Sunday, April 14, 2019 SUNDAY OF SAINT MARY OF EGYPT  The memory of this Saint is celebrated on April 1, where her life is recorded. Since the end of the holy Forty Days is drawing nigh, it has been appointed for this day also, so that if we think it hard to practice a little abstinence forty days, we might be roused by the heroism of her who fasted in the wilderness forty-seven years; and also that the great loving-kindness of God, and His readiness to receive the repentant, might be demonstrated in very deed.

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Father's Message

My Beloved Friends and Parishioners of the Saint Spyridon family,   This Sunday, following the Divine Liturgy, our Community will be marching in the Greek Independence Day Parade for the first time after many years. We are glad and grateful to join our friends from the PanKerkyraiko. Our position to march is #33. I also would like to invite all of you to consider prayerfully offering donations to our Easter Flower Fund to decorate the church and the small Epitaphio.   Join us, during your spiritual journey towards Pascha, for the weekday services and our Lenten project.   With Christ’s love.   Fr. Nicolas

Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal First Mode Let us worship the Word, O ye faithful, praising Him that with the Father and the Spirit is co-beginningless God, Who was born of a pure Virgin that we all be saved; for He was pleased to mount the Cross in the flesh that He assumed, accepting thus to endure death. And by His glorious rising, He also willed to resurrect the dead. Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι, τὸν ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθέντα εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡμῶν, ἀνυμνήσωμεν πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνήσωμεν, ὅτι ηὐδόκησε σαρκί, ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ σταυρῷ, καὶ θάνατον ὑπομεῖναι, καὶ ἐγεῖραι τοὺς τεθνεῶτας, ἐν τῇ ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ. Apolytikion for Sun. of St. Mary of Egypt in the Plagal Fourth Mode In thee the image was preserved with exactness, O Mother; for taking up thy cross, thou didst follow Christ, and by thy deeds thou didst teach us to overlook the flesh, for it passeth away, but to attend to the soul since it is immortal. Wherefore, O righteous Mary, thy spirit rejoiceth with the Angels. Ἐν σοὶ Μῆτερ ἀκριβῶς διεσώθη τὸ κατ' εἰκόνα, λαβοῦσα γὰρ τὸν Σταυρόν, ἠκολούθησας τῷ Χριστῷ, καὶ πράττουσα ἐδίδασκες ὑπερορᾶν μὲν σαρκὸς παρέρχεται γάρ, ἐπιμελεῖσθαι δὲ ψυχῆς, πράγματος ἀθανάτου· διὸ καὶ μετὰ Ἀγγέλων συναγάλλεται Ὁσία Μαρία τὸ πνεῦμά σου. Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Mode 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. 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.

Matins Gospel Reading

Second Orthros Gospel The Reading is from Mark 16:1-8 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back, for it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed. And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here; see the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you." And they went out and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them; and they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid. Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 16:1-8 Καὶ διαγενομένου τοῦ σαββάτου Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ Μαρία ἡ τοῦ ᾿Ιακώβου καὶ Σαλώμη ἠγόρασαν ἀρώματα ἵνα ἐλθοῦσαι ἀλείψωσιν αὐτόν. καὶ λίαν πρωῒ τῆς μιᾶς σαββάτων ἔρχονται ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον, ἀνατείλαντος τοῦ ἡλίου. καὶ ἔλεγον πρὸς ἑαυτάς· τίς ἀποκυλίσει ἡμῖν τὸν λίθον ἐκ τῆς θύρας τοῦ μνημείου; καὶ ἀναβλέψασαι θεωροῦσιν ὅτι ἀποκεκύλισται ὁ λίθος· ἦν γὰρ μέγας σφόδρα. καὶ εἰσελθοῦσαι εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον εἶδον νεανίσκον καθήμενον ἐν τοῖς δεξιοῖς, περιβεβλημένον στολὴν λευκήν, καὶ ἐξεθαμβήθησαν. ὁ δὲ λέγει αὐταῖς· μὴ ἐκθαμβεῖσθε· ᾿Ιησοῦν ζητεῖτε τὸν Ναζαρηνὸν τὸν ἐσταυρωμένον· ἠγέρθη, οὐκ ἔστιν ὧδε· ἴδε ὁ τόπος ὅπου ἔθηκαν αὐτόν. ἀλλ᾿ ὑπάγετε εἴπατε τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ τῷ Πέτρῳ ὅτι προάγει ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν· ἐκεῖ αὐτὸν ὄψεσθε, καθὼς εἶπεν ὑμῖν. καὶ ἐξελθοῦσαι ἔφυγον ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου· εἶχε δὲ αὐτὰς τρόμος καὶ ἔκστασις, καὶ οὐδενὶ οὐδὲν εἶπον· ἐφοβοῦντο γάρ.

Epistle Reading

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 Hebrews 9:11-14. BRETHREN, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the Holy Place, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God. Προκείμενον. Plagal First Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 11.7,1. Σὺ Κύριε, φυλάξαις ἡμᾶς καὶ διατηρήσαις ἡμᾶς. Στίχ. Σῶσον με, Κύριε, ὅτι ἐκλέλοιπεν ὅσιος. τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 9:11-14. Ἀδελφοί, Χριστὸς δὲ παραγενόμενος ἀρχιερεὺς τῶν μελλόντων ἀγαθῶν, διὰ τῆς μείζονος καὶ τελειοτέρας σκηνῆς, οὐ χειροποιήτου, τοῦτʼ ἔστιν, οὐ ταύτης τῆς κτίσεως, οὐδὲ διʼ αἵματος τράγων καὶ μόσχων, διὰ δὲ τοῦ ἰδίου αἵματος εἰσῆλθεν ἐφάπαξ εἰς τὰ ἅγια, αἰωνίαν λύτρωσιν εὑράμενος. Εἰ γὰρ τὸ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων, καὶ σποδὸς δαμάλεως ῥαντίζουσα τοὺς κεκοινωμένους, ἁγιάζει πρὸς τὴν τῆς σαρκὸς καθαρότητα, πόσῳ μᾶλλον τὸ αἷμα τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὃς διὰ πνεύματος αἰωνίου ἑαυτὸν προσήνεγκεν ἄμωμον τῷ θεῷ, καθαριεῖ τὴν συνείδησιν ὑμῶν ἀπὸ νεκρῶν ἔργων, εἰς τὸ λατρεύειν θεῷ ζῶντι;

Liturgical Gospel Reading

Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt The Reading is from Mark 10:32-45 At that time, Jesus took his twelve disciples, and he began to tell them what was to happen to him, saying, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles; and they will mock him, and spit upon him, and scourge him, and kill him; and after three days he will rise." And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him, and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." And he said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?" And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory." But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?" And they said to him, "We are able." And Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared." And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant of James and John. And Jesus called them to him and said to them, "You know that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 10:32-45 Tῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, παραλαβάνει ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοὺς δώδεκα μαθητάς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἤρξατο αὐτοῖς λέγειν τὰ μέλλοντα αὐτῷ συμβαίνειν, ὅτι ἰδοὺ ἀναβαίνομεν εἰς ῾Ιεροσόλυμα καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδοθήσεται τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσι καὶ γραμματεῦσι, καὶ κατακρινοῦσιν αὐτὸν θανάτῳ καὶ παραδώσουσιν αὐτὸν τοῖς ἔθνεσι, καὶ ἐμπαίξουσιν αὐτῷ καὶ μαστιγώσουσιν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐμπτύσουσιν αὐτῷ καὶ ἀποκτενοῦσιν αὐτόν, καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἀναστήσεται. Καὶ προσπορεύονται αὐτῷ ᾿Ιάκωβος καὶ ᾿Ιωάννης υἱοὶ Ζεβεδαίου λέγοντες· διδάσκαλε, θέλομεν ἵνα ὃ ἐὰν αἰτήσωμεν ποιήσῃς ἡμῖν. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τί θέλετε ποιῆσαί με ὑμῖν; οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ· δὸς ἡμῖν ἵνα εἷς ἐκ δεξιῶν σου καὶ εἷς ἐξ εὐωνύμων σου καθίσωμεν ἐν τῇ δόξῃ σου. ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· οὐκ οἴδατε τί αἰτεῖσθε. δύνασθε πιεῖν τὸ ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ πίνω, καὶ τὸ βάπτισμα ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθῆναι; οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ· δυνάμεθα. ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τὸ μὲν ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ πίνω πίεσθε, καὶ τὸ βάπτισμα ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθήσεσθε· τὸ δὲ καθίσαι ἐκ δεξιῶν μου καὶ ἐξ εὐωνύμων οὐκ ἔστιν ἐμὸν δοῦναι, ἀλλ᾿ οἷς ἡτοίμασται. Καὶ ἀκούσαντες οἱ δέκα ἤρξαντο ἀγανακτεῖν περὶ ᾿Ιακώβου καὶ ᾿Ιωάννου. ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺς λέγει αὐτοῖς· οἴδατε ὅτι οἱ δοκοῦντες ἄρχειν τῶν ἐθνῶν κατακυριεύουσιν αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ μεγάλοι αὐτῶν κατεξουσιάζουσιν αὐτῶν· οὐχ οὕτω δὲ ἔσται ἐν ὑμῖν, ἀλλ᾿ ὃς ἐὰν θέλῃ γενέσθαι μέγας ἐν ὑμῖν, ἔσται ὑμῶν διάκονος, καὶ ὃς ἐὰν θέλῃ ὑμῶν γενέσθαι πρῶτος, ἔσται πάντων δοῦλος· καὶ γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἦλθε διακονηθῆναι, ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι, καὶ δοῦναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν.

2019 Stewardship Campaign

In January, we started our 2019 Stewardship Campaign by reaching out to all of St. Spyridon’s parishioners and friends. We feel blessed and humbled by your enthusiastic response. But there is still a lot to do. To face the uncertainty of the future, we need to build our community here and now based on the embodiment of Christ’s teaching and example. This is why stewardship is so crucial.   As you know, Orthodox Christian Stewardship is a way of life that acknowledges our responsibility before God. A primary goal of stewardship is spiritual growth. We become Stewards when we believe in God and begin to act on our beliefs. As Orthodox Christians, we acknowledge that every aspect of our life is a gift from Him. We are called to cheerfully offer back to God a portion of the gifts with which we have been blessed.   An Orthodox Christian Steward is an active participant in the life of the Church, as the Body of Christ, in its prayers and services, in its social and philanthropic activities.   So, what can we do? Offer Treasury. Sure, we need it to keep our church open. But we can also give of our Time and Talent to the Church. What does that mean? Good question! In an effort to make stewardship more concrete, the Stewardship Committee has decided to dedicate the next four Sundays to stewardship awareness. We will bring in people who will share with the community their experience with stewardship. The Stewardship Committee

Sacrament of Confession

The gift of God's forgiveness is received through private prayer, corporate worship, the disciplines of prayer and fasting, penitential services and above all through the sacrament of Holy Confession. It is also part of our total spiritual preparation during the fast periods leading up to the great feasts of Easter. Fr. Nicolas is available to hear confessions. For appointment, please contact the Church Office. Η εξομολόγηση ειναι ἕνα δῶρο τοῦ Θεοῦ ποὺ χαρίζεται σὲ ὅσους τὸ ζητοῦν μὲ τὴν προσευχὴ καὶ τὸ ἐπιδιώκουν μὲ τὴ γενναία καὶ τίμια βυθοσκόπηση τοῦ ἑαυτοῦ τους, με την νηστεία και την αυτοκριτική. Είναι μέρος της πνευματικής προετοιμασίας για την περίοδο της νηστείας που μας οδηγεί στην μεγάλη νηστεία του Πάσχα. Ο Πάτερ Νικόλαος είναι στη διάθεση σας για εξομολόγηση. Για ραντεβού παρακαλώ επικοινωνήστε με το γραφείο της Εκκλησίας.

THE IMPORTANCE OF FASTING AND ITS OBSERVANCE TODAY Η ΣΠΟΥΔΑΙΟΤΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΝΗΣΤΕΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ Η ΤΗΡΗΣΙΣ ΑΥΤΗΣ ΣΗΜΕΡΟΝ (Holy and Great Council 2016)

"Fasting is a divine commandment (Gen 2:16-17). According to Basil the Great, fasting is as old as humanity itself; it was prescribed in paradise (On Fasting, 1, 3. PG 31, 168A). It is a great spiritual endeavor and the foremost expression of the Orthodox ascetic ideal. The Orthodox Church, in strict conformity with the apostolic precepts, the synodal canons, and the patristic tradition as a whole, has always proclaimed the great significance of fasting for our spiritual life and salvation. The annual liturgical cycle reflects the entire patristic teaching on fasting, the teaching on constant and unceasing watchfulness of the human person, and our participation in spiritual struggles. Accordingly, the Triodion praises fasting as grace that is full of light, as an invincible weapon, the beginning of spiritual struggles, the perfect path of virtues, the nourishment for the soul, the source of all wisdom, life imperishable, an imitation of the angelic life, the mother of all good things and virtues. (…) "As a spiritual endeavor, the true fast is inseparable from unceasing prayer and genuine repentance. Repentance without fasting is fruitless (Basil the Great, On Fasting 1, 3. PG 31, 168A), as fasting without merciful deeds is dead, especially nowadays when the unequal and unjust distribution of goods deprives entire nations of their daily bread. (…) "Abstinence from certain foods during the fast and temperance, not only with regard to what to eat but also how much to eat, constitutes a visible aspect of this spiritual endeavor. “In the literal sense, fasting is abstinence from food, but food makes us neither more nor less righteous. However, in the spiritual sense, it is clear that, as life comes from food for each of us and the lack of food is a symbol of death, so it is necessary that we fast from worldly things, in order that we might die to the world and after this, having partaken of the divine nourishment, live in God” (Clement of Alexandria, From the Prophetic Eclogae. PG 9, 704D-705A). Therefore, the true fast affects the entire life in Christ of the faithful and is crowned by their participation in divine worship, particularly in the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist."  Ἡ νηστεία εἶναι θεία ἐντολή (Γεν. β’, 16-17). Κατά τόν Μ. Βασίλειον, «συνηλικιῶτίς ἐστι τῆς ἀνθρωπότητος· νηστεία γάρ ἐν τῷ παραδείσῳ ἐνομοθετήθη» (Περί νηστείας, 1, 3. PG 31, 168A). Εἶναι μέγα πνευματικόν ἀγώνισμα καί ἡ κατ’ ἐξοχήν ἔκφρασις τοῦ ἀσκητικοῦ ἰδεώδους τῆς Ὀρθοδοξίας. Ἡ Ὀρθόδοξος Ἐκκλησία ἀπαρεγκλίτως στοιχοῦσα εἴς τε τά ἀποστολικά θεσπίσματα καί τούς συνοδικούς κανόνας καί εἰς τήν καθ’ ὅλου πατερικήν παράδοσιν, διεκήρυξε πάντοτε τήν ὑψίστην ἀξίαν τῆς νηστείας διά τόν πνευματικόν βίον τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καί τήν σωτηρίαν αὐτοῦ. Εἰς τόν κύκλον τῆς λατρείας τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου προβάλλεται ἡ ὅλη περί τῆς νηστείας πατερική παράδοσις καί διδασκαλία διά τήν συνεχῆ καί ἀδιάπτωτον ἐγρήγορσιν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καί τήν ἐπίδοσιν αὐτοῦ εἰς τούς πνευματικούς ἀγῶνας. Διό καί ὑμνεῖται εἰς τό Τριῴδιον ὡς χάρις πολύφωτος, ὡς ὅπλον ἀκαταμάχητον, ὡς πνευματικῶν ἀγώνων ἀρχή, ὡς καλλίστη τρίβος ἀρετῶν, ὡς τροφή ψυχῆς, ὡς πηγή φιλοσοφίας ἁπάσης, ὡς ἀφθάρτου διαγωγῆς καί ἰσαγγέλου πολιτείας τό μίμημα, ὡς μήτηρ τῶν ἀγαθῶν ἁπάντων καί πασῶν τῶν ἀρετῶν. Ἡ ἀληθής νηστεία, ὡς πνευματικόν ἀγώνισμα, συνδέεται πρός τήν ἀδιάλειπτον προσευχήν καί τήν εἰλικρινῆ μετάνοιαν. «Μετάνοια χωρὶς νηστείας ἀργή» (Μ. Βασιλείου, Περί νηστείας 1, 3. PG 31, 168A), ὡς ἐπίσης καί νηστεία ἄνευ ἔργων εὐποιΐας εἶναι νεκρά, ἰδίᾳ δέ κατά τήν σύγχρονον ἐποχήν, καθ’ ἥν ἡ ἄνισος καί ἄδικος κατανομή τῶν ἀγαθῶν στερεῖ καί αὐτοῦ τοῦ ἐπιουσίου ἄρτου ὁλοκλήρους λαούς. Ἡ κατά τήν νηστείαν ἀποχή ἔκ τινων καθωρισμένων τροφῶν καί ἡ κατ’ αὐτήν ὀλιγάρκεια, οὐ μόνον κατά τό εἶδος, ἀλλά καί κατά τήν ποσότητα τῶν μεταλαμβανομένων τροφῶν, ἀποτελοῦν τό αἰσθητόν στοιχεῖον τοῦ πνευματικοῦ ἀγωνίσματος. «Ἡ νηστεία ἀποχὴ τροφῆς ἐστι κατὰ τὸ σημαινόμενον. Τροφὴ δὲ οὐδὲν δικαιοτέρους ἡμᾶς ἢ ἀδικωτέρους ἀπεργάζεται· κατὰ δὲ τὸ μυστικὸν δηλοῖ ὅτι, ὥσπερ τοῖς καθ’ ἕνα ἐκ τροφῆς ἡ ζωή, ἡ δὲ ἀτροφία θανάτου σύμβολον, οὕτω καὶ ἡμᾶς τῶν κοσμικῶν νηστεύειν χρή, ἵνα τῷ κόσμῳ ἀποθάνωμεν, καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο, τροφῆς θείας μεταλαβόντες, Θεῷ ζήσωμεν» (Κλήμεντος Ἀλεξανδρέως, Ἐκ τῶν Προφητικῶν Ἐκλογαί. ΡG 9, 704D-705A). Oὕτως, ἡ ἀληθής νηστεία ἀναφέρεται εἰς τήν καθ’ ὅλου ἐν Χριστῷ ζωήν τῶν πιστῶν καί κορυφοῦται διά τῆς συμμετοχῆς αὐτῶν εἰς τήν θείαν λατρείαν καί ἰδίᾳ εἰς τό μυστήριον τῆς Θείας Εὐχαριστίας.

EASTER FLOWER DONATIONS

As we walk towards Pascha, we invite you to prayerfully consider offering funds to our Easter Flower Fund to decorate the church and the small Epitaphio. Thank you for considering a gift! Θα θέλαμε να σας προσκαλέσουμε όλους σας να εξετάσετε με προσευχή τις δωρεές στο Easter Flower Fund για να διακοσμήσουμε την Εκκλησία και το μικρό Επιτάφιο. Ευχαριστώ! Thank you to this week's donors:

Mrs. Effie Bessios Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Floratos Ms. Irene Fotopoulos Ms. Katie Houpouridou Mrs. Hariklia Kantarakis Mr. & Mrs Theodore Mattera Mrs. Mary O'Shaughnessy Mr. & Mrs. Konstantine Paschalides Riverdale Funeral Home- The Apostle Family Mrs. Angeliki Tsiatsiou ‌

And all those who contributed to the collection in church.

Job Opportunity

Our community is looking for a full-time Office Coordinator. For more information please visit: http://www.orthodoxjobs.com

Schedule of Services

Friday, April 12 Acathist to the Theotokos 7:00 pm Sunday, April 14 5th Sunday of Lent Orthros, 9:00 am -Divine Liturgy, 10:15 am

Wednesday, April 17 Presancified Liturgy 7:00 pm Friday, April 19 Presancified Liturgy 9:00 am

Liturgical Schedule during Holy Week

Saturday, April 20* Saturday of Lazarus Σάββατο του Λαζάρου Orthros, 9 am;  Divine Liturgy, 10.15 am Sunday, April 21* Palm Sunday Κυριακή των Βαΐων Orthros, 9 am;  Divine Liturgy, 10.15 am Sunday, April 21* Service of the Bridegroom Η ακολουθία του Νυμφίου Orthros, 7 pm Holy Monday, April 22* Service of the Bridegroom Η ακολουθία του Νυμφίου Orthros, 7 pm Holy Tuesday, April 23* Service of the Bridegroom Η ακολουθία του Νυμφίου  Orthros, 7 pm Holy Wednesday, April 24 Presanctified Liturgy Θεία Λειτουργία Προηγιασμένων 9 am H oly Wednesday, April 24* Holy Unction Αγίον Ευχέλαιον 7 pm Holy Thursday, April 25 Mystical Supper Μυστικός Δείπνος Vesperal Liturgy, 8 am Holy Thursday, April 25* Reading of the Twelve Gospels Δώδεκα Ευαγγέλια Orthros, 7 pm H oly Friday, April 26 Royal Hours Αι Μεγάλαι Ώραι 9 am Holy Friday, April 26* Apokathelosis Αποκαθήλωση Great Vespers, 3 pm Holy Friday, April 26* Service of the Lamentations and Procession Εγκώμια και Έξοδος του Επιταφίου Orthros, 7.30 pm Holy Saturday, April 27* Vesperal Divine Liturgy Πρώτη Ανάσταση 9 am Holy Saturday, April 27* Christ’s Resurrection Ανάσταση Orthros, 11.30 pm Divine Liturgy, 12.30 am Easter Sunday, April 28* Agape Service Εσπερινός της Αγάπης Vespers, 11 am

* Complementary Valet Parking available.

Adult/Professional Ministry

The Saint Spyridon Young Adults and Professionals Ministry started in September. Described by one member as “Goya for grownups,” our monthly meetings are a time both for fellowship and for study and discussion of Orthodoxy. This is a blessing for our community. 

IOCC Hygiene Kits - Lenten Project

Please donate the below items before April 11. Our Young Adult/Professional Ministry will be collecting them on Sundays after Liturgy.  Put together a small assistance package and make a big difference. Basic materials such as soap, band-aids, paper, pencils, and diapers seem small, but make a huge difference in an ongoing development program or when disaster strikes.  Please carefully follow the instructions below (download packing list): 1.Buy a one-gallon plastic bag with a zipper closure and fill it with the following items: •One hand towel -One washcloth -  •One comb •One nail clipper •One bar of soap (bath size) •One toothbrush (NO TOOTHPASTE)  •Six Band-Aids  Συνδυάστε ένα μικρό πακέτο βοήθειας και κάντε τη διαφορά. Τα βασικά υλικά όπως το σαπούνι, το χαρτί, τα μολύβια και οι πάνες φαίνονται λίγα, αλλά κάνουν μεγάλη διαφορά σε ένα συνεχιζόμενο αναπτυξιακό πρόγραμμα ή όταν χτυπήσει καταστροφή. . Ακολουθήστε προσεκτικά τις παρακάτω οδηγίες (λήψη της λίστας συσκευασίας): 1.Μια πλαστική τσάντα ενός γαλονιού με κλείσιμο με φερμουάρ και γεμίστε την με τα ακόλουθα αντικείμενα: • Μία πετσέτα χειρός •  Μια χτένα • Ένα ψαλίδι για τα νύχια• Μια ράβδος σαπουνιού (μικρό μέγεθος) • Μία οδοντόβουρτσα (όχι οδοντόκρεμα) • Έξι  χαζαπλάστ  (Band-Aids)

SAINT SPYRIDON PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY

Palm Sunday Bakaliaro Luncheon - April 21

Philoptochos Bake Sale - April 21

A selection of packaged homemade Greek pastries and Tsourekia To pre-order and pay for the special $20 Tsourekia from Agia Skepi, please call Vickie Adams 917-301-8666 Πώληση Γλυκών - Αρτοσκευασμάτων Μια μεγάλη ποικιλία σπιτικών παραδοσιακών Ελληνικών Γλυκών και Τσουρέκια Για παραγγελίες και να πληρώσετε για τα υπέροχα Τσουρέκια από την Αγία Σκέπη με κόστος $20 Παρακαλώ καλέστε την Vickie Adams 917-301-8666

Sponsoring Coffee Hour

If you are interested in sponsoring a Coffee Hour after Church Services on Sunday, please call the church office. Αν ενδιαφέρεστε να γίνετε χορηγός στον καφέ μετά την Θεία Λειτουργία της Κυριακής, παρακαλώ επικοινωνήστε με το γραφείο της εκκλησίας.    This Sunday, Coffee Hour will be sponsored by: Please note, no coffee hour on April 14 due to the Parade

Renovation Ballroom Info:

The Parish Council is thrilled to announce that our interior Ballroom has been completely renovated. We are convinced that our new renovated ballroom will make our Coffee Hour and Events even more enjoyable, and we sincerely appreciate any donations that will help our renovation project.

Hellenic Education Program "Sophia"

In November, we started a Hellenic Education program for our community’s youth. The program, which is free of charge for parish members and is also open to the broader community, takes a holistic approach to passing on our Hellenic heritage to our youth. In addition to Greek language instruction, the program includes Greek music and dance, cooking, and arts and crafts. Sunday from 12.30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

New Children's Quiet Room

‌	Please feel free to bring your child to the Quiet Room to read a book if they are restless in church.  Our Quiet Room is outside the elevator on the church level. There are sofas and a basket with books.

Girls Scouts

Sunday School

St. Spyridon is fortunate to have a very strong and thriving Sunday School program. The Sunday School program teaches our children and youth the Orthodox faith through teachings of the Bible as well as materials obtained from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese.  Information: Curriculum runs from September to June each year Classes begin immediately after Holy Communion and are 45 - 60 minutes in length.

Seniors

Our Seniors meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 12pm to 2pm at church. Welcome back! God bless you. This ministry's significance for our community goes without saying. Οι συνταξιούχοι μας ξακίνησαν τις συναντήσεις τους , την Τρίτη 18 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018 και κάθε Τρίτη και Πέμπτη από τις 12 μ.μ. έως τις 2:00 μ.μ. στην εκκλησία. Καλώς ήλθατε πίσω! Ο Θεός να σας ευλογεί. Η σπουδαιότητα αυτού του προγράμματος για   την κοινότητά μας είναι μεγάλη.

AHEPA (American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association)

We invite you to become a member of the George Papaeleas Chapter 367 of AHEPA, which is associated with the growing St. Spyridon Community. The chapter meets on Sunday’s, at the St. Spyridon Community Center on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. It was founded in 1950 and is named after its founder. AHEPA is the largest organization of Greek Americans in the country, and internationally too. Its membership consists of Phil-Hellenes as well (friends of Greece). The organization started in 1922 and its mission is to promote Hellenism, Education, Philanthropy, Civic Responsibility, Family, and Individual Excellence. If you are interested in joining our chapter, and for more information, please contact our Membership Chairman, George J. Patsalos by E-mail: george@jamaica.net

Greek Independence Day Parade April 14

After an absence of many years, the St. Spyridon Church will march up Fifth Avenue in the upcoming Greek Parade on April 14.  Please, contact the Church Office (212-795-5870) if you are interested in participating in the Parade. Help us to make it a success! Ζήτω η Ελλάς!

1st Newsletter - "The Voice"

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News (SAINT SPYRIDON FEAST DAY )

Lydia Vagelos Callimanis National Herald Magazine Γυναίκα Orthodox Observer: Restoration Article page 22 of the June-July-Aug 2017 I AM THE CHURCH by Fr. Nicolas Kazarian Ν. Υόρκη: Εορτασμός Αγίου Σπυρίδωνα Marriage, Mirrors, and the Path to Salvation Restoration Video Interview Manhattan Times 2019 Scholarships Patriarchal Catechetical Homily