Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church of Washington, DC Sunday of the Holy Fathers July 16, 2017 NEW OPPORTUNITIES to BEAUTIFY our NEW CHURCH Mosaics Above Front Doors: Theotokos (left): Donation $27,000.00 Christ (middle): Donation $36,000.00 St. John the Baptist (right): Donation $27,000.00 Mosaic of St. Demetrios (far left): Donation $47,000.00 Mosaic of Sts. Constantine & Helen (far right): Donation $47,000.00 ***Please note pictures on drawing are for rendering purposes only!
YMNOI THΣ ΗΜΕΡΑΣ HYMNS OF THE DAY Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιμον. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι, τὸν ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθέντα εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡμῶν, ἀνυμνήσωμεν πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνήσωμεν, ὅτι ηὐδόκησε σαρκί, ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ, καὶ θάνατον ὑπομεῖναι, καὶ ἐγεῖραι τοὺς τεθνεῶτας, ἐν τῇ ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ. Τῶν Πατέρων. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ὑπερδεδοξασμένος εἶ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ φωστῆρας ἐπὶ γῆς τοὺς Πατέρας ἡμῶν θεμελιώσας, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν πρὸς τὴν ἀληθινὴν πίστιν, πάντας ἡμᾶς ὁδηγήσας πολυεύσπλαγχνε, δόξα σοι. Aπολυτίκιον Αγ. Κωνσταντίνου & Ελένης Τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου τὸν τύπον ἐν οὐρανῷ θεασάμενος, καὶ ὡς ὁ Παῦλος τὴν κλήσιν οὐκ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων δεξάμενος, ὁ ἐν βασιλεύσιν, Ἀπόστολός σου Κύριε, Βασιλεύουσαν πόλιν τὴ χειρί σου παρέθετο ἣν περίσωζε διὰ παντὸς ἐν εἰρήνῃ, πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε. Aπολυτίκιον Αγ. Ανδρέα Ὡς τῶν Ἀποστόλων Πρωτόκλητος, καὶ τοῦ Κορυφαίου αὐτάδελφος, τὸν Δεσπότην τῶν ὅλων Ἀνδρέα ἱκέτευε, εἰρήνην τὴ οἰκουμένη δωρήσασθαι, καὶ ταὶς ψυχαὶς ἡ μῶν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Resurrectional Apolytikion. Mode pl. 1. Let us worship the Word who is unoriginate with the Father and the Spirit, and from a Virgin was born for our salvation, O believers, and let us sing His praise. For in His goodness He was pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh, and to undergo death, and to raise up those who had died, by His glorious Resurrection. For the Fathers. Mode pl. 4. Supremely blessed are You, O Christ our God. You established the holy Fathers upon the earth as beacons, and through them You have guided us all to the true Faith, O greatly merciful One, glory be to You. Apolytikion of Sts. Constantine & Helen Having seen the image of Thy Cross in Heaven, and like Paul, having received the call not from men, Thine apostle among kings entrusted the commonwealth to Thy hand, O Lord. Keep us always in peace, by the intercessions of the Theotokos, O only Friend of man. Apolytikion of St. Andrew As first of the Apostles to be called, O Andrew, brother of him (Peter) who was foremost, beseech the Master of all to grant the world peace and our souls great mercy. Κοντάκιον. Ἦχος βʹ. Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, μεσιτεία, πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε, μὴ παρίδῃς, ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοι Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων σε. Kontakion. Mode 2. O Protection of Christians unshamable, mediation with the Creator immovable, we sinners beg you, do not despise the voices of our prayers, but anticipate, since you are good, and swiftly come unto our aid as we cry out to you with faith: Hurry to intercession, and hasten to supplication, O Theotokos who defend now and ever those who honor you. 2
Ο ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Πρὸς Τίτον 3:8-15 Πιστὸς ὁ λόγος, καὶ περὶ τούτων βούλομαί σε διαβεβαιοῦσθαι, ἵνα φροντίζωσιν καλῶν ἔργων προΐστασθαι οἱ πεπιστευκότες θεῷ. ταῦτά ἐστιν καλὰ καὶ ὠφέλιμα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις μωρὰς δὲ ζητήσεις καὶ γενεαλογίας καὶ ἔριν καὶ μάχας νομικὰς περιΐστασο, εἰσὶν γὰρ ἀνωφελεῖς καὶ μάταιοι. αιῥετικὸν ἄνθρωπον μετὰ μίαν καὶ δευτέραν νουθεσίαν παραιτοῦ, εἰδὼς ὅτι ἐξέστραπται ὁ τοιοῦτος καὶ ἁμαρτάνει, ὢν αὐτοκατάκριτος. Ὅταν πέμψω Ἀρτεμᾶν πρὸς σὲ ἢ Τυχικόν, σπούδασον ἐλθεῖν πρός με εἰς Νικόπολιν, ἐκεῖ γὰρ κέκρικα παραχειμάσαι. Ζηνᾶν τὸν νομικὸν καὶ Ἀπολλῶν σπουδαίως πρόπεμψον, ἵνα μηδὲν αὐτοῖς λείπῃ. μανθανέτωσαν δὲ καὶ οἱ ἡμέτεροι καλῶν ἔργων προΐστασθαι εἰς τὰς ἀναγκαίας χρείας, ἵνα μὴ ὦσιν ἄκαρποι. Ἀσπάζονταί σε οἱ μετ ἐμοῦ πάντες. Ἄσπασαι τοὺς φιλοῦντας ἡμᾶς ἐν πίστει. ἡ χάρις μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν. ΤΗΕ EPISTLE St. Paul's Letter to Titus 3:8-15 TITUS, my son, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these are excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels over the law, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is factious, after admonishing him once or twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is self-condemned. When I send Artemas or Tychicos to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful. All who are with me send greeting to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. 3
ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ- Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 5:14-19 Εἶπεν ὁ Κὐριος τοῖς ἑαυτοῦ μαθηταῖς Υμεῖς ἐστε τὸ φῶς τοῦ κόσμου. οὐ δύναται πόλις κρυβῆναι ἐπάνω ὄρους κειμένη οὐδὲ καίουσι λύχνον καὶ τιθέασι αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τὸν μόδιον, ἀλλ ἐπὶ τὴν λυχνίαν, καὶ λάμπει πᾶσι τοῖς ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ. οὕτω λαμψάτω τὸ φῶς ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὅπως ἴδωσιν ὑμῶν τὰ καλὰ ἔργα καὶ δοξάσωσι τὸν πατέρα ὑμῶν τὸν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς. Μὴ νομίσητε ὅτι ἦλθον καταλῦσαι τὸν νόμον ἢ τοὺς προφήτας οὐκ ἦλθον καταλῦσαι, ἀλλὰ πληρῶσαι. ἀμὴν γὰρ λέγω ὑμῖν, ἕως ἂν παρέλθῃ ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ, ἰῶτα ἓν ἢ μία κεραία οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ ἀπὸ τοῦ νόμου ἕως ἂν πάντα γένηται. ὃς ἐὰν οὖν λύσῃ μίαν τῶν ἐντολῶν τούτων τῶν ἐλαχίστων καὶ διδάξῃ οὕτω τοὺς ἀνθρώπους, ἐλάχιστος κληθήσεται ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν ὃς δ ἂν ποιήσῃ καὶ διδάξῃ, οὗτος μέγας κληθήσεται ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν. THE GOSPEL Matthew 5:14-19 The Lord said to his disciples, "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven." 4
40-DAYS BABY BLESSING For your convenience we are letting you know that you can make an appointment to church your baby on the 40th day after its birth, no matter what day that might be. There is no reason that you have to inconvenience the mom and the baby, waiting in the back of the Narthex until the priest is available on a Sunday ONLY. Make an appointment to come to church when it is convenient for you at a time that will not disrupt the baby's routine. ANY day you would like. 9am through 6pm by appointment. Bring the entire family or come just with your husband and the baby. Whatever you want. No waiting no inconvenience. More private time with the priest to talk about the future baptism if you wish. Call, 301-502-2850 24/7. ARTOKLASIA The Blessing of Five Loaves of Bread is a brief service of thanksgiving through which we express our gratitude for all the blessings of life. Oil, wine, wheat, and the loaves of bread which are used in the service, are viewed as the most basic elements necessary for life. The Blessing reminds us of the miracle of the multiplication of the bread and fish by which Christ fed the multitude. FUTURE MEMORIALS. Gregory Gabriel Kavadias July 23, 2017 John Alexiou July 30, 2017 Kosta Ferentinos July 30, 2017 Ioanna Markatatos-Kaskasian July 30, 2017 George Zibragos July 30, 2017 George Chrysanthou August 13, 2017 Please call the church office at 240-389-1366 to schedule a memorial service. Memorial Services may not be chanted from the Saturday of Lazarus through the Sunday of Thomas, on any Feastday of the Lord or any Feastday of the Theotokos. PRAYER LIST If you would like us to remember you or your loved one in our prayers, please contact the church office. Aliyah, Irene, Michael, Panagiota, Jennifer, Panayiotis, Vicky, Andrianna, Louis, Maria, Aspasia, Irene, Panagiota, Elias, Eleftheria, Ames, Demetra, Anastasia, Paraskevi, Constantinos, Stelios, Agapi, and Charlotte. PRAYER FOR A SICK PERSON Heavenly Father, physician of our souls and bodies, who have sent Your only-begotten Son and our Lord Jesus Christ to heal every sickness and infirmity, visit and heal me Your servant from all physical and spiritual ailments through the grace of Your Christ. Grant me patience in this sickness, strength of body and spirit, and recovery of health. Lord, You have taught us through Your word to pray for each other that we may be healed. I pray that You heal me as Your servant and grant me the gift of complete health. For You are the source of healing and to You I give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. 5
SAINTS AND FEASTS Elias the Prophet Elias of great fame was from Thisbe or Thesbe, a town of Galaad (Gilead), beyond the Jordan. He was of priestly lineage, a man of a solitary and ascetical character, clothed in a mantle of sheep skin, and girded about his loins with a leathern belt. His name is interpreted as "Yah is my God." His zeal for the glory of God was compared to fire, and his speech for teaching and rebuke was likened unto a burning lamp. From this too he received the name Zealot. Therefore, set aflame with such zeal, he sternly reproved the impiety and lawlessness of Ahab and his wife Jezebel. He shut up heaven by means of prayer, and it did not rain for three years and six months. Ravens brought him food for his need when, at God's command, he was hiding by the torrent of Horrath. He multiplied the little flour and oil of the poor widow of Sarephtha of Sidon, who had given him hospitality in her home, and when her son died, he raised him up. He brought down fire from Heaven upon Mount Carmel, and it burned up the sacrifice offered to God before all the people of Israel, that they might know the truth. At the torrent of Kisson, he slew 450 false prophets and priests who worshipped idols and led the people astray. He received food wondrously at the hand of an Angel, and being strengthened by this food he walked for forty days and forty nights. He beheld God on Mount Horeb, as far as this is possible for human nature. He foretold the destruction of the house of Ahab, and the death of his son Ohozias; and as for the two captains of fifty that were sent by the king, he burned them for their punishment, bringing fire down from Heaven. He divided the flow of the Jordan, and he and his disciple Elisseus passed through as it were on dry land; and finally, while speaking with him, Elias was suddenly snatched away by a fiery chariot in the year 895 B.C., and he ascended as though into heaven, whither God most certainly translated him alive, as He did Enoch (Gen. 5:24; IV Kings 2: 11). But from thence also, after seven years, by means of an epistle he reproached Joram, the son of Josaphat, as it is written: "And there came a message in writing to him from Elias the Prophet, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the way," and so forth (II Chron. 21:12). According to the opinion of the majority of the interpreters, this came to pass either through his disciple Elisseus, or through another Prophet when Elias appeared to them, even as he appeared on Mount Tabor to the disciples of Christ (see Aug. 6). Ο ΠΡΟΦΗΤΗΣ ΗΛΙΑΣ ό Θεσβίτης Ό προφήτης Ηλίας ήταν γιος του Σωβάκ και καταγόταν από τη Θέσβη, γι' αυτό και ονομάστηκε Θεσβίτης. Κατοικούσε στη γη Γαλαάδ και έδρασε στα χρόνια του βασιλιά Αχαάβ πριν 816 χρόνια προ Χριστού. Ό Ηλίας υπήρξε προφήτης πολύ δραστήριος, με φλογερή ψυχή και καρδιά τολμηρή, άξιος αντιπρόσωπος του Θεού. Είναι αυτός πού κατέβασε τρεις φορές φωτιά από τον ουρανό, κάνοντας τους Ισραηλίτες με μια φωνή να πουν: "αληθώς Κύριος ό Θεός, αυτός ό Θεός"1. Δηλαδή, αληθινά! Ό Κύριος, ό Θεός του Ισραήλ, αυτός είναι ό μόνος πραγματικός και αληθινός Θεός. Ό Ηλίας, επίσης, είναι εκείνος πού με τη γλώσσα του εμπόδισε τη βροχή και δεν έβρεξε ό ουρανός τρεισήμισι χρόνια. Είναι εκείνος πού ανάστησε το νεκρό γιο της Σεραφθίας χήρας και κατέκαυσε τους εκατό ανθρώπους πού έστειλε ό βασιλιάς Οχοζίας. Είναι εκείνος πού στο όρος Χωρήβ είδε το Θεό, όσο είναι δυνατό, βέβαια, να Τον δει άνθρωπος. Είναι εκείνος πού έσχισε τον Ιορδάνη ποταμό και ανελήφθη με πύρινη άμαξα στον ουρανό. Τέλος, είναι εκείνος πού στη Μεταμόρφωση του Χριστού στάθηκε δίπλα Του μαζί με το Μωϋσή. Όλα αυτά δείχνουν με πόσο ζήλο υπηρέτησε ό προφήτης Ηλίας το θέλημα του Θεού. (Να σημειώσουμε, ότι ό προφήτης Ηλίας, είχε μαθητή τον προφήτη Ελισσαίο). Βασιλειών Γ ιη' 39. 6
SAINTS AND FEASTS Mary Magdalene, the Holy Myrrh-bearer and Equal to the Apostles Saint Mary was from Magdala in Galilee on the Sea of Tiberias, and for this was named Magdalene. When the Lord Jesus cast out seven demons from her, from which she had been suffering, she became His faithful and inseparable disciple, following Him and ministering unto Him even to the time of His crucifixion and burial. Then, returning to Jerusalem together with the rest of the Myrrh-bearers, she prepared the fragrant spices for anointing the body of the Lord. And on the Lord's day they came very early to the tomb, even before the Angels appeared declaring the Resurrection of the Lord. When Mary Magdalene saw the stone taken away from the tomb, she ran and proclaimed it to Peter and John. And returning immediately to the tomb and weeping outside, she was deemed worthy to be the first of the Myrrh-bearers to behold the Lord arisen from the dead, and when she fell at His feet, she heard Him say, "Touch Me not." After the Lord's Ascension, nothing certain is known concerning her. Some accounts say that she went to Rome and later returned to Jerusalem, and from there proceeded to Ephesus, where she ended her life, preaching Christ. Although it is sometimes said that Saint Mary Magdalene was the "sinful woman" of the Gospel, this is nowhere stated in the tradition of the Church, in the sacred hymnology, or in the Holy Gospels themselves, which say only that our Lord cast seven demons out of her, not that she was a fallen woman. "Madeleine" is a form of Magdalene. Apolytikion of Mary Magdalene in the First Tone: When Christ God had been born for our sakes from the Virgin, thou faithfully didst follow him, keeping His statutes and heeding His sacred laws, O august Mary Magdalene. Hence, as we today observe thy holy remembrance, we receive the loosing of our sins and transgressions through thy holy prayers for us. Kontakion of Mary Magdalene in the Fourth Tone: When God, the Mighty, the Transcendent in essence, came in the flesh into the world, He received thee, O Mary, as His true disciple as was meet. For thou hadst thy whole desire and thy love set upon Him; wherefore, thou didst bring to pass many cures for the ailing; and now translated to the Heavens' heights, thou ever fervently prayest for all the world. Η ΑΓΙΑ ΜΑΡΙΑ η Μαγδαληνή, η Μυροφόρος και Ισαπόστολος Η Μαρία αυτή ονομάστηκε Μαγδαληνή, επειδή καταγόταν από τα Μάγδαλα, πόλη που βρίσκεται δυτικά της θάλασσας της Γαλιλαίος. Συνέβη δε να την απαλλάξει ο Κύριος από επτά δαιμόνια που την ενοχλούσαν. Θέλοντας τότε να δείξει την ευγνωμοσύνη της η Μαρία για την ευεργεσία αυτή, αφοσιώθηκε με ιδιαίτερο ζήλο στην υπηρεσία του Σωτήρα Χριστού, όπως άλλοτε ο Δαβίδ για να δείξει ευγνωμοσύνη στο Θεό έψαλλε: "άσω τω Κυρίω τω ευεργετήσαντί με και ψάλω τω ονόματι Κυρίου του Υψίστου"1. Δηλαδή, άσματα ευγνωμοσύνης θα τονίσω στον Κύριο που με ευεργέτησε, και ύμνους δοξολογίας θα ψάλω στο όνομα του Κυρίου του Ύψιστου". Έτσι, η Μαρία έγινε μαθήτρια του Κυρίου και Τον διακονούσε. Αυτή, μάλιστα, κατά την Ανάσταση του Κυρίου ήλθε πρώτη στον τάφο Του με αρώματα και άγγελοι ντυμένοι στα λευκά ανήγγειλαν σ' αυτή την Ανάσταση Του. Η Μαρία, μετά την κάθοδο του Αγίου Πνεύματος, εξακολούθησε να διακονεί στην πρώτη χριστιανική Εκκλησία στην Ιερουσαλήμ. Έπειτα πήγε στην Έφεσο, κοντά στον Άγιο Ιωάννη το Θεολόγο, οπού και πέθανε. Τάφηκε στην είσοδο της σπηλιάς, όπου αργότερα εκοιμήθησαν οι επτά παίδες εν Εφέσω. Απολυτίκιο. Ήχος α'. Τον τάφον σου Σωτήρ. Χριστώ τω δι' ημάς, εκ Παρθένου τεχθέντι, σεμνή Μαγδαληνή, ηκολούθεις Μαρία, αυτού τα δικαιώματα, και τους νόμους φυλάττουσα' όθεν σήμερον, την παναγίαν σου μνήμην εορτάζοντες, αμαρτημάτων την λύσιν, ευχαίς σου λαμβάνομεν. 7
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FINAL STEWARDSHIP OPPORTUNITY! Immediate Attention Required!! CATECHITICAL Catechists (also known as Sunday School Teachers) YOUTH Senior High GOYA Junior High GOYA H.O.P.E. J.O.Y. Vacation Bible Camp Greek Dance Requests for consideration must be submitted to Father Michael at fathermichael@schgocdc.org 9
Office Volunteers Needed My brothers and sisters, A wonderful opportunity of Stewardship is available. We will soon be in our new building with various ministries exploding with excitement. We would be honored and greatly blessed to have you join in serving the Lord through your stewardship of time, talent, treasure and commitment. Various forms of volunteering are available. Please contact me personally so that we might share a cup of coffee and find what special gift of yours you would like to share in volunteering. Volunteering is saying, I love YOU Lord and I commit myself to YOU! Here I am. Call me, Father Michael 301-502-2850 10
Directory of Ministries Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Churc h of Washington, DC Office Address: 701 Norwood Road, Silver Spring, MD 20905 Phone: (240) 389-1366 Email: admin@schgocdc.org Website: www.schgoc.org Reverend Father Michael J. Eaccarino, Presiding Priest Cell Phone: (301) 502-2850 & Email: fathermichael@schgocdc.org ALTAR BOY Liaisons Spyros & Eleni Loukas loukasspy @yahoo.com (240) 205-2882 **************** ORTHODOX FINE ARTS & CRAFTS Liaison CHOIR Choir Director Dr. Theodore Papaloizos Ted @greek123.com (301) 681-5648 CATECHETICAL Liaisons Tara Kavadias tarakavadias @yahoo.com (240) 476-6715 STEWARSHIP Liaison Sotirios Nasios Snasios @yahoo.com (240) 483-7022 YOUTH Sr. High School GOYA Liaison Alexandra Stathes youthministry @schgocdc.org (301) 873-5252 ***************** Jr. High School GOYA Liaison Georgia Ferentinos meyaliyioryia @yahoo.com (301) 613-6260 Pauline Rakis Prakis1040 @aol.com (301) 622-1748 ***************** HOPE/JOY Liaison Irene Murshed murshed@msn.com (240) 425-3068 & Georgia Nasios georgianasios @gmail.com (301) 646-7897 GREEK LANGUAGE Liaison Lena Petropoulou & (Director) Ifigenia Kambanis Agkambanis @msn.com (240) 478-8240 GREEK DANCE Liaison Kristina-Maria Paspalis kmpaspalis @gmail.com (240) 413-4800 PHILOPTOCHOS Nikki Pappas (President) npgreekschool@ hotmail.com (301) 949-0035 YOUNG AT HEART Liaisons Helen Thornberg bwt602r @aol.com 301-949-1788 & Christina Clifton Christina.Clifton @verizon.net 301-530-5478 OUTREACH & EVANGELISM Liaison Barbara Frangou barbarafrangou@ gmail.com 240-994-0210 11
CHURCH SERVICE SCHEDULE: 07/17/17 07/23/17 Sunday/Κυριακή 07/23/17 Seventh Sunday of Matthew Orthros 8:00am & Divine Liturgy 9:00am St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral +PLEASE REMEMBER OUR CHURCH IN YOUR WILL+ 12