10748 E. 116th Street • Fishers, Indiana 46037 (317) 845-7755 • www.stgindy.org

V. Rev. Father Nabil L. Hanna, Pastor (317) 919-0841 • pastor@stgindy.org

Rev. James A. Childs, Deacon (317) 626-3943 • jachilds555@gmail.com

Rev. Joseph S. Olas, Deacon (317) 201-8151 • jsolas@stgindy.org

A Parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America • Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH, Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of all North America

His Grace Bishop ANTHONY, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Toledo

TONE 8 SEPTEMBER 23, 2018 EOTHINON 6

CONCEPTION OF THE FORERUNNER AND BAPTIST JOHN FIRST SUNDAY OF LUKE

MARTYR RAIDOS OF EGYPT NEW-MARTYRS NICHOLAS THE GROCER AND JOHN OF BRACHORION

VENERABLE XANTHIPPA AND POLYXENA OF SPAIN

God bless Chairman Riyad Bannourah and ALL who are giving their time, talent and treasure and making the Festival great! God grant you good health and Many Years!

L I T U RGY VA R I AT I O N S

3RD ANTIPHON (TROPARION OF THE RESURRECTION, TONE 8)

From the heights Thou didst descend, O compassionate One, and Thou didst submit to the three-day burial that Thou mightest

deliver us from passion. Thou art our Life and our Resurrection, O Lord, glory to Thee

APOLYTIKIA AFTER THE ENTRANCE

Troparion of the Resurrection (Tone 8)

From the heights Thou didst descend….

Schedule of Regular Weekly Services

Sundays: Matins, 8:50 AM

Divine Liturgy, 10 AM

Wednesdays: Vespers, 6:30 PM

Saturdays: Great Vespers, 5 PM

Confession: After Saturday Vespers

During Sunday Matins

Or by Appointment Remember to turn cell phones off!

See Calendar for Feast Days and Other Weekday Services Scheduled

Order for Holy Communion Members of the Orthodox Church age seven and above must prepare for Holy Communion with a recent confession, prayer, fasting from all food and drink from midnight (unless medical condition preclude it), being in church before the Epistle and Gospel readings, and being at peace with everyone.

As there are NO CHURCH SCHOOL classes today, chil-dren should sit with their parents and come to Com-munion with them. An usher will dismiss your row from the center aisle. Then return to your place by a side aisle for the prayers of thanksgiving and the final bless-ing and dismissal. Please let choir members pass when they come down for Communion.

A Warm Welcome to Our Guests We are glad you are worshipping with us. Please note that participation in Holy Communion is limited to members of the Orthodox Church in good standing, who have prepared through prayer, fasting and confession.

For all others: though we cannot share Communion with you—since it is an expression of membership and full unity in faith—you are welcome to come forward after the dismissal, receive a blessing and partake of the blessed bread (from the large bowls). Please also sign our guest book, and introduce yourself to Fr. Nabil during the coffee hour. You may inquire with him how you can become a member.

Troparion for the Conception of John the Baptist (Tone 4)

Rejoice, O barren one, who formerly did not bear a child, for you have conceived the Lamp of the Sun, Who is to illumine the whole universe darkened by blindness.

Rejoice, O Zachariah, and cry out with bold-ness: “The Prophet of the Most High desires to be born!”

Troparion St. George (Tone 4, Byzantine)

Liberator of captives, Defender of the poor, the Physician of the sick and the Champion of kings, O Trophy-bearer, Great-martyr

George, intercede with Christ our God that our souls be saved.

Kontakion of the Theotokos (Tone 2)

O undisputed intercessor of Christians, the Mediatrix who is unrejected by the Creator. Turn not away from the voice of our peti-tions, though we be sinners. Come to us with

aid in time, who cry unto thee in faith, for thou art good. Hasten to us with interces-sions, O Theotokos, who dost ever intercede for those who honor thee.

SCRIPTURE LESSONS

Prokeimenon (Tone 4; Psalm 63.10, 1 LXX)

The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord. Verse: O God, hear my prayer

Epistle of Saint Paul to the Galatians (4.22-27; Conception of St. John)

BRETHREN, Abraham had two sons, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she

corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. For it is written, “Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and shout, you are not in travail; for the children of the desolate one are many more than the children of her that is married.”

Gospel According to St. Luke (5.1-11; 1st Sunday of Luke)

AT THAT TIME, Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. And He saw two boats by the

lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting

into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, Je-sus asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the peo-ple from the boat. And when Jesus had fin-ished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were break-ing, they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they

came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Si-mon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men.” And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and fol-lowed Him.

HOLY OBLATIONS AND PRAYER REQUESTS

• For the good health of all those who labor and serve God through the Festival.

A sign-up sheet for baking and offering the prosphora (altar bread) is posted on the bulletin board, next to the elevator. You can also contact Thelma Hoover at (317) 782-1633.

READING FROM THE SYNAXARION

We celebrate today the Conception of the holy, glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, and God’s mercy toward his devout and righteous parents, the aged Zacharias and Eliz-abeth, who all their lives had begged God for a child. God had an especially great intention for John: namely, that he be the Prophet and Forerunner of Christ the Lord. God announced the births of Isaac to the childless Sarah, Samson to the childless wife of Manoah, and John the Forerunner to the childless Zacharias and Elizabeth through angels.

FALL ADULT STUDY STARTS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3

After the Festival, we will begin our Fall Adult Study program on Wednesdays.

• 6:30 pm – We start with a short Vespers (Evening Prayer) service

• Dinner will be provided – you can take a turn preparing, or help those preparing

• 7:15 – Class Offerings

o Basics of Orthodox Christianity – the Bible, Faith and Practice

o Where in the World?: A Journey to the Locations of the Bible and Christianity

• Children are welcome to do homework or play

WORDS OF WISDOM FROM ST. PAISIOS OF ATHOS

Some people tell me that they are scandalized because they see many things wrong in the Church. I tell them that if you ask a fly, “Are there any flowers in this area?” it will say, “I don’t know about flowers, but over there in that heap of rubbish you can find all the filth you want.” And it will go on to list all the unclean things it has been to.

Now, if you ask a honeybee, “Have you seen any unclean things in this area?” it will reply, “Unclean things? No, I have not seen any; the place here is full of the most fragrant flowers.” And it will go on to name all the flowers of the garden or the meadow.

You see, the fly only knows where the unclean things are, while the honeybee knows where the beautiful iris or hyacinth is.

As I have come to understand, some people resemble the honeybee, and some resemble the fly. Those who resemble the fly seek to find evil in every circumstance and are preoccupied with it; they see no good anywhere. But those who resemble the honeybee only see the good in everything they see.

Work is a Blessing: “Better to wear out your shoes than your blankets." Elder Paisios quotes this old saying and asks, "What does it mean?" Clearly it is saying that it is better to work, which in earlier times would wear out your shoes, than to be lazy and to spend your time in bed wearing out the blankets. Elder Paisios describes work in this way:

Work is a blessing, a gift from God. Work gives vigor to the body and refreshes the mind. If God had not given us work, man would have become moldy. Those who are diligent work into their old age. If they stop working while they still have strength, they become melancholy; it's like death for them.

There is no way to gain peace without engaging in work of some kind. When we do take a break, like a vacation or even a lunch hour, when we did not return to work, what would we do? We would seek out some other kind of comfort. When it ended, we would seek another. We would never find satis-faction. We would be filled with anxiety, not from work, but from our inability to find true comfort. We would feel an emptiness, a need for being of some value to others. Our soul would be longing to carry out the will of God, which is to help and love others. This is why even though we may find our-selves fatigued at the end of a good day’s work, we can feel a sense of joy that we have been useful, worthwhile, have contributed to the life of mankind.

It is important to carry our faith into our work place. We should pray before we take on our various projects for God to guide and help us. We should find ways to show kindness to those we work with. In this way we carry out God's will in our work place. What is essential is to always keep God in mind while we work.

Please Join Us for Fellowship after the Liturgy The ushers will hand you the announcements bulletin as you exit via the north (side) doors of the nave, following the dismissal and verbal announcements.

PARISH PRAYER LIST

Please include in your daily prayers the following—those struggling with acute illness and those newly departed this life—from our parishioners and those for whom they have requested our prayers. (Names are kept for 40 days, the date indicated after the name, and may be renewed upon request.)

LIVING Metropolitan Paul and Archbishop John

Bishop Alexander of Ottawa

Fr. Stephen Rhudy, 10/4

Infant Sebastian Albany, 10/24

Mark Poulos, 10/11

C. Edward Edge, 10/7

Fouad Fred Musleh, Copper Trace Rehab., 9/26

George Sankey, Jeff’s father, 10/30

Will Chance, friend of Tommy Kiritsis, 10/28

Neil and Themia Sandven, cousins of Kh. Elaine Hanna, 10/28

Liana Fedor and Christine Cataldo, Liza Nahas’ sister and aunt, 10/7

Alexandru, friend of Jeff Beck, 10/3

Alan Shideler, step-father of Edin Topcagic, 9/29

Trenton Wesley, deployed in Afghanistan

Those displaced by Hurricane Florence and by fires in Massachusetts

All those suffering from illness, violence or want throughout the world

DEPARTED Kh. Ann Charlotte Smith, 10/9

William Bischoff, cousin of George Freije and Elaine Eckhart, 10/24

Leila Baboul, mother of Haya Bannourah and Anwar Baboul, 10/4

James Ward, John’s uncle, 10/4

Frances Koers, Patrick’s aunt, 10/2

Michael Huser, friend of John Ward, 9/30

Anna Mercho, friend of Wanda and Tony Nasser, 9/24

The victims of violence throughout the world

ST. GEORGE PARISH CALENDAR

September 2018

Sun. 23

Matins, 8:50 am

Choir practice, 9:30 am

Divine Liturgy, 10 am

Festival Open to Public, 1-5 pm

Festival teardown, 5 pm

Wed. 26 Vespers, 6:30 pm

Thu. 27 BSU OCF, Christian Campus House

Sat. 29 Great Vespers, 5 pm

• Confessions heard afterwards

Sun. 30

Matins, 8:50 am

Choir practice, 9 am

Divine Liturgy, 10 am

• Church School classes

October 2018

Mon. 1

St. George Day at Portillo’s, 5-8 pm at 9201 E. 116th Street

Church School staff meeting, 7 pm

Wed. 3

Vespers, 6:30 pm

• Dinner

• Basics of Orthodox Christianity

• “Where in the World?” class

Thu. 4 BSU OCF, Christian Campus House

Sat. 6

Feast of St. Innocent of Alaska

Divine Liturgy, 10 am

Great Vespers, 5 pm

• Confessions heard afterwards

Sun. 7

Observance of St. Thekla

Matins, 8:50 am

Choir practice, 9 am

Divine Liturgy, 10 am

See the full calendar and the latest additions and updates at www.stgindy.org/calendar