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"And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch" Acts 11:25

ALL SAINTS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH

(A Pan-Orthodox community serving all Christians)

All Saints has an evangelistic outlook and welcomes those who are searching for the ancient faith of the holy apostles.

A Parish of The Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America

The Most Reverend Metropolitan PHILIP, Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of All North America

The Right Reverend Bishop MARK (Maymon), Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest

Priest, Rev. Fr. Peter Jon Gillquist 

Church telephone or FAX 824-3600

Secretary's e-mail is alsntssec@bluemarble.net

Pastor's e-mail pgillquist@hotmail.com

Web page for OCF www.indiana.edu/~ocfatiu

Web page www.allsaintsbloomington.org May 29, 2011 SUNDAY of the BLIND MAN Today’s Commemorations: Martyrs Theodosia of Tyre and Theodosia of Constantinople; Hieromartyr Olvian, bishop of Aneos; New-martyrs Andrew and John (Nannos) of Smyrna; John of Ustug, fool-for-Christ; Luke, Archbishop of Simferopol and the Crimea; glorification of Raphael, bishop of Brooklyn. WELCOME to ALL SAINTS If you are visiting today, we offer an open invitation to attend all services, to participate in social gatherings, and to visit our library and bookstore. If you are not an Orthodox Christian, please read the note about the Holy Eucharist in this bulletin. You might also read the end notes in the Divine Liturgy service book, found in the narthex. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: "In order to fulfill the commandments of Christ, you must know them. They are expounded in the Gospels. Read the Holy Gospels, penetrate its spirit, make it the rule of your life, act in accord with the teachings of the Gospels. This is the one light in our life." St. Nikon of Optina Tonight (Sunday) the showing of the film Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer will be at 7 pm at Buskirk-Chumley Theater in downtown Bloomington. One of the producers, Dr. Norris Chumley is flying in from New York for the premier and has expressed the hope that local Orthodox Christians will attend. Admission is $5. St. Stephen’s Frolf & Fun Fest: Saturday, June 4th at Milligan Park North Shelter House in Crawfordsville (That’s Frisbee golf, music and food to support St. Stephen’s camp) Przybyla Baby needs prayers: Amy gave birth to a son a few days ago. Joel, born with serious heart problems, was sent to Riley Hospital on Friday. Let us pray to the LORD. Ken and Veronika Bardonner now have their sons Kenneth and William back home in Bloomington after a long stay at Riley. The twins were born quite prematurely but are making good progress. A Fundraiser Dinner is being planned at St. George Indy to raise funds as the Greenwood Mission moves forward to purchase a building. We will give you more information as it becomes available. The meal will be $40 a plate. Reserve the date of Saturday, June 11th. We are hoping many of us will be able to support them with our presence. Our Myrrhbearers will meet today (Sunday) after Divine Liturgy. THIS WEEK Wednesday, June 1: Feast of the Ascension Liturgy at 6 pm Saturday, June 4: Great Vespers at 5 pm Sunday, June 5: Matins at 8:50 and Divine Liturgy at 10 am – Sandy Webb’s 40-day memorial follows Liturgy in the cemetery. LOOKING AHEAD (Details on the hall bulletin board) Men’s Cookout: Sat. June 11th at 6 pm (changes are possible.) Fundraiser Dinner at St. George to support the Greenwood Mission, Sat. June 11th 64th Parish Life Conference: June 15-19th in Cleveland All Saints Feast Day: Pitch-in follows Divine Liturgy on June 19th Parish Council: June 20th at 7 pm 50th Antiochian Orthodox Convention: July 21-31st in Chicago Happy Birthday: Robert Rogers (29th); Jennifer Patterson (31st) Blessed Name Day: Lena Radchenko-Mullis (St. Elena June 3rd) Prayer List: Przybyla Family; Richard (Robin Freeman’s father); Amal’s Uncle Frank; Kh. Kristina and Hannah; Amy Przybyla and baby Joel; Heil family; Natalie & Chuck; Kelly; Katie; Jemma (Bethany’s niece); Kelly’s Aunt Sue; Marvin & Alice; Matthew & Gabriella; Hannah, Ben, & Fiona Rose; Eadie Holcomb; Bob R; Jad; Jill; Lonnie; Jill Patterson; Megan B; Ross Barbour; Jennifer P; Deborah; Ruth; Steve; Kevin; Romaine; Derek, Claire and Micah; Gardiner & Harris families; Robert; Tim; Charles; Laura; Bethany; Rdr. James; Donna; Jerrilyn; Alicia, Christy, Preston; Micah (infant nephew of Lisa Berry); Rob, Becky & Zachary, Marcia (Sandy’s family and friend); Alex Alexander (recovering from knee surgery) Memory Eternal: Sandy Webb (April 26th); Ruby Barrett (May 4th) Holy Eucharist is served to Orthodox Christians who have prepared themselves for partaking by prayer and fasting, and recent confession. Fr. Peter Jon invites non-Orthodox and others to receive the blessed bread held by the altar servers. If you have questions, the clergy will be happy to explain this teaching of the Orthodox. Today’s Epistle and Gospel Readings Prokeimenon: “You, O Lord, shall keep us and preserve us”. Verse: “Save me, O Lord, for the godly man hath failed.” Psalm 11(12):7, 1 Epistle: The Acts of the Apostles 16:16-34 (Sunday of the Blind Man) In those days, as we Apostles were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by soothsaying. She followed Paul and us, crying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul was annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, “I charge you in the Name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour. But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market place before the rulers; and when they had brought them to the magistrates they said, “These men are Jews and they are disturbing our city. They advocate customs which it is not lawful for us Romans to accept or practice.” The crowd joined in attacking them; and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders to beat them with rods. And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely. Having received this charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks. But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened and every one’s fetters were unfastened. When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.” And he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas, and brought them out and said, “Men, what must I do to be saved?” And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all that were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their wounds, and he was baptized at once, with all his family. Then he brought them up into his house, and set food before them; and he rejoiced with all his household that he had believed in God. Gospel: St. John 9: 1-38 (Sunday of the Blind Man) At that time, when Jesus was passing, He saw a man blind from his birth. And His Disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be made manifest in him. I must work the works of Him Who sent me, while it is day; night comes, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” As He said this, he spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle and anointed the man’s eyes with the clay, saying to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” [which means Sent]. So he went and washed and came back seeing. The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar, said, “Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?” Some said, “It is he”; others said, “No, but he is like him.” He said, “I am the man.” They said to him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” He answered, “The man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’; so I went and washed and received my sight.” They said to him, “Where is He?” He said, “I do not know.” They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. The Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” There was a division among them. So they again said to the blind man, “What do you say about Him, since He has opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.” The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight, and asked them, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?” His parents answered, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; but how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself.” His parents said this because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if any one should confess Him to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue. Therefore his parents said, “He is of age, ask him.” So for the second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, “Give God the praise; we know that this man is a sinner.” He answered, “Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I know, that though I was blind, now I see.” They said to him, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?” He answered them, “I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you too want to become His disciples?” And they reviled him, saying, “You are His disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where He comes from.” The man answered, “Why, this is a marvel! You do not know where He comes from, and yet He opened my eyes. We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, God listens to him. Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. If this man were not from God, He could do nothing.” They answered him, “You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?” And they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him He said, “Do you believe in the Son of God?” He answered, “And Who is He, Sir, that I may believe in Him?” Jesus said to him, “You have seen Him, and it is He who speaks to you.” He said, “Lord, I believe”; and he worshiped Him.

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“A hunter in the desert saw Abba Anthony enjoying himself with the brethren and he was shocked. Wanting to show him that it was necessary sometimes to meet the needs of the brethren, the old man said to him, ‘Put an arrow in your bow and shoot it.’ So he did. The old man then said, ‘Shoot another,’ and he did so. Then the old man said, ‘Shoot yet again,’ and the hunter replied, ‘If I bend my bow so much I will break it.’ Then the old man said to him, ‘It is the same with the work of God. If we stretch the brethren beyond measure, they will soon break. Sometimes it is necessary to come down to meet their needs.’ When he heard these words, the hunter was pierced by compunction; and greatly edified by the old man, he went away. As for the brethren, they went home strengthened.” (The Sayings of the Desert Fathers p. 4) --------------------------------------

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“Abba John the Dwarf said, ‘If a king wanted to take possession of his enemy’s city, he would begin by cutting off the water and the food and so his enemies, dying of hunger, would submit to him. It is the same with the passions of the flesh: if a man goes about fasting and hungry, the enemies of his soul grow weak.’” (The Sayings of the Desert Fathers p.86)

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“When we are incapable of scaling the peaks of virtue, all we have to do is descend into the ravine of humility. Our humility is our great intercessor before the face of the Lord.” St. Marcarious of Optima

“But above all, put on love, which is the bond of perfection.” Col. 4:14

‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward Men!’” Luke 2:13-14

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