DECEMBER 30 th, Happy New Year. Saint Paul's Letter to the Galatians. (1:11-19) God is wondrous in His saints. Bless God in the churches.

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1 SAINTS CONSTANTINE AND HELEN GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 1 Mary Crest Road, West Nyack, New York (845) 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 30 th, 2018 Happy New Year Sunday after Nativity. On this day, we commemorate the holy and righteous Ancestors of God: Joseph the Betrothed of our Lady, the holy Theotokos and Virgin Mary; James (or Iakovos) the Brother of the Lord; and David the Prophet and king. Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Weds., Today: there is no Sunday school Upcoming Services Events December 31 st, NYE Event- 8:30 p.m. Reserve your table! January 1 st, 2019: Commemoration of Saint Basil, Orthros, 8:45 a.m., Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil, 10 a.m. January 4 th, Royal Hours 9:00 a.m. January 5 th, Saint John Chrysostomos Divine Liturgy and Holy Ayiasmos 8:00 a.m. Vespers, 7:00 p.m. January 7 th, Saint John the Baptist, Orthros 845 a.m., Div. Liturgy 10:00 a.m. January 13 th, Our Philoptochos will pass a tray in church to benefit Saint Basil s Academy; they will also have the Vasilopita cutting and host coffee hour. January 17 th, Saint Anthonios, Orthros 845a.m., Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. January 18 th, Saint Athanasios, Orthros 845a.m., Div. Liturgy 10:00 a.m. January 30 th, Three Hierarchs, Orthros 845a.m., Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. Coffee hour Our hall has been meticulously decorated to host our NYE event for all our parishioners welcoming the New Year. Therefore, there will be no coffee hour this Sunday. Philoptochos Jauary 13 th, Cutting of Vasilopita and host coffee hour. Also, this day we will pass a tray in church to benefit Saint Basil s Academy and we will have our monthly meeting. 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. Next meeting, January 8 th 10:30am Saint Paul's Letter to the Galatians. (1:11-19) God is wondrous in His saints. Bless God in the churches. Brethren, I would have you know that the gospel which was preached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it; and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and had called me through his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned to Damascus. Then, after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord's brother.

2 The Holy Gospel According to Matthew 2:13-23 Sunday after Nativity When the wise men departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him." And he rose and took the child and his mother by night, and departed to Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt have I called my son." Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was in a furious rage, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: "A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they were no more." But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead." And he rose and took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaos reigned over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there and, being warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee. And he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, "He shall be called a Nazarene." Our Annual New Years Eve Dance Reserve your table today! Appetizers - Buffet Dinner Champagne toss - Delicious homemade traditional deserts Vasilopita - Raffle prizes Festive atmosphere- Entertainment and dancing music menu by professional DJ, including Greek! 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. Vasilopites: We have limited quantities of vasilopites available for sale - please reply to this to reserve yours, or you may purchase at the end of our Divine Liturgy. Adults $60 ($75 at door) Seniors 65 & Older $45 ($60 at door) Children 6-16 $15 ($25 at door) Children 5 & Under Free

3 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 27 th 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 (845) Tickets are nonrefundable after December 28 th Rsvp forms are posted on our bulletin board Do you love to knit or crochet? 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 be Tuesday, January 8 th - 10:30 a.m. church hall. For information, please call Mary Katsihtis at or Claire Germanakos at

4 Κυριακή 30 Δεκεµβρίου, 2018 Καλή Πρωτοχρονιά Κυριακή, Μετά την Χριστού Γέννησιν, τιµάται ο Ιωσήφ και η Παναγία η Θεοτόκος, ο Ιακώβ αδελφός του Ιησού Χριστού και ο βασιλεύς και προφήτης Δαβήδ. Προσεχείς Λειτουργίες Εκδηλώσεις Δευτέρα, 31 Δεκεµβρίου, Πρωτοχρονιάτικο Ρεβεγιόν 8.30µµ. Τρίτη, 1 Ιανουαρίου, του Αγίου Βασιλείου, Ορθρος 845πµ, Θεία Λειτουργία 10πµ Παρασκευή, 4 Ιανουαρίου, Βασιλικές Ωρες 9π.µ. Σαββάτο, Δευτέρα, Κυριακή, 5 Ιανουαρίου, Θεία Λειτουργία του Αγίου Ιωάννου του Χρυσοστόµου και Αγιασµός, 8.00 π.µ. Εσπερινός, 7.00µ.µ. 7 Ιανουαρίου, Του Αγίου Ιωάννη του Βαπτιστή, Ορθρος 845πµ, Θεία Λειτουργία 10πµ 13 Ιανουαρίου, η Φιλόπτωχος θα περάσει δίσκο στη εκκλησία προς όφελος της Ακαδηµίας του Αγίου Βασιλείου και θα έχουν τη κοπή της Βασιλόπιτας. Πέµπτη, 17 Ιανουαρίου, του Αγίου Αντωνίου, Ορθρος 845πµ, Θεία Λειτουργία 10πµ Παρασκευή, 18 Ιανουαρίου, του Αγίου Αθανασίου, Ορθρος 845πµ, Θεία Λειτουργία 10πµ Τετάρτη, 30 Ιανουαρίου, των Τριών Ιεραρχών, Ορθρος 845πµ, Θεία Λειτουργία 10πµ Σήµερα δεν θα έχουµε Κατηχητικό Σχολείο Βασιλόπιτες Εχουµε ελάχιστες βασιλόπιτες µπορείτε να αγοράσετε µετά τη Θεία Λειτουργία. Κοινωνικός Καφές Η αίθουσα της εκκλησίας µας έχει στολιστεί γιορτινά για να υποδεχθεί όλους τους ενορίτες µας στο καλωσόρισµα του Νέου Ετους και δεν θα προσφερθεί κοινωνικός καφές σήµερα. Φιλόπτωχος Πλέξιµο και βελονάκι: 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 Επόµενη συνάντηση, Τρίτη, 8 Ιανουαρίου, 1030πµ. 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 ( ) Πρὸς Γαλάτας Ἐπιστολῆς Παύλου (1:11-19) Θαυµαστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ. Ἐν ἐκκλησίαις εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Θεόν.

5 Ἀδελφοί, γνωρίζω ὑµῖν τὸ Εὐαγγέλιον τὸ εὐαγγελισθὲν ὑπ' ἐµοῦ ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν κατὰ ἄνθρωπον οὐδὲ γὰρ ἐγὼ παρὰ ἀνθρώπου παρέλαβον αὐτό, οὔτε ἐδιδάχθην, ἀλλὰ δι' ἀποκαλύψεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. 'Ηκούσατε γὰρ τὴν ἐµὴν ἀναστροφήν ποτε ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσµῷ, ὅτι καθ' ὑπερβολὴν ἐδίωκον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ ἐπόρθουν αὐτήν, καὶ προέκοπτον ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσµῷ ὑπὲρ πολλοὺς συνηλικιώτας ἐν τῷ γένει µου, περισσοτέρως ζηλωτὴς ὑπάρχων τῶν πατρικῶν µου παραδόσεων. Ὅτε δὲ εὐδόκησεν ὁ Θεὸς, ὁ ἀφορίσας µε ἐκ κοιλίας µητρός µου καὶ καλέσας διὰ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ ἀποκαλύψαι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐµοὶ, ἵνα εὐαγγελίζωµαι αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, εὐθέως οὐ προσανεθέµην σαρκὶ καὶ αἵµατι, οὐδὲ ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ιεροσόλυµα πρὸς τοὺς πρὸ ἐµοῦ ἀποστόλους, ἀλλὰ ἀπῆλθον εἰς Ἀραβίαν, καὶ πάλιν ὑπέστρεψα εἰς Δαµασκόν. Επειτα µετὰ τρία ἔτη ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ιεροσόλυµα ἱστορῆσαι Πέτρον, καὶ ἐπέµεινα πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡµέρας δεκαπέντε ἕτερον δὲ τῶν ἀποστόλων οὐκ εἶδον, εἰ µὴ Ἰάκωβον τὸν ἀδελφὸν τοῦ Κυρίου. Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 2:13-23 Αναχωρησάντων δὲ αὐτῶν ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος Κυρίου φαίνεται κατ ὄναρ τῷ Ιωσὴφ λέγων ἐγερθεὶς παράλαβε τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν µητέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ φεῦγε εἰς Αἴγυπτον, καὶ ἴσθι ἐκεῖ ἕως ἂν εἴπω σοι µέλλει γὰρ Ηρῴδης ζητεῖν τὸ παιδίον τοῦ ἀπολέσαι αὐτό. Ο δὲ ἐγερθεὶς παρέλαβε τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν µητέρα αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς καὶ ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς Αἴγυπτον, καὶ ἦν ἐκεῖ ἕως τῆς τελευτῆς Ηρῴδου, ἵνα πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν ὑπὸ τοῦ Κυρίου διὰ τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος ἐξ Αἰγύπτου ἐκάλεσα τὸν υἱόν µου. Τότε Ηρῴδης ἰδὼν ὅτι ἐνεπαίχθη ὑπὸ τῶν µάγων, ἐθυµώθη λίαν, καὶ ἀποστείλας ἀνεῖλε πάντας τοὺς παῖδας τοὺς ἐν Βηθλεὲµ καὶ ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ὁρίοις αὐτῆς ἀπὸ διετοῦς καὶ κατωτέρω, κατὰ τὸν χρόνον ὃν ἠκρίβωσε παρὰ τῶν µάγων. τότε ἐπληρώθη τὸ ῥηθὲν ὑπὸ Ιερεµίου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος φωνὴ ἐν Ραµᾷ ἠκούσθη, θρῆνος καὶ κλαυθµὸς καὶ ὀδυρµὸς πολύς Ραχὴλ κλαίουσα τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς, καὶ οὐκ ἤθελε παρακληθῆναι, ὅτι οὐκ εἰσίν. Τελευτήσαντος δὲ τοῦ Ηρῴδου ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος Κυρίου κατ ὄναρ φαίνεται τῷ Ιωσὴφ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳλέγων ἐγερθεὶς παράλαβε τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν µητέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ πορεύου εἰς γῆν Ισραήλ τεθνήκασι γὰρ οἱ ζητοῦντες τὴν ψυχὴν τοῦ παιδίου. ὁ δὲ ἐγερθεὶς παρέλαβε τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν µητέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς γῆν Ισραήλ. ἀκούσας δὲ ὅτι Αρχέλαος βασιλεύει ἐπὶ τῆς Ιουδαίας ἀντὶ Ηρῴδου τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, ἐφοβήθη ἐκεῖ ἀπελθεῖν χρηµατισθεὶς δὲ κατ ὄναρ ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς τὰ µέρη τῆς Γαλιλαίας, καὶ ἐλθὼν κατῴκησεν εἰς πόλιν λεγοµένην Ναζαρέτ, ὅπως πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ τῶν προφητῶν ὅτι Ναζωραῖος κληθήσεται Ωρες λειτουργίας του γραφείου της εκκλησίας µας, Δευτέρα Παρασκευή, 9.00πµ 2.00µµ.