Sunday Announcements November 10, 2019 Apostles of the 70 Erastus, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipater, Quartus, and Tertius
SUNDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS NOVEMBER 10, 2019 APOSTLES OF THE 70 ERASTUS, OLYMPAS, HERODION, SOSIPATER, QUARTUS, AND TERTIUS
SERVICES THIS WEEK: Saturday, November 16 – Great Vespers at 4:00 P.M. Meeting with visiting OCC class follows Sunday, November 17 - Church School 9:00 A.M., Divine Liturgy at 10:00 A.M.
OTHER EVENTS: Tuesday – adult class at 7:15 P.M. Friday – Beginning of the Nativity fast (Advent)
PRAYERS ADDED THIS WEEK: newly departed Michael – Ruth Yavornitzky’s second cousin child Elizabeth – grandchild of Marlene McKean’s co-worker, tests for cystic fibrosis Caroline – Morrish friend, stroke Jack – Steve Morrish’s partner’s son, testing suspicious blood work Adel – Raouf Ibrahim’s brother, kidney failure, dialysis Nadia – Raouf Ibrahim’s sister, digestion issues after stomach surgery Ronald and Julie Kozlowski and Linda (Julie’s sister)in their travel
BIRTHDAY: Veronika Stanovaya 11/11; ANNIVERSARY: Larissa and James Thornton 11/14 - coffee next week: Gignac, Koory, Robertson - Greeters next week: Nadia Cherup and Jackie Lyszak - Church Cleaning this week: Alekseyev, Kolomeitsev, Lionas - Attendance last week: 81 adults 22 children
SOUTHWEST DETROIT MISSION COLLECTION TODAY
CHRISTMAS FLOWER COLLECTIONS HAVE BEGUN – ENVELOPES ARE ON THE CANDLE TABLE
CHRISTMAS BASKET DONATIONS Please get them in soon. Purchases and distribution is determined by collections, and purchase orders go out in early December. Timing is very important. Thank you for your support.
HALLOWEEN CANDY COLLECTIONS continue. The bin is located in the hall between the two restrooms. This candy is distributed with the Christmas baskets. Thank you.
THE NATIVITY FAST is a time for all communicants to prepare for and make a self examination and confession. Please do not neglect this spiritual gift from God. Note: there will be no confessions following the November 16th Great Vespers due to the OCC class visit . Apostles of the Seventy: Erastus, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipater, Quartus, and Tertius
The holy Apostles Erastus, Sosipater (April 28), Olympas (January 4), Rodion (April 8), Quartus and Tertius (October 30) were disciples of Saint Paul. They all lived during the first century.
The Apostle to the Gentiles speaks of them in the Epistle to the Romans, “And Erastus, the city treasurer, greets you, and Quartus, a brother” (Rom 16: 23).
Saint Sosipater, a native of Achaia, was Bishop of Iconium, where he also died. Saint Paul mentions him in Romans 16:21.
Saint Olympas was mentioned by the holy Apostle Paul (Rom 16:15). He was also a companion of the Apostle Peter. Saint Rodion (Herodion), was a kinsman of the Apostle Paul (Romans 16:11), and left the bishop’s throne at Patras to go to Rome with the Apostle Peter. Saints Rodion and Olympas were beheaded on the very day and hour when Saint Peter was crucified.
Saint Quartus endured much suffering for his piety and converted many pagans to Christ, dying peacefully as a bishop in the city of Beirut.
Saint Tertius is mentioned in the Epistle to the Romans, “I, Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord” (Rom 16:22). Saint Tertius, to whom Saint Paul dictated the Epistle to the Romans, was the second Bishop of Iconium, where also he died.
FROM THE ASCETIC EXPERIENCE Saint Eprhaim of Katounakia: Everyone has a cross to carry Everyone has a cross to carry. Why? Since the leader of our faith endured the cross, we will also endure it. On one hand, the cross is sweet and light, but, on the other, it can also be bitter and heavy. It depends on our will. If you bear Christ’s cross with love then it will be very light; like a sponge or a cork. But if you have a negative attitude, it becomes heavy; too heavy to lift.
The God’s grace is sweet but sometimes can be bitter, too. Also, a lot of grace costs a lot because we are sinful and we try to do our will.
So, anyway we will have a cross. Let us not fight against God, but fight with obedience, patience and prayer against our darkness and then the cross will be much easier.