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Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2024-03-03
Bulletin Contents
Weekly Sunday Bulletin
Gospel and Epistle Readings
upcoming events
Saints and Feasts
Hymns of the Day
Archdiocese News
Wisdom of the Fathers
Assembly of Bishops News
Allsaint
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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


Weekly Sunday Bulletin

WELCOME!  If you are a visitor or a guest and you are with us for the first time, please let us know by completing a welcome card. Also, please join us next door for the fellowship hour. We are happy to have you with us!

Memorials: A 40 day memorial for Vasilios Tozios, beloved cousin to Lena Gazetas.

A 3 year memorial for Maria Fotinis beloved wife of the late Thomas Fotinis and beloved mother of Elena Maria and her husband David and the late Stewart. Adored grandmother to Anthony, Thomas Christian  and Thomas Charles and adored great grandmother to her great grandchildren.

A 20 year memorial for Cornelia Saites, beloved wife of the late Vasilios, mother of Nicholas and his wife Theresa and Stafford and her husband John. Adored grandmother of Alexandra, Victoria, Christiana, Cornelia and Vasili.  

May their memory be eternal.     

Fellowship hour is sponsored by the Fotinis and the Saites and the Patentas families.

Religious Education: Religious Education students are expected to sit in the first 3 rows (reserved for them on pulpit side as you face the altar) for the children’s message . Your cooperation yields formation!:)

 

Scripture Talk Bible Study Ministry: Scripture Talk is a virtual Bible study with a different GOA Orthodox priest participating in the weekly discussion. Held every Tuesday, 7-8pm EST, on Zoom. Currently discussing the Gospel of Matthew. Visit www.ScriptureUnveiled.com for the Zoom meeting information. All who seek are welcome, no commitment needed, and participants are free to simply listen or participate. Contact Christos Agrapidis for more information, 201-213-6959.

GOYA Sights & Sounds Showcase: Our GOYAns participated in the Sights & Sounds Festival in Westfield yesterday.  Please join us on March 10th for the Sights & Sounds Showcase Luncheon in the Fellowship Hall following Church services.  Our Saint Nicholas GOYAns will display their many talents and perform for you.  You will be able to view the wonderful sights they created, which will be on display and marvel at their many musical, dancing and acting talents. Please RSVP via the link below.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050845A4A92AABFB6-47845641-sights

 

Center for Food Action Always Needs: Supermarket Gift Cards, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Mac & Cheese, Canned Meat, Tuna & Beans, White & Brown Rice, Pasta & Spaghetti Sauce, Hearty Soups/Low Sodium Soups, Canned Fruit & Vegetables, Low Sugar Cereal, 100% Juice, Diapers-sizes 2, 3, & 4, Infant Formula & Baby Food, Ensure or Similar Nutritional Drink, Dental Hygiene Products. A collection basket is placed under the community  bulletin board. Thank you for your support!

 

Philoptochos Membership News: Our membership drive has begun so become a member of our wonderful works of charity organization. Contact Tammy Spyropoulos at Efstathiaspy@yahoo.com or 201.934.5139.

 

Kali Parea (Senior Fellowship): Tuesday,  March 5th at noon luncheon meeting here in our hall with Steve Bojekian speaking on “Senior Scams”  12 Noon in the Fellowship Hall.  At this time we will also share the cutting of the Vasilopita. We are happy at this meeting to have Mr. Steve Bojekian, retired Chief of the Bergen County Sheriff's Office with us.  He will speak about fraud awareness. This lecture is open to all so we invite you to join us.

 

Saturday of Souls: March 9th, March 16th & 23rd: Services begin withOrthros at 9:00 a.m. followed by Divine Liturgy at 10:00am. Prayer forms are available at the pangari in the narthex. We pray for the departed because we love them, they are part of the Body of Christ and we ask for divine intercession for their souls.

 

Our Local Saint John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival will be held here on Sunday, March 24th,  at 2:30pm.  All youth ages 12-18 who are in grades 7-12 are expected to participate. Participation in the annual oratorical festival is required for all GOYAns who wish to compete in the Annual Metropolis of NJ GOYA Olympics this May!  Go to www.goarch.org/oratorical to pick your topic and register ASAP!

Contact Dr. Eliana Antoniou at antonioue@wpunj.edu      Do not delay your registration!!!

 

Greek Parade: Our Community will be marching in the Greek Independence Day Parade in NYC on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Greek School, Religious Education, GOYA and other church organizations are encouraged to march and represent Saint Nicholas proudly. There will be a free bus leaving from the church immediately following Divine Liturgy to take us there and back. Please email Tammy Spyropoulos efstathiaspy@yahoo.com  to RSVP for your seat on the bus and for more information.

 

Ramapo AHEPA Chapter 453 Scholarship Applications:   Our local AHEPA Chapter, our AHEPA District, and AHEPA National (including Journey to Greece) are inviting all eligible high school seniors and/or college students to apply for a scholarship.  Applications are available online at: http://ahepa453.org (click on education/scholarship).  Deadlines: March 31st or April 30th.


AHEPA: Save the Date: 21st Annual Cigar Extravaganza sponsored by AHEPA Ramapo Chapter #453 will be held on Wednesday night, May 22, 2024 at Seasons Catering in Washington Township, NJ. 

 

Ionian Village (IV)  offers 3 SUMMER programs in Greece, for high school students and young adults. REGISTRATION is Open ! REGISTER AT WWW.IONIANVILLAGE.ORG. Need-based scholarships may be offered by contacting the IV office. Spots are limited and are offered on a first-come first-served basis. The dates for each session are as follows:

IV Next: June 6 - June 17 is for Young Adults who have completed one year of college or vocational school until 25 years of age

IV Session One: June 25 - July 14  for GOYA /Students who are currently in grades 9 – 12

IV Session Two: July 23 - August 11  for GOYA/Students who are currently in grades 9 – 12

For information about IV programs, visit www.ionianvillage.org, or go to the Frequently Asked Questions page at www.ionianvillage.org/faq. IV is fantastic and endorsed by Fr. Bill!

 

2024 Stewardship Campaign:To be Christian is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us: Every breath we draw is a gift of His Love, every moment of existence is from His Grace, for Grace brings blessings from our Lord.
Our stewardship offerings provide the majority of funding for Saint Nicholas. To-date, 178 households have made their 2024 stewardship pledge.  We invite you to join your fellow St. Nicholas stewards by completing your 2024 pledge card.  Come visit us in the Narthex for your card, or make your pledge online on our church website https://www.stnicholasnj.org

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Sixth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Luke 24:36-53

At that time, having risen from the dead, Jesus went up and stood among His disciples and said to them, "Peace be with you." But they were startled and frightened, and supposed that they saw a spirit. And He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; handle Me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have." And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, He said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave Him a piece of broiled fish [and some honeycomb], and He took it and ate before them. Then He said to them, "These are My words which I spoke to you, while I was still with you, that everything written about Me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled." Then He opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in His name in all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I send the promise of My Father upon you; but stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high." Then He led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up His hands, He blessed them. While He blessed them, He parted from them, and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the Temple blessing God.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Second Mode. Psalm 27.9,1.
O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance.
Verse: To you, O Lord, I have cried, O my God.

The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 6:12-20.

Brethren, "all things are lawful for me," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be enslaved by anything. "Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food" -- and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I therefore take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that he who joins himself to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, "The two shall become one flesh." But he who is united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. Shun immorality. Every other sin which a man commits is outside the body; but the immoral man sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God? You are not your own; you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body and in your spirit which belong to God.

Gospel Reading

Sunday of the Prodigal Son
The Reading is from Luke 15:11-32

The Lord said this parable: "There was a man who had two sons; and the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the property that falls to me.' And he divided his living between them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took his journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in loose living. And when he had spent everything, a great famine arose in that country, and he began to be in want. So he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would gladly have filled his belly with the pods that the swine ate; and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himself he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, but I perish here with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired servants.' And he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet at a distance, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' But the father said to his servants, 'Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet; and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry; for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.' And they began to make merry. Now his elder son was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants and asked what this meant. And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe and sound.' But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, but he answered his father, 'Lo, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command; yet you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends. But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you killed for him the fatted calf!' And he said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to make merry and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.'"

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Saints and Feasts

Allsaint
March 03

The Holy Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus, and Basiliscus

The Martyrs, who were from Amasia, were fellow soldiers and kinsmen of Saint Theodore the Tyro (see Feb. 17). They were betrayed to the Governor Asclepiodotus as Christians, during the reign of Diocletian (284-305). After many torments, Eutropius and Cleonicus were crucified; Basiliscus was not slain together with them, but was shut up in prison, in the hope that with time he might change his mind and sacrifice to the idols. He was beheaded on May 22; see also the account on that day.

Prodson
March 03

Sunday of the Prodigal Son

Through the parable of today's Gospel, our Saviour has set forth three things for us: the condition of the sinner, the rule of repentance, and the greatness of God's compassion. The divine Fathers have put this reading the week after the parable of the Publican and Pharisee so that, seeing in the person of the Prodigal Son our own wretched condition -- inasmuch as we are sunken in sin, far from God and His Mysteries -- we might at last come to our senses and make haste to return to Him by repentance during these holy days of the Fast.

Furthermore, those who have wrought many great iniquities, and have persisted in them for a long time, oftentimes fall into despair, thinking that there can no longer be any forgiveness for them; and so being without hope, they fall every day into the same and even worse iniquities. Therefore, the divine Fathers, that they might root out the passion of despair from the hearts of such people, and rouse them to the deeds of virtue, have set the present parable at the forecourts of the Fast, to show them the surpassing goodness of God's compassion, and to teach them that there is no sin -- no matter how great it may be -- that can overcome at any time His love for man.

Allsaint
March 03

Theodoretos the Holy Martyr of Antioch

Allsaint
March 03

Nonnita, mother of Saint David

Gerasimosjordan
March 04

Gerasimus the Righteous of Jordan

This Saint, who was from Lycia in Asia Minor, lived there for many years as a hermit, and then went to Palestine. There he built the great Lavra by the Jordan River, where a lion served him with great obedience and devotion. One day the lion came looking for Gerasimus that he might feed him, but his disciples took the lion to the place where they had buried the Saint shortly before. The lion fell at the Saint's grave and, after roaring with grief, died at that very place. Saint Gerasimus reposed in 475.

Allsaint
March 04

Meatfare Monday

Allsaint
March 04

Daniel, Prince of Moscow

Allsaint
March 04

Gregory, Bishop of Constance

Allsaint
March 04

Paul & his sister Juliana and their Companions

Allsaint
March 05

Mark the Ascetic

Saint Mark the Ascetic lived in the fifth century and according to Nicephorus Callistus was a disciple of Saint John Chrysostom's. Besides his blameless life of asceticism, Saint Mark was distinguished for his writings, some of which are preserved in Volume One of the Philokalia. His writings were held in such great esteem that in old times there was a saying, "Sell all that thou hast, and buy Mark."

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Second Mode

Angelic powers were above Thy tomb, and they that guarded Thee became as dead. And Mary stood by the grave seeking Thine immaculate Body. Thou hast despoiled Hades and wast not tried thereby. Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst grant us life. O Thou Who didst arise from the dead, Lord, glory be to Thee.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Third Mode

O Father, foolishly I ran away from Your glory, and in sin, squandered the riches You gave me. Wherefore, I cry out to You with the voice of the Prodigal, "I have sinned before You Compassionate Father. Receive me in repentance and take me as one of Your hired servants."

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 Plagal of the Second Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery
  • Seasonal Kontakion in the Third Tone © Narthex Press
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    Archdiocese News

    Clergy-Laity Congress Online Registration Now Open

    03/01/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/clergy-laity-congress-online-registration-now-open?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and the Clergy Laity Congress Organizing Committee are pleased to announce the opening of online registration for the 47th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress. This year the Congress will take place at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina from June 30 to July 4, 2024 with the theme, “In Christ we are one” inspired by Romans 12:4-5.


    Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Attends 33rd Annual Leadership 100 Conference in Naples, FL

    03/01/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/archbishop-elpidophoros-of-america-attends-33rd%C2%A0annual-leadership-100-l100-conference-in-naples-fl?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America is attending the 33rd Annual Leadership 100 (L100) Conference in Naples, FL.  This year's Conference is also celebrating 40 years of this extraordinary Endowment Fund, whose mission is to advance Orthodoxy and Hellenism in America.


    Metropolis of Pittsburgh 2024 St. Photios Awards Banquet

    03/01/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/metropolis-of-pittsburgh-2024-st.-photios-awards-banquet?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    His Eminence Metropolitan Savas cordially invites you to celebrate the dedicated volunteers of our Holy and God-protected Metropolis of Pittsburgh at the 2024 10th Annual Metropolis of Pittsburgh St. Photios Awards Banquet on Saturday, May 18, 2024.


    Archbishop Elpidophoros Archpastoral Address 33rd Annual Leadership 100 Conference

    03/01/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/archbishop-elpidophoros-archpastoral-address-33rd-annual-leadership-100-conference?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    I look around this ballroom today, and beholding your shining faces, I think of this verse from the Holy Apostle Paul:

    Truly, we are His accomplishment, founded in Christ Jesus for good deeds, which God has prepared that we should walk in them. *


    Women's History Month Highlight: Vivian Dehner, Accountant & Bookkeeper at the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society

    03/01/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/women-s-history-month-highlight-vivian-dehner-accountant-bookkeeper-at-the-greek-orthodox-ladies-philoptochos-society?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    March is International Women’s History Month, and it would only be proper to celebrate it by honoring the women of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. We want to showcase the wonderful women who work for our beloved Archdiocese and its Affiliated Institutions this March to celebrate their contributions and the talents they bring to our Church. This first week we present the resilient women of the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society.


    Women's History Month Highlight: Paulette Geanacopoulos, LMSW, Director, Department of Social Services for the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society

    03/01/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/women-s-history-month-highlight-paulette-geanacopoulos-lmsw-director-department-of-social-services-for%C2%A0the-greek-orthodox-ladies-philoptochos-society?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    March is International Women’s History Month, and it would only be proper to celebrate it by honoring the women of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. We want to showcase the wonderful women who work for our beloved Archdiocese and its Affiliated Institutions this March to celebrate their contributions and the talents they bring to our Church. This first week we present the resilient women of the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society.


    Women's History Month Highlight: Katherine Clark, Marketing & Communications of the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society

    03/01/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/women-s-history-month-highlight-katherine-clark-marketing-communications%C2%A0of-the-greek-orthodox-ladies-philoptochos-society?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    March is International Women’s History Month, and it would only be proper to celebrate it by honoring the women of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. We want to showcase the wonderful women who work for our beloved Archdiocese and its Affiliated Institutions this March to celebrate their contributions and the talents they bring to our Church. This first week we present the resilient women of the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society.


    Women's History Month Highlight: Amy Kalogeropoulos, Director of the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society

    03/01/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/women-s-history-month-highlight-amy-kalogeropoulos-director-of-the-greek-orthodox-ladies-philoptochos-society?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    March is International Women’s History month, and it would only be proper to celebrate it by honoring the women of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. We want to showcase the wonderful women who work for our beloved Archdiocese this March to celebrate your contributions and the talent they bring to our Church.


    Archbishop Elpidophoros Invocation – Paternal Exhortation - Benediction Board of Trustees Meeting 33rd Annual Leadership 100 Conference

    02/29/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/archbishop-elpidophoros-invocation-paternal-exhortation-benediction-board-of-trustees-meeting-33rd-annual-leadership-100-conference?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    My friends – and I am so proud and happy to call you “my friends,” – we are gathered once again in Naples to bring forth the fruits of the Annual Leadership One Hundred Conference; this being its thirty-third.


    Archbishop Elpidophoros Invocation – Paternal Exhortation - Benediction Executive Committee 33rd Annual Leadership 100 Conference

    02/29/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/archbishop-elpidophoros-invocation-paternal-exhortation-benediction-executive-committee-33rd-annual-leadership-100-conference?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    I am, of course, delighted to be with you again here at the annual Leadership 100 Conference – the thirty-third in the forty year history of this incredible organization. In fact, I would go so far as to say that the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America – as it stands today – would be unthinkable without Leadership 100. You have traveled with this Eparchy of the Ecumenical Throne for forty percent of its timeline, but you certainly count for more than forty percent of its life and progress.


    Metropolis of Boston Camp Hosts 2nd Session of Winter Camp

    02/28/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/metropolis-of-boston-camp-hosts-2nd-session-of-winter-camp?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    BOSTON, Mass. (Feb. 23, 2024) — During the weekend of February 17-19, the Metropolis of Boston Camp hosted over 120 campers and 40 staff members at its second winter camp program at the St. Methodios Faith and Heritage Center in Contoocook, NH.


    Episode 2 – Season 2, The Black American Orthodox Experience on OCN. An Interview with Athanasius Williams: An Orthodox convert reflects on life, marriage and scripture in the church

    02/28/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/episode-2-season-2-the-black-american-orthodox-experience-on-ocn.-an-interview-with-athanasius-williams-an-orthodox-convert-reflects-on-life-marriage-and-scripture-in-the-church?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    Episode 2 – Season 2, The Black American Orthodox Experience on OCN. An Interview with Athanasius Williams: An Orthodox convert reflects on life, marriage and scripture in the church.


    “Romanos O Melodos Greek Orthodox Chanters Society of Greater New York” held its inaugural elections for its first ever Executive Board following the Society’s official recognition by the State of New York as a Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation

    02/28/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/-romanos-o-melodos-greek-orthodox-chanters-society-of-greater-new-york-held-its-inaugural-elections-for-its-first-ever-executive-board-following-the-society-s-official-recognition-by-the-state-of-new-york-as-a-domestic-not-for-profit-corporation?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    In light of this news, on February 2, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited the Society’s headquarters at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration in Corona, New York, where he administered the Oath of Office to the newly elected Executive Board and performed the Society’s annual Vasilopita Cutting.


    Metropolis of San Francisco Presvyteres Retreat: An Orthodox Framework For Healing & Well-Being Of Soul & Body

    02/28/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/metropolis-of-san-francisco-presvyteres-retreat-an-orthodox-framework-for-healing-well-being-of-soul-body?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    The Sisterhood of Presvyteres of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco gathered at Saint Nicholas Ranch and Retreat Center in Dunlap, CA for their annual retreat the weekend of January 19 – 21, 2024. A total of 32 presvyteres and diakonisses attended, along with 22 children.


    FOCUS Detroit will start serving a meal for students and their families at Commonwealth Community Development Academy

    02/28/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/focus-detroit-will-start-serving-a-meal-for-students-and-their-families-at-commonwealth-community-development-academy?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    On Tuesday, March 5th, FOCUS Detroit will start serving a meal for students and their families at Commonwealth Community Development Academy.


    Parish Highlight: St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Shreveport, Louisiana

    02/28/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/parish-highlight-st.-george-greek-orthodox-church-in-shreveport-louisiana?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Shreveport, Louisiana was established in 1917. These photos represent a few moments in St. George's rich history. The Original Greek Orthodox Church was located on the corner of Peabody and Hope Streets in 1924. Members purchased this building, which was remodeled and used as the house of worship for several years. 


    Byzantine Chant: The Received Tradition A Lesson Book Review by Eleftherios Chasanidis, DMA Candidate, Protopsaltis of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity

    02/28/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/byzantine-chant-the-received-tradition-a-lesson-book-review-by-dr.-eleftherios-chasanidis-protopsaltis-of-the-greek-orthodox-archdiocesan-cathedral-of-the-holy-trinity?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    Among his many unique and invaluable contributions to the English speaking world of chanting, John Michael Boyer has intelligently nurtured and elegantly unraveled his latest pedagogical publication, Byzantine Chant: The Received Tradition A Lesson Book.


    Metropolis of Chicago Episode Twelve of “The Person of Christ” series — “What is the meaning of the love of Christ?"

    02/27/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/metropolis-of-chicago-episode-twelve-of-the-person-of-christ-series-what-is-the-meaning-of-the-love-of-christ-?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    “What is the meaning of the love of Christ?" Is a question that is found within Episode Twelve of “The Person of Christ” series.


    Metropolis of Atlanta Lenten Retreat: Finding God Face to Face Beneath, Beyond, Within

    02/27/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/metropolis-of-atlanta-lenten-retreat-finding-god-face-to-face-beneath-beyond-within?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    As Orthodox Christians, we profess God to be the lover of mankind. How does God draw us to a closer and deeper relationship with Him? Why do our hearts seem fragmented and disfigured in that relationship? Is God removed from us, watching from a distance, while we are here below living our lives in hopes of something more to come? Join us for a weekend Retreat exploring these questions and prepare our hearts and minds for the Lenten Journey towards the Lord’s Resurrection.


    Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) sent a delegation to Huehuetenango, Guatemala for the opening of the new St. Peter & Paul Mission Center and St. Andrew Seminary

    02/27/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/orthodox-christian-mission-center-ocmc-sent-a-delegation-to-huehuetenango-guatemala-for-the-opening-of-the-new-st.-peter-paul-mission-center-and-st.-andrew-seminary?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss

    Last week, the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) sent a delegation to Huehuetenango, Guatemala for the opening of the new St. Peter & Paul Mission Center and St. Andrew Seminary.


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    Wisdom of the Fathers

    Thank God every day with your whole heart for having given to you life according to His image and likeness - an intelligently free and immortal life...Thank Him also for again daily bestowing life upon you, who have fallen an innumerable multitude of times, by your own free will, through sins, from life unto death, and that He does so as soon as you only say from your whole heart: 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before Thee!' (Luke 15:18).
    St. John of Kronstadt
    My Life in Christ: Part 1; Holy Trinity Monastery pgs. 104-105, 19th century

    But if he had despaired of his life, and, ... had remained in the foreign land, he would not have obtained what he did obtain, but would have been consumed with hunger, and so have undergone the most pitiable death: ...
    St. John Chrysostom
    AN EXHORTATION TO THEODORE AFTER HIS FALL, 4th Century

    ... but since he repented, and did not despair, he was restored, even after such great corruption, to the same splendour as before, and was arrayed in the most beautiful robe, and enjoyed greater honours than his brother who had not fallen.
    St. John Chrysostom
    AN EXHORTATION TO THEODORE AFTER HIS FALL, 4th Century

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    Assembly of Bishops News

    Assembly of Bishops Delegation Participates in the 2024 March for Life

    01/19/2024

    https://www.assemblyofbishops.org/news/2024/delegation-march-for-life
    The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America sent a delegation to the annual March for Life in the nation’s capital on Friday, January 19, 2024. The members of the delegation attended the National Prayer Vigil for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Thursday, January 18, the evening before the march.

    ANNOUNCEMENT: The North American Orthodox-Catholic Consultation Addresses Commonalities in their Respective Traditions on the Sacredness of Christian Marriage

    02/29/2024

    https://www.assemblyofbishops.org/news/2024/ocdialogue-statement-annoucement-2024
    Christians from the Orthodox and Catholic Churches in the United States and Canada have engaged in dialogue for more than a half-century. Most recently, the representatives from the two faith traditions, announced the publication of new agreed statement on marriage, The Pastoral Care of Mixed Marriages: Neither Yours nor Mine – but Ours.

    The Pastoral Care of Mixed Marriages: Neither Yours nor Mine—but Ours

    02/29/2024

    https://www.assemblyofbishops.org/news/2024/ocdialogue-2024-marraige
    While commonalities exist between the two faith traditions, the Theological Consultation acknowledged that estrangement can often be seen when a Catholic and an Orthodox Christian enter into marriage. Instead of dividing the parties in a mixed marriage into “yours” and “mine,” the Consultation proposed that the parties begin with a joint solicitude for the spouses and embark on the pastoral care of each mixed marriage as “our” concern.

    Mission Sunday 2024

    02/26/2024

    https://www.assemblyofbishops.org/news/2024/mission-sunday-2024
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