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1 THUNDER BAY BULLETIN 651 Beverly Street, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6N2 Telephone: (807) MAY 23: PENTECOST 23 MAΪΟΤ: ΠΕΝΣΗΚΟΣΗ ORTHROS 9:15AM; DIVINE LITURGY AND BLESSING OF THE LOAVES 10:30AM 1

2 THUNDER BAY BULLETIN Published monthly. Editor(s): Rev. Fr. Nikolaos Tambakis PARISH PRIEST: Rev. Fr. Nikolaos Tambakis; 106 Essex Court, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7A 7N6 # (807) cellular; # (807) office Church holytrinity@tbaytel.net; Fr. Nikolaos ntambakis@hotmail.com Website: Office hours: by appointment HELLENIC COMMUNITY PRESIDENT: ACHILLES STATHOPOULOS # (807) HOME; (807) MOBILE VICE PRESIDENT: TOM MARINIS # (807) HOME; (807) MOBILE SECRETARY: LISA BOOTE # (807) HOME TREASURER: MARIA MORAKIS # (807) HOME; (807) MOBILE ASST. TREASURER: TAX MILIONIS # (807) HOME; (807) MOBILE BOARD MEMBERS: ANDY KARANASOS, NICK MILIONIS, TIMO KAROUTAS, TED FRISKY, PETER SAITES, IRENE SCOLLIE, PETER KOUKOS. RELIGIOUS AND LEGAL AUTHORITIES HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN SOTIRIOS - GREEK ORTHODOX METROPOLIS IF TORONTO (CANADA), 1 PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW WAY (86 OVERLEA BOULEVARD),TORONTO, ONTARIO M4H 1C6; TELEPHONE: (416) ; FAX: (416) ; METROPOLIS@GOCANADA.ORG; WEBSITE: EMBASSY OF GREECE - 80 MACLAREN STREET; OTTAWA, ONTARIO K2P 0K6; TELEPHONE: (613) ;FAX: (613) ; WEBSITE: CONSULATE GENERAL OF GREECE BLOOR STREET E, SUITE 1800, TORONTO, ONTARIO M4W 3L4 ; TELEPHONE (416) ; FAX: (416) ; WEBSITE: GREEK TOURIST OFFICE (TORONTO) BAY STREET, TORONTO, ONTARIO M5R 3K8; TELEPHONE: (416) ; FAX: (416) ; GRNTO.TOR@SYMPATICO.CA BOARD OF DIRECTORS (L TO R): TED FRISKY, PETER KOUKOS, IRENE BINIARIS, NICK MILIONIS, TOM MARINIS, MARIA MORAKIS, ANDY KARANASOS, TAX MILIONIS, TIMO KAROUTAS, ACHILLES STATHOPOULOS, PETER SAITES, LISA BOOTE, WITH FR. NIKOLAOS TAMBAKIS (ABOVE) 2

3 HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 92 YEARS STRONG! Join us for a commemorative luncheon. Details TBA in the weekly e-bulletin 3

4 MAY 23: PENTECOST After the Saviour's Ascension into the Heavens, the eleven Apostles and the rest of His disciples, the God-loving women who followed after Him from the beginning, His Mother, the most holy Virgin Mary, and His brethren-all together about 120 souls returned from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem. Entering into the house where they gathered, they went into the upper room, and there they persevered in prayer and supplication, awaiting the coming of the Holy Spirit, as their Divine Teacher had promised them. In the meanwhile, they chose Matthias, who was elected to take the place of Judas among the Apostles. Thus, on this day, the seventh Sunday of Pascha, the tenth day after the Ascension and the fiftieth day after Pascha, at the third hour of the day from the rising of the sun, there suddenly came a sound from Heaven, as when a mighty wind blows, and it filled the whole house where the Apostles and the rest with them were gathered. Immediately after the sound, there appeared tongues of fire that divided and rested upon the head of each one. Filled with the Spirit, all those present began speaking not in their native tongue, but in other tongues and dialects, as the Holy Spirit instructed them. The multitudes that had come together from various places for the feast, most of whom were Jews by race and religion, were called Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and so forth, according to the places where they dwelt. Though they spoke many different tongues, they were present in Jerusalem by divine dispensation. When they heard that sound that came down from Heaven to the place where the Disciples of Christ were gathered, all ran together to learn what had taken place. But they were confounded when they came and heard the Apostles speaking in their own tongues. Marveling at this, they said one to another, "Behold, are not all these which speak Galileans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?" But others, because of their foolishness and excess of evil, mocked the wonder and said that the Apostles were drunken. Then Peter stood up with the eleven, and raising his voice, spoke to all the people, proving that that which had taken place was not drunkenness, but the fulfillment of God's promise that had been spoken by the Prophet Joel: "And it shall come to pass in the last days, that I shall pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and daughters shall prophesy" (Joel 2:28), and he preached Jesus of Nazareth unto them, proving in many ways that He is Christ the Lord, Whom the Jews crucified but God raised from the dead. On hearing Peter's teaching, many were smitten with compunction and received the word. Thus, they were baptized, and on that day about three thousand souls were added to the Faith of Christ. Such, therefore, are the reasons for today's feast: the coming of the All-holy Spirit into the world, the completion of the Lord Jesus Christ's promise, and the fulfillment of the hope of the sacred disciples, which we celebrate today. This is the final feast of the great mystery and dispensation of God's incarnation. On this last, and great, and saving day of Pentecost, the Apostles of the Saviour, who were unlearned fishermen, made wise now of a sudden by the Holy Spirit, clearly and with divine authority spoke the heavenly doctrines. They became heralds of the truth and teachers of the whole world. On this day they were ordained and began their apostleship, of which the salvation of those three thousand souls in one day was the comely and marvelous first fruit. 4

5 23 ΜΑΪΟΥ: ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΣΤΗ Μεηά ηελ αλάιπςη ηνπ σηήξνο ζηνπο νπξαλνύο, νη έλδνμνη Απόζηνινη θαη ινηπνί καζεηαί ηνπ, θαζώο θαη νη ζενθηιείο γπλαίθεο πνπ από ηελ αξρή ηνλ είραλ αθνινπζήζεη, ε Παλαγία Παξζέλνο Μαξία ε Μεηέξα ηνπ θαη νη αδειθνί ηνπ, όινη καδί ςπρέο ίζακε 120, γύξηζαλ από ην όξνο ησλ Ειαηώλ ζηελ Ιεξνπζαιήκ θαη, κπαίλνληαο ζην ζπίηη όπνπ έκελαλ, αλέβεθαλ ζην ππεξών, δειαδή ηνλ απάλσ όξνθό ηνπ θαη εθεί, πξνζθαξηεξώληαο κε πξνζεπρή θαη δέεζη, πεξίκελαλ ηελ επηζηξνθή ηνπ Αγίνπ Πλεύκαηνο, ζύκθσλα κε ηνπ ζείνπ δηδαζθάινπ ηελ ππόζρεζε. Εθεί ζην κεηαμύ, εμέιεμαλ θαη ηνλ Μαηζία θαη ηνλ ζπλαξίζκεζαλ κε ηνπο έλδεθα Απνζηόινπο. Καηά δε ηε ζεκεξηλή Κπξηαθή, δεθάηε κελ εκέξα κεηά ηελ Αλάιεςη, πεληεθνζηή από ην Πάζρα, ηγ ηόηε ηνπ Ματνπ, πεξί ηελ Σξίηε ώξα ηεο εκέξεο από ηελ αλαηνιή ηνπ ειίνπ, μαθληθά έγηλε ηέηνηνο ήρνο απν ηνλ νπξαλό θαηεξρόκελνο, όπσο όηαλ πλέε δπλαηόο άλεκνο, θαη γέκηζε όιν ην ζπίηη όπνπ θαζόληαλ νη Απόζηνινη κε ηνπο ινηπνύο. Επζύο κεηια ηνλ ήρν, θάλεθαλ γιώζζεο πύξηλεο, πνπ δηακεξίζζεθαλ θαη θάζεζαλ πάλσ ζηνλ θαζέλα. Καη όινη νη εθεί έγηλαλ πλεπκαηέκθνξνη θαη άξρηζαλ λα ιέλε, όρη ζηε κεηξηθή ηνπο γιώζζα, αιιά ζε άιιεο γιώζζεο θαη δηαιέθηνπο, όπσο θαη ν, ηη ηνπο ππαγόξεπε ην Πλεύκα ην Άγην. Σόηε ηα πιήζε πνπ είραλ ζπξξεύζεη γηα ηελ ενξηή από δηαθόξνπο ηόπνπο, Πάξζνη θαη Μήδνη θαη Ειακίηαη, θιπ., Ινπδαίνη κελ όινη ην γέλνο θαη ηε ζξηζθεία, έηζη δε νλνκαδόκελνη από ηνλ ηόπν όπνπ, δηεζθνξπηζκέλνη από πνιύλ θαηξό, είραλ γελλεζή θαη αλαηξαθή ν θαζέλαο, απηνί, ιέγσ, νη ηόζσλ δηαιέθησλ εηεξόγισζζνη Ινπδαίνη πνπ θαηά ζεία νηθνλνκία βξέζεθαλ ηόηε ζηελ Ιεξνπζαιήκ αθνύνληαο εθείλν ηνλ ήρν λα θαηεβαίλε από ηνλ νπξαλό εθεί πνπ ήζαλ νη Μαζεηαί ηνπ Χξίζηνπ, έηξεμαλ όινη γηα λα κάζνπλ ηη άξαγε είρε ζπκβή. Αιιά έκεηλαλ εθζηαηηθνί όηαλ ήιζαλ θαη άθνπζε ν θαζέλαο ηνπο Απνζηόινπο λα κηινύλ ηε κεηξηθή ηνπ δηάιεθην. Καη ζαπκάδνληαο έιεγαλ, «Μα δελ είλαη όινη απηνί πνπ κηινύλ έηζη Γαιηιαίνη; Καη πσο αθνύκε ν θαζέλαο λα καο κηινύλ ζην δηάιεθην ηνπ ηόπνπ καο;». Άιινη δε από ηε πνιιή ηνπο κσξία θαη θαθία, ίζσο δε πάιη νη ηπθινί Γξακκαηείο θαη Φαξηζαίνη, ριεπάδνληαο ην ζαύκα, έιεγαλ ηνπο Απνζηόινπο κεζπζκέλνπο. Σόηε ζηάζεθε ν Πέηξνο κε ηνπο άιινπο έλδεθα Μαζεηάο θαη πςώλνληαο ηε θσλή δεκεγόξεζε ελώπηνλ όισλ απνδεηθηηθά, ιέγσληαο όηη ην γεγνλόο εθείλν δελ ήηαλ απνηέιεζκα κέζεο, αιιά ήηαλ ε εθπιήξσζηο ηεο ππνζρέζεσο ηνπ Θενύ, πνπ δόζεθε κε ηνλ Πξνθήηε Ισήι: «Καη έζηαη ελ ηαηο εζράηαηο εκέξαηο, εθρέσ από ηνπ Πλέπκαηόο κνπ επί πάζαλ ζάξθα θαη πξνθεηεύζνπζηλ νη πηνί πκώλ θαη αη ζπγαηέξεο πκώλ...» (γ 1). Καηόπηλ θεξύηηεη ηνλ Ναδσξαίν Ιεζνύ θαη κε πνιιά απνδείρλεη όηη απηόο είλαη ν Κύξηνο, ν Χξηζηόο, πνπ νη κελ Ινπδαίνη ζηαύξσζαλ, ν δε Θεόο ηνλ ήγεηξε εθ λεθξώλ. Μεηά απ απηό, πνιινί θαηαλύρζεθαλ θαη έρνληαο απνδερζή ηνλ ιόγν βαπηίζζεθαλ θαη πξνζηέζεθαλ ηελ εκέξα εθείλε ζηελ πίζηη ηνπ Χξηζηνύ ςπρέο έσο ηξείο ρηιηάδεο. Ιδνύ όιν ην ζέκα ηεο παξνύζεο ενξηήο. Σελ έιεπζη δειαδή ηνπ Παλαγίνπ Πλεύκαηνο ζηνλ θόζκν, ηελ πξαγκαηνπνίεζη ηεο ππνζρέζεσο ηνπ Ιεζνύ Χξηζηνύ θαη ηελ εθπιήξσζη ηεο ειπίδνο ησλ ηεξώλ ηνπ Μαζεηώλ ενξηάδνπκε ζήκεξα. Απηή είλαη ε κεζένξηνο θαη ηειεπηαία ενξηή ηνπ κεγάινπ κπζηεξίνπ ηεο ελζάξθνπ νηθνλνκίαο ηνπ Θενύ. Καη απηή ηελ εζράηε θαη κεγάιε θαη ζσηήξην εκέξα ηεο Πεληεθνζηήο, νη Απόζηνινη ηνπ σηήξνο, νη πξώελ αγξάκκαηνη θαη αθαηάξηηζηνη ςαξάδεο, έρνληαο γίλεη ζνθνί θαηά Θεόλ κνλνκηάο από ην Άγην Πλεύκα, ζενιόγεζαλ ζαθώο ηα νπξάληα δόγκαηα θαη έγηλαλ νη θήξπθεο ηεο αιεζείαο θαη όινπ ηνπ θόζκνπ νη δηδάζθαινη. Απηή ηελ εκέξα άξρηζαλ ηελ απνζηνιή ηνπο, ηεο νπνίαο ν σξαίνο θαη ζαπκάζηνο πξώηνο θαξπόο ππήξμε ε απζήκεξνλ ζσηεξία ηξηζρηιίσλ ςερώλ. 5

6 12 Things I Wish I d Known First Visit to an Orthodox Church By Frederica Mathewes-Green Orthodox worship is different! Some of these differences are apparent, if perplexing, from the first moment you walk in a church. Others become noticeable only over time. Here is some information that may help you feel more at home in Orthodox worship twelve things I wish I d known before my first visit to an Orthodox church. What s all this commotion? During the early part of the service the church may seem to be in a hubbub, with people walking up to the front of the church, praying in front of the iconostasis (the standing icons #1 in front of the altar), kissing things and lighting candles, even though the service is already going on. In fact, when you came in the service was already going on, although the sign outside clearly said Divine Liturgy, 9:30. You felt embarrassed to apparently be late, but these people are even later, and they re walking all around inside the church. What s going on here? In an Orthodox church there is only one Eucharistic service (Divine Liturgy) per Sunday, and it is preceded by an hour-long service of Matins (or Orthros) and several short preparatory services before that. There is no break between these services one begins as soon as the previous ends, and posted starting times are just educated guesses. Altogether, the priest will be at the altar on Sunday morning for over three hours, standing in the flame, as one Orthodox priest put it. As a result of this state of continuous flow, there is no point at which everyone is sitting quietly in a pew waiting for the entrance hymn to start, glancing at their watches approaching 9:30. Orthodox worshippers arrive at any point from the beginning of Matins through the early part of the Liturgy, a span of well over an hour. No matter when they arrive, something is sure to be already going on, so Orthodox don t let this hamper them from going through the private prayers appropriate to just entering a church. This is distracting to newcomers, and may even seem disrespectful, but soon you begin to recognize it as an expression of a faith that is not merely formal but very personal. Of course, there is still no good excuse for showing up after 9:30, but punctuality is unfortunately one of the few virtues many Orthodox lack. IF ONE HOPES TO HELP THE CHURCH, ONE WOULD BE BETTER TO CORRECT ONESELF, AND NOT OTHERS. IF YOU CORRECT YOURSELF, THEN A SMALL PART OF THE CHURCH WILL BE CORRECTED. AND IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IF EVERYONE DID THAT, THE CHURCH WOULD BE BROUGHT INTO PERFECT ORDER. BUT PEOPLE TODAY ARE OCCUPIED WITH EVERYTHING POSSIBLE EXCEPT THEMSELVES, BECAUSE IT IS EASY TO FIX OTHERS, BUT IT REQUIRES EFFORT TO FIX ONESELF.-ELDER PAISIOS 6

7 OUR MEMBERS So far only 83 people have submitted their membership dues for We ask and encourage everyone to so as soon as possible. Each member is indispensable for the well being and functioning of our parish. We thank all who have taken the time to submit their membership dues already as of April 30 th, 2010: 1. Mr. Razvan Anisca 2. Mrs. Monica Anisca 3. Mr. Peter Avgeropoulos 4. Mrs. Joyce Avgeropoulos 5. Mr. Nick Balina 6. Mr. Charlie Biniaris 7. Mrs. Katerina Biniaris 8. Ms. Irene Biniaris 9. Mr. Bill Biniaris 10. Mrs. Dimitria Biniaris 11. Mrs. Katerina Biniaris 12. Mrs. Jennie Biniaris 13. Mrs. Lisa Boote 14. Mr. Pat Boote 15. Mr. Costa Chimbakis 16. Mrs. Helen Chimbakis 17. Mr. Andrea Comminos 18. Mrs. Nitsa Comminos 19. Mr. Bill Comminos 20. Mr. George Comminos 21. Mr. Peter Comminos 22. Mrs. Tarja Comminos 23. Mrs. Bayba Frattolin 24. Mr. Ted Frisky 25. Mrs. Joanne Frisky 26. Mr. Shawn Frisky 27. Mrs. Angela Damianakos-Frisky 28. Mr. Peter Giardetti 29. Mrs. Tara Giardetti 30. Mr. Terry Hatzis 31. Mrs. Theodora Hatzis 32. Mr. Ken Imperius 33. Mrs. Mary Imperius 34. Mr. Andy Karanasos 35. Mrs. Lori Karanasos 36. Mrs. Lisa Kahramanos 37. Mr. Peter Koukos 38. Mrs. Tanya Koukos * 39. Mr. Nick Koukos 40. Mrs. Joyce Koukos 41. Mr. Ray Leino * 42. Mrs. Virginia Leino 43. Mr. Chris Lent 44. Mrs. Joanne Lent 45. Mr. Jack Lotsios 46. Mrs. Effie Lotsios 47. Mr. George Lotsios 48. Mr. George Lucas 49. Mrs. Helen Machairas 50. Mr. Tom Marinis ** 51. Mrs. Athina Morakis 52. Ms. Maria Morakis 53. Ms. Georgina Mellas 54. Mr. Tom Mellas 55. Mrs. Smaragde Mellas 56. Mrs. Matina Mellas 57. Ms. Bessie Melville 58. Mr. John Pantoulias 59. Mr. Peter Pantoulias 60. Mrs. Helen Pantoulias 61. Mr. Tom Pavlou 62. Mrs. Rosa Pavlou 63. Mrs. Virginia Pazianos 64. Mr. Peter Saites 65. Mrs. Nora Saites * 66. Mr. Steven Scollie * 67. Mrs. Rose Sourtzis 68. Mr. Marino Spourdalakis 69. Mrs. Nora Spourdalakis 70. Mr. Achilles Stathopoulos 71. Mrs. Irene Stathopoulos * 72. Mr. Emilios Stefanidis 73. Mrs. Xeni Theodore 74. Mr. Ahileas Tsekouras 75. Mr. Constantine Tsekouras 76. Mrs. Jane Tsekouras 77. Mr. Paul Tsekouras 78. Mrs. Sylvia Tsekouras* 79. Mr. Harry Tsekouras 80. Mrs. Lily Tsekouras 81. Mr. John Tsekouras 82. Mrs. Ploumi Vlotaros 83. Mrs. Athena Vlotaros DID YOU KNOW......how important your time, talents and treasures are to our parish family? Without these things, it would cost $1, per member, per year to fulfill the basic costs of running our parish (based on our 2009 operating costs). COMMUNITY NEWS Congratulations to parents Peter and Tanya Koukos who baptized their daughter Alexia on April 4 th, NA ZISI! Congratulations to parents Razvan and Monica Anisca, who baptized their son Bogdan on April 10 th, NA ZISI! 7

8 SCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICES - MAY 2010 SUNDAY 2 +SUNDAY OF THE SAMARITAN. TRANSFER OF THE RELICS OF ST. ATHANASIOS. ORTHROS 9:15A.M., DIVINE LITURGY 10:30 A.M. SUNDAY 9 +SUNDAY OF THE BLIND MAN. MOTHER S DAY. ST. CHRISTOPHER THE MARTYR. ORTHROS 9:15A.M., DIVINE LITURGY 10:30 A.M. THURSDAY 13 +ASCENSION DAY. ST. GLYKERIA THE MARTYR. ORTHROS 9:15A.M., DIVINE LITURGY 10:15 A.M. SUNDAY 16 +SUNDAY OF THE HOLY FATHERS OF THE FIRST ECUMENICAL SYNOD. ORTHROS 9:15A.M., DIVINE LITURGY 10:30 A.M. FRIDAY 21 +SAINTS CONSTANTINE AND HELEN, EQUAL TO THE APOSTLES. ORTHROS 9:15A.M., DIVINE LITURGY 10:15 A.M. SATURDAY TH SATURDAY OF THE SOULS. STS. VASILISKOS, DEMETRIOS AND PAUL. ORTHROS 9:15A.M., DIVINE LITURGY 10:15 A.M. SUNDAY(MORNING) 23 +SUNDAY OF PENTECOST. ST. MICHAEL OF SYNNADA. ORTHROS 9:15A.M., DIVINE LITURGY AND BLESSING OF THE LOAVES. 10:30 A.M. SUNDAY(EVENING) 23 +GREAT VESPERS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. ST. SYMEON THE STYLITE. 7:00P.M. MONDAY 24 +MONDAY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. ST. SYMEON THE STYLITE. ORTHROS 9:00A.M., DIVINE LITURGY 10:15A.M. SUNDAY 30 +SUNDAY OF ALL SAINTS. STS. BARLAAM, MAKRINA AND ISAAKIOS. ORTHROS 9:15A.M., DIVINE LITURGY 10:30 A.M. PENTECOSTARION 2010 The 50 days of Pentecost are from (Pascha) April 4 th to (Sunday of Pentecost) May 23 rd. April 11 April 18 April 25 May 2 May 9 May 13 (Thursday) May 16 May 23 Sunday of Thomas Sunday of the Myrrhbearers Sunday of the Paralytic Sunday of the Samaritan Woman Sunday of the Blind Man The Ascension of Our Lord Sunday of the Holy Fathers Sunday of Pentecost NO fasting from Sunday of Pentecost until the Sunday of All Saints. May 30 Sunday of All Saints Apostles Fast begins on May 31 st for 29 days. 8

9 ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΙΕΡΩΝ ΑΚΟΛΟΤΘΙΩΝ - ΜΑΪΟΤ 2010 ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ 2 +ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ ΣΗ ΑΜΑΡΕΙΣΙΔΟ. ΑΝΑΚ. ΛΕΙΨΑΝΩΝ ΑΓ. ΒΑΙΛΕΙΟΤ ΣΟΤ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΤ. ΟΡΘΡΟ 9.15 ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΣΟΤΡΓΙΑ 10.30ΠΜ. ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ 9 +ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ ΣΟΤ ΣΤΦΛΟΤ. MOTHER S DAY. ΑΓ. ΧΡΙΣΟΦΟΡΟΤ ΜΑΡΣΤΡΟ. ΟΡΘΡΟ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΣΟΤΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. ΠΕΜΠΣΗ 13 +ΣΗ ΑΝΑΛΤΨΕΩ. ΑΓΙΑ ΓΛΤΚΕΡΙΑ ΜΑΡΣΤΡΟ. ΟΡΘΡΟ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΣΟΤΡΓΙΑ 10:15ΠΜ. ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ 16 +ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ ΣΩΝ ΑΓΙΩΝ ΠΑΣΕΡΩΝ ΣΗ Α ΟΙΚΟΤΜΕΝΙΚΗ ΤΝΟΔΟΤ. ΟΡΘΡΟ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΣΟΤΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. ΠΕΜΠΣΗ 21 +ΣΩΝ ΑΓΙΩΝ ΙΑΠΟΣΟΛΩΝ ΚΩΝΣΑΝΣΙΝΟΤ ΚΑΙ ΕΛΕΝΗ. ΟΡΘΡΟ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΣΟΤΡΓΙΑ 10:15ΠΜ. ΑΒΒΑΣΟΝ 22 +Δ ΨΤΧΟΑΒΒΑΣΟΝ. ΑΓ. ΒΑΙΛΙΚΟΤ, ΔΗΜΗΣΡΙΟΤ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΤΛΟΤ ΜΑΡΣΤΡΟ. ΟΡΘΡΟ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΣΟΤΡΓΙΑ 10:15ΠΜ. ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ (ΠΡΩΙ) 23 +ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ ΣΗ ΑΓΙΑ ΠΕΝΣΗΚΟΣΗ. ΑΓ. ΜΙΧΑΗΛ ΕΠΙΚΟΠΟΤ ΤΝΑΔΩΝ. ΟΡΘΡΟ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΣΟΤΡΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΑΡΣΟΚΛΑΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ (ΒΡΑΔΤ) 23 +ΣΟΤ ΑΓΙΟΤ ΠΝΕΤΜΑΣΟ. ΑΓΙΟΤ ΤΜΕΩΝ ΣΤΛΙΣΟΤ. ΜΕΓΑ ΕΠΕΡΙΝΟ 7:00ΜΜ. ΔΕΤΣΕΡΑ 24 +ΣΟΤ ΑΓΙΟΤ ΠΝΕΤΜΑΣΟ. ΑΓΙΟΤ ΤΜΕΩΝ ΣΤΛΙΣΟΤ. ΟΡΘΡΟ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΣΟΤΡΓΙΑ 10:15ΠΜ ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ 30 +ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ ΣΩΝ ΑΓΙΩΝ ΠΑΝΣΩΝ. ΑΓ. ΙΑΑΚΙΟΤ, ΒΑΡΛΑΑΜ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΚΡΙΝΑ. ΟΡΘΡΟ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΣΟΤΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. ΠΕΝΣΗΚΟΣΑΡΙΟΝ 2010 ΕΤΦΑΡΙΣΟΤΜΕ Οι 50 ημέρες ηης Πενηηκοζηής ΓΙΑ ΣI είναι ΠΡΟΥΟΡΕ από ηο Πάζτα ΑΠ ΟΛΟΤ (4 Απριλίοσ) έφς ΓΙΑ ηη Κσριακή ΕΝΑ ΠΟΛΤ ηης Πενηηκοζηής ΠΕΣΤΦΗΜΕΝΟ (23 Μαχοσ). ΠΑΦΑ 2009! 11 Απριλίοσ Κσριακή ηοσ Θφμά 18 Απριλίοσ Κσριακή ηφν Μσροθόρφν 25 Απριλίοσ Κσριακή ηοσ Παραλσηικού 2 Μαχοσ Κσριακή ηης Σαμαρείηιδος 9 Μαχοσ Κσριακή ηοσ Τσθλού 13 Μαχοσ (Πέμπηη) Η Ανάληυις ηοσ Κσρίοσ 16 Μαχοσ Κσριακή ηφν Αγίφν Παηέρφν 23 Μαχοσ Κσριακή ηης Πενηηκοζηής Ότι νηζηεία από ηην Κσριακή ηης Πενηηκοζηής έφς ηη Κσριακή ηφν Αγίφν Πάνηφν. 30 Μαχοσ Κσριακή ηφν Αγίφν Πάνηφν Η νηζηεία ηφν Αγίφν Αποζηόλφν αρτίζει 31 Μαχοσ και κραηεί και ηελειώνει εφέτος 28 Ιοσνίοσ (29 ημέρες). 9

10 Προσευχή Αγίου εραφείμ του άρωφ. «Δζςποτα, Κφριε του ουρανοφ καί τθσ γισ, βαςιλεφ των αιϊνων, ευδόκθςε να ανοιχκι καί για μζνα θ κφρα τθσ μετανοίασ, ϊςτε μζ πόνο καρδίασ νά προςεφχωμαι ς Εςζνα τόν μόνο αλθκινό Θε, τόν πατζρα του Κυρίου θμϊν Ιθςοφ Χριςτοφ, το φϊσ του κόςμου. Δζξου, Πολυεφςπλαγχνε, τι δζθςί μου. Μι τιν απορρίψθσ. υγχϊρθςε κάκε κακό ποφ ζκανα νικθμζνοσ από τιν προαίρεςί μου. Ζθτϊ ανάπαυςι καί δζν τι βρίςκω, γιατί θ ςυνείδθςισ μζ ελζγχει. Προςδοκϊ ειρινθ, αλλά ειρινθ δζν ζχω εξ αιτίασ του πλικουσ των ανομιϊν μου. Άκουςε, Κφριε, μιά καρδιά ποφ ζ επικαλείται. Μι βλζπθσ τά κακά μου ζργα. Επίβλεψε ςτιν αςκζνεια τθσ ψυχισ μου καί ςπεφςε νά μζ κεραπεφςθσ από τά βαριά μου τραφματα. Δϊςε μου καιρό μετανοίασ μζ τό ζλεοσ τθσ φιλανκρωπίασ ου. Ελευκζρωςζ με από τά πάκθ. Μι μζ κρίνθσ ςφμφωνα μζ τι δικαιοςφνθ ου. Μθ μου ανταποδϊςθσ κατά τά ζργα μου, γιά νά μι χακϊ εντελϊσ. Ειςάκουςζ με Κφριε, γιατί βρίςκομαι ςζ απόγνωςι. Αφοφ ζχαςα κάκε ελπίδα καί ςκζψι γιά τι διόρκωςί μου, προςπίπτω ςτοφσ οικτιρμοφσ ου. Ελζθςζ με τόν ξεπεςμζνο καί κατάκριτο γιά τίσ αμαρτίεσ μου. Λυπιςου με, Δζςποτα, γιατί ςυνζχομαι από πλικοσ ανομιϊν καί μοιάηω αλυςοδεμζνοσ μϋ αυτζσ. Εςφ μόνο γνωρίηεισ νά ελευκερϊνθσ καί νά κεραπεφθσ. Γι αυτό ςζ όλεσ τίσ φοβερζσ μου αρρϊςτιεσ επικαλοφμαι μόνο Εςζνα, τόν ιατρό των αςκενοφντων, τόν οδθγό των πλανωμζνων, τό φϊσ των εςκοτιςμζνων, τόν ελευκερωτι των αιχμαλϊτων. Επικαλοφμαι Εςζνα, ποφ πάντοτε μακροκυμείσ καί ςυγκρατείσ τιν οργι ου καί δίνεισ ςτοφσ αμαρτωλοφσ καιρό μετανοίασ. Καταφγαςε, Δζςποτα, μζ τό φϊσ του προςϊπου ου εμζνα τόν αμαρτωλό, διότι είςαι ταχφσ ςτό νά ελεισ καί βραδφσ ςτό νά τιμωρισ. Εςφ ο εφςπλαγχνοσ άπλωςε τό χζρι ου καί ανόρκωςζ με από τιν τάφρο των ανομιϊν μου. Εςφ δζν ευχαριςτείςαι ςτιν απϊλεια του αμαρτωλοφ οφτε αποςτρζφεισ τό πρόςωπό ου από τόν προςευχόμενο ς Εςζνα μζ δάκρυα. Άκουςε, Κφριε, τι φωνι του δοφλου ου ποφ ζ επικαλείται καί φανζρωςε τό φϊσ ου ς εμζνα τόν ςτερθμζνο τό φϊσ. Δϊριςζ μου τι χάρι ου, γιατί εγϊ δζν ζχω άλλθ ελπίδα καί ελπίηω πάντοτε μόνο ςτι δικι ου βοικεια καί δφναμι. ϋϋτρζψον, Κφριε, τόν κοπετόν μου εισ χαράν εμοί, διάρρθξον τόν ςάκκον μου καί περίηωςόν με ευφροςφνθν ϋϋ ( πρβλ. Ψαλμ. κκ 12 ). Ευδόκθςε, ϊςτε νά καταπαφςω από τά εςπερινά μου ζργα καί νά βρϊ ορκρινι ανάπαυςι όπωσ οι εκλεκτοί ου, Κφριε, από τοφσ οποίουσ ϋϋ απζδρα οδφνθ, λφπθ καί ςτεναγμόσ ϋϋ. Κάνε νά ανοιχκι γιά μζνα θ κφρα τθσ βαςιλείασ ου, ϊςτε νά ειςζλκω καί νά ςυγκαταρικμθκϊ μζ τοφσ ευφραινομζνουσ από τό φϊσ του προςϊπου ου καί νά κλθρονομιςω τιν αιϊνια ηωι». 10

11 A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO THE MANY DEDICATED, SMILING, HARDWORKING VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTINUE TO MAKE THE GREAT SOUVLAKI DINNER TAKEOUT A SUCCESS! GOD BLESS YOU! 11

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16 ORTHODOXY AROUND THE WORLD RUSSIA A beautiful shot of Sts. Peter & Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg. 16