St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church

Pastor Fr. Christopher P. Foustoukos Email: frchris@stvasilios.org Parish President Mrs. Pam Katsiris Email: Pam@stvasilios.org Stewardship Chairman Stephen S. Kalivas Email: Steve@stvasilios.org Pastoral Assistant Deacon Michael Fadel Pastor Emeritus Fr. Andrew Demotses Parish Nurse Sophia Grevelis, RN Office Manager Irene Stephanides Secretary Chrissa Pissios Office: Tel: 978-531-0777 Fax: 978-538-9522 website: www.stvasilios.org Winter Hours Orthros - Greek 8:00 a.m. 1 st Divine Liturgy - English 9:00am 2 nd Divine Liturgy - Greek & English 10:30am Office Hours 9 am - 5 pm XEIMERINES WRES Orqroc - Ellhnika/ 8:00 p.m. 1 h Qei/a Leitourgi/a-Agglika/ 9:00p.m. 2 h Qei/a Leitourgi/a Ellhnika/ kai Agglika/ 10:30 p.m. Ώρες γραφείou 9 π.μ. - 5 μ.μ. www.facebook.com/stvasiliospeabody 2013 Dates to Remember Turkey Shoot out Tuesday, November 25 @ 6:00 Annual Family Christmas Party Friday, December 6 @ 6:30 Christmas Concert Friday, December 13 @ 6:30 Philoptochos Christmas Lunch Saturday, December 14 St Val s Men s Club Christmas/New Year s Party December 31, 2013 St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church WWW.STVASILIOS.ORG STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY 13th Sunday of Luke DON T FORGET THE Turkey Shoot Out on Tuesday, November 25 @ 6pm. St Val s Men s Club 38th Annual Golf Tournament July 28, 2014 Registration is open for GOYA and Family Winter Camp, JOIN US!!!! Today is IOCC Sunday, a day of sharing and a second tray will be passed. November 24, 2013

Sunday, November 24, 2013 Hymns Following the Gospel (Small Entrance) Apolytikion O Faithful, let us sing a hymn of praise and worship to the Logos, coeternal with the Father and the Spirit, who was born of the Virgin for our salvation. Of His own will He went upon the Cross in the flesh and suffered death, to raise the dead through His glorious Resurrection. Apolytikion Today is the prelude of God's pleasure and the proclamation of man's salvation. The Virgin is clearly made manifest in the temple of God and foretells Christ to all. Let us also cry out to her with mighty voice, "Hail, fulfillment of the Creator's dispensation." Apolytikion for St. Vasilios Your message was carried throughout the world. As it received your mighty word, By which you divinely made manifest And clarified the nature of existing things You set in order the customs of men, You who are royal priesthood! Holy Father, intercede with Christ our God To grant us His great mercy. Kontakion Today, the most pure temple of the Savior, the precious bridal chamber and Virgin, the sacred treasure of God, enters the house of the Lord, bringing the grace of the Divine Spirit. The Angels of God praise her. She is the heavenly tabernacle. Apoluti/kion Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι, τὸν ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθέντα εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡμῶν, ἀνυμνήσωμεν πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνήσωμεν, ὅτι ηὐδόκησε σαρκί, ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ σταυρῷ, καὶ θάνατον ὑπομεῖναι, καὶ ἐγεῖραι τοὺς τεθνεῶτας, ἐν τῇ ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ. Apoluti/kion Σήμερον τής ευδοκίας Θεού τό προοίμιον, καί τής τών ανθρώπων σωτηρίας η προκήρυξις, Εν Ναώ τού Θεού τρανώς η Παρθένος δείκνυται, καί τόν Χριστόν τοίς πάσι προκαταγγέλλεται, Αυτή καί ημείς μεγαλοφώνως βοήσωμεν, Χαίρε τής οικ ον ομ ίας τ ού Κτίστ ου η εκπλήρωσις. Apoluti/kion tou Agi/ou Basilei/ou Konta/kion O kaqarw/tatoc nao/c tou Swth/roc, h poluti/mhtoc pasta/c kai Parqe/noc, to iero/n qhsau/risma thc do/jhc tou Qeou/, sh/meron eisa/getai, en tw oi/ kw Kuri/ou, thn xa/rin suneisa/gousa, thn en Pneu/mati qei/w. /Hn anumnou/ sin /Aggeloi Qeou/. Au}th upa/rxei, skhnh/ epoura/nioc. 2 11

To all Parishioners, The Calendar that you find here in the bulletin can also be found online at StVasilios.org and on our Facebook page St Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church and it is also posted on the white board in front of the church office. If a Parish organization, ministry or committee has an upcoming event please email date and time and any details to calendar@stvasilios.org and we will be sure it gets posted to all those places. Also, please note that all Parishioners are invited to be a guest at any Parish council or committee meeting listed in the calendar. Participation will be determined by the chair of each committee, however, most are looking for volunteers that may have some time to dedicate to a specific task or event. All are welcome!! Pam Katsiris, Parish Council President 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. St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 6:11-18 BRETHREN, see with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh that would compel you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For even those who receive circumcision do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh. But far be it from me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation. Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule, upon the Israel of God. Henceforth let no man trouble me; for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen. Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ α. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 11.7,1 Σὺ Κύριε, φυλάξαις ἡμᾶς καὶ διατηρήσαις ἡμᾶς. Στίχ. Σῶσον με, Κύριε, ὅτι ἐκλέλοιπεν ὅσιος. Πρὸς Γαλάτας 6:11-18 Ἀδελφοί, ἴδετε πηλίκοις ὑμῖν γράμμασιν ἔγραψα τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί. Ὅσοι θέλουσιν εὐπροσωπῆσαι ἐν σαρκί, οὗτοι ἀναγκάζουσιν ὑμᾶς περιτέμνεσθαι, μόνον ἵνα μὴ τῷ σταυρῷ τοῦ Χριστοῦ διώκωνται. Οὐδὲ γὰρ οἱ περιτετμημένοι αὐτοὶ νόμον φυλάσσουσιν, ἀλλὰ θέλουσιν ὑμᾶς περιτέμνεσθαι, ἵνα ἐν τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ σαρκὶ καυχήσωνται. Ἐμοὶ δὲ μὴ γένοιτο καυχᾶσθαι εἰ μὴ ἐν τῷ σταυρῷ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ διʼ οὗ ἐμοὶ κόσμος ἐσταύρωται, κἀγὼ τῷ κόσμῳ. Ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ οὔτε περιτομή τι ἰσχύει, οὔτε ἀκροβυστία, ἀλλὰ καινὴ κτίσις. Καὶ ὅσοι τῷ κανόνι τούτῳ στοιχήσουσιν, εἰρήνη ἐπʼ αὐτούς, καὶ ἔλεος, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰσραὴλ τοῦ θεοῦ. Τοῦ λοιποῦ, κόπους μοι μηδεὶς παρεχέτω ἐγὼ γὰρ τὰ στίγματα τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματί μου βαστάζω. Ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματος ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί. Ἀμήν. 10 3

13th Sunday of Luke The Gospel of Luke 18:18-27 At that time, a ruler came to Jesus and asked him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.' " And he said, "All these I have observed from my youth." And when Jesus heard it, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." But when he heard this he became sad, for he was very rich. Jesus looking at him said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" But he said, "What is impossible with men is possible with God." Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 18.18-27 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἄρχων λέγων διδάσκαλε ἀγαθέ, τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω; εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Ιησοῦς τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ Θεός. τὰς ἐντολὰς οἶδας μὴ μοιχεύσῃς, μὴ φονεύσῃς, μὴ κλέψῃς, μὴ ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς, τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα σου. ὁ δὲ εἶπε ταῦτα πάντα ἐφυλαξάμην ἐκ νεότητός μου. ἀκούσας δὲ ταῦτα ὁ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἔτι ἕν σοι λείπει πάντα ὅσα ἔχεις πώλησον καὶ διάδος πτωχοῖς, καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ δεῦρο ἀκολούθει μοι. ὁ δὲ ἀκούσας ταῦτα περίλυπος ἐγένετο ἦν γὰρ πλούσιος σφόδρα. ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ιησοῦς περίλυπον γενόμενον εἶπε πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ! εὐκοπώτερον γάρ ἐστι κάμηλον διὰ τρυμαλιᾶς ῥαφίδος εἰσελθεῖν ἢ πλούσιον εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰσελθεῖν. εἶπον δὲ οἱ ἀκούσαντες καὶ τίς δύναται σωθῆναι; ὁ δὲ εἶπε τὰ ἀδύνατα παρὰ ἀνθρώποις δυνατὰ παρὰ τῷ Θεῷ ἐστιν. 4 PHILOPTOCHOS BLANKET DRIVE THE PHILOPTOCHOS WILL BE COLLECTING NEW BLAN- KETS FROM NOW UNTIL DECEMBER 22, 2013. WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THOSE LESS FORTUNATE BY KEEPING THEM WARM THIS WINTER IF YOU CAN HELP US, PLEASE DROP OFF YOUR NEW BLANKET AT THE CHURCH OFFICE OR IN THE HALL EN- TRANCE NEXT TO THE CHRISTMAS TREE. Thank you for supporting our mission of giving. Our St. Vasilios Family Choir will perform a Christmas Concert on Fri. Dec. 13 at 6:30 in our church. It will include American Choral pieces, Greek Traditional Carols from areas of Greece, readings in Greek and English and a sing along. Thank you, Tony Vatousios The Philoptochos Christmas Luncheon will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 12:30 p.m. at The Continental on Route 1 in Saugus, MA. Please contact Fran Katsulis at 978-535-0469 for reservations or, if you have any questions. Reservations must be made no later than December 6, 2013." $5,000 Delphi Raffle Winner No 44 Ann Melatas & Irene Velonis. 9

PTA COFFEE HOUR: Please join us for coffee hour today immediately following the first Divine Liturgy in the Educational Center. Today's coffee hour is in honor of Alexia Simpson's 10th birthday, fully sponsored by her Father, Mother, Sister, Brother and her dog Max! The Sisterhood of Saint Makrina Food Drive: The Sisterhood of Saint Makrina is conducting a holiday food drive for Haven from Hunger. Grocery bags ready for filling are available in the narthex. The flyer attached to the bag lists what items are needed. Please take a bag on your way out, fill it with desired items and return to the narthex by Sunday, December 8th, 2013. Your generosity and goodwill are greatly appreciated. If you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday. (Isaiah 58:10) Weekday Services St. Andrew Saturday, November 30 St. Barbara Vigil Tuesday, December 3 Vespers 7 pm St. Nicholas Friday, December 6 St. Spyridon Thursday, December 12 St. Dionysios Tuesday, December 17 Vesperal Litturgy of St. Basil Tuesday, December 24 Divine Liturgy 6pm Christmas Day Liturgy Wednesday, December25 Feast of St. Vasilios The Great Wednesday, January 1 Orthros 9 am Liturgy 10 am KAQHMERINES IERES AKOLOUQIES Andre/ac o Prwto/klhtoc Sa/bbato, 30 h Noembri/ou /Agia Barba/ra Agrupni/a Tri/th 3 h Dekembri/ou Esperino/c 7 m.m. /Agioc Niko/laoc Paraskeuh/, 6 h Dekembri/ou \Agioc Spuri/dwn Pe/mpth 12 h Dekembri/ou \Agioc Dionu/sioc Tri/th, 17 h Dekembri/ou Paramonh/ Xristouge/nnwn Tri/th, 24 h Dekembri/ou Qei/a Leitourgi/a stic 6:00 m.m. Ge/nnhsic tou Ihsou/ Xrhstou/ Teta/rth, 25 h Dekembri/ou Me/gac Basi/leioc Teta/rth 1 h Ianouari/ou 2014 9:00 p.m. Orqroc 10:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a 8 5

PLEASE PRAY FOR: Eva, Eleni, Pat, Marie, Anna, Charles, Serena, James, James, Diane, Harriet. If you wish to add or remove a name from the list, please call the Church Office. CEMETERY VISITS: Due to the number of sacraments, 40 day blessings and memorials on Sundays it is difficult to make cemetery visits on Sundays after liturgy. If you would like a Trisagion at the graveside during the week you are kindly asked to make an appointment by calling the church office. WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS! Everyone is welcome in the Orthodox Church and may receive the blessed bread (antidoron) at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy. Sadly, the divisions in the church prompt us all to work towards reunited Christianity. The culmination of this reunion will be the ability of all Christians to receive the Eucharist together. Until that blessed day arrives, only Orthodox Christians who are in good sacramental order are permitted to receive Holy Communion in the Orthodox Church. If you have any questions or concerns please speak with Father Chris. HOSPITAL VISITS Salem Hospital is making a change in order to be in compliance with new privacy laws. This change will mean that we will no longer receive the list of Orthodox patients in the hospital. So, if you or a loved one will be in the hospital please call the church office so that we can pay you a pastoral visit. This change will also affect Beverly Hospital as well. Also, families of people in nursing home please call the church office so that their names will be included on the list of residents. MEMORIALS: We commemorate today the blessed memory of the following Members of our parish who have fallen asleep in the Lord: 40 day Panayiota (Georgia) Theophilopoulos 40 day George Alexopoulos 1 yr Aspasia Tilas LITURGY LIGHTS Maria Collins & family in loving memory of husband, father, grandfather Charles G. Collins(8 yrs.) VIGIL LIGHTS Maria Collins & family in loving memory of husband, father, grandfather Charles G. Collins(8 yrs.) Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Chihlas in memory of brother Steven Arabatzis 1yr. STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY SPEAKER: Mrs. Andrea O Donnell 6 7