Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral

“God’s people, serving God’s people”

Sunday, 16th of December 2012 Eleventh Sunday of Luke

1324 South Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, 90006

Office: 323.737.2424 Fax: 323.737.7029 www.stsophia.org www.stsophia.org/bulletin

Very Reverend Father John S. Bakas, Dean

Reverend Father Allan Boyd, Assistant Priest

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FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Executive Officers Andrew Evangelatos, President; Dr. James A. Demetriou, Vice President &

C.F.O.; George Preonas, Vice President; Constantine M. Boukidis, Secretary;

Tina Callas, Treasurer

Members V. Rev. Fr. John S. Bakas; Nicholas Bissias; Timi Loomos Freshman; Alek Haidos;

Steve Hanna; Michael Huffington; Gig Kyriacou; Loula Moschonas;

John T. Pappas; Jim Zaferis

Presidential Appointments Anthony A. Demetriou, Presidential Assistant; John G. Marakas III, Sr. V.P. of

Wells Fargo, Advisor to the Board

PARISH COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Executive Officers Loula Moschonas, President; Ted Pastras, Vice President; Stephanie Caiopoulos

Lubian, Recording Secretary; Brent Noyes, Corresponding Secretary;

Michael Kraios, Treasurer & C.F.O.

Members Dina Demetrius; Eleni Constanine Manolelis; Jeanine Hanna; Karen Sarames;

Tom Martin; Alex Oxyzolou; Sebastian Opffer; Peter Pallas; Dean Peratsakis;

Zafiris (Zaf) Tsimahides

Associates Irene Frankos, Stewardship Chairperson; Bertha Angels

CALENDAR FOR THIS WEEK Sunday, December 16th Orthros …………………..…………………….……...………………………..……...8:15am

Studies in the Faith …………….………………………..………………..….……..9:15am

Memorials ………………………………………………………..…………....………9:45am

Divine Liturgy ………………………….......…...……...…….………………......…10:00am

Monday, December 17th

Catechism with Father Allan …………………………….………………..….…7:30pm

Tuesday, December 18th

Women’s Bible Study with Fr. John..………………………..………CANCELLED

Men’s Bible Study with Fr. John ………………………………..……CANCELLED

Thursday, December 20th

Old Testament Bible Study with Father Allan………………..….…..……..7:30pm

Saturday, December 22nd

Hellenic Academy (PreK – 6) ………...…………………………… CANCELLED

Hellenic Academy (Adults)………………………………....……… CANCELLED

Coffee Hour in the Maniatakos Fellowship Hall

Sponsored in Loving Memory of Basile and Mary

Aronis, Gus and Margaret Constance, Melina Aronis

Sponsored in Loving Memory of Katherine Dalis Angel

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DAILY VITAMINS

FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH

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Υμνος Ἀναστάσιμο Ἀπολυτίκιον - Ἦχος γ’

Εὐφραινέσθω τὰ οὐράνια, ἀγαλλιάσθω τὰ ἐπίγεια, ὅτι ἐποίητε

κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ ὁ Κύριος· ἐπάτησε τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν

θάνατον. πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν ἐγένετο, ἐκ κοιλίας

ᾍδου ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς, καὶ παρέσχε τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Ἀπολυτίκιον τῶν Προπατόρων - Ἦχος β’

Ἐν πίστει τοὺς Προπάτορας ἐδικαίωσας, τὴν ἐξ Ἐθνῶν δι'

αὐτῶν προμνηστευσάμενος Ἐκκλησίαν, Καυχῶνται ἐν δόξn οἱ

Ἅγιοι, ὄι ἐκ σπέρματος αὐτῶν, ὑπάρχει καρπός εὐκλεής, ἡ

ἀσπόρως τεκούσά σε, Ταὶς αὐτῶν ἱκεσίαις, Χριστὲ ὃ Θεός,

σῶσον τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

Ἀπολυτίκιον - Ἦχος δ’

Προελομένη τά ουράνια πόθω, Θεοφανώ τήν βιοτήν

διεξήλθες, αγγελικώς εν γή περιπολεύουσα, όθεν κατηξίωσαι,

ουρανίων χαρίτων, σύν Αγγέλων τάξεσι, καί Αγίων χορείαις,

παρισταμένη τώ Παμβασιλεί, όν εκδυσώπει, ευρείν ημάς

έλεος.

Τροπάριον του Ναού - Ἦχος πλ. Δ

’Ευλογητός εί, Χριστέ ο Θεός ημών, ο πανσόφους τούς αλιείς

αναδείξας, καταπέμψας αυτοίς τό Πνεύμα τό άγιον, καί δι'

αυτών τήν οικουμένην σαγηνεύσας, φιλάνθρωπε, δόξα σοι.

Κοντάκιον τῶν Χριστουγέννων - Ἦχος γ’

Ἡ παρθέvος σήμερον, τὸν προαιώvιοv Λόγοv, ἐν σπηλαίῳ

ἔρχεται, ἀποτεκεῖν ἀπορρήτως. Χόρευε ἡ οἰκουμένη

ἀκουτισθεῖσα. Δόξασοv μετὰ Ἀγγέλων καὶ τὼv Ποιμένωv,

βουληθέντα ἐποφθῆναι, παιδίον νέον, τὸν πρὸ αἰώνωv.

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HYMNS OF THE DAY

Resurrection Apolytikion - Tone 3

Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad, for the Lord

has done a mighty deed with His arm; by death He has

trampled on death. The first born of the dead He has

become. From Hades depths He has delivered us; and

granted to the world His great mercy.

Apolytikion of the Forefathers - Tone 2

You justified the forefathers in faith, and through them

betrothed yourself, aforetime, to the Church taken from out

of the Gentiles. The saints boast in glory. For from their seed,

there exists a noble crop, who is she who without seed has

given You birth. By their intercessions, O Christ our God,

save our souls.

Apolytikion - Tone 4

Preferring heavenly things unto the earthly, thou while on

earth didst live the life of the Angels, raised up on godly

longing, O Theophania. Wherefore, thou hast been

vouchsafed Heaven's graces and visions, standing with the

Angels' hosts and the Saints' fair assemblies before the King

of all, Whom thou didst love; pray Him to grant us His mercy

and blessedness.

Troparion of Saint Sophia (Holy Wisdom) – Tone 8

Blessed are You O Christ our God, Who as all wise the

fishermen You showed forth; By sending your Holy Spirit down

upon them and through them the universe You drew unto

your net. O lover of mankind Glory to You.

Kontakion of the Nativity- Tone 3

On this day the Virgin comes to a cave to give birth to God

the Word ineffable, Who was before all the ages. Dance for

joy O earth, on hearing the gladsome tidings; with the

Angels and the shepherds now glorify Him Who is willing to

be gazed on as a young Child Who before the ages is God.

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MEMORIALS

Barbara Berk (40 days), Katherine Dalis Angel (40 days), Mary and

Basile Aronis; Gus and Margaret Constance, Melina Aronis,

Georgia (30 years) and Panagotis Korbakis, Eleni Phinos, Chris and

Virginia Daly, James Spears, Bill and Katina Anast, George, Angela,

and Aristidis Daskaleros, Spiros Daskalieros, Lea Sackas, Stavros

Daskalopoulos, Ernest N. Anast, John and Nekoletta Tsioutsias,

George Williams, Cristina Kappas, Anna, Christos, Sam and George

Masouras, Penny Kostarellos, John Garvey, Despina and James

Hadzopoulos, Mary and Nicholas Gianopulos, Mary and Peter

Anargeros, Katerina and James Gianopulos, William and Vasiliki

Michel, Foti and Zina Fotiades, Procobe and Marie Costas,

Nicholas and Aphrodite Fordes, Alfred, George and Helen Michel,

Eleni and Dimitris Panayi, Mary, Despina, Christos, James, Michael,

Bertha, and Mary Semon, Sophia Pappapanu

May their memory be eternal…

ALTAR CANDLES

Both sides offered in loving memory of Georgia and Panagotis

Korbakis, Eleni Phinos by Dr. and Mrs. John Korbakis and family

ALTAR TABLE CANDLES

Both sides offered in loving memory of Chris and Virginia Daly,

James Spears by their children Theodore and Cynthia Spears and

grandchildren Jimmy, Christopher and Olivia Spears

SOLEA CANDLES

Both sides offered in loving memory of Nekoletta and John

Tsioutsias, Bill and Katina Anast by the Beers, Anast and Stephanou

families

PERPETUAL LIGHTS

Offered in loving memory of Anna, Christos, Sam and George

Masouras, Penny Kostarellos and John Garvey by Cathy Masouras

Offered in loving memory of Christina Kappas by her daughters

Amelia Soteras, Alex Markos, and Kathy Skoutaris Pentogenis and

their families

Offered in loving memory of Mary and Nicholas Gianopulos by

their family

COFFEE HOUR

Offered in loving memory of Basile and Mary Aronis, Gus and

Margaret Constance, Melina Aronis by the Aronis family

COFFEE HOUR

Offered in loving memory of Katherine Dalis Angel by Mr. and Mrs.

Laszlo Klima and their children Aristotle and Antonia

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EPISTLE READING

EPISTLE READER.....ALLISON STAVARIDES

Priest: Let Us Attend…

Reader: Verse: O Lord, how manifold are your works. You

have made all things in wisdom…Bless the Lord, O my

soul.

Priest: Wisdom…

Reader: The Reading is from St. Paul's 2nd Letter to the

Corinthians 6:1-10

Priest: Let us be Attentive...

Reader: We then, as workers together with Him also plead

with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For He

says:“In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the

day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the

accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. We give

no offense in anything, that our ministry may not be blamed.

But in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God:

in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses, in

stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness,

in fastings; by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by

kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love, by the word of

truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on

the right hand and on the left, by honor 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 yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always

rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing,

and yet possessing all things.

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GOSPEL READING

The Reading is from The Gospel of Luke 14:16-24;

Matthew 22:14

The Lord said this parable: "A man once gave a great

banquet, and invited many; and at the time of the

banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had

been invited, 'Come; for all is now ready.' But they all

alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have

bought a field, and I go out and see it; I pray you, have

me excused.' And another said, 'I have bought five yoke

of oxen, and I must go to examine them; I pray you,

have me excused.' And another said, 'I have married a

wife, and therefore I cannot come.' So the servant came

and reported this to his master. Then the householder in

anger said to his servant, 'Go out quickly to the streets

and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and maimed

and blind and lame.' And the servant said, 'Sir, what you

commanded has been done, and there is still room.' And

the master said to the servant, 'Go out to the highways

and hedges, and compel people to come in, that my

house may be filled. For I tell you, none of those men

who were invited shall taste my banquet. For many are

called, but few are chosen.'"

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MINISTRY NEWS

PHILOPTOHOS NEW

Our “Angel Tree” gifts will be delivered to the recipients this

afternoon and tomorrow. Thank you so much to all of you who

purchased gifts to make Christmas morning a happy one for all

of these families. May you be blessed this Christmas season for

your kindness and generosity.

POINSETTIAS FOR THE SHUT-INS:

Our Sunshine Chairman, Helene Ballas, has the poinsettia plants

ready for pickup today after church. Please pick them up in

the in foyer of the Maniatakos Hall during coffee hour.

Outreach:

We are currently helping a number of individuals who are in

financial difficulties and others with illnesses. If you would like to

donate a gift card from Target, Walmart or Ralphs/Food for Less

for $25 or more, we will use it for our outreach program to help

some of these families and individuals. The holidays are always

difficult for those who are suffering, sick and lonely.

Don’t forget our new ‘collection’ for the Los Angeles Mission “in

and out” people they serve. We are collecting ‘travel size’

items such as shampoo, deodorant, mouthwash and lotions in

zip-lock small baggies. The Mission will hand these out to the

people who come in to get cleaned up, have a meal and

return to the streets. You may bring your donations to church

on Sundays and put them at the front door where we will have

someone stationed to collect your item. Thank you!

May we truly reach out to help our fellow man and do the work

of the Lord this holiday season with loving hearts and tolerance

for those who are suffering.

Please support our Debutante Ball on January 20th! We hope

you will consider putting a greeting into the Program Album. All

of the proceeds that Philoptohos makes from our fundraisers

goes out to help people in our community, at the Los Angeles

Mission and at the Salvin School.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

With love in Christ’s service,

Virginia Noyes and the Philoptohos Board of Directors

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MINISTRY NEWS (continued)

PARISH COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS

Congratulations to the following new and

returning parish council members who were

elected for the next 3 year term:

Irene Andreadis

Jeanine Hanna

John Kopatsis

Ted Pastras

Dorothy Spirus

And the following have been elected for a one year term:

Glenn Lianos

Karen Sarames

PHILANTHROPIA NEWS

STREET OUTREACH: Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles has for many

decades reached out to help abandoned children. Dr. Nikos

Stefanidis, Ph.D. a Staff Psychologist at Children’s Hospital, L.A., is

the Clinical Director of this High Risk Program. You could help Dr.

Nikos by purchasing new items such as the following: T-Shirts (M-

L); Boxers (M-L); White Socks; Blankets; Sleeping

Bags; Sweatshirts; Snacks; Water/Juices; Bus Tokens;

Sneakers; Hygiene Items (Travel Size); Tooth Brushes &

Toothpaste; Shampoo; Deodorant; Sun Screen -- be sure to label

them for DR. NIKOS STEFANIDIS and leave them by the clothing

bins. We will make sure that he comes to pick them up. Thank you.

ANNUAL APPEAL LETTERS: Were mailed out Wednesday, December

5th to all our supporters and friends. Thank you in advance for your

awesome contributions!

USED CLOTHING and CANNED GOODS : Please identify all

clothing donations on the outside of the bags by indicating

whether they are for men, women or children. The receptacles for

"used clothing" and "canned goods" are located side by side, near

the chapel. Thank you!

PHILANTHROPIA WEBSITE: www.philanthropiaministry.org

God bless you! Father Peter

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PHILOPTOHOS VIP NEWS

Thursday, January 24, 2013 - Prizes and Surprises. Chairpersons are

Mersy Loukaris and Jayne Poullos. The cost is $10 per person. For

reservations call Mersy at (323)661-1592 or Jayne at (310)429-3949.

February 2013 - Plans to be announced.

In His Service,

Mary Morrison

Philoptohos VIP President

BOOKSTORE NEWS - Books for Advent

The forty days before Christmas (November 15-December 24) are

a time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, as we anticipate the birth

and, twelve days later, the baptism of Christ.

“The Winter Pascha: Readings for the Christmas-Epiphany Season”

by Father Thomas Hopko contains forty meditations, to be read

during Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. The meditations

reference biblical readings, liturgical hymns and verses, writings of

the saints, Church Fathers, and teachings of more contemporary

guides to the Christian life.

“Daily Meditations and Prayers for the Christmas Advent Fast and

Epiphany: Living the Days of Advent and Epiphany According to

the Orthodox Church Calendar” by Presbytera Emily Harakas &

Father Anthony Coniaris includes scripture readings, selections

from liturgical services, a Scripture verse, and an inspiring

meditation for each day.

You will find these wonderful spiritual companions in our

bookstore! In the prayer of Presbytera Harakas, may they “give us

Christmas from within, that we may share it from without, on all

sides, all around us, wherever there is a need.”

CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS

Donations are being accepted for the upcoming

Christmas holiday decorations. Memorial names

will also be accepted. Donations accepted in

any amount. Please make checks payable to

Saint Sophia Cathedral and mention Christmas

flowers. For additional information please see

Jimmy. Thank You!

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DANCE FOR FUN CLASS For Everyone When: Wednesdays January

9th till March 13, 2013 Where: St. Sophia

Huffington Center Time: 7pm - 9pm Fee:

$150 ($15 per session) INSTRUCTOR: RAMSAY

SEIKALY ramdonseik@hotmail.comCome

and learn all the dances you need to know

for festivals, weddings and other Greek

events. Guest instructors each week will be

brought in to teach specialized regions and

historical context of the regions the dances come from. Bring your dance shoes and we

will see you in January. ********************************************

SAVE THE DATE!!!! DECEMBER 16TH FOLLOWING DIVINE LITURGY & CHRISTMAS

PAGEANT!!!

SAVE THE DATE!!!!

ST. SOPHIA'S GREEK FOLKDANCING GROUPS'

NINTH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BAKE SALE

On Sunday, December 16th following Divine Liturgy and the Christmas

pageant, please join us in the Maniatakos Fellowship Hall for our

NINTH ANNUAL FDF CHRISTMAS BAKE SALE. All proceeds to benefit St. Sophia's Greek folk dancing groups. We will

have all kinds of goodies such as baklava, koulourakia,

melomakarona, chocolate chip cookies, brownies, cupcakes, etc.

Please help support your fellow parishioners who participate in the

folkdancing program by purchasing our homemade sweets. Thank

you for your continued support and Merry Christmas!!!

Phone orders are accepted. Please call Demitra @ 818-903-7059.

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The Hellenic Society of Constantinople will celebrate their

46th ANNUAL VASILOPITA DINNER DANCE ON JANUARY 12, 2013 at the

Wilshire Country Club, 301 N. Rossmore Ave, Los Angeles.

The evening will include music, dancing and the traditional cutting of

the Vasilopita with the Gold Coin. We'll be honoring our very dear

Agapie and Harry Pappas, for their continuous support of the Hellenic

Society of Constantinople and the Ecumenical Patriarchate. For more

information, please call Mary Morrison at (818)500-0904 or Jeanette

Owens Benedatos at (323)660-5707. Thank you! Mary

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APARTMENT AVAILABLE FOR RENT - Saint Sophia Residences

2 Bedroom Apartment. Please call Ann Pappas at 323-737-2424

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For those who are sick or suffering…

St. James advises us, “If anyone among you is sick, let him call for

the elders of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing

him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will

save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has

committed sins, he will be forgiven.” (James 5:13-14)

Ensuring that St Sophia’s parishioners continue to be cared-for and

prayed-for, please list names below of those in our midst that need

prayer. Feel free to request the personal prayer of one of our

priests after services, or to schedule this with one our priests during

St Sophia Cathedral’s office hours.

As you request prayer, you may also wish to make an offering to

Saint Sophia’s Altar Fund. Label: “For the health of…”

PLEASE PRINT CLEARY:

Please submit this form to:

Saint Sophia Cathedral Office

1324 S Normandie Ave.

Los Angeles CA 90006

“When you write or update your will, please remember Saint Sophia Cathedral. Your gift will live into eternity.”

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CANCELLED