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Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2019-08-25
Bulletin Contents
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese News
Parish News & Events
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Wisdom of the Fathers
Saints and Feasts
Hymns of the Day
INVITATIONS
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Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (201) 652-4774 for emergencies: 201 870 2676
  • Fax:
  • (201) 652-0789
  • Street Address:

  • 467 Grandview Avenue

  • Wyckoff, NJ 07481

Contact Information

Reverend Basil C. Gikas
Pastor

frbill@stnicholasnj.org | 201 652 4774 ext. 12

Ms. Rula Thasites
Administrator

office@stnicholasnj.org | 201 652 4774 ext. 10

Services Schedule

 

Sundays in the fall, winter & spring:

Matins: 9 a.m. &  Divine Liturgy 10a.m. except during the summer

 

Summer hours for Sundays in July and August:

Matins: 8:30a.m.  & Divine Liturgy 9:30a.m.

Past Bulletins


Greek Orthodox Archdiocese News

2020 Parish Ecclesiastical Calendars Offered - Online Ordering Now Available

08/23/2019

Orders are now being taken for the 2020 Parish Ecclesiastical Calendars, an annual resource published by the Department of Communications of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The Calendar features full-color icons, the names of Saints in Greek and English, a fasting guide, and daily Scripture readings and commemorations following the liturgical protocol of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
https://www.goarch.org/-/2020-parish-ecclesiastical-calendars

Archbishop Elpidophoros meets with Metropolitan Joseph of the Antiochian Archdiocese

08/23/2019

Archbishop Elpidophoros was received August 22, 2019, by Metropolitan Joseph for their first official visit at the headquarters of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. The two hierarchs discussed the various practical, pastoral, and ecclesial matters pertaining to the Orthodox Christian community in the United States of America.
https://www.goarch.org/-/arch-elpidophoros-met-joseph-visit

FAITH Announces New Program “Executive Education Program in Strategic Leadership and Transformative Action” (SLTA) for members of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese at The Fletcher School at Tufts University

08/22/2019

FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism (FAITH), in partnership with The Fletcher School at Tufts University, is pleased to announce a new leadership training program, the “Executive Education Program in Strategic Leadership and Transformative Action” (SLTA) for members of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese at The Fletcher School at Tufts University.
https://www.goarch.org/-/faith-endowment-executive-education-program

Archbishop Elpidophoros Meets with Archbishop Anoushavan, Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church

08/20/2019

On Tuesday, August 20, 2019, Archbishop Elpidophoros met with Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church under the jurisdiction of the Holy See of the Great House of Cilicia.
https://www.goarch.org/-/2019-08-20-archbishop-anoushavan-armenian-apostolic-church

Enthronement Luncheon Proceeds to Benefit St. Nicholas

08/19/2019

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America reports that a donation of $260,000 is being made to the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine from the proceeds of the Enthronement Luncheon for His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros.
https://www.goarch.org/-/enthronement-luncheon-proceeds-to-benefit-st-nicholas
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Parish News & Events

WEEKLY BULLETIN

08/25/2019

 

August 25, 2019                      10TH Sunday of Matthew            

 

Orthros: 8:30A.M.

Epistle: I Corinthians: 4:9-16 (pg. 1310)

Divine Liturgy: 9:30A.M.

Gospel: Matthew 17:14-23 (pg.1165)

 

Acolytes: James Gougousis,

Alexandros Christakos, Connor O’Neill, Michael Maris, Damon Servidio Jr.

 

Ushers: Tommy Stavrianos,

Shelley Markoulis, Dimitri Markoulis

Narthex: Evans Agrapidis, Claire Melissas, George Bayiokos

 

Reader: Presvytera Sophia

 

Greeter: The Athan Gougousis Family


  Fellowship Hour
Daughters of Penelope

Prosforon: The Karkanias Family
     

Thank you, Lord for Your strength and guidance in my work. You are the fulfillment of all good things.
Fill my soul with joy and gladness, that I may praise You always. Amen.

Saint Titus of the 70

Saint Titus was a Greek by race, and an idolater. But having believed in Christ through the Apostle Paul, he became Paul's disciple and follower and labored with him greatly in the preaching of the Gospel. When Paul ordained him Bishop of Crete, he later wrote to him the Epistle which bears his name. Having shepherded in an apostolic manner the flock that had been entrusted to him, and being full of days, he reposed in peace, some ninety-four years of age.

 

Memorial & Trisagion:  A 1 year memorial for Maria Karkanias and a 36 year memorial for Basil Karkanias, beloved parents of Jim and his wife Cherolyn, George and Nikolas and his wife Harriet. Adored grandparents of Alena, Grace, Barbara, Elisabeth, Loukas and Lazarus. Loving and devoted aunt, uncle, siblings and cousins to many dear family members.
A 4 year Trisagion  for Jeffrey Symeonides, beloved husband of Stacy, father of Dean and his wife Christina and Michael and his fiancée Rose.  Grandfather of Nicole and Marisa. Beloved uncle to many dear family members.   May their memory be eternal.
Fellowship hour is sponsored by the Karkanias and the Symeonides families. 

 

August 27th - Phanourios the Great Martyr: Little is known of the holy Martyr Phanourios, except that which is depicted concerning his martyrdom on his holy icon, which was discovered in the year 1500 among the ruins of an ancient church on Rhodes, when the Muslims ruled there. Thus he is called "the Newly Revealed." The faithful pray to Saint Phanourios especially to help them recover things that have been lost and because he has answered their prayers so often, the custom has arisen of baking a Phaneropita ("Phanourios-Cake") as a thanks-offering.

 

Kali Parea (Senior Fellowship): Kali Parea will hold its first meeting and picnic for the season on Tuesday, September 3 at the James A. McFaul Environmental Center on Crescent Avenue, in Wyckoff.

The park and walking trails are available to us from 12Noon to 3 PM. Please bring your lunch and dessert will be served. All our parishioners are invited to join us at the center.

 

 

Holy Cross Celebration: Metropolitan Evangelos invites us all to celebrate Holy Cross Day on Sunday, September 15th at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park.  We will send our GOYA divers to retrieve the Cross! All parishioners are invited to support /attend this celebration and free picnic.  The churches in New Jersey will not celebrate Divine Liturgy on September 15th. Saint Nicholas will be closed.

 

The Orthodox Christian Network: For inspiration on the internet, start your day at MYOCN.NET

 

Summer Schedule Continues: Orthros at 8:30am and Divine Liturgy at 9:30am.  NOTE: Weekday worship hours, including Saturdays, remain at regular start times- Orthros at 9am and Divine Liturgy at 10a.m.

 

Saint Nicholas is on Social Media! Like us on Facebook @stnicholasnj and follow us on Instagram @stnicholasgoc. To share your ministry’s events and activities email socialmedia@stnicholasnj.org.

 

The Orthodox Ladies Prayer Group:  All ladies are welcome to join our prayer meetings held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday evening of each month at 7:30pm in our Theotokos chapel.  We spend a dedicated time of informal prayer for our nation, church community, families and friends.  Not only are we seeing countless answers to prayers, but this intimate time of fellowship together is encouraging and deepening our own faith. You are welcome to join us anytime.  All prayer requests are kept confidential. Call the parish office or Irene Ayvas 201-803-2307, with any prayer requests you want added to our list or submitted to the “Email Prayer Chain”. “Email Prayer Chain”:  It’s simple and powerful.  If you are interested in being a part of this ministry, email Irene Ayvas at iayvas@yahoo.com with your email contact info or call 201-803-2307.

 

Saint Nicholas Greek Festival: Our Saint Nicholas Greek Festival is set for September 20-22.  Let’s all step up and volunteer to make this a successful event for our community. Expect lots of food, dancing and fun! To be a “VIP” ( volunteer in parish) or for information, contact: Nick Pirsos pirsos@verizon.net or Angelo Lefer angelo5763@msn.com 

 

Saint Nicholas Festival T-Shirts: Order Your Festival Volunteer Shirts Today! We are selling volunteer t-shirts again this year. Please email socialmedia@stnicholasnj.org to receive an order form. All orders must be placed by August 26th.

Greek School: Parents! This is a friendly reminder to complete your Saint Nicholas Greek School 2019-2020 registration online. Seats are limited! Information and registration can be found at https://sngswyckoff.corsizio.com. Additional questions to Angela Bachardy at angelarokkos@hotmail.com or Demetra Pittas at demetra.pittas@gmail.com.

 

Save the Date: Parish 50th Anniversary Celebration: Sunday November 3, 2019

Photo Collection for the 50th Anniversary Gala- Do you have any photos of St. Nicholas and its events throughout the years? Please share them with us to use in a commemorative video for the 50th Anniversary Gala!  Please send your digital photos to saintnicholasgala@gmail.com or give hard copies of the photos to Diana Manoussakis or Toni Gasparis. Hard copies will be returned. Thank you for your help!

 

Giving Tree/Mortgage Burning Campaign: bygod’s graceour parish plans to be mortgage free by 2020- you can help to make it happen! Various giving levels are available: you can leaf your donation, or show your love - donate a dove… be the first on your block to donate a rock…be a hunk and give a tree trunk!   You can memorialize your loved one by donating to the Giving Tree and including a scriptural message. Contact Fr. Bill at 201 652 4774 ext. 12 or frbill@stnicholasnj.org

 


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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Tenth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 21:1-14

At that time, being raised from the dead, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he revealed himself in this way. Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat; but that night they caught nothing. Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, "Children, have you any fish?" They answered him, "No." He said to them, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, for the quantity of fish. The disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his clothes, for he was stripped for work, and sprang into the sea. But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off.

When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish lying on it, and bread. Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish that you have just caught." So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three of them; and although there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared ask him, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. First Mode. 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 First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16.

Brethren, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me.

Gospel Reading

10th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 17:14-23

At that time, a man came up to Jesus and kneeling before him said, "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him." And Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me." And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move hence to yonder place,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting." As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day."

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Wisdom of the Fathers

Yet if his unbelief was the cause ... why does He blame the disciples? Signifying, that even without persons to bring the sick in faith, they might in many instances work a cure.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 57 on Matthew 17, 4th Century

For as the faith of the person presenting oftentimes availed for receiving the cure, even from inferior ministers; so the power of the doers oftentimes sufficed, even without belief in those who came to work the miracle.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 57 on Matthew 17, 4th Century

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Saints and Feasts

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August 25

10th Sunday of Matthew

Philbartbarnabas
August 25

Return of the Body of Bartholomew the Glorious Apostle

Concerning the Apostle Bartholomew, see June 11

Allsaint
August 25

Titus the Apostle of the 70

Saint Titus was a Greek by race, and an idolater. But having believed in Christ through the Apostle Paul, he became Paul's disciple and follower and labored with him greatly in the preaching of the Gospel. When Paul ordained him Bishop of Crete, he later wrote to him the Epistle which bears his name. Having shepherded in an apostolic manner the flock that had been entrusted to him, and being full of days, he reposed in peace, some ninety-four years of age.

Allsaint
August 25

John the Cappadocian, Epiphanius and Menas, Patriarchs of Constantinople

Allsaint
August 25

Ebba, First Abbess of Coldingham

Allsaint
August 25

Holy Father John of Carpathia

Allsaint
August 26

11th Monday after Pentecost

Natalia
August 26

The Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalie

The holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalie confessed the Christian Faith during the reign of Maximian, in Nicomedia, in the year 298. Adrian was a pagan; witnessing the valor of the Martyrs, and the fervent faith with which they suffered their torments, he also declared himself a Christian and was imprisoned. When this was told to his wife Natalie, who was secretly a believer, she visited him in prison and encouraged him in his sufferings. Saint Adrian's hands and feet were placed on an anvil and broken off with a hammer; he died in his torments. His blessed wife recovered part of his holy relics and took it to Argyropolis near Byzantium, and reposed in peace soon after.

Allsaint
August 26

Icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir

In all probability, the icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir was painted in Constantinople. In the twelfth century, Patriarch Luke Chrysoberges sent it to Kiev to Great Prince Yuri Dolgruky. The icon was kept in the convent at Vyshgorod, whence the holy Prince Andrew of Bogoliubovo brought it to Vladimir. The icon is one of the most venerated in Russia, having been carried by princes in military campaigns, prayed before by rulers for the welfare of the people, and flocked to by the faithful of all walks of life. At the election of the metropolitans and patriarchs, the names of the candidates were placed before this holy icon, and after prayer, the lot chosen; Patriarch Tikhon the Confessor was elected this way. The icon is celebrated also on June 23 and May 21, the last feast being established to commemorate the deliverance of Moscow in 1521 from the onslaught of the Tartar Khan Makhmet-Girei.

Allsaint
August 26

Our Righteous Father Joseph

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the First Mode

When the stone had been sealed by the Jews and the soldiers were guarding Thine immaculate Body, Thou didst arise on the third day, O Saviour, granting life unto the world. Wherefore, the powers of the Heavens cried out to Thee, O Lifegiver: Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ. Glory to Thy Kingdom. Glory to Thy dispensation, O only Friend of man.

Apolytikion for Apostle Bartholomew in the Third Mode

O Holy Apostles, intercede with the merciful God that He grant unto our souls forgiveness of offenses.

SAINT NICHOLAS ARCHBISHOP OF MYRA IN LYCIA in the First Mode

 

The truth of things has revealed you to your flock as a rule of faith, an icon of meekness, and a teacher of temperance; for this cause, you have achieved the heights by humility, riches by poverty.  O Father and Hierarch Nicholas, intercede with Christ our God that our souls be saved.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Fourth 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."

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 First Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery
  • Apolytikion for Apostle Bartholomew in the Third Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery
  • Seasonal Kontakion in the Fourth Tone © Narthex Press
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    INVITATIONS

      GREEK FESTIVAL 2019

      GREEK FESTIVAL 2019

      join us for our annual celebration of faith & culture!

      Acolytes

      Acolytes

      Join the team! if you are a male nine years of age or older, baptized in the Orthodox Christian Church, you can be on the Acolyte team! contact frbill@stnicholasnj.org

      GIVING TREE GIFTS

      GIVING TREE GIFTS

      you can remember a loved one through your gift to the Giving Tree

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