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 The Parable of the Good Samaritan Eighth Sunday of Luke Sunday, November 15, 2015
Sunday, November 15, 2015 Orthros (Matins) Divine Liturgy (of St. John Chrysostom) 8:45 AM 10:00 AM On Sunday, Nov. 15, we commemorate the holy Martyrs Guria, Shamuna, Habib the Confessors, our devout father Quintian, Bishop of Seleucia, the Orthodox Emperors Justin and Theodora, St. Thomas the New, Patriarch of Constantinople, the holy Martyrs Elpidios, Marcellus, Efstochios and the holy Martyr Demetrios.. Resurrectional Apolytikion, Grave tone By means of Your Cross, O Lord, You abolished death. To the robber You opened Paradise. The lamentation of the myrrh-bearing women You transformed, and You gave Your Apostles the order to proclaim to all that You had risen, O Christ our God, and granted the world Your great mercy. For the Martyrs tone pl.1 You have given us the miracles of Your holy Martyrs as an impregnable wall, O Christ our God. At their entreaties, frustrate the plots of enemy nations, and strengthen our government, for You alone are good and love humanity. Apolytikion of St. Theodore the Commander in 2nd Tone 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 in 4th Tone 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! Seasonal Kontakion Mode 4 You who were lifted. The Savior's most pure and immaculate temple, the very precious bridal chamber and Virgin, who is the sacred treasure of the glory of God, on this day is introduced into the House of the Lord, and with herself she brings the grace in the divine Spirit. She is extolled by the Angels of God. A heavenly tabernacle is she.
The Epistle Reading St. Paul's First Letter to the Ephesians 2:14-22 Prokeimenon. Mode 4. Psalm 28. 11,1 The Lord will give strength to his people. Verse: Bring to the Lord, O sons of God, bring to the Lord honor and glory. 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. Αποστολικóν Ανάγνωσμα: Πρὸς Ἐφεσίους 2:14-22 Προκείμενον. Ἦχος βαρύς. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 28.11,1 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 διʼ 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.
The Gospel of Luke 10:25-37 At that time, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read?" And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." And he said to him, "You have answered right; do this, and you will live." But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion, and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise." Ευαγγελικóν Ανάγνωσμα: Λουκά 10:25-37 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, νομικός τις ἀνέστη ἐκπειράζων αὐτὸν καὶ λέγων διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω; ὁ δὲ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν ἐν τῷ νόμῳ τί γέγραπται; πῶς ἀναγινώσκεις; ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ἰσχύος σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας σου, καὶ τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὀρθῶς ἀπεκρίθης τοῦτο ποίει καὶ ζήσῃ. ὁ δὲ θέλων δικαιοῦν ἑαυτὸν εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Ιησοῦν καὶ τίς ἐστί μου πλησίον; ὑπολαβὼν δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν ἄνθρωπός τις κατέβαινεν ἀπὸ Ιερουσαλὴμ εἰς Ιεριχώ, καὶ λῃσταῖς περιέπεσεν οἳ καὶ ἐκδύσαντες αὐτὸν καὶ πληγὰς ἐπιθέντες ἀπῆλθον ἀφέντες ἡμιθανῆ τυγχάνοντα. κατὰ συγκυρίαν δὲ ἱερεύς τις κατέβαινεν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἐκείνῃ, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἀντιπαρῆλθεν. ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ Λευΐτης γενόμενος κατὰ τὸν τόπον, ἐλθὼν καὶ ἰδὼν ἀντιπαρῆλθε. Σαμαρείτης δέ τις ὁδεύων ἦλθε κατ αὐτόν, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἐσπλαγχνίσθη, καὶ προσελθὼν κατέδησε τὰ τραύματα αὐτοῦ ἐπιχέων ἔλαιον καὶ οἶνον, ἐπιβιβάσας δὲ αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸ ἴδιον κτῆνος ἤγαγεν αὐτὸν εἰς πανδοχεῖον καὶ ἐπεμελήθη αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν αὔριον ἐξελθών, ἐκβαλὼν δύο δηνάρια ἔδωκε τῷ πανδοχεῖ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἐπιμελήθητι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὅ τι ἂν προσδαπανήσῃς, ἐγὼ ἐν τῷ ἐπανέρχεσθαί με ἀποδώσω σοι. τίς οὖν τούτων τῶν τριῶν πλησίον δοκεῖ σοι γεγονέναι τοῦ ἐμπεσόντος εἰς τοὺς λῃστάς; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔλεος μετ αὐτοῦ. εἶπεν οὖν αὐτῷ ὁ Ιησοῦς πορεύου καὶ σὺ ποίει ὁμοίως
Altar Boys Michael Clare, Matthew Clare, Landon Clay, Tommy Dixon, Matthew Dixon, Alexander Wise, Michael Wise, Demetri Cain, Seth Douklias, Leonides Delyannnis. Epistle Reader: Mia Mathas Memorial Service Annual Memorial for members of the Hellenic Woman s club who have fallen asleep in the Lord Today The second tray today is for the Feast of St. John Chrysostom, the Patron Saint of the Metropolis of New Jersey. Proceeds to benefit the pastoral ministries of our Metropolis. Coffee Fellowship Hour in the Social Hall. The Philoptochos Agora will be open. General Greek Dance Meeting following coffee hour in the Chapel for all parents and children involved in the Dance Ministry. Worship Services for this Week Holy Unction Service, Mon., Nov.16th, 6:30 pm, Cathedral (see flyer) The Entrance of the Theotokos to the Temple, Sat., Nov. 21st, 6:30 pm, Chapel UPCOMING EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Audit Committee Report Due to time issues at the Fall General Assembly of November 1, 2015, the Audit Report was not given. The report will be presented at the Spring General Assembly. To review the Audit Report or to obtain a copy, please visit or contact the Cathedral Office. For any questions regarding the report, please contact committee members John Georgiou or Kathy Milonas. Golden Years Tues., Nov. 17th. Lunch will be served. Bible Study Tuesday, Nov. 17th at 6:30pm in the meeting room. St. Maria of Paris Outreach Committee thanks community dinner team captain Jane Williams and her team for serving the November 5 dinner: Kakia Valianos, Elizabeth Woods, Chris Bachas, Frances Makris, Peristera, Antonios and Maria Leondaridis, John and Fotini Pugliese, Irene and Marianna Leontaki, Maroula Christie, Jim Milonas, Roman Blair, John Mangus, Alexia Williams, Joanna Remirez, Madison Doyle and Iris Pappas. Windows onto Heaven Father George will discuss the use of icons in the Orthodox faith on Wednesday, Nov. 18th at 1:00pm at the Chrysler Museum. Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) of ODU on Thursday, Nov., 19th from 6-8 pm will be hosting the icon exhibit entitled, Orthodox Icon: A Variety of Ways to Depict a Sacred Image at the Baron and Ellin Gorden Art Galleries. Fr. John Cox will be giving a short presentation on iconography. Admission free, refreshments provided. IOCC (International Orthodox Christian Charities) Sunday is Sun., Nov., 22nd.
Hellenic Woman s Club Bake sale order forms are located on the information table by the bookstore. Frozen pasticho, spanakopita and tyropita are available for purchase (see enclosed flyer). Parish Council Elections Sunday, Dec. 6. Nomination forms are available at the church and on the information table by the bookstore. Cultural Committee Book Club will meet Tues., Nov.,17th at 11:00am in the Cathedral library. We will discuss The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Cultural Committee movie night on Sun., Nov., 22 at 6:00pm (see enclosed flyer). Kefalos Society on Sun., Nov., 22 will have lunch and a meeting following Liturgy in the Hellenic Center. AHEPA On Tues., Nov., 24 at 12:00pm, members of AHEPA will prepare their annual traditional Thanksgiving Luncheon for the Golden Years and all senior citizens of our Cathedral. The Thanksgiving feast will include turkey, mashed potatoes and all the fixings. The luncheon is free to all of our communities senior citizens. Please contact Evan Almyrantis for more information. (274-1210). AHEPA will hold its ANNUAL Christmas Party on Sat., Dec., 12 at 6:30 pm for AHEPANS and guests of our community. The dinner will include: Hors D oeuvres, Prime Rib, drinks and dessert. The cost is $35.00 per person and each attending family is asked to bring a new but unwrapped toy for donation to the Marine s Toys-for-Tots Program. The toys will be distributed as Christmas gifts to children up to age 14 in our local community. Please contact Steve Webb, 472-0856. Are any among you sick? They should call for Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray them with oil in the name over of the them, Lord. anointing (James 5:14) them with oil in the name of the Lord. (James 5:14) Join the Greek Orthodox Clergy and the faithful of the Hampton Roads area Monday, November 16th, 2015 at 6:30
2015 Christmas Card Please help support the Annunciation Hellenic Dancers (troupes) by participating in our 2015 Christmas Card. I WOULD LIKE MY CHRISTMAS LISTING TO READ: (PLEASE PRINT NAME: ADDRESS: CITY/STATE/ZIP: TELEPHONE: AMOUNT ENCLOSED: PLEASE MAKE YOUR TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO: ANNUNCIATION HELLENIC DANCERS 7220 Granby Street Norfolk, VA 23505 Please complete form along with a donation of $25.00 or more per family to the Church office or mail to address above, no later than Friday, December 11, 2015. Hope/Joy St. Nicholas Christmas Workshop December 5th from 10am to 1pm All are invited to join the Hope/Joy for their annual St. Nicholas/Christmas workshop. This is a drop off event open to all children 3 and older who are potty trained and separate easily. The children will make Christmas crafts, play games, decorate cookies, sing and enjoy story time. The cost of this event is $5 per child and a canned item for the FoodBank. A pizza lunch will be provided. If your child has allergies please feel free to being a bagged lunch. We will also be making Salvation Army Stockings as our mission project for this season. Empty stocking can be picked up in the Social Hall and returned there as well by December 5th.
MOVIE NIGHT "The Silent School-A journey through the Halki Seminary" A production of the Hellenic History Foundation Το Ελληνικό Ιδρυμα Ιστορικών Μελετών Παρουσιάζη Η Σιωπηλή Σχολή Directed by Irini Sarioglou - Marina Leontaris With original music by Vassilis Dimitriou On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the graduation of His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I from the Halki Seminary the Hellenic History Foundation was given the honor of making a documentary of the history of Halki's Theological School. The documentary is in Greek with English subtitles. Please join us for this fascinating documentary! When: Sunday, November 22, 6 p.m. Where: In the Social Hall of the Annunciation Cathedral Cost: $2 per person, refreshments included. Students are free. Sponsored by the CULTURAL COMMITTEE of the Annunciation Cathedral 7220 Granby St., Norfolk, VA
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