St. Sophia Weekly Update

St. Sophia Weekly Update

Upcoming Services

We pray you are having a joyous Advent Season as we prepare for the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Please visit the Goarch website for Advent resources, which includes many beautiful videos and sermonettes you can share with the kids.

Please join us for Great Vespers this evening at 6PM and for Sunday services tomorrow, beginning with Orthros at 9AM and Divine Liturgy at 10AM.

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Sunday Bulletin

At that time, Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years; she was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your infirmity." And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was made straight, and she praised God. But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, said to the people, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be healed, and not on the sabbath day." Then the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to water it? And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?" As he said this, all his adversaries were put to shame; and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.

Luke 13:10-17

Please visit our church calendar to see all upcoming services.

General Announcements

GOYA 2022 Basketball Weekend

GOYA will be getting together tomorrow after Sunday School classes on the east end of Mangos Hall to further discuss details and address any questions or concerns regarding the GOYA 2022 Basketball Weekend. Bring some tennis shoes just in case we have the opportunity to set the goal up and shoot around for a little while.

Sunday School Christmas Program

The Saint Sophia Sunday Church School will be presenting their Christmas Program, "The Window," following Divine Liturgy on December 12, 2021. Please come and have some coffee, treats, and watch a wonderful and cute presentation that our students have been working on for your enjoyment. We look forward to seeing you there!

Rock 'N' Roll Marathon Notice

The annual San Antonio Rock 'N' Roll Marathon will be taking place tomorrow, Sunday, December 5. Please remember to take the Josephine St. exit exit off 281 and circle back around through River Road, Ashby Place, and Terry Court. Detailed instructions are on this flyer. IMPORTANT: remember to place the pass handed out at church on your dashboard. In case you didn't get one, you can download it here and print it at home.

Our Daughters of Penelope chapter along with our AHEPA chapter are sponsoring a Toys for Tots drive at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church from now until December 25th…Christmas Day!

Please consider making this a special Christmas for the children of San Antonio

We are seeking new and unwrapped gifts for ages 0-14…children’s books especially welcomed

Your gift donation may be dropped in the Toys for Tots donation box next to the coffee area in Mangos Hall

For questions and additional information, please contact:
Kathy Kaberides, DOP Toy Drive Chair,
at 210-381-8135 or kbrdkat@att.net

Click here to register. RSVP on the calendar event. Please enter yourself and spouse as attendees.

Readings

Saturday, Dec. 4
Barbara the Great Martyr
Epistle:
Galatians 3:23-29;4:1-5
Gospel:
Mark 5:24-34

Sunday, Dec. 5
10th Sunday of Luke
Epistle:
Galatians 5:22-26;6:1-2
Gospel:
Luke 13:10-17

Upcoming Events

Dec 6: Virtual Women's Brunch Bunch
Dec 7: Men's Breakfast
Dec 7: Virtual Biblical Dialogue Forum
Dec 8 - 10: Philoptochos Christmas Baking
Dec 11: The Journey of Marriage Seminar

Check out our Online Calendar for all streaming services and other virtual meetings.

Ecclesiastical Corner

Message from Archbishop Elpidophoros

On the lighting of candles for the Feast of #Hanukkah, we celebrate with all our Jewish brothers and sisters. May God’s light rekindle hope and healing throughout the world.

Wisdom of the Fathers

So great an evil is envy. For not against strangers only, but even against our own, is it ever warring.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 40 on Matthew 12, 4th Century

And yet here He speaks only; whereas elsewhere in many cases He heals by laying on of hands also. But nevertheless none of these things made them meek; rather, while the man was healed, they by his health became worse. For His desire indeed was to cure them before him, and He tried innumerable ways of healing, both by what He did in their presence, and by what He said: but since their malady after all was incurable, He proceeded to the work.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 40 on Matthew 12, 4th Century

Prayer Requests

Please keep the following in your prayers:

Chrissy Anthony
Abigail Crandall
Megan Crandall
Dean Danos
Doris Dimas
Kim DeForrest
Mary Douglas
Maria La Rochelle
Olga Kouchoukos

Nikki Morris
Christopher Paris
Mariya-Elena Peykova
Casey Palumbo
Sandra Salas
Helen Stanley
Fr. Dan Suciu
Joseph Totin
Eleftheria Winters

Prayer for Healing

You, Who are the Physician of our souls and bodies, grant recovery to the sick, raising them hastily from the bed of suffering so that they may glorify You, our Merciful Saviour, and protect the healthy ones from any disease. Bless, O Lord, strengthen and protect with Your grace all those who with philanthropy and sacrifice take care of the sick at their homes or in hospitals. Remove all disease and suffering from among the people and teach us to value life and health as Your gifts. Give us, o God, Your peace and fill our hearts with steadfast faith in Your protection, with hope in Your support and with love for You and our neighbour. For it is Yours to have mercy on us and save us, our God, and to You we give glory: to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

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2021 Stewardship

We humbly ask for your support in joining the list of Pledge Commitments for 2021. If you have not yet made your pledge for the new year, you can do so quickly and easily by clicking the button below.

Please remember St. Sophia in your will and estate planning.

Make Your Pledge Today!

AHEPA Chapter 311
Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Aivaliotis
Ms. Diamondo Alyfantis
Mr. & Mrs. Themis Alyfantis
Mr. & Mrs. Barclay Anthony
Mrs. Chrissy Anthony
Mr. Nicholas Anthony
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Anthony
Mr. William Anthony
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Asvestas
Mrs. Michelle Bagnato
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Ballard-Toney
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Bishop
Mr. Chris Bond
Mr. & Mrs. Nazr Botros
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Broadaway
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Brown
Ms. Olga Callins
Mr. Billy Calve
Mrs. Georgia Carson
Mr. Chris Carson
Ms. Niki Cascio
Mrs. Annette Cash
Mrs. Katherine Catsifas
Mr. & Mrs. Spiro Catsulis
Mrs. Georgia Chamberlain
Ms. Athena Collins
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Costas
Ms. Mary Crabtree
Mr. & Mrs. Davie Crane
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Crandall
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Danos
Mr. John Danos
Mr. & Mrs. Jack DeForrest
Mr. & Mrs. Jakob Dennis
Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Dimas
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Dolan
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dolan
Mr. James Dracopoulos
Mrs. Laurene Dunn
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Eason
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Eldred
Mrs. Georgia Erck
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Fadrowski
Mr. & Mrs. John Fotopoulos
Mr. & Mrs. George Gavallos
Ms. Mary Ellen Georgoulakis
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Gerleman
Mr. & Mrs. George Girgis
Mr. Basile Goungetas
Mr & Mrs. John Graham
Ms. Antoinette Grauke
Mr. & Mrs. William Graves
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Griffith
Mr. & Mrs. Zied Hadad
Mr. George Hathaway
Ms. Jean Homitsky
Mrs. Athena Houghtaling
Mr. & Mrs. Marq Hughes
Mr. Richard Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Karakasidis
Mr. & Mrs. David Karle
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Karras
Mr. & Mrs. Kostantinos Kastis
Ms. Lamar Kastis
Mr. Michael Kastis
Mr. Peter Kastis

Mr. & Mrs. Issam Khawaja
Dr. Nikki Kopan
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Kopan
Ms. Olga Kouchoukos
Mr. George Koucouthakis
Mr. & Mrs. Iraklis Kouroumousis
Mr. Jerry Kouroumousis
Mrs. Eunice Kritsidimas
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Kylitis
Mr. & Mrs. Constantinos Kylitis
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Larino
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Layden
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Lien
Mr. Albert Lymberry
Mr. John Lyons
Mr & Mrs. Tim MacDonald
Mr. & Mrs. Constantine Malouf
Mr. & Mrs. George Manolopoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Masters
Mr. & Mrs. Symeon Michaelidis
Mr. & Mrs. Stelios Mihalas
Mr. & Mrs. George Mozakis
Ms. Stella Munoz
Mrs. Kathy Nelson
Ms. Marina Newlin
Rev. Fr. Thomas Newlin
Ms. Andrea Nichols
Mr. Chris Nicolaou
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Organ
Mr. & Mrs. Nikos Papanikolaou
Mr. Christopher Paris
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Paul
Mr. & Mrs. Tony Pena
Mrs. Antoniya Peykova
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Reeves
Mr & Mrs. Christopher Rokas
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Ryan
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Ryniker
Mrs. Sandra Salas
Mrs. Mary Santikos
Ms. Violet Santikos
Mrs. Dorothy Sawyer
Mrs. Abeer Shneker
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Skinner
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Smith
Mrs. Helen Stanley
Mr. & Mrs. Lillian Stievo
Mrs. Niki Stutzman
Mrs. Haimanot Teferra
Mr. & Mrs. Spyros Ticoras
Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Tingas
Mr. Alexander Titerle
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Titerle
Mr. & Mrs. Kline Torres
Ms. Beth Tsounakas
Mr. & Mrs. John Tsouvalas
Mr. & Mrs. James Varelas
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Vlattas
Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Walker
Ms. Lindsey Walker
Mr. & Mrs. Nicki Weston
Mr. & Mrs. Dylan White
Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Wiegreffe
Ms. Leslie Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. John Winters
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Zampas
Ms. Georgia Zannaras

Meet Your Parish Council

Please email your Parish Council at council@stsophiagoc.org if you have any questions. Your current Parish Council is as follows:

George Hathaway - President
Steve Brown - Vice President
Lindsey Walker - Secretary
Chris Rokas - Treasurer
Greg Asvestas
Gary Ballard-Toney
Dale Reeves
Violet Santikos

St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church
2504 N. St. Mary's Street
San Antonio, Texas 78212
Phone: (210) 735-5051
Email: office@stsophiagoc.org
Office Hours: Monday - Friday,10AM - 2PM

Proistamenos
Rev. Fr. Thomas Newlin

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