Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral

“God’s people, serving God’s people”

Sunday, 26th of May 2013

Sunday of the Paralytic 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 26th

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

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

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

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

Monday, May 27th – MEMORIAL DAY – OFFICE IS CLOSED

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

Tuesday, May 28th

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

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

Wednesday, May 29th

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

Thursday, May 30th

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

Saturday, June 1st

Hellenic Academy Presens ‘Niara’....……………………………………….…..…9:30am

Coffee Hour in the Huffington Center

Maniatakos Fellowship Hall

Sponsored in Memory of All Veterans

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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.

Ἀναστάσιμο Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἦχος γ’

Εὐφραινέσθω τὰ οὐράνια, ἀγαλλιάσθω τὰ ἐπίγεια, ὅτι ἐποίητε

κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ ὁ Κύριος· ἐπάτησε τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν

θάνατον. πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν ἐγένετο, ἐκ κοιλίας ᾍδου

ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς, καὶ παρέσχε τῷ κόσμῳ 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. The Lord, Who springs out of

Israel. Save us, O Son of God, Who rose from the dead, as

we sing to You, Alleluia.

Resurrection Apolytikion - Tone 3

Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad, for the Lord

has done a mighty deed with His arm; by death He has

trampled on death. The first born of the dead He has

become. From Hades depths He has delivered us; and

granted to the world His 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..... COSTA BARGELIOTES

Priest: Let Us Attend…

Reader: Sing praises to our God, sing praises…clap your

hands, all you nations.

Priest: Wisdom…

Reader: The Reading is from Acts of the Apostles 9:32-42

Priest: Let us be Attentive...

Reader: IN THOSE DAYS, as Peter went here and there

among them all, he came down also to the saints that lived

at Lydda. There he found a man named Aeneas, who had

been bedridden for eight years and was paralyzed. And

Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; rise and

make your bed." And immediately he rose. And all the

residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to

the Lord. Now there was at Joppa a disciple named

Tabitha, which means Dorcas. She was full of good works

and acts of charity. In those days she fell sick and died;

and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper

room. Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing

that Peter was there, sent two men to him entreating him,

"Please come to us without delay." So Peter rose and went

with them. And when he had come, they took him to the

upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping, and

showing tunics and other garments which Dorcas made

while she was with them. But Peter put them all outside and

knelt down and prayed; then turning to the body he said,

"Tabitha, rise." And she opened her eyes, and when she

saw Peter she sat up. And he gave her his hand and lifted

her up. Then calling the saints and widows he presented

her alive. And it became known throughout all Joppa, and

many believed in the Lord.

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GOSPEL READING

The Reading is from The Gospel of John 5:1-15

At that time, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in

Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Hebrew called

Bethesda which has five porticoes. In these lay a

multitude of invalids, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for

the moving of the water; for an angel of the Lord went

down at certain seasons into the pool, and troubled the

water; whoever stepped in first after the troubling of the

water was healed of whatever disease he had. One man

was there, who had been ill for thirty-eight years. When

Jesus saw him and knew that he had been lying there a

long time, he said to him, "Do you want to be healed?"

The sick man answered him, "Sir, I have no man to put

me into the pool when the water is troubled, and while I

am going another steps down before me." Jesus said to

him, "Rise, take up your pallet, and walk." And at once

the man was healed, and he took up his pallet and

walked. Now that day was the sabbath. So the Jews said

to the man who was cured, "It is the sabbath, it is not

lawful for you to carry your pallet." But he answered

them, "The man who healed me said to me, 'Take up

your pallet, and walk.' "They asked him, "Who is the man

who said to you, 'Take up your pallet, and walk'?" Now

the man who had been healed did not know who it was,

for Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in the

place. Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple, and

said to him, "See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing

worse befall you." The man went away and told the Jews

that it was Jesus who had healed him.

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MEMORIALS

Nectarios George Zahab - 40 day, Georg Fenady - 5 years,

Shannon Fenady - 5 years, Marika Fenady - 34 years, John

Fenady - 58 years, Andreas Fenady - 52 years, Eugenia Fenady

- 66 years, George Matthews - 67 years, Panagiota Matthews -

17 years, Basili Matthews - 18 years, Dimitrios Matthews - 6 years,

Basiliki Krystales - 91 years, Moskos Krystales - 64 years, Gabriel

Krystales - 49 years, Basili Krystales - 71 years, Elizabeth Pappas -

50 years, George Pappas - 51 years, Stephen Demos - 33 years,

Anthepe Arvanitis - 45 years, Father Elias, Father Theotokis

Pappas, Peter Zelles, Betty Zelles, Goldie Sacrilidis, Igor Zatsepin,

Ruth Crowe, Vassia Gasparatos

May their memory be eternal…

ALTAR CANDLES

One side offered in loving memory of Georg Fenady by his wife

Katherine and family, John, Georgea, grandsons Shamus and

Clayton

One side offered in loving memory of the Matthews families, by

their daughter and sister, Katherine (Matthews) Fenady and

children

ALTAR TABLE CANDLES

Both sides offered in loving memory of Nectarios George Zahab

by his father George and sister Nicole

COFFEE HOUR

Sponsored in memory of all Veterans

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MINISTRY NEWS

PHILOPTOHOS NEWS I am pleased to announce the results of the elections for the Board of

Directors:

President: Virginia Noyes

1st Vice President: Helene Ballas

2nd Vice President: Marianna Politis

Recording Secretary: Mary Gallanis

Corresponding Secretary: Lola Gialketsis

Treasurer: Scarlett Billis

Advisor: Dina Oldknow

Members: Frances Bissias; Judie Christopoulos; Pauline Evangelatos;

Olga Jordan; Tricia Kremer; Coni Manders; Sophie Mastor; Jan Pastras;

Christina Peratsakis; Jayne Poullos; Sonia Stathes; Allison Stavaridis;

Mary Tassop and Maria Toczek. Congratulations to everyone.

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.

We look forward to another busy, hardworking and fun filled two

years. Philoptohos will continue to work with Father Bakas and Father

Boyd, the Parish Council and the Trustees to move ahead and have

our Cathedral continue being ‘the lighthouse on rocky shores” for

those who need us.

With love in Christ’s service,

Virginia Noyes and the Philoptohos Board of Directors

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MINISTRY NEWS (continued)

PHILOPTOHOS VIP NEWS

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 #109, Studio

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

In His Service, Mary Morrison, VIP President

HELLENIC SOCIETY OF CONSTANTINOPLE ANNUAL MEMORIAL

Sunday, June 2, 2013 - The Los Angeles chapter of Hellenic

Society will have their annual memorial for its deceased

members. On the same day we will have the 560th year

memorial of the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman

Turks.

After church we’ll have a luncheon at the Griffith Park Club

House for members and guests.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING-All Parishioners Welcome June 9th

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. Minutes from the

last meeting are available online and in the Huffington center.

"DINNER & A MOVIE NIGHT"- In the Huffington Center! June 15th

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!

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)

HELLENIC ACADEMY NEWS

NIARA

Join us on June 1st, at the Wilson-Hanks Cultural Center to

attend the Greek Play NIARA by the Hippo-Theater Group. The

play is in the Greek language and it is an exciting modern storytelling

for children with a lot of influences from musical theater.

The performance will start at 12:30pm, followed by a drama

workshop.

Tickets will be available at the Gymansium entrance on June 1st

from 11:30am to 12:20pm.

Ticket price: $5 for children

Parents can accompany their children without a ticket.

Synopsis

Niara was not an ordinary cat. She thought of herself as a high-class

aristo-cat, but others thought she looked like just any other street cat.

Niara didn' t know anything about her past. While she is trying to

figure out what does her name mean, she decides to go on a trip of

self-awareness. Her journey is long, full of adventures, dangers and

surprises. In her travels she meets with the restless woodpecker Rin-

Run, the dull but wise dog Azortan and the agile, foxy cat master

Abcatoul. Will Niara manage to get back in her home in the far away

land of Portucat and will she find out the secret of her name? The

symbolic pass from an age of innocence to an age of adultness is

made with great effort and through many obstacles. Puzzles, unknown

languages, sneaky enemies and unexpected friends will finally help

Niara to understand every tiny piece of her seven souls in depth!!!

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MINISTRY NEWS (continued)

SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS

DIVE INTO SUMMER

END OF SCHOOL YEAR YOUTH CELEBRATION

Sunday, June 2, 2013

BOOK THE DATE!

Join us after Liturgy for a time of food, fun, fellowship and

family as we celebrate the accomplishments of all of Saint

Sophia’s youth ministries. There will be a waterslide, jumper,

snow cones, as well as burgers, hot dogs, and fries by Nick

Begakis. All kids who want to play on the waterslide please

bring modest swim-wear to change into after church.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOCUS North America needs approx. 350 volunteers to help

distribute shoes to poor and homeless children in July. Please

call Judie Christopoulos at 626/840-7508 or email

judie.christopoulos@gmail.com www.FOCUSna.org/LaceUp

NEEDED

Social worker to volunteer twice a month in assisting the elderly

of our community with Social Security, Medicare and other

government medical issues. Please call Timi Loomos Freshman

310-271-5895.

JOY OF PARENTING CLASS - is on hiatus and will resume in

September.

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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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