Holy is the Lord our God! Schedule of Services Sun. July 10, 2011 Tone 3 TODAY after Liturgy 1 yr Memorial for Helen Shugrue Wed. July 13 6 pm Vespers Fri. July 15 10 am Divine Liturgy Sat. July 16 10 am Class on Crafts with Kally Key Sun. July 17 after Liturgy Memorial for Victims of the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus Sat. July 23 11 am Catechumen Class Brethren, keep your pledge. Give generously to your home parish. Do not forget your Christian obligation to support your parish with time, talent and the treasure which God has bestowed upon you, and receive much more back from Him. Give in faith, reap in joy. Come one, come all! We need your craft skills to make items for our next Craft/Bake sale on Oct. 30. We will be holding a class on Saturday, July 16 at 10 am at the church. If you would like to participate in making fun crafts and help our church, please come. We will demonstrate how to make several unique and attractive items to sell, includ- Be holy yourselves in all your conduct; since it is written, ing aprons, scissor holders, embellished kitchen towels, "You shall be holy, for I am holy." jewelry, hats and much more. Our goal - raise $400 for Sunday school supplies. See Kally Key today to RSVP! - 1 Peter 1:15-16 SSSTTT. G. G EORGE CCCHURCH OFOFOF PPPRESCOTT (928) 777777----87508750 Priest: Fr. John A. Peck Emeritus: Fr. William John Clark Parish Council: Dr. George Rizk, Raymond Zogob, Kris Wells, Kally Key, Bob Hunt, Robert Frisby, Dr. Andrew Gusty, Jelena Timotijevic, Liz Winney. Choir Director: Pres. Deborah Peck 8 Date Readers Prokeimenon in Tone 3 (Ps 47) Alleluia in Tone 3 (Ps 31) Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! 7-10 Bob Frisby & Jelena Timotijevich Sing praises to our God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped; let me 7-17 Jelena Timotijevich & Mike Winney never be put to shame! Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to 7-24 Mike Winney & Bob Frisby God with loud songs of joy! Be Thou a God of protection for me, a Resurrection Hymn - Tone 3 MATINS GOSPEL: Luke 24:1-12 house of refuge, in order to save me! Let the heavens rejoice! Let the earth be Epistle: Romans 6:18-23 On the first day of the week, at early glad! For the Lord has done a mighty act Gospel: Matthew 8:5-13 dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the with His own arm! He has trampled RETHREN, having been set free T THAT TIME , as Jesus entered spices which they had prepared. And down death by death, and become the from sin, you have become slaves Capernaum, a centurion came they found the stone rolled away from first born from the dead! He has deliv- of righteousness. I am speaking in ! forward to him, beseeching the tomb, but when they went in they B ered us from the depths of Hades, and human terms, because of your him and saying, "Lord, my servant is did not find the body. While they were has granted to the world great mercy! natural limitations. For just as you once lying paralyzed at home, in terrible perplexed about this, behold, two men yielded your members to impurity and to distress." And he said to him, "I will stood by them in dazzling apparel; and Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, greater and greater iniquity, so now come and heal him." But the centurion as they were frightened and bowed their yield your members to righteousness for answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy Hymn of GreatMartyr George - Tone 4 faces to the ground, the men said to sanctification. When you were slaves of to have you come under my roof; but them, "Why do you seek the living Liberator of captives, defender of the sin, you were free in regard to righteous- only say the word, and my servant will among the dead? Remember how he poor, physician of the sick, and cham- ness. But then what return did you get be healed. For I am a man under author- told you, while he was still in Galilee, pion of kings, O trophy-bearer, Great from the things of which you are now ity, with soldiers under me; and I say to that the Son of man must be delivered in Martyr George, intercede with Christ ashamed? The end of those things is one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, to the hands of sinful men, and be God that our souls be saved. death. But now that you have been set 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave, crucified, and on the third day rise." And now and ever and unto ages of ages. free from sin and have become slaves of 'Do this,' and he does it." When Jesus they remembered his words, and return- Amen. God, the return you get is sanctification heard him, he marveled, and said to ing from the tomb they told all this to and its end, eternal life. For the wages of Hymn of the Theotokos - Tone 3 those who followed him, "Truly, I say to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was sin is death, but the free gift of God is you, not even in Israel have I found such Mary Magdalene, and Joanna and Mary You who are the intercessor for the eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. + faith. I tell you, many will come from the mother of James and the other salvation of our race, we praise you, east and west and sit at table with women with them who told this to the O Virgin Theotokos For in the flesh Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the king- apostles; but these words seemed to assumed from you, after that He had dom of heaven, while the sons of the them an idle tale, and they did not suffered the passion of the Cross, Your kingdom will be thrown into the outer believe them. But Peter rose and ran to Son and our God delivered us from darkness; there men will weep and the tomb; stooping and looking in, he corruption, because He is the lover of gnash their teeth." And to the centurion saw the linen cloths by themselves; and Mankind. Jesus said, "Go; be it done for you as you he went home wondering at what had have believed." And the servant was happened.+ healed at that very moment.+ 2 7 Parish Prayer List LIVING : Jen Kelley, Josh Hondaly, Susan Hill, Cassandra and Stephan Landis, Mary Ellen Halvorsen, Retta Baughman, Lola Rizk, Ameliana Gusty, Japanese Orthodox Church, Samson Winters, James Peck, Samin, Chad, Aidan, Victoria, Anastasia, Basil, Cassian, Luke, and Garet Trenham, Carrie, Griffin, Nolan, Grayson, Olivia Salicos & family, Kathy Hunt, Scott & Katie Windsor, Bp. Andrei Brennan, Benjamin Peck, Gail & Vicki Brannock, Jennifer, Diane Berkholtz, Jerry Spires, Fr. Thomas Williams, Robin Hyduke, Nathan & Merilee Peck, Dan Thanos, Connie, Crystal, Tom & Kymie Bowden, James Anthony, Jim Burns, Alex, Sandy, Adrian, Melanie Schlapfer, Bill Mueller, Judy Raessler, Viola Hammerstrom, Kris Wells, Helen Vlahakis, Ovi Lungu, Bill Kountanis, Darrell and Patty Bostic, Deon Christensen and family, Helen Ko, Campbell Mackenzie, Betty Dudney, Will Degenhart & family, Sky Rizk, Dumitri Popita, Tanya, Darlene, Glenn, Fr. Hans & Susan Jacobse, Fr. Bill Clark, Steve Brooks, Tom & Geris Kourkoumelis, Kristi Thanos, Philip Winney, Lindsay, George Peter Rizk, Barbara Wright, Marnie Butts, Luke Glen, Charity Books, the Borza family, Elizabeth, Seraphima, Macrina, Mary, Silas, Susana, Robert, Kayla, Briana, Joel, Kelsey, Shaun, Theresa, Chris’ 2 grandmothers, Raymond Zogob’s father, Diane Robertson, Kathy & Chris Hough. DEPARTED: Visitors James Devlin, Thomas Lindberg, Boyd Jackson, Irene Teneralli, Julianne Windsor, Allan We are happy that you joined us today, and we want you to know the following; Fairbanks, Robert Dery, George Nassimos, George Komashko, Archpriest Antony • Visitors and children are always welcome at all of our worship services. Vladimir, Lambrini, Dominic Teneralli Sr., Dominic Teneralli Jr., Rose Bachmann, • You won't be asked to do anything that would make you uncomfortable. Janine, George Hicha, Lola Christie, Jackie Pelkey, Helen Shugrue, Eugenia, Elizabeth • We don't expect visitors to contribute anything to the financial support of our parish. Higbee, Janet Maissen, Nat, Amanda, James, Abp Job, Abp Anthony, Don, Anastasia • Our children worship with us, and we love having them here. Jones, Jack Christensen, Ethel Hunt, Child Nicholas, John, Delores, Lydia (Letitia) Preda, Fr. Gabriel Cooke, Richard & Larry Peck, Randy Poffo, Chuck, Lisa Covington, If you are an Orthodox Christian, please introduce yourself to Fr. John before the service begins, so that, if possible, you may receive the Holy Mysteries of our Lord Jesus Christ. Andrew Lubnick, Dennis Kontonis, Julia Sedon, Ariel Borza, Michael Hicha, Tom Pallad, Peter Rizk; Demos Vlahakis; Rhonda Dawson; Nicholas, Peter, Kay, Shirley, If you are not an Orthodox Christian, we invite you to partake of the blessed bread distributed at the end of the service, to fill out a “Welcome” card (available in the Narthex), and to join us George Cosmakos, Andrew Degenhart, Annuncio Aaflaq; Bishop Innocent (Gula); after the service for some hospitality! Fr. Michael St. Andrew. 6 3 Sermon Notes _________________________ SAINTS ALIVE _________________________ The Lives and Deeds of the Heroes of our Faith _________________________ Ss. Julitta and Cyricus _________________________ The Holy Martyrs Cyricus and Julitta lived her. The governor Alexander tried to sit him in the city of Iconium in the province of on his lap, but the boy broke free and _________________________ Lykaoneia in Asia Minor.