The Orthodox Messenger
Vol. IV, No. 30 – Sunday, July 24, 2005
Christ the Savior Greek Orthodox Church -
Presentation of Christ at the Temple
The Hellenic Orthodox
Mission of Hernando County, Florida
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“A Pan-Orthodox
Christian Community”
Ecumenical
Patriarchate + Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America +
Metropolis of Atlanta
13460 Olympic
Village Lane, Brooksville, FL - (352) 796-8482
Website:
http://orthodoxhernandocountyfl.org
Fr. Stanley S. Harakas, Th.D. D.D., (352)
688-2382; Cell (352) 263-3005; Fax (352) 688-9846;
Email:
Rharakas@aol.com
SUMMER THOUGHTS – 7 “FARMER WISDOM”
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+Your
fences need to be horse high, pig tight and bull
strong.
+Life ain't about how fast you
run, or how high you climb, but how well you
bounce.
+Life is simpler when you plow
around the stump.
+A bumble bee is considerably
faster than a John Deere tractor.
+Words that soak into your ears
are whispered...not yelled.
+Meanness don't jest
happen overnight.
+Forgive your enemies. It messes
up their heads.
+Do not corner something that you
know is meaner than you.
+It don't take a very big person
to carry a grudge.
+You cannot unsay a cruel word.
+Every path has a few puddles.
+When you wallow with pigs,
expect to get dirty.
+The best sermons are lived, not
preached.
+Most of the stuff people worry
about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
+Don't
judge folks by their relatives. |
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+Remember
that silence is sometimes the best answer.
+Live a good, honorable life.
Then when you get older and think back, you'll
enjoy it a second time.
+Don't interfere with somethin'
that ain't botherin' you none.
+Timing has a lot to do with the
outcome of a rain dance.
+The easiest way to eat crow is
while it's still warm, 'cause the colder it gets,
the harder it is to swaller.
+If you find yourself in a hole,
the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
+It don't take a genius to spot a
goat in a flock of sheep.
+Sometimes you get, and sometimes
you get got.
+If you get to thinkin' you're a
person of some influence, try orderin' somebody
else's dog around.
+ Always drink upstream from the
herd.
+Good judgment comes from
experience, and a lotta that comes from bad
judgment.
+Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a
whole lot easier than puttin' it back in. (Selected)
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“Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward being; teach me
wisdom in the secret heart” Ps 50.
Service
Hours: Sundays and Feast Days: Orthros at 9:30 am; Divine
Liturgy at 10:00 am
Evening Services as
Announced
Saints:
Great Martyr Christina (+234); Neomartyrs
Athanasios & Theophilos (17th c.);
Athenagoras the Confessor; Martyr Capeto; Martyrs Boris
& Gleb of Russia; Polycarp of the Kievan Far Caves;
Lewina the Martyr of Sussex; Delan Missionary of
Ireland.
5th SUNDAY OF
MATTHEW- THE GREAT MARTYR CHRISTINA
GOSPEL ENTRANCE AND OTHER HYMNS
Dismissal Hymn
of the Resurrection
– 4th Tone
(Sing in Greek before the Entrance) (“To faidron
tes Anastaseos”).Hymnal,
84-85
(Sing in English after the
Entrance)“When the tidings . . . ”). (Same).
Dismissal Hymn of St.
Christina
(Read) Your own lamb cries out to You
loudly, O Jesus, / and she says, / “For my Bridegroom do I
long, and seeking You I now contend; / and I am crucified
and buried with You in Your baptism. / I suffer for your
sake, that I may reign with You. / I die for You that I may
also live in You. / Accept me as an unblemished sacrifice /
as I offer myself to You with love.” / At her entreaties and
intercessions, / save our souls, O Merciful Lord.
Dismissal Hymn of the
Presentation of Christ - (Sing)
From sheet in the pew.
Kontakion “Prostasia
ton Christianon”(Sung in Greek by Leaders)
(Read) O
never-failing protectress of Christians / and their
ever-present intercessor before the Creator: / do not be
heedless to the prayerful voices of us sinners, / but in
your goodness extend your help to us / who call upon you
with confidence. / Hasten, O Mother of God, / to intercede
for us. / You have always protected those who honor you!
Return to p. 26
of the Hymnal, to sing “Holy God . . . .”
EPISTLE –
Romans 10:1-10(5th Matthew) +Brethren, my
heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may
be saved. I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God,
but it is not enlightened. For, being ignorant of the
righteousness that comes from God, and seeking to establish
their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. For
Christ is the end of the law, that every one who has faith
may be justified. Moses writes that the man who practices
the righteousness which is based on the law shall live by
it. But the righteousness based on faith says, Do not say in
your heart, "Who will ascend into heaven?" (that is, to
bring Christ down) or "Who will descend into the abyss?"
(that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does
it say? The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart
(that is, the word of faith which we preach); because, if
you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in
your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be
saved. For man believes with his heart and so is justified,
and he confesses with his lips and so is saved.
GOSPEL
– Matthew 8:28-9:1 (5th
Matthew) +At that time, when Jesus
came to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes,
two demoniacs met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce
that no one would pass that way. And behold, they cried out,
"What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come
here to torment us before the time?" Now a herd of many
swine was feeding at some distance from them. And the demons
begged him, "If you cast us out, send us away into the herd
of swine." And he said to them, "Go." So they came out and
went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd rushed down
the steep bank into the sea, and perished in the waters. The
herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything,
and what had happened to the demoniacs. And behold, all the
city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they
begged him to leave their neighborhood. And getting into a
boat he crossed over and came to his own city.
PARISH EVENTS MAY- JULY, 2005
Dino Adamis Philanthropic Fund Easter Recipient Family
Expresses Thanks
Scenes from the Clergy-Laity Assembly
In
Mobile, AL 6/1-5/05
Paul
& Venice With Metropolitan Alexios
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With Mr. Boardman – Metropolis
Building/Facilities Committee
Parish Picnic, Saturday, 7/16/05
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CHURCHING: Today Myra
Moshonisiotis will be presenting her son Alexandros for the
forty day churching following the Divine Liturgy. We
congratulate her and her parents Dino and Carmen Alexandra
Moshonisiotis. “Na sas zese!”
+KYRIAKI (KAY) ATHAN:
It is with sorrow that we announce that Kay Athan, a
Steward of Christ the Savior Greek Orthodox Church of
Hernando County, and a resident of Clearwater, FL, passed
away Friday, July 15. Kay was the sister of Presbytera Mary. May her memory
be eternal! A viewing was held at Holy Trinity Church in
Clearwater, FL Tuesday, July 19, where she served many years
as Church Secretary. Burial will be in Massachusetts. Our
sympathy to Presbytera Mary and to Kay’s six
children and their families. Memory Eternal!
THE PARISH PICNIC
on Saturday, July 16 was a success
with about 45 parishioners and friends attending. No rain,
lots of sun, good food and fellowship! Thanks to chairs Bill
Passisis, Spero Lemonedes, and George Nikas!
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---FRIENDS AND FAMILY NOTICES---
+For the
health of Evangelos & Efstathia Dapsis and their family.
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PROSFORON BAKERS:
Fran Triantafilon 7/24; Presbytera Emily
Harakas 7/31; George Nikas 8/6 (Transfiguration); Argyris
and Carol Gymnaos 8/7; Connie Mourgides 8/15 (Dormition of
the Theotokos). You, too, can make Prosforon Bread. For the
recipe and instructions call George Nikas, Prosforon Bakers
Chairperson at 597-1375.
HOSPITALIZED:
Oak Hill: Angelos Nomikos. Bayonet Point:
Achilleas Koulouvaris. We pray for a rapid recovery.
FAST OF THE
THEOTOKOS: The most important
Feast of the Theotokos, the Mother of our Lord, is the Feast
of the Dormition (“Falling Asleep,” or “Koimesis tes
Theotokou”) which we celebrate on August 15. During the
two weeks preceding it, Orthodox Christians keep a fast, by
abstaining from meat and dairy products as best as they are
able Special services are offered on hr Feast of the
Transfiguration Divine Liturgy on Saturday, August 6 and on
Monday, August 15, the Feast day itself. Several
Supplicatory Services to the Theotokos will also be
conducted with Lenten Pot Luck Suppers on the two Wednesdays
of the Fast, August 3 and 10, at 5:00 p.m. Please see the
August calendar in this issue of
The Orthodox Messenger.
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING:
The July meeting of the Parish Council was
held this past Thursday, July 14. Among the discussions and
decisions were the following: Commemorative Pens will
be distributed to members in attendance on a future Sunday;
Fr. Harakas reported about meetings for the January
2006 visit of His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew to
Tarpon Springs for the 100th Anniversary of the
St. Nicholas Cathedral; Fr. Stanley & Presbytera Emily will
be celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary at
the Diakonia Center in S. Carolina with a family reunion
from Thursday, August 18 to Sunday August 21. Fr. Gerasimos
Murphy will conduct the Divine Liturgy. Supplicatory
Services will be held on the two Wednesdays of the two week
Fast of the Dormition of the Theotokos. We are looking for
Chairpersons for 2005-2006 of the Library/Bookstore and the
Religious Education / Youth Committees.
When the time is right, a modest
Building Fund Raising Drive will be conducted among the
membership, in conjunction with a nation-wide appeal to help
raise funds for the Building Fund. Membership Chair
Bill Pasisis reported that there are now 72 Stewards.
Acting Grounds Committee Chair George Nikas reported
that the twice a month lawn mowing is costing us $225 and
arrangements have been made to spray the weeds on the
parking lot for $120. Demetri Hazivasilis and George
Nikas will chair the Chicken Barbeque on Sunday, August
31.
George Nikas, Chair of the Planning and
Development Committee reported on the committee’s
recommendation to divide our property into segments and sell
them separately. A proposal will presented to the County for
a special permit regarding this plan, worked out with our
Realtor, Bickel Realty. The committee is waiting for final
building sketches from Dimi Andoniadis who is now in
Chicago.
President Paul Cosmadelis reported
on the purchase of a three drawer lateral filing cabinet for
parish records. It was decided to insure the security of the
building by changing all locks on our buildings. The next
meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 17, 2005.
LISTEN
Each Saturday
at 2:30 p.m. in the afternoon, to the Orthodox radio program
“Come Receive the Light” which is broadcast on WTBN 570 AM.
Endorsed by the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox
Bishops in America, it consists of messages, news,
interesting interviews, music and other features for
Orthodox Christians. Hernando County is on the “fringe” of
the 570 AM signal which originates in Tampa. If you are able
to get the station please let Fr. Stanley know. Try it on
your car radio! You’ll like it!
DAWN CENTER Director of Programs
Shannon Hawke recently wrote to our Church in response to
the recent donation from our church. We partner with the
Dawn Center to help abused women and their children. In
part, she wrote “Dear Members, Thank you for your donation
of clothing to support the programs of Dawn Center. It costs
Dawn Center $25.00 a day to provide safe shelter for a
victim. A family that seeks peace at Dawn Center will find
it in many forms. Often when families leave and abuser, the
children experience anger and fear (and are assisted) by
children’s counselor at Dawn Center. Thank you again for
supporting women and families in need.” See the bulletin
board in the Parish Hall for the whole interesting letter to
our parish.
NEW STEWARDS:
We welcome the following new 2005 Stewards:
Achilles and Evangelia Thomas, Dimitrios (Bobby) Thomas, and
Demetra & Mark Flood. Thank you for your support. Christ
the Savior Orthodox Church now has 74 Stewards for 2005.
YOU TOO CAN BE A STEWARD!
Become a 2005 Steward to support Christ the Savior Church!
For information and material, contact William Pasisis,
Membership Chairman at 788-7465. New Stewards will be
acknowledged in The Orthodox
Messenger.
GOD SHOWS HIS
LOVE IN MANY WAYS
When
hearts are heavy and hope grows dim,
Tears
may fill our eyes,
But
today’s sorrow could be
A
blessing in disguise.
We
cannot know what lies ahead,
But
we serve a loving God,
And
we always find beside us
His
footprints in the sod.
There
are no limitations
On
what our God can do,
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And
He does not turn away
When
earthly friends are few.
When we
come into His presence,
True
healing can begin,
For
He will send the Comforter
To
make us whole again!
God
shows His love in many ways
To all
who call His name!
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BULLETIN SPONSORS:
FATHER JERRY MURPHY
In Memory of My
Parents Thomas & Mable Murphy
COME
TO CHURCH DURING THE SUMMER
CHRIST THE SAVIOR
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
P.O.
BOX 5566
SPRING
HILL, FL 34611
Mark your calendar!
SUNDAY, aUGUST 21
After
Church
CHICKEN BARBEQUE
A Fund-Raiser
For Our Church
Co-Chairs: Demetri Hazivasilis
& George Nikas
Adults $8 – Children 12-5 $4 – 5 and Under Free
Home
Ecumenical Patriarchate + Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of
America + Diocese of Atlanta |
