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ST. BARBARA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 10 MARCH 2013 SAINT BARBARA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH www.stbarbarachurchnc.org/ WORSHIP HOURS Matins 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church The Very Reverend Archimandrite Father D. Stavroforos Mamaies The Last Judgment, fresco, Lavra of St. Athanasius, Mt. Athos Cell Phone Number: 919-491-2565 We are a Greek (Eastern) Orthodox parish, 8306 NC Highway 751 part of the oldest Christian tradition, Durham, NC 27713 dating to 33 A.D., the Day of Pentecost. We trace our roots back to the Apostles and their teachings. (919) 484-1600 We hold fast to the moral, theological and liturgical Father Stavroforos is available by appointment: traditions of the Early Christian Church. Please e-mail Father at [email protected] We are pleased that you have chosen to experience the to schedule your appointment. worship of Early Christianity in a modern setting. TODAY THIS WEEK THE TRIODION SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2013 All foods, except meat and meat products, MEATFARE SUNDAY are allowed during the week that follows this Sunday. The Last Judgment & For information regarding preparations for this Holy Season, go to http://lent.goarch.org/. The Second Coming of Christ Angels Checking the Books of Life before the Saints Enter Heaven, Russian, Novgorod Museum BIBLE STUDY ON FIRST CORINTHIANS Tuesday, March 12, 2013 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. BEGINS TODAY St. Barbara Church Hall Everyone is welcome! Sunday, March 10, 2013 Daylight Savings Time begins today, so please remember to ‘spring for- SATURDAY OF SOULS ward’, or set your clocks forward one hour on Saturday evening/Sunday morning. Saturday, March 16 & 23, 2013 9:00 a.m. “THE BIBLE” MINI SERIES Orthros & Divine Liturgy Sunday, March 10, 2013 The “Saturdays of the Souls” services are Memorial Ser- vices, or Mnimosino, devoted to remembering and praying for our loved "The Bible", the five-week, 10-hour television mini-series ones who have fallen asleep in the Lord. The services are held on the Satur- continues today on the History Channel. day before Meatfare Sunday (a week before Lent starts), the Saturday before The series spans the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, pre- Cheesefare Sunday (the Saturday before the beginning of Lent on Monday), senting some of its best-known stories, and the Saturday of the first week of Lent. including, “Noah's Ark”, “The Exodus” and “Daniel in For those you wish to have remembered, a form is available in this bulletin the Lions' Den”. The final episode of the series will air or at Church. on Easter Sunday and will feature the death and resur- Photo above: Saturday of the Souls, Sofia, Bulgaria, Sofia Photo Agency rection of Jesus Christ. (Adapted from Outreach Magazine and USA Today) THANK YOU! Thank You to our sister community for making this year's “Dessert and Greek Dance” event a HUGE success!! There were delicious desserts, Greek dancing and great fellow- ship. Thank you for your support!! Toula Capetanos PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS NEXT WEEK Sunday, March 10 – Philoptochos Meeting following Sunday School dismissal. Assembly of IOCC Health kits following the meeting. NEXT SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2013 Sunday, March 17 – Cheesefare Luncheon serving Spana- kopita, salad, desert and tea. Tickets are $10 and all pro- ceeds will be donated to the Building Fund. To go plates CHEESEFARE SUNDAY will be available. The St. Barbara Philoptochos will begin accepting SUNDAY OF FORGIVENESS donations for their 'Spring Closet Cleaning Drive' Adam & Eve Expelled from Paradise for Durham ‘Dress for Success’ on March 24. Col- lections will run through April 14. GREAT COMPLINE SERVICE Dress for Success is a non-profit organization that helps low-income OF FORGIVENESS women by giving each client one suit when she has a job interview and a second suit when a job is obtained. Referrals to Dress for Success are made Monday, March 18, 2013 by governmental agencies, shelters, immigration services and job training programs. 6:00 p.m. Donations of interview appropriate suits, blazers, blouses and shoes are accepted. If possible, please donate tall and large size suits, shoes, and Followed by a "Lenten Pot Luck" professional accessories. A rack will be available in the storage area at the back of the social hall for all donations. If you have questions, please contact Catherine Constantinou, 919.270.8326. GREAT LENT The St. Barbara Philoptochos will have its annual WALK Great Lent begins Monday, March 18, 2013 TO DEFEAT ALS charity walk on SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2013 AT THE HALIFAX MALL, RALEIGH. This group is For information regarding preparations for this dedicated to the treatment and cure of Lou Gehrig’s Disease. It is a 3k Holy Season, go to walk and begins at 10 a.m. Please visit the web site for more information. http://lent.goarch.org/. http://web.alsa.org/site/TR? sid=6639&type=fr_informational&pg=informational&fr_id=8876 Please contact Catherine Constantinou if you are interested in walking. Also, there is a CROP HUNGER WALK MARCH 17. It is a 3k beginning at 2:30 p.m. from Duke University. If anyone is inter- ested, please visit the website at: http://hunger.cwsglobal.org/ site/TR/2013SpringCROPHungerWalk/TR-Spring2013? fr_id=16528&pg=entry The Greek Orthodox Ladies' Philoptochos Society is the right arm of the church. The Society's main mission is philanthropy and community out- reach. All Orthodox women 18 years of age or older who are members of the parish are invited to join our Philoptochos Chapter. Evelyn Zehia, St. Barbara Philoptochos Chapter President AHEPA NEWS COMING SOON AHEPA SCHOLARSHIPS: information on AHEPA Local -, SOUP FOR LENT District -, and National scholarships is available on the wel- coming table. There you will see how high school seniors, undergradu- Sunday, March 24, 2013 ates, and graduate students may qualify and obtain applications. You Don’t have time to make a hearty bean or lentil soup for can also get information regarding scholarships at Lent? Let us provide the soup for you and your family - [email protected]. Quarts of bean and/or lentil soup will be available for You can pick up applications for District and National purchase after church, starting Sunday, March 24 - look for the table scholarships at the welcoming table. Apply soon – setup in the hallway. All proceeds from this sale will go into the Build- deadlines to submit applications for District and Na- ing Fund. The cost is $6 per quart and will be sold frozen. If you have tional scholarships are respectively April 1st and any questions or special orders, call Helen Paliouras at 919-942-4229, or March 31st; deadline to submit applications for local email [email protected]. AHEPA scholarships is April 15. ANNUNCIATION TO THE THEOTOKOS SATURDAY OF SOULS EXPLAINED Monday, March 25, 2013 It is a Tradition in the Orthodox Church to offer prayers for the souls of all of our loved ones Orthros & Divine Liturgy who have departed this life in the hope of the Resurrection to Eternal Life. Four Saturdays of the year are dedi- cated specifically to this purpose. They are three Saturdays before and at the beginning of Lent and the Saturday before Pentecost. GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY Everyone is encouraged to submit the names of their loved ones to Monday, March 25, 2013 be commemorated at the services. You also are encouraged to attend one of these services as a way of honoring those in your family who have THE GOSPEL’S MESSAGE OF LOVE fallen asleep in the Lord. If you are able, please bring Kolyva (boiled wheat), to honor the souls of your fam- Presented by Fr. Nick Triantafilou ily, just as you bring it to church to honor them each year. President of Father Stavroforos Hellenic College Holy Cross Seminary Saturday, April 13 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church 435 Keating Drive, Winston-Salem, NC Please RSVP by Sunday, April 7, 2013 336-765-7145 or [email protected] A goodwill donation will be accepted for lunch. FOR THOSE WHO It gives us an opportunity to touch God and for God to touch us, DON'T COME TO CHURCH OFTEN in the sacrament of Holy Communion. It unites us with the Saints, the holy ones of God, and also with As in all churches, whether they are Orthodox or not, there is a seg- those in our family who have passed away, because we pray for the departed in our services. ment of the congregation that doesn’t come to church often. It is a foretaste of the Kingdom of Heaven. Why? Some people come sporadically. Some come for the occasional wedding, baptism, funeral or me- Because Heaven won't be anything like life on earth. morial service. Heaven will not be a secular experience but a Holy, awesome Some come in time of crisis. and moving one. Some come for Christmas and Easter. The central activity in heaven is Communion with God and fel- There are different reasons why people don't come to church. lowship with those in God's Kingdom. If we don't learn how to worship, we won't be ready to enter Some are angry with other parishioners. God's Kingdom, just as those who do not practice their Some are angry at something that happened in the community sport, don't play well on the field, just as those who don't do in the past. well in school do not graduate Some are angry with God because their lives haven't gone well and they blame Him. How can you get back in the habit of coming to church? JUST START COMING!!! Some work on Sundays.