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Sunday, May 18th
Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy
40 Day Blessing for Taylor Kaufman & Baby Harrison
Fellowship Hour hosted by the Parish Council
Parish Assembly Following Divine Liturgy
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Epistle Reading
Acts of the Apostles 11:19-30
In those days, those apostles who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none except Jews. But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number that believed turned to the Lord. News of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad; and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose; for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a large company was added to the Lord. So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul; and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church, and taught a large company of people; and in Antioch the disciples were for the first time called Christians. Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. And one of them named Agabos stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world; and this took place in the days of Claudius. And the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, to send relief to the brethren who lived in Judea, and they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
Gospel Reading
John 4:5-42
At that time, Jesus came to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there, and so Jesus, wearied as he was with his journey, sat down beside the well. It was about the sixth hour. There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink." For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him, "How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?" For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him and he would have given you living water." The woman said to him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep; where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, and his sons, and his cattle?" Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst; the water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw." Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come here." The woman answered him, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You are right in saying, 'I have no husband'; for you have had five husbands, and he whom you now have is not your husband; this you said truly." The woman said to him, "Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain; and you say that Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship." Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth." The woman said to him, "I know that the Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ); when he comes, he will show us all things." Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am he." Just then his disciples came. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but none said, "What do you wish?" or, "Why are you talking with her?" So the woman left her water jar, and went away into the city and said to the people, "Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?" They went out of the city and were coming to him. Meanwhile the disciples besought him, saying "Rabbi, eat." But he said to them, "I have food to eat of which you do not know." So the disciples said to one another, "Has anyone brought him food?" Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work. Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, then comes the harvest'? I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see how the fields are already white for harvest. He who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, 'One sows and another reaps.' I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor; others have labored, and you have entered into their labor." Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman's testimony. "He told me all that I ever did." So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, "It is no longer because of your words that we believe, for we have heard ourselves, and we know that this is indeed Christ the Savior of the world."
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Weekly Calendar
Sun. May 18: Sunday of the Samaritan Woman (Fast Free)
9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy
Parish Assembly following Divine Liturgy
Mon. May 19: St. Memnonus the Wonderworker (Fast Free)
6:30pm PC Meeting
Tues. May 20: St. Thalailaios the Martyr (Fast Free)
12:00pm Seniors Club @ Chicago Grill
6:00pm Scripture Talk (via Zoom)
Wed. May 21: Ss. Constantine & Helen (Wine & Oil Allowed)
9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy
Thurs. May 22: St. Vasilikos the Martyr (Fast Free)
Fri. May 23: St. Mary the Myrrhbearer (Wine & Oil Allowed)
Sat. May 24: St. Symeon the Stylite of the Mountain (Fast Free)
12:00pm – 5:00pm Lemonade Fundraiser @ 7605 N Fernhill Ct., Edwards, IL 615285
Sun. May 25: Sunday of the Blind Man (Fast Free)
9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy
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Parish Announcements
The Way - Catechism Class
Beginning at the end of May/beginning of June, we will start our virtual Cathechism Class. If you or somebody you know is interested in becoming an Orthodox Christian, or just learning more about the Orthodox faith, please reach out to Fr. Theofanis (frtrauch@gmail.com) to be added to the email list so that the best day & time for the class can be chosen for all attendees.
Seniors Club – Tues. May 20 @ 12pm (Chicago Grill)
Our Seniors Club will meet this Tuesday at noon at the Chicago Grill. To RSVP please reach out to Nikki at 309-363-3141.
Parish Library Book Donations
The resource library committee is now meeting to organize books. We are now organizing books and are accepting donated books that are in good condition. books may cover any area of Orthodoxy. We are also accepting ethnic cookbooks that include the following cultures: greek, Mid Eastern, Romanian and Russian. Please bring books in a bag and attach your name to the bag so we know who donated it, If you have questions please contact Nikki at 309 363 3141.
Lemonade Fundraiser– Sat. May 24, 12-5pm @ 7605 N Fernhill Cr, Edwards, IL
The Sarraf kids are hosting their annual lemonade fundraiser on Saturday, May 24, from 12:00 to 5:00 PM at their home: 7605 N Fernhill Ct., Edwards, IL 61528. The event is open to all and especially welcoming for families. Lemonade and treats will be available at no cost. Donations will support Wahat Al Farah (Oasis of Joy), a Greek Orthodox ministry in Lebanon that helps children with autism and other special needs. If you are unable to attend and wish to contribute, please contact Simon at 860-558-7260. The Sarraf family—especially Georgie, Liza, and Elias—thanks you for your kindness and support.
Vacation Church School (VCS) – June 2nd – 5th (9am – 12pm each day)
Our Vacation Church School (VCS) 2025 will take place for our youth (Preschool - 8th grade) from Monday June 2nd through Thursday June 5th! VCS is free for all children. To register your children, use the link below.
Parish Assembly – Today, Sun. May 18th following Divine Liturgy
Our Spring 2025 Parish Assembly will take place today, Sunday, May 18th, following the Divine Liturgy. Remember that to vote in the Spring Parish Assembly, you must be a steward in good standing. This means you are an Orthodox Christian participating in the sacramental life of the Church, and you are actively making a stewardship contribution for 2025. If you would like to become a steward and make a pledge, you can do so by completing a stewardship form which can be found in the narthex, or by filling out the electronic form at the link below.
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Wisdom of the Fathers
He condemns alike the folly of all, saying that the mode of worship of both shall be transformed to the more truthful. For no longer (saith He) shall a place be sought, wherein they shall deem that God properly dwells, but as filling and able to contain all things, shall they worship the Lord every one from his place, as one of the holy Prophets says. He says that His own sojourn in the world with a Body is the time and season for a change of such customs. Observe how with most gentle leading of discourse, does He guide the mind of the woman to right conceptions respecting the Son, by calling God the Father. For how shall the Father at all be conceived of, if the Son be not?
St. Cyril of Alexandria
But when He says this, He declares nothing else than His incorporeal Nature. Now the service of that which is incorporeal must needs be of the same character, and must be offered by that in us which is incorporeal, to wit, the soul, and purity of mind. Wherefore He says, they that worship Him, must worship Him in spirit and in truth. For because both Samaritans and Jews were careless about the soul, but took great pains about the body, cleansing it in various ways, it is not, He says, by purity of body, but by that which is incorporeal in us, namely the mind, that the incorporeal One is served. Sacrifice then not sheep and calves, but dedicate yourself to the Lord; make yourself a whole burnt offering, this is to offer a living sacrifice. You must worship in truth; as former things were types, such as circumcision, and whole burnt offerings, and victims, and incense, they now no longer exist, but all is truth. For a man must now circumcise not his flesh, but his evil thoughts, and crucify himself, and remove and slay his unreasonable desires.
St. John Chrysostom
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