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,January 22, Κυριακή, Ιανουαρίου 22, 2017 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 Τιμόθεον α' 4:9-15 Σῶσον, Κύριε τὸν λαὸν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου. Στίχ. Πρὸς σἐ, Κύριε, κεκράξομαι ὁ Θεός μου. Τέκνον Τιμόθεε, πιστὸς ὁ λόγος καὶ πάσης ἀποδοχῆς ἄξιος. Εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ κοπιῶμεν καὶ ὀνειδιζόμεθα, ὅτι ἠλπίκαμεν ἐπὶ θεῷ ζῶντι, ὅς ἐστιν σωτὴρ πάντων ἀνθρώπων, μάλιστα πιστῶν. Παράγγελλε ταῦτα καὶ δίδασκε. Μηδείς σου τῆς νεότητος καταφρονείτω, ἀλλὰ τύπος γίνου τῶν πιστῶν ἐν λόγῳ, ἐν ἀναστροφῇ, ἐν ἀγάπῃ, ἐν πνεύματι, ἐν πίστει, ἐν ἁγνείᾳ. Ἕως ἔρχομαι, πρόσεχε τῇ ἀναγνώσει, τῇ παρακλήσει, τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ. Μὴ ἀμέλει τοῦ ἐν σοὶ χαρίσματος, ὃ ἐδόθη σοι διὰ προφητείας μετὰ ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν τοῦ πρεσβυτερίου. Ταῦτα μελέτα, ἐν τούτοις ἴσθι, ἵνα σου ἡ προκοπὴ φανερὰ ᾖ ἐν πᾶσιν. St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 4:9-15 O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance. Verse: To you, O Lord, I have cried, O my God. TIMOTHY, my son, the saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. Command and teach these things. Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Till I come, attend to the public reading of scripture, to preaching, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid their hands upon you. Practice these duties, devote yourself to them, so that all may see your progress.

2 Today s Gospel Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 19:1-10 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, διήρχετο τὴν Ιεριχώ καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ ὀνόματι καλούμενος Ζακχαῖος, καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ἀρχιτελώνης, καὶ οὗτος ἦν πλούσιος, καὶ ἐζήτει ἰδεῖν τὸν Ιησοῦν τίς ἐστι, καὶ οὐκ ἠδύνατο ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου, ὅτι τῇ ἡλικίᾳ μικρὸς ἦν. καὶ προδραμὼν ἔμπροσθεν ἀνέβη ἐπὶ συκομορέαν, ἵνα ἴδῃ αὐτόν, ὅτι ἐκείνης ἤμελλε διέρχεσθαι. καὶ ὡς ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον, ἀναβλέψας ὁ Ιησοῦς εἶδεν αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν Ζακχαῖε, σπεύσας κατάβηθι σήμερον γὰρ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ σου δεῖ με μεῖναι. καὶ σπεύσας κατέβη, καὶ ὑπεδέξατο αὐτὸν χαίρων. καὶ ἰδόντες πάντες διεγόγγυζον λέγοντες ὅτι παρὰ ἁμαρτωλῷ ἀνδρὶ εἰσῆλθε καταλῦσαι. σταθεὶς δὲ Ζακχαῖος εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Κύριον ἰδοὺ τὰ ἡμίση τῶν ὑπαρχόντων μου, Κύριε, δίδωμι τοῖς πτωχοῖς, καὶ εἴ τινός τι ἐσυκοφάντησα, ἀποδίδωμι τετραπλοῦν. εἶπε δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Ιησοῦς ὅτι σήμερον σωτηρία τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ ἐγένετο, καθότι καὶ αὐτὸς υἱὸς Αβραάμ ἐστιν. ἦλθε γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ζητῆσαι καὶ σῶσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός. The Gospel according to Luke 19:1-10 At that time, Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. And there was a man named Zacchaios; he was a chief collector, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaios, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today." So he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." And Zacchaios stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost." The Memorials Today are offered in loving memory of + Molly ( Malamati) Rizopoulos-40 day + Georgios Papathanasopoulos-23 years + Athanasios Papathanasopoulos- 15 years + Constantine Tsougranes- 3 years May their memory be eternal! Αιωνία τους η μνήμη! The Artoclasia service today is offered for the continued good health of the members and families of AGIOS ATHANASIOS Association of Perista on the occasion of the feast of St. Athanasios the patron saint of Perista. The Lord bless the Peristans with many healthy years. Χρόνια Πολλά!

3 ΚΑΛΩΣΟΡΙΣΑΤΕ! WELCOME! Βρίσκεται μαζί μας καί πανηγυρίζει λαμπρά τήν μνήμη τού εορτάζοντος Αγίου Αθανασίου, ο δυναμικός Μέ ιδαίτερη χαρά καί περηφάνεια καλοσωρίζουμε τά εκλεκτά μέλη τού συλλόγου καί ευχόμαστε τά Xρόνια Πολλά, ευόδωσι στό αξιόλογο καί ιερό τους έργο καί ο Αγιος νά τούς σκέπει πάντοτε. It is with great pride and joy that we welcome today the AGIOS ATHANASIOS Association of Perista who celebrate the feast of their patron saint. We wish them many years filled with good health and progress. The Society 'AGIOS ATHANASIOS' of America was created in The few sojourn and pioneer Peristian immigrants always had in their soul and heart the beautiful memories, patriotism and the will to help make their village Perista a better place. They were just a few people but had all the necessary assets so they created their own society. Ioannis Xatzinokolaou, George Hatzis, and George Papailias started the idea which soon became reality with their initiative move the first meeting was soon a reality. The idea for the creation of this society was welcomed by the other Peristians in New York and suburbs and after a few exchange of ideas the society got it's name. In 1958, upon the recommendation of the Royal National Foundation, King Paul 1 awarded our Association a (Royal ) Gold Certificate of Merit for its generous funding of the construction of the 30 km road leading from the city of Thermon to Perista. The involvement of the Perista society to Zoodohos peghe Church has been exemplary. From the very beginning many Peristans have served on the parish Council and helped shape the community. Their zeal and helping hand was more evident during in the years when we started building our new church. Peristans gave abundandly and supported all fundraising efforts. The Society has donated the beautiful proskynitari of St. Athanasios that is found in the narthex of the church. All the chandeliers of the church are the donation of Peristans.

4 SATURDAY OF SOULS - KOLLYVA The days of remembrance that the church has set aside this year especially for our departed ones are: Saturday February 18th 1 st Saturday of Souls Saturday, February 25th 2 nd Saturday of Souls Saturday, March 4th 3rd Saturday of Souls The Divine Liturgy and the Memorial service start at 9:00 a.m. SCHEDULE OF SERVICES- LENT 2017 February 27 : GREAT LENT BEGINS March 1 : Presanctified Liturgy 9:00 a.m. March 3: 1 st Stanza of Heretismoi/ Salutations 7:30 p.m. March 4: 3 rd Saturday of Souls 9:00-a.m. March 5: SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY March 10: 2 nd Stanza of Heretismoi/Salutations 7:30 p.m. March 12: SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT March 15 : Presanctified Liturgy 6:30 p.m. March 17: 3 rd Stanza of Heretismoi/ Salutations 7:30 p.m. March 19 : March 24: March 25 : March 26: SUNDAY OF THE VENERATION OF THE HOLY CROSS 4 th Stanza of Heretismoi/Salutations Vespers of the Annunciation 7:30 p.m. Feast of the Annunciation Liturgy 9 a.m. FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT March 29: Presanctified Liturgy 9:00 a.m. March 31 : The Akathist Hymn 7:00 p.m. April 2: FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT April 8: Saturday of Lazarus- Liturgy 9:00 a.m. April 9 : PALM SUNDAY

5 The Greek American Institute Three Hierarchs Day Celebration Followed by the traditional "Souvlaki" Luncheon Sunday, January 29, 2017 In the Community Center after the Divine Liturgy Philoptohos "Fasolada" Lenten Luncheon Sunday of Stavroproskenesis March 17, 2017 In the Community Center after the Divine Liturgy THE PTO FASHION SHOW EXTRAVAGANZA & CHINESE AUCTION Thursday, March 30, 2017 At the Green Tree Country Club New Rochelle, NY YOUTH MINISTRY LENTEN DINNER Friday, March 31st In the Community Center immediately following the Acathist Hymn Proceeds to go to IOCC FOR MORE INFORMATION Please call the church office at