Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Fifth Sunday of Lukee
Martyrs Akepsimas, Joseph and Aeithalas of Persia;
Dedication of St. George Church in Lydda of Palestine;
Hieromartyr George of Neapolis;
Theodore the Confessor, bishop of Ancyra
Who Are the Martyrs Akepsimas, Joseph and Aeithalas of Persia?
Martyrs Akepsimas the Bishop, Joseph the Presbyter and Aeithalas (Aeithalás) the Deacon of Persia were leaders of the Christian Church in the Persian city of Naesson. His flock devotedly loved their hierarch for his ascetic life and tireless pastoral work.
The emperor Sapor ordered his men to seek out and kill Christian clergy. Saint Akepsimas also was arrested, even though he was already an eighty-year-old man. They took him to the city of Arbela, where he came before the judge Ardarkh, a pagan priest of the sun god. The holy Elder refused to offer sacrifice to the Persian gods. For this he was fiercely beaten and thrown into prison, where on the following day the seventy-year-old priest Joseph and the deacon Aeithalas were severely beaten and thrown into jail with him. For three years the saints were held in confinement, and suffered from hunger and thirst.
Emperor Sapor came to the temple of the god of fire, located not far from Arbela, and wanted to take a look at the three holy martyrs. Exhausted and covered with festering wounds, the saints were brought before the emperor. When he asked them to worship the pagan gods they firmly refused, confessing their faith in Christ instead.
The holy bishop was beheaded, but the presbyter and deacon were taken into the city to be stoned.
The execution of the presbyter Joseph was prolonged for several hours. A guard was placed near the place of execution, so that Christians would not take the body of the holy martyr. On the fourth night a strong windstorm raged near the city, lightning killed the guard, the wind tossed stones about, and the body of Saint Joseph disappeared.
Deacon Aeithalas was taken to the village of Patrias, where he was stoned. Christians secretly buried his body. A tree grew on the saint’s grave, and its fruit brought healings.
Source: Orthodox Church in America website.
Services and Events This Week
- SUN Oct 27 — SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY Orthros 8:30am / Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM
- Wed Oct 30 — EARLY DIVINE LITURGY 6:00am LIVE STREAM
- Fri Nov 01 — Men of St. Paisios 7:00pm
- Sat Nov 02 — ST RAPHAEL OF BROOKLYN / ST GABRIEL OF GEORGIA DIVINE LITURGY 9:00am LIVE STREAM
- Sat Nov 02 — GREAT VESPERS 5:30pm LIVE STREAM
Hurricane Milton Report
A full accounting on the monies collected for hurricane relief will be posted next week.
Women’s Mercy Ministry Forming
The initial meeting will be held this Sunday following the Divine Liturgy.
MARK YOU CALENDAR – Catechumen Classes begin this Sunday, November 3, 2024
Catechumen classes begin November 3 following Social Hall (around 12:30pm). The classes is open to everyone but those seeking baptism and chrismation into the Orthodox Church are required to attend.
The class will be taught by Subdeacon Joseph (he returns mid-March) and we will use the book “Small Steps into the Kingdom”). The books are available for purchase in the bookstore.
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ST. PETER’S GREETERS
NOVEMBER 2024
- Nov 03 Will Schultz – Candice Rosen
- Nov 10 Jordan Voss – Candice Rosen
- Nov 17 Jordan Voss – ill Schultz
- Nov 24 Jordan Voss – Need Volunteer
Can you volunteer? Please call Joe Repya 612-270-4443.
SOCIAL HALL ALL STARS
November 2024 – Team #2 – Margie Zimmerman Group
- Sunday, Nov. 3 – Coffee and muffins
- Sunday, Nov. 10 – Coffee and coffee cakes
- Sunday, Nov. 17 – Coffee and bagels
- Sunday, Nov. 24 – Coffee and donuts
For Special Events/Koliva please contact BARBARA SASEN and give her a completed Special Events Form which is found in the lobby of the church.
The Social Hall All Stars are the men and women that make St. Peter’s Social Hall happen. Thank you All Stars!
OCTOBER — NOVEMBER
- SUN Oct 27 — SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY Orthros 8:30am / Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM
- Wed Oct 30 — EARLY DIVINE LITURGY 6:00am LIVE STREAM
- Fri Nov 01 — Men of St. Paisios 7:00pm
- Sat Nov 02 — ST RAPHAEL OF BROOKLYN / ST GABRIEL OF GEORGIA DIVINE LITURGY 9:00am LIVE STREAM
- Sat Nov 02 — GREAT VESPERS 5:30pm LIVE STREAM
NOVEMBER
- SUN Nov 03 — SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY Orthros 8:30am / Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM
- Wed Nov 06 — EARLY DIVINE LITURGY 6:00am LIVE STREAM
- Fri Nov 01 – Sat Nov 2 — Fr. Hans out of Town
- Fri Nov 01 — CANCELLED
Men of St. Paisios 7:00pm - Sat Nov 02 — CANCELLED
GREAT VESPERS 5:30pmLIVE STREAM
- SUN Nov 03 — SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY Orthros 8:30am / Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM
- Wed Nov 06 — EARLY DIVINE LITURGY 6:00am LIVE STREAM
- Fri Nov 08 – Sat Nov 9 — Fr. Hans out of Town
- Fri Nov 08 — CANCELLED
Men of St. Paisios 7:00pm - Sat Nov 09 — CANCELLED
GREAT VESPERS 5:30pmLIVE STREAM
The Nativity Fast Begins November 15 through December 24
- SUN Nov 10 — SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY Orthros 8:30am / Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM
- Tue Nov 12 — JOHN THE MERCIFUL DIVINE LITURGY 9:00am LIVE STREAM
- Wed Nov 13 — ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM EARLY DIVINE LITURGY 6:00am LIVE STREAM
- Fri Nov 15 — Dec 24 —NATIVITY FAST BEGINS
- Fri Nov 15 — Men of St. Paisios 7:00pm
- Sat Nov 16 — GREAT VESPERS 5:30pm LIVE STREAM
- SUN Nov 17 — SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY Orthros 8:30am / Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM
- Wed Nov 20 — ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM EARLY DIVINE LITURGY 6:00am LIVE STREAM
- Thu Nov 21 — ENTRANCE OF THE THEOTOKOS DIVINE LITURGY 6:00am LIVE STREAM
- Fri Nov 22 — Men of St. Paisios 7:00pm
- Sat Nov 23 — Parish Council Meeting 10:00pm
- Sat Nov 23 — GREAT VESPERS 5:30pm LIVE STREAM
- SUN Nov 17 — SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY Orthros 8:30am / Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM
- Wed Nov 20 — ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM EARLY DIVINE LITURGY 6:00am LIVE STREAM
- Thu Nov 21 — ENTRANCE OF THE THEOTOKOS DIVINE LITURGY 6:00am LIVE STREAM
- Fri Nov 22 — Men of St. Paisios 7:00pm
- Sat Nov 23 — Parish Council Meeting 10:00pm
- Sat Nov 23 — GREAT VESPERS 5:30pm LIVE STREAM
- SUN Nov 24 — SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY Orthros 8:30am / Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM
- Mon Nov 25 — ST KATHERINE THE GREAT MARTYR DIVINE LITURGY 9:00am LIVE STREAM
- Wed Nov 27 — ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM EARLY DIVINE LITURGY 6:00am LIVE STREAM
- Thu Nov 28 — THANKSGIVING
- Fri Nov 29 — ST ANDREW THE FIRST CALLED DIVINE LITURGY 6:00am LIVE STREAM
- Fri Nov 29 — Men of St. Paisios 7:00pm
- Sat Nov 30 — GREAT VESPERS 5:30pm LIVE STREAM
Wisdom From The Elders
For the traveler it is a source of joy to return to where he started. But for the watchful man to turn back is the death of his deiform soul and the sign of his apostasy from thoughts, words and actions that accord with God’s will. St. Hesychius the Theologian of Jerusalem, disciple of St. Gregory the Theologian
Yet he who hopes to achieve true, undefiled and complete virginity does not stop here. Following the Apostle’s teaching, he struggles to put to death every trace and stirring of passion itself. Even so, he is still not entirely satisfied but he longs intensely for angelic and undefiled virginity to establish itself in his body. He prays for the disappearance even of the mere thought of lust, occurring as a momentary disturbance of the intellect, without any movement and working of bodily passion. St Mark the Ascetic
If some Christians cannot comprehend our Orthodox faith, its Sacraments, it proves that the minds and hearts of such persons are too impure and passionate to bear its purity and brightness, just as sick eyes cannot bear the light of the sun. Righteous John, Wonderworker of Kronstadt
Rejoice at every opportunity of showing kindness to your neighbor as a true Christian who strives to store up as many good works as possible, especially the treasures of love. Righteous John, Wonderworker of Kronstadt
If you think you are becoming “disturbed” by people or by external circumstances, you have not understood your work aright: everything that at first glance appears disturbing is really given as an opportunity for practice in tolerance, patience and obedience. The humble man cannot be disturbed, he can only disturb. Tito Colliander
Blessed is he who always humbles himself willingly, for he will be crowned by the One Who willingly humbled Himself for us. Venerable Ephraim the Syrian
Current Prayer List
Lucia
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Maria (Orfanos)
William (Long)
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Haley
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George (Mourgis 8/1)
Barbara (Sason 8/1)
Anthony (Breitenbach 6/1)
Arielle (Ghanem 6/1)
Nicholas (Ghanem 6/1)
Christos
Father Demetris
Jamie
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David
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Dionysios Chapekis)
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Victor (3/23)
Les (3/23
Lynn (Hurely 1/23)
Irene and newborn baby (Tsikitas 1/23)
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Lee (Hurley 1/23)
Emmanuel (Kalousdis 1/23)
Katherine (Dusckas 1/23)
Vassiliki (Diveris 1/23)
Zena Touma (Contorelli 1/23
Lamia Touma (Contorelli 1/23
Matthew (Contorelli 1/23
Emmanuel (Kaloudis 1/23)
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Tina (Johnson 12/22)
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Constantine(Jacobse)
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Edgar (Chapekis 9/22)
Evthriki (Jacobse 9/22)
Christos (Johnson 8/22)
Jon Paul (Andrew 8/22)
William (Brubaker 8/22)
Peter (Tewis 8/22)
The People of Ukraine and People of Russia and all those who are suffering in the war
Permanent Prayer List
Bonnie Joseph
Michael (Sovjani)
Maria (Sovjani)
Maria (Sovjani)
Maria (Sovjani)
Katerina (Sovjani)
Frederick (Sovjani)
Arsen (Sovjani)
Irene (Diveris)
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Irina (Irina)
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Barbara (Dionysopoulos)
Patricia (Evanoff)
Gabriel (Mankus)
Baby Dani (Repya)
Despina (Diversis)
Fredericos (Diveris)
Herman (Kerr)
Innocent (Kerr)
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Paola (Jacobse)
Gregory (Yankopolos)
Pauline (Poulos)
Sergio (Kazakos)
Fran (Hansen)
Nina (Krotov)
Franklin (Pyrrson)
Demetrios (Kuchera)
Theodosios (Palis)
Theodora (Webb)
Robert (Smith)
Presbytera Rosy (in Pakistan)
James (Hord)
Vassiliki (Kontinos)
Vassiliki (Morekeas)
Vassilike (Hord)
Founders, Members, Benefactors and Friends Departed this Life
John (Hansen)
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Anthony (Mankus)
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Eugene (Rust)
Robert (Jarvis)
George (Corey)
Patricia (Cotsones)
Seraphim (Zolio)
Apostolos
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How should we pray for the sick? Remember them daily. Say their names (first names are sufficient) and ask God to bestow mercy and grace on them.
Add or remove names and print this list for easy reference during your prayer time on the St. Peter website.
Sunday Readings
EPISTLE
For the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
The Lord is my strength and my song.
The Lord has chastened me severely.
The Reading from the Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (11:31-12:9)
Brethren, the God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, the One who is blessed for evermore, knows that I do not lie. In Damascus, the governor under Arétas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes, willing to seize me, and through a window I was let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands. I must boast, though it is not expedient; but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body, I do not know, or whether out of the body, I do not know; God knows—who was caught up to the third heaven. And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of the body, I do not know; God knows—was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which no person is allowed to utter. On behalf of this one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my infirmities.
For if I would desire to boast, I shall not be foolish, for I shall speak the truth. But I refrain from it, lest anyone should think of me above that which he sees me to be, or hears from me. And to keep me from being exalted above measure through the abundance of revelations, I was given a thorn in the flesh, an angel of Satan to buffet me, to keep me from being exalted above measure. For this thing I beseeched the Lord three times, that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for thee, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
GOSPEL
For the Fifth Sunday of Luke)
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (16:19-31)
The Lord said, “There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, full of sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table; moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried; and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes, and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus in his bosom. And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.’
But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.’
And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father’s house, for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’ But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’ And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’
He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’”