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Annunciation Church
Publish Date: 2024-02-18
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Hymns of the Day
Prayer List
Saints and Feasts
Gospel and Epistle Readings
General Announcements
Calendar
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Archepiscopal Message
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Annunciation Church

General Information

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

  • 93 Locust Street

  • Dover, NH 03820

Contact Information

Proistamenos Rev. Fr. Anthony Evangelatos


FrAnthony@annunciationdover.org | Emergency Contact (401) 662-5259

Services Schedule

We ARE OPEN for live services

We are also  livestreaming our services.

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

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

REMINDER: Our Facebook page can be accessed regardless of whether you have a Facebook account. If the live feed doesn't show up right away, please refresh and keep checking back.

 

Matins: 8:45


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:  Tuesday-Friday (10:00am -3:00pm) Please schedule appointments

Office Hours: Monday- Wednesday-Thursday-Friday (9:00am-2:00pm)

 

In the event of a pastoral emergency please call Fr. Anthony's Emergency Line 401-662-5259 and he will get back to you.

 

Past Bulletins


Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone

When the women Disciples of the Lord had learned from the Angel the joyful message of the Resurrection and had rejected the ancestral decision, they cried aloud to the Apostles triumphantly: Death has been despoiled, Christ God has risen, granting His great mercy to the world.

Reading is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved by: Fr. Seraphim Dedes


Τὸ φαιδρὸν τῆς Ἀναστάσεως κήρυγμα, ἐκ τοῦ Ἀγγέλου μαθοῦσαι αἱ τοῦ Κυρίου Μαθήτριαι, καὶ τὴν προγονικὴν ἀπόφασιν ἀπορρίψασαι, τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις καυχώμεναι ἔλεγον· Ἐσκύλευται ὁ θάνατος, ἠγέρθη Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Reading is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved by: Greek Standard Text


Apolytikion for the Church in the Fourth Tone

Today is the summary of our salvation, and the revelation of the age-old mystery.  For the Son of God becomes the Son of the Virgin, and Gabriel announces the good news of grace.  Therefore, let us join him, and cry aloud to the Theotokos:  Rejoice, Maiden full of grace, the Lord is with you.

Σήμερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡμῶν τὸ Κεφάλαιον, καὶ τοῦ ἀπ' αἰῶνος Μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καὶ Γαβριὴλ τὴν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διὸ καὶ ἡμεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ τὴ Θεοτόκω βοήσωμεν, Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ Κύριος μετὰ σοῦ.

 

 

 


Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Tone

O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.

Reading is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved by: Holy Transfiguration Monastery


Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, μεσιτεία πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε. Μὴ παρίδῃς ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοι· Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων σε.

Reading is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved by: Greek Standard Text


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Prayer List

Please pray for our brothers and sisters: 

Elizabeth,

Deborah, Jim, James, Liam

 In keeping with a common Church tradition, 

we will keep names on the parish prayer list for 40 days. 

If you wish to offer names for prayer, please send those via e-mail to the church office at:

annunciationdover@gmail.com,

or call the office at 742-7667. 

Please give first names only, and preferably full names, not nicknames.

 

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Saints and Feasts

Healcanaanitedaughter
February 18

Sunday of the Canaanite

Philothea
February 19

Philothea the Righteous Martyr of Athens

Saint Philothei was born in Athens in 1522 to an illustrious family. Against her will, she was married to a man who proved to be most cruel. When he died three years later, the Saint took up the monastic life and established a convent, in which she became a true mother to her disciples. Many women enslaved and abused by the Moslem Turks also ran to her for refuge. Because of this, the Turkish rulers became enraged and came to her convent, dragged her by force out of the church, and beat her cruelly. After a few days, she reposed, giving thanks to God for all things. This came to pass in the year 1589. She was renowned for her almsgiving, and with Saints Hierotheus and Dionysius the Areopagite is considered a patron of the city of Athens.

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February 24

First & Second Finding of the Venerable Head of John the Baptist

The first finding came to pass during the middle years of the fourth century, through a revelation of the holy Forerunner to two monks, who came to Jerusalem to worship our Saviour's Tomb. One of them took the venerable head in a clay jar to Emesa in Syria. After his death it went from the hands of one person to another, until it came into the possession of a certain priest-monk named Eustathius, an Arian. Because he ascribed to his own false belief the miracles wrought through the relic of the holy Baptist, he was driven from the cave in which he dwelt, and by dispensation forsook the holy head, which was again made known through a revelation of Saint John, and was found in a water jar, about the year 430, in the days of the Emperor Theodosius the Younger, when Uranius was Bishop of Emesa.

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fourth Tone. Psalm 103.24,1.
O Lord, how manifold are your works. You have made all things in wisdom.
Verse: Bless the Lord, O my soul.

The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:16-18; 7:1.

Brethren, you are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will live in them and move among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore come out from them, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch nothing unclean; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God.

Προκείμενον. Fourth Tone. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 103.24,1.
Ὡς ἐμεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου Κύριε, πάντα ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐποίησας.
Στίχ. Εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Κορινθίους β' 6:16-18, 7:1.

Ἀδελφοί, ὑμεῖς ἐστε ναὸς Θεοῦ ζῶντος, καθὼς εἶπεν ὁ θεός ὅτι Ἐνοικήσω ἐν αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἐμπεριπατήσω· καὶ ἔσομαι αὐτῶν θεός, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔσονταί μοι λαός. Διὸ, Ἐξέλθετε ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν καὶ ἀφορίσθητε, λέγει κύριος, καὶ ἀκαθάρτου μὴ ἅπτεσθε· κἀγὼ εἰσδέξομαι ὑμᾶς, καὶ ἔσομαι ὑμῖν εἰς πατέρα, καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔσεσθέ μοι εἰς υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας, λέγει κύριος παντοκράτωρ. Ταύτας οὖν ἔχοντες τὰς ἐπαγγελίας, ἀγαπητοί, καθαρίσωμεν ἑαυτοὺς ἀπὸ παντὸς μολυσμοῦ σαρκὸς καὶ πνεύματος, ἐπιτελοῦντες ἁγιωσύνην ἐν φόβῳ θεοῦ.

Gospel Reading

Sunday of the Canaanite
The Reading is from Matthew 15:21-28

At that time, Jesus went to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon." But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away, for she is crying after us." He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." But she came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me." And he answered, "It is not fair to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table." Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed instantly.

Sunday of the Canaanite
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 15:21-28

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἐξελθὼν ἐκεῖθεν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς τὰ μέρη Τύρου καὶ Σιδῶνος. καὶ ἰδοὺ γυνὴ Χαναναία ἀπὸ τῶν ὁρίων ἐκείνων ἐξελθοῦσα ἐκραύγαζεν αὐτῷ λέγουσα· ἐλέησόν με, Κύριε, υἱὲ Δαυΐδ· ἡ θυγάτηρ μου κακῶς δαιμονίζεται. ὁ δὲ οὐκ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῇ λόγον. καὶ προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἠρώτων αὐτὸν λέγοντες· ἀπόλυσον αὐτήν, ὅτι κράζει ὄπισθεν ἡμῶν. ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· οὐκ ἀπεστάλην εἰ μὴ εἰς τὰ πρόβατα τὰ ἀπολωλότα οἴκου ᾿Ισραήλ. ἡ δὲ ἐλθοῦσα προσεκύνησεν αὐτῷ λέγουσα· Κύριε, βοήθει μοι. ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· οὐκ ἔστι καλὸν λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων καὶ βαλεῖν τοῖς κυναρίοις. ἡ δὲ εἶπε· ναί, Κύριε· καὶ γὰρ τὰ κυνάρια ἐσθίει ἀπὸ τῶν ψυχίων τῶν πιπτόντων ἀπὸ τῆς τραπέζης τῶν κυρίων αὐτῶν. τότε ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῇ· ὦ γύναι, μεγάλη σου ἡ πίστις! γενηθήτω σοι ὡς θέλεις. καὶ ἰάθη ἡ θυγάτηρ αὐτῆς ἀπὸ τῆς ὥρας ἐκείνης.

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General Announcements

Remember, you can now watch our live stream of the Divine Liturgy and other services directly on the Church website:

annunciation.nh.goarch.org

 

 

Church School

Our Church School is on break today for the Presidents’ weekend.

 

 

Memorials

A memorial will be chanted for Vasilike Caviris, 2 years, and Nicholas Caviris, 31 years.

 

 

Coffee Hour

The coffee hour is being sponsored by the Awad Family.  Please join us downstairs!

 

 

Church Services This Week

 

  • Saturday, 2/24 - Great Vespers, 6:00 pm followed by our February Orthodox Soiree

 

 

GOYA

Saturday, February 24th at Pinz Bowl, 2454 Lafayette Rd, Portsmouth, NH from 12 to 2 pm. Come join us for some fun where we can go bowling, play the arcade, and much more! We are inviting our fellow GOYANS from St. Nicholas, and it should be plenty of fun! Hope to see you there. Please let the GOYA leaders or the office know of your attendance.

 

 

Alkistis Meeting

Sunday, 2/25, after coffee hour in the church library.

 

 

Orthodoxy on Tap

Please join us on Monday, 2/26 at 6:00 pm, at Anatolia Restaurant, 2 Main St., Somersworth.  The presenter will be our former priest, Fr. Timothy Curren.

 

 

The 2024 Stewardship Commitment Form 

is posted in the flyer section of this bulletin. We ask that you fill out a new form every year. Upon receiving your form, we will add your name to the stewardship list in the upcoming Rejoice. Please be sure to fill out your form and return to the church office. 

 

Parish Council 2024

Kulin Krishnan   President

Kimon Lalas Vice President

Shana Mitropoulos Secretary

Anthi Delintsiotis Treasurer

Heidi Atkinson Assistant Treasurer

Cyprian Fresh

Lea Maheras

Robin Schumaker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Calendar

  • Annunciation Calendar

    February 18 to March 3, 2024

    Sunday, February 18

    Alkistis meeting

    (no church school)

    8:45AM Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    Monday, February 19

    19 Presidents’ Day (office closed)

    Saturday, February 24

    6:00PM Great Vespers followed by Orthodox Soiree

    Sunday, February 25

    TRIODION BEGINS

    Publican & the Pharisee

    8:45AM Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    Monday, February 26

    6:00PM Orthodoxy on Tap Anatolia Restaurant, Somersworth

    Saturday, March 2

    6:00PM Great Vespers

    Sunday, March 3

    8:45AM Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

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Archepiscopal Message

Greeting By Archbishop Elpidophoros of America At the Hellenic College/Holy Cross Agiasmos & Vasilopita

02/01/2024

https://www.goarch.org/-/greeting-by-archbishop-elpidophoros-of-america-at-the-hellenic-college/holy-cross-agiasmos-vasilopita?redirect=%2Fnews%2Farchbishop%2Fmessages%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2FJjmOoSCoGGMm%2Frss

There is something very auspicious about the timing of the celebration of our community Agiasmos and Vasilopita today. We commence this New Year of 2024 with a new president at the helm of our precious School. I ask all of us here present, to offer a silent prayer for President Katos’ good strength and success, as he takes hold of the rudder of this most important Institution of our Sacred Archdiocese. He inherits smoother waters than his predecessor did – our beloved friend, George Cantonis – but there is still much to navigate in order to bring Hellenic College and Holy Cross into safe harbor.


Remarks By His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America At the Reception before the Hellenic Education Fund Benefit Concert

01/31/2024

https://www.goarch.org/-/remarks-by-his-eminence-archbishop-elpidophoros-of-america-at-the-reception-before-the-hellenic-education-fund-benefit-concert?redirect=%2Fnews%2Farchbishop%2Fmessages%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2FJjmOoSCoGGMm%2Frss

Allow me this moment to express my profound gratitude to each and every one of you, for supporting and sustaining the Hellenic Education Fund by your generosity this evening. The marvelous concert that we are about to experience is just one of the many initiatives upon which we are embarking. Our purpose is to strengthen and enhance this unique aspect of our Greek Orthodox Faith – our alignment with the glory of the Greek Philosophical Mind, so magnificently embodied by the Three Hierarchs: Saint Basil the Great, Saint Gregory the Theologian and Saint John Chrysostom.


Archepiscopal Encyclical on the Feast of the Three Hierarchs and the Day of Greek Letters

01/30/2024

https://www.goarch.org/-/archepiscopal-encyclical-on-the-feast-of-the-three-hierarchs-and-the-day-of-greek-letters?redirect=%2Fnews%2Farchbishop%2Fencyclicals%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2FTS6kMZY0ZfXF%2Frss

Unto the Most Reverend and Right Reverend Hierarchs, Pious Priests and Deacons, Monks and Nuns, Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils, Honorable Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Members of Leadership 100, Day and Afternoon Schools, Philoptochos Societies, Youth, Greek Orthodox Organizations, and entirety of the Christ-loving Plenitude of the Sacred Archdiocese of America:


Homily By Archbishop Elpidophoros of America At the Divine Liturgy on the Feast of the Three Hierarchs Holy Trinity Archdiocesan Cathedral

01/30/2024

https://www.goarch.org/-/homily-by-archbishop-elpidophoros-of-america-at-the-divine-liturgy-on-the-feast-of-the-three-hierarchs-holy-trinity-archdiocesan-cathedral?redirect=%2Fnews%2Farchbishop%2Fhomilies%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2FJjmOoSCoGGMm%2Frss%3F_101_INSTANCE_JjmOoSCoGGMm_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Farchbishop%252Fhomilies%26_101_INSTANCE_JjmOoSCoGGMm_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Farchbishop%252Fhomilies%26_101_INSTANCE_JjmOoSCoGGMm_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Farchbishop%252Fhomilies%26_101_INSTANCE_JjmOoSCoGGMm_portletAjaxable%3D1%26_101_INSTANCE_JjmOoSCoGGMm_portletAjaxable%3D1%26_101_INSTANCE_JjmOoSCoGGMm_portletAjaxable%3D1

Seeing your shining faces this morning, as we celebrate together Greek Letters and the Feast of the Three Hierarchs, brings a song to my heart. I look upon all of you, and I see what the Lord Jesus meant when He said (and as we read in today’s Gospel): “You are the light of the world.”*


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