St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church

Pastor Parish President Stewardship Chairman Pastoral Assistant Pastor Emeritus Parish Nurse Office Manager Secretary Office: Fr. Christopher P. Foustoukos Email: frchris@stvasilios.org Mrs. Sophia Pappas Stephen S. Kalivas Email: Steve@stvasilios.org Deacon Michael Fadel Fr. Andrew Demotses Sophia Grevelis RN Irene Stephanides Chrissa Pissios Tel: 978-531-0777 Fax: 978-538-9522 website: www.stvasilios.org Winter Hours Please note that winter hours for Church Services will begin on Sunday September 9 2012 nd 2 Orthros - Greek 8:00 a.m. 1st Divine Liturgy - English 9:00am Divine Liturgy - Greek & English 10:30 am Office Hours 9 am - 5 pm XEIMERINES WRES Oi xeimerine/c w/rec qa arxi/souv thn Kuriakh/ 9h Septembri/ou 2012. St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church WWW.STVASILIOS.ORG St Vasilios Stewardship 2013 2012 Dates to Remember General Assembly Monday November 19 Parish Council Elections Sunday December 2 Philoptochos Christmas Luncheon Saturday December 8 12:30 St. Val s Men s Club Christmas Party Saturday December 8 Orqroc - Ellhnika/ 8:00 p.m. 1h Qei/a Leitourgi/a-Agglika/ 9:00 p.m. 2h Qei/a Leitourgi/a Ellhnika/ kai Agglika/ 10:30 p.m. Ώρες γραφείou 9 π.μ. - 5 μ.μ. ST. MAKRINA GROUP NEWS The St. Makrina group is joining a Pan-Orthodox food drive for St. Innocent s Orphanage in Tijuana Mexico. This orphanage is the only Orthodox orphanage that ministers specifically to young boys who have aged out of the traditional system (typically age 12 years old.) Shipping costs for St. Innocent s and Project Mexico are covered by a generous benefactor in California. Bags will be available in the Narthex. Please answer Christ s call to feed the hungry and protect the orphans by filling as many bags of food as you can. Thank you. NEW BEGINNINGS PRE-SCHOOL New Beginnings Pre-School has openings available for children 2.9 years through Kindergarten age. There are full and half day sessions. Programs open are two day three days and five days. All teachers are certified by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care. For more information please call Linda Cohan at (978) 538-9808. We are Called to Bear Fruit At the Last Supper as we read in Chapter 15 of the Gospel of John Jesus instructed His disciples I Am the Vine; you are the branches. He was telling us that the purpose of our abiding in Him is that we may bear fruit for God in the world. By this My Father is glorified that you bear much fruit (John 15:8). Just as the vine bears fruit only through its branches so Jesus has chosen to work in the world through us. We are the members of His body the branches through which the Vine must bear fruit. We bear fruit when we serve and support God and His Church. November 18 2012

Sunday November 18 2012 Hymns Following the Gospel (Small Entrance) Apolytikion By Your Cross O Christ our God You destroyed death. You opened paradise to the thief. You transformed the lament of the Myrrh-bearing women and You commanded the Apostles to proclaim You are risen granting the world Your great mercy. Apolytikion Your loyal martyr Lord while contending for you the crown of incorruption he earned for himself from you the God of all of us; for armed with your night he defeated the tyrants and crushed all the demons and their powerless presumption. Through his intercessions O Christ our God we pray to you to save our souls. 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 Κατέλυσας τῷ Σταυρῷ σου τὸν θάνατον ἠνέῳξας τῷ Λῃστῇ τὸν Παράδεισον τῶν Μυροφόρων τὸν θρῆνον μετέβαλες καὶ τοῖς σοῖς Ἀποστόλοις κηρύττειν ἐπέταξας ὅτι ἀνέστης Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός παρέχων τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Apoluti/kion O Ma/rtuc sou Ku/rie en th aqlh/sei autou/. To ste/foc ekomi/sato thc afqarsi/ ac ek sou Qeou/ hmw/n e/xwn gar th isxu/n sou touc tura/nnouc kaqei/len e/qrause kai daimo/nwn ta ani/sxura qra/sh autou/ taic ikesi/aic Xriste/ o Qeo/c sw/son tac yuxa/c hmw/n. 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/. epoura/nioc. Au}th upa/rxei skhnh/ PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS Parish Council Elections will be held on December 2 2012. By fully realizing the importance of the service offered to the Church by members of the Parish Council a person assumes a spiritual position that demands love fidelity and dedication to the Holy Orthodox Church. As an official representative of the Church Council Members will make every effort to exemplify its sacred character and spirit. If you are willing to be a candidate for election to the Parish Council you must attend the Parish Council Candidate Seminar. The Seminar will be at Holy Apostles Church154 Winter Street Haverhill on Tuesday evening November 27th at 6:30 for a light dinner followed by the presentation at 7:00 p.m. For more information regarding the Parish Council please contact George Papadopoulos at 978-740-2991 Fr. Chris or Parish Council President Sophia Nanis- Pappas at 978-531-0777. St. John the Baptist School Open House St. John School will be holding an Open House on Wednesday December 5 2012 from 9:30am 11:00am. New student registration for the 2013-2014 school year. St. John s offers 3 4 and 5 year old programs. Early morning care and after school extended day programs are available for all students. We also have openings in grades one through six. Please visit us and see the quality of a Catholic education. Call Admissions at (978) 531-0444 ext 340 for more information or visit www.stjohnspeabody.com St. John the Baptist School 19 Chestnut Street Peabody Ma 01960 OPERATION TROOP SUPPORT The 7th and 8th Grade Church School will dedicate their Giving Tree to "Operation Troop Support". The tree will be set up in the foyer of the Educational Center. Please select an ornament and return a new unwrapped gift to the designated bins. Gifts will be collected until December 30 2012. Thank you for your support! A note from the SAINT STEPHEN'S MINISTRY On Tuesday November 27 th at 10:00 am Father Andrew Demotses will celebrate the Divine Liturgy at Peabody Glen. Please join us and invite your family and friends. The Divine Liturgy is offered for the health of the Orthodox residents of Peabody Glen and all our brothers and sisters in need. God Bless you the Saint Stephen s volunteers and Deacon Michael. NO PARKING! Please do not park in the reserved spots for New England Market when you attend services. Please note that violators will be towed. 2 11

Notice of General Assembly The Fall General Assembly Meeting will take place on Monday November 19 2012 at 7 p.m. in the Educational Center. All members in good standing are invited to attend and vote. The agenda will be as follows: I. Call to Order II. Prayer III. Election of Chairperson of the General Assembly IV. Approval of the Minutes V. President s Report VI. Priest s Report VII. Financial Report & Stewardship Update VIII. New Business a. Approval of 2013 Budget b. Ratification of Election Slate Parish Elections c. 2011 Audit Committee Report & Appointment of 2012 Audit Committee IX. Old Business St. Vasilios Endowment Fund Fee Structure Assessment Lalikos Scholarship Endowment Fund X. Adjournment All meeting handouts will be available at the Church Office by November 12 2012. We will no longer post our confidential information on our church website. If a quorum is not met (25 members in good standing) the meeting will be held on Tuesday November 20 2012 at 7 p.m. with a quorum constituting only 10 members in good standing. Respectfully Submitted Kirsten Nikola Sophia Nanis-Pappas Rev. Christopher P. Foustoukos Secretary President Proistamenos 10 Prokeimenon. Grave Mode. Psalm 28.111 The Lord will give strength to his people. Verse: Bring to the Lord O sons of God bring to the Lord honor and glory. St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:14-22 BRETHREN Christ is our peace who has made us both one and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing in his flesh the law of commandments and ordinances that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two so making peace and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross thereby bringing the hostility to an end. And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near; for through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone in whom the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built into it for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. Πρὸς Ἐφεσίους 2:14-22 Προκείμενον. Ἦχος βαρύς. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 28.111 Κύριος ἰσχὺν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ δώσει. Στίχ. Ἐνέγκατε τῷ Κυρίῳ υἱοὶ Θεοῦ ἐνέγκατε τῷ Κυρίῳ δόξαν καὶ τιμήν. Ἀδελφοί Χριστός ἐστιν ἡ εἰρήνη ἡμῶν ὁ ποιήσας τὰ ἀμφότερα ἕν καὶ τὸ μεσότοιχον τοῦ φραγμοῦ λύσας τήν ἔχθραν ἐν τῇ σαρκί αὐτοῦ τὸν νόμον τῶν ἐντολῶν ἐν δόγμασιν καταργήσας ἵνα τοὺς δύο κτίσῃ ἐν ἑαὐτῷ εἰς ἕνα καινὸν ἄνθρωπον ποιῶν εἰρήνην καὶ ἀποκαταλλάξῃ τοὺς ἀμφοτέρους ἐν ἑνὶ σώματι τῷ θεῷ διὰ τοῦ σταυροῦ ἀποκτείνας τὴν ἔχθραν ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἐλθὼν εὐηγγελίσατο εἰρήνην ὑμῖν τοῖς μακρὰν καὶ τοῖς ἐγγύς ὅτι δι αὐτοῦ ἔχομεν τὴν προσαγωγὴν οἱ ἀμφότεροι ἐν ἑνὶ πνεύματι πρὸς τὸν πατέρα. Ἄρα οὖν οὐκέτι ἐστὲ ξένοι καὶ πάροικοι ἀλλὰ συμπολῖται τῶν ἁγίων καὶ οἰκεῖοι τοῦ θεοῦ ἐποικοδομηθέντες ἐπὶ τῷ θεμελίῳ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ προφητῶν ὄντος ἀκρογωνιαίου αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν ᾧ πᾶσα οἰκοδομὴ συναρμολογουμένη αὔξει εἰς ναὸν ἅγιον ἐν κυρίῳ ἐν ᾧ καὶ ὑμεῖς συνοικοδομεῖσθε εἰς κατοικητήριον τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν πνεύματι. 3

9th Sunday of Luke The Gospel of Luke 12:16-21 The Lord said this parable: "The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully; and he thought to himself 'What shall I do for I have nowhere to store my crops?' And he said 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul 'Soul you have ample goods laid up for many years; take your ease eat drink be merry.' But God said to him 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared whose will they be?' So is he who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God." As he said these things he cried out: "He who has ears to hear let him hear." Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 12.16-21 Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην Ἀνθρώπου τινὸς πλουσίου εὐφόρησεν ἡ χώρα καὶ διελογίζετο ἐν ἑαυτῷ λέγων τί ποιήσω ὅτι οὐκ ἔχω ποῦ συνάξω τοὺς καρπούς μου; καὶ εἶπε τοῦτο ποιήσω καθελῶ μου τὰς ἀποθήκας καὶ μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω καὶ συνάξω ἐκεῖ πάντα τὰ γενήματά μου καὶ τὰ ἀγαθά μου καὶ ἐρῶ τῇ ψυχῇ μου ψυχή ἔχεις πολλὰ ἀγαθὰ κείμενα εἰς ἔτη πολλά ἀναπαύου φάγε πίε εὐφραίνου. εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Θεός ἄφρον ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ τὴν ψυχήν σου ἀπαιτοῦσιν ἀπὸ σοῦ ἃ δὲ ἡτοίμασας τίνι ἔσται; οὕτως ὁ θησαυρίζων ἑαυτῷ καὶ μὴ εἰς Θεὸν πλουτῶν. What does Christian Stewardship mean at St Vasilios? Christian Stewardship is learning how to be a responsible and concerned caretaker of Christ s Church; it is learning how to enjoy Church life and be happy in Church work. for in Her dwells the fullness of the Spirit of God. our active commitment to use all our time talent and treasure for the benefit of humankind in grateful acknowledgment of Christ s redeeming love. caring for the needs of others. offering one s self to God as He offered Himself to us. what a person does after saying I believe as proof of that belief. devotion and service to God and His Church as persons as families as diocese/metropolis as national Church and as Church universal. Williams & McKibben in Oriented Leadership 4 9

Weekday Services Interfaith Service Tuesday November 20 th At St. Vasilios 7 p.m. Entrance of the Theotokos Wednesday November 21 st Vespers at the Metropolis Thursday November 29 th 7p.m. St. Andrew Friday November 30 th St. Barbara Tuesday December 4 th St. Nicholas Thursday December 6 th St. Spyridon Wednesday December 12 th St. Dionysios Monday December 17 th KAQHMERINES IERES AKOLOUQIES Interfaith Service Tri/th 20 h Noembri/ou At St. Vasilios 7 p.m. Ei/sodoc thcuperagi/ac Qeoto/kou Teta/rth 21 h Noembri/ou Esperino/c at the Metropolis Pe/mpth 29 h Noembri/ou Andre/ac o Prwto/klhtoc Paraskeuh/ 30 h Noembri/ou /Agia Barba/ra Tri/th 4 h Dekembri/ou /Agioc Niko/laoc Pe/mpth 6 h Dekembri/ou /Agioc Spuri/dwn Teta/rth 12 h Dekembri/ou /Agioc Dionh/sioc Deute/ra 17 h Dekembri/ou 8 5

PLEASE PRAY FOR: Brenda Helen James Justin Connie Michael Alana Edward James Richard Anna Mary Caitlin Lexi Harry Dan Christina Georgia Serena Damon Terry Christine Stephen James Susan Cynthia Richard. 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 unscheduled cemetery visits on Sundays after liturgy. If you would like a Trisagion at the graveside you are kindly asked to make an appointment during the week 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 Orthodox Christians who are in good sacramental order are only 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 Member of our parish who has fallen asleep in the Lord: 6 month Trisagion Mary Provas LITURGY LIGHTS Mr. & Mrs. Peter Scangas in loving memory of brother Sotirios Yokas. VIGIL LIGHTS Children & grandchildren in loving memory of George & Martha Yokas. FROM THE CHOIR In our pews you will find a copy of St. Nectarios of Aegina prayer for the Theotokos in English and Greek. Please join us in singing to our Theotokos during the Sunday Liturgy. We sing it during the preparation of the Holy Gifts. FINANCIAL UPDATE The following donations were received on November 11 2012. Trays $ 523 Candles $ 442 PTA COFFEE HOUR: Please join us for coffee hour today immediately following the first Divine Liturgy in the Educational Center. PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS The Philoptochos Christmas Luncheon will be held on December 8 at the Continental Restaurant Saugus at 12:30. For further information and reservations contact Fran Katsulis 978-535-0469. Reservations must be made no later than November 26 th. Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service in Peabody. This year the Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service will be held on Tuesday November 20 at 7:00 PM at Saint Vasilios Church 7 Paleologos Street Peabody. The Peabody Clergy and Ministerial Association comprised of clergy from Catholic Protestant Orthodox and Jewish communities of Peabody invite you to gather in prayers and hymns of thanksgiving in anticipation of our national day of Thanksgiving. The service will be followed by refreshments. All are welcome to come. You may bring non-perishable food items which will be given to food pantries in the city. Bell Tower Donation From the Community Credit Union It is with great pleasure that I announce the Community Credit Union s support of our Bell Tower Project. The Community Credit Union just announced a matching contribution up to $30000 for every pledge that is made by a parishioner who is a member of the Community Credit Union. If you are a member of the Community Credit Union and you make a pledge to the Bell Tower Fund the Community Credit Union will match your pledge up to a total maximum of $30000. To become a member of the Community Credit Union all that is required is to open an account. This is a wonderful opportunity that should not be missed. Please call the Community Credit Union for more details about becoming a member. On behalf of the St. Vasilios community I would like to thank Nick Sarantopoulos and the entire Board of Trustees of the Community Credit Union for their extraordinary generosity. Sincerely Sophia Nanis-Pappas Parish Council President 6 7