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Contents:

Life of St Nektarios……………1-4

Some Practical Liturgical Notes..5

Media Mondays……………….…5

Charities Committee…….………6

Cadillac Chance flyer…….….…..7

Happening in Local Parishes…..8

Assisting in Upcoming Services..9

Building Cleaning……………….10

Philoptochos Officers…………..10

Many Years!…………………….11

Conversing with the Fathers…..12

Open House flyer………………13

Some words from a Mdrn Saint.14

Calendar Notes & Futuer Dates.15

Stewardship Committee ………15

Lending Library……………..…15

St Photini Prayer Group……….15

November Calendar…………....16

December Calendar……………17

The$Witness$November/December 2015 Volume 4, Issue 9

The Monthly Newsletter of Holy Apostles Orthodox Christian Church Cheyenne, WY

Metropolis of Denver

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The Life of St. Nektarios the Wonderworker of Aegina

Saint Nektarios, the great wonderworker of modern times, was born Anastasius Kephalas in Selevria, Thrace on October 1, 1846.

Since his family was poor, Anastasius went to Constantinople when he was fourteen in order to find work. Although he had no money, he asked the captain of a boat to take him. The captain told him to take a walk… Anastasius understood, and sadly walked away.

The captain gave the order to start the engines, but nothing happened. After several unsuccessful attempts, he looked up into the eyes of Anastasius who stood on the dock. Taking pity on the boy, the captain told him to come aboard. Immediately, the engines started, and the boat began to move.

Anastasius found a job with a tobacco merchant in Constantinople, who did not pay him very much. In his desire to share useful information with others, Anastasius wrote down short maxims from the Church Fathers on the paper bags and packages of the tobacco shop. The customers would read them out of curiosity, and might perhaps derive some benefit from them.

The boy went about barefoot and in ragged clothing, but he trusted in God. Seeing that the merchant received many letters, Anastasius also wanted to write a letter. To whom could he write? Not to his parents, because there were no mail deliveries to his village. Not to his friends, because he had none. Therefore, he decided to write to Christ to tell Him of his needs.

“My little Christ,” he wrote. “I do not have an apron or shoes. You send them to me. You know how much I love you.”

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!!!The!Witness!Anastasius sealed the letter and wrote on the outside: “To the Lord Jesus Christ in Heaven.” On his way to mail the letter, he ran into the man who owned a shop opposite the one in which he worked. The man asked him where he was going, and Anastasius whispered something in reply. Seeing the letter in his hands, the man offered to mail it for him.

The merchant put the letter in his pocket and assured Anastasius that he would mail it with his own letters. The boy returned to the tobacco shop, filled with happiness. When he took the letter from his pocket to mail it, the merchant happened to notice the address. Astonished and curious, the man could not

resist opening the letter to read it. Touched by the boy’s simple faith, the merchant placed some money in an envelope and sent it to him anonymously. Anastasius was filled with joy, and he gave thanks to God.

A few days later, seeing Anastasius dressed somewhat better than usual, his employer thought he had stolen money from him and began to beat him. Anastasius cried out, “I have never stolen anything. My little Christ sent me the money.” Hearing the commotion, the other merchant came and took the tobacco seller aside and explained the situation to him.

When he was still a young man, Anastasius made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. During the voyage, the ship was in danger of sinking in a storm. Anastasius looked at the raging sea, and then at the captain. He went and stood beside the captain and took the helm, praying for God to save them. Then he took off the cross his grandmother had given him (containing a piece of the Cross of Christ) and tied it to his belt. Leaning over the side, he dipped the cross into the water three times and commanded the sea, “Silence! Be still.” At once, the wind died down and the sea became calm.

Anastasius was saddened, however, because his cross had fallen into the sea and was lost. As the boat sailed on, sounds of knocking seemed to come from the hull below the water line. When the ship docked, the young man got off and started to walk away.

Suddenly, the captain began shouting, “Kephalas, Kephalas, come back here.” The captain had ordered some men into a small boat to examine the hull in order to discover the source of the knocking, and they discovered the cross stuck to the hull. Anastasius was elated to receive his “Treasure,” and always wore it from that time forward. There is a photograph taken many years later, showing the saint in his monastic skufia. The cross is clearly visible in the photo.

On November 7, 1875, Anastasius received monastic tonsure at the Nea Moni Monastery on Chios, and the new name Lazarus. Two years later, he was ordained a deacon. On that occasion, his name was changed to Nektarios.

Later, when he was a priest, Fr Nektarios left Chios and went to Egypt. There he was elected Metropolitan of Pentapolis. Some of his colleagues became jealous of him because of his great



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!!!The!Witness!virtues, because of his inspiring sermons, and because of everything else which distinguished St Nektarios from them.

Other Metropolitans and bishops of the Patriarchate of Alexandria became filled with malice toward the saint, so they told Patriarch Sophronius that Nektarios was plotting to become patriarch himself. They told the patriarch that the Metropolitan of Pentapolis merely made an outward show of piety in order to win favor with the people. So the patriarch and his synod removed St Nektarios from his See. Patriarch Sophronius wrote an ambiguous letter of suspension which provoked scandal and speculation about the true reasons for the saint’s removal from his position.

St Nektarios was not deposed from his rank, however. He was still allowed to function as a bishop. If anyone invited him to perform a wedding or a baptism he could do so, as long as he obtained permission from the local bishop.

St Nektarios bore his trials with great patience, but those who loved him began to demand to know why he had been removed. Seeing that this was causing a disturbance in the Church of Alexandria, he decided to go to Greece. He arrived in Athens to find that false rumors about him had already reached that city. His letter of suspension said only that he had been removed “for reasons known to the Patriarchate,” and so all the slanders about him were believed.

Since the state and ecclesiastical authorities would not give him a position, the former Metropolitan was left with no means of support, and no place to live. Every day he went to the Minister of Religion asking for assistance. They soon tired of him and began to mistreat him. One day, as he was leaving the Minister’s office, St Nektarios met a friend whom he had known in Egypt. Surprised to find the beloved bishop in such a condition, the man spoke to the Minister of Religion and Education and asked that something be found for him. So, St Nektarios was appointed to be a humble preacher in the diocese of Vitineia and Euboea. The saint did not regard this as humiliating for him, even though a simple monk could have filled that position. He went to Euboea to preach in the churches, eagerly embracing his duties.

Yet even here, the rumors of scandal followed him. Sometimes, while he was preaching, people began to laugh and whisper. Therefore, the blameless one resigned his position and returned to Athens. By then some people had begun to realize that the rumors were untrue, because they saw nothing in his life or conversation to suggest that he was guilty of anything. With their help and influence, St Nektarios was appointed Director of the Rizarios Seminary in Athens on March 8, 1894. He was to remain in that position until December of 1908.

The saint celebrated the services in the seminary church, taught the students, and wrote several edifying and useful books. Since he was a quiet man, St Nektarios did not care for the noise and bustle of Athens. He wanted to retire somewhere where he could pray. On the island of Aegina he found an abandoned monastery dedicated to the Holy Trinity, which he began to repair with his own hands.



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!!!The!Witness!He gathered a community of nuns, appointing the blind nun Xenia as abbess, while he himself served as Father Confessor. Since he had a gift for spiritual direction, many people came to Aegina to confess to him. Eventually, the community grew to thirty nuns. He used to tell them, “I am building a lighthouse for you, and God shall put a light in it that will shine forth to the world. Many will see this light and come to Aegina.” They did not understand what he was telling them, that he himself would be that beacon, and that people would come there to venerate his holy relics.

On September 20, 1920 the nun Euphemia brought an old man in black robes, who was obviously in pain, to the Aretaieion Hospital in Athens. This was a state hospital for the poor. The intern asked the nun for information about the patient.

“Is he a monk?” he asked.

“No, he is a bishop.”

The intern laughed and said, “Stop joking and tell me his name, Mother, so that I can enter it in the register.”

“He is indeed a bishop, my child. He is the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Pentapolis.”The intern muttered, “For the first time in my life I see a bishop without a Panagia or Cross, and more significantly, without money.”

Then the nun showed the saint’s credentials to the astonished intern who then admitted him. For two months St Nectarius suffered from a disease of the bladder. At ten thirty on the evening of November 8, 1920, he surrendered his holy soul to God. He died in peace at the age of 74.

In the bed next to St Nektarios was a man who was paralyzed. As soon as the saint had breathed his last, the nurse and the nun who sat with him began to dress him in clean clothing to prepare him for burial at Aegina. They removed his sweater and placed it on the paralyzed man’s bed. Immediately, the paralytic got up from his bed, glorifying God.

St Nektarios was buried at the Holy Trinity Monastery on Aegina. Several years later, his grave was opened to remove his bones (as is the custom in Greece). His body was found whole and incorrupt, as if he had been buried that very day. Word was sent to the Archbishop of Athens, who came to see the relics for himself. Archbishop Chrysostomos told the nuns to leave them out in the sun for a few days, then to rebury them so that they would decay. A month or two after this, they opened the grave again and found the saint incorrupt. Then the relics were placed in a marble sarcophagus.

Several years later, the holy relics dissolved, leaving only the bones. The saint’s head was placed in a bishop’s mitre, and the top was opened to allow people to kiss his head. St Nektarios was glorified by God, since his whole life was a continuous doxology to the Lord. Both during his life and after death, the saint has performed thousands of miracles, especially for those suffering from cancer. There are more churches dedicated to St Nektarios than to any other modern Orthodox saint.


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Next on Media Mondays…In Novmeber, we will listen to Fr. Thomas Hopko’s 4-part audio series on the Book of the Apocalypse. This series talks about the controversies surrounding the inclusion of this book in the New Testament, themes and symbols in the book, and offers a chapter-by-chapter commentary. The sessions following will be announced when the Fr. Hopko lectures have concluded. The lecture dates will be as follows:

November 2 - NO SESSIONNovember 9 - Fr Thomas Hopko - On the Apocalypse, pt 1 November 16 - Fr Thomas Hopko - On the Apocalypse, pt 2 November 23 - Fr Thomas Hopko - On the Apocalypse, pt 3Novermber 30 - NO SESSIONDecember 7 - Fr Thomas Hopko - On the Apocalypse, pt 4 December 14 - TBADecember 21 - NO SESSIONDecember 28 - TBA

Some Practical Liturgical Notes…Is it appropriate to use a Prayer Rope during the Liturgy?One of the very best practices that every Orthodox Christian can utilize is the use of a Prayer Rope during one’s personal prayers. While praying the Jesus Prayer throughout one’s day is certainly beneficial and highly encouraged, we should also take some time during our day to really focus, before our icon corners, on the words of the Jesus Prayer, praying it slowly and with our full attention.

One of the questions that arises often, however, is if a Prayer Rope or bracelet should be utilized during the services of the Church, especially during the Divine Liturgy. Different Priests will respond to this question differently, but here is what I learned and have found beneficial: The use of the Jesus Prayer during a Church service should never be a replacement for the service happening right around you; our goal should be full and attentive participation in the service at hand. However, a Prayer Rope can be utilized to help calm our mind and bring it back to a state of attentive prayer when we have become - as we all do - distracted. Thus, the Prayer Rope becomes the ropes on the side of a life-raft; when we lose focus and “fall out” of the raft, we use the Jesus Prayer to “pull us back in” to proper, attentive worship. In this way, the Prayer Rope becomes an aid, not a replacement.


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!!!The!Witness!Community MinistriesNovember & December

NOVEMBER 11, (Monday) baking of cookies for FE Warren Air Force Base Cookie Drive for Airmen living in the barracks. This is an early release from school date. We will start at 1:00 PM.

If you want to bake cookies at home for this community service project and donate them please package in plastic bags and label what kind of cookies they are, sugar, peanut butter, molasses, etc. and how many in bag. Please get them to Jamie before

November 29th. They will be frozen until distribution day.

DECEMBER PROJECT: In celebration of the Nativity of our Lord we will collect baby items to be donated to Life Choice Pregnancy Care Center located in Cheyenne. Layette items such as diapers, wipes, clothes, blankets or bottles please.

Bring to church or to our Annual Parish Christmas Party on Sunday, Dec 27th at 5:00 PM.

Nativity'FastAlmsgiving'Opportunities

In#this#season#of#giving,#these#are#opportunities#to#give#your#most#valuable#asset:#YOUR'TIME

#7#Reading#to#the#elderly

#7#Serving#the#elderly#by#washing#wheelchairs/walkers#and#canes

#7#Wrapping#gifts#with#Santa#for#a#Senior#program

If#you#are#interested#in#any#of#these#programs#contact#Jamie#at#303739677953,#or#look#for#bulletin#inserts#or#emails#communicating#times#and#locations.#


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!!!The!Witness!Happening in Local Parishes…

Hosted & Sponsored by the St. Catherine Bookstore

Registration fee is $25 and can be mailed to St. Catherine Bookstore, 5555 S. Yosemite Street, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. Please clearly mark the payment for the retreat, attention Amy Holder. For more information, please call St. Catherine at (303) 773-3411 or email [email protected].

Retreat Schedule:

8:00am Orthros9:00am Divine Liturgy, followed by coffee and pastries

Retreat sessions begin at 11:00am and end at 5:00pm with Great Vespers.

The book “Tools of Theosis” and lunch are included with each paid registration.

!!!The!Witness!Assisting in Upcoming Services…

(November & December)

Prosforo

11/1/15$–$Kathy$Joannides

11/8/15$–$Sarah$Pullos

11/9/15$(weekday)$–$Estelle$Haefele

11/14/15$(weekday)$–$Pres.$Lavinia$Truebenbach

11/15/15$–$Stephan$Pappas

11/21/15$(weekday)$–$Tina$Marquardt

11/22/15$–$ChrisLne$Pappas

11/25/15$(weekday)$–$Pres.$Lavinia$Truebenbach

11/2915$–$Angie$Galeotos

12/4/15$(weekday)$–$Jamie$Pullos

12/6/15$–$Kelly$Zaharas

12/13/15$–$Kathy$Joannides

12/20/15$–$Lexie$GarreV

Fellowship

11/1/15$–$Julie$Lehman,$Kayla$&$Kaycee$LehmanYRambo

11/8/15$–$Andrea$&$Jordan$Hanslovan

11/15/15$–$Alexis$&$Nick$Bellack$(fasLng)

11/22/15$–$Lexie$&$Tyler$GarreV$(fasLng)

11/29/15$–$Kay$&$Stephan$Pappas$(fasLng)

12/6/15$–$Adrianne$&$Dave$Johansen$(fasLng)

12/13/16$–$Nancy$Wagner$&$Zoe$Christopulos$(fasLng)

12/20/15$–$Fay$&$George$Zaharas$(fasLng)

Greeter

11/1/15$–$Greg$Pappas

11/8/15$–$Dave$Johansen

11/15/15$–$Jamie$Pullos

11/22/15$–$Chris$Karajanis

11/29/15$–$Tyler$GarreV

12/6/15$–$George$Zaharas

12/13/16$–$Cameron$Karajanis

12/20/15$–$Estelle$&$Jim$Haefele

!ank y" for y"r service

and de#cation!!!


Please keep an eye out for updated lists!!!

!!!The!Witness!Building Cleaning… (November & 1st Half of December)


Please keep an eye out for

updated lists!!!

Week$of$11/1/15$Y$Nancy$Wagner$&$Zoe$Christopulos

Week$of$11/8/15$Y$Andrea$Hanslovan,$Irina$Needhamer$&$Stacey$Galeotos

Week$of$11/15/15$Y$Driko$&$ChrisLne$Pappas$&$family

Week$of$11/22/15$–$Nick$Bellack

Week$of$`11/29/15$Y$Nancy$Wagner$&$Zoe$Christopulos

Week$of$12/6/15$Y$Andrea$Hanslovan,$Irina$Needhamer$&$Stacey$Galeotos

Week$of$12/13/15$Y$Driko$&$ChrisLne$Pappas$&$family

Week$of$12/20/15$Y$Nick$Bellack

Congratulations New Philoptochos Officers!

Holy Apostles now has an official Philoptochos chapter! The first elected officers are:

President : Alexis GarrettVice President : Corinna Etchepare

Treasurer : Tina MarquardtAssistant Treasurer : Diane Devey

Corresponding Secretary : Kelly ZaharasRecording Secretary : Tara Pappas

Board Representative : Fay Zaharas

Look for the first meeting on December 6 after Liturgy!

!!!The!Witness! November/December 2015

Many Years!!!

Shirley Karajanis (11/2)

Kosta Pappas (11/3)

Alexis Garrett (11/15)

Ellyn Phillips (11/23)

Chris Galeotos (11/24)

Sharon Gaus (12/2)

Andrew Joannides (12/8)

Jordan Christopulos (12/12)

(If you don’t see your birthday or anniversary here, please forgive me for missing it, and let me know when it is! - Fr. Paul)

Stephan Pappas (12/14)

Isabella Galeotos (12/19)

Kayla Rambo-Lehman (12/24)

Laura Smith (12/24)

Angie Galeotos (12/25)

Steven Karajanis (12/25)

Pres. Lavinia Truebenbach (12/25)

George & Fay Zaharas (11/9)

Bob & Ellyn Phillips (11/19)

Driko & Christine Pappas (12/29)

Happy Birthday to…

Happy Anniversary to...


Conversing with the Fathers…——————— ———————

Each month, our “Conversing with the Fathers” class wi! meet to discuss one of the works of a Holy Father of Orthodoxy. This is a wonderful opportunity to read, study, and converse about the Divinely-breathed words of the Saints of our Church. The class meets the first Monday of each month. Please join us in this

holy work! Below are the first three books of our series…

October selection (to be read in October and discussed at the November meeting):

The October selection for “Conversing with the Fathers” will be a slight change of pace; while we have been reading a lot about particular Saints and their spirituality, this selection, entitled The Orthodox Veneration of the Mother of God by St John Maximovitch of San Francisco, is more of a theolotical treatise. Covering various heretical ideas about the Theotokos and the proper Orthodox view, St John presents an incredibly clear, simple, and concise explanation of what we do - and do not - believe about the Virgin Mary.

November selection (to be read in November and discussed at the December meeting):

Our November selection is the final work written by St John Chryosostom, entitled, On the Providence of God. This work, written shortly before his death while St John was exiled to the mountains of Armenia, displays a fashion typical of the Golden-Mouthed, using his own Divine wisdom and various figures from the Old and New Testaments to explain the goodness and mercy of God… even if the most terrible of circumstances. Meant to uplift his flock, Chrysostom admonished his disciples to return to this work often.

December selection (to be read in December and discussed at the January meeting):

Our December selection will be a very short work by St. Nektarios of Aegina entitled Repentance and Confession. This is actually just a small part of a much larger untranslated work. In this book, St. Nektarios speaks about the centrality of repentance in the Christian life, using both the wisdom of the Fathers and the Scriptures. He then goes on to explain some essential aspects of a good and saving Confession. The book can be purchased at www.stnektariosmonastery.org for $12.

!!!The!Witness! November/December 2015Be sure to invite anyone who you might think is interested

in seeing our building or learning about the Orthodox Faith to our 2nd Annual Open house!

!!!The!Witness!Some Words from Modern Saints & Elders…

St. Sebastian Dabovich (+1940) - Commemorated November 30

Glorified on May 29, 2015, St. Sebastian Dabovich has come to be recognized as a prolific preacher and teacher, a holy man, and a great missionary to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Though reposing in Serbia, St. Sebastian was born in San Francisco, making him truly an American Saint for our times!

1) “What is the Orthodox Church? The Orthodox Church is a body or community of people, who, 1—correctly believe in divine revelation; and 2—who obey a lawful hierarchy instituted by our Lord Jesus Christ himself, through the holy apostles. In order to belong to the Orthodox Church two principal conditions are required: First—to accurately accept, rightly understand and truthfully confess the divine teaching of faith; and secondly— to acknowledge the lawful hierarchy or priesthood, to receive from it the holy mysteries or sacraments, and generally to follow its

precepts in matters concerning salvation.”

2) “It may be necessary before we proceed to explain the word anathema; it means condemnation and excommunication until restored after sincere repentance. In some cases it may not be only a temporal ban, but a curse. Indeed, there are some members of the Church today, Christians, who do not fully realize that the Church of Christ is a living organism, which, through the supernatural indwelling of the Holy Spirit, exists as a moral being, empowered within her sphere not only to bless, but also to curse. Such ones of course do not read the Bible. Those who studied the Epistles of the Apostles know that it was required of the Corinthians to put away from among themselves that wicked person (1 Cor. v: 13). Likewise the command was given to Titus, hear: A man that is an heretic after the first and second admonition reject (Tit. iii: 10). Did not our Lord Jesus Christ say: If thy brother neglect to hear the Church, let him be to thee as an heathen man and a publican? (Matt. xviii: 17.) And again our Lord speaks: Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven (Matt. xviii: 18).”

3) “Rouse yourselves! The world which you worship only flatters you. The heaviness of your flesh should not keep you back from our Saviour—the God of spirits and of all flesh. If you continue to drowse, you will imperceptibly fall under the influence of the evil spirits, who are anxious for the company even of swine. Be careful that you become not possessed by a devil.”


St Photini Prayer Group

Don’t forget that our St Photini Prayer Group can be joined by speaking with Kay Pappas or by submitting a request with your email in the Prayer box in the Narthex… If you are already a

member or don’t wish to join, you can still turn in prayer requests each week. If you know of anyone in need of prayer, be sure to utilize this ministry!

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Future Dates to Keep in Mind…

Sunday, 11/1 – Stewardship Sunday

Saturday, 11/14 – Open House & Car Raffle Drawing

Sunday, 11/22 - General Assembly

Sunday, 12/13 - PC Elections

Sunday, 5/1/16 – Great & Holy Pascha

Saturday, 7/9/16 – WBAR

Stewardship Committee Message

The Stewardship Committee would like to thank everyone who participated in the Stewardship Campaign these last several weeks! Thanks to the nearly 75% of our parishioners who attended the small group meetings, the six speakers, all those who signed the Thanksgiving poster and offered feedback.

If you were not able to bring your Stewardship Form to church on November 1, please bring it and place it in the offering basket at your earliest convenience. We pray that all of our offerings of time, talent and treasure will be pleasing to our Lord!

8:30 Orthros9:30 Liturgy

Stewardship Sunday

HAYA meeting after Liturgy

8:45 Orthros, 9:30 Liturgy - St Katherine the Great Martyr

NO Paraklesis

8:45 Orthros, 9:30 Liturgy - St Nektarios

5:30pm Media Monday

9:30 LIturgy - St Matthew the Apostle (at SCH)

5:30pm Media Monday

7:00am Men’s Group


5:30pm Conversing with the Fathers

6:00pm Paraklesis

5:00 Fundraising Meeting

NO Media Monday

5:30pm Media Monday

9:30 Liturgy - St John Chrysostom (at SCH)

12:30pm Women’s Study Group

8:45 Orthros, 9:30 Liturgy - St Philip the Apostle

1:00-4:00pm Open House


5:30pm Great Vespers



General Assembly after Liturgy


Chanting Class after Liturgy - Tone Plagal 1

8:30 Orthros9:30 Liturgy Philoptochos swearing-in (tentative)

NOVEMBER

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sun mon tue wed thu fri sat

= strict fast = wine/oil allowed = fish allowed

Holy Apostles Orthodox Christian Church of Cheyenne 9505 Hynds Blvd, Cheyenne, WY 82009www.holyapostlescheyenne.com Presiding Priest: Fr. Paul Truebenbach cell: (307) 331-5197

NO Paraklesis5:30 PC meeting


6:00 pm Paraklesis

8:45 Orthros, 9:30 Liturgy - Entrance of the Theotokos


NO Media Monday


9:30 Liturgy - St Eleutherios

8:45 Orthros, 9:30 Liturgy -Conception of the Theotokos

6:00pm Paraklesis

8:45 Orthros, 9:30 Liturgy - Sts. Barbara and John of Damascus

6:00 pm Paraklesis

8:15 Orthros, 9:00 Liturgy - Nativity of Christ

8:15 Orthros, 9:00 Royal Hours,10:00 Vesperal Liturgy


5:30pm Media Monday


5:30pm Conversing with the Fathers

5:30pm Media Monday:

9:30 Liturgy - Synaxis of the Theotokos

5:30pm Media Monday


8:45 Orthros, 9:30 Liturgy - St Spyridon


9:30 Liturgy and retreat at SCH





Chanting class after Liturgy - Tone 2

8:30 Orthros9:30 Liturgy Philoptochos meeting after Liturgy

DECEMBER

29 30 1 2 3 4 5

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sun mon tue wed thu fri sat

= strict fast = wine/oil allowed = fish allowed

Holy Apostles Orthodox Christian Church of Cheyenne 9505 Hynds Blvd, Cheyenne, WY 82009www.holyapostlescheyenne.com Presiding Priest: Fr. Paul Truebenbach cell: (307) 331-5197

5:00pm Akathist at SCH with Myrrh-streaming icon of TheotokosNO Media Monday

5:30pm PC Meeting

6:00 pm Paraklesis

6:00 pm Paraklesis




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