Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England The Holy Forefathers Τῶν Ἁγίων Προπατόρων Weekly Bulletin 14 December 2014 Eleventh Sunday of Luke • Tone 2 ΙA΄ ΛΟΥΚΑ • Ἦχος βʹ Upcoming Events Sunday December 14 A Christmas Sing Choir Concert (After Liturgy) Sunday December 14 Parish Council Elections (After Liturgy) Saturday December 20 Greek School Christmas Party (After Classes) Sunday December 21 Sunday School Christmas Concert & Party Wednesday December 24 Christmas Eve: Vesperal Liturgy (6:30 pm) Thursday December 25 Christmas Day: Orthros/Liturgy (8:45/10:00 am) Thursday January 1 St. Basil: Orthros/Liturgy (8:45/10:00 am) Monday January 5 Theophany Eve: Vesperal Liturgy (9:00 am) Tuesday January 6 Theophany Day: Orthros/Liturgy (8:45/10:00 am) Wednesday January 7 St. John Baptist: Orthros/Liturgy (8:45/10:00 am) Sunday Philoptochos Vasilopita Celebration (After Liturgy) January 11 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 ιδ΄ Δεκεμβρίου ,βιδ ΙΑ΄ ΛΟΥΚΑ Fr. Demetri’s cell: (617) 955–0126 frtonias@gmail.com 14 DECEMBER 2014 11th Sunday of Luke Τὸ Συναξάριον The Synaxarion Τῶν Ἁγίων Προπατόρων. The Holy Forefathers Ἀπολυτίκιa Dismissal Hymns Ὅτε κατῆλθες πρὸς τὸν θάνατον, ἡ Ζωὴ ἡ ἀθάνατος, τότε τὸν ᾅδην ἐνέκρωσας τῇ ἀστραπῇ τῆς Θεότητος· ὅτε δὲ καὶ τοὺς τεθνεῶτας ἐκ τῶν καταχθονίων ἀνέστησας, πᾶσαι αἱ δυνάμεις τῶν ἐπουρανίων ἐκραύγαζον· Ζωοδότα Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν δόξα σοι. When you descended to death, * O Immortal life, * then Hades You destroyed, * by the light of Your divinity. * And when the dead from the depths of the darkness You did raise, * all of the heavenly powers did cry out to You. * O Giver of Life, Christ our God, glory to You. Ἦχος β΄. Ἦχος β΄. Mode 2. Mode 2. Ἐν πίστει τοὺς Προπάτορας ἐδικαίωσας, τὴν ἐξ Ἐθνῶν δι᾿ αὐτῶν προμνηστευσάμενος Ἐκκλησίαν. Καυχῶνται ἐν δόξῃ οἱ Ἅγιοι, ὅτι ἐκ σπέρματος αὐτῶν, ὑπάρχει καρπὸς εὐκλεής, ἡ ἀσπόρως τεκοῦσά σε. Ταῖς αὐτῶν ἱκεσίαις, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, σῶσον τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν. By faith You justified the Forefathers, having through them betrothed to yourself the Church that came out of the nations. The saints are boasting in glory; for the glorious fruit, the Virgin who without seed gave birth to You, is from their progeny. At their entreaties, O Christ our God, save our souls. Ἦχος δ΄. 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 Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον, τὸν προαιώνιον Λόγον, ἐν σπηλαίῳ ἔρχεται, ἀποτεκεῖν ἀποῤῥήτως. Χόρευε, The Virgin today, for the eternal Logos, to a cave she comes to ineffably give birth. Rejoice and dance, O Ἦχος γ΄. Mode 3. SUNDAY • 14 DECEMBER 2014 3 ἡ οἰκουμένη ἀκουτισθεῖσα, δόξασον, μετὰ Ἀγγέλων καὶ Ποιμένων, βουληθέντα ἐποφθῆναι, Παιδίον νέον, τὸν πρὸ αἰώνων Θεόν. Universe, to this Ye hearken; being glorified by the angels and the shepherds. Who willed to be beheld, as a young child who before the ages is God. Ἀπόστολος Epistle Κολ. γ΄ 4–11 Colossians 3:4–11 Ἀ δελφοί, ὅταν ὁ Χριστὸς φανερωθῇ, ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν, τότε καὶ ὑμεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ φανερωθήσεσθε ἐν δόξῃ. Νεκρώσατε οὖν τὰ μέλη τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, πορνείαν, ἀκαθαρσίαν, πάθος, ἐπιθυμίαν κακήν, καὶ τὴν πλεονεξίαν ἥτις ἐστὶν εἰδωλολατρία, δι᾿ ἃ ἔρχεται ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ θεοῦ [ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῆς ἀπειθείας]· ἐν οἷς καὶ ὑμεῖς περιεπατήσατέ ποτε ὅτε ἐζῆτε ἐν τούτοις. Νυνὶ δὲ ἀπόθεσθε καὶ ὑμεῖς τὰ πάντα, ὀργήν, θυμόν, κακίαν, βλασφημίαν, αἰσχρολογίαν ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ὑμῶν· μὴ ψεύδεσθε εἰς ἀλλήλους, ἀπεκδυσάμενοι τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον σὺν ταῖς πράξεσιν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐνδυσάμενοι τὸν νέον τὸν ἀνακαινούμενον εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν κατ᾿ εἰκόνα τοῦ κτίσαντος αὐτόν, ὅπου οὐκ ἔνι Ἕλλην καὶ Ἰουδαῖος, περιτομὴ καὶ ἀκροβυστία, βάρβαρος, Σκύθης, δοῦλος, ἐλεύθερος, ἀλλὰ [τὰ] πάντα καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν Χριστός. Ε B RETHREN, when Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience. In these you once walked, when you lived in them. But now put them all away; anger, wrath, malice, slander, and foul talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old nature with its practices and have put on the new nature, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. Here there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all, and in all. Εὐαγγέλιον Gospel Λουκ. ιδ΄ 16-24, Ματθ. κβ΄ 14 Luke 14:16–24, Matthew 22:14 ἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην· Ἄνθρωπός τις ἐποίει δεῖπνον μέγα, καὶ ἐκάλεσεν πολλούς, καὶ ἀπέστειλεν τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ τῇ ὥρᾳ τοῦ δείπνου εἰπεῖν τοῖς κεκλημένοις, Ἔρχεσθε, ὅτι ἤδη ἕτοιμά ἐστιν. Καὶ ἤρξαντο ἀπὸ μιᾶς πάντες παραιτεῖσθαι. ὁ πρῶτος εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ἀγρὸν ἠγόρασα καὶ ἔχω ἀνάγκην ἐξελθὼν ἰδεῖν αὐτόν· ἐρωτῶ σε, ἔχε με παρῃτημένον. Καὶ ἕτερος εἶπεν, Ζεύγη βοῶν ἠγόρασα πέντε καὶ πορεύομαι δοκιμάσαι αὐτά· ἐρωτῶ σε, ἔχε με παρῃτημένον. Καὶ ἕτερος εἶπεν, Γυναῖκα ἔγημα καὶ διὰ τοῦτο οὐ δύναμαι ἐλθεῖν. Καὶ παραγενόμενος ὁ δοῦλος T he Lord said this parable: “A man once gave a great banquet, and invited many; and at the time of the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come; for all is now ready.’ But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I go out and see it; I pray you, have me excused.’ And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go to examine them; I pray you, have me excused.’ And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ So the servant came and reported this to Continued on Page 4 4 ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF NEW ENGLAND ἀπήγγειλεν τῷ κυρίῳ αὐτοῦ ταῦτα. τότε ὀργισθεὶς ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης εἶπεν τῷ δούλῳ αὐτοῦ, Ἔξελθε ταχέως εἰς τὰς πλατείας καὶ ῥύμας τῆς πόλεως, καὶ τοὺς πτωχοὺς καὶ ἀναπείρους καὶ τυφλοὺς καὶ χωλοὺς εἰσάγαγε ὧδε. Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ δοῦλος, Κύριε, γέγονεν ὃ ἐπέταξας, καὶ ἔτι τόπος ἐστίν. Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ κύριος πρὸς τὸν δοῦλον, Ἔξελθε εἰς τὰς ὁδοὺς καὶ φραγμοὺς καὶ ἀνάγκασον εἰσελθεῖν, ἵνα γεμισθῇ μου ὁ οἶκος·λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐδεὶς τῶν ἀνδρῶν ἐκείνων τῶν κεκλημένων γεύσεταί μου τοῦ δείπνου. Πολλοὶ γάρ εἰσι κλητοί, ὀλίγοι δὲ ἐκλεκτοί. Annual New Year’s Raffle H elp our Cathedral usher in the New Year by offering a donation toward our Annual New Year’s Raffle. Let’s make 2015 a year of great success here at the Cathedral! May you and your families have a Merry Christmas and most blessed and fruitful New Year. his master. Then the householder in anger said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and maimed and blind and lame.’ And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been done, and there is still room.’ And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet. For many are called, but few are chosen.’” 0 1 2 3 4 Name:________________________________ Address:______________________________ ______________________________________ Tel No.________________________________ __________________________ The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England is ushering in the 2015 New Year with its ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S RAFFLE 1st Prize $1,000 2nd Prize $1,000 3rd Prize $500 Drawing Date: Ja nu ar y 4 , 2 0 1 5 Cathedral Grand Hall $100 per ticket 01234 Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England 2014 Stewardship Commitment Form Please bring this form to the Church or mail it to the Cathedral Office at 162 Goddard Ave, Brookline, MA 02445 Name: Street Address: State: City: Individual or Family Spouse (if applicable) Zip Code: Children (if applicable) Name: Age: Home Tel: Age: Mobile Tel: Age: Work Tel: Age: E-mail: Age: Occupation: (Last, current) Festival Chair Garifalia Davos invites you to join her at a Grecian Festival meeting Age: in gratitude for God’s blessing i/we make the following commitment to the ministries of the annunciation cathedral Wednesday, May 7 at 6:30 PM $10 weekly ($520 annually) weekly annually) fundraiser $20 weeklyof ($1,040 Please consider being$15 part of ($780 the biggest the annually) year! Everyone is needed and many work. $50 monthly ($600 annually) _ $100 monthly ($1,200hands annually)make Otherlight Amount: $ ______ We have begun preparing for our Grecian Festival, which takes place on June 20, 21 and 22, 2014. As you all know is the fundraiser of ofthe year. This cathedral is why we i/we wouldTHIS like to offer ourbiggest time & talent to the ministries the annunciation in the areas (please NEED following everyone’s help.check mark as many as you like): □_Acolyte/Altar Boy,make □_AHEPA, □_Basketball □_Bible Study, Lectures/Education, Please every effort toTeams, attend. If you are□_Religious unable to □_Bookstore, □_Campus Ministry, □_Choir, □_Chorus, □_Computer, □_Construction, □_Cooking come but still want to be a part of the committee, you can (events or outreach), call □_Cultural Events, at □_Feed the Homeless Veterans, □_Gardening/Landscaping, Garifalia 617-782-0148. 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I/we prefer to receive notifications from the Cathedral by: □ email □ paper mail (Please check one) Rev. 1/9/2014 CONFIDENTIAL: For Authorized Parish Personnel Only STEWARDSHIP REPORT AS OF 12-11-2014 Stewards pledged this far: 275 Total received for 2014 thus far: $182,770 Drs Carlos & Golnaz Abboud Mr Salim Abboud Mr Chris Afendulis & Claudine Gay Miss Katerina Akrivlellis Mr. & Mrs. Peter Alexopoulos Mrs Bessie V Andersen Mr & Mrs Anthony T Andreadis Ms Calliope Andreadis Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Anton Dr Marica Arvanites Mr Aristedes Athanasopoulos Mr & Mrs Robert P Badavas Mr James Bakas Ms. Joanna Bakas Mr. & Mrs. Damon Bakas Theofanis Bakolas & Lea Rexinis Mrs Charles J Bakos Ms. Natalie Bassil Mrs Nancy Batsinelas Mr. Matthew Bazarian Mr & Mrs Costas Belezos Mr & Mrs Van T Benno Mr. Charles Beretsos Mr. & Mrs. Trent Blathras Despina Bokios & Lucas Dean Mr & Mrs James G Boujoukos Mr. & Mrs. James Boulogiane Mr & Mrs Spiros C Bourloukas Mr. Nicholas Bouritsas Mrs Christina Bowles Mrs Helen Cakridas M/M Constintine P Calliontzis Mr. Stephen Caparell Ms Eugenia Carris & John Livingston Mrs Mary A. Carris Miss Mary Cleary Mr & Mrs Christos Clessas Mr. Peter Condakes Ms. Pauline Coutlis Mr. Robert Crisafi Mr & Mrs Theodore A Critikos M/M Euripides E Dalmanieras Ms. Athena Davos 6 Mr. & Mrs. Angelos Davos Mr. & Mrs. Peter Davos Mr & Mrs Louis Delpidio Ms. Evangelia Demeter Ms. Ellen-Marie Demeter Mr. George Demeter Mr John Demopoulos Mr & Mrs Preston Despenas Mr. Theodoros Dimitriou Ms. Despina Dimitropoulos Ms. Aleka Dimos Mrs Asemena T Dodge Ms Emily Dotsias Mr Charles Doulos Mr Alexander Dragotakes Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Dragotakes Gov. & Mrs. Michael Dukakis Mr & Mrs George C Dukas Miss Marie E Dukas Mr. Nicolaos Economou Mrs Evangelos Efteriades Mrs Alexandra Eliopoulos Mr Jason Ellis Mr. & Mrs. William Evangelakos Mr John Eustis Mr & Mrs Constantine D Felis Mrs William Flessas Mr Theodore W Flessas Chrisoula Flessas & Brian Murphy Mr & Mrs Angelos Fotopoulos Mr & Mrs John N Foundas Atty & Mrs Nicholas Foundas Mr. George Fountas Ms. Sophia Fountas Mrs Gerasimos Galatis Mr. John Galatis Mr & Mrs Nicholas Galatis Mrs Anastasios M Gardikas Mrs Acrive Geanakakis Mr & Mrs David C Geanakakis Mr. & Mrs. George Georgaklis Ms. Susan Georgantas Mrs Eric Georgelis Mr Charles Georgenes Mr & Mrs John A Georgountzos Mr & Mrs Vassilios Georgountzos Dr & Dr Iraklis S Gerogiannis Mr & Mrs Larry Giannakopoulos Mr. Savva Gianasmidis Mr. & Mrs. Larry Giannakopoulos Mr & Mrs George Glaropoulos Mrs Frank Gomez Mrs Christos Gregoriades Mr Charles Vincent Grillo Ms. Mary Guerriero Dr. Christopher Gussis Mr & Mrs Lloyd G Hanna Mrs Georgia Haramis Dr & Mrs Christos A Hasiotis Dr & Mrs George A Hasiotis Tatjana Haskaj Miss Mary Hatzis Miss Alice Haveles Atty & Mrs George N Heos Jr Ms. Kaye Jaravinos Mr. & Mrs. George Jeas Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Jeas Mrs Stella K Jeon Mrs Helen Johnson Mr Philip S Kallan Mr & Mrs Eugene Kaloventzou-Dixon Mr. Arthur Kanavos Mr. Gary Kanavos Ms. Kristen Kanavos Mr & Mrs William L Kantaros Ms. Caroline Kapetanakis Hon. & Mrs. Thomas Kaplanes Dr Miltiades A Karamechedis Mr Christos P Karatasakis Mr. & Mrs. James Karimbakas Mr. Christos Karimbakas Mr. & Mrs. James Kaselis Mrs. Clara D. Katsas M/M Erotokritos Katsavounidis Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Kavaltzis Miss Nancia Kavaltzis Ms Irene E Kavas Mr. & Mrs. Constantine Kechris Mr & Mrs Brian Kiefer Ms. Zoitsa Tzimorangas Kitsis Miss Chrisanthe Kladitis Mr & Mrs George P Klapes Mr.Konstantinos Klitsas Mr & Mrs Spiro Klitsas Mrs. Angela Korikis Mrs Popy Koshivos Miss Bessie Kotsakis Dr Maria Koulmanda Mr & Mrs Michael Koumarianos Ms. Katerina Koutrobis Mr. Christos Koutrobis Mr & Mrs John Koutroubis Mrs Alexis Joanne Heos Ms. Faye Lambropoulos Ms. Helen Lambropoulos Mr. Panayotis League & Ana MaresGuia Mr. & Mrs. William Leahy Atty & Mrs Alfred Legelis Mr & Mrs James P Lemonias Mr. Dean Limberakis Mr & Mrs Costandine Machakos Mr & Mrs Dimitrios Malatos Mr. James Maimonis Mr. Photios Makris & Marina Chernova Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Malatos Mrs. William F. Manley Mr. Christos Mantzoros Mr & Mrs Stephen C Marks Mr Theodore S Mavrikos Mrs Sophia Devine McBrine Mr. Athanasios Megalokonomos Mr & Mrs Dimitrios Meletlidis Mr & Mrs Dimitrios Melidonis Miss Andrea L Messina Mr & Mrs Joseph D Messina Mr & Mrs Anthony Milonopoulos Dr A Mitsialis & Dr S Kourembanas Mr & Mrs Anestis Moulis Mr Harry M Nahatis Mr Christakis Naoum Ms. Elizabeth Naoum Mr Christos Nastopoulos Miss Stephanie Nearhos Mr & Mrs George Niakaros Mr & Mrs Dimitri Nionakis Ms Joanna Orphanos Mrs William G Orphanos Mr & Mrs George Pagounis Mr. & Mrs. George Panagopoulos Miss Portia Pantages Mr. Constantine Papademetriou Ms. Ashley Papadopoulos Mrs Ekaterini Papadopoulos Mr & Mrs Peter Papagiorgakis Mr John C Papajohn Mr & Mrs Demetrios K Papaslis Mr. & Mrs. Teddy Papaslis Rhoe Papoulias Atty. Cathy Pappas & William Christina Ms. Diana Pappas Mr Peter Louis Pappas Dr Pamela Pappas Ms. Sofia Paraskevas Ms. Allison Pazar Mr. John Pellerito Mrs Mary Perdikes Miss Christa Philipoppoulos Mr & Mrs Peter P Philipoppoulos Miss Katherine A Phillips Ms. Cornelia Photopoulos Mr & Mrs Demetris Photopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Ploumis Mr & Mrs Ioakim Protopappas Mr & Mrs Anthony Psikarakis Mr & Mrs Michael G Psikarakis Miss Georgia Racheotes Mr Nicholas P Racheotes Mr & Mrs Nicholas S Racheotes Mrs. Daniel Radiches Mrs Patricia S. Redmond Mr. Jason Rexinis Mr & Mrs Konstantinos Roumis Mr & Mrs Michael V Roussas Mr & Mrs Christopher Rushton Mr & Mrs Peter G Salidas Miss Bessie Samiotes Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Saravelas Mr. George Scrivanos Mr. Peter Scrivanos Atty Ashelen P Senopoulos Atty & Mrs Peter A Senopoulos Mr. Antonios Sevastos Desi Sideropoulos Sodira Sideropoulos Thalia Sideropoulos Mr & Mrs Patrick Sheehan Mr & Mrs Dennis Smith Miss Evangeline Spanos Mr & Mrs George Stamatos Mr & Mrs Paul Stamatos Mr. George Stamoulis Mrs Maria Stata Miss Anne Marie Stathis Mr Louis C Stathis Mrs Pauline A Stathis Mr Joseph Stern Atty & Mrs Peter H Sutton Mr. Paul Tambakis Mr & Mrs John Tamvakologos Mr & Mrs Demetrios Tassiopoulos Mr & Mrs Evangelos Tassiopoulos Mr.& Mrs. John Tassiopoulos Ms. Maria Tassiopoulos Mrs Maria Theodore Ms. Angeline Theodore Mr. George Theodore Ms. Maria Thomas Mrs Mary V Thomopoulos Ms. Frederika Tingus Mr Kebede Tiruneh Mr. Chris Trakas Mr & Mrs John Torres Mr & Mrs Gregory Torski M/M Eleftherios Travayiakis Mr & Mrs Ross N Triant Mr. & Mrs. James Tringas Ms. Helen Tsingos Mrs Marigoula Troubalos Dr & Mrs Basilios E Tsingos Ms Vasilika D Tsucalas Ms. Theodosia Tzimorangas Mrs Pauline Valavanis Mr & Mrs Peter Varitimidis Dr Pantel S Vokonas Mr Socrates Vrattos Mr Dimitrios Zaferacopoulos Mrs Maria Zafferes Anastasia Zervos Miss Mary Zetes Mr Peter J Zetes Ms. Georgia Zographos 7 CATHEDRAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday Monday Tuesday Wed DECEMBER 14 X 15 16 17 11th Sunday of Luke Martyrs Thyrsus & companions Colossians 3:4-11 Luke 14:16-24 Orthros (8:30 am) Divine Liturgy (10:00 am) A Christmas Sing (After Liturgy) Parish Council Elections The Holy Hieromartyr Eleutherius Susannah the Deaconess 2 Timothy 1:8-18 Mark 2:23-28; 3:1-5 Prophet Haggai Modestos, Bp. of Jerusalem 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 4:1-4 Mark 8:22-26 Greek School (4:00 pm) Prophet Daniel Dionysios of Zakyn Hebrews 11:33-40; Mark 8:30-34 21 X 22 23 24 X Sunday before Nativity Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia Hebrews 11:9-10; 32-40 Matthew 1:1-25 Orthros (8:30 am) Divine Liturgy (10:00 am) Sunday School Christmas Concert & Christmas Party (After Liturgy) Great Martyr Anastasia of Rome Martyrs Chrysogonus and Theodota Hebrews 3:5-11, 17-19 Mark 9:42-50; 10:1 10 Martyrs of Crete Founding of Agia Sophia Hebrews 4:1-13 Mark 10:2-12 CHRISTMAS EVE Eugenia & Compan Hebrews 1:1-12 Luke 2:1-20 Vesperal Liturgy o (6:30 pm) 28 X 29 30 31 Sunday before Nativity Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia Galatians 1:11-19 Matthew 2:13-23 Orthros (8:30 am) Divine Liturgy (10:00 am) Holy Innocents Abbot Marcellus Hebrews 2:11-18 Matthew 2:13-23 Great Martyr Anysia Gideon the New Hebrews 9:8-23 Mark 11:11-23 Apodosis of Nativi Righteous Melania Hebrews 10:1-18 Mark 11:22-26 4X 5X 6X 7X Sunday before Epiphany Synaxis of the 70 Apostles 2 Timothy 4:5-8 Mark 1:1-8 Orthros (8:30 am) Divine Liturgy (10:00 am) Eve of Epiphany Martyrs Theopemptus and Theonas 1 Corinthians 9:19-27 Luke 3:1-18 Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil (9:00 am) Great Blessing of the Waters (At Cathedral) Holy Epiphany Theophan the Recluse Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7 Matthew 3:13-17 Orthros (8:45 am) Divine Liturgy (10:00 am) Great Blessing of the Waters (At Cathedral) Synaxis of John the Afterfeast of the Th Acts 19:1-8 John 1:29-34 Orthros (8:45 am Divine Liturgy (10 11 X 12 13 14 Sunday after Epiphany Theodosius the Cenobiarch Ephesians 4:7-13 Matthew 4:12-17 Orthros (8:30 am) Divine Liturgy (10:00 am) Martyr Tatiana Martyr Mertios Acts 18:22-28 John 10:39-42 Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus Maximos the Righteous Ephesians 6:10-17 Luke 20:1-8 Apodosis of Epiph Agnes the Virgin-m Hebrews 10:32-38 Luke 12:32-40 Shaded days denote a fast day XDenotes Liturgy on this day uDenotes Great Vespers/Compline on this day vDenotes Paraklesis/Sa • DECEMBER 2014 – JANUARY 2015 nesday nthos 12:1-2 nions of St. Basil the Great ity a e Forerunner Theophany Thursday Friday Saturday 18 19 20 Martyrs Sebastian & Companions Michael the Confessor Titus 1:5-14 Mark 9:10-15 Martyrs Boniface & Companions Gregentius of Ethiopia Titus 1:15-16; 2:1-10 Mark 9:33-41 Greek School (4:00 pm) Forefeast of the Nativity Ignatius the God-Bearer Galatians 3:8-12 Luke 13:19-29 Greek School & Christmas Party (10:00 am) 25 X 26 27 CHRISTMAS DAY The Adoration of the Magi Galatians 4:4-7 Matthew 2:1-12 Orthros (9:00 am) Divine Liturgy (10:00 am) Synaxis of the Theotokos Euthemios the Confessor Hebrews 2:11-18 Matthew 2:13-23 Protomartyr Steven Theodore the Branded 1 Timothy 6:11-16 Matthew 12:15-21 1X 2 3 Circumcision of Jesus Christ Basil the Great Colossians 2:8-12 Luke 2:20-21, 40-52 Orthros (9:00 am) Divine Liturgy (10:00 am) Forefeast of Epiphany Begins Pope Sylvester Hebrews 5:4-10 John 3:1-15 Prophet Malachi Martyr Gordios 1 Timothy 3:13-16; 4:1-5 Matthew 3:1-6 8 9 10 George of Hozeva Dominica the Righteous Romans 6:3-11 John 3:22-33 Martyr Polyeuctus Eustratios the Wonderworker 2 Timothy 2:1-10 Mark 1:9-15 Greek School (4:00 pm) Gregory of Nyssa Dometian, Bishop of Melitene Luke 6:17-23 Matthew 4:1-11 Greek School (10:00 am) - At Chapel) 0:00 am - At Chapel) 15 16 17 hany martyr John the Hut-Dweller Paul of Thebes Galatians 5:22-26; 6:1-2 Luke 12:32-40 Veneration of the Chains of Ap. Peter Righteous Makarios of Kalogeras Acts 12:1-11 John 21:14-25 Greek School (4:00 pm) Anthony the Great Anthony of Berropas Hebrews 13:17-21 Luke 6:17-23 Greek School (10:00 am) alutations on this day WDenotes Presanctified Liturgy on this day This calendar is also available on-line at www.goarchangels.org Greek School Christmas Party Saturday, December 20, 2015 Το Σάββατο 20 Δεκεμβρίου το Ελληνικό Σχολείο μας θα έχει τη Χριστουγεννιάτικη γιορτή του, μετά το πέρας των μαθημάτων. Ευχόμαστε σε όλους του καθηγητές, μαθητές και οικογένειες του Ελληνικού Σχολείου Καλά Χριστούγεννα! On Saturday, December 20, our Greek School will have their Christmas Party after classes. We wish all of our Greek School teachers, students, and families a Merry Christmas! SUNDAY • 14 DECEMBER 2014 11 Οἱ Ἅγιοι Θύρσος, Λεύκιος καὶ Καλλίνικος Ο ἱ Ἅγιοι Θύρσος, Λεύκιος καὶ Καλλίνικος ἔζησαν τὸν 3ου αἰώνα μ.Χ. Κατάγονταν ἀπὸ τὴν Βιθυνία καὶ κατοικοῦσαν στὴν Καισάρεια. Ἦταν γόνοι ἐπιφανῶν οἰκογενειῶν καὶ διῆγαν εὐσεβὴ καὶ ταπεινὸ βίο. Μαρτύρησαν, ὅταν ὁ αὐτοκράτορας Δέκιος κήρυξε σκληρὸ διωγμὸ κατὰ τῶν χριστιανῶν. Χωρὶς νὰ φοβηθεῖ τὶς ἀπειλὲς τῶν εἰδωλολατρῶν, ὁ Λεύκιος παρουσιάστηκε οἰκειοθελῶς στὸν ἔπαρχο Κουμβρίκιο, στὸν ὁποῖο καὶ ὁμολόγησε τὴν πίστη του. Δὲν δίστασε νὰ ἐλέγξει τὸν ἔπαρχο, ποὺ προσπαθοῦσε μὲ κάθε μέσο, νὰ περιορίσει τὴν διάδοση τοῦ χριστιανισμοῦ. Ἐξοργισθεῖς ὁ Κουμβρίκιος διέταξε τὸν βασανισμὸ τοῦ Ἁγίου. Ἀφοῦ ὑπέστη φρικτὰ βασανιστήρια, ὁ Λεύκιος πέθανε μὲ ἀποκεφαλισμό. Ἡ γενναία στάση τοῦ Ἁγίου ὁδήγησε μπροστὰ στὸν ἡγεμόνα καὶ τὸν Θύρσο, ὁ ὁποῖος ὁμολόγησε μὲ θάρρος ὅτι Κύριος καὶ Θεός του εἶναι ὁ Ἰησοῦς Χριστός. Γιὰ τὴν ὁμολογία του αὐτὴ ὑπέστη φοβερὰ βασανιστήρια, γεγονὸς ποὺ ὁδήγησε στὴν χριστιανικὴ πίστη τὸν εἰδωλολάτρη ἱερέα Καλλίνικο. Οἱ δυὸ ἄνδρες βρῆκαν μαρτυρικὸ θάνατο. Ὁ Καλλίνικος ἀποκεφαλίστηκε, ἐνῶ ὁ Θύρσος θανατώθηκε μὲ πριόνια ἀπὸ τοὺς δήμιους. Holy Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius & Callinicus O f these, the Martyrs who were from Asia Minor contested for piety’s sake during the reign of Decius, in 250. Saint Leucius, seeing the slaughter of the Christians, reproached the Governor Cumbricius, for which he was hung up, harrowed mercilessly on his sides, then beheaded. For boldly professing himself a Christian and rebuking the Governor for worshipping stocks and stones as gods, Saint Thyrsus, after many horrible tortures, was sentenced to be sawn asunder, but the saw would not cut, and became so heavy in the executioners’ hands that they could not move it; Saint Thyrsus then gave up his spirit, at Apollonia in the Hellespont. Saint Callinicus a priest of the idols, was converted through the martyrdom and miracles of Saint Thyrsus, and was beheaded. During the reign of Diocletian (284-305), the Governor of Antinoe in the Thebaid of Upper Egypt was Arian, a fierce persecutor who had sent many Christians to a violent death, among them Saints Timothy and Maura (see May 3) and Saint Sabine (Mar. 16). When he had imprisoned Christians for their confession of faith, one of them, named Apollonius, a reader of the Church, lost his courage at the 14 Δεκεμβρίου 14 December sight of the instruments of torture, and thought how he might escape torments without denying Christ. He gave money to Philemon a flute-player and a pagan, that he might put on Apollonius’ clothes and offer sacrifice before Arian, so that all would think Apollonius to have done the Governor’s will, and he might be released. Philemon agreed to this, but when the time came to offer sacrifice, enlightened by divine grace, he declared himself a Christian instead. He and Apollonius, who also confessed Christ when the fraud was exposed, were both beheaded. Before beheading them, Arian had commanded that they be shot with arrows, but while they remained unharmed, Arian himself was wounded by one of the arrows; Saint Philemon foretold that after his martyrdom, Arian would be healed at his tomb. When this came to pass, Arian, the persecutor who had slain so many servants of Christ, himself believed in Christ and was baptized with four of his bodyguards. Diocletian heard of this and had Arian and his body-guards brought to him. For their confession of Christ, they were cast into the sea, and received the crown of life everlasting ANNUNCIATION CATHEDRAL OF NEW ENGLAND A CHRISTMAS SING PRESENTED BY ANNUNCIATION CATHEDRAL OF NEW ENGLAND SOLEA CHOIR Constantine “Dean” Limberakis, Archon Primikirios Choirmaster Roberto Poli – Organist SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2014 PROGRAM PART I SIMERON TIS SOTIRIAS Apolytikion—Mode IV The Annunciation of our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary TODAY THE VIRGIN COMES FORTH TO THE CAVE (I PARTHENOS SIMERON TO PROEONION LOGHON) Christmas Kontakion, Mode Ill--from November 26 to December 24 TODAY THE VIRGIN GIVES BIRTH (I PARTHENOS SIMERON TON YPERUSION TIKTI) Christmas Kontakion, Mode III—from December 25 to December 31 Arr. Dr. Theodore Bogdanos and Adptd. Constantine Limberakis THE LORD HAS SENT REDEMPTION (LITROSIN APESTILE KYRIE) Christmas Kinonikon—Plagal of the IV Mode Arr. Triante C. Kefalas and Adptd. George Theodossiou I GHENNISIS SU CHRISTE (YOUR NATIVITY CHRIST OUR GOD) Christmas Apolytikion—Mode IV Arr. Demetrios Pappas 12 PART II Excerpts from Saint-Saens CHRISTMAS ORATORIO ORGAN PRELUDE ARISE NOW, DAUGHTER OF ZION, ALLELULIA Annunciation Cathedral Choristers Soprano – Alida Doornberg Mezzo-Soprano – Colleen Palmer Alto – Eleni Hagen Tenor – Sam Jones Basses – Stephen D’Amico Derrick Johnson PRAISE YE THE LORD OF HOSTS Final Chorus PART III CONGREGATIONAL SING-A-LONG O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold Him, Born the King of Angels; O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord. SILENT NIGHT Silent night, Holy night! All is calm, all is bright ‘round yon Virgin Mother and Child Holy Infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace! JOY TO THE WORLD Joy to the world! The Lord is come: Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room, And heav’n and nature sing, And heav’n and nature sing, And heav’n, and heav’n and nature sing. MERRY CHRISTMAS 13 14 ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF NEW ENGLAND Announcements Welcome to all visitors: Please join us for fellowship immediately following the Liturgy in the Social Hall. 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. MEMORIALS: Today we offer the memorial service for Lena Hollis (1 year), George Yanakopoulos (10 years) and George Kokinos (20 years). Memorial prayers are offered for George, Efpraxia, Charles, and Peter Karafotias. The altar flowers, the altar candles and the fellowship hour will be offered in memory of Lena Hollis, George Yanakopoulos and George Kokinos by their families. May their memory be eternal! CATHEDRAL CHOIR CONCERT: Today our Cathedral Choir will offer “A Christmas Sing” after the Divine Liturgy. Join us as our choir leads us into the Christmas Season with hymns of the season. PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS: Our Parish Council Elections will take place today after the Divine Liturgy. Voting will continue until 2:00 pm. GREEK SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PARTY: On Saturday, December 20, our Greek School will have their Christmas Party after classes. We wish all of our Greek School teachers, students, and families a Merry Christmas! SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Our Sunday School will offer a Christmas Concert after the Divine Liturgy on the Sunday, December 21. After the Liturgy, our Sunday School will also have it’s Annual Christmas Party in the Lower Hall of the Cathedral. We will serve lunch and desserts, play Christmas music, have a visit from Santa, and give all the children a gift bag. ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S RAFFLE: Help our Cathedral usher in the New Year by offering a donation toward our Annual New Year’s Raffle. Let’s make 2015 a year of great success here at the Cathedral! May you and your families have a Merry Christmas and most blessed and fruitful New Year. CHRISTMAS SERVICES: On Christmas Eve, Wednesday December 24, we begin the celebration of the Nativity of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ with the Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil the Great at 6:30 pm. On Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25 His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios will be with us to celebrate the Christmas Feast. Orthros will be at 8:45 am followed by the Divine Liturgy at 9:45 am. PARISH WEBSITE: Make sure you remember to visit it every week for details on all of the exciting upcoming events here at the Annunciation Cathedral. Pictures of all of our events are posted on the website as well as the weekly bulletin and monthly newsletter. If you have any announcements to be placed in the bulletin, please submit them to the Church Office no later than Wednesday. SUNDAY • 14 DECEMBER 2014 15 Ανακοινώσεις Καλοσώρισμα: Παρακαλείσθε όπως παραβρεθείτε μετά το τέλος της Θείας Λειτουργίας στην Μεγάλη Αίθουσα που θα προσφερθούν καφές και γλυκίσματα από τις οικογένειες των τεθνεόντων. 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 Πατέρα Δημήτριον μετά την Θεία Λειτουργία. ΜΝΗΜΟΣΥΝΑ: Σήμερα τελούμε επιμνημόσυνη δέηση υπέρ αναπαύσεως των ψυχών των κεκοιμημένων δούλων του Θεού Αγλαΐας Χόλλις (1 έτος), Γεωργίου Γιαννακοπούλου (10 έτη), Γεωργίου Κοκκίνου (20 έτη) και Γεωργίου, Ευπραξίας, Κωνσταντίνου, και Παναγιώτου Καραφωτιά. Τα λουλούδια, τα κεριά και ο καφές με τα εδέσματα προσφέρονται εις μνήμη των μεταστάντων από τις οικογένειές τους. Αιωνία Αυτών η Mνήμη! ΣΥΝΑΥΛΙΑ ΧΟΡΩΔΙΑΣ ΚΑΘΕΔΡΙΚΟΥ: Σήμερα η Χορωδία του Καθεδρικού Ναού, αμέσως μετά τη Θεία Λειτουργία θα ψάλει «Χριστουγεννιάτικους Ύμνους”. Μείνετε μαζί μας καθώς η χορωδία μας θα μας μεταφέρει στο πνεύμα των Εορτών. ΕΚΛΟΓΕΣ ΕΝΟΡΙΑΚΟΥ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟΥ: Οι εκλογές του Ενοριακού Συμβουλίου μας θα διεξαχθούν σήμερα, αμέσως μετά τη Θεία Λειτουργία. Η ψηφοφορία θα συνεχιστεί μέχρι τις 14:00 μ.μ.. ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥΓΕΝΙΑΤΙΚΗ ΓΙΟΡΤΗ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΥ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟΥ: Το Σάββατο 20 Δεκεμβρίου, το Ελληνικό Σχολείο μας θα έχει τη Χριστουγεννιάτικη γιορτή του μετά το τέλος των μαθημάτων. Ευχόμαστε σε όλους τους δασκάλους, τους μαθητές καθώς και στις οικογένειες τους Καλά Χριστούγεννα! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥΓΕΝΝΙΑΤΙΚΗ ΣΥΝΑΥΛΙΑ ΚΑΤΗΧΗΤΙΚΟΥ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟΥ: Το Κατηχητικό Σχολείο μας θα έχει τη Χριστουγεννιάτικη συναυλία του την Κυριακή, 21 Δεκεμβρίου αμέσως μετά την Θεία Λειτουργία. Στη συνέχεια, θα παρουσιάσει την ετήσια Χριστουγεννιάτικη Γιορτή του στη Κάτω Αίθουσα του Καθεδρικού Ναού. Μετά το τέλος της εορτής θα προσφερθούν γλυκίσματα και ελαφρύ γεύμα, συνοδευόμενα απο Χριστουγεννιάτικη μουσική, και την επίσκεψη του Άγιου Βασίλη που θα δώσει δώρα σε όλα τα παιδιά.. ΕΤΗΣΙΟ ΠΡΩΤΟΧΡΟΝΙΑΤΙΚΟ ΛΑΧΕΙΟ: Υπολογίζουμε στην αμέριστη βοήθειά σας και ευελπιστούμε στην γενναιοδωρία σας και την προσφορά σας για την Ετήσια Πρωτοχρονιάτικη Λαχειοφόρο, που θα βοηθήσει τον Καθεδρικό Ναό μας. Ας κάνουμε το 2015 μια χρονιά μεγάλης επιτυχίας εδώ στον Καθεδρικό Ναό! Ευχόμαστε σε εσάς και τις οικογένειές σας Καλά Χριστούγεννα και Ευλογημένο και Καρποφόρο το Νέο Έτος. ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΕΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥΓΕΝΝΩΝ: Την παραμονή των Χριστουγέννων, Τετάρτη, 24 Δεκεμβρίου θα ξεκινήσει η γιορτή της Γεννήσεως του Κυρίου , Θεού , και Σωτήρος ημών Ιησού Χριστού με την Εσπερινή Θεία Λειτουργία του Μεγάλου Βασιλείου στις 18:30 μ.μ. Την ημέρα των Χριστουγέννων, Πέμπτη, 25η Δεκεμβρίου ο Σεβασμιώτατος Μητροπολίτης κ.κ. Μεθόδιος θα παραστεί στη Θεία Λειτουργία των Χριστουγέννων. Ο όρθρος θα αρχίσει στις 08:45 π.μ.και θα ακολουθήσει η Θεία Λειτουργία στις 09.45πμ. ΕΝΟΡΙΑΚΗ ΙΣΤΟΣΕΛΙΔΑ: Μη ξεχνάτε να επισκέπτεστε την ιστοσελίδα μας κάθε εβδομάδα για να ενημερώνεστε σχετικά με όλες τις προσεχείς εκδηλώσεις του Καθεδρικού Ναού του Ευαγγελισμού της Θεοτόκου. Οι φωτογραφείες απ΄ όλες τις εκδηλώσεις μας θα αναρτούνται στην ιστοσελίδα καθώς και στο εβδομαδιαίο και μηνιαίο ενημερωτικό δελτίο. Annunciation Cathedral of New England Christmas Concert Sunday, December 21, 2014 The Cathedral Sunday School invites the community to enjoy a very special Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 21. The students will perform a festive medley of seasonal songs in church immediately following the Divine Liturgy. Please join us to listen to the sweet voices of our church’s youth and celebrate this most joyous season. Immediately following the concert, Sunday School students and teachers are invited to the Lower Hall for the Annual Christmas Party. 16
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