ST. MARKELLA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 1960 JONES AVENUE NORTH ● WANTAGH NY 11793 REV. FATHER SARANTIS LOULAKIS ΧΡΙΣΤΕ ΜΟΥ, ΕΣΥ ΕΙΣΑΙ ΤΟ ΦΩΣ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΣΜΟΥ. ΒΟΗΘΗΣΕ.

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1 ST. MARKELLA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 1960 JONES AVENUE NORTH ● WANTAGH NY 11793 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, 25 Ιανουαρίου * Αγ. Γρηγοριου/Θεολόγου. Όρθ……………… 8:45 Θ.Λειτ...................10:00πμ Η εορτή των Τριών Ιεραρχών απο τα παιδιά του Ελληνικού Σχολείου μας Τρίτη, 27 Ιανουαρίου- Αγ. Χρυσοστόμου. Θ. Λειτ…..........................................................................9:30πμ Παρασκευή, 30 Ιανουαρίου-* Των Τριών Ιεραρχών. Κυριακή, 1 Φεβρουαρίου- Κυριακή 16η Λουκα. Τελώνου & Φαρισαίου/Αρχή του Τριωδίου. Όρθρος...............................................8:45πμ. Θ. Λειτ………………………………………………….…………...10:00πμ Δευτέρα, 2 Φεβρουαρίου - Η Υπαπαντή του Κυρίου. Θεία Λειτουργία.......……................................ 9:30πμ Κυριακή, 8 Φεβρουαρίου - Κυριακή 17η Λουκα. Όρθρος………………...8:45πμ. Θ. Λειτ..............10:00πμ WEEKLY SERVICES www.agia-markella.org Page 2Page 7 Upcoming Events and Announcements ATTENTION! Sunday, 25 January- Greek School Vasilopita Luncheon, Three Hierarchs Celebration. Thursday, 29 January- P.C. Meeting. Social time will be at 8pm and the meeting at 8:30 sharp! Meetings will now be the last Thursday of every month. Thursday, 5 February- Philoptochos meeting…………………………………….7:00pm Saturday, 14 February- 1 st Saturday of the Souls………………………………..9:30am Saturday, 21 February- 2 nd Saturday of the Souls……………………………….9:30am Sunday, 22 February - Godparents Sunday. Parents Kindly notify the your children's Godparents to save the date. Thank you! Monday, 23 February- Clean Monday Service……………………………………6:00pm Lenten Dinner………………………………………………………………………….7:00pm Saturday, 28 February- 3 rd Saturday of the Souls………………………………9:30am Thursday, March 5 –Lenten luncheon offered by the Golden Years Group..1pm Sunday, 15 March- Philoptochos Fasolada Luncheon following Divine Liturgy. SAVE THE DATE : GODPARENTS DAY CELEBRATION SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2015 PARENTS KINDLY INFORM YOUR CHILDREN’S GODPARENTS Sunday, 25 January- 15th Sunday of Luke. Orthros........................8:45am. Div. Lit……………....10:00am ●The Celebration of the Letters by the children of the Greek school. Tuesday, 27 January- St. John Chrysostom. Div. Liturgy………………………………………….…9:30am Friday, 30 January- *Synaxis of the three Hierarchs. Sunday, 1 February- *16th Sunday of Luke / Triodion Begins. Orthros..........8:45am. Div. Lit.....10:00am Monday, 2 February- The Presentation of our Lord in the Temple. Div. Lit......................................9:30am Sunday, 8 February- * 17th Sunday of Matthew. Orthos..........8:45am. Div. Lit............................10:00am Memorial Service- Μνημόσυνα 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. ╬ Σήμερα 25 Ιανουαρίου, εορτάζουμε το 40 ημερο μνημόσυνο των αδελφών εν Κυρίω Χριστίνας και Ιωάνου Φώτου. σεβαστοί γονείς της Ελενης Ηατζή και Μαρινας Καραμπινά. Αιωνία η μνήμη αυτών. Η αδελφική ώρα π ροσφέρεται α π ό την οικογένεια. ╬ Today the 25th of January- we celebrate the 40 day Memorial service for our beloved sister in the Lord Christina Photos, and John Photos 11 years beloved parents of Eleni Hatzis and Marina Karambinas. May their memory be eternal. The fellowship hour is offered by the family.

2 Page 3 Page 6 Ανακοινώσεις - Announcements 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 (www.agia-markella.org) 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.www.agia-markella.org 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. Ο ΑΓΙΑΣΜΟΣ ΣΤΑ ΣΠΙΤΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΕΙΣ- HOME BLESSINGS Ο Αγιασμός των Θεωφανείων στα σπίτια αρχίζει 6 Ιανουαρίου. Όποιος επιθυμεί την ευλογία, παρακαλείτε όπως επικοινωνείσει με το εκκλησιαστικό γραφείο στό 516-783-5760 για να προγραμματίσει τον αγιασμό του σπιτιού ή της εργασίας. Ευχαριστούμε! Epiphany Holy Water Blessing of homes begins January 6 th. All faithful who wish to have their homes bless, please contact the church office, 516-783-5760, to arrange a date for Fr. Sarantis to visit your home and / or business. Thank you. Ευχαριστούμε! Thank you! Επιθυμούμε θερμά να εκφράσουμε την ευγνωμοσύνη μας προς τους αδελφούς εν Κυρίω για την αγάπη τους διά της Χριστουγεννιάτικη τους προσφορά προς την εκκλησία μας. Χρόνια πολλά και ευτυχισμένα! We would like to express our gratitude for the following for their expression of love at Christmas to our church. May the blessing of the Lord be in abundance to them and their families. Thank you! John and Cathy Kaneris, George and Maria Kavouras, Ted Sotiryadis, Angeliki Hionis, Vicki and Angelos Trombetas, Gus and Anthipi Vasilakis, Theodore and Angie Kalas, Pantelis Drosinos, Nicholas and Athanasia Condos, Peter and Chryso D’Andelo, Gus Karamatzakis, Nicholas and Antoula Liadakis, Captain Stelios Tatsis, Kalliope Diapoulos. The Three Hierarchs and the Greek Letters Day On Sunday, January 25, 2015 following the Divine Liturgy, the Hellenic School of St. Markella will honor the Three Hierarchs and Greek Letters Day. The sixth grade students will present their essays. We encourage all students to attend and honor the Greek Letters Day wearing the school’s uniform (blue bottom and white top). Please NO DENIM! After the children present their essays, Greek School will also be hosting a luncheon and Chinese Auction downstairs in our Church Hall. Admissions is as follows: $15.00 ages 13 and up $10.00 ages 4 and up Free admission s for ages 3 and under. Hope to see everyone! Thank You. Greek School Board

3 Page 5Page 4 Κυριακ ὴ ΙΕ ´ Λουκ ᾶ ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ – Ἡ θεραπεία τ ῶ ν δέκα λεπρ ῶ ν, Ἀ θανασίου κα ὶ Κυρίλλου πατριαρχ ῶ ν Ἀ λεξανδρείας Και αφού εισήλθε εις την Ιεριχώ, διέβαινε την πόλιν. Και ιδού υπήρχεν εκεί ένας άνθρωπος, ονόματι Ζακχαίος, και αυτός ήτο αρχιτελώνης και πολύ πλούσιος. Και εζητούσε να ιδή τον Ιησούν, ποίος είναι, και δεν ημπορούσε ένεκα του πολλού πλήθους, διότι αυτός ήτο μικρός κατά το ανάστημα. Και αφού έτρεξε εμπρός, ανέβηκε εις μία συκομορέαν, χωρίς να λογαριάση την θέσιν και την ηλικίαν του, δια να ίδη τον Ιησούν, διότι από τον δρόμον εκείνον θα επερνούσε. Και ο Κυριος αμέσως μόλις έφθασε στον τόπον της συκομορέας, ύψωσε τα μάτια του, τον είδε και είπε προς αυτόν· “Ζακχαίε, κατέβα γρήγορα, διότι σήμερα πρέπει να μείνω στο σπίτι σου”. Και ο Ζακχαίος κατέβηκε γρήγορα και τον υπεδέχθη με μεγάλην χαράν. Και όταν είδαν το γεγονός αυτό, εγόγγυζαν όλοι μεταξύ των και με αγανάκτησιν έλεγαν, ότι εμπήκε να καταλύση στο σπίτι αμαρτωλού ανθρώπου. Εστάθη δε ο Ζακχαίος εμπρός στον Κυριον και του είπε· “Κυριε, ιδού, τα μισά από τα υπάρχοντά μου τα δίδω στους πτωχούς. Και αν τυχόν, σαν τελώνης που είμαι, αδίκησα με ψευδείς μαρτυρίας κάποιον και εισέπραξα περισσότερα, του τα επιστρέφω τετραπλάσια”. Ο Ιησούς ιδών την ειλικρινή μετάνοιαν του Ζακχαίου είπε προς αυτόν ότι “σήμερον στο σπίτι τούτο ήλθε σωτηρία εκ μέρους του Θεού, διότι και αυτός ο αρχιτελώνης είναι απόγονος του Αβραάμ, ο οποίος είχε λάβει από τον Θεόν υποσχέσεις δια την σωτηρίαν των απογόνων του. Διότι ο υιός του ανθρώπου ήλθε να αναζητήση και σώση τον αμαρτωλόν άνθρωπον, που ομοιάζει με το χαμένο πρόβατο”. St. Markella Philoptochos, along with the entire St. Markella community is committed to helping those in need. Please help us to help others by donating non-perishable foods items. You can drop off your donated items at the dedicated boxes at or near the church community hall. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. May God and St. Markella bless you and your loved ones. Sponsored by St. Markella Philoptochos 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. (516-783-5760). 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 Luke 19:1-10 15th Sunday of Luke At that time, Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. And there was a man named Zacchaios; he was a chief collector, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaios, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today." So he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." And Zacchaios stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost." EPISTLE St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:26-28; 8:1-2 Brethren, it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, unstained, separated from sinners, exalted above the heavens. He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people; he did this once for all when he offered up himself. Indeed, the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord.