WEEKLY BULLETIN. Upcoming Events. Sunday January 1 St. Basil the Great: Orthr./Lit. (8:30/10 am at Cathedral)

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1 ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY BULLETIN 1 January 2017 The Circumcision in the Flesh of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ Ἡ κατὰ σάρκα Περιτομὴ τοῦ Κυρίου καὶ Θεοῦ καὶ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ St. Basil the Great Tone 3 Τοῦ Ἁγίου Βασιλείου Ἦχος γ Cathedral: 514 Parker Street, Boston, MA Office/Mailing Address: 162 Goddard Avenue, Brookline, MA Phone: (617) Fax: (617) Fr. Demetri s cell: (617) Upcoming Events Sunday January 1 St. Basil the Great: Orthr./Lit. (8:30/10 am at Cathedral) Thursday January 5 Theophany Eve: Vesperal Liturgy (6:30 pm at Chapel) Friday January 6 Theophany: Orthros/Lit. (8:45/10 am at Cathedral) Sunday January 8 Philoptochos Vasilopita Sunday Sunday January 8 Raffle Drawing (A[er Liturgy) Sunday January 15 Parish Council Affirma]on of Office (A[er Liturgy) Monday January 16 Youth Ski Trip to Pats Peak (Meet at Mountain at Noon) Saturday January 28 Youth Ska]ng at Larz Anderson Park (1:30 pm) Sunday January 29 Greek School Three Hierarchs Presenta]on (A[er Lit.) Thursday February 2 Presenta]on: Orthr./Lit. (8:45/10:00 am at Chapel) Sunday February 5 Godparent Sunday

2 ΚΑΘΕΔΡΙΚΟΣ ΝΑΟΣ ΝΕΑΣ ΑΓΓΛΙΑΣ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΣΜΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF NEW ENGLAND Rev. Fr. Demetrios E. Tonias, Ph.D., Cathedral Dean α Ἰανουαρίου,βιζ Τοῦ Ἁγίου Βασιλείου St. Basil the Great 1 January 2017 Ἀπολυτίκια Ἦχος γ Εὐφραινέσθω τὰ οὐράνια, ἀγαλλιάσθω τὰ ἐπίγεια, ὅτι ἐποίησε κράτος, ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, ὁ Κύριος ἐπάτησε τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν ἐγένετο ἐκ κοιλίας ᾅδου ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς, καὶ παρέσχε τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Ἦχος α. Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος. Μορφὴν ἀναλλοιώτως ἀνθρωπίνην προσέλαβες, Θεὸς ὢν κατ' οὐσίαν, πολυεύσπλαγχνε Κύριε καὶ Νόμον ἐκπληρῶν, περιτομήν, θελήσει καταδέχῃ σαρκικήν, ὅπως παύσῃς τὰ σκιώδη, καὶ περιέλῃς τὸ κάλυμμα τῶν παθῶν ἡμῶν. Δόξα τῇ ἀγαθότητι τῇ σῇ, δόξᾳ τῇ εὐσπλαγχνίᾳ σου, δόξα τῇ ἀνεκφράστῳ Λόγε συγκαταβάσει σου. Ἦχος α. Τοῦ Ἁγίου. Εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος σου, ὡς δεξαμένην τὸν λόγον σου, δι' οὗ θεοπρεπῶς ἐδογμάτισας, τὴν φύσιν τῶν ὄντων ἐτράνωσας, τὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἤθη κατεκόσμησας, Βασίλειον Ἱεράτευμα, Πάτερ Ὅσιε, Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἱκέτευε, δωρήσασθαι ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Ἦχος δ Σήμερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡμῶν τὸ κεφάλαιον, καὶ τοῦ ἀπ αἰῶνος μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις ὁ Υἷός Dismissal Hymns Mode 3 Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad; * for He has made a dominion, with His mighty arm, * the Lord has trampled upon death by death. * The first-born from the dead has He become. * From the depths of Hades has He delivered us, * and granted to the world His great mercy. Mode 1. The stone had been secured. In essence being God, most-compassionate Master, You assumed human nature without transmutation. Fulfilling the Law, of Your own will You accepted circumcision in the flesh, to bring an end to the shadow, and to remove the passions that cover us. Glory to Your benevolence, O Lord; glory to Your compassion; glory to Your inexpressible condescension, O Word. Mode 1. For the Saint. Your proclamation went forth into all the earth, for it accepted your word, through which you taught the dogmas befitting God, you expounded on the nature of all that is, and you arranged the morals of society. A royal priesthood! Devout father Basil, intercede with Christ our God, to grant us His great mercy. Mode 4 Today mark s the crow ning of our salvation and the revelation of the mystery before all ages. For

3 του Θεοῦ, υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καὶ Γαβριὴλ τὴν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διὸ καὶ ἡμεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ, τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωμεν Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ Κύριος μετά σοῦ. Κοντάκιον Ἦχος γʹ. Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον Ὁ τῶν ὅλων Κύριος, περιτομὴν ὑπομένει, καὶ βροτῶν τὰ πταίσματα, ὡς ἀγαθὸς περιτέμνει δίδωσι τὴν σωτηρίαν σήμερον κόσμῳ χαίρει δὲ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις καὶ ὁ του Κτίστου, Ἱεράρχης καὶ φωσφόρος, ὁ θεῖος μύστης Χριστοῦ Βασίλειος. Ἀπόστολος Κολ. β 8-12 Colossians 2:8-12 Epistle Ἀδελφοί, βλέπετε μή τις ὑμᾶς ἔσται ὁ συλαγωγῶν διὰ τῆς φιλοσοφίας καὶ κενῆς ἀπάτης, κατὰ τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, κατὰ τὰ στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου καὶ οὐ κατὰ Χριστόν ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ κατοικεῖ πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα τῆς Θεότητος σωματικῶς, καὶ ἐστὲ ἐν αὐτῷ πεπληρωμένοι, ὅς ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλὴ πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας, ἐν ᾧ καὶ περιετμήθητε περιτομῇ ἀχειροποιήτῳ ἐν τῇ ἀπεκδύσει τοῦ σώματος τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν τῆς σαρκός, ἐν τῇ περιτομῇ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, συνταφέντες αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ βαπτίσματι, ἐν ᾧ καὶ συνηγέρθητε διὰ τῆς πίστεως τῆς ἐνεργείας τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ἐγείραντος αὐτὸν ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν. Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ὑπέστρεψαν οἱ ποιμένες δοξάζοντες καὶ αἰνοῦντες τὸν Θεὸν ἐπὶ πᾶσιν οἷς ἤκουσαν καὶ εἶδον καθὼς ἐλαλήθη πρὸς αὐτούς. Καὶ ὅτε ἐπλήσθησαν ἡμέραι ὀκτὼ τοῦ περιτεμεῖν αὐτόν, καὶ ἐκλήθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἱησοῦς, τὸ κληθὲν ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀγγέλου πρὸ τοῦ συλληφθῆναι αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ. Τὸ δὲ παιδίον ηὔξανε καὶ ἐκραταιοῦτο πληρούμενον σοφίᾳ, καὶ χάρις Θεοῦ ἦν ἐπ' αὐτό. Καὶ the Son of God becomes the son of the Virgin, and Gabriel proclaims the grace. Wherefore, we also cry out with him, "Hail, O full of grace, the Lord is with you. Kontakion Mode 3. The Virgin today. As the Master over all has undergone circumcision, so He cuts away the sins of humankind in His goodness. On this day, upon the world He bestows salvation. And on high does the Creator's hierarch Basil now rejoice, for he is known as a most divine and light-bearing mystic of Christ. Brethren, see to it that no one makes a prey of you by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the universe, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fulness of deity dwells bodily, and you have come to fulness of life in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of flesh in the circumcision of Christ; and you were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. Εὐαγγέλιον Λουκ. β 20-21, Luke 2:20-21, Gospel At that time, the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him. Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year Continued on next page

4 ἐπορεύοντο οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ κατ' ἔτος εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ τῇ ἑορτῇ τοῦ πάσχα. Καὶ ὅτε ἐγένετο ἐτῶν δώδεκα, ἀναβαινόντων αὐτῶν κατὰ τὸ ἔθος τῆς ἑορτῆς καὶ τελειωσάντων τὰς ἡμέρας, ἐν τῷ ὑποστρέφειν αὐτοὺς ὑπέμεινεν Ἱησοῦς ὁ παῖς ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ, καὶ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ. Νομίσαντες δὲ αὐτὸν εἶναι ἐν τῇ συνοδίᾳ ἦλθον ἡμέρας ὁδὸν καὶ ἀνεζήτουν αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς συγγενεῦσιν καὶ τοῖς γνωστοῖς,καὶ μὴ εὑρόντες ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἀναζητοῦντες αὐτόν. Καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ ἡμέρας τρεῖς εὗρον αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καθεζόμενον ἐν μέσῳ τῶν διδασκάλων καὶ ἀκούοντα αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπερωτῶντα αὐτούς ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες οἱ ἀκούοντες αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῇ συνέσει καὶ ταῖς ἀποκρίσεσιν αὐτοῦ. Καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν ἐξεπλάγησαν, καὶ πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ εἶπεν Τέκνον, τί ἐποίησας ἡμῖν οὕτως; ἰδοὺ ὁ πατήρ σου κἀγὼ ὀδυνώμενοι ἐζητοῦμέν σε. Καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς Τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με; οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με;καὶ αὐτοὶ οὐ ᾔ συνῆκαν τὸ ῥῆμα ὃ ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς. Καὶ κατέβη μετ' αὐτῶν καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς Ναζαρέτ, καὶ ἦν ὑποτασσόμενος αὐτοῖς. Ἡ δὲ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ διετήρει πάντα τὰ ῥήματα ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῆς. Καὶ Ἱησοῦς προέκοπτεν σοφίᾳ καὶ ἡλικίᾳ καὶ χάριτι παρὰ Θεῷ καὶ ἀνθρώποις. at the feast of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom; and when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it, but supposing him to be in the company they went a day's journey, and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances; and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking him. After three days, they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions; and all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously." And he said to them, "How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?" And they did not understand the saying which he spoke to them. And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and man. After Jesus circumcision, the rite was abolished by the introduction of baptism, of which circumcision was a type. It seems to me that circumcision achieved three distinct ends. In the first place, it separated the descendants of Abraham by a sort of sign and seal and distinguished them from all other nations. Second, it prefigured in itself the grace and efficacy of divine baptism. Formerly a male who was circumcised was included among the people of God by virtue of that seal; nowadays, a person who is baptized and has formed in himself Christ the seal, becomes a member of God s adopted family. Third, circumcision is the symbol of the faithful when they are established in grace, as they cut away and mortify the tumultuous rising of carnal pleasures and passions by the sharp surgery of faith and by ascetic labors. They do this not by cutting the body but by purifying the heart. St. Cyril of Alexandria

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6 CHRISTMAS 2016 We greet you with much love during this most holy season. We strongly encourage and invite all Orthodox Chris]ans to make a sincere effort to afend most of the church services during the Christmas and Epiphany season and to partake in the sacrament of Holy Communion. Please refer to the enclosed schedule of services to assist you in planning your church afendance. All who are planning to receive Holy Communion on Christmas Eve should abstain from food or drink a[er 12 noon on that day children should abstain beginning at 3 PM. ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥΓΕΝΝΑ 2016 Ὀσοι εκ των χριστιανωsν μας προsκειται να κοινωνηsσουν το βραsδυ στην Λειτουργιsα των Χριστουγεsννων, θα πρεsπει να μην φαsγουν τιsποτε μεταs αποs τις 12 το αποsγευμα οι μεγαsλοι, τα μικραs παιδιαs μεταs αποs τις 3 μ.μ. Schedule of Services Christmas through Epiphany Προjγραμμα Εορτωjν December January 2017 Χριστουγεjννων και Νεjου Εjτους Sunday, Dec. 18: SUNDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS Κυριακηj, 18 Δεκ.: ΠΡΟ ΤΩΝ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥΓΕΝΝΩΝ Orthros & Divine Liturgy, 8:30 a.m. Ορθρος και Θειsα Λειτουργιsα, 8:30 π.μ. Children s Christmas Pageant Χριστουγεννιαsτικο Προsγραμμα των παιδιωsν Saturday, Dec. 24: CHRISTMAS EVE Σάββατο, 24 Δεκ.: ΠΑΡΑΜΟΝΗ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥΓΕΝΝΩΝ Vesperal Liturgy, 6:30 p.m. Εσπερινοsς, Θειsα Λειτουργιsα, 6:30 μ.μ. Sunday, Dec. 25: CHRISTMAS DAY Κυριακηj, 25 Δεκ.: ΗΜΕΡΑ ΤΩΝ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥΓΕΝΝΩΝ Orthros & Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, 8:45 a.m. Ορθρος και Αρχιερατική Θεία Λειτουργία, 8.45 π.μ. Sunday, Jan. 1: NEW YEAR S DAY ST.BASIL Κυριακηj, 1 Ιαν. ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΥ Orthros and Divine Liturgy, 8:30 a.m. Ορθρος και Θειsα Λειτουργιsα, 8.30 π.μ. Thursday, Jan. 5: EVE OF EPIPHANY Πέμπτη, 5 Ιαν.: ΠΑΡΑΜΟΝΗ ΤΩΝ ΦΩΤΩΝ Vesperal Liturgy, 6:30 p.m. Great Blessing of Εσπερινοsς, Θειsα Λειτουργιsα στο Brookline, MA the Waters (Agiasmos) Service at Chapel in Brookline ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΓΙΑΣΜΟΣ, 6:30 μ.μ. Friday, Jan. 6: EPIPHANY Παρασκευή, 6 Ιαν.: ΤΑ ΑΓΙΑ ΘΕΟΦΑΝΕΙΑ Orthros & Divine Liturgy, 8:45 a.m. Great Blessing of Ορθρος, Θ. Λειτουργιsα the Waters (Agiasmos) Service at Cathedral ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΓΙΑΣΜΟΣ, 8.:45 π.μ.

7 St. Basil the Great Saint Basil the Great was born about the end of the year 329 in Caesarea of Cappadocia, to a family renowned for their learning and holiness. Basil studied in Constantnople under the sophist Libanius, then in Athens, where also he formed a friendship with the young Gregory, a fellow Cappadocian, later called "the Theologian." Through the good influence of his sister Macrina, he chose to embrace the ascetical life, abandoning his worldly career.. About the year 370, when the bishop of his country reposed, he was elected to succeed to his throne and was entrusted with the Church of Christ. The Emperor Valens, and Modestus, the Eparch of the East, who were of one mind with the Arians, tried with threats of exile 1 January and of torments to bend the Saint to their own confession, because he was the bastion of Orthodoxy in all Cappadocia, and preserved it from heresy when Arianism was at its strongest. Modestus, amazed at Basil's fearlessness in his presence, said that no one had ever so spoken to him. "Perhaps," answered the Saint, "you have never met a bishop before." The truly great Basil, spent with extreme ascetical practices and continual labours, at the helm of the church, departed to the Lord on the 1st of January, in 379. at the age of forty-nine. His writings are replete with wisdom and erudition, and rich are these gifts he set forth the doctrines concerning the mysteries both of the creation and of the Holy Trinity. Philoptochos Vasilopita Sunday, January 8 Please join us on Sunday, January 8, for the Divine Liturgy and our Annual Philoptochos Vasilopita Sunday. Help us honor the feast of St. Basil the Great and at the same time help the needs of our beloved St. Basil Academy. We hope to see you and your family on January 8!

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11 STEWARDSHIP REPORT AS OF Stewards pledged this far: 312 Total pledged for 2016 thus far: $193,597 Rev. Dr. Demetrios & Pr. Maryann Tonias & Family Dr. Chris Afendulis & Ms. Claudine Gay Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios T. Akrivlellis Mr. Peter F. Alexopoulos & Family Ms. Bessie V. Andersen Ms. Calliope Andreadis Ms. Fotene Fay Andreadis Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Anton Mr. Dean Arnaoutakis Dr. Marica Arvanites Ms. Krystal E. Babalas Mr. Peter C. Badavas Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Badavas Mr. & Mrs. Damon S. Bakas Ms. Joanna Bakas Ms. Christine Bakos Ms. Natalie Bassil Ms. Nancy Batsinelas Ms. Tizita Bekele Mr. & Mrs. Costas Belezos Mr. & Mrs. Nick Belibasakis Mr. Charles C. Beretsos Mr. & Mrs. Triantafillos Blathras Ms. Stephanie Bond Mr. & Mrs. James G. Boujoukos Mr. & Mrs. James G. Boulogiane Mr. Nicholas Bouritsas Mr. & Mrs. Spiros C. Bourloukas Ms. Christina Bowles Mr. & Mrs. Brian J. Bullock Mrs. Helen Cakridas Mr. & Mrs. Constintine Calliontzis Mr. & Mrs. Stephen T. Caparell Mr. Alexander & Dr. Lela Caros Ms. Eugenia M Carris & Mr. John Livingston Mrs. Mary A. Carris Mr. & Mrs. Ioannis Chatzizisis Ms. Mary Cleary Ms. Mary Clessas Mr. Peter Collatos Dr. S. George Colt Mr. Peter L. Condakes & Dr. Pamela Pappas Mrs. Doris S. Conomos Ms. Alexandra Connors Ms. Pauline P. Coutlis Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Critikos Mr. & Mrs. John Dakoyannis Mr. & Mrs. Euripides Dalmanieras Mr. & Mrs. George E. Danis Mr. & Mrs. James S. Davis Mr. & Mrs. Angelos Davos Mr. & Mrs. Louis A. Delpidio Mrs. Katerina Demeter Ms. Ellen Marie Demeter Mr. John Demopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Theodoros Dimitriou Ms. Asemena T. Dodge Mrs. Nuala Doherty Ms. Emily Dotsias Mr. Charles J. Doulos Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Dragotakes Hon. & Mrs. Michael S. Dukakis Mr. & Mrs. George Dukas Ms. Marie E. Dukas Mr. & Mrs. Nicolaos Economou Mrs. Maria Efteriades Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Eliopoulos Mr. Jason S. Ellis Mr. John A. Eustis Mr. & Mrs. William Evangelakos Mr. Ioannis & Mrs. Tracie Evrigenis Mr. & Mrs. Constantine D. Felis Ms. Penelope Flessas Mr. Polivios P. Flessas & Ms. Colleen Doherty Mr. Theodore Flessas Mr. & Mrs. Angelos Fotopoulos Mr. John & Mrs. Jennifer Foundas Atty. & Mrs. Nicholas Foundas Mr. Peter N. Foundas Ms. Stacey Foundas Mr. George Fountas Ms. Irene Fountas Ms. Sophia Fountas Dr. Calliope G. Galatis Mr. John Galatis Mrs. Gerasimos Galatis Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas K. Galatis Atty. Cristina Galica Mr. & Mrs. George Galileos Ms. Dimitra Gardikas Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Gardikas Mrs. Acrive Geanakakis Mr. & Mrs. David C. Geanakakis Mr. & Mrs. George W. Georgaklis Ms Susan Georgantas Mr. Charles Georgenes

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13 Mr. Harry M. Nahatis Ms. Elizabeth Naoum Mr. & Mrs. George J. Niakaros Atty. & Mrs. Dimitri J. Nionakis Mr. & Mrs. Nirgianakis Ms. Joanna Orphanos Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Orphanos Mrs. Theone V. Orphanos Mr. & Mrs. George Pagounis Mr. Paul Pagounis Ms. Portia Pantages Mrs. Athanasia Papadakis Mr. Constantine Papademetriou Mr. & Mrs. Alexandros Papadopoulos Ms. Evangelos Papadopoulos Ms. Ekaterini Papadopoulos Mrs. Maria Papagianopoulos Mr. Peter & Mrs. Jean Papagiorgakis Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios K. Papaslis Mr. & Mrs. Eleftherios Papaslis Mrs. Rhoe Papoulias Atty. Catherine A. Pappas Ms. Cynthia Pappas Mr. Peter L. Pappas Ms. Sofia Paraskevas Dr. Lewis J. Patsavos Ms. Deanna Poulos Ms. Andreana Pavlos Ms. Jennifer M. Pechilis & Mr. Anthony Wentworth Mr. Nicholas Phelps & Ms. Elizabeth Kalemos Ms. Christa Philipoppoulos & Mr. Gregory Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Peter Philipoppoulos Ms. Katherine A. Phillips Dr. & Mrs. Demetris Photopoulos Mr. Daniel C. Pipilas Mr. Gregorios N. Plakoudas Mr. & Mrs. Nick Ploumis Mr. & Mrs. Ioakim Protopappas Mr. Anthony Psikarakis Mr. & Mrs. Michael Psikarakis Ms. Georgia Racheotes Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas P. Racheotes Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas S. Racheotes Mr. & Mrs. Peter N. Racheotes Ms. Patricia S. Redmond Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos Roumis Mr. & Mrs. Michael V. Roussas Rushton Family Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Salidas Ms. Bessie Samiotes Mr. Thomas Saravelas Ms. Maria V. Scarlatos Mr. & Mrs. Peter Scarlatos Atty. & Mrs. Peter A. Senopoulos Mr. Patrick Sheehan & Ms. Francine Gardikas Ms. Desi Sideropoulos Ms. Sodira Sideropoulos Ms. Thalia Sideropoulos Mr. Dennis & Mrs. Stephanie Smith Ms. Evangeline Spanos Ms. Stephanie Spiliakos Mr. Dane Sprague & Ms. Leah Lalos Ms. Athena Stamatos Mrs. Maria Stata Ms. Anne Marie Stathis Mr. Louis C. Stathis Ms. Pauline A. Stathis Ms. Georgia Stavropoulos Dr. & Mrs. Richard T. Strakus Mr. Peter H. Sutton Mr. & Mrs. Lee Tamis Mr. & Mrs. John Tamvakologos Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Tassiopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Evan Tassiopoulos Ms. Maria Tassiopoulos Ms. Angeline Theodore Mrs. Maria Theodore Ms. Bessie K. Thomas Ms. Maria Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Triantos Thomas Ms.Kebede Tiruneh Mr. & Mrs. John Torres Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Torski Ms. Aleka Towers Mr. Christopher J. Trakas Mr. & Mrs. Ross N. Triant Mr. & Mrs. James Tringas Ms. Marigoula Troubalos Ms. Helen Tsingos Ms. Vasilika D. Tsucalas Ms. Theodosia Tzimorangas Mrs. Pauline V. Valavanis Dr. & Mrs. Vassilios Valayannopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Peter Varitimidis Ms. Georgia Varvitsiotis Dr. Pantel S. Vokonas Mr. Sokrates Vrattos Mr. & Mrs. Charles Williams Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Woods Dr. & Mrs. Chris Yuskaitis Mr. Dimitrios Zaferacopoulos Ms. Maria Zafferes Mrs. Paula Zafferes-Cocoris Mr. & Mrs. Alexander G. Zedros Ms. Mary Zetes Mr. Peter J. Zetes Mr. & Mrs. Vasileios Zikopoulos Ms. Georgia Zographos Zographos

14 Announcements WELCOME TO ALL VISITORS: For those visiting an Orthodox Church for the first time, please be aware that Holy Communion is a sign of unity of faith which is only offered to Baptized or Chrismated Orthodox Christians. All present are welcome, however, to partake of the antidoro (blessed bread) which is distributed at the end of the service. Those interested in learning more about the Orthodox Christian faith, please feel free to see Fr. Demetri after the service. This week, to assist you in the Narthex we have at the Pangary: Charlie Eliopoulos, Maria Theodore; Greeter: Lula Kiflit; Ushers: Teddy Papaslis, Simone Dodge, James Karimbakas, Constantine Kechris. Please join us for fellowship immediately following the Liturgy in the Anastasia and Spiro Davis Hall. The fellowship hour will be offered by the Parish Council. SUNDAY SCHOOL FOOD DRIVE: This year our Sunday School Food Drive was a success as every year. The Sunday School delivered about 200 lbs. of groceries to the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church in Allston for their Open Door Ministry. Thank you! THEOPHANY EVE & THEOPHANY: On Thursday, January 5, at the Chapel in Brookline the Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil the Great will start at 6:30 pm, followed by the Agiasmos and on Friday, January 6 at the Cathedral, Orthros will start at 8:45 am followed by the Divine Liturgy and the Agiasmos. PHILOPTOCHOS VASILOPITA SUNDAY: Our Ladies Philoptochos Society will host the Annual Vasilopita on Sunday, January 8. Please join us as we ask God for His blessings in the New Year and honor our Father Among the Saints Basil the Great. ANNUAL NEW YEAR S RAFFLE: Help our Cathedral usher in the New Year by offering a donation toward our Annual New Year s Raffle. Let s make 2017 a successful year here at the Cathedral! May you and your families have a blessed and fruitful New Year. The drawing will be held on January 8. YOUTH SKI TRIP: Join us on Monday, January 16 for our Cathedral Youth Ski Trip at Pats Peak in New Hampshire. We will meet at the mountain at noon and we will enjoy an afternoon of skiing, tubing and pizza! For more information please contact the Cathedral office. ANNUNCIATION CATHEDRAL AND THE BOSTON HOMELESS VETERANS: The next service day at the Homeless Veterans Shelter is on Monday, January 16 at 4:15 pm. All volunteers are welcome. Donations are needed for the expense of the meal. Please contact Mr. Peter Vergados, coordinator of this ministry to become involved with this worthy endeavor. His number is: SKATING AT LARZ ANDERSON PARK: On Saturday, January 28 at 1:30 pm come with your family and friends to skate and have fan at Larz Anderson Park in Brookline. BOOKSTORE: In our bookstore you will find cards, icons and books for every age and occasion. The manager of the bookstore Ms. Vasilika Tsucalas will help you and gladly accept your orders.

15 Ανακοινώσεις ΚΑΛΩΣOΡΙΣΜΑ: Για όσους επισκέπτονται την Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία για πρώτη φορά, θα πρέπει να γνωρίζουν ότι η Θεία Κοινωνία είναι το σύμβολο της ενότητας της πίστεως, το οποίο προσφέρεται μόνο σε όσους έχουν βαπτιστεί ή χριστεί Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί. Όλοι οι παρευρισκόμενοι ωστόσο, είναι ευπρόσδεκτοι να λάβουν το Αντίδωρο (ή ευλογημένο ψωμί), το οποίο διανέμεται μετά το τέλος της Θείας Λειτουργίας. Όσοι ενδιαφέρεστε να μάθετε περισσότερα για την Ορθόδοξη Χριστιανική Πίστη, μη διστάσετε να μιλήσετε στον Πατέρα Δημήτριο μετά την Θεία Λειτουργία. Αυτή την εβδομάδα θα βοηθήσουν στο Παγκάρι: Charlie Eliopoulos, Maria Theodore, Υποδοχή: Lula Kiflit, Δίσκος: Teddy Papaslis, Simone Dodge, James Karimbakas, Constantine Kechris. Παρακαλείσθε όπως παραβρεθείτε μετά το τέλος της Θείας Λειτουργίας στην Αίθουσα Αναστασίας και Σπυρίδωνος Davis όπου θα προσφερθούν καφές και εδέσματα από το Ενοριακό Συμβούλιο. ΝΕΑ ΤΟΥ ΚΑΤΗΧΗΤΙΚΟΥ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟΥ: Φέτος, o Kατηχητικό Σχολείο συγκέντρωσε περίπου 200 κιλά τροφίμων τα οποία παρέδωσε στο Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church στο Allston για το Open Door Ministry. Σας ευχαριστούμε! ΕΟΡΤΗ ΤΩΝ ΘΕΟΦΑΝΕΙΩΝ: Την Πέμπτη, 5 Ιανουαρίου, παραμονή των Θεοφανείων στο παρεκκλήσι του Μπρουκλάϊν η Εσπερινή Θεία Λειτουργία θα αρχίσει στις 6:30 μ.μ. και θα ακολουθήσει ο Μέγας Αγιασμός των Υδάτων. Την Παρασκευή, 6 Ιανουαρίου ημέρα των Θεοφανείων, στον Καθεδρικό Ναό, ο Όρθρος θα αρχίσει στις 8:45 πμ. και θα ακολουθήσει η Θεία Λειτουργία και ο Μέγας Αγιασμός των Υδάτων. ΚΟΠΗ ΒΑΣΙΛΟΠΙΤΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΦΙΛΟΠΤΩΧΟΥ: Την Κυριακή, 8 Ιανουαρίου θα γίνει η καθιερωμένη ετήσια κοπή της Βασιλόπιτας για το Νέο Έτος 2017 πού προσφέρεται από τις Κυρίες της Φιλοπτώχου. Ευελπιστούμε όπως παραβρεθείτε, για να ζητήσουμε όλοι μαζί από τον Kύριο τις Ευλογίες Του για την Καινούργια Χρονιά και να τιμήσουμε την εορτή του Οσίου Πατρός ημών Βασιλείου του Μεγάλου. ΕΤΗΣΙΟ ΠΡΩΤΟΧΡΟΝΙΑΤΙΚΟ ΛΑΧΕΙΟ: Υπολογίζουμε στην αμέριστη βοήθειά σας και ευελπιστούμε στην γενναιοδωρία σας και την προσφορά σας για την Ετήσια Πρωτοχρονιάτικη Λαχειοφόρο, που θα γίνει τη Κυριακή 8 Ιανουαρίου, μετά την Θεία Λειτουργία και που θα βοηθήσει τον Καθεδρικό Ναό μας. Ας κάνουμε το 2017 μια χρονιά μεγάλης επιτυχίας! Ευχόμαστε σε εσάς και τις οικογένειές σας Χρόνια Πολλά και Ευλογημένο και Καρποφόρο το Νέο Έτος. ΕΚΔΡΟΜΗ ΝΕΟΛΑΙΑΣ ΓΙΑ ΣΚΙ: Καλείσθε όλοι σας όπως συμμετάσχετε στην εκδρομή που θα κάνουμε την Δευτέρα, 16 Ιανουαρίου στο Pats Peak στο Henniker, του Νιού Χαμσάϊρ για σκι και πίτσα. Eλάτε με την οικογένεια και τους φίλους σας για να περάσετε μιά ευχάριστη ημέρα στα χιόνια. Σας περιμένουμε όλους! ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΚΑΘΕΔΡΙΚΟΥ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΥΣ ΑΣΤΕΓΟΥΣ ΒΕΤΕΡΑΝΟΥΣ ΒΟΣΤΩΝΗΣ: Το επόμενο γεύμα για τους Άστεγους Βετεράνους της Βοστώνης είναι τη Δευτέρα, 16 Ιανουαρίου στις 16:15 μμ. Όλοι οι εθελοντές είναι ευπρόσδεκτοι.

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