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The heresiarch Arius was a Libyan by race and a protopresbyter of the Church of Alexandria. In 315, he began to blaspheme against the Son and Word of God, saying that He is not true God, consubstantial with the Father, but is rather a work and creation, alien to the essence and glory of the Father, and that there was a time when He was not. This frightful blasphemy shook the faithful of Alexandria. Alexander, his Archbishop, after trying in vain to correct him through admonitions, cut him off from communion and finally in a local council deposed him in the year 321. Yet neither did the blasphemer wish to be corrected, nor did he cease sowing the deadly tares of his heretical teachings; but writing to the bishops of other cities, Arius and his followers requested that his doctrine be examined, and if it were unsound, that the correct teaching be declared to him. By this means, his heresy became universally known and won many supporters, so that the whole Church was soon in an uproar.
Therefore, moved by divine zeal, the first Christian Sovereign, Saint Constantine the Great, the equal to the Apostles, summoned the renowned First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea, a city of Bithynia. It was there that the shepherds and teachers of the Church of Christ gathered from all regions in the year 325. All of them, with one mouth and one voice, declared that the Son and Word of God is one in essence with the Father, true God of true God, and they composed the holy Symbol of Faith up to the seventh article (since the remainder, beginning with "And in the Holy Spirit," was completed by the Second Ecumenical Council). Thus they anathematized the impious Arius of evil belief and those of like mind with him, and cut them off as rotten members from the whole body of the faithful.
Therefore, recognizing the divine Fathers as heralds of the Faith after the divine Apostles, the Church of Christ has appointed this present Sunday for their annual commemoration, in thanksgiving and unto the glory of God, unto their praise and honour, and unto the strengthening of the true Faith.
Epistle Reading of the Day
The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 20:16-18, 28-36
IN THOSE DAYS, Paul had decided to sail past Ephesos, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost. And from Miletos he sent to Ephesos and called to him the elders of the church. And when they came to him, he said to them: "Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God which he obtained with the blood of his own Son. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears. And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me. In all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, 'it is more blessed to give than to receive.' " And when he had spoken thus, he knelt down and prayed with them all.
Gospel Reading for the Day
John 17:1-13
At that time, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work which you gave me to do; and now, Father, you glorify me in your own presence with the glory which I had with you before the world was made.
"I have manifested your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world; yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you; for I have given them the words which you gave me, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you did send me. I am praying for them; I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are mine; all mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me; I have guarded them, and none of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves."
Απόστολος της Ημέρας
Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων 20:16-18, 28-36
Ἐν ταῖς ἡμεραῖς ἐκείναις, ἔκρινεν ὁ Παῦλος παραπλεῦσαι τὴν Ἔφεσον, ὅπως μὴ γένηται αὐτῷ χρονοτριβῆσαι ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ· ἔσπευδεν γάρ, εἰ δυνατὸν ἦν αὐτῷ, τὴν ἡμέραν τῆς Πεντηκοστῆς γενέσθαι εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα. Ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς Μιλήτου πέμψας εἰς Ἔφεσον μετεκαλέσατο τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας. Ὡς δὲ παρεγένοντο πρὸς αὐτόν, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, προσέχετε οὖν ἑαυτοῖς καὶ παντὶ τῷ ποιμνίῳ, ἐν ᾧ ὑμᾶς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ἔθετο ἐπισκόπους, ποιμαίνειν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ κυρίου καὶ θεοῦ, ἣν περιεποιήσατο διὰ τοῦ ἰδίου αἵματος. Ἐγὼ γὰρ οἶδα τοῦτο, ὅτι εἰσελεύσονται μετὰ τὴν ἄφιξίν μου λύκοι βαρεῖς εἰς ὑμᾶς, μὴ φειδόμενοι τοῦ ποιμνίου· καὶ ἐξ ὑμῶν αὐτῶν ἀναστήσονται ἄνδρες λαλοῦντες διεστραμμένα, τοῦ ἀποσπᾷν τοὺς μαθητὰς ὀπίσω αὐτῶν. Διὸ γρηγορεῖτε, μνημονεύοντες ὅτι τριετίαν νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν οὐκ ἐπαυσάμην μετὰ δακρύων νουθετῶν ἕνα ἕκαστον. Καὶ τὰ νῦν παρατίθεμαι ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, τῷ θεῷ καὶ τῷ λόγῳ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ, τῷ δυναμένῳ ἐποικοδομῆσαι, καὶ δοῦναι ὑμῖν κληρονομίαν ἐν τοῖς ἡγιασμένοις πᾶσιν. Ἀργυρίου ἢ χρυσίου ἢ ἱματισμοῦ οὐδενὸς ἐπεθύμησα. Αὐτοὶ γινώσκετε ὅτι ταῖς χρείαις μου καὶ τοῖς οὖσιν μετʼ ἐμοῦ ὑπηρέτησαν αἱ χεῖρες αὗται. Πάντα ὑπέδειξα ὑμῖν, ὅτι οὕτως κοπιῶντας δεῖ ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι τῶν ἀσθενούντων, μνημονεύειν τε τῶν λόγων τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ, ὅτι αὐτὸς εἶπεν, Μακάριόν ἐστιν μᾶλλον διδόναι ἢ λαμβάνειν. Καὶ ταῦτα εἰπών, θεὶς τὰ γόνατα αὐτοῦ, σὺν πᾶσιν αὐτοῖς προσηύξατο.
Ευαγγέλιον της Ήμέρας
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 17:1-13
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς, καὶ ἐπῆρε τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ εἶπε· πάτερ, ἐλήλυθεν ἡ ὥρα· δόξασόν σου τὸν υἱόν, ἵνα καὶ ὁ υἱός σου δοξάσῃ σε, καθὼς ἔδωκας αὐτῷ ἐξουσίαν πάσης σαρκός, ἵνα πᾶν ὃ δέδωκας αὐτῷ δώσῃ αὐτοῖς ζωὴν αἰώνιον. αὕτη δέ ἐστιν ἡ αἰώνιος ζωή, ἵνα γινώσκωσί σε τὸν μόνον ἀληθινὸν Θεὸν καὶ ὃν ἀπέστειλας ᾿Ιησοῦν Χριστόν. ἐγώ σε ἐδόξασα ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, τὸ ἔργον ἐτελείωσα ὃ δέδωκάς μοι ἵνα ποιήσω· καὶ νῦν δόξασόν με σύ, πάτερ, παρὰ σεαυτῷ τῇ δόξῃ ᾗ εἶχον πρὸ τοῦ τὸν κόσμον εἶναι παρὰ σοί. ᾿Εφανέρωσά σου τὸ ὄνομα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις οὓς δέδωκάς μοι ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου. σοὶ ἦσαν καὶ ἐμοὶ αὐτοὺς δέδωκας, καὶ τὸν λόγον σου τετηρήκασι. νῦν ἔγνωκαν ὅτι πάντα ὅσα δέδωκάς μοι παρὰ σοῦ ἐστιν· ὅτι τὰ ῥήματα ἃ δέδωκάς μοι δέδωκα αὐτοῖς, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔλαβον, καὶ ἔγνωσαν ἀληθῶς ὅτι παρὰ σοῦ ἐξῆλθον, καὶ ἐπίστευσαν ὅτι σύ με ἀπέστειλας. ᾿Εγὼ περὶ αὐτῶν ἐρωτῶ· οὐ περὶ τοῦ κόσμου ἐρωτῶ, ἀλλὰ περὶ ὧν δέδωκάς μοι, ὅτι σοί εἰσι, καὶ τὰ ἐμὰ πάντα σά ἐστι καὶ τὰ σὰ ἐμά, καὶ δεδόξασμαι ἐν αὐτοῖς. καὶ οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ, καὶ οὗτοι ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ εἰσί, καὶ ἐγὼ πρὸς σὲ ἔρχομαι. πάτερ ἅγιε, τήρησον αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου ᾧ δέδωκάς μοι, ἵνα ὦσιν ἓν καθὼς ἡμεῖς. ὅτε ἤμην μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ, ἐγὼ ἐτήρουν αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου· οὓς δέδωκάς μοι ἐφύλαξα, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐξ αὐτῶν ἀπώλετο εἰ μὴ ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας, ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ. νῦν δὲ πρὸς σὲ ἔρχομαι, καὶ ταῦτα λαλῶ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ἵνα ἔχωσι τὴν χαρὰν τὴν ἐμὴν πεπληρωμένην ἐν αὐτοῖς.
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ΑΓΙΟΛΟΓΙΟ ΚΑΙ ΕΟΡΤΕΣ
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΑΓΙΩΝ ΠΑΤΕΡΩΝ-Μνήμη των 318 Θεοφόρων Πατέρων της Α΄Οικουμενικής Συνόδου
Ο γνωστός αιρεσιάρχης Άρειος, που καταγόταν από τη Λιβύη, ήταν πρωτοπρεσβύτερος στην Εκκλησία της Αλεξάνδρειας. Γύρω στα 315 άρχισε να λέει, ότι ο Χριστός δεν είναι Θεός αληθινός, ομοούσιος με τον Πατέρα, αλλά κτίσμα και δημιούργημα αυτού. Ο τότε Αρχιεπίσκοπος Αλέξανδρος, μάταια προσπάθησε να τον διορθώσει με νουθεσίες, αλλά και με αφορισμό και καθαίρεση το 321. Ο βλάσφημος αυτός αιρεσιάρχης έσπειρε παντού αιρετικά ζιζάνια, που σπάραζαν σκληρά την Εκκλησία. Γι’ αυτό ο βασιλιάς Μέγας Κωνσταντίνος, συγκάλεσε την Α΄Οικουμενική Σύνοδο στη Νίκαια της Βιθυνίας, όπου το 325 μαζεύτηκαν από παντού 318 ποιμένες και διδάσκαλοι της Εκκλησίας του Χριστού και με μια φωνή ανακήρυξαν τον Χριστό «ομοούσιον τω Πατρί και Θεόν αληθινόν εκ Θεού αληθινού», συγγράφοντας έτσι και το άγιο Σύμβολο της Πίστεως μέχρι το « Και Εις το Πνεύμα το ΄Αγιον». Τα υπόλοιπα μέχρι το τέλος συμπλήρωσε η Β΄Οικουμενική Σύνοδος. Τον δε Άρειο και όσους είχαν τα ίδια φρονήματα με αυτόν, αναθεμάτισαν και σαν σαπισμένα μέλη τους απέκοψαν απ’ όλο το σώμα των πιστών. Η μνήμη των Πατέρων της Οικουμενικής Συνόδου καθιερώθηκε από την Εκκλησία να εορτάζεται αμέσως μετά την εορτή της Αναλήψεως, για να τονίζεται ότι ο Χριστός όντως είναι Θεός και τέλειος άνθρωπος. ΜΕ ΤΗΝ Ανάληψή του μπορούσε να φέρει και έφερε την ανθρώπινη φύση στην κανονική της θέση, πλάι στο Θεό Πατέρα, έτσι που να μπορεί ο κάθε άνθρωπος να οικειώνεται αυτή τη θείωση της φύσεως του. Το Ευαγγέλιο του Χριστού δεν είναι ιδεολογία, αλλά αποκάλυψη της ζωντανής αλήθειας και της αγάπης του Θεού προς τον άνθρωπο, Γι’ αυτήν την ευαγγελική αλήθεια αγωνίστηκαν οι άγιοι Πατέρες και με την ζωή τους, επικύρωσαν την ορθότητα της διδασκαλίας τους. Δεν έμειναν στις θεωρίες, αλλά έκαναν την πράξη «θεωρίας επίφασιν». ‘Ελεγε κάποιος Γέροντας ότι τρία πράγματα έχει πιο πολύ ανάγκη η ψυχή μας: Να φοβάται την κρίση του Θεού. Να αγαπά την αρετή και να Προσεύχεται αδιαλείπτως.
Η ΘΡΙΑΜΒΕΥΟΥΣΑ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ
Η ιδιαίτερη μνημόνευση «των κεκοιμημένων» κατά τη Θεία Λειτουργία φανερώνει πώς η παρούσα λειτουργική σύναξη παίρνει καθολικότερες διαστάσεις και γίνεται μία πραγματικά « ευχαριστιακή σύναξη» παρόντων και απόντων, ζώντων και τεθνεώντων. Η Στρατευομένη Εκκλησία συναντιέται με τη «Θριαμβεύουσα» των αγίων, οσίων και μαρτύρων και όλοι μαζί υψώνουμε Ύμνο, Δοξολογία και Δέηση.
Η ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΤΩΝ ΝΕΚΡΩΝ:
Είναι κατ΄εξοχήν βιβλική αποκάλυψη. Καμιά θρησκεία δεν διδάσκει την ανάσταση στην συγκεκριμένη μορφή, που την κηρύττει ο χριστιανισμός. Η ιδέα της ανάστασης των νεκρών, ως επανένωση της ψυχής και του σώματος των ανθρώπων είναι αποκλειστικά βιβλική και χριστιανική. Η ανάσταση θα είναι μια νέα δημιουργική πράξη του Θεού, παρόμοια με την πρώτη. Μετά τον ύπνο του θανάτου, θα ανοίξουν οι άνθρωποι τα μάτια τους στο φώς της 8ης και αιωνίας Ημέρας, θα αντικρύσουν το πρόσωπο του Θεού Πατέρα.
READINGS OF OUR ORTHODOX SAINTS
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+Saint Niketas, Bishop of Chalcedon – Commemorated on May 28
Saint Niketas (Nikḗtas), Bishop of Chalcedon, lived during the second half of the eighth century. For his God-pleasing life he was consecrated as Bishop of Chalcedon.
Saint Niketas distinguished himself by his charity, he always helped the poor, he lodged travelers in his home, he cared for orphans and widows, and he interceded for those who had been wronged.
During the reign of the iconoclast Leo the Armenian (813-820), Saint Niketas bravely denounced the Iconoclast heresy and urged his flock to venerate the holy icons of Christ, the Theotokos, and the saints. Saint Niketas endured much suffering from the impious emperor and his like-minded cohorts. He was subjected to tortures and sent off to exile.
The holy confessor Niketas died at the beginning of the ninth century. From his relics occurred many miracles of healing. The Canon of the service, written by the priest Joseph of Constantinople, also includes Saint Niketas’s brother, Saint Ignatius, among the saints.
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+Virgin Martyr Theodosia the Nun of Constantinople - Commemorated
May 29
The Virgin Martyr Theodosia of Constantinople lived during the eighth century. She was born in answer to the fervent prayers of her parents. After their death, she was raised at the women’s monastery of the holy Martyr Anastasia in Constantinople. Saint Theodosia became a nun after she distributed to the poor of what remained of her parental inheritance. She used part of the money to commission gold and silver icons of the Savior, the Theotokos, and Saint Anastasia.
When Leo the Isaurian (717-741) ascended the imperial throne, he issued an edict to destroy holy icons everywhere. Above the Bronze Gates at Constantinople was a bronze icon of the Savior, which had been there for more than 400 years. In 730, the iconoclast Patriarch Anastasius ordered the icon removed.
The Virgin Martyr Theodosia and other women rushed to protect the icon and toppled the ladder with the soldier who was carrying out the command. Then they stoned the impious Patriarch Anastasius, and Emperor Leo ordered soldiers to behead the women. Saint Theodosia, an ardent defender of icons, was locked up in prison. For a week they gave her a hundred lashes each day. On the eighth day, they led her about the city, fiercely beating her along the way. One of the soldiers stabbed the nun in the throat with a ram’s horn, and she received the crown of martyrdom.
The body of the holy virgin martyr was reverently buried by Christians in the monastery of Saint Euphemia in Constantinople, near a place called Dexiokratis. The tomb of Saint Theodosia was glorified by numerous healings of the sick.
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Meditation:
“Man seeks joy and happiness in heaven. He seeks what is eternal far from everyone and everything. He seeks to find joy in God. God is a mystery. He is silence. He is infinite. He is everything. Everyone possesses this inclination of the soul for heaven. All people seek something heavenly. All beings turn towards Him, albeit unconsciously.
Turn your mind towards Him continually. Learn to love prayer, familiar converse with the Lord. What counts above all is love, passionate love for the Lord, for Christ the Bridegroom. Become worthy of Christ’s love. In order not to live in darkness, turn on the switch of prayer so that divine light may flood your soul. Christ will appear in the depths of your being. There, in the deepest and most inward part, is the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of God is within you [Luke 17:21].” +St. Porphyrios, Wounded by Love
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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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This week’s Gift of Light is given by an Anonymous Donor for the Health and Well Being of The Assumption Panagia Family.
MEMORIALS
6 years for the late Mary (Maria Copitas) Yannias
10 years for the late Angela (Angeliki) Paterakis
20 years for the late Ted C. (Eleftherious) Yannias
30 years for the late Robert (Haralambos) Arnold
May their memory be eternal!
COFFEE HOUR
Please join us for coffee hour following the Divine Liturgy in Plato Hall. Thank you to The Yannias and Arnold Families for sponsoring coffee hour in loving memory of their loved ones: Mary Yannias, Ted C. Yannias and Robert Arnold. May God rest their souls!
WEDDING
4:30 p.m. - Ms. Giana Lilas to Mr. Alexander Spanos
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS THIS WEEK:
Memorial Day, Monday, May 29 - Fr. Apostolos will be at Elmwood Cemetery from 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. for anyone who would like a Trisagion Service for their loved one.
Church Office Closed in observance of Memorial Day.
Thursday, June 1, 10:30 a.m. - Agiasmos Service (Blessing of the waters)
Saturday, June 3, 9:00 a.m. - Orthros and Divine Liturgy - +Saturday of Souls
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 hae 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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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!
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.
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.
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PHILOPTHOCHOS CORNER
SAVE THE DATE! – SATURDAY, JULY 15TH - OAK PARK FARMERS’ MARKET – 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Volunteers are needed for baking and help at our station on the day of the event. Contact us at assumptionphiloptochos@gmail.com for more information.
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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
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. See flyer for more information.
June 17 - 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Austin Community Meal in Plato Hall.
UPCOMING YAL EVENTS
All young adults are invited and encouraged to attend.
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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Assumption Panagia Greek Orthodox Church of Chicago
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