November 14
Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2021-11-14
Bulletin Contents
Hymns of the Day
Services and Sacraments
Saints and Feasts
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Parish News and Updates
Wisdom of the Fathers
Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church
General Information
- Phone:
- (734) 525-6789
- Fax:
- (734) 525-3989
- Email:
- frteodor@mail.com
- Street Address:
- 36375 Joy Rd.
- Westland, MI 48185
Contact Information
Services Schedule
Orthos
Sunday & Weekdays: 9:00 a.m.
Divine Liturgy
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. Weekdays: 10:00 a.m.
Vespers
None
Past Bulletins
- Publish Date:
- 2021-11-21
- Publish Date:
- 2021-11-07
- Publish Date:
- 2021-10-31
- Publish Date:
- 2021-10-24
- Publish Date:
- 2021-10-17
- Publish Date:
- 2021-10-10
Hymns of the Day
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Fourth Mode
When the women Disciples of the Lord had learned from the Angel the joyful message of the Resurrection and had rejected the ancestral decision, they cried aloud to the Apostles triumphantly: Death has been despoiled, Christ God has risen, granting His great mercy to the world.
Τὸ φαιδρὸν τῆς Ἀναστάσεως κήρυγμα, ἐκ τοῦ Ἀγγέλου μαθοῦσαι αἱ τοῦ Κυρίου Μαθήτριαι, καὶ τὴν προγονικὴν ἀπόφασιν ἀπορρίψασαι, τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις καυχώμεναι ἔλεγον· Ἐσκύλευται ὁ θάνατος, ἠγέρθη Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
Apolytikion for Apostle Philip in the Third Mode
O Holy Apostle Philip, intercede with the merciful God that He grant unto our souls forgiveness of offences.
Απόστολε Άγιε Φίλιππε, πρέσβευε τώ ελεήμονι Θεώ ίνα πταισμάτων άφεσιν, παράσχη ταίς ψυχάς ημών.
Seasonal Kontakion in the Fourth Mode
Today, the most pure temple of the Savior, the precious bridal chamber and Virgin, the sacred treasure of God, enters the house of the Lord, bringing the grace of the Divine Spirit. The Angels of God praise her. She is the heavenly tabernacle.
Ο καθαρώτατος ναός τού Σωτήρος, η πολυτίμητος παστάς καί Παρθένος, τό Ιερόν θησαύρισμα τής δόξης τού Θεού, σήμερον εισάγεται, εν τώ οίκω Κυρίου, τήν χάριν συνεισάγουσα, τήν εν Πνευματι θείω, ήν ανυμνούσιν Άγγελοι Θεού, Αύτη υπάρχει σκηνή επουράνιος.
Services and Sacraments
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2021 8th SUNDAY OF LUKE
PHILOPTOCHOS SUNDAY
THERE WILL BE AN ARTOCLASIA TODAY, HONORING THE ST. HELEN PHILOPTOCHOS MEMBERS, AND IN RECOGNITION OF THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF PHILOPTOCHOS
Memorials:
THOMAS NIMS – 40 Days (Coffee Hour Sponsor)
DEPARTED MEMBERS, ST. HELEN PHILOPTOCHOS
May their memory be eternal!
SERVICES THIS WEEK
We strongly encourage those who will not be attending church to participate in services through our website at https://www.stcons.org/video-streaming
Sunday, November 14, 8th Sunday of Luke– Orthros 8:45 am, Divine Liturgy 10:00 am If you wish to follow along with the text, please use the link listed below: https://dcs.goarch.org/goa/dcs/dcs.html
Wednesday, November 17th – HOLY UNCTION SERVICE, 6:30 pm
Saints Constantine and Helen Church, Westland
LIGHT A CANDLE AND SAY A PRAYER: When you are not able to attend church, you can purchase a candle from our church website (home page or video-streaming page), which be lit before the following service or a service that you specify. Please give specific names, living or deceased, that you would like Father to remember in prayer. Father will light candles one hour before each service. For Sunday services, please place candle orders prior to 8:00 am Sunday morning.
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PLEASE PRAY FOR:
Martin, Bill, Georgene, Janet, Annette, Ryan, Patricia, Juliana, John, Lou, Paul, Zacharias, Connie, Vanessa (Vasiliki), Jake, Maegan, Irene, Michael, Barbara, Lisa, Pat, Christopher, Jonathan, Alexandra, Tracy, Dianna, Lazarus, Betty, Catherine, Susan, Evelyn, Gregg, Peter, Stella, Ann Marie, Vasilios, Carol, George, Demetri, Steve, Molly, Maria, Elizabeth, Evans, Katherine, Mike, Mary, Margaret, Angela, Connie, Bill, Carrie, Vito, Pete, Amalia, Stephanie, Lisa, Jacob, Anastasia, Rima, Kylie, Effie, Nicholas, and Maria.
Names may be added to the prayer list by request. If you would like to add someone to the prayer list, or if someone should be removed from the list, please contact the church office at stcons2@gmail.com
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Epistle Reading
Prokeimenon. Plagal Fourth Mode. Psalm 18.4,1.
Their voice has gone out into all the earth.
Verse: The heavens declare the glory of God.
The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16.
Brethren, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me.
Προκείμενον. Plagal Fourth Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 18.4,1.
Εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος αὐτῶν.
Στίχ. Οἱ οὐρανοὶ διηγοῦνται δόξαν Θεοῦ.
τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Κορινθίους α' 4:9-16.
Ἀδελφοί, ὁ θεὸς ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἀποστόλους ἐσχάτους ἀπέδειξεν ὡς ἐπιθανατίους· ὅτι θέατρον ἐγενήθημεν τῷ κόσμῳ, καὶ ἀγγέλοις, καὶ ἀνθρώποις. Ἡμεῖς μωροὶ διὰ Χριστόν, ὑμεῖς δὲ φρόνιμοι ἐν Χριστῷ· ἡμεῖς ἀσθενεῖς, ὑμεῖς δὲ ἰσχυροί· ὑμεῖς ἔνδοξοι, ἡμεῖς δὲ ἄτιμοι. Ἄχρι τῆς ἄρτι ὥρας καὶ πεινῶμεν, καὶ διψῶμεν, καὶ γυμνητεύομεν, καὶ κολαφιζόμεθα, καὶ ἀστατοῦμεν, καὶ κοπιῶμεν ἐργαζόμενοι ταῖς ἰδίαις χερσίν· λοιδορούμενοι εὐλογοῦμεν· διωκόμενοι ἀνεχόμεθα· βλασφημούμενοι παρακαλοῦμεν· ὡς περικαθάρματα τοῦ κόσμου ἐγενήθημεν, πάντων περίψημα ἕως ἄρτι. Οὐκ ἐντρέπων ὑμᾶς γράφω ταῦτα, ἀλλʼ ὡς τέκνα μου ἀγαπητὰ νουθετῶ. Ἐὰν γὰρ μυρίους παιδαγωγοὺς ἔχητε ἐν Χριστῷ, ἀλλʼ οὐ πολλοὺς πατέρας· ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ἐγὼ ὑμᾶς ἐγέννησα. Παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς, μιμηταί μου γίνεσθε.
Gospel Reading
8th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 10:25-37
At that time, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read?" And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." And he said to him, "You have answered right; do this, and you will live."
But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion, and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
8th Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 10:25-37
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, νομικός τις ἀνέστη ἐκπειράζων αὐτὸν καὶ λέγων· διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω; ὁ δὲ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν· ἐν τῷ νόμῳ τί γέγραπται; πῶς ἀναγινώσκεις; ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ἰσχύος σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας σου, καὶ τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν· εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ· ὀρθῶς ἀπεκρίθης· τοῦτο ποίει καὶ ζήσῃ. ὁ δὲ θέλων δικαιοῦν ἑαυτὸν εἶπε πρὸς τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν· καὶ τίς ἐστί μου πλησίον; ὑπολαβὼν δὲ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν· ἄνθρωπός τις κατέβαινεν ἀπὸ ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ εἰς ῾Ιεριχώ, καὶ λῃσταῖς περιέπεσεν· οἳ καὶ ἐκδύσαντες αὐτὸν καὶ πληγὰς ἐπιθέντες ἀπῆλθον ἀφέντες ἡμιθανῆ τυγχάνοντα. κατὰ συγκυρίαν δὲ ἱερεύς τις κατέβαινεν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἐκείνῃ, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἀντιπαρῆλθεν. ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ Λευΐτης γενόμενος κατὰ τὸν τόπον, ἐλθὼν καὶ ἰδὼν ἀντιπαρῆλθε. Σαμαρείτης δέ τις ὁδεύων ἦλθε κατ᾿ αὐτόν, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἐσπλαγχνίσθη, καὶ προσελθὼν κατέδησε τὰ τραύματα αὐτοῦ ἐπιχέων ἔλαιον καὶ οἶνον, ἐπιβιβάσας δὲ αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸ ἴδιον κτῆνος ἤγαγεν αὐτὸν εἰς πανδοχεῖον καὶ ἐπεμελήθη αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν αὔριον ἐξελθών, ἐκβαλὼν δύο δηνάρια ἔδωκε τῷ πανδοχεῖ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἐπιμελήθητι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὅ τι ἂν προσδαπανήσῃς, ἐγὼ ἐν τῷ ἐπανέρχεσθαί με ἀποδώσω σοι. τίς οὖν τούτων τῶν τριῶν πλησίον δοκεῖ σοι γεγονέναι τοῦ ἐμπεσόντος εἰς τοὺς λῃστάς; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔλεος μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ. εἶπεν οὖν αὐτῷ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· πορεύου καὶ σὺ ποίει ὁμοίως.
Parish News and Updates
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
FALL GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING: The Fall General Assembly meeting of our parish will take place TODAY, Sunday, November 14th immediately following church. Parish Council elections will be on the agenda. Nomination forms are available on the Pangari. A light lunch will be served to those in attendance.
MOMS GROUP “EVENING OF GRATITUDE”: Our Moms will get together TODAY, Sunday, November 14th from 4:30 – 6:30 to celebrate friends old and new! We hope you’ll join us to make and take freezable hors d’oeuvres for holiday gatherings, leave with easy and fun recipes for the season, enjoy finger foods, fellowship and fun.
HOLY UNCTION SERVICE: We will have a Holy Unction service at St Cons on Wednesday, November 17th at 6:30 pm. Adults and children will be anointed with Holy oil for physical health, well-being and forgiveness. Our sister churches Holy Cross and Nativity have joined with Sts. Constantine and Helen to offer Holy Unction services on a rotating schedule once a month.
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS: OurSt. Helen Philoptochos is celebrating Philoptochos Sunday TODAY, November 14th, and also our 90th Anniversary of National Philoptochos. Please join us! The Philoptochos will begin selling our half-pan frozen Spanakopites, ready to take home and bake for you holiday meals this Sunday after church. Limited supply is available! The Philoptochos will also be selling tickets today for our fun Christmas Luncheon on Saturday, December 4, 2021. Make your reservations early!
ADULT BIBLE STUDY: Our Adult Bible Study will meet on Tuesday November 16, at 7:00 pm on the ZOOM platform. Reading and discussion of the Gospel of Matthew. ZOOM LINK is: https://zoom.us/j/7345256789, Meeting ID: 734 525 6789 All adults are welcome to join, no pre-registration needed. There will be no Bible Study on Thursday, November 23rd.
NEWS AND NOTICES
REVERSE RAFFLE! Many thanks to all who supported our “Putting on the Glitz” Reverse Raffle event. Thanks also to all the volunteers who sold raffle tickets, and who worked the night of the event. Thanks to all of you, our proceeds exceeded last year in raising much needed funds to support our St. Cons’ parish ministries. Congratulations to all the lucky winners!
CHOIR POINSETTIA SALE: This is the last Sunday for you to purchase a beautiful poinsettia plant and support our parish Choir! Please consider buying a plant for your home or paying for a poinsettia to decorate the church Altar. Choir members are selling red, white, and tri-color plants for $25 each. Deadline to order is November 17th, delivery date is December 6th.
CHILDREN’S PHOTOS: Please remember to bring in photos of your children to be included on our Sunday School Christmas tree in the church Narthex. There are baskets at the Pangari and outside the church office to leave photos.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! Many thanks to all “bought” a flag and contributed to our Veteran’s gift card fund! Last week we raised $500 to purchase gift cards to be distributed to homeless and needy Vets through the VA Medical Center. We will still be collecting this week, before purchasing and sending the cards. Thank you also to everyone who made our HOPE and JOY Veteran’s event so fantastic – our program coordinators, Frances Marinos and Theodora Grias, the families who attended, our GOYA volunteers, David and Caryl Lowes for their flag demonstration, and the HCC staff for a grand event!
PARISH CHRISTMAS CARD: Once again this year, there is no charge to be included in our annual parish Christmas card, however, only families who have completed a 2021 pledge card this year will be included in the Christmas card. If you have not done so, it is not too late to complete a 2021 pledge card and make your offering today. If you aren’t sure, feel free to call the church office and check to see if you are a member in good standing for the year 2021. Pledge cards are available on the parish website (stcons.org/stewardship), at the Pangari, or in the church office.
TREE OF LIGHTS: Our 27th annual Mary Drakos Tree of Lights Ceremony will be held on Sunday, December 19th. You may place an ornament on the tree in honor or in memory of a loved one on the Christmas tree for a donation of $20. For more information, contact Diane Plungis at 734.462.1179.
Non-Orthodox Visitors Please Note: Holy Communion is offered to Orthodox Christians who have properly prepared themselves. Visitors are welcome to receive the Antidoron (Blessed Bread), which is distributed at the end of the Divine Liturgy.
Wisdom of the Fathers
The example of the good Samaritan shows that we must not abandon those in whom even the faintest amount of faith is still alive.
Two Books of St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, Concerning Repentance, Chapter 11
But you cannot be a neighbour unless you have compassion on him; for no one can be called a neighbour unless he have healed, not killed, another. But if you wish to be called a neighbour, Christ says to you: "Go and do likewise."
Two Books of St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, Concerning Repentance, Chapter 11