St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church

Pastor Fr. Christopher P. Foustoukos Email: frchris@stvasilios.org Assistant Pastor Fr. Timothy Curren Email: frtimothy@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 St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church WWW.STVASILIOS.ORG 1oth Sunday of Luke www.facebook.com/stvasiliospeabody Weekday Services St. Nicholas Saturday, December 6 Orthros 8 am Liturgy 9 am St. Spyridon Friday, December 12 Orthros 8 am Liturgy 9 am St. Dionysios Wednesday, December 17 Orthros 8 am Liturgy 9 am KAQHMERINES IERES AKOLOUQIES /Agioc Niko/laoc Sabba/to, 6 h Dekembri/ou 8:00 p.m. Orqroc 9:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a \Agioc Spuri/dwn Paraskeuh/, 12 h Dekembri/ou 8:00 p.m. Orqroc 9:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a /Agioc Dionu/sioc Teta/rth, 17 h Dekembri/ou 8:00 p.m. Orqroc 9:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a 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. December 7, 2014

Sunday, December 7, 2014 Hymns Following the Gospel (Small Entrance) Apolytikion (First Mode) The stone had been secured with a seal by the Judeans, * and a guard of soldiers was watching Your immaculate body. * You rose on the third day, O Lord * and Savior, granting life unto the world. * For this reason were the powers of heaven crying out to You, O Life-giver: * Glory to Your resurrection, O Christ; * glory to Your eternal rule; * glory to Your dispensation, only One who loves mankind. 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 (Third Mode) On this day the Virgin cometh to the cave to give birth to * God the Word ineffably, * Who was before all the ages. * Dance for joy, O earth, on hearing * the gladsome tidings; * with the Angels and the shepherds now glorify Him * Who is willing to be gazed on * as a young Child Who * before the ages is God. Apoluti/kion (h/xoc prw/toc) Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ στρατιωτῶν φυλασσόντων τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα, ἀνέστης τριήμερος Σωτήρ, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὴν ζωήν. Διὰ τοῦτο αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐβόων σοι Ζωοδότα Δόξα τῇ ἀναστάσει σου Χριστέ, δόξα τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου, δόξα τῇ οἰκονομίᾳ σου, μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε. Apoluti/kion tou Agi/ou Basilei/ou Konta/kion (h/xoc tri/toc) Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον, τὸν Προαιώνιον Λόγον, ἐν Σπηλαίῳ ἔρχεται, ἀποτεκεῖν ἀπορρήτως. Χόρευε ἡ οἰκουμένη ἀκουτισθεῖσα, δόξασον μετὰ Ἀγγέλων καὶ τῶν Ποιμένων, βουληθέντα ἐποφθῆναι, παιδίον νέον, τὸν πρὸ αἰώνων Θεόν. Continuing a yearly tradition, our community will gather together once again for the Christmas Community on Sunday, December 21st immediately following the Divine Liturgy. On that day, the Divine Liturgy will begin at 8:30 a.m. Breakfast will consist of eggs, home fries, muffins, coffee or milk for the reasonable price of $5 per person. Please complete the form below and return it to the Church Office no later than Monday, December 15 th. Detach and return this form to: St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church 5 Paleologos Street Peabody, MA 01960 Name: Tel: Address: No. Attending at $5 each: Amt Enclosed $ Please make checks payable to: St. Vasilios PTA BIG TICKET DRAWING The PTA is doing a Big Ticket Drawing to be held on Dec 21 during the Communion Breakfast. Prizes : - 50" TV - ipad Mini - Laptop 1 Ticket for $5 5 Tickets for $10 10 Tickets for $20 Tickets are being sold now through Dec 21 and will be available at the coffee hours 2 11

GOYA Boys and Girls Basketball begins this Sunday, December 7th at Hellenic College Holy Cross! Peabody boys will be playing at 7pm. 7:00 Peabody vs. Lynn GOYA NEWS December 14 th Sunday Sr/Jr GOYA Meeting 7pm in the Parlor room at the church. Blanket making and planning for next semester. PLEASE ATTEND. December 26 th Friday All GOYA Hot Cocoa/Ice Skating 7-9pm at Peabody Skating rink. Public Skating begins 8pm. YOU CAN ALSO JOIN US ON FACEBOOK@ Senior Goya 2013/2014 or FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @StVasilios 10 Prokeimenon. Mode 1. Psalm 32.22,1 Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us. Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous. St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 5:8-19 Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is a shame even to speak of the things that they do in secret; but when anything is exposed by the light it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it is said, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light." Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart. Προκείμενον. Ἦχος α. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 32.22,1 Γένοιτο, Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφ' ἡμᾶς. Στίχ. Ἀγαλλιᾶσθε δίκαιοι ἐν Κυρίῳ Πρὸς Ἐφεσίους 5:8-19 Ἀδελφοί, ὡς τέκνα φωτὸς περιπατεῖτε - ὁ γὰρ καρπὸς τοῦ πνεύματος ἐν πάσῃ ἀγαθωσύνῃ καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ἀληθείᾳ - δοκιμάζοντες τί ἐστιν εὐάρεστον τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ μὴ συγκοινωνεῖτε τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς ἀκάρποις τοῦ σκότους, μᾶλλον δὲ καὶ ἐλέγχετε τὰ γὰρ κρυφῆ γινόμενα ὑπʼ αὐτῶν αἰσχρόν ἐστιν καὶ λέγειν. Τὰ δὲ πάντα ἐλεγχόμενα ὑπὸ τοῦ φωτὸς φανεροῦται πᾶν γὰρ τὸ φανερούμενον φῶς ἐστίν. Διὸ λέγει, Ἔγειρε ὁ καθεύδων καὶ ἀνάστα ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, καὶ ἐπιφαύσει σοι ὁ Χριστός. Βλέπετε οὖν πῶς ἀκριβῶς περιπατεῖτε, μὴ ὡς ἄσοφοι, ἀλλʼ ὡς σοφοί, ἐξαγοραζόμενοι τὸν καιρόν, ὅτι αἱ ἡμέραι πονηραί εἰσιν. Διὰ τοῦτο μὴ γίνεσθε ἄφρονες, ἀλλὰ συνιέντες τί τὸ θέλημα τοῦ κυρίου. Καὶ μὴ μεθύσκεσθε οἴνῳ, ἐν ᾧ ἐστὶν ἀσωτία, ἀλλὰ πληροῦσθε ἐν πνεύματι, λαλοῦντες ἑαυτοῖς ψαλμοῖς καὶ ὕμνοις καὶ ᾠδαῖς πνευματικαῖς, ᾄδοντες καὶ ψάλλοντες ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν τῷ κυρίῳ. 3

10th Sunday of Luke The Gospel of Luke 13:10-17 At that time, Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years; she was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your infirmity." And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was made straight, and she praised God. But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, said to the people, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be healed, and not on the sabbath day." Then the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to water it? And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?" As he said this, all his adversaries were put to shame; and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him. Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 13.10-17 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, Ην δὲ διδάσκων ἐν μιᾷ τῶν συναγωγῶν ἐν τοῖς σάββασι. καὶ ἰδοὺ γυνὴ ἦν πνεῦμα ἔχουσα ἀσθενείας ἔτη δέκα καὶ ὀκτώ, καὶ ἦν συγκύπτουσα καὶ μὴ δυναμένη ἀνακῦψαι εἰς τὸ παντελές.ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὴν ὁ Ιησοῦς προσεφώνησε καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ γύναι, ἀπολέλυσαι τῆς ἀσθενείας σου καὶ ἐπέθηκεν αὐτῇ τὰς χεῖρας καὶ παραχρῆμα ἀνωρθώθη καὶ ἐδόξαζε τὸν Θεόν. ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ ἀρχισυνάγωγος, ἀγανακτῶν ὅτι τῷ σαββάτῳ ἐθεράπευσεν ὁ Ιησοῦς, ἔλεγε τῷ ὄχλῳ ἓξ ἡμέραι εἰσὶν ἐν αἷς δεῖ ἐργάζεσθαι ἐν ταύταις οὖν ἐρχόμενοι θεραπεύεσθε, καὶ μὴ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ 4 9

σαββάτου. ἀπεκρίθη οὖν αὐτῷ ὁ Κύριος καὶ εἶπεν ὑποκριτά, ἕκαστος ὑμῶν τῷ σαββάτῳ οὐ λύει τὸν βοῦν αὐτοῦ ἢ τὸν ὄνον ἀπὸ τῆς φάτνης καὶ ἀπαγαγὼν ποτίζει; ταύτην δέ, θυγατέρα Αβραὰμ οὖσαν, ἣν ἔδησεν ὁ σατανᾶς ἰδοὺ δέκα καὶ ὀκτὼ ἔτη, οὐκ ἔδει λυθῆναι ἀπὸ τοῦ δεσμοῦ τούτου τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ σαββάτου; καὶ ταῦτα λέγοντος αὐτοῦ κατῃσχύνοντο πάντες οἱ ἀντικείμενοι αὐτῷ, καὶ πᾶς ὁ ὄχλος ἔχαιρεν ἐπὶ πᾶσι τοῖς ἐνδόξοις τοῖς γινομένοις ὑπ αὐτοῦ. MANY SINCERE THANKS! The Philoptochos would like to thank all our St. Vasilios members for their generous donations to the Housewarming Project for our veterans. Thus far, we have filled 12 very large 45-gallon bags with the many necessities that the veterans need to transition to independent living. The items that were donated ranged from small kitchen supplies to toaster-convention ovens, air mattresses, bedroom linens, bathroom towels and supplies and many other useful and needed items. Father Chris delivered them to the Metropolis of Boston where they were given to the VA Administration to be distributed to our veterans. Operation Housewarming, however, is an ongoing project for St. Vasilios, so please continue to be generous. If you have any questions, please call Maria Collins at 978-531-6832 or Paula Raftopoulos at 781-254-4102. Thank you. 8 5

PLEASE PRAY FOR: Penelope, Bill, Nicholas, James, Kassandra, Francine, Persephone, Robert, Alex, Frank, Victoria, Jimmy, Nina, John, Matthew, Eva, Eleni, Christine, Stephen, Ariana, Michael. 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. HOSPITAL VISITS Due to HIPAA privacy rules, hospitals no longer provide a list of Orthodox patients to us. Therefore, if you or a loved one are, or will be, in the hospital, please contact the church office for a pastoral visit. Also, please notify the office if a friend or family member is in a rehab center, nursing home, assisted living facility or under hospice care. 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. MEMORIALS: We commemorate today the blessed memory of the following Members of our parish who have fallen asleep in the Lord: 40 day Memorial Theodore Terzakis 40 day Memorial Bessie Phelan 6 yr. Trisagion Nicholas Pangakis 8 yr. Trisagion John Gikas VIGIL LIGHTS Mr. & Mrs. Peter Colonis in memory of parents George & Martha Yokas. LITURGY LIGHTS Mr. & Mrs. Peter Colonis in memory of brother Sotirios Yokas. STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY SPEAKER: Mr. Andrew Constantinou PTA COFFEE HOUR: Please join us for coffee fellowship today immediately following the first Divine Liturgy in the Educational Center. Today's coffee fellowship is fully sponsored in loving memory of John Gikas by his wife Cynthia Gikas and family. Philoptochos Christmas luncheon will be held on December 13, 2014 at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, Ma at Noon. Please call Fran Katsulis, 978-535-0469 to make reservation or if you have any questions. A second tray will be passed today Sunday, December 7 to support the building of the St. Nicholas Orthodox Shrine on Ground Zero. 2014 Dates to Remember Tuesday, December 9 Fr. Chris final Bible Study Class Friday, December 12 PTA Family Christmas Party Saturday, December 13 Philoptochos Christmas Luncheon Haven From Hunger Soup Drive The St. Makrina women s study group is asking that you purchase pop top cans of soup in order to help stock the kitchen at the Haven from Hunger. There are many homeless individuals who do not have access to a can opener so we are requesting pop top only. We are accepting donations now through December 31 st. We will be delivering all soup collected the week of January 1, 2015. 6 7