Sunday, July 20, 2025
Holy Glorious Prophet Elijah
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Today’s Readings
Epistle: Romans 12:6-14, James 5:10-20
Gospel: Matthew 9:1-8, Luke 4:22-30
Schedule of Services:
Saturday, Great Vespers at 4pm.
Sunday, Divine Liturgy at 10am. Hours begin at 9:40am.
Announcements:
-Many years to Leo Stone who will celebrate his first birthday tomorrow! And Many years to Nick Schafranek who celebrated his name’s day on the 17th!
-Thank you, Nellie, for hosting coffee hour today!
-Fr. Tristan would like to share with the parish some of the themes brought up at the All-American Council. Hopefully, within the next few weeks, on a Sunday during coffee hour, a small session to present to everyone a little update regarding the Council can take place. Nonetheless, all went well at the Assembly this past week, and we now have additional relics for the church. Thank you for your prayers.
-Archbishop Michael announces Operation: Spring Valley – a Diocese-wide call to action, to gather volunteers from across our Diocesan family, on Saturday, August 2, and Saturday, August 9, to help improve the rectory, church, and grounds of our St. John the Baptist Church in Spring Valley, New York. Please see Fr. Tristan if you are interested in volunteering to help with this undertaking.
-Sports Week is taking place at St. Andrew’s Camp from July 21st to 27th.
-Fr. Paul Kucynda’s Funeral Services will take place at Holy Resurrection Church, 285 French Hill Road, Wayne, New Jersey 07470 on Monday, July 21. 2:00 – 7:00 PM Visitation. 7:00 PM Funeral of a Priest, and on Tuesday, July 22. 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy. Burial follows, at St. Vladimir Cemetery, 316 Cassville Road, Jackson, New Jersey 08527.
-Please consider donating to the Building Preservation/Rectory Fund. Sign up is located on the bulletin board. All donations are appreciated.
-Don’t forget the needy. ShopRite gift cards or non-perishable foods are greatly appreciated.
Prayers for:
Departed: Archpriest Paul, Raymonde, Joseph Living: Jason, Archpriest Vladimir, Marie, Michele, Nina, Jeannine, Alexei, Erik, William, June, Kaylee, Vera, Galina, Sandy, Stephanie and Forrest, Fernando, Michael, Bernard, Gerald, David, Robert; Metropolitan Onuphry and the faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church; the suffering people and innocent victims of the Ukrainian/Russian war and those being persecuted; and the suffering victims of the war in Israel and Palestine.
Words for the Day:
The acquisition of of holiness is not the exclusive business of monks, as certain people think. People with families are also called to holiness, as are those in all kinds of professions, who live in the world, since the commandment about perfection and holiness is given not only to monks, but to all people.
(Hieromartyr Onuphry Gagaluk)
Many rich and powerful men would pay dearly to see the Lord or His Most Pure Mother, but God does not appear in riches, but in the humble heart... Every one of the poorest men can be humbles and come to know God. It need neither money nor reputation to come to know God, but only humility.
(St. Silouan the Athonite, Writings, I.11,21)
Always have the fear of God in your heart, and remember that God is always with you, everywhere, whether you are walking or sitting.
(St. Gennadius of Constantinople, The Golden Chain, 14)
Next Week’s Readings:
Epistle: Romans 15:1-7: Brethren, We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. 3 For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.” 4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. 5 Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, 6 that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 7 Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God.
Gospel: Matthew 9:27-35: At that time, When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us!” 28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” 29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.” 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows it.” 31 But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country. 32 As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed. 33 And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never seen like this in Israel!” 34 But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.” 35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
