Sunday after Epiphany
George the New Martyr of Ioannina
Welcome to St. Demetrios Tucson!
We are delighted to welcome you to our parish family this morning!
If you are a “newcomer”
(i.e. Eastern Orthodox Christian new to our community), or you
would like to know more about
becoming an Orthodox Christian, please introduce yourself to the
clergy who would be most
happy to meet with you and discuss membership in our church
community.
Chartered March 9, 1948
SAINT DEMETRIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 1145 East Fort Lowell Road,
Tucson, AZ 85719
Reflecting Christ in All We Say and Do
Mission Statement To glorify God by creating an Orthodox community
that loves others as Christ loves us.
(520) 888-0505 | Fax: (520) 888-3089 | www.stdemtucson.org |
[email protected]
Office Location: off Navajo Road & thru side gate
Church secretary: Constantia Pappamihiel
Wi-Fi Password: stdemwifi
SCRIPTURE READINGS
GOSPEL: Luke 17:12-19
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412-334-4300
Constance Kollias, Dimitrios Petropoulos, Connie Walker, Andrew
Ruboyianes
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Grave Tone
Κατλυσας τ Σταυρ σου τν θνατον, νξας τ Λστ τν Παρδεισον, τν
Μυροφρων τν θρνον µετβαλες, κα τος σος ποστλοις κηρττειν πταξας τι
νστης Χριστ Θες, παρχων τ κσµ τ µγα λεος.
By means of Your Cross, O Lord, You abolished death. To the robber
You opened Paradise. The lamentation of the myrrhbearing women You
transformed, and You gave Your Apostles the order to proclaim to
all that You had risen, O Christ our God, and granted the world
Your great mercy.
Eisodikon Entrance Hymn Δετε προσκυνσωμεν κα προσπσωμεν Χριστ. Σσον
μς Υ Θεο, ναστς κ νεκρν, ψλλοντς σοι, λληλοα. Come let us worship
and bow down before Christ. Save us, O Son of God, who arose from
the dead. We sing to You, Alleluia.
Apolytikion for the Devout Man in the Fourth Tone
Τν ζηλωτν λαν τος τρποις µιµοµενος, τ Βαπτιστ εθεαις τας τρβοις
πµενος, Πτερ ντνιε, τς ρµου γγονας οκιστς, κα τν οκουµνην στριξας
εχας σου δι πρσβευε Χριστ τ Θε, σωθναι τς ψυχς µν. Imitating the
manners of Elijah the Zealot, and following the straight paths of
John the Baptist, O Father Anthony, you colonized the desert, and
you supported the Empire by your prayers. Therefore intercede with
Christ our God to save our souls
Apolytikion of St. Demetrios in the Third Tone
Μγαν ερατο εv τος κιvδvοις, σ υπρμαχοv η οικουμνη, Αθλοφρε τ θνη
τροπομενον. Ως ον Λυαου καθελες τν παρσιν, εν τ σταδω θαρρvας τν
Νστορα, οτως γιε, Μεγαλομρτυς Δημτριε, Χριστν τν Θεν ικτευε,
δωρσασθαι ημν τ μγα λεος. All the world has you, it’s mighty
champion, fortifying us, in times of danger, and defeating our foes
O victorious one, so as you humbled Lyaeos’ arrogance, by giving
courage to Nester in the stadium, O Holy Great Martyr Demetios, to
Christ Our God pray fervently, beseeching Him to grant us His great
mercy.
Seasonal Kontakion in the First Tone µτραν παρθενικν γισας τ τκ
σου, κα χερας το Συµεν ελογσας ς πρεπε, προφθσας κα νν σωσας µς
Χριστ Θες. λλ' ερνευσον ν πολµοις τ πολτευµα, κα κραταωσον Βασιλες
ος γπησας, µνος φιλνθρωπος.
You sanctified the virginal womb by Your birth, O Lord, and blessed
the hands of Symeon fittingly, O Christ God; and even now You came
and saved us. Now, give peace to our Nation in time of war, and
empower our Leaders, so loved by You, the only one who loves
humanity.
Epistle Reading
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
Verse: What shall I render to the Lord for all that he has given
me? The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:17-21
Brethren, obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are
keeping watch over your souls, as men who will have to give
account. Let them do this joyfully, and not sadly, for that would
be of no advantage to you. Pray for us, for we are sure that we
have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things. I
urge you the more earnestly to do this in order that I may be
restored to you the sooner. Now may the God of peace who brought
again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the
sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with
everything good that you may do His will, working in you that which
is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory
for ever and ever. Amen. Τμιος ναντον Κυρου θνατος τν σων ατο. Στχ.
Τ νταποδσωμεν τ Κυρ περ πντων, ν νταπδωκεν μν; Πρς βραους 13:17-21
τ νγνωσμα δελφο, πεθεσθε τος γουμνοις μν, κα πεκετε· ατο γρ
γρυπνοσιν πρ τν ψυχν μν, ς λγον ποδσοντες· να μετ χαρς τοτο ποισιν,
κα μ στενζοντες· λυσιτελς γρ μν τοτο. Προσεχεσθε περ μν· πεποθαμεν
γρ τι καλν συνεδησιν χομεν, ν πσιν καλς θλοντες ναστρφεσθαι.
Περισσοτρως δ παρακαλ τοτο ποισαι, να τχιον ποκατασταθ μν. δ θες τς
ερνης, ναγαγν κ νεκρν τν ποιμνα τν προβτων τν μγαν ν αματι διαθκης
αωνου, τν κριον μν ησον, καταρτσαι μς ν παντ ργ γαθ ες τ ποισαι τ
θλημα ατο, ποιν ν μν τ ερεστον νπιον ατο, δι ησο Χριστο· δξα ες τος
ανας τν ανω
The Gospel According to Luke 17:12-19
At that time, as Jesus entered a village, he was met by ten lepers,
who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices and said:
"Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." When he saw them he said to
them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went
they were cleansed. Then one of them, when he saw that he was
healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on
his face at Jesus's feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a
Samaritan. Then said Jesus: "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the
nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this
foreigner?" And he said to him: "Rise and go your way; your faith
has made you well."
κ το Κατ Λουκν 17:12-19 Τ καιρ κεν, εσερχομνου ατο ες τινα κμην
πντησαν ατ δκα λεπρο νδρες, ο στησαν πρρωθεν, κα ατο ραν φωνν
λγοντες Ιησο πισττα, λησον μς. κα δν επεν ατος πορευθντες πιδεξατε
αυτος τος ερεσι. κα γνετο ν τ πγειν ατος καθαρσθησαν. ες δ ξ ατν,
δν τι θη, πστρεψε μετ φωνς μεγλης δοξζων τν Θεν, κα πεσεν π πρσωπον
παρ τος πδας ατο εχαριστν ατ κα ατς ν Σαμαρετης. ποκριθες δ Ιησος
επεν οχ ο δκα καθαρσθησαν; ο δ ννα πο; οχ ερθησαν ποστρψαντες δοναι
δξαν τ Θε ε μ λλογενς οτος; κα επεν ατ ναστς πορεου πστις σου σσωκ
σε
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Liturgical and Event Schedule January 10 t h – January 17 t h
Sunday January 17 t h
12 t h Sunda y o f Luke Or thros , 8: 15a.m. Li turgy , 9:3
0a.m.
Tuesday January 19 t h
F r . Pan teleimo n’s Off ice H ours 1p.m . - 4p.m . E xe cutive me
eting at 5p .m. C hildren’s Bible Study - IN PER SON
Wednesday January 20 t h
F r . Pan teleimo n’s Off ice H ours 1p.m . - 4p.m . Adult Bi ble
Study - ZOOM
T hursday January 21 s t
F r . Pan teleimo n’s Off ice H ours 1p.m . - 4p.m . Rela tion ship
Pro je ct -IN P ERSON
Sunday January 24 t h
14 t h Sunday o f Luke Or thros , 8: 15a.m. Li turgy , 9:3
0a.m.
2021 STEWARds Anastopoulos, William Papoutsis, John &
Sonja
Antonaiou, Voula Petropoulos, Dimitrios & Sophia
Ash, Christine (Crissy) Aspiotis, Nick & Kelly Bain, Jason
& Allison Bland, Abram & Linda Cavoulas, Nicolas Conaty,
Patrick & Viola Costaras, Thomas Dailey, Ernest Gagatsos,
Christos & Sourla, Eftymia Ganchou, Harold & Maria Gockel,
Dimitrios Physsas Heredia, Chris & Diane Horner, Sotiri &
Julie Howell, David & Jeannie Joannides, Timothy & Kathy
Kafantaris, Nick Kollias, Constance Kollias, Joseph & Diane
Kollias, Kris Kyriakakis, Vasiliki Lanz, Sandy & Micheal
Lauria, Eugene & Kiriaki Lloyd, Robert & Pamela Sarantides,
Jim & Joyce Stathis, George & Solange Terrell, Norman &
Thalia Theodorou, Andreas & Maria Tokkaris, Themis &
Chavez, Ana Tournis, John & Joan Walker, Christopher &
Constance
Maillis, Fr Panteleimon & Presb. Niki
Mamakos, Mary Manos, Thomas Mastriani, Mark & Julie McCoy, Jay
& Kanella Mellis, Chriso Mitsios, Sotirios & Clair
Mourelatos, Alice Murray, Jessyka Murray, Marcy Pappadimitriou,
Konstantinos & Joan Pappamihiel, Constantia Pappas, Christopher
& Maria-Katherine Pappas, George & Maria
P a p p a s , P e t e & M a r g e n e
2021 Stewardship Driv e
In 1 Corint h ians 13:13 , St . P aul wr it es , “Now ab ide f a i
t h , hop e, and lo ve , t h ese thr ee; bu t t he gre ate st of
the se i s lo ve . ” T he l ove t ha t S t . Pa ul descr ib es is
an express ion of s tewardsh ip . Lov e and s tewards hip ar e
insep arabl e wh en we cons ider God’s b less ings in o ur l i fe
and th e way we us e th ese g i f ts wit h lo ve and c omp assion f
or o th ers and to honor , worsh ip a nd g ive t ha nks t o G od. S
tewards hip is ev eryt h ing we do a f ter we say , “ I bel ieve .”
I t is abou t how we l iv e o ur l ives and m ak e o ur c ho ices .
S tewa rdship is a bou t lo ve , a nd lov e is a bou t Stewardsh ip
. W e beg an our 2021 S tewards h ip Dr ive in Nov ember . Than k y
ou to ev ery one w ho has alr eady re tur ned thei r c ommitmen t
ca r d . I f yo u d id n ot r ece iv e a s tewardsh ip env elope or
i f yo u n eed ano th er o ne , p leas e co nt act t he c h urc h o
f f ic e . O ur c hu rch rel ies on s tewards h ip t o pay for op
era t ing ex penses , inc l uding the suppo rt of our m in istr ies
. T h is wil l a l low us to foc us o n fu ndra isers to s uppor t
a b ui ld ing f und or capi t al c ampa ign , help ing our v is io
n becom e re al i ty . Eq ual l y impor tan t is s t ewardsh ip of
t ime and ta le nt , as we work t oge th er as a p a r ish fam ily
to t h ank God and g lor i fy H im. T ha nk y ou for you r ge nero
us s uppor t . In Chr ist , S t . Dem etr ios Stewards h ip Commit
te e
"He fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks" W ha t ca n
adv ers ity te ach us a bou t the he al ing p ower o f lov e a nd
me r cy? Pr overbs s ta tes : A fr ien d l oves at al l t ime s;
and a bro ther i s bo rn fo r adve rs i t y ( Prov . 17:17) . W hen
adve rs i ty s t r ikes yo u f ind o ut who tr uly is yo ur bro th
er , s ist er , and fr i e nd. T he gospel r ecords an u nus ual e
nco un ter be twee n peopl e who had b een d iv ided f or cen tu
ries . Th e Jews a nd S amar i tans had no d eal ings w it h on e a
not her . And t h ey were ope nly host i l e wh enev er t he ir p
at hs crossed . In th is gospel narr at ive we se e o ne ra r e exc
ept io n - - a S amar i tan lep er in co mpa ny wit h n ine Jewis h
le pers . Som et imes advers i ty f orces us to drop our b arr iers
or to forg et o ur pre j udic es . Wh en t h is b and of lepers saw
J esus , t hey mad e a bold req ues t . T hey did n ot ask for h
eal ing , b ut inste ad as ked for mercy . T he word mercy l i ter
al ly m eans "s orr ow ful at heart" . Bu t me rcy is som et hing m
ore t ha n c ompass ion , or hear t fe l t sorrow a t a no the r 's
m isfo rt une . Comp assion empa t hizes with t he suf f erer . B
ut m ercy g oes f ur th er ; i t remov es s uf fer ing . A mer ci f
ul p erson sh ares in an ot her 's m isfo rt une and su f fer ing
as i f i t were hi s own . A nd h e wil l do ev eryt h ing in his p
ower t o d ispel th at m iser y . Pardo n with ou t re pen ta nce n
ega tes j ust ic e . S o , wha t is t he s ig ni f ica nce of t hes
e te n l epers ask ing for me rcy? Th ey know th ey are in ne ed o
f heal in g , no t jus t ph ysic al , b ut sp ir i t ual he al ing
as wel l . Th ey a pproac h Jes us wit h con tr it ion a nd f a i t
h be ca use th ey bel iev e th at h e c an rel eas e the b urde n o
f g u i l t a nd su f fer ing a nd ma ke r estora t ion of body and
so ul poss ibl e . T he ir req ues t f or m ercy is bo th a p lea
for pard on and re lease fro m s u ff er ing . Jesus g ives m ercy
to a l l who ask with f a i t h and c on tr i t ion . W hy d id onl
y on e l eper ou t o f ten - - a Sam ar it an - - re t urn to s how
gra t i t ude? Gr at ef uln ess is re l at ed to g r ace — which me
ans the re le ase of l ove l iness . Gra t i t ude is t he hom age
of th e hear t w hic h r esponds w it h gr aciousn ess in expr ess
ing an ac t o f t han ksg iv ing . T he S am ari ta n a pproac hed
Jes us rev eren tly a nd g ave pr aise to God . I f we do no t re
cogn ize a nd appr ec ia te th e m ercy s hown us , we wil l b e u
ngra te f ul . I ngra t i t ude is f orge tf uln ess o r a po or re
tur n for kindness rece iv ed . I ngra t i t ude eas i ly le ads t
o la ck of c har it y a nd in toler anc e t owards o th ers . I t
eas i ly l eads to la ck o f ch ari ty and in toler ance towards ot
hers , a s wel l as to ot her s ins , s uch as d iscon te nt , d
issat is f ac t ion , compl aini ng , gr umbl ing , pr ide a nd
pres ump tion . How o ft en hav e we b een un gra te ful to o ur p
aren ts , p r ies ts , t eac hers , and n eig hbors? Do yo u
express gra t i t ude t o God for H is m ercy , and do you show m
ercy to yo ur n eighbor?
A se nse of our spiritual lep rosy s hould mak e us ve ry humble
whene ver w e draw near to Christ . I t is enoug h to r efer our
selves t o t he c ompassions of C hris t , fo r t he y fai l no t .
We may l o ok f or G od to mee t us wi th mer cy whe n we a re
found i n the way of obedie nce . On ly o ne of t hose w ho we re
healed retur n ed t o give t hanks . I t bec omes us , l ike him ,
t o be ver y humble in t hanksgi ving s, as w ell as in praye rs. C
hrist no ticed t he o ne w ho t hus dis tinguished himself , he was
a Sama ritan . T he o the rs o nly go t the ou tward cure , he alo
ne g o t t he spiritual b lessing .
"L ord , may I n eve r fai l t o re cogni ze y our l ove and me rcy
.
Fi l l my hear t wit h grati tude and thank sgiving and f ree me fr
om pride, disco nten tmen t, and ingra titude.
Help me to co unt my ble ssings wi th grat efulness and t o give
tha nks i n
al l c ircumstan ces . ” Amen!
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S t . D e m e t r i o s L a d i e s P h i l o p t o c h o s S o c i
e t y , A t h e n a C h a p t e r # 4 0 0 2
Ca llin g al l ladies of St . Demetr ios. Ma rdi G ras is just
around th e corn er , Sat urday March 6 t h . We are looking
forward to seeing you and working with you. W e p r a y t ha t e ve
r y o n e i s w e l l . M a y t he L o r d w a t c h o v e r y o u
d u r i n g t h i s t i m e . P l e a s e c o n t a c t D o r o t h
e a D e s p i n a B l a n d f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a b
o u t P h i l o p t o c h o s a t 5 2 0 - 9 9 0 - 6 7 3 8 o r d o r
o t he a d e s p i n a @ g m a i l . c o m
Alexandra Keracalidis 40-day memorial: Beloved mother of Sophia
Makris, beloved grandmother of Nicholas and Anthony George Makris
6-month memorial: Beloved husband of Sophia Makris, beloved father
of Nickolas and Anthony.
MAY THEIR MEMORIES BE ETERNAL!! To schedule a memorial, please fill
out a memorial form in the church office. For more
information call the church office at 520-888-0505 or email the
office at
[email protected]
Kolyva orders must be received by Wednesday for a Sunday memorial.
Thank you.
Updates regarding Services During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Dear Parishioners,
With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan of San Francisco
Gerasimos, we opened! DOXA TO THEO! In accordance to the CDC
guidelines, The Orthros and the Divine Liturgy on Sunday are open
now to the public (with limited attendance) and will also continue
to be live-streamed via our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/stdemtucson/ . If any questions please
don’t hesitate to call the church office #888 -0505 The message of
Father Panteleimon to all the parishioners is that this will pass
and “God is with us, stay viligently in prayer and stay safe". If
you need to talk to Father Panteleimon do not hesitate to call him
at 412-334-4300.
M in is try In forma ti on
Byzantine Music Chanting School: If you want to learn byzantine
music and how to chant the sacred hymns of the Orthodox Church join
the byzantine music classes. For more information, contact
Demetrios Katsiklis.
[email protected] Isychia Ministry: May the
Lord watch over you and keep you safe. Many hands make light work.
Will you bring your hands to maintain and improve the appearance of
our church? Help to beautify our church grounds! The purpose of the
Isychia ministry is to improve and beau tify the outdoor areas of
the church. For more information, contact Jeannie Howell at
[email protected]
St. Nikolai Velimirovic Bookstore: Our prayers are with you at this
time for your well-being. We look forward to serving your needs.
For more information please contact Dorothea Despina at 520
-990-6738 or
[email protected]. St. Eufrosinos Ministry
(Kitchen): “Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least … you did it
to Me.” Thank you for your kind donations of non-perishables
(canned goods with pop-tops, if possible). We will resume receiving
donations once we are allowed to have public church services.
Philoxenos (Greeters): Give a smile to brighten someone’s day! The
Philoxenos Ministry is an extremely im portant ministry of our
church, welcoming visitors and parishioners. If you have the gift
of hospitality and love and can volunteer one Sunday a month,
please join us. Contact Connie Walker at
[email protected] or
520-331-2448. St. Michael the Guardian Security Ministry: We need
you to volunteer for this important church ministry. Niki
Kirkpatrick, Chairperson for the Security Ministry has been doing
an awesome job of "keeping Eyes" on our church. However, she could
use your assistance in keeping our churc h a safe place to gather
for worship. For more information, contact Niki Kirkpatrick at 937
-287-4095.
** If you take it out, put it back** Greek School: The Greek school
classes have been cancelled for 2020 OCF: Are you a college student
striving to live out your faith as an Orthodox Christian? Join
Orthodox Christian Fellowship! We would love to have you on board
as we work to be the loving presence of Christ, challenge ourselves
in our faith, and commit to livin g an Orthodox Christian way of
life daily. Open to all college students and college-age
individuals. For more information, contact Andy Theodorou:
[email protected] Sunday School: Sunday Church School: Class
resumes Sunday, January 17th. Please join us! We will continue to
meet outside
under the ramada immediately following Holy Communion. Reminder:
masks are required.
If you have any questions, please contact Connie Kollias at
[email protected].
S t. De me trios Thri ft S tore : The thrift store will remain
closed until further notice. Thank you for your continued support.
If you would like to donate or volunteer, Julie Horner (520) 979
-5176, Connie Kollias at
[email protected], or the church
office.
2020
2020 $199,532.94 $224,359.99 ($25,457.31) (*) Parenthesis indicate
negative amounts.
Your Parish Council has been and will continue diligently working
at keeping our expenses down. Your Stewardship is the lifeblood of
our Church. With continued growth, we will be able to cover our
operating expenses and work towards building our new Church.
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