St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church

Pastor Fr. Christopher P. Foustoukos Email: frchris@stvasilios.org Parish President Mrs. Pam Katsiris 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 Summer Hours Please note that we are celebrating only one service on Sunday Orthros - 8:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy - 9:00 a.m. Office Hours 9 am - 4 pm Qerine/c w/rec Fe/romev eic gvw/siv umw/v o/ti thn Kuriakh/ qa telei/tai mo/no mi/a Qei/a Leitourgi/a Orqroc - 8:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a - 9:00 p.m. /Wrec grafei/ou 9 p.m. - 4 m.m. 2013 Dates to Remember Winter hours begin Sunday, September 8 Peabody International Festival Sunday, September 8 Orthodox Life Class Begins Tuesday, September 10 Inquirer s Class Begins Tuesday, September 10 Greek School Begins Wednesday, September 11 St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church WWW.STVASILIOS.ORG 9th Sunday of Matthew St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church Church School Begins Sunday, September 15 St. Makrina Study Group Begins Wednesday, October 2 Trivia Night Saturday, October 12 2013 Greek Festival November 8, 9, 10 St Val s Men s Club Christmas/New Year s Party December 31, 2013 August 25, 2013

Sunday, August 25, 2013 Hymns Following the Gospel (Small Entrance) Apolytikion O Merciful One, You came from on high, and condescended to Your three day burial to save us from suffering. You are our Life and our Resurrection. Glory to You. Apolytikion O Holy Apostles, intercede to our merciful God, that He may grant our souls forgiveness of sins. 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 In your holy birth, Immaculate One, Joachim and Anna were rid of the shame of childlessness; Adam and Eve of the corruption of death. And so your people, free of the guilt of their sins, celebrate crying: "The barren one gives birth to the Theotokos, who nourishes our life." Apoluti/kion Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες ὁ εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν καταδέξω τριήμερον, ἵνα ἡμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν. Ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ Ἀνάστασις ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι. Apoluti/kion Απόστολοι Άγιοι, πρεσβεύσατε τώ ελεήμονι Θεώ ίνα πταισμάτων άφεσιν, παράσχη ταίς ψυχάς ημών. Apoluti/kion tou Agi/ou Basilei/ou,,,., Konta/kion Iwakei/m kai Anna oneidismou/ atekni/ac, kai Ada/m kai Eu;a ek thc fqora/c tou qana/tou, hleuqerw/qhsan Axrante, en th agi/a gennh/sei sou. Auth/n eorta/ zei kai o lao/c sou, enoxh/c twn ptaismatwn, lutrwqei/c en tw kra/ zein soi, h stei/ra ti/ktei, thn Qeoto/kon, kai trofo/n thc zwh/c hmw/n. 2 11

Greek School Greek School will begin on Wednesday, September 11 th with an Agiasmos Service at 3:30 p.m. in the church. Classroom assignments will be announced at the end of the service. Tuition for the 2013-2014 School Yea Tuition for St. Vasilios members in good standing: Pre-K: $100 per student Kindergarten-6 th grade: $300 per student $500 maximum per family Tuition for members in good standing at another parish: Pre-K: $150 per student Kindergarten-6 th grade: $350 per student $550 maximum per family Must provide documentation of good standing to the church office Tuition for non-members of a parish: Pre-K: $300 per student Kindergarten-6 th grade: $500 per student $850 maximum per family Tuition includes books If you have any questions regarding the Greek School program you can contact Principal Dina Kalaitzidis at greekschool@stvasilios.org. Greek School consists of 8 grades Pre-K through 6 th, open to students in grades Kindergarten through 7 th grade in American School. Children entering Kindergarten can enroll in the Pre-School class. The Pre- School class will meet every Wednesday. Kindergarten through 6 th grade will meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 3:30-5:00 Our highly qualified and experienced teaching staff comes together to provide our community s children with knowledge of their heritage and Greek language. The staff adjusts the curriculum to the needs and abilities of our children who come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Our curriculum consists of conversational skills, culture, reading, religion, writing and dance. In addition to this students perform dance at a number of church and city events throughout the school year. If you have any questions regarding the Greek School program you can contact Principal Dina Kalaitzidis at greekschool@stvasilios.org. We look forward to working with your children this year! For Greek School news and pictures visit: http://stvasiliosgreekschool.shutterfly.com We are looking to expand our Greek School program by adding an introductory class for children 4 years of age to meet once a week and also to offer an adult course on either weeknights or weekends. If you are interested please contact Dina Kalaitzidis at greekschool@stvasilios.org 10 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. St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 3:9-17 BRETHREN, we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building. According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder. I laid a foundation, and another man is building upon it. Let each man take care how he builds upon it. For no other foundation can any one lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any one builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw - each man's work will become manifest; for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work which any man has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire. Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If any one destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and that temple you are. 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. Πρὸς Κορινθίους α' 3:9-17 Ἀδελφοί, Θεοῦ γάρ ἐσμεν συνεργοί θεοῦ γεώργιον, θεοῦ οἰκοδομή ἐστε. Κατὰ τὴν χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι, ὡς σοφὸς ἀρχιτέκτων θεμέλιον τέθεικα, ἄλλος δὲ ἐποικοδομεῖ. Ἕκαστος δὲ βλεπέτω πῶς ἐποικοδομεῖ. Θεμέλιον γὰρ ἄλλον οὐδεὶς δύναται θεῖναι παρὰ τὸν κείμενον, ὅς ἐστιν Ἰησοῦς Χριστός. Εἰ δέ τις ἐποικοδομεῖ ἐπὶ τὸν θεμέλιον τοῦτον χρυσόν, ἄργυρον, λίθους τιμίους, ξύλα, χόρτον, καλάμην, ἑκάστου τὸ ἔργον φανερὸν γενήσεται ἡ γὰρ ἡμέρα δηλώσει, ὅτι ἐν πυρὶ ἀποκαλύπτεται καὶ ἑκάστου τὸ ἔργον ὁποῖόν ἐστιν τὸ πῦρ δοκιμάσει. Εἴ τινος τὸ ἔργον μένει ὃ ἐποικοδόμησεν, μισθὸν λήψεται. Εἴ τινος τὸ ἔργον κατακαήσεται, ζημιωθήσεται αὐτὸς δὲ σωθήσεται, οὕτως δὲ ὡς διὰ πυρός. Οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ναὸς θεοῦ ἐστε, καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ θεοῦ οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν; Εἴ τις τὸν ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ φθείρει, φθερεῖ τοῦτον ὁ θεός ὁ γὰρ ναὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ἅγιός ἐστιν, οἵτινές ἐστε ὑμεῖς. 3

9th Sunday of Matthew The Gospel of Matthew 14:22-34 At that time, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the waves; for the wind was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear. But immediately he spoke to them, saying "Take heart, it is I; have no fear." And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, bid me come to you on the water." He said, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus; but when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, "Lord, save me." Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "O man of little faith, why did you doubt?" And when they entered the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God." And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 14.22-34 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἠνάγκασεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοὺς μαθητὰς ἐμβῆναι εἰς τὸ πλοῖον καὶ προάγειν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ πέραν, ἕως οὗ ἀπολύσῃ τοὺς ὄχλους. Καὶ ἀπολύσας τοὺς ὄχλους ἀνέβη εἰς τὸ ὄρος κατ ἰδίαν προσεύξασθαι. ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης μόνος ἦν ἐκεῖ. Τὸ δὲ πλοῖον ἤδη σταδίους πολλοὺς ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἀπεῖχεν, βασανιζόμενον ὑπὸ τῶν κυμάτων, ἦν γὰρ ἐναντίος ὁ ἄνεμος. Τετάρτῃ δὲ φυλακῇ τῆς νυκτὸς ἦλθεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς περιπατῶν ἐπὶ τὴν θάλασσαν. Οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης περιπατοῦντα ἐταράχθησαν λέγοντες ὅτι Φάντασμά ἐστιν, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ 4 FOR RENT: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR YOUTH PROGRAMS We are looking for volunteers to help with youth activities and to get them together for fun and fellowship. If you are College age, young adults or a parent we need you. We have created a calendar for the year September thru June with one meeting and one activity per month. We also have great ideas from past leaders and just need your help to make it happen! Please contact Bonnie Antoniou @617-335-0869 or email sarah62898@yahoo.com for more information, questions or to say you can help offer your time. Save the Date: Coming October 12, 2013 An adult's fun night of Trivia at St. Vasilios. Come alone or with a team to challenge your memory! Details coming soon. Location with plenty of parking! Minutes from Peabody Square! Great space for a dancing school, pre-school, office or whatever you want. This space has direct off street access to the building. Two floors featuring full kitchen, 2 baths and plenty of storage. First floor features three large rooms, currently used as class rooms totaling 1320 square feet, with access to private grassy courtyard. Second level, one big room with dividers is 1476 square feet and includes the kitchen. Extra tall ceilings, huge windows and very bright. Floors can be rented together or separately with private access to each. Landlord to pay electric and water. Tenant to pay for gas heat. Come see! Please contact Evelyn Rockas at cell: 617 256-8500 email: evelyn.rockas@nemoves.com website: www.northshorerealestatebyevelyn.com/ 9

φόβου ἔκραξαν. Εὐθὺς δὲ ἐλάλησεν [ὁ Ιησοῦς] αὐτοῖς λέγων, Θαρσεῖτε, ἐγώ εἰμι μὴ φοβεῖσθε. Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν, Κύριε, εἰ σὺ εἶ, κέλευσόν με ἐλθεῖν πρὸς σὲ ἐπὶ τὰ ὕδατα ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ελθέ. καὶ καταβὰς ἀπὸ τοῦ πλοίου ὁ Πέτρος περιεπάτησεν ἐπὶ τὰ ὕδατα καὶ ἦλθεν πρὸς τὸν Ιησοῦν. Βλέπων δὲ τὸν ἄνεμον ἐφοβήθη, καὶ ἀρξάμενος καταποντίζεσθαι ἔκραξεν λέγων, Κύριε, σῶσόν με. Εὐθέως δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα ἐπελάβετο αὐτοῦ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Ολιγόπιστε, εἰς τί ἐδίστασας;καὶ ἀναβάντων αὐτῶν εἰς τὸ πλοῖον ἐκόπασεν ὁ ἄνεμος. Οἱ δὲ ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες, Αληθῶς Θεοῦ υἱὸς εἶ. Καὶ διαπεράσαντες ἦλθον ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν εἰς Γεννησαρέτ. This year we will be offering FULL SPONSORSHIP for $150 with no other sponsors and no donation baskets placed on the tables, or $50 for a PARTIAL SPONSORSHIP. There may be multiple sponsors on such days, and a free will basket will be in place. We also welcome any homemade treat, fruit platter or sweet you would like to provide for the event. Your sponsorship will be listed in the Sunday Bulletin that is distributed in church and placed in a frame on the table of treats. We ask that you consider sponsoring a coffee hour in the near future or in the alternative, be generous at the free will baskets! Please contact Louisa Simpson at louisa.brandon@gmail.com or 978-774-2689 to reserve your week. Also we are looking for volunteers to staff the Coffee Hour. We will have sign ups the first weeks of church school or you can contact any of the PTA officers. Weekday Services St. Phanourios Tuesday, August 27 th Beheading of John Baptist Thursday, August 29 th Elevation of the Cross Saturday, September 14 th Vesperal Liturgy for St. Iakovos Tuesday, October 22 nd St. James 6 p.m. Demetrios the Myrrbearer Saturday, October 26 th KAQHMERINES IERES AKOLOUQIES Agiou Fanouri/ou Tri/th, 27 h Augou/stou 8:00 pm Orqroc 9:00 pm Qei/a Leitourgi/a Apokomh/ Kefalh/c Prodro/mou Pe/mpth, 29 h Augou/stou 8:00 pm Orqroc 9:00 pm Qei/a Leitourgi/a H /Uywsic tou Timi/ou Staurou/ Sabba/to, 14 h Septembri/ou 8:00 p.m. Orqroc 9:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a Esperino/c Tri/th, 22 h Oktwbri/ou St. James 6 p.m. Dhmh/trioc o Megaloma/rtuc Sabba/to, 26 h Oktwbri/ou 8:00 p.m. Orqroc 9:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a 8 5

PLEASE PRAY FOR: David, Joanne, Harriet, Arthur, Dionisia, Katherine, Marie, Eleni, Eva, Theresa, Anthony, 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 Members of our parish who have fallen asleep in the Lord: 1 yr Michael Tenedios 3 yr Joan M. Papanicholas Trisagia 5 yr Gayle Hart 5 yr Apostolos Meniates 21 yr Peter Tsouvalas 26 yr Georgia Meniates LITURGY LIGHTS Carrie Speros in memory of mother Ourania. Helen & Kosta Himaras in memory of brother Konstantinos Kanellis VIGIL LIGHTS Carrie Speros in memory of mother Ourania. Helen & Kosta Himaras in memory of brother Konstantinos Kanellis International Festival St. Vasilios will be participating in the City of Peabody s annual International Festival on Sunday, September 8 th. If you are interested in making a donation for this event, please contact Pam Katsiris at 978-740-2449 or Bessie Silva at 978-771-2119. We will be skewering for the International Festival on Thursday, September 5, at 6 p.m. in the Educational Center. Please contact Steve Stephanides at 978-744-8230 to volunteer. All are welcomed to assist. 6 7