Thanksgiving donations for the Emmaus House Harlem

The St. Spyridon community will be collecting turkeys (frozen) for Thanksgiving for the families of the Emmaus House. 
Please, bring your donation to St Spyridon Sunday, November 18 after church service. 
Our goal this year is to collect 40 turkeys and help 90 families.
If you have any questions - please contact Jeanne at 914-588-2284.
Many thanks and a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving!
Working 50 Years with the Poor
Emmaus House was the first organization in the US to offer a Department of Education-funded school inside a homeless shelter, to provide housing for the poor with AIDS, while also providing a job-training cabinetry factory, a chefs' school and 5 other job-training projects plus more resources including a soup kitchen RUN by the homeless that served 12,000 per month. With the lengthy illness and passing of our founder, Fr. David Kirk, our services have been reduced during this transition period as we rebuild our board, leadership and volunteer team and as we continue to carry on his vision of empowering the poor to succeed in their own lives to then help others in need, and to change systems that keep the poor entrapped in poverty. Currently, Emmaus provides food, clothing, computer access, resources, and a listening ear and caring heart from someone who has also known difficulty.
My Beloved Friends and Parishioners of the Saint Spyridon family,
This Sunday, our community will hold its bi-annual General Assembly. It is a very important opportunity to be informed of all the different past, present and future projects our community carries. Please, make every effort to attend this meeting. We value your opinion and your commitment to St. Spyridon.
Don’t forget that on Sunday we are also collecting frozen turkeys to be donated to the Emmaus House Harlem. We will also be starting a Coat Drive as part of our charity project throughout the time of Advent. 
During the whole month of November, we will dedicate our second collection to St. Michael Home’s expansion project, offering every parishioner the opportunity to contribute to the care and assistance of our elderly. We thank you in advance for your generosity.
With Christ’s love,
Fr. Nicolas
Αγαπημένοι φίλοι και ενορίτες της οικογένειας του Αγίου Σπυρίδωνα,
την Κυριακή θα έχουμε την Γενική Συνέλευση. Είναι πολύ σημαντικό να παρευρεθούμε όλοι καθώς θα μιλήσουμε για τα προγράμματα και τα σχέδια για το μέλλον της κοινότητας μας. Εκτιμούμε την γνώμη σας και την αφοσίωση σας στην εκκλησία του Αγίου Σπυρίδωνα. Επίσης μην ξεχάσετε ότι αυτή την Κυριακή θα συλλέξουμε κατεψυγμένες γαλοπούλες για να τις δωρίσουμε στο Emmaus House Harlem. Επίσης θα ξεκινήσουμε το φιλανθρωπικό σχέδιο για την συλλογή παλτών. Επίσης κατά την διάρκεια του Νοεμβρίου θα συνεχίσουμε να συλλέγουμε χρήματα στον δεύτερό δίσκο συλλογής για το σπίτι του Αγίου Μιχαήλ. Σας ευχαριστούμε για την γενναιοδωρία σας.
Με την αγάπη του Κυρίου
Πάτερ Νικόλαος
Hymns of the Day
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Fourth Mode
From on high didst Thou descend, O Compassionate One; to burial of three days hast Thou submitted that Thou mightest free us from our passions. O our Life and Resurrection, Lord, glory be to Thee.
Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες ὁ εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν καταδέξω τριήμερον, ἵνα ἡμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν. Ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ Ἀνάστασις ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.
Apolytikion for Great Martyr Plato in the Fourth Mode
Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their courageous contest for Thee received as the prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal God. For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O Christ God, by their prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.
Οι Μάρτυρές σου, Κύριε, εν τή αθλήσει αυτών, στεφάνους εκομίσαντο τής αφθαρσίας, εκ σού τού Θεού ημών, σχόντες γάρ τήν ισχύν σου, τούς τυράννους καθείλον, έθραυσαν καί δαιμόνων, τά ανίσχυρα θράση. Αυτών ταίς ικεσίαις, Χριστέ ο Θεός, σώσον τάς ψυχάς ημών.
Seasonal Kontakion in the Fourth Mode
Today, the most pure temple of the Savior, the precious bridal chamber and Virgin, the sacred treasure of God, enters the house of the Lord, bringing the grace of the Divine Spirit. The Angels of God praise her. She is the heavenly tabernacle.
Ο καθαρώτατος ναός τού Σωτήρος, η πολυτίμητος παστάς καί Παρθένος, τό Ιερόν θησαύρισμα τής δόξης τού Θεού, σήμερον εισάγεται, εν τώ οίκω Κυρίου, τήν χάριν συνεισάγουσα, τήν εν Πνευματι θείω, ήν ανυμνούσιν Άγγελοι Θεού, Αύτη υπάρχει σκηνή επουράνιος.
Matins Gospel Reading
Third Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Mark 16:9-20
When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast seven demons. She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.
After this he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.
Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat at table; and he upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. And he said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover."
So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it. Amen.
Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 16:9-20
᾿Αναστὰς δὲ πρωῒ πρώτῃ σαββάτου ἐφάνη πρῶτον Μαρίᾳ τῇ Μαγδαληνῇ, ἀφ᾿ ἧς ἐκβεβλήκει ἑπτὰ δαιμόνια. ἐκείνη πορευθεῖσα ἀπήγγειλε τοῖς μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ γενομένοις, πενθοῦσι καὶ κλαίουσι. κἀκεῖνοι ἀκούσαντες ὅτι ζῇ καὶ ἐθεάθη ὑπ᾿ αὐτῆς, ἠπίστησαν. Μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα δυσὶν ἐξ αὐτῶν περιπατοῦσιν ἐφανερώθη ἐν ἑτέρᾳ μορφῇ, πορευομένοις εἰς ἀγρόν. κἀκεῖνοι ἀπελθόντες ἀπήγγειλαν τοῖς λοιποῖς· οὐδὲ ἐκείνοις ἐπίστευσαν. ῞Υστερον ἀνακειμένοις αὐτοῖς τοῖς ἕνδεκα ἐφανερώθη, καὶ ὠνείδισε τὴν ἀπιστίαν αὐτῶν καὶ σκληροκαρδίαν, ὅτι τοῖς θεασαμένοις αὐτὸν ἐγηγερμένον οὐκ ἐπίστευσαν. καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· πορευθέντες εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἅπαντα κηρύξατε τὸ εὐαγγέλιον πάσῃ τῇ κτίσει. ὁ πιστεύσας καὶ βαπτισθεὶς σωθήσεται, ὁ δὲ ἀπιστήσας κατακριθήσεται. σημεῖα δὲ τοῖς πιστεύσασι ταῦτα παρακολουθήσει· ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου δαιμόνια ἐκβαλοῦσι· γλώσσαις λαλήσουσι καιναῖς· ὄφεις ἀροῦσι· κἂν θανάσιμόν τι πίωσιν, οὐ μὴ αὐτοὺς βλάψει· ἐπὶ ἀρρώστους χεῖρας ἐπιθήσουσι, καὶ καλῶς ἕξουσιν. ῾Ο μὲν οὖν Κύριος μετὰ τὸ λαλῆσαι αὐτοῖς ἀνελήφθη εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ. ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ἐξελθόντες ἐκήρυξαν πανταχοῦ, τοῦ Κυρίου συνεργοῦντος καὶ τὸν λόγον βεβαιοῦντος διὰ τῶν ἐπακολουθούντων σημείων. ἀμήν.
  Epistle Reading
Prokeimenon. Plagal Fourth Mode. Psalm 75.11,1.
Make your vows to the Lord our God and perform them.
Verse: God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 4:1-7.
Brethren, I, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all lowliness and meekness, with patience, forbearing one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all, who is above all and through all and in all. But grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.
Προκείμενον. Plagal Fourth Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 75.11,1.
Εὔξασθε καὶ ἀπόδοτε Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν.
Στίχ. Γνωστὸς ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ ὁ Θεός, ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ μέγα τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.
τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Ἐφεσίους 4:1-7.
Ἀδελφοί, παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς ἐγώ, ὁ δέσμιος ἐν κυρίῳ, ἀξίως περιπατῆσαι τῆς κλήσεως ἧς ἐκλήθητε, μετὰ πάσης ταπεινοφροσύνης καὶ πρᾳότητος, μετὰ μακροθυμίας, ἀνεχόμενοι ἀλλήλων ἐν ἀγάπῃ, σπουδάζοντες τηρεῖν τὴν ἑνότητα τοῦ πνεύματος ἐν τῷ συνδέσμῳ τῆς εἰρήνης. Ἓν σῶμα καὶ ἓν πνεῦμα, καθὼς καὶ ἐκλήθητε ἐν μιᾷ ἐλπίδι τῆς κλήσεως ὑμῶν· εἷς κύριος, μία πίστις, ἓν βάπτισμα, εἷς θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ πάντων, ὁ ἐπὶ πάντων, καὶ διὰ πάντων, καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν ἡμῖν. Ἑνὶ δὲ ἑκάστῳ ἡμῶν ἐδόθη ἡ χάρις κατὰ τὸ μέτρον τῆς δωρεᾶς τοῦ Χριστοῦ.
  Liturgical Gospel Reading
9th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 12:16-21
The Lord said this parable: "The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully; and he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' And he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, 'Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.' But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?' So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." As he said these things, he cried out: "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 12:16-21
Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην· Ἀνθρώπου τινὸς πλουσίου εὐφόρησεν ἡ χώρα· καὶ διελογίζετο ἐν ἑαυτῷ λέγων· τί ποιήσω, ὅτι οὐκ ἔχω ποῦ συνάξω τοὺς καρπούς μου; καὶ εἶπε· τοῦτο ποιήσω· καθελῶ μου τὰς ἀποθήκας καὶ μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω, καὶ συνάξω ἐκεῖ πάντα τὰ γενήματά μου καὶ τὰ ἀγαθά μου, καὶ ἐρῶ τῇ ψυχῇ μου· ψυχή, ἔχεις πολλὰ ἀγαθὰ κείμενα εἰς ἔτη πολλά· ἀναπαύου, φάγε, πίε, εὐφραίνου. εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Θεός· ἄφρον, ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ τὴν ψυχήν σου ἀπαιτοῦσιν ἀπὸ σοῦ· ἃ δὲ ἡτοίμασας τίνι ἔσται; οὕτως ὁ θησαυρίζων ἑαυτῷ, καὶ μὴ εἰς Θεὸν πλουτῶν.
Schedule of Services

Sunday, November 18
9th Sunday of Luke
Orthros, 9:00 am -Divine Liturgy, 10:15 am

Wednesday, November 21
Entrance of the Theotokos
Orthros, 9:00 am -Divine Liturgy, 10:15 am
Sunday, November 25
13th Sunday of Luke - St Catherine
Orthros, 9:00 am -Divine Liturgy, 10:15 am

Friday, November 30
St. Andrew
Orthros, 9:00 am -Divine Liturgy, 10:15 am
Memorial - Trisagio - Artoklasia - Kid's Sermon
  • Offered by the Philoptochos Ladies in honor of
PHILOPTOCHOS SUNDAY
  • Kid's Sermon
General Assembly
Sunday, November 18, 2018
immediately following the Divine Liturgy in the church community hall

Only Parishioners current in their 2018 Stewardship commitment to Saint Spyridon are eligible to speak at or vote on items brought to before the General Assembly for a vote.
 
In accordance with Article 31, Section 6 of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Uniform Parish Regulations, "...regular Parish Assemblies shall be convened by the Priest and Parish Council, at least twice each year, at dates fixed by the Parish Council." This is the second formal General Assembly meeting of 2018.
 
Stewards who made a Stewardship offering in 2017 but have not yet done so in 2018 are invited/encouraged to make their annual offering prior to or on the day of the general assembly in order to fully participate (speak at the meeting and vote).
Click the Give Online here button above to send your 2018 Stewardship Offering with a credit card through PayPal.
When we believe, stewardship follows. Stewardship is faith in action; action motivated by humble gratitude to God for his blessings in our life.
2018 PLEDGE CARDS
Thank you to those who have already turned in their 2018. Stewardship Pledges!
If you have not turned yours in yet, please do so.
We now offer Online Pledge Cards!

Complete your 2018 Pledge card by clicking
Please recall: Only offerings made specifically for community stewardship count towards ones eligibility to fully participate. *See Did You Know? below.
As always, individuals who have not met their Stewardship commitment to Saint Spyridon are welcomed to observe but are unable to participate in discussions or vote.
Archdiocesan Uniform Parish Regulations and/or certain Internal Revenue Service regulations dictate that only offerings specifically made toward Stewardship count for Stewardship.
Therefore general and/or targeted donations, event sponsorship's, annual raffle tickets and tax deductible portions of Gala table/ticket purchases are omitted as Stewardship specific offerings (even if "Stewardship" is written on the offering).
Stewardship offerings made at the door on the meeting day by 2018 Stewards qualify individuals to vote.
November 15: The Beginning of the Nativity Fast
"Reflections on the Nativity Fast by Fr. Stavros N. Akrotirianakis"
Unlike our American culture, which celebrates from now until Christmas, with celebrations ending promptly on December 26, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Nativity throughout the year. Our joyful part of the celebration in this season is supposed to be from December 25 through January 7. November 15 through December 24 is a period of fasting and reflective preparation. The focus is neither shopping nor decorating, but meditating on the awesome miracle of the Son of God taking on flesh and becoming one of us. This is why we call the holiday either the Nativity (to commemorate an historical event) or the Incarnation (to recognize the spiritual significance of the Nativity). Each day of the forty days, we examine the scriptures of the Nativity. 
St. Spyridon Coat Drive
(November 18-December 16, 2018)
St. Spyridon Church is having a Coat Drive! New and/or gently used children’s, women’s and men’s coats are being collected from now A coat in the back of your closet could make a big difference for someone less fortunate facing the cold winter ahead! The goal is for all the donated coats to find their way to those who need them, within and outside our community.
Thank you for your generosity and God bless you!
Restoration Donation
The Parish Council would like to thank you our donors for their ongoing support of this historic preservation project. :

  Mrs. Ellen George in Memory of Alex Anagnos
Christmas Donations
Mrs. Eleni Angelakos
Hellenic Education Program:
Orthodox Study Group   
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 Adult/Professional Ministry
Great News: We are starting a Young Adult/Professional Ministry @ St. Spyridon!
This is a blessing for our community.
Feel free to join us for a time of fellowship at St. Spyridon.
Next meeting on Tuesday, November 27, at 7 pm.
SAINT SPYRIDON PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY
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
the Patsalos Family.
Happy Birthday to Alex!

Wednesday, December 12
Saint Spyridon Feast Day Luncheon
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.
New Children's Quiet Room
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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
Girl Scouts will meet every
Saturday at 10:00 am-12 noon,
starting September 8, 2018
For additional information regarding Girl Scouts,
please contact:
  Vickie, call or text (917) 301-8666
                                               Or email: Badams7799@aol.com
Sunday School  
Register for our 2018-2019 SUNDAY SCHOOL YEAR
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)
Fall is here and 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

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