Orthros: 9:00am Divine Liturgy: 10:00amSunday Fellowship: following Divine Liturgy
Parish Council Members on Duty: Haralambos Kefalas, Katina Doukas, Daniel Routsis and Dino Kazanis.
Fellowship Coffee Hour hosted by Philoptochos.
September 08, Monday: (Orthros 8:00am, Divine Liturgy 9:00am) The Birth of the All Holy Theotokos
September 10, Wednesday 6:15pm in the church hall- Philoptochos Meeting: The first meeting of the "new year" will take place on Wednesday, September 10, at 6:15pm in the church hall. We encourage all members to attend. During this meeting we will vote on all our National and Metropolis obligation amounts for the 2025-2026 year and begin planning for our annual "Fall Fair" on Saturday, November 8, 2025.
September 11, Wednesday - Parish Council Meeting
September 14, Sunday: Winter Hours begin, Orthros 9am and Divine Liturgy 10am
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The first meeting of the "new year" will take place on Wednesday, September 10, at 6:15pm in the church hall. We encourage all members to attend. During this meeting we will vote on all our National and Metropolis obligation amounts for the 2025-2026 year and begin planning for our annual "Fall Fair" on Saturday, November 8, 2025.
Hellenic American Academy and HAA PTA News (hellenicaa.org)
We hope everyone had a wonderful summer! The PTA is excited to kick off the new school year with our new executive board and a smooth transition from the previous members. A heartfelt thank you to Meg Hantzis, last year’s PTA President, for her years of dedication to our school, teachers, and children. This fall, we’re excited to bring back the Thanksgiving Pie Fundraiser (details coming soon) and our Annual Halloween Celebration, tentatively scheduled for Friday, October 24, 2025. We have an exciting year ahead and can’t wait to share it with you. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions ([email protected])—we’re here to support our school community!
2025-2026 HAA PTA Officers:
Church Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10:00am - 2:00pm . If you need to visit the office at a different date or time, please call during office hours or send an email to [email protected], to schedule an appointment. Kindly use the Lewis Street side entrance and ring the bell or, call the office to enter through the elevator entrance.
Pastoral VisitsPlease call the Church Office at 978 458-8092 to arrange a hospital, nursing home or shut-in visit by Fr. Nick. Health care facilities are unable to contact us because of HIPAA regulations.
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese News & On-Line Ministries www.goarch.org:Communications Department: https://www.goarch.org/departments/communicationsFamily Care: https://www.goarch.org/departments/familyNew Charter for the Second Centennial: https://charter.goarch.org/ The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOA) announces the launch of a dedicated website (charter.goarch.org) aimed at providing comprehensive, up-to-date, and accurate information concerning the proposed revision of the Archdiocese’s Charter.
September 22: AHEPA Hellas 16th Annual Golf Tournament at Four Oaks Country Club- Dracut, MA. For more Information: www.facebook.com/AHEPA102/
October 14: 7th Annual Holy Trinity Golf Tournament at Indian Ridge Country Club - Andover, MA More information will be included in next week’s mailing of the fall edition of The Communicator
7-11pm includes Appetizers. Cash Bar
Greek Festival 2026
June 12-13-14
Sunday before Holy Cross
The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 6:11-18
Brethren, see with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh that would compel you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For even those who receive circumcision do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh. But far be it from me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation. Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule, upon the Israel of God. Henceforth let no man trouble me; for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.
Sunday before Holy Cross
Πρὸς Γαλάτας 6:11-18
Ἀδελφοί, ἴδετε πηλίκοις ὑμῖν γράμμασιν ἔγραψα τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί. Ὅσοι θέλουσιν εὐπροσωπῆσαι ἐν σαρκί, οὗτοι ἀναγκάζουσιν ὑμᾶς περιτέμνεσθαι, μόνον ἵνα μὴ τῷ σταυρῷ τοῦ Χριστοῦ διώκωνται. Οὐδὲ γὰρ οἱ περιτετμημένοι αὐτοὶ νόμον φυλάσσουσιν, ἀλλὰ θέλουσιν ὑμᾶς περιτέμνεσθαι, ἵνα ἐν τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ σαρκὶ καυχήσωνται. Ἐμοὶ δὲ μὴ γένοιτο καυχᾶσθαι εἰ μὴ ἐν τῷ σταυρῷ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ· διʼ οὗ ἐμοὶ κόσμος ἐσταύρωται, κἀγὼ τῷ κόσμῳ. Ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ οὔτε περιτομή τι ἰσχύει, οὔτε ἀκροβυστία, ἀλλὰ καινὴ κτίσις. Καὶ ὅσοι τῷ κανόνι τούτῳ στοιχήσουσιν, εἰρήνη ἐπʼ αὐτούς, καὶ ἔλεος, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰσραὴλ τοῦ θεοῦ. Τοῦ λοιποῦ, κόπους μοι μηδεὶς παρεχέτω· ἐγὼ γὰρ τὰ στίγματα τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματί μου βαστάζω. Ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματος ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί. Ἀμήν.
Sunday before Holy Cross
The Reading is from John 3:13-17
The Lord said, "No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him."
Sunday before Holy Cross
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 3:13-17
Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος· καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀναβέβηκεν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν εἰ μὴ ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς, ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὁ ὤν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ. καὶ καθὼς Μωϋσῆς ὕψωσε τὸν ὄφιν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, οὕτως ὑψωθῆναι δεῖ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ' ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον. Οὕτω γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κόσμον, ὥστε τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ' ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον. οὐ γὰρ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἵνα κρίνῃ τὸν κόσμον, ἀλλ' ἵνα σωθῇ ὁ κόσμος δι' αὐτοῦ.
According to the ancient tradition of the Church, the Theotokos was born of barren and aged parents, Joachim and Anna, about the year 16 or 17 before the birth of Christ. Joachim was descended from the royal line of David, of the tribe of Judah. Anna was of the priestly tribe of Levi, a daughter of the priest Matthan and Mary, his wife.
Today, the day following the Nativity of the most holy Theotokos, we celebrate the synaxis of Saints Joachim and Anna, honouring them as her parents.
This saint lived in the fifth century. Out of remorse for the adultery that she committed with another man, she fled from her husband's house, renamed herself Theodore, clothed herself as a man, and pretending to be a eunuch, entered a monastery of men. Her identity as a woman was discovered only after her death.
The church that is honoured far above all others is that of the Holy Resurrection, which Saint Constantine the Great constructed at the place of Golgotha, where our Saviour was crucified and buried. For a long time this place had been purposely buried beneath the earth by the Jews and heathen; furthermore, during the reign of Hadrian (117-138), a temple dedicated to Aphrodite was built over the site so that this sacred place might be even further desecrated and fall into utter oblivion. It was here that the Cross was hidden. However, at the command of the pious Emperor Constantine, excavations were made and the tokens of the saving Passion were found. It was here, then, that the very great and magnificent temple named in honour of Christ God's Resurrection-the Anastasis-was built under the supervision of the blessed Helen, while Dracilian was Eparch of Palestine and Macarius was Archbishop of Jerusalem. It was the latter, also, who exalted the venerable Cross and performed the consecration of this temple in the year 336.
For nearly forty years, the Orthodox Church—led by the Ecumenical Patriarchate—has been at the forefront of faith-based engagement with issues pertaining to the integral health and well-being of the natural world.
Yesterday, Orthodox faithful across the globe marked the Feast of the New Indiction, signifying the beginning of the liturgical year.
More than thirty-five years ago, in one of his final acts as head of the Private Patriarchal Office before assuming the Ecumenical Throne himself, then-Metropolitan Bartholomew of Chalcedon commissioned the renowned hymnographer, Fr. Gerasimos Mikrayannanitis (since canonized as St. Gerasimos of Mt. Athos), to compose a special vesperal service for September 1st. Known formally as the Office of Vespers for the Preservation of Creation, this service wonderfully exemplifies the cosmic character and essential continuity of Orthodox worship and witness as participation in the ongoing incarnation in space and time of the eternal Logos of God, the divine-human person of Jesus Christ at the very heart of our faith.
How has His All-Holiness touched your life, inspired your faith, or strengthened your spiritual journey? If you had the opportunity to speak with him and share your thoughts, what would you say?
On the morning of Aug. 27, two children aged 8 and 10 were killed and 17 others were injured in a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minn. Sophia Forchas, a 12-year-old Greek Orthodox girl, is among the children wounded and taken to Hennepin County Medical Center and is in critical condition.