Barbara 7671 North Lockwood Ridge Road • Sarasota, Florida 34243 Rev. Fr. John Bociu, Presbyter V. Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Frank Kirlangitis, Pastor Emeritus V. Rev. Fr. Dean Mendrinos, priest in residence V. Rev. Fr. Andrew Demotsis, priest in residence Church phone (941) 355-2616 • fax (941) 355-0013 www.sarasotaorthodox.org METROPOLIS OF

July 29, 2018

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:16) 2 St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church Mission St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church follows the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ assisting those in spiritual and physical need towards a transformed life and sanctifying the lives of the faithful through the Holy Sacraments.

WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS TODAY’S EVENTS We are very pleased to have you joining us in • worship on the Lord’s Day. 8:00a Matins • 9:30a Divine Liturgy Regarding the Holy Communion, we would like to • inform you that only the faithful who were 11:15a 3 Day Memorial Prayers for baptized or confirmed in the Orthodox Church and Evanthia Anthoula Konstantaras. have prepared themselves properly (fasting, • 11:15a 40 Day Memorial Prayers for reconciliation with everyone and receiving the Holy Mystery of Confession) may receive Holy Bill Belegris. Communion. • 11:15a 6 Month Memorial Prayers for Please follow the ushers as they direct the parishioners, row by row, during Holy Communion Tilemahos Konstantaras. as follows: • 11:15a Memorial Prayers for all that • Sunday School Children and their parents have lost their lives in the devastating • The Choir fires in – and special prayers • Parishioners in Wheelchairs • Row by row beginning with the front pews for all of the victims of this disaster. Receiving antidoron (the blessed bread) from the priest after the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy is the proper etiquette of dismissal from the God is our refuge and strength, service. a very present help in trouble. USHERS SCHEDULE Psalm 46:1 This Sunday Nicholas Sardelis ON CONFESSION Next Sunday Duke Goranites “The sick one who is acquainted with his sickness is easily to be cured; and he who confesses his pain is near to health. Many are ALTAR VIGIL CANDLE the pains of the hard heart; and when the sick The Holy Altar Table Vigil Candle for the Divine Liturgy today is in loving memory of one resists the physician, his torments will be +Kay Sharp. May her memory be eternal! augmented.” St. Isaac The Syrian 3 9th Sunday of Matthew Synaxarion for July 29, 2018

Saints and Feasts: The Holy Callinicus, Theodota the Martyr and her Children, Holy Martyr Theodota, Constantine III, Patriarch of , Pious King Theodosius the New, Seraphima the Virgin-martyr of , Olaf of Norway

HYMNS OF THE SMALL ENTRANCE (WITH THE GOSPEL BOOK)

Resurrectional Apolitikion Tone 8 Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιµον. (Hymnal Pg. 82) Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. From on high You descended Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες ὁ merciful Lord. The three-day εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν κατεδέξω burial You accepted in the tomb, to τριήµερον, ἵνα ἡµᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς free us from this world. You are τῶν παθῶν. Ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ our life and our resurrection, glory Ἀνάστασις ἡµῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι. to You.

Apolytikion of Saint Great Ἀπολυτίκιον Τῆς Ἁγιας Martyr Barbara Μεγαλομάρτυρος Βαρβάρας (Hymnal Page 10) Βαρβάραν τήν ἁγίαν τιμήσωμεν Let us honor most Holy Barbara. ἐχθροῦ γάρ τάς παγίδας With the cross she shattered the συνέτριψε, καί ὡς στρουνθίον trap of the enemy. And in her ἐῤῥύσθη ἐξ αὐτῶν, βοηθείᾳ καί modesty, she was freed like a bird. ὃπλῳ τοῦ Σταυροῦ ἡ πάνσεμνος

Kontakion Grave Mode Κοντάκιον Ἦχος βαρύς Upon the mountain were You Ἐπὶ τοῦ ὄρους µετεµορφώθης, καὶ transfigured, and Your disciples ὡς ἐχώρουν οἱ Μαθηταί σου τὴν beheld Your glory as far as they δόξαν σου, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς were able, O Christ our God; so ἐθεάσαντο, ἵνα ὅταν σε ἴδωσι that when they would see You σταυρούµενον, τὸ µὲν πάθος crucified they might understand νοήσωσιν ἑκούσιον, τῷ δὲ κόσµῳ that Your Passion was deliberate, κηρύξωσιν, ὅτι σὺ ὑπάρχεις and declare to the world that in ἀληθῶς, τοῦ Πατρὸς τὸ truth You are the Father's ἀπαύγασµα.

4 Epistle Reading: St. Paul's First Letter to the Ἀνάγνωσις Ἐπιστολῆς: Corinthians 3:9-17 Πρὸς Κορινθίους α' 3:9-17

Brethren, we are God's fellow Ἀδελφοί, Θεοῦ γάρ ἐσμεν workers; you are God's field, συνεργοί· θεοῦ γεώργιον, θεοῦ God's building. According to the οἰκοδομή ἐστε. Κατὰ τὴν χάριν grace of God given to me, like a τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι, ὡς skilled master builder I laid a σοφὸς ἀρχιτέκτων θεμέλιον foundation, and another man is τέθεικα, ἄλλος δὲ ἐποικοδομεῖ. building upon it. Let each man Ἕκαστος δὲ βλεπέτω πῶς take care how he builds upon it. ἐποικοδομεῖ. Θεμέλιον γὰρ For no other foundation can any ἄλλον οὐδεὶς δύναται θεῖναι one lay than that which is laid, παρὰ τὸν κείμενον, ὅς ἐστιν which is Jesus Christ. Now if any Ἰησοῦς Χριστός. Εἰ δέ τις one builds on the foundation ἐποικοδομεῖ ἐπὶ τὸν θεμέλιον with gold, silver, precious stones, τοῦτον χρυσόν, ἄργυρον, λίθους wood, hay, straw - each man's τιμίους, ξύλα, χόρτον, καλάμην, work will become manifest; for ἑκάστου τὸ ἔργον φανερὸν the Day will disclose it, because it γενήσεται· ἡ γὰρ ἡμέρα will be revealed with fire, and the δηλώσει, ὅτι ἐν πυρὶ fire will test what sort of work ἀποκαλύπτεται· καὶ ἑκάστου τὸ each one has done. If the work ἔργον ὁποῖόν ἐστιν τὸ πῦρ which any man has built on the δοκιμάσει. Εἴ τινος τὸ ἔργον foundation survives, he will μένει ὃ ἐποικοδόμησεν, μισθὸν receive a reward. If any man's λήψεται. Εἴ τινος τὸ ἔργον work is burned up, he will suffer κατακαήσεται, ζημιωθήσεται· loss, though he himself will be αὐτὸς δὲ σωθήσεται, οὕτως δὲ saved, but only as through fire. ὡς διὰ πυρός. Οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι Do you not know that you are ναὸς θεοῦ ἐστε, καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα God's temple and that God's τοῦ θεοῦ οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν; Εἴ τις τὸν Spirit dwells in you? If any one ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ φθείρει, φθερεῖ destroys God's temple, God will τοῦτον ὁ θεός· ὁ γὰρ ναὸς τοῦ destroy him. For God's temple is θεοῦ ἅγιός ἐστιν, οἵτινές ἐστε holy, and that temple you are. ὑμεῖς.

5 Gospel Reading: Ἀνάγνωσις Εὐαγγελίου: Matthew 14:22-34 Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 14:22-34 At that time, Jesus made the Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἠνάγκασεν ὁ disciples get into the boat and go Ἰησοῦς τοὺς μαθητὰς ἐμβῆναι εἰς τὸ before Him to the other side, while πλοῖον καὶ προάγειν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ He dismissed the crowds. And πέραν, ἕως οὗ ἀπολύσῃ τοὺς after He had dismissed the crowds, ὄχλους. Καὶ ἀπολύσας τοὺς ὄχλους ἀνέβη εἰς τὸ ὄρος κατ᾽ ἰδίαν He went up into the hills by προσεύξασθαι. ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης Himself to pray. When evening μόνος ἦν ἐκεῖ. Τὸ δὲ πλοῖον ἤδη came, He was there alone, but the σταδίους πολλοὺς ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς boat by this time was many ἀπεῖχεν, βασανιζόμενον ὑπὸ τῶν furlongs distant from the land, κυμάτων, ἦν γὰρ ἐναντίος ὁ beaten by the waves; for the wind ἄνεμος. Τετάρτῃ δὲ φυλακῇ τῆς was against them. And in the νυκτὸς ἦλθεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς fourth watch of the night He came περιπατῶν ἐπὶ τὴν θάλασσαν. Οἱ δὲ to them, walking on the sea. But μαθηταὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τῆς when the disciples saw Him θαλάσσης περιπατοῦντα walking on the sea, they were ἐταράχθησαν λέγοντες ὅτι terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" And Φάντασμά ἐστιν, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ they cried out for fear. But φόβου ἔκραξαν. Εὐθὺς δὲ ἐλάλησεν immediately He spoke to them, [ὁ ᾽Ιησοῦς] αὐτοῖς λέγων, Θαρσεῖτε, saying "Take heart, it is I; have no ἐγώ εἰμι· μὴ φοβεῖσθε. Ἀποκριθεὶς fear." And Peter answered Him, δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν, Κύριε, εἰ σὺ "Lord, if it is you, bid me come to εἶ, κέλευσόν με ἐλθεῖν πρὸς σὲ ἐπὶ you on the water." He said, τὰ ὕδατα· ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, ᾽Ελθέ. καὶ "Come." So Peter got out of the boat καταβὰς ἀπὸ τοῦ πλοίου ὁ Πέτρος and walked on the water and came περιεπάτησεν ἐπὶ τὰ ὕδατα καὶ to Jesus; but when he saw the ἦλθεν πρὸς τὸν ᾽Ιησοῦν. Βλέπων δὲ τὸν ἄνεμον ἐφοβήθη, καὶ wind, he was afraid, and beginning ἀρξάμενος καταποντίζεσθαι to sink he cried out, "Lord, save ἔκραξεν λέγων, Κύριε, σῶσόν με. me." Jesus immediately reached out Εὐθέως δὲ ὁ ᾽Ιησοῦς ἐκτείνας τὴν His hand and caught him, saying to χεῖρα ἐπελάβετο αὐτοῦ καὶ λέγει him, "O man of little faith, why did αὐτῷ, ᾽Ολιγόπιστε, εἰς τί ἐδίστασας; you doubt?" And when they καὶ ἀναβάντων αὐτῶν εἰς τὸ πλοῖον entered the boat, the wind ceased. ἐκόπασεν ὁ ἄνεμος. Οἱ δὲ ἐν τῷ And those in the boat worshiped πλοίῳ προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ Him, saying, "Truly you are the Son λέγοντες, ᾽Αληθῶς Θεοῦ υἱὸς εἶ. of God." And when they had Καὶ διαπεράσαντες ἦλθον ἐπὶ τὴν crossed over, they came to land at γῆν εἰς Γεννησαρέτ. Gennesaret. 6 THIS WEEK’S EVENTS Monday, July 30, 2018 Silas, Silvan, Crescens, Epenetus and Andronicus the Apostles of the 70

Tuesday, July 31, 2018 Forefeast of the Precious Cross STEWARDSHIP: A WAY OF LIFE • 6:30p Council of Ministries Dinner & The primary purpose of Meeting. Stewardship is to promote the spiritual

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 growth of the Stewards of our beloved The Holy Seven Maccabee Children, Solomone St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, Their Mother, and Eleazar Their Teacher and to help them develop and practice their faith. Thursday, August 2, 2018 However, with that said, the Translation of the of Stephen the Protomartyr Stewards fulfill the Mission of Christ’s • 7:00p Chanting/Singing Class Church by providing the many

Friday, August 3, 2018 ministries and services offered to our Isaacius, Dalmatus, & Faustus, Ascetics of the parishioners. Most of these ministries Dalmation Monastery and services, if not all, bear a financial

expense. As such, if you have not Saturday, August 4, 2018 already done so, kindly fulfill your 2018 Seven Holy Youths of Ephesus Stewardship Pledge!

SUNDAY COFFEE HOUR CIRCLE OF PRAYER “Kali Parea” members volunteering for Chris, , Maria, Olga, today’s coffee hour are Beth, John, Deborah, Josh, Athena, Carl, Joshua, Allan, Magda, Nicholas, Tom and Cleo Galanos & Maria Electra, Peter, , Nick, Mary Hoeymans, Samir, Constantine, Sherry, Andrew, Thank You! Alan, Elenie, Nasko, Jean, Harry, Barbara, Mike and Margie.

 Today the second collection basket is designated for The Attica fires Relief Fund 7 On August 15th, Orthodox Christians HOSPITAL AND SHUT-INS celebrate the Dormition (Falling VISITATIONS Asleep) of the Virgin Mary. She was If a loved one is in the hospital, a nursing home, or homebound, please the birth-giver of our Lord Jesus have a family member contact the Christ. Therefore, the Church office so a visit can be arranged. reverently remembers every Hospitals no longer provide patient occurrence of her blessed life. In lists. Unless you request that a priest visits, arrangements cannot be preparation for the celebration of made. the feast day of the Dormition, the church invites all to participate in a GUARDIAN ANGEL PROGRAM two-week period of renewal. The Guardian Angel Program is coming back to St. Barbara for the 2018-2019 The Church suggests that we eat school year. All middle, high school and college students that would like to lightly, that we fast totally from participate in the program, please see: meat, and seek spiritual renewal and Maria Kirlangitis or Connie Chaltis. discipline our total person, physically Parishioners that would like to assist with and spiritually. During the Dekapen- this program and be a Guardian Angel for tavgousto- “The fifteen day period” our students, please sign up after church. the faithful are urged to prepare for Forms for students and parishioners are Holy Communion and to attend the available in our Parish Hall. prayer servies- “Paraklesis Services” ITEMS FOR YIA YIA’S ATTIC to the . We would like to ask everyone that

has items to donate to Yia Yia’s attic, We are granted the opportunity to to please wait until November to do something good, to strengthen bring them in. We don’t have the family ties, to forgive and seek space to store them and we need to forgiveness, to pray and assist the keep the doors clear to keep the Fire less fortunate and to give thanks for Marshal happy. Thank You! all that we are and all that we have. Remember...all great gifts are from CHURCH OFFICE HOURS above. The Church Office hours are May your journey bring you closer to Monday—Friday from 9am—5pm a Christ-centered life. with lunch from 1pm—2pm. 8

Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church 7671 North Lockwood Ridge Road • Sarasota, Florida 34243 Rev. Fr. John Bociu, Presbyter V. Rev. Archimandrite Frank Kirlangitis, Pastor Emeritus Rev. Fr. Dean Mendrinos, priest in residence, Rev. Fr. Andrew Demotses, priest in residence (winter season) Church phone (941) 355-2616 • fax (941) 355-0013 www.StBarbaraGOC.org For crisis situations call : (727) 773-5699