Οι υπόδικοι νεκροί μπορούν να προσεύχωνται;

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1 STS. CONSTANTINE & HELEN GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF BROOKLYN ΚΑΘΕΔΡΙΚΟΣ ΝΑΟΣ ΑΓΙΩΝ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΕΛΕΝΗΣ 64 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, New York Telephone: (718) Fax Telephone: (718) Dean: Fr. John K. Lardas *** ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH OF THE WTC ΝΑΟΣ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΛΑΟΥ ΤΟΥ WTC Pl. B Tone-10th Morning Gospel /Ήχος Πλ. B Εωθινόν Ι Οι υπόδικοι νεκροί μπορούν να προσεύχωνται; Έρχονται σε συναίσθηση και ζητούν βοήθεια, αλλά δεν μπορούν να βοηθήσουν τον εαυτό τους. Όσοι βρίσκονται στον Άδη μόνον ένα πράγμα θα ήθελαν από τον Χριστό: να ζήσουν πέντε λεπτά, για να μετανοήσουν. Εμείς που ζούμε, έχουμε περιθώρια μετανοίας, ενώ οι καημένοι οι κεκοιμημένοι δεν μπορούν πια μόνοι τους να καλυτερεύσουν την θέση τους, αλλά περιμένουν από μας βοήθεια. Γι αυτό έχουμε χρέος να τους βοηθούμε με την προσευχή μας. Μου λέει ο λογισμός ότι μόνον το δέκα τοις εκατό από τους υπόδικους νεκρούς βρίσκονται σε δαιμονική κατάσταση και, εκεί που είναι, βρίζουν τον Θεό, όπως οι δαίμονες. Δεν ζητούν βοήθεια, αλλά και δεν δέχονται βοήθεια. Γιατί, τι να τους κάνη ο Θεός; Σαν ένα παιδί που απομακρύνεται από τον πατέρα του, σπαταλάει όλη την περιουσία του και από πάνω βρίζει τον πατέρα του. Ε, τι να το κάνη αυτό ο πατέρας του; Οι άλλοι όμως υπόδικοι, που έχουν λίγο φιλότιμο, αισθάνονται την ενοχή τους, μετανοούν και υποφέρουν για τις αμαρτίες τους. Ζητούν να βοηθηθούν και βοηθιούνται θετικά με τις προσευχές των πιστών. Τους δίνει δηλαδή ο Θεός μια ευκαιρία, τώρα που είναι υπόδικοι, να βοηθηθούν μέχρι να γίνη η Δευτέρα Παρουσία. Και όπως σ αυτήν την ζωή, αν κάποιος είναι φίλος με τον βασιλιά, μπορεί να μεσολαβήση και να βοηθήση έναν υπόδικο, έτσι και αν είναι κανείς «φίλος» με τον Θεό, μπορεί να μεσολαβήση στον Θεό με την προσευχή του και να μεταφέρη τους υπόδικους νεκρούς από την μια «φυλακή» σε άλλη καλύτερη, από το ένα «κρατητήριο» σε ένα άλλο καλύτερο. Ή ακόμη μπορεί να τους μεταφέρη και σε «δωμάτιο» ή σε «διαμέρισμα». Όπως ανακουφίζουμε τους φυλακισμένους με αναψυκτικά κ.λπ. που τους πηγαίνουμε, έτσι και τους νεκρούς τους ανακουφίζουμε με τις προσευχές και τις ελεημοσύνες που κάνουμε για την ψυχή τους. Οι προσευχές των ζώντων για τους κεκοιμημένους και τα νημόσυνα είναι η τελευταία ευκαιρία που δίνει ο Θεός στους κεκοιμημένους να βοηθηθούν, μέχρι να γίνη η τελική Κρίση. Μετά την δίκη δεν θα υπάρχη πλέον δυνατότητα να βοηθηθούν. Ο Θεός θέλει να βοηθήση τους κεκοιμημένους, γιατί πονάει για την σωτηρία τους, αλλά δεν το κάνει, γιατί έχει αρχοντιά. Δεν θέλει να δώση δικαίωμα στον διάβολο να πη: Πως τον σώζεις αυτόν, ενώ δεν κοπίασε;». Όταν όμως εμείς προσευχώμαστε για τους κεκοιμημένους. Του δίνουμε το δικαίωμα να επεμβαίνη. Περισσότερο μάλιστα συγκινείται ο Θεός, όταν κάνουμε προσευχή για τους κεκοιμημένους παρά για τους ζώντες. Γι αυτό και η Εκκλησία μας έχει τα κόλλυβα, τα μνημόσυνα. Τα μνημόσυνα είναι ο καλύτερος δικηγόρος για τις ψυχές των κεκοιμημένων. Έχουν την δυνατότητα και από την κόλαση να βγάλουν την ψυχή. Κι εσείς σε κάθε Θεία Λειτουργία να διαβάζετε κόλλυβο για τους κεκοιμημένους. Έχει νόημα το σιτάρι. «Σπείρεται εν φθορά, εγείρεται εν αφθαρσία», λέει η Γραφή. Στον κόσμο μερικοί βαριούνται να βράσουν λίγο σιτάρι και πηγαίνουν στην εκκλησίασταφίδες, κουραμπιέδες, κουλουράκια, για να τα διαβάσουν οι ιερείς. Και βλέπεις, εκεί στο Άγιον Όρος κάτι γεροντάκια τα καημένα σε κάθε Θεία Λειτουργία κάνουν κόλλυβο και για τους κεκοιμημένους και για τον Άγιο που γιορτάζει, για να έχουν την ευλογία του.

2 Κυριακή 1η Ιουνίου, 2014 Κυριακή των Αγίων Πατέρων Ιουστινιανού του Μάρτυρος Πύρου Οσίου Sunday June 1st, 2014 Sunday of the Holy Fathers Martyr Justin the Philosopher Righteous Pyrrus Αναστάσιμο Απολυτίκιον Ήχος πλ. B Ἀγγελικαὶ Δυνάμεις ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμά σου, καὶ οἱ φυλάσσοντες ἀπενεκρώθησαν, καὶ ἵστατο Μαρία ἐν τῷ τάφῳ, ζητοῦσα τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα. Ἐσκύλευσας τὸν ᾍδην, μὴ πειρασθεὶς ὑπ' αὐτοῦ, ὑπήντησας τῇ Παρθένῳ, δωρούμενος τὴν ζωήν, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ των νεκρῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι. Απολυτίκιον Αναλύψεως Ἀνελήφθης ἐν δόξῃ Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὀς ἡμῶν χαροποιήσας τοὺς μαθητὰς τῇ ἐπαγγελίᾳ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος βεβαιωθέν των αὐτῶν διὰ τῆς εὐλογίας ὅτι Σὺ εἶ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ὁ λυτρωτὴς τοῦ κόσμου. Απολυτίκιον των Αγίων Πατέρων Ὑπερδεδοξασμένος εἶ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ φωστῆρας ἐπὶ γῆς τοὺς Πατέρας ἡμῶν θεμελιώσας, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν πρὸς τὴν ἀληθινὴν πίστιν, πάντας ἡμᾶς ὁδηγήσας πολυεύσπλαγχνε, δόξα σοι. Απολύτίκιον Αγίων Κωνσταντίνου και Ελένης Τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου τὸν τύπον ἐν οὐρανῷ θεασάμενος, καὶ ὡς ὁ Παῦλος τὴν κλῆσιν οὐκ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων δεξάμενος, ὁ ἐν βασιλεῦσιν, Ἀπόστολός σου Κύριε, Βασιλεύουσαν πόλιν τῇ χειρί σου παρέθετο ἣν περίσῳζε διὰ παντὸς ἐν εἰρήνῃ, πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε. Απολυτίκιον Αγίου Νικολάου Κανόνα πίστεως καὶ εἰκόνα πραότητος, ἐγκρατείας Διδάσκαλον, ἀνέδειξέ σε τῇ ποίμνῃ σου, ἡ τῶν πραγμάτων ἀλήθεια διὰ τοῦτο ἐκτήσω τῇ ταπεινώσει τὰ ὑψηλά, τῇ πτωχείᾳ τὰ πλούσια, Πάτερ Ἱεράρχα Νικόλαε, πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν. Κοντάκιον Τὴν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν πληρώσας οἰκονομίαν, καὶ τὰ ἐπὶ γῆς ἑνώσας τοῖς οὐρανίοις, ἀνελήφθης ἐν δόξῃ, Χριστε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, οὐδαμόθεν χωριζόμενος, ἀλλὰ μένων ἀδιάστατος, καὶ βοῶν τοῖς ἀγαπῶσί σε Ἐγώ εἰμι μεθ' ὑμῶν, καὶ οὐδεὶς καθ' ὑμῶν. Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal B Angelic powers were above Thy tomb, and they that guarded Thee became as dead. And Mary stood by the grave seeking Thine immaculate Body. Thou hast despoiled Hades and wast not tried thereby. Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst grant us life. O Thou Who didst arise from the dead, Lord, glory be to Thee. Apolytikion for Ascension of our Lord O Christ our God, You ascended in Glory and gladdened Your disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit. Your blessing assured them that You are the Son of God, the Redeemer of the world. Apolytikion for the Holy Fathers You are greatly glorified, O Christ our God, who established our Fathers as luminaries upon the earth, and through them led us all to the true Faith. O Most compassionate, glory to You. Apolytikion of Sts. Constantine and Helen Having seen the image of Thy Cross in Heaven, and like Paul, having received the call not from men, Thine apostle among kings entrusted the commonwealth to Thy hand, O Lord. Keep us always in peace, by the intercessions of the Theotokos, O only Friend of man. Apolytikion of St. Nicholas The truth of things hath revealed thee to thy flock as a rule of faith, an icon of meekness, and a teacher of temperance; for this cause, thou hast achieved the heights by humility, riches by poverty. O Father and Hierarch Nicholas, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved. Kontakion O Christ our God, upon fulfilling Your dispensation for our sake, You ascended in Glory, uniting the earthly with the heavenly. You were never separate but remained inseparable, and cried out to those who love You, "I am with you and no one is against you."

3 Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν. Στίχ. Ὅτι δίκαιος εἶ ἐπὶ πᾶσιν, οἷς ἐποίησας ἡμῖν. Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων 20:16-18,28-36 Ἐν ταῖς ἡμεραῖς ἐκείναις, ἔκρινεν ὁ Παῦλος παραπλεῦσαι τὴν Ἔφεσον, ὅπως μὴ γένηται αὐτῷ χρονοτριβῆσαι ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ ἔσπευδεν γάρ, εἰ δυνατὸν ἦν αὐτῷ, τὴν ἡμέραν τῆς Πεντηκοστῆς γενέσθαι εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα. Ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς Μιλήτου πέμψας εἰς Ἔφεσον μετεκαλέσατο τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας. Ὡς δὲ παρεγένοντο πρὸς αὐτόν, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, προσέχετε οὖν ἑαυτοῖς καὶ παντὶ τῷ ποιμνίῳ, ἐν ᾧ ὑμᾶς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ἔθετο ἐπισκόπους, ποιμαίνειν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ κυρίου καὶ θεοῦ, ἣν περιεποιήσατο διὰ τοῦ ἰδίου αἵματος. Ἐγὼ γὰρ οἶδα τοῦτο, ὅτι εἰσελεύσονται μετὰ τὴν ἄφιξίν μου λύκοι βαρεῖς εἰς ὑμᾶς, μὴ φειδόμενοι τοῦ ποιμνίου καὶ ἐξ ὑμῶν αὐτῶν ἀναστήσονται ἄνδρες λαλοῦντες διεστραμμένα, τοῦ ἀποσπᾷν τοὺς μαθητὰς ὀπίσω αὐτῶν. Διὸ γρηγορεῖτε, μνημονεύοντες ὅτι τριετίαν νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν οὐκ ἐπαυσάμην μετὰ δακρύων νουθετῶν ἕνα ἕκαστον. Καὶ τὰ νῦν παρατίθεμαι ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, τῷ θεῷ καὶ τῷ λόγῳ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ, τῷ δυναμένῳ ἐποικοδομῆσαι, καὶ δοῦναι ὑμῖν κληρονομίαν ἐν τοῖς ἡγιασμένοις πᾶσιν. Ἀργυρίου ἢ χρυσίου ἢ ἱματισμοῦ οὐδενὸς ἐπεθύμησα. Αὐτοὶ γινώσκετε ὅτι ταῖς χρείαις μου καὶ τοῖς οὖσιν μετʼ ἐμοῦ ὑπηρέτησαν αἱ χεῖρες αὗται. Πάντα ὑπέδειξα ὑμῖν, ὅτι οὕτως κοπιῶντας δεῖ ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι τῶν ἀσθενούντων, μνημονεύειν τε τῶν λόγων τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ, ὅτι αὐτὸς εἶπεν, Μακάριόν ἐστιν μᾶλλον διδόναι ἢ λαμβάνειν. Καὶ ταῦτα εἰπών, θεὶς τὰ γόνατα αὐτοῦ, σὺν πᾶσιν αὐτοῖς προσηύξατο. Acts of the Apostles 20:16-18, IN THOSE DAYS, Paul had decided to sail past Ephesos, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost. And from Miletos he sent to Ephesos and called to him the elders of the church. And when they came to him, he said to them: "Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God which he obtained with the blood of his own Son. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears. And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me. In all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, 'it is more blessed to give than to receive.' " And when he had spoken thus, he knelt down and prayed with them all. Κατὰ Ἰωάννην Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ,ὁ Ιησοῦς, καὶ ἐπῆρε τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ εἶπε πάτερ, ἐλήλυθεν ἡ ὥρα δόξασόν σου τὸν υἱόν, ἵνα καὶ ὁ υἱός σου δοξάσῃ σε, καθὼς ἔδωκας αὐτῷ ἐξουσίαν πάσης σαρκός, ἵνα πᾶν ὃ δέδωκας αὐτῷ δώσῃ αὐτοῖς ζωὴν αἰώνιον. αὕτη δέ ἐστιν ἡ αἰώνιος ζωή, ἵνα γινώσκωσί σε τὸν μόνον ἀληθινὸν Θεὸν καὶ ὃν ἀπέστειλας Ιησοῦν Χριστόν. ἐγώ σε ἐδόξασα ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, τὸ ἔργον ἐτελείωσα ὃ δέδωκάς μοι ἵνα ποιήσω καὶ νῦν δόξασόν με σύ, πάτερ, παρὰ σεαυτῷ τῇ δόξῃ ᾗ εἶχον πρὸ τοῦ τὸν κόσμον εἶναι παρὰ σοί. Εφανέρωσά σου τὸ ὄνομα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις οὓς δέδωκάς μοι ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου. σοὶ ἦσαν καὶ ἐμοὶ αὐτοὺς δέδωκας, καὶ τὸν λόγον σου τετηρήκασι. νῦν ἔγνωκαν ὅτι πάντα ὅσα δέδωκάς μοι παρὰ σοῦ ἐστιν ὅτι τὰ ῥήματα ἃ δέδωκάς μοι δέδωκα αὐτοῖς, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔλαβον, καὶ ἔγνωσαν ἀληθῶς ὅτι παρὰ σοῦ ἐξῆλθον, καὶ ἐπίστευσαν ὅτι σύ με ἀπέστειλας. Εγὼ περὶ αὐτῶν ἐρωτῶ οὐ περὶ τοῦ κόσμου ἐρωτῶ, ἀλλὰ περὶ ὧν δέδωκάς μοι, ὅτι σοί εἰσι, καὶ τὰ ἐμὰ πάντα σά ἐστι καὶ τὰ σὰ ἐμά, καὶ δεδόξασμαι ἐν αὐτοῖς. καὶ οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ, καὶ οὗτοι ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ εἰσί, καὶ ἐγὼ πρὸς σὲ ἔρχομαι. πάτερ ἅγιε, τήρησον αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου ᾧ δέδωκάς μοι, ἵνα ὦσιν ἓν καθὼς ἡμεῖς. ὅτε ἤμην μετ αὐτῶν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ, ἐγὼ ἐτήρουν αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου οὓς δέδωκάς μοι ἐφύλαξα, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐξ αὐτῶν ἀπώλετο εἰ μὴ ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας, ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ. νῦν δὲ πρὸς σὲ ἔρχομαι, καὶ ταῦτα λαλῶ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ἵνα ἔχωσι τὴν χαρὰν τὴν ἐμὴν πεπληρωμένην ἐν αὐτοῖς. The Gospel of John 17:1-13 At that time, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work which you gave me to do; and now, Father, you glorify me in your own presence with the glory which I had with you before the world was made. "I have manifested your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world; yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you; for I have given them the words which you gave me, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you did send me. I am praying for them; I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are mine; all mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me; I have guarded them, and none of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves."

4 Sunday of the Holy Fathers Arius was a protopresbyter of the Church of Alexandria, and in 315, he began to blaspheme against the Son of God saying that He was not the true God, consubstantial with the Father, but rather a work or creation of God and different from the essence and glory of the Father. He also taught that the Son of God had a beginning. These teachings shook the faithful at Alexandria. The Bishop of Alexandria, Alexander, attempted to correct Arius through admonitions, cut him off from communion, and finally deposed him in 321 through a local council. Arius continued with his heretical teachings, creating controversy and division in the churches of other cities, which led to a theological and ecclesiastical crisis throughout the Christian Church.Moved with divine zeal and concern for unity, the Emperor Constantine the Great, equal to the Apostles, summoned the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea, a city of Bithynia. It was in this place that the bishops of the Church gathered in 325. All of them, with one mouth and one voice, declared that the Son and Word of God is one in essence with the Father, true God of true God. The Fathers composed the holy symbol of Faith, the Nicene Creed:"We believe in one God. The Father Almighty. Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages. Light of Light; true God of true God; begotten not made; of one essence with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became man. And He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried. And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead; whose Kingdom shall have no end."the Fathers also anathematized Arius for his heretical beliefs and teachings, cutting him off from the Church.Recognizing the divine Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council as heralds of the Faith after the divine Apostles, the Church of Christ has appointed this present Sunday for their annual commemoration, in thanksgiving and unto the glory of God, unto their praise and honor, and unto the strengthening of the true Faith. Importance for prayer of the dead Prayer for the dead is an important part of the life as Orthodox Christians. When we remember our deceased family members and friends in prayer, we act on our belief in God's promise of resurrection and eternal life for them and for us. In James 5:16 we read: "Pray for one another... The prayer of a righteous man has great power." Is this prayer only for the living? Given that death does not disrupt the unity of Christ's body, that is, those of us still struggling in this world and those who have already received their reward in the next, the answer is "No." Do we not believe that during the Divine Liturgy the entire Body of Christ participates? Orthodox Christians who are dead can be remembered during the preparation of the Gifts for the Divine Liturgy. As the priest reads their names he places small particles of the bread on the paten below the large square that represents our Lord. Confer with your parish priest regarding how to remember non-orthodox Christians. There is a wide variance on how this is done among the different Orthodox traditions.the prayer of the righteous can help to obtain forgiveness for a sinner, even if he is already dead. By praying for the dead we hope that God will be merciful and grant them pardon of their sins. InII Maccabees 12:44-45 we read about a sin offering made by Judas Maccabeus on behalf of his dead soldiers: "For if he were not expecting that those who had fallen would rise again, it would have been superfluous and foolish to pray for the dead. But if he was looking to the splendid reward that is laid up for those who fall asleep in godliness, it was a holy and pious thought. Therefore he made atonement for the dead, that they might be delivered from their sin."praying for the dead instructs us, the living, reminding us of our own mortality and need to prepare for our own passage from this life to the next. It reminds us of our connection with our deceased family members. In addition those fallen asleep in the Lord continue to pray for us. We pray for one another! It can be very comforting for our children to remember their beloved grandparents in prayer, and to know that their grandparents continue to pray for them. When my mother-in-law was still living and our daughters visited her, they knew that Baba Mary would pray on her knees twice a day, for an hour each time. She had her "list" of people to pray for tucked into her worn prayer book that was held together with duct tape. It was an image that the girls will always remember.

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6 Μνημόσυνο Χρήστος, Αδαμαντία, και Γεώργιος Ρογκάκος Καθημερινές Ακολουθίες 7 Ιουνίου Ψυχοσάββατο Όρθρος 8:30πμ Θεία Λειτουργία 9:30πμ Memorial Chris, Adadmantia, & George Rogakos Weekday Services June 7- Saturday of the Souls Orthros 8:30am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Βάφτιση 5/31/14 Άρτεμης Σκαράνο Baptism 5/31/14 Artemis Scarano Σήμερα Αποφοίτηση των παιδιών του Κατηχητικού Σχολείου Σημαντικές Ημερομηνίες 2-8 Ιουνίου Φεστιβάλ της Εκκλησίας Χρειαζόμαστε εθελοντές για το φεστιβάλ. Παρακαλώ επικοινωνήστε με το γραφείο της εκκλησίας Ιουνίου Αποφοίτηση των μαθητών ογδόης τάξης Α. Φάντη -Ελληνική Βραδιά στον Γήπεδο των METS στο Queens 22 Ιουνίου- Αρχή του Καλοκαιρινού Ωραρίου των Κυριακών. Όρθρος 8:15πμ Θεία Λειτουργία 9:30πμ 27 Ιουνίου Εκδρομή με τα ιερόπαιδα στην ακαδημία του Αγίου Βασιλείου Today Sunday School Graduation Important Dates June 2-8 Church Festival We are looking for volunteers for the festival. Please contact the church office if you are interested June 14 8th Grade Graduation of A. Fantis - Greek Night at Citi Field June 22- Beginning of Summer Hours for Sunday Divine Liturgy Orthros 8:15am Divine Liturgy 9:30am June 27 Altar boys trip to St. Basil Academy and hiking

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8 Come join us for our 37th Annual GREEK FESTIVAL Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Brooklyn 64 Schermerhorn Street aka The Honorable Nicholas Coffinas Way Between Court St. & Boerum Place Downtown Brooklyn, N.Y. For information call (718) June 2 8, 2014 Monday Thursday 11am-9pm Friday 11am-1am Saturday 4pm-1am Sunday 1pm-4pm The Best Homemade Greek Foods & Pastries. Shop in our Agora and Flea Market Dance the night away to music On Friday & Saturday Nights Bring Your Family, Friends, and Co-Workers To this One-Week-Only Event! follow us on