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Close to the Sheep's in Jerusalem, there was a pool, which was called the Sheep's Pool. It had round about it five porches, that is, five sets of pillars supporting a domed roof. Under this roof there lay very many sick people with various maladies, awaiting the moving of the water. The first to step in after the troubling of the water was healed immediately of whatever malady he had.
It was there that the paralytic of today's Gospel way lying, tormented by his infirmity of thirty-eight years. When Christ beheld him, He asked him, "Wilt thou be made whole?" And he answered with a quiet and meek voice, "Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool." The Lord said unto him, "Rise, take up thy bed, and walk." And straightaway the man was made whole and took up his bed. Walking in the presence of all, he departed rejoicing to his own house. According to the expounders of the Gospels, the Lord Jesus healed this paralytic during the days of the Passover, when He had gone to Jerusalem for the Feast, and dwelt there teaching and working miracles. According to Saint John the Evangelist, this miracle took place on the Sabbath.
Epistle Reading of the Day
Acts of the Apostles 9:32-42
IN THOSE DAYS, as Peter went here and there among them all, he came down also to the saints that lived at Lydda. There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years and was paralyzed. And Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; rise and make your bed." And immediately he rose. And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord. Now there was at Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity. In those days she fell sick and died; and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room. Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him entreating him, "Please come to us without delay." So Peter rose and went with them. And when he had come, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping, and showing tunics and other garments which Dorcas made while she was with them. But Peter put them all outside and knelt down and prayed; then turning to the body he said, "Tabitha, rise." And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up. And he gave her his hand and lifted her up. Then calling the saints and widows he presented her alive. And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
Gospel Reading for the Day
Gospel According to John 5:1-15
At that time, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Hebrew called Bethesda which has five porticoes. In these lay a multitude of invalids, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water; for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool, and troubled the water; whoever stepped in first after the troubling of the water was healed of whatever disease he had. One man was there, who had been ill for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him and knew that he had been lying there a long time, he said to him, "Do you want to be healed?" The sick man answered him, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is troubled, and while I am going another steps down before me." Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up your pallet, and walk." And at once the man was healed, and he took up his pallet and walked.
Now that day was the sabbath. So the Jews said to the man who was cured, "It is the sabbath, it is not lawful for you to carry your pallet." But he answered them, "The man who healed me said to me, 'Take up your pallet, and walk.' "They asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, 'Take up your pallet, and walk'?" Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in the place. Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, "See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse befall you." The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him.
Απόστολος της Ημέρας
Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων 9:32-42
Ἐν ταῖς ἡμεραῖς ἐκείναις, ἐγένετο Πέτρον διερχόμενον διὰ πάντων κατελθεῖν καὶ πρὸς τοὺς ἁγίους τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Λύδδαν. Εὗρεν δὲ ἐκεῖ ἄνθρωπόν τινα Αἰνέαν ὀνόματι, ἐξ ἐτῶν ὀκτὼ κατακείμενον ἐπὶ κραββάτῳ, ὃς ἦν παραλελυμένος. Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Πέτρος, Αἰνέα, ἰᾶταί σε Ἰησοῦς ὁ Χριστός· ἀνάστηθι καὶ στρῶσον σεαυτῷ. Καὶ εὐθέως ἀνέστη. Καὶ εἶδον αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες Λύδδαν καὶ τὸν Ἀσσάρωνα, οἵτινες ἐπέστρεψαν ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον. Ἐν Ἰόππῃ δέ τις ἦν μαθήτρια ὀνόματι Ταβηθά, ἣ διερμηνευομένη λέγεται Δορκάς· αὕτη ἦν πλήρης ἀγαθῶν ἔργων καὶ ἐλεημοσυνῶν ὧν ἐποίει. Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ἀσθενήσασαν αὐτὴν ἀποθανεῖν· λούσαντες δὲ αὐτὴν ἔθηκαν ἐν ὑπερῴῳ. Ἐγγὺς δὲ οὔσης Λύδδης τῇ Ἰόππῃ, οἱ μαθηταὶ ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Πέτρος ἐστὶν ἐν αὐτῇ, ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς αὐτόν, παρακαλοῦντες μὴ ὀκνῆσαι διελθεῖν ἕως αὐτῶν. Ἀναστὰς δὲ Πέτρος συνῆλθεν αὐτοῖς· ὃν παραγενόμενον ἀνήγαγον εἰς τὸ ὑπερῷον, καὶ παρέστησαν αὐτῷ πᾶσαι αἱ χῆραι κλαίουσαι καὶ ἐπιδεικνύμεναι χιτῶνας καὶ ἱμάτια ὅσα ἐποίει μετʼ αὐτῶν οὖσα ἡ Δορκάς. Ἐκβαλὼν δὲ ἔξω πάντας ὁ Πέτρος θεὶς τὰ γόνατα προσηύξατο· καὶ ἐπιστρέψας πρὸς τὸ σῶμα, εἶπεν, Ταβηθά, ἀνάστηθι. Ἡ δὲ ἤνοιξεν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῆς· καὶ ἰδοῦσα τὸν Πέτρον, ἀνεκάθισεν. Δοὺς δὲ αὐτῇ χεῖρα, ἀνέστησεν αὐτήν· φωνήσας δὲ τοὺς ἁγίους καὶ τὰς χήρας, παρέστησεν αὐτὴν ζῶσαν. Γνωστὸν δὲ ἐγένετο καθʼ ὅλης τῆς Ἰόππης, καὶ πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον.
Ευαγγέλιον της Ήμέρας
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 5:1-15
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἀνέβη ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα. Ἔστι δὲ ἐν τοῖς ῾Ιεροσολύμοις ἐπὶ τῇ προβατικῇ κολυμβήθρα, ἡ ἐπιλεγομένη Ἑβραϊστὶ Βηθεσδά, πέντε στοὰς ἔχουσα. ἐν ταύταις κατέκειτο πλῆθος πολὺ τῶν ἀσθενούντων, τυφλῶν, χωλῶν, ξηρῶν, ἐκδεχομένων τὴν τοῦ ὕδατος κίνησιν. ἄγγελος γὰρ κατὰ καιρὸν κατέβαινεν ἐν τῇ κολυμβήθρᾳ, καὶ ἐταράσσετο τὸ ὕδωρ· ὁ οὖν πρῶτος ἐμβὰς μετὰ τὴν ταραχὴν τοῦ ὕδατος ὑγιὴς ἐγίνετο ᾧ δήποτε κατείχετο νοσήματι. ἦν δέ τις ἄνθρωπος ἐκεῖ τριάκοντα καὶ ὀκτὼ ἔτη ἔχων ἐν τῇ ἀσθενείᾳ αὐτοῦ. τοῦτον ἰδὼν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς κατακείμενον, καὶ γνοὺς ὅτι πολὺν ἤδη χρόνον ἔχει, λέγει αὐτῷ· θέλεις ὑγιὴς γενέσθαι; ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ ὁ ἀσθενῶν· Κύριε, ἄνθρωπον οὐκ ἔχω, ἵνα ὅταν ταραχθῇ τὸ ὕδωρ, βάλῃ με εἰς τὴν κολυμβήθραν· ἐν ᾧ δὲ ἔρχομαι ἐγώ, ἄλλος πρὸ ἐμοῦ καταβαίνει. λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· ἔγειρε, ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ περιπάτει. καὶ εὐθέως ἐγένετο ὑγιὴς ὁ ἄνθρωπος, καὶ ἦρε τὸν κράβαττον αὐτοῦ καὶ περιεπάτει. ἦν δὲ σάββατον ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ. ἔλεγον οὖν οἱ ᾿Ιουδαῖοι τῷ τεθεραπευμένῳ· σάββατόν ἐστιν· οὐκ ἔξεστί σοι ἆραι τὸν κράβαττον. ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς· ὁ ποιήσας με ὑγιῆ, ἐκεῖνός μοι εἶπεν· ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ περιπάτει. ἠρώτησαν οὖν αὐτόν· τίς ἐστιν ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὁ εἰπών σοι, ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ περιπάτει; ὁ δὲ ἰαθεὶς οὐκ ᾔδει τίς ἐστιν· ὁ γὰρ ᾿Ιησοῦς ἐξένευσεν ὄχλου ὄντος ἐν τῷ τόπῳ. μετὰ ταῦτα εὑρίσκει αὐτὸν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἴδε ὑγιὴς γέγονας· μηκέτι ἁμάρτανε, ἵνα μὴ χεῖρόν σοί τι γένηται. ἀπῆλθεν ὁ ἄνθρωπος καὶ ἀνήγγειλε τοῖς ᾿Ιουδαίοις ὅτι ᾿Ιησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ ποιήσας αὐτὸν ὑγιῆ.
READINGS OF OUR ORTHODOX SAINTS
“Many can give money to those in need, but to personally serve the needy readily, out of love, and in a fraternal spirit, requires a truly great soul.”
+Saint John Chrysostom
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+Commemoration of the Precious Cross that appeared in the sky over Jerusalem in 351 A.D.
On this day in the year 351, not long after Cyril had succeeded Maximus as Archbishop of Jerusalem, during the reign of Constantius, the son of Saint Constantine the Great, on the day of Pentecost, the sign of the Cross appeared over Jerusalem. Saint Cyril, in his letter to the Emperor Constantius, says, "At about the third hour of the day, an enormous Cross, formed of light, appeared in the heaven above holy Golgotha and reaching to the holy Mount of Olives, being seen not by one or two only, but manifest with perfect clarity to the whole multitude of the city; not, as one might suppose, rushing swiftly past in fancy, but seen openly above the earth many hours in plain sight, and overcoming the beams of the sun with its dazzling rays" (PG 33:1 16q).
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 | +Saint Arsenios the Great - Saint Arsenios was a deacon of the Church of Rome, born of an illustrious family, and wondrous in virtue. In the days of Saint Theodosius the Great, he was chosen to be the tutor of the Emperor's young sons, Arcadius and Honorius. While living at the imperial palace in Constantinople, compassed with all luxury and innumerable temptations to sin, Arsenios often besought God with tears to guide him to salvation. This prayer was answered one day when a voice came to him saying, "Arsenios, flee from men, and thou shalt be saved." He sailed secretly to Alexandria, and from there went to Scete, where he became a monk. Yet after he had withdrawn from the world, and was come among the most illustrious monks of his day, he heard, 'Arsenios, flee, be silent, pray always, for these are the causes of sinning not." Following this call, he separated himself even from his fellow monks, practicing extreme silence. On Saturday evenings, he would turn his back on the setting sun, and would stretch out his hands in prayer to Heaven, till the sun shone upon his face the following morning, and only then would he sit down. Once a monk came to visit him, and looking into his cell saw Arsenios entirely like a flame of fire. After living some fifty-five years as a monk, and attaining to heights reached by few, he reposed in peace about the year 449, at the age of ninety-five. ~Commemorated on May 8 | |
+Saint Glykeria the Great Martyr - This Martyr contested in 141 in Trajanopolis of Thrace, during the reign of the Emperor Antoninus Pius. At a heathen festival, when Sabine the Governor of Trajanopolis was offering sacrifice, Saint Glykeria entered the temple and declared herself to be a handmaid of Christ. Sabine commanded her to sacrifice. She went to the statue of Zeus and overturned it, dashing it to pieces. She was subjected to many horrible tortures, and finally was cast to wild beasts; bitten once by one of them, she gave up her soul into the hands of God. ~Commemorated on May 13 | |
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ΑΓΙΟΛΟΓΙΟ ΚΑΙ ΕΟΡΤΕΣ
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ TOY ΠΑΡΑΛΥΤΟΥ
Το περιστατικό του παραλύτου, που αναφέρεται την τρίτη Κυριακή μετά το Πάσχα, δείχνει αφ’ ενός την ψυχοσωματική ενότητα του ανθρώπου, αφ’ ετέρου το ότι ο Χριστός είναι ο ιατρός των σωμάτων και των ψυχών και ότι η δύναμη Του, πάνω στην ύλη και πάνω στο πνεύμα είναι αδιαίρετες. Η καθαρτική δύναμη της θείας Χάριτος εμφανίζεται αρχικά σαν δύναμη καθαρισμού του ανθρώπου από τη φυσική αρρώστια και κατόπιν, σαν πνοή πνευματικής αναγέννησης. Όταν ο Ιώβ ήταν πλούσιος, στάθη κε αληθινός, άμεμπτος, δίκαιος και θεοσεβής, κι όταν τα έχασε όλα, παιδιά, πλούτο, κι έμεινε λεπρός και πληγωμένος μακριά από τους ανθρώπους, κι έξυνε μ’ένα όστρακο τα έλκη του σώματος του, έλεγε διαρκώς κι επαναλάμβανε: « Άς είναι ευλογημένο το όνομα του Κυρίου. ΄Αν δεχτήκαμε τα καλά από τον Θεό, τα κακά δεν θα τα υποφέρουμε;». Στην αρχή κάθε θλίψη μας κάνει, να υποφέρουμε και να βασανιζόμαστε. Όταν όμως την δεχτούμε με ταπείνωση και την υπομείνουμε με καρτερία, βλέπουμε στο τέλος ότι έχει κατάληξη ειρηνική.
Ἀνάμνησις τοῦ Σταυροῦ ἐν ούρανῶ φανέντος
Ἡ ἐμφάνιση αὐτὴ τοῦ Τιμίου Σταυροῦ εἶναι ἡ δεύτερη καὶ ἔγινε στὰ Ἱεροσόλυμα τὸ 346 μ.Χ., ἐπὶ αὐτοκράτορος Κωνσταντίου (337 – 361 μ.Χ.) καὶ Πατριάρχου Ἱεροσολύμων τοῦ Ἁγίου Κυρίλλου (+ 18 Μαρτίου). Τὴν τρίτη ὥρα τῆς 7ης Μαΐου τοῦ 346 μ.Χ., κατὰ μία τῶν ἡμερῶν τῆς Πεντηκοστῆς, φάνηκε Τίμιος καὶ Ζωοποιὸς Σταυρὸς ἄνωθεν τοῦ Γολγοθᾶ, σχηματισμένος ἀπὸ ὑπερφυσικὸ φῶς καὶ ἐκτεινόμενος πρὸς τὸ ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν. Τὸ ὅραμα τοῦτο προκάλεσε μεγάλη συγκίνηση σὲ ὁλόκληρη τὴν Ἱερουσαλήμ, ὅλοι δὲ οἱ κάτοικοι τῆς πόλεως πρὸ τοῦ ὑπερφυοῦς τούτου θεάματος κατελήφθησαν ἀπὸ ἔκσταση. Ἐπωφελούμενος τῆς περιστάσεως ὁ Πατριάρχης Κύριλλος, περιστοιχούμενος ἀπὸ τὸν ἱερὸ κλῆρο, συγκάλεσε τὸ πλῆθος τῶν παρισταμένων Χριστιανῶν στὸ ναὸ καὶ δοξολόγησαν τὸν Θεό.
Ἡ πρώτη ἐμφάνιση τοῦ Τιμίου Σταυροῦ ἔγινε στὶς 27 Ὀκτωβρίου τοῦ 312 μ.Χ. πρὸς τὸν Μέγα Κωνσταντίνο, μὲ τὸ νικητήριο ἔμβλημα «ἐν τούτῳ νίκα», τὴν παραμονὴ τῆς μάχης ἐναντίον τοῦ Μαξεντίου.Περὶ τοῦ σημείου τοῦ Τιμίου Σταυροῦ ποὺ φανερώθηκε ὑπεράνω τοῦ Γολγοθᾶ μαρτυροῦν, πλὴν τοῦ Ἁγίου Κυρίλλου καὶ ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀμβρόσιος (397 μ.Χ.), τὸ Πασχάλιον Χρονικὸν καὶ ἄλλοι Βυζαντινοὶ χρονογράφοι.
Η ΑΓΙΑ ΓΛΥΚΕΡΙΑ - (13 ΜαΪoυ)
Η Γλυκερία ήταν χριστιανή και το έδειχνε με έργα στη ζωή της. Όταν το έμαθε αυτό ο ηγεμόνας Σαβίνος, τη συνέλαβε και με εκβιαστικό τρόπο προσπάθησε να την κάνει να θυσιάσει στα είδωλα. Η Γλυκερία, αφού προσευχήθηκε στο Χριστό, γκρέμισε και συνέτριψε το είδωλο του Δία. Τότε οι ειδωλολάτρες τη λιθοβάλισαν με μανία. Αλλά καμιά πέτρα δεν άγγιξε τη Γλυκερία. Το γεγονός αυτό είχε σαν αποτέλεσμα να πιστέψουν στη χριστιανική πίστη πολλοί ειδολολάτρες. Αφού την βασάνισαν με πολλούς τρόπους, τελικά την έριξαν τροφή σε ένα άγριο θηρίο, που ναί μεν δεν την κατάσπάραξε, αλλά το δάγκωμα που κατάφερε σ’ αυτή προκάλεσε μετά από λίγες ημέρες το θάνατό της. Το λείψανό της ενταφιάσθηκε στην Ηράκλεια. Έτσι η Γλυκερία, με τη χάρην του Θεού, έμεινε πιστή χριστιανή μέχρι τέλους. Και σε όλους εμάς, υπενθυμίζει τα λόγια του Θεού, «γίνου πιστός άχρι θανάτου, και δώσω σοι τον στέφανον της ζωής». Δηλαδή φρόντιζε να γίνεσαι πιστός, αποφασισμένος και θάνατο ακόμα να υποστείς για την πίστη αυτή. Και θα σου δώσω σαν στεφάνι των αγώνων σου την αιώνια ζωή.
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Prayers for: Madalyn, Petros, Elaine, Kristine, Jon, Steve, Anastasia, Kathryn, Demetri, Andrea, Elaine, James, 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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MEMORIALS
40 days for the late Aspasia E. Chrones
1 year for the late Connie (Konstantina) Sedares
2 years for the late George Trambas
10 years for the late Vasiliki Trambas
12 years for the late Georgia Stavropoulos
May their memory be eternal!
Congratulations to George Lynch who will be bestowed with the Boy Scout Religious Award Metal ALPHA – OMEGA by Father Apostolos. AXIOS!
COFFEE HOUR
Please join us for coffee hour following the Divine Liturgy in Plato Hall.
We would like to thank The Lynch, Trambas and Stavropoulos Families for hosting today’s coffee hour. Thank you for your support and God bless!
+SAINT EUPHROSYNOS KITCHEN MEAL
Following the Divine Liturgy, preparation, and delivery of meals to our homebound parishioners. If you would like to volunteer or if you know someone who can benefit from this ministry, please contact the church office.
GRADUATES SUNDAY
Our parish is compiling a list of names to honor students that are Graduating this year, 2023, from public or private schools: 8th grade, High School, Bachelor Degree, Master Degree, Doctorate Degree or other Graduate Degrees. A day of acknowledgement will take place on Sunday, June 11, 2023, immediately after Church services recognizing the achievements of our young parishioners who have successfully completed their academic requirements. A certificate, as well as a gift from our Parish, will be given to those who participate. If you are graduating this year, please submit your name, school that you attend(ed) and your grade of completion or Degree received, and (if applicable) school/university attending in the future to the church office by June 2nd. Please contact the church office at: (773) 626-3114 or email the information to: office@assumptionchicago.org
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A Pastoral Reminder…
Because receiving Holy Communion or any other Sacrament is an expression of our acceptance of the dogmatic and moral teachings of the Orthodox Faith, only Eastern Orthodox Christians (by baptism or chrismation) in good standing may participate. For this reason, persons who do not agree with these teachings, or are not in good standing (for example, married outside the Orthodox Church or civilly divorced and have not received an Ecclesiastical Divorce), must return to good standing in order to participate in Orthodox Sacraments such as Holy Communion and Unction; this instruction also applies to those who plan on becoming Sponsors (Κουμπάροι) at a Baptism, Chrismation or Wedding. For further information and guidance, call Father Apostolos.
A Word about Cremation
Orthodox Christians should reject cremation, in accordance with the Church’s teachings about the sanctity of the human body and its role in our salvation. Orthodox Christians believe that in the General Resurrection, our bodies and souls will be restored to each other. Cremation is the deliberate desecration and destruction of what God has made and is viewed as the denial of the Resurrection. Cremation treats the body violently, without the respect due to it as the temple of the Holy Spirit. Those who voluntarily request cremation upon death will not receive an Orthodox funeral, either in the church, or the funeral home or any other place. Memorial services with kolyva are not allowed since the connection of the “kernel of wheat” as a sign of the Resurrection has been intentionally destroyed. The Church, though, recognizes extenuating circumstances and will not condemn or deny funeral rites to any who must be cremated in these situations. It is an honor for Orthodox Christians to have a church funeral - our salvation and the state of our souls and bodies should always be at the forefront in our lives and for the lives of our loved ones.
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.
There are many weeks available. 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.
ASSUMPTION PANAGIA BOOKSTORE
Please visit our Religious Bookstore! Not only do we have beautiful Icons for your home and to give as gifts, we also have books for all ages, baby’s bibs for baptisms and much more! Our bookstore is open following the Divine Liturgy on Sundays in Plato Hall.
STEWARDSHIP PRAYER
Lord Jesus Christ, Thou are the Good Steward, who redeemed Adam and Eve of their failed stewardship by offering Thyself for the life of the world. Thou didst teach us in the feeding of the multitudes that whatever we give to God is returned to us manifold. Thou didst praise those good and faithful servants in the parable of the talents who returned to the Master their gifts multiplied. So help us to learn the joy of stewardship, remembering that everything we have comes from Thee. For Thou art the Good Steward and to Thee we offer thanksgiving, praise and glory, together with Thy Father who is everlasting and Thine all-holy, good and life-giving Spirit now and ever and onto the ages of ages. Amen.
2023 STEWARDSHIP
Thank you to all who have sent in their Stewardship for 2023! If you haven’t done so already, please pick up a Stewardship packet. Packets are available at the Pangari and in the Church office. Please fill out the pledge card (it is important that you enter a pledge amount) and the information card completely and return it in the enclosed envelope. Thank you for supporting our beautiful parish of Panagia!
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PHILOPTHOCHOS CORNER
TODAY SUNDAY, MAY 7 - GENERAL MEETING AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION 2023-2025 TERM – St. Catherine’s meeting room, following Divine Liturgy. Also, fun assembling no-sew blankets for pediatric patients at U of I Hospital. Bring a scissor and ruler. Refreshments will be served.
Some information about our Chicago Metropolis commitments for the month of May:
1. Youth Ministries – Junior Olympics – Opportunity for Greek Orthodox youth to compete in a variety of athletic activities, promoting Orthodox Christian values, good sportsmanship, camaraderie and developing friendships with youth from various parishes.
2. Oratorical Festival – Opportunity for parish youth to express their love and understanding of the Greek Orthodox Faith using various media – essays, poetry and iconography.
SAVE THE DATE! – SATURDAY, JULY 15TH - OAK PARK FARMERS’ MARKET . . . MORE INFO TO FOLLOW.
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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 in June and July: June 4, June 18, June 25, July 2, July 9,
July 16, July 23 and July 30
*Please note: June 18 and June 25 is during the Holy Apostles Fast. No Meat or Dairy. Fish is allowed.
Thank you to our beloved parishioners and friends of Assumption Panagia for your continued love and support!
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UPCOMING 2023 EVENTS
**Flyers are located in the Narthex.
May 9, 1:00 p.m. - Caregivers Support Group at Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church
May 15 - 12:00 p.m. - Tenderhearted Ministry (seniors 65 and older) in St. Catherine’s Meeting Room. Presentation offered by Mrs. Alexandra Bednar, a Registered Nurse. Topic: Medication Management
May 15 - 6:00 p.m. - Orthodox Studies in Plato Hall. Presentation offered by Jenny Panos, Hara Anast and Stavroula Spyropoulos - Adventures in Essex, England.
May 21 - 2nd Annual Austin Community Gardening Project following the Divine Liturgy. See flyer for more information. Love grows where kindness is planted.
May 22 - Golf Outing - Please see flyer for registration and information.
June 4 - General Assembly Meeting in Plato Hall following the Divine Liturgy. Please remember to submit your 2023 Pledge if you haven’t done so already. Only 2023 Stewards are allowed to participate in this meeting. Thank you for your love and support of Assumption!
June 11 - Save the Date! - Assumption Sunday Church School Kick Off Summer & SCS Awards / Graduate Recognition Celebration
June 17 - 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Austin Community Meal
UPCOMING YAL EVENTS
All young adults are invited and encouraged to attend.
May 28 - Talk with Father - Topic to be announced.
June 8 - 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Trivia night at Gulliver’s Pizza & Pub - 17W517 Roosevelt Rd., Oak Brook Terrace
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A BLESSED WEEK TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES!!! |
Assumption Panagia Greek Orthodox Church of Chicago
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