Sunday Services -- Kuriakh:
Orthros, 9:00 a.m.
Divine Liturgy, 10:00 a.m.
OrqroV, 0900 pm.
Q. Leitourgia, 1000 pm.
Weekday Holy Days (as scheduled):
Orthros, 8:45 a.m.
Divine Liturgy, 9:30 a.m.
KaqhmerineV EorteV:
OrqroV, 0845 pm.
Q. Leitourgia, 0930 pm.
While Father Gianulis is on vacation, we thought it might be useful to have a collection of emergency numbers available for your easy reference. Please note the list below.
When in sorrow....................call John 14
When men fail you....................call Psalm 27
When you have sinned....................call Psalm 51
When you worry....................call Matthew 6:19-34
When you are in danger....................call Psalm 91
When God seems far away....................call Psalm 139
When your faith needs stirring..................call Hebrews 11
When you are lonely and fearful...................call Psalm 23
When you grow bitter and critical.........call I Corinthians 13
When you feel down and out....................call Romans 8:31
When you want peace and rest..............call Matthew 11:25-30
When the world seems bigger than God..............call Psalm 90
When you want Christian assurance............call Romans 8:1-30
When you leave home for labor or travel..........call Psalm 121
When your prayers grow narrow or selfish..........call Psalm 67
When you want courage for a task..................call Joshua 1
When you think of investments and returns..........call Mark 10
If you are depressed....................call Psalm 27
If your pocketbook is empty....................call Psalm 37
If you are losing confidence in people... call I Corinthians 13
If people seem unkind....................call John 15
If discouraged about your work...................call Psalm 126
If self-pride/greatness takes hold................call Psalm 19
If you want to be fruitful....................call John 15
For understanding of Christianity...call II Corinthians 5:15-19
For a great invention/opportunity................call Isaiah 55
For how to get along with fellow men.............call Romans 12
For Paul's secret to happiness..........call Colossians 3:12-17
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ALTERNATE NUMBERS:
For dealing with fear....................call Psalm 347
For security....................call Psalm 121:3
For assurance....................call Mark 8:35
For reassurance....................call Psalm 145:18
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PLEASE NOTE: Emergency numbers may be dialed direct.
No operator assistance is necessary. All lines to Heaven
are open 24 hours a day!
Please note that while Fr. Gianulis is on vacation, Sunday divine services will be held as usual. Sunday School classes will also go on as usual. On the Sundays 9/29 and 10/6, Fr. Bill Bartz will be the celebrant. Let us all please be in Church those days to extend Fr. Bill a warm St. Demetrios welcome.
A one-year memorial service will be held for Vasilios "Bill" Marakos on October 13th following the Divine Liturgy.
Kyle "Joseph" and Kristen "Veronica" Rossi on the Baptism of their daughter, Anna Marlene, on Sept. 7th. The godparents are Andriana Vastardis and John Rossi.
May God grant her many years!
Father Milton and Presbytera Connie will be vacationing from Sept. 22nd through Oct. 12th. During this time, if you need pastoral support, you may contact Fr. George Chioros, the priest of Sts. Constantine and Helen Church in Newport News, at (757) 596-6151 or Fr. Philemon Patitsas (239) 963-7558.
PLEASE NOTE: There will be no e-bulletin of hard copy bulletin during Father's absence.
Come join the fun and support various projects. Saturday Oct. 5th, 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at First Landing State Park, Shore Drive, VA Beach. A 5 mile fun and fundraising event. Compimentary lunch and T-shirts provided. If you cannot be there, you can still donate.
Sponsored by the Annunciation Cathedral and St. Nicholas. For more information and to register, contact Ed Ullom ([email protected]) or Kathy Stephanitsis ([email protected]).
During Fr. Milton's absence, Tim Sofis will lead the class on 9/25 and 10/2; Tom Jouvanis will lead the class on 10/10. Class meets on Thursdays from 7 - 8 p.m. in the Vlahakis Educational Center.
See the enclosed flyer
A former member of our Greek American community of Hampton Roads is still in need of a stem cell transplant. I have extra registration kits available for anyone who would like to join. To join the registry, all that is required is a short health survey and a cheek swab. Join the Registry | NMDP (Formerly Be The Match) Only persons between 18- 40 years old are eligible. Please contact me, Elaine Jansen at 757 810-5206 or [email protected] with any questions and to sign up. Thank you!
Updates on Orthodox Church news items can be found on our Facebook page. We thank Presbytera for monitoring and administering the page.
Also, check out our St. Demetrios website.
Please join us for the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail (VPRJ) Prayer Walk, Saturday, September 28, 2024, anytime between the hours of 9:00-11:00 am. The address is: 9320 Merrimac Trail, Williamsburg. This is a fund raising event supporting the Good News Jail and Prison Ministry program within the VPRJ. Participants will have an opportunity to enter the main corridor and to pray with groups of inmates (separated by the glass security doors that isolate each housing pod from the main corridor). The inmates are very excited that we are coming and that they have not been forgotten. God's grace often grants miracles when we visit the imprisoned! Come and see for yourself. For more information contact Tom Coghill.
"I was sick and you visited me." (Matthew 25:36)
St. Mary Immaculate Hospital: Bercu Yelciman
Riverside Regional Medical Center: Nick Vlahakis
Nick would like to express his gratitude for all the prayers, calls, and good wishes for his health from the St. Demetrios community.
Lift up in prayer:
Peter and Beverly Daikos
Markos Embry
Sonny Halioris
Athanasia Jouvanis
John Kaminarides
Jim Kokolis
Maria Kokolis
Nikki Mageris
Fr. John Manuel, St. Nicholas GOC
Nancy Marakos
Chris Marker
John and Connie Pavlides
Justin Tench
Nick Vlattas
13th Sunday after Pentecost
The Reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 16:13-24
Brethren, be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. Now, brethren, you know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints; I urge you to be subject to such men and to every fellow worker and laborer. I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicos, because they have made up for your absence; for they refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give recognition to such men. The churches of Asia send greetings. Aquila and Prisca, together with the church in their house, send you hearty greetings in the Lord. All the brethren send greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss. I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. If any one has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.
13th Sunday after Pentecost
Πρὸς Κορινθίους α' 16:13-24
Ἀδελφοί, γρηγορεῖτε, στήκετε ἐν τῇ πίστει, ἀνδρίζεσθε, κραταιοῦσθε. Πάντα ὑμῶν ἐν ἀγάπῃ γινέσθω. Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί - οἴδατε τὴν οἰκίαν Στεφανᾶ, ὅτι ἐστὶν ἀπαρχὴ τῆς Ἀχαΐας, καὶ εἰς διακονίαν τοῖς ἁγίοις ἔταξαν ἑαυτούς - ἵνα καὶ ὑμεῖς ὑποτάσσησθε τοῖς τοιούτοις, καὶ παντὶ τῷ συνεργοῦντι καὶ κοπιῶντι. Χαίρω δὲ ἐπὶ τῇ παρουσίᾳ Στεφανᾶ καὶ Φουρτουνάτου καὶ Ἀχαϊκοῦ, ὅτι τὸ ὑμῶν ὑστέρημα οὗτοι ἀνεπλήρωσαν. Ἀνέπαυσαν γὰρ τὸ ἐμὸν πνεῦμα καὶ τὸ ὑμῶν· ἐπιγινώσκετε οὖν τοὺς τοιούτους. Ἀσπάζονται ὑμᾶς αἱ ἐκκλησίαι τῆς Ἀσίας· ἀσπάζονται ὑμᾶς ἐν κυρίῳ πολλὰ Ἀκύλας καὶ Πρίσκιλλα, σὺν τῇ κατʼ οἶκον αὐτῶν ἐκκλησίᾳ. Ἀσπάζονται ὑμᾶς οἱ ἀδελφοὶ πάντες. Ἀσπάσασθε ἀλλήλους ἐν φιλήματι ἁγίῳ. Ὁ ἀσπασμὸς τῇ ἐμῇ χειρὶ Παύλου. Εἴ τις οὐ φιλεῖ τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, ἤτω ἀνάθεμα. Μαρὰν ἀθά. Ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μεθʼ ὑμῶν. Ἡ ἀγάπη μου μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. Ἀμήν.
1st Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 5:1-11
At that time, as Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets." And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were breaking, they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord." For he was astonished, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men." And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
1st Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 5:1-11
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἑστὼς ὁ Ἰησοῦς παρὰ τὴν λίμνην Γεννησαρέτ, καὶ εἶδε δύο πλοῖα ἑστῶτα παρὰ τὴν λίμνην· οἱ δὲ ἁλιεῖς ἀποβάντες ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν ἀπέπλυναν τὰ δίκτυα. ἐμβὰς δὲ εἰς ἓν τῶν πλοίων, ὃ ἦν τοῦ Σίμωνος, ἠρώτησεν αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἐπαναγαγεῖν ὀλίγον· καὶ καθίσας ἐδίδασκεν ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου τοὺς ὄχλους. ὡς δὲ ἐπαύσατο λαλῶν, εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Σίμωνα· ἐπανάγαγε εἰς τὸ βάθος καὶ χαλάσατε τὰ δίκτυα ὑμῶν εἰς ἄγραν. καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Σίμων εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἐπιστάτα, δι᾿ ὅλης τῆς νυκτὸς κοπιάσαντες οὐδὲν ἐλάβομεν· ἐπὶ δὲ τῷ ῥήματί σου χαλάσω τὸ δίκτυον. καὶ τοῦτο ποιήσαντες συνέκλεισαν πλῆθος ἰχθύων πολύ· διερρήγνυτο δὲ τὸ δίκτυον αὐτῶν. καὶ κατένευσαν τοῖς μετόχοις τοῖς ἐν τῷ ἑτέρῳ πλοίῳ τοῦ ἐλθόντας συλλαβέσθαι αὐτοῖς· καὶ ἦλθον καὶ ἔπλησαν ἀμφότερα τὰ πλοῖα, ὥστε βυθίζεσθαι αὐτά. ἰδὼν δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος προσέπεσε τοῖς γόνασιν ᾿Ιησοῦ λέγων· ἔξελθε ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι ἀνὴρ ἁμαρτωλός εἰμι, Κύριε· θάμβος γὰρ περιέσχεν αὐτὸν καὶ πάντας τοὺς σὺν αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τῇ ἄγρᾳ τῶν ἰχθύων ᾗ συνέλαβον, ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ ᾿Ιάκωβον καὶ ᾿Ιωάννην, υἱοὺς Ζεβεδαίου, οἳ ἦσαν κοινωνοὶ τῷ Σίμωνι. καὶ εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Σίμωνα ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· μὴ φοβοῦ· ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν ἀνθρώπους ἔσῃ ζωγρῶν. καὶ καταγαγόντες τὰ πλοῖα ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, ἀφέντες ἅπαντα ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.
This saint was known for the many miracles he worked and for his apostolic zeal in shepherding the flock of Sinope. He contested for the Faith during the reign of the Emperor Trajan, in the year 102, when he was burned to death in a bath-house. A homily in his honour was composed by Saint John Chrysostom. The translation of his holy relics is celebrated on July 23.
This came to pass fifteen months before the birth of Christ, after the vision of the Angel that Zacharias, the father of the Forerunner, saw in the Temple while he executed the priest's office in the order of his course during the feast of the Tabernacles, as tradition bears witness. In this vision, the Archangel Gabriel appeared to Zacharias and said to him, "Thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John" (Luke 1:13). Knowing that Elizabeth was barren, and that both he and she were elderly, Zacharias did not believe what the Angel told him, although he had before him the example of Abraham and Sarah, of Hannah, mother of the Prophet Samuel, and of other barren women in Israel who gave birth by the power of God. Hence, he was condemned by the Archangel to remain speechless until the fulfilment of these words in their season, which also came to pass (Luke 1:7-24).
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The world has found in you a great champion in time of peril, as you emerged the victor in routing the barbarians. For as you brought to naught the boasts of Lyaios, imparting courage to Nestor in the stadium, in like manner, holy one, great Martyr Demetrios, invoke Christ God for us, that He may grant us His great mercy.
Μέγαν εύρατο εv τοίς κιvδύvοις, σέ υπέρμαχοv η οικουμένη, Αθλοφόρε τά έθνη τροπούμενον. Ως ούν Λυαίου καθείλες τήν έπαρσιν, εν τώ σταδίω θαρρύvας τόν Νέστορα, ούτως Άγιε, Μεγαλομάρτυς Δημήτριε, Χριστόν τόν Θεόν ικέτευε, δωρήσασθαι ημίν τό μέγα έλεος.
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You are invited to celebrate the parish nameday and join for a no cost meal and support OCMC, our Missions Center.
Please see enclosed for details and information on how to register.
Catechism Classes for all those interested in become Orthodox Christians through Baptism of Chrismation. And open to all who are interested in learning the fundamentals of our Faith. Please sign up on the form in the anteroom or by email to Father Milton at: [email protected]