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PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS WELCOME to all who are visiting with us today! We hope you
will feel at home here and, if you do not already have a church
home, will consider becoming a part of the Saint Herman
Church community.
Fr. Matthew will be out of town Feb. 5-9.
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING – FEB. 11 after coffee hour Topics include: Parish Council election; 2017 financial reports
and 2018 budget; update on new temple building project;
introduction of project to make parish hall handicap accessible
The Men's weekly coffee time is being changed from Monday
to WEDNESDAY. North Star Bakery has changed their hours
leaving the Front Counter & Restaurant areas closed on Sunday
and Monday. We will still meet now on Wednesdays at North
Star Bakery from 9:30AM until you have to leave. No agenda
just conversations among friends.
SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE. Please
see Fr. Matthew for more information.
FORGIVENESS VESPERS: FEB. 18 at 12:15pm. Please
come to this important service, as we begin Great Lent with
mutual forgiveness.
A NOTE REGARDING HOLY COMMUNION Welcome! In the Orthodox Church, reception of the Holy Eucharist is
reserved for baptized, chrismated Orthodox Christians who have prepared
by prayer, fasting and a recent confession. If you are visiting from a non-
Orthodox church or otherwise are not prepared to commune today, you are
welcome to receive some of the unconsecrated, blessed bread which the
acolytes are holding. We pray for all to be united in the Body and Blood of
Christ! If you would like to learn how you can enter into communion with
the Orthodox Church, please speak with our clergy.
SAINT HERMAN ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Diocese of Los Angeles and the West
PRIMATE and DIOCESAN HIERARCH
His Eminence, the Most Reverend Metropolitan JOSEPH
PASTOR
Rev. Fr. Matthew Howell
DEACON
Rev. Dn. Thomas Ross
Contact Information
6988 N. En Dove Road
Wasilla, Alaska 99654 Pastor’s Phone: (907)373-5254
www.SaintHermanWasilla.org
Sunday of the
Prodigal Son
February 4, 2018
THIS WEEK’S SERVICES February 4 – 11
Sat. Feb. 10 – 6:00pm: Great Vespers
Sun. Feb. 11 – 9:00am: Orthros
Sun. Feb. 11 – 10:00am: Divine Liturgy
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
“COME LET US WORSHIP”: A LOOK AT THE DIVINE LITURGY Fr. Matthew’s catechism classes run Sundays from 12:15 – 12:45pm
in the parish hall basement. All who can sit and listen are invited.
Our current unit will focus on the meaning of the different parts
of the Divine Liturgy using the book Come Let Us Worship by Fr.
Patrick O’Grady, which is available in our parish bookstore for $16.
Class 4 – Feb. 4: Proskomedia
No class on Feb. 11 and Feb 18. Classes will resume Feb. 25.
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THE EPISTLE (For Sunday of the Prodigal Son)
Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.
The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians.
(6:12-20)
Brethren, all things are lawful for me, but not all things are
helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be enslaved by
anything. Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food;
but God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant
for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God
raised the Lord and will also raise us up by His power. Do you not
know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I therefore take
the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute?
Never! Do you not know that he who joins himself to a prostitute
becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, “The two shall
become one flesh.” But he who is united to the Lord becomes one
spirit with Him. Shun immorality. Every other sin which a man
commits is outside the body; but the immoral man sins against his
own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy
Spirit within you, which you have from God? You are not your own;
you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body, and in
your spirit, which are God’s.
THE GOSPEL (For Sunday of the Prodigal Son)
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (15:11-32)
The Lord spoke this parable: “There was a man who had two
sons; and the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the
share of property that falls to me.’ And he divided his living between
them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and
took his journey into a far country, and there he squandered his
property in loose living. And when he had spent everything, a great
famine arose in that country, and he began to be in want. So he went
and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent
him into his fields to feed swine. And he would gladly have fed on
the pods that the swine ate; and no one gave him anything. But when
he came to himself he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants
have bread enough and to spare, but I perish here with hunger! I will
arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father,
THE GOSPEL (CONTINUED) I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy
to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired servants.”’ And
he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet at a distance,
his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him
and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned
against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called
your son.’ But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring quickly the best
robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his
feet; and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make
merry; for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and
is found.’ And they began to make merry. Now his elder son was in
the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music
and dancing. And he called one of the servants and asked what this
meant. And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father
has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe and
sound.’ But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out
and entreated him, but he answered his father, ‘Lo, these many years
I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command; yet you
never gave me a kid that I might make merry with my friends. But
when this son of yours came, who has devoured your living with
harlots, you killed for him the fatted calf!’ And he said to him, ‘Son,
you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to
make merry and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive;
he was lost, and is found.’”
SAINTS AND FEASTS OF THE DAY After-feast of the Meeting of the Lord in the Temple; Sunday of the
Prodigal Son; of the Venerable Isidore of Pelusium; Venerable
Nicholas the Confessor of Studion; New-martyr Joseph of Aleppo;
George, prince of Vladimir; and of the Holy and Righteous Mothers
of the Three Hierarchs: Emmelia, Nona and Anthousa
A GOOD WORD “Whoever hates his sins will stop sinning; and whoever confesses
them will receive remission. A man can not abandon the habit of sin
if he does not first gain enmity toward sin, nor can he receive
remission of sin without confession of sin. For the confession of sin
is the cause of true humility.” -- St. Isaac the Syrian, Homilies, 71
SAINT HERMAN OF ALASKA ORTHODOX CHURCH 6988 N En Dove Rd - Wasilla, AK 99654
Reverend Matthew Howell, Pastor (907)373-5254
FEBRUARY 2018Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Jan 28 Publican and
Pharisee
9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine
Liturgy
Jan 29
Fast free
Jan 30 Three HolyHierarchs
Fast free
Jan 31
Fast free
1
6:00pm: GreatVespers with Litia
6:45pm: DivineLiturgy
Fast free
2 MEETING OF THE
LORD
Fast free
3
6:00pm GreatVespers
Fast free
4 Prodigal Son
9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine
Liturgy
5
Feb. 5-9
Fr. Matthew inCalifornia forDiocesan ClergySeminar
6 7
Fast
8 9
Fast
10 Saturday of Souls
3-5pm: Valentine'sTea for Women andDaughters6:00pm GreatVespers
11 Sunday of the Last
Judgement (MeatfareSunday)
9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine
Liturgy Annual Parish
Meeting duringcoffee hour
12
Fast: dairy, fish,wine, & oil
13
Fast: dairy, fish,wine, & oil
14
Fast: dairy, fish,wine, & oil
15
Fast: dairy, fish,wine, & oil
16
Fast: dairy, fish,wine, & oil
17
6:00pm GreatVespers
Fast: dairy, fish,wine, & oil
18 Sunday of
Forgiveness(Cheesefare Sunday)9:00am Orthros
10:00am DivineLiturgy
12:15pm ForgivenessVespers
Fast: dairy, fish,wine, & oil
19 Clean Monday
6:00pm GreatCompline withCanon of St. AndrewPart 1
Fast
20 Clean Tuesday
6:00pm GreatCompline withCanon of St. AndrewPart 2
Fast
21 Clean Wednesday
6:00pm PresanctifiedDivine Liturgy
Fast
22 Clean Thursday
6:00pm GreatCompline withCanon of St. AndrewPart 4
Fast
23 Clean Friday
6:00pm LittleCompline with theAkathist Hymn to theTheotokos (Stasis 1of 4)
Fast
24
6:00pm GreatVespers
Fast: wine & oil
25 Sunday of Orthodoxy
9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine
Liturgy
Fast: wine & oil
26
6:00pm GreatCompline
Fast
27
Fast
28
6:00pm PresanctifiedDivine Liturgy
Fast
Mar 1
Fast
Mar 2
6:00pm LittleCompline with theAkathist Hymn to theTheotokos (Stasis 2of 4)
Fast
Mar 3
6:00pm GreatVespers
Fast: wine & oil
Please consult the Sunday bulletin for changes to the monthly calendar. Confessions heard after Vespers and by appointment.
Held at beautiful Ross Point Camp, 820 S. Ross Point Rd., Post Falls, Idaho 83854
ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCESE OF NORTH AMERICA
CAMP
SAINT MARY OF EGYPT
July 16—21, 2018 Finding God, Finding yourself : a living experience of the Orthodox Faith.
*Canoeing *Climbing Wall
*Campfire *Arts and Crafts
*Swimming *Physical Activities
*Miniature Golf *Christian Ed.
*Orthodox Christian fellowship
with new friends
*Daily Services, Confession
* Meaningful discussions
**Volunteer Counselors and Support Staff may apply online NOW
**Camper Registration Opens: Register and Apply online
Jan 15th for grades 9—12 at www.campstmary.org
Feb 1st for grades 5—12 follow link for easy forms
2018 Tuition $390 : $90 deposit at Registration
$300 balance due by June 1st
Scholarship assistance available, ask your Parish Priest
YOU CAN HELP THE YOUTH GROUP OF SAINT HERMAN
ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH EARN DONATIONS JUST BY
SHOPPING WITH YOUR FRED MEYER REWARDS CARD!
Every quarter Fred Meyer sends a check to our church, which gets deposited into
our Youth Group account to be used for camp and retreat scholarships and other
activities. Here is how you can support our youth group:
1. Go to www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards.
2. At the top right of the screen, click “Sign in” or “Register”
3. After signing in, click “Re-enroll or link your Rewards Card now” under the section
Are you a Fred Meyer Customer?
4. In the search box, enter 91379 or “Saint Herman Antiochian Orthodox Church”
5. Click the button next to our church’s name, then click “Enroll.”
Then, every time you shop and use your Rewards Card, you are helping the Youth
Group of Saint Herman Church earn a donation! You still earn your Rewards Points,
Fuel Points, and Rebates, just as you do today. If you do not have a Rewards Card, it is
available at the Customer Service desk of any Fred Meyer store. For more
information, please visit www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards.
EARLY CHURCH HISTORY CLASS at Alaska Pacific University
co-sponsored by Fr. Vasili Hillhouse of Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church
A new Early Church History discussion and study group will be starting
on February 22, 2018. One evening per month, over five months, you will
have an opportunity to hear presentations about the life and growth of the
early church. As a participant, you will study the writings of the Apostolic
Fathers and engage with Church History Scholars such as Regina Boisclair,
PhD Cardinal Newman Chair at APU, and Fr. Vasili Hillhouse of Holy
Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church. The sessions will be moderated by
Chris Thompson, Church Visits writer/blogger, and co-moderated by Heidi
Marlowe, lay monastic of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church.
If shining a light into our shared heritage (and possibly shaking our own
lethargy) by tackling the history and writings of the early church sounds
appealing to you, consider joining us for five months of reading, learning
and discussing the years from the crucifixion of Christ (AD 33) to the
Council of Chalcedon (AD 451). The age of the apostles ended at the end of
the first century. From the start of the second century (AD 100) to the
reformers, approximately AD 1500, a period of over 1,400 years of church
history transpired which are rarely or never heard about in many religious
communities. The purpose of this 5-month study group is to shine light into
the early development of the Christian faith.
Please indicate your interest in joining us by emailing YES
to [email protected] Detailed information will be sent you. There will
be a modest fee covering meeting facilities at APU and course materials.
Each participant will also need to purchase an inexpensive volume:
“Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers”
(ISBN-13: 978-0140444759).
Dates: July 4–8, 2018Venue: Red Lion Hotel on the RiverHosted by: St. George Antiochian Orthodox ChurchRoom rate: $129 (early bird)Hotel perks: Free high-speed Internet, free parking free shuttle to light rail station (easy access to downtown and other shopping areas—tax-free shopping!)
Here’s what people are saying about Portland:
2018 Parish Life ConferencePortland
Don’t Miss It!
“Best U.S. tourism destination” (U.S. Tourism Quality Performance Report)
“Food and drink capital of America” (London Telegraph)
“One of 10 best food cities in America” (Washington Post)
#1 on American Greenest Cities list (Travel + Leisure)
“Best food town” (Sunset)
Early Bird Ticket Book: $170 (adults)
$165 (teens)
$125 (children)
Room Rate: $129 (early bird—great rate for Portland)
Thursday Hospitality Night: Independence Day Party with Talent Show
Friday Night: Bible Bowl followed by Swing Dance and Dessert Reception
Saturday Morning: Brunch with Sayedna and Awards
Saturday Afternoon: Oratorical Contest and Choir Festival
Saturday Night: Hafli
Sunday: Hierarchical Divine Liturgy
2018 PLC in PortlandThe Highlights
