St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Hamilton, NJ PUBLISH DATE: October 4, 2009

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:16-18; 7:1

BRETHREN, you are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will live in them and move among them, and I ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Luke 6:31-36
2nd Sunday of Luke

The Lord said, "And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them. If you love those who ...Read Full Text >

Hierotheos, Bishop of Athens
October 4 ...Read Full Text >

Thomas the Apostle of the 12
October 6 ...Read Full Text >

James the Apostle, son of Alphaeus
October 9 ...Read Full Text >

Abraham the Righteous & his nephew Lot
October 9 ...Read Full Text >

Eulampios & Eulampia the Martyrs
October 10 ...Read Full Text >
Let us then, bearing in mind all the things which have been said, show forth great love even towards our enemies;  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 18 on Matthew 5, 4th Century


There are three things that impel us towards what is holy: natural instincts, angelic powers and probity of  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Maximos the Confessor, Second Century on Love no. 32, Philokalia Vol. 2 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pg. 71, 7th century


'But I say to you,' the Lord says, 'love your enemies; do good to those who hate you, pray for those who persecute  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Maximos the Confessor, Unknown, 7th century


Christians…should strive in all things and ought not to pass judgment of any kind on anyone, not on the prostitute  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Makarios the Great, Homilies 5.8, 4th century


Why do we judge our neighbors? Because we shun knowing ourselves. Someone busy trying to understand himself has no  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Seraphim of Sarov, Unknown, 19th century


Every work which does not have love as its beginning and root is nothing.
-St. John Chrysostom, Unknown, 4th century


The sign that thou lovest God, is this, that thou lovest thy fellow; and if thou hatest thy fellow, thy hatred is  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Ephraim the Syrian, ON ADMONITION AND REPENTANCE.

Matins
9:00am (8:30a.m.in the summer starting on June 22, 2008

Liturgy
10:00am (9:30a.m.in the summer beginning on June 22, 2008

Bible Study
Sessions on Scripture (SOS)
Alternate Thursday evenings at 8 p.m.
in the Blazakis Hellenic Community Center classrooms

Parish Information
St. George Greek Orthodox Church
1200 Klockner Road
Hamilton, NJ 08619

Phone: (609) 586-4448
Fax: (609) 586-6316
Website: www.stgeorgetrenton.nj.goarch.org

Proistamenos: Rev. Economos Basil C. Gikas
Email: frbillstgeorge@verizon.net

 
Say Hello First
Fr. Basil Gikas, October 4, 2009
Did you ever wait or expect for someone to say hello to you first?
I know I have done so being that I am the Proistamenos, the Pastor of this flock. I am inevitably disappointed but such behavior too! People and parishioners have their own problems, concerns and stresses and saying hello to their pastor, fellow parishioners or even their close friends maybe ...Read Full Text >
September 28, 2009
Archpastoral Reflections by Archbishop Demetrios
We continue our reflections on the theme "Gather My People to My Home" by focusing on the challenging task of gathering those who are struggling with deep and serious questions about life and God. In previous reflections we have addressed our calling to gather both "disconnected" Orthodox ...Read Full Text >



Sunday October 4, 2009

TODAY’S EVENTS
Choir tray collection
Fellowship Hour hosted by the Choir
Senior Choir rehearsal
Youth Choir rehearsal 12:15 pm


UPCOMING SERVICES & EVENTS
10/5 AHEPA meeting 7:30 pm @ AHEPA Hall
10/6 Sr. Citizens Luncheon meeting 11:30 pm
Parish Council ...Read Full Text >
DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE – GIFT AUCTION
Our annual Gift Auction will be Thursday, October 8 at St. George Community Center; 7:00 p.m. $7 admission includes Greek pastries/coffee/tea. Proceeds to benefit the many charities the Daughters support. See Marguerite Arabatzis or Donna Petinos for tickets; or call Marguerite at (609) 587-7119. Reservations are required by October 1 – no tickets sold at the door. Gifts include a Sharp Aquos 37” LCD HDTV, Acer Aspire One 10” Netbook, iPod Touch 16GB, Samsung Blu-Ray DVD Player, Coach Handbag; gift certificates; theme baskets and over 100 additional great prizes. Join us for an evening of fun!

AHEPA GOLF CLASSIC
AHEPA Golf Classic Tuesday October 13th, Mountain View course in Ewing. Tee time is 12:15, Fee $125 for golf, lunch, dinner, & prizes. The proceeds support the AHEPA`s Scholarship program. Open to all members of St. George and your friends. Contact Jim Knicos 609-915-3246, Asteris Fanikos- 609-462-5634 ...Read Full Text >
Previous St. George Greek Orthodox Church Bulletins
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Publish Date:September 20, 2009
Publish Date:September 13, 2009
Publish Date:August 23, 2009
Publish Date:August 16, 2009
Publish Date:August 9, 2009
 
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