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St. Basil the Great Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2018-03-11
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St. Basil the Great Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (281) 679-5395
  • Fax:
  • (281) 679-5397
  • Street Address:

  • 1100 Eldridge Parkway

  • Houston, TX 77077


Contact Information




Services Schedule

Sunday Orthros: 8:45 AM

Sunday Divine Liturgy: 10 AM

Weekday Liturgies: 9 AM

 

 


Past Bulletins


Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Grave Tone

By Your Cross, O Christ our God, You destroyed death. You opened paradise to the thief. You transformed the lament of the Myrrh-bearing women, and You commanded the Apostles to proclaim You are risen, granting the world Your great mercy.

Apolytikion for Sun. of the Holy Cross in the 1st Tone

Lord, save Your people and bless Your inheritance, granting our rulers to prevail over adversaries, and protecting Your commonwealth by Your Cross.

Apolytikion of Saint Basil the Great in the 1st Tone

Your voice resounded throughout the world that received your word by which, in godly manner, you taught dogma, clarified the nature of beings, and set in order the character of people. Venerable father, Royal Priesthood, intercede to Christ God to grant us great mercy.

Εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γὴν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος σου, ὡς δεξαμένην τὸν λόγον σου, δι' οὗ θεοπρεπῶς ἐδογμάτισας, τὴν φύσιν τῶν ὄντων ἐτράνωσας, τὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἤθη κατεκόσμησας, Βασίλειον Ἱεράτευμα, Πάτερ Ὅσιε, Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἱκέτευε, δωρήσασθαι ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal 4th Tone

To you, Theotokos, invincible Defender, having been delivered from peril, I, your city, dedicate the victory festival as a thank offering. In your irresistible might, keep me safe from all trials, that I may call out to you: "Hail, unwedded bride!"
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Saints and Feasts

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March 11

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.


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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal 2nd Tone. 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."


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."


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Wisdom of the Fathers

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

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General Announcements

Welcome to Your Spiritual Family

Each Sunday the faithful have the opportunity to gather in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  In this gathering the faithful are sanctified by the presence and activity of God.  With common faith in our Heavenly Father, we recognize one another as brothers and sisters in Christ -- we are a spiritual family!

Saint Basil the Great Greek Orthodox Church welcomes all the faithful and our friends to this spiritual family!

Let us love one another so that with one heart we may confess our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

Welcome!


Memorial Service

03/11/2018

The Memorial Service will be prayed this Sunday, March 11th, for the servants of God:

Triantafyllia Skoumpourdis (3 years)

Nikolaos Skoumpourdis (5 years)

May their memories be eternal!


2018 Stewardship Update

03/09/2018

Stewardship is the opportunity for the faithful to articulate faith and gratitude to the Lord for all His blessings.

We continue our invitation to respond to God's Grace by providing an opportunity to you, the faithful, to either continue or establish your stewardship in 2018!  Please find attached the 2018 Stewardship Tri-Fold, which includes the annual Stewardship Commitment Card.

To Date: 64 households have returned their 2018 Stewardship Commitment Cards, pledging $119,032 in support of the ministries and life of Saint Basil's.

Additional offering commitments of $6500 have been made in the effort to retire our parish debt!

100% Household Participation is our goal.

All parishioners and friends of Saint Basil's are invited and strongly encouraged to return a completed 2018 Stewardship Commitment Card this Sunday!

* 2018 St Basil's Stewardship Commitment Card can be found in the attachments seciton of this week's bulletin.


Liturgical Services this Week

03/05/2018

March 12:  Compline Service, 6:30 pm

March 14:  Presanctified Liturgy, 6:30 pm

March 16:  Salutations to the Theotokos Service, 6:30 pm

 


Bible Study: Holy Week

03/14/2018

Join us for Bible Study in the month of January as we engage and explore the Scripture Readings we hear in Church during the season of Holy Week!

Wednesdays at 11am in the George J Kostas Education Building

Bring your Bible and a snack!


Scheduling Sacraments & Blessing Services

It is imperative that the scheduling of Sacraments and Blessing Services (including: memorials & 40-day blessings) be done in advance, as some desired dates may not be ecclesiastically appropriate.  Please contact the church office well in advance with scheduling requests.


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Calendar

  • This Week at Saint Basil's

    March 11 to March 19, 2018

    Sunday, March 11

    8:45AM Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    11:00AM 5 Year Memorial - Nikolaos Skompourdis

    11:00AM 3 Year Memorial - Triantafyllia Scompourdis

    Monday, March 12

    6:30PM Compline Service

    Tuesday, March 13

    10:00AM Silver Stars

    Wednesday, March 14

    11:00AM Bible Study - Holy Week Readings

    6:30PM Presanctified Liturgy

    Thursday, March 15

    11:00AM Spaghetti Lunch $8

    Friday, March 16

    6:30PM Salutations Service to the Theotokos

    Sunday, March 18

    8:45AM Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    Monday, March 19

    No Compline Service

    Father Luke out of State for Archdiocese & Metropolis Finance Committees Meeting

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