PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS BABY SHOWER FOR HEIDI BUNDE – Today at 3:00pm in

the Parish Hall. She is registered at REI, Target (in store or

online) and Amazon.com. For online access, enter her name:

Heidi Bunde; city: Wasilla; and month due: May. If anyone would

like to contribute to a group gift please contact Rebekah Johnson.

METROPOLITAN JOSEPH WILL VISIT MAY 12-13.

o Sat. May 12 – 4:00pm Great Vespers

o Sat. May 12 – 5:30pm Parish Dinner at Evangelos

o Sun. May 13 – 9:00am Matins and Hierarchical Liturgy,

followed by Parish Council meeting during coffee hour

A NOTE REGARDING HOLY COMMUNION Welcome! In the Orthodox Church, reception of the Holy Eucharist is

reserved for baptized, chrismated Orthodox Christians who have prepared

by prayer, fasting and a recent confession. If you are visiting from a non-

Orthodox church or otherwise are not prepared to commune today, you are

welcome to receive some of the unconsecrated, blessed bread which the

acolytes are holding. We pray for all to be united in the Body and Blood of

Christ! If you would like to learn how you can enter into communion with

the Orthodox Church, please speak with our clergy.

SAINT HERMAN ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America

Diocese of Los Angeles and the West

PRIMATE and DIOCESAN HIERARCH

His Eminence, the Most Reverend Metropolitan JOSEPH

PASTOR

Rev. Fr. Matthew Howell

DEACON

Rev. Dn. Thomas Ross

Contact Information 6988 N. En Dove Road

Wasilla, Alaska 99654 Pastor’s Phone: (907)373-5254

priest@sainthermanwasilla.org

www.SaintHermanWasilla.org

4th

Sunday of

Pascha: Sunday of

the Paralytic

April 29, 2018

THIS WEEK’S SERVICES April 29 – May 6

Sat. May 5 – 6:00pm: Great Vespers (confessions heard afterward)

Sun. May 6 – 9:00am: Orthros

Sun. May 6 – 10:00am: Divine Liturgy

GOOD WORKS BASKET Current Collection: Emergency Hygiene Kits for IOCC

We are collecting new hand towels, washcloths, combs, nail clippers, bath

size bar soap in original packaging, toothbrushes and band-aids upstairs in

the Parish Hall until May 6th. Kit assembly will occur May 6 during coffee

hour. Please take an item ticket from the bulletin board in Parish Hall. See

Stephanie Hopkins with questions. Thank you!

Summary of Previous Collection: Heart Reach Center During Great Lent we collected 519 diapers and 1.5 pounds of formula for

the Heart Reach Center in Wasilla. We were able to give them 4 baskets

full of baby gifts for new mothers, each basket was full of bottles, pacifiers,

bottle brushes, pacifier clips, socks, hats, clothes, rattles, teethers, baby

books, toys, stuffed animals, diaper creams and powders, shampoo, lotion,

washcloths, hooded towels, teething gel, nail clippers, aspirators, infant

medicines, handmade blankets, and more! The HRC was amazed at how

nice everything was in the baskets, appreciative of the number of diapers,

and very impressed the women of our church were willing to donate such

nice, new handmade quilts/knit blankets too which will be given away for

free to new mothers. May God bless all who donated for your generosity!

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION – ON BREAK UNTIL JUNE Fr. Matthew’s class about the Divine Liturgy will resume in June.

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THE GOSPEL (CONTINUED) me.” Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your pallet, and walk.” And at

once the man was healed, and he took up his pallet and walked. Now

that day was the Sabbath. So the Jews said to the man who was

cured, “It is the Sabbath, it is not lawful for you to carry your pallet.”

But he answered them, “The man who healed me said to me, ‘Take

up your pallet, and walk.’” They asked him, “Who is the man who

said to you, ‘Take up your pallet, and walk’?” Now the man who had

been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, as

there was a crowd in the place. Afterward, Jesus found him in the

temple, and said to him, “See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing

worse befalls you.” The man went away and told the Jews that it was

Jesus Who had healed him.Salome, bought spices so that they might go

and anoint Him. And very early on the first day of the week they went to

the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another,

“Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?” And

looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back—it was very large.

SAINTS & FEASTS OF THE DAY Fourth Sunday of Pascha: Sunday of the Paralytic;

Apostles Jason and Sosipater of the Seventy; Martyr Kerkyra of Corfu;

John the New Almsgiver, metropolitan of Thebes; Martyr John of

Romania; Basil of Ostrog, Metropolitan of Zakhum in Serbia

THE EPISTLE Sing praises to our God, sing praises.

Clap your hands, all you nations.

The Reading from the Acts of the Saintly and Pure Apostles.

(9:32-42)

In those days, as Peter went here and there among them all, he

came down also to the saints that lived at Lydda. There he found a

man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years and was

paralyzed. And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; rise

and make your bed.” And immediately he rose. And all the residents

of Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord. Now there

was at Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which means Dorcas. She was

full of good works and acts of charity. In those days she fell sick and

died; and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.

Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was

there, sent two men to him entreating him, “Please come to us without

delay.” So Peter rose and went with them. And when he had come,

they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him

weeping, and showing tunics and other garments, which Dorcas made

while she was with them. But Peter put them all outside and knelt

down and prayed; then turning to the body he said, “Tabitha, rise.”

And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up. And he

gave her his hand and lifted her up. Then calling the saints and

widows he presented her alive. And it became known throughout all

Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

THE GOSPEL The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (5:1-15)

At that time, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by

the Sheep Gate a pool, in Hebrew called Bethesda, which has five

porticoes. In these lay a multitude of invalids, blind, lame, paralyzed,

waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel of the Lord went

down at certain seasons into the pool and troubled the water; whoever

stepped in first, after the troubling of the water was healed of whatever

disease he had. One man was there, who had been ill for 38 years.

When Jesus saw him and knew that he had been lying there a long

time, He said to him, “Do you want to be healed?” The sick man

answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the

water is troubled, and while I am going another steps down before

A GOOD WORD “We do not change the boundaries marked out by our Fathers. We

keep the Tradition we have received. If we begin to lay down the

Law of the Church even in the smallest things, the whole edifice will

fall to the ground in no short time.” -- St. John of Damascus

“All who ask receive, those who seek find, and to those who knock

it shall be opened. Therefore, let us knock at the beautiful garden of

Scripture. It is fragrant, sweet, and blooming with various sounds of

spiritual and divinely inspired birds. They sing all around our ears,

capture our hearts, comfort the mourners, pacify the angry, and fill

us with everlasting joy.” – St. John of Damascus

“I do not worship matter, I worship the God of matter, who became

matter for my sake and deigned to inhabit matter, who worked out

my salvation through matter. I will not cease from honoring that

matter which works for my salvation. I venerate it, though not as

God.” – St. John of Damascus

SAINT HERMAN OF ALASKA ORTHODOX CHURCH 6988 N En Dove Rd - Wasilla, AK 99654

Reverend Matthew Howell, Pastor (907)373-5254

MAY 2018Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Apr 29 Paralytic

9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine

Liturgy

Apr 30 1 2 Mid-Pentecost

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6:00pm GreatVespers

6 Samaritan Woman

9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine

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7 8 St. John theTheologian

9

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10 11 Ss. Cyril andMethodius

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12

4:00pm GreatVespers withMetropolitanJOSEPH (noconfessions)

5:30pm ParishDinner atEvangelos

13 Blind Man

9:00am Orthros 10:00am

Hierarchical DivineLiturgy withMetropolitanJOSEPH

14 15 16

6:00pm GreatVespers with Litia

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17 ASCENSION OF

THE LORD

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6:00pm GreatVespers

20 Fathers of the 1st

EcumenicalCouncil

9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine

Liturgy

21 Ss. Constantine &

Helen

22 23

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24 25

Fast

26

6:00pm GreatVespers with Litia

27 PENTECOST

9:00am Orthros 9:45am Divine

Liturgy withblessing of Dip Nets

12:15pm KneelingVespers

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Jun 1

Fast free

Jun 2

Country Fair

6:00pm GreatVespers

Fast free

Please consult the Sunday bulletin for changes to the monthly calendar.

Emergency Hygiene Kits for IOCC

Collecting items through Sunday, May 6th

Bring donations to the Parish Hall

• hand towels • washcloths • combs • nail clippers • bath size bar soap • toothbrushes • band-aids

We will make as many kits as there are matching items - extras will be donated locally

Kit assembly will be after coffee hour on May 6th

Please note these details from IOCC that facilitate international shipping and distribution:

No additional items, including notes No religious or governmental symbols

See Stephanie Hopkins with questions. Thank you!

Your Help is Needed

Country Fairu for the

The Country Fair is fast approaching on Saturday, June 2Saturday, June 2ndnd . Now is the time to donate for prizes and the Trading Post store at the Country Fair. If you like to shop, Target, Joann’s and Michaels have great dollar bins with all kinds of fun items we can use for the prize booth. You can also donate money to help purchase these items. This year we would like to focus on homemade and handcrafted items to sell in the Trading Post. If you like to sew, knit, do crafts, woodworking, or make anything by hand, your skills are needed to donate to the Trading Post. Listed below are some suggestions of items we need...

Suggested items needed for the PRIZE BOOTH: Bulk boxes of candy and gum: ring pops, m&m's, skittles... Big Water guns like super soakers Nerf dart guns Slip n' slides, sprinklers- any fun water toys Outdoor sports equipment- frisbees, soccer balls... Stuffed animals Lego kits OR...money to help purchase these items

Suggested handmade items for the TRADING POST:Sewing, knitting or completed craft projects Quilts Hair accessories like headbands and hair clips for women and girls Aprons- adult and child size Canned goods, like jams and jellies Jewelry Handmade toys and items for children and babies-bibs, blankets, baby booties.. Woodworking projects-birdhouses, furniture... Handmade candles, soap, lotion Hanging flower baskets or pots filled with flowers or herbs

All donation items can be dropped off in the downstairs room of the parish hall on the labeled table.

All proceeds from the Country Fair will go towards the building fund of our parish. Please contact Kim Meals(907)748-1734,

with any questions and to find out how you can be a part of the effort to help our parish and community at the Country Fair.

Please contact Kim Meals or Rebekah Johnson with your donation questions.

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YOU CAN HELP THE YOUTH GROUP OF SAINT HERMAN

ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH EARN DONATIONS JUST BY

SHOPPING WITH YOUR FRED MEYER REWARDS CARD!

Every quarter Fred Meyer sends a check to our church, which gets deposited into

our Youth Group account to be used for camp and retreat scholarships and other

activities. Here is how you can support our youth group:

1. Go to www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards.

2. At the top right of the screen, click “Sign in” or “Register”

3. After signing in, click “Re-enroll or link your Rewards Card now” under the section

Are you a Fred Meyer Customer?

4. In the search box, enter 91379 or “Saint Herman Antiochian Orthodox Church”

5. Click the button next to our church’s name, then click “Enroll.”

Then, every time you shop and use your Rewards Card, you are helping the Youth

Group of Saint Herman Church earn a donation! You still earn your Rewards Points,

Fuel Points, and Rebates, just as you do today. If you do not have a Rewards Card, it is

available at the Customer Service desk of any Fred Meyer store. For more

information, please visit www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards.

Dates: July 4–8, 2018Venue: Red Lion Hotel on the RiverHosted by: St. George Antiochian Orthodox ChurchRoom rate: $129 (early bird)Hotel perks: Free high-speed Internet, free parking free shuttle to light rail station (easy access to downtown and other shopping areas—tax-free shopping!)

Here’s what people are saying about Portland:

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“Food and drink capital of America” (London Telegraph)

“One of 10 best food cities in America” (Washington Post)

#1 on American Greenest Cities list (Travel + Leisure)

“Best food town” (Sunset)

Early Bird Ticket Book: $170 (adults)

$165 (teens)

$125 (children)

Room Rate: $129 (early bird—great rate for Portland)

Thursday Hospitality Night: Independence Day Party with Talent Show

Friday Night: Bible Bowl followed by Swing Dance and Dessert Reception

Saturday Morning: Brunch with Sayedna and Awards

Saturday Afternoon: Oratorical Contest and Choir Festival

Saturday Night: Hafli

Sunday: Hierarchical Divine Liturgy

2018 PLC in PortlandThe Highlights