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5th Sunday of Evening Bible Synaxis of the St. GOYA Fall Luke Study Archangels Nektarios Retreat 9:15am 7pm and of Orthros / Pentapolis 10:15am 9:30am the Divine Liturgy Orthros/ Wonder- 10:30am worker Folk Dance Divine Liturgy 9:30am Practice Orthros/ 12:30-1:30 pm Morning Bible 10:30am Study Divine Fall Parish Immediately Liturgy Assembly following 12:45-3pm Divine Liturgy Parish th Family Sunday of the 7 Ecumenical Council Orthodox Night Inquirers 7pm October 14, 2018 Class 7pm GOYA Fall Retreat Orthros: 9:00 a.m. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Great Doxology: 10:00 a.m. 8th Sunday of Evening Bible Morning Bible Luke Study Study 9:15am 7pm 10:30am Divine Liturgy: 10:15 a.m. Orthros / 10:15am Choir Practice Divine Liturgy 1pm Reverend Father Anthony Savas

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Epistle Reading: St. Paul's Letter to :8-15 PRAYER LIST Prokeimenon. Mode 4. Daniel 3.26,27 Ange, Angela, Barbara, Cathy, Christopher, Cynthia, Fr. Jimi, Gail, Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers. Gary, George, Gregory, Gus, Harry, Joan, Joanne, Jorge, Kay, Kimberly, Luke, Madeline, Merry, Michael, MJ, Natalie, Sarah, Verse: For you are just in all you have done. Sophia, Sophie, Stan, Stephanida, Tamara Titus, my son, the saying is sure. I desire you to If you would like to add a new name to the prayer list, please email insist on these things, so that those who have Michael Petrogeorge at [email protected]. believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these are excellent and profitable to PARISH CALENDAR

men. But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, October 2018 dissensions, and quarrels over the law, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT factious, after admonishing him once or twice, have 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Sunday of the Parish Women’s Evening Bible Morning nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is perverted 7th Ecumenical Council Ministry Study Bible Study Council Meeting Team 7pm 10:30am and sinful; he is self-condemned. When I send or Tychicos to 9:15am 7pm Meeting Orthros / 7pm Forever you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to 10:15am Young Divine Liturgy Fellowship spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and 11:30am on their way; see that they lack nothing. And let our people Folk Dance Practice Choir 12:30-1:30 pm Practice learn to apply themselves to good deeds, so as to help cases of urgent 1pm need, and not to be unfruitful. All who are with me send greeting to 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. 6th Sunday of Evening Bible Morning The Holy Luke Study Bible Study Great Reading: The Gospel According to Luke 8:5-15 9:15am 7pm 10:30am Martyr Orthros / Demetrius 10:15am JOY Meeting the Myrrh- The Lord said this parable: “A sower went out to Divine Liturgy 6:30pm streamer 9:30am sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the No Sunday Orthodox Orthros / School Inquirers 10:30am path, and was trodden under foot, and the birds Class Divine No Folk Dance 7pm Liturgy of the air devoured it. And some fell on the rock; Practice Paraklesis and as it grew up, it withered away, because it Service to had no moisture. And some fell among thorns; St. Anna, Mother of and the thorns grew with it and choked it. And the Theotokos some fell into good soil and grew, and yielded a 7pm hundredfold.” And when his disciples asked him 28 29 30 31 what this parable meant, he said, “To you it has been given to know 7th Sunday of No Evening Luke Bible Study the secrets of the kingdom of God; but for others they are in parables, 9:15am Orthros / so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. 10:15am Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones along Divine Liturgy Folk Dance the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes Practice away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be 12:30-1:30 pm saved. And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the Time: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while Location: Kitchen @ St. Thomas More and in time of temptation fall away. And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are Baklava and Kourambiethes choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does When: Saturday, November 10, 2018 not mature. And as for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit Location: Kitchen @ St. Thomas More with patience.” As he said these things, he cried out , ”He who has ears Please come support our team and help us make enough food so we to hear, let him hear.” have plenty to sell this year at the Women's Ministry Team’s main Resurrectional Apolytikion fundraiser. You don’t have to know how to make any of it, come and learn; we need everyone! Contact Pat Daskalas at 801-673-5051 or Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad, for the Lord has shown [email protected] with any questions. the mighty power of His arm. He has trampled down death by death, becoming the first-born of the dead. He has delivered us from the Save the Date – Mingle and Jingle: We will be having our annual depths of hell and has granted to all the world His great mercy. Mingle & Jingle holiday social on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at the (Liturgy Book page 107) Cottonwood Country Club, 1780 E Lakewood Dr, Holladay. Please mark this date on your calendars so as not to miss this fun annual Entrance Hymn event! More information to come in the next few weeks. Contact Pat Come, let us worship and bow down before . Save us, O Son of Daskalas at 801-673-5051 or [email protected] with any God, who rose from the dead, save us who sing to You: Alleluia. questions. (Liturgy Book page 37) Women’s Ministry Team Community Drives: Three to four times a year Hymn for the Fathers the Women’s Ministry Team will be sponsoring different drives to help those in need. The drives will last for a month. We will continue this as Unending glory be Yours, O Christ our God, for making our holy an ongoing Outreach Program from the parishioners of St. Anna. fathers radiant lights to all the world. Through them You led us to the Please contact Kathy Shand at [email protected] or 801-554-4250 true faith. Compassionate Savior, glory to You. (Liturgy Book page 171) with questions. We hope that your generous hearts will continue to Hymn for the Church help those in the Salt Lake Community! O God-minded Anna, you bore the pure Mother of God, the one who COMMUNICATION MINISTRY TEAM ANNOUNCEMENTS within her conceived the Conceiver of life itself. You were therefore Parish Mobile App: The St. Anna mobile app is available through the transported to a place now in heaven. Joyful ones all reside there in the Apple App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/st.-anna-greek- home of all gladness, asking for forgiveness for those who honor you, orthodox-church/id1140666277?ls=1&mt=8 and through Google Play O blessed one. at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.conduit.app_ Kontakion fa0fc07216b24e93b1993aa947209c07.app O unfailing protection of Christians, and our faithful advocate before Bulletin Announcements: Please send requested bulletin the Creator: though we are sinners, do not ignore our entreaty; but in announcements to Parish Council Secretary Michael Petrogeorge at your goodness, grant your timely help to us who appeal to you in faith. [email protected] by Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. (please note Quickly make intercession; on our behalf make speedy supplication, O new, earlier deadline) Theotokos, for you always protect those who honor you. (Liturgy Book

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Megalynarion (Hymn for the Theotokos) also to Sue Gragg of Sue Gragg Precious Jewels in Dallas, Texas for the custom designed and beautifully crafted 18kt white gold and diamond It is truly right to call you blessed O Theotokos, ever blessed, most pure nugget necklace, and of course to Elaine Zambos whose herculean and the mother, the mother of our God. More hon’rable than the efforts made our opportunity drawing such a huge success! cherubim and more glorious beyond compare than the seraphim. In virginity you gave birth to God, to God the word. Truly the Theotokos, Thanks to Matt and Joe Varanakis from Presto Print, who worked we magnify you, we magnify you. (Liturgy Book page 69) diligently to satisfy our every whim. Much gratitude to Phil Floor, Communion Hymn Chuck Karpakis, and all the volunteers from the Men's Ministry Team who cooked the delicious food we enjoyed during the event. Thanks to Praise the Lord, praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the Tina Sergakis, who took over the entire responsibility of the bar, along highest. (3) (Liturgy Book page 83) with John Johnson of the Knights of Columbus. A very special thanks After Communion Hymn to Nora Kennedy and Father John Evans of St. Thomas More for their constant helping hands. We have seen the true light; we have received the heav’nly Spirit; we have found the true faith, worshiping the undivided trinity, the Trinity Pat especially thanks her husband, Nick, who was just expected to be who has saved us. (Liturgy Book page 87) there, do everything, and to know what she was thinking at all times, whether she had told him or not. She would also like to thank Myra Dismissal Hymn Varanakis and Paulette Stagg for their willingness to help with this Lord, grant long life to him who blesses us and sanctifies us. (Liturgy year's Tables Extraordinaire. Their expertise was invaluable! Book page 95) And last, but not least, a very special thank you to all of you in the Orthodox Commemorated on October 14: Martyrs Nazarios, parish who were so very generous with your time, talents, and Gervasios, Protasios & Celsus of Milan; Bishop Kosmas the Poet of checkbooks. Thanks to your contributions the event was a huge Maiuma; Metropolitan Ignatius the Wonderworker of Mithymna; success, raising an estimated $80,000 for the St. Anna Capital Venerable Paraskeva (Petka) of Serbia; Hieromartyr Silvanus of Gaza Campaign! & the 40 martyrs of Egypt & Palestine; Martyr Peter the Avselamos; the Please forgive us if we unintentionally left anyone off the list; Synaxis of All Saints of Kios; and, the Holy Fathers of 7th Ecumenical everyone’s help and support was greatly appreciated. Council. Sincerely, Fellowship Hour: Thank you to Chris and Joanne Dokos, Tom and Pam Martinez, Craig and Paulette Stagg, and Bill and Gina Stavros for The Women’s Ministry Team hosting the fellowship hour today, Sunday, October 14, 2018. Please Next Meeting: The next Women’s Ministry Team meeting will be held join us! on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. Please come! It will be our If you would like to host the fellowship hour on Sunday, October 21, last meeting before the Holiday Boutique, and we will need to finalize 2018, or any future Sunday, please contact Carolyn Leitko at last minute decisions. There will not be a meeting in November or [email protected]. December. See you at the Vasilopita! Reader: The epistle reader for today, Sunday, October 14, 2018, Save the Date – Cooking for Greek Holiday Boutique: Calling all men is Luke Varechok. and women to help cook for the upcoming Greek Holiday Boutique! Congratulations: Congratulations to Danielle Humphreys and baby Meatballs, Dolmathes and Koulourakia Killian Robert Humphreys on the celebration of their 40-Day Blessing When: Saturday, November 3, 2018 FOLK DANCE MINISTRY TEAM ANNOUNCEMENTS that will take place near the conclusion of today’s Divine Liturgy. Please take the time to pray for Mom and Baby, together with Killian’s Our next folk dance practice will be held today, Sunday, October 14, Daddy, Ryan. Congratulations also to Baby Killian’s grandparents, 2018, at 12:30 p.m. Tanya and Robert Holbeck and Mike and Kerry Humphreys. God bless The dance program is open to all young people, from Kindergarten the growing Humphreys Family! through 12th grade, regardless of ethnicity or prior dance experience. Memorial Services: To schedule a memorial service, please contact This year, our focus will be less on choreography and more on enjoying Fr. Anthony at [email protected] or 801-824-3987. the fun of dance. We encourage all of the young people in our parish to give our program a try! GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Our instructors this year are as follows: Communion Ushering: All those who are prepared and wish to receive communion should wait to be ushered from their rows by a member of K-2nd Grades: Angela Patterson the Parish Council. 3rd-5th Grades: Presbytera Andrea Savas Our Sunday School students and teachers will be ushered for 6th – 12th Grades: Georgiann Petrogeorge and Damian Savas communion first, front to back, row by row, by a member of the Parish Please contact Connie Cayias, Folk Dance Program Director, at Council. Sunday School students should not proceed up the aisle for [email protected] with any questions. communion until they have been ushered. Sunday School students at the back of the church should remain at the back of the church until WOMEN’S MINISTRY TEAM ANNOUNCEMENTS they have been excused by the Sunday School usher. 2nd Annual Tables Extraordinaire – Thank You! After all of the Sunday School students and teachers have been We would like to thank everyone who made this year's event such a dismissed for communion, the rest of the parishioners will then be huge success! ushered for communion, front to back, row by row, by a member of the Parish Council. Fr. Anthony Savas deserves a huge thank you for his foresight with this project and the belief that it could be done, even though there were Your cooperation in this process is appreciated!! times when we had our doubts. Thanks to Michael Petrogeorge, who Church Etiquette Reminder: Please remember that no one should enter secured the special event permits for the event, while making the the church during the Small Entrance, the Great Entrance, the Epistle process go smoothly, quickly, and easily. A special thanks to Joanne Reading, the Gospel Reading, or the Creed. Please remain in the Dokos who did everything and then some. Thanks also to Beverly hallway, narthex or fellowship hall during these parts of the Divine Bartel; Tanya Smirnov, who was the wizard behind all the financial Liturgy if you have not already entered the church. Thank you! transactions; Mary Feotis; Aphrodite Daskalas; Georgette Lowe; Sophie Gibson; Myra Shenk; Connie Cayias; Pam Martinez; Kathy New Sunday Service Start Time: Please be aware of the change to the Floor; Elaine Peterson; and Liberty Mudrock. start time of Sunday Services. Orthros will now begin at 9:00 am and will be completed, together with the Singing of the Great Doxology, by We are very grateful to the Chris Dokos Band for the beautiful Greek 10:15 am. Services are moving up a few minutes in order to music, and to Vena McMullin who brought the fun idea and gifts for accommodate a timelier finish for Sunday School classes. the door prizes. Also, thanks to all the contributors to the live and silent auctions, too numerous to mention, but very much appreciated. Congratulations Deacon Aaron Gilbert: We extend our congratulations to Deacon Aaron Gilbert, son of Fr. Matthew Gilbert of blessed memory Extra special thanks goes to Nick Varanakis, our emcee, live auction and Presbytera Denise Gilbert. Deacon Aaron was ordained to the Holy donations procurer, and general coordinator of this project. Thanks Diaconate on Sunday, August 26, 2018, and will be ordained to the Family Night: The first family night of the new ecclesiastical year will Holy Priesthood on Sunday, December 1, 2018. Our parish is gifting be held on Friday, November 9, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. Family Night will be Deacon Aaron a set of clergy vestments, to be purchased from the altar held the second Friday of each month, every other month. and benevolence fund. Axios! Orthodox Married Life (OML): The next OML will be held on Friday, Online Credit Card and ACH (Automated Clearing House) Giving December 14, 2018. OML is held the second Friday of the month, every Options: We are pleased to announce that you can now make other month. All married or engaged couples are invited to join us for stewardship payments and other donations (including donations to the fellowship and the opportunity to grow as couples and individuals. Altar/Benevolence Fund and St. Anna Capital Campaign Fund) via SUNDAY SCHOOL AND YOUTH MINISTRY TEAM credit card or ACH payment. ANNOUNCEMENTS Visit stannagocutah.org/?page_id=2666 to make a one-time donation Junior Orthodox Youth (JOY): The next JOY meeting will be held on or set up reoccurring payments. Donations can also be made through Thursday, October 25, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Unless the Vanco Give+ Mobile App. Please contact Parish Council Treasurer otherwise announced, our JOY meetings will be held on the 4th Nick Daskalas at [email protected] with any questions. Thursday of each month. JOY is for those in grades 1-5 (kindergarteners Stock Donations: Our parish is now set up to receive marketable also welcome). securities donations. Such donations will be received and handled in Save the Date – Greek Orthodox Youth Association (GOYA): Mark accordance with the financial policies adopted by the Parish Assembly. your calendars now for the fall GOYA Retreat to be held November 9- Please contact Parish Council Treasurer Nick Daskalas at 11, 2018, in Brian Head, Utah. Details to come! [email protected] for further details. Amazon Smile Donations to St. Anna: Our parish is set up to receive 2018-19 Sunday School Calendar donations through Amazon Smile! For those not aware, Amazon Smile October 21, 2018: No Classes (UEA/Fall Break) is a program where Amazon users can have a small percentage of their purchases on Amazon donated to the charity of their choice. All you do November 25, 2018: No Classes (Thanksgiving) is make your regular Amazon purchases through smile.amazon.com December 23, 2018: Christmas Program and designate St. Anna as your charity of choice. You receive the exact December 30, 2018: No Classes (Christmas Break) same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com (and Amazon Prime benefits for those who are members) January 6, 2018: No Classes (Christmas Break) with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price to St. February 24, 2019: Godparents Sunday Anna! Go to smile.amazon.com/ch/47-1002380 to register and/or select St. Anna as your charity of choice today! March 10, 2019: St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival UPCOMING SPECIAL SERVICES March 22-24, 2019: GOYA Lenten Retreat Friday, October 26, 2018 April 21, 2019: No Classes (Palm Sunday) St. Demetrios the Great Martyr April 28, 2019: No Classes (Pascha/Easter Sunday) Orthros: 9:30 a.m. / Divine Liturgy: 10:30 a.m. May 19, 2019: Graduation/Promotion Paraklesis Service to St. Anna, Mother of the Theotokos

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An event will be held in either November or December to inform Thursday, November 1, 2018 everyone about the fundraising Golf Tournament which will take place Ss. Cosmas and Damian next year. A fundraising Golf Tournament is being planned for next Orthros: 9:30 a.m. / Divine Liturgy: 10:30 a.m. year. This tournament will be unlike any tournament you have played Thursday, November 8, 2018 in before and will be a great way for everyone to participate. If you Synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel would like to help with the golf tournament, please contact Perry Orthros: 9:30 a.m. / Divine Liturgy: 10:30 a.m. Drossos. Friday, November 9, 2018 The committee is also working on some other fun and exciting events St. Nektarios of Pentapolis the Wonderworker for next year to help bring in other individuals outside of our church Orthros: 9:30 a.m. / Divine Liturgy: 10:30 a.m. community to help us reach our goal. Wednesday, November 21, 2018 The Capital Campaign Committee is always available to answer any Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple questions you may have. Please contact the committee directly or email Orthros: 9:30 a.m. / Divine Liturgy: 10:30 a.m. us at [email protected]. Friday, November 23, 2018 St Anna Capital Campaign Ministry Team Paraklesis Service to St. Anna, Mother of the Theotokos MUSIC MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS 7pm Choir Practice: The next Choir practice will be on Thursday, October Sunday, November 25, 2018 18, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. Contact Sophie Wondolowski at St. Katherine the Great Martyr [email protected] with questions. Orthros: 9:00 a.m. / Divine Liturgy: 10:15 a.m. ADULT AND FAMILY MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS Friday, November 30, 2018 St. Andrew the First-Called Apostle Forever Young Fellowship: Our next meeting will be held on Orthros: 9:30 a.m. / Divine Liturgy: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 18, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall. Lunch will be provided. Contact Carolyn Leitko at [email protected] or 801- STEWARDSHIP 842-2304 with any questions! To date, we have received 173 stewardship commitment cards with Weekly Morning Bible Study: The next weekly morning bible study pledges totaling $304,650. Thank you to all of our committed stewards! will be held on Wednesday, October 18, 2018. Please join us every As we enjoy the summer months, we as parish leadership, clergy and Thursday morning to study the Gospel of Mark, taught by John your Stewardship Ministry Team, wish to express our appreciation for Kaloudis. your sincere and generous support of our God-loving and Christ- Weekly Evening Bible Study: Please join us every Wednesday evening centered parish. We thank you for your commitments and yet, still to study the Book of Romans followed by the Gospel of Luke. Begins remind you that true and sincere Stewardship is the gifting back to the Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. Evening bible study will be Lord, that which He has already given us. Let us never become taught by Fr. Anthony Savas. complacent in our giving; for when that happens in our communities, the Light of Christ burns less vibrantly in the hearts of the faithful. God Orthodox Inquirer’s Class: Our fall 2018 Orthodox Spirituality bless you always and again, thank you for your sacrificial and well- Inquirer’s Class will commence on Thursday, October 25, 2018, at 7:00 pleasing hearts. p.m. Classes will be held on Thursday evenings thereafter. The Orthodox Inquirer’s Class will be taught by Mary Yannias. To obtain a 2018 Stewardship Commitment Card or submit your card The SACC has many different campaign activities being planned online visit stannagocutah.org/?page_id=21. Remember, a throughout his year and next year. If you have not had the opportunity commitment card does not create a legal obligation, but is rather a to donate to the campaign in the form of a pledge, it still available to commitment of faith. Having the completed card allows us to maintain anyone who would like to make a pledge. Please take the time to an up to date and accurate roster of the parish membership and assists prayerfully talk with your family and make a donation or pledge. If us greatly in preparing and tracking against our annual budgets. you have not made a pledge toward the capital campaign, donation forms are available at the Narthex and thru the church office. God loves a cheerful giver! (2 Corinthians 9:7) Our Coffee vs Cash monthly donation of $10 or $20 per week instead PARISH COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS of purchasing a cup of coffee at your favorite coffee shop is still alive Today, Sunday, October 14, 2018: Narthex: Mike Daskalas and Joe and well. You can find directions how to participate in this opportunity Sasich; Front Ushers: Myra Shenk and Craig Stagg; Sunday School to donate to the capital campaign below: Ushers: Carolyn Leitko and Julie Steele; Middle Usher: Perry Drossos. Sunday, October 21, 2018: Narthex: Carolyn Leitko and Julie Steele; Front Ushers: Michael Petrogeorge and Joe Sasich; Sunday School Ushers: Charles Beck and Mike Daskalas; Middle Usher: Perry Drossos Parish Council Meeting: The next Parish Council meeting will be held Tomorrow, Monday, October 15, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. ST. ANNA CAPITAL CAMPAIGN (SACC) UPDATE Dear Fellow St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church Parishioners, On behalf of the St. Anna Capital Campaign Ministry Team (SACC) wants to thank everyone who participated in the very successful, fun evening at the 2nd Annual Tables Extraordinaire. The SACC wants to especially thank the Women's Ministry and Men's Ministry Teams for all their hard work and dedication. In addition, thank You to all the individuals who donated either live raffle items, basket raffle items, time and money to make this such a wonderful and successful event. The tables, this year were once again beautifully decorated and it was a pleasure to see how our parish is so extremely talented and innovative. This event will continue to be successful and our parish can look forward to it every year. The raffle for the Sue Gregg Precious Jewels of Dallas necklace was a great success. Thank you all for your participation. A very special “Thank You” to Elaine Zambos for being the chairperson of this raffle. And congratulations to Barbara Van Asdlan, the winner of the necklace, who graciously donated it back to the SACC for future fundraising efforts. Thank you Barbara!