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 Palm Sunday Sunday, April 5, 2015
Sunday, April 5, 2015 Orthros (Matins): Divine Liturgy (of St. John Chrysostom) 8:45 AM 10:00 AM On April 5, Palm Sunday, we celebrate the resplendent and glorious feast of the entry of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ into Jerusalem; holy martyrs Claudius, Diodoros, Victor, Victorinus, Pappias, Serapion, and Nikephoros; our devout mother Theodora of Thessaloniki; the holy martyrs Theodora and Didymos; the holy martyr Thermos; the holy women, a Lady and her Servant; the holy martyr Pompey; Saint Zeno died after they smeared him with pitch, threw him into fire, and ran him through with a spear while he was in the fire; the holy martyrs Maximus and Terence; the holy five young women martyrs of Lesbos; St. George the Neomartyr, who contested in New Ephesus in the year 1801, died by the sword. APOLYTIKION Mode 4 To confirm the general resurrection before Your Passion, You resurrected Lazarus from the dead, O Christ our God. Therefore imitating the children, carrying the symbols of victory, we cry out to You the Victor over death: "Hosanna in the highest! Blessed are You, the One, who comes in the name of the Lord." APOLYTIKION of St. Theodore the Commander 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 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 In heaven upon the throne, on earth upon the colt, * You were carried, O Christ our God; * and the praise of the Angels, and the hymns of the children, You received as they cried to You, * "Blessed are You, the One, who is coming to call Adam back again."
EPISTLE READING St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 4:4-9 Prokeimenon: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Mode 4. Psalm 117 (118) BRETHREN, rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you. Ο ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Πρὸς Φιλιππησίους 4:4-9 Ἀδελφοί, χαίρετε ἐν κυρίῳ πάντοτε πάλιν ἐρῶ, χαίρετε. Τὸ ἐπιεικὲς ὑμῶν γνωσθήτω πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις. Ὁ κύριος ἐγγύς. Μηδὲν μεριμνᾶτε, ἀλλʼ ἐν παντὶ τῇ προσευχῇ καὶ τῇ δεήσει μετὰ εὐχαριστίας τὰ αἰτήματα ὑμῶν γνωριζέσθω πρὸς τὸν θεόν. Καὶ ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ θεοῦ ἡ ὑπερέχουσα πάντα νοῦν, φρουρήσει τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ νοήματα ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. Τὸ λοιπόν, ἀδελφοί, ὅσα ἐστὶν ἀληθῆ, ὅσα σεμνά, ὅσα δίκαια, ὅσα ἁγνά, ὅσα προσφιλῆ, ὅσα εὔφημα, εἴ τις ἀρετὴ καὶ εἴ τις ἔπαινος, ταῦτα λογίζεσθε. Ἃ καὶ ἐμάθετε καὶ παρελάβετε καὶ ἠκούσατε καὶ εἴδετε ἐν ἐμοί, ταῦτα πράσσετε καὶ ὁ θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης ἔσται μεθʼ ὑμῶν.
THE GOSPEL READING Gospel of John 12:1-18 Six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazaros was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. There they made him a supper; Martha served, and Lazaros was one of those at table with him. Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was to betray him), said "Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" This he said, not that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box he used to take what was put into it. Jesus said, "Let her alone, let her keep it for the day of my burial. The poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me." When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came, not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazaros, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Lazaros also to death, because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus. The next day a great crowd who had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!" And Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it; as it is written, "Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!" His disciples did not understand this at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that this had been written of him and had been done to him. The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazaros out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.
ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 12.1-18 Πρὸ ἓξ ἡμερῶν τοῦ πάσχα ἦλθεν Ὁ Ιησοῦς εἰς Βηθανίαν, ὅπου ἦν Λάζαρος ὁ τεθνηκώς, ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν. ἐποίησαν οὖν αὐτῷ δεῖπνον ἐκεῖ, καὶ ἡ Μάρθα διηκόνει ὁ δὲ Λάζαρος εἷς ἦν τῶν ἀνακειμένων σὺν αὐτῷ. ἡ οὖν Μαρία, λαβοῦσα λίτραν μύρου νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτίμου, ἤλειψε τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Ιησοῦ καὶ ἐξέμαξε ταῖς θριξὶν αὐτῆς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ ἡ δὲ οἰκία ἐπληρώθη ἐκ τῆς ὀσμῆς τοῦ μύρου. λέγει οὖν εἷς ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, Ιούδας Σίμωνος Ισκαριώτης, ὁ μέλλων αὐτὸν παραδιδόναι διατί τοῦτο τὸ μύρον οὐκ ἐπράθη τριακοσίων δηναρίων καὶ ἐδόθη πτωχοῖς; εἶπε δὲ τοῦτο οὐχ ὅτι περὶ τῶν πτωχῶν ἔμελεν αὐτῷ, ἀλλ ὅτι κλέπτης ἦν, καὶ τὸ γλωσσόκομον εἶχε καὶ τὰ βαλλόμενα ἐβάσταζεν. εἶπεν οὖν ὁ Ιησοῦς ἄφες αὐτήν, εἰς τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ ἐνταφιασμοῦ μου τετήρηκεν αὐτό. τοὺς πτωχοὺς γὰρ πάντοτε ἔχετε μεθ ἑαυτῶν, ἐμὲ δὲ οὐ πάντοτε ἔχετε. Εγνω οὖν ὄχλος πολὺς ἐκ τῶν Ιουδαίων ὅτι ἐκεῖ ἐστι, καὶ ἦλθον οὐ διὰ τὸν Ιησοῦν μόνον, ἀλλ ἵνα καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον ἴδωσιν ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν. ἐβουλεύσαντο δὲ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς ἵνα καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον ἀποκτείνωσιν,ὅτι πολλοὶ δι αὐτὸν ὑπῆγον τῶν Ιουδαίων καὶ ἐπίστευον εἰς τὸν Ιησοῦν. Τῇ ἐπαύριον ὄχλος πολὺς ὁ ἐλθὼν εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν, ἀκούσαντες ὅτι ἔρχεται Ιησοῦς εἰς Ιεροσόλυμα, ἔλαβον τὰ βαΐα τῶν φοινίκων καὶ ἐξῆλθον εἰς ὑπάντησιν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἔκραζον ὡσαννά, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου, ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ Ισραήλ. εὑρὼν δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς ὀνάριον ἐκάθισεν ἐπ αὐτό, καθώς ἐστι γεγραμμένον μὴ φοβοῦ, θύγατερ Σιών ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεται καθήμενος ἐπὶ πῶλον ὄνου. Ταῦτα δὲ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ τὸ πρῶτον, ἀλλ ὅτε ἐδοξάσθη ὁ Ιησοῦς, τότε ἐμνήσθησαν ὅτι ταῦτα ἦν ἐπ αὐτῷ γεγραμμένα, καὶ ταῦτα ἐποίησαν αὐτῷ. Εμαρτύρει οὖν ὁ ὄχλος ὁ ὢν μετ αὐτοῦ ὅτε τὸν Λάζαρον ἐφώνησεν ἐκ τοῦ μνημείου καὶ ἤγειρεν αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν. διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ὑπήντησεν αὐτῷ ὁ ὄχλος, ὅτι ἤκουσαν τοῦτο αὐτὸν πεποιηκέναι τὸ σημεῖον.
ALTAR BOYS Christopher Bessinas, Nicholas Sarris, Christopher Sarris, Costas Delidakis, Michael Rea, Eletherios Mendrinos, Alex Mendrinos, Nicholas Araboglu, Luke Jacovides, Michael Marcou, Adrian Williams EPISTLE READER Michael Clare WORSHIP SERVICES FOR THIS WEEK Please see Holy Week Schedule on the next page. TODAY Hellenic Woman s Club 60th Annual Palm Sunday Luncheon, $10 per person All are welcome! UPCOMING EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Golden Years: No Seniors on Tuesday, April 7 Bible Study Fellowship: NO Bible Study on April 6. The St. Maria of Paris Outreach Community Dinner thanks Greg Dragas and his team: Agape Dancers: There will be no dance practice until April 19. Check your emails for important upcoming information. Hellenic Dancers: There will be no practice this week. Camp Good Shepherd VA: Camp Good Shepherd Virginia (June 28-July 3) registration is now open online, www.nj.goarch.org/youthyal/ goodshepherd.htm. For assistance please contact Thomas Manuel. Library: The Cathedral library will be closed from April 1 through April 22. The library staff wishes everyone in the community a Happy Easter Festival T-Shirts: New Festival Shirts are now on sale! Get your shirt at an early bird price for only $12 (S-XL) or $14 (1XL-2XL). Prices will go up during the festival ($14, $17). Please see Steve Webb on Sundays or Elizabeth Miller in the office during the week. Festival Gift Certificates: Gift Certificates now available in the office (during office hours), increments of $5 and $20. These make wonderful Teacher Appreciation Gifts (Teacher Appreciation Week May 4-May 8). Hellenic Woman s Club: Congratulations to all our Scholarship recipients! Save the date for our May outing, May 30 to the Smithfield Station. Order of AHEPA: The Order of AHEPA/Daughters of Penelope scholarship application packet is now available and posted on the Robert E. Lee Chapter 122 s website: www.ahepanorfolk122.org. The deadline to submit the scholarship application is by midnight on May 4, 2015. If you have any questions, please contact Evan Almyrantis, 757-274-1210.
Holy Week 5 Bridegroom Service (Cathedral) 6:30 pm 6 Bridegroom Service (Cathedral) 6:30 pm 7 Bridegroom Service (Cathedral) 6:30 pm Hymn of Kassiane 8 Presanctified Liturgy (Chapel) 8:30 am 8 Holy Unction Service (Cathedral) 4:00 pm 8 Bridegroom Service and Anointing w/holy Unction 6:30 pm 9 Liturgy of St. Basil (Mystical Supper) (Chapel) 8:30 am 9 The 12 Gospels of the Passion of Christ (Cathedral) 6:30 pm 10 Royal Hours (Chapel) 9:00 am 10 Vespers of Apokathelosis (Cathedral) 3:00 pm 10 Lamentations and Epitaphios Procession (Cathedral) 6:30 pm 11 Divine Liturgy of St. Basil (Cathedral) 9:00 am 11 Panychis of Pascha (Cathedral) 11:00 pm 12 Resurrection Service and Divine Liturgy 12:00 am 12 Vespers of Agape (Cathedral) 12:00 pm 17- Feast Day Life Giving Font (Chapel) Orthros 8:30 am, Divine Liturgy 9 am 19 Sunday of St. Thomas (Cathedral) Orthros 8:45 am, Divine Liturgy 10 am Holy Friday Day Retreat April 10, 2015 Open to all ages (PreK-12th Grade) Retreat starts at 9am with Royal hours and ends at 5pm with the entombment service of Christ. To Register, please contact Martha Pantelides or Thomas Manuel Note to Parents: Registration Deadline: TODAY **If you need a letter for school, please let Thomas or Martha know, so one can be provided.
Donations Needed for Flowers and Liturgical items for Lent and Holy Pascha Lenten Veneration Stand Covers (2) Holy Week $500 ea Candles for the Crucifix (3 sets) $60 each Candles for the 12 Gospels $60 Kouvouklion flowers Icon of the Resurrection - flowers $70 Lenten Ribbons (8) $100 each Christos Anesti Ribbons (6) $100 each Potted Lillies $25 Please contact the Cathedral Office (440-0500) or Lynne Eklund (588-7721) to make a donation.
Join in the preparations for Holy and Great Pascha! Your time and talents are needed and welcome Palm Sunday, April 5 Immediately after the Divine Liturgy, all palms need to be removed from the Cathedral. Holy Friday, April 10 After the Service of the Great Hours, the Kouvouklion will need to be decorated with flowers (in the Cathedral). Holy Saturday, April 11 After the Divine Liturgy, we will decorate the Cathedral with lilies. Kandilia the Luminaries Let us Light the Processional Pathway for the Epitaphion, Holy and Great Friday Evening. Purchase Kandilia for your loved ones at $5.00 each. Proceeds to benefit The Annette Mavrophilipos Memorial Dance Scholarship: Scholarships will be awarded to graduating seniors of the Annunciation Hellenic Dancers Sponsored by The Agape Dance Troupe and the Ikarian Chapter Eirini **2 First Names, 1 First and Last Name, or 1 Last Name (family name) Per Bag** In Memory of For the Health of 1. 2. 3. 4. # Of Kandilia Purchased total $ Make checks payable to - Chapter Eirini Purchased by # All Kandilia orders due by April 5 to Kelly Pedos Bredologos at 757-497-3331
Anastasi Dinner The Parish Council Invites You to Celebrate The Resurrection of Our Lord Sunday, April 12, 2015 at the Hellenic Center following the Divine Liturgy of the Anastasi at 2:00 am Your Choice of: Magheritsa or Avgolemeno Soup; Tsoureki, Easter Egg & Coffee Compliments of Your Parish Council The Youth Day Camp Committee NEEDS YOU! Do you enjoy working with children? Looking for a way to serve the Cathedral s youth ministries? Then the Youth Camp committee needs your help! We are seeking volunteers for our Youth Camp, June 22 nd - 26 th, from 9:15 3:00. Our greatest need is for teachers and teacher assistants. Nervous about teaching a class? Maybe you and a friend can team up in a class and co-teach. We prepare the lessons for you and provide all the materials. Last year we had nearly 100 campers what a blessing! But we can t make it work if we don t have generous people who will volunteer their time to teach the children. Other volunteer positions are also available (recess coordinator, crafts, food service, etc.). Recess Coordinator: 1 hour per day, help bring out and clean up recess toys, organize a game of kickball, etc. Time commitment is 12:00 1:00 each day of camp week. Crafts: Help the craft coordinator execute the daily crafts. Prepare supplies, bring supplies to the classes, and give a quick demo to the class. Time commitment is daily, hours flexible, afternoons for demos. Food Service: help prepare and serve lunch and/or morning and afternoon snacks. If you are interested in volunteering or would like more information about the specific details, please contact Linda Meares at 424-9662 or the Youth Day Camp Committee at agocyouthcamp@gmail.com. No experience necessary!
Youth Day Camp 2015 June 22 nd June 26 th, 2015 9:15 AM 3 PM REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Contact our Youth Camp team today for details. FORMS:Registration & medical forms can be found online & in the church office: www.annunciationva.org WHO: Children that have completed Kindergarten through graduating 12 th graders FEE:$60.00 for 1 st child, $50.00 each additional child Late Fee: $70.00 after June 13 th CONTACT: Questions? Contact Linda Meares (757) 424-9662; Tracy Meares at (757)301-7133 email the Youth Camp team at agocyouthcamp@gmail.com Annunciation Cathedral 7220 Granby, Norfolk, VA 23505 Tel.: (757) 440-0500 annunciation.va.goarch.org
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