November 11th, Today: Artoklasia in health of all Philoptochos members. Our Philoptochos will pass tray in benefit of our Ecumenical Patriarche.

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1 SAINTS CONSTANTINE AND HELEN GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 1 Mary Crest Road, West Nyack, New York ( westnyack@optonline.net PARISH PRIEST: FATHER SAMARAS WELCOME TO OUR PARISH FAMILY Sunday Church Hours: Proskomidi: 8:15 a.m. Orthros: 8:45 a.m. Doxology: 9:50 a.m. Divine Liturgy: 10 a.m. Usher Group 2 November 11th, th Sunday of Luke. On this day, we commemorate the holy Great Martyr Menas who witnessed at Cotyaeion; the holy Martyr Victor; the holy Martyr Vincent the deacon; the holy Martyr Stephanie; and our holy father Theodore the Studite, i.e. Abbot of Studion. Weds., Sunday, Weds., Thursday, Friday, Today: Artoklasia in health of all Philoptochos members. Our Philoptochos will pass tray in benefit of our Ecumenical Patriarche. Upcoming Services Events November 14 th, Nativity Fast Begins. November 18 th, General Assembly after our Divine Liturgy. November 21 st, Presentation of our Theotokos, Orthros 845am, Divine Liturgy 10am. Thanksgiving November 30 th, Saint Andreas Orthros 845am, Divine Liturgy 10am. Coffee hour Today, our coffee hour will be sponsored by our Philoptochos. For the following Sundays November 18, 25 Sunday December 2,9,23 we have no sponsor for coffee hour. If you would like to sponsor our coffee hour, please contact our church office. Greek school Sunday school Our Greek* and Sunday school programs have started. Enrollment is ongoing; please find applications on our bulletin board or please refer to the attachments of our bulletin/ . For further assistance, please contact our church office. The construction/renovation in our building has been completed. We welcome new children from our parish to attend our Greek and Sunday school. *New Greek School program, please see attached. Philoptochos Today we will have our monthly meeting during coffee hour. Please join us! Youth Groups Our HOPE & JOY groups are ministries at Saints Constantine and Helen that provide an opportunity for children to meet, socialize, and interact with one another through various events held during the year, while forming a sense of belonging to our parish and God. Please consider getting your kids involved in HOPE/JOY this year. Some of our prior events have included Christmas Crafts/Wreath Decorating, PB&J Night (pizza, bible and jammies, Chocolate Dipping, Ninja Warrior Training, and Bounce Houses. Our annual events are the Harvest Dance and Easter Egg Hunt. To join the program, please complete the attached registration form. There is no cost or fee to join since each event is 'pay as you go.' Once the form is completed, you can it to Cally at saintschsecretary@me.com or Kristin at tcbk64@aol.com. Otherwise, you may also print it out and drop off at the church office. Should you have any questions regarding the HOPE/JOY program, feel free to contact the youth group advisors, Kristin ( and Bonnie ( Our HOPE/Joy groups will be gathering in November to write holiday cards to deployed soldiers overseas. Please consider registering your child(ren for the program in order to get involved in their future activities; including this one! Stop by the church office or Kristin at tcbk64@aol.com for a registration form. *HOPE/JOY groups are collecting new chap sticks to send to deployed troops overseas and if anyone would like to contribute, please bring in the church office Archdiocesan Olympics information attached.

2 Choir HANDEL S MESSIAH AT WEST POINT: For a spiritual enjoyment of the Christmas season, I recommend attending the traditional performance of Handel s Messiah at West Point. Members of area choirs, including our own, will join cadets of the Academy to perform the Christmas section of Handel s Messiah at the West Point Chapel on Sunday, December 2, at 3:30 PM. For further information, contact our choir director Leo Michaels. Saint Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians.4:6-15 God is wondrous in His saints. Bless God in the churches. Brethren, it is the God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you. Since we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote, "I believed, and so I spoke," we too believed, and so we speak, knowing that He who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into His presence. For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion, and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise." The Holy Gospel According to Luke 10: th Sunday of Luke At that time, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read?" And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." And he said to him, "You have answered right; do this, and you will live." But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who

3 Κυριακή 11 Νοεµβρίου, η Κυριακή του Λουκά. Την ηµέρα αυτή, τιµάτε ο Αγιος Μηνάς ο Μεγαλοµάρτυρας ο εν τω Κοτυαείο, ο Αγιος Βίκτωρ ο Μεγαλοµάρτυρας, ο Αγιος Βικέντιος ο Διάκονος Ιεροµάρτυρας, η Αγία Στεφανίδα και ο Αγίος Θεόδωρος ο Οµολογητής ηγούµενος Μονής Στουδίου. Σήµερα - Θα έχουµε Αρτοκλασία υπέρ υγείας όλων των µελών της Φιλοπτώχου. Επίσης η Φιλόπτωχος θα περάσει δίσκο προς όφελος του Οικουµενικού Πατριαρχίου Προσεχείς Λειτουργίες Εκδηλώσεις Τετάρτη, 14 Νοεµβρίου, αρχίζει η 40µερη νηστεία των Χριστουγέννων. Κυριακή, 18 Νοεµβρίου, Γενική Συνεύλεση Ενοριτών έπειτα από τη Θεία Λειτουργία. Τετάρτη, 21 Νοεµβρίου Τα Εισόδια της Θεοτόκου Ορθρος 845πµ, Θ. Λειτουργία 10πµ Πέµπτη, 22 Νοεµβρίου, Ηµέρα Ευχαριστιών. Παρασκευή, 30 Νοεµβρίου, Αγίου Αντρέα Ορθρος 845πµ, Θεία Λειτουργία 10πµ. Κοινωνικός Καφές Σήµερα η προσφορά του καφέ γίνεται από τη Φιλόπτωχο της εκκλησίας µας. Τις ακόλουθες Κυριακές δεν έχουµε καµία προσφορά για τον κοινωνικό καφέ Κυριακή 18, 25 Νοεµβρίου και Κυριακή 2, 9, 23 Δεκεµβρίου - εάν θέλετε και έχετε τη ευχαρίστηση να προσφέρετε τον καφέ, παρακαλούµε να επικοινωνήσετε µε το γραφείο της εκκλησίας µας. Ελληνικό Σχολείο Κατηχητικό Το απογευµατινό Ελληνικό µας σχολείο και το Κατηχητικό µας σχολείο έχουν ήδη αρχίσει. Δέχοµαστε εγγραφές για περισότερες πληροφορίες παρακαλούµε να επικοινωνήσετε µε το γραφείο της εκκλησίας µας - επίσης, θα βρέιτε αιτήσεις εγγραφών στον πίνακα ανακοινώσεων όπως έχουν συναπτεί και στο φυλλάδιο της εκκλησίας µας /εµαιλ. Φιλόπτωχος Σήµερα θα έχουµε τη µηνιαία συνεδρία µας τη ώρα του καφέ. Χορευτικό Γκρούπ Την Παρασκευή 16 Νοεµβρίου, δεν θα έχουµε εξάσκηση χορού. Youth Group Τα γκρούπ HOPE & JOY των Αγίων Κωνσταντίνου και Ελένης δίνουν την ευκαιρία στα παιδιά µας να κάνουν νέες γνωριµίες και να συµµετέχουν σε διάφορες κοινωνικές και χριστιανικές εκδηλωσεις δίνοντάς τους το συναίσθηµα οτι ανήκουν στην ενορία και είναι κοντά στο Θεό µας. Συνήθως κάθε χρόνο φτιάχνουµε Χριστουγεννιάτικα χειροτεχνήµατα / διακοσµήσεις στεφάνων, οργανώνουµε τη PB & J Night, Chocolate Dipping, Ninja Warrior Training, και Bounce Houses καθώς και τα ετήσια πάρτυ/εκδηλώσεις του Harvest Dance και Easter Egg Hunt. Για να συµµετάσχετε στις εκδηλώσεις και στο γκρούπ, συµπληρώστε τη φόρµα εγγραφής που θα βρείτε σε αυτό εδώ το εµαιλ και µπορείτε να τη στείλετε στο γραφείο της εκκλησίας µας στη ηλεκτρονική διευθυνση saintschsecretary@me.com, η στη Kristin στο tcbk64@aol.com. Επίσης θα βρείτε τις φόρµες εγγραφής στον πίνακα ανακοινώσεως της εκκλησίας µας. Για περισότερες πληροφορίες σχετικά µε το πρόγραµµα HOPE / JOY, µπορείτε να επικοινωνήσετε µε τους συµβούλους της οµάδας της νεολαίας µας, τη Kristin ( και Bonnie ( * Τα γκρουπ της HOPE / JOY συλλέγουν νέα βουτυροκακάο (chap sticks για τα χείλη να σταλούν σε στρατιώτες που υπηρετούν και αν κάποιος θα ήθελε να συνεισφέρει, παρακαλούµε να επικοινωνήσετε µε το γραφείο της εκκλησίας µας. Πληροφορίες για τους 2019 Ολυµπιακούς αγώνες Αρχιεπισκοπής έχουν συναπτεί παρακάτω σε αυτό το φυλλάδιο. Χορωδία ΚΟΝΣΕΡΤΟ εις WEST POINT: Δόκιμοι της ακαδημίας West Point (cadets και μέλη χορωδιών της περιοχής, συμπεραλαμβανομένων και μελών της χορωδίας μας, θα εκτελέσουν το Χριστουγεννιάτικο τμήμα του ορατορίου Μεσσίας του G. F. Handel την Κυριακή, 2 Δεκεμβρίου, στις 3:30 μ.μ.. Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες απευθυνθείτε στον χοράρχην μας Ηλίαν Μιχαλάκην (Leo Michaels.

4 Πρὸς Κορινθίους Βʹ Ἐπιστολῆς Παύλου (4:6-15 Θαυµαστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ. Ἐν ἐκκλησίαις εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Θεόν. Ἀδελφοί, ὁ Θεὸς ὁ εἰπών ἐκ σκότους φῶς λάµψαι ὃ ἔλαµψεν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡµῶν πρὸς φωτισµὸν τῆς γνώσεως τῆς δόξης τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν προσώπῳ Χριστοῦ. Ἔχοµεν δὲ τὸν θησαυρὸν τοῦτον ἐν ὀστρακίνοις σκεύεσιν ἵνα ἡ ὑπερβολὴ τῆς δυνάµεως ᾖ τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ µὴ ἐξ ἡµῶν ἐν παντὶ θλιβόµενοι ἀλλ' οὐ στενοχωρούµενοι ἀπορούµενοι ἀλλ' οὐκ ἐξαπορούµενοι διωκόµενοι ἀλλ' οὐκ ἐγκαταλειπόµενοι καταβαλλόµενοι ἀλλ' οὐκ ἀπολλύµενοι πάντοτε τὴν νέκρωσιν τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώµατι περιφέροντες ἵνα καὶ ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώµατι ἡµῶν φανερωθῇ. Ἀεὶ γὰρ ἡµεῖς οἱ ζῶντες εἰς θάνατον παραδιδόµεθα διὰ Ἰησοῦν ἵνα καὶ ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ φανερωθῇ ἐν τῇ θνητῇ σαρκὶ ἡµῶν. Ὥστε ὁ θάνατος ἐν ἡµῖν ἐνεργεῖται ἡ δὲ ζωὴ ἐν ὑµῖν. Ἔχοντες δὲ τὸ αὐτὸ πνεῦµα τῆς πίστεως κατὰ τὸ γεγραµµένον Ἐπίστευσα διὸ ἐλάλησα καὶ ἡµεῖς πιστεύοµεν διὸ καὶ λαλοῦµεν εἰδότες ὅτι ὁ ἐγείρας τὸν Κύριον Ἰησοῦν καὶ ἡµᾶς σὺν Ἰησοῦ ἐγερεῖ καὶ παραστήσει σὺν ὑµῖν. Τὰ γὰρ πάντα δι' ὑµᾶς ἵνα ἡ χάρις πλεονάσασα διὰ τῶν πλειόνων τὴν εὐχαριστίαν περισσεύσῃ εἰς τὴν δόξαν τοῦ Θεοῦ. Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 10:25-37 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, νοµικός τις ἀνέστη ἐκπειράζων αὐτὸν καὶ λέγων διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονοµήσω; ὁ δὲ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν ἐν τῷ νόµῳ τί γέγραπται; πῶς ἀναγινώσκεις; ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ἰσχύος σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας σου, καὶ τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὀρθῶς ἀπεκρίθης τοῦτο ποίει καὶ ζήσῃ. ὁ δὲ θέλων δικαιοῦν ἑαυτὸν εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Ιησοῦν καὶ τίς ἐστί µου πλησίον; ὑπολαβὼν δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν ἄνθρωπός τις κατέβαινεν ἀπὸ Ιερουσαλὴµ εἰς Ιεριχώ, καὶ λῃσταῖς περιέπεσεν οἳ καὶ ἐκδύσαντες αὐτὸν καὶ πληγὰς ἐπιθέντες ἀπῆλθον ἀφέντες ἡµιθανῆ τυγχάνοντα. κατὰ συγκυρίαν δὲ ἱερεύς τις κατέβαινεν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἐκείνῃ, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἀντιπαρῆλθεν. ὁµοίως δὲ καὶ Λευΐτης γενόµενος κατὰ τὸν τόπον, ἐλθὼν καὶ ἰδὼν ἀντιπαρῆλθε. Σαµαρείτης δέ τις ὁδεύων ἦλθε κατ αὐτόν, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἐσπλαγχνίσθη, καὶ προσελθὼν κατέδησε τὰ τραύµατα αὐτοῦ ἐπιχέων ἔλαιον καὶ οἶνον, ἐπιβιβάσας δὲ αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸ ἴδιον κτῆνος ἤγαγεν αὐτὸν εἰς πανδοχεῖον καὶ ἐπεµελήθη αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν αὔριον ἐξελθών, ἐκβαλὼν δύο δηνάρια ἔδωκε τῷ πανδοχεῖ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἐπιµελήθητι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὅ τι ἂν προσδαπανήσῃς, ἐγὼ ἐν τῷ ἐπανέρχεσθαί µε ἀποδώσω σοι. τίς οὖν τούτων τῶν τριῶν πλησίον δοκεῖ σοι γεγονέναι τοῦ ἐµπεσόντος εἰς τοὺς λῃστάς; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔλεος µετ αὐτοῦ. εἶπεν οὖν αὐτῷ ὁ Ιησοῦς πορεύου καὶ σὺ ποίει ὁµοίως. Ωρες λειτουργίας του γραφείου της εκκλησίας µας, Δευτέρα Παρασκευή, 9.00πµ 2.00µµ. SAINTS CONSTANTINE AND HELEΝ GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, WEST NYACK, NY AFTERNOON GREEK SCHOOL The Afternoon Greek School of Saints Constantine and Helen helps our children appreciate and learn the Greek language and our culture. Through the teaching of Greek history, language arts and our Greek Orthodox religion, a rich moral and cultural environment is established. Το Ελληνικό µας απογευµατινό σχολείο των Αγίων Κωνσταντίνου και Ελένης βοηθάει τα παιδιά µας να µάθουν και να εκτιµήσουν την Ελληνική µας γλώσσα και Εθνική µας κληρονοµιά. Με την διδασκαλία της Ελληνικής ιστορίας, τέχνης και Ελληνοχριστιανικής µας θρησκείας, τα βοηθούµε να διαµορφώσουν ένα πλούσιο ηθικό και πολιτιστικό χαρακτήρα. Schedule Of Classes: Tuesdays and Thursdays As a result of a strong demand from our community, the teachers and the education committee are offering a Greek School activity for children in the approximate age range of years old. The program will focus on learning through games and fun activities. The class will last approximately 40 minutes, from 4:15-4:55 every Tuesday and Thursday. Enrollment of students will be on a trial basis, and will be conditional on the student being able to function in this group setting. We need this to be a positive and enriching experience for our children, and it will require close monitoring and collaboration between parents and teachers. Please feel free to contact a member of the education committee or our church secretary if you have additional questions. Greek School enrolment forms are available in the office. Thank you. The Education Committee For additional information, please call our church office (

5 SAINTS CONSTANTINE AND HELEN, WEST NYACK, NY Greek School Registration Form Student s name D.O.B. Age Street address City, state, zip School District Public School Grade (as of 9/1/18 Parent(s names Home phone Cell phone Emergency contacts: 1. Name Phone Relationship to child 2. Name Phone Relationship to child Any medical conditions or food allergies Has your child attended Greek school before? _ If yes, how many years? Commitments: 1. There is a book fee of $50/student due with registration. 2. You must be a steward in good standing at the time of registration. If you are NOT currently a steward, you must first speak to a member of the Stewardship Committee before you can register. Please remember you must renew your stewardship commitment before January 1st of the following year in light of the overlap of Greek School and Stewardship calendars. Check here if you would prefer NOT to have your child photographed for publicity purposes. Parent s Signature Date Please submit this application, along with the $50/student fee to the church secretary or any Education Committee member.

6 Saints'Constantine'and'Helen' Greek'Orthodox'Church' Greek'Dance'Registration'Form' ' Dancer sfull,legalname(english: BaptismalName(Greek: StreetAddress: City,State,Zip SchoolDistrict Age(asof9/1/18 Grade(asof9/1/18 DOB Mother sname: _ CellPhone HomePhone Father sname: CellPhone HomePhone Emergency'Contacts:' 1.Name Phone Relationshiptochild Anymedicalconditionsorfoodallergies? ' Commitments:'! Your'family'must'be'stewards'in'good'standing'at'registration.Ifyouarenotcurrentlya steward,youmustfirstspeaktothepriestbeforeyoucanregister.! Dance'costumes'are'selected'by'the'dance'instructor(s.'Purchaseofcostumesaretheresponsibilityof eachdancer. ' ' Parent s'signature'_''''''date' '

7 2019 ARCHDIOCESAN OLYMPICS To Parents of JOY and GOYA Aged Children: We are writing to you in preparation for the 2019 Archdiocesan Olympics that will take place during the Memorial Day Weekend next year in Suffolk County Community College. The children of our Parish have capably represented our Church at the Archdiocesan Olympics, annually, since 1977 until about 4 years ago. During these years, attending the Archdiocesan Olympics had been a rewarding experience for hundreds of our children, something that they looked forward to every year, a chance to meet their contemporaries from other Greek Orthodox Communities and represent Saints Constantine & Helen of West Nyack both on and off the field of athletic competition something that they all did with distinction, for many years. It is our goal to re-kindle this experience for our children and give them the opportunity for building new friendships and experiences that they will always cherish into their adult lives. As you may recall, we attempted to organize and go to the Olympics in the Spring of For many reasons - everyone s busy schedule, travel distance to Long Island on a Friday evening of a holiday weekend, booking places to stay at a late hour and other difficulties, we were not successful. For this reason, we want to start the planning effort earlier this year to give everyone a chance to plan ahead and participate as they can. Normally, the Olympics start on Friday evening and end on Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend. In order to make this a more manageable event for all of us, we propose that we only attend the Olympics on Saturday, for a single day. We would travel to Long Island very early Saturday morning and return home on Saturday evening. We hope that this creates a more flexible situation for all of us and enables us to gain experience for subsequent years when we may be able to stay overnight. Let s walk before we run. To pull this off, we will need everyone s help with driving, chaperoning etc. We will make concrete arrangements as the time gets closer. For now, we need to know who is interested and what events their children would like to participate in, so we can plan both at an individual and team sport level. John Moustakakis will lead this planning effort and will organize practices and events early in 2019, according to interest and response. Please refer to the attached forms. Please fill out the attached form and return to John Moustakakis, Kristin Laoudis or Bonnie Mavormatis. Please return your response by November 30 th so we can gauge interest and plan accordingly. Please contact John Moustakakis if you have questions at s listed here Jmoustak@verizon.netJohn Moustakakis Please note that we do not know the fees involved at this time. Thank you all for your attention Participation Form 2019 Archdiocesan Olympics My child is interested in Participating in the 2019 Archdiocesan Olympics Name of Child Child s Sex Child s Date of Birth Name of Parent Contact Information (phone & JOY Events (JOY Events are classified in following age groups 7,8 born 2010 and ,10 born 2008 & ,12 born 2006 & 2007 Track 50 meter Dash 4x50 meter Shuttle 4x100 meter Shuttle Field Softball Throw Standing Long Jump Basketball Free Throws 7,8 Free Throws 9,10 Around the World 11,12 3 on 3 Co-Ed 9,10 3 on 3 Co-Ed Board Games Chess 7,8,9 Checkers 7,8,9 Backgammon 7,8,9 JOY Board Games Continued Chess 10,11,12 Checkers 10,11,12 Backgammon 10,11,12 Nok Hockey 7,8,9 Nok Hockey 10,11,12 Table Tennis 9,10 Table Tennis 11,12

8 Kickball Co-Ed 10,11,12 Boys 10,11,12 Girls 10,11,12 Soccer Girls 7,8,9 Boys 7,8,9 Tennis Singles 11,12 Doubles 11,12 GOYA Events (Events are classified in following age groups Junior - born in 2003, 2004, 2005 Senior born in 2001, 2002 Soccer Girls Team Boys Team Softball Co-Ed Team Volleyball Girls Team Boys Team Field Shot Put Softball Throw Board Games Chess Checkers Table Tennis Backgammon Tennis Doubles Girls Doubles Boys