Orthros at 8:45 am & Divine Liturgy at 10am
Weekday Orthros and Liturgies begin at 8am
2/20 Saturday
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/139962259887
Youth & Family Worship
@8 am +Orthros @9am +Divine Liturgy of SJC
A Forty Day Memorial Service will be held for the repose of the soul of our ever memorable +Andreas Christodoulou, beloved husband of Hariclea, devoted father of Kyriaki, Erini, Maria, and Philippos. May his memory be eternal.
2/21 SUNDAY
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/137504835665
Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins
@8:45am +Orthros @10am +Divine Liturgy of SJC
A Forty Day Memorial service will be held for the repose of the soul of +Evangelia Papastavrou as well as for the repose of the soul of her daughter +Stavroula (Stephanie) Tsemberlis, beloved spouse, mother and grandmotherof: Nicholas Tsemberlis, Katina Genouzos, George Tsemberlis, Evangelia Adams, Stavros Papastavrou, Helen Axiotis, Demi Papastavrou, and Michael Papastavrou. May their memory be eternal.
Attending services at Saint Andrew
above are the links for upcoming services.
Registration to services will be open until allowed seating has been reached.
Just Click on the Eventbrite Link above and make your Reservation. You will then get a confirmation that you may attend the service. For Sunday’s Liturgy please come to church by 10:15am. Late arrivals will lose their reservation if we have people waiting to be seated. If you are not able to attend please cancel your reservation. If you are having problems with link or do not have access to the internet call the church office 973-584-0388 (leave a message and we’ll get back to you).
Prayers/Liturgy can always be found at: https://www.agesinitiatives.com/dcs/public/dcs/dcs.html
Save the dates
BIG Thank you to all who worked and all who supported our GYRO SALE last Saturday February 6th. The weather prevented us from having the sale on Sunday as well... but it was a huge success nonetheless..
Philoptochos welcomes Community In Crisis speaker: On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 7pm, the entire Saint Andrew community is invited to hear a virtual Google meet presentation by Community in Crisis. Hosted by the Philoptochos and presented by spokeswoman, Andi Williams, the presentation is entitled “An Epidemic inside A Pandemic.” Join us for a 30-minute story about a group of individuals committed and determined to save young lives from the devastating effects of addiction and overdose. Hear how they began, how they grew, and about their impact to date. Note: A flier for the food drive and speaker with Google meet link information will be distributed at the end of church by a Philoptochos member.
Food Drive: The Philoptochos and GOYA are “teaming up” to do a joint Food Drive for the Interfaith Food Pantry starting January 25th February 28th. The need for food remains high and this campaign, Souper Bowl of Caring “Tackle Hunger,” Is a way for all of us to help. If you go directly to the Interfaith Food Pantry website, it lists what items they need the most. Drop off box is located in the church lobby.
LINK for Saint Andrew Family News February 2021 ISSUE
https://sagocrnj.orthodoxws.com/files/SAFN-FEBRUARY-2021-125D-February-2021.pdf
Stewardship 2020 : If you have not submitted your stewardship 2020 or fulfilled your commitment to Saint Andrew, please do so as our ministries depend on your support.
Stewardship 2021 Update 2/19/21 117 families made their 2021 Pledge to Saint Andrew Greek Orthodox Church totaling $136,055
Saint Andrew Family News issues are on our Web site : https://www.standrewgonj.org/
LINK for Saint Andrew Family News February 2021 ISSUE
https://sagocrnj.orthodoxws.com/files/SAFN-FEBRUARY-2021-125D-February-2021.pdf
Attending services at Saint Andrew
1. Wear your mask throughout the service
2. Social distancing is 6 feet please
3. No seating where indicated..
.... see more in attached flyer..
Live Stream of Services : From the Church's Facebook Page
use this link if yoiu do not have FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/St-Andrew-Greek-Orthodox-Church-Randolph-NJ-758987230951158/
Prayers/Liturgy can always be found at: https://www.agesinitiatives.com/dcs/public/dcs/dcs.html
Light a Virtual Candle
We know we can't physically be at church, but if you're following the live video stream of the services and would like to continue to light a candle as you "enter" the church or would like to "drop some money in the basket" please consider a donation by lighting a "virtual candle".
Just go to the church's Facebook page and select "posts". You can light your virtual candle via the Facebook donate button which you should be able to see.
If you don't have Facebook or prefer not to donate through Facebook, you can always go to the Saint Andrew Website and select either PayPal or WeShare from the home page.
Father John will pray for the living and the reposed during Liturgy.
Just email him at prayersstandrew@gmail.com PLEASE indicate Living or Reposed
We might still be in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t make the most of the upcoming time of Great Lent. Holy Lent has so much spiritual nourishment to offer us, all we need to do is partake. At each session, we will take time to look at important Biblical themes that help us to make the most of Holy Lent. These themes will include Repentance and Forgiveness as we enter into Great Lent, Faith and Prayer, The Cross and Humility, Charity, Fasting and Divine Liturgy.
Since we cannot meet in person, we will be meeting via Google Meet which is similar to Zoom so you must RSVP to info@standrewgonj.org to receive the link to participate.
We hope everyone who is part of the Saint Andrew Community will take part in this virtual Lenten gathering.
2/21 Triodion Begins
2/23 @7:30pm Parish Council Meeting virtual
2/24@ 7pm Philoptochos Monthly Meeting virtual
2/25@ 7pm GOYA Monthly Meeting virtual
2/28 Sunday of the Prodigal Son
2/28 Memorial service +Panayiotis (Peter) Tsakiris
3/6 1st Saturday of Souls (with Kollyva)
3/7 Judgement Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)
3/13 2nd Saturday of Souls (with Kollyva)
3/14 Forgiveness Sunday / Cheesefare Sunday
3/14 Memorial service + Kyriaki Kay Lewis
3/14 Forgiveness Vespers @4:00pm
3/15 Office of the Great Compline @6:00pm [Great Lent begins]
3/17 Pre-Sanctified Gifts Liturgy @6:00pm
3/19 1st Salutations @6:00pm
3/20 3rd Saturday of Souls (with Kollyva) [St. Theodore commemorated]
we will be live-streaming the services on the church’s Facebook page
Use this link if yoiu do not have not have FACEBOOK
https://www.facebook.com/St-Andrew-Greek-Orthodox-Church-Randolph-NJ-758987230951158/
We are doing our best to keep everyone safe. We ask that you maintain social distancing, avoid hand shaking and hugs. Please keep in mind a warm smile or “elbow bump” can have the same effect. Due to the current Pandemic, we ask that you sit only where indicated and keep your distance in the lineup for Holy Communion, ANTHOTORO as well dismissal.
Attending services with COVID Protocols
We ask you to prayerfully consider your blessings and make your 2021 commitment to Saint Andrew.
Community in Crisis "An Epidemic inside a Pandemic" .... the devastating effects of addiction and overdose
new member or renew your 2021 membership
Crossroad Summer Institute: ages 16-18
for high-school graduates of Greek heritage
February & March 2021 schedule subject to change
Scholarship Application due May 14, 2021
IOCC Virtual Wine and Cheese Tasting Toasting from Home ... Together | Saturday, March 13 at 7 pm EST | Tickets and info at: iocc.org/northjersey or Vasiliki Tsigas-Fotinis <vasilikitf@gmail.com>
The names offered during the “Saturdays of the Souls” (March 6, March 13 and March 19) at the beginning of the Lenten season will be commemorated.
If you would like us to remember you or your loved one in our prayers, please contact the office. 973-584-0388 or send us an email to info@standrewgonj.org
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.
Kalliopi, Mike, Maria, Mary, Konstantinos, Susan, Charoula, Ioannis, Irene, Vasiliki, Panayiotis, Christos, Athanasios, Spyridoula, Joanna, Christos, Evangelia, Alice, Larry, Diana, Julia, Maria, Catherine, Mark, Vasiliki-Christina, Christina, Eleni, Fr._Konstantine, Prz._Spiridoula, Linda, Jeremy, Angeliki, Nikolaos, Kyriacos, Olga, Antonia, Angeliki, Sofie, Marina, Vasiliki, Klaus, Lori, Despina, Bob, Julie, Kyriaki, Sergios, Nikoletta, Roger, Constantinos, Ioanna, Alexandra, Dimitri, Maria, Eleni, Anastasia, George, Vasiliki, Jeff, George, Eugenia, Joanna, Eliana, Constantinos, Elena, Nicholas, Konstantinos, Georgia, Vasileke, Jutta, Irene, George, Eftihia, Christina, Athanasios, Anna, John, Rick, Christine, John, Freda, Estelle, Christina, Fotios, Julie, Joanna, Efthymios, Evangelos, John, Joanna, Lisa, Rich, Magdalini, Irini, Christos, Fr._Christos, Nancy, Brian, Thomas, Vasilios, Evanthia, , John, Stavroula, Anna Christina, Manny, Mary, George, Susan, Dimitrios, Peter, Michael, Ryan, Ioannis, Monica, Katerina, Tasia, Christina, Andrew, Andrew, Margaret, Eleni, Paraskevi, Panagotis, Maria, Caroline, Demetrios, Konstantinos, Susan, Afrodite, Aristea, Konstantinos,….
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
Fourth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Luke 24:1-12
On the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel; and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of man must be delivered in to the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise." And they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told this to the apostles; but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.
But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home wondering at what had happened.
Fourth Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 24:1-12
Καὶ τὸ μὲν σάββατον ἡσύχασαν κατὰ τὴν ἐντολήν, Τῇ δὲ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων ὄρθρου βαθέος ἦλθον ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμα φέρουσαι ἃ ἡτοίμασαν ἀρώματα, καί τινες σὺν αὐταῖς. εὗρον δὲ τὸν λίθον ἀποκεκυλισμένον ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου, καὶ εἰσελθοῦσαι οὐχ εὗρον τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Κυρίου ᾿Ιησοῦ. καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ διαπορεῖσθαι αὐτὰς περὶ τούτου καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄνδρες δύο ἐπέστησαν αὐταῖς ἐν ἐσθήσεσιν ἀστραπτούσαις. ἐμφόβων δὲ γενομένων αὐτῶν καὶ κλινουσῶν τὸ πρόσωπον εἰς τὴν γῆν εἶπον πρὸς αὐτάς· τί ζητεῖτε τὸν ζῶντα μετὰ τῶν νεκρῶν; οὐκ ἔστιν ὧδε, ἀλλ᾿ ἠγέρθη· μνήσθητε ὡς ἐλάλησεν ὑμῖν ἔτι ὢν ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ, λέγων ὅτι δεῖ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδοθῆναι εἰς χεῖρας ἀνθρώπων ἁμαρτωλῶν καὶ σταυρωθῆναι, καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἀναστῆναι. καὶ ἐμνήσθησαν τῶν ῥημάτων αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὑποστρέψασαι ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου ἀπήγγειλαν ταῦτα πάντα τοῖς ἕνδεκα καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς λοιποῖς. ἦσαν δὲ ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ Μαρία καὶ ᾿Ιωάννα καὶ Μαρία ᾿Ιακώβου καὶ οἱ λοιπαὶ σὺν αὐταῖς, αἳ ἔλεγον πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους ταῦτα. καὶ ἐφάνησαν ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν ὡσεὶ λῆρος τὰ ῥήματα αὐτῶν, καὶ ἠπίστουν αὐταῖς. ὁ δὲ Πέτρος ἀναστὰς ἔδραμεν ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον, καὶ παρακύψας βλέπει τὰ ὀθόνια κείμενα μόνα, καὶ ἀπῆλθε πρὸς ἑαυτόν, θαυμάζων τὸ γεγονός.
Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Psalm 103.24,1.
O Lord, how manifold are your works. You have made all things in wisdom.
Verse: Bless the Lord, O my soul.
The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 3:10-15.
TIMOTHY, my son, you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions, my sufferings, what befell me at Antioch, at lconion, and at Lystra, what persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Προκείμενον. Fourth Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 103.24,1.
Ὡς ἐμεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου Κύριε, πάντα ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐποίησας.
Στίχ. Εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον.
τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Τιμόθεον β' 3:10-15.
Τέκνον Τιμόθεε, παρηκολούθηκάς μου τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ, τῇ ἀγωγῇ, τῇ προθέσει, τῇ πίστει, τῇ μακροθυμίᾳ, τῇ ἀγάπῃ, τῇ ὑπομονῇ, τοῖς διωγμοῖς, τοῖς παθήμασιν, οἷά μοι ἐγένετο ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ, ἐν Ἰκονίῳ, ἐν Λύστροις, οἵους διωγμοὺς ὑπήνεγκα· καὶ ἐκ πάντων με ἐρρύσατο ὁ κύριος. Καὶ πάντες δὲ οἱ θέλοντες εὐσεβῶς ζῇν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διωχθήσονται. Πονηροὶ δὲ ἄνθρωποι καὶ γόητες προκόψουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖρον, πλανῶντες καὶ πλανώμενοι. Σὺ δὲ μένε ἐν οἷς ἔμαθες καὶ ἐπιστώθης, εἰδὼς παρὰ τίνος ἔμαθες, καὶ ὅτι ἀπὸ βρέφους τὰ ἱερὰ γράμματα οἶδας, τὰ δυνάμενά σε σοφίσαι εἰς σωτηρίαν διὰ πίστεως τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.
Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today
The Reading is from Luke 18:10-14
The Lord said this parable, "Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all that I get.' But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."
Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee: Triodion Begins Today
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 18:10-14
Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην· Ἄνθρωποι δύο ἀνέβησαν εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν προσεύξασθαι, ὁ εἷς Φαρισαῖος καὶ ὁ ἕτερος τελώνης. ὁ Φαρισαῖος σταθεὶς πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ταῦτα προσηύχετο· ὁ Θεός, εὐχαριστῶ σοι ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ ὥσπερ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἅρπαγες, ἄδικοι, μοιχοί, ἢ καὶ ὡς οὗτος ὁ τελώνης· νηστεύω δὶς τοῦ σαββάτου, ἀποδεκατῶ πάντα ὅσα κτῶμαι. καὶ ὁ τελώνης μακρόθεν ἑστὼς οὐκ ἤθελεν οὐδὲ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐπᾶραι, ἀλλ᾿ ἔτυπτεν εἰς τὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦ λέγων· ὁ Θεός, ἱλάσθητί μοι τῷ ἁμαρτωλῷ. λέγω ὑμῖν, κατέβη οὗτος δεδικαιωμένος εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ ἢ γὰρ ἐκεῖνος· ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται, ὁ δὲ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται.
Saint Eustathius, the great defender of piety and illustrious opponent of Arianism, was from Side in Pamphylia. He became Bishop of Beroea (the present-day Aleppo), and in 325 was present at the First Ecumenical Council. From thence he was transferred to the throne of Antioch. But Saint Constantine the Great, led astray by the slanders directed against the Saint by the Arians, banished him to Trajanopolis in Thrace, where he reposed in 337, according to some. Others say he lived until 360.
Through the parable of today's Gospel, our Saviour has set forth three things for us: the condition of the sinner, the rule of repentance, and the greatness of God's compassion. The divine Fathers have put this reading the week after the parable of the Publican and Pharisee so that, seeing in the person of the Prodigal Son our own wretched condition -- inasmuch as we are sunken in sin, far from God and His Mysteries -- we might at last come to our senses and make haste to return to Him by repentance during these holy days of the Fast.
Furthermore, those who have wrought many great iniquities, and have persisted in them for a long time, oftentimes fall into despair, thinking that there can no longer be any forgiveness for them; and so being without hope, they fall every day into the same and even worse iniquities. Therefore, the divine Fathers, that they might root out the passion of despair from the hearts of such people, and rouse them to the deeds of virtue, have set the present parable at the forecourts of the Fast, to show them the surpassing goodness of God's compassion, and to teach them that there is no sin -- no matter how great it may be -- that can overcome at any time His love for man.
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