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St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church Philoxenia, Southern hospitality at its best! Sunday7100 BulletinAirport Road ~ North,August Naples, 21 FL& 3410928, 2016 239-591-3430 [email protected] www.stkatherine.net Philoxenia - Southern Hospitality at its Best! Sundays: May 3 & 10, 2015 August 21- Ninth Sunday of Matthew May 3 - SUNDAY OF THE PARALYTIC Rev. Fr. Philemon Patitsas Proistamenos [email protected] Cell (239) 963-7558 Retired Priests: V. Rev. Arch.Retired Ernest Priests: Blougouras V. Rev. Fr. Peter Atsales V. Rev. Arch. Ernest Blougouras V. Rev. Fr. Peter Atsales Parish Council Jim Ketis May 10 - SUNDAY OF THE SAMARITAN WOMAN President August 28 - Tenth Sunday of Matthew Romey Terezi Parish1st Vice PresidentCouncil Dr.Jim John Ketis Klemes 2nd VicePresident President Dr.Richard Vlasios Pappas Albanis RomeyTreasurer Terezi Vice Presidents Jim Loukidis Dr. MikeVlasios Nichols Albanis AssistantJim Loukidis Treasurers Treasurers Richard Pappas SperoSecretary Manas Mike Nichols AssistantHarry TreasurersDemas Assistant Secretary Mitch Bodnarchuk MitchHarry Bodnarchuk Demas JohnSecretaries Frangakis Spero Manas SteveBill Mandros Betzios FotiMinas Frangakis Masouras BillAlex Theodor Marx MinasAnn TopougisMasouras Icons courtesy of the Greek(Icons Orthodox courtesy of Archdiocese the Greek Orthodox of America. Archdiocese of America & its associates.) John Pizzi Jim Tatooles 7100 Airport Road North, Naples, FL 34109 [email protected] 239-591-3430 August 21, 2016 9TH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW PLAGAL 4TH TONE / Ninth Eothinon (John 20:19-31) Epistle: I Corinthians 3:9-17 Gospel: Matthew 14:22-34 BRETHREN, we are God's At that time, Jesus made the disciples fellow workers; you are God's get into the boat and go before him to field, God's building. the other side, while he dismissed the According to the grace of God crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up into the hills by given to me, like a skilled himself to pray. When evening came, master builder. I laid a he was there alone, but the boat by foundation, and another man is this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten building upon it. Let each man take care how by the waves; for the wind was against them. And in the he builds upon it. For no other foundation can fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on any one lay than that which is laid, which is the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the Jesus Christ. Now if any one builds on the sea, they were terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, cried out for fear. But immediately he spoke to them, wood, hay, straw - each man's work will saying "Take heart, it is I; have no fear." become manifest; for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, bid me come fire will test what sort of work each one has to you on the water." He said, "Come." So Peter got out done. If the work which any man has built on of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus; the foundation survives, he will receive a but when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning reward. If any man's work is burned up, he will to sink he cried out, "Lord, save me." Jesus immediately suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "O but only as through fire. Do you not know that man of little faith, why did you doubt?" And when they you are God's temple and that God's Spirit entered the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat dwells in you? If any one destroys God's worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God." temple, God will destroy him. For God's And when they had crossed over, they came to land at temple is holy, and that temple you are. Gennesaret. RESURRECTIONAL APOLOTIKION/ PLAGAL 4TH SEASONAL KONTAKION/ 2ND TONE From on high did You descend O Merciful Lord, for Neither the grave nor death could contain the us did You endure, three days in the tomb that we Theotokos, the unshakable hope, ever vigilant in may be released from passions in this world. You intercession and protection. As Mother of life, He who are our resurrection and or life, Glory unto who dwelt in the ever-virginal womb transposed her You O Lord. to life. COMMUNION REMINDER APOLYTIKION OF ST. KATHERINE Make your vows to the Lord our Let us praise the most auspicious bride God and perform them. of Christ, the divine Katherine, protectress of Sinai, she is our aid and God is known in Judah; his name is our help. For she brilliantly silenced the great in Israel. eloquence of the impious, by the sword of the spirit, and now, crowned as a Psalm 75.11,1 martyr, she intercedes for us. 2 St. Katherine, Naples, FL www.stkatherine.net August 28, 2016 10TH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW FIRST TONE / Tenth Eothinon (John 21:1-14) Epistle: I CorinthiansRESURRECTIONAL 4:9-16 APOLYTIKION / PLAGAL 2ND Gospel: Matthew 17:14-23 When the angelic powers appeared at your tomb and those who guarded You became as though dead, and standing by Your sepulcher was Mary seeking Your pureBRETHREN, and sacred body. For YouGod did vanquish has Hades and uncorrupted by itsAt touch that You time, came a manunto thecame virgin up woman to Him be stowing the gift of life exhibitedO You who rose us from apostles the dead Lord as welast give ofglory to You. and kneeling before Him said, "Lord, all, like men sentenced to death; have mercy on my son, for he is an because we have become a epileptic and he suffers terribly; for spectacle to the world, to angels often he falls into the fire, and often and to men. We are fools for into the water. And I brought him to Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We Your disciples, and they could not heal him." And Jesus are weak, but you are strong. You are held in answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long honor, but we in disrepute. am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we Bring him here to me." And Jesus rebuked him, and the are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless, and we demon came out of him, and the boy was cured labor, working with our own hands. When instantly. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; said, "Why could we not cast it out?" He said to them, when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have "Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you, if become, and are now, as the refuse of the you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to world, the off-scouring of all things. I do not this mountain, 'Move hence to yonder place,' and it will write this to make you ashamed, but to move; and nothing will be impossible to you. But this admonish you as my beloved children. For kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting." though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. "The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of I urge you, then, be imitators of me. men, and they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day." August 28 ~ Apolytikion of St. Moses the Ethiopian ~ 1st Tone Thou did prove to be a citizen of the desert, an angel in the flesh, and a wonderworker, O Moses, our God- bearing Father. By fasting, vigil, and prayer thou did obtain heavenly gifts, and thou healed the sick and the souls of them that have recourse to thee with faith. Glory to Him that hath given thee strength. Glory to Him that hath crowned thee. Glory to Him that worked healings for all through thee. RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION / 1ST TONE SEASONAL KONTAKION / 4TH TONE The stone that had been sealed before Your tomb by the Jews In your holy birth, Immaculate One, Joachim and Anna and the soldiers guarding did water over Your pure and sacred were rid of the shame of childlessness; Adam and Eve of body. O Savior the third day You arose, and unto all the word the corruption of death. And so your people, free of the did You give life, whereby all the heavenly powers did proclaim that You are the giver of life. Glory unto our resurrected guilt of their sins, celebrate crying: "The barren one gives Christ. Glory unto Your Kingdom. Glory to Your dispensation birth to the Theotokos, who nourishes our life." - O You alone who loves all. MEMORIALS MEMORY ETERNAL Everything we have is temporal. We don’t know for how long we have it. The fundamental question, though, is how will we use all that we have for the glory of God? TIME TALENT TREASURE Seeking a volunteer Coffee Hour Sponsors Aug 28 Andreoulakis Family familiar with Microso SERVICES Publisher to assist with Sept 04 Available/Labor Day Weekend 8/28 10th SUNDAY OF MATTHEW the bi-weekly bullen. Sept 11 Available 8:30 AM Mans Sept 18 Available 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Please contact the Parish Office if Coffee Hour 8/29 MON: BEHEADING OF ST.