March 17, 2013 FORGIVENESS SUNDAY (Cheesefare)

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1 Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Churc h Church Address: St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD Office Address: 701 Norwood Road, Suite A, Silver Spring, MD Phone: (240) office@schgocdc.org Website: Father Nick G. Manousakis, Pastor, FatherNick@schgocdc.org Father Jason Houck, Assistant Priest, FatherJason@schgocdc.org March 17, 2013 FORGIVENESS SUNDAY (Cheesefare) We welcome all visitors among us always! We hope you find our worship true and reverent and our people here friendly and cordial. If you are seeking a spiritual home, we would be honored by your presence in our family. We are glad you chose to worship with us today The NICENE CREED will be read in ENGLISH today The LORD S PRAYER will be read in GREEK today Aπολυτίκιον Τοῦ φιλοξενούντος Ναοῦ - 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. Aπολυτίκιον τῶν Ἀγίων Τοῦ Ναοῦ μας - Αγ. Κωνσταντίνου και 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. Apolytikion of the host Church - 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. Apolytikion of our Church Saints- 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.

2 The EPISTLE will be read in ENGLISH today ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ: Ψάλατε τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν, ψάλατε. Πάντα τὰ ἔθνη κροτήσατε χεῖρας. Πρὸς Ρωμαίους Επιστολής Παύλου το Ανάγνωσμα. (13:11-14; 14:1-4) Ἀδελφοί, νῦν ἐγγύτερον ἡμῶν ἡ σωτηρία ἢ ὅτε ἐπιστεύσαμεν. Ἡ νὺξ προέκοψεν, ἡ δὲ ἡμέρα ἤγγικεν ἀποθώμεθα οὖν τὰ ἔργα τοῦ σκότους, καί ἐνδυσώμεθα τὰ ὅπλα τοῦ φωτός. Ὡς ἐν ἡμέρᾳ, εὐσχημόνως περιπατήσωμεν, μὴ κώμοις καὶ μέθαις, μὴ κοίταις καὶ ἀσελγείαις, μὴ ἔριδι καὶ ζήλῳ. Ἀλλʼ ἐνδύσασθε τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, καὶ τῆς σαρκὸς πρόνοιαν μὴ ποιεῖσθε, εἰς ἐπιθυμίας. Τὸν δὲ ἀσθενοῦντα τῇ πίστει προσλαμβάνεσθε, μὴ εἰς διακρίσεις διαλογισμῶν. Ὃς μὲν πιστεύει φαγεῖν πάντα, ὁ δὲ ἀσθενῶν λάχανα ἐσθίει. Ὁ ἐσθίων τὸν μὴ ἐσθίοντα μὴ ἐξουθενείτω, καὶ ὁ μὴ ἐσθίων τὸν ἐσθίοντα μὴ κρινέτω ὁ θεὸς γὰρ αὐτὸν προσελάβετο. Σὺ τίς εἶ ὁ κρίνων ἀλλότριον οἰκέτην; Τῷ ἰδίῳ κυρίῳ στήκει ἢ πίπτει. Σταθήσεται δέ δυνατὸς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ θεὸς στῆσαι αὐτόν. EPISTLE: Sing praises to our God, sing praises. Clap your hands, all you nations. The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Romans. (13:11-14; 14:1-4) Brethren, salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed; the night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. As for the man who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not for disputes over opinions. One believes he may eat anything, while the weak man eats only vegetables. Let not him who eats despise him who abstains, and let not him who abstains pass judgment on him who eats; for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for God is able to make him stand. The GOSPEL will be read in GREEK today GOSPEL: The Reading is from Matthew (6:14-21) The Lord said, "If you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. "And when you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by men but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust

3 consume and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ: Κατὰ Ματθαῖον (6:14-21) Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος Εὰν γὰρ ἀφῆτε τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τὰ παραπτώματα αὐτῶν, ἀφήσει καὶ ὑμῖν ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀφῆτε τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τὰ παραπτώματα αὐτῶν, οὐδὲ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ἀφήσει τὰ παραπτώματα ὑμῶν. Οταν δὲ νηστεύητε, μὴ γίνεσθε ὥσπερ οἱ ὑποκριταὶ σκυθρωποί ἀφανίζουσι γὰρ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ὅπως φανῶσι τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύοντες ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἀπέχουσι τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν.σὺ δὲ νηστεύων ἄλειψαί σου τὴν κεφαλὴν καὶ τὸ πρόσωπόν σου νίψαι,ὅπως μὴ φανῇς τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύων, ἀλλὰ τῷ πατρί σου τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ, καὶ ὁ πατήρ σου ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ ἀποδώσει σοι ἐν τῷ φανερῷ. Μὴ θησαυρίζετε ὑμῖν θησαυροὺς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὅπου σὴς καὶ βρῶσις ἀφανίζει, καὶ ὅπου κλέπται διορύσσουσι καὶ κλέπτουσι θησαυρίζετε δὲ ὑμῖν θησαυροὺς ἐν οὐρανῷ, ὅπου οὔτε σὴς οὔτε βρῶσις ἀφανίζει, καὶ ὅπου κλέπται οὐ διορύσσουσιν οὐδὲ κλέπτουσιν ὅπου γάρ ἐστιν ὁ θησαυρὸς ὑμῶν, ἐκεῖ ἔσται καὶ ἡ καρδία ὑμῶν. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS: ALTAR BOYS: John Altar Boy Group will be Serving in the Altar today: Pavlo Tsipianitis Captain, John Koutras, Panagiotis Psallidas, Niko Berns, Kosta Berns Matthew Altar Boy Group will be Serving on Sunday, March 24th: Peter Koutras Captain, Matthew Green, Steven Green, Nicholas Grakis, Theodore Sideris, Michael Sideris HOPE/JOY: Today, Sunday, March 17th: What is Confession Activity, following the Divine Liturgy. Saturday, April 20th Saturday of Lazarus: Lenten Retreat, following the Divine Liturgy 9:30 12:00. GOYA: Wednesday, March 20th, Basketball Practice, 6-8pm. St. Demetrios Baltimore GOYA Basketball Tournament: Today, Sunday, March 17th, GOYA- Lenten Retreat Saturday, April 6- Sunday, April 7 at Skycroft Conference Center in Middletown, Md. Please Contact Alexandra Pittas if you are interested: pittasa@verizon.net GREEK SCHOOL: Monday, March 18th & Wednesday, March 20th, Greek Independence Day Program, Wednesday, March 20th, :30PM at Rosa Parks Middle School, Olney Mill Road, Olney, MD YAL: Sunday, March 24th, Basketball game, 5 pm at St. Katherine VA - vs Vourvoura

4 ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: The Orthodoxy-Orthopraxy will be held today from approximately 10:45-11:30 in the room to the right of the stage in the church hall. You do not have to attend previous classes in order to follow along. We will be studying the Gospel of Luke. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Sts. Constantine and Helen' s Angels are here to help you with your winter outdoor chores! Let us volunteer to help in the coming winter months! Please contact Maria Tiches to get your volunteer to come to you at ! YOUNG AT HEART: Kennedy Center Tour by docent Georgia Lindroth, Friday, March 29, 2013 preceded by lunch at the Café at 11 a.m. Metro to Foggy Bottom and free shuttle to Kennedy Center. Please call Kathy Matrakas or Helen Thornberg if you are interested in attending. Wednesday, April 3rd, Dinner at 6 p.m. at The Parthenon Restaurant (Connecticut Ave.) and then Greek movie at the Avalon Theatre at 8 p.m.. Title will be determined/ forthcoming by the Greek Embassy. Please call Helen Thornberg or Kathy Matrakas if you are interested in attending. Everyone is welcome to attend these activities. PHILOPTOCHOS: Please donate men's gently worn coats/jackets for the Saint Silas Prison Ministry- an Orthodox Prison Ministry located in Crofton, MD-in the designated box in St. Andrew's Hall today through Sunday, March 31, This Project is sponsored by the Ladies Philoptochos. Thank you very much for your donation. SPECIAL EVENT: SAVE THE DATE - Saturday, May 18th Sts. Constantine and Helen of Washington, D.C. Name Day Dinner Dance at St. Andrew's Hall. JUST A THOUGHT!: Please know that anyone may make a monetary donation in lieu of a gift for a special occasion or a birthday, to our Nea Zoe Building Fund. At this time many in our parish have elected to do so, and Nea Zoe gratefully accepts, appreciates, and acknowledges all such gifts! IN NEED OF HOUSING: Single mom w/16 year old son/10th grader needs housing in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase high school area. Need basement apartment or house to share as soon as possible (no later than the end of March). If any of our parishioners has anything available for rent, please contact Father Manousakis. IS YOUR LOVED ONE HOSPITALIZED OR IN NEED OF A PASTORAL VISIT?: Please contact the church office if you know of anyone who is in need of a pastoral visit, whether in the hospital, in a nursing home or at home.

5 MEMORIAL SERVICE: The memorial service is chanted for the repose of the souls of Nikolaos Siozios (20 Years) and Thomas Siozios (40 Days). Beloved husband, brother, father and grandfather. May their memory be eternal! Today s coffee hour is offered by the family. FUTURE MEMORIALS: March 31, 2013 John W. Cheakalos 40 Days SERVICE SCHEDULE: Wednesday, March 20, 2013: Presanctified Liturgy (Προηγιασμένη), :00 PM Vespers followed by Divine Liturgy Friday, March 22, 2013: Salutations to the Theotokos (Χαιρετισμοί), :00 PM Saturday, March 23, 2013: Saturday of Souls (Ψυχοσάββατο), :30 AM Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy Saint Patrick, the Enlightener of Ireland Saint Patrick, the Apostle of the Irish, was seized from his native Britain by Irish marauders when he was sixteen years old. Though the son of a deacon and a grandson of a priest, it was not until his captivity that he sought out the Lord with his whole heart. In his Confession, the testament he wrote towards the end of his life, he says, "After I came to Ireland - every day I had to tend sheep, and many times a day I prayed - the love of God and His fear came to me more and more, and my faith was strengthened. And my spirit was so moved that in a single day I would say as many as a hundred prayers, and almost as many at night, and this even when I was staying in the woods and on the mountain; and I would rise for prayer before daylight, through snow, through frost, through rain, and I felt no harm." After six years of slavery in Ireland, he was guided by God to make his escape, and afterwards struggled in the monastic life at Auxerre in Gaul, under the guidance of the holy Bishop Germanus. Many years later he was ordained bishop and sent to Ireland once again, about the year 432, to convert the Irish to Christ. His arduous labours bore so much fruit that within seven years, three bishops were sent from Gaul to help him shepherd his flock, "my brethren and sons whom I have baptized in the Lord - so many thousands of people," he says in his Confession. His apostolic work was not accomplished without much "weariness and painfulness," long journeys through difficult country, and many perils; he says his very life was in danger twelve times. When he came to Ireland as its enlightener, it was a pagan country; when he ended his earthly life some thirty years later, about 461, the Faith of Christ was established in every corner.

6 Trip to St. Sophia, Sts. Faith, Hope & Agape Greek Orthodox Church Jeffersonville, PA (Valley Forge) June 1-2, 2013 via carpool/or bus Come enjoy the beautiful church architecture also designed by our Nea Zoe architect, Christ Kamages; church festival; Liturgy by Father Peter Thornberg, and more Nearby sites: King of Prussia Mall, Valley Forge Hotel: Homewood Suites by Hilton 681 Shannondell Blvd., Audubon, PA Studio suite $109 One bedroom $129 Two bedrooms $169 Hotel rooms need to be reserved by May 11, 2013 under St. Sophia Festival (make on your own) After hotel reservations are made, please call Nikki Pappas

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8 Recipes & Remembrances To Benefit Nea Zoe A New Cookbook is in the Works!!! Sts. Constantine & Helen Cookbook Committee wants YOUR recipes! Please Submit your Recipes via to etiches@gmail.com OR stephbs40@yahoo.com OR simply hand to Effie Tiches or Stephanie Stamos Format should be ed or typed on an 8 1/2 by 11 paper Submit with name and phone number Recipe Categories Are: Appetizers Soups & Salads Vegetables & Side Dishes Main Dishes - Meat, Poultry, Seafood Deadline is Sunday, March 31st Breads Desserts Religious Offerings/Lenten Meals Youth Favorites For more information call Effie at or Stephanie at

9 Sts. Constantine & Helen of Washington DC Nameday Celebration to Benefit Nea Zoe Dinner Dance Saturday, May 18th 6:00-11:00 p.m. St. Andrew s Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral Hall New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, Maryland Adults: $90 Under 21: $45 Ticket Price Includes: Appetizers, Dinner, Dessert, Beer, Wine, Soft Drinks & Coffee! Dance the night away or sit back and enjoy the music! Ladies look your loveliest and gents make your ladies proud! For Reservations Please call Terri Karadimas: or Stephanie Stamos: or Alexandra Pittas: or Anastasia Kyritsopoulos: or the Church Office:

10 In Saint Andrew s church hall. A light Lenten breakfast will be offered by our Young Adult League for a nominal fee.

11 Enjoy a Light Lenten Breakfast Provided by our : Young Adult League (YAL) (for a nominal fee ) Following the Divine Liturgy Sunday, March 31st