Prayers for the living will be retained on the list for 40 days. Father Josiah Trenham, Pastor Father Joseph Corrigan Living  Clifford Nicholas, cancer Max Clouse, father of Jeanne Protodeacon Elias Khoury Metropolitan JOSEPH   Skrocki, health Andrew Paul Germain Our pregnant ladies and unborn  Moses Nash, recovery from an Office: (951) 369-0309 Fax: (951) 369-6609 children  auto accident Website: www.saintandrew.net Estranged couples  Dn. Richard Easby, Recovery Office Email Address: [email protected] All suffering Christians in Egypt,   from stroke Syria, and Iraq, especially Metro- Orthodox politan Boulos Departed The unemployed  + Vivian Nader - Godmother of Dr. Monday No services this week The addicted  Jim Roum Veronica Khadembashi, recovery Through Father Josiah is at the biennial symposium at the An-  + Robert Younes, father of George from surgery Younes Friday tiochian Village. Father says that if you are missing the daily Roark Ashie, cousin of Regina  + Maria Economous (2013) services, as he knows you are, please pray that we might be Roum, Anthony Ashie, and + Ann LaVeau (2000) Christine Younes, recovery from able to obtain another assistant priest in the near future. + Nelly Saba, Sister-in-Law of Saba surgery Saba Saturday Great Vespers will be at Holy Prophet Elias Greek Ortho- dox Church in celebration of their Patronal Feast. 5:30pm Great Vespers 7:00 Social Gathering O come, let us worship God our King Sunday 9:00am Orthros Name Days 10:00am July 13-Archangel -Bryson Taylor Holy Fathers of the 4th July 16-St. Julia of Carthage-Julia Chondropoulos Righteous St. Ruth-Alison Ruth Defrese, Amaly Hensley July 13, 2014 July 17-St. Marina of Antioch-Marina Thornburg July 19-St. Macrina the Younger-Tori Ragan, Macrina Irene Hernandez Sunday of the Holy Fathers Birthdays July 13-Damian Gougeon of Fourth Ecumenical Council From the third-century document Didascalia Apostolorum … “Set aside July 14-Tracy Davis, Mary Catherine Trenham part offerings and tithes and first fruits to , the true High Priest, and July 15-Angela Duden, James Wade July 16-Paul Jackson to His ministers, even tithes of salvation to Him. . . . Today the oblations Today We Honor are offered through the bishops to the Lord God. For they are your high July 19-Julie Saba, Kentigern Sammons priests; but the priests and Levites are now the presbyters and , Anniversary Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel and the orphans and widows. . . . Your fruits and the work of your hands July 13-Matthew and Tammy Hensley present to him, that you may be blessed; your first fruits and your tithes July 17-George and Christina Younes Venerable St. Stephen and your vows and your part offerings give to him; for he has need of them of Mar Sabbas Monastery and Heliophotos that he may be sustained, and that he may dispense also to those who are in want, to each as is just for him.” Building General Bashir Saiid and Jacqueline Trendt intend to wed next Sunday, July 20th, Martyr St. Golinduch of Persia Weekly Offerings Summary Fund Fund here at St. Andrew Church. If anyone knows of any impediment to this Weekly need based on expenses through June $4,300 $6,865 proposed union, please contact the St. Andrew Church office. Offerings received July 6, 2014 $2,525 $4,589 Greek Orthodox of Antioch and all the East The Reading from the Holy according to St. Matthew (5:14-19) The Lord said to His Disciples: “You are the light of the world. A city set Today’s hymns and readings are provided below Serving Today, July 13 Sunday. July 20 for your participation in the Divine Liturgy. on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bush- el, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so Readers Reader Thomas Hernandez Reader Patrick Enke of the Resurrection-Tone 4 shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to Ushers Mary Claypool Zana Devitto Having learned the joyful message of the resurrection from the , the your Father Who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish the Christopher Kassaseya Norma Fleming women disciples of the Lord cast from them their parental condemnation, law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them, but to fulfill them. Khoury Maurice Khoury and proudly brought the news to the apostles saying, "Death has been For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a Patrick Melville Jackie Trendt spoiled. Christ God is risen, granting the world Great Mercy." dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes Sonia Ruben Peter Wang one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be Hagos Woldai Apolytikion of the Holy Fathers-Tone 8 called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches Altar Zachary Brubaker Andrew Alexandrescu Most glorified art Thou, O Christ our God, who hast established our fa- them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” Servers Daniel Giannakakos Matthew Alexandrescu thers as luminous stars upon the earth, and through them didst lead us all Megalynarion for St. Andrew -Tone 8 John Joris Samuel Debessai to the true faith. O most merciful one, glory be to Thee Of the apostolic choir of the Lord, thou was first, O blessed one, to be Elias Ruben Simon Debessai James Simpson Basil Martinelli Apolytikion of St. Andrew-Tone 4 called and to follow Him. With thy brother Peter, O Andrew thou didst leave all to preach Christ to all nations that all may praise His name. Andrew Yelland Jad Saiid O Andrew first-called of the Apostles, brother of Peter the first-enthroned, Holy Dorothy Henderson Silvana Debessai intercede with the Master of all to grant peace to the world and great mer- Bread Helena Sayegh Laura Stoyas cy to our souls Coffee Caitlin Davis Ron Dulos of the -Tone 2 An important and required meeting of all ushers will be held in the temple Hour Nellie Hadweh Gunah Fraywat following Divine Liturgy on Sunday, July 20. In addition, all helpers and O undisputed intercessor of Christians, O mediatrix who is unrejected by Amaly Hensley Christy Gonzales-Aden anyone wishing to serve on this ministry should plan to attend. Father Josi- Jozian Saiid Christopher Kasseseya the Creator, turn not away from the voice of our petitions though we be ah will be speaking to the ushers regarding how to address modesty, deco- Samar Saba Cassian Mark LaCour sinners. Come to us with aid in time who cry unto thee in faith, for thou rum, and church etiquette during services as well as other general responsi- Shirley Saba Debra Parrish art good. Hasten to us with intercessions, O Theotokos, who dost ever bilities. Helena Sayegh Taylor Schaefer intercede for those who honor thee. Karen Wachter Presby. Catherine Trenham Prokeimenon Bookstore John and Amanda Gullett Cassian Mark LaCour Blessed art Thou, O Lord, the God of our Fathers. For Thou art just in Welcome Ben and Esther Alcala Zana Devitto all that Thou hast done for us. We are delighted to have you at our worship service today and we invite Table Paul and Debra Parrish Janice Gedney you to join with us in worshiping the Holy . Please take a moment Leigh Cordery The Reading from the of after the service to introduce yourself to our pastor, Fr. Josiah. An Agape St. Titus (3:8-15) Meal is served in our Fellowship Hall immediately following liturgy, and Titus, my son, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these you are cordially invited to join us. We would love to greet you and an- things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to apply swer any questions you may have about our church. If you are not Ortho- The flood of temporal things draws us after itself, but in this flood there is, themselves to good deeds; these are excellent and profitable to men. But dox Christian, please do not approach the chalice during the distribution as it were, a full-grown tree: our Lord Christ. He took flesh, died, of Holy Communion. If you are an Orthodox Christian, please note that avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels over the and ascended to heaven. It is as if He agreed to be in the flood of the tem- Communion must be prepared for by fasting, reconciliation, and recent law, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is factious, after poral. Is this stream dragging you headlong? Hold on to Christ. He be- confession. admonishing him once or twice, have nothing more to do with him, know- came temporal for you, so that you might become eternal, for He became ing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is self-condemned. temporal in such a way that He remained eternal. What difference is there When I send or to you, do your best to come to me at between two men in a prison when one of them is a convict and the other a visitor! Sometimes a man comes to visit his friend, and it seems that both Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to Tyrone Stavros Emery, OCMC missionary candidate who is raising his are in prison, but there is a great difference between them. One of them is speed and on their way; see that they lack noth- support to leave for the mission field, and a long time friend of St. Andrew held there because of guilt, while the other has come out of love for man- ing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds, so as to Church, is with us for the Holy Liturgy today. He will be making a presen- help cases of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful. All who are with me tation immediately after the Liturgy in the parish hall. Please join us in the kind. Thus it is with our mortality: guilt holds us here, but Christ had send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with fellowship hall for a video presentation of what he hopes to do in the near come out of mercy. He came freely into bondage, and not as a convict. you all. Amen. future. St. Augustin, Sermons on I John, II.10