GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ZOODOHOS PEGHE PELHAM BAY, BRONX, NEW YORK

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1 GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ZOODOHOS PEGHE PELHAM BAY, BRONX, NEW YORK Sunday,November 27, Κυριακή, Νοεμβρίου 27, 2016 ORTHROS 9:30 a.m. DIVINE LITURGY 10:00-11:30 a.m. Welcome Visitor! We are honored that you have chosen to join us for worship today. Our hope is that your visit with us has blessed you in some way. If you belong to another Church, please take our best wishes home with you. If you do not have a parish home, we would be delighted to make you welcome here. Today s Appointed Pericope: Πρὸς Ἐφεσίους 2:4-10 Σῶσον, Κύριε τὸν λαὸν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου. Στίχ. Πρὸς σἐ, Κύριε, κεκράξομαι ὁ Θεός μου. Ἀδελφοί, ὁ θεός, πλούσιος ὢν ἐν ἐλέει, διὰ τὴν πολλὴν ἀγάπην αὐτοῦ ἣν ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ὄντας ἡμᾶς νεκροὺς τοῖς παραπτώμασιν συνεζωοποίησεν τῷ Χριστῷ - χάριτί ἐστε σεσωσμένοι - καὶ συνήγειρεν, καὶ συνεκάθισεν ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ἵνα ἐνδείξηται ἐν τοῖς αἰῶσιν τοῖς ἐπερχομένοις τὸν ὑπερβάλλοντα πλοῦτον τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ ἐν χρηστότητι ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῇ γὰρ χάριτί ἐστε σεσῳσμένοι διὰ τῆς πίστεως, καὶ τοῦτο οὐκ ἐξ ὑμῶν θεοῦ τὸ δῶρον οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων, ἵνα μή τις καυχήσηται. Αὐτοῦ γάρ ἐσμεν ποίημα, κτισθέντες ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ἐπὶ ἔργοις ἀγαθοῖς, οἷς προητοίμασεν ὁ θεός, ἵνα ἐν αὐτοῖς περιπατήσωμεν. St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:4-10 O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance. Verse: To you, O Lord, I have cried, O my God. BRETHREN, God who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with him, and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God: not because of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them

2 Today s Gospel Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 18:18-27 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἄρχων λέγων διδάσκαλε ἀγαθέ, τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω; εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Ιησοῦς τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ Θεός. τὰς ἐντολὰς οἶδας μὴ μοιχεύσῃς, μὴ φονεύσῃς, μὴ κλέψῃς, μὴ ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς, τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα σου. ὁ δὲ εἶπε ταῦτα πάντα ἐφυλαξάμην ἐκ νεότητός μου. ἀκούσας δὲ ταῦτα ὁ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἔτι ἕν σοι λείπει πάντα ὅσα ἔχεις πώλησον καὶ διάδος πτωχοῖς, καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ δεῦρο ἀκολούθει μοι. ὁ δὲ ἀκούσας ταῦτα περίλυπος ἐγένετο ἦν γὰρ πλούσιος σφόδρα. ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ιησοῦς περίλυπον γενόμενον εἶπε πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ! εὐκοπώτερον γάρ ἐστι κάμηλον διὰ τρυμαλιᾶς ῥαφίδος εἰσελθεῖν ἢ πλούσιον εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰσελθεῖν. εἶπον δὲ οἱ ἀκούσαντες καὶ τίς δύναται σωθῆναι; ὁ δὲ εἶπε τὰ ἀδύνατα παρὰ ἀνθρώποις δυνατὰ παρὰ τῷ Θεῷ ἐστιν. The Gospel according to Luke 18:18-27 At that time, a ruler came to Jesus and asked him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.' " And he said, "All these I have observed from my youth." And when Jesus heard it, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." But when he heard this he became sad, for he was very rich. Jesus looking at him said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" But he said, "What is impossible with men is possible with God." The Memorias today are offered in loving memory of + Areti Lolos + Kyriakos Catechis + Maria Katechis + Kostantina Ioannou May their memory be eternal! Αιωνία τους η μνήμη! The Philoptohos Fellowship Join us for coffee after the services in the Community Center. Today's Fellowship is offered by the Ladies of our Philoptohos Society All are invited!

3 Τhe First Entry Into the Temple- and The Sarantisi 40-Day Blessing is held today for " Adelina Rose" the daughter of Joseph & Kristen Muschio The Lord bless the baby and keep her under His care. The Artoclasia service today is offered for the continued good health of Stergios & Stella Bizekis and family Ekaterina Siskos and family Upcoming Liturgies Month of November 2016 Wednesday, November 30, 2016 Feast of Apostle Andrew Τετάρτη, Νοεμβρίου 30, 2016 Εορτή τού Αποστόλου Ανδρέα Month of December 2016 Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016 Feast of St. Nicholas Του Αγίου Νικολάου on the occasion of their Name Day The Lord bless them and their families with many healthy years. Χρόνια Πολλά! Friday, Dec. 9, 2016 Feast of St. Anna Τής Αγίας Αννης Monday, Dec. 12, 2016 Feast of St. Spyridon Τού Αγίου Σπυρίδωνος Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 Feast of St. Eleftherios Τού Αγίου Ελευθερίου Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016 Feast of St. Anastasia Τής Αγίας Αναστασίας

4 The Hellenic Community of Zoodohos Peghe and The Greek American Institute Invites you to a Service Award Luncheon Honoring Anne Prokop, 40 years of service and Stamatios Ghikas, 25 years of service Sunday, December 4, 2016 At the Community Center 3573 Bruckner Blvd. Bronx, NY 12:30-5:30 p.m. $60.00 per person $40.00 per child (12 years or younger) For more information or reservations, please call, Sophia Zarvos at or the Office at /2393 You can also , secretary@gai-edu.org or secretary@zoodohospeghe.org RSVP by November 20, 2016 *When making reservation please let us know if you are fasting.

5 The children's choir at Zoodohos Peghe Church provides spiritual formation and nurturing through integrated instruction of choral technique and worship leadership in the Orthodox Christian tradition. Participation is free and open to the community. To join, please see Fr. Sylvester or Thanos Kokkalas, our choir director. The Choir is now accepting new members. We invite new members to join us in fellowship as we use our God-given talents to lead and spiritually inspire during worship! To join, please see Fr. Sylvester. Sunday School Did you register your children to Sunday School? To those who registered your children to our Sunday School, we Thank you for sharing your children with us to learn about God and our faith. To those who did not do so as of yet, please weave faith into the lives of your children! Register them to our Sunday School today! Registration is free! Sunday School Teacher/Helper sign up Sunday School is always looking for eager and able people to teach the word God. To join, please see Fr. Sylvester or the Sunday School Director, Mrs. Olympia Daskalakis.

6 PTO- PASTA & MOVIE NIGHT Friday, December 2, 2016 CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY Friday, December 16, 2016 PARISH ELECTIONS Sunday, December 18, 2016 BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Sunday, December 18, 2016 EPIPHANY DAY THE BLESSING OF THE WATERS, & THE EPIPHANY LUNCHEON Sunday, January 8th, 12 noon at the Green Tree Country Club, New Rochelle, NY Following the Divine Liturgy of on Sunday, January 10 th, parishioners will gather at the pier of the Green Tree Country Club in New Rochelle, NY at 12 noon, to witness the blessing of the waters. There, an invocation is recited, and the priest casts a decorated cross into the water. Following the blessing of the waters there is a luncheon. Sunday, January 8, 2017 Schedule Orthros: 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy 10:00-11:00AM Blessing of the Waters in New Rochelle: 12 noon RESERVATIONS FOR THE LUNCHEON A MUST! Donation : $35.00 per person PLEASE CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE IN