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St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2022-04-10
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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






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

In Solidarity with Ukraine

These past weeks, we have all been shocked and horrified by the events unfolding in Ukraine. As a Church, as Orthodox Christians, we stand against all war and pray always for peace. At the same time, we oppose evil in all its manifestations.

Today, we pray for peace in Ukraine and stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. We pray for the innocent victims, in many cases, innocent women, children and elderly. May God have mercy.

The invasion, led by Vladimir Putin, supported by the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, and the atrocities committed are nothing less than crimes against humanity and genocide reminiscent of the attempts of Josif Stalin to “de-cossackise” Ukraine and to Russify the country.

Our chief weapon in the battle against evil and war is prayer. Our defense is to live a life in peaceful harmony with God. In this spirit and with sincere and convicted hearts, you are invited to join us this Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in Merchants Square (by the statue of Thomas Jefferson) for a peace litany in support of Ukraine as a united Orthodox body of believers.  We will offer heartfelt prayer for peace in Ukraine and for all the innocent victims, Ukrainian and Russian, of this war.

I also would ask you to read the very strong words of outrage from our own beloved Archbishop, His Eminence Elpidophoros of America. I think he expresses well how we as the Church respond to this invasion of a sovereign people. I applaud his leadership. Click HERE to read the statement in its entirety.


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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, Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

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

Next Wednesday is the final pre-sanctified liturgy and pot luck lenten supper of the Lenten season.


The Akathist Hymn to the Theotokos

The Akathistos will be on Friday, April 8th, at 7:00 p.m. It is a service of praise to the Blessed Mother of God. We will keep her in mind as a protector and defender of peace, especially at this time for peace in Ukraine. The original writing of the Akathist Hymn was in gratitude to the Blessed Mother for her protection of the city of Constantinople from a seige by the Avars. For more on this history, click here.


HOLY WEEK & PASCHA

April 17, Palm Sunday – The Entry Into Jerusalem

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

      NO Sunday evening Bridegroom service. 

April 18, Holy Monday

     Orthros of the Bridegroom, 7 p.m.

April 19, Holy Tuesday

      Orthros of the Bridegroom, 7 p.m.

April 20, Holy Wednesday

     The Sacrament of Holy Unction, 7 p.m.

April 21, Holy Thursday

     Divine Liturgy of St. Basil - Institution of the Last Supper, 9:30 a.m.

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

April 22, Good Friday

     Great Vespers — the Descent from the Cross, 3 p.m.

     Lamentation Service, 7 p.m.

April 23, Great 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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17 Απριλίου, Κυριακὴ τῶν Βαΐων

     Ο Όρθρος, 9 πμ.

     Θεία Λειτουργία, 10 πμ.

18 Απριλίου, Μεγάλη Δευτέρα

     Ο Όρθρος του Νυμφίου, 7 μμ.

19 Απριλίου, Μεγάλη Τρίτη

     Ο Όρθρος του Νυμφίου, 7 μμ.

20 Απριλίου, Μεγάλη Τετάρτη

     Μέγα Ευχέλαιον, 7 μμ.

21 Απριλίου, Μεγάλη Πέμπτη

     Η Θεία Λειτουργία του Αγ. Βασιλείου (Ο Μυστικός Δείπνος), 9:30 πμ      

     Ο Όρθρος του Πάθος του Χριστού (τα 12 Ευαγγέλια), 7 μμ.

22 Απριλίου, Μεγαλη Παρασκευή

      Ο Μέγας Εσπερινός (Αποκαθήλωσης), 3 μμ.

      Ο Επιτάφιος Θρήνος, 7 μμ.

23 Απριλίου, Μέγα Σάββατο

      Η Θεία Λειτουργία του Αγ. Βασιλείου (Πρώτη Ανάσταση), 9:30 πμ.

      Η Ανάστασis,  Ο Όρθρος, Θεία Λειτουργία, 11 μμ.

24 Απριλίου, Κυριακή του Πάσχα
      Ο Μέγας Εσπερινός της Αγάπης,  11 πμ.    

 


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Announcements

CONFESSIONS

Fr. Milton will be in Church to hear confessions on Holy Monday and Tuesday from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. No appointment necessary. If these times do not work for you, please call him to schedule an appropriate time.


YOUTH HAPPENINGS

All the young people of our parish are invited to a Youth Retreat on Saturday, April 16 (Lazarus Saturday).  We will start the day with a teaching Liturgy at 9:30 a.m., followed by a pancake luncheon; then a "walk through Holy Week" led by Fr. Milton; then palm folding and crafts. Reach out to Christina Kokolis for more information.

Other youth happenings:

Palm Sunday, April 17th – There will be no Sunday School, but the intent is to include the kids with holding and waving of Palms and branches after Divine Liturgy. 

Pacha Agape Service, April 24th at 11 a.m.  Egg Hunt! – Kyra is making Lazarakia bread figures for the kids to take home for this Sunday and there will be an egg hunt following the Agape Service for the kids.


PRAYER GATHERING FOR UKRAINE

On Saturday April 9th, at 4:30 p.m., the Orthodox priests and faithful of Hampton Roads are invited to meet in Merchants Square for a prayer gathering in support of Ukraine and for peace in the world. See the enclosed flyer below.

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.


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!

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

Mike Kokolis

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!


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

Ninth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 20:19-31

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with you." When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."

Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them: "Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in his side, I will not believe."

Eight days later, his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said: "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing." Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe."

Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.

Ninth Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 20:19-31

Οὔσης ὀψίας τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων, καὶ τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων ὅπου ἦσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ συνηγμένοι διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. Καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἔδειξεν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ. Ἐχάρησαν οὖν οἱ μαθηταὶ ἰδόντες τὸν Κύριον. Εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς πάλιν· Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. Καθὼς ἀπέσταλκέ με ὁ πατήρ, κἀγὼ πέμπω ὑμᾶς. Καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἐνεφύσησε καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· Λάβετε Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον· ἄν τινων ἀφῆτε τὰς ἁμαρτίας, ἀφίενται αὐτοῖς, ἄν τινων κρατῆτε, κεκράτηνται.

Θωμᾶς δὲ εἷς ἐκ τῶν δώδεκα, ὁ λεγόμενος Δίδυμος, οὐκ ἦν μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ὅτε ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς. Ἔλεγον οὖν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄλλοι μαθηταί· Ἐωράκαμεν τὸν Κύριον. Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Ἐὰν μὴ ἴδω ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὸν δάκτυλόν μου εἰς τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὴν χεῖρά μου εἰς τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ πιστεύσω. Καὶ μεθ᾽ ἡμέρας ὀκτὼ πάλιν ἦσαν ἔσω οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ Θωμᾶς μετ᾽ αὐτῶν. Ἔρχεται ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων, καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον καὶ εἶπεν· Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. Εἶτα λέγει τῷ Θωμᾷ· Φέρε τὸν δάκτυλόν σου ὧδε καὶ ἴδε τὰς χεῖράς μου, καὶ φέρε τὴν χεῖρά σου καὶ βάλε εἰς τὴν πλευράν μου, καὶ μὴ γίνου ἄπιστος, ἀλλὰ πιστός. Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Θωμᾶς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Ὁ Κύριός μου καὶ ὁ Θεός μου. Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Ὅτι ἑώρακάς με, πεπίστευκας· μακάριοι οἱ μὴ ἰδόντες καὶ πιστεύσαντες. Πολλὰ μὲν οὖν καὶ ἄλλα σημεῖα ἐποίησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐνώπιον τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, ἃ οὐκ ἔστι γεγραμμένα ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τούτῳ· ταῦτα δὲ γέγραπται ἵνα πιστεύσητε ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἵνα πιστεύοντες ζωὴν ἔχητε ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ.


Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. First Tone. Psalm 32.22,1.
Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us.
Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:11-14.

BRETHREN, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the Holy Place, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.

Προκείμενον. First Tone. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 32.22,1.
Γένοιτο, Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφ' ἡμᾶς.
Στίχ. Ἀγαλλιᾶσθε δίκαιοι ἐν Κυρίῳ

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 9:11-14.

Ἀδελφοί, Χριστὸς δὲ παραγενόμενος ἀρχιερεὺς τῶν μελλόντων ἀγαθῶν, διὰ τῆς μείζονος καὶ τελειοτέρας σκηνῆς, οὐ χειροποιήτου, τοῦτʼ ἔστιν, οὐ ταύτης τῆς κτίσεως, οὐδὲ διʼ αἵματος τράγων καὶ μόσχων, διὰ δὲ τοῦ ἰδίου αἵματος εἰσῆλθεν ἐφάπαξ εἰς τὰ ἅγια, αἰωνίαν λύτρωσιν εὑράμενος. Εἰ γὰρ τὸ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων, καὶ σποδὸς δαμάλεως ῥαντίζουσα τοὺς κεκοινωμένους, ἁγιάζει πρὸς τὴν τῆς σαρκὸς καθαρότητα, πόσῳ μᾶλλον τὸ αἷμα τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὃς διὰ πνεύματος αἰωνίου ἑαυτὸν προσήνεγκεν ἄμωμον τῷ θεῷ, καθαριεῖ τὴν συνείδησιν ὑμῶν ἀπὸ νεκρῶν ἔργων, εἰς τὸ λατρεύειν θεῷ ζῶντι;


Gospel Reading

Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
The Reading is from Mark 10:32-45

At that time, Jesus took his twelve disciples, and he began to tell them what was to happen to him, saying, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles; and they will mock him, and spit upon him, and scourge him, and kill him; and after three days he will rise." And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him, and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." And he said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?" And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory." But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?" And they said to him, "We are able." And Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared." And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant of James and John. And Jesus called them to him and said to them, "You know that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 10:32-45

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, παραλαβάνει ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοὺς δώδεκα μαθητάς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἤρξατο αὐτοῖς λέγειν τὰ μέλλοντα αὐτῷ συμβαίνειν, ὅτι ἰδοὺ ἀναβαίνομεν εἰς ῾Ιεροσόλυμα καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδοθήσεται τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσι καὶ γραμματεῦσι, καὶ κατακρινοῦσιν αὐτὸν θανάτῳ καὶ παραδώσουσιν αὐτὸν τοῖς ἔθνεσι, καὶ ἐμπαίξουσιν αὐτῷ καὶ μαστιγώσουσιν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐμπτύσουσιν αὐτῷ καὶ ἀποκτενοῦσιν αὐτόν, καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἀναστήσεται. Καὶ προσπορεύονται αὐτῷ ᾿Ιάκωβος καὶ ᾿Ιωάννης υἱοὶ Ζεβεδαίου λέγοντες· διδάσκαλε, θέλομεν ἵνα ὃ ἐὰν αἰτήσωμεν ποιήσῃς ἡμῖν. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τί θέλετε ποιῆσαί με ὑμῖν; οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ· δὸς ἡμῖν ἵνα εἷς ἐκ δεξιῶν σου καὶ εἷς ἐξ εὐωνύμων σου καθίσωμεν ἐν τῇ δόξῃ σου. ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· οὐκ οἴδατε τί αἰτεῖσθε. δύνασθε πιεῖν τὸ ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ πίνω, καὶ τὸ βάπτισμα ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθῆναι; οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ· δυνάμεθα. ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τὸ μὲν ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ πίνω πίεσθε, καὶ τὸ βάπτισμα ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθήσεσθε· τὸ δὲ καθίσαι ἐκ δεξιῶν μου καὶ ἐξ εὐωνύμων οὐκ ἔστιν ἐμὸν δοῦναι, ἀλλ᾿ οἷς ἡτοίμασται. Καὶ ἀκούσαντες οἱ δέκα ἤρξαντο ἀγανακτεῖν περὶ ᾿Ιακώβου καὶ ᾿Ιωάννου. ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺς λέγει αὐτοῖς· οἴδατε ὅτι οἱ δοκοῦντες ἄρχειν τῶν ἐθνῶν κατακυριεύουσιν αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ μεγάλοι αὐτῶν κατεξουσιάζουσιν αὐτῶν· οὐχ οὕτω δὲ ἔσται ἐν ὑμῖν, ἀλλ᾿ ὃς ἐὰν θέλῃ γενέσθαι μέγας ἐν ὑμῖν, ἔσται ὑμῶν διάκονος, καὶ ὃς ἐὰν θέλῃ ὑμῶν γενέσθαι πρῶτος, ἔσται πάντων δοῦλος· καὶ γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἦλθε διακονηθῆναι, ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι, καὶ δοῦναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν.


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Saints and Feasts

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April 10

Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt

The memory of this Saint is celebrated on April 1, where her life is recorded. Since the end of the holy Forty Days is drawing nigh, it has been appointed for this day also, so that if we think it hard to practice a little abstinence forty days, we might be roused by the heroism of her who fasted in the wilderness forty-seven years; and also that the great loving-kindness of God, and His readiness to receive the repentant, might be demonstrated in very deed.


April 10

Holy Father Theonas, Archbishop of Thessolonica


April 10

Gregory V, the Holy Martyr and Patriarch of Constantinople


April 10

150 and more Righteous Martyr Fathers of the Sacred Monastery of Pantocrator Daou Pentelis


April 10

Terence and his Companions beheaded at Carthage

These Saints were from Africa, and they all contested during the reign of Decius, in 251. After many torments, they were beheaded at the command of Fortunatus the Governor.


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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the First Tone

The stone had been secured with a seal by the Judeans, * and a guard of soldiers was watching Your immaculate body. * You rose on the third day, O Lord * and Savior, granting life unto the world. * For this reason were the powers of heaven crying out to You, O Life-giver: * Glory to Your resurrection, O Christ; * glory to Your eternal rule; * glory to Your dispensation, only One who loves mankind.
Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ στρατιωτῶν φυλασσόντων τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα, ἀνέστης τριήμερος Σωτήρ, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὴν ζωήν. Διὰ τοῦτο αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐβόων σοι Ζωοδότα· Δόξα τῇ ἀναστάσει σου Χριστέ, δόξα τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου, δόξα τῇ οἰκονομίᾳ σου, μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε.

Apolytikion for Sun. of St. Mary of Egypt in the Plagal Fourth Tone

The image of God, was faithfully preserved in you, O Mother. For you took up the Cross and followed Christ. By Your actions you taught us to look beyond the flesh for it passes, rather to be concerned about the soul which is immortal. Wherefore, O Holy Mary, your soul rejoices with the angels.
Ἐν σοὶ Μῆτερ ἀκριβῶς διεσώθη τὸ κατ' εἰκόνα, λαβοῦσα γὰρ τὸν Σταυρόν, ἠκολούθησας τῷ Χριστῷ, καὶ πράττουσα ἐδίδασκες ὑπερορᾶν μὲν σαρκὸς παρέρχεται γάρ, ἐπιμελεῖσθαι δὲ ψυχῆς, πράγματος ἀθανάτου· διὸ καὶ μετὰ Ἀγγέλων συναγάλλεται Ὁσία Μαρία τὸ πνεῦμά σου.

Apolytikion for the Church in the Third Tone

The world has found in you a great champion in time of peril, as you emerged the victor in routing the barbarians. For as you brought to naught the boasts of Lyaios, imparting courage to Nestor in the stadium, in like manner, holy one, great Martyr Demetrios, invoke Christ God for us, that He may grant us His great mercy.

Μέγαν εύρατο εv τοίς κιvδύvοις, σέ υπέρμαχοv η οικουμένη, Αθλοφόρε τά έθνη τροπούμενον. Ως ούν Λυαίου καθείλες τήν έπαρσιν, εν τώ σταδίω θαρρύvας τόν Νέστορα, ούτως Άγιε, Μεγαλομάρτυς Δημήτριε, Χριστόν τόν Θεόν ικέτευε, δωρήσασθαι ημίν τό μέγα έλεος.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Tone

The protection of Christians unshameable, intercessor to our Holy Maker, unwavering, do not turn from the prayerful cries of those who are in sin; instead, come to us, for you are good; your loving help bring unto us, who are crying in faith to you: Hasten to intercession and speed now to supplication as a protection for all time, Theotokos, for those who honor you.
Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, μεσιτεία πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε. Μὴ παρίδῃς ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοι· Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων σε.
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Wisdom of the Fathers

Nothing done in humility for the sake of God is bad. But things and pursuits differ. Everything not strictly necessary is a hindrance to salvation - everything, that is to say, that does not contribute to the soul's salvation or to the body's life. For it is not food, but gluttony, that is bad; not money, but attachment to it; not speech, but idle talk; not the world's delights, but dissipation; not love of one's family, but the neglect of God that such love may produce; not the clothes worn only for covering and protection from cold and heat, but those that are excessive and costly; not houses that also protect us from heat and cold, as well as anything human or animal that might harm us, but houses with two or three floors, large and expensive;...not friendship, but the having of friends who are of no benefit to one's soul; not woman, but unchastity; not wealth but avarice; not wine but drunkenness; not anger used in accordance with nature for the chastisement of sin, but its use against one's fellow-men.
St. Peter of Damaskos
Book 1: Treasury of Divine Knowledge, Philokalia Vol. 3 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pg. 156, 8th century

No man, wise in his own opinion, because he has studied all the sciences and is learned in external wisdom, will ever penetrate God's mysteries or see them unless he first humbles himself and becomes foolish in his heart, repudiating his self-opinion together with the acquirements of learning.
St. Symeon the New Theologian
Practical and Theological Precepts no. 116, Writings from Philokalia on Prayer of the Heart; Faber and Faber pg. 124, 11th century

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St. Demetrios Parish Calendar

  • St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church

    April 10 to May 8, 2022

    SUN
    MON
    TUE
    WED
    THU
    FRI
    SAT
    10
    9:00AM Orthros
    10:00AM Divine Liturgy
    11:15AM Sunday School
    11
    12
    13
    7:00PM OCF (Tucker 110)
    14
    15
    4:30PM Fish Fry
    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
    5:00PM Confessions
    7:00PM Orthros of the Bridegroom
    19
    5:00PM Confessions
    7:00PM Orthros of the Bridegroom
    20
    6:00PM Mhyrrophores Rehearsal
    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
    10:30PM Pannychis
    11:00PM Paschal Proclamation
    11:15PM Orthros & Divine Liturgy
    24
    PASCHA
    11:00AM Agape Vespers for Pascha
    25
    6:30PM Parish Council Mtg.
    26
    27
    7:00PM OCF (Tucker 110)
    28
    29
    30
    4:00PM Baptism—Abigail Swink
    1
    MAY
    9:00AM Orthros
    10:00AM Divine Liturgy
    11:15AM Sunday School
    2
    3
    4
    7:00PM OCF (Tucker 110)
    5
    6
    7
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FLYERS

    Kandilia Luminaries

    Kandilia Luminaries

    Please purchase your Good Friday Luminaries (in memory of, in honor of, and/or for the health of your loved ones) by PALM SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2022. YOUR LOVED ONE’S NAME WILL BE WRITTEN ON THE LUMINARY AND PLACED ALONG THE EPITAPHION’S PROCESSIONAL PATHWAY OUTSIDE THE CHURCH ON HOLY AND GREAT FRIDAY EVENING. Please see flyer for more information.


    CAMP GOOD SHEPHERD VA

    CAMP GOOD SHEPHERD VA

    Save the date. Information in the enclosed flyer.


    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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