Sunday, May 29, 2016
Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
& After-feast of Mid-Pentecost
Commemorations: Holy Martyr Theodosia of Tyre; Righteous Martyr Theodosia of Constantinople; Hieromartyr Olvian, bishop of Aneos, and his disciples; New-martyr John of Smyrna; New-martyr Andrew Argenti of Chios; John of Ustug, fool-for-Christ
We warmly welcome you to All Saints.
Nourishment of the Soul: ” He who has realized love for God in his heart is tireless, as Jeremiah says, in his pursuit of the Lord his God, and bears every hardship, reproach and insult nobly, never thinking the least evil of anyone. ” – St. Maximos the Confessor
FFHP: Thanks to your support of the Food for Hungry People Campaign, we mailed a check this week for $913.
The Myrrh Bearers meet today during Coffee Hour.
Be certain to look at the plans for the future of All Saints that are posted in the hallway.
Women, ages 35-65: Please notice the flier in the hallway; perhaps you would like to participate in a study led by Stephanie’s friend Trishnee in the Department of Applied Health Science.
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.
THIS WEEK
Wednesday, June 1: Daily Vespers at 6:00
Thursday, June 2: Kh. Marilyn leads Bible Study at Becky Hrisomalos’ home from 3:00-5:00.
Saturday, June 4: Great Vespers at 5:00
Sunday, June 5: Matins at 9:00; Divine Liturgy at 10:00
Memorial Day is Tomorrow: Annual blessing of the graves at Valhalla will be from 2-3 pm this year. At 3:30 we will bless the graves at All Saints Cemetery, dedicating the Resurrection Shrine at that time. At 4 pm we’ll grill meat and veggie burgers or roast hotdogs and begin the feast. Bring side dishes and desserts, please. Many will doubtless enjoy a bonfire in the grove. Rain or Shine; Outside or Inside!
LOOKING AHEAD
…June 8 – Ascension Evening Liturgy at 6:00
…June 9 – Holy Ascension — Fasting on Wednesdays and Fridays begins again.
…June 19 – Holy Pentecost Sunday — “O Heavenly King…” – Kneeling Vespers
…June 22-26 — Parish Life Conference of the Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest…Father attends.
…June 26 — All Saints Feast Day – Baptisms & Potluck
…June 26-29: Apostles Fast with Liturgy in the evening of June 28th
…July 4 — Annual Parish Picnic with fireworks – Bring a friend!
…July 18-22 — Clergy Symposium at AV
Birthday Greetings: Robert R (29th)
Memory Eternal: Kh. Mary Ellen Braun (30th); Zado (29th); David Barrett (1st); Kevin; Christopher (10th); Carolyn (22nd- John Craton’s mother-in-law)
Prayer List : “For the suffering Christians of Syria, Palestine, Iraq, & all of the Middle East, and for those suffering in the Ukraine.” John Griggs; Kh. Loretta; Amal H; Dee and Don; Kh.Kristina; Betsy and Hannah (suffering depression); Leslie (paralysis); Jasmine; Deborah & Thomas; Iva.; James; Alex John; Jason; Steve D; Becky H.; Alexis T. ;Tom; Jake; Annie; Catherine; Janett; Jill; Angie; Julian; Kh. Mary Sue Walker; Vicki; Hoppes in Albania, Jesse Brandow in Guatemala (OCMC Missionaries); Vivian; Natalie; Senior Saints; Patricia; Nicetas; Barb; Shirley; Metropolitan Paul, Archbishop John; Fr. John Koen; Archpriests George & Stephen; Adrian; Heather; Susan; Gabriella & Matt; Sara; Shelley; Geni; Rachel B with child; Emily D; Emma; Kim; Nancy; Neal; Lyuda; Bob R; Leanne; Beth; Lillian; Julie; Roger; Virginia; Marilyn; Eric; Cheryl; Lori; Pam; Debbie; Natasha; Michael & Shelley: Gabriel; Mary; Doug; Janet; Kelly; Matushka Raisa; John C; Marty; Charles; Eileen; Mary; Marvin, Alice; Katie; Deborah; Ruth; Steve; Kevin; Romaine; Derek, Claire & Micah; Tim; Preston; Sharon; Sherri; Dianna; Michael and Diane; Aaron; Brent; Jennifer; Brigid; Caleb; Dennis & Joyce; Ethan; Lena, Dean; Gayle; Thomas; Amy; Heidi; Gene & Connie
Today’s Epistle and Gospel Readings
Prokeimenon: “How magnified are Thy works, O Lord! In Wisdom hast Thou made them all.”
Verse: “Bless the Lord, O my soul!” Psalm 103:26,1
Epistle: The Reading is from the Acts of the Holy Apostles. (11:19-30)
In those days, when the Apostles were scattered because of the tribulation that arose over Stephen, they traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the Word to no one, except to Jews only. But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who upon coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also, preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number that believed turned to the Lord. The report concerning them reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas, to go as far out as Antioch. When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should cleave to the Lord; for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great multitude was added unto the Lord.
Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul; and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together in the church, and taught a great multitude of people, and the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. And one of them named Agabos stood up and signified by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over the whole world; and this took place in the days of Claudius Caesar. And the disciples, every one according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judea; and they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
Gospel: The Reading is from the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (4:5-42)
At that time, Jesus came to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and so Jesus, wearied as He was with his journey, sat down beside the well. It was about the sixth hour. There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” For His Disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to Him, “How is it that Thou, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?” For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and Who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” The woman said to Him, “Sir, Thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep; where do you get that living water? Art Thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, and his sons, and his cattle?” Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst forever; the water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.” Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” The woman answered Him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’; for you have had five husbands, and he whom you now have is not your husband; this you said truly.” The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that Thou art a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain; and Thou sayest that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship Him. God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming [He Who is called Christ]; when He comes, He will tell us all things.” Jesus said to her, “I Who speak to you am He.” Just then His Disciples came. They marveled that He was talking with a woman, but none said, “What dost Thou wish?” or, “Why art Thou talking with her?” So the woman left her water jar, and went away into the city, and said to the people, “Come, see a man Who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?” They went out of the city and were coming to Him. Meanwhile the Disciples besought Him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.” But He said to them, “I have food to eat of which you do not know.” So the Disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought Him food?” Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him Who sent Me, and to accomplish His work. Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see how the fields are already white for harvest. He who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor; others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.” Many Samaritans from that city believed in Him because of the woman’s testimony, “He said to me all that I ever did.” So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days. And many more believed because of His words. They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of your words that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.”
Divine Liturgy Variables
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down Death by death; and upon those in the tombs, bestowing life!
Resurrectional Apolytikion – Tone 4
Having learned the joyful message of the Resurrection from the angel, the women disciples of the Lord cast from them their parental condemnation. And proudly broke the news to the Disciples, saying: Death hath been spoiled; Christ God is risen, granting the world Great Mercy.
Apolytikion of Mid-Pentecost – Tone – 8
In the midst of this Feast, O Savior, give Thou my thirsty soul to drink of the waters of true worship; for Thou didst call out to all, saying: Whosoever is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. Wherefore, O Christ our God, Fountain of life, glory to Thee.
Kontakion of Pascha – Tone 8
Thou didst descend into the tomb, O Immortal; Thou didst destroy the power of Death; in Victory didst Thou arise, O Christ God, proclaiming rejoice to the Myrrhbearing women, granting peace to Thine Apostles, and bestowing resurrection on the fallen.
Megalynarion for Pascha : The Angel Cried…
Koinonikon of Pascha (Communion Hymn) – Tone 8
Receive ye the body of Christ; taste ye the Fountain of immortality. Alleluia