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FEBRUARY 2017 Holy Communion on a Regular Basis THE GOOD NEWS The Monthly Bulletin of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption Volume 22, Issue 2 February, 2017 GREEK ORTHODOX Missions CHURCH Carolyn Mesagno OF THE ASSUMPTION (401) 617-1109 1804 13th AVENUE SEATTLE, WA 98122 Camp Agape NW Rev. Fr. Dean Kouldukis Andrea Gray Rev. Fr. Michael Johnson (206) 310-2459 Parish Office Hours Chanters M-TH 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Evangelos Pampoukas Telephone (206) 323-8557 (206) 246-7573 assumptionseattle.org Byzantine Chant Classes Parish Office Manager Vasilis Fournarakis Jillian Chandler (206) 437-1068 (206) 323-8557 parishoffice@ Greek Dance Groups assumptionseattle.org Voula Xenos (206) 784-7644 Parish Office Bookkeeper Joe Howe Church School Parish Accounting Office Rachael Pamboukas (206) 323-7230 (425) 432-2786 accounting@ assumptionseattle.org St. Catherine Philoptochos Parish Events Manager Kristina Mehas Corinda LeClair (206) 232-8690 (206) 432-1801 St. John the Almsgiver Parish Council Basil Papahronis Gus Mehas The last Sunday before Great Lent is called Forgiveness Sunday. On the morn- (206) 923-0449 (206) 321-9875 ing of that Sunday, at the Divine Liturgy, we hear the words of Christ: Stewardship Parish Treasurer “If you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also Dimos Katsis William Howe forgive you, but if you forgive not men their trespasses, neither (240) 383-9000 (206) 999-9176 will your Father forgive your trespasses…” (Mark 6:14-15). YAL Assumption Bookstore Later that evening we gather for Forgiveness Vespers where we hear the Steven Miller Trilby Coolidge announcement of Lent in the Great Prokeimenon: “Turn not away Thy face (406) 696-0057 (206) 782-0997 from Thy child for I am afflicted! Hear me speedily! Draw near unto my soul and deliver it!”. And after making our entrance into Lenten worship, with the Youth Ministry Fellowship Hour prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian with its prostrations – we ask forgiveness Fr. Michael Johnson Ingrid Papahronis from each other, we perform the rite of forgiveness and reconciliation. And as (206) 420-1728 (206) 932-8085 we approach each other with words of reconciliation, the choir intones the Paschal hymns, filling the church with the anticipation of Paschal joy. CHRIST’S GYM by Rev. Fr. Panagiotis Sotiras s we enter 2017, the traditional New Year’s resolu- A tions are under way. One of the most popular reso- lutions is getting in shape. Gym memberships spike dur- ing the month of January and fitness centers are crowd- ed as people strive to burn off the holiday calories and get healthy. Usually by the end of the first or second month, the gyms are not as packed and later on, it thins out even more. Nevertheless, the desire to work out stems from the fact that by going to the gym, we will feel better, happier, healthier, and full of life. The Church also wants us to feel better, happier, healthi- er, and full of life but in a more profound way, of course. FR. PETE SOTIRAS ST. BASIL GOC - STOCKTON, CA. While our bodies may grow old and even become ill, our inner lives, our souls, can remain healthy and full of life. The Church does not want us to feel spiritually old, tired and burdened. God wants our souls to experience a life of newness. This life of spiritual renewal began at our baptism as Saint Paul reminds us, “ Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. ” (Romans 6:4) God’s desire is that our “ youth is renewed like the eagle’s. ” (Psalm 103:5) Christ Himself tells us, “Behold I make all things new. ” (Revelation 21:5) Spiritually we grow tired, old and burdened because of unhealthy choices we make, which lead us to sin. When we sin, when our behavior is contrary to God’s teachings, and we are burdened with experiences like guilt, denial, despair, anger, emptiness and bitterness. Sin and its consequences age our soul; we grow spiritually tired and sick. We are blessed that the Church offers us a way to reverse this process. In some ways, the Church is like a gym – we come to work out spiritually so that our souls feel better, happier, healthier and full of life. We have trainers in our Bishops, Priests and Theologians who instruct us and help us in our spiritual life. We also have friends in the Saints to encourage us and help us achieve our goals. The Church helps us feel spiritually invigorated and alive, no matter what our age may be. Part of the way the Church is able to help us feel this way is because the burdens of sin are lifted from our life through participa- tion in the sacrament of Confession. How can we experience this newness of life? First, just like the gym, we need to make Church a priority if we want to see results. We need to attend the Divine Liturgy and receive continued PAGE 2 THE GOOD NEWS - FEBRUARY 2017 Holy Communion on a regular basis. We need to pray and read Scripture daily. We need to go to Con- fession. We need to surround ourselves with those who will encourage us, namely the Saints, by learn- ing about their lives. We need to push ourselves and apply the virtues of patience, kindness, mercy, compassion and forgiveness to those in our lives, even to those who have wronged us. We need to accept the disciplines of fasting, but not just from food, but from gossip, hurtful words, and venge- ance. We need to make sure we help the poor through our Philoptochos Society and through other philanthropic agencies. As we participate in the spiritual gym that is the Church, and get stronger in our faith, I know that we will feel spiritually better, healthier, happier and full of life. At the gym people slowly stop going because exercising gets too diffi- cult. Let us avoid this from happening with the Church. Like working out at the gym, it may not always be easy to go to Church or apply the teachings of the Church to our lives, but the results for our souls will be well worth the effort. May our Lord bless you and your loved ones this New Year with His abundant love and peace! THE GOOD NEWS - VOLUME 22, ISSUE 2 PAGE 3 FEBRUARY WORSHIP SCHEDULE 8:45 am Matins ~ 10:00 am Divine Liturgy ~ 4:00 pm Vespers Thursday, February 2 / Presentation Sunday, Feb. 19 / Judgment Sunday of our Lord (Meatfare) 8:45 am Matins 8:45 am Matins 10:00 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Epistle: Hebrews 7:7-17 Epistle: I Corinthians 8:8-13; 9:1-2 Gospel: Luke 2:22-40 Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46 Saturday, February 4 Tuesday, February 21 4:00 pm Great Vespers 10:40 am Prayers at the 3 rd Hour Sunday, February 5 / Publican & Saturday, Feb. 25 / Saturday of Souls Pharisee --- Triodion Begins 8:45 am Matins 8:45 am Matins 10:00 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Epistle: Galatians 5:22-26; 6:1-2 Epistle: II Timothy 3:10-15 Gospel: Matthew 6:1-13 Gospel: Luke 18:10-14 Sun, Feb. 26 / Forgiveness Sunday Monday, February 6 / St. Photios (Cheesefare) 8:30 am Matins at St. Demetrios GOC 8:45 am Matins 9:30 am Divine Liturgy at St. D’s 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Epistle: Hebrews 7:26-28; 8:1-2 Epistle: Romans 13:11-14; 14:1-4 Gospel: John 10:9-16 Gospel: Matthew 6:14-21 Tuesday, February 7 Monday, Feb. 27 / LENT BEGINS 10:40 am Prayers at the 3 rd Hour 4:00 pm Great Compline & Great Canon I Friday, Feb. 10 / St. Haralambos 8:45 am Matins Tuesday, February 28 rd 10:00 am Divine Liturgy 10:40 am Prayers at the 3 Hour Epistle: II Timothy 2:1-10 4:00 pm Great Compline & Great Gospel: John 15:17-27; 16:1-2 Canon II Saturday, February 11 4:00 pm Great Vespers Sunday, February 12 / Prodigal Son 8:45 am Matins 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Epistle: I Corinthians 6:12-20 Gospel: Luke 15:11-32 Saturday, Feb. 18 / Saturday of Souls 8:45 am Matins 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Epistle: I Thessalonians 4:13-17 Gospel: Luke 21:8-9; 25-27; 33-36 PAGE 4 THE GOOD NEWS - FEBRUARY 2017 COMMUNITY DINNER TO FOL- LOW PASCHA LITURGY WOCA PAN-ORTHODOX VESPERS USHERS All Services Begin at 5:00 PM & March 5 th (Sunday of Orthodoxy) READERS St. Demetrios GOC 2100 Boyer Avenue E. Seattle, WA 98112 Sunday, February 5 Phone: (206) 631-2500 Ushers: Ron Delarose & Homilist: Met. Gerasimos William Howe Close: Dimos Katsis March 12 th (Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas) Reader: Steve Miller Holy Apostles GOC 19421 Ashworth Avenue N. Sunday, February 12 Shoreline, WA 98133 Phone: (206) 542-1391 Ushers: Ted Dimitriou & Homilist: Fr. David Hovik Cristina Pappas Close: Straton Spyropoulos th March 19 th (Sunday of the Holy Cross) Reader: Penny Peppes St. Katherine OCA Mission 14216 132 nd Ave. NE Kirkland, WA 98034 Sunday, February 19 Phone: (425) 623-3653 Ushers: James Prekeges Homilist: Fr. Jeremiah Vollman & Christina Siaterlis Close: Niko Pamboukas March 26 th (Sunday of St. John Climacus) Reader: Joanna Pulakis St. Paul AOC 21236 Poplar Way Sunday, February 26 Brier, WA 98036 Phone: (425) 771-1916 Ushers: Jim Cox & Louis Homilist: Fr. James Robinson Natsiopoulos Close: Chris Pamboukas Reader: Straton April 2 nd (Sunday of St.
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