Sunday & Weekday Divine Services
9:00am - Orthros and Divine Liturgy
Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)
The Reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 8:8-13; 9:1-2
Brethren, food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. Only take care lest this liberty of yours somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. For if any one sees you, a man of knowledge, at table in an idol's temple, might he not be encouraged, if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols? And so by your knowledge this weak man is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died. Thus, sinning against your brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. Therefore, if food is a cause of my brother's falling, I will never eat meat, lest I cause my brother to fall.
Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord? If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)
Πρὸς Κορινθίους α' 8:8-13, 9:1-2
Ἀδελφοί, βρῶμα ἡμᾶς οὐ παρίστησιν τῷ θεῷ· οὔτε γὰρ ἐὰν φάγωμεν περισσεύομεν, οὔτε ἐὰν μὴ φάγωμεν ὑστερούμεθα. Βλέπετε δὲ μήπως ἡ ἐξουσία ὑμῶν αὕτη πρόσκομμα γένηται τοῖς ἀσθενοῦσιν. Ἐὰν γάρ τις ἴδῃ σε τὸν ἔχοντα γνῶσιν ἐν εἰδωλείῳ κατακείμενον, οὐχὶ ἡ συνείδησις αὐτοῦ ἀσθενοῦς ὄντος οἰκοδομηθήσεται εἰς τὸ τὰ εἰδωλόθυτα ἐσθίειν; Καὶ ἀπολεῖται ὁ ἀσθενῶν ἀδελφὸς ἐπὶ τῇ σῇ γνώσει, διʼ ὃν Χριστὸς ἀπέθανεν; Οὕτως δὲ ἁμαρτάνοντες εἰς τοὺς ἀδελφούς, καὶ τύπτοντες αὐτῶν τὴν συνείδησιν ἀσθενοῦσαν, εἰς Χριστὸν ἁμαρτάνετε. Διόπερ εἰ βρῶμα σκανδαλίζει τὸν ἀδελφόν μου, οὐ μὴ φάγω κρέα εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, ἵνα μὴ τὸν ἀδελφόν μου σκανδαλίσω. Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος; Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐλεύθερος; Οὐχὶ Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν ἑώρακα; Οὐ τὸ ἔργον μου ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν κυρίῳ; Εἰ ἄλλοις οὐκ εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος, ἀλλά γε ὑμῖν εἰμι· ἡ γὰρ σφραγὶς τῆς ἐμῆς ἀποστολῆς ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν κυρίῳ.
Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)
The Reading is from Matthew 25:31-46
The Lord said, "When the Son of man comes in his glory and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those at his right hand, 'Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.' Then he will say to those at his left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' Then they also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?' Then he will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.' And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 25:31-46
Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος· Ὅταν δὲ ἔλθῃ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐν τῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦ καὶ πάντες οἱ ἅγιοι ἄγγελοι μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ, τότε καθίσει ἐπὶ θρόνου δόξης αὐτοῦ, καὶ συναχθήσεται ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, καὶ ἀφοριεῖ αὐτοὺς ἀπ᾿ ἀλλήλων ὥσπερ ὁ ποιμὴν ἀφορίζει τὰ πρόβατα ἀπὸ τῶν ἐρίφων, καὶ στήσει τὰ μὲν πρόβατα ἐκ δεξιῶν αὐτοῦ, τὰ δὲ ἐρίφια ἐξ εὐωνύμων. τότε ἐρεῖ ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῖς ἐκ δεξιῶν αὐτοῦ· δεῦτε οἱ εὐλογημένοι τοῦ πατρός μου, κληρονομήσατε τὴν ἡτοιμασμένην ὑμῖν βασιλείαν ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου. ἐπείνασα γάρ, καὶ ἐδώκατέ μοι φαγεῖν, ἐδίψησα, καὶ ἐποτίσατέ με, ξένος ἤμην, καὶ συνηγάγετέ με, γυμνός, καὶ περιεβάλετέ με, ἠσθένησα, καὶ ἐπεσκέψασθέ με, ἐν φυλακῇ ἤμην, καὶ ἤλθετε πρός με. τότε ἀποκριθήσονται αὐτῷ οἱ δίκαιοι λέγοντες· κύριε, πότε σε εἴδομεν πεινῶντα καὶ ἐθρέψαμεν, ἢ διψῶντα καὶ ἐποτίσαμεν; πότε δέ σε εἴδομεν ξένον καὶ συνηγάγομεν, ἢ γυμνὸν καὶ περιεβάλομεν; πότε δέ σε εἴδομεν ἀσθενῆ ἢ ἐν φυλακῇ, καὶ ἤλθομεν πρός σε; καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐρεῖ αὐτοῖς· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐφ᾿ ὅσον ἐποιήσατε ἑνὶ τούτων τῶν ἀδελφῶν μου τῶν ἐλαχίστων, ἐμοὶ ἐποιήσατε. τότε ἐρεῖ καὶ τοῖς ἐξ εὐωνύμων· πορεύεσθε ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ οἱ κατηραμένοι εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον τὸ ἡτοιμασμένον τῷ διαβόλῳ καὶ τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ. ἐπείνασα γάρ, καὶ οὐκ ἐδώκατέ μοι φαγεῖν, ἐδίψησα, καὶ οὐκ ἐποτίσατέ με, ξένος ἤμην, καὶ οὐ συνηγάγετέ με, γυμνός, καὶ οὐ περιεβάλετέ με, ἀσθενὴς καὶ ἐν φυλακῇ, καὶ οὐκ ἐπεσκέψασθέ με. τότε ἀποκριθήσονται αὐτῷ καὶ αὐτοὶ λέγοντες· κύριε, πότε σε εἴδομεν πεινῶντα ἢ διψῶντα ἢ ξένον ἢ γυμνὸν ἢ ἀσθενῆ ἢ ἐν φυλακῇ, καὶ οὐ διηκονήσαμέν σοι; τότε ἀποκριθήσεται αὐτοῖς λέγων· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐφ᾿ ὅσον οὐκ ἐποιήσατε ἑνὶ τούτων τῶν ἐλαχίστων, οὐδὲ ἐμοὶ ἐποιήσατε. καὶ ἀπελεύσονται οὗτοι εἰς κόλασιν αἰώνιον, οἱ δὲ δίκαιοι εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
January's Liturgical Calendar
Saturday, January 1st - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy (Saint Basil the Great)
Sunday, January 2nd - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy (Sunday before Epiphany)
Wednesday, January 5th - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy (Eve of Theophany of our Lord)
Thursday, January 6th - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy (Holy Theophany of our Lord)
Friday, January 7th - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy (Synaxis of Saint John the Baptist)
Sunday, January 9th - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy (Sunday after Epiphany) - Throwing of the Cross at Island Park Beach (Masone Beach).
Sunday, January 16th - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy (12th Sunday of Luke)
Sunday, January 23th - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy (14th Sunday of Luke)
Tuesday, January 25th - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy (Saint Gregory the Theologian)
Wednesday, January 26th - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy (Xenophon & his Companions Symeon the Elder)
Sunday, January 30th - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy ( Feast Day of the Three Hierarchs)
February's Liturgical Calendar
Wednesday, February 2nd - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy (Presentation of our Lord)
Sunday, February 6th - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy (Sunday of the Canaanite)
Monday, February 7th - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy (Parthenios Bishop of Lampsakos
Thursday, February 10th - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy (Hieromartyr Haralambos)
Sunday, February 13th - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy (Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee - Triodeon Begins)
Tuesday, February 15th - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy (Our Righteous Father Anthimus of Chios)
Thursday, February 17th - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy (Great Martyr Theodore the Tyro - Panagia Dakryrooussa)
Sunday, February 20th - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy ( Sunday of the Prodigal Son)
Saturday, February 26th - 9:00am ( 1st Saturday of Souls)
Sunday, February 27th - 9:00am Orthros & Divine Liturgy (Judgment Sunday, Meatfare Sunday)
Artoclasia
Greek School of Panaghia of Island Park
JANUARY'S CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sunday, January 9th - Throwing of the Cross at Masone Beach in Island Park after Divine Liturgy.
Tuesday, January 11th - Parish Council meeting 7:30pm
Thursday, January 27th - Agape Lunch 12:00pm
Sunday, January 30th - Greek School Celebration of the Feast Day of the Three Hierarchs.
FEBRUARY'S CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sunday, February 6th - Godparents Day - Hosted by the Sunday School. All Godparents and Godchildren are invited to attend Church for this special event. Breakfast will be served after the Divine Liturgy.
Tuesday February 8th - Parish Council meeting at 7:30pm
Sunday, February 13th - Super Bowl Party starting at 5:00pm in the Community Hall.
Saturday, February 26th - First Saturday of Souls. to order koliva please call the Church Office.
Membership 2022
Celebration of the Three Hierarchs and Greek Letters
Godparent Sunday February 6th
Sunday February 13th at 5:00pm Great Food, and Football!
House Blessings
Please donate new undergarments for men, women and children. Donation box will be located in the Community Hall until March 1st
Parish Council Executive Board
George Nikias, President
Peter Rizik, Vice President
Despina Scanlon, Secretary
Andrew Babatsikos, Treasurer
Parish Council Board Members
Pauline Alexander, Steve Efstathios, Eric Fandaros, Nick Giannopoulos, John Koumbiadis, Iakovos Kotjiapashis, Markos Markoulli, Christos Papadopoulos, Aris Papathanasiou, Chris Spirou and Nick Tembelis
Panaghia Philoptochos Executive Board
Georgia Papathanasiou, President
Pauline Alexander, Vice President
Maro Makros, 2nd Vice President
Argiro Damiris, Secretary
Georgia Tsougas, Treasurer
Stella Arniotis, 2nd Treasurer
Sunday School
Despina Scanlon, Principal
Greek School
Georgia Papathanasiou, Principal
PTO
Maria Nikias, President
AGAPE Group
Anastasia Rizik and Margarita Salomides
AHEPA
Spyro Vasilakis