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ST. GEORGE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF PRESCOTT (928) 777-8750

Priest: Fr. John A. Peck Emeritus: Fr. William John Clark

Parish Council: Dr. George Rizk, Raymond Zogob, Kris Wells, Marnie Butts, Kally Key, Mike Winney, Bob Hunt, Jelena Timotijevic, Helen Eastman. Choir Director: Pres. Deborah

Find us online at www.prescottorthodox.org

!../5.#%-%.43 We are now 2 weeks away from the Labor Day Weekend Gyro Booth!

Be sure to sign up and help out. Also, if you cannot be there to assist, please consider

an In-Kind Donation. Our list of needs is on page 6 of this bulletin!

Schedule of Services

Wed. Aug. 25 6 pm Daily Vespers 6:45pm Readers Meeting

Fri. Aug. 27 10 am Divine Liturgy

Sat. Aug. 28 11 am Catechism Class 5 pm Great Vespers

ASCENDING THE HEIGHTS: A Layman’s Guide to the Ladder of Divine Ascent We still

have two copies of this book in the bookstore. Also, whoever picked up a copy of the Orthodox Study Bible, please mark it in the bookstore notebook. Thanks!

Next Week: we will be collecting for UNDIE SUNDAY. A collection of necessaries for Prescott area Veterans will be held here on Aug. 28, which is next Sunday.

MANAGING YOUR FINANCES GOD’S WAY - Sept 22-Oct. 29. Starting Wed.

Sept. 29, we will be offering a seminar/course on the personal application of Biblical Financial principles. This DVD based course is sound, and an excellent chance to prepare ourselves for living Biblically. A workbook is required, so registration is necessary (couples can share a workbook). Interested? See Fr John or sign up in the Narthex.

Sun. August 22, 2010 Tone 4

Sunday after Dormition St. Agathonicus of Nicomedia

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Date Readers

8-15 John & Shiela Lakin

8-22 Michael Winney

Matins Gospel: Mark 16: 1-8

Resurrection Hymn - Tone 4 Having learned the joyful message of the Resurrection from the angel, the women disciples of the Lord cast from them their parental condemnation, and proudly broke the news to the Disciples saying, “Death has been spoiled! Christ God is risen, granting the world great mercy!”

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and

to the Holy Spirit,

Hymn of GreatMartyr George - Tone 4

Liberator of captives, defender of the poor, physician of the sick, and champion of kings, O trophy-bearer, Great Martyr George, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved.

now and ever and unto ages of ages.

Amen.

Hymn of the Theotokos - Tone 4 The mystery which was hidden from everlasting and was unknown of the angels, O Theotokos, was revealed through you, to those who dwell upon the earth. In that God, having become incarnate, In unconfused union of His own good will, accepted the Cross for our sake, whereby he raised again the First-Created and has saved our souls from death.

Prokeimenon in Tone 4 (Ps 103)

O Lord, how manifold are Thy works! In wisdom hast Thou made them all!

Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, Thou art very great!

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 16:13-24

" RETHREN, be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be coura-geous, be strong. Let all that

you do be done in love. Now, brethren, you know that the household of Stepha-nas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints; I urge you to be subject to such men and to every fellow worker and laborer. I rejoice at the com-ing of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicos, because they have made up for your absence; for they refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give recognition to such men. The churches of Asia send greetings. Aquila and Prisca, together with the church in their house, send you hearty greetings in the Lord. All the brethren send greetings. Greet one an-other with a holy kiss. I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. If any one has no love for the Lord, let him be ac-cursed. Our Lord, come! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

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Alleluia in Tone 4 (Ps 44)

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Go forth and prosper and reign, because of truth and meekness and righteousness!

You love righteousness and hate iniquity!

Gospel: Matthew 21:3342

4 HE LORD SAID THIS PARABLE: "There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and set a

hedge around it, and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country. When the season of fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to get his fruit; and the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants, more than the first; and they did the same to them. Afterward he sent his son to them, saying 'They will respect my son.' But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him and have his inheri-tance.' And they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. When there-fore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?" They said to him, "He will put those wretches to a miser-able death, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons." Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner; this was the Lord's doing, and it was marvelous in our eyes?'" +

Prayers before DismissalPrayers before DismissalPrayers before DismissalPrayers before Dismissal As we search and seek out a new location

for our parish, we will be praying this

prayer weekly during Liturgy, and ask you

to pray it daily at home.

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Lord Jesus Christ, my God, You have said, "Apart from me You can do nothing." In faith we embrace Your words, Lord, and we entreat Your good-ness. Help us to carry out the work we are about to begin, and to bring it to completion. To You we give glory, to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Almighty God, our Help and Refuge, who knows that we can do nothing right without Your guidance and help; direct us by Your wisdom and power, that we may accomplish this task and, whatever we do according to Your divine will, so that it may be beneficial to us, to others and to the glory of Your holy Name. Amen.

Our Lord and Savior, You became man and labored with Your hands until the time of Your ministry. Bless us as we begin this work. Help us to bring it to completion. Lord, enlighten our minds and strengthen our bodies, that we may accomplish our task according to Your will. Guide us to bring about works of goodness to Your service and glory. Amen.+

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AUTOMATIC GIVING Want to simplify your giving? This must be the easiest way of all. Simply call your bank, and have them schedule automatic payments to be sent to St. George Church on a regular (monthly or weekly) basis. You have complete control.

There are many advantages to giving automati-cally through your bank. It helps you keep up with your pledge as a faithful steward, even if you are ill, away travelling or on vacation. Best of all, you can know that your desire to support the mission of St. George Church will be accomplished in the most convenient, safest, and economical way.

� No monthly check-writing

� No postage fees or mail delays

� No bank charge

� Easy to start, change, or stop

Call your bank and arrange for your pledge to be sent automatically today!

OPEN DOOR has declared August 28/29

UNDIE SUNDAY Please bring underwear, T shirts and socks that weekend so that they may be dis-tributed to homeless veterans during the annual Homeless Veterans Stand Down. It will take place this year at Prescott United Methodist Church on September 10th and 11th. Northern Arizona's homeless veterans will be offered food, clothing, shoes, counseling, medical care and a variety of other services. For more information: directoropendoor@gmail.com or 928-541-9304

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Visitors We are happy that you joined us today, and we want you to know the following;

• Visitors and children are always welcome at all of our worship services.

• You won't be asked to do anything that would make you uncomfortable.

• We don't expect visitors to contribute anything financially to support our parish.

• Our children worship with us, and we love having them here.

If you are an Orthodox Christian, please introduce yourself to Fr. John before the ser-vice begins, so that, if possible, you may receive the Holy Mysteries of our Lord Jesus Christ.

If you are not an Orthodox Christian, we invite you to partake of the blessed bread distributed at the end of the service, to fill out a “Welcome” card (available in the Narthex), and to join us after the service for some hospitality!

Labor Day Weekend

Gyro Booth

Sept. 4, 5, & 6th

Sign up sheet and the list for

In-Kind Donations are in the Narthex

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SAINTS ALIVE

The life and deeds of the heroes of our faith

St. Felix of Spain

The saint who praised the martyrdom of St. Eulalia, and himself imitated her.

The Martyr Eulalia lived in Spain, near the city of Barcionum (now Barcelona), and she was raised by her parents in piety and the Christian Faith. Already at fourteen years of age, the maiden spent a solitary life in her parental home with others of her own age, occupied in prayer, the reading of Holy Scripture, and handicrafts.

During a persecution against Christians un-der the emperors Diocletian (284-305) and Maximian (305-311), the governor Dacian arrived in the city of Barcionum to rid it of Christians. Hearing of this, the maiden se-cretly left her home at night, and by morn-ing had made her way into the city. Pushing her way through the throng of people, the girl made a bold denunciation of the judge for forcing people to renounce the True God in order to offer sacrifice to devils instead.

Dacian gave orders to strip the girl and beat her with rods, but she steadfastly endured the torment and told the judge that the Lord would deliver her from the pain. They tied the martyr to a tree and tore her skin with iron claws, and they then burned her wounds with torches.

During her torment, Dacian asked the saint, "Where then is your God, Whom you have

called upon?" She answered that the Lord was beside her, but that Dacian in his impu-rity could not see Him. During the saint's prayer: "Behold, God helps me, and the Lord is the defender of my soul" (Ps. 53/54:4), the flames of the torches turned back upon the torturers, who fell to the ground.

The Martyr Eulalia began to pray that the Lord would take her to Heaven to Himself, and with this prayer she died. People saw a white dove come from her mouth and fly up to Heaven. Then a sudden snowstorm cov-ered the martyr's naked body like a white garment (the saint's commemoration is sometimes given as Dec 10, which may be more correct, in view of the snow).

Three days later, the martyr's parents came and wept before her hanging body, but they were also glad that their daughter would be numbered among the saints. When they took St Eulalia from the tree, one of the Christians, named Felix, said with tears of joy: "Lady Eulalia, you are the first of us to win the martyr's crown!" St Felix himself soon suffered death for Christ, and there-fore is also commemorated on this day.

Glory to God for All Things!

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LIVING: : : :

Tom & Kymie Bowden, James Anthony, Jim Burns, Alex, Sandy, Adrian, Melanie Schlapfer, Bill Mueller, Judy Raessler, Viola Hammerstrom, John Berkholtz, Kris Wells, Helen Vlahakis, Dr. & Mrs. Oden, Mr & Mrs Seth Burgess, Ovi Lungu, Bill Kountanis, Darrell and Patty Bostic, Deon Christensen and family, Helen Ko, Campbell Mackenzie, Betty Dudney, Will Degenhart & family, Stephen & Cassandra Landis. Nathan & Merilee Peck, Sky Rizk, Dumitri Popita, Susan Hill, Tanya, Darlene, Glenn, Fr. Hans & Susan Jacobse, Fr. John Stavro-poulos, Fr. Bill Clark, Steve Brooks, Tom & Geris Kourkoumelis, Kristi & Dan Thanos, Philip Winney, Lindsay, Gail & Vicki Brannock, George Peter Rizk, Steve & Robin Hyduke, Barbara Wright, Boyd Jackson, Marnie Butts, Luke Glen, Char-ity Books, Kathy Hunt, the Borza family, Elizabeth, Seraphima, Macrina, Mary, Silas, Fr. Daniel & Theresa, Gray, Susana, Robert, Kayla, Briana, Joel, Kelsey, Shaun, Theresa, Chris’ 2 grandmothers, Raymond Zogob’s father, Diane Robert-son, Kathy & Chris Hough.

DEPARTED:

Lola, Raessler, Jackie Pelkey, Helen Shugrue, Eugenia, Elizabeth Higbee, Janet Maissen, Nat, Amanda, James, Abp Job, Abp Anthony, Don, Anastasia Jones, Jack Christensen, Ethel Hunt, Child Nicholas, John, Delores, Lydia (Letitia) Preda, Fr. Gabriel Cooke, Rich-ard & Larry Peck, Chuck, Lisa Covington, Andrew Lubnick, Dennis Kontanis, Julia Sedon, Ariel Borza, Michael Hicha, Tom Pallad, Peter Rizk; Demos Vlahakis; Rhonda Dawson; Nicholas, Peter, Kay, Shirley, George Cosmakos, Andrew Degenhart, Annuncio Aaflaq; Bishop In-nocent (Gula); Fr. Michael St. Andrew.

Parish Prayer List Have Mercy, O Lord, on your servants,Have Mercy, O Lord, on your servants,Have Mercy, O Lord, on your servants,Have Mercy, O Lord, on your servants, Give Rest, O Lord, to your servants, Give Rest, O Lord, to your servants, Give Rest, O Lord, to your servants, Give Rest, O Lord, to your servants,

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Rolling hills, ancient oaks, a lake, an apple orchard, an olive grove and a breathtak-ing Byzantine-style monastery overlook the valley of our gorgeous natural surround-ings where we will celebrate the marriage of the splendor of Greece with the grandeur of the old West. Nestled on 230 acres of what was once a working horse ranch, "the Ranch", as the locals call it, is located in Dunlap, California, 40 miles east of Fresno. The newly renovated lodge rooms provide you with resort style comfort. All rooms have a private bath, individual heating and air and twin beds. The lodge rooms, dining and classrooms are located together on level ground. All meals are included in the registration fee. During the day, lectures, arts and crafts, dancing, evening campfires and songs, morning walks, cooking classes, prayer services in the historic barn Chapel, a visit to the Monastery and coffee with the abbess, swimming and much more.

End each day and begin each evening with Happy Hour by the pool! Enjoy a Greek Feast one night, The Senior Camp Talent Show And last but not least, fiesta (with Margaritas) And Mexican-style lakeside BBQ! See you there!

$285 Single in Dorm – 4 nights, Double Occupancy $300 Single in Lodge – 4 nights, Double Occupancy

$550 per couple – - 4 nights, Double Occupancy

See Fr. John for information or a registration form!

The Fr. Thomas J. Paris Senior Camp

September 20-24, 2010

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Did you know there are over 2,350 verses

in the Bible about money?

Did you know that nearly half of Jesus’ parables are about possessions?

The Bible is packed with wise counsel about your financial life. In fact, Jesus had more to say about money than about heaven and hell combined.

There’s a right way and a wrong way to do things.

then there’s God’s way.

This seven week DVD based course requires a workbook, so registration is necessary. See Fr. John if you will be registering for this valuable Bible Study.

We will not be offering this course again this year.

Proper personal use and giving of what the Lord provides is the cornerstone of Christian Stewardship. Looking ahead in to the very near future, we need com-mitted Christian stewards in our parish who know these Biblical principles re-garding money and possession.

Faithfulness to these principles will bless you, your family, parish and city.

Sign up today & join us for our weekday Bible Study

MANAGING YOUR FINANCES GODS WAY Wednesday’s evenings from Sept. 22nd to Oct. 29

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Sponsorship Food Categories Amount

1 "Sir Lambalot" Gyro Meat, Bread, Sauce $ 1,200.00

2 "Poppa Phyllo" Baklava $ 300.00

3 "Opa!" Mediterranean Plates $ 150.00

4 "The Vegemite" Produce - Tomatoes, Red Onions $ 200.00

5 "Mister T" Greek Tea, Cups, Mint & Lemon $ 150.00

6 "The Ice Man" 200 lbs Ice $ 100.00

Non-Food Categories

1 "The Regulator" Gyro Queen - Booth License & Permits $ 350.00

2 "The Mad Hatter" 20 New Hats with St. George Logo $ 200.00

3 "The Herald" Courier Advertisement $ 120.00

4 "The Guardian" 20 New Aprons with St George Logo $ 120.00

5 "The Messenger" Printed Supplies - Menus, Charity List, etc $ 100.00

6 "The Paperboy" Paper Supplies - Foil , Wax paper, Napkins, Straws $ 75.00

7 "The Broadcaster" St George Church Gyro Event Flyers $ 60.00

8 "The Gas Man" Propane $ 50.00

Total Costs for Fundraising Event $ 1,975.00

Gyro Booth In-Kind Sponsorship

Fair on the Square - 2010

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