SECOND SUNDAY OF MATTHEW

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.

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.

Those wishing to follow the livestreamed services with a written text may do so using the links below.
Electronic Version of Orthros (Matins) on June 22nd:

• dcs.goarch.org/goa/dcs/p/s/2025/06/22/ma/gr-en/se.m06.d22.ma.pdf

Electronic Version of Divine Liturgy on June 22nd:

• dcs.goarch.org/goa/dcs/h/s/2025/06/22/ma/gr-en/index.html

Donations of pure olive oil for the votive light on the holy altar. 

We’re looking for enthusiastic individuals to help bake for our upcoming Festival! It's a wonderful opportunity to connect with others, contribute to the community, and enjoy a delicious meal prepared by Chef George Stathopoulos. Come be part of the fun - we can’t do it without you! 
Here are our dates through the end of the month:

• June 29: Baklava (after liturgy)
• June 30: Koulourakia

We start at 9:00 a.m. but please come whenever you are able and bring a friend.

The Chios Societies - Cleveland Ch. #7 is celebrating the Feast of Agia Markella, patron Saint of Chios, on Sunday July 20, 2025 at Sts. Constantine and Helen Cathedral, in Cleveland Heights.  Chians and their friends are invited to celebrate the feast with the chapter's Officers and Board of Directors.  A memorial service will take place for all deceased members along with Artoklasia.  The chapter will host the coffee hour after Liturgy.  The second General Assembly for the chapter will take place after the coffee hour.

Visit our library bookstore to browse our display of icons and books. Cash and cards accepted.  

Our friend Harry cared very much about St. Herman’s and its mission.  In 2017, a year after Harry’s passing, a few of us organized a sponsorship by the “Friends of Harry Cashy” to support St. Herman’s in memory of Harry. Last year, the golf outing/auction netted just over $86,500 for St. Herman’s, more than 10% of its cash operating budget. With your generous support, we the Friends of Harry have raised over $67,000 in the last seven years for St. Herman’s in Harry’s memory.  

The 2025 St. Herman’s Golf Classic will be July 15 this year at the Elyria Country Club, and we are again putting together a sponsorship in memory of Harry. If you are interested in donating as part of the Friends of Harry, please contact Gus Kallergis ([email protected] or 216.410.6306). Those wishing to donate online can do so by  (1) clicking https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E334599&id=336, (2) scrolling to and checking the “Make a Contribution” box, (3) selecting the amount and checking the “St. Herman Golf Donor - Friend of Harry Cashy”, and (4) clicking the next button and finishing the submission. Please let Gus know once this has been completed.

Sunshine Group:  Sunshine Lunch in July is being held at church in the Fellowship Hall at 12:30 pm on Thursday, July 10.  All are welcome to join us for a Patriotic Picnic!  Wear your red, white and blue and enjoy a bbq picnic, patriotic songs by the Metalinos Guitar Workshop and a few rounds of Greek Bingo!

No need to bring anything but your desire to have a good time with friends.  You must RSVP to Maria Cashy 216-390-2294 or [email protected] by 7/3 to ensure I order enough food!!!  I hope to see you all there!  We have a good time; it would be a shame to miss out!

The Senior Greek Dancers will begin Mon. & Weds practices in June. Their next practice will be Mon. June 23rd at 6:00 p.m. Please text or email the directors with questions, or contact Ted at 216 246-0546 / [email protected]

The Junior Hellenic Dancers next practice will be held this coming Tuesday, June 24th at 5:15 p.m. Please feel free to text Elena Willis at 216-225-7469 or Chantel Covino at 216-618-8436 with any questions.

If you are a college student or  young adult, we invite you to join the Kefi Dancers and perform at our festival.  For the month of June, practice will be on Wednesdays 8-9:30.

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 3rd. Please see Ted to get involved.

2) HOPE/JOY Families (Kindergarten - 6th grade) are invited to a field trip to Nature Center at Shaker Lakes (2600 S Park Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44120) on Sunday, June 29th @ 1:00 p.m. The facility offers "wonderful nature experiences and discovery for all ages throughout all seasons." Contact Ted with any questions, and RSVP by Sunday, June 22nd. 

3) OCF will have a summer reunion event on Tuesday, July 1st @ 6:00 p.m. at Aladdin's Eatery (6901 Rockside Rd, Independence, 44131). This is for local JCU/CWRU students as well as St. Cons students home for the summer. To participate, RSVP to Ted by Friday, June 27th.

4) Altar Boys & families are invited to join Fr. Stephen, Fr. Tom, and Ted to attend a baseball game on Tuesday, July 29th @ 6:40 p.m. Come cheer on the Cleveland Guardians as they take on the Colorado Rockies! RSVP by Wednesday, June 25th, and see Ted with any questions.

5) Campers & families are invited to the 2025 Regional "Camp Reunion" Paraklesis service on Thursday, August 7th at 7:00 p.m. @ St. Paul, North Royalton. Come see your friends from camp! The service will be chanted in the same familiar style from Camp Nazareth so everyone can sing along. To participate, just let Ted know you're coming by Sunday, August 3rd. 

We’ve noticed that sometimes there aren’t coffee hosts signed up for Sunday coffee hour, and we want to make sure we still have a time for fellowship and connection.

On these Sundays, we’re introducing a new concept: Community Potluck Coffee Hour! We will provide the coffee, cream, sugar, and paper products, but we ask that each person or family bring a small offering to share. It could be as simple as cookies, donuts, or
pastries—whatever you'd like to contribute!

This is a great way to share in the spirit of community, and it doesn’t have to be anything elaborate. Let’s come together and make these Sundays extra special.

Thank you for helping make Coffee Hour a warm and welcoming place for everyone!

Please join St. Makrina Bible Study! We are reading the book- "Mere Christianity” by C.S. Lewis.

“Lewis discusses that everyone is curious about: right and wrong, human nature, morality, marriage, sins, forgiveness, faith, hope, generosity, and kindness.”

We meet every Wednesday from 9:30-11am over Zoom. You do not have to attend every session and can contribute to the discussions as much or as little as you wish. The book can be purchased through Amazon. Please contact Toni Madden at [email protected] for the Zoom link. We would love for you to join us!

We are reading Living the Beatitudes: Perspectives From Orthodox Spirituality, written by Fr Thomas Fitzgerald, Th.D (of Blessed memory) former Dean and Prof at Holy Cross School of Theology and Presb Kyriaki Fitzgerald, M.Div., Ph.D, psychologist and adjunct prof at Holy Cross School of Theology. The authors teach us how to practice the Beatitudes and integrate them into our daily lives, to imitate Christ and to become His disciples.

We Zoom weekly on Thursday evenings at 7-8pm starting on May 1 for 8 weeks. If interested, contact Cynthia Terezis at [email protected] to be added to the Zoom email invite and to place an order for the book ($20) through the bookstore at the Church Library (also available at holycrossbookstore.com and Amazon).

Interested in hosting coffee hour? We only have a few open coffee hour dates for this summer. Help us keep our fellowship going. Visit our online sign-up and put your name down today: 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D48A5AD23A4F58-48824692-sunday#/

The Chios Society - Cleveland Ch. #7 is offering, every year, scholarships to graduating high school seniors whose, at least one parent or grandparent, is of Chian decent.  To obtain an application, please go to the chapter's website, chioscleveland.com.  For more information on the scholarship program, contact Marko Fikaris (266-848-2200).

It's that time of the year again when graduating senior high school students and college students can apply for the Sterea Hellas Foundation of Cleveland Scholarship as well as our Federation's Scholarship. Information for both scholarships are as follows:
 - Application Due Date for the Federation of Sterea Hellas’ Scholarship is to be postmarked no later than July 1st. https://federationofstereahellas.org/#scholarships
 - Application Due Date for the Sterea Hellas Foundation of Cleveland’s scholarship is to be postmarked no later than July 15th. Please click on the following link and note the REVISED application forms for 2025. https://nafpaktian.org/scholarships/

Our weekly bulletin contains announcements and links of interest to the Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Community.  Unfortunately, we have had some recent issues with false signups to our mailing list and may have lost some actual parishioners email addresses in dealing with the issue.
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We apologize in advance for any confusion this may have caused.