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Holy Cross Church
Publish Date: 2026-11-01
Bulletin Contents
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Wisdom of the Fathers
Hymns of the Day
Saints and Feasts
Schedule
Flyers
Prayer Requests
Philoptochos
Memorial Donations

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Holy Cross Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (248) 477-1677
  • Street Address:

  • 25225 Middlebelt Rd.

  • Farmington Hills, MI 48336

Contact Information

Fr. Alex Radulescu
Parish Priest

[email protected] | (248) 306-9162

Michelle Thomas
Office Administrator

[email protected] | (248) 477-1677

Services Schedule

holycrossgo.org/calendar

DIVINE LITURGY

Sundays 10am

OFFICE HOURS

Monday-Friday, 10am - 3pm

Past Bulletins


Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Eleventh Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 21:14-25

At that time, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. And he said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you would; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him, "Follow me." Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said, "Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "Lord, what about this man?" Jesus said to him, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!" The saying spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things, and who has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. 4th Mode. Psalm 15.3,8.
Among the saints who are in his land, the Lord has been wondrous.
Verse: I see the Lord before me continually.

The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 12:27-31; 13:1-8.

Brethren, you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, then healers, helpers, administrators, speakers in various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.

Gospel Reading

5th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 16:19-31

The Lord said, "There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazaros, full of sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table; moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried; and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes, and saw Abraham far off and Lazaros in his bosom. And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Lazaros to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.' But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazaros in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.' And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house, for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.' But Abraham said, 'They have Moses, and the prophets; let them hear them.' And he said, 'No, father Abraham; but if some one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' He said to them, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if some one should rise from the dead.'"



Wisdom of the Fathers

The things that have come into being have received from the Creator their proper place, their beginning and, in some cases, their end. But there is no boundary to virtue. The psalmist says, 'I have seen the end the end of all perfection, but Your commandment is very broad and is without limit' (Ps. 118:96). Now if it is true...that love never fails (I Cor. 13:8),... then love has no boundary, and both in the present age and in the future age we will never cease to progress in it, as we add light to light.
St. John Climacus
Ladder of Divine Ascent, Step 26: On Discernment; Paulist Press pgs. 250-251, 6th century

...every tree is known by its own fruit. So also is love known by its own fruit and the love of which Christianity speaks is known by its own fruit - revealing that it has in itself the truth of the eternal. All other love, whether humanly speaking it withers early and is altered or lovingly preserves itself for a round of time - such love is still transient; it merely blossoms. This is precisely its weakness and tragedy, whether it blossoms for an hour or for seventy years - it merely blossoms; but Christian love is eternal.
Soren Kierkegaard
Works of Love, Chapter 1; Harper Torchbooks pg. 25, 19th century



Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the 5th Mode

As the Father and Spirit are unoriginate, * so the Word, who was born from the Virgin for us. * Let us praise Him, O believers, and let us worship Him. * For our salvation He was pleased * to be crucified in the flesh, * and to undergo death, * and to resurrect the dead, by His glorious resurrection.

Apolytikion for Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian in the 3rd Mode

Sainted Unmercenaries and Wonder Workers, regard our infirmities; freely you have received, freely share with us.

Apolytikion for the Church in the 1st Mode

Save, O Lord, Your people and bless Your inheritance, granting victory to the faithful over the enemy, and by Your Cross protecting Your commonwealth.

Seasonal Kontakion in the 2nd Mode

A protection of Christians unshamable, intercessor to our Holy Maker, unwavering, please reject not the prayerful cries of those who are in sin. Instead, come to us, for you are good; your loving help bring unto us, who are crying in faith to you: hasten to intercede and speed now to supplicate, as a protection for all time, Theotokos, for those who honor you.


Saints and Feasts

November 01

5th Sunday of Luke

November 01

Cosmas and Damian the Holy Unmercenaries of Asia, and their mother Theodota

These Saints were from Asia (that is, Asia Minor). After the death of their father, their Christ-loving mother Theodota reared them in piety and in all manner of virtue, and had them instructed in every science, especially that of medicine. This became their vocation, and they went about healing every illness and malady, bestowing healing freely on both men and beasts alike; because of this, they are called "Unmercenaries." And thus, having completed the course of their life, they reposed in peace.



Schedule

Calendar updates: holycrossgo.org/calendar

Schedule

TODAY

Sunday, November 1

  • 09:15 am | Orthros
  • 10:00 am | Divine Liturgy
  • 11:10 am | Philoptochos Sunday Artoklasia (Ecumenical Patriarchate Fund - Collection Tray)
  • 11:15 am | Church School
  • 11:30 am | Coffee Hour - Philoptochos

 

THIS WEEK

Monday, November 2

  • 06:00 pm | Adult Catechism (Session 6)
  • 07:15 pm | Bible Study (Isaiah 30-31)

Thursday, November 5

  • 07:00 pm | Parish Council Meeting

 

UPCOMING

Sunday, November 8

  • 09:15 am | Orthros
  • 10:00 am | Divine Liturgy
  • 11:15 am | Church School
  • 11:30 am | Coffee Hour - Jim & Maria Heller

 

Announcements & Reminders

FLOWERS

If you are interested in donating to purchase flowers to decorate an icon for a feast day, or to decorate the church for Pascha, please contact the Church Office or look for donation box on the pangari.

PROSPHORA

Interested in sponsoring prosphora? Please contact the Church Office.

ICONS IN THE ALTAR

If you brought icons to be blessed in the altar, please retrieve them after 40 days. 

WORSHIP

Please download the Daily Readings App Lite (free download) for the daily Gospel & Epistle readings.

LIVESTREAM SERVICES

www.holycrossgo.org/live

STEWARDSHIP PLEDGE

Please continue to support our Chuch via your Stewardship pledge and donations. Please mail your checks directly to the church or donate online by clicking on the "GIVE" button on our website. Visit the Stewardship webpage to fill out your annual pledge card and/or to pay your stewardship.

VIGIL CANDLES

If you would like us to light a vigil candle for you, please call the Church Office or email [email protected] with your name(s) and Fr. Alex will light a vigil candle for you and say a prayer.

SHOP AT ACE HARDWARE? 5% minus tax = (!)

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church or #214538. 5% line discount off everyday pricing in the store Ace Rewards as well as 6% Tax Exempt will come off automatically. 2% Ace Rewards

SHOP AT KROGER?

Register your card in a few steps. Each May the registration needs to be renewed,
so if you were part of the program last year and haven't renewed, please do so. Go to:
www.krogercommunityrewards.com
Holy Cross' ID # 83567



Flyers



Prayer Requests

Please continue to pray for the health and healing of:

  • Metropolitan Nicholas
  • Metropolitan Isaiah
  • Psa. Gabriela Pantea
  • Andy Athens
  • George Benardos
  • Polydora Bourdouvalis
  • Antonia Comer
  • Helene Cuscutis
  • Dan Dallas
  • Grace Decco
  • Marilyn Georgeson
  • Elise Gorman
  • Brian Heikkuri
  • Bill Hiotaky
  • Julie Hiotaky
  • Irene Katsias
  • Maureen Kelly
  • Zachary King
  • Niki Klimatianos
  • Eva Kocoves
  • Elaine Kourtakis
  • Tom Lagos
  • Nayiri Misirliyan
  • Faye Prekeges
  • Dina Rand
  • Paraskevi Theodorou
  • Pete Varvaresos
  • Nicholas Varveris
  • Rafael Vasu
  • Dennis Watkins
  • Gina Weiler
  • Rick Wilson
  • Bentley
  • Heather
  • Perris
  • Lexi
  • Kanella Katsikas
  • Erica Bittinger
  • Michael Diamond
  • Archie
  • Jason
  • Sophie Paron
  • Gheorghia Cherpes
  • Baby Elias
  • Allison Ricardi
  • Virginia, John & Olivia Koutsouros
  • Alexandra Anton
  • Christine & Vasili Zoyes
  • George R.
  • Soledad Liadis
  • Aria Sophia Liadis
  • Evelyn Morris
  • James
  • Tommy
  • Phyllis
  • Andrea Szczygiel
  • Jackie
  • Lori
  • Michael
  • Amanda
  • Ayva
  • Joyce
  • Karolyn
  • Jason
  • Tracey
  • Sorin
  • Pat Thrubis
  • Michelle Madau
  • Allen George
  • Tom and Mary Casoglos
  • Bob Zocco
  • Steve N.
  • Nancy Temple
  • Kali
  • Aspasia 

 

Please email the office if you want to add your name or loved ones to the prayer list. Thank you!

 



Philoptochos

INVITATION TO JOIN HOLY CROSS PHILOPTOCHOS

All women 18 years old and over are encouraged to join our Holy Cross Philoptochos. New and returning members are welcome! The 2025 Philoptochos Stewardship Form is attached.

 

NEXT MEETING 

  • November 17 @6:00pm

COFFEE HOUR

  • 11/01 - Philoptochos
  • 11/08 - Jim & Maria Heller
  • 11/15 - Parish Council
  • 11/22 - The William's Family
  • 11/29 - TBD

 

NOTE ABOUT THE COFFEE HOUR:  Philoptochos would like to thank our parishioners who support us throughout the year by sponsoring our Sunday Coffee Hour and bringing delicious treats to share. Your sponsorship and sharing promote fellowship and we are so grateful.

Please consider hosting a Sunday Coffee Hour by signing up on the sheet in the church lobby or contacting Bonnie Sitaras at 248-259-0986.

When scheduling a memorial through the Church Office and you would like to host coffee hour that day, please let Michelle in the office know so we can plan accordingly. 

Thank you.

 

 



Memorial Donations

In Loving Memory

ADAM P. ANGELAS

Mr. & Mrs. George Angelas

Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Angelas

Mr. & Mrs. Peter K. Angelas

Susan Armstrong

Zita Baziliauskas

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Blough

Mr. & Mrs. Constantino Boudouris

Anna Carroll

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Casoglos

Despina Catsikopulos

Mr. & Mrs. Louis Chalogianis

Patricia Clemmons

The Conrad Family

Nanette Cortese

Helen Dimitriou Carlson

Mr. & Mrs. Panagiotis Chonacas

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Coe

Greg Demopoulos 

Mr. & Mrs. George Economos

Mr. & Mrs. Evanovich

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Fekaris

Michael Francesco & Katherine Alioto

Stamatia Garris

Mr. & Mrs. Martin Gehan

Mr. & Mrs. John George

Dr. Pamela Georgeson & Dr. Mark Decco

Marianthy Haight

Georgia Hampel

Rev. Fr. Dean & Presvytera Olga Hountalas

 Elaine Ioanou

Lorraine J. Goffredo

Michael Kalasz

Mr. & Mrs. George Katsias

Mr. & Mrs. Van Kyriakopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Evans Lucas

Annette Madias

Maria Madias

Nickolaos Madias

Mr. & Mrs. Dean Makricostas

Mr. & Mrs. James Makricostas

The Marquardt Family

George Matheos

Mr. & Mrs. George Mihos

Diane Morris

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Moundros

Mr. & Mrs. Nikolaos Papanikolaou

Dr. & Mrs. Antonios Paras

Mr. & Mrs. Chris Partis

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Power

Stefanie Psarakis

Mrs. Kalli Sarigiannis

Margarita Shukla

Cynthia Sikina

Basil Simon

Haroula Sinanis

Mr. & Mrs. Stylianos Sinanis

Mr. & Mrs. PJ Smith

Dianne Stackhouse

The Stavroula Family

The Stravelakis Family

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sturm

The Theodore Family

Daniella Toma

The Walmroth Family

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Williams

Mr. & Mrs. Gus Zervos

Dr. Marcus & Mrs. Zervos

 

HELEN HOUNTRAS

The Angelas Family

 

ALEX KARGILIS

Mr. & Mrs. George Katsias

 

DEMETRIUS KOURTAKIS

Elaine Kourtakis

Mr. & Mrs. John Lucas

 

GEORGE & AUDREY KOURTAKIS

Elaine Kourtakis

Mr. & Mrs. John Lucas

 

NICK MIKE MADIAS

The Angelas Family

 

MARY STRATES

Elaine Ioanou

 

PETER & ANNA ZERVOS

Elaine Ioanou

Mr. & Mrs. George Katsias

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Pesaros 

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Williams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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