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St. George Church
Publish Date: 2024-04-07
Bulletin Contents
Parish Calendar
Church Announcements
Hymns of the Day
Saints and Feasts
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Wisdom of the Fathers
Prayer List
Flyers of Interest
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St. George Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (734) 283-8820
  • Fax:
  • (734) 283-8866
  • Street Address:

  • 16300 Dix Toledo Highway

  • Southgate, MI 48195
  • Mailing Address:

  • 16300 Dix Toledo Highway

  • Southgate, MI 48195

Contact Information

Priest Fr. John Sakellariou


frjohn@stgeorgesouthgate.org | 734-283-8820

Services Schedule

Sundays:

9 am - Orthros

10:15 am - Divine Liturgy

 

Weekday Services:

Please check the Services schedule in the bulletin or call the Church office.

Past Bulletins


Parish Calendar

  • Church Calendar

    April 7 to April 14, 2024

    Sunday, April 7

    8:50AM Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy - Sunday of the Holy Cross

    12:00PM Parish Oratorical Finals

    12:00PM Philoptochos Meeting

    12:30PM Greek Dance Practice

    Wednesday, April 10

    6:00PM Liturgy of the Presanctified (followed by Lenten meal)

    Thursday, April 11

    6:00PM Parish Council meeting

    Friday, April 12

    6:00PM Salutations to the Theotokos

    Sunday, April 14

    8:50AM Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy - Sunday of St. John Climacus

    3:00PM Detroit Greek Independence Day Parade

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Church Announcements

GOYA Lenten Retreat

GOYA Lenten Retreat will be held this Saturday, April 6, 2024 @ St Nicholas in Troy, from 10:30 am-4 pm. 


Sunday School and Procession of the Holy Cross

This Sunday is the midpoint of Great Lent in which we celebrate the Holy Cross. Following Holy Communion, Sunday School students, teachers, and parents are invited to sit in the pews on the right side facing the altar where Fr. John will offer a Sunday School lesson for the children. After the lesson, all are invited to join the procession of the Holy Cross around the church and to receive a flower. Sunday School will take place in the classrooms following the procession. 


Parish Oratorical Festival

This Sunday we will host the parish Oratorical finals in Church at 12:15 pm. All are welcome to attend.


Salutation & Sunday of the Holy Cross Flowers

The Salutation flowers each Friday have been donated in memory of Bobby Kozaitis and George Kotsou. Today's daffodils for the Sunday of the Holy Cross have been donated in memory of Stavroula Minton, and an anonymous donor. Thank you!


Parking Update for Church on Sunday, April 14

Next Sunday, April 14, the Grecian Center has two large bookings that will impact parking. Professional valet services attendants will be present to assist parishioners with parking or offering valet services free of charge and no gratuity required.   

For those who have their vehicle parked for them and when leaving Church, please see one of the valet attendants in front of the Church entrance.


Detroit Greek Independence Day Parade

Please join us as we march in the Detroit Greek Independence Day Parade next Sunday, April 14, at 3:00 pm. In addition, our parish's Greek Dancers will also be performing in the parade. 

Important Note for those who are planning to march in the Parade

Please try to be at the starting location by 2:40 pm. Our parish is in marching unit #101 which is the first of all the parishes. 

Because of events related to the NFL draft, the parade route is different this year. The parade will begin on Brush and then go to Monroe. The parade will line up behind the Old County Building on Brush north of Congress. Parade marshals will be available for any assistance as we line up. 

For more details, please visit the following link for a map of the starting position of the parade and the route: www.greekparades.com/parade-info-marching-order


Spring General Assembly

Our Spring General Assembly will be held on Sunday, April 21, immediately following the Divine Liturgy. In this General Assembly, preliminary information will be presented on parish renovations. We highly encourage all parishioners to be part of this important meeting. To participate, please be up to date with your 2023 stewardship (minimum $300 per family or minimum $200 for seniors). If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the church office or to speak with Fr. John concerning any difficulties with stewardship commitments. A light luncheon will be served to those in attendance.


Lenten Services

During Great Lent, the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts will be prayed each Wednesday at 6:00 pm followed by a Lenten Potluck meal. In addition, each Friday we will pray the Salutations to the Theotokos service at 6:00 pm.


Easter/ Feast Day Flowers - Donations Needed

Donations are needed for Easter and Feast Day flowers to help defray the costs associated with these events. You can make donations HERE, by check (in memo line: Easter/Feast Day flowers), or by cash (please give us your name). Thank you!


Seniors Luncheon

The 55 & Over Club will meet on Thursday, Apirl 18, at noon, in the Apollo Hall. Lunch is $9. If you plan to attend, you must call the church office (734.283.8820) to make a reservation. 


Sunday School Missions Coinbox Drive

Parents, now through Palm Sunday, your child/family can participate in the Orthodox Missions coinbox ministry. This is an important opportunity to teach your child(ren) about helping Orthodox missionaries around the world. Coinboxes are in your child's classroom.


Open Registration and Parish Scholarships for Rose City Summer Camp

Camp registration is now open! Visit www.gomdsc.org to register and learn more! All first-time campers receive a $525 scholarship from the parish (parents pay $50) towards the $575 camp fees. Repeat campers receive a $325 scholarship (parents pay $250). To be reimbursed, families must submit a Camp Reimbursement form and have met at least half of their stewardship contributions for the 2024 year. Copies can be found on the candle counter or contact the church office to have the form emailed to you.  We want all families to be members of the parish and for all kids to have the opportunity to go to camp. If there are any financial hardships with stewardship or camp tuition,  please do not hesitate to speak with Fr. John.  

Week Zero: June 23 – June 29
Week 1: June 30 – July 6
Week 2: July 7 – July 13
Week 3: July 14 – July 20
Week 4: July 21 – July 27
Week 5: July 28 – August 3 ~  Fr. John will be attending Week 5


Men's Clothing Collection

Philoptochos is collecting men's clothing (including sweatshirts/pants, socks, blankets, winter coats, and boots) for Feeding Detroit and Downriver. Boxes are located in the Narthex and activity room.

PLEASE NOTE: Philoptochos are not collecting women's or girls' clothings, only men's items mentioned above are being accepted at this time. Thank you for your understanding.


Prayer / Candle Requests

If you would like for us to light a candle in the Church in prayer for you and your family, please use the Prayer/Candle Request form found here or on the home page of the church website. You can pay by credit card or send a check in the mail to the Church.


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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Third Mode

Let the heavens sing for joy, and let everything on earth be glad. * For with His Arm the Lord has worked power. * He trampled death under foot by means of death; * and He became the firstborn from the dead. * From the maw of Hades He delivered us; * and He granted the world His great mercy.

Apolytikion for Sun. of the Holy Cross in the First Mode

Save, O Lord, Thy people and bless Thine inheritance; grant Thou unto the faithful victory over adversaries. And by the power of Thy Cross do Thou preserve Thy commonwealth.

Apolytikion for the Church in the Fourth Mode

Liberator of captives, defender of the poor, physician of the sick and champion of kings, O trophy-bearer Great Martyr George, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal Fourth Mode

To you, Theotokos, invincible Defender, having been delivered from peril, I, your city, dedicate the victory festival as a thank offering. In your irresistible might, keep me safe from all trials, that I may call out to you: "Hail, unwedded bride!"
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Saints and Feasts

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April 07

Sunday of the Holy Cross

With the help of God, we have almost reached the middle of the course of the Fast, where our strength has been worn down through abstinence, and the full difficulty of the labour set before us becomes apparent. Therefore our holy Mother, the Church of Christ, now brings to our help the all-holy Cross, the joy of the world, the strength of the faithful, the staff of the just, and the hope of sinners, so that by venerating it reverently, we might receive strength and grace to complete the divine struggle of the Fast.

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April 07

Calliopus and Akylina the Martyrs

The holy Martyr Calliopius was from Perga in Pamphylia, brought up in piety by his godly mother Theocleia. When the persecution of Maximian broke out, Saint Calliopius presented himself of his own accord before the Governor Maximus in Pompeiopolis of Galatia. After he had suffered many torments, his mother visited him in prison and encouraged him in his martyrdom. After this, his thrice-blessed mother, upon learning that he was to be crucified on Holy and Great Thursday, bribed the tyrants to defer it one day, that he might imitate the Lord's Crucifixion on the same day that He suffered it. The holy Martyr Calliopius received the crown of martyrdom on Holy and Great Friday in the year 304, being crucified upside down.

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April 08

Agavos, Rouphos, Asynkritos, Phlegon, Herodion, and Hermes of the 70 Apostles

The Apostle Herodion, whom Saint Paul mentions in his Epistle to the Romans (16:11) and calls his "kinsman," was ordained presbyter and then Bishop of New Patras, where he was slain by Jews and pagans. Saint Agabus is mentioned in Acts 21:10-11, where he prophesied Saint Paul's arrest in Jerusalem at the hands of the Jewish leaders. In Acts 11:27-28 it is mentioned also that this Saint foretold the great famine that would come to pass in the time of Claudius Caesar. Having preached the Gospel throughout various regions, he departed to the Lord. The Apostle Rufus became Bishop of Thebes in Greece. The Apostles Asyncritus and Phlegon preached Christ in many places, suffered many afflictions at the hands of the pagans and Jews, and departed unto the Lord. The Apostle Hermes is mentioned with them in the Epistle to the Romans (16:13-14).

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April 09

Eupsychios the Martyr

This holy Martyr was from the parts of Cappadocia, and lived a blameless life with his wife. During the reign of Julian the Apostate, this blessed one was filled with divine zeal and, with other Christians, destroyed the pagan temple dedicated to Fortune. Because of this he received the crown of martyrdom by beheading in the year 362.

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April 10

Terence and his Companions beheaded at Carthage

These Saints were from Africa, and they all contested during the reign of Decius, in 251. After many torments, they were beheaded at the command of Fortunatus the Governor.

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April 11

Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum

Saint Antipas was a contemporary of the holy Apostles, by whom he was made Bishop of Pergamum. He contested during the reign of Domitian, when he was cast, as it is said, into a bronze bull that had been heated exceedingly. The Evangelist John writes of him in the Book of Revelation, and says (as it were from the mouth of Christ, Who says to the Angel [that is, the Bishop] of the Church of Pergamum): "I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is; and thou holdest fast My Name, and hast not denied My Faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful Martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth" (Rev. 2:13). The faithful pray to this Saint for ailments of the teeth.

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April 12

Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parios

This Saint lived during the time of the Iconoclasts, and because of his exceptional and virtuous life became Bishop of Parium. He suffered many hardships, afflictions, and persecutions from the heretics his whole life long, and finally reposed in peace.

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April 13

Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome

Saint Martin was born in Tuscany. He had been the papal delegate at Constantinople; upon the death of Pope Theodore, Saint Martin was elected his successor. At this time the Emperor Constans II, also known as Constantine Pogonatus (reigned 641-668), was seeking support of his confession of faith called the Typos, which espoused the Monothelite heresy, that is, that there is only one will and energy in the Incarnate Son of God. But the newly-consecrated Pope not only did not accept the Typos, but convened the Lateran Council of 649 (attended by 105 of his bishops, and Saint Maximus the Confessor, who was then in Rome), which anathematized the Typos and the Monothelite heresy. Because of this Saint Martin was seized by an imperial force in 653 and brought to Constantinople, where he was charged with sending money to the Saracens and conspiring with them, and blaspheming against the most holy Mother of God. Though innocent of these accusations, he was exiled to Cherson on the Black Sea, where, after many sufferings and privations, he received the crown of his courageous confession in the year 655.

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Eleventh Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 21:14-25

At that time, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. And he said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you would; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him, "Follow me." Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said, "Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "Lord, what about this man?" Jesus said to him, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!" The saying spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things, and who has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Second Mode. Psalm 27.9,1.
O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance.
Verse: To you, O Lord, I have cried, O my God.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6.

BRETHREN, since we have a high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. Because of this he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people. And one does not take the honor upon himself, but he is called by God, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, "Thou art my Son, today I have begotten thee"; as he says also in another place, "Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek."

Gospel Reading

Sunday of the Holy Cross
The Reading is from Mark 8:34-38; 9:1

The Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."

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Wisdom of the Fathers

The key to knowledge is the humility of Christ. The door of the Kingdom of Heaven is open, not to those who only know in their learned minds the mysteries of faith and the commandments of their Creator, but to those who have progressed far enough to live by them.
St. Bede the Venerable
Unknown, 8th century

To deny oneself means to give up one's bad habits; to root out of the heart all that ties us to the world; not to cherish bad thoughts and desires; to suppress every evil thought; to avoid occasions of sin; not to desire or to do anything out of self-love, but to do everything out of love for God. To deny oneself, according to St. Paul means "to be dead to sin. . . but alive to God."
St. Innocent of Alaska
The Lenten Spring, SVS Press, p. 147, 19th Century

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Prayer List

 

Please remember in your prayers the following: Aristea Stamoulou, Fanis Nikitaras, Nikos Papadakis, Eftihia Kapetanakis, Sarah Nitz, Nick Gerazounis

Please contact the church office to add your name to the Prayer List. Thank you.

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Flyers of Interest

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