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, April 24, Κυριακή, Απριλίου 24, 2016 ORTHROS 9:30 a.m. DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 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. Palm Sunday Κυριακή τών Βαίων Today s Appointed Pericope: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 4:4-9 BRETHREN, rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you. Πρὸς Φιλιππησίους 4:4-9 Ἀδελφοί, χαίρετε ἐν κυρίῳ πάντοτε πάλιν ἐρῶ, χαίρετε. Τὸ ἐπιεικὲς ὑμῶν γνωσθήτω πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις. Ὁ κύριος ἐγγύς. Μηδὲν μεριμνᾶτε, ἀλλʼ ἐν παντὶ τῇ προσευχῇ καὶ τῇ δεήσει μετὰ εὐχαριστίας τὰ αἰτήματα ὑμῶν γνωριζέσθω πρὸς τὸν θεόν. Καὶ ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ θεοῦ ἡ ὑπερέχουσα πάντα νοῦν, φρουρήσει τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ νοήματα ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. Τὸ λοιπόν, ἀδελφοί, ὅσα ἐστὶν ἀληθῆ, ὅσα σεμνά, ὅσα δίκαια, ὅσα ἁγνά, ὅσα προσφιλῆ, ὅσα εὔφημα, εἴ τις ἀρετὴ καὶ εἴ τις ἔπαινος, ταῦτα λογίζεσθε. Ἃ καὶ ἐμάθετε καὶ παρελάβετε καὶ ἠκούσατε καὶ εἴδετε ἐν ἐμοί, ταῦτα πράσσετε καὶ ὁ θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης ἔσται μεθʼ ὑμῶν.

2 Today s Gospel The Gospel according to John 12:1-18 Six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazaros was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. There they made him a supper; Martha served, and Lazaros was one of those at table with him. Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was to betray him), said "Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" This he said, not that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box he used to take what was put into it. Jesus said, "Let her alone, let her keep it for the day of my burial. The poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me." When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came, not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazaros, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Lazaros also to death, because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus. The next day a great crowd who had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!" And Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it; as it is written, "Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!" His disciples did not understand this at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that this had been written of him and had been done to him. The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazaros out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 12:1-18 Πρὸ ἓξ ἡμερῶν τοῦ πάσχα ἦλθεν Ὁ Ιησοῦς εἰς Βηθανίαν, ὅπου ἦν Λάζαρος ὁ τεθνηκώς, ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν. ἐποίησαν οὖν αὐτῷ δεῖπνον ἐκεῖ, καὶ ἡ Μάρθα διηκόνει ὁ δὲ Λάζαρος εἷς ἦν τῶν ἀνακειμένων σὺν αὐτῷ. ἡ οὖν Μαρία, λαβοῦσα λίτραν μύρου νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτίμου, ἤλειψε τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Ιησοῦ καὶ ἐξέμαξε ταῖς θριξὶν αὐτῆς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ ἡ δὲ οἰκία ἐπληρώθη ἐκ τῆς ὀσμῆς τοῦ μύρου. λέγει οὖν εἷς ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, Ιούδας Σίμωνος Ισκαριώτης, ὁ μέλλων αὐτὸν παραδιδόναι διατί τοῦτο τὸ μύρον οὐκ ἐπράθη τριακοσίων δηναρίων καὶ ἐδόθη πτωχοῖς; εἶπε δὲ τοῦτο οὐχ ὅτι περὶ τῶν πτωχῶν ἔμελεν αὐτῷ, ἀλλ ὅτι κλέπτης ἦν, καὶ τὸ γλωσσόκομον εἶχε καὶ τὰ βαλλόμενα ἐβάσταζεν. εἶπεν οὖν ὁ Ιησοῦς ἄφες αὐτήν, εἰς τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ ἐνταφιασμοῦ μου τετήρηκεν αὐτό. τοὺς πτωχοὺς γὰρ πάντοτε ἔχετε μεθ ἑαυτῶν, ἐμὲ δὲ οὐ πάντοτε ἔχετε. Εγνω οὖν ὄχλος πολὺς ἐκ τῶν Ιουδαίων ὅτι ἐκεῖ ἐστι, καὶ ἦλθον οὐ διὰ τὸν Ιησοῦν μόνον, ἀλλ ἵνα καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον ἴδωσιν ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν. ἐβουλεύσαντο δὲ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς ἵνα καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον ἀποκτείνωσιν, ὅτι πολλοὶ δι αὐτὸν ὑπῆγον τῶν Ιουδαίων καὶ ἐπίστευον εἰς τὸν Ιησοῦν. Τῇ ἐπαύριον ὄχλος πολὺς ὁ ἐλθὼν εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν, ἀκούσαντες ὅτι ἔρχεται Ιησοῦς εἰς Ιεροσόλυμα, ἔλαβον τὰ βαΐα τῶν φοινίκων καὶ ἐξῆλθον εἰς ὑπάντησιν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἔκραζον ὡσαννά, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου, ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ Ισραήλ. εὑρὼν δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς ὀνάριον ἐκάθισεν ἐπ αὐτό, καθώς ἐστι γεγραμμένον μὴ φοβοῦ, θύγατερ Σιών ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεται καθήμενος ἐπὶ πῶλον ὄνου. Ταῦτα δὲ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ τὸ πρῶτον, ἀλλ ὅτε ἐδοξάσθη ὁ Ιησοῦς, τότε ἐμνήσθησαν ὅτι ταῦτα ἦν ἐπ αὐτῷ γεγραμμένα, καὶ ταῦτα ἐποίησαν αὐτῷ. Εμαρτύρει οὖν ὁ ὄχλος ὁ ὢν μετ αὐτοῦ ὅτε τὸν Λάζαρον ἐφώνησεν ἐκ τοῦ μνημείου καὶ ἤγειρεν αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν. διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ὑπήντησεν αὐτῷ ὁ ὄχλος, ὅτι ἤκουσαν τοῦτο αὐτὸν πεποιηκέναι τὸ σημεῖον.

3 ΧΟΡΩΔΙΑ: Απολυτίκιον. Την κοινήν Ανάστασιν, προ του σου Πάθους πιστούμενος εκ νεκρών ήγειρας τον Λάζαρον Χριστέ ο Θεός.όθεν και ημείς ως οι Παίδες, τα της νίκης σύμβολα φέροντες, σοι τω Νικητή του θανάτου βοώμεν «Ωσαννά εν τοις υψίστοις, ευλογημένος ο ερχόμενος, εν ονόματι Κυρίου» ΨΑΛΤΗΣ: Συνταφέντες σοι δια του Βαπτίσματος, Χριστέ ο Θεός ημών, της αθανάτου ζωής ηξιώθημεν τη Αναστάσει σου, και ανυμνούντες κράζομεν: Ωσαννά εν τοις υψίστοις, ευλογημένος ο ερχόμενος, εν ονόματι Κυρίου. ΧΟΡΩΔΙΑ: Κοντάκιον : Τώ θρόνω έν ουρανώ, τώ πώλω επί της γής εποχούμενος, Χριστέ ο Θεός, των αγγέλων τήν αίνεσιν καi παίδων τήν ύμνησιν προσεδέξω βοώντων σοι, Ευλογημένος εί, ο ερχόμενος τόν Αδάμ ανακαλέσασθαι. Reflections on the Gospel Reading In today's gospel we read that the crowds that welcomed Jesus in Jerusalem were ecstatic and jubilant. The reason for this enthusiastic welcome was because the crowds believed that Jesus was the king --- that is, that he was the Messiah who had come to set Israel free from the yoke of the Roman Emperor. They saw Jesus as their liberator from oppression, a messiah who would be their political hero, who would cause heads to roll. This is what Jesus' triumphal entry was all about. So intent were they that this was Jesus' role, that they didn't notice that Jesus rode into town on a donkey. Had he been a general, he would have chosen to enter Jerusalem on a beautiful and stately stallion. The donkey showed that Jesus was a humble peasant on a peace mission. The same dumb beast who had been responsible for carrying Mary and Jesus at the beginning of our Lord's life is now seen as his means of transportation at the end of his earthly life. In this act, Jesus is consistent. He yet again lifts up the lowly, and identifies with the outcast, even the lowliest and dumbest of animals. So when the people figure out that their Messiah thinks he can conquer evil with peace, humility and non-violence, they have second thoughts about him. They would rather resort to violence and power. So less than a week after they cut down palms and strew them in his way, shouting "Hosanna," they cry instead, "Crucify him!" Their fervor, enthusiasm and support lasted just about as long as the palms did. No longer green and moist and fresh, they had turned yellow in the sun, and had become dry and brittle, just like their hearts. Jesus' goals were not in line with theirs. Jesus was different. He was the enemy. He had to go. My friends, this morning we have all participated in the litany of Palms. Whoever decided that the faithful should recite the Hosanna's of the crowd, didn't come up with that idea because it was a nice dramatic touch. By praising our Lord in one breath, and demanding his crucifixion in the next, we are reminded of our own shortcomings, our own fickleness. We are reminded that like Caiaphas, we often hold the institution above the Gospel. We are reminded that like Pilate, we can all too frequently become fair-weather Christians, choosing to "stand up, stand up for Jesus" only when it is convenient and not too embarrassing, opting not to praise God with the one tongue God has given us. Have we forgotten owning up to "the pride, hypocrisy and impatience of our lives?" And how about "uncharitable thoughts toward our neighbors, and our prejudice and contempt toward those who differ from us But the good news is that we are not left to wallow in our misery. As we enter Holy Week, and contemplate the mighty acts of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of our Lord, it has never been truer that we "offer ourselves, our souls and bodies to be a reasonable, holy and living sacrifice." It is in the shadow of the Cross, more than anyplace else, that we learn that "there is a wideness in God's mercy." It is on that "green hill far away" that we learn, like the penitent thief, that "he died to make us good."

4 Κυριακή των Βαίων Την Κυριακή των Βαίων ο λαός μας τη γιορτάζει με ιδιαίτερη λαμπρότητα. Σύμφωνα με το χριστιανικό εορτολόγιο καθιερώθηκε να ονομάζεται Κυριακή των Βαΐων, ή Κυριακή του Λαζάρου, ή Κυριακή Βαϊοφόρος, η προηγούμενη Κυριακή της εορτής της Ανάστασης. Από την Κυριακή των Βαΐων αρχίζει ουσιαστικά η λεγόμενη Μεγάλη Εβδομάδα ήεβδομάδα των Παθών. Κατά την ημέρα αυτή εορτάζεται η ανάμνηση της θριαμβικής εισόδου του Ιησού Χριστού στα Ιεροσόλυμα όπου, κατά τους συγγραφείς των Ιερών Ευαγγελίων, οι Ιουδαίοι τον υποδέχθηκαν κρατώντας βάια ή βάγια (κλάδους φοινίκων) και απλώνοντας στο έδαφος τα φορέματά τους ζητωκραύγαζαν «Ωσαννά, ευλογημένος ο ερχόμενος εν ονόματι Κυρίου». Κατά τους πρώτους αιώνες του Χριστιανισμού η εορτή της ανάμνησης αυτής τελούταν μαζί με την ανάσταση του Λαζάρου. Αργότερα η δεύτερη, η ανάσταση του Λαζάρου, μετατέθηκε κατά μία ημέρα πριν, το λεγόμενο Σάββατο του Λαζάρου. Σήμερα η Κυριακή αυτή, τόσο στην Ανατολική όσο και στη Δυτική Εκκλησία, θεωρείται ως η αρχή των Αγίων Παθών. Αρχικά, η κατάλυση ψαριών, λαδιού και κρασιού την ημέρα αυτή, θεωρήθηκαν ασυμβίβαστα προς την ιερότητα της Μεγάλης Εβδομάδας και της ακολουθούμενης νηστείας, (Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή). Όμως, όλα αυτά για το χαρμόσυνο χαρακτήρα της ημέρας προσαρμόστικαν ανάλογα. Η παραπάνω ανάμνηση τιμάται ιδιαίτερα με εξέχουσα υμνολογία και μεγαλοπρεπή λειτουργία, στο τέλος της οποίας διανέμονται βάγια που έχουν προηγουμένως ευλογηθεί κατά την ακολουθία του όρθρου. Σημειώνεται ότι στις πρώτες εκκλησίες, εορταζόταν η μνήμη αυτή με αναπαράσταση του γεγονότος. Ιεροσόλυμα Συγκεκριμένα στους Αγίους Τόπους κατά τον 4ο αιώνα, ο επίσκοπος ξεκινώντας με πομπή από το Όρος των Ελαιών εισερχόταν στα Ιεροσόλυμα επί «πώλου όνου»περιστοιχιζόμενος από τον κλήρο, ενώ οι πιστοί προπορευόταν κρατώντας κλάδους φοινίκων. Βυζάντιο Στους δε Βυζαντινούς χρόνους τελούνταν ο λεγόμενος «περίπατος του Αυτοκράτορα». Η πομπή ξεκινούσε από τα ανάκτορα και ο αυτοκράτορας συμμετείχε ο αυτοκράτορας κρατώντας την εικόνα του Χριστού, πλαισιωμένος από το ιερατείο. Η πομπή κατέληγε στην Αγιά Σοφιά. Της αυτοκρατορικής αυτής πομπής προηγούνταν ο λαμπαδάριος ο οποίος έψελνε «Εξέλθατε έθνη και θεάσασθε σήμερον τον βασιλέα των ουρανών». Σύμφωνα με τη μαρτυρία του Βαλσαμώνα στο τέλος της εορτής αυτής ο μεν Αυτοκράτορας διένειμε ιδιόχειρα βάγια και σταυρούς, ο δε Πατριάρχης κεριά για την Μεγάλη Εβδομάδα. Ρωσία - Μόσχα Το βυζαντινό αυτό έθιμο παρέλαβαν και τηρούσαν με ευλάβεια και οι Τσάροι της Ρωσίαςτους οποίους ακολουθούσε ο κλήρος ξεκινώντας από το Κρεμλίνο και καταλήγοντας στο Μητροπολιτικό Ναό. Ελλάδα Στην Ελλάδα αντ αυτών διατηρείται μόνο η διανομή των βαγιών από τους ιερουργούς των εκκλησιών.

5 Spring 2016 at Zoodohos Peghe SERVICE TIMES Sunday Services Weekday Services 9:30 am Orthros 9:00-10:00 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am Choral Divine Liturgy SUMMER SERVICE TIMES BEGIN SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2016 Sunday Services 9:00 am Orthros 9:30 am Divine Liturgy Weekday Services 9:00-10:00 am Divine Liturgy ONGOING PROGRAMS YOUTH MINISTRY meets every Friday at 7:00 pm in the Community Center ADULT CHOIR PRACTICES are held in church every Wedneasday at 7:00 pm CHILDREN'S CHOIR PRACTICES are held in church every Friday at 7:30 pm AHEPA meets every Tuesday at 7:00 pm in the Parios Hall SENIOR CITIZENS meet every Thursday at 1:00 pm in the Parios Hall. Program and Lunch provided by HANAC. MAY Programs and Services Monday, May 2, 9:00 am Divine Liturgy for the Feast of St. George the Great Martyr Thursday, May 5, 7:00 pm Vespers of the Eve of the Feast of Zoodohos Peghe. Archbishop Demetrios of America will Preside. A Paschal reception to follow for all in the Community Center Friday, May 6, 9:00 am Orthros & Divine Liturgy of the Feast of Zoodohos Peghe. Friday, May 6, 12:00 noon The Philoptohos of Zoodohos Peghe Annual Easter Nameday Luncheon to be held in the Community Center. Catered Mediterranean Buffet. Easter lamb with all the trimmings, coffee and dessert. Many beautiful prizes. Donation is $60.00 per person. RSVP : Church Office at or Helen Karasakalides at

6 Friday, May 6, 7:00 pm GOYA Lock-in Retreat. For more info Contact Ted Germanakos Sunday of St. Thomas, May 8 The Constantinople Society will visit our church. Metropolitan of Meloes Philotheos will preside. Friday, May 20, 7:00 pm YOUTH MINITRY POTLUCK DINNER Saturday, May 21, 9:00 am Divine Liturgy for the Feast of Sts. Constantine & Helen. Saturday, May 21, 6:30 pm GALA DINNER DANCE Greentree Country Club, New Rochelle, honoring Mr. Stamatios Ghikas for his 25 years as our psalti, and, Mrs. Anne Prokop for her 40 years in the Greek American Institute. Music by Yianni Papastefanou and orchestra and DJ Bobby E. Karounos. Cocktails at 6:30 pm followed by dinner and dance. Donation : $125 Per Person. $ 75 for Young Adults under 21 years of age. RSVP: Mrs. Sophia Zarvos at or Victoria Thanasias at Wednesday, May 25, 7:00 pm PTO General Assembly Friday, May 27, 9:00 am GAI Walkathon Friday, May 27th - Sunday 29th D.A.D Olympics June Programs and Services... Sunday, June 5, 11:30 am Sunday School Graduation The Parish General Assembly Thursday, June 9, 9:00 am Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Ascension Wednesday, June 15th through the 19th The Greek Festival Saturday, June 18, 9:00 am Saturday of Souls - Liturgy & Kolyva Service Sunday, June 19, 9:30 am FEAST OF PENTECOSTE

7 HOLY WEEK 2016 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES April 24 PALM SUNDAY a. Orthros 9:30 AM b. Divine Liturgy & Litany of the Palms 10:00 AM c. Service of the Bridegroom (Nymphios) 7:00 PM April 25 HOLY MONDAY Service of the Bridegroom (Nymphios) 7:00 PM April 26 April 27 April 28 April 29 April 30 HOLY TUESDAY Service of the Bridegroom - Kassiani Troparion 7:00 PM HOLY WEDNESDAY a. Service of the Holy Unction (for children) 3:00 PM b. Service of the Holy Unction 7:00 PM HOLY THURSDAY a. Divine Liturgy of St. Basil 8:30 AM b. Service of the Holy Passion (12 Gospels) & The Procession of the Crucifix 7:00 PM HOLY FRIDAY a. The Apokathilosis Vespers 3:00 PM b. Memorial Prayer offered in front of the Epitaphio 7:00 PM c. The Lamentations & the Litany of the Epitaphios- 7:30 PM HOLY SATURDAY a. Vespers & Divine Liturgy of St. Basil 8:30 AM b. Service of the Resurrection 11:00 PM c. The Solemn Liturgy of Pascha (Easter) Sunday 12:15 AM May 1 PASCHA (EASTER) SUNDAY The Vespers of Agape 11:00 ΑΜ May 5 VESPERS FEAST OF ZOODOHOS PEGHE Archbishop Demetrios to preside 7:30 PM May 6 FEASTDAY OF ZOODOHOS PEGHE 9:00 AM Hierarchal Divine Liturgy The Philoptohos Easter ZP Luncheon to follow In the Community Center

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9 Hellenic Orthodox Community of Zoodohos Peghe & The Greek American Institute Bruckner Boulevard, Bronx, NY Tel. (718) GALA DINNER DANCE Honoring Mr. Stamatios Gikas, 25 years as our Psalti & Mrs. Anne Prokop, 40 years in G.A.I. Saturday, May 21, 2016 At the Greentree Country Club, New Rochelle FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED- NO LATER THAN May 7, 2016 Program Sponsorship Rates: Circle One Grand Benefactor $2,500 Donor $ 500 Benefactor $1,500 Contributor $ 100 Sponsor $1,000 CONTRACT The undersigned agrees to take a sponsorship for the 2016 Gala Dinner Dance celebration and pay the sum of $. Name Signature Solicitor Please print clearly message that will appear on the page. * Contributions are tax-deductible