ACTIVITIES THIS
WEEK:
Today: after services:
Combination Pastry Packaging
Monday,
Sept. 26: Feast of St. John the Theologian
8:30
AM – Orthros
9:30
AM – Divine Liturgy
11:00 AM -
Pastry Packaging continues
Tuesday,
Sept. 27: 4:30 PM – Greek School
7:00 PM –
Choir Practice
Thursday,
Sept. 29: 8:00 AM – Pastitsio
(small hall)
Friday,
Sept. 30: 10:00 AM – Greek
Festival begins
5:00
PM – Great Vespers
Saturday,
October 1: 10:00 AM – Greek Festival
5:00
PM – Great Vespers
Sunday, October
2: 8:00
AM – Orthros - note earlier time
9:00
AM – Divine Liturgy – note earlier time
12:00 PM –
Greek Festival
FESTIVAL BAKING: The last baking is Pastitsio next Thursday,
8:00 AM in the small hall. We also need
help with Combination Pastry Packaging and moving pastries to the shelves. If you have a booth you would like to
volunteer at, call the office or bring in a note with your contact information
and someone will call you.
DEAR PARENTS OF PRE SCHOOL AND
KINDERGARTEN SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDENTS – You must sign your children in and out of class each
Sunday. Class ends at 12:15 PM. Please
be courteous and pick your child up no later than 12:20 PM. Thank you for
helping us with this new safety procedure.
Parents
of Preschool – High school students, please fill out a registration form for
your children. Thank you, Ann, Lori and
ZoeAnn.
Our Holy
Father Sergius of Radonezh
A great ascetic and light of the Russian Church, he was born in 1313 in
Rostov of devout parents, Kiril and Maria.
After the death of his parents, Bartholomew – for that was his baptismal
name – became a monk and founded the community of the Holy Trinity in the
forest of Radonezh. A gentle and meek
servant of God, occupied only with labour and prayer, he was made worthy of the
gifts of wonder-working for the purity of his heart, raising the dead in the
name of Christ. The holy Mother of God
appeared to him a number of times.
Princes and bishops came to him for counsel, and he gave his blessing to
Prince Dimitri of the Don and foretold his victory in Russia’s war of
liberation against the Tartars. He had
insight into men’s hearts and into distant events. His community became filled with monks during
his lifetime, and has served through the ages as one of the chief centres of spiritual
life and God’s miracles. St. Sergius
entered into rest in 1392. After his
death, he appeared a number of times to various people.
A saint is not remarkable on the surface; all his riches are internal,
in his soul. A peasant came a long way
to the monastery to see St. Sergius.
When he asked for the abbot, he was told that he was working in the
garden. The peasant went off to the
garden and saw a man there in poor and dirty clothing, hoeing along with the
other workers. The peasant returned to the
monastery dissatisfied, thinking within himself that the monks were making fun
of him, and repeated, that there might be no mistake, that he wanted to see the famous holy father, Sergius. Sergius arrived back at the monastery just
then, and welcomed the peasant, serving him at table. the saint looked into the heart of his guest,
and saw there the thoughts about himself.
To quieten him, he told him that he would see St. Sergius if he waited a
little. Just then, a prince arrived at
the monastery with his nobles. Both the
prince and the nobles bowed low to Sergius and asked his blessing. The monks then removed the peasant from the
room to make room for the new guests, and this peasant looked with wonder from
afar, and peered to see that which he had spurned the sight of from
nearby. He chided himself for his
ignorance and was deeply ashamed. When
the prince had departed, the peasant quickly went up to the saint, fell at his
feet and asked his forgiveness. And the
great saint was gentle with him, and said:
‘Don’t grieve, my son; you thought a true thing of me, reckoning me as
nothing, while others are deluded in thinking me something great.’
THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS ACCEPTING
REQUESTS FOR FUNDING/GRANTS FOR 2012. Please contact the church office
or Mike Diamond, mdiamond@reig.com for
the forms or if you have any questions.
THE PARISH FAIR has been rescheduled to Sunday, October 9.
HOSPITAL VISITATIONS AND THE
PRAYER LIST: Please remember ~ if you are
going into the hospital or have a loved one who wants visitations, call the
church office to schedule one of the Priests to visit. The hospitals do not contact us unless you
specifically ask them to so we do not always know when someone is in the
hospital. If you would like someone
added to the prayer list/brochure, call the church office with their name. Thank you!
PHILOPTOCHOS THRIFT SHOP---OPEN
FORUM: Join us on Monday, October 10th
for an open discussion on this valued Philoptochos ministry. Strategize future
goals, personnel needs, assess problems and solutions. Current volunteers and interested parties are
encouraged to attend. Look for us at
10:00 AM in the small hall.
Annual
ALL YOUTH Halloween Party
Join us for our annual Halloween Party, Saturday 29th at 6:30 pm.
This year’s party is for all ages.
Senior Goya will create our Silly Haunted House
Junior Goya will help run the Games
And Joy & Hope get to come and enjoy
EVERYONE WELCOME
Join us for games, dancing, prizes and good treats.
PLEASE BRING ONE BAKED GOOD PER CHILD FOR OUR CAKE WALK.
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE EMAIL DINA KHOURY: DINAGKHOURY@HOTMAIL.COM
Dear Potential Greek School
Families,
This year’s registration form
is available online or in the holder outside the church office. We hope
you consider enrolling your child(ren) to participate in this enrichment
opportunity to learn Greek or expand on the Greek they may already know.
Greek School Basics
- All classes are TUESDAYS from
4:30-6:30 pm
- We have added a cultural and art component to all levels this year
- We are excited to introduce
a new level!! We have added a 3 year old Greek School Class!
- Now enrolling children aged
3- High School
Tuition per Family (if paid in full by
September 11, 2011)
1 Student- $200
2 Students- $400
3 Students- $500
4 Students- $550
OR $75 per term per student
Tuition includes
the cost of materials (such as books, art supplies, etc.), snacks, and teacher
compensation. Parents will not be asked to provide any additional funding
this year for snacks, materials, pictures, etc. This amount covers ALL
expenses.
Questions?
Email or call us Florence Protopapas 503.310.6987 & Pota Kahl 503.869.7211
HELLENIC-AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER
and CLASSIC GREEK THEATER OF OREGON PRESENT “Iphigenia in Tauris”.
The critically acclaimed theater director Leonidas Loizidis comes to
Portland again with this classic Greek drama, “Iphigenia in Tauris.” Today is the last outdoor performance at Reed
College at 4PM. The play will continue
in October 5th through the 8th at PSU’s Lincoln Hall. See
the flyer in the church hall for times. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for
students and seniors. Call HACCM at 503-858-8567 for more information.