St. Sophia Weekly Update

St. Sophia Weekly Update

Upcoming Services

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. Please remember to join us in Mangos Hall following the Liturgy for the annual Sunday Church School Christmas Program.

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Sunday Bulletin

The Lord said this parable: "A man once gave a great banquet, and invited many; and at the time of the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, 'Come; for all is now ready.' But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I go out and see it; I pray you, have me excused.' And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go to examine them; I pray you, have me excused.' And another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.' So the servant came and reported this to his master. Then the householder in anger said to his servant, 'Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and maimed and blind and lame.' And the servant said, 'Sir, what you commanded has been done, and there is still room.' And the master said to the servant, 'Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet. For many are called, but few are chosen.'"

Luke 14:16-24

Please visit our church calendar to see all upcoming services.

General Announcements

Sunday School Christmas Program

The Saint Sophia Sunday Church School will be presenting their Christmas Program, "The Window," following Divine Liturgy tomorrow. 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!

Parish Council Elections

Be sure to join us in Mangos Hall for the Parish Council Elections following Liturgy. Only parishioners in good standing are eligible to vote. The candidates are as follows: Gary Ballard-Toney, Jack DeForrest, Dale Reeves, and Chris Rokas. Tom Zampas has withdrawn from his nomination at this time. Please keep these candidates and their families in your prayers for the important work they will be doing for our community.

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. 11
Saturday of the 12th Week
Epistle:
Galatians 1:3-10
Gospel:
Luke 13:19-29

Sunday, Dec. 12
10th Sunday of Luke
Epistle:
Ephesians 5:8-1
Gospel:
Luke 14:16-24

Upcoming Events

Dec 11: The Journey of Marriage Seminar
Dec 13: Virtual Women's Brunch Bunch
Dec 14: Men's Breakfast
Dec 14: Virtual Biblical Dialogue Forum

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

Ecclesiastical Corner

Message from Archbishop Elpidophoros

We honor St Nicholas by practicing the virtues he embodied. The National Shrine in his name at Ground Zero will proclaim these virtues to the world: mercy, peace, forgiveness, remembrance, and love.

Wisdom of the Fathers

This parable ... proclaims beforehand both the casting out of the Jews, and the calling of the Gentiles; and it indicates together with this also the strictness of the life required, and how great the punishment appointed for the careless ....
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 69 on Matthew 22, 4th Century

And when were they bidden? By all the prophets; by John again; for unto Christ he would pass all on, saying, "He must increase, I must decrease;" by the Son Himself again, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you;" and again, "If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink."
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 69 on Matthew 22, 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.

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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. Andrew Gourgourakis
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
Dn. & Dcns. Nikolas 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

Clergy
Rev. Fr. Thomas Newlin, Proistamenos
Rev. Dn. Nikolas Papanikolaou

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