St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church

Pastor Assistant Pastor Parish President Stewardship Chairperson Pastoral Assistant Pastor Emeritus Parish Nurse Office Manager Secretary Fr. Christopher P. Foustoukos Email: frchris@stvasilios.org Fr. Anthony Tandilyan Email: franthony@stvasilios.org Mr. Steve Stephanides Email: stephanidessteve@gmail.com Mrs. Pam Katsiris Email: pam@stvasilios.org Deacon Michael Fadel Fr. Andrew Demotses Sophia Grevelis, RN Irene Stephanides Email: irene@stvasilios.org Chrissa Pissios Email: bulletin@stvasilios.org Office: Tel: 978-531-0777 Fax: 978-538-9522 5 Paleologos Street, Peabody, MA 01960 website: www.stvasilios.org www.facebook.com/stvasiliospeabody CONTACTS St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church WWW.STVASILIOS.ORG Palm sunday CANDLE COUNTER (Παγκα/ρι) SCHEDULE SUNDAY, April 9 Dionisios Pissios Steve Stephanides Ted Stephanides SUNDAY, April 16 Dimitri Maistrellis Jim Limberakis Martin Scrivener Phyllis Dragonas DATES TO REMEMBER St. Vasilios PTA/MEN S CLUB Wine/Beer Tasting Saturday, April 29 Greek Parade Sunday, April 30 Parish Assembly Monday, May 15 7pm St. Vasilios OPA Dance Night June 3 Scholarship Banquet Sunday, June 11 St. Vasilios Greek School Spring Family Dance Saturday, May 13 St. Vasilios Picnic Sunday, June 25 @ Winter Island St. Val s Men s Club Golf Tournament April 9, 2017

PALM SUNDAY Palm Sunday is the celebration of the triumphant entrance of Christ into the royal city of Jerusalem. He rode on a colt for which He Himself had sent, and He permitted the people to hail Him publicly as a king. A large crowd met Him in a manner befitting royalty, waving palm branches and placing their garments in His path. They greeted Him with these words: Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel! (John 12:13). This day together with the raising of Lazarus are signs pointing beyond themselves to the mighty deeds and events which consummate Christ s earthly ministry. The time of fulfillment was at hand. Christ s raising of Lazarus points to the destruction of death and the joy of resurrection which will be accessible to all through His own death and resurrection. His entrance into Jerusalem is a fulfillment of the messianic prophecies about the king who will enter his holy city to establish a final kingdom. Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on an ass, and on a colt, the foal of an ass (Zech 9:9). Finally, the events of these triumphant two days are but the passage to Holy Week: the hour of suffering and death for which Christ came. Thus the triumph in a earthly sense is extremely short-lived. Jesus enters openly into the midst of His enemies, publicly saying and doing those things which mostly enrage them. The people themselves will soon reject Him. They misread His brief earthly triumph as a sign of something else: His emergence as a political messiah who will lead them to the glories of an earthly kingdom. 2 27

Sunday, April 9, 2017 Hymns Following the Gospel (Small Entrance) Apolytikion for Palm Sunday in the First Mode In confirming the common Resurrection, O Christ God, Thou didst raise up Lazarus from the dead before Thy Passion. Wherefore, we also, like the children, bearing the symbols of victory, cry to Thee, the Vanquisher of death: Hosanna in the highest; blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Apolytikion for Palm Sunday in the Fourth Mode As by baptism we were buried with Thee, O Christ our God, so by Thy Resurrection we were deemed worthy of immortal life; and praising Thee, we cry: Hosanna in the highest; blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal Second Mode In Heaven, He is seated upon a Throne and on earth He rides upon a foal. O Christ our God, accept the praise of the Angels and the hymn of the Children who cry out to You, "Blessed are You who comes to recall Adam." Apoluti/kion Τὴν κοινὴν Ἀνάστασιν πρὸ τοῦ σοῦ Πάθους πιστούμενος, ἐκ νεκρῶν ἤγειρας τὸν Λάζαρον, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός ὅθεν καὶ ἡμεῖς ὡς οἱ Παῖδες, τὰ τῆς νίκης σύμβολα φέροντες, σοὶ τῷ Νικητῇ τοῦ θανάτου βοῶμεν Ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου. Apoluti/kion Συνταφέντες σοι διὰ τοῦ Βαπτίσματος, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, τῆς ἀθανάτου ζωῆς ἠξιώθημεν τῇ Ἀναστάσει σου, καὶ ἀνυμνοῦντες κράζομεν Ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου. Konta/kion Τῷ θρόνῳ ἐν οὐρανῷ, τῷ πώλῳ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἐποχούμενος Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, τῶν Ἀγγέλων τὴν αἴνεσιν, καὶ τῶν Παίδων ἀνύμνησιν προσεδέξω βοώντων σοι Εὐλογημένος εἶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος, τὸν Ἀδὰμ ἀνακαλέσασθαι. 26 3

EPISTLE READINGS Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Psalm 117.26,1. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Verse: Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His mercy endures forever. The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 4:4-9. 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. GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE Please join the Greek School in representing our community in the Greek Independence Day Parade. Προκείμενον. Fourth Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 117.26,1. Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου. Στίχ. Στίχ. Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ ὅτι ἀγαθὸς, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ. τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα 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. 4 25

GOSPEL READING Palm Sunday The Reading is from 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. 24 5

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. 6 23

PLEASE PRAY FOR PLEASE PRAY FOR: Bill, Suzanne, Stephanie, Nicholas, Stephanie, Michael, Cyndi, Alexios, Alma, Ray, Alex, Angelike, Kasey, Stephen, Nina, James, Maria, Gus, Irene, Helen, Penelope, Maria, Sophia, Vasiliki, Maria, Flora, Aphrodite, Christos, Angelo, Maria, Ethel, Stacia. 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 office. 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. ALTAR DONATIONS LITURGY LIGHTS In loving memory of Michael C. Lignos. Stephanie & Christina Brown in memory of mother, grandmother, Helen Caparrell 2yrs. VIGIL LIGHTS Stephanie & Christina Brown in memory of mother, grandmother, Helen Caparrell 2yrs. 22 7

COFFEE FELLOWSHIP HOUR Please note that there is no Coffee Fellowship Hour today. Upcoming Coffee Hour Schedule 4/9 Palm Sunday - NO COFFEE HOUR 4/16 Holy Pascha - NO COFFEE HOUR 4/23 OPEN 4/30 Sponsored/Reserved JUNIOR GOYA Calling all 5 th, 6 th, and 7 th graders! Sign up now to get on our distribution list! Contact Fr. Anthony at franthony@stvasilios.org or Sofya Leras at sofya.leras@gmail.com JR. GOYA LENTEN SERVICE PROJECT Thank you everyone who donated and pledged to our Heifer International Fundraiser! VOTIVE CANDLE SAFETY Votive Candle Safety We have noticed that increasingly the faithful have been lighting candles and placing them in front of the Iconostasis (icon screen). We have also noticed that more and more of the faithful are having their votive candles brought into the Holy Altar. Because of the number of votive candles, twice we have had wax spills on the chairs in the Altar. Furthermore, we often find that candles have been left burning in the Altar and in front of the Iconostasis and this is a fire hazard. The decision of the Parish Council, along with Father Chris, is that votive candles are to remain in the Narthex of the church where they remain in safety glass in case the plastic insert catches fire and not brought into the Altar or placed in front of the Iconostasis. We thank you for your cooperation. 8 INVESTMENT COMMITTEE Solicitation for Investment Committee Members To all parishioners in good standing and in accordance with the guidelines and objectives set forth in the St. Vasilios Church Endowment Fund Statement of Investment Policy (the Investment Policy ), solicitations are now being accepted to fill two (2) openings on the Investment Committee in two (2) year terms. The responsibility of the Investment Committee is to administer and oversee the investment of principal and distribution of accrued interest and appreciation, with the Church s professional financial advisor, of all Church endowment funds pursuant to the provisions of the Investment Policy, the Lalikos Scholarship Endowment Fund Statement of Investment Policy and the St. Vasilios Church Scholarship Endowment Fund Statement of Investment Policy. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Investment Committee please contact me by April 15, 2017 at cpartaledis@gmail.com or at 617-816-3268. SUMMER HOURS-Qerine/c w/rec Please note that beginning Sunday, May 28, we will celebrate only one Divine Liturgy on Sundays. Orthros - 8:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy - 9:00 a.m. Fe/romev eic gvw/siv umw/v o/ti apo/ thn Kuriakh/ 28 h, Mai/ou qa telei/tai mo/no mi/a Qei/a Leitourgi/a ka/qe Kuriakh/. Orqroc - 8:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a - 9:00 p.m. LINK TO THE HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE To view the Holy Week schedule on the website you can use the following link: www.stvasilios.org/news/events/holy-week-2017 For the most updated information, check out www.stvasilios.org 21

LAMBATHES GOOD FRIDAY EVENING MEGALH PARASKEUHS ESPERAS For those who, by tradition, offer names of the living and deceased to be read at the Good Friday Evening Services, please fill out the form below and return it prior to the evening service of Good Friday. /Osoi kata/ para/dosin prosfe/roun ono/mata zw/vtwn kai/ prosfilw/n nekrw/n o/pwc mnhmoveuqou/n ei/c thn Akolouqi/ an tou Epitafi/ou du/navtai va ta gra/youn ei/c to paro/n di/ptuxon kai to epistre/youn pri/n thc Mega/lhc Paraskeuh/c to bra/du. Ono/mata Apoqano/ntwn Names of Deceased Ovo/mata Zw/ntwn Names of Living 20 9

WEEKDAY SERVICES PANAGIA S GARDEN VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL CAMP Sunday, April 9 Nymphios 7pm Monday, April 10 Holy Monday Pre-sanctified Liturgy 8am Nymphios 7pm Tuesday, April 11 Holy Tuesday Pre-sanctified Liturgy 8am Nymphios 7pm Wednesday, April 12 Holy Wednesday Pre-sanctified Liturgy 8am Unction 3:30 pm English Unction 7 pm Greek Thursday, April 13 Holy Thursday St. Basil s Liturgy 6 am Communion until 8:00 am 12 Gospels 7 pm Friday, April 14 Good Friday, Royal Hours 9 am Apokathelosis 3 pm Lamentations 7 pm Saturday, April 15 Holy Saturday St. Basil s Liturgy 7 am gym Communion until 8:30 am Panychis 11:15 pm gym Sunday, April 16 Easter Sunday 11 am Agape Vespers Friday, April 21 Life Giving Fountain 8:00 a.m. Orthros 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy Thursday, May 25 Holy Ascension 8:00 am Orthros 9:00 am Divine Liturgy "We will be hosting our 4th annual session of Panagia's Garden Vacation Church School camp at St. Vasilios from Monday, July 31st- Friday August 4th from 9-4. We welcome children ages 4-10. Our program includes arts and crafts, water play, music and movement and of course the opportunity to learn more about our Orthodox faith. Friday the 4th we will head up to the Metropolis of Boston Camp for the day and welcome parents to join us and help carpool. We ask for a donation of $50 per child just to cover our expenses (rental van for Friday, snacks, extra curricular activities in the afternoons, crafts supplies, etc). But. please do not let the cost deter you. We welcome everyone, regardless of your financial situation. Please contact Rita Constantinou atritaconstantinou@yahoo.com or Father Anthony atfranthony@stvasilios.org if you are interested." READERS NEEDED HOLY WEEK READERS NEEDED We are looking for high school teens in grades 9-12 to assist with readings in English during the Holy Week services. Readers will be scheduled for Palm Sunday evening through Holy Thursday evening services. To sign up, please email Andrew Constantinou at ajconstan@gmail.com AGAPE SERVICE GOSPEL READERS NEEDED Calling all parishioners (high school teens and older) who are fluent in a language other than Greek! During the Agape Service on Easter Sunday Morning, the Gospel is read in several different languages to show that all nations proclaim that Christ is Risen. English and Greek are traditionally read by the clergy. Languages such as Armenian, French, Portugese, Spanish, Chinese, Gaelic, Russian, Swahii, Latin, Arabic, Italian, German, and Albanian have been spoken in previous years. We welcome these languages again and would also welcome new languages. To sign up, please email Andrew Constantinou at ajconstan@gmail.com 10 19

KAQHMERINES IERES AKOLOUQIES Nu/mfioc Kuriakh/, 9 Aprili/ou 7 m.m Deute/ra, 10 Aprili/ou Mega/lh Deute/ra Prohgiasme/nh Leitourgi/a 8p.m. Nu/mfioc 7 m.m. Tri/th, 11 Aprili/ou Mega/lh Tri/th Prohgiasme/nh Leitourgi/a 8 p.m Nu/mfioc 7 m.m Teta/rth, 12 Aprili/ou Mega/lh Teta/rth Prohgiasme/nh Leitourgi/a 8 p.m. Iero/n Euxe/laion 3:30 m.m. Iero/n Euxe/laion 7 m.m. Pe/mpth 13 Aprili/ou Mega/lh Pe/mpth 6 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a kai Qei/a koinwni/a me/xri 8:00 p.m. Akolouqi/a twn Paqw/n 7 m.m. Sa/bbato, 15 Aprili/ou Mega/lo Sa/bbato 7 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a kai Qei/ a koinwni/a me/xri 8:30 p.m. H Pannuxi/c 11:15 m.m. Akolouqei/a thc Anasta/sewc Mesa/nuxta Kuriakh/, 16 Aprili/ou Agion Pasxa Akolouqei/a thc Aga/phc 11 p.m Parakeuh/, 21 Aprili/ou Thc Zwodo/xou Phgh/c 8:00 p.m. Orqroc 9:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a Pe/mpth 25 Mai/ou Eu/resic Kefalh/c Prodro/mou 8:00 p.m. Orqroc 9:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a Paraskeuh/, 14 Aprili/ou Mega/lh Paraskeuh/ Oi Basilike/c Wrec 9 p.m. Apokaqh/lwsic 3 m.m. Epita/fioc Qrh/noc 7 m.m. 18 11

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