January 17^th Thursday

+Saint Anthony +Orthros @8am & Divine Liturgy @9am

January 18^th Friday

+Saint Athanasios +Orthros @8am & Divine Liturgy @9am

January 19^th Saturday 

+Funeral Service @9:30am for the repose of the soul of +Efrosini Arvanitis

January 20^th Sunday 

12^th Sunday of Luke ++Orthros @8:45am & Divine Liturgy @10am 

Memorials – Μνημόσυνα

A 40 Day Memorial service will be held on Sunday for the repose of the soul of our ever memorable +Margaret Μαργαρίτας Prassinos, beloved mother of Maria and Anna Prassinos. Friends are invited to join the family in our Social Hall for refreshments in honor of her blessed memory

A 40 Day Memorial service will be held on Sunday for the repose of the soul of our ever memorable +George Γεωργίου (Const) Kaviris beloved husband of Sandra Kaviris, father of Athena (Ron) Collins, Thalia (Christos) Nikolopoulos and granddaughters Zoe and Artemis Nikolopoulos. Friends are invited to join the family in our Social Hall for refreshments in honor of his blessed memory

May their memory be eternal . Αιωνία η μνήμη αυτών.

Righteous Euthymios the Great - January 20

This Saint, who was from Melitene in Armenia, was the son of pious parents named Paul and Dionysia.  He was born about 377.  Since his mother had been barren, he was named Euthymius-which means "good cheer" or "joy"-for this is what his parents experienced at his birth.  He studied under Eutroius, the Bishop of Melitene, by whom he was ordained and entrusted with the care of the monasteries of Melitene.  Then, after he had come to Palestine about the year 406, he became the leader of a multitude of monks.  Through him, a great tribe of Arabs was turned to piety, when he healed the ailing son of their leader Aspebetos.  Aspebetos was baptized with all his people; he took the Christian name of Peter, and was later consecrated Bishop for his tribe, being called "Bishop of the Tents."  Saint Euthymius also fought against the Nestorians, Eutychians, and Manichaeans.  When Eudocia, the widow of Saint Theodosius the Younger, had made her dwelling in Palestine, and had fallen into the heresy of the Monophysites which was championed in Palestine by a certain Theodosius, she sent envoys to Saint Symeon the Stylite in Syria (see Sept. 1), asking him his opinion of Eutyches and the Council of Chalcedon which had condemned him; Saint Symeon, praising the holiness and Orthodoxy of Saint Euthymius near whom she dwelt, sent her to him to be delivered from her error (the holy Empress Eudocia is commemorated Aug. 13).  He became the divine oracle of the Church, or rather, "the vessel of divine utterance," as a certain historian writes.  He was the instructor and elder of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified.  Having lived for ninety-six years, he reposed in 473, on January 20.

 Reading Courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery

Cyprus Taverna Night POSTPONED!

The Cyprus Taverna Night that was scheduled for this Saturday has been postponed due to the impending bad weather.

The new date is February 2nd.

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

All existing reservations have been transferred over to the new date. If you are unable to attend or need to make a change, please let us know.Tickets will continue to be sold up to the week of the event — join us for the fun!

Please contact:Chris Demetriou at 973-270-7730, cdemetriou37@optonline.net or Maro Schuster at 973-570-4924, schuster20@verizon.net

 Thanks!

Three Holy Hierarchs & Greek Letters Day

After Divine Liturgy on Sunday, January 27^th The Hellenic Afternoon School 

will present their  “Three Hierarchs Program”

Caregivers Workshop #2

On Sunday, February 3rd at 12:45pm in Room 102 an informal caregiver forum for discussion with and about caregivers, will be led by Andi Morris from Arden Courts of Whippany. Our discussions will range from practical tips for coping with chronic diseases, avoiding caregiver burn out, and information about community resources. If there are other topics you are interested in, please let us know. If there is enough interest, we will conduct another forum or workshop and cover more detail.  Thank you Catherine Rabidis

House Blessings

Fr. John Theodosion will begin the House Blessings in our community on the 1^st week in January 2019.  St. Andrew Parishioners will be notified of his pending visit.  Please look for a “Blue Post Card” indicating date and time.

We will also be announcing in the weekly bulletin the towns that Fr. John will be visiting. If you don’t receive “Blue Post Card” when your town is listed, please contact the office ASAP and make arrangements for «Agiasmo» in your home.

NOTE: Please do not offer Fr. John any food or snacks. Your hospitality is greatly appreciated, but unfortunately his time is very limited and will only delay his next visit.

Rescheduling of missed appointments will be after Pascha. 973-584-0388

St Thomas Church services at St. Andrew on Sundays 

Our friends the parishioners of St. Thomas Orthodox Church of India, located on West Blackwell St. in Dover had a big loss last week. Their church was damaged by a fire and they requested our help.  We at St. Andrew will be making our Gym available to them so they are able to hold their Sunday services. We ask you to please not enter the gym while their services are in session. We have also allocated the parking lot in the back of the gym for their parishioners.

Coffee Hour Hosts

1/20 DOP, 1/27 GOYA, 2/3 Philoptochos, 2/10 PTA, 2/17 DOP, 2/24 GOYA, 3/3 Philoptochos, 3/10 PTA, 3/17 DOP, 3/24 GOYA,  3/31 BAKALIKO, 

BAGELS for Sunday Coffee hour are donated by ALPHA BAGELS located on Route 10 in Randolph, NJ. We thank them for their generosity and continued support. 

If you would like us to remember you or your loved one in our prayers, please contact the office. 973-584-0388

Names will be kept on this list for approximately 3 months. Please resubmit Names if needed.   Fr. John will pray for the Names above during the Proskomide “Offering of gifts” during the first part of the Divine Liturgy when our priest prepares the mystical gifts of bread and wine. Please keep these names in your prayers as well.

Eleni, Vasiliki, Hope, Hristos, Rosemary, Susan, Don, Corinne, Sophia, Stavroula, Konstantinos, Anastasia, Pamela, Brian,Brandon, Fotini, Irene, Eleutherios, Andriana, John, Panayioti, William, Nikki, Kyriaki, Panayiota, Beatrice, Demetrios, Andreas, Ioanna,Marykate, John, Konstantinos, Barbara, Reta, Despina, Eleni, Bonnie, Rose, Richard, Vasiliki,Mary, Petros, Demosthenes, Angeliki, Christian, Olga, Efthimia, Demitra, Antonia, Norma, Beatrice, Geoffrey, Theonimfi, Donald, Alexandra, Kathy, John, Reggie, Shannon, Yiota, Christopher, Asimina, Margarita, Ellen, Konstantinos, Despina, Margaret, Georgia, Antonios, Maria, Kleo, Constantine, Paul, Christos, Vasilis, Maxine, Hana, Eva, Nicoletta, Nicholas, Tina, Stefanos, Paraskevi, George, Anastasia, Hristos, John, Christopher, George, Chris, Konstantinos, Aristea, Fr. Demetri, Prz Spyridoula, Eleni, Marcella, Demetri, Fotini, William, Robert, Nicholas, Vasiliki, Konstantinos, Helen, Kelly,  

Prayer for a Sick Person:

Heavenly Father, physician of our souls and bodies, who have sent Your only-begotten Son and our Lord Jesus Christ to heal every sickness and infirmity, visit and heal (me) Your servant from all physical and spiritual ailments through the grace of Your Christ. Grant (me) patience in this sickness, strength of body and spirit, and recovery of health.  Lord, You have taught us through Your word to pray for each other that we may be healed.  I pray that You heal (me) as Your servant and grant (me) the gift of complete health. For You are the source of healing and to You I give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen