Pastor Fr. Christopher P. Foustoukos Email: frchris@stvasilios.org Parish President Mrs. Pam Katsiris Email: Pam@stvasilios.org Stewardship Chairman Mrs. Pam Katsiris 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 5 Paleologos Street, Peabody, MA 01960 website: www.stvasilios.org St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church WWW.STVASILIOS.ORG 9th Sunday of Luke www.facebook.com/stvasiliospeabody Weekday Services Vespers at Cathedral for St. Andrew Sunday, November 29 7pm St. Andrew Monday, November 30 Orthros 8 am Liturgy 9 am St. Spyridon Saturday, December 12 Orthros 8 am Liturgy 9 am St. Dionysios Saturday, December 17 Orthros 8 am Liturgy 9 am Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil Thursday, December 24 Divine Liturgy 6pm Christmas Day Liturgy Friday, December 25 Orthros 8 am Liturgy 9 am KAQHMERINES IERES AKOLOUQIES Esperino/c ston Kaqedriko/ Nao/ gia tou /Agi/ou Andre/a Kuriakh/, 29 h Noembri/ou 7 m.m. /Agioc Andre/ac Deute/ra 30 h Noembri/ou 8:00 p.m Orqroc 9:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a \Agioc Spuri/dwn Sabba/to, 12 h Dekembri/ou 8:00 p.m. Orqroc 9:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a /Agioc Dionu/sioc Sabba/to, 17 h Dekembri/ou 8:00 p.m. Orqroc 9:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a Paramonh/ Xristouge/nnwn Pe/mpth, 24 h Dekembri/ou Qei/a Leitourgi/a 6:00 m.m. Ge/nnhsic tou Ihsou/ Xrhstou/ Paraskeuh/, 25 h Dekembri/ou 8:00 p.m. Orqroc 9:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a November 22, 2015
Sunday, November 22, 2015 Hymns Following the Gospel (Small Entrance) Resurrectional Apolytikion 4 th Mode You descended from on high, O compassionate One, and condescended to be buried for three days, so that from the passions You might set us free. Our life and resurrection, O Lord, glory be to You. Apolytikion 4 th Mode Today is the prelude of God's good will and the heralding of the salvation of mankind. In the temple of God, the Virgin is presented openly, and she proclaimeth Christ unto all. To her, then, with a great voice let us cry aloud: Rejoice, O thou fulfilment of the Creator's dispensation. St. Vasilios 1 st Mode 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. Seasonal Kontakion 4 th Mode 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 (Hxoc D/ ) Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες ὁ εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν καταδέξω τριήμερον, ἵνα ἡμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν. Ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ Ἀνάστασις ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι. Apoluti/kion (Hxoc D/ ) Τά θαύματα τών Αγίων σου Mαρτύρων, τείχος ακαταμάχητον ημίν δωρησάμενος, Χριστέ ό Θεός, ταίς αυτών ικεσίαις, βουλάς εθνών διασκέδασον, τής βασιλείας τά σκήπτρα κραταίωσον, ως μόνος αγαθός καί φιλάνθρωπος. Apoluti/kion tou Agi/ou Basilei/ou (Hxoc A/) Konta/kion (Hxoc D /) Ο καθαρώτατος ναός τού Σωτήρος, η pολυτίmητος pαστάς καί Παρθένος, τό Ιερόν θησαύρισmα τής δόξης τού Θεού, σήmερον εισάγεται, εν τώ οίκω Κυρίου, τήν χάριν συνεισάγουσα, τήν εν Πνευmατι θείω, ήν ανυmνούσιν Άγγελοι Θεού, Αύτη υpάρχει σκηνή εpουράνιος. Upcoming JOY Events 12/4 - Pasta Dinner & Christmas Crafts, Parlor Room 5-8 p.m. Please email any questions to: Rita Constantinou - ritaconstantinou@yahoo.com Sofya Leras - sofya.leras@gmail.com All children through 5 th Grade are welcome! 2015 Community Christmas Card For many years we have used our Community Christmas Card as a way to send greetings to our relatives and friends. As the expense of mailing individual cards has increased over the years, and as busy lives leave little time for addressing stacks of envelopes, our community Christmas card has become more popular. The proceeds of the card are used exclusively to strengthen the parish s ministry of benevolence and help for the poor. In these difficult economic times, the exhausted resources of the Altar Fund need your generous response. We invite all who wish to make a free-will offering in whatever amount they consider appropriate. Please join us in sharing the blessings of the Christmas season. Fill in the following application and mail or bring it to the church office by the deadline of DECEMBER 1, 2015. PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY Name(s): Tel. No.: Donation Amount: 2 15
St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 4:1-7 Prokeimenon. Mode Plagal 4. Psalm 75.11,1 Make your vows to the Lord our God and perform them. Verse: God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel. BRETHREN, I, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all lowliness and meekness, with patience, forbearing one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all, who is above all and through all and in all. But grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift GOYA BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL We are putting together our GOYA Boys and Girls grades 8-12 Basketball Teams to play in the inter-church Metropolitan League. Games are held Sunday afternoons/early evenings. If you are interested please contact: Steve Stefanopoulos 978-979- 3172 sstefanopoulos@papaginos.com or Steve Stephanides Cell 978-968- 5348 Home 978 744-8531 Dates to Remember Parish Assembly Monday, November 23 Philoptochos Friday, December 18 @ 7pm Christmas Pageat Sunday, December 13 Greek School Christmas Program Wednesday, December 20 A Christmas Concert Friday, December 18 @ 7pm Community Breakfast Sunday, December 20 Philoptochos Auction Saturday, April 9, 2015 Πρὸς Ἐφεσίους 4:1-7 Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ δ. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 75.11,1 Εὔξασθε καὶ ἀπόδοτε Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν. Στίχ. Γνωστὸς ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ ὁ Θεός, ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ μέγα τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ. Ἀδελφοί, παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς ἐγώ, ὁ δέσμιος ἐν κυρίῳ, ἀξίως περιπατῆσαι τῆς κλήσεως ἧς ἐκλήθητε, μετὰ πάσης ταπεινοφροσύνης καὶ πρᾳότητος, μετὰ μακροθυμίας, ἀνεχόμενοι ἀλλήλων ἐν ἀγάπῃ, σπουδάζοντες τηρεῖν τὴν ἑνότητα τοῦ πνεύματος ἐν τῷ συνδέσμῳ τῆς εἰρήνης. Ἓν σῶμα καὶ ἓν πνεῦμα, καθὼς καὶ ἐκλήθητε ἐν μιᾷ ἐλπίδι τῆς κλήσεως ὑμῶν εἷς κύριος, μία πίστις, ἓν βάπτισμα, εἷς θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ πάντων, ὁ ἐπὶ πάντων, καὶ διὰ πάντων, καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν ἡμῖν. Ἑνὶ δὲ ἑκάστῳ ἡμῶν ἐδόθη ἡ χάρις κατὰ τὸ μέτρον τῆς δωρεᾶς τοῦ Χριστοῦ. 14 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. 4 13
Some Food for Thought In an initiative by the city of Peabody and Fr Chris to help the homeless in our community, we will be selling soups once a month at coffee hour to help pay for food, clothing, laundry and whatever other needs that they may have. 100% of the proceeds will go to this worthy cause. If you would like to place an order for soup contact Brandon Simpson at 978-223-0317 PLEASE PRAY FOR: Stephen, Jimmy, Nina, David, James, Christopher, Denton, Christine, Steven, Ariana, Hannah, Alex 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 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. Philoptochos Christmas luncheon will be held on December 12, 2015 at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, MA at Noon. Please call Fran Katsulis at 978-535-0469 to make your reservation or if you have any questions. MEMORIALS: We commemorate today the blessed memory of the following Member of our parish who has fallen asleep in the Lord: 2 yr. Trisagion Dimitrios Karakoudas VIGIL LIGHTS Mary Kaldes in memory of brother Michael Venios and sisters Ellen Venios & Diane Nikola. LITURGY LIGHTS Mary Kaldes in memory of brother Michael Venios and sisters Ellen Venios & Diane Nikola. 12 5
COFFEE HOUR: Please join us for the coffee fellowship hour immediately following Divine Liturgy in the Educational Center. This week's Coffee Fellowship Hour is sponsored by the Diamantopoulos family in loving memory of Nicholas Diamantopoulos. COFFEE HOUR on Monday, November 30 The Philoptochos will be having a coffee hour after the Divine Liturgy on Monday, November 30 in honor of Fr. Andrew's name day. All are invited to attend. BIBLE STUDY Fr. Anthony will start two bible study classes one on Wednesday mornings at 10 am and the other on Wednesday evenings at 7pm. The classes will begin on Wednesday, December 2, 2015. ANNUAL INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE The Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service will be held this year at Saint Vasilios Church, Paleologos Street, Peabody, on Tuesday evening, November 24, at 7:00 PM. This service will involve clergy and representatives from the various churches and synagogues of the city. All are welcome. Following the service you are invited for refreshments. Please come as we offer our praise and thanks for God's many gifts to us! Seeking a mature, responsible, nurturing person for in-home infant care during school days located in West Peabody. Experience with infants/ children preferred. Must like dogs. Hours Mon. and Tues. 8:45 am- 3:45pm, Wed., Thurs. and Fri. 7:45am-3:45pm. Contact Lori @978-943-6441 6 11
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Thanksgiving seems to be an appropriate time to give thanks to Saint Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church for being the recipient of Parishioner of the Year 2015. It is an honor. I accept it with humility and pride. I am grateful for my parents, who instilled the importance of Christian values and the love of family, church, and our neighbors. It is my mission in life to learn, tach, mentor, and welcome everyone, young and old into our parish life. Thanksgiving is everyday! Giving Glory to God. Pray for Peace in the World. Yours in Christ, Mary Maihos Franggos 8 9