Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the First Mode

The stone having been sealed by the Pharisees and chief priests, * and Your all-immaculate body being guarded by soldiers, * You rose on the third day, O Lord and Savior, granting life unto the world. * Then the powers of the heavens cried out to You, O Giver of Life, and shouted, * “Glory to Your resurrection, O Christ! * Glory to Your eternal rule! * Glory to Your plan for saving us, only benevolent God!”

Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ στρατιωτῶν φυλασσόντων τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα, ἀνέστης τριήμερος Σωτήρ, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὴν ζωήν. Διὰ τοῦτο αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐβόων σοι Ζωοδότα· Δόξα τῇ ἀναστάσει σου Χριστέ, δόξα τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου, δόξα τῇ οἰκονομίᾳ σου, μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Mode

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.

Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, μεσιτεία πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε. Μὴ παρίδῃς ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοι· Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων σε.

Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. First Mode. Psalm 32.22,1.
Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us.
Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.

The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 9:6-11.

Brethren, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work. As it is written, "He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever." He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resources and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for great generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.

Προκείμενον. First Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 32.22,1.
Γένοιτο, Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφ' ἡμᾶς.
Στίχ. Ἀγαλλιᾶσθε δίκαιοι ἐν Κυρίῳ

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Κορινθίους β' 9:6-11.

Ἀδελφοί, ὁ σπείρων φειδομένως, φειδομένως καὶ θερίσει· καὶ ὁ σπείρων ἐπʼ εὐλογίαις, ἐπʼ εὐλογίαις καὶ θερίσει. Ἕκαστος καθὼς προαιρεῖται τῇ καρδίᾳ· μὴ ἐκ λύπης ἢ ἐξ ἀνάγκης· ἱλαρὸν γὰρ δότην ἀγαπᾷ ὁ θεός. Δυνατὸς δὲ ὁ θεὸς πᾶσαν χάριν περισσεῦσαι εἰς ὑμᾶς, ἵνα ἐν παντὶ πάντοτε πᾶσαν αὐτάρκειαν ἔχοντες περισσεύητε εἰς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθόν· καθὼς γέγραπται, Ἐσκόρπισεν, ἔδωκεν τοῖς πένησιν· ἡ δικαιοσύνη αὐτοῦ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Ὁ δὲ ἐπιχορηγῶν σπέρμα τῷ σπείροντι, καὶ ἄρτον εἰς βρῶσιν χορηγήσαι, καὶ πληθύναι τὸν σπόρον ὑμῶν, καὶ αὐξήσαι τὰ γενήματα τῆς δικαιοσύνης ὑμῶν· ἐν παντὶ πλουτιζόμενοι εἰς πᾶσαν ἁπλότητα, ἥτις κατεργάζεται διʼ ἡμῶν εὐχαριστίαν τῷ θεῷ.

Gospel Reading

2nd Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 6:31-36

The Lord said, "As you wish that men would do to you, do so to them. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful."

2nd Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 6:31-36

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος· καθὼς θέλετε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς ὁμοίως. καὶ εἰ ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας ὑμᾶς, ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστί; καὶ γὰρ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας αὐτοὺς ἀγαπῶσι. καὶ ἐὰν ἀγαθοποιῆτε τοὺς ἀγαθοποιοῦντας ὑμᾶς, ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστί; καὶ γὰρ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσι. καὶ ἐὰν δανείζητε παρ᾿ ὧν ἐλπίζετε ἀπολαβεῖν, ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστί; καὶ γὰρ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἁμαρτωλοῖς δανείζουσιν ἵνα ἀπολάβωσι τὰ ἴσα. πλὴν ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν καὶ ἀγαθοποιεῖτε καὶ δανείζετε μηδὲν ἀπελπίζοντες, καὶ ἔσται ὁ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολύς, καὶ ἔσεσθε υἱοὶ ὑψίστου, ὅτι αὐτὸς χρηστός ἐστιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀχαρίστους καὶ πονηρούς. Γίνεσθε οὖν οἰκτίρμονες, καθὼς καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν οἰκτίρμων ἐστί.

Wisdom of the Fathers

There are three things that impel us towards what is holy: natural instincts, angelic powers and probity of intention. Natural instincts impel us when, for example, we do to others what we would wish them to do to us (cf. Luke 6:31), or when we see someone suffering deprivation or in need and naturally feel compassion. Angelic powers impel us when, being ourselves impelled to something worthwhile, we find we are providentially helped and guided. We are impelled by probity of intention when, discriminating between good and evil, we choose the good.

St. Maximos the Confessor

Second Century on Love no. 32, Philokalia Vol. 2 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pg. 71, 7th century

Every work which does not have love as its beginning and root is nothing.

St. John Chrysostom

Unknown, 4th century

Saints and Feasts

October 04

2nd Sunday of Luke

PARISH EVENTS AND NEWS

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2026 - 2ND SUNDAY OF LUKE

Today, our Church community observes NATIONAL CHURCH MUSIC MINISTRY SUNDAY. On this day, we recognize those women and men who have heard and responded to the Lord’s invitation to be church musicians: that is, parish chanters and choir members. A second tray will be passed by Choir members for the MEFGOX Scholarship Fund.

40 Day Blessing:

ROMAN PETRIKA LECO

Parents: George Leco and Frankceska Beta

Congratulations!

Memorials:

SYLVIA ZANNIS – 40 Days

ANGELLO ZANNIS – 6 Months

Coffee Hour Sponsor

JIM KOKAS – 1 Year

HELEN KOKAS - 7 Years

Coffee Hour Sponsor

LEANDROS SARIVALAS – 30 Years

ANGELIKI SARIVALAS – 40 Years

HOPE MELOY YENKO – 2 Years

IOAN DRAGOS – 25 Years

DECEASED ST CONS CHURCH MUSICIANS

May their memory be eternal

SERVICES THIS WEEK: No additional services this week.

VIDEO ARCHIVE: Previously recorded Sunday Divine Liturgy services are archived and available on our website! Go to https://www.stcons.org/video-streaming and you can click on the service you would like to view.

LIGHT A CANDLE AND SAY A PRAYER: When you are not able to attend church, you can purchase a candle from our church website (home page or video-streaming page), which will be lit before the following service or a service that you specify. Please give specific names, living or deceased, that you would like Father to remember in prayer. Father will light candles one hour before each service. For Sunday services, please place candle orders prior to 8:00 am Sunday morning.

PLEASE PRAY FOR: Evanthia, Eleftherios, John, Marlon, Christine, Eleftheria, Lauren, Adam, Alex, Andrea, Tony, Cynthia, Molly, Tammy, Christos, Joseph, Krisanne, Barry, Louis, Jim, Nicole, Tommy, Stella, Natasha, Anastasia, Katherine, Zissi, Theadora, Stacy, Stavroula, Jacob, Eleanor, Bill, Jaime, Lynn, Al, Joe, Glenna, Alexsa, Frank, Pamela, Michele, Fania, Diana, George, Theodore, Anastasia, Constantinos, Phyllis, Joe, Dina, Pamela, Mia, Michael, Tracy, Anna, Sue, Nicole, Amalia, Nydia, Ann, John, Janek, Frank, George, Patrick, Joanne, Betty, Deana, Gloria, Jeannette, Michael, Niko, Maria, Sevasti, Mariam, George, Gene, Pete, Lazaros, John, Christopher, George, David, Marcos, Lela, Dawn, Panagioti, Joanna, Suzanne, Nick, Fotini, Niki, George, Matthew, Stefanos, Georgia, Leonidas, Gus, Connie, Maria, Brenda, Panagiota, Vicki, Susan, Tom, Thomas, Jim, Gloria, Evans, Phyllis, Marti, Janet, Zacharias, Vanessa (Vasiliki), Jake, Maegan, Irene, Lisa, Pat, Jonathan, Tracy, Dianna, Betty, Catherine, Evelyn, Gregg, Peter, Angela, Bill, Carrie, Vito, Stephanie, Lisa, Kylie, Nicholas, and Maria. If you would like to add a name to the prayer list, or if there is a name that should be removed, please contact the church office.

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES:

PHILOPTOCHOS GENERAL MEETING: There will be a General Meeting of the St Helen Philoptochos TODAY, Sunday October 4^th, following the Divine Liturgy service. Please plan to attend.

ADULT BIBLE STUDY – Our Adult Bible Study group will meet Tuesday, October 6^th at 7:00 pm on the ZOOM platform. We will continue our study of the Book of Acts. Bible Study meets on Tuesday evenings, no need to register to participate. Zoom link: ZOOM link: https://zoom.us/j/7345256789, Meeting ID: 734 525 6789

“PINK OUT” DAY: Next Sunday, October 11^th, our Philoptochos is asking parishioners to WEAR PINK! In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Early detection of cancer can be life-saving, so lets have a little fun and save some lives!

TLC – TACO TUESDAY Join us for the next TLC (Tuesday Lunch Club) gathering on Tuesday, October 13 at 12 pm in the Hellenic Cultural Center. This time it’s TACO TUESDAY! The cost is $15. Bring a friend!! We'll be playing Bingo this month. Call to save your spot: Lynne (734) 674-8943 or Annette (734) 525-6789.

FALL FESTIVAL AND PASTITSIO COOK OFF: Our annual Fall Festival will be held on Friday, October 16^th in the Hellenic Cultural Center. This fun event for the whole family includes: bounce houses, games and prizes, spin art and crafts, face painting, family photo booth! Lots of kid-friendly food, including hot dogs, pizza, ice cream, popcorn, and of course… pastitsio will be served. Plan to bring family and friends!

Fall Festival Volunteers and Pastitisio Makers Needed! Is your pastitsio the best? Enter our St Cons’ Pastitsio Cook Off, taking place at the Fall Festival 10/16! Each contestant must bring a pan of pastitsio to the event to be judged. Extra pieces will be sold to raise funds for our Moms Group. Winner gets an apron and a year’s-worth of bragging rights! We also need volunteers to work all areas of the event, from food and drink, to kids games and crafts, costume parade, and many other responsibilities. Sign up to volunteer or make pastitsio at coffee hour today!

MEN’S GROUP MEETING: The Men's Group will meet on Sunday, October 18th following Divine Liturgy in the Parish Board Room. The main items of business are an updated Golf Outing report and discussion of our upcoming Feed-the-Needy outreach event.

GIRLS BASKETBALL and GREEK DRUMMING: St Cons’ has started a OYAA Girls Basketball team this year! Open to girls ages 12 – 18, the group practices on Saturday evenings 6:30 pm Drumming classes will restart this Saturday, October 10th. Classes will held at 11:00 am for ages 5 – 10 years; and 11:45 for 11 – 15 years. Basketball and drumming will meet at 32408 W. Eight Mile Rd. in Farmington Hills. For more information on all St Cons’ Youth Programs, contact Joy Kisabeth at 734.673.4400 or [email protected]

SAVE THE DATE – PUTTING ON THE GLITZ with ELLEN KARIS! Tickets are now on sale at coffee hour, on our St Cons website, or from any Parish Council member for our ”Putting on the Glitz” event with the hilarious “Greek Goddess of Comedy”, Ellen Karis. Our annual Reverse Raffle prize will be $5,000 for the event, held on Sunday, November 8^th, with a comedy show, gourmet dinner, and live auction. This is one of St Cons’ biggest annual fundraising events; please plan to attend and show your support.

MOMS GROUP CHARCUTERIE CLASS: Our Moms group will be hosting a Charcuterie Class on Friday, November 13 at 6:30 pm. The cost is $40/person, and includes all food and materials. RSVP to Maria Haviland at [email protected]

NEWS AND NOTICES:

CHURCH DIRECTORY AND PHOTO SIGN UP: Our Moms’ Group is taking parishioner information for our planned church directory. Registration forms are available at coffee hour or in the church office, and family photos will be taken after church on the following Sundays: October 4, 11, 18. You may also submit a digital photo of your own for the directory. Please take the time to fill out a form and confirm all your contact information. We want everybody to be included!

LIVE AUCTION ITEMS NEEDED FOR “GLITZ”: We are looking for donations of live auction items for our “Putting on the Glitz” event, to be held on November 8^th. All types of “big ticket” items are needed. If you have any items to donate, or any leads on where we might solicit donations, talk to Pam Avdoulos, Mark Chuey, or Annette in the office.

HALLOWEEN COSTUME DRIVE: Help a K-5 student find the perfect costume! Our GOYA is having a Halloween Costume Drive, collecting gently used kid-sized Halloween costumes in good, clean condition. Complete, or nearly complete costumes are requested. Donations must be in by 10/14/26. Costume donations will go to the Wayne-Westland Family Resource Center.

GOYA COFFEE AND BREAD SALE: Our GOYAns will be selling Greek frappe and Greek bread next week’s coffee hour, Sunday October 11th. Buy a little something and support GOYA activities!

MEMORIAL SERVICES AND TRIBUTES: Please call the church office to schedule all memorials and coffee hour sponsorships at least two weeks in advance. On the day of the service, please bring a list of family names of the deceased you would like Father to remember in prayer. Koliva will be distributed at the coffee hour; if you wish to bring in paximadia, koulourakia, or other dry cookie it may also be distributed. Coffee Hour sponsorship is not required, however the church is grateful to those who wish to make a sponsorship donation of $200, and the HCC will set up a table with cloth and coffee, etc. for your family. Family members may also choose to have flowers placed on the Altar table for a donation of $75 (two large vases), or to purchase a bottle of communion wine from our parish bookstore for $30 for the service.

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