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Sts. Constantine and Helen Church
Publish Date: 2021-08-22
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Sts. Constantine and Helen Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (414) 778-1555
  • Street Address:

  • 2160 N. Wauwatosa Avenue

  • Wauwatosa, WI 53213


Contact Information






Services Schedule

SUNDAY MATINS/DIVINE LITURGY, 8:15 am


Past Bulletins


This Sunday

SUNDAY, August 22nd, 2021— 9th Sunday of Matthew  

EPISTLE: I Corinthians 3:9-17 

HOLY GOSPEL: Matthew 14:22-34 

 

Prosforo Baker: Debby Koutromanos

Coffee Hour: Bible Studies

For more information on an event in the following calendar, please visit:  http://www.stsconstantinehelenwi.org/parish-calendar/

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Saints and Feasts

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August 22

The Holy Martyr Agathonicus

The Martyr Agathonicus, because he converted pagans to Christ, was seized in Nicomedia, violently beaten, haled about in bonds, and beheaded in Selyvria, during the reign of Maximian, in the year 298.


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August 22

Holy Martyr Anthuse


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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Ninth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 20:19-31

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you." When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."

Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in his side, I will not believe."

Eight days later, his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said: "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing." Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe."

Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.

Ninth Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 20:19-31

Οὔσης ὀψίας τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων, καὶ τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων ὅπου ἦσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ συνηγμένοι διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. Καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἔδειξεν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ. Ἐχάρησαν οὖν οἱ μαθηταὶ ἰδόντες τὸν Κύριον. Εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς πάλιν· Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. Καθὼς ἀπέσταλκέ με ὁ πατήρ, κἀγὼ πέμπω ὑμᾶς. Καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἐνεφύσησε καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· Λάβετε Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον· ἄν τινων ἀφῆτε τὰς ἁμαρτίας, ἀφίενται αὐτοῖς, ἄν τινων κρατῆτε, κεκράτηνται.

Θωμᾶς δὲ εἷς ἐκ τῶν δώδεκα, ὁ λεγόμενος Δίδυμος, οὐκ ἦν μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ὅτε ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς. Ἔλεγον οὖν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄλλοι μαθηταί· Ἐωράκαμεν τὸν Κύριον. Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Ἐὰν μὴ ἴδω ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὸν δάκτυλόν μου εἰς τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὴν χεῖρά μου εἰς τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ πιστεύσω. Καὶ μεθ᾽ ἡμέρας ὀκτὼ πάλιν ἦσαν ἔσω οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ Θωμᾶς μετ᾽ αὐτῶν. Ἔρχεται ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων, καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον καὶ εἶπεν· Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. Εἶτα λέγει τῷ Θωμᾷ· Φέρε τὸν δάκτυλόν σου ὧδε καὶ ἴδε τὰς χεῖράς μου, καὶ φέρε τὴν χεῖρά σου καὶ βάλε εἰς τὴν πλευράν μου, καὶ μὴ γίνου ἄπιστος, ἀλλὰ πιστός. Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Θωμᾶς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Ὁ Κύριός μου καὶ ὁ Θεός μου. Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Ὅτι ἑώρακάς με, πεπίστευκας· μακάριοι οἱ μὴ ἰδόντες καὶ πιστεύσαντες. Πολλὰ μὲν οὖν καὶ ἄλλα σημεῖα ἐποίησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐνώπιον τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, ἃ οὐκ ἔστι γεγραμμένα ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τούτῳ· ταῦτα δὲ γέγραπται ἵνα πιστεύσητε ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἵνα πιστεύοντες ζωὴν ἔχητε ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ.


Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Fourth Mode. Psalm 75.11,1.
Make your vows to the Lord our God and perform them.
Verse: God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel.

The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 3:9-17.

Brethren, we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building. According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another man is building upon it. Let each man take care how he builds upon it. For no other foundation can any one lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any one builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw - each man's work will become manifest; for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work which any man has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire. Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If any one destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and that temple you are.

Προκείμενον. Plagal Fourth Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 75.11,1.
Εὔξασθε καὶ ἀπόδοτε Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν.
Στίχ. Γνωστὸς ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ ὁ Θεός, ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ μέγα τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Κορινθίους α' 3:9-17.

Ἀδελφοί, Θεοῦ γάρ ἐσμεν συνεργοί· θεοῦ γεώργιον, θεοῦ οἰκοδομή ἐστε. Κατὰ τὴν χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι, ὡς σοφὸς ἀρχιτέκτων θεμέλιον τέθεικα, ἄλλος δὲ ἐποικοδομεῖ. Ἕκαστος δὲ βλεπέτω πῶς ἐποικοδομεῖ. Θεμέλιον γὰρ ἄλλον οὐδεὶς δύναται θεῖναι παρὰ τὸν κείμενον, ὅς ἐστιν Ἰησοῦς Χριστός. Εἰ δέ τις ἐποικοδομεῖ ἐπὶ τὸν θεμέλιον τοῦτον χρυσόν, ἄργυρον, λίθους τιμίους, ξύλα, χόρτον, καλάμην, ἑκάστου τὸ ἔργον φανερὸν γενήσεται· ἡ γὰρ ἡμέρα δηλώσει, ὅτι ἐν πυρὶ ἀποκαλύπτεται· καὶ ἑκάστου τὸ ἔργον ὁποῖόν ἐστιν τὸ πῦρ δοκιμάσει. Εἴ τινος τὸ ἔργον μένει ὃ ἐποικοδόμησεν, μισθὸν λήψεται. Εἴ τινος τὸ ἔργον κατακαήσεται, ζημιωθήσεται· αὐτὸς δὲ σωθήσεται, οὕτως δὲ ὡς διὰ πυρός. Οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ναὸς θεοῦ ἐστε, καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ θεοῦ οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν; Εἴ τις τὸν ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ φθείρει, φθερεῖ τοῦτον ὁ θεός· ὁ γὰρ ναὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ἅγιός ἐστιν, οἵτινές ἐστε ὑμεῖς.


Gospel Reading

9th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 14:22-34

At that time, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the waves; for the wind was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear. But immediately he spoke to them, saying "Take heart, it is I; have no fear."

And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, bid me come to you on the water." He said, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus; but when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, "Lord, save me." Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "O man of little faith, why did you doubt?" And when they entered the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God." And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

9th Sunday of Matthew
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 14:22-34

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἠνάγκασεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοὺς μαθητὰς ἐμβῆναι εἰς τὸ πλοῖον καὶ προάγειν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ πέραν, ἕως οὗ ἀπολύσῃ τοὺς ὄχλους. Καὶ ἀπολύσας τοὺς ὄχλους ἀνέβη εἰς τὸ ὄρος κατ᾽ ἰδίαν προσεύξασθαι. ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης μόνος ἦν ἐκεῖ. Τὸ δὲ πλοῖον ἤδη σταδίους πολλοὺς ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἀπεῖχεν, βασανιζόμενον ὑπὸ τῶν κυμάτων, ἦν γὰρ ἐναντίος ὁ ἄνεμος. Τετάρτῃ δὲ φυλακῇ τῆς νυκτὸς ἦλθεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς περιπατῶν ἐπὶ τὴν θάλασσαν. Οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης περιπατοῦντα ἐταράχθησαν λέγοντες ὅτι Φάντασμά ἐστιν, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ φόβου ἔκραξαν. Εὐθὺς δὲ ἐλάλησεν [ὁ ᾽Ιησοῦς] αὐτοῖς λέγων, Θαρσεῖτε, ἐγώ εἰμι· μὴ φοβεῖσθε. Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν, Κύριε, εἰ σὺ εἶ, κέλευσόν με ἐλθεῖν πρὸς σὲ ἐπὶ τὰ ὕδατα· ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, ᾽Ελθέ. καὶ καταβὰς ἀπὸ τοῦ πλοίου ὁ Πέτρος περιεπάτησεν ἐπὶ τὰ ὕδατα καὶ ἦλθεν πρὸς τὸν ᾽Ιησοῦν. Βλέπων δὲ τὸν ἄνεμον ἐφοβήθη, καὶ ἀρξάμενος καταποντίζεσθαι ἔκραξεν λέγων, Κύριε, σῶσόν με. Εὐθέως δὲ ὁ ᾽Ιησοῦς ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα ἐπελάβετο αὐτοῦ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, ᾽Ολιγόπιστε, εἰς τί ἐδίστασας; καὶ ἀναβάντων αὐτῶν εἰς τὸ πλοῖον ἐκόπασεν ὁ ἄνεμος. Οἱ δὲ ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες, ᾽Αληθῶς Θεοῦ υἱὸς εἶ. Καὶ διαπεράσαντες ἦλθον ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν εἰς Γεννησαρέτ.


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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Fourth Mode

From on high didst Thou descend, O Compassionate One; to burial of three days hast Thou submitted that Thou mightest free us from our passions. O our Life and Resurrection, Lord, glory be to Thee.
Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες ὁ εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν καταδέξω τριήμερον, ἵνα ἡμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν. Ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ Ἀνάστασις ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.

Apolytikion for Afterfeast of the Dormition in the First Mode

In giving birth, thou didst preserve thy virginity; in thy dormition, thou didst not forsake the world, O Theotokos. Thou wast translated unto life, since thou art the Mother of Life; and by thine intercessions dost thou redeem our souls from death.
Εν τή Γεννήσει τήν παρθενίαν εφύλαξας, έν τή Κοιμήσει τόν κόσμον ού κατέλιπες Θεοτόκε, Μετέστης πρός τήν ζωήν, μήτηρ υπάρχουσα τής ζωής, καί ταίς πρεσβείαις ταίς σαίς λυτρουμένη, εκ θανάτου τάς ψυχάς ημών.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Mode

Neither the grave nor death could contain the Theotokos, the unshakable hope, ever vigilant in intercession and protection. As Mother of life, He who dwelt in the ever-virginal womb transposed her to life.
Τήν εν πρεσβείαις ακοίμητον Θεοτόκον, καί προστασίαις αμετάθετον ελπίδα, τάφος καί νέκρωσις ουκ εκράτησεν, ως γάρ ζωής Μητέρα, πρός τήν ζωήν μετέστησεν, ο μήτραν οικήσας αειπάρθενον.
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Notes

From the City of Wauwatosa

68th St. Construction Update

68th Street (between Milwaukee Avenue and State Street) remains closed to thru traffic
Post Date: 07/21/2021 2:14 PM

68th St. between Milwaukee Avenue and State Street is currently under construction. The contractor is continuing sewer work for the next couple weeks on the north end of the project near Milwaukee Avenue. Lining the sewer under the road improves its function, particularly when we get heavy rains.

Fixing the surface of 68th St will occur after this phase, but we are several weeks out from this. One of the final steps will be to add bike lane markings on one side of the road – an effort that contributes towards Wauwatosa’s bicycle and pedestrian safety.

68th Street (between Milwaukee Avenue and State Street) remains closed to thru traffic. This road is scheduled to remain closed through mid to late October.

 

Live-Streaming of Church Services on YouTube

is now available.  Our church's YouTube is: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC24pswSVfIn5NwzJSNq9Zuw just Subscribe to be notified when we go Live.

Our church is on Phase 4

Following the May 16th Revised Guidelines from our Holy Metropolis, we are grateful for the ability to return to many of our practices prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. These guidelines are for the fully vaccinated.  Individuals who are not fully vaccinated are encouraged to continue to observe wearing of a face mask over the nose and mouth, and to observe social distancing.

Please always follow the directions of our ushers.

Some of the upcoming changes to our parish are the following:

  • No reservations are required
  • Self-sign-in system (an usher will monitor)
  • Specific Socially Distancing & Mask-wearing section will be implemented. Ask an usher to be seated there, if you so desire.
  • Veneration of icons can resume

Our church will continue to provide online live streaming of church services through Facebook Live on our Facebook page and on our YouTube page: https://tinyurl.com/StsCnH-YouTube

Plus, now you can "Light a Candle - Say a Prayer".  Just visit https://onrealm.org/StsCnH/-/give/candles to make your donation online and send us an email (father.pgd@gmail.com and church@stsconstantinehelenwi.org) with the number and type of candles along with who/what you would like us to pray for and will do so at our next church service.

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Community

Realm (onrealm.org) & it's app, Connect, is not for one-way communication, from our church leaders to you.  It can (& should) be used for the communiation between the members of each Group.  JOY is the first ministry that has adopted Realm as their communication tool.  Ask them. 

By the way, would anyone like to lead a Group? What if we created  a Group where the members could help each other out during this pandemic?  If someone is immunocompromised, for instance, or has young children, and can't go to the grocery store, they could ask if anyone else is going and if they are willing to pick up whatever they need (or, pick up their prescription, or a 10,000 piece puzzle for the kids...)  and deliver to their house... Email the church (church@stsconstantinehelenwi.org) your ideas but keep in mind, that no Groups can be created/activated until someone steps up to lead them.  (Hint: It's not hard... just accepting requests to join the Group and keeping the conversation going).

Want to test it out?  You can join our Prayer Requests Group (In Groups, search in Community for Prayer Requests).

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Calendar

  • Church Calendar

    August 22 to September 5, 2021

    Sunday, August 22

    +Memorial: 40-days Theodoros Konstantinidis

    8:15AM +Matins

    9:15AM +Divine Liturgy

    11:00AM Coffee Hour: Bible Studies

    11:00AM Blessing of the Backpacks

    12:00PM Prepare for Vacation Church School

    Monday, August 23

    9:00AM Sts. C&H Vacation Church Camp

    7:00PM Stewardship Ministry Meeting

    Tuesday, August 24

    9:00AM Sts. C&H Vacation Church Camp

    Wednesday, August 25

    8:00AM Fire Inspection

    9:00AM Sts. C&H Vacation Church Camp

    7:30PM VCS: Bouncy House delivery & setup

    Thursday, August 26

    9:00AM Sts. C&H Vacation Church Camp

    4:00PM VCS: Bouncy House takedown

    Friday, August 27

    8:00AM Matins and Divine Liturgy for St. Phanourios

    9:00AM Sts. C&H Vacation Church Camp

    2:00PM Wedding Rehearsal for Rothstein/Speck

    Saturday, August 28

    2:00PM +Wedding: Rothstein

    Sunday, August 29

    +Memorial: 1-Year Magdalini Skoufis

    +Memorial: 1-Year Wayne Manyen

    +Memorial: 5-Year Nikolaos Dakouras

    8:15AM +Matins

    9:15AM +Divine Liturgy

    11:00AM Coffee Hour: GOYA

    Monday, August 30

    7:00PM Adult Education Class - "The Creed"

    Wednesday, September 1

    8:00AM DIVINE LITURGY FOR NEW ECCLESIASTICAL YEAR

    Friday, September 3

    10:00AM +Visitation: Koula Benezis

    10:30AM Bible Studies

    11:30AM +Funeral: Koula Benezis

    6:00PM Wedding Rehearsal for Copoulos Wiberg Wedding

    Saturday, September 4

    1:00PM Wedding for Lena Copoulos & Ryan Wiberg

    Sunday, September 5

    +Memorial: 40-days Constance Ramskugler

    8:15AM +Matins

    9:15AM +Divine Liturgy

    11:00AM Coffee Hour: Stewardship Committee

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Our News and Interests

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We're looking....

Our daycare, Epiphany Learning Academy and Childcare is committed to providing an active, fun-filled learning Christian environment which encourages the love of learning in every child.  Through this, our goal is to help our little ones strengthen and develop the skills necessary to grow academically, socially, and emotionally.

We are looking for 2 teachers to join our team!

  • Flexible hours/scheduling
  • Students & College students looking for summer work are welcome to apply
  • We can train

To apply, please email your resume to  EpiphanyLearningAcademy@gmail.com


Grow the Faith

 
 
Help Our Mustard Seed Grow
 
Based on the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago’s strategic plan and as reported in its Annual Impact Reportevangelismwelcoming, and outreach represent high-potential areas of unmet need and opportunity for the future growth of the Church in the Midwest. 
 
Orthodox Christianity has a retention rate of only 53% and the Mustard Seed Fund seeks to better that statistic. Micro-grants distributed by the Mustard Seed Fund are intended to test and scale promising new ministries and programs that inspire and motivate a new generation of Orthodox Christians to participate in the Church.
 
During this time of regrowth in our world, we need your help more than ever to increase the number of people we welcome to our faith. Now through August 31st, we are raising $25,000 to advance evangelism, welcoming, and outreach through the #MSFSummerChallenge.
 
Help our Mustard Seed grow and donate today on Facebook or on our website below.




3rd Annual Metropolis of Chicago Golf Outing

 
YOU'RE INVITED!

 

It's that time of year to get your clubs out and join Metropolitan Nathanael on the golf course!
 
All clergy, stewards, families, friends, young adults, and youth are invited to the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago’s 3rd Annual Golf Outing, benefiting the Metropolis' Mustard Seed Fund, at the Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois on Thursday, September 23, 2021
 
 Space is limited! Registration includes an 18-hole game, boxed lunch, cart, dinner, and prize raffle.
 
GOLF OUTING SCHEDULE
 
11 AM - Registration
12 PM - Shotgun Start
4 PM - 6 PM - Dinner & Raffle
 
 
There are a variety of sponsorship and advertising opportunities for you to get involved the Golf Outing!
 
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
 
Hole Sponsor ($400)
Includes credit towards one golf participant and a yard sign at the tee box of one hole.
 
Green Sponsor ($250)
Includes a half yard sign next to one green.
 
 
 
All event proceeds, donations, and sponsorships will benefit the Metropolis of Chicago's Mustard Seed Fund.
 
The purpose of the Mustard Seed Fund is to test and scale promising new ministries and programs that inspire and motivate a new generation of Orthodox Christians to participate in the Church.
 
 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Annunciation's 16th Annual Golf Outing

 

Golf Outing Sponsorship

Hole sponsors and silent auction donors are recognized with custom signage at the golf outing and will have their name printed in the September Koinonia, weekly messenger, all printed golf outing materials, as well as on a billboard at the annual Taste of Greece and Greek Fest events.

Click Here to Sponsor a Hole
Click Here to Contribute to the Silent Auction
 

Golf Registration

Golf registration includes 18 holes of golf with cart, practice range facilities w/ range balls, access to locker room facilities, lunch, refreshments on the course, and hors d’oeuvres and dinner, provided by Saz’s Catering.

Click Here to Register
 

Dinner Registration

Dinner registration includes hors d'oeuvres and one dinner, provided by Saz’s Catering.

Click Here to Register for Dinner
 

Questions?

Click here to e-mail the Golf Outing Committee

Bible Studies Recess

Bible study will resume on Friday, September 10th at 10:30am.

All are welcome!


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Bulletin Inserts

    Adult Education Class - Program changed!

    Adult Education Class - Program changed!

    New date added on Monday, August 30th. Starting Monday, June 14th - The Creed: I Believe in One God.


    Vacation Church School

    Vacation Church School

    August 23-27 from 9am to 12:30pm Ages: K5-7 Registration Deadline has been extended to today (Friday, August 6th) Cost: $30/child, $25 second child, $20 third child Or, register online starting on 5/24 in Realm (Registration Events)


    Assembly of Bishops - Survey

    Assembly of Bishops - Survey

    Please take this anonymous, 15-minute survey that is open to all Orthodox jurisdictions, clergy, and laity. The deadline is August 31st, 2021


    Pan-Orthodox Family Picnic

    Pan-Orthodox Family Picnic

    Saturday, September 18th, noon to 5pm Hosted by the Orthodox Clergy Syndesmos of Milwaukee on the grounds of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church


    St Iakovos Retreat Center - 15th Anniversary

    St Iakovos Retreat Center - 15th Anniversary

    Support our St Iakovos Retreat Center & commemorate your loved ones with a Brick Fundraiser!


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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese News

Call to Action: Support the Greece Fires Relief Fund

08/09/2021

I am calling on every parish across our sacred Archdiocese this Sunday to take-up a special collection for this purpose — the same day on which we celebrate the feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos. I am also inviting whoever wishes to make a direct donation, to do so by visiting the website of our Archdiocese.

Archiepiscopal Encyclical for Greek Fire Relief

08/12/2021

The fires ravaging Greece have caused the communities of the Omogeneia across the oikoumene to muster their strength and their resources, and rush to the aid of the Greek People and Land. For when we see a house on fire, we do not stop to ask who started it, but hasten to assist in any way that we can.

CBS2 on the Greece Fires

08/10/2021

On August 10, 2021, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America was interviewed by Andrea Grymes of CBS2 regarding the ongoing fires in Greece as well as the Relief Fund of the Archdiocese which was launched yesterday online at www.goarch.org/greecefiresdonate

Metropolis of Chicago Town Hall Meetings

08/05/2021

Join His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael as he holds townhall meetings with the faithful throughout the Metropolis.

Hit the links with Metropolitan Nathanael and friends!

07/26/2021

Hit the links with Metropolitan Nathanael and friends!

Metropolis of Chicago Mustard Seed Fund

07/19/2021

Are you ready for the Mustard Seed Fund's #MSFSummerChallenge?

Center for Family Care Survey

08/05/2021

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Center for Family Care needs your input! Please take this short 2 minute survey to help steer their ministry efforts.

Orthodox Christian Fellowship Team Has Grown

08/05/2021

The Orthodox Christian Fellowship team has grown! After an extensive national search we are pleased to announce the hiring of Ministry Coordinator, Peter Mansour, and Communications Manager, Joseph Bray. Peter and Joseph have hit the ground running, working to further the mission of OCF, providing opportunities for college students to encounter Christ.

Homily for the Service of the Paraklesis to the Theotokos, August 11, 2021

08/12/2021

I am very happy to be with you in Perth Amboy this evening, here in this precious Church of Saint Demetrios. Tonight, we lift up our voices to the Virgin Mother of God, and cry out to her: Πρεσβεία θερμή, καὶ τεῖχος ἀπροσμάχητον, ἐλέους πηγή, τοῦ κόσμου καταφύγιον…

“How-to” Green Your Parish, Episode 17: Compassionate Farming

08/12/2021

This week’s “How-to” Green Your Parish episode features Dr. Olga Kikou “Compassionate Farming”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vfK9yktOCw The “How-to” Green Your Parish series is an initiative of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations.

Learn More and Do More - Green Your Parish

08/10/2021

Interested in learning and doing more on the environment and the Orthodox Church? Check out the Greening the Parish Resource Page for various videos, articles, and toolkits: greenparish.goarch.org/

Metropolis of Chicago Assembly 2021 Agenda

08/10/2021

The Metropolis of Chicago has published the Agenda for the Clergy-Laity Assembly 2021. T

Center for Family Care Retreats and Workshops

08/10/2021

The Center for Family Care has a wide variety of topics for retreats and workshops...check out all we have to offer:

“How-to” Green Your Parish, Episode 16: Caring for Animals

08/05/2021

This week’s “How-to” Green Your Parish episode features Rev. Simon Peter and Presbytera Christina Nellist “Caring for Animals”. The “How-to” Green Your Parish series is an initiative of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations.

Homily for the Service of the Paraklesis to the Theotokos, Aug. 4, 2021

08/05/2021

I am so pleased to be worshipping with you this evening, especially during these Holy Days of Δεκαπενταύγουστος. This sanctified season in the liturgical life of the Church affords us a pause from the mere recreation of Summer. I

Homily for the Service of the Paraklesis to the Theotokos

08/03/2021

We have now we arrived at our little Lent that precedes our Little Pascha for the All-Holy Virgin Mother of God. Throughout these days of the Holy Fast for her Dormition, we chant with fervor and love the Canon we know as the Paraklesis.

The Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society invites applications for the position of: Marketing & Communications Associate

08/02/2021

The National Philoptochos Marketing & Communications Associate is responsible for managing the day-to-day public relations and marketing activities for the Society. The candidate for this role will have excellent organization, time management, and communication skills.

Assembly of Bishops Joins Other Christians in Filing Amicus Brief in Major Abortion Case before the U.S. Supreme Court

08/02/2021

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America has consistently and unequivocally recognized the full humanity of every person beginning at the moment of conception. This position is informed by Scripture and Holy Tradition and is validated by modern science, which confirms that a new, distinct human organism comes into existence at conception.

OCF receives $10,000 Matching Donation for Back to School Appeal

08/02/2021

After more than a year of uncertainty, many of our Orthodox Christian college students will be returning to campus this fall. Orthodox Christian Fellowship will be there to greet them, guiding them along the path to Jesus Christ through His Church.

Address to Archbishop Elpidophoros for His Visit at St. George Cathedral, Philadelphia, PA

08/09/2021

It is with tremendous joy that we welcome You today to our historic and legendary St. George Cathedral in Philadelphia in your first pastoral visit to our faithful community.

Homily for the Seventh Sunday of Saint Matthew

08/08/2021


Fr. Vrame Named Director of Holy Cross Orthodox Press

08/13/2021

HCHC President George M. Cantonis has announced the appointment of the Very Reverend Archimandrite Anton C. Vrame, PhD, as Director of Holy Cross Orthodox Press, effective September 1. Having been actively involved in publishing for several decades, he brings a wealth of experience to the work of the Press, which he has managed in the past, establishing its policies and procedures for reviewing and publishing manuscripts of significance to the Greek Orthodox Church.

“How-to” Green Your Parish, Episode 18: Leaning about Insects

08/19/2021

The “How-to” Green Your Parish series is an initiative of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations. New episodes will be released weekly featuring ideas and ways to introduce creation care and sustainability in your parish and home.

Leadership 100 Approves $200,000 Matching Grant to Support Archdiocesan Greece Fire Relief Efforts

08/19/2021

At a special meeting on August 18, 2021, the Leadership 100 Executive Committee unanimously approved an emergency $200,000 matching grant to support the fundraising efforts of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The grant, in response to a direct appeal of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, will go towards the total funds that will be dispersed in Greece, with the support of IOCC, to support long-term assistance in the wake of the recent catastrophic fires across Greece.

Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago Ordains Fr. Theofanis Rauch

08/18/2021

AXIOS! Worthy! On August 14, 2021 His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael ordained Fr. Theofanis Rauch to the Holy Priesthood at The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Demetrios - Elmhurst, IL.

In Memorial of Father Apostolos (Paul) Panos

08/18/2021

Father Apostolos (Paul) Panos was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 25, 1959. His parents, Peter and Georgia Panos, were from the Province of Arkadia, Peloponnesos, Greece near Tripolis. As a child,Father Paul worshiped at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Oak Lawn, Illinois and graduated from their Homer Greek Language School. Upon graduating from a Chicago public high school, he enrolled in a technical school and was later employed by General Motors.

The Parable Project

08/18/2021

Calling at JOY Ministries: The Parable Project is a JOY based program created by the Metropolis of Pittsburgh for parish ministry. Starting September 1, and every 2 months after, parishes will receive a video containing a lesson on a parable and a step-by-step explanation and demonstration on a craft project that ties into the parable.

Archbishop Elpidophoros Travels to the Ecumenical Patriarchate

08/16/2021

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America departed for Istanbul following the celebration of the Dormition of the Theotokos at the eponymous parish in Brooklyn, New York. The Archbishop will remain abroad through the Beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year (September 1st) and will be at the Ecumenical Patriarchate for the Synaxis of Hierarchs of the Ecumenical Throne, as well as the Feast of the Indiction.

Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos Appointed Director of Religious Education

08/16/2021

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America announced today the appointment of His Grace Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos as the new Director of Religious Education for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. In addition, His Grace will continue in his role of Chief Secretary of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Archdiocese.

Homily for the Liturgy of the Dormition

08/15/2021

Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, What a glorious Feast we celebrate this day! We sing with the Angels of God: Ἐν τῇ Γεννήσει τὴν παρθενίαν ἐφύλαξας, ἐν τῇ Κοιμήσει τὸν κόσμον οὐ κατέλιπες Θεοτόκε. In giving Birth you preserved your virginity, and in Your Dormition you have not forsaken the world, O Theotokos.

Homily for the Vespers of the Dormition

08/15/2021

As I stand here tonight with all of you, under this magnificent dome, in this Church of exquisite beauty and deep theology, I cannot help but call to mind a verse from a Psalm of David. He speaks of the Mother God as the “daughter of the King.”
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Wisdom of the Fathers

So absolutely nothing does it avail to be near Christ, if not being near Him by faith .... Signifying therefore that not the assault of the wind, but his want of faith had wrought his overthrow, He said, "Wherefore did you doubt, O you of little faith?"
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 50 on Matthew 14, 4th Century

So that if his faith had not been weak, he would have stood easily against the wind also. And for this reason, you see, even when He had caught hold of Him, He suffers the wind to blow, showing that no hurt comes thereby, when faith is steadfast.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 50 on Matthew 14, 4th Century

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Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago

Summer Internships Available

 
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago is now accepting applications for summer internships in Communications, Administration and Youth & Young Adult Ministries. Interns will receive a $1,500 stipend.
 
Applicants must be full-time university students working toward the completion of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.

 


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