ST. MARKELLA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 1960 JONES AVENUE NORTH ● WANTAGH NY REV. FATHER SARANTIS LOULAKIS ΧΡΙΣΤΕ ΜΟΥ, ΕΣΥ ΕΙΣΑΙ ΤΟ ΦΩΣ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΣΜΟΥ. ΒΟΗΘΗΣΕ ΜΕ, ΩΣΤΕ Η ΖΩΗ ΜΟΥ ΝΑ ΛΕΙΩΝΕΙ ΑΠΟ ΑΓΑΠΗ ΠΡΟΣ ΤΟΝ ΠΛΗΣΙΟΝ ΜΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΝΑ ΦΩΤΙΖΕΙ ΣΑΝ ΤΟ ΤΑΠΕΙΝΟ ΦΩΣ ΤΟ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΒΔΟΜΑΔΑΣ Κυριακή, 15 Μαρτίου- * Γ' Κυριακή Σαρακοστής της Σταυροπροσκυνήσεως. Όρθρος………………………………..………..8:45πμ. Θεία Λειτ…………………………………………..…....10:00πμ *Γεύμα Φασολάδας Φιλοπτώχου. Τετάρτη, 18 Μαρτίου-* Προηγιασμένη Θ. Λειτουργία ……...…………………………………….………………..6:00μμ Παρασκευή, 20 Μαρτίου-* Δ’. ΧΑΙΡΕΤΙΣΜΟΙ…………..……………………………….………………….....…..7:00μμ Κυριακή, 22 Μαρτίου- Δ’ Κυριακή Νηστειών. Όρθρος……….………..…8:45πμ. Θεία Λειτ………………..….10:00πμ WEEKLY SERVICES Page 2Page 7 Upcoming Events and Announcements. ATTENTION! Sunday, 15 March- Philoptochos Fasolada Luncheon following Divine Liturgy. Thursday, 19 March- Golden Years Fasolada Luncheon Gathering :30am Saturday, 21 March- Joy Meeting……………………………………………………4:30pm Sunday, 29 March- Greek Independence Day Parade in New York City. Saturday, 4 April- Saturday of Lazarus Palms and Pancakes breakfast in the church Social Hall following Divine Liturgy. ΤΑ ΤΗΛΕΦΩΝΑ.....Παρακαλούμε θερμά να κλείσετε το σήμαντρο του τηλεφώνου πριν την είσοδο σας εις τον ναό. Εάν υπάρχει ανάγκη να τηλεφωνήσετε, τότε εξέρχεστε του ναού και τηλεφωνείτε ή γράφετε το μήνυμα σας. Ευχαριστούμε. CELL PHONES PLEASE!.....we kindly request that upon entering the church you must turn off or silence your phones. If you must make a call or text you must exit the church and do so. We thank you for you understanding. Sunday, 15 March- 3 rd Sunday of Lent. Veneration of the Cross. Orthros…………………..…………………….8:45am. Div. Lit………………………..………………….…...10:00am Philoptochos Luncheon 'fasolada' soup. Wednesday, 18 March- Presanctified Liturgy………………………………………………………….……..6:00pm Friday, 20 March- 4 th Salutations……………………………………………….……………………….……..7:00pm Sunday, 22 March- 4 th Sunday of Lent. Orthros…….8:45am. Div. Lit……….… :00am Sunday School Is Open! All Greek School children must attend Sunday School. Sunday School will begin at 10:30 and meet in the first couple of pews for 5 minutes with Fr. Sarantis, and then they will resume class in the downstairs classrooms.
Page 3 Page 6 Ανακοινώσεις - Announcements Welcome and Good Morning Welcome to the St. Markella Greek Orthodox Church! If you are visiting us for the first time, we are honored to have you with us! The Divine Liturgy offers us communion with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through hymns and prayers, the hearing of the Holy Gospel, and the Holy Eucharist. It is a time of personal and corporate prayer, and in the words of our Lord: For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them. Please note that only those who are baptized and/or confirmed in an Eastern Orthodox Church and are in good standing in the Orthodox faith may participate in the Holy Sacraments of the Church, including receiving Holy Communion. At the end of the Liturgy, you are invited to come up and receive blessed holy bread, called "antidoron". If you have questions about this, please feel free to ask our priest! We invite you to join us after this morning's Liturgy for coffee hour. Please take the time to visit our website ( for regular updates as well as interesting articles and links. Furthermore, it will be a great pleasure for Fr. Sarantis to meet you. May God bless you and, again, welcome. ΣΗΜΕΡΑ, 08 Μαρτίου - εορτάζουμε το 9μηνο μνημόσυνο τού αείμνηστου αδελφού μας εν Κυρίω Χρ ἠ στου Γωνιά, αγαπημένος σύζυγος της Αμαλίας Γωνι ἀ ς. Αιωνία η μνήμη αυτού. Η αδελφική ώραπροσφέρεται από την οικογένεια. ╬Today, 08 March- we celebrate the 9 month memorial service for our beloved brother in the Lord Christos Gonias, beloved husband of Amalia Gonias. May his memory be eternal. The fellowship hour is offered by the family Memorial Service- μνημόσυνο LENTEN AND HOLY FLOWER OFFERINGS Please consider one of these items for the heath of your family or in Memory of a loved one One of the many beautiful traditions which accompany the celebration of the Greek Orthodox Holy Week is for the faithful of the Church to bring a flat white sheet to be used during the services when we take Jesus down from the Cross on Good Friday afternoon. Upon the completion of the 40 days after the Resurrection of Christ, Ascension Thursday, these sheets are returned to the faithful and are to be kept in each person’s home. Upon the passing away of a loved one, it is traditional to take this sheet, which was once blessed by carrying the body of the Lord, and place it over our loved one on the day of his or her funeral. Please bring only one sheet per family, and in blue ink, write your family name and “ Easter 2015” on the sheet so it can be returned to you after the Feast of the Ascension For the Lenten and Holy Flower offerings please contact the church office at or fill out the form below. Thank You! 5 Icons for the $95.00 each 8 donations of for the daffodils for the Veneration of the Cross 1 Icon for Sunday of $95.00 each 1 Large Icon of the $ Icon of the Nymphios for Palm $ Icon for Palm Sunday $ Vases of Yellow & White roses for the Altar Table on Palm $ Icon of The Last Supper for Holy $95.00 Wreath Crowns/Floral Arrangements for the Cross on Holy $ (as many as you would like to donate) Icon for Holy $95.00 Rose $ bunches of Bay $30.00 each 1 Large Icon of the Taking Down of the Lord from the $ Large Icon of the Tomb of $ Icon of Women at the Tomb for Holy Saturday $ Icon of the $ Resurrection $ Icons on $ Dome for the $ Lily $12.00 each Lavender Roses for the $ total 10 Bunches of $25.00 each 10 Buckets of Purple $20.00 each 3 Dozen $50.00 a dozen Epitafio flowers.$$$$$ I would like to offer $___________ toward the flowers for the above. Name______________________________ Address________________________________ Phone____________________________________
Page 5Page 4 Κυριακ ὴ Β’ τ ῶ ν Νηστει ῶ ν (Γρηγορίου το ῦ Παλαμ ᾶ ) ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ Β´ 1 – 12 CHURCH OFFICE HOURS Monday- Friday 9:00am-2:00pm Father’s Office Hours Monday – 9am-2pm Tuesday – 9am-2pm Wednesday- 9am-2pm Thursday – 9am-2pm Friday- 9am-2pm If Pastoral assistance is needed outside of posted office hours, kindly phone the Parish Office and your needs will be addressed in a timely fashion. ( ). Η συντροφιά των χρυσών χρόνων! Η ομάδα των ηλικιωμένων έχει ανασυνταχθεί. Η συνάντησης λαμβάνει χώρα κάθε Πέμπτη, από τις 12 μεσημέρι έως τις 2 το απόγευμα προς το παρόν στην αίθουσα της εκκλησίας. Παρακαλείσθε να έρθετε και να ενωθείτε μαζί μας! Senior Citizens - Golden Stars Our Senior Citizens Group has been regrouped and meets every Thursday at noon until 2pm for now, in the church hall. Please come and join us! The Gospel of Mark 2: nd Sunday of Lent At that time, Jesus entered Capernaum and it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, not even about the door; and he was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, "Why does this man speak thus? It is a blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you question thus in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise, take up your pallet and walk? But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins"-he said to the paralytic-"I say to you, rise, take up your pallet and go home." And he rose, and immediately took up the pallet and went out before them all; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!" Υστερα δε από ολίγας ημέρας, εισήλθε πάλιν ο Κυριος εις την Καπερναούμ και διεδόθη ότι ευρίσκεται εις κάποιο σπίτι. Και αμέσως συγκεντρώθηκαν πολλοί, ώστε εγέμισεν η οικία και δεν υπήρχε πλέον τόπος να τους χωρέση ούτε καντά εις την θύραν. Και εδίδασκε εις αυτούς τον λόγον του Θεού. Και έρχονται προς αυτόν φέροντες ένα παραλυτικόν, τον οποίον εσήκωναν τέσσαρες επάνω εις κρεββάτι. Επειδή δε ένεκα του πολλού πλήθους δεν ήτο δυνατόν να πλησιάσουν τον Κυριον, αφήρεσαν από την στέγην το μέρος εκείνο, κάτω από το οποίον ήτο ο Κυριος, ήνοιξαν τρύπαν και κατέβασαν σιγά το κρεββάτι, όπου ήτο κατάκοιτος ο παραλυτικός. Οταν ο Ιησούς είδε την πίστιν που είχαν, τόσον ο παραλυτικός όσον και εκείνοι που τον έφεραν, λέγει στον παραλυτικόν· “τέκνον, σου συγχωρούνται αι αμαρτίαι, αι οποίαι είναι και αιτία της σωματικής σου ασθενείας”. Ησαν δε και μερικοί από τους γραμματείς, που εκάθηντο εκεί και εσυλλογίζοντο μέσα των· Διατί αυτός ο άνθρωπος εκστομίζει τέτοιες βλασφημίες; Ποιός ημπορεί να συγχωρή αμαρτίες, ει μη μόνον ένας, δηλαδή ο Θεός; Και αμέσως ο Ιησούς αντελήφθη καθαρώτατα, με την θεία δύναμιν του πνεύματός του, ότι έτσι αυτοί εσκέπτοντο μέσα των και τους είπε· “διατί συλλογίζεσθε τέτοια εις τας καρδίας σας; Τι είναι ευκολώτερον, να είπω στον παραλυτικόν, συγχωρούνται οι αμαρτίες σου η να είπω, σήκω επάνω υγιής, πάρε το κρεββάτι στον ώμον σου και περιπάτει; Σεις θεωρείτε δυσκολώτερον το δεύτερον. Δια να μάθετε δε, ότι ο υιός του ανθρώπου έχει εξουσίαν να συγχωρή αμαρτίας εδώ εις την γην-λέγει στον παραλυτικόν· Σε σένα που πιστεύεις λέγω, σήκω επάνω υγιής, πάρε το κρεββάτι σου και πήγαινε στο σπίτι σου”. Και αμέσως εσηκώθη, επήρε το κρεββάτι στον ώμον και εβγήκε ενώπιον όλων, ώστε όλοι να καταπλαγούν και να δοξάζουν τον Θεόν λέγοντες ότι “ποτέ δεν είδαμε τέτοια γεγονότα, να συγχωρούνται με ένα λόγον αμαρτίαι και εις πιστοποίησιν της συγχωρήσεως να θεραπεύεται θαυματουργικώς η παράλυσις”. The Ladies of Philoptochos of Saint Markella Cordially invites The members, friends and families of St. Markella To their traditional annual Philoptochos Fasolada Luncheon. On Sunday of Veneration of the Holy Cross, (Third Sunday of Lent), March 15, 2015 at Our church hall, immediately following The Divine Liturgy. Come and feast with us as we begin the Lenten Season with tradition. Your support and participation is cherished by all of us.