Sunday Orthros - 8:00 a.m. followed by the Divine Liturgy
Saturday Vespers - 6:00 p.m.
Eighth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 20:11-18
At that time, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him." Saying this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, "Do not hold me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God." Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"; and she told them that He had said these things to her.
Prokeimenon. First Mode. Psalm 32.22,1.
Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us.
Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 4:7-13.
BRETHREN, grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it is said, "When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men." (in saying, "He ascended," what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is he who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) And his gifts were that some should be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.
Sunday after Epiphany
The Reading is from Matthew 4:12-17
At that time, when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned." From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
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Saint Tatiana was the daughter of a most distinguished consul of Rome. She became a deaconess of the Church, and for her confession of the Faith of Christ, she endured many torments. As she was suffering, angels punished her tormentors with the same torments they inflicted on her, until they cried out that they could no longer endure the scourges invisibly brought upon them. She was beheaded during the reign of Alexander Severus (111-135).
Tatiana the Martyr of Rome
8:00AM Orthros & Divine Liturgy
9:30AM Choir
11:00AM Sunday School
1:00PM Baptism
6:00PM Metropolis vasilopita
The Holy Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus
9:00AM Archangels Academy
4:30PM Plutarchos Academy
5:00PM PTA Meeting
7:00PM Bible Study
Sabbas (Sava), Archbishop of Serbia
9:00AM Archangels Academy
John the Hut-Dweller
Fasting Day
9:00AM Archangels Academy
6:00PM Iconography
7:00PM Floga Practice
8:00PM Goya
Veneration of Apostle Peter's Precious Chains
9:00AM Archangels Academy
Fasting Day
Anthony the Great
8:00AM Orthros & Divine Liturgy
9:00AM Archangels Academy
4:30PM Plutarchos Academy
7:00PM Great Vespers at St. Athanasios
Athanasios and Cyril, Patriarchs of Alexandria
8:00AM St. Athanasios, Orthros & Divine Liturgy
11:00AM Byzantine Music
Mark, Bishop of Ephesus
8:00AM Orthros & Divine Liturgy
9:30AM Choir
11:00AM Sunday School
1:00PM baptism
Righteous Euthymius the Great
8:00AM St. Efthymios, Orthros & Divine Liturgy
10:00AM Greek Bible Study
4:30PM Plutarchos Academy
7:00PM Bible Study
Maximus the Confessor
9:00AM Archangels Academy
Fasting Day
The Righteous Martyr Anastasius of Persia
9:00AM Archangels Academy
6:00PM Iconography
7:00PM Floga Practice
8:00PM Goya
The Holy Hieromartyr Clement, Bishop of Ancyra
9:00AM Archangels Academy
Fasting Day
Xenia, Deaconess of Rome
9:00AM Archangels Academy
4:30PM Plutarchos Academy
Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople
8:00AM St. Gregory, Orthros & Liturgy
11:00AM Byzantine Music
2:00PM Baptism
6:00PM Great Vespers
Xenophon & his Companions
8:00AM Orthros & Divine Liturgy
9:30AM Jr. Choir
11:00AM Sunday School
12:00PM NO SACRAMENTS
Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople
“A Time for Every Purpose Under Heaven” The Stewardship of Time Dear Faithful of Saint Spyridon, The Stewardship forms for the New Year may be found at: http://www.saint-spyridon.org/stewardship.html Your stewardship donation is most meaningful when accompanied by your presence, by your willingness to serve, by your prayers, and by your commitment. We are grateful for your kind generosity and assistance to our parish family and we kindly ask that you continue to support our efforts. I offer you my thanks for your dedication to our parish and your participation in Christ’s work of salvation. Wishing all of you a blessed and joyous New Year 2020! Rev. Fr. Tilemahos Alikakos
Metropolis of Chicago Servant Leadership Awards The Metropolis will host its inaugural Servant Leadership Awards Dinner on Friday, May 1, 2020 at the Cotillion Banquets in Palatine, Illinois. On that date, the Metropolis will gather as one to recognize laypersons from our parishes who have distinguished themselves for their acts of service, leadership and innovation on behalf of our Holy Church. His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael wishes to use this occasion to formally acknowledge and reward the hard work and achievements of the lay servant leaders in our parishes, and hopes that by highlighting their efforts, others will be inspired to get involved in the life of the Church. Tickets to the Servant Leadership Awards Dinner will go on sale in March.
Our Saint Spyridon Philoptochos is having a winter fundraiser lunch package “Winter warm-up, Greek style” where you can pre-order avgolemono soup, lagana (bread) and rice pudding/karithopita. This lunch pick up will be after church on Sunday January 26th. Once again, half of the proceeds from this fundraiser will be donated to a not for profit. Please pre-order to ensure that we are able to meet everyone’s needs. There will be pre-order forms available every Sunday during the coffee social.
Come celebrate the 15th Anniversary of our Archangels Academy of Sunday, February 9th, 2020.