Sunday of Gregory Palamas

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1 Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church 8306 NC HWY 751, Durham NC News & Announcements, March 12, 2017 Sunday of Gregory Palamas Theophanes the Confessor Symeon the New Theologian Gregory Dialogos, Bishop of Rome Phineas, grandson of Prophet Aaron Paul Aurelian, Bishop of Brittany NEWCOMERS AND VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME! Sunday Worship Schedule: Matins 9:00 am & Divine Liturgy 10:00 am To Our Visitors and Guests We welcome you to worship with us today, whether you are an Orthodox Christian or this is your first visit to an Orthodox Church, we are pleased to have you with us. Although Holy Communion and other Sacraments are offered only to baptized and chrismated (confirmed) Orthodox Christians in good standing with the Church, all are invited to receive the Antidoron (blessed bread) from the priest at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy. The Antidoron is not a sacrament, but it is reminiscent of the agape feast that followed worship in the ancient Christian Church. After the Divine Liturgy this morning please join us in the Church hall for fellowship and refreshments. Please complete a Visitor's Card before you leave today and drop it in the offering tray, or give it to one of the parishioners after the service, or mail it to the church Office. St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 1:10-14; 2:1-3 Today's Readings: "IN THE BEGINNING, Thou, Lord, didst found the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of thy hands; they will perish, but thou remainest; they will all grow old like a garment, like a mantle thou wilt roll them up, and they will be changed. But thou art the same, and thy years will never end." But to what angel has he ever said, "Sit at my right hand, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet?" Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation? Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For if the message declared by angels was valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard him. 1

2 Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 11:24-26, Ἀδελφοί, πίστει Μωϋσῆς μέγας γενόμενος ἠρνήσατο λέγεσθαι υἱὸς θυγατρὸς Φαραώ, μᾶλλον ἑλόμενος συγκακουχεῖσθαι τῷ λαῷ τοῦ θεοῦ ἢ πρόσκαιρον ἔχειν ἁμαρτίας ἀπόλαυσιν μείζονα πλοῦτον ἡγησάμενος τῶν Αἰγύπτου θησαυρῶν τὸν ὀνειδισμὸν τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἀπέβλεπεν γὰρ εἰς τὴν μισθαποδοσίαν. Καὶ τί ἔτι λέγω; Ἐπιλείψει γὰρ με διηγούμενον ὁ χρόνος περὶ Γεδεών, Βαράκ τε καὶ Σαμψών καὶ Ἰεφθάε, Δαυίδ τε καὶ Σαμουὴλ καὶ τῶν προφητῶν οἳ διὰ πίστεως κατηγωνίσαντο βασιλείας, εἰργάσαντο δικαιοσύνην, ἐπέτυχον ἐπαγγελιῶν, ἔφραξαν στόματα λεόντων, ἔσβεσαν δύναμιν πυρός, ἔφυγον στόματα μαχαίρας, ἐνεδυναμώθησαν ἀπὸ ἀσθενείας, ἐγενήθησαν ἰσχυροὶ ἐν πολέμῳ, παρεμβολὰς ἔκλιναν ἀλλοτρίων. Ἔλαβον γυναῖκες ἐξ ἀναστάσεως τοὺς νεκροὺς αὐτῶν ἄλλοι δὲ ἐτυμπανίσθησαν, οὐ προσδεξάμενοι τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν, ἵνα κρείττονος ἀναστάσεως τύχωσιν ἕτεροι δὲ ἐμπαιγμῶν καὶ μαστίγων πεῖραν ἔλαβον, ἔτι δὲ δεσμῶν καὶ φυλακῆς ἐλιθάσθησαν, ἐπρίσθησαν, ἐπειράσθησαν, ἐν φόνῳ μαχαίρας ἀπέθανον περιῆλθον ἐν μηλωταῖς, ἐν αἰγείοις δέρμασιν, ὑστερούμενοι, θλιβόμενοι, κακουχούμενοι - ὧν οὐκ ἦν ἄξιος ὁ κόσμος - ἐν ἐρημίαις πλανώμενοι καὶ ὄρεσιν καὶ σπηλαίοις καὶ ταῖς ὀπαῖς τῆς γῆς. Καὶ οὗτοι πάντες, μαρτυρηθέντες διὰ τῆς πίστεως, οὐκ ἐκομίσαντο τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν, τοῦ θεοῦ περὶ ἡμῶν κρεῖττόν τι προβλεψαμένου, ἵνα μὴ χωρὶς ἡμῶν τελειωθῶσιν. Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 1:10-14, 2:1-3 Κατʼ ἀρχάς, Κύριε, τὴν γῆν ἐθεμελίωσας, καὶ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σού εἰσιν οἱ οὐρανοί αὐτοὶ ἀπολοῦνται, σὺ δὲ διαμένεις καὶ πάντες ὡς ἱμάτιον παλαιωθήσονται, καὶ ὡσεὶ περιβόλαιον ἑλίξεις αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἀλλαγήσονται σὺ δὲ ὁ αὐτὸς εἶ, καὶ τὰ ἔτη σου οὐκ ἐκλείψουσιν. Πρὸς τίνα δὲ τῶν ἀγγέλων εἴρηκέν ποτε, Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου, ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου; Οὐχὶ πάντες εἰσὶν λειτουργικὰ πνεύματα, εἰς διακονίαν ἀποστελλόμενα διὰ τοὺς μέλλοντας κληρονομεῖν σωτηρίαν; Διὰ τοῦτο δεῖ περισσοτέρως ἡμᾶς προσέχειν τοῖς ἀκουσθεῖσιν, μήποτε παραρρυῶμεν. Εἰ γὰρ ὁ διʼ ἀγγέλων λαληθεὶς λόγος ἐγένετο βέβαιος, καὶ πᾶσα παράβασις καὶ παρακοὴ ἔλαβεν ἔνδικον μισθαποδοσίαν, πῶς ἡμεῖς ἐκφευξόμεθα τηλικαύτης ἀμελήσαντες σωτηρίας; Ἥτις, ἀρχὴν λαβοῦσα λαλεῖσθαι διὰ τοῦ κυρίου, ὑπὸ τῶν ἀκουσάντων εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐβεβαιώθη. The Gospel according to Mark 2:1-12 At that time, Jesus entered Capernaum and it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, not even about the door; and he was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, "Why does this man speak thus? It is a blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you question thus in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise, take up your pallet and walk? But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins"-he said to the paralytic-"i say to you, rise, take up your pallet and go home." And he rose, and immediately took up the pallet and went out before them all; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!" Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 2:1-12 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, εἰσῆλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς εἰς Καπερναοὺμ δι ἡμερῶν καὶ ἠκούσθη ὅτι εἰς οἶκόν ἐστι. καὶ εὐθέως συνήχθησαν πολλοί, ὥστε μηκέτι χωρεῖν μηδὲ τὰ πρὸς τὴν θύραν καὶ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς τὸν λόγον. καὶ ἔρχονται πρὸς αὐτὸν παραλυτικὸν φέροντες, αἰρόμενον ὑπὸ τεσσάρων καὶ μὴ δυνάμενοι προσεγγίσαι αὐτῷ διὰ τὸν ὄχλον, ἀπεστέγασαν τὴν στέγην ὅπου ἦν, καὶ ἐξορύξαντες χαλῶσι τὸν κράβαττον, ἐφ ᾧ ὁ παραλυτικὸς κατέκειτο. ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς τὴν πίστιν αὐτῶν λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ τέκνον, ἀφέωνταί σοι αἱ ἁμαρτίαι σου. ἦσαν δέ τινες τῶν γραμματέων ἐκεῖ καθήμενοι καὶ διαλογιζόμενοι ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν τί οὗτος οὕτω λαλεῖ βλασφημίας; τίς δύναται ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ Θεός; καὶ εὐθέως ἐπιγνοὺς ὁ Ιησοῦς τῷ πνεύματι αὐτοῦ ὅτι οὕτως αὐτοὶ διαλογίζονται ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς τί ταῦτα 2

3 διαλογίζεσθε ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν; τί ἐστιν εὐκοπώτερον, εἰπεῖν τῷ παραλυτικῷ, ἀφέωνταί σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι, ἢ εἰπεῖν, ἔγειρε καὶ ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ περιπάτει; ἵνα δὲ εἰδῆτε ὅτι ἐξουσίαν ἔχει ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἀφιέναι ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἁμαρτίας - λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ σοὶ λέγω, ἔγειρε καὶ ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ ὕπαγε εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου. καὶ ἠγέρθη εὐθέως, καὶ ἄρας τὸν κράβαττον ἐξῆλθεν ἐναντίον πάντων, ὥστε ἐξίστασθαι πάντας καὶ δοξάζειν τὸν Θεὸν λέγοντας ὅτι οὐδέποτε οὕτως εἴδομεν. Services of the Week: Wednesday March 15th : Pre-Sanctified Liturgy for the 3rd Wednesday of Lent 6:30 PM Friday March 17th: 3rd Salutation Service to the Virgin Mary 6:30 pm AHEPA CHAPTER # 277 NEWS AHEPA SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION The time to apply for AHEPA SCHOLARSHIPS has arrived on the AHEPA table at St. Barbara s you will find DISTRICT 3 SCHOLASHIP applications, available to undergraduate students, who are accepted into the first to fourth year of a US college or university. Must apply by April 15 th, Also AHEPA NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP applications are available to undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students. The submission deadline is March 31, PLEASE NOTE: for both District and National scholarships, the student needs to be sponsored by a parent who is an AHEPA member in good standing [whose 2017 dues are paid], or the applicant must be an AHEPA member in good standing. In addition, a local AHEPA SCHOLARSHIP is available to a qualified high school graduate who is an active member of our St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church parish. The applications for this scholarship will also be at the AHEPA table and the submission deadline is April 15 th

4 SERVICES FOR THE VIRGIN MARY DURING GREAT LENT Services of Salutations to the Theotokos on Friday Evenings Friday, March 3rd at 6:30 pm Friday, March 10th at 6:30 pm Friday, March 17th at 6:30 pm The Akathyist to the Theotokos Friday, March 31st at 6:30 p.m. PROJECTS TO DATE: 2016 January 16 January 30 February 20 June 4-5 July 23 September 24 October 8 November December 2 December 10 May 6-7 April Evening of Music Spaghetti Event Gyro Event Greek Festival Gyro Event Evening of Jazz Greek Style Chicken Dinner & Pastry Athenian Grill and Pastry Christmas Concert Holiday Greek Pastries Greek Festival Easter Concert THANK YOU TO ALL OUR STEWARD FAMILIES! Our goal for the year 2016 was to increase the number of our active Steward families to 150! We are pleased to report that this ambitious effort has been practically achieved by noting that as of December 31, 2016, we had 145 Steward families contributing generously their time, talents and treasure to assist their church community of St. Barbara in meeting its mission. A big Thank You to ALL for your commitment to total STEWARDSHIP! 4

5 St. Barbara Greek Dance Troupe If your children are interested in dancing at this year s festival and have not already registered please contact Keith and Alexia Rheinhardt (keithalexia@gmail.com or ). We welcome experienced and new dancers ages 5 and up. With the exception of the final dress rehearsal, practices will be after Sunday school and will last no longer than one hour. The main responsibility for the families is to bring their children to all the practices, be available for both days of the festival and to let the instructors know of any scheduling conflicts that cannot be avoided. This is a great opportunity for the kids to join in fellowship, keep the greek dance tradition alive and have fun! Dance Practice & Festival Performance Schedule February March April May Sunday, February 12 Sunday, March 5 Sunday, April 2 Friday, May 5 - Dress Rehearsal Sunday, February 19 Sunday, March 12 Sunday, April 23 Saturday, May 6 - Festival Performances Sunday, February 26 Sunday, March 19 Sunday, April 30 Sunday, May 7 - Festival Performances Sunday, March 26 Keith and Alexia Rheinhardt Dear St. Barbara Singers, Thank you for your patience while I worked out when the church is available for rehearsals. Here is the rehearsal schedule. Please, singers, make every effort to attend as many rehearsals as possible. Saturday, March 11: Rehearsal 1-4pm Sunday, March 26: Rehearsal 2-5pm Saturday, April 8: Rehearsal 2-5pm Saturday, April 15 (Pascha is that night): Dress Rehearsal 2-4pm Saturday, April 22: Performance 5:30pm call 7-9pm concert Thank you! I look forward to singing with you again. In Christ, Summer Kinard 5

6 Pre-sanctified Liturgies During Great Lent Pre-Sanctified Liturgies offered on Wednesday Evenings throughout Great Lent at 6:30 p.m. 1st Wednesday of Lent - March 1 2nd Wednesday of Lent - March 8 3rd Wednesday of Lent - March 15 4th Wednesday of Lent - March 22 5th Wednesday of Lent - March 29 Wednesday before Holy Week - April 5 Explanation of the Service: The Eucharistic Divine Liturgy is not celebrated in the Orthodox Church on Lenten weekdays because of its celebratory nature. In order for the faithful to sustain their Lenten effort by participation in Holy Communion, the Liturgy of the Pre-sanctified Gifts is served. The Liturgy of the Pre-sanctified Gifts is usually an evening service. It is the solemn Lenten Vespers with the administration of Holy Communion added to it. There is no consecration of the Eucharistic gifts at the Pre-sanctified Liturgy. Holy Communion is given from the Eucharistic gifts sanctified on the previous Sunday at the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. Fasting Guidelines for Receiving Holy Communion at the Evening Service: So that the Body and Blood of our Lord may be the first thing to pass our lips on the day of communion, we abstain from all food and drink from the time that we retire (or midnight, whichever comes first) the night before. Married couples should abstain from sexual relations the night before communion. When communion is in the evening, as with Presanctified Liturgies during Lent, this fast should if possible be extended throughout the day until after communion. For those who cannot keep this discipline, a total fast beginning at noon is sometimes prescribed. Dear Choristers, Here is the schedule for rehearsals for the Lenten and Pascha services. Note that the time is earlier on Saturday mornings than previously posted. Saturday, March 18 10:30-12:00 Saturday, April 1 10:30-12:00 Sunday, April 2 after church ****Please let me know if you will be able to attend and if you will be singing on Good Friday evening and Saturday night for the midnight Pascha service.***** This coming Sunday..."SPRING FORWARD"! Change your clocks to one hour ahead. Have a good week. Blessings, Donna 6

7 Easter play rehearsals on the following dates/times: Saturday, 2/25: 10am-12noon or 11am-1pm Sunday, 3/5: 2pm-4pm Sunday, 3/12: 2pm-4pm Sunday, 3/19: 2pm-4pm Saturday, 3/25: 10am-12noon or 11am-1pm Saturday, 4/1: 10am-12noon or 11am-1pm Wednesday, 4/5 OR Thursday, 4/6: 5:30pm-7:30pm Dress rehearsal Thank you Father, Michelle Claypoole Hello everyone, I hope my note finds you all well. As I m sure you ve heard, preparations are getting under way for the St. Barbara s Greek Festival on May 6 th & 7 th. We will be assembling spanakopitas on Saturday, April 1 st starting at 10am at the church hall. We re aiming to make about 75 large pans, so we could use all the help we can get. I know everyone s schedules are busy, and your time is valuable, but even if you can only spare an hour or two, please come by. If you can make it, please bring a small bowl or sauce pan to hold melted butter, and a pastry brush. That will help ensure we have enough equipment for all the workers. Finally, if you can please let either Evelyn Panos (mamapan@aol.com), Theky Pappas (tedtheky@aol.com), or me know if you re able to come, so we ll have some idea of how many helpers to expect, that would be much appreciated. Or just drop in, we re flexible, and we ll definitely put you to work. Hope to see you on Saturday April 1 st! Many thanks, Cindy Cindy Paliouras cindy.paliouras@gmail.com or cindy.paliouras@progress.com Theky Pappas tedtheky@aol.com Evelyn Panos mamapan@aol.com 7

8 Hi Ladies, The 2017 St. Barbara Greek Festival is the first weekend in May. (May 6 & 7). We need to prepare the Koulourakia and Kourambiethes for the Pastry Booth. The koulourakia will be prepared on Tuesday, February 28 and Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the church. The schedule is attached for your convenience. The kourambiethes will be prepared at a later date. We will serve a light luncheon. We hope you can assist us with this project. Please let us know as soon as possible. In Christ, Joan Marinos and Catherine Mariakakis The Sacrament of Holy Unction On Holy Wednesday Evening All Parishioners should attempt to attend the service and be anointed with the blessed oil of Holy Unction. As the priest anoints the forehead, cheeks, chin, palm and back of hands, we should ask God's forgiveness. Therefore, family members will no longer be permitted to take Holy Unction home. However, the Priest may anoint those unable to attend the service of Holy Unction on Holy Wednesday on another day of Holy Week. For those who are shut-ins, homebound, or infirm, please contact your local priest before Holy Week for visitation and the offering of healing prayers and the Holy Sacrament. (new Metropolis Directive) Philoptochos is sponsoring a clothes drive for Dress for Success. We would like for you to donate your gently used business attire from now until April 3, in order to help women get back on their feet. The clothes will be used for interviews and once jobs are attained. Thank you for your help. Please see Lia Christakos or Catherine Constantinou if you have questions. 'Dress for Success is a nonprofit organization that assists women to enter the workforce. There is a location in the back hall for storage of donations. ATTENTION SAINT BARBARA PARISH! Celebrate with your Church Family yournext special occasion! Consider sponsoring a coffee hour in the social hall after Liturgy on Sundays to commemorate a birthday, graduation, nameday, anniversary, or even for the pleasure of just hosting for your Parish. Signing up is easy...just place your name on the 'signup coffee hour' sheet located on the table in the hallway nearest the social hall. For details or questions, contact Helen Paliouras at: or elenipali@att.net 8

9 INCLUDE YOUR NAME IN THE SAINT BARBRA COMMUNITY EASTER CARD Greetings to All! We have the most wonderful and special season approaching! The youth here at St. Barbara's is doing an Easter Card that will be mailed to the entire St. Barbara's Greek Orthodox Church Family. We will have a sign-up table in the reception hall OR just outside of the door that leads one out of the sanctuary toward the reception hall. You can sign your family up if you wish to participate in the Easter card immediately following the conclusion of liturgy every Sunday through Sunday, April 9. It will be $20 per family, and your family's name will be printed inside of the card. We encourage everyone to participate! Please see me if you have any questions, and I look forward to seeing each of you Sunday! Joyfully in Christ, Michelle Claypoole FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO PARTICIPATE : A Palm Cross Maker After Services for the Saturday of Lazarus Cleo Papanikas cleopatrazp@aol.com A Holy Week Reader Contact Pete Marinos pnm1@yahoo.com An Epitaphio Decorator After the Royal Hours on Good Friday Contact Dina Paliouras via cindy.paliouras@gmail.com A Parent with Child who Receives the Body of Christ from the Cross. In the middle of the 3:00 service of Good Friday Contact Cleo Papanikas cleopatrazp@aol.com Participating in the Choir Contact Donna Trohanis donnatro@bellsouth.net Participating in the Reading of the Gospel in a Language other than English or Greek at the Agape Service Larry Odzak larryodzak@gmail.com 9

10 Easter Eggs for Toole Wrapping Should be dyed at home and brought to church on Good Friday to be wrapped on the premises. Contact Catherine Mariakakis at Volunteering in the Narthex and Ushering Parishioners Contact John Varelas at Being a Pall-bearer that carries the Epitaphio Contact Nicholas Paliouras nickpali82@yahoo.com Being a Myrrh-bearer at our Lord's Tomb Contact Cleo Papanikas cleopatrazp@aol.com Being an Altar Boy Contact Johnny Mariakakis at mariakakis@att.net Adorning the Church with an Easter Lily that your Purchased Hope Odzak hdodzak@gmail.com Contributing a food item for the International Easter Pot Luck After the Midnight Service Let Helen Paliouras Know What Your Bringing. elenipali.@att.net. All Covered Dishes Should be taken directly to the Church Hall. Everyone is invited to offer a cover dish. Watching your child Enjoy the Easter Egg Hunt Activities on Thomas Sunday May 8 Contact Person Michelle Claypoole at mclaypoole19@aol.com please consider assisting a former saint barbara goya advisor The transplant team suggested we look for a living donor as we are in a race against time and a living kidney would be better for Jim since he only has the one kidney and would save him from dialysis for a long time. While any kidney is welcome the goal is to find a living donor. The living kidney lasts longer than a deceased kidney. It also alleviates stress on the current transplant list, no more waiting. We are also getting a second opinion from University of North Carolina Hospitals and going on their transplant list also. The dual purpose of this fund raiser is to help with anything not covered in the transplant process and medical bills. If anyone would consider being on the living list please contact us to get the transplant coordinator's information. While the living donor's transplant is covered, other expenses are not such as interstate travel, hotels, parking, time off from work, copays etc. The figure we were given is approx. $8,000 -$10,000 since the donor lives out of state. With Jim no longer able to work and my job being cut to 20 hrs. Oct and ended Sept. 9th there are no extra funds to pay for doctors, hospital bills, copays and medicines. With only one kidney Jim is having a difficult time staying heaithy. He cannot have certain foods because his remaining kidney is functioning very low and does not process out fluids. I spend a lot of time taking Jim to doctor s visits and doing everything at home which does not help my job prospects. In the past 3 years we have gone through all of our savings due to unexpected problems and now have no way of coming up with funds which would mean we would not be able to do the transplant, funding is a requirement of the transplant process for living donors. There is a foundation for kidney transplant recipients if your are considered low income and we did not fit. Asking for help and assistance is difficult and we would be blessed and very grateful for help in any amount. Having a kidney transplant is more important than any pride we have. Our family, especially the grandchildren would thank you a thousand times over. Thank you for any help and consideration you can provide to reach our goal. Listed below is the gofundme website to donate. Mary K Monos Fedash Winterville NC 10

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12 TRIANGLE YAL Triangle Young Adult League March 2017 Lenten Community Potluck and Panel Join us on Wednesday, March 22 at Holy Trinity for Liturgy, a community potluck and Lenten Panel Speaker Series. YAL will be presenting this evening on the topic: The Meaning of Orthodoxy to Young Adults. Liturgy begins at 6:45 p.m.; dinner at 7:15 and panel discussion at 7:45. Please bring a Lenten dish to share. If you re interested in being part of the prep group for this presentation or have ideas to contribute to the topic, please TriangleYAL@gmail.com by the end of the week. March 2017 YAL Lenten Series Join Triangle YAL in worship at our Triangle Parishes! March 2017 Sunday, March 5 at 6:30 p.m. Pan-Orthodox Sunday service, Lenten Meal and Lecture from IOCC Join us at St. Barbara in Durham to celebrate Pan-Orthodox Sunday. Thursdays, March 8 and 23 at 6:30 p.m. Bi-weekly Book Discussion at the Cannon House Meet us at the Cannon House as we continue our book discussions. Andrew at andrewpcannon@gmail.com to join the book discussion listserv. Wednesday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. Pre-Sanctified Liturgy at St. Barbara details to come. Thursday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m. Lecture with Fr. Michael Oleska at Holy Transfiguration Join us at 6:30 for refreshments followed by a lecture with Fr. Oleska at 7 p.m. Please see attached flyer. Wednesday, March 22 at 6:30 p.m. Pre-Sanctified Liturgy, Community Lenten Potluck and Panel at Holy Trinity See above for details please bring a Lenten dish to share! Wednesday, March 29 at 6:30 p.m. Pre-Sanctified Liturgy and Lenten Meal at All Saints Let us join together in worship and fellowship at All Saints with Liturgy followed by a Lenten meal. Contact TriangleYAL@gmail.com and join the FB Group: Triangle Young Adult League 12

13 Saint Barbara Church Announces Durham Greek Festival May 6 and 7, 2017 Experience the fabulous flavors, sights and sounds of Greece on Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7 at the DURHAM GREEK FESTIVAL. The event will be held 11 am to 8 pm, rain or shine, at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, 8306 Highway 751 in Durham, one-half mile south of I-40 Exit 274 near Southpoint Mall. Admission is free. A portion of the Festival proceeds will benefit the Durham Rescue Mission. The Festival will feature such favorite Greek foods as gyro (seasoned lamb and beef) and grilled chicken pita wraps, pork souvlaki, spanakopita (spinach and feta cheese filling in paper-thin phyllo dough) and pastitsio (layered pasta, ground beef and cheese, topped with creamy béchamel sauce). Enjoy savory lamb, slow-roasted on a spit (souvla), and traditional desserts like baklava (spiced nuts layered in phyllo with honey syrup), galactoboureko (custard-filled phyllo with honey syrup), kourambiedes (shortbread cookies dusted with powdered sugar), loukoumades (fried dough balls with syrup, cinnamon and walnuts) or an irresistible twist on a traditional favorite: baklava ice cream sundaes. Greek coffee and iced coffee frappé will be served at the Kafenion. The Taverna will feature Greek wine and beer. Enjoy continuous Greek music and scheduled folkdance performances. The bouzouki band Opa! will perform live. All are welcome to join in community dancing. Also featured will be Greek cultural exhibits, video travelogues of Greece, tours of the landmark Byzantinestyle domed church and a demonstration of traditional Byzantine iconography. New this year is a Silent Art Auction featuring fine art, ceramics and collectibles. Try your luck at winning a grand raffle prize of $1000. Shop the Bakaliko grocery for olives, feta cheese, olive oil and delicious sweet tsoureki bread. Browse the Marketplace for gifts, handmade jewelry, crafts, souvenirs, Greek and Ukrainian imports, children s books, religious items and fine art featuring scenes of Greece. The award-winning St. Barbara community cookbook, THE GRECIAN PLATE, will be available for purchase. There will also be kids activities and fun for the entire family. Remember Greeks are famous for their hospitality! For more information, visit info@durhamgreekfestival.org or call Media inquiries may be directed to Helen Paliouras at elenipali@att.net or FELLOW ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS, AGAIN THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE OF ST BARBARA'S CHURCH IS SEEKING YOUR HELP IN CONTRIBUTING CANNED GOODS FOR OUR FELLOW NORTH CAROLIANS WHO HAVE HAD MUCH LESS THAN WE THIS PAST YEAR. YOU HAVE BEEN THOUGHFUL IN THE PAST YEARS WITH CLOTHING AND CANNED FOOD SO WE ASK AGAIN IN THE SPIRIT OF OUR LENTEN PERIOD TO GIVE AGAIN. OUR CABINET WILL BE -- AGAIN -- IN THE SOCIAL HALL FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS. GOD BLESS YOU AND HAVE A TRUE AND BLESSED EASTER. LOU CONSTANTINOU LAURIE FERRIS JOAN MARINOS "Since we're now officially in Lent, many of us will be modifying our diets for fasting. Why not enjoy a hardy bowl of bean soup for lunch or supper that John Paliouras prepared! Starting this Sunday, March 12, we will be selling quarts of bean soups (plus lentil soups) for your Lenten meals. Stop by the table in the social hall by the double doors after the coffee hour and pick up a quart or two for your family to enjoy...100% of the proceeds benefit the Church Building Fund." 13

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