St. Sophia Weekly Update

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St. Sophia Weekly Update

Church Services

Καλό Τριῴδιο. Good Triodion to everyone. Please join us this evening for Great Vespers beginning at 6PM and tomorrow's service commemorating the Sunday of the Prodigal Son. Orthros begins at 9AM followed by Divine Liturgy at 10PM. Following the service on Sunday, please stay tuned for a streaming Community Update presentation.

The midweek service will be on Wednesday at 9/10AM commemorating the memory of the Holy Martyrs Eutropios, Kleonikos, and Basiliskos.

Please remember next Saturday is the first Saturday of Souls. There will be a service in the morning - Orthros at 9AM and Divine Liturgy at 10AM.

Sunday Bulletin

Print Version

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.'"

Sunday of the Prodigal Son
Luke 15:28-32

Saturday, Feb 27
6PM - Great Vespers

Sunday, Feb 28
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
9AM - Orthros
10AM - Divine Liturgy

Wednesday, Mar 3
Holy Martyrs Eutropios, Kleonikos, and Basiliskos
9AM - Orthros
10AM - Divine Liturgy

General Announcements

Community Update Presentation

We invite you to join us after service on Sunday, for a town hall style Community Update presentation. You can join us live from the pews of our sanctuary or virtually via our standard streaming service. If you are watching the Sunday service online, keep the stream going and we'll start within a few minutes of the completion of the service. You are invited to send questions to council@stsophiagoc.org. We will will try our best to answer questions in real-time. Any questions left unanswered during the presentation will be followed-up on by a member of the council.

St. Sophia Youth Central

Youth Central is now full of resources, including learning materials, activities, crafts, and Orthodox shopping guides for you and your family! Be sure to explore the whole page to see Sunday School materials and information about GOYA events.

Go to St. Sophia Youth Central

Last Updated Saturday, Feb 13

Xronia Polla

May your saint intercede with our Lord to bring you blessings of joy, peace, and comfort always.

Paraskevas (Monday)
Kleonikos (Wednesday)
Gerasimos (Thursday)

Please be sure to reach out to our brothers and sisters who are celebrating a Name Day this week and wish them many years.

If we've accidentally missed your Feast Day, please let us know.

Readings

Saturday, February 27
Saturday of Prodigal Son
Epistle:
I Timothy 6:11-16
Gospel:
Luke 20:46-47; 21:1-4

Sunday, February 28
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
Epistle:
I Corinthians 6:12-20
Gospel:
Luke 15:11-32

Upcoming Events

Mar 1: Virtual Women's Brunch Bunch
Mar 2: Men's Breakfast
Mar 2: Virtual Biblical Dialogue Forum
Mar 4: Patristics

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

Prayer Requests

Please keep the following in your prayers:

Chrissy Anthony
Kim DeForrest
Mary Alice Douglas (Ballard)
Maria La Rochelle
Olga Kouchoukos
Nikki Morris
Christopher Paris
Mariya-Elena Peykova
Sandra Salas
Helen Stanley
Fr. Dan Suciu
Joseph Totin

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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Ecclesiastical Corner

Message from Archbishop Elpidophoros

It is in a hymn of this morning’s Orthros service that for the first time this year we are introduced to the words “open to me the gates of repentance, O Giver of Life…” reminding us that we are now in the period of Triodion – the season of awareness that leads to the Great Fast of the Holy Forty Days and the Pascha of our Lord.

Wisdom of the Fathers

But if he had despaired of his life, and, ... had remained in the foreign land, he would not have obtained what he did obtain, but would have been consumed with hunger, and so have undergone the most pitiable death: ...
St. John Chrysostom
AN EXHORTATION TO THEODORE AFTER HIS FALL, 4th Century

... but since he repented, and did not despair, he was restored, even after such great corruption, to the same splendour as before, and was arrayed in the most beautiful robe, and enjoyed greater honours than his brother who had not fallen.
St. John Chrysostom
AN EXHORTATION TO THEODORE AFTER HIS FALL, 4th Century

2021 Stewardship

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Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Aivaliotis
Ms. Diamondo Alyfantis
Mr. & Mrs. Barclay Anthony
Mrs. Chrissy Anthony
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Anthony
Mr. William Anthony
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Asvestas
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Ballard-Toney
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Bishop
Mr. Chris Bond
Mr. & Mrs. Nazr Botros
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Broadaway
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Brown
Mr. Billy Calve
Mrs. Georgia Carson
Mr. Chris Carson
Ms. Niki Cascio
Mrs. Annette Cash
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Costas
Ms. Mary Crabtree
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Crandall
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Danos
Mr. John Danos
Mr. & Mrs. Jack DeForrest
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Dolan
Mr. James Dracopoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Eason
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. John Graham
Ms. Antoinette Grauke
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Griffith
Mr. George Hathaway
Mrs. Athena Houghtaling
Mr. & Mrs. Marq Hughes
Mr. & Mrs. David Karle
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Karras
Mr. Peter Kastis

Mr. & Mrs. Kostantinos Kastis
Dr. Nikki Kopan
Ms. Olga Kouchoukos
Mr. & Mrs. Iraklis Kouroumousis
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Kylitis
Mr. & Mrs. Constantinos Kylitis
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Lien
Mr. Albert Lymberry
Mr. John Lyons
Mr & Mrs. Tim MacDonald
Mr. & Mrs. Constantine Malouf
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Masters
Mr. & Mrs. Symeon Michaelidis
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. Christopher Paris
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Paul
Mr. & Mrs. Tony Pena
Mrs. Antoniya Peykova
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Reeves
Mr & Mrs. Christopher Rokas
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Ryniker
Mrs. Mary Santikos
Ms. Violet Santikos
Mrs. Dorothy Sawyer
Mrs. Helen Stanley
Mr. & Mrs. Lillian Stievo
Mrs. Haimanot Teferra
Mr. & Mrs. Spyros Ticoras
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Titerle
Mr. & Mrs. John Tsouvalas
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Vlattas
Ms. Lindsey Walker
Mr. & Mrs. Nicki Weston
Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Wiegreffe
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:

Dean Danos - President
George Hathaway - Vice President
Lindsey Walker - Secretary
Chris Rokas - Treasurer
Greg Asvestas
Steve Brown
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: Mon - Wed,10AM - 2PM

Proistamenos
Rev. Fr. Thomas Newlin

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