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St. Nicholas Cathedral
Publish Date: 2017-07-30
Bulletin Contents
Message from the Dean
This Sunday in the Cathedral
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Hymns of the Day
Saints and Feasts
News from the Pews
Flyers & Posters
Philoptochos News
St Nicholas Bookstore
St Nicholas Cathedral Master Calendar
Message from His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese News
Hellenic College Holy Cross News
Assembly of Bishops News
Wisdom of the Fathers
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St. Nicholas Cathedral

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (727)937-3540
  • Fax:
  • (727)937-1739
  • Street Address:

  • 36 Pinellas Ave. N.

  • Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

Contact Information

Administrative Assistant Soultana Kalligas


soultana@stnicholastarpon.org | 727-937-3540
Reverend Protopresbyter Athanasios C Haros
Dean of Cathedral

frathanasios@stnicholastarpon.org | 727-937-3540

Services Schedule

Saturday

Σάββατον

 

 6:00pm—Great Vespers 

6:00 μμ— Μέγας Εσπερινός  

Sunday

Κυριακή

 

 

Orthros/Matins - 8:00 - 9:15am

Divine Liturgy - 9:15 am

Ορθρος - 8:00 - 9:15 πμ

Θεία Λειτουργία - 9:15 πμ

 

Past Bulletins


Message from the Dean

Haros3

Next week our Cathedral will begin the annual ritual of Ministry Registration. Our Ministries Fair will feature each of our ministries with information about the exciting and uplifting plans for the coming program year and various opportunities for parents and other interested adults to find a ministry in which they would like to volunteer. It will be an exciting two weeks as families who have been overseas this summer return home, and other families who have been away on vacations, reconnect with each other and the Church to get ready for our program year. In just two short weeks, school will begin and our programs will follow closely behind. Ready or not… here they come!

As the curiosity and excitement build, it is important to be reminded of the importance of youth ministry. With a vibrant and properly focused youth ministry, our youth will grow closer to Jesus Christ and learn to love Him and His Church more than anything else that competes for their attention. Without a vibrant youth ministry, our children will grow distant from the Church, as many have already left our community for other faiths. So, what is a vibrant and properly focused youth ministry?

Greek Orthodox youth ministries have only one single purpose; to provide a place and time for our youth to live their Orthodox Christian life. If it is a dance, it is an Orthodox Christian dance. If it is an athletic event, it is an Orthodox Christian athletic event. Proper Orthodox Christian youth ministry is designed to provide a social experience in which our youth can reinforce their Orthodox Christian way of life.

Let’s face it, there are plenty of opportunities the world is already offering our youth to live a life contrary to Christ and His Church. Our ministries will be different from the world. Our youth will still dance and play games, but they will never forget they are first, and most importantly, Orthodox Christians and members of the Body of Christ.

If we don’t teach our youth to learn to love and live the Orthodox Christian Faith, the world will surely teach them not to. Our Lord said, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.” (Mark 8.34) The way of the world is one of self-focus. The way of the Church is Christ-focus.

Of course, it begins at home and from the life each family chooses to live, so each Cathedral program will also strive to provide families with opportunities to reinforce the Orthodox Christian way of life at home. Throughout the year, the Cathedral will host a variety of special programs with this sole purpose in mind.

It all begins next week, when you register your children for the important youth ministries offered by the Cathedral. I pray you will take full advantage of these opportunities and bring your children to the Cathedral and her programs.


+ Fr Athanasios C Haros

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This Sunday in the Cathedral

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Memorials
40-day:                    Pothitos (Peter) Kousaleos
5-year:                     Despina Demitrakis
7-year:                     Vasilis Demitrakis
13-year:                   George Himonetos

Trisagion
+ Vasilios Sapounakis

 

Council Members on Schedule

Anna Billiris

Mike Kouremetis

Emmanuel Ioannidis

Karen Markopulos      

Charles Samarkos

James Shoemaker

Nick Vouvalis

40-Day Prayer List

Dimitra, Natassa, Nick, Sabrina, Michael, Fokion, Emmanuel, Nicholas, Chrysanthi, Haido, Panagiotis, Evangelia

Prayer for a Sick Person

Heavenly Father, physician of our souls and bodies, who have sent Your only-begotten Son and our Lord Jesus Christ to heal every sickness and infirmity, visit and heal me Your servant from all physical and spiritual ailments through the grace of Your Christ.  Grant me patience in this sickness, strength of body and spirit, and recovery of health.  Lord, You have taught us through Your word to pray for each other that we may be healed.  I pray that You heal me as Your servant and grant me the gift of complete health.  For You are the source of healing and to You I give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.

Names will be taken off the list after 40 days. To keep or add a loved one, please contact Soultana via e-mail (soultana@stnicholastarpon.org) or telephone (727-937-3540) by Monday at 5:00 pm.

 

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Eighth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 20:11-18

At that time, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him." Saying this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, "Do not hold me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God." Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"; and she told them that He had said these things to her.

Eighth Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 20:11-18

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, Μαρία δὲ εἱστήκει πρὸς τῷ μνημείῳ κλαίουσα ἔξω. ὡς οὖν ἔκλαιε, παρέκυψεν εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον καὶ θεωρεῖ δύο ἀγγέλους ἐν λευκοῖς καθεζομένους, ἕνα πρὸς τῇ κεφαλῇ καὶ ἕνα πρὸς τοῖς ποσίν, ὅπου ἔκειτο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦ. καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῇ ἐκεῖνοι· γύναι, τί κλαίεις; λέγει αὐτοῖς· ὅτι ἦραν τὸν Κύριόν μου, καὶ οὐκ οἶδα ποῦ ἔθηκαν αὐτόν. καὶ ταῦτα εἰποῦσα ἐστράφη εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, καὶ θεωρεῖ τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν ἑστῶτα, καὶ οὐκ ᾔδει ὅτι ᾿Ιησοῦς ἐστι. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· γύναι, τί κλαίεις; τίνα ζητεῖς; ἐκείνη δοκοῦσα ὅτι ὁ κηπουρός ἐστι, λέγει αὐτῷ· κύριε, εἰ σὺ ἐβάστασας αὐτόν, εἰπέ μοι ποῦ ἔθηκας αὐτόν, κἀγὼ αὐτὸν ἀρῶ. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· Μαρία. στραφεῖσα ἐκείνη λέγει αὐτῷ· ῥαββουνί, ὃ λέγεται, διδάσκαλε. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· μή μου ἅπτου· οὔπω γὰρ ἀναβέβηκα πρὸς τὸν πατέρα μου· πορεύου δὲ πρὸς τοὺς ἀδελφούς μου καὶ εἰπὲ αὐτοῖς· ἀναβαίνω πρὸς τὸν πατέρα μου καὶ πατέρα ὑμῶν, καὶ Θεόν μου καὶ Θεὸν ὑμῶν. ἔρχεται Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ ἀπαγγέλλουσα τοῖς μαθηταῖς ὅτι ἑώρακε τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ταῦτα εἶπεν αὐτῇ.

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 First Letter to the Corinthians 1:10-17.

BRETHREN, I appeal to you by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree and that there be no dissensions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brethren. What I mean is that each one of you says, "I belong to Paul," or "I belong to Apollos," or "I belong to Cephas," or "I belong to Christ." Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispos and Gaius; lest any one should say that you were baptized in my name. (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any one else.) For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

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 Κορινθίους α' 1:10-17.

Ἀδελφοί, παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, διὰ τοῦ ὀνόματος τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἵνα τὸ αὐτὸ λέγητε πάντες, καὶ μὴ ᾖ ἐν ὑμῖν σχίσματα, ἦτε δὲ κατηρτισμένοι ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ νοῒ καὶ ἐν τῇ αὐτῇ γνώμῃ. Ἐδηλώθη γάρ μοι περὶ ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί μου, ὑπὸ τῶν Χλόης, ὅτι ἔριδες ἐν ὑμῖν εἰσιν. Λέγω δὲ τοῦτο, ὅτι ἕκαστος ὑμῶν λέγει, Ἐγὼ μέν εἰμι Παύλου, Ἐγὼ δὲ Ἀπολλώ, Ἐγὼ δὲ Κηφᾶ, Ἐγὼ δὲ Χριστοῦ. Μεμέρισται ὁ Χριστός; Μὴ Παῦλος ἐσταυρώθη ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, ἢ εἰς τὸ ὄνομα Παύλου ἐβαπτίσθητε; Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ ὅτι οὐδένα ὑμῶν ἐβάπτισα, εἰ μὴ Κρίσπον καὶ Γάϊον· ἵνα μή τις εἴπῃ ὅτι εἰς τὸ ἐμὸν ὄνομα ἐβάπτισα. Ἐβάπτισα δὲ καὶ τὸν Στεφανᾶ οἶκον· λοιπὸν οὐκ οἶδα εἴ τινα ἄλλον ἐβάπτισα. Οὐ γὰρ ἀπέστειλέν με Χριστὸς βαπτίζειν, ἀλλʼ εὐαγγελίζεσθαι· οὐκ ἐν σοφίᾳ λόγου, ἵνα μὴ κενωθῇ ὁ σταυρὸς τοῦ Χριστοῦ.

Gospel Reading

8th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 14:14-22

At that time, Jesus saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves." Jesus said, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat." They said to him, "We have only five loaves here and two fish." And he said, "Bring them here to me." Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Then he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.

8th Sunday of Matthew
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 14:14-22

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἐξελθὼν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶδε πολὺν ὄχλον, καὶ ἐσπλαγχνίσθη ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐθεράπευσε τοὺς ἀρρώστους αὐτῶν. ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης προσῆλθον αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λέγοντες· ἔρημός ἐστιν ὁ τόπος καὶ ἡ ὥρα ἤδη παρῆλθεν· ἀπόλυσον τοὺς ὄχλους, ἵνα ἀπελθόντες εἰς τὰς κώμας ἀγοράσωσιν ἑαυτοῖς βρώματα. ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν ἀπελθεῖν· δότε αὐτοῖς ὑμεῖς φαγεῖν. οἱ δὲ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· οὐκ ἔχομεν ὧδε εἰ μὴ πέντε ἄρτους καὶ δύο ἰχθύας. ὁ δὲ εἶπε· φέρετέ μοι αὐτοὺς ὧδε. καὶ κελεύσας τοὺς ὄχλους ἀνακλιθῆναι ἐπὶ τοὺς χόρτους, λαβὼν τοὺς πέντε ἄρτους καὶ τοὺς δύο ἰχθύας, ἀναβλέψας εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν εὐλόγησε, καὶ κλάσας ἔδωκε τοῖς μαθηταῖς τοὺς ἄρτους, οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ τοῖς ὄχλοις. καὶ ἔφαγον πάντες καὶ ἐχορτάσθησαν, καὶ ἦραν τὸ περισσεῦον τῶν κλασμάτων δώδεκα κοφίνους πλήρεις. οἱ δὲ ἐσθίοντες ἦσαν ἄνδρες ὡσεὶ πεντακισχίλιοι χωρὶς γυναικῶν καὶ παιδίων. Καὶ εὐθέως ἠνάγκασεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ ἐμβῆναι εἰς τὸ πλοῖον καὶ προάγειν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ πέραν, ἕως οὗ ἀπολύσῃ τοὺς ὄχλους.

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Grave Mode

Thou didst abolish death by Thy Cross; Thou didst open Paradise to the thief; Thou didst transform the myrrh-bearers' lamentation, and didst bid Thine Apostles to preach that Thou art risen, O Christ God, granting great mercy to the world.

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


Κατέλυσας τῷ Σταυρῷ σου τὸν θάνατον, ἠνέῳξας τῷ Λῃστῇ τὸν Παράδεισον, τῶν Μυροφόρων τὸν θρῆνον μετέβαλες, καὶ τοῖς σοῖς Ἀποστόλοις κηρύττειν ἐπέταξας, ὅτι ἀνέστης Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, παρέχων τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Apolytikion for the Church in the First Mode

As rule of the faith and picture of gentleness, and teacher of temperance you were exhibited to your flock, by the truth of the evidence, Thus you acquired the lofty through humility, abundance through poverty. Father and Hierarch Nicholas, intercede with Christ our God, that our souls may be saved.

Κανόνα πίστεως και εικόνα πραότητος, εγκρατείας διδάσκαλον, ανέδειξέ σε τη ποίμνη σου, η των πραγμάτων αλήθεια δια τούτο εκτήσω τη ταπεινώσει τα υψηλά, τη πτωχεία τα πλούσια, Πάτερ Ιεράρχα Νικόλαε, πρέσβευε Χριστώ τω Θεώ, σωθήναι τας ψυχάς ημών.

 

 


Seasonal Kontakion in the Grave Mode

You were transfigured upon the mount, O Christ our God, and Your disciples, in so far as they could bear, beheld Your glory. Thus, when they see You crucified, they may understand Your voluntary passion, and proclaim to the world that You are truly the effulgence of the Father.

Reading is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved by: Narthex Press - Northridge, CA


Επί τού όρους μετεμορφώθης, καί ως εχώρουν οι Μαθηταί σου τήν δόξαν σου, Χριστέ ο Θεός εθεάσαντο, ίνα όταν σε ίδωσι σταυρούμενον, τό μέν πάθος νοήσωσιν εκούσιον, τώ δέ κόσμω κηρύξωσιν, ότι σύ υπάρχεις αληθώς, τού Πατρός τό απαύγασμα.

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Saints and Feasts

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July 31

Joseph the Righteous of Arimathea

Saint Joseph of Arimathea was a prominent Jewish leader during the time of Jesus Christ. He is mentioned in the Gospels as being a rich man from Armiathea who was a secret disciple of Christ due to his status in the Sanhedrin. After the crucifixion and death of our Lord, Joseph approached Pontius Pilate out of piety and asked for the body of Jesus so that he might bury it honorably. He, together with Saint Nicodemus, removed the body of Christ from the cross in the presence of the Theotokos and the Myrrh-Bearing Women, wrapped it in a linen shroud, anointed it with spices, and laid it in a new tomb that he owned. This disciple later traveled the world proclaiming the Gospel until he reposed in peace in England. The Church commemorates him individually on July 31st and along with the Myrrh-Bearing Women and Nicodemus on the 3rd Sunday of Pascha (the Sunday of the Holy Myrrh-Bearers).

Allsaint
August 01

The Holy Seven Maccabee Children, Solomone Their Mother, and Eleazar Their Teacher

The names of the Holy Maccabees are Abim, Anthony, Guria, Eleazar, Eusebona, Achim, and Marcellus. They were Jews by race and exact keepers of the Laws of the Fathers. They lived during the reign of Antiochus, who was surnamed Epiphanes ("Illustrious"), the King of Syria and an implacable enemy of the Jews. Having subjugated their whole nation and done many evil things to them, not sparing to assail the most sacred matters of their Faith, he constrained them, among other things, to partake of swine's flesh, which was forbidden by the Law. Then these pious youths, on being apprehended together with their mother and their teacher, were constrained to set at nought the Law, and were subjected to unspeakable tortures: wrackings, the breaking of their bones, the flaying of their flesh, fire, dismemberment, and such things as only a tyrant's mind and a bestial soul is able to contrive. But when they had endured all things courageously and showed in deed that the mind is sovereign over the passions and is able to conquer them if it so desires, they gloriously ended their lives in torments, surrendering their life for the sake of the observance of the divine Law. The first to die was their teacher Eleazar, then all the brethren in the order of their age. As for their wondrous mother Solomone, "filled with a courageous spirit, and stirring up her womanish thoughts with a manly wrath" (II Macc. 7:21), she was present at her children's triumph over the tyrant, strengthening them in their struggle for the sake of their Faith, and enduring stout-heartedly their sufferings for the sake of their hope in the Lord. After her last and youngest son had been perfected in martyrdom, when she was about to be seized to be put to death, she cast herself into the fire that they might not touch her, and was thus deemed worthy of a blessed end together with her sons, in the year 168 before Christ.

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News from the Pews

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Volunteer Needed

On Wednesdays, "to-go" bags are prepared in advance by the Shepherd Center Community Kitchen and are then distributed to the needy outside of Fr Tryfon Hall. An immediate opening for a sandwich maker has come up; if you would like to help out by offering your time and talent, please contact Mae McCormack, Volunteer Coordinator for the Tarpon Springs Shepherd Center, by calling 727-940-5825.


Free medical screenings

The Pioneer Medical Group Outreach program will be offering free medical screenings every Monday in Fr Tryfon Hall, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Come in for blood pressure checks, blood glucose screenings and medical screenings provided by the Pioneer Medical Group’s doctors and advanced registered nurse practitioners.


St Nicholas Greek School

The St Nicholas Cathedral Greek School welcomes all students and their parents to another productive year. Give your children the opportunity to learn the richest language in the world, our Orthodox faith, heritage & tradition. 

Registration: August 6 & 13, Fr Tryfon Hall, following Divine Liturgy
Class times: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4:30-6:30 pm
First day, open house & blessing (agiasmos): August 22, 4:00 pm. Classes will begin at 5:00 pm.

For more information, please contact Chris Palaidis at 727-808-3895.

 


An offering of oil

Following the ancient tradition of the Temple as commanded by God, Orthodox Christians bring an offering of olive oil to be burned in the Church lamps continually, serving as a reminder of the presence of the Light of God. And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually (Exodus 27.20) We invite anyone to make an offering of oil to the Church, along with the names of loved ones and friends who are alive in the Lord or alive with us on Earth, so that we may pray for you, and your friends and family.

 


Artoklasies / Memorial services

Contemplating having an artoklasia or a memorial service? Kindly call Soultana in our parish office at 727-937-3540 to make arrangements. Kollyva for memorials (μνημόσυνα) may be ordered through:

  • Antonia Korfias (727-937-8785)
  • Irene Koutelas (727-934-5245)
  • Evangelia Stavropoulos (727-937-5649)

 

Contact info for these preparers is provided as a service
to parishioners and does not imply endorsement.


Let us host your next party!

Reserve Fr Tryfon Hall or the St Nicholas Spanos-Pappas / Theofilos Hall for your next event! Visit the hall rental website at http://www.stnicholasvenues.com or call the church office at 727-937-3540.

 


Our priests are here to serve you

Fr. Athanasios Haros (727-741-0139, frathanasios@stnicholastarpon.org) and Fr. Sampson Kasapakis (941-266-3229, frsampson@stnicholastarpon.org) are here to serve you. Please call, text or e-mail them for any spiritual needs. Kindly do not use the priests’ social media sites (e.g. Facebook) for emergencies, as your message might be inadvertently overlooked. Ο Πατήρ Αθανάσιος και ο Πατήρ Σαμψών είναι καθημερινά στην διάθεσή σας. Παρακαλούμε να τους καλείτε στα κινητά τους τηλέφωνα για πνευματικές ανάγκες.

 


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Philoptochos News

ST NICHOLAS PHILOPTOCHOS
Monday: 9:00-10:00 am
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10:00 am - noon

Mission Statement
To aid the poor, the destitute, the hungry, the aged, the sick, the unemployed, the orphaned, the imprisoned, the widowed, the handicapped, the victims of disasters, to undertake the burial of impoverished persons and to offer assistance to anyone who may need the help of the Church through fund-raising efforts.

 

Upcoming Events
Tuesday, September 19: General Meeting
Meetings will take place on the 3rd Tuesday of each month

Saturday, October 21: Paint & Wine @ St Nicholas Theofilos Hall
$30 per person, to benefit the Greenhouse Project

 

Let Philoptochos help clean out your closets
Rummage Sale, October 6, 7 & 8: Items in good condition needed! They can be dropped off at our office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Please call 944-3366 before dropping items off. Help will be also needed on those days. 
Please, no clothing, large furniture or books.  

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St Nicholas Bookstore

Monday - Friday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm; Sunday: 10:00 am - noon 

Tel. 727-944-3419 

Browse our collection to pick up your own edifying summer reading! 

Purchase any book(s) totaling $25.00 or more and receive a free book
from our selected summer readings section.

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Authority and Passion
$16.00
His Eminence Demetrios Trakatellis, Archbishop of America, discusses the Christological aspects of the Gospel of St. Mark. The Archbishop writes in the preface,  this book has been written with only one purpose: "to offer to the reader the vision of the true person of the Lord as it is revealed by the Gospel according to Mark."  A great tool for the average reader to better understand the second Gospel.

The Orthodox Way
$16.00
This book is a general account of the doctrine, worship, and life of Orthodox Christians.  The meaning of Orthodox doctrine for the life of the individual Christian is presented, not as an abstract proposition or system of beliefs, practices and customs, but as an aid for living the Orthodox Way.  A wealth of texts is drawn from theologians and spiritual writers of all ages to assist you on your way. 

The Suitcase – A Story About Giving
$15.00
This beautifully illustrated book celebrates a young child's enthusiasm to put into practice the words of Christ: to feed and clothe the poor; help the needy; and love one's neighbor. Thomas’ family marvels at the items he has packed into his suitcase after hearing a stirring homily at Church. The Suitcase eloquently teaches about giving, serving, and sharing our faith.

Raising them Right 
$10.00
A saint’s advice on raising children. Saint Theophan the Recluse, although from the 19th century, has an extraordinary ability to communicate with modern Westerners. This classic provides both practical and spiritual insight and direction into a variety of practical areas, such the spiritual and psychological development of children through their teens and preserving grace in a child's life.

 

 

 

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St Nicholas Cathedral Master Calendar

  • St Nicholas Cathedral Master Calendar

    July 30 to August 7, 2017

    Sunday, July 30

    8th Sunday of Matthew

    Fr Athanasios on call - please call 727-741-0139 for emergencies

    8:00AM Orthros/Matins

    9:15AM Divine Liturgy

    Monday, July 31

    Forefeast of the Precious Cross

    Tuesday, August 1

    Dormition Fast

    The Holy Seven Maccabee Children, Solomone Their Mother, and Eleazar Their Teacher

    8:00AM Orthros/Matins

    6:00PM Holy Unction

    Wednesday, August 2

    Translation of the Relics of Stephen the Protomartyr

    8:00AM Orthros/Matins

    6:00PM Paraklesis to the Theotokos

    Thursday, August 3

    Isaacius, Dalmatus, & Faustus, Ascetics of the Dalmation Monastery

    8:00AM Orthros/Matins

    6:00PM Paraklesis to the Theotokos

    7:00PM Epiphany General Meeting

    7:00PM Choir Practice

    Friday, August 4

    Seven Holy Youths of Ephesus

    8:00AM Orthros/Matins

    6:00PM Paraklesis to the Theotokos

    Saturday, August 5

    Eusignius the Martyr of Antioch

    8:00AM Orthros/Matins

    6:00PM Great Vespers

    Sunday, August 6

    Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

    Fr Sampson on call - please call 941-266-3229 for emergencies

    8:00AM Orthros/Matins

    9:15AM Divine Liturgy

    11:00AM Ministries Fair

    6:00PM Paraklesis to the Theotokos

    Monday, August 7

    Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

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Hellenic College Holy Cross News

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Pappas Patristic Institute Offers Summer Patristic Studies Program

07/18/2017

http://hchc.edu/about/news/news_releases/summer-patristic-studies-2017
The Stephen and Catherine Pappas Patristic Institute is again pleased to offer its week-long Summer Patristic Studies Program on the campus of Hellenic College Holy Cross July 30 – August 4, 2017.
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Wisdom of the Fathers

And another thing too we learn, the self-restraint of the disciples which they practised in necessary things, and how little they accounted of food.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 49 on Matthew 14, 4th Century

For being twelve, they had five loaves only and two fishes; so secondary to them were the things of the body: so did they cling to the things spiritual only. And not even that little did they hold fast, but gave up even it when asked.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 49 on Matthew 14, 4th Century

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