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Annunciation/Evangelismos Church, Elkins Park, PA
Publish Date: 2021-11-14
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Weekend Update
Youth Activities and News
Community News & Events
Focus on Our Church Family
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Gospel and Epistle Readings
Saints and Feasts
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Annunciation/Evangelismos Church, Elkins Park, PA

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (215) 635-0316
  • Fax:
  • (215) 635-8301
  • Street Address:

  • 7921 Old York Road

  • Elkins Park, PA 19027

Contact Information

Presiding Priest: Rev. Fr. John L. Johns


frjohn@anngoc.org | (215) 635-0316

Services Schedule

We meet for divine worship every Sunday morning and on holy days starting with Orthros (Matins) at 8:30, Divine Liturgy at 9:30-11 AM.

Visit us at www.anngoc.org for information on how to attend church services during the COVIT-19 Pandemic.

Past Bulletins


Weekend Update

COVID & Church Attendance

  • The two outer sections are for those who wish to distance themselves socially. The seating is limited to every other pew.
  • The two middle sections are for those who do not wish to distance themselves socially. Every pew is open.

We strongly encourage everyone to wear masks while in the church building regardless of their vaccination status.

  • For those unable to attend in person, install the GOA Ages Initiatives App on your phone or tablet to see the text and pray with us through our Facebook Livestream.
  • Let us know if you would like for us to light a votive candle for you here.

 

8th Sunday of Luke, November 14, 2021
Κυριακή Θ’ Λουκά, 14 Νοεμβρίου, 2021. Το κήρυγμα εδώ

  • 8:30am MATINS, 9:30am DIVINE LITURGY.
  • Catechism classes after Holy Communion “Ask Father” (3rd-4th).
  • Special offering tray to benefit Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey’s pastoral ministries.
  • Our Homeless Ministry invites all to the fellowship hour after liturgy. JOY & HOPE children will be assisting.
  • Last day to submit nominations for the 2022-2024 Parish Council.
  • 12:30 pm Baptism: The Maples family.

Monday, November 15, 2021

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

  • 12 pm Join Philoptochos to prepare 200 meals for Caring for Friends.
  • 5 pm Greek School classes.
  • 6:30 pm Intermediate Adult Greek class.
  • 7 pm Parish Council meeting.

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

  • 5 pm Greek School classes.
  • 6 pm Advanced Adult Greek class.
  • 7 pm Mandatory Seminar for Parish Council Members and Nominees (virtual).

Thursday, November 18, 2021

  • 6 pm DVYC Meeting at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Wilmington, DE.

Friday, November 19, 2021

  • 5 pm Greek School classes.
  • 6:30 pm JOY dance practice.
  • 6:30 pm GOYA meeting.
  • 7 pm Beginners Adult Greek class.
  • 7:30 pm GOYA dance practice.

Saturday, November 20, 2021

  • 9:30 am Regional Catechists Workshop at Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Upper Darby, PA.

Sunday, November 21, 2021 The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple

  • 8:30 am MATINS, 9:30 am DIVINE LITURGY.
  • Catechism classes after Holy Communion.
  • Join us in offering memorial prayers for the peaceful repose of the soul of Dimitrios Lambrou (40-days) of blessed memory.
  • Our PTO invites all to the fellowship hour after liturgy.
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Youth Activities and News

PTO News & Events


HOPE & JOY Acrivities


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Community News & Events

Homeless Ministry News

Hunger and Homelesness Awareness Week November 13-20, 2021

We invite you to join us for the felowship hour after the liturgy this Sunday, November the 14th.

Our Hope/Joy Youth Groups will be helping to serve the same foods the Homeless Ministry serves to those experiencing homelessness at Aviator Park. Our hope is that this offering will further connect our church family to those we serve. We welcome questions about the work being done by our church ministry and conversations about how you can share your God given gifts with others through the Homeless Ministry!

Thank you!

The Homeless Ministry


Philoptochos News and Events

Ladies Philoptochos 'Nausica' - Caring for Friends Thanksgiving Outreach Project
Please join the Ladies Philoptochos 'Nausica' on Tuesday, November 16 at 12:00 Noon in our church kitchen to assist in preparing 200 Thanksgiving turkey meals for the Caring for Friends organization.
We will prepare, pack and freeze the individual meals that day. 
Caring for Friends volunteers visit and deliver these meals to seniors, disabled and other isolated and homebound individuals in the greater Philadelphia area.
All are welcome to assist! Come join us!

Looking Ahead Beyond Next Week…

Thursday, November 25: Thanksgiving Day.

Saturday, November 27: HOPE/JOY Mission Ptoject.

Sunday, November 28: Angel Tree Project Starts (Matthew 25 Ministry).

Tuesday, November 30: The Youth Ministries will decorate the church and church hall for the holiday season.

Friday, December 3: Youth Christmas Party, (GOYAns will help).

Saturday, December 4: Advent Retreat “Building an Orthodox Marriage Foundation” with Fr. Alexander Goussetis (Young Couples Ministry).

Saturday, December 11: Greek Food Fest to Go (frozen food trays and pastries).

Sunday, December 12: Angel Tree Project Gift Collection (Matthew 25 Ministry).

Wednesday, December 15: Young at Heart Ministry Christmas Luncheon & Caroling.

Sunday, December 19: PTO Holiday Vasilopita Sale.


Parish Council and Endowment Fund Board Elections, Sunday, December 12, 2021

Please check your postal mail for the 2022 Parish Council and Endowment Fund Nomination Form.

Elections will be conducted in person in the large church hall on Sunday, December 12, 2021, after the divine liturgy until 1:00 pm. You will have the option to request online voting before December 12. Ten days before the elections, we will mail and email you the voting guidelines, the official list of candidates, and information on voting in person or online.
Parish Council Members and Endowment Fund Board Members will be elected for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2023


2021 Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey Delaware Valley Ambassador Awards Banquet

Dear Annunciation Family,

 I have the great pleasure to invite you to the 2021 Greek Orthodox Metropolis    of New Jersey Delaware Valley Ambassador Awards Banquet held on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at 5:30pm,  at "The Merion" in Cinnaminson, NJ.

Our Metropolis established this awards program as a means for the church to recognize young men and women of our Metropolis who significantly personify the attributes of Faith, Love, Hope, and Peace. This program has expanded over the years to also honor adults in a variety of parish roles. 

This year, the adult roles are a Parish Honoree, a Youth Worker Honoree, a Philoptochos Honoree, and an Essential Medical Worker Honoree.

Our Youth Ambassadors and Parish Honorees for this year are: 

  • Youth Ambassador of Love: Ally McNally, Kyra Cardenas
  • Youth Ambassador of Peace: Teddy Dalson, Michael Johns
  • Youth Ambassador of Hope: Ioannis Onassis
  • Youth Ambassador of Faith: Elena Giannoumis
  • Parish Honoree: Aris Pasles
  • Youth Worker: Debbie Sourias
  • Philoptochos: +Debra Exarchos (Posthumous)
  • Essential Medical Worker: Afrodite Patounas

Congratulations to all!

Families and friends, please purchase your Ambassador Awards Banquet tickets here by November 28. 

Sincerely in Christ,

Fr. John L. Johns


Have You Noticed We Are Not Passing Offering Trays During the Liturgy?

Please make all your church donations via:

Thank you for your generosity


Our Church’s New Mobile App is Here!

We are pleased to announce we have an upgraded mobile app! 

Vanco, our eGiving provider, has launched an updated mobile app called Vanco Mobile.
This new mobile app will be replacing GivePlus Mobile. With Vanco Mobile, you can send one-time donations or set recurring gifts.

How Do You Download Vanco Mobile?

It’s easy! Head over to the App Store or Google Play to download Vanco Mobile for free.

Be sure o download this app soon, as GivePlus Mobile will be retired as of December 31, 2021.

Current GivePlus App users will receive an email from Vanco with instructions on how to switch to the new app.

To give using Vanco Mobile, follow these five easy steps:

1. Search for our church by name.
2. Select your gift amount, fund, and frequency.
3. Enter your payment method. (You can save this information for future use!).
4. Choose whether you want to cover processing fees.
5. Click Submit to complete your donation.

You can also check out this Vanco Mobile How-To Guide for step-by-step instructions.

Please stop by the church office or call us if you have questions or need assistance.


Help Needed

We need someone with a pickup truck to help us take our snowblower to the repair shop and bring a large tool chest from a parishioner's home to the church. Please call the church office if you can help.


Donate Your Extra Tools to Church

Dear parishioners,
We need some basic tools to carry out day-to-day repairs around the church building and grounds.
If you have any of the tools on this list in your home garage and no longer need them, please consider donating them to your church. Thank you!

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Focus on Our Church Family

Pastoral care: If you or someone you know is sick, homebound elderly, or scheduled for surgery, please call the church office to let us know so Fr. John can make a pastoral visit or add someone to the prayer list.
 
Let us pray to the Lord for the health and salvation of: Suffering and persecuted Christians in the Middle East and the non-Christian world, Virginia, George, Maria, Constantino, Panagiotis, Peter, Zoë, Penelope.
 
We will keep the names on this list for approximately 3 months. Please resubmit Names if needed. Fr. John will include the submitted names at the Psokomide “Offering of Gifts” during the first part of the liturgy when he prepares the mystical gifts of bread & wine. Please lift these names to the Lord in your personal prayer life as well.
 
Prayer for healing: Heavenly Father, physician of our souls and bodies, who have sent our Lord to heal every sickness. Visit and heal us. Grant patience in this sickness, strength of body and spirit, and recovery of health. Lord, You have taught us to pray for each other that we may be healed. We pray that You heal, guide, and protect your servant (s) (pray by name for those who are sick) and grant them the gift of complete health. You are the source of healing, and to You, we give glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.
 
Happy wedding anniversary to those celebrating this week: Melissa & Michael Dimotsis, Victoria & Kenneth Hartery.
 
Χρόνια πολλά & ευλογημένα!  God grant you many years!  To those who are celebrating birthdays this coming week: Phoebe Armenakis, Charles Crits, Koula Gerasklis, Ryan Hunsicker, Eleni Janke, Gregory Voutsinas, Lauren Hladchuk, Speros Koulouris, John Mantas, Sean Matraszek, Virginia Santos, Donna Sfiridis, Sami Zeka, Justin Bentz, Steven Janke, Angeliki Mills, Melinda Pitsakis, Demetrios Stakias, Helene Vellios, Dimitrios Kosmatos, Emanuel Lekkas, George Mountis, Elizabeth Ramey, John Rumbas, Elefteris Sferedes, Dimitrios Tsiobikas, Panagiotis Giannoumis, Galatea Mackrides, Theodore Pitsakis, Mary Samios, Nicholas Skoufalos, Joanne Dell, Craig Godshall, William Johnson, Marina Konstantinidis, Connie Laspee, Sophia Nunez, Triantaffilia Skiathitis, Marisa Hatzis, Angela Kagiavas, Stephanie Mack.

Our deepest sympathy to the Louridas and Marmarou families for the passing of their beloved mother, yiayia, and great-grandmother Violet "Vi" Louridas, 89,  who fell asleep in the Lord on 11/7/21. Her funeral was on 11/10/21. May her memory be eternal.

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Fourth Mode. Psalm 18.4,1.
Their voice has gone out into all the earth.
Verse: The heavens declare the glory of God.

The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16.

Brethren, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me.

Προκείμενον. Plagal Fourth Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 18.4,1.
Εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος αὐτῶν.
Στίχ. Οἱ οὐρανοὶ διηγοῦνται δόξαν Θεοῦ.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Κορινθίους α' 4:9-16.

Ἀδελφοί, ὁ θεὸς ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἀποστόλους ἐσχάτους ἀπέδειξεν ὡς ἐπιθανατίους· ὅτι θέατρον ἐγενήθημεν τῷ κόσμῳ, καὶ ἀγγέλοις, καὶ ἀνθρώποις. Ἡμεῖς μωροὶ διὰ Χριστόν, ὑμεῖς δὲ φρόνιμοι ἐν Χριστῷ· ἡμεῖς ἀσθενεῖς, ὑμεῖς δὲ ἰσχυροί· ὑμεῖς ἔνδοξοι, ἡμεῖς δὲ ἄτιμοι. Ἄχρι τῆς ἄρτι ὥρας καὶ πεινῶμεν, καὶ διψῶμεν, καὶ γυμνητεύομεν, καὶ κολαφιζόμεθα, καὶ ἀστατοῦμεν, καὶ κοπιῶμεν ἐργαζόμενοι ταῖς ἰδίαις χερσίν· λοιδορούμενοι εὐλογοῦμεν· διωκόμενοι ἀνεχόμεθα· βλασφημούμενοι παρακαλοῦμεν· ὡς περικαθάρματα τοῦ κόσμου ἐγενήθημεν, πάντων περίψημα ἕως ἄρτι. Οὐκ ἐντρέπων ὑμᾶς γράφω ταῦτα, ἀλλʼ ὡς τέκνα μου ἀγαπητὰ νουθετῶ. Ἐὰν γὰρ μυρίους παιδαγωγοὺς ἔχητε ἐν Χριστῷ, ἀλλʼ οὐ πολλοὺς πατέρας· ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ἐγὼ ὑμᾶς ἐγέννησα. Παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς, μιμηταί μου γίνεσθε.

Gospel Reading

8th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 10:25-37

At that time, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read?" And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." And he said to him, "You have answered right; do this, and you will live."

But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion, and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

8th Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 10:25-37

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, νομικός τις ἀνέστη ἐκπειράζων αὐτὸν καὶ λέγων· διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω; ὁ δὲ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν· ἐν τῷ νόμῳ τί γέγραπται; πῶς ἀναγινώσκεις; ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ἰσχύος σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας σου, καὶ τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν· εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ· ὀρθῶς ἀπεκρίθης· τοῦτο ποίει καὶ ζήσῃ. ὁ δὲ θέλων δικαιοῦν ἑαυτὸν εἶπε πρὸς τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν· καὶ τίς ἐστί μου πλησίον; ὑπολαβὼν δὲ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν· ἄνθρωπός τις κατέβαινεν ἀπὸ ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ εἰς ῾Ιεριχώ, καὶ λῃσταῖς περιέπεσεν· οἳ καὶ ἐκδύσαντες αὐτὸν καὶ πληγὰς ἐπιθέντες ἀπῆλθον ἀφέντες ἡμιθανῆ τυγχάνοντα. κατὰ συγκυρίαν δὲ ἱερεύς τις κατέβαινεν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἐκείνῃ, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἀντιπαρῆλθεν. ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ Λευΐτης γενόμενος κατὰ τὸν τόπον, ἐλθὼν καὶ ἰδὼν ἀντιπαρῆλθε. Σαμαρείτης δέ τις ὁδεύων ἦλθε κατ᾿ αὐτόν, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἐσπλαγχνίσθη, καὶ προσελθὼν κατέδησε τὰ τραύματα αὐτοῦ ἐπιχέων ἔλαιον καὶ οἶνον, ἐπιβιβάσας δὲ αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸ ἴδιον κτῆνος ἤγαγεν αὐτὸν εἰς πανδοχεῖον καὶ ἐπεμελήθη αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν αὔριον ἐξελθών, ἐκβαλὼν δύο δηνάρια ἔδωκε τῷ πανδοχεῖ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἐπιμελήθητι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὅ τι ἂν προσδαπανήσῃς, ἐγὼ ἐν τῷ ἐπανέρχεσθαί με ἀποδώσω σοι. τίς οὖν τούτων τῶν τριῶν πλησίον δοκεῖ σοι γεγονέναι τοῦ ἐμπεσόντος εἰς τοὺς λῃστάς; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔλεος μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ. εἶπεν οὖν αὐτῷ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· πορεύου καὶ σὺ ποίει ὁμοίως.

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Saints and Feasts

Constantinenewmartyr
November 14

Holy Great New Martyr Constantine of Hydra

Constantine was born on the island of Hydra in the 18th century. Born to a pious Orthodox Christian family, he left the island to the city of Rhodes in order to find work. There he worked for the Turkish governor and converted to Islam. He soon repented and returned to his Christian faith and lived on Mt Athos for a period of time as a monastic. He returned to Rhodes to confront the governor and confess his Christian faith. He died the death of a martyr by being hanged on November 14, 1800.

Philipapostle
November 14

Philip the Apostle

This Apostle, one of the Twelve, was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and was a compatriot of Andrew and Peter. He was instructed in the teachings of the Law, and devoted himself to the study of the prophetic books. Therefore, when the Lord Jesus called him to the dignity of apostleship, he immediately sought out and found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found Him of Whom Moses in the Law and the Prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph" (John 1.45). Having preached Jesus the God-man throughout many parts of Asia Minor, and having suffered many things for His Name's sake, he was finally crucified upside down in Hierapolis of Phrygia.

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