Sunday Services - Orthros (Matins): 8:30am
Divine Liturgy: 9:30am
Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Psalm 67.35,26.
God is wonderful among his saints.
Verse: Bless God in the congregations.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:22-27.
Brethren, Abraham had two sons, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. For it is written, "Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and shout, you who are not in travail; for the children of the desolate one are many more than the children of her that is married."
Προκείμενον. Fourth Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 67.35,26.
Θαυμαστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τοῖς Ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ.
Στίχ. Ἐν Ἐκκλησίαις εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Θεὸν.
τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Γαλάτας 4:22-27.
Ἀδελφοί, Ἀβραὰμ δύο υἱοὺς ἔσχεν· ἕνα ἐκ τῆς παιδίσκης, καὶ ἕνα ἐκ τῆς ἐλευθέρας. Ἀλλʼ ὁ μὲν ἐκ τῆς παιδίσκης κατὰ σάρκα γεγέννηται, ὁ δὲ ἐκ τῆς ἐλευθέρας διὰ τῆς ἐπαγγελίας. Ἅτινά ἐστιν ἀλληγορούμενα· αὗται γάρ εἰσιν δύο διαθῆκαι· μία μὲν ἀπὸ ὄρους Σινᾶ, εἰς δουλείαν γεννῶσα, ἥτις ἐστὶν Ἅγαρ. Τὸ γὰρ Ἅγαρ Σινᾶ ὄρος ἐστὶν ἐν τῇ Ἀραβίᾳ, συστοιχεῖ δὲ τῇ νῦν Ἱερουσαλήμ, δουλεύει δὲ μετὰ τῶν τέκνων αὐτῆς. Ἡ δὲ ἄνω Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἐλευθέρα ἐστίν, ἥτις ἐστὶν μήτηρ πάντων ἡμῶν· γέγραπται γάρ, Εὐφράνθητι, στεῖρα, ἡ οὐ τίκτουσα· ῥῆξον καὶ βόησον, ἡ οὐκ ὠδίνουσα· ὅτι πολλὰ τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐρήμου μᾶλλον ἢ τῆς ἐχούσης τὸν ἄνδρα.
5th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 8:28-34; 9:1
At that time, when Jesus came to the country of the Gergesenes, two demoniacs met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one would pass that way. And behold, they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?" Now a herd of many swine was feeding at some distance from them. And the demons begged him, "If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine." And he said to them, "Go." So they came out and went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and perished in the waters. The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, and what had happened to the demoniacs. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their neighborhood. And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city.
5th Sunday of Matthew
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 8:28-34, 9:1
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἐλθόντος τῷ Ἰησοῦ εἰς τὸ πέραν εἰς τὴν χώραν τῶν Γεργεσηνῶν ὑπήντησαν αὐτῷ δύο δαιμονιζόμενοι ἐκ τῶν μνημείων ἐξερχόμενοι, χαλεποὶ λίαν, ὥστε μὴ ἰσχύειν τινὰ παρελθεῖν διὰ τῆς ὁδοῦ ἐκείνης. καὶ ἰδοὺ ἔκραξαν λέγοντες· τί ἡμῖν καὶ σοί, ᾿Ιησοῦ υἱὲ τοῦ Θεοῦ; ἦλθες ὧδε πρὸ καιροῦ βασανίσαι ἡμᾶς; ἦν δὲ μακρὰν ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν ἀγέλη χοίρων πολλῶν βοσκομένη. οἱ δὲ δαίμονες παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν λέγοντες· εἰ ἐκβάλλεις ἡμᾶς, ἐπίτρεψον ἡμῖν ἀπελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ἀγέλην τῶν χοίρων. καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ὑπάγετε. οἱ δὲ ἐξελθόντες ἀπῆλθον εἰς τὴν ἀγέλην τῶν χοίρων· καὶ ἰδοὺ ὥρμησε πᾶσα ἡ ἀγέλη τῶν χοίρων κατὰ τοῦ κρημνοῦ εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν καὶ ἀπέθανον ἐν τοῖς ὕδασιν. οἱ δὲ βόσκοντες ἔφυγον, καὶ ἀπελθόντες εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἀπήγγειλαν πάντα καὶ τὰ τῶν δαιμονιζομένων. καὶ ἰδοὺ πᾶσα ἡ πόλις ἐξῆλθεν εἰς συνάντησιν τῷ ᾿Ιησοῦ, καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν παρεκάλεσαν ὅπως μεταβῇ ἀπὸ τῶν ὁρίων αὐτῶν. Καὶ ἐμβὰς εἰς πλοῖον διεπέρασε καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς τὴν ἰδίαν πόλιν.
According to tradition, Anna, the ancestor of God, lived for sixty-nine years, and her spouse Joachim, for eighty; according to one account, Saint Joachim died two years before Saint Anna. The Theotokos had been orphaned of both her parents already when she was eleven years of age, when she was living in the Temple (see Sept. 8 and Nov. 21). Saint Anna is invoked for conceiving children, and for help in difficult childbirth.
COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES
All faithful must be careful to protect those who are not vaccinated, including those with pre-existing conditions and children under the age of twelve. If you are not feeling well or have any symptoms that are associated with Covid-19, please stay home and seek medical attention. More importantly, notify Fr. Jason by calling the Church office.
Our goal at Kimisis is to provide a safe and healthy worship experience for our parish family as we implement the current safety guidelines from our civil and ecclesiastical authorities.
We continue to clean and disinfect the church between each service, require masks, hand washing/sanitizing, social distancing, and a limited capacity of 50%.
Guidelines for Attending Divine Worship
MASKS
At this time, the Direct Archdiocesan District is lifting the mandatory mask mandate and social distancing guidance for those faithful who are fully vaccinated in New York State. The Archdiocese encourages all parishes to continue following local and state health and safety guidelines where applicable.
UPON ARRIVAL
Social distancing begins when you enter the Church. Please do not congregate, and socialize in the narthex. Light your candle, pray, and be seated. Please venerate Icons by bowing and doing the sign of the cross. No touching or kissing.
FOLLOW THE SIGNS
Please follow signs to posted entry points and maintain distancing via the ground markers. These have been prepared in advance to provide safe social distancing and need to be respected for everyone’s well-being.
SEATING
Seating has been designed to adhere to social distancing requirements. Only members of the same family may sit together without distancing between them. Please remain seated throughout the entire service, unless you must excuse yourself for a valid reason.
HOLY COMMUNION AND DISMISSAL
Holy Communion will be offered at the usual time in the usual manner. As Orthodox Christians, we believe that Holy Communion is the medicine of immortality. For any reason, if you would like to receive Holy Communion privately, please inform Fr. Jason.
Please remember the following:
Please be patient with your brothers and Sisters in Christ. Your parish council is doing their best to guide everyone through this difficult time.
Everyone at Kimisis is essential. This means that we must show love and respect one another by exercising reasonable caution. The most important thing that we can do is to love God together by praying with, and for one another!
Youth Ministries
Our goal is to help our young people experience their faith in a way that will help form them as Orthodox Christians. Through ministries such as Sunday School and GOYA, our aim is to help guide them as they grow with one another in a community of faith as they embrace the Orthodox way of life.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
We look forward to a new and exciting year ahead. Thank you for your participation and patience during this year. Have a safe summer. We will will keep you posted with updates, and summer resources.
Camping with Kimisis
Please join us on August 6th and 7th at Berean Park! Information will be sent out to our families shortly. Please RSVP to the Church office or email Fr Jason - frjasondickey@gmail.com
GOYA
The mission of GOYA (Greek Orthodox Youth of America) is to strengthen the relationship of young Orthodox Christians with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The program works to educate and edify young members of the Church, encouraging them to become active participants in the life of the Body of Christ through worship, fellowship, Service, witness. For more information, please contact our GOYA advisor Theodora Karathomas.
The benevolent works of Philoptochos are a continuation of Christ’s ministry on earth. We have an opportunity, through our participation in the ministries and programs of Philoptochos, to return our time, talents, and resources back to God.
Another purpose of Philoptochos is to help the Church with its many ministries. Philoptochos is an organization of women who enjoy the fellowship and spiritual enrichment of working together as Orthodox Christians.
Our chapter meets monthly in our church hall. Fundraisers, activities, and service projects are planned for our monthly meetings. Our chapter also recognizes that evening meetings are not always the best time for all members. Special gatherings may also be scheduled at certain times, and will be announced in advance.
Festival Baking: A special thanks goes out to everyone who helpes us bake for our Greek Festival!
FOOD DRIVE: The local community has seen an increased need in requests for food and goods for families with young children at this time. Our Ladies Philoptochos will be running an ongoing Food Drive to support the local Dutchess County area food banksthroughout the fall/winter months. There is a marked bin in thenarthex that will be open for donations and delivered regularly. Child friendly food items have been specifically requested.
Please consider bringing your non-perishables each Sunday to fill the bin for those in need in our community.
GOLF OUTING
The Golf Outing will be held on Monday July 26, 2021 at McCann Golf Course. It is my hope that each of you will be able to get an ad or some golfers for this year’s outing. We all know a variety of people that will be willing to help if we are just willing to ask.
If each of us gets one ad or other sponsorship, we will have a very successful event for the church. I need all of you to help! The beauty of this type of event is that you don’t have to play golf to help. Please, get one ad. Your participation is greatly appreciated. Below is a list of suggestions for your consideration.Thank you!
Donations of $25.00 or more will go a long way to helping to make this event even more successful. Please make your check payable to: AHEPA and return to the Church Office.
Please note: 80% of the profit is for the Church.
Please see Golf outing flyers in the narthex or AHEPA Chapter President Steve Miller for more information.
ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
AHEPA would like to congratulate all High School and College graduates today for their hard work and continued success.
Is our giving compatible with both the expectations of God and the needs of Kimisis?
Do you know that it costs around $20,000.00/mo to operate Kimisis? As we begin the new year, we are encouraging everyone to set an honest and fair portion of one’s income for the ministries and support of the Church. Have you filled out a pledge card?
Whether you are a long-standing member or new to our community, Kimisis will always need your support. Your financial commitment provides our parish and the Church at large with the necessary resources.
Where does our own giving fit into the picture? Think about it – the average financial pledge through the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is $218.00/yr. Can Kimisis fulfill its mission on a deficit?
To learn more about participating as a steward at Kimisis please select the following links:
Archbishop Elpidophoros continued his week-long visit to Utah on Thursday, July, 22, 2021.
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America met with the Governor of Utah, the Honorable Gov. Spencer J. Cox at the Utah State Capitol on July 21, 2021.
During his Pastoral Visit to Salt Lake City on July 21, 2021, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America toured Park City, Utah, home of the 2002 Winter Olympics.
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America began his first pastoral visit to Salt Lake City, Utah on July 20, 2021.
On the evening of July 21, 2021, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited the parish of Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Ogden, Utah.
Thank you for your warm welcome. I truly feel blessed to be among you today and to be for the first time in this wonderful city of Salt Lake City. As I stand in your presence among this diverse group of religious leaders, I cannot help but tell myself how important a type of gathering such as this one is in today’s world.
The National Philoptochos Society, together with the Metropolis of Detroit Philoptochos, is pleased to announce that Mike Emanuel will deliver the Keynote address at its 18th Children’s Medical Fund luncheon, which will be held in Indianapolis, IN on November 6, 2021.
Father Nicholas Lionas was ordained to the Holy Priesthood on Saturday, July 17, 2021 by His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas of Detroit.
The Metropolis of San Francisco Stewardship Ministry invites you to join us for a special presentation by Rev. Father John Kocolas (Nativity of Christ – Novato, CA), and Thomaida Hudanish (Metropolis Director of Missions and Evangelism) where they will share strategies and ideas for “Fostering Community Outreach and Evangelism”.
Are you ready for the Mustard Seed Fund's #MSFSummerChallenge?
The Orthodox Christian Academy of Atlanta was founded in 2019 with the goal of bringing the achievements of academic scholasticism into an Orthodox ethos.
The Metropolis of Atlanta;s first-ever Deacons Retreat is scheduled for September 28th-30th, 2021 at the Diakonia Retreat Center.
On July 15, 2021, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, accompanied by Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou, received a private tour of the Museum of the Bible from Dr. Jeffrey Kloha, Chief Curatorial Officer at the Museum.
On July 19, 2021, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America received New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes at the Archdiocesan Headquarters.
Over 60% of young people fall away from the Church as they grow into young adults...
Yet “Effective Christian Ministry” has helped hundreds of clergy and lay ministry workers make a positive difference in their parish ministries.
Sunday July 25, 2021 is Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday in all US Orthodox Parishes.
When we speak of our rebuilt Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at Ground Zero as a National Shrine, we mean more than an institution only of, and only for, our national Archdiocese of America.