St. Catherine Church, Ithaca, NY PUBLISH DATE: February 24, 2008

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 4:6-15

Brethren, it is the God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts to give the ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Luke 15:11-32
Sunday of Prodigal Son

The Lord said this parable: "There was a man who had two sons; and the younger of them said to ...Read Full Text >

Sunday of Prodigal Son
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First & Second Finding of the Venerable Head of John the Baptist
February 24 ...Read Full Text >

Porphyrios, Bishop of Gaza
February 26 ...Read Full Text >

Photini the Samaritan Woman & her martyred sisters: Anatole, Phota, Photis, Praskevi, & Kyriaki
February 26 ...Read Full Text >

Righteous John Cassian the Confessor
February 29 ...Read Full Text >

Saturday of Souls
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Resurrectional Apolytikion
Angelic powers were above Thy tomb, and they that guarded Thee became as dead. And Mary stood by the grave seeking Thine immaculate Body. Thou hast despoiled Hades and wast not tried thereby. Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst grant us life. O Thou Who didst arise from the dead, Lord, glory be to Thee. - Translation by Holy Transfiguration Monastery

Apolytikion of the Church
Let us praise the all-lauded and noble bride of Christ, the godly Catherine, the guardian of Sinai and its defence, who is also our support and succour and our help; for with the Holy Spirit's sword she hath silenced brilliantly the clever among the godless; and being crowned as a Martyr, she now doth ask great mercy for us all. -Translation by Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA


Kontakion
O Father, foolishly I ran away from Your glory, and in sin, squandered the riches You gave me. Wherefore, I cry out to You with the voice of the Prodigal, "I have sinned before You Compassionate Father. Receive me in repentance and take me as one of Your hired servants." - Translation by Narthex Press
He who truly wishes to believe in God must be lifted above himself, his mind, and even the whole world. For this  ...Read Full Text >
-Fr. Matthew the Poor, Orthodox Prayer Life: The Interior Way, p. 74, 20th century


What is it that I love when I love you? Not the beauty of a body or the comeliness of time. Nor the luster of the  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Augustine, Confessions 10.6 in The Confessions of St. Augustine, p. 244, 5th century


But if he had despaired of his life, and, ... had remained in the foreign land, he would not have obtained what he  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, AN EXHORTATION TO THEODORE AFTER HIS FALL, 4th Century


... but since he repented, and did not despair, he was restored, even after such great corruption, to the same  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, AN EXHORTATION TO THEODORE AFTER HIS FALL, 4th Century


For "these many years," saith he "do I serve thee, neither transgressed I thy commandment at any time, and yet  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, AN EXHORTATION TO THEODORE AFTER HIS FALL, 4th Century


Thank God every day with your whole heart for having given to you life according to His image and likeness - an  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ: Part 1; Holy Trinity Monastery pgs. 104-105, 19th century

Vespers
6:00 PM on Certain Feasts

Matins
None

Liturgy
10:15 AM

Bible Study
Tuesdays at 7:00 PM

Parish Information
St. Catherine Church
120 West Seneca Street
Ithaca, NY 14850

Phone: (607) 273-2767
Fax: 607-273-6733
Website: www.stcatherine.ny.goarch.org

Proistamenos: Rev. Fr. Stephen Lilley
Email: slilley@twcny.rr.com

Assistant: Rev. Deacon Michael Bahlatzis

Other Parish Info
PARISH COUNCIL CONTACTS

President John Bezirganian
PO Box 1099
Trumansburg, NY 14886
Home: 387.7007
jsbez@yahoo.com

Vice President Katherine Preston
3 Horizon Drive
Ithaca, NY 14850
Home: 257.1247

Treasurer: Ann Bantuvanis
Home: 272.2140

Secretary Heidi Kollias
82 Neimi Road
Freeville, NY 13068
Home: 257.6771
hwkollias@yahoo.com

Richard Deeb

Maria Hopko

Paul Karakantas

James Tzivanis

Mark Zaharis

 
March 9, 2008
Encyclical of SCOBA for Mission Sunday, the Sunday of Cheesefare
To the Most Reverend Clergy, Venerable Monastics and
The Devout Faithful of the Holy Orthodox Churches in the Americas

Dearly Beloved in the Lord,

We greet all of you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Chris as we prepare to embark upon the Great and Holy Fast, which is our common ...Read Full Text >
SENIOR CITIZEN GROUP:
A senior citizen group will be starting. Right now we would like to have a meeting once a month probably in connection with a breakfast or lunch, and an informal discussion. When the weather improves we would like to have some excursions. If you are interested please come to the Church on Saturday March ...Read Full Text >

Raffle Results
The Winners:

1st Prize the Trip Patti Schimizzi of Watkins Glen

2nd Prize $250 of Gas Dr. and Mrs. Filios

3rd Prize Dinner Paul and Kathy Karakantas

The Raffle grossed $7,470.00 Ticket amount based on maximum allowed value of $3,000. Net proceeds of $4,740 profit ...Read Full Text >

2008 Photography Calendar of Greece
Thank you to everyone who purchased a 2008 Photography Calendar of Greece. The amount of $1,832, after expenses, was raised as contributions for our church.

A special thanks to the following parishioners for their generous contribution towards the production costs of the calendar:

George and ...Read Full Text >
Schedule of Events for His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America for February 24 - March 10, 2008

February 22, 2008
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New Podcast Includes Orthodox Teens From Around Country

February 22, 2008
The Departments of Youth Ministry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America have joined with the Orthodox Christian Network (OCN) to offer a new podcast for Orthodox Christian teens and their peers.  ...Read Full Text >

OCF Reacts to Shooting Tragedy at Northern Illinois University

February 15, 2008
Thursday at Northern Illinois University (NIU), a black clad gunman emerged from the stage of an auditorium classroom opening fire, killing six students and injuring 13 before turning the gun on himself, taking his own life. Four students remain in critical condition. This is the fourth school shooting this week. ...Read Full Text >
*SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24TH: SUNDAY OF THE PRODIGAL SON Coffee Hour: Madaline Constantine & Sophia Bezirganian.

*Tuesday Febrary 26th: Bible Study 7:00PM.

*SATURDAY MARCH 1ST: SATURDAY OF THE SOULS: Morning Divine Liturgy 9:00AM followed by Memorial Service.

*Saturday March 1st: Meeting for Senior Citizen Group at 10:30AM.
Previous St. Catherine Church Bulletins
Publish Date:February 17, 2008
Publish Date:February 3, 2008
Publish Date:January 27, 2008
Publish Date:January 20, 2008
Publish Date:December 2, 2007
Publish Date:October 28, 2007
 
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