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St. Demetrios Church
Publish Date: 2017-05-21
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St. Demetrios Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (440) 331-2246
  • Fax:
  • (440) 331-8407
  • Street Address:

  • 22909 Center Ridge Road

  • Rocky River, OH 44116
  • Mailing Address:

  • 22909 Center Ridge Road

  • Rocky River, OH 44116


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Services Schedule

Sundays 8:30 a.m. Orthros and 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy

Special weekday feastday services to be announced in the bulletin.


Past Bulletins


Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Psalm 18.4,1.
Their voice has gone out into all the earth.
Verse: The heavens declare the glory of God.

The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 26:1, 12-20.

IN THOSE DAYS, King Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense: "I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining round me and those who journeyed with me. And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It hurts you to kick against the goads.' And I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. But rise and stand upon your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you to serve and bear witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you, delivering you from the people and from the Gentiles-to whom I send you to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.' "Wherefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, but declared first to those at Damascus, then at Jerusalem and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and perform deeds worthy of their repentance."


Gospel Reading

Sunday of the Blind Man
The Reading is from John 9:1-38

At that time, as Jesus passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" Jesus answered, "It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be made manifest in him. We must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day; night comes, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world." As he said this, he spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle and anointed the man's eyes with the clay, saying to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing. The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar, said, "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?" Some said, "It is he"; others said, "No, but he is like him." He said, "I am the man." They said to him, "Then how were your eyes opened?" He answered, "The man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me, 'Go to Siloam and wash'; so I went and washed and received my sight." They said to him, "Where is he?" He said, "I do not know."

They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. Now it was a sabbath day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. The Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, "He put clay on my eyes and I washed, and I see." Some of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God, for he does not keep the sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" There was a division among them. So they again said to the blind man, "What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?" He said, "He is a prophet."

The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight, and asked them, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?" His parents answered, "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; but how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself." His parents said this because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess him to be Christ he was to be put out of the synagogue. Therefore his parents said, "He is of age, ask him."

So for the second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, "Give God the praise; we know that this man is a sinner." He answered, "Whether he is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I know, that though I was blind, now I see." They said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?" He answered them, "I have told you already and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you too want to become his disciples?" And they reviled him, saying, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from." The man answered, "Why, this is a marvel! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him. Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. If this man were not from God, he could do nothing." They answered him, "You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?" And they cast him out.

Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, "Do you believe in the Son of man?" He answered, "And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?" Jesus said to him, "You have seen him, and it is he who speaks to you." He said, "Lord, I believe": and he worshiped him.


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Parish Announcements

PARISH SCHEDULE

SUNDAY

5/21

8:30; 9:30 a.m.

11:45 a.m.

Orthros;   Divine Liturgy; Sunday School

Acolytes:  Team  1                 

Communion Prayer leader: Georgene Kohlbacher

Welcome Greeters:  Elaine Campbell & Angie Giallourakis  

Memorial:   40 days for Anna Athanasakis, mother of John.     

Next week- Mavrakis; Sullivan

Festival   meeting   /  Aeraki & Kymata Dancers

MONDAY

5/22

9:00 a.m.

2:00-9:00 p.m.

5:15 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

Making Green   beans

Directory   Photo sessions

Kymata   Dancers

Kyklonas   Dancers

TUESDAY

5/23

9:00 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

5:00 p.m.

Making   kourambiethes

Bible   Study

Greek   School

WEDNESDAY

5/24

9:00 a.m.

2:00-9:00 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

5:15 p.m.

Making   finikia

Directory   Photo sessions

Aeraki   Dancers

Kymata   dancers

THURSDAY

5/25

8:30; 9:30 a.m.

5:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

Orthros;   Divine Liturgy for Ascension

Greek   School Final exams

Kyklonas   Hellenic Dancers

FRIDAY

5/26

3:00-5:00 p.m.

Graveside   memorials @ Lakewood Park

 


PARISHIONER PASSING

Christine Stamatiades (nee Cratcha) mother of Joanne Kalessis (Lee), and James (Sharan) grandmother of Peter, Christina, and Emma, and aunt to many, passed away.

FRIENDS RECEIVED AT THE ZEIS-McGREEVEY FUNERAL HOME, 16105 DETROIT AVE. FROM 4-8 P.M. FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2017 WHERE TRISAGION SERVICE WILL BE AT 7 P.M. 

Funeral on Saturday, May 20, 2017, 9:30 A.M.  at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 22909 Center Ridge Rd., Rocky River, OH 44116. Interment Lakewood Park Cemetery. Memorials to to the family would be sincerely appreciated.


AHEPA & Daughters of Penelope SCHOLARSHIPS

We congratulate the recipients of the 2017 AHEPA/DOP Scholarships: Anne Papandreas and Evie Tsigas.

After Liturgy on Sun., May 21st, everyone is invited to a coffee hour in their honor, hosted by AHEPA/DOP.


FESTIVAL MEETING

Sun., May 21, after church, there will be meeting with Chair People, Parish Council and volunteers. Booth needs and discussion items will be addressed at this time


VETERAN PHOTO COLLAGE

Sun., May 21, we will unveil the Veteran Photo  Collage and bless our veterans  with a special blessing during coffee hour. Those who submitted original photos can pick them up in the office next week.


OPA!

 All our dance groups are now rehearsing for the Festival (June 22-25):

*Aeraki (ages 5-8) Wednesdays 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. May  24 , June 7, 14 & 21 and Mon., June 19, 4:30-6 p.m.; Sun.,  May 21 & June 11, after church 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.  Children must attend 7 of the 10 scheduled practices in order to perform at the festival.

*Kymata (ages 9-12, as of Jan. 1) Rehearsals after Sunday School, May 21 &  28, and 5:15-6:30 p.m. on May 22, 24, 31. See the Epistle for the additional June dates.

*Kyklonas (ages 13 & up) Mondays, 5:30-6:30 pm. / Thursdays, 6:45-7:30 p.m. in the hall.


UPDATED PARISH DIRECTORY

 Are  you finding a lot of outdated phone numbers and addresses in your most recent church directory? Does your ‘most recent’ photo show your college age children as babies? Does the outfit you’re wearing look really dated? Then its time for a new Parish Photo Directory! Photographers from Lifetouch will be here at St. Demetrios on the following dates to hold one-hour photo sessions for parishioners:

 Mon., May 22  & Wed., May 24 and Wed, May 31- Fri., June 2  at  2:00-9:00 p.m.

 Sat., June 3, 10 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. 

Sun., June 4, Noon-7:00 p.m.

 Families who participate will receive a complimentary 8x10 portrait and directory.

You can sign up for your photo session or sign up online at https://booknow-lifetouch.appointment-plus.com/9rjc0qp8/  or during coffee hour.

Volunteers are needed to act as hosts during the photo sessions (2-3 hours).  Call Diane at 440892-8432  to sign up.

 

 

 


FESTIVAL PREP

May 22 (Green beans); May 23 (Kourambiethes) ;  May 24 (Finikia) ; May 31 (Tsoureki)

These cooking dates begin at 9 a.m. No experience necessary! Save the Dates for our festival: June 22-25.

 


SPRING HOLY DAYS

8:30 a.m. Orthros; 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy, in the church.

Ascension  (Ανάλιψης)     Thu., May 25th  

Saturday of Souls  (Ψυχοσάββατο)  -   June 3. Bring plates of kollyva no later than 9:30 am

Pentecost (Πεντηκοστή) Sun., June 4th

 


MEMORIAL DAY VISITS

Fr. Jim and Fr. Anastasios will be conducting graveside memorials on the following dates/ locations:  Lakewood Park on Friday, May 26      3-5 p.m. and

St. Theodosius  on Sunday, May 28, Noon-2 p.m and Monday, May 29       starting at 8 a.m.

If you have loved ones at any other cemetery, contact the office to schedule an alternate visit.


ASIA MINOR HERITAGE

Researchers from the University of Florida are interested in interviewing the descendants of immigrants from Asia Minor, Eastern Thrace, Imbros, Tenedos, the Marmara or Princes’ Islands for the Ottoman Greeks of the United States Project. OGUS is looking for interviews, photographs, and 3D scans of objects that immigrants brought with them to the U.S. George Topalidis of the U. of Fla will be in Ohio later this month and can be contacted at 727-207-0623 or oguso424@gmail.com


BOARD MEMBER HONORED

Thu., June 1, 7-8:30 p.m., Westshore Osteopathic Foundation will host a reception for Dr. Floyd     Trillis, Jr., at La Centre in Westlake. In honor of his retirement after 30 years,  "The Floyd Trillis, M.D., Educational and Research Fund" was established for support of medical students and residents’ scientific and clinical research. RSVP to (440) 808-8620. Cost is $40 per person and includes Hors d'oeuvres, beer, and wine.


GREEK SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT

Sun., June 4, immediately following Divine Liturgy, all welcome to the Hall for the program. Refreshments to follow, hosted by the families of the graduates and the PTO.


GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Mon., June 5, 7:00 p.m. in the Church.  Agenda: Church restoration project. A quorum of 25 members in good standing is required for this important meeting.

 


IOCC 25TH ANNIVERSARY

Fri., June 9, the International Orthodox Christian Charities Cleveland Metropolitan Committee celebrates 25 years of worldwide humanitarian assistance with a benefit at Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Rd., Independence.

Celebrate with the entire Pan-Orthodox community of Greater Cleveland. Guest Speaker His Grace Bishop Irinej.

Cocktails at 6 p.m.; Dinner at 7 p.m. $50/person. Reservations required by May 29.  Contact Eleni in the church office (440-331-2246 x2)  for tickets/seating at the St. Demetrios tables.


CLASS OF 2017

 High School seniors, save the date of Sun., June 11 for a special blessing after Divine Liturgy. RSVP to : sdgoc@ohiocoxmail.com


IT'S A GIRL!

Sun., June 11, join our parish family in celebrating parents-to-be Fr. Anastasios and Presvytera Lena Athanasiou with a Baby Shower following Divine Liturgy, during coffee hour in the hall. Hosted by various church ministries and parishioners. Registries at Babies R Us and Smile.Amazon.com/baby-reg/homepage  

 


HONOR THY FATHER

 Sign up for Father’s Day, Sun., June 18, to honor your dad, papou, godfather, or uncle in the  printed program distributed in Church honoring all individuals remembered by loved ones both living and deceased, and a special memorial service will be read for the deceased,  with a gift to Philoptochos. See members of Philoptochos during coffee hour or grab a form from the Narthex magazine rack.

 


EVENTS ELSEWHERE

‘ZOE’  NEEDS YOU  ZOE for Life! is expanding services offered to  women in distress due to unplanned pregnancies,  including Classes on parenting, abortion healing, and child raising; obstetrical ultrasounds, pre-natal vitamins and referrals. If you have a few hours a week to volunteer as a Client Advocate, Receptionist, Sonographer, Community Coordinator, Nurse, Fundraiser, Medical Assistant, Physician’s Assistant, or Administrative Assistant,  WE NEED YOU!  Contact Despina at:  despina@mavrakisfamily.com

OTHER  FESTIVALS

~Tremont Greek Fest : May 26-29, at Annunciation Church, 2187 W. 14th St., Cleveland.  Fri-Sun: Noon-Midnight; Mon: Noon-9:00 p.m. www.tremongreekfest.com

~Canton Greek Fest: June 8-10, at St. Haralambos, 251 25th St., NW.  www.cantongreekfest.com

 GET ‘SUNTAN’ AT CINEMATEQUE Fri., May 26 at 7:30 p.m. and Sat., May 27, at 9:35 p.m. see this new Greek movie about a middle-age island doctor who falls for a young tourist. In Greek with English subtitles. Admission for adults only:  $10 or  $7 for students 18-25. New theater is at 11610 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland (just east of Mayfield Road.) Free parking off E. 116th.

 ICARIAN MINI-CONVENTION  May 27 & 28 in Pittsburgh. Saturday 1 p.m. golf outing in West Mifflin, PA.$110/golfer.  Contact Anna Aivaliotis (annaca@pitt.edu) Sunday dance, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. at Dormition of the Theotokos Church hall, 12 Washington Ave., Oakmont, Penn. Live music by the Panigiri Orchestra. $20/adult; $5/ children 5 & under. Contact Michelle (412-680-1416)

 GOLF OUTINGS

~Sat., June 10 - Sandbagger’s Open, benefiting St. Theodosius Cathedral, at Dorlon Golf Club, 18000 Station Rd., Columbia Station. 9 a.m. shotgun start. $85/player includes breakfast, lunch, prizes, and steak dinner. Contact Jennifer Boerio (216-513-5667 or janolan23@hotmail.com)

~Sun., June 11- Greek Golf Outing, benefiting St. Paul Church, at Pine Hills Golf Club, 433 W. 130th St., Hinckley. 1:30 p.m. Shotgun start. $125 includes 18 holes, prizes, lunch, & lamb roast dinner, with live Greek music. Dinner only $30 (12 & up) and $10 (youth 12 & under.) Checks payable to “St. Paul Church”  4548 Wallings Rd., North Royalton, OH 44133.

~Sat., June 23 –FOCUS Cleveland Golf Classic, benefiting St. Herman House. Hinckley Hills Golf Course, 300 State Rd., Hinckley at noon. $125/golfer or $500/Early bird Foursome (register by May 26) includes 18 holes, lunch & dinner, prizes. Email golfsthermans@focusna.org

KIDNEY WALK, Sun., June 11, 9 a.m., the National Kidney Foundation annual walk from the Great Lakes Science Center along Lake Erie.  No registration fee, $5 parking by the venue, complimentary breakfast and DJ all morning!  Walk in honor or memory of someone afflicted with kidney disease. Contact Anna Tzinis at (440) 241-6780 or register at www.kidneywalk.org 


SCHOLARSHIPS

 -Nafpaktian Cultural Foundation  Awarding $500 scholarships to High School Seniors and to        College students who are of Greek ancestry and permanent residents of Northeast Ohio.  Deadline June 30, 2017. Download at: http://nafpaktian.org/index.php/non-vis/scholarships/

 -Zoe Cavalaris Outstanding Female Athlete Award  Available to women of Hellenic descent  in high school or college who excelled in amateur athletics during the Aug. 1, 2016-     June 1, 2017 school year. Deadline June 1, 2017.  Application in the church office and   at  www.daughtersofpenelope.org/pdfs/Zoe_Cavalaris_Application.pdf


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Saints and Feasts

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May 21

Constantine and Helen, Equal-to-the Apostles

This great and renowned sovereign of the Christians was the son of Constantius Chlorus (the ruler of the westernmost parts of the Roman empire), and of the blessed Helen. He was born in 272, in (according to some authorities) Naissus of Dardania, a city on the Hellespont. In 306, when his father died, he was proclaimed successor to his throne. In 312, on learning that Maxentius and Maximinus had joined forces against him, he marched into Italy, where, while at the head of his troops, he saw in the sky after midday, beneath the sun, a radiant pillar in the form of a cross with the words: "By this shalt thou conquer." The following night, our Lord Jesus Christ appeared to him in a dream and declared to him the power of the Cross and its significance. When he arose in the morning, he immediately ordered that a labarum be made (which is a banner or standard of victory over the enemy) in the form of a cross, and he inscribed on it the Name of Jesus Christ. On the 28th Of October, he attacked and mightily conquered Maxentius, who drowned in the Tiber River while fleeing. The following day, Constantine entered Rome in triumph and was proclaimed Emperor of the West by the Senate, while Licinius, his brother-in-law, ruled in the East. But out of malice, Licinius later persecuted the Christians. Constantine fought him once and again, and utterly destroyed him in 324, and in this manner he became monarch over the West and the East. Under him and because of him all the persecutions against the Church ceased. Christianity triumphed and idolatry was overthrown. In 325 he gathered the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea, which he himself personally addressed. In 324, in the ancient city of Byzantium, he laid the foundations of the new capital of his realm, and solemnly inaugurated it on May 11, 330, naming it after himself, Constantinople. Since the throne of the imperial rule was transferred thither from Rome, it was named New Rome, the inhabitants of its domain were called Romans, and it was considered the continuation of the Roman Empire. Falling ill near Nicomedia, he requested to receive divine Baptism, according to Eusebius (The Life of Constantine. Book IV, 61-62), and also according to Socrates and Sozomen; and when he had been deemed worthy of the Holy Mysteries, he reposed in 337, on May 21 or 22, the day of Pentecost, having lived sixty-five years, of which he ruled for thirty-one years. His remains were transferred to Constantinople and were deposed in the Church of the Holy Apostles, which had been built by him (see Homily XXVI on Second Corinthians by Saint John Chrysostom).

As for his holy mother Helen, after her son had made the Faith of Christ triumphant throughout the Roman Empire, she undertook a journey to Jerusalem and found the Holy Cross on which our Lord was crucified (see Sept. 13 and 14). After this, Saint Helen, in her zeal to glorify Christ, erected churches in Jerusalem at the sites of the Crucifixion and Resurrection, in Bethlehem at the cave where our Saviour was born, another on the Mount of Olives whence He ascended into Heaven, and many others throughout the Holy Land, Cyprus, and elsewhere. She was proclaimed Augusta, her image was stamped upon golden coins, and two cities were named Helenopolis after her in Bithynia and in Palestine. Having been thus glorified for her piety, she departed to the Lord being about eighty years of age, according to some in the year 330, according to others, in 336.


May 22

Basiliscus the Martyr, Bishop of Comana

This Martyr was from the city of Amasia on the Black Sea, and a nephew of Saint Theodore the Tyro (Feb. 17). When his fellow Martyrs Eutropius and Cleonicus had been crucified (see Mar.8), Basiliscus was shut up in prison. As he was praying the Lord to count him also worthy to finish his course as a martyr, the Lord appeared to him, telling him first to go to his kinsmen and bid them farewell, which he did. When it was learned that he had left the prison, soldiers came after him, and brought him to Comana of Cappadocia, compelling him to walk in iron shoes set with nails. He was beheaded at Comana, and his body was cast into the river, during the reign of Diocletian (284-305).


May 23

Mary the Myrrhbearer & wife of Cleopas


May 24

Symeon the Stylite of the Mountain

Saint Symeon, the "New Stylite," was born in Antioch; John his father was from Edessa, and Martha his mother was from Antioch. From his childhood he was under the special guidance of Saint John the Baptist and adopted an extremely ascetical way of life. He became a monk as a young man, and after living in the monastery for a while he ascended upon a pillar, and abode upon it for eighteen years. Then he came to Wondrous Mountain, and lived in a dry and rocky place, where after ten years he mounted another pillar, upon which he lived in great hardship for forty-five years, working many miracles and being counted worthy of divine revelations. He reposed in 595, at the age of eighty-five years, seventy-nine of which he had passed in asceticism.


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May 25

Holy Ascension

The Lord Jesus passed forty days on earth after His Resurrection from the dead, appearing continually in various places to His disciples, with whom He also spoke, ate, and drank, thereby further demonstrating His Resurrection. On this Thursday, the fortieth day after Pascha, He appeared again in Jerusalem. After He had first spoken to the disciples about many things, He gave them His last commandment, that is, that they go forth and proclaim His Name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. But He also commanded them that for the present, they were not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait there together until they receive power from on high, when the Holy Spirit would come upon them.

Saying these things, He led them to the Mount of Olives, and raising His hands, He blessed them; and saying again the words of the Father's blessing, He was parted from them and taken up. Immediately a cloud of light, a proof of His majesty, received Him. Sitting thereon as though on a royal chariot, He was taken up into Heaven, and after a short time was concealed from the sight of the disciples, who remained where they were with their eyes fixed on Him. At this point, two Angels in the form of men in white raiment appeared to them and said, "Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into Heaven? This same Jesus, Who is taken up from you into Heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into Heaven" (Acts 1:11). These words, in a complete and concise manner, declare what is taught in the Symbol of Faith concerning the Son and Word of God. Therefore, having so fulfilled all His dispensation for us, our Lord Jesus Christ ascended in glory into Heaven, and sat at the right hand of God the Father. As for His sacred disciples, they returned from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem, rejoicing because Christ had promised to send them the Holy Spirit.

It should be noted that the Mount of Olives is a Sabbath's day journey from Jerusalem, that is, the distance a Jew was permitted to walk on the day of the Sabbath. Ecumenius writes, "A Sabbath day's journey is one mile in length, as Clement says in his fifth Stromatis; it is two thousand cubits, as the Interpretation of the Acts states." They draw this conclusion from the fact that, while they were in the wilderness, the Israelites of old kept within this distance from the Holy Tabernacle, whither they walked on the Sabbath day to worship God.


May 26

Alexandros the New Martyr of Thessaloniki

He was born in Thessalonica and, though baptised a Christian, he accepted Islam as a young man, eventually becoming a Sufi (one of a mystical sect among the Muslims). But in time he began to repent, and concluded that martyrdom was the only way for him to cleanse himself from the stain of his denial of Christ.  Having repented, he presented himself to the Turks dressed as a Christian.  He was thrown into prison and tortured, but in response to every enticement, threat or torment, he would only say 'I was born a Christian, and as a Christian I shall die.'  Finally he was sentenced to death, which Alexander joyfully accepted as a sign of God's forgiveness.  He was slain by the sword in Smyrna in 1794.


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May 27

John the Russian of Evia

The Holy New Confessor John, a native of Russia, was captured during the Russian campaign against the Turks in 1711 and was thereafter sold into slavery in Asia Minor. In this condition he struggled to serve God in piety even while he served his earthly master in all that was needful. He remained steadfast in the Christian Faith in the face of the many enticements the Moslems provided to lure him to their error, and was granted the grace to work miracles by his prayers. He reposed in peace in 1730. His relics remained incorrupt and are found at New Procopion of Euboia in Greece.


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Wisdom of the Fathers

But I assert that he even received benefit from his blindness: since he recovered the sight of the eyes within.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 56 on John 9, 4th Century

When, then, have they taken place, save when the Word of God Himself came in the body? Or when did He come, if not when lame men walked, and stammerers were made to speak plain, and deaf men heard, and men blind from birth regained their sight? For this was the very thing the Jews said who then witnessed it, because they had not heard of these things having taken place at any other time.
St. Athanasius
Incarnation of the Word 38, 4th Century

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Hymns of the Day

Apolytikion of Great and Holy Pascha in the Plagal First Mode

Christ is risen from the dead, by death, trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life.

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal First Mode

Let us worship the Word, O ye faithful, praising Him that with the Father and the Spirit is co-beginningless God, Who was born of a pure Virgin that we all be saved; for He was pleased to mount the Cross in the flesh that He assumed, accepting thus to endure death. And by His glorious rising, He also willed to resurrect the dead.

Apolytikion for Constantine and Helen in the Plagal Fourth Mode

Having seen the image of Thy Cross in Heaven, and like Paul, having received the call not from men, Thine apostle among kings entrusted the commonwealth to Thy hand, O Lord. Keep us always in peace, by the intercessions of the Theotokos, O only Friend of man.

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.
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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese News

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Encyclical for AHEPA Sunday (5/21/2017)

05/17/2017

For almost a century this has been the focus of the members of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association. Today we honor this legacy of compassion and service by observing AHEPA Sunday and offering our gratitude to the members of the AHEPA family. Throughout our Holy Archdiocese, these faithful servants of God are leaders in their parishes, in the institutions and organizations of the Church, and in using the strength and mission of AHEPA to meet vital needs around the world.
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