ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
           REV. FR. RICHARD D. ANDREWS, PRESBYTER
www.stgeorgegoc.org

MAY 17, 2009 5TH SUNDAY OF PASCHA SAMARITAN WOMAN

TODAY`S EVENTS: Choir Practice 12:00PM;
Epistle: Paul Pliakas Prosfora: Stella Lake
Fellowship: Bovis-Fuller Family Head Usher: Joe Weiser

Monday 5-18 Twin Cities Area Radio Ministry Mtg. 7:00PM
Thursday 5-21 DIVINE LITURGY-STS. CONSTANTINE & HELEN                       9:00AM
Spiritual Life Committee Meeting 5:00PM
Saturday 5-23 No Vespers Service
Sunday 5-24 ORTHROS & DIVINE LITURGY- BLIND MAN            8:30PM
Memorial Service at Roselawn Cemetary            12:30PM
Monday 5-25 Memorial Day- Church Office Closed
Memorial Service & Program at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery 9:30AM
Tuesday 5-26 Stewardship Committee Meeting 7:00PM
Wednesday 5-27 LITURGY- APODOSIS OF PASCHA (notice early start time) 8:00AM

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Blessed Anniversary
We pray for God’s blessings upon Chris & Mary Georgantones, who are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today. Congratulations!

Sanctuary Renovation Update
As of this printing, the renovation that began on April 27th is scheduled to be complete by Friday, May 15th with cleaning and rearranging to be done Saturday May 16th and Divine Liturgy in sanctuary on Sunday May 17th. Thank you to everyone who helped with this momentous project. We continue to encourage donations. Thanks for your generosity.

Memorial Weekend- A service is scheduled for Sunday May 24th after Divine Liturgy beginning approximately at 12:30pm. Please prepare a list of departed loved ones. We are still planning for a central monument in our section. Stay tuned for more details in the future.
Fr. Rick will give the invocation for the formal Memorial Day (Monday May 25th) program and service at Fort Snelling National Cemetery which begins at 9:30AM. Church office will be closed for the holiday.

Think on These Things: Those who truly pray know what most around them either do not know or choose to ignore: centering life in the insatiable demands of the ego is the sure path to doom…They know that life confined to the self is a prison, a joy-killing, neurosis-producing, disease-fomenting prison. Eugene Peterson

Graduation Sunday Info
Please send information about high school and college graduates who will be recognized on Graduation Sunday May 31st. We need name, name of school, degree and any future plans for jobs or further schooling. Deadline is May 27th.

Archdiocese Oratorical Festival
A letter and sponsorship form are included with today’s bulletin. Please help us to co-host this event on June 12-14 by making a generous donation. Several sponsorship levels and opportunities are available for everyone to participate. Thank you!
Come Receive The Light National Orthodox Radio Program: On May 22nd this CRTL podcast is in honor of the Memorial Day holiday and Fr. David Alexander will speak. Fr. David is a priest in the Antiochian Archodiocese and is also a chaplain in the United States Navy. Listen on Saturdays at 5PM, KKMS 980AM or anytime at www.receive.org

Spring Clean-Up Scheduled- for Saturday May 30th beginning around 9AM. Bring and label your own lawn and gardening tools. Contact Paul Pliakas for more info.

Lecture Series at St. Herman’s Orthodox Church
Richard Benton will be presenting his lecture series titled Hosea: A Love Story. Richard Benton is Associate Lecturer of Jewish Studies for the Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies at the UW Madison. The event will be held May 29th thru May 30th and the cost is $30. More information is available in todays insert or on the web at www.mnbls.org

Wisdom from the Fathers: Everyone who has truly been clothed in humility becomes like Him who came down from His exalted place and hid the splendor of His majesty, concealing His glory in lowliness, so that the created world should not be utterly consumed at the sight of Him. Creation could not behold Him unless He took part of it to Himself and thus conversed with it: only thus was creation able to hear the words of His mouth face to face. St. Isaac the Syrian

Faith Youth Group Meeting Schedule
Please mark your calendars for these future meeting dates for the infant and toddlers youth group: July 18th, September 19th, October 24th, November 14th, and December 19th. All meetings will be from 9:30-11:30 and a snack is provided. Any questions contact Kelly Barbes at barbes11@msn.com.

Church Fathers Speak: If you were not subject to temptation and not recognizing your infirmities, and you saw only your own improvements and placed your hope of salvation on them, then you could fall into extreme haughtiness and incurable deception. For when the enemy cannot conquer someone through passions and infirmities, then he places into the mind haughtiness and conceit; from which the person falls into deception and darkening of the mind.
St. Macarius of Optina

Philoptochos Decades Birthday Evening Buffet- will be at the home of Evelyn Boosalis on Thursday June 18th at 5:00pm. Please RSVP by Sunday June 14th to Evelyn at 651-429-7859.

Roselawn Cemetery Lots
This notice is to inform and remind all Parishioners about availability of burial plots in our Greek Orthodox section at the Roselawn Cemetery. The price of the lots are sold at a significantly discounted price. The price for this year (2009) is: Monument Lot (2 graves) $3,380.00; Flat Lot (2 graves) $1,850.00; Flat Lot (1 grave) $1,020.00. Note that only three Monument Lots are available. Please contact Dimitri Dokos, 651-699-0373, or the Church office at 651-222-6220.

The Book Store- is taking orders for A Guide to Greek Traditions and Culture by Marilyn Rouvelas. This book describes ecclesiastical traditions, everyday customs, recipes and ways to celebrate feast days and holidays. Rouvelas’ writing style is straightforward, with clear explanations, making the book an invaluable reference and great gift-giving item. Order by June 1, 2009. Cost: $30.00.

Sunday School Volunteers
We are recruiting volunteers for the Sunday School 2009-2010 year. Please see or email Andrea Faches (afaches@msn.com) to offer your services. Activities we need assistance with will include: general planning, teaching and classroom support, Fall Kick Off, Christmas Program, Oratorical Festival, Saturday of Lazarus Youth Retreat and Graduation Sunday. Thanks to all the volunteers who`ve made 2008-2009 such a productive and meaningful year for all involved.

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St. George Greek Orthodox Church
1111 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105

Phone: (651) 222-6220
Fax: (651) 225-9276
Website: www.stgeorgegoc.org
Email: info@stgeorgegoc.org

Proistamenos: Rev. Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews
Email: fatherrick@usa.com