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Worship Sunday Orthros 8:15 am & Divine Liturgy 9:30 am
Confession (by appointment - call or email [email protected])
Weekday Services (www.stgeorgegoc.org/calendar)
Streaming
Fellowship Hour Sunday following Divine Liturgy
Office Hours Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Our Mission St. George Greek Orthodox Church is a Christ-centered community that: inspires faith and worship, cultivates spiritual growth and fellowship, and encourages benevolence and outreach.
Our Vision Ascending together to the fullness of Life.
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Sunday after Epiphany
8:15AM Orthros
9:30AM Divine Liturgy
9:30AM Reader's Service in Eau Claire, WI
10:45AM Church School
11:15AM Vasilopita Prayer
11:30AM Philoptochos Meeting
11:30AM Parish Council Oath of Office
12:00PM Basketball Practice (after Church School)
7:00PM Catechism #1 - Introduction
6:00PM Icon Class
+Fast Day
1:30PM Online Daytime Bible Study (via Zoom only)
6:00PM Greek School
+Fast Day
+St. Anthony the Great
Winter Camp
+Sts. Athanasios & Cyril
+St. Makarios the Great
12th Sunday of Luke
8:15AM Orthros
9:30AM Divine Liturgy
10:45AM Church School
11:30AM Hall Design Meeting with Architects (after Church School)
12:00PM Basketball Practice (after Church School)
12:30PM Kitchen Design Meeting with Architects
+St. Euthymios the Great
Sunday after Epiphany
The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 4:7-13
BRETHREN, grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it is said, "When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men." (in saying, "He ascended," what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is he who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) And his gifts were that some should be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.
Sunday after Epiphany
The Reading is from Matthew 4:12-17
At that time, when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned." From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Misael Jordan & Richard Kanavati
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Thank you to Philoptochos for hosting today's fellowship.
Kalliopi Verros (40-Day)
Stavros Christou (18-Years)
Many Years for the feast of Theophany! Χρόνια Πολλά! Please contact Fr. Perry at [email protected] or (651) 706-9672 to schedule your house blessing
It's that time again to get your sneakers on! This year the tournament will be hosted by St. Demetrios in Libertyville, IL.
Player registration and hotel reservations are Now Open on the Western Region Family Basketball Tournament Website. https://www.greekbball.com/
***Note: Practices will begin at a New Location! due to construction at our previous facility.
Highland Park Elementary School (approx. 3 miles from church)
1700 Saunders Ave, St. Paul, 55116
Practice schedule - Sunday 12-2:30 pm (GOYA 12-1:15pm, JOY 1:15-2:30pm)
Jan 12
Jan 19
Jan 26
Scholarships will once more be offered. For inquiries, please contact Fr. Perry, and for any questions, reach out to Angie Kontenakos at [email protected]. See you at the gym! Go St. George!
Session 1- The Holy Face here at St. George GOC & Zoom: Tuesdays, January 14, 21, & 28 from 6-9 pm
Session 2- Icon of a saint of the student's choice (full figure) here at St. George GOC & Zoom: Tuesdays, February 4, 11, 18, & 25 from 6-9 pm
Please contact Deb at [email protected]/612-889-5868 or Steve Arsenault at [email protected]/ 612-206-7369. Cost for tuition and supplies approx. $298. Cost of tuition only $155
Happy New Year. Greek School will kick off again on January 15 at 6 pm. We will start the evening cutting Vasilopita. So come directly upstairs at 6 pm.
Our first “Coffee Exchange Sunday” of 2025 is almost here. Visit our Yellow Cart during Fellowship Hour to PLACE YOUR PRE-ORDER TODAY. Orders will be available for pick up next Sunday, January 19th. NEW FOR THE NEW YEAR: Decafs are now available in Whole Bean (12 oz bags only, at this time)! As always, thank you for your generous support of our Philoptochos Charities
Fellow readers of classical literature, we have wrapped up our excursion through the novel, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, and have selected our next read. I hope you are able to join us for what will be a fun and engaging conversation on a seasonal classic.
If you have any questions, reach out to Grant Oldre at [email protected]
Join us for our MEOCCA catechism course, Intro to Orthodox Christianity, beginning on Monday, January 13, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Catechism is open to all: people interested in learning more about Orthodox Christianity, inquirers, catechumens, and current Orthodox Christians as well. Classes will be held on Monday evenings from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in person (1111 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN) or online via Zoom. Register online at https://forms.gle/727eGvE3nn44k1am8. Learn more at www.meocca.org.
It's that time of the year! Welcome to a new year, and with that, a new night for Orthodox adult competition and camaraderie.
Date: January 25, 2025
Location: St. Mary's OCA (1701 5th St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413)
Time: Anytime after 6:00!
Bring a drink, snack, and/or game to share!
For venue-specific questions, contact Mike Schwebach at [email protected]. For all other questions, contact Fiona Lotti at either [email protected] or 651-470-8994.
Whether you know how to dance or want to learn, join us for the Pan-Orthodox Dance on Saturday, January 25th. We will be teaching Middle Eastern, Greek, Russian, Romanian, Georgian, Armenian, and Serbian dances starting at 6 pm (following 5 pm Vespers). At 7 pm we will continue to have open dance for the rest of the evening. Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share. Hosted at St. George Antiochian (1250 Oakdale Ave, West St Paul). Ages 12+ are welcome to join! Contact Sophia Haddad with any questions: 612-708-1148
Join us for a meeting to discuss the Greek Festival on January 26th in the conference room after Liturgy.
Thanks to Barb Leschisin, Carol Karos, Olga Grigoriants, JoAnn Lucs, Adam Rusinak, Karen Schwebach, Kay Wakaruk, Annette Miller and Dn. Philip Wagner for participating in a wonderful Typica service at the Lino Lakes Medium Security Prison at 8:30 am Sunday, Dec. 29th. Special thanks to Annette Miller for leading the choir. Over 40 prisoners attended the service! Thanks to Dn. Philip for his sermon on the Flight from Judea of the Holy Family to Egypt and whether Christ can find a home in our hearts. You can find out more about this ministry by visiting the web site https://www.ocpm-mn.org/ or contacting Dn. Philip Wagner at either [email protected] or 651-587-3657
Click here to make your 2025 Stewardship Pledge https://forms.gle/6vxvhwVdiEBPg6D27. Thank you for your support of the work of the church.
https://onrealm.org/StGeorgeStPaul/give/online
Please host an upcoming coffee hour! Individuals, families, or even groups can sign up to host or co-host. Remember that coffee is now provided, courtesy of Thrivent Financial, so your commitment can be as simple as picking up some cookies! Thanks to all who have already hosted this year! Use this URL to sign up.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CA5AD2BABFF2-46964197-fellowship#/
Remember to check out the Silent Auction in the hall. Proceeds support our Missions and Benevolence ministry. New items are added regularly. If you would like to donate items that are new with tags or something else valuable, such as theater/sports tickets, please contact Angela Mortari at [email protected] or text 651-280-7123.
Thank you for joining us in worship. Whether you are an Orthodox Christian or this is your first visit to an Orthodox Church, we are pleased to have you with us! Although Holy Communion is offered only to baptized and chrismated Orthodox Christians, all are invited to receive the Antidoron (blessed bread) at the end of the service. The Antidoron and fellowship hour are reminiscent of the Agape Feast that followed worship in the early Church.
One does not have to be of Greek descent nor speak Greek to be an Orthodox Christian and member of our parish. All people of any background are welcome to join the Orthodox Church. For those interested in learning more about the Christian Faith or becoming a member of our church, please see Fr. Perry after services or contact him at [email protected] or (651) 222-6220.
We hope you will join us in our hall upstairs this morning after services for fellowship and refreshments!
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Thank you to those who make the prosfora/offering bread for Liturgy. If you would like to sign up to bake and make an offering of bread to the church, please get in touch with Krisandrea at [email protected].
“Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.” John 6:27
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To our ministry leaders and volunteers, please save receipts when making purchases for church activities. A reminder that reimbursement forms are located on the tower outside of the admin and treasurer’s office. Please make sure to submit the form with a copy of your receipt (you keep the original receipt). Finally, please make sure to submit for reimbursement contemporaneous with the expense(s). Although we do not have a set cutoff date for reimbursements, please do your best to have all prior year reimbursements submitted before the end of January of the following year. Please contact Lani if you have any questions at [email protected].
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Thank you to all who continue to support our parish ministries! For those who would like a receipt of their donations to a particular church ministry for tax purposes, please make all deductible contributions directly to the church, noting a designation of the gift in the memo line. For example, you might put in the memo line "2025 Stewardship" “2025 Philoptochos Stewardship” “donation to Missions and Benevolence,” "priest discretionary fund," etc. Resources will be earmarked and distributed to the ministry you note, and your donations will be included in your end-of-year statement. Thank you again for your commitment to the work of the church!
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Annual giving to the Metropolis Annual Vision Campaign supports current Metropolis programs and ministries to directly impact parishes and leadership. As operations are covered, the Metropolis can direct GOA Parish Allocations to our parishes to fuel growth locally. His Eminence invites those who have already become active stewards of their local parish, to give to this campaign. Click here to support the campaign: https://chicago.goarch.org/donate/
St. George has moved to a new social media platform designed specifically for parish life. Here, we communicate more dynamically regarding specific ministries, events, and stewardship. For those who haven't, please use the QR code here to sign up! If you have any questions or have issues, please contact Dylan at [email protected].
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Saint Tatiana was the daughter of a most distinguished consul of Rome. She became a deaconess of the Church, and for her confession of the Faith of Christ, she endured many torments. As she was suffering, angels punished her tormentors with the same torments they inflicted on her, until they cried out that they could no longer endure the scourges invisibly brought upon them. She was beheaded during the reign of Alexander Severus (111-135).
Saint John, who was from Constantinople, was the son of illustrious parents -- Eutropius the Senator and Theodora. At twelve years of age he departed secretly from his home and went to the Monastery of the Unsleeping (see Dec. 29). Aflame with longing for his parents, he returned after six years to his father's home in the guise of a pauper and beggar. Living in a small hut at the gates of his parents' house (wherefrom he is called "hut-dweller"), he remained unknown therein for many years, and suffered mockery at the hands of those who had been his own servants. Foreknowing his death, he revealed himself to his parents, and within a few moments reposed, about the year 450.
Saint Anthony, the Father of monks, was born in Egypt in 251 of pious parents who departed this life while he was yet young. On hearing the words of the Gospel: "If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell what thou hast, and give to the poor" (Matt. 19:21), he immediately put it into action. Distributing to the poor all he had, and fleeing from all the turmoil of the world, he departed to the desert. The manifold temptations he endured continually for the span of twenty years are incredible. His ascetic struggles by day and by night, whereby he mortified the uprisings of the passions and attained to the height of dispassion, surpass the bounds of nature; and the report of his deeds of virtue drew such a multitude to follow him that the desert was transformed into a city, while he became, so to speak, the governor, lawgiver, and master-trainer of all the citizens of this newly-formed city.
The cities of the world also enjoyed the fruit of his virtue. When the Christians were being persecuted and put to death under Maximinus in 312, he hastened to their aid and consolation. When the Church was troubled by the Arians, he went with zeal to Alexandria in 335 and struggled against them in behalf of Orthodoxy. During this time, by the grace of his words, he also turned many unbelievers to Christ.
Saint Anthony began his ascetic life outside his village of Coma in Upper Egypt, studying the ways of the ascetics and holy men there, and perfecting himself in the virtues of each until he surpassed them all. Desiring to increase his labors, he departed into the desert, and finding an abandoned fortress in the mountain, he made his dwelling in it, training himself in extreme fasting, unceasing prayer, and fierce conflicts with the demons. Here he remained, as mentioned above, about twenty years. Saint Athanasius the Great, who knew him personally and wrote his life, says that he came forth from that fortress "initiated in the mysteries and filled with the Spirit of God." Afterwards, because of the press of the faithful, who deprived him of his solitude, he was enlightened by God to journey with certain Bedouins, until he came to a mountain in the desert near the Red Sea, where he passed the remaining part of his life.
Saint Athanasius says of him that "his countenance had a great and wonderful grace. This gift also he had from the Saviour. For if he were present in a great company of monks, and any one who did not know him previously wished to see him, immediately coming forward he passed by the rest, and hurried to Anthony, as though attracted by his appearance. Yet neither in height nor breadth was he conspicuous above others, but in the serenity of his manner and the purity of his soul." So Passing his life, and becoming an example of virtue and a rule for monastics, he reposed on January 17 in the year 356, having lived altogether some 105 years.
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