SAINTS CONSTANTINE AND HELEN GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 1 Mary Crest Road, West Nyack, New York (845)

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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. Orros: 8:45 a.m. Doxology: 9:50 a.m. Divine Liturgy: 10:00 a.m. Usher group 2 Sunday, December 11, 2016 Eleven Sunday of Saint Luke. On is day, we commemorate Daniel e Stylite of Constantinople; Luke e New Stylite of Chalcedon; e Holy Martyrs Ascepsia and Aeal; e Holy Martyrs, Miracos and Barsabas; Leontios e Venerable of Monemvasia; and e Glorious King Nikephoros Phokas. Our 40 Day Nativity Fast has begun! Today We will have our Parish Council Elections. Also today, ere our PTO is having a Bake Sale. Upcoming events Services December 12, Monday: Saint Spyridon, Orros 8:45 am, Divine Liturgy, 10:00 am. Kali Parea Christmas Luncheon at Aqua Terra Grille, 11:30 am. December 15, Thursday: AHEPA Christmas Dinner, at Italianas: 7:00 pm. December 17, Saturday: 9:30 a.m Divine Liturgy and Holy Communinion. Sunday school Christmas Pageant and Greek school Christmas Presentation will follow. A traditional pancake breakfast will be served provided and prepared by George Hanos. December 18, Sunday: Memorial service, 5 years, in loving memory of Ioannis Kalos, given by e John Kalos family. 40 day memorial in loving memory of Anna Neokleous given by Maria Dermos and family. December 24, Saturday: Christmas Eve Liturgy, Orros 8:45 am, Divine Liturgy 10:00 am. Christmas Eve Vespers, 7:00 pm. December 25, Sunday: Christmas Day, Orros 8:45 am, Divine Liturgy 10:00 am. December 31st, Saturday: New Year s Eve and Elevator Fund Raiser Event, 9:00 pm. Coffee Hour Today, coffee hour is hosted by our PTO. St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival Parents, would you like your children to explore a deeper knowledge of our fai while developing valuable experience in critical inking and public speaking? If so, please encourage em to participate in is wonderful festival! The topics for 2017 are already available. There are two divisions: e Junior Division which is open to children in grades 7-9 and e Senior Division for ose in grades Participation begins at e parish level and finalists progress to district, metropolis and national levels of competition. This year, I am excited to announce at we will be participating in an Elementary Division, to introduce our youngsters, grades 4-6, to e process. They can write a one minute speech on eir choice of topics and will present to our community only. No judges for is level! Please see me for additional information and a list of topics. The deadline to register to participate is January 8, Sophia King, Oratorical Chair SAVE THE DATE: Our Parish Council is hosting our NEW YEAR S EVE Dinner and Dancing Event as a Major Fund Raiser for our Elevator Let s all celebrate as One Family in our festively decorated hall Big Surprises SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31ST, 9:00PM: Church Hall. Ticket cost: Adults: Young Adults 12-17: Younger Pre-sale Door $45.00 $55.00 $30.00 $30.00 Children Free Music entertainment by DJ Europa Sounds, sponsored by TitleVest

2 GREEK SCHOOL SUNDAY SCHOOL Registrations are welcome! Important Notice to Greek School Parents Please be informed at Greek School access will continue to be from e rear of e church rough e kitchen door and directly into e church hall and classrooms. Even ough we have regained access to e front stairs, e Education Committee and e teachers have decided to continue using e rear entrance because it provides more safety for our students. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact a member of e education committee. Thank you for your attention and cooperation in is important safety issue. Kali Parea December 12, Monday: we will have our annual Christmas Luncheon at AquaTerra Grill, 11:30 am, 420 N. Middletown Road, Pearl River, NY / (845) : choice of 4 dishes, coffee and cake, $25.00 per person. For reservations, please call George Gianakouros, (845) Philoptochos Philoptochos wants to ank everyone for attending our Lenten Luncheon and making it such a success. Please join us for our monly meeting TODAY during coffee hour. Reminder: place your order for Vasilopitas ASAP. YOUTH GROUPS There will be Divine Liturgy service on Saturday, December 17 beginning at 10 am for kids to receive communion. It will en be followed by a pancake breakfast and a Christmas play put on by e children in our Greek and Sunday Schools. Faer Samaras will also speak to e children about e meaning of Christmas and why Christ is e greatest gift we receive on at day. The HOPE group will have Christmas-emed sheets and wooden ornaments available for all e kids to color! Please bring your children to take part in is wonderful morning! For all You Families: ere are registration forms by e candle area Narex, to pick upon on your way out. Please register your children for eir respectively-aged Groups. HOPE CHILDREN, AGES 3-7: It s time to gaer e children, ages 3-7! Our HOPE group is a ministry at Saint Constantine and Helen at provides an opportunity for children to meet, socialize, and interact wi one anoer rough monly events. There is no annual registration fee to join HOPE; you just attend and pay e small fee for e activities you are interested in! To join our You groups, please contact: HOPE (ages 3-7): Bonnie Mavrommatis nmavro@verizon.net; Kristin Laoudis Rosenstein tcbk64@aol.com JOY (ages 8-12): Dr. Stephen Tsoucaris sjtsoucarisdmd@gmail.com. GOYA (ages 13-18): John Moustakakis (914) AHEPA AHEPA invites you to eir 2016 Christmas Dinner, at Italiana s Restaurant, 253 S. Little Tor Road, New City, NY. December 15, 7.00PM. Cost $45.00 per person, $35.00 you, by December 1 st. $55.00 at e door. For RSVP, please call George Hanos (914) , Leo Michaels (845) , Tom Dana (315) Saint Paul's Letter to e Colossians 3:4-11 Blessed are you, O Lord, e God of our faers. For you are just in all you have done. BRETHREN, when Christ who is our life appears, en you also will appear wi him in glory. Put to dea erefore what is early in you: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of ese e wra of God is coming upon e sons of disobedience. In ese you once walked, when you lived in em. But now put em all away; anger, wra, malice, slander, and foul talk from your mou. Do not lie to one anoer, seeing at you have put off e old nature wi its practices and have put on e new nature, which is being renewed in knowledge after e image of its creator. Here ere cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scyian, slave, free man, but Christ is all, and in all. The Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke 14: Sunday of Luke The Lord said is parable: "A man once gave a great banquet, and invited many; and at e time of e banquet he sent his servant to say to ose who had been invited, 'Come; for all is now ready.' But ey all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I go out and see it; I pray you, have me excused.' And anoer said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go to examine em; I pray you, have me excused.' And anoer said, 'I have married a wife, and erefore I cannot come.' So e servant came and reported is to his master. Then e householder in anger said to his servant, 'Go out quickly to e streets and lanes of e city, and bring in e poor and maimed and blind and lame.' And e servant said, 'Sir, what you commanded has been done, and ere is still room.' And e master said to e servant, 'Go out to e highways and hedges, and compel people to come in, at my house may be filled. For I tell you, none of ose men who were invited shall taste my banquet. For many are called, but few are chosen.' CHURCH OFFICE HΟURS: Monday-Friday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

3 Philoptochos Is presently accepting orders For e New Years Bread Vasilopitas Cost $20 each Last day to order December 11 Delivery and pick up on Sunday, December 18 and 25 To order, please call Connie , Mary or our church office (845) Κυριακή, 11 Δεκεµβρίου, 2016

4 Σήµερα είναι η Ενδεκάτη Κυριακή του Αποστόλου Λουκά και η Κυριακή των Αγίων Προπατόρων και τιµάται ο Όσιος Δανιήλ ο Στυλίτης, ο Όσιος Λουκάς ο Νέος Στυλίτης, οι Άγιοι Αειθαλάς και Ακεψεής, ο Άγιος Μείραξ και διήγησις πάνυ ωφέλιµος,, ο Άγιος Βαρσαβάς, ο Όσιος Λεόντιος που µόνασε στην Αχαΐα, ο Άγιος Νικηφόρος Φωκάς αυτοκράτορας του Βυζαντίου. Η Σαρακοστή των Χριστουγέννων Εχει Αρχίσει. Σήµερα - θα έχουµε τις εκλογές του Εκκλησιαστικού Συµβουλίου. Επίσεις, το PTO θα έχει Bake sale. Προσεχές Λειτουργίες Εκδηλώσεις 12 Δεκεµβρίου, Δευτέρα: του Αγίου Σπυριδώνου, Καλή Παρέα Χριστουγεννιάτικο µεσηµεριανό στο Aqua Terra Grille, πµ. 15 Δεκεµβρίου, Πέµπτη: AHEPAChristmas Dinner, at Italianas, 7:00 πµ. 17 Δεκεµβρίου, Σάββατο: 9.45πµ Εκκλησιασµός και Αγία Κοινωνία ολων των παιδιών της ενορίας µας, γιορτή Χριστουγέννων του κατηχητικού και ελληνικού σχολείου µας. Το καθιερωµένο πρωινό των pancake θα ετοιµάσει και θα προσφέρει ο Γιώργος Χάνος. 18 Δεκεµβρίου, Κυριακή: Μνηµόσυνο 5 χρόνων του αγαπητού Ιωάννη Κάλου από τη οικογένειά του και µνηµόσυνο 40 ηµερών της αγαπητής Μαρίας Νεοκλέους, απο τη οικογένεια της Μαρίας Δέρµος. 24 Δεκεµβρίου, Σάββατο: Λειτουργία παραµονής Χριστουγέννων, Εσπερινός παραµονής Χριστουγέννων, 7 µµ. 25 Δεκεµβρίου, Κυριακή: Χριστούγεννα, 31 Δεκεµβρίου, Σάββατο: Πρωτοχρονιάτικο Ρεβεγιόν προς όφελος της κατασκευής του ασανσέρ της εκκλησίας µας, 9 µµ. Κοινωνικός καφές Σήµερα ο κοινωνικός καφές προσφέρετε από το PTO ης εκκλησίας µας. Ελληνικό Σχολείο Κατηχητικό - Δεχόµαστε Εγγραφές Ενηµέρωση προς όλους τους γονείς µαθητών του Ελληνικού Σχολείου Σας ενηµερώνουµε οτι η πρόσβαση στις αίθουσες του ελληνικού σχολείου, θα εξακολουθείσει να γίνετε από το πίσω µέρος της εκκλησίας µέσω της πόρτας της κουζίνας πρός όλες τις τάξεις, ως κοινή απόφαση των δασκάλων και της επιτροπής παιδίας του σχολείου µας για τη ασφάλεια των µαθητών. Για περισότερες πληροφορίες επικοινωνήστε µε µέλος της επιτροπής παιδείας της εκκλησίας µας. Σας ευχαριστούµε για τη προσοχή και τη συνεργασία σας στη ασφαλή πρόσβαση των µαθητών. Φιλόπτωχος Γίνετε µέλος της Φιλοπτώχου, συνδροµή, $ Σήµερα θα έχουµε τη µηνιαία συνεδρία µας. Ευχαριστόυµε όλους για τη γενναιόδωρη προσφορά τους και τη βοήθεια που προσφέρανε στh εκδήλωση µας προς όφελος του Archangel Michaels Home. Σήµερα είναι η τελευταία ηµέρα που δεχόµαστε παραγγελίες βασιλόπιτων. Πρὸς Κολοσσαεῖς 3:4-11 Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡµῶν. Ὅτι δίκαιος εἶ ἐπὶ πᾶσιν, οἷς ἐποίησας ἡµῖν. Ἀδελφοί, ὅταν ὁ Χριστὸς φανερωθῇ, ἡ ζωὴ ἡµῶν, τότε καὶ ὑµεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ φανερωθήσεσθε ἐν δόξῃ. Νεκρώσατε οὖν τὰ µέλη ὑµῶν τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, πορνείαν, ἀκαθαρσίαν, πάθος, ἐπιθυµίαν κακήν, καὶ τὴν πλεονεξίαν, ἥτις ἐστὶν εἰδωλολατρεία, διʼ ἃ ἔρχεται ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῆς ἀπειθείας Ἐν οἷς καὶ ὑµεῖς περιεπατήσατέ ποτε, ὅτε ἐζῆτε ἐν αὐτοῖς. Νυνὶ δὲ ἀπόθεσθε καὶ ὑµεῖς τὰ πάντα, ὀργήν, θυµόν, κακίαν, βλασφηµίαν, αἰσχρολογίαν ἐκ τοῦ στόµατος ὑµῶν µὴ ψεύδεσθε εἰς ἀλλήλους, ἀπεκδυσάµενοι τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον σὺν ταῖς πράξεσιν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐνδυσάµενοι τὸν νέον, τὸν ἀνακαινούµενον εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν κατʼ εἰκόνα τοῦ κτίσαντος αὐτόν ὅπου οὐκ ἔνι Ἕλλην καὶ Ἰουδαῖος, περιτοµὴ καὶ ἀκροβυστία, βάρβαρος, Σκύθης, δοῦλος, ἐλεύθερος ἀλλὰ τὰ πάντα καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν Χριστός. Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 14:16-24 Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην Ἄνθρωπός τις ἐποίησε δεῖπνον µέγα καὶ ἐκάλεσε πολλούς καὶ ἀπέστειλε τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ τῇ ὥρᾳ τοῦ δείπνου εἰπεῖν τοῖς κεκληµένοις ἔρχεσθε, ὅτι ἤδη ἕτοιµά ἐστι πάντα. καὶ ἤρξαντο ἀπὸ µιᾶς παραιτεῖσθαι πάντες. ὁ πρῶτος εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἀγρὸν ἠγόρασα, καὶ ἔχω ἀνάγκην ἐξελθεῖν καὶ ἰδεῖν αὐτόν ἐρωτῶ σε, ἔχε µε παρῃτηµένον. καὶ ἕτερος εἶπε ζεύγη βοῶν ἠγόρασα πέντε, καὶ πορεύοµαι δοκιµάσαι αὐτά ἐρωτῶ σε, ἔχε µε παρῃτηµένον. καὶ ἕτερος εἶπε γυναῖκα ἔγηµα, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο οὐ δύναµαι ἐλθεῖν. καὶ παραγενόµενος ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος ἀπήγγειλε τῷ κυρίῳ αὐτοῦ ταῦτα. τότε ὀργισθεὶς ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης εἶπε τῷ δούλῳ αὐτοῦ ἔξελθε ταχέως εἰς τὰς πλατείας καὶ ῥύµας τῆς πόλεως, καὶ τοὺς πτωχοὺς καὶ ἀναπήρους καὶ χωλοὺς καὶ τυφλοὺς εἰσάγαγε ὧδε. καὶ εἶπεν ὁ δοῦλος κύριε, γέγονεν ὡς ἐπέταξας, καὶ ἔτι τόπος ἐστί. καὶ εἶπεν ὁ κύριος πρὸς τὸν δοῦλον ἔξελθε εἰς τὰς ὁδοὺς καὶ φραγµοὺς καὶ ἀνάγκασον εἰσελθεῖν, ἵνα γεµισθῇ ὁ οἶκος µου. λέγω γὰρ ὑµῖν ὅτι οὐδεὶς τῶν ἀνδρῶν ἐκείνων τῶν κεκληµένων γεύσεταί µου τοῦ δείπνου. Πολλοί γὰρ εἰσιν κλητοί, ὀλίγοι δέ ἐκλεκτοί.

5 Ωρες λειτουργίας του γραφείου της εκκλησίας µας, Δευτέρα Παρασκευή 9.00πµ 2µµ.