Welcome to St George Church of Kingston

A Note in Light of the Corona Virus (Covid-19) Pandemic

We continue to follow the Archdiocese Guidelines sent out previously, and reiterate the following for worship at Saint George:

1. Minimize person-to-person contact. Culturally, we greet each other by kissing and embracing. This should be avoided as much as possible. Keep a safe distance when speaking to others.

2. When you arrive at Church, there will be an area for you to sanitize upon entering and exiting the Church.

3. Please refrain from kissing the icons. But rather, honor the sacred icons by bowing before them; lighting a candle and making the sign of the cross.

4. Concerning Holy Communion - Epidemics and pandemics have plagued human history from the beginning of time. Disease does not affect Holy Communion, nor does it change its basic elements of being the Body and Blood of Christ. Throughout the ages, it falls upon the parish priest/deacon to consume the remaining gifts of Holy Communion at the conclusion of every Divine Liturgy. You may approach the Chalice in usual manner.

5. Antidoron will be distributed by Fr Jim at the end of Liturgy so that only one hand goes into the bowl. Please do not reach for his hand or kiss it, but receive it with an open palm.

As the Church is first and foremost a worshipping community, we will continue to offer the worship services of the church as scheduled. As a Church, we are called upon to pray for our faithful, our world, for those who are sick and for those who are suffering.

BUT… During this time, if anyone wishes not to come to church, the Holy Archdiocese extends this blessing, as an act of love and responsibility for the protection of one’s self and one’s fellow human beings. We encourage you to participate in the experience of sacred worship at home, on TV, or using multimedia platforms.

Watch liturgy live at the following links:

Holy Trinity Cathedral - NYC 10 AM: https://www.youtube.com/c/ArchdiocesanCathedraloftheHolyTrinity/live

St. Barbara - Orange, CT 9:45 AM: http://saintbarbara.org/live_services/

Saint Mark – Boca Raton, FL 9:45 AM: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaintMark

There will be no Sunday School Classes this week or next.

There will be no Greek School or Greek Dance Classes until further notice.

Your Spiritual Home

ALL ARE WELCOME

AT SAINT GEORGE CHURCH of KINGSTON, NY

Sunday Worship Services:

Divine Liturgy (Eucharist) 10:00 AM

DIVINE LITURGY BEGINS PROMPTLY AT 10:00

and Usually Ends around 11:15

THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETS THIS TUESDAY AT 7:00

SALUTATIONS SERVICE

LENTEN FRIDAYS AT 7:00PM

JOIN US

SAINT GEORGE DINNER DANCE APRIL 26

at the Chateau

Please mark your calendar!

Learning about Parsh Leadership...

PARISH REGULATIONS

CHAPTER TWO: PARISH COUNCIL

ARTICLE 24 PARISH COUNCIL

Section 1: To serve on a Parish Council is a ministry and all those who serve are called to represent Christ and the Orthodox Faith to all whom they meet in all aspects of life. The Parish Council shall consist of the Priest, as the head of the Parish, and a number of elected lay members fixed by the Parish Bylaws or by local statute according to the needs of the Parish. The Parish Council is responsible to the Parish Assembly and to the respective Hierarch for conducting all Parish affairs in keeping with the mission, aims and purposes of the Church as set forth in the Charter and these Regulations. The Parish Council shall be deemed to mean also Board of Trustees or Board of Directors when such designations are required by local statute. The Priest shall be a non-voting member of the Parish Council

“Every church needs to

grow warmer through fellowship,

deeper through discipleship,

stronger through through worship,

and larger through evangelism."

Rick Warren The Purpose-Driven Church

MORE THAN JUST FOLLOWING RULES....

“…in the end, to be Christian is not simply to follow rules and assent to propositions; to be Christian is to love in the form of the greatest commandment. Like being a dancer, it is to perform love in such a way that love (God) has seized our being.”

-Dr. Aristotle Papanikolaou

Aristotle Papanikolaou is Professor of Theology and the Archbishop Demetrios Chair in Orthodox Theology and Culture at Fordham University He is Co-Director of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University.

“Every temple of the Lord is a house of divine Presence and a house of prayer.
Every temple is also a house of peace. May the soul of all those who enter into this holy
temple to take part in the assembly of God, become itself a house of peace.”

from Serve the Lord With Gladness by A Monk of the Eastern Church

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We are studying the Parables of Jesus.

Greek School

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“It does not matter how much we give,

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Mother Theresa

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The Work of Jesus Christ: “…it is our Orthodox teaching that the Church continues the work of Christ on earth. When laypeople sing in the choir, teach Sunday school, instruct their children to pray, etc., they are doing the work of the Church.”

- Fr. Stanley S. Harakas, Contemporary Moral Issues

“With us everything should be secondary compared to our concern with children, and their upbringing in the instruction of the Lord."

St John Chrysostom

Your 2019 Parish Council

Fr Jim, Priest

Anthony Moustakas, President

Xenakis Loizou, Vice President

Mary Matthews, Treasurer

George Kotzias, Secretary

Phil Lettre

John Zacharia

Nick Maouris

Ephie Trataros

Dennis Larios

Saint George Church seeks to offer:

A sense of Peace and the Presence of God in worship;

Opportunities to Serve Others;

Meaningful opportunities for Fellowship;

Education in aspects of the Faith for all ages; and

A well-maintained and inspiring place of worship & fellowship

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Is a Member of our St George Family

in the Hospital, Rehab or Extended Care?

Please contact Fr Jim with the name and location of any members of our Saint George family that may be in the hospital, Rehab or Extended Care/Nursing Home. Please indicate whether the need is urgent. Call Fr Jim's office 646-519-6721 or email FrJimK@goarch.org. Please leave a clear message and a contact number in case additional information is needed.

“The oil of religion should be used to soothe and heal the wounds of others,

not to ignite the fires of hatred.”

-Archbishop Anastasios of Albania

WHAT IS CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP?

Stewardship is what a person does after saying "I believe," as proof of that belief.

(Williams & McKibben in Oriented Leadership)

Saint George E-List We are developing an e-list (listserv) for parish communication. Your email will not be disclosed through the list or to other members of the list. The list will be used for weekly bulletins and timely information. Please send your email to FrJimK@goarch.org and request to be added to the Saint George Kingston e-list.

"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers:

for thereby some have entertained angels unawares."

Hebrews 13:2 (KJV)

Gospel and Epistle Readings

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 1:10-14; 2:1-3.

"IN THE BEGINNING, Thou, Lord, didst found the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of thy hands; they will perish, but thou remainest; they will all grow old like a garment, like a mantle thou wilt roll them up, and they will be changed. But thou art the same, and thy years will never end." But to what angel has he ever said, "Sit at my right hand, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet?" Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation?

Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For if the message declared by angels was valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard him.

Gospel Reading

Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas
The Reading is from Mark 2:1-12

At that time, Jesus entered Capernaum and it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, not even about the door; and he was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, "Why does this man speak thus? It is a blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you question thus in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise, take up your pallet and walk? But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins"-he said to the paralytic-"I say to you, rise, take up your pallet and go home." And he rose, and immediately took up the pallet and went out before them all; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!"

Wisdom of the Fathers

Now Matthew indeed saith, that "they brought him," but the others, that they also broke up the roof, and let him down. And they put the sick man before Christ, saying nothing, but committing the whole to Him.

St. John Chrysostom

Homily 29 on Matthew 9, 1. B#54, pp. 195, 196, 4th Century

For though in the beginning He Himself went about, and did not require so much faith of them that came unto Him; yet in this case they both approached Him, and had faith required on their part. For, "Seeing," it is said, "their faith;" that is, the faith of them that had let the man down.

St. John Chrysostom

Homily 29 on Matthew 9, 1. B#54, pp. 195, 196, 4th Century

Saints and Feasts

March 15

Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas

This divine Father, who was from Asia Minor, was from childhood reared in the royal court of Constantinople, where he was instructed in both religious and secular wisdom. Later, while still a youth, he left the imperial court and struggled in asceticism on Mount Athos, and in the Skete at Beroea. He spent some time in Thessalonica being treated for an illness that came from his harsh manner of life. He was present in Constantinople at the Council that was convened in 1341 against Barlaam of Calabria, and at the Council of 1347 against Acindynus, who was of like mind with Barlaam; Barlaam and Acindynus claimed that the grace of God is created. At both these Councils, the Saint contended courageously for the true dogmas of the Church of Christ, teaching in particular that divine grace is not created, but is the uncreated energies of God which are poured forth throughout creation: otherwise it would be impossible, if grace were created, for man to have genuine communion with the uncreated God. In 1347 he was appointed Metropolitan of Thessalonica. He tended his flock in an apostolic manner for some twelve years, and wrote many books and treatises on the most exalted doctrines of our Faith; and having lived for a total of sixty-three years, he reposed in the Lord in 1359.

His holy relics are kept in the Cathedral of Thessalonica. A full service was composed for his feast day by the Patriarch Philotheus in 1368, when it was established that his feast be celebrated on this day. Since works without right faith avail nothing, we set Orthodoxy of faith as the foundation of all that we accomplish during the Fast, by celebrating the Triumph of Orthodoxy the Sunday before, and the great defender of the teachings of the holy Fathers today.

March 15

Agapius the Martyr & His Companions

The holy Martyrs contested for piety's sake during the reign of Diocletian (284-305), when Urban was Governor of Caesarea of Palestine. When Urban had commanded that together with a heathen festival, certain condemned Christians be publicly cast to wild beasts, Timolaus, a native of Pontus, Dionysius of Tripolis in Phoenicia, Romulus of Diospolis, Plesius (or Paisius) and Alexander from Egypt, and another Alexander from Gaza, tied their own hands and presented themselves to Urban when the exhibition was about to begin, professing their faith in Christ; they were immediately cast into prison. A few days later Agapios and Dionysius also presented themselves. All were beheaded together at Caesarea. Their martyrdom is recorded by Eusebius (Eccl. Hist.,Book VIII, ch.3, called The Martyrs of Palestine).

March 15

Manuel the New Martyr of Crete

March 15

Holy Apostle Aristobulos of the Seventy, Bishop of Britain

Saint Aristobulos, the brother of Saint Barnabas, was ordained to be bishop in Britain by the Apostle Paul, who mentions him in his epistle to the Romans (16:10). He suffered many afflictions at the hands of the pagans, but also brought many to Christ. Having established the Church there, he finally reposed in peace.

Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Second Mode

Angelic powers were above Thy tomb, and they that guarded Thee became as dead. And Mary stood by the grave seeking Thine immaculate Body. Thou hast despoiled Hades and wast not tried thereby. Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst grant us life. O Thou Who didst arise from the dead, Lord, glory be to Thee.

Apolytikion for Sun. of St. Gregory Palamas in the Plagal Fourth Mode

Light of Orthdoxy, pillar and teacher of the Church, adornment of monastics, invincible champion of theologians, O Gregory thou wonderworker, boast of Thessalonica, herald of grace: ever pray 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!"

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese News

Sunday of Orthodoxy Celebrating Orthodox Unity and Diversity

03/10/2020

On March 8, 2020, eleven Orthodox hierarchs from various canonical jurisdictions concelebrated the Divine Liturgy on the first Sunday of Lent, also known as the “Sunday of Orthodoxy,” at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, in New York City.

https://www.goarch.org/-/sunday-of-orthodoxy-celebrating-orthodox-unity-and-diversity

Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and the Holy Eparchial Synod issue Guidelines on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)

03/06/2020

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and the Most Reverend Members of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, have issued guidelines to the Clergy and Laity of the Archdiocese to face the outbreak of the Coronavirus, Covid-19, that has spread throughout the world.

https://www.goarch.org/-/2020-03-06-covid-19-news-release

General Information

Contact Information

Services Schedule

Past Bulletins

Welcome to St George Church of Kingston

Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Gospel Reading

Wisdom of the Fathers

Saints and Feasts

Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas

Agapius the Martyr & His Companions

Manuel the New Martyr of Crete

Holy Apostle Aristobulos of the Seventy, Bishop of Britain

Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Second Mode

Apolytikion for Sun. of St. Gregory Palamas in the Plagal Fourth Mode

Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal Fourth Mode

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese News

Sunday of Orthodoxy Celebrating Orthodox Unity and Diversity

03/10/2020

Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and the Holy Eparchial Synod issue Guidelines on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)

03/06/2020