SAINTS CONSTANTINE AND HELEN GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 1 Mary Crest Road, West Nyack, New York 10994 (845) 623-4023 www.saintschchurch.org westnyack@optonline.net PARISH PRIEST: FATHER SAMARAS WELCOME TO OUR PARISH FAMILY Sunday Church Hours: Proskomidi: 8:15 a.m. Orthros: 8:45 a.m. Doxology: 9:50 a.m. Divine Liturgy: 10:00 a.m. Usher group 1 March 25th, 2018 ANNUNCIATION OF OUR THEOTOKOS ANNUNCIATION. On this day, we commemorate the Annunciation of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-virgin Mary. Also, on this day, the fifth Sunday of Lent, we observe the memory of our devout Mother Mary of Egypt. April 9 th, April 13 th, April 22 nd, Monday, Kali Parea, 11:30am Friday, Zoodochos Pigi, Orthros 8:45 a.m., Divine Liturgy 10am Memorial in loving memory of Penelope Orkoulas, 1 year, given by her husband Jerry Orkoulas and family. Also NYC Greek Independence Day Parade bus departure 12:30pm Way Upcoming, but Always Planning Ahead For a long time, our parish is deeply blessed by the donations of flowers to decorate our Epitafio and contributions towards their purchase. We need to ask ahead of time for your support in providing for our Church services and your spiritual enjoyment. Can anyone help us with the expenses of the flowers used for decorating our traditional Kouvouklion, which houses our beautiful Epitafio? Coffee Hour Today, our coffee hour is sponsored by our PTA. March 31 st : April 1st, April 2nd, April 3rd, April 4th, April 5 th, April 6 th, April 7 th, April 8 th Today is Greek Independence Day UPCOMING SERVICES EVENTS Saturday, SATURDAY OF LAZAROS Orthros 8:45 a.m., Div. Liturgy 10am Student Communion Breakfast Sponsored by George Hanos family and our PTA. Palm Cross Making. Palm Sunday, Orthros 8:45 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am. Palm Sunday Luncheon Sponsored by our Parish Council All invited! Bridegroom Service 7:00 pm Holy Monday, Bridegroom Service 7:00 pm Holy Tuesday, Bridegroom Service 7:00 pm Holy Wednesday, Holy Unction Sacrament of Healing 3:00 pm Nipter Service 7:00 pm Holy Thursday, Vesperal Divine Liturgy Of Saint Basil 8:00 am Holy Passion of our Lord 7:00 pm Holy Friday, Great Royal Hours 8:30 am Descent of our Lord from the Cross 3:00 pm Burial Lamentations 7:00 pm Holy Saturday, Vesperal Divine Liturgy Of Saint Basil 9:00 am Service of the Canon 11:00 pm Resurrection Divine Liturgy, 12:00 Midnight Pascha Sunday, Vespers of Love, 12:30pm Festival 2018 It s that time of year again; preparations for our festival have began! If you have some available time and would like to help fold spanakopites, please call the church office for details. Greek Independence Day Parade Sunday, April 22nd, Greek Independence Day will be celebrated with the traditional PARADE on 5th Avenue, in NYC. Our parish will participate in the parade as we traditionally do. We will provide a bus for all our parishioners, students and children that wish to attend the parade, the bus will be leaving our church right after our Divine Liturgy. In order to ensure a seat on the bus, please write your name and all attending on the list posted on our bulletin board, or call our church office. Philoptochos We are now accepting your order for the Easter Bread Tsourekia. Today Last day to Order. Please contact Lola (845) 638-0713 or Mary (845) 735-4523. Announcement of our Greek Youth Dance Group This program is open to all children of our parish, ages 5-12. Our next practice is on Friday, March 30th, at 5:00 pm.
AHEPA - Save the Date! AHEPA will have their annual Greek Night Event Saturday, May 5 th More details will follow. Saint Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 2:11-18 of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For with God nothing will be impossible." And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her. My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For he has regarded the humility of his servant. BRETHREN, he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified have all one origin. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying, "I will proclaim your name to my brethren, in the midst of the congregation I will praise you." And again, "I will put my trust in him." And again, "Here am I, and the children God has given me. Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same nature, that through death he might destroy him who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage. For surely, it is not with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of Abraham. Therefore, he had to be made like his brethren in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make expiation for the sins of the people. For because he himself has suffered and been tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted. The Holy Gospel According to Saint Luke 1:24-38 In those days, Elizabeth the wife of Zacharias conceived and for five months she hid herself, saying, "Thus the Lord had done to me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men." In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, "Hail, O favored one, the Lord is with you! Blessed are you among women!" But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end." And Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I have no husband?" And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power Philoptochos - Prosfora Baking Lesson
2018 Philoptochos Stewardship Saint Irene Ladies Philoptochos Society Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church Philoptochos is a philanthropic society of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America undertaking various outreach programs for over 80 years. St. Irene Ladies Philoptochos of Ss. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church is comprised of dedicated ladies of our community. Our mission is to promote philanthropic participation in the many activities in our community. We give our time, talents and treasurers, in an effort to fulfill, creatively and in fellowship, the charitable goals and commitments of our community, our Church, National Philoptochos as we alleviate the suffering of those in need. We welcome new members to this very prestigious organization. We understand that some of you hesitate to commit due to your busy schedule, yet no matter how little, any support you provide is a blessing. The level of outreach that our Philoptochos needs to provide has grown even more at these critical economic times. We offer you the opportunity to come, see and join us! We hold our meetings during fellowship hour on the 2 nd Sunday of each month. Please fill out the form below and either give it to a Philoptochos officer during fellowship hour or mail it to the church address below. Thank you for your ongoing support!! Please cut here----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 PHILOPTOCHOS STEWARDSHIP FORM PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT $23 OF YOUR TOTAL STEWARDSHIP COMMITMENT IS FORWARDED TO NATIONAL PHILOPTOCHOS AND TO THE DISTRICT PHILOPTOCHOS. $75 $50 $40 $35 Please make checks payable to Ladies Philoptochos Mail to: Saints Constantine & Helen Church, One Marycrest Road, West Nyack, NY 10994 Name Address Phone # E MAIL: Κυριακή 25 Μαρτίου, 2018 Ευαγγελισµός της Θεοτόκου Σήµερα είναι του Ευαγγελισµού της Υπεραγίας Θεοτόκου - 5 η Κυριακή των Νηστειών και τιµάται η Οσία Μαρία η Αιγυπτία. Επίσης, σήµερα είναι Εθνική Εορτή και τιµάται η Ελληνική Επανάσταση του 1821. Προσεχείς Λειτουργίες Εκδηλώσεις 31 Μαρτίου, Σαββάτo του Λαζάρου, Oρθρος 8:45 πµ, Θεία Λειτουργία 10:00 πµ Koινωνία Μαθητών - Ετοιµασία Βάΐων Σταυρών Προσφορά πρωινού από τη οικογένεια Γεωργίου Χάνου και του ΡΤΑ. 1 Απριλίου, Κυριακή των Βαΐων Oρθρος 8:45 πµ Θεία Λειτουργία 10:00 πµ Προσφορά µεσηµεριανού από το Εκκλησιαστικό µας Συµβούλιο - Ακολουθία Νυµφίου 7:00 µµ 2 Απρίλιου, Μεγάλη Δευτέρα Ακολουθία Νυµφίου 7:00 µµ 3 Απρίλιου, Μεγάλη Τρίτη Ακολουθία Νυµφίου 7:00 µµ 4 Απρίλιου, Mεγάλη Τετάρτη Μυστήριο Ευχελαίου 3:00 µµ Ακολουθία του Νιπτήρος 7:00 µµ 5 Απριλίου, Μεγάλη Πέµπτη Θεία Λειτουργία Μ. Βασιλείου 8:00 πµ Τα Άγια Παθη 7:00 µµ 6 Απριλίου, Μεγάλη Παρασκευή Βασιλικές Ώρες 8:30 πµ Η Αποκαθήλωσις 3:00 µµ Επιτάφιος Θρήνος 7:00 µµ 7 Aπριλίου, Μεγάλο Σάββατ, Eσπερινή Θεία Λειτουργία Μ. Βασιλείου 9:00 πµ Ακολουθία Κανόνος 11:00µµ Θεία Λειτουργία Αναστάσεως, 12:00 Μεσονύκτιον 8 Απριλίου, Κυριακή - ΑΓΙΟΝ ΠΑΣΧΑ Εσπερινός Αγάπης, 12:30 µµ 9 Απριλίου, Δευτέρα, Καλή Παρέα, 11.30πµ 13 Απριλίου, Παρασκευή, Ζωοδόχου Πηγής, Oρθρος 8:45 πµ, ΘΛειτουργία 10 πµ 22 Απριλίου, Κυριακή, µνηµόσυνο της αγαπητής Πηνελόπης Ορκουλα, από τον σύζυγό της Jerry Orkoulas και τη οικογένειά τους. Επισης, Ελληνική Εθνική Παρέλαση στη Νέα Υόρκη, η αποχώρηση λεωφορείου θα γίνει στις 12.30µµ Παρακαλούµε όσους έχουν τη ευχαρίστηση και τη δυνατότητα να προσφέρουν δωρεές για τη αγορά λουλουδιών πρός στόλισµα του Αγίου Επιταφίου της Εκκλησίας µας.
Κοινωνικός Καφές Σήµερα ο καφές είναι προσφορά του ΡΤΑ. Φεστιβάλ 2018 O καιρός πλησιάζει και αρχίζουµε τις προετοιµασίες για το φετινό φεστιβάλ. Εάν έχετε κάποιο διαθέσιµο χρόνο και θέλατε να βοηθήσετε στο τύλιγµα σπανακόπιτων, τηλεφωνήσετε στο γραφείο της εκκλησίας για πληροφορίες. Ελληνική Εθνική Παρέλαση 25 ης Μαρτίου Κυριακή, 22 Απριλίου, θα γίνει η Ελληνική Εθνική ΠΑΡΕΛΑΣΗ της 25η Μαρτίου στη 5η Λεωφόρο της Νεας Υόρκης. Οπως συνήθως, θα παρελάσουµε ως ενορία και θα παρέχουµε λεωφορείο πρός εξυπηρέτηση των ενοριτών µας και όλων των παιδιών και µαθητών που θέλουν να παραβρεθούν τη παρέλαση, µόλις τελειώσει η Θεία Λειτουργία. Παρακαλούµε να δηλώσετε εγκαίρως συµµετοχή για κράτηση θέσεως στη λίστα που υπάρχει στον πίνακα ανακοινώσεων η τηλεφωνόντας στο γραφείο της εκκλησίας µας. Ανακοίνωση γκρούπ του Ελληνικού Χορού Το γκρούπ του Ελληνικού χορού έχει οργανωθεί και έχει ήδη αρχίσει. Το πρόγραµµα έιναι για τα παιδιά της ενορίας µας 5-12 ετών. Δέχοντε εγγραφές, θα βρείτε έντυπα εγγραφής στο πίνακα ανακοινώσεων, στο γραφείο ή στη ιστοσελίδα της εκκλησίας µας. Η επόµενη συνάντηση θα γίνει την Παρασκευή, 30 Μαρτίου, 5µµ. Φιλόπτωχος Δέχοµαστε τις παραγγελίες για τα τσουρέκια του Πάσχα, τηλ. στη Λόλα (845) 638-0713 ή στη Μαίρη (845) 735-4523. AHEPA Η ΑΗΕΡΑ θα έχει την ετήσια εκδήλωση Ελληνικής βραδιάς, το Σαββάτο, 5 Μαίου. Θα σας ενηµερώσουµε µε περισσότερες πληροφορίες σύντοµα. Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 2:11-18 Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή µου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἠγαλλίασε τὸ πνεῦµά µου ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ τῷ σωτῆρί µου. Στίχ. Ὅτι ἐπέβλεψεν ἐπὶ τὴν ταπείνωσιν τῆς δούλης αὐτοῦ. Ἀδελφοί, ὁ ἁγιάζων καὶ οἱ ἁγιαζόµενοι, ἐξ ἑνὸς πάντες διʼ ἣν αἰτίαν οὐκ ἐπαισχύνεται ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοὺς καλεῖν, λέγων, Ἀπαγγελῶ τὸ ὄνοµά σου τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς µου, ἐν µέσῳ ἐκκλησίας ὑµνήσω σε. Καὶ πάλιν, Ἐγὼ ἔσοµαι πεποιθὼς ἐπʼ αὐτῷ. Καὶ πάλιν, Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ καὶ τὰ παιδία ἅ µοι ἔδωκεν ὁ θεός. Ἐπεὶ οὖν τὰ παιδία κεκοινώνηκεν σαρκός καὶ αἵµατος, καὶ αὐτὸς παραπλησίως µετέσχεν τῶν αὐτῶν, ἵνα διὰ τοῦ θανάτου καταργήσῃ τὸν τὸ κράτος ἔχοντα τοῦ θανάτου, τοῦτʼ ἔστιν τὸν διάβολον, καὶ ἀπαλλάξῃ τούτους, ὅσοι φόβῳ θανάτου διὰ παντὸς τοῦ ζῇν ἔνοχοι ἦσαν δουλείας. Οὐ γὰρ δήπου ἀγγέλων ἐπιλαµβάνεται, ἀλλὰ σπέρµατος Ἀβραὰµ ἐπιλαµβάνεται. Ὅθεν ὤφειλεν κατὰ πάντα τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ὁµοιωθῆναι, ἵνα ἐλεήµων γένηται καὶ πιστὸς ἀρχιερεὺς τὰ πρὸς τὸν θεόν, εἰς τὸ ἱλάσκεσθαι τὰς ἁµαρτίας τοῦ λαοῦ. Ἐν ᾧ γὰρ πέπονθεν αὐτὸς πειρασθείς, δύναται τοῖς πειραζοµένοις βοηθῆσαι. Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 1:24-38 Ἐν ταῖς ἡµέραις ἐκείναις συνέλαβεν Ελισάβετ ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ, καὶ περιέκρυβεν ἑαυτὴν µῆνας πέντε, λέγουσα ὅτι οὕτω µοι πεποίηκεν ὁ Κύριος ἐν ἡµέραις αἷς ἐπεῖδεν ἀφελεῖν τὸ ὄνειδός µου ἐν ἀνθρώποις. Εν δὲ τῷ µηνὶ τῷ ἕκτῳ ἀπεστάλη ὁ ἄγγελος Γαβριὴλ ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰς πόλιν τῆς Γαλιλαίας, ᾗ ὄνοµα Ναζαρέτ, πρὸς παρθένον µεµνηστευµένην ἀνδρί, ᾧ ὄνοµα Ιωσήφ, ἐξ οἴκου Δαυΐδ, καὶ τὸ ὄνοµα τῆς παρθένου Μαριάµ. καὶ εἰσελθὼν ὁ ἄγγελος πρὸς αὐτὴν εἶπε χαῖρε, κεχαριτωµένη ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ εὐλογηµένη σὺ ἐν γυναιξίν. ἡ δὲ ἰδοῦσα διεταράχθη ἐπὶ τῷ λόγῳ αὐτοῦ, καὶ διελογίζετο ποταπὸς εἴη ὁ ἀσπασµὸς οὗτος. καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἄγγελος αὐτῇ µὴ φοβοῦ, Μαριάµ εὗρες γὰρ χάριν παρὰ τῷ Θεῷ. καὶ ἰδοὺ συλλήψῃ ἐν γαστρὶ καὶ τέξῃ υἱόν, καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνοµα αὐτοῦ Ιησοῦν. οὗτος ἔσται µέγας καὶ υἱὸς ὑψίστου κληθήσεται, καὶ δώσει αὐτῷ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τὸν θρόνον Δαυῒδ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ βασιλεύσει ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον Ιακὼβ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, καὶ τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔσται τέλος. εἶπε δὲ Μαριὰµ πρὸς τὸν ἄγγελον πῶς ἔσται µοι τοῦτο, ἐπεὶ ἄνδρα οὐ γινώσκω; καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ἄγγελος εἶπεν αὐτῇ Πνεῦµα Αγιον ἐπελεύσεται ἐπὶ σὲ καὶ δύναµις ὑψίστου ἐπισκιάσει σοι διὸ καὶ τὸ γεννώµενον ἅγιον κληθήσεται υἱὸς Θεοῦ. καὶ ἰδοὺ Ελισάβετ ἡ συγγενής σου καὶ αὐτὴ συνειληφυῖα υἱὸν ἐν γήρει αὐτῆς, καὶ οὗτος µὴν ἕκτος ἐστὶν αὐτῇ τῇ καλουµένῃ στείρᾳ ὅτι οὐκ ἀδυνατήσει παρὰ τῷ Θεῷ πᾶν ῥῆµα. εἶπε δὲ Μαριάµ ἰδοὺ ἡ δούλη Κυρίου γένοιτό µοι κατὰ τὸ ῥῆµά σου. καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ἀπ αὐτῆς ὁ ἄγγελος. Ωρες λειτουργίας του γραφείου της εκκλησίας µας 9πµ 2µµ.