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NEW YORK – On November 13, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros offered the keynote address at an Ecumenical Symposium titled “Truth does not fear dialogue,” hosted by...
November 17, 2019 STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY General Assembly 9th Sunday of Luke
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Orthros: 9:00A.M. Epistle: Galatians: 6:11-18 (pg.1333) |
Divine Liturgy: 10:00A.M. Gospel: Luke 12:16-21 (pg.1219) |
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Acolytes: Paul Nonas, Andrew Skoufis, Kirk Simeonidis, Vassili Salvemini, Luke Gnospelius, Christos Schmarge
Ushers: Michael Kalliotzis, Ted Milyadis, John Peters, Christos Agrapidis
Narthex: Nick Pirsos, John Psomas, |
Epistle Reading: Brigid Nonas
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Memorials: A 40 year memorial for Irene Glyptis anda 53 year memorial for Constantinos Glyptis. Beloved grandparents to Irene Mellis and Sultana Rehnberg. May their memory be eternal.
Tray Collection: your stewardship pledge card for 2020 will be collected today. please fulfill your 2019 pledge as well….thank you.
2020 Stewardship Campaign: As Orthodox Christians, we affirm that every aspect of our lives comes as a gift from God. Stewardship calls on us, the faithful, to cheerfully offer back to Him a portion of the gifts with which we have been blessed. Our fulfilled annual pledge is the single largest source of funding for Saint Nicholas, enabling our church to carry out Her mission to bring Christ and Orthodoxy into the lives and hearts of all we serve. Please consider the limitless generosity of our Lord as you make your 2020 pledge. Remember… God loves a cheerful giver (2nd letter to the Corinthians 9:7)!
Parish General Assembly Today in the Fellowship Hall 12:30P.M. Please sign in!
Church Service: The Entrance of the Theotokos isa major feast of our Church and will be celebrated this Thursday, November 21st. Orthros at 9:00am and Divine Liturgy at 10:00am.
FEAST OF SAINT ANDREW
in Randolph, Nj: great vespers 7pm on Friday Nov. 29 with artoclasia presided by met EVANGELOS; also on Saturday November 30 orthros and divine liturgy presided by met evangelos;
here in Wyckoff on saturday Nov. 30: orthros 9am, divine liturgy 10am
Shut Ins Need Christ too! If you are aware of people who cannot come to church for worship or to receive the sacraments and/or they just need a visit from Fr. Bill or our Ladies Philoptochos (or both), please do not wait; contact Fr. Bill ASAP or any Ladies Philoptochos member.
Parish Council Nominations: Our community seeks Christ centered servant leaders who are in good canonical and financial standing, to serve on our Saint Nicholas Parish Council for the term 2020-2023. To learn more, contact Fr. Bill at 201 652 4774 ext. 12 or frbill@stnicholasnj.org nominations will be taken TODAY AT OUR Parish General Assembly.
Are you A Candidate for our Parish Council? A mandatory information & orientation session will take place on Monday night November 25th in the conference room at 7:30pm. If you plan to run for parish council you must attend, participate and understand the scope of responsibilities of this lay leadership position. What is the parish council’s mission? What are the responsibilities & expectations of a PC member? Contact Fr. Bill at frbill@stnicholasnj.org or 201 652 4774. Christ centeredness and a willingness to minister are required to serve on the parish council. Candidates must also be currently in good canonical, stewardship and parishioner standing as per Archdiocesan, Metropolis, and local parish by laws and regulations. You must also be active in the sacramental life of the church, baptized and/or chrismated in the Orthodox Christian faith.
PARISH COUNCIL: The Parish Council meeting will be on Thursday, November 21st at 7:30pm in the conference room.
Philoptochos News:
Oath of Office today for OUR LOCAL chapter officers
Food Drive: The simple act of giving not only helps others but also helps us in Love and Spirit as a Community. Thanksgiving and Christmas can be hard times for people who are in need of help. We are so blessed as a Saint Nicholas family so please help from Sunday, November 10, 2019 to Thursday, November 21, 2019; we will be collecting non-perishable food items as well all the fixings for the Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner.
Philoptochos Annual Church Christmas Card: The holiday season will soon be upon us and the time has come for our annual Saint Nicholas Christmas card. All participating families will receive a beautiful Christmas card. A donation of $25 is requested. Deadline to reply is Sunday, November 24th. Any questions, please contact Aggie Tsadilas at 201.995.9158 or by email at Aggietsad@gmail.com.
Baked Goods Sale: A limited numberof freshly baked Koulourakia will be on sale TODAY in the Fellowship Hall.
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Mark Your Calendar for This Important Upcoming Date
Sunday, December 8th Parish General Elections
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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Eleventh Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 21:14-25
At that time, Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after he was raised from the dead, and he said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you would; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him, "Follow me."
Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said, "Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "Lord, what about this man?" Jesus said to him, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!" So, the word went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die; but Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things, and who has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.
Prokeimenon. Plagal First Mode. Psalm 11.7,1.
You, O Lord, shall keep us and preserve us.
Verse: Save me, O Lord, for the godly man has failed.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 6:11-18.
Brethren, see with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh that would compel you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For even those who receive circumcision do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh. But far be it from me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation. Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule, upon the Israel of God. Henceforth let no man trouble me; for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.
9th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 12:16-21
The Lord said this parable: "The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully; and he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' And he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, 'Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.' But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?' So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." As he said these things, he cried out: "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
Our righteous Mother Hilda was of noble birth, being a kinswoman of Saint Edwin, King of Northumbria (celebrated Oct. 12). At the age of thirty-three she renounced the world, and lived another thirty-three years as a nun and abbess. The last six years of her life she suffered a burning fever with patience and nobility, and reposed in peace in the year 680.
Saint Gregory was born in Neocaesarea of Pontus to parents who were not Christians. He studied in Athens, in Alexandria, in Beirut, and finally for five years in Caesarea of Palestine under Origen, by whom he was also instructed in the Faith of Christ. Then, in the year 240, he became bishop of his own city, wherein he found only seventeen Christians. By the time the Saint reposed about the year 265, there were only seventeen unbelievers left there. Virtually the whole duration of his episcopacy was a time of continual, marvellous wonders worked by him. Because of this, he received the surname "Wonderworker"; even the enemies of the truth called him a second Moses (see Saint Basil the Great's On the Holy Spirit, ch. 29).
Saint Plato contested in martyrdom in 266, when Agrippinus was proconsul. He was from the city of Ancyra in the province of Galatia.
Saint Romanus, who was from Antioch, lived during the reign of Maximian. He presented himself before Asclepiades the Eparch, and rebuked him, saying, "The idols are not gods; even a little child could tell you that." Then the Saint asked that a child be brought in from the market, that he might be the judge of the matter at hand. Therefore, when the child was asked, "Which God must we worship?" he replied, "Christ." The child was beaten mercilessly and beheaded at the command of the tyrant. As for Saint Romanus, his tongue was cut out, and then he was cast into prison, where he was strangled in the year 305.
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