Bulletin for Sunday, April 29, 2018 Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

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1 337 East 74 th Street, New York, NY Rev. Fr. John Vlahos Bulletin for Sunday, April 29, 2018 Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! Sunday of the Paralytic Κυριακή Δ τοῦ Παραλύτου

2 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 6 Year Memorial for Aspasia Carnutzi, Offered by her daughter, Varvara Gokea THIS WEEK S SERVICES AND EVENTS Wednesday, May 2 nd Bible Study 9:00am-10:00am Paraklesis to the Theotokos 6:00pm-7:00pm Orthodox Spirituality Class 7:00pm-8:00pm Saturday, May 5 th Feast Day of St. Irene the Great Martyr 8:00am-9:00am Matins 9:00am-10:00am Divine Liturgy WELCOME TO ALL VISITORS! For those visiting an Orthodox Church for the first time, we welcome you and thank you for praying with us. When it comes time for the receiving of Holy Communion from the Chalice, please be aware that Holy Communion is a sign of the unity of our faith and is only offered to Baptized or Chrismated Orthodox Christians. All present are welcome to partake of the antidoro (blessed bread), which is distributed at the end of the service. If you are interested in learning more about the Orthodox Faith, please see Fr. John after the service or make an appointment through the Cathedral office. SUPPORT OUR CATHEDRAL BECOME A STEWARD IN 2018! We encourage you to share your time, talents, and treasure as active stewards of the Cathedral. Please take the time to prayerfully submit a Stewardship Pledge Card and to contribute to the financial needs of our Cathedral. For more information, please visit or contact the Cathedral office. NOTES FROM THE OFFICE: Introduce your business or service to the entire parish. We have various advertising opportunities in the CathedraLife Magazine. Our issues are read by our parishioners and friends who live and operate their businesses in the five boroughs and the Tri-State Area. Please contact the Office for details YOUTH MINISTRIES Our Youth Ministries continue to grow. For additional information about becoming involved, please contact Fr. John (frjohn@thecathedralnyc.org) or visit our website ( HOPE (4-6 years old), JOY (7-12 years old), and GOYA (13-18 years old): The next meeting will be on Friday, May 4th from 6pm- 7:30pm in the Undercroft. CATHEDRAL CONNECT BOOK DRIVE: The Book Fairies Drive- Do you have books lying around collecting dust? Consider donating your gently used book to a meaningful cause! For more information contact Cathedral Connect at connect@thecathedralnyc.org When: Sunday, May 6 through Sunday, May 13th Where: Collection boxes will be at the Chiotes Hall Accepting: *New and gently used books and e-readers (baby through adult levels) *Unwanted magazines published in 2017/2018 *Unwanted CDs and DVDs Collected books will be distributed to high poverty schools and organizations across metropolitan New York. THE CATHEDRAL GALA: SAVE THE DATE: June 1 st! Please join us for our annual Cathedral GALA. The event will be held at the New York Athletic Club, 180 Central Park South. Come support our Cathedral and be part of an amazing night! Check flyer for more information. MESSAGE FROM OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL: Sunday School will meet today, Sunday, April 29 th CHOIR at CARNEGIE: The Cathedral Choir joins Maria Farantouri in a musical tribute to Mikis Theodorakis on Saturday 5/12. Tickets can be purchased from the Carnegie box office or

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6 2018 STEWARDSHIP as of April 29 th Thank you to the 195 families and individuals who have submitted pledges of financial support for our Cathedral in We encourage all of our Cathedral members and friends to become active stewards. Sponsors of One Day or More Professor & Mrs. Peter & Marjorie Allan Mr. Pantelis Apessos & Mrs. Ioanna Chatzistamatiou Dr. John Athas & Dr. Monica Tadros Mr. Justin Bozonelis Mr. & Mrs. George & Vasiliki Carleton Mr. & Mrs. Stephen & Areti Cherpelis Ms. Helen Chiotes Mr. & Mrs. Peter & Vivi Chrisanthopoulos Mrs. Aliki Christie Mr. & Mrs. John & Elena Coumantaros Mr. & Mrs. William & Sheila Doscas Mrs. Evangeline Douris Mr. & Mrs. George & Patricia Filopoulos Ms. Elizabeth K. Gabriel Mr. & Mrs. James & Stefanie Gianakis Mr. & Mrs. George & Athena Goudelias Mr. & Mrs. David & Irene Harron Ms. Dawn Helene Ms. Jill Hemphill Mrs. Michael Jaharis Ms. Lillian Johnson Dr. Katherine Kaye Mr. Symeon Kefalidis & Mrs. Virginia Gziki Ms. Bessy Klideris Dr. & Mrs. Alexander & Eleni Kofinas Dr. & Dr. George D. & Miranda Kofinas Mrs. Pauline Kotsilimbas Mr. & Mrs. Elias & Madelene Lambiris Mrs. Lika Lambiris Ms. Elly Letsiou Dr. & Mrs. George & Nicole Contos Liakeas Mr. John Makresias Mr. & Mrs. Peter & Dimitra Manis Mr. & Mrs. James & Nikki Margarites Mr. & Mrs. Markos & Maria Marinakis Mr. & Mrs. J.K. Menoudakos Mr. Chris Neamonitis Ms. Maria Otto Mr. & Mrs. George & Stephanie Pantelidis Mr. & Mrs. James & Stella Pantelidis Mr. George Parlamas Mr. & Mrs. Markos & Stephanie Parlamas Mr. Steven Parlamas Mr. John Paterakis Mr. Constantine Scopas Dr. Ilias Siempos & Dr. Theodora Ntaidou Mr. & Mrs. Basil & Evey Simon Dr. Anna Skiandos & Mr. Scott Love Amb. & Mrs. Michael & Estelle Sotirhos Mr. & Mrs. George & Alexandra Stephanopoulos Ms. Sophia Stratis Dr. & Mrs. Charles & Effie Strouthides Dr. Apostolos Tambakis Dr. John Thomas & Mrs. Deana Balahtsis- Thomas Dr. & Mrs. Peter & Eilana Tiboris Mr. George S. Tsandikos Mr. Nick Tsoukaris Dr. & Mrs. Constantine & Anastasia Vardopoulos Rev. Fr. John & Pres.Tina Vlahos Mr. Andrew Yiannakos & Mrs. Thalia Comninellis Cathedral Stewards Professor Marina Angel Mr. & Mrs. Steve & Ellie Aniftos Mr. & Mrs. Arthur C. Anton, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas & Raegan Apostolatos Ms. Eleni Athanasiadi & Mr. Christos Zoulas Mr. & Mrs. Lance & Maria Sophia Barton Mrs. Anna Bergamo Mr. Peter Nicholas Billis Mrs. Vene Bolossis Mr. & Mrs. Steven & Lillian Brash Ms. Cris Bratsis Mrs. Mary Anne Broun Ms. Cassandra Brown Mr. & Mrs. Thomas & Aphrodite Calamaras Mr. Marcus Calpakis Mrs. Irene Campbell Ms. Sarahjeane Campbell Mr. Constantine Christakos Mrs. Penelope Collins Mrs. Marina Comatas Mr. & Mrs. Charles & Christina Connant Mr. & Mrs. Peter & Ellen Constantinides Mrs. Marie Contopoulos Mrs. Carol Contos Mrs. Dorothy Corvi Ms. Christina Costas Mr. Dennis A. Damascus Ms. Eurydice Damianos Ms. Kyra Demoleas Ms. Stella Demoleas Mrs. Emmanuel G. Demos Mr. Emmanuel George Demos Mr. Nicholas Diacou Mr. &. Mrs. Stephen & Mary Diacrussi Mr. Nikolaos De Maria Mr. Harry Demas & Dr. Anna Maria Demetriades Ms. Marie Dendrinos Mrs. Eugenia C. Doscas Ms. Esmie Eleftheriades Mrs. Sophia Fell Mr. George Fikaris & Mrs. Angelica Ogorek Mr. & Mrs. Neophytos & Stavroula Ganiaris Ms. Elizabeth Gdisis Ms. Stavroula Georgallis Mr. Gio Georgallis Dr. & Mrs. Ajax & Bia George Mr. & Mrs. Jerry & Mary Georges Mr. Thomas Georgiades Mr. & Mrs. Ben & Barbara Germana Ms. Irene Gianacoplos Mr. George Giannopoulos & Mrs. Athina Zafeiropoulou Ms. Liza Gilmartin Ms. Frances C. Gretes Mrs. Euterpe Harovas Mr. Emmanuel Hondroulis Mrs. Debbie Hyams Mr. & Mrs. Peter & Stavroula Joannidis Mr. & Mrs. John & Paula Kalyvas Mr. George Kaneris & Mrs. Christina Tsesmelis Kaneris Mr. & Mrs. Spyros & Evangelia Karellas Mrs. Ellen Karis Ms. Catherine Kartsonas Mr. Emmanuel Kladitis Mr. & Mrs. Christopher & Katherine Knapp Mr. P. Nicholas & Ms. Lusyd Kourides Mr. Scott Kyreakakis Dr. & Mrs. Emmanuel & Nektaria Lambrakis Mr. & Mrs. George J. & Tana A. Lambrakos Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Sophia Livanos Dr. Vassilios Latoussakis & Dr. Stella Lymberis Mrs. Maria Lyras Mr. & Mrs. George & Antonia Makkos Ms. Mary Makrogiannis Mr. & Mrs. Chris & Catherine Martin Mr. & Mrs. Alexandros Mastoras Mr. & Mrs. Lazaros & Ivette Mavrides Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. & Sophia McGuire Mr. & Mrs. Dennis & Karen Mehiel Dr. Demetri Merianos Mr. & Mrs. James & Julie Morakis Ms. Ann Morfogen Ms. Georgia Mouzakis Ms. Bess Nicholas Mr. Paul Nikolaides Ms. Jennifer O'Keefe Mr. William Orfanon Mr. Daniel Padovano-Gulack Mr. Gregory Panagos Ms. Claudette Panagoulias Mr. James Papadopoulos Mr. George Patras & Mrs. Eleni Metaxa Father & Diakonissa Panteleimon & Georgia Papadopoulos Ms. Linda L. Paul Ms. Tasia Pavalis Mr. & Mrs. Daniel & Katerina Pergola Dr. Marinos Petratos Mrs. Bessie & Robert B. Economou-Pease Ms. Eleftheria Pissadaki Mr. Constantinos Podias & Dr. Christine Kakoulas Podias Ms. Paulette Poulos Mr. & Mrs. Robert Milan & Christina Diamantis Prilepok Mrs. Lila Prounis Mr. & Mrs. William & Janice Randolph Mrs. Maria Recachinas Mrs. Theone Saltis Mr. & Mrs. Thomas & Kathleen Sarakatsannis Ms. Lucia Sarchisian Mrs. Constantina Sarris Mr. Renos Savvides Mrs. & Mrs. Vincent & Dorothy Schoeck Mr. & Mrs. Klodiana & Damian Sclafani Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Emile Scott Mr. & Mrs. Alex & Barbara Sherer Mr. Jimmy Sirris Ms. Georgia Sotiropoulos Mrs. Ourania Soumas Mr. & Mrs. George & Maria Spanakos Mr. Mark Stephanidis Ms. Catherine Tarkas Mr. Georgios Theophanous Mrs. Vasiliki Triandafillou Mrs. Maria Trihas Mr. Stavros Tsibiridis Mr. Demetrios P. Tzoannos Mr. & Mrs. Costa & Afshan Tzotzis Ms. Viola Valvis Mr. & Mrs. Christos & Effie Voloudakis Ms. Sarah Watson Dr. & Mrs. John & Martha Xethalis Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Anna Xylas Mrs. Constantina Yanos Mr. Vasilios Antonios Yialamas Ms. Sophia Zannis Dr. Charles Zaroulis Mr. & Mrs. Kirk & Christine Zeiner

7 SCRIPTURE READINGS Acts of the Apostles 9:32-42 In those days, as Peter went here and there among them all, he came down also to the saints that lived at Lydda. There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years and was paralyzed. And Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; rise and make your bed." And immediately he rose. And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord. Now there was at Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity. In those days she fell sick and died; and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room. Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him entreating him, "Please come to us without delay." So Peter rose and went with them. And when he had come, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping, and showing tunics and other garments which Dorcas made while she was with them. But Peter put them all outside and knelt down and prayed; then turning to the body he said, "Tabitha, rise." And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up. And he gave her his hand and lifted her up. Then calling the saints and widows he presented her alive. And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. Ἀποστόλων 9: Ἐν ταῖς ἡμεραῖς ἐκείναις, ἐγένετο Πέτρον διερχόμενον διὰ πάντων κατελθεῖν καὶ πρὸς τοὺς ἁγίους τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Λύδδαν. Εὗρεν δὲ ἐκεῖ ἄνθρωπόν τινα Αἰνέαν ὀνόματι, ἐξ ἐτῶν ὀκτὼ κατακείμενον ἐπὶ κραββάτῳ, ὃς ἦν παραλελυμένος. Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Πέτρος, Αἰνέα, ἰᾶταί σε Ἰησοῦς ὁ Χριστός ἀνάστηθι καὶ στρῶσον σεαυτῷ. Καὶ εὐθέως ἀνέστη. Καὶ εἶδον αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες Λύδδαν καὶ τὸν Ἀσσάρωνα, οἵτινες ἐπέστρεψαν ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον. Ἐν Ἰόππῃ δέ τις ἦν μαθήτρια ὀνόματι Ταβηθά, ἣ διερμηνευομένη λέγεται Δορκάς αὕτη ἦν πλήρης ἀγαθῶν ἔργων καὶ ἐλεημοσυνῶν ὧν ἐποίει. Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ἀσθενήσασαν αὐτὴν ἀποθανεῖν λούσαντες δὲ αὐτὴν ἔθηκαν ἐν ὑπερῴῳ. Ἐγγὺς δὲ οὔσης Λύδδης τῇ Ἰόππῃ, οἱ μαθηταὶ ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Πέτρος ἐστὶν ἐν αὐτῇ, ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς αὐτόν, παρακαλοῦντες μὴ ὀκνῆσαι διελθεῖν ἕως αὐτῶν. Ἀναστὰς δὲ Πέτρος συνῆλθεν αὐτοῖς ὃν παραγενόμενον ἀνήγαγον εἰς τὸ ὑπερῷον, καὶ παρέστησαν αὐτῷ πᾶσαι αἱ χῆραι κλαίουσαι καὶ ἐπιδεικνύμεναι χιτῶνας καὶ ἱμάτια ὅσα ἐποίει μετʼ αὐτῶν οὖσα ἡ Δορκάς. Ἐκβαλὼν δὲ ἔξω πάντας ὁ Πέτρος θεὶς τὰ γόνατα προσηύξατο καὶ ἐπιστρέψας πρὸς τὸ σῶμα, εἶπεν, Ταβηθά, ἀνάστηθι. Ἡ δὲ ἤνοιξεν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῆς καὶ ἰδοῦσα τὸν Πέτρον, ἀνεκάθισεν. Δοὺς δὲ αὐτῇ χεῖρα, ἀνέστησεν αὐτήν φωνήσας δὲ τοὺς ἁγίους καὶ τὰς χήρας, παρέστησεν αὐτὴν ζῶσαν. Γνωστὸν δὲ ἐγένετο καθʼ ὅλης τῆς Ἰόππης, καὶ πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Gospel Readings John 5:1-15 At that time, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Hebrew called Bethesda which has five porticoes. In these lay a multitude of invalids, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water; for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool, and troubled the water; whoever stepped in first after the troubling of the water was healed of whatever disease he had. One man was there, who had been ill for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him and knew that he had been lying there a long time, he said to him, "Do you want to be healed?" The sick man answered him, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is troubled, and while I am going another steps down before me." Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up your pallet, and walk." And at once the man was healed, and he took up his pallet and walked. Now that day was the sabbath. So the Jews said to the man who was cured, "It is the sabbath, it is not lawful for you to carry your pallet." But he answered them, "The man who healed me said to me, 'Take up your pallet, and walk.' "They asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, 'Take up your pallet, and walk'?" Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in the place. Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, "See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse befall you." The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 5:1-15 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἀνέβη ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα. Ἔστι δὲ ἐν τοῖς Ιεροσολύμοις ἐπὶ τῇ προβατικῇ κολυμβήθρα, ἡ ἐπιλεγομένη Ἑβραϊστὶ Βηθεσδά, πέντε στοὰς ἔχουσα. ἐν ταύταις κατέκειτο πλῆθος πολὺ τῶν ἀσθενούντων, τυφλῶν, χωλῶν, ξηρῶν, ἐκδεχομένων τὴν τοῦ ὕδατος κίνησιν. ἄγγελος γὰρ κατὰ καιρὸν κατέβαινεν ἐν τῇ κολυμβήθρᾳ, καὶ ἐταράσσετο τὸ ὕδωρ ὁ οὖν πρῶτος ἐμβὰς μετὰ τὴν ταραχὴν τοῦ ὕδατος ὑγιὴς ἐγίνετο ᾧ δήποτε κατείχετο νοσήματι. ἦν δέ τις ἄνθρωπος ἐκεῖ τριάκοντα καὶ ὀκτὼ ἔτη ἔχων ἐν τῇ ἀσθενείᾳ αὐτοῦ. τοῦτον ἰδὼν ὁ Ιησοῦς κατακείμενον, καὶ γνοὺς ὅτι πολὺν ἤδη χρόνον ἔχει, λέγει αὐτῷ θέλεις ὑγιὴς γενέσθαι; ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ ὁ ἀσθενῶν Κύριε, ἄνθρωπον οὐκ ἔχω, ἵνα ὅταν ταραχθῇ τὸ ὕδωρ, βάλῃ με εἰς τὴν κολυμβήθραν ἐν ᾧ δὲ ἔρχομαι ἐγώ, ἄλλος πρὸ ἐμοῦ καταβαίνει. λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ιησοῦς ἔγειρε, ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ περιπάτει. καὶ εὐθέως ἐγένετο ὑγιὴς ὁ ἄνθρωπος, καὶ ἦρε τὸν κράβαττον αὐτοῦ καὶ περιεπάτει. ἦν δὲ σάββατον ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ. ἔλεγον οὖν οἱ Ιουδαῖοι τῷ τεθεραπευμένῳ σάββατόν ἐστιν οὐκ ἔξεστί σοι ἆραι τὸν κράβαττον. ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ ποιήσας με ὑγιῆ, ἐκεῖνός μοι εἶπεν ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ περιπάτει. ἠρώτησαν οὖν αὐτόν τίς ἐστιν ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὁ εἰπών σοι, ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ περιπάτει; ὁ δὲ ἰαθεὶς οὐκ ᾔδει τίς ἐστιν ὁ γὰρ Ιησοῦς ἐξένευσεν ὄχλου ὄντος ἐν τῷ τόπῳ. μετὰ ταῦτα εὑρίσκει αὐτὸν ὁ Ιησοῦς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἴδε ὑγιὴς γέγονας μηκέτι ἁμάρτανε, ἵνα μὴ χεῖρόν σοί τι γένηται. ἀπῆλθεν ὁ ἄνθρωπος καὶ ἀνήγγειλε τοῖς Ιουδαίοις ὅτι Ιησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ ποιήσας αὐτὸν ὑγιῆ.