733 South Ashland Ave Chicago, Illinois 60607 stbasilchicago@comcast.net Rev. Fr. Dimitri Tobias, Proistamenos Saints and Feasts: 14th Sunday of Matthew Mammas the Martyr Saint Basil Greek Orthodox Church Sunday, September 2, 2018 Telephone: (312) 243-3738 Office Fax: Fax (312) 243-7691 www.stbasilchicago.org Parish Council President: Ms. Jayme Schenk John the Abstainer, Patriarch of Constantinople Paul, Patriarch of Constantinople For unto Christ he would pass all on, saying, "He must increase, I must decrease;" by the Son Himself again, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you;"... But not by words only, but also by actions did He bid them. St. John Chrysostom Homily 69 on Matthew 22, 4th Century Narthex Duty: Welcoming Ministry: Orthros Reader: Coffee Hour: Memorials: Tony Frangale & Themis Frangos Melita Green Maria Constantinides Vicky Manasses Panagiota Antonopoulos - 40 days Fotini Antonopoulos - 4 years Nikolaos Antonopoulos - 44 years William Manasses - 6 months May their Memories be Eternal Welcome Rev. Fr. Panagiotis Hasiakos Before The Creed When the Priest says: The Congregation responds: Christ is in our midst. He is and always will be, now and ever and to the ages of ages. Communion Guidelines: As a reminder, only Baptized and Chrismated Orthodox Christians who are in good standing may receive Holy Communion. Follow the Ushers row by row and please exit towards the outside aisles.
Holy Martyr Phanurius Little is known of the holy Martyr Phanurius, except that which is depicted concerning his martyrdom on his holy icon, which was discovered in the year 1500 among the ruins of an ancient church on Rhodes, when the Moslems ruled there. Thus he is called "the Newly Revealed." The faithful pray to Saint Phanurius especially to help them recover things that have been lost, and because he has answered their prayers so often, the custom has arisen of baking a Phaneropita ("Phanurius-Cake") as a thanks-offering. Apolytikion of Martyr Phanurius Fourth Tone A heavenly song of praise is brightly sung on the earth; * the hosts of the Angels keep an earthly festival now in splendor and radiant joy; * from on high, they praise with hymns the suff'rings and struggles; * and below, the Church doth laud the heavenly glory * thou foundest by thy contests and pains, O glorious Phanurius. The Placing of the Honorable Sash of the Most Holy Theotokos Although the historical accounts differ somewhat, the Deposition that is celebrated today took place most likely during the reign of Emperor Arcadius (395-408), when the precious Cincture of the Mother of God was brought from Zela of Cappadocia to Constantinople, and placed in the Church of the Theotokos in the section of Chalcopratia. Apolytikion of Venerable Sash of the Theotokos Plagal of the Fourth Tone O Ever-Virgin Theotokos, shelter of mankind, thou hast bestowed upon thy people a mighty investure, even thine immaculate body's raiment and sash, which by thy seedless childbirth have remained incorrupt; for in thee nature and time are made new. Wherefore, we implore thee to grant peace to the world, and great mercy to our souls. Download the APP DIGITAL CHANT STAND by AGES Initiatives To follow along during Orthros, Liturgy, Vespers, and Holy Week Services right on your smart device
HYMNS OF THE DAY AFTER THE SMALL ENTRANCE Resurrectional Apolytikion 4 th Tone When the women disciples of the Lord learned from the angel the message of the resurrection and having cast from them their ancestral condemnation, they proudly proclaimed the news to the Apostles: Death has been vanquished; for Christ, our God, has risen from the dead and granted to the world His great mercy. Apolytikion for Martyr Mammas 4 th Tone Thou didst deem that Faith which hath salvation to be riches never lost or plundered. Thou forsookest thy fathers' impiety, and thou didst follow thy Master, becoming rich in His divine gifts, O glorious Adrian. With the godly-minded Natalie, who emboldened thee, entreat Christ God, O Martyr, that our souls be saved. Apolytikion for the Church 1 st Tone Your proclamation went forth into all the earth, for it accepted your word, through which you taught the dogmas befitting God, you expounded on the nature of all that is, and you arranged the morals of society. A royal priesthood! Devout father Basil, intercede with Christ our God, to grant us His great mercy. Kontakion 4 th Tone In your holy birth, Immaculate One, Joachim and Anna were rid of the shame of childlessness; Adam and Eve of the corruption of death. And so your people, free of the guilt of their sins, celebrate crying: "The barren one gives birth to the Theotokos, who nourishes our life." Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιµον Ήχος δ Τὸ φαιδρὸν τῆς Ἀναστάσεως κήρυγµα, ἐκ τοῦ Ἀγγέλου µαθοῦσαι αἱ τοῦ Κυρίου Μαθήτριαι, καὶ τὴν προγονικὴν ἀπόφασιν ἀπορρίψασαι, τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις καυχώµεναι ἔλεγον Ἐσκύλευται ὁ θάνατος, ἠγέρθη Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός, δωρούµενος τῷ κόσµῳ τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. Απολυτίκιον Ήχος δ Αναφαίρετον, όλβον ηγήσω, τήν σωτήριον πίστιν τρισµάκαρ, καταλιπών τήν πατρώαν ασέβειαν, καί τώ εσπότη κατ' ίχνος επόµενος, κατεπλουτίσθης ενθέοις χαρίσµασιν, Αδριανέ ένδοξε, Χριστόν τόν Θεόν ικέτευε, οµού σύν Ναταλία τή θεόφρονι. Απολυτίκιον τοῦ Ναοῦ Ήχος α' Εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος σου, ὡς δεξαµένην τὸν λόγον σου, δι' οὗ θεοπρεπῶς ἐδογµάτισας, τὴν φύσιν τῶν ὄντων ἐτράνωσας, τὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἤθη κατεκόσµησας, Βασίλειον Ἱεράτευµα, Πάτερ Ὅσιε, Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἱκέτευε, δωρήσασθαι ἡµῖν τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. Κοντάκιον Ήχος δ Ιωακείµ καί Άννα όνειδισµού ατεκνίας, καί Αδάµ καί Εύα, εκ τής φθοράς τού θανάτου, ηλευθερώθησαν, Άχραντε, εν τή αγία γεννήσει σου, αυτήν εορτάζει καί ο λαός σου, ενοχής τών πταισµάτων, λυτρωθείς εν τώ κράζειν σοι, Η στείρα τίκτει τήν Θεοτόκον, καί τροφόν τής ζωής ηµών.
THE EPISTLE / Ο ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Prokeimenon. Mode Plagal 1. Psalm 11.7,1 You, O Lord, shall keep us and preserve us. Verse: Save me, O Lord, for the godly man has failed. The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 1:21-24; 2:1-4 Brethren, it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has commissioned us; he has put his seal upon us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee. But I call God to witness against me - it was to spare you that I refrained from coming to Corinth. Not that we lord it over your faith; we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith. For I made up my mind not to make you another painful visit. For if I cause you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained? And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, for I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all. For I wrote you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you. Προκείµενον. Ήχος πλ. α'. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 11.7,1 Σὺ Κύριε, φυλάξαις ἡµᾶς καὶ διατηρήσαις ἡµᾶς. Στίχ. Σῶσον µε, Κύριε, ὅτι ἐκλέλοιπεν ὅσιος. Πρὸς Κορινθίους β' 1:21-24, 2:1-4 τὸ ἀνάγνωσµα είναι απο Ἀδελφοί, ὁ βεβαιῶν ἡµᾶς σὺν ὑµῖν εἰς Χριστόν, καὶ χρίσας ἡµᾶς, θεός, ὁ καὶ σφραγισάµενος ἡµᾶς, καὶ δοὺς τὸν ἀρραβῶνα τοῦ πνεύµατος ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡµῶν. Ἐγὼ δὲ µάρτυρα τὸν θεὸν ἐπικαλοῦµαι ἐπὶ τὴν ἐµὴν ψυχήν, ὅτι φειδόµενος ὑµῶν οὐκέτι ἦλθον εἰς Κόρινθον. Οὐχ ὅτι κυριεύοµεν ὑµῶν τῆς πίστεως, ἀλλὰ συνεργοί ἐσµεν τῆς χαρᾶς ὑµῶν τῇ γὰρ πίστει ἑστήκατε. Ἔκρινα δὲ ἐµαυτῷ τοῦτο, τὸ µὴ πάλιν ἐν λύπῃ πρὸς ὑµᾶς ἐλθεῖν. Εἰ γὰρ ἐγὼ λυπῶ ὑµᾶς, καὶ τίς ἐστιν ὁ εὐφραίνων µε, εἰ µὴ ὁ λυπούµενος ἐξ ἐµοῦ; Καὶ ἔγραψα ὑµῖν τοῦτο αὐτό, ἵνα µὴ ἐλθὼν λύπην ἔχω ἀφʼ ὧν ἔδει µε χαίρειν, πεποιθὼς ἐπὶ πάντας ὑµᾶς, ὅτι ἡ ἐµὴ χαρὰ πάντων ὑµῶν ἐστίν. Ἐκ γὰρ πολλῆς θλίψεως καὶ συνοχῆς καρδίας ἔγραψα ὑµῖν διὰ πολλῶν δακρύων, οὐχ ἵνα λυπηθῆτε, ἀλλὰ τὴν ἀγάπην ἵνα γνῶτε ἣν ἔχω περισσοτέρως εἰς ὑµᾶς.
THE HOLY GOSPEL / ΤΟ ΘΕΙΟΝ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ The Gospel According to Matthew 22:2-14 The Lord said this parable, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son, and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast; but they would not come. Again he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have made ready my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves are killed, and everything is ready; come to the marriage feast.' But they made light of it and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.' And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests. But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment; and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless. Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.' For many are called, but few are chosen." Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 22:2-14 Εὐαγγελίου τὸ Ἀνάγνωσµα Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην Ὡµοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖ, ὅστις ἐποίησε γάµους τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ. Καὶ ἀπέστειλε τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ καλέσαι τοὺς κεκληµένους εἰς τοὺς γάµους, καὶ οὐκ ἤθελον ἐλθεῖν. Πάλιν ἀπέστειλεν ἄλλους δούλους λέγων Εἴπατε τοῖς κεκληµένοις ἰδοὺ τὸ ἄριστόν µου ἡτοίµασα, οἱ ταῦροί µου καὶ τὰ σιτιστὰ τεθυµένα, καὶ πάντα ἕτοιµα δεῦτε εἰς τοὺς γάµους. οἱ δὲ ἀµελήσαντες ἀπῆλθον, ὃς µὲν εἰς τὸν ἴδιον ἀγρόν, ὃς δὲ εἰς τὴν ἐµπορίαν αὐτοῦ οἱ δὲ λοιποὶ κρατήσαντες τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ ὕβρισαν καὶ ἀπέκτειναν. Ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐκεῖνος ὠργίσθη, καὶ πέµψας τὰ στρατεύµατα αὐτοῦ ἀπώλεσε τοὺς φονεῖς ἐκείνους καὶ τὴν πόλιν αὐτῶν ἐνέπρησε. Τότε λέγει τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ Ο µὲν γάµος ἕτοιµός ἐστιν, οἱ δὲ κεκληµένοι οὐκ ἦσαν ἄξιοι πορεύεσθε οὖν ἐπὶ τὰς διεξόδους τῶν ὁδῶν, καὶ ὅσους ἐὰν εὕρητε καλέσατε εἰς τοὺς γάµους. Καὶ ἐξελθόντες οἱ δοῦλοι ἐκεῖνοι εἰς τὰς ὁδοὺς συνήγαγον πάντας ὅσους εὗρον, πονηρούς τε καὶ ἀγαθούς καὶ ἐπλήσθη ὁ γάµος ἀνακειµένων. Εἰσελθὼν δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς θεάσασθαι τοὺς ἀνακειµένους εἶδεν ἐκεῖ ἄνθρωπον οὐκ ἐνδεδυµένον ἔνδυµα γάµου, καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ Ἐταῖρε, πῶς εἰσῆλθες ὧδε µὴ ἔχων ἔνδυµα γάµου; Ο δὲ ἐφιµώθη. Τότε εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῖς διακόνοις ήσαντες αὐτοῦ πόδας καὶ χεῖρας ἄρατε αὐτὸν καὶ ἐκβάλετε εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθµὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγµὸς τῶν ὀδόντων. Πολλοὶ γάρ εἰσι κλητοὶ, ὀλίγοι δὲ ἐκλεκτοί.
Calendar for the Week Ahead - Sunday, September 2, 12:00pm - Sunday School Registration - Tuesday, September 4, 7:00pm - Teacher meeting - Wednesday, September 5, 6:00pm - Paraklesis (Supplication Service) to the Virgin Mary - Friday, September 7, 6:00pm - Metropolitan Listening Tour for Chicago - Saturday, September 8, 8:30am - Orthros and Divine Liturgy for Nativity of the Virgin Mary - Sunday, September 9, 8:15am - Orthros and Divine Liturgy We need your help - You Might be Missing Out We have started a new weekly St. Basil E-Bulle n - which goes out early each week - and, for some of you, this email is going into "spam" or "trash". Please take a look at your spam and trash files and if you see it there, with most servers there's a bu on you can push to stop it's going into trash/spam. Or, enter stbasilchicago@comcast.net into your email contacts list. Thanks! Parish News and Events Stewardship - Have You Become A Steward For 2018? If not, know that everything we have is God's and we are just managers during this brief life. Become a steward today. "He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and mul ply your resources and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for great generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God" (2 Cor. 9:10-11). Books for Prisoners Many inmates with whom we correspond through the prison ministry request books to read. Topics include self-help, voca onal training, orthodoxy, history, and fic on. If you can make a small dona on to defray the cost of purchasing and sending books, please see Vicky in the church office. Any size dona on is appreciated. Coffee Hour Today Is Hosted by: Vicky Manasses - Thank you for your tasty treats. Area Fes vals: St. Nicholas, St. Louis, MO - Today St. Mary, Minneapolis, MN - Sept. 7-9 The new St. John the Almsgiver Ministry Has assembled over 30 Survival Packs, which our parish is providing to neighbors in need. Each pack includes the following items: 1 Jewel gi card ($10), 1 CTA single-transit cket, 1 white t-shirt, 1 pair of white tube socks, 1 toothbrush, 1 travel-sized toothpaste, 1 comb, 6 Band-aids, 3 Wet Ones pocket-size singles hand wipes, 1 granola bar, and 1 bo le of water. We have distributed 30 packs to date. Please ask Fr. Dimitri, Nick Katsoulis, and Pat and Steve Cole about the rewarding experiences they ve had distribu ng the packs! If you would like to contribute to these efforts by distribu ng packs, please see Vicky Crosby in the church office. She will show you where to sign out packs. If you would like to contribute money or items to create more packs, please speak to Vicky Crosby or Marina Arvani s.
St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church September 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Greek Festivals 2 Sunday School Registration Greek Festivals 7:00 am Orthros & Divine Liturgy for St. Mamas 8:15 am Orthros and Divine Liturgy 9 Ministry Fair First day of Sunday School & Open House Greek Festivals 8:15 am Orthros and Divine Liturgy 11:30 am Ministry Fair 16 JOY in the Park Greek Festivals 8:15 am Orthros and Divine Liturgy 7:00 pm Vespers of St. Sophia and her Three Daughters 23 Sunday School Family Sunday 8:15 am Orthros and Divine Liturgy 8:30 am Orthros & Divine Liturgy for the Conception of the Forerunner 30 8:15 am Orthros and Divine Liturgy 3 Labor Day 4 5 6 Pastoral Day for Fr. 7 Greek Festivals 8 Greek Festivals 7:00 pm Teacher meeting 6:00 pm Paraklesis Dimitri 6:00 pm Metropolitan Listening 8:30 am "Orthros and Divine (Supplication Service) Tour for Chicago Liturgy for Nativity of to the Virgin Mary the Virgin Mary" 10 7:00 pm Parish Council Meeting 11 12 7:00 pm Chicago Cubs Outing 10:00 am Bible Study 6:00 pm Paraklesis (Supplication Service) to the Virgin Mary 17 Greek Festivals 18 Greek Festivals 19 8:00 am Orthros & Divine 10:00 am Bible Study Liturgy of St. Sophia 6:00 pm Paraklesis and her Three Daughters to the Virgin (Supplication Service) Mary 24 25 26 8:30 am "Orthros and Divine Liturgy for St. John the Evangelist" 10:00 am Bible Study 6:00 pm Paraklesis (Supplication Service) to the Virgin Mary 13 Pastoral Day for Fr. 14 15 Dimitri 8:30 am "Orthros and Divine 10:30 am Dress A Girl Workshop 7:00 pm Great Vespers of Holy Liturgy for Elevation of Cross (Justice, IL) the Life-Giving Cross" 20 Pastoral Day for Fr. Dimitri 8:30 am Orthros & Divine Liturgy for St. Eustathios 7:00 pm Online Adult Education 27 Pastoral Day for Fr. Dimitri 7:00 pm Online Adult Education 21 22 28 29 3:00 pm +Wedding
Matthew 25:35-36 - The Last Judgment For I was hungry, and you gave me food, I was thirsty, and you gave me drink: Please donate food for the needy. I was a stranger, and you took me in: Please welcome our Catechumens and Guests Naked, and you clothed me: Please consider donating clothes to the local shelter. I was sick, and you visited me: Please pray for the speedy recovery of: Nicholas, Anthony, Aphrodite I was in prison, and you came unto me: Please pray for: Robert, Choice, Centrell, Maurice, Tyree, Clarence, Pierre, Anthony, Bryant, Angelo, Pierre, Timothy, Arthur, Kerwin, Willie, Bryant, Darron, Pablo, Lee, Derrick, Eugene, Clarence, Demetrius, Rashee, Joseph, Damien, Terrell, Lamar, Clarence, Antwon, James, John, Donald, Eddie, James Please pray for and consider visiting our shut-ins. Please also see Pat Cole to see about writing Letters to those Incarcerated through our prison ministry. It means the world to them to receive love. VISITATION POLICY If you would like Fr. Dimitri to visit you in the hospital, please call him or have a family member call. Fr. Dimitri will not go unless he is asked by the family. This is in compliance with both HIPAA and patient privacy. Reflection If You are not receiving the Observer, please contact the Church Office.