Saint Catherine Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2024-10-06
Bulletin Contents
This Week and Upcoming Events
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Memorials and Trisagions
Saints and Feasts
Wisdom of the Fathers
Saint Catherine News and Events
Metropolis of Atlanta News
Archdiocese News
Ecumenical Patriarchate News
Assembly of Bishops News

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Saint Catherine Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (561) 833-6387
  • Fax:
  • (561) 833-6391
  • Street Address:

  • 110 Southern Blvd.

  • West Palm Beach, FL 33405

Contact Information

Father Chrysostom Mitchell
Priest

[email protected] | (561) 833-6387

Services Schedule

Sunday Services:

  8:45 am     Orthros

10:00 am     Divine Liturgy

 

Sunday School Classes: 

11:15 am     After Holy Communion

Past Bulletins


This Week and Upcoming Events

 Christ is in our midst!  He is and ever shall be!

 Our services are streamed live on the internet.
at our Saint Catherine website - www.stcatherine-wpb.org 

Join us for Orthodox Divine Liturgy every Sunday at 10:00 a.m.

Light a candle and offer a prayer at Saint Catherine (click above).
The online form sends the names of your family and friends
direct to Father Chrysostom at the altar;prayers are offered
during the Proskomidi in preparation for the Divine Liturgy! 

 

October 6, 2024

 

Links to the service text:  Links to the service texts are through the Digital Chant Stand of our Archdiocese.  For optimal viewing select the "GR-EN Text/Music" link for Matins (Orthros) and Divine Liturgy. Apps may be downloaded for your phone or tablet. Link to the Digital Chant Stand 

Holy Communion:  Holy Communion is reserved for baptized and chrismated Orthodox Christians only.  If you are interested in becoming an Orthodox Christian, please contact Father Chrysostom Mitchell at (561) 320-1224 or [email protected].

Coffee and Fellowship:  Please join us for the Godparents' Day Brunch hosted by the Sunday School in the Hellenic Cultural Center immediately following the Divine Liturgy.

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This Week
Sunday, October 6  3rd Sunday of Luke
    8:45 am  Orthros / 10:00 am Divine Liturgy
   Godparents' Day Brunch

Monday, October 7
    6:00 pm  Young Adult Dinner

Tuesday, October 8
   10:00 am  Mommy & Me (40 Days-3 Years)
   AHEPA and Daughters of Penelope Meetings

Wednesday, October 9
    7:00 pm Bible Study (Hosea)

Friday, October 11
  GOYA District Fellowship

Saturday, October 12
    4:30 pm  HOPE & JOY Meeting
Next Week and Highlights of Upcoming Services and Events

Sunday, October 13  Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council
    8:45 am  Orthros / 10:00 am Divine Liturgy
   Mommy & Me Dance (2-6 Years)
   GOYA Meeting

Tuesday, October 15
   Philoptochos
   10:00 am  Board Meeting / 12:00 pm  Lunch Meeting

Wednesday, October 16
    7:00 pm Bible Study (Amos)

Thursday, October 17
    6:00 pm Parish Council Meeting

Friday, October 18  St. Luke the Apostle
    9:00 am  Orthros / 10:00 am  Liturgy
    7:00 pm OCF Meeting

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Stewardship: As of September 10th, Stewardship gifts for 2024 have been received from 223 individuals/families totaling $148,306.  With $61,694 left to go, help us achieve our 2024 Stewardship goal of $210,000 together!

The 2024 Stewardship materials were mailed to our parishioners and are also available on the website. Click here for the 2024 Stewardship Program and Commitment Form. New feature for 2024 - You may complete the commitment form online and email it back to the office. 

The Donate buttons here and on our website lead to our online giving site.  Again, thank you for your support!

 

Youth Safety Resources:  We’re committed to connecting young people with Jesus Christ. To do that, we need to create ministry environments that are safe and health. For more on how you can help, please visit our Youth Safety website: goarch.org/safety.

 

Church Services Streamed:  Many of our Divine Liturgies have been recorded and can be viewed at www.youtube.com.  Subscribe to our YouTube channel; you will be notified when we begin a live stream.

Saint Catherine Greek Orthodox Church (Services from 2020 until now)

Saint Catherine Greek Orthodox Church (Selected services from 2015-2019)

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Fourth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Luke 24:1-12

On the first day of the week at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking spices, which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel; and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how He told you, while He was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise." And they remembered His words and returning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told this to the Apostles; but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home wondering at what had happened.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Second Tone. Psalm 27.9,1.
O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance.
Verse: To you, O Lord, I have cried, O my God.

The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 4:6-15.

Brethren, it is the God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you.

Since we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote, "I believed, and so I spoke," we too believe, and so we speak, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.

Gospel Reading

3rd Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 7:11-16

At that time, Jesus went to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. As he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large crowd from the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep." And he came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, arise." And the dead man sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!"

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Memorials and Trisagions

 

Trisagions

The Reposed Souls of our Saint Catherine Parish Musicians
-our Chanters and Choir Members of blessed memory

Euphrosyne Paspaliaris
Daughter of Pantelemon and Maria Paspaliaris
Sister of Thanasis Paspaliaris and Angeliki Papadouneon
Wife of Spyrogerasimos Moshonas
Mother of Pantelis and Sotirios Moshonas

 

 

 

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Saints and Feasts

October 06

3rd Sunday of Luke

October 06

The Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas

The name Thomas means, "twin." He was one of the Twelve, a Galilean by birth. Sophroneus (not the famous Patriarch of Jerusalem [7th Century, celebrated March 11], but a friend of Jerome's), quoted also by Jerome, says that Saint Thomas preached to the Parthians, Pesians, Medes, Hyrcanians, Bactrians, and neighbouring nations. According to Heracleon, the Apostle died a natural death; according to other accounts, he was martyred at Meliapur His tomb was known by Saint John Chrysostom to be at Edessa in Syria, to which city his holy relics may have been translated from India in the fourth century.

October 07

Sergius & Bacchus the Great Martyrs of Syria

These holy Martyrs were Romans of high rank in the service of the Emperor Maximian, to whom it was reported that they did not take part in the festivals of the idols. When he called them into his presence, they confessed their Faith in the one God. He had them arrayed in women's clothes and paraded through the streets in mockery. They were afterwards scourged, from which Saint Bacchus died. This was about the year 296. Saint Sergius was then taken to Resapha in Syria, where he was tortured and beheaded. His tomb in Resapha became a very famous shrine, to which pilgrims came from as far away as Western Europe; Resapha was later renamed Sergiopolis in his honour.

October 07

Jonah of Manchuria

October 08

Pelagia the Righteous

This Saint was a prominent actress of the city of Antioch, and a pagan, who lived a life of unrestrained prodigality and led many to perdition. Instructed and baptized by a certain bishop named Nonnus (Saint Nonnus is commemorated Nov. 10), she departed for the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem, where she lived as a recluse, feigning to be a eunuch called Pelagia. She lived in such holiness and repentance that within three or four years she was deemed worthy to repose in an odour of sanctity, in the middle of the fifth century. Her tomb on the Mount of Olives has been a place of pilgrimage ever since.

October 09

James the Apostle, son of Alphaeus

The holy Apostle James was one of the Twelve, and preached Christ to many nations, and finally suffered death by crucifixion.

October 09

Andronicus & his wife Athanasia of Egypt

Saints Andronicus and Athanasia were from Antioch, and finished their lives in asceticism about the year 500.

October 09

Abraham the Righteous & his nephew Lot

The holy Patriarch Abraham, born a pagan, ten generations after Noah, when the knowledge of God had perished from among men, became the beginning of God's dispensation for the universal renewal and salvation of man. He was called out of his country--the land of the Chaldees, that is, Mesopotamia--to the land of Canaan, and received the promise that through his seed all the nations of the earth should be blessed; through his singular faith in the promises of God, he was justified before the giving of the Law and the coming of Grace; through his willingness to sacrifice Isaac, he portrayed the love wherewith God loved the world in sacrificing His only-begotten Son. The greatness of Abraham, and the trials that he and his righteous nephew Lot underwent, are set forth in the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament, chapters twelve through twenty-five. See also the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers, December 11-17.

October 10

Eulampios & Eulampia the Martyrs

The Martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia were from Nicomedia, and contested for Christ during the reign of Maximian, in the year 296.

October 10

The 14 Holy Elders of Optina Monastery

On this day we also celebrate the Synaxis of the Righteous Fathers of Optina Hermitage in Russia, who struggled valiantly in the monastic life in prayer, humility, obedience, and love, and whom God deemed worthy of the lofty gifts of discernment, prophecy, clairvoyance, and eldership, that is, the grace to guide souls on the unerring path of salvation. They are Leo (who reposed in 1841), Macarius (1860), Moses (1862), Anthony (1865), Hilarion (1873), Ambrose (1891), Anatolius (1894), Isaacius (1894), Joseph (1911), Barsanuphius (1913), Anatolius (1922), Nectarius (1928), Nicon (1931), and Isaacius (1936).

October 11

Philip the Apostle of the 70, one of the 7 Deacons

Saint Philip, who had four daughters that prophesied, was from Caesarea of Palestine. He preached throughout Samaria; it was he also who met the eunuch of Candace, the Queen of the Ethiopians, as the eunuch was reading the Prophet Esaias, and he instructed and baptized him (Acts 8:26-39). He reposed in Tralles of Asia Minor while preaching the Gospel.

October 11

Theophanes the Confessor, Bishop of Nicaea

Saint Theophanes, the brother of Saint Theodore the Branded, was a Palestinian by race. Both were monks at the Monastery of Saint Sabbas. They were called "the Branded" because Theophilus, the last of the Iconoclast emperors, had twelve iambic verses branded by hot irons on their foreheads and then sent them into exile, where Theodore died in the year 838. After the death of Theophilus in 842, Theophanes was elected Bishop of Nicaea. Both brothers composed many canons and hymns, thereby adorning the services of the Church.

October 12

Provos, Andronicus, & Tarachos, Martyrs of Tarsus

The holy Martyrs contested for Christ during the reign of Diocletian, in the year 296 or 304. Tarachus was advanced in years, of Roman birth, and had been a soldier; Probus was from Side in Pamphylia, and Andronicus from Ephesus. They were taken together in Cilicia and subjected to manifold exceedingly cruel tenures. Tarachus was beaten on his cheeks and neck with stones, his hands were burned, he was hanged on a post and smoke was put underneath him to choke him; vinegar was forced down his nostrils; after enduring further tortures, he was carved to pieces. Probus was thrashed with whips, his feet were burned with red hot irons, his back and sides were pierced with heated spits; finally he also was cut up with knives, and received the crown of martyrdom. Andronicus suffered similar tortures, and also finished his course being cut to pieces, commending his soul into the hands of God.

October 12

Symeon the New Theologian

Saint Symeon became a monk of the Studite Monastery as a young man, under the guidance of the elder Symeon the Pious. Afterwards he struggled at the Monastery of Saint Mamas in Constantinople, of which he became abbot. After enduring many trials and afflictions in his life of piety, he reposed in 1022. Marvelling at the heights of prayer and holiness to which he attained, and the loftiness of the teachings of his life and writings, the church calls him "the New Theologian." Only to two others, John the Evangelist and Gregory, Patriarch of Constantinople, has the church given the name "Theologian." Saint Symeon reposed on March 12, but since this always falls in the Great Fast, his feast is kept today.

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Wisdom of the Fathers

He who truly wishes to believe in God must be lifted above himself, his mind, and even the whole world. For this reason, the value of faith is considered higher than the value of man. It is even higher than the value of the whole world. Therefore, the reward of faith should be higher than all of man's possessions along with the glories of this world. The reward of faith is God.
Fr. Matthew the Poor
Orthodox Prayer Life: The Interior Way, p. 74, 20th century

That dead man was being buried, and many friends were conducting him to his tomb. But there meets him Christ, the Life and Resurrection, for He is the destroyer of death and of corruption; He it is "in Whom we live and move and have our being" (Acts 17:28); He it is Who has restored the nature of man to that which it originally was; and has set free our death-fraught flesh from the bonds of death.
St. Cyril of Alexandria
Commentary on the Gospel of St. Luke, Homily 36.42, p. 153., 5th Century

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Saint Catherine News and Events

    Godparents' Day Brunch

    Godparents' Day Brunch

    Join us as we honor our Godparents' on October 6th!

    Young Adult Dinner

    Young Adult Dinner

    Dinner and fellowship on October 7th...to meet the other young adults in our parish. (Ages: Post-Undergrad thru 40)

    Mommy & Me

    Mommy & Me

    All caregivers welcome! Groups are not limited to mothers only.

    Bible Study-Minor Prophets

    Bible Study-Minor Prophets

    Join us either in the Small Hall of our Hellenic Cultural Center or online via Zoom for Bible Study with Fr. Chrysostom.

    HOPE & JOY Meeting

    HOPE & JOY Meeting

    HOPE (Grades K-2) JOY (Grades 3-6) Please meet in the Church Narthex on October 12th.

    Orthodox Christian Fellowship

    Orthodox Christian Fellowship

    All students attending college in our area are invited to join our St. Catherine OCF group. RSVP to Fr. Chrysostom by October 17th.

    Stewardship Sunday

    Stewardship Sunday

    Introducing the New 2025 Ecclesiastical Theme! Hosted by the Stewardship Ministry.

    Scheduling Priest Visits

    Scheduling Priest Visits

    Please contact Fr. Chrysostom directly at 561-320-1224 or [email protected] to schedule a visitation. Thank you.

    What's New on Engage Orthodoxy

    What's New on Engage Orthodoxy

    Engage Orthodoxy is a beautiful website created by FLM to provide resources and inspiration for our Orthodox family. EO hosts several blogs written by Orthodox authors on timely topics. In addition to blogs, EO has launched a podcast aimed at Orthodox homeschool families of teens. Check out our newest posts and listen to our podcast at www.engageorthodoxy.net

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Metropolis of Atlanta News

October 3, 2024

 

To the Reverend Clergy & the Esteemed Parish Council Presidents of the Metropolis of Atlanta:

 

My Beloved Ones,

 

‘Truly I tell you,

just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine,

you did it to me”

(Matthew 25:40)

 

I greet you with love in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

 

It has been nearly a week since Hurricane Helene left great devastation across our nation, much of it falling within the boundaries of our Holy and God-Protected Metropolis of Atlanta. Though I am in Greece, I hope you know that I have all our affected communities in my thoughts and prayers. I am grateful to my Metropolis coworkers for keeping me updated on the extent of the damage, just as I am thankful to His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, both for contacting me and expressing love & support, and for His calls to our Clergy in affected parishes, as well.

 

My Brothers and Sisters, I am pleased to inform you of the Metropolis of Atlanta's efforts to address the current crisis. Understanding the extent of the damage--from Tampa Bay, to the Carolinas--it seems only proper to "cast a wide net" with options as well.

 

First, let us begin with our beloved Metropolis Philoptochos Board. The Metropolis Philoptochos will follow the steps it instituted after Hurricane Ian in 2022, when the Philoptochos Philanthropy Co-Chairs, Presvytera Evi Kaplanis & Tina Chagaris established the following process:

 

 

To refer a Greek Orthodox parishioner in need, please use the attached referral form (click here).This will assist the Metropolis Philoptochos Board in allocating funds & resources to specific Orthodox Christian families and/or individuals, based on the greatest need. To that end, your Metropolis asks that you please forward all such requests directly to Philoptochos by emailing [email protected] & [email protected]. Presvytera Evi & Tina will then directly work with the affected families and individuals.

 

I also commend our Metropolis Philoptochos Board President, Irene Politis, for leading our Metropolis's fundraising effort to meet the needs of the affected faithful. While our Philoptochos Chapter Presidents are being notified separately, I appeal to our parishioners to support our relief efforts, either by donating to your parish Philoptochos Chapter, or by sending your gift to the Hurricane Helene Relief Fund:

 

Metropolis of Atlanta Philoptochos

c/o Martha Driscoll

1228 Sherlock Drive

Marietta, GA 30066

 

 

Fathers, I ask that you please forward this specific email to your local Philoptochos chapter President, so that they are able to work together most efficiently with our Metropolis Philoptochos Board.

 

Of course, as a Metropolis, we should also give due credit to the work of International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) who have established a Hurricane Helene response page (for more information, click here).

 

Beyond these two worthy Orthodox Christian organizations, however, I ask also to consider assisting our non-Orthodox brothers and sisters as well, and to that end, here are links to a number of worthy organizations undertaking charitable assistance, such as the American Red Cross, or Samaritan's Purse.

 

To ensure that these efforts are helped by the greatest numbers of hands and hearts, I also ask you Fathers, to please read this message in your sanctuaries this coming Sunday as well.

 

My beloved ones, the extent of the storm damage, including the loss of lives, homes, and livelihoods is still only being uncovered across much of our Southeastern United States--particularly in communities that are not used to these kinds of storms. As our region continues to heal, physically and spiritually, I pray that those of us in the Metropolis who are in a position to help their brothers, sisters, and neighbors, will look deep into their hearts, recalling our Lord's words to assist our fellow man. I remain,

 

Paternally yours with blessings and love in the Lord,

+ A L E X I O S

Metropolitan of Atlanta

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Archdiocese News

A. Fantis School of Sts. Constantine and Helen Cathedral Awarded Prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award

10/01/2024

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A. Fantis School is proud to announce that it has been awarded the prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award, an honor reserved for the top-performing schools in the nation.


Metropolis of Pittsburgh Hosts Annual Clergy-Laity Assembly

10/01/2024

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On Saturday, September 28, 2024, the Metropolis of Pittsburgh participated in its Annual Clergy-Laity Assembly at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


Archbishop Elpidophoros Chairs 13th Annual Meeting of the Assembly of Bishops

09/30/2024

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In Atlanta, Georgia, the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America convened for its 13th Annual Meeting today, September 30, 2024.


His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Appoints the 2024-2026 Executive Board of the National Philoptochos Society, Inc.

09/30/2024

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His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, and Chairman of the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society is pleased to announce the appointment of Debbie George as National Philoptochos President, as well as appointing the Executive Board Members for the 2024-2026 term.


Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Issues Statement on Hurricane Helene

09/30/2024

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Today, September 30, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America issued a statement regarding Hurricane Helene and those affected by the disaster.


Opening Address at the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA in Atlanta, GA

09/30/2024

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First and foremost, I want to greet you with a spirit of gratitude for your presence in this Assembly of Bishops, and note – for the record – that we all miss our First Vice-Chairman, His Eminence Metropolitan Saba and we are praying for his good health. It was a last minute decision for him to take care of himself and I know that he wishes he were here. Our supplications and best wishes  go with him.


Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America's 13th Annual Meeting Begins in Atlanta, Georgia

09/29/2024

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Hierarchs belonging to the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America arrived yesterday, September 28, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia for the Assembly's 13th Annual Meeting.


Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Remarks at the Reception after Great Vespers

09/29/2024

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Your Eminences and Graces, dear brothers in Christ,

Beloved Sisters and Brothers in the Lord,

Allow me to express the appreciation and gratitude of all to our hosts this evening, the Faithful Orthodox Christians of the Saint Elias Parish. As ever, you do your community proud with your many manifestations of hospitality and Christian kindness.


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