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Annunciation/Evangelismos Church, Elkins Park, PA
Publish Date: 2022-08-28
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Weekend Update
Youth Activities and News
Community News & Events
Golden Thyranoixia Anniversary
Focus on Our Church Family
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Saints and Feasts
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Beyond Annunciation
Allsaint
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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

  • Following the Montgomery County health department recommendations, wearing a mask is now optional for divine liturgy and all church activities.
  • 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.

11th Sunday of Matthew, August 28, 2022
Κυριακή IA' Ματθαίου, 28 Αυγούστου, 2022. Το κήρυγμα εδώ

  • 8:30 am MATINS, 9:30 am DIVINE LITURGY.
  • 40-day mother & child blessing: Niki Alexandra, daughter of Angela Marone & Steven Kernaghan. Congratulations!

Monday, August 29, 2022. Beheading of the Holy and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John

  • 8:30 am MATINS, 9:30 am DIVINE LITURGY.

Thursday, September 1, 2022. Ecclesiastical New Year

12th Sunday of Matthew, September 4, 2022

  • 8:30 am MATINS, 9:30 am DIVINE LITURGY.
  • Fellowship hour hosted by GOYA.

Thursday, September 8, 2022. The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary

  • 8:30 am MATINS, 9:30 am DIVINE LITURGY.
  • The Papadopoulos family offers the artoklasia (offering of five laves, wine, and oil) for the health and well-being of their family members.
  • 7 pm. Council of Ministries meeting.
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Youth Activities and News

Sunday School News

Help Needed!

Catechism School is seeking substitute teachers for the upcoming school year.

If you're interested in volunteering with our youth, or perhaps have a child or grandchild in Sunday School and would be willing to step in when there's a teacher absence in their classroom, please contact Jacinda at catechism@anngoc.org.

Lessons are provided by the teachers - no planning necessary for this position and we are happy to work around your schedule and preferences. Please reach out for more information and God bless!

Sunday, September 18: Catechism School Kickoff & PTO Welcome Back Buffet. Please register you children for the 2022-2023 Catechism School year and all Youth Ministries here: 2022-2023 Youth Ministries Registration Form

This Week's Children's Word from OCN


Greek School News


GOYA Activities

Come watch the Phillies take on the Marlins. 
A portion of the proceeds will help benefit EP GOYA when you purchase your tickets here. Coupon code: EPGOYA
Please share the link with friends and family! 

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Community News & Events

Looking Ahead


Homeless Ministry News

The summer season may be winding down but the season of helping never ends!

Here are a few ways to help those experiencing homelessness as summer ends:

Thank you to all who have already donated!

The Homeless Ministry
(Please contact Angela Godshall with any questions or for more info)


Young at Heart Ministry

WELCOME BACK, meet and greet get together after the divine liturgy of the Elevation of the  Holy Cross on Wednesday, September 14th.

Light refreshments will be provided.  For more details, please contact  Maria (215) 885-0242 or Susan (215) 901-6264. 

Our Young at Heart ministry provides fellowship and friendship for our 65 and above mature adults.

Each person in the church is vital to the health and growth of the church. Older Christians' rich experience and seasoned gifts are indispensable resources to our congregation. In addition, our church is committed to encouraging the Young at Heart to maintain their involvement in the church's life. There's a place for you at Annunciation! Ministries need your skills, abilities, and maturity!


Spiritual Life Ministry News

Day Trip to Agia Skepi Monastery

Saturday, September 17, 2022
We have chartered a 50-seat bus and invite all, including your children to come!
Due to the continuation of Covid, Agia Skepi has restricted us to 50 visitors, so please reserve your seat now. Once we have reached 50 persons, the trip will be closed.

Please reserve your seat by emailing Barbara Louridas at barbaralouridas@gmail.com. Text or call at 215 429 9605

$25.00 per person

Other donations will be given to the Monastery for our lunch meal.

DEPART from Annunciation Elkins Park, 10 am
ARRIVAL time, 11:30 am
a. Kalosorisma in the bookstore hall
b. 12 Noon, a tour of the Monastery with Sister Marina
c. Lunch at 1:30 pm. Donation basket
d. Free time 2:30 – 4 pm. Enjoy quiet time or stroll the Monastery grounds
e. Vespers from 4-5:20 pm
f. Prepare to leave the Monastery, 5:30 – 6 pm
a. Depart for Annunciation at 6 pm
b. Arrive at Annunciation at 8 pm

Also: Gifts for the Nuns. Sister Marina has given me a list of items the nuns need. Please sign up at the Resource Center.
Please pack a snack or small meal for your ride home. The Sisters will not be able to provide us with any kind of meal after services.


Matthew25 Ministry News

Do you see your life as a lemon or a refreshing tall glass of lemonade? Lemonade sounds better these days as we've been living with heat and drought this summer. Life is what you make of it, or frankly, how you see it. The message in the media is often grim. Increased crime, travel nightmares, inflation, extreme weather, the war in Ukraine, the list goes on and on. Yet, some days you can't help but feel as tart as a lemon. Nothing looks or feels good around you. This is when you turn to that tall glass of lemonade and see how God has a way of taking that sour fruit and turning it into one of the summer's simplest pleasures.

Our ministry embraces life's greatest challenge; hunger. We are working hard to change the message and keep it uplifting and positive. It's not often easy when the last article our ministry read was about surging consumer prices. The price of butter is up 26.3%, and eggs are up 33.1%, among many other things that affect our economy. We felt a little discouraged that these two necessary food items we provide the pantry are so inflated! This month the pantry obtained fresh eggs from a neighboring farm and market. They asked us if we could change things since they didn't need the eggs. We are delivering $843.61 in butter, cheese, healthy name-brand cereal, and hearty soups early next week. We continue to focus on the community's needs and offer the most nutritional options available. The inflated cost brought us down initially, but God's will to provide allowed us to turn these lemons into lemonade. We were pleased to deliver several bags of groceries from the church bins this past Wednesday. Thank you for believing in us and our ministry. Food donations and monetary donations make a difference! We will continue to deliver and do our part to help reduce hunger in our communities. It feels good to be a small solution to such a big problem. We are a parish that has provided thousands of meals to our brothers and sisters in need over the years. We are moved by the impact we make and the gratitude we receive from our partnering pantries. We hope to be able to provide and increase our giving to some of the other pantries we support through your giving.

Fall is a busy time for us with the Turkey Drive and Angel Tree. We will post information in future bulletins.

Enjoy the last days of summer!

Your Matthew 25 Team, Sophia & Lisa

"The struggle of life is one of our greatest blessings makes us patient, sensitive, and Godlike teaches us that although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it."- Helen Keller


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

Please make all your church donations via:

Thank you for your generosity


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Golden Thyranoixia Anniversary

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Annunciation/Evangelismos Church Golden Thyranoixia Gala

Saturday, November 5th, 2022. Green Valley Country Club in Lafayette Hill, PA.

We are excited to plan this celebration to commemorate our 50 years in Elkins Park, PA, as a church family.

We are equally excited and honored to be blessed with the presence of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros and His Grace Bishop Apostolos for the evening.

We are creating a Commemorative Album for the event. This will be gifted to each family attending the Golden Thyranoixia Gala.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit our Capital Campaign.

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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, Dimitrios, Eugenia, Alexandra, Peter, Dimitra, Joyce, Efthimia, Sophia, Noel, Kyriaki, Mary, Maria, Betty, Lisa, Dennis, Sandi, Karl, Athena, Andy, Eugene,  Philip, Donna.
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 coming week: Asleigh & Manny Stoupakis, Despina & George Steiros, Bessie & Chris Derk, Joanna & Sebastian Gonzales, Kristin & John Arniotis, Lisa & Christopher Cripps, Afrodite & Achileas Patounas, Penelope & Joshua Tait, Erica & William Koutsouros.

Χρόνια πολλά & ευλογημένα!  God grant you many years!  To those who are celebrating birthdays this coming week: Eleni Kalogrias, Sara Georges, Christos Karagiannis, Anastasia Perry, Michael Chin, George Georgiou, Marissa Georgiou, George Kyriakodis, George Kyriakodis, Nicole Matraszek, Melissa Prousi,Vasilis Chaviaras, Anthony Contoudis, Katryna Demetriou, Jonathan Dietz, Evangelina Papakostantinou, Angela Pappas, Markella Skarvelis, Athanasia Staparounas, Stamatia Damian, Peter Hadgimallis, Heather Pappas, Caroline Pashos, Alexander Saphos, Iman Shamloul, Markella Sourovelis, Eugenia Giannoumis, Dimitri Lawrence, Stephen Oratis, Athanasios Peltekis, Kostas Sklikas, John Stakias, Benjamin Krone, Christina Krone, George Pitsakis, Geromina Roupas, Soumela Telegadis, Maria Valleras, Luis Vastardis, Loucas Zografakis.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Second Mode. Psalm 117.14,18.
The Lord is my strength and my song.
Verse: The Lord has chastened me sorely.

The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 9:2-12.

Brethren, you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. This is my defense to those who would examine me. Do we not have the right to our food and drink? Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a wife, as the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living? Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating any of its fruit? Who tends a flock without getting some of the milk? Do I say this on human authority? Does not the law say the same? For it is written in the law of Moses, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain." Is it for oxen that God is concerned? Does he not speak entirely for our sake? It was written for our sake, because the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of a share in the crop. If we have sown spiritual good among you, is it too much if we reap your material benefits? If others share this rightful claim upon you, do not we still more? Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.

Προκείμενον. Second Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 117.14,18.
Ἰσχύς μου καὶ ὕμνησίς μου ὁ Κύριος.
Στίχ. Παιδεύων ἐπαίδευσέ με ὁ Κύριος.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Κορινθίους α' 9:2-12.

Ἀδελφοί, ἡ σφραγὶς τῆς ἐμῆς ἀποστολῆς ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν κυρίῳ. Ἡ ἐμὴ ἀπολογία τοῖς ἐμὲ ἀνακρίνουσιν αὕτη ἐστίν. Μὴ οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν φαγεῖν καὶ πιεῖν; Μὴ οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν ἀδελφὴν γυναῖκα περιάγειν, ὡς καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ ἀπόστολοι, καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τοῦ κυρίου, καὶ Κηφᾶς; Ἢ μόνος ἐγὼ καὶ Βαρνάβας οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν τοῦ μὴ ἐργάζεσθαι; Τίς στρατεύεται ἰδίοις ὀψωνίοις ποτέ; Τίς φυτεύει ἀμπελῶνα, καὶ ἐκ τοῦ καρποῦ αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐσθίει; Ἢ τίς ποιμαίνει ποίμνην, καὶ ἐκ τοῦ γάλακτος τῆς ποίμνης οὐκ ἐσθίει; Μὴ κατὰ ἄνθρωπον ταῦτα λαλῶ; Ἢ οὐχὶ καὶ ὁ νόμος ταῦτα λέγει; Ἐν γὰρ τῷ Μωϋσέως νόμῳ γέγραπται, Οὐ φιμώσεις βοῦν ἀλοῶντα. Μὴ τῶν βοῶν μέλει τῷ θεῷ; Ἢ διʼ ἡμᾶς πάντως λέγει; Διʼ ἡμᾶς γὰρ ἐγράφη, ὅτι ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι ὀφείλει ὁ ἀροτριῶν ἀροτριᾷν, καὶ ὁ ἀλοῶν τῆς ἐλπίδος αὐτοῦ μετέχειν ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι. Εἰ ἡμεῖς ὑμῖν τὰ πνευματικὰ ἐσπείραμεν, μέγα εἰ ἡμεῖς ὑμῶν τὰ σαρκικὰ θερίσομεν; Εἰ ἄλλοι τῆς ἐξουσίας ὑμῶν μετέχουσιν, οὐ μᾶλλον ἡμεῖς; Ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐχρησάμεθα τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ ταύτῃ, ἀλλὰ πάντα στέγομεν, ἵνα μὴ ἐγκοπήν τινα δῶμεν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ.

Gospel Reading

11th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 18:23-35

The Lord said this parable: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. When he began the reckoning, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents; and as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, 'Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.' And out of pity for him the lord of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. But that same servant, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat he said, 'Pay what you owe.' So his fellow servant fell down and besought him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you.' He refused and went and put him in prison till he should pay the debt. When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place. Then his lord summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you besought me; and should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?' And in anger his lord delivered him to the torturers, till he should pay all his debt. So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart."

11th Sunday of Matthew
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 18:23-35

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην· Ὡμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖ, ὃς ἠθέλησε συνᾶραι λόγον μετὰ τῶν δούλων αὐτοῦ. ἀρξαμένου δὲ αὐτοῦ συναίρειν προσηνέχθη αὐτῷ εἷς ὀφειλέτης μυρίων ταλάντων. μὴ ἔχοντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ἀποδοῦναι ἐκέλευσεν αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ πραθῆναι καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ τέκνα καὶ πάντα ὅσα εἶχε, καὶ ἀποδοθῆναι. πεσὼν οὖν ὁ δοῦλος προσεκύνει αὐτῷ λέγων· κύριε, μακροθύμησον ἐπ᾿ ἐμοὶ καὶ πάντα σοι ἀποδώσω. σπλαγχνισθεὶς δὲ ὁ κύριος τοῦ δούλου ἐκείνου ἀπέλυσεν αὐτὸν καὶ τὸ δάνειον ἀφῆκεν αὐτῷ. ἐξελθὼν δὲ ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος εὗρεν ἕνα τῶν συνδούλων αὐτοῦ, ὃς ὤφειλεν αὐτῷ ἑκατὸν δηνάρια, καὶ κρατήσας αὐτὸν ἔπνιγε λέγων· ἀπόδος μοι εἴ τι ὀφείλεις. πεσὼν οὖν ὁ σύνδουλος αὐτοῦ εἰς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ παρεκάλει αὐτὸν λέγων· μακροθύμησον ἐπ᾿ ἐμοὶ καὶ ἀποδώσω σοι. ὁ δὲ οὐκ ἤθελεν, ἀλλὰ ἀπελθὼν ἔβαλεν αὐτὸν εἰς φυλακὴν ἕως οὗ ἀποδῷ τὸ ὀφειλόμενον. ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ σύνδουλοι αὐτοῦ τὰ γενόμενα ἐλυπήθησαν σφόδρα, καὶ ἐλθόντες διεσάφησαν τῷ κυρίῳ ἑαυτῶν πάντα τὰ γενόμενα. τότε προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ λέγει αὐτῷ· δοῦλε πονηρέ, πᾶσαν τὴν ὀφειλὴν ἐκείνην ἀφῆκά σοι, ἐπεὶ παρεκάλεσάς με. οὐκ ἔδει καὶ σὲ ἐλεῆσαι τὸν σύνδουλόν σου, ὡς καὶ ἐγώ σε ἠλέησα; καὶ ὀργισθεὶς ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ παρέδωκεν αὐτὸν τοῖς βασανισταῖς ἕως οὗ ἀποδῷ πᾶν τὸ ὀφειλόμενον αὐτῷ. Οὕτω καὶ ὁ πατήρ μου ὁ ἐπουράνιος ποιήσει ὑμῖν, ἐὰν μὴ ἀφῆτε ἕκαστος τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν καρδιῶν ὑμῶν τὰ παραπτώματα αὐτῶν.

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Saints and Feasts

Allsaint
August 28

Moses the Black of Scete

Saint Moses, who is also called Moses the Black, was a slave, but because of his evil life, his master cast him out, and he became a ruthless thief, dissolute in all his ways. Later, however, coming to repentance, he converted, and took up the monastic life under Saint Isidore of Scete. He gave himself over to prayer and the mortification of the carnal mind with such diligence that he later became a priest of exemplary virtue. He was revered by all for his lofty ascetical life and for his great humility. Once the Fathers in Scete asked Moses to come to an assembly to judge the fault of a certain brother, but he refused. When they insisted, he took a basket which had a hole in it, filled it with sand, and carried it on his shoulders. When the Fathers saw him coming they asked him what the basket might mean. He answered, "My sins run out behind me, and I do not see them, and I am come this day to judge failings which are not mine." When a barbarian tribe was coming to Scete, Moses, conscious that he himself had slain other men when he was a thief, awaited them and was willingly slain by them with six other monks, at the end of the fourth century. He was a contemporary of Saint Arsenius the Great (see May 8).

Jobpochaev
August 28

Job of Pochaev

Saint Job of Pochaev was born about 1551 in southwest Galicia of a pious Orthodox family. In his tenth year the Saint departed for the Ugornitsky Monastery of our Saviour in the Carpathian Mountains. Tonsured after two years, he was ordained hieromonk about 1580. Renowned for his meekness and humility, Job was invited by the great zealot for Holy Orthodoxy in the Carpatho-Russia, Prince Constantine Ostrozhky, to be Abbot of the Monastery of the Cross in Dubno. In his zeal for the preservation and propagation of the Orthodox Faith, and to counteract the propaganda of the Uniates, he printed and widely disseminated Orthodox spiritual and liturgical books. About 1600 he removed to the Mountain of Pochaev where at insistence of the brethren, he became Abbot of the Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos, which he enlarged and made to flourish. Through his labours, a large printing works was founded at Pochaev and greatly assisted in the nurture of the Orthodox faithful in that region. His monastery became the center of the Orthodox Church in western Ukraine. The Saint reposed, having taken the schema with the name of John, in 1651, at the advanced age of one hundred.

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Beyond Annunciation

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