Hellenic Orthodox Mission

Hellenic Orthodox Mission of Hernando County
“A Pan-Orthodox Community”
Ecumenical Patriarchate + Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America + Diocese of Atlanta
Meeting at St. Nicholas Chapel, 13460 Olympic Village Lane, Brooksville, FL - (352) 796-8482
The Hellenic Orthodox Mission Website: http://web.tampabay.rr.com/dorey/goc/index.htm
FR. STANLEY S. HARAKAS, PROTOPRESBYTER - (352) 688-2382 (Afternoons and Evenings)

who is Jesus Christ? The significance of the Resurrection depends on that question. The Disciples knew Him as Master and Lord. He was the Messiah, “the Son of Man.” But Jesus also spoke of his unique relationship with the Heavenly Father. He said, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30). And He said, “Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me” (John 14:11). He was a human being and He was divine, as well.

In the Gospel of John Jesus is described as “the Word” (the Logos): "In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God. He was in the beginning with God; all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made" (John 1:1-3).

St. Paul spoke about the same unique reality of Jesus Christ this way: “Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. . . . Therefore . . . every tongue (should) confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father" (Philippians 2:5-11). For St. Paul to say that Jesus “was found in human form” and that “Jesus Christ is Lord” meant that He as God took on our human nature, and that He was one being who was both human and divine at the same time.

Nevertheless, Arius, a priest from Alexandria, taught falsely that what appeared divine in Jesus was not really divine. He taught that “the Son” was created in time, so He could not be fully divine, because only God the Father is “uncreated.”

The 1st Ecumenical Council (325 A.D.) rejected Arius' teaching. Rather, the Council affirmed in its Creed the Church's belief “in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only-begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages, Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten not created, of one essence with the Father.”

Service Hours: Sundays and Feast days: Orthros at 9:30 a.m.; Divine Liturgy at 10:00 a.m. - Evening Services as announced.

2^nd Sunday of Lent: St. Gregory Palamas – 2^nd Tone – Liturgy of St. Basil

Saints: St. Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonika (+1360); Hypatios, Bishop of Gangra (+326); Righteous Akakios the Confessor, Bishop of Melitene, Confessor (+285-300); Joel, the Prophet

“Thou, Lord, didst found the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of thy hands; they will perish, but thou remainest; they will all grow old like a garment, like a mantle thou wilt roll them up, and they will be changed. But thou art the same, and thy years will never end.” But to what angel has he ever said, "Sit at my right hand, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet"? Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation? Therefore we must pay the closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For if the message declared by angels was valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard him.

And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, not even about the door; and he was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, "Why does this man speak thus? It is blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you question thus in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, `Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, `Rise, take up your pallet and walk'? But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" -- he said to the paralytic -- "I say to you, rise, take up your pallet and go home." And he rose, and immediately took up the pallet and went out before them all; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!"

(Sing in Greek) (“Ote katelthes”) before the Gospel Entrance and in English after the Entrance (“When You descended. . .” )

(Read in English) O star of Orthodoxy, / support of the Church and its teacher, / O comliness of ascetics and incontestable champion / of those who speak in theology, / Gregory the wonder-worker, / the pride of Thessalonica / and preacher of grace, / implore constantly for the salvation of our souls.

IN THE LITURGY OF ST. BASIL: “Epi si haire” – Liturgy of St. Basil Supplement.

STEWARDS OF PROSFORON BAKING: Gloria Vardakis – March 31; Venice Cosmadelis – Apr. 7; Bette Ferriero – Apr. 14 Fran Mather – Apr. 21; Connie Mourgides Apr. 28 (Palm Sunday); Helen Nicolelis – May 2 (Holy Thursday); George Nikas – May 4 (Holy Saturday); Fran Triantafilon – May 5 (Pascha). Prosforon Coordinator (597-1375).

PARISH EDUCATION PROGRAM (P.E.P.): “Bible Study on Forgiveness” Next Friday, April 5. Join Us! Starts at 2:30 p.m. Coffee and . . . .

THE 3rd SERVICE OF THE SALUTATIONS TO THE THEOTOKOS will be conducted this Friday, April 5 at 4:00 p.m. Please prepare a “Lenten Covered Dish,” for our evening meal following the service.

BE A SPONSOR OF “THE ORTHODOX MESSENGER” with a donation of $20. Contact Connie Mourgides, Parish Council President (686-0589) to reserve an issue.

FLOWERS FOR LENT: Many thanks to George and Dee Nikas for donating the wreath for the icon of the Theotokos at the Salutations this past week.

PALM SUNDAY FISH DINNER: Our annual FISH DINNER will be held immedi- ately following Divine Liturgy on Palm Sunday, April 28. The price will be between $6-$7, depending on costs. Bring friends and relatives. Let Venice Cosmadelis (686-1199) know the numbers so proper arrangements can be made. Mark your calendar.

COOKBOOKS: Information about cookbooks was passed out at the General Assem-bly by the Parish Council Fundraising / Sales Committee. Please return your order forms with your check to Cathy Lemonedes. For more forms call Cathy at 684-4082.

APRIL BIRTHDAYS are: 4/2-Vera Pasvantis; 4/5-Mike Triantafilon; 4/7-Stephanie Pasvantis; 4/11-Feenie Ferriero & Nancy Cologtna; 4/17-Kay Gregerson; 4/29-Catherine Lemonedes; 4/30-Connie Pappas. Please come to Church next Sunday, April 7. Following the Liturgy and birthday prayer and blessing will be offered.

THANKS TO Alice Bolio and Barbara Chigos for the donation of a bottle of Mavro- daphne wine for our Mission’s use for Holy Communion.

CLEAN-UP DAY, SATURDAY, APRIL 6! Outdoors & Indoors 8:00 – Noon. Lunch will be provided. Please come and help clean up our grounds and facilities.

ing at Princeton, NJ. Fr. John Liadis will conduct the services of the D. Liturgy of St. Basil and the Veneration of the Holy Cross, including the Birthday prayers. Many thanks!

THIS WEEK’S SPONSOR:

Helen Vangel, in Memory of Her Parents and Brother

Thimi & Victoria Vangel and Theordore Anton

YOUR STEWARDSHIP in service to our Mission and your financial support is very important. If you have made a pledge, please contribute regularly on it. If you haven’t, fill out a pledge form to help us plan our work. Contact Spero Lemonedes (684-4082).



Contents		The Orthodox Messenger The Weekly Newsletter of the Hellenic Orthodox Mission of Hernando County Vol. I, No. 11– Sunday, March 31, 2002 Hellenic Orthodox Mission of Hernando County “A Pan-Orthodox Community” Ecumenical Patriarchate + Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America + Diocese of Atlanta Meeting at St. Nicholas Chapel, 13460 Olympic Village Lane, Brooksville, FL - (352) 796-8482 The Hellenic Orthodox Mission Website: http://web.tampabay.rr.com/dorey/goc/index.htm FR. STANLEY S. HARAKAS, PROTOPRESBYTER - (352) 688-2382 (Afternoons and Evenings) WHO IS JESUS CHRIST? who is Jesus Christ? The significance of the Resurrection depends on that question. The Disciples knew Him as Master and Lord. He was the Messiah, “the Son of Man.” But Jesus also spoke of his unique relationship with the Heavenly Father. He said, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30). And He said, “Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me” (John 14:11). He was a human being and He was divine, as well. In the Gospel of John Jesus is described as “the Word” (the Logos): "In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God. He was in the beginning with God; all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made" (John 1:1-3). St. Paul spoke about the same unique reality of Jesus Christ this way: “Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. . . . Therefore . . . every tongue (should) confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father" (Philippians 2:5-11). For St. Paul to say that Jesus “was found in human form” and that “Jesus Christ is Lord” meant that He as God took on our human nature, and that He was one being who was both human and divine at the same time. Nevertheless, Arius, a priest from Alexandria, taught falsely that what appeared divine in Jesus was not really divine. He taught that “the Son” was created in time, so He could not be fully divine, because only God the Father is “uncreated.” The 1st Ecumenical Council (325 A.D.) rejected Arius' teaching. Rather, the Council affirmed in its Creed the Church's belief “in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only-begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages, Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten not created, of one essence with the Father.” *Jesus Christ is fully human and fully divine in one Person.* Service Hours: Sundays and Feast days: Orthros at 9:30 a.m.; Divine Liturgy at 10:00 a.m. - Evening Services as announced. 2^nd Sunday of Lent: St. Gregory Palamas – 2^nd Tone – Liturgy of St. Basil Saints: St. Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonika (+1360); Hypatios, Bishop of Gangra (+326); Righteous Akakios the Confessor, Bishop of Melitene, Confessor (+285-300); Joel, the Prophet EPISTLE – Hebrews 1:10-2:3 “Thou, Lord, didst found the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of thy hands; they will perish, but thou remainest; they will all grow old like a garment, like a mantle thou wilt roll them up, and they will be changed. But thou art the same, and thy years will never end.” But to what angel has he ever said, "Sit at my right hand, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet"? Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation? Therefore we must pay the closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For if the message declared by angels was valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard him. GOSPEL – Mark 2:1-12 And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, not even about the door; and he was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, "Why does this man speak thus? It is blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you question thus in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, `Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, `Rise, take up your pallet and walk'? But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" -- he said to the paralytic -- "I say to you, rise, take up your pallet and go home." And he rose, and immediately took up the pallet and went out before them all; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!" GOSPEL ENTRANCE HYMNS ANNOUNCEMENTS Dismissal Hymn – 2nd Tone in the Divine Liturgy Hymnal, pp. 81-82. (Sing in Greek) (“Ote katelthes”) before the Gospel Entrance and in English after the Entrance (“When You descended. . .” ) Dismissal Hymn – Second Sunday of Lent: St. Gregory Palamas (Read in English) O star of Orthodoxy, / support of the Church and its teacher, / O comliness of ascetics and incontestable champion / of those who speak in theology, / Gregory the wonder-worker, / the pride of Thessalonica / and preacher of grace, / implore constantly for the salvation of our souls. (Sing in English) Hymn of St. Nicholas - Divine Liturgy Hymnal, pp. 110-111 "An example of the Faith and a life of humility. . ." *The Kontakion of the Sunday of Orthodoxy - Divine Liturgy Hymnal, pp. 98-99* (Sing in Greek) (“Tee Eepermacho . . .) IN THE LITURGY OF ST. BASIL: “Epi si haire” – Liturgy of St. Basil Supplement. STEWARDS OF PROSFORON BAKING: Gloria Vardakis – March 31; Venice Cosmadelis – Apr. 7; Bette Ferriero – Apr. 14 Fran Mather – Apr. 21; Connie Mourgides Apr. 28 (Palm Sunday); Helen Nicolelis – May 2 (Holy Thursday); George Nikas – May 4 (Holy Saturday); Fran Triantafilon – May 5 (Pascha). Prosforon Coordinator (597-1375). PARISH EDUCATION PROGRAM (P.E.P.): “Bible Study on Forgiveness” Next Friday, April 5. Join Us! Starts at 2:30 p.m. Coffee and . . . . THE 3rd SERVICE OF THE SALUTATIONS TO THE THEOTOKOS will be conducted this Friday, April 5 at 4:00 p.m. Please prepare a “Lenten Covered Dish,” for our evening meal following the service. *BE A SPONSOR OF “THE ORTHODOX MESSENGER”* with a donation of $20. Contact Connie Mourgides, Parish Council President (686-0589) to reserve an issue. FLOWERS FOR LENT: Many thanks to George and Dee Nikas for donating the wreath for the icon of the Theotokos at the Salutations this past week. PALM SUNDAY FISH DINNER: Our annual FISH DINNER will be held immedi- ately following Divine Liturgy on Palm Sunday, April 28. The price will be between $6-$7, depending on costs. Bring friends and relatives. Let Venice Cosmadelis (686-1199) know the numbers so proper arrangements can be made. Mark your calendar. COOKBOOKS: Information about cookbooks was passed out at the General Assem-bly by the Parish Council Fundraising / Sales Committee. Please return your order forms with your check to Cathy Lemonedes. For more forms call Cathy at 684-4082. APRIL BIRTHDAYS are: 4/2-Vera Pasvantis; 4/5-Mike Triantafilon; 4/7-Stephanie Pasvantis; 4/11-Feenie Ferriero & Nancy Cologtna; 4/17-Kay Gregerson; 4/29-Catherine Lemonedes; 4/30-Connie Pappas. Please come to Church next Sunday, April 7. Following the Liturgy and birthday prayer and blessing will be offered. THANKS TO Alice Bolio and Barbara Chigos for the donation of a bottle of Mavro- daphne wine for our Mission’s use for Holy Communion. CLEAN-UP DAY, SATURDAY, APRIL 6! Outdoors & Indoors 8:00 – Noon. Lunch will be provided. Please come and help clean up our grounds and facilities. NEXT SUNDAY, APRIL 7, Fr. Stanley Harakas will be attending a scheduled meet- ing at Princeton, NJ. Fr. John Liadis will conduct the services of the D. Liturgy of St. Basil and the Veneration of the Holy Cross, including the Birthday prayers. Many thanks! HOLY CONFESSION: Saturday, April 6. 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. THIS WEEK’S SPONSOR: Helen Vangel, in Memory of Her Parents and Brother Thimi & Victoria Vangel and Theordore Anton YOUR STEWARDSHIP in service to our Mission and your financial support is very important. If you have made a pledge, please contribute regularly on it. If you haven’t, fill out a pledge form to help us plan our work. Contact Spero Lemonedes (684-4082). HELLENIC ORTHODOX MISSION OF HERNANDO COUNTY P.O. BOX 5566 SPRING HILL, FL 34611 “A Pan-Orthodox Community”
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