Welcome to St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Sunday, November 25, Orthros 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.

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1 Welcome to St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral Sunday, November 25, 2018 Orthros 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.

2 Last Sunday s Contributions Trays: $ Candles: $ Flowers: $20.00 Attendance: 225 Happy Name Day to: St. Philemon the Apostle (Nov 22), and St. Katherine the Great Martyr (Nov 25). There will be a Coffee Hour today after services. Make-A-Wish Foundation Christmas Giving Program: Please help a needy child and or family through the Make-A- Wish Foundation gift-giving program. Gift tags will be available during the first week of December. Please return the wrapped gift to the church by Tuesday, December 11, Gift requests are listed by age and gender on the individual tags. The Home Instead Senior Care Be a Santa to a Senior Program: The Home Instead Senior Care of Manchester Be a Santa to a Senior Program is meant to brighten the lives of lonely or isolated seniors of Hillsborough County and let them know they are being thought of and remembered this Christmas season. The gifts will be delivered to local meals on wheels recipients along with their meals during Christmas week. Gift tags will be available during the first week of December. Generic male/female gifts are all that are needed, to keep it simple and easy. Gifts need to be returned to the church by Tuesday, December 11, Examples of appropriate gifts are listed on the individual tags. Basketball Clinic : Instructional Basketball for children ages 5-8 years old will be starting around the first Saturday in December. Anyone interested in signing up, there is a form enclosed in the bulletin. If you need more information please contact Billy Timbas at

3 Community Activities for the Week of Nov 26th Dec. 2nd, 2018 Mon. Nov. 26th Church Office Closed Pre-School in CC Adult Greek Classes in CC Coed 3/4 Basketball in CC High School Basketball in CC Tues. Nov. 27th Church Office Closed 5th/6th Boys Basketball in CC 7th/8th Boys Basketball in CC Wed. Nov. 28th Church Office Closed Cub Scout Meeting in CC Bible Study at Annex Thurs. Nov.29th Church Office Closed Orthodox Life Class at Annex 5th/6th Boys Basketball in CC HS Basketball in CC Sat. Dec. 1st Basketball Clinic in CC 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Sun. Dec. 2nd Orthros Divine Liturgy Sunday School 40-Day Memorial for Hercules Nagios & Coffee Hour 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.

4 CHRISTMAS WREATHS Saint George s Boy Scouts are selling Christmas wreaths to raise funds for their many activities. The wreaths are beautiful, all-natural pine, fourteen inches in diameter, and double-sided. They will be delivered Thanksgiving weekend, in plenty of time for the holiday. The price for a plain wreath is only $15. A decorated wreath is only $20. To order a wreath, please see Tom Tsirimokos or one of our Boy Scouts. Share your Christmas Joy while supporting our Scouts.

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9 St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral 650 Hanover Street Manchester, New Hampshire Very Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Agathonikos M. Wilson, Cathedral Dean Church Phone: (603) Father s Cell Phone: (603) Website: Father's revframwilson@yahoo.com The Epistle Reading Sunday, November 25, 2018 The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:23-29; 4:1-5 BRETHREN, before faith came, we were confined under the law, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a custodian; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise. I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no better than a slave, though he is the owner of all the estate; but he is under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with us; when we were children, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. Πρὸς Γαλάτας 3:23-29; 4:1-5 Ἀδελφοί, πρὸ τοῦ ἐλθεῖν τὴν πίστιν ὑπὸ νόμον ἐφρουρούμεθα συγκλειόμενοι εἰς τὴν μέλλουσαν πίστιν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι. Ὥστε ὁ νόμος παιδαγωγὸς ἡμῶν γέγονεν εἰς Χριστόν, ἵνα ἐκ πίστεως δικαιωθῶμεν ἐλθούσης δὲ τῆς πίστεως οὐκέτι ὑπὸ παιδαγωγόν ἐσμεν. Πάντες γὰρ υἱοὶ θεοῦ ἐστε διὰ τῆς πίστεως ἐν Χριστῷ Ιησοῦ. Ὅσοι γὰρ εἰς Χριστὸν ἐβαπτίσθητε, Χριστὸν ἐνεδύσασθε οὐκ ἔνι Ιουδαῖος οὐδὲ Ἕλλην, οὐκ ἔνι δοῦλος οὐδὲ ἐλεύθερος, οὐκ ἔνι ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ πάντες γὰρ ὑμεῖς εἷς ἐστε ἐν Χριστῷ Ιησοῦ. Εἰ δὲ ὑμεῖς Χριστοῦ, ἄρα τοῦ Αβραὰμ σπέρμα ἐστέ, κατ ἐπαγγελίαν κληρονόμοι. Λέγω δέ, ἐφ ὅσον χρόνον ὁ κληρονόμος νήπιός ἐστιν, οὐδὲν διαφέρει δούλου κύριος πάντων ὤν, ἀλλὰ ὑπὸ ἐπιτρόπους ἐστὶν καὶ οἰκονόμους ἄχρι τῆς προθεσμίας τοῦ πατρός. Οὕτως καὶ ἡμεῖς, ὅτε ἦμεν νήπιοι, ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου ἤμεθα δεδουλωμένοι ὅτε δὲ ἦλθεν τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ χρόνου, ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ, γενόμενον ἐκ γυναικός, γενόμενον ὑπὸ νόμον, ἵνα τοὺς ὑπὸ νόμον ἐξαγοράσῃ, ἵνα τὴν υἱοθεσίαν ἀπολάβωμεν.

10 St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral 650 Hanover Street Manchester, New Hampshire Very Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Agathonikos M. Wilson, Cathedral Dean Church Phone: (603) Father s Cell Phone: (603) Website: Father's revframwilson@yahoo.com The Gospel Lesson Sunday, November 25, th Sunday of Saint Luke / The Reading is from Luke 18:18-27 At that time, a ruler came to Jesus and asked him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.' "And he said, "All these I have observed from my youth." And when Jesus heard it, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." But when he heard this he became sad, for he was very rich. Jesus looking at him said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" But he said, "What is impossible with men is possible with God." Κατὰ Λουκᾶν Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἄρχων τις προςῆλθε τῷ Ἰησοῦ λέγων, Διδάσκαλε ἀγαθέ, τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω; εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Ιησοῦς, Τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ θεός. Τὰς ἐντολὰς οἶδας Μὴ μοιχεύσῃς, Μὴ φονεύσῃς, Μὴ κλέψῃς, Μὴ ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς, Τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα. Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ταῦτα πάντα ἐφύλαξα ἐκ νεότητος. Ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ετι ἕν σοι λείπει πάντα ὅσα ἔχεις πώλησον καὶ διάδος πτωχοῖς, καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, καὶ δεῦρο ἀκολούθει μοι. Ὁ δὲ ἀκούσας ταῦτα περίλυπος ἐγενήθη, ἦν γὰρ πλούσιος σφόδρα. Ιδὼν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ιησοῦς περίλυπον γενόμενον εἶπεν, Πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰσπορεύονται εὐκοπώτερον γάρ ἐστιν κάμηλον διὰ τρήματος βελόνης διελθεῖν ἢ πλούσιον εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰσελθεῖν. Εἶπαν δὲ οἱ ἀκούσαντες, Καὶ τίς δύναται σωθῆναι;ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Τὰ ἀδύνατα παρὰ ἀνθρώποις δυνατὰ παρὰ τῷ θεῷ ἐστιν.