St. Thomas the Apostle

Orthodox Christian Church 914 W. Taylor St. Kokomo, IN 46901

765-457-5045

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Fr. Philip Lashbrook, Rector

HOLY PASCHA!

THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD GOD AND SAVIOR

JESUS CHRIST

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Sunday April 12, 2015

No doubt about it!

Witnessing ancient

Christianity in the modern

world since 1994.

This week’s bulletin:

Liturgical Music

Epistle & Gospel

2-3

Welcome!

Announcements

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Scripture Readings

Acts 1:1-8

John 1:1-17

[Beginning of the Pente-costarion]. St. Basil the Confes-sor, Bp. of Parium (8th c.). Hi-eromartyr Zeno, Bp. of Verona (ca. 260). Ven. Isaac the Syrian, Abbot of Spoleto (550). Monk Martyrs Menas, David, and John, of Palestine (7th c.). The Venerable Anthusa of Constan-tinople (801). Ven. Athanasia, Abbess, of Aegina (860). Ven. Acacius the Younger, of Kavsokalyvia (Mt. Athos,1730).

WORSHIP

TODAY: PASCHA! After the Pascha Liturgy, Father will bless baskets in the fellowship area before we process to

Celebrations 3437 W Sycamore St. Kokomo, IN 46901

Please bring you basket, a dish, and/or nonalcohol-ic beverage to share.

@12:00 p.m. HOLY PASCHA Vespers, followed by a cookout at the Lashbrook’s

4/15 @ 6:00 p.m. Prayer Service

4/18 @ 6:00 p.m. Great Vespers

4/19 @ 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy . St. Thomas Sun-day. The retirement party/carry-in for Fr. Phillip is being postponed. Stay tuned for the new date.

NAME DAY

4/12 Anastasia Daily

BIRTHDAY

4/12 Shirley Mary Hartman

4/15 Sandra Mihail

4/16 @ 7:00 p.m. MCF Outreach RELAY FOR LIFE

5/15 & 16 St. Thomas parishioners will have a gar-age sale fundraiser at the Lashbrook's. Volunteers are needed to help out. Donations are also needed. See Mary Lou and/or Mat. Becky. We're still looking for help with luminaries and other race-day details. If you are interested, please see Mary Lou and/or email orthodoxkokomo@gmail.com

KOKOMO & SURROUNDING There are several events slated for the spring & sum-mer through the Greater Kokomo Economic Devel-opment Alliance. Search KEEP KOKOMO BEAUTI-FUL or (better!) click this link on our ebulletin.

Clergy

Father Philip Lashbrook,

Priest

Fr. Deacon Raphael (Gary

Fadil), Deacon

Readers

Jerry Columba Roberts

Richard Gregory Lakey

Altar Servers

Jay Gabriel Faust

Jerry Columba Roberts

Glenn Alexander McCroskery

Nathanael Fadil

David Mykut

Joseph Mykut

Choir

Mat. Rebecca Lashbrook

Jenny Eugenia Trusty

Richard Gregory Lakey

Don Patrick Daily

Rick Boudreau

Michael Trusty

Shirley Mary Hartman

Sarah Fadil

Hannah Fadil

Parish Council

Sonya Macrina Lakey,

President

Glenn Alexander McCroskery,

Vice President

Arlen George Hartman,

Treasurer

Roukoz Elias Atallah,

Secretary

Fr. Deacon Raphael (Gary

Fadil), Member-at-large

Announcements

We thank you for attending St. Thomas today. If this is your first time in an

Orthodox Church, you may find the Liturgy books at the entrance of the nave helpful

for following along (just ask if you feel a little lost!). Sometimes, simply maintaining a

worshipful presence, open to the Holy Spirit, is a good way to start.

After Divine Liturgy, please join us in the back for coffee and conversation. If

Orthodoxy is new to you, you may have lots of questions! We’ll do our best to help.

During Holy Communion, non-Orthodox Christians are warmly welcome to

seek a blessing from the priest, and/or partake of the blessed bread on the small ta-

ble — if you’d like. The Eucharist in the Orthodox Church is intended for those who

have been educated in, and accepted, the beliefs and practices of the Orthodox

Christian Faith, and who have been baptized and/or chrismated into that Faith. We

would not impose on you any profession of belief (through Communion or any other

practice) with which you may not agree or feel comfortable.

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Welcome, Visitors!

For more details, please visit the Upcoming Events/Service Schedule

page on our blog.

Annie with friend and sometime

St. Thomas visitor, Kelsey

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HOLY PASCHA! THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST

Please refer to the packets located at the entrance to the nave. These contain the liturgical mu-sic and text for the Pascha service. The Paschal homily or sermon (also known in Greek as Hieratikon or as the Catechetical Homily) of St. John Chrysos-tom (d. 407) is read aloud on the morning of Pascha (a.k.a. "Easter" in the West), called "the Great and Holy Pascha of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ" in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzan-tine rite. According to the Tradition of the Church, no one sits during the reading of the Paschal homily.

The Homily

If anyone is devout and a lover of God, let them enjoy this beautiful and radiant festival. If anyone is a grateful servant, let them, rejoicing, enter into the joy of his Lord. If anyone has wearied themselves in fasting, let them now receive recompense. If anyone has labored from the first hour, let them today receive the just reward. If anyone has come at the third hour, with thanksgiving let them feast. If anyone has arrived at the sixth hour, let them have no misgivings; for they shall suffer no loss. If anyone has delayed until the ninth hour, let them draw near without hesitation. If anyone has arrived even at the eleventh hour, let them not fear on account of tardiness. For the Master is gracious and receives the last even as the first; He gives rest to him that comes at the eleventh hour, just as to him who has labored from the first. He has mercy upon the last and cares for the first; to the one He gives, and to the other He is gracious. He both honors the work and praises the intention. Enter all of you, therefore, into the joy of our Lord, and, whether first or last, receive your reward. O rich and poor, one with another, dance for joy! O you ascetics and you negligent, celebrate the day! You that have fasted and you that have disregarded the fast, rejoice today! The table is rich-laden: feast royally, all of you! The calf is fatted: let no one go forth hungry! Let all partake of the feast of faith. Let all receive the riches of goodness. Let no one lament their poverty, for the universal kingdom has been revealed. Let no one mourn their transgressions, for pardon has dawned from the grave. Let no one fear death, for the Savior's death has set us free. He that was taken by death has annihilated it! He descended into Hades and took Hades captive! He embittered it when it tasted His flesh! And anticipating this, Isaiah exclaimed: "Hades was embittered when it encountered Thee in the lower regions". It was embittered, for it was abolished! It was embittered, for it was mocked! It was embittered, for it was purged! It was embittered, for it was despoiled! It was embittered, for it was bound in chains! It took a body and came upon God! It took earth and encountered Ηeaven! It took what it saw, but crumbled before what it had not seen! O death, where is thy sting? O Hades, where is thy victory?

Christ is risen, and you are overthrown! Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen! Christ is risen, and the angels rejoice! Christ is risen, and life reigns! Christ is risen, and not one dead remains in a tomb! For Christ, being raised from the dead, has become the first-fruits of them that have slept. To Him be glory and might unto the ages of ages. Amen!

The Paschal greeting around the world Arabic (Fus'hah, i.e., "standard") - Al-Masih-Qam! Hakkan Qam!

Bulgarian - Христос Возкресе! Воистина Возкресе! (Christos

Vozkrese! Voistina Vozkrese!)

English - Christ is risen! Truly, He is Risen!

French - Le Christ est ressuscité! Vraiment Il est ressuscité!

German - Christus ist auferstanden! Er ist wahrhaftig

auferstanden!

Greek - Χριστός Ανέστη! Αληθώς Ανέστη! (Christos Anesti! Alei-

thos Anesti!)

Italian - Cristo è risorto! È veramente risorto!

Irish - Tá Críost éirithe! Go deimhin, tá sé éirithe!

Malayalam - (Christu uyirthezhunnettu! Theerchayayum

uyirthezhunnettu!)

Mandarin - Jīdū fùhuó le; tā quèshí fùhuó le!

Navajo - Christ daaztsáádéé' náádiidzáá! T'áá aaníí, daaz-

tsáádéé' náádiidzáá!

Norwegian - Kristus er oppstanden! Han er sannelig oppstand-

en! Polish - Chrystus zmartwychwstał! Prawdziwie zmart-

wychwstał!

Romanian - Hristos a înviat! Adevărat a înviat!

Russian - Христос Воскресе! Воистину Воскресе! (Khristos

Voskrese! Voistinu Voskrese!)

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(Church) Slavonic - Christos Voskrese! Voistinu Voskrese!

Scots Gaelic - Tha Crìosd air èiridh! Gu dearbh, tha e air

èiridh!

Serbian - Христос Воскресе! Ваистину Воскресе! (Christos

Voskrese! Vaistinu Voskrese!)

Spanish - Cristo ha resucitado! Verdaderamente, ha resucit-

ado!

Swedish - Kristus är uppstånden! Ja, Han är verkligen

uppstånden!

Syriac - Meshiha qam! Bashrira qam!

Welsh - Atgyfododd Crist! Yn wir atgyfododd!