Basil Greek Orthodox Church

733 South Ashland Ave Telephone: (312) 243-3738 Chicago, Illinois 60607 Office Fax: Fax (312) 243-7691 [email protected] www.stbasilchicago.org Rev. Fr. Dimitri Tobias, Proistamenos Parish Council President: Ms. Jayme Schenk

Saints and Feasts: Sunday, March 3, 2019

 Theodoretos the Holy Martyr of Antioch  Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)  Nonnita, mother of Saint  The Holy Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus, and Basiliscus He indicates the dispositions of each, calling the one kids, the other sheep, that He might indicate the unfruitfulness of the one, for no fruit will come from kids; and the great profit from the other, for indeed from sheep great is the profit, as well from the milk, as from the wool, and from the young, of all which things the kid is destitute. St. Homily on Matt. XXV, 4th Century

For when one has pity on the poor, he lends to God; and he who gives to the least gives to God--sacrifices spiritually to God an odour of a sweet smell. St. of Carthage The Lord's Prayer, 33. B#41, p.102, 3rd century

Narthex Duty: Themis Frangos & Tony Fragale Welcoming Ministry: Melanie Hillock Orthros Reader: Marina Arvanitis Apokreatiko Glendi

Before The Creed When the Priest says: Christ is in our midst. The Congregation responds: He is and always will be, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

Communion Guidelines: As a reminder, only Baptized and Chrismated Orthodox Christians who are in “good standing” may receive Holy Communion. Follow the Ushers row by row and please exit towards the outside aisles. Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)

The foregoing two parables -- especially that of the Prodigal Son -- have presented to us God's extreme goodness and love for man. But lest certain persons, putting their confidence in this alone, live carelessly, squandering upon sin the time given them to work out their salvation, and death suddenly snatch them away, the most divine Fathers have appointed this day's feast commemorating Christ's impartial Second Coming, through which we bring to mind that God is not only the Friend of man, but also the most righteous Judge, Who recompenses to each according to his deeds. It is the aim of the holy Fathers, through bringing to mind that fearful day, to rouse us from the slumber of carelessness unto the work of virtue, and to move us to love and compassion for our brethren. Besides this, even as on the coming Sunday of Cheese-fare we commemorate 's exile from the Paradise of delight -- which exile is the beginning of life as we know it now -- it is clear that today's is reckoned the last of all feasts, because on the last day of judgment, truly, everything of this world will come to an end.

All foods, except meat and meat products, are allowed during the week that follows this Sunday.

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To follow along during Orthros, Liturgy, Vespers, and Holy Week Services right on your smart device Hymns of the Day After the Small Entrance Resurrectional Apolytikion Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιμον Grave Tone Ήχος βαρύς By death on the cross, O Lord, You shattered Κατέλυσας τῷ Σταυρῷ σου τὸν θάνατον, death. You opened up paradise to the lowly ἠνέῳξας τῷ Λῃστῇ τὸν Παράδεισον, τῶν thief. You turned the sorrow of the myrrh- Μυροφόρων τὸν θρῆνον μετέβαλες, καὶ τοῖς bearers into joy. You sent Your apostles to σοῖς Ἀποστόλοις κηρύττειν ἐπέταξας, ὅτι preach the glad tidings: that You, O Christ our ἀνέστης Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, παρέχων τῷ κόσμῳ God, had risen from the dead and granted to τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. the world Your great mercy. .

Apolytikion for the Church Απολυτίκιον τοῦ Ναοῦ 1st Tone Ήχος α' Your proclamation went forth into all the Εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος σου, ὡς earth, for it accepted your word, through δεξαμένην τὸν λόγον σου, δι' οὗ θεοπρεπῶς which you taught the dogmas befitting God, ἐδογμάτισας, τὴν φύσιν τῶν ὄντων you expounded on the nature of all that is, ἐτράνωσας, τὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἤθη and you arranged the morals of society. A κατεκόσμησας, Βασίλειον Ἱεράτευμα, Πάτερ royal priesthood! Devout father Basil, Ὅσιε, Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἱκέτευε, intercede with Christ our God, to grant us His δωρήσασθαι ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. great mercy.

Kontakion Κοντάκιον 1st Tone Ήχος α' O God, when You come upon the earth in Ὅταν ἔλθῃς ὁ Θεός, ἐπὶ γῆς μετὰ δόξης, καὶ glory, the whole world will tremble. A river of τρέμωσι τὰ σύμπαντα, ποταμὸς δὲ τοῦ πυρὸς fire will bring all before Your Judgment Seat πρὸ τοῦ Βήματος ἕλκῃ, καὶ βίβλοι and the books will be opened, and everything ἀνοίγωνται, καὶ τὰ κρυπτὰ δημοσιεύωνται, in secret will become public. At that time, τότε ῥῦσαί με, ἐκ τοῦ πυρὸς τοῦ ἀσβέστου, deliver me from the fire which never dies, καὶ ἀξίωσον, ἐκ δεξιῶν σου μὲ στῆναι, Κριτὰ and enable me to stand by Your right hand, O δικαιότατε. Judge most just.

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Προκείμενον. Ήχος δ'. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 146.5;134.3 Prokeimenon. Mode 4. Psalm 146.5;134.3 Μέγας ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν, καὶ μεγάλη ἡ Great is our Lord, and great is his ἰσχὺς ἀὐτοῦ. power.

Στίχ. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, ὅτι ἀγαθός. Verse: Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good.

Πρὸς Κορινθίους α' 8:8-13, 9:1-2 τὸ The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter ἀνάγνωσμα to the Corinthians 8:8-13; 9:1-2

Ἀδελφοί, βρῶμα ἡμᾶς οὐ παρίστησιν Brethren, food will not commend us to τῷ θεῷ· οὔτε γὰρ ἐὰν φάγωμεν God. We are no worse off if we do not περισσεύομεν, οὔτε ἐὰν μὴ φάγωμεν eat, and no better off if we do. Only take ὑστερούμεθα. Βλέπετε δὲ μήπως ἡ care lest this liberty of yours somehow ἐξουσία ὑμῶν αὕτη πρόσκομμα γένηται become a stumbling block to the weak. τοῖς ἀσθενοῦσιν. Ἐὰν γάρ τις ἴδῃ σε τὸν For if any one sees you, a man of ἔχοντα γνῶσιν ἐν εἰδωλείῳ knowledge, at table in an idol's temple, κατακείμενον, οὐχὶ ἡ συνείδησις αὐτοῦ might he not be encouraged, if his ἀσθενοῦς ὄντος οἰκοδομηθήσεται εἰς τὸ conscience is weak, to eat food offered τὰ εἰδωλόθυτα ἐσθίειν; Καὶ ἀπολεῖται ὁ to idols? And so by your knowledge this ἀσθενῶν ἀδελφὸς ἐπὶ τῇ σῇ γνώσει, διʼ weak man is destroyed, the brother for ὃν Χριστὸς ἀπέθανεν; Οὕτως δὲ whom Christ died. Thus, sinning against ἁμαρτάνοντες εἰς τοὺς ἀδελφούς, καὶ your brethren and wounding their τύπτοντες αὐτῶν τὴν συνείδησιν conscience when it is weak, you sin ἀσθενοῦσαν, εἰς Χριστὸν ἁμαρτάνετε. against Christ. Therefore, if food is a Διόπερ εἰ βρῶμα σκανδαλίζει τὸν cause of my brother's falling, I will ἀδελφόν μου, οὐ μὴ φάγω κρέα εἰς τὸν never eat meat, lest I cause my brother αἰῶνα, ἵνα μὴ τὸν ἀδελφόν μου to fall. σκανδαλίσω. Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος; Οὐκ Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? εἰμὶ ἐλεύθερος; Οὐχὶ Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν Have I not seen our Lord? Are not τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν ἑώρακα; Οὐ τὸ ἔργον you my workmanship in the Lord? If to μου ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν κυρίῳ; Εἰ ἄλλοις οὐκ others I am not an apostle, at least I am εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος, ἀλλά γε ὑμῖν εἰμι· ἡ to you; for you are the seal of my γὰρ σφραγὶς τῆς ἐμῆς ἀποστολῆς ὑμεῖς apostleship in the Lord. ἐστε ἐν κυρίῳ. THE HOLY GOSPEL / ΤΟ ΘΕΙΟΝ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 25:31-46 The Gospel According to Matthew Εὐαγγελίου τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα 25:31-46

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος· Ὅταν δὲ ἔλθῃ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ The Lord said, "When the Son of man comes in ἀνθρώπου ἐν τῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦ καὶ πάντες οἱ ἅγιοι his glory and all the holy angels with him, then he ἄγγελοι μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ, τότε καθίσει ἐπὶ θρόνου will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be δόξης αὐτοῦ, καὶ συναχθήσεται ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ gathered all the nations, and he will separate them πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, καὶ ἀφοριεῖ αὐτοὺς ἀπ᾿ ἀλλήλων one from another as a shepherd separates the ὥσπερ ὁ ποιμὴν ἀφορίζει τὰ πρόβατα ἀπὸ τῶν sheep from the goats, and he will place the sheep ἐρίφων, καὶ στήσει τὰ μὲν πρόβατα ἐκ δεξιῶν at his right hand, but the goats at the left. Then the αὐτοῦ, τὰ δὲ ἐρίφια ἐξ εὐωνύμων. τότε ἐρεῖ ὁ king will say to those at his right hand, 'Come, O βασιλεὺς τοῖς ἐκ δεξιῶν αὐτοῦ· δεῦτε οἱ blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom εὐλογημένοι τοῦ πατρός μου, κληρονομήσατε prepared for you from the foundation of the τὴν ἡτοιμασμένην ὑμῖν βασιλείαν ἀπὸ καταβολῆς world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I κόσμου. ἐπείνασα γάρ, καὶ ἐδώκατέ μοι φαγεῖν, was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a ἐδίψησα, καὶ ἐποτίσατέ με, ξένος ἤμην, καὶ stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and συνηγάγετέ με, γυμνός, καὶ περιεβάλετέ με, you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I ἠσθένησα, καὶ ἐπεσκέψασθέ με, ἐν φυλακῇ ἤμην, was in prison and you came to me.' Then the καὶ ἤλθετε πρός με. τότε ἀποκριθήσονται αὐτῷ οἱ righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see δίκαιοι λέγοντες· κύριε, πότε σε εἴδομεν you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you πεινῶντα καὶ ἐθρέψαμεν, ἢ διψῶντα καὶ drink? And when did we see you a stranger and ἐποτίσαμεν; πότε δέ σε εἴδομεν ξένον καὶ welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And συνηγάγομεν, ἢ γυμνὸν καὶ περιεβάλομεν; πότε when did we see you sick or in prison and visit δέ σε εἴδομεν ἀσθενῆ ἢ ἐν φυλακῇ, καὶ ἤλθομεν you?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say πρός σε; καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐρεῖ αὐτοῖς· to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐφ᾿ ὅσον ἐποιήσατε ἑνὶ τούτων brethren, you did it to me.' Then he will say to τῶν ἀδελφῶν μου τῶν ἐλαχίστων, ἐμοὶ those at his left hand, 'Depart from me, you ἐποιήσατε. τότε ἐρεῖ καὶ τοῖς ἐξ εὐωνύμων· cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil πορεύεσθε ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ οἱ κατηραμένοι εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me αἰώνιον τὸ ἡτοιμασμένον τῷ διαβόλῳ καὶ τοῖς no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ. ἐπείνασα γάρ, καὶ οὐκ ἐδώκατέ was a stranger and you did not welcome me, μοι φαγεῖν, ἐδίψησα, καὶ οὐκ ἐποτίσατέ με, ξένος naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in ἤμην, καὶ οὐ συνηγάγετέ με, γυμνός, καὶ οὐ prison and you did not visit me.' Then they also περιεβάλετέ με, ἀσθενὴς καὶ ἐν φυλακῇ, καὶ οὐκ will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry ἐπεσκέψασθέ με. τότε ἀποκριθήσονται αὐτῷ καὶ or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in αὐτοὶ λέγοντες· κύριε, πότε σε εἴδομεν πεινῶντα prison, and did not minister to you?' Then he will ἢ διψῶντα ἢ ξένον ἢ γυμνὸν ἢ ἀσθενῆ ἢ ἐν answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it not φυλακῇ, καὶ οὐ διηκονήσαμέν σοι; τότε to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.' ἀποκριθήσεται αὐτοῖς λέγων· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, And they will go away into eternal punishment, ἐφ᾿ ὅσον οὐκ ἐποιήσατε ἑνὶ τούτων τῶν but the righteous into eternal life." ἐλαχίστων, οὐδὲ ἐμοὶ ἐποιήσατε. καὶ ἀπελεύσονται οὗτοι εἰς κόλασιν αἰώνιον, οἱ δὲ δίκαιοι εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον. Feed My Starving Children Meal Packing Event

Help save dying children by attending our next meal packing event at Feed My Starv- ing Children. FMSC sends these meals that are specially formulated for malnourished children to their partners around the world to be used in orphanages, schools, clinics and feeding programs to break the cycle of poverty.

FMSC is a Christian non-profit that since 1987 hs provided 2.3 billion meals to more than 70 countries such as Uganda, El Salva- dor and Haiti.

The World Health Organization reports that 6,200 children worldwide die each day from hunger related issues. But you can help. The average volunteer packs 216 meals at a session. That means the more than 100 St. Basil volunteers at our four previous ses- sions have packed a total of more than 24,000 meals that have gone to 11 different countries, such as Haiti, Ethiopia and Guatema- la.

Sit down jobs are available.

This is a fun, easy event that your family will enjoy. Minimum age is only five.

Date: Saturday, March 23 Time: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Place: Feed My Starving Children – This is where we meet 740 Wiley Farm Court, Schaumburg, IL – Please note this is a different address than previous packing sessions

RSVP by Wednesday, March 20 to [email protected] Or use sign up sheet in Philoptochos Hall. If you have questions, please stop by or call Church office at 312-243 -3738. Hope for Nilo

Little Nilo’s mother died while giving birth to him, leaving her heartbroken husband as the sole provider for their three children.

The family lived high up the mountains in the Philip- pines. Life was harsh and challenging. Nilo’s father worked far away in a distant village. Rarely able to return home, he left his kids in the care of their loving grandmother, Lourdes

Without his mother to breastfeed him, Nilo didn’t receive the nourishment he needed. “Sometimes we only had water, coffee or tea to feed Nilo,” his grandmother said.

At 11 months old, tiny Nilo only weighed 10 pounds. A healthy boy his age should weigh twice that!

Lourdes worried her grandson would die. Skin hung off of his bony body. His stomach was swollen and terribly pain- ful. He wouldn’t eat.

Determined to help Nilo, Lourdes carried her grandson down the steep mountainside through thick jungle to get him to FMSC partner International Care Ministries (ICM).

Nilo was diagnosed with extreme malnutrition and immediately fed MannaPack Rice. After nearly one year eating FMSC meals, Nilo’s weight doubled. He gained nine pounds. His appetite returned!

Look at his amazing progress!

“Without FMSC meals, Nilo would have had no way to escape starvation. Thank you for saving Nilo and many other children in similar situations from malnutrition.” – ICM

PILGRIMAGE 2020 SAVE THE DATE Late January 2020 (11-12 Days)

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Oak Lawn, IL; Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church of Justice, IL; and St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church of Chicago, IL will travel to the Holy Lands, Constantinople, and Cappado- cia (The See of St. Basil the Great).

More Details to Come at the Beginning of March Calendar for the Week Ahead - Sunday, March 3, 11:30am - Apokreatiko Glendi - Monday, March 4, 7:00pm - Parish Council Meeting - Monday, March 4, 7:00pm - Divorce Rebuilders Group - Tuesday, March 5, 7:00pm - Teacher meeting - Wednesday, March 6, 11:00am - Bible Study - Wednesday, March 6, 6:00pm - Paraklesis (Supplication Service) to the Mary - Saturday, March 9, 10:00am - Philoptochos Baking - Sunday, March 10, 8:15am - Orthros and Divine Liturgy

Parish News and Events We need your help - You Might be Missing Out Books for Prisoners - Many inmates with whom we We have started a weekly St. Basil E-Bulletin - which goes out correspond through the prison ministry request books to read. early each week and for some of you, this email is going into Topics include self-help, vocational training, orthodoxy, history, "spam" or "trash". Please take a look at your spam and trash and fiction. If you can make a small donation to defray the cost files and if you see it there, with most servers there's a button of purchasing and sending books, please see Vicky in the church you can push to stop it's going into trash/spam. Or, enter office. Any size donation is appreciated. [email protected] into your email contacts list. Thanks! Scholarship opportunity. AHEPA’s 13th District is offering scholarships to eligible students who are high school seniors, Stewardship - Have You Become A Steward For 2019? have a minimum four-year grade point average of B, and are If not, know that everything we have is God's and we are just either of Greek heritage or have a parent that is an active managers during this brief life. Become a steward today. "He member of AHEPA. Deadline for submitting applications who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply is March 15, 2019. Application forms and more information on and multiply your resources and increase the harvest of your how to apply are available at the AHEPA web page righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for great atwww.ahepa.org. Follow the prompts to District 13, Application generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to for Scholarship. Last year, AHEPA awarded 27 scholarships totaling God" (2 Cor. 9:10-11). $41,000 to eligible students.

St. John the Almsgiver Ministry We offer Survival Packs to our neighbors in need. Each pack includes the following items: 1 Jewel gift card ($10), 1 CTA single-transit ticket, 1 white t-shirt, 1 pair of white tube socks, 1 toothbrush, 1 travel-sized toothpaste, 1 comb, 6 Band-aids, 3 ‘Wet Ones’ pocket-size