GREEK ORTHODOX METROPOLIS OF NEW JERSEY

ST. GEORGE

GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL

PHILADELPHIA, PA

WEEKLY BULLETIN

256 South 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Phone: 215-627-4389

Fax: 215-627-4394

Email: office@saintgeorgecathedral.org

Web: www.saintgeorgecathedral.org

Very Reverend Archimandrite Ambrose Bitziadis-Bowers

Presiding Priest 

Today is: Sunday, April 14, 2019

Sunday of Saint Mary of Egypt

Aristarchos, Pudens and Trophimos the Martyrs, Martyr Thomais of Alexandria

Μάρτυρες Αρίσταρχος, Πούδης και Τρόφιμος, Μάρτυς Θωμαΐς

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sun, April 14SUNDAY OF ST. MARY OF EGYPT

8:45am Orthos, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy

· 40-day Memorial Service for Konstantinos Sotirakis.

Τhe Sotirakis family invites all the members of the congregation, at the end of the D. Liturgy, to the Community Center for refreshments, in memory of John Sotirakis.

Mon, April 15Great Compline Service

Service starts @ 6:00pm

Wed., April 17Presanctified Divine Liturgy

8:30am 9th Hour, 9:00am Presanctified Liturgy

Sat., April 20Saturday of Lazarus

8:30am Orthos, 9:30am Divine Liturgy

Sun, April 21PALM SUNDAY

8:45am Orthos, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy

For Holy Week Schedule see the inserted pamphlet

ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΚΟΝ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ

Κυρ. 14 Απριλ. ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΗΣ AΓΙΑΣ ΜΑΡΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΑΙΓΥΠΤΙΑΣ

8:45π.μ. ο Όρθρος, 10:00π.μ. η Θεία Λειτουργία

· Τεσσαρακονθήμερο Ιερό Μνημόσυνον εις μνήμην του Κωνταντίνου Σωτηράκη.

Η οικογένεια του εκλιπόντος, καλεί όλο το εκκλησίασμα, κατά το τέλος της Θ. Λειτουργίας, στο Κοινοτικό Κέντρο, για εδέσματα και αναψυκτικά.

Δευτ. 15 Απριλ. Το Mέγα Απόδειπνον

Η ακολουθία αρχίζει στις 6:00μ.μ.

Τετ., 17 Απριλ. Η Προηγιασμένη Θ. Λειτουργία

8:30π.μ. η 9η Ώρα, 9:00π.μ. η Προηγιασμένη Θ. Λειτουργία

Παρ., 20 Απριλ. Σάββατο του Λαζάρου

Η ακολουθία αρχίζει στις 6:30μ.μ.

Κυρ. 14 Απριλ. ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΒΑΪΩΝ

8:45π.μ. ο Όρθρος, 10:00π.μ. η Θεία Λειτουργία

Για το λειτουργικό πρόγραμμα της Μεγάλης Εβδομάδος, δείτε το ένθετο φυλλάδιο

UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS

Saturday, April 13 District Oratorical Festival

@ St. Sophia Church, Jeffersonville, PA @ 9:00am

Sunday, April 14Philoptochos Sisterhood Assembly

@ the Philoptochos Room at the end of the D. Liturgy

Saturday, April 20Great Hierarchical Vespers Service

@ St. Thomas Church, Cherry Hill, NJ @ 6:00pm

Lenten Metropolis Byzantine Choir Concert

@ St. Thomas Church, Cherry Hill, NJ @ 7:00pm

Sunday, April 21Palm Sunday Cathedral Traditional Luncheon

@ the end of the D. Liturgy in the Social Hall

Saturday, May 4St. George Cathedral Philoptochos Bid & Buy

@ the Social Hall @ 6:00pm

Hierarchical Vespers Service – St. Thomas Feast Day

@ St. Thomas Church. Cherry Hill, NJ @ 7:00pm

May 13-14Greek Orthodox Metropolis of NJ, Annual Clergy-Laity

@ Venetian Catering Hall, 5456 River Dr., Garfield, NJ

May 30-June 2ST. GEORGE CATHEDRAL SPRING FESTIVAL

UPCOMING SACRAMENTS

May 4Wedding -- James Nicholas Parson & Niki Giovros @ 3:00pm

May 5Wedding -Ioannis Grigorakakis & Stephanie Gutchigian @ 2:00pm

May 19Wedding -- Thomas Joseph Bernard & Garifalia Christakis @ 3:00pm

THE EPISTLE READING

The reading is from St. Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews

9: 11-14

Brethren, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the Holy Place, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.

Ο ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ

Πρὸς  Ἑβραίους Ἐπιστολῆς Παύλου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα

9:11-14

Αδελφοί, Χριστὸς δὲ παραγενόμενος ἀρχιερεὺς τῶν μελλόντων ἀγαθῶν διὰ τῆς μείζονος καὶ τελειοτέρας σκηνῆς, οὐ χειροποιήτου, τοῦτ' ἔστιν οὐ ταύτης τῆς κτίσεως, οὐδὲ δι' αἵματος τράγων καὶ μόσχων, διὰ δὲ τοῦ ἰδίου αἵματος εἰσῆλθεν ἐφάπαξ εἰς τὰ Ἅγια, αἰωνίαν λύτρωσιν εὑράμενος. Εἰ γὰρ τὸ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων καὶ σποδὸς δαμάλεως ῥαντίζουσα τοὺς κεκοινωμένους ἁγιάζει πρὸς τὴν τῆς σαρκὸς καθαρότητα, πόσῳ μᾶλλον τὸ αἷμα τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὃς διὰ Πνεύματος αἰωνίου ἑαυτὸν προσήνεγκεν ἄμωμον τῷ Θεῷ, καθαριεῖ τὴν συνείδησιν ὑμῶν ἀπὸ νεκρῶν ἔργων εἰς τὸ λατρεύειν Θεῷ ζῶντι;

THE GOSPEL READING

The reading is from the Holy Gospel according to Mark10: 32-45

At that time, Jesus took his twelve disciples, and he began to tell them what was to happen to him, saying, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles; and they will mock him, and spit upon him, and scourge him, and kill him; and after three days he will rise." And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him, and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." And he said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?" And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory." But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?" And they said to him, "We are able." And Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared." And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant of James and John. And Jesus called them to him and said to them, "You know that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ

Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Μᾶρκον ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα10:32-45

Τω καιρώ εκείνω, Ἰησοῦς επάρας τους δώδεκα ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἀναβαίνοντες εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα· καὶ ἦν προάγων αὐτοὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, καὶ ἐθαμβοῦντο, καὶ ἀκολουθοῦντες ἐφοβοῦντο. καὶ παραλαβὼν πάλιν τοὺς δώδεκα ἤρξατο αὐτοῖς λέγειν τὰ μέλλοντα αὐτῷ συμβαίνειν, ὅτι Ἰδοὺ ἀναβαίνομεν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδοθήσεται τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσι καὶ γραμματεῦσι, καὶ κατακρινοῦσιν αὐτὸν θανάτῳ καὶ παραδώσουσιν αὐτὸν τοῖς ἔθνεσι, καὶ ἐμπαίξουσιν αὐτῷ καὶ μαστιγώσουσιν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐμπτύσουσιν αὐτῷ καὶ ἀποκτενοῦσιν αὐτὸν, καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἀναστήσεται. Καὶ προσπορεύονται αὐτῷ Ἰάκωβος καὶ Ἰωάννης υἱοὶ Ζεβεδαίου λέγοντες· Διδάσκαλε, θέλομεν ἵνα ὃ ἐὰν αἰτήσωμεν ποιήσῃς ἡμῖν. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Τί θέλετε ποιῆσαί με ὑμῖν; οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ· Δὸς ἡμῖν ἵνα εἷς ἐκ δεξιῶν καὶ εἷς ἐξ εὐωνύμων σου καθίσωμεν ἐν τῇ δόξῃ σου. ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Οὐκ οἴδατε τί αἰτεῖσθε. δύνασθε πιεῖν τὸ ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ πίνω, καὶ τὸ βάπτισμα ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθῆναι; οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ· Δυνάμεθα. ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Τὸ μὲν ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ πίνω πίεσθε, καὶ τὸ βάπτισμα ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθήσεσθε· τὸ δὲ καθίσαι ἐκ δεξιῶν μου καὶ ἐξ εὐωνύμων οὐκ ἔστιν ἐμὸν δοῦναι, ἀλλ' οἷς ἡτοίμασται. καὶ ἀκούσαντες οἱ δέκα ἤρξαντο ἀγανακτεῖν περὶ Ἰακώβου καὶ Ἰωάννου. ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺς λέγει αὐτοῖς· Οἴδατε ὅτι οἱ δοκοῦντες ἄρχειν τῶν ἐθνῶν κατακυριεύουσιν αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ μεγάλοι αὐτῶν κατεξουσιάζουσιν αὐτῶν. οὐχ οὕτω δὲ ἔσται ἐν ὑμῖν, ἀλλ' ὃς ἐὰν θέλῃ γενέσθαι μέγας ἐν ὑμῖν, ἔσται ὑμῶν διάκονος, καὶ ὃς ἐὰν θέλῃ ὑμῶν γενέσθαι πρῶτος, ἔσται πάντων δοῦλος· καὶ γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἦλθε διακονηθῆναι, ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι καὶ δοῦναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν. 

STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM NEWS

As Christian Stewards we are called to give back to God from the “first fruits” of our labor. We support our parish and her ministries in an intentional way and not with only what is left after everything else has been taken care of. Please support our church and make your commitment towards stewardship if you have not done so already. We appreciate your support and your help to promote our ministries.

STEWARDSHIP STATUS

As of March 2019

Budget Commitment Total Pledged Paid to Date # of Stewards

$100,000$ 25,540.00 $22,145.00  74

May our Lord richly bless you in all your endeavors!

PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS

The Philoptochos Ladies Society of St. George Cathedral in Philadelphia will be meeting every first Wednesday of the month to prepare baked goods. The ladies will be at the Philoptochos Room from 10am to 2pm and anyone who would like to volunteer is welcome to come. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

(Με απόφαση της Φιλοπτώχου Αδελφότητος Κυριών του Ιερού Καθεδρικού Ναού Αγίου Γεωργίου Φιλαδελφείας, τα μέλη αυτής θα συναντηθούν εφεξής, κάθε πρώτη Τετάρτη του μήνα και περί ώρα 10η π.μ. έως 2ας μ.μ., για την προετοιμασία των ζαχαροπλαστικών παρασκευασμάτων για το φεστιβάλ. Όσοι και όσες θα ήθελαν να συμμετάσχουν σε αυτή την προσπάθεια της Φιλοπτώχου αδελφότητος είναι ευπρόσδεκτοι, και η βοήθειά τους θα είναι πολύτιμη.)

Don’t forget to save the date for our Aloha Bid & Buy. It will be on Saturday, May 4, 2019, in our Cathedral Hall.

Welcome to Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Saint George is an historic Cathedral located in downtown Philadelphia, under the spiritual auspices of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople, in the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey, of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. We extend to you a warm and heartfelt Orthodox Christian welcome. Our Greek Orthodox Cathedral is dedicated to imitating the love and faithfulness of Jesus Christ by sharing the gospel with our words and living it with our lives. It exists to lead the faithful to the worship of the Holy Trinity according to the Faith and Tradition of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. Our witnessing to our Faith is accomplished through the Sacramental life of the Church, its values and traditions, stewardship, fellowship, service, and Christian education.

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GREEK ORTHODOX METROPOLIS O F NEW JERSEY ΙΕΡΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ ΝΕΑΣ ΙΕΡΣΕΗΣ

215 East Grove Street, Westfield, NJ, 07090-1656 • Tel: (908) 301-0500 • Fax: (908) 301-1397 Web: www.nj.goarch.org • E-mail: metropolis@nj.goarch.org

April 4, 2019 To the Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy, Esteemed Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils, Philoptochos Sisterhoods and all devout Orthodox Faithful of the Greek Orthodox Communities of the Northern New Jersey and Delaware Valley Regions of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey My Beloved,

I pray that this letter finds you well as we continue our Spiritual Journey through Great and Holy Lent.

I am pleased to announce that the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey will be offering a Byzantine Music Lenten Concert for the Northern New Jersey and Delaware Valley Regions of our Holy Metropolis. This beautiful, solemn and prayerful event, the goal of which is to assist us spiritually as we prepare to once again experience the sacred and holy week of the Passion, has been prepared by the Byzantine Choir, under the direction of Protopsaltis Ioannis Papachronis.

The Concert will take place on Saturday of Lazarus, April 20, 2019 at the St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Church in Cherry Hill, New Jersey with Great Hierarchical Vespers at 6:00pm and the Byzantine Lenten Concert at 7:00pm.

I therefore ask that this Lenten Concert be announced at the conclusion of all of the Divine Services. In addition, the enclosed flyer is to be distributed to your parishioners through your parish email list serv, printed in your parish bulletins/newsletters and posted on your parish website.

Praying that Almighty God blesses all of you and your families as we continue our Lenten Journey, I remain

With Paternal Love and Blessings,

† E V A N G E L O S

Metropolitan of New Jersey

HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN EVANGELOS

OF NEW JERSEY

Cordially invites you to a

Byzantine Music Lenten Concert

On Saturday, April 20, 2018 6:00pm Great Hierarchical Vespers 7:00pm Byzantine Lenten Concert

Under the direction of Protopsaltis IOANNIS PAPACHRONIS

Featuring Psaltes from the Northern New Jersey and Delaware Valley Regions

St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Church 615 Mercer Street, Cherry Hill, New Jersey

(856) 665-1731

Reception will follow the concert in the “Danielle Kousoulis” Greek Cultural Center.

HIS EMINENCE

METROPOLITAN EVANGELOS

OF NEW JERSEY

Cordially invites you to a

Byzantine Music

Lent en Concert

On Saturday, April 20, 2018

6:00pm Great Hierarchical Vespers

7:00pm Byzantine Lenten Concert

Under the direction of Protopsaltis

IOANNIS PAPACHRONIS

Featuring Psaltes from the Northern New Jersey

and Delaware Valley Regions

St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Church

615 Mercer Street, Cherry Hill, New Jersey

(856) 665-1731

Reception will follow the concert in the “Danielle Kousoulis” Greek Cultural Center.