Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2025-03-09
Bulletin Contents
WEEKLY SUNDAY BULLETIN
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Wisdom of the Fathers
Lenten Lecture this Wednesday evening
Hymns of the Day
Saints and Feasts
Ecumenical Patriarchate News
Assembly of Bishops News
Archdiocese News

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Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (201) 652-4774 for emergencies: 201 870 2676
  • Fax:
  • (201) 652-0789
  • Street Address:

  • 467 Grandview Avenue

  • Wyckoff, NJ 07481

Contact Information

Reverend Basil C. Gikas
Pastor

[email protected] | 201 652 4774 ext. 12

Ms. Rula Thasites
Administrator

[email protected] | 201 652 4774 ext. 10

Services Schedule

 

Sundays in the fall, winter & spring:

Matins: 9 a.m. &  Divine Liturgy 10a.m. except during the summer

 

Summer hours for Sundays in July and August:

Matins: 8:30a.m.  & Divine Liturgy 9:30a.m.

Past Bulletins


WEEKLY SUNDAY BULLETIN

WELCOME!  If you are a visitor or a guest, please let us know by completing a welcome card.  Also, please join us next door for the fellowship hour. We are happy to have you with us!   The call for Holy Communion (Eucharist) is the highest point of the Divine Liturgy.  Please comply with the ushers’ instructions. Patience until ushers directs you out of the pews.  “All things are done in proper order.” – Saint Paul

Religious Education: Our Religious Education students & teachers will process with their icons in church today. Icons are windows into heaven and we too are made in the image and likeness of God according to the book of Genesis. Jesus Christ is the image of God the Father. We are called to live as holy human icons through our words and actions! Do not forget Religious Education students are expected to sit in the first 3 rows (reserved for them on pulpit side as you face the altar) for the children's message. Your cooperation yields formation! :)

 

For those in need:  Special Tray for our Metropolis Philoptochos Society Social Services Program. 

 

FOR EVERYONE: The HEALING Sacrament of Holy Confession: Fr. Bill hears private confessions during Great Lent. Holy Confession is a necessary and highly beneficial sacrament that improves our spiritual lives, soothes the soul, and intensifies our relationship with the Lord.  Make your appointment by contacting Fr. Bill directly and in strict confidence at 201 652 4774 ext. 12 or [email protected].  To learn more about the holy sacrament of confession a booklet is available in the Narthex area pamphlet case.

 

FOR WOMEN: Philoptochos Ministry: All ladies are invited to become stewards of Philoptochos. Stewardship is $45 and can be mailed to Tammy Spyropoulos 90 Bellgrove Drive Mahwah, NJ 07430 ([email protected]) Venmo payments are also accepted- (@STNPHILO). Your stewardship continues the ladies’ philanthropic work.  Join us!

We meet tomorrow, March 10th at 7pm in the conference room.  You are welcome to join us.

 

FOR YOUNG ADULTS & EVERYONE ELSE:  Scripture Talk is a virtual/remote Bible study with a different Orthodox priest participating in the weekly discussion. Join us every Tuesday, 7-8pm EST, on Zoom. Currently discussing the Gospel of Matthew. Visit www.ScriptureUnveiled.com for the Zoom meeting information. All who seek are welcome, no commitment needed and participants are free to simply listen or to participate.

 

Lenten Services: 2nd Pre-Sanctified Liturgy, Wednesday, March 12th at 5:30pm; 2nd Salutation Service, Friday, March 14th at 7:00pm.  Salutation to the Theotokos service books are available in the Narthex. Books contain the Friday evening Salutation Service (Akathist Hymn) and are $18 per copy.

 

 

For Everyone:  The Saint Nicholas 2025 Lenten Lecture Series continues this Wednesday, March 12th at 7:30p.m.     (See flyer insert)   Please join us early for the Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Gifts at 5:30pm, a Lenten meal at 6:45pm and the presentation (lecture) at 7:30p.m. Contact Fr Bill for more info at [email protected]  this event is sponsored by our GOYA and Religious Educators!

 

Sharing & Caring (S&C): Monday, April 7th  at 3:00pm in our conference room. Sharing and Caring is for anyone who has suffered a loss of a loved one. All discussions are discreet.

 

for Moms: Moms Helping Moms next gathering is on Friday, March 21st at 10:30A.M.  In our hall.  Contact Fr. Bill [email protected]   or Dr. Eva Krias [email protected]

GOYA-Sights & Sounds Showcase:It's a THREE-PEAT! On March 1st our Saint Nicholas GOYAns came in 1st place for a third year in a row and set a record for the most points scored (200) at the Sights & Sounds Festival in Westfield! Please join us for the Sights & Sounds Showcase and Lenten Luncheon in the Fellowship Hall today following Church services.  Our Saint Nicholas GOYAns will display their many talents and perform for you.  You will be able to view the wonderful sights they created, which will be on display and marvel at their many musical, dancing and acting talents. (see insert)

 

for everyone:  GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE: Our Community will be marching in the Greek Independence Day Parade on Sunday, March 30th in NYC. Greek School, GOYA, Religious Education, Philoptochos, AHEPA, DOP and all of our church ministries are expected & encouraged to march and represent our wonderful St. Nicholas Community. There will be a free bus leaving from church immediately after Divine Liturgy, and the bus will bring us back to the church after we march. Everyone is welcome to attend in unity to celebrate and honor our  Greek Orthodox faith, heritage, and culture. Please email Tammy Spyropoulos ([email protected]) to reserve  your seat on the bus and for further information.

                               

Ramapo AHEPA Chapter 453 Scholarship Applications: Our local AHEPA Chapter is inviting all eligible high school seniors and/or college students to apply for a scholarship.  Applications are available online at: https://ahepa453.org  (click on education/scholarship). The deadline is April 30th. Other scholarships are available with different deadlines.

 

Ramapo AHEPA Chapter 453 Cigar Extravaganza: Save the Date: May 21, 2025. 

 

Ionian Village (IV) REGISTRATION and “IV Next” is Open!

The IV program is led by newly appointed Director, Fr. Steven Klund, and Assistant Director, Andrea Kalina.

https://www.goarch.org/-/ionian-village-2025-registration-for-summer-camp-and-iv-next-now-

 

for Spiritual growth :  Your fulfilled 2025 stewardship offering pledge provides the majority of financial resources for our parish ministries and enables us to gather followers of Christ and to aid them on their path to grow in the grace & knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. We invite you to be a steward, and join the 230 households that have already made their 2025 pledge. Pledge Cards are available in the Narthex. You can also make your 2025 pledge online by visiting our parish website https://www.stnicholasnj.org/

 

Why do we have Icons in Church?:Icons of saints and holy events in the church serve as sacred reminders of God’s love working through human beings and His activities in human history in Jesus Christ.  Icons are holy images and we too are created in God’s image and likeness according to the Old Testament book of Genesis.  Our patron saint whom we are named after, is the holy person we are to emulate in our own life. An icon reminds us of that saint and his works. We are also part of the Body of Christ and a parish family. Icons of holy events remind us of what is being commemorated in the life of the church through readings, proclamations, hymnology and prayer. Icons are venerated but not worshiped.

 

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Fourth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Luke 24:1-12

On the first day of the week at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking spices, which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel; and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how He told you, while He was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise." And they remembered His words and returning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told this to the Apostles; but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home wondering at what had happened.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal First Mode. Psalm 11.7,1.
You, O Lord, shall keep us and preserve us.
Verse: Save me, O Lord, for the godly man has failed.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 12:1-10.

BRETHREN, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortation which addresses you as sons? "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor lose courage when you are punished by him. For the Lord disciplines him whom he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives." It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers to discipline us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits, and live? For they disciplined us for a short time at their pleasure, but He disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.

Gospel Reading

Sunday of Orthodoxy
The Reading is from John 1:43-51

At that time, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael, and he said to him, "We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!" Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these." And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man."

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Wisdom of the Fathers

For in a contest there is much labor needed--and after the contest victory falls to some, to others disgrace. Is the palm ever given or the crown granted before the course is finished? ... Therefore no one can receive a reward, unless he has striven lawfully; nor is the victory a glorious one, unless the contest also has been toilsome.
St. Ambrose of Milan
Chapter 15, Three Books on the Duties of the Clergy, 4th century

Moses... was himself saved by means of wood and water before the Law was given, when he was exposed to the Nile's currents, hidden away in an Ark (Exod. 2:3-10). And by means of wood and water he saved the people of Israel, revealing the Cross by the wood, Holy Baptism by water (Exod. 14:15-31). Paul, who had looked upon the mysteries, says openly, 'They were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud' (I Cor. 10:2). He also bears witness that, even before the events concerning the sea and his staff, Moses willingly endured Christ's Cross, 'Esteeming', he says, 'the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt' (Heb. 11:26). For the Cross is the reproach of Christ from the standpoint of foolish men. As Paul himself says of Christ, 'He endured the cross, despising the shame' (Heb. 12:2).
St. Gregory Palamas
Homilies Vol. 1, Homily Eleven para. 14; Saint Tikhon's Seminary Press pg. 123, 14th century

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Lenten Lecture this Wednesday evening

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Fourth Mode

Having learned the joyful proclamation of the Resurrection from the Angel, and having cast off the ancestral condemnation, the women disciples of the Lord spake to the Apostles exultantly: Death is despoiled and Christ God is risen, granting great mercy to the world.

Apolytikion for 40 Martyrs of Sebastia in the First Mode

Be Thou entreated for the sake of the sufferings of Thy Saints which they endured for Thee, O Lord, and do Thou heal all our pains, we pray, O Friend of man.

Apolytikion for Sun. of Orthodoxy in the Second Mode

We worship Thine immaculate icon, O Good One, asking the forgiveness of our failings, O Christ our God; for of Thine own will Thou wast well-pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh, that Thou mightest deliver from slavery to the enemy those whom Thou hadst fashioned. Wherefore, we cry to Thee thankfully: Thou didst fill all things with joy, O our Saviour, when Thou camest to save the world.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal Fourth Mode

To you, Theotokos, invincible Defender, having been delivered from peril, I, your city, dedicate the victory festival as a thank offering. In your irresistible might, keep me safe from all trials, that I may call out to you: "Hail, unwedded bride!"

The translations of hymns are under copyright and used by permission. All rights reserved. These works may not be further reproduced, in print or on other websites or in any other form, without the prior written authorization of the copyright holder:

  • Resurrectional Apolytikion in Fourth Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery
  • Apolytikion for 40 Martyrs of Sebastia in the First Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery
  • Apolytikion for Sun. of Orthodoxy in the Second Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery
  • Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone © Narthex Press
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    Saints and Feasts

    March 09

    Sunday of Orthodoxy

    For more than one hundred years the Church of Christ was troubled by the persecution of the Iconoclasts of evil belief, beginning in the reign of Leo the Isaurian (717-741) and ending in the reign of Theophilus (829-842). After Theophilus's death, his widow the Empress Theodora (celebrated Feb. 11), together with the Patriarch Methodius (June 14), established Orthodoxy anew. This ever-memorable Queen venerated the icon of the Mother of God in the presence of the Patriarch Methodius and the other confessors and righteous men, and openly cried out these holy words: "If anyone does not offer relative worship to the holy icons, not adoring them as though they were gods, but venerating them out of love as images of the archetype, let him be anathema." Then with common prayer and fasting during the whole first week of the Forty-day Fast, she asked God's forgiveness for her husband. After this, on the first Sunday of the Fast, she and her son, Michael the Emperor, made a procession with all the clergy and people and restored the holy icons, and again adorned the Church of Christ with them. This is the holy deed that all we the Orthodox commemorate today, and we call this radiant and venerable day the Sunday of Orthodoxy, that is, the triumph of true doctrine over heresy.

    March 09

    The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebastia

    These holy Martyrs, who came from various lands, were all soldiers under the same general. Taken into custody for their faith in Christ, and at first interrogated by cruel means, they were then stripped of their clothing and cast onto the frozen lake which is at Sebastia of Pontus, at a time when the harsh and freezing weather was at its worst. They endured the whole night naked in such circumstances, encouraging one another to be patient until the end. He that guarded them, named Aglaius, who was commanded to receive any of them that might deny Christ, had a vision in which he saw heavenly powers distributing crowns to all of the Martyrs, except one, who soon after abandoned the contest. Seeing this, Aglaius professed himself a Christian and joined the Martyrs on the lake, and the number of forty remained complete. In the morning, when they were almost dead from the cold, they were cast into fire, after which their remains were thrown into the river. Thus they finished the good course of martyrdom in 320, during the reign of Licinius. These are their names: Acacius, Aetius, Aglaius, Alexander, Angus, Athanasius, Candidus, Chudion, Claudius, Cyril, Cyrion, Dometian, Domnus, Ecdicius, Elias, Eunoicus, Eutyches, Eutychius, Flavius, Gaius, Gorgonius, Helianus, Heraclius, Hesychius, John, Lysimachus, Meliton, Nicholas, Philoctemon, Priscus, Sacerdon, Severian, Sisinius, Smaragdus, Theodulus, Theophilus, Valens, Valerius, Vivianus, and Xanthias.

    March 09

    Caesarios the Righteous

    March 10

    2nd Monday of Lent

    March 10

    Quadratus the Martyr & his Companions

    These Martyrs contested for piety's sake in Corinth during the reign of the Emperor Valerian (253-260).

    March 10

    Anastasia of Alexandria

    March 10

    Michael Mauroudes the New-Martyr

    March 11

    2nd Tuesday of Lent

    March 11

    Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem

    This Saint was born in Damascus. As a young man he became a monk at the Monastery of Saint Theodosius the Cenobiarch in Palestine, where he met John Moschus and became his close friend. Having a common desire to search out ascetics from whom they could receive further spiritual instruction, they journeyed together through Palestine, Syria, Asia Minor, and Egypt, where they met the Patriarch of Alexandria, Saint John the Almsgiver, with whom they remained until 614, when Persians captured Jerusalem (see also Saint Anastasius the Persian, Jan. 22). Saint Sophronius and John Moschus departed Alexandria for Rome, where they remained until 619, the year of John Moschus' death. Saint Sophronius returned to the Monastery of Saint Theodosius the Cenobiarch, and there buried the body of his friend. He laboured much in defence of the Holy Fourth Council of Chalcedon, and traveled to Constantinople to remonstrate with Patriarch Sergius and the Emperor Heraclius for changing the Orthodox Faith with their Monothelite teachings. After the death of Patriarch Modestus in December of 634, Sophronius was elected Patriarch of Jerusalem. Although no longer in the hands of the Persians, the Holy Land was now besieged by the armies of the newly-appeared religion of Mohammed, which had already taken Bethlehem; in the Saint's sermon for the Nativity of our Lord in 634, he laments that he could not celebrate the feast in Bethlehem. In 637, for the sins of the people, to the uttermost grief of Saint Sophronius, the Caliph Omar captured Jerusalem. Having tended the flock of his Master for three years and three months, Saint Sophronius departed in peace unto Him Whom he loved on March 11, 638.

    Saint Sophronius has left to the Church many writings, including the life of Saint Mary of Egypt. The hymn "O Joyous Light," which is wrongly ascribed to him, is more ancient than Saint Basil the Great, as the Saint himself confirms in his work "On the Holy Spirit" (ch. 29). However, it seems that this hymn, which was chanted at the lighting of the lamps and was formerly called "The Triadic Hymn," was later supplemented somewhat by Saint Sophronius, bringing it into the form in which we now have it. Hence, some have ascribed it to him.

    March 11

    Theodora the Righteous

    March 12

    Symeon the New Theologian

    Saint Symeon became a monk of the Studite Monastery as a young man, under the guidance of the elder Symeon the Pious. Afterwards he struggled at the Monastery of Saint Mamas in Constantinople, of which he became abbot. After enduring many trials and afflictions in his life of piety, he reposed in 1022. Marvelling at the heights of prayer and holiness to which he attained, and the loftiness of the teachings of his life and writings, the church calls him "the New Theologian." Only to two others, John the Evangelist and Gregory, Patriarch of Constantinople, has the church given the name "Theologian." Saint Symeon reposed on March 12, but since this always falls in the Great Fast, his feast is kept today.

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    Ecumenical Patriarchate News

    Encyclical of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for Holy and Great Lent 2025

    03/01/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/encyclical-of-his-all-holiness-ecumenical-patriarch-bartholomew-for-holy-and-great-lent-2025?redirect=%2Fnews%2Fpatriarchate%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2FonfmMyWps1Ww%2Frss%3F_101_INSTANCE_onfmMyWps1Ww_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Fpatriarchate%26_101_INSTANCE_onfmMyWps1Ww_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Fpatriarchate%26_101_INSTANCE_onfmMyWps1Ww_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Fpatriarchate%26_101_INSTANCE_onfmMyWps1Ww_portletAjaxable%3D1%26_101_INSTANCE_onfmMyWps1Ww_portletAjaxable%3D1%26_101_INSTANCE_onfmMyWps1Ww_portletAjaxable%3D1

    Once again, with the will and grace of God the giver of all good things, we are entering Holy and Great Lent, the blessed period of fasting and repentance, of spiritual vigilance and journey with the Lord, as He comes to His voluntary passion, in order to reach the veneration of His splendid Resurrection and become worthy of our own passage from earthly things to "that which no eyes have seen and no ears have heard and no human heart has ascended" (1 Cor. 2.9).


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    Assembly of Bishops News

    Sunday of Orthodoxy: Assembly of Bishops Sunday 2025

    02/28/2025

    https://www.assemblyofbishops.org/news/2025/aobsunday2025
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    Archdiocese News

    His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros' Homily at the First Salutations to the Theotokos

    03/08/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/his-eminence-archbishop-elpidophoros-homily-at-the-first-salutations-to-the-theotokos?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    March 7, 2025

    Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity

    New York, New York

     

    Beloved and Dear Faithful,

             Tonight, after the rigors and austerities of these very first days of the Holy Fast of the Forty Days, we arrive at an oasis in the desert, which we call the Salutations to the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. These Lenten Friday night services, which I am pleased to commence with the Cathedral Community this evening, are a wellspring of spiritual refreshment and a nourishing noetic meal of praise. (We shall have to wait a bit more for the hearty Lenten Meal that our Philoptochos offers afterward.)


    60th Anniversary of the March on Selma: Racial Justice Resources

    03/07/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/selma-60?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    In honor of the 60th anniversary of the march on Selma, the Orthodox Observer is excited to highlight several resources for our audience.


    Hellenic College Holy Cross Board of Trustees Convenes for Visionary Meetings on Campus

    03/06/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/hellenic-college-holy-cross-board-of-trustees-convenes-for-visionary-meetings-on-campus?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    The Board of Trustees of Hellenic College Holy Cross (HCHC) met on March 4 and 5, 2025, for two days of focused discussions, strategic planning, and advancement of the institution’s mission. The meetings, held on the campus of HCHC, were led by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Chairman of the Board, alongside President Demetrios S. Katos, PhD. Vice Chairman of the Board, Rev. Fr. Mark Leondis, facilitated all meetings, ensuring productive and thoughtful dialogue throughout the sessions. 


    Department of Religious Education (DRE)’s Sunday Sermon Series: Sunday of Orthodoxy

    03/05/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/sss-3-9?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    This week, find insights about the upcoming Gospel reading, where we learn about Christ revealing Himself to Apostle Nathanael. How is Jesus the Ladder that unites heaven and earth? What do we learn about humans as icons of Christ? What do icons have to do with God taking on human flesh?


    St. George Greek Orthodox Church GOYA Performs at Sights & Sounds

    03/05/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/st.-george-greek-orthodox-church-goya-performs-at-sights-sounds?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    On Saturday, March 1, 2025, the Saint George Clifton, NJ Goya presented a performance celebrating our Orthodox Christian faith at the Sights and Sounds Festival hosted by Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Westfield, NJ.


    HCHC Seminarians Attend Clean Monday Retreat

    03/04/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/hchc-seminarians-attend-clean-monday-retreat?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    On Monday, March 3rd, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America led the Hellenic College Holy Cross campus's Clean Monday Retreat. 


    Archbishop Elpidophoros Presides Over Forgiveness Vespers at HCHC

    03/03/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/archbishop-elpidophoros-presides-over-forgiveness-vespers-at-hchc?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    Yesterday evening, March 2, 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Forgiveness Vespers at Hellenic College Holy Cross's Holy Cross Chapel in Brookline, Massachusetts.


    Sts. Constantine & Helen Church in Cambridge, MA Welcomes Archbishop Elpidophoros for Forgiveness Sunday

    03/03/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/sts.-constantine-helen-church-in-cambridge-ma-welcomes-archbishop-elpidophoros-for-forgiveness-sunday?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    The parish of Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts warmly welcomed His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America for Forgiveness (Cheesefare) Sunday on March 2, 2025.


    Speech at the Ordination of Fr. Gregory Gounardes to the Priesthood

    03/02/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/speech-at-the-ordination-of-fr.-gregory-gounardes-to-the-priesthood?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    Your Eminence, allow me a few moments to share a few other thoughts, and to express my sincere gratitude to the multitude of people who have played a significant role in my life. 


    Fr. Gregory Gounardes Ordained to the Priesthood by Archbishop Elpidophoros

    03/02/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/fr-gounardes-ordination-priesthood-2025?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    Yesterday, March 1, 2025, faithful gathered at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Brooklyn, New York, for the ordination of Fr. Gregory Gounardes to the priesthood by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America.


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