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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England
Ἀνάμνησις τῆς ἀπὸ τοῦ παραδείσου ἐξορίας τοῦ
πρωτοπλάστου ᾿Αδάμ
Remembrance of the Exile of the First Created
Adam from Paradise
Weekly Bulletin
22 February 2015
Tone 4 • Ἦχος δ΄
Upcoming Events
Sunday
February 22
Forgiveness Vespers (at Chapel) (6:30 pm
Monday
February 23
Great Compline (at Chapel) (7:00 pm)
Wednesday February 25
Presanctified Liturgy (at Chapel) (6:00 pm)
Wednesday February 25
Lenten Meal and Lecture (7:30 pm)
Friday
February 27
Salutations/Χαιρετισμοί (at Cathedral) (7:00 pm)
Sunday
March 1
Sunday of Orthodox (Procession of Icons)
Wednesday March 4
Presanctified Liturgy (at Chapel) (6:00 pm)
Wednesday March 4
Lenten Meal and Lecture (7:30 pm)
Friday
Salutations/Χαιρετισμοί (at Cathedral) (7:00 pm)
March 6
Wednesday March 11
Presanctified Liturgy (at Chapel) (6:00 pm)
Wednesday March 11
Lenten Meal and Lecture (7:30 pm)
ΚΑΘΕΔΡΙΚΟΣ ΝΑΟΣ ΝΕΑΣ ΑΓΓΛΙΑΣ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΣΜΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ
Annunication
GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF NEW ENGLAND
Cathedral: 514 Parker Street, Boston, Massachusetts
Office/Mailing Address: 162 Goddard Avenue, Brookline, Massachusetts 02445
Phone: (617) 731-6633 • Fax: (617) 730-2978 www.bostoncathedral.org
Rev. Fr. Demetrios E. Tonias, Ph.D., Cathedral Dean
κβ΄ Φεβρουαρίου ,βιε
ΤΗΣ ΤΥΡΙΝΗΣ
Fr. Demetri’s cell: (617) 955–0126
[email protected]
22 FEBRUARY 2015
Cheese Fare Sunday
ΤΗΣ ΤΥΡΙΝΗΣ
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ἀνάμνησιν ποιοῦμεθα τῆς
ἀπὸ τοῦ Παραδείσου τῆς τρυφῆς ἐξορίας τοῦ
Πρωτοπλάστου Ἀδάμ.
CHEESE FARE SUNDAY
On this day, we make remembrance of the
expulsion of the firstformed Adam from the
delights of Paradise
Ἀπολυτίκιa
Dismissal Hymns
Τὸ φαιδρὸν τῆς Ἀναστάσεως κήρυγμα, ἐκ τοῦ
Ἀγγέλου μαθοῦσαι αἱ τοῦ Κυρίου Μαθήτριαι,
καὶ τὴν προγονικὴν ἀπόφασιν ἀπορρίψασαι, τοῖς
Ἀποστόλοις καυχώμεναι ἔλεγον· Ἐσκύλευται ὁ
θάνατος, ἠγέρθη Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός, δωρούμενος
τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
When the women Disciples of the Lord* had learned
from the Angel the joyful message of the Resurrection * and had rejected the ancestral decision, * they
cried aloud to the Apostles triumphantly:* Death has
been despoiled, Christ God has risen,* granting His
great mercy to the world.
Ἦχος δ΄.
Mode 4.
Ἦχος δʹ.
Mode 4.
Σήμερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡμῶν τὸ κεφάλαιον,
καὶ τοῦ ἀπ’ αἰῶνος μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις·
ὁ Υἷός του Θεοῦ, υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται,
καὶ Γαβριὴλ τὴν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διὸ καὶ
ἡμεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ, τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωμεν· Χαῖρε
Κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ Κύριος μετά σοῦ.
Today is the summary of our salvation, and the
revelation of the age-old mystery. For the Son of
God becomes the Son of the Virgin, and Gabriel
announces the good news of grace. Therefore, let us
join him, and cry aloud to the Theotokos: “Rejoice,
Maiden full of grace! The Lord is with you.ʺ
Κοντάκιον
Kontakion
Τῆς σοφίας ὁδηγέ, φρονήσεως χορηγέ, τῶν
ἀφρόνων παιδευτά, καὶ πτωχῶν ὑπερασπιστά,
στήριξον, συνέτισον τὴν καρδίαν μου,
∆έσποτα, σὺ δίδου μοι λόγον, ὁ τοῦ Πατρὸς
Λόγος· ἰδοὺ γὰρ τὰ χείλη μου, οὐ μὴ κωλύσω
ἐν τῷ κράζειν σοι· Ἐλεῆμον, ἐλέησόν με τὸν
παραπεσόντα.
O guide of wisdom, provider of prudence, discplinarian of fools, and defender of the poor,
fortify and discipline my heart, O Master; You,
give me a word, O Word of the Father. For
behold, I will not hinder my lips from crying to
You: O merciful Lord, have mercy on me who
have fallen.
Ἦχος πλ. β΄.
Mode pl. 2.
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Ἀ
Ἀπόστολος
Epistle
Ῥωμ. ιγ ́ 11–ιδ ́ 4
Romans 13:11–14:4
B
δελφοί, νῦν ἐγγύτερον ἡμῶν ἡ σωτηρία
ἢ ὅτε ἐπιστεύσαμεν. Ἡ νὺξ προέκοψεν͵
ἡ δὲ ἡμέρα ἤγγικεν. ἀποθώμεθα οὖν τὰ
ἔργα τοῦ σκότους͵ ἐνδυσώμεθα δὲ τὰ
ὅπλα τοῦ φωτός. Ὡς ἐν ἡμέρᾳ εὐσχημόνως
περιπατήσωμεν͵ μὴ κώμοις καὶ μέθαις͵
μὴ κοίταις καὶ ἀσελγείαις͵ μὴ ἔριδι καὶ
ζήλῳ· ἀλλὰ ἐνδύσασθε τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν
Χριστόν͵ καὶ τῆς σαρκὸς πρόνοιαν μὴ
ποιεῖσθε εἰς ἐπιθυμίας. Τὸν δὲ ἀσθενοῦντα
τῇ πίστει προσλαμβάνεσθε͵ μὴ εἰς διακρίσεις
διαλογισμῶν. Ὃς μὲν πιστεύει φαγεῖν πάντα͵
ὁ δὲ ἀσθενῶν λάχανα ἐσθίει. Ὁ ἐσθίων τὸν
μὴ ἐσθίοντα μὴ ἐξουθενείτω͵ ὁ δὲ μὴ ἐσθίων
τὸν ἐσθίοντα μὴ κρινέτω͵ ὁ θεὸς γὰρ αὐτὸν
προσελάβετο. Σὺ τίς εἶ ὁ κρίνων ἀλλότριον
οἰκέτην; τῷ ἰδίῳ κυρίῳ στήκει ἢ πίπτει·
σταθήσεται δέ͵ δυνατεῖ γὰρ ὁ κύριος στῆσαι
αὐτόν.
rethren, salvation is nearer to us now than
when we first believed; the night is far gone,
the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works
of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us
conduct ourselves becomingly as in the day, not
in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery
and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make
no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. As
for the man who is weak in faith, welcome him,
but not for disputes over opinions. One believes
he may eat anything, while the weak man eats
only vegetables. Let not him who eats despise
him who abstains, and let not him who abstains
pass judgment on him who eats; for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the
servant of another? It is before his own master
that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for
God is able to make him stand.
Εὐαγγέλιον
Gospel
Ματθ. ς΄ 14-21
Matthew 6:14-21
Ε
ἶπεν ὁ Κύριος· Ἐὰν ἀφῆτε τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τὰ
παραπτώματα αὐτῶν, ἀφήσει καὶ ὑμῖν ὁ πατὴρ
ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος·ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀφῆτε τοῖς ἀνθρώποις,
οὐδὲ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ἀφήσει τὰ παραπτώματα ὑμῶν.
Ὅταν δὲ νηστεύητε, μὴ γίνεσθε ὡς οἱ ὑποκριταὶ
σκυθρωποί, ἀφανίζουσιν γὰρ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν
ὅπως φανῶσιν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύοντες·
ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπέχουσιν τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν.
Σὺ δὲ νηστεύων ἄλειψαί σου τὴν κεφαλὴν καὶ
τὸ πρόσωπόν σου νίψαι, ὅπως μὴ φανῇς τοῖς
ἀνθρώποις νηστεύων ἀλλὰ τῷ πατρί σου τῷ ἐν τῷ
κρυφαίῳ· καὶ ὁ πατήρ σου ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ
ἀποδώσει σοι. Μὴ θησαυρίζετε ὑμῖν θησαυροὺς
ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὅπου σὴς καὶ βρῶσις ἀφανίζει, καὶ
ὅπου κλέπται διορύσσουσιν καὶ κλέπτουσιν·
T
he Lord said, “If you forgive men their
trespasses, your heavenly Father also will
forgive you; but if you do not forgive men their
trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your
trespasses. And when you fast, do not look
dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure
their faces that their fasting may be seen by
men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their
reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and
wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen
by men but by your Father who is in secret; and
your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth,
where moth and rust consume and where thieves
break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves
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θησαυρίζετε δὲ ὑμῖν θησαυροὺς ἐν οὐρανῷ, ὅπου
οὔτε σὴς οὔτε βρῶσις ἀφανίζει, καὶ ὅπου κλέπται
οὐ διορύσσουσιν οὐδὲ κλέπτουσιν· ὅπου γάρ ἐστιν
ὁ θησαυρός σου, ἐκεῖ ἔσται καὶ ἡ καρδία ὑμῶν.
Sunday of Forgiveness
T
he Sunday of Forgiveness is the last Sunday
prior to the commencement of Great Lent.
During the pre-Lenten period, the services of the
Church include hymns from the Triodion, a liturgical book that contains the services from the Sunday
of the Publican and the Pharisee, the tenth before
Pascha (Easter), through Great and Holy Saturday.
On the Sunday of Forgiveness focus is placed on the
exile of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden,
and event that shows us how far we have fallen in
sin and separated ourselves from God. At the onset
of Great Lent and a period of intense fasting, this
Sunday reminds us of our need for God’s forgiveness and guides our hearts, minds, and spiritual
efforts on returning to Him in repentance.
biblical story. The Sunday of Forgiveness, the last of the preparatory Sundays before
Great Lent, has two themes: it commemorates
Adam’s expulsion from Paradise, and it accentuates our need for forgiveness. There are obvious
reasons why these two things should be brought to
our attention as we stand on the threshold of Great
Lent. One of the primary images in the Triodion is
that of the return to Paradise. Lent is a time when
we weep with Adam and Eve before the closed gate
of Eden, repenting with them for the sins that have
deprived us of our free communion with God. But
Lent is also a time when we are preparing to celebrate the saving event of Christ’s death and rising,
which has reopened Paradise to us once more
(Luke 23:43). So sorrow for our exile in sin is tempered by hope of our re-entry into Paradise.
The second theme, that of forgiveness, is
emphasized in the Gospel reading for this Sunday
treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
consumes and where thieves do not break in and
steal. For where your treasure is, there will your
heart be also.”
4th Sunday of Triodion
(Matthew 6:14-21) and in the special ceremony
of mutual forgiveness at the end of the Vespers on
Sunday evening. Before we enter the Lenten fast, we
are reminded that there can be no true fast, no genuine repentance, no reconciliation with God, unless
we are at the same time reconciled with one another.
A fast without mutual love is the fast of demons.
We do not travel the road of Lent as isolated individuals but as members of a family. Our asceticism
and fasting should not separate us from others, but
should link us to them with ever-stronger bonds.
The Sunday of Forgiveness also directs us to see
that Great Lent is a journey of liberation from our
enslavement to sin. The Gospel lesson sets the conditions for this liberation. The first one is fasting—the
refusal to accept the desires and urges of our fallen
nature as normal, the effort to free ourselves from the
dictatorship of the flesh and matter over the spirit. To
be effective, however, our fast must not be hypocritical, a “showing off.” We must “appear not unto men
to fast but to our Father who is in secret” (vv. 16-18).
The second condition is forgiveness—“If you
forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father
will also forgive you” (vv. 14-15). The triumph of
sin, the main sign of its rule over the world, is division, opposition, separation, hatred. Therefore,
the first break through this fortress of sin is forgiveness—the return to unity, solidarity, love. To
forgive is to put between me and my “enemy” the
radiant forgiveness of God Himself. To forgive is to
reject the hopeless “dead-ends” of human relations
and to refer them to Christ. Forgiveness is truly
a “breakthrough” of the Kingdom into this sinful
and fallen world.
“Let my prayer rise as incense before You . . .
And the lifting up of my hands, as an evening sacrifice.”
Let my
prayer
rise as
incense
before
You
Lenten Pre-Sanctified Liturgies
Inter-parish prayer and fellowship on the following dates:
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Annunciation Cathedral Chapel, 162 Goddard Ave. Brookline, MA—6 pm
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Taxiarchae/Archangels Church, 25 Bigelow Ave., Watertown, MA—6 pm
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
St. Catherine Church, 119 Common Street, Braintree, MA—6 pm
Please note: Wednesdays—February 25, March 11, and March 25—
services will be held at home parishes.
Following the Pre-Sanctified Liturgy on these days, the host community will offer a Lenten dinner for all in attendance. An informative
discussion over dinner on a Lenten theme will also take place.
All are invited to join in prayer on these days—young and old alike.
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England
2015 Stewardship
Commitment Form
Please bring this form to the Church or mail it to the Cathedral Office at 162 Goddard Ave, Brookline, MA 02445
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Festival Chair Garifalia Davos invites you to
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Cathedral
Please consider being part of the biggest fundraiser of the
$10 weekly ($520 annually)
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STEWARDSHIP REPORT AS OF 02-18-2015
Stewards pledged this far: 89
Total pledged for 2015 thus far: $67,530
Rev. Dr. Demetrios & Pr. Maryann
Tonias & Family
Mr. Chris Afendulis &
Ms. Claudine Gay
Mrs. Fotone Andreadis
Mrs. Calliope Andreadis
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Angelopoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Anton
Dr. Marica Arvanites
Mrs. Christine Bakos
Mrs. Tizita Bekele
Mr. & Mrs. Van Benno
Mr. & Mrs. James Boujoukos
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Bouritsas
M/M Constintine P. Calliontzis
Ms. Eugenia M. Carris &
John Livingston
Mrs. Mary A. Carris
M/M Antonia Chronis & Bill Jennings
Mr. Peter L Condakes &
Dr. Pamela Pappas
Ms. Doris S Conomos
Mr. Robert C Crisafi
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Critikos
Mr. & Mrs. John Dakoyannis
Mr. & Mrs. Angelos Davos
Ms. Emily Dotsias
Mr. Chris C. Dracopoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Stefanos Efstratoudakis
Ms. Maria Elefteriades
Mrs. Alexandra Eliopoulos
Mr. & Mrs. William Evangelakos
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Mrs. Penelope Flessas
Mr. Theodore Flessas
Mr. & Mrs. John N Foundas
Dr. Calliope Galatis
Mrs. Gerasimos Galatis
Mrs. Acrive Geanakakis
Ms. Susan Georgantas
Ms. Marie Georgelis
Drs. Iraklis & Sheila Gerogiannis
Mr. Savvas Gianasmidis & Family
Mr. & Mrs. George Glaropoulos
Ms. Virginia & Sophia Gregory
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Guerriero
Miss Mary Hatzis
Miss Alice Haveles
Dr. & Mrs. George A Hasiotis
Ms. Kaye Jaravinos
Mr. & Mrs. George Jeas
Mr. Philip S Kallan
Mrs. Mary Kapsaskis
Dr. Miltiades Karamechedis
Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Kavaltzis
Ms. Irene Kavas
Mr. & Mrs. Constantine Kechris
Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos Kleitsas
Ms. Bessie Kotsakis
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Koutris
Ms. Christina M Kyriakides
Mr. & Mrs. James P Lemonias
Mr. James P Maimonis
Mr. Alex Mavradis
Mrs. Sophia P. McBrine
Dr. Vasilios Mourmoutis &
Ms. Joanna Chanis
Mr. Harry M. Nahatis
Ms. Elizabeth Naoum
Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Panagopoulos
Mr. Dean Papademetriou
Mrs. Ekaterini Papadopoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Evangelos Papadopoulos
Mrs. Andreana Pavlos & Family
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Philipoppoulos
Mr. Nicholas S. Racheotes
Mrs. Patricia S. Redmond
Atty. & Mrs. Peter A Senopoulos
Ms. Desi Sideropoulos
Ms. Sodira Sideropoulos
Ms. Thalia Sideropoulos
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Stamatos
Ms. Maria Stata
Ms. Victoria Striligas
Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Tassiopoulos
Ms. Maria Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. Triantos Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Torski
Dr. James P. Toyias
Mr. & Mrs. Ross N. Triant
Ms. Marigoula Troubalos
Mr. Socrates Vrattos
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Woods
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Zedros
Ms. Mary Zetes
nd certainly we should not heedlessly neglect to call attention to the fact that of all the pronouncements in which the Lord has ordered us to pray, he has deliberately attached a very
special commendation to the pronouncement that deals with the forgiving of sins. In this pronouncement he wished us to be merciful because that is the only prescribed means of avoiding
miseries. Indeed, in no other petition do we pray in such a manner as to make a kind of covenant
with the Lord, for we say, “Forgive us as we also forgive.” If we default in this covenant, the whole
petition is fruitless, for he says, “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also
will forgive you; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive
your trespasses. St. Augustine
CATHEDRAL CALENDAR OF EVENT
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wed
FEBRUARY 22 X
23 u
24
25 W
Forgiveness Sunday
Uncovering of Relics at Eugenius
Romans 13:11-14; 14:1-4
Matthew 6:14-21
Orthros (8:30 am)
Divine Liturgy (10:00 am)
Forgiveness Vespers (6:30 pm at
Chapel)
First Monday of Lent - Clean Monday
Hieromartyr Polycarp
Orthros OT: Isaiah 1:1-20
Vespers OT1: Genesis 1:1-13
Vespers OT2: Proverbs 1:1-20
GREAT LENT BEGINS
Great Compline (7:00 pm at Chapel)
1st & 2nd Finding of the Head of the
Forerunner
2 Corinthians 4:6-15
Matthew 11:2-15
Tarasius, Pat. Of Co
Martyrs Reginus an
Orthros OT: Isaiah 2
Vespers OT1: Gene
Vespers OT2: Prove
Presanctified Litur
Chapel)
Lenten Meal and L
MARCH 1 X
2
3
4W
Sunday of Orthodoxy
Martyr Eudocia
Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40
John 1:43-51
Orthros (8:30 am)
Divine Liturgy (10:00 am)
PROCESSION OF ICONS (Sunday
School Children bring their icons)
Martyr Hesychius
Nicholas Planas
Orthros OT: Isaiah 4:2-5:7
Vespers OT1: Genesis 3:21-4:7
Vespers OT2: Proverbs 3:34-4:22
Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus and
Basiliscus
Orthros OT: Isaiah 5:7-16
Vespers OT1: Genesis 4:8-15
Vespers OT2: Proverbs 5:1-15
Gerasimus of the Jo
Martyrs Paul and Ju
Orthros OT: Isaiah 5
Vespers OT1: Gene
Vespers OT2: Prove
Presanctified Litur
Local Parishes (6:0
Lenten Meal and L
8X
9
10
11 W
Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas
Theophylact , Bp. of Nicomedea
Hebrews 1:10-14; 2:1-3
Mark 2:1-12
Orthros (8:30 am)
Divine Liturgy (10:00 am)
40 Martyrs of Sebastia
Caesarios the Righteous
Hebrews 12:1-10
Matthew 20:1-16
Martyr Quadratus of Corinth and the 5
Anastasia of Alexandria
Orthros OT: Isaiah 9:9-10:4
Vespers OT1: Genesis 7:1-5
Vespers OT2: Proverbs 8:32-9:11
Sophronius, Pat. O
Theodora the Righ
Orthros OT: Isaiah 1
Vespers OT1: Gene
Vespers OT2: Prove
Presanctified Litur
Chapel)
Lenten Meal and L
15 X
16
17
18 W
Sunday of the Holy Cross
Martyr Agapius & Companions
Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6
Mark 8:34-38; 9:1
Orthros (8:30 am)
Divine Liturgy (10:00 am)
PROCESSION OF THE HOLY CROSS
Martyr Sabine
Christodulus the Wonderworker
Orthros OT: Isaiah 14:24-32
Vespers OT1: Genesis 8:21-9:7
Vespers OT2: Proverbs 11:19-12:6
Alexis the Man of God
Orthros OT: Isaiah 25:1-9
Vespers OT1: Genesis 9:8-17
Vespers OT2: Proverbs 12:8-22
Cyril, Abp. Of Jeru
Trophimos & Eukar
Orthros OT: Isaiah 2
Vespers OT1: Gene
Vespers OT2: Prove
Presanctified Litur
Taxiarchae Church
Lenten Meal and L
22 X
23
24 u
25 X
Sunday of St. John Climacus
Hieromartyr Basil of Ancyra
Hebrews 6:13-20
Mark 9:17-31
Orthros (8:30 am)
Divine Liturgy (10:00 am)
Martyr Nicon & the 199
Anatolios & Protoleon the Martyrs
Orthros OT: Isaiah 37:33-38:6
Vespers OT1: Genesis 13:12-18
Vespers OT2: Proverbs 14:27-15:4
Forefeast of the Annunciation
Bp. Artemon
Orthros OT: Isaiah 40:18-31
Vespers OT1: Genesis 15:1-15
Vespers OT2: Proverbs 15:7-19
GREAT VESPERS: Annunciation-Feast
Day of our Cathedral (7:00 pm at
Cathedral)
Annunciation of th
Day of our Cathedr
Hebrews 2:11-18
Luke 1:24-38
Orthros (8:45 am)
Divine Liturgy (10
Shaded days denote a fast day XDenotes Liturgy on this day
uDenotes Great Vespers/Compline on this day vDenotes Paraklesis/Sa
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nesday
onstantinople
nd Lebadeus
2:3-11
esis 1:24-2:3
erbs 2:1-22
rgy (6:00 pm at
Thursday
Friday
26
27 v
28 X
Porphyrius, Bp. of Gaza
Photine, the Samaritan Women
Orthros OT: Isaiah 2:11-21
Vespers OT1: Genesis 2:4-19
Vespers OT2: Proverbs 3:1-18
Procopius the Confessor
Orthros OT: Isaiah 3:1-14
Vespers OT1: Genesis 2:20-3:20
Vespers OT2: Proverbs 3:19-34
Greek School (4:00 pm)
Salutations (7:00 pm at Cathedral)
Saturday of Souls
St. Theodore the Recruit
2 Timothy 2:1-10
Mark 2:23-28; 3:1-5
Orthros (8:45 am)
Divine Liturgy (10:00 am)
Greek School (10:00 am)
5
6v
7
Conon the Gardener
Mark the Ascetic
Orthros OT: Isaiah 6:1-12
Vespers OT1: Genesis 5:1-24
Vespers OT2: Proverbs 6:3-20
42 Martyrs of Amorion
Finding the Precious Cross by St. Helen
Orthros OT: Isaiah 7:1-14
Vespers OT1: Genesis 5:32-6:8
Vespers OT2: Proverbs 6:20-7:1
Greek School (4:00 pm)
Salutations (7:00 pm at Cathedral)
7 Hieromartyrs of Cherson
Lavrentios of Megara
Hebrews 3:12-16
Mark 1:35-44
Greek School (10:00 am)
12
13 v
14
Theophanes the Confessor
Symeon the New Theologian
Orthros OT: Isaiah 11:10-12:2
Vespers OT1: Genesis 7:11-8:3
Vespers OT2: Proverbs 10:1-22
Nicephorus, Pat. Of Constantinople
Pouplios the Martyr, Bishop of Athens
Orthros OT: Isaiah 13:2-13
Vespers OT1: Genesis 8:4-21
Vespers OT2: Proverbs 10:31-11:12
Greek School (4:00 pm)
Salutations (7:00 pm at Cathedral)
Benedict of Nursia
Euschimonus the Confessor
Hebrews 10:32-38
Mark 2:14-17
Greek School (10:00 am)
19
20 v
21
Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria
Demetrios the New Martyr
Orthros OT: Isaiah 28:14-22
Vespers OT1: Genesis 10:32-11:9
Vespers OT2: Proverbs 13:19-14:6
Fathers of the Monastery of St. Savas
Cuthbert the Wonderworker
Orthros OT: Isaiah 29:13-23
Vespers OT1: Genesis 12:1-7
Vespers OT2: Proverbs 14:15-26
Greek School (4:00 pm)
Salutations (7:00 pm at Cathedral)
James the Confessor
Thomas, Pat. Of Constanstinople
Hebrews 6:9-12
Mark 7:31-37
Greek School (10:00 am)
26
27 v
28
Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel
26 Martyrs in Crimea
Orthros OT: Isaiah 42:5-16
Vespers OT1: Genesis 18:20-33
Vespers OT2: Proverbs 16:17-17:17
Matrona of Thessalonica
Paul, Bishop of Corinth
Orthros OT: Isaiah 45:11-17
Vespers OT1: Genesis 22:1-18
Vespers OT2: Proverbs 17:17-18:5
Greek School (4:00 pm)
Akathist Hymn (7:00 pm at Cathedral)
Hilarion the New
Herodion the Apostle of the 70
Hebrews 9:1-7
Luke 1:39-49, 56
Greek School (10:00 am)
Lecture (7:30 pm)
ordan
ulianna
5:16-25
esis 4:16-26
erbs 5:15-6:3
rgy: Cathedral Hosts
00 pm at Chapel)
Lecture (7:30 pm)
Of Jerusalem
hteous
10:12-20
esis 7:6-9
erbs 9:12-18
rgy (6:00 pm at
Lecture (7:30 pm)
usalem
rpion, Monk-martyrs
26:21-27:9
esis 9:18-10:1
erbs 12:23-13:9
rgy (6:00 pm at the
h in Watertown, MA)
Lecture (7:30 pm)
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Saturday
WDenotes Presanctified Liturgy on this day This calendar is also available on-line at www.bostoncathedral.org
Annunciation Cathedral of New England
SATURDAY OF LAZARUS
APRIL 4, 2015
8:45/9:45 a.m.
Orthos/Divine Liturgy
At the Cathedral Chapel in Brookline, MA
Followed by:
Light Refreshments, Weaving Palm Crosses,
Preparing Church Palm Decorations
All of our youth and
THE ENTIRE ANNUNCIATION CATHEDRAL FAMILY
are invited to join us on this day!
For more information, please call the church office at 617.731.6633
Annunciation Cathedral of New England
514 Parker St, Boston, MA 02120
Good Friday
Youth Retreat
April 10, 2015
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All the youth of our Cathedral family are invited to
join us for our
Annual Good Friday Retreat!
9:00 am—Service of the Royal Hours
10:45 am-3:00 pm—Retreat Program
(includes lunch)
3:00-4:30 pm—Apokathelosis Service
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ALL students should be excused
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participate for the entire day.
If you need a letter to be excused from school that day or if you have any
questions, please contact the Cathedral Office at 617.731.6633
12 ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF NEW ENGLAND
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ «ΤΗΣ ΤΥΡΟΦΑΓΟΥ»
Φ
τάσαμε στὶς τελευταῖες μέρες πρὶν ἀπὸ
τὴν Μεγάλη Σαρακοστή. Ἤδη κατὰ τὴν
ἑβδομάδα τῆς Ἀπόκρεω , δυὸ μέρες - ἡ Τετάρτη
καὶ ἡ Παρασκευὴ - ἀνήκουν στὴ Σαρακοστή. Ἡ
Θεία Λειτουργία δὲν τελέσθηκε καὶ ἡ ὅλη τυπικὴ
διάταξη στὶς ἀκολουθίες ἔχει πάρει τὰ λειτουργικὰ
χαρακτηριστικὰ τῆς Μεγάλης Σαρακοστῆς.
Τὸ Σάββατο τῆς Τυροφάγου ἡ Ἐκκλησία
μας «ποιεῖ μνεία πάντων τῶν ἐν ἀσκήσει
λαμψάντων ἁγίων ἀνδρῶν τὲ καὶ γυναικῶν». Οἱ
ἅγιοι εἶναι τὰ πρότυπα ποὺ θ’ ἀκολουθήσουμε,
οἱ ὁδηγοὶ στὴ δύσκολη τέχνη τῆς νηστείας καὶ
τῆς μετάνοιας. Στὸν ἀγώνα ποὺ πρόκειται ν’
ἀρχίσουμε δὲν εἴμαστε μόνοι, ἔχουμε βοηθοὺς
καὶ παραδείγματα.
Τὴν Κυριακή, τελευταῖα μέρα πρὶν τὴ
Σαρακοστή, ποὺ συνήθως τὴν ὀνομάζουμε
Κυριακὴ τῆς συγγνώμης καὶ «τῆς ἀπὸ
τοῦ Παραδείσου τῆς τρυφῆς ἐξορίας του
Πρωτόπλαστου Ἀδάμ».
Ξέρουμε ὅτι ὁ ἄνθρωπος πλάσθηκε γιὰ νὰ
ζεῖ στὸν Παράδεισο, γιὰ τὴν γνώση τοῦ Θεοῦ
καὶ τὴν κοινωνία μαζί Του. Ἡ ἁμαρτία του ὅμως
τὸν ἀπομάκρυνε ἀπὸ τὴν εὐλογημένη ζωὴ καὶ
ἔτσι ἡ ὕπαρξή του στὴ γῆ εἶναι μιὰ ἐξορία. Η Μ.
Σαρακοστὴ εἶναι ἡ ἀπελευθέρωσή μας ἀπὸ τὴ
σκλαβιὰ τῆς ἁμαρτίας. (σέλ. 32)
Τὸ εὐαγγελικὸ ἀνάγνωσμα αὐτῆς τῆς
Κυριακῆς (Μάτθ. 6, 14-21) θέτει τοὺς ὅρους γιὰ
μιὰ τέτοια ἀπελευθέρωση. Πρῶτος ὅρος εἶναι ἡ
νηστεία, ἡ προσπάθεια νὰ ἐλευθερωθοῦμε ἀπὸ
τὴ δικτατορία τῆς σάρκας καὶ τῆς ὕλης πάνω στὸ
πνεῦμα. Δὲν πρέπει ὅμως ἡ νηστεία μας νὰ εἶναι
ὑποκριτική, δηλαδὴ «πρὸς τὸ θεαθῆναι», νὰ μὴ
φαινόμαστε «στοὺς ἀνθρώπους νηστεύοντες,
ἀλλὰ στὸν Πατέρα μας ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ» ὅπως
ἀναφέρεται στὸ εὐαγγελικὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.
22 Φεβρουαρίου
Δεύτερος ὅρος εἶναι ἡ συγγνώμη: «Ἐὰν
ἀφῆτε στοὺς ἀνθρώπους τὰ παραπτώματά τους,
θὰ ἀφήσει καὶ τὰ δικά σας ὁ οὐράνιος Πατέρας».
Ἡ συγχωρητικότητα εἶναι ἡ ἐπιστροφὴ στὴν
ἑνότητα, στὴ σύμπνοια, στὴν ἀγάπη. Ἔτσι στὸν
Ἑσπερινὸ αὐτῆς τῆς Κυριακῆς, στὸ τέλος τῆς
ἀκολουθίας, ὅλοι οἱ πιστοὶ πλησιάζουν τὸν ἱερέα
καὶ ὁ ἕνας τὸν ἄλλο, ζητώντας τὴν ἀμοιβαία
συγχώρεση.
Οὐσιαστικὰ ἀπὸ τὸν Ἑσπερινὸ αὐτὸ ἀρχίζει
ἡ Μεγάλη Σαρακοστή. Ἀρχίζει ἡ ἀκολουθία
μὲ τὸν ἱερέα ντυμένο στὰ λαμπερὰ ἄμφια καὶ
τὰ τροπάρια ἀναγγέλουν τὸν ἐρχομὸ τῆς Μ.
Σαρακοστῆς καὶ πέρα ἀπ’ αὐτή, τὸν ἐρχομὸ
τοῦ Πάσχα. Κατόπιν γίνεται ἡ εἴσοδος τοῦ
Εὐαγγελίου μὲ τὸν ἑσπερινὸ ὕμνο «Φῶς ἱλαρὸν
ἁγίας δόξης» καὶ ὁ ἱερέας προχωρεῖ στὴν Ὡραία
Πύλη γιὰ νὰ ἀναφωνήσει τὸ Προκείμενο ποὺ
πάντα ἀναγγέλει τὸ τέλος τῆς μιᾶς μέρας καὶ
τὴν ἀρχὴ τῆς ἄλλης. Ἡ θαυμάσια μελωδία: «Μὴ
ἀποστρέψεις τὸ πρόσωπό σου ἀπὸ τοῦ παιδός
σου, ὅτι θλίβομαι, ταχὺ ἐπάκουσόν μου, πρόσχες
τὴ ψυχή μου καὶ λύτρωσε αὐτήν» λέγεται πέντε
φορές, τὰ φῶτα σβήνουν καὶ τὰ χρωματιστὰ
ἄμφια ἀλλάζουν.
Ἀπὸ αὐτὸ τὸ σημεῖο ξεκινάει ἡ Μεγάλη
Σαρακοστή: συναισθάνομαι ὅτι εἶμαι ἐξόριστος
ἀπὸ τὴν ὀμορφιὰ τῆς Βασιλείας Του καὶ θλίβομαι.
Τελικὰ παραδέχομαι ὅτι μόνο ὁ Θεὸς μπορεῖ
νὰ μὲ βοηθήσει σ’ αὐτὴ τὴ θλίψη. Μετάνοια
πάνω ἀπ’ ὅλα εἶναι τὸ ἀπελπισμένο κάλεσμα
γιὰ τὴ Θεία βοήθεια. Στὴ συνέχεια διαβάζεται ἡ
προσευχὴ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἐφραὶμ ποὺ συνοδεύεται
ἀπὸ μετάνοιες. Καθὼς οἱ πιστοὶ πλησιάζουν τὸν
ἱερέα, ὁ χορὸς ψάλλει πασχαλινοὺς ὕμνους. Ἀπὸ
τώρα βλέπουμε νὰ λάμπει στὸ τέλος τὸ φῶς τῆς
Ἀνάστασης, τὸ φῶς τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ.
Palm Sunday
Annunciation Luncheon
Sunday, April 5, 2015
12:30 p.m.
Adults
Fish Dinner
$25 per adult
Children Under 12
Children’s meal
$10 per child
We ask that you please pay in advance. For more information, please call
the church office at 617.731.6633 or email [email protected]
EARLY RESERVATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED!
Palm Sunday Family Luncheon Reservation Form
Name: __________________________________________
Telephone: (
) _________________________________
Number of tickets you are requesting:
Adults: _____ Children: _____
Please complete and return this form, along with your payment, to:
Annunciation Cathedral of New England, 162 Goddard Ave, Brookline, MA 02445
Please make checks payable to: Annunciation Cathedral of New England
14 ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF NEW ENGLAND
Announcements
WELCOME TO ALL VISITORS: For those visiting an Orthodox Church for the first
time, please be aware that Holy Communion is a sign of unity of faith which is only
offered to Baptized or Chrismated Orthodox Christians. All present are welcome,
however, to partake of the antidoro (or blessed bread) which is distributed at the end
of the service. Those interested in learning more about the Orthodox Christian faith,
please feel free to see Fr. Demetri after the service. This week, to assist you in the Narthex we have at the Pangary: Alexander Caros, Simone Dodge Greeter: George Fountas
Ushers: Mary Hanna, Chris Karimbakas, Lula Kiflit, James Karimbakas.
MEMORIALS: A memorial service is offered today for for the repose of the souls of Calliope Racheotes (40
days), Mary Pappas (3 yrs), Harry Chakalis (3 yrs) and Vasiliki Kokinidou (5 yrs) and memorial prayers
are offered for the repose of the soul of Kay Kallan (7 yrs). May their memory be eternal!
Altar Flowers are offered in memory of Calliope Racheotes by her family.
Altar Candles are offered in memory of Calliope Racheotes and Vasiliki Kokinidou by their families.
Please join us for fellowship immediately following the Liturgy in the Social Hall. The fellowship hour will be
offered in memory of Calliope Racheotes and Vasiliki Kokinidou by their families.
DONATIONS: In memory of Harry Chakalis: Ms. Cathy Scarlatos
In memory of Mary Perdikes: Ms. Kristine Kopsiaftis
In memory of Theodora Stanton: Rev. & Mrs. George N. Conomos
In memory of Eugenia J. Carigianis: Ms. Eugenia M.Carris and family
FORGIVENESS SUNDAY VESPERS: This evening at 6:30 pm at our Cathedral Chapel, we begin our entry
into the Great 40 Days with celebration of the Forgiveness Vespers. Join us as we ask forgiveness of one and
other and begin our spiritual journey to the Resurrection of our Lord.
GREAT COMPLINE: The Great Compline will be celebrated tomorrow on Clean Monday, February 23,
2015 at 7:00 pm at the Cathedral Chapel. Join as we begin our Lenten Journey.
PRESANCTIFIED LITURGY: The first Presanctified Liturgy will be celebrated on Wednesday, February 25,
2015 at the Cathedral Chapel at 6:00 pm. Following the Liturgy we will have a Lenten Meal and Lenten Lecture.
SALUTATIONS: The First Salutation Service will be celebrated on Friday, February 27, 2015 at 7:00 pm
at the Cathedral on Parker Street. Join us as we celebrate the Annunciation on the first five Friday’s of Lent.
SATURDAY OF SOULS: On Saturday, February 28, we will commemorate the 3rd Saturday of Souls at the
Cathedral on Parker Street. Orthros begins at 8:45 am followed by the Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am. Please fill
out the form in this week’s bulletin with the names of your departed loved ones that you wish to be read. The
names will be read at all three Saturday of Souls services.
SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY: Next Sunday, March 1, 2015, is the first Sunday of Lent, the Sunday of Orthodoxy, when we commemorate the return of the icons to the church. All of our Sunday School children should
be present with a family icon for the procession at the end of the Liturgy. Icons will also be available for the
children here at church.
PARISH WEBSITE: Make sure you remember to visit it every week for details on all of the upcoming events
here at the Cathedral. Pictures of our events are posted as well as the weekly bulletin and monthly newsletter.
SUNDAY • 22 FEBRUARY 2015 15
Ανακοινώσεις
ΚΑΛΟΣΩΡΙΣΜΑ: Για όσους επισκέπτονται την Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία για πρώτη φορά, θα πρέπει να γνωρίζουν
ότι η Θεία Κοινωνία είναι το σύμβολο της ενότητας της πίστεως, το οποίο προσφέρεται μόνο σε όσους έχουν
βαπτιστεί ή χριστεί Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί. Όλοι οι παρευρισκόμενοι ωστόσο, είναι ευπρόσδεκτοι να λάβουν το
Αντίδωρο (ή ευλογημένο ψωμί), το οποίο διανέμεται μετά το τέλος της Θείας Λειτουργίας. Όσοι ενδιαφέρεστε
να μάθετε περισσότερα για την Ορθόδοξη Χριστιανική Πίστη, μη διστάσετε να μιλήσετε στον Πάτερ Δημήτριο
μετά την Θεία Λειτουργία. Αυτή την εβδομάδα θα βοηθήσουν στο Παγκάρι: Alexander Caros, Simone Dodge
Υποδοχή: George Fountas Δίσκος: Mary Hanna, Chris Karimbakas, James Karimbakas, Lula Kiflit.
ΜΝΗΜΟΣΥΝA/TΡΙΣΑΓΙΟΝ: Σήμερα τελούμε επιμνημόσυνες δεήσεις υπέρ αναπαύσεως των ψυxών των
κεκοιμημένων δούλων του Θεού Καλλιόπης Ραχιώτη (40 ημέρες), Μαίρης Πάππα (3 έτη), Χαραλάμπους
Τσάκαλη (3 έτη) και Βασιλικής Κοκκινίδου (5 έτη) και Τρισάγιον υπέρ αναπαύσεως της ψυχής της δούλης του
Θεού Βασιλικής (Καλλιόγλου) Κάλλαν (7 έτη). Αιωνία αυτών η μνήμη!
Τα λουλούδια προσφέρονται εις μνήμη της Καλλιόπης Ραχιώτη από την οικογένειά της.
Τα κεριά προσφέρονται εις μνήμη της Καλλιόπης Ραχιώτη και Βασιλικής Κοκκινίδου από τις οικογένειές τους.
Παρακαλείσθε όπως παραβρεθείτε μετά το τέλος της Θ. Λειτουργίας στην Μεγάλη Αίθουσα που θα προσφερθούν
καφές και εδέσματα εις μνήμη των Καλλιόπης Ραχιώτη και Βασιλικής Κοκκινίδου από τις οικογένειές τους.
ΔΩΡΕΕΣ: Εις μνήμη του Χαραλάμπους Τσάκαλη: Ms. Cathy Scarlatos
Εις μνήμη της Mαίρης Περδίκη: Ms. Kristine Kopsiaftis
Εις μνήμη της Θεοδώρας Στάντον: Rev. & Mrs. George N. Conomos
Εις μνήμη της Ευγενίας Καρίγιαννη: Ms. Eugenia M. Carris and family
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΗΣ ΣΥΓΧΩΡΗΣΕΩΣ ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝΟΣ: Απόψε, στις 6:30 μ.μ. στο Παρεκκλήσι στο Μπρουκλάϊν,
θα αρχίσουμε την είσοδό μας στην Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή με τον Εσπερινό της Συγχωρήσεως. Θα ζητήσουμε
συγχώρεση ο ένας από τον άλλο γιά να αρχίσουμε το πνευματικό μας ταξίδι γιά την Ανάσταση του Κυρίου μας.
ΜΕΓΑ ΑΠΟΔΕΙΠΝΟ: Το Μέγα Απόδειπνο θα εορταστεί αύριο, Καθαρά Δευτέρα 23 Φεβρουαρίου, στις 7:00
μ.μ., στο Παρεκκλήσι του Καθεδρικού Ναού στο Μπρουκλάϊν. Παρακαλούμε, όπως παραβρεθείται, γιά να
αρχίσουμε όλοι μαζί την νηστεία της Μεγάλης Τεσσαρακοστής.
ΠΡΟΗΓΙΑΣΜΕΝΗ ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ: Η πρώτη Προηγιασμένη Θεία Λειτουργία θα εορταστεί την Τετάρτη,
25 Φεβρουαρίου, στο Παρεκκλήσι του Καθεδρικού Ναού στο Μπρουκλάϊν, στις 6:00 μ.μ. Μετά τη Λειτουργία
θα έχουμε ένα Νηστίσιμο γεύμα και αμέσως μετά θα ακολουθήσει μία Διάλεξη γιά τη Νηστεία.
ΧΑΙΡΕΤΙΣΜΟΙ: Οι Πρώτοι Χαιρετισμοί θα γίνουν την Παρασκευή, 27 Φεβρουαρίου, στις 7:00 μ.μ. στον
Καθεδρικό Ναό στην Parker Street. Ελάτε μαζί μας, καθώς θα αρχίσουμε τον εορτασμό γιά τον Ευαγγελισμό
της Θεοτόκου, στην πρώτη από τις πέντε Παρασκευές της Τεσσαρακοστής.
ΨΥΧΟΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ: Το Σάββατο, 28 Φεβρουαρίου, 2015 θα γίνει το 3o Ψυχοσάββατο στον Καθεδρικό Ναό
στην Parker Street. Ο Όρθρος θα αρχίσει στις 8:45 π.μ. και θα ακολουθήσει η Θεία Λειτουργία στις 10:00
π.μ. Παρακαλούμε συμπληρώστε τη φόρμα, που θα βρήτε στο bulletin, με τα ονόματα των αποβιωσάντων που
επιθυμείτε να διαβαστούν. Η λίστα με τα ονόματα θα διαβαστεί και στα τρία Ψυχοσάββατα.
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΗΣ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΙΑΣ: Την Κυριακή, 1 Μαρτίου, 2015 είναι η πρώτη Κυριακή της Σαρακοστής.
Την συγκεκριμένη Κυριακή εορτάζουμε την επιστροφή των εικόνων στην εκκλησία μετά την περίοδο της
εικονομαχίας. Τα παιδιά του Κατηχητικού Σχολείου θα συμμετάσχουν στην πομπή των εικόνων. Όλα τα παιδιά
καλούνται να φέρουν μία εικόνα από τα σπίτια τους για να την κρατήσουν κατά τη διάρκεια της πομπής.
ANNUNCIATION
GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
OF
NEW ENGLAND
BOSTON, MA
Forgiveness Sunday
Vespers
followed by the
Forgiveness Circle
Sunday
February 22, 2015
6:30 p.m.
On Forgiveness Sunday, all are invited to
attend Forgiveness Vespers on the eve of
Great Lent. We hear of the Lord's teaching
about fasting and forgiveness and enter
the season of the fast forgiving one another so that God will forgive them.
If you forgive men their trespasses, your
heavenly Father will forgive you; but if
you do not forgive men their trespasses,
neither will your heavenly Father forgive
you your trespasses (Matthew 6:14).
At the end of the service, everyone will pick a name out of a basket, from those
attending, and then pray privately for that person throughout Lent. On
Pascha, we will let that person know that we were praying for them.
BEGIN GREAT LENT AS A FAMILY ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22 AT 6:30 P.M.
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