November 19
St. George Church
Publish Date: 2023-11-17
Bulletin Contents
St. George Church
General Information
- Email:
- stgeorgechurchnyc@gmail.com
- Street Address:
- 307 West 54th Street
- New York, NY 10019
- Mailing Address:
- 307 West 54th Street
- New York, NY 10019
Contact Information
Services Schedule
SUNDAY WORSHIP in English and Greek:
Matins / Morning Service 9:30 AM
Divine Liturgy 10:30 AM
Past Bulletins
- Publish Date:
- 2023-11-05
- Publish Date:
- 2023-10-29
- Publish Date:
- 2023-10-22
- Publish Date:
- 2023-10-15
- Publish Date:
- 2023-10-08
- Publish Date:
- 2023-10-01
This Week....
Sunday, November 19, 9th Sunday of Luke: Orthos 9:30am, Divine Liturgy 10:30am.
Please check out our new website -- https://saintgeorgenyc.org/ You can find updated information on services, programs and events.
This Sunday, join us for our monthly Marilena's Meals program!
"I was hungry and you fed me." -Matthew 25:35
Our November 2023 Marilena's Meals program is dedicated in loving memory of Aristoula Mantziaris.
10:30 a.m. - The team will begin assembling the bagged meals in the lower level at Saint George.
12:15 p.m. The team will depart Saint George for Penn Station to distribute the meals.
You can also sponsor one month of the Marilena's Meals program through a donation of $350.
Please contact Katerina Gkionis at kat.gkionis@gmail.com with any questions or interest in donating to this program.
November services: Join us for the service for the Feast Day of Saint Andrew:
Events at St. George:
We have so many wonderful things happening in the Saint George Community!
NEW Ministry Launching: Philoptochos
We will be launching a Ladies Philoptochos chapter at Saint George. The Philoptochos Society is the philanthropic arm of the Greek Orthodox Church. Its mission is to "help the poor, the destitute, the hungry, the aged, the sick, the unemployed, the orphaned, the imprisoned, the widowed, those with disabilities and the victims of disasters." All are welcome to become members! Please see one of the Parish Council members if you are interested.
NEW Ministry Launching: Women's Reading Group
A group of women at Saint George are gathering together to start a women’s reading group! The first book that the group will be discussing: Seven Holy Women: Conversations with Saints and Friends
The group will meet virtually to review the journal prompts and discuss each saint’s story. If you are interested in joining, use this form to choose a day and time that would work best for you to meet.
Exterior Restoration of Saint George to begin this fall:
We are pleased to announce that we have contracted with a firm for the exterior restoration of Saint George at West 54th Street. We expect that work will begin in November and be completed in the March/April 2024 timeframe.
This restoration is the result of many years of both fundraising and planning. We are happy that we will be making a “50-year investment” in our community. Here are several highlights of the restoration, which include both “seen” and “unseen” items:
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A signature piece: a new (and insulated) stained glass window of our patron saint, St. George
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Repair, replacement, and cleaning of brickwork
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Refurbished stairs
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New railings
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New exterior lighting
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New signage
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New steel underground framework to address our collapsing sidewalk
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New support system for the failing stained glass upper lintel
As our community is very much active, there will be no disruption in the activities and operation of the church during this renovation.
We would like to thank all who have supported this effort—we are indebted to you! While the majority of fundraising has been completed, the Capital Fund is still open for contributions so we can fully complete this effort. Let’s work to ensure that our 1886 building is prepared for the future!
Feel free to contact us if you would like to contribute. Email stgeorgechurchnyc@gmail.com or call 929-515-6795.
Get more details for our fall events here: https://saintgeorgenyc.org/
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Become a 2023 Steward - Please see details below
2023 Stewardship – St George Greek Orthodox Church (11/11/2023)
Nazem and Kathleen Abdalla
Apostolos and Patricia Anagnostopoulos
Maria Aretakis and Robert Joy
Despina Bliachas
Lenora Burbo
Louis Dalaveris MD
Chrissanthi and Panagis Dalmaneras
Elaine Fauria
Kevin and Sophia Flannery
Sarah Galanis
Andrew V. George
Gina Georgiou
David and Georgia Gibson
Mary Lynne Giviskos
Katerina Gkionis
Nicholas and Athena Gregory
John and Irene Gregov
Christina Halatsis
George Handjinicolaou and Dorothea Vouyiouklis
Kally Kanellis
Despina Kartson
Martha Korahais
George Krigos
George Likourezos
Maria Loi
Demetrios Manos
Sean and May McGuinness
Nafsika Michael
Stefan Mihaylov
Aristidis Molfetas
Bobby Pappas
Georgia Pappas – in memoriam
Constantine Parent
Toula Patros
Tina and Niko Plagos
Virginia Kate Pulos
Zaphra Reskakis
Sophia Robbins
Nick G. Scandalios
Pano Sereti and family
Nicholas and Patricia Stringas
Ivicos and Margarita Sotirakis
Sonya Summers
Maria Tsakos Foundation – in memoriam
Daisy Tepper
Xenia Trikoulis
Demetra and Chris Vrame
Dr. Anastasia Xenias and Emily Xenias
Anthony and Erin Zachariadis
Kostas and Kallopi Zachariadis
Stewardship is the cornerstone of giving to the Church. It represents each family’s individual financial commitment to the continuation of the Church, and the collective commitments serve the practical function of allowing our church to meet its expenses.
The Church’s goal is to completely offset its annual operating expenses through stewardship contributions. Meeting that goal would provide the Church with the stability and sustainability to use funds from fundraisers and other donations to expand ministries and to build existing programs, rather than having to use those proceeds to cover the Church’s operating budget.
To Give Online - Click Here ---- please note: 2023 Stewardship with your donation. Thank you!
Please mail your check to the following address:
Saint George Greek Orthodox Church
307 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019
Please make checks payable to:
Saint George Greek Orthodox Church --- and note, 2023 Stewardship
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Marilena’s Meals:
Join us at one of our next outreach dates!
2023
Sunday, December 10
2024
Sunday, January 21
Additional 2024 dates to be announced.
January 2023 - Sponsored with love by Kally Kanellis
March 2023 - Sponsored with love by a grateful family of the St. George's Greek Orthodox Church
April 2023 - Sponsored with love by a steward of St. George Greek Orthodox Church
May 2023 - Dedicated in loving memory of Athanasios Lolis and Alexandra Dimitrakakis by Soula Lolis
June 2023 - Dedicated in loving memory of George Panags
July 2023 - From Patrick and Claudia Georgakis in honor of their loving father, Zois
October 2023 - Dedicated in loving memory of Evangelos and Maria Monogios
March 2023 - Sponsored with love by a grateful family of the St. George's Greek Orthodox Church
April 2023 - Sponsored with love by a steward of St. George Greek Orthodox Church
May 2023 - Dedicated in loving memory of Athanasios Lolis and Alexandra Dimitrakakis by Soula Lolis
June 2023 - Dedicated in loving memory of George Panags
July 2023 - From Patrick and Claudia Georgakis in honor of their loving father, Zois
August 2023 - In loving memory of Jim Korahais
September 2023 - Sponsored with love by a steward of St. George Greek Orthodox Church
November 2023 - Dedicated in loving memory of Aristoula Mantziaris
December 2023 - Dedicated in loving memory. May her memory be eternal.
Please visit our new website and follow us on our social media pages.
- Website: http://www.saintgeorgenyc.org/
- Light a candle: https://stgeorgenyc.square.site/
- Donate: https://www.saintgeorgenyc.org/giving/donate1
- Livestreaming: https://www.facebook.com/SaintGeorgeChurchNYC
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Matins Gospel Reading
Second Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 16:1-8
Διαγενομένου τοῦ Σαββάτου, Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ Μαρία ἡ τοῦ Ἰακώβου καὶ Σαλώμη ἠγόρασαν ἀρώματα, ἵνα ἐλθοῦσαι ἀλείψωσιν τὸν Ἰησοῦν. Καὶ λίαν πρωῒ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων ἔρχονται ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον ἀνατείλαντος τοῦ ἡλίου. Καὶ ἔλεγον πρὸς ἑαυτάς· Τίς ἀποκυλίσει ἡμῖν τὸν λίθον ἐκ τῆς θύρας τοῦ μνημείου; καὶ ἀναβλέψασαι θεωροῦσιν ὅτι ἀποκεκύλισται ὁ λίθος· ἦν γὰρ μέγας σφόδρα. Καὶ εἰσελθοῦσαι εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον, εἶδον νεανίσκον καθήμενον ἐν τοῖς δεξιοῖς, περιβεβλημένον στολήν λευκήν, καὶ ἐξεθαμβήθησαν· ὁ δὲ λέγει αὐταῖς· Μὴ ἐκθαμβεῖσθε, Ἰησοῦν ζητεῖτε τὸν Ναζαρηνὸν τὸν ἐσταυρωμένον, ἠγέρθη, οὐκ ἔστιν ᾧδε· ἴδε, ὁ τόπος ὅπου ἔθηκαν αὐτόν, ἀλλ' ὑπάγετε, εἴπατε τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ τῷ Πέτρῳ, ὅτι προάγει ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν· ἐκεῖ αὐτὸν ὄψεσθε, καθὼς εἶπεν ὑμῖν. Καὶ ἐξελθοῦσαι ταχὺ ἔφυγον ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου, εἶχε δὲ αὐτὰς τρόμος καὶ ἔκστασις, καὶ οὐδενὶ οὐδὲν εἶπον· ἐφοβοῦντο γάρ.
Second Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Mark 16:1-8
When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Salome, bought spices, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back - it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed. And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, He is not here; see the place where they laid Him. But go, tell His disciples and Peter that He is going before you to Galilee; there you will see Him, as He told you." And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had come upon them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
Epistle Reading
Προκείμενον. Grave Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 28.11,1.
Κύριος ἰσχὺν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ δώσει.
Στίχ. Ἐνέγκατε τῷ Κυρίῳ υἱοὶ Θεοῦ, ἐνέγκατε τῷ Κυρίῳ δόξαν καὶ τιμήν.
τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Ἐφεσίους 2:14-22.
Ἀδελφοί, Χριστός ἐστιν ἡ εἰρήνη ἡμῶν, ὁ ποιήσας τὰ ἀμφότερα ἕν, καὶ τὸ μεσότοιχον τοῦ φραγμοῦ λύσας, τήν ἔχθραν ἐν τῇ σαρκί αὐτοῦ, τὸν νόμον τῶν ἐντολῶν ἐν δόγμασιν, καταργήσας· ἵνα τοὺς δύο κτίσῃ ἐν ἑαὐτῷ εἰς ἕνα καινὸν ἄνθρωπον, ποιῶν εἰρήνην, καὶ ἀποκαταλλάξῃ τοὺς ἀμφοτέρους ἐν ἑνὶ σώματι τῷ θεῷ διὰ τοῦ σταυροῦ, ἀποκτείνας τὴν ἔχθραν ἐν αὐτῷ· καὶ ἐλθὼν εὐηγγελίσατο εἰρήνην ὑμῖν τοῖς μακρὰν καὶ τοῖς ἐγγύς· ὅτι διʼ αὐτοῦ ἔχομεν τὴν προσαγωγὴν οἱ ἀμφότεροι ἐν ἑνὶ πνεύματι πρὸς τὸν πατέρα. Ἄρα οὖν οὐκέτι ἐστὲ ξένοι καὶ πάροικοι, ἀλλὰ συμπολῖται τῶν ἁγίων καὶ οἰκεῖοι τοῦ θεοῦ, ἐποικοδομηθέντες ἐπὶ τῷ θεμελίῳ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ προφητῶν, ὄντος ἀκρογωνιαίου αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἐν ᾧ πᾶσα οἰκοδομὴ συναρμολογουμένη αὔξει εἰς ναὸν ἅγιον ἐν κυρίῳ, ἐν ᾧ καὶ ὑμεῖς συνοικοδομεῖσθε εἰς κατοικητήριον τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν πνεύματι.
Prokeimenon. Grave Mode. Psalm 28.11,1.
The Lord will give strength to his people.
Verse: Bring to the Lord, O sons of God, bring to the Lord honor and glory.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:14-22.
Brethren, Christ is our peace, who has made us both one, and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility, by abolishing in his flesh the law of commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby bringing the hostility to an end. And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near; for through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built into it for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
Gospel Reading
9th Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 12:16-21
Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην· Ἀνθρώπου τινὸς πλουσίου εὐφόρησεν ἡ χώρα· καὶ διελογίζετο ἐν ἑαυτῷ λέγων· τί ποιήσω, ὅτι οὐκ ἔχω ποῦ συνάξω τοὺς καρπούς μου; καὶ εἶπε· τοῦτο ποιήσω· καθελῶ μου τὰς ἀποθήκας καὶ μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω, καὶ συνάξω ἐκεῖ πάντα τὰ γενήματά μου καὶ τὰ ἀγαθά μου, καὶ ἐρῶ τῇ ψυχῇ μου· ψυχή, ἔχεις πολλὰ ἀγαθὰ κείμενα εἰς ἔτη πολλά· ἀναπαύου, φάγε, πίε, εὐφραίνου. εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Θεός· ἄφρον, ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ τὴν ψυχήν σου ἀπαιτοῦσιν ἀπὸ σοῦ· ἃ δὲ ἡτοίμασας τίνι ἔσται; οὕτως ὁ θησαυρίζων ἑαυτῷ, καὶ μὴ εἰς Θεὸν πλουτῶν.
9th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 12:16-21
The Lord said this parable: "The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully; and he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' And he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, 'Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.' But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?' So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." As he said these things, he cried out: "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
Hymns of the Day
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Grave Mode
By your cross you destroyed death, and opened paradise to the thief. You transformed the sorrow of the Myrrh-bearers, and commanded the apostles to proclaim that you have risen from the dead, Christ our God, granting to the world great mercy.
Κατέλυσας τῷ Σταυρῷ σου τὸν θάνατον, ἠνέῳξας τῷ Λῃστῇ τὸν Παράδεισον, τῶν Μυροφόρων τὸν θρῆνον μετέβαλες, καὶ τοῖς σοῖς Ἀποστόλοις κηρύττειν ἐπέταξας, ὅτι ἀνέστης Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, παρέχων τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
Seasonal Kontakion in the Fourth Mode
Today, the most pure temple of the Savior, the precious bridal chamber and Virgin, the sacred treasure of God, enters the house of the Lord, bringing the grace of the Divine Spirit. The Angels of God praise her. She is the heavenly tabernacle.
Ο καθαρώτατος ναός τού Σωτήρος, η πολυτίμητος παστάς καί Παρθένος, τό Ιερόν θησαύρισμα τής δόξης τού Θεού, σήμερον εισάγεται, εν τώ οίκω Κυρίου, τήν χάριν συνεισάγουσα, τήν εν Πνευματι θείω, ήν ανυμνούσιν Άγγελοι Θεού, Αύτη υπάρχει σκηνή επουράνιος.
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Saints and Feasts
November 19
Obadiah the Prophet
The Divine Scriptures do not tell us with any certainty when the Prophet Obadiah lived nor what was his homeland. Thus, some say that he is that Obadiah who was Ahab's steward, who, because of Jezebel's wrath, hid one hundred prophets in a cave and fed them with bread and water (III Kings 18:4), and that he later became a disciple of Elias the Prophet about 903 B.C. But others surmise from the words of the same prophetical book that he is somewhat later than Joel (celebrated on Oct. 19). He is also called Obdiu, or Abdiu, or Obadiah; his name means "servant of God." His book of prophecy, which consists of only one chapter, is ranked fourth among the minor Prophets.
November 19
Martyr Barlaam of Caesarea
Saint Barlaam, who was from a certain village near Antioch in Syria, was advanced in years and a husbandman by occupation. Because of his confession of Christ, he was brought before the judge, who had him scourged with whips and then scraped with iron claws. Since this could not break his constancy, he was forcibly haled to the idols' temple, and live coals with incense were placed in his right hand. The judge thought that he would cast them down because of the pain, thus seeming to have offered a sacrifice of incense to the idols. But Saint Barlaam stood unmoving until his hand was thoroughly burned by the coals; he fell to the ground, and so gave up his soul into the hands of the Lord. He contested in martyrdom during the reign of Diocletian (284-305). Saint Basil the Great and Saint John Chrysostom both gave homilies in his honour.
November 19
Anthimos, Thallalaeos, Christopher, Euphemia & her children, the Martyrs
November 19
Martyr Heliodorus
November 20
Monday of the 10th Week
November 20
Gregory the Righteous of Decapolis
Saint Gregory who was from Irenopolis of the Decapolis of Asia Minor, was the son of Sergius and Mary. He became a monk as a young man, and after struggling for many years in virtue and prayer under obedience to a wise spiritual father, he was informed by revelation that it was the will of God for him to live, like the Patriarch Abraham, with no certain dwelling, moving from place to place. His journeyings took him to Ephesus, Constantinople, Corinth, Rome, Sicily, Thessalonica, and again to Constantinople, where, after many labours in defence of Orthodoxy against Iconoclasm, he reposed in peace in the first half of the ninth century. He had two disciples, one of whom was Saint Joseph the Hymnographer (see Apr. 3), who wrote the Menaion service for Saint Gregory, his father in Christ.