WEEKLY ONLINE BULLETIN

February 18,2024

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Sunday, February 11

Leo, Pope of Rome

Agapetos the Confessor

Orthros/Matins 830am

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Divine Liturgy 930am

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LIBRARY SPEAKER SERIES TODAY

Today we welcome Dr. Spiros Mitsopoulos as he presents “Living Longer and Better”.

Join us in the Library following coffee hour.

Our Holy Father Leo flourished during the reign of Emperor Marcian (450-457). Due to his extraordinary wisdom and purity, and the simplicity and blamelessness of his life, he was ordained Bishop of Old Rome by the grace of the Holy Spirit. He was a venerable shepherd over his flock, and to read more click here

Saint Agapetos lived during the reign of Diocletian (284-305), and came from Cappadocia, the son of Christian parents. When he was young in age, he went to a monastery there, in which there were around a thousand monks, who gathered various virtues, as a bee gathers from various flowers. There he stood as a tried laborer of the commandments of the Lord, and brought to naught his body with fasting and vigil and with the other means of self-control. For a period of eighty years he ate only to read more click here

PRAYER LIST

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CHILDREN'S WORD

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Click Here for This Week’s Theme: Jesus is for Everybody

2024 Church Calendars

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THANK YOU - to the Anagennesis Board for putting us all in such a happy mood last Sunday with the Valentine’s Luncheon. We thank them all for their hard work!

>>UNFILLED NEED: SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS – Please sign up to be a teacher and share the teachings of our faith with the future of the church – the children! For more information on how you can help, contact Athena Bevan.

PROSPHORA NEEDED – You are invited to make Prosphora to be used during the Divine Liturgy. Sunday Divine Liturgies use five loaves on average. We appreciate your help with this special need. See below for how you and your household can make this offering in your homes.

UPCOMING MEMORIALS – February 25: Maria Palangas (1 year), March 3: Eugenia Pleat (5 years) and James Pleat (12 years): March 31: William Pappas (1 year)

COMCAST EMAILS – If you have a Comcast email address, please add the domain stgeorgenh.org to your safe sender list and check your spam or junk folder. There is an issue with Comcast rejecting emails sent to comcast.net when sent as part of a group.

AVGOLEMONO SOUP & SPANAKOPITA DRIVE-THRU – Anagennesis Ladies Society invites you to come by on Wednesday, February 21st, from 4pm to 6pm to get some Avgolemono Soup ($10 per quart) or some Spanakopita ($10 per 2 pieces).

CHOIR BOOK REQUEST – If you are unable to sing with the choir and still have a choir book in hand, please return it to the choir area. The choir is growing, and they need those books! Thank you.

SCHOLARSHIP PACKETS NOW AVAILABLE – Please contact the church office if you would like a scholarship packet.

PAN HELLENIC SCHOLARSHIPS – Apply online through January 31, 2024 for this scholarship. For application, qualification criteria, requirements, and guidelines, scan this QR code. For more information regarding the scholarship program, contact Elizabeth Danielides at edanielides@panhellenicsf.org

AN APOKREATIKO CELEBRATION – Save the date of Saturday, March 9 as we gather for some fun before we start Great Lent. See flyer below

FAMILY NIGHT BBQ – Save the date of Friday, March 1 for a BBQ! More details to come.

Prosphoro

Bread has been the emblem of God’s providence for us, throughout humanity’s history. Both physical (bread as food) and spiritual - the επιούσιον (epiousion) or “supersubstantial” bread of the Lord’s prayer, the bread of Holy Communion.

In the Orthodox Christian church, the pinnacle of our worship is union with Christ, both spiritually but also physically, by consuming the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Since the Last Supper, before every Divine Liturgy, one or more of the faithful prepare and bring bread to church to be used as the Body of Christ in the Eucharist. The Orthodox church is liturgical. For those of us who bake prosphoro, the liturgy begins as we prepare to bake!

Prosphoro is an offering to God, made from His material gifts to us, and prepared lovingly and prayerfully.

A special website is available to share with the faithful this ‘proper’ method of preparation of the holy gift according to the Greek Orthodox tradition. Please click here to learn how to bake this beautiful offering.

Library Photo ID Tuesdays at 7pm

We want to hear your stories and need your help identifying people in the pictures!

Join Zoom Meeting:

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Bible Study Every Wednesday at 11am!

We have resumed our Weekly Bible Study which will be every Wednesday at 11am! We are currently discussing Chapter 2 of St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians.

Join us as we all learn more about Scripture, our Faith and our Traditions!!!

Basketball Schedule

Mondays:

Grades 3/4 Coed 5:30pm

Grades 7/8 & HS Boys 6:45pm

Tuesdays:

HS Boys 5:30pm

Thursdays:

Grades: 5/6 & 7/8 Boys 6pm

HS Boys 7:15pm

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FEB. 11 YOUTH SERMON:

Our Orthodox Faith is a Gift from God

In today's Gospel Passage we hear about the parable about a man who gave money to three people, and trusted them to use it in the right way. This parable teaches us a great lesson, that God has given us all special gifts/talents.

Did you know that He gave us this faith of Orthodoxy as a gift?

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Sermon inspired by Children's Word

FEB. 11 MAIN SERMON:

Our Talents Given to us by God

We all have heard and know the story of the Parable of the Talents, but did you know that 1 talent at that time equaled 15 years of wages of work?

Why did the master call the third servant wicked and lazy in the parable and why did the previous two receive great honor and joy?

It is because that those who do wrong in the world are equal to those who do nothing in the world.

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FEB. 4 YOUTH SERMON:

Dad, Turn the Dark Off"

A few years ago, one of our boys (who was a toddler at the time) woke up in middle of the night and said "okay daddy, I'm all done, turn the dark off." I told him it is still sleep time and to go back to bed. But then I couldn't go back to sleep because of what and how he said, "ok daddy, turn the dark off". This meant that he always thought the light was there.

What does this mean to us from the Epistle Reading and Gospel Reading today?

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FEB. 4 MAIN SERMON:

What is THE Greatest Commandement?

We know that there are 10 Commandments that God gave Moses to give to the people of Israel, but did you know that in the Old Testament there are 613 commandments???

Today in the Gospel Passage we hear how Pharisees got together and someone asked our Lord which is THE greatest Commandment. Our Lord responded that one is to love God with all heart, soul and mind and your neighbor as yourself.

This sermon focuses on how to love and be in love with God while also reminding us that there are 2 Commandments in The Divine Liturgy.

Did you know that? What are those two commandments?

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TCI & YOU!!!

You are invited to join a monthly Zoom call led by parish leaders across the nation to take a deep dive with your parish leadership and ministry team into strategies and techniques that your parish can use to enhance its vitality. Go to https://tciboston.org/events

VOTE FOR GLENDI FOR HIPPO’S BEST OF

Each year in the month of February HIPPO Press conducts a poll of their readership in several different categories. In past years, our GLENDI has been recognized in several of those categories. We ask that you take the time to participate in this survey so we can get some early recognition of our GLENDI. Just go onto the HIPPO site and start voting. Thanks for helping us spread the word for GLENDI 2024! Simply click the image or click here to take the survey

UPCOMING EVENTS

GOYA will be having a miniature Golf night of fun on Friday, February 23 @ 7pm at Aloha Mini Glow Golf in the Mall of NH next to Dick's Sporting Goods.

GOYA members are FREE; family and friends can join for $14 per person.

Spread the word and hope to see you there!