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St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Publish Date: 2022-06-12
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St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (727) 937-3540
  • Fax:
  • (727) 937-1739
  • Street Address:

  • 36 North Pinellas Avenue

  • Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
  • Mailing Address:

  • 17 East Tarpon Avenue

  • Tarpon Springs, FL 34689


Contact Information




Services Schedule

Sundays / Κυριακή
7:45am - Matins / Όρθρος
9:00am - Divine Liturgy (Greek) / Θεία Λειτουργία / (English) / Θεία Λειτουργία

Monday through Saturday

6:00 pm Small Compline


Past Bulletins


Dean's Message

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We are Never Alone

In a society so preoccupied with individualism, it can be very easy to feel alone, even if we are surrounded by other people. Our faces are glued to our smart phone screens, and our senses are totally cut off from reality. Most of the time we are totally unaware of those around us, so feeling alone has become ‘normal’ for most, but we are never alone.

No, I’m not talking about aliens, although the media has been preoccupied with the idea of UFO’s lately. I’m also not referring to demons, although they too surround us waiting for just the right moment to pounce. I’m talking about God’s constant presence. I’m talking about the Holy Spirit.

As we come to the end of another season of the Church known as the Pentecostarion, the period between Pascha and Pentecost, the last ‘word’ we heard from Jesus at Ascension was to wait for the Holy Spirit, Who would come upon us in power and guide the Church “into all the truth.”

Through the power of the Holy Spirit, God is everywhere present and filling all things. We sing the hymn “Heavenly King” on Pentecost to commemorate the promises kept by God. This prayer has not been spoken since Holy Week.

Heavenly King, Comforter, the Spirit of truth,

who are present everywhere filling all things,

Treasury of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us.

Cleanse us of every stain, and save our souls, gracious Lord.

Does it bring you peace to know that you are never without God, to know that He is everywhere present and filling all things? Does it bring you peace to know that in the darkest moments of your life, He is sitting not next to you, but in you because you were united to Him in baptism? If knowing that we are never without God does not bring us peace, then we need to do something about it, and that begins with our hearts. We can’t change God but we can and should change ourselves.

That might be the worst part of our current society’s preoccupation with the self. At every turn we are told by society we don’t need to change, that we should ‘be’ who we are on the inside, etc. In society there is never a consideration that maybe, just maybe, what we feel on the inside is wrong and that God wants us to think differently. After all, He did say, “Repent!” If we are not comforted knowing God is always with us, then our hearts need to change.

 

 

 

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Fr Theofanis

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Την Πεντηκοστή ημέρα μετά της Αναστάσεως του Χριστού, καθώς όλοι οι μαθητές ήταν μαζεμένοι και ο καθένας ξεχωριστά προσευχόταν, ακούστηκε ένας μεγάλος θόρυβος και βροντή από τον ουρανό συνοδευόμενος από μια φωνή που τους είπε: Ο Ιωάννης βάπτιζε με νερό (δια ύδατος) ενώ εσείς τώρα θα βαφτίζετε με το Άγιο πνεύμα. Όποιος πιστεύει σε μένα θα τρέξουν ποτάμια ύδατος εις την κοιλία του. Αν με αγαπάτε και τηρείτε τις εντολές μου, τότε σε κάθε δύσκολη στιγμή της ζωή σας ,θα στείλω τον Παράκλητο δηλαδή τον Θεό Πατέρα μου να είναι δίπλα σας. 

Παραλληλα εκείνη τη στιγμή το ´Αγιο Πνεύμα διαπέρασε στη ψυχή τους σε μορφή πυρήνων γλωσσών και οι μαθητές άρχισαν να μιλούν όλες τις γλώσσες του κόσμου. 

Εδώ λοιπόν κατανοούμε για ποιο λόγο το Άγιο πνεύμα αναφέρεται και επικαλείται σε όλα τα Ιερά μας μυστήρια,διότι ο Θεός Πατέρας ενεργεί μέσω του Αγίου πνεύματος. Για παράδειγμα στο Ιερό Βάπτισμα ακούμε τον ιερέα να λέει: Πάτερ Άγιε αγιάσων το ύδωρ τούτο τω πνεύματί σου τω Αγίω. Ένα άλλο παράδειγμα είναι στο Ιερό ευχέλαιο όπου ακούμε τον Ιερέα να λέει: Καταπεμψον το Άγιο Πνεύμα και αγιάσων το έλαιο τούτο. Έτσι λοιπόν σε όλα τα μυστήρια όπως και την ώρα της Θείας Λειτουργίας το Άγιο πνεύμα είναι αυτό, το οποίο έρχεται και ολοκληρώνει το μυστήριο της Θείας Ευχαριστίας, μετατρέποντάς το ψωμί και κρασί σε σώμα και αίμα Χριστού. 

 Συνεπώς η Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία μας είναι Θεανθρώπινος οργανισμός, δηλαδή αποτελείται από ένα συνδυασμό ενός ορατού και αόρατου κόσμου την ίδια στιγμή.

Ορατός κόσμος ήμαστε εμείς οι ανθρώποι οι ιερείς με τους πιστούς και την ίδια στιγμή ολοκληρώνεται με τον αόρατο κόσμο δηλαδή την επίκληση της παρουσίας του Αγίου πνεύματος. Αυτό λοιπόν είναι το μεγαλείο της πίστης μας και αυτό το γεγονός γιορτάζουμε με ιδιαίτερη χαρά σήμερα. 

Τη Μία Αγία Καθολική και Αποστολική Εκκλησία που διαμέσου του Αγίου πνεύματος μας χαρίζει τους καρπούς του πνεύματος: Αγάπη, χαρά, ειρήνη,μακροθυμία καλοσύνη,αγαθότητα,πίστη,πραότητα και εγκράτεια.

Αμήν

 

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Vikentios Livanos

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Greetings faithful community,

It is my honor and privilege to greet you this Sunday officially as your newest member and servant of this cathedral parish. Since arriving late this past Monday, I have been welcomed with open arms by Fr. Athanasios, and Fr. Theophanis; the spiritual fathers of this holy parish. 

Fr. Athanasios has since taken me to tour the church facilities in which I will have opportunities to work with you in the plethora of ministries which are found here. On Tuesday I had the pleasure to see two ministries happening. The first being the local Boy Scout troop which the church hosts above the bookstore. I am enlivened to see this parish open to hosting programs outside of our cultural and spiritual heritage. It would be my hope after seeing this, to find a way to incorporate our Orthodox Christian values into such a well established community building ministry such as the Scouts, and in doing so, also expanding the program to Girl Scouts, and Cub Scouts. The second ministry I was Introduced to was the GOYA of this parish along with some of their parents at the gym. I cannot help but feel impressed with the group of GOYAn’s teamwork, inclusivity, and sportsmanlike conduct as they were practicing for the Olympics which were held from this past Friday until today, Sunday. The youth of any parish are often said to be the future of the church, however, as I am sure it has been impressed upon many of you, the youth most certainly are present church. I see in the youth of this parish a wealth of energy and enthusiasm that I hope to see multiply by leaps and bounds toward the benefit and growth of their spiritual life in Christ, through their relationship with His Church. On Wednesday afternoon I had the opportunity and joy to greet the kind-hearted Ladies of Philoptochos, and learn of their tireless outreach in the community. I greatly look forward to working with the Philoptochos in the near future. In the evening, a meet and greet was hosted at the gym during GOYA practice, where I met quite a few more parishioners. I am thankful for the warm greetings that I have received from many of you thus far. Thursday through this Sunday I have been observing the GOYA Olympics, and introducing myself to the youth workers of the surrounding participating parishes whom I will end up being in contact with as I settle into life here in Tarpon Springs.

After concluding my first week here in Tarpon my desire to serve, and enthusiasm has only increased. I will look forward to celebrating the Divine Liturgy with you next Sunday the 19th.

In the meantime, please feel free to contact me via email: vikentios@stnicholastarpon.org or my Cell: 724-503-5359.

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Saints and Feasts

Allsaint
June 12

Holy Martyr Antonine


Pentecost
June 12

Holy Pentecost

After the Saviour's Ascension into the Heavens, the eleven Apostles and the rest of His disciples, the God-loving women who followed after Him from the beginning, His Mother, the most holy Virgin Mary, and His brethren-all together about 120 souls returned from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem. Entering into the house where they gathered, they went into the upper room, and there they persevered in prayer and supplication, awaiting the coming of the Holy Spirit, as their Divine Teacher had promised them. In the meanwhile, they chose Matthias, who was elected to take the place of Judas among the Apostles.

Thus, on this day, the seventh Sunday of Pascha, the tenth day after the Ascension and the fiftieth day after Pascha, at the third hour of the day from the rising of the sun, there suddenly came a sound from Heaven, as when a mighty wind blows, and it filled the whole house where the Apostles and the rest with them were gathered. Immediately after the sound, there appeared tongues of fire that divided and rested upon the head of each one. Filled with the Spirit, all those present began speaking not in their native tongue, but in other tongues and dialects, as the Holy Spirit instructed them.

The multitudes that had come together from various places for the feast, most of whom were Jews by race and religion, were called Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and so forth, according to the places where they dwelt. Though they spoke many different tongues, they were present in Jerusalem by divine dispensation. When they heard that sound that came down from Heaven to the place where the disciples of Christ were gathered, all ran together to learn what had taken place. But they were confounded when they came and heard the Apostles speaking in their own tongues. Marvelling at this, they said one to another, "Behold, are not all these which speak Galileans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?" But others, because of their foolishness and excess of evil, mocked the wonder and said that the Apostles were drunken.

Then Peter stood up with the eleven, and raising his voice, spoke to all the people, proving that that which had taken place was not drunkenness, but the fulfilment of God's promise that had been spoken by the Prophet Joel: "And it shall come to pass in the last days, that I shall pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and daughters shall prophesy" (Joel 2:28), and he preached Jesus of Nazareth unto them, proving in many ways that He is Christ the Lord, Whom the Jews crucified but God raised from the dead. On hearing Peter's teaching, many were smitten with compunction and received the word. Thus, they were baptized, and on that day about three thousand souls were added to the Faith of Christ.

Such, therefore, are the reasons for today's feast: the coming of the All-holy Spirit into the world, the completion of the Lord Jesus Christ's promise, and the fulfilment of the hope of the sacred disciples, which we celebrate today. This is the final feast of the great mystery and dispensation of God's incarnation. On this last, and great, and saving day of Pentecost, the Apostles of the Saviour, who were unlearned fishermen, made wise now of a sudden by the Holy Spirit, clearly and with divine authority spoke the heavenly doctrines. They became heralds of the truth and teachers of the whole world. On this day they were ordained and began their apostleship, of which the salvation of those three thousand souls in one day was the comely and marvellous first fruit.

Some erroneously hold that Pentecost is the "birthday of the Church." But this is not true, for the teaching of the holy Fathers is that the Church existed before all other things. In the second vision of The Shepherd of Hermas we read: "Now brethren, a revelation was made unto me in my sleep by a youth of exceeding fair form, who said to me, 'Whom thinkest thou the aged woman, from whom thou receivedst the book, to be?' I say, 'The Sibyl.' 'Thou art wrong,' saith he, 'she is not.' 'Who then is she?' I say. 'The Church,' saith he. I said unto him, 'Wherefore then is she aged?' 'Because,' saith he, 'she was created before all things; therefore is she aged, and for her sake the world was framed."' Saint Gregory the Theologian also speaks of "the Church of Christ ... both before Christ and after Christ" (PG 35:1108-9). Saint Epiphanius of Cyprus writes, "The Catholic Church, which exists from the ages, is revealed most clearly in the incarnate advent of Christ" (PG 42:640). Saint John Damascene observes, "The Holy Catholic Church of God, therefore, is the assembly of the holy Fathers, Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, Evangelists, and Martyrs who have been from the very beginning, to whom were added all the nations who believed with one accord" (PG 96, 1357c). According to Saint Gregory the Theologian, "The Prophets established the Church, the Apostles conjoined it, and the Evangelists set it in order" (PG 35, 589 A). The Church existed from the creation of the Angels, for the Angels came into existence before the creation of the world, and they have always been members of the Church. Saint Clement, Bishop of Rome, says in his second epistle to the Corinthians, the Church "was created before the sun and moon"; and a little further on, "The Church existeth not now for the first time, but hath been from the beginning" (II Cor. 14).

That which came to pass at Pentecost, then, was the ordination of the Apostles, the commencement of the apostolic preaching to the nations, and the inauguration of the priesthood of the new Israel. Saint Cyril of Alexandria says that "Our Lord Jesus Christ herein ordained the instructors and teachers of the world and the stewards of His divine Mysteries ... showing together with the dignity of Apostleship, the incomparable glory of the authority given them ... Revealing them to be splendid with the great dignity of the Apostleship and showing them forth as both stewards and priests of the divine altars . . . they became fit to initiate others through the enlightening guidance of the Holy Spirit" (PG 74, 708-712). Saint Gregory Palamas says, "Now, therefore ... the Holy Spirit descended ... showing the Disciples to be supernal luminaries ... and the distributed grace of the Divine Spirit came through the ordination of the Apostles upon their successors" (Homily 24, 10). And Saint Sophronius, Bishop of Jerusalem, writes, "After the visitation of the Comforter, the Apostles became high priests" (PG 87, 3981B). Therefore, together with the baptism of the Holy Spirit which came upon them who were present in the upper chamber, which the Lord had foretold as recorded in the Acts, "ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days hence" (Acts 1:5), the Apostles were also appointed and raised to the high priestly rank, according to Saint John Chrysostom (PG 60, 21). On this day commenced the celebration of the Holy Eucharist by which we become "partakers of the Divine Nature" (II Peter 1:4). For before Pentecost, it is said of the Apostles and disciples only that they abode in "prayer and supplication" (Acts 1:14); it is only after the coming of the Holy Spirit that they persevered in the "breaking of bread,"that is, the communion of the Holy Mysteries-"and in prayer" (Acts 2:42).

The feast of holy Pentecost, therefore, determined the beginning of the priesthood of grace, not the beginning of the Church. Henceforth, the Apostles proclaimed the good tidings "in country and town," preaching and baptizing and appointing shepherds, imparting the priesthood to them whom they judged were worthy to minister, as Saint Clement writes in his first Epistle to the Corinthians (I Cor. 42).

All foods allowed during the week following Pentecost.


Peteratheniteonouphrios
June 12

Onuphrius of Egypt

Saint Onuphrius flourished in the fourth century, first in the cenobium near Hermopolis of Thebes in Egypt, and later as a solitary in the desert, where he was discovered by Saint Paphnutius. When Paphnutius first encountered him deep in the desert, he was affrighted at the Saint's appearance, seeing him covered with hair like a wild beast and naked except for a garment sewn of leaves covering his loins. After relating his life and the bitter conflicts he had endured as a hermit, Onuphrius told Paphnutius that he was about to die, and that Paphnutius had been sent to bury him, which soon came to pass. Although Paphnutius desired afterwards to remain in the Saint's cave, as soon as he had buried him, the cave fell in and the palm tree, which had furnished the Saint with dates withered up, indicating that it was the will of God that Paphnutius return to his monastery and make Saint Onuphrius known to all.


Peteratheniteonouphrios
June 12

Peter the Athonite

Saint Peter was born of noble parents in Constantinople in the ninth century. Sent forth with the Roman army against the Saracens, he was taken captive and shut up in the prison of Samarra in Syria; this is no doubt the same prison in which the Forty-Two Martyrs of Amorion were kept (see Mar. 6). Released from prison through the prayers of Saint Nicholas of Myra and Saint Symeon the God-receiver, he fled to Rome, where he became a monk, and later came to the peninsula of Athos, where he lived in a cave as a solitary, suffering many temptations from the evil one, but also enjoying the manifest help of the most holy Theotokos. After many years, he reposed in peace.


Allsaint
June 12

John the Soldier of Egypt


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Cathedral Listings

  *THE DEADLINE IS MONDAY 5PM FOR ALL BULLETIN INFORMATION*

Memorials

 

  

 All ministries wishing to sign up and host the Sunday Coffee Hour please contact Chris Palaidis at 727-808-3895.

 

                              Memorial & Artoklasia Service Planning 

If you are in need of a Memorial or are contemplating having an Artoklasia Service, call our Parish Office at (727) 937-3540 to make arrangements.

Kollyva (μνημόσυνα) for memorials can be ordered through:

Antonia Korfias (727) 937-8785

Evangelia Stavropoulos (727) 937-5649

Afrodity Tassopoulos (727) 674-3304

*Contact info for these preparers is provided as a service to parishioners and does not imply endorsement.

40 Day Prayer List

Nancy, Nicholas, Spiros, Nikos, Kaliope, Timothy, James, Demetra, Patty

 

*To add a loved one to this list, or to keep one from being taken off after 40 days, please contact our Denise on Mondays by 5:00 pm: denise@stnicholastarpon.org  (727) 937-3540.

 

A Prayer for Healing

"Heavenly Father, physician of our souls and bodies, who have sent Your only-begotten Son and our Lord Jesus Christ to heal every sickness and infirmity, visit and heal me, Your servant, from all physical and spiritual ailments through the grace of Your Christ.  Grant me patience in this sickness, strength of body and spirit, and recovery of health.  Lord, You have taught us through Your word to pray for each other that we may be healed.  I pray that You heal me as Your servant and grant me the gift of complete health.  For You are the source of healing and to You I give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen."

 

Our Priests are Here for You

If you, or a loved one, would like to request a priestly visit due to illness or extenuating circumstances, please call Father Athanasios (727) 741-0139 or Father Theofanis (727) 244-6842.

If you are in spiritual need, Father Athanasios wants to make himself available to you, and asks you to please call/text or email him directly, rather than through social media.
 
 

2022 St. Nicholas Parish Council Pangari Rotation Sunday Schedule
February 6, 2022 – July 31, 2022


PC Teams for rotation begins Sunday, 2/6/2022 with Team 2 on Duty
**President and 1st Vice President are listed on a team, although they are there to respond to parishioner questions/concerns

**Both PC Teams on duty on Palm Sunday - Sunday, April 17, 2022

PC Holy Week Schedule to be sent March, 2022 to include Pascha, April 24, 2022

February 13, 27; March 13, 27; April 10, **17; May 8, 22; June 5, 19; July 3, 17, 31

Team 1:
Solon Tsaoussis
Anna Billiris **
Themis Fountotos Tezza
Karen Koulias
Jon Michael Lelekis
John Lulias
Tony Zaronias


February 6, 20; March 6, 20; April 3, **17; May 1, 15, 29; June 12, 26; July 10, 24

Team 2:
John Stamas
Nikitas Manias **
Rena Faklis
Emmanuel Gombos
Costas Sisois
Harry Andropoulos
Dean Prodromitis


Currently there is no Counting Team on Sundays
-if this should change, a Counting Schedule will be sent

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Hymns of the Day

Apolytikion for Pentecost in the Plagal 4th Mode

Blessed are You, O Christ our God; You made the fishermen all-wise by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit, and through them You drew the world into Your net. Glory to You Who loves mankind.
Εύλογητός εἶ Χριστὲ ὁ Θεος ἡμῶν ὁ πανσόφους τοὺς ἁλιεῖς ἁναδείξας καταπέμψας αὐτοῖς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον καὶ δι᾽ αὐτῶν τῆν οἰκουμένην σαγηνεύσας φιλάνθρωπε δόξα Σοι.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal 4th Mode

Once, when He descended and confounded the tongues, the Most High divided the nations; and when He divided the tongues of fire, He called all men into unity; and with one accord we glorify the All-holy Spirit.
Ὅτε καταβὰς τὰς γλώσσας συνέχεε, διεμέριζεν ἔθνη ὁ Ὕψιστος· ὅτε τοῦ πυρὸς τὰς γλώσσας διένειμεν, εἰς ἑνότητα πάντας ἐκάλεσε, καὶ συμφώνως δοξάζομεν τὸ πανάγιον Πνεῦμα.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Holy Pentecost
The Reading is from Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11

WHEN THE DAY of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. And they were amazed and wondered, saying, "Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontos and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians, we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God."

Holy Pentecost
Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων 2:1-11

Ἐν τῷ συμπληροῦσθαι τὴν ἡμέραν τῆς Πεντηκοστῆς, ἦσαν ἅπαντεςN ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό. Καὶ ἐγένετο ἄφνω ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἦχος ὥσπερ φερομένης πνοῆς βιαίας, καὶ ἐπλήρωσεν ὅλον τὸν οἶκον οὗ ἦσαν καθήμενοι. Καὶ ὤφθησαν αὐτοῖς διαμεριζόμεναι γλῶσσαι ὡσεὶ πυρός, ἐκάθισέν τε ἐφʼ ἕνα ἕκαστον αὐτῶν. Καὶ ἐπλήσθησαν ἅπαντες πνεύματος ἁγίου, καὶ ἤρξαντο λαλεῖν ἑτέραις γλώσσαις, καθὼς τὸ πνεῦμα ἐδίδου αὐτοῖς ἀποφθέγγεσθαι. Ἦσαν δὲ ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ κατοικοῦντες Ἰουδαῖοι, ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς, ἀπὸ παντὸς ἔθνους τῶν ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν. Γενομένης δὲ τῆς φωνῆς ταύτης, συνῆλθεν τὸ πλῆθος καὶ συνεχύθη, ὅτι ἤκουον εἷς ἕκαστος τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ λαλούντων αὐτῶν. Ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες καὶ ἐθαύμαζον, λέγοντες πρὸς ἀλλήλους, Οὐκ ἰδοὺ πάντες οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ λαλοῦντες Γαλιλαῖοι; Καὶ πῶς ἡμεῖς ἀκούομεν ἕκαστος τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ ἡμῶν ἐν ᾗ ἐγεννήθημεν; Πάρθοι καὶ Μῆδοι καὶ Ἐλαμῖται, καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες τὴν Μεσοποταμίαν, Ἰουδαίαν τε καὶ Καππαδοκίαν, Πόντον καὶ τὴν Ἀσίαν, Φρυγίαν τε καὶ Παμφυλίαν, Αἴγυπτον καὶ τὰ μέρη τῆς Λιβύης τῆς κατὰ Κυρήνην, καὶ οἱ ἐπιδημοῦντες Ῥωμαῖοι, Ἰουδαῖοί τε καὶ προσήλυτοι, Κρῆτες καὶ Ἄραβες, ἀκούομεν λαλούντων αὐτῶν ταῖς ἡμετέραις γλώσσαις τὰ μεγαλεῖα τοῦ θεοῦ.


Gospel Reading

Holy Pentecost
The Reading is from John 7:37-52; 8:12

On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and proclaimed, "If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me, as the scripture has said, 'Out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.'" Now this he said about the Spirit, which those who believed in him were to receive; for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

When they heard these words, some of the people said, "This is really the prophet." Others said, "This is the Christ." But some said, "Is the Christ to come from Galilee? Has not the scripture said that the Christ is descended from David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?" So there was a division among the people over him. Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him.

The officers then went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, "Why did you not bring him?" The officers answered, "No man ever spoke like this man!" The Pharisees answered them, "Are you led astray, you also? Have any of the authorities or of the Pharisees believed in him? But this crowd, who do not know the law, are accursed." Nikodemos, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them, "Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?" They replied, "Are you from Galilee too? Search and you will see that no prophet is to rise from Galilee." Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

Holy Pentecost
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 7:37-52, 8:12

᾿Εν δὲ τῇ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ μεγάλῃ τῆς ἑορτῆς εἱστήκει ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς καὶ ἔκραξε λέγων· ἐάν τις διψᾷ, ἐρχέσθω πρός με καὶ πινέτω. ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ, καθὼς εἶπεν ἡ γραφή, ποταμοὶ ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας αὐτοῦ ῥεύσουσιν ὕδατος ζῶντος. τοῦτο δὲ εἶπε περὶ τοῦ Πνεύματος οὗ ἔμελλον λαμβάνειν οἱ πιστεύοντες εἰς αὐτόν· οὔπω γὰρ ἦν Πνεῦμα ῞Αγιον, ὅτι ᾿Ιησοῦς οὐδέπω ἐδοξάσθη. Πολλοὶ οὖν ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου ἀκούσαντες τὸν λόγον ἔλεγον· οὗτός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ὁ προφήτης· ἄλλοι ἔλεγον· οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Χριστός· ἄλλοι ἔλεγον· μὴ γὰρ ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ὁ Χριστὸς ἔρχεται; οὐχὶ ἡ γραφὴ εἶπεν ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ σπέρματος Δαυῒδ καὶ ἀπὸ Βηθλεὲμ τῆς κώμης, ὅπου ἦν Δαυΐδ, ὁ Χριστὸς ἔρχεται; σχίσμα οὖν ἐν τῷ ὄχλῳ ἐγένετο δι᾽ αὐτόν. τινὲς δὲ ἤθελον ἐξ αὐτῶν πιάσαι αὐτόν, ἀλλ᾽ οὐδεὶς ἐπέβαλεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν τὰς χεῖρας. ῏Ηλθον οὖν οἱ ὑπηρέται πρὸς τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ Φαρισαίους, καὶ εἶπον αὐτοῖς ἐκεῖνοι· διατί οὐκ ἠγάγετε αὐτόν; ἀπεκρίθησαν οἱ ὑπηρέται· οὐδέποτε οὕτως ἐλάλησεν ἄνθρωπος, ὡς οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος. ἀπεκρίθησαν οὖν αὐτοῖς οἱ Φαρισαῖοι· μὴ καὶ ὑμεῖς πεπλάνησθε; μή τις ἐκ τῶν ἀρχόντων ἐπίστευσεν εἰς αὐτὸν ἢ ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων; ἀλλ᾽ ὁ ὄχλος οὗτος ὁ μὴ γινώσκων τὸν νόμον ἐπικατάρατοί εἰσι! λέγει Νικόδημος πρὸς αὐτούς, ὁ ἐλθὼν νυκτὸς πρὸς αὐτόν, εἷς ὢν ἐξ αὐτῶν· μὴ ὁ νόμος ἡμῶν κρίνει τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ἐὰν μὴ ἀκούσῃ παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ πρότερον καὶ γνῷ τί ποιεῖ; ἀπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ· μὴ καὶ σὺ ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας εἶ; ἐρεύνησον καὶ ἴδε ὅτι προφήτης ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας οὐκ ἐγήγερται. Πάλιν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ἐλάλησε λέγων· ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ φῶς τοῦ κόσμου· ὁ ἀκολουθῶν ἐμοὶ οὐ μὴ περιπατήσῃ ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ, ἀλλ᾽ ἕξει τὸ φῶς τῆς ζωῆς.


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Wisdom of the Fathers

For as thirsty men, when they have taken a bowl, eagerly drain it and then desist, so too they who hear the divine oracles if they receive them thirsting, will never be weary until they have drunk them up. For to show that men ought ever to thirst and hunger, "Blessed," It said, "are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness" (Matt.5:6)
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 51 on John 7, 4th Century

For the grace of the Spirit, when it has entered into the mind and has been established, springs up more than any fountain, fails not, becomes not empty, stays not. To signify therefore at once its unfailing supply and unlimited operation, He has called it "a well" and "rivers," not one river but numberless.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 51 on John 7, 4th Century

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Important Updates From Our Ministries

St Nicholas Kitchen

Saint Nicholas Kitchen is an outreach ministry of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral that provides hot meals, helping hands and meaningful relationships to the impoverished in our community. The heart for this ministry is illustrated in the book of Matthew 25:35-36:

 “….For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me….”

St. Nicholas Kitchen will continue preparing the Monday meals from 7:30 – 11:00 am. The meals will be delivered Monday's to the new Hope Center at the Sheppard center where the meals will be given to those in need by their, and our volunteers. We still need volunteers, food and monetary donations. Meals will be served from 11:00 – 12:00 pm. For further information, please call Chris Palaidis at (727) 808-3895.

 


Philoptochos (A Friend of the Poor) Ministry

Philoptochos Circle Logo

 ST NICHOLAS PHILOPTOCHOS

 Hours of Operation
Mon: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Wed-Fri: 10:00 AM -12:00 Noon
18 Hibiscus Street (located directly behind St Nicholas Cathedral) 

National Philoptochos Mission Statement
To aid the poor, the destitute, the hungry, the aged, the sick, the unemployed, the orphaned, the imprisoned, the widowed, the handicapped, the victims of disasters, to undertake the burial of impoverished persons and to offer assistance to anyone who may need the help of the Church through fund-raising efforts. 

If you would like to make a difference, learn from others and create relationships that will last a lifetime please send your name, e-mail. phone number and address to:

St Nicholas Philoptochos
PO Box 2043
Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

Annual Membership Fee of $35.00 assists Philoptochos to continue serving the poor.


St Nicholas Community Center Event Hosting

St. Nicholas Community Center & Conference Hall's 18,000 sq. ft. commercial kitchens; full-service bar area; professional stage & audio/visual equipment; and comfortable seating all make it a perfect venue for hosting your next event. 

For booking information, or to arrange a venue tour, please visit our new venue website or call the Parish Offices at (727) 937-3540. 


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Master Calendar

  • Master Calendar

    June 10 to June 27, 2022

    Friday, June 10

    8:00PM GOYA Junior Olympics

    Sunday, June 12

    Fr Athanasios on Call - 727-741-0139

    Holy Pentecost

    7:45AM Othros/Matins

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy

    Monday, June 13

    Monday of the Holy Spirit

    8:00AM Soup Kitchen Meal

    6:30PM Adult Dance Ministry

    Tuesday, June 14

    12:00AM Louis Misoyianis Memorial

    1st Tuesday after Pentecost

    10:00AM Visitation-Nicholas Tsongranis

    11:00AM Funeral- Nicholas Tsongranis

    6:00PM Daily Vespers

    7:00PM Boy Scouts

    Wednesday, June 15

    1st Wednesday after Pentecost

    10:00AM Little Lambs

    6:00PM Daily Vespers

    Thursday, June 16

    1st Thursday after Pentecost

    6:00PM Daily Vespers

    7:00PM PC Board Meeting

    Friday, June 17

    1st Friday after Pentecost

    6:00PM Daily Vespers

    Saturday, June 18

    The Apodosis of Holy Pentecost

    6:00PM Great Vespers

    Sunday, June 19

    Fr Athanasios on Call - 727-741-0139

    The Sunday of All Saints

    7:45AM Othros/Matins

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy

    Monday, June 20

    Methodios the Martyr, Bishop of Olympus

    8:00AM Soup Kitchen Meal

    6:00PM Holy Unction

    6:30PM Adult Dance Ministry

    Tuesday, June 21

    Julian the Martyr of Tarsus

    6:00PM Daily Vespers

    7:00PM Boy Scouts

    Wednesday, June 22

    Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata

    10:00AM Little Lambs

    11:00AM Visitation: Mike J. Karaphillis

    1:00PM Funeral: Mike J. Karaphillis

    6:00PM Daily Vespers

    Thursday, June 23

    Agrippina the Martyr of Rome

    6:00PM Great Vespers

    Friday, June 24

    Nativity of the Forerunner John the Baptist

    9:00AM Orthros/Matins

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    6:00PM Daily Vespers

    Saturday, June 25

    Leavetaking of the Nativity of the Forerunner John the Baptist

    8:00AM Men's Breakfast

    6:00PM Great Vespers

    Sunday, June 26

    Fr Athanasios on Call - 727-741-0139

    2nd Sunday of Matthew

    7:45AM Othros/Matins

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy

    Monday, June 27

    Samson the Hospitable

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Parish Bulletin Board

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