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Welcome, Visitors! Sunday, July 22, 2018 Clergy St. the Apostle We thank you for attending St. Thomas today. If this is your first time in an Father Philip Lashbrook, Priest No about it! Orthodox , you may find the Liturgy books at the entrance of the nave Fr. (Gary Fadil), Orthodox Christian Church Witnessing ancient helpful for following along (just ask if you feel a little lost!). Sometimes, simply Deacon in the maintaining a worshipful presence, open to the Holy Spirit, is a good way to start. Readers 914 W. Taylor St. Kokomo, IN 46901 modern world since

After Divine Liturgy, please join us in the back for coffee and conversation. Jerry Columba Roberts 765-457-5045 1994. If Orthodoxy is new to you, you may have lots of questions! We’ll do our best to website: orthodoxkokomo.wordpress.com Altar Servers help. During Holy Communion, non-Orthodox Christians are warmly welcome to email: [email protected] Eli Attalah seek a blessing from the priest, and/or partake of the blessed bread on the small Facebook: stthomasorthodoxchristianchurch Nathanael Fadil table — if you’d like. The Eucharist in the is intended for those Twitter: @orthodoxkokomo who have been educated in, and accepted, the beliefs and practices of the Ortho- Jay Faust YouTube: youtube.com/user/OrthodoxKokomo dox Christian Faith, and who have been baptized and/or chrismated into that Mykut Faith. We would not impose on you any profession of belief (through Communion Mykut Fr. Philip Lashbrook, Rector or any other practice) with which you may not agree or feel comfortable. Jerry Columba Roberts

Choir For more details, please visit the Upcoming Events/Service This week’s bulletin: Schedule page on our blog. Mat. Rebecca Lashbrook 8th SUNDAY AFTER — Tone 7. St. . Announcements Rick Gregory Boudreau Liturgical Music 2-3 Holy Myrrhbearer and Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene (1st c.). Translation of the Don Patrick Daily & WORSHIP Name Days of Hieromartyr Phocas, of Sinope (403-404). Repose of Ven. Cornelius of 7/22 Maddie Daily (St. Mary Magdeline) Lisa Fadil Sat. 7/21 @ 6:00 pm Great Vespers Pereyaslavl’ (1693). Martyr Markella of (14th c.). Welcome! 4 Sun. 7/22 @ 10:00 am Divine Liturgy 7/25 Toni Billitz (St. Anna, mother of the ) Arlen Peter Hartman 7/25 Diana Conner (St. Anna, mother of the Theotokos) Announcements Shirley Mary Hartman UPCOMING EVENTS/WORSHIP 7/25 Ana Mihail (St. Anna, mother of the Theotokos)

7/25 Mary Lou White (St. Anna, mother of the Theotokos) Dormition Parish Council

The Dormition fast begins on Wed. 8/1 and lasts through Carmen Irene Roberts, President Wed. 8/15. Dormition will be celebrated with a Vesperal Birthdays Scripture Readings Liturgy on Tues. 8/14 @ 6:00 pm. 7/22 James Barnes Dawn Mykut, Vice President

7/24 Rich Lakey Ben White, Treasurer :11-18 Transfiguration

Transfiguration will be celebrated on Sun. 8/5 at 10 am. Jay Gabriel Faust, Secretary 1 Corinthians 1:10-18

Matthew 14:14-22 St. Thomas Workday on Sat. 9/8 Fr. Deacon Raphael (Gary Fadil), Sat. 9/8 will be a workday to repair wood around the Member-at-large south windows (facing Taylor St). After they are repaired, new storm windows will be installed to protect the stained glass.

[email protected] Page 4 orthodoxkokomo.wordpress.com Page 1 8th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST — Tone 7. Holy Myrrhbearer and Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene.

Tone 7 Troparion (Resurrection) Tone 2 Kontakion (Hieromartyr Phocas) Gospel (NKJV): By Your Cross You destroyed death. The Master established you as a brilliant sun, :14-22 To the thief You opened Paradise. shining on all the faithful, glorious O hieromartyr Phocas. For the You changed weeping into joy. He has accepted your life, faith and contest as myrrh,// And You commanded Your disciples, O God, for He is rich in mercy. 14:14 And when went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with to proclaim that You are risen,// compassion for them, and healed their sick. 15 When it was evening, His disciples came to granting the world great mercy. Now and ever … Him, saying, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes

Tone 2 Troparion (St. Thomas) Steadfast Protection of Christians, away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.” O of Christ, and colleague of the Apostles, Constant Advocate before the Creator; 16 But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something Your lack of faith became a confirmation of the resurrection, Despise not the cries of us sinners, For your searching hand made you believe, But in your goodness come speedily to help us who call on you with faith. to eat.” O holy Thomas, worthy of all praise. Hasten to hear our petition and to intercede for us, O Theotokos, 17 And they said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.” Obtain peace for us, and great mercy. For You always protect those who honor you! 18 He said, “Bring them here to Me.” 19 Then He commanded the multitudes to Tone 1 Troparion (Mary Magdalene) Tone 7 Prokeimenon sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to By keeping His commandments and laws, holy Mary Magdalene, The Lord shall give strength to His people. The Lord shall bless His people with peace. you followed Christ, Who for our sake was born of the , (Ps 28/29:11) , He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to and in celebrating your most holy memory today,// v: Offer to the Lord, O you sons of God! Offer young rams to the Lord! (Ps 28/29:1) the multitudes. 20 So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of we receive forgiveness of sins by your prayers. the fragments that remained. 21 Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, Tone 4 Troparion (Hieromartyr Phocas) Epistle (NKJV): besides women and children. By sharing in the ways of the Apostles, 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 22 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the you became a successor to their throne. Through the practice of virtue, you found the way to divine 1:10 Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus other side, while He sent the multitudes away. contemplation, O inspired one of God; by teaching the word of Truth without error, you defended the Faith, Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among even to the shedding of your blood.// you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same Communion Hymn Hieromartyr Phocas, entreat Christ God to save our souls! Praise the Lord from the , praise Him in the highest! (Ps 148:1) judgment. 11 For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! Tone 7 Kontakion (Resurrection) those of Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you. 12 Now I The dominion of death can no longer hold mankind captive, say this, that each of you says, “ of Paul,” or “I am of ,” or “I am for Christ descended, shattering and destroying its powers. Hell is bound, while the Prophets rejoice and cry: of Cephas,” or “I am of Christ.” 13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for “The Savior has come to those in faith;// you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? enter, you faithful, into the Resurrection!” 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and ,

Tone 4 Kontakion (St. Thomas) 15 lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name. 16 Yes, I also The grace-filled apostle and true servant of Christ baptized the household of Stephanas. Besides, I do not know whether I cried out in repentance: You are my lord, and my God. baptized any other. 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the Tone 3 Kontakion (Mary Magdalene) gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no Standing before the Cross of the Savior, effect. suffering with the Mother of the Lord, the most glorious Mary Magdalene 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are offered praise with tears. perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. She cried out: “What is this strange wonder?

He Who holds the whole creation in His hand chooses to suffer.//

Glory to Your power, O Lord!” Tone 7

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! Glory … v: It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to Your Name, O Most High.(Ps 91/92:1) v: To declare Your mercy in the morning, and Your truth by night. (Ps 91/92:2)

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