Hymns. Resurrection Hymn

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2 Hymns Resurrection Hymn Χρıστòς aνέστη έκ νεκρων, θανάτω θάνατον πατήσας, καì τοĩς έν τοĩς μνήμασı, ζωήν χαρισάμενος. Christós anésti ek nekrón, thanáto thánaton patísas, ke tis en tis mnímasi zoin harisámenos. Christ is risen from the dead trampling down death by death, and to those in the tombs He has granted Life. Hypakoe Προλαβοῦσαι τὸν ὄρθρον αἱ περὶ Μαριάμ, καὶ εὑροῦσαι τὸν λίθον ἀποκυλισθέντα τοῦ μνήματος, ἤκουον ἐκ τοῦ Ἀγγέλου Τὸν ἐν φωτὶ ἀϊδίῳ ὑπάρχοντα, μετὰ νεκρῶν τί ζητεῖτε ὡς ἄνθρωπον; βλέπετε τὰ ἐντάφια σπάργανα δράμετε, καὶ τῷ κόσμῳ κηρύξατε, ὡς ἠγέρθη ὁ Κύριος, θανατώσας τὸν θάνατον ὅτι ὑπάρχει Θεοῦ Υἱός, τοῦ σῴζοντος τὸ γένος τῶν ἀνθρώπων. When they who were with Mary came, anticipating the dawn, and found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre, they heard from the Angel: Why seek ye among the dead, as though He were mortal man, Him Who abideth in everlasting light? Behold the graveclothes. Go quickly and proclaim to the world that the Lord is risen, and hath put death to death. For He is the Son of God, Who saveth the race of man. Kontakion Εἰ καὶ ἐν τάφῳ κατῆλθες Ἀθάνατε, ἀλλὰ τοῦ ᾅδου καθεῖλες τὴν δύναμιν καὶ ἀνέστης ὡς νικητής, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, γυναιξὶ Μυροφόροις φθεγξάμενος, Χαίρετε, καὶ τοῖς σοῖς Ἀποστόλοις εἰρήνην δωρούμενος, ὁ τοῖς πεσοῦσι παρέχων ἀνάστασιν. Though You went down into the tomb, O Immortal One, yet You brought down the dominion of Hades; and You rose as the victor, O Christ our God; and You called out "Rejoice" to the Myrrh-bearing women, and gave peace to Your Apostles, O Lord who to the fallen grant resurrection. Megalynarion Hymn Ὁ Ἀγγελος ἐβόα τὴ κεχαριτωμένη, Ἁγνὴ Παρθένε, χαῖρε, καὶ πάλιν ἐρῶ, χαῖρε, ὁ σὸς Υἱὸς ἀνέστη τριήμερος ἐκ τάφου. Φωτίζου, φωτίζου ἡ νέα Ἱερουσαλήμ ἡ γὰρ δόξα Κυρίου ἐπὶ σὲ ἀνέτειλε. Χόρευε νῦν καὶ ἀγάλλου, Σιών, σὺ δέ, ἁγνή, τέρπου, Θεοτόκε, ἐν τῇ ἐγέρσει τοῦ τόκου σου. The Angel cried to her who is Full of Grace, O pure Virgin rejoice, and again I say rejoice, for your Son has risen from the grave on the third day. Shine, shine, O new Jerusalem, for the Glory of the Lord is risen upon you. Dance now and be glad Zion, and do you rejoice O pure Theotokos, in the arising of Him whom you did bear. Special Communion Hymn Σῶμα Χριστοῦ μεταλάβετε, πηγῆς ἀθανάτου γεύσασθε. Soma Christu metalavete pigis athanatu gevsasthe. Alleluia. Body of Christ receive, the fountain of life, taste the source of immortal life.

3 Epistle - Acts of the Apostles 1 : 1-8 IN THE FIRST BOOK, O Theophilos, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. To them he presented himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days, and speaking of the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, "you heard from me, for John baptized with water, but before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit." So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom of lsrael?" He said to them, "it is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth." Τὸν μὲν πρῶτον λόγον ἐποιησάμην περὶ πάντων, ὦ Θεόφιλε, ὧν ἤρξατο ὁ Ἰησοῦς ποιεῖν τε καὶ διδάσκειν, ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας, ἐντειλάμενος τοῖς ἀποστόλοις διὰ πνεύματος ἁγίου οὓς ἐξελέξατο, ἀνελήφθη οἷς καὶ παρέστησεν ἑαυτὸν ζῶντα μετὰ τὸ παθεῖν αὐτὸν ἐν πολλοῖς τεκμηρίοις, διʼ ἡμερῶν τεσσαράκοντα ὀπτανόμενος αὐτοῖς, καὶ λέγων τὰ περὶ τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ. Καὶ συναλιζόμενος παρήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων μὴ χωρίζεσθαι, ἀλλὰ περιμένειν τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ πατρός, Ἣν ἠκούσατέ μου ὅτι Ἰωάννης μὲν ἐβάπτισεν ὕδατι, ὑμεῖς δὲ βαπτισθήσεσθε ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ οὐ μετὰ πολλὰς ταύτας ἡμέρας. Οἱ μὲν οὖν συνελθόντες ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν λέγοντες, Κύριε, εἰ ἐν τῷ χρόνῳ τούτῳ ἀποκαθιστάνεις τὴν βασιλείαν τῷ Ἰσραήλ; Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς, Οὐχ ὑμῶν ἐστιν γνῶναι χρόνους ἢ καιροὺς οὓς ὁ πατὴρ ἔθετο ἐν τῇ ἰδίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ. Ἀλλὰ λήψεσθε δύναμιν, ἐπελθόντος τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς καὶ ἔσεσθέ μοι μάρτυρες ἔν τε Ἱερουσαλήμ, καὶ ἐν πάσῃ τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ καὶ Σαμαρείᾳ, καὶ ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς. he is always wrestling in prayer for you (Colossians 4:12) Prayers for those in our Armed Forces SSGT Jennifer D. Atkinson, COL Dave Romine, CPT James Alfaro, MAJ Timothy Ullman, Lt. Col. Chris Chase, SPC Mindy Keys, SPC Andrew Bentzel, MAJ Scot Thornhill, CPT Christopher Gilbert, Major Alexander Stathos, 1st LT Angela Bahlatzis, MIDN 1/C Joseph Barone, LCDR Thomas Uhl, Lt. Lance Shannon, CPT Raphael Regalado, SSG George Graman The Prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective (James 5:16) Prayers for Health Father Justin, Presbytera Aspazia, Gregory, Nicholas Wyatt, John, Kim, Joey, Rebecca, Michael, Panayota, Denis Luke, William, George, Ioanna, Anna, Anna, Jim, Stella, Paul, Rebecca, Kassandra, Simone, Kynlee, Irma, Russ, Christine Adzic, Nici, Adam, Nicky, Peter, Nicky Cumberland, Dr. Erica Suchman, Antonios, Hunter Gray, Katie Calwell, Christin Wallace, Kiriaki, Christos, Chantal, Fr. Damaskinos, Emmanuel, Eleni, Thomas, Maria, Garyfalia, Zoe, Ioannes, Anna, Harikleia, Maria, Marie, Miguel, Constanze, Damon, Maria, Alexander, Les, Barbara, Sarah, Tatiana, Craig Jones, Maggy, Joshua and Ioana, James, Marina, Stacie Rene, Lauren & baby Bennett, Jacob, Robert (Beagle), Victoria & unborn child, Yoni, Andrea Vrentas, Robert, Charlotte, Katrina zan de Bruinhorst, Valli

4 Gospel - John 1 : 1-17 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God; all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light. The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world knew him not. He came to his own home, and his own people received him not. But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God; who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father. (John bore witness to him, and cried, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me ranks before me, for he was before me.'") And from his fullness have we all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος, καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος. Οὗτος ἦν ἐν ἀρχῇ πρὸς τὸν Θεόν. πάντα δι αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ χωρὶς αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο οὐδὲ ἓν ὃ γέγονεν. ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν, καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων. καὶ τὸ φῶς ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει, καὶ ἡ σκοτία αὐτὸ οὐ κατέλαβεν. Εγένετο ἄνθρωπος ἀπεσταλμένος παρὰ Θεοῦ, ὄνομα αὐτῷ Ιωάννης οὗτος ἦλθεν εἰς μαρτυρίαν, ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός, ἵνα πάντες πιστεύσωσι δι αὐτοῦ. οὐκ ἦν ἐκεῖνος τὸ φῶς, ἀλλ ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός. Ην τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινόν, ὃ φωτίζει πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐρχόμενον εἰς τὸν κόσμον. ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ἦν, καὶ ὁ κόσμος δι αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ ὁ κόσμος αὐτὸν οὐκ ἔγνω. εἰς τὰ ἴδια ἦλθε, καὶ οἱ ἴδιοι αὐτὸν οὐ παρέλαβον. ὅσοι δὲ ἔλαβον αὐτόν, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν τέκνα Θεοῦ γενέσθαι, τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, οἳ οὐκ ἐξ αἱμάτων, οὐδὲ ἐκ θελήματος σαρκός, οὐδὲ ἐκ θελήματος ἀνδρός, ἀλλ ἐκ Θεοῦ ἐγεννήθησαν. Καὶ ὁ Λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο καὶ ἐσκήνωσεν ἐν ἡμῖν, καὶ ἐθεασάμεθα τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, δόξαν ὡς μονογενοῦς παρὰ πατρός, πλήρης χάριτος καὶ ἀληθείας. Ιωάννης μαρτυρεῖ περὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ κέκραγε λέγων οὗτος ἦν ὃν εἶπον, ὁ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν, ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν. Καὶ ἐκ τοῦ πληρώματος αὐτοῦ ἡμεῖς πάντες ἐλάβομεν, καὶ χάριν ἀντὶ χάριτος ὅτι ὁ νόμος διὰ Μωϋσέως ἐδόθη, ἡ χάρις καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια διὰ Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐγένετο. Receiving Holy Communion The sacrament of Holy Communion is reserved for only baptized and/or Chrismated Orthodox Christians who have properly prepared by fasting, prayer and confession. The Orthodox Church is not in sacramental communion with any other church outside the Orthodox Christian Faith. If you are not Orthodox, you are invited with everyone to receive the Antidoron (blessed bread) at the end of service. If you would like information about the Orthodox Church, please see Fr. Vasileios after services. Welcome Visitors! We welcome all new visitors who worshipped with us this morning. We are pleased to have you with us! Please join us next door after service for coffee and fellowship. There is material in the entrance of the church regarding ministries and events of Transfiguration. We hope that you will return often to worship with us and grow in Christ!

5 PLEASE FOLLOW ALONG WITH US AS WE CHANT THE PASCHAL ODES COME RECEIVE THE LIGHT Come receive the Light from the Light! That is never overtaken by night and glorify Christ Who is risen from the dead! ANGELS IN HEAVEN Angels in heaven sing praises of Your Resurrection O Christ our Saviour. Make us worthy on earth to glorify You in Purity of heart. CHRIST IS RISEN Christ is risen from the trampling down death by death and to those in the tombs He has granted life. ODE I This is the day of Resurrection let us be radiant O people, Pascha the Lord s Pascha. For Christ our God has passed us from death to life and from earth to heaven we who sing the song of victory. Glory to Your Holy Resurrection O Lord! Let us cleanse our senses that we may behold Christ, Who gleams like lightning in the unapproachable light of the Resurrection. And we shall clearly hear Him say rejoice as we sing the hymn of victory. Glory to Your Resurrection o Lord! It is worthy for the heavens to rejoice and the earth to be glad. The whole world visible and invisible celebrates, for Christ our everlasting joy is risen from the dead. Christ is risen from the dead by death He has trampled upon death and on those in the tombs He is bestowing life. Jesus having risen from the grave as He foretold has bestowed on us eternal life and great mercy! ODE III THE ORTHROS SERVICE OF HOLY PASCHA Come let us drink a new drink not one wondrously brought forth from a barren rock, but from the fount of incorruption which springs forth from the tomb of Christ in Whom we are established. Glory to Your Holy Resurrection O Lord! Yesterday I was buried with You O Christ, today I arise in Your Resurrection. Yesterday I was crucified with You, O Saviour glorify me with Yourself in Your Kingdom. HYPAKOE When they who with Mary came, anticipating the dawn, and found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre, they heard from the angel: Why seek you among the dead, as though He were mortal man, Him who abides in everlasting light? Behold the grave-clothes. Go quickly and proclaim to the world that the Lord is risen, and has put death to death. For He is the Son of God, Who saved the race of man. ODE IV The inspired prophet Habakuk now stands with us in Holy vigil, he is like a shining angel who cries with a piercing

6 voice. Today salvation has come to the world for Christ is risen as all powerful. Glory to Your Holy Resurrection O Lord! Christ our blessed crown as a yearling lamb was sacrificed for us according to His free will. The Pascha of purification and once again from the grave, the beautiful Son of righteousness, has shown on us. Glory to Your Holy Resurrection O Lord! ODE V Let us rise early at the break of dawn and offer a hymn instead of Myrrh to the Master. And let us behold Christ the Son of righteousness who causes life to rise for all. Glory to Your Holy Resurrection O Lord! Let us who carry bright lights go forth and meet Christ Who comes as the Bridegroom from the tomb. And let us celebrate the saving Pascha of God with all those who love this feast. ODE VI You descended into the depths of the earth and shattered the everlasting bars which kept the dead captive. And like Jonah from the whale You arose O Christ from the tomb on the third day. Glory to Your Holy Resurrection O Lord! You preserved the seals intact O Christ when You arose from the grave as You did not break the seal of the Virgin in Your birth. And You opened for us the gates of paradise. Glory to Your Holy Resurrection O Lord! Christ is risen from the dead by death He has trampled upon death and on those in the tombs He is bestowing life. Jesus having risen from the grave as He foretold has bestowed on us eternal life and great mercy! KONTAKION Even though You descended into the grave, O Immortal One, You overthrew the power of Hades, Christ our God and rose victorious. You greeted the myrrhbearers, gave peace to Your apostles, and granted resurrection to the fallen! And granted resurrection to the fallen! OIKOS Early in the morning before sunrise, as if it were already day, myrrhbearing maidens sought the Son, who previously descended into the grave. And they cried to one another: Come friends, let us anoint with fragrant spices the lifegiving and buried body of Christ who has resurrected fallen Adam. Let us hasten, as did the Magi, and adore Christ and bring our myrrh as a gift to Him who is wrapped not in swaddling clothes but in a shroud. Let us weep and exclaim: Arise, Master, and granting resurrection to the fallen! Granting resurrection to the fallen! SYNAXARION On Holy and Great Sunday of Pascha, we celebrate the life bearing resurrection of our Lord, God and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Having gone down alone to struggle with Hades, Christ ascended bringing with Him many spoils of victory. To Him be glory and dominion to the ages of ages. Amen. Having beheld the resurrection of Christ, let us worship the Holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless One. We venerate Your cross, O Christ, and we praise and glorify Your holy resurrection. You are our God. We know no other than You, and we call upon Your name. Come, all you faithful, let us venerate the holy resurrection of Christ. For behold, through the cross joy has come to all the world. Ever praising the Lord, let us praise His resurrection. For enduring the cross for us, He has destroyed death by death. Having risen from the grave as He foretold, Jesus has granted us eternal life and great mercy. ODE VII He who saved the three children in the furnace becomes man and suffers as a mortal. That through suffering He may clothe mortality with incorruption. He alone is blessed and most glorious the God of our fathers. Glory to Your Holy Resurrection O Lord! How truly sacred and most festive is this bright night of salvation which now proclaims the radiant day of Resurrection. On this night the timeless light arose bodily from the tomb and has shone forth on all. We Praise, we bless and we worship the Lord. ODE VIII This is the chosen and holy day, the first of Sabbaths, the King and Lord. It is the feast of all feasts and festival of

7 festivals in which we bless Christ unto all the ages. Glory to your Holy Resurrection O Lord! Father Almighty Word and Spirit one nature in three hypostasis. In You we have been baptized, O transcending, essence, supremely divine, we bless You unto all the ages! Christ is risen from the dead by death He has trampled upon death and on those in the tombs He is bestowing life. Jesus having risen from the grave as He foretold has bestowed on us eternal life and great mercy! ODE IX Magnify O my soul Him Who suffered willingly and was buried and arose from the grave on the third day. Shine, shine O New Jerusalem for the glory of the Lord has risen upon you; dance now and be glad Zion and do you exult O pure Theotokos in the arising of Him Whom you did bear. Magnify O my soul, Christ the Giver of life, Who arose from the grave on the third day. Your divine and beloved and most sweet voice; You have truly promised that you would be with us unto the end of the world O Christ and we faithful rejoice, having this as an anchor of hope. Christ is the new Pascha, the living sacrificial victim, the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world. O great and most sacred Pascha Christ; O Wisdom and Word and Power of God! Grant that we partake of You fully in the unwaning day of Your Kingdom. The angel cried to her who is full of grace: O pure Virgin, rejoice, and again, I say: Rejoice; for your Son has risen from the grave on the third day. Shine, shine, O New Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord has risen upon you; dance now and be glad Zion, and do you exult O pure Theotokos, in the arising of Him Whom you did bear. Christ is risen from the dead by death He has trampled upon death and on those in the tombs He is bestowing life. Jesus having risen from the grave as He foretold has bestowed on us eternal life and great mercy! EXASPOSTEILARION In the flesh You fell asleep O King and Lord as a mortal man On the third day You arose raising Adam from corruption and abolished death, Pascha of incorruption. Salvation of the world! (3 times) LAUDS Let every breath praise the Lord, praise the Lord from the Heavens. Praise Him in the highest. To You belongs hymns of praise O God. Praise Him all you His angels. Praise Him all you His powers to You belongs hymns of praise O God. THE PRAISES To bring upon them the written judgement, this is the glory of all His Holy ones. We praise in song Your saving passion O Christ and we glorify Your Resurrection. Praise God in His Saints, Praise Him in the firmament of His power. O Lord you endured the cross and abolished death and were resurrected from the dead. Grant peace to our lives for You are the only all powerful One. Praise Him for His mighty acts, praise Him according to the greatness of His majesty. O Christ You have destroyed Hades and in Your Resurrection You have resurrected humanity. Make us worthy in purity of heart to praise You, glorifying You with song. Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet, praise Him with chanting and the harp. As we glorify Your God befitting condescension we praise You in song O Christ. You were born from the Virgin without separation from the Father. You suffered as a man and of Your own free will You endured the cross. Glory to You O Lord who has risen from the tomb as one who comes forth from a bridal chamber that You may save the world! Let God arise and let His enemies be scattered and let those who hate Him flee before His face. Today the sacred Pascha is revealed to us. The new and holy Pascha, the mystical Pascha. The all venerable Pascha. The Pascha which is Christ the Redeemer. The spotless Pascha. The great Pascha. The Pascha of the faithful. The Pascha which has

8 opened unto us the gates of Paradise. The Pascha which sanctifies all faithful. As smoke vanishes so let them vanish as wax melts before the fire. Hasten from that vision O women bearers of good news and say unto Zion receive from us the tidings of joy of the Resurrection of Christ. Dance and celebrate and rejoice now O Jerusalem. For you beheld Christ your King as a bride groom coming forth from the tomb. Let the sinners perish before the face of God but let the righteous rejoice. When the Myrrh-bearing women very early in the morning came and stood before the tomb of the Life Giver, they found an angel sitting upon the stone. And He cried out these words to them saying: Why do you seek the Living among the dead? Why do you mourn the incorruptible among those subject to decay? But go and proclaim the good news unto His disciples! This is the day which the Lord has made let us rejoice and be glad in it. The Pascha of delight, Pascha the Lord s Pascha. The all venerable Pascha has dawned for us today. Let us embrace each other with joy for it is Pascha. O Pascha delivered from sorrow. For Christ has shone forth today from the tomb as from a bridal chamber and filled the women with joy saying: Proclaim this unto my Apostles. Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. This is the day of resurrection let us be radiant in the festival, let us embrace one another. Let us call brothers even those who hate us and forgive all things in the resurrection. And therefore let us proclaim: Christ is risen from the dead by death He has trampled upon death and to those in the tombs He has granted Life.

9 Protocol No. 39/19 GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AMERICA 8-10 East 79th St. New York, NY * Tel: (212) Fax: (212) communications@goarch.org Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Archiepiscopal Encyclical for Holy Pascha 2019 April 28, 2019 Holy Pascha The Feast of Feasts Χριστός Ἀνέστη! Christ is Risen! On this glorious Feast of Feasts, we hear in the Gospel of those who came to see the tomb of our Lord. The myrrhbearing woman came early in the morning of this day to anoint His body, to show their commitment to Christ through an act of love and care. They expressed concern regarding the large stone covering the door of the tomb, but as they approached there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone... (Matthew 28:2) The angel said to the women, Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. (Matthew 28:7) These are the words that filled their hearts with joy. These are the words they took to the disciples with rejoicing. These are the words, He is risen, that we proclaim today in our joyful celebration of Holy Pascha and the Resurrection of Christ. We sing with abundant gladness in our hearts, He is risen! We sing these words because through His glorious Resurrection, He has revealed God s power to bestow abundant and eternal life. Christ has defeated death. He has broken the bonds of Hades. He has shown to those in the graves the life that awaits them. Our Risen Lord has won the ultimate victory so that we can be free to enter the everlasting light and life of His glory. Today, we proclaim He is risen! because the power revealed in His Resurrection is not a temporal power. It is eternal. The power of the Resurrection is not confined to one day or one event. It is an ever-present power that fills our celebration. It fills our hearts and our minds. In the presence of the One who holds and offers this power, the power of grace and life, we are both comforted and challenged. In our worship, we experience awe. In our joy we have an eagerness to go out rejoicing so that all the world may know, He is risen! As the women who came to the tomb that morning heard the words of the angel, He is risen, we must also hear these words. We must hear them deeply. We must experience the transforming power through our faith in what He has done. We must believe that He is risen and our Risen Lord is in our midst, filling our hearts with an everlasting joy. But as we hear these words, we must also affirm that they should be shared. Today, our exclamation is universal. On this day our hearts are united in the joy of Pascha, and together with voices loud and clear we proclaim to all, He is risen! Go and tell your family and friends. Go and share the good news in your communities. Go into all the world and proclaim, It is the day of Resurrection! He is risen! Christ is risen! He truly is risen! With paternal love in the Risen Lord, D E M E T R I O S Archbishop of America

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11 YOUTH ACTIVITIES Find us on TGOCT (TGOC Tykes) A ministry for Newborns, Infants, Toddlers & Preschoolers. Check us out on the church website: MAY 24, 25, 26: TGOC Greek Festival AUG 5-9: Vacation Church Camp, ages 2yrs - 5th grade HOPE/JOY (preschool through 5th grade) MAY 1: MAY 5, 12, 19: MAY 23: MAY 24, 25, 26: AUG 5-9: For current 5th grade & older: Camp Emmanuel registration deadline. Register at Greek Dance Practice 12pm to 1pm Greek Dance Practice final rehearsal, 6pm - 8pm TGOC Greek Festival Vacation Church Camp, ages 2yrs - 5th grade GOYA (grades 6th through 12th) Find us on GOYA APR 28: MAY 1: MAY 5: MAY 12: MAY 17-19: MAY 19: MAY 24, 25, 26: JUN 9-15: JUN 16-22: AUG 5-9: GREEK SCHOOL MAY 17: Last Day of classes NO Dance Practice Camp Emmanuel registration deadline. Register at: Greek Dance Practice, 12pm to 1pm NO Dance Practice High School Retreat at T-Bar M Greek Dance Practice, 12pm to 2pm TGOC Greek Festival; Dancers will perform Senior Camp Emmanuel, in New Mexico (incoming 10th - outgoing 12th) Junior Camp Emmanuel in New Mexico (incoming 6th - incoming 9th) Vacation Church Camp, looking for GOYA volunteers for this week EPISTLE READERS MAY 5: Alexis Gianakopoulos MAY 12: Gabriel Boyer **For GOYANS interested in reading the Epistle during Liturgy on Sundays, please contact Jackey Randol at: mail4jackey@gmail.com or ** Bright Week Men's Fellowship Steak Night Transfiguration Mt Tabor Hall 414 St Stephens School Rd Austin, TX Bright Thursday, May 2 at 7:00 PM

12 A U S T I N G R E E K F E S T I VA L Memorial Day Weekend - May 24, 25, & 26 Pre-festival food preparation sign up: go/508094fada92da4f58-prefestival Booth Volunteer sign up: Program Ad Book Deadline is May 1st. Please contact Vana Kersch at: Sponsors@AustinGreekFestival.com or call/text at Ad prices start at only $25. Please support this effort by placing an ad, or sharing this information with area businesses you frequent. Sponsor a Booth Donate to our Wish List! List is up in Mt. Tabor Hall and online on our website: LIKE our FaceBook page Austin Greek Festival and follow us on Instagram: Austin_Greek_Festival The success of the festival depends on Volunteers like you spreading the spirit of Philoxenia

13 PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS HAPPY PASCHA! Ladies!!! We have the best way to celebrate Mother s Day - GLAM GALS LUNCHEON on May 11th at noon. Join us for a delicious lunch, a Fabulous program featuring Presvytera Stella s interior design hints, a very interesting silent auction featuring items you may enjoy on Mother s Day and games. This luncheon is a celebration of women. So invite your Moms, daughters, nieces, grandmothers, granddaughters, goddaughters or just some special gals to enjoy a beautiful day. Tickets $25. Reserve a table of 8. Don t wait too long. Do it today. Bringing Your Brokenness Open to individuals and couples, meetings are held bi-monthly on Thursday evenings at 6:30pm. Our goal is to provide a loving Orthodox Christian atmosphere for support, accountability, study, and discussion, with the ultimate goal of restoring our souls and bodies to the image and likeness of God. Our next meeting will be May 2, and we will be continuing our study of Time and Despondency: Regaining the Present in Faith and Life by Nicole Roccas. If you have questions contact Fr. Vasileios, or Brian Holland at brianholland5143@yahoo.com or Susan Holland at misssoup2002@yahoo.com TRANSFIGURATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH VACATION CHURCH CAMP August 5 to August 9 9am to 12pm For ages 2nd 5th grade and great volunteer opportunities for GOYANS MAY 1st is the Deadline for 2019 Camp Emmanuel! Senior GOYA Session: June 9-15 Junior GOYA Session: June Follow this link to learn more about Camp Emmanuel and to register: ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT TO REGISTER!!!

14 ATTENTION ALL GRADUATING STUDENTS! Fr. Vasileios will be honoring High School and College/University graduates on Sunday, May 19th, so please the office at with the following information no later than May 15: The correct spelling of your name, as you d like it to appear in the bulletin The school you will attend next Fall The high school (or college) from which you are graduating A digital copy of your senior portrait or another nice photo A note about hobbies or activities in high school (i.e. band, theater, soccer, etc.) A note about future plans, if known Please make sure you attend church on that Sunday SUNDAY SCHOOL S H O W C A S E SUNDAY, MAY 19 Right after church with games, & activities To all our newly Chrismated and Baptized Danielle Caudle, Stacey Daniello, Matthew Donnowitz, Taryn Donnowitz, David Gentry, John Ornelas, Jacob Lyles, David Scott Richards, Corbin McColloch

15 2019 Stewards thus far 4/27/19 Fr. Vasileios & Prsb. Stella Flegas Fr. David & Prsb. Vasiliki Eckley Dn. George & Prsb. Ria Bithos Prsb. Aspazia Bita Dn. Sal & Dnss. Angela Fazio Ackerman, Eleni Adamson, Philip, Rachael Aldridge, Bill & Roxanne Ambrose, Rod & Effie Angelo, Dr. Jacob & Diana Angle, Matt & Stephanie Apostolakis, Dr. Lou & Ellen Arges, Chris & Allie Athanasiou, Dr. Vaios & Madeleine Atkinson, John & Jennifer Ayers, Robert & Magdalene Bakiris, Michael & MaryKatherine Bjeletich, Marko & Elissa Bourgeois, Lynnette Boyer, Russell & Christine Bryant, Jason & Katherine Callas, Kostas Callas, Nicholas & Melissa Carabiniero, Sophia Caranikas, Dr. Fanny Carter, Despina Christou, Christakis & Christina Chronis, Gregory & Marousa Chronis, John & Amy Clary, Eric Colovas, Bill & Bettie Daniello, Victor & Hilary Daskalantonakis, Emily Daskalantonakis, Michael & Elizabeth Demetriadis, Alex & Joan Demirdal, Oktay & Tsambika Demopoulos, Joanna DeRossi, Joseph & Koula Dow, Stephen & Diann Draina, Joseph & JoAnn Esper, John & Jessica Ferrua, Camelia & Jose Fuselier, Kevin & Katie Gardiner, Colin & Justinia Garwood, Jason & Amity Gatlin, Jack & Patricia Georgakopoulos, Ilias Georgantonis - Keah, Demetra Anna Georgantonis, Mary George, Anthony & Effie George, Dr. Thomas Geranios, Peter & Lilian Gianakopoulos, George & Crissi Giannopoulos, Dimitrios Glarakis, Christina Glaros, Michael & Nyda Gouris, Tom & Allison Gradziel, MaryBeth Gressel, Diandra Hahalis, Roula Haldes, Toula Halter, John & Pam Hareng, Michael & Rachelle Harris, Christopher & Vicki Herescu, Octavian & Oltea Hicks, Vickie Holland, Brian & Susan Holtsinger, Gretchen Horwedel, David & Eleni Hrissikopoulos, Eleni Iatrou, Thanasis & Julia Jones, Jerry & Julie Jones, Ralph & Anita Justice, Johnny & Argiro Kalogirou, Nici Kalpaxis, Dr. James Kangos, Peter & Linda Karides, George & Georgia Karides, Mia Karvelas, Elsie Katsos, Louis & Panagiota Kavadas, Christine Kenyon, Scott & Katina Kersch, Vana Keys, Andrew & Dolores Khoury, Pascale Klaras, Panagiota Kolber, Carolyn Korioth, Connor Korioth, Kevin & Patricia Koulakis, Mihail & Katina Koutitas, George & Rothoula Koutsavdis, Evangelos & Mary-Roselie Lambros, Despina Landon, James & Karen Leakas, Sophia Leatherwood, Lee & Elaine Lindsey, Robert & Susan Lowe, Josh & Ioana Manthos, Vasilios Margos, Fotini Mariano, Cassandra Maziasz, David Maziasz, Robert & MaryAnn McFalls, David & Mariam McQueen, Karen-Copas Meador, Dina Menezes, Evandro Mikhail, Samir & Mary Misthos, James & Donna Mitchell, Patricia Moumouris, Lambros Nelson, David Nelson, Richard & Elen Nikas, Maria Nikolaidis, Lazaros & Stavroula O Brien, Shawn & Stephanie Orr, Terry & Patricia Osowski, David & Elaine Palmer, Daniel Papachristou, Pete & Katie Papageorgakis, Christos Peter, Evan Petropoulos, Elizabeth Petropoulos, Takis & Irini Petty, Ioanna Phillips, John & Cynthia Phocas, Dionissios & Sonia Pon, Ken & Mary-Ellen Poulos, Gabe & Lisa Pozharova, Mariya Price, Geoffrey & Maria Price, Peter & Cynthia Qatato, Jamal & Angele Randol, Mark & Jackey Reeder, Daniel Rigney, Tom Robertson, William & Linda Russell, MaryHelen Ryburn, Earl & Michelle Saenz, Mark & Gail Sarinaki, Maria Shotwell, Pat Sierra, Mary Skevofilax, Cristie Skevofilax, George & Teresa Smith, Alexander & Sandra Spanos, Kostas & Vasiliki Spiropoulos, Christiana Stahlke, Karl & Evangelia Stamatis, Harry & Patrice Stathos, Judith Stefos, John & Meredith Streetman, Kyle & Sophie Suehs, Brandon & Jennifer Takvorkian, Alexis Tsihlas, Stephen & Martha Urdy-Morris, Erik & Nina Uritu, Daniel & Marinela Werner, Mark & Maria Willmann, Judd & Carol Willoughby, Walter & Triantafilli Woodruff, Rachel Woodruff, Robert & Debra Wynn, Ruby Wynn, Allen & Julie Xylouris Bowles, Niky Yentzen, David & Celia Yoder, Stuart & Kori Zachos, Elias & Cynthia Zotis, Efstathios & Vickie

16 WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS: Pascha Sunday, April 28, 2019 Services for this Week Bright Monday, April 29 - Bright Tuesday, April 30 - Bright Friday, May 3 - St. George - Orthros 9am D. Liturgy 10am Holy Fathers of Daou Pentelis ; Sts. Raphael, Nicholaos & Irene Orthros 9am Divine Liturgy 10am Feast of the Life Giving Font - Orthros 9am Divine Liturgy 10am Pascha Greetings During the forty-day period from Pascha to Ascension, Orthodox Christians throughout the world greet one another with the Paschal Greeting: English - Christ is Risen / Truly He is Risen or Indeed He is Risen Greek - Christos Anesti / Alithos Anesti Spanish - Cristo ha resucitado / En verdad ha resucitado Ukrainian - Khristos Voskres / Voistynu Voskres Romanian - Hristos a Inviat / Adevarat a Inviat Slavonic - Khrystos Voskrese / Voistyne Voskrese Arabic - Al masi h qam / Hakan qam Swahili - Kristo Amefufukka / Kweli amefufukka Sunday April 28, 2019 Agape picnic Pascha Picnic 2pm (at the Church Grounds) Let us all celebrate together the Resurrection Anastasi of our Lord at our annual Agape Picnic at 2pm on Pascha Sunday, April 28 right after the Agape Vespers. At our family picnic you can enjoy the traditional roasted lamb, roasted chicken and all the trimmings while our children enjoy themselves by participating in an Easter Egg Hunt, a bouncy castle, and a Pascha Piñata Thank you to last week s Luncheon Sponsors: Anonymous Agape Picnic Sponsors: TGOC Community Next week s Coffee Hour Sponsors: Daskalantonakis, Daskalantonakis, Demirdal, Demopoulos, Dow Thank you to last week s ushers: Parish Council David Horwedel, Gregory Vrentas Christos Papageorgakis Thank you to today's ushers: Judith Stathos (PCM) ALL USHERS Next week s ushers are: Mariam McFalls (PCM) Allen Wynn, Vickie Hicks, Gregg Bell