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Annunciation/Evangelismos Church, Elkins Park, PA
Publish Date: 2017-08-27
Bulletin Contents
Weekend Update
Saints and Feasts
Hymns of the Day
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Focus On Our Church Family
Community News & Events
Bulletin Inserts
Beyond Annunciation
Phanourios
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Annunciation/Evangelismos Church, Elkins Park, PA

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (215) 635-0316
  • Fax:
  • (215) 635-8301
  • Street Address:

  • 7921 Old York Road

  • Elkins Park, PA 19027

Contact Information

Presiding Priest: Rev. Fr. John L. Johns


frjohn@anngoc.org | (215) 635-0316

Services Schedule

We meet for divine worship every Sunday morning starting with Orthros (Matins) 8:30, Divine Liturgy 9:30-11AM, followed by a fellowship hour in our community center. All are ivited!

Please see Community Calendar for a complete listing of all weekday feastdays and worship services.

Past Bulletins


Weekend Update

XII Sunday of Matthew, August 27, 2017

On August 27, we commemorate: the holy Martyr Phanourios the newly revealed; our devout father Pimen; our devout father Liberius the Confessor, Pope of Rome; our holy father Hosios, Bishop of Cordova, Spain; we remember the baptism of the Ethiopian Eunuch by St. Philip; St. Anthusa the New, who died when she was thrown into a well.

By the intercessions of Your saints, O God, have mercy on us. Amen.

  • 8:30am MATINS 9:30am DIVINE LITURGY.
  • MEMORIAL prayers will be offered for the repose of the soul of Maria Kanakis who reposed in the Lord 3 years ago.
  • A Fanouropita (St. Phanourios bread) is offered today by the Spiliotis family.
  • Fellowship hour is hosted by Greek School. All are invited!

Tuesday, August 29, 2017. Beheading of the Holy and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, Theodora of Thessaloniki, Anastasios the New Martyr of Bulgaria.

  • 8:30am MATINS 9:30am DIVINE LITURGY.

Next Sunday, September 3, 2017

  • 8:30am MATINS 9:30am DIVINE LITURGY.
  • Fellowship hour will be hosted by Philoptochos.
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Saints and Feasts

Phanourios
August 27

Holy Martyr Phanurius

The holy and great-martyr Phanourios of Rhodes is commemorated by the Church on August 27. There is no literature available in the church prior to discovering his little ancient church in Rhodes around 1500 AD,  so not much is known about St. Phanourios's life other than the images of his martyrdom on his icon which was discovered amid the ruins of the church, and is quite large. In the center is a portrait of the saint holding a candle in his right hand and around this are 12 smaller images showing each stage of his martyrdom.

The only literary evidence that supports a historical date, is documented in the book Lives of the Saints, which testifies that the icon in Rhodes was discovered around 1500 AD. Some sources support the opinion that the icon was discovered in Cyprus and not in Rhodes.

In the Church we have the tradition of patron saints. St. Phanourios has become famous for assisting the faithful in revealing lost or hidden spiritual matters of the heart, objects, directing or revealing actions that should be taken, restoring health and similar situations. He is then honoured by the faithful through a symbolic cake, called the "Phanouropita" which can be brought to the church, at any time, for a blessing.

 

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Third Mode

Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad, for the Lord by His Might, has created a Dominion. He has conquered death by death, and become the first-born of the dead. He has delivered us from the depths of Hades, and has granted the world great mercy.
Εὐφραινέσθω τὰ οὐράνια, ἀγαλλιάσθω τὰ ἐπίγεια, ὅτι ἐποίησε κράτος, ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, ὁ Κύριος, ἐπάτησε τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον, πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν ἐγένετο, ἐκ κοιλίας ᾅδου ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς, καὶ παρέσχε τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Fourth Mode

In your holy birth, Immaculate One, Joachim and Anna were rid of the shame of childlessness; Adam and Eve of the corruption of death. And so your people, free of the guilt of their sins, celebrate crying: "The barren one gives birth to the Theotokos, who nourishes our life."
Ιωακείμ καί Άννα όνειδισμού ατεκνίας, καί Αδάμ καί Εύα, εκ τής φθοράς τού θανάτου, ηλευθερώθησαν, Άχραντε, εν τή αγία γεννήσει σου, αυτήν εορτάζει καί ο λαός σου, ενοχής τών πταισμάτων, λυτρωθείς εν τώ κράζειν σοι, Η στείρα τίκτει τήν Θεοτόκον, καί τροφόν τής ζωής ημών.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

First Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Matthew 28:16-20

At that time, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshipped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age. Amen."

First Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 28:16-20

Οἱ δὲ ἕνδεκα μαθηταὶ ἐπορεύθησαν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, εἰς τὸ ὄρος οὗ ἐτάξατο αὐτοῖς ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς. καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ, οἱ δὲ ἐδίστασαν. καὶ προσελθὼν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς λέγων· ἐδόθη μοι πᾶσα ἐξουσία ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς. πορευθέντες μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, βαπτίζοντες αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ῾Αγίου Πνεύματος, διδάσκοντες αὐτοὺς τηρεῖν πάντα ὅσα ἐνετειλάμην ὑμῖν· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ μεθ᾿ ὑμῶν εἰμι πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας ἕως τῆς συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος. ἀμήν.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Third Mode. Psalm 46.6,1.
Sing praises to our God, sing praises.
Verse: Clap your hands, all you nations.

The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 15:1-11.

Brethren, I would remind you in what terms I preached to you the gospel, which you received, in which you stand, by which you are saved, if you hold it fast -- unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God which is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

Προκείμενον. Third Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 46.6,1.
Ψάλατε τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν, ψάλατε.
Στίχ. Πάντα τὰ ἔθνη κροτήσατε χεῖρας.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Κορινθίους α' 15:1-11.

Ἀδελφοί, γνωρίζω δὲ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ὃ εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν, ὃ καὶ παρελάβετε, ἐν ᾧ καὶ ἑστήκατε, διʼ οὗ καὶ σῴζεσθε· τίνι λόγῳ εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν, εἰ κατέχετε, ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ εἰκῇ ἐπιστεύσατε. Παρέδωκα γὰρ ὑμῖν ἐν πρώτοις, ὃ καὶ παρέλαβον, ὅτι Χριστὸς ἀπέθανεν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν κατὰ τὰς γραφάς. καὶ ὅτι ἐτάφη· καὶ ὅτι ἐγήγερται τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ κατὰ τὰς γραφάς· καὶ ὅτι ὤφθη Κηφᾷ, εἶτα τοῖς δώδεκα· ἔπειτα ὤφθη ἐπάνω πεντακοσίοις ἀδελφοῖς ἐφάπαξ, ἐξ ὧν οἱ πλείους μένουσιν ἕως ἄρτι, τινὲς δὲ καὶ ἐκοιμήθησαν· ἔπειτα ὤφθη Ἰακώβῳ, εἶτα τοῖς ἀποστόλοις πᾶσιν· ἔσχατον δὲ πάντων, ὡσπερεὶ τῷ ἐκτρώματι, ὤφθη κἀμοί. Ἐγὼ γάρ εἰμι ὁ ἐλάχιστος τῶν ἀποστόλων, ὃς οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς καλεῖσθαι ἀπόστολος, διότι ἐδίωξα τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ. Χάριτι δὲ θεοῦ εἰμι ὅ εἰμι, καὶ ἡ χάρις αὐτοῦ ἡ εἰς ἐμὲ οὐ κενὴ ἐγενήθη, ἀλλὰ περισσότερον αὐτῶν πάντων ἐκοπίασα, οὐκ ἐγὼ δέ, ἀλλʼ ἡ χάρις τοῦ θεοῦ ἡ σὺν ἐμοί. Εἴτε οὖν ἐγώ, εἴτε ἐκεῖνοι, οὕτως κηρύσσομεν καὶ οὕτως ἐπιστεύσατε.

Gospel Reading

12th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 19:16-26

At that time, a young man came up to Jesus, kneeling and saying, "Good Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?" And he said to him, "Why do you call me good? One there is who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments." He said to him, "Which?" And Jesus said, "You shall not kill, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother, and You shall love your neighbor as yourself." The young man said to him, "All these I have observed; what do I still lack?" Jesus said to him, "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.

And Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly, I say to you, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." When the disciples heard this they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?" But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

12th Sunday of Matthew
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 19:16-26

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, νεανίσκος τις προσῆλθε τῷ Ἰησοῦ, γονυπετῶν αὐτόν, καὶ λέγων· Διδάσκαλε ἀγαθέ, τί ἀγαθὸν ποιήσω ἵνα ἔχω ζωὴν αἰώνιον; ‘O δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ Θεός. εἰ δὲ θέλεις εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωήν, τήρησον τὰς ἐντολάς. λέγει αὐτῷ· ποίας; ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπε· τὸ οὐ φονεύσεις, οὐ μοιχεύσεις, οὐ κλέψεις, οὐ ψευδομαρτυρήσεις, τίμα τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὴν μητέρα, καὶ ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν. λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ νεανίσκος· πάντα ταῦτα ἐφυλαξάμην ἐκ νεότητός μου· τί ἔτι ὑστερῶ; ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ ῾Ιησοῦς· εἰ θέλεις τέλειος εἶναι, ὕπαγε πώλησόν σου τὰ ὑπάρχοντα καὶ δὸς πτωχοῖς, καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ δεῦρο ἀκολούθει μοι. ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ νεανίσκος τὸν λόγον ἀπῆλθε λυπούμενος· ἦν γὰρ ἔχων κτήματα πολλά. ῾Ο δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπε τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι δυσκόλως πλούσιος εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν. πάλιν δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν, εὐκοπώτερόν ἐστι κάμηλον διὰ τρυπήματος ῥαφίδος διελθεῖν ἢ πλούσιον εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰσελθεῖν. ἀκούσαντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἐξεπλήσσοντο σφόδρα λέγοντες· τίς ἄρα δύναται σωθῆναι; ἐμβλέψας δὲ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· παρὰ ἀνθρώποις τοῦτο ἀδύνατόν ἐστι, παρὰ δὲ Θεῷ πάντα δυνατά ἐστι.

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Focus On Our Church Family

Celebrations, Milestones, Gratitude, Comfort & Support

Pastoral care: If you or someone you know is sick, homebound elderly, or scheduled for surgery, please call the church office to let us know so Fr. John can make a pastoral visit, or to add someone to the prayer list.

Let us pray to the Lord for the health and salvation of: Suffering and persecuted Christians in the Middle East and the non-Christian world,  Polly, John, Iakovos, Dimitra, Nicholas, Katherine, Esther, Kyriaki, John, Stephanos, Katina.

Names will be kept on this list for approximately 3 months. Please resubmit Names if needed. Fr. John will include the submitted names at the Psokomide “Offering of Gifts” during the first part of the liturgy when he prepares the mystical gifts of bread & wine. Please lift these names up to the Lord in your personal prayer life as well.

Prayer for healing: Heavenly Father, physician of our souls and bodies, who have sent our Lord to heal every sickness. Visit and heal us. Grant patience in this sickness, strength of body and spirit, and recovery of health. Lord, You have taught us to pray for each other that we may be healed. We pray that You heal, guide and protect your servant (s) (pray by name for those who are sick) and grant them the gift of complete health. For You are the source of healing and to You we give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen

Χρόνια πολλα!  Happy birthday!   God grant you many years!  To those celebrating next week: Eleni Kalogrias, Anastasia Perry, Michael Chin, George Georgiou, Marissa Georgiou, George Kyriakodis, George Kyriakodis, Nicole Matraszek, Melissa Prousi, Nicole Tsoflias, Angela Pappas, Paige Pappas, Markella Skarvelis, Peter Hadgimallis, Heather Pappas, Caroline Pashos, Alexander Saphos, Eugenia Giannoumis, Dimitri Lawrence, Stephen Oratis, Kostas Sklikas, John Stakias.

Happy wedding anniversary! To those celebrating this week: Chin, Ken & Maria; Stoupakis, Manny & Asleigh; Derk, Chris & Bessie; Cripps, Christopher & Lisa Taylor Cripps; Zoubroulis, Theodore & Zaffie; Patounas, Achileas & Afrodite.

Congratulations! To Alexandra (Moller) & Evangelos Pappas on the birth of their son, George, on 8/8/17.

Our deepest sympathy: to the Christodoulakis family for the passing of their beloved mother & grandmother, Dimitra Christodoulakis, 94, on 8/20/17. Funeral was held here on Thursday 8/24/2017. May her memory be eternal.

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Community News & Events

2017-2018 Youth Ministries Registration

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We are blessed here at Annunciation/Evangelismos Church with many Christ-centered Youth Ministries, headed by faithful and caring parishioners who have completed background clearances based on Pennsylvania State Laws.

We invite you to learn more about each Annunciation Youth Ministry. You will see that the following goals are at the core of every Youth Ministry:

  • Reach out to young people to help them grow in God’s love.
  • Assist our youth in understanding and deepening their faith.
  • Provide a place of Christian acceptance and Christian role models.
  • Help our youth to build a community with their peers of our church.
  • Provide opportunities for young people to share in the ministry of the church and develop a willingness to serve the needs of others.

Why Youth Registration?

We request every young person participating in youth ministry (regardless of how much or how little) to be registered through the parish office. The information allows us to have home / emergency information on hand as well as birth dates and interests of each youth involved.  Please also note that we are a full Stewardship parish. This means that we continue our effort to fund our entire budget, including all youth ministries, through your stewardship giving. Therefore, you will be pleased know that there are no more youth ministry registration fees; your stewardship contributions fund our Youth Ministries.

We kindly ask you to register now to give us time over the summer to organize our volunteers and be ready to welcome our youth in September. The 2017-2018 Youth Ministries Registration Form covers all Annunciation Youth Ministries (except Greek School, which has a separate Registration Form) from September 2017 to June 2018, and it takes just a few moments to complete from any computer or mobile device. Most Youth Ministry events are already planned for 2017-2018 and you can see them on our web calendar.

Annunciation Youth Ministries are led by parent volunteers and we encourage you to get involved in Youth Ministry with your child.  Please review the various Youth Ministries on our website and don’t hesitate to reach out to Fr. John if you are able to assist.


Little Apostles

Reminder!

Annunciation's newest youth ministry, Little Apostles, officially launches this fall.  We welcome all 2-3 year olds (accompanied by a parent or guardian) to join us Sundays after Holy Communion in the large Greek school room for faith-themed stories crafts, and play. 

The fun kicks off September 10!  For more info and to register: http://www.anngoc.org/ministries/youth-ministries/little-apostles-ministry.


Invite a Friend to Church on Sunday September 10

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82 percent of people are likely to attend church if invited by a friend or relative.

Invite a relative, friend, neighbor or coworker to church on Sunday September 10.

It could change their life forever.


Coming Up in September

  • Start of Catechism classes with the blessing of classrooms. Chancel Choir begins. Youth Ministries kick off and Parish Council invite a friend Sunday: Sunday, September 10
  • Greek School Agiasmos & back to school night: Tuesday, September 12
  • Start of youth dance classes: Friday, September 15
  • Council of Ministries meeting: Sunday, September 17
  • Start of Greek School classes: Tuesday, September 19
  • Young at Heart coffee and planning meeting: Wednesday, September 20
  • Fundraising luncheon to benefit the Diocese of Kisumu, Uganda, Africa (His Grace Bishop Athanasios Akunda attending): Sunday, September 24
  • Philoptochos cooking @ Ronald McDonald House on Erie Ave.: Monday, September 25

Join the Choir!

If you’ve been thinking about joining the wonderful choir here at the Church of the Annunciation, now’s the time!  Rehearsals will start up again on Thursday evenings, starting August 24th at 7pm, to prepare for our first Sunday on September 10. 

Please speak with any of our choir members, or contact our choir director Stacy Lagakos at (856) 816-0116, or SWL@mayerpollock.com with any questions you might have – and find out how truly rewarding it can be to be a “vocal” participant in the beautiful Divine Liturgy of our Orthodox Church.


Reminders

Bulletin Announcements: For the summer months, please submit your material by Tuesday 12 noon for the upcoming Sunday’s bulletin. All submissions will be placed on a first-come, first-served, space available basis and all submissions are subject to editing and review.
Sunday Special Services: Please contact the parish office at least one week in advance if you would like to have a 40-day Mother & Child Blessing, Memorial, or Artoklasia. All requests are considered based on the ecclesiastical calendar.


Philoptochos News & Events

Save the Date!

The Ladies Philoptochos 'Nausica' annual Bid n Buy will be on Monday, October 30, 2017 at 6:30 pm. It will be held again this year at St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church, 1410 Almshouse Road, Jamison, PA.

To reserve your tickets please contact Argie Fentross: 215-659-5622, tybee24@comcast.net or Stella Nikolopoulos: 215-850-4066, stellaniko811@gmail.com, or any Philoptochos board member. Donation includes dinner: $25.00 if purchased by October 22 or $30.00 at the door.

 


Hello and Welcome to HOPE/JOY 2017-2018!

It is with great enthusiasm that I invite you and your children to participate in another successful year of HOPE/JOY fellowship!

My name is Despina (Debbie) Sourias and I am looking forward to learning and growing with you as your new HOPE/JOY advisor.

I come from Canada, and have been in our community for ten years now and found my reservation in Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Elkins Park. My dream after children was to connect myself and my family in the community that I love and respect wholeheartedly.  With two young boys, and five years apart, they sure know how to keep me busy! I understand the challenges of balancing everyday life and how essential it is to live our faith.

Our mission is to build and strengthen relationships between the Orthodox youth and Christ and His Church through fellowship, education, worship and service. HOPE/JOY will help your children form lifelong friendships before entering GOYA as well as learning about Orthodoxy.

I would love to start making some wonderful memories and traditions for our children to build on.  I welcome all parents to please join me in creating a warm, friendly, sharing environment for our HOPE/JOY kids! Parents, please be involved with our activities, it will help your child to embrace fellowship in a positive way!

Please look forward to an upcoming calendar that will preview our agenda this fall!

Let’s have a JOYful year!

Thank you and much excited,

Debbie Sourias

debbiehopejoy@gmail.com 215.407.1872


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Beyond Annunciation

  • St. Sophia Grecian Festival, Jeffersonville, PA. September 7-10
  • St. Philip International Food Festival, Souderton, PA. September 15-16
  • St. Luke Greek Affair, Broomall, PA.  September 20-24.
  • St. George A Taste of Greece in Media, Media, PA. October 5-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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