ANNUNCIATION

GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL Norfolk, VA

Rev. Presbyter George Bessinas, M.Div., Dean

Rev. Protopresbyter Constantine Rogakos, Ph. D., Associate

16th Sunday of Luke

Sunday, February 1, 2015

SUNDAY BULLETIN AND WEEKLY NEWS

Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee:

The Triodion Begins Today

Your Martyr, O Lord, was worthily awarded by You the crown of incorruption, in that he contested for You our immortal God. Since he pos-sessed Your power, he defeated the tyrants, dashing the demons' power-less displays of defiance. O Christ God, at his fervent entreaties, save our souls.

APOLYTIKION for the Forefeast of the Entrance of the Lord into the Temple

With our hearts instead of arms today, believers, with most pure and righteous thoughts let us receive in our embrace the Lord and Master who comes to us, and let us offer our fore-festal hymns of praise.

Today is the beginning of our salvation, The revelation of the eternal mystery! The Son of God becomes the Son of the Virgin. As Gabriel announces the coming of Grace. Together with him let us cry to the Theotokos: Rejoice, O Full of Grace, The Lord is with You!

The stone had been secured with a seal by the Judeans, and a guard of soldiers was watching Your immaculate body. You rose on the third day, O Lord and Savior, ranting life unto the world. And therefore the powers of heaven cried to You, O Giver-of-Life: Glory to Your resurrec-tion, O Christ; glory to Your kingdom; glory to Your dispensation, only One who loves mankind.

On February 1, we commemorate the holy martyr Tryphon of Lamp-sacus; our devout father Peter of Galatia; our devout father Bendimianos; our devout father and confessor Basil, Archbishop of Thessaloniki, who was from Athens; the devout Timothy reposed in peace; the holy martyr Theion, with two children, died by the sword; the holy martyr Karion died after hav-ing his tongue cut out; the holy martyr Perpetua and those with her: Satu-rus, Revocatus, Saturninus, Secundulus, and Felicity. The holy new martyr Anastasios of Nafplion, who witnessed in Nafplion in the year 1655, died by being cut into small pieces. From the Triodion. On this day, we remember the parable of the Publican and the Pharisee from the holy Gospel of the Evangelist Luke (18:10-14).

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Orthros (Matins): 8:45 AM

Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM (of St. John Chrysostom)

KONTAKION of the Forefeast of the Presentation of the Lord

Resurrectional APOLYTIKION Mode 1

APOLYTIKION of the Annunciation

APOLYTIKION of Holy Martyr Tryphon of Lampsacus

The choir of heaven's hosts, from the vaults of the heavens, bends forward to the earth and beholds as an infant the first-born of all creation being carried in the embrace of His holy virgin Mother unto the Temple. And with us they sign today a fore-festal anthem, in awe and as-tonishment.

Ο ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Πρὸς ῾Ρωμαίους 8:28-39

Prokeimenon: To the saints on His earth, in them the Lord magnified all His will. Mode 4

Brethren, we know that in everything God works for good with those

who love him, who are called according to his purpose. For those

whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image

of his Son, in order that he might be the first -born among many

brethren. And those whom he predestined he also called; and those

whom he called he also justified; and those whom he justified he also

glorified. What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who is

against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us

all, will he not also give us all things with him? Who shall bring any

charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies; who is to con-

demn? Is it Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised from the

dead, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us?

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or

distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

As it is written, "For thy sake we are being killed all the day long; we

are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we

are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure

that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things

present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor

anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love

of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Ἀδελφοί, οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν τὸν θεὸν πάντα συνεργεῖ εἰς ἀγαθόν, τοῖς κατὰ πρόθεσιν κλητοῖς οὖσιν. Ὅτι οὓς προέγνω, καὶ προώρισεν συμμόρφους τῆς εἰκόνος τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ, εἰς τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν πρωτότοκον ἐν πολλοῖς ἀδελφοῖς· οὓς δὲ προώρισεν, τούτους καὶ ἐκάλεσεν· καὶ οὓς ἐκάλεσεν, τούτους καὶ ἐδικαίωσεν· οὓς δὲ ἐδικαίωσεν, τούτους καὶ ἐδόξασεν. Τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν πρὸς ταῦτα; Εἰ ὁ θεὸς ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, τίς καθʼ ἡμῶν; Ὅς γε τοῦ ἰδίου υἱοῦ οὐκ ἐφείσατο, ἀλλʼ ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν πάντων παρέδωκεν αὐτόν, πῶς οὐχὶ καὶ σὺν αὐτῷ τὰ πάντα ἡμῖν χαρίσεται; Τίς ἐγκαλέσει κατὰ ἐκλεκτῶν θεοῦ; Θεὸς ὁ δικαιῶν· τίς ὁ κατακρίνων; Χριστὸς ὁ ἀποθανών, μᾶλλον δὲ καί ἐγερθείς, ὃς καὶ ἔστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ θεοῦ, ὃς καὶ ἐντυγχάνει ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν. Τίς ἡμᾶς χωρίσει ἀπὸ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Χριστοῦ; Θλῖψις, ἢ στενοχωρία, ἢ διωγμός, ἢ λιμός, ἢ γυμνότης, ἢ κίνδυνος, ἢ μάχαιρα; Καθὼς γέγραπται ὅτι Ἕνεκέν σου θανατούμεθα ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν· ἐλογίσθημεν ὡς πρόβατα σφαγῆς. Ἀλλʼ ἐν τούτοις πᾶσιν ὑπερνικῶμεν διὰ τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντος ἡμᾶς. Πέπεισμαι γὰρ ὅτι οὔτε θάνατος οὔτε ζωὴ οὔτε ἄγγελοι οὔτε ἀρχαὶ οὔτε δυνάμεις οὔτε ἐνεστῶτα οὔτε μέλλοντα οὔτε ὕψωμα οὔτε βάθος οὔτε τις κτίσις ἑτέρα δυνήσεται ἡμᾶς χωρίσαι ἀπὸ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ θεοῦ τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ κυρίῳ ἡμῶν.

EPISTLE READING St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 8:28-39

ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 18:10-14

THE GOSPEL READING Gospel of Luke 18:10-14

The Lord said this parable, "Two men went up into the temple to

pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee

stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank you that I am not

like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax

collector. I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all that I get.' But the tax

collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven,

but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' I tell

you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other;

for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who hum-

bles himself will be exalted."

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην· Ἄνθρωποι δύο ἀνέβησαν εἰς

τὸ ἱερὸν προσεύξασθαι, ὁ εἷς Φαρισαῖος καὶ ὁ ἕτερος τελώνης. ὁ

Φαρισαῖος σταθεὶς πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ταῦτα προσηύχετο· ὁ Θεός,

εὐχαριστῶ σοι ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ ὥσπερ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἅρπαγες,

ἄδικοι, μοιχοί, ἢ καὶ ὡς οὗτος ὁ τελώνης· νηστεύω δὶς τοῦ σαββάτου,

ἀποδεκατῶ πάντα ὅσα κτῶμαι. καὶ ὁ τελώνης μακρόθεν ἑστὼς οὐκ

ἤθελεν οὐδὲ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐπᾶραι, ἀλλ᾿ ἔτυπτεν

εἰς τὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦ λέγων· ὁ Θεός, ἱλάσθητί μοι τῷ ἁμαρτωλῷ. λέγω

ὑμῖν, κατέβη οὗτος δεδικαιωμένος εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ ἢ γὰρ ἐκεῖνος·

ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται, ὁ δὲ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν

ὑψωθήσεται.

ALTAR BOYS

Christopher Bessinas, Nicholas Sarris, Christopher Sarris, Costas Delidakis, Michael Rea, Eletherios Mendrinos, Alex Mendrinos, Nicholas

Araboglu, Luke Jacovides, Michael Marcou, Adrian Williams

EPISTLE READER

John Mangus

MEMORIALS

Luke Kitis 40 Day Memorial

WORSHIP SERVICES FOR THIS WEEK

Liturgy of the Presentation of the Lord, Monday, February 2 Orthros 8:30 am, Liturgy 9:30 am, Chapel

Small Paraklesis, Thursday, February 5 at 6:30pm, Chapel

TODAY

Godparent/Godchild Sunday

UPCOMING EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

GOLDEN YEARS: Tuesday, February 3 at 10:30 am.

NO BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP THIS WEEK: Father George will be away at the Annual Metropolis of New Jersey Clergy Retreat.

The St. Maria of Paris Outreach Committee thanks Athena O’Dea and her team: Angelo Neskis, Evan Almyrantis, John Maroulis, Charlene Ka-ralis, Gina Loucas, Anna Pedos, Fotini Cain, Demetri Cain, Mary Stern-berg, John Douglas and Cindy Shakallis. Helen Manuel's team will be hosting the February 5 dinner.

PHILOPTOCHOS: Join us Sunday, Feb. 22nd after Divine Liturgy for a reception honoring our scholarship recipients. Donations will be accepted at that time for Philoptochos support of National Autism Month.

HOPE/JOY: Our next meeting will be on February 7th from 3-5pm (new

time) in the Social Hall. We will be making koulourakia to share and en-joy. Our lesson will focus on love. Please RSVP by Wed. February 4

th to

Anna (anna@feliberti.com or 486-3036) so that we know how many sup-plies are needed.

ORATORICAL FESTIVAL: It is coming up fast!!!! It is for kids in grades 7-12 to participate. We will begin writing workshops on Monday nights start-ing February 2nd at 5:30 for boys/6:30 for girls for three weeks. The parish festival will take place either February 27/28 (TBD).

HWC: Our Valentine’s Day Luncheon will be held on Sunday, February 15 after the Divine Liturgy. Please call Chris Bachas or Connie McMahon for reservations. (RESERVATIONS REQUIRED) The HWC will match the pro-ceeds from the Free Will Donation and send to the St. Nicholas Shrine in NY. Lunch is for member and 1 guest.

ORDER of AHEPA- Adult members of our community are invited to join the brothers of the Order of AHEPA on Saturday evening, February 14, beginning at 7pm at the AHEPA House, as we celebrate "Apokries" (the Orthodox tradition of the preparation period prior to Great Lent), as we host our 3rd Annual "Apokriatiko Glendi" or Masquerade Party. Tickets prices are $20 for Adults and $15 for Students. For tickets information you can contact Evan Almyrantis, 274-1210, or email ahepach122@gmail.com. Tickets will also be available after church on Sundays in the Hellenic Cen-ter.

mailto:anna@feliberti.commailto:ahepach122@gmail.com

Join us every Tuesday

night at 6:30 PM to study the letter of

St. Paul to the

Ephesians

Bible Study Fellowship Byzantine Chant Workshop

“Those who sing pray twice!”

Come and learnt o sing the hymns of

our Church!

Everyone is welcome! All Ages!

No experience required,

Just bring your voice!

Monday nights

From 7:15-8:15 PM

St. Theodore the Commander Chapel

CALL THOMAS MANUEL FOR

QUESTIONS OR TO RSVP 757-440-0500

GREAT LENT 2015

Great Lent starts on Monday, February 23

Great Compline Services, Mondays at 6:30 pm, Chapel Bible Study to follow

Presanctified Liturgy, Wednesdays at 6:30 pm, Chapel

Salutation Services, Friday at 6:30 pm, Cathedral

Godparent & Godchildren Sunday Sunday, February 1, 2015

10 Ideas of some great activities to do together 1. Share memories from baptismal day

2. Bake something! (Artoclasia, Prosforo)

3. Decorate a wooden cross

4. Take a photo together each year

5. Visit a monastery

6. Read about your baptismal names

7. Share a meal together

8. Study a spiritual book

9. Receive the Eucharist

10. Spend more time in each other's lives and come to church together and pray for

one another

"As many as have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. Alleluia." -Romans 6:3

Hellenic Woman's Club 2015 Easter Bake Sale Order Form Pick up Apr 3rd & 4th 10:00am-1:00pm ;Apr 5th After Divine Liturgy

Name (please print): __________________________________________ Address (street): _____________________________________________ City/State/Zip: _______________________________________________ Telephone (day/night): ________________________________________ Email Address: ______________________________________________

Item Unit

Price

Quantity Extended

Price

Tsoureki $7.00

Koulourakia

(Bakers DZ)

$4.00

Tote Bag $5.00

100th

Ann. Apron

$20.00

HWC

Cookbook

$25.00

TOTAL

Please complete form and mail with checks made payable to Hellenic Woman’s Club

to Patty Leondarides at 334 Dorwin Drive, Norfolk, VA 23502

round w/ egg

long w/egg

St. Nicholas Philoptochos and St. Nicholas Frogmen

Agape Dinner Dance Saturday, February 14, 2015 6:00 PM

Please join us for a wonderful evening of dinner, dancing and fellow-ship with the ones you love this Valentine’s Day. Please call Harriet @ 757-613-2467 for more information or Marshia Maestas @ 757-481-0783 for tickets.

We extend to you a warm and heartfelt Ortho-dox Christian welcome. Our Cathedral is dedicated to imitating the love and faithfulness of Jesus Christ by sharing the Gospel with our words and living it with our lives. It exists to lead the faithful to the worship of the Holy Trinity according to the Faith and Tradition of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. We live and witness our faith by the grace of God through our participation in the sacramental life of the Church, Her holy tradition and stewardship, fellowship, service and Christian education.

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