April 14, 2013 SUNDAY OF ST. JOHN CLIMACUS

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1 Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Churc h Church Address: St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD Office Address: 701 Norwood Road, Suite A, Silver Spring, MD Phone: (240) office@schgocdc.org Website: Father Nick G. Manousakis, Pastor, FatherNick@schgocdc.org Father Jason Houck, Assistant Priest, FatherJason@schgocdc.org April 14, 2013 SUNDAY OF ST. JOHN CLIMACUS We welcome all visitors among us always! We hope you find our worship true and reverent and our people here friendly and cordial. If you are seeking a spiritual home, we would be honored by your presence in our family. We are glad you chose to worship with us today The NICENE CREED will be read in ENGLISH today The LORD S PRAYER will be read in GREEK today Aπολυτίκιον Τοῦ φιλοξενούντος Ναοῦ - Αγ. Ανδρέα Ὡς τῶν Ἀποστόλων Πρωτόκλητος, καὶ τοῦ Κορυφαίου αὐτάδελφος, τὸν Δεσπότην τῶν ὅλων Ἀνδρέα ἱκέτευε, εἰρήνην τὴ οἰκουμένη δωρήσασθαι, καὶ ταὶς ψυχαὶς ἡ μῶν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Aπολυτίκιον τῶν Ἀγίων Τοῦ Ναοῦ μας - Αγ. Κωνσταντίνου και Ελένης Τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου τὸν τύπον ἐν οὐρανῷ θεασάμενος, καὶ ὡς ὁ Παῦλος τὴν κλήσιν οὐκ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων δεξάμενος, ὁ ἐν βασιλεύσιν, Ἀπόστολός σου Κύριε, Βασιλεύουσαν πόλιν τὴ χειρί σου παρέθετο ἣν περίσωζε διὰ παντὸς ἐν εἰρήνῃ, πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε. Apolytikion of the host Church - St. Andrew As first of the Apostles to be called, O Andrew, brother of him (Peter) who was foremost, beseech the Master of all to grant the world peace and our souls great mercy. Apolytikion of our Church Saints- Sts. Constantine and Helen Having seen the image of Thy Cross in Heaven, and like Paul, having received the call not from men, Thine apostle among kings entrusted the commonwealth to Thy hand, O Lord. Keep us always in peace, by the intercessions of the Theotokos, O only Friend of man.

2 The EPISTLE will be read in ENGLISH today ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ: Κύριος ἰσχὺν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ δώσει. Ἐνέγκατε τῷ Κυρίῳ υἱοὶ Θεοῦ, ἐνέγκατε τῷ Κυρίῳ δόξαν καὶ τιμήν. Πρὸς Ἑβραίους Επιστολής Παύλου το Ανάγνωσμα. (6:13-20) Ἀδελφοί, τῷ Ἀβραὰμ ἐπαγγειλάμενος ὁ θεός, ἐπεὶ κατʼ οὐδενὸς εἶχεν μείζονος ὀμόσαι, ὤμοσεν καθʼ ἑαυτοῦ, λέγων, Ἦ μὴν εὐλογῶν εὐλογήσω σε, καὶ πληθύνων πληθυνῶ σε. Καὶ οὕτως μακροθυμήσας ἐπέτυχεν τῆς ἐπαγγελίας. Ἄνθρωποι μὲν γὰρ κατὰ τοῦ μείζονος ὀμνύουσιν, καὶ πάσης αὐτοῖς ἀντιλογίας πέρας εἰς βεβαίωσιν ὁ ὅρκος. Ἐν ᾧ περισσότερον βουλόμενος ὁ θεὸς ἐπιδεῖξαι τοῖς κληρονόμοις τῆς ἐπαγγελίας τὸ ἀμετάθετον τῆς βουλῆς αὐτοῦ, ἐμεσίτευσεν ὅρκῳ, ἵνα διὰ δύο πραγμάτων ἀμεταθέτων, ἐν οἷς ἀδύνατον ψεύσασθαι θεόν, ἰσχυρὰν παράκλησιν ἔχωμεν οἱ καταφυγόντες κρατῆσαι τῆς προκειμένης ἐλπίδος ἣν ὡς ἄγκυραν ἔχομεν τῆς ψυχῆς ἀσφαλῆ τε καὶ βεβαίαν, καὶ εἰσερχομένην εἰς τὸ ἐσώτερον τοῦ καταπετάσματος ὅπου πρόδρομος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν εἰσῆλθεν Ἰησοῦς, κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισεδὲκ ἀρχιερεὺς γενόμενος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. EPISTLE: The Lord will give strength to his people. Bring to the Lord, O sons of God, bring to the Lord honor and glory. The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews. (6:13-20) BRETHREN, when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore to himself, saying, "Surely I will bless you and multiply you." And thus Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise. Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he interposed with an oath, so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God should prove false, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner shrine behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. The GOSPEL will be read in GREEK today GOSPEL: The Reading is from Mark (9:17-31) At that time, a man came to Jesus kneeling and saying: "Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a dumb spirit; and wherever it seizes him it dashes him down; and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid; and I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able." And he answered them, "O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me." And they brought the boy to him; and

3 when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. And Jesus asked his father, "How long has he had this?" And he said, "From childhood. And it has often cast him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can do anything, have pity on us and help us." And Jesus said to him, "If you can! All things are possible to him who believes." Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!" And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again." And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse; so that most of them said, "He is dead." But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?" And he said to them, "This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting." They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he would not have any one know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he will rise." ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ: Κατὰ Μᾶρκον (9:17-31) Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἄνθρωπός τις προσῆλθε τῷ Ἰησοῦ λέγων, διδάσκαλε, ἤνεγκα τὸν υἱόν μου πρός σε, ἔχοντα πνεῦμα ἄλαλον. καὶ ὅπου ἂν αὐτὸν καταλάβῃ, ῥήσσει αὐτόν, καὶ ἀφρίζει καὶ τρίζει τοὺς ὀδόντας αὐτοῦ, καὶ ξηραίνεται καὶ εἶπον τοῖς μαθηταῖς σου ἵνα αὐτὸ ἐκβάλωσι, καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσαν. ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ λέγει ὦ γενεὰ ἄπιστος, ἕως πότε πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἔσομαι; ἕως πότε ἀνέξομαι ὑμῶν; φέρετε αὐτὸν πρός με. καὶ ἤνεγκαν αὐτὸν πρὸς αὐτόν. καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν εὐθέως τὸ πνεῦμα ἐσπάραξεν αὐτόν, καὶ πεσὼν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐκυλίετο ἀφρίζων. καὶ ἐπηρώτησε τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ πόσος χρόνος ἐστὶν ὡς τοῦτο γέγονεν αὐτῷ; ὁ δὲ εἶπε παιδιόθεν. καὶ πολλάκις αὐτὸν καὶ εἰς πῦρ ἔβαλε καὶ εἰς ὕδατα, ἵνα ἀπολέσῃ αὐτόν ἀλλ εἴ τι δύνασαι, βοήθησον ἡμῖν σπλαγχνισθεὶς ἐφ ἡμᾶς. ὁ δὲ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ τὸ εἰ δύνασαι πιστεῦσαι, πάντα δυνατὰ τῷ πιστεύοντι. καὶ εὐθέως κράξας ὁ πατὴρ τοῦ παιδίου μετὰ δακρύων ἔλεγε πιστεύω, κύριε βοήθει μου τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ. ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς ὅτι ἐπισυντρέχει ὄχλος, ἐπετίμησε τῷ πνεύματι τῷ ἀκαθάρτῳ λέγων αὐτῷ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἄλαλον καὶ κωφόν, ἐγώ σοι ἐπιτάσσω, ἔξελθε ἐξ αὐτοῦ καὶ μηκέτι εἰσέλθῃς εἰς αὐτόν. καὶ κράξαν καὶ πολλὰ σπαράξαν αὐτὸν ἐξῆλθε, καὶ ἐγένετο ὡσεὶ νεκρός, ὥστε πολλοὺς λέγειν ὅτι ἀπέθανεν. ὁ δὲ Ιησοῦς κρατήσας αὐτὸν τῆς χειρὸς ἤγειρεν αὐτόν, καὶ ἀνέστη. Καὶ εἰσελθόντα αὐτὸν εἰς οἶκον οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν κατ ἰδίαν, ὅτι ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἠδυνήθημεν ἐκβαλεῖν αὐτό. καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς τοῦτο τὸ γένος ἐν οὐδενὶ δύναται ἐξελθεῖν εἰ μὴ ἐν προσευχῇ καὶ νηστείᾳ. Καὶ ἐκεῖθεν ἐξελθόντες παρεπορεύοντο διὰ τῆς Γαλιλαίας, καὶ οὐκ ἤθελεν ἵνα τις γνῷ ἐδίδασκε γὰρ τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς ὅτι ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδίδοται εἰς χεῖρας ἀνθρώπων, καὶ ἀποκτενοῦσιν αὐτόν, καὶ ἀποκτανθεὶς τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἀναστήσεται.

4 CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS: ALTAR BOYS: John Altar Boy Group will be Serving in the Altar today: Pavlo Tsipianitis Captain, John Koutras, Panagiotis Psallidas Matthew Altar Boy Group will be Serving on Sunday, April 21st: Peter Koutras Captain, Matthew Green, Steven Green, Nicholas Grakis, Theodore Sideris, Michael Sideris HOPE/JOY: Saturday, April 27th Saturday of Lazarus: Lenten Retreat, following the Divine Liturgy Thursday, April 25th from 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. making Palm Crosses at St. Andrew s hall. SUNDAY SCHOOL: Today April 14th is Godparents Sunday. Our Sunday School will be providing a special Lenten brunch for your enjoyment directly following the Divine Liturgy. GOYA: Goya Basketball Practice on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013, 6-8pm. GOYA - Monthly Meeting today Sunday, April 14th immediately following Divine Liturgy in the church hall. After the meeting we will be going over to Panera in Olney. GOYA - Invites the parish to join them in making Palms at St. Andrew's Church Hall on Thursday, April 25th from 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Please bring a Lenten dish to share. GREEK SCHOOL: Monday, April 15th and Wednesday April 17th, 4:30pm. YAL: Brunch Outing and Meeting, today Sunday, April 14th, 2013, after Liturgy. Basketball Game, today Sunday, April 14th, 2013, 7-8pm at St. George vs Hercules. PHILOPTOCHOS: Sunday, April 21, Our Annual Bake Sale will be held in St.Andrew's Church Hall following the Divine Liturgy until 1:00 PM. We are looking for a few Ladies to bake Melomakarona (Finikia) for the Bake Sale. Please contact Nikki Pappas at or or npgreekschool@hotmail.com Many volunteers are needed to setup and clean up for our Annual Bake Sale. In addition, please participate and purchase our delicious and traditional Easter sweets and breads. Sunday, April 28, Our Annual Palm Sunday Luncheon will be held at the Greek Village Restaurant New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland at 11:30 AM following the Divine Liturgy. $ Adults, Wine is included with the meal -cash bar- Reservations for the Palm Sunday Luncheon will be taken today follwing the Divine Liturgy in St. Andrew's Hall. Please see Olympia Koskinas or Nikki Pappas. Friday, May 3, Decoration for the Epitaphion will take place at Ashton United Methodist Church, New Hampshire Avenue, Ashton, MD 20861, beginning at 7:30AM. MANY VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED. Please join us for parea and fellowship.

5 JUST A THOUGHT!: Please know that anyone may make a monetary donation in lieu of a gift for a special occasion or a birthday, to our Nea Zoe Building Fund. At this time many in our parish have elected to do so, and Nea Zoe gratefully accepts, appreciates, and acknowledges all such gifts! TRIP TO ST. SOPHIA: Sts. Faith, Hope & Agape Greek Orthodox Church, Jeffersonville, PA (Valley Forge). June 1st-2nd, 2013 via carpool/or bus. Come enjoy the beautiful church architecture also designed by our Nea Zoe architect, Christ Kamages; church festival; Liturgy by Father Peter Thornberg, and more Nearby sites: King of Prussia Mall, Valley Forge Hotel: Homewood Suites by Hilton, 681 Shannondell Blvd., Audubon, PA Phone:(610) Website: Studio suite $109, One bedroom $129, Two bedrooms $169. Hotel rooms need to be reserved by May 11, 2013 under St. Sophia Festival (make on your own). After hotel reservations are made, please call Nikki Pappas (301) MEMORIAL SERVICE: The memorial service is offered for the repose of the souls of Panagiota Pantazopoulos (15 Years), Panagioti Pantazopoulos (25 Years), Thomas Nathenas (23 Years), Pelagia Nathenas (25Years). Beloved Parents of Costas & Georgia Nathenas and Sotirios & Elias Pantazopoulos. Adored grand-parents & great-grandparents. May their memory be eternal! Today s coffee hour is offered by the families. SERVICE SCHEDULE: Wednesday, April 17, 2013: Presanctified Liturgy (Προηγιασμένη), :00 PM Vespers followed by Divine Liturgy Friday, April 19, 2013: Akathist Hymn (Ακάθιστος Ύμνος), :00 PM Ο ΑΓΙΟΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΚΛΙΜΑΚΟΣ Η Κλίμακα διαιρείται σε τριάντα λόγους. Η διαίρεση αυτή έχει χριστολογική χροιά, καθόσον ο Κύριος σε ηλικία των τριάντα ετών «τον τριακοστόν βαθμό εν τη νοερά κλίμακι εκληρώσατο». Οι τρεις πρώτοι λόγοι αποτελούν την εισαγωγή. Ακολουθούν οι τέσσερις βασικές αρετές η υπακοή, η μετάνοια, η μνήμη θανάτου, και το χαροποιών πένθος. Από τον όχδοο μέχρι τον εικοστό έκτο λόγο περιγράφονται τα σκληρά πάθη. Οργή, μνησικακία, καταλαλιά, πολυλογία, ψεύδος, ακηδία, γαστριμαργία, ανηθικότης, φιλαργυρία, αναισθησία, ύπνος, δειλία, κενοδοξία, υπερηφάνεια, βλασφημία, πονηρία προς τα οποία πρέπει να πολεμήσει ο πνευματικός αγωνιστής. Εκεί περιγράφονται και οι αντίστοιχες αρετές, αοργησία, σιωπή, εγκράτεια, αγνεία, πραότης, απλότης, ταπεινοφροσύνη. Ο εικοστός λόγος περί διακρίσεως μιλεί για τα πάθη τις αρετές, τους λογισμούς, και την απλανή διάκριση. Οι τέσσερις τελευταίοι λόγοι περιγράφουν τους γλυκούς καρπούς των ασκητικών μόχθων. Η κατάκτηση της ησυχίας, της μακάριας προσευχής, της θεομιμήτου απαθείας, της λυτρώσεως από το σάλο των παθών.

6 Dear Parishioners: While we await the construction of our NEW CHURCH CAMPUS, special and unique provisions need to be made in accommodating our HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE OF SERVICES. These accommodations have been made and are detailed in the accompanying table, Holy Week Guidelines. In brief, all services for Palm Sunday through Holy Thursday morning will be done at Saint Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Services Holy Thursday evening through Saturday evening (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HOLY SATURDAY MORNING) will be done at Ashton United Methodist Church. April 28 th PALM SUNDAY MORNING At St. Andrew s with Orthros 7:30AM and Liturgy.8:30 AM April 28 th April 30 th PALM SUNDAY EVENING, HOLY MONDAY EVENING, AND HOLY TUESDAY EVENING At St. Andrew s Ukrainian Cathedral Bridegroom services... 7:00 PM May 1 st HOLY WEDNESDAY EVENING At St. Andrew s Ukrainian Cathedral Holy Unction Service.7:00 PM May 2 nd HOLY THURSDAY MORNING At St. Andrew s Ukrainian, held jointly with St. Andrew s Ukrainian parish Liturgy of St. Basil 7:00 AM May 2 nd HOLY THURSDAY EVENING At Ashton United Methodist New Hampshire Ave The Holy Passion service... 7:00 PM May 3 rd HOLY FRIDAY At Ashton United Methodist New Hampshire Ave Reading of the Royal Hours :00 AM Vespers of the Decent form the Cross...3:00 PM May 3 rd HOLY FRIDAY EVENING At Ashton United Methodist New Hampshire Ave The Service of the Lamentations...7:00 PM May 4 th HOLY SATURDAY MORNING At St. Andrew s Ukrainian, held jointly with St. Andrew s Ukrainian parish Vesperal Divine Liturgy...10:00 AM May 4 th HOLY SATURDAY EVENING At Ashton United Methodist New Hampshire Ave Resurrection Service. 11:00 PM May 5 th EASTER SUNDAY AGAPE SERVICE At St. Andrew s Ukrainian Cathedral 1:00 PM If you are able to read a foreign language, please submit your name to Father Nick. You will be invited to read the Easter Gospel in the language you are familiar with. Please have a blessed Holy Week, Father Nick G. Manousakis Proistamenos Ashton United Methodist Church New Hampshire Avenue, Ashton, MD 20861

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9 Sts. Constantine & Helen of Washington DC Nameday Celebration to Benefit Nea Zoe Dinner Dance Saturday, May 18th 6:00-11:00 p.m. St. Andrew s Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral Hall New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, Maryland Adults: $90 Under 21: $45 Ticket Price Includes: Appetizers, Dinner, Dessert, Beer, Wine, Soft Drinks & Coffee! Dance the night away or sit back and enjoy the music! Ladies look your loveliest and gents make your ladies proud! For Reservations Please call Terri Karadimas: or Stephanie Stamos: or Alexandra Pittas: or Anastasia Kyritsopoulos: or the Church Office:

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