Sunday of the Holy Cross

Scripture readings

• Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6
• Gospel: Mark 8:34-38; 9:1

Saints and feasts

• Hieromartyr of Cherson: Basil, Ephraim, Capito, Eugene, Aetherius, Elpidius, and Agathadorus
St. Paul the Confessor, Bishop of Plusias in Bithynia
St. Paul the Simple of Egypt, disciple of St. Anthony the Great
St. Emilian of Rome
Saints Nestor and Arcadius, bishops of Tremithus
St. Laurence, founder of the Monastery of the Mother of God in Salamina
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Surety for sinners"
Repose of Schemamonk Sisoes of Valaam (1931)

The living

• June
• Andy
• Sheryl
• Matushka Mary
• Olga
• Chris
• John
• Trevor
• Carol
• George Erakovic
• Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Dorothea
• Nushka
• Maria

2010 Archdiocese Calendar

The 2010 Archdicese calendar is now available. The cost is $15. The proceeds, after costs, from the sale go to the Parish

Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas

Scripture readings

• Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40
• Gospel: Mark 2:1-12

Saints and feasts

• St. Basil the Confessor, companion of St. Procopius at Decapolis
• Saints Marina, Cyra, and Domnica (Domnina), nuns of Syria
• Hieromartyr Proterius, Patriarch of Alexandria
• Hieromartyr Nestor, Bishop of Magydos in Pamphilia
• Apostles Nymphas and Eubulus
• Blessed Nicholas of Salos of Pskov, fool-for-Christ
• New-Martyr Kyr-Anna
• St. Romanus, desert-dweller of Condat in the Jura Mountains (Gaul)
• Six Holy Martyrs of Egypt
• St. Barsus of Damascus, Bishop Martyr Abercius
• St. Shio of Georgia, monk
• Repose of Arsenius Matseivich, Metropolitan of Rostov (1772)
• St. John Cassian the Roman, abbot. St. John, called Barsanuphius, of Nitria in Egypt
• Martyr Theocteristus, abbot of Pelecete Monastery near Prusa
• St. Cassian, recluse and faster of the Kiev Caves
• St. Meletius, Bishop of Kharkov.

The living

• June
• Andy
• Sheryl
• Matushka Mary
• Olga
• Chris
• John
• Trevor
• Carol
• George Erakovic
• Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Dorothea
• Ludmilla
• Zaheeyee

2010 Archdiocese Calendar

The 2010 Archdicese calendar is now available. The cost is $15. The proceeds, after costs, from the sale go to the Parish

Sunday of Orthodoxy

Scripture readings

• Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40
• John 1:43-51

Saints and feasts

• St. Timothy of Symbola in Bithynia
• St. Eustathius (Eustace), Archbishop of Antioch
• St. George, Bishop of Amastris on the Black Sea
• St. John the Scholastic, Patriarch of Constantinople
• St. Zachariah, Patriarch of Jerusalem
• "Kozelshchanskaya" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos
• Repose of Blessed Simon Todorsky, Bishop of Pskov (1754)
• Elder Macarius of Glinsk Hermitage (1864)

The living

• June
• Andy
• Sheryl
• Matushka Mary
• Olga
• Chris
• John
• Trevor
• Carol
• George Erakovic
• Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Eletherios
• John
• Nicholas

No Liturgy next Sunday the 28^th of February

Father Ilyan will be in Auckland next Sunday so there will be no Liturgy held at St Michael's on Sunday the 28^th of February

2010 Archdiocese Calendar

The 2010 Archdicese calendar is now available. The cost is $15. The proceeds, after costs, from the sale go to the Parish

Fourth Sunday of the Triodion: Forgiveness Sunday

Scripture readings

• Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 13:11-14; 14:1-4
• Gospel: Matthew 6:14-21

Saints and feasts

• St. Cyril, Equal-to-the Apostles, teacher of the Slavs
• St. Auxentius, monk of Bithynia
• St. Isaac, recluse of the Kiev Caves
• St. Maron, hermit of Syria
• St. Abraham, Bishop of Charres in Mesopotamia
• Translation of the Relics of Martyr Michael and his counsellor Theodore of Chernigov
• Martyr Philemon, Bishop of Gaza. New-Martyr George of Mitylene, at Constantinople
• New-Martyr Nicholas of Corinth

The living

• June
• Andy
• Sheryl
• Matushka Mary
• Olga
• Chris
• John
• Trevor
• Carol
• Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Archpriest Alexey Godaev
• Luba
• Theodoros
• Gordana
• Milos
• Nenad
• Katica
• Slavko
• Antigoni
• Ioannis
• Theofanis
• Athena

2010 Archdiocese Calendar

The 2010 Archdicese calendar is now available. The cost is $15. The proceeds, after costs, from the sale go to the Parish

Third Sunday of Triodion: Judgement Sunday

Scripture readings

• Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 8:8-13; 9:1-2
• Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46

Saints and feasts

• St. Parthenius, Bishop of Lampasacus on the Hellespont
• St. Luke of Hellas. The 1,003 Martyrs of Nicomedia
• Six Martyrs of Phrygia
• St. Peter of Monovatia, monk
• Martyr Theopemptus and Synodia
• St. Aprionus, Bishop of Cyprus
• New-Martyr George of Crete
• Repose of Archimandrite Gennadius, ascetic of Roslavl forests
  

The living

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

Вічная Память - Eternal Memory

• Luba Kachnova - February 3^rd 2010

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Luba
• Sergei
• Thoeodoros
• Eletherios

2010 Archdiocese Calendar

The 2010 Archdicese calendar is now available. The cost is $15. The proceeds, after costs, from the sale go to the Parish

Eternal Memory

• Luba Kachnova

Second Sunday of the Triodian: The Prodigal Son

Scripture readings

• Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 6:12-20
• Gospel: Luke 15:11-32

Saints and feasts

• Holy wonderworkers and unmercenaries Cyrus and John
• Martyrs Athanasia and her daughters Theoctiste, Theodotia and Eudoxia, at Canopus in Egypt
• St. Nicetas of the Kiev Caves, Bishop of Novgorod
• Martyrs Victorinus, Victor, Nicephorus, Claudius, Diodorus, Serapion, and Papias of Egypt
• Martyr Tryphaenes at Cyzicus
• St. Pachomius, abbot of Keno Monastery
• New-Martyr Elias Ardunis of Mt. Athos
• Repose of Elder Codratus of Karakallou Monastery, Mt. Athos (1930)
  

The living

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

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Alexander
• Mikhail
• Polina
• Vera
  

2010 Archdiocese Calendar

The 2010 Archdicese calendar is now available. The cost is $15. The proceeds, after costs, from the sale go to the Parish

First Sunday of the Triodian: The Publican and the Pharisee

Scripture readings

• Epistle: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 3:10-15
• Gospel: Luke 18:10-14

Saints and feasts

• St. Xenia of Rome and her two female slaves
• St. Macedonius, hermit of Syria
• Martyrs Babylas of Sicily and his two disciples
• Timothy and Agapius
• Translation of the Relics of St. Anastasius the Persian
• Martyrs Paul, Pausirius, and Theodotian, of Egypt
• St. Philo, Bishop of Kalpa in Cyprus
• St. Philippicus the presbyter
• Martyr Barsimaeus of Syria and his two brothers
• St. Zosimas, Bishop of Babylon in Egypt
• St. Dionysius of Olympus and Platina (and Mt. Athos). Martyr John of Kazan. St. Gerasimus, Bishop of Perm
• St. Xenia of Petersburg, fool-for-Christ
• St. Felician, Bishop of Foligno in Italy
• Martyrs Hermogenes and Mamas
• St. Neophytecluse of Cyprus.

The living

• June
• Andy
• Sheryl
• Matushka Mary
• Olga
• Kathleen
• Luba
• Madge
• John
• Trevor
• Carol
• Archpriest Ilyan
• The newly illumined Handmaid of God, Lolita
• Godparent Alevtina
• Godparent Sergei
• Mother Alina
  

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Sophia
• Despina
• Slavka

2010 Archdiocese Calendar

The 2010 Archdicese calendar is now available. The cost is $15. The proceeds, after costs, from the sale go to the Parish

15th Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

• Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:17-21
• Gospel: Luke 19:1-10

Saints and feasts

• St. Anthony the Great
• Emperor St. Theodosius the Great
• St. Achilles the Confessor, hermit of Egypt
• St. Anthony the New, of Berrhia in Macedonia
• St. Anthony of Dymsk (Novgorod)
• St. Anthony of Krasny Kholm, monk
• St. Anthony of Chernoezersk, monk
• St. Anthony the Roman, of Novgorod
• New-Martyr George of Ioannina

The living

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

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Margaritis
• Sophia
• Emmanuel
• George
• Stavros

2010 Archdiocese Calendar

The 2010 Archdicese calendar is now available. The cost is $15. The proceeds, after costs, from the sale go to the Parish

The Presbytery

The Presbytery is 112 years old and as such is in dire need of repair. Nicholas Eades is concentrating on the exterior walls including the front of the house , and Mr.Peter Walton is working on the back door and back part of the house , which is deteriorating rapidly.

Their latest serveillance shows a leaking roof ,a fragile back door , which will probably be replaced before the weekend.

Although it is true that we own the property ourselves , it is St.Michael's Presbytery , and with that in mind , any contributions , financial or otherwise would be very much appreciated

Sunday after Theophany

Scripture readings

• Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 4:7-13
• Gospel: Matthew 4:12-17

Saints and feasts

• Afterfeast of the Theophany
• St. Gregory of Nyssa
• St. Dometian, bishop of Melitene
• St. Marcian, presbyter of Constantinople
• St. Paul, abbot of Obnora (Vologda), and his disciple St. Macarius, abbot of Pisma Monastery
• Blessed Theosebia the deaconess, sister of St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory of Nyssa
• St. Ammon, monk. St. Macarius of the Kiev Caves
• Repose of Schemahieromonk Antipas of Valaam (1882)

The living

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

Вічная Память- Memory Eternal

• Maria Savina

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Maria Savina
• Wadier
• Tagie
• Aggiprina Prokopoff and her Husband

2010 Archdiocese Calendar

The 2010 Archdicese calendar is now available. The cost is $15. The proceeds, after costs, from the sale go to the Parish

Car for Sale

Nobila Azer and her family are moving to Australia, and she has an 8 seater 1995 Toyota Lucida, with Sun-roof, 148,000kms on the clock, . Diesel. Offers $3,500. to $4000.

Sunday before Theophany

Scripture readings

• Epistle: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 4:5-8
• Gospel: Mark 1:1-8

Saints and feasts

• St.Gordius The Martyr
• St.Sintan & St.Finlugh
• The Holy Prophet Malachi
• St.Genevieve of Paris

The living

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

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Slavko
• Dimitar
• Keriake
• Jelica

Old Calendar Christmas

The Old Calendar Divine Liturgy is at 10.am on January the 7th - followed by a 'Pot-Lunch' at the Presbytery

Car for Sale

Nobila Azer and her family are moving to Australia, and she has an 8 seater 1995 Toyota Lucida, with Sun-roof, 148,000kms on the clock, . Diesel. Offers $3,500. to $4000.

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
  

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

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

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

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

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

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, 30^th August as Fr Ilyan is in the North Island.

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, 30^th August since Fr Ilyan will be in the North Island.

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

9th Sunday of Matthew

St Mathias

Scripture readings

• Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 3:9-17
• Gospel:Matthew 14:22-34

Saints and feasts

• Matthias Apostle of the 70
• Anthony the Martyr of Alexandria
• 
  Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

The living

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

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Alexander
• Margareta
• Vladimir
• Tamara
• Constantine-George

8th Sunday of Matthew

St Stephen

Scripture readings

• Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 1:10-17
• Matthew 14:14-22

Saints and feasts

• Translation of the Relics of Stephen the Protomartyr
• Holy Glorious New Martyr Theodore of Dardanelles
• 
  Phocas the Martyr
• St.Basil of Moscow, fool for Christ

The living

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

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Alexander
• Thomas
• Laura
• John
• Najiebe

7th Sunday of Matthew

St Luke

Scripture readings

• Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:23-29; 4:1-5
• Matthew 9:27-35

Saints and feasts

• Hermolaos the Holy Martyr & his Companions
• Paraskevi the Righteous Martyr of Rome
• St. Prisca, the Righteous Martyr
• Moses the Hungarian
• Jacob Nestsvetov the Enlightener of Alaska

The living

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

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Polya
• Josephine-May
• Lydia
• Mithun

Sunday of The Holy Fathers of The First Six Ecumenical Councils

Fathers of the First Council of Nicea

Scripture readings

• Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to Titus 3:8-15
• Gospel: Matthew 5:14-19

Saints and feasts

• Sunday of the Holy Fathers
• Macrina the Righteous, sister of St. Basil
• Dios, Abbot of Antioch

The living

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

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Kate
• Margareta
• Venelin
• Maria

Otago Combined Christian Group 10^th Anniversary celebration dinner

You are warmly invited to attend this dinner which will celebrate ten years of Otago Combined Christian Group (CCG) ministry together on campus. We are inviting all current students, past and present members and leaders of the CCG committee, University and Polytechnic staff, all Church leaders and the people of Dunedin to celebrate with us.
Everyone is welcome !

The dinner will be held in Herron Hall, behind Knox Presbyterian Church 449 George Street from 6pm on Saturday 1st August.

The speaker will be Rev Richard Dawson

Tickets are $25 for a lovely meal and entertainment.

The dinner is being held at the end of our annual "Jesus Week” on our campuses, and will be a celebration of and highlight of this week

Come along and learn about the history of CCG and what God has been enabling us all to do together over the last ten years, and to find inspiration for the future

Tickets are available ($25) from Greg Hughson in the Upper Room on the University campus, upstairs in the University Union building

E mail Greg via greg.hughson@otago.ac.nz to reserve your ticket as soon as possible.

Cheques can be made out to "Otago Combined Christian Groups" or payment made electronically to 060942 0179032 00 or cheques posted
to Greg Hughson , Chaplaincy, Box 1436, Dunedin.

For further information please contact Greg Hughson (479 8497, 027 212 1048) Tim Muller (Chairperson of CCG) tim.muller@gmail.com or Richard Dawson. rdawson@ihug.co.nz

5th Sunday of Pentecost

St Veronica

Scripture readings

• Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 10:1-10
• Gospel: Matthew 8:28-34; 9:1

Saints and feasts

• Holy Martyrs Proclus and Hilary
• Icon of The Most Holy Theotokos of The Three Hands
• St Veronica Who was Healed by Christ
• Holy Martyr Serapion
• St Michael of Maleinus
  

The living

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

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Kathleen
• Nicolas
• John
• Elini
  

Fourth Sunday of Pentecost

Scripture readings

St Matthew

• Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 5:22-26; 6:1-2



• Gospel: Matthew 8:5-13

Saints and feasts

• St Athanasios, Founder of The Great Lavra of the Holy Mountain, Athos
• St Lampadus the Wonder-Worker
• Recovery of the Relics of St Sergei of Radonezh
• St Fragan and St Gwen
  

The living

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

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Eleni
• Nina
• Boris

The Third Sunday of Pentecost

Scripture readings

St Matthew

• Epistle: Epistle of St Paul to the Romans, 5:1-11



• Gospel: Gospel of St Matthew, 6:22-33

Saints and feasts

• Translation of the relics of Cyros and John the unmercenary healers
• Martyrs Papios and Paul
• Venerable Moses the anchorite
• Venerable Simeon
• Venerable Sergios and Herman wonderworkers

The living

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

The Departed we Commemorated today

• George
• Annis
• Leslie-John
• Eleni

The 2nd Sunday of Pentecost

Scripture readings

St Matthew

• Epistle: The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 2:10-16



• Gospel: The Reading is from the Gospel of Matthew 4:18-23

Saints and feasts

• Julian the Martyr of Tarsus
• Terentios, Bishop of Iconium
• Nikitas the New Martyr of Nisyros

The living

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

The Departed we Commemorated today

• David
• Jacob

First Sunday after Pentecost - All Saints Sunday

Scripture readings

• Epistle: The Reading is from Epistle of St Paul to the Hebrews, 11:33-40;12:1-2
  
  


• Gospel: The Reading is from the Gospel of St Matthew, 10:32-33;37-38;19:27-30

Saints and feasts

• Prophet Elisha
  


• Methodios the Confessor, patriarch of Constantinople
  


• Venerable Niphon of Athos
  


• Cyril, bishop of Crete
  


• John, Metropolitan of Euchaita

The living

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

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Elias
• Yelina
• George
• John

Sunday of Pentecost

Scripture readings

• Epistle: The Reading is from Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11
  
  


• Gospel: The Reading is from the Gospel of John 7:37-52;8:12

Saints and feasts

• Hieromartyr Theodotos, bishop of Ancyra
• Venerable Sebastian the wonder-worker
• Venerable Cedd, bishop of Essex

The living

• June
• Olga
• Luba
• Sheryl
• Archpriest Ilyan

Preparing for Our Parish Council Elections

The new constitution which was adopted at our last AGM , to keep us in line with all other Antiochian parishes in Australasia, has a much more formal system of election than we have had in the past. Such an election should be held every 2 years and we are now preparing for ours. We need to elect a Chairman, or woman, a Secretary, a Treasurer and 2 or3 ordinary members of the council.

The steps to be followed are

• An electoral roll needs to be prepared of all Parish members.


• Nominations for the Parish Council will be called for at least one month and not more than 6 weeks before an election. These must be in writing and signed by both the Nominee and the proposer, both of whom must be on the electoral roll. There is also a process for objecting to these.


• Elections will then be held by secret ballot as part of an Annual General Meeting.

At present we are preparing the electoral roll. When we feel that we have as complete a roll as can be done, hopefully within the next 2 or 3 weeks, we will set the dates for for nominations and elections.

We have begun to prepare an electoral roll of all those who attend and take communion in St Michaels and who live in the Dunedin Metropolitan area. If you would like to check that you are on this roll or do not want to be included on the roll, please phone Alice Baird (Chairperson) on 03 486 1032. We will also have the draught roll at church over the next few weeks .

Alice Baird
Parish Chairwoman

After-feast of The Ascension

Scripture readings

• Epistle: The Reading is from Acts of the Apostles 20:16-18, 28-36
  
  


• Gospel: The Reading is from the Gospel of John 17:1-13

Saints and feasts

• Fathers of the 1st Council
   
• Hermias the Martyr at Comana
   
• Eusebius and Haralambos the Monk-martyrs

The living

• June
• Olga
• Luba
• Kathleen
• Carole
• Rachael
• David
• Dellis
• Fennella and Family
• Sheryl
• Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

• John
• Reginald
• Joan
• Annis
• Leslie-John

Sixth Sunday of Pascha - theSunday of the Blind Man

Scripture readings

• Epistle: The Reading is from Acts of the Apostles 16:16-34
  
  


• Gospel: The Reading is from the Gospel of John 9:1-38

Saints and feasts

• St.Symeon Stylites of The Wondrous Mountain
• St.Nicetas The Stylite , Wonderworker of Peryaslavl
• St.Vincent of Lerins

The living

• Priest George of Auckland
• June
• Luba
• Olga
• Kathleen
• Sheryl
• Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Innokenty
• Helen
• Nicolas
• Carole

Fifth Sunday of Pascha: The Samaritan Woman

Scripture readings

• Epistle: The Reading is from Acts of the Apostles 11:19-30
  
  


• Gospel: The Reading is from the Gospel of John 4:5-42

Saints and feasts

• Holy New Martyr Peter the Aleut
• Holy Apostle Andronicos of The Seventy with His Companion Junia
• St.Madern, the Hermit

The living

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

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Sadie
• Annis
• Lydia
• Tony
• Vassili
• Theodosia
• Archimandrite Nicholas
• Matushka Anna
• Natalia

Fourth Sunday of Pascha: The Paralytic

Scripture readings

• Epistle: The Reading is from The Acts of the Apostles 9:32-42
  
  


• Gospel: The Reading is from the Gospel: John 5:1-15

Saints and feasts

• Basil the Holy Martyr Bishop of Amasea
• Glaphyra the Righteous

The living

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

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Ingraham – Ernest
• Argeo
• James

Sunday of Myrrh-bearing Women

Scripture readings

• Epistle: The Reading is from The Acts of the Apostles 6:1-7
  
  


• Gospel: The Reading is from the Gospel of Mark 15:43–16:8

Saints and feasts

• Timothy & Mavra the Martyrs
• Peter the Wonderworker
  

The living

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

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Havronia
• Olga

Todays Hymns

Troparion (Tone 2)

The noble Joseph, taking down thy most pure Body from the Tree,
Wrapped it in clean linen and sweet spices and laid it in a new tomb.
But on the third day thou didst rise,
O Lord, granting the world great mercy.

Troparion (Tone 2)

Verily, the angel came to the tomb and said to the ointment-bearing women,
"the ointment is meet for the dead,
but Christ is shown to be remote from corruption.
But cry ye, 'The Lord is risen, granting the world the Great Mercy.'"

Kontakion - Tone 2

You did command the myrrh-bearers to rejoice, O Christ!
By Your Resurrection, You did stop the lamentation of Eve, O God!
You did command Your apostles to preach: The Savior is Risen!

Sunday of St Thomas

Scripture readings

• Epistle: The Reading is from The Acts of the Apostles 5:12-20
  
  


• Gospel: The Reading is from the Gospel: John 20:19-31

Saints and feasts

• Basil the Holy Martyr Bishop of Amasea
• Glaphyra the Righteous

The living

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

Todays Hymns

Troparion (Tone 7)

From the sealed tomb, You did shine forth, O Life!
Through closed doors You did come to Your disciples, O Christ God!
Renew in us, through them, an upright spirit,
By the greatness of Your mercy, O Resurrection of all!

Kontakion (Tone 8)

Thomas touched Your life-giving side with an eager hand, O Christ God,
When You did come to Your apostles through closed doors.
He cried out with all: You are my Lord and my God!

No Divine Liturgy today

There will be no Divine Liturgy this morning due to Fr Ilyan's illness.

Fr Ilyan underwent radio therapy on Friday and his health continues to be a matter of great concern.

Please remember him in your prayers.

Christ is Risen

Truly he has risen!



Wishing all the parishioners and friends of St Michael's a joyful and glorious Pascha.

The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)

Scripture readings

• Epistle: The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 4:4-9
  
  


• Gospel: The Reading is from the Gospel: John 12:1-18

Saints and feasts

• Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parios
• Anthoussa the Righteous of Constantinople

The living

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

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Nancy
• Seraphine

Holy Week Services at St Michael's

The Schedule of Holy week services can be found in detail here: Holy Week Services at St Michael's

The Great Feast of the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem

Palm Sunday or the Triumphal Entry marks the end of the Great Lent and the beginning of Holy Week falling on the Sunday immediately preceding Pascha.

This feast recalls our Lords entry into Jerusalem on a donkey and the joyful reaction of the crowds to this event.

But we also remember the sadness to come as we prepare ourselves for Holy week which will culminate in Our Lord's Crucifiction on Good Friday.

The Churches are decorated with branches Palms or similar trees if Palms are not available.

Fish is permitted on the day, the second relaxation of the Fast which will last until Pascha since the beginning of Lent since this is a joyful day.

The events surrounding Christs Triumphal entry into Jerusalem are recounted in all four gospels

Matthew 21:1-11
Mark 11:1-11
Luke 19:28-44 and
John 12:12-19

12 On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

14 And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,

15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.

16 These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.

17 The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record. 18 For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.

19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.

Troparion (Tone 1)

By raising Lazarus from the dead before Your passion, You did confirm the universal Resurrection, O Christ God! Like the children with the palms of victory, We cry out to You, O Vanquisher of death; Hosanna in the Highest! Blessed is He that comes in the Name of the Lord!

Troparion (Tone 4)

When we were buried with You in Baptism, O Christ God, We were made worthy of eternal life by Your Resurrection! Now we praise You and sing: Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is He that comes in the Name of the Lord!

Kontakion (Tone 6)

Sitting on Your throne in heaven, Carried on a foal on earth, O Christ God! Accept the praise of angels and the songs of children who sing: Blessed is He that comes to recall Adam!

Sunday of St Mary The Righteous of Egypt

Scripture readings

• Epistle: The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:11-14
  
  


• Gospel: The Reading is from Gospel of Mark 10:32-45

Saints and feasts

• The Holy Martyrs Claudius, Diodorus, Victor, Victorinus, Pappius, Necephorus and Serapion
  
  
• St Ethelburga, the Abbess of Kent
  
  
• St Mark The Anchorite of Athens
  
  
• St Theodora of Thessalonika

The living

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

The Departed we Commemorated today

• George
• Sadie
• Kristen-Elizabeth

Sunday of Saint John of the ladder

Scripture readings

• Epistle: The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 6:13-20
  
  


• Gospel: The Reading is from Gospel of Mark 9:17-31
  

Saints and feasts

• Memorial to St John Climacus of The Ladder of Divine Virtues
   
• St Mark, Bishop of Arethusa, St Cyril His Deacon and The Others Martyred With Him. Who Suffered under Julian the Apostate. 
   
• St Gladys and Her Husband St Gywnllyn
   
• St Diadochus Bishop of Photice

The living

• June
• Luba
• Olga
• Kathleen
• Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Maria
• Natalia
• Lotifi
• Nicola

Adoration of The Precious Cross

Scripture readings

• Epistle: The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6
  
  


• Gospel: The Reading is from Gospel of Mark 8:34-38; 9:1
  

Saints and feasts

• Basil the Holy Martyr of Ancyra
• Kalliniki & Vassilisa the Martyrs
• Euthemios the New Martyr
  

The living

• June
• Luba
• Olga
• Kathleen
• Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Archpriest Alexey
• Fanka
• Ankitsa
• Alexandros
• Alexander

Sunday of St Gregory Palamas of Thessalonika

Scripture readings

• Epistle: The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 1:10-14; 2:1-3
  
  


• Gospel: The Reading is from Gospel of Mark 2:1-12
  

Saints and feasts

• Holy Martyrs Agapios
• Publius and their Companions at Caesarea in Palestine
• St Theophylactos The Confessor, Bishop of Nicomedia
• Holy Apostle Aristobulus of The Seventy
  

The living

• June
• Luba
• Olga
• Kathleen
• Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

• George
• Elias
• Peter
• Semion
• Natalia Grigori
• Paracseva
• Athena

Sunday of Orthodoxy

Scripture readings

• Epistle: The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40
  
  


• Gospel: The Reading is from Gospel of John 1:43-51
  

Saints and feasts

• St Theophylactos The Confessor, Bishop of Nicomedia
• St Senan, the Monk of Inniscarra
• Holy Apostle Hermas of The Seventy
• St Theodoret, The Hieromartyr of Antioch
• St Felix of Burgundy, Bishop of Dunwich & Enlightener of East Anglia
  
  

The living

• June
• Luba
• Olga
• Kathleen
• Archpriest Ilyan
• Priest Theodoros in Australia

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Nushka
• Maria
• Christophoros
• Vera

Forgiveness Sunday

Scripture readings

• Epistle: The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 13:11-14; 14:1-4
  
  


• Gospel: The Reading is from Gospel of Matthew 6:14-21
  

Saints and feasts

• Eudokia the Martyr of Heliopolis
• Andonina the New Martyr

The living

• June
• Luba
• Olga
• Kathleen
• Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Dorothea
• Ludmilla