Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England Ἀνάμνησις τῆς ἀπὸ τοῦ παραδείσου ἐξορίας τοῦ πρωτοπλάστου ᾿Αδάμ Remembrance of the Exile of the First Created Adam from Paradise Weekly Bulletin 22 February 2015 Tone 4 • Ἦχος δ΄ Upcoming Events Sunday February 22 Forgiveness Vespers (at Chapel) (6:30 pm Monday February 23 Great Compline (at Chapel) (7:00 pm) Wednesday February 25 Presanctified Liturgy (at Chapel) (6:00 pm) Wednesday February 25 Lenten Meal and Lecture (7:30 pm) Friday February 27 Salutations/Χαιρετισμοί (at Cathedral) (7:00 pm) Sunday March 1 Sunday of Orthodox (Procession of Icons) Wednesday March 4 Presanctified Liturgy (at Chapel) (6:00 pm) Wednesday March 4 Lenten Meal and Lecture (7:30 pm) Friday Salutations/Χαιρετισμοί (at Cathedral) (7:00 pm) March 6 Wednesday March 11 Presanctified Liturgy (at Chapel) (6:00 pm) Wednesday March 11 Lenten Meal and Lecture (7:30 pm) ΚΑΘΕΔΡΙΚΟΣ ΝΑΟΣ ΝΕΑΣ ΑΓΓΛΙΑΣ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΣΜΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ Annunication GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF NEW ENGLAND Cathedral: 514 Parker Street, Boston, Massachusetts Office/Mailing Address: 162 Goddard Avenue, Brookline, Massachusetts 02445 Phone: (617) 731-6633 • Fax: (617) 730-2978 www.bostoncathedral.org Rev. Fr. Demetrios E. Tonias, Ph.D., Cathedral Dean κβ΄ Φεβρουαρίου ,βιε ΤΗΣ ΤΥΡΙΝΗΣ Fr. Demetri’s cell: (617) 955–0126 frtonias@gmail.com 22 FEBRUARY 2015 Cheese Fare Sunday ΤΗΣ ΤΥΡΙΝΗΣ Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ἀνάμνησιν ποιοῦμεθα τῆς ἀπὸ τοῦ Παραδείσου τῆς τρυφῆς ἐξορίας τοῦ Πρωτοπλάστου Ἀδάμ. CHEESE FARE SUNDAY On this day, we make remembrance of the expulsion of the firstformed Adam from the delights of Paradise Ἀπολυτίκιa Dismissal Hymns Τὸ φαιδρὸν τῆς Ἀναστάσεως κήρυγμα, ἐκ τοῦ Ἀγγέλου μαθοῦσαι αἱ τοῦ Κυρίου Μαθήτριαι, καὶ τὴν προγονικὴν ἀπόφασιν ἀπορρίψασαι, τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις καυχώμεναι ἔλεγον· Ἐσκύλευται ὁ θάνατος, ἠγέρθη Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. When the women Disciples of the Lord* had learned from the Angel the joyful message of the Resurrection * and had rejected the ancestral decision, * they cried aloud to the Apostles triumphantly:* Death has been despoiled, Christ God has risen,* granting His great mercy to the world. Ἦχος δ΄. Mode 4. Ἦχος δʹ. Mode 4. Σήμερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡμῶν τὸ κεφάλαιον, καὶ τοῦ ἀπ’ αἰῶνος μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις· ὁ Υἷός του Θεοῦ, υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καὶ Γαβριὴλ τὴν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διὸ καὶ ἡμεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ, τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωμεν· Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ Κύριος μετά σοῦ. Today is the summary of our salvation, and the revelation of the age-old mystery. For the Son of God becomes the Son of the Virgin, and Gabriel announces the good news of grace. Therefore, let us join him, and cry aloud to the Theotokos: “Rejoice, Maiden full of grace! The Lord is with you.ʺ Κοντάκιον Kontakion Τῆς σοφίας ὁδηγέ, φρονήσεως χορηγέ, τῶν ἀφρόνων παιδευτά, καὶ πτωχῶν ὑπερασπιστά, στήριξον, συνέτισον τὴν καρδίαν μου, ∆έσποτα, σὺ δίδου μοι λόγον, ὁ τοῦ Πατρὸς Λόγος· ἰδοὺ γὰρ τὰ χείλη μου, οὐ μὴ κωλύσω ἐν τῷ κράζειν σοι· Ἐλεῆμον, ἐλέησόν με τὸν παραπεσόντα. O guide of wisdom, provider of prudence, discplinarian of fools, and defender of the poor, fortify and discipline my heart, O Master; You, give me a word, O Word of the Father. For behold, I will not hinder my lips from crying to You: O merciful Lord, have mercy on me who have fallen. Ἦχος πλ. β΄. Mode pl. 2. SUNDAY • 22 FEBRUARY 2015 3 Ἀ Ἀπόστολος Epistle Ῥωμ. ιγ ́ 11–ιδ ́ 4 Romans 13:11–14:4 B δελφοί, νῦν ἐγγύτερον ἡμῶν ἡ σωτηρία ἢ ὅτε ἐπιστεύσαμεν. Ἡ νὺξ προέκοψεν͵ ἡ δὲ ἡμέρα ἤγγικεν. ἀποθώμεθα οὖν τὰ ἔργα τοῦ σκότους͵ ἐνδυσώμεθα δὲ τὰ ὅπλα τοῦ φωτός. Ὡς ἐν ἡμέρᾳ εὐσχημόνως περιπατήσωμεν͵ μὴ κώμοις καὶ μέθαις͵ μὴ κοίταις καὶ ἀσελγείαις͵ μὴ ἔριδι καὶ ζήλῳ· ἀλλὰ ἐνδύσασθε τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν͵ καὶ τῆς σαρκὸς πρόνοιαν μὴ ποιεῖσθε εἰς ἐπιθυμίας. Τὸν δὲ ἀσθενοῦντα τῇ πίστει προσλαμβάνεσθε͵ μὴ εἰς διακρίσεις διαλογισμῶν. Ὃς μὲν πιστεύει φαγεῖν πάντα͵ ὁ δὲ ἀσθενῶν λάχανα ἐσθίει. Ὁ ἐσθίων τὸν μὴ ἐσθίοντα μὴ ἐξουθενείτω͵ ὁ δὲ μὴ ἐσθίων τὸν ἐσθίοντα μὴ κρινέτω͵ ὁ θεὸς γὰρ αὐτὸν προσελάβετο. Σὺ τίς εἶ ὁ κρίνων ἀλλότριον οἰκέτην; τῷ ἰδίῳ κυρίῳ στήκει ἢ πίπτει· σταθήσεται δέ͵ δυνατεῖ γὰρ ὁ κύριος στῆσαι αὐτόν. rethren, salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed; the night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. As for the man who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not for disputes over opinions. One believes he may eat anything, while the weak man eats only vegetables. Let not him who eats despise him who abstains, and let not him who abstains pass judgment on him who eats; for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for God is able to make him stand. Εὐαγγέλιον Gospel Ματθ. ς΄ 14-21 Matthew 6:14-21 Ε ἶπεν ὁ Κύριος· Ἐὰν ἀφῆτε τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τὰ παραπτώματα αὐτῶν, ἀφήσει καὶ ὑμῖν ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος·ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀφῆτε τοῖς ἀνθρώποις, οὐδὲ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ἀφήσει τὰ παραπτώματα ὑμῶν. Ὅταν δὲ νηστεύητε, μὴ γίνεσθε ὡς οἱ ὑποκριταὶ σκυθρωποί, ἀφανίζουσιν γὰρ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ὅπως φανῶσιν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύοντες· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπέχουσιν τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν. Σὺ δὲ νηστεύων ἄλειψαί σου τὴν κεφαλὴν καὶ τὸ πρόσωπόν σου νίψαι, ὅπως μὴ φανῇς τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύων ἀλλὰ τῷ πατρί σου τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ· καὶ ὁ πατήρ σου ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ ἀποδώσει σοι. Μὴ θησαυρίζετε ὑμῖν θησαυροὺς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὅπου σὴς καὶ βρῶσις ἀφανίζει, καὶ ὅπου κλέπται διορύσσουσιν καὶ κλέπτουσιν· T he Lord said, “If you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. And when you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by men but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves Continued on Page 4 4 ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF NEW ENGLAND θησαυρίζετε δὲ ὑμῖν θησαυροὺς ἐν οὐρανῷ, ὅπου οὔτε σὴς οὔτε βρῶσις ἀφανίζει, καὶ ὅπου κλέπται οὐ διορύσσουσιν οὐδὲ κλέπτουσιν· ὅπου γάρ ἐστιν ὁ θησαυρός σου, ἐκεῖ ἔσται καὶ ἡ καρδία ὑμῶν. Sunday of Forgiveness T he Sunday of Forgiveness is the last Sunday prior to the commencement of Great Lent. During the pre-Lenten period, the services of the Church include hymns from the Triodion, a liturgical book that contains the services from the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, the tenth before Pascha (Easter), through Great and Holy Saturday. On the Sunday of Forgiveness focus is placed on the exile of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, and event that shows us how far we have fallen in sin and separated ourselves from God. At the onset of Great Lent and a period of intense fasting, this Sunday reminds us of our need for God’s forgiveness and guides our hearts, minds, and spiritual efforts on returning to Him in repentance. biblical story. The Sunday of Forgiveness, the last of the preparatory Sundays before Great Lent, has two themes: it commemorates Adam’s expulsion from Paradise, and it accentuates our need for forgiveness. There are obvious reasons why these two things should be brought to our attention as we stand on the threshold of Great Lent. One of the primary images in the Triodion is that of the return to Paradise. Lent is a time when we weep with Adam and Eve before the closed gate of Eden, repenting with them for the sins that have deprived us of our free communion with God. But Lent is also a time when we are preparing to celebrate the saving event of Christ’s death and rising, which has reopened Paradise to us once more (Luke 23:43). So sorrow for our exile in sin is tempered by hope of our re-entry into Paradise. The second theme, that of forgiveness, is emphasized in the Gospel reading for this Sunday treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” 4th Sunday of Triodion (Matthew 6:14-21) and in the special ceremony of mutual forgiveness at the end of the Vespers on Sunday evening. Before we enter the Lenten fast, we are reminded that there can be no true fast, no genuine repentance, no reconciliation with God, unless we are at the same time reconciled with one another. A fast without mutual love is the fast of demons. We do not travel the road of Lent as isolated individuals but as members of a family. Our asceticism and fasting should not separate us from others, but should link us to them with ever-stronger bonds. The Sunday of Forgiveness also directs us to see that Great Lent is a journey of liberation from our enslavement to sin. The Gospel lesson sets the conditions for this liberation. The first one is fasting—the refusal to accept the desires and urges of our fallen nature as normal, the effort to free ourselves from the dictatorship of the flesh and matter over the spirit. To be effective, however, our fast must not be hypocritical, a “showing off.” We must “appear not unto men to fast but to our Father who is in secret” (vv. 16-18). The second condition is forgiveness—“If you forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you” (vv. 14-15). The triumph of sin, the main sign of its rule over the world, is division, opposition, separation, hatred. Therefore, the first break through this fortress of sin is forgiveness—the return to unity, solidarity, love. To forgive is to put between me and my “enemy” the radiant forgiveness of God Himself. To forgive is to reject the hopeless “dead-ends” of human relations and to refer them to Christ. Forgiveness is truly a “breakthrough” of the Kingdom into this sinful and fallen world. “Let my prayer rise as incense before You . . . And the lifting up of my hands, as an evening sacrifice.” Let my prayer rise as incense before You Lenten Pre-Sanctified Liturgies Inter-parish prayer and fellowship on the following dates: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 Annunciation Cathedral Chapel, 162 Goddard Ave. Brookline, MA—6 pm Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Taxiarchae/Archangels Church, 25 Bigelow Ave., Watertown, MA—6 pm Wednesday, April 1, 2015 St. Catherine Church, 119 Common Street, Braintree, MA—6 pm Please note: Wednesdays—February 25, March 11, and March 25— services will be held at home parishes. Following the Pre-Sanctified Liturgy on these days, the host community will offer a Lenten dinner for all in attendance. An informative discussion over dinner on a Lenten theme will also take place. All are invited to join in prayer on these days—young and old alike. 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Look out for our festival □_GOYA, volunteers, □_Greek Festival, □_HOPE, □_Internet Ministries, □_JOY, □_Legal, □_Library, table at coffee hour each Sunday and check your schedules □_Mommy & Me, □_Mechanical/Plumbing/Electrical/Carpentry, □_Orchestra, □_Office Work, □_Parish Newsletter/Bulletin, □_Philoptochos, □_Reader (in Liturgy), □_Real Management, so you can give us some definite dates andEstate times you can□_Renovations, □_Senior Guild, work!□_Sports, Thank□_Sunday you forMonthly your Dedications, support! □_Sunday School, □_Veterans, □_Visitation of elderly/infirm, □_Ushering/Welcome, □_Young Adults, □_Youth Professional Other: _____________________ We can accomplish it! I/we prefer to receive notifications from the Cathedral by: □ email □ paper mail (Please check one) CONFIDENTIAL: For Authorized Parish Personnel Only Rev. 1/02/15 STEWARDSHIP REPORT AS OF 02-18-2015 Stewards pledged this far: 89 Total pledged for 2015 thus far: $67,530 Rev. Dr. Demetrios & Pr. Maryann Tonias & Family Mr. Chris Afendulis & Ms. Claudine Gay Mrs. Fotone Andreadis Mrs. Calliope Andreadis Mr. & Mrs. Paul Angelopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Anton Dr. Marica Arvanites Mrs. Christine Bakos Mrs. Tizita Bekele Mr. & Mrs. Van Benno Mr. & Mrs. James Boujoukos Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Bouritsas M/M Constintine P. Calliontzis Ms. Eugenia M. Carris & John Livingston Mrs. Mary A. Carris M/M Antonia Chronis & Bill Jennings Mr. Peter L Condakes & Dr. Pamela Pappas Ms. Doris S Conomos Mr. Robert C Crisafi Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Critikos Mr. & Mrs. John Dakoyannis Mr. & Mrs. Angelos Davos Ms. Emily Dotsias Mr. Chris C. Dracopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Stefanos Efstratoudakis Ms. Maria Elefteriades Mrs. Alexandra Eliopoulos Mr. & Mrs. William Evangelakos A Mrs. Penelope Flessas Mr. Theodore Flessas Mr. & Mrs. John N Foundas Dr. Calliope Galatis Mrs. Gerasimos Galatis Mrs. Acrive Geanakakis Ms. Susan Georgantas Ms. Marie Georgelis Drs. Iraklis & Sheila Gerogiannis Mr. Savvas Gianasmidis & Family Mr. & Mrs. George Glaropoulos Ms. Virginia & Sophia Gregory Mr. & Mrs. Chris Guerriero Miss Mary Hatzis Miss Alice Haveles Dr. & Mrs. George A Hasiotis Ms. Kaye Jaravinos Mr. & Mrs. George Jeas Mr. Philip S Kallan Mrs. Mary Kapsaskis Dr. Miltiades Karamechedis Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Kavaltzis Ms. Irene Kavas Mr. & Mrs. Constantine Kechris Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos Kleitsas Ms. Bessie Kotsakis Mr. & Mrs. Paul Koutris Ms. Christina M Kyriakides Mr. & Mrs. James P Lemonias Mr. James P Maimonis Mr. Alex Mavradis Mrs. Sophia P. McBrine Dr. Vasilios Mourmoutis & Ms. Joanna Chanis Mr. Harry M. Nahatis Ms. Elizabeth Naoum Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Panagopoulos Mr. Dean Papademetriou Mrs. Ekaterini Papadopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Evangelos Papadopoulos Mrs. Andreana Pavlos & Family Mr. & Mrs. Peter Philipoppoulos Mr. Nicholas S. Racheotes Mrs. Patricia S. Redmond Atty. & Mrs. Peter A Senopoulos Ms. Desi Sideropoulos Ms. Sodira Sideropoulos Ms. Thalia Sideropoulos Mr. & Mrs. Paul Stamatos Ms. Maria Stata Ms. Victoria Striligas Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Tassiopoulos Ms. Maria Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Triantos Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Torski Dr. James P. Toyias Mr. & Mrs. Ross N. Triant Ms. Marigoula Troubalos Mr. Socrates Vrattos Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Woods Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Zedros Ms. Mary Zetes nd certainly we should not heedlessly neglect to call attention to the fact that of all the pronouncements in which the Lord has ordered us to pray, he has deliberately attached a very special commendation to the pronouncement that deals with the forgiving of sins. In this pronouncement he wished us to be merciful because that is the only prescribed means of avoiding miseries. Indeed, in no other petition do we pray in such a manner as to make a kind of covenant with the Lord, for we say, “Forgive us as we also forgive.” If we default in this covenant, the whole petition is fruitless, for he says, “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. St. Augustine CATHEDRAL CALENDAR OF EVENT Sunday Monday Tuesday Wed FEBRUARY 22 X 23 u 24 25 W Forgiveness Sunday Uncovering of Relics at Eugenius Romans 13:11-14; 14:1-4 Matthew 6:14-21 Orthros (8:30 am) Divine Liturgy (10:00 am) Forgiveness Vespers (6:30 pm at Chapel) First Monday of Lent - Clean Monday Hieromartyr Polycarp Orthros OT: Isaiah 1:1-20 Vespers OT1: Genesis 1:1-13 Vespers OT2: Proverbs 1:1-20 GREAT LENT BEGINS Great Compline (7:00 pm at Chapel) 1st & 2nd Finding of the Head of the Forerunner 2 Corinthians 4:6-15 Matthew 11:2-15 Tarasius, Pat. Of Co Martyrs Reginus an Orthros OT: Isaiah 2 Vespers OT1: Gene Vespers OT2: Prove Presanctified Litur Chapel) Lenten Meal and L MARCH 1 X 2 3 4W Sunday of Orthodoxy Martyr Eudocia Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40 John 1:43-51 Orthros (8:30 am) Divine Liturgy (10:00 am) PROCESSION OF ICONS (Sunday School Children bring their icons) Martyr Hesychius Nicholas Planas Orthros OT: Isaiah 4:2-5:7 Vespers OT1: Genesis 3:21-4:7 Vespers OT2: Proverbs 3:34-4:22 Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus and Basiliscus Orthros OT: Isaiah 5:7-16 Vespers OT1: Genesis 4:8-15 Vespers OT2: Proverbs 5:1-15 Gerasimus of the Jo Martyrs Paul and Ju Orthros OT: Isaiah 5 Vespers OT1: Gene Vespers OT2: Prove Presanctified Litur Local Parishes (6:0 Lenten Meal and L 8X 9 10 11 W Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas Theophylact , Bp. of Nicomedea Hebrews 1:10-14; 2:1-3 Mark 2:1-12 Orthros (8:30 am) Divine Liturgy (10:00 am) 40 Martyrs of Sebastia Caesarios the Righteous Hebrews 12:1-10 Matthew 20:1-16 Martyr Quadratus of Corinth and the 5 Anastasia of Alexandria Orthros OT: Isaiah 9:9-10:4 Vespers OT1: Genesis 7:1-5 Vespers OT2: Proverbs 8:32-9:11 Sophronius, Pat. O Theodora the Righ Orthros OT: Isaiah 1 Vespers OT1: Gene Vespers OT2: Prove Presanctified Litur Chapel) Lenten Meal and L 15 X 16 17 18 W Sunday of the Holy Cross Martyr Agapius & Companions Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6 Mark 8:34-38; 9:1 Orthros (8:30 am) Divine Liturgy (10:00 am) PROCESSION OF THE HOLY CROSS Martyr Sabine Christodulus the Wonderworker Orthros OT: Isaiah 14:24-32 Vespers OT1: Genesis 8:21-9:7 Vespers OT2: Proverbs 11:19-12:6 Alexis the Man of God Orthros OT: Isaiah 25:1-9 Vespers OT1: Genesis 9:8-17 Vespers OT2: Proverbs 12:8-22 Cyril, Abp. Of Jeru Trophimos & Eukar Orthros OT: Isaiah 2 Vespers OT1: Gene Vespers OT2: Prove Presanctified Litur Taxiarchae Church Lenten Meal and L 22 X 23 24 u 25 X Sunday of St. John Climacus Hieromartyr Basil of Ancyra Hebrews 6:13-20 Mark 9:17-31 Orthros (8:30 am) Divine Liturgy (10:00 am) Martyr Nicon & the 199 Anatolios & Protoleon the Martyrs Orthros OT: Isaiah 37:33-38:6 Vespers OT1: Genesis 13:12-18 Vespers OT2: Proverbs 14:27-15:4 Forefeast of the Annunciation Bp. Artemon Orthros OT: Isaiah 40:18-31 Vespers OT1: Genesis 15:1-15 Vespers OT2: Proverbs 15:7-19 GREAT VESPERS: Annunciation-Feast Day of our Cathedral (7:00 pm at Cathedral) Annunciation of th Day of our Cathedr Hebrews 2:11-18 Luke 1:24-38 Orthros (8:45 am) Divine Liturgy (10 Shaded days denote a fast day XDenotes Liturgy on this day uDenotes Great Vespers/Compline on this day vDenotes Paraklesis/Sa TS • FEBRUARY – MARCH 2015 nesday onstantinople nd Lebadeus 2:3-11 esis 1:24-2:3 erbs 2:1-22 rgy (6:00 pm at Thursday Friday 26 27 v 28 X Porphyrius, Bp. of Gaza Photine, the Samaritan Women Orthros OT: Isaiah 2:11-21 Vespers OT1: Genesis 2:4-19 Vespers OT2: Proverbs 3:1-18 Procopius the Confessor Orthros OT: Isaiah 3:1-14 Vespers OT1: Genesis 2:20-3:20 Vespers OT2: Proverbs 3:19-34 Greek School (4:00 pm) Salutations (7:00 pm at Cathedral) Saturday of Souls St. Theodore the Recruit 2 Timothy 2:1-10 Mark 2:23-28; 3:1-5 Orthros (8:45 am) Divine Liturgy (10:00 am) Greek School (10:00 am) 5 6v 7 Conon the Gardener Mark the Ascetic Orthros OT: Isaiah 6:1-12 Vespers OT1: Genesis 5:1-24 Vespers OT2: Proverbs 6:3-20 42 Martyrs of Amorion Finding the Precious Cross by St. Helen Orthros OT: Isaiah 7:1-14 Vespers OT1: Genesis 5:32-6:8 Vespers OT2: Proverbs 6:20-7:1 Greek School (4:00 pm) Salutations (7:00 pm at Cathedral) 7 Hieromartyrs of Cherson Lavrentios of Megara Hebrews 3:12-16 Mark 1:35-44 Greek School (10:00 am) 12 13 v 14 Theophanes the Confessor Symeon the New Theologian Orthros OT: Isaiah 11:10-12:2 Vespers OT1: Genesis 7:11-8:3 Vespers OT2: Proverbs 10:1-22 Nicephorus, Pat. Of Constantinople Pouplios the Martyr, Bishop of Athens Orthros OT: Isaiah 13:2-13 Vespers OT1: Genesis 8:4-21 Vespers OT2: Proverbs 10:31-11:12 Greek School (4:00 pm) Salutations (7:00 pm at Cathedral) Benedict of Nursia Euschimonus the Confessor Hebrews 10:32-38 Mark 2:14-17 Greek School (10:00 am) 19 20 v 21 Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria Demetrios the New Martyr Orthros OT: Isaiah 28:14-22 Vespers OT1: Genesis 10:32-11:9 Vespers OT2: Proverbs 13:19-14:6 Fathers of the Monastery of St. Savas Cuthbert the Wonderworker Orthros OT: Isaiah 29:13-23 Vespers OT1: Genesis 12:1-7 Vespers OT2: Proverbs 14:15-26 Greek School (4:00 pm) Salutations (7:00 pm at Cathedral) James the Confessor Thomas, Pat. Of Constanstinople Hebrews 6:9-12 Mark 7:31-37 Greek School (10:00 am) 26 27 v 28 Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel 26 Martyrs in Crimea Orthros OT: Isaiah 42:5-16 Vespers OT1: Genesis 18:20-33 Vespers OT2: Proverbs 16:17-17:17 Matrona of Thessalonica Paul, Bishop of Corinth Orthros OT: Isaiah 45:11-17 Vespers OT1: Genesis 22:1-18 Vespers OT2: Proverbs 17:17-18:5 Greek School (4:00 pm) Akathist Hymn (7:00 pm at Cathedral) Hilarion the New Herodion the Apostle of the 70 Hebrews 9:1-7 Luke 1:39-49, 56 Greek School (10:00 am) Lecture (7:30 pm) ordan ulianna 5:16-25 esis 4:16-26 erbs 5:15-6:3 rgy: Cathedral Hosts 00 pm at Chapel) Lecture (7:30 pm) Of Jerusalem hteous 10:12-20 esis 7:6-9 erbs 9:12-18 rgy (6:00 pm at Lecture (7:30 pm) usalem rpion, Monk-martyrs 26:21-27:9 esis 9:18-10:1 erbs 12:23-13:9 rgy (6:00 pm at the h in Watertown, MA) Lecture (7:30 pm) he Theotokos: Feast ral ) 0:00 am) alutations on this day Saturday WDenotes Presanctified Liturgy on this day This calendar is also available on-line at www.bostoncathedral.org Annunciation Cathedral of New England SATURDAY OF LAZARUS APRIL 4, 2015 8:45/9:45 a.m. Orthos/Divine Liturgy At the Cathedral Chapel in Brookline, MA Followed by: Light Refreshments, Weaving Palm Crosses, Preparing Church Palm Decorations All of our youth and THE ENTIRE ANNUNCIATION CATHEDRAL FAMILY are invited to join us on this day! For more information, please call the church office at 617.731.6633 Annunciation Cathedral of New England 514 Parker St, Boston, MA 02120 Good Friday Youth Retreat April 10, 2015 IC XC All the youth of our Cathedral family are invited to join us for our Annual Good Friday Retreat! 9:00 am—Service of the Royal Hours 10:45 am-3:00 pm—Retreat Program (includes lunch) 3:00-4:30 pm—Apokathelosis Service e available from Excuse letters ar fice. the Cathedral Of through the Children will stay elosis) Service Unnailing (Apokath ALL students should be excused from school on this holy day and participate for the entire day. If you need a letter to be excused from school that day or if you have any questions, please contact the Cathedral Office at 617.731.6633 12 ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF NEW ENGLAND ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ «ΤΗΣ ΤΥΡΟΦΑΓΟΥ» Φ τάσαμε στὶς τελευταῖες μέρες πρὶν ἀπὸ τὴν Μεγάλη Σαρακοστή. Ἤδη κατὰ τὴν ἑβδομάδα τῆς Ἀπόκρεω , δυὸ μέρες - ἡ Τετάρτη καὶ ἡ Παρασκευὴ - ἀνήκουν στὴ Σαρακοστή. Ἡ Θεία Λειτουργία δὲν τελέσθηκε καὶ ἡ ὅλη τυπικὴ διάταξη στὶς ἀκολουθίες ἔχει πάρει τὰ λειτουργικὰ χαρακτηριστικὰ τῆς Μεγάλης Σαρακοστῆς. Τὸ Σάββατο τῆς Τυροφάγου ἡ Ἐκκλησία μας «ποιεῖ μνεία πάντων τῶν ἐν ἀσκήσει λαμψάντων ἁγίων ἀνδρῶν τὲ καὶ γυναικῶν». Οἱ ἅγιοι εἶναι τὰ πρότυπα ποὺ θ’ ἀκολουθήσουμε, οἱ ὁδηγοὶ στὴ δύσκολη τέχνη τῆς νηστείας καὶ τῆς μετάνοιας. Στὸν ἀγώνα ποὺ πρόκειται ν’ ἀρχίσουμε δὲν εἴμαστε μόνοι, ἔχουμε βοηθοὺς καὶ παραδείγματα. Τὴν Κυριακή, τελευταῖα μέρα πρὶν τὴ Σαρακοστή, ποὺ συνήθως τὴν ὀνομάζουμε Κυριακὴ τῆς συγγνώμης καὶ «τῆς ἀπὸ τοῦ Παραδείσου τῆς τρυφῆς ἐξορίας του Πρωτόπλαστου Ἀδάμ». Ξέρουμε ὅτι ὁ ἄνθρωπος πλάσθηκε γιὰ νὰ ζεῖ στὸν Παράδεισο, γιὰ τὴν γνώση τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ τὴν κοινωνία μαζί Του. Ἡ ἁμαρτία του ὅμως τὸν ἀπομάκρυνε ἀπὸ τὴν εὐλογημένη ζωὴ καὶ ἔτσι ἡ ὕπαρξή του στὴ γῆ εἶναι μιὰ ἐξορία. Η Μ. Σαρακοστὴ εἶναι ἡ ἀπελευθέρωσή μας ἀπὸ τὴ σκλαβιὰ τῆς ἁμαρτίας. (σέλ. 32) Τὸ εὐαγγελικὸ ἀνάγνωσμα αὐτῆς τῆς Κυριακῆς (Μάτθ. 6, 14-21) θέτει τοὺς ὅρους γιὰ μιὰ τέτοια ἀπελευθέρωση. Πρῶτος ὅρος εἶναι ἡ νηστεία, ἡ προσπάθεια νὰ ἐλευθερωθοῦμε ἀπὸ τὴ δικτατορία τῆς σάρκας καὶ τῆς ὕλης πάνω στὸ πνεῦμα. Δὲν πρέπει ὅμως ἡ νηστεία μας νὰ εἶναι ὑποκριτική, δηλαδὴ «πρὸς τὸ θεαθῆναι», νὰ μὴ φαινόμαστε «στοὺς ἀνθρώπους νηστεύοντες, ἀλλὰ στὸν Πατέρα μας ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ» ὅπως ἀναφέρεται στὸ εὐαγγελικὸ ἀνάγνωσμα. 22 Φεβρουαρίου Δεύτερος ὅρος εἶναι ἡ συγγνώμη: «Ἐὰν ἀφῆτε στοὺς ἀνθρώπους τὰ παραπτώματά τους, θὰ ἀφήσει καὶ τὰ δικά σας ὁ οὐράνιος Πατέρας». Ἡ συγχωρητικότητα εἶναι ἡ ἐπιστροφὴ στὴν ἑνότητα, στὴ σύμπνοια, στὴν ἀγάπη. Ἔτσι στὸν Ἑσπερινὸ αὐτῆς τῆς Κυριακῆς, στὸ τέλος τῆς ἀκολουθίας, ὅλοι οἱ πιστοὶ πλησιάζουν τὸν ἱερέα καὶ ὁ ἕνας τὸν ἄλλο, ζητώντας τὴν ἀμοιβαία συγχώρεση. Οὐσιαστικὰ ἀπὸ τὸν Ἑσπερινὸ αὐτὸ ἀρχίζει ἡ Μεγάλη Σαρακοστή. Ἀρχίζει ἡ ἀκολουθία μὲ τὸν ἱερέα ντυμένο στὰ λαμπερὰ ἄμφια καὶ τὰ τροπάρια ἀναγγέλουν τὸν ἐρχομὸ τῆς Μ. Σαρακοστῆς καὶ πέρα ἀπ’ αὐτή, τὸν ἐρχομὸ τοῦ Πάσχα. Κατόπιν γίνεται ἡ εἴσοδος τοῦ Εὐαγγελίου μὲ τὸν ἑσπερινὸ ὕμνο «Φῶς ἱλαρὸν ἁγίας δόξης» καὶ ὁ ἱερέας προχωρεῖ στὴν Ὡραία Πύλη γιὰ νὰ ἀναφωνήσει τὸ Προκείμενο ποὺ πάντα ἀναγγέλει τὸ τέλος τῆς μιᾶς μέρας καὶ τὴν ἀρχὴ τῆς ἄλλης. Ἡ θαυμάσια μελωδία: «Μὴ ἀποστρέψεις τὸ πρόσωπό σου ἀπὸ τοῦ παιδός σου, ὅτι θλίβομαι, ταχὺ ἐπάκουσόν μου, πρόσχες τὴ ψυχή μου καὶ λύτρωσε αὐτήν» λέγεται πέντε φορές, τὰ φῶτα σβήνουν καὶ τὰ χρωματιστὰ ἄμφια ἀλλάζουν. Ἀπὸ αὐτὸ τὸ σημεῖο ξεκινάει ἡ Μεγάλη Σαρακοστή: συναισθάνομαι ὅτι εἶμαι ἐξόριστος ἀπὸ τὴν ὀμορφιὰ τῆς Βασιλείας Του καὶ θλίβομαι. Τελικὰ παραδέχομαι ὅτι μόνο ὁ Θεὸς μπορεῖ νὰ μὲ βοηθήσει σ’ αὐτὴ τὴ θλίψη. Μετάνοια πάνω ἀπ’ ὅλα εἶναι τὸ ἀπελπισμένο κάλεσμα γιὰ τὴ Θεία βοήθεια. Στὴ συνέχεια διαβάζεται ἡ προσευχὴ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἐφραὶμ ποὺ συνοδεύεται ἀπὸ μετάνοιες. Καθὼς οἱ πιστοὶ πλησιάζουν τὸν ἱερέα, ὁ χορὸς ψάλλει πασχαλινοὺς ὕμνους. Ἀπὸ τώρα βλέπουμε νὰ λάμπει στὸ τέλος τὸ φῶς τῆς Ἀνάστασης, τὸ φῶς τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ. Palm Sunday Annunciation Luncheon Sunday, April 5, 2015 12:30 p.m. Adults Fish Dinner $25 per adult Children Under 12 Children’s meal $10 per child We ask that you please pay in advance. For more information, please call the church office at 617.731.6633 or email acoffice@verizon.net EARLY RESERVATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED! Palm Sunday Family Luncheon Reservation Form Name: __________________________________________ Telephone: ( ) _________________________________ Number of tickets you are requesting: Adults: _____ Children: _____ Please complete and return this form, along with your payment, to: Annunciation Cathedral of New England, 162 Goddard Ave, Brookline, MA 02445 Please make checks payable to: Annunciation Cathedral of New England 14 ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF NEW ENGLAND Announcements WELCOME TO ALL VISITORS: For those visiting an Orthodox Church for the first time, please be aware that Holy Communion is a sign of unity of faith which is only offered to Baptized or Chrismated Orthodox Christians. All present are welcome, however, to partake of the antidoro (or blessed bread) which is distributed at the end of the service. Those interested in learning more about the Orthodox Christian faith, please feel free to see Fr. Demetri after the service. This week, to assist you in the Narthex we have at the Pangary: Alexander Caros, Simone Dodge Greeter: George Fountas Ushers: Mary Hanna, Chris Karimbakas, Lula Kiflit, James Karimbakas. MEMORIALS: A memorial service is offered today for for the repose of the souls of Calliope Racheotes (40 days), Mary Pappas (3 yrs), Harry Chakalis (3 yrs) and Vasiliki Kokinidou (5 yrs) and memorial prayers are offered for the repose of the soul of Kay Kallan (7 yrs). May their memory be eternal! Altar Flowers are offered in memory of Calliope Racheotes by her family. Altar Candles are offered in memory of Calliope Racheotes and Vasiliki Kokinidou by their families. Please join us for fellowship immediately following the Liturgy in the Social Hall. The fellowship hour will be offered in memory of Calliope Racheotes and Vasiliki Kokinidou by their families. DONATIONS: In memory of Harry Chakalis: Ms. Cathy Scarlatos In memory of Mary Perdikes: Ms. Kristine Kopsiaftis In memory of Theodora Stanton: Rev. & Mrs. George N. Conomos In memory of Eugenia J. Carigianis: Ms. Eugenia M.Carris and family FORGIVENESS SUNDAY VESPERS: This evening at 6:30 pm at our Cathedral Chapel, we begin our entry into the Great 40 Days with celebration of the Forgiveness Vespers. Join us as we ask forgiveness of one and other and begin our spiritual journey to the Resurrection of our Lord. GREAT COMPLINE: The Great Compline will be celebrated tomorrow on Clean Monday, February 23, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the Cathedral Chapel. Join as we begin our Lenten Journey. PRESANCTIFIED LITURGY: The first Presanctified Liturgy will be celebrated on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at the Cathedral Chapel at 6:00 pm. Following the Liturgy we will have a Lenten Meal and Lenten Lecture. SALUTATIONS: The First Salutation Service will be celebrated on Friday, February 27, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the Cathedral on Parker Street. Join us as we celebrate the Annunciation on the first five Friday’s of Lent. SATURDAY OF SOULS: On Saturday, February 28, we will commemorate the 3rd Saturday of Souls at the Cathedral on Parker Street. Orthros begins at 8:45 am followed by the Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am. Please fill out the form in this week’s bulletin with the names of your departed loved ones that you wish to be read. The names will be read at all three Saturday of Souls services. SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY: Next Sunday, March 1, 2015, is the first Sunday of Lent, the Sunday of Orthodoxy, when we commemorate the return of the icons to the church. All of our Sunday School children should be present with a family icon for the procession at the end of the Liturgy. Icons will also be available for the children here at church. PARISH WEBSITE: Make sure you remember to visit it every week for details on all of the upcoming events here at the Cathedral. Pictures of our events are posted as well as the weekly bulletin and monthly newsletter. SUNDAY • 22 FEBRUARY 2015 15 Ανακοινώσεις ΚΑΛΟΣΩΡΙΣΜΑ: Για όσους επισκέπτονται την Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία για πρώτη φορά, θα πρέπει να γνωρίζουν ότι η Θεία Κοινωνία είναι το σύμβολο της ενότητας της πίστεως, το οποίο προσφέρεται μόνο σε όσους έχουν βαπτιστεί ή χριστεί Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί. Όλοι οι παρευρισκόμενοι ωστόσο, είναι ευπρόσδεκτοι να λάβουν το Αντίδωρο (ή ευλογημένο ψωμί), το οποίο διανέμεται μετά το τέλος της Θείας Λειτουργίας. Όσοι ενδιαφέρεστε να μάθετε περισσότερα για την Ορθόδοξη Χριστιανική Πίστη, μη διστάσετε να μιλήσετε στον Πάτερ Δημήτριο μετά την Θεία Λειτουργία. Αυτή την εβδομάδα θα βοηθήσουν στο Παγκάρι: Alexander Caros, Simone Dodge Υποδοχή: George Fountas Δίσκος: Mary Hanna, Chris Karimbakas, James Karimbakas, Lula Kiflit. ΜΝΗΜΟΣΥΝA/TΡΙΣΑΓΙΟΝ: Σήμερα τελούμε επιμνημόσυνες δεήσεις υπέρ αναπαύσεως των ψυxών των κεκοιμημένων δούλων του Θεού Καλλιόπης Ραχιώτη (40 ημέρες), Μαίρης Πάππα (3 έτη), Χαραλάμπους Τσάκαλη (3 έτη) και Βασιλικής Κοκκινίδου (5 έτη) και Τρισάγιον υπέρ αναπαύσεως της ψυχής της δούλης του Θεού Βασιλικής (Καλλιόγλου) Κάλλαν (7 έτη). Αιωνία αυτών η μνήμη! Τα λουλούδια προσφέρονται εις μνήμη της Καλλιόπης Ραχιώτη από την οικογένειά της. Τα κεριά προσφέρονται εις μνήμη της Καλλιόπης Ραχιώτη και Βασιλικής Κοκκινίδου από τις οικογένειές τους. Παρακαλείσθε όπως παραβρεθείτε μετά το τέλος της Θ. Λειτουργίας στην Μεγάλη Αίθουσα που θα προσφερθούν καφές και εδέσματα εις μνήμη των Καλλιόπης Ραχιώτη και Βασιλικής Κοκκινίδου από τις οικογένειές τους. ΔΩΡΕΕΣ: Εις μνήμη του Χαραλάμπους Τσάκαλη: Ms. Cathy Scarlatos Εις μνήμη της Mαίρης Περδίκη: Ms. Kristine Kopsiaftis Εις μνήμη της Θεοδώρας Στάντον: Rev. & Mrs. George N. Conomos Εις μνήμη της Ευγενίας Καρίγιαννη: Ms. Eugenia M. Carris and family ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΗΣ ΣΥΓΧΩΡΗΣΕΩΣ ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝΟΣ: Απόψε, στις 6:30 μ.μ. στο Παρεκκλήσι στο Μπρουκλάϊν, θα αρχίσουμε την είσοδό μας στην Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή με τον Εσπερινό της Συγχωρήσεως. Θα ζητήσουμε συγχώρεση ο ένας από τον άλλο γιά να αρχίσουμε το πνευματικό μας ταξίδι γιά την Ανάσταση του Κυρίου μας. ΜΕΓΑ ΑΠΟΔΕΙΠΝΟ: Το Μέγα Απόδειπνο θα εορταστεί αύριο, Καθαρά Δευτέρα 23 Φεβρουαρίου, στις 7:00 μ.μ., στο Παρεκκλήσι του Καθεδρικού Ναού στο Μπρουκλάϊν. Παρακαλούμε, όπως παραβρεθείται, γιά να αρχίσουμε όλοι μαζί την νηστεία της Μεγάλης Τεσσαρακοστής. ΠΡΟΗΓΙΑΣΜΕΝΗ ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ: Η πρώτη Προηγιασμένη Θεία Λειτουργία θα εορταστεί την Τετάρτη, 25 Φεβρουαρίου, στο Παρεκκλήσι του Καθεδρικού Ναού στο Μπρουκλάϊν, στις 6:00 μ.μ. Μετά τη Λειτουργία θα έχουμε ένα Νηστίσιμο γεύμα και αμέσως μετά θα ακολουθήσει μία Διάλεξη γιά τη Νηστεία. ΧΑΙΡΕΤΙΣΜΟΙ: Οι Πρώτοι Χαιρετισμοί θα γίνουν την Παρασκευή, 27 Φεβρουαρίου, στις 7:00 μ.μ. στον Καθεδρικό Ναό στην Parker Street. Ελάτε μαζί μας, καθώς θα αρχίσουμε τον εορτασμό γιά τον Ευαγγελισμό της Θεοτόκου, στην πρώτη από τις πέντε Παρασκευές της Τεσσαρακοστής. ΨΥΧΟΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ: Το Σάββατο, 28 Φεβρουαρίου, 2015 θα γίνει το 3o Ψυχοσάββατο στον Καθεδρικό Ναό στην Parker Street. Ο Όρθρος θα αρχίσει στις 8:45 π.μ. και θα ακολουθήσει η Θεία Λειτουργία στις 10:00 π.μ. Παρακαλούμε συμπληρώστε τη φόρμα, που θα βρήτε στο bulletin, με τα ονόματα των αποβιωσάντων που επιθυμείτε να διαβαστούν. Η λίστα με τα ονόματα θα διαβαστεί και στα τρία Ψυχοσάββατα. ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΗΣ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΙΑΣ: Την Κυριακή, 1 Μαρτίου, 2015 είναι η πρώτη Κυριακή της Σαρακοστής. Την συγκεκριμένη Κυριακή εορτάζουμε την επιστροφή των εικόνων στην εκκλησία μετά την περίοδο της εικονομαχίας. Τα παιδιά του Κατηχητικού Σχολείου θα συμμετάσχουν στην πομπή των εικόνων. Όλα τα παιδιά καλούνται να φέρουν μία εικόνα από τα σπίτια τους για να την κρατήσουν κατά τη διάρκεια της πομπής. ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF NEW ENGLAND BOSTON, MA Forgiveness Sunday Vespers followed by the Forgiveness Circle Sunday February 22, 2015 6:30 p.m. On Forgiveness Sunday, all are invited to attend Forgiveness Vespers on the eve of Great Lent. We hear of the Lord's teaching about fasting and forgiveness and enter the season of the fast forgiving one another so that God will forgive them. If you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will forgive you; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your heavenly Father forgive you your trespasses (Matthew 6:14). At the end of the service, everyone will pick a name out of a basket, from those attending, and then pray privately for that person throughout Lent. On Pascha, we will let that person know that we were praying for them. BEGIN GREAT LENT AS A FAMILY ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22 AT 6:30 P.M. 16
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