Christ the Savior Greek Orthodox Church

ORTHODOX Students Trade Beaches and Parties for
Countless Life-Changing Experiences

ver 75 students choose Orthodox Christian Fellowship's (OCF) Real Break as an alter-native to the traditional spring break of parties and beaches. The seven teams served com-munities in need, in exchange for life-changing experiences. This year Real Break returned to many of 2004 locations: Hogar Rafael Ayau Orphanage in Guatemala, Project Mexico, St.John Orthodox Cathedral, Eagle River, Alaska, Petras Monastery in Karditsa, Greece. An addi-tional location this year was a Special Education Orphanage in El Salvador, Central America.
The Real Break team made desperately needed renovations to several rooms and buildings at the St. Martin Special Education Center in El Salvador which houses over 100 mentally and physically handicapped orphans. In Karditsa, Greece, our Real Break team was able to help on the construction of a new church, multiple service projects in the community and became immersed in the vibrant Orthodoxy of the monasteries and communities they
visited. Far from warm beaches, our Real Break Alaska team helped communities around St. John Orthodox Cathedral in Eagle River- this included aiding with the distribution of donations with the Salvation Army and maintenance of a halfway house hosted by Covenant House. Returning for our 6th year to Project Mexico, two teams labored on the ranch and
completed stucco work on newly built homes in the surrounding colonía. The teams were also blessed to interact with the 18 boys at St. Innocent's Orphanage. Two teams were also sent to Hogar Rafael Ayau in Guatemala to renovate and paint several rooms and to love and care for some of the 150 children that call the orphanage home.
Each Real Break gives participants the opportunity to answer Christ's call to serve others, additionally the break provides the unexpected reward of serving themselves by growing spiritually and continuing their journey to salvation. A participant from the University of Miami OCF shared this story of his first morning at the Hogar Rafael Ayau Orphanage, "a small boy, about the age of 6, ran up to two of the members from our group and gave them a hug. He walked them to the church and we sat in one of the pews talking and playing with this boy. What love that boy had! Not knowing us and seeing us for the first time, he, with-out hesitation, acted as though we were his family." This Real Break experience leads many to make the same realization this participant made, "By God's grace, I experienced things that have penetrated my heart and opened my eyes to many things."

Note: Christ the Savior Stewards will remember the “Real Break” visit last year to our church from the Orthodox College Fellowship from the University of Illinois. The work continues!

Service hours: Sundays and Feast days: Orthros at 9:30 am; Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am

Evening Services as Announced

SAINTS: John of the Ladder; Terentios, Pompey, Maximos, Martyrs (+250); Alexander and the 40 Martyred with him; Gregory 5th, Patriarch of Constantinople hung by the Turks in 1821; Demos, Neomartyr; the Holy Mothers of Qvabtakhevi Nunery of Georgia.

Dismissal Hymn – 4th Tone

(Sing in Greek before the Entrance) (“To faidron tes Anastaseos”).Hymnal, 84-85

(Sing in English after the Entrance)“When the tidings . . . ”). (Same).

Dismissal Hymn of the Feast - Sung in Greek by the Leaders "Tais ton dakryon sou".

(Read) With the rivers of your tears/ you cultivated the barrenness of the desert; / and with your sighs from deep within, / painstaking labors produced their fruits a hundredfold; and you became a star, / illuminating the world with your miracles, / O John our devout father. / Do ever supplicate the Lord, / entreating that our souls be saved.

Dismissal Hymn of the Presentation of Christ - (Sing) From sheet in the pew.

(Read) To you as champion for the invincible victory, / your city offers thanksgiving to you / From our trials, O Theotokos, / have you redeemed us, / for you possess invincible might and power. / From all dangers, Theotokos, / deliver us, / as we cry to you, / Hail, O Bride, unwedded!

rethren, when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore to himself, saying, "Surely I will bless you and multiply you." And thus Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise. Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he interposed with an oath, so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God should prove false, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner shrine behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

t that time, a man came to Jesus kneeling and saying: "Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a dumb spirit; and wherever it seizes him it dashes him down; and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid; and I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able." And he answered them, "O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me." And they brought the boy to him; and when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. And Jesus asked his father, "How long has he had this?" And he said, "From childhood. And it has often cast him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can do anything, have pity on us and help us." And Jesus said to him, "If you can! All things are possible to him who believes." Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!" And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again." And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse; so that most of them said, "He is dead." But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?" And he said to them, "This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting." They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he would not have any one know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he will rise."

FOR THE RECORD: Sunday, April 3: Attendance 46; Stewardship $937; Candles $85 (includes $21 John Haskedakes’ Funeral & Friday Salutations, April 1, 23 attending).

PROSFORON BAKERS: Helen Nicolelis 4/10; Presbytera Emily Harakas 4/17; George Nikas 4/22 (Presanctified Liturgy); Argyris & Carol Gymnaos 4/23 (Lazarus Saturday); Bette Ferriero 4/24; Gloria Vardakis 4/28 (Holy Thursday); Fran Mather 4/30 (Holy Saturday) Connie Mourgides 5/1 (Pascha Liturgy); Fran Triantafilon 5/8. George Nikas is the Coordinator. Call George if you would like to join the Prosforon Bakers. (597-1375).

FRIDAY FLOWERS: Flowers used to decorate the icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary used for the April 8th Friday Salutations were given this week by Bill & Harriet Pasisis in memory of their daughter Pamela Anna. May her memory be eternal!

wConnie Mourgides & Helen Nicolelis Pray for joy and peace for their beloved sister Katy. w

PARISH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: Fr. Gerasimos Murphy continues to lead our Friday Lenten P.E.P. Sessions from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. Come learn and grow spiritually!

AKATHIST HYMN: This coming Friday, April 15 at 4:00 p.m. Followed by a very tasty Lenten Covered Dish Supper. Plan on attending!

FROM THE STATEMENT OF OUR ARCHDIOCESE on the death of Pope John Paul II: “We participate in the sorrow of the Roman Catholic Church during this difficult time of the departure of Pope John Paul II, and we join the world in offering prayers knowing that he is now in the world of eternal rest. During the tenure of Pope John Paul II, the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church has improved significantly. We, as Orthodox Christians, will always remember, among other instances, this expression of a desire for reconciliation and unity as we pray for the repose of his soul.”

ST. KATHERINE’S LADIES SOCIETY NEWS

* After Church today, the final meeting of St. Katherine’s Ladies Society before

Summer will be held. All women of the Mission are urged to attend.

EASTER FOOD/GIFTS Dino Adamis Fund Co-chairs Connie Mourgides & Helen Nicolelis express their deepest thanks to Bette Ferriero, Dora Halvatzes, Nancy & Nick Kastelan, Tyke Nicolelis, John Tsausis, Bill Pasisis, Mike & Dorothy Triantafilon, Stacy Underwood, Steve Mourgides, George Nikas and Spiro Lemonedes who made the Easter Food Drive so rewarding an event for our church. All the families demonstrated such heartfelt thanks and gave us their blessings for helping them. Special thanks to Connie & Helen for a job well done!

NEEDED! About 15 more DAWN CENTER personal hygiene kits. See the instructions in the Dining Hall. Please help supply these needed items for the victims of abuse.

PRESBYTERA MARY LIADIS asks for the prayers of all. She will be operated on this Thursday. We pray for her rapid recovery.

PALM SUNDAY FISH DINNER: Mark your calendar! Sponsored by Yanni’s Restaurant – Fish, Vegetable, Salad, Wine, Dessert and Beverage. Adults - $9, Children 6 to 12 - $5, Children under 6 - free. Come to church and enjoy this special event.

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Service hours: Sundays and Feast days: Orthros at 9:30 am; Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am

Evening Services as Announced

Dismissal Hymn – 4th Tone

Dismissal Hymn of the Feast - Sung in Greek by the Leaders "Tais ton dakryon sou".

BULLETIN SPONSOR: WILLIAM EUGENIDES

IN MEMORY OF MY BEAUTIFUL MOTHER ANTIGONI EUGENIDES