Sunday After the Nativity

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1 ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΗ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΑ ΤΩΝ ΤΑΞΙΑΡΧΩΝ TAXIARCHAE/ARCHANGELS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 25 Bigelow Avenue, Watertown, MA Phone: Phone Website: Office: Rev. Fr. Athanasios Nenes, Parish Priest Cell Phone: Office Hours: Tuesday 9AM-Noon, & Thursday 3:45-5:30PM Rev. Fr. Nicholas Mueller, Parish Ministries Assistant Cell Phone: Sunday After the Nativity December 30, 2018 ORTHROS 8:45AM - DIVINE LITURGY 9:45AM Paraklesis - will resume on Thurs. Jan. 10, 2019 at 6:00PM. St. Basil - Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 Orthros 8:45/Liturgy 9:45AM Eve of Epiphany Vesperal Liturgy - Sat. 1/5/19 6PM Theophany of Our Lord Agiasmo - Sun. 1/6/19 Orthros 8:45/Liturgy 9:45 Capital Improvements Completion of both entrances 12/31/18 (weather permitting). Thank you for your patience during construction.

2 HYMNS OF THE DAY Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Second Mode: O Christ, the angelic powers appeared at Your tomb, the guards were as dead, and Mary stood by the sepulcher, seeking Your sacred body. You destroyed Hades yet remained untouched by it. You encountered the Virgin and through her, bestowed Life. Glory to You who has risen from the dead! Ἀγγελικαὶ Δυνάμεις ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμά σου, καὶ οἱ φυλάσσοντες ἀπενεκρώθησαν, καὶ ἵστατο Μαρία ἐν τῷ τάφῳ, ζητοῦσα τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα. Ἐσκύλευσας τὸν ᾍδην, μὴ πειρασθεὶς ὑπ' αὐτοῦ, ὑπήντησας τῇ Παρθένῳ, δωρούμενος τὴν ζωήν, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ των νεκρῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι. Apolytikion for Afterfeast of the Nativity in the Fourth Mode: Your birth O Christ our God did shine upon the world and through the light of wisdom illumined the universe and to those who held the stars in worship did through a star learn to worship You Worship You the sun of righteousness and came to know You the Light from on high. Glory to You O Lord. Ἡ γέννησίς σου Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἀνέτειλε τῶ κόσμω, τὸ φῶς τὸ τῆς γνώσεως, ἐν αὐτῇ γὰρ οἱ τοὶς ἄστροις λατρεύοντες, ὑπὸ ἀστέρος ἐδιδάσκοντο, σὲ προσκυνεῖν, τὸν Ἥλιον τῆς δικαιοσύνης, καὶ σὲ γινώσκειν ἐξ ὕψους ἀνατολήν, Κύριε δόξα σοί. Apolytikion for Sun. after Nativity in the Second Mode: O Joseph, proclaim the wonders to David, the ancestor of God. Thou hast seen a Virgin great with child; thou hast given glory with the shepherds; thou hast worshipped with the Magi; and thou hast been instructed through an Angel. Entreat Christ God to save our souls. Εὐαγγελίζου Ἰωσήφ, τῷ Δαυῒδ τὰ θαύματα τῷ Θεοπάτορι Παρθένον εἶδες κυοφορήσασαν, μετὰ Mάγων προσεκύνησας, μετὰ Ποιμένων ἐδοξολόγησας, δι' Ἀγγέλου χρηματισθείς. Ἱκέτευε Χριστὸν τὸν Θεόν, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν. Receiving Holy Communion - We welcome to this celebration of the Divine Liturgy those Christians who are from other Christian Denominations and who are not fully united with us. Sadly, it is a consequence of the divisions in Christianity that we cannot extend to you an invitation to receive Holy Communion. Orthodox Christians believe that the Eucharist is the work or action of the celebrating community signifying a oneness of faith, life, and worship of the believing community. Reception of Holy Communion by Christians not fully united with us would imply a oneness which does not yet exist, and for which we must pray. However, all present are welcome to partake of the Antidoro (blessed bread) which is distributed at the end of the Liturgy Service.

3 Epistle Reading Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Psalm 67.35,26. God is wonderful among his saints. Verse: Bless God in the congregations. The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 1: Brethren, I would have you know that the gospel which was preached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it; and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and had called me through his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother. τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Γαλάτας 1: Epistle Reading Προκείμενον. Fourth Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 67.35,26. Θαυμαστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τοῖς Ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ. Στίχ. Ἐν Ἐκκλησίαις εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Θεὸν. Ἀδελφοί, γνωρίζω δὲ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τὸ εὐαγγελισθὲν ὑπʼ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν κατὰ ἄνθρωπον. Οὐδὲ γὰρ ἐγὼ παρὰ ἀνθρώπου παρέλαβον αὐτό, οὔτε ἐδιδάχθην, ἀλλὰ διʼ ἀποκαλύψεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. Ἠκούσατε γὰρ τὴν ἐμὴν ἀναστροφήν ποτε ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ, ὅτι καθʼ ὑπερβολὴν ἐδίωκον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ ἐπόρθουν αὐτήν καὶ προέκοπτον ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ ὑπὲρ πολλοὺς συνηλικιώτας ἐν τῷ γένει μου, περισσοτέρως ζηλωτὴς ὑπάρχων τῶν πατρικῶν μου παραδόσεων. Ὅτε δὲ εὐδόκησεν ὁ θεὸς ὁ ἀφορίσας με ἐκ κοιλίας μητρός μου καὶ καλέσας διὰ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ, ἀποκαλύψαι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐμοὶ ἵνα εὐαγγελίζωμαι αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, εὐθέως οὐ προσανεθέμην σαρκὶ καὶ αἵματι οὐδὲ ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα πρὸς τοὺς πρὸ ἐμοῦ ἀποστόλους, ἀλλὰ ἀπῆλθον εἰς Ἀραβίαν, καὶ πάλιν ὑπέστρεψα εἰς Δαμασκόν. Ἔπειτα μετὰ ἔτη τρία ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἱστορῆσαι Πέτρον, καὶ ἐπέμεινα πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡμέρας δεκαπέντε. Ἕτερον δὲ τῶν ἀποστόλων οὐκ εἶδον, εἰ μὴ Ἰάκωβον τὸν ἀδελφὸν τοῦ κυρίου.

4 GOSPEL The Reading is from Matthew 2:13-23 When the wise men departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him." And he rose and took the child and his mother by night, and departed to Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt have I called my son." Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was in a furious rage, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: "A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they were no more." But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead." And he rose and took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaos reigned over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. And he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, "He shall be called a Nazarene." Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 2:13 23 Αναχωρησάντων δὲ αὐτῶν ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος Κυρίου φαίνεται κατ ὄναρ τῷ Ιωσὴφ λέγων ἐγερθεὶς παράλαβε τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ φεῦγε εἰς Αἴγυπτον, καὶ ἴσθι ἐκεῖ ἕως ἂν εἴπω σοι μέλλει γὰρ Ηρῴδης ζητεῖν τὸ παιδίον τοῦ ἀπολέσαι αὐτό. Ο δὲ ἐγερθεὶς παρέλαβε τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς καὶ ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς Αἴγυπτον, καὶ ἦν ἐκεῖ ἕως τῆς τελευτῆς Ηρῴδου, ἵνα πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν ὑπὸ τοῦ Κυρίου διὰ τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος ἐξ Αἰγύπτου ἐκάλεσα τὸν υἱόν μου. Τότε Ηρῴδης ἰδὼν ὅτι ἐνεπαίχθη ὑπὸ τῶν μάγων, ἐθυμώθη λίαν, καὶ ἀποστείλας ἀνεῖλε πάντας τοὺς παῖδας τοὺς ἐν Βηθλεὲμ καὶ ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ὁρίοις αὐτῆς ἀπὸ διετοῦς καὶ κατωτέρω, κατὰ τὸν χρόνον ὃν ἠκρίβωσε παρὰ τῶν μάγων. τότε ἐπληρώθη τὸ ῥηθὲν ὑπὸ Ιερεμίου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος φωνὴ ἐν Ραμᾷ ἠκούσθη, θρῆνος καὶ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὀδυρμὸς πολύς Ραχὴλ κλαίουσα τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς, καὶ οὐκ ἤθελε παρακληθῆναι, ὅτι οὐκ εἰσίν. Τελευτήσαντος δὲ τοῦ Ηρῴδου ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος Κυρίου κατ ὄναρ φαίνεται τῷ Ιωσὴφ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳλέγων ἐγερθεὶς παράλαβε τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ πορεύου εἰς γῆν Ισραήλ τεθνήκασι γὰρ οἱ ζητοῦντες τὴν ψυχὴν τοῦ παιδίου. ὁ δὲ ἐγερθεὶς παρέλαβε τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς γῆν Ισραήλ. ἀκούσας δὲ ὅτι Αρχέλαος βασιλεύει ἐπὶ τῆς Ιουδαίας ἀντὶ Ηρῴδου τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, ἐφοβήθη ἐκεῖ ἀπελθεῖν χρηματισθεὶς δὲ κατ ὄναρ ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς τὰ μέρη τῆς Γαλιλαίας, καὶ ἐλθὼν κατῴκησεν εἰς πόλιν λεγομένην Ναζαρέτ, ὅπως πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ τῶν προφητῶν ὅτι Ναζωραῖος κληθήσεται.

5 Welcome to all who worship with us this Sunday morning. Please join us in the Community Center for Coffee Fellowship immediately following the Divine Liturgy. Memorials: 40 day - Evangelos Nichols 3 year - Nicholas Patsicostas 13 year - Costa Nichols 43 year - Vasiliki Nichols May their memory be eternal. Αιωνία η Mνήμη! Coffee Fellowship is sponsored by the Nichols & Patsicostas family. ANNOUNCEMENTS HOPE - Meetings are on the first Friday of the month, 6 PM to 7 PM. JOY - Meetings are on the second Friday of the month, 6-7 PM. GOYA - Meeting: Friday, Jan. 18th 6 8PM. *Volunteering - we are looking for volunteers to serve as Advisors for our Youth Ministry programs. We have a number of events and outings planned for this year that would benefit from your insight and expertise. Greek School - Vacation 12/22-1/3/19 Social Service Ministry - Costa Magimbi will help guide parishioners who are having problems navigating the Massachusetts Social Services system. VASILOPITA SUNDAY We will be cutting the Parish Vasilopita on Sunday, January 6th, If you would like to help with the Vasilopitas please contact Philoptochos President Leah Alvanos at Lalvanos@comcast.net or

6 We would like to thank all who donated to the Christmas flowers. We would also like to thank Niki Varsamis & Nancy Sarris for decorating our Church so beautifully. Watertown Savings Bank Contest Ends TOMORROW Vote our Church for a chance to receive FREE MONEY!!! Please, if you bank at the Watertown Savings Bank VOTE for our Church in their Customer Choice Award. Forms are available in the Narthex. SAVE THE DATE: FESTIVAL 21, 22, 23, 2019 Tuesday, January 8th at 7:00pm. 1st Planning Meeting for the Festival. Please make every effort to attend! Join a committee to make our Taxiarchae Festival a success.

7 We wish all a Happy New Year 2019!! Health, Joy, Peace, Hope, Faith, Love & Prosperity! CRONIA POLLA! to all whose Saints are celebrated in January & February! Come to all the Taxiarchae Holiday Season Events -from Jan. 1, St Basil s, Epiphany, the Three Hierarchs, to the 1 st Sunday of Souls - and enjoy the beauty and spirit of our Church! Our Thanks to all Bros. and all in our Taxiarchae Community who came to our very successful Christmas Party event of Sunday Dec. 9, 2018 for your generosity for the benefit of our Scholarship Fund, Wounded Warriors Drive and other AHEPA causes! The New Year 2019, will be the 3 rd year we will award the E. Metaxas Scholarship award to both AHEPA and Taxiarchae members eligible College-bound and College-attending students! Higher amounts are available (up to $3,000) at the District-8 level to eligible children/grandchildren of members in good standing (paid for 3yrs.) On that thought, plan to join AHEPA early to be eligible! We congratulate and welcome all our new Bros. who joined our AHEPA fraternity in the year. All in our community are welcomed to join AHEPA! AHEPA is the official Representative of Greek Americans in the US Congress that promotes and lobbies for the survival of Greece and the Greek values and ideals! Submit a Membership Application now! Now is the right time to join! For fast action /details call John Abate (617) / ( ) Our next Chapter meeting will be on Jan. 10, :00 pm, when we will cut first our AHEPA Vasilopita then we will follow the usual business agenda. We may also vote and accept candidates who wish to join us. We need new innovative ideas to sustain/expand our chapter to continue our future work. Our chapter will host the 2019 AHEPA District-8 Workshop on Sat. Jan. 19 at the Atrium of the HHT, 25 Bigelow Ave., Watertown, MA starting at 9:00 AM with Coffee and Breakfast, followed by a period of review, discussions, break for Luncheon, and afternoon hours for resolutions, ending by 2:30-3:00 PM. In February, we plan to hold an informal event - before Meatfare & the start of the fasting weeks. With the start of the new AHEPA calendar year we urge all to sent their 2019 Membership Dues. According to HQ, members must have paid their dues by Feb. 28 in order to vote, receive publications, benefits such as eligibility rights to scholarships, etc. In addition, as an incentive, our chapter will hold a drawing for all who have paid by Feb. 28, the winner of which will be reimbursed his 2018 dues! Tavli/Backgmon go on Fridays at the Atrium (or alternate location) 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Please, let us know if anyone is sick or in need. Fraternally, Constan ne B. Lagos, Secretary, Ch. #A406. John Abate, President / Basil Patsios: / Constan ne Lagos: Demetri Tsatsarones: / George Loridas: /

8 Taxiarchae/Hellenic Cultural Center Planning a Reception? Our beautiful function rooms are available for all your event needs. Whether you are planning a reception for a Wedding, Baptism, Birthday, or Anniversary; a Holiday/ Corporate Party or Private Memorial for up to 500 people we can accommodate them all! For further information, please contact Irene Apostolou Cobb at the Church Office: or by functionmanager@goarchangels.com PHILOTIMO CHAT GROUP Linger Over Coffee & Make Connections THIRD THURSDAY of EVERY MONTH 10AM 12 MEN & WOMEN ARE WELCOME MY LIFE, AS AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH By Vasilios K. Patsiokostas A P B Free-will Donation In his autobiography, Vasilios Patsiokostas (Patsios) recounts his life experiences of survival during World War II and the Greek Civil War; his success as an immigrant in America; and his support and joy in a close-knit Greek family. His story is fascinating and inspirational. Proceeds from the book sales will support the Taxiarchae Church youth ministries. PARKING: PLEASE, help us be considerate neighbors. When parking at the Watertown Savings Bank, the ATM needs to be accessible even on Sundays! Thank you.