Sts. Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church, Boulder, CO PUBLISH DATE: October 4, 2009

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:16-18; 7:1

BRETHREN, you are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will live in them and move among them, and I ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Luke 6:31-36
2nd Sunday of Luke

The Lord said, "And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them. If you love those who ...Read Full Text >

Hierotheos, Bishop of Athens
October 4 ...Read Full Text >

Charitina the Martyr
October 5 ...Read Full Text >

Thomas the Apostle of the 12
October 6 ...Read Full Text >

Sergius & Bacchus the Great Martyrs of Syria
October 7 ...Read Full Text >

Pelagia the Righteous
October 8 ...Read Full Text >

Abraham the Righteous & his nephew Lot
October 9 ...Read Full Text >

The 14 Holy Elders of Optina Monastery
October 10 ...Read Full Text >
Resurrectional Apolytikion Plagal of the Fourth Tone
From on High did You descend, O merciful Lord, for us did You endure, three days in the tomb that we may be, released from passions in this world, You who are our resurrection and our life Glory unto You O Lord.

Apolytikion of the Church
O leaders of the Apostles and teachers of the world, intercede with the Master of all that He may grant peace unto the world and to our souls His great mercy.

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
Why do we judge our neighbors? Because we shun knowing ourselves. Someone busy trying to understand himself has no  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Seraphim of Sarov, Unknown, 19th century

Vespers
5:00pm Saturday

Matins
9:00am Sunday

Liturgy
10:00am Sunday

Parish Information
Sts. Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church
5640 Jay Road
Boulder, CO 80301

Phone: 303-581-1434
Website: www.stspeterandpaulboulder.org
Email: parishcouncil@stspeterandpaulboulder.org

Proistamenos: Reverend Father George Dokos, Proistamenos
Email: FatherGeorge@stspeterandpaulboulder.org

 
September 28, 2009
Archpastoral Reflections by Archbishop Demetrios
We continue our reflections on the theme "Gather My People to My Home" by focusing on the challenging task of gathering those who are struggling with deep and serious questions about life and God. In previous reflections we have addressed our calling to gather both "disconnected" Orthodox ...Read Full Text >
SCHEDULE
SUNDAY
Memorial for Alex Troicky's mother, Nina (25 years) & father, Sergey (12 years) and Lis' father, David (16 years). All fell asleep in the Lord on October 8 in different years. May their memory be eternal!
11:30am Sunday School
MONDAY
5:30pm Greek School ...Read Full Text >

CONGRATUATIONS
Congratulations to Andjelia Pavlovic on her chrismation & Marina Pavlovic on her baptism last Sunday. Many years!

SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP HOUR
Please consider signing up for Sunday Fellowship Hour: It's easy and fun! Celebrate an anniversary, birthday or name day, etc. in style with your fellow parishioners & have it announced in the bulletin! Over the summer, the same few people prepared food every week - and through the end of this year, only one ...Read Full Text >

UPDATED PARISH DIRECTORY
We are in the process of preparing a new parish directory, which was last updated in 2007. In the fellowship hall today there are multiple copies of the parishioner list. We are asking all parishioners to confirm their names/addresses/email/phone numbers/etc. or correct them and for newer parishioners to add ...Read Full Text >

JEWELRY FUNDRAISER
Please join the Philoptochos for their annual jewelry fundraiser, which will assist our Philoptochos in helping the less fortunate in our community. Sunday, October 18, 2009, immediately following Divine Liturgy. Catalog Preview & Pre-Orders: Sunday, October 4th & 11th following Divine Liturgy


GREEK SCHOOL
Continues this Monday @ 5:30pm
Children: Please contact Fran Gonis. Fran can be reached by phone at 303-666-0333 or by email at Lgonis@juno.com.
Adults: Please contact Evi Deslis. Evi can be reached by phone at 720-304-3038 or by email at edeslis@earthlink.net


ORTHODOX MISSIONS AWARENESS
PAN ORTHODOX MISSIONS AWARENESS FAMILY EVENING
Sunday, November 15 4:00-7:00 p.m., Assumption of the Theotokos Cathedral, 4610 E. Alameda Avenue, Denver. Featuring Nathan Hoppe (OCMC MISSIONARY, ALBANIA) and Darrell Fox and Sue Nelson Medical Missions Team, UGANDA
4:00 Opening Prayers in ...Read Full Text >

DATING & RELATIONSHIPS: AN ORTHODOX PERSPECTIVE
A Denver-wide Pan-Orthodox Seminar, Friday, Oct. 16th and Sat. Oct. 17th @ St. Catherine’s Greek Orthodox Church
5555 S. Yosemite, Greenwood Village, CO.
Registration is $10.00 & begins Fri. @ 6:00pm. Snacks will be provided Friday & a lighte breakfast & lunch Saturday. Sessions begin Fri.@ 7:00pm & ...Read Full Text >

OLD CHICAGO PIZZA PALZ
Old Chicago Pizza Palz are back! Purchase a gift certificate for $11 from the Philoptochos and receive a Large pizza of your choice at Old Chicago (up to $22 value). See Julie Powers today to make your purchase!

GROCERY CARDS
Philoptochos is selling grocery gift cards in $25, $50, & $100 denominations for Safeway & King Soopers.  The cards are used like cash when groceries are purchased. Philoptochos makes money from the sale of the cards which is used for national, metropolis and local (church & Boulder County) philanthropic ...Read Full Text >

WEBSITE UPDATE
As there are many new items being added to our website, we've added a What’s New? section to the lower left-hand side (beneath links to the Parish Calendar, etc.) Please check here to find the latest additions to our website or new ...Read Full Text >

GOYA & OCF Events
GOYA:
Sunday, October 18 ~ 1pm
Cottonwood Farms
OCF:
Tuesday, October 13th ~ 6:30 pm
Event on CU Boulder campus
Sunday, October 25th ~ time TBA
Volunteer event at the Denver Rescue Mission

FELLOWSHIP HOSTS
October 4: Troicky family (in memory of Alex's mother & father and Lis' father.)
October 11: Open
October 18: Open
October 25: IOCC event
November 1: Open
November 8: Tinsley family (in honour of Katie's birthday)
November 15: Open
November 22: Open
November 29: Open

MYRRHBEARERS


USHERS
If you are unable to usher on your assigned day, please try to swap with someone else or arrange alternate cover. Recently there have been several occasions where no-one has been here to greet our visitors. Thank you!
October 4: Manny & Candy Soulakis
October 11: Matt Melonakis
October 18: ...Read Full Text >

TO OUR VISITORS
Thank you for visiting! Please come to greet the priest and receive a piece of blessed bread (called Antidoron – meaning "in place of the gifts" in Greek) at the end of the service. You are welcome to worship with us this morning, but please be aware that unless you are a baptized and chrismated ...Read Full Text >
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