Sts. Constantine & Helen Cathedral
Publish Date: 2023-07-02
Bulletin Contents
Today
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Wisdom of the Fathers
This Week
Hymns of the Day
RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION AT STS CONSTANTINE AND HELEN CATHEDRAL IS DONE IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:

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Sts. Constantine & Helen Cathedral

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (216) 932-3300
  • Street Address:

  • 3352 Mayfield Road

  • Cleveland Heights, OH 44118

Contact Information

Sade L Frayer
office manager

[email protected] | 216 932-3300 ext 4

Services Schedule

SUNDAY SCHEDULE:

MATINS: 8:15 am
LITURGY: 9:30 am

SATURDAYS (subject to change):

VESPERS: 5:00 p.m.

Past Bulletins


Today

July 02, 2023

07/02/2023

FOURTH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW

MATINS:  8:15 a.m.
LITURGY: 9:30 a.m. 
EPISTLE: Romans 6:18-23
GOSPEL: Matthew 8:5-13
GREEK TEXT p. 100 (black book) 
PROSFORA: Connie Tsironis
PANGARI: Team B: Jason Berry, William Raybuck, Marguarite Stephanopoulos
BLESSING: 10:45 a.m. - 40 Day Blessing: Demetrios Andrew Abboud  
MEMORIAL: 1 year Memorial for Melanie Haritonides, mother of Barb Sapharas and Jim and Nick (both deceased)
COFFEE HOSTS:   Parish Council

STREAMING SERVICE:   youtube.com/stsconstantine


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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. 3rd Tone. Luke 1: 46-48.
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
Verse: For he has regarded the humility of his servant.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:1-7.

BRETHREN, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared, the outer one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence; it is called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies, having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, which contained a golden urn holding the manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. These preparations having thus been made, the priests go continually into the outer tent, performing their ritual duties; but into the second only the high priest goes, and he but once a year, and not without taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people.

Gospel Reading

4th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 8:5-13

At that time, as Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, beseeching him and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress." And he said to him, "I will come and heal him." But the centurion answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it." When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such faith. I tell you, many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth." And to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; be it done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed at that very moment.

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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

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This Week

THIS COMING WEEK

Mon,  July 3rd         - Office Closed for Holiday
                                - 9:00 a.m. - Festival Baking
                                - 6:00 p.m. - Jr.&Sr. Hellenic Dance 
                               - 7:30 p.m. - Gamblers Anonymous
Tues, July 4th       -  Closed for Holiday
Weds, July 5th       -  6:00 p.m. - Jr.&Sr. Hellenic Dance
Sat, July 8th          - 5:00 p.m. - Vespers (& Confessions)
Sun, July 9th         - 8:15 a.m. - Matins
                              - 9:30 a.m. - Liturgy


ONLINE TEXTS OF SERVICES

Those wishing to follow the livestreamed services with a written text may do so using the links below.
Electronic Version of Orthros (Matins) on July 2nd:

Electronic Version of Divine Liturgy on July 2nd:


VISITORS & SACRAMENTS

Everyone is welcome in the Orthodox Church & may receive the blessed bread (antidoron) at the end of the service, but only practicing Orthodox Christians may receive the sacrament of Holy Communion.


STEWARDSHIP

Our parish strives "To lead people to God through Orthodox Christianity and to provide ways for them live and share God's love."  It does so in good days and in bad. Any financial help that you might offer is, as always, deeply appreciated.


FESTIVAL BAKING

Please help us prepare for our beloved Greek festival - don’t forget it comes early this year! We are grateful for any amount of time you can give us. Baking preparation begins starting at 9:00 a.m. on the following date:

  • July 3rd   -  Pasta Flora
  • July 10th  - Kourembiethes and Finikia
  • July 17th  - Kourembiethes and syrup Finikia

ST. MAKRINA ZOOM BIBLE STUDY

St. Makrina Bible Study is starting a new book on Wednesday, June 28th at 9:30a.m.: The Heart of Encouragement, by Father Stavros Akrotirianakis (available on Amazon). We meet via Zoom. Participants don’t have to attend every session. We have found Father Stavros to be an enlightened writer and he feels this is his most important book to date.
Contact Toni Madden at [email protected] for the Zoom link. We encourage you to join us!


GREEK FESTIVAL - FOUR WEEKS AWAY??

Can you believe it? Only four weeks until our great Greek Festival – to be held on July 27-30! We currently have only 24% of volunteers required for the 900 shifts that need to be filled during the Festival. That means we still need to fill 675 time slots with volunteers! All areas are in need of volunteers. We look forward to a very successful and fun Festival BUT WE NEED VOLUNTEERS  to make this happen. We ask that you find the time to commit to volunteer in as many shifts as you are able.

We really need you to be generous with your time. This is a great way to help the Church and to meet new people. If you are willing to work anywhere, you do not have to sign up for a specific booth. You just have to sign up and let us know that you will be there and are willing to help. We will let you know where you are needed.

You can sign up to volunteer three ways:

1. On line with SignUp Genius – click on below link
Sts Constantine & Helen Community: Greek Festival 2023
or
Go to stsconstantine.com. Click on “Volunteer for the Festival” tab
2. In Church on sign up boards
3. Contact Marguarite Stephanopoulos at [email protected] or 917-459-7533 or Anna Warren at [email protected] or 216-287-6890.


CULTURAL GREEK GARDENS ACTIVITY

Our cantor, Dr. Peter Gilbert, will give a presentation on Plato’s Meno at the Greek Cultural Garden, 1000 East Blvd., on Sunday, July 9th at 2:00 p.m. In this dialogue, Meno, a wealthy young man from Thessaly, asks Socrates whether virtue (that is, excellence, or goodness) can be taught. Admission is free. Parking is available nearby.


2023 COFFEE HOSTS WANTED

Thank you to those who have responded to our request for coffee hosts. We now have only the following dates to cover for the weeks ahead:

  • July 9th
  • Aug 6th
  • Sept 10th
  • Sept 17th

Please email [email protected] or call Sade in the church office at 216 932-3300 ext 4 to ask about your preferred day. 


OPA DANCE

OPA will not meet this week, in observance of the July 4th holiday. We will resume meeting for dancing and parea next Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. 


NATIVITY OF THE THEOTOKOS MONASTERY TRIP

The St. Demetrios Yassou Group invites you to join us as we travel to the Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery in Saxonburg, PA on Saturday, July 15th, in honor of the Feastday of Prophet Elias.

Departure from St. Demetrios Church – 6:00am
Divine Liturgy followed by free-will donation lunch
Departure from Saxonburg back to St. Demetrios Church –3:00pm

The cost is $35 per person (water & travel snacks included) Make your check payable to:
ST. DEMETRIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
Memo: Monastery Trip.

Checks can be sent or dropped off to the Church Office (c/o Eleni Jenks) 22909 Center Ridge Road, Rocky River, OH 44116. Reservation deadline is July 1st. Questions? Please Call or Text ANGIE: 216-387-2681


GOYA / YOUNG ADULT ACTIVITIES

1) GOYA is joining FOCUS for its Annual Backpack Drive. You can participate by volunteering to fill a backpack for a student in need right here in Cleveland. The packing list includes items like pencils, folders, and index cards. The deadline to have everything collected is Sunday, August 6th. Please see Ted to get involved.

2) OCF will have a summer reunion event on Thursday, July 6th @ 6:00 p.m. We will meet at the Kiwanis Pavilion in Elmwood Park (6363 Selig Dr, Independence, 44131) @ 6:00 p.m. The local John Carroll and Baldwin-Wallace OCF chapters will be co-hosting, and any college student home for the summer is welcome to attend. Pizza and pop will be provided. Please RSVP by Monday, July 3rd.

3) HOPE/JOY youth (kindergarten - 6th grade) are invited to a parish field trip to Brainard Spray Park on Sunday, July 9th from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. The address is 1840 Brainard Rd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124, and the cost will be $5 per participant. You must register in advance to participate as all tickets will be purchased in advance. Kindly RSVP to Ted by Monday, July 3rd.

4) Altar boys & families are reinvited to a Lake County Captains Game on Friday, July 14th @ 7:00 p.m. This new date was chosen to accomodate more people. We will still be attending a "faith night" which is specifically for Church youth groups. RSVP by Sunday, July 2nd, and see Ted with any questions.

5) Registration for our Metropolis Family Camp (Sept 22nd - 24th) at Camp Nazareth  is now live! Fr. Alexander Goussetis and Anastasios Phyrillas will be the keynote speakers. Space in this program is very limited, so please reserve your spots quickly at events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ejuu79myea69f2a9. Contact Fr. Joe DiStefano at [email protected] with any questions.


LOST AND FOUND

Are you missing some sunglasses? A water bottle? Reading glasses? Your kid’s tie?  We’ve probably got them in the office. Stop by and pick up your things!


JUNIOR/SENIOR DANCERS

Junior and Senior Greek Dancers meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-7:30pm until the festival, in the Gym for seniors & the Fellowship Room for juniors. Seniors also have an optional practice on Sundays. Typically, junior dancers must be turning 8 the year of the festival, but we are open to welcoming younger dancers that are able to learn the dances.  To join the senior dancers, you must be 13 by December 31st, 2023.

Please contact Elena Willis at 216-225-7469 or [email protected] with any questions for the junior group, and see Pres. Christina or Ted for the senior group.  We look forward to seeing you!


SPIRITUAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

Evening Prayer Sessions  

The Faith In Action group has Evening Prayer Sessions Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday of each week at 8:30pm (EST) for all those interested.
Zoom link: https://cwru.zoom.us/j/8671878236?pwd=ajgvNWRwQ3NQcmlSZTc4MmFWRU4wdz09
Meeting ID: 867 187 8236 Passcode: Jesus
One tap mobile: +13126266799,,8671878236# US (Chicago) +16465588656,,8671878236# US (New York).


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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the 3rd Tone

Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad, for the Lord has shown the power of his reign. He has conquered death by death and become the first born of the dead. He has delivered us from the depths of Hades and has granted the world great mercy.

Reading is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved by: Holy Cross Press


Apolytikion for Robe of the Theotokos in the Plagal 4th Tone

O Ever-Virgin Theotokos, shelter of mankind, thou hast bestowed upon thy people a mighty investure, even thine immaculate body's raiment and sash, which by thy seedless childbirth have remained incorrupt; for in thee nature and time are made new. Wherefore, we implore thee to grant peace to the world, and great mercy to our souls.

Reading is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved by: Holy Transfiguration Monastery


Seasonal Kontakion in the 4th Tone

O godly shelter that dost cover all mankind, the sacred robe that covered thy sacred body hast thou bestowed on all the faithful graciously, O pure Virgin, as a robe of divine incorruption. As we celebrate with love its august deposition, we cry to thee with fear, O graced of God: Rejoice, O modest one, boast of the Christian race.

Reading is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved by: Holy Transfiguration Monastery


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