Holy Transfiguration Church, Anchorage, AK PUBLISH DATE: June 21, 2009

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 2:10-16

Brethren, glory and honor and peace for every one who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. For God ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Matthew 4:18-23
2nd Sunday of Matthew

At that time, as Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called ...Read Full Text >

Julian the Martyr of Tarsus
June 21 ...Read Full Text >
But mark both their faith, and their obedience. For though they were in the midst of their work (and you know how  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 14 on Matthew 4, 4th Century


Prayer, fasting, vigil and all other Christian practices, however good they may be in themselves, do not  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Seraphim of Sarov, The Acquisition of the Holy Spirit: Chapter 3, The Little Russian Philokalia Vol. 1; Saint Herman of Alaska Brotherhood pg. 79, 19th century


Within the visible world, man is as it were a second world; and the same is true of thought within the  ...Read Full Text >
-Ilias the Presbyter, Gnomic Anthology IV no. 112, Philokalia Vol. 3 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pg. 61

Vespers
Saturday 5:30 PM

Matins
Sundays 9:15 AM

Liturgy
Sundays 10:30 AM

Bible Study
Wednesday 5:30: Bible Study & Paraklesis
Video Lecture Series: What We Believe
Video Lecture Series: Inner Life of the Church
Video Lecture Series: Popular Church History
Available from Fr. Leo in person or by mail

Parish Information
Holy Transfiguration Church
2800 O'Malley Road
Anchorage, AK 99507

Phone: (907) 344-0190
Fax: (907) 344-9909
Website: www.transfiguration.ak.goarch.org
Email: HolyTransfigurationAnc@mail.goarch.org

Proistamenos: Rev. Fr. Leo Schefe
Email: frLeoSchefe@mail.goarch.org

Other Parish Info
Current Newsletter
http://tcgalaska.com/htgoc/Newsletter.pdf
Greek Festival Info: www.greekak.com

 
Petitions for our Church
+Fr. Leo, 6/21/09
For several weeks, I have been adding the following petition to the main litany in our prayer services and Liturgies:
That we may be found worthy to build a beautiful temple to the Glory of God, let us pray to the Lord.
We are very excited about the possibility of starting the first phase of our Building Project this fall. We have approx. $765,000 in the fund with more ...Read Full Text >
MANY OPPORTUNITIES
The coffee hour roster is empty from now through October...please, if you can and are willing--sign up to host a coffee hour between now and then. Clipboard`s in the fellowship hall--THANKS!!

"NO BAKE" SALE CONCLUDES TODAY
If you haven't already done so, please participate in St. Irene Philoptochos' "No-Bake Cookie Sale" which concludes today, June 21. (Men, your "no bake" contributions are welcome, too~)

How does it work? (1) Decide what it would cost you to bake a dozen cookies. For example, cookie dough pre-made ...Read Full Text >

WEEKLY SERVICES
Wednesday evenings 5:30PM Bible Study; 6:30PM Paraklesis to the Theotokos; every last Tuesday of the month: 6:30PM Akathist to the Mother of God, Healer of Cancer; Saturday evenings 5:30PM Great Vespers; Sunday mornings 9:15AM Orthros, 10:30AM Divine Liturgy. Any services apart from this schedule are noted ...Read Full Text >

SPECIAL SERVICES THIS WEEK
Tuesday: 6:30PM Vespers for the Nativity of St. John the Forerunner; Wednesday, 9AM orthros/10AM Divine Liturgy for the Nativity of the Forerunner.

FINANCIAL BASICS FOR OUR PARISH, Week 24
Our parish is committed to a stewardship program in lieu of the annual Greek festival to keep ourselves up and running. The target figure for each week is $3,100. These 24 weeks have brought in an income of approx. $61,500; a $12,800 deficit. Many have increased their giving and some new stewards have made ...Read Full Text >

FOR OUR KODIAK PILGRIMS
For those who are in town and able to attend--please come together for a pre-trip orientation at church this Tuesday evening (at approx 7:15--after vespers).

The plan is to provide our trip schedule, list of items required for the trip, answer any questions we can prior to departure, and help in ...Read Full Text >

DEADLINE FOR NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS
Tim Harvey (tharvey@gci.net) needs submissions for the July newsletter no later than Wednesday, June 24th.

ENCOURAGING BUILDING PROJECT NEWS
Yes! We intend to begin our project this year! Utility and minor grading work to begin in September once plans and partial permits are available. Construction of the lower hall and church will begin in the spring of 2010 as this will save the project considerable money (avoiding work and protection of our ...Read Full Text >

RESULTS OF PHILOPTOCHOS ELECTION
The results of the Philoptochos election at the general meeting on June 14 were:

Lois Sholl, president
Margaret Varlamos, vice president
Lynne Lucher, secretary
Diane Provost, treasurer

Congratulations and blessings on these women who have undertaken to be good stewards our parish`s ...Read Full Text >

YOUTH NEWS
Our recent garage sale fund-raiser was a major success! Thanks so much to everyone who contributed items and helped sell the items, it was terrifically encouraging to see how well it all went--glory to God!

NEW IN THE BOOKSTORE
More hematite icon bracelets in addition to what we already carry--and what a great selection at just $2.95 per bracelet! Choose from among these options: Serbian saints; Celtic saints; Holy Angels; Icons of Christ; North American Saints; Women Saints; Icons of the Theotokos, Orthodox Crosses and Eastern ...Read Full Text >

LOOKING FOR A PARTICULAR ICON?
Please let Pres. know if you have any special requests--she will be ordering icons soon. Thanks!

OUR FOOD PANTRY COULD USE A BOOST
The food pantry maintained by St. Irene Philoptochos could use more items on its shelves. Please keep this in mind when you are grocery shopping. A few things from a number of parishioners make a real difference in our offerings to those who are have needs and come to us for assistance. Thank you!

IF YOU HAVE A FAVORITE MONASTERY SOAP
It`s time to re-order monastery soaps for the bookstore. If you use and want to continue purchasing a particular scent/blend of soap, please let presbytera know so she can order what you like. If you haven`t tried the soaps, consider doing so--they are high quality, made with natural ingredients and gentle ...Read Full Text >

THANK YOU CORNER
For four days last week, we had the privilege of hosting seven OCMC missionaries who were preparing to minister in the village of Tyonek this week. Thank you to the Schefe family for arranging hospitality and for those in the parish who came to extend a warm welcome and join in meals. Our guests kindly left ...Read Full Text >
Previous Holy Transfiguration Church Bulletins
Publish Date:June 14, 2009
Publish Date:June 7, 2009
Publish Date:May 31, 2009
Publish Date:May 24, 2009
Publish Date:May 17, 2009
Publish Date:May 10, 2009
Publish Date:May 3, 2009
 
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