Sundays:
9 am - Orthros
10:15 am - Divine Liturgy
Weekday Services:
Please check the Services schedule in the bulletin or call the Church office.
8:50AM Orthros
10:00AM Divine Liturgy: The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
11:30AM GOYA Meeting
12:00PM Greek Dance Practice
6:00PM Festival Meeting
6:00PM Greek Dance Practice
7:00PM Vespers AT HOLY CROSS IN FARMINGTON HILLS
9:00AM Orthros
10:00AM Divine Liturgy: The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross
6:00PM Greek Dance Practice
7:00PM Festival Setup
8:50AM Orthros
10:00AM Divine Liturgy
12:00PM Greek Fest
We are in need of teachers and floating substitutes. If you can commit to volunteering, we need you! Please contact Fr. John (716.730.1982) or email him ([email protected]) if you can help out in this very rewarding and important ministry!
Please register your children for Sunday school starting Sept. 22, by clicking HERE.
Our first GOYA meeting will take place this Sunday, September 8 after church. In this meeting, we will select officers and plan the GOYA calendar for the upcoming school year in addition to organizing our GOYA room.
Our last Greek Fest meeting will take place on Monday, September 9 at 6 pm (in-person and zoom).
Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83490280705?pwd=HhMKc6NoHzdVvu6DJ0SCVkwBxsOAos.1
For this Saturday's service for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, please bring sprigs of basil with you to the Liturgy. Thanks!
The 55 & Over Club will meet on Thursday, September 19, at noon, in the Apollo Hall. Lunch is $9. If you plan to attend, you must call Mary Frosinos @ 313.581.7969 to make a reservation (please leave her a voice mail).
We would like to thank our sponsors for their support of our 2024 Greek Fest
Platinum Sponsors
Merrill Lynch - Wyandotte Office
Sophia's Bakery
Gold Sponsors
Bittner Appraisal Group
Concepts in Travel
Our Greek Fest will be held on Sunday, September 15, and we NEED your help to make it a success! We are in need of volunteers to help out in various areas on the day of the festival.
If you are interested in volunteering on the day of the festival, please see John Kontos, Fr. John or sign-up at the tables in the school hallway across from the office.
To sign up online, please use this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B48AAAE2AA2F58-50920261-2024#/
Volunteer Dates:
Yard signs for the upcoming Greek Fest are available for pickup in the church hallway. Stickers with the updated festival date are also available for those who have yard signs from previous years.
In addition, please like and share our Facebook advertisement: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=874945644674343&set=a.553184040183840
We need individuals or families to donate $100 toward the purchase of a lamb for our Greek Fest on Sept. 17. If you would like to donate, please mail or drop off your donation to the church office between 9-4 pm, M-F or online here. Thank you!
PLEASE NOTE: Lamb donation recognition in ad book deadline is TODAY. Any lamb donations after today will be recognized in the print/online bulletin only.
On October 4 & 5, the Metropolis of Detroit and Metropolis of Detroit Ladies Philoptochos will sponsor, A Weekend with the Louhs, at St. Nicholas, Troy. Please see the attached flyer if interested in attending this event. Registration deadline: Sept. 27.
The Orthodox Christian Women will host" What Does It Mean to Be an Orthodox Christian Missionary?" at St. Nicholas, Ann Arbor, on Saturday, September 21. See the attached flyer if interested in attending.
St. Nicholas, Troy, is hosting a 2-film event at E-magine Theater in Rochester Hills, on Thursday, October 3, at 7 pm sharp! See the attached flyer for more details.
Please see the attached updated flyer regarding the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Enthronement of His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas of Detroit. To make a reservation for the banquet, contact the Church Office no later than September 15.
If you would like for us to light a candle in the Church in prayer for you and your family, please use the Prayer/Candle Request form found here or on the home page of the church website. You can pay by credit card or send a check in the mail to the Church.
If you would like Fr John to visit and spend time with a loved one who's a shut-in, please don't hesitate to contact the church office or to reach out to Fr. John directly to arrange a time.
According to the ancient tradition of the Church, the Theotokos was born of barren and aged parents, Joachim and Anna, about the year 16 or 17 before the birth of Christ. Joachim was descended from the royal line of David, of the tribe of Judah. Anna was of the priestly tribe of Levi, a daughter of the priest Matthan and Mary, his wife.
Today, the day following the Nativity of the most holy Theotokos, we celebrate the synaxis of Saints Joachim and Anna, honouring them as her parents.
These Martyrs, sisters according to the flesh, were from Bithynia. They lived in virginity on a mountain near the Pythian hot springs of Bithynia, devoting themselves to asceticism and prayer. Betrayed to the local governor, Fronto, they were subjected to frightful tortures, and so gave up their holy souls into the hands of God. They contested for the Faith during the reign of Maximian, in the year 304.
This saint lived in the fifth century. Out of remorse for the adultery that she committed with another man, she fled from her husband's house, renamed herself Theodore, clothed herself as a man, and pretending to be a eunuch, entered a monastery of men. Her identity as a woman was discovered only after her death.
This saint was a bishop in Italy. Fleeing from the persecution of Diocletian in 298, he came to Bithynia, where he went from place to place converting many from the idols to the true God. Because of this, one day as he was celebrating the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Archangels, they who worshipped wood and stones fell upon him and beat him to death with staves and stones.
The church that is honoured far above all others is that of the Holy Resurrection, which Saint Constantine the Great constructed at the place of Golgotha, where our Saviour was crucified and buried. For a long time this place had been purposely buried beneath the earth by the Jews and heathen; furthermore, during the reign of Hadrian (117-138), a temple dedicated to Aphrodite was built over the site so that this sacred place might be even further desecrated and fall into utter oblivion. It was here that the Cross was hidden. However, at the command of the pious Emperor Constantine, excavations were made and the tokens of the saving Passion were found. It was here, then, that the very great and magnificent temple named in honour of Christ God's Resurrection-the Anastasis-was built under the supervision of the blessed Helen, while Dracilian was Eparch of Palestine and Macarius was Archbishop of Jerusalem. It was the latter, also, who exalted the venerable Cross and performed the consecration of this temple in the year 336.
Saint Helen, the mother of Saint Constantine the Great, when she was already advanced in years, undertook, in her great piety, the hardships of a journey to Jerusalem in search of the cross, about the year 325. A temple to Aphrodite had been raised up by the Emperor Hadrian upon Golgotha, to defile and cover with oblivion the place where the saving Passion had been suffered. The venerable Helen had the statue of Aphrodite destroyed, and the earth removed, revealing the Tomb of our Lord, and three crosses. Of these, it was believed that one must be that of our Lord, the other two of the thieves crucified with Him; but Saint Helen was at a loss which one might be the Wood of our salvation. At the inspiration of Saint Macarius, Archbishop of Jerusalem, a lady of Jerusalem, who was already at the point of death from a certain disease, was brought to touch the crosses, and as soon as she came near to the Cross of our Lord, she was made perfectly whole. Consequently, the precious Cross was lifted on high by Archbishop Macarius of Jerusalem; as he stood on the ambo, and when the people beheld it, they cried out, "Lord have mercy." It should be noted that after its discovery, a portion of the venerable Cross was taken to Constantinople as a blessing. The rest was left in Jerusalem in the magnificent church built by Saint Helen, until the year 614. At that time, the Persians plundered Palestine and took the Cross to their own country (see Jan. 22, Saint Anastasius the Persian). Late, in the year 628, Emperor Heraclius set out on a military campaign, retrieved the Cross, and after bringing it to Constantinople, himself escorted it back to Jerusalem, where he restored it to its place.
Rest from labour. A Fast is observed today, whatever day of the week it may be.
The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
The Reading is from Luke 1:39-49, 56
In those days, Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a city of Judah, and she entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."
And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name." And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her home.
Prokeimenon. Plagal Second Mode. Psalm 27.9,1.
O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance.
Verse: To you, O Lord, I have cried, O my God.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 6:11-18.
Brethren, see with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh that would compel you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For even those who receive circumcision do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh. But far be it from me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation. Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule, upon the Israel of God. Henceforth let no man trouble me; for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.
Sunday before Holy Cross
The Reading is from John 3:13-17
The Lord said, "No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him."
Please remember in your prayers the following: Nick Gerazounis
Please contact the church office to add your name to the Prayer List. Thank you.
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Deadline for Purchasing Tickets: Monday, September 23 (no tickets at the door)
Registration Deadline: September 27
Updated flyer - Honoring His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Detroit on his 25th Anniversary Enthronement