Panagia Greek Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos 233 East 15Th Street, Hamilton, Ontario L9A 4G1 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ 2020 905-385-9815 +Πρωτοπρεσβύτερος

ST. DEMETRIOS OCTOBER 26 – A MODEL OF ENDURANCE WITH FAITH UNSHAKEN

PANAGIA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE Saint Demetrios was a Thessalonian, a most pious son of pious DORMITION OF THE THEOTOKOS and noble parents, and a teacher of the Faith of Christ. When Maximian first came to Thessalonica in 290, he raised the (HAMILTON) Saint to the rank of Duke of Thessaly. But, when it was

discovered that the Saint was a Christian, he was arrested and kept bound in a bath-house. While the games were under way in the city, PROGRAM OF HOLY SERVICES Maximian was a spectator there. A certain friend of his, a barbarian who was a notable wrestler, Lyaeus by name, waxing haughty because of the height and OCTOBER 2020 strength of his body, boasted in the stadium and challenged the citizens to a Rev. Fr. Elias Drossos, Protopresbyter contest with him. All that fought with him were defeated. Seeing this, a certain Parish Priest youth named Nestor, acquaintance of Demetrios', came to the Saint in the bath- house and asked his blessing to fight Lyaeus single-handed. Receiving this blessing and sealing himself with the sign of the precious Cross, he presented himself in the stadium, and said, "O God of Demetrios, help me!" and straightway he engaged Lyaeus in combat and smote him with a mortal blow to the heart, leaving the former boaster lifeless upon the earth. Maximian was sorely grieved over this, and when he learned who was the cause of this defeat, he commanded straightway and Demetrios was pierced with lances while he was yet in the bath-house, As for Nestor, Maximian commanded that he be slain with his own sword. - Reading courtesy of Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA

Ἡ μνόμη τοῦ ἁγύου Δημητρύου φαιδρύνει καὶ λαμπρύνει ὅλη τὴν Ἐκκληςύα τοῦ Χριςτοῦ. Καὶ μὲ τὸ εὐῶδεσ ἄρωμα τοῦ μύρου του μᾶσ προςκαλεῖ νὰ πᾶμε κοντϊ του. Νὰ διώξει καὶ νὰ γιατρϋψει ἐκεῖνοσ, μὲ τὸ μύρο του, τὶσ βρωμερὲσ πληγὲσ ποὺ ἀφόνει ἡ ἁμαρτύα ςτὴν ψυχὴ καὶ τὸ ςῶμα μασ. Ν' ἁπαλύνει τὸν πόνο μασ καὶ τὴν ἀδυναμύα μασ, νὰ ςτερεώςει τὴν ἀδύνατη καὶ χλιαρὴ πύςτη μασ, νὰ μᾶσ δώςει νϋεσ δυνϊμεισ γιὰ τοὺσ πνευματικοὺσ ἀγῶνεσ μασ, γιὰ νὰ πολεμόςουμε τοὺσ ἐςωτερικοὺσ καὶ ἐξωτερικοὺσ ἐχθρούσ μασ, τοὺσ

πειραςμοὺσ τοῦ ςώματοσ καὶ τοῦ πνεύματοσ, τοῦ κόςμου καὶ τοῦ δαύμονοσ. Ἡ

ἀναςτροφὴ τῶν χριςτιανῶν μὲ τὸν κόςμο τῶν ἁγύων, εἶναι ἡ μεγαλύτερη παρηγοριὰ καὶ ἐνύςχυςη, ποὺ δύνει ςτὰ παιδιϊ τησ ἡ Ὀρθοδοξύα. ELLHNIKH ORQODOCH EKKLHSIA

Hamilton

KOIMHSH THS QEOTOKOU – ( )

ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΙΕΡΩΝ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΩΝ Panagia Greek Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos 233 East 15th Street, Hamilton, Ontario L9A 4G1 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ 2020 905-385-9815 +Πρωτοπρεσβύτερος. π. ς Δρόσος ------Ιερατικώς Προϊστάμενος www.panagiahamilton.ca Pastoral Email: [email protected]

PROGRAM OF HOLY SERVICES – OCTOBER 2020 ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΙΕΡΨΝ ΑΚΟΤΛΟΤΘΙΨΝ – ΟΚΣΨΒΡΙΟΤ 2020 SATURDAY OCTOBER 3 – ST. DIONYSIOS, THE AREOPAGITE ΢ΑΒΒΑΣΟ 3 ΟΚΣΨΒΡΙΟΤ – ΑΓΙΟΤ ΔΙΟΝΤ΢ΙΟΤ, ΑΡΕΟΠΑΓΙΣΟΤ  Divine Liturgy: 9:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m.  Θεύα Λειτουργύα: 9.00 π.μ.– 10.30 π.μ ND SUNDAY OCTOBER 4 – 2 SUNDAY OF LUKE ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ 4 ΟΚΣΨΒΡΙΟΤ – Β’ ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ ΣΟΤ ΛΟΤΚΑ

 Orthros & Divine Liturgy: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Όρθροσ & Θεύα Λειτουργύα: 9.00 π.μ. – 12.00 μ.μ TH SUNDAY OCTOBER 11 – HOLY FATHERS 7 ECUMENICAL COUNCIL ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ 11 ΟΚΣΨΒΡΙΟΤ – ΑΓΙΟΝ ΠΑΣΕΡΟΝ ΣΗ΢ Ζʼ ΟΙΚ. ΢ΤΝΟΔΟΤ

 Orthros & Divine Liturgy: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Όρθροσ & Θεύα Λειτουργύα: 9.00 π.μ. – 12.00 μ.μ SUNDAY OCTOBER 18 – ST. LUKE, THE EVANGELIST ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ 18 ΟΚΣΨΒΡΙΟΤ – ΑΓΙΟΝ ΑΠΟ΢Σ. ΛΟΤΚΑ, ΕΤΑΓΓΕΛΙ΢ΣΟΤ

 Orthros & Divine Liturgy: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Όρθροσ & Θεύα Λειτουργύα: 9.00 π.μ. – 12.00 μ.μ

 DIVINE LITURGY ALL IN ENGLISH  ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΣΟΤΡΓΙΑ ΢ΣΑ ΑΓΓΛΙΚΑ TUESDAY OCTOBER 20 – ST. GERASIMOS OF CEPHALONIA ΣΡΙΣΗ 20 ΟΚΣΨΒΡΙΟΤ – ΑΓΙΟΤ ΓΕΡΑ΢ΙΜΟΤ ΚΕΥΑΛΛΗΝΙΑ΢

 Divine Liturgy: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.  Θεύα Λειτουργύα: 9.00 π.μ. – 10:30 π.μ

SATURDAY OCTOBER 24 – SATURDAY OF SOULS ΢ΑΒΒΑΣΟ 24 ΟΚΣΨΒΡΙΟΤ – ΧΤΦΟ΢ΑΒΒΑΣΟ  Divine Liturgy: 9:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m.  Θεύα Λειτουργύα: 9.00 π.μ.– 10.30 π.μ  Blessing of the Koliva will take place after Divine Liturgy  Θεία Λειτουργία με ευ γηςη Κο βων TH SUNDAY OCTOBER 25 – 6 SUNDAY OF LUKE ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ 25 ΟΚΣΨΒΡΙΟΤ – ΢Σ’ ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ ΣΟΤ ΛΟΤΚΑ  Όρθροσ & Θεύα Λειτουργύα: 9.00 π.μ. – 12.00 μ.μ  Orthros & Divine Liturgy: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Μεγασ Εςπερινοσ. Ι.Ν. Αγίου Δημητρίου, Hamilton 7.00 μ.μ

 Great Vespers at St Demetrios Church, Hamilton 7:00pm

MONDAY OCTOBER 26 – ST. DEMETRIOS, THE GREAT MARTYR ΔΕΤΣΕΡΑ 26 ΟΚΣΨΒΡΙΟΤ – ΑΓΙΟΤ ΔΗΜΗΣΡΙΟΤ, ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΣΤΡΟ΢  Όρθροσ & Θεύα Λειτουργύα: 9.00 π.μ. – 12.00 μ.μ  Orthros & Divine Liturgy: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  ΢τον Ι.Ν. Αγίου Δημητρίου Hamilton  Service will take place at St. Demetrios Church WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28 – HOLY PROTECTION OF THE THEOTOKOS ΣΕΣΑΡΣΗ 28 ΟΚΣΨΒΡΙΟΤ – ΑΓ. ΢ΚΕΠΗ΢ ΤΠΕΡΑΓΙΑ΢ ΘΕΟΣΟΚΟΤ  Orthros & Divine Liturgy: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Όρθροσ & Θεύα Λειτουργύα: 9.00 π.μ. – 12.00 μ.μ  DOXOLOGY – Commemorating “OXI” DAY October 28, 1940  ΔΟΞΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΓΙΑ ΣΗΝ ΕΠΕΣΕΙΟ ΣΟΤ «ΟΧΙ»

Sunday School 2020-2021

Sunday school classes will commence online via “Zoom Chatroom” on Saturday October 3, 2020. Classes will be held every Saturday at 1:00 p.m. until we have further direction from Public Health Officials and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada. Κατηχητικό έτος 2020-2021

Τα μαθήματα τησ Κυριακήσ ςχολείου θα ξεκινήςουν online μέςω του “Zoom Chatroom” το Σάββατο 3 Οκτωβρίου 2020. Τα μαθήματα θα πραγματοποιούνται κάθε Σάββατο ςτισ 1:00 μ.μ. μέχρι να έχουμε περαιτέρω κατεύθυνςη από υπαλλήλουσ δημόςιασ υγείασ και την Ελληνική Ορθόδοξη Αρχιεπιςκοπή του Καναδά.