WEEKLY BULLETIN. Upcoming Events. Monday August 10 Paraklesis at Chapel in Brookline (6:30 pm)

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1 ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY BULLETIN 9 August 2015 The Holy Apostle Matthias Τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἀποστόλυ Ματθίου Tenth Sunday of Matthew Tone 1 Ι ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΥ Ἦχος αʹ Cathedral: 514 Parker Street, Boston, MA Office/Mailing Address: 162 Goddard Avenue, Brookline, MA Phone: (617) Fax: (617) Fr. Demetri s cell: (617) Upcoming Events Monday August 10 Paraklesis at Chapel in Brookline (6:30 pm) Tuesday August 11 Paraklesis at Chapel in Brookline (6:30 pm) Tuesday August 11 Greek Fest MeeRng (7:30 pm) Wednesday August 12 Paraklesis at Chapel in Brookline (6:30 pm) Thursday August 13 Paraklesis at Chapel in Brookline (6:30 pm) Friday August 14 Great Vespers at Somerville Church (7:00 pm) Saturday August 15 Orth./Lit.: DormiRon (8:45/9:45 am at Cathedral) Saturday August 15 Philoptochos Fellowship Hour (AZer Liturgy) Tuesday September 8 Orth./Lit.: NaRvity Theotokos (8:45/9:45 am at Chapel) Monday September 14 Philoptochos MeeRng (7:00 pm) Friday September 18 Greek Fest (12:00 pm)

2 ΚΑΘΕΔΡΙΚΟΣ ΝΑΟΣ ΝΕΑΣ ΑΓΓΛΙΑΣ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΣΜΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF NEW ENGLAND Rev. Fr. Demetrios E. Tonias, Ph.D., Cathedral Dean θ Αὐγούστου,βιε Ι ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΥ 10th Sunday of Matthew 9 August 2015 Ἀπολυτίκια Ἦχος α Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ στρατιωτῶν φυλασσόντων τὸ ἄχραντόν σου Σῶμα, ἀνέστης τριήμερος Σωτήρ, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὴν ζωήν διὰ τοῦτο αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐβόων σοι ζωοδότα. Δόξα τῇ Ἀναστάσει σου Χριστέ, δόξα τῇ βασιλείᾳ σου, δόξα τῇ οἰκονομίᾳ σου, μόνε φιλάνθρωπε. Ἠχος βαρύς. Μετεμορφώθης ἐν τῷ ὄρει Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, δείξας τοῖς Μαθηταῖς σου τὴν δόξαν σου, καθὼς ἠδυναντο. Λάμψον καὶ ἡμῖν τοῖς ἁμαρτωλοῖς, τὸ φῶς σου τὸ ἀΐδιον, πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, φωτοδότα δόξα σοι. Ἦχος δ Σήμερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡμῶν τὸ κεφάλαιον, καὶ τοῦ ἀπ αἰῶνος μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις ὁ Υἷός του Θεοῦ, υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καὶ Γαβριὴλ τὴν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διὸ καὶ ἡμεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ, τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωμεν Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ Κύριος μετά σοῦ. Κοντάκιον Ἦχος βαρύς Ἐπι τοῦ ὅρους μετεμορφώθης, καὶ ὡς ἐχώρουν οἱ Μαθηταί σου τὴν δόξαν σου, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς, ἐθεάσαντο ἵνα ὅταν σε ἴδωσι σταυρούμενον, τὸ μὲν πάθος νοήσωσι ἑκούσιον, τῷ δὲ κόσμῳ κηρύξωσιν, ὅτι σὺ ὑπάρχεις ἀληθῶς, του Πατρὸς τὸ ἀπαύγασμα. Dismissal Hymns Mode 1 When the stone had been sealed by the Jews, and the soldiers were guarding Your immaculate body, You rose on the third day, O Savior, granting to the world life; and when the powers of heaven, cried out to You O Giver of Life. Glory to Your resurrection O Christ, glory to your Kingdom, glory to Your dispensation, O lover of mankind. Grave Mode Your were transfigured on the mountain Christ our God. Showing to Your disciples Your glory as each one could endure. Shine forth then on us who are sinners, Your light that is neverending. Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, giver of light, glory to You. Mode 4 Today mark s the crow ning of our salvation and the revelation of the mystery before all ages. For the Son of God becomes the son of the Virgin, and Gabriel proclaims the grace. Wherefore, we also cry out with him, "Hail, O full of grace, the Lord is with you. Kontakion Mode Grave Upon the mountain you were transfigured and as they could bear Your disciples beheld Your glory O Christ our God. So that when they saw You crucified, Your voluntary Passion they would understand. And to the world they would preach that You are truly the radiance of the Father.

3 Ἀπόστολος Α Κορ. δ Corinthians 4:9 16 Epistle Ἀδελφοί, ὁ θεὸς ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἀποστόλους ἐσχάτους ἀπέδειξεν ὡς ἐπιθανατίους ὅτι θέατρον ἐγενήθημεν τῷ κόσμῳ, καὶ ἀγγέλοις, καὶ ἀνθρώποις. Ἡμεῖς μωροὶ διὰ Χριστόν, ὑμεῖς δὲ φρόνιμοι ἐν Χριστῷ ἡμεῖς ἀσθενεῖς, ὑμεῖς δὲ ἰσχυροί ὑμεῖς ἔνδοξοι, ἡμεῖς δὲ ἄτιμοι. Ἄχρι τῆς ἄρτι ὥρας καὶ πεινῶμεν, καὶ διψῶμεν, καὶ γυμνητεύομεν, καὶ κολαφιζόμεθα, καὶ ἀστατοῦμεν, καὶ κοπιῶμεν ἐργαζόμενοι ταῖς ἰδίαις χερσίν λοιδορούμενοι εὐλογοῦμεν διωκόμενοι ἀνεχόμεθα βλασφημούμενοι παρακαλοῦμεν ὡς περικαθάρματα τοῦ κόσμου ἐγενήθημεν, πάντων περίψημα ἕως ἄρτι. Οὐκ ἐντρέπων ὑμᾶς γράφω ταῦτα, ἀλλ ὡς τέκνα μου ἀγαπητὰ νουθετῶ. Ἐὰν γὰρ μυρίους παιδαγωγοὺς ἔχητε ἐν Χριστῷ, ἀλλ οὐ πολλοὺς πατέρας ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ἐγὼ ὑμᾶς ἐγέννησα. Παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς, μιμηταί μου γίνεσθε. BRETHREN, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me. Εὐαγγέλιον Ματθ. ιζ Matthew 17:14-23 Gospel Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἐλθόντων αὐτῶν πρὸς τὸν ὄχλον προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ ἄνθρωπος γονυπετῶν αὐτὸν καὶ λέγων Κύριε, ἐλέησόν μου τὸν υἱόν, ὅτι σεληνιάζεται καὶ κακῶς πάσχει πολλάκις γὰρ πίπτει εἰς τὸ πῦρ καὶ πολλάκις εἰς τὸ ὕδωρ. καὶ προσήνεγκα αὐτὸν τοῖς μαθηταῖς σου, καὶ οὐκ ἠδυνήθησαν αὐτὸν θεραπεῦσαι. ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν ὦ γενεὰ ἄπιστος καὶ διεστραμμένη! ἕως πότε ἔσομαι μεθ ὑμῶν; ἕως πότε ἀνέξομαι ὑμῶν; φέρετέ μοι αὐτὸν ὧδε. καὶ ἐπετίμησεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ιησοῦς, καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἀπ αὐτοῦ τὸ δαιμόνιον καὶ ἐθεραπεύθη ὁ παῖς ἀπὸ τῆς ὥρας ἐκείνης. Τότε προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ τῷ Ιησοῦ κατ ἰδίαν εἶπον διατί ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἠδυνήθημεν ἐκβαλεῖν αὐτό; ὁ δὲ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς διὰ τὴν ἀπιστίαν ὑμῶν. ἀμὴν γὰρ λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐὰν ἔχητε πίστιν ὡς κόκκον At that time, a man came up to Him and kneeling before Him said, "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not heal him." And Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me." And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move hence to yonder place,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. But Continued on next page

4 σινάπεως, ἐρεῖτε τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ, μετάβηθι ἐντεῦθεν ἐκεῖ, καὶ μεταβήσεται, καὶ οὐδὲν ἀδυνατήσει ὑμῖν. τοῦτο δὲ τὸ γένος οὐκ ἐκπορεύεται εἰ μὴ ἐν προσευχῇ καὶ νηστείᾳ. Ἀναστρεφομένων δὲ αὐτῶν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ιησοῦς μέλλει ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδίδοσθαι εἰς χεῖρας ἀνθρώπων καὶ ἀποκτενοῦσιν αὐτόν, καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἐγερθήσεται. this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting." As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day." Apostle Matthias of the Seventy The Holy Apostle Matthias was born at Bethlehem of the Tribe of Judah. From his early childhood he studied the Law of God under the guidance of St Simeon the God-Receiver (February 3). When the Lord Jesus Christ revealed Himself to the world, St Matthias believed in Him as the Messiah, followed constantly after Him and was numbered among the Seventy Apostles, whom the Lord sent them two by two before His face (Luke 10:1). After the Ascension of the Savior, St Matthias was chosen by lot to replace Judas Iscariot as one of the Twelve Apostles (Acts 1:15-26). After the Descent of the Holy Spirit, the Apostle Matthias preached the Gospel at Jerusalem and in Judea together with the other Apostles (Acts 6:2, 8:14). From Jerusalem he went with the Apostles Peter and Andrew to Syrian Antioch, and was in the Cappadocian city of Tianum and Sinope. Here the Apostle Matthias was locked into prison, from which he was miraculously freed by St Andrew the First-Called. The Apostle Matthias journeyed after this to Amasea, a city on the shore of the sea. During a three year journey of the Apostle Andrew, St Matthias was with him at Edessa and Sebaste. According to Church Tradition, he was preaching at Pontine Ethiopia (presently Western Georgia) and Macedonia. He was frequently subjected to deadly peril, but the Lord preserved him to preach the Gospel. Once, pagans forced the saint to drink a poison potion. He drank it, and not only did he himself remain unharmed, but he also healed other prisoners who had 9 August been blinded by the potion. When St Matthias left the prison, the pagans searched for him in vain, for he had become invisible to them. Another time, when the pagans had become enraged intending to kill the Apostle, the earth opened up and engulfed them. The Apostle Matthias returned to Judea and did not cease to enlighten his countrymen with the light of Christ s teachings. He worked great miracles in the Name of the Lord Jesus and he converted a great many to faith in Christ. The Jewish High Priest Ananias hated Christ and earlier had commanded the Apostle James, Brother of the Lord, to be flung down from the heights of the Temple, and now he ordered that the Apostle Matthias be arrested and brought for judgment before the Sanhedrin at Jerusalem. The impious Ananias uttered a speech in which he blasphemously slandered the Lord. Using the prophecies of the Old Testament, the Apostle Matthias demonstrated that Jesus Christ is the True God, the promised Messiah, the Son of God, Consubstantial and Coeternal with God the Father. After these words the Apostle Matthias was sentenced to death by the Sanhedrin and stoned. When St Matthias was already dead, the Jews, to hide their malefaction, cut off his head as an enemy of Caesar. (According to several historians, the Apostle Matthias was crucified, and indicate that he instead died at Colchis.) The Apostle Matthias received the martyr s crown of glory in the year 63.

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8 Aug 9-15 Aug Aug S 9: 10th Sunday of MaDhew (F) 1 Corinthians 4:9-16 Ma^hew 17:14-23 Orthros/Liturgy (8:30, 9:45 am) 16: 11th Sunday of MaDhew 1 Corinthians 9:2-12 Ma^hew 18:23-35 Orthros/Liturgy (8:30, 9:45 am) 23: 12th Sunday of MaDhew 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Ma^hew 19:16-26 Orthros/Liturgy (8:30, 9:45 am) M 10: Archdeacon Laurence (F) 2 Corinthians 2:3-15 Ma^hew 23: : Martyr Myron 2 Corinthians 5:10-15 Mark 1: : Hieromartyr Eutyches 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 Mark 3:6-12 Paraklesis (6:30 pm, Chapel) T 11: Patriarch Niphonus (F) 2 Corinthians 2:14-17; 3:1-3 Ma^hew 23: : Martyrs Floros & Lauros 2 Corinthians 5:15-21 Mark 1: : Apostle Bartholomew Titus 1:1-5; 2:15; 3:1-2, Ma^hew 5:14-19 Paraklesis (6:30 pm, Chapel) Greek Fest MeeTng (7:30 pm) W 12: Martyrs PhoTus, Anicetus (F) 2 Corinthians 3:4-11 Ma^hew 23: : Martyr Andrew Stratelates (F) 2 Corinthians 6:11-16 Mark 1: : Martyrs Adrian, Natalie (F) Hebrews 6:9-12 Mark 3:20-27 Paraklesis (6:30 pm, Chapel) R 13: Maximus the Confessor (F) 2 Corinthians 4:1-12 Ma^hew 24: : Prophet Samuel 2 Corinthians 7:1-10 Mark 1: : Pimen the Great 2 Corinthians 10:7-18 Mark 3:28-35 Paraklesis (6:30 pm, Chapel) F 14: Prophet Micah (F) 2 Corinthians 4:13-18 Ma^hew 24:27-33, : Holy Apostle Thaddaeus (F) 2 Corinthians 7:10-16 Mark 3: : Moses the Ethiopian (F) 2 Corinthians 11:5-21 Mark 4:1-9 Vespers at DormiTon Church in Somerville, MA (7:00 pm) S 15: DormiTon of the Theotokos Philippians 2:5-11 Luke 10:38-42, 11: : Martyr Agathonicus 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; 2:1-5 Ma^hew 20: : Beheading of Forerunner (F) Acts 13:25-33 Mark 6:14-30 Orth./Lit. (8:45, 9:45 am at Cathedral), Philoptochos RecepTon a\er Liturgy (F) FasTng Day

9 Aug 31 - Sep 5 Sep 6 - Sep 12 Sep 13 - Sep 19 30: Apodosis of the Forerunner 1 Corinthians 16:13-24 Ma^hew 21:33-42 Orthros/Liturgy (8:30, 9:45 am) 6: 14th Sunday of MaDhew 2 Corinthians 1:21-24; 2:1-4 Ma^hew 22:2-14 Orthros/Liturgy (8:30, 9:45 am) 13: Sunday before Holy Cross GalaRans 6:11-18 John 3:13-17 Orthros/Liturgy (8:30, 9:45 am) S 31: Venerable Sash of Theotokos Hebrews 9:1-7 Luke 10:38-42, 11: : Martyr Sozon GalaRans 2:11-16 Mark 5: : ElevaTon of the Holy Cross (F) 1 Corinthians 1:18-24 John 19:6-11, 13-20, 25-28, 30 M Sep 1: Beginning of the IndicTon 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 4: : NaTvity of the Theotokos Philippians 2:5-11 Luke 10:38-42, 11: : Great Martyr Nikitas Colossians 1:24-29, 2:1 Ma^hew 10:16-22 T Orthros/Liturgy (8:45, 9:45 am at Chapel in Brookline, MA) 2: Martyr Mammas (F) 2 Corinthians 13:3-13 Mark 4: : Ss. Joachim and Anna (F) GalaRans 4:22-27 Luke 8: : Great Martyr Euphemia (F) 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 Luke 7:36-50 W 3: Hieromartyr Anthimus, GalaRans 1:1-3, 20-24; 2:1-5 Mark 5: : Ss. Menodora, Metrodora GalaRans 3:23-29; 4:1-5 John 3: : Sophia, PisTs, Elpis & Agape Ephesians 1:1-9 Mark 7:24-30 R 4: Hieromartyr Babylas (F) GalaRans 2:6-10 Mark 5:22-24, 35-43; 6:1 11: Righteous Euphrosynus (F) GalaRans 4:8-21 John 12: : Eumenius, Bp. Of Gortyna (F) Ephesians 1:7-17 Mark 8:1-10 F Greek Fest at Cathedral Center in Brookline, MA (12:00 pm) 5: Miracle of Michael in Colossae 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 Ma^hew 23: : Saturday before Holy Cross 1 Corinthians 2:6-9 Ma^hew 10:37-42, 11:1 19: Trophimus, SabbaTus 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; 2:1-5 John 8:21-30 S Greek Fest at Cathedral Center in Brookline, MA (11:00 am)

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11 The Services of August 1-15 Feasts of the Transfiguration and the Dormition Monday August 3 6:30 p.m. Paraklesis Tuesday August 4 6:30 p.m. Paraklesis Wednesday August 5 7:00 p.m. Great Vespers at Lowell, MA Thursday August 6 8:45 a.m. Orthros for Transfiguration at Chapel 9:45 a.m. Liturgy for Transfiguration at Chapel Thursday August 6 6:30 p.m. Paraklesis Friday August 7 6:30 p.m. Paraklesis Monday August 10 6:30 p.m. Paraklesis Tuesday August 11 6:30 p.m. Paraklesis Wednesday August 12 6:30 p.m. Paraklesis Thursday August 13 6:30 p.m. Paraklesis Friday August 14 7:00 p.m. Great Vespers at Somerville, MA Saturday August 15 8:45 a.m. Orthros for Dormition at Cathedral 9:45 a.m. Liturgy for Dormition at Cathedral Names to be read at the Paraklesis Service, Weeknights, August 1 13 (6:30 pm) For Health & Salvation Ὑπὲρ ὑγείας καὶ σωτηρίας

12 Ὁ Ἅγιος Ματθίας ὁ Ἀπόστολος Πῶς ὁ Ματθίας κατατάχθηκε στὸ χορὸ τῶν δώδεκα Ἀποστόλων, τὸ γνωρίζουμε ἀπὸ τὶς Πράξεις τῶν Ἀποστόλων. Μετὰ τὴν προδοσία καὶ τὸν ἀπαγχονισμὸ τοῦ Ἰούδα καὶ μετὰ τὴν Ἀνάληψη τοῦ Κυρίου, οἱ ἕντεκα μαθητὲς μὲ τὴν Παναγία βρίσκονταν στὸ ὑπερῷον. Τότε ὁ Πέτρος πρότεινε νὰ ἐκλεγεῖ ἄλλος ἀντὶ τοῦ Ἰούδα, ἀπὸ τοὺς ἄνδρες ποὺ ἀκολουθοῦσαν ὑπηρετῶντας τὸν Χριστό. Ἡ πρόταση ἔγινε δεκτὴ καὶ τέθηκαν δύο ὑποψήφιοι: ὁ Ἰωσὴφ ὁ καλούμενος Βαρσαββᾶς καὶ ὁ Ματθίας. Τότε ἔβαλαν κλῆρο, καὶ δίνοντας σὲ ὅλους ἐμᾶς παράδειγμα ἐναπόθεσης κάθε ἐκλογῆς μας στὸ Θεό, προσευχήθηκαν ὅλοι μαζὶ ὡς ἑξῆς: «Σὺ Κύριε, καρδιογνῶστα πάντων, ἀνάδειξαν ὂν ἐξελέξω ἐκ τούτων τῶν δύο ἕναν, λαβεῖν τὸν κλῆρον τῆς διακονίας ταύτης καὶ ἀποστολῆς». 9 Αυγούστου Δηλαδή: «Σὺ Κύριε, ποὺ γνωρίζεις τὶς καρδιὲς ὅλων, φανέρωσε καθαρὰ ἐκεῖνον ποὺ ἐξέλεξες, ἕναν ἀπὸ αὐτοὺς τοὺς δύο, γιὰ νὰ ἐπωμισθεῖ τὸ ἀξίωμα τῆς ἀποστολικῆς διακονίας». Στὴν συνέχεια ὁ κλῆρος ἔπεσε στὸ Ματθία. Καὶ ἔτσι προστέθηκε στοὺς ἕντεκα Ἀποστόλους. Ἀπὸ τὴ μετέπειτα ζωὴ τοῦ Ματθία, γνωρίζουμε ὅτι κήρυξε τὸ Εὐαγγέλιο στὴν Αἰθιοπία, ὅπου καὶ τελείωσε τὴ ζωή του μαρτυρικά. Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἦχος γ ʹ Θείῳ Πνεύματι, κεκληρωμένος, συνεπλήρωσας, τῶν Ἀποστόλων, τὴν δωδεκάριθμον φάλαγγα ἔνδοξε μεθ ὧν κηρύξας τοῦ Λόγου τὴν κένωσιν, ἐθαυμαστώθης Ματθία Ἀπόστολε. Ἀλλὰ πρέσβευε, δοθήναι τοῖς σὲ γεραίρουσι, πταισμάτων ἱλασμὸν καὶ μέγα ἔλεος.

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14 Announcements WELCOME TO ALL VISITORS: For those visiting an Orthodox Church for the first time, please be aware that Holy Communion is a sign of unity of faith which is only offered to Baptized or Chrismated Orthodox Christians. All present are welcome, however, to partake of the antidoro (blessed bread) which is distributed at the end of the service. Those interested in learning more about the Orthodox Christian faith, please feel free to see Fr. Demetri after the service. This week, to assist you in the Narthex we have at the Pangary: Chris Karimbakas, Mary Hanna; Greeter: Angela Theodore; Ushers: Simone Dodge, Lula Kiflit, George Niakaros, Alexander Caros. Please join us for fellowship immediately following the Liturgy in the Anastasia and Spiro Davis Hall. The fellowship hour will be offered by the Parish Council. GREEK FEST MEETING: On Tuesday, August 11 at 7:30 pm we will hold a Festival meeting at the mansion. All are welcome! PARAKLESIS TO THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS: Weeknights at the Chapel in Brookline during the first two weeks of August we will chant the Paraklesis to the Most Holy Theotokos. We continue tomorrow evening at 6:30 pm in the Chapel. VESPERS OF THE DORMITION OF THE THEOTOKOS: The Vespers for the Dormition of the Theotokos will be held on August 14, at the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Church in Somerville, MΑ. FEAST OF THE DORMITION OF THE THEOTOKOS: On Saturday, August 15, at the Cathedral in Boston, we will commemorate the Dormition of the Theotokos. Orthros will start at 8:45 am followed by the Divine Liturgy at 9:45 am CATHEDRAL GREEK FEST: On September 18, 19, and 20 we will hold our annual Greek Festival in Brookline. ATTIC TREASURES: If you have any treasures you would like to share, then please bring them to the Cathedral office VOLUNTEERS: We need volunteers for the Festival. There are many areas from which to choose. For more information please call the Cathedral office at WISH LIST/DONATIONS: We are in need of items to be used for Liturgical purposes: Prosforo (bread), wine (St. John Commandaria), incense (Imperial Rose) and coal. Any donation is appreciated and welcomed. We kindly ask that you bring your offering to the Cathedral or to the Cathedral Office in Brookline. Thank you for your continuous support! PARISH WEBSITE: Make sure you remember to visit it every week for details on all of the exciting upcoming events here at the Annunciation Cathedral. Pictures of all of our events are posted on the website as well as the weekly bulletin and monthly newsletter. If you have any announcements to be placed in the bulletin, please submit them to the Office no later than Wednesday.

15 Ανακοινώσεις ΚΑΛΩΣOΡΙΣΜΑ: Για όσους επισκέπτονται την Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία για πρώτη φορά, θα πρέπει να γνωρίζουν ότι η Θεία Κοινωνία είναι το σύμβολο της ενότητας της πίστεως, το οποίο προσφέρεται μόνο σε όσους έχουν βαπτιστεί ή χριστεί Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί. Όλοι οι παρευρισκόμενοι ωστόσο, είναι ευπρόσδεκτοι να λάβουν το Αντίδωρο (ή ευλογημένο ψωμί), το οποίο διανέμεται μετά το τέλος της Θείας Λειτουργίας. Όσοι ενδιαφέρεστε να μάθετε περισσότερα για την Ορθόδοξη Χριστιανική Πίστη, μη διστάσετε να μιλήσετε στον Πατέρα Δημήτριο μετά την Θεία Λειτουργία. Αυτή την εβδομάδα θα βοηθήσουν στο Παγκάρι: Chris Karimbakas, Mary Hanna, Υποδοχή: Angela Theodore, Δίσκος: Simone Dodge, Lula Kiflit, George Niakaros, Alexander Caros. Παρακαλείσθε όπως παραβρεθείτε μετά το τέλος της Θείας Λειτουργίας στη Αίθουσα Αναστασίας και Σπυρίδωνος Davis όπου θα προσφερθούν καφές και εδέσματα από τα μέλη του Ενοριακού Συμβουλίου. ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ: Η επόμενη συνάντηση για το Φεστιβάλ θα γίνει την Τρίτη, 11 Αυγούστου στο Μάνσιον στις 7:30 μμ. Μπορείτε όσοι από εσάς επιθυμείτε να παραβρεθείτε. ΠΑΡΑΚΛΗΣΕΙΣ: Αύριο και στην συνέχεια την Τρίτη, Τετάρτη και Πέμπτη στις 6:30 μμ στο Παρεκκλήσι του Μπρουκλάϊν θα ψαλλούν οι Παρακλήσεις για την Υπεραγία Θεοτόκο. ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΚΟΙΜΗΣΕΩΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ: Ο εσπερινός γιa την Κοίμηση της Υπεραγίας Θοετόκου θα γίνει στις 14 Αυγούστου στον Ιερό Ναό της Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου στο Somerville, MA. ΕΟΡΤΑΣΜΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΚΟΙΜΗΣΕΩΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ: Το Σάββατο, 15 Αυγούστου θα εορτάσουμε την Κοίμηση της Υπεραγίας Θεοτόκου στον Καθεδρικό Ναό. Ο Όρθρος θα αρχίσει στις 8:45 πμ και η Θεία Λειτουργία στις 9:45 πμ. ΦΕΣΤΙΒΑΛ ΚΑΘΕΔΡΙΚΟΥ 2015: Στις 18, 19, 20 Σεπτεμβρίου θα έχουμε το ετήσιο Φεστιβάλ μας στο Μπρουκλάϊν. Χρειαζόμαστε την βοήθειά σας για το Φεστιβάλ. Μπορείτε να διαλέξετε τις ώρες, τις ημέρες και το που θα θέλατε να μας βοηθήσετε. Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες μπορείτε να καλέσετε το γραφείο του Καθεδρικού στο Αν έχετε πράγματα που δεν χρειάζεσθε και που θα θέλατε να τα δωρίσετε, τότε μπορείτε να τα φέρετε στο γραφείο του Καθεδρικού στο Μπρουκλάϊν. ΥΠΕΝΘΥΜΙΣΗ: Χρειαζόμαστε Πρόσφορα (ψωμί), κρασί (St. John Commandaria), θυμίαμα (Imperial Rose) και καρβουνάκια. Κάθε δωρεά σας είναι ευπρόσδεκτη. Μπορείτε να φέρετε τα ανωτέρω στον Καθεδρικό Ναό ή στο Γραφείο του Καθεδρικού Ναού στο Μπρουκλάϊν. Σας ευχαριστούμε για τη συνεχή υποστήριξή σας. ΕΝΟΡΙΑΚΗ ΙΣΤΟΣΕΛΙΔΑ: Μη ξεχνάτε να επισκέπτεστε την ιστοσελίδα μας κάθε εβδομάδα για να ενημερώνεστε σχετικά με όλες τις προσεχείς εκδηλώσεις του Καθεδρικού Ναού του Ευαγγελισμού της Θεοτόκου. Οι φωτογραφείες απ όλες τις εκδηλώσεις μας θα αναρτούνται στην ιστοσελίδα καθώς και στο εβδομαδιαίο και μηνιαίο ενημερωτικό δελτίο. Εάν έχετε ανακοινώσεις για το ενημερωτικό δελτίο, παρακαλούμε να τις υποβάλετε στο Γραφείο της Εκκλησίας μέχρι και την Τετάρτη.

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