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Sunday, July 30th 2006 +
7th
Sunday after Holy Pentecost
Tone:
6 +
Eothinion:
7
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+ In the
Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit +
Christ, the true Light, Who enlightens and
sanctifies every person coming into the world, let the light of Your
countenance shine upon us that we may see Your unapproachable Light; and guide
our steps in the way of Your commandments
through the intercessions of Your all-Holy Mother and of all the Saints.
Amen.
+ The
Epistle +
Verse: “Save O Lord Thy
people and bless Thine inheritance,
Unto
Thee will I cry, O Lord, O my God”.
The Reading is from
the Letter of St. Paul the Apostle to the Romans.
(Chapter 15:1-7)
Brethren, we then who are strong ought to bear
with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us
please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. For even Christ did
not please Himself; but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who
reproached You fell on Me.” For whatever things were written before were
written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the
Scriptures might have hope. Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you
to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, that you may
with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the
glory of God.
+ The
Holy Gospel +
(Chapter 9:27-35)
At that time, when Jesus departed from there,
two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on
us!” And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus
said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to Him,
“Yes, Lord.” Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let
it be to you.” And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them,
saying, “See that no one knows it.” But when they had departed, they spread the
news about Him in all that country. As they went out, behold, they brought to
Him a man, mute and demon-possessed. And when the demon was cast out, the mute
spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never seen like this in
Israel!” But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the ruler of the
demons.” Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their
synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and
every disease among the people.
Meditation:
“From the Writings of St. Symeon the New Theologian”
“God is light, and to those who have entered
into union with Him He imparts of His own brightness to the extent that they
have been purified. When the lamp of soul, that is, the mind, has been kindled,
then it knows that a divine fire has taken hold of it and inflamed it. How
great a marvel! Man is united to God spiritually and physically, since the soul
is not separated from the mind, neither the body from the soul… it is evident
that just as the Father abides in His own Son and the Son in His Father’s bosom
by nature, so those who have been born anew through the Holy Spirit, and by His
gift have become the brothers and sisters of Christ our God and sons and
daughters of God by adoption, abide in God and God in them by grace…As for
those who have not become true brothers and sisters of Christ, and who have not
been changed at all in action, knowledge, contemplation, how are they not
ashamed to call themselves Christians? How dare they open their mouths and
shamelessly speak of God’s hidden mysteries with indifference as though they
were lying on a bed?... I am wholly baffled by this! It is the blindness of
mind and insensitivity and ignorance that accompany it and the presumption it
produces that causes them to trample on the true gold, the most precious stone,
the Lord Jesus Himself, the Christ.”
+ Synaxarion
& Upcoming Services +
“Let my Prayer be set before Thee as Incense,
and the lifting up of my Hands
as the Evening Sacrifice” (Psalm 141:2)
v
Today - Sunday, July 30th:
Sts. Silas & Silvanus the Apostles of the 70
Apolytikon
(Tone 3): O Holy Apostles,
intercede to our merciful God, that He may grant our souls forgiveness of sins.
Kontakion
(Tone 4): You have appeared as
great and fruit-bearing branches of Christ the Vine, O God-proclaiming
Apostles, bearing the virtues in great clusters, wisdom's fruit, which pour
forth upon us all the sweet wine of salvation; which when we receive within, we
are drunken with gladness, and celebrate your honoured memory. Pray that our
sins be forgiven and we be saved.
Synaxarion: Saint Silas was a companion and fellow labourer of the
Apostle Paul: "And Paul chose Silas and departed...and he went through
Syria and Cilicia, confirming the Churches" (Acts 15:40-41). He later
became Bishop of Corinth, and reposed in peace. Saint Silvanus became Bishop of
Thessalonica, and also reposed in peace.
v Dormition Fast: August
1st – August 14th
(Strict Fast: no meat,
fish, or dairy products allowed)
v Paraklesis
Service Schedule
* Tuesday,
August 1st at 7:00 p.m. (Special
Supplication for Peace in Lebanon)
* Wednesday,
August 2nd at 7:00 p.m.
* Thursday,
August 3rd at 7:00 p.m.
* Friday,
August 4th at 7:00 p.m.
Ø
Every Saturday at 6:00 p.m. - Great Vespers
v
Next Sunday: Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord
(Fish allowed &
Blessing of the Grapes)
*** Service Schedule for remainder of the Dormition
Fast will continue next week. ***
* Announcements
& Activities *
“It is good to be Zealous in a Good Thing
Always…” (Galatians 4:18)
ü
Next Sunday – 2nd
Tray Collection: “Lebanon Relief Fund”
Next
week there will be a 2nd Tray collected in support of the “Lebanon Relief Fund” which was created
by His Eminence Metropolitan PHILIP to help the suffering people in Lebanon.
Please read his letter included in this bulletin for more information.
ü
Lebanese Fun Festival
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
We
would like to thank the Committee and all the Volunteers of the Lebanese Fun
Festival who did an excellent job this year as usual. On Thursday, August 10th
at 7:00 p.m. there will be an Appreciation Dinner for the Volunteers at St.
Elias Banquet Centre. All volunteers are welcome!
ü
Lebanese Fun Festival
on ‘Rogers Television 22’
Footage
from the 2006 Lebanese Fun Festival will be aired on Rogers Television 22 at
the following times: Sunday, August 6th at 8:30 p.m.; Monday, August
7th at 8:00 p.m.; Thursday, August 10th at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday,
August 12th at 9:00 a.m.; & Sunday, August 13th at
9:00 a.m.
ü
Fellowship of St. John
the Divine
All
members of the Fellowship of St. John the Divine are asked to attend the Great
Vespers Service every Saturday at 6:00 p.m. Following the Service, a Bible
Study/Religious Discussion will take place in the Conference Room, and once in
a while there will be an outing for dinner, etc. Please give us your email
address if you are not receiving our weekly online newsletter.
ü
Teen SOYO
All
members of the Teen SOYO are asked to attend the weekly Teen Night Meetings
(Tuesdays 7-9 p.m.) no matter what the topic or activities are! We have a mix
of activities: Sports, Games, Discussions, Bible Studies, etc. Please come on
time, we begin every Teen Night Meeting with the Little Compline Service at
7:00 p.m. sharp.
+ May Their Memory be Eternal +
+ St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral +
(2975 Riverside Drive – Ottawa)
Cathedral Office: 700 Ridgewood Ave
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1V 6N1
Telephone: (613) 738-2222, Fax: (613) 737-4392
Email: info@steliascathedral.com, Website:
www.steliascathedral.com
The Rt. Rev. Bishop ALEXANDER
Bishop of Ottawa, East
Canada and Upstate New York
The Very Rev. Father Ghattas Hajal – Dean
Rev. Father Mark Arsenios Wyatt – Assistant Priest
The Very Rev. Father Daniel Matheson – Emeritus