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.
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5th Sunday of Luke, October 30, 2022
Κυριακὴ E' Λουκά, 30 Οκτωβρίου, 2022. Το κήρυγμα εδώ
Help Needed
Do you know a college student or other young person who is looking to get more involved in the church, loves working with children, and/or is seeking a community service opportunity? Our Pre-K/Kindergarten Catechism class is looking for a helper!
For more information, reach out to Jacinda at catechism@anngoc.org.
Please note that all youth workers must have their clearances, and we will work with you to achieve this.
Saturday, November 12: Regional KidMission 2022
This year's Delaware Valley Youth Commission "Kid Mission" event will be hosted by St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Upper Darby, Pa. on Saturday November 12th, 2022 from 10am-1:30pm
All participating parishes will discuss ST. PAUL’S EPISTLES (LETTERS).
We have been assigned "St. Paul’s Letter to the Thessalonians".
Saturday, November 19: Hope & Joy Harvest Dance “Planting Seeds of Faith”
“Thank you” is the best prayer that anyone could say. We say this over and over in our bulletins and our personal prayers. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, and understanding. We are thankful and blessed to serve our communities on behalf of Matthew 25.
We were blessed to make a $427.35 delivery to Seeds of Hope late last month. That amount purchased 90 dozen eggs and 75 jars of spaghetti sauce. We were grateful to be able to provide but also sad that inflation is not allowing us to do more. We received 50 cans of chicken noodle soup and 25 packages of sliced American cheese. Seeds of Hope was happy to receive our donations as their shelves are sparse these days.
The Thanksgiving holiday is very quickly approaching. Please consider donating to our Turkey Drive. For those of you who have sent your donations, we are so appreciative. We placed an order for 125 turkeys with Giant. They will also collect some free turkey certificates to help add to our numbers. If you acquire a free turkey from your local supermarket… please consider donating it. Place it in the freezer at church, and we will get it to the pantry. We are very concerned that the rising cost of groceries and inflation are going to leave so many of our food-insecure families with very little to eat. Consider bringing a few holiday sides and placing them in our Matthew 25 bin. We will deliver for you. It’s not too late to donate, and we need your help more than ever this year. We would love to purchase turkeys to deliver to a few other pantries as well. We are happy to be helping our own Homeless Ministry with the donation of 4 turkeys, gravy, and cranberry sauce this year. It’s important to come together and help one another during this time of economic uncertainty.
In Christ’s Service,
Sophia & Lisa
It's not happiness that brings us gratitude. It's gratitude that brings us happiness.
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TURKEY ORDER FORM
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Please send the form (and check if not given through Vanco) to:
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The Spiritual Life Ministry Invites You to Join Us as We Pray the Psalter Together this Nativity Fast!
It’s almost that time again! Beginning on November 15th through December 24th, join your brothers and sisters in Christ as we once again unite to pray the Psalms together throughout the Nativity Fast. All you need is a Bible and a little time to set aside each day.
The prayer group also offers the opportunity for us to pray for one another, for our parish, and for any special intentions any of us may have.
Sign-up Here for Our Annunciation Psalter Group
Resources for praying the Psalter, available through the Resource Center or online:
The Psalter According to the Seventy (Greek English). This beautiful hardcover edition contains the translation of the Psalms used in our liturgical services.
The Psalter (“pocket” size). Just the right size to take with you wherever you go.
Christ in the Psalms. In two-page meditations on each of the psalms, Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon takes readers on an enlightening pilgrimage through the prayerbook of the Church.
Songs of Praise: A Psalter Devotional for Orthodox Women. Along with the Psalter, this book offers reflections on the Psalms and pages for journaling.
Orthodox Study Bible. The complete Bible with commentary.
“Bind yourselves to your brethren. Those bound together in love bear everything with ease…. If now you want to make the bond double, your brother must also be bound together with you. He wants us to be bound together with one another, not only to be at peace, not only to be friends but to be all one, a single soul. Beautiful is this bond. With this bond, we bind ourselves together both to one another and to God. This is not a chain that bruises. It does not cramp the hands. It leaves them free, gives them ample room and greater courage.”
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily on Ephesians 9.4.1-3
May it be blessed
Many thanks to the players who attended our first Kali Parea Game Day on October 26th.
We are grateful to you for sharing your favorite games with our group! A special thank you to our bakers, Dimitra Ganas and Dea Papadopoulos for providing delicious treats for our enjoyment.
With much appreciation,
Susan, Betsy, and Maria
Saturday, November 5th, 2022. 5-10:30 pm.
Green Valley Country Club, Plymouth Meeting, PA.
ALL are WELCOME!
Dancing, Dinner, Live Music, Cocktails, and Visuals take us through our first 50 years at Elkins Park as a Church Community – and unlock the many possibilities of our future!
We will be blessed with the presence of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros and His Grace Bishop Apostolos.
FUN for EVERYONE
Your participation will make this a wonderful success!
For more information, please contact the church office (215-635-0316), Mary O’Hara, or Christine Ferrello (co-chairs).
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. Please contact Marina Blackton or Peter Gouris for further information.
Happy wedding anniversary to those celebrating this coming week: Maria & Frank Sheehan, Jodie & Thomas Dinoulis, Galatea & Simeon Mackrides, Irene & John Coutros, Bessie & George Vafiadis, Marie Anne & Andrew Voutsinos, Tricia & Nikos Apostolidis, Maria & Peter Boulageris.
Χρόνια πολλά & ευλογηµένα! God grant you many years! To those who are celebrating birthdays this coming week: Chloe Armenakis, George Georgiou, Kathleen Moustakas, Dimitrios Rokos, Melissa Stolarczyk, Matthew Voutsinos, Amanda Calliagas, Roxanne Fentross, Dimitrius Sebastiano, Nicky Stylianou, Salvatore Loiacono, Athanasios Melisiotis, Michael Robertson, Peter Zavitsanos, Nikolaos Karras, Panayiotis Vasiliadis, Alexandra Verros, Elizabeth McClintock, Despina Steiros, Frank Voutsinos, Alexandros Karras, Fanoula Katelas, Antonios Sourias, Christina Tsiobikas, Marie Zeman, Katerina Dafsios, Anastasia Magrini, Magdalene Malitas, Katrina Maples, Nicolas Vlahos.
Our deepest sympathy to the Neromiliotis family for the passing of Aurora Neromiliotis, age 76, who fell asleep in the Lord on October 14, 2022. May her memory be eternal.
Prokeimenon. Third Mode. Psalm 46.6,1.
Sing praises to our God, sing praises.
Verse: Clap your hands, all you nations.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 1:11-19.
Brethren, I would have you know that the gospel which was preached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it; and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and had called me through his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother.
Προκείμενον. Third Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 46.6,1.
Ψάλατε τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν, ψάλατε.
Στίχ. Πάντα τὰ ἔθνη κροτήσατε χεῖρας.
τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Γαλάτας 1:11-19.
Ἀδελφοί, γνωρίζω δὲ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τὸ εὐαγγελισθὲν ὑπʼ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν κατὰ ἄνθρωπον. Οὐδὲ γὰρ ἐγὼ παρὰ ἀνθρώπου παρέλαβον αὐτό, οὔτε ἐδιδάχθην, ἀλλὰ διʼ ἀποκαλύψεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. Ἠκούσατε γὰρ τὴν ἐμὴν ἀναστροφήν ποτε ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ, ὅτι καθʼ ὑπερβολὴν ἐδίωκον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ ἐπόρθουν αὐτήν· καὶ προέκοπτον ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ ὑπὲρ πολλοὺς συνηλικιώτας ἐν τῷ γένει μου, περισσοτέρως ζηλωτὴς ὑπάρχων τῶν πατρικῶν μου παραδόσεων. Ὅτε δὲ εὐδόκησεν ὁ θεὸς ὁ ἀφορίσας με ἐκ κοιλίας μητρός μου καὶ καλέσας διὰ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ, ἀποκαλύψαι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐμοὶ ἵνα εὐαγγελίζωμαι αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, εὐθέως οὐ προσανεθέμην σαρκὶ καὶ αἵματι· οὐδὲ ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα πρὸς τοὺς πρὸ ἐμοῦ ἀποστόλους, ἀλλὰ ἀπῆλθον εἰς Ἀραβίαν, καὶ πάλιν ὑπέστρεψα εἰς Δαμασκόν. Ἔπειτα μετὰ ἔτη τρία ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἱστορῆσαι Πέτρον, καὶ ἐπέμεινα πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡμέρας δεκαπέντε. Ἕτερον δὲ τῶν ἀποστόλων οὐκ εἶδον, εἰ μὴ Ἰάκωβον τὸν ἀδελφὸν τοῦ κυρίου.
5th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 16:19-31
The Lord said, "There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazaros, full of sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table; moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried; and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes, and saw Abraham far off and Lazaros in his bosom. And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Lazaros to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.' But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazaros in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.' And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house, for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.' But Abraham said, 'They have Moses, and the prophets; let them hear them.' And he said, 'No, father Abraham; but if some one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' He said to them, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if some one should rise from the dead.'"
5th Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 16:19-31
Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος· ῎Ανθρωπος δέ τις ἦν πλούσιος, καὶ ἐνεδιδύσκετο πορφύραν καὶ βύσσον εὐφραινόμενος καθ᾿ ἡμέραν λαμπρῶς. πτωχὸς δέ τις ἦν ὀνόματι Λάζαρος, ὃς ἐβέβλητο πρὸς τὸν πυλῶνα αὐτοῦ ἡλκωμένος καὶ ἐπιθυμῶν χορτασθῆναι ἀπὸ τῶν ψιχίων τῶν πιπτόντων ἀπὸ τῆς τραπέζης τοῦ πλουσίου· ἀλλὰ καὶ οἱ κύνες ἐρχόμενοι ἀπέλειχον τὰ ἕλκη αὐτοῦ. ἐγένετο δὲ ἀποθανεῖν τὸν πτωχὸν καὶ ἀπενεχθῆναι αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων εἰς τὸν κόλπον ᾿Αβραάμ· ἀπέθανε δὲ καὶ ὁ πλούσιος καὶ ἐτάφη. καὶ ἐν τῷ ᾅδῃ ἐπάρας τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ, ὑπάρχων ἐν βασάνοις, ὁρᾷ τὸν ᾿Αβραὰμ ἀπὸ μακρόθεν καὶ Λάζαρον ἐν τοῖς κόλποις αὐτοῦ. καὶ αὐτὸς φωνήσας εἶπε· πάτερ ᾿Αβραάμ, ἐλέησόν με καὶ πέμψον Λάζαρον ἵνα βάψῃ τὸ ἄκρον τοῦ δακτύλου αὐτοῦ ὕδατος καὶ καταψύξῃ τὴν γλῶσσάν μου, ὅτι ὀδυνῶμαι ἐν τῇ φλογὶ ταύτῃ. εἶπε δὲ ᾿Αβραάμ· τέκνον, μνήσθητι ὅτι ἀπέλαβες σὺ τὰ ἀγαθά σου ἐν τῇ ζωῇ σου, καὶ Λάζαρος ὁμοίως τὰ κακά· νῦν δὲ ὧδε παρακαλεῖται, σὺ δὲ ὀδυνᾶσαι· καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶσι τούτοις μεταξὺ ἡμῶν καὶ ὑμῶν χάσμα μέγα ἐστήρικται, ὅπως οἱ θέλοντες διαβῆναι ἔνθεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς μὴ δύνωνται, μηδὲ οἱ ἐκεῖθεν πρὸς ἡμᾶς διαπερῶσιν. εἶπε δέ· ἐρωτῶ οὖν σε, πάτερ, ἵνα πέμψῃς αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός μου· ἔχω γὰρ πέντε ἀδελφούς· ὅπως διαμαρτύρηται αὐτοῖς, ἵνα μὴ καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔλθωσιν εἰς τὸν τόπον τοῦτον τῆς βασάνου. λέγει αὐτῷ ᾿Αβραάμ· ἔχουσι Μωϋσέα καὶ τοὺς προφήτας· ἀκουσάτωσαν αὐτῶν. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· οὐχί, πάτερ ᾿Αβραάμ, ἀλλ᾿ ἐάν τις ἀπὸ νεκρῶν πορευθῇ πρὸς αὐτούς, μετανοήσουσιν. εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ· εἰ Μωϋσέως καὶ τῶν προφητῶν οὐκ ἀκούουσιν, οὐδὲ ἐάν τις ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστῇ πεισθήσονται.
These Saints were from Aegae in Cilicia, brought up in piety by their parents. Zenobius was a physician, and healed many freely by the power of God; because of his virtue he was consecrated Bishop of Aegae. With his sister he was taken by Lysias the Governor, and after many tortures they were beheaded, about the year 290, during the reign of Diocletian.
These Saints were from Asia (that is, Asia Minor). After the death of their father, their Christ-loving mother Theodota reared them in piety and in all manner of virtue, and had them instructed in every science, especially that of medicine. This became their vocation, and they went about healing every illness and malady, bestowing healing freely on both men and beasts alike; because of this, they are called "Unmercenaries." And thus, having completed the course of their life, they reposed in peace.
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Saturday, November 19, 2022
The Family Wellness Ministry and the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries from the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco are pleased to the announce them continuation of the popular relationship series, Eight Dates, based on the book Eight Dates:
The Department of Religious Education (DRE) of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, is pleased to announce that the Metropolis of New Jersey will host the 39th Annual St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival Nationals at the St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Clifton, NJ, on the weekend of June 9 to 11, 2023.
Throughout the Archdiocese there are parishes in need of liturgical items such as censers, chalice sets, baptismal fonts, kouvouklia, altar boy robes, liturgy books, icons and more. There are also many established parishes that have more of these items than they need.
This week, find insights about the upcoming Gospel reading where the Lord talks about a nameless rich man and a poor man named Lazaros. But why is the poor man named and not the rich man?