Thirty-second Sunday of Pentecost
(“Zacchaeus”)
Venerable Xenophon, his wife, Mary, and their two sons, Arkadios and John, of Constantinople; Translation of the relics of Venerable Theodore the Studite
Thought for Today: Be humble and loving before all people, and if you cannot love everyone, at least treat everyone with good will. Kindness will open to you the gates of Paradise, humility will lead you there, and love will reveal God to you. God is seen only in truth and divine love, for “God is Love.” – St Gabriel Urgebadze of Georgia
Resurrectional Apolytikion – Tone 6
When Mary stood at Thy grave, looking for Thy sacred body, angelic powers shone above Thy revered tomb; and the soldiers who were to keep guard became as dead men. Thou led Hades captive and wast not tempted thereby. Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst give life to the world, O Thou, Who art risen from the dead, O Lord, glory to Thee.
Kontakion of the Presentation of Christ – Tone 4: Thou, O Christ God, Who by Thy Birth, didst sanctify the Virgin’s womb, and, as is meet, didst bless Simeon’s arms, and didst also come to save us; preserve Thy fold in wars, and confirm them whom Thou didst love, for Thou alone art the Lover of mankind.
Receiving the Eucharist:We invite you to receive the Holy Eucharist if you are an Orthodox Christian who has prepared yourself through fasting, prayer, and recent confession. If you are not Orthodox, or are Orthodox but have not prepared, we invite you to receive a piece of the blessed bread in the wooden bowls held by the altar servers at the front of the church.
Sanctity of Life Sunday: Today we will offer special prayers for those who have died in the womb, for the protection of those endangered in the womb, and for their parents.
House Blessings: Father Peter Jon is blessing homes and will continue reaching out to families for the next couple of months. He is grouping house blessings based on geography, in order to reach as many homes as possible within a given day. Feel free to reach out to him to request a specific time or date.
EPISTLE and GOSPEL READINGS
The Epistle
The Lord will give strength to his people. Bring to the Lord, O sons of God, bring to the Lord honor and glory.
The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to St. Timothy. (4:9-15)
Timothy, my son, the saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, Who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. Command and teach these things. Let no one despise your youth but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Till I come, attend to the public reading of scripture, to preaching, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid their hands upon you. Practice these duties; devote yourself to them, so that all may see your progress.
The Gospel
The reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (19:1-10)
At that time, Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. And there was a man named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector, and rich. And he sought to see Who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Jesus, for He was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today.” So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.” And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham; for the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost.
This Week
Today, Sunday: The installation of the Parish Council.
Monday, January 27: 3rd Hour Prayers at 9:00 am, Translation of the relics of St. John Chrysostom.
Tuesday, January 28: Divine Liturgy for Saints Ephraim & Isaac the Syrians at 9:00 am.
Wednesday, January 29: Great Vespers at 6:00 pm; teaching to follow; at the Wednesday evening meal this week, the church will provide ____. Please bring a vegan side that would pair well with that entree.
Thursday, January 30: Divine Liturgy for the Three Holy Hierarchs at 9:00 am.
Friday, January 31: Divine Liturgy, Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cyrus and John with their companions. at 9:00 am; Akathist of Protection of Theotokos at 6:00 pm.
Saturday, February 1: Bible Study 9:00 am at Webb’s home; Great Vespers at 5:00 pm. Ask Abouna to follow; Junior and Teen SOYO at 6:30 pm.
Sunday, February 2: Matins at 9:00 am, Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am.
Family News
Names Days: Reed Hepburn, St. Ephraim the Syrian (28th); Will Gidney, Jonathon Hsu, St. Basil (30th); Rhonda Webb, St. Perpetua (1st); Felicity Arthur, St. Felicity (1st).
Birthday Celebration: David Patterson (26th); Perry Sampanis (27th); Jax Schulz (29th); Michael Shahadey (30th); Oliver Lewis (30th).
Prayer List: Scott (terminal heart condition) and his wife, Jackie, Jim and Lisa; Tammera; Taylor and infant Houston(congenital heart defect);Durlin family; Fr. Matthew; Marvin; Nectaria;Shu-Mei,Charlie;Shirley; Jim;Jan; Don and Dee; those suffering the effect of Hurricanes; those suffering the war in Ukraine, and the Middle East; Peace talks; our nation and all nations’ leaders; those suffering the effect of wild fires in California; schools: children, youth and personnel across the nation; Mary Ann; Emma; Bob & Bonnie Thelen; Megan; Josiah; Fr. Athanasius; Jack; Christopher; Fr. Jerome; Fr. Basil; Catherine; Wadia; Jayci; Patricia; Kitsa; Apthrodite; Kim; Kristy; Vicki;Kenzie; Dusty; Cari; Betsy; Josh; Allison; Andrew; Isaac; Leanne; Heather; Nancy; Sharon Catherine; Neumann Seraphim; Michael, Olga, Eileen, Soren, Kathy; Lexi, Ross, Vivian; Theo; Jeremy; Dn. Lawrence, Marcia; Missy; Elias; Waded; Seraphima; Lilly’s family; Jennifer; Christy; John; Stanley; Macrina with child; Ann and child born to her; Allen; Linda; Allison and children; Kip; Anna with child; Amanda with child, Erica with child; Taylor with child; Penny with child; Dixxe with child; Megan with child; Evan; Catherine with child; Victoria with child; Macrina with child; Whitney and children.
Memory Eternal: Christopher, Donald.
All Saints’ Sunday Meal: 4th Sunday Host Schuck – Yeager, with Rhonda Webb as lead
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Next Week: 1st Sunday Host A- Gil, with Melissa Barbarick as lead Hostess.
Giving Opportunities:
Food Pantry: Thank you for the generous support.Our in-houseFood Pantry is available to parish members as well as families and individuals in the community of Bloomington. Donations of nonperishable items of pasta, marinara sauce, peanut butter, canned chicken and Tuna, canned vegetables, canned fruit and soups are always a great blessing.
Mission Donations: We send monthly support to two missionary units in Albania, the Hoppe family and Hannah Valentine. We welcome and encourage you to contribute to their ongoing support.
Benevolence Fund: Donations may be made to this fund throughout the year and are mainly used to support families in need of help with rent and utilities payments.
Available in the Narthex: 2025 fasting calendar, Church monthly guidelines, contact and celebration days booklets, and offering envelopes.
Donations to the church are being made online at www.allsaintsbloomington.org and by U.S mail. Many thanks to all who continue supporting All Saints.
Pledge of Support for the Parish Council
We, the Parishioners of All Saints Orthodox Christian Church as members of this one body in Christ, do now commit ourselves to the support of you, our leaders, chosen by the Holy Spirit in our annual assembly to guide us in the coming year.
We pledge our love in Christ to each of you, to support you with our prayers and our ready response when called upon, as we, led by you, work for the greater Glory of God.
We pledge to commit ourselves anew to the task of becoming One Body in Christ, with One Lord, One Spirit, One God and Father, Who is above all, through all and in all of us. Amen.