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THIS WEEK ’S CALENDAR All Saints of North America TODAY : 17 th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST , Orthodox Church th HOLY FATHERS OF THE 7 ECUMENICAL COUNCIL 10440 4 th St. NW, Albuquerque NM 87114 (505) 792-1997 rd th 9:10am: 3 & 6 Hours 9:30am: Divine Liturgy www.allsaintsofnorthamerica.net Acolytes: check in the Altar Church School A Parish of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) Potluck: H – P Diocese of the South (DOS) Hours: Bill Boyle The Rev. Priest Nikolay Miletkov, Rector... 505-414-3670 Thanksgiving Prayers: Krag Allander The Rev. Protodeacon Nicholas Jannakos... 505-332-2033 The Rev. Deacon Stephen Henne... 505-369-0638 SOCCER OUTING The Rev. Deacon Gerry Sondergaard... 505-990-0415 Tues: 10/18: 10:00am: Recitation of the Jesus Prayer Daniel Robson, Parish Council President... 505-301-8388 10:30am: Book Study: ACQUIRING THE MIND OF CHRIST th 6:30pm: Men’s Group at the Wyoming & Paseo Flying Star 17 Sunday After Pentecost Wed: 10/19: 6:00pm: Vespers th 7:00pm : Orthodoxy Class October 16 2016 th Thur: 10/20: GREATMARTYR ARTEMIUS 2 Cor 6: 16 – 7:1 Fathers of the 7 Ecumenical Council Luke 8: 5– 15 9:10am: 3rd & 6 th Hours 9:30am: Divine Liturgy WELCOME VISITORS! CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! Sat: 10/22: 9:00am: Church Cleaning 5:00pm: CHOIR REHEARSAL We are honored you are visiting today. * Liturgy Books may be found next 6:00pm: Short Panikhida, Great Vespers, Confessions to the Candle Table at the back of the church. * We invite you to fill out a th Visitor’s Card on the Candle Table & place it in one of the Collection Sun: 10/23: 18 SUNDAY OF AFTER PENTECOST , HOLY APOSTLE JAMES Baskets there. * We do not take up a Collection during our services but 9:10am: 3rd & 6 th Hours 9:30am: Divine Liturgy, rather ask you to place donations in one of the baskets on the Candle Table Panikhida for Anne Sondergaard Couch or next to the Book Store Table . * While only Orthodox Christians who Acolytes: check in the Altar Church School have prepared themselves may receive Holy Communion , everyone is Potluck: Q – Z welcome to come forward at the end of Liturgy to receive a blessing from Hours: Daniel Robson our priest and to take the blessed bread. * It is the Orthodox practice to stand during services as a sign of reverence for the Lord but if you need to Thanksgiving Prayers: Svetlana Camacho sit, please do so. Use of chairs is shared. If you are able, we particularly try to stand during the processions with the Gospel and the Gifts, during the th HOLY FATHERS of the 7 ECUMENICAL COUNCIL Readings, the Creed, during the preparation of the Holy Eucharist, the COMMEMORATED THIS DAY Lord’s Prayer and reception of Communion. * We invite you to stay after Troparion — Tone 8 the Thanksgiving Prayers for fellowship and the meal so that we may greet Most glorious are You, O Christ our God! You have established the Holy Fathers as lights you personally, and to answer any questions you may have about our faith, on the earth! Through them you have guided us to the true faith! O greatly Compassionate our parish or today’s service. * Please help yourself to the brochures and One, glory to You! information on the east side counter. * All children ages three through Kontakion — Tone 6 twelve are encouraged to attend our Sunday School after Holy Communion. The Son who shone forth from the Father was ineffably born, two-fold in nature, of a * We hope you will visit us again very soon. * woman. Having beheld Him, we do not deny the image of His form, but depict it piously and revere it faithfully. Thus, keeping the True Faith, the Church venerates the icon of Christ Please send Prayer Corner names and updates along with bulletin announcements to: Incarnate. https://oca.org/saints/troparia/2016/10/16 Daniel Schulte at: [email protected] or call 505−495−9200. you simply go to your place and venerate icons and light candles after the conclusion Rubrics for Today : Resurrection Tone 8 of the service. During the Archpastoral Liturgy there are times when the Bishop Resurrection Tone Sheets are on the Literature Table blesses with special long candles called “Dikiri & Trikiri”. Please bow towards His Resurrection Texts are also in the Appendices of the Black Liturgy Books Grace as he makes this blessing in your direction. After the small entrance there are several times when only the clergy are supposed to sing. Your cue for those hymns would be that the choir will not be singing, only the clergy. Thank you for your help in PRAYER CORNER giving our Bishop a proper welcome to our wonderful Parish! May God Grant Many Years! to Virginia Harrison, Katie Maes SOCCER OUTING : After Liturgy and lunch today all who would like to kick the and Deacon Gerald Sondergaard on their Birthdays; and to Yaroslav soccer ball around, please assemble, weather permitting, at the Raymond G. th & Vitaliya Petko on their Anniversary . Sanchez Community Center, 0.9 miles south of the church at 9800 4 Street for a May the Lord grant His mercy and healing to those diagnosed with fun time. All youth and adults are invited! cancer: Ita, Matushka Mary, Kevin, Carol, Deacon Gerasimus, Andrew, ACQUIRING THE MIND OF CHRIST : Embracing the Vision of the Orthodox Church: Chuck, Juan, Ivan, Lubov, Daria, Cynthia, Karen, Nina, Paul, Protodeacon On October 18 th we'll begin a new book study on this work of Archimandrite Nicholas, Bishop Nikon of Boston and Archbishop Lazar. Sergius. "S t Paul clearly states: 'Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ And for those in remission from cancer: Madolyn, Dr. Frye, Mary Beth, Jesus...' (Phil 2:5.) How do we acquire this Mind of Christ and where is it to be Rolf, Ron, Galina, Yelena, Yelena, Galina, Jasmine and F r Silouan. found? For the Orthodox Christian, salvation is the acquisition of this Mind of May the Lord grant His mercy and healing to those with other Christ which is to be found in the Church. This acquisition moves us from the ailments, injuries, difficult situations and intentions needing prayer: image of God to the likeness of God; through our obedience to this call we begin to know God and this knowledge is eternal life (John 17:3). This small book hopes child William, Mikhail, Jason & Kristina, Toby, Katie, Nina, Elizabeth, to begin to answer how acquiring the Mind of Christ is possible and why it is Matushka Ingrid, Chuck & Alice, Emilia, Silouan, Evdokiya, Michael, David, necessary in our lives today. Fr Archimandrite Sergius serves as the 16th Abbot of Lois Ana, Randall, Bob & Marilyn, Mary Elizabeth, George, Gabriella & St Tikhon’s Monastery." The book is available in our parish bookstore for $15. Andrei, Loretta, Richard, Bill, Maria, Galina, Andrey, Nikolay, Fotiniya, Joseph David, Carolyn, Deacon Steven, Kendrick, Camryn, Emma, Julie, Tana, Ruth CHURCH CLEANING will take place this coming Saturday, October 22 nd at 9:00am Ann, Subdeacon Columcille, John & Sharon, Deacon Gerry, Irene, Subdeacon to prepare for the visit of our Bishop. All are encouraged to attend & help out, for Gregory and Ernest. “many hands make light work.” Please Pray for our Catechumens: Jackson & Pami SPECIAL SUNDAY POTLUCK FOR BISHOP 'S VISIT . As listed on the October God Grant Many Years! To all those others celebrating Name Days, Calendar, the Sisterhood of S t Anna will provide brisket and rolls for lunch. People Birthdays and Anniversaries. with LAST NAMES beginning A-M are asked to bring desserts or fruit. LAST NAMES O Lord, please send your angels to watch over all those traveling. beginning N-Z are asked to bring Salads or other Sides. We all plan to be in the church at 9:00am for the arrival of the Bishop and after Liturgy the kitchen crew PARISH FINANCIAL REPORT : YTD THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2016 will be busy getting things ready to serve the head table so please help us by Operating Income: $80, 393 .51 Operating Expenses: $84, 324 .24 Shortfall: -$3,930. 73 bringing your items ready to serve (i.e. pies and cakes sliced, salads in the bowls .00 .45 Charity Collections: $5,279 Building Fund: $19,684 they will be served in, cookies on platters, etc). We appreciate the help. If you have any questions, please see Monica. SIGN UP TO HELP MAKE BAKLAVA AND SPANIKOPITA . Based on the times t ANNOUNCEMENTS u people said they were available, we've set the schedule for making baklava and IT HAS BEEN AROUND 10 YEARS SINCE WE’VE HAD AN OFFICIAL spanikopita in November. Because of the Bishop's visit, this is a little later than ARCHPASTORAL VISIT TO OUR PARISH . We are all filled with joy and excitement usual but we feel hopeful that with your help, we can get the job done. Please sign about Bishop Alexander being in our midst on the last weekend of this month. Please up if you are available to help. We will have some daytime and evening sessions. allow me to share with you some points of Orthodox etiquette pertinent to His Grace We will also need people to sign up for boxing orders in December. being with us. When the Bishop is present please do not ask the priest for a blessing, IF YOU WISH TO CONTRIBUTE to a charitable fund for Matushka Ingrid all but make a small reverence before His Grace (without crossing yourself), and then place your right hand over your left (palms up) and say “Master Bless”, then kiss his you need do is write a check to ASONA and write “Matushka Ingrid” on the “for” right hand.
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