THE EPISTLE Welcome to Reader: The Prokimenon in the 3rd Tone: O chant Sts. Theodore Orthodox Church unto our God, chant ye; chant unto our King, chant 96 Los Robles St., Williamsville NY 14221 ye. Tel: 716-634-6712 Choir: O chant unto our God, chant ye; chant unto www.ststheodore.org our King, chant ye. Priest John Boddecker Reader: Clap your hands, all ye nations; shout unto Deacon Andrew Hammond God with a voice of rejoicing. Deacon George Hammond Choir: O chant unto our God, chant ye; chant unto our King, chant ye. We are a parish of the Russian Orthodox Church Reader: O chant unto our God, chant ye. Abroad, and all are welcome to worship with us! Our Choir: Chant unto our King, chant ye. services are in English. Please join us for lunch Reader: The Reading is from the First Epistle of the downstairs after the service. Holy Apostle Paul to the Corinthians: [I Cor. 15:1- August 14/27, 2017 11 (§158)] THE GOSPEL Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Reader: Alleluia in the 3rd Tone: In Thee, O Lord, Holy Prophet Micah have I hoped, let me not be put to shame in the age Forefeast of the Dormition to come. This Week’s Schedule Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! Reader: Be Thou unto me a God to defend me and a Today Vigil for Dormition 6:00 pm house of refuge to save me. Monday Hours and Divine Liturgy 8:00 am Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! Panikhida and Festal Meal 6:00 pm Tuesday Midnight Office and Typika 7:00 am Gospel: Matthew 19:16-26 (§79) Wednesday Midnight Office and Typika 7:00 am No Akathist service WORD FROM THE HOLY FATHERS Thursday Midnight Office and Typika 7:00 am Friday Midnight Office and Typika 7:00 am Orthodoxy cannot be comfortable unless it is fake. Saturday Confession/Communion Rule 4:00 pm - Fr. Seraphim Rose All-Night Vigil 5:00 pm Sunday Hours and Divine Liturgy 9:00 am Moleben for New School Year Meal in Trapeza after Services TROPARIA martyrs, Theodore. // With them cease not to intercede with Resurrection - Tone 3: Let the heavens be glad; let earthly Christ God for us all. things rejoice; / for the Lord hath wrought might with His St. Theodore the Tyro – Tone 8: Having received the faith arm. / He hath trampled down death by death; / the first-born of Christ in thy heart as an inner shield, / thou didst overcome of the dead hath He become. / From the belly of Hades hath all the opposing forces, O great champion, / and thou hast He delivered us // and Hath granted to the world great mercy. been crowned with a heavenly crown, O Theodore, // for thou Dormition – Tone 4: Tone 4: Leap up in anticipation, O ye art eternally invincible. people, / clapping your hands with faith, and assemble with Dormition - Tone 4: The universe, embroidered by the love, / all rejoicing today and exclaiming with splendor; / for immaterial Spirit for thy glorious memorial, / noetically crieth the Mother of God, whom we ever glorify with hymns as the out to thee with gladness: // Rejoice, O Virgin, thou boast of Theotokos, // will gloriously pass over from those on earth to Christians! those on high. PARISH NEWS St. Theodore Stratelates – Tone 4: By true strategy, O trophy-bearer / thou wast an illustrious general of the Sisterhood Meeting: The Sisterhood will meet on Heavenly King, O Theodore. / For thou didst wisely arm August 27 after the Divine Liturgy. thyself with the weapons of faith, / and didst utterly annihilate Feast of the Dormition: The Feast of the Dormition is the hordes of demons, / and didst prove a victorious athlete, / celebrated tomorrow, August 15/28. We will serve the vigil wherefore with faith // we ever call thee blessed. tonight at 6:00 pm. Tonight’s service will include the singing of the Lamentations before the Burial Shroud of the Mother St. Theodore the Tyro – Tone 2: Great are the triumphs of of God. The Hours and Liturgy will be served at 8:00 am faith! / The holy martyr Theodore rejoiced in a fountain of tomorrow, the day of the Feast. We will be blessing flowers, flame as in refreshing water. / For having been made a whole herbs, seeds, nuts and honey at the end of the Liturgy, so burnt offering by fire, / he was offered as a sweetbread to the please remember to bring whatever you would like to have Trinity, // By his prayers, O Christ God, save our souls. blessed. Then, in tomorrow evening, at 5:30 pm, we will KONTAKIA serve a Panikhida for Fr. Neil Connaught and Reader Michael Resurrection - Tone 3: Thou didst rise today from the tomb, Sullivan before sharing our festal meal together. O Merciful One, / and didst lead us out of the gates of death. / School Year Moleben: As the new school year draws Today Adam danceth and Eve rejoiceth; / and together with near, we wish to set our children off on the right foot by them both the prophets and patriarchs // unceasingly praise praying for God’s blessing on their studies and other the divine might of Thine authority. activities. To this end, on Sunday, September 3, immediately St. Theodore Stratelates – Tone 2: Armed with faith and following the Divine Liturgy, we will serve the Moleben for courage of soul, / and having taken in thy hand the Word of the Beginning of the School Year. Please make an effort to God as a spear, / thou didst conquer the enemy, / O glory of have your children present for this rich blessing. .