Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Third Tone

Let the heavens sing for joy, and let everything on earth be glad. * For with His Arm the Lord has worked power. * He trampled death under foot by means of death; * and He became the firstborn from the dead. * From the maw of Hades He delivered us; * and He granted the world His great mercy.

Εὐφραινέσθω τὰ οὐράνια, ἀγαλλιάσθω τὰ ἐπίγεια, ὅτι ἐποίησε κράτος, ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, ὁ Κύριος, ἐπάτησε τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον, πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν ἐγένετο, ἐκ κοιλίας ᾅδου ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς, καὶ παρέσχε τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Apolytikion of Sun. of the Elevation of the Cross in the First Tone

Lord, save Your people and bless Your inheritance, granting our rulers to prevail over adversaries, and protecting Your commonwealth by Your Cross.

Σώσον Κύριε τόν λαόν σου καί ευλόγησον τήν κληρονομίαν σου, νίκας τοίς Βασιλεύσι κατά βαρβάρων δωρούμενος καί τό σόν φυλάττων διά τού Σταυρού σου πολίτευμα.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal Fourth Tone

To you, Theotokos, invincible Defender, having been delivered from peril, I, your city, dedicate the victory festival as a thank offering. In your irresistible might, keep me safe from all trials, that I may call out to you: "Hail, unwedded bride!"

Τὴ ὑπερμάχω στρατηγῶ τὰ νικητήρια, ὡς λυτρωθεῖσα τῶν δεινῶν εὐχαριστήρια, ἀναγράφω σοὶ ἡ Πόλις σου Θεοτόκε, Ἀλλ' ὡς ἔχουσα τὸ κράτος ἀπροσμάχητον, ἐκ παντοίων μὲ κινδύνων ἐλευθέρωσον, ἵνα κράζω σοί, Χαῖρε νύμφη ἀνύμφευτε.

Prayer List

Please pray for our brothers and sisters: James, Elizabeth, Tom, Kostas, William, Alexandra, Rita, John, Mikaela, Connor, James, Bobbie, Peter, Vasili, Sophia, Rachel, Nicole, Christine, Michael, Irina, Abigail, Shirley, Bridie, Christopher, Malina, Andrew, Vera, Erin, Paula, Milton, Galini, Yevgeniy, Alexey, Nadia, Vasiliki, Diane, Deborah, Phillip, Jim, Konstantinos, Jave, Demetrios, George, Kathy, Elaina, Panagiota, Conan, Hosea, John, Jo Anne, Bill, James, Colleen, Barbara, Theophana, Paul, Tasso, Roula, Florence, Thomas, Vivian, Jim.

If you or a loved one is going through a difficult time and would like the community to pray for you, please call the office and request to be added on the prayer list. We will list the first names only in the weekly bulletin for six months, or until you ask to be removed from the list. I will also make a special mention of the Orthodox names at the Proskomede.

Saints and Feasts

March 31

Sunday of the Holy Cross

With the help of God, we have almost reached the middle of the course of the Fast, where our strength has been worn down through abstinence, and the full difficulty of the labour set before us becomes apparent. Therefore our holy Mother, the Church of Christ, now brings to our help the all-holy Cross, the joy of the world, the strength of the faithful, the staff of the just, and the hope of sinners, so that by venerating it reverently, we might receive strength and grace to complete the divine struggle of the Fast.

April 01

Mary of Egypt

When Mary was only twelve years old, she left her parents and departed to Alexandria, where she lived a depraved life for seventeen years. Then, moved by curiosity, she went with many pilgrims to Jerusalem, that she might see the Exaltation of the venerable Cross. Even in the Holy City she gave herself over to every kind of licentiousness and drew many into the depth of perdition. Desiring to go into the church on the day of the Exaltation of the Cross, time and again she perceived a certain invisible power preventing her entrance, whereas the multitude of people about her entered unhindered. Therefore, wounded in heart by this, she decided to change her way of life and reconcile herself to God by means of repentance. Invoking our Lady the Theotokos as her protectress, she asked her to open the way for her to worship the Cross, and vowed that she would renounce the world. And thus, returning once again to the church, she entered easily. When she had worshipped the precious Wood, she departed that same day from Jerusalem and passed over the Jordan. She went into the inner wilderness and for forty-seven years lived a most harsh manner of life, surpassing human strength; alone, she prayed to God alone. Toward the end of her life, she met a certain hermit named Zosimas, and she related to him her life from the beginning. She requested of him to bring her the immaculate Mysteries that she might partake of them. According to her request, he did this the following year on Holy and Great Thursday. One year after this, Zosimas again went thither and found her dead, laid upon the ground, and letters written in the sand near her which said: "Abba Zosimas, bury here the body of wretched Mary. I died on the very day I partook of the immaculate Mysteries. Pray for me." Her death is reckoned by some to have taken place in 378, by some, in 437, and by others, in 522. She is commemorated also on the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent. Her life was recorded by Saint Sophronius of Jerusalem.

Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Second Tone. 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 Letter to the Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6.

BRETHREN, since we have a high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. Because of this he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people. And one does not take the honor upon himself, but he is called by God, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, "Thou art my Son, today I have begotten thee"; as he says also in another place, "Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek."

Προκείμενον. Plagal Second Tone. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 27.9,1.
Σῶσον, Κύριε τὸν λαὸν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου.
Στίχ. Πρὸς σἐ, Κύριε, κεκράξομαι ὁ Θεός μου.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 4:14-16, 5:1-6.

Ἀδελφοί, ἔχοντες οὖν ἀρχιερέα μέγαν, διεληλυθότα τοὺς οὐρανούς, Ἰησοῦν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ, κρατῶμεν τῆς ὁμολογίας. Οὐ γὰρ ἔχομεν ἀρχιερέα μὴ δυνάμενον συμπαθῆσαι ταῖς ἀσθενείαις ἡμῶν, πεπειραμένον δὲ κατὰ πάντα καθʼ ὁμοιότητα, χωρὶς ἁμαρτίας. Προσερχώμεθα οὖν μετὰ παρρησίας τῷ θρόνῳ τῆς χάριτος, ἵνα λάβωμεν ἔλεον, καὶ χάριν εὕρωμεν εἰς εὔκαιρον βοήθειαν. Πᾶς γὰρ ἀρχιερεύς, ἐξ ἀνθρώπων λαμβανόμενος, ὑπὲρ ἀνθρώπων καθίσταται τὰ πρὸς τὸν θεόν, ἵνα προσφέρῃ δῶρά τε καὶ θυσίας ὑπὲρ ἁμαρτιῶν· μετριοπαθεῖν δυνάμενος τοῖς ἀγνοοῦσιν καὶ πλανωμένοις, ἐπεὶ καὶ αὐτὸς περίκειται ἀσθένειαν· καὶ διὰ ταύτην ὀφείλει, καθὼς περὶ τοῦ λαοῦ, οὕτως καὶ περὶ ἑαυτοῦ, προσφέρειν ὑπὲρ ἁμαρτιῶν. Καὶ οὐχ ἑαυτῷ τις λαμβάνει τὴν τιμήν, ἀλλὰ καλούμενος ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ, καθάπερ καὶ Ἀαρών. Οὕτως καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐχ ἑαυτὸν ἐδόξασεν γενηθῆναι ἀρχιερέα, ἀλλʼ ὁ λαλήσας πρὸς αὐτόν, Υἱός μου εἶ σύ, ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε. Καθὼς καὶ ἐν ἑτέρῳ λέγει, Σὺ ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισεδέκ.

Gospel Reading

Sunday of the Holy Cross
The Reading is from Mark 8:34-38; 9:1

The Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."

Sunday of the Holy Cross
Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 8:34-38, 9:1

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος· Εἴ τις θέλει ὀπίσω μου ἐλθεῖν, ἀπαρνησάσθω ἑαυτὸν καὶ ἀράτω τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀκολουθείτω μοι. ὃς γὰρ ἂν θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι, ἀπολέσει αὐτήν· ὃς δ᾿ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχὴν ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ καὶ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, οὗτος σώσει αὐτήν. τί γὰρ ὠφελήσει ἄνθρωπον ἐὰν κερδήσῃ τὸν κόσμον ὅλον, καὶ ζημιωθῇ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ; ἢ τί δώσει ἄνθρωπος ἀντάλλαγμα τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ; ὃς γὰρ ἐὰν ἐπαισχυνθῇ με καὶ τοὺς ἐμοὺς λόγους ἐν τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ τῇ μοιχαλίδι καὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ, καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐπαισχυνθήσεται αὐτὸν ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἐν τῇ δόξῃ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀγγέλων τῶν ἁγίων. Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰσί τινες τῶν ὧδε ἑστηκότων, οἵτινες οὐ μὴ γεύσωνται θανάτου ἕως ἂν ἴδωσι τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐληλυθυῖαν ἐν δυνάμει.

General Announcements

Coffee Hour: The Choir will host coffee hour today in honor of our dear choir member, Nickolas Tsopas. We are celebrating his 91st birthday as well as his 70 + years singing in our choir.

Happy Birthday Nick!

Church Services this Week:

Wednesday, April 3rd at 6pm Presanctified Liturgy 6pm followed by a pot luck Lenten meal.
Friday, April 5th at 7pm Salutations

Dr. John Rouman Classical Lecture Series: Friday, April 5th 4pm at UNH, Huddleston Ballroom . See flyer in flyer section.

Spanakopita Assembly: Spanokopita assembly for Alkistis Annual Pastry Sale, Saturday, April 6th at 10 am. Please consider giving a little of your time.

Orthodox Life & Bible Study: Will NOT be meeting until after lent.

ALKISTIS SCHOLARSHIP: Attention high school seniors who are continuing their education: Applications for the 2019 Alkistis Scholarship will be available at the church starting April 1st. Completed applications must be received no later than May 1st.

Digital Chant Stand: For those of you that would like to follow service digitally, or would like to print out service prior to coming to church go to web site and select:

agesinitiatives.com

Digital Chant Stand

Date

Service

GR-EN PDF/PRINT

2019 Offering Book: The offering book of envelopes for weekly giving are in the narthex. Please help yourself.

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House Blessings

The Feast of the Holy Theophany is the traditional season for house blessings. If you would like your house blessed, please call church office (742-7667) to schedule an appointment.

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Calendar

Church Calendar

March 31 to April 29, 2019

Sunday, March 31

Choir Coffee Hour

Tuesday, April 2

Clergy Brotherhood Mtg.

Wednesday, April 3

Pot luck Lenten dinner

6:00PM Presanctified Liturgy

Friday, April 5

7:00PM Salutations to the Theotokos

Saturday, April 6

10:00AM Spanakopita Assembly

Sunday, April 7

Christos Zavas 40 day memorial

10:00AM Lee Congregational Visit

Tuesday, April 9

6:30PM Parish Council Mtg.

Wednesday, April 10

Choir Lenten Dinner

6:00PM Presanctified Liturgy

Friday, April 12

7:00PM Akathist Hymn

Saturday, April 13

10:00AM Choir Practice

Sunday, April 14

Stewardship Sunday

Tuesday, April 16

5:30PM Baklava Assembly

Wednesday, April 17

Pot luck Lenten Dinner

6:00PM Presanctified Liturgy

Thursday, April 18

7:00PM Festival Meeting

Friday, April 19

4:00PM Pastry Sale Drop off

Saturday, April 20

Alkistis Bake Sale

9:30AM Saturday of Lazarus

10:30AM Palm Weaving

Sunday, April 21

Orthodox Palm Sunday

Sophia Abbott 40 day baby blessing

Palm Sunday Luncheon

7:00PM Bridegroom Matins

Monday, April 22

Holy Monday

7:00PM Bridegroom Matins

Tuesday, April 23

Holy Tuesday

7:00PM Bridegroom Matins

Wednesday, April 24

Holy Wednesday

3:30PM Holy Unction

7:00PM Bridegroom Matins

Thursday, April 25

Holy Thursday

9:30AM Divine Liturgy

7:00PM 12 Gospels

Friday, April 26

Holy Friday

9:00AM Great Hours

3:00PM Vespers of Unnailing

7:00PM Lamentations

Saturday, April 27

Holy Saturday

9:30AM Divine Liturgy

11:30PM Canon of the Resurrection

Sunday, April 28

Orthodox Easter

12:00AM Anastasis

12:30AM Divine Liturgy

11:00AM Agape Vespers

Monday, April 29

Bright Monday!

Flyers

John Rouman Classical Lecture Series

Friday, April 5th 4:00-6:30pm Huddleston Ballroom @ UNH

2019 Lenten and Easter Donations

Charcoal :$50 (1 Donated by Fr. and Pres. Arthur Athans)

Incense: $50 (1 Donated by Fr. and Pres. Arthur Athans)

Communion wine: $100 (1 Donated in memory of Dr. James Faskianos)

Candle cartridges (yearly supply): 2 x $75 (2 Donated in memory of Dr. James Faskianos)

Candle liquid (yearly supply): $75 (Donated by Paul & Paula Maskwa)

8 icon decorations: $40 each

3 for Salutations

2 Bridegroom (2 Donated by Richard Clairmont)

Anastasis: 2 @ $40 each (1 Donated by Periklis & Abby Karoutas)

1 Mystical Supper

2 for Annunciation: $50 each

Daffodils for the Cross: $40each (1 Donated by Diane Wozmak)

(1 Donated by James & Rosanne O’Hearne)

(1 Donated by Richard Clairmont))

For Holy Week /Easter

Palms for Palm Sunday: $125 (1 Donated In memory of Dr. James Demopoulos)

(1 Donated by Roula & Kathy Kottaridis)

Oil for Holy Unction: $15 (1 Donated by Toby Weir)

Rose petal and laurel leaves: $40 (Donated In Honor of Roula Kottaridis)(1 Donated by Richard Clairmont)

Paschal Candle: $50 (1 Donated In memory of Sylvia Polychronopoulos), (1 Donted by Yota Scontras)

Pedestal arrangements for Anastasis (2): $50 each (2 Donated by George & Althea Coussoule)(4 Donated by John Rouman)

Flowers for two blue vases: each $30 (2 Donated by Nick & Penny Demopoulos & Family)

Candles for the 12 Gospels: 12 candles@$10 each (6 Donated by Kostas & Evangelia Demopoulos, in memory of Konstantinos & Pareskevi, Nikolaos & Aristea)(6 Donated by Anthi Delintsiotis)

Large lily plants for icons: each $20 (4 Donated In memory of Dr. James Demopoulos) , (5 Donated by Annette Roylos) , (1 Donated by Kostas & Evangelia Demopoulos) (4 Donated by Dr. & Mrs. James Frangos)

Candles for the Kouvouklion: @ $10 each(4 Donated by the Katralis Family)(4 Donated by Claire Delintsiotis)

2 Wreaths for Good Friday: $50 each (2 Donated by Anette Roylos)

Lilies for steps: 6 @ $15 each (4 Donated by James & Rosanne O'Hearne)

Kouvouklion (Epitaphion) flowers: $50 x 20 (3 Donated by Dr. & Mrs. John Athans), (2 Donated in memory of George Savramis)(4 Donated by Barbara & Les Hoogeveen)(1 Donated in memory of Mary Strangas)

Please understand that when duplicate donations are made, we use the donation to defray the cost of unclaimed items.

Thank you for your generous donations!

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