WEEKLY ONLINE BULLETIN

February 25, 2024

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Sunday, February 25

TRIODION SUNDAY

Tarasios, Pat. of Const.;

Reginos, Bp. of Skopelos

Orthros/Matins 830am

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Divine Liturgy 930am

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Memorial Service

For the Servant of God Maria Palangas (1 year)

Coffee Hour is sponsored in memory of Maria Palangas by the Palangas Family

For those that are not able to join us in person we welcome you to participate virtually by clicking here

The Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee is the first Sunday of a three-week period prior to the commencement of Great Lent. It marks the beginning of a time of preparation for the spiritual journey of Lent, a time for Orthodox Christians to draw closer to God through worship, prayer, fasting, and acts of charity. It is also on this day that the Triodion is introduced, a liturgical book that contains the services from this Sunday, the tenth before to read more click here

Our Holy Father Tarasios dogmatized the veneration of the holy icons, which were in danger of being completely done away with and be lifted from the Church of Christ. With his cooperation the Holy and Seventh Ecumenical Synod gathered in the year 787, during the reign of Constantine and his mother Irene. Through this Synod, the Roman Emperors were turned once again to the click here to read more

PRAYER LIST

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Click here to download a PRAYER FOR THOSE GOING THROUGH DEPRESSION

CHILDREN'S WORD

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2024 Church Calendars

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THANK YOU - We thank Dr. Mitsopoulos for offering his presentation last Sunday. We also thank the Library/Museum Committee for hosting these monthly presentations.

>>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 – March 3: Eugenia Pleat (5 years) and James Pleat (12 years), March 17: Aphrodite Paris (40 days), 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.

FAMILY NIGHT BBQ THIS FRIDAY!!! – Join us on this night of fellowship which will be FAST FREE. See below for more info

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

SCAMMERS POSING AS CLERGY

Persons are falsely posing as clergy asking for help and donation of online gift cards.

***PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE THE FORMAT THAT CLERGY WOULD EVEN ASK FOR ASSISTANCE!

Please see the adjacent image on what to do if/when this ever happens.

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

Did you miss a sermon?

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FEB. 18 YOUTH SERMON:

Being Set Apart

In the Epistle Reading today we hear "... separate from them, says the Lord, and touch nothing unclean;..."

What does this have to do with holiness?

A lot!

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FEB. 18 MAIN SERMON:

A Loving Mother & Her Desire for Christ

In the Gospel Passage today we hear about a woman who came to seek help from our Lord and Savior. At first our Lord did not respond to her. Some might ask the following questions:

Why wouldn't Christ respond back to her?

Why did the Disciples want Christ to send her away?

Why did Christ mention bread, children and dogs?

All these are answered in this sermon, click here to listen or download

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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