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, MAY 15, 2022 - SUNDAY OF THE PARALYTIC
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 15 ΜΑΪΟΥ 2022 - ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ TOY ΠΑΡΑΛΥΤΟΥ
ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! – ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ!
CHRIST IS RISEN! – TRULY HE IS RISEN!
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Close to the Sheep 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 for the Day
The Reading is from 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
The Reading is from 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.
Μικρός Συναξαριστής
ΟΙ ΄Αγιοι Κωνσταντίνος και Ελένη
Ο μέγας Κωνσταντίνος γεννήθηκε το 274 μ.Χ. Πατέρας του ήταν ο Κωνστάντιος ο Α΄ο Χλωρός και μητέρα του η Ελένη από το Δρέπανο της Βιθυνίας. Ο Κωνσταντίνος από 18 χρόνων έγινε στρατιωτικός και χάρη στην ανδρεία του, τιμήθηκε με τα ανώτατα αξιώματα του στρατού. Ήταν αυτός, που με το χριστιανικό σταυροειδές λάβαρο με το ελληνόγραμμα «εν τούτω νίκα», κατατρόπωσε τα στρατεύματα του Μαξεντίου και έπειτα του Λικινίου. Επίσης ήταν ο πρώτος αυτοκράτωρ που ευνόησε την Εκκλησία, μετά από τρείς αιώνες ανελέητου διωγμού. Μετέφερε την πρωτεύουσα του κράτους του στο αρχαίο βυζάντιο και εκεί έκτισε τη βασίλισσα των πόλεων, την Κωνσταντινούπολη. Στο τέλος, ο Κωνσταντίνος αξιώθηκε και του αγίου Βαπτίσματος, και αμέσως μετά είπε: «Νύν αληθεί λόγω μακάριον οίδ’ εμαυτόν,νύν της αθανάτου ζωής πεφάναι άξιον, νύν του θείου μετειληφέναι φωτός πεπίστευκα». Τώρα δηλαδή σύμφωνα με το λόγο της αληθείας, ξέρω ότι είμαι μακάριος, τώρα έχω γίνει άξιος της αθανάτου ζωής, τώρα έχω πιστέψει πώς έλαβα το θείο φώς. Ο Μέγας Κωνσταντίνος πέθανε σε ηλικία 63 (21 Μαϊου 337). Η δέ μητέρα του Ελένη, που συνεορτάζεται με το γιό της, ήταν αυτή που βρήκε τον Τίμιο Σταυρό στους Αγίους Τόπους και έδωσε στον Μ.Κωνσταντίνο την πρέπουσα διαπαιδαγώγηση. ΄Αλλωστε, και ο ίδιος την τίμησε όταν στη μεγάλη πλατεία της Κωνσταντινούπολης έκτισε δύο στήλες, μία δική του και μία της Ελένης που έφερε την επιγραφή: «Είς Άγιος είς Κύριος Ιησούς Χριστός, εις δόξαν Θεού Πατρός, Αμήν».
COMMUNITY PRAYER LIST - Prayers for: Tom, William, Anastasios, Polyxeni, Julia, Helen, Peter, Sophia
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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This week’s Gift of Light is given in loving memory of Christine and James Magrames.
MEMORIALS
1 year for the late Joan (Ioanna) Leakakos
1 year for the late Demetra Spyropoulos
1 year for the late George Harokopos
1 year for the late Sally Ann Kates
May their memory be eternal!
Today’s Coffee Hour is sponsored by The Spyropoulos Family in loving memory of their loving mother Demetra Spyropoulos. Thank you for hosting and may God rest her soul!
Saint Ephrosinos’ Kitchen will be providing meals today to our homebound, senior parishioners and friends of Assumption. If you or someone you know would benefit from this ministry, or if you would like to deliver a meal or help in preparing the meal, please contact our church office. Next month’s meal will be on June 12.
ASSUMPTION YAL
Young Adults are invited for Coffee and Conversation today following the Divine Liturgy in Plato Hall Coffee Hour. Let’s meet and get to know each other while having some coffee.
PALM SUNDAY - On April 17th, our Parish resumed the hosting of our Annual Palm Sunday Luncheon. This was a most welcome and well-received event for our stewards and friends of Panagia, after the 2-year hiatus forced upon us by the COVID-19 pandemic. We served 180 meals to our attending guests. Another twenty-six meals were delivered to those parishioners who are unable to leave their homes, through our St. Euphrosynos’ Kitchen Ministry. The food, catered by Greek Islands Restaurant-Lombard, beverages and desserts were plentiful and delicious. This event was generously underwritten by our beloved Archon Louis G. Malevitis, who has given from his heart and out of love for our Panagia community for many years. We are truly appreciative of his generosity.
As a result of Archon Louis’ underwriting, we are blessed to donate 100% of the proceeds that were raised at the event from ticket sales to IOCC for the benefit of Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund in the amount of $2,755. The emergency relief and development programs to those in need worldwide offered by the IOCC is truly remarkable and an inspiration to so many of us, both individually and through our ministries. We continue to keep the people of Ukraine in our prayers, for safety and strength to endure throughout this critical time.
Church Office Hours - Monday - Friday, 9:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Το γραφείο της Εκκλησίας λειτουργή απο Δευτέρα με Παρασκευή 9:30 π.μ. εώς 2:00 μ.μ.
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MAY-WEEKDAY CHURCH SERVICES
Wednesday, May 18 - 9:00 a.m. - Orthros & Divine Liturgy - +Mid-Pentecost
Saturday, May 21 - 9:00 a.m. - Orthros & Divine Liturgy
+Saints Constantine and Helen, Equal to the Apostles
SPONSORS NEEDED FOR COFFEE HOUR
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. We truly appreciate all your love and support to our beloved parish!
Available dates: May 22, 29; June 5, 12, 26; July 3, July 10, July 17, July 24 & July 31
PHILOPTHOCHOS CORNER
Please join us for a Philoptochos General meeting on June 5th following the Church Service.
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS
Sunday, May 22; Graduation Sunday and last day of classes for the year.
TRISAGION SCHEDULE FOR MEMORIAL DAY
Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, Fr. Apostolos will be at Elmwood Cemetery at 12:00 p.m.
Την Δευτέρα 30 Μαϊου, ο π. Απόστολος θα είναι στις 12:00 μ..μ. στο νεκροταφείο Elmwood
GRADUATES SUNDAY
Our parish is compiling a list of names to honor students that are Graduating this year, 2022, from public or private schools: 8th grade, High School, Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, Doctorate Degree or other Graduate Degrees. A day of acknowledgement will take place on Sunday, June 5, 2022, 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 May 27. Please call 773-626-3114 or email: office@assumptionchicago.org
JOIN THE ASSUMPTION PANAGIA CHOIR!!!
We welcome choir members to join our Assumption choir ministry once a month in the choir loft. No choral experience is needed. It's a great way to share in the Divine Liturgy spiritually with your fellow parishioners! For more information, contact Marika Panton at mmpanton@comcast.net or 708-337-7435.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
Sunday, May 22 - 2:30 p.m. - Greek Heritage Day Parade in Greektown on Halsted.
Please join us as we march together as one Assumption-Panagia Family.
CHURCH ETIQUETTE: Please turn off or silence your cell phones.
God has once again blessed us with the return of the summer months and with summer comes warmer weather. Although it is appropriate to wear more open clothing during these sometimes extremely heated months, we must all remember to attend church wearing “respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control” (1 Timothy 2:9). This means men should come to church wearing dress pants with a sleeved shirt (no tanks, flip-flops, or shorts). Women should attend church wearing skirts that fall no higher than right above the knee; dress shoes/dress sandals, and sleeved tops (no flip-flops, sleeveless shirts, spaghetti straps, halter/tube tops, low-cut dresses/tops and mini skirts). While it easy for us to put on apparel that makes us comfortable, I pray that you understand the importance of dress when worshipping the Lord in His holy sanctuary. Have a Blessed and Safe Summer!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Sunday, May 22 - Sunday School Graduation and last day of classes for the year
Sunday, May 22, 2:30 p.m. - Greek Heritage Day Parade in Greektown. Please join us!
Sat. & Sun., May 28 - 29, Greek Orthodox Metropolis Junior Olympics at Saints Constantine & Helen
Monday, May 23, 11:30 a.m. - Tenderhearted Ministry in Saint Catherine’s Chapel Meeting Room
Monday, May 23, 6:00 p.m. - Orthodox Studies in Saint Catherine’s Meeting Room
Sunday, June 5 - Graduates Sunday at the end of the Divine Liturgy. Please submit your names.
Sunday, June 19 - Father’s Day Luncheon following the Divine Liturgy in Plato Hall
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A BLESSED WEEK TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES!
ΚΑΛΗ ΚΑΙ ΕΥΛΟΓΗΜΕΝΗ ΕΒΔΟΜΑΔΑ!
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