September 24
Encyclical of Archbishop Demetrios for National Leadership 100 Sunday - October 15, 2017
09/20/2017
Keep alert, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in lov
Saint Basil The Great
Publish Date: 2017-09-24
Bulletin Contents
Fr. Donat Augusta Message
Gospel and Epistle Readings
FIRST LITURGY IN THE NEW CHURCH - Sunday, September 17
Saints and Feasts
ST. BASIL GREEK SCHOOL
Message from His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese News
Assembly of Bishops News
Saint Basil The Great
General Information
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Services Schedule
SUNDAY SERVICES
9:00 am Orthros
10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Church School
Coffee Social following Liturgy
OTHER SERVICES
As announced.
Past Bulletins
- Publish Date:
- 2017-09-17
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- 2017-09-10
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- 2017-09-03
- Publish Date:
- 2017-08-27
- Publish Date:
- 2017-08-20
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- 2017-08-13
Fr. Donat Augusta Message
SUNDAY, September 24, 2017. 9am Orthros. 10am Liturgy. LITURGY IN THE NEW CHURCH! Please park your car in the church parking lot and enter the church through the front doors of the new church. GOOD NEWS: The new carpet will be installed on Monday, September 25th and the religious items shipment from Greece will arrive at our church on Wednesday, Sept. 27.
Donations of financial support for the new church are still being solicited so that we will be able to purchase all of the items needed to make the new building ready for liturgical worship. We are short on donations for the new carpet being installed on Monday. Whatever you can do to help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
MEMORIALS: We will have a memorial this Sunday for +Theodora Karachristos. And we will have a memorial for +Albina Kunsaw, Presbytera Jan's Mother who fell asleep in the Lord this past week.
CAPITAL FUND DONATIONS, $100,000 GOAL. Contribute to the Capital Fund Goal of $100,000 needed at this time to provide for the purchase of interior furnishings (being installed this coming week!). Make checks payable to: NEW HAVEN GREEK COMMUNITY; and mailed to: New Haven Greek Community, P.O. Box 9356, New Haven, Conneticut 06533-0356.
GREEK CULTURAL FAIR 2017. The St. Basil Greek Cultural Fair 2017 is going on now! Please Volunteer. For those not able to help directly DONATIONS are gratefully accepted to help offset the expenses of renting tents and purchasing food ingredients and supplies. We are using the Hall now and it is working great. Plan to attend. Stay after Liturgy this Sunday and have a great meal with your family and friends.
COFFEE HOUR SPONSORS. Please sign up to sponsor a Sunday Coffee Hour on the bulletin board.
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Epistle Reading
Prokeimenon. Grave Mode. Psalm 28.11,1.
The Lord will give strength to his people.
Verse: Bring to the Lord, O sons of God, bring to the Lord honor and glory.
The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 3:10-15.
TIMOTHY, my son, you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions, my sufferings, what befell me at Antioch, at lconion, and at Lystra, what persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Προκείμενον. Grave Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 28.11,1.
Κύριος ἰσχὺν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ δώσει.
Στίχ. Ἐνέγκατε τῷ Κυρίῳ υἱοὶ Θεοῦ, ἐνέγκατε τῷ Κυρίῳ δόξαν καὶ τιμήν.
τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Τιμόθεον β' 3:10-15.
Τέκνον Τιμόθεε, παρηκολούθηκάς μου τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ, τῇ ἀγωγῇ, τῇ προθέσει, τῇ πίστει, τῇ μακροθυμίᾳ, τῇ ἀγάπῃ, τῇ ὑπομονῇ, τοῖς διωγμοῖς, τοῖς παθήμασιν, οἷά μοι ἐγένετο ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ, ἐν Ἰκονίῳ, ἐν Λύστροις, οἵους διωγμοὺς ὑπήνεγκα· καὶ ἐκ πάντων με ἐρρύσατο ὁ κύριος. Καὶ πάντες δὲ οἱ θέλοντες εὐσεβῶς ζῇν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διωχθήσονται. Πονηροὶ δὲ ἄνθρωποι καὶ γόητες προκόψουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖρον, πλανῶντες καὶ πλανώμενοι. Σὺ δὲ μένε ἐν οἷς ἔμαθες καὶ ἐπιστώθης, εἰδὼς παρὰ τίνος ἔμαθες, καὶ ὅτι ἀπὸ βρέφους τὰ ἱερὰ γράμματα οἶδας, τὰ δυνάμενά σε σοφίσαι εἰς σωτηρίαν διὰ πίστεως τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.
Gospel Reading
1st Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 5:1-11
At that time, as Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets." And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were breaking, they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord." For he was astonished, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men." And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
1st Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 5:1-11
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἑστὼς ὁ Ἰησοῦς παρὰ τὴν λίμνην Γεννησαρέτ, καὶ εἶδε δύο πλοῖα ἑστῶτα παρὰ τὴν λίμνην· οἱ δὲ ἁλιεῖς ἀποβάντες ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν ἀπέπλυναν τὰ δίκτυα. ἐμβὰς δὲ εἰς ἓν τῶν πλοίων, ὃ ἦν τοῦ Σίμωνος, ἠρώτησεν αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἐπαναγαγεῖν ὀλίγον· καὶ καθίσας ἐδίδασκεν ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου τοὺς ὄχλους. ὡς δὲ ἐπαύσατο λαλῶν, εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Σίμωνα· ἐπανάγαγε εἰς τὸ βάθος καὶ χαλάσατε τὰ δίκτυα ὑμῶν εἰς ἄγραν. καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Σίμων εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἐπιστάτα, δι᾿ ὅλης τῆς νυκτὸς κοπιάσαντες οὐδὲν ἐλάβομεν· ἐπὶ δὲ τῷ ῥήματί σου χαλάσω τὸ δίκτυον. καὶ τοῦτο ποιήσαντες συνέκλεισαν πλῆθος ἰχθύων πολύ· διερρήγνυτο δὲ τὸ δίκτυον αὐτῶν. καὶ κατένευσαν τοῖς μετόχοις τοῖς ἐν τῷ ἑτέρῳ πλοίῳ τοῦ ἐλθόντας συλλαβέσθαι αὐτοῖς· καὶ ἦλθον καὶ ἔπλησαν ἀμφότερα τὰ πλοῖα, ὥστε βυθίζεσθαι αὐτά. ἰδὼν δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος προσέπεσε τοῖς γόνασιν ᾿Ιησοῦ λέγων· ἔξελθε ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι ἀνὴρ ἁμαρτωλός εἰμι, Κύριε· θάμβος γὰρ περιέσχεν αὐτὸν καὶ πάντας τοὺς σὺν αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τῇ ἄγρᾳ τῶν ἰχθύων ᾗ συνέλαβον, ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ ᾿Ιάκωβον καὶ ᾿Ιωάννην, υἱοὺς Ζεβεδαίου, οἳ ἦσαν κοινωνοὶ τῷ Σίμωνι. καὶ εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Σίμωνα ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· μὴ φοβοῦ· ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν ἀνθρώπους ἔσῃ ζωγρῶν. καὶ καταγαγόντες τὰ πλοῖα ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, ἀφέντες ἅπαντα ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.
FIRST LITURGY IN THE NEW CHURCH - Sunday, September 17
FIRST LITURGY IN THE NEW CHURCH
Here are some photos of the first Divine Liturgy in the new church. The church was full and many received Holy Communion. This was the first time we were able to have the Coffee Hour in the Hall.
ST. BASIL CHURCH BUILDING CAMPAIGN
Information flyer on items needed for the completion of the interior of the Church. Also, a description of the Building Campaign.
STEWARDSHIP 2017 FORM
Use this 2017 Stewardship Form to send in your Stewardship Offering for 2017.
Saints and Feasts
September 24
1st Sunday of Luke
September 24
Thecla the Protomartyr & Equal to the Apostles
This saint was from the city of Iconium. When she was eighteen years of age, she was instructed in the Faith of Christ and the hope of the resurrection by the Apostle Paul, whom also she followed, forsaking her betrothed and espousing a life of virginity for the sake of the Heavenly Bridegroom. Having preached Christ in various cities and suffered many things, she reposed in Seleucia of Cilicia at the age of 90.
September 25
Our Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh
Our righteous Father Sergius was born in Rostov, north of Moscow, about the year 1314. Named Bartholomew in Baptism, he was brought up in Radonezh, and at the death of his parents he withdrew to the wilderness to become a monk. It is notable that without having been trained in a monastery, he was of such a spiritual stature as to be able to take up the perilous eremitical life from the beginning, without falling into delusion or despondency. When he had endured with courage the deprivations of the solitary life, other monks began to come to him, for whom he was made abbot against his will. On the counsel of Philotheus, Patriarch of Constantinople, he organized his monks according to the cenobitic life, appointing duties to each. While Anthony and Theodosius of Kiev, and the other righteous Fathers before Sergius, had established their monasteries near to cities, Sergius was the leader and light of those who went far into the wilderness, and after his example the untrodden forests of northern Russia were settled with monks. When Grand Duke Demetrius Donskoy was about to go to battle against the invading Tartars, he first sought the blessing of Saint Sergius, through whose prayers he was triumphant. Saint Sergius was adorned with the highest virtues of Christ-like humility and burning love for God and neighbour, and received the gift of working wonders, of casting out demons, and of discretion for leading souls to salvation. When he served the Divine Liturgy, an Angel served with him visibly; he was also vouchsafed the visitation of the most holy Theotokos with the Apostles Peter and John. He was gathered to his Fathers on September 25, 1392. At the recovery of his holy relics on July 5, 1422, his body and garments were found fragrant and incorrupt. His life was written by the monks of Epiphanius, who knew him.
September 26
The Falling Asleep of St. John the Evangelist and Theologian
This Apostle was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and was the son of Zebedee and Salome, and the brother of James the elder. First a fisherman by trade, he became an Apostle and the beloved Disciple of Christ. Only he of all the Disciples followed Him even to the Cross, and was entrusted with the care of our Saviour's Mother, as it were another son to her, and a brother of Christ the Teacher. After this, he preached throughout Asia Minor, especially in Ephesus. When the second persecution against the Christians began in the year 96 during the reign of Domitian, he was taken in bonds to Rome, and there was cast into a vat filled to the brim with boiling oil. Coming forth therefrom unharmed, he was exiled to the island of Patmos, where he wrote the Book of Revelation. Returning again to Ephesus after the death of the tyrant, he wrote his Gospel (after the other Evangelists had already written theirs) and his three Catholic Epistles. In all, he lived ninety-five years and fell asleep in the Lord during the reign of Trajan in the year 100. He was called Theologian because he loftily expounded in his Gospel the theology of the inexpressible and eternal birth of the Son and Word of God the Father. It is for this cause that an eagle-a symbol of the Holy Spirit, as Saint Irenaeus says-is depicted in his icon, for this was one of the four symbolic living creatures that the Prophet Ezekiel saw (Ezek. 1:10).
ST. BASIL GREEK SCHOOL
St. Basil Greek School classes are conducted on Saturdays and are now in session. Greek School hours on Saturdays are 9:30 a.m to 11:00 a.m and classes are held on at the church.
The St. Basil Greek School welcomes students from 6 to 14 years of age. There is also a class for children 4 to 6 years of age who have little or no knowledge of Greek. If interested in registering your child/children in the St. Basil Greek School Program please call Athena Condos 203-387-9504.
Message from His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios
09/20/2017
Keep alert, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in lov
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese News
President of Cyprus Nicos Anastsiades Visits Archbishop Demetrios of America
09/22/2017
September 22, 2017
NEW YORK – His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America welcomed yesterday evening, September 21, at the Archdiocese Headquarters, the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades, who is visiting New York for the United Nations General Assembly.
President Anastasiades was accompanied by his wife, the First Lady of Cyprus Andri Anastasiades, the Ambassador of Cyprus to the United States Leonidas Pantelides, the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations Ambassador Kornelios Korneliou, the Consul General of Cyprus in New York Ambassador Vassilis Philippou and Ambassador Andreas Mavroyiannis, negotiator for the Republic of Cyprus.
President Anastasiades talked about the last negotiations for a solution in Cyprus and the impasse created by the Turkish side, as well the steps being taken to restart negotiations and reach a just and fair solution to the problem of Cyprus.
Following their meeting in the Archbishop’s office, the two leaders attended the 2017 Testimonial Dinner of the Federation of Cypriot American Organizations at terrace on the Park, in Flushing Meadows Park. This year’s event honored with the Freedom Award the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, His Excellency Nikos Kotzias. Foreign Minister Kotzias was recognized for his support of the national effort for a just and viablesolution to the Cyprus national problem, as well as his significant contribution during the crucial moments of the reunification talks. The award recognizes individuals who have made a meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of Cyprus, and world peace.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias visits Archbishop Demetrios
09/21/2017
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias with His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America
© GOA/Dimitrios Panagos
September 21, 2017
NEW YORK – The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece Nikos Kotzias visited today September 21, 2017 His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America at the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Mr. Kotzias has been in New York this past week attending the General Assembly of the United Nations.
The meeting conducted in a very cordial atmosphere, focused on issues of common interest in relation to Greece, the Orthodox Church and the Greek American community in the United States.
Accompanying Mr. Kotzias were Dimitris Paraskevopoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry; Ambassador Tassia Athanasiou, Director of the diplomatic office of the Minister; Alexandros Yennimatas, Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; George Mitrakos, Special Advisor; Ambassador of Greece ot the United States Theoharis Lalakos; Ambassador Maria Theofili, Permanent Representative of Greece to the U.N.; Konstantinos Koutras, Consul General of Greece in New York; Consul Manos Koumbarakis; Katerina Tzima, diplomat of the Permanent Mission of Greece in the U.N.; and Christos Avraam, Advisor on issues relating to Cyprus.
Following the meeting Foreign Minister Kotzias speaking to the Press said: “I had the honor and pleasure of a long discussion with His Eminence. We talked about the state of Hellenism in the United States, about issues of civic participation and about education. We have also talked about the Greek-American Schools and the need to increase our presence in large American universities. Of course, I have expressed my respect to a person of great spirituality and intellect, His Eminence, the Archbishop.”
In his reply statement, Archbishop Demetrios used the phase of Saint Paul “speaking the truth in love” (Eph.4:15) to describe the meeting with Mr. Kotzias, adding: “We speak the truth with love and we also love with truth, the phase in Greek is inclusive of all this; we are true and truthful, we speak the truth and we love the truth.”
“I knew Minister Kotzias from other occasions but today I was impressed by his special interest in paideia and education and his intense relation with books. We presented him with our books (he refers to the new series of Greek Language books published by the Archdiocese) and the Minister examined them intently and that to me was very important. I shall remember this moment because it shows his relation and interest for education,” said the Archbishop.
Praising the interest of the Minister and the Greek State for all educational issues and the Greek-American community, His Eminence concluded: “We also proclaim this urbi et orbi, that Hellenism, if it has lived for six millenia, has lived because it serves humanity - not itself. We are to serve mankind and the Minister has stressed this today and I thank him for everything he does about the Omogeneia.
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Encyclical of Archbishop Demetrios for National Leadership 100 Sunday - October 15, 2017
09/20/2017
Protocol Number 162/17
October 15, 2017
National Leadership 100 Sunday
Keep alert, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.
(I Corinthians 16:13)
To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, the Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils of the Greek Orthodox Communities, the Distinguished Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Day, Afternoon, and Church Schools, the Philoptochos Sisterhoods, the Youth, the Hellenic Organizations, and the entire Greek Orthodox Family in America.
Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
On October 15, we commemorate National Leadership 100 Sunday as we look forward to the Feast of Saint Iakovos on October 23. We give thanks to God for the courage and strength and labor in love of the members of Leadership 100 and celebrate the great achievements over 33 years of the Leadership 100 Fund. Now, for more than three decades since its founding by Archbishop Iakovos of Blessed Memory, Leadership 100 has remained firm in its commitment to support the ministries and institutions of our Church for the glory of God. For eighteen of those years, I have witnessed the dedication of these outstanding leaders, men, women and young adults, who give their time and energy out of a deep and abiding love to serve and enable the sacred ministries of our Archdiocese.
Leadership 100 has reached out first and foremost to our youth and children and families through its support of Church Summer Camps in the Direct Archdiocesan District and in each Metropolis, of Youth and Young Adults programs, of the Center for Family Care Family Ministries while remaining firm in its commitment to provide precious gifts to men called to the Holy Priesthood through scholarships offered to our beloved Holy Cross School of Theology and to assist active and retired clergy and presvyteres.
Leadership 100, furthermore, has provided essential resources from the local to the national and international level, by assisting new and struggling parishes through the Home Mission and Small Parish Programs, through Religious Education and Greek Education and Internet Ministries and GOTelecom, and to expand the outreach of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations to other religious and charitable institutions and to the United Nations.
In our challenging times, Leadership 100 has supported the charitable outreach of International Orthodox Christian Charities, the Orthodox Christian Mission Center, Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry and Orthodox Christian Fellowship and other ministries under the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America. These courageous actions have witnessed to both love and truth in the face of mounting odds in crisis after crisis at home and abroad.
On this ninth commemoration of National Leadership 100 Sunday, I ask all of our parishes to honor Leadership 100’s faithful legacy of service and to recognize its members and their example. May we acknowledge the special blessings of God through Leadership 100’s precious gifts. We fervently pray that the Lord will continue to bless abundantly Leadership 100 in the decades to come, and keep its members in health and prosperity as they continue to stand firm in the faith and do all that they do in love.
With paternal love in Christ,
† DEMETRIOS
Archbishop of America