ASSUMPTION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
601 South Central Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60644
Main: 773-626-3114
Fax: 773-626-3141
Father Apostolos N. Georgiafentis – Protopresbyter
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2021 - KΥΡΙΑΚΗ 17 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ 2021
+Ωσηέ Προφήτης - Αγίων Μαρτύρων και Αναργύρων Κοσμά και Δαμιανού των εξ Αραβίας
+Hosea the Prophet - Saints Cosmas and Damian of Arabia
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+Saint Gerasimos of Cephalonia - October 20
Saint Gerasimos was from the Peloponnesus, the son of Demetrios and Kale, of the family of Notaras. He was reared in piety by them and studied the Sacred writings. He left his country and went throughout various lands, and finally came to Cephalonia, where he restored a certain old church and built a convent around it, where it stands to this day at the place called Omala. He finished the course of his life there in asceticism in the year 1570. His sacred relics, which remain incorrupt, are kept there for the sanctification of the faithful.
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+Saint Artemios the Great Martyr of Antioch - October 20
Saint Artemios lived during the years of Saint Constantine the Great, and was appointed by him to be Governor of Alexandria; later, he was honored with the rank of patrician. During the reign of Julian the Apostate, in the year 361, Artemios appeared before the Emperor and censured him for his apostasy. For this, he endured many torments and was finally beheaded.
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Epistle Reading for the Day
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to Titus 3:8-15
Titus, my son, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these are excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels over the law, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is factious, after admonishing him once or twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is self-condemned.
When I send Artemas or Tychicos to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful.
All who are with me send greeting to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.
Gospel Reading for the Day
The Gospel According to Luke 8:5-15
The Lord said this parable: "A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the path, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it. And some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew with it and choked it. And some fell into good soil and grew, and yielded a hundredfold." And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but for others they are in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved. And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. And as for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with patience." As he said these things, he cried out "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
Απόστολος της Ημέρας
Πρὸς Τίτον 3:8-15 τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα
Τέκνον Τίτε, πιστὸς ὁ λόγος, καὶ περὶ τούτων βούλομαί σε διαβεβαιοῦσθαι, ἵνα φροντίζωσιν καλῶν ἔργων προΐστασθαι οἱ πεπιστευκότες θεῷ. ταῦτά ἐστιν καλὰ καὶ ὠφέλιμα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις · μωρὰς δὲ ζητήσεις καὶ γενεαλογίας καὶ ἔριν καὶ μάχας νομικὰς περιΐστασο, εἰσὶν γὰρ ἀνωφελεῖς καὶ μάταιοι. αιῥετικὸν ἄνθρωπον μετὰ μίαν καὶ δευτέραν νουθεσίαν παραιτοῦ, εἰδὼς ὅτι ἐξέστραπται ὁ τοιοῦτος καὶ ἁμαρτάνει, ὢν αὐτοκατάκριτος. Ὅταν πέμψω Ἀρτεμᾶν πρὸς σὲ ἢ Τυχικόν, σπούδασον ἐλθεῖν πρός με εἰς Νικόπολιν, ἐκεῖ γὰρ κέκρικα παραχειμάσαι. Ζηνᾶν τὸν νομικὸν καὶ Ἀπολλῶν σπουδαίως πρόπεμψον, ἵνα μηδὲν αὐτοῖς λείπῃ. μανθανέτωσαν δὲ καὶ οἱ ἡμέτεροι καλῶν ἔργων προΐστασθαι εἰς τὰς ἀναγκαίας χρείας, ἵνα μὴ ὦσιν ἄκαρποι. Ἀσπάζονταί σε οἱ μετ ᾽ἐμοῦ πάντες. Ἄσπασαι τοὺς φιλοῦντας ἡμᾶς ἐν πίστει. ἡ χάρις μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν.
Ευαγγέλιον της Ήμέρας
Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 8:5-15 Εὐαγγελίου τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα
Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην· Ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρων τοῦ σπεῖραι τὸν σπόρον αὐτοῦ. καὶ ἐν τῷ σπείρειν αὐτὸν ὃ μὲν ἔπεσε παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν, καὶ κατεπατήθη, καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατέφαγεν αὐτό· καὶ ἕτερον ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν, καὶ φυὲν ἐξηράνθη διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ἰκμάδα· καὶ ἕτερον ἔπεσεν ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἀκανθῶν, καὶ συμφυεῖσαι αἱ ἄκανθαι ἀπέπνιξαν αὐτό. καὶ ἕτερον ἔπεσεν εἰς τὴν γῆν τὴν ἀγαθήν, καὶ φυὲν ἐποίησε καρπὸν κατονταπλασίονα. ταῦτα λέγων ἐφώνει· ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω. ᾿Επηρώτων δὲ αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λέγοντες· τίς εἴη ἡ παραβολὴ αὕτη; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· ὑμῖν δέδοται γνῶναι τὰ μυστήρια τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ, τοῖς δὲ λοιποῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς, ἵνα βλέποντες μὴ βλέπωσι καὶ ἀκούοντες μὴ συνιῶσιν. ἔστι δὲ αὕτη ἡ παραβολή· ὁ σπόρος ἐστὶν ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ· οἱ δὲ παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν εἰσιν οἱ ἀκούσαντες, εἶτα ἔρχεται ὁ διάβολος καὶ αἴρει τὸν λόγον ἀπὸ τῆς καρδίας αὐτῶν, ἵνα μὴ πιστεύσαντες σωθῶσιν. οἱ δὲ ἐπὶ τῆς πέτρας οἳ ὅταν ἀκούσωσι, μετὰ χαρᾶς δέχονται τὸν λόγον, καὶ οὗτοι ῥίζαν οὐκ ἔχουσιν, οἳ πρὸς καιρὸν πιστεύουσι καὶ ἐν καιρῷ πειρασμοῦ ἀφίστανται. τὸ δὲ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας πεσόν, οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ ἀκούσαντες, καὶ ὑπὸ μεριμνῶν καὶ πλούτου καὶ ἡδονῶν τοῦ βίου πορευόμενοι συμπνίγονται καὶ οὐ τελεσφοροῦσι. τὸ δὲ ἐν τῇ καλῇ γῇ, οὗτοί εἰσιν οἵτινες ἐν καρδίᾳ καλῇ καὶ ἀγαθῇ ἀκούσαντες τὸν λόγον κατέχουσι καὶ καρποφοροῦσιν ἐν ὑπομονῇ. ταῦτα λέγων ἐφώνει· ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω.
ΜΙΚΡΟΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ
Ο ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΣΤΗΣ ΛΟΥΚΑΣ - 18 Oκτωβρίου
Άν και ο Λουκάς δεν υπήρξε έκ των αποστόλων, έδρασε όμως ώς απόστολος, όχι λιγότερο των δώδεκα, διότι διέλαμψε, ώς συνεργός της διακονίας του Παύλου. Επί πλέον δε συνέβαλε στη διάδοση της Πίστεως με το Ευαγγέλιο του και τις Πράξεις του, δίνοντας έτσι στην Εκκλησία και τον Κανόνα της Καινής Διαθήκης δια του γραπτού λόγου μιά υπηρεσία υψίστης αξίας. Ο Ευαγγελιστής Λουκάς καταγόταν απο την Αντιόχεια και η εθνικότητά του ήταν ελληνική. Στο επάγγελμα ήταν ιατρός, ενώ γνώριζε και να ζωγραφίζει. Γνωρίστηκε με τον Απόστολο Παύλο και μέσω αυτού, ασπάστηκε τη νέα πίστη. Συνδέθηκε με τον Παύλο και τον ακολούθησε στο αποστολικό του κήρυγμα στην Ελλάδα, ενώ έγραψε και το τρίτο Ευαγγέλιο. Ο Λουκάς είναι και ο μοναδικός ιστορικός της συστάσεως της χριστιανικής Εκκλησίας, αφού στο έργο του «Πράξεις των Αποστόλων», περιγράφει την ίδρυση και τη δράση της Εκκλησίας, κατά την πρώτη τριακονταετία της. Κατά την παράδοση ο Άγιος Λουκάς ονομάζεται Ευαγγελιστής της Παναγίας γιατί περισσότερο από άλλους Ευαγγελιστάς, μας μιλάει για την Υπεραγία Θεοτόκο στην αρχή του Ευαγγελίου του. Τον Ευαγγελισμό της Παναγίας, την επίσκεψην της Μαρίας στην Ελισάβετ, την μητέρα του Τιμίου Προδρόμου, το «Μεγαλύνει η ψυχή μου τον Κύριον ...» και άλλα περιστατικά απο την παιδική ηλικία του Ιησού Χριστού, τα γνωρίζουμε μόνο απο το Ευαγγέλιο του αγίου και Ευαγγελιστού Λουκά. Είναι εκείνος που ζωγραφισε τρείς εικόνες της Παναγίας με το θείο βρέφος, καθώς και εικόνες των Αποστόλων Πέτρου και Παύλου. Σε μία του επιστολή ο Απόστολος Παύλος γράφει για τον απόστολο και Ευαγγελιστή Λουκά: «Ασπάζεται υμάς ο ιατρός, ο αγαπητός». Πέθανε ειρηνικά σε ηλικία 80 ετών.
COMMUNITY PRAYER LIST
PRAYERS FOR: Helen, Peter, Sophia, Angeliki, Alexandra, Marina, Christos, Reem, Athanasia, Terry, Kyriakos, Becky, Salem, Mantia, Georgia, Vicki, Maria, Vasilios, Nektaria, John, Violet, Cynthis, Fr. Jon-Stephen Hedges, Evangelos, William, Momcilo, Jill, Panagiotis, Vasiliki, Elizabeth, Panagiota, Betty, Dimitri, Alexander, Vasiliki, Eleni, Panagiotis, George, Thomas, Nicholas, Sophia, Susan, Mary Lou, Mehmet.
O 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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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER - WEEKDAY CHURCH LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
October 20, 9:00 a.m. - Orthros and Divine Liturgy
+Saint Artemios the Great Martyr and +Saint Gerasimos of Cephalonia
October 26, 9:00 a.m. - Orthros and Divine Liturgy
+Saint Demetrios the Myrrh-Streamer
November 9, 9:00 a.m. - Orthros and Divine Liturgy
+Saint Nektarios the Wonderworker
November 10, 9:00 a.m. - Orthros and Divine Liturgy
+Saint Arsenios of Cappadocia
November 24 - 7:00 p.m. - Vespers for +Saint Catherine the Great Martyr
November 25 - 9:00 a.m. - Orthros and Divine Liturgy
+Saint Catherine the Great Martyr
Please note:
Vespers for +Saint John Chrysostom on November 12 and Divine Liturgy on November 13 will be held at St. John Chrysostom Greek Orthodox Monastery in Kenosha, WI
Fast of the Nativity Begins on November 15
40 Day Liturgies will be held at our church the week of November 22 thru November 27 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.
Liturgy in the chapel
Please note once a month the Divine Liturgy will be celebrated in Saint Catherine’s Chapel.
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This week’s Gift of Light is given in loving memory of Xenophon and Demetra Payne.
MEMORIALS
40 days for the late Margarita Pietrzyk
2 years for the late Peter (Petros) Panos
3 years for the late Mike (Mihail) Panos
6 years for the late Claudia Panos
May their memory be eternal!
Today’s Coffee Hour is sponsored by Leadership 100 members: Dr. Peter Panton,
Connie and Dee Andrews, and Lou Malevitis. Thank you for your continued support!
SPONSORS NEEDED FOR COFFEE HOUR: If you would like to sponsor a coffee hour in memory of a loved one, a special occasion or just because. Please contact the Church office at: 773.626.3114 or email office@assumptionchicago.org
You may also reach out to our coffee hour coordinator, Jette Georgopoulos at: 708.439.6041. We truly appreciate all your love and support to our beloved parish!
November dates available: 7, 21, 28
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.
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. The 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.
ORTHODOX STUDIES – LIVING THE DIVINE LITURGY
Please join us for our next monthly study on Monday, October 18 at 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. in Saint Catherine’s Chapel as we explore the mystery of the Holy Spirit and Its Divine Grace through the Divine Liturgy. Refreshments will be provided before Father Apostolos' presentation.
TENDERHEARTED MINISTRY
Assumption Greek Orthodox Church is excited to announce a new ministry for our senior adults 65 years and older, Tenderhearted Ministry! We will host monthly meetings on the last Monday of each month, beginning Monday, October 25, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. Each meeting will begin with a Church Service, followed by lunch and the day’s presentation.
Please contact the church office at: 773.626.3114 or email: office@assumptionchicago.org to reserve a seat for each month.
STEWARDSHIP
If you have not received a Stewardship Packet, please contact the church office at stewardship@assumptionchicago.org or 773-626-3114. It may be that we do not have you in our records as a Steward, or do not have your current address on file. If you are moving, or have moved recently, please contact the church office with your new address.
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS
Sunday Church School is off to a great start this year! After a year of virtual classes, the students are back in the classrooms and learning about our Orthodox faith every Sunday after they attend Divine Liturgy.
PHILOPTOCHOS CORNER
General Member Meeting: Sunday, Nov. 21, after church in Plato Hall.
We will be collecting small items for the Greek American Rehabilitation and Care Centre's life enrichment wish list during October. Please check your drawers and closets for the following items:
Magazines (with name/address crossed off), lotion, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo/conditioner/body wash, nic nacs, nail polish, nail polish remover, Kleenex boxes, fashion hats, scarves and purses.
There will be a collection box in St. Catherine's Chapel Narthex. Thank you for your support! These small items will bring a smile to some residents!
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YAL (Young Adult League)
October 23 - Harvest Fest, 5:00 p.m. in Plato Hall - YAL trivia team - Bring a friend for a fun night of trivia
November 21 - Thanksgiving-in-a-bag - Supporting local neighborhood families in need with a Thanksgiving meal pick up line
December 5 - Letter writing to Santa - Help Santa and be an elf in writing back (on Santa’s behalf) to local kids
For more information, please contact Katherine at: 847.208.6013 or follow us on social media: @AssumptionChi or visit our website: www.assumptionchicago.org or Metropolis YAL website: yalchicago.com
PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation is offering Greek American college students scholarship awards to undergraduates.
For inquiries, please email vpanos@panhellenicsf.org or call 312.357.6432. Applications are due electronically by January 31, 2022.
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Special Events
Harvest Day - October 23 at 5:00 p.m. in Plato Hall. Trivia, Chili (and other delicious food), Crafts, Jar Counting game.
Parish Brunch - October 31
General Assembly Meeting - November 7
Thanksgiving in a Bag Food Drive - October 17 - November 14
Philoptochos Christmas Luncheon, Greek Islands, Lombard - Dec.11 at noon
Plato Hall Christmas Decorating Party - December 11
Parish Brunch - December 26
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Assumption Panagia Greek Orthodox Church of Chicago
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