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St Michael's

OrthodoxCross Church

Dunedin

 

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Sunday after Nativity

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: Acts of the Apostles 6:8-15; 7:1-5, 47-60
  • Gospel: Matthew 2:13-23

Saints and feasts

  • Holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen
  • St. Theodore Graptus ("the Branded", confessor, brother of St. Theophanes the Hymnographer
  • St. Theodore, Archbishop of Constantinople
  • St. Luke, monk of Tryglia
  • New-Martyrs Tikhon, Archbishop of Voronezh, and with him 160 martyred priests (1919)
  • Repose of Athanasius of Grigorious Monastery, Mt. Athos (1953)

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan
  • Andy
  • Matushka Mary
  • Madge
  • John Green
  • Trevor
  • Carol

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Theodore
  • Sofia
  • Maria
  • Konstantinos

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Sunday before Nativity

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:9-10; 32-40
  • Gospel: Matthew 1:1-25

Saints and feasts

  • Repose of Righteous John of Kronstadt Hieromartyr
  • Ignatius the God-bearer, Bishop of Antioch
  • St. Philogonius, Bishop of Antioch
  • St. Daniel II, Archbishop of Serbia
  • St. Ignatius, archimandrite of the Kiev Caves
  • New-Martyr John of the Isle of Thasos
  • Repose of Anthony, Archbishop of Voronezh and Zadonsk (1846), and Metropolitan Philaret of Kiev (Theodosius in schmea) (1857)

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan
  • Andy
  • Matushka Mary
  • Madge
  • John Green
  • Trevor

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Tagie
  • John & Christina
  • George
  • Dusanka
  • Swapna

Saturday, December 12, 2009

11th Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 3:4-11
  • Gospel: Luke 14:16-24; Matthew 22:14

Saints and feasts

  • Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius, and Orestes at Sebaste
  • Virgin Martyr Lucy of Syracuse
  • St. Arsenius of Latros
  • St. Gabriel, Archbishop of Serbia
  • St. Mardarius, recluse of the Kiev Caves
  • St. Ares, monk
  • Schemamonk Pantileimon "the Resurrected" of Glinsk Hermitage (1895)

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan
  • Andy
  • Matushka Mary

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Jacob
  • Dusanka

Sunday, December 6, 2009

10th Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:17-21
  • Gospel: Luke 13:10-17

Saints and feasts

  • St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia
  • Blessed Maximus, Metropolitan of Kiev. New-Martyr Nicholas of Karamania in Asia Minor
  • New Hieromartyr Gregory Peradze

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan
  • Nicholas
  • Andy
  • Matushka Mary
  • Kathleen
  • Nikolai

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Milena
  • Maurice

Sunday, November 29, 2009

9th Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 4:1-7
  • Gospel: Luke 18:18-27

Saints and feasts

  • Martyr Paramon and 370 Martyrs in Bithynia
  • Martyr Philumenus of Ancyra, and with him Martyrs Valerian and Phaedrus
  • St. Acacius of Sinai who is mentioned in The Ladder
  • St. Nectarius the Obedient of the Kiev Caves
  • St. Dionysius, Bishop of Corinth
  • St. Pitirim of Egypt, disciple of St. Anthony the Great
  • Hieromartyr Abibus, Bishop of Nekressi in Georgia
  • St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Thessalonica
  • Hieromartyr John of Persia
  • St. Urban of Macedonia
  • Repose of Blessed Abel "the Prophet" of Valaam (1831)

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Eftihia
  • Andonis
  • Alesavet

Sunday, November 22, 2009

After-feast of the Entry into the Temple

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:14-22
  • Gospel: Luke 12:16-21

Saints and feasts

  • Afterfeast of the Entry into the Temple
  • Apostles Philemon and Archippus
  • Martyr Apphia, wife of Philemon, and St. Onesimus, disciple of St. Paul
  • Martyrdom of St. Michael, prince of Tver
  • Martyrs Cecilia (canon only), Valerian, Tiburtius and Maximus at Rome
  • Martyr Procopius the reader at Caesaria in Palestine
  • Martyr Menignus at Parium
  • St. Agabbas of Syria
  • Righteous Michael the soldier of Bulgaria
  • Martyrs Stephen, Mark, and Mark (another) in Pisidia
  • Martyr Agapion of Greece
  • St. Callistus II, Patriarch of Constantinople (Mt. Athos)
  • St. Clement of Ochrida, Bishop of Greater Macedonia.

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan
  • Petros
  • Katherine
  • Irini

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Georgeos
  • Reginald
  • Haido
  • Gordana
  • Milos

Sunday, November 15, 2009

8th Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:4-10
  • Gospel: Luke 10:25-37

Saints and feasts

  • Repose of St. Herman, Wonder worker of Alaska
  • Holy Martyrs and Confessors Gurias, Samonas and Abibus of Edessa
  • Martyrs Elpidius, Marcellus and Eustochius who suffered under Julian the Apostate
  • Martyr Demetrius of Thrace
  • St. Quinctian, Bishop of Seleucia
  • St. Philip, abbot of Rabang (Vologda)
  • St. Paisius (Velichkovsky) of Moldavia and Mt. Athos
  • St. Thomas the new, Patriarch of Constantinople.
  • St. Malo (Machutas) of Brittany

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Georgeos
  • Kostos
  • Eleni
  • Kyriaki
  • Loukas
  • Keriaki

Sunday, November 8, 2009

7th Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 2:2-10
  • Gospel: Luke 8:41-56

Saints and feasts

  • Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & the other Bodiless Powers: Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Salaphiel, Jegudiel, & Barachiel
     
  • Abbot of Meifod( Powys)

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Dmitri

Sunday, November 1, 2009

6th Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 12:27-31; 13:1-8
  • Gospel: Luke 16:19-31

Saints and feasts

  • Cosmas & Damianos the Holy Unmercenaries and their mother Theodota
  • David the Righteous of Evia
  • St.Pabiali
  • St Cledwyn and St Dingad
  • St Ceitho
  • St Cadfan of Bardsey
  • St John the Bishop and St James the Prebyter of Persia
  • Martyr Hermengild the Goth of Spain
  • St David the Ascetic of Euboea
  • New Martyr Iakovos the Ascetic at Edirne

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Leo
  • Anna
  • Paraskeva
  • Tisbena
  • Yeleyna

Sunday, October 25, 2009

6th Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 1:11-19
  • Gospel: Luke 8:26-39

Saints and feasts

  • St Tabitha, the Almsgiver
  • Holy Martyrs St Marcianus the Church Reader and St Martyrius the Sub-deacon of Constantinople
  • St Tabitha,the Widow, Raised from the Dead by the Apostle Peter
  • St Front, Bishop of Perigueux

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Yeleyna
  • Nicholas
  • Marija
  • Alexander

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Luke the Evangelist

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 4:5-11, 14-18
  • Gospel: Luke 10:16-21

Saints and feasts

  • Holy Apostle and Evangelist, St Luke
  • Marinos the Martyr
  • St Gwen, the Martyr
  • St Wenna, the Martyr
  • St Brothen and St Gwendolen
  • St Monon, the Martyr
  • St Julian Sabas of Syria

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Yevgeni
  • Caliopi
  • Aspasia

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to Titus 3:8-15
  • Gospel:Luke 8:5-15

Saints and feasts

  • Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council
  • Philip the Apostle of the 70, one of the 7 Deacons
  • Theophanes the Confessor, Bishop of Nicaea
  • Holy Martyrs Zenais and Philonilla
  • Our Holy Father Nectarius, Arsacuis and Sisinius, Patriarchs of Constantinople
  • St Ethelburga, Abbess of Barking
  • St Kenneth Abbot of Aghaboe

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Romulus
  • Savdelina
  • Ingraham Mervyn
  • Irina
  • Vasily
  • Sarandos
  • Nicolas

Saturday, October 3, 2009

2nd Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:16-18; 7:1
  • Gospel:Luke 6:31-36

Saints and feasts

  • Hierotheos, Bishop of Athens
  • St Ammon and St Paul the Simple of Egypt
  • St Barsanuphius, Bishop of Tver
  • Domnina the Martyr and her daughters
  • St.Barrog
  • Hieromartyr Anthimus , the Georgian

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Anastasi
  • Irina
  • Itsa
  • May
  • Sarah
  • Stanojko

Saturday, September 26, 2009

1st Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 15:1-11
  • Gospel:Matthew 19:16-26

Saints and feasts

  • Kallistratos the Martyr and his 49 Companions
  • Mark, Aristarchos, and Zenon, Apostles of the 70
  • Akylina the New Martyr of Thessalonik
  • St.Sabbatius of Solovietsk
  • St.Barrog
  • Hieromartyr Anthimus , the Georgian

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Valentina
  • Ekaterini
  • Yelena

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Sunday After The Exaltation of The Precious Cross

Scripture readings

  • Epistle:St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 2:16-20
  • Gospel:Mark 8:34-38; 9:1

Saints and feasts

  • Great Martyr Eustathius, His Wife Theopiste, their Two Sons Agapius and Theopistus
  • St Michael, Prince of Chernigov and His Boyar Theodore, Martyrs at the Hands of The Tartars
  • Our Righteous Father Eustathius, Archbishop of Thessolonica
  • Hilarion the New Martyr of Crete

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Ivan
  • Vulla
  • Uriy
  • John

Saint Michael's Antiochian Orthodox Church AGM


Agenda

20 September 2009
  1. Welcome and opening prayers
  2. Minutes of the previous meeting
  3. Matters arising
  4. Presidents Report
  5. Financial report
  6. Setting of Subscriptions
  7. Church Deeds
  8. Conservation plan
  9. Other Business

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Sunday before Holy Cross

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 6:11-18
  • Gospel:John 3:13-17

Saints and feasts

  • Forefeast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross
  • Memorial of the founding of the Holy Temple: Holy Resurrection of Christ
  • Holy Hieromartyr Cornelius the Centurion

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Peter
  • Nikolai
  • Grigori
  • Ivan
  • Eleni

Sunday, September 6, 2009

13th Sunday of Matthew

St Matthew

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 16:13-24
  • Gospel:Matthew 21:33-42

Saints and feasts

  • Commemoration of the miracle of the Archangel Michael in Colossae
  • Martyrs Eudoxios, Andronikos and Kalodote

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Michael
  • Peter
  • grigori
  • kleianthei

Saturday, August 29, 2009

12th Sunday of Mathew

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 15:1-11
  • Gospel:Matthew 19:16-26

Saints and feasts

  • Apodosis of the Feast of the Forerunner
  • Alexander, John & Paul, New Patriarchs of Constantinople
  • Phantinos the Righteous of Calabria

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Frederick
  • Evdokiya
  • Zorona
  • Nicholas

Reminder

There will be no divine Liturgy today, 30th August as Fr Ilyan is in the North Island.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

11th Sunday after Pentecost

St Matthew

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 9:2-12
  • Gospel:Matthew 18:23-35

Saints and feasts

  • Our Holy Father Ireneaus, Bishop of Lyons
  • Our Holy Father Kallinikos, Patriarch of Constantinople
  • Luppus the Martyr & Slave of St. Demetrios of Thessaloniki
  • Our Righteous Father Nicholas of Sikelion
  • 38 Martyrs of Thrace

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Mary
  • George
  • Sadie
  • Valentina
  • Alexander
  • Walter
  • Millie

Notice

There will be no divine Liturgy next Sunday, 30th August since Fr Ilyan will be in the North Island.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

After-Feast of The Holy Dormition of Our Lady , The Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary

Dormition of the Theotokos

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16
  • Gospel:Matthew 17:14-23

Saints and feasts

  • Translation of the Image of Our Lord and God and Savior, Jesus Christ
  • Diomedes the Physician & Martyr of Tarsus
  • Timothy of Euripus, founder of the Monastery of Pentele
  • Nicodemus the New Martyr of Meteora
  • Gerasimos the New Ascetic of Cephalonia
  • Holy Monk Penteles
  • Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Mary
  • Alexander
  • George
  • Pilip