GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE HOLY RESURRECTION SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2011 – Vol. 36 #16
Rev. Fr. John Vlahos Office: (516) 671-‐‑5200 Fax: (516) 671-‐‑5205 web: www.resurrectiongoc.org
2011 PARISH COUNCIL: James Gabriel, President, Peter J. Pappas, Jr, Vice President, Stella Hetzer, Secretary, Kyriakos Demou, Treasurer, John Panagopoulos, Asst. Secretary, Peter Koumoulis, Asst. Treasurer. Anne Alexandrou, Kathy Costas, Zefy Christopoulos, Nickie Demos, Kostas Fakiris, Soterios Panageas, Paula Savvinidis, Anne Vandoros, Nicholas Tsafos, Gus Vlavianos, Lewis Bazakos, James Xanthos, Constantine Zachariadis. MINISTRIES: Philoptochos: Athina Beaury, Youth Commission: Nickie Demos, Debbie Catacosinos, Sunday School: Tina Mihaltses, Greek School: Elizabeth Horton, Principal, PTA President: Angela Panageas, Parea Club: Frank Albers, Ann Billias, Little Angels: Mimi Grabavenko, HOPE: Millie Gianoukakis, JOY: Kelly Gatanas, Patti Andreolas, GOYA: Anne Alexandrou, Helen Fakatselis, Vivian Paralikas, Scouts: Dean Mihaltses, Anthony Brigis, Choir: Ted Brakatselos, Jr. Choir: Anna Bonet, Seniors Club: Maria Verveniotis, Aleka Bellidoro, Koinonia: Zefy Christopoulos, Festival: Stella and Cliff Hetzer, Food Pantry: Millie Gianoukakis, Effie Marie Smith.
Epistle: Hebrews 11:9-10; 32-40 pg. 112 Gospel: Matthew 1:1-25 pg. 111 Epistle Reading: BRETHREN, by faith Abraham sojourned in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. For he looked forward to the city which has foundation, whose builder and maker is God. And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets - who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, illtreated - of whom the world was not worthy - wandering over deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had foreseen something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. Gospel Reading: The book of the Genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa, and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah, and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon. And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations. Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit; and her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: "Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel"
(which means, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took his wife, but knew her not until she had borne a son; and he called his name Jesus.
CHURCH ORDER: Nickie Demos, Peter Koumoulis, Kathy Costas, Zefy Christopoulos, Costas Zachariadis, Gus Vlavianos. ALTAR SERVERS: Nicholas Anderson, Alexander Cavanaugh, Nicholas Tiglias, Philip Verveniotis. COFFEE HOUR: Georgia Kontogiannis, Stacey Milonas, Chloe Henning, Betty Jo Spyropulous , Helen Pittas. TODAY WE COMMEMORATE: Syngellon the Confessor.
St.
Sebastian the Martyr & his Companions; Our Righteous Father Michael
WE COMMEMORATE the forty day memorial for Chrisoula Kapsalis beloved mother of James, and Leonard and Susan, and grandmother of Daniel. Eternal be her memory! UPCOMING SERVICES AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Wednesday, December 21st Paraklesis to the Virgin Mary
7:00 pm
CHRISTMAS 2011 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23rd Great Hours 9:30 a.m. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24th CHRISTMAS EVE Orthros 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Divine Liturgy and Christmas Carols 7:00 p.m.— 9:00 p.m. (Holy Communion will be offered) SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25th Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ Orthros 8:30 a.m.—9:30 a.m., Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.
NEW YEAR 2012 SUNDAY, JANUARY 1st Circumcision of the Lord & ST. BASIL THE GREAT Orthros 8:30 a.m., Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. THURSDAY, JANUARY 5th BLESSING OF THE WATERS Great Hours 8:30 a.m., Vesporal Divine Liturgy & Blessing of the Waters 10:00 a.m. FRIDAY, JANUARY 6th EPIPHANY, GREAT BLESSING OF THE WATERS Orthros 8:30 a.m., Divine Liturgy & Great Holy Water Blessing 9:30 a.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 7th ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Orthros 8:30 a.m., Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m. ***
THE STOP AND GO LITURGY, this Saturday, December 17th will begin at 9:00 a.m.. Please note the earlier start time. This is a wonderful opportunity for our children to become more familiar with the Divine Liturgy. GOYA WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE MIDNIGHT RUN and need help with clothing donations. Much needed are warm coats, hooded sweatshirts, sweaters, socks, boots. Bins will be available for drop off at church until mid January. HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE TO HELP SUPPORT THE MONASTERY OF ST. NEKTARIOS in Roscoe, NY. Beautiful Christmas gifts and religious items will be for sale on Saturday, December 17th at the Verveniotis residence from 11 am to 5 pm and on Sunday, December 18th at our Church, during coffee hour. Any questions please call Maria at 677-9650. HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER: HELP SUPPORT OUR GOYA! Place your orders now for poinsettias, wreaths and Greek pastries for the holidays. Proceeds help support our charities e.g.: Midnight Run, Invisible Children, North Shore Shelter. Pre-orders delivered to church on 12/4, 12/11 or 12/18.
ST. CATHERINE’S PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS OUR ANGEL DRIVE TOYS ARE ALL DUE THIS SUNDAY! Please bring them in to Vasilianna, Sofia or Christine during coffee hour. Thank you so much for participating, thus responding to a need in someone's life. Have a Blessed Christmas!
OUR 2012 VASILOPITA LUNCHEON will be held on Sunday, January 8th. Come join us and enjoy a delicious lunch, including deserts. Adults: $10 Children under 12: $5. We love this fundraiser because it benefits the children of St. Basil's Academy in Garrison NY. BOOK CLUB: Our next book is Crazy John by Dionysios Makris. The book is available at the Church Bookstore. Our meeting to discuss the book, will be on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at our Philoptochos Membership Meeting at 7:00 pm. Any questions please contact Christine Zeiner at 921-0524. SUNDAY SCHOOL BEST ATTENDANCE for the month of November goes to Mrs. Bellidoro and Mrs. Hartofilis' nursery class, second place goes to Mrs. Alexandrou's 3rd grade, and third place goes to Ms. Pappas' 4th grade. ATTENTION ALL 7 – 12 YEAR OLDS: Mr. Jim Xanthos, assisted by Mr. Evan Gianoukakis will be having basketball practice at the Greenvale School (on 25A) December 9th and 16th at 7:30 to 9:15. If you are interested please email Jim Xanthos at James.xanthos@ellimanpm.com or Nickie Demos at Nickiedee@aol.com. CALLING ALL MEN WHO WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN RECREATIONAL BASKETBALL once a month at the Greenvale School (on 25A). If interested contact: Peter Koumoulis at pkoumoulis@hotmail.com or Nickie Demos at Nickiedee@aol.com. We would like to begin in January. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO JANUARY FOR THE BEGINNING OF OUR NURSERY SCHOOL AT THE CHURCH. Come meet the director, Mimi Grabovenko, a parishioner of ours and also the advisor to our Little Angels group. Please come and enroll your 2-4 year old in the program. Holy Resurrection members receive free registration. Mimi has been the director of "Mimi's Creative Kids" located in Lynbrook for seventeen years. This partnership with Mrs. Grabovenko will be helping our Church. HELP WANTED/HELP NEEDED YOUNG ADULT BABYSITTER NEEDED for some weekend and intermittent daytime support of a 4 ½ year old boy. AN ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES/PAYABLES/OPERATIONAL MANAGER is looking for work. Please contact the church office if you are able to help. NY TLC LICENSED DRIVER AVAILABLE FOR HIRE. Available for airport drop off and pickup and full or part time to help with general driving or errands. Seven years experience. PARISH WISH LIST: Please consider making a donation towards all or part of an item listed below for the health and wellbeing or in memory of a family member. Your gift will continually provide our Parish the opportunity to serve in our Lord’s ministry. A Chalice, Altar Cloths, a Censer, the Kouvouklion.
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR FOOD PANTRY! THE COLD WEATHER IS HERE AND WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH SUPPLIES AND FOOD! WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR DRIVERS TO PICK UP FOOD. Our pantry is open and helping our community! Thanks to you and to the support of Long Island Harvest, we are able to offer support to all in need! FOR COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL SUPPORT, IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE AT ANY TIME. 2011 CHRISTMAS CONCERT ARCHDIOCESAN YOUTH CHOIR: conducted by Maria Koleva. Sunday, December 18th, 6:00 p.m. at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. For additional information, please contact us at: archchoir@hotmail.com. Christmas Concert 2010 CD is now available. FR. SEBASTIAN SKORDALLOS, the chief secretary of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, was elected to the episcopacy as Bishop of Zelon. The consecration of Bishop Sebastian will take place on Saturday, December 17th, at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, New York. The start time will be at 9:30 a.m.. For those who have not had the opportunity to witness the consecration of a bishop, it is a beautiful and inspiring service. The liturgy will also be simulcast on the Web at rtsp://cdl.earthcache.net/rln03.media.globix.net/encoder/COMP009941SCH1/holytrinitycathedral.rm)