St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Publish Date: 2024-11-10
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St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (727) 937-3540
  • Fax:
  • (727) 937-1739
  • Street Address:

  • 36 North Pinellas Avenue

  • Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
  • Mailing Address:

  • 17 East Tarpon Avenue

  • Tarpon Springs, FL 34689


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Services Schedule

Sundays / Κυριακή
7:45am - Matins / Όρθρος
9:00am - Divine Liturgy (Greek) / Θεία Λειτουργία / (English) / Θεία Λειτουργία

Monday through Saturday

 


Past Bulletins


Dean's Message

Why Should I Become a Steward?

November is Stewardship Month at Saint Nicholas. Last week I invited you to dream with me about a future filled with hope and grace for our Cathedral community. Last week the office mailed out hundreds of Stewardship Commitment Cards to members of the Cathedral. Today I want to discuss the question of “why” we should become stewards. 

Becoming a steward of the Church isn’t about budgets and voting rights, although we do pay bills with stewardship contributions. As stewards we do vote on issues and for Parish Council members. While these might be true, they are not the reason for stewardship. We become stewards of the Church to help Christ’s ministry on Earth. Being stewards of the Church is about being caretakers of Christ’s Church and ministries. 

As stewards we are caretakers of the work of Christ in Tarpon Springs and throughout the world. Locally your stewardship is used to feed the poor on Mondays and teach our youth in Sunday School, Greek School and all our youth ministries. We are able to have these ministries in buildings that are only made possible with your stewardship. All in all there are more than twenty different ministries in Tarpon Springs that are made possible by your stewardship.

In America your stewardship is used to support Hellenic College and Holy Cross, national Greek Education, evangelism efforts throughout the country, regional youth ministries like summer camps, ministry training programs, and various charitable efforts. Globally your stewardship assists the ministry of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and missionary efforts in far-away places like Africa and Asia. 

Of course nothing is more important than making our Saint Nicholas Cathedral available daily for the citizens of Tarpon Springs to pray and find hope in Christ. We are blessed to offer services almost daily according to the ancient worship of the Church. With an average of nearly two hundred liturgies per year, plus weddings, baptisms, funerals, baby blessings, memorials and confessions, your stewardship brings a living experience of Christ to Tarpon Springs.

When you sit down and consider becoming a steward of Saint Nicholas Cathedral, I invite you to dream along with me for a time when the only limitation to ministries is running out of people to serve rather than money to fund ministries.

Fr. Athanasios C. Haros 

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Fr. Theofanis

In today’s Epistle reading, from Galatians 1:11–19, St. Paul speaks to the churches in Galatia, reminding them that the Gospel he preaches isn’t just another human opinion or idea; it’s the true message of Christ. He says, “For I would have you know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.”

Paul’s words come at a perfect time, especially in a season where the world around us is full of different political messages, opinions, and arguments. During elections, people get caught up in debates, and even divisions, over politics. But St. Paul reminds us that the truth we stand on as Christians is above all these things it’s the truth of Christ Himself. Our faith and our    identity in Christ go beyond any political party or opinion. In Christ’s church, we belong to one “party,” if you will: the party of our Lord. Our loyalty is first and foremost to Him.

When we step into the church, we’re reminded that we’re all here for one  purpose: to follow Christ and love one another. This doesn’t mean we’ll all agree on everything, but it does mean we must treat each other with respect and dignity, as children of God. St. Paul himself came from a background where he was deeply passionate he was once even a persecutor of the Church. But once he encountered Christ, his passion was transformed into love and service for others.

So as we face different opinions and political divides, may we remember what truly unites us. Our faith in Christ calls us to something higher. It calls us to love each other, to respect each other, and to see each other as members of the same body, no matter what our opinions are.

In God’s Kingdom, we are one family, united in Christ. Let us embrace that unity and live as a true “party” of Christ’s love and grace. Amen

+Papa Fanis

 

 

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The Holy Anaphora: An Offering of Praise

In this Sunday’s installment of our “Songs of Faith” series, we will continue exploring the Divine Liturgy starting immediately after our recitation of the Creed. The Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed is our statement of faith as Orthodox Christians. Having confessed it together with one voice and one mind, we are now ready to proceed to the Holy Anaphora, which means “the lifting up” or “the elevation.” This is the part of the Divine Liturgy where we lift up our hearts to God along with our voices of praise, just as the clergy are about to lift up the Holy Gifts. After the “Amen,” which follows the Creed, the priest or deacon will intone, “Let us stand aright! Let us stand in awe! Let us be attentive, that we may present the Holy Offering in peace.” To which the people respond with, “A mercy of peace, a sacrifice of praise.”

As Orthodox Christians, we understand that we are about to partake of the Body and Blood of Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ is Himself the perfect peace offering, reconciling mankind to God in His death on the Cross and subsequent Resurrection. The priest now imparts to all the people the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, and we pray that it be with his spirit as well. Then, we have the exceedingly beautiful and familiar exchange between the clergy and the people, wherein we lift up our hearts to the Lord, giving Him thanks, as is proper and right to do in light of all He has done for us.

Just as the Holy Gifts are about to be lifted up, we the people lift our voices - even our innermost hearts, unto God our Savior. This is the true purpose of all worship, and especially of liturgical music, of chanting. As we chant these hymns of praise, the Liturgy elevates us even above the apparent climax of the Great Entrance in all its majesty. We stand in awe as we approach the most sublime elevation of the Holy Gifts, which God has deigned to receive from the hands of men, providing for our salvation. We join with all of the angels, the archangels, the Cherubim, and the Seraphim, singing and proclaiming the triumphal hymn:

“Holy, holy, holy, Lord of angelic hosts, heaven and earth are filled with Your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!”

As we chant the angelic hymns of our spiritual worship, we attend to the prayers of the clergy, and we pray them together with the priest inwardly. Here, the priests are glorifying God and acknowledging all that He has done for us, as they pray, “Together with these blessed powers, benevolent Master, we also exclaim and say: Holy are You and most holy, You and Your only‐begotten Son and Your Holy Spirit.” The priest is about to prayerfully recall the night of the Last Supper, which is where we will continue in our next installment.

As we lift up our hearts in the Divine Liturgy today, chant along and lift up your voices to the Lord. When we chant hymns in worship to God, we join in the chorus of the angelic hosts who always sing unto the Lord, “Holy, Holy, Holy!”

Philip Carallo, 

St Nicholas Cathedral Protopsaltis 
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Saints and Feasts

November 10

8th Sunday of Luke


November 10

Erastus, Olympas, Rodion, Sosipater, Quartus, and Tertios, Apostles of the 70

Of these Saints, Olympas and Rodion became disciples of Peter, the chief Apostle, and came to Rome, where they were beheaded by Nero. The others reposed in peace, having become bishops: Sosipater of Iconium, Quartus of Beirut, and Erastus of Paneas, or Paneias (which was also called Caesarea of Philippi); Saint Erastus had been chamberlain of the city of Corinth (Rom.16:23).


November 10

Orestes the Martyr of Cappadocia

Saint Orestes was from Tyana of Cappadocia. During the persecution of Diocletian, this Martyr's ankles were pierced with long nails; being bound to a wild horse and violently dragged by it, he gave up his spirit in the year 289.


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Cathedral Listings

SATURDAY MEMORIALS 

No Memorials

  SUNDAY MEMORIALS  

Daughters of Penelope - Periboea Chapter 62 - Founders Day   

Afrodite Lynch - 40 days

Dimitrios Charalampous - 6 months

Anthony John Samarkos - 1 year

Teresa and Tracy - 3 years

Despina Zacharatos - 5 years

Spyros Zacharatos - 10 years

Stamatia Tsangaris - 26 years

George Tsangaris - Many

Vasilios (Bill) Katsaras - 27 years

                                                                                                                         

    SUNDAY COFFEE HOUR

Sponsored by: St. Nicholas Soup Kitchen

       All ministries wishing to sign up and host the Sunday Coffee Hour please contact Chris Palaidis at 727-808-3895.

 

                                                            Memorial & Artoklasia Service Planning                  

If you are in need of a Memorial, or are contemplating having an Artoklasia Service, call our Parish Office at (727) 937-3540 to have the names put in the bulletin.

Kollyva (μνημόσυνα) for memorials can be ordered through:

Antonia Korfias (727) 937-8785

Evangelia Stavropoulos (727) 937-5649

Afrodity Tassopoulos (727) 674-3304

*Contact info for these preparers is provided as a service to parishioners and does not imply endorsement.

 

  *THE DEADLINE IS MONDAY 5PM FOR ALL BULLETIN INFORMATION*

40 Day Prayer List

Pam, Frank, Stella, Chrisovalantou, Giorgios, Irene, Kaliopi, Valanti, Christopher

*To add a loved one to this list, please contact Marie at the church office on Mondays by 5:00 pm: [email protected]  (727) 937-3540. 

 

A Prayer for Healing

"Heavenly Father, physician of our souls and bodies, who have sent Your only-begotten Son and our Lord Jesus Christ to heal every sickness and infirmity, visit and heal me, Your servant, from all physical and spiritual ailments through the grace of Your Christ.  Grant me patience in this sickness, strength of body and spirit, and recovery of health.  Lord, You have taught us through Your word to pray for each other that we may be healed.  I pray that You heal me as Your servant and grant me the gift of complete health.  For You are the source of healing and to You I give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen."

 

Our Priests are Here for You

If you, or a loved one, would like to request a priestly visit due to illness or extenuating circumstances, please call Father Athanasios (727) 741-0139 or Father Theofanis Katsiklis Makris at 727-277-6910.

If you are in spiritual need, Father Athanasios wants to make himself available to you, and asks you to please call/text or email him directly, rather than through social media.
 
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If you attend St. Nicholas and need a Letter of Good Standing, scan the code! 

*Remember, if your sponsor for a wedding or baptism is a parishioner of St. Nicholas Church, this must be completed.*

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2024 St. Nicholas Parish Council Pangari Rotation Sunday Schedule

August 4, 2024 – January 26, 2025

PC Teams for rotation begins Sunday, 8/4/2024 with Team 2 on Duty

**Both PC Teams on duty for the Dormition of the Theotokos services
Great Vespers Wed. August 14 @ 6 pm
Orthros Thurs. August 15 @ 9 am; Divine Liturgy 10 am
Epiphany – Monday, January 6, 2025


Holiday church service times for Christmas, New Year’s and additional Epiphany services
will be posted closer to the holidays

 

August 11, 25; September 8, 22; October 6, 20; November 3, 17; December 1, 15, 29;
January 12, 26


Team 1:


Anna Billiris
Nomikos Christoforos
Dr. John Forcella, Jr.
Themis Fountotos Tezza
Efthimios Klimis
John Lulias1
Rosanne Pappas

 

August 4, 18; September 1, 15, 29; October 13, 27; November 10, 24; December 8, 22;
January 5, 19


Team 2:


Harry Andropoulos
Stratis Christakis
Rena Faklis
Emmanuel Gombos
Karen Koulias
Michael A. Samarkos
Tony Zaronias

 

 

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the 3rd Mode

Let the heavens rejoice; let the earth be glad, for the Lord has shown the mighty power of His arm. He trampled down death by death and became the firstborn of the dead. From the depths of Hades, He delivered us and granted to the world great mercy.
Εὐφραινέσθω τὰ οὐράνια, ἀγαλλιάσθω τὰ ἐπίγεια, ὅτι ἐποίησε κράτος, ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, ὁ Κύριος, ἐπάτησε τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον, πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν ἐγένετο, ἐκ κοιλίας ᾅδου ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς, καὶ παρέσχε τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Seasonal Kontakion in the 4th Mode

Today, the most pure temple of the Savior, the precious bridal chamber and Virgin, the sacred treasure of God, enters the house of the Lord, bringing the grace of the Divine Spirit. The Angels of God praise her. She is the heavenly tabernacle.
Ο καθαρώτατος ναός τού Σωτήρος, η πολυτίμητος παστάς καί Παρθένος, τό Ιερόν θησαύρισμα τής δόξης τού Θεού, σήμερον εισάγεται, εν τώ οίκω Κυρίου, τήν χάριν συνεισάγουσα, τήν εν Πνευματι θείω, ήν ανυμνούσιν Άγγελοι Θεού, Αύτη υπάρχει σκηνή επουράνιος.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Ninth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 20:19-31

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, even so I send you." And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in His side, I will not believe." Eight days later, His disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." Then He said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see My hands; and put out your hand, and place it in My side; do not be faithless, but believing." Thomas answered Him, "My Lord and My God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen Me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing, you may have life in His name.

Ninth Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 20:19-31

Οὔσης ὀψίας τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων, καὶ τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων ὅπου ἦσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ συνηγμένοι διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. Καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἔδειξεν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ· ἐχάρησαν οὖν οἱ μαθηταὶ ἰδόντες τὸν Κύριον. Εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς πάλιν· Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν, καθὼς ἀπέσταλκέ με ὁ πατήρ, κᾀγὼ πέμπω ὑμᾶς. Καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἐνεφύσησε καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· Λάβετε Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον. Ἄν τινων ἀφῆτε τὰς ἁμαρτίας, ἀφιένται αὐτοῖς, ἄν τινων κρατῆτε, κεκράτηνται. Θωμᾶς δέ, εἷς ἐκ τῶν δώδεκα, ὁ λεγόμενος Δίδυμος, οὐκ ἦν μετʼ αὐτῶν ὅτε ἦλθεν Ἰησοῦς· ἔλεγον οὖν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄλλοι μαθηταί· Ἑωράκαμεν τὸν Κύριον. Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Ἐὰν μὴ ἴδω ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὸν δάκτυλόν μου εἰς τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὴν χεῖρά μου εἰς τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ πιστεύσω. Καὶ μεθʼ ἡμέρας ὀκτὼ πάλιν ἦσαν ἔσω οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ Θωμᾶς μετʼ αὐτῶν. Ἔρχεται ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων, καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον καὶ εἶπεν· Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. Εἶτα λέγει τῷ Θωμᾶ· φέρε τὸν δάκτυλόν σου ᾧδε, καὶ ἴδε τὰς χεῖράς μου. καὶ φέρε τὴν χεῖρά σου καὶ βάλε εἰς τὴν πλευράν μου, καὶ μὴ γίνου ἄπιστος ἀλλὰ πιστός. Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη ὁ Θωμᾶς, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Ὁ Κύριός μου καὶ ὁ Θεός μου. Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Ὅτι ἑώρακάς με πεπίστευκας, μακάριοι οἱ μὴ ἰδόντες, καὶ πιστεύσαντες. Πολλὰ μὲν οὖν καὶ ἄλλα σημεῖα ἐποίησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐνώπιον τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, ἃ οὐκ ἔστιν γεγραμμένα ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τούτῳ· ταῦτα δὲ γέγραπται ἵνα πιστεύσητε ὅτι ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἵνα πιστεύοντες, ζωὴν ἔχητε ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ.


Epistle Reading

20th Sunday after Pentecost
The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 1:11-19

Brethren, I would have you know that the gospel which was preached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it; and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and had called me through his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother.

20th Sunday after Pentecost
Πρὸς Γαλάτας 1:11-19

Ἀδελφοί, γνωρίζω δὲ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τὸ εὐαγγελισθὲν ὑπʼ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν κατὰ ἄνθρωπον. Οὐδὲ γὰρ ἐγὼ παρὰ ἀνθρώπου παρέλαβον αὐτό, οὔτε ἐδιδάχθην, ἀλλὰ διʼ ἀποκαλύψεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. Ἠκούσατε γὰρ τὴν ἐμὴν ἀναστροφήν ποτε ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ, ὅτι καθʼ ὑπερβολὴν ἐδίωκον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ ἐπόρθουν αὐτήν· καὶ προέκοπτον ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ ὑπὲρ πολλοὺς συνηλικιώτας ἐν τῷ γένει μου, περισσοτέρως ζηλωτὴς ὑπάρχων τῶν πατρικῶν μου παραδόσεων. Ὅτε δὲ εὐδόκησεν ὁ θεὸς ὁ ἀφορίσας με ἐκ κοιλίας μητρός μου καὶ καλέσας διὰ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ, ἀποκαλύψαι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐμοὶ ἵνα εὐαγγελίζωμαι αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, εὐθέως οὐ προσανεθέμην σαρκὶ καὶ αἵματι· οὐδὲ ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα πρὸς τοὺς πρὸ ἐμοῦ ἀποστόλους, ἀλλὰ ἀπῆλθον εἰς Ἀραβίαν, καὶ πάλιν ὑπέστρεψα εἰς Δαμασκόν. Ἔπειτα μετὰ ἔτη τρία ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἱστορῆσαι Πέτρον, καὶ ἐπέμεινα πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡμέρας δεκαπέντε. Ἕτερον δὲ τῶν ἀποστόλων οὐκ εἶδον, εἰ μὴ Ἰάκωβον τὸν ἀδελφὸν τοῦ κυρίου.


Gospel Reading

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."

8th Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 10:25-37

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, νομικός τις ἀνέστη ἐκπειράζων αὐτὸν καὶ λέγων· διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω; ὁ δὲ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν· ἐν τῷ νόμῳ τί γέγραπται; πῶς ἀναγινώσκεις; ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ἰσχύος σου καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας σου, καὶ τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν· εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ· ὀρθῶς ἀπεκρίθης· τοῦτο ποίει καὶ ζήσῃ. ὁ δὲ θέλων δικαιοῦν ἑαυτὸν εἶπε πρὸς τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν· καὶ τίς ἐστί μου πλησίον; ὑπολαβὼν δὲ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν· ἄνθρωπός τις κατέβαινεν ἀπὸ ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ εἰς ῾Ιεριχώ, καὶ λῃσταῖς περιέπεσεν· οἳ καὶ ἐκδύσαντες αὐτὸν καὶ πληγὰς ἐπιθέντες ἀπῆλθον ἀφέντες ἡμιθανῆ τυγχάνοντα. κατὰ συγκυρίαν δὲ ἱερεύς τις κατέβαινεν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἐκείνῃ, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἀντιπαρῆλθεν. ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ Λευΐτης γενόμενος κατὰ τὸν τόπον, ἐλθὼν καὶ ἰδὼν ἀντιπαρῆλθε. Σαμαρείτης δέ τις ὁδεύων ἦλθε κατ᾿ αὐτόν, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἐσπλαγχνίσθη, καὶ προσελθὼν κατέδησε τὰ τραύματα αὐτοῦ ἐπιχέων ἔλαιον καὶ οἶνον, ἐπιβιβάσας δὲ αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸ ἴδιον κτῆνος ἤγαγεν αὐτὸν εἰς πανδοχεῖον καὶ ἐπεμελήθη αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν αὔριον ἐξελθών, ἐκβαλὼν δύο δηνάρια ἔδωκε τῷ πανδοχεῖ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἐπιμελήθητι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὅ τι ἂν προσδαπανήσῃς, ἐγὼ ἐν τῷ ἐπανέρχεσθαί με ἀποδώσω σοι. τίς οὖν τούτων τῶν τριῶν πλησίον δοκεῖ σοι γεγονέναι τοῦ ἐμπεσόντος εἰς τοὺς λῃστάς; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔλεος μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ. εἶπεν οὖν αὐτῷ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· πορεύου καὶ σὺ ποίει ὁμοίως.


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Wisdom of the Fathers

When a man reveres God with all his heart and with faith, he receives through God's providence the power to control anger and desire; for it is desire and anger which are the cause of all evils.
St. Antony the Great
On the Character of Men no. 12, Philokalia Vol. 1 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pg. 331, 4th century

'The Lord your God is one Lord' (cf. Deut. 6:4), revealed in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit: in the unbegotten Father; in the Son, who is begotten eternally, timelessly and impassibly as the Logos, and who through Himself anointed that which He assumed from us and so is called Christ; and in the Holy Spirit, who also comes forth from the Father, not begotten, but proceeding. This alone is God and alone is true God, the one Lord in a Trinity of Hypostases, undivided in nature, will, glory, power, energy, and all the characteristics of divinity. Him alone shall you love and Him alone shall you worship with all your mind and with all your heart and with all your strength.
St. Gregory Palamas
A New Testament Decalogue no. 1, Philokalia Vol. 4 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pg. 323, 14th century

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Important Updates From Our Ministries

Philoptochos (A Friend of the Poor) Ministry

Philoptochos Circle Logo

 ST NICHOLAS PHILOPTOCHOS

 Hours of Operation
Mon: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Wed-Fri: 10:00 AM -12:00 Noon
18 Hibiscus Street (located directly behind St Nicholas Cathedral) 

National Philoptochos Mission Statement
To aid the poor, the destitute, the hungry, the aged, the sick, the unemployed, the orphaned, the imprisoned, the widowed, the handicapped, the victims of disasters, to undertake the burial of impoverished persons and to offer assistance to anyone who may need the help of the Church through fund-raising efforts. 

If you would like to make a difference, learn from others and create relationships that will last a lifetime please send your name, e-mail. phone number and address to:

St Nicholas Philoptochos
PO Box 2043
Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

Annual Membership Fee of $35.00 assists Philoptochos to continue serving the poor.

Full Membership: 

Women of the Greek Orthodox Faith, of at least 18 years of age, shall be eligible for full membership in the Society.

Associate Membership:

An Associate Member shall enjoy all privileges of membership, except the right to vote or hold office.

The following persons shall be eligible for associate membership:

  1. A non-Greek Orthodox woman married to a Greek Orthodox man.
  2.  Greek Orthodox men. 
  3.  A non-Greek Orthodox man married to a Greek Orthodox woman.

St Nicholas Kitchen

Saint Nicholas Kitchen is an outreach ministry of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral that provides hot meals, helping hands and meaningful relationships to the impoverished in our community. The heart for this ministry is illustrated in the book of Matthew 25:35-36:

 “….For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me….”

St. Nicholas Kitchen will continue preparing the Monday meals from 7:30 – 11:00 am. The meals will be delivered Monday's to the new Hope Center at the Sheppard center where the meals will be given to those in need by their, and our volunteers. We still need volunteers, food and monetary donations. Meals will be served from 11:00 – 12:00 pm. For further information, please call Chris Palaidis at (727) 808-3895.

 


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Important Updates & Flyers

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Master Calendar

  • Master Calendar

    November 10 to November 24, 2024

    Sunday, November 10

    7:45AM Orthros/Matins

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy

    10:30AM Sunday School following Holy Communion

    4:00PM Friendsgiving

    Monday, November 11

    8:00AM Soup Kitchen Meal

    4:00PM Greek Folk Dance

    Tuesday, November 12

    9:00AM Daily Orthros

    4:30PM Greek School

    6:00PM Great Vespers

    7:00PM Boy Scouts

    7:00PM Orthodoxy 201

    Wednesday, November 13

    9:00AM Orthros/Matins

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    6:00PM Great Vespers

    7:00PM Philoptochos Meeting

    7:00PM Byzantine Choir

    7:30PM YAL Basketball

    Thursday, November 14

    9:00AM Orthros/Matins

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    10:30AM Women's Book Club

    4:30PM Greek School

    6:00PM Daily Vespers

    6:30PM Choir Practice

    7:00PM Learning Conversational Greek

    7:00PM Dance Board Meeting

    7:00PM Epiphany General Meeting

    Friday, November 15

    9:00AM Daily Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    4:00PM Holy Confession Available NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED

    6:00PM Holy Unction

    Saturday, November 16

    9:00AM Orthros/Matins

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    6:00PM Great Vespers

    Sunday, November 17

    7:45AM Orthros/Matins

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy

    10:30AM Sunday School following Holy Communion

    11:30AM Fall Parish Assembly

    1:00PM Hunger Fights Packaging Event

    Monday, November 18

    12:00AM Philoptochos Community Give Back

    8:00AM Soup Kitchen Meal

    9:00AM Daily Orthros

    10:00AM Visitation

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    12:00PM Kontodiakos Funeral

    4:00PM Dance

    4:00PM Greek Folk Dance

    Tuesday, November 19

    9:00AM Daily Orthros

    10:00AM Little Lambs

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    4:30PM Greek School

    6:00PM Daily Vespers

    7:00PM Boy Scouts

    7:00PM Orthodoxy 201

    Wednesday, November 20

    9:00AM Daily Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    6:00PM Great Vespers

    7:00PM Byzantine Choir

    7:00PM Council of Ministries

    Thursday, November 21

    9:00AM Orthros / Matins

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    10:30AM Women's Book Club

    12:00PM Visitation

    1:00PM Funeral: Xanthopoulos

    2:00PM Fr Athanasios Meeting with Parade Committee

    4:30PM Greek School

    6:00PM Daily Vespers

    6:30PM Choir Practice

    7:00PM PC Meeting

    7:00PM Learning Conversational Greek

    7:00PM GOYA

    Friday, November 22

    9:00AM Daily Orthros

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    4:00PM Holy Confession Available NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED

    6:00PM Daily Vespers

    Saturday, November 23

    9:00AM Daily Orthros

    10:00AM Soup Kitchen giveaway

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy

    11:00AM Visitation

    12:00PM Funeral: Christopoulos

    1:00PM District Parish Council Training

    6:00PM Great Vespers

    Sunday, November 24

    7:45AM Orthros/Matins

    9:00AM Divine Liturgy

    11:30AM Choir Practice

    6:00PM Great Vespers

  • Tampa Bay Regional Greek Orthodox Calendar

    November 23 to November 23, 2024

    Saturday, November 23

    1:00PM District Parish Council Training

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