Parish Council Members. Jim Ganotis Treasurer. Panagiota Petratos Secretary. Emmanuel Ermidis President. Konstantinos Almiroudis Vice President

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1 Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Reverend Father Dean J. Dimon Proistamenos 2187 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH February 4, 2018 Sunday of the Prodigal Son Through the parable of today's Gospel, our Savior has set forth three things for us: the condition of the sinner, the rule of repentance, and the greatness of God's compassion. The divine Fathers have put this reading the week after the parable of the Publican and Pharisee so that, seeing in the person of the Prodigal Son our own wretched condition -- inasmuch as we are sunken in sin, far from God and His Mysteries -- we might at last come to our senses and make haste to return to Him by repentance during these holy days of the Fast. Furthermore, those who have wrought many great iniquities, and have persisted in them for a long time, oftentimes fall into despair, thinking that there can no longer be any forgiveness for them; and so being without hope, they fall every day into the same and even worse iniquities. Therefore, the divine Fathers, that they might root out the passion of despair from the hearts of such people, and rouse them to the deeds of virtue, have set the present parable at the forecourts of the Fast, to show them the surpassing goodness of God's compassion, and to teach them that there is no sin -- no matter how great it may be -- that can overcome at any time His love for man. Parish Council Members Emmanuel Ermidis President Konstantinos Almiroudis Vice President Jim Ganotis Treasurer Panagiota Petratos Secretary Eleni Karadaglis Michael Manak Irene Scordos Christopher Sheely.Athanasios Anagnostos Sam Zizis Copyright Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA, used by permission. All rights reserved Icon copyright Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.

2 Epistle Prokeimenon. Grave Mode. Psalm 63.11,1 The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord. Verse: Oh God, hear my cry. The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 6:12-20 Brethren, "all things are lawful for me," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be enslaved by anything. "Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food" -- and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I therefore take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that he who joins himself to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, "The two shall become one flesh." But he who is united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. Shun immorality. Every other sin which a man commits is outside the body; but the immoral man sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God? You are not your own; you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body and in your spirit which belong to God. Memorials Salma and Iosefis Salloumis May their memory be eternal Gospel Sunday of the Prodigal Son The Gospel According to Luke 15:11-32 The Lord said this parable: "There was a man who had two sons; and the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the property that falls to me.' And he divided his living between them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took his journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in loose living. And when he had spent everything, a great famine arose in that country, and he began to be in want. So he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would gladly have filled his belly with the pods that the swine ate; and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himself he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, but I perish here with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired servants.' And he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet at a distance, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' But the father said to his servants, 'Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet; and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry; for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.' And they began to make merry. Now his elder son was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants and asked what this meant. And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe and sound.' But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, but he answered his father, 'Lo, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command; yet you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends. But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you killed for him the fatted calf!' And he said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to make merry and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.'" 2

3 Ἀπόστολος Προκείμενον. Ήχος βαρύς. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 63.11,1 Εὐφρανθήσεται δίκαιος ἐν Κυρίῳ. Στίχ. Εἰσάκουσον, ὁ Θεός, τῆς φωνῆς μου. Πρὸς Κορινθίους α' 6:12-20 τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα είναι απο Ἀδελφοί, πάντα μοι ἔξεστιν, ἀλλʼ οὐ πάντα συμφέρει πάντα μοι ἔξεστιν, ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐγὼ ἐξουσιασθήσομαι ὑπό τινος. Τὰ βρώματα τῇ κοιλίᾳ, καὶ ἡ κοιλία τοῖς βρώμασιν ὁ δὲ θεὸς καὶ ταύτην καὶ ταῦτα καταργήσει. Τὸ δὲ σῶμα οὐ τῇ πορνείᾳ, ἀλλὰ τῷ κυρίῳ, καὶ ὁ κύριος τῷ σώματι ὁ δὲ θεὸς καὶ τὸν κύριον ἤγειρεν καὶ ἡμᾶς ἐξεγερεῖ διὰ τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ. Οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι τὰ σώματα ὑμῶν μέλη Χριστοῦ ἐστιν; Ἄρας οὖν τὰ μέλη τοῦ Χριστοῦ ποιήσω πόρνης μέλη; Μὴ γένοιτο. Οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ὁ κολλώμενος τῇ πόρνῃ ἓν σῶμά ἐστιν; Ἔσονται γάρ, φησίν, οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν. Ὁ δὲ κολλώμενος τῷ κυρίῳ ἓν πνεῦμά ἐστιν. Φεύγετε τὴν πορνείαν. Πᾶν ἁμάρτημα ὃ ἐὰν ποιήσῃ ἄνθρωπος ἐκτὸς τοῦ σώματός ἐστιν ὁ δὲ πορνεύων εἰς τὸ ἴδιον σῶμα ἁμαρτάνει. Ἢ οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι τὸ σῶμα ὑμῶν ναὸς τοῦ ἐν ὑμῖν ἁγίου πνεύματός ἐστιν, οὗ ἔχετε ἀπὸ θεοῦ; Καὶ οὐκ ἐστὲ ἑαυτῶν, ἠγοράσθητε γὰρ τιμῆς δοξάσατε δὴ τὸν θεὸν ἐν τῷ σώματι ὑμῶν, καὶ ἐν τῷ πνεύματι ὑμῶν, ἅτινά ἐστιν τοῦ θεοῦ. Μνημόσυνα Σαλμα και Ιωσήφ Σαλλούμης Αιωνία η μνήμη Εὐαγγέλιον Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 15:11-32 Εὐαγγελίου τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην Ἄνθρωπός τις εἶχε δύο υἱούς. καὶ εἶπεν ὁ νεώτερος αὐτῶν τῷ πατρί πάτερ, δός μοι τὸ ἐπιβάλλον μέρος τῆς οὐσίας. καὶ διεῖλεν αὐτοῖς τὸν βίον. καὶ μετ οὐ πολλὰς ἡμέρας συναγαγὼν ἅπαντα ὁ νεώτερος υἱὸς ἀπεδήμησεν εἰς χώραν μακράν, καὶ ἐκεῖ διεσκόρπισε τὴν οὐσίαν αὐτοῦ ζῶν ἀσώτως. δαπανήσαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ πάντα ἐγένετο λιμὸς ἰσχυρὸς κατὰ τὴν χώραν ἐκείνην, καὶ αὐτὸς ἤρξατο ὑστερεῖσθαι. καὶ πορευθεὶς ἐκολλήθη ἑνὶ τῶν πολιτῶν τῆς χώρας ἐκείνης, καὶ ἔπεμψεν αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς ἀγροὺς αὐτοῦ βόσκειν χοίρους. καὶ ἐπεθύμει γεμίσαι τὴν κοιλίαν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν κερατίων ὧν ἤσθιον οἱ χοῖροι, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐδίδου αὐτῷ. εἰς ἑαυτὸν δὲ ἐλθὼν εἶπε πόσοι μίσθιοι τοῦ πατρός μου περισσεύουσιν ἄρτων, ἐγὼ δὲ λιμῷ ἀπόλλυμαι! ἀναστὰς πορεύσομαι πρὸς τὸν πατέρα μου καὶ ἐρῶ αὐτῷ πάτερ, ἥμαρτον εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἐνώπιόν σου. οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἄξιος κληθῆναι υἱός σου ποίησόν με ὡς ἕνα τῶν μισθίων σου. καὶ ἀναστὰς ἦλθε πρὸς τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ. ἔτι δὲ αὐτοῦ μακρὰν ἀπέχοντος εἶδεν αὐτὸν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐσπλαγχνίσθη, καὶ δραμὼν ἐπέπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ καὶ κατεφίλησεν αὐτόν. εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ υἱός πάτερ, ἥμαρτον εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἐνώπιόν σου, καὶ οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἄξιος κληθῆναι υἱός σου. εἶπε δὲ ὁ πατὴρ πρὸς τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ ἐξενέγκατε τὴν στολὴν τὴν πρώτην καὶ ἐνδύσατε αὐτόν, καὶ δότε δακτύλιον εἰς τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ καὶ ὑποδήματα εἰς τοὺς πόδας, καὶ ἐνέγκαντες τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτὸν θύσατε, καὶ φαγόντες εὐφρανθῶμεν, ὅτι οὗτος ὁ υἱός μου νεκρὸς ἦν καὶ ἀνέζησε, καὶ ἀπολωλὼς ἦν καὶ εὑρέθη. καὶ ἤρξαντο εὐφραίνεσθαι. Ην δὲ ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ὁ πρεσβύτερος ἐν ἀγρῷ καὶ ὡς ἐρχόμενος ἤγγισε τῇ οἰκίᾳ, ἤκουσε συμφωνίας καὶ χορῶν, καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος ἕνα τῶν παίδων ἐπυνθάνετο τί εἴη ταῦτα. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὅτι ὁ ἀδελφός σου ἥκει καὶ ἔθυσεν ὁ πατήρ σου τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτόν, ὅτι ὑγιαίνοντα αὐτὸν ἀπέλαβεν. ὠργίσθη δὲ καὶ οὐκ ἤθελεν εἰσελθεῖν. ὁ οὖν πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ἐξελθὼν παρεκάλει αὐτόν. ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπε τῷ πατρί ἰδοὺ τοσαῦτα ἔτη δουλεύω σοι καὶ οὐδέποτε ἐντολήν σου παρῆλθον, καὶ ἐμοὶ οὐδέποτε ἔδωκας ἔριφον ἵνα μετὰ τῶν φίλων μου εὐφρανθῶ ὅτε δὲ ὁ υἱός σου οὗτος, ὁ καταφαγών σου τὸν βίον μετὰ πορνῶν, ἦλθεν, ἔθυσας αὐτῷ τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτόν. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ τέκνον, σὺ πάντοτε μετ ἐμοῦ εἶ, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐμὰ σά ἐστιν εὐφρανθῆναι δὲ καὶ χαρῆναι ἔδει, ὅτι ὁ ἀδελφός σου οὗτος νεκρὸς ἦν καὶ ἀνέζησε, καὶ ἀπολωλὼς ἦν καὶ εὑρέθη. 3

4 Today God Parent Sunday We are celebrating the sacred r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n godparents and godchildren. We can relive those moments together and rededicate ourselves to faith, hope, and love as godparents and godchildren and, simply, as children of God. We ask all godparents present to come forward with their godchildren to receive Holy Communion. Enjoy Breakfast with your family and friends today, following the Divine Liturgy. A delicious Sunday Breakfast is hosted by our Philoptochos and GOYA in the church banquet hall. Adults $7 Children $3 Menu: Eggs, Sausage, Home fries, Pancakes, Cinnamon Rolls & Fruit Beverages: Coffee/Orange Juice and Milk Παρακαλούμε όλοι η ανάδοχοι να έρθουν για να λάβουν τη Θεία Κοινωνία με τα παιδιά. Σήμερα, Η Φιλόπτωχος και Η Νεολαία του GOYA θα προσφέρει προυνό φαγητό στην μεγάλη αίθουσα της εκκλησίας για την γιορτή των αναδόχων $7 Ενήλικους $3 Παιδιά 4

5 Post-Presentation; The Prodigal Son; Apolytikion of the Feast Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωμένη Θεοτόκε Παρθένε ἐκ σοῦ γάρ ἀνέτειλεν ὁ Ἥλιος τῆς δικαιοσύνης, Χριστός ὁ Θεός ἡμῶν φωτίζων τούς ἐν σκότει. Εὐφραίνου καί σύ Πρεσβῦτα δικαίε, δεξάμενος ἐν ἀγκἀλαις τόν ἐλευθερωτή τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν, χαριζόμενον ἡμῖν καί τήν Ἀνάστασιν. Rejoice, O full of grace, Virgin Theotokos, because from you has risen the only Sun of justice, Christ our God, lightning those in darkness. Rejoice as well, O Elder Righteous, having held in your arms the liberator of our souls, who grants also Resurrection to us. Resurrectional Apolytikion Second Tone Ὅτε κατῆλθες πρός τόν θάνατον, ἡ ζωή ἡ ἀθάνατος, τότε τόν Ἅδην ἐνέκρωσας, τῇ ἀστραπῇ τῆς Θεότητος ὅτε δέ καί τούς τεθνεῶτας, ἐκ τῶν καταχθονίων ἀνέστησας, πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν ἐπουρανίων ἐκραύγαζον Ζωοδότα Χριστέ ὁ Θεός ἡμῶν δόξα σοι. When you descended to the realm of death, O life immortal, then Hades did you render dead, by the lightning of you Deity; furthermore, when the dead from the depths of the earth you also raised, all heavenly powers cried in jubilation: O life-giving Christ our god, glory to you. Apolytikion of the Church Σήμερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡμῶν τό κεφάλαιον, καί τοῦ ἀπ' αἰῶνος μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις ὁ υἱός τοῦ Θεοῦ, υἱός τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καί Γαβριήλ τήν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διό καί ἡμεῖς σύν αὐτῷ, τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωμεν Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ Κύριος μετά σοῦ. To-day is the crown of our Salvation and the manifestation of the Eternal Mystery. The Son of God becometh the son of the Virgin, and Gabriel announceth the good tidings of grace. Wherefore let us also with him cry to the Mother of God: Hail! Thou that art full of grace; the Lord is with thee. Kontakion Ὁ μήτραν παρθενικήν ἁγιάσας τῷ τόκῳ σου, καί χεῖρας τοῦ Συμεών εὐλογήσας ὡς ἔπρεπε, προφθάσας καί νῦν ἔσωσας ἡμᾶς, Χριστέ ὁ Θεός. Ἀλλ' εἰρήνευσον ἐν πολέμοις τό πολίτευμα, καί κραταίωσον βασιλεῖς οὕς ἠγάπησας, ὁ μόνος φιλάνθρωπος. O You who sanctified by your birth a virgin womb,and blessed the hands of Symeon as seemed most apropriate, you came, indeed, O Christ our God, and saved us all. But bring peace to the commonwealth in time of war, and secure in strength, the rulers you have truly loved, as the only one who loved mankind. Today, Angelo Nicholas Semertsidis, will receive the St. George Orthodox Metal granted by the Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting. Angelo will receive his metal following the Divine Liturgy along with a small presentation from Fr. Dean. AXIOS!! 5

6 Orthodox Christian Stewardship is a way of life, which acknowledges accountability, reverence, and responsibility before God. A primary goal of Stewardship is to promote spiritual growth and strengthen faith. Becoming a Steward begins when we believe in God, to whom we give our love, loyalty and trust and act on those beliefs. As Stewards, we affirm that every aspect of our lives comes as a gift from Him. Stewardship calls on the faithful to cheerfully offer back to God a portion of the gifts with which they have been blessed. You can pay your stewardship contributions with a credit card payment. It s easy to download the easytithe app on your smart phone create an account with the Annunciation. TIME WORSHIP All Sunday Services begin 8:30AM Orthros / 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy ************* Κάθε Κυριακή 8:30 π.μ. Όρθρος 9:30 π.μ. Θεία Λειτουργία This Week Mon., Feb 5th Greek School Lessons 5:30 7:30 p.m. Bible Study 6:00 p.m. GOYA Meeting 7:30 Tues., Feb 6th Wed. Feb. 7 Festival 9-3 am pre-preparation Thurs., Feb. 8th Tsiknopempti Greek School Lessons 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Greek School Workshops children can be dressed in costumes A Journey to Fullness 6 p.m. Parish Council Meeting 7pm Sat., Feb 10th Saturday of Souls/ St. Haralambos Orthros 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m. Sun., Feb. 11th Judgement Sunday/Meatfare 6 Month Memorial Calliope Karakoudas Coffee/Memorials If you would like to Sponsor a Sunday or donate Coffee Hour Please call the church office Memorial Tray If you would like to order a tray of Koliva please contact: Vivian Kyriazis or Angie Tsigas

7 The Stewardship Committee would like to thank everyone who submitted their pledge cards for Listed below are the pledged cards we have received. If you have not done so yet, please send in your pledge card to the church office. Extra cards are available at the Pangari (Candle Stand). I can do all things in Him Who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13) Ευχαριστούμε όλους που επέστρεψαν τις κάρτες των οικονομικών εύφορων (stewardship) Εάν δεν τα έχετε στείλει σας παρακαλούμε να τα στείλετε η να τα δώσετε στην εκκλησία για το Η κάρτες βρίσκονται στο Παγκάρι Alex, George & Becky Allison, John & Nancy Antonaklas, Steve & Evangelia Arabian, Allen & Agnes Bibidakis, Evangelos & Eftychia Boukis, Constantine Boyeas, Mike & Christine Bozas, Pete & Maria Coutris, Stephen & Penelope Dallas, Maria Davis, Lambrini Diamantis, Arygro Dimarhos, Sofia Dimon, Dean & Presvytera Efpraxias, Georgio Ermidis, Christina Ermidis, Emmanuel & Marina Ermidis, Venizelos & Bessie Fourtounis, Emmanuel & Marika Ganotis, Dimitrios & Aphrodite Geanneses, Antoinette Gountis, Vasilios & Audolina Griveas, Peggy Gromek, Stanley & Angie Hatzis, Kiki Hliatzos, Peter & Katina Kalevakis, George & Vicki Kalevakis, Mike & Dora Kamenos, Stella Kanaris, Anna Kanaris, Nick & Artie Kanis, Gus & Vaso Kantzios, George & Eleni Karadaglis, Elias & Eleni Karadimas, Chris & Vivian Karadimas, George Karadimas, John & Linda Karavokirakis, Dimitra Karavokirakis, Gramatiki Karnavas, Sophia Karras, Adam & Jackie Katakos, Cynthia Katsantonis, George L. & Sandra Keating, Dale & Helen Klonaris, Joanne Kolidakis, Nikitas & Alessandra Kopasakis, John Kosmas, Christos & Chryssa Kostakis, Tom & Eleni Koukouras, Nikolaos & Evangelia Kutrubs, Nick Makris, Bessie A. Manak, Michael Marountas, George & Agnieska Marountas, Nck & Denna Matheou, Georgia Mathews, James & Mary Mavrakis, Bill & Zoe Mitsionis, Athanasios Moshos, Shawn Moulagianis, Vasalios & Stamatia Paliobeis, Irini Pantelatou, Sophia Papadakis, Adamandios. & Despina Papadopoulos, Alex Papakonstantinou, Fotios & Spyroulla Pappas, William & Susan Paul, Barbara Petratos, Kosmas & Panagiota Petsas, Demetra Petsas, Dimitri & Deanna Pikakos, Mary Plataniotis, Eleni Regas, Alex & Thea Regas, George & Soula Roff, Jeff & Irene Rokas, Efthihia Sack, David & Katherine Salloumis, Paul Saridakis, Frank & Anastasia Sboukis, Peter Scordos, John & Irene Semertsidis, Niko & Despina Sevastos, Gust & Jane Sheely, Christopher & Panagiota Shinas, Dean J. Sisamis, John G. & Irene Skoutas, Mike & Ellie Smith, Robert & Eugenia Spillas, Christ & Dorothy Thanos, Athanasios D. & Anna Theodore, Neste & Artemis Trihas, John A. & Suzanne Tsambounieris, Manoli & Sofia Tsardoulias, Elizabeth Tsardoulias, John & Kurannio Valsamidis, Chris & Eleni Maria Vaselakis, John & Kiki Vassilakis, Freda Vassilakis, George & Irene Velkos, Joseph & Maria Vianos, Nicholas & Eleni Vitakis, Helen Walsh, Edward & Calliope M Whitlock, Marie & Adrian Young, Kevin Zembillas, Antoni & Mikhaila If we have mistakenly left your name off the STEWARDSHIP ROSTER, Please contact the Church Office. 7

8 Annunciation senior boys basketball team for winning the Consolation trophy at the 2018 Holy Trinity Canton tournament! 8

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10 FESTIVAL Please. W advised pre-preparation for our 2018 Festival food items will begin on Tuesday February 6th and Wednesday February 7th from 9:00am-3pm. We will stick to this Tuesday and Wednesday Schedule going forward, except for Holy Week. We look forward to seeing you there! Sincerely, Aphrodite Ganotis and Irene Roff Προετοιμασίες για τα φαγητά του φεστιβάλ θα αρχίσουν Τρίτη 6, Φεβρουαρίου και, Φεβρουαρίου από τις 9πμ μέχρι 3μμ. Σας παρακαλούμε ελάτε να βοηθήσετε! Χαιρετίσματα 2018 φεστιβαλ Επιτροπή Thank you.. Wanted to say a HUGE thank YOU to everyone who donated in this years Christmas Card. We wanted to beat last years total of $ and we DID!! We collected this year a total of $1936!! Thank you to all of you who donated!! This money is will go towards our glass block windows for our basement! We are in the process of getting estimates! Once they are completed we will send a before and after picture for everyone to see where their donations have went towards. Thank you for making it possible!! Glory to GOD!!! The OUTREACH COMMITTEE Linsey Anagnostos Plousia Vassilaras Popi Coutris 10

11 SATURDAY OF THE SOULS ΨΥΧΟΣΑΒΒΑΤΟΝ Orthros 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m. Feb. 10th, Feb. 17th, and Feb. 24th Give rest, O Christ, among the Saints to the souls of our servants, where there is no pain, no sorrow, no grieving, but life everlasting. Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone Following the Divine Liturgy, we will offer a memorial service for the repose of the souls of our brothers and sisters in Christ who have fallen asleep. You are encouraged to bring koliva and a list of names of those who have passed away to be memorialized on these days. If you are unable to make koliva and would like Vivi Kyrazis or Angie Tsigas to make you a plate, please call. Ψυχοσάββατα ~ 10, 17, & 24 Φεβρουαρίου Παρακαλούμε να φέρετε τα ονόματα και ένα πιάτο κόλλυβο. Επικοινωνήσετε με την Παρασκευή Κυριαζή η την Ευαγγελία Τσίγκα The memorial service may be offered at the conclusion of any of regular worship service including the Sunday Divine Liturgy. Memorial services are not offered on the feast days of the Lord and the Theotokos, and the period between Saturday of Lazarus and the Sunday of Thomas. In order to offer a memorial service, one needs to contact the parish office and submit the date and the names of the ones to be commemorated. A Trisagion is a brief prayer which is read for our beloved departed. The Names are Commemorated at the Altar during the celebration of each Divine Liturgy, names of the living and the dead are commemorated. Therefore your names must be in the altar prior to 9:30 a.m. If you are late your names will not be read. Please contact the church office if you have a Memorial or a Trisagion. Artoklasia or any other information you would like to see in the church bulletin. Every Thursday is the deadline for the bulletin Τα μνημόσυνα γίνονται όλο τον χρόνο εκτός τις εορτές του Κυρίου και της Θεοτόκου, καθώς επίσης από το Σάββατο του Λαζάρου μέχρι την Κυριακή του Θωμά. Παρακαλούμε να επικοινωνήστε με το γραφείο της Εκκλησίας για κάθε Τρισάγιο η Μνημόσυνο που θέλετε να κάνετε. Σας παρακαλούμε να τηλεφωνήσετε στο γραφείο της εκκλησίας τηλ εάν θέλετε να κάνετε μνημόσυνο η τρισάγιο. Το τρισάγιο είναι μια σύντομη προσευχή για τα αγαπημένα πρόσωπα που έχουν αποθάνει. Τα ονόματα τους μνημονεύονται στο ιερό κατά την εκτέλεση της κάθε Θειας Λειτουργίας, ονόματα ζωντανών και αποθανό-ντων μνημονεύονται. Ως εκ τούτου πρέπει η κατάσταση των ονομάτων αυτών να είναι στο ιερό πριν 9 :30 α.m. Εάν είναι αργότερα από 9:30 πμ τα ονόματα δεν θα διαβαστούν. Για την αρτοκλασία η άλλες πληροφορίες για σας θα έχουμε στης εκκλησίας το ( Μπουλετιν) ενημερωτικό περιοδικό της Κυριακής. Κάθε πέμπτη είναι πάντα η τελευταία ημέρα συγκέντρωσης πληροφοριών για το (Μπουλετιν) Κυριακάτικο ενημερωτικό περιοδικό. 11

12 FORGIVENESS SUNDAY Please join us for an Ice Cream Social Following the Divine Liturgy Sunday, February 18th Forgiveness Sunday Vespers February 18, 2018 at 6:00 PM On Forgiveness Sunday, you are invited to attend Forgiveness Vespers on the eve of Great Lent. We hear of the Lord s teaching about fasting and forgiveness and enter the season of the fast forgiving one another so that God will forgive them. If you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will forgive you; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your heavenly Father forgive you your trespasses. (Matthew 6:14) At the end of the service, we should ask forgiveness from one another in order to enter the spiritual journey of fasting in peace. Let us begin Great Lent as a family. Εσπερινός Συγχώρεση τον αμαρτιών 18 Φεβρουαρίου στις 6:00μμ μετά την Λειτουργία των Εσπερινών παρακαλούμαστε όλη να ζητήσουμε συγχώρεση ο ένας από τον άλλον. Για να ξεκινήσουμε με αγάπη και σεβασμό την μεγάλη σαρακοστή 12

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15 Rev. Fr. Dean J. Dimon The Parish Council of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Request the honor of your presence at Annunciation Feast Day Celebration Saturday, March 24th Great Vespers - 7:00 p.m. Followed by coffee & fellowship in our church banquet hall Sunday, March 25th Orthros 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m. Following the Divine Liturgy join us for a Fish Plaki Luncheon sponsored by the Ladies of Philoptochos RSVP: Despina Sarantopoulou: Jane Sevastos: or call the church office If you would like to donate the flowers that adorn the icon of the Feast Day of the Annunciation in Loving Memory of your loved one or for the Good Health of your family. Please call the church office. Όσοι θέλουν να στολίσουν την εικόνα του Ευαγγελισμού της Παναγίας για την 25 Μαρτίου για υπέρ υγείας της οικογένειας τους η προς συγχώρεση των αγαπημένων τους που έφυγαν, να ενημερώσουν το γραφείο της Εκκλησίας στο τηλέφωνο και να στείλουν την δωρεά τους για τα λουλούδια. 15

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17 Altar Boy Schedule TEAM A TEAM A TEAM B TEAM B Anastasios Ermidis Panagiotis Ermidis Simon Skoutas Athanasios Kotsanis Demetri Anagnostos Kosta Kafantaris Victor Kafantaris Dimitri Genin Constantine Kotsanis Dimitri Rousakis George Sisamis February 4 February 18 March 11 March 25 Konstantinos Ermidis George Ermidis Efstratios (Charlie) Hliatzos Michael Hliatzos Joey Sheely Constantine Sheely Jonathan Walsh Angelo Semertsidis George Skoutas George Coutris Gregory Sisamis Antoni Makris Yiannis Tsambounieris February 11 March 4 March 18 March 31 Nikolaos Anagnostos Open to any Altar Boy who wants to attend these services: February 23 1st Salutation to the Theotokos 7 p.m. March 16th 4th Salutation to the Theotokos 7:00 p.m. February 25 March 2nd March 9th Sunday of Orthodoxy 2nd Salutation to the Theotokos 7:00 p.m. 3rd Salutation to the Theotokos 7:00 p.m. March 23rd March 24th April 1st Akathist Hymn 7p.m. Great Vespers of the Feast Annunciation 7 p.m. Palm Sunday 17

18 Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Event/Liturgy Calendar 2018 All Sunday & Week Day 8:30 AM Orthros / 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy February 2018 Sun. 4 Sunday of the Prodigal Son/ Godparent and Scout Sunday Thurs. 8 Parish Council Meeting 7:00 p.m. 9TH - 11TH GOYA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT St. Demetrios Warren Sat. 10 1st Saturday of Souls. Sun. 11 Judgment Sunday (Meat fare Sunday) Fri. 16 Fish Fry Sat. 17 2nd Saturday of Souls Tentative APOKRIATIKO GLENDI Sun. 18 Forgiveness Sunday (Cheese fare) Ice Cream Social Great Vespers 6:00 p.m. Mon. 19 Clean Monday Great Lent Begins Great Compline Service 6:00 p.m. Presidents Day NO GREEK SCHOOL LESSONS Wed. 21 Pre-Sanctified Liturgy 5:30 p.m. Fri. 23 1st Salutations to the Theotokos 7:00 p.m. Sat. 24 3rd Saturday of Souls Sun. 25 Sunday of Orthodoxy Sunday School will Participate in Procession of Icons/Greater Cleveland Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers, Speaker, and Reception. 5pm 8pm Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 3352 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Mon. 26 Great Compline Service 6:00 p.m. Wed. 28 Pre Sanctified Liturgy 5:30 p.m. March 2018 Fri. 2 2nd Salutations to the Theotokos 7pm Fish Fry Sun. 4 Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas Mon. 5 Great Compline 6:00 p.m. Wed. 7 Pre Sanctified Liturgy /Lenten Meal Thur. 8 Parish Council Meeting 7:00 p.m. Fri. 9 3rd Salutation to the Theotokos 7:00 p.m. Fish Fry Sun. 11 Sunday of the Holy Cross Veneration of the Holy Cross Sunday School Students remain in the church following Holy Communion. Mon. 12 Great Compline 6:00 p.m. Wed. 14 Pre Sanctified Liturgy /Lecture Lenten Meal 5:30 p.m. 16th - 18th Metropolis GOYA SPRING RETREAT Fri. 16 4th Salutation to the Theotokos Fish Fry Sun. 18 Sunday of St. John Climacus Mon. 19 Great Compline 6:00 p.m. Wed. 21 Pre Sanctified Liturgy / Lenten Meal Fri. 23 Salutation to the Theotokos (Akathistos Hymnos) Fish Fry Sat. 24 Great Vespers of the Annunciation 7p.m. followed by Philoptochos Loukoumades Sun. 25 Feast Day of the Annunciation Philoptochos Luncheon Greek School Independence Program Mon. 26 Great Compline 6:00 pm Wed. 28 Pre Sanctified Liturgy / Lenten Meal 6 pm Fri. 30 Preparation of the Palms 5:30 p.m. followed by a GOYA Lenten Meal Final Fish Fry Sat. 31 Saturday Lazarus If you have not been receiving church material/mailing /phone messages or s, please contact the church office at or office@annunciationcleveland.net. Thank you. Αν δεν λαμβάνετε τις επιστολές η ότι ενημέρωση της εκκλησίας έχει για σας ή τηλεφωνικά μηνύματα, παρακαλούμε επικοινωνήστε με το γραφείο της εκκλησίας στο ή στο office@annunciationcleveland.net. Please visit our website: 18

19 Dear Friends of the Community, In an effort to defray the cost of publishing our Weekly Bulletin, & Vision, the Parish Council would like to invite anyone who wishes to support the Community to offer a small donation of $ for a business card sized ad which will be placed on the back inside pages of each publication for the calendar year, We generally publish a Weekly Bulletin as well as a Quarterly Newsletter, and with this program, hope to cut our publication cost in half by gathering 36 ads which will take up the last four pages of the Vision & Bulletin. If you are interested in this program, please send a business card that we will reproduce. Please also enclose a check made out to The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church for $

20 Dear Friends of the Community, In an effort to defray the cost of publishing our Weekly Bulletin, & Vision, the Parish Council would like to invite anyone who wishes to support the Community to offer a small donation of $ for a business card sized ad which will be placed on the back inside pages of each publication for the calendar year, We generally publish a Weekly Bulletin as well as a Quarterly Newsletter, and with this program, hope to cut our publication cost in half by gathering 36 ads which will take up the last four pages of the Vision & Bulletin. If you are interested in this program, please send a business card that we will reproduce. Please also enclose a check made out to The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church for $ HARSOULAS GARAGE DOORS Service & Installation Garage Doors & Openers Saki Harsoulas