DECEMBER ALTAR CANDLES AND FLOWERS
December Altar Candles offered by Despina and Nicholas Mellis in beloved memory of Father John Kefalas, beloved brother and their parents and grandparents.
December Altar Flowers offered by Despina and Nicholas Mellis for their health, and the health of their children, grandchildren and friends.
Eternal Be Their Memory
40 Day Memorial for Nicholas Curry offered in beloved memory by his aunt, Sally Peponakis, and sister, Joanne and her husband, Arthur Drechsler.
1 Year Memorial for Igor Komarovskiy offered in loving memory by his family.
3 Year Memorial for Leo Michaels and 5 Year Memorial for Angeliki Savaki offered by George and Marie-Ange Michaels in memory of their beloved father and aunt.
THE MNEMOSYNO
The Mnemosyno, i.e. “calling to memory” is a prayer service known in English as the Memorial Service. In the Mnemosyno, we ask God to show mercy and forgive the sins of our deceased loved ones. A tray of “Kolyva”, i.e. boiled wheat, is prepared for the Service which is later distributed to the worshippers who share in the hopefilled sorrow of the grieving family and friends. Our Mother Chruch uses the boiled wheat to reaffirm literally the comforting words of our Lord in John 12:34 “I tell you truly that unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies it remains a single grain of wheat, but if it dies it brings a good harvest.”
TODAY
Sunday after Nativity
DATES TO REMEMBER
December 24 – Christmas Eve Divine Liturgy 8:00 PM
December 30 – Sunday before Theophany Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM
January 1 – The Circumcision of Our Lord and the Feast of St. Basil the Great Divine Liturgy 10:00AM
January 5 – Eve of the Epiphany - Lesser Blessings of the Waters Vesperal Liturgy 6:00 PM
January 6 – Holy Epiphany Great Blessing of the WaDivine Liturgy 10:00 AM
January 7 – Synaxis of St. John the Baptist 10:00 AM
January 12 - Hope and Joy at Blockspot 2:30PM. RSVP is mandatory to attend
January 13 - New Year Lunceon