Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Church Champaign, Illinois www.threehierarchs.org Father Michael Condos, Presbyter Tel: 714-0758 E-mail: [email protected] Christ is in our midst! Many Years! as we continue to celebrate the Feast of our Lord’s Holy Baptism in the River Jordan and the Feast of St John the Baptist. Fellowship Hour Dina Kosmopoulos Prosfora Eleni Sofronis January 8, 2012 Sunday After the Epiphany and Vasilopita Sunday COMMEMORATIONS OF THE DAY: Carterios of Caesarea; Domnica of Constantinople; George the Chozevite; Agathon of Egypt; Cyrus, Archbishop of Constantinople; Elias of Egypt; Julian, Basilissa, Marcionilla, Celsus, Anthony, Anastasius, seven children, and 20 soldiers at Antinoe; Theophilus the Deacon and Helladius; Atticus, Patriarch of Constantinople; Prophet Shemaiah; Gregory of Ochrid; Gregory of the Kiev Caves; Gregory, hermit of the Kiev Caves; Paisius of Uglich; Macarius of Vatopedi; Abo the Perfumer of Baghdad; Isidore and 72 others at Yuriev. Through their intercessions, O Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us. APOLYTIKION OF THEOPHANY When You were baptized in the Jordan, O Lord, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest. For the voice of the Father bore witness unto You, calling You the beloved Son, and the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed His word as sure and steadfast. O Christ our God who has appeared and enlightened the world. Glory to You. EPISTLE Ephesians 4:7–13 READERS: Dennis Agallianos and Foti Kutil GOSPEL Matthew 4:12–17 SERMON “The Meaning of Zebulon; Naphtali and Christ as the Great Light in the Contemporary Celebration of Jesus’ Baptism.” Ἐν Ἰορδάνῃ βαπτιζομένου σου Κύριε, ἡ τῆς Τριάδος ἐφανερώθη προσκύνησις· τοῦ γὰρ Γεννήτορος ἡ φωνὴ προσεμαρτύρει σοι, ἀγαπητὸν σε Υἱὸν ὀνομάζουσα· καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμα ἐν εἴδει περιστερᾶς, ἐβεβαίου τοῦ λόγου τὸ ἀσφαλές. Ὁ ἐπιφανεὶς Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, καὶ τὸν κόσμον φωτίσας δόξα σοι. RESURRECTION HYMN (Tone 5) (Liturgical Resource, Page 14) Eternal with the Father and the Spirit is the Word, Who of a Virgin was begotten for our salvation. As the faithful we both praise and worship Him, for in the flesh did He consent to ascend unto the Cross, and death did He endure and He raised unto life the dead through His all glorious resurrection. Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι, τὸν ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθέντα εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡμῶν, ἀνυμνήσωμεν πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνήσωμεν, ὅτι ηὐδόκησε σαρκί, ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ σταυρῷ, καὶ θάνατον ὑπομεῖναι, καὶ ἐγεῖραι τοὺς τεθνεώτας, ἐν τῇ ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ. This Week at Three Hierarchs Monday Orthodox Tradition of House Blessings begins Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Ecumenical Dialogue @ St. Matthew Church“The Liturgy of the Church: Introductory Rites” Saturday 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy @ St. Barbara Chapel in Danville Coming in January Saturday 21st 6:00 p.m. Family Night featuring film & discussion “Soul Surfer” HYMN OF THE THREE HIERARCHS (Liturgical Resource, Pages 18, 19) The three greatest luminaries of the Three-Sun Divinity, who with rays of dogmatic teaching have set the universe a fire. The honey flowing rivers of wisdom who have flooded all the creation with streams of divine knowledge. Basil the Great and Gregory the Theologian, along with John the renowned, golden-mouth orator, all of us admirers of their words, let us gather and with hymns honor them, for they to the Trinity forever intercede for us. KONTAKION (Tone 4) Today You appeared to the world, and Your light, O Lord, has left its mark upon us as in fuller understanding we sing to You: “You came, You were made manifest, the unapproachable light.” THRICE HOLY HYMN Romanian: Sfinte Dumneze-ule, Sfinte tare, Sfinte far’de moarte, mil-u-yeshte-ne pe noi. Arabic: Kudusan Alla Kudusan El Kowi Kudasan aladi li yia mout urhamna Slavonic: Svyiati Boszhe, Svyiati Kriepki, Svyiati Besmertni Pomilu Nas Greek: Ayios o Theos, Ayios Ee-S-hee-rhos, Ayios a-thanatos Ele–ee-son Eemas English: Holy God, Holy Mighty Holy Immortal have mercy on us THE 2012 OFFERING ENVELOPES and CHURCH CALENDARS are available in the fellowship hall. (NOTE: we are using unnumbered and undated envelopes this year. Please write your name on the envelopes when using cash.) SPECIAL VASILOPITA OFFERING FOR ST. BASIL ACADEMY Near the end of the Divine Liturgy, we will celebrate the Service of the Vasilopita. Following the Service, leaders of the different ministries of our parish will be invited to come forward to receive the blessed St. Basil’s bread. And, at the end, all will be invited to receive it. Please remember, our Philoptochos will be taking an offering for St. Basil’s Academy in New York, which ministers to orphaned children. The Philoptochos will have an offering tray present in addition to the tray that is normally passed at the end of the Divine Liturgy. LOUKOUMADES!—Youth Group Fundraiser—This Sunday our children will be selling LOUKOUMADES during fellowship hour. All proceeds will go to Orthodox Witness for upcoming Youth Programs. FELLOWSHIP DINNER FOLLOWING NEXT WEEK’S DIVINE LITURGY. Special thanks to the Lambros Family and Yianni Chasiotis for sponsoring the upcoming Fellowship Dinner next Sunday, January 15. We thank Ada, John and Anna Lambros along with Yianni Chasiotis for sponsoring next week’s lamb dinner and their generous donation.
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