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1 HOLY CROSS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH th STREET WHITESTONE, NEW YORK Tel. (718) , Fax: (718) info@holycrossgreekchurch.com ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 1η ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ 2018 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΒΑΪΩΝ «...ὡσαννά, εὐλογηµένος ὁ ἐρχόµενος ἐν ὀνόµατι Κυρίου..»

2 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΒΑΪΩΝ (Ἰω. ιβ, 1-18) Σήµερα Κυριακὴ τῶν Βαΐων, παίρνοντας τὰ βάγια στὰ χέρια µας καὶ ἑορτάζοντες τὴν ἔνδοξη καὶ θριαµβευτικὴ εἴσοδο τοῦ Χριστοῦ στὰ Ἱεροσόλυµα, ἔχουµε κατανοήσει τί εἶναι καὶ τί ἔκαµε γιὰ ἐµᾶς ὁ Χριστός; Γιατἰ ἐτούτη ἡ ἡµέρα σηµατοδοτεῖ τὸ ἐγκόσµιο τέλος καὶ τὴν κορύφωση τοῦ ἔργου Του, τοῦ σωτηρίου ἔργου Του γιὰ ἐµᾶς. Ὁ Χριστὸς πορεύεται πρὸς τὸ θάνατο, θυσιάζοντας τὸν ἑαυτό Του καὶ χύνοντας τὸ αἷµα Του. Βιώνοντας δὲ ἐτούτη τὴν πραγµατικότητα, ἀναλογιζόµαστε τί θὰ µποροῦσε νὰ κάνει περισσότερο γιὰ ἐµᾶς ἀπ αὐτὴ τὴ θυσία; Τί ἄλλο τρόπο θὰ εὕρισκε, γιὰ νὰ µᾶς κάνει νὰ πιστέψουµε ὅτι εἶναι ἡ σωτηρία µας; Γιατί ὁ Χριστὸς εἶναι ὁ σωτήρας µας καὶ ὁ λυτρωτής µας. Αὐτὸς ποὺ ἔδωσε ὁλόκληρη τὴν ὕπαρξή Του γιὰ τὸν ἄνθρωπο. Θὰ ἦταν λοιπὸν τοὐλάχιστον ἐπιπόλαιο καὶ ἄστοχο ν ἀφήσουµε ὅλη αὐτὴ τὴ θυσία νὰ πάει χαµένη. Μιλώντας δὲ γιὰ τὸ δικό Του Σῶµα, δηλαδὴ γιὰ τὴν ὕπαρξή Του, ἐννοοῦµε τὴ θεία Ευχαριστία, ὅπου ἐκτελεῖται τὸ µυστήριο τῆς µεγάλης δωρεᾶς Του καὶ καλεῖ ὅλους µας νὰ µετέχουµε. Εἶναι ἡ θεία κοινωνία τοῦ Σώµατος καὶ τοῦ Αἵµατός Του, καὶ παρέχεται γιὰ συγχώρηση τῶν ἁµαρτιῶν καὶ γιὰ τὴν αἰώνια ζωή. Ἔτσι, καθὼς ἀνοίγεται ἡ Mεγάλη Ἑβδοµάδα τῶν Παθῶν τοῦ Χριστοῦ, καλούµαστε νὰ πορευτοῦµε µαζί Του µὲ καθαρότητα καὶ ἑτοιµότητα. Κι αὐτὴ εἶναι ἡ ἱερὰ ἐξοµολόγηση, δηλαδὴ ἡ ἀπεµπλοκὴ τοῦ ἑαυτοῦ µας ἀπ ὅ,τι κακὸ καὶ αἰσχρὸ ὑπάρχει ἐντός µας. Μονάχα ἔτσι καθαροὶ καὶ ἕτοιµοι µποροῦµε νὰ συµπορευτοῦµε µαζί Του στὸ Πάθος καὶ νὰ ἔχουµε κοινωνία Ἀναστάσιµη. Εἰδεµὴ θὰ µοιάζουµε µὲ τὸν Ἰούδα καὶ τοὺς ἄρχοντες τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ θὰ ξαναπροδίδουµε καὶ θὰ ξανασταυρώνουµε τὸν Χριστό. Ὅλοι ἐτοῦτοι, ποὺ ἔτσι πορεύονται, «εἶναι τάχα στὴν Ἐκκλησία αὐτὲς τὶς ἡµέρες, µὰ δὲν εἶναι µὲ τὸν Χριστό». Μπορεῖ νὰ κάνουν τὸ σταυρό τους, ὅπως τὸν κάνουν, µὰ δὲν καταλαβαίνουν τὸ νόηµα τῆς Σταυρώσεως. Ἀνάβουν κεριά, ἀναστάσιµα µεγάλα καὶ φανταχτερά, µὰ τίποτε µέσα τους δὲν φωτίζει µένουν στὸ σκοτάδι καὶ στὴν καταχνιὰ τῆς δικῆς τους ζωῆς. Ἀκόµη ἑτοιµάζουν πλούσια τραπέζια καὶ κάθονται νὰ γευτοῦν τ ἀγαθὰ

3 τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ δὲν αἰσθάνονται τὴν ἀνάγκη νὰ µετέχουν στὸ δικό Του τραπέζι, τὴ θεία Κοινωνία. Μπορεῖ νὰ κρατοῦν βάγια στὸ χέρι σήµερα καὶ νὰ λέγουν τό «ὡσαννά!» καὶ αὔριο δὲν θὰ διστάζουν νὰ ταυτιστοῦν µὲ τοὺς ἄλλους καὶ νὰ φωνάζουν τό «σταυρωθήτω!». «Δὲν θὰ τὸ ποῦνε τάχα στὸ Χριστό, µὰ θὰ τὸ ποῦν στὸν ἀδελφό τους, ὅπου γι αὐτὸν πέθανε ὁ Χριστός». Γι αὐτὸ, ξεκινώντας τὴ Mεγάλη Ἑβδοµάδα, ὀφείλουµε νὰ συµφιλιωθοῦµε µὲ τὸν ἑαυτόν µας καὶ µὲ τοὺς ἄλλους, τοὺς ἀδελφούς µας, γιὰ νὰ µποροῦµε νὰ σηκώνουµε τὸ σταυρὸ τοῦ Χριστοῦ. Ν ἀποδιώξουµε τὴ σκοτεινιὰ ποὺ φωλιάζει µέσα µας, γιὰ νὰ µπορεῖ τὸ φῶς τῆς Ἀναστάσεως νὰ λάµψει. Νὰ ξεκουράσουµε τὸν ἑαυτό µας µὲ τὴ συγχώρηση, στὸ ἱερὸ µυστήριο τῆς ἐξοµολόγησης, γιὰ νὰ γευτοῦµε τὴν προσφορὰ τοῦ Ἀναστάντος Χριστοῦ. Ἀγαπητοὶ ἀδελφοί, ἐτούτη τὴ Mεγάλη Ἑβδοµάδα ὅλοι µας εἴµαστε θλιµµένοι. Τὰ µάτια µας γεµίζουν δάκρυα καὶ τὰ χείλη µας ψελλίζουν τοὺς ὕµνους τῆς Ἐκκλησίας. Κάτω ἀπ τὸ Σταυρὸ πλακώνεται ἡ ψυχή µας καὶ κλαῖµε. Κλαῖµε γιὰ τὰ πάθη τοῦ Χριστοῦ γιὰ τὸν πόνο Του γιὰ τὶς κακουχίες Του. Καὶ θλιβόµαστε γιὰ τ ἀνθρώπινο ἔγκληµα... Ὅµως, ἀντὶ νὰ κλαῖµε γι Αὐτὸν, νὰ κλαῖµε «γιὰ µᾶς καὶ γιὰ τὶς ἁµαρτίες µας γιὰ ἐκεῖνες ἄλλωστε ὁ Χριστὸς ἀνέβηκε στὸ Σταυρό!». Καὶ τέλος κρατώντας τὰ βάγια στὸ χέρι, ν ἀνοίξουµε τὶς καρδιές µας κι ἂς ποῦµε στὸ Χριστὸ, ποὺ ἔρχεται νὰ πάθει καὶ ν ἀναστηθεῖ γιὰ ἐµᾶς, «Εὐλογηµένος ὁ ἐρχόµενος ἐν ὀνόµατι Κυρίου!».

4 St. Paulʹs Letter to the Philippians 4:4-9 Prokeimenon. Mode 4. Psalm ,1 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Verse: Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His mercy endures forever. 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 Προκείμενον. Ήχος δ'. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ ,1 Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου. Στίχ.Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ ὅτι ἀγαθὸς, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ. Ἀδελφοί, χαίρετε ἐν κυρίῳ πάντοτε πάλιν ἐρῶ, χαίρετε. Τὸ ἐπιεικὲς ὑµῶν γνωσθήτω πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις. Ὁ κύριος ἐγγύς. Μηδὲν µεριµνᾶτε, ἀλλ 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 µεθ ὑµῶν. Resurrectional Apolytikion Fourth Tone As by baptism we were buried with Thee, O Christ our God, so by Thy Resurrection we were deemed worthy of immortal life; and praising Thee, we cry: Hosanna in the highest; blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Seasonal Kontakion Plagal of the Second Tone In Heaven, He is seated upon a Throne and on earth He rides upon a foal. O Christ our God, accept the praise of the Angels and the hymn of the Children who cry out to You, ʺBlessed are You who comes to recall Adam.ʺ Resurrectional Apolytikion Fourth Tone Συνταφέντες σοι διὰ τοῦ Βαπτίσµατος, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, τῆς ἀθανάτου ζωῆς ἠξιώθηµεν τῇ Ἀναστάσει σου, καὶ ἀνυµνοῦντες κράζοµεν Ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις, εὐλογηµένος ὁ ἐρχόµενος, ἐν ὀνόµατι Κυρίου. Seasonal Kontakion Plagal of the Second Tone Τῷ θρόνῳ ἐν οὐρανῷ, τῷ πώλῳ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἐποχούµενος Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, τῶν Ἀγγέλων τὴν αἴνεσιν, καὶ τῶν Παίδων ἀνύµνησιν προσεδέξω βοώντων σοι Εὐλογηµένος εἶ ὁ ἐρχόµενος, τὸν Ἀδὰµ ἀνακαλέσασθαι.

5 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 ʺWhy was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?ʺ 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, ʺLet 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.ʺ 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, ʺHosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!ʺ And Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it; as it is written, ʺFear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkeyʹs colt!ʺ 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. Ἐκ τοῦ 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.

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8 ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΘΕΙΩΝ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΗΣ ΕΒΔΟΜΑΔΟΣ ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΖΑΡΟΥ ΟΡΘΡΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 8:00-10:30πµ 1 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΒΑΙΩΝ ΟΡΘΡΟΣ & Α ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 7:00 10:00πµ Β ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:15πµ -12:30µµ ΕΤΗΣΙΟ ΠΑΡΑΔΟΣΙΑΚΟ ΓΕΥΜΑ ʺΜΠΑΚΑΛΙΑΡΟΥʺ ΜΕΤΑ ΤΟ ΠΕΡΑΣ ΤΗΣ 2 ης ΘΕΙΑΣ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑΣ ΤΩΝ ΒΑΙΩΝ ΣΤΟ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΙΚΟ ΚΕΝΤΡΟ ΤΟΥ ΝΑΟΥ 12:30 2:30µµ (ΤΙΜΗ ΠΙΑΤΟΥ $30 /ΠΑΡΑΓΓΕΛΙΕΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΟ ΣΠΙΤΙ $25/ ΠΑΙΔΙΚΟ ΚΑΤΩ ΤΩΝ 12 ΕΤΩΝ $δωρεάν) ΟΡΘΡΟΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΗΣ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑΣ «ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΝΥΜΦΙΟΥ» 7:00 8:30µµ 2 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ ΟΡΘΡΟΣ ΜΕΓ. ΤΡΙΤΗΣ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΝΥΜΦΙΟΥ 7:00 8:30µµ 3 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΤΡΙΤΗ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΝΥΜΦΙΟΥ & ΤΡΟΠΑΡΙΟ ΚΑΣΣΙΑΝΗΣ 7:00 8:30µµ 4 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ ΤΟ ΙΕΡΟΝ ΕΥΧΕΛΑΙΟ ΘΑ ΔΙΔΕΤΑΙ ΜΟΝΟ ΑΠΟ ΤΟΝ ΙΕΡΕΑ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΑ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΕΥΧΕΛΑΙΟΥ ΑΠΟΓΕΥΜΑ: 3:00 4:30µµ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΝΙΠΤΗΡΟΣ ΕΣΠΕΡΑΣ: 7:00 8:30µµ ΤΟ ΙΕΡΟΝ ΕΥΧΕΛΑΙΟ ΘΑ ΔΙΔΕΤΑΙ ΜΟΝΟ ΑΠΟ ΤΟΝ ΙΕΡΕΑ 5 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΠΕΜΠΤΗ 1η ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΓΙΑ ΕΡΓΑΖΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ 6:00 7:00 πµ 2η ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝΟΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΥ 7:30 9:30πµ Η ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΑΓΙΩΝ ΠΑΘΩΝ (12 ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΑ) 6:30 10:30µµ 6 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΑ ΜΕΓΑΛΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΚΩΝ ΩΡΩΝ 10:30 11:30πµ ΙΕΡΑ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΠΟΚΑΘΗΛΩΣΕΩΣ 3:00 4:30µµ Τρισάγιον υπέρ των κεκοιµηµένων, έµπροσθεν ΙΕΡΟΥ ΕΠΙΤΑΦΙΟΥ 4:30µµ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΑ ΕΠΙΤΑΦΙΟΥ ΘΡΗΝΟΥ 6:30µµ EΞΟΔΟΣ ΙΕΡΟΥ ΕΠΙΤΑΦΙΟΥ 9:15-10:30µµ 7 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑ & ΑΓΙΟΝ ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟΝ Α ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΓΙΑ ΕΡΓΑΖΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ 6:00 7:00πµ B ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ του ΜΕΓ. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΥ 7:30 10:30 µµ ΤΕΛΕΤΗ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΕΩΣ 11:00µµ-12:00πµ ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΜΗ ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 12:00 1:30πµ 8 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ - ΑΓΙΟΝ ΠΑΣΧΑ ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΑΓΑΠΗΣ 11:00 12:00µµ Η ΘΕΙΑ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑ ΘΑ ΔΙΔΕΤΑΙ ΜΟΝΟ ΚΑΤΑ ΤΗ ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΙΑΣ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑΣ

9 HOLY WEEK DIVINE LITURGY SCHEDULE 2018 MARCH 31st LAZARUS SATURDAY ORTHROS & DIVINE LITURGY APRIL 1 PALM SUNDAY ORTHOS & 1st DIVINE LITURGY 2nd DIVINE LITURGY ANNUAL TRADITIONAL ʺBAKALIAROSʺ LUNCHEON AFTER THE 2 nd HOLY LITURGY AT OUR CHURCH HALL $30 PER PERSON /TAKE OUT $25/ CHILDREN UNDER 12, Free EVENING: ʺNYMPHIOSʺ SERVICE APRIL 2 GREAT HOLY MONDAY ʺNYMPHIOSʺ SERVICE APRIL 3 GREAT HOLY TUESDAY NYMPHIOSʺ SERVICE & (TROPARION) THE GREAT HYMN OF KASSIANI 8:00 10:30AM 7:00-10:00AM 10:15--12:30PM 12:30-2:30pm 7:00-8:30PM 7:00-8:30PM 7:00-8:30PM APRIL4 GREAT HOLY WEDNESDAY HOLY UNCTION WILL BE GIVEN ONLY BY THE PRIEST SACRAMENT OF HOLY UNCTION 3:00-4:30PM AKOLOUTHIA TOU NIPTIROS 7:00-8:30PM *Holy Unction will be given after the Akolouthia tou Niptiros APRIL 5 GREAT HOLY THURSDAY 1st LITURGY FOR THOSE WHO WORK 2nd LITURGY of ST. BASIL THE GREAT SERVICE OF THE HOLY PASSION OF CHRIST -12 GOSPELS APRIL6 GREAT HOLY FRIDAY GREAT ROYAL HOURS UNNAILING OF CHRIST FROM THE CROSS /APOKATHELOSIS TRISAGION in front of the Tumb of Christ LAMENTATION SERVICE EXODOS OF THE HOLY EPITAPHIOS APRIL 7 GREAT HOLY SATURDAY 1st LITURGY FOR THOSE WHO WORK 2nd LITURGY of ST. BASIL THE GREAT RESURRECTION VIGIL HOLY LITURGY OF THE RESURRECTION APRIL 8 EASTER, SUNDAY RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD GREAT VESPER OF AGAPI 6:00-7:00AM 7:30-9:30AM 6:30-10:30PM 10:30-11:30AM 3:00-4:30PM 4:30PM 6:30PM 9:15-10:30PM 6:00-7:00AM 7:30-10:30AM 11:00-12:00 AM 12:00-1:30 AM 11:00-12:00 PM HOLY COMMUNION WILL BE OFFERED ONLY DURING LITURGY

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11 HOLY CROSS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH Street, Whitestone, N.Y Tel.: (718) / Fax: (718) Archimandrite Dionysios Anagnostopoulos, Presiding Priest YOUR CHURCH NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT Please renew your membership for 2018 PLACE OF WEDDING: Marriage Officiant: (if married) City State; Date: I/We, would like to offer my/our time & talents to the ministries of Holy Cross Church in (Festival, Fundraising, Repairs, Bake, Elderly visitation etc.)

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13 UPCOMING EVENTS MARCH 25 APRIL 1 APRIL 14 APRIL 14 APRIL 22 MAY 5 MAY 12 MAY 26 JUNE Fresh Broiled Fish Day ANNUAL BAKALIAROS LUNCHEON PALM SUNDAY PHILOPTOCHOS STEPPING OUT IN STYLE LUNCHEON ADELPHOTIS KOLYMPITHRON KARPATHOU ANNUAL DINNER GREEK PARADE Come MARCH WITH OUR SCHOOL ANNUAL AHEPA DINNER DANCE GREEK AMERICAN ATLAS ANNUAL DINNER MATHRAKI SOCIETY MOTHER S DAY CELEBRATION 7, 8, 9, 10 HOLY CROSS ANNUAL FESTIVAL Order your copy of the Simply Delicious cookbook. A compilation of recipes from various parts of Greece and Cyprus. $20.00 Call Presvytera Anthoula at 718/ or the Church Office 718/ In 2018 we celebrate: Holy Pascha (Easter): April 8 Holy Pentecost: May 27 The base from which we serve as the Voice of Christ in a Changing world is the parish. A strong parish provides opportunities for sharing the Good News of Christ, for welcoming those that are searching for a spiritual home, and a base from which we are sent out to the world. The parish also provides a place for worship, community and education in the faith. To be stewards of the Gospel we need to be stewards of our parish. This requires the vision and inspiration to see the parish, not as it is, but as it could be. We are all called to offer ourselves and our treasure to make our local church all that is and can be.

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