St. Catherine Church, Ithaca, NY PUBLISH DATE: August 10, 2008

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 1:10-17

BRETHREN, I appeal to you by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree and that there be no ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Matthew 14:14-22
8th Sunday of Matthew

At that time, Jesus saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. ...Read Full Text >

8th Sunday of Matthew
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Laurence the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Rome
August 10 ...Read Full Text >

Maximos the Confessor
August 13 ...Read Full Text >

Micah the Prophet
August 14 ...Read Full Text >

The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary
August 15 ...Read Full Text >

Translation of the Image of Our Lord and God and Savior, Jesus Christ
August 16 ...Read Full Text >
Resurrectional Apolytikion Grave Tone
Thou didst abolish death by Thy Cross; Thou didst open Paradise to the thief; Thou didst transform the myrrh-bearers' lamentation, and didst bid Thine Apostles to preach that Thou art risen, O Christ God, granting great mercy to the world. - Translation by Holy Transfiguration Monastery

Apolytikion for Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
Thou wast transfigured on the mountain, O Christ our God, showing to Thy disciples Thy glory as each one could endure. Shine forth Thou on us, who are sinners all, Thy light ever-unending, through the prayers of the Theotokos. Light-bestower, 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
You were transfigured upon the mount, O Christ our God, and Your disciples, in so far as they could bear, beheld Your glory. Thus, when they see You crucified, they may understand Your voluntary passion, and proclaim to the world that You are truly the effulgence of the Father. - Translation by Narthex Press
And another thing too we learn, the self-restraint of the disciples which they practised in necessary things, and  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 49 on Matthew 14, 4th Century


For being twelve, they had five loaves only and two fishes; so secondary to them were the things of the body: so  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 49 on Matthew 14, 4th Century

Vespers
6:00 PM on Certain Feasts and most Saturdays

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

Other Parish Info
PARISH COUNCIL CONTACTS

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

 
Divine Liturgy at Meyers
The Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at St. George`s Chapel in Meyers beginning at 10:15 on Sunday August 17th.

Church Picnic
This year's Church Picnic is going to be held on SATURDAY September 6th starting at 3 PM. It will be at the Cass Park Pavillion.



College Student Sunday
College Student Sunday will be held this year on Sunday September 21st following the Divine Liturgy. All Orthodox Students and Faculty Members are invited for the reception.
Decisions on Some Palestinian and Jordanian Communities in the USA

August 5, 2008
After a long process that began in 1993 related to the ecclesiastical status of a portion of the Palestinian and Jordanian communities in the USA, the portion connected to the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, there has been a final agreed decision by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Patriarchate of Jerusalem concerning these communities. The Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Jerusalem Patriarchate have agreed that the canonical and pastoral supervision of these communities and their clergy should belong to the canonically established jurisdiction in the United States which is the Eparchy of the Ecumenical Throne in America, that is, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Henceforth, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem no longer asserts any jurisdiction in the Western Hemisphere.  ...Read Full Text >
SUNDAY AUGUST 10TH: EIGHTH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW. Matins 9:00AM. Divine Liturgy 10:15AM. Memorial Service for Helen Manos.

MONDAY AUGUST 11TH: PARACLESIS 6:00PM

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13TH: Morning Prayer Service 7:30AM. PARACLESIS 6:00PM

THURSDAY AUGUST 14TH: EVE OF THE DORMITION. Great Vespers 6:00PM

FRIDAY AUGUST 15TH: FEAST OF THE DORMITION. Morning Divine Liturgy 9:00AM. Evening Vespers & Matins for Feast of the Image Made without hands 9:00PM.

SATURDAY AUGUST 16TH: FEAST OF THE HOLY NAPKIN (IMAGE MADE WITHOUT HANDS). Morning Divine Liturgy 9:00AM. Great Vespers 6:00PM.

SUNDAY AUGUST 17TH: NINTH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW. Divine Liturgy will be held at St. George’s in Meyers at 10:15AM.

SUNDAY AUGUST 24TH: TENTH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW. Divine Liturgy 10:15AM.

SUNDAY AUGUST 31ST: ELEVENTH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW. Divine Liturgy 10:15AM.
Previous St. Catherine Church Bulletins
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Publish Date:July 27, 2008
Publish Date:June 29, 2008
Publish Date:May 25, 2008
Publish Date:May 18, 2008
Publish Date:April 21, 2008
 
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