Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral

“God’s people, serving God’s people”

Sunday, 28th of April 2013

Palm Sunday 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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HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

Palm Sunday, April 28th (Christ’s Triumphal Entry Into Jerusalem)

8:30 AM……….Orthros

9:30 AM……….Studies In The Faith

10:00 AM……...Divine Liturgy w/Blessing & Distribution of Palms

7:30 PM……….1st Service of the Bridegroom / Nymphios (This beautiful

service helps prepare us to receive the Christ our Lord as the Bridegroom

of the Church. It happens 3 nights in a row.)

Coffee Hour in the Huffington Center Maniatakos

Fellowship Hall – Please support our Dance Group’s bake sale

and Lenten luncheon. NO MEMORIALS TODAY

Holy Monday, April 29th

9:30 AM……….Pre-Sanctified Liturgy

7:30 PM……….2nd Service of the Bridegroom / Nymphios

Holy Tuesday, April 30th

7:30 PM……….3rd Service of the Bridegroom / Nymphios

Holy Wednesday, May 1st

9:30 AM……….Pre-Sanctified Liturgy (Last one of the Lenten Season)

3:30 PM……….(Early Choice) Sacrament of Holy Unction

7:30 PM……….(Later Choice) Sacrament of Holy Unction

Holy Thursday, May 2nd

10:00 AM….….Saint Basil Morning Vesperal Liturgy

7:30 PM……….Reading of the 12 Gospels (About the dramatic Passion &

Crucifixion of our Lord)

Holy Friday, May 3rd

9:30 AM……….Reading of the Royal Hours (Hymns, Psalms, and Readings

from the Old and New Testaments, all prophetically and practically

related to the Person of Jesus Christ.)

3:30 PM……….Descent from the Cross (The Un-nailing)

7:30 PM……….Lamentation Service (Funeral procession of our Lord)

Holy Saturday, May 4th

7:00 AM………..Saint Basil Morning Vesperal Liturgy (Arise O God!)

11:00 PM……….The Canon (Anticipating the coming Resurrection)

12:00 AM……….Resurrection / Anastasi Service

12:30 AM……….Resurrectional Divine Liturgy

Holy Pascha / Easter Sunday, May 5th

11:00 AM……….Agape Service – Vespers of Love (The Good News of Jesus

Christ Read in Different Languages)

1:00 PM – 7:00 PM……….Pascha Picnic in Pasadena

All bible classes are cancelled this week and next week.

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DAIILY VITAMINS

FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH

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Υμνος

Ἀπολυτίκιον τοῦ Λαζάρου - Ἦχος α’

Τὴν κοινὴν Ἀνάστασιν, πρὸ τοῦ σοῦ Πάθους πιστούμενος, ἐκ

νεκρῶν ἥγειρας τὸν Λάζαρον Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ὅθεν καὶ ἡμεῖς

ὦς οἱ Παῖδες, τὰ τῆς νίκης σύμβολα φέροντες, σοὶ τῶ Νικητὴ

τοῦ θανάτου βοῶμεν, Ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις, εὐλογημένος

ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου.

Ἀπολυτίκιον τῶν Βαΐων - Ἦχος δ’

Συνταφέντες σοὶ διὰ τοῦ Βαπτίσματος, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν,

τῆς ἀθανάτου ζωῆς ἠξιώθημεν τὴ Ἀναστάσει σου, καὶ

ἀνυμνοῦντες κράζομεν, Ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις,

εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου.

Κοντάκιον τῶν Βαΐων - Ἦχος πλ β’

Τῶ θρόνω ἐν οὐρανῷ, τῶ πώλω ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἐποχούμενος

Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, τῶν Ἀγγέλων τὴν αἴνεσιν, καὶ τῶν Παίδων

ἀνύμνησιν προσεδέξω βοώντων σοί, Εὐλογημένος εἶ ὁ

ἐρχόμενος, τὸν Ἀδὰμ ἀνακαλέσασθαι

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HYMNS OF THE DAY

Apolytikion of St Lazaros - Tone 1

O Christ our God, before Your Passion, You raised Lazarus

from the dead to confirm the common Resurrection for all.

Therefore, we carry the symbols of victory as did the youths,

and we cry out to You, the victor over death, "Hosanna in

the highest. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the

Lord. "

Apolytikion of Palm Sunday - Tone 4

O Christ, Our God, we have been Buried with You through

Baptism, and by Your Resurrection made worthy of Life

immortal. Praising You, we cry out, "Hosanna in the highest,

blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord."

Kontakion of Palm Sunday - Tone 6

In Heaven, He is seated upon a Throne and on earth He rides

upon a colt. O Christ our God, accept the praise of the

Angels and the hymn of the Children who cry out to You,

"Blessed are You who comes to recall Adam".

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EPISTLE READING

EPISTLE READER..... MICHAEL KRAIOS

Priest: Let Us Attend…

Reader: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord

…give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His mercy

endures forever.

Priest: Wisdom…

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

Philippians 4:4-9

Priest: Let us be Attentive...

Reader: BRETHREN, rejoice in the Lord always; again I will

say, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The

Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in

everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving

let your requests be made known to God. And the

peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep

your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally,

brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable,

whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,

whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is

anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What

you have learned and received and heard and seen in

me, do; and the God of peace will be with you.

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GOSPEL READING

The Gospel of John 12:1-18

Six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where

Lazaros was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.

There they made Him a supper; Martha served, and

Lazaros was one of those at table with Him. Mary took a

pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the

feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the

house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. But

Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was to betray

him), said "Why was this ointment not sold for three

hundred denarii and given to the poor?" This he said, not

that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief,

and as he had the money box he used to take what was

put into it. Jesus said, "Let her alone, let her keep it for

the day of my burial. The poor you always have with you,

but you do not always have me." When the great crowd

of the Jews learned that He was there, they came, not

only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazaros, whom

He had raised from the dead. So the chief priests

planned to put Lazaros also to death, because on

account of him many of the Jews were going away and

believing in Jesus. The next day a great crowd who had

come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to

Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and

went out to meet Him, crying, "Hosanna! Blessed is He

who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of

Israel!" And Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it;

as it is written, "Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your

king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!" His disciples

did not understand this at first; but when Jesus was

glorified, then they remembered that this had been

written of Him and had been done to Him. The crowd

that had been with Him when He called Lazaros out of

the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness.

The reason why the crowd went to meet Him was that

they heard He had done this sign.

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MINISTRY NEWS

PHILOPTOHOS NEWS Our Mother’s Day Luncheon and Fashion Show will be held on

Saturday, May 11 at the Universal Sheraton Hotel. We will be

honoring the Philoptohos Mother of the Year, Susan Giokaris

Patzakis. Invitations have been mailed. If you do not receive an

invitation, please leave a message at the church office and we will

mail one to you. The work of Philoptohos is often emotionally

difficult but also rewarding. Please join us and support our

outreach efforts.

*Don’t forget today is the last day of our SEE’S candy sale after

church. All proceeds will go to our Kids ‘n Cancer Camps. Be sure

you stop by our table in the coffee hour! The Kids ‘n Cancer

camps are located in California, Arizona and Washington. Please

give these children and their families a little enjoyment.

Do you like to bake or have a little time on your hands? If anyone

would like to bake some koulourakia, or other Greek cookies, we

would like to send a ‘care package’ to our newly ‘adopted

seminarian’ at Holy Cross. His name is Kevin Edgecomb, and he

has taken the name “Nektarios”. We will be his ‘adopted’

Philoptohos chapter until he graduates in 2015.

The mission of Philoptohos is to help the poor, the needy and the

sick. We are joining in a food drive for our ‘neighborhood’ around

the Cathedral door. Bags need to be returned to the Sunday

school director Eleni Yokas no later than Good Friday. Presvytera

Danita has a table at coffee hour if you wish to donate to this

worthy project.

Also, we are almost done collecting undergarments and socks for

the women and children in the safe houses that are run by the

Domestic Violence Agency. As the Earth undergoes a renewal of

life from the dormant, we must give these victims hope that their

lives will be ‘renewed’. No longer is domestic violence confined to

husbands and wives – now it’s our daughters and granddaughters

in high school and college. Please help donate some of these

items when you see them on ‘sale’ or ‘special’ in the stores.

May we all have a beautiful journey through Holy Week as we

attend church and wait for Easter Sunday.

Kali Anastasi.

With love in Christ’s service,

Virginia Noyes and the Philoptohos Board of Directors

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MINISTRY NEWS (continued)

PHILANTHROPIA MINISTRY NEWS SCHEDULE FOR CONFESSIONS: During Great Lent (which began on

Monday, March 18th) Father Peter will be available for confessions

by appointment on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. in the St.

Demetrios chapel. Please check with Eleni in the church office for

detailed information.

GET ON THE BUS: This project is in full swing of collecting monies so

that we may sponsor a bus again this year. Exact times and dates

will be forthcoming, but as always observed on Mothers’ Day and

Fathers’ Day respectively. We will keep you posted as the day

approaches. Thank you!

STREET OUTREACH: To date $1,200.00 worth of items have been

collected and distributed to the abandoned children in the

outreach for the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. Dr. Nikos

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

the Clinical Director of this High Risk Program. Your continued help

will assure that these children are cared for year round 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.

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 two new receptacles for

"used clothing" and "canned goods" are working great. They are

located near the nursery. Thank you!

PHILANTHROPIA WEBSITE: The “Winter” issue of the PHILANTHROPIA

Newsletter has been mailed and will be on the website shortly at:

www.philanthropiaministry.org We thank Perry Lambert who is

coordinating our website.

KALI ANASTASI & KALO PASCHA: The members of PHILANTHROPIA

wish all of you a Blessed Pascha.

Take care and God Bless.

With love, Father Peter

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MINISTRY NEWS (continued)

PHILOPTOHOS VIP NEWS We are pleased to announce that we'll be honoring Evans and

Catherine Rodinos as VIP Philoptohos Senior Citizens of the Year

2013. Plan to attend this special day. Please join us for a very

special luncheon and program that have been planned on

Thursday, May 23rd. Chairperson is Mersy Loukaris and co-chair

Pitsa Schwartz. Please contact Mary Kezios at (562) 923-7110 or

Stella Morris at (818) 783-4055 for resevations. The price is $25.00

In His Service,

Mary Morrison, VIP President

JOY OF PARENTING CLASS - Today, Huffington Center, 2nd floor

Join your fellow parishioners in a lively discussion of parenting

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

following Holy Communion, concluding at noon. The topic: "When

Parents Don't Agree." Come with your concerns and questions or

just listen; there is no pressure to speak to the class. It's a wonderful

way to get acquainted with other parents. There is no fee to

attend. Classes are held in the Huffington Center, Work/Study

Room, upstairs near the left-hand side staircase. The Joy of

Parenting Ministry is facilitated by Barbara Kappos, LCSW and

Nikolaos Stefanidis, Ph.D. Upcoming topics: May 12, "Disciplining vs.

Punishing: What's the Difference?" and May 19, "Teen Suicide: A

Horrible Reality We Should Not Ignore."

PRAYER VIGIL – THE JESUS PRAYER – MAY 2nd We will be having an all-night prayer vigil in the St. Constantine

Chapel on Holy Thursday. This will be an hour by hour prayer for

one hour reciting the Jesus Prayer. Beginning on Holy Thursday,

May 2nd at 10:00pm after the reading of the 12 Gospels and

concluding on Holy Friday,May 3rd at 10:00am after the reading of

the Royal Hours. If you would like to participate and reserve an

hour, please contact John Kopatsis at kopatsis@gmail.com or

Vickie Deryiades at 310/279-3722.

Someone once asked Mother Theresa, “When you pray, what do

you say to God?” Her answer startled the interviewer. She said, “I

don’t say anything. I listen.” Fumbling around for some reply, he

finally blurted, “Okay! When you pray, what does God say to

you?” Mother Theresa answered, “He doesn’t say anything. He

listens.”

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As we enter this Lent, participating in prayer and fasting, make

it joyful by feasting on showing “Love of neighbor” through

almsgiving. Once again, the AMNOS Ministry will make an effort

to fill a 5 ton truck with your donation of quality clothing to be

distributed to those less fortunate.

The Old Testament Prophet Isaiah suggests this bit of wisdom,

...the fast that I have chosen...is when I see the naked, to cover

him with clothing... Make this Lent even more joyful by

conducting your own clothing drive at school, work or in your

neighborhood.

St. Sophia's 10th annual, 5 TONS OF LOVE clothing drive will take

place over the next seven weeks. (Drop off location

TBD) Please contact Fr. Allan Boyd or Dean & Christina

Peratsakis for more info

@ 818-351-0122 or dotos@msn.com Volunteers needed. Thank

you.

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The Saint Sophia Dance Ministry invites you to a

PALM SUNDAY LUNCHEON

April 28, 2013

Please join us for a Lenten luncheon

immediately Following Divine Liturgy in the

Maniatakos Fellowship Hall

Donation of $10 per person is requested

All proceeds benefit the Saint Sophia Greek

Folk Dance Ministry

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Holy Thursday Night

Teen Cathedral Lock-In

7th—12th Grade

Begins immediately after service of the 12

Gospels through 9AM

Remaining at Christ’s side through the night.

Evening will include a retreat reflection on

Christ’s Passion.

WHAT TO BRING: sleeping bags; pillows; modest

(APPROPRIATE) sleep wear; tooth brush; tooth

paste; comb/brush & clothes for

Church in the morning.

Food will be provided for the teens.

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Holy Friday Kids’ Retreat

Kindergarten—6th Grade

Begins immediately after

Service of Royal Hours through 2:30PM.

Resurrection Rolls; story eggs; prosphora baking;

arts and crafts; and some fun games.

Directly following the Retreat

is the beautiful service of

Christ’s Descent From the Cross at 3:30 PM.

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COMMUNITY NEWS (continued)

HOLY WEEK FLOWERS Donations are being accepted for floral arrangements, icons,

underwriting the Epitaphios flowers in memory of

loved ones, in full or in part and all related flowers

for Holy week and Easter.

Altar plant donations may be made in any amount

in memory of loved ones. Please contact Ann

Pappas or Jimmy Karatsikis for any additional information. (323)

737-2424 ext. 207 Ann or ext. 302 Jimmy

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PLEASE NOTE The Lenten and Holy week schedule will be available in the

Narthex, at the front desk of the Huffington center and at

coffee hour.

Holy Week, Lenten Liturgy & Akathist service books have arrived

for our Lenten journey. Books are available in the Narthex &

Bookstore. The supply is limited.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR 2 HOURS Saint Sophia Cathedral Easter picnic,

Brookside park in Pasadena, Easter Sunday, May 5th

Please see Toula Kalatzis during coffee hour to sign up.

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ST SOPHIA DANCE PROGRAM EASTER BAKE SALE Sunday April 28th, 2013 Immediately following liturgy we will

have: Tsourekia, cupcakes, koulourakia, baklava,

melomakarona & kourabiethes. For Pre-orders for Tsourekia

please call Demitra (818) 903-7059

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COMMUNITY NEWS (continued)

BOOKSTORE NEWS A very limited supply of beautifully decorated Greek beeswax

lambathes for Anastasi are available in the bookstore only.

They will be that special candle whose light you will want to

take home. We also have recently received a new shipment of

nicely detailed and affordable Icons.

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OUR OWN JOSEPH FOUAD EXCELS Our beloved former altar server, Joseph Fouad will be a visitor

of the Magdi Yacoub Institute in the Harefield Heart Science

Centre between Aug. 17th to Sept. 21st. During this time he will

join the Valve Biology and Tissue Engineering Research Group

under the direction of Professor Magdi Yacoub.

During this time he will work on one of the projects relating to

valve biology and/or the use of stem cells to tissue engineer a

heart valve.

Joseph can expect to be taught a number of experimental

techniques during his stay, which may include heart dissection,

in vitro tissue bath work, immunocytochemistry, cell culture and

various cell and tissue based assays. Bravo Joseph! We are

proud of you. God bless you!

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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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