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Publish Date: 2019-10-06
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St. Andrew Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (973) 584-0388
  • Fax:
  • (973) 584-3573
  • Street Address:

  • 1447 Sussex Turnpike

  • Randolph, NJ 07869-1830
  • Mailing Address:

  • 1447 Sussex Turnpike

  • Randolph, NJ 07869-1830


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Services Schedule

On Sunday we celebrate

Orthros at 8:45 am & Divine Liturgy at 10am

Weekday Orthros and Liturgies begin at 8am 

 

 


Past Bulletins


Services at St. Andrew

Friday 10/4 +St. Hierotheos of Athens

+Orthros at 8am and Divine Liturgyat 9am 

Relics(we have the Relics of this saint in our church reliquary

October 6, 2019 + 3rd  Sunday of Luke

+Orthros at 8:45am and Divine Liturgyat 10am 

Memorials – Μνημόσυνα

A One Year Memorial Service will be held for the repose of the soul of +Nicholas Νικολάου Pallis, beloved husband of Beatrice, devoted father of: Peggy Ann Kalamaras. Basil Evangelos,  Elaine Gregorio, and Georgina Pallis.  

An Annual Memorial service will be held for the repose of the souls of +Stamatia Σταματίας, +Maria Μαρίας, Angeliki Αγγελικής,Nausika Ναυσικάς , beloved family members of the Antonios and Maria Kovas. Friend and relatives are invited for refreshments in our social hall in honor of their loved ones blessed memory.

May their memory be eternal. Αιώνια η μνήμη αυτών

Artoclasia Service:  NATIONAL CHURCH MUSIC SUNDAY

Saint Andrew will observe Church Music Sunday with the Service of Artoclasia for the health and wellbeing of our chanters and choir members. On this day, we will recognize those women and men who have heard and responded to the Lord’s invitation to be church musicians: that is, parish chanters and choir singers. As church musicians, these people represent the laity in the liturgical dialogue of our worship services. Their prayers in song enhance the beauty of our worship.  

 

 

 

 

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Announcements

This week at Saint Andrew 

Religious Education OPEN HOUSE:  Please come to your child’s class after Liturgy on Sundaqy and meet the teacher, learn about our Program, get to know the other parents, see what’s coming up.

Philoptochos Tray on Sunday:  as you exit the church is for National Philoptochos Emergency Fund.

Coffee hour on Sunday  is hosted by Philoptochos and sponsored by the Kovas family in honor of their loved ones blessed memory. (Bagels donated by ALPHA BAGELS)

Caregivers’ workshop on Sunday:  Join us on October 6th for our Caregiver Workshop. This week our speaker is Chad Blecker from Seniors in Place who will discuss the full continuum of navigating health care for seniors -- from good health through to nursing care if/when required. Chad can answer your health questions such as: How do you find the right doctor? How do you find the right caregiver? How do you know what is the appropriate level of care? Do you have to go to a nursing home? Where should you receive your care? And many more. We look forward to seeing you on October 6th at 12:45!

GOYA Games on Sunday: We have a full slate of  GOYA games this Sunday, October 6th!  Games are in Randolph, and we are hosting Wyckoff: Junior Girls start at 2:30 | Senior Girls start at 3:30 |  Senior Boys start at 4:30 | Junior Boys start at 5:30

Back to Greek School Night on Thursday: Parents, please join us at 6pm on October 10th to meet the teachers and find out about your child’s Hellenic Afternoon School Program.  

Free at our candle stand for the next 2 weeks!   The Amazing Life of Papa-Dimitri, The Man of God

Our holy Church displays a cloud of martyrs, confessors, and saints, known and unknown heroes of our faith. They were people like us, who with God’s grace and their personal labors, reached the heights of holiness.  Even in our godless times, God has His friends. One such hero of our faith is Papa-Dimitri Gagastathis, (1902 - 1975) a man of great faith and prayer, whose feet touched the earth, but whose head reached the heavens. This is a must read for our time…

Orthodoxy and other Christian confessions….what are the differences? This pluralistic world is often confusing when discussing matters of our faith. Often we find ourselves wondering since we have the “same God” and the “same Bible,” are there really differences or when we do see differences we ask ourselves: why does it matter? Join us Thursdays from 7-8:30 pm as we explore this idea through comparison and contrast in in light of commentary from the Church Fathers….and if you don’t know what a Church Father is…come and find out! Thursdays: 10/10, 10/17, 10/24 & 11/7.

UPCOMING EVENTS 

Trunk or Treat :All children and parents of the Saint Andrew community are invited to our annual Trunk or Treat followed by a Halloween Movie on Friday, Oct 25 from 6-9pm RAIN OR SHINE (will be in the gym if it rains) at the Saint Andrew Community Center, and parking lot. All children are encouraged to come in costume.  Don’t forget to bring your treat bags! CARS & CANDY NEEDED! PLEASE NO CANDY WITH NUTS!!!  (Snacks and drinks will be provided) In order to make this event successful we need your help. All cars must be decorated and ready by 6:30pm.  A prize will be awarded to the most creative looking car! RSVP THROUGH SIGN UP GENIUS IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING

Coat Drive: We are asking if you have a gently used coat to donate that you bring it to the church by Monday, October 28 so we can donate in time for the coat drive.  The Market Street Mission will hold their Annual Coat Drive on Saturday November 2nd 10am -1pm at the Morristown Green, in Morristown NJ.

Fashion Show and Luncheon : Daughters of Penelope will host a Fashion Show and Luncheon on Saturday, November 2nd at 11am-3pm at the Meadow Wood on Route 10 in Randolph NJ.  Proceeds to benefit Charitable Works of the DOP. For Tickets and information please contact: Eleni Boyadjis (609) 304-3714 / eboyadjis@aol.com, Julie Ioannou  (201) 602-1359 / jioannou18@yahoo.com, Yiota Louca  973) 615- 3215 /  prlouca@yahoo.com-

Sunday Coffee Hour Hosts    

October: 10/6 Philoptochos 10/13 PTA, 10/20 DOP, 10/27GOYA

November: 11/3 Philoptochos 11/10 PTA, 11/17 DOP, 11/24 GOYA *
                        (11/29 Fri. Vespers, 11/30 Sat St. Andrew Day

December: 12/1 Philoptochos*, 12/8 PTA*, 12/15 DOP*, 12/22 GOYA*, 12/29 Bakaliko
                                  *Lenten refreshments/deserts during Advent Lent please

BAGELS for Sunday Coffee hour are donated by ALPHA BAGELS located on Route 10 in Randolph, NJ. We thank them for their generosity and continued support. 

Stewardship Update  10/01/19:

We would like to thank everyone who submitted their 2019 Christian Stewardship Commitment. 230 families have sent in their pledges Totaling  $211,010

Total Operating Budget 2019 $ 800, 000

Stewardship Income $350,000 | $211,010 committed to date)

Fundraising Income $450,000

Balanced Budget $800,000.

If you have not already made your commitment to Saint Andrew church, we ask that you prayerfully consider your blessings and submit your 2019 pledge today.

Online Giving SystemWeShare click on link and follow instructions   https://standrewgonj.churchgiving.com/ws/opportunities/ our website/ or call the office

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Please Like Us / Follow Us on our church Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Religious-Organization/St-Andrew-Greek-Orthodox-Church-Randolph-NJ-758987230951158/ 

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Fr. John's Message

Prayer Team

 

ESTEEM OTHERS HIGHLY

 

But we beseech you, brethren, to respect those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work.

I Thessalonians 5:12-13

Wednesday, October 2

 

Part VII - Leaders Need Encouragement Too

 

Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as men who will have to give account. Let them do this joyfully, and not sadly, for that would be of no advantage to you.

Hebrews 13:17

 

Good morning Prayer Team!

 

There are a lot of people who react negatively to today’s verse of Scripture. Those who don’t like their priest or the President of the United States or their boss or whoever is in authority that they don’t like often voice and objection to the word “submit.” I know from personal study and spiritual discussion, that as a priest, I am going to have to give an accounting for the souls I watch over, the people of the flock I have been entrusted. However, this responsibility and accountability doesn’t apply only to priests, but extends to everyone in a leadership position. At some points in life, we will all be in the position to lead. The followers will put their trust in us. And thus we will all have to account to someone—our boss, our spouse, God—for how we take care of what has been entrusted to us. Because leadership can be such a daunting thing, it is important to remember in esteeming others highly, those who are “over you” (I Thessalonians 5:12-13) need just as much encouragement from the followers, as the followers need encouragement from their leaders.  

 

A few years ago, I needed to have some sinus surgery to correct my breathing. As any patient does who is hospitalized, they “submit” to medical experts to whom they cede control. I submitted my body to them to be put to sleep, to be cut, to be altered and repaired, and to recover. For someone who is a “control freak” this is never an easy task. For someone who has had a lifelong fear of needles (and has had too many surgeries to count), this is still very stressful for me. During my hospitalization, I was tended to by two nurses, Christine (her real name) and Sabrina (not her real name).  

 

As I said above, I have had a lifelong phobia of needles, specifically IV needles. And thankfully, my doctor ordered a sedative so I could be somewhat calm for the IV start.  I was met upon my arrival by a nurse named Christine. She took my blood pressure and said “well, this is a tick above normal, but that’s normal, most people in here are nervous.” When I didn’t respond, she said “you look as white as a ghost.” When I still didn’t respond, she said “let’s try this, why don’t you put your own clothes back on, (I had already put a hospital gown on and was laying in the bed, dreading what was coming, and was so nervous, I couldn’t talk), hop off the bed and let’s just talk.” So I did. We sat in chairs like two friends and I told her about my IV fear. She was so calming that I almost let her start it without the prescribed sedative that was very late in arriving. That’s how calming and trustworthy this stranger was quickly becoming, using only encouragement and empathy.  

 

Enter nurse Sabrina, who maybe was having a bad day, I don’t know. She was totally the opposite. She was like “let’s hurry this along, just pop that thing in, what the big deal! Are we going to have to give you gas like a little kid?” Overriding my feelings of being talked down to was hearing the offer of “gas” to go to sleep and then get the IV. That solved my problem! Nurse Sabrina then continued to insist I was taking an unnecessary risk and made me feel even worse about my predicament. She was discouraging and condescending.

 

Nurse Christine said “I don’t normally go up to the operating room but I’ll go up there with you and start the IV as soon as you slip out of consciousness.” As these two nurses were wheeling me up to the OR, I was more relaxed, knowing that my peculiar issue could be dealt with in a way that wasn’t going to stress me out. I tried to be a little jovial, in fact, especially with Sabrina. I said “I bet you ladies can’t guess what I do for a living.” Sabrina answered with a sarcastic “what do you work in a needle factory or something?” I told them that I was actually a priest who frequently is in the hospital visiting parishioners. But that I struggled when I had to be in the hospital. Christine said to me “You know, I’m a Christian. In fact, Christ is not only part of my life but the first six letters of my name.”  

 

As they were about to send me off to unconsciousness, Christine said to me “you won’t mind if I pray as you slip out,” and I said “of course not.” As I breathed in the gas and drifted off to sleep, the last word I heard was from Nurse Christine, “Jesus.” When I woke up, Nurse Christine was right there, calming, reassuring, encouraging. That day, I happened to be the follower, I submitted to the leader, Nurse Christine, and she rewarded my trust with comfort and encouragement.  

 

I’m not a nurse but I imagine nursing is a stressful job. Maybe Nurse Sabrina was having a bad day. Maybe she didn’t get enough sleep, maybe her boss just yelled at her. I don’t know. And my situation wasn’t an emergency. If it was, I’d be smart enough, I hope, not to be debating or discussing the fine points of how to start an IV. But in the situation I was in, there was time, this wasn’t an emergency, and one nurse’s kindness made all the difference in keeping me calm and confident.  

 

The story doesn’t end there. When I got better, I went back to the hospital to thank Christine in person and give her a small gift as a token of my appreciation for what she had done. I went a step further. I stopped by the administration wing of the hospital, collected the names of all the important people who run the hospital, and wrote each of them a letter telling them how much Christine had done for me, how much I appreciated it and what a great nurse they have on their staff.  

 

The hospital administration was so pleased with what I wrote that they gave Christine an award (which I got to present to her), a raise, and a promotion. Christine later told me that she had worked for the hospital for 28 years and rarely got any kind of positive feedback from her patients. Which is sad. She is a great nurse!

 

A year later, I needed to have a colonoscopy done and it was at the same hospital. I arranged for Christine to be my nurse and even let her start the IV without a sedative, a major accomplishment for me.  

 

Something great came out of something stressful because of encouragement. Christine encouraged me the first time I was a patient, but because of my gratitude, that was a big dose of encouragement for her. And I got the encouraging behavior to repeat again on my second hospital visit.  

 

The lessons here are three:

  1. When you are the leader, encourage the followers, because their souls, and in this case, my life, was in her hands.  
  2. When you are a follower and the leader does something right, recognize that. Encourage your leaders. Why? Because leaders need feedback, and specifically positive feedback. People are much quicker to criticize a leader than to thank a leader. And second, because when you praise a leader, you are more likely to motivate that leader to repeat the behavior you liked.  

 

We will all play the role of the patient and the nurse in this story many times in our lives. When we are the nurse, will we take the role of Christine? Or Sabrina? The encourager? Or the discourager? And when we are the patient, will we take time to thank and encourage? Or feel entitled, or ungrateful and forget to thank and encourage?

 

Lord, thank You for the opportunities I have to be a leader (list areas in your life where you are a leader, like in your house, with your kids, etc.) Help me to be an encouraging leader. Help me also to be a good follower (list areas in your life where you are a follower). Help me to be a loyal follower. Help me to always remember to encourage both the leaders and followers in my life, and to esteem others highly, whoever they may be. Amen.

 

Encourage someone who is a “leader” in your life today!

 

+Fr. Stavros

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News - Flyers - Registrations - Other

    HAS Letter to Parents

    HAS Letter to Parents

    Hellenic Afternoon School starts 9/12/19 @4:30pm


    Hellenic Evening School (HES)

    Hellenic Evening School (HES)

    Modern Greek Language; Beginner & Intermediate Levels | 9/24-12/3, 2019| Tuesday nights 7:00-9:00pm | Registration is open to Ages 15 and up | TUITION IS $300 IS DUE AT REGISTRATION


    Church Schedule

    Church Schedule

    October 6-13


    DOP Fashion Show

    DOP Fashion Show

    Daughters of Penelope Fashion Show, Luncheon & Designer Raffles held at Meadow Wood Manor Randolph - Nov 2nd - 11am-3pm


    Concert

    Concert

    Byzantine Choir: Saturday Oct 26 at Tom's River


    Trunk Or Treat

    Trunk Or Treat

    Sponsored by St. Andrew PTA, HOPE & JOY. Join us on Friday, October 25 at 6pm Rain Or Shine.


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Prayer List

If you would like us to remember you or your loved one in our prayers, please contact the office. 973-584-0388

Names will be kept on this list for approximately 3 months. Please resubmit Names if needed.   Fr. John will pray for the Names above during the Proskomide “Offering of gifts” during the first part of the Divine Liturgy when our priest prepares the mystical gifts of bread and wine. Please keep these names in your prayers as well.

Aristea, Konstantinos, Mary, George, Marilyn, Ann, Mary Ellen, Alexandra, Holly, Gary, Roye, Cristos, Panagiota, Anna, Panagiotis, John,  Nicos, Hannah, Christos, Theoseva, George, Genevieve, Christine, Anna, Louis, Marilyn, Suriana, Antonios, John, Maria, Dimitry Elias, Evangelia, George, Lois, Kyriaki, John, Rose, Evmorfia, Fr. Demetri, Prz Spyridoula, Eugenia, Constantinos, Eftychia, Kyzoula, Lukas, Athanasios, Angeliki, Christian, Olga, Efthimia, Demitra, Antonia,Anna Christina, Ronnie, Stephanie, Lukas, Zoe, Spyridoula, Maria, Eugenia, Alexa, Eleni, Vasiliki, Rosemary, Corinne, Sophia, Stavroula, Konstantinos, Anastasia, Pamela, Brian, Brandon, Irene, Eleutherios, Panayioti, William, Kyriaki, Panayiota, Beatrice, Demetrios, Andreas, Ioanna, Marykate, John, Konstantinos, Barbara, Despina, Eleni, Bonnie, Richard, Mary, Petros, Demosthenes, Norma, Beatrice, Geoffrey, Theonimfi, Alexandra, Kathy, John, Reggie, Shannon, Yiota, Christopher, Asimina, Margarita, Ellen, Konstantinos, Despina, Margaret, Georgia, Antonios, Maria, Kleo.

Prayer for a Sick Person:

Heavenly Father, physician of our souls and bodies, who have sent Your only-begotten Son and our Lord Jesus Christ to heal every sickness and infirmity, visit and heal (me) Your servant from all physical and spiritual ailments through the grace of Your Christ. Grant (me) patience in this sickness, strength of body and spirit, and recovery of health.  Lord, You have taught us through Your word to pray for each other that we may be healed.  I pray that You heal (me) as Your servant and grant (me) the gift of complete health. For You are the source of healing and to You I give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen

 

 
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Fifth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Luke 24:13-35

At that time, two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, "What is this conversation which you are holding with each other as you walk?" And they stood still looking sad. Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?" And he said to them, "What things?" And they said to him, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since this happened. Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find his body; and they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said; but him they did not see." And he said to them, "O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He appeared to be going further, but they constrained him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So he went in to stay with them. When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognized him; and he vanished out of their sight. They said to each other, "Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the scriptures?" And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven gathered together and those who were with them, who said, "The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.

Fifth Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 24:13-35

Καὶ ἰδοὺ δύο ἐξ αὐτῶν ἦσαν πορευόμενοι ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ εἰς κώμην ἀπέχουσαν σταδίους ἑξήκοντα ἀπὸ ῾Ιερουσαλήμ, ᾗ ὄνομα ᾿Εμμαούς. καὶ αὐτοὶ ὡμίλουν πρὸς ἀλλήλους περὶ πάντων τῶν συμβεβηκότων τούτων. καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ὁμιλεῖν αὐτοὺς καὶ συζητεῖν καὶ αὐτὸς ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ἐγγίσας συνεπορεύετο αὐτοῖς· οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν ἐκρατοῦντο τοῦ μὴ ἐπιγνῶναι αὐτόν.εἶπε δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς· τίνες οἱ λόγοι οὗτοι οὓς ἀντιβάλλετε πρὸς ἀλλήλους περιπατοῦντες καί ἐστε σκυθρωποί; ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ εἷς, ᾧ ὄνομα Κλεόπας, εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν· σὺ μόνος παροικεῖς ἐν ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ καὶ οὐκ ἔγνως τὰ γενόμενα ἐν αὐτῇ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ταύταις; καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ποῖα; οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ· τὰ περὶ ᾿Ιησοῦ τοῦ Ναζωραίου, ὃς ἐγένετο ἀνὴρ προφήτης δυνατὸς ἐν ἔργῳ καὶ λόγῳ ἐναντίον τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ, ὅπως τε παρέδωκαν αὐτὸν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες ἡμῶν εἰς κρῖμα θανάτου καὶ ἐσταύρωσαν αὐτόν. ἡμεῖς δὲ ἠλπίζομεν ὅτι αὐτός ἐστιν ὁ μέλλων λυτροῦσθαι τὸν ᾿Ισραήλ· ἀλλά γε σὺν πᾶσι τούτοις τρίτην ταύτην ἡμέραν ἄγει σήμερον ἀφ᾿ οὗ ταῦτα ἐγένετο. ἀλλὰ καὶ γυναῖκές τινες ἐξ ἡμῶν ἐξέστησαν ἡμᾶς γενόμεναι ὄρθριαι ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον, καὶ μὴ εὑροῦσαι τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ ἦλθον λέγουσαι καὶ ὀπτασίαν ἀγγέλων ἑωρακέναι, οἳ λέγουσιν αὐτὸν ζῆν. καὶ ἀπῆλθόν τινες τῶν σὺν ἡμῖν ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον, καὶ εὗρον οὕτω καθὼς καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες εἶπον, αὐτὸν δὲ οὐκ εἶδον. καὶ αὐτὸς εἶπε πρὸς αὐτούς· ὦ ἀνόητοι καὶ βραδεῖς τῇ καρδίᾳ τοῦ πιστεύειν ἐπὶ πᾶσιν οἷς ἐλάλησαν οἱ προφῆται! οὐχὶ ταῦτα ἔδει παθεῖν τὸν Χριστὸν καὶ εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ; καὶ ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ Μωϋσέως καὶ ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν προφητῶν διηρμήνευεν αὐτοῖς ἐν πάσαις ταῖς γραφαῖς τὰ περὶ ἑαυτοῦ. Καὶ ἤγγισαν εἰς τὴν κώμην οὗ ἐπορεύοντο, καὶ αὐτὸς προσεποιεῖτο πορρωτέρω πορεύεσθαι· καὶ παρεβιάσαντο αὐτὸν λέγοντες· μεῖνον μεθ᾿ ἡμῶν, ὅτι πρὸς ἑσπέραν ἐστὶ καὶ κέκλικεν ἡ ἡμέρα. καὶ εἰσῆλθε τοῦ μεῖναι σὺν αὐτοῖς. καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ κατακλιθῆναι αὐτὸν μετ᾿ αὐτῶν λαβὼν τὸν ἄρτον εὐλόγησε, καὶ κλάσας ἐπεδίδου αὐτοῖς. αὐτῶν δὲ διηνοίχθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί, καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν αὐτόν· καὶ αὐτὸς ἄφαντος ἐγένετο ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν. καὶ εἶπον πρὸς ἀλλήλους· οὐχὶ ἡ καρδία ἡμῶν καιομένη ἦν ἐν ἡμῖν, ὡς ἐλάλει ἡμῖν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ καὶ ὡς διήνοιγεν ἡμῖν τὰς γραφάς; Καὶ ἀναστάντες αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς ῾Ιερουσαλήμ, καὶ εὗρον συνηθροισμένους τοὺς ἕνδεκα καὶ τοὺς σὺν αὐτοῖς, λέγοντας ὅτι ἠγέρθη ὁ Κύριος ὄντως καὶ ὤφθη Σίμωνι. καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐξηγοῦντο τὰ ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ καὶ ὡς ἐγνώσθη αὐτοῖς ἐν τῇ κλάσει τοῦ ἄρτου.


Epistle Reading

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 Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:1-10.

Brethren, working together with him, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says, "At the acceptable time I have listened to you, and helped you on the day of salvation." Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in any one's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, tumults, labors, watching, hunger; by purity, knowledge, forbearance, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; in honor and dishonor, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

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 Κορινθίους β' 6:1-10.

Ἀδελφοί, συνεργοῦντες δὲ καὶ παρακαλοῦμεν μὴ εἰς κενὸν τὴν χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ δέξασθαι ὑμᾶς - λέγει γάρ, Καιρῷ δεκτῷ ἐπήκουσά σου, καὶ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ σωτηρίας ἐβοήθησά σοι· ἰδού, νῦν καιρὸς εὐπρόσδεκτος, ἰδού, νῦν ἡμέρα σωτηρίας - μηδεμίαν ἐν μηδενὶ διδόντες προσκοπήν, ἵνα μὴ μωμηθῇ ἡ διακονία· ἀλλʼ ἐν παντὶ συνιστῶντες ἑαυτοὺς ὡς θεοῦ διάκονοι, ἐν ὑπομονῇ πολλῇ, ἐν θλίψεσιν, ἐν ἀνάγκαις, ἐν στενοχωρίαις, ἐν πληγαῖς, ἐν φυλακαῖς, ἐν ἀκαταστασίαις, ἐν κόποις, ἐν ἀγρυπνίαις, ἐν νηστείαις, ἐν ἁγνότητι, ἐν γνώσει, ἐν μακροθυμίᾳ, ἐν χρηστότητι, ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ, ἐν ἀγάπῃ ἀνυποκρίτῳ, ἐν λόγῳ ἀληθείας, ἐν δυνάμει θεοῦ, διὰ τῶν ὅπλων τῆς δικαιοσύνης τῶν δεξιῶν καὶ ἀριστερῶν, διὰ δόξης καὶ ἀτιμίας, διὰ δυσφημίας καὶ εὐφημίας· ὡς πλάνοι καὶ ἀληθεῖς· ὡς ἀγνοούμενοι, καὶ ἐπιγινωσκόμενοι· ὡς ἀποθνῄσκοντες, καὶ ἰδού, ζῶμεν· ὡς παιδευόμενοι, καὶ μὴ θανατούμενοι· ὡς λυπούμενοι, ἀεὶ δὲ χαίροντες· ὡς πτωχοί, πολλοὺς δὲ πλουτίζοντες· ὡς μηδὲν ἔχοντες, καὶ πάντα κατέχοντες.


Gospel Reading

3rd Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 7:11-16

At that time, Jesus went to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. As he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large crowd from the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep." And he came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, arise." And the dead man sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!"

3rd Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 7:11-16

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἐπορεύετο εἰς πόλιν καλουμένην Ναΐν· καὶ συνεπορεύοντο αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἱκανοὶ καὶ ὄχλος πολύς. ὡς δὲ ἤγγισε τῇ πύλῃ τῆς πόλεως, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐξεκομίζετο τεθνηκὼς υἱὸς μονογενὴς τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ αὕτη ἦν χήρα, καὶ ὄχλος τῆς πόλεως ἱκανὸς ἦν σὺν αὐτῇ. καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὴν ὁ Κύριος ἐσπλαγχνίσθη ἐπ᾿ αὐτῇ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ· μὴ κλαῖε· καὶ προσελθὼν ἥψατο τῆς σοροῦ, οἱ δὲ βαστάζοντες ἔστησαν, καὶ εἶπε· νεανίσκε, σοὶ λέγω, ἐγέρθητι. καὶ ἀνεκάθισεν ὁ νεκρὸς καὶ ἤρξατο λαλεῖν, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὸν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ. ἔλαβε δὲ φόβος πάντας καὶ ἐδόξαζον τὸν Θεόν, λέγοντες ὅτι προφήτης μέγας ἐγήγερται ἐν ἡμῖν, καὶ ὅτι ἐπεσκέψατο ὁ Θεὸς τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ.


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Saints and Feasts

Allsaint
October 06

Makarios the Righteous of Chios


Nainwidow
October 06

3rd Sunday of Luke


Thomas
October 06

The Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas

The name Thomas means, "twin." He was one of the Twelve, a Galilean by birth. Sophroneus (not the famous Patriarch of Jerusalem [7th Century, celebrated March 11], but a friend of Jerome's), quoted also by Jerome, says that Saint Thomas preached to the Parthians, Pesians, Medes, Hyrcanians, Bactrians, and neighbouring nations. According to Heracleon, the Apostle died a natural death; according to other accounts, he was martyred at Meliapur His tomb was known by Saint John Chrysostom to be at Edessa in Syria, to which city his holy relics may have been translated from India in the fourth century.


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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Grave Mode

Thou didst abolish death by Thy Cross; Thou didst open Paradise to the thief; Thou didst transform the myrrh-bearers' lamentation, and didst bid Thine Apostles to preach that Thou art risen, O Christ God, granting great mercy to the world.
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 Apostle Thomas in the Third Mode

O Holy Apostle Thomas, intercede with the merciful God that He grant unto our souls forgiveness of offences.
Απόστολε Άγιε Θωμά, πρέσβευε τώ ελεήμονι Θεώ ίνα πταισμάτων άφεσιν, παράσχη ταίς ψυχάς ημών.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Mode

O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.
Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, μεσιτεία πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε. Μὴ παρίδῃς ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοι· Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων σε.
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Wisdom of the Fathers

There is an old saying: 'Excesses meet.' Too much fasting and too much eating come to the same end. Keeping too long a vigil brings the same disastrous cost as ... sluggishness... Too much self-denial brings weakness and induces the same condition as carelessness. Often I have seen men who would not be snared by gluttony fall, nevertheless, through immoderate fasting and tumble in weakness into the very urge which they had overcome. Unmeasured vigils and foolish denial of rest overcame those whom sleep could not overcome. Therefore, 'fortified to right and to left in the armor of justice,' as the apostle says (2 Cor. 6:7), life must be lived with due measure and, with discernment for a guide, the road must be traveled between the two kinds of excess so that in the end we may not allow ourselves to be diverted from the pathway of restraint which has been laid down for us nor fall through dangerous carelessness into the urgings of gluttony and self-indulgence.
St. John Cassian
Conferences, Conference Two: On Discernment no. 16; Paulist Press pg. 76, 5th century

That dead man was being buried, and many friends were conducting him to his tomb. But there meets him Christ, the Life and Resurrection, for He is the destroyer of death and of corruption; He it is "in Whom we live and move and have our being" (Acts 17:28); He it is Who has restored the nature of man to that which it originally was; and has set free our death-fraught flesh from the bonds of death.
St. Cyril of Alexandria
Commentary on the Gospel of St. Luke, Homily 36.42, p. 153., 5th Century

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