Sunday, June 26, 2022

Second Sunday of Pentecost

David the Righteous of Thessalonica, John, Bishop of the Goths,

Thought for Today: Don’t criticize or judge other people. Regard everyone else as an angel, justify their mistakes and weaknesses, and condemn only yourself as the worst sinner. This is step one in any kind of spiritual life. + Blessed Seraphim Rose of Platina

The Myrrh Bearers wish to extend their gratitude; the Fundraiser was very profitable and they are very grateful for your support in donations, and assistance in making the day a success.

THIS WEEK

Today, June 26: Parish Council meets after the Divine Liturgy.

Tuesday, June 28: Great Vespers for the Feast at 6:00.

Wednesday June 29: Daily Vespers at 6:00pm; Ask Abouna to follow.

Friday, July 1: Memorial Service for Archpriest Peter at 7:00 pm; followed by Great Vespers for St. John of San Francisco with Artoklosia, then Food & Annual Fireworks beginning around 9:30pm

Saturday, July 2: Adult Bible Study at Linda & Randy Storm’s.  603 N Park Ridge Rd. Bloomington, 47408; lstorm70@gmail.com; randstorm54@gmail.com; 217-828-0753 (Randy) 217-737-1525 (Linda). All are welcome!

Saturday, July 2: Great Vespers at 5:00; Jr. SOYO at 4:00 and Teen SOYO at 6:00

Sunday, July 3:  Matins at 9:00; Divine Liturgy at 10:00; Myrrh Bearers’ meeting follows service.

The Epistle and Gospel Readings

The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. (2:10-16)

    Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.

Brethren, glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek; for there is no respect of persons with God. For as many as have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law; and as many as have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law (for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God but the doers of the Law are justified. For when the nations who do not have the Law do by nature the things contained in the Law, these then, in spite of not having the Law, are a law to themselves, in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, and their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or perhaps excuse them) in the day when God judges the secrets of persons, according to my gospel, through Jesus Christ.

The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (4:18-23)

At that time, as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.  And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”  Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.  And going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them.  Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.  And He went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the Kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people.

Receiving the Eucharist: We invite you to receive the Holy Eucharist if you are an Orthodox Christian who has prepared yourself through fasting, prayer, and recent confession. If you are not Orthodox, or are Orthodox but have not prepared, we invite you to receive a piece of the blessed bread.

VARIABLES for CHOIR and PARISH

Resurrectional Apolytikion – Tone 1

While the stone was sealed by the Jews, and the soldiers were guarding Thy most pure body, Thou didst arise on the third day, O Savior, granting life to the world. For which cause the heavenly powers cried aloud unto Thee, O giver of life. Glory to Thy Resurrection O Christ, glory to Thy kingdom, glory to Thy providence, O Thou Who alone art the lover of mankind.

Apolytikion of All Saints – Tone 4

Throughout the world Thy church, O Christ our God, is adorned with the blood of Thy Martyrs, as with purple and fine linen; through them she cries unto Thee. Send down Thy pity upon Thy people. To Thy community give peace, and to our souls the Great Mercy.

Coffee Hour Reminders: First Sunday A-B; Second Sunday C-G; Third Sunday H-R; Fourth Sunday S-Z; Fifth Sunday All Pitch-in.

Donations to the church are being made online at www.allsaintsbloomington.org and by U.S mail.  Many thanks to all who continue supporting All Saints.

FAMILY NEWS

Anniversary Remembrances: Fr. Peter Jon & Kh. Kristina (30^th)

Birthday Celebrations: Glen C (30^th)

Names Day Celebrations: Fr. Peter Jon, Robert Rogers, Paul Blair, Petroulla, Paul Barber, Andrew Paul (29^th)

Memory Eternal: Metropolitan Sotirios; John, Helen (Wendy Elizabeth’s Aunt); Jim (Jennifer Rigsby’s father); Styliani (Petroulla’s mother in Cyprus); Cindi (Rhonda’s niece) Elmo (Deacon and Marcia’s Friend), Marla, David, Pam

Prayer List: Rigsby/Young family; the suffering community of Uvalde, Texas; Displaced Ukrainian refugees, those who remain in their war-torn country, those with loved ones in Ukraine; Mat. Raisa (now at home, Bell Trace #309);Emma Griggs (Mary Ann’s granddaughter) and George (Mary Ann’s brother); Melanie & daughter (Adrian’s coworker and child – loss of parent and serious health issues);Bob & Bonnie Thelen; Wes (infant with brittle bone disorder); Megan (lymphoma); Mark (congestive heart failure) and Barbara (Mark’s caregiver); Wes’s grandfather;Josiah; Terra (formerly Terra Pitzak with cancer); Peace talks; our nation and all nations’ leaders; Vicki;Vicki’s granddaughter; Hermione with child;Arianna Vician;Mary Ann; Linda; Steve Crandall; Fr. Athanasius; Fr. Gabriel;Jack;Christopher; schools: school children, youth and personnel across the nation; Nancy; Don and Dee; Fr. Jerome; Catherine; Anastasia with child; Wadia; Jayci; Patricia, Marvin, Alice; Michael; Olga; Eileen; Soren; Kitsa; Apthrodite and Angelos; Kim; Kristy, Dusty, Cari; Betsy, Josh; Allison;  Andrew and Isaac (Korea/military); Leanne; Heather; Nancy; Sharon Catherine; Lexi, Ross and Vivian; Theo; Doug; Jeremy; Marcia & Deacon; Elias; Waded; Seraphima; Lilly’s family; Jennifer; Christy; Megan.

First Sunday after Pentecost: All Saints Sunday

Father’s Day

Myrrh Bearer’s Fundraiser for the work of the women’s church ministry group; lunch will be served by them.

Apostle Jude (Thaddeus), Brother of the Lord; Venerable Zenon of Palestine;

Martyr Zosimas the Soldier at Antioch in Pisidia

Thought for Today:“Brave people are rare in our times. People today are lukewarm. That’s why if, God forbid, a war breaks out, some will die out of fear, others will fall on the street from some minor hardship because they are so used to comforts. In the past, people were so brave! In the Monastery of the Flavians in Asia Minor, the Turks had captured a man and slaughtered him. Then they told his wife, “Either deny Christ or we kill your children too.” And she replied, “My husband is now with Christ, and my children I entrust to Christ, and I will not renounce Christ.” What bravery! If Christ is not in us, how can there be such bravery? Today people without Christ are building their homes on rubble.”  + St. Paisios the Athonite

Join in today as we rejoice in our parish Feast Day of All Saints and Father’s Day.  The Myrrh Bearers will be hosting a Fundraising Picnic to help support various charitable activities and projects of the Antiochian Women in our diocese and nationwide.  Please be generous when you donate! 

THIS WEEK

Monday, June 20: Apostles’ Fast begins.

Wednesday, June 22: Daily Vespers at 6:00; Ask Abouna follows.

Saturday, June 25: Great Vespers at 5:00; Jr SOYO at 4:00 and Teen SOYO at 6:00

Sunday, June 26:  Matins at 9:00; Divine Liturgy at 10:00 – Parish Council meets.

LOOKING AHEAD

Wednesday, June 29:  Feast of Ss. Peter and Paul

Friday, July 1: 10-Year memorial for Archpriest Peter E. Gillquist, Food & Annual Fireworks at dusk

Receiving the Eucharist: We invite you to receive the Holy Eucharist if you are an Orthodox Christian who has prepared yourself through fasting, prayer, and recent confession. If you are not Orthodox, or are Orthodox but have not prepared, we invite you to receive a piece of the blessed bread.

EPISTLE and GOSPEL READINGS

The Reading is from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (11:33-12:2)

God is wondrous in His saints. In the churches, bless ye God.

Brethren, all the saints through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, and turned to flight armies of the aliens. Women received their dead by resurrection, and others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. And others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, being destitute, afflicted, tormented (of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, having obtained a witness through their faith, did not receive the promise, since God had foreseen something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which does so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the Author and Perfecter of our faith.

The Reading is from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew.

(10:32-33, 37-38; 19:27-30)

The Lord said to His disciples, “Everyone who acknowledges Me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father Who is in heaven; but whoever denies Me before men, I also will deny before My Father Who is in heaven.  He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who does not take his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.”  Then Peter said in reply, “Lo, we have left everything and followed Thee.  What then shall we have?”  Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the New World, when the Son of Man shall sit on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.  And every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My Name’s sake, will receive a hundred fold, and inherit eternal life.  But many that are first will be last, and the last first.”

VARIABLES for CHOIR and PARISH

Resurrectional Apolytikion – Tone 8

From the heights Thou didst descend, O compassionate One, and Thou didst submit to the three-day burial, that Thou might deliver us from passion; Thou art our life and our Resurrection, O Lord, glory to Thee.

Apolytikion of All Saints – Tone 4

Throughout the world Thy church, O Christ our God, is adorned with the blood of Thy Martyrs, as with purple and fine linen; through them she cries unto Thee. Send down Thy pity upon Thy people. To Thy community give peace, and to our souls the Great Mercy.

Kontakion of  All Saints – Tone 8

As first-fruits of our nature to the Planter of created things, * the world presenteth the God-bearing martyred Saints in off’ring unto Thee, O Lord. * Through their earnest entreaties, * keep Thy Church in deep peace and divine tranquility, * through the pure Theotokos, O Thou Who art greatly merciful.

Koionikon (Commion Hymn) of All Saints – Tone 8

Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is meet for the upright. Alleluia.

Coffee Hour Reminders: First Sunday A-B; Second Sunday C-G; Third Sunday H-R; Fourth Sunday S-Z; Fifth Sunday All Pitch-in.

Donations to the church are being made online at www.allsaintsbloomington.org and by U.S mail.  Many thanks to all who continue supporting All Saints.

FAMILY NEWS

Bible Study will be at the Webbs each Saturday morning at 9:00 am.  All are welcome to attend  – 3960 E Fenbrook Ln 47401 –  (314) 313-4275 –webbrk1@gmail.com.

Anniversary Remembrances: Mark & Shirley R (24^th)

Birthday Celebrations: Christian G (19^th); Becky H (20^th); Seavor R (21^st); James F (22^nd); Max W (23^rd); Matthew R (24^th)

Memory Eternal: Helen (Wendy Elizabeth’s Aunt); Metropolitan Hilarion (ROCOR);

Jim (Jennifer’s father); Styliani (Petroulla’s mother in Cyprus); Cindi (Rhonda’s niece)

Prayer List: Rigsby/Young family; The suffering community of Uvalde, Texas; Displaced Ukrainian refugees, those who remain in their war-torn country, those with loved ones in Ukraine; Mat. Raisa (now at home, Bell Trace #309);Emma Griggs (Mary Ann’s granddaughter) and George (Mary Ann’s brother); Melanie & daughter (Adrian’s coworker and child – loss of parent and serious health issues);Bob & Bonnie Thelen; Wes (infant with brittle bone disorder); Megan (lymphoma); Mark (congestive heart failure) and Barbara (Mark’s caregiver); Wes’s grandfather;Josiah; Terra (formerly Terra Pitzak with cancer); Peace talks; our nation and all nations’ leaders; Vicki;Vicki’s granddaughter; Hermione with child;Arianna Vician;Mary Ann; Linda; Steve Crandall; Fr. Athanasius; Fr. Gabriel;Jack;Christopher; schools: school children, youth and personnel across the nation; Nancy; Don and Dee; Fr. Jerome; Catherine; Anastasia with child; Wadia; Jayci; Patricia, Marvin, Alice; Michael; Olga; Eileen; Soren; Kitsa; Apthrodite and Angelos; Kim; Kristy, Dusty, Cari; Betsy, Josh; Allison;  Andrew and Isaac (Korea/military); Leanne; Heather; Nancy; Sharon Catherine; Lexi, Ross and Vivian; Theo; Doug; Jeremy; Marcia & Deacon; Elias; Waded; Seraphima; Lilly’s family; Jennifer; Christy; Megan.

Fiftieth Day after Pascha

The Great Feast of Pentecost

The Kneeling Vespers of Holy Pentecost will follow Divine Liturgy today.

Thought for Today:“How fortunate we Orthodox Christians are! What a God we have! Those who don’t know Him really deserve our sympathy. They don’t see the eternal light.They can’t know what true joy is. Christ is our joy. Through His Passion He inscribed us in the book of life. In the kingdom of Heaven, we will be with God eternally; we’ll see His glory and rejoice with Him. Our joy is the Holy Spirit. He is so sweet and pleasant and speaks to the soul about salvation.” + St. Silouan the Athonite

Fr. Peter Jon and his family will be traveling this week and attending the Parish Life Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. You may contact Marcia Baldwin by email or phone if needed.

This Sunday we will welcome Rebecca Latham into the communion of the Church through Baptism and Chrismation. Matins will begin at 9am as usual, with the adult baptism beginning at 9:30am.

Coffee Hour Hosts: Wendy Carter’s Team with  Parishioners C-G

Next Week’s Coffee Hour Hosts: Nina Rogers’ Team with  Parishioners  H-R

THIS WEEK

Wednesday, June 15: Readers Vespers at 6:00

Saturday, June 18: Readers Vespers at 5:00; There are NO SOYO meetings on this date.

Sunday, June 19:  Matins at 9:00; Divine Liturgy at 10:00 – A Day of Celebration!  

LOOKING AHEAD

Sunday, June 19 – Join in as we rejoice in our parish Feast Day of All Saints AND Father’s Day.  The Myrrh Bearers will be hosting a Fundraising Picnic to help support their various charitable activities, which include support for our children going to camp, for the Antiochian Women in our diocese and nationwide, andfor their projects, including the construction of a new Cathedral on the grounds of Antiochian Village, as well as other charitable efforts.  Please be generous when you donate! 

Friday, July 1: 10-Year memorial for Archpriest Peter E. Gillquist, Food & Annual Fireworks at dusk

FAMILY NEWS

Bible Study will be at the Webbs each Saturday morning at 9:00 am.  All are welcome to attend  – 3960 E Fenbrook Ln 47401 –  (314) 313-4275 –webbrk1@gmail.com.

Receiving the Eucharist: We invite you to receive the Holy Eucharist if you are an Orthodox Christian who has prepared yourself through fasting, prayer, and recent confession.  If you are not Orthodox, or are Orthodox but  have not prepared, we invite you to receive a piece of the blessed bread.

Anniversary Remembrances: James & Patricia F (16th); John & Debbie C (18th); Hal & Sandy S (18th); Subdeacon John (Jeff) & Irene W (18th)

Birthday Celebrations: Mary Ann s (13th); Steve B (16th); John A (18th)

Memory Eternal: Helen (Wendy Elizabeth’s Aunt); Metropolitan Hilarion (ROCOR);

Jim (Jennifer Rigsby’s father); Styliani (Petroulla’s mother in (Cyprus)

Prayer List: Rigsby/Young family; The suffering community of Uvalde, Texas; Displaced Ukrainian refugees, those who remain in their war-torn country, those with loved ones in Ukraine; Mat. Raisa (now at home, Bell Trace #309);Emma Griggs (Mary Ann’s granddaughter) and George (Mary Ann’s brother); Melanie & daughter (Adrian’s coworker and child – loss of parent and serious health issues);Bob & Bonnie Thelen; Wes (infant with brittle bone disorder); Megan (lymphoma); Mark (congestive heart failure) and Barbara (Mark’s caregiver); Wes’s grandfather;Josiah; Terra (formerly Terra Pitzak with cancer); Peace talks; our nation and all nations’ leaders; Vicki;Vicki’s granddaughter; Hermione with child;Arianna Vician;Mary Ann; Linda; Steve Crandall; Fr. Athanasius; Fr. Gabriel;Jack;Christopher; schools: school children, youth and personnel across the nation; Nancy; Don and Dee; Fr. Jerome; Catherine; Anastasia with child; Wadia; Jayci; Patricia, Marvin, Alice; Michael; Olga; Eileen; Soren; Kitsa; Apthrodite and Angelos; Kim; Kristy, Dusty, Cari; Betsy, Josh; Allison;  Andrew and Isaac (Korea/military); Leanne; Heather; Nancy; Sharon Catherine; Lexi, Ross and Vivian; Theo; Doug; Jeremy; Marcia & Deacon; Elias; Waded; Seraphima; Lilly’s family; Jennifer; Christy; Megan.

EPISTLE and GOSPEL READINGS

The Reading is from the Acts of the Holy Apostles. (2:1-11)

Their voice has gone out into all the earth. The heavens declare the glory of God.

When the day of Pentecost had come, the Disciples were all together in one place. And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. And they were amazed and wondered, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians, we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.”

The Reading is from the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (7:37-52; 8:12)

On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and proclaimed, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.’” Now this He said about the Spirit, which those who believed in Him were to receive; for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. When they heard these words, many of the people said, “This is really the prophet.” Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Is the Christ to come from Galilee?  Has not the Scripture said that the Christ is descended from David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” So there was a division among the people over Him. Some of them wanted to arrest Him, but no one laid hands on Him. The officers then went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why did you not bring Him?” The officers answered, “No man ever spoke like this man!” The Pharisees answered them, “Are you led astray, you also? Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in Him? But this crowd, who do not know the Law, are accursed.” Nicodemus, who had gone to Him before, and who was one of them, said to them, “Does our Law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?” They replied, “Are you from Galilee too? Search and you will see that no prophet is to rise from Galilee.” Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

VARIABLES for CHOIR and PARISH

Resurrection Apolytikion – Tone 6

When Mary stood at Thy grave, looking for Thy sacred body, angelic powers shone above Thy revered tomb. And the soldiers who were to keep guard became as dead men. Thou led Hades captive and wast not tempted thereby. Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst give life to the world, O Thou, Who art risen from the dead, O Lord, glory to Thee.

The Second Antiphon

Refrain: Save us, O Good Comforter, who sing to Thee. Alleluia.

Eisodikon (Entrance Hymn) of the Feast

Save us, O Good Comforter, who sing to Thee. Alleluia.

Apolytikion of Pentecost – Tone 8

Blessed art Thou, O Christ our God, Who hast revealed the fishermen as most wise, having sent upon them the Holy Spirit, and through them Thou hast fished the universe, O Lover of mankind, glory to Thee.

Kontakion of Pentecost – Tone 8

When the High One descended, confusing tongues, He divided the nations. And when He distributed the fiery tongues He called all to one unity. Wherefore, in unison we glorify the most Holy Spirit.

The Anti-Trisagion Hymn

As many as have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. Alleluia.

Megalynarion for the Feast – Tone 7

O thou who without experience of corruption wast found to be with child, and didst lend flesh unto the Word Who devised all things, O thou Mother who hast not known wedlock, O Virgin Theotokos, vessel of the Uncontainable One, dwelling place of thy boundless Fashioner, thee do we magnify.

Koinonikon (Communion Hymn) for Pentecost

Thy good Spirit shall lead me in the land of uprightness. Alleluia.

Coffee Hour Reminders: First Sunday A-B; Second Sunday C-G; Third Sunday H-R; Fourth Sunday S-Z; Fifth Sunday All Pitch-in.

Donations to the church are being made online at www.allsaintsbloomington.org and by U.S mail.  Many thanks to all who continue supporting All Saints.

Bible Study resumes Saturday, June 4th at the Webbs at 9:00 am.  All are welcome to attend.

Sunday, June 05, 2022

Sunday of the After-feast of the Ascension

Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council

Hieromartyr Dorotheos, Bishop of Tyre; Martyr Nicander of Egypt; New-martyr Mark of Smyrna

Thought for Today: “When Abba Anthony thought about the depths of the judgments of God, he asked, “Lord how is it that some die when they are young, while others drag on to extreme old age? Why are there those who are poor and those who are rich? Why do wicked men prosper and why are the just in need?” He heard a voice answering him, “Anthony, keep your attention on  yourself; these things are according to the judgments of God, and it is not to your advantage to know anything about them.”

+ St. Anthony the Great of Egypt from Sayings of the Desert Fathers

We extend a very warm “welcome home” to Hierodeacon Isaac (Michael) Ewing and Reader Tikhon (Eric) Wallace.

Coffee Hour Hosts: Melissa Barbarick’s Team with  Parishioners A-B

Next Week’s Coffee Hour Hosts: Wendy Carter’s Team with  Parishioners C-G

Myrrh Bearers meet today during coffee hour.

THIS WEEK

Tuesday June 7: SOYO day trip – 7:00 am-10:00 pm

Wednesday, June 8: Daily Vespers at 6:00 and Ask Abouna

Saturday, June 11: Great Vespers at 5:00; Jr. SOYO at 4:00; Teen SOYO at 7:00

Sunday, June 12:  Matins at 9:00; Divine Liturgy at 10:00 – Holy Pentecost with Kneeling Vespers

LOOKING AHEAD

June 15-19 – Parish Life Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan – www.toledoplc.org

June 19 – All Saints Feast Day, Father’s Day and Annual Myrrh Bearers’ Fundraiser

Friday, July 1: Fireworks: Annual Fireworks/ 10 year memorial for Archpriest Peter E. Gillquist

FAMILY NEWS

Bible Study resumes at the Webbs each Saturday morning at 9:00 am.  All are welcome to attend. 3960 E Fenbrook Ln 47401-  (314) 313-4275 –webbrk1@gmail.com.

Receiving the Eucharist: We invite you to receive the Holy Eucharist if you are an Orthodox Christian who has prepared yourself through fasting, prayer, and recent confession.  If you are not Orthodox, or are Orthodox but  have not prepared, we invite you to receive a piece of the blessed bread.

Anniversary Remembrances of 63 years: Deacon Lawrence and Marcia (6th)

Birthday Celebrations: Delaney Mc (6th); Cathy Al (7th); Scott K (7th); Caden Mc (8th); Valerie Ab (9th)

Blessed Name Day: Marah P (Mary, sister of Lazarus – 4th); Elijah G (St. Boniface – 5th); Howard W (St. Columba, Enlightener of Scotland – 9th)Memory Eternal: Helen (Wendy Elizabeth’s Aunt); Metropolitan Hilarion (ROCOR); Jim (Jennifer Rigsby’s father)

Prayer List: Rigsby/Young family; The suffering community of Uvalde, Texas; Mat. Raisa (now at home, Bell Trace #309);Emma Griggs (Mary Ann’s granddaughter after surgery) and George (Mary Ann’s brother); Melanie & daughter (Adrian’s coworker and child – loss of parent and serious health issues);Bob & Bonnie Thelen; Wes (infant with brittle bone disorder); Megan (lymphoma); Mark (congestive heart failure) and Barbara (Mark’s caregiver); Wes’s grandfather;Josiah; Terra (formerly Terra Pitzak with cancer); Displaced Ukrainian refugees and those who remain in their war-torn country; Peace talks; our nation and all nations’ leaders; Vicki;Vicki’s granddaughter;Petroulla’s mother hospitalized with kidney failure (Cyprus); Hermione with child;Arianna Vician;Mary Ann; Linda; Steve Crandall; Fr. Athanasius; Fr. Gabriel;Jack;Christopher; schools: school children, youth and personnel across the nation; Nancy; Don and Dee; Fr. Jerome; Catherine; Anastasia with child; Wadia; Jayci; Patricia, Marvin, Alice; Michael; Olga; Eileen; Soren; Kitsa; Apthrodite and Angelos; Kim; Kristy, Dusty, Cari; Betsy, Josh; Allison;  Andrew and Isaac (Korea/military); Leanne; Heather; Nancy; Sharon Catherine; Lexi, Ross and Vivian; Theo; Doug; Jeremy; Marcia & Deacon; Elias; Waded; Seraphima; Lilly’s family; Jennifer; Christy

Coffee Hour Reminders: First Sunday A-B; Second Sunday C-G; Third Sunday H-R; Fourth Sunday S-Z; Fifth Sunday All Pitch-in.

Donations to the church are being made online at www.allsaintsbloomington.org and by U.S mail.  Many thanks to all who continue supporting All Saints.

EPISTLE and GOSPEL READINGS

The Reading is from the Acts of the Holy Apostles. (20:16-18, 28-36)

Blessed art Thou, O Lord, the God of our Fathers.

For Thou art just in all Thou hast done to us.

In those days, Paul was determined to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if possible, to be at Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost. And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to him the priests of the church. And when they came to him, he said to them: “Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you bishops, to shepherd the church of the Lord and God, which He purchased with His own blood.  For I know that after my departure ravenous wolves will enter among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore, remain watchful, remembering that for three years I did not cease to admonish every one, night and day with tears. And now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me. In all things I have shown you that by such laboring we ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He Himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” And when he had spoken thus, he knelt down on his knees with them all, and prayed.

The Reading is from the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (17:1-13)

At that time, Jesus lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Thy Son that the Son may glorify Thee, since Thou hast given Him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom Thou hast given Him.  And this is eternal life, that they know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ Whom Thou hast sent.  I glorified Thee on earth, having accomplished the work which Thou gavest Me to do; and now, Father, glorify Thou Me in Thy own presence with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was made. I have manifested Thy Name to the men whom Thou gavest Me out of the world; Thine they were, and Thou gavest them to Me, and they have kept Thy word.  Now they know that everything that Thou hast given Me is from Thee; for I have given them the words which Thou gavest Me, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from Thee; and they have believed that Thou didst send Me.  I am praying for them; I am not praying for the world but for those whom Thou hast given Me, for they are Thine; all Mine are Thine, and Thine are Mine, and I am glorified in them.  And now I am no more in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to Thee.  Holy Father, keep them in Thy Name, which Thou hast given Me, that they may be one, even as We are one.  While I was with them, I kept them in Thy Name, which Thou have given Me; I have guarded them, and none of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled.  But now I am coming to Thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves.”

VARIABLES for CHOIR and PARISH

Resurrection Apolytikion – Tone 6

When Mary stood at Thy grave, looking for Thy sacred body, angelic powers shone above Thy revered tomb. And the soldiers who were to keep guard became as dead men. Thou led Hades captive and wast not tempted thereby. Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst give life to the world, O Thou, Who art risen from the dead, O Lord, glory to Thee.

The Second Antiphon

Refrain: Save us, O Son of God, Who didst rise from us in glory to the heavens; who sing to Thee. Alleluia.

Apolytikion of the Ascension – Tone 4

Thou hast ascended in glory, O Christ our God, and gladdened Thy Disciples with the promise of the Holy Spirit, making them confident through the blessing that Thou art the Son of God, and Deliverer of the world.

Apolytikion of the  Holy Fathers – Tone 8

Thou, O Christ, art our God of exceeding praise Who didst establish our holy Fathers as luminous stars upon earth, and through them didst guide us unto the true Faith, O most merciful One, glory to Thee.

Kontakion of the Ascension – Tone 6

When Thou didst fulfill Thy dispensation for our sakes, uniting the terrestrials with the celestials, Thou didst ascend in glory, O Christ our God, inseparable in space, but constant without separation, and crying unto Thy beloved: I am with you, and no one shall be against you.

Sixth Sunday of Pascha: Sunday of the Blind Man

Martyrs Theodosia of Tyre and Theodosia of Constantinople;

Hieromartyr Olvian, Bishop of Aneos and those with him

Thought for Today:“Some people with a hot temper do not worry about it and ignore the remedies that would heal them. They forget, unfortunately, what is written: ‘Surely anger kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple,’ (Job 5:2). + St. John Climacus

Keep in prayer those who are traveling to and from the retreat at Holy Dormition Monastery Retreat in Rives Junction, Michigan this weekend.

 Coffee Hour Hosts: This 5th Sunday of the month is a  pitch-in meal. All are invited to bring a dish. Please also pitch in with clean up responsibilities.

Next Week’s Coffee Hour Hosts: Melissa Barbarick’s Team with  Parishioners A-B

THIS WEEK

Wednesday, June 1: Daily Vespers at 6:00 and Ask Abouna

Thursday, June 2: Holy Ascension – Matins at 9:00;  Divine Liturgy at 10:00

Saturday, June 4: Great Vespers at 5:00; Jr. SOYO at 4:00; Teen SOYO at 7:00

Sunday, June 5:  Matins at 9:00; Divine Liturgy at 10:00

LOOKING AHEAD

June 4-5: Heirodeacon Isaac and Reader Tikhon will be visiting us.

June 15-19 – Parish Life Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan – www.toledoplc.org

June 19 – All Saints Feast Day, Father’s Day and Annual Myrrh Bearers’ Fundraiser

Friday, July 1: Annual Fireworks / Picnic and the 10 Year Memorial for Archpriest Peter E. Gillquist.

FAMILY NEWS

Receiving the Eucharist: We invite you to receive the Holy Eucharist if you are an Orthodox Christian who has prepared yourself through fasting, prayer, and recent confession.  If you are not Orthodox, or are Orthodox but  have not prepared, we invite you to receive a piece of the blessed bread.

Birthday Celebrations: Lance C (29th); Robert R (29th); 

Blessed Name Day: Marah P (Mary, sister of Lazarus – July 4th)

Memory Eternal: Archbishop Paul (OCA); Lovena; Gillian (Howard’s cousin’s daughter); Helen (Wendy Elizabeth’s Aunt); (Archpriest Wladimir Strelnizki); Metropolitan Hilarion (ROCOR); Jim (Jennifer’s father)

Prayer List: Those grieving during the tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas; Sadly reporting the recent repose of Jennifer’s father Jim and the father/grandfather of the Rigsby and Young families; Mat. Raisa (now at home, Bell Trace #309);Emma Griggs (Mary Ann’s granddaughter with a serious condition) and George (Mary Ann’s brother); Melanie & daughter; Bob & Bonnie Thelen; Wes (infant with brittle bone disorder); Megan (lymphoma); Mark (congestive heart failure) and Barbara (Mark’s caregiver); Wes’s grandfather;Josiah; Terra (formerly Terra Pitzak with cancer); Displaced Ukrainian refugees and those who remain in their war-torn country; Peace talks; our nation and all nations’ leaders; Vicki;Vicki’s granddaughter;Petroulla’s mother hospitalized with kidney failure (Cyprus); Hermione with child; Arianna Vician;Mary Ann; Linda; Steve Crandall; Fr. Athanasius; Fr. Gabriel;Jack;Christopher; schools: school children, youth and personnel across the nation; Nancy; Don and Dee; Fr. Jerome; Catherine; Anastasia with child; Wadia; Jayci; Patricia, Marvin, Alice; Michael; Olga; Eileen; Soren; Kitsa; Apthrodite and Angelos; Kim; Kristy, Dusty, Cari; Betsy, Josh; Allison;  Andrew and Isaac (Korea/military); Leanne; Heather; Nancy; Sharon Catherine; Lexi, Ross and Vivian; Theo; Doug; Jeremy; Marcia & Deacon; Elias; Waded; Seraphima; Lilly’s family; Jennifer; Christy

Coffee Hour Reminders: First Sunday A-B; Second Sunday C-G; Third Sunday H-R; Fourth Sunday S-Z; Fifth Sunday All Pitch-in.

Donations to the church are being made online at www.allsaintsbloomington.org and by U.S mail.  Many thanks to all who continue supporting All Saints.

EPISTLE and GOSPEL READINGS

The Reading is from the Acts of the Holy Apostles. (16:16-34)

Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us and preserve us.

Save me, O Lord, for the godly man is no more.

In those days, while we the apostles were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination, who brought her masters much gain by soothsaying. She followed Paul and us, and cried out saying: “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And she did this for many days. But Paul was annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit: “I charge you in the Name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour. But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers; and when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said: “These men are disturbing our city, and they, being Jews, are setting forth customs which are not lawful for us to receive or observe, since we are Romans.” The multitude then rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their garments off them, and commanded to beat them with rods. And when they had inflicted many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely. Having received such a charge, he cast them into the inner prison, and fastened their feet in the stocks. But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and every one’s fetters were unfastened.  And the jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried out with a loud voice saying: “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.” And he called for lights and rushed in, and fell down before Paul and Silas trembling with fear, and brought them out and said: “Masters, what must I do to be saved?” And they said: “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” And they spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes, and was baptized, he and his entire household. Then he brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with his entire house, in that he had believed in God.

The Reading is from the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (9:1-38)

At that time, when Jesus was passing, he saw a man blind from his birth. And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be made manifest in him. I must work the works of Him who sent Me, while it is day; night comes, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” As he said this, he spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle and anointed the man’s eyes with the clay, saying to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam,” which means “Sent.” So he went and washed and came back seeing. The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar, said, “Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?” Some said, “It is he;” others said, “No, but he is like him.” He said, “I am the man.” They said to him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” He answered, “The man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’; so I went and washed and received my sight.” They said to him, “Where is he?” He said, “I do not know.” They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. The Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”  Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” There was a division among them. So they again said to the blind man, “What do you say about Him, since He has opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.” The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight, and asked them, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?” His parents answered, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; but how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself.” His parents said this because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess him to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.  Therefore, his parents said, “He is of age, ask him.” So for the second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, “Give God the praise; we know that this man is a sinner.” He answered, “Whether he is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I know, that though I was blind, now I see.” They said to him, “What did He do to you?  How did He open your eyes?” He answered them, “I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you too want to become His disciples?” And they reviled him, saying, “You are His disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where He comes from.” The man answered, “Why, this is a marvel! You do not know where He comes from, and yet He opened my eyes. We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, God listens to him. Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. If this man were not from God, He could do nothing.” They answered him, “You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?” And they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him He said, “Do you believe in the Son of God?” He answered, “And who is He, Sir, that I may believe in Him?” Jesus said to him, “You have seen Him, and it is He who speaks to you.” He said, “Lord, I believe.” And he worshiped Him.

VARIABLES for CHOIR and PARISH

Resurrectional Apolytikion – Tone 5

Let us believers praise and worship the Word; coeternal with the Father and the Spirit, born of the Virgin for our salvation. For, He took pleasure in ascending the Cross in the flesh to suffer death; and to raise the dead by His glorious Resurrection.

Kontakion, Megalynarian, and Koinonikon which  we’ve been singing since Pascha.