Sunday Bulletin December 13, 2015

11th Sunday of Luke Auxentios & Martyrs of Sebaste; Lucia the Virgin Martyr;

Herman of Alaska

Transfiguration of our Lord Greek Orthodox Church

414 St. Stephens School Road

Austin, Texas 78746

(512) 329-6363 email - office@transfiguration.org website - www.transfiguration.org

Sunday Service Schedule

Orthros 8:45am; Divine Liturgy 10am

Reverend Fr. Vasileios Flegas, Proistamenos

512-574-1972

Hymns

Hymn

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Effrenestho ta Urania, agalliastho ta epigia, oti epiise kratos, en vraghoni aftu, o Kirios, Epatise to thanato ton

thanaton, prototokos ton nekron egeneto, ek kilias athu erisato imas, ke pareske to kosmo to mega eleos.

Let all things above in heavn rejoice, and let all things below on earth be glad. With all the might and strength of

His arm an eternal deed the Lord did perform Beneath His feet He has trampled down death by death, and first

born of the dead has He become From the womb of Hades has He delivered us, and to all the world has granted

His great redeeming mercy

Hymn for the Forefathers

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By faith didst Thou justify the Forefathers when through them Thou didst betroth Thyself aforetime to the Church

from among the nations. The Saints boast in glory that from their seed there is a glorious fruit, even she that bare

Thee seedlessly. By their prayers, O Christ God, save our souls.

Hymn for the Transfiguration of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

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Metemorfothis en to ori, Christe o Theos, dixas tis mathites Sou tin doxan Sou, kathos idynando Lampson ke imin

tis amartolis to fos Sou to aidion, presvies tis Theotokou Fotodota doxa Si.

When O Christ our God Thou wast Transfigured on the mountain Thou didst reveal Thy glory to Thy disciples in

proportion as they could bear it. Let Thine everlasting light also enlighten us sinners. Through the intercessions of

the Theotokos, O Thou Bestower of light, glory to Thee

Kontakion

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On this day the Virgin cometh to the cave to give birth to God the Word ineffably, 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.

Epistle - St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 3:4-11

B RETHREN, when Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: fornication, im-

purity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is

idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is com-

ing upon the sons of disobedience. In these you once

walked, when you lived in them. But now put them all

away; anger, wrath, malice, slander, and foul talk from

your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you

have put off the old nature with its practices and have

put on the new nature, which is being renewed in

knowledge after the image of its creator. Here there can-

not be Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised,

barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all,

and in all.

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Gospel - Luke 14:16-24

T he 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 mar-

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

came and reported this to his master. Then the house-

holder 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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he is always wrestling in prayer for you (Colossians 4:12) Prayers for those in our Armed Forces

SGT Jennifer D. Atkinson, SSG John Atkinson, COL Dave Romine, CPT James Alfaro, SSG Deane Anderson, CPT William Willett, MAJ Timothy Ullman, MAJ Chris Chase, SPC Mindy Keys, SPC Andrew Bentzel, MAJ Scot Thornhill, CPT Christopher Gilbert, CPT. Alexander Stathos, 1st LT Angela Bahlatzis, MIDN 1/C Joseph Bar-one, SGT Walter Hurbert ( Nikolaos ) Willoughby IV, LCDR Thomas Uhl, Lt. Lance Shannon

The Prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective (James 5:16) Prayers for Health

Konstantinos, Shelly, Ruthie, Barbara, Samantha, Maria, Efstathia, Tony, Rouba, Sarah, Emily, Kynlee, Wesley, Nick, Nicholas Wyatt, Cameren, Helen, Chrissy, Nancy, MaryAnn, Marian, Tina, Salin, George-Panagiotis, Raphael, Marta, Guadalupe, Caroline, John, Lili, Archie, Kelsey, Eva, Virginia, Makena, Dolly, Afrodite, Alexandros, Lou, Thomas, Greg, Bill, Kathryn, John, Kathy, Nakis, Maggie, Rosemary, Mindy, Pat, Louella, Steve, Clifford, Tina, Cynthia, Chad, Douglas, Mat. Sissy Yerger, Fr. Paul, Katerina, Vasili, Harry, Francis, Petya, Thomas, Romeo, John, John, Brenda, Georgie, Dale, Dale, Anna, Brenda, Carol, Jan, Nick, Damon, Nick, Alex,, John, Fr. Jason and family, Presv. Tiffany, Maria, David, Boyd, Chris, Jennifer, Jay, Dede, Michael, Jason, Ling, Josh, Chrissy, Bradley, Jim, Patricia, Argyre-Lisa, Rick, Milton, Gregg, Aphro-dite, Carol, Lisa, Johanna, Candace, Kyle , Nicholas, Alex, Boriska, Judith, Dominique, Stephen, Irenaeus, Alexander, Mike, Lori, Annie, Anesti, Efstathia, Hannah, Papoulas, Anna, James,, Sheila, Kathi, Paul, Marie, Robert (Raphael), Bill, Zlatko, Jelica, Christians of Quaragosh, Brenda Baker, Fred Cantu, Brandon, Raph-ael, Fr. George, Judi, Marilyn, Bill, Dwiana, Antonela Jared, Malcolm Anthony Francis Ferrao, Jane Cathe-rine Ferrao, Shawn Anthony Ferrao, Nicole Antonette Ferrao, Lanz Nathaniel Lahom Magno, Elyseo, Elenita , Dennis Luke, Austin, Lynne Marie, Betty, Tasia, Stephen, Shandra, Victoria, Emilio, Carolina, Vickie, Andrew, Gunner, Chelsea, Marie-Louise, Karen, Presbytera Jenny Newlin, Irini, Rodamia Eleni, John, Chrisanthi, Mary, Michael, Theodoros, Yanni, Chrisanthi, Nikitas, Jonathan, Archpriest George, Hier-omonk Paul, Rebecca, Steve, Carl, Ted, Charalambos Stamos, Zoey, Carol, Gloria, Alex, Nicolette, Simone, Paul, Jacob, Kathy, Rolland Blake, Kimberly, Marihiam

Receiving Holy Communion The sacrament of Holy Communion is reserved for only baptized and/or Chrismated Orthodox Christians who

have properly prepared by fasting, prayer and confession. The Orthodox Church is not in sacramental com-

munion with any other church outside the Orthodox Christian Faith. If you are not Orthodox, you are invited

with everyone to receive the Antidoron (blessed bread) at the end of service. If you would like information

about the Orthodox Church, please see Fr. Vasileios after services.

Welcome Visitors! We welcome all new visitors who worshipped with us this morning. We are pleased to have you with

us! Please join us next door after service for coffee and fellowship. There is material in the entrance

of the church regarding ministries and events of Transfiguration. We hope that you will return often

to worship with us and grow in Christ!

GOLF (Greek Orthodox Ladies

Fellowship)

The Greek Orthodox Ladies Fellowship will meet on

Tuesday, December 22 at 10am in Mt. Tabor Hall. All ladies are invited to join us for fellowship and

discussion of the book Thirty Steps to Heaven: The Lad-

der of Divine Ascent for All Walks of Life by Vassilios

Papavassiliou. Copies are available in our bookstore.

Mens Study Group

The Mens Study Group will meet

on Wednesday, December 16 in

Mt. Tabor Hall. The group will

start with a Lenten potluck dinner and at 7pm they

will begin their study. The book they are reading

is Surprised by Christ: My Journey from

Judaism to Orthodox Christianity by Rev. A.

James Bernstein. Copies are available in our

bookstore. All TGOC men are invited!

Sunday School classes are in session. Please allow the students and their

teachers to receive Holy Communion first so that they can get to class.

Par ish Wide Womens

Retrea t led by Presvytera Vasiliki

Saturday, December 19

Mt. Tabor Hall 8:30am - 1pm

As We Prepare for the Consecra-

tion of Our