Welcome to St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church

It is a blessing to have You join us today. We hope that as you enter into the house of our Lord, you will be transformed during the Divine Liturgy through the humble prayers of the people, their expressions of faith, the all-praising hymns and the love of Jesus Christ.

The Mission of St. Demetrios

to proclaim the Evangelion of Salvation
through the Orthodox Christian Faith
for the glory of the Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

We are a loving community of believers who journey
towards our Lord Jesus Christ and one another through our
WORSHIP, FELLOWSHIP, EDUCATION/SPIRITUAL GROWTH,
WITNESS, and SERVICE.

We invite all people to join us on this journey towards the Kingdom of Heaven.

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HOLY COMMUNION NOTICE:

While everyone is welcome to worship with us, Holy Communion is reserved for those who have been Baptized and/or Confirmed in the Eastern Orthodox Faith and have prepared through prayer, fasting and recent confession.

All Guest and Newcomers are welcome to come forward at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy to receive the Antidoron, which is bread that has been blessed.

STEWARDSHIP, OFFERINGS AND ATTENDANCE

Bringing our stewardship offerings to the house of God is part of our worship of God. Our stewardship also supports our efforts to proclaim the fullness of the Gospel of Christ in Fort Worth, Texas through our ministries and outreach. Checks should be made out to St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, designated in the memo for Stewardship (use your stewardship envelope), and placed in the basket. Offerings for the poor and those in need (alms) should be designated in the memo for Altar Fund. (Altar Fund is the clergy discretionary fund to help those in need.)

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Our regular attendance

Attendance to Sunday and Weekday Divine Liturgies and other Divine Services are important for our spiritual growth and relationship with Christ as Orthodox Christians.

Parents

The worship experience is enhanced by having your children participate. Please help them learn proper behavior and reverence while in the Church. Teach them to cross themselves, venerate the Icons, & respond prayerfully “Lord have mercy.” If they become too loud, please take them to the Narthex/Quiet Room for a brief stay and return as soon as they have calmed. More Church etiquette.

At St. Demetrios

Please pray for us!

PASTORAL CARE: If you or someone you know is sick, elderly or scheduled for surgery please call the office to let us know so Fr. Nicholas can make a pastoral visit, please email him at frnicholas@stdemetrios.net. PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK/RECOVERING AND ARE OUR SHUT-INS
Shut-in
Jeannie Payblas	Maria Markos
Maria Sofos	Sophie Harbert
Dianne Thodos	Fannie Maulsby
Connie Nixon	Ann Tsumpis
Cari Douvry	Jay Ermis
Bill Moon	Olympia Gillian


Sick/Recovering
Tina Theophilos Stokes	Ash Azer
Dolly Peters	Christina Sirotinski
Katherine Economides

Today

03/19/2023

Parish Council:

Jim Nicholas & Sonya Shackelford

Altar Group

St. Philemon

Epistle Readers

Ryan Gibbs (English), Efstathios Michaelides (Greek)

Fellowship Hour

Open

Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Grave Mode

By Your cross, O Lord, You shattered death; to the thief You opened paradise. You transformed the Myrrhbearers' lamentation, and commanded Your Apostles to proclaim that You arose, Christ our God, granting to the world Your 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.

Apolytikion for Sun. of the Holy Cross in the First Mode

Save, O Lord, Your people and bless Your inheritance, granting victory to the faithful over the enemy, and by Your Cross protecting Your commonwealth.

Σώσον Κύριε τόν λαόν σου καί ευλόγησον τήν κληρονομίαν σου, νίκας τοίς Βασιλεύσι κατά βαρβάρων δωρούμενος καί τό σόν φυλάττων διά τού Σταυρού σου πολίτευμα.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal Fourth Mode

O Champion General, I your City now inscribe to you triumphant anthems as the tokens of my gratitude, being rescued from the terrors, O Theotokos. Inasmuch as you have power unassailable, from all kinds of perils free me, so that unto you I may cry aloud: Rejoice, O unwedded Bride.

Τὴ ὑπερμάχω στρατηγῶ τὰ νικητήρια, ὡς λυτρωθεῖσα τῶν δεινῶν εὐχαριστήρια, ἀναγράφω σοὶ ἡ Πόλις σου Θεοτόκε, Ἀλλ' ὡς ἔχουσα τὸ κράτος ἀπροσμάχητον, ἐκ παντοίων μὲ κινδύνων ἐλευθέρωσον, ἵνα κράζω σοί, Χαῖρε νύμφη ἀνύμφευτε.

Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Second Mode. Psalm 27.9,1.
O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance.
Verse: To you, O Lord, I have cried, O my God.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6.

BRETHREN, since we have a high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. Because of this he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people. And one does not take the honor upon himself, but he is called by God, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, "Thou art my Son, today I have begotten thee"; as he says also in another place, "Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek."

Προκείμενον. Plagal Second Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 27.9,1.
Σῶσον, Κύριε τὸν λαὸν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου.
Στίχ. Πρὸς σἐ, Κύριε, κεκράξομαι ὁ Θεός μου.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 4:14-16, 5:1-6.

Ἀδελφοί, ἔχοντες οὖν ἀρχιερέα μέγαν, διεληλυθότα τοὺς οὐρανούς, Ἰησοῦν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ, κρατῶμεν τῆς ὁμολογίας. Οὐ γὰρ ἔχομεν ἀρχιερέα μὴ δυνάμενον συμπαθῆσαι ταῖς ἀσθενείαις ἡμῶν, πεπειραμένον δὲ κατὰ πάντα καθʼ ὁμοιότητα, χωρὶς ἁμαρτίας. Προσερχώμεθα οὖν μετὰ παρρησίας τῷ θρόνῳ τῆς χάριτος, ἵνα λάβωμεν ἔλεον, καὶ χάριν εὕρωμεν εἰς εὔκαιρον βοήθειαν. Πᾶς γὰρ ἀρχιερεύς, ἐξ ἀνθρώπων λαμβανόμενος, ὑπὲρ ἀνθρώπων καθίσταται τὰ πρὸς τὸν θεόν, ἵνα προσφέρῃ δῶρά τε καὶ θυσίας ὑπὲρ ἁμαρτιῶν· μετριοπαθεῖν δυνάμενος τοῖς ἀγνοοῦσιν καὶ πλανωμένοις, ἐπεὶ καὶ αὐτὸς περίκειται ἀσθένειαν· καὶ διὰ ταύτην ὀφείλει, καθὼς περὶ τοῦ λαοῦ, οὕτως καὶ περὶ ἑαυτοῦ, προσφέρειν ὑπὲρ ἁμαρτιῶν. Καὶ οὐχ ἑαυτῷ τις λαμβάνει τὴν τιμήν, ἀλλὰ καλούμενος ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ, καθάπερ καὶ Ἀαρών. Οὕτως καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐχ ἑαυτὸν ἐδόξασεν γενηθῆναι ἀρχιερέα, ἀλλʼ ὁ λαλήσας πρὸς αὐτόν, Υἱός μου εἶ σύ, ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε. Καθὼς καὶ ἐν ἑτέρῳ λέγει, Σὺ ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισεδέκ.

Gospel Reading

Sunday of the Holy Cross
The Reading is from Mark 8:34-38; 9:1

The Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."

Sunday of the Holy Cross
Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 8:34-38, 9:1

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος· Εἴ τις θέλει ὀπίσω μου ἐλθεῖν, ἀπαρνησάσθω ἑαυτὸν καὶ ἀράτω τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀκολουθείτω μοι. ὃς γὰρ ἂν θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι, ἀπολέσει αὐτήν· ὃς δ᾿ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχὴν ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ καὶ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, οὗτος σώσει αὐτήν. τί γὰρ ὠφελήσει ἄνθρωπον ἐὰν κερδήσῃ τὸν κόσμον ὅλον, καὶ ζημιωθῇ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ; ἢ τί δώσει ἄνθρωπος ἀντάλλαγμα τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ; ὃς γὰρ ἐὰν ἐπαισχυνθῇ με καὶ τοὺς ἐμοὺς λόγους ἐν τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ τῇ μοιχαλίδι καὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ, καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐπαισχυνθήσεται αὐτὸν ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἐν τῇ δόξῃ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀγγέλων τῶν ἁγίων. Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰσί τινες τῶν ὧδε ἑστηκότων, οἵτινες οὐ μὴ γεύσωνται θανάτου ἕως ἂν ἴδωσι τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐληλυθυῖαν ἐν δυνάμει.

Wisdom of the Fathers

The key to knowledge is the humility of Christ. The door of the Kingdom of Heaven is open, not to those who only know in their learned minds the mysteries of faith and the commandments of their Creator, but to those who have progressed far enough to live by them.

St. Bede the Venerable

Unknown, 8th century

To deny oneself means to give up one's bad habits; to root out of the heart all that ties us to the world; not to cherish bad thoughts and desires; to suppress every evil thought; to avoid occasions of sin; not to desire or to do anything out of self-love, but to do everything out of love for God. To deny oneself, according to St. Paul means "to be dead to sin. . . but alive to God."

St. Innocent of Alaska

The Lenten Spring, SVS Press, p. 147, 19th Century

If you would be victorious, taste the suffering of Christ in your person, that you may be chosen to taste His glory. For if we suffer with Him, we shall also be glorified with Him. Blessed are you if you suffer for righteousness' sake. Behold, for years and generations the way of God has been made smooth through the Cross and by death. The way of God is a daily Cross. The Cross is the gate of mysteries.

St. Isaac the Syrian

The Orthodox Way: Revised Edition, SVS Press, p. 129

Interior crosses can found at all times, and more easily than exterior ones. You have only to direct your attention to yourself and examine yourself with a sense of repentance, and a thousand interior crosses will at once present themselves to you. . . Interior crosses are sometimes so burdensome that the sufferer can find no consolation whatever in anything. All this can happen to you too! But in whatever position you may be, and whatever sufferings of the soul you may feel, do not despair and do not think that the Lord has abandoned you. NO! God will always be with you and will invisibly strengthen you even when it seems to you that you are on the very brink of perdition.

St. Innocent of Alaska

The Lenten Spring, SVS Press, p. 148, 19th Century

Saints and Feasts

March 19

Sunday of the Holy Cross

With the help of God, we have almost reached the middle of the course of the Fast, where our strength has been worn down through abstinence, and the full difficulty of the labour set before us becomes apparent. Therefore our holy Mother, the Church of Christ, now brings to our help the all-holy Cross, the joy of the world, the strength of the faithful, the staff of the just, and the hope of sinners, so that by venerating it reverently, we might receive strength and grace to complete the divine struggle of the Fast.

March 20

Righteous Fathers slain at the Monastery of St. Savas

The Righteous Martyrs were put to death by the barbarians during the reign of Emperor Heraclius, when Saint Modestus was Patriarch of Jerusalem (632-634).

March 21

James the Confessor

This Saint took up the monastic life from his youth in the Monastery of Studium, where he became a disciple of Saint Theodore the Studite. Later he became bishop and suffered many afflictions and torments at the hands of the Iconoclasts. Saint Theodore composed a homily in honour of this Saint James (PG 99, 1353-1356).

March 22

Basil the Holy Martyr of Ancyra

Saint Basil strove in martyrdom during the short reign of Julian the Apostate, from 361-363. The Saint was denounced as a Christian to Saturninus, Governor of Ancyra, who, when Basil would not deny Christ, had him hanged from a post and scraped on his sides, then beaten, and cast into prison. A few days later, when Julian himself came through Ancyra, the Saint was brought before him and was asked to deny Christ, Whom he rather confessed the more. Julian then had strips cut in his flesh, so that they were left hanging from his body in front and in back. The valiant Martyr tore one of these strips off of his body and cast it into Julian's face. At this Julian commanded that iron spits be heated fiery hot; Saint Basil's belly, his back, and all his joints were pierced with them, and he received the crown of martyrdom.

March 23

Nikon the Holy Martyr &his 200 Companion Martyrs

Saint Nicon was from Neapolis (Naples) in Italy. His father was an idolater and his mother a Christian. At first he was a soldier, but later he went to the East, where he was baptized and in time became a bishop. After some years, he returned to the West and came to Sicily, where he and many of his disciples were put to death by beheading because they would not worship the idols.

March 24

Our Holy Father Theonas, Archbishop of Thessolonica

March 25

Annunciation of the Theotokos

Six months after John the Forerunner's conception, the Archangel Gabriel was sent by God to Nazareth, a town of Galilee, unto Mary the Virgin, who had come forth from the Temple a mature maiden (see Nov. 21). According to the tradition handed down by the Fathers, she had been betrothed to Joseph four months. On coming to Joseph's house, the Archangel declared: "Rejoice, thou Full of Grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women." After some consideration, and turmoil of soul, and fear because of this greeting, the Virgin, when she had finally obtained full assurance concerning God's unsearchable condescension and the ineffable dispensation that was to take place through her, and believing that all things are possible to the Most High, answered in humility: "Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word." And at this, the Holy Spirit came upon her, and the power of the Most High overshadowed her all-blameless womb, and the Son and Word of God, Who existed before the ages, was conceived past speech and understanding, and became flesh in her immaculate body (Luke 1:26-38).

Bearing in her womb the Uncontainable One, the blessed Virgin went with haste from Nazareth to the hill country of Judea, where Zacharias had his dwelling; for she desired to find Elizabeth her kinswoman and rejoice together with her, because, as she had learned from the Archangel, Elizabeth had conceived in her old age. Furthermore, she wished to tell her of the great things that the Mighty One had been well-pleased to bring to pass in her, and she greeted Elizabeth and drew nigh to her. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, she felt her six-month-old babe, Saint John the Baptist, prophesied of the dawning of the spiritual Sun. Immediately, the aged Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and recognized her as the Mother of her Lord, and with a great voice blessed her and the Fruit that she held within herself. The Virgin also, moved by a supernatural rejoicing in the spirit, glorified her God and Savior, saying: "My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour," and the rest, as the divine Luke hath recorded (1:39-55)

March 26

Sunday of St. John Climacus

The memory of this Saint is celebrated on March 30, where his biography may be found. He is celebrated today because his book, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, is a sure guide to the ascetic life, written by a great man of prayer experienced in all forms of the monastic polity; it teaches the seeker after salvation how to lay a sound foundation for his struggles, how to detect and war against each of the passions, how to avoid the snares laid by the demons, and how to rise from the rudimental virtues to the heights of Godlike love and humility. It is held in such high esteem that it is universally read in its entirety in monasteries during the Great Fast.

Ministry News

Mirofores-Myrrbearing Women

The Mirofores (Myrrbearing Women) is young girl's ministry of service during the Holy Friday Lamentations Service.

Your Daughters (+5 years) are invited to join the Mirofores Ministry.

Please contact Georgia Sparto or Kate Pool For more details!

“And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.”

Georgia: economougeorgia@yahoo.com

Kate Pool: katepool2020@gmail.com

Garden and Landscape Ministry

Whether you provide insight and direction, or enjoy working with your hands and nature, all are welcome to join us as we beautify our grounds.

As with Saint Konon the martyr and gardener, may we receive what is necessary in life from the gardens we tend at home, in our parish, and within our hearts.

To get involved contact Nektarios Key 8172176288

or connect to the Garden and Landscape group on Realm

Pan Orthodox Vespers

Join us and the Orthodox of the DFW Metroplex for the Lenten Pan Orthodox Vespers

March 19 3^rd Sunday – St. John the Baptist GOC, Euless

March 26 4^th Sunday – Sts. Constantine and Helen AOC, Carrollton

April 3 5^th Sunday – St. Seraphim Cathedral OCA, Dallas

Every year North Texas Orthodox Missions (NTOM) organizes Pan-Orthodox Lenten Vespers throughout the DFW Metroplex as an opportunity to bring our DFW Orthodox Christians together for prayer and fellowship during Great and Holy Lent.

Various Orthodox Churches host a Sunday Night for Lenten Vespers. Clergy and Laity of different Orthodox Traditions stand side by side to offer our evening prayers and then share Christian fellowship over a Lenten pot-luck meal.

Each hosting community offers hospitality after the services.

Additionally, a collection is made to support various ministries of the North Texas Orthodox Mission, this year NTOM has chosen to support the Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF), the official Orthodox College Ministry.

Streaming Online

Join us streaming online if you are unable to join us in person.

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Faith Enrichment

Adult Education Sunday after Fellowship Hour at 12:30pm

We dive deep into our Orthodox Faith, Worship and Teaching.

It’s a great class for Catechumens and anyone looking for a deeper understanding of our faith and theology. For more details email frnicholas@stdemetrios.net

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Fellowship Hour

Fellowship Hour MINISTRY

So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’ ” Luke 10:27

Host or Sponsor Fellowship Hour!

The Divine Liturgy is our time to Worship, Give Thanks and to Commune with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Afterwards the Fellowship Hour becomes our time to Commune with each other. As a community, we build Christian fellowship, support, and encourage each other and welcome new members and guest.

It’s one of the simple ways we Love our Lord, and grow our church family.

Hosting or Sponsoring Fellowship hour is a simple offering of Philoxenia, hospitality to our brothers and sisters in Christ while we greet and visit one another. It is a showing of love and gratitude for God, as it is an invitation to others to stay after services to get to know each other.

As an offering of love, we provide a little sustenance for our bellies that we may nourish our relationships.

We are now receiving Fellowship Hour Hosts and Sponsors!

Do your part in creating a welcoming environment and familial atmosphere. If you can’t Host Fellowship Hour you may Sponsor Fellowship Hour by contacting Sonya Shackelford to help make the arrangements.

For more details contact Sonya 972-809-9655 or sonya.joy65@gmail.com

AHEPA Scholarship

Calling All Graduating High School Seniors and Returning Undergraduate College Students

AHEPA Fort Worth Chapter #19 is pleased to announce that we are continuing our tradition of offering scholarship funds to St. Demetrios college bound students. Over the past 15 years we have awarded more than $15,000 to our parish’s youth in support of their higher education studies. The program is open to all St. Demetrios graduating high school seniors and returning undergraduate students who will be enrolled at an accredited college or university full-time in the fall of 2023 school year. Applications from students are requested by 30 April 2023 for award in May.

Please contact Paul Adamopoulos (pjgreek@sbcglobal.net), Chris Kime (ckime2@yahoo.com), Chris Xydas (chrisxydas@yahoo.com) or any AHEPA Chapter #19 member for scholarship application information.

SAVE THE DATE

AHEPA IS planning to host our 4th annual GLENDI on

29 April 2023

GIVING SUNDAYS OF LENT

Join us this Lenten Season, as we fast, pray and give!

Each Sunday we dedicate to support a National Ministry of the Orthodox Church:

March 5 International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC)

Earthquake Response in Syria & Turkey - International Orthodox Christian Charities (iocc.org)

March 12 Orthodox Christian Mission Center

Give | Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC)

March 19 Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

Hellenic College Holy Cross | Give (hchc.edu)

March 26 Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry

Donation Form (donorperfect.net)

April 3 Zoe for Life Donations | ZOE for Life!®

Learn about Holy Cross

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

is our Theological School preparing the young men and women to be leaders of the Church.

We have 5 men from our Denver Metropolis preparing for the Holy Priesthood.

Please prayerfully consider making a generous gift to help support our students and encourage more of our faithful to attend.

Make a Gift online

Philoptochos

This past holiday season, the Philoptochos Society did a service project at Quail Trail, the new housing development for the chronically homeless located only minutes from our church. We prepared a wonderful Greek dinner for the residents and served it along with baklava sundaes for dessert! I've worked in soup kitchens and homeless shelters in the past, but by far this was the most humbling experience for myself and the other Philoptochos ladies who assisted. Seeing how much the residents appreciated the delicious food, with tears in their eyes, they thanked us constantly. One woman even sang for us! It was the best labor of love that Philoptochos has had the privledge to participate in.

Last year for our Lenten service project we collected donations of cleaning supplies for Quail Trail as they opened this new facility. We would like to make that our Lenten project for this year as well. A box has been set up in our fellowship hall that everyone can put their donations. Some specific items needed are laundry pods, toilet paper, kitchen trash bags, clorox wipes and other spray cleaners.

Wishing you all many blessings for this Lenten season!

In His Love and Service,

Georgia Sparto

Pascha Donations

LENTEN & PASCHAL ITEMS –DONATION FORM

Help us commemorate the Holy Days of the Church, please sponsor Festive Flowers or any of the following items for Lent and Holy Week by submitting the form to the church office with your donation. If any item has already been donated or if multiple donations are received for a specific item, your donation may be used for other needed items for Lent and Holy Week.

☐ Community Pascha Card Generous Free Will Donation

☐ Flowers for the Icon of the Annunciation (March 25) $60

☐ Centerpieces for Annunciation Luncheon $25.ea x 16

☐ Flowers – Daffodil Holy Cross Sunday Donated

☐ Palm branches for Palm Sunday Divine Liturgy $200

☐ Flowers for the Icon of the Saturday of Lazarus $50

☐ Flowers for Palm Sunday Entrance to Jerusalem $50

☐ Flowers for the Icon of Jesus Christ the Bridegroom (“Nymphios”) $50

☐ Flowers for the Icon of the Crucifixion $50

☐ Flowers for the Wreath of the Cross Donated

☐ Flowers for the Kouvouklio and Epitaphios Donated

☐ Rose Pedals for Myrofores (Flower Girls for Holy Friday) $30 x 3

☐ Flowers for the Resurrection Icon $50

☐ Flowers for St. Demetrios Icon on Pascha $100

☐ Flowers for the Pentecost Feast Day Icon $50

☐ Planter in front of Church Flowers, mulch, labor etc $2000 Partial Donations

☐ Priest’s Resurrection Candle Pure Wax Donated by St. Paraskevi Monastery

☐ Communion Wine for Lenten Services and Holy Week $150 (1 Case)

☐ Red Eggs (15 Doz includes breakage) and Dye $50

☐ Rose Water $10

☐ Special Pascha Donation

Enclosed is $ _______to sponsor the item(s) indicated above during the celebration of Lent and Pascha.

(Please place a mark in the box next to the item(s) you wish to donate.)

Family Name:___________________________________________________________

(all donors will be included in the Community Pascha Card

Optional listing (In memory of, For the health of etc.):____________________________

Coffee Ministry

We are looking for 8 people to sign up for the Coffee Ministry:

As a Coffee Front Liner, this is a great way to meet members of the Church and welcome guest to our community. Members of the Coffee Ministry will be assigned a Sunday of the month to help prepare and maintain the Fellowship Hour Coffee, using the Byzantine Coffee System. For more Details contact Jeffer Osburn Jwoftw@gmail.com or 817-647-5424. Be a part of the front-line Coffee Team of the Fellowship Hour

For more Details contact Jeffer Osburn Jwoftw@gmail.com or 817-647-5424, our join this group on Realm!

Be a part of the front line Coffee Team of the Fellowship Hour

Diakonia- Leadership Opportunities

Meals on Wheels

Because serving the Lord, by serving our neighbors is what we do!

St. Demetrios is the Northside Meals on Wheels Distribution Center, delivering over 100 meals a day, 5 days a week.
It takes 30 minutes to sort the 100 meals into 13 routes between 9:00am and 11:30am for Meals on Wheels' Drivers.

Join a team that's served over 25,000,000 meals...

That's an impressive record!

Stewardship Ministry

Importance of Stewardship

According to scripture, God created Earth for mankind and we are now stewards of His creation. This means it is our responsibility to look after and take care of this world. We should accept this responsibility and appreciate God's gift of creation for being our home. Our stewardship of creation involves the caretaking of the environment and animals as well as our families and communities. Being a good steward in this world is one way of expressing our love for God and our gratitude to Him.

You may make your 2023 Stewardship Pledge online HERE

Safety Ministry

The Safety Ministry mission is to promote the safety of the St. Demetrios parish, guests, and campus.

Safety Events:The Safety Ministry is the on-site first responder team. In an emergency please contact a Safety Team Member (identified by the Safety badges or uniform) and follow Safety Team Member’s instructions.

If you have a passion for Health and Safety, speak with a Safety Team member about how you can volunteer.

Presbyterian Night Shelter

Outreach Ministry to feed the poor.

The Presbyterian Night Shelter is located at

2320 Poplar St. Fort Worth, TX 76113, 817-632-7408, website: http://www.journeyhome.org/

The team will meet at the shelter at 5:10 p.m.

We volunteer the First Saturday of the Month at 5:30pm

to park (use gated parking lot on N. Kentucky Ave—one street over) and get signed in.

We should be ready to serve families by 5:20 p.m.
Please contact Magda Dvorak at mag2868@gmail.com and complete the online sign-up form at the link https://forms.gle/Kk22dfmGKFzDxtQj8

So, are you ready to volunteer? We are ready!

Please contact Magda Dvorak Mag2868@gmail.com for more details

Church Calendar

Church Calendar

March 19 to April 3, 2023

Sunday, March 19

Parish Council Duty: Jim ,Sonya

Altar Group: St. Philemon

Sunday of the Holy Cross

Prosphoro - Jim Nicholas

8:00AM Orthros

9:00AM Divine Liturgy

10:45AM Fellowship Hour- Open

12:30PM Faith Enrichment- Adult Catechism

12:30PM Faith Enrichment adult class

6:00PM Pan Orthodox Vespers St. John - Euless

Monday, March 20

Fourth Week of Lent

Righteous Fathers slain at the Monastery of St. Savas

9:00AM Meals on Wheels: Ali Winter

7:00PM Great Compline

Tuesday, March 21

James the Confessor

9:00AM Meals on Wheels: Darin DeBolt

Wednesday, March 22

Basil the Holy Martyr of Ancyra

9:00AM Meals on Wheels- Marina Katzianis & Elaine Reidl

7:00PM Presanctified Liturgy

Thursday, March 23

The Holy Righteous Martyr Nicon and His 199 Disciples

9:00AM Meals on Wheels: Alex Rhodes

Friday, March 24

Forefeast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos

9:00AM Meals on Wheels: open

7:00PM Great Vespers for the Annunciation

Saturday, March 25

Annunciation of the Theotokos

9:00AM Festal Orthros and Divine Liturgy

5:00PM No Great Vespers

Sunday, March 26

Parish Council Duty: Stacy ,Darin

Altar Group: St. Demetrios

Sunday of St. John Climacus

Prosphoro- Dimitra Bakintas

8:00AM Orthros

9:00AM Divine Liturgy

10:30AM Memorial for Kassandro (24 Years) Argrio (11 Years) Kootsouradis

11:30AM Annunciation Luncheon- Fasting

12:30PM Faith Enrichment- Adult Catechism

6:00PM Pan Orthodox Vespers Sts. Constantine & Helen

Monday, March 27

Fifth Week of Lent

Martyr Matrona of Thessalonica

9:00AM Meals on Wheels: Nektarios Key

7:00PM Great Compline

Tuesday, March 28

Hilarion the New

9:00AM Meals on Wheels- Dr. Cliff Beasley

Wednesday, March 29

Mark, Bishop of Arethusa

1:30PM Meet with Mayor Park and members of the Mayor's Faith Cabinet

7:00PM Presanctified Liturgy

Thursday, March 30

5th Thursday of Lent: The Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete

9:00AM Meals on Wheels: Alex Rhodes

7:00PM Small Compline w/ Life of St. Mary of Egypt w/ the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete

Friday, March 31

GOYA Lenten Retreat

The Holy Hieromartyr Hypatius, Bishop of Gangra

9:00AM Meals on Wheels- Melissa Adamopoulos

7:00PM Small Compline w/ Akathist to the Theotokos

Saturday, April 1

5th Saturday of Lent: The Akathist Hymn

5:00PM Great Vespers

5:20PM Presbyterian Night Shelter

Sunday, April 2

Parish Council Duty: Melissa ,Rick

Altar Group: St. Joseph

Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt

Prosphoro- Irene Avrimidis

8:00AM Orthros

9:00AM Divine Liturgy

10:30AM Estelle Hieger Memorial

10:45AM Fellowship Hour- Hieger ,Pools Family

12:30PM Faith Enrichment- Adult Catechism

6:00PM Pan Orthodox Vespers St. Seraphim

Monday, April 3

Sixth Week of Lent

Nicetas, Abbot of the Monastery of Medicium

Archdiocese News

His Grace Bishop Apostolos of Medeia Attends Reception on the Occasion of Pope Francis' 10th Anniversary of Election

03/14/2023

On March 13, 2023, representing His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, His Grace Bishop Apostolos of Medeia attended the reception offered in honor of the 10th Anniversary of the election of His Holiness Pope Francis at the Apostolic Nunciature to the United States of America in Washington, DC.

https://www.goarch.org/-/bishop-apostolos-attended-reception-in-honor-10th-anniversary-election-pope-francis

Archbishop Elpidophoros Welcomes Ambassador and General Consul of Panama

03/14/2023

Archbishop Elpidophoros Welcomes Ambassador and General Consul of Panama

https://www.goarch.org/-/archbishop-elpidophoros-welcomes-ambassador-general-consul-panama

Lenten, Holly Week & Paschal Essentials for the Faithful Available on Orthodox Marketplace

03/13/2023

LENTEN, HOLY WEEK & PASCHAL ESSENTIALS FOR THE FAITHFUL AVAILABLE ON ORTHODOX MARKETPLACE Follow along to Lenten services with the Akathist Hymn and Holy Week through Easter services books.

https://www.goarch.org/-/lenten-holly-week-paschal-essentials-for-the-faithful-available-on-orthodox-marketplace

Vespers of Contrition at St. Nicholas Church

03/13/2023

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America as he presided over the Lenten Vespers of Contrition on Sunday evening, March 12, 2023 at the Saint Nicholas Church in Flushing, New York.

https://www.goarch.org/-/contrition-vespers-march-12-2023

Archbishop Elpidophoros, St. Phoebe Center for the Deaconess Discuss Participation of Women in the Church

03/13/2023

In November 2022, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed Carrie Frederick Frost, PhD; Kyra P. Limberakis, MTS; and Archons Cary J. Limberakis, DMD, and George E. Demacopoulos, PhD, to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese for a candid discussion on expanding the participation of women in the Church.

https://www.goarch.org/-/participation-of-women-church

GOYA Lenten Retreat Held at Annunciation Church

03/13/2023

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, one hundred Goyans from the Westchester-Connecticut Vicariate of the Archdiocesan District gathered on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at the Annunciation Church in Stamford, CT for a Lenten Retreat focusing on our “Journey to Pascha.”

https://www.goarch.org/-/archdiocesan-district-lenten-retreat-2023

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Past Bulletins

Welcome to St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church

STEWARDSHIP, OFFERINGS AND ATTENDANCE

Our regular attendance

Parents

At St. Demetrios

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Today

03/19/2023

Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Grave Mode

Apolytikion for Sun. of the Holy Cross in the First Mode

Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal Fourth Mode

Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Gospel Reading

Wisdom of the Fathers

Saints and Feasts

Sunday of the Holy Cross

Righteous Fathers slain at the Monastery of St. Savas

James the Confessor

Basil the Holy Martyr of Ancyra

Nikon the Holy Martyr &his 200 Companion Martyrs

Our Holy Father Theonas, Archbishop of Thessolonica

Annunciation of the Theotokos

Sunday of St. John Climacus

Ministry News

Mirofores-Myrrbearing Women

Garden and Landscape Ministry

Pan Orthodox Vespers

Streaming Online

Faith Enrichment

Fellowship Hour

AHEPA Scholarship

SAVE THE DATE

AHEPA IS planning to host our 4th annual GLENDI on

29 April 2023

GIVING SUNDAYS OF LENT

Learn about Holy Cross

Philoptochos

Pascha Donations

Coffee Ministry

Diakonia- Leadership Opportunities

Meals on Wheels

Because serving the Lord, by serving our neighbors is what we do!

Stewardship Ministry

Importance of Stewardship

Safety Ministry

Presbyterian Night Shelter

Church Calendar

Church Calendar

March 19 to April 3, 2023

Archdiocese News

His Grace Bishop Apostolos of Medeia Attends Reception on the Occasion of Pope Francis' 10th Anniversary of Election

03/14/2023

Archbishop Elpidophoros Welcomes Ambassador and General Consul of Panama

03/14/2023

Lenten, Holly Week & Paschal Essentials for the Faithful Available on Orthodox Marketplace

03/13/2023

Vespers of Contrition at St. Nicholas Church

03/13/2023

Archbishop Elpidophoros, St. Phoebe Center for the Deaconess Discuss Participation of Women in the Church

03/13/2023

GOYA Lenten Retreat Held at Annunciation Church

03/13/2023

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