Great-martyr Euphemia the All-praised

Olga (Helen), Princess of Kiev; Sophrony of Essex

Thought for Today: “For the beginning of wisdom is a very genuine desire for instruction, and careful attention to instruction is the love of her. Now this love is the keeping of her laws, and giving heed to her laws is the assurance of incorruption; and incorruption brings one near to God. So desire for wisdom leads to a kingdom.” – Wisdom of Solomon 6:17-20

THIS WEEK

Wednesday, July 14: Daily Vespers at 6:00

Saturday morning, July 17: Bible Study at the Webb’s home –  8:30-10:00*

Saturday, July 17: Great Vespers at 5:00

Sunday, July 18: Matins at 9:00; Divine Liturgy at 10:00

*Adult Bible Study begins July 17.   We will meet at the home of Howard and Rhonda Webb at 3960 E Fenbrook Ln, 47401 on Saturday mornings from 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. for a six-week study of the book of I Peter.  Everyone is welcome – bring a friend! Please bring an Orthodox Study Bible if possible. Sorry, we cannot accommodate children. See Rhonda or Howard Webb, Matt Robertson, or Glen & Wendy Carter for more information.  We look forward to seeing you there! Orthodox Study Bibles can be purchased in our bookstore, at  Ancient Faith Publishing, and at Amazon.” 

DIVINE LITURGY VARIABLES for CHOIR and PARISH

Resurrectional Apolytikion – Tone 2

When Thou didst submit Thyself unto death, O Thou deathless and immortal One, then Thou didst destroy hell with Thy Godly power. And when Thou didst raise the dead from beneath the earth, all the powers of Heaven did cry aloud unto Thee: O Christ, Thou giver of life, glory to Thee.

Apolytikion for St. Euphemia, the All-Praised – Tone 3

O Euphemia, Christ’s comely virgin, * thou didst fill the Orthodox with gladness * and didst cover with shame all the heretics; * for at the holy Fourth Council in Chalcedon, * thou didst confirm what the Fathers decreed aright. * O all-glorious Great Martyr, do thou entreat Christ God * that His great mercy may be granted unto us.

EPISTLE and GOSPEL READINGS

The Reading is from the St. Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians. (6:1-10)

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

Brethren, since we are fellow workers, we entreat you also not to receive the grace of God in vain—for He says, “At an acceptable season I hearkened unto thee, and in a day of salvation I helped thee”; behold, now is “the acceptable season”; behold, now is “the day of salvation”—giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that the ministry is not blamed, but in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in vigils, in fasts, in purity, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned, in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

The Reading is from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew  (6:22-33)

The Lord said, “The eye is the lamp of the body.  So, if your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light; but if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness.  If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!  No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other.  You cannot serve God and mammon.  Therefore, I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink; nor about your body, what you shall put on.  Is not the soul more than food, and the body more than clothing?  Look at the birds of heaven: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.  Are you not of more value than they?  And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his stature?  And why are you anxious about clothing?  Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon himself in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.  But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O men of little faith?  Therefore, do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’  For the Gentiles seek all these things; and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.  But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.”

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

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 in the wooden bowls held by the altar servers at the front of the church.

Sunday, July 25: St. Mary of Egypt invites you to St. George in Fishers at 4pm to celebrate V. Rev. Fr. Athanasius Wilson and his 28 years in the priesthood.

RSVP by July 15 katyaalexeeva@hotmailcom or amal@stmaryegypt.org

A new priest is being assigned on August 1st.

Birthday Blessings: Juliana B (12th); Abby B (14th); Christopher P (15th); Cleo S of Blessed Memory (17th)

Name Day Celebrations: Ryan S (St. Sophony of Essex -11th); Olga I (St. Olga of Kiev – 11th); Vicki G (St. Olga of Kiev – 11th); Gabe S (Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel – 13th); Gabriella C (Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel – 13th);

Marina S (Great Martyr Marina – 17th); Marcia B (Ss Aquila & Priscilla -14th)

Prayer List: Christopher, Fay, and Nick;Vicki; Jan Gudaitis; Jake Immimk; Ingrid, Fr. Jerome; Catherine; Catherine with child; Anastasia with child; Kristina Romanyshak (with child); our nation and nation’s leaders at all levels of government; schools, school children, youth and personnel across the nation; Bonnie Thelen; Wadia; Jayci; Dee, Patricia, Marvin, Alice; Judith Ann; Michael; Olga; Eileen; Soren; Kitsa; Apthrodite and Angelos; Kim; Dusty, Cari; Betsy, Josh; Allison; Mat. Raisa;  Andrew and Isaac; Leanne; Heather; Nancy; Sharon Catherine; Emma; Lexi, Ross and Vivian; Theo; Doug; Jeremy; Marcia & Deacon; Elias; Waded; Seraphima; Lilly’s family; Jennifer

Second Sunday after Pentecost

Second Sunday of Matthew

Andrew, archbishop of Crete, author of the Great Canon;

Martyrs Theodore of Cyrene and Lucia; Venerable Andrei Rublev

FIREWORKS!  Join us at All Saints on  Sunday July 4th at 8:30 pm for fellowship and fireworks. Bring your own snacks/drinks/chairs and enjoy watching fireworks at dusk (around 9:30pm). -Father Peter Jon

Thought for Today: “A person should search within and discover his failings and defects on his own.  But especially when others point them out, he shouldn’t react badly; but, rather, accept it gladly and be grateful. One may believe that he sees and knows himself well; but he may be seeing himself as he would like to be, and not as he really is.”  –St Paisios the New of Mt Athos

THIS WEEK

Wednesday, July 7: Daily Vespersat 6:00

Saturday, July 10: Great Vespers at 5:00

Sunday, July 11: Matins at 9:00; Divine Liturgy at 10:00

DIVINE LITURGY 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.

EPISTLE and GOSPEL READINGS

The Reading is from the St. Paul’s Letter 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 is 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.

FAMILY NEWS

Sunday, July 25: St. Mary of Egypt invites you to St. George in Fishers at 4pm to celebrate V. Rev. Fr. Athanasius Wilson and his 28 years in the priesthood.

RSVP by July 15 katyaalexeeva@hotmailcom or amal@stmaryegypt.org

A new priest is being assigned on August 1st.

Anniversary Blessings: Aaron & Johanna Hu  (6th)

Birthday Celebrations: Matthew C (4th); Elise A (6th); Wyatt C (10th)

Prayer List: Christopher, Fay, and Nick;Vicki; Jan Gudaitis; Jake Immimk; Ingrid, Fr. Jerome; Catherine; Catherine with child; Anastasia with child; Kristina Romanyshak (with child); our nation and nation’s leaders at all levels of government; schools, school children, youth and personnel across the nation; Bonnie Thelen; Wadia; Jayci; Dee, Patricia, Marvin, Alice; Judith Ann; Michael; Olga; Eileen; Soren; Kitsa; Apthrodite and Angelos; Kim; Dusty, Cari; Betsy, Josh; Allison; Robin; Vicki; Mat. Raisa;  Andrew and Isaac; Leanne; Heather; Nancy; Sharon Catherine; Emma; Lexi, Ross and Vivian; Theo; Doug; Jeremy; Marcia & Deacon; Elias; Waded; Seraphima; Lilly’s family; Jennifer

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.