Weekly Services
(Please note schedule subject to change. Please call church office to confirm times.)
Sunday Services: Orthros 8:15 am; Divine Liturgy 9:15 am. Followed by Sunday School and Fellowship Hour in our Community Center.
Weekly Feastday / Major Saint Day Liturgies: 9 am Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy.
Saint Demetrius was a Thessalonian, a most pious son of pious and noble parents, and a teacher of the Faith of Christ. When Maximian first came to Thessalonica in 290, he raised the Saint to the rank of Duke of Thessaly. But when it was discovered that the Saint was a Christian, he was arrested and kept bound in a bath-house. While the games were under way in the city, Maximian was a spectator there. A certain friend of his, a barbarian who was a notable wrestler, Lyaeus by name, waxing haughty because of the height and strength of his body, boasted in the stadium and challenged the citizens to a contest with him. All that fought with him were defeated. Seeing this, a certain youth named Nestor, aquaintance of Demetrius', came to the Saint in the bath-house and asked his blessing to fight Lyaeus single-handed. Receiving this blessing and sealing himself with the sign of the precious Cross, he presented himself in the stadium, and said, "O God of Demetrius, help me!" and straightway he engaged Lyaeus in combat and smote him with a mortal blow to the heart, leaving the former boaster lifeless upon the earth. Maximian was sorely grieved over this, and when he learned who was the cause of this defeat, he commanded straightway and Demetrius was pierced with lances while he was yet in the bath-house, As for Nestor, Maximian commanded that he be slain with his own sword.
Prokeimenon. First Mode. Psalm 32.22,1.
Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us.
Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.
The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 9:6-11.
Brethren, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work. As it is written, "He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever." He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resources and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for great generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.
6th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 8:26-39
At that time, as Jesus arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, there met him a man from the city who had demons; for a long time he had worn no clothes and he lived not in a house but among the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beseech you, do not torment me." For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him; he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters, but he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the desert.) Jesus then asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion"; for many demons had entered him. And they begged him not to command them to depart into the abyss. Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside; and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them leave. Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned. When the herdsmen saw what happened, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country. Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. And those who had seen it told them how he who had been possessed with demons was healed. Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear; so he got into the boat and returned. The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him; but he sent him away, saying, "Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you." And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.
TODAY we will celebrate the 40-Day Blessing for baby Panagiotis Benjamin, son of Mike and Evangelia Avrich, and grandson of Xenia Toulatos.
TODAY we gratefully welcome Tony Bosco who will be speaking to the community at Fellowship Hour. He will be discussing Orthodoxy today. All are invited!
TODAY Fellowship Hour is sponsored by Mountain View Chalet. We thank them for their continued support of our community.
Happy Nameday to all who will celebrate on the Feast of St. Demetrios on Saturday, Oct 26!
Church Calendar:
Saturday, October 26: St. Demetrios - Orthros / Liturgy, 9 am
Friday, November 1: Sts. Cosmas and Damianos - Orthros / Liturgy, 9 am
Sunday, November 3: Fall General Assembly, following services
Friday, November 8: Archangels Michael and Gabriel - Orthros / Liturgy, 9 am
Saturday, November 9: St. Nektarios - Orthros / Liturgy, 9 am
Saturday & Sunday, November 16 & 17 – Holiday Eat & Shop
This year, our Parish bas been blessed with the celebration of 3 baptisms and 3 weddings in September and October. May God bless them all!
September 21: Baptism of Eva Elena Baltatu September 28: Baptism of Charlotte Marie Tsentas October 5: Wedding of Nicole Meropi Martini and Emilio Michael Verrillo October 6: Wedding of Brittaney Nicole Daniels and Pantelis Theodoropoulos October 19: Wedding of Polyxeni Tolis and Ryan Veneman October 20: Baptism of Jameson Howard Lappen
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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Youth Workers:
This includes adults who are involved with JOY, HOPE, GOYA, youth camps, and altar servers. It also includes educational programs like Sunday School, day schools, and afternoon/Greek schools. It also includes athletic programs like basketball, volleyball, and dance. It even includes adults who might occasionally assist or transport children during such events. If you work with kids, then you need to become a Youth Worker under the Policies. And that means REGISTERING, TRAINING, & SCREENING. For more information go to goarch.org/safety
Philoptochos News: Philoptochos will be holding a food drive from October 13 through November 17. We are asking our community to kindly donate food items to those less fortunate. There will be a box in the hallway outside of the community hall. Thank you for your generosity.
PC Corner
We have over 45 kids in the Sunday School program and the registration is still open. We are also looking for additional Sunday school teachers who can assist with the program.
The adult Greek School program has about 10 students this year, and we plan to offer 2 semesters of 15 weeks each.
On Sunday November 3 we will have our Fall General Assembly. We need all of you to participate and volunteer to run for a PC position, and help with the elections and the audit committees.
We are nearing the end of 2019 and we have about 145 stewards with a pledge card and 11 without pledge card. There are many who have not pledged this year. This is the time to do it. last year we finished with 170 Stewards. Let’s reach or exceed this number again this year.
And don't forget. November 16-17 we have our Eat and Shop event. We need your help. We will send you information so you can register to help during the preparation and during the event.
Please note: “The Musical Legacy of the Holy Fathers in the Orthodox Christian Church” Byzantine music concert at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, Toms River, NJ on Saturday, October 26, 2019 6:30 p.m.
Stewardship is the sharing of the talents and treasures that God has provided for us. An Orthodox Christian Steward is an active participant in the life of the Church. The parish encourages all who accept the Orthodox Faith to become practicing Stewards.
2019 Stewardship Drive: We currently have 144 pledges totaling $156,439 for an average of $1,086 and $130,093 received to date. We also have 10 families who have contributed $5,725 to date but have not submitted a stewardship card. It is important that all families complete a stewardship card to be considered a steward. Current Stewardship List and other stewardship information is posted in bulletin board by water cooler.
We need everyone’s participation to exceed this year’s stewardship pledge target of $170,000. If the remaining 52, 2018 stewards give at the same level as last year we could exceed our budget and reach a record high number of stewards
If you have not done so already, we ask that you prayerfully consider your stewardship commitment and submit a 2019 pledge card as soon as you can. You can check to see if you are on the Stewards List attached to this bulletin.
…Remember a rich man is not one who has much, but one who gives much