Sunday of the Last Judgment (Meat Fare)

Hieromartyr Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna; Venerable Gorgonia, sister of Gregory the Theologia

Thought for Today: “At the Last Judgment I will not be asked whether I satisfactorily practised asceticism, nor how many bows I made before the divine altar: I will be asked whether I fed the hungry, clothed the naked, visited the sick, and the prisoner in his jail.  That is all I will be asked.”
– St Maria of Paris

EPISTLE and GOSPEL READINGS

The Epistle 

The Lord is my strength and my song. The Lord chastened me sorely

The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (8:8-9:2)

            Brethren, food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. Only take care, lest this liberty of yours somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. For if anyone sees you—a man of knowledge—at table in an idol’s temple, might he not be encouraged, if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols? And so, by your knowledge this weak man is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died. Thus, sinning against your brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. Therefore, if food is a cause of my brother’s falling, I will never eat meat, lest I cause my brother to fall. Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord? If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. 

The Gospel  

The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (25:31-46)

The Lord said, “When the Son of man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. Before Him will be gathered all the nations, and He will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and He will place the sheep at His right hand, but the goats at the left. Then the King will say to those at His right hand, ‘Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed Me, I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you visited Me, I was in prison and you came to Me.’ Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see Thee hungry and feed Thee, or thirsty and give Thee drink? And when did we see Thee a stranger and welcome Thee, or naked and clothe Thee? And when did we see Thee sick or in prison and visit Thee?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’ Then He will say to those at his left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave Me no food, I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome Me, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see Thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to Thee?’ Then He will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to Me.’ And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” 

Resurrectional Apolytikion – Tone 2

When Thou didst submit Thyself unto death, O Thou deathless and immortal One, then Thou didst destroy hades with Thy Godly power. And when Thou didst raise the dead from beneath the earth, all the powers of Heaven did cry aloud unto Thee: O Christ, Thou giver of life, glory to Thee.

Kontakion for Sunday of Last Judgement – Tone 1

When Thou comest, O God, to earth with glory, and all creatures tremble before Thee, and the river of fire floweth before the Altar, and the books are opened and sins revealed, deliver me then from that unquenchable fire, and make me worthy to stand at Thy right hand, O righteous Judge.

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 either blessed — or is scheduled to bless — the homes of all who have requested a house blessing. So, if you have not had your house house blessed, or scheduled a blessing, and you would like to do so, please reach out to Father Peter ASAP to get on his schedule. He does not want to inadvertently overlook anyone.

This Week 

Monday, February 24: 3^rd Hour Prayers at 9:00 am.

Tuesday, February25: Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am; Tarasius of Constantinople.

Wednesday, February 26: Daily Vespers at 6:00 pm; teaching to follow, with a meal this weeks entrée is “Mediterranean”

Thursday, February 27: Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am; Procopius of Decapolis.

Friday, February 28: Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am; Basil the Confessor. Saints Barbara and John Orthodox Homeschool Co-op meets from 1:00 am-2:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall.

Saturday, March 1: Bible Study 9:00 am at the Webb’s home; Great Vespers at 5:00 pm. Ask Abouna to follow; Junior and Teen SOYO at 6:30 pm.
Sunday, March 2: Matins at 9:00 am, Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am; Forgiveness Vespers at 5:00pm.

Family News 

Names Days: Mezy Alexander, Shirley Richardson, Hannah Gillquist, Evelyn Wakefield; St Photini (26^th).

Birthday Celebration: Chris Stroguiludis (27^th); Poppy Lewis (27^th); Mezy Alexander (28^th); Adrian Polit (28^th); Nina Gillquist (1^st).

Looking Ahead 

Clean Week (first week of Great Lent)

Monday, March 3: Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete at 6:00pm.

Tuesday, March 4: Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete at 6:00pm.

Wednesday, March 5: Presanctified Liturgy at 6:00 pm; teaching and Soup Supper.

Thursday, March 6: Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete at 6:00pm.

Friday, March 7: Akathist to the Theotokos with Compline at 6:00 pm.

Prayer List: Hal (in Hospice) Scott (terminal heart condition) and his wife Jackie; Jim and Lisa; Tammera; Taylor;Durlin family; Fr. Athanasius; Fr. Jerome; Fr. Basil; 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; Josiah;  Jack; Christopher; Wadia; Jayci; Patricia; Kitsa; Apthrodite; Kim; Kristy; Vicki;Kenzie; Dusty; Cari; Betsy; Josh; Allison; Dn. Lawrence, Marcia; Missy; Andrew; Isaac; Leanne; Heather; Nancy; Sharon Catherine; Neumann Seraphim; Michael, Olga, Eileen, Soren, Kathy; Lexi, Ross, Vivian; Theo; Jeremy; Elias; Waded; Seraphima; Lilly’s family; Jennifer; Christy; John; Stanley; Macrina with child; Anna and child born to her; Allen; Linda; Allison and children; Kip; Hermione with child, Erica with child; Taylor with child; Penny with child; Dixxe  with child; Megan with child; Evan; Catherine with child; Victoria with child; Whitney and children; Domnica; Mary.

Memory Eternal: Archbishop Anastasios; Archimandrite Ambrose; Theodore; Mike; Donald; child Houston; Debbie.

All Saints’ Sunday Meal: We have a change in Sunday meal rotation.

                              1st Sunday – A thru Coats; 2nd Sunday – Coffman thru Holland

                              3rd Sunday– Hostetler thru Rogers; 4th Sunday – Robertson thru Yeager

We are asking EVERYONE to take part in providing food for our Sunday Meal; whether you are a member, catechumen or inquirer, if you attend regularly, please plan to bring something substantial to share on your designated week. We also need your help cleaning up…many hands make light work! Questions? see Rhonda Webb, Wendy Carter, Nina Rogers, or Melissa Barbarick.

Today, Sunday: 4^th Sunday Host Robertson- Yeager; Meatfare. Lead Hostess Rhonda Webb

Next week: 1^st Sunday Host A- Coats; Cheesefare. Lead Hostess Martha Barbarick.

Special Events Calendar: To schedule a special event at the Church (bridal shower, baby shower, birthday party, etc.), please email Nina Rogers at alsntssec@bluemarble.net with your request.

Great Lent special service lists are available along with a fasting calendar, and monthly church event guidelines in the Narthex and at the library sign-out.

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.

Sunday of the Prodigal Son

Martyr Pamphilos, priest of Caesarea in Palestine and his companions.Venerable Flavian the hermit 

Thought for Today: “Christ helps those who are fighting the good fight, that all Saints embrace in order to subdue the flesh to the spirit. Even when wounded, we must never lose our composure but should instead ask for God’s help in continuing with the struggle courageously. The Good Shepherd will hear us and rush to our aid, just as a shepherd responds to the bleating of a lamb that is lost or wounded or threatened by a wolf.”

–St. Paisios the Athonite

EPISTLE and GOSPEL READINGS 

The Epistle

Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.

The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (6:12-20)

            Brethren, all things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be enslaved by anything. Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food; and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by His power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I therefore take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that he who joins himself to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, “The two shall become one flesh.” But he who is united to the Lord becomes one spirit with Him. Shun immorality. Every other sin which a man commits is outside the body; but the immoral man sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God? You are not your own; you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

The Gospel 

The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (15:11-32)

            The Lord spoke this parable: “There was a man who had two sons; and the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that falls to me.’ And he divided his living between them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took his journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in loose living. And when he had spent everything, a great famine arose in that country, and he began to be in want. So he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would gladly have fed on the pods that the swine ate; and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himself he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, but I perish here with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired servants.”’ And he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet at a distance, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet; and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry; for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to make merry. Now his elder son was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants and asked what this meant. And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe and sound.’ But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, but he answered his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command; yet you never gave me a kid that I might make merry with my friends. But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you killed for him the fatted calf!’ And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to make merry and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’”

Resurrectional Apolytikion – Tone 1

While the stone was sealed by the Jews, and the soldiers were guarding Thy most pure body, Thou didst arise on the third day, O Savior, granting life to the world. For which cause the heavenly powers cried aloud unto Thee, O giver of life. Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ, glory to Thy kingdom, glory to Thy providence, O Thou Who alone art the lover of mankind.

Kontakion for the Prodigal son- Tone 3

Foolishly I sprang away * from Thy great fatherly glory, * and dispersed in wicked deeds * the riches that Thou didst give me. * With the Prodigal I therefore * cry unto Thee now: * I have sinned against Thee, O compassionate Father. * But receive me in repentance; * make me as one of * Thy hired servants, O Lord.

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 is blessing homes and will continue reaching out to families for the next month or so. 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.

Saturday of Souls Lists: Please get a list of your beloved departed to Father Peter Jon by noon on Friday (2/22) in order to have them commemorated at the Saturday of Souls Liturgy. It is helpful if your list is divided into columns of Orthodox and non-orthodox. The Liturgy begins at 9:00 am on Saturday.

Special Events Calendar: To schedule a special event at the Church (bridal shower, baby shower, birthday party, etc.), please email Nina Rogers at alsntssec@bluemarble.net with your request.

Great Lent special service lists are available along with a fasting calendar, and monthly church event guidelines in the Narthex and at the library sign-out.

This Week 

Today, Sunday: The Parish council will meet following Divine Liturgy.

Monday, February 17: 3^rd Hour Prayers at 9:00 am.

Tuesday, February18: Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am,

Wednesday, February 19: Daily Vespers at 6:00 pm; teaching to follow, with an entrée of “Hearty Soup” for the meal.

Thursday, February 20: Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am.

Friday, February 21: Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am. Saints Barbara and John Orthodox Homeschool Co-op meets from 1:00 am-2:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall.

Saturday, February 22: Saturday of Souls Liturgy at 9:00 am; Baby Shower honoring Penny Vandevender, 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm; Great Vespers at 5:00 pm. Ask Abouna to follow; Junior and Teen SOYO at 6:30 pm.
Sunday, February 23: Matins at 9:00 am, Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am; Sunday of Last Judgement/ Meatfare.

Family News 

Birthday Celebration: Alicia Barrett (16^th); Marcia Baldwin (21^st); Aaron Hostetler (22^nd).

Looking Ahead

Sunday, March 2: Lent begins after Forgiveness Vespers at 5:00 pm.

Prayer List: Scott (terminal heart condition) and his wife Jackie; Jim and Lisa; Tammera; Taylor;Durlin family; Fr. Athanasius; Fr. Jerome; Fr. Basil; 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; Josiah;  Jack; Christopher; Wadia; Jayci; Patricia; Kitsa; Apthrodite; Kim; Kristy; Vicki;Kenzie; Dusty; Cari; Betsy; Josh; Allison; Dn. Lawrence, Marcia; Missy; Andrew; Isaac; Leanne; Heather; Nancy; Sharon Catherine; Neumann Seraphim; Michael, Olga, Eileen, Soren, Kathy; Lexi, Ross, Vivian; Theo; Jeremy; Elias; Waded; Seraphima; Lilly’s family; Jennifer; Christy; John; Stanley; Macrina with child; Anna and child born to her; Allen; Linda; Allison and children; Kip; Hermione with child, Erica with child; Taylor with child; Penny with child; Dixxe  with child; Megan with child; Evan; Catherine with child; Victoria with child; Whitney and children; Domnica; Mary.

Memory Eternal: Archbishop Anastasios; Archimandrite Ambrose; Theodore; Mike; Donald; child Houston; Debbie.

All Saints’ Sunday Meal: We have a change in Sunday meal rotation.

                              1st Sunday – A thru Coats; 2nd Sunday – Coffman thru Holland

                              3rd Sunday– Hostetler thru Rogers; 4th Sunday – Robertson thru Yeager

We are asking EVERYONE to take part in providing food for our Sunday Meal; whether you are a member, catechumen or inquirer, if you attend regularly, please plan to bring something substantial to share on your designated week. We also need your help cleaning up…many hands make light work! Questions? see Rhonda Webb, Wendy Carter, Nina Rogers, or Melissa Barbarick.

Sunday February 16: 3^rd Sunday Host; Hostetler – Rogers.

Next week: 4^th Sunday Host Robertson- Yeager.

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.

Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee &

Leave-taking of the Presentation (Encounter) of Christ 

THIS IS A FAST-FREE WEEK 

Thought for Today: “Silence is the cross on which we must crucify our ego.”

– St. Seraphim of Sarov

The Eisodikon (Entrance Hymn)

The Lord hath made known His salvation; He hath revealed His justice in the sight of the Gentiles. Save us, O Son of God, Who art risen from the dead; who sing to Thee. Alleluia.

Resurrectional Apolytikion – Tone 8

From the heights Thou didst descend, O compassionate One, and Thou didst submit to the three-day burial, that Thou might deliver us from passion; Thou art our life and our Resurrection, O Lord, glory to Thee.

Apolytikion of the Presentation of Christ – Tone 1

Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos, full of grace, for from thee arose the Sun of justice, Christ our God, lighting those who are in darkness. Rejoice and be glad, O righteous elder, carrying in thine arms the Deliverer of our souls, Who granteth us Resurrection.

Kontakion of the Presentation of Christ – Tone 1

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. 

 EPISTLE and GOSPEL READINGS

The Epistle

My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.

For He hath regarded the humility of His servant.*

The Reading from the Second Epistle of St. Paul to St. Timothy. (3:10-15)

            Timothy my son, you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions, and my sufferings; and what befell me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra. What persecutions I endured; yet from them all, the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

The Gospel 

The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (18:10-14)

The Lord spoke this parable: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank Thee that I am not like other men, extortionists, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to Heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

House Blessings: Father Peter Jon is blessing homes and will continue reaching out to families for the next month or so. 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.

Donald Matthew and Rachael Ann Schuck would like to extend their appreciation for the support they have received with the birth of their son Alexander Timothy on January 22. The meal train link has been sent out by email.

Litter Pick Up: You may have noticed the litter around the church property, most particularly along the roads. As good stewards of that which has been entrusted to us, we need to keep it clean. Therefore, you are invited to help pick up litter this coming Saturday from 3:00-4:30, weather permitting. 

Special Events Calendar: To schedule a special event at the Church (bridal shower, baby shower, birthday party, etc.), please email Nina Rogers at alsntssec@bluemarble.net with your request.

Chrismations: Scott and Jackie Callaghan will be joined to the Church through Holy Chrismation on Sunday, February 16^th during the Divine Liturgy. 

This Week

Monday, February 10: 3^rd Hour Prayers at 9:00 am.

Tuesday, February11: Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am, Holy Hieromartyr Blaise, Bishop of Sebaste.

Wednesday, February 12: Daily Vespers at 6:00 pm; teaching to follow. There is NO FASTING on Wednesday this week, please bring a meaty entree or side for the pitch-in meal.

Thursday, February 13: Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am, Apostles Aquila and Pricilla.

Friday, February 14: Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am. for St. Cyril, enlightener of the Slavs. Saints Barbara and John Orthodox Homeschool Co-op meets from 1:00 am-2:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall.

Saturday, February 15: Bible Study 9:00 am at Webb’s home; Baby Shower honoring Dixxie Schneider, 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm; Great Vespers at 5:00 pm. Ask Abouna to follow; Junior and Teen SOYO at 6:30 pm.

Sunday, February 16: Matins at 9:00 am, Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am; Sunday of the Prodigal son. The Parish council will meet following Divine Liturgy.

Family News

Names Days: Abigail Joy Cowen, St Abigail (11^th); Marcia Baldwin, St. Pricilla (13^th).

Birthday Celebration: Rufat Akhmedov (11^th); Jan Gudaitis (13^th); Michael Gill (13^th).

Looking Ahead

Saturday, February 22: Saturday of Souls Liturgy.

Saturday, February 22: Baby Shower honoring Penny Vandevender.

Sunday, February 23: Sunday of Last Judgement/ Meatfare.

Prayer List: Scott (terminal heart condition) and his wife Jackie; Jim and Lisa; Tammera; Taylor;Durlin family; Fr. Athanasius; Fr. Jerome; Fr. Basil; 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; Josiah;  Jack; Christopher; Wadia; Jayci; Patricia; Kitsa; Apthrodite; Kim; Kristy; Vicki;Kenzie; Dusty; Cari; Betsy; Josh; Allison; Dn. Lawrence, Marcia; Missy; Andrew; Isaac; Leanne; Heather; Nancy; Sharon Catherine; Neumann Seraphim; Michael, Olga, Eileen, Soren, Kathy; Lexi, Ross, Vivian; Theo; Jeremy; Elias; Waded; Seraphima; Lilly’s family; Jennifer; Christy; John; Stanley; Macrina with child; Anna and child born to her; Allen; Linda; Allison and children; Kip; Hermione with child, Erica with child; Taylor with child; Penny with child; Dixxe  with child; Megan with child; Evan; Catherine with child; Victoria with child; Whitney and children; Domnica; Mary.

Memory Eternal: Archbishop Anastasios; Archimandrite Ambrose; Theodore; Mike; Donald; child Houston.

All Saints’ Sunday Meal: We have a change in Sunday meal rotation.

                                                                           1st Sunday – A thru Coats – 

                                                                           2nd Sunday – Coffman thru Holland

                                                                           3rd Sunday- Hostetler thru Rogers

                                                                           4th Sunday – Robertson thru Yeager

We are asking EVERYONE to take part in providing food for our Sunday Meal; whether you are a member, catechumen or inquirer, if you attend regularly, please plan to bring something substantial to share on your designated week. We also need your help cleaning up…many hands make light work! Questions? see Rhonda Webb, Wendy Carter, Nina Rogers, or Melissa Barbarick.

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.

Presentation (Meeting) of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Thought for Today: “God is every present. Only one thing is far away from His goodness: evil.” -St. Gregory Palamas

The Eisodikon (Entrance Hymn)

The Lord hath made known His salvation; He hath revealed His justice in the sight of the Gentiles. Save us, O Son of God, Who art risen from the dead; who sing to Thee. Alleluia.

Resurrectional Apolytikion – Tone 7

Thou didst shatter death by Thy Cross, Thou didst open paradise to the thief; Thou didst turn the sadness of the ointment-bearing women into joy. And didst bid Thine Apostles proclaim a warning, that Thou hast risen O Christ, granting to the world the Great Mercy.

Apolytikion of the Presentation of Christ – Tone 1

Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos, full of grace, for from thee arose the Sun of justice, Christ our God, lighting those who are in darkness. Rejoice and be glad, O righteous elder, carrying in thine arms the Deliverer of our souls, Who granteth us Resurrection.

Kontakion of the Presentation of Christ – Tone 1

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.

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

My soul magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.

For He hath regarded the humility of His servant.

The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (7:7-17)

Brethren, it is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. Here tithes are received by mortal men; there, by one of whom it is testified that he lives. One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him. Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well. For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek, who has become a priest, not according to a legal requirement concerning bodily descent but by the power of an indestructible life. For it is witnessed of him, “Thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.”

The Gospel  

The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (2:22-40)

In those days, the parents of Jesus brought Him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”), and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.” Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into the Temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law, he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said, “Lord, now lettest thou Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy word; for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Thy people Israel.” And His father and his mother marveled at what was said about Him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.” And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher; she was of a great age, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity, and as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God, and spoke of Him to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. And when they had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon Him.

This Week

Today, Sunday: Myrrh Bearers’s will meet following Divine Liturgy

Monday, February 3: Funeral service for Dr. Theodore Megremis, 10:00 am, followed by burial at All Saints cemetery and a Mercy Meal in our fellowship hall.

Tuesday, February 4: Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am.

Wednesday, February 5: Great Vespers at 6:00 pm; teaching to follow, at the Wednesday evening meal this week, Please bring a vegan side that would pair well with that entree.

Thursday, February 6: 1^st Hour Prayer and Akathist for St. Raphael at 6:00 am; Divine Liturgy for the Photius the Great at 9:00 am.
Friday, February 7: Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am.
Saturday, February 8: 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 9: Matins at 9:00 am, Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am.

Family News

Names Days: Perry Sampanis, St. Panagiotis (2^nd).

Birthday Celebration: Dee Haney(2^nd); Violet Lewis (2^nd); Karen Tabbal (3^rd); Ben Nicholas Carter (5^th).

Anniversary Celebration: Fr. Peter’s Ordination (2^nd); Perry & Mae Sampanis (4^th).

Looking Ahead

Saturday, February 15 and 22: Watch for Baby Shower invitation postings on bulletin board.

Sunday, February 23: Sunday of Last Judgement/ Meatfare.

Prayer List: Scott and Jackie; Jim and Lisa; Tammera; Taylor and infant Houston;Durlin family; Fr. Athanasius; Fr. Jerome; Fr. Basil; 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;  Jack; Christopher; Catherine; Wadia; Jayci; Patricia; Kitsa; Apthrodite; Kim; Kristy; Vicki;Kenzie; Dusty; Cari; Betsy; Josh; Allison; Dn. Lawrence, Marcia; Missy; Andrew; Isaac; Leanne; Heather; Nancy; Sharon Catherine; Neumann Seraphim; Michael, Olga, Eileen, Soren, Kathy; Lexi, Ross, Vivian; Theo; Jeremy; Elias; Waded; Seraphima; Lilly’s family; Jennifer; Christy; John; Stanley; Macrina with child; Anna and child born to her; Allen; Linda; Allison and children; Kip; 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; Whitney and children; Domnica; Mary.

Memory Eternal: Archbishop Anastasios; Archimandrite Ambrose; Theodore; Mike; Donald.

All Saints’ Sunday Meal: 1^st Sunday Host A- Gil, with Martha Barbarick as lead Hostess.

Next Week: 2^nd Sunday Host Gillquist – LeFlore with Elizabeth 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 day 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.

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: 3^rd 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 (28^th); Will Gidney, Jonathon Hsu, St. Basil (30^th); Rhonda Webb, St. Perpetua (1^st); Felicity Arthur, St. Felicity (1^st).

Birthday Celebration: David Patterson (26^th); Perry Sampanis (27^th); Jax Schulz (29^th); Michael Shahadey (30^th); Oliver Lewis (30^th).

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: 4^th Sunday Host Schuck – Yeager, with Rhonda Webb as lead

Hostess.2

Next Week: 1^st 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.