Annunciation Church
Publish Date: 2024-11-17
Bulletin Contents
Hymns of the Day
Saints and Feasts
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Parish News and Events
Liturgical Ministry
Parish Calendar
Archdiocese News
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Annunciation Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (978) 465-5757
  • Street Address:

  • 7 Harris St.

  • Newburyport, MA 01950

Contact Information

Proistamenos (Pastor) Rev. Dr. Costin Popescu


[email protected]
Jim Georgopoulos
Parish Council President

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Services Schedule

Orthros 9am Divine Liturgy 10am

Past Bulletins


Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Fourth Mode

The women disciples of the Lord, having learned from the Angel the joyous news of the Resurrection and having rejected the ancestral decision, then told the apostles elatedly: Death has been stripped of its power; Christ God has risen, granting to the world His great mercy.
Τὸ φαιδρὸν τῆς Ἀναστάσεως κήρυγμα, ἐκ τοῦ Ἀγγέλου μαθοῦσαι αἱ τοῦ Κυρίου Μαθήτριαι, καὶ τὴν προγονικὴν ἀπόφασιν ἀπορρίψασαι, τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις καυχώμεναι ἔλεγον· Ἐσκύλευται ὁ θάνατος, ἠγέρθη Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Apolytikion for Gregory the Wonderworker in the Plagal Fourth Mode

By vigilance in prayer, and continuance in the working of wonders, thou didst acquire thine achievements as a surname; wherefore, intercede with Christ our God, O Father Gregory, to enlighten our souls, lest we sleep in sin unto death.
Εν προσευχαίς γρηγορών, ταίς τών θαυμάτων εργασίαις εγκαρτερών, επωνυμίαν εκτήσω τά κατορθώματα, αλλά πρέσβευε Χριστώ τώ Θεώ, Πάτερ Γρηγόριε, φωτίσαι τάς ψυχάς ημών, μή ποτε υπνώσωμεν, εν αμαρτίαις εις θάνατον.

Apolytikion of the Annunciation in the First Mode

Today is the crowning of our salvation * And the revealing of the age-old mystery * The Son of God becomes the Son of the Virgin * And Gabriel announces the amazing grace * Therefore let us cry out with him to the most blessed Theotokos * Rejoice, O highly favored one, the Lord is with you!

Seasonal Kontakion in the Fourth Mode

Today, the most pure temple of the Savior, the precious bridal chamber and Virgin, the sacred treasure of God, enters the house of the Lord, bringing the grace of the Divine Spirit. The Angels of God praise her. She is the heavenly tabernacle.
Ο καθαρώτατος ναός τού Σωτήρος, η πολυτίμητος παστάς καί Παρθένος, τό Ιερόν θησαύρισμα τής δόξης τού Θεού, σήμερον εισάγεται, εν τώ οίκω Κυρίου, τήν χάριν συνεισάγουσα, τήν εν Πνευματι θείω, ήν ανυμνούσιν Άγγελοι Θεού, Αύτη υπάρχει σκηνή επουράνιος.
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Saints and Feasts

November 17

Gregory the Wonderworker & Bishop of Neo-Caesarea

Saint Gregory was born in Neocaesarea of Pontus to parents who were not Christians. He studied in Athens, in Alexandria, in Beirut, and finally for five years in Caesarea of Palestine under Origen, by whom he was also instructed in the Faith of Christ. Then, in the year 240, he became bishop of his own city, wherein he found only seventeen Christians. By the time the Saint reposed about the year 265, there were only seventeen unbelievers left there. Virtually the whole duration of his episcopacy was a time of continual, marvellous wonders worked by him. Because of this, he received the surname "Wonderworker"; even the enemies of the truth called him a second Moses (see Saint Basil the Great's On the Holy Spirit, ch. 29).

November 17

Righteous Mother Hilda of Whitby

Our righteous Mother Hilda was of noble birth, being a kinswoman of Saint Edwin, King of Northumbria (celebrated Oct. 12). At the age of thirty-three she renounced the world, and lived another thirty-three years as a nun and abbess. The last six years of her life she suffered a burning fever with patience and nobility, and reposed in peace in the year 680.

November 19

Obadiah the Prophet

The Divine Scriptures do not tell us with any certainty when the Prophet Obadiah lived nor what was his homeland. Thus, some say that he is that Obadiah who was Ahab's steward, who, because of Jezebel's wrath, hid one hundred prophets in a cave and fed them with bread and water (III Kings 18:4), and that he later became a disciple of Elias the Prophet about 903 B.C. But others surmise from the words of the same prophetical book that he is somewhat later than Joel (celebrated on Oct. 19). He is also called Obdiu, or Abdiu, or Obadiah; his name means "servant of God." His book of prophecy, which consists of only one chapter, is ranked fourth among the minor Prophets.

November 20

Gregory the Righteous of Decapolis

Saint Gregory who was from Irenopolis of the Decapolis of Asia Minor, was the son of Sergius and Mary. He became a monk as a young man, and after struggling for many years in virtue and prayer under obedience to a wise spiritual father, he was informed by revelation that it was the will of God for him to live, like the Patriarch Abraham, with no certain dwelling, moving from place to place. His journeyings took him to Ephesus, Constantinople, Corinth, Rome, Sicily, Thessalonica, and again to Constantinople, where, after many labours in defence of Orthodoxy against Iconoclasm, he reposed in peace in the first half of the ninth century. He had two disciples, one of whom was Saint Joseph the Hymnographer (see Apr. 3), who wrote the Menaion service for Saint Gregory, his father in Christ.

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Psalm 103.24,1.
O Lord, how manifold are your works. You have made all things in wisdom.
Verse: Bless the Lord, O my soul.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 2:16-20.

Brethren, knowing that a man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of the law, because by works of the law shall no one be justified. But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we ourselves were found to be sinners, is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not! But if I build up again those things which I tore down, then I prove myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law, that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Προκείμενον. Fourth Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 103.24,1.
Ὡς ἐμεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου Κύριε, πάντα ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐποίησας.
Στίχ. Εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Γαλάτας 2:16-20.

Ἀδελφοί, εἰδότες ὅτι οὐ δικαιοῦται ἄνθρωπος ἐξ ἔργων νόμου, ἐὰν μὴ διὰ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἡμεῖς εἰς Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐπιστεύσαμεν, ἵνα δικαιωθῶμεν ἐκ πίστεως Χριστοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων νόμου· διότι οὐ δικαιωθήσεται ἐξ ἔργων νόμου πᾶσα σάρξ. Εἰ δέ, ζητοῦντες δικαιωθῆναι ἐν Χριστῷ, εὑρέθημεν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἁμαρτωλοί, ἆρα Χριστὸς ἁμαρτίας διάκονος; Μὴ γένοιτο. Εἰ γὰρ ἃ κατέλυσα, ταῦτα πάλιν οἰκοδομῶ, παραβάτην ἐμαυτὸν συνίστημι. Ἐγὼ γὰρ διὰ νόμου νόμῳ ἀπέθανον, ἵνα θεῷ ζήσω. Χριστῷ συνεσταύρωμαι· ζῶ δέ, οὐκέτι ἐγώ, ζῇ δὲ ἐν ἐμοὶ Χριστός· ὃ δὲ νῦν ζῶ ἐν σαρκί, ἐν πίστει ζῶ τῇ τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ, τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντός με καὶ παραδόντος ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ.

Gospel Reading

9th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 12:16-21

The Lord said this parable: "The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully; and he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' And he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, 'Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.' But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?' So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." As he said these things, he cried out: "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

9th Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 12:16-21

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην· Ἀνθρώπου τινὸς πλουσίου εὐφόρησεν ἡ χώρα· καὶ διελογίζετο ἐν ἑαυτῷ λέγων· τί ποιήσω, ὅτι οὐκ ἔχω ποῦ συνάξω τοὺς καρπούς μου; καὶ εἶπε· τοῦτο ποιήσω· καθελῶ μου τὰς ἀποθήκας καὶ μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω, καὶ συνάξω ἐκεῖ πάντα τὰ γενήματά μου καὶ τὰ ἀγαθά μου, καὶ ἐρῶ τῇ ψυχῇ μου· ψυχή, ἔχεις πολλὰ ἀγαθὰ κείμενα εἰς ἔτη πολλά· ἀναπαύου, φάγε, πίε, εὐφραίνου. εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Θεός· ἄφρον, ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ τὴν ψυχήν σου ἀπαιτοῦσιν ἀπὸ σοῦ· ἃ δὲ ἡτοίμασας τίνι ἔσται; οὕτως ὁ θησαυρίζων ἑαυτῷ, καὶ μὴ εἰς Θεὸν πλουτῶν.

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Parish News and Events

Please pray for our brothers and sisters: Christina, Malina, Athena, Ivana, Deborah, Nicholas,  Christine, Yakov, Anna, Joanne, Eva, John. We will keep the names for about six months unless the situation is resolved. 

Four Year Memorial service for our sister Mary Tsiaousopoulos.  May her memory be eternal.  The family is offering the coffee hour in her memory.

Icon Blessing we will bless the new icon of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple.  Many thanks to Dimitrios Tsiaousopoulos who donated this icon in memory of his beloved wife Mary.

Gordon College student group visit - we are delighted to have with us in church the group of Gordon College students that study under dr. Jennifer Hevelone-Harper.  Amy Gentile will be guiding the group.

GLAS Warm Winter Item Donation Drive - The Greek Ladies Aid Asssociation will be collecting socks, hats, mittens, and scarves for the greater Newburyport Community, adults and children, through the winter season.  Please drop off items in the designated basket and donations will be dropped off to various charities throughout the area all season long.  Thank you for helping us keep our community warm this winter season.

Bible study continues Monday, November 18th at 7pm  Everyone is welcome to join!  The Bible study meets every other Monday.  We have begun a new cycle - a scriptural study of the Divine Liturgy!   Those who cannot attend in person can connect by zoom using the church link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2563414551 (for those with internet connection)
Meeting ID: 256 341 4551  Dial  +1 301 715 8592 (for those with a regular phone only)

General Assembly - Sunday, November 24th - General Assembly will be held Sunday, November 24th immediately following Divine Liturgy.  Notification Letters were distributed.  Please plan to attend and participate as we discuss important topics for the health of our beloved church. 

Christmas card donation - please use the forms in the Narthex to include your name on our Christmas card.  Deadline - December 1.

Please Sign up for a coffee hour or for providing deserts to St. Basil Soup Kitchen.  The sign up boards are in the Narthex.  For details, inquire with parish council members.

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Liturgical Ministry

Interfaith concert this Sunday we are hosting the second annual gathering of Greater Newburyport choirs!  The concert will start at 2:30pm and a light reception will follow. See flyer for details.

Morning service this week on Tuesday only - Service start at 8:45am - everyone is welcome to join as a reader and/or chanter.  Chant Practice will follow at 9:15 in preparation for the Thursday and Sunday services.

Divine Liturgy for the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple will be celebrated this Thursday, 9:30am.  

Prosforo Schedule for November - Nov 17 - Anna Chetsas, Nov 24 - Freezer.  Thank you to our dedicated Prosforo bakers.  Stay tuned for an upcoming Prosforo Baking Workship for new and exising bakers.

Prosforo Baking Session - Bake with Us - Sunday, December 1st at 9:15am - The Prosforo bakers will hold a participatory session for all interested in learning to prepare, bake, and offer the Holy Bread each week.  We will prepare the dough before Liturgy on Sunday December 1st at 9:15 am, set it to rise during Liturgy, and shape the dough and seal it during Fellowship Hour.  Watch this space for more detail and recipes. Contact  Joanna Tsiantas with any questions.

 

 

 

 

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Parish Calendar

  • Parish calendar

    November 17 to December 1, 2024

    Sunday, November 17

    9:00AM Matins (Orthros)

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    2:30PM Interfaith Choir Concert

    Monday, November 18

    7:00PM Bible study

    Tuesday, November 19

    8:45AM Morning service

    9:15AM Chant practice

    Thursday, November 21

    9:30AM Divine Liturgy - Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple

    7:00PM Parish Council Meeting

    Sunday, November 24

    9:00AM Matins (Orthros)

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    11:30AM General Assembly

    Tuesday, November 26

    8:45AM Morning service

    Sunday, December 1

    9:00AM Matins (Orthros)

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

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Archdiocese News

Center for Family Care Seeking 12 Pilot Parishes to Join Efforts on Behalf of All Children with Disabilities

11/13/2024

https://www.goarch.org/-/family-care-pilot?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

The Center for Family Care's "On Behalf of All: Toward an Accessible Divine Liturgy for Children with Disabilities" campaign has begun to choose twelve Orthodox Christian communities as Pilot Parishes which will create or enhance accessible worship ministry efforts for children with disabilities through a Nurturing Children through Worship and Prayer Grant Initiative awarded by Lilly Endowment Inc.


Morgan and Garveyism: A Renewed Vision of Black Excellence

11/13/2024

https://www.goarch.org/-/morgan-and-garveyism-a-renewed-vision-of-black-excellence?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

The pioneer of the Apostolic mission to Africans in the Diaspora of the Americas, West Indies, and Caribbean Fr. Raphael Morgan (October 7, 1866-July 29, 1922) established a vision for the future of relations concerning race in the US.


Exciting Launch of GOARCH Greek Language Course: 200 Applicants and Counting

11/13/2024

https://www.goarch.org/-/exciting-launch-of-goarch-greek-language-course-200-applicants-and-counting?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

The Department of Greek Education is thrilled to announce that our free online Greek language course for adults has officially begun, attracting nearly 200 applicants from around the globe! This incredible response highlights the value of our program and the strong interest in connecting with Greek culture and language.


Communique of the Holy Eparchial Synod, November 12, 2024

11/12/2024

https://www.goarch.org/-/eparchial-synod-11-12?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over an extraordinary session of the Holy Eparchial Synod today, which was held via teleconference.  


Department of Religious Education (DRE)’s Sunday Sermon Series: Ninth Sunday of Luke, November 17, 2024

11/12/2024

https://www.goarch.org/-/sss-9-17?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

This week, find insights about the upcoming Gospel reading, where we learn about a rich man who owned more than he could store.


Archbishop Elpidophoros Celebrates 50th Anniversary of St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church in Palatine, Illinois

11/10/2024

https://www.goarch.org/-/nectarios-50?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

After celebrating Great Vespers at St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church in Palatine, Illinois the previous night, Saturday, November 9, 2024 began with Orthros and the Divine Liturgy in celebration of the parish's historic fiftieth anniversary.


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Flyers

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