάπης προς τον Χριστό. Καταγόταν από ονομαστή οικογένεια της Θεσσαλονίκης και ήταν στρατιωτικός στα χρόνια του Διοκλητιανού. Πρωτοστατούσε ανάμεσα στους νέους της Θεσσαλονίκης στη χριστιανική κίνηση και ζωή. Το έτος 303 μ.Χ. εκδόθηκε αυτοκρατορικό διάταγμα ενάντια στους χριστιανούς και ο Δημήτριος φυλακίστηκε. Εκείνη την εποχή γινόνταν αγώνες στη Θεσσαλονίκη. Οι ειδωλολάτρες εκμεταλλευόμενοι τη δύναμη κάποιου Λυαίου, προσκαλούσαν τους χριστιανούς να τον αντιμετωπίσουν. Ένας νεαρός χριστιανός, τότε ονόματι Νέστωρ που ανήκε στη συντροφιά του Δημητρίου και αφού πήρε την ευχή του απο τη φυλακή,αντι- μετώπισε και νίκησεν το σωματώδη Λυαίο. Οταν έμαθε ο Διοκλητιανός τα αίτια της ήττας του Λυαίου, διέταξε τη θανάτωση του Δημητρίου. Έτσι, λογχίστηκε στα πλευρά από τους απεσταλμένους του βασιλιά μέσα στη φυλακή. Εξαιτίας της ιδιάζουσας μυρωδιάς που αναβλύζει απο το άγιο λείψανό του, ονομάστηκε και «Μυροβλύτης».
Ο ΑΓΙΟΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΣ ΝΕΣΤΩΡ - (27 Οκτωβρίου) - Αποφάσισε να καταπολεμήσει με τη βοήθεια του Θεού το θηριώδη μονομάχο Λυαίο,ο οποίος χλέυαζε τους χριστιανούς και τους καλούσε να τους αντιμετωπίσει στους αγώνες της Θεσσαλονίκης, ζήτησε μάλιστα και την βοήθεια του Δημητρίου που βρισκόταν στη φυλακή. Ο Δημήτριος προσευχήθηκε για τον Νέστωρα και του είπε ότι θα αξιωθεί να μαρτυρίσει για την πίστη του επί Διοκλητιανού και Μαξιμιανού. Ο Νέστωρ ενθαρρυμένος απο τα λόγια του Αγίου Δημητρίου εισήλθε στο στάδιο και κατατρόπωσε το Λυαίο μέ ένα χτύπημα στην καρδιά. Ο Μαξιμιανός, ο οποίος παρακολουθούσε τον αγώνα θεώρησε προσωπική προσβολή το γεγονός και διέταξε να θανατώσουν με τη λόγχη τους δύο άντρες, τον Δημήτριο και τον Νέστορα. Η δε μητέρα Εκκλησία περιβάλλεται «ώς πορφύραν καί βύσσον τα αίματα των μαρτύρων της».
AΓΙΑ ΣΚΕΠΗ – 28 Οκτωβρίου 1940 - Η εορτή της αγίας Σκέπης της Θεοτόκου έχει μιά παλιά ιστορία. Στον ιερό ναό της Θεοτόκου στις Βλαχερνές παρεκκλήσι της αγίας Σωρού φυλασσόταν κιβώτιο που περιείχε την Αγία Σκέπη της παναγίας.Την 1ην Οκτωβρίου όταν ετελείτο Αγρυπνία ο όσιος Ανδρέας μαζί με τον μαθητή του Επιφάνιο,είδαν όραμα την Θεοτόκο να στέκεται στον αέρα έχοντας πάνω από το Εκκλησίασμα το ιερό μαφόριο και να προσεύχεται για το πλήθος των χριστιανών. Ιδιαίτερα την θαυμαστήν προστασία της Αγίας Σκέπης, είδε το Ελληνικό Εθνος κατά τον πόλεμο του 1940. Η σημερινή ημέρα για εμάς τους Ελληνες είναι Εθνική μά και Θρησκευτική Εορτή σάν επέτειος ηρωϊκής άμυνας «υπό την σκέπην της Παναγίας» ενός ελευθέρου λαού εναντίον του βαρβάρου κατακτητή.
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Prayers for: Andrea, Matthew, Elaine, James, Tom, William, Anastasios, Polyxeni, Julia, Helen, Peter, Sophia
Lord our God, Who by word alone did heal all diseases, Who cured the mother in law of Peter, You Who chastise with pity and heal according to Your goodness; grant aid to these Your servants (Names) and heal them of every sickness of which they are grieved; lift them up from their pain, and send down upon them Your great mercy. For to you we send up Glory: to Father, and to Son, and to Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayers for the living will be retained on the list for 40 days. Contact Church Office to add names at office@assumptionchicago.org or call Panagia office at 773.626.3114
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This week’s Gift of Light is given in loving memory of Helen P. Collis.
MEMORIALS
3 years for the late Peter (Petros) Panos
4 years for the late Michael Panos
7 years for the late Claudia Panos
May their memory be eternal!
ARTOKLASIA
Offered for Health and Well Being of:
Evangelos Gilroy, The Gilroy Family and the Assumption Parish
LOUKOUMADES AND FRAPPE SUNDAY
Philoptochos is hosting Loukoumades and Frappe Sunday after the Divine Liturgy today in Plato Hall. $10 Loukoumades and $5 Frappe. Portion of proceeds to benefit Hurricane Ian Relief and other philanthropic endeavors.
COLLEGE STUDENTS
Best of luck as you either begin or continue your college career. Father Apostolos, your family and friends at Assumption would like to keep in touch with you. Please provide our church office with your new contact information. As always, you will continue to be in our prayers, and we look forward to seeing you from time to time when you visit home.
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SERVICES AND EVENTS THIS WEEK: | |
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SCHEDULE OF SERVICES AND EVENTS THIS WEEK:
Monday, October 24, 6:00 p.m. - Orthodox Studies in Saint Catherine’s Meeting Room
Wednesday, October 26, 9:00 a.m. - Orthros & Divine Liturgy
+Saint Demetrios the Great Martyr and Outpourer of Myrrh
Friday, October 28, 9:00 a.m. - Orthros & Divine Liturgy
+Holy Protection of the Holy Theotokos
Saturday, October 29 & Sunday, October 30 - from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Austin Community Fall Festival. Please join us! See insert for more information.
View Parish Calendar
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PARISH MINISTRIES AND EVENTS | |
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UPCOMING 2022 EVENTS:
October 23 - YAL Coffee Time - sit, chat, and connect at the YAL table during coffee hour
October 24 - 6:00 p.m. - Orthodox Studies in Saint Catherine’s Meeting Room
October 29 & 30 - Austin Community Fall Festival - 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Please join us!
October 31 - 11:30 a.m. - Tenderhearted Ministry in Saint Catherine’s Meeting Room
November 5 - 5:00 p.m. - Harvest Day
November 12 - GOYA Gathering at Altitude Trampoline Park - 481 E. Roosevelt Rd in Lombard beginning at 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. $40 per jumper, pizza and soda included.
November 13 - Saint Euphrosynos’ Kitchen Meal
November 20 - Thanksgiving in a Bag - Supporting local neighborhood families in need
December 3 - 5:00 p.m. - Christmas Tree Lighting and YAL Santa Letter Writing
December 15 - 6:00 p.m. - YAL Christmas Party at Gulliver’s Pizza, 17W517 Roosevelt Road, Oakbrook Terrace
January 13 & 14 - Family Ski Trip *Grand Geneva Resort, Lake Geneva, WI* See insert for more information
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PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS
Loukoumades, Sunday, October 23rd during Coffee Hour!
Loukoumades - $10, frappe - $5, portion of proceeds to benefit Hurricane Ian Relief and other philanthropic endeavors.
Feed the Hungry
We served 100 guests a meal on Tuesday, October 18th at the Metropolis Feed the Hungry. Thank you to all who donated socks and made monetary donations to provide the food!
Christmas Luncheon – Saturday, December 3rd, Greek Islands, Lombard: All are invited!
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SPONSORS NEEDED FOR HOSTING |  | |
Please contact the Church office at: 773.626.3114 or email at: office@assumptionchicago.org if you would like to sponsor a coffee hour in memory of a loved one, a special occasion or just because.
Available dates: November 13, & 27; December 11
*Please note: Nativity Fast begins Nov. 15 - Dec. 25. Please Lenten items only during fast.
New procedures for sponsoring coffee hour are as follows:
Please note, we no longer can purchase or order items on your behalf for coffee hour. If you are unable to shop for the food items, we have a list of vendors that will be able to deliver on Sunday mornings (delivery please by 11:30 a.m. for 75-100 people), or you may order from other places that you would like and have them delivered.
Additionally, we request a fee of $75 made directly to Assumption Church for set-up, clean-up, tablecloths, plates, napkins, coffee, and supplies.
Thank you to our beloved parishioners and friends of Assumption Panagia for your continued love and support!
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NOVEMBER WEEKDAY SERVICES
Tuesday, November 1, 10:30 a.m. - Agiasmos (Blessing of the waters)
Wednesday, November 9, 9:00 a.m. - Orthros & Divine Liturgy
+Saint Nektarios the Wonderworker
Thursday, November 24, 7:00 p.m. - Vespers of Saint Catherine the Great Martyr
Friday, November 25, 8:30 a.m. Orthros & Divine Liturgy
+Saint Catherine the Great Martyr
40 Day Liturgies will be held at our church the week of November 21 thru November 26
beginning at 9:00 a.m. Please submit your names of the living and those who have fallen asleep to be commemorated during this time.
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GIFT OF LIGHT
Please give the “Gift of Light” to Assumption Panagia’s Church. We need a family or an individual, to sponsor, per week, the lighting of our vigil lamps and candles in both of our holy Altars of Panagia and Saint Catherine. This includes the daily lighting of both of our Holy Altars throughout the week. Suggested donation for this ministry is $100.00. Through our Church’s Website, sign up can be made through our Tithe.ly platform, simply click on the big green GIVE button, request your week and make your donation.
Weeks available: Dec. 4, Jan. 8, 15 & 22
Please contact the church office to sponsor a week for the health and well-being of your family or in loving memory of a loved one.
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ARTOKLASIA – THE BLESSING OF BREAD
The Blessing of Five Loaves of Bread is a brief service of thanksgiving through which we express our gratitude for all the blessings of life. Oil, wine, wheat, and the loaves of bread which are used in the service, are viewed as the most basic elements necessary for life. The Blessing reminds us of the miracle of the multiplication of the bread and fish by which Christ fed the multitude. This Blessing is usually offered during Vespers or after the Divine Liturgy on Feast days and other special occasions. After the Service, the bread is cut and distributed to the congregation. If you would like to offer an Artoklasia, please contact the church office at: 773.626.3114 or email: office@assumptionchicago.org to reserve a date.
“The wealthy have become poor and gone hungry but those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.”
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WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
Did you know that the Orthodox Church has a prayer service for Wedding Anniversaries? While planning with your spouse what you will do on your day of remembrance, don’t forget to contact the Church Office to set-up an appointment for the prayer service with Father Apostolos. While it is suggested that the prayer be read on your Wedding Anniversary, it may also be read on Sundays after Church services.
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2022 STEWARDSHIP
If you haven’t done so already, please pick up a Stewardship packet which is located on the Pangari or contact the church office and we will mail you one. Please fill out the pledge card (it is important that you enter a pledge amount) and the information card completely and return it back in the enclosed envelope. Thank you for supporting our beloved parish of Panagia!
LET’S STAY IN TOUCH - If you would like to receive information about services, activities and events that are happening at our church, please visit our website at: assumptionchicago.org to sign up or call the church office and submit your email address.
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SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
Sunday Church School has begun. It's not too late to sign up your children. Please register your children using the following link. Click here for registration link
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A BLESSED WEEK TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES!!! |
Assumption Panagia Greek Orthodox Church of Chicago
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