Greek school Sunday school Our Christmas celebration by our Sunday and Greek school students will be on Sunday, December 16 th.

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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 1 December 9th, th Sunday of Luke. On this day, we commemorate Saint Annes Conception of the most-holy Theotokos; the holy Prophetess Hannah, mother of Samuel the Prophet; our devout father Stephen the newly-appeared, who lies in the church of Saint Antipas; and the holy Martyrs Sositheos, Narsos, and Isaac, who died by the sword. TODAY: Philoptochos Lenten Luncheon to benefit Archangel Michael s home. Parish Council Elections, 12pm. Also today, BAKE SALE, delicious homemade melomakarona and kourabiedes. Monday, Weds., Sunday, Upcoming Services Events December 10 th, Kali Parea Christmas Luncheon at Aqua Terra 11.30am, RSVP, please call George Gianakouros December 12 th, Saint Spyridon, Orthros 845am, Divine Liturgy 10am. December 16 th, we will have a 40 day memorial in loving memory of Maria Klontzaris given by her family, a 3 month memorial in loving memory of Christos Timotheou given by his family, a 3 year memorial in loving memory of Brigid Xanthos given by her family John and Theresa Frangos and a 7 year memorial in loving memory of Ioannis Kalos, given by his family. Thurday, Monday, Christmas play by our Sunday school and Greek school. Also, this is the last day to order your Vasilopites. December 27 th, Saint Stephanos, Orthros 845am, Divine Liturgy 10am. December 31 st, our New Years Eve event, 8:30pm, please RSVP. Coffee hour Today, our coffee hour is hosted by our Philoptochos. December 16 th, coffee hour in loving memory of Ioannis Kalos given by his family and by our PTA in celebration of Christmas. Greek school Sunday school Our Christmas celebration by our Sunday and Greek school students will be on Sunday, December 16 th. Philoptochos We are now accepting orders for Vasilopites, last day to order Sunday, December 16 th. Vasilopites will be available for pick up on Sunday December 23 rd Sunday December 30 th. For more information please refer to the attached flyer. NEW GROUP Knitting group please refer to attached flyer! If you have any yarn or supplies you would like to donate, please bring to our church for our group. Knit items made will be donated to those in need. 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 (

2 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 for a registration form. Saint Pauls Letter to the Galatians. (4:22-27 The righteous man shall be glad in the Lord. Hear my voice, O God. Brethren, Abraham had two sons, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. For it is written, "Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and shout, you who are not in travail; for the children of the desolate one are many more than the children of her that is married. The Holy Gospel According to Luke 13: th Sunday of Luke At that time, Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years; she was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your infirmity." And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was made straight, and she praised God. But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, said to the people, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be healed, and not on the sabbath day." Then the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to water it? And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?" As he said this, all his adversaries were put to shame; and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him. Lenten Luncheon to benefit Archangel Michael s Home Today MENU BAKED COD WITH SKORDALIA BEETS (PANTZARIA PENNE PASTA SALAD WINE, SODA PLUS DESSERTS & COFFEE ALL DONATIONS GREATLY APPRECIATED! Philoptochos

3 Is presently accepting orders For the New Years Bread Vasilopitas Cost $20 each Do you love to knit or crochet? Last day to order December 16th pick up on December 23 rd and 30 th To place your order, please call Lola Mary , or our church office. Our Philoptochos is forming a knitting and crochet group! We ll be making items such as hats and scarves to distribute to various charities. Won t you join us? It s a wonderful opportunity to use your skills to help others. If you d like to participate but don t have these skills, you re in luck! Members of our group would love to teach you the basics. (If you don t own needles and yarn, just let us know and we ll provide them. Our next meeting will betuesday, December 11 th, at 10:30 a.m. - church hall. For information, please call Mary Katsihtis at or Claire Germanakos at

4 Coming up...our Annual New Years Eve Dance raise your glass at our Annual New Year s Eve Dance DECEMBER 31ST AT 8:30PM BUFFET DINNER 9:00PM BYOB 2019 SAINTS CONSTANTINE & HELEN CHURCH 1 MARYCREST ROAD WEST NYACK, NY Presale tickets available through December 27th with a completed order form. Raffles available for purchase that evening. Adults $60 ($75 at door Seniors 65 & Older $45 ($60 at door Children 6-16 $15 ($25 at door Children 5 & Under Free Saints Constantine and Helen Church New Year s Eve Pre- Sale Ticket Form In order to receive the pre- sale price and reserve your seats, payment and completed form must be received by DECEMBER 27th NAME(S: ADULTS $60 pre- sale ($75 at door SENIORS (65 AND OLDER $45 pre- sale ($60 at door CHILDREN (ages 6-16 $15 pre- sale ($25 at door CHILDREN (ages 5 & Under No Charge Total number of guests attending: Total amount submitted: $ Please list if there s anyone you would like to sit with. We will do our best to accommodate seating arrangements: Please make checks payable to Saints Constantine and Helen Church. Kindly complete form and mail your payment to: 1 Marycrest Road, West Nyack NY Alternatively, you can drop off at the church office. If you have any questions, please call Cally at ( Tickets are nonrefundable after December 28th Rsvp forms are posted on our bulletin board

5 Κυριακή 9 Δεκεµβρίου, 2018 Σήµερα είναι η 10η Κυριακή του Λουκά και τιµάται η Σύλληψη της Αγίας Άννης, η Δικαία Άννα η προφήτιδα Μητέρα του προφήτη Σαµουήλ, ο Όσιος Στέφανος ο νεολαµπής «ὁ ἐν τῷ Ἁγίῳ Ἀντίπᾳ κειµένου», ο Άγιος Σωσίθεος, ο Άγιος Ναρσής ο Πέρσης και ο Άγιος Ισαάκ. Σήµερα Nηστήσιµο µεσηµεριανό της Φιλοπτώχου προς όφελος του Archangel Michael s home. Εκλογές Εκκλησιαστικού Συµβουλίου, 12µµ. Πώληση σπιτικών γλυκών, µελοµακάρονα και κουραµπίεδες για το εορτινό σας τραπέζι. Δευτέρα, Τ ριτη, Τετάρτη, Κυριακή, Προσεχείς Λειτουργίες Εκδηλώσεις 10 Δεκεµβρίου, η Καλή Παρέα θα έχει µεσηµεριανό στο Aqua Terra 11.30am, Christmas Luncheon. Για κρατήσεις τηλ. στον Κ.Γιώργο Γιανακούρο στο Δεκεµβρίου, βελονάκι και πλέξιµο, 10.30πµ. 12 Δεκεµβρίου, του Αγίου Σπυριδώνος, Ορθρος 845πµ, Θ Λειτουργία 10πµ. 16 Δεκεµβρίου, µνηµόσυνο 40 ηµερών της αγαπητής Μαρίας Κλόντζαρη από τη οικογένειά της, µνηµόσυνο 3 µηνών του αγαπητού Χρήστου Τιµοθέου από την οικογένειά του, µνηµόσυνο 3 χρόνων της αγαπητής Brigid Xanthos από τη οικογένειά της John και Theresa Frangos, µνηµόσυνο 7 χρόνων του αγαπητού Ιωάννη Κάλου, 7 χρόνων, από την οικογένειά του. Χριστουγεννιάτικη εορτή των µαθητών του Κατηχητικού και του Ελληνικού Σχολείου. Επίσης είναι η τελευταία ηµέρα για παραγγελίες των Βασιλόπιτων. 27 Δεκεµβρίου, του Αγίου Στεφάνου, Ορθρος 845πµ, Θεία Λειτουργία 10πµ. Πέµπτη, Δευτέρα, 31 Δεκεµβρίου, Πρωτοχρονιάτικο Ρεβεγιόν 8.30µµ. Κυριακή 16 Δεκεµβριου, προσφορά του κοινωνικού καφέ εις µνήµη του αγαπητού Ιωάννου Κάλου από τη οικογένειά του και από το ΡΤΑ της εκκλησίας µας για τα Χριστούγεννα. Ελληνικό Σχολείο Κατηχητικό Η Χριστουγεννιάτικη εορτή του κατηχητικού και του ελληνικού µας σχολείου θα γίνει την Κυριακή, 16 Δεκεµβρίου. Φιλόπτωχος Δεχόµαστε τις παραγγελίες για βασιλόπιτες έως τις 16 Δεκεµβρίου. Ηµέρα παραλαβής 23 Δεκεµβρίου και 30 Δεκεµβρίου. Περισότερες πληροφορίες έχουν συναπτεί στο φυλλάδιο αυτό. Πλέξιµο και βελονάκι: Σας περιµένουµε τη Τρίτη, 11 Δεκεµβρίου, στις 10.30πµ. Εάν έχετε κουβάρια µαλλιών που δεν χρειάζεστε, θα τα δεχτούµε ευχαρίστως για να πλέξουµε διάφορα είδη που θα δωρίσουµε σε φιλανθρωπικές οργανώσεις. Για περισότερες πληροφορίες τηλ. στη Μαίρη Κατσίχτη ή στην Κλαίρ Γερµανάκος 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. µας. Κοινωνικός Καφές Σήµερα η προσφορά του κοινωνικού καφέ γίνετε από τη Φιλόπτωχο της Εκκλησίας Για περισότερες πληροφορίες σχετικά µε το πρόγραµµα HOPE / JOY, µπορείτε να επικοινωνήσετε µε τους συµβούλους της οµάδας της νεολαίας µας, τη Kristin ( και Bonnie (

6 Πρὸς Γαλάτας Ἐπιστολῆς Παύλου (4:22-27 Εὐφρανθήσεται δίκαιος ἐν Κυρίῳ. Εἰσάκουσον, ὁ Θεός, τῆς φωνῆς µου. Ἀδελφοί, Ἀβραὰµ δύο υἱοὺς ἔσχεν ἕνα ἐκ τῆς παιδίσκης, καὶ ἕνα ἐκ τῆς ἐλευθέρας. Ἀλλ# ὁ µὲν ἐκ τῆς παιδίσκης κατὰ σάρκα γεγέννηται, ὁ δὲ ἐκ τῆς ἐλευθέρας διὰ τῆς ἐπαγγελίας. Ἅτινά ἐστιν ἀλληγορούµενα αὗται γάρ εἰσιν δύο διαθῆκαι µία µὲν ἀπὸ ὄρους Σινᾶ, εἰς δουλείαν γεννῶσα, ἥτις ἐστὶν Ἅγαρ. Τὸ γὰρ Ἅγαρ Σινᾶ ὄρος ἐστὶν ἐν τῇ Ἀραβίᾳ, συστοιχεῖ δὲ τῇ νῦν Ἱερουσαλήµ, δουλεύει δὲ µετὰ τῶν τέκνων αὐτῆς. Ἡ δὲ ἄνω Ἱερουσαλὴµ ἐλευθέρα ἐστίν, ἥτις ἐστὶν µήτηρ πάντων ἡµῶν γέγραπται γάρ, Εὐφράνθητι, στεῖρα, ἡ οὐ τίκτουσα ῥῆξον καὶ βόησον, ἡ οὐκ ὠδίνουσα ὅτι πολλὰ τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐρήµου µᾶλλον ἢ τῆς ἐχούσης τὸν ἄνδρα. Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 13:10-17 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, Ην δὲ διδάσκων ἐν µιᾷ τῶν συναγωγῶν ἐν τοῖς σάββασι. καὶ ἰδοὺ γυνὴ ἦν πνεῦµα ἔχουσα ἀσθενείας ἔτη δέκα καὶ ὀκτώ, καὶ ἦν συγκύπτουσα καὶ µὴ δυναµένη ἀνακῦψαι εἰς τὸ παντελές. ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὴν ὁ Ιησοῦς προσεφώνησε καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ γύναι, ἀπολέλυσαι τῆς ἀσθενείας σου καὶ ἐπέθηκεν αὐτῇ τὰς χεῖρας καὶ παραχρῆµα ἀνωρθώθη καὶ ἐδόξαζε τὸν Θεόν. ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ ἀρχισυνάγωγος, ἀγανακτῶν ὅτι τῷ σαββάτῳ ἐθεράπευσεν ὁ Ιησοῦς, ἔλεγε τῷ ὄχλῳ ἓξ ἡµέραι εἰσὶν ἐν αἷς δεῖ ἐργάζεσθαι ἐν ταύταις οὖν ἐρχόµενοι θεραπεύεσθε, καὶ µὴ τῇ ἡµέρᾳ τοῦ σαββάτου. ἀπεκρίθη οὖν αὐτῷ ὁ Κύριος καὶ εἶπεν ὑποκριτά, ἕκαστος ὑµῶν τῷ σαββάτῳ οὐ λύει τὸν βοῦν αὐτοῦ ἢ τὸν ὄνον ἀπὸ τῆς φάτνης καὶ ἀπαγαγὼν ποτίζει; ταύτην δέ, θυγατέρα Αβραὰµ οὖσαν, ἣν ἔδησεν ὁ σατανᾶς ἰδοὺ δέκα καὶ ὀκτὼ ἔτη, οὐκ ἔδει λυθῆναι ἀπὸ τοῦ δεσµοῦ τούτου τῇ ἡµέρᾳ τοῦ σαββάτου; καὶ ταῦτα λέγοντος αὐτοῦ κατῃσχύνοντο πάντες οἱ ἀντικείµενοι αὐτῷ, καὶ πᾶς ὁ ὄχλος ἔχαιρεν ἐπὶ πᾶσι τοῖς ἐνδόξοις τοῖς γινοµένοις ὑπ αὐτοῦ. Ωρες λειτουργίας του γραφείου της εκκλησίας µας, Δευτέρα Παρασκευή, 9.00πµ 2.00µµ. SaintsConstantineandHelen GreekOrthodoxChurch GreekDanceRegistrationForm 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 EmergencyContacts: 1.Name Phone Relationshiptochild Anymedicalconditionsorfoodallergies? Commitments:! Yourfamilymustbestewardsingoodstandingatregistration.Ifyouarenotcurrentlya steward,youmustfirstspeaktothepriestbeforeyoucanregister.! Dancecostumesareselectedbythedanceinstructor(s.Purchaseofcostumesaretheresponsibilityof eachdancer. Parent ssignature Date

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