Assumption Greek Orthodox Church
15625 S. Bell Road - Homer Glen, Il 60448 - 708-645-0652
Fr. Sotirios Dimitriou, Protopresbyter
October 11, 2020- Sunday Bulletin Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council
Philip the Apostle of the 70, one of the 7 Deacons
Theophanes the Confessor, Bishop of Nicaea
Holy Martyrs Zenais and Philonill
Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to Titus 3:8-15 Gospel Lesson: Luke 8:5-15
Memorial: 40 days - George Ryden
Resurrectional Apolytikion
The stone had been secured with a sealby the Judeans, * and a guard of soldierswas watching Your immaculate body. * Yourose on the third day, O Lord * and Savior,granting life unto the world. * For this reasonwere the powers of heaven crying out to You,O Life-giver: * Glory to Your resurrection,O Christ; * glory to Your kingdom; * gloryto Your dispensation, only One who loves
mankind.
Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιµον
Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος ὑπὸ τῶνἸουδαίων, καὶ στρατιωτῶν φυλασσόντωντὸ ἄχραντόν σου Σῶµα, ἀνέστης τριήµεροςΣωτήρ, δωρούµενος τῷ κόσµῳ τὴν ζωήν· διὰτοῦτο αἱ Δυνάµεις τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐβόων σοιζωοδότα. Δόξα τῇ Ἀναστάσει σου Χριστέ,δόξα τῇ βασιλείᾳ σου, δόξα τῇ οἰκονοµίᾳ
σου, µόνε φιλάνθρωπε
Apolytikion of Synaxis of John the Forerunner in the Second Tone
Μνήμη δικαίου μέτ' ἐγκωμίων, σοὶ δὲ ἀρκέσει ἡ μαρτυρία τοῦ Κυρίου Πρόδρομε, ἀνεδείχθης γὰρ ὄντως καὶ Προφητῶν σεβασμιώτερος, ὅτι καὶ ἐν ῥείθροις βαπτίσαι κατηξιώθης τὸν κηρυττόμενον. Ὅθεν τῆς ἀληθείας ὑπεραθλήσας, χαίρων εὐηγγελίσω καὶ τοὶς ἐν ἅδῃ, Θεὸν φανερωθέντα ἐν σαρκί, τὸν αἴροντα τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου, καὶ παρέχοντα ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
The memory of the just is celebrated with hymns of praise, but the Lord's testimony is sufficient for thee, O Forerunner; for thou hast proved to be truly even more venerable than the Prophets, since thou was granted to baptize in the running waters Him Whom they proclaimed. Wherefore, having contested for the truth, thou didst rejoice to announce the good tidings even to those in Hades: that God hath appeared in the flesh, taking away the sin of the world and granting us great mercy.
Apolytikion of Dormition of the Theotokos in the First Tone
Εν τή Γεννήσει τήν παρθενίαν εφύλαξας, έν τή Κοιμήσει τόν κόσμον ού κατέλιπες Θεοτόκε, Μετέστης πρός τήν ζωήν, μήτηρ υπάρχουσα τής ζωής, καί ταίς πρεσβείαις ταίς σαίς λυτρουμένη, εκ θανάτου τάς ψυχάς ημών.
In birth, you preserved your virginity; in death, you did not abandon the world, O Theotokos. As mother of life, you departed to the source of life, delivering our souls from death by your intercessions.
Kontakion.
O Protection of Christians that never falls,intercession with the Creator that never fails,
we sinners beg you, do not ignore the voicesof our prayers. O good Lady, we imploreyou, quickly come unto our aid, when we cryout to you with faith. Hurry to intercession,and hasten to supplication, O Theotokos whoprotect now and ever those who honor you.
Κοντάκιον
Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶνἀκαταίσχυντε, µεσιτεία, πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴνἀµετάθετε, µὴ παρίδῃς, ἁµαρτωλῶνδεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡςἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡµῶν, τῶν πιστῶς
κραυγαζόντων σοι· Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν,καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσαἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιµώντων σε
Epistle Lesson: 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.
The Gospel of: 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."
Community News
Sunday School… Next Sunday School class will be held Sunday, October 18th, 9:45am till 10:30am.
Family Synaxis … On Friday, October 16, 2020 at 7:00pm, the Parent U will be presenting “Meeting Today’s Challenges, How To Thrive-Not Just Thrive. The guest speaker will be Randa Anderson Ph.D.., LCP You can register at www.gocfamilysynaxis.org or go to the church Facebook page.
Greek Fest Drive Thru… Assumption Parish Council and the Assumption Philoptochos will be offering a Pastitsio Dinner to go on Saturday, November 7, 2020. Pre orders are preferred. Any questions please contact the church office, Jackie Panagos 815-341-7173 or Mary Liontakis 708-525-6170.
Stewardship Appeal... At this time, we would like to thank everyone for their continued support of our Stewardship Program. Many of you have completed your form already, and we thank you. If you have not completed your 2020 Stewardship form, you are kindly asked to do so. Please remember, your pledge is important to the daily operations of our Church. Forms are available in the Church Office or can be mailed to you. If you have any question concerning your pledge, please see Father Sam
Important to Remember… You need to reserve by the Wednesday before the church service you wish to attend. The protocol is to reserve with Signup Genius (see link below) or call Fr. Sam directly. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we all are going through this together. We must strictly enforce these protocols for the health and safety of our community.
Reservations for Sunday Service… The sign-up system to attend the Divine Liturgy on Sundays is working very well. It is called SIGNUPGENIUS.COM. This allows one to sign up for any given Sunday. Also, if you do not have internet or you know some who does not and would like to come to church, call Fr. Sam directly.
It is easy to do. Just follow the steps below and you will be able to sign up for any Sunday Liturgy service.
1. Go to Signupgenius.com
2. You will see Search, click on it and look for Sign Up, there you enter assumptionchurchofhomerglen@gmail.com here you also have to check the box "I am not a robot"
3. It will take you to the page where you will Click on where is says Divine Liturgy
4. Automatically the calendar will pop up and chose which Sunday you would like to attend Liturgy. 5. Make sure when you finish picking your date(s) to hit submit.
Going Green Collection Program! Our parish will be participating in a recyclable program, but we are not going to be collecting plastic bottles and papers. Instead the recyclables we are collecting are clothing, blankets and shoes. A GOIN’ GREEN Drop of box is placed on the Church grounds that will be visible to not only our parishioners, but also to the general public. This is an opportunity for our parish to give back to the community at large and to participate at recycling goods that will help those who are less fortunate than us. So now, when we have clothes, blankets, coats or shoes that we don’t need anymore, we can bring them to Church and drop them off in the GOIN’ GREEN Drop box. For more information about this program, please see Fr. Sam
IN THE HOSPITAL, LET FATHER KNOW! In order to assist Father in his pastoral duties, please inform him if you or a family member has been hospitalized. Our hospitals DO NOT have a policy of informing the church if they have a parishioner as their patient.
ADDRESS CHANGED? Please help us keep our membership and mailings as accurate as possible by notifying Father of address, name or phone number changes. Thank you for your assistance.
If you would like to give a donation, stewardship commitment, candles or other
please click:
https://app.easytithe.com/app/giving/panagia
You can also click on pay pal below: </for https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GGGDHBCGXYFWG&source=url
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Website: www.assumptiongreekorthodox.org
15625 S. Bell Road - Homer Glen, Il 60448 - 708-645-0652
Fr. Sotirios Dimitriou, Protopresbyter
October 11, 2020- Sunday Bulletin Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council
Philip the Apostle of the 70, one of the 7 Deacons
Theophanes the Confessor, Bishop of Nicaea
Holy Martyrs Zenais and Philonill
Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to Titus 3:8-15 Gospel Lesson: Luke 8:5-15
Memorial: 40 days - George Ryden
Resurrectional Apolytikion
The stone had been secured with a sealby the Judeans, * and a guard of soldierswas watching Your immaculate body. * Yourose on the third day, O Lord * and Savior,granting life unto the world. * For this reasonwere the powers of heaven crying out to You,O Life-giver: * Glory to Your resurrection,O Christ; * glory to Your kingdom; * gloryto Your dispensation, only One who loves
mankind.
Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιµον
Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος ὑπὸ τῶνἸουδαίων, καὶ στρατιωτῶν φυλασσόντωντὸ ἄχραντόν σου Σῶµα, ἀνέστης τριήµεροςΣωτήρ, δωρούµενος τῷ κόσµῳ τὴν ζωήν· διὰτοῦτο αἱ Δυνάµεις τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐβόων σοιζωοδότα. Δόξα τῇ Ἀναστάσει σου Χριστέ,δόξα τῇ βασιλείᾳ σου, δόξα τῇ οἰκονοµίᾳ
σου, µόνε φιλάνθρωπε
Apolytikion of Synaxis of John the Forerunner in the Second Tone
Μνήμη δικαίου μέτ' ἐγκωμίων, σοὶ δὲ ἀρκέσει ἡ μαρτυρία τοῦ Κυρίου Πρόδρομε, ἀνεδείχθης γὰρ ὄντως καὶ Προφητῶν σεβασμιώτερος, ὅτι καὶ ἐν ῥείθροις βαπτίσαι κατηξιώθης τὸν κηρυττόμενον. Ὅθεν τῆς ἀληθείας ὑπεραθλήσας, χαίρων εὐηγγελίσω καὶ τοὶς ἐν ἅδῃ, Θεὸν φανερωθέντα ἐν σαρκί, τὸν αἴροντα τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου, καὶ παρέχοντα ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
The memory of the just is celebrated with hymns of praise, but the Lord's testimony is sufficient for thee, O Forerunner; for thou hast proved to be truly even more venerable than the Prophets, since thou was granted to baptize in the running waters Him Whom they proclaimed. Wherefore, having contested for the truth, thou didst rejoice to announce the good tidings even to those in Hades: that God hath appeared in the flesh, taking away the sin of the world and granting us great mercy.
Apolytikion of Dormition of the Theotokos in the First Tone
Εν τή Γεννήσει τήν παρθενίαν εφύλαξας, έν τή Κοιμήσει τόν κόσμον ού κατέλιπες Θεοτόκε, Μετέστης πρός τήν ζωήν, μήτηρ υπάρχουσα τής ζωής, καί ταίς πρεσβείαις ταίς σαίς λυτρουμένη, εκ θανάτου τάς ψυχάς ημών.
In birth, you preserved your virginity; in death, you did not abandon the world, O Theotokos. As mother of life, you departed to the source of life, delivering our souls from death by your intercessions.
Kontakion.
O Protection of Christians that never falls,intercession with the Creator that never fails,
we sinners beg you, do not ignore the voicesof our prayers. O good Lady, we imploreyou, quickly come unto our aid, when we cryout to you with faith. Hurry to intercession,and hasten to supplication, O Theotokos whoprotect now and ever those who honor you.
Κοντάκιον
Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶνἀκαταίσχυντε, µεσιτεία, πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴνἀµετάθετε, µὴ παρίδῃς, ἁµαρτωλῶνδεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡςἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡµῶν, τῶν πιστῶς
κραυγαζόντων σοι· Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν,καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσαἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιµώντων σε
Epistle Lesson: 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.
The Gospel of: 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."
Community News
Sunday School… Next Sunday School class will be held Sunday, October 18th, 9:45am till 10:30am.
Family Synaxis … On Friday, October 16, 2020 at 7:00pm, the Parent U will be presenting “Meeting Today’s Challenges, How To Thrive-Not Just Thrive. The guest speaker will be Randa Anderson Ph.D.., LCP You can register at www.gocfamilysynaxis.org or go to the church Facebook page.
Greek Fest Drive Thru… Assumption Parish Council and the Assumption Philoptochos will be offering a Pastitsio Dinner to go on Saturday, November 7, 2020. Pre orders are preferred. Any questions please contact the church office, Jackie Panagos 815-341-7173 or Mary Liontakis 708-525-6170.
Stewardship Appeal... At this time, we would like to thank everyone for their continued support of our Stewardship Program. Many of you have completed your form already, and we thank you. If you have not completed your 2020 Stewardship form, you are kindly asked to do so. Please remember, your pledge is important to the daily operations of our Church. Forms are available in the Church Office or can be mailed to you. If you have any question concerning your pledge, please see Father Sam
Important to Remember… You need to reserve by the Wednesday before the church service you wish to attend. The protocol is to reserve with Signup Genius (see link below) or call Fr. Sam directly. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we all are going through this together. We must strictly enforce these protocols for the health and safety of our community.
Reservations for Sunday Service… The sign-up system to attend the Divine Liturgy on Sundays is working very well. It is called SIGNUPGENIUS.COM. This allows one to sign up for any given Sunday. Also, if you do not have internet or you know some who does not and would like to come to church, call Fr. Sam directly.
It is easy to do. Just follow the steps below and you will be able to sign up for any Sunday Liturgy service.
1. Go to Signupgenius.com
2. You will see Search, click on it and look for Sign Up, there you enter assumptionchurchofhomerglen@gmail.com here you also have to check the box "I am not a robot"
3. It will take you to the page where you will Click on where is says Divine Liturgy
4. Automatically the calendar will pop up and chose which Sunday you would like to attend Liturgy. 5. Make sure when you finish picking your date(s) to hit submit.
Going Green Collection Program! Our parish will be participating in a recyclable program, but we are not going to be collecting plastic bottles and papers. Instead the recyclables we are collecting are clothing, blankets and shoes. A GOIN’ GREEN Drop of box is placed on the Church grounds that will be visible to not only our parishioners, but also to the general public. This is an opportunity for our parish to give back to the community at large and to participate at recycling goods that will help those who are less fortunate than us. So now, when we have clothes, blankets, coats or shoes that we don’t need anymore, we can bring them to Church and drop them off in the GOIN’ GREEN Drop box. For more information about this program, please see Fr. Sam
IN THE HOSPITAL, LET FATHER KNOW! In order to assist Father in his pastoral duties, please inform him if you or a family member has been hospitalized. Our hospitals DO NOT have a policy of informing the church if they have a parishioner as their patient.
ADDRESS CHANGED? Please help us keep our membership and mailings as accurate as possible by notifying Father of address, name or phone number changes. Thank you for your assistance.
If you would like to give a donation, stewardship commitment, candles or other
please click:
https://app.easytithe.com/app/giving/panagia
You can also click on pay pal below: </for https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GGGDHBCGXYFWG&source=url
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Website: www.assumptiongreekorthodox.org
