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Joseph Mykut For more details, please visit the Upcoming Events/Service This week’s bulletin: Schedule page on our blog. Blain Seraphim Perkins 23rd SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST — Tone 6. St John the Announcements Jerry Columba Roberts Merciful & Venerable Nilus the Faster of Sinai. Liturgical Music 2-3 Choir Epistle & Gospel WORSHIP Birthdays St. John the Merciful, of (612-20). Ven. Nilus the Faster of Sinai Sat. 11/11 @ 6:00 pm Great Vespers 11/12 Kian White Mat. Rebecca Lashbrook (5th c.). Bl. John “the Hairy”, Fool-for-Christ, in Rostov (1580). Prophet Ahijah (960 BC). Welcome! 4 Sun. 11/12 @ 10:00 am Divine Liturgy 11/13 Trenton Harrison Rick Gregory Boudreau Ven. Nilus the Myrrhgusher, of Mt. Athos (1651). Announcements Don Patrick Daily UPCOMING WORSHIP Name Days Lisa Fadil Mon. 11/20 @ 6:00 pm Vesperal Liturgy (the Presentation 11/14 Fr. Philip Lashbrook (Apostle Philip) of the Theotokos in the Temple) 11/16 Matthew McCroskery (Apostle Matthew) Hannah Fadil 11/16 Brian Whirlege (Apostle Matthew) Sarah Fadil Scripture Readings

Church Cleaning Day on Sat., Nov. 11 Arlen Peter Hartman In anticipation of the Nativity, Sat., 11/11 will be church Matthew 28:16-20 Shirley Mary Hartman cleaning day. Many hands make for light work. Ephesians 2:4-10 Jenny Eugenia Trusty Luke 10:25-37 Pledge Forms Michael Trusty

Pledge forms for 2018 are now available. We need them back by 12/1, so we can work on the 2018 budget. Parish Council

Carmen Roberts, President Parish Council Vacancies Dawn Mykut, Vice President Arlen's and Roukus’s terms on the parish council end this year, so please consider serving on the parish council for Arlen George Hartman, Treasurer the next two years. Someone willing to be treasurer is Roukoz Elias Atallah, Secretary specifically needed. Fr. Deacon Raphael (Gary Fadil), Member-at-large

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Tone 6 Troparion (Resurrection) Now and ever … Gospel (NKJV): The Angelic Powers were at Your tomb; Luke 10:25-37 the guards became as dead men. Steadfast Protection of Christians,

Mary stood by Your grave, Constant Advocate before the Creator; seeking Your most pure body. Despise not the cries of us sinners, 10:25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, You took hell captive,// But in your goodness come speedily to help us who call on you with faith. what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” not being tempted by it. Hasten to hear our petition and to intercede for us, O Theotokos, 26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?” You came to the Virgin, granting life.// For You always protect those who honor you! O Lord, Who rose from the dead, glory to You. 27 So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your Tone 6 Prokeimenon heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your Tone 2 Troparion (St. Thomas) O Lord, save Your people, and bless Your inheritance! (Ps 27/28:9) O Disciple of Christ, and colleague of the Apostles, v: To You, O Lord, will I call. O my God, be not silent to me! (Ps 27/28:1) neighbor as yourself.’” Your lack of faith became a confirmation of the resurrection, 28 And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.” For your searching hand made you believe, O holy Thomas, worthy of all praise. Epistle (NKJV): 29 But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Obtain peace for us, and great mercy. Ephesians 2:4-10 30 Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from to

Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and Tone 8 Troparion (St John the Merciful) 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with By endurance you gained your reward, venerable Father; departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. you persevered in prayer unceasingly; which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite, when he you loved the poor and provided for them in all things. alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and Blessed John the Merciful, intercede with Christ God that our souls may arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain be saved! raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding Tone 8 Troparion (Venerable Nilus) compassion. 34 So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; By a flood of tears you made the desert fertile, riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 On and your longing for God brought forth fruits in abundance. grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it By the radiance of miracles you illumined the whole universe. the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and Our Father Nilus, pray to Christ God to save our souls.! is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God Tone 6 Kontakion (Resurrection) repay you.’ 36 So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among When Christ God the Giver of Life, prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. the thieves?” raised all of the dead from the valleys of misery with His mighty hand, He bestowed resurrection on the human race.// 37 And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.”

He is the Savior of all, the Resurrection, the Life, and the God of all. Tone 6 Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! Tone 4 Kontakion (St. Thomas) v: He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the heavenly God. The grace-filled apostle and true servant of Christ (Ps 90/91:1) cried out in repentance: You are my lord, and my God. Communion Hymn v: He will say to the Lord: “My Protector and my Refuge; my God, in Whom I trust.” Praise the Lord from the heavens! Praise Him in the highest! (Ps 148:1) (Ps 90/91:2) Tone 2 Kontakion (St John the Merciful) Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! You distributed your wealth to the poor and in return obtained wealth from heaven, John the Merciful. Therefore, we honor you and celebrate your memory, O namesake of mercy.

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Tone 8 Kontakion (Venerable Nilus) By your vigilant prayer you cut away the undergrowth of the body’s insurgent passions. As you have boldness before the Lord, free me from every danger so that I may cry to you: “Rejoice, universal father Nilus!”

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