WORSHIP SCHEDULE

SUNDAY DIAKONIA

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CHRIST IS RISEN!

IOCC PRESENTATION TODAY BY SHELLY SUDIA

Please welcome the IOCC reps from Atlanta, Tulla Blackwelder, Eleni Katsoudas, and Shelly Sudia, who will give a brief talk and have a table set up in the social hall.

OUTREACH & EVANGELISM MEETING

Monday April 20 at 5:30 pm at the church. New members are welcome to attend.

OCF BAKE SALE MAY 3

Please support our college ministry. Note that due to hall rental there will only be the bake sale and no other food provided that Sunday.

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

Thursday May 7, 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM at The Classic Center, with Keynote Speaker Gov. Brian Kemp. $35 per person includes hot breakfast and free parking. Buy Tickets Here

OCF

• Chew & Chat:
• ALUMNI EVENT Sunday, April 26,5:15 PM at the church. Open to current and all past OCF members for food and fellowship.
• OCF FORMAL DANCE Saturday, May 2, 7:00 - 9:00 PM at The Clayton School, 335 E Clayton St, Athens, GA. See flyer below for how to buy tickets and more info, or go to UGA GroupMe.

REGISTRATION FOR TLAA NOW OPEN Read more

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME!

Friday, May 22 - St Philothea Group Night at the Gwinnet Stripers vs Charlotte Knights. There will be fireworks at end of game. Group Rate $18 per person, free for kids 3 and under, $6 for parking (50% off).

Help us plan the number of tickets by filling out this form:

RESPONSE FORM: GWINNET STRIPERS GAME



TEAM LISTS: CLICK HERE.

To be added or removed from a team, text Presvytera at 706-340-6366.

THE COUNCIL OF MINISTRIES

VIEW THE CoM CHART HERE

Philanthropy & Outreach

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

May 20 at 7:00 PM

ST OLYMPIA SISTERHOOD FELLOWSHIP

Next gathering date is Apr 23 (note date change!) All women of the parish are invited to come for refreshment and fellowship. Call Presvytera to be added to the GroupMe to get all the details. 706-340-6366

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP

Apr 20 at 7:00 pm at church. You can obtain your discussion book, “Memory Eternal” from the church bookstore.

ACTS FOOD BANK **FIRST Tuesday every other month

June 2, 9:00 to 1:00 pm to stock shelves at the Area Churches Together Serving food bank of Oconee County. 130 E Thompson St, Bogart **Come-and-Help

SPAGHETTI DINNER

Thursday May 14, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

OCF CHEW & CHAT DINNERS - SIGN UP

2026 Schedule: Consider sponsoring dinner for the college students on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month. We are a big group this year and we encourage co-hosting with other families. See SIGN UP DATES HERE

BIGGER VISION DINNERS **4th Monday- NEXT: Apr 27.

We need a protein, vegetable, starch and servers for the Bigger Vision homeless shelter. To learn more about it go to our BV webpage ...and... Join the BV GroupMe.

Education

SUNDAY SCHOOL & CGS NEWS WEBPAGE

• Parent Volunteers: Flower Donations for Atrium - Sign Up HERE

BYZANTINE CHANT LESSONS

For beginners to learn Byzantine notation. Wednesday evenings after church. (approx. 7:00 pm).

INQUIRER'S CLASS

This is open to those who want to learn more about the Orthodox Church. Please email prchristine@ilicons.us for more information. Class runs from September to January then Lenten services are the practicum for Inquirers. We will schedule a meet and greet with new inquirers probably after Pascha. Stay tuned.

CHOIR & YOUTH CHOIR

New voices welcomed.

BOOKSTORE & LENDING LIBRARY

are in need of volunteers to keep up these ministries. See Regina if you would like to offer your talents in these areas. View our library holdings here

VIEW THE COUNCIL of MINISTRIES CHART here 

Don't see your name on the Chart? Contact Presvytera Christine to be added.

OTHER NEWS

JOIN THE ONLINE PRAYER GROUP

to post prayer needs and to be a prayer warrior. To join send your email address to rose@lieffring.com. You will receive emails when someone posts a prayer request or you can post to st-philothea-prayer-group@googlegroups.com

A WORD ABOUT CHURCH SEATING - please...

• Leave the front row for people with special needs
• Leave the back 2 rows, right and left, for families with children
• Fill in all the rows by moving in towards the center aisle.
• Our pews fit 5 or 6 persons, so be mindful of families so they can sit together.
• Single persons should fill in rows that have may have one or two seats left.
• ...and thank you!

CEMETARY PLOTS

St. Philothea section in the Oconee Memorial Park in Watkinsville. Burial Plots available at our special group price. Please see the flyer below.

SUBSCRIBE TO THE ORTHODOX OBSERVER

News from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. OrthodoxObserver.org

STEWARDSHIP

Please remember to turn in your 2026 Stewardship Pledge Card

God has bestowed unique talents upon each of us. Whether it's music, teaching, administration, or other skills, our talents contribute to the rich tapestry of church life. Discover your talents and how you can use them in the service of others.

SUNDAY April 19 - Thomas Sunday  

WE COMMEMORATE:

The Holy Hieromartyr Paphnutius, Tryphon, Patriarch of Constantinople, George the Confessor, Aelphege the Hieromartyr of Canterbury

"Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life."

Entrance Hymn Mode 2

Bless God in the churches, the Lord from the fountains of Israel. Save us, O Son of God, risen from the dead. We sing to You, Alleluia.

Apolytikion Grave mode

The tomb being sealed, You rose from the sepulcher, O Christ God, the Life. And the doors being shut, You came to the disciples, O resurrection of all. Through them You renew a right spirit within us, according to Your great mercy.

Kontakion of Pascha Mode pl. 4

Though You went down into the tomb, O Immortal One, yet You brought down the dominion of Hades; and You rose as the victor, O Christ our God; and You called out “Rejoice” to the Myrrh-bearing women, and gave peace to Your Apostles, O Lord who to the fallen grant resurrection.

Hymn to the Theotokos Mode 1

Mother of our God, we praise you * as the brightly shining lamp, * the illustrious glory * of all creation, of which you are the highest. * With sacred hymns we magnify you.

Prokeimenon. Mode 4

Psalm 146.5;134.3

Great is our Lord, and great is his power.

Verse: Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good.

In those days, many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico. None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high honor. And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women, so that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and pallets, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed. But the high priest rose up and all who were with him, that is, the party of the Sadducees, and filled with jealousy they arrested the apostles and put them in the common prison. But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out and said, "Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life."

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, even so I send you." And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in His side, I will not believe." Eight days later, His disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." Then He said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see My hands; and put out your hand, and place it in My side; do not be faithless, but believing." Thomas answered Him, "My Lord and My God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen Me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing, you may have life in His name.

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