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St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Publish Date: 2022-08-28
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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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Life Isn’t a Game

 When we were children we played games like hide-and-seek. The “seeker” would count to ten and call out “ready or not, here I come” and then rush out to find those who were hiding. Once the “seeker” reached “10” there was no chance if we had not found a place to hide. Our best chance was to outrun the seeker to “base” and hope we could avoid being caught. Games are fun….but they aren’t life.

 There are several times in the Gospel when Jesus tells us exactly what is going to happen when He returns to judge the world. The Gospel says,  “The Kingdom of heaven is like…” and Jesus clearly describes what will take place. This week He says, “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.” (Matthew 18.23) We can almost hear Jesus calling “Ready or not, here I come.”

 Obviously life isn’t a game, and once Jesus returns to judge it will be too late to make good on all the promises we have made to forgive and love others. In the Gospel, the master, “was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him.” (Matthew 18.34) Just how do we think He will deal with us?

 We will all be forgiven by God for something we said or did or even thought. From the very small thing we did when we were children, to the very large thing we did last week, when we ask God for His forgiveness, He will forgive us. That is, IF we also forgive others for whatever thing they have done to us, small or large.

 In fact, it is when we can’t forgive the small things that we are really in trouble. “Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?” (Matthew 18.33) God has already forgiven us for so many things. How can we dare to refuse to forgive even the small things from others? We aren’t children anymore.

 When Jesus returns to judge the world we each will have to give an account of how we have forgiven others who sin against us. If we refuse to forgive others who sin against us, then the Father will not forgive us. He says very clearly, “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.” (Matthew 18.35)

 Life isn’t a game…it’s about forgiveness.

 

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Fr Theofanis

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Ποιος δεν θυμάται την γιαγιά του να λέει «Άγιε μου Φανούριε... φανέρωσε το» και να τάζει πίτα ή κερί στη χάρη του! Για τους απλούς ανθρώπους ο Άγιος Φανούριος υπήρξε η μορφή που πάντοτε θα βοηθούσε να βρεθούν τα χαμένα. Από γαμπρούς και νύφες μέχρι χαμένα πρόσωπα ή ακόμη και κλειδιά.Ο καθένας κατά την πίστη και την ανάγκη του ζητάει.Σε πολλές περιοχές της ελληνικής επαρχίας ακόμη και σήμερα αυτές τις μέρες, ανύπαντρες γυναίκες πηγαίνουν στην Εκκλησία με την φτιαγμένη από τα χέρια της Φανουρόπιτα, με ένα και μόνο αίτημα. Να «φανερωθεί» ο σύζυγος.

Ο Άγιος Φανούριος είναι από τους πιο αγαπητούς Αγίους σε όλο τον ελληνικό λαό, που κάθε χρόνο τιμά και πανηγυρίζει την μνήμη του στις 27 Αυγούστου.

Αυτός ο τόσο αγαπητός Άγιος θα μπορούσε να χαρακτηριστεί χωρίς αμφιβολία ως δώρο Θεού, διότι ήταν και παράμενε άγνωστος για πολλούς αιώνες. Έγινε γνωστός από την τυχαία εύρεση της εικόνας του τον 14ο αιώνα μ.Χ. στη Ρόδο, όταν έσκαβαν παλιά σπίτια στο νότιο μέρος του παλιού τείχους. Εκεί βρέθηκε αρχαίος ναός με πολλές κατεστραμμένες εικόνες και μεταξύ αυτών και η καλά διατηρημένη εικόνα επί της οποίας ο τότε μητροπολίτης Ρόδου Νείλος ο Β’ ο Διασπωρινός (1355 – 1369 μ.Χ.) διάβασε το όνομα του Αγίου «ὁ ἅγιος Φανῶ».Στην εικόνα, ο Άγιος παριστανόταν σαν νεαρός στρατιώτης, κρατώντας στο δεξιό του χέρι σταυρό, πάνω στον όποιο υπήρχε λαμπάδα αναμμένη, γύρω δε από την εικόνα τα 12 μαρτύρια του. Σε αυτά ο Μάρτυς παρουσιαζόταν: να στέκεται ανάμεσα σε στρατιώτες και να δικάζεται από τον ηγεμόνα· να πλήττεται απ’ αυτούς με πέτρες στο στόμα και την κεφαλή· να μαστιγώνεται πάλι απ’ αυτούς απλωμένος κατά γης· να κάθεται γυμνός και να ξέεται το σώμα του με σιδερένια νύχια· να είναι κλεισμένος στη φυλακή· να βασανίζεται μπροστά στο βήμα του ηγεμόνα· να καίεται στα μέλη του σώματος του με αναμμένες λαμπάδες· να είναι δεμένος σε μάγγανο και να βασανίζεται· να βρίσκεται ανάμεσα σε θηρία αβλαβής· να είναι ξαπλωμένος κατά γης και να πιέζεται το σώμα από ένα μεγάλο λίθο και να είναι μέσα σε ειδωλολατρικό ναό βαστάζοντας στις παλάμες του αναμμένα κάρβουνα και ο διάβολος να δραπετεύει στον αέρα με θρήνους· να στέκεται μέσα σε ένα καμίνι φωτιάς έχοντας υψωμένα τα χέρια σε σχήμα δεήσεως.Τον αρχαίο ναό που βρέθηκε η εικόνα, ανοικοδόμησε, ύστερα από πολλές προσπάθειες, ο Νείλος και τον αφιέρωσε στο όνομα του Αγίου Φανουρίου, που όπως φαίνεται συνέταξε και την Ακολουθία του.

Η αγάπη και η τιμή με την οποία περιβάλλεται ο Άγιος Φανούριος έγινε αφορμή να δημιουργηθούν διάφορες ωραίες και ευλαβείς παραδόσεις στο λαό μας, ανάμεσα στις οποίες είναι και το εορταστικό έθιμο της «Πίττας του Αγίου Φανουρίου», ή της «Φανουρόπιττας» που γίνεται την παραμονή της εορτής του. Η πίτα αυτή είναι συνήθως μικρή και στρογγυλή σαν μικρός άρτος.Τα υλικά πρέπει να είναι όλα νηστίσιμα. Περιέχει ελαιόλαδο ή σπορέλαιο και όχι βούτυρο ή αυγό. Τα πιο βασικά και συνηθισμένα υλικά είναι: αλεύρι, ελαιόλαδο ή σπορέλαιο, ζάχαρη, χυμός πορτοκάλι, μπέικιν πάουντερ, καρύδια, σταφίδες. Άλλοι μπορούν να προσθέσουν, κανέλα, γαρίφαλο, μαγειρική σόδα ή νερό. Η φανουροπιτα μοιράζεται στους πιστούς και γίνεται άλλοτε για να φανερώσει κάποιο χαμένο αντικείμενο ή κάποια χαμένη υπόθεση ή ακόμα να φανερώσει την υγεία σε κάποιον ασθενή. 

Όποτε λοιπόν νιώθετε την ανάγκη για φανέρωση ακόμα και για απλά πράγματα όπως για παράδειγμα να μας φανερώσει τη χαρά της ζωής εμείς θα σας περιμένουμε στο Ναό να σας ευλογήσουμε τις πίτες και να τιμήσουμε τον Άγιο μας Φανούρη που είναι τόσο ζωντανός και θαυματουργός. Τέλος το πιο σημαντικό υλικό που πρέπει να θυμόμαστε για να φτιάξουμε τη φανουροπιτα είναι «καθαρή καρδιά» . Αμην

 

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Vikentios Livanos

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Greetings in Christ,

 It is with great joy that I am able to boast on behalf of the hard work and dedication shown in the work of our St. Nicholas PreSchool program. Recently we have achieved a one hundred percent readiness score in our School, meaning that one hundred percent of the graduating class was deemed ready to enter Kindergarten! It is clear through these results and seeing the wonderful work that is being accomplished, we have a solid foundation and program. The question in our minds now should turn to what's next? How can we accomplish even greater feats! I have no doubt in our potential. Glory to God, for what's been done, and may God continue to grant us strength to continue His work!

 

 Last Monday, the Levendia Dance Ministry Kicked off with an Agiasmo Blessing the Spanos Pappas Community Center! This coming Monday, The ministry begins its classes for all of its age groups! We can expect a full year of traditional Greek dance practice, WorkShops, and dance exhibits both local: Greek Folk Dance Kalanda, St Nicholas NYE Dance, Apokriatiko Glendi, Greek Parade Dance. And traveling: such as HDF. 

We hope you will join us this year as we express our appreciation for our heritage through our dancing!

 I have another task that I am inviting the whole Community to participate in- in appreciation of our Spiritual health as Orthodox Christians. Recently I've been completing my Prayer corner in my apartment, so that I have a space to be attentive in prayer at home. In doing so I’ve found a sense of katharsis as I cleaned my Icons coming out of storage, placing them on the wall, and taking the time to pray in the midst of God, and the Saints. I welcome all of you to take some time this week to attend to your home altars, clean and dust your icons in appreciation of the tools and gifts for our salvation that they are!

 

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Saints and Feasts

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August 28

11th Sunday of Matthew


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August 28

Moses the Black of Scete

Saint Moses, who is also called Moses the Black, was a slave, but because of his evil life, his master cast him out, and he became a ruthless thief, dissolute in all his ways. Later, however, coming to repentance, he converted, and took up the monastic life under Saint Isidore of Scete. He gave himself over to prayer and the mortification of the carnal mind with such diligence that he later became a priest of exemplary virtue. He was revered by all for his lofty ascetical life and for his great humility. Once the Fathers in Scete asked Moses to come to an assembly to judge the fault of a certain brother, but he refused. When they insisted, he took a basket which had a hole in it, filled it with sand, and carried it on his shoulders. When the Fathers saw him coming they asked him what the basket might mean. He answered, "My sins run out behind me, and I do not see them, and I am come this day to judge failings which are not mine." When a barbarian tribe was coming to Scete, Moses, conscious that he himself had slain other men when he was a thief, awaited them and was willingly slain by them with six other monks, at the end of the fourth century. He was a contemporary of Saint Arsenius the Great (see May 8).


Allsaint
August 28

Diomedes & Laurence the Martyrs


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August 28

Job of Pochaev

Saint Job of Pochaev was born about 1551 in southwest Galicia of a pious Orthodox family. In his tenth year the Saint departed for the Ugornitsky Monastery of our Saviour in the Carpathian Mountains. Tonsured after two years, he was ordained hieromonk about 1580. Renowned for his meekness and humility, Job was invited by the great zealot for Holy Orthodoxy in the Carpatho-Russia, Prince Constantine Ostrozhky, to be Abbot of the Monastery of the Cross in Dubno. In his zeal for the preservation and propagation of the Orthodox Faith, and to counteract the propaganda of the Uniates, he printed and widely disseminated Orthodox spiritual and liturgical books. About 1600 he removed to the Mountain of Pochaev where at insistence of the brethren, he became Abbot of the Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos, which he enlarged and made to flourish. Through his labours, a large printing works was founded at Pochaev and greatly assisted in the nurture of the Orthodox faithful in that region. His monastery became the center of the Orthodox Church in western Ukraine. The Saint reposed, having taken the schema with the name of John, in 1651, at the advanced age of one hundred.


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Cathedral Listings

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

Memorials

 Theodor Tridimas - 40 day

Angela Matthopoulos - 40 day; Anastasios Vassiliadis - 4 years

Maria Sokos - 6 months

Nicholas Sokos - 1 year

Sheila Stamas - 3 years

Stilianos Steffen - 7 years

 

   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

Sylvia,Tony, Michael, Thomas, Dan, Michael, Nicholas, Alexandra, Panagioti, Pantelis, Linda, Katerina, Helen, Eugenia, Pericles, Alice

 

*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

  August 7, 2022 – January 15, 2023

  

PC Teams for rotation begins Sunday, 8/7/2022 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

 

**PC members are needed for St. Nicholas Feast Day, Epiphany and all major feast days during these months.

  

August 14, 28; September 11, 25; October 9, 23; November 6, 20; December 4, 18; January 1, 15

 

Team 1:

Solon Tsaoussis

Anna Billiris **

Themis Fountotos Tezza

Karen Koulias

Jon Michael Lelekis

John Lulias

Tony Zaronias

  

August 7, 21; September 4, 18; October 2, 16, 30; November 13, 27; December 11, 25; January 8

 

Team 2:

John Stamas

Nikitas Manias **

Rena Faklis

Emmanuel Gombos

Costas Sisois

Harry Andropoulos

Dean Prodromitis

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the 2nd Mode

When You descended unto death, O Life Immortal, You rendered to Hades a mortal blow by the lightning of Your divinity, and when from the depths of darkness You also raised the dead, all the heavenly powers cried out: O Giver of Life, Christ our God, glory to You.
Ὅτε κατῆλθες πρὸς τὸν θάνατον, ἡ Ζωὴ ἡ ἀθάνατος, τότε τὸν ᾅδην ἐνέκρωσας τῇ ἀστραπῇ τῆς Θεότητος, ὅτε δὲ καὶ τοὺς τεθνεῶτας ἐκ τῶν καταχθονίων ἀνέστησας, πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν ἐπουρανίων ἐκραύγαζον·Ζωοδότα Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν δόξα σοι.

Seasonal Kontakion in the 4th Mode

In your holy birth, Immaculate One, Joachim and Anna were rid of the shame of childlessness; Adam and Eve of the corruption of death. And so your people, free of the guilt of their sins, celebrate crying: "The barren one gives birth to the Theotokos, who nourishes our life."
Ιωακείμ καί Άννα όνειδισμού ατεκνίας, καί Αδάμ καί Εύα, εκ τής φθοράς τού θανάτου, ηλευθερώθησαν, Άχραντε, εν τή αγία γεννήσει σου, αυτήν εορτάζει καί ο λαός σου, ενοχής τών πταισμάτων, λυτρωθείς εν τώ κράζειν σοι, Η στείρα τίκτει τήν Θεοτόκον, καί τροφόν τής ζωής ημών.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

11th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 9:2-12

Brethren, you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. This is my defense to those who would examine me. Do we not have the right to our food and drink? Do we not have the right to be accompanied by a wife, as the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas? Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living? Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating any of its fruit? Who tends a flock without getting some of the milk? Do I say this on human authority? Does not the law say the same? For it is written in the law of Moses, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain." Is it for oxen that God is concerned? Does he not speak entirely for our sake? It was written for our sake, because the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of a share in the crop. If we have sown spiritual good among you, is it too much if we reap your material benefits? If others share this rightful claim upon you, do not we still more? Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.

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Πρὸς Κορινθίους α' 9:2-12

Ἀδελφοί, ἡ σφραγὶς τῆς ἐμῆς ἀποστολῆς ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν κυρίῳ. Ἡ ἐμὴ ἀπολογία τοῖς ἐμὲ ἀνακρίνουσιν αὕτη ἐστίν. Μὴ οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν φαγεῖν καὶ πιεῖν; Μὴ οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν ἀδελφὴν γυναῖκα περιάγειν, ὡς καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ ἀπόστολοι, καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τοῦ κυρίου, καὶ Κηφᾶς; Ἢ μόνος ἐγὼ καὶ Βαρνάβας οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν τοῦ μὴ ἐργάζεσθαι; Τίς στρατεύεται ἰδίοις ὀψωνίοις ποτέ; Τίς φυτεύει ἀμπελῶνα, καὶ ἐκ τοῦ καρποῦ αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐσθίει; Ἢ τίς ποιμαίνει ποίμνην, καὶ ἐκ τοῦ γάλακτος τῆς ποίμνης οὐκ ἐσθίει; Μὴ κατὰ ἄνθρωπον ταῦτα λαλῶ; Ἢ οὐχὶ καὶ ὁ νόμος ταῦτα λέγει; Ἐν γὰρ τῷ Μωϋσέως νόμῳ γέγραπται, Οὐ φιμώσεις βοῦν ἀλοῶντα. Μὴ τῶν βοῶν μέλει τῷ θεῷ; Ἢ διʼ ἡμᾶς πάντως λέγει; Διʼ ἡμᾶς γὰρ ἐγράφη, ὅτι ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι ὀφείλει ὁ ἀροτριῶν ἀροτριᾷν, καὶ ὁ ἀλοῶν τῆς ἐλπίδος αὐτοῦ μετέχειν ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι. Εἰ ἡμεῖς ὑμῖν τὰ πνευματικὰ ἐσπείραμεν, μέγα εἰ ἡμεῖς ὑμῶν τὰ σαρκικὰ θερίσομεν; Εἰ ἄλλοι τῆς ἐξουσίας ὑμῶν μετέχουσιν, οὐ μᾶλλον ἡμεῖς; Ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐχρησάμεθα τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ ταύτῃ, ἀλλὰ πάντα στέγομεν, ἵνα μὴ ἐγκοπήν τινα δῶμεν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ.


Gospel Reading

11th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 18:23-35

The Lord said this parable: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. When he began the reckoning, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents; and as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, 'Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.' And out of pity for him the lord of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. But that same servant, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat he said, 'Pay what you owe.' So his fellow servant fell down and besought him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you.' He refused and went and put him in prison till he should pay the debt. When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place. Then his lord summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you besought me; and should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?' And in anger his lord delivered him to the torturers, till he should pay all his debt. So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart."

11th Sunday of Matthew
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 18:23-35

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην· Ὡμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖ, ὃς ἠθέλησε συνᾶραι λόγον μετὰ τῶν δούλων αὐτοῦ. ἀρξαμένου δὲ αὐτοῦ συναίρειν προσηνέχθη αὐτῷ εἷς ὀφειλέτης μυρίων ταλάντων. μὴ ἔχοντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ἀποδοῦναι ἐκέλευσεν αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ πραθῆναι καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ τέκνα καὶ πάντα ὅσα εἶχε, καὶ ἀποδοθῆναι. πεσὼν οὖν ὁ δοῦλος προσεκύνει αὐτῷ λέγων· κύριε, μακροθύμησον ἐπ᾿ ἐμοὶ καὶ πάντα σοι ἀποδώσω. σπλαγχνισθεὶς δὲ ὁ κύριος τοῦ δούλου ἐκείνου ἀπέλυσεν αὐτὸν καὶ τὸ δάνειον ἀφῆκεν αὐτῷ. ἐξελθὼν δὲ ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος εὗρεν ἕνα τῶν συνδούλων αὐτοῦ, ὃς ὤφειλεν αὐτῷ ἑκατὸν δηνάρια, καὶ κρατήσας αὐτὸν ἔπνιγε λέγων· ἀπόδος μοι εἴ τι ὀφείλεις. πεσὼν οὖν ὁ σύνδουλος αὐτοῦ εἰς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ παρεκάλει αὐτὸν λέγων· μακροθύμησον ἐπ᾿ ἐμοὶ καὶ ἀποδώσω σοι. ὁ δὲ οὐκ ἤθελεν, ἀλλὰ ἀπελθὼν ἔβαλεν αὐτὸν εἰς φυλακὴν ἕως οὗ ἀποδῷ τὸ ὀφειλόμενον. ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ σύνδουλοι αὐτοῦ τὰ γενόμενα ἐλυπήθησαν σφόδρα, καὶ ἐλθόντες διεσάφησαν τῷ κυρίῳ ἑαυτῶν πάντα τὰ γενόμενα. τότε προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ λέγει αὐτῷ· δοῦλε πονηρέ, πᾶσαν τὴν ὀφειλὴν ἐκείνην ἀφῆκά σοι, ἐπεὶ παρεκάλεσάς με. οὐκ ἔδει καὶ σὲ ἐλεῆσαι τὸν σύνδουλόν σου, ὡς καὶ ἐγώ σε ἠλέησα; καὶ ὀργισθεὶς ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ παρέδωκεν αὐτὸν τοῖς βασανισταῖς ἕως οὗ ἀποδῷ πᾶν τὸ ὀφειλόμενον αὐτῷ. Οὕτω καὶ ὁ πατήρ μου ὁ ἐπουράνιος ποιήσει ὑμῖν, ἐὰν μὴ ἀφῆτε ἕκαστος τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν καρδιῶν ὑμῶν τὰ παραπτώματα αὐτῶν.


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Wisdom of the Fathers

Do we forgive our neighbors their trespasses? God also forgives us in His mercy. Do we refuse to forgive? God, too, will refuse to forgive us. As we treat our neighbors, so also does God treat us. The forgiveness, then, of your sins or unforgiveness, and hence also your salvation or destruction, depend on you yourself, man. For without forgiveness of sins there is no salvation.
St. Tikhon of Zadonsk
Unknown, 18th century

Wherefore then did He not do this, nor forgive the debt before the account? Desiring to teach him, from how many obligations He is delivering him, that in this way at least he might become more mild towards his fellow servant .... He gave more than he asked, remission and forgiveness of the entire debt.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 61 on Matthew 18, 4th Century

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Important Updates From Our Ministries

Philoptochos (A Friend of the Poor) Ministry

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 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 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.

 


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Master Calendar

  • Master Calendar

    August 28 to September 12, 2022

    Sunday, August 28

    Fr Theofanis on Call - 727-244-6842

    11th Sunday of Matthew

    7:45AM Othros/Matins

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy

    11:00AM Altar Boy Meeting

    Monday, August 29

    Beheading of the Holy and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John

    8:00AM Soup Kitchen Meal

    9:00AM Orthros/Matins

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    4:00PM Dance Ministry

    6:00PM Small Compline

    Tuesday, August 30

    Apodosis of the Feast of the Forerunner

    9:00AM Daily Orthros

    4:30PM Greek School

    6:00PM Daily Vespers

    7:00PM Boy Scouts

    7:00PM Bible Study on 1st Corinthians

    Wednesday, August 31

    The Placing of the Honorable Sash of the Most Holy Theotokos

    9:00AM Daily Orthros

    10:00AM Little Lambs

    6:00PM Great Vespers

    7:00PM Goya

    Thursday, September 1

    Ecclesiastical New Year

    9:00AM Orthros/Matins

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    11:00AM Blessing of the Waters

    4:30PM Greek School

    6:00PM Paraklesis to St Nicholas

    7:00PM Choir Practice

    7:00PM Clergy Laity Committee

    Friday, September 2

    Mammas the Martyr

    9:00AM Daily Orthros

    6:00PM St Anastasia Paraklesis and Fellowship

    Saturday, September 3

    Anthimus, Bishop of Nicomedea

    6:00PM Great Vespers

    Sunday, September 4

    Fr Athanasios on Call - 727-741-0139

    12th Sunday of Matthew

    7:45AM Othros/Matins

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy

    Monday, September 5

    Holy Prophet Zacharias, Father of the Venerable Forerunner

    8:00AM Soup Kitchen Meal

    Tuesday, September 6

    The Commemoration of the Miracle Wrought by Archangel Michael in Colossae (Chonae)

    9:00AM Daily Orthros

    4:30PM Greek School

    6:00PM Daily Vespers

    7:00PM Boy Scouts

    7:00PM Bible Study on 1st Corinthians

    Wednesday, September 7

    The Forefeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos

    9:00AM Daily Orthros

    10:00AM Little Lambs

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    6:00PM Great Vespers

    7:00PM Parish Ministry Night

    Thursday, September 8

    The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary

    8:00AM Orthros/Matins

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy

    10:30AM Women's Book Club

    4:30PM Greek School

    6:00PM Paraklesis to St Nicholas

    7:00PM Choir Practice

    7:00PM Philoptochos General Meeting

    Friday, September 9

    The Holy & Righteous Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna

    9:00AM Daily Orthros

    6:00PM Daily Vespers

    Saturday, September 10

    Menodora, Metrodora, & Nymphodora the Martyrs

    9:00AM Men's Ministry to Monastery

    Sunday, September 11

    Fr Theofanis on Call - 727-244-6842

    Sunday before Holy Cross

    7:45AM Othros/Matins

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy

    12:00PM HS Upper Class Brunch with Dean

    7:00PM Women's Book Club

    Monday, September 12

    Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary

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