Sunday Services: Orthros 8:30 am; Divine Liturgy 9:30 am.
Weekday Services: See parish website calendar link for updates.
Annual St. John Chrysostom Tray: will be collected on Sunday, Nov. 12 in honor of our Metropolis Patron Saint in support of the works and ministries of our Metropolis. Thank you.
Veterans Day Program: On November 12. Today, we honor the St. Anna Veterans who served their country with courage, honor, and strength. Please join us for this special and moving program and thank our Veterans for their service. Coffee hour in their honor will follow. Dr. Jack Sacalis, a World War II Veteran, will be highlighted by our GOYA teens who had the honor and privilege of interviewing him.
Holy Services this week: Monday, Nov 13: At Metropolis HQ in Westfield, NJ. Hierarchical Orthros / Divine Liturgy presided by His Eminence Metropolitan Apostolos of NJ - St. John Chrysostom Feastday. 9 AM. All are invited.
Tues. Nov. 14: St. Philip the Apostle. St. Gregory Palamas. 8:30 AM. Orthros / Divine Liturgy.
Christmas Fast: Starting on Wed., Nov. 15, Divine Liturgy every morning leading to Christmas (with few exceptions - see Calendar online stannagoc.org). 8:30 AM start. (on Thursday this week, we will celebrate St. Matthew Feastday starting with Orthros at 8:30 AM).
Oratorical Festival topics are now online! Please encourage all youth from grades 7 to 12 to pick out a topic as we prepare for a March 2024 Parish Oratorical Festival. (The District Level will be on Sat., April 6 at our neighboring parish of St. George in Trenton, NJ.)
SUNDAY SCHOOL: There will be no Sunday School TODAY (NOV. 12) for the 8-12-year-old class and 13-18-year-old class so that they can participate in the Veterans Day program. All other Sunday School classes will be in session.
SAVE THE DATE: Our Christmas Pageant is scheduled for DEC. 17. More details to follow.
GREEK SCHOOL (YOUTH): Our Greek School classes are moving along. We look forward to a productive and fun school year! Please email Maria Sfondouris at [email protected] if you are interested in registering your child.
GREEK SCHOOL (ADULT): Classes began on Monday OCT. 9. They are held each Monday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. taught by our wonderful volunteer teacher, Katerina Toulatos. If you are interested or have any questions, please email Maria Sfondouris at [email protected].
HOPE & JOY: For youth in grades K-6. Thank you to everyone who attended our first meeting. The next meeting will be held on Friday, DEC. 1 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. More details to follow soon. Please RSVP to Kristen Diagelakis [email protected] so we can plan for crafts and food.
GREEK DANCE: Greek dance classes are held every Monday from 7:00 to 8 p.m. It's not too late to join the dance troupe. Please email Larisa Trumpy at [email protected]. All are welcome!
Regional YOUNG ADULT LEAGUE (YAL): For Orthodox Christians ages 18-35. Orthodoxy on Tap upcoming schedule: NOV. 13 and DEC. 20.
The Orthodox Christian Federation (OCF) invites you to this year’s College Conference to be held at the Antiochian Village at 140 Church Camp Trail, Bolivar, PA from DEC. 27 – 30. Please register online at www.ocf.net/cc23/. The registration fee is $385. Price increases to $400 on NOV 1. Registration closes on DEC 1. This is your invitation to flourish spiritually, intellectually, and personally with fellow college students. Come, and walk in the Light of Christ this December at the College Conference.
The order placement deadline is Sunday, December 3rd. The Philoptochos team is picking up St. Anna's order on Saturday, December 16th from the Monastery, and we are organizing a trip to visit that same day, for anyone who would like to join us! Pick up of the Vasilopites will be on Sunday, December 17 after the pageant. Any questions, contact [email protected].
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Saint Nilus, who had Constantinople as his homeland, was a disciple of Saint John Chrysostom. He had formerly been an eparch of the city, then became an ascetic on Mount Sinai. He wrote epistles and various ascetical works, and reposed about 451.
Prokeimenon. Grave Tone. Psalm 115.5,3 (116.15,12).
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
Verse: What shall I render to the Lord for all that he has given me?
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.
8th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 10:25-37
At that time, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read?" And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." And he said to him, "You have answered right; do this, and you will live."
But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion, and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
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Letter from Stewardship Committee as we prepare for 2024. Thanks for your support!
Please register your child(ren) for a wonderful year of Sunday School ministry.
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Updated flyer. Please join us for this worthy cause!
Nov. 5 info
We are blessed that our Metropolitan will preside at our Feastday services this year on Dec. 8 and 9! Please attend.
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Come join other regional young adults ages 18 to 35 on Saturday, January 6, 2024, for a New Year's Celebration.