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Annunciation Church
Publish Date: 2020-04-19
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Annunciation Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (603) 742-7667
  • Street Address:

  • 93 Locust Street

  • Dover, NH 03820


Contact Information



Services Schedule

During this time of the COVID-19 pandemic we are livestreaming our services.

To access live stream of  Services please look on our Facebook page. 

https://www.facebook.com/annunciationchurch.dovernh/

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Matins

9:00 am

Liturgy
10:00 am

 



Other Parish Info
Directions: from Boston - take Rte 95 into NH, bear left on Rte 16 in Portsmouth, get off at Exit 8E for downtown Dover and turn left at the second light on Locust St. (follow public library sign). Go past the church on your left and turn left into the public library parking.

Father's Office Hours: M,T,W,& Fr 10:00am - 4pm
Secretary Office Hours: Mon-Fri  9:30am - 12:30pm

We are practicing social distancing right now. We are not seeing visitors in the office. Please feel free to email us or leave a phone message.  We will get back to you.

In the event of a pastoral emergency please call Fr. Timothy's Emergency Line 978-238-0544 and he will get back to you.

 


Past Bulletins


Hymns of the Day

Apolytikion for Great and Holy Pascha in the Plagal First Tone

Christ is risen from the dead, by death, trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life.
Χριστός ἀνέστη ἐκ νεκρῶν, θανάτῳ θάνατον πατήσας, καί τοῖς ἐν τοῖς μνήμασι ζωήν χαρισάμενος.

Hypakoe of Great and Holy Pascha in the Fourth Tone

When they who were with Mary came, anticipating the dawn, and found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre, they heard from the Angel: Why seek ye among the dead, as though He were mortal man, Him Who abideth in everlasting light? Behold the grave-clothes. Go quickly and proclaim to the world that the Lord is risen, and hath put death to death. For He is the Son of God, Who saveth the race of men.
Προλαβοῦσαι τὸν ὄρθρον αἱ περὶ Μαριάμ, καὶ εὑροῦσαι τὸν λίθον ἀποκυλισθέντα τοῦ μνήματος, ἤκουον ἐκ τοῦ Ἀγγέλου. Τὸν ἐν φωτὶ ἀϊδίῳ ὑπάρχοντα, μετὰ νεκρῶν τί ζητεῖτε ὡς ἄνθρωπον; βλέπετε τὰ ἐντάφια σπάργανα, δράμετε, καὶ τῷ κόσμῳ κηρύξατε, ὡς ἡγέρθη ὁ Κύριος, θανατώσας τὸν θάνατον· ὅτι ὑπάρχει Θεοῦ Υἱός, τοῦ σῴζοντος τὸ γένος τῶν ἀνθρώπων.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal Fourth Tone

Though You went down into the tomb, You destroyed Hades' power, and You rose the victor, Christ God, saying to the myrrh-bearing women, "Hail!" and granting peace to Your disciples, You who raise up the fallen.
Εἰ καὶ ἐν τάφῳ κατῆλθες ἀθάνατε, ἀλλὰ τοῦ ᾍδου καθεῖλες τὴν δύναμιν, καὶ ἀνέστης ὡς νικητής, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, γυναιξὶ Μυροφόροις φθεγξάμενος. Χαίρετε, καὶ τοῖς σοῖς Ἀποστόλοις εἰρήνην δωρούμενος ὁ τοῖς πεσοῦσι παρέχων ἀνάστασιν.
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Prayer List

Please pray for our brothers and sisters: James,  Elizabeth, Tom, Kostas,   Alexandra, Rita, Connor, James,  Peter,  Vasili, Sophia, Rachel, Nicole,  Christine,  Michael, Irina,  Abigail, Shirley,  Christopher, Malina, Andrew, Vera, Erin, Paula,  Milton, Galini, Yevgeniy, Alexey, Nadia, Vasiliki, Diane, Deborah, Phillip,  Jim,  Jave, Demetrios, Kathy, Elaina,  Panagiota, Conan, John, Jo Anne, Bill, James, Colleen, Barbara, Theophana, Paul, Tasso, Roula, Thomas,  Jim, Prescott, Sze, Prudence, Brittany, Dionysios, Konstantinos, Evangelia, Nikolaos, Penny, Taki, Maki, Andre, Pavlos, Stephanie, Phyllis, Ed, Bettyann, George, Althea, Sofia, Irina, Ava Maria,  Maria, Jennifer, Anthony,  Timea, Paul, John, Bill.

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. 

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Saints and Feasts

Anastasi
April 19

Great and Holy Pascha

Mary Magdalene, and the other women who were present at the burial of our Saviour on Friday evening, returned from Golgotha to the city and prepared fragrant spices and myrrh, so that they might anoint the body of Jesus. On the morrow, because of the law which forbids work on the day of the Sabbath, they rested for the whole day. But at early dawn on the Sunday that followed, almost thirty-six hours since the death of the Life-giving Redeemer, they came to the sepulchre with the spices to anoint His body. While they were considering the difficulty of rolling away the stone from the door of the sepulchre, there was a fearful earthquake; and an Angel, whose countenance shone like lightning and whose garment was white as snow, rolled away the stone and sat upon it. The guards that were there became as dead from fear and took to flight. The women, however, went into the sepulchre, but did not find the Lord's body. Instead, they saw two other Angels in the form of youths clothed in white, who told them that the Saviour was risen, and they sent forth the women, who ran to proclaim to the disciples these gladsome tidings. Then Peter and John arrived, having learned from Mary Magdalene what had come to pass, and when they entered the tomb, they found only the winding sheets. Therefore, they returned again to the city with joy, as heralds now of the supernatural Resurrection of Christ, Who in truth was seen alive by the disciples on this day on five occasions.

Our Lord, then, was crucified, died, and was buried on Friday, before the setting of the sun, which was the first of His "three days" in the grave; observing the mystical Sabbath, that "seventh day" in which it is said that the Lord "rested from all His works" (Gen. 2:2-3), He passed all of Saturday in the grave; and He arose "while it was yet dark, very early in the morning" on Sunday, the third day, which, according to the Hebrew reckoning, began after sunset on Saturday.

As we celebrate today this joyous Resurrection, we greet and embrace one another in Christ, thereby demonstrating our Saviour's victory over death and corruption, and the destruction of our ancient enmity with God, and His reconciliation toward us, and our inheritance of life everlasting. The feast itself is called Pascha, which is derived from the Hebrew word which means "passover"; because Christ, Who suffered and arose, has made us to pass over from the curse of Adam and slavery to the devil and death unto our primal freedom and blessedness. In addition, this day of this particular week, which is the first of all the rest, is dedicated to the honour of the Lord; in honour and remembrance of the Resurrection, the Apostles transferred to this day the rest from labour that was formerly assigned to the Sabbath of the ancient Law.

All foods allowed during Renewal Week.


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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Fourth Tone. Psalm 117.24,29.
This is the day which the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Verse: Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his mercy endures for ever.

The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 1:1-8.

In the first book, O Theophilos, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. To them he presented himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days, and speaking of the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, "you heard from me, for John baptized with water, but before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit."

So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom of lsrael?" He said to them, "it is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth."

Προκείμενον. Plagal Fourth Tone. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 117.24,29.
αὕτη ἡ ἡμέρα, ἣν ἐποίησεν ὁ Κύριος· ἀγαλλιασώμεθα καὶ εὐφρανθῶμεν ἐν αὐτῇ
Στίχ. ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ, ὅτι ἀγαθός, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων 1:1-8.

Τὸν μὲν πρῶτον λόγον ἐποιησάμην περὶ πάντων, ὦ Θεόφιλε, ὧν ἤρξατο ὁ Ἰησοῦς ποιεῖν τε καὶ διδάσκειν, ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας, ἐντειλάμενος τοῖς ἀποστόλοις διὰ πνεύματος ἁγίου οὓς ἐξελέξατο, ἀνελήφθη· οἷς καὶ παρέστησεν ἑαυτὸν ζῶντα μετὰ τὸ παθεῖν αὐτὸν ἐν πολλοῖς τεκμηρίοις, διʼ ἡμερῶν τεσσαράκοντα ὀπτανόμενος αὐτοῖς, καὶ λέγων τὰ περὶ τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ. Καὶ συναλιζόμενος παρήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων μὴ χωρίζεσθαι, ἀλλὰ περιμένειν τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ πατρός, Ἣν ἠκούσατέ μου· ὅτι Ἰωάννης μὲν ἐβάπτισεν ὕδατι, ὑμεῖς δὲ βαπτισθήσεσθε ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ οὐ μετὰ πολλὰς ταύτας ἡμέρας. Οἱ μὲν οὖν συνελθόντες ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν λέγοντες, Κύριε, εἰ ἐν τῷ χρόνῳ τούτῳ ἀποκαθιστάνεις τὴν βασιλείαν τῷ Ἰσραήλ; Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς, Οὐχ ὑμῶν ἐστιν γνῶναι χρόνους ἢ καιροὺς οὓς ὁ πατὴρ ἔθετο ἐν τῇ ἰδίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ. Ἀλλὰ λήψεσθε δύναμιν, ἐπελθόντος τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς· καὶ ἔσεσθέ μοι μάρτυρες ἔν τε Ἱερουσαλήμ, καὶ ἐν πάσῃ τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ καὶ Σαμαρείᾳ, καὶ ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς.


Gospel Reading

Great and Holy Pascha
The Reading is from John 1:1-17

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God; all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light.

The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world knew him not. He came to his own home, and his own people received him not. But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God; who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father. (John bore witness to him, and cried, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me ranks before me, for he was before me.'") And from his fullness have we all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Great and Holy Pascha
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 1:1-17

Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος, καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος. Οὗτος ἦν ἐν ἀρχῇ πρὸς τὸν Θεόν. Πάντα δι᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ χωρὶς αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο οὐδὲ ἓν ὃ γέγονεν. Ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν, καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων. Καὶ τὸ φῶς ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει, καὶ ἡ σκοτία αὐτὸ οὐ κατέλαβεν. 

Ἐγένετο ἄνθρωπος ἀπεσταλμένος παρὰ Θεοῦ, ὄνομα αὐτῷ Ἰωάννης· οὗτος ἦλθεν εἰς μαρτυρίαν, ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός, ἵνα πάντες πιστεύσωσι δι᾽ αὐτοῦ. Οὐκ ἦν ἐκεῖνος τὸ φῶς, ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ φωτός. Ἧν τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινόν, ὃ φωτίζει πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐρχόμενον εἰς τὸν κόσμον. Ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ἦν, καὶ ὁ κόσμος δι᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ ὁ κόσμος αὐτὸν οὐκ ἔγνω. Εἰς τὰ ἴδια ἦλθε, καὶ οἱ ἴδιοι αὐτὸν οὐ παρέλαβον.  Ὅσοι δὲ ἔλαβον αὐτόν, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν τέκνα Θεοῦ γενέσθαι, τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, οἳ οὐκ ἐξ αἱμάτων, οὐδὲ ἐκ θελήματος σαρκός, οὐδὲ ἐκ θελήματος ἀνδρός, ἀλλ᾽ ἐκ Θεοῦ ἐγεννήθησαν. 

Καὶ ὁ Λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο καὶ ἐσκήνωσεν ἐν ἡμῖν, καὶ ἐθεασάμεθα τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, δόξαν ὡς μονογενοῦς παρὰ πατρός, πλήρης χάριτος καὶ ἀληθείας. Ἰωάννης μαρτυρεῖ περὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ κέκραγε λέγων· Οὗτος ἦν ὃν εἶπον, ὁ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν, ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν. Καὶ ἐκ τοῦ πληρώματος αὐτοῦ ἡμεῖς πάντες ἐλάβομεν, καὶ χάριν ἀντὶ χάριτος· ὅτι ὁ νόμος διὰ Μωϋσέως ἐδόθη, ἡ χάρις καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐγένετο.


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General Announcements

To access live stream of Holy Week Services please look on our Facebook page. 

https://www.facebook.com/annunciationchurch.dovernh/

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Holy Week Schedule 2020 (Live-streamed)

April 17, Holy Friday

     Great Hours 9 am

     Vespers of the Unnailing, 3:00 pm

      Lamentations 7 pm

April 18, Holy Saturday

     Liturgy 9:30 am

     Canon of the Resurrection, 11:30 pm

April 19,  Easter

     Anastasis midnight    Liturgy 12:30 am

     Agape Vespers 11 am

 
--
+Rev. Fr. Timothy Curren
Pastor
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
Dover, NH
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Dear Parishioners,

I know that this is a very difficult time for all of us. We never before have had to worship this way during our most holy season of Lent, but I’m hoping that you all have taken advantage of the Live-Streaming of our beautiful services on Facebook or through our website.

As we do every year we ask for donations for the Lenten season and Holy Week. I would like to thank all of you who donated. As always we appreciate these donations from our generous community, and this year was no exception. Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus we have had to celebrate differently this year. We have not been unable to come together as a Parish Family in our beautiful church. 

We have purchased a few flowers to decorate the icons and Fr. Timothy also needed some liturgical items. There were funds that were donated that weren’t able to be used for their specific purpose. We have instead put the funds in our General Account to be used for general church needs. Please know that the money will go towards fulfilling our Church’s mission.

If anyone would like a refund of their donation, please contact the church office and we will be happy to do that. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me (603)-923-1349.

Our prayers and thoughts are with you all.                                                                                                        Have a Blessed Easter,                   Kali Anastasi and Kalo Pascha

George

George P. Coussoule

Reminder: Donations can be made to the church electronically via the button on the top of our church web page.
www.annunciation.nh.goarch.org
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Attention High School Seniors: Scholarship applications for the Annunciation Church Scholarship and the James C. Faskianos Scholarship are now available. As the Annunciation Church office is closed at this time, please call Pam Byers at 603 - 332 -7875 or email me at  pbyersrms@yahoo.com and I will mail you either or both applications. Please return the completed application/applications to my home address - 23 Prospect Street,Rochester, New Hampshire 03867. The scholarship committee is aware that some of the application requirements may be difficult to obtain due to school closures and is prepared to extend the May 1 deadline. May God bless you always. Applications are available in the flyer section of this bulletin.

ALKISTIS SCHOLARSHIP: Attention high school seniors who are continuing their education:   Applications for the 2020 Alkistis Scholarship is available in the flyer section of this bulletin.  Completed applications must be received no later than May 1st 

Demosthenes Scholarship: Awarded to a high school senior or full time college student. Application in flyer section of this bulletin.

 Volunteers to help 60+ with Grocery Shopping:   SeacoastVolunteers.org , will help seniors with their grocery shopping.  If you need help call 603-828-5524 or cell # 603-548-1574.

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Calendar

  • Church Calendar

    April 19 to May 3, 2020

    Sunday, April 19

    Holy Pascha (Live-stream)

    11:00AM Agape Vespers

    Monday, April 20

    Bright Monday Office Closed

    Thursday, April 23

    St. George

    Sunday, April 26

    David Michael Trudeau trisagion 1yr

    10:00AM Thomas Sunday

    Sunday, May 3

    10:00AM Sunday of Myrrhbearing Women

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Flyers

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Lenten/ Holy Week Donations 2020

Lenten/Holy Week Needs 2020

Charcoal :$50 (Fr. Athans & Presvyterra Keta)

Incense: $50 (Fr. Athans & Presvyterra Keta)

Communion wine: $100

(1 In memory of Dr. James Faskianos)

(1 In memory of Dr. James Demopoulos)

(In memory of Socrates & Rhodopi Espiefs)

 Candle cartridges (yearly supply):$150

(In memory of Dr. James Faskianos)

Candle liquid (yearly supply):  $75 (In memory of Costas & Alexandra Frangos, donated by the Maskwa Family)

8 icon decorations:  $40 each

3 for Salutations (1 Periklis  & Abby Karoutas)

2 Bridegroom (2 Richard Clairmont)

2 Anastasis (2 George & Althea Coussoule)

1 Mystical Supper (1 Vula & Kimon Lalas)

Annunciation:  $50 each (1 Richard Clairmont)(1 Periklis  & Abby Karoutas)

Daffodils for the Cross:  $40 (Diane Wozmak)  (In memory of Socrates & Rhodopi Espiefs)

7 Lenten season Altar, Icon stand & Pulpit cloths: $1,600  (Alkistis Ladies  Society)

For Holy Week/Easter:

Palms for Palm Sunday: $125 (Kottaridis Family)

Oil for Holy Unction:  $15 (In memory of Socrates & Rhodopi Espiefs)

Rose petal and laurel leaves:  $40 (Kottaridis Family)

Paschal Candle:  $50 (1 In memory of Sylvia Polychronopoulos)(1 Elizabeth Zisis)

Pedestal arrangements for Anastasis (2): $50 ea (1 Pam Byers)

Flowers for two blue vases:  each $30 (2 John Rouman)(2 In memory of Pat Stamnas)(Yota Scontras) (2 Richard Clairmont)

Candles for the 12 Gospels:@$10 each 

(12 John & Geriann Athans)

(12 In Loving Memory of David Trudeau)

(6 Konstantinos & Eva Demopoulos)

Large lily plants for icons: each $20 (5 Annette Roylos)(2 Nikolaos & Penny Demopoulos & Family)

Candles for the Kouvouklion:  @ $10 each

(4 In Loving Memory  of Florence Houreas Simpson)

Wreaths for Good Friday:  $50 each

(2 In memory of Dr. James Demopoulos)(2 Annette Roylos)(1 Jim & Peggy Frangos)

Lilies for steps:  6 @ $15 each (6 In memory of Socrates & Rhodopi Espiefs)

Kouvouklion (Epitaphion) flowers:  $50 x 20 

(4 John & Geriann Athans)

(4 Barb & Les Hoogeveen)

(1 In memory of Ora & John D. Mitchell)

(2 Paraskevi Stamelos)

(1 Katralis Family)

(1 Anestis Family)

(2 In memory of Pat Stamnas)

(2 In memory of Tsitsos & Vomvoris Families)

(1 Claire Delintsiotis)

(1 Elizabeth Zisis)

If an item has already been purchased,

your donation will go towards defraying the cost of an unclaimed item. 

Our thanks to all who donate the items needed to make

Lent and Holy Week meaningful and beautiful.

 

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Archepiscopal Message

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Homily for the Third Bridegroom Service

04/15/2020

We have arrived at our final Nymphios Service for Holy Week, one that is beloved by all Orthodox Christians for the famous hymn of Kassiani that concludes this Matins of Holy Wednesday.

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Homily for the Second Bridegroom Service

04/14/2020

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Homily for the Second Bridegroom Service: "That is why in this intense week, this Holy Week, we take stock of our lives, and we examine our deeds, to see how we are really living. Are we like the Wise? Or are we like the Foolish. Do we continually refresh our hearts with love for even the unlovable? Or do we waste the precious moments of our life in only selfish endeavors?"

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Homily for the First Bridegroom Service

04/13/2020

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Homily for the First Bridegroom Service: "My beloved Christians, how fortunate we are indeed. We know that after the pain, comes the gladness. After the suffering, comes the glory. And after the darkness, comes the dawn."
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