Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral

“God’s people, serving God’s people”

Sunday, 19th of May 2013

Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women 1324 South Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, 90006

Office: 323.737.2424 Fax: 323.737.7029 www.stsophia.org www.stsophia.org/bulletin

Very Reverend Father John S. Bakas, Dean Reverend Father Allan Boyd, Assistant Priest

Office Hours 8:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday

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FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Executive Officers George E. Preonas, President; Andrew Evangelatos, Executive Vice President;

James A. Demetriou, PhD, Vice President & C.F.O.; Constantine M. Boukidis,

Secretary; Tina Callas, Treasurer

Members V. Rev. Fr. John S. Bakas; Nicholas Bissias; Timi Loomos Freshman; Alek Haidos;

Steve Hanna; Michael Huffington; Gig Kyriacou; Brent Noyes; John T. Pappas;

Jim Zaferis

Presidential Appointments Anthony A. Demetriou, Presidential Assistant; John G. Marakas III, Sr. V.P. of

Wells Fargo, Advisor to the Board

PARISH COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Executive Officers Brent Noyes, President; John Kopatisis, Vice-President; Irene Andreadis,

Recording Secretary; Karen Sarames, Corresponding Secretary/Legal;

Michael Kraios, Treasurer & C.F.O.

Members Bertha Angels; Jeanine Hanna; Glenn Lianos; Eleni Constantine Manolelis;

Loula Moschonas; Kouji Nakata; Alex Oxyzolou; Peter Pallas; Dean Peratsakis;

Dorothy Spirus Board of Auditors Jim Ananias; Tony Demetriou; Tom Moore

CALENDAR FOR THIS WEEK

Sunday, May 19th

Orthros..…………………..…………………….……...………………..…………….…...8:15am

Studies in the Faith.…………….………………………..……………..…..…….……..9:15am

Memorials. ………………………..……………………………………………………….9:45am

Divine Liturgy………………………….......…...……...…….……………..….........…10:00am

Monday, May 20h

Catechism with Father Allan …………………….….................................Cancelled

Tuesday, May 21st

Women’s Bible Study with Fr. John...………….……………………….…............10:00am

Men’s Bible Study with Fr. John. ……………………………………...………..…..11:30am

Wednesday, May 22nd

Pre-Sanctified Liturgy………….…………………….….......................................7:30pm

Thursday, May 23rd

Old Testament Bible Study with Father Allan………………………...….Cancelled

Saturday, May 25th

Hellenic Academy (PreK – 6)..………...……………………………………….…..…9:30am

Hellenic Academy (Adults).………………..….…..………………….……………,,12:30pm

Coffee Hour in the Huffington Center

Maniatakos Fellowship Hall

Sponsored by AHEPA Chapter 152 and DOP 43

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DAIILY VITAMINS

FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH

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Υμνος

Ἀπολυτίκιον

Χριστός ανέστη εκ νεκρών, θανάτω θάνατον πατήσας, και τοις εν τοις μνήμασι, ζωὴν χαρισάμενος!

Τα Εισοδίκα

Εν εκκλησίαιας ευλογείτε τον Θεόν. Κύριον εκ πηγ ν ῶ Ίσραηλ

Σῶσον ἡμᾶς, Υιὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, ψάλλοντάς σοι

Ἀλληλούϊα.

Ἀπολυτίκια τῶν Μυροφόρων - Ἦχος β’

Ὅτε κατῆλθες πρὸς τὸν θάνατον, ἡ Ζωὴ ἡ ἀθάνατος, τότε τὸν

Ἅδην ἐνέκρωσας τὴ ἀστραπὴ τῆς θεότητος, ὅτε δὲ καὶ τοὺς

τεθνεώτας ἐκ τῶν καταχθονίων ἀνέστησας, πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάμεις

τῶν ἐπουρανίων ἐκραύγαζον, Ζωοδότα Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν

δόξα σοί.

Ἦχος β’

Ὁ εὐσχήμων Ἰωσήφ, ἀπὸ τοῦ ξύλου καθελῶν, τὸ ἄχραντόν σου

Σῶμα, σινδόνι καθαρὰ εἰλήσας καὶ ἀρώμασιν, ἐν μνήματι καινῶ

κηδεύσας ἀπέθετο, ἀλλὰ τριήμερος ἀνέστης Κύριε, παρέχων τῶ

κόσμω τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Ἦχος β’

Ταὶς μυροφόροις Γυναιξί, παρὰ τὸ μνῆμα ἐπιστάς, ὁ Ἄγγελος

ἐβόα, Τὰ μύρα τοὶς θνητοὶς ὑπάρχει ἁρμόδια, Χριστὸς δὲ

διαφθορὰς ἐδείχθη ἀλλότριος, ἀλλὰ κραυγάσατε, Ἀνέστη ὁ

Κύριος, παρέχων τῶ κόσμω τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

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Κοντάκιον - Ἦχος πλ. δ’

Εἰ καὶ ἐν τάφῳ κατῆλθες ἀθάνατε, ἀλλὰ τοῦ Ἄδου καθεῖλες τὴν

δύναμιν, καὶ ἀνέστης ὡς νικητής, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, γυναιξὶ

Μυροφόροις φθεγξάμενος, Χαίρετε, καὶ τοὶς σοὶς Ἀποστόλοις

εἰρήνην δωρούμενος ὁ τοὶς πεσοῦσι παρέχων ἀνάστασιν.

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HYMNS OF THE DAY

Apolitikion of the Resurrection

Christ is risen form the dead; by death trampling down upon

death, and to those in the tombs, He has granted life.

Eisodikon of the Small Entrance

In the congregations bless God, Lord, Who springs out of Israel.

Save us, O Son of God, Who rose from the dead, as we sing to

You, Alleluia.

Apolytikia of the Myrrh-bearers Tone 2

When you descended to death, O immortal life, you struck

Hades dead by the flash of your Divinity; when you raised the

dead from under the earth, all the Powers of heaven cried out:

Giver of life, Christ our God, glory to you

Tone 2

The noble Joseph, taking Your immaculate Body down from the

Tree, and having wrapped It in pure linen and spices, laid It for

burial in a new tomb. But on the third day arose, O Lord,

granting great mercy to the world.

Tone 2

Unto the myrrh-bearing women the Angel cried out as he stood

by the grave: Myrrh oils are fitting for the dead, but Christ has

proven to be a stranger to corruption. But cry out: The Lord is

risen, granting to the world great mercy.

Troparion of Saint Sophia (Holy Wisdom)

Blessed are You O Christ our God, Who as all wise the fishermen

You showed forth; By sending Your Holy Spirit down upon them

and through them the universe You drew unto Your net. O lover

of mankind glory to You.

Kontakion - Tone 8

Even though You went down into the tomb, You destroyed

Hades' power, and You rose the victor, Christ God, saying to

the myrrh-bearing women, "Hail!" and granting peace to Your

disciples, You who raise up the fallen.

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EPISTLE READING

EPISTLE READER..... NOAH JOHNSON

Priest: Let Us Attend…

Reader: The Lord is my strength and my song…The Lord

has chastened me sorely.

Priest: Wisdom…

Reader: The Reading is from Acts of the Apostles 6:1-7

Priest: Let us be Attentive...

Reader: IN THOSE DAYS, when the disciples were

increasing in number, the Hellenists murmured against

the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in

the daily distribution. And the twelve summoned the

body of the disciples and said, "it is not right that we

should give up preaching the word of God to serve

tables. Therefore, brethren, pick out from among you

seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of

wisdom, whom we may appoint to this duty. But we will

devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the

word." And what they said pleased the whole multitude,

and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the

Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochoros, and Nicanor, and

Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaos, a proselyte of

Antioch. These they set before the apostles, and they

prayed and laid their hands upon them. And the word of

God increased; and the number of the disciples

multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the

priests were obedient to the faith.

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GOSPEL READING

The Reading is from The Gospel of Mark 15:43-47; 16:1-8

At that time, Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member

of the council, who was also himself looking for the

kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate, and

asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilate wondered if he

were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he

asked him whether he was already dead. And when he

learned from the centurion that he was dead, he

granted the body to Joseph. And he bought a linen

shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen

shroud, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn

out of the rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of

the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of

Joses saw where he was laid. And when the sabbath

was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of

James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might

go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the

week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen.

And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away

the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking

up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; for it was

very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young

man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe;

and they were amazed. And he said to them, "Do not be

amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified.

He has risen, he is not here; see the place where they

laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is

going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he

told you." And they went out and fled from the tomb; for

trembling and astonishment had come upon them; and

they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

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MEMORIALS

Stella Kontes - 4 years, Sophia Kontes, Katina, Neophitos, Ileana

Marie Shuman - 40 days, John Demetralis, Anna Demetralis, Maria

Oxyzoglou - 19 years, Vasilios Oxyzoglou - 8 months, Marcos Vidalis

- 2 years, Elizabeth Vidalis-Bargeliotes, Maria Frangoyannis - 12

years, Nefele Vidalis - 27 years, Peter C. Bargeliotes - 28 years,

Orestis Koumides - 2 years

May their memory be eternal…

ALTAR CANDLES

Both sides offered in loving memory of Stella Kontes by Mr. &

Mrs. William Dres and family

ALTAR TABLE CANDLES

Both sides offered in loving memory of John and Anna

Demetralis by their son Peter Demetralis

SOLEA CANDLES

Both sides offered in loving memory of Vasilios and Maria

Oxyzoglou by their son Alexandros Oxyzolou and family

PERPETUAL LIGHTS

Offered in loving memory of Ileana Marie Shuman by her aunt

Allison Stavaridis

Offered in loving memory of Marcos Vidalis, Elizabeth Vidalis-

Bargeliotes, Maria Frangoyannis, Nefele Vidalis and Peter C.

Bargeliotes by the Vidalis & Bargeliotes family

ALTAR FLOWERS

Both sides offered in loving memory of Stella Kontes by her

family

COFFEE HOUR

Sponsored by AHEPA Chapter 152 and DOP 43

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MINISTRY NEWS

PHILOPTOHOS NEWS Thank you to our Chairman Tricia Kremer and her great committee for

the beautiful Mother’s Day Luncheon and Fashion Show! We had a

wonderful day as we honored our Philoptohos Mother of the Year

Susan Patzakis. Thank you to all of you who supported us whether by

attending the luncheon or placing an ad in the program book. It is

truly because of your generosity that we are able to continue our work

of helping the suffering and the poor as well as our Cathedral.

SHOES FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN project: Our Philoptohos is

spearheading a drive with the FOCUS group to get one new pair of

athletic shoes to homeless children registered in the Los Angeles

Unified School District, two times a year. There are 60,000 children

registered as ‘homeless’ in the Los Angeles schools, more than any

other city in the United States. They live in cars and they live on the

streets. Focus has put us in touch with a major shoe manufacturer that

will be donating all of the shoes. Our chapter is going to be

volunteering and working at the warehouse/storage facility sorting

shoes for the deliveries. We will be having more activities for this major

project throughout the year. If you are interested in helping and

joining in the work, you may call the church office and leave your

phone number for Judie Christopoulos. Thank you!

PENNIES AND PRAYERS: Our Pennies and Prayer’s collection is taking

place currently in the Sunday School Classrooms, as well as in the

coffee hour foyer at the ‘welcome’ table. Pennies ‘n Prayers is a

group developed by Metropolitan Gerasimos to start new mission

parishes and help them become self-sufficient. If you wish to donate,

please send a donation with your children to Sunday School or you

may leave it at the office marked for Philoptohos Pennies and Prayers.

Donations should be received before the end of May.

Thank you to all who donated to our collection for the Domestic

Violence Agency. One in four women will experience some type of

domestic violence in her lifetime. Women ages 20 to 24 are at the

greatest risk for abuse. More than 1.5 million women are abused by a

partner or spouse every year. The circle of violence is not easily

broken. One out of three women who are victims of homicide are

murdered by a spouse or boyfriend.

Our General Assembly and Election Meeting is immediately after

liturgy today. Please come directly to the second floor of the

Huffington Center to the General Assembly Room when you are

dismissed from church. There will be a short meeting before elections.

With love in Christ’s service,

Virginia Noyes and the Philoptohos Board of Directors

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MINISTRY NEWS (continued)

PHILOPTOHOS VIP NEWS SENIOR CITIZENS OF THE YEAR - Thursday, May 23, 2013

We are pleased to announce that we'll be honoring Evangelos

and Catherine Rodinos as VIP Philoptohos Senior Citizens of the

year 2013. Plan to attend this special day. Please join us at

St.Sophia Maniatakos Fellowship hall for a very special

luncheon and program that have been planned at 11:30am.

Chairperson is Mersy Loukaris and co-chair Pitsa Schwartz.

Please contact Mary Kezios at (562)923-7110 or Stella Morris

at (818)783-4055. The price is $25.00

CRUISE IN NEWPORT BEACH HARBOR - Thursday, June 27, 2013

Plan to join us on a beautiful and fun cruise around the harbor

of Newport Beach. After the cruise we'll be having lunch at

Harborside Restaurant overlooking the bay. We can then visit

the Maritime Museum and shop at the various boutiques

around the Peninsula. The cost of the trip is $40.00 per person

and it includes the cruise, the food and the bus. Be at church

at 8:30am as the bus will be leaving shortly after that.

Chairperson is Catherine Erwin at (818)783-4811 and co-chair

Alex Markos at (818)703-5040. Paid reservation is a must. Please

mail checks to Catherine Erwin, 4240 Fulton Ave, Studio City,

CA 91604. We'll be back at church around 5:00pm.

In His Service, Mary Morrison, VIP President

JOY OF PARENTING CLASS-Today, Huffington Center, 2nd floor Join your fellow parishioners in a lively discussion of parenting

children of all ages: from toddlers to teens and beyond. Today,

following Holy Communion, concluding at noon. The topic:

"Teen Suicide: A Horrible Reality We Should Not Ignore." Come

with your concerns and questions or just listen; there is no

pressure to speak to the class. It's a wonderful way to get

acquainted with other parents. There is no fee to attend.

Classes are held in the Huffington Center, Work/Study Room,

upstairs near the left-hand side staircase. The Joy of Parenting

Ministry is facilitated by Barbara Kappos, LCSW and Nikolaos

Stefanidis, Ph.D.

HERALD Graduating seniors-please submit your parents’ name, your

photo, school you graduated from and the school you will be

attending for next month’s Herald.

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MINISTRY NEWS (continued)

STEWARDSHIP NEWS

CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP is what WE DO after we say WE BELIEVE. It is with deep gratitude that we acknowledge our Parishioners’ positive and generous response to our 2013 stewardship appeal. As we thank you for being worthy stewards of the church, we thank God from whom all blessings flow. If you have not yet responded to our stewardship appeal, we kindly ask you to please do so by using one of the following methods:

RETURN your PLEDGE CARD, mailed to you in January.

CALL us at 323-737-2424

E-MAIL us at office@stsophia.org

VISIT our WEB SITE at stsophia.org and click on

STEWARDSHIP

PICK UP a STEWARDSHIP PACKET in the NARTHEX

Christian Stewardship is a way of life and a way for our Church, like all churches, to meet our financial obligations in order to be able to care for our Parishioners. Participation acknowledges accountability, reverence and responsibility before God.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

GAIH NEWS The NEW WORKS READING SERIES of the Greek-Americans In

Hollywood Ministry presents the staged reading of “The Greek

Battalion” on Saturday, May 25 at 1pm in the Huffington Center of

The Saint Sophia Cathedral. The screenplay, based on the

autobiography “Yannis” by WWII hero John Giannaris, was

adapted for the screen by writer/producer Louis Anastas.

(Giannaris was honored at Saint Sophia just last year.) It retells the

true story of how Giannaris, and the 21 Greek-American

commandos he led, battled thousands of Germans in Nazi-

occupied central Greece (near Thermopylae) in the tumultuous

days after D-Day. The reading will feature accomplished Greek-

American actors John Kapelos, Louis Mandylor, and Peter Nikkos,

among many others. Don’t miss out on this important cultural

event! A discussion to follow. Admission and parking are free.

Contact peter@peternikkos.com for more information.

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Humor With Truth Behind it!

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June 9: General Assembly Meeting-All Parishioners Welcome Please join the Parish Council for our first General Assembly

meeting of 2013. We liken it to a Town Hall meeting where we can

share positive news about our community and exciting plans for

the future. We want to hear your questions and concerns, too.

Gather after Divine Liturgy, at approximately 12:15, upstairs in the

Huffington Ctr., in the General Assembly room.

June 15: "Dinner and a Movie Night" in the Huffington Center! Mark your calendars for an enjoyable evening. We'll be screening

a fun movie from Greece (with English subtitles), followed by a

delicious dinner. More details to come. Invite your friends!

BOOKSTORE NEWS Recently arrived and in stock, "Festival of Greek Flavors" is an

especially useful as well as attractive Greek cookbook. Nicely

edited and illustrated in a very accessible format, it can be the

perfect gift for a young couple or anyone who might be

interested in Greek cuisine.

On order and expected delivery in the next few weeks is a

series of Orthodox crosses to wear. Nine different designs in

sterling silver with gold overlay, these affordable crosses have

been blessed at the tomb of Christ in the Church of the Holy

Sepulcher in Jerusalem. They are truly very special crosses.

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For those who are sick or suffering…

St. James advises us, “If anyone among you is sick, let him call for

the elders of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing

him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will

save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has

committed sins, he will be forgiven.” (James 5:13-14)

Ensuring that St Sophia’s parishioners continue to be cared-for and

prayed-for, please list names below of those in our midst that need

prayer. Feel free to request the personal prayer of one of our

priests after services, or to schedule this with one our priests during

St Sophia Cathedral’s office hours.

As you request prayer, you may also wish to make an offering to

Saint Sophia’s Altar Fund. Label: “For the health of…”

PLEASE PRINT CLEARY:

Please submit this form to:

Saint Sophia Cathedral Office

1324 S Normandie Ave.

Los Angeles CA 90006

“When you write or update your will, please remember

Saint Sophia Cathedral. Your gift will live into eternity.”

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