Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Church

Father Michael Condos,
Presbyter
Tel: 714-0758
E-mail: champaignpriest
@aol.com
Memorial
Lubov (9 days), cousin
of Anastasia Stoops;
and the victims of
the earthquake and
tsunami in Japan
Fellowship Hour
Elaine George
EPISTLE
Hebrews 1:10–14;
2:1–3
GOSPEL
Mark 2:1–12
SERMON
“The Orthodox
Church and Natural
Disasters—How we
understand them &
our Call to Respond
to them.”
Three Hierarchs
Greek Orthodox Church
Champaign, Illinois www.threehierarchs.org
March 20, 2011 Second Sunday of Lent: St. Gregory of Palamas
COMMEMORATIONS OF THE DAY: Fathers of the monastery of St. Savas;
Cuthbert the Wonderworker; Photina, the Samaritan woman; Seven Virgin
Martyrs of Amisos; Niketas the Confessor; Martyrs Rodian, Akylas, Lollion, and
Emmanuel; Euphrosynus of Novgorod; Martin of Braga in Iberia; Austreigiselis,
Bishop of Bourges; Wulfram, missionary; Archil II, King of Georgia; Neomartyr
Myron of Crete. Through their intercessions, O Christ our God, have mercy on us
and save us.
RESURRECTION HYMN (Tone 2) (Liturgical Resource, Page 11)
When You descended to the realm of death You as life immortal, rendered to Hades a
mortal blow by Your all radiant divinity. And when You from infernal depths and the
darkness below did raise the dead, all the hosts of heaven’s powers did proclaim and
cry out: O life giving Christ and our God we give glory.
APOLYTIKION OF ST. GREGORY PALAMAS (Tone 8)
Beacon of Orthodox beliefs, the strong support of the Church and her teacher
inspired by God, you are the ornament of monks, the unassailable champion of
theologians, O Gregory the wonder-worker and the boast of Thessalonika, the
messenger of grace. Forever earnestly entreat for the salvation of our souls.
HYMN OF THE THREE HIERARCHS (Liturgical Resource, Pages 18, 19)
The three greatest luminaries of the Three-Sun Divinity, who with rays of dogmatic
teaching have set the universe a fire. The honey flowing rivers of wisdom who
have flooded all the creation with streams of divine knowledge. Basil the Great and
Gregory the Theologian, along with John the renowned, golden-mouth orator, all of
us admirers of their words, let us gather and with hymns honor them, for they to the
Trinity forever intercede for us.
KONTAKION OF THE AKATHIST HYMN (Tone 8)
To you as champion unto victory invincible, your city offers thanksgiving unto you.
From our trials Theotokos have you redeemed us, for as you possess invincible might
and power from all dangers Theotokos deliver us, as we cry unto you: Hail O Bride
unwedded.
Τῇ ὑπερμάχῳ στρατηγῷ τὰ νικητήρια, ὡς λυτρωθεῖσα τῶν δεινῶν, εὐχαριστήρια,
ἀναγράφω σοι ἡ Πόλις σου, Θεοτόκε· ἀλλ’ ὡς ἔχουσα τὸ κράτος ἀπροσμάχητον, ἐκ
παντοίων με κινδύνων ἐλευθέρωσον ἵνα κράζω σοι· Χαῖρε, Νύμφη ἀνύμφευτε.

this week at three
Hierarchs
Monday, March 21th
7:00 p.m. “The Mind in
the Heart” Presentation
by Fr. Meletios Webber
@ St. Nicholas Urbana
tuesday, March 22th
7:00 p.m. An Orthodox
Approach for Dealing
with Addiction &
Depression by Fr.
Meletios Webber @ St.
Nicholas Urbana
wednesday,
March 23th
6:00 p.m. Liturgy of
the Pre-Sanctified Gifts
followed by poluck
dinner
thursday, March 24th
7:00 p.m. Great
Vespers; Procession
& Artoclasia (Fives
Loaves) for Feast
of Annunciation @
Annunciation Church
Decatur, IL
Friday, March 25th
THRICE HOLY HYMN
Romanian: Sfinte Dumneze-ule, Sfinte tare, Sfinte far’de moarte, mil-u-yeshte-ne pe noi.
Arabic: Kudusan Alla Kudusan El Kowi Kudasan aladi li yia mout urhamna
Slavonic: Svyiati Boszhe, Svyiati Kriepki, Svyiati Besmertni Pomilu Nas
Greek: Ayios o Theos, Ayios Ee-S-hee-rhos, Ayios a-thanatos Ele–ee-son Eemas
English: Holy God, Holy Mighty Holy Immortal have mercy on us
• Have you turned in your 2011 StewardSHiP coMMitMent card? To
date 59 families have done so, with pledges totaling $94,830. Please take the
time to fill out your card today. Additional cards are available in the narthex.
• FeaStdaY ceLeBrationS this week at annunciation Greek orthodox
church of Decatur. Thursday: Vespers at 7:00 p.m. Friday: Orthros and Divine
Liturgy starting at 9:00 a.m. Plan to attend. The church is less than a 50-minute
drive from Champaign.
• SPeciaL oFFerinG traY as iocc, Greek orthodox church in Japan to
Provide aid to coastal communities We will be collecting donations for the
relief efforts to provide aid to Japanese Coastal Communities. Initial efforts
by IOCC and the Orthodox Church in Japan will focus on an estimated 10,000
to 15,000 people who have been displaced from coastal communities by the
earthquake and tsunami. Make checks out to IOCC or Three Hierarchs Greek
Orthodox Church.
• MeMoriaL For PennY PYLe Father George has scheduled a memorial for
his mother, Penny, on the 3rd of April at Prophet Elias in Dubuque. Dubuque
is a 4 hour drive from Champaign. The Divine Liturgy starts at 10 a.m. followed
by a Lenten reception. Because Dubuque is a great distance and Great Lent
can be a busy time, Father George and Valerie certainly understand if you and
your family are unable to attend. In that event, the Pyle family simply asks for
your prayers and a lighted candle at the parish where you will be worshipping
that day.
Feast of Annunciation
9:00 a.m. Orthros
& Divine Liturgy @
Annunciation Church,
Decatur
6:30 p.m. Third
Salutations to Virgin
Mary (Sacrament
of Holy Confession
follows) JoY Schedule SAVE THE DATES
• FaStinG SPanaKoPita prepared by Orthodox Witness will be sold after the
Liturgy this morning. Proceeds will pay for a color-laser printer purchased for
the printing of The Luminator and other parish publications.
wednesday March 30—Holy Week Activity Night after Pre-Sanctified Liturgy
from 7:30–8:30 p.m.
Friday april 15—Family Night making Lazarakia (little breads), palm crosses,
bay leaves, and fixing the candles and cups starting at 5:15 p.m. and going
until preparations are done.
Please come join us at Three Hierarchs for some fun! If you have any
questions please contact Toni Laros at ltlaros@msn.com or Katerina
Polychronopoulos at algardeli@comcast.net.