WEEKLY ONLINE BULLETIN

July 20, 2025

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6th Sunday of Matthew

Orthros/Matins

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Divine Liturgy

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Prophet Elias of great fame was from Thisbe or Thesbe, a town of Galaad (Gilead), beyond the Jordan. He was of priestly lineage, a man of a solitary and ascetical character, clothed in a mantle of sheep skin, and girded about his loins with a leathern belt. His name is interpreted as "Yah is my God." His zeal for the glory of God was compared to fire, and his speech for teaching and rebuke was likened unto a burning lamp. From this too he received the name Zealot. Therefore, set aflame with such zeal, he sternly reproved the impiety and lawlessness of Ahab and his wife Jezebel. He shut up heaven by means of prayer, and it did not rain for three years and six months. Ravens brought him food for his need when, at God's command, he was hiding by the torrent of Horrath. He multiplied the to continue click here

Click here for a Resource Page dedicated to Prophet Elias

Saint Maria Skobtsova of Paris lived a life devoted to serving the poor and the marginalized. She was born Elizaveta Pilenko in 1891 in Riga, Latvia to devout Russian Orthodox parents. Her father died when she was fourteen, and her grief led her to atheism. As a young teenager she became involved in the socialist and intellectual circles in St. Petersburg. By eighteen she was a published poet and married to a Bolshevik. Her desire to actively serve the needy - more than simply discuss social change - led her back to a faith in Christ. She then became the first woman accepted to study at the Theological Academy of the Alexander Nevsky Monastery in St. Petersburg.

After the Bolshevik Revolution, she was elected Mayor of Anapa but had to flee Russia for Paris in 1923. To continue click here

PRAYER LIST

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Click here to download A PRAYER IN TIME OF NEED

Click here to download a PRAYER FOR THOSE GOING THROUGH DEPRESSION

CHILDREN'S WORD

Click on the image above to download the current or previous Children's Word publications.

Click Here for This Week’s Theme: Pray for each other

Virtual Tour of our St. George

We ask all members of our Parish Family to share this virtual tour (18 minutes) which explains everything one may see inside our Cathedral of St. George.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE TOUR

Light a Virtual Candle

Did you know that you can light a Virtual Candle from your computer?

YOU CAN!!!

Simply click on the picture and you will be taken to our website where you can light virtual candles. There are 3 easy steps:

Take your computer mouse over the candles on the table.
Click on a candle to pick it up and bring it the the virtual flame.
Light your candle and hover over the candlestand until the base is highlighted, click on your mouse and the candle will be placed in the virtual sand!

We thank the Library/Museum Committee for overseeing the setup of the online program and of course the Internet Ministries Department of the Archdiocese who is able to make this happen!

COMMUNITY CENTER CLOSED SUMMER 2025 - The community center is now closed until the maintenance work is complete, approximately the middle of August. Phyllo will remain available for purchase during this work.

PROSPHORA - The church supply of prosphora is declining. This means it is a wonderful opportunity for you to make this offering to be used for The Divine Liturgy. We use 4 loaves for each Sunday Divine Liturgy. We appreciate your help with this special need. See the more info below in this bulletin.

SPONSOR A BOOK – Please consider sponsoring a copy of Introducing the Orthodox Church: Its Faith and Life by Anthony M. Coniaris. By sponsoring a printed copy at $32 or a Kindle copy at $10, someone interested in learning about the Orthodox faith will receive a complimentary copy.

CALENDAR ITEMS - Please go to the St. George website calendar (click here) for the up-to-date calendar. Sometimes the schedule changes after the monthly calendar has been printed.

GLENDI COOKING & BAKING – Cooking and baking will resume in September.

GLENDI 2025 SOUVENIR BOOK: DEADLINE JULY 25 - Less than 10 days are left for the Souvenir Book ad submissions. Please let Linda know if you need any help following up on leads, and thank you to all who have worked to make this year’s book a success. Need forms? Pick up an envelope outside the church office or click here to find the forms on our website.

RAFFLE ITEMS NEEDED – Please donate an item for the raffles! We could really use toys or activities for babies through pre-teens and gift cards for $25 or more (gas, restaurants, grocery stores, florist, etc.). Look in clearance and sales sections in stores for other ideas. Thank you to those who have already donated items.

NEXT GLENDI MEETING - Thursday, August 21 at 6pm in the Library. Chairs: please attend this meeting or send a representative.

WEEK IN REVIEW

Mon. July 21

Anagennesis 630pm

Tues. July 22

Adult Conversational Greek Class 6pm in the Library

Sun. July 27

Matins 830am

Divine Liturgy 930am

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY - The Families in Transition (FIT) Soup Kitchen serve hundreds of families and individuals in the community who need help. The Assumption Parish has requested to help on the 4th Sunday of every month. Starting on Sunday, January 28th from 430-630pm they once again began support the Soup Kitchen with 4 volunteers. Anyone who is 16 or order can volunteer to help! If you are passionate about making a difference in your community, there is no better time than right now to join our volunteer team! Please contact Sophia Koustas Sophia.koustas@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering!

BLESSING BAGS - There are a few more blessings bags, please take one to give to someone who may be in need. These blessing bags were made from the VCC Campers and Staff!

SUMMER YOUTH INFO

+PROSPHORO+

Bread has been the emblem of God’s providence for us, throughout humanity’s history. Both physical (bread as food) and spiritual - the επιούσιον (epiousion) or “supersubstantial” bread of the Lord’s prayer, the bread of Holy Communion.

In the Orthodox Christian church, the pinnacle of our worship is union with Christ, both spiritually but also physically, by consuming the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Since the Last Supper, before every Divine Liturgy, one or more of the faithful prepare and bring bread to church to be used as the Body of Christ in the Eucharist. The Orthodox church is liturgical. For those of us who bake prosphoro, the liturgy begins as we prepare to bake!

Prosphoro is an offering to God, made from His material gifts to us, and prepared lovingly and prayerfully.

A special website is available to share with the faithful this ‘proper’ method of preparation of the holy gift according to the Greek Orthodox tradition. Please click here to learn how to bake this beautiful offering.