Divine Liturgy
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Righteous Father Sisoës the Great of Egypt; Apostles Archippos, Philemon and Onesimos of the Seventy
Welcome Father John Schmidt
Thank you for serving Divine Liturgy for us today. May God grant you many years.
Thought for Today: “If you’ve come to church to find holy people, you’ve made a mistake. If you came to find God, you chose correctly.
-St. John Crysostom
Resurrectional Apolytikion – Tone 3
Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad, for the Lord hath done a mighty act with His own arm. He hath trampled down death by death, and become the first-born from the dead. He hath delivered us from the depths of Hades, granting the world the Great Mercy.
Ordinary Kontakion – Tone 2
O undisputed intercessor of Christians, the Mediatrix, who is unrejected by the Creator. Turn not away to the voice of our petitions, though we be sinners. Come to us with aid in time, who cry unto thee in faith, for thou art good. Hasten to us with intercession, O Theotokos who dost ever intercede for those who honor thee.
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
Sing praises to our God, sing praises. Clap your hands all ye peoples.
The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. (6:18-23)
Brethren, having been set free from sin, you have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once yielded your members to impurity and to greater and greater iniquity, so now yield your members to righteousness for sanctification. When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But then what return did you get from the things of which you are now ashamed? The end of those things is death. But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the return you get is sanctification and its end, eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The Gospel
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (8:5-13)
At that time, as Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, beseeching Him and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress.” And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.” But the centurion answered Him, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” When Jesus heard him, He marveled, and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such faith. I tell you, many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven, while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.” And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; be it done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment.
This Week
Today, Sunday: Myrrh Bearers’ meet today following Divine Liturgy.
Monday, July 7: 3rd Hour Prayers at 9:00 am.
Tuesday, July 8: 3rd Hour Prayers at 9:00 am.
Wednesday, July 8: Reader Vespers at 6:00 pm.
Thursday, July 9: 3rd Hour Prayers at 9:00 am.
Friday, July 10: 3rd Hour Prayers at 9:00 am.
Saturday, July 11: Bible Study, 10:00 am at the Webb’s home; Reader Vespers at 5:00;
No SOYO.
Sunday, July 12: Matins at 9:00 am, Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am.
Family News
Name Day Celebration: Olga Impey, Vicki Gans, Claire Hall, Kristina Garlett, Sarah Lewis; St. Olga equal to the Apostles (11th); Ryan Shanahan; St. Sophrony (11th).
Birthday Celebration: Will Beckman (9th); Eric Crandall (20th); Randel Storm (12th).
Anniversary Celebration: Aaron and Johanna Hsu (6th).
Prayer List: Victoria and infant daughter Georgia; Hannah and child; Cathy; Heather; Kh. Parasheva; Hal (rehab); 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; 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; Nina; Leanne; Heather; Nancy; Sharon Catherine; Neumann Seraphim; Michael, Olga, Eileen, Soren, Kathy; Lexi, Ross, Vivian; Theo; Jeremy; Elias; Waded; Seraphima; Lilly’s family; Jennifer; Christy; John; Stanley; Allen; Linda; Allison and children; Kip; Hermione with child, Evan; Catherine with child.
Memory Eternal: Patrick, Rosalie, Kh. Maggie, Michael.
Alaska Mission: Our Kodiak, Alaska Mission trip is July 26 through August. Many thanks to all who contributed so generously to reaching our goal. All funds above our Alaska expenses will become a parish contribution toward the building of a new church in honor of our beloved Saint Olga in her tiny home village of Kwethluk, Alaska.
All Saints’ Sunday Meal
Today, Sunday: 5th Sunday, everyone is invited to contribute to the Sunday meal.
Next week: 1st Sunday Host, A-Coats; with Martha Barbarick as lead hostess.
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.
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.