+ A Parish of +

The Orthodox Church in America www.oca.org

Most Rev. Archbishop Benjamin, Diocese of San Francisco and the West

www.dowoca.org

Very Rev. Fr. Archpriest John Armstrong frjohnarm@hotmail.com

+ Worship Services +

Saturdays, 6:00 pm Great Vespers & Confession

(3rd & 6th Hour Prayers, 9:10 am) Sundays, 9:30 am

Divine Liturgy

Feast Days (See Monthly Calendar)

+ Parish Prayer List +

Please pray for and ask the Lord to have mercy on:

Hieroschemamonk Ambrose (Young) Mother Theodelphi Archpriest Michael Oleksa; Archpriest Lawrence The Clergy & Parishioners of our Mission Parishes Priest Jacob & the Parishioners of St. Mark’s Matushki: Sophia, Lauren, Priscilla, Alice, Teresa & Mary Graham; “Mary”; LeAnne; Shirley Kathy; Peter & Katherine Andrew; Benjamin; Justus & Kalena Karin, Yancey & children; Brian Kathryn Birmingham; Dale Brinkman Tom & Jane; Megan George Eckert; Joyce Mikita Jeanie (Mary) Cooper; Agnes Craig; Kafa Dalal Lee Anthony; Adam Goodman Aaron; Olga; Natalia; Kira; Alice Maria Gorsevski; Lauren Hansen Laura Lemco; Esther Schafer Ronald & Rhonda; Joshua & Shannon Charles; Patrick; Jonathan Oleg; James; Joshua Barbara Murray; John; Michael Glenda & family John & Sophia; Irina; Vitaly Sona, Mardig & Seta Barbara Payne; John Russell John Salmon; Joel Snyder Christopher Sprecher; Barbara Stokilo; Mary Streech Jack Whitaker; Natalia Zolotoochin Missionaries & Ministries: OCMC: Michael, Lisa & Liam Colburn; James Hargrave & family. OCPM: Protopresbyter Steven Powley. “Dipes & Wipes”: Mary, Herman, Ida & friends Catechumens: Troy (Vladimir) Nunley; Melanie (Ruth) Gardner; Ron (Isidore of Pelusium) & Lisa (Dymphna) Abbott; Erin (Mary Magdalene) Hollingsworth; Marie (Sophia of Thrace) Inquirers: Michelle & her children; Damian; Aaron; Danielle & Dalton; Mark; Winslow; Fr. Patrick Newly Departed: Archpriests John Matusiak (8/15) & Steven Belonick (8/7); Michael Fedorowicz (8/3); Roberta (“Betty”) (7/18) Memorial: Joel Perry (Aug./Sep.)

Saint Herman

Orthodox Church

991 West Prentice Avenue Littleton Colorado 80120 303-798-7306 www.sthermanoca.org

+ Pastoral Ministries +

Please contact Fr. John anytime for any of

the following: Confession; Hospital Visits /

Holy Unction; Memorial Services; Slavas;

Moliebens; or, just to talk… You can call or

txt me at: 720-971-5931; and/or email me at:

frjohnarm@hotmail.com

Saint Herman Orthodox Church

August 25, 2019

10th Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 1 Return of the Relics of the Holy Apostle Bartholomew

Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 4:9-16; St. Matthew 17:14-23

Handmaidens Schedule for August/September

Today, Aug. 25, Katherine P. & Kyriana K. September 1, Juliana & Katherine Gaines September 8, Nika & Sophia Bergbauer September 15, Sophie & Abigail Reynolds September 22, Katherine P. & Kyriana K. September 29, Juliana & Katherine Gaines

Greeters Schedule for August/September

Today, August 25, Olga Thomas September 1, Jeny Hardin September 8, Christine &/or Garry Baker September 15, Julia Urdenis September 22, Angelica Zolotoochin September 29, Jeny Hardin

+ This Week +

Wednesday, Aug. 28, 6:30 pm, Great Vespers w/Litiya for the Beheading of St. John Thursday, Aug. 29, 9:30 am, Divine Liturgy for the Beheading of St. John [Strict Fast] Saturday, Aug. 31, 6:00 pm, Great Vespers followed by Confession

+ Today + August 25, 2019

Welcome to St. Herman Orthodox Church! We’re glad you came to worship with us!

Patron Saints: St. John the Forerunner (8/29)

Birthdays: Ian (John) Young & Padraig Murphy (8/29);

Debbie Safonovs (8/30)

“Preserve them, O Lord, for many years!”

Coffee Hour

+ This Week +

Sunday, September 1st, Church New Year

Wednesday, Sept. 4, 10 am & 6:30 pm, Book Study: “Mystical Marriage” (resume…)

Thursday, September 5, 6:30 pm, Intro. to the Orthodox Church/Faith Saturday, Sept. 7, 6:30 pm, Great Vespers w/Litiya for the Nativity of the Theotokos

Sunday, September 8th (Nativity of Mary): • 8:30 am, Baptism of Melanie (Ruth) • 9:30 am, Divine Liturgy for the Feast

Tuesday, Sept. 10, 7:00 pm, Parish Council

Friday, September 13, 6:30 pm, Vigil for the Elevation/Exaltation of the Cross

Saturday, Sept. 14, 9:30 am, Festal Liturgy for the Elevation of the Cross [Strict Fast]

Wednesday — Friday, October 15—17, 2019 Diocesan Assembly in CO Springs

Saturday, Oct. 26, 9:30 am, Memorial Liturgy for St. Demetrios the Myrrhgusher

Thursday, Nov. 14, 9:30 am, Divine Liturgy for St. Gregory Palamas (20th Anniversary of Ordination to the Holy Priesthood, FJ)

Friday, November 15th, Beginning of Nativity Fast (in preparation for Christmas)

+ Synaxarion +

The Holy Apostle Bartholomew. Today is the commemoration of the translation of the relics of St. Bartholomew, while his main feast falls on June 11. When this great Apostle was crucified in Ouranopolis in Armenia, Christians took his body and buried it in a leaden coffin. When numerous miracles had been wrought over the Apostle's grave, especially hearings of the sick — which led to an increase in the number of Christians — the pagans took the coffin containing Bartholomew's relics and cast it into the sea. At the same time, they threw in four other coffins with the relics of four martyrs: Papian, Lucian, Gregory and Akakius. By God's Providence, the coffins did not sink, but floated, carried by the waves, to various places: Akakius's to the city of Ashkelon, Gregory's to Calabria, Lucian's to Messina, Papian's to another place in Sicily and Bartholomew's to the island of Lipara. By some mysterious revelation, the Bishop of Lipara, Agathon, learned of the approach to Lipara of the relics of St Bartholomew. Agathon, with his clergy and people, went out to the shore and awaited the coffin with great joy. On that occasion, many of the sick were healed by the holy Apostle's relics. They were placed in the church of St. Bartholomew and lay there until the time of Theophilus the Iconoclast (about 839), then, when the Moslems threatened the Liparites, the Apostle's relics were taken to the town of Benevento. Thus, God glorified His Apostle by miracles, both during his lifetime and after his death.

The Holy Apostle Titus. One of the 70, he was born in Crete and educated in Greek philosophy and poetry. Led by a dream, he read the Prophet Isaiah and came to doubt all Hellenic learning. Hearing of Christ the Lord, he went to Jerusalem with some other Cretans, and himself heard the words of the Savior and saw His mighty works. His youthful heart clave utterly to Christ. He was later baptized by the Apostle Paul, whom he served in the works of the Gospel as a son serves his father. Paul loved Titus so greatly that he sometimes called him his son (Titus 1:4), and sometimes his brother (2 Cor. 12:18). Titus travelled widely with the great Apostle of the people, and was by him made Bishop of Crete. At the time of Paul's suffering in Rome, Titus was there, and buried the body of his teacher and spiritual father. He then returned to Crete, where he had great success in baptizing the pagans, and wisely governed the Church to great old age. He entered into rest at the age of 94.

The Holy Confessors of Edessa. They suffered greatly in imprisonment and exile for the Orthodox Faith in the time of the Emperor Valens, who held the Arian heresy. They were freed under the Emperor Theodosius.

St. Menas, Patriarch of Constantinople. He governed the Church wisely from 536 to 552. Before that, he ran the Home of St. Sampson for the poor and needy (see June 27). Pope Agapetus, who had come to Constantinople at that time to oppose and depose the heretical Patriarch, Anthimus, participated in Menas's consecration as bishop there. It is said that the following marvel came to pass in Constantinople in the time of Patriarch Menas: a Jewish boy went to church with his friends and, following their example, received Holy Communion. The boy's father, a glassblower, when he heard of his son's action, seized him and threw him into the red-hot kiln that he had prepared for the firing of glass. The boy remained shut in this kiln for three days and nights, but, when the kiln was opened, he was found alive and unharmed, preserved by God's Providence.