July 3, 2005


ST. 
ANTHONY 
ANTIOCHIAN 
ORTHODOX 
CHURCH

385 Ivy Lane,  Bergenfield, NJ 
07621


                                           July 3, 2005

PARISH

PHONE:    (201) 568-8840        V. Rev. Joseph Allen,  Pastor

FAX:          (201) 568-6933       Dn. Peter Boulukos, Assistant

         St. Anthony’s web page: http://www.stanthonysorthodox.org

Antiochian Archdiocese web page: http://www.antiochian.org

 



SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

 

Epistle:  Romans 2:10-16                                  Anatolios, Patriarch of
Constantinople

Gospel:  Matthew 4:18-23

Tone:  One

 

THE EPISTLE

 

Prokeimenon:  Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us.

                          Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous.

 

The reading is from
Saint Paul's Letter to the Romans.

 

BRETHREN, glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. For God shows no partiality.  All who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.  For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified.  When Gentiles who have not the law do by nature what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that what the law requires is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or perhaps excuse them on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.

 

THE EUCHARISTIC OFFERINGS

 

The Holy Oblations are offered at the Offertory of the Great Entrance today for the health and welfare of those living members, and for those departed this life in Christ, of the Pallas and Scarpa Families.

 

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

1.       PARISH LIFE CONFERENCE! Today the PLC for the Eastern Region of our Archdiocese gathered in
Morristown, NJ, to conclude this year’s Conference. It was sponsored by our sister parish of Little Falls,
St. George. This region, which now includes two distinct Dioceses, extends from
Connecticut to
Washington D.C., and from
New York to
Pittsburgh. St. Anthony’s is always among those who are most “present” at the Conference, and this year our
Church 
School and Teens well represented our parish. Although the many awards which they won in the various “Festivals” (contests) will be noted in the Fall, we can now say “
St. Anthony’s of Bergenfield” was heard time and again, as the awards were being announced. We owe a great debt of thanks to our Church School Director, Nike Bach, and the staff for the great job they’ve done. Our Teens and their Advisors, Cathy Giffen and Will Gakos, for their dedication and leadership with our Teens. “MANY YEARS” to all our kids!

2.       This year the Biennial ARCHDIOCESE CONVENTION will gather in
Detroit, Michigan, July 25-31st. All the works, reports, committees, etc. are held every other year (odd numbered years) at this Convention. Votes are allowed for each clergyman, and one vote per 100 persons in each parish. This will be the first Archdiocese Convention which we will hold since we have been granted “Self-Rule.” Also this will be the first Convention at which our newly consecrated Hierarchs will be present, representing their various Dioceses. If you are interested in attending this Convention, please do not wait to make your reservations.

3.       NEW CELEBRATION and REMEMBRANCE PROGRAM. Please remember you can use the new “Sanctuary Candles” to celebrate birthdays, wedding anniversaries, namesdays, etc. (Red Candles), as well as remembering our departed loved ones (Blue Candles). Special Celebration/Remembrance Envelopes will soon be available in conjunction with this program. Please see any steward in the Narthex of the Church to offer one of these week-long “prayer offerings.”

4.       BUT DO NOT FORGET THAT OUR GOLDEN JUBILEE WILL SOON BE UPON US – 2006. Although it seems far away, it is NOT! We will begin our GOLDEN JUBILEE in September of 2006 and culminate at “Jubilee Weekend,” June 2-4, 2007. Please RESERVE THAT WEEKEND AND DO NOT PLAN ANYTHING ELSE! PLEASE!

5.       In anticipation of our Fifty Years, St. Anthony is also in the process of refurbishing, “re-golding’ and refinishing all our Altar and Liturgical items – which honestly have not be replated for many, many years. This program will be integrated into our Golden Jubilee Celebration.

6.       SUMMER AND FALL SCHEDULE

  1. JULY 10th: Regular Liturgy followed by Memorial Service for the parents of Judy Tirakis (Ines and Dante), and the Removal of the Crowns for Brian and Christeen Scarpa.

  2. JULY 17th:  Regular Liturgy followed by Forty Day Memorial for the late Servant of God +Shakeeb Haggar.

  3. JULY 24th -31`st: Archdiocese Convention in
    Dearborn, Michigan. Regular Liturgies will be celebrated on both the 24th and the 31st.

  4. AUGUST 7th:  Regular Liturgy at St. Anthony’s with Hymns for the Transfiguration of the Lord.

  5. AUGUST 14th: Regular Liturgy, with Commemoration of the Dormition of Our Lady, the Theotokos (Kimisis Tis Theotokou). August 15th is the Names’ Day of those Orthodox Christians who are named “Mary” or “Maria.” It is also the Names’ Day for those named “Panayiotis” or “Panayiota” (which means “All Holy”) and “Dhespina” (which means “Our Lady”). Those who were baptized with these names should be present and receive the Holy Eucharist on this day.

  6. AUGUST 21st: Regular Liturgy followed by Memorial Service for the late Servant of God +George Marge.

  7. AUGUST 28th and SEPTEMBER 4th: Regular Divine Liturgies.

  8. SEPTEMBER 11th: Regular Liturgy, Opening of
    Church 
    School     and Procession of Life-Giving Cross.

  9. SEPTEMBER 13th: Vesperal Liturgy for the Feast Day of the Cross, followed by the Parish Council Meeting for September.

  10. SEPTEMBER 18th:  Regular Liturgy followed by One Year Memorial Service for the late Servant of God +Julia Eliopoulos, mother of our parishioner Chris Eliopoulos.

  11. SEPTEMBER 25th: Regular Liturgy