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1 Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Churc h of Washington, DC Fourth Sunday of Matthew July 2, 2017

2 YMNOI THΣ ΗΜΕΡΑΣ Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιμον. Ἦχος γʹ. 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. Τῆς Θεοτόκου. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Θεοτόκε ἀειπάρθενε, τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἡ σκέπη, Ἐσθῆτα καὶ Ζώνην τοῦ ἀχράντου σου σώματος, κραταιὰν τῇ πόλει σου περιβολὴν ἐδωρήσω, τῷ ἀσπόρῳ τόκῳ σου ἄφθαρτα διαμείναντα ἐπὶ σοὶ γὰρ καὶ φύσις καινοτομεῖται καὶ χρόνος διὸ δυσωποῦμέν σε, εἰρήνην τῇ οἰκουμένῃ δωρήσασθαι, καὶ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Aπολυτίκιον Αγ. Κωνσταντίνου & Ελένης Τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου τὸν τύπον ἐν οὐρανῷ θεασάμενος, καὶ ὡς ὁ Παῦλος τὴν κλήσιν οὐκ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων δεξάμενος, ὁ ἐν βασιλεύσιν, Ἀπόστολός σου Κύριε, Βασιλεύουσαν πόλιν τὴ χειρί σου παρέθετο ἣν περίσωζε διὰ παντὸς ἐν εἰρήνῃ, πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε. Aπολυτίκιον Αγ. Ανδρέα Ὡς τῶν Ἀποστόλων Πρωτόκλητος, καὶ τοῦ Κορυφαίου αὐτάδελφος, τὸν Δεσπότην τῶν ὅλων Ἀνδρέα ἱκέτευε, εἰρήνην τὴ οἰκουμένη δωρήσασθαι, καὶ ταὶς ψυχαὶς ἡ μῶν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Κοντάκιον. Ἦχος δʹ. Περιβολὴν πᾶσι πιστοῖς ἀφθαρσίας, θεοχαρίτωτε Ἁγνὴ ἐδωρήσω, τὴν ἱερὰν Ἐσθῆτά σου, μεθ' ἧς τὸ ἱερόν, σῶμά σου ἐσκέπασας, σκέπη θεία ἀνθρώπων ἧσπερ τὴν κατάθεσιν, ἑορτάζομεν πόθῳ, καὶ ἐκβοῶντες κράζομεν πιστῶς Χαῖρε Παρθένε, Χριστιανῶν τὸ καύχημα. 2 HYMNS OF THE DAY Resurrectional Apolytikion. Mode 3. Let the heavens sing for joy, and let everything on earth be glad. For with His Arm the Lord has worked power. He trampled death under foot by means of death; and He became the firstborn from the dead. From the maw of Hades He delivered us; and He granted the world His great mercy. For the Theotokos. Μ pl. 4. Ever-virgin Theotokos, the shelter of mankind, you have given to your City as a protective wall the clothing and garment that you wore on your immaculate body. By your seedless childbirth, they have remained incorrupt. For in you both nature and time are made novel. Therefore we implore you, grant peace to your commonwealth, and great mercy to our souls. Apolytikion of Sts. Constantine & 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. Andrew As first of the Apostles to be called, O Andrew, brother of him (Peter) who was foremost, beseech the Master of all to grant the world peace and our souls great mercy. Kontakion. Mode 4. You have bestowed your sacred Garment, O Lady, * to be a robe of incorruption, O pure one, * for all the faithful, O divine protection of mankind; * for with it you had arrayed your most pure sacred body. * Now with longing we observe the feast of its bestowal, * and in a loud voice we cry out with faith: * Rejoice, O Virgin, the boast of Christians everywhere.

3 Ο ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 9:1-7 Ἀδελφοί, εἶχεν ἡ πρώτη σκηνὴ δικαιώματα λατρείας, τό τε ἅγιον κοσμικόν. Σκηνὴ γὰρ κατεσκευάσθη ἡ πρώτη, ἐν ᾗ ἥ τε λυχνία καὶ ἡ τράπεζα καὶ ἡ πρόθεσις τῶν ἄρτων, ἥτις λέγεται ἅγια. Μετὰ δὲ τὸ δεύτερον καταπέτασμα σκηνὴ ἡ λεγομένη ἅγια ἁγίων, χρυσοῦν ἔχουσα θυμιατήριον, καὶ τὴν κιβωτὸν τῆς διαθήκης περικεκαλυμμένην πάντοθεν χρυσίῳ, ἐν ᾗ στάμνος χρυσῆ ἔχουσα τὸ μάννα, καὶ ἡ ῥάβδος Ἀαρὼν ἡ βλαστήσασα, καὶ αἱ πλάκες τῆς διαθήκης ὑπεράνω δὲ αὐτῆς Χερουβὶμ δόξης κατασκιάζοντα τὸ ἱλαστήριον περὶ ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν νῦν λέγειν κατὰ μέρος. Τούτων δὲ οὕτως κατεσκευασμένων, εἰς μὲν τὴν πρώτην σκηνὴν διὰ παντὸς εἰσίασιν οἱ ἱερεῖς, τὰς λατρείας ἐπιτελοῦντες εἰς δὲ τὴν δευτέραν ἅπαξ τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ μόνος ὁ ἀρχιερεύς, οὐ χωρὶς αἵματος, ὃ προσφέρει ὑπὲρ ἑαυτοῦ καὶ τῶν τοῦ λαοῦ ἀγνοημάτων ΤΗΕ EPISTLE St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:1-7 BRETHREN, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared, the outer one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence; it is called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies, having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, which contained a golden urn holding the manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. These preparations having thus been made, the priests go continually into the outer tent, performing their ritual duties; but into the second only the high priest goes, and he but once a year, and not without taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people. ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ- Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 8:5-13 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, εἰσελθόντι δὲ αὐτῷ εἰς Καπερναοὺμ προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ ἑκατόνταρχος παρακαλῶν αὐτὸν καὶ λέγων Κύριε, ὁ παῖς μου βέβληται ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ παραλυτικός, δεινῶς βασανιζόμενος. καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ιησοῦς ἐγὼ ἐλθὼν θεραπεύσω αὐτόν. καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ 3

4 ἑκατόνταρχος ἔφη Κύριε, οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς ἵνα μου ὑπὸ τὴν στέγην εἰσέλθῃς ἀλλὰ μόνον εἰπὲ λόγῳ, καὶ ἰαθήσεται ὁ παῖς μου. καὶ γὰρ ἐγὼ ἄνθρωπός εἰμι ὑπὸ ἐξουσίαν, ἔχων ὑπ ἐμαυτὸν στρατιώτας, καὶ λέγω τούτῳ, πορεύθητι, καὶ πορεύεται, καὶ ἄλλῳ, ἔρχου, καὶ ἔρχεται, καὶ τῷ δούλῳ μου, ποίησον τοῦτο, καὶ ποιεῖ. ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς ἐθαύμασε καὶ εἶπε τοῖς ἀκολουθοῦσιν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐδὲ ἐν τῷ Ισραὴλ τοσαύτην πίστιν εὗρον. λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι πολλοὶ ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν καὶ δυσμῶν ἥξουσι καὶ ἀνακλιθήσονται μετὰ Αβραὰμ καὶ Ισαὰκ καὶ Ιακὼβ ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν, οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ τῆς βασιλείας ἐκβληθήσονται εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων. καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Ιησοῦς τῷ ἑκατοντάρχῳ ὕπαγε, καὶ ὡς ἐπίστευσας γενηθήτω σοι. καὶ ἰάθη ὁ παῖς αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐκείνῃ. THE GOSPEL Matthew 8:5-13 At that time, as Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, beseeching him and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress." And he said to him, "I will come and heal him." But the centurion answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it." When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such faith. I tell you, many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth." And to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; be it done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed at that very moment. 4

5 40-DAYS BABY BLESSING For your convenience we are letting you know that you can make an appointment to church your baby on the 40th day after its birth, no matter what day that might be. There is no reason that you have to inconvenience the mom and the baby, waiting in the back of the Narthex until the priest is available on a Sunday ONLY. Make an appointment to come to church when it is convenient for you at a time that will not disrupt the baby's routine. ANY day you would like. 9am through 6pm by appointment. Bring the entire family or come just with your husband and the baby. Whatever you want. No waiting no inconvenience. More private time with the priest to talk about the future baptism if you wish. Call, /7 ARTOKLASIA The Blessing of Five Loaves of Bread is a brief service of thanksgiving through which we express our gratitude for all the blessings of life. Oil, wine, wheat, and the loaves of bread which are used in the service, are viewed as the most basic elements necessary for life. The Blessing reminds us of the miracle of the multiplication of the bread and fish by which Christ fed the multitude. FUTURE MEMORIAL John Alexiou July 30, 2017 Kosta Ferentinos July 30, 2017 Ioanna Markatatos-Kaskasian July 30, 2017 Please call the church office at to schedule a memorial service. Memorial Services may not be chanted from the Saturday of Lazarus through the Sunday of Thomas, on any Feastday of the Lord or any Feastday of the Theotokos. PRAYER LIST If you would like us to remember you or your loved one in our prayers, please contact the church office. Aliyah, Irene, Michael, Panagiota, Jennifer, Panayiotis, Vicky, Andrianna, Louis, Maria, Aspasia, Irene, Panagiota, Elias, Eleftheria, Ames, Demetra, Anastasia, Paraskevi, Constantinos, Stelios, Agapi, and Charlotte. PRAYER FOR A SICK PERSON Heavenly Father, physician of our souls and bodies, who have sent Your only-begotten Son and our Lord Jesus Christ to heal every sickness and infirmity, visit and heal me Your servant from all physical and spiritual ailments through the grace of Your Christ. Grant me patience in this sickness, strength of body and spirit, and recovery of health. Lord, You have taught us through Your word to pray for each other that we may be healed. I pray that You heal me as Your servant and grant me the gift of complete health. For You are the source of healing and to You I give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. 5

6 SAINTS AND FEASTS Andrew of Crete Author of the Great Canon Saint Andrew was from Damascus; his parents' names were George and Gregoria. He became a cleric and secretary of Theodore and Patriarch of Jerusalem; from this, he is called "the Jerusalemite." He was present at the Sixth Ecumenical Council in Constantinople, which was convoked in 680 during the reign of Emperor Constantine IV ( ). He became deacon of the Great church in Constantinople, that is, the Church of the Holy Wisdom of God, then Archbishop of Crete. He reposed in 720 or 723. Beside his other sacred writings, he also composed various hymns, among which is the famous Great Canon, which is chanted during Great Lent (see the Thursday of the Fifth Week of the Fast). Ο ΑΓΙΟΣ ΑΝΔΡΕΑΣ ο Ιεροσολυμίτης Αρχιεπίσκοπος Κρήτης "Ζηλούτε τα πνευματικά"1. Να επιθυμείτε με ζήλο τα πνευματικά χαρίσματα. Τέτοιο ζήλο σε όλη του τη ζωή είχε και ο άγιος Ανδρέας. Από τους μεγάλους εκκλησιαστικούς ποιητές ο Ανδρέας, γεννήθηκε στη Δαμασκό από γονείς ευσεβείς, το Γεώργιο και τη Γρηγορία. Σε ηλικία 15 χρονών, κατατάχθηκε στον κλήρο (αναγνώστης) του πατριαρχικού θρόνου των Ιεροσολύμων, από ' τον τότε Πατριάρχη Θεόδωρο. Στήν Ιερουσαλήμ, ο Ανδρέας διακρίθηκε για τη μόρφωση και την αρετή του μεταξύ των άγιοταφιτών πατέρων, γι' αύτό και τον προέκριναν να σταλεί στην Κων/πολη, για την έκτη Οικουμενική Σύνοδο κατά των Μονοφυσιτών. Μετά το τέλος της Συνόδου, ο Ανδρέας παρέμεινε στη βασιλεύουσα, όπου χειροτονήθηκε διάκονος και διορίσθηκε διευθυντής του ορφανοτροφείου " Άγιος Παύλος". Ή έξοχη επιμέλεια πού ανέπτυξε στο φιλανθρωπικό αυτό 'ίδρυμα, τον ανέδειξε αρχιεπίσκοπο Κρήτης. Αφοσιωμένος στα καθήκοντα της νέας του θέσης, αναδείχθηκε μέγας εκκλησιαστικός διοικητής, αλλά και λαμπρός διδάσκαλος και ρήτορας. Γι' αυτό και όλο του το ποίμνιο τον θεωρούσε πραγματικά πατέρα. Αλλ" ως μητροπολίτης πήρε μέρος στη σύνοδο πού συγκάλεσε ο Φιλιππικός Βαρδάνης (712) και υποστήριξε τον Μονοφυσιτισμό, αλλ' επανήλθε στην ορθή πίστη μετά τον θάνατο του Βαρδάνη. Στό γυρισμό από την Κων/πολη, όπου είχε πάει για διάφορες υποθέσεις, πέθανε (740μ.Χ.) επάνω στο καράβι. Τον έθαψαν στην Ερεσό της Μυτιλήνης, στο ναό της Αγίας Αναστασίας. Να σημειώσουμε επίσης, ότι ο Άγιος Ανδρέας, συνέθεσε και αρκετά μουσικά τροπάρια και κανόνες. Ένα από τα σπουδαία έργα του είναι και ο Μέγας Κανόνας, πού ψάλλεται την Πέμπτη της Ε' εβδομάδος Νηστειών της Μ. Τεσσαρακοστής. Α' προς Κορινθίους, ιδ' 1. Sisoes the Great This Saint, great and renowned among the ascetics of Egypt, lived in the fourth century in Scete of Nitria. After the death of Saint Anthony the Great, he left Scete to live in Saint Anthony's cave; he said of this, "Thus in the cave of a lion, a fox makes his dwelling." When Sisoes was at the end of his long life of labours, as the Fathers were gathered about him, his face began to shine, and he said, "Behold, Abba Anthony is come"; then, "Behold, the choir of the Prophets is come"; his face shone yet more bright, and he said, "Behold, the choir of the Apostles is come." The light of his countenance increased, and he seemed to be talking with someone. The Fathers asked him of this; in his humility, he said he was asking the Angels for time to repent. Finally his face became as bright as the sun, so that the Fathers were filled with fear. He said, "Behold, the Lord is come, and He says, 'Bring Me the vessel of the desert,'" and as he 6

7 SAINTS AND FEASTS gave up his soul into the hands of God, there was as it were a flash of lightning, and the whole dwelling was filled with a sweet fragrance. Ο ΟΣΙΟΣ ΣΙΣΩΗΣ ο Μεγάλος Έλαμψε με την πνευματική του σύνεση, την ταπεινοφροσύνη, τη φιλαδελφία και το ενδιαφέρον του στο να επιστρέψει και ένα μόνο αμαρτωλό. Μεταξύ των ασκητών αναδείχτηκε ονομαστός και μέγας, αθλητής της πρώτης γραμμής, τύπος εγκράτειας, αλλά και ψυχή πού προσευχόταν για δικαίους και αδίκους, πλούσιους και φτωχούς, άρχοντες και ιδιώτες, κληρικούς και λαϊκούς και γενικά για όλο τον κόσμο. Στη γη ήταν, αλλ' ή ζωή του ήταν ουράνια. Υψωμένος πάνω από τη σάρκα, πού χαλιναγωγούσε τέλεια με τη χάρη του Αγίου Πνεύματος και τη θεία κοινωνία του σώματος και του αίματος του Χριστού. Ή μνήμη του μένει υπόδειγμα σ' όσους θέλουν την ασκητική ζωή, για να είναι γνήσιοι και πραγματικοί ασκητές, όχι μόνο με την αντοχή του σώματος, αλλά και με την πνευματική αναγέννηση και τη λάμψη της αρετής. Kyriaki the Great Martyr Saint Kyriake was the daughter of Christian parents, Dorotheus and Eusebia. She was given her name because she was born on Sunday, the day of the Lord (in Greek, Kyriake). She contested in Nicomedia during the reign of Diocletian, in the year 300. After many bitter torments she was condemned to suffer beheading, but being granted time to pray first, she made her prayer and gave up her holy soul in peace. Η ΑΓΙΑ ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ή Μεγαλομάρτυς Ήταν κόρη του Δωροθέου και της Εύσεβίας. Αυτοί ήταν άτεκνοι και παρακαλούσαν το Θεό να τους δώσει παιδί. Πράγματι, ο Θεός ευδόκησε, και το χριστιανικό αυτό ζευγάρι, απέκτησε παιδί. Γεννήθηκε ήμερα Κυριακή, γι' αυτό και της έδωσαν το όνομα Κυριακή. Κατά το διωγμό του Διοκλητιανού, οι γονείς της συνελήφθησαν και μετά από ανάκριση βασανίστηκαν και αποκεφαλίστηκαν από το δούκα Ίοϋστο. Ή δε Κυριακή παραπέμφθηκε στον Καίσαρα Μαξιμιανό, και από εκεί στον άρχοντα Βιθυνίας Ίλαριανό, ο όποιος της υπενθύμισε ότι ή ομορφιά της είναι για απολαύσεις και όχι για βασανιστήρια. Τότε ή παρθένος κόρη του απάντησε: "Ούτε στη νεότητα μου, ούτε στην ομορφιά μου δίνω την παραμικρή προσοχή. Και τα λαμπρότερα από τα επίγεια πράγματα είναι προσωρινά, όπως τα άνθη και κούφια, όπως οι σκιές. Σήμερα, έπαρχε, είμαι όμορφη, αύριο μια άσχημη γριά. Να κάνω, λοιπόν, κέντρο της ζωής μου την ομορφιά μου; Την αξία της, όμως, τη γνώρισα στις ρυτίδες, πού την περιμένουν και στον τάφο πού την καλεί. Νόμισες, λοιπόν, ότι θα κάνω την τερατώδη ανοησία, να χάσω την αιώνια λαμπρότητα για να μείνω λίγο περισσότερο στη γη; Γι' αυτό στο ξαναλέω, έπαρχε: είμαι και θα είμαι στη ζωή και στο θάνατο χριστιανή". Εξοργισμένος ο Ίλαριανός, σκληρά τη βασάνισε και διέταξε να την αποκεφαλίσουν. Άλλα πριν πέσει ή σπάθη, προσευχόμενη παρέδωσε το πνεύμα της στον Κύριο. 7

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9 Immediate Attention Required!! CATECHITICAL Catechists (also known as Sunday School Teachers) YOUTH Senior High GOYA Junior High GOYA H.O.P.E. J.O.Y. Vacation Bible Camp Greek Dance Requests for consideration must be submitted to Father Michael at 9

10 Office Volunteers Needed My brothers and sisters, A wonderful opportunity of Stewardship is available. We will soon be in our new building with various ministries exploding with excitement. We would be honored and greatly blessed to have you join in serving the Lord through your stewardship of time, talent, treasure and commitment. Various forms of volunteering are available. Please contact me personally so that we might share a cup of coffee and find what special gift of yours you would like to share in volunteering. Volunteering is saying, I love YOU Lord and I commit myself to YOU! Here I am. Call me, Father Michael

11 Directory of Ministries Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Churc h of Washington, DC Office Address: 701 Norwood Road, Silver Spring, MD Phone: (240) admin@schgocdc.org Website: Reverend Father Michael J. Eaccarino, Presiding Priest Cell Phone: (301) & fathermichael@schgocdc.org ALTAR BOY Liaisons Spyros & Eleni Loukas (240) **************** ORTHODOX FINE ARTS & CRAFTS Liaison CHOIR Choir Director Dr. Theodore Papaloizos (301) CATECHETICAL Liaisons Tara Kavadias (240) STEWARSHIP Liaison Sotirios Nasios (240) YOUTH Sr. High School GOYA Liaison Alexandra Stathes (301) ***************** Jr. High School GOYA Liaison Georgia Ferentinos (301) Pauline Rakis (301) ***************** HOPE/JOY Liaison Irene Murshed murshed@msn.com (240) & Georgia Nasios (301) GREEK LANGUAGE Liaison Lena Petropoulou & (Director) Ifigenia Kambanis (240) GREEK DANCE Liaison Kristina-Maria Paspalis (240) PHILOPTOCHOS Nikki Pappas (President) npgreekschool@ hotmail.com (301) YOUNG AT HEART Liaisons Helen Thornberg & Christina Clifton OUTREACH & EVANGELISM Liaison Barbara Frangou barbarafrangou@ gmail.com

12 CHURCH SERVICE SCHEDULE: 06/26/17 07/02/17 Sunday/Κυριακή 07/09/17 5th Sunday of Matthew Orthros 8:00am & Divine Liturgy 9:00am St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral +PLEASE REMEMBER OUR CHURCH IN YOUR WILL+ 12