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+ A Parish of +
The Orthodox Church in America www.oca.org
Archbishop Benjamin of San Francisco and the West
www.dowoca.org
Archpriest John Armstrong [email protected]
+ Worship Services +
Saturdays, 6:30 pm Great Vespers
(3rd & 6th Hour Prayers, 9:10 am)
Sundays, 9:30 am DIVINE LITURGY
Feast Days (See Monthly Calendar)
+ Parish Prayer List +
Pray for the health and salvation of:
Hieromonk Ambrose (Young) Archpriest Eugene Tarris Gerondissa Theodelphi Novice Monk William (Farley) Alaskan prisoners here in CO: Gregory, Samuel, Nicholas, Artemi, Lawrence, Kyrill, and John Benjamin Armstrong Kelly Armstrong Eva Baker Garry Baker Olivia Botha Christopher, Tawna, Christopher & Mary Daniel Christus Michael & Agnes Craig Kafa Dalal Michael & Dagmar Drakulich Bertie Ericson Paul Grewe & his family Barbara Hagar Sheree Huskey Jesus, Michael, & Lenny Susanna Mikita Barbara Murray John & Michael Palmer Eugenia Pazalos Barbara Payne John Salmon Esther Schafer Pam (Panayiota) Scooros Lois Such Joan Wagner Thomas Wells Louis & Dorothy Zang
Our Missionaries: James & Daphne Hargrave (to W. Tanzania) [email protected]
Christina Semon (to Moldova) c.semon.ocmc.org
Faith Young (to Mongolia) [email protected]
Our Catechumens: Brandon Warren (in Washington); Brian Doyle; Christine and Jamie; Jeff Englestadt; Christopher and Christopher Jackson; ;
Newly Departed: Archpriest Michael (12/11); Patriarch Ignatius IV; Matushka Ekaterina (12/1)
Memorial: Milo Vuyovich (1/6), John Telea & Joan Nica (1/8), and Genevieve Andovich (1/10)
+ Pastoral Ministries +
Call (or email) Fr. John anytime for: Confession / Counseling; Hospital Visit /Unction; Molieben; Memorial Service; Slava; or, just to talk: 720-940-8619 (c), [email protected]
Saint Herman Orthodox Church
991 W. Prentice Ave. Littleton, CO 80120
303-798-7306
www.sthermanoca.org
+ Today + January 6, 2013
“Christ is baptized! — To sanctify the waters!”
Welcome to St. Herman Orthodox Church! We’re glad you’re here! May our Lord bless you!
Patron Saint’s Days: St. John (1/7),
Birthdays: Reader Daniel Armstrong (1/6),
Dorothy Zang (1/11)
Coffee Hour & Church School
+ This Week +
Monday, January 7, 2013, 9:30 am, Divine Liturgy (Synaxis of St. John) Wednesday, Jan. 9, 10 am & 6:30 pm, Adult Ed: Despondency: “The Teaching of Evagrius Ponticus on Akedia” Thursday, January 10, 7:45 am, Snow Pack Blessing on Monarch Pass Saturday, January 12: — 10 am, PC Annual & Monthly Meetings — 4:45 pm, Intro. to Orthodoxy — 6:30 pm, Great Vespers/Confession
Greeter Schedule for January
Today, January 6, Julia Urdenis January 13, Debbie Safonovs January 20, Christine Baker January 27, Olga Thomas
Handmaiden Schedule for January
Today, January 6, Mairead & Angelica January 13, Lily B. & Nika Bergbauer January 20, Kyrianna, Trinity (Helena) January 27, Ashley (Sophia) & Lilly D.
+ Looking Ahead +
Annual House Blessings Begin Today! Schedule a time with Fr. John to have your house blessed!
Sunday, January 13, Induction of PC
Jan. 20, “Sanctity of Life” Sun. Offering
Sun., Jan. 27, All-Parish Church School
About receiving Holy Communion
If you are a baptized/chrismated Orthodox Christian and have properly prepared to receive Holy Communion, then you may “in the fear of God, with faith and love, draw near” to receive the Body and Blood of Christ. If you would like to learn more about the Orthodox Christian Faith, please speak with Fr. John and/or attend our Introduction to the Orthodox Faith class, which meets weekly on Saturdays at 4:45 pm. Then, stay and pray Great Vespers (evening prayers) at 6:30 pm.
Reader Schedule for January
Today, January 6, Andrew Finzel January 13, Reader Steven Martin January 20, Subdeacon Paul January 27, Reader Steven
Monthly Charity:
TBD at PC Planning Meeting on Jan. 12
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Jesus
+ Synaxarion +
January 6, The Epiphany of God (“Theophany”), Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ When our Lord reached thirty years from His physical birth, He began His teaching and salvific work. He Himself signified this "beginning of the beginning" by His Baptism in the Jordan river. St. Cyril of Jerusalem says, "The beginning of the world — water; the beginning of the Good News — Jordan." At the time of the Baptism of the Lord in water, that Mystery was declared to the world: that Mystery which was prophesied in the Old Testament; the Mystery about which in ancient Egypt and India was only fabled (i.e., the Mystery of the Divine Holy Trinity). The Father was revealed to the sense of hearing; the Spirit was revealed to the sense of sight, and in addition to these, the Son was revealed to the sense of touch. The Father uttered His witness about the Son, the Son was baptized in the water, and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove hovered above the water. When John the Baptist witnessed and said about Christ, "Behold, the Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world" (St. John 1:29), and when John immersed and baptized the Lord in the Jordan, the Mission of Christ in the world and the path of our salvation was shown. That is to say: The Lord took upon Himself the sins of mankind and died under them [immersion] and became alive again [the coming out of the water]; and we must die as the old sinful man and become alive again as cleansed, renewed and regenerated. This is the Savior and this is the path of salvation. The Feast of Theophany is also called the Feast of Lights. For us, the event in the Jordan river illuminates, by manifesting to us God as Trinity, consubstantial and undivided. Also, everyone of us through Baptism in water is illumined by this, that we become adopted by the Father of Lights through the righteousness of the Son and the power of the Holy Spirit.
HYMN of PRAISE to the HOLY TRINITY
Holy Lord, holy in creating,
All that You create by Your Word, by Your Spirit You consecrate.
Mighty Lord, mighty in suffering,
For the world You walk to Your death; for the world, You resurrect.
Immortal Lord, in voice, we praise You;
Father, Son, Holy Spirit — God, have mercy on us!
The Father, Who appeared over Jordan as a Voice,
The Spirit, Who as a White Dove hovered,
The Son, Who by the Prophet John was baptized,
Three rays of Light, one Light shown,
The Trinity manifested, we praise You in voice:
Father, Son, Holy Spirit — God, have mercy on us!