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November 19, 2017
Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral
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MEMORIALS
Stamatios Koukakis-40 days
Grace Theoharides-6 months
Vasiliki Bessie Yotides-1 year
Theodora Vangos-1 year
Elizabeth Nikiforakis-3 years
Chrisilios Tom Biliouris-3 years
TRISAGION
Eleni Theodoridou 2 years
Paraskevi Parafestas-15 years
Johnny Yianni Pantos-24 years
COFFEE HOUR
Coffee Hour will be sponsored in lov-
ing memory of Stamatios Koukakis,
Grace Theoharidis, Elizabeth Niki-
forakis, Vasiliki Bessi Yotides and
Paraskevi Parafestas by their families,
in loving memory of Chrisilios Tom
Biliouris by the Biliouris family and in
loving memory of Eleni Theodoridou
by Iordanis & Melpomeni Argyriadis
Saints of the Day
Obadiah the Prophet
Martyrs Barlaam of Caesarea
and Heliodorus
HAPPY NAME DAY
Chrisostomos, Philip, Philipas,
Filipos, Matthew, Mathaios
The Office will be open on
Wednesday, Nov. 22 from 9-2 and
closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov.
23 & 24 to celebrate Thanksgiving!
St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Church Office 508-791-7326 Mon.-Fri.: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
www.spyridoncathedral.org
Reverend Doctor Dimitrios MoraitisDean
Reverend Father Dean N. Paleologos Dean Emeritus
Reverend Deacon Andrew Giourelis
Georgia Parafestas-Parish Council President
Email - [email protected] Metropolis of Boston
WELCOME
Welcome to the Saint Spyridon Cathedral in Worcester,
Massachusetts. We are honored that you have
chosen to worship with us today. It is our hope that your visit
here will bring you many blessings from
God. Please be sure to tell us if you are visiting or if you are
new to our community. Our Church Fam-
ily worships the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) and
every Sunday, the Lords Day, we
commemorate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Our mission is to
live the Holy Gospel in accordance
with the Orthodox Faith; towards sanctification through Gods
grace in worship, the Divine Liturgy
and the Sacraments: glorifying God through all joys and
struggles; and as a Church Community, in
Christian love, we seek to do His will so that through His
mercy, we may attain His Kingdom. We are
blessed to have the slippers of St. Spyridon, which are located
in the narthex of the Church, please be
sure to venerate them. We pray you have a blessed day and that
you visit with us again soon. Also,
please remember that one must be an Orthodox Christian in order
to receive Holy Communion. If you
would like to embrace the Orthodox Faith, please see Father
Dimitrios Moraitis. May God Bless you!
November 19, 2017 9th Sunday of St. Luke
SUNDAY SERVICES
Orthros 8:30am
Divine Liturgy 9:45am
WEEKDAY LITURGY
Tuesday, November 21
Entrance of the Virgin Mary
Orthros 8:30am
Divine Liturgy 9:45am
ALTAR FLOWERS
Altar flowers are sponsored in
loving memory of Grace Theo-
haridis, Elizabeth Nikiforakis,
Vasiliki Bessie Yotides,
Theodora Vangos and Paraskevi
Parafestas by their families, and
in loving memory of Johnny
Yianni Pantos by George &
Colette Kalogeropoulos
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Entrance Hymns
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Kontakion
Today, the most pure temple of the Sav-
ior, the precious bridal chamber and Vir-
gin, the sacred treasure of God, enters the
house of the Lord, bringing the grace of
the Divine Spirit. The Angels of God
praise her. She is the heavenly tabernacle.
Thou didst abolish death by Thy Cross;
Thou didst open Paradise to the thief;
Thou didst transform the myrrh-bearers'
lamentation, and didst bid Thine Apostles
to preach that Thou art risen, O Christ
God, granting great mercy to the world.
Saint Spyridon
Father, God-bearer, Spyridon, you were
proven a champion and Wonder Worker
of the First Ecumenical Council. You
spoke to the girl in the grave and turned
the serpent to gold. And, when chanting
your prayers, most sacred One, angels
ministered with you. Glory to Him who
glorified you; glory to Him who crowned
you; glory to Him who, through you,
works healing for all.
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For The Memorials
Keep Thy servants in remembrance, O
Lord, since Thou art good; and do Thou
forgive every sin in this life; for no man
is without sin, except for Thee Who art
able to grant rest even unto him who has
departed hence.
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2:14-22
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EPISTLE
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the
Ephesians 2:14-22
Brethren, Christ is our peace, who has
made us both one, and has broken down
the dividing wall of hostility, by abolish-
ing in his flesh the law of commandments
and ordinances, that he might create in
himself one new man in place of the two,
so making peace, and might reconcile us
both to God in one body through the
cross, thereby bringing the hostility to an
end. And he came and preached peace to
you who were far off and peace to those
who were near; for through him we both
have access in one Spirit to the Father. So
then you are no longer strangers and so-
journers, but you are fellow citizens with
the saints and members of the household
of God, built upon the foundation of the
apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus him-
self being the cornerstone, in whom the
whole structure is joined together and
grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in
whom you also are built into it for a
dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his saints.
Verse: What shall I render to the
Lord for all that he has given me?
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The Gospel According to
Luke 12:16-21
The Lord said this parable: "The land
of a rich man brought forth plentifully;
and he thought to himself, 'What shall I
do, for I have nowhere to store my
crops?' And he said, 'I will do this: I
will pull down my barns, and build lar-
ger ones; and there I will store all my
grain and my goods. And I will say to
my soul, 'Soul, you have ample goods
laid up for many years; take your ease,
eat, drink, be merry.' But God said to
him, 'Fool! This night your soul is re-
quired of you; and the things you have
prepared, whose will they be?' So is he
who lays up treasure for himself, and is
not rich toward God." As he said these
things, he cried out: "He who has ears
to hear, let him hear."
THE HOLY GOSPEL
12:16-21
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Fasting /
The Advent fast has begun and ends on Christmas. Meat and dairy
are prohibited, but oil and fish are
allowed.
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PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY/
DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE
SAVE THE DATE: Philoptochos ChristmasParty
Friday, Dec 8, 2017 @7pm
More info next week
CHOIR
Choir Practice every Sunday Morning! Every
voice matters!
TODAY!
GOYA
GOYA Apple Pie Bake Sale
COAT DRIVE
Coats being collected. Please
drop off you new or gently used coats through
the month of December. Drop off box will be at
the entrance to
Family Center
PARISH COUNCIL CANDIDATES
The Parish Council Elections for the 2018-
2020 term will be held on Sunday, December
10, 2017 in the Tonna room.
Members in good standing who wish to be
candidates please submit your name to the
Cathedral office by Monday, November 27 @
4pm. Submissions are to be in writing, signed
by the candidate, and submitted in a sealed
envelope.
DONATION REQUEST
Anyone who would like to donate towards the
purchase of flowers etc. to decorate the 3 icons
for the commemoration of our patron saint, St.
Spyridon please contact the office.
Prostasion Icon $95
Processional Icon $95
Iconostation Icon $195
HOLY TRINITY
Attention College Students,
St. Spyridon Cathedral is beginning a ministry for local college
and university students. If you
attend school in the Worcester area, please con-tact Nicholas
Livingston
([email protected]) for more in-formation. We will
hold services, have discus-
sions, hear presentations, wrestle with faith and doubt, eat
food, and have fun at various other
events. Reach out as soon as possible so we can get this
exciting ministry started!
HOPE/JOY
Hope/Joy will meet on Friday, December 8 at
5:30pm
DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE
Daughters of Penelope will be selling Baked
Goods TODAY immediately following
Divine Liturgy.
GREEK SCHOOL
Greek School will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 22
and Thursday, Nov. 23 to celebrate Thanksgiving
and will resume on Monday, Nov. 27
Holy Trinity Nursing and Rehab Center Wins National
Recognition
A national health care organization recently recognized Holy
Trinity Nursing and Rehabilitation Center as a Cen-ter of
Excellence in Wound Management. The award, bestowed by the Vohra
Centers of Excellence for Wound Management, is presented to
facilities that meet criteria such as the presence of
wound-certified nursing staff and a less than one percent
wound-related hospi-talization rate. For more information, visit
htnr.net.
mailto:[email protected]
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BIBLE STUDY
For I Was Hungry and
You Fed Me Wednesday, December 6, 2017
at 7:00pm
Find out what the qualifications are to enter
into Eternal Life.
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Saturday, December 9, 2017 The Feeding Ministry is continuing to
serve our community with a Luncheon
to be served to the Poor and Needy on Saturday, December 9, 2017
at
11:30am in the St. Spyridon Cotsidas Cultural Center. This
months meal is
donated by and served by members of the Philoptochos and parish
volun-
teers. The Feeding Ministry will typically be scheduled the 2nd
Saturday of
each month in conjunction with the Council of Eastern Orthodox
Churches
of Central Massachusetts and the Food Pantry, and is subject to
change if
scheduling difficulties should arise. If you would like to
volunteer please
speak with Fr. Dimitri or contact Maria Kassos.
Thank you for participating in the Lords Work.
Feeding Ministry
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ST. SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL BURN THE MORTGAGE
CAMPAIGN
Total Cost of Family Center Renovation $4,100,000
Total raised by our community during
first fund drive $2,650,000
Remaining Loan Balance to be
paid $1,029,000
3 Year Pledge Amount Annually Monthly
$15,000 $5,000 $416
$3,000 $1,000 $83
$1,000 $333 $28
Burn the Mortgage
$1,450,000
$167,044.00
received
$421,000.00
pledged
Thank You!
Today we have a special presentation
from the
BURN THE MORTGAGE
committee on our progress!
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Stewardship of Work. Whatever you do, work at it with all your
heart,
as working for the Lord, not for men (Colossisans 3:23).
Stewardship Sunday is Sunday, December 10. Please pick up your
Stewardship packets after Divine Liturgy. Thank you.
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2017 Stewardship Report * GOAL 2017
Week Total 574 pledges received Stewardship
Budget
46 $263,064.25
$ 458 average/pledge
$330.000.00
* GOAL amount includes the 2017 Stewardship Budget Receipts of
$330,000.00. Funds reflect all mon-ies received in 2017 We suggest
you budget your Stewardship contribution as you do your monthly
home expenses
Our Cathedral must meet the Financial needs of its ministries
and annual operating budget by way of its Christian Stewardship
Program. It is each and everyone's responsibility to accept honor
and support your role as a Contributing Steward. Please pledge your
Required Stewardship
Contribution now, if you have not done so. Thank you for your
cooperation in this matter.
