Twenty-ninth Sunday after Pentecost
Venerable Makarios the Great of Egypt, the Anchorite
Venerable Makarios of Alexandria; Arsenios, bishop of Kerkyra;
Venerable Mark Eugenikos, metropolitan of Ephesus, pillar of Orthodoxy
All are invited – Saturday, January 18, following Great Vespers to the viewing of Sacred Alaska, an award-winning film about the development of Orthodox spirituality in the Alaskan lands. Popcorn and taco bar will be provided. A movie for young children will be playing in the nursery.
Thought for Today: “The Lord, is the Lover of mankind, so full of tender compassion whenever we turn completely toward Him and are freed from all things contrary. Even though we, in our supreme ignorance, childishness, and tendency toward evil, turn away from true life and place many impediments along our path because we really do not like to repent, nevertheless. He has great mercy on us. He patiently waits for us until we will be converted and return to Him and be enlightened in our inner selves that our faces may not be ashamed in the day of judgement. – St. Macarius the Great
Resurrectional Apolytikion – Tone 5
Let us believers praise and worship the Word; coeternal with the Father and the Spirit, born of the Virgin for our salvation. For, He took pleasure in ascending the Cross in the flesh to suffer death; and to raise the dead by His glorious Resurrection.
Apolytikion of St. Markarios of Egypt – Tone 4
Thou didst prove to be a citizen of the desert, an angel in the flesh, and a wonderworker, O Makarios, our God-bearing Father. By fasting, vigil, and prayer thou didst obtain heavenly gifts, and thou healest the sick and the souls of them that have recourse to thee with faith. Glory to Him that hath given thee strength. Glory to Him that hath crowned thee. Glory to Him that worketh healings for all through 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.
EPISTLE and GOSPEL READINGS
The Epistle
Thou, O Lord, shalt preserve us and keep us from this generation. Save me, O Lord, for the godly man hath disappeared.
The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians. (3:4-11)
Brethren, when Christ, Who is our life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these, the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience. In these you once walked, when you lived in them. But now put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and foul talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old nature with its practices and have put on the new nature, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its Creator. Here there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all, and in all.
The Gospel
The reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. 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’ feet, giving Him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus said, “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.”
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.
House Blessings: Father Peter Jon has begun blessing homes and will continue reaching out to families for the next couple of months. Feel free to reach out to him to request a specific time or date.
Ladies Christmas party: Saturday, January 25th, 11:30am at Johanna Hsu’s home. RSVP at mrsarcfide@gmail.com. All women and daughters are invited. To share a ride please meet at 11:15 am here at the church.
Expectant mothers: Please, help yourselves to the disposable diapers size 1, 2 and 3 in the office. Thank you to the family who made the generous donation.
This Week
Today, Sunday: Annual meeting, following Divine Liturgy.
Monday, January 20: 3rd Hour Prayers for St. Maximus the Confessor at 9:00 am.
Tuesday, January 21: Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am.
Wednesday, January 22: Daily Vespers at 6:00 pm; teaching to follow, with meal
Thursday, January23: Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am.
Friday, January 24: Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am. St. Xenia of Petersburg.
Saturday, January 25: 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, January 26: Matins at 9:00 am, Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am.
Names Days: Cody Arthur, Euthymius the Great (20th); Amanda Smith, St. Agnes (21st);
Max Williams, Max Pitchkite, Maxius the Confessor (21st); Laura Crandall, Rita Voss- Monroe, Xenia Konnersman, St. Xenia of Petersburg (24th).
Birthday Celebration: Cody Arthur (20th).
Prayer List: 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: Yovonne; David; Jeremy, Christopher.
All Saints’ Sunday Meal: 3rd Sunday Host Lewis – Schneider; with Nina Rogers as lead
Hostess
Next Week: 4th Sunday Host Schuck – Yeager, with Rhonda Webb as lead Hostess.
Available in the Narthex: 2025 fasting calendar, Church monthly guidelines, contact and celebration days booklets, and offering envelopes.
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.
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.