Peter the Apostle Orthodox Church Remember to pray for our parishioners serving in the U.S. Armed Forces: Sage Featherstone (Air Force), Bundros (Navy) 3502 N. FIRST STREET v FRESNO, CALIFORNIA v (559) 227-5565

V. Rev. Father George Gligich: (559) 696-7015 (Cell) Remember in prayer our catechumens: Zachary McLain, Sebastian Rivera, Cesar Rivera and Matthew Monsevais. Email: [email protected] / Website: www.stpeterfresno.com b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b b b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b Schedule for two Weeks SUNDAY BULLETIN: AUGUST 29, 2021 Wednesday and Friday Fast 10th Sunday after Pentecost/Afterfeast of the Dormition — Tone 1 TODAY: Coffee Hour in the social hall after Liturgy. Everyone welcome! EPISTLE: 1 Corinthians 4:9-16 (§131) / GOSPEL: St. John 21:1-14 (§66) / St. Matthew 17:14-23 (§72) Attention Parishioners! We are looking for a volunteer each week to prepare a Coffee Hour Fellowship following of the Day: Translation of the Image “Not-Made-by-Hands” of our Lord Jesus Christ from Edessa to Con- the Divine Liturgy! There is a sign up list on the table as you enter the hall and we encourage you to pick a Sun- stantinople; St. Eustathius II, archbishop of Serbia; Venerable Romanus of Serbia b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b day that you can schedule your coffee hour. We thanks those of you who have already sponsored a coffee hour this year! WARM WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS… We are glad you are worshipping with us this morning. There are service books in the pews. While only prepared Orthodox Christians may receive Holy Communion, our If you have received Holy Communion this morning you are encouraged to remain in church after the Liturgy for A non-Orthodox visitors are welcome to join us in venerating the cross and receiving the Holy Bread at the the Prayers of Thanksgiving. Page 98 in the Liturgy book. conclusion of the Divine Liturgy. Please join us for coffee hour in the Parish Hall. b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b Tuesday, August 31 – Serb Fest planning meeting at 5:30 PM ORDER FOR HOLY COMMUNION: Orthodox Christians must be prepared for Holy Communion through Confes- Wednesday, September 1 - 6th Hour Prayers at Noon. sion, fasting, prayer and by being at peace with others. A prepared person must have been to Confession recently Saturday/ Sunday, September 4 & 5 – No services at St. Peter’s (Fr. George will be attending Diocesan Days in (frequency established by the Pastor), have abstained from food and drink from midnight, observe the fast days San Diego. You are encouraged to attend the Divine Liturgy on Sunday at St. George Greek Orthodox Church at and seasons and have attended Divine Liturgy regularly. Please seek and give forgiveness before receiving Holy 9:30 AM). Communion. Friday, September 10 - Vespers at 7:00 PM b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b b Saturday, September 11 – Beheading of St. : Divine Liturgy at 9:00 AM. (Fast Day) The following Troparia and Kontakia are sung after the Little Entrance: Sunday, September 12 — 12th Sunday after Pentecost: Matins at 8:30 a.m. / Divine Liturgy at 9:30 a.m. When the stone had been sealed by the Jews; while the soldiers were guarding Thy most pure Body; Thou didst - Parish Council meeting at Noon. b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b rise on the third day, O Savior, granting life to the world. The powers of heaven therefore cried to Thee, O Giver of Life: Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ! Glory to Thy Kingdom! Glory to Thy dispensation, O Lover of man- Upcoming Events kind. Scholarship Support: Support our St. Peter Scholarship Fund is through Amazon Smile. Remember, always start

In giving birth, you preserved your virginity! In falling asleep you did not forsake the world, O ! You at smile.amazon.com and Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible Amazon Smile purchases. Select were translated to life, O Mother of Life, and by your prayers you deliver our souls from death! “Serbian Orthodox Church of St Peter” as your charity. It is very simple and easy! All proceeds go to our Schol- arship Fund! O first-enthroned of the Apostles, teachers of the universe. Entreat the Master of all to grant peace to the eScrip: Sign-up and start earning money for our Scholarship fund with eScrip! Go to escrip.com/wheretoearn. world and great mercy to our souls. Choose your favorite store(s), and complete registration to start earning for St. Peter Serbian Orthodox Church. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: As God, Thou didst rise from the tomb in glory, rais- Two Important Items: I have observed that some parishioners have begun to raise their arms up when the ing the world with Thyself. Human nature praises Thee as God, for death has vanished! Adam exults, O Master! priest raises his arms and says: “Let us lift up our hearts” to which the people respond “We lift them up unto the Eve rejoices, for she is freed from bondage, and cries to Thee: Thou art the Giver of Resurrection to all, O Christ! Lord”. It is proper only for the priest to raise his arms up, while the faithful lift up their hearts for the consecra- Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Neither the tomb, nor death, could hold the Theotokos, who is tion of the Holy Gifts, not their arms or hands. Let us be mindful of this and refrain from introducing practices constant in prayer and our firm hope in her intercessions. for being the Mother of Life, she was translated to that are not a part of our worship tradition. Doing such can lead to confusion and be a distraction to other wor- life by the One who dwelt in her virginal womb! shippers! b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b c b b I have also observed that many people arrive late and still come forward to receive Holy Communion. If We pray to the Lord in His great mercy to visit and heal our brothers and sisters who are ill: Larissa Basch, Vera you are not in Church to hear the reading of the Gospel and the sermon, please do not come forward to receive Pestorich, Kathryn Woolsey, Annabelle Castro, John Petrosian, Maura Chaplain, Paul Stinett, Danica Skorić, Holy Communion. Most times being late for church is a bad habit that we need to change. If you have any Jeanne Owens, Carlos Vaga, Johnny Grow, Marguerite Endacott, Ghazi Nassar, George Pavlovich, Mark Pavlo- questions with either of these two requests I would be happy to discuss them with you. Thank you. vich — Father George

Orthodox Study Bibles: The Orthodox Study Bible, Ancient Faith Edition, Hardcover: Ancient Christianity Speaks to Today’s World, is now available at St. Peter’s for $30.00. Please see Fr. George if you are interested in pur- chasing this latest edition of the OSB!

Next Parish Serb Fest planning meeting Hall on August 31 at 5:30 PM in the Social Hall. All chairpersons and interested parishioners are invited to attend this meeting of Serb Fest 2021 which is scheduled for Saturday, Sep- tember 25th! We hope that you will join us as we continue our planning for this event!

Spiritual Counsel: Have more love for God and man! On these two wings we will soar to Heaven. These two commandments are the source from which blessings flow for us, and upon them hangs all the Law and the Prophets, as Christ said (Mt. 22:40). Our hearts should burn with love for God and our eyes should be filled with tears of compassion for our brothers, because they are also created after the image and likeness of God, our Creator, and are like us. —Hieromonk Nikodemos of Karyes, Mount Athos, reposed 1986