Ecumenical Patriarchate Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey ASCENSION Greek Orthodox Church FAIRVIEW - NEW JERSEY Weekly Bulletin Sunday March 16 th, 2014 Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas Οικουμενικόν Πατριαρχείον Ιερά Μητρόπολις Νέας Ιερσέης Ελληνική Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία ΘΕΙΑΣ ΑΝΑΛΗΨΕΩΣ ΦΕΡΒΙΟΥ ΝΕΑΣ ΙΕΡΣΕΗΣ ΕΒΔΟΜΑΔΙΑΙΟ ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΕΝΗΜΕΡΩΣΗΣ Rev. Christos L. Pappas, Protopresbyter
ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΩΝ & ΕΚΔΗΛΩΣΕΩΝ Κυριακή, 16 Μαρτίου Κυριακή Αγ. Γρηγορίου του Παλαμά 9:00 π.μ. 12:00 Όρθρος, Θ. Λειτουργία Ο καφές προσφέρεται από το Π.Τ.Ο. Τρίτη, 18 Μαρτίου 6:00 μ.μ. Μέγα Απόδειπνο SCHEDULE OF SERVICES AND EVENTS Sunday, March 16th Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas 9:00 am 12:00 p.m. Orthros D. Liturgy Coffee is offered by the P.T.O. Tuesday, March 18th 6:00 p.m. Apodeipno Τετάρτη, 19 Μαρτίου 4:30 μ.μ. 6:15 μ.μ. Ελληνικό Σχολείο 6:00 7:30 μ.μ. Προηγιασμένη Θ.Λ. 7:30 μ.μ. Συνεδρίαση του Συμβουλίου Wednesday, March 19th 4:30 p.m. 6:15 p.m. Greek School 6:00 7:30 p.m. Presanctified D. Liturgy 7:30 p.m. Parish Council Meeting Παρασκευή, 21 Μαρτίου 9:00 π.μ. Προηγιασμένη Θ.Λ. 4:30 μ.μ. 6:30 μ.μ. Ελληνικό Σχολείο 7:30 μ.μ. Γ Χαιρετισμοί Σάββατο, 22 Μαρτίου Μάθημα Ελληνικού Χορού: 11:15 12:15 μ.μ. / 12:15 μ.μ. 1:15 μ.μ. / 1:15 μ.μ. 2:15 μ.μ. Friday, March 21st 9:00 am Presanctified D. Liturgy 4:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Greek School 7:30 p.m. 3rd Salutations Saturday, March 22nd Greek Dance Lessons: 11:15 12:15 p.m. / 12:15 pm 1:15 pm/ 1:15 pm 2:15 pm Κυριακή, 23 Μαρτίου Κυριακή Γ Νηστειών (Σταυροπροσκυνήσεως) 9:00 π.μ. 12:00 Όρθρος, Θ. Λειτουργία Πρόγραμμα Ελληνικού Σχολείου γιά την 25η Μαρτίου Ο καφές προσφέρεται από την GOYA Sunday, March 23rd Sunday of the Holy Cross 9:00 am 12:00 p.m. Orthros D. Liturgy Greek School Program for March 25th Coffee is offered by the GOYA
St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 1:10-14; 2:1-3 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. "IN THE BEGINNING, Thou, Lord, didst found the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of thy hands; they will perish, but thou remainest; they will all grow old like a garment, like a mantle thou wilt roll them up, and they will be changed. But thou art the same, and thy years will never end." But to what angel has he ever said, "Sit at my right hand, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet?" Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation? Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For if the message declared by angels was valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard him. Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 1:10-14; 2:1-3 Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ α. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 11.7,1 Σὺ Κύριε, φυλάξαις ἡμᾶς καὶ διατηρήσαις ἡμᾶς. Στίχ. Σῶσον με, Κύριε, ὅτι ἐκλέλοιπεν ὅσιος. Κατʼ ἀρχάς, Κύριε, τὴν γῆν ἐθεμελίωσας, καὶ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σού εἰσιν οἱ οὐρανοί αὐτοὶ ἀπολοῦνται, σὺ δὲ διαμένεις καὶ πάντες ὡς ἱμάτιον παλαιωθήσονται, καὶ ὡσεὶ περιβόλαιον ἑλίξεις αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἀλλαγήσονται σὺ δὲ ὁ αὐτὸς εἶ, καὶ τὰ ἔτη σου οὐκ ἐκλείψουσιν. Πρὸς τίνα δὲ τῶν ἀγγέλων εἴρηκέν ποτε, Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου, ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου; Οὐχὶ πάντες εἰσὶν λειτουργικὰ πνεύματα, εἰς διακονίαν ἀποστελλόμενα διὰ τοὺς μέλλοντας κληρονομεῖν σωτηρίαν; Διὰ τοῦτο δεῖ περισσοτέρως ἡμᾶς προσέχειν τοῖς ἀκουσθεῖσιν, μήποτε παραρρυῶμεν. Εἰ γὰρ ὁ διʼ ἀγγέλων λαληθεὶς λόγος ἐγένετο βέβαιος, καὶ πᾶσα παράβασις καὶ παρακοὴ ἔλαβεν ἔνδικον μισθαποδοσίαν, πῶς ἡμεῖς ἐκφευξόμεθα τηλικαύτης ἀμελήσαντες σωτηρίας; Ἥτις, ἀρχὴν λαβοῦσα λαλεῖσθαι διὰ τοῦ κυρίου, ὑπὸ τῶν ἀκουσάντων εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐβεβαιώθη.
Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas The Gospel of Mark 2:1-12 At that time, Jesus entered Capernaum and it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, not even about the door; and he was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, "Why does this man speak thus? It is a blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you question thus in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise, take up your pallet and walk? But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins"-he said to the paralytic-"i say to you, rise, take up your pallet and go home." And he rose, and immediately took up the pallet and went out before them all; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!" Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 2.1-12 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, εἰσῆλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς εἰς Καπερναοὺμ δι ἡμερῶν καὶ ἠκούσθη ὅτι εἰς οἶκόν ἐστι. καὶ εὐθέως συνήχθησαν πολλοί, ὥστε μηκέτι χωρεῖν μηδὲ τὰ πρὸς τὴν θύραν καὶ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς τὸν λόγον. καὶ ἔρχονται πρὸς αὐτὸν παραλυτικὸν φέροντες, αἰρόμενον ὑπὸ τεσσάρων καὶ μὴ δυνάμενοι προσεγγίσαι αὐτῷ διὰ τὸν ὄχλον, ἀπεστέγασαν τὴν στέγην ὅπου ἦν, καὶ ἐξορύξαντες χαλῶσι τὸν κράβαττον, ἐφ ᾧ ὁ παραλυτικὸς κατέκειτο. ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς τὴν πίστιν αὐτῶν λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ τέκνον, ἀφέωνταί σοι αἱ ἁμαρτίαι σου. ἦσαν δέ τινες τῶν γραμματέων ἐκεῖ καθήμενοι καὶ διαλογιζόμενοι ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν τί οὗτος οὕτω λαλεῖ βλασφημίας; τίς δύναται ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ Θεός; καὶ εὐθέως ἐπιγνοὺς ὁ Ιησοῦς τῷ πνεύματι αὐτοῦ ὅτι οὕτως αὐτοὶ διαλογίζονται ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς τί ταῦτα διαλογίζεσθε ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν; τί ἐστιν εὐκοπώτερον, εἰπεῖν τῷ παραλυτικῷ, ἀφέωνταί σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι, ἢ εἰπεῖν, ἔγειρε καὶ ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ περιπάτει; ἵνα δὲ εἰδῆτε ὅτι ἐξουσίαν ἔχει ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἀφιέναι ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἁμαρτίας - λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ σοὶ λέγω, ἔγειρε καὶ ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ ὕπαγε εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου. καὶ ἠγέρθη εὐθέως, καὶ ἄρας τὸν κράβαττον ἐξῆλθεν ἐναντίον πάντων, ὥστε ἐξίστασθαι πάντας καὶ δοξάζειν τὸν Θεὸν λέγοντας ὅτι οὐδέποτε οὕτως εἴδομεν.
Attention all Ascension Groups and Volunteers: PARISH COUNCIL, PHILOPTOCHOS, PTO, GREEK SCHOOL BOARD & STAFF, CATECHISM SCHOOL, GOYA, JOY-HOPE, CHOIR & EMPLOYEES As in previous Easter Seasons, Father Christos Pappas will offer a special one hour church service and blessings just for us on March 26, 2014 @ 6:30pm. Nistisimo Cake and coffee will be offered downstairs in the church small hall. There will be a brief Community Circle meeting to discuss upcoming events and The Greek Independence Day Parade on 5 th Ave. NYC!! Please bring your thoughts and ideas which will help us to improve our community today and in the future. FROM FATHER CHRISTOS AND THE COMMUNITY CIRCLE COMMITTEE ASCENSION CHURCH & COMMUNITY 2014 GUIDELINES FOR THE ANNUAL GREEK INDEPENDENCE PARADE ON 5TH (61st-79th streets) March 30, 2014 Final line-up will be printed in the Greek National Herald by the Friday before Parade and is also available at the Parade s website: hellenicsocieties.org For more information, please call on Friday, March 28, 2014: Church Office... 201-945-6448 Stelios Socratous.. 201-724-0086 No eating, drinking or smoking in the Line of March. No animals or mascots. Units should make sure they are in proper formation before approaching 5 th Avenue. After unit gets on 5 th Avenue, no stragglers will be allowed to join the unit. No Strollers allowed. Leaders of organizations shall not delay the parade by leaving their places for any purpose. Ethnic Costumes or Business Attire ONLY. Shirts with advertising or Odd ball dress is NOT PERMITTED. ALSO, NO JEANS. ABSOLUTELY NO CUT OFFS!! If you re planning on taking the bus that will be provided, please reserve your seats with Mr. Triantafillou (Greek School) or Mrs. Anastasia in the church office. The bus will leave from the front of Ascension Church at 12:00 noon, immediately after church services. There is no charge for students & Goyans. All others will pay $10.00 plus a small tip for the bus driver. GREEK SCHOOL STUDENTS & GOYA DRESS CODE Ethnic costumes are best. Or, white shirts for boys, white tops for girls, with navy blue or black bottoms. No sneakers. School jackets will be provided by our PTO, (grades 1 st -thru 8 th). GOYA Jackets will be provided by our Goya Advisors for High School Kids. Please remember, you are on Fifth Avenue for one hour, once a year and you should march with pride in our heritage. PLEASE DRESS AND ACT ACCORDINGLY.
Ascension Greek Orthodox Church 101 Anderson Ave. Fairview New Jersey 201-945-6448, Fax 201-945-6463 email: info@ascensionfairview.org website www.ascensionfairview.org THE WEEKLY BULLETIN YEAR 2014 ISSUE 3,3 SUNDAY March 16th, 2014 Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 16 Μαρτίου, 2014 Κυριακή Β Νηστειών (Γρ. Παλαμά) MEMORIAL SERVICES ΜΝΗΜΟΣΥΝΑ 40 μέρες: Αλεξάνδρα Βλαβιανού 40 days: Alexandra Vlavianos 2 χρόνια: Κωνσταντίνος Καλογεράς 2 years: Konstantinos Kalogeras 10 χρόνια: Ιωάννα Καμπέρης 10 years: Joanna Kapperis SACRAMENTS ΜΥΣΤΗΡΙΑ 3:00 p.m. BAPTISM M/M Leandros Papapetrou Ο καφές προσφέρεται από τις οικογένειες Βλαβιανού & Καλογερά που τελούν το μνημόσυνο εις μνήμη των κεκοιμημένων. The coffee is offered by the Vlavianos & Kalogeras Families that have the Memorial Service.