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ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL Norfolk, VA Rev. Presbyter George Bessinas, M.Div., Dean Rev. Protopresbyter Constantine Rogakos, Ph. D., Associate SUNDAY BULLETIN AND WEEKLY NEWS Sunday of St. Thomas Sunday, April 19, 2015

Sunday, April 19, 2015 Orthros (Matins): Divine Liturgy (of St. John Chrysostom) 8:45 AM 10:00 AM On April 19, we commemorate the holy Hieromartyr Pafnutius; the holy Martyr Theodore, who was in Perga, Pamphylia; holy woman Martyr Philippa, the mother of St. Theodore, died by the sword; Saints Socrates and Dionysios died when they were run through with a spear; our devout father George the Confessor, Bishop of Pissidia; our father among the saints Tryphon, Archbishop of Constantinople; The Synaxis in his honor is celebrated in the Most Holy Great Church; devout Saint Symeon, one time Abbot of the holy Monastery of Philotheou on Mt. Athos, and founder of Holy Trinity Monastery on Mt. Phlamurion, known for having only one garment and for going barefoot, died in peace. Christ Is Risen! Truly He Is Risen! Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life. Resurrectional APOLYTIKION Grave Mode O Life, You rose from the sepulcher, even though the tomb was secured with a seal, O Christ God. And though the doors had been bolted, You came to Your disciples, O Resurrection of all. Through them You renew a right spirit in us, according to Your great mercy. APOLYTIKION of St. Theodore the Commander When in God's army you had truly enlisted, O holy Theodore, the bearer of trophies, you were made a splendid general of the heavenly King; using as a weapon faith, you were ready for battle and utterly destroyed the ranks that were amassed by the demons, and as a victorious athlete you were seen, wherefore in true faith, we bless you and honor you. APOLYTIKION of the Annunciation Today is the beginning of our salvation, The revelation of the eternal mystery! The Son of God becomes the Son of the Virgin. As Gabriel announces the coming of Grace. Together with him let us cry to the Theotokos: Rejoice, O Full of Grace, The Lord is with You! KONTAKION Though You went down into the tomb, O Immortal One, yet You brought down the dominion of Hades; and You rose as the victor, O Christ our God; and You called out "Rejoice" to the Myrrh-bearing women, and gave peace to Your Apostles, O Lord who to the fallen grant resurrection.

Prokeimenon: Great is our Lord, and great is His strength. Mode 4. Psalm 146.5;134.3 EPISTLE READING Acts of the Apostles 5:12-20 IN THOSE DAYS, many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico. None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high honor. And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women, so that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and pallets, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed. But the high priest rose up and all who were with him, that is, the party of the Sadducees, and filled with jealousy they arrested the apostles and put them in the common prison. But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out and said, "Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life." Ο ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων 5:12-20 Ἐν ταῖς ἡμεραῖς ἐκείναις, διὰ δὲ τῶν χειρῶν τῶν ἀποστόλων ἐγίνετοb σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα ἐν τῷ λαῷ πολλά καὶ ἦσαν ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἅπαντες ἐν τῇ στοᾷ Σολομῶντος. Τῶν δὲ λοιπῶν οὐδεὶς ἐτόλμα κολλᾶσθαι αὐτοῖς, ἀλλʼ ἐμεγάλυνεν αὐτοὺς ὁ λαός μᾶλλον δὲ προσετίθεντο πιστεύοντες τῷ κυρίῳ, πλήθη ἀνδρῶν τε καὶ γυναικῶν ὥστε κατὰ τὰς πλατείας ἐκφέρειν τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς, καὶ τιθέναι ἐπὶ κλινῶν καὶ κραββάτων, ἵνα ἐρχομένου Πέτρου κἂν ἡ σκιὰ ἐπισκιάσῃ τινὶ αὐτῶν. Συνήρχετο δὲ καὶ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν πέριξ πόλεων εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ, φέροντες ἀσθενεῖς καὶ ὀχλουμένους ὑπὸ πνευμάτων ἀκαθάρτων, οἵτινες ἐθεραπεύοντο ἅπαντες. Ἀναστὰς δὲ ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς καὶ πάντες οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ - ἡ οὖσα αἵρεσις τῶν Σαδδουκαίων - ἐπλήσθησαν ζήλου, καὶ ἐπέβαλον τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀποστόλους, καὶ ἔθεντο αὐτοὺς ἐν τηρήσει δημοσίᾳ. Ἄγγελος δὲ κυρίου διὰ τῆς νυκτὸς ἤνοιξεν τὰς θύρας τῆς φυλακῆς, ἐξαγαγών τε αὐτοὺς εἶπεν, Πορεύεσθε, καὶ σταθέντες λαλεῖτε ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τῷ λαῷ πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τῆς ζωῆς ταύτης.

THE GOSPEL READING Gospel of John 20:19-31 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you." When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in His side, I will not believe." Eight days later, His disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said: "Peace be with you." Then He said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing." Thomas answered Him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to Him: "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.

ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 20: 19-31 Οὔσης οὖν ὀψίας τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων, καὶ τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων ὅπου ἦσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ συνηγμένοι διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ιουδαίων, ἦλθεν ὁ Ιησοῦς καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἔδειξεν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ. ἐχάρησαν οὖν οἱ μαθηταὶ ἰδόντες τὸν Κύριον. εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ιησοῦς πάλιν εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. καθὼς ἀπέσταλκέ με ὁ πατήρ, κἀγὼ πέμπω ὑμᾶς. καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἐνεφύσησε καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς λάβετε Πνεῦμα Αγιον ἄν τινων ἀφῆτε τὰς ἁμαρτίας, ἀφίενται αὐτοῖς, ἄν τινων κρατῆτε, κεκράτηνται. Θωμᾶς δὲ εἷς ἐκ τῶν δώδεκα, ὁ λεγόμενος Δίδυμος, οὐκ ἦν μετ αὐτῶν ὅτε ἦλθεν ὁ Ιησοῦς. ἔλεγον οὖν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄλλοι μαθηταί ἑωράκαμεν τὸν Κύριον. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ἐὰν μὴ ἴδω ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὸν δάκτυλόν μου εἰς τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὴν χεῖρά μου εἰς τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ πιστεύσω. Καὶ μεθ ἡμέρας ὀκτὼ πάλιν ἦσαν ἔσω οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ Θωμᾶς μετ αὐτῶν. ἔρχεται ὁ Ιησοῦς τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων, καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον καὶ εἶπεν εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. εἶτα λέγει τῷ Θωμᾷ φέρε τὸν δάκτυλόν σου ὧδε καὶ ἴδε τὰς χεῖράς μου, καὶ φέρε τὴν χεῖρά σου καὶ βάλε εἰς τὴν πλευράν μου, καὶ μὴ γίνου ἄπιστος, ἀλλὰ πιστός. καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Θωμᾶς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Κύριός μου καὶ ὁ Θεός μου. λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ιησοῦς ὅτι ἑώρακάς με, πεπίστευκας μακάριοι οἱ μὴ ἰδόντες καὶ πιστεύσαντες. Πολλὰ μὲν οὖν καὶ ἄλλα σημεῖα ἐποίησεν ὁ Ιησοῦς ἐνώπιον τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, ἃ οὐκ ἔστι γεγραμμένα ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τούτῳ ταῦτα δὲ γέγραπται ἵνα πιστεύσητε ὅτι Ιησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἵνα πιστεύοντες ζωὴν ἔχητε ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ.

ALTAR BOYS Nickloas Webb, George Neskis, Teddy Zarpas, Joseph Manning, Adam Russell, Harry Alexander Coureas, Dimitrios Papadopoulos, James Manning, Alex Economou, Jack Economou EPISTLE READER John Mangus ARTOKLASIA For the Feast of Zoodohos Peghe. Offered by Hellenic Woman s Club WORSHIP SERVICES FOR THIS WEEK April 23: St. George, Orthros 8:30am, 9:30am Cathedral TODAY Spring General Assembly Meeting in the Hellenic Center Lunch will be provided. UPCOMING EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Golden Years: Tuesday, April 21 at 10:30 am Bible Study Fellowship: Resumes Tuesday, April 21 at 6:30 pm OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR: The Parish Council is inviting applicants who are interested in our Office Administrator position to send their Resume addressed to: The Personnel Committee of the Parish Council, 7220 Granby Street, Norfolk, Virginia, 23505. The St. Maria of Paris Outreach Community Dinner thanks Christiana Vastardis and the OCF team: Fr. John Cox, Elizabeth Marshall, Yiannis Manuel, Dean Chioros, Tommy Kyrus, Ginger Papelis, Giovanna Peri, Evan Katsanos and Helen Emmons. Heather Karangelen's team will host the April 23 dinner. Agape Dancers: Today in the Dance room after Sunday School Camp Good Shepherd VA: Camp Good Shepherd Virginia (June 28-July 3) registration is now open online, www.nj.goarch.org/youthyal/ goodshepherd.htm. For assistance please contact Thomas Manuel. Festival Gift Certificates: Gift Certificates now available in the office (during office hours), increments of $5 and $20. Festival Health Card Class: The Health Card class will be on Tuesday, April 28 at 6:30pm in the Social Hall. Hellenic Woman s Club: Save the date for our May outing, May 30 to the Smithfield Station. Contact Connie McMahon for more information. Order of AHEPA: The Order of AHEPA/Daughters of Penelope scholarship application packet is now available and posted on the Robert E. Lee Chapter 122 s website: www.ahepanorfolk122.org. The deadline to submit the scholarship application is by midnight on May 4, 2015. If you have any questions, please contact Evan Almyrantis, 757-274-1210.

Artoklasia for The Feast of Zoodohos Peghe (Life Giving Fountain of the Theotokos) Offered by Hellenic Woman s Club The Feast of St. George Thursday, April 23 Orthros 8:30am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Cathedral

CAMP GOOD SHEPHERD Registration is now open!!! To sign up visit our website: http://www.nj.goarch.org/youthyal/goodshepherd.htm 2015 Camp Theme- The Beatitudes: Living the Good Life JOY Sunday, July 13th Saturday, July 19th GOYA Week I Sunday, July 20th Saturday, July 26th GOYA Week II Sunday, July 27th Saturday, August 2nd Now Featuring First Time: Camp Good Shepherd - Virginia Sunday, June 28th - Friday July 3rd (Open to both JOY and GOYA ages)

May 14 May 17, 2015 Sponsored by Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral 7220 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA 23505 Over 30,000 Guests Expected for Lunch & Dinner Live Greek Music Greek Dancing Jewelry Religious Items Church Tours Greek Food Annual Greek Festival Program Book Program Booklet Dimensions 5½ x 8½ *Tax Deductible Advertising Rates* Front or Back Inside Cover and First Page $1,000 Back Outside Cover $1,200 Inside and Outside Cover pages will be printed in color and on glossy paper listed only) Please print below neatly how you would like your business or family name listed in the program booklet: Sponsor/Business Name: Contact Name: Phone No. Fax No. Email: Signature: Contact Information: Helen Emmons: email: h.emmons50@yahoo.com phone: 635-8013 Anna Griffin: email: agriffin@cox.net phone: 339-3296 Make checks payable to: Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Memo: 2015 Festival Program Book Deadline for Submission is April 24, 2015

Bible Study F e l l o w s h i p WHEN: EVERY TUESDAY AT 6:30 Where: In the Meeting Room Bring your Bible and a friend and let us study together the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. To make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly place (Ephesians 3:9-10) The Youth Day Camp Committee NEEDS YOU! Do you enjoy working with children? Looking for a way to serve the Cathedral s youth ministries? Then the Youth Camp committee needs your help! We are seeking volunteers for our Youth Camp, June 22 nd - 26 th, from 9:15 3:00. Our greatest need is for teachers and teacher assistants. Nervous about teaching a class? Maybe you and a friend can team up in a class and co-teach. We prepare the lessons for you and provide all the materials. Last year we had nearly 100 campers what a blessing! But we can t make it work if we don t have generous people who will volunteer their time to teach the children. Other volunteer positions are also available (recess coordinator, crafts, food service, etc.). Recess Coordinator: 1 hour per day, help bring out and clean up recess toys, organize a game of kickball, etc. Time commitment is 12:00 1:00 each day of camp week. Crafts: Help the craft coordinator execute the daily crafts. Prepare supplies, bring supplies to the classes, and give a quick demo to the class. Time commitment is daily, hours flexible, afternoons for demos. Food Service: help prepare and serve lunch and/or morning and afternoon snacks. If you are interested in volunteering or would like more information about the specific details, please contact Linda Meares at 424-9662 or the Youth Day Camp Committee at agocyouthcamp@gmail.com. No experience necessary!

Youth Day Camp 2015 June 22 nd June 26 th, 2015 9:15 AM 3 PM REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Contact our Youth Camp team today for details. FORMS:Registration & medical forms can be found online & in the church office: www.annunciationva.org WHO: Children that have completed Kindergarten through graduating 12 th graders FEE:$60.00 for 1 st child, $50.00 each additional child Late Fee: $70.00 after June 13 th CONTACT: Questions? Contact Linda Meares (757) 424-9662; Tracy Meares at (757)301-7133 email the Youth Camp team at agocyouthcamp@gmail.com Annunciation Cathedral 7220 Granby, Norfolk, VA 23505 Tel.: (757) 440-0500 annunciation.va.goarch.org

WELCOME Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral Chapel of St. Theodore the Commander We extend to you a warm and heartfelt Orthodox Christian welcome. Our Cathedral is dedicated to imitating the love and faithfulness of Jesus Christ by sharing the Gospel with our words and living it with our lives. It exists to lead the faithful to the worship of the Holy Trinity according to the Faith and Tradition of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. We live and witness our faith by the grace of God through our participation in the sacramental life of the Church, Her holy tradition and stewardship, fellowship, service and Christian education. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral 7220 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA 23505 Tel: 757-440-0500 Fax: 757-423-6929 Email: elizabeth@annunciationva.org Web: www.annunciationva.org Visit our website for updated news and information