St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church

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1 Pastor Fr. Christopher P. Foustoukos Assistant Pastor Fr. Timothy Curren Parish President Mrs. Pam Katsiris Stewardship Chairman Stephen S. Kalivas Pastoral Assistant Deacon Michael Fadel Pastor Emeritus Fr. Andrew Demotses Parish Nurse Sophia Grevelis, RN Office Manager Irene Stephanides Secretary Chrissa Pissios Office: Tel: Fax: website: St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church 5th Sunday of Luke Weekday Services Synaxis of the Archangels Saturday, November 8 Orthros 8 am Liturgy 9 am St. Chrysostom Thursday, November 13 Orthros 8 am Liturgy 9 am Entrance of Theotokos Friday, November 21 Orthros 8 am Liturgy 9 am Vespers at Cathedral for St. Andrew Saturday, November 7 pm KAQHMERINES IERES AKOLOUQIES Su/najic Tajiarxw/n Mixah/l kai Gabrih/l Sabba/to, 8 h Noembri/ou 8:00 p.m. Orqroc 9:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a Iwa/nnhc Xruso/stomoc Pe/mpth, 13 h Noembri/ou 8:00 p.m. Orqroc 9:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a Ei/sodoc thc Uperagi/ac Qeoto/kou Paraskeuh/ 21 h Noembri/ou 8:00 p.m. Orqroc 9:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a Esperino/c ston Kaqedriko/ Nao/ gia tou Agi/ou Andre/a Sabba/to, 30 h Noembri/ou 7 m.m. Winter Hours Orthros - Greek 8:00 a.m. 1 st Divine Liturgy - English 9:00am 2 nd Divine Liturgy - Greek & English 10:30am Office Hours 9 am - 5 pm XEIMERINES WRES Orqroc - Ellhnika/ 8:00 p.m. 1 h Qei/a Leitourgi/a-Agglika/ 9:00p.m. 2 h Qei/a Leitourgi/a Ellhnika/ kai Agglika/ 10:30 p.m. Ώρες γραφείou 9 π.μ. - 5 μ.μ. November 2, 2014

2 Sunday, November 2, 2014 Hymns Following the Gospel (Small Entrance) Apolytikion When the women Disciples of the Lord had learned from the Angel the joyful message of the Resurrection and had rejected the ancestral decision, they cried aloud to the Apostles triumphantly: Death has been despoiled, Christ God has risen, granting His great mercy to the world. Apolytikion Blessed is the earth that drank your blood, O prizewinners of the Lord, and holy are the tabernacles that received your spirit; for in the stadium ye triumphed over the enemy, and ye proclaimed Christ with boldness. Beseech Him, we pray, since He is good, to save our souls. Apoluti/kion Τὸ φαιδρὸν τῆς Ἀναστάσεως κήρυγμα, ἐκ τοῦ Ἀγγέλου μαθοῦσαι αἱ τοῦ Κυρίου Μαθήτριαι, καὶ τὴν προγονικὴν ἀπόφασιν ἀπορρίψασαι, τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις καυχώμεναι ἔλεγον Ἐσκύλευται ὁ θάνατος, ἠγέρθη Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Apoluti/kion Ἀθλοφόροι Κυρίου, μακαρία ἡ γῆ, ἡ πιανθεῖσα τοὶς αἵμασιν ὑμῶν, καὶ ἅγιαι αἱ σκηναί, αἱ δεξάμεναι τὰ πνεύματα ὑμῶν, ἐν σταδίῳ γὰρ τὸν ἐχθρὸν ἐθριαμβεύσατε, καὶ Χριστὸν μετὰ παρρησίας ἐκηρύξατε, αὐτὸν ὡς ἀγαθὸν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἱκετεύσατε, σωθῆναι δεόμεθα τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν. St. Vasilios Your message was carried throughout the world. As it received your mighty word, By which you divinely made manifest And clarified the nature of existing things You set in order the customs of men, You who are royal priesthood! Holy Father, intercede with Christ our God To grant us His great mercy. Kontakion O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee. Apoluti/kion tou Agi/ou Basilei/ou Konta/kion Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, μεσιτεία πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε. Μὴ παρίδῃς ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοι Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων σε. DELPHI RAFFLE The Parish is again sponsoring the Delphi Raffle. This is a limited ticket/high prize raffle. There are only 100 tickets sold and the prize is $5,000.00!! All the proceeds go directly to the building fund. Drawing will take place at the festival in November. People have reserved their tickets and there are a few remaining. If you would like to purchase a one in a hundred chance for $5,000 Call the office at or Pam at

3 Prokeimenon. Mode 4. Psalm ,1 O Lord, how manifold are your works. You have made all things in wisdom. Verse: Bless the Lord, O my soul. St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 2:16-20 On Sunday, November 9, 2014 the St. Val s Men s Club will be sponsoring a memorial service in the church at the end of the Divine Liturgy in memory of all of their departed members. After the Divine Liturgy all members of the community are invited to go outside and join the Honor Guard honoring the memories of the veterans that have served our country and have entered into eternal rest. BRETHREN, you know that a man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of the law, because by works of the law shall no one be justified. But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we ourselves were found to be sinners, is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not! But if I build up again those things which I tore down, then I prove myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law, that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. REMINDER We would like to remind you that on Sunday, November 2, 2014 we celebrate the feast of St. Cosmas and Damian, patrons of the Philoptochos. At the first liturgy that Sunday, the Philoptochos will sponsor a bread blessing service for the health of the members of our parish, At the second Liturgy it will sponsor a memorial service for its deceased members, at which all of the more than 350 members of blessed memory will be individually commemorated by name. The Koliva Tray will be sponsored by the Kougianos and Andrinopoulos Families. UPENQUMHSIS Sac upenqumi/zomen oti thn Kuriakh/, 2hn Noembri/ou 2014 ei/ nai h eorth/ twn Agi/wn Anargu/ rwn Kosma/ kai Damianou eorta/ zei kai h Filo/ptwxoc Adelfo/ thc Aqhna/. Eic thn prw/thn l e i t o u r g i / a n q a t e l e / s h artoklasi/a upe/r ugei/ac twn melw/n oloklh/-rou thc koino/ thtoc, kai eic thn deute/ran leitourgi/an qa tele/sh mnhmo/ suno upe/r mnh/mhc kai aiwni/ou anapau/sewc twn aeimnh/stwn melw/n thc, eic to opoi/o qa mnhmoneuqh/ h ka/qe makaristh/ adelfh/ kat =o/noma. O di/skoc qa prosferqh/ apo tic oikoge/neiec Kougianou kai Andrino/poulou. Προκείμενον. Ἦχος δ. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ ,1 Ὡς ἐμεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου Κύριε, πάντα ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐποίησας. Στίχ. Εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον. Πρὸς Γαλάτας 2:16-20 Ἀδελφοί, εἰδότες ὅτι οὐ δικαιοῦται ἄνθρωπος ἐξ ἔργων νόμου, ἐὰν μὴ διὰ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἡμεῖς εἰς Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐπιστεύσαμεν, ἵνα δικαιωθῶμεν ἐκ πίστεως Χριστοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων νόμου διότι οὐ δικαιωθήσεται ἐξ ἔργων νόμου πᾶσα σάρξ. Εἰ δέ, ζητοῦντες δικαιωθῆναι ἐν Χριστῷ, εὑρέθημεν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἁμαρτωλοί, ἆρα Χριστὸς ἁμαρτίας διάκονος; Μὴ γένοιτο. Εἰ γὰρ ἃ κατέλυσα, ταῦτα πάλιν οἰκοδομῶ, παραβάτην ἐμαυτὸν συνίστημι. Ἐγὼ γὰρ διὰ νόμου νόμῳ ἀπέθανον, ἵνα θεῷ ζήσω. Χριστῷ συνεσταύρωμαι ζῶ δέ, οὐκέτι ἐγώ, ζῇ δὲ ἐν ἐμοὶ Χριστός ὃ δὲ νῦν ζῶ ἐν σαρκί, ἐν πίστει ζῶ τῇ τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ, τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντός με καὶ παραδόντος ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ. 14 3

4 5th Sunday of Luke The Gospel of Luke 16:19-31 The Lord said, "There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazaros, full of sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table; moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried; and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes, and saw Abraham far off and Lazaros in his bosom. And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Lazaros to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.' But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazaros in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.' And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house, for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.' But Abraham said, 'They have Moses, and the prophets; let them hear them.' And he said, 'No, father Abraham; but if some one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' He said to them, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if some one should rise from the dead.'" Κατὰ Λουκᾶν Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος Ανθρωπος δέ τις ἦν πλούσιος, καὶ ἐνεδιδύσκετο πορφύραν καὶ βύσσον εὐφραινόμενος καθ ἡμέραν λαμπρῶς. πτωχὸς δέ τις ἦν ὀνόματι Λάζαρος, ὃς ἐβέβλητο πρὸς τὸν πυλῶνα αὐτοῦ ἡλκωμένος καὶ ἐπιθυμῶν χορτασθῆναι ἀπὸ τῶν ψιχίων τῶν πιπτόντων ἀπὸ τῆς τραπέζης τοῦ πλουσίου ἀλλὰ καὶ οἱ κύνες ἐρχόμενοι ἀπέλειχον τὰ ἕλκη αὐτοῦ. ἐγένετο δὲ ἀποθανεῖν τὸν πτωχὸν καὶ ἀπενεχθῆναι αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων εἰς τὸν κόλπον Αβραάμ ἀπέθανε δὲ καὶ ὁ πλούσιος καὶ ἐτάφη. καὶ ἐν τῷ ᾅδῃ ἐπάρας τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ, ὑπάρχων ἐν βασάνοις, ὁρᾷ τὸν Αβραὰμ ἀπὸ μακρόθεν καὶ Λάζαρον ἐν τοῖς κόλποις 4 13

5 PTA COFFEE HOUR: Please join us for coffee fellowship today immediately following the first Divine Liturgy in the Educational Center. Today's coffee fellowship is fully sponsored in loving memory of William Brown by his wife Stephanie and daughter Christina The PTA will be having their next meeting on Wednesday November 12 at 7pm. All member are welcome! Please join us in planning our upcoming events! The meeting will be held at 13 Baldwin Street, Peabody MA. For more information please contact us at CHURCH SCHOOL COAT DRIVE The Church School will be collecting coats for both adults and children. Coats may be new or used, but clean and in good condition. Boxes will be set up in the Educational Center Foyer from Oct. 12 th to Nov. 2 nd. Coats can also be brought to any Church School classroom. Please help the students provide help and hope this winter to people in need in our communities Dates to Remember Monday, November 3 St. Val s Men s club fundraiser at Stone Wood Tavern November 7, 8 & 9 St. Vasilios Festival Sunday, November 9 St. Vasilios Men s Club Memorial Service Monday, November 24 Parish Assembly Friday, November 28 Orthodoxy on TAP Saturday, December 6 St. Val s Men s club Christmas Party Saturday, December 13 Philoptochos Christmas Luncheon Haven From Hunger Soup Drive The St. Makrina women s study group is asking that you purchase pop top cans of soup in order to help stock the kitchen at the Haven from Hunger. There are many homeless individuals who do not have access to a can opener so we are requesting pop top only. We are accepting donations now through December 31 st. We will be delivering all soup collected the week of January 1, Thank you in advance for your support of this important mission. αὐτοῦ. καὶ αὐτὸς φωνήσας εἶπε πάτερ Αβραάμ, ἐλέησόν με καὶ πέμψον Λάζαρον ἵνα βάψῃ τὸ ἄκρον τοῦ δακτύλου αὐτοῦ ὕδατος καὶ καταψύξῃ τὴν γλῶσσάν μου, ὅτι ὀδυνῶμαι ἐν τῇ φλογὶ ταύτῃ. εἶπε δὲ Αβραάμ τέκνον, μνήσθητι ὅτι ἀπέλαβες σὺ τὰ ἀγαθά σου ἐν τῇ ζωῇ σου, καὶ Λάζαρος ὁμοίως τὰ κακά νῦν δὲ ὧδε παρακαλεῖται, σὺ δὲ ὀδυνᾶσαι καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶσι τούτοις μεταξὺ ἡμῶν καὶ ὑμῶν χάσμα μέγα ἐστήρικται, ὅπως οἱ θέλοντες διαβῆναι ἔνθεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς μὴ δύνωνται, μηδὲ οἱ ἐκεῖθεν πρὸς ἡμᾶς διαπερῶσιν. εἶπε δέ ἐρωτῶ οὖν σε, πάτερ, ἵνα πέμψῃς αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός μου ἔχω γὰρ πέντε ἀδελφούς ὅπως διαμαρτύρηται αὐτοῖς, ἵνα μὴ καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔλθωσιν εἰς τὸν τόπον τοῦτον τῆς βασάνου. λέγει αὐτῷ Αβραάμ ἔχουσι Μωϋσέα καὶ τοὺς προφήτας ἀκουσάτωσαν αὐτῶν. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν οὐχί, πάτερ Αβραάμ, ἀλλ ἐάν τις ἀπὸ νεκρῶν πορευθῇ πρὸς αὐτούς, μετανοήσουσιν. εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ εἰ Μωϋσέως καὶ τῶν προφητῶν οὐκ ἀκούουσιν, οὐδὲ ἐάν τις ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστῇ πεισθήσονται. Please welcome Fr. Nicholas L. Andruchow Associate Director of Project Mexico. He is the priest serving at the chapel of the St. Innocent Orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico. 12 5

6 PLEASE PRAY FOR: Bill, Deacon Michael, Nicholas, James, Kassandra, Francine, Persephone, Robert, Donna, Alex, Frank, Victoria, Jimmy, Nina, John, Matthew, Eva, Eleni, Christine, Stephen, Ariana, Michael. If you wish to add or remove a name from the list, please call the Church Office. CEMETERY VISITS: Due to the number of sacraments, 40 day blessings and memorials on Sundays it is difficult to make cemetery visits on Sundays after liturgy. If you would like a Trisagion at the graveside during the week you are kindly asked to make an appointment by calling the church office. HOSPITAL VISITS Due to HIPAA privacy rules, hospitals no longer provide a list of Orthodox patients to us. Therefore, if you or a loved one are, or will be, in the hospital, please contact the church office for a pastoral visit. Also, please notify the office if a friend or family member is in a rehab center, nursing home, assisted living facility or under hospice care. WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS! Everyone is welcome in the Orthodox Church and may receive the blessed bread (antidoron) at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy. Sadly, the divisions in the church prompt us all to work towards reunited Christianity. The culmination of this reunion will be the ability of all Christians to receive the Eucharist together. Until that blessed day arrives, only Orthodox Christians who are in good sacramental order are permitted to receive Holy Communion in the Orthodox Church. If you have any questions or concerns please speak with Father Chris. MEMORIALS: We commemorate today the blessed memory of the following Member of our parish who has fallen asleep in the Lord: 1 yr. Memorial Katherine Ziavras VIGIL LIGHTS Mr. & Mrs. Ioannis Kaloutas for good health of family. LITURGY LIGHTS Mr. & Mrs. Ioannis Kaloutas for good health of family. An Artoklasia will be offered on Saturday, November 8 in honor of the Synaxis of the Archangels by Mr. & Mrs. Ioannis Kaloutas for good health of family. ATTIC TREASURES The St. Vasilios Philoptochos Athena is planning to have one room of Attic Treasures during the upcoming Greek Festival to benefit the Accessibility Fund. Please donate any good condition household items, linens, or small electrical appliances that you no longer need and drop off at the Educational Center on either of the following days: Tuesday, Oct. 28, Thursday, Oct. 30, and Monday, Nov. 3 from 10:00 to 12:00 noon. If you have any questions, please call Maria Collins at

7 A VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE The Metropolis of Boston, together with all Philoptochos chapters and clergy, are adopting a new and ongoing project to provide support to homeless veterans in the New England area. The project, OPERATION HOUSEWARM- ING, involves providing housewarming items to those homeless veterans who are transitioning to independent living. The Philoptochos needs everyone s help. Please purchase one or more new items from the following veteran s wish list and bring it to St. Vasilios Church where there will be 2 containers, one located downstairs in front of the office and the other in the foyer of the Educational Center. Please be generous in providing needed assistance to the veterans so that we may show our grateful appreciation for their service. If you have any questions, please call Paula at or Maria at Sincerely, The Philoptochos Athena Philoptochos Christmas luncheon will be held on December 13, 2014 at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, Ma at Noon. Please call Fran Katsulis, to make reservation or if you have any questions. NOTICE Please be reminded that there will be one liturgy during the Festival weekend Sunday, November 9, am Orthros 10 am Divine Liturgy. Parakalw/ shmeiw/ste o/ti thn Kuriakh/, 9 h Noembri/ou qa exoume mo/no mi/a Qei/a Leitourgi/a Orqroc stic 9 pm kai Qei/a Leitourgi/a stic 10 pm. 10 7

8 A Call for Parish Council Members St. Vasilios Church needs dedicated men and women who place their love for Christ and the needs of the Parish as key priorities in their lives. A healthy spiritual life should be the norm not just of Council Members, but of all Orthodox Christians. By fully realizing the importance of the service offered by members of the Parish Council, official representatives of St. Vasilios, a person assumes a position that demands love, fidelity and dedication to the Holy Orthodox Church and will make every effort to exemplify its sacred character and spirit. If you share these priorities, it is the church s hope and prayer that you would submit your name as a candidate for the Parish Council no later than Friday, November 7, Elections will be held on Sunday December 14, If you are willing to be a candidate for election to the Parish Council, you must attend a Parish Council Candidate Seminar, to be held at St Vasilios at a time convenient to the candidates. This year we are also asking for a High School Student to join the Council as a non-voting Youth Representative to assist in addressing the needs of the youth of St Vasilios. They will not be required to attend the Candidate Seminar, but are encouraged to do so. The Youth Rep will be asked to attend monthly Parish Council Meetings and Committee meetings of his or her choosing. This is a great opportunity to participate in the governance of your church and also earn community service. Please complete the form below and check Youth. If multiple names are submitted one person will be selected at random. For more information regarding the Parish Council, please contact George Papadopoulos at , Fr. Chris or Parish Council President Pam Katsiris at St. Vasilios Parish Council Nomination Form I would like to volunteer for service as a member of the St. Vasilios Parish Council: Name: YOUTH Address: Tel: Please Note: Fr. Chris will not hold a Bible Class on November 11. The final class will be on December 9. I certify that I have been a member in good standing for more than one year and am eligible to serve on the Parish Council. Signature: Date Please deliver this form, no later than Friday, November 7, 2014 to: St. Vasilios Church 5 Paleologos Street Peabody, MA