St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church

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1 Pastor Fr. Christopher P. Foustoukos Assistant Pastor Fr. Timothy Curren Parish President Mrs. Pam Katsiris Stewardship Chairman Stephen S. Kalivas Pastoral Assistant Deacon Michael Fadel Pastor Emeritus Fr. Andrew Demotses Parish Nurse Sophia Grevelis, RN Office Manager Irene Stephanides Secretary Chrissa Pissios Office: Tel: Fax: website: St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church March 9, 2014 Sunday of Orthodoxy Winter Hours Orthros - Greek 8:00 a.m. 1 st Divine Liturgy - English 9:00am 2 nd Divine Liturgy - Greek & English 10:30am Office Hours 9 am - 5 pm XEIMERINES WRES Orqroc - Ellhnika/ 8:00 p.m. 1 h Qei/a Leitourgi/a-Agglika/ 9:00p.m. 2 h Qei/a Leitourgi/a Ellhnika/ kai Agglika/ 10:30 p.m. Ώρες γραφείou 9 π.μ. - 5 μ.μ. GOYA NEWS MARCH 16 th Sunday night meeting 7-9 Game Night at St. Vasilios. MARCH 30 th Sunday night Celtics Game Meet at Salem Commuter Rail Station 5:30pm for 5:45pm Train to arrive for 7pm Celtics vs. Bulls game. 10:15pm train arrives in Salem 10:45pm. YOU CAN ALSO JOIN US ON FACE- BOOK@ Senior Goya 2013/2014 or FOLLOW US ON Dates to Remember Lenten Speaker Heirmonk Iakovos Bakos Wednesday, March 19 Greek Independence Day Luncheon/Program Sunday, March 23 Flag Raising at City Hall Monday, March 24 Lenten Speaker Dr. Philip Mamalakis Wednesday, April 2 Boston Greek Independence Day Parade Sunday, April 6 St. Vals Hoops Banquet Saturday, April 6pm St. VAsilios Greek School May Day Family Dance Saturday, May 3, 7 pm St Val s Men s Club 38th Annual Golf Tournament July 28, 2014 Wednesday, March 19 Monasticism and Its Relevance in Today s World Speaker Heirmonk Iakovos Bakos Wednesday, April 2 Keeping Lent in the Family Speaker Dr. Philip Mamalakis

2 Sunday, March 9, 2014 Hymns Following the Gospel (Small Entrance) Apolytikion Apoluti/kion Having learned the joyful proclamation of the Resurrection from the Angel, and having cast off the ancestral condemnation, the women disciples of the Lord spake to the Apostles exultantly: Death is despoiled and Christ God is risen, granting great mercy to the world. Τὸ φαιδρὸν τῆς Ἀναστάσεως κήρυγμα, ἐκ τοῦ Ἀγγέλου μαθοῦσαι αἱ τοῦ Κυρίου Μαθήτριαι, καὶ τὴν προγονικὴν ἀπόφασιν ἀπορρίψασαι, τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις καυχώμεναι ἔλεγον Ἐσκύλευται ὁ θάνατος, ἠγέρθη Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Apolytikion Apoluti/kion We worship Your immaculate icon, O Good One, asking the forgiveness of our failings, O Christ our God; for of Your own will You were well-pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh, that You might deliver from slavery to the enemy those whom You had fashioned. Wherefore, we cry to You thankfully: You did fill all things with joy, O our Saviour, when You came to save the world. Apolytikion Be entreated, O Lord, by the sufferings endured for You by the Saints, and we pray You, heal all our pain. Τὴν ἄχραντον Εἰκόνα σου προσκυνοῦμεν Ἀγαθέ, αἰτούμενοι συγχώρησιν τῶν πταισμάτων ἡμῶν, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός βουλήσει γὰρ ηὐδόκησας σαρκὶ ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ, ἵνα ῥύσῃ οὓς ἔπλασας ἐκ τῆς δουλείας τοῦ ἐχθροῦ ὅθεν εὐχαρίστως βοῶμέν σοι Χαρᾶς ἐπλήρωσας τὰ πάντα, ὁ Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν, παραγενόμενος εἰς τὸ σῶσαι τὸν Κόσμον. Apoluti/kion Tac alghdo/nac twn Agi/wn, ac upe/r sou e/paqon, duswph/qhti Ku/rie, kai pa/sac hmw/n tac odu/nac, i/asai fila/ nqrwpe, deo/meqa. St. Vasilios Your message was carried throughout Apoluti/kion tou Agi/ou Basilei/ou the world. As it received your mighty word, By which you divinely made manifest And clarified the nature of existing things You set in order the customs of men, You who are royal priesthood! Holy Father, intercede with Christ our God To grant us His great mercy. Kontakion To you, Theotokos, invincible Defender, having been delivered from peril, I, your city, dedicate the victory festival as a thank offering. In your irresistible might, keep me safe from all trials, that I may call out to you: "Hail, unwedded bride!" Konta/kion Τὴ ὑπερμάχω στρατηγῶ τὰ νικητήρια, ὡς λυτρωθεῖσα τῶν δεινῶν εὐχαριστήρια, ἀναγράφω σοὶ ἡ Πόλις σου Θεοτόκε, Ἀλλ' ὡς ἔχουσα τὸ κράτος ἀπροσμάχητον, ἐκ παντοίων μὲ κινδύνων ἐλευθέρωσον, ἵνα κράζω σοί, Χαῖρε νύμφη ἀνύμφευτε. 2 19

3 Prokeimenon. Mode 4. Daniel 3.26,27 Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers. Verse: For you are just in all you have done. St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 12:1-10 BRETHREN, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortation which addresses you as sons? "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor lose courage when you are punished by him. For the Lord disciplines him whom he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives." It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers to discipline us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father. Προκείμενον. Ἦχος δ. Δανιήλ Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν. Στίχ. Ὅτι δίκαιος εἶ ἐπὶ πᾶσιν, οἷς ἐποίησας ἡμῖν. Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 12:1-10 Ἀδελφοί, τοσοῦτον ἔχοντες περικείμενον ἡμῖν νέφος μαρτύρων, ὄγκον ἀποθέμενοι πάντα καὶ τὴν εὐπερίστατον ἁμαρτίαν, διʼ ὑπομονῆς τρέχωμεν τὸν προκείμενον ἡμῖν ἀγῶνα, ἀφορῶντες εἰς τὸν τῆς πίστεως ἀρχηγὸν καὶ τελειωτὴν Ἰησοῦν, ὃς, ἀντὶ τῆς προκειμένης αὐτῷ χαρᾶς, ὑπέμεινεν σταυρόν, αἰσχύνης καταφρονήσας, ἐν δεξιᾷ τε τοῦ θρόνου τοῦ θεοῦ κεκάθικεν. Ἀναλογίσασθε γὰρ τὸν τοιαύτην ὑπομεμενηκότα ὑπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν εἰς ἀυτὸν ἀντιλογίαν, ἵνα μὴ κάμητε ταῖς ψυχαῖς ὑμῶν ἐκλυόμενοι. Οὔπω μέχρι αἵματος ἀντικατέστητε πρὸς τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι καὶ ἐκλέλησθε τῆς παρακλήσεως, ἥτις ὑμῖν ὡς υἱοῖς διαλέγεται, Υἱέ μου, μὴ ὀλιγώρει παιδείας κυρίου, μηδὲ ἐκλύου ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ ἐλεγχόμενος ὃν γὰρ ἀγαπᾷ κύριος παιδεύει μαστιγοῖ δὲ πάντα υἱὸν ὃν παραδέχεται. Εἰς παιδείαν ὑπομένετε, ὡς υἱοῖς ὑμῖν προσφέρεται ὁ θεός τίς γὰρ ἐστιν υἱὸς ὃν οὐ παιδεύει πατήρ; Εἰ δὲ χωρίς ἐστε παιδείας, ἧς μέτοχοι γεγόνασιν πάντες, ἄρα νόθοι ἐστε καὶ οὐχ υἱοί. Εἶτα τοὺς μὲν τῆς σαρκὸς ἡμῶν πατέρας εἴχομεν παιδευτὰς, καὶ ἐνετρεπόμεθα οὐ πολλῷ μᾶλλον ὑποταγησόμεθα τῷ πατρὶ τῶν πνευμάτων, καὶ ζήσομεν; Οἱ μὲν γὰρ πρὸς 18 ὀλίγας ἡμέρας κατὰ τὸ δοκοῦν αὐτοῖς ἐπαίδευον ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ τὸ συμφέρον, εἰς 3 τὸ μεταλαβεῖν τῆς ἁγιότητος αὐτοῦ.

4 Sunday of Orthodoxy The Gospel of John 1:43-51 At that time, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael, and he said to him, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!" Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these." And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man." KIDS TO CAMP The Parish Assembly and the Parish Council have established a program that any child of a Parishioner in Good Standing, is invited to attend ONE WEEK (their choice of week) at the Metropolitan Boston Camp in Contoocook, New Hampshire, the summer following their completion of 6 th grade in our Church School or 6 th grade in our Greek School FREE OF CHARGE. With generous donations from various organizations, ministries, individuals and bequests we are able to fund this worthwhile endeavor. It is our belief that we must support the amazing camping ministry of our Metropolis and in addition, recommit and reconnect our children to the faith and fellowship of Orthodoxy. We invite others that share our commitment to donate to the Kids to Camp Fund to maintain this valuable undertaking. If your child is interested in participating please fill out the following form and submit it to the church office by April 1, 2014, so we may budget appropriately. In addition, we will continue to help those needing financial assistance to send their children to camp. Please see Fr Chris for this confidential support. Child Parent(s) Tele Cell Κατὰ Ἰωάννην Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἠθέλησεν ὁ Ιησοῦς ἐξελθεῖν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν καὶ εὑρίσκει Φίλιππον καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ἀκολούθει μοι. ἦν δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος ἀπὸ Βηθσαϊδά, ἐκ τῆς πόλεως Ανδρέου καὶ Πέτρου.εὑρίσκει Φίλιππος τὸν Ναθαναὴλ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὃν ἔγραψε Μωϋσῆς ἐν τῷ νόμῳ καὶ οἱ προφῆται, εὑρήκαμεν, Ιησοῦν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ Ιωσὴφ τὸν ἀπὸ Ναζαρέτ. καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ναθαναήλ ἐκ Ναζαρὲτ δύναταί τι ἀγαθὸν εἶναι; λέγει αὐτῷ Φίλιππος ἔρχου καὶ ἴδε. εἶδεν ὁ Ιησοῦς τὸν Ναθαναὴλ ἐρχόμενον πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ λέγει περὶ αὐτοῦ ἴδε ἀληθῶς Ισραηλίτης, ἐν ᾧ δόλος οὐκ ἔστι. λέγει αὐτῷ Ναθαναήλ πόθεν με γινώσκεις; ἀπεκρίθη Ιησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ πρὸ τοῦ σε Φίλιππον φωνῆσαι, ὄντα ὑπὸ τὴν συκῆν εἶδόν σε. ἀπεκρίθη Ναθαναὴλ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ῥαββί, σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ Ισραήλ. ἀπεκρίθη Ιησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὅτι εἶπόν σοι, εἶδόν σε ὑποκάτω τῆς συκῆς, πιστεύεις; μείζω τούτων ὄψει. καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ Donations for Lent and Holy Week It is our custom to decorate the icon of Theotokos for the Akathist Services on Friday evenings during Great Lent. If you wish to decorate the icon in memory of or for the good health of a loved one, please call the church office at Daffodils for the Veneration of the Cross (3 rd Sunday of Lent) $150 Palms for Palm Sunday.$200 6 Palm Trees...$30 each 12 beeswax candles for the cross $10 each 12 candles for the 12 Gospels.$10 each Decorate Myrrh Bearing Women icon...$75 1 case of Bay Laurel.$250 4 clergy Paschal Candles...$50 each Incense...$35 each Charcoal.$25 each Olive oil..$15 each 4 17

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7 Saint Vasilios Hoops will be holding their Annual Banquet On 4/5/2014 at 6:00PM If you would like to donate prizes for the raffle please bring them to the banquetor drop them off at the Church Office Any questions, please 14 7

8 LITURGY LIGHTS Children & grandchildren in loving memory of George & Martha Yokas 11 yrs. Paula M. Halepakis & family in memory of husband, father, grandfather Matthew J. Halepakis. VIGIL LIGHTS Children & grandchildren in loving memory of George & Martha Yokas 11 yrs. Paula M. Halepakis & family in memory of husband, father, grandfather Matthew J. Halepakis. Weekday Services Monday, March 10 th 7 p.m. Compline Wednesday, March 12 th Presanctified Liturgy 8 a.m. Friday, March 14 th Salutations to the Theotokos 7 p.m. Monday, March 17 th 7 p.m. Compline Wednesday, March 19 th Presanctified Liturgy 6 p.m. Friday, March 21 st Salutations to the Theotokos 7 p.m KAQHMERINES IERES AKOLOUQIES Apo/deipnon to Me/ga Deute/ra,10 h Marti/ou 7:00 m.m Prohgiasme/nh Leitourgi/a Teta/rth, 12 h Marti/ou 8 p.m. Xairetismoi/ Paraskeuh/, 14 h Marti/ou 7 m.m. Apo/deipnon to Me/ga Deute/ra, 17 h Marti/ou 7:00 m.m. Prohgiasme/nh Leitourgi/a Teta/rth, 19 h Marti/ou 6 m.m. Xairetismoi/ Paraskeuh/, 21 h Marti/ou 7 m.m. SUBMITTING ITEMS TO THE MONTHLY AND WEEKLY PARISH BULLETIN: Each organization is invited to submit articles and announcements to be published in our Parish Bulletin. For the remainder of the 2014, the Monthly Bulletin Dates are as follows: Month Deadline Projected for Publication Mail Date March /April March 15 March 21 May/June May 15 May 21 July/August June 15 June 23 September August 15 August 21 October September 15 September 22 November October 15 October 21 December 2014/January 2015 December 5 December 15 The deadline for the weekly bulletin is 3 p.m. on Wednesday. Each organization should designate one individual to be responsible for bulletin submissions. All items for publication must be submitted in electronic format, using Microsoft word. All bulletin publication requests must be submitted to: bulletin@stvasilios.org. Any questions regarding bulletin submissions should be directed to Chrissa Pissios at bulletin@stvasilios.org. Please do not send bulletin requests to Chrissa s personal . Thank you! From our Choir: As we partake in the Holiness of the season of Lent we encourage you to try something new that will surely enhance your liturgical experience. For the next few Sundays we hope to have a choir member in the front of the church leading you in responses like "Amen" and "Lord Have Mercy". What is important is not how you are singing but what you are singing. Our goal is for your voice to reach the dome of the church and the Pantocrator (the creator). Parents be the example to your children and likewise children be the example to your parents." 8 13

9 YELLOW CAKE WITH BERRY SAUCE 3 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/4 cups sugar 3/4 cup vegetable oil 2 cups orange juice 1/2 teaspoon brandy or rum extract 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon orange peel, fresh or dry -Turn the oven to 350 degrees. -Beat the oil with the sugar until well blended. Add the orange juice, and the flavorings. -Mix the flour with the baking powder and baking soda and mix it into the sugar a little at the time blending it well. -Oil a cake pan well and sprinkle it with a little flour. -Pour the cake in the pan and bake it for about 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes and remove it from the pan. -Serve it plain, frosted or topped with the berry sauce. BERRY SAUCE 1 bag of frozen mixed berries 1 lb fresh strawberries 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon brandy or rum extract 1/2 teaspoon lemon or orange peel, fresh or dry Add the sugar and the flavorings to the frozen berries and let them defrost. Wash, core and quarter the strawberries. Add them into the mixed berry mixture. Defrost it completely and spoon it over slices of the cake as desired. 12 PLEASE PRAY FOR: Presv. Ann, Nina, Eva, Eleni, Pat, Charles, Serena, James, James, Diane, Harriet. If you wish to add or remove a name from the list, please call the Church Office. CEMETERY VISITS: Due to the number of sacraments, 40 day blessings and memorials on Sundays it is difficult to make cemetery visits on Sundays after liturgy. If you would like a Trisagion at the graveside during the week you are kindly asked to make an appointment by calling the church office. HOSPITAL VISITS Salem Hospital is making a change in order to be in compliance with new privacy laws. This change will mean that we will no longer receive the list of Orthodox patients in the hospital. So, if you or a loved one will be in the hospital please call the church office so that we can pay you a pastoral visit. This change will also affect Beverly Hospital as well. Also, families of people in nursing home please call the church office so that their names will be included on the list of residents. WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS! Everyone is welcome in the Orthodox Church and may receive the blessed bread (antidoron) at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy. Sadly, the divisions in the church prompt us all to work towards reunited Christianity. The culmination of this reunion will be the ability of all Christians to receive the Eucharist together. Until that blessed day arrives, only Orthodox Christians who are in good sacramental order are permitted to receive Holy Communion in the Orthodox Church. If you have any questions or concerns please speak with Father Chris. Palm Sunday schedule The First Divine Liturgy on PALM SUNDAY will be held, as is our custom, in the Auditorium of the Educational Center at 9:00 a.m. Orthros will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Church, followed by the Second Divine Liturgy at 10:30 a.m. The faithful of our parish who cannot attend regular morning services to receive Holy Communion during Holy Week because of their work schedules, may receive at two early Divine Liturgies. These liturgies are on Holy Thursday at 6:00 a.m. and on Holy Saturday at 7:00 a.m. In addition to these two Divine Liturgies, we will also celebrate three Presanctified Liturgies, on Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday, and Holy Wednesday, with 3 additional opportunities for the faithful to receive Holy Communion. 9

10 St. Vasilios Scholarships The 2014 scholarship applications are now available. Please note that applications must be downloaded at Applications must be submitted with proper documentation by Tuesday, April 15, Please note deadline has been extended!!! Please note, in order to be considered for a second, third or fourth year scholarship, you must submit an applic STUFFED EGGPLANTS ( Melitzanes Imam) Do you have an interesting lenten recipe in English or in Greek? Give it to Kristi or leave it at the office. 8 long narrow eggplants 4 large onions, thinly sliced 8 garlic cloves, sliced 1 cup olive oil 1 3/4 cups canned tomatoes pureed 1/2 cup pine nuts (optional but very good!) 1/2 cup washed and finely chopped parsley 1/4 cup Italian salad dressing * Salt and pepper -Turn the oven on to 350 degrees -Wash the eggplants and trim the ends. With a sharp knife make two incisions, lengthwise being careful not to cut through the ends or all the way through the eggplant.** -Brush them inside and out with the salad dressing and arrange them in an oiled baking dish. -Cook them in the hot oven while you are preparing the stuffing, minutes. -Saute the onions, the garlic and the pine nuts. Add the tomatoes, parsley and the seasoning. Cook on low temperature for 10 minutes. -Remove the dish from the oven and spoon the stuffing into the incisions making sure the cavities are filled all the way. Pour remaining sauce over the eggplants and return them to the oven for about one hour. -It might be necessary to add a small amount of water while baking. -Serve the eggplants with rice pilaf. * instead of the salad dressing use 1/4 cup oil seasoned with salt, pepper, dry oregano and basil. ** See Kristi for a demonstration at the coffee hour today