ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 5 ΜΑΪΟΥ 2013 ΜΕΓΑΛΟ ΚΑΙ ΑΓΙΟ ΠΑΣΧΑ

Saint Demetrios Cathedral Ss. Catherine & George Church 30-11 30th Drive 22-30 33rd Street Astoria, ny 11102 Astoria, NY 11105 Tel: 718-728-1718 Tel: 718-545-4796 Fax: 718-728-0079 ARCHIM. NEKTARIOS PAPAZAFIROPOULOS DEAN Mr. GARY SIDERIS Parish Council President www.saintdemetriosastoria.com ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 5 ΜΑΪΟΥ 2013 ΜΕΓΑΛΟ ΚΑΙ ΑΓΙΟ ΠΑΣΧΑ

ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΟΥ ΠΑΣΧΑ Κατὰ Ἰωάννην Α 1-17 Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος, καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος. Οὗτος ἦν ἐν ἀρχῇ πρὸς τὸν Θεόν. πάντα δι αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ χωρὶς αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο οὐδὲ ἓν ὃ γέγονεν. ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν, καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων. καὶ τὸ φῶς ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει, καὶ ἡ σκοτία αὐτὸ οὐ κατέλαβεν. Εγένετο ἄνθρωπος ἀπεσταλμένος παρὰ Θεοῦ, ὄνομα αὐτῷ Ιωάννης οὗτος ἦλθεν εἰς μαρτυρίαν, ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός, ἵνα πάντες πιστεύσωσι δι αὐτοῦ. οὐκ ἦν ἐκεῖνος τὸ φῶς, ἀλλ ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός. Ην τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινόν, ὃ φωτίζει πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐρχόμενον εἰς τὸν κόσμον. ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ἦν, καὶ ὁ κόσμος δι αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ ὁ κόσμος αὐτὸν οὐκ ἔγνω. εἰς τὰ ἴδια ἦλθε, καὶ οἱ ἴδιοι αὐτὸν οὐ παρέλαβον. ὅσοι δὲ ἔλαβον αὐτόν, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν τέκνα Θεοῦ γενέσθαι, τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, οἳ οὐκ ἐξ αἱμάτων, οὐδὲ ἐκ θελήματος σαρκός, οὐδὲ ἐκ θελήματος.ἀνδρός,ἀλλ.ἐκ.θεοῦ.ἐγεννήθησαν. Καὶ ὁ Λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο καὶ ἐσκήνωσεν ἐν ἡμῖν, καὶ ἐθεασάμεθα τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, δόξαν ὡς μονογενοῦς παρὰ πατρός, πλήρης χάριτος καὶ ἀληθείας. Ιωάννης μαρτυρεῖ περὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ κέκραγε λέγων οὗτος ἦν ὃν εἶπον, ὁ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν, ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν. Καὶ ἐκ τοῦ πληρώματος αὐτοῦ ἡμεῖς πάντες ἐλάβομεν, καὶ χάριν ἀντὶ χάριτος ὅτι ὁ νόμος διὰ Μωϋσέως ἐδόθη, ἡ χάρις καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια διὰ Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐγένετο. Great and Holy Pascha The Gospel of John 1:1-17 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God; all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light. The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world knew him not. He came to his own home, and his own people received him not. But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God; who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father. (John bore witness to him, and cried, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me ranks before me, for he was before me.'") And from his fullness have we all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. Από την Επιστολή Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων Α 1-8 Αὕτη ἡ ἡμέρα, ἣν ἐποίησεν ὁ Κύριος ἀγαλλιασώμεθα καὶ εὐφρανθῶμεν ἐν αὐτῇ Στίχ. ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ, ὅτι ἀγαθός, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ Τὸν μὲν πρῶτον λόγον ἐποιησάμην περὶ πάντων, ὦ Θεόφιλε, ὧν ἤρξατο ὁ Ἰησοῦς ποιεῖν τε καὶ διδάσκειν, ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας, ἐντειλάμενος τοῖς ἀποστόλοις διὰ πνεύματος ἁγίου οὓς ἐξελέξατο, ἀνελήφθη οἷς καὶ παρέστησεν ἑαυτὸν ζῶντα μετὰ τὸ παθεῖν αὐτὸν ἐν πολλοῖς τεκμηρίοις, δι ἡμερῶν τεσσαράκοντα ὀπτανόμενος αὐτοῖς, καὶ λέγων τὰ περὶ τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ. Καὶ συναλιζόμενος παρήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων μὴ χωρίζεσθαι, ἀλλὰ περιμένειν τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ πατρός, Ἣν ἠκούσατέ μου ὅτι Ἰωάννης μὲν ἐβάπτισεν ὕδατι, ὑμεῖς δὲ βαπτισθήσεσθε ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ οὐ μετὰ πολλὰς ταύτας ἡμέρας. Οἱ μὲν οὖν συνελθόντες ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν λέγοντες, Κύριε, εἰ ἐν τῷ χρόνῳ τούτῳ ἀποκαθιστάνεις τὴν βασιλείαν τῷ Ἰσραήλ; Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς, Οὐχ ὑμῶν ἐστιν γνῶναι

χρόνους ἢ καιροὺς οὓς ὁ πατὴρ ἔθετο ἐν τῇ ἰδίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ. Ἀλλὰ λήψεσθε δύναμιν, ἐπελθόντος τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος ἐφ ὑμᾶς καὶ ἔσεσθέ μοι μάρτυρες ἔν τε Ἱερουσαλήμ, καὶ ἐν πάσῃ τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ καὶ Σαμαρείᾳ, καὶ ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς. Acts of the Apostles 1:1-8 This is the day which the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Verse: Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his mercy endures for ever. IN THE FIRST BOOK, O Theophilos, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. To them he presented himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days, and speaking of the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, "you heard from me, for John baptized with water, but before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit." So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom of lsrael?" He said to them, "it is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth." Ζωοδόχου Πηγῆς May 10 Μὲ τὸ ὄνομα Ζωοδόχος Πηγὴ τοῦ Μπαλουκλὶ ἢ Παναγία ἡ Μπαλουκλιώτισσα φέρεται ἱερὸ χριστιανικὸ ἁγίασμα ποὺ βρίσκεται στὴ Κωνσταντινούπολη ἔξω ἀπὸ τὴ δυτικὴ πύλη τῆς Σηλυβρίας, ὅπου ὑπῆρχαν τὰ λεγόμενα «παλάτια τῶν πηγῶν» στὰ ὁποῖα οἱ Βυζαντινοὶ αὐτοκράτορες παραθέριζαν τὴν Ἄνοιξη. Πῆρε τὴν ὀνομασία του ἀπὸ τὸ τουρκικὸ ὄνομα Balik (=ψάρι) καὶ περιλαμβάνει τὸ μοναστήρι, τὴν ἐκκλησία καὶ τὸ ἁγίασμα. Γιὰ τὴν ἀποκάλυψη τοῦ Ἁγιάσματος ὑπάρχουν δύο ἐκδοχές: α) Ἡ πρώτη, ποὺ ἐξιστορεῖ ὁ Νικηφόρος Κάλλιστος ἀναφέρει ὅτι: Ὁ μετέπειτα αὐτοκράτορας Λέων ὁ Θρὰξ ἢ Λέων ὁ Μέγας (457 474 μ.χ.), ὅταν ἐρχόταν ὡς ἁπλὸς στρατιώτης στὴν Κωνσταντινούπολη, συνάντησε στὴ Χρυσὴ Πύλη ἕναν τυφλὸ ποὺ τοῦ ζήτησε νερό. Ψάχνοντας γιὰ νερό, μιὰ φωνὴ τοῦ ὑπέδειξε τὴν πηγή. Πίνοντας ὁ τυφλὸς καὶ ἐρχόμενο τὸ λασπῶδες νερὸ στὰ μάτια τοῦ θεραπεύτηκε. Ὅταν ἀργότερα ἔγινε αὐτοκράτορας, τοῦ εἶπε ἡ προφητικὴ φωνή, πὼς θὰ ἔπρεπε νὰ χτίσει δίπλα στὴν πηγὴ μία Ἐκκλησία. Πράγματι ὁ Λέων ἔκτισε μία μεγαλοπρεπὴ ἐκκλησία πρὸς τιμὴ τῆς Θεοτόκου στὸ χῶρο ἐκεῖνο, τὸν ὁποῖο καὶ ὀνόμασε «Πηγή». Ὁ Κάλλιστος περιγράφει τὴ μεγάλη αὐτὴ Ἐκκλησία μὲ πολλὲς λεπτομέρειες, ἂν καὶ ἡ περιγραφὴ ταιριάζει περισσότερο στὸ οἰκοδόμημα τοῦ Ἰουστινιανοῦ. Ἱστορικὰ πάντως εἶναι ἐξακριβωμένο, ὅτι τὸ 536 μ.χ. στὴ Σύνοδο τῆς Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, ὑπὸ τὸν Πατριάρχη Μηνᾶ 536 552 μ.χ., λαμβάνει μέρος καὶ ὁ Ζήνων, ἡγούμενος «τοῦ Οἴκου τῆς ἁγίας ἐνδόξου Παρθένου καὶ Θεοτόκου Μαρίας ἐν τῇ Πηγῇ». β) Ἡ δεύτερη, ποὺ ἐξιστορεῖ ὁ ἱστορικὸς Προκόπιος, τοποθετεῖται στὶς ἀρχὲς τοῦ 6ου αἰώνα καὶ ἀναφέρεται στὸν Ἰουστινιανό. Ὁ Ἰουστινιανὸς κυνηγοῦσε σ ἕνα θαυμάσιο τοπίο μὲ πολὺ πράσινο, νερὰ καὶ δένδρα. Ἐκεῖ, σὰν σὲ ὅραμα, εἶδε ἕνα μικρὸ παρεκκλήσι, πλῆθος λαοῦ καὶ ἕναν ἱερέα μπροστὰ σὲ μιὰ πηγή. «Εἶναι ἡ πηγὴ τῶν θαυμάτων» τοῦ εἶπαν. Καὶ ἔχτισε ἐκεῖ μοναστήρι μὲ ὑλικὰ ποὺ περίσσεψαν ἀπὸ τὴν Ἁγιὰ Σοφιά. Ὁ Ἰ. Κεδρηνὸς ἀναφέρει ὅτι χτίστηκε τὸ 560 μ.χ. Γράφοντας τὸν 14ο αἰ. μ.χ. γιὰ τὸ ἁγίασμα τῆς Πηγῆς ὁ Νικηφόρος Κάλλιστος παραθέτει, ἀπὸ διάφορὲς πηγές, ἕναν κατάλογο 63 θαυμάτων, ἀπὸ τὰ ὁποῖα τὰ 15 φθάνουν ὡς τὴν ἐποχή του. Σήμερα στὴν αὐλὴ τῆς Ζωοδόχου Πηγῆς βρίσκονται οἱ τάφοι τῶν Οἰκουμενικῶν Πατριαρχῶν. Τὸ δὲ ἁγίασμα βρίσκεται στὸν ὑπόγειο Ναὸ καὶ ἀποτελεῖται ἀπὸ μαρμαρόκτιστη πηγή, τὸ νερὸ τῆς ὁποίας θεωρεῖται ἁγιασμένο. Ἀπὸ ἐδῶ διαδόθηκε ὁ τύπος τῆς Παναγίας Ζωοδόχου Πηγῆς σὲ ὅλο τὸν ὀρθόδοξο κόσμο. Εἶναι ἀξιοσημείωτο ὅτι ψηφιδωτὴ παράσταση τῆς εἰκόνας σώζεται στὸν ἐσωνάρθηκα τῆς Μονῆς τῆς Χώρας. Ὁ Ναὸς αὐτὸς ἔμεινε γνωστὸς στὴν ἱστορία ὡς τὸ ἁγίασμα τοῦ «Μπαλουκλί». «Μπαλούκ» στὰ τουρκικὰ σημαίνει ψάρι καὶ ἡ παράδοση μᾶς λέει πὼς ἐκεῖ δίπλα στὸ ἁγίασμα, στὶς 23 Μαΐου 1453 μ.χ. ἕνας καλόγερος τηγάνιζε ψάρια, ὅταν κάποιος τοῦ ἔφερε τὴν εἴδηση πὼς πῆραν τὴν Πόλη οἱ Τοῦρκοι. Ὁ καλόγερος ἀπάντησε πὼς μόνο ἂν τὰ ψάρια ποὺ τηγάνιζε ἔφευγαν ἀπ τὸ τηγάνι καὶ ἔπεφταν μέσα στὸ ἁγίασμα θὰ πίστευε ὅτι ἔγινε κάτι τέτοιο. Καὶ πραγματικὰ τὰ ψάρια ζωντάνεψαν καὶ ἔπεσαν μέσα στὴν πηγὴ τοῦ ἁγιάσματος. Μέχρι σήμερα δέ, μέσα στὴν δεξαμενὴ τῆς Ζωοδόχου Πηγῆς διατηροῦνται ἑπτὰ ψάρια καὶ μάλιστα σὰν νὰ εἶναι μισοτηγανισμένα ἀπ τὴν μιὰ πλευρά. Σὲ ἀνάμνηση τῶν ἐγκαινίων τοῦ Ναοῦ ἀπὸ τὸν Αὐτοκράτορα Λέοντα ἡ Ἐκκλησία καθιέρωσε τὴν κάτ ἔτος ἑορτὴ τῆς Ζωοδόχου Πηγῆς, τὴν Παρασκευὴ τῆς Διακαινήσιμου Ἑβδομάδας. Εκ μέρους του Ιερατείου, του Σχολείου, της γραμματείας της Κοινότητος μας kαι όλων των οργανισμών της, eυχόμαστε στους ευσεβείς μας χριστιανούς Kαλό και Eυλογημένο Πάσχα.

ΤΕΛΕΤΟΥΡΓIΚΟΝ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΙΕΡΩΝ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΩΝ Κυριακή, 5, Μαΐου, 2013, ΤΟ ΑΓΙΟΝ ΠΑΣΧΑ Μόνο στην ΑΓΙΑ ΑΙΚΑΤΕΡΙΝΗ Εσπερινός Αγάπης 12:00μ.μ Δευτέρα, 6 Μαΐου, 2013 Γεωργίου Μεγαλομάρτυρος Του Τροπαιοφόρου ΑΓΙΟΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ Όρθρος & Θεία Λειτουργία 8:00-10:00π.μ. ΑΓΙΑ ΑΙΚΑΤΕΡΙΝΗ Όρθρος & Θεία Λειτουργία 8:00-11:00π.μ. Τρίτη, 7 Μαΐου, 2013 Ραφαήλ Νικολάου & Ειρήνης ΑΓΙΟΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ Όρθρος & Θεία Λειτουργία Πέμπτη, 9 Μαΐου, 2013 ΑΓΙΟΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ Εσπερινός 8:00-10:00π.μ. 6:00-7:00μ.μ. Παρασκευή, 10 Μαΐου, 2013 Ζωοδόχου Πηγής ΑΓΙΟΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ - ΑΓΙΑ ΑΙΚΑΤΕΡΙΝΗ Όρθρος & Θεία Λειτουργία 8:00-10:00π.μ. Κυριακή, 12 Μαΐου, 2013 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΟΥ ΘΩΜΑ ΑΓΙΟΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ 1.Όρθρος & Θ. Λειτουργία 7:30-10:30π.μ. 2.Θεία Λειτουργία 10:45-12:30μ.μ. ΑΓΙΑ ΑΙΚΑΤΕΡΙΝΗ Ὀρθρος & Θεία Λειτουργία 8:00-11:00π.μ. Welcome to Hellenic Orthodox Community of St. Demetrios We welcome all our visitors this morning and thank you for praying with us during the Divine Liturgy. While Holy Communion may only be received by prepared Orthodox Christians, our non-orthodox guests are welcome to join us in receiving blessed bread (Antidoron) from the priest at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy LITURGICAL SCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICES Sunday, May 5, 2013, EASTER SUNDAY Only at SAINT CATHERINE Great Vespers of Agape 12:00p.m. Monday, May 6, 2013, Georgios The Great Martyr SAINT DEMETRIOS Orthros & Divine Liturgy SAINT CATHERINE Orthros & Divine Liturgy Tuesday, May 7, 2013, Raphael, Nicholas, Irene SAINT DEMETRIOS Orthros & Divine Liturgy Thursday, May 9, 2013, SAINT DEMETRIOS Vespers 8:00-10:00 a.m. 8:00-11:00 a.m. 8:00-10:00 a.m. 6:00-7:00p.m. Friday, May 10, 2013, Life Giving Fountain of Theotokos SAINT DEMETRIOS - SAINT CATHERINE Orthros & Divine Liturgy 8:00-10:00 a.m. Sunday, May 12, 2013, Sunday of Thomas the Apostle SAINT DEMETRIOS 1.Οrthros & Divine Liturgy 7:30-10:30a.m. 2.Divine Liturgy 10:45-12:30pm. SAINT CATHERINE Orthros & Divine Liturgy 8:00-11:00 a.m. Υπενθυμίζουμε τους ευσεβείς μας χριστιανούς ότι, Ιερά μνημόσυνα θα τελεσθούν ΜΕΤΑ την Κυριακή του Θωμά, κατά το τυπικό της Αγίας του Χριστού Μεγάλης Εκκλησίας

Spring 2013 Dear Friends of the Saint Demetrios Community: For nearly 40 years the Saint Demetrios Festival has been a highlight of the year for our parish as well as the Astoria community at large. Held annually on the weekend before Memorial Day, our Festival celebrates our Greek-American heritage and also raises funds for our parish, including our day school pre-school through grade 12 the largest Greek-American school in the US. This year the Festival will be held May 16-19, 2013. We are pleased to announce that, for the first time, we are offering sponsorships that give donors the opportunity to support our community while receiving public recognition for their generosity. We are offering two types of sponsorships: Tent Sponsors: Those donating $1,000 or more will be featured on signs prominently placed throughout the food tent, with their name or the name of their business. This will provide high-visibility exposure to the more than 20,000 visitors who attend the four-day event (Thursday Sunday). Tent Sponsors will also be recognized on menus placed on tables. Food & Beverage Donors: We will also acknowledge donations that cover the cost of the food and beverage items that we serve at the festival. Donors will be acknowledged on menus placed on tables throughout the food tent. Please see the attached for a list of our donation opportunities. We hope you will consider supporting our festival. For further information on becoming a sponsor or donor, please call Gary Sideris at 718-288-8908 or Costas Eliades at 917-921-7278. Thank you for your support. Sincerely, The Festival Committee Saint Demetrios Cathedral of Astoria 2013 Festival Sponsorship Opportunities Count me in! I d like to support the Saint Demetrios Festival. Tent Sponsor: Donation of $1,000+ entitles sponsor to a prominent sign in the food tent. Additional Donation Opportunities Box of Souvlakia $ 50 X = $ Gyro Cone $ 80 X = $ Case of Hot Dogs $ 30 X = $ Case of French Fries $ 30 X = $ Box of Pita Bread $ 25 X = $ Tray of Trad. Greek Food $ 75 X = $ Tray of Spanakopita $ 75 X = $ Tray of Tyropita $ 75 X = $ Tray of Greek Pastries $ 80 X = $ Case of Soda/Water $ 10 X = $ Keg of Domestic Beer $100 X = $ Keg of Imported Beer $150 X = $ TOTAL DONATION: $ All donations to Saint Demetrios are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

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