Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Martyr Eutyches, disciple of John the Theologian; New Hieromartyr Cosmas Aitolos, equal-to the-Apostles and evangelizer of southern Albania

Thought for Today: “The demons in their malice revive and rekindle the unclean passions within us, causing them to increase and multiply. But the visitation of the divine Logos, especially when accompanied by our tears, dissolves and kills the passions, even those that are inveterate.” – St. John of Karpathos

Ressurectional Apolytikion – Tone 2

When Thou didst submit Thyself unto death, O Thou deathless and immortal One, then Thou didst destroy hades 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.

Kontakion of the Nativity of the Theotokos – Tone 4

By thy holy nativity, O pure one, Joachim and Anna were delivered from the reproach of barrenness; and Adam and Eve were delivered from the corruption of death; thy people do celebrate it, having been saved from the stain of iniquity, crying unto thee: The barren doth give birth to the Theotokos, who nourisheth our life.

Receiving the Eucharist: Receiving Holy Communion is our most intimate collective moment with God each week. Standing reflectively in silence or singing along with the communion hymns are the best ways to honor God in these holy moments. 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 blessed bread in the wooden bowls held by the altar servers at the front of the church.

EPISTLE and GOSPEL READINGS

The Epistle

The Lord is my strength and my song. The Lord has chastened me sorely.

The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (9:2-12)

Brethren, you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. This is my defense to those who would examine me. Do we not have the right to our food and drink? Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a wife, as the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living? Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating any of its fruit? Who tends a flock without getting some of the milk? Do I say this on human authority? Does not the law say the same? For it is written in the Law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain.” Is it for oxen that God is concerned? Does he not speak entirely for our sake? It was written for our sake, because the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of a share in the crop. If we have sown spiritual good among you, is it too much if we reap your material benefits? If others share this rightful claim upon you, do not we still more? Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the Gospel of Christ.

The Gospel

The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (17:14-23)

At that time, a man came up to Jesus and kneeling before Him said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic, and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water.  And I brought him to Thy disciples, and they could not heal him.”  And Jesus answered, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you?  How long am I to bear with you?  Bring him here to me.”  And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly.  Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”  Jesus said to them, “Because you have no faith.  For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.  This kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting.” As they were traveling together through Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him, and He will rise on the third day.”

The inaugural meeting of the Orthodox Fellowship of Columbus will meet from 6-8pm on Tuesday, September 2 at St. Peter Lutheran Church (719 5th Street, Columbus, IN 47201).  All are welcome.

Congratulations Dn. Lawrence and Marcia on the birth of your great grandsons Graham and Timothy. May God grant you many years!

Jen Julianna Schulz is now coordinating our Wednesday night fellowship. Please text Juliana at (812) 360-5975 with items you plan to bring.

Kitchen renovation will begin this week. Sunday and Wednesday meals will continue but without the use of the kitchen for preparation and cleaning up.

This Week

Monday, August 25: 3^rd Hour Prayers at 9:00 am.

Tuesday, August 26: Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am.

Wednesday, August 27: Daily Vespers at 6:00 pm, Teaching and Mexican pitch-in meal to follow. Please text Juliana at (812) 360-5975 with items you plan to bring.

Thursday, August 28: Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am.

Friday, August 29: Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am.

Saturday, August 30: Bible Study, 10:00 am at the Webb’s home; Great Vespers at 5:00 pm, ask Abouna to follow; Junior and TeenSOYO at 6:30 pm.

Sunday, August 31: Matins at 9:00 am; Divine Liturgyat 10:00 am.

All children in the All Saints family are invited to contribute to the Art and Creative Writing show in honor of our Most Holy Theotokos.  This collection wll be on display, accepting contributions, until the Nativity of the Theotokos on Monday, September 8. The theme of our show is, “Behold the handmaid of the Lord.  Let it be to me according to your word.”  Please contact Elizabeth Arthur, our coordinator, or Kh. Kristina if you have any questions.

Family News

Name Day Celebration: Adrian Polit, St. Adrian of Nicomedia (26^th); Ephrem Alexander,

Moses the strong (28^th).

Birthday Celebration: Xenia Konnersman (24^th); Ashley Wakefield (27^th); Subdn. Dan Barrett (29^th); Kiya Crandall (29^th).

Prayer List: Hermione and the infant Cassiana born of her; Rita; Hannah and infant Graham born to her; Cathy; Heather; Kh. Parasheva; Hal; Jacquie; Jim and Lisa; Taylor;Fr. Athanasius; Fr. Jerome; Fr. Basil; Fr. Matthew; Marvin;  Nectaria;Shu-Mei,Charlie;Shirley; Jim;Jan; Don and Dee; those suffering the war in Ukraine, and the Middle East; Peace talks; our nation; those suffering with all the naturaldisasters; all  schools children, and personnel across the nation; Mary Ann; Emma; Bob & Bonnie Thelen; Josiah; Jack; Christopher; Wadia; Jayci; Patricia; Kitsa; Apthrodite; Kim; Kristy; Vicki;Kenzie; Dusty; Cari; Betsy; Josh; Allison; Dn. Lawrence, Marcia; Missy; Andrew; Isaac; Sadie and child; Kelsey and child; Nancy; Sharon Catherine; Neumann Seraphim; Michael, Olga, Eileen, Soren, Kathy; Lexi, Ross, Vivian; Theo; Jeremy; Elias; Waded; Leanne Seraphima; Lilly’s family; Jennifer; Christy; John; Stanley;  Allen; Linda; Allison and children; Kip; Evan; Anastasia and family; Dorthea; Mary.

Memory Eternal: Metropolitan Dionysios of Corinth; Archpriest Mina Sarchizian; Archpriest Stevan Bauman, Dirk.

All Saints’ Sunday Meal:

Today, Sunday: 4^th Sunday Host Robertson – Yeager, with Rhonda Webb as lead Hostess.

Next week: 5^th Sunday Potluck; All are encouraged to help with the meal, with a yummy dish, set up or clean up.

Giving Opportunities:

Food Pantry: Thank you for the generous support.Our in-houseFood Pantry is available to parish members as well as families and individuals in the community of Bloomington. Donations of nonperishable items of pasta, marinara sauce, peanut butter, canned chicken and Tuna, canned vegetables, canned fruit and soups are always a great blessing.

Mission Donations: We send monthly support to two missionary units in Albania, the Hoppe family and Hannah Valentine. We welcome and encourage you to contribute to their ongoing support. 

Benevolence Fund: Donations may be made to this fund throughout the year and are mainly used to support families in need of help with rent and utilities payments.

Online donations: Donations through our website have changed, making recurring weekly and monthly donations possible. I have noticed that only one location selection is allowed for a transaction. For now, if you would like your donation to be divided into different locations (Benevolence, Temple, Cemetery, Missions, etc.) please send Nina an email at alsntssec@bluemarble.net.

How “Number of Recurs” Works

Enter 0 if you want your donation to continue automatically until you cancel it.

Enter 1 if you want your donation to happen now and one more time on the next scheduled date.

Enter 2 or higher if you want it to happen now and that many more times afterward.

Example: If you choose monthly and enter 3, your card will be charged today, then once a month for 3 more months, and then stop.

If it is a one-time donation, you would just leave the recurring box open, or unchecked.

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.