Epistle Reading

Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11

WHEN THE DAY of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. And they were amazed and wondered, saying, "Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontos and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians, we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God."

Gospel Reading

John 7:37-52; 8:12

On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and proclaimed, "If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me, as the scripture has said, 'Out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.'" Now this he said about the Spirit, which those who believed in him were to receive; for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. When they heard these words, some of the people said, "This is really the prophet." Others said, "This is the Christ." But some said, "Is the Christ to come from Galilee? Has not the scripture said that the Christ is descended from David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?" So there was a division among the people over him. Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him. The officers then went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, "Why did you not bring him?" The officers answered, "No man ever spoke like this man!" The Pharisees answered them, "Are you led astray, you also? Have any of the authorities or of the Pharisees believed in him? But this crowd, who do not know the law, are accursed." Nikodemos, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them, "Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?" They replied, "Are you from Galilee too? Search and you will see that no prophet is to rise from Galilee." Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

Weekly Calendar

Sun. June 8: Holy Pentecost (Fast Free)

9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy

5:00pm Vespers of the Holy Spirit

Mon. June 9: Monday of the Holy Spirit (Fast Free)

9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy

Tues. June 10: The Holy Martyrs of China (Fast Free)

6:00pm Scripture Talk (via Zoom)

Wed. June 11: St. Nathaniel the Apostle (Fast Free)

Thurs. June 12: St. Onouphrios the Great (Fast Free)

Fri. June 13: St. Akylina the Martyr of Syria (Fast Free)

Sat. June 14: St. Methodios the Confessor (Fast Free)

6:00pm All Saints Vespers followed by Refreshments

Sun. June 15: All Saints Sunday (Fast Free)

9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy

All Saints Picnic following Divine Liturgy (Fondulac Park West - 400 Springfield Road, East Peoria)

Monthly Calendar

Parish Announcements

Holy Pentecost Services

Vespers of the Holy Spirit – Sun. June 8 @ 5pm

Monday of the Holy Spirit – Orthros @ 9am, Divine Liturgy @ 10am

Orthodox Catechism – Tuesdays @ 8pm (via Zoom)

There will be no catechism class this week, the class will resume on Tuesday, June 17^th.

Scripture Talk – Tuesdays @ 6pm (via Zoom)

Scripture Talk is a virtual Bible study ministry offered by the Orthodox Christian Network (OCN) that meets every Tuesday, 6pm to 7pm CST.

Each week, a different Orthodox priest from around the country is invited to help guide the discussion. The Zoom link can be found on the parish calendar.

All Saints Feast Day – June 14 & 15

The Feast Day of our parish is on Sunday June 15^th! To celebrate the feast of All Saints, we will hold the following services:

Sat. June 14^th – Great Vespers followed by Refreshments @ 6pm

Sun. June 15^th – Orthros & Divine Liturgy followed by Picnic @ 9am, 10am

The picnic on All Saints Sunday will take place at Fondulac Park West (400 Spingfield Road, East Peoria)

VCS

Thank you to all of our volunteers, parents, and children who made this year’s VCS a wonderful experience!!

2025 Stewardship Form

Wisdom of the Fathers

The Holy Spirit is light and life, and a living noetic fount. Spirit of wisdom, Spirit of understanding; good, upright, noetic, ruling, purging offenses; God and deifying; He is fire issuing from fire, uttering, inciting, distributing the gifts of grace. Through Him the Prophets and the Apostles of God and the Martyrs all were crowned. Strange to hear, strange to see, fire distributed for the apportioning of gifts.

Hymn from the Orthros of Pentecost

All-merciful and loving Lord, hear us whenever we call upon You, but especially on this day of Pentecost, on which, after our Lord Jesus Christ had ascended into the heavens, to be seated at Your right hand, God and Father, He sent the Holy Spirit on His holy disciples and Apostles. As He came to rest upon each of them, and all were filled with His overflowing grace, they spoke in strange tongues of Your mighty works and prophesied. As we now pray to You, hear us, and be mindful that we are lowly and deserving of judgment; recall our souls from the bondage of sin. Your own compassion interceding for us, accept us as we kneel before You crying the familiar, “I have sinned!” We have been dependent on You from our mother’s womb; You are our God. But because our days have been vainly squandered, we are stripped of Your help, without any defense. Even so, encouraged by Your mercies, we cry: Remember not our sins committed in youth and ignorance, and purge our secret thoughts. Do not spurn us in old age; when our strength fails us, do not forsake us; before we are returned to the earth, make us worthy to return to You, and treat us with Your favor and grace. Measure out Your mercies against our transgressions; contrast the depths of Your pity to the multitude of our offenses.

1st Prayer of Vespers of the Holy Spirit

Visit our Website