Sundays: Orthros (Matins): 8:45 AM | Divine Liturgy: 9:45 AM
Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Psalm 117.26,1.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Verse: Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His mercy endures forever.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 4:4-9.
BRETHREN, rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you.
Προκείμενον. Fourth Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 117.26,1.
Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου.
Στίχ. Στίχ. Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ ὅτι ἀγαθὸς, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Φιλιππησίους 4:4-9.
Ἀδελφοί, χαίρετε ἐν κυρίῳ πάντοτε· πάλιν ἐρῶ, χαίρετε. Τὸ ἐπιεικὲς ὑμῶν γνωσθήτω πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις. Ὁ κύριος ἐγγύς. Μηδὲν μεριμνᾶτε, ἀλλʼ ἐν παντὶ τῇ προσευχῇ καὶ τῇ δεήσει μετὰ εὐχαριστίας τὰ αἰτήματα ὑμῶν γνωριζέσθω πρὸς τὸν θεόν. Καὶ ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ θεοῦ ἡ ὑπερέχουσα πάντα νοῦν, φρουρήσει τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ νοήματα ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. Τὸ λοιπόν, ἀδελφοί, ὅσα ἐστὶν ἀληθῆ, ὅσα σεμνά, ὅσα δίκαια, ὅσα ἁγνά, ὅσα προσφιλῆ, ὅσα εὔφημα, εἴ τις ἀρετὴ καὶ εἴ τις ἔπαινος, ταῦτα λογίζεσθε. Ἃ καὶ ἐμάθετε καὶ παρελάβετε καὶ ἠκούσατε καὶ εἴδετε ἐν ἐμοί, ταῦτα πράσσετε· καὶ ὁ θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης ἔσται μεθʼ ὑμῶν.
Palm Sunday
The Reading is from John 12:1-18
Six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazaros was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. There they made him a supper; Martha served, and Lazaros was one of those at table with him. Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was to betray him), said "Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" This he said, not that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box he used to take what was put into it. Jesus said, "Let her alone, let her keep it for the day of my burial. The poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me."
When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came, not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazaros, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Lazaros also to death, because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.
The next day a great crowd who had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!" And Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it; as it is written, "Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!" His disciples did not understand this at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that this had been written of him and had been done to him. The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazaros out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.
Palm Sunday
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 12:1-18
Πρὸ ἓξ ἡμερῶν τοῦ πάσχα ἦλθεν Ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἰς Βηθανίαν, ὅπου ἦν Λάζαρος ὁ τεθνηκώς, ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν. ἐποίησαν οὖν αὐτῷ δεῖπνον ἐκεῖ, καὶ ἡ Μάρθα διηκόνει· ὁ δὲ Λάζαρος εἷς ἦν τῶν ἀνακειμένων σὺν αὐτῷ. ἡ οὖν Μαρία, λαβοῦσα λίτραν μύρου νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτίμου, ἤλειψε τοὺς πόδας τοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦ καὶ ἐξέμαξε ταῖς θριξὶν αὐτῆς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ· ἡ δὲ οἰκία ἐπληρώθη ἐκ τῆς ὀσμῆς τοῦ μύρου. λέγει οὖν εἷς ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, ᾿Ιούδας Σίμωνος ᾿Ισκαριώτης, ὁ μέλλων αὐτὸν παραδιδόναι· διατί τοῦτο τὸ μύρον οὐκ ἐπράθη τριακοσίων δηναρίων καὶ ἐδόθη πτωχοῖς; εἶπε δὲ τοῦτο οὐχ ὅτι περὶ τῶν πτωχῶν ἔμελεν αὐτῷ, ἀλλ᾽ ὅτι κλέπτης ἦν, καὶ τὸ γλωσσόκομον εἶχε καὶ τὰ βαλλόμενα ἐβάσταζεν. εἶπεν οὖν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· ἄφες αὐτήν, εἰς τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ ἐνταφιασμοῦ μου τετήρηκεν αὐτό. τοὺς πτωχοὺς γὰρ πάντοτε ἔχετε μεθ᾽ ἑαυτῶν, ἐμὲ δὲ οὐ πάντοτε ἔχετε.
῎Εγνω οὖν ὄχλος πολὺς ἐκ τῶν ᾿Ιουδαίων ὅτι ἐκεῖ ἐστι, καὶ ἦλθον οὐ διὰ τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν μόνον, ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον ἴδωσιν ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν. ἐβουλεύσαντο δὲ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς ἵνα καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον ἀποκτείνωσιν, ὅτι πολλοὶ δι᾽ αὐτὸν ὑπῆγον τῶν ᾿Ιουδαίων καὶ ἐπίστευον εἰς τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν.
Τῇ ἐπαύριον ὄχλος πολὺς ὁ ἐλθὼν εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν, ἀκούσαντες ὅτι ἔρχεται ᾿Ιησοῦς εἰς ῾Ιεροσόλυμα, ἔλαβον τὰ βαΐα τῶν φοινίκων καὶ ἐξῆλθον εἰς ὑπάντησιν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἔκραζον· ὡσαννά, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου, ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ. εὑρὼν δὲ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ὀνάριον ἐκάθισεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτό, καθώς ἐστι γεγραμμένον· μὴ φοβοῦ, θύγατερ Σιών· ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεται καθήμενος ἐπὶ πῶλον ὄνου.
Ταῦτα δὲ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ τὸ πρῶτον, ἀλλ᾽ ὅτε ἐδοξάσθη ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς, τότε ἐμνήσθησαν ὅτι ταῦτα ἦν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ γεγραμμένα, καὶ ταῦτα ἐποίησαν αὐτῷ. ᾿Εμαρτύρει οὖν ὁ ὄχλος ὁ ὢν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ὅτε τὸν Λάζαρον ἐφώνησεν ἐκ τοῦ μνημείου καὶ ἤγειρεν αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν. διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ὑπήντησεν αὐτῷ ὁ ὄχλος, ὅτι ἤκουσαν τοῦτο αὐτὸν πεποιηκέναι τὸ σημεῖον.
Today at the Cathedral:
PALM SUNDAY
7:00PM - The Service of the Bridegroom
We are grateful to Dimitrios Meleounis for donating all the palms for today’s service and continuing this legacy of his beloved father, Savvas Meleounis, and in whose memory he is gifting the palms today.
Thank you also to the many families who helped to make the palm crosses we distribute today and to Eugenia Zessos for preparing the large pew crosses for the pews and to Thea Fleury and grandmother, Elaine who decorated the church and pews for our Palm Sunday services.
Philoptochos Annual Palm Sunday Luncheon, following Divine Liturgy, for all who have previously purchased tickets . No tickets will be sold at the door.
Good Friday excuse letters are at the pangari or can be obtained from the church office for youth attending the Good Friday Service:
1PM Good Friday Retreat
2:30PM Service Begins
Easter Candy Sale - Thank you to all our parishioners who supported this GOYA fundraiser!
Announcements:
Stewardship Update
Thank you St. George parishioners for your generous 2024 Stewardship contributions of $105,365 as of 4/25/24. We are on our way to meeting our goal of $292,000! We have been listing all Stewards who have made their 2024 contribution (partial or total) and we will update the listing each week in the bulletin. Please note that stewardship contributions will need to be submitted by April 30h in order to be acknowledged in that week’s bulletin. If you have any questions, contact Sooty Montanari at 860-402-5467 (text or call) or sotoriam@gmail.com.
Our festival baking continues!
WE NEED THE HELP OF EVERYONE – PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING THE WORKSHOPS- see schedule on attached flyer.
"Myrofores" Myrrh Bearers
We encourage and welcome all girls 7 – 13 years of age to participate as "Myrofores" at the 7 pm Lamentations Services on Holy Friday, May 3rd, 2024. They represent the myrrh bearing women who anointed the body of Christ in the Tomb. Please register by April 20th. See flyer.
Please consider a special family gift for Easter
Count your blessings and praise our loving God for His Goodness which has no limits. Please review the flyer to see the list special gifts for Holy Week and Pascha. To donate, please call the church office 860-956-7586.
Luminaria
Join St. George Cathedral this year as we continue the prayerful tradition of Holy Friday Luminaria. Purchase available following Divine Liturgy.
Tsoureki Easter Bread
PICK UP TODAY from the Library –Philoptochos thanks our parishioners for their support by purchasing Tsourekia.
Stephania
ANYONE WISHING TO DONATE FLOWER WREATHS FOR THE ICONS DECORATED FOR HOLY WEEK and PASCHA, please call the church office.
Help Us Fight George’s Cancer Together
As many of you know, George Zugravu, Fr. George’s son, is battling cancer. Thankfully this cancer is treatable and he is getting the best care at Memorial Sloan Kettering, however, it will require several months of chemotherapy, radiation, and other treatments.
Many community members have reached out to us asking how to help as we are facing this difficult journey ahead. We are thankful for all your prayers and kind thoughts. Any financial support would be greatly appreciated to help cover the medical expenses. https://gofund.me/c8d14f47
Upcoming Services and Events:
Holy Week and Pascha Services and Events 2024
Monday, April 29th - Holy Monday
7:00PM - The Service of the Bridegroom
Tuesday, April 30th - Holy Tuesday
7:00PM - The Service of the Bridegroom
Wednesday, May 1st - Holy Wednesday
9:30AM - Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
5:00PM - Sacrament of Holy Unction
Thursday, May 2nd - Holy Thursday
9:30AM - Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil
Hierarchical Divine Liturgy with His Grace Bishop Nektarios of Diokleia
6:30PM - Service of the Holy Passion of Jesus Christ
LIGHT A RED CANDLE AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS
Friday, May 3rd - Holy (Good) Friday
9:30AM - Royal Hours
2:30PM - Great Vespers (Apokathelosis)
ALL YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN TAKING DOWN THE CRUCIFIED CHRIST FROM THE CROSS, THE ANNOINTING OF HIS BODY, THE PROCESSION AND PLACING OF THE LORD IN THE TOMB. PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED.
7:00PM - Lamentations (Epitaphios)
MYROFORES - YOUNG GIRLS OF THE CATHEDRAL PARTICIPATING AS MYRRH BEARERS AT THE EPITAFIO. LUMINARIA LINING THE PATH OF THE PROCESSION OF THE EPITAFIO.
Saturday, May 4th - HOLY SATURDAY
10:00AM - Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil
ANNUAL BELL RINGING SERVICE – ALL FAMILIES WELCOME - BRING BELLS!
CHILDREN’S EASTER EGG HUNT FOLLOWING SERVICES
11:00PM - Vigil of the Holy Resurrection
12:00AM - Service of the Triumphant Resurrection (Anastasi)
12:20AM - Divine Liturgy of the Resurrection
Sunday, May 5th EASTER SUNDAY - GREAT & HOLY PASCHA
12:00PM - Agape Vespers of Easter
Monday, May 6th
9:30AM - Orthros and Divine Liturgy - Artoklasia
ST. GEORGE THE GREAT MARTYR, Cathedral's Patron Saint
2024 Stewardship Contributors
Loula Adamidis Michelle Adamidis Irene Alexis Nick Anagnostopoulos Andrew Andrews John Angelakapoulis Louis Antonio Persephone Antonio Maria Antonopoulos Nicholaos Antonopoulos Paraskeve Apostolidis Tsampika Apostolidis William Apostolidis Virginia Argiros Dorothy Barry Hope Battistine George Bikakis John Bikakis Matina Bolger Steven Bolger Craig Bond Cynthia Bond Despina Botham Elsie Brous Charles Caratasios Hariclea Caratasios Patricia Caratasios Leonidas Charalambides Katherine Colgan Catherine Contos Nicholas Contos Anna Dallas Chris Dallas Nicholas Demetriadis Despina Demos Theodoros Demos Catherine Deros Jennifer Deros Paula DeTuccio Socrates Diacosavvas Christos Dimitrakopoulos Poly Dimitrakopoulos Bess Economos George Michael Economos Maria E Economos Panagitois Emmanouilidis George J Emmanuel Mica Ensign Constantina Fas Constantinos Fas Emmanuel Fas Joseph Fazzino Georgia Feigel Maria Filindarakis Eleni Filintarakis Mary Filintarakis |
Alexa Fleury -Melonopoulos Cornelia Georgantas Margaret Giannakopoulos Elliot Giese Alganesh Hadis Ogde Hadis Maria Haldezos Panagiotis Haldezos Peter Hantzos Sean Howard Anna Illescas George Johns Pamela Johnson Christina Kaliff Andreas Kapetanopoulos Georgia Kapetanopoulos Sophie Kapetanopoulos Helen Karabetsos John Karabetsos William Karabetsos George Karageorge Maria Karagiannis Mercourios Karagiannis Arthur Karahalios Georgea Karahalios Konstantina Karahalios Anastasia Karayanis Phyllis Karayanis Stacy Kardos Evangelos Karelas Kondilo Karelas Konstantinos Kasolis Persefone Kasolis Eleni Kavros Anastasia Kavroudakis Anthony Kazakos Lucia Kazakos Waseem Khoury Lora Klementon Peter Klementon Peter Kokinis Priscilla Kokinis Priscilla Kokinis Helena Kono Dimitra Kostopoulos Alexander Koutmos Ourania Koutsoukos Alexia Krionidou- Wing Debra Kurker Richard Kurker Panagiota Kyparidis Andrew Kyriacou Apostol Laske |
Annemarie Leaska Dimitrios Lergos John Lergos Stergos Lergos Triantafylla Lergos Marcia Letourneau Helen Limnios Doinita Lungu George Lykotrafitis Staci Lynch (Antonio) Marie Machado Chris Mantziaris Marilyn Mantziaris Maria Matarangas Andri Matheou Ariana McClean Mary Meggie Sofia Melabianakis Helen Melonopoulos James Mermegas Argereos Mermegas Jr Maria Mintatos Sotoria Montanari Peter Moutafis Olga Nako Vera Nako Constantina Nisyrios-Colt Anesti Nova Julia Tsaoussis Odell Antonios Orsaris Katholiki Orsaris Nicholas Paindiris Dorothy Paleologos Denise Panos Paul Panos Fotis Papadimitrakopoulos Clarence Papanic Niko Papathanasiou Katherine Papathanasis Michael Pappas Dimitrios Patetsos Katie Patterson Russell Patterson David Paul Hrisanthi Paul Francesca Poulos Athena Psaras Anna Rafti Ektor Rafti Dr. James Rouman Marie Rozanitis Elena Russo Jack Russo Panagiotis Samiotis Maria Scanlon |
Gabriela Schumacher John Sembrakis Alexander Serbegis Cynthia Lou Serbegis Peter Serbegis Tolis Serbegis Chrissa Skeadas John Skeadas Christina Smith Sara Smith Tsambika Stamos Marianthi Statoulas Nektaria Statoulas Nicholas Statoulas Panagiotis Stefanatos Emmanuil Stergakis Maria Synodi Maria (Kottas) Tackett Maria K. Tougas Eugenie Trefz Demetrios Triantafylidis James Triarhos George Troullas Maria Troullas John Tyropolis Sideroula Tyropolis Stephanie Uccello Evangelos Vasiliadis Kitsa Vasiliadis Kaliopi Venoutsos George Vlahopoulos Joanna Vlahopoulos Andrew Walsh Catherine Walsh Kevin Ward Christine White Paige Wolfe Stephen Wolfe Parthena Yaakob Gregory Yatrousis Lazaros Yiannos Georgia Zafiris Jim Zafiris Theodora Zafiris Damien Zaharis Stephanie Zaharis Vasilios Zaharis Stephanie Zapatka Emmanuel Zervos Kathryn Zervos Eugenia Zessos Mary Zocco Michael Zocco Yasmi Zup |
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Light the flame of remembrance Holy Friday
FLOWER WREATHS FOR THE FOLLOWING ICONS- Saturday of Lazaras – (The Resurrection of Lazarus) Palm Sunday – (Christ Entrance to Jerusalem - with palms) Palm Sunday – Service of the Bridegroom (Extreme Humility) Holy Monday – Service of the Bridegroom (Extreme Humility) Holy Tuesday - Service of the Bridegroom (Extreme Humility) Holy Wednesday – (The Last Supper) Holy Thursday - (The Last Supper) and (The Crucifixion) Holy Friday – (The Crucifixion) Holy Saturday – (The Anastasi – Resurrection icon) (The Panagia Icon) OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS- Holy Unction – oil, “Q”tips, baggies Beeswax Candles Holy Friday Candles and white dripcups Large Anastasi Candle Anastasi Candles and red dripcups Myrrh Sendoni 6 White Lilly Plants (for the foot of the Cross) Red Carnation Crowning Wreath (Holy Thursday) – Additional tight red carnation wreaths for the foot of the cross Communion wine Gardenias for the Epitafio
We encourage and welcome all girls 7 – 13 years of age to participate as "Myrofores" at the 7 pm Lamentations Services on Holy Friday - May 3, 2024. They represent the myrrh bearing women who anointed the body of Christ in the Tomb. Important rehearsals will be held April 24th following the Lazarus Saturday service breakfast and following Divine Liturgy on Palm Sunday. Girls are asked to dress in white blouses, black skirts and white sweaters during the service on Holy Friday.
Weekday and weekend dates available.
On Sunday, five days before the Passover of the Law, the Lord came from Bethany to Jerusalem. Sending two of His disciples to bring Him a foal of an ass, He sat thereon and entered into the city. When the multitude there heard that Jesus was coming, they straightway took up the branches of palm trees in their hands, and went forth to meet Him. Others spread their garments on the ground, and yet others cut branches from the trees and strewed them in the way that Jesus was to pass; and all of them together, especially the children, went before and after Him, crying out: "Hosanna: Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord, the King of Israel" (John 12:13). This is the radiant and glorious festival of our Lord's entry into Jerusalem that we celebrate today.
The branches of the palm trees symbolize Christ's victory over the devil and death. The word Hosanna means "Save, I pray," or "Save, now." The foal of an ass, and Jesus' sitting thereon, and the fact that this animal was untamed and considered unclean according to the Law, signified the former uncleanness and wildness of the nations, and their subjection thereafter to the holy Law of the Gospel.
These holy Martyrs, who were from various regions, suffered martyrdom together when they were beheaded in Cyzicus, a city in Asia Minor on the southern coast of the Sea of Marmara.