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St. Basil the Great Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2016-12-04
Bulletin Contents
Hymns of the Day
Saints and Feasts
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Wisdom of the Fathers
General Announcements
Attachments
Calendar
Bowedwoman
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St. Basil the Great Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (281) 679-5395
  • Fax:
  • (281) 679-5397
  • Street Address:

  • 1100 Eldridge Parkway

  • Houston, TX 77077

Contact Information

Priest Father Luke Palumbis

fatherluke@mystbasil.org

Services Schedule

Sunday Orthros: 8:45 AM

Sunday Divine Liturgy: 10 AM

Weekday Liturgies: 9 AM

 

 

Past Bulletins


Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Grave Tone

By Your Cross, O Christ our God, You destroyed death. You opened paradise to the thief. You transformed the lament of the Myrrh-bearing women, and You commanded the Apostles to proclaim You are risen, granting the world Your great mercy.

Apolytikion for Great Martyr Barbara in the 4th Tone

Let us honor the holy Barbara for, with the aid of the Cross as her weapon, she crushed the snares of the enemy, and was rescued from them like a bird.

Apolytikion for John of Damascus in the Plagal 4th Tone

You are a guide of Orthodoxy, a teacher of piety and modesty, a luminary of the world, the God inspired pride of monastics. O wise John, you have enlightened everyone by your teachings. You are the harp of the Spirit. Intercede to Christ our God for the salvation of our souls.

Seasonal Kontakion in the 3rd Tone

On this day the Virgin cometh to the cave to give birth to * God the Word ineffably, * Who was before all the ages. * Dance for joy, O earth, on hearing * the gladsome tidings; * with the Angels and the shepherds now glorify Him * Who is willing to be gazed on * as a young Child Who * before the ages is God.
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Saints and Feasts

Bowedwoman
December 04

10th Sunday of Luke

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. 4th Tone. Psalm 67.35,26.
God is wonderful among his saints.
Verse: Bless God in the congregations.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:23-29; 4:1-5.

BRETHREN, before faith came, we were confined under the law, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a custodian; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise. I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no better than a slave, though he is the owner of all the estate; but he is under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with us; when we were children, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

Gospel Reading

10th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 13:10-17

At that time, Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years; she was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your infirmity." And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was made straight, and she praised God. But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, said to the people, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be healed, and not on the sabbath day." Then the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to water it? And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?" As he said this, all his adversaries were put to shame; and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.

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Wisdom of the Fathers

So great an evil is envy. For not against strangers only, but even against our own, is it ever warring.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 40 on Matthew 12, 4th Century

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General Announcements

Memorial Service

12/04/2016

The Memorial Service will be prayed this Sunday, December 4, for the servants of God:

Irene Kalantzis (40 days)

Damianos Vasselellis (40 days)

May their memories be eternal!


Parish Council Elections this Sunday

12/04/2016

In accordance with the Uniform Parish Regulations of the Archdiocese, parish council elections will take place at Saint Basil's -- this Sunday immediately following the celebration of the Divine Liturgy in the Geroge J Kostas Education building.  Through the parish nominating process, 8 stewards have answered the calling with a willingness to serve Christ as Parish Council members at Saint Basil the Great Greek Orthodox Church:

Bessie (Vasiliki) Zgourides

Steve Adreno

George Koucouthakis

Gus (Constantine) Lagos

Marios Leptos

John Rigas

Petros Skoumpourdis

Nicholas Stellakis

All eligible stewards of the Saint Basil Spiritual Family are encouraged to prayerfully consider participating in the parish council election, as these 8 stewards have made themselves available to serve in the six open parish council seats.

May it be blessed by God!


Parish Vision Town Hall Discussions - Continued

Where there is no vision, the people perish. ~ Proverbs 29:18

As a spiritual family, we have begun small group and town hall style discussions on the five arenas of ministry.  Remaining discussions this month are:

Cultural-based Ministries: Dec 5, 6PM in the hall

Activity-based Ministries: Dec 7, 7PM in the hall

Support-based Ministries: Dec 11, 7PM in the hall

Join your spiritual family at Saint Basil's by investing into this process as we strive to actualize the parish life that your family best serves our households!

* dates of town hall meetings will be announced at the general assembly

 


Weekday Liturgies

12/06/2016

This coming week we will celebrate the Divine Liturgy on the following morning:

December 6:  Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, 9AM

We look forward to celebrating in commemoration of our Saint Nicholas!

May the saints pray for all of us!


Bible Study - Gospel Account of Luke

12/14/2016

No Bible Stdy this Wednesday. Bible Study will resume next week.

Join us for Bible Study on Wednesdays at 11 AM as we begin our exploration of the Gospel Account of Saint Luke.  

Bring a Bible!

Bring a snack!

Bring a friend!


Stewardship Update

12/02/2016

Saint Basil Stewards have been responding to the invitation to articulate their commitment in 2016! 

To Date: 222 Families have returned their Stewardship Commitment Cards, pledging $331,952 in support of the ministries and life of Saint Basil's.

100% Household Participation is our goal.

All parishioners and friends of Saint Basil's are invited and strongly encouraged to return completed 2016 Stewardship Commitment Card this Sunday!

* 2016 St Basil's Stewardship Commitment Card can be found in the attachments seciton of this week's bulletin.


Scheduling Sacraments & Blessing Services

It is imperative that the scheduling of Sacraments and Blessing Services (including: memorials & 40-day blessings) be done in advance, as some desired dates may not be ecclesiastically appropriate.  Please contact the church office well in advance with scheduling requests.


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Calendar

  • This Week at Saint Basil's

    December 4 to December 11, 2016

    Sunday, December 4

    8:45AM Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    11:15AM 40-Day Memorial - Damianos Vassilellis

    11:15AM 40-Day Memorial - Irene Kalantzis

    11:30AM Sunday School Play Practice

    1:00PM Joy/Hope Caroling

    1:30PM GOYA Basketball

    Monday, December 5

    6:00PM Community Hall Discussion - Cultural-Based Ministries

    Tuesday, December 6

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy - Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker

    7:00PM GDC Meeting

    Wednesday, December 7

    11:30AM Hall Rental - HALFF ASSOCIATES

    6:30PM No Goya Meeting

    7:00PM Community Hall Discussion - Activity-Based Ministries

    Thursday, December 8

    11:00AM Spaghetti Lunch $8

    Saturday, December 10

    6:30PM GOYA Christmas Party at Kostas Hall

    Sunday, December 11

    8:45AM Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    11:15AM 11-year Memorial - Louise Marianos

    11:30AM Sunday School Christmas Play

    12:45PM Community Hall Discussion - Support-Based Ministries

    1:30PM GOYA Basketball

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