Sunday, November 1, 2026
Holy Un-mercenaries Cosmos and Damian
Today’s Readings
Epistle: Galatians 2:16-20
Gospel: Luke 16:19-31
Schedule of Services:
-Saturday Great Vespers at 4pm.
-Sunday Divine Liturgy at 10am. Hours begin at 9:40am.
Announcements:
-Memory eternal to our departed parishioners of November.
-Thank you to the Bartoshes, Stones, Nellie, and Carissa for hosting coffee hour today.
-Please see the calendar on our website for the month of November.
-Once again, our parish is sponsoring a seminarian family. Information is located on the table downstairs. Please select a card with the gift description, and take it off of the board. Then sign your name on the yellow pad, next to the same number that is written on the top of the selected index card. Take the index card home as a reminder. After purchasing, wrapping and labeling the gift, bring it back no later than Nov. 22. If you have any questions, please see Nellie or Mila. Thank you for your contributions and to Nellie for once again setting up the board.
--The Goal Setting/Vision Session for parishioners of St. Gregory's will be held next Saturday, November 7th at 11am. There is a sign-up sheet posted in the hall downstairs by the coffee hour sign-up sheet. This is the last day to sign up for planning purposes.
-A parish council meeting is scheduled for next Sunday.
-Nest Sunday, November 8th, we will meet at the VFW in Glen Gardner at 9am to sing to the Veterans and have the children offer them their “Thank you” cards that they prepared in Sunday School. The address: 179 Main St. Glen Gardner, NJ.
-Don’t forget the needy. ShopRite gift cards or non-perishable foods are greatly appreciated.
Looking ahead:
-Church School for the older children will be on November 8, 15, 22, and 29. The younger group will meet on November 8 and 29.
-Upcoming choir rehearsal will be on Sundays, November 1 and 29 at 9:15 am, and on Thursday, November 19 at 6:30 pm.
-A Men’s Fellowship gathering will take place on Saturday evening, November 14th, at the Lopes' home. Please let Vini know if you would like to attend.
-A Fall Clean-up of Parish Grounds will take place after Divine Liturgy on Sunday, November 15th. We need volunteers to help beautify our grounds before it gets too cold. Bill Cordasco is the contact person for this. Please see him to kindly offer help as a volunteer. Also, we will be cleaning out the kitchen refrigerator on that day. Please remove any items that you do not want discarded.
Prayers for:
Departed: Jeff, Sophie, Alexandra, Pierre
Living: Valli, Kathy, Galina, Tracy, Byron, Robert and Marie, Sandy, Antonia, Carol, Archpriest Vladimir, Cristi, Nissa, Natalie, John, Jeannine, Bernard, Nicholas, Galina, Alexey, Sergei, Liona, Amelia, Vera, Eleonora, John, Ted, Paul, Gary, and Billy
Words for the Day:
Having God, fear nothing, but cast all of your care upon Him, and He will take care of you. Believe undoubtingly, and God will help you according to His mercy.
(St. Barsanuphius the Great, Instructions, 166)
Next Week’s Readings:
Epistle: Ephesians 2:4-10: Brethren, God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Gospel: Luke 8:41-56: And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged Him to come to his house, 42 for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as He went, the multitudes thronged Him. 43 Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, 44 came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped. 45 And Jesus said, “Who touched Me?” When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ” 46 But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.” 47 Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately. 48 And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.” 49 While He was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, “Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the Teacher.” 50 But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, “Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.” 51 When He came into the house, He permitted no one to go in except Peter, James, and John, and the father and mother of the girl. 52 Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, “Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping.” 53 And they ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead. 54 But He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Little girl, arise.” 55 Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And He commanded that she be given something to eat. 56 And her parents were astonished, but He charged them to tell no one what had happened.
