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CONTACTS Pastor Fr. Christopher P. Foustoukos Email: frchris@stvasilios.org Assistant Pastor Fr. Anthony Tandilyan Email: franthony@stvasilios.org Parish President Mrs. Pam Katsiris Email: pamyianni@comcast.net Stewardship Chairman Mrs. Pam Katsiris 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 5 Paleologos Street, Peabody, MA 01960 website: www.stvasilios.org www.facebook.com/stvasiliospeabody st. vasilios greek orthodox church www.stvasilios.org Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearers CANDLE COUNTER (Παγκα/ρι) SCHEDULE SUNDAY, May 15 Steven Anezis Michael Ambeliotis Ruth Morfis Victor Fanikos SUNDAY, May 22 John Rogers John Pnevmatikos Pam Katsiris Costa Partaledis DATES TO REMEMBER Parish Assembly Monday, May 16 7pm St. Vasilios OPA Dance Night June 4 St. Val s Men s Club Carnival June 9, 10 & 11 Philoptochos End of Year Lunch/Trip Saturday, June 11 Scholarship Banquet Sunday, June 12 Metropolis Awards Dinner Sunday, June 12 St. Vasilios Picnic Sunday, June 26 @ Winter Island St. Val s Men s Club Golf Tournament Monday, July 25 may 15, 2016

Sunday, May 15, 2016 Hymns Following the Gospel (Small Entrance) ST. VASILIOS GREEK PICNIC Apolytikion for Holy Myrrhbearers Sunday in the Second Mode When Thou didst descend unto death, O Life Immortal, then didst Thou slay Hades with the lightning of Thy Divinity. And when Thou didst also raise the dead out of the nethermost depths, all the powers in the Heavens cried out: O Life-giver, Christ our God, glory be to Thee. Apolytikion for Holy Myrrhbearers Sunday in the Second Mode The noble Joseph, taking Thine immaculate Body down from the Tree, and having wrapped It in pure linen and spices, laid It for burial in a new tomb. But on the third day Thou didst arise, O Lord, granting great mercy to the world. Apolytikion 2nd Mode By the side of the tomb, an Angel stood and said, to the Myrrh-bearing women: The spices and myrrhs become the mortals, but Christ through corruption proved himself incorruptible; but shout out with glee, the Lord has risen granting to the world his great mercy. Apoluti/kion (Hxoc b /) Ὅτε κατῆλθες πρὸς τὸν θάνατον, ἡ ζωὴ ἡ ἀθάνατος, τότε τὸν ᾍδην ἐνέκρωσας, τῇ ἀστραπῇ τῆς Θεότητος. ὅτε δὲ καὶ τοὺς τεθνεῶτας ἐκ τῶν καταχθονίων ἀνέστησας, πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν ἐπουρανίων ἐκραύγαζον. Ζωοδότα Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι. Apoluti/kion (Hxoc b /) Ὁ εὐσχήμων Ἰωσήφ, ἀπὸ τοῦ ξύλου καθελὼν τὸ ἄχραντόν σου Σῶμα, σινδόνι καθαρᾷ, εἱλήσας καὶ ἀρώμασιν, ἐν μνήματι καινῷ κηδεύσας ἀπέθετο, ἀλλὰ τριήμερος ἀνέστης Κύριε, παρέχων τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Apoluti/kion (Hxoc b /) Taic Murofo/roic Gunaiji/, para/ to mnh/ma epista/c, o Aggeloc ebo/a Ta mu/ra toic qnhtoi/c upa/rxei armo/dia, Xristo/s de diafqora/c edei/xqh allo/trioc alla/ krauga/sate Ane/sth o Ku/rioc, pare/xwn tw ko/smw to me/ga eleoc. Apoluti/kion tou Agi/ou Basilei/ou (Hxoc a /) St. Vasilios 1 st Mode 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. Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal Fourth Mode Though You went down into the tomb, You destroyed Hades' power, and You rose the victor, Christ God, saying to the myrrh-bearing women, "Hail!" and granting peace to Your disciples, You who raise up the fallen. Konta/kion (Hxoc Te/tartoc) Εἰ καὶ ἐν τάφῳ κατῆλθες ἀθάνατε, ἀλλὰ τοῦ ᾍδου καθεῖλες τὴν δύναmιν, καὶ ἀνέστης ὡς νικητής, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, γυναιξὶ Μυροφόροις φθεγξάmενος. Χαίρετε, καὶ τοῖς σοῖς Ἀpοστόλοις εἰρήνην δωρούmενος ὁ τοῖς pεσοῦσι pαρέχων ἀνάστασιν. 2 19

MEN S CLUB ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT EPISTLE READING Acts of the Apostles 6:1-7 Prokeimenon. Mode 2. Psalm 117.14,18 The Lord is my strength and my song. Verse: The Lord has chastened me sorely. IN THOSE DAYS, when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. And the twelve summoned the body of the disciples and said, "it is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. Therefore, brethren, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word." And what they said pleased the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochoros, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaos, a proselyte of Antioch. These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands upon them. And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith. Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων 6:1-7 Προκείμενον. Ἦχος β. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 117.14,18 Ἰσχύς μου καὶ ὕμνησίς μου ὁ Κύριος. Στίχ. Παιδεύων ἐπαίδευσέ με ὁ Κύριος. Ἐν ταῖς ἡμεραῖς ἐκείναις, πληθυνόντων τῶν μαθητῶν, ἐγένετο γογγυσμὸς τῶν Ἑλληνιστῶν πρὸς τοὺς Ἑβραίους, ὅτι παρεθεωροῦντο ἐν τῇ διακονίᾳ τῇ καθημερινῇ αἱ χῆραι αὐτῶν. Προσκαλεσάμενοι δὲ οἱ δώδεκα τὸ πλῆθος τῶν μαθητῶν, εἶπον, Οὐκ ἀρεστόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς, καταλείψαντας τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ, διακονεῖν τραπέζαις. Ἐπισκέψασθε οὖν, ἀδελφοί, ἄνδρας ἐξ ὑμῶν μαρτυρουμένους ἑπτά, πλήρεις πνεύματος ἁγίου καὶ σοφίας, οὓς καταστήσωμεν ἐπὶ τῆς χρείας ταύτης. Ἡμεῖς δὲ τῇ 18 3

προσευχῇ καὶ τῇ διακονίᾳ τοῦ λόγου προσκαρτερήσομεν. Καὶ ἤρεσεν ὁ λόγος ἐνώπιον παντὸς τοῦ πλήθους καὶ ἐξελέξαντο Στέφανον, ἄνδρα πλήρης πίστεως καὶ πνεύματος ἁγίου, καὶ Φίλιππον, καὶ Πρόχορον, καὶ Νικάνορα, καὶ Τίμωνα, καὶ Παρμενᾶν, καὶ Νικόλαον προσήλυτον Ἀντιοχέα, οὓς ἔστησαν ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ προσευξάμενοι ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας. Καὶ ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ ηὔξανεν, καὶ ἐπληθύνετο ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῶν μαθητῶν ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ σφόδρα, πολύς τε ὄχλος τῶν ἱερέων ὑπήκουον τῇ πίστει. MEN S CLUB CARNIVAL 4 17

2016 SCHOLARSHIP CEREMONY RESERVATION FORM GOSPEL READING Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women The Gospel according to Mark 15:43-47; 16:1-8 At that time, Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead. And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph. And he bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid. And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; for it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed. And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here; see the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you." And they went out and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. 16 5

Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 15:43-47, 16:1-8 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἐλθὼν Ιωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Αριμαθαίας, εὐσχήμων βουλευτής, ὃς καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν προσδεχόμενος τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, τολμήσας εἰσῆλθε πρὸς Πιλᾶτον καὶ ᾐτήσατο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ιησοῦ. ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος ἐθαύμασεν εἰ ἤδη τέθνηκε, καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τὸν κεντυρίωνα ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτὸν εἰ πάλαι ἀπέθανε καὶ γνοὺς ἀπὸ τοῦ κεντυρίωνος ἐδωρήσατο τὸ σῶμα τῷ Ιωσήφ. καὶ ἀγοράσας σινδόνα καὶ καθελὼν αὐτὸν ἐνείλησε τῇ σινδόνι καὶ κατέθηκεν αὐτὸν ἐν μνημείῳ, ὃ ἦν λελατομημένον ἐκ πέτρας, καὶ προσεκύλισε λίθον ἐπὶ τὴν θύραν τοῦ μνημείου. ἡ δὲ Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ Μαρία Ιωσῆ ἐθεώρουν ποῦ τίθεται. Καὶ διαγενομένου τοῦ σαββάτου Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ Μαρία ἡ τοῦ Ιακώβου καὶ Σαλώμη ἠγόρασαν ἀρώματα ἵνα ἐλθοῦσαι ἀλείψωσιν αὐτόν. καὶ λίαν πρωῒ τῆς μιᾶς σαββάτων ἔρχονται ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον, ἀνατείλαντος τοῦ ἡλίου. καὶ ἔλεγον πρὸς ἑαυτάς τίς ἀποκυλίσει ἡμῖν τὸν λίθον ἐκ τῆς θύρας τοῦ μνημείου; καὶ ἀναβλέψασαι θεωροῦσιν ὅτι ἀποκεκύλισται ὁ λίθος ἦν γὰρ μέγας σφόδρα. καὶ εἰσελθοῦσαι εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον εἶδον νεανίσκον καθήμενον ἐν τοῖς δεξιοῖς, περιβεβλημένον στολὴν λευκήν, καὶ ἐξεθαμβήθησαν. ὁ δὲ λέγει αὐταῖς μὴ ἐκθαμβεῖσθε Ιησοῦν ζητεῖτε τὸν Ναζαρηνὸν τὸν ἐσταυρωμένον ἠγέρθη, οὐκ ἔστιν ὧδε ἴδε ὁ τόπος ὅπου ἔθηκαν αὐτόν. ἀλλ ὑπάγετε εἴπατε τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ τῷ Πέτρῳ ὅτι προάγει ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν ἐκεῖ αὐτὸν ὄψεσθε, καθὼς εἶπεν ὑμῖν. καὶ ἐξελθοῦσαι ἔφυγον ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου εἶχε δὲ αὐτὰς τρόμος καὶ ἔκστασις, καὶ οὐδενὶ οὐδὲν εἶπον ἐφοβοῦντο γάρ. GOYA NEWS 6 15

PHILOPTOCHOS TRIP & LUNCEON PLEASE PRAY FOR Marie, rene, Dorothy, Sofi, Jim, Gus, Maria, Christos, Penelope, Irene, Helen, Sophia, Vasiliki, Stacia, Nicholas, Stephen, Jimmy, Nina, David, James, Christopher, Denton, Christine, Steven, Ariana, Hannah, Alex 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. ALTAR DONATIONS LITURGY LIGHTS In loving memory of Michael C. Lignos. VIGIL LIGHTS Margie Anezis & family in memory of husband, father, grandfather Solon Anezis and brother, uncle Arthur Prevenas. Carrie Speros in memory of Peter, Ekaterini & Christine. TODAY S MEMORIALS We commemorate today the blessed memory of the following members of our parish who have fallen asleep in the Lord: 40 day Georgia Mitsopoulos 1yr. William Koulas 7 yr. Eleni Chamatsos Trisagia 5 yr. Emanuel Papadopoulos 5 yr. Annie Papadopoulos 14 7

COFFEE FELLOWSHIP HOUR Please join us for Coffee Fellowship Hour today immediately following the first divine liturgy in the Educational Center. Today's coffee fellowship is fully sponsored by Harriet & Brian Brooks and Anne & Peter Ziavras in loving memory of Son & Godson Steven Chaput and Parents Chresoula & George Smallis and Mary & William Ziavras. ST. VASILIOS OPA DANCE NIGHT PANAGIA S GARDEN SUMMER DAY CAMP PROGRAM This year our program will run from Monday, August 1-Friday, August 5th from 9am-4pm. Children ages 4-10 are welcome to attend. Please contact Fr. Anthony Tandilyan (franthony@stvasilios.org or 978-531- 0777) or Rita Constantinou (ritaconstantinou@yahoo.com or 978-852- 0137). 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. SUMMER HOURS-Qerine/c w/rec Please note that beginning Sunday, May 29, 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/ 29 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. 8 13

PETITION CAMPAIGN +Metropolitan Methodios Encourages the Greek- American Community of New England to Support the Petition of the Pan-Macedonian Association for the Name of FYROM The Pan-Macedonian Association recently began a petition campaign in order to reverse the wrong decision of the American government in 2004 for provisional recognition of the country of FYROM as "Macedonia," despite the established practice of the United Nations that uses the name FYROM. In a released statement, His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios said, "I fully support this initiative and ask the Greek-American Community of New England to join me in signing this petition urging the Obama administration to reverse the Executive Order by the Bush Administration of 2004, recognizing the country of the "FYROM" as "Republic of Macedonia". The F.Y.R.O.M. is not Macedonia; U.S. restore the truth! http://panmacedonian.info/our-petition/ #THATSNOTYOURNAME The United States Administration thought in 2004 that by recognizing FYROM as Macedonia would have brought stability. It was fooled. Sign the petition and ask Washington to restore truth and justice! BACKGAMMON CLUB 12 As is our custom, the priests of the parish will be visiting the local cemeteries for the recitations of the prayers of the church for the souls of our blessed loved ones who repose in the faith. The schedule of visits for Monday, May 30th is as follows: Please note the time change For Cedar Grove Cedar Grove-Peabody 8:30 a.m. Harmony Grove-Salem 9:45 a.m. Greenlawn-Salem 10:15 a.m. Walnut Grove-Danvers 10:45 a.m. North Beverly-Beverly 11:00 a.m. ACCESSIBLE!! It is with great joy and appreciation that we announce that the church building at St Vasilios is Handicap Accessible! Please remember to tell your friends and loved ones who may have mobility issues that the church is a sanctuary to all and now easier to attend. Please note: **There are special locations throughout the church where someone in a wheelchair or with a walker can easily sit with the congregation. Please ask the Sexton or a member of the Parish Council to help you find a spot. **The handicap accessible ladies room on the ground floor has also been set up as a baby changing station and a comfortable area for nursing moms or parents with fussy babies to sit. We will happily show you where it is if you do not know. MEMORIAL DAY CEMETERY VISITS Kata/ thv Hme/ra Avamvh/sewc, thv Deute/rav, 30 h Mai?ou, oi ierei/c thc koivo/thtoc qa episkefqou/v ta topika/ vekrotafei/a wc suvh/qwc dia/ thv te/lesiv tou kaqierwme/vou Trisagi/ou kata/ to ejh/c pro/ gramma: Παρακαλw να σημειώσετε την αλλαγή thc wrac sto Sh/der Grwb Sh/der Gkrw/b Peabody 8:30 p.m. X/a/rmovh Gkrw/b Salem 9:45 p.m. Grh/vlov -Salem 10:15 p.m. Oua/lvwt Gkrw/b Danvers 10:45 p.m. No/rq Mpe/berlh Beverly 11:00 p.m. 9

NOTICE OF PARISH ASSEMBLY THANK YOU I would like to personally thank all of the young ladies of our church who volunteered to be a Myrrophora on Holy Friday and also the parents for their continuing support. I sincerely thank Kiki Chakoutis and Stephanie Brown for their valued help in coordinating the girls for the afternoon and evening services. Xristos Anesti Jan Terzakis HEALTH AND WELLNESS Come walk with us for good cardiac health. There are many walking paths to explore. Walk one day or five,it's up to you. Walking with a group will be fun and motivational. If anyone is interested email me at. SKGrevelis@comcast.net. It's a great way to start your day. PHILOPTOCHOS RAFFLE Our end of the year raffle is one of our biggest fundraisers in supporting our Chapter to continue its mission throughout the year. 1st Prize is $1000.00; 2nd prize is $500.00 and 3rd prize is $500.00. Tickets are $20/ each. Drawing will take place on June 11th at our Newport, RI day trip. For purchasing your ticket, please contact Sophia Petromelis. Cell: 978-239-8674 Proceeds with stub should be mailed to Sophia Petromelis at: 33 Benevento Circle, Peabody, MA 01960 WEEKDAY SERVICES Saturday, May 21 Sts. Constantine & Helen 8:00 am Orthros 9:00 am Divine Liturgy KAQHMERINES IERES AKOLOUQIES Sabba/to 21 Mai/ou Kwnstanti/noc kai Ele/nh 8:00 p.m. Orqroc 9:00 p.m. Qei/a Leitourgi/a 10 11