337 East 74th Street, New York, NY 10021 212-288-3215 www.thecathedralnyc.org Bulletin for Sunday, November 6, 2016 Seventh Sunday of Luke HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP DEMETRIOS, GERON OF AMERICA REV. FR. JOHN VLAHOS, DEAN REV. DR. ROBERT STEPHANOPOULOS, DEAN EMERITUS Saints and Feasts St. Paul the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople & St. Luke the Monk of Taormina St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 1:11-19 Brethren, I would have you know that the gospel which was preached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it; and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and had called me through his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother. Πρὸς Γαλάτας 1:11-19 Ἀδελφοί, γνωρίζω δὲ ὑµῖν, ἀδελφοί, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τὸ εὐαγγελισθὲν ὑπʼ ἐµοῦ, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν κατὰ ἄνθρωπον. Οὐδὲ γὰρ ἐγὼ παρὰ ἀνθρώπου παρέλαβον αὐτό, οὔτε ἐδιδάχθην, ἀλλὰ διʼ ἀποκαλύψεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. Ἠκούσατε γὰρ τὴν ἐµὴν ἀναστροφήν ποτε ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσµῷ, ὅτι καθʼ ὑπερβολὴν ἐδίωκον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ ἐπόρθουν αὐτήν καὶ προέκοπτον ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσµῷ ὑπὲρ πολλοὺς συνηλικιώτας ἐν τῷ γένει µου, περισσοτέρως ζηλωτὴς ὑπάρχων τῶν πατρικῶν µου παραδόσεων. Ὅτε δὲ εὐδόκησεν ὁ θεὸς ὁ ἀφορίσας µε ἐκ κοιλίας µητρός µου καὶ καλέσας διὰ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ, ἀποκαλύψαι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐµοὶ ἵνα εὐαγγελίζωµαι αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, εὐθέως οὐ προσανεθέµην σαρκὶ καὶ αἵµατι οὐδὲ ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυµα πρὸς τοὺς πρὸ ἐµοῦ ἀποστόλους, ἀλλὰ ἀπῆλθον εἰς Ἀραβίαν, καὶ πάλιν ὑπέστρεψα εἰς Δαµασκόν. Ἔπειτα µετὰ ἔτη τρία ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυµα ἱστορῆσαι Πέτρον, καὶ ἐπέµεινα πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡµέρας δεκαπέντε. Ἕτερον δὲ τῶν ἀποστόλων οὐκ εἶδον, εἰ µὴ Ἰάκωβον τὸν ἀδελφὸν τοῦ κυρίου. The Gospel according to Luke 8:41-56 At that time, there came to Jesus a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue; and falling at Jesus' feet he besought him to come to his house, for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. As he went, the people pressed round him. And a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years and had spent all her living upon physicians and could not be healed by anyone, came up behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment; and immediately her flow of blood ceased. And Jesus said, "Who was it that touched me?" When all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the multitudes surround you and press upon you!" But Jesus said, "Some one touched me; for I perceive that power has gone forth from me." And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace." While he was still speaking, a man from the ruler's house came and said, "Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the Teacher any more." But Jesus on hearing this answered him, "Do not fear; only believe, and she shall be well." And when he came to the house, he permitted no one to enter with him, except Peter and John and James, and the father and mother of the child. And all were weeping and bewailing her; but he said, "Do not weep; for she is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. But taking her by the hand he called, saying, "Child, arise." And her spirit returned, and she got up at once; and he directed that something should be given
her to eat. And her parents were amazed; but he charged them to tell no one what had happened. Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 8:41-56 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἄνθρωπός τις προσῆλθε τῷ Ἰησοῦ ᾧ ὄνοµα Ιάειρος, καὶ αὐτὸς ἄρχων τῆς συναγωγῆς ὑπῆρχε καὶ πεσὼν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Ιησοῦ παρεκάλει αὐτὸν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ, ὅτι θυγάτηρ µονογενὴς ἦν αὐτῷ ὡς ἐτῶν δώδεκα, καὶ αὕτη ἀπέθνησκεν. Εν δὲ τῷ ὑπάγειν αὐτὸν οἱ ὄχλοι συνέπνιγον αὐτόν. καὶ γυνὴ οὖσα ἐν ῥύσει αἵµατος ἀπὸ ἐτῶν δώδεκα, ἥτις ἰατροῖς προσαναλώσασα ὅλον τὸν βίον οὐκ ἴσχυσεν ὑπ οὐδενὸς θεραπευθῆναι, προσελθοῦσα ὄπισθεν ἥψατο τοῦ κρασπέδου τοῦ ἱµατίου αὐτοῦ, καὶ παραχρῆµα ἔστη ἡ ῥύσις τοῦ αἵµατος αὐτῆς. καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Ιησοῦς τίς ὁ ἁψάµενός µου; ἀρνουµένων δὲ πάντων εἶπεν ὁ Πέτρος καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ ἐπιστάτα, οἱ ὄχλοι συνέχουσί σε καὶ ἀποθλίβουσι, καὶ λέγεις τίς ὁ ἁψάµενός µου; ὁ δὲ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν ἥψατό µού τις ἐγὼ γὰρ ἔγνων δύναµιν ἐξελθοῦσαν ἀπ ἐµοῦ. ἰδοῦσα δὲ ἡ γυνὴ ὅτι οὐκ ἔλαθε, τρέµουσα ἦλθε καὶ προσπεσοῦσα αὐτῷ δι ἣν αἰτίαν ἥψατο αὐτοῦ ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτῷ ἐνώπιον παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ ὡς ἰάθη παραχρῆµα. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῇ θάρσει, θύγατερ, ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέ σε πορεύου εἰς εἰρήνην. Ετι αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος ἔρχεταί τις παρὰ τοῦ ἀρχισυναγώγου λέγων αὐτῷ ὅτι τέθνηκεν ἡ θυγάτηρ σου µὴ σκύλλε τὸν διδάσκαλον. ὁ δὲ Ιησοῦς ἀκούσας ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ λέγων µὴ φοβοῦ µόνον πίστευε, καὶ σωθήσεται. ἐλθὼν δὲ εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν οὐκ ἀφῆκεν εἰσελθεῖν οὐδένα εἰ µὴ Πέτρον καὶ Ιωάννην καὶ Ιάκωβον καὶ τὸν πατέρα τῆς παιδὸς καὶ τὴν µητέρα. ἔκλαιον δὲ πάντες καὶ ἐκόπτοντο αὐτήν. ὁ δὲ εἶπε µὴ κλαίετε οὐκ ἀπέθανεν, ἀλλὰ καθεύδει. καὶ κατεγέλων αὐτοῦ, εἰδότες ὅτι ἀπέθανεν. αὐτὸς δὲ ἐκβαλὼν ἔξω πάντας καὶ κρατήσας τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῆς ἐφώνησε λέγων ἡ παῖς, ἐγείρου. καὶ ἐπέστρεψε τὸ πνεῦµα αὐτῆς, καὶ ἀνέστη παραχρῆµα, καὶ διέταξεν αὐτῇ δοθῆναι φαγεῖν. καὶ ἐξέστησαν οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῖς. ὁ δὲ παρήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς µηδενὶ εἰπεῖν τὸ γεγονός. ANNOUNCEMENTS & SCHEDULE OF SERVICES 10 Year Memorial for Andrew Corvi, offered by his wife, Dorothy and children SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Tuesday, November 8 st Synaxis of the Archangels, 8:00am Matins, 9:00am Liturgy Wednesday, November 9 nd Feast of St. Nektarios of Pentapolis 8:00am Matins, 9:00am Liturgy Wednesday, November 9 nd Supplicatory Canon to the Theotokos 6pm-7pm & Bible Study 7pm-8pm UPCOMING EVENTS November 10 th Institute on World War II and Fordham University Public Lecture Series on the Church of Greece and the Holocaust, Lowenstein 12 th Floor Lounge, Fordham University Lincoln Center Campus 6:30pm-8:30pm. November 11 th Philoptochos Chrysanthemum Ball, at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. November 28 th Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, renowned author and lecturer, will present his book on Screen Addition and Kids: Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids-and- How to Break the Trance. 7PM at Chiotes Ballroom HCT (20$ admission) YOUTH MINISTRY EVENTS Registration for our Youth Ministries is on going. For additional information please contact Fr. John at frjohn@thecathedralnyc.org or visit our website www.thecathedralnyc.org LITTLE ANGELS: (40 days old-3 yrs old) Our next get-together will be on Monday, November 14 th from 10am-noon. HOPE (4-6 years old) Our next get-together will be on November 18 th from 6pm-7:30pm in the Undercroft JOY: (7-12 years old) Our next get-together will be on November 18 th from 6pm-7:30pm in the Undercroft GOYA: (13-18 years old) Our next get-together will be on November 25 th from 6pm-7:30pm in the Library THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL: Our next Open House is on Wednesday, November 16 th from 6:30pm-8pm for Grades Nursery-8 th Grade. For more info, visit: http://www.cathedralschoolny.org GREEK AFTERNOON SCHOOL: For more information about this great program and to view the catalogue and schedule of classes, please visit: http://www.thecathedral.goarch.org/assets/files/greekafternoonschool2016-2017.pdf ADULT GREEK CLASSES We are please to announce the start of our newly established ADULT GREEK CLASSES at the Cathedral. Classes just commenced on Thursday, October 13, 2016, and will end on Thursday, June 15, 2017 Beginners Class-Thursday from 6PM-7:30PM. Tuition is $1000 for the 32 Week Course. If you are interested contact frjohn@thecathedralnyc.org
Cathedral Choir to perform 40th Annual Christmas Concert FRIDAY DECEMBER 16TH, 7:30PM: Tickets are available at coffee hour, and can also be purchased online via the Cathedral website or by going to: http://christmasconcert.brownpapertickets.com WANT TO JOIN THE CHOIR? NOW is the perfect time to join! Get in touch if you would like to be a member of the choir by calling us at 212-288-3215x113 or email via choir@thecathedralnyc.org.