Parish News

2021 Stewardship Status: we have 144 Pledges totaling $190,765 and $137,474 received to date. We also have 5 families who have contributed $2,950 to date but have not submitted a stewardship card. It is important that all families complete a stewardship card to be considered a steward. The current Stewardship List and other stewardship information are posted on the bulletin board by the water cooler.

2021 Stewardship List
* Contributed but have not submitted stewardship card				Report Date: Jul 1, 2021
1	Agrapides, Peter & Stella	65	Kousoulas, Constantine	129	Tsokas, Lorraine
2	Andreou, Anthony	66	Kousoulas, Fr. Anastasios & Presv. Nektaria	130	Tsokas, Spyros
3	Angelus, James&Elizabeth	67	Kousoulas, Panayiotis	131	Tzovolos, Demetri and Arete
4	Archimedes, Alexander & Debbie	68	Kubu, James & Evangeline	132	Tzovolos, Olympia
5	Argiropoulos, Anthony & Amy	69	Kypridakes, Michael & Asimina	133	Vaporakis, Efharis Karise
6	Balios, Efthimia	70	Logothetis, Nikita & Sophia	134	Vaporakis, John & Kim
7	Bongiovanni, Robert & Michele	71	Loukedis, Alexander & Jennifer	135	Vaporakis, Kaliope
8	Bozzo, Daniel&Maria	72	Lutkus, Anthony & Vasiliki	136	Vaporakis, Mihail
9	Bulzacchelli, Thomas & Valerie	73	Manoussakis, Stamati & Sofia	137	Varas, Alexander Pericles
10	Bunce, Daniel & Marianne	74	Manteo, Michael & Gramatiki	138	Varas, Loukas Michael
11	Collett, Martin & Adriane	75	Mardakis, Arge	139	Varas, Michael & Elaine
12	Connell, William & Nikki	76	Mariani, Anthony & Kristen	140	Veneman, Ryan & Polyxeni-Tolis
13	Costalas, Paul & Josephine	77	Markos, Peter & Elaine	141	Vespa, Paul & Fay
14	Coutros, George & Lana	78	Martin, Stephen & Despina	142	Vlahakes, Louis & Anastasia
15	Coutsouridis, Alexia	79	Mavrode, Michael & Demetra	143	Vlahakis, Dan
16	Coutsouridis, John & Denise	80	Mazza, Emily Connelly & Costa & Poulis, Renee	144	Wolfe, Richard & Penelope
17	Demetriou, Dorothy&James	81	McElroy, Stephanie	145	Wygera, Walter & Constance
18	Diagelakis, Gerasimos & Kristen	82	Millett, Matthew & Maria	146	Ypsilantis, Peter & Antonia
19	Diamantis, Ioannis & Gerasimoula	83	Mulcahy, Dr. Wayne and Mary	147	Zajac, Pegi
20	Disla, Mark & Anastasia Pappas	84	Nelson, Stephanie	148	Zanidakis, Theodore & Charlotte
21	Diver, Sean & Joanne	85	Nikolakopoulos, Peter & Melissa	149	Zannikos, Peter & Amy
22	Douvris, John & Aimee	86	Paitakes, John&Linda	150
23	Douvris, Katerina & Jorge Higueros	87	Paliatsos, Mary	151
24	Fallon, Ellie	88	Panageas, Bill & Margaret	152
25	Fallon, Tom & Anna	89	Panayote, William & Deborah	153
26	Fearon, TJ & Colette	90	Pelios, Georgia	154
27	Ferreira, Jorge & Angela	91	Peppe, George & Demetra	155
28	Gacos, Chris & Frances	92	Petromelis, Christopher & Georgette	156
29	Gatanis, Michael & Angela *	93	Petromelis, Phyllis	157
30	Georgeles, George & Maria	94	Procyk, Eugenia	158
31	Giambrone, Charles J	95	Rentoulis, Nikolaos	159
32	Gianakos, Michael & Dianne	96	Roupas, Daniel & Mary	160
33	Giannouris, John & Tracey	97	Rudy, George & Sofia	161
34	Gianos, Irene	98	Sacalis, John	162
35	Gilman, Cliff & Karen *	99	Sakellos, Alexandra	163
36	Giotis, John & Karen	100	Sakellos, Evan & Catherine	164
37	Glynos, Peter & Cindy	101	Sakellos, George	165
38	Grina, Peter & Diana	102	Sfondouris, John & Maria	166
39	Halkiadakis, John & Vassie	103	Shepardson, Lilyan	167
40	Hawes, Ashlynn	104	Sideris, Leonidas & Elizabeth	168
41	Hawes, Brian & Allison Faches	105	Soteropoulos, Dean & Elizabeth	169
42	Hawes, Carrick	106	Soteropoulos, Marisa	170
43	Heinke, Michael & Simone	107	Staikos, George & Christi	171
44	Heinke, Zoe & Andy Riley	108	Staikos, Nicholas, Eirini Daskalakis	172
45	Ibrahim, Robert&Doniki	109	Stathopulos, Peter&Julan, Adriana	173
46	Iliakostas, Vasilis & Konstantina	110	Stavrakas, Spyros & Bia	174
47	Iliopoulos, Christos & Anna	111	Stavrakis, Michael & Sophia	175
48	Jaghab, Danny & Delmy	112	Stellakis, John & Eileen	176
49	Johnson, Bill	113	Stellakis, Stanley & Kathleen	177
50	Johnson, Gloria	114	Steubing, Michael & Maria Katsamani	178
51	Kalamaras, Stella *	115	Stieglitz, Alexander	179
52	Kaldes, John & Zoi	116	Stieglitz, Robert & Katerina	180
53	Kamnitsis, Christopher	117	Stier, Benjamin & Eleftheria Tsatsos	181
54	Kamnitsis, Constantine & Nancy	118	Sutton, David & Maria	182
55	Kasimatis, Kosmas & Dimitra Bairaktaris	119	Tattoli, Larry & Maria	183
56	Katogiritis, George & Kalliopi *	120	Tattoli, Mark	184
57	Katsiaficas, John&Soula	121	Tattoli, Steven	185
58	Kazantzis, Sava & Nancy	122	Theodoropoulos, Pete & Brittany Daniels	186
59	Kefalas, Carrie	123	Ticas, Alexia	187
60	Kehayes, Peter & Helen	124	Ticas, Cesar&Areti	188
61	Kehayes, Stephen & Beth	125	Toulatos, Polixenia	189
62	Kika, John & Tina	126	Trumpy, Fred & Larisa	190
63	Kizoulis, Menas & Antonia	127	Tsatsos, Costa & Maria	191
64	Kosoglou, Teddy and Roula	128	Tsentas, Constantine & Eugenia *	192

His Grace Bishop Apostolos of Medeia will visit our parish and preside at the services this coming Sunday, July 18, 2021.
Orthros followed by the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy will start at 8:30 AM. All are encouraged to come and attend these beautiful services on Sunday.

The Rev. Fr. Peter Zougras will also be joining me at the altar as we assist His Grace. Fr. Peter (formerly of the Saint John Theologian Cathedral I’m Tenafly) will be assisting with the 40-day blessing of his niece, Asimina (parents: Jessica and Anthony).

As previously announced, we have stopped taking reservations. All are invited as walk-ins. Please join us for this special day in the life of our church!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! GOYA Camp Good Shepherd - Aug. 15-21. Camp Tecumseh, NJ. Fr. A would like to invite all youth (grades 7 to 12) to join him and the entire region for overnight summer camp. The cost is $500 per camper. Official registration is now open! Please text or email Fr. A for the official link.

Young Adult Picnic/ BBQ: Saturday, July 24 from 12 to 5 pm. We are hosting the entire Northern NJ region for a kick-off picnic as we plan more events throughout the year. See Fr. A if interested.

OPA! Festival Survey: Thanks to the many that committed time to make our annual Festival a big success (Friday, Sept 10 - Sunday, Sept 12, 2021). If you have not done so yet, please fill out the quick survey now:

Here is the survey link again: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1mee1PT0CQKs0ta2YgsJxBcnBJ_BXqGOpe9BO7kdN1_8/edit

LAST CALL!!! There is still time to join us! Parish Fishing Trip this Summer! We are booking a charter for Sunday afternoon/ evening, August 1. We have about 30 people already interested. Still some room for others, but contact Fr. A as soon as possible if interested.

Metropolis Holy Cross Celebration: The Annual Celebration this year will be presided by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Asbury Park.

Saints and Feasts

July 18

Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council

On the Sunday that falls from the 13th to the 19th of the present month, we chant the Service to the 630 Holy and God-bearing Fathers who came together for the 4th Ecumenical Council who assembled in Chalcedon in 451, to condemn Eutyches, who taught that there was only one nature, the divine, in Christ after the Incarnation, and Dioscorus, Patriarch of Alexandria, who illegally received Eutyches back into communion and deposed Saint Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople, who had excommunicated Eutyches.

In the Slavic tradition, on this Sunday, the Fathers of the first six Ecumenical Councils are all commemorated.

July 18

Holy Martyr Emilian

This Martyr was from Dorostolum in Thrace, the servant of a certain pagan in the days of Julian the Apostate (361-363). As a fervent Christian, Emilian abominated the error of the pagans, and one day entered the temple and broke all the idols with a hammer. Seeing that others were arrested and beaten for this, he gave himself up of his own accord. He was mercilessly whipped, then cast into a fire, in which he gave up his soul without his body suffering harm.

July 18

Holy Martyrs Paul, Thea and Valentine

Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Second Mode. Psalm 31.11,1.
Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous.
Verse: Blessed are they whose transgressions have been forgiven.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to Titus 3:8-15.

Titus, my son, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these are excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels over the law, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is factious, after admonishing him once or twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is self-condemned.

When I send Artemas or Tychicos to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful.

All who are with me send greeting to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.

Gospel Reading

Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council
The Reading is from Matthew 5:14-19

The Lord said to his disciples, "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."

Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Third Mode

Let the heavens sing for joy, and let everything on earth be glad. * For with His Arm the Lord has worked power. * He trampled death under foot by means of death; * and He became the firstborn from the dead. * From the maw of Hades He delivered us; * and He granted the world His great mercy.

Apolytikion for Sun. of the Holy Fathers in the Plagal Fourth Mode

Most glorified art Thou, O Christ our God, Who hast established our Fathers as luminous stars upon the earth, and through them didst guide us all to the true Faith. O Most Merciful One, glory be to Thee.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Mode

O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.

Wisdom of the Fathers

"But whosoever shall do and teach," said He, "shall be called great." For not to ourselves alone, should we be profitable, but to others also; since neither is the reward as great for him who guides himself aright, as for one who with himself adds also another.

St. John Chrysostom

Homilies 15 and 16 on Matthew 5, 4th Century

Since he who cannot teach himself, yet attempts to set others right, will have many to ridicule him. Or rather such a one will have no power to teach at all, his actions uttering their voice against him.

St. John Chrysostom

Homilies 15 and 16 on Matthew 5, 4th Century

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Saints and Feasts

Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council

Holy Martyr Emilian

Holy Martyrs Paul, Thea and Valentine

Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Gospel Reading

Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Third Mode

Apolytikion for Sun. of the Holy Fathers in the Plagal Fourth Mode

Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Mode

Wisdom of the Fathers