Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA PUBLISH DATE: June 25, 2008

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 11:21-33; 12:1-9

BRETHREN, whatever anyone dares to boast of -- I am speaking as a fool -- I also dare to boast of that. Are ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Matthew 16:13-19
Peter and Paul, the Holy Apostles

At that time, Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do ...Read Full Text >

Peter and Paul, the Holy Apostles
June 29 ...Read Full Text >

Cosmas & Damian the Holy Unmercenaries
July 1 ...Read Full Text >

Andrew of Crete Author of the Great Canon
July 4 ...Read Full Text >

Holy New Martyrs Elizabeth the Grand Duchess and the Novice Barbara
July 5 ...Read Full Text >
Apolytikion of the Church
O Commanders of the Heavenly Host, we the unworthy beseech you, that through your entreaties you will fortify us, guarding us in the shelter of the wings of your ethereal glory, even as we fervently bow before you crying: "Deliver us from all danger, as Commanders of the Powers on high!

Kontakion
O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee. - Translation by Holy Transfiguration Monastery

Apolytikion for Peter and Paul, the Holy Apostles
First in prominence among the Apostles, and teachers to the Universe, intercede to the Master of all for peace in the world and for our souls great mercy. -Translation by Narthex Press

Kontakion
O Lord, receive unto the enjoyment of Your good things and Your rest, the steadfast preachers of Godly words, the pinnacle of Your Disciples. Receive their pain and death above every sacrifice, for You alone know the hearts of men. -Translation by Narthex Press
Why then is this man blessed? Because he acknowledged Him very Son .... He also signifies who had revealed it.  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 54 on Matthew 16, 4th Century


We must admire not only the inner meaning of all the things that are celebrated in the Church of the Orthodox  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Peter of Damaskos, Book 1: A Treasury of Divine Knowledge, Philokalia Vol. 3 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pgs. 208-209, 8th century

Parish Information
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta
2480 Clairmont Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329

Phone: 404-634-9345
Fax: 404-634-2471
Website: atlanta.goarch.org
Email: kpowers@atlmetropolis.org

Proistamenos: His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios
Email: patras@atlmetropolis.org

 
THOUGHTS ON PENTECOST
Fr. James Cleondis, ANNUNCIATION, Mobile, AL
The Feast of the Pentecost (June 15th) is sometimes said to be the beginning of the Church of our Saviour Jesus Christ. On the 50th day after the Resurrection, the Apostles were assembled in the Upper Room with the Blessed Virgin Mary. And as it is told in Acts 2:1-6, “And suddenly there came a violent wind coming from heaven, and it filled the whole ...Read Full Text >
June 25, 2008
HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN ALEXIOS` MESSAGE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!Next week we will commemorate Independence Day or the Fourth of July. Of course, we will celebrate with picnics and fireworks and a day off from work, but more importantly we should also give thanks and praise for God`s great gift of true ...Read Full Text >
WHEN YOU ENTER THE CHURCH
Enter in stillness…..know that the Lord is God
Listen in reverence…..it is God who made us.
Sing with delight…..it is God who hears us.
Speak with conviction ….there is no other God.
Depart in peace….it is God’s gift to you.
Serve with joy….it is your gift to God.


from the ...Read Full Text >

SUMMER LENT:CELEBRATING THE FEAST OF THE APOSTLES
After Pentecost, the response of new Christians was to spread news of
the wonderful works of God. People who dwelt in Jerusalem heard the message,
not in many foreign tongues, but each in their native tongue, the language
of their heart. And- the response of the new Christians was steadfast even ...Read Full Text >

FEAST DAYS and NAME DAYS FOR THE COMING WEEK
June 29
2nd Sunday of Matthew

Peter and Paul, the Holy Apostles

June 30
3rd Monday after Pentecost

Synaxis of the Twelve Holy Apostles: Peter, Andrew, James & John the sons of Zebedee, Phillip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Jude the ...Read Full Text >

32ND ANNUAL CHOIR CONFERENCE JULY 27
His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios and the Southeastern Choirs and Musicians cordially invite everyone to attend the 32nd Annual Conference - Sunday, July 27th 2008 featuring the Choirs and Musicians of the Metropolis of Atlanta.

Highlights include a Bi-lingual Liturgical Setting of the Divine ...Read Full Text >

HDF PANEGYRI
Hellenic Dance Festival
Invites all Hellenic Dance Groups to Join Us For
The 4th Annual
PANEGYRI
Celebrate our Spiritual and Traditional Heritage

Dance, Music & Spiritual Workshops
For Participants of the 2008 HDF Dance Competition

Labor Day Weekend
August 29 – 31, ...Read Full Text >

HELLENIC COLLEGE-HOLY CROSS PILGRIMAGE 2008
PILGRIMAGE 2008
SEPTEMBER 13 – 14, 2008
BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS
SPEND THE WEEKEND WALKING THE CAMPUS, MEETING THE STUDENTS AND
RECEIVING A RENEWED FAITH IN THE FUTURE OF GREEK ORTHODOXY!
TENTATIVE ITINERARY:
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
MORNING: WELCOME AND WORKSHOP
NOON: LUNCH & ...Read Full Text >

2008 ST. STEPHEN'S SUMMER CAMP
Session 1 - July 6-12 (Sunday: 1:00 pm Check-in. Saturday 10:00 am check out)

Session 2 - July 13-19 (Sunday 1:00 pm Check-in. Saturday: 10:00 am check-out)

Session 3 - July 20-26(Sunday: 1:00 pm Check-in. Saturday 10:00 am check out)

St. Stephen’s Summer Camp ...Read Full Text >

PARISH LIFE
ST. SOPHIA, Miami, FL GOYAns will be hosting activities for the children during the summer months.

Congratulations to George Couchell, ST. NEKTARIOS, Charlotte, NC on receiving Charlotte’s International Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Congratulations also to Tommy Kleto, who was awarded a BA in ...Read Full Text >

DATES TO REMEMBER
ST. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine GREEK LANDING DAY CELEBRATION 2008, Thursday, Friday and Saturday - June 26, 27 & 28, ST. Augustine, FL

ST. PAUL, Savannah, GA, St. Paul’s Day celebrations Saturday, June 28th Great Vespers, with His Grace, Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos presiding. A reception ...Read Full Text >

SAVE THE DATE!
ST. GEORGE, Greenville, SC Basketball Camp, Aug. 1, ages 5 to 13. 5-9 yrs, 9am-noon,10-13 yrs, 1-4 pm

ST. PAUL, Savannah, GA Garage Sale Aug. 2

HOLY TRINITY, Augusta, GA Vacation Church School August 4-6

STS. CONSTANTINE & HELEN, Fayetteville, NC Vacation Church School, Aug. 4-8 ...Read Full Text >

CLERGY-LAITY REGISTRATION ONLINE
The 39th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese will be held July 13-17 in Washington DC. Registration materials are now available online and registration will continue through June. Register early and make your plans now by visiting

http://www.clergylaity.org/
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CHARLOTTE BONE MARROW DRIVE A SUCCESS
The May 18th bone marrow drive was a success. Thanks to Maria Anastassopoulos, Vaki Karampourniotis, and the office staff of St Nektarios for all of your help, as well as the Priests who promoted this important event.

Thanks to all who donated and all who tried to donate. It was refreshing to see ...Read Full Text >

A DOCTOR'S STORY
A medical doctor was describing a sermon he heard, which talked about how inconceivably big God is . . . how He spoke the universe into being. Then the preacher went on to tell of how this universe creating God also knitted our human bodies together with amazing detail and wonder. “At this point I was ...Read Full Text >

KEYS TO THE KINGDOM
Have you ever lost your keys? Do you
remember the feeling when you reached into your purse or pocket for them and they were not there? Did you panic
and then try to retrace your steps since the last time you remember having them?
Unfortunately, I have lost my keys three times since Holy Week. The ...Read Full Text >

THE PRIVATIZATION OF RELIGION
Persecution is something the Church has lived with since its birth on that first day of Pentecost. We`re familiar with stories of martyrs and how they gave their lives for their belief in Christ. We live comfortably in a land of relative religious tolerance--relative to places like the Middle East,the Far ...Read Full Text >

PRIVATIZATION con't
There is another sense of sainthood: one that is not distinguished by extraordinary acts, but one that simply refers to the state of the soul united to God through the operation of the Holy Spirit. "A monk of the Eastern Church" notes, "This state of union exists in every Christian whom sin has not separated ...Read Full Text >

GETTING TOGETHER
We don’t get together like we used to do. The Saguaro Seminar of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., says “social interactions” have declined over the last three decades.

The League of Women Voters lost 42 percent of its members since 1969. PTAs ...Read Full Text >

DID YOU KNOW...?
The average American donates 2.6% of
their income to charity. Those earning
$50,000 average $971; those earning
$50,000-$100,000 average $1,918; and
those above $100,000 average $3,975
(Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University).

The first fund-raising drive is thought to have ...Read Full Text >

THOUGHTS ON NARNIA
Recently the film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian opened in the theaters. It follows the return of the Pevensie children back to the fictional world of Narnia. When C.S. Lewis, the author of the Narnia books was asked about this work, he used the phrase "return to the true faith" to describe Prince ...Read Full Text >

NARNIA con't
Continuing with the theme of faith, Lewis creates a number of characters that model different kinds of faith. Three prominent characters that can be used to teach the lesson of faith through the film are Trumpkin, Nikabrk, and Trufflehunter. They are models of three kinds of people that we can find everyday ...Read Full Text >
Encyclical of His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios for Independence Day - July 4, 2008

June 23, 2008
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A HYMN OF PENTECOST

When the Most High God came down and confused the tongues, He divided the nations. When He distributed the tongues of fire, He called all to unity.
And with one voice we glorify the all-holy Spirit.
The Kontakion hymn that we sing on Pentecost Sunday reminds us of two episodes in the Bible that involve language. The first is the well-known
story, recorded in Genesis ch. 11, about the Tower of Babel, and the second is the event of Pentecost, recorded in Acts ch. 2.
The hymn says: "When the Most High God came down and confused the tongues (i.e. languages), He divided the nations."
The Bible says:
Now the whole earth was one language and one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and dwelt there.

Don`t forget, the flood had wiped out the world`s population. All people spoke one language and dwelt in one place. Unity: not a bad thing. But what was
wrong was that ...Read Full Text >
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