The Hellenic Community of Ottawa

Dormition of the Virgin Mary

Greek Orthodox Church Protopresbyter

Fr. Alex Michalopulos

Church office: 613-225-8016 ext. 222

Father Alexs personal line: ext. 230

Life threatening emergency answering service: 239-4736

Community office: 225-8016 ext. 221

Website: www.helleniccommunity.com

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Sunday, October 16, 2016 , 16 2016

Sunday of the Holy Fathers

of the 7th Ecumenical Synod

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Memorial Service ~

Prayers for the repose of the souls of the departed servants of God:

Stylianos Gregoriou, Paraskevi Manolakos, and Maria Tsotsos

A coffee reception is being offered by the family of the late Parakevi Manolakos in the

Church Hall.

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Tuesday, October 18 LUKE THE EVANGELIST

Matins 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 9:45 a.m.

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Philoptochos - Pajama Drive

Please help the Greek Ladies Philoptochos for the third year provide new

cozy pajamas to children in need in Ottawa and the Greater Ottawa

Valley. These families face difficult challenges such as poverty,

addiction, domestic violence and mental health issues. Through the

Pajama Drive, you are contributing to a warmer, more loving bedtime.

The pajamas are to be new and unused, a complete set for ages 3 months

to 12 years old. Please feel free to drop off pajamas on Sundays in the

Church Hall; during the week in the Church office; or on Saturdays at

Greek School. No time to shop, please make a donation to Philoptochos

for pajamas and we will buy them for you.

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The Ladies Philoptochos Society of Ottawa has received thank you letters and

receipts from the three charities in Greece from all the monies that were raised to

assist with the refugee crisis in Greece. If you are interested in seeing the letters and

the receipts, please feel free to contact Nancy Pezoulas in the Church Office during

the week to make arrangements. Thank you.

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Announcements

The aids of Athena & Sons of Pericles Bake Sale - Today The Maids of Athena and the Sons of Pericles will be selling baked goods in the Church Hall

following the Divine Liturgy today.

Trip to Panagia Parigoritissa Monastery - October 23rd

The Ladies of Philoptochos and the Senior Citizens Association are planning a day trip to the

Panagia Parigoritissa Monastery on Sunday, October 23rd. The bus will be leaving our

community centre at 8:00 a.m. and returning by 8:00 p.m. This trip is open everyone; cost is $25

per person. Please call Maria Diamantopoulos before October 18th at 613-254-7044 to reserve

your spot.

Sunday School Teachers Needed

We are looking for young adults and adults to assist with our Sunday School Program. You

cannot commit to every Sunday? That is okay, you can team teach or let the directors know what

Sundays you are available. No experience? That is fine, lessons are provided along with a

teachers guide. Please help our children learn the Orthodox faith. Please contact the church

office during the week.

Greece and the Refugee Crisis. Experiences of a Volunteer Medical Doctor in Lesvos -

October 27th The Parnassos Hellenic Cultural Society of Ottawa is hosting a presentation by

Dr. Chryssi Paraskevopoulos formerly of Ottawa and currently an Emergency Medical Doctor in

Montreal on Greece and the Refugee Crisis: Experiences of a Volunteer Medical Doctor in

Lesvos on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 7:00 pm in the Church Hall. All are welcome. Free

admission. Refreshments will be provided.

Laconian Association 26th Annual Dance & OHI Day Celebration - October 29th:

Everyone is welcome to celebrate the 26th Annual Dance of the Laconian Association of Ottawa

and District in collaborations with the Hellenic Community of Ottawa on Saturday, October 29th,

2016. Cocktail cash bar at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:30 p.m. at the Hellenic Meeting and

Reception Center. On this occasion we will also celebrate our Greek National Holiday October

28th, 1940 OHI Day. Entertainment will be provided by Astra Events (Montreal). Tickets are

$50 for adults and $25 for children 12 & under. To purchase your tickets or for more information

please contact: Aris Makris (613) 851-6513, Peter Zourdos (613) 878-7255, or Nick Lafkas (613)

739-8177.

Parnassos Society General Meeting November 4th The Parnassos Hellenic Cultural Society will be holding its Annual General Meeting on the

evening of Friday, November 4, 2016 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Church Hall of the Hellenic

Community of Ottawa. New members and friends are welcome. For more information contact

Margaret Zafiriou at 613 825-4287.

Epistle of St. Pauls Letter to Titus: 3:8-15

Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers. Verse: For you are just in all you have done.

TITUS, my son, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so that

those who have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these

are excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies,

dissensions, and quarrels over the law, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man

who is factious, after admonishing him once or twice, have nothing more to do with him,

knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is self-condemned.

When I send Artemas or Tychicos to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis,

for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and

Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply

themselves to good deeds, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful.

All who are with me send greeting to you. Greet those who love us in the faith.

Grace be with you all. Amen.

The Gospel Reading: St. Luke: 8: 5-15

The Lord said this parable: "A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some

fell along the path, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it. And some

fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. And some fell

among thorns; and the thorns grew with it and choked it. And some fell into good soil and grew,

and yielded a hundredfold." And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, he said,

"To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but for others they are in

parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. Now the parable

is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the

devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved.

And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these

have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. And as for what fell

among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the

cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. And as for that in the good

soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bring

forth fruit with patience." As he said these things, he cried out "He who has ears to hear, let him

hear."

SAINT LUKE the Apostle and Evangelist

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The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke was a native of Antioch, a companion of the holy Apostle Paul (Phil.1:24, 2 Tim. 4:10-11), and a physician enlightened in the Greek medical arts.

Hearing about Christ, Luke arrived in Palestine and fervently accepted the preaching of salvation

from the Lord Himself. As one of the Seventy Apostles, St Luke was sent by the Lord with the

others to preach the Kingdom of Heaven during the Savior's earthly life (Luke 10:1-3). After the

Resurrection, the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to Sts. Luke and Cleopas on the road to Emmaus.

Luke accompanied St. Paul on his second missionary journey, and from that time they

were inseparable. When Paul's coworkers had forsaken him, only Luke remained to assist him in

his ministry (2 Tim. 4:10-11). After the martyric death of the First-Ranked Apostles Peter and

Paul, St. Luke left Rome to preach in Achaia, Libya, Egypt and the Thebaid. His life ended by

suffering martyrdom in the city of Thebes.

Tradition credits St. Luke with painting the first icons of the Mother of God. "Let the

grace of Him Who was born of Me and My mercy be with these Icons," said the All-Pure Virgin

after seeing the icons. St. Luke also painted icons of the First-Ranked Apostles Peter and Paul.

St. Luke's Gospel was written in the years 62-63 A.D. at Rome, under the guidance of the

Apostle Paul. In the preliminary verses (1:1-3), St. Luke precisely sets forth the purpose of his

work. He proposes to record, in chronological order, everything known by Christians about Jesus

Christ and His teachings. By doing this, he provided a firmer historical basis for Christian

teaching (1:4). He carefully investigated the facts, and made generous use of the oral tradition of

the Church and of what the All-Pure Virgin Mary Herself had told him (2:19, 51).

In St. Luke's Gospel, the message of salvation made possible by the Lord Jesus Christ,

and the preaching of the Gospel, are of primary importance.

St. Luke also wrote the Acts of the Holy Apostles at Rome around 62-63 A.D. The Book

of Acts, which is a continuation of the four Gospels, speaks about the works and the fruits of the

holy Apostles after the Ascension of the Savior. At the center of the narrative is the Council of

the Holy Apostles at Jerusalem in the year 51A.D., a Church event of great significance, which

resulted in the separation of Christianity from Judaism and its independent dissemination into the

world (Acts 15:6-29). The theological focus of the Book of Acts is the coming of the Holy Spirit,

Who will guide the Church "into all truth" (John 16:13) until the Second Coming of Christ.

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