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St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2022-03-27
Bulletin Contents
Message from Fr. Gianulis
Upcoming Divine Services and Holy Days
Announcements
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Saints and Feasts
Hymns of the Day
Wisdom of the Fathers
St. Demetrios Parish Calendar
Kandilia Luminaries, and Flyer of the Music Ministry Retreat
Archpastoral Encyclical
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St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • 757-220-0994
  • Street Address:

  • 4900 Mooretown Road

  • Williamsburg, VA 23188

Contact Information

Church Office Tom Coghill
Parish Council

churchoffice@stdemva.com | (757) 220-4284

Presiding Priest Fr. Milton Gianulis


frmilt@stdemva.com | 757-220-0994

Services Schedule

Sunday Services -- Kuriakh:

Orthros, 8:45 a.m.

Divine Liturgy, 10:00 a.m.

OrqroV, 0845 pm.

Q. Leitourgia, 1000 pm.

 

Weekday Holy Days (as scheduled):

Orthros, 8:45 a.m.

Divine Liturgy, 9:30 a.m.

KaqhmerineV EorteV:

OrqroV, 0845 pm.

Q. Leitourgia, 0930 pm.

 

Past Bulletins


Message from Fr. Gianulis

Take Up Your Cross and Follow

“If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” (Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34)

We will hear these words of our Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday in the gospel lesson of the Divine Liturgy. These words are recorded in three of the four gospels: Matthew, Mark, and Luke.  Only in Luke, however, is there a slight but significant difference. One word: “daily.” “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me daily.” (Luke 9:23)

We are not Christians just once a week, on Sunday. We are Christians every day and our call is to take up our cross daily.

This Sunday, we commemorate the Veneration of the Holy Cross. It is a reminder that we are midway through Great Lent. Our focus as we continue the journey through Great Lent should not be on what we have “given up” but on the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross. He is our strength.

Our faith is in Jesus Christ, who was crucified for our salvation. He denied Himself and took up His Cross, but He also challenged us to take up our crosses as well. In other words, His is a call to sacrificial love, sacrificial giving, sacrificial commitment, and sacrificial devotion to Him. Luke adds: “daily.”

His Cross saves us. His is a Cross of love and sacrifice. It is His Cross that gives meaning to our very existence. To possess His Cross, we must take up our cross and follow. Follow Him all the way to the Cross...daily.


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Upcoming Divine Services and Holy Days

WE ARE OPEN FOR IN PERSON WORSHIP

Please join us every Sunday. Divine Liturgy begins at 10 a.m.

For the health and well-being of all, we encourage you to wear a mask. It is not required, just recommended.

Holy Communion is being distributed by using seperate spoon for each individual.


PRESANCTIFIED LITURGY

Presanctified Liturgy on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m.

A Lenten Pot Luck dinner and fellowship to follow in the parish hall. Please bring a lenten plate to share.


Salutations to the Theotokos

Μικρὸν Ἀπόδειπνον καὶ Χαιρετισμοί

The 4th Salutations to the Theotokos will be sung on Friday April 1st at 7 p.m.  Confessions will follow the service or can be heard prior to the service if arranged with Fr. Milton. If you are helping with the Fish Fry, come over afterwards. Dress as you are is fine.

The Akathistos will be on Friday, April 8th and dedicated as a prayer service for peace in Ukraine.


HOLY WEEK & PASCHA

April 16, Saturday of Lazarus

         Orthros, 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy, 9:30 a.m. followed by a Youth Retreat.

April 17, Entry into Jerusalem.

         Orthros, 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy, 10:00 a.m.

No Bridegroom Service on Sunday evening.

April 18, Holy Monday - Orthros of the Bridegroom, 7:00 p.m.

April 19, Holy Tuesday - Orthros of the Bridegroom, 7:00 p.m.

April 20, Holy Wednesday - Holy Unction, 7:00 p.m.

April 21, Holy Thursday

        Divine Liturgy of St. Basil, 9:30 a.m.

Orthros of the Passion (12 Gospels), 7 p.m.

        Great Vespers—the Descent from the Cross, 3 p.m.April 22, Good Friday

        Lamentation Service, 7 p.m.

April 23, Holy Saturday

        Divine Liturgy of St. Basil, 9:30 a.m.

 "Midnight" Resurrection Service

Paschal Proclamation, 11 p.m. followed by Orthros and the Divine Liturgy.  

April 24,  Pascha (Easter Sunday)

         Agape Vespers, 11 a.m.


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Announcements

40-Day Blessing

This Sunday, we welcome Anne Marie Cole as she presents her new-born baby, Alexander Charalambos, into the Temple of the Lord. May God grant him many years!


SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE

Anyone who wishes to support IOCC’s humanitarian response to the Ukraine crisis is asked to pray for all those affected and the people serving them, to share what IOCC is doing in order to spread the word, and to give as they are able financially. To make a donation toward these efforts, please visit iocc.org/ukraine22 or call 877.803.4622.

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese also has a donation page on their web site. Click here for more information.


Man of God Movie Outing

If you missed out on getting a ticket for this past Monday, note that it will be in Williamsburg at the Movie Tavern Theater again on March 28.  Click the link below to select and purchace your tickets.


YOUTH RETREAT!

Save the date! We will be having a teaching Liturgy and Children’s retreat on Saturday, April 16 (Lazarus Saturday).  All children are invited to attend! We will start the day with a teaching Liturgy at 9:30 a.m., followed by a pancake luncheon; then crafts, palm folding and breakout sessions for the kids. Contact Linda Jouvanis or Christina Kokolis for more information.
 
Also, don't forget to have them support the MISSION COIN BOX that was sent home. It is a great teaching tool about Orthodox Missions, especially during Great Lent with the emphasis on fasting, prayer and charity. The coin boxes are to be returned to the Sunday School teachers on Palm Sunday.
 
Thank you!  
The Sunday School Staff

FRIDAY FISH FRY

The Friday Fish Fry on Fridays from 4:30 - 7:00 p.m. through April 15th. This is an open to the public, weekly fund raising event for St. Demetrios. Runners are needed. If you can help, please contact Tom Coghill (757) 784-6410 or Maria Reed (804)314-5655.


COFFEE FELLOWSHIP

Please consider hosting our Coffee Fellowship one Sunday in the future. To sign up, just click HERE. 
 
If you choose to host a coffee hour, you can bring simple breakfast items to break the morning fast (no meat during Great Lent). Please provide disposable plates/napkins/utensils, and help with set up and clean up.  Parish Council will provide the coffee and can assist as needed. Thank you all for volunteering!

Lenten Pot Luck Suppers

You are invited to join us each and every Wednesday throughout Great Lent following the Liturgy of the Pre-sanctified Gifts for a lenten pot luck supper. Please bring a lenten/vegan dish to share. This is great fellowship!


Your Priest is as Close as Your Telephone

...especially during this difficult time, call your priest for pastoral needs, but understand that he is not a mind reader.  If you are sick and hospitalized, or have any other pastoral or sacramental need, do not hesitate to call him. Fr. Gianulis can always be reached by calling the church phone number, 220-0994.  If he is not in, leave a message and he will return your call at his earliest convenience.


Remember in Prayer for Health

Gus Zacharopoulos

Sonny Halioris

Peter and Beverly Daikos

John and Connie Pavlides


LADIES OF ST. DEMETRIOS

The LADIES OF ST. DEMETRIOS will be taking orders for TSOUREKI and BABKA from now through Sunday, April 10.  To place your order please fill out the form below and submit it to Linda Jouvanis during COFFEE HOUR or contact Athena Canavos at (757) 220-1073 to place your order.  ORDER PICK-UP IS PALM SUNDAY, APRIL 17 (AFTER DIVINE LITURGY).  Please make checks payable to Ladies of St. Demetrios.  THANK YOU!


William & Mary Rideshare

We are truly blessed in this community with a large group of William & Mary students who attend church.  Our parish men's group, the St. Demetrios Legion, is in the process of compiling a list of parishioners who are available to drive our students to and from services.  In Great Lent, the need for providing rides for the students has greatly increased.  If you have an interest in supporting this worthwhile ministry, please email Nathan Liu, Alex Podyachev, and/or Tom Jouvanis at the following email addresses: nsliu@wm.edu, alexastro@cox.net, and tajouvanis@aol.com.  God bless you for your support.

BOOKSTORE NEWS

“Hello, are you ready for the Lenten Season?  Have you made your devotional reading plans?  Stop by the bookstore and see the new inspirational Lenten books that will feed your soul. We have new books for both adults and children.  There will be more Lenten and Pascha items coming in the weeks ahead.”


CHURCH LENDING LIBRARY

The Church’s Library is a wonderful resource for learning more about many topics. There are many interesting and worthwhile books relevant to Orthodoxy for parishioners to check out, enjoy and learn from. The can be easily checked out. Connie Pavlides developed a system for checking-out and checking-in the borrowed books that is a straight forward and self-explanatory.
If someone would be willing to take over maintaining the library, Connie would be most appreciative as it is hard for her to get out too much any more. Please let Fr. Gianulis know your willingness to help. She will happily train you. 

GREEK LANGUAGE CLASSES

Although we do not have a Greek School per se, we are offering Greek Language classes for children and adults. For more information, contact Demetra Demetriou at demetrademetriou7@hotmail.com


FISH, Inc.

FISH welcomes donations of coats, shoes, clothing, housewares. Clothing most needed now: new underclothing for all sizes, men's jeans, shoes, towels, blankets and bed sheets. Food and toiletry donations.  Donations most needed right now: boxed cereal, applesauce, bar soap and laundry detergent.


Shop Amazon Smile for St. Demetrios

Use Amazon Smile and designate St. Demetrios as the charity of choice. It is easy to do.

Click the link below to learn more.

 https://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-4454773

Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church whenever you shop on AmazonSmile. Same products, same prices, same service, but we get a donation. $56.61 was sent to St. Demetrios in December, but we could do much better if all our parishioners designated St. Demetrios Williamsburg as their Amazon Smile charity.


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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Seventh Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 20:1-10

On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran, and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him." Peter then came out with the other disciple, and they went toward the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first; and stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; he saw the linen cloths lying, and the napkin, which had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not know the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples went back to their homes.

Seventh Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 20:1-10

Τῇ δὲ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ ἔρχεται πρωῒ σκοτίας ἔτι οὔσης εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον, καὶ βλέπει τὸν λίθον ἠρμένον ἐκ τοῦ μνημείου. τρέχει οὖν καὶ ἔρχεται πρὸς Σίμωνα Πέτρον καὶ πρὸς τὸν ἄλλον μαθητὴν ὃν ἐφίλει ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· ἦραν τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τοῦ μνημείου, καὶ οὐκ οἴδαμεν ποῦ ἔθηκαν αὐτόν. ἐξῆλθεν οὖν ὁ Πέτρος καὶ ὁ ἄλλος μαθητὴς καὶ ἤρχοντο εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον. ἔτρεχον δὲ οἱ δύο ὁμοῦ· καὶ ὁ ἄλλος μαθητὴς προέδραμε τάχιον τοῦ Πέτρου καὶ ἦλθε πρῶτος εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον, καὶ παρακύψας βλέπει κείμενα τὰ ὀθόνια, οὐ μέντοι εἰσῆλθεν. ἔρχεται οὖν Σίμων Πέτρος ἀκολουθῶν αὐτῷ, καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον καὶ θεωρεῖ τὰ ὀθόνια κείμενα, καὶ τὸ σουδάριον, ὃ ἦν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ, οὐ μετὰ τῶν ὀθονίων κείμενον, ἀλλὰ χωρὶς ἐντετυλιγμένον εἰς ἕνα τόπον. τότε οὖν εἰσῆλθε καὶ ὁ ἄλλος μαθητὴς ὁ ἐλθὼν πρῶτος εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον, καὶ εἶδε καὶ ἐπίστευσεν· οὐδέπω γὰρ ᾔδεισαν τὴν γραφὴν ὅτι δεῖ αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστῆναι. ἀπῆλθον οὖν πάλιν πρὸς ἑαυτοὺς οἱ μαθηταί.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Second 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."

Προκείμενον. Plagal Second Tone. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 27.9,1.
Σῶσον, Κύριε τὸν λαὸν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου.
Στίχ. Πρὸς σἐ, Κύριε, κεκράξομαι ὁ Θεός μου.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 4:14-16, 5:1-6.

Ἀδελφοί, ἔχοντες οὖν ἀρχιερέα μέγαν, διεληλυθότα τοὺς οὐρανούς, Ἰησοῦν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ, κρατῶμεν τῆς ὁμολογίας. Οὐ γὰρ ἔχομεν ἀρχιερέα μὴ δυνάμενον συμπαθῆσαι ταῖς ἀσθενείαις ἡμῶν, πεπειραμένον δὲ κατὰ πάντα καθʼ ὁμοιότητα, χωρὶς ἁμαρτίας. Προσερχώμεθα οὖν μετὰ παρρησίας τῷ θρόνῳ τῆς χάριτος, ἵνα λάβωμεν ἔλεον, καὶ χάριν εὕρωμεν εἰς εὔκαιρον βοήθειαν. Πᾶς γὰρ ἀρχιερεύς, ἐξ ἀνθρώπων λαμβανόμενος, ὑπὲρ ἀνθρώπων καθίσταται τὰ πρὸς τὸν θεόν, ἵνα προσφέρῃ δῶρά τε καὶ θυσίας ὑπὲρ ἁμαρτιῶν· μετριοπαθεῖν δυνάμενος τοῖς ἀγνοοῦσιν καὶ πλανωμένοις, ἐπεὶ καὶ αὐτὸς περίκειται ἀσθένειαν· καὶ διὰ ταύτην ὀφείλει, καθὼς περὶ τοῦ λαοῦ, οὕτως καὶ περὶ ἑαυτοῦ, προσφέρειν ὑπὲρ ἁμαρτιῶν. Καὶ οὐχ ἑαυτῷ τις λαμβάνει τὴν τιμήν, ἀλλὰ καλούμενος ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ, καθάπερ καὶ Ἀαρών. Οὕτως καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐχ ἑαυτὸν ἐδόξασεν γενηθῆναι ἀρχιερέα, ἀλλʼ ὁ λαλήσας πρὸς αὐτόν, Υἱός μου εἶ σύ, ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε. Καθὼς καὶ ἐν ἑτέρῳ λέγει, Σὺ ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισεδέκ.

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."

Sunday of the Holy Cross
Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 8:34-38, 9:1

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος· Εἴ τις θέλει ὀπίσω μου ἐλθεῖν, ἀπαρνησάσθω ἑαυτὸν καὶ ἀράτω τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀκολουθείτω μοι. ὃς γὰρ ἂν θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι, ἀπολέσει αὐτήν· ὃς δ᾿ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχὴν ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ καὶ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, οὗτος σώσει αὐτήν. τί γὰρ ὠφελήσει ἄνθρωπον ἐὰν κερδήσῃ τὸν κόσμον ὅλον, καὶ ζημιωθῇ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ; ἢ τί δώσει ἄνθρωπος ἀντάλλαγμα τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ; ὃς γὰρ ἐὰν ἐπαισχυνθῇ με καὶ τοὺς ἐμοὺς λόγους ἐν τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ τῇ μοιχαλίδι καὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ, καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐπαισχυνθήσεται αὐτὸν ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἐν τῇ δόξῃ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀγγέλων τῶν ἁγίων. Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰσί τινες τῶν ὧδε ἑστηκότων, οἵτινες οὐ μὴ γεύσωνται θανάτου ἕως ἂν ἴδωσι τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐληλυθυῖαν ἐν δυνάμει.

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Saints and Feasts

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March 27

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.

Matrona
March 27

Martyr Matrona of Thessalonica

This martyr was the servant of a certain Jewish woman named Pantilla, the wife of the Governor of Thessalonica. When Matrona refused to follow her mistress into the synagogue Pantilla beat her so severly that she died in a few days, and thus received the crown of her confession.

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Grave Tone

By means of Your Cross, O Lord, You abolished death. * To the robber You opened Paradise. * The lamentation of the myrrhbearing women You transformed, * and You gave Your Apostles the order to proclaim to all * that You had risen, O Christ our God, * and granted the world Your great mercy.
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 Sun. of the Holy Cross in the First Tone

Save, O Lord, Your people and bless Your inheritance, granting victory to the faithful over the enemy, and by Your Cross protecting Your commonwealth.
Σώσον Κύριε τόν λαόν σου καί ευλόγησον τήν κληρονομίαν σου, νίκας τοίς Βασιλεύσι κατά βαρβάρων δωρούμενος καί τό σόν φυλάττων διά τού Σταυρού σου πολίτευμα.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal Fourth Tone

To you, defender and commander in a time of war, I, your City, offer gratitude for victory, for you rescued me from suff'rings, O Theotokos. Since the power you possess is unassailable, from all dangers I entreat you to deliver me, that I may cry to you: Rejoice, O unwedded Bride.
Τὴ ὑπερμάχω στρατηγῶ τὰ νικητήρια, ὡς λυτρωθεῖσα τῶν δεινῶν εὐχαριστήρια, ἀναγράφω σοὶ ἡ Πόλις σου Θεοτόκε, Ἀλλ' ὡς ἔχουσα τὸ κράτος ἀπροσμάχητον, ἐκ παντοίων μὲ κινδύνων ἐλευθέρωσον, ἵνα κράζω σοί, Χαῖρε νύμφη ἀνύμφευτε.

The translations of hymns are under copyright and used by permission. All rights reserved. These works may not be further reproduced, in print or on other websites or in any other form, without the prior written authorization of the copyright holder:

  • Resurrectional Apolytikion in Grave Tone © Fr. Seraphim Dedes
  • Resurrectional Apolytikion in Grave Tone © Greek Standard Text
  • Apolytikion for Sun. of the Holy Cross in the First Tone © Department of Religious Education
  • Apolytikion for Sun. of the Holy Cross in the First Tone © Greek Standard Text
  • Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone © Department of Religious Education
  • Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone © Greek Standard Text
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    Wisdom of the Fathers

    "I force not, I compel not, but each one I make lord of his own choice; wherefore also I say, 'If any man will.' For to good things do I call you, not to things evil, or burdensome; not to punishment and vengeance, that I should have to compel.
    St. John Chrysostom
    Homily 55 on Matthew 16, 1. B#54, p.339., 4th Century

    The key to knowledge is the humility of Christ. The door of the Kingdom of Heaven is open, not to those who only know in their learned minds the mysteries of faith and the commandments of their Creator, but to those who have progressed far enough to live by them.
    St. Bede the Venerable
    Unknown, 8th century

    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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    St. Demetrios Parish Calendar

    • St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church

      March 27 to April 24, 2022

      SUN
      MON
      TUE
      WED
      THU
      FRI
      SAT
      27
      9:00AM Orthros
      10:00AM Divine Liturgy
      11:15AM Sunday School
      11:20AM 40-day Blessing: Alexandros Charalambos Cole
      28
      6:30PM Parish Council Mtg.
      29
      6:30PM Choir Rehearsal
      30
      3:30PM Confession
      5:30PM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
      6:30PM Pot Luck Lenten Supper
      7:00PM OCF (Tucker 110)
      31
      9:00AM Sunday School meeting
      1
      APR
      4:30PM Friday Fish Fry
      7:00PM Salutations to the Theotokos
      2
      10:00AM Legionnaires
      3
      9:00AM Orthros
      10:00AM Divine Liturgy
      11:15AM Sunday School
      4
      5
      6
      5:30PM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
      6:30PM Pot Luck Lenten Supper
      7:00PM OCF (Tucker 110)
      7
      10:00AM Orthodox Clergy Meeting
      8
      7:00PM The Akathist Hymn
      9
      9:30AM CHOIR RETREAT
      4:30PM Prayer Gathering in Colonial Williamsburg
      10
      9:00AM Orthros
      10:00AM Divine Liturgy
      11:15AM Sunday School
      11
      12
      6:30PM Choir Rehearsal
      13
      7:00PM OCF (Tucker 110)
      14
      15
      16
      SATURDAY OF LAZARUS
      9:30AM Youth Retreat
      9:30AM Teaching Divine Liturgy
      17
      PALM SUNDAY
      9:00AM Orthros
      10:00AM Divine Liturgy
      11:15AM Sunday School
      18
      6:30PM Parish Council Mtg.
      7:00PM Orthros of the Bridegroom
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      7:00PM Orthros of the Bridegroom
      20
      7:00PM Holy Unction
      21
      HOLY THURSDAY
      9:30AM Commemoration of the Last Supper
      7:00PM Orthros of the Passion
      22
      GOOD FRIDAY
      3:00PM Great Vespers Descent from the Cross
      7:00PM Lamentations
      23
      HOLY SATURDAY
      9:30AM Divine Liturgy
      11:00PM Resurrection Orthros
      11:45PM Divine Liturgy
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    Kandilia Luminaries, and Flyer of the Music Ministry Retreat

      Kandilia Luminaries

      Kandilia Luminaries

      Light the path as we process around the church on Good Friday. See the enclosed form for more information.

      Music Ministry Lenten Retreat

      Music Ministry Lenten Retreat

      Focus on Holy Week and Enhancing and Protecting Your Singing Voice. Saturday, April 10th at St. Demetrios. See the enclosed flyer for more information.

      Registration Form

      Registration Form

      Music Ministry Lenten Retreat

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    Archpastoral Encyclical

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