SUNDAY WORSHIP GUIDE AND WEEKLY NEWS
ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL Norfolk, VA
Sunday, March 5, 2017
Rev. Presbyter George Bessinas, Proistamenos
Rev. Protopresbyter Constantine Rogakos, Associate
First Sunday of the Fast
Sunday of Orthodoxy
The Restoration of the Holy Icons
Sunday March 5, 2017
Orthros (Matins) 8:45 AM Divine Liturgy (of St. John Chrysostom) 10:00 AM
Resurrectional Apolytikion. Mode 4.
When in God's army you had truly enlisted, O holy Theodore, the bearer of tro-
phies, you were made a splendid general of the heavenly King; using as a weapon
faith, you were ready for battle and utterly destroyed the ranks that were amassed by
the demons, and as a victorious athlete you were seen, wherefore in True faith, we
bless you and honor you.
Today is the beginning of our salvation, The revelation of the eternal mystery! The
Son of God becomes the Son of the Virgin. As Gabriel announces the coming of
Grace. Together with him let us cry to the Theotokos: Rejoice, O Full of Grace, The Lord
is with You!
Apolytikion of St. Theodore the Commander. 2nd Tone.
Apolytikion of the Annunciation. 4th Tone.
Seasonal Kontakion . Mode 4 .
We venerate Your immaculate icon, O good Lord, and entreat You to forgive our
offences, O Christ our God. By Your own choice you were pleased to ascend the
Cross in the flesh, to deliver us, whom You created, from our slavery to the foe.
Therefore we cry to You with gratitude: You have filled all things with joy, O our
Savior, by coming to save the world.
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, grant-
ing His great mercy to the world.
O Champion General, I your City now ascribe to you triumphant anthems as the
tokens of my gratitude, being rescued from the terrors, O Theotokos. Inasmuch as
you have power unassailable, from all kinds of perils free me so that unto you I may
cry aloud: Rejoice, O unwedded Bride.
Apolytikion For the Sunday of Orthodoxy. Mode 2.
On March 5, we commemorate the holy monastic martyr Conon of Isauria, the
holy Martyr Conon the gardener, our devout father Mark the Monk and Wonder-
worker, the holy Martyr Evlogios of Palestine, the holy Martyr Evlampios, the holy
Martyr Archelaos and the 142 Martyrs with him died by the sword. On this day, the
first Sunday of Lent, we commemorate the restoration of the holy and venerable
icons enacted by the ever memorable Emperors of Constantinople, Michael and his
mother Theodora, during the patriarchate of Saint Methodius the Confessor .
Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 11:24-26, 32-40
Prokeimenon. Mode 4.Daniel 3. 26,27
Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers.
Verse: For you are just in all you have done.
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος δ Δανιήλ 3.26-27
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν.
Στίχ. Ὅτι δίκαιος εἶ ἐπὶ πᾶσιν, οἷς ἐποίησας ἡμῖν.
St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40
Brethren, by faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son
of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to share ill -treatment with the people
of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 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, en-
forced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched rag-
ing fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, be-
came mighty in war, put foreign enemies 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 killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats,
destitute, afflicted, ill-treated -- of whom the world was not worthy -- wan-
dering 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.
Ἀδελφοί, πίστει Μωϋσῆς μέγας γενόμενος ἠρνήσατο λέγεσθαι υἱὸς θυγατρὸς
Φαραώ, μᾶλλον ἑλόμενος συγκακουχεῖσθαι τῷ λαῷ τοῦ θεοῦ ἢ πρόσκαιρον ἔχειν
ἁμαρτίας ἀπόλαυσιν· μείζονα πλοῦτον ἡγησάμενος τῶν Αἰγύπτου θησαυρῶν τὸν
ὀνειδισμὸν τοῦ Χριστοῦ· ἀπέβλεπεν γὰρ εἰς τὴν μισθαποδοσίαν. Καὶ τί ἔτι λέγω;
Ἐπιλείψει γὰρ με διηγούμενον ὁ χρόνος περὶ Γεδεών, Βαράκ τε καὶ Σαμψών καὶ
Ἰεφθάε, Δαυίδ τε καὶ Σαμουὴλ καὶ τῶν προφητῶν· οἳ διὰ πίστεως κατηγωνίσαντο
βασιλείας, εἰργάσαντο δικαιοσύνην, ἐπέτυχον ἐπαγγελιῶν, ἔφραξαν στόματα
λεόντων, ἔσβεσαν δύναμιν πυρός, ἔφυγον στόματα μαχαίρας, ἐνεδυναμώθησαν ἀπὸ
ἀσθενείας, ἐγενήθησαν ἰσχυροὶ ἐν πολέμῳ, παρεμβολὰς ἔκλιναν ἀλλοτρίων.
Ἔλαβον γυναῖκες ἐξ ἀναστάσεως τοὺς νεκροὺς αὐτῶν· ἄλλοι δὲ ἐτυμπανίσθησαν,
οὐ προσδεξάμενοι τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν, ἵνα κρείττονος ἀναστάσεως τύχωσιν· ἕτεροι δὲ
ἐμπαιγμῶν καὶ μαστίγων πεῖραν ἔλαβον, ἔτι δὲ δεσμῶν καὶ φυλακῆς· ἐλιθάσθησαν,
ἐπρίσθησαν, ἐπειράσθησαν, ἐν φόνῳ μαχαίρας ἀπέθανον· περιῆλθον ἐν μηλωταῖς,
ἐν αἰγείοις δέρμασιν, ὑστερούμενοι, θλιβόμενοι, κακουχούμενοι - ὧν οὐκ ἦν ἄξιος ὁ
κόσμος - ἐν ἐρημίαις πλανώμενοι καὶ ὄρεσιν καὶ σπηλαίοις καὶ ταῖς ὀπαῖς τῆς γῆς.
Καὶ οὗτοι πάντες, μαρτυρηθέντες διὰ τῆς πίστεως, οὐκ ἐκομίσαντο τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν,
τοῦ θεοῦ περὶ ἡμῶν κρεῖττόν τι προβλεψαμένου, ἵνα μὴ χωρὶς ἡμῶν τελειωθῶσιν.
Ευαγγελικóν Ανάγνωσμα
The Gospel according to John 1:43-51
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 1:44-52
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 Naz-
areth?" 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!" Je-
sus 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."
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἠθέλησεν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ἐξελθεῖν εἰς τὴν
Γαλιλαίαν· καὶ εὑρίσκει Φίλιππον καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· ἀκολούθει
μοι. ἦν δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος ἀπὸ Βηθσαϊδά, ἐκ τῆς πόλεως ᾿Ανδρέου καὶ
Πέτρου. εὑρίσκει Φίλιππος τὸν Ναθαναὴλ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· ὃν
ἔγραψε Μωϋσῆς ἐν τῷ νόμῳ καὶ οἱ προφῆται, εὑρήκαμεν,
᾿Ιησοῦν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ᾿Ιωσὴφ τὸν ἀπὸ Ναζαρέτ. καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ
Ναθαναήλ· ἐκ Ναζαρὲτ δύναταί τι ἀγαθὸν εἶναι; λέγει αὐτῷ
Φίλιππος· ἔρχου καὶ ἴδε. εἶδεν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς τὸν Ναθαναὴλ
ἐρχόμενον πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ λέγει περὶ αὐτοῦ· ἴδε ἀληθῶς
᾿Ισραηλίτης, ἐν ᾧ δόλος οὐκ ἔστι. λέγει αὐτῷ Ναθαναήλ· πόθεν
με γινώσκεις; ἀπεκρίθη ᾿Ιησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· πρὸ τοῦ σε
Φίλιππον φωνῆσαι, ὄντα ὑπὸ τὴν συκῆν εἶδόν σε. ἀπεκρίθη
Ναθαναὴλ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· ῥαββί, σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, σὺ εἶ ὁ
βασιλεὺς τοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ. ἀπεκρίθη ᾿Ιησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ὅτι
εἶπόν σοι, εἶδόν σε ὑποκάτω τῆς συκῆς, πιστεύεις; μείζω τούτων
ὄψει. καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπ᾽ ἄρτι ὄψεσθε τὸν
οὐρανὸν ἀνεῳγότα, καὶ τοὺς ἀγγέλους τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀναβαίνοντας
καὶ καταβαίνοντας ἐπὶ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.
Altar Boys
Alexander Wise, Seth Douklias, Nicholas Araboglu, Michael Marcou, Luke
Jacovides, Michael Waters, Michael Wise, Alexander Marcou, Dominius
Yordanova, Callius Yordanova
Epistle Reader Sotiria Bessinas
TODAY
Sunday of Orthodoxy Procession of the Holy Icons
Coffee fellowship hour in the Hellenic Center
Sunday of Orthodoxy Pan-Orthodox Vesper Service (see enclosed flyer)
Worship Services for the Week
Refer to enclosed flyer for all Lenten Services
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
GOYA Monday, March 6, Open gym for boys and girls from 5:00pm to 6:00pm, Compline Service at 6:30pm and lenten meal to follow. GOYA Pascha card fundraiser (see enclosed flyer).
Bible Study Fellowship will not take place this Monday, instead join us follow-
ing Compline Service in welcoming Jesse Brandow, missionary to Guatemala.
Women’s Study Group Tuesday, March 7, 10:00am in the Pantokrator
Room.
Golden Years Tuesday, March 7, 10:30am. Lenten lunch will be provided.
St. Maria of Paris Outreach Ministry Committee thanks team captain Debbie
Woodell and her team for serving the February 23 community dinner: Antonis
Leondaridis, Maria Parker, Angelo Neskis, Takrim Labib, Rita Parish, Jim
Milonas, Andriani Vastardis, Anna Tsivourakis, and Presvytera Athena Con-
stantinou.
Philoptochos meeting on Sunday, March 12, following the Divine Liturgy in
the Hellenic Center. Lunch Donation is $10.00
Cultural Committee invites everyone to a movie night: Sunday, March 12 at
6:00pm in the social hall. We will watch the film “Ouzeri Tsitsanis” or Sinefi-
asmeni Kiriaki. This epic drama takes place in 1942-1943 in Thessaloniki
Greece under German Occupation. The film is directed by Manoussos Manous-
sakis and is in Greek..
Alumni Dancer Registration If you are an Alumni Dancer and you would
like to perform at our Annual Greek Festival May 18-21, 2017, please note that
the deadline to register is April 2, 2017. Fifteen dancers are needed and prior-
ity will be given to recent High School graduates and to 2016-2011 graduates
in declining order. Please indicate your commitment to the email address be-
low along with your contact information and inquires by April 2, 2017. annun-
Altar Boy Workshop Saturday, March 18, 2017, 12-2pm. Mandatory for all
Altar boys. Lunch will be served prior to the workshop. Please RSVP to tho-
[email protected], or 757-400-0500.
Illuminarios for Great and Holy Friday may be purchased following the Di-
vine Liturgy. Proceeds benefit the Annette Mavrophilipos Dance Scholarship.
Hellenic Woman’s Club Scholarship Applications and order forms for bread
and koulourakia are available on the table outside the bookstore.
Hellenic Woman’s Club will be baking on Wednesday, March 8 at 9:00am.
We love having new hands join us.
Hellenic Woman’s Club meeting on Saturday, March 18th in the Social
Hall.
Donations for Flowers and Liturgical items
for Lent and Holy Pascha
First Salutations March 3 $70
Second Salutation March 10 $70
Third Salutation March 17 $70
Veneration of the Holy Cross Daffodils March 19 $200
Icon of the Annunciation on the Iconostasion March 24 $155
Annunciation Processional Icon Frame March 24 $70
Ribbons for Annunciation (4) March 25 $100each
The Akathist Hymn March 31 $70
Palm Sunday—Palms April 9 market price
Holy Week
Icon of the Nymphios Flowers (Palm Sunday, $100.00 each
Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday)
2 Wreaths for the Crucifix $300, $150
Candles for the Crucifix (3 sets) $60 each
Candles for the 12 Gospels $60
Apokathilosis Linen sheet $25
Orchid bouquets $200
Kouvouklion candles $40
Kouvouklion flowers market price
Rose Water $25
Holy and Great Saturday bay leaves $150
Father George’s Resurrectional Lambatha $250
Icon of the Resurrection $100
Lenten Ribbons (4) $100 each
Christos Anesti Ribbons (4) $100 each
To make a donation
please contact the Cathedral Office 440-0500
ANNUNCIATION COMMUNITY PASCHA CARD
SPONSORED BY G.O.Y.A. Please fill out the following information for the annual Pascha Card that will be sent to the entire Annunciation Community. GOYA asks for a minimum donation of $20.00 per listing. Please make checks payable to Norfolk GOYA. Deadline for participation is Monday, April 3.
Name:__________________________________________
Donation Amount:___________________________________
Payment Received: Cash __________ Check __________
Young Adult
Gathering
Featuring
Jesse Brandow
Tuesday, March 7,
6 pm Host: Sam Williams
410 Abbotsleigh Court
Virginia Beach, VA
March Liturgical Schedule
5–Sunday of Orthodoxy
Orthros 8:45 am, Divine Liturgy 10 am
5–Sunday of Orthodoxy Pan Orthodox Vespers
St. Demetrios, Williamsburg 5:00 pm
6–Great Compline Service (Chapel) 6:30 pm
8–Presanctified Liturgy (Chapel) 6:30 pm
10–2nd Salutations Service (Cathedral) 6:30 pm
12–Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas
Orthros 8:45 am, Divine Liturgy 10 am
13–Great Compline Service (Chapel) 6:30 pm
15–Presanctified Liturgy (Chapel) 6:30 pm
17–3rd Salutations Service (Cathedral) 6:30 pm
19–Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross
Orthros 8:45 am, Divine Liturgy 10 am
20–Great Compline Service (Chapel) 6:30 pm
22–Presanctified Liturgy (Chapel) 6:30 pm
24–Vespers of the Feast of Annunciation
and 4th Salutations Service (Cathedral) 6:30 pm
25–Feast of the Annunciation
Orthros 8:45 am, Divine Liturgy 10 am (Cathedral)
26–Sunday of St. John of the Ladder
Orthros 8:45 am, Divine Liturgy 10 am
27–Great Compline Service (Chapel) 6:30 pm
29–Presanctified Liturgy (Chapel) 6:30 pm
31–Akathist Hymn Service (Cathedral) 6:30 pm
April Liturgical Schedule
2–Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
Orthros 8:45 am, Divine Liturgy 10 am
3–Great Compline Service (Chapel) 6:30 pm
5–Presanctified Liturgy (Chapel) 6:30 pm
8–Saturday of Lazarus Orthros/Liturgy 8:45 am
9–Palm Sunday Orthros
8:45 am, Divine Liturgy 10 am
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