St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church

Pastor Fr. Christopher P. Foustoukos Email: frchris@stvasilios.org Parish President Mrs. Sophia Pappas 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 Winter Hours Please note that winter hours for Church Services will begin on Sunday September 9 2012 Orthros - Greek 8:00 a.m. 1 st Divine Liturgy - English 9:00am 2 nd Divine Liturgy - Greek & English 10:30 am Office Hours 9 am - 5 pm XEIMERINES WRES Oi xeimerine/c w/rec qa arxi/souv thn Kuriakh/ 9h Septembri/ou 2012. Orqroc - Ellhnika/ 8:00 p.m. 1 h Qei/a Leitourgi/a-Agglika/ 9:00 p.m. 2 h Qei/a Leitourgi/a Ellhnika/ kai Agglika/ 10:30 p.m. Ώρες γραφείou 9 π.μ. - 5 μ.μ. 2012 Dates to Remember Today Parish Council Elections Sunday December 2 Philoptochos Christmas Luncheon Saturday December 8 12:30 St. Val s Men s Club Christmas Party Saturday December 8 Christmas Pageant Sunday December 16 Christmas Community Breakfast Sunday December 23 St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church WWW.STVASILIOS.ORG 14th Sunday of Luke ST. MAKRINA GROUP NEWS The St. Makrina group is joining a Pan- Orthodox food drive for St. Innocent s Orphanage in Tijuana Mexico. This orphanage is the only Orthodox orphanage that ministers specifically to young boys who have aged out of the traditional system (typically age 12 years old.) Shipping costs for St. Innocent s and Project Mexico are covered by a generous benefactor in California. Bags will be available in the Narthex. Please answer Christ s call to feed the hungry and protect the orphans by filling as many bags of food as you can. Thank you. Christmas Donations If you are interested in donating any of the following in memory of or for the health of a loved one please contact Fr. Chris: 2 Christmas Wreathes - $100 each December 2 2012

Sunday December 2 2012 Hymns Following the Gospel (Small Entrance) Apolytikion Apoluti/kion Savior Your tomb was sealed with a stone. Soldiers kept watch over Your sacred body. Yet You rose on the third day giving life to the world. Wherefore the powers of heaven cried out "O Giver of Life glory to Your Resurrection O Christ; glory to Your Kingdom glory to Your dispensation who alone are the Loving One." Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων καὶ στρατιωτῶν φυλασσόντων τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα ἀνέστης τριήμερος Σωτήρ δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὴν ζωήν. Διὰ τοῦτο αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐβόων σοι Ζωοδότα Δόξα τῇ ἀναστάσει σου Χριστέ δόξα τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου δόξα τῇ οἰκονομίᾳ σου μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε. Apolytikion for St. Vasilios Apoluti/kion tou Agi/ou Basilei/ou 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 On this day the Virgin cometh to a cave to give birth to God the Word ineffable Who was before all the ages. Dance for joy O earth on hearing the gladsome tidings; with the Angels and the shepherds now glorify Him Who is willing to be gazed on as a young Child Who before the ages is God.. Konta/kion H Parqe/noc sh/meron ton proaiw/nion Logon en Sphlai/w e/rxetai apotekei/n aporrh/ t wc. Xo/ r eue h oikoume/ n h akoutisqei/sa do/jason meta/ Agge/lwn kai twn Poime/nwn boulhqe/nta epofqh/ nai paidi/on ne/onto pro/ aiw/nwn Qeo/n. 2 11

ST VASILIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH ELECTION COMMITTEE The election will take place in the auditorium between 10:30 & 12:30. There are 13 open positions for the parish council for 2013. The following parish council members are up for re-election: 1. Tina Manolakos 2. Jason Panos 3. Bonnie Antoniou 4. Barbara Shahnaian 5. Costa Partaledis 6. Pam Katsiris 7. Bessie Silva 8. Dimitri Maistrellis 9. Victor Fanikos The following are new council candidates who have filed their nomination papers: 10. Thanasi Pantazelos 11. Dr. Constantine Costas 12. Helen Papadopoulos 13. George Glaros 14. Meni Frangias 15. Steve Stephanides The election slate of these 15 candidates was ratified by the General Assembly on November 19 2012. Elections will be held on Sunday December 2 nd. Election Committee Members Catherine Apostolides Maria Collins Mary Franggos Peter Franggos Constantine Connie Theokas George Papadopoulos Chair November 20 2012 10 Prokeimenon. Mode 1. Psalm 32.221 Let your mercy O Lord be upon us. Verse: Rejoice in the Lord O ye righteous. St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 5:8-19 Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true) and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness but instead expose them. For it is a shame even to speak of the things that they do in secret; but when anything is exposed by the light it becomes visible for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it is said "Awake O sleeper and arise from the dead and Christ shall give you light." Look carefully then how you walk not as unwise men but as wise making the most of the time because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart. Πρὸς Ἐφεσίους 5:8-19 Προκείμενον. Ἦχος α. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 32.221 Γένοιτο Κύριε τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφ' ἡμᾶς. Στίχ. Ἀγαλλιᾶσθε δίκαιοι ἐν Κυρίῳ Ἀδελφοί ὡς τέκνα φωτὸς περιπατεῖτε - ὁ γὰρ καρπὸς τοῦ πνεύματος ἐν πάσῃ ἀγαθωσύνῃ καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ἀληθείᾳ - δοκιμάζοντες τί ἐστιν εὐάρεστον τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ μὴ συγκοινωνεῖτε τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς ἀκάρποις τοῦ σκότους μᾶλλον δὲ καὶ ἐλέγχετε τὰ γὰρ κρυφῆ γινόμενα ὑπ αὐτῶν αἰσχρόν ἐστιν καὶ λέγειν. Τὰ δὲ πάντα ἐλεγχόμενα ὑπὸ τοῦ φωτὸς φανεροῦται πᾶν γὰρ τὸ φανερούμενον φῶς ἐστίν. Διὸ λέγει Ἔγειρε ὁ καθεύδων καὶ ἀνάστα ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν καὶ ἐπιφαύσει σοι ὁ Χριστός. Βλέπετε οὖν πῶς ἀκριβῶς περιπατεῖτε μὴ ὡς ἄσοφοι ἀλλ ὡς σοφοί ἐξαγοραζόμενοι τὸν καιρόν ὅτι αἱ ἡμέραι πονηραί εἰσιν. Διὰ τοῦτο μὴ γίνεσθε ἄφρονες ἀλλὰ συνιέντες τί τὸ θέλημα τοῦ κυρίου. Καὶ μὴ μεθύσκεσθε οἴνῳ ἐν ᾧ ἐστὶν ἀσωτία ἀλλὰ πληροῦσθε ἐν πνεύματι λαλοῦντες ἑαυτοῖς ψαλμοῖς καὶ ὕμνοις καὶ ᾠδαῖς πνευματικαῖς ᾄδοντες καὶ ψάλλοντες ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν τῷ κυρίῳ. 3

14th Sunday of Luke The Gospel of Luke 18:35-43 At that time as Jesus drew near to Jericho a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging; and hearing a multitude going by he inquired what this meant. They told him "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by." And he cried "Jesus Son of David have mercy on me!" And those who were in front rebuked him telling him to be silent; but he cried out all the more "Son of David have mercy on me!" And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him; and when he came near he asked him "What do you want me to do for you?" He said "Lord let me receive my sight." And Jesus said to him "Receive your sight; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight and followed him glorifying God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God. Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 18.35-43 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ Εγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ ἐγγίζειν αὐτὸν εἰς Ιεριχὼ τυφλός τις ἐκάθητο παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν προσαιτῶν ἀκούσας δὲ ὄχλου διαπορευομένου ἐπυνθάνετο τί εἴη ταῦτα. ἀπήγγειλαν δὲ αὐτῷ ὅτι Ιησοῦς ὁ Ναζωραῖος παρέρχεται. καὶ ἐβόησε λέγων Ιησοῦ υἱὲ Δαυΐδ ἐλέησόν με καὶ οἱ προάγοντες ἐπετίμων αὐτῷ ἵνα σιωπήσῃ αὐτὸς δὲ πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἔκραζεν υἱὲ Δαυΐδ ἐλέησόν με. σταθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς ἐκέλευσεν αὐτὸν ἀχθῆναι πρὸς αὐτόν. ἐγγίσαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτὸν λέγων τί σοι θέλεις ποιήσω; ὁ δὲ εἶπε Κύριε ἵνα ἀναβλέψω. καὶ ὁ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἀνάβλεψον ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέ σε. καὶ παραχρῆμα ἀνέβλεψε καὶ ἠκολούθει αὐτῷ δοξάζων τὸν Θεόν καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἰδὼν ἔδωκεν αἶνον τῷ Θεῷ. PHILOPTOCHOS BLANKET DRIVE The Philoptochos will be collecting NEW blankets from now until December 23 2012. We would like to make a difference to those less fortunate by keeping them warm this winter If you can help us Please drop off your new blanket at the church office or in the hall entrance next to the Christmas tree. Thank you for supporting our mission of giving. Jr. GOYA The St. Vasilios Jr. GOYA will be meeting on Sunday December 9th from 4:00-6:00PM in the parlor room. We'll be planning our activities for the remainder of the year and working on our Christmas outreach project. Jr. GOYA is open to all of our young people in grades 6-8. Come join us and see what we are all about! Please contact Mark Yankopoulos at mark.yankopoulos@yahoo.com with any questions. Continuing a yearly tradition our community will gather together once again for the Christmas Community on Sunday December 23 rd immediately following the 1 st Divine Liturgy. On that day the Divine Liturgy will begin at 8:30 a.m. Please complete the form below and return it to the Church Office no later than Monday December 17 th. The cost is $5 per person Detach and return this form to: St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church 5 Paleologos Street Peabody MA 01960 Your Name: Your Tel: Address: No. Attending at $5 each: Amt Enclosed $ Please make checks payable to: St. Vasilios 4 9

Opa! Christmas comes but once a year And when it does we gather near To friends and family we hold dear And celebrate with holiday cheer You're invited to attend the St. Vasilios Men's Club 33rd Christmas Dance Saturday December 8 2012 Featuring Ta Pethia 33rd Weekday Services St. Barbara Tuesday December 4 th St. Nicholas Thursday December 6 th St. Spyridon Wednesday December 12 th St. Dionysios Monday December 17 th Christmas Eve Liturgy Monday December 24 th Divine Liturgy 6:00 pm Christmas Day Liturgy Tuesday December 25 th KAQHMERINES IERES AKOLOUQIES /Agia Barba/ra Tri/th 4 h Dekembri/ou /Agioc Niko/laoc Pe/mpth 6 h Dekembri/ou /Agioc Spuri/dwn Teta/rth 12 h Dekembri/ou /Agioc Dionh/sioc Deute/ra 17 h Dekembri/ou Paramonh/ Xristouge/nnwn Deute/ra 24 h Dekembri/ou Qei/a Leitourgi/a stic 6:00 m.m. Ge/nnhsic tou Ihsou/ Xrhstou/ Tri/th 25 h Dekembri/ou Rev. Andrew Demotses Education Center $40.00 per person 6:00-7:00 PM Appetizers 7:30 PM Dinner Meatless Menu: Lobster Scallop Casserole Baked Haddock Vegetarian Moussaka BYOB Set-ups Beer and Wine included Cash Bar For information call: Mike Karamas(978) 531-8162 Steve Stephanides (978) 744-8531 For Reservations call: John Stavropoulos (603) 668-7057 9 Sherwood Drive Hookset NH 03106-1074 Snow Date: December 15 2012 Advertisement sponsored by the Community Credit Union of Peabody 8 2012 Community Christmas Card DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED For many years we have used our Community Christmas Card as a way to send greetings to our relatives and friends. As the expense of mailing individual cards has increased over the years and as busy lives leave little time for addressing stacks of envelopes our community Christmas card has become more popular. The proceeds of the card are used exclusively to strengthen the parish s ministry of benevolence and help for the poor. In these difficult economic times the exhausted resources of the Altar Fund need your generous response. We invite all who wish to make a free-will offering in whatever amount they consider appropriate. Please join us in sharing the blessings of the Christmas season. Fill in the following application and mail or bring it to the church office by the deadline of December 3 2012. PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY Name(s): Tel. No.: Donation Amount: 5

PLEASE PRAY FOR: 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: 40 day Sophia St.Clarire 20 yr. Stylianos Vatousios 2 yr. Trisagion Christos Kalafatis LITURGY LIGHTS James Maravelias in memory of wife Dora Maravelias. Mr. & Mrs. Tony Vatousios & Family in memory of father & grandfather Stylianos Vatousios. VIGIL LIGHTS James Maravelias in memory of wife Dora Maravelias. Mr. & Mrs. Tony Vatousios & Family in memory of father & grandfather Stylianos FINANCIAL UPDATE The following donations were received on November 25 2012. Trays $ 536 Candles $ 525 6 PTA COFFEE HOUR: Please join us for coffee hour today immediately following the first Divine Liturgy in the Educational Center. Today s coffee hour is fully sponsored by James A. Maravelias Peter Maravelias and Joan Tsapatsaris in loving memory of wife and mother Dora Maravelias at the 20 th anniversary of her falling asleep in the Lord. Today s coffee hours is also sponsored by Eleni Christina & Angelina kalafatis in loving memory of their grandfather Christos Kalafatis at the 2 year anniversary of his falling asleep in the lord. ARTOCLASIA An Artoklasia will be offered on Thursday December 6 th in honor of Saint Nicholas by Vasilios & Niki Roumeliotis for the good health of family. Everyone is invited for fellowship & coffee in the Parlor Room following the Divine Liturgy. ]Artoklasi/a tou Agi/ou Nikola/ou Ku/rioc kai Kuri/a Basilei/ou Roumeliw/th. Upe/r Ugei/ac thc Oikogenei/ac touc. OPERATION TROOP SUPPORT The 7th and 8th Grade Church School will dedicate their Giving Tree to "Operation Troop Support". The tree will be set up in the foyer of the Educational Center. Please select an ornament and return a new unwrapped gift to the designated bins. Gifts will be collected until December 30 2012. Thank you for your support! FROM THE CHOIR In our pews you will find a copy of St. Nectarios of Aegina prayer for the Theotokos in English and Greek. Please join us in singing to our Theotokos during the Sunday Liturgy. We sing it during the preparation of the Holy Gifts. Bell Tower Donation From the Community Credit Union It is with great pleasure that I announce the Community Credit Union s support of our Bell Tower Project. The Community Credit Union just announced a matching contribution up to $30000 for every pledge that is made by a parishioner who is a member of the Community Credit Union. If you are a member of the Community Credit Union and you make a pledge to the Bell Tower Fund the Community Credit Union will match your pledge up to a total maximum of $30000. To become a member of the Community Credit Union all that is required is to open an account. This is a wonderful opportunity that should not be missed. Please call the Community Credit Union for more details about becoming a member. On behalf of the St. Vasilios community I would like to thank Nick Sarantopoulos and the entire Board of Trustees of the Community Credit Union for their extraordinary generosity. Sincerely Sophia Nanis-Pappas Parish Council President 7