Sts. Constantine & Helen Cathedral
Publish Date: 2024-11-03
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


Services Schedule

SUNDAY SCHEDULE:

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

SATURDAYS (subject to change):

VESPERS: 5:00 p.m.

Past Bulletins


Today

TODAY

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LUKE    
MATINS:                  8:15 a.m.
LITURGY:                9:30 a.m.  
EPISTLE:                 II Corinthians 11:31-33; 12:1-9 
GOSPEL:                  Luke 16:19-31  
 GREEK TEXT:           p. 144 (black book) 
ACOLYTES:              Team B
PROSFORA:            Connie Tsironis
PANGARI:               Team D:  George E Loucas, Maria Misthos, Angelo Savakis/William Raybuck
ORTHODOX ED:      9:30 a.m. - Family Worship / Godparent Sunday
COFFEE HOSTS:       JOY Parents: Marilyn Goudas, Elena Repidonis-Willis & friends  (will be held Downstairs)
LIBRARY MEETING: 11:30 a.m. - after services 
CLASSES:                  11:30 a.m. - Catechism w Fr. Tom
ORTHODOX FORUM:  11:30 a.m. - Conference Room
GOYA:                       11:30 a.m. - Interview Sunday 
STREAMING SERVICE:   youtube.com/stsconstantine


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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Eighth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 20:11-18

At that time, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb, and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus has lain, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him." Saying this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, "Rabboni," which means Teacher. Jesus said to her, "Do not touch Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God." Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord," and she told them that He had said these things to her.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. 2nd Tone. Psalm 117.14,18.
The Lord is my strength and my song.
Verse: The Lord has chastened me sorely.

The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 11:31-33; 12:1-9.

Brethren, the God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie. At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus in order to seize me, but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped his hands.

I must boast; there is nothing to be gained by it, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven -- whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. And I know that this man was caught up into Paradise --whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows -- and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter. On behalf of this man I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses. Though if I wish to boast, I shall not be a fool, for I shall be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me. And to keep me from being too elated by the abundance of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to harass me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I besought the Lord about this, that it should leave me; but he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Gospel Reading

5th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 16:19-31

The Lord said, "There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazaros, full of sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table; moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried; and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes, and saw Abraham far off and Lazaros in his bosom. And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Lazaros to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.' But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazaros in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.' And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house, for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.' But Abraham said, 'They have Moses, and the prophets; let them hear them.' And he said, 'No, father Abraham; but if some one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' He said to them, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if some one should rise from the dead.'"

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Wisdom of the Fathers

By these words it is surely shown that in his [the rich man] daily feasting he had frequently sinned by his tongue, seeing that, while burning all over, he demanded to be cooled especially in his tongue. Again, that levity of conduct follows closely upon gluttony sacred authority testifies ... For the most part also edacity leads us even to lechery, because, when the belly is distended by repletion, the stings of lust are excited.
St. Gregory the Dialogist
The Book of Pastoral Rule, Chapter XIX, 6th century

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This Week

THIS COMING WEEK

Mon, Nov 4th          - 6:00 p.m. - Iconography Class
                                - 6:30 p.m. - St Herman Benefit
                                - 6:30 p.m. - Boys Basketball
                                - 7:30 p.m. - Gamblers Anonymous
Tues, Nov 5th          - 5:00 p.m. - Greek School: 3rd Grade
                                - 6:30 p.m. - Girls Basketball
                                - 6:30 p.m. - OPA Dance
Weds, Nov 6th         - 9:30 a.m. - St. Makrina Bible study
                                - 6:00 p.m. - Greek School: adult
Thurs, Nov 7th         - 6:00 p.m. - Greek School: K-2nd Grade
                                - 7:30 p.m. - Zoom Book Discussion
Fri, Nov 8th              - 6:00 p.m. - GOYA Session with Fr. Stavros (Offsite)
Sat, Nov 9th             - 8:00 a.m. - Liturgy (St Nektarios)
                                - 9:00 a.m. - Fall Retreat
                                - 5:00 p.m. - Vespers (& Confessions)
Sun, Nov 10th          - 8:15 a.m. - Matins
                                  - 9:30 a.m. - Liturgy
                                  - 9:30 a.m. - OE: Classroom Learning
                                  - 11:30 a.m. - Catechism w Fr. Tom
                                - 11:45 a.m. -  Jr Dancers practice (after coffee)
                                - 11:45 a.m. -  Parenting Book Club


WELCOME VISITORS!

We’re happy you’ve joined us today. Please sign our guestbook and introduce yourself to one of our greeters or anyone wearing a nametag. We’re here to answer your questions and make your visit to our church meaningful and enjoyable.


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 Nov 3rd:

Electronic Version of Divine Liturgy on Nov 3rd:


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.


ORTHODOX FORUM

Please join us at 11:30 am in the conference room, when Luke Hester and Rebekah Hester-Utian will be discussing “Our path to the Orthodox Church”. See you at the Forum.


ST HERMANS FUNDRAISER

St. Herman's annual fundraiser will present a panel discussion on the growing number of young adults who are homeless. Participants will include Karen McHenry of Bellfaire JCB, Fr. Jason Foster of Holy Nativity Orthodox Church in Shreveport, LA and Detective Freddy Cuevas of the RTA police dept. That same night, our very own John Babich will be honored with a Diakonia Award! Please come out to support him.  This will take place on Monday, November 4, at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, 5913 State Rd, Parma OH. Tickets are $30. More info: https://sainthermans.org/event/ for tickets and information.


FALL RETREAT

The Saints Constantine and Helen Cathedral St. Makrina Bible Study present a Fall Retreat, Saturday November 9, 2024 from 9:00 am (registration) to 3 pm. There will be a Liturgy of St. Nektarios on Saturday at 8:00 a.m. with breakfast and retreat to follow.

Father Stavros Akrotirianakis will speak on "Finding Gratitude". Tickets, including breakfast & lunch, are $10 ($15 after Sunday Nov 3rd). Make checks payable to Sts Constantine and Helen and put 'retreat' in the memo. For more information, contact Anna Warren at 216 287-6890


CHIOS SOCIETY DANCE

The Chios Society - Cleveland Ch. #7 will hold its Annual Dinner Dance at Annunciation (Tremont) Ballroom on Saturday November 9, 2024. At the same time, scholarships will be awarded to high school graduates of Chian decent.  Deadline for the scholarship forms (found at chioscleveland.com) is October 31.  RSVP deadline for Dinner Dance tickets is October 26.  Contact Athanasios Sarantopoulos (216-310-4707) or Dimitris Kalafatis (216-990-1992) for tickets.  For more information on the scholarship program, contact Marko Fikaris (266-848-2200).


JUNIOR HELLENIC DANCERS

The Junior Hellenic Dancers next practice will be November 10th starting at 11:45 a.m. (after coffee hour).  New dancers are welcome and encouraged to join.  New dancers will need to be turning 7 during the year of the festival.  Please feel free to text Elena Willis at 216-225-7469 or Chantel Covino at 216-618-8436 with any questions and one of us will get back to you.


METALLINOS GUITAR WORKSHOP

The next MGW session as been moved from November 5 to November 12 so as not to interfere with Election Day and voting. We will meet at 7 pm on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 7pm. The holidays are coming, so we will start looking at Holiday Music at this session, including St. Basil's Hymn (Kalanta) and other traditional selections. As always, guests are welcome. 


SUNSHINE GROUP

The next Sunshine Lunch will be Thursday, November 14 at Petie's Family Restaurant at 1 PM.  Petie's is located at 30150 Lakeshore Boulevard in Willowick.  Please email or call Maria Cashy if you can attend at [email protected] or 216-390-2294.  All are welcome to join us!   Our final lunch of the year will be our annual Christmas party at the church hall on December 12.  Details will follow.


TAVERNA NIGHT!

OPA! Join us Saturday, November 16, 6:30-11pm for an evening of dancing on the Greek Isles. Music by Stigma / Greek Street food / Cash bar. Presale until 11/10: $25/adult, $15/kids 6-12, children under 12 are free. Adults $35 after 11/10. Tickets are available after church or online: https://form.jotform.com/242804761711151


HOLIDAY BAKING

Philoptochos baking will start soon. Please save the following days and come and help us: 

  • November 18 & 23
  • December 7, 14, & 21

We start at 9 a.m.


GODPARENT SUNDAY BRUNCH & PICTURES WITH ST. NICHOLAS

Save the date: December 1st is Godparent Sunday. There will be a brunch and an early visit from St Nicholas!  We will have a professional photographer available for complimentary family pictures (will make a great Christmas gift!!).  Invite your loved ones and look for ticket sales starting November 24th (don’t wait in a line on the day of the event!). 


PAN ORTHODOX NATIVITY CONCERT

The Greater Cleveland Council of Orthodox Clergy present the 2024 Pan Orthodox Nativity Concert. This will take place at St. Demetrios in Rocky River on Sunday, December 8 at 4pm. Reception to Follow. Contact the Church Office for more information: 440 331-2246


GOYA / YOUNG ADULT ACTIVITIES

1) GOYA Christmas Card: It’s that time of year again when GOYA can assist you with your holiday greetings. Wish others in our community a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year by e-mailing Ted at tcherpas@stsconstantine or by picking up an order form on the youth bulletin board. The deadline for names is Sunday, December 1st.

2) GOYA is invited to a special session with guest speaker Fr. Stavros Akronitirinakis on Friday, November 8th. This event will be hosted by the Parras Family at their home. More information is to come, but save the date, and let Ted or Mrs. Parras know if you have any questions.

3)  St. Kyranna Cooking Class will have its next meeting on Saturday, November 23rd @ 6:00 p.m. Our host will be Fr. Tom & Pres. Molly Drenen, and our theme will be "Fasting-Friendly Fish Tacos." Participants are encouraged to also attend Great Vespers beforehand @ 5:00 p.m. Kindly RSVP to Ted by Monday, November 18th.

4) The 2024 GOYA Fall Retreat @ Camp Nazareth will take place the weekend of Nov 22nd- Nov 24th. Fr. Dr. Martin Johnson Jr. will speak on "Wisdom! Becoming the Word of God." Online registration is now live at https://y2am.pittsburgh.goarch.org/en/retreats. Contact Fr. Stephen or Ted about parish scholarships of $150. Retreats can and do sell out, so act fast!

5) Greek Heritage Night with the Cleveland Cavaliers is back! This year's event will be Friday, December 20th @ 7:30 p.m. "The first 250 people to register will receive an exclusive two-sided Cavs/Greek Heritage winter beanie!" Sign up today at: https://www.rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com/group/detail/greek-heritage-night. The link is also available via QR code on the youth bulletin board.


LIBRARY/BOOKSTORE NOW OPEN

Our Church Library is open after Liturgy! Come and See our new bookstore. Looking for a book or icon? Let us know and we can order it for you!


ST. MAKRINA ZOOM BIBLE STUDY

Saint Makrina Bible study will be starting a new book: "6 Hours, 7 Lessons -How Christ’s Lights Transcends Our Darkness" by Father Nicholas and Dr. Roxanne Louh. You do not have to attend every session. We meet every Wednesday via zoom from 9:30-11:00am. Please contact Toni Madden for the zoom link. The book can be purchased on Amazon. Please join us!

“During His darkest moments, Jesus uttered seven statements on the Cross that offer us tremendous wisdom in our own dark seasons—when we feel alone, forgotten, and unable to surrender, forgive, or let go of our mistakes. Christ’s final words direct us toward the light of His love and protection while giving us the guidance we need to find hope and healing.”


GRIEF ZOOM BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

Zoom Group Discussion: An Orthodox Perspective on Death. We will read and discuss chapters written by Orthodox authors: Metropolitan Kallistos Ware, Jean-Claude Larchet and Archimandrite Maximos Constas. We Zoom weekly on Thursday evenings at 7:30-8:30pm October 24 through Dec 19. If interested, contact Cynthia Terezis at [email protected] to be added to the Zoom email invite and to receive the chapter readings. Feel free to join us when you are available, as weekly attendance is not mandatory!


2024 COFFEE HOSTS

Interested in hosting coffee hour? We have most of November and all of December waiting for you! Help us fill up the last months of the year. Visit our online sign-up:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D48A5AD23A4F58-48824692-sunday#/


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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the 2nd Tone

When you descended into death, O life immortal, you destroyed Hades with the splendor of your divinity, and when you raised the dead from the depths of darkness, all the heavenly powers shouted: O giver of life, Christ our God, glory to you.

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


Apolytikion for Martyrs Ascepsimas, Joseph & Aeithalas in the 4th Tone

Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their courageous contest for Thee received as the prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal God. For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O Christ God, by their prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.

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


Apolytikion for Dedication of the Temple of St. George in the 4th Tone

Liberator of captives, defender of the poor, physician of the sick, and champion of kings, O trophy-bearer, Great Martyr George, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved.

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


Seasonal Kontakion in the 2nd Tone

A protection of Christians unshamable, intercessor to our Holy Maker, unwavering, please reject not the prayerful cries of those who are in sin. Instead, come to us, for you are good; your loving help bring unto us, who are crying in faith to you: hasten to intercede and speed now to supplicate, as a protection for all time, Theotokos, for those who honor you.

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


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