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St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2018-10-07
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St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (908) 968-4004
  • Fax:
  • (908) 968-4002
  • Street Address:

  • 85 Voorhees Corner Road,

  • Flemington, NJ 08822


Contact Information






Services Schedule

Weekly Services

(Please note schedule subject to change.  Please call church office to confirm times.)

Sunday Services:  Orthros 8:15 am; Divine Liturgy 9:15  am.  Followed by Sunday School and Fellowship Hour in our Community Center.

Weekly Feastday / Major Saint Day Liturgies:  9 am Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy.


Past Bulletins


Saints and Feasts

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October 07

3rd Sunday of Luke


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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Second Mode

When You descended unto death, O Lord who yourself are immortal Life, then did You mortify Hades by the lightning flash of Your Divinity. Also when You raised the dead from the netherworld, all the Powers of the heavens were crying out: O Giver of life, Christ our God, glory be to You.

Apolytikion for Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus in the Fourth Mode

Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their courageous contest for Thee received as the prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal God. For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O Christ God, by their prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.

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.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Second Mode. Psalm 117.14,18.
The Lord is my strength and my song.
Verse: The Lord has chastened me sorely.

The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 11:31-33; 12:1-9.

Brethren, the God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie. At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus in order to seize me, but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped his hands.

I must boast; there is nothing to be gained by it, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven -- whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. And I know that this man was caught up into Paradise --whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows -- and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter. On behalf of this man I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses. Though if I wish to boast, I shall not be a fool, for I shall be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me. And to keep me from being too elated by the abundance of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to harass me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I besought the Lord about this, that it should leave me; but he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.


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!"


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Wisdom of the Fathers

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

The virgin's son met the widow's son. He became like a sponge for her tears and as life for the death of her son. Death turned about in its den and turned its back on the victorious one.
St. Ephrem the Syrian
Commentary on Tatian's Diatessaron, 6.23. (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. vol. 3: Luke, Intervarsity Press)

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Ministry News

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Church Calendar:

Thursday, October 18 - St. Luke - Orthros / Divine Liturgy, 9 am

Friday, October 19 - Vigil Service for St. Gerasimos, 9 pm to 12:30 am

A vigil service is a combination of many services including Great Vespers, Orthros and Divine Liturgy typically starting in the late evening and ending after midnight. All are invited to this special celebration as we honor the memory of St. Gerasimos, whose sacred relics remain incorrupt for veneration and sanctification on the island of Cephalonia (+1570). 

Friday, October 26 - St. Demetrios - Orthros / Divine Liturgy, 8 am (new time) 

Thursday, November 1 – Sts. Cosmas and Damianos - Orthros / Divine Liturgy, 9 am

Sunday, November 4 – Fall General Assembly

 

Adult Bible Study - Fridays at 12 pm.  We hope to make this a weekly gathering for about an hour each week. Please let Fr. A know if you are interested.  All are welcome.  Please bring your Bible.

 

Adult Choir Meeting:  Sunday, Oct. 14 at 11:30 am.  Fr. A is inviting all adults that are interested in joining the choir to meet and discuss this ministry.  This is a follow up to the Sat., Sept. 15 Choir Kick-Off Meeting which also included the youth.  Please let Fr. A know if you will be attending.  Thank you.

 

Sunday School:  Please register your students if you have not already done so.  We still need parent volunteers and subs. Please contact Aimee with any interest.  Contact: aimeedouvris@gmail.com  

 

Greek School  -Anyone interested in an adult Greek class should contact Maria Sfondouris or Father Anastasios with their interest and possible day of the week to hold classes.   We welcome all new students!  Contact:  msfondouris@gmail.com

 

PTO - Welcome back! We would like to officially welcome back our families, teachers and students with a light brunch during fellowship hour.  A huge thanks to all our families who contributed a dish today!

 

Iconography Update:  We anticipate that the iconographer will be back to install the icons in the Dome and the back wall sometime in November.   We have very few icons left, so if you would like to donate towards them, please see the list posted in the bulletin board at the church or contact John Kaldes, Jorge Ferreira or Father Anastasios.  

The iconostasion has been completed and is currently being stained. It will be shipped to the US sometime in late October or early November. We will try to expedite the shipment through customs.  

 

Craft Vendor Event:  On Saturday November 17 and 18 (Saturday and Sunday, rain or shine) from 12 pm to 7 pm we will hold our last fundraising event for 2018 - the new Craft Vendors event.  We agreed to hold this event in January in order to benefit the Church and all the ministries, however in order to have a successful event we need people to come forward and volunteer their time and talent.  We need a volunteer to chair this event.  We also need Parishioners to let us know of any vendors who may be interested in participating.   Finally, we need volunteers to serve food, clean up tables, and set up and clean up, etc.  

Vendors:  Sofia Manoussakis (S_Manoussakis@yahoo.com)and Kristen Diagelakis (kristen81081@aol.com)have volunteered to lead the vendors effort. Please contact them if you know of any vendors who might like to participate.  

Advertising:  Diana Grina (dianag2003@yahoo.com)is leading the advertising effort. 

Food preparation and serving:  Margaret Panageas (MPanageas.mp@gmail.com)  is chairing the food preparation and serving and anything associated with the Philoptohos 

John Kaldes (jskaldes@aol.comand phone 908-764-0220) is the temporary chair, but only until someone else comes forward.  Please see him if you are interested in becoming the Event Chair.  We need all of you to make this event successful for our church and ministries!

 

Fellowship Hour:  Contact John Giannouris at (610) 680-7507 or john.giannouris@comcast.netif you are interested in sponsoring Fellowship Hour.  Thank you.  

 

 

 

 

 

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Stewardship

STEWARDSHIP:  Stewardship is the sharing of the talents and treasures that God has provided for us.  An Orthodox Christian Steward is an active participant in the life of the Church. The parish encourages all who accept the Orthodox Faith to become practicing Stewards.

 

2018 Stewardship Status: We have 140 Pledges totaling $139,712 for an average of $  998 and $106,651 received to date.  We also have 7 families who have contributed $5,550 to date but have not submitted a stewardship card.  It is important that all families complete a stewardship card to be considered a steward. Current Stewardship List and other stewardship information is posted in bulletin board by water cooler.

 

If you have not done so already, we ask that you prayerfully consider your Stewardship commitment and submit a 2018 pledge card as soon as you can.

  

…Remember a rich man is not one who has much, but one who gives much...

 

 
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