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Directions: from Boston - take Rte 95 into NH, bear left on Rte 16 in Portsmouth, get off at Exit 8E for downtown Dover and turn left at the second light on Locust St. (follow public library sign). Go past the church on your left and turn left into the public library parking.
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Today is the summary of our salvation, and the revelation of the age-old mystery. For the Son of God becomes the Son of the Virgin, and Gabriel announces the good news of grace. Therefore, let us join him, and cry aloud to the Theotokos: Rejoice, Maiden full of grace, the Lord is with you.
Σήμερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡμῶν τὸ Κεφάλαιον, καὶ τοῦ ἀπ' αἰῶνος Μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καὶ Γαβριὴλ τὴν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διὸ καὶ ἡμεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ τὴ Θεοτόκω βοήσωμεν, Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ Κύριος μετὰ σοῦ.
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Prokeimenon. Plagal First Tone. 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 Tone. 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;
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."
Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 10:32-45
Τῷ 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.
Saint Elizabeth was born in Heraclea of Thrace. She lived in virginity and exhausted herself with ascetical labours and every kind of hardship from the time of her youth, and was deemed worthy of the grace of wonderworking from God; she reposed in peace in Constantinople in the middle of the fifth century.
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.
Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary, the friends of the Lord Jesus, had given Him hospitality and served Him many times (Luke 10:38-4z; John 12:2-3). They were from Bethany, a village of Judea. This village is situated in the eastern parts by the foothills of the Mount of Olives, about two Roman miles from Jerusalem. When Lazarus - whose name is a Hellenized form of "Eleazar," which means "God has helped," became ill some days before the saving Passion, his sisters had this report taken to our Saviour, Who was then in Galilee. Nonetheless, He tarried yet two more days until Lazarus died; then He said to His disciples, "Let us go into Judea that I might awake My friend who sleepeth." By this, of course, He meant the deep sleep of death. On arriving at Bethany, He consoled the sisters of Lazarus, who was already four days dead. Jesus groaned in spirit and was troubled at the death of His beloved friend. He asked, "Where have ye laid his body?" and He wept over him. When He drew nigh to the tomb, He commanded that they remove the stone, and He lifted up His eyes, and giving thanks to God the Father, He cried out with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth." And he that had been dead four days came forth immediately, bound hand and foot with the grave clothes, and Jesus said to those standing there, "Loose him, and let him go." This is the supernatural wonder wrought by the Saviour that we celebrate on this day.
According to an ancient tradition, it is said that Lazarus was thirty years old when the Lord raised him; then he lived another thirty years on Cyprus and there reposed in the Lord. It is furthermore related that after he was raised from the dead, he never laughed till the end of his life, but that once only, when he saw someone stealing a clay vessel, he smiled and said, "Clay stealing clay." His grave is situated in the city of Kition, having the inscription: "Lazarus the four days dead and friend of Christ." In 890 his sacred relics were transferred to Constantinople by Emperor Leo the Wise, at which time undoubtedly the Emperor composed his stichera for Vespers, "Wishing to behold the tomb of Lazarus . . ."
Memorial
A memorial will be chanted for Nicholas Gemas - 40 days, Efrosyni Houreas-Simpson - 5 years, and a 3-month trisagion for John Glazier.
Coffee Hour
The coffee hour is being sponsored by Nancy Trudeau as a 5-year remembrance of her husband, David Trudeau, and her mother Efrosyni, along with the Gemas family in memory of Nicholas. Please join us downstairs!
Spring General Assembly
The assembly will take place during the coffee hour. Please sign in and remain so that we can meet our quorum. In the flyer section you will find the agenda.
Church Services This Week
Note: There will not be Great Compline on Monday evening due to Fr. Anthony being at St. Nektarios Monastery through Tuesday for confession.
Alkistis Meeting
Tuesday, 4/23 at 5:30pm, in the church library
Greek Festival Meeting
Upcoming Floral Needs
Please refer to the April Rejoice for upcoming, Holy Week floral needs.
2024 Church Scholarships
For information and applications for the Alkistis, Alexandria Demosthenes, Annunciation, and Dr. James Faskianos scholarships, please see the flyer section of each week’s electronic bulletin. In the flyer section you will also find information for 2024 Metropolis of Boston Scholarship Program.
Soup Kitchen
The next soup kitchen will be on Tuesday, 4/23, from 4:00 - 6:00 pm, at St. Thomas Church (we swapped dates with another church in order to not fall in Holy Week).
The 2024 Stewardship Commitment Form
The 2024 Stewardship Commitment Form is posted in the flyer section of this bulletin. We ask that you fill out a new form every year. Upon receiving your form, we will add your name to the stewardship list in the upcoming Rejoice. Please be sure to fill out your form and return to the church office.
Parish Council 2024
Kulin Krishnan, President
Kimon Lalas, Vice President
Shana Mitropoulos, Secretary
Anthi Delintsiotis, Treasurer
Heidi Atkinson, Assistant Treasurer
Cyprian Fresh
Lea Maheras
Robin Schumaker
2024 Stewardship Form
Attention current high school seniors who are continuing their education: Applications for the 2024 Alkistis Scholarship will be available at the church office starting Sunday, March 31. Completed applications must be received no later than May 1, 2023.
2024 Catechetical Homily of His All-Holiness at the Opening of Holy and Great Lent
2024 ΛΟΓΟΣ ΚΑΤΗΧΗΤΗΡΙΟΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΕΝΑΡΞΗ ΤΗΣ ΑΓΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΓΑΛΗΣ ΤΕΣΣΑΡΑΚΟΣΤΗΣ
Scholarship for students pursuing undergraduate studies. High school seniors and college students continuing their post-secondary education may pick up applications for the Annunciation Church Scholarship and/or the Dr. James C. Faskianos Scholarship at the church beginning March 31st. Applications will also be available online as well. Completed applications must be returned by May 1st.
April 2024 Rejoice
Annunciation Church Scholarship 2024 for students pursuing post-secondary education, including technical & vocational programs. High school seniors and college students continuing their post-secondary education may pick up applications for the Annunciation Church Scholarship and/or the Dr. James C. Faskianos Scholarship at the church beginning March 31st. Applications will also be available online as well. Completed applications must be returned by May 1st.
“Alexandra Demosthenes bequested to the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation of Dover, NH, a generous donation to establish the Alexandra Demosthenes Scholarship Fund ‘which will pay income earned on said amount, on an annual basis, to an outstanding full time college student who is a member of said church’. It is my wish that the student who is selected to receive the scholarship shall be chosen on the basis of financial need AND academic achievement”. We invite Orthodox Christian students whose parent(s) are member(s) of good standing in the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation of Dover, NH, and who are accepted/enrolled as a full time student in an accredited college/university to submit their request for scholarship consideration. All applications will be held in strict confidence and names will be removed from the submitted information before the scholarship committee reviews the applications. APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 1st, 2024
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston is pleased to offer 2024-2025 academic year scholarship opportunities for U.S. and Canadian students of Greek descent or of the Greek Orthodox Faith entering their second, third, or fourth year of undergraduate studies. The annual scholarships are provided by endowments generously gifted from the Charles C. Condes Trust of Illinois and the St. George’s Hellenic Benefit Society of Tsamantas of Worcester, MA. Please note that all U.S. and Canadian college/university students of Greek descent are encouraged to apply. The amounts of the scholarships are as follows: Four scholarships at $8,000 One scholarship at $7,500 The deadline for applications is May 6, 2024. The Boston Metropolis will recognize the scholarship recipients at the annual Metropolis Ministry Awards Banquet on June 9, 2024. The Metropolis Scholarship Committee urges our youth to apply for this opportunity, and it looks forward to recognizing their achievements this year and for years to come.
Spring General Assembly Agenda Sunday, April 21, 2024
This week, find insights about the upcoming Gospel reading, where we learn about the Cross and the Kingdom. But how do we follow the way to the Kingdom? And what does it mean to sit at the right hand of Christ? Also, what comes before grace?
Registration is open for the 2024 National Philoptochos Convention in San Diego, CA! Join us from June 30 to July 4 for a transformative experience where attendees can connect face-to-face, gain valuable insights, and share the love.Let's celebrate achievements, recharge, and refuel as we embrace our sub-theme 'Inspiring Women, Impacting The World.'
There can, of course, be no future of faith unless young people come to understand the cardinal importance of faith for living a full, rewarding, and happy life. To instill in young people an appreciation for the value of faith is the responsibility of parents, teachers, and clergy. There are also numerous important initiatives and associations dedicated to teaching youth about the centrality of faith that deserve the support of all people who believe.
There will be celebrations on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at Saints Constantine and Helen Church in Westland, MI; Saturday, November 2, 2024, Holy Trinity/St. Nicholas Church in Cincinnati, OH; and Saturday, November 9, 2024, Annunciation Church in Buffalo, NY.
Today, April 16, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America received the Rev. Deacon John Kokenis, Lieutenant of the United States Navy, at the Archdiocese headquarters.
Every few years, our Hellenic Dance Festival offers youth or young adults of the Metropolis of Atlanta's family an experience to learn the beauty of our Faith and Culture by traveling to Greece. Participants will travel as a group and participate in Dance Workshops, Performances, Village Panigyris, and visit various Cultural & Historical Sites. This trip will allow teens or dance instructors an opportunity to experience Greece as a local. By having our annual HDF, the Odyssey program covers the cost for the land travel while we are in Greece, covering hotels, most meals, tour guides, transportation, workshops, etc.
Sunday, April 14, 2024, the Detroit Greek Independence Day Parade took place in Greektown, Detroit, MI. His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Detroit, Metropolis clergy, Orthodox Christian faithful, Hellenes, and Philhellenes gathered and marched to commemorate 203 years of Greek Independence and mourn the fiftieth year of illegal Turkish occupation in Cyprus.
In this fourth episode of “The Black American Orthodox Experience” (season 2), a collaboration of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Orthodox Christian Network, Rev. Samuel Davis discusses with Rebecca Hernandez, a Native American from New Mexico that converted to Orthodox Christian and has become an advocate in the Native American community. Christianity is deeply rooted in their communities, whether forced upon them or embraced from the older times. Rebecca shared that being more welcoming as a parish creates a community that allows for more people to experience. She delves into the historical dynamics between Indigenous Americans and Christianity, shares her own journey of conversion, and emphasized the importance of respectful outreach efforts.
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Lenten Contrition Vespers Sunday evening at the Saint Demetrios Church in Jamaica, New York.
We have now arrived at another Vespers of Contrition – ὁ Κατανυκτικὸς Ἑσπερινὸς. These services provide a way for us to move from the relaxation of the Fast that we experienced over the weekend, into the rigors we encounter the other five days of the week. Tonight at this Vespers, the next day commences and we engage again in our intentions and our ἄσκησις for the Holy Fast.
New York, NY—Sunday, April 14, 2024, Greek Americans, Hellenes, and Philhellenes marched down Fifth Avenue for the New York City Greek Independence Day Parade. It was a beautiful day in New York City with the sun shining, a stark contrast from Friday's Flag Raising at Bowling Green where participants, led by the Εὔζωνες, the elite Presidential Guard of the Hellenic Republic, proudly marched in a downpour of rain to honor the Greek Flag and to celebrate Greek Independence.
Today, Saturday, April 13, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America ordained Archdiocese Chancellor Bishop Nektarios of Diokleia. Axios!
On Friday, April 12, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America celebrated the Fourth Salutations to the Theotokos at Saints George and Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in New York City.
On this auspicious day, you behold Hierarchs from across our Sacred Archdiocese and across the ocean, gather together to lay their hands upon you, and prayerfully and piously beseech the Holy Spirit of God to elevate you into the brotherhood of the Episcopacy of our Holy Orthodox Church.
Elizabeth,
Deborah, Jim, George
In keeping with a common Church tradition,
we will keep names on the parish prayer list for 40 days.
If you wish to offer names for prayer, please send those via e-mail to the church office at:
annunciationdover@gmail.com,
or call the office at 742-7667.
Please give first names only, and preferably full names, not nicknames.
7:00PM 3rd Salutations to the Theotokos
6:00PM Great Vespers
Veneration of the Holy Cross
8:45AM Orthros
10:00AM Divine Liturgy
7:00PM Great Compline
Fr. Anthony at clergy retreat thru Wednesday
6:00PM Alkistis Book Club Meeting
5:10PM Ninth Hour
5:30PM Presanctified Liturgy, followed by Lenten Supper
6:00PM Parish Council
7:00PM 4th Salutations to the Theotokos
6:00PM Great Vespers
St. John Climacus
8:45AM Orthros
10:00AM Divine Liturgy
7:00PM Great Compline
5:10PM Ninth Hour
5:30PM Presanctified Liturgy, followed by Lenten Supper
7:00PM The Akathist Hymn to the Theotokos
10:00AM Church Cleaning Party
6:00PM Great Vespers
St. Mary of Egypt
Spring General Assembly
8:45AM Orthros
10:00AM Divine Liturgy
(Fr. Anthony at St. Nektarios Monastery for confession through 4/23)
No services
5:30PM Alkistis Meeting , in the church library
6:30PM Greek Festival Meeting in the church hall
5:10PM Ninth Hour
5:30PM Presanctified Liturgy, followed by Lenten Supper
Saturday of Lazarus
8:45AM Orthros
10:00AM Divine Liturgy
6:00PM Great Vespers
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday Luncheon
8:45AM Orthros
10:00AM Divine Liturgy
7:00PM Bridegroom Orthros (procession of Nymphios Icon)
Holy Monday
9:40AM Ninth Hour
10:00AM Presanctified Liturgy
7:00PM Bridegroom Orthros
Holy Tuesday
7:00PM Bridegroom Orthros