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Saint Sophia

Greek Orthodox Cathedral

“God’s people, serving God’s people”

15th of September, 2013

Sunday after the Elevation of the Cross

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

Office Hours 8:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday

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DAIILY VITAMINS

FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH

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FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Executive Officers

George E. Preonas, President; Andrew Evangelatos,

Executive Vice President; James A. Demetriou, PhD,

Vice President & C.F.O.; Constantine M. Boukidis, Sec-

retary; Tina Callas, Treasurer Members

V. Rev. Fr. John S. Bakas; Nicholas Bissias; Timi Loomos

Freshman; Alek Haidos; Steve Hanna; Michael Huff-

ington; Gig Kyriacou; Brent Noyes; 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

Brent Noyes, President; John Kopatsis, Vice-President;

Irene Andreadis, Recording Secretary; Karen

Sarames, Corresponding Secretary/Legal; Michael

Kraios, Treasurer & C.F.O. Members

Bertha Angels; Jeanine Hanna; Glenn Lianos; Eleni

Constantine Manolelis; Loula Moschonas; Kouji Naka-

ta; Alex Oxyzolou; Peter Pallas; Dean Peratsakis; Doro-

thy Spirus Board of Auditors

Jim Ananias; Tony Demetriou; Tom Moore

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MEMORIALS

GEORGE S. POULLOS—1 YEAR, SPEROS POULLOS – 49 YEARS, VA-

SILIKI POULLOS – 19 YEARS, GERASIMOS MOSQUEDA - 11 YEARS,

ANTONIOS PANTAZOPOULOS, IOANNA PANTAZOPOULOS, STAV-

ROS PANTAZOPOULOS, GEORGIOS POULLOS, ELENI POULLOS,

BASIL HALKAS, SOPHIA HALKAS, GEORGE BRAVOS, BILL BRAVOS,

GUS CHACHAKOS, ASTEROULA CHACHAKOS, MERONIE COSTAS,

THEONY CONDOS, NICKOLETTA, NICHOLAOS, DEMETRIOS,

ELEFTHERIA, FOTINI, THEODOROS, SOPHIA DARBACOPOULOU, VA-

SILIKI KEFALIANOS – 40 DAYS, STAVROS, MARIA, NIKOLAOS, THEO-

DORA, PETROS, KONSTANINOS

“But the souls of the righteous are in the hands of the Lord, and

there shall no torment touch them.”

Wisdom 3:1

May their memory be eternal…

ALTAR CANDLES

Both sides in loving memory of Sophia Darbacoupou by

her daughter Maria and family.

ALTAR TABLE CANDLES

Offered in loving memory of Vasiliki by the Becos family.

ALTAR FLOWERS

Offered in loving memory of Vasiliki by the Becos family.

COFFEE HOUR

Sponsored in honor of the 65th Wedding Anniversary of Pe-

ter and Amelia Koustas.

Sponosored in loving memory of George S. Poullos by his

loving sister Jayne Poullos.

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MINISTRY NEWS

ORTHODOX BIBLE BLAST 2013-2014 During the months of September and October you can get an

Orthodox Study Bible (including the Old Testament) for the VERY

SPECIAL LOW PRICE of $27.50.

One of our goals at St Sophia Cathedral this liturgical year is to

get a copy of the Orthodox Study Bible into the hands of every

single member of our community. The St Sophia Bookstore has

stocked up on Orthodox Study Bibles and for a short time only we

are offering them at below cost for your benefit.

Benefactors who want to help

students in need may sponsor 10

Bibles for $275. Benefactors will

be recognized in the weekly bul-

letin for their generosity. Just send

a check to the church and write

“Bible Blast” in the memo or call

the office to make a gift over the

phone.

NOTICE

Female parishioner seeking English speaking female companion

with a valid California driver’s license to help with daily and

weekly errands. If interested please call Ann Pappas 323-737-2424

ROOM FOR RENT?

An Orthodox young woman from Orange County and teacher-in-

traning is looking to rent a room in the area in order to better

serve her students at John Muir Middle School—5929 S Vermont

Ave. If you or someone you know is interested in renting a room

in the area please contact the office and leave your information

with Noah (323)737-2424 ext. 103

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HYMNS OF THE DAY

RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION SECOND TONE

When you descended into death, O life immortal, you de-

stroyed Hades with the splendor of your divinity, and when

you raised the dead from the depths of darkness, all the

heavenly powers shouted: O giver of life, Christ our God,

glory to you.

APOLYTIKION FOR THE NATIVITY ΟF THE THEOTOKOS

Your Nativity, O Theotokos, has proclaimed joy to the

whole world; for from you has dawned the Sun of Right-

eousness, Christ our God, annulling the curse and bestow-

ing the blessing, abolishing death and granting us life ever-

lasting

TROPARION OF SAINT SOPHIA (HOLY WISDOM)

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—JOACHIM AND ANNA

In your holy birth, Immaculate One, Joachim and Anna

were rid of the shame of childlessness; Adam and Eve of

the corruption of death. And so your people, free of the

guilt of their sins, celebrate crying: "The barren one gives

birth to the Theotokos, who nourishes our life."

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ΥΜΝΟΣ

ΆΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΜΟ ἈΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΙΟΝ

Ὅτε κατῆλθες πρὸς τὸν θάνατον, ἡ Ζωὴ ἡ ἀθάνατος, τότε τὸν

ᾅδην ἐνέκρωσας τῇ ἀστραπῇ τῆς Θεότητος, ὅτε δὲ καὶ τοὺς

τεθνεῶτας ἐκ τῶν καταχθονίων ἀνέστησας, πᾶσαι αἱ

Δυνάμεις τῶν ἐπουρανίων ἐκραύγαζον·Ζωοδότα Χριστὲ ὁ

Θεὸς ἡμῶν δόξα σοι.

ΑΠΟΛΥΤΙΚΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΓΕΝΝΗΣΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ

Ἡ γέννησίς σου Θεοτόκε χαρὰν ἐμήνυσε πάσῃ τῇ οἰκουμένῃ·

ἐκ σοῦ γὰρ ἀνέτειλεν ὁ Ἥλιος τῆς δικαιοσύνης, Χριστὸς ὁ

Θεὸς ἡμῶν· καὶ λύσας τὴν κατάραν, ἔδωκε τὴν εὐλογίαν·καὶ

καταργήσας τὸν θάνατον, ἐδωρήσατο ἡμῖν ζωὴν τὴν

αἰώνιον.

ΤΡΟΠΑΡΙΟΝ ΤΟΥ ΝΑΟΥ — ἉΓΙΑ ΣΟΦΙΑ

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.

ΚΟΝΤΑΚΙΟΝ—ΊΩΑΚΕῚΜ ΚΑῚ ἍΝΝΑ

Ιωακείμ καί Άννα όνειδισμού ατεκνίας, καί Αδάμ καί Εύα, εκ

τής φθοράς τού θανάτου, ηλευθερώθησαν, Άχραντε, εν τή

αγία γεννήσει σου, αυτήν εορτάζει καί ο λαός σου, ενοχής

τών πταισμάτων, λυτρωθείς εν τώ κράζειν σοι, Η στείρα τίκτει

τήν Θεοτόκον, καί τροφόν τής ζωής ημών.

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EPISTLE READING

Priest: Let Us Attend…

Reader: Sing praises to our God, sing praises… clap your

hands, all you nations.

Priest: Wisdom...

Reader: The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians (2:16-20)

BRETHREN, you know that a man is not justified by works of

the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we have be-

lieved in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in

Christ, and not by works of the law, because by works of

the law shall no one be justified. But if, in our endeavor to

be justified in Christ, we ourselves were found to be sinners,

is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not! But if I build up

again those things which I tore down, then I prove myself a

transgressor. For I through the law died to the law, that I

might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no

longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I

now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who

loved me and gave himself for me.

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GOSPEL READING

The Reading is from The Gospel of St. Mark

(8:34-38,9:1))

The Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him

deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For who-

ever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life

for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it

profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For

what can a man give in return for his life? For whoever is

ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful

generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed,

when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy an-

gels." And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are

some standing here who will not taste death before they

see the kingdom of God come with power."

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PHILOPTOHOS NEWS The festival is over!! A big thank you to ALL the ladies who helped

bake for the pastry booth. From the baklava, and diples to the

galatabouriko, everyone thanks you from the bottom of their

‘stomachs’! Baking chairmen Eleni Manolelis, Zoe Fovos and

Mary Kezios and their “crews” deserve our deepest thanks for all

of their time and effort. To all of the ‘workers’ who came and

worked in the pastry booth - some for hours and hours - again,

thank you thank you! I must thank Board member Olga Jordan

for being a ‘booth captain’ with me and all of her work schedul-

ing the volunteers, plus all of the running we did for pastries not to

mention the clean up work at night. It was quite exhausting. The

weekend was wonderful! A special thank you again to the Chair-

men of the festival, John Boudouvas and Eleni Manolelis, their

committee and our spiritual leaders Father Bakas and Father

Boyd, for putting this all together in just 5 months!

Our first meeting of the new Ecclesiastical year will be on Septem-

ber 22nd. Please mark your calendars and join us. We have two

amazing speakers planned. First we are pleased to announce

we have Dr. Dennis Holmes, MD. Dr. Holmes is head of the Los An-

geles Woman’s Center and was the Chief of Breast Surgery at

USC Norris Cancer Center for 7 years. Dr. Holmes is a pioneer in

the treatments of breast cancer. Along with Dr. Holmes will be Dr.

Lacy Le, MD. Dr. Le is a specialist in Plastics and Reconstructive

Surgery. We look forward to seeing you.

STUFFED ANIMALS PROJECT: We have a new collection for the

month of September. In memory of 6-year old Ileana, the niece

of our board member Allison Stavaridis, we will be collecting new

stuffed animals. Ileana died of brain cancer back in April. Allison

will be taking all of the new stuffed animals to children undergo-

ing cancer treatments at the UCLA Mattel Pediatric Hospital. If

you would like to donate a new stuffed animal, please bring it to

church on a Sunday in the month of September OR bring it to our

meeting on September 22.

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MINISTRY NEWS

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd has been designated National

Philoptohos Day. We will be passing a tray in church and send-

ing all proceeds to Holy Cross Hellenic College. Please support

our seminarians on the 22nd. This is a National obligation every

September at the beginning of the Ecclesiastical year.

Philoptohos must continue to reach out and do the work of our

Lord. The poor, the destitute, the hungry, the aged, the sick, the

unemployed, the orphaned, … those who may need assistance.

“For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always

have me.” John 12:8.

With love in Christ’s service,

Virginia Noyes and

The Philoptohos Board of Directors

JOY OF PARENTING CLASSES Classes resume Sept. 22, in the Huffington Ctr. Join your fellow parishioners in a lively discussion of parenting

children of all ages: from toddlers to teens and beyond. Classes

are held in the Work/Study Room in the Huffington Center, up-

stairs near the left-hand side staircase, immediately following

Holy Communionand concluding at noon. Come with your con-

cerns and questions or just listen; there is no pressure to speak to

the class. It's a wonderful way to get acquainted with other par-

ents. There is no fee to attend. The Joy of Parenting Ministry is

facilitated by Barbara Kappos, LCSW and Nikolaos Stefanidis,

Ph.D. Upcoming topics:

September 22, "The Benefits of Setting a Routine"

September 29: "How to Interpret Your Child's Behavior."

20TH ANNUAL ST. SOPHIA CAMP TENNIS MIXER & DINNER Sunday, October 6th at the Riviera Country Club. All levels of

play are welcome for mixed doubles tennis. Not a tennis player?

Become a sponsor or serve as a volunteer. All proceeds benefit

St. Sophia Camp. Questions? Contact Mary-Kay Demetriou:

310-625-0412 or mary-kay@mindspring.com

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