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The Saint Spyridon Voice March 2019 THE SAINT SPYRIDON VOICE MARCH 2019 Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church P.O. Box 427 Newport, RI 02840 tel: (401) 846-0555, fax: (401) 841-0960 PAGE 2 THE SAINT SPYRIDON VOICE SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH www.stspyridonchurch.org Reverend Fr Aaron Walker [email protected], (617) 733-1045 Fr. Aaron’s Office Hours Tuesday 11am-4pm, Thursday 11am-4pm, Friday 11am-2pm We can always set an appointment, if these office hours do not work for you. Other Visits: Visits to shut-ins and businesses 9:30-10:30am on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Please let me know if you would like a visit, house blessing, or to meet at the church I am reachable by cell phone.—I check messages throughout the day. I am always available for emergencies. Church Secretary, Kathy Lewis Saleh: Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:30 to 5:30 , Friday 11 to 3 Parish Council President: Dr. Cosmo Greek School: Loula Eliopoulos & Eleni Haralambidis Anagnostopoulos Chanters: TBD Festival: Debbie Amarant Choir Director: Zoe Adamedes VOICE: Organist: Mike Savignac Editor—Aliki Cooper ([email protected]) Religious Education: Marianne Menas Affiliated Organizations Stewardship: Marianne Pyliotis Fox and AHEPA President: Michael Sisak Valerie St Peter Daughters of Penelope President: Philoptochos President: Zinovia Canale Ellen Anagnostos Acolytes: Andrew Wingert Island of Skiathos Organization: JOY Advisor: Sandy Giannopoulos Christina Logothets Soup Kitchen: Elaine Brown GOYA Advisor: Toula Mellekas S ERVICE TIMES Sunday Winter Hours, Weekday Services Matins 8:45 am Divine Liturgy 10 am The Saint Spyridon Voice is a monthly publication of St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church, 390 Thames St., Newport, RI 02840 MARCH 2019 PAGE 3 F ROM THE PRIEST’S DESK Dear St. Spyridon Church Family, Great Lent is upon us. What a blessed time to get back to the basics of our faith, to renew our connection with God - by turning away from the empty distractions of the world - and turning towards Christ. In forty days comes Holy Week and after that the glorious resurrection of our Lord. The joy of this feast is like no earthly joy, if we prepare ourselves through a struggle of repentance, using the tools of prayer, fasting, and sacrificing for others. Let us remember throughout Lent that our home is a little church, a gathering of disciples seeking to live “in Christ.” If we live alone, let us stay connected with our brothers and sisters in our Church family. Let us recite together each day the Lenten Prayer of St. Ephraim: O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, despair, lust of power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and love to Thy servant. Yea, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own transgressions, and not to judge my brother, for blessed art Thou, unto ages of ages. Amen. Let us prepare for the upcoming theme each Sunday, by reading the description on page 6. Or create a shortcut on your smartphone home screen to the Orthodox Calendar here: https://www.goarch.org/chapel/calendar for links the all the readings of the day! May we enter more deeply into the spirit of Lent by attending more of the services than we did last year. If you are homebound, I will be happy to help you find ways to participate in the Lenten season. Please reach out to me. Have a blessed, fruitful Lenten Journey and Joyous Resurrection. Yours with Love in Christ, PAGE 4 THE SAINT SPYRIDON VOICE P HILOPTOCHOS NEWS Thank you to Philoptochos Members who helped with February's Soup Kitchen. We thank Father Aaron for his participation in our February meeting and for his inspirational ideas. We look forward to continued discussions. High school seniors , please note that Philoptochos offers a scholarship in the amount of $1000.00 and we encourage you all to apply. Elaine Brown has the applications and she may be contacted by phone at 849-3480 or email at [email protected]. The deadline for completed applications is May 15, 2019. Please contact Loula Eliopoulos at 847-7746 to spread a little sunshine for community members who are ill or otherwise restricted. As always dues ($25.00) may be mailed to Ionna Bairos-Moreau at 25 Seafare Lane, Portsmouth , RI. RI O RTHODOX C LERGY FELLOWSHIP SERVICES FOR GREAT LENT 2019 Sunday March 17 - Orthodoxy Sunday – St Mary’s- 5PM 249 High St Pawtucket / 401-726-1202 = Preacher – Fr Aaron Walker Sunday March 24 – Festal Vespers Annuciation – Cranston 6:15PM, 175 Oaklawn Ave / 401-942-4188 = Preacher – Fr Shnork Souin Sunday March 31 - St John's Parish – Woonsocket- 5PM 501 East School Street / 401-766-3343 = Preacher – Fr George Economou Sunday April 7 - St Michael’s Parish – Woonsocket- 5PM 74 Harris Ave / 401-401-762-3939 = Preacher – Fr Elie Estephan Sunday April 14 - St Mary/Mena - (Hope) Cranston- 5PM 2433 Scituate Avenue / 401-864-7111 = Preacher – Fr Boris Korner MARCH 2019 PAGE 5 P RE-SANCTIFIED L ITURGY& P OT-L UCK D INNERS 5:30pm: THE PRE-SANCTIFIED LITURGY, is an opportunity to receive the life-giving and spiritually nourishing Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ in the middle of the week. 7-8pm: We will also hear a reflection to educate and inspire us in our Lenten journey. Following the Liturgy enjoy a delicious LENTEN DINNER AND FELLOWSHIP, along with a talk. These Wednesday evenings of WORSHIP, EDUCATION and FELLOWSHIP will bless our spiritual journeys during Lent. March 13: Reflection by Fr. George Economou March 20: Reflection by Despina Prassas March 27: Reflection speaker to be announced LIST OF ITEMS FOR GREAT LENT, HOLY WEEK AND EASTER During Great Lent, Holy Week and Pascha (Easter) our Church appeals to her parishioners for donations for various items needed. Your response in the past has always been generous and we thank you for your generosity. Once again this year our Church appeals for your support. Please consider making a donation for the items listed below. You may call the church office at (401) 846-0555 or see Fr. Aaron after the Sunday Divine Liturgy. Thank you. May our Lord God from whom all blessings flow, bless you abundantly. 1. Flowers for decorating the Icon for the Salutations ( Fridays) $50 each 2. Flowers for the Feast of Veneration of the Holy Cross (Mid-Lent) $75. 3. Palm Sunday: 6 Palm trees - $150, Vayia (bay leaves-$150), Palms for Palm Sunday Crosses. $100 4. Holy Wednesday: Holy Unction items (olive oil, Qtips, cotton balls)—$25 5. Holy Thursday: 12 Candles for 12 Gospels. $30, 12 Candles for the Cross $30, Crown of Thorns $50 6. Holy Friday: Flowers to decorate the Epitaphio.(An envelope will be enclosed in the April Newsletter). 4 Candles for the Epitaphio. $20 7. Holy Saturday: Lilies for Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday—18 plants@$10 each, Paschal Candle. $50. Flowers for the decoration of: the Resurrection Banner- $50, and for the Resurrection Icon- $75. PAGE 6 THE SAINT SPYRIDON VOICE S UNDAYS OF LENT Each of the Sundays of Great Lent has its own special theme. Sunday of Orthodoxy The first Sunday is called the Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy. It is a historical feast commemorating the return of the icons to the churches in the year 843 after the heresy of iconoclasm was overcome. The spiritual theme of the day is first of all the victory of the True Faith. “This is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith” (1 Jn 5.4). Secondly, the icons of the saints bear witness that man, “created in the image and likeness of God” (Gen 1.26), becomes holy and godlike through the purification of himself as God’s living image. Saint Gregory Palamas The Second Sunday of Lent is the commemoration of Saint Gregory Palamas. It was Saint Gregory (d.1359) who bore living witness that men can become divine through the grace of God in the Holy Spirit; and that even in this life, by prayer and fasting, human beings can become participants of the uncreated light of God’s divine glory. Veneration of the Cross The Third Sunday of Lent is that of the Veneration of the Cross. The cross stands in the midst of the church in the middle of the lenten season not merely to remind men of Christ’s redemption and to keep before them the goal of their efforts, but also to be venerated as that reality by which man must live to be saved. “He who does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me” (Mt 10.38). For in the Cross of Christ Crucified lies both “the power of God and the wisdom of God” for those being saved (1 Cor 1.24). MARCH 2019 PAGE 7 Saint John of the Ladder The Fourth Sunday of Lent is dedicated to Saint John of the Ladder (Climacus), the author of the work, The Ladder of Divine Ascent. The abbot of Saint Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai (6th century) stands as a witness to the violent effort needed for entrance into God’s Kingdom (Mt 10: 12). The spiritual struggle of the Christian life is a real one, “not against flesh and blood, but against . the rulers of the present darkness . the hosts of wickedness in heavenly places . .” (Eph 6.12). St John encourages the faithful in their efforts for, according to the Lord, only “he who endures to the end will be saved” (Mt 24.13). Saint Mary of Egypt The Fifth Sunday recalls the memory of Saint Mary of Egypt, the repentant harlot.
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