St. Barbara Church, Durham, NC PUBLISH DATE: July 6, 2008

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 5:1-11

BRETHREN, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Matthew 6:22-33
3rd Sunday of Matthew

The Lord said, "The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is sound, your whole body will ...Read Full Text >

Sisoes the Great
July 6 ...Read Full Text >

Kyriaki the Great Martyr
July 7 ...Read Full Text >

Euphemia the Great Martyr
July 11 ...Read Full Text >

The All-Praised Olga, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Princess of Kiev
July 11 ...Read Full Text >
Resurrectional Apolytikion Second Tone
When you descended to the realm of death You as life immortal rendered to Hades a mortal blow by Your all radiant dignity. And when You from infernal depths and the darkness below did raise the dead. All the hosts of heaven's powers did proclaim and cry out, O life giving Christ and our God we give glory. - Translation from Green Hymnal

Apolytikion of the Church
Let us honor Saint Barbara, for she hath broken the snares of the enemy; and like a sparrow, she, the all-modest maiden, was delivered out of them by the help and weapon of the Cross. - Translation by Holy Transfiguration Monastery

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
And let me beg you to consider how he everywhere sets down these two points;His part, and our part. On His part,  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 9 on Romans 4, 4th Century


The truth is that people are frightened of being poor because they have no faith in Him who promised to provide  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Gregory Palamas, To the Most Reverend Nun Xenia no. 32, Philokalia Vol. 4 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pg. 305, 14th century

Matins
9:30am Sundays at Hall-Wynne Chapel
1113 West Main Street - Durham NC

Liturgy
10:30am Sunday at Hall-Wynne Chapel

Parish Information
St. Barbara Church
P.O.Box 1149
Durham, NC 27702-1149

Phone: (919) 682-1414
Fax: (919) 960-4492
Website: www.stbarbarachurchnc.org/

Proistamenos: Rev. Fr. Andrew Koufopoulos
Email: Koufopoulos@Bellsouth.Net

Other Parish Info
Office hours - Tuesday - Friday 10:00 AM till Noon and 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Please note - when calling the Church you will be connected to the voice mail - you can either leave a message or press the "ZERO" key and your call will be transffered to Father's Office or his cell phone.

 
"In the good ole Summertime. . ."
Summertime! We think about school being finished, the kids at home and getting bored, vacation plans, camp activities, and more. Somehow, for many people, God and Church are set aside.

There are, however, two fasting periods during the summer months to help us direct our thoughts and prayers. Fasting is an integral part of the Orthodox Christian life. Properly used fasting is a tool to help us ...Read Full Text >
Youth Ministry Mtg.
The youth committee will meet at 7 pm on Wednesday, July 9th at Mariakakis’ in Chapel Hill. The main agenda item is prepare for fall youth ministry programs (Sunday school, JOY & GOYA, Greek Dance and Greek language classes.



Welcoming Committee Meeting:
On Tuesday, July 22, there will be an informal meeting of the newly formed “Welcoming Committee" to be held at Mariakakis` Fine Foods at 1322 Fordham Blvd., in Chapel Hill, at 6:30 PM. Light refreshments and snacks will be offered. If anyone who has a serious desire to serve on this committee, or wish to ...Read Full Text >

Congratulations!
Rev. Fr. & Mrs. Andrew Koufopoulos are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Tatianna Maria Koufopoulos to Steven Quick. Both Tatianna and Steven currently reside in Newport News, Virginia. A wedding is planned for May 23, 2009 here at St. Barbara`s.

Drs. Steven and Anna Lisa ...Read Full Text >

AHEPA Happenings:
The “E” in AHEPA stands for EDUCATION. Many AHEPA scholarship programs are designed to help students in our communities reach their scholastic goals.

Our local AHEPA Chapter has done very well over the past few years, by helping our own St. Barbara’s parish high school graduates and students in ...Read Full Text >

Scholarship News:

Betsy Dawson, Latin teacher at ECHHS, sent this letter about the 2008 St. Barbara Scholarship recipient and former winners.

"The recipient this year, Jeffrey Marinshaw, is a brilliant student and one of the ECHHS valedictorians. He will attend Washington University in St. Louis, where ...Read Full Text >
July 6st - 3rd Sunday of Matthew
Sisoes the Great -
Hymn of Resurrection 2nd Tone page 81
Epistle Reading: Romans 5:1-11
Gospel Reading: Matthew 6:22-33
Altar Servers: Alex Mariakakis, John Kleoudis & Ian Jewell

Appointments and Items needed:

Included with your copy of the July Newsletter, as a separate and unattached page was a “Prioritized list of appointments and other items needed for the proper unctioning of our Church Community”.

As we approach the final stages of the construction of our Church complex our thoughts on how to furnish the church and its education and social areas so that they not only serve their intended functions but are presentable as well as functional both liturgically and socially.

A copy of the lest can be found our Parish web page under "News and Events" section and a limited number of copies will be available in the Narthex area.
Previous St. Barbara Church Bulletins
Publish Date:June 29, 2008
Publish Date:June 22, 2008
Publish Date:June 15, 2008
Publish Date:June 8, 2008
Publish Date:June 1, 2008
 
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