Holy Orthodox Church 11901 Pflumm Road Overland Park, Kansas (913) 681-6948 WebPages: www.holy-trinity-church.org Diocese of the Midwest: www.midwestdiocese.org Office Hours: Tue-Fri 11am-4pm Office email: [email protected]

Sunday, November 3, 2013 19th Sunday after Pentecost Resurrection Tone 2 Martyrs Acepsiamas the , the Presbyter, and Athaias the Deacon of Persia Epistle: 2 Corinthians 11:31-12:9 Gospel: Luke 8:41-56

ROCK Meeting 12:30-2:30pm Parish News Parish Council… 2014 Pledges…  Next Meeting: November 21st @ 7pm.  Please be sure to pick up a 2014 Pledge Card today Mon-November 4 Tue-November 5 Wed-November 6 Thur-November 7 Fri-November 8  Annual Meeting: November 10 (Ministry heads and return it as soon as possible! Fast Fast should send a report to the church office no later than November 5) Nativity Countdown Calendars... Philippians 2:12-16 Philippians 2:17-23 Philippians 2:24-30 Philippians 3:1-8 Philippians 3:8-19  Nominations for Parish Council can be given to  Calendars for children to use to anticipate Christmas Luke 12:13-15, 22-31 Luke 12:42-48 Luke 12:48-59 Luke 13:1-9 Luke 13:31-35 Arvel McElroy, Sarah Kreicbergs or Alex day are available in the bookstore made by our own Stankewsky. Doris Barry! An ornament is added each day to the Venerable Joannicius the Martyr Galacteon St. Paul the Confessor 33 Martyrs of Melitene Synaxis of the Archangel tree. They include the Wise Men, a shepherd with Great (846) (350) and the Bodiless St. Food Kitchen… sheep, angels, Joseph and Mary ending with Christ Powers  The next date to serve at St. Mary of Egypt is Fri- being added on Christmas day. Two sizes are avail- able. Akathist 6:30pm Vespers 6:30pm Divine Liturgy 9:30am day, December 6th at 5pm. “Heavenly Banquet”  Doris also has baby and lap quilts and can help you Book Discussion 7pm Social Hour… with hems, repairs, and minor alterations. You can contact her at 913-390-0049 or at doris101bar- Saturday-November 9 Sunday-November 10 November 10 (Annual Meeting): Parish Council Welcome to everyone praying with [email protected]. November 17 (no meat/dairy): us. November 24 (no meat/dairy): 2 Corinthians 1:8-11 Galatians 1:11-19 If you are visiting, please sign our Luke 9:37-43 Luke 10:25-37 guest log in the Narthex.  You can sign-up on-line at: www.mysignup.com/ Many years… Please join us for our orthodoxy  Many years to Christine and Kaleb Axon who were Martyr Onesiphorus Apostles Erastus, Olympas, Herodion, Chrismated last night before Vespers! Sosipater, Quartus and Tertius Social Hour in the hall  Questions: see Susan Paolo after the Vespers and Confessions 5pm Matins 9:15am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Veneration of the Cross. The ROCK… Retreat with Bishop Alexander… Annual Meeting  The next meeting for the ROCK is Sunday, No-  Pick up a registration form in the narthex for the vember 3rd after Church School. Retreat with Bishop Alexander on December 7th. Turn in forms to Elizabeth Mikaloff.

Resurrection Troparion (Tone 2) Holy Unction November 17… When You descended to death, O Life The Reading from the 2nd Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Corinthians Immortal,  In conjunction with the beginning of the Na- 2 Corinthians 11:31-12:9 You struck Hades dead by the lightning of Your tivity Fast, St. Mary of Egypt Church will be Brothers and sisters: The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed divinity. hosting our Annual Holy Unction service on forever, knows that I am not lying. In Damascus the governor, under Aretas the king, was And when you raised the dead from the abyss, Sunday, November 17th at 5pm sponsored by the Kansas City Clergy Brotherhood. guarding the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desiring to arrest me; but I was let All the powers of heaven cried out: down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped from his hands. It is doubtless O Giver of Life, Christ our God, glory to You! not profitable for me to boast. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord: I know a Open House at the Assefa’s… Troparion for the Martyrs (Tone 3) man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or whether out You were pillars of the Church, O servants of  The Assefa’s are having their Annual Open of the body I do not know, God knows—such a one was caught up to the third heaven. And godliness, House in honor of their families patron , I know such a man—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows— And you humbled the proud worshippers of fire. the Archangel Michael, on Sunday, Novem- ber 10th after the Annual Meeting. how he was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not lawful Much afflicted hierarch Akepsimas, Joseph the for a man to utter. Of such a one I will boast; yet of myself I will not boast, except in my Presbyter and Aethalas the deacon,  The address is: 3515 NE 82nd Terrace, Kan- Pray to Christ our God sas City, MO 64119 infirmities. For though I might desire to boast, I will not be a fool; for I will speak the To grant us His great mercy. truth. But I refrain, lest anyone should think of me above what he sees me to be or hears Midwest Vocations Program… from me. And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, Resurrection Kontakion (Tone 2) a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted As You rose from the tomb, O Almighty Savior,  Reminder: Applications are due Nov. 15 for the Midwest Vocations Program course. above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might de- Hades was terrified at the sight of the miracle, part from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made and the dead arose. Forms may be found on the table downstairs Seeing this, all creation welcomed You as Adam outside the office. perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the also rejoiced.  Questions? Please email Tracy at tra- power of Christ may rest upon me. Now the world, O my Savior, sings Your praises [email protected] or speak with Liam Hig- forever. gins or Fr Tim.

Kontakion for the Martyrs(Tone 2) Poinsettias for sale… You celebrated the mysteries blamelessly, O wise Memory Eternal…  The ROCK youth group will be selling poinsettias for church and home during November. The on,  Betty, cousin of Ellene Way (Tuesday) large ones for the church are $28, small ones $14. Small red or white ones for your home are And became yourself an acceptable sacrifice, O  Robert, cousin of Lyne Tumlinson $14 each. Pickup will be the weekend of Dec. 8. The ROCK will start taking orders Nov. 10 at divinely blessed one! (Wednesday) the annual meeting. Please see Wilcox or Mary Ann Rowe with questions. You gloriously drank of the cup of Christ, Holy May their memories be eternal! Akepsimas. Together with your fellow sufferers you praying Visit of Dan Christopulos from IOCC… unceasingly to Christ God for us all. Happy Namesday…  We welcome Dan Christopulos, US country representative from IOCC (International Orthodox  Ian DeYoung-Daniels, Fr. Michael Medis, Mi- Christian Charities)! He will present to the parish a number of exciting projects that we can par- Prokeimenon (Tone 2) chael Owenby (Friday) ticipate in right here from Holy Trinity! The Lord is my strength and my song, He has  Randy Lantz—St. Nektarios (Saturday)  If you need more information about IOCC, please visit their website: www.iocc.org become my salvation. May God grant you many years! Verse: The Lord has chastened me sorely, but We Welcome all visitors to the Divine Liturgy. While Holy Communion may only be He has not given me over to death. Happy Anniversary… received by prepared Orthodox Christians, our non-Orthodox guests are welcome to join Alleluia Verses:  Nicole & Tony Grossi (Wednesday) us in venerating the Cross and receiving bread at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy. The Lord answer you in the day of trouble! The  Leah & Jeremy Kirchoff (Saturday) Please join us in the fellowship of our social hour following Liturgy. name of the God of protect you! May God grant you many years! Save the king, O Lord, and hear us on the day Fr. Timothy Sawchak when we call! Happy Birthday… 31320 Barbara Ct.  Sarah Ablan (Tomorrow) Gardner, KS 66030 Communion Hymn:  Nicole Grossi (Wednesday) 913.209.2594 Praise the Lord from the heavens! Praise Him in E-mail: [email protected] the highest!  Marie Newton (Thursday) May God grant you many years!