February 13th, 2022

Publican and the Pharisee

Saint The Pharisees were
Sophia an ancient and out-
Greek standing sect among
Orthodox the Jews known for
their diligent ob-
Cathedral servance of the out-
ward matters of the
Miami, Law. Although, ac-
Florida cording to the word
of our Lord, they
February 13th "did all their works
2022 to be seen of
men" (Matt. 23:5),
Telephone: and were hypocrites (ibid. 23: 13, 14, 15, etc.), because of the
305- 854-2922 apparent holiness of their lives they were thought by all to be right-
eous, and separate from others, which is what the name Pharisee
Fax: means. On the other hand, Publicans, collectors of the royal taxes,
305-858-1854 committed many injustices and extortions for filthy lucre's sake, and
all held them to be sinners and unjust. It was therefore according to
Website: common opinion that the Lord Jesus in His parable signified a
stsophiamiami.org virtuous person by a Pharisee, and a sinner by a Publican, to teach His
disciples the harm of pride and the profit of humble-mindedness.
Address: Since the chief weapon for virtue is humility, and the greatest hin-
2401 S.W. drance to it is pride, the divine Fathers have set these three weeks be-
3rd Avenue fore the Forty-day Fast as a preparation for the spiritual struggles of
Miami, Fl 33129 virtue. This present week they have called Harbinger, since it declares
that the Fast is approaching; and they set humility as the foundation
Mailing : for all our spiritual labors by appointing that the parable of the
244 Publican and the Pharisee be read today, even before the Fast begins,
to teach, through the vaunting of the Pharisee, that the foul smoke of
SW 24th Road self-esteem and the stench of boasting drives away the grace of the
Miami, Fl. 33129 Spirit, strips man of all his virtue, and casts him into the pits of
Hades; and, through the repentance and contrite prayer of the
Publican, that humility confers upon the sinner forgiveness of all his
wicked deeds and raises him up to the greatest heights.
All foods are allowed the week that follows this Sunday.

Liturgical Guide

Resurrectional Apolytikion –Tone pl 2
Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων,

The stone had been secured with a seal by the Judeans, * and a guard of soldiers was
watching Your immaculate body. * You rose on the third day, O Lord * and Savior, granting
life unto the world. * For this reason were the powers of heaven crying out to You, O Life-

giver: * Glory to Your resurrection, O Christ; * glory to Your eternal rule; * glory to Your
dispensation, only One who loves mankind.

Apolytikion for St. Sophia Tone 3
Χαίρει ἔχουσα ἡ Ἐκκλησία, σὲ καὶ τέκνα σου καύχημα θεῖον,

Having you and your three daughters as a sacred boast, the Church rejoices and with glad-
ness she praises you, You are to me my pride and joy, as are the most precious relics of your

children; Oh Glorious Martyrs: Sophia, Faith, Hope and Love, intercede to Christ our
God to save our souls.

Kontakion Tone1
Φαρισαίου φύγωμεν ὑψηγορίαν, καὶ Τελώνου μάθωμεν,

Let us flee from the boasting of the Pharisee and learn through our own sighs of sor-
row the humility of the Publican. Let us cry out to the Savior, "Have mercy on us, for

through You alone are we reconciled."

Memorial & Trisagion

Andreas Kentrianos
Beloved Brother of Maria Kalogeropoulos

Uncle to Olga Kalogeropoulos

Scripture Readings

Epistle Reading:

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the 7:26-28; 8:1-2.

Brethren, it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, un-
stained, separated from sinners, exalted above the heavens. He has no need, like those
high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the peo-
ple; he did this once for all when he offered up himself. Indeed, the law appoints men in
their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law,
appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are say-
ing is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of
the Majesty in heaven, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not
by man but by the Lord.

Gospel Reading
The Reading is from Luke 18:10-14

The Lord said this parable, "Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee
and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God,
I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this
tax collector. I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all that I get.' But the tax collector,
standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying,
'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' I tell you, this man went down to his house justified
rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who hum-
bles himself will be exalted."

1. Dr. & Mrs. Plato Alexander 2022
2. Drs. George & Aphrodite Alexandrakis
3. Mr. & Mrs. David Alvarez 35. Mrs. Olga Kalogeropoulos
4. Mrs. Mary Andersen 36. Mr. John Kandara
5. Mrs. Marina Angleton & Mr. Jim Petkas 37. Mr. & Mrs. George Kanistras
6. Ms. Sarah Arvanites 38. Mr. & Mrs. George Karavetsos
7. Ms. Jane Baloras 39. Mr. & Mrs. James Karnegis
8. Mr. Vasilios Birlidis 40. Mr. & Mrs. John Katsoulis
9. Fr. Spiro & Presvytera Bobotas 41. Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Kays
10. Ms. Anastasia Butsacosa 42. Mr. & Mrs. Andrey Kotov
11. Mr. & Mrs. Julio Cabrera 43. Mr. Pierre Koussiafes
12. Mr. Nicolas Callesis 44. Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Lailas
13. Ms. Sheila Callesis 45. Mr. & Mrs. Perry Lantz
14. Dr. Panagiota Caralis 46. Ms. Irene Lirakis
15. Mr. Thomas Carlos 47. Mr. Tim Lymberopoulos
16. Mr. & Mrs. Albert Castro 48. Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Macricostas
17. Mrs. Jean Cavalaris 49. Mr. & Mrs. Christos Maroudas
18. Mr. & Mrs. George Charnota 50. Ms. Nancy Martini
19. Ms. Lynn Christ 51. Mr. & Mrs. Demosthenes J. Mekras
20. Ms. Catherine Christofis 52. Mr. & Mrs. Peter Mekras
21. Mr. George Cozonis 53. Ms. Diane Mello
22. Mr. Philip De Paola 54. Mrs. Stavroula Mihalakea
23. Mr. Gus Efthimiou 55. Mr. & Mrs. James Mitchell
24. Mr. Nick Efthimiou 56. Ms. Eleni Monas
25. Mr. George Farazoulis 57. Mr. Dimitrios Nares
26. Mr. Dimitri Godur 58. Ms. Kyriaki Nares
27. Mr. & Mrs. Jose Godur 59. Ms. Maria Nelersa
28. Dame Dr. Evangeline Gouletas 60. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Nieves
29. Mr. Ken Cook 61. Ms. Marianna Page
30. Mr. Nick Hados 62. Ms. Barbara Panagakos
31. Mrs. Fani Hatzichristofis 63. Mr. Savvas Pantelides
32. Mr. & Mrs. Vasillaq Kalaveshi 64. Mr. Aris Papadopoulos
33. Mr. & Mrs. Nick Kallergis 65. Mr. Agesilaos Pappas
34. Ms. Maria Kalogeropoulos 66. Mr. & Mrs. Harry Pasquier
67. Dr. Athena Pefkarou
68. Mr. & Mrs. John Perez

Stewards for 2022 Continued

69. Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Pitsoulakis 82. Mr. & Mrs. Herschel Sparks
70. Mr. & Mrs. Nick Poulos 83. Mrs. Electra Spillis
71. Mr. & Mrs. John Priovolos 84. Ms. Olga Tsaganis
72. Mr. Gregory Rigano 85. Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Tsavos
73. Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Roussakis 86. Mr. & Mrs. John Tsialas
74. Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Salvaris 87. Mrs. Anastasia Tsipilis
75. Mr. & Mrs. James Sanders 88. Mr. Anthony Tzamtzis
76. Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Sarafoglu 89. Mr. & Mrs. Georgios Vogiatzis
77. Mr. & Mrs. Christos Sarantopoulos 90. Mrs. Effie Watson
78. Ms. Vanessa Savas 91. Mrs. Alexandra Wensley
79. Mr. & Mrs. John Scurtis 92. Mrs. Rea Zervas
80. Mr. Jimmy Sinis 93. Mr. & Mrs. Sotirios Zervoulias
81. Mr. Nicolas Palantzagus Sobredo

As part of your Time, Talent and Treasure, Please consider volunteering
to help us at this year’s festival

To sign up simply see Gabriela Nieves or
go to

https://signup.com/go/ZWUFbKe

It is time to bake again !
The festival is on and just around the corner.
If you are able and willing to help Please Join us

February 12th, 19th & 26th
10 AM to 3 PM

Daniel (Dan) Christopulos
Development Director, OCMC
Dan is a native of Cheyenne, Wyoming and received a BS in Sociology
from the University of Wyoming in 1979 where he was an All-Conference place
kicker in football, played in the 1976 Fiesta Bowl, had professional try-outs with
the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons and recently inducted into the Universi-
ty of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame.
After receiving his Master of Divinity from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
School of Theology in 1983, he participated in parish ministry for 15 years. Dur-
ing that time he spent almost 3 years in the mission field in East Africa, as the
first missionary priest sent overseas by the Greek Orthodox Mission Center
which became a pan-Orthodox agency under the Standing Conference of Canoni-
cal Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) in 1993 and renamed the Ortho-
dox Christian Mission Center (OCMC). Subsequently he served in various com-
munities in the United States as well as assisting to establish the Archdiocesan
Office in Hong Kong in 1997.
He has also received a Masters Degree in Social Work and managed sev-
eral federal grants in the health field. Dan worked for International Orthodox
Christian Charities (IOCC) from 2001-2020 as Development Officer, Develop-
ment Director, and the final eight years as US Country Representative. He served
as the Vice Chairman of National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters
(NVOAD) and President of the Minnesota Chapter of Voluntary Organizations
Active in Disaster (VOAD). Dan also serves as a volunteer Police Chaplain in

Edina, Minnesota.
Dan was appointed the Director of Development at OCMC in August
2020 and oversees all Fundraising and Communication staff and efforts at
OCMC. Thirty-five years after being sent to Africa as the first missionary, he has
now returned to OCMC to help engage others in the critical work of financially
supporting the efforts of the Mission Center to make disciples of all nations by
bringing people to Christ and His Church.
Dan has taught at the high school, junior college and University level, as
well as being a consultant for governmental and non-governmental organiza-
tions. He and his wife Patty reside in Minneapolis, Minnesota where she manag-
es Light and Life Publishing Company.

We congratulate the new 2022
Parish Council Executive Board

President 1st Vice - 2nd Vice - Treasurer Secretary
President President

Evan Lynn Bill Aleco Gabriela
Mekras Christ Petros Haralambides Nieves
Scurtis

The Executive Board is joined by Veteran council members Angelo Marsellos, Jose Godur,
Eleni Monas, Anthony Hados, Tony Pitsoulakis, Steve Hadjilogiou

, Dame Evangeline Gouletas and newly sworn in members, Marina Angleton,
George Karavetsos, J.T. Sanders and John Priovolos

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sunday, February 13th The Publican & the Pharisee Matins 9:00 AM

Divine Liturgy 10:00

OCMC Sunday –We welcome theOCMC “s Director of Development ,

Dan Christopoulos who has come to discuss

the Orthodox Christian Mission Center

Sunday, February 20th The Prodigal Son Matins 9:00 AM

Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM

The GOYA
will be holding their annual Can
Food Drive for their Super Bowl
of Caring which they have been
involved with each and every year.
Over the Next two weeks please
bring in your canned items and
place them in the narthex.

Our Goya ministering to the community

Sleepout America is a fundraiser for the Covenant House, an
organization of shelters for homeless and trafficked youth. Every
year, the Covenant House hosts a Sleepout where participants
sleep in a place that is uncomfortable (the floor, a box, a car etc.)
for one night as a symbol of solidarity towards homeless and
trafficked youth. Our GOYAns will be participating in a district
wide Sleepout on March 11th, 2022. Participants will fundraise
through Donor Drive (from now until the night of the Sleepout which will be held in-
person at St. Mark’s in Boca Raton.) There will be priest-led discussions, time for
reflection, and of course a night spent sleeping outdoors to recreate what homeless youth
face on a daily basis.