Rev. Fr. Athanasios Nenes, Parish Priest

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1 ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΗ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΑ ΤΩΝ ΤΑΞΙΑΡΧΩΝ TAXIARCHAE/ARCHANGELS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 25 Bigelow Avenue, Watertown, MA Phone: Phone Fax: Website: Office: Rev. Fr. Athanasios Nenes, Parish Priest Cell Phone: TH SUNDAY OF LUKE - OCTOBER 30, 2016 WEEKDAY SERVICES - Καθημερινές Λειτουργίες: Every Tuesday Vespers (6:00 PM) Every Thursday Paraklesis (6:00 PM) Taxiarchae Feast Day Vespers Service Monday, November 7 (7:00 PM) HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN METHODIOS PRESIDING Taxiarchae Feast Day - Tuesday, November 8, Orthros 8:45 AM & Divine Liturgy 9:45 AM

2 HYMNS OF THE DAY Resurrec onal Apoly kion in the Second Mode: When You descended to death, O Immortal Life, then, the light of Your divinity destroyed Hades. When You raised the dead from the depths of darkness, all the heavenly powers cried out, "Glory to You our Christ, the Giver of Life." Ὅτε κατῆλθες πρὸς τὸν θάνατον, ἡ Ζωὴ ἡ ἀθάνατος, τότε τὸν ᾅδην ἐνέκρωσας τῇ ἀστραπῇ τῆς Θεότητος, ὅτε δὲ καὶ τοὺς τεθνεῶτας ἐκ τῶν καταχθονίων ἀνέστησας, πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν ἐπουρανίων ἐκραύγαζον Ζωοδότα Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν δόξα σοι. Apoly kion for Cleopas and Artemas of the 70 in the Third Mode: O Holy Apostles, intercede to our merciful God, that He may grant our souls forgiveness of sins. Απόστολοι Άγιοι, πρεσβεύσατε τώ ελεήμονι Θεώ ίνα πταισμάτων άφεσιν, παράσχη ταίς ψυχάς ημών. Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Mode: A protec on of Chris ans unshamable, intercessor to our Holy Maker, unwavering, please reject not the prayerful cries of those who are in sin. Instead, come to us, for you are good; your loving help bring unto us, who are crying in faith to you: hasten to intercede and speed now to supplicate, as a protec on for all me, Theotokos, for those who honor you. Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, μεσιτεία πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε. Μὴ παρίδῃς ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοι Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων σε. Receiving Holy Communion - We welcome to this celebration of the Divine Liturgy those Christians who are from other Christian Denominations and who are not fully united with us. Sadly, it is a consequence of the divisions in Christianity that we cannot extend to you an invitation to receive Holy Communion. Orthodox Christians believe that the Eucharist is the work or action of the celebrating community signifying a oneness of faith, life, and worship of the believing community. Reception of Holy Communion by Christians not fully united with us would imply a oneness which does not yet exist, and for which we must pray. However, all present are welcome to partake of the Antidoro (blessed bread) which is distributed at the end of the Liturgy Service.

3 EPISTLE READING Prokeimenon. Second Mode. Psalm ,18. The Lord is my strength and my song. Verse: The Lord has chastened me sorely. The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 11:31-33; 12:1-9 BRETHREN, the God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie. At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus in order to seize me, but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped his hands. I must boast; there is nothing to be gained by it, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven-whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. And I know that this man was caught up into Paradisewhether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows-and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter. On behalf of this man I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses. Though if I wish to boast, I shall not be a fool, for I shall be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me. And to keep me from being too elated by the abundance of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to harass me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I besought the Lord about this, that it should leave me; but he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Προκείμενον. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ ,18. Ἰσχύς μου καὶ ὕμνησίς μου ὁ Κύριος. Στίχ. Παιδεύων ἐπαίδευσέ με ὁ Κύριος. τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Κορινθίους β' 11:31 33, 12:1 9. Ἀδελφοί, Ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ οἶδεν, ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, ὅτι οὐ ψεύδομαι. Ἐν Δαμασκῷ ὁ ἐθνάρχης Ἀρέτα τοῦ βασιλέως ἐφρούρει τὴν Δαμασκηνῶν πόλιν, πιάσαι με θέλων καὶ διὰ θυρίδος ἐν σαργάνῃ ἐχαλάσθην διὰ τοῦ τείχους καὶ ἐξέφυγον τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ. Καυχᾶσθαι δὴ οὐ συμφέρει μοι ἐλεύσομαι γὰρ εἰς ὀπτασίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεις κυρίου. Οἶδα ἄνθρωπον ἐν Χριστῷ πρὸ ἐτῶν δεκατεσσάρων εἴτε ἐν σώματι οὐκ οἶδα εἴτε ἐκτὸς τοῦ σώματος οὐκ οἶδα ὁ θεὸς οἶδεν ἁρπαγέντα τὸν τοιοῦτον ἕως τρίτου οὐρανοῦ. Καὶ οἶδα τὸν τοιοῦτον ἄνθρωπον εἴτε ἐν σώματι, εἴτε ἐκτὸς τοῦ σώματος, οὐκ οἶδα ὁ θεὸς οἶδεν ὅτι ἡρπάγη εἰς τὸν παράδεισον, καὶ ἤκουσεν ἄρρητα ῥήματα, ἃ οὐκ ἐξὸν ἀνθρώπῳ λαλῆσαι. Ὑπὲρ τοῦ τοιούτου καυχήσομαι ὑπὲρ δὲ ἐμαυτοῦ οὐ καυχήσομαι, εἰ μὴ ἐν ταῖς ἀσθενείαις μου ἐὰν γὰρ θελήσω καυχήσασθαι, οὐκ ἔσομαι ἄφρων ἀλήθειαν γὰρ ἐρῶ φείδομαι δέ, μή τις εἰς ἐμὲ λογίσηται ὑπὲρ ὃ βλέπει με, ἢ ἀκούει τι ἐξ ἐμοῦ. Καὶ τῇ ὑπερβολῇ τῶν ἀποκαλύψεων ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι, ἐδόθη μοι σκόλοψ τῇ σαρκί, ἄγγελος Σατᾶν, ἵνα με κολαφίζῃ, ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι. Ὑπὲρ τούτου τρὶς τὸν κύριον παρεκάλεσα ἵνα ἀποστῇ ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ. Καὶ εἴρηκέν μοι, Ἀρκεῖ σοι ἡ χάρις μου ἡ γὰρ δύναμίς μου ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ τελειοῦται. Ἥδιστα οὖν μᾶλλον καυχήσομαι ἐν ταῖς ἀσθενείαις μου, ἵνα ἐπισκηνώσῃ ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ἡ δύναμις τοῦ Χριστοῦ.

4 GOSPEL READING 5th Sunday of Luke The Reading is from Luke 16:19-31 The Lord said, "There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazaros, full of sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table; moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried; and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes, and saw Abraham far off and Lazaros in his bosom. And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Lazaros to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.' But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazaros in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.' And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house, for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.' But Abraham said, 'They have Moses, and the prophets; let them hear them.' And he said, 'No, father Abraham; but if some one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' He said to them, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if some one should rise from the dead.'" Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 16:19 31 Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος Ανθρωπος δέ τις ἦν πλούσιος, καὶ ἐνεδιδύσκετο πορφύραν καὶ βύσσον εὐφραινόμενος καθ ἡμέραν λαμπρῶς. πτωχὸς δέ τις ἦν ὀνόματι Λάζαρος, ὃς ἐβέβλητο πρὸς τὸν πυλῶνα αὐτοῦ ἡλκωμένος καὶ ἐπιθυμῶν χορτασθῆναι ἀπὸ τῶν ψιχίων τῶν πιπτόντων ἀπὸ τῆς τραπέζης τοῦ πλουσίου ἀλλὰ καὶ οἱ κύνες ἐρχόμενοι ἀπέλειχον τὰ ἕλκη αὐτοῦ. ἐγένετο δὲ ἀποθανεῖν τὸν πτωχὸν καὶ ἀπενεχθῆναι αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων εἰς τὸν κόλπον Αβραάμ ἀπέθανε δὲ καὶ ὁ πλούσιος καὶ ἐτάφη. καὶ ἐν τῷ ᾅδῃ ἐπάρας τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ, ὑπάρχων ἐν βασάνοις, ὁρᾷ τὸν Αβραὰμ ἀπὸ μακρόθεν καὶ Λάζαρον ἐν τοῖς κόλποις αὐτοῦ. καὶ αὐτὸς φωνήσας εἶπε πάτερ Αβραάμ, ἐλέησόν με καὶ πέμψον Λάζαρον ἵνα βάψῃ τὸ ἄκρον τοῦ δακτύλου αὐτοῦ ὕδατος καὶ καταψύξῃ τὴν γλῶσσάν μου, ὅτι ὀδυνῶμαι ἐν τῇ φλογὶ ταύτῃ. εἶπε δὲ Αβραάμ τέκνον, μνήσθητι ὅτι ἀπέλαβες σὺ τὰ ἀγαθά σου ἐν τῇ ζωῇ σου, καὶ Λάζαρος ὁμοίως τὰ κακά νῦν δὲ ὧδε παρακαλεῖται, σὺ δὲ ὀδυνᾶσαι καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶσι τούτοις μεταξὺ ἡμῶν καὶ ὑμῶν χάσμα μέγα ἐστήρικται, ὅπως οἱ θέλοντες διαβῆναι ἔνθεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς μὴ δύνωνται, μηδὲ οἱ ἐκεῖθεν πρὸς ἡμᾶς διαπερῶσιν. εἶπε δέ ἐρωτῶ οὖν σε, πάτερ, ἵνα πέμψῃς αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός μου ἔχω γὰρ πέντε ἀδελφούς ὅπως διαμαρτύρηται αὐτοῖς, ἵνα μὴ καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔλθωσιν εἰς τὸν τόπον τοῦτον τῆς βασάνου. λέγει αὐτῷ Αβραάμ ἔχουσι Μωϋσέα καὶ τοὺς προφήτας ἀκουσάτωσαν αὐτῶν. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν οὐχί, πάτερ Αβραάμ, ἀλλ ἐάν τις ἀπὸ νεκρῶν πορευθῇ πρὸς αὐτούς, μετανοήσουσιν. εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ εἰ Μωϋσέως καὶ τῶν προφητῶν οὐκ ἀκούουσιν, οὐδὲ ἐάν τις ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστῇ πεισθήσονται.

5 WELCOME to all who worship with us this Sunday morning. Please join us for the celebration of OXI DAY by our Greek School during coffee fellowship, immediately following the Divine Liturgy. MEMORIALS & TRISAGIONS A 9 day Memorial will be offered in memory of Ermioni Vidianos by her loving family A 40 day Memorial will be offered in memory of Paul Iannazzi by his loving family. A 40 Memorial will be offered in memory of Konstantinos Kalamanides by his loving family. A 1 year Memorial will be offered in memory of Aikaterini Gavra by her loving family. A 4 year Trisagion will be offered in memory of Clio Marina Panay by her loving family May their memory be eternal. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Greek School Tuesday, Nov. 1 (4:00 PM) Thursday, Nov. 3 (4:00 PM) Saturday, Nov. 5 (10:00 AM) Taxiarchae Vespers - Monday, November 7, (7:00 PM) HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN METHODIOS PRESIDING Taxiarchae Feast Day - Tuesday, November 8, Orthos 8:45 AM, Divine Liturgy 9:45 AM General Assembly Sunday, November 13 (after Liturgy) TRIVIA QUESTION about the Taxiarchae Archangels: We all know the year our Church was established, but what we need is the EXACT DATE! Also, what happened on that date to celebrate its first day as a Church (Liturgy, a Proclamation, etc.). Please call the Church Office with your answers. (The Orthodox Observer in preparation of the upcoming Centennial Anniversary of the Archdiocese was asked to create a chronological list of the Parishes of our Church in America.)

6 Taxiarchae Feast Day H Eopth tùn Ðammeãiótùn Taîiapxùn Hierarchical Great Vespers with Artoklasia Monday, November 7 at 7 PM His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios presiding, with the participation of our neighboring clergy, followed by a reception hosted by the Philoptochos. Μέγας Πανηγυρικός Eσπερινός Δευτέρα, 7 Νοεµβρίου, 7 µ.µ. Παραµονή της εορτής χοροστατούντος του Σεβασµιωτάτου Μητροπολίτου κ.κ. Μεθοδίου. Ο Εσπερινός θα γίνει µε Ιερά Αρτοκλασία, και µε τη συµµετοχή των ιερέων της περιφερείας µας. Αµέσως µετά τον εσπερινό θα δοθεί Δεξίωσης στο Κοινοτικό Κέντρο. TAXIARCHAE FEAST DAY Orthros and Divine Liturgy Tuesday, November 8 Orthros 8:45 AM Divine Liturgy 9:45 AM Η Πανήγυρις του Ιερού Ναού Την Τρι τη, 8 Νοεμβρι ου ανη μερα της εορτη ς, η Θει α Λειτουργι α θα αρχι σει με τον Όρθρο στις 8.45 π.μ. If you would like to donate flowers for the icons or if you will be bringing loaves for Artoklasia, please call Irene at the church office Δωρεές για τα Άνθη Όσοι θέλουν να προσφέρουν για τα λουλούδια που θα στολίσουµε τις ιερές εικόνες των Ταξιαρχών ας τηλεφωνήσουν στο γραφείο της εκκλησίας. Όσοι έχουν αρτοκλασίες ας τις φέρουν στην εκκλησία πριν να αρχίσει ο εσπερινός.

7 CALLING ALL PHILOPTOCHOS MEMBERS & BAKERS We are hosting the reception celebrating the Feast Day of our Church The Taxiarchae/Archangels Monday, evening, Nov. 7th & Tuesday, morning, Nov. 8th. We need Your help Setting up, serving, and of course the PASTRIES!!! Please contact Leah Alvanos, Philoptochos President at or Decorate our Church for Christmas Help us decorate our church for the Christmas Season. Below is a list of the seasonal wreaths and plants we need. Please call the church office if you would like to donate. Thank you so much! 2 Large Wreaths... $125 each 4 20 Wreaths... $50 each 7 Small Wreaths... $20 each 4 Kissing Balls... $60 each Approximately 100 feet of Garland... $250 Large Poinsettias... $25 each

8 Fall General Assembly Notice The Fall General Assembly of our Parish will take place on Sunday, November 13, 2016 after Liturgy in our Church Hall. Please make every effort to attend and participate in this meeting. The agenda for the meeting will be as follows: Opening Prayer Election of meeting chairperson Reading and approval of minutes from May 22, 2016 General Assembly Clergy Comments President s Remarks Financial Report Proposed 2017 Budget/Treasurer s Report Stewardship Update Audit Update Update on Maintenance, Repairs and Chapel Renovation Parish Council Nominations for 2017 Old Business New Business Adjournment and Closing Prayer Please Note: The Archdiocese Parish Regulations stipulate that only members in good standing are allowed to actively participate in discussions and voting. With love in the Lord, Rev. Fr. Athanasios Nenes, Pastor Costas Karageorgis, Parish Council President Αγαπητά μέλη: Ευχαρίστως σας πληροφορούμε ότι την Κυριακή, 13 Νοεμβρίου, 2016 θα λάβει χώρα η Τακτική Γενική Συνέλευση στο Κοινοτικό Κέντρο μετά την θεία Λειτουργία. Παρακαλείσθε θερμότατα όπως προσέλθετε και λάβετε ενεργό μέρος.

9 Harris J. Booras Chapter #406 Greetings to all! The annual OXI celebrations commemorate the historic resistance of the Greeks on October 28, 1940 when they were the 1 st country in Europe to start the resistance against the plans of the Axis powers, Moussolini and Hitler s Nazis, for world domination. Five years later after continuous resistance and concerted war efforts the Allies defeated the Axis. AHEPA District 8 will conduct a Workshop on November 5 at the Cathedral Center, 162 Goddard Ave., starting at 8 AM with Registration/Breakfast, Meeting at 9:15 AM. A number of our Officers and members will participate at this event. Our next meeting is scheduled for November 10 in the Atrium of the Taxiarchae Hellenic Cultural Center. The meeting will begin with refreshments at 7 PM followed by the meeting at 7:30 The agenda is as follows: Reports by the President, Secretary, Treasurer and other officers, followed by reports of Chapter Committees on coming activities and future plans. Remarks by visiting District / Regional and Supreme officers, if present. Processing of new membership applications, as submitted. Installation of Officers for the year. Other items and future business, and other proposals for the benefit of the Order of AHEPA Instead of the Metaxas Scholarship s fundraiser we are asking our members and members of the Taxiarchae community to support the AHEPA Metaxas Scholarships by sending donations towards this cause. Some have responded and we sincerely thank You. Please consider making a donation. Our Secretary, Thanasis, is currently at the Kindred Hospital, 1515 Commonwealth Avenue in Brighton. (Directions: past St Elizabeth's Hospital on Warren St. and an immediate right turn on the Commonwealth access road up the hill.) Many people are visiting him as he has a very difficult rehab and will need visitors to give him support in this very hard period of his life. We urge all who know him to visit him and show their support. Perastika! To all our AHEPA members: Please, pay your Membership Dues ($70) for Thanks to all members who have already paid! Please, recruit friends & family who may be interested in joining AHEPA. All are welcomed! New innovative ideas are needed to sustain and expand our chapter membership and contribute to AHEPA s causes. Remember to do your duty, exercise your right to vote in the Presidential election on November 8 Fraternally, Constantine B. Lagos, Treasurer (covering for Secretary, Athanasios Vulgaropulos Please let us know if a brother is sick or in need. Contact our president, John Abate or any officer of our chapter. Contact numbers as follows: John Abate, president: / Basil Patsios: / Constantine Lagos: Demetri Tsatsarones: / George Loridas: /

10 SAVE THE DATE NEW YEAR S EVE PARTY December 31, pm -- 1:00 am Come celebrate with our Taxiarchae/Archangels Family Delicious Dinner, Live Music, Dancing MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW MOMMY and ME at Taxiarchae THIRD THURSDAY November 17th 10 to Noon PHILOTIMO CHAT GROUP JOIN A FRIENDLY GROUP: GET CREATIVE. MAKE CONNECTIONS, LINGER OVER COFFEE Third Thursday of every month. MEN and WOMEN ARE WELCOME Is temporarily suspended Updates will follow This gathering is a wonderful way to meet local Orthodox moms and provide our little ones with the opportunity to share in faith, friendship, and fun. Dads, Yiayias, and Pappous are always welcome to bring the little ones, too.

11 PARKING: Help us be a good neighbor. When parking at the Watertown Savings Bank, the ATM needs to be accessible even on Sundays! Please be considerate.

12 Thanksgiving Food Drive Our parish is again collecting non-perishable food items to donate to families in need, and to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Food Pantry in Brighton. We are asking all parishioners to please bring one or more food items to the Church. The Sunday School students will also be collecting monetary donations each week after Liturgy to purchase additional food items for donation. Our food drive will continue until Sunday, November 20th. Thank you for your help and God Bless You! Book of the Month MY LIFE, AS AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH By Vasilios K. Patsiokostas A P B In his autobiography, Vasilios Patsiokostas (Patsios) recounts his life experiences of survival during World War II and the Greek Civil War; his success as an immigrant in America; and his support and joy in a close-knit Greek family. His story is fascinating and inspirational. Free-will donation. Proceeds from the book sales will support the Taxiarchae church youth ministries. Thank you.