Saint Herman (of Alaska)
Orthodox Christian Church
991 W. Prentice Ave.
Littleton, CO 80120
303-798-7306
www.sthermanoca.org
+ A Parish of +
The Orthodox Church in America
www.oca.org
Archbishop Benjamin
of San Francisco and the West
www.dowoca.org
Archpriest John Armstrong
[email protected]
+ Worship Services +
Saturdays, 6:30 pm
Great Vespers
(3rd & 6th Hour Prayers, 9:10 am)
Sundays, 9:30 am
DIVINE LITURGY
Feast Days (See Monthly Calendar)
+ Pastoral Ministries +
Call (or email) Fr. John anytime for:
Confession / Counseling; Hospital Visit /
Unction; Molieben; Memorial Service;
Slava; or, just to talk: 720-940-8619 (c),
[email protected]
+ Parish Prayer List +
Pray for the health and salvation of:
Hieromonk Ambrose (Young)
Priest Gabriel Seamore
Gerondissa Theodelphi
Novice William (Farley)
Alaskan prisoners (at Hudson CF): Gregory, Samuel,
Nicholas, Artemi, Lawrence, Kyrill, and John
Benjamin Armstrong
Daniel Armstrong (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; 1/31/13)
Kelly Armstrong
Eva Baker
Garry Baker
Christopher, Tawna, & Christopher; and Mary
Dan & Grace Christus
Tom Costigan
Michael & Agnes Craig
Kafa Dalal
Michael & Dagmar Drakulich
Bertie Ericson
Barbara Hagar
Sheree Huskey
Jesus, Michael, & Lenny
Susanna Mikita
Barbara Murray
John & Michael Palmer
Eugenia Pazalos
Barb Payne
John Salmon
Esther Schafer
Pam (Panayiota) Scooros
Lois Such
Joan Wagner
Thomas Wells
Louis & Dorothy Zang
Our Missionaries:
James & Daphne Hargrave (to W. Tanzania)
[email protected]
Christina Semon (to Moldova)
c.semon.ocmc.org
Faith Young (to Mongolia)
[email protected]
Our Catechumens: Brandon Warren (Washington St.);
Brian Doyle; Christine Salmon and Jaimie Campa;
Jeff Englestadt; Christopher and Christopher Jackson
Newly Departed: Thomas Yanno (1/23), Olivia Botha
(1/18), Priest Jacob Meyers (1/19); Abbess Barbara
(Johnson; 1/13); Eddie Angapak (1/9)
Memorial: Celestine, Preston Clinton, & Stephanie
Hester (2/3; 1983); Vara Stassen & Sava Skarbek (2/9)
+ Today +
February 3, 2013
“Souper Bowl Sunday”
Welcome to St. Herman Orthodox Church!
We’re glad you’re here! May our Lord bless you!
Patron Saints Names Days:
St. Adrian (2/3)
+ Looking Ahead +
+ Synaxarion +
Annual House Blessings began Jan. 6
Schedule a time with Fr. John
to have your house blessed!
The Holy & Righteous Simeon, the God-receiver. This Simeon was chosen,
in the time of the Egyptian Pharaoh Ptolemy Philadelphus (285-246 BC), as one
of the famous 70 to whom was committed the task of translating the Bible from
the Hebrew into Greek. Simeon worked conscientiously, but when, translating
the Prophet Isaiah, he came to the prophecy: 'Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and
bear a Son...', he was puzzled and took a knife to scratch out the word 'virgin' and
substitute 'young woman', and thus translate it into Greek. But at that moment an
angel of God appeared to him and held him back from his intention, explaining to
him that the prophecy was true and rightly-expressed. And to confirm its veracity,
the messenger from God said that he, Simeon, by the will of God, would not die
until he had seen the Messiah born of a virgin. The righteous Simeon rejoiced
at these heavenly tidings, left the prophecy unchanged and thanked God that
He had found him worthy to live to see the Promised One. When the Christ Child
was brought to the Temple in Jerusalem by the Virgin Mary, the Spirit of God
revealed this to Simeon, who was now a very old man with snow-white hair.
He went quickly to the Temple and found there both the Virgin and the Child,
bathed in Light that shone round their heads like halos. The joyful elder took
Christ in his arms and prayed God to let him leave this world: 'Lord, now lettest
Thou Thy servant depart in peace according to Thy word, for mine eyes have
seen Thy salvation...' Also coming there was the Holy & Righteous Anna the
Prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, who recognized the Messiah and made Him
known to the people. Anna was then 84 years old. Soon after that, St. Simeon
departed this life. This righteous elder is venerated as the protector of young
children.
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Sunday, February 10, Parker Liturgy
Friday, Feb., 15, 6:30 pm, Octpob
(“Island,” movie + Q&A) at St. Herman
Birthdays:
Andrew Zhang (2/5)
Sunday, Feb. 24, “The Publican & the
Pharisee” (begin using Lenten Triodion)
Coffee Hour and
Church School
“Fast-free Friday,” March 1, 6:00 pm,
BBQ & Square Dance. Sign up today!
+ This Week +
Greeter Schedule for February
Today, February 3, Christine Baker
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 10 am & 6:30 pm, February 10, Debbie Safonovs
Adult Ed: Despondency: “Teaching of February 17, Rachel Kretchman
Evagrius Ponticus on Acedia,” Chapter 4, February 24, Julia Urdenis
“Manifestations of Despondency,”
Handmaiden Schedule for February
part 1, pp. 65—77
Friday, February 8, 6:30
Young Adults: “Ask Father”
Today, February 3, Alexandra & Sasha Pollard
pm, February 10, Mairead Murphy, Katherine Pyle
February 17, Maeve Murphy, Lilly Davies
February 24, Kyrianna Krzystek, Trinity Smith
Saturday, February 9:
Reader Schedule for February
— 10 am, Women’s Group
Today, February 3, Reader Nathaniel Brown
— 4:45 pm, Intro. to Orthodoxy
10, Reader Steven Martin
— 6:30 pm, Great Vespers & Confession February
February 17, Andrew Finzel
Monthly Charity: IOCC
International Orthodox Christian Charities
www.iocc.org
Today we are collecting 1 canned good
and $1.00 each to go to this worthy
“Matthew 25” ministry — the canned
goods will go to a local food bank and
the monies collected will go to IOCC.
February 24, Subdeacon Paul Farley
Who May Receive Holy Communion?
If you are a baptized/chrismated Orthodox Christian
and have properly prepared to receive Holy Communion,
then you may “in the fear of God, with faith and love,
draw near” to receive the Body and Blood of Christ.
If you would like to learn more about the Orthodox
Christian Faith, please speak with Fr. John and/or attend
our Introduction to the Orthodox Faith class, which
meets weekly on Saturdays at 4:45 pm. Then, stay and
pray Great Vespers (evening prayer service) at 6:30 pm.
The Holy Martyrs Adrian and Eubulus. These two holy souls came from their
home town, Baneas, in Caesarea of Cappadocia, to visit imprisoned Christians
and to uphold and encourage them. They themselves were taken and condemned
to death, Adrian being slain with the sword and Eubulus thrown to the wild
beasts, in the year 309 AD. And, thus with no trace of lament for this life,
they entered with joy and honor into eternal life.