St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Hamilton, NJ PUBLISH DATE: November 1, 2009

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 12:27-31; 13:1-8

Brethren, you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has appointed in the church first ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Luke 16:19-31
5th Sunday of Luke

The Lord said, "There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted ...Read Full Text >

Cosmas & Damianos the Holy Unmercenaries & their mother Theodota
November 1 ...Read Full Text >

33 Martyrs of Melitene
November 7 ...Read Full Text >

Dedication of the Temple of the Holy Great Martyr George in Lydia
November 3 ...Read Full Text >

Lazarus the Wonderworker
November 7 ...Read Full Text >

By these words it is surely shown that in his [the rich man] daily feasting he had frequently sinned by his  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Gregory the Dialogist, The Book of Pastoral Rule, Chapter XIX, 6th century


The man who has once chosen pleasure in this life, and has not cured his inconsiderateness by repentance, places  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Gregory of Nyssa

For if any one becomes wholly and thoroughly carnal in thought, such as one with every motion and energy of the  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Gregory of Nyssa

A modern monk heard it said, and taught his brothers, that money is like manure. Unless it is quickly spread  ...Read Full Text >
- Evergetinos

Seest thou how by the place, by the things that waste there, He draws men off from this desire that is here, and  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 74 on Matthew 23; Homily 78 on Matthew 6, 20, 25, 4th Century


And together with what we have said, He brings forward an example also to teach thee moderation. And like as the  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 74 on Matthew 23; Homily 78 on Matthew 6, 20, 25, 4th Century


How then is it possible for the rich man to be saved. By possessing his goods in common with them that are in  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 74 on Matthew 23; Homily 78 on Matthew 6, 20, 25, 4th Century


But what now do we learn from hence? That no man can protect us there, if we are betrayed by our works, not  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 74 on Matthew 23; Homily 78 on Matthew 6, 20, 25, 4th Century


The things that have come into being have received from the Creator their proper place, their beginning and, in  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Climacus, Ladder of Divine Ascent, Step 26: On Discernment; Paulist Press pgs. 250-251, 6th century


...every tree is known by its own fruit. So also is love known by its own fruit and the love of which Christianity  ...Read Full Text >
-Soren Kierkegaard, Works of Love, Chapter 1; Harper Torchbooks pg. 25, 19th century


If your tongue is used to chattering, your heart will remain dim and foreign to the luminous intuitions of the  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John of Dalyatha, Homily on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit

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

 

The Green Patriarch on TV
Fr. Bill Gikas, November 1, 2009
Watch the Hallmark Channel this Sunday November 1, 2009 at 7AM eastern time ( remember that clocks fall back this Saturday night!)

Hallmark presents the Green Patriarch, a portrait of the 270th successor to Saint Andrew, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of the Greek Orthodox Church. The film follows him from the Ecumenical Patriarchate in
 ...Read Full Text >
October 23, 2009
Encyclical Of Archbishop Demetrios For OXI Day - October 28, 2009
October 28, 2009
OXI Day

For you, brethren, have been called to freedom.     
Galatians 5:13


To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, the Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils of the Greek Orthodox Communities, the
 ...Read Full Text >




Sunday November 1, 2009
TODAY’S EVENTS
Family Sunday
1 Year Memorial for Kathryn Koutsouradis
10 Year Trisaghion for Peter Chrambanis
25 Year Trisaghion for Eleni Galanos
41 Year Trisaghion for Gregory Galanos
Artoklasia, tray collection and Fellowship Hour by the SS. Anargyroi Philoptochos Society
Greek
 ...Read Full Text >

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Presides Over Ninth Annual Prayer Service for the U.N. Community

October 27, 2009
Last evening, Monday, October 26, His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Ninth Annual Orthodox Prayer Service for the United Nations Community, at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral, the traditional site when the service is hosted by an Eastern Orthodox Church. The Ecumenical Patriarch was accompanied to the Service by Metropolitan Geron Athanasios of Chalcedon, Metropolitan Emmanuel of France, Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea, and clergy and lay leaders of the Church of Constantinople. ...Read Full Text >

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in the Wall Street Journal

October 26, 2009
His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was published this morning on the editorial page of the Wall Street Journal in an op-ed piece entitled: "Our Indivisible Environment."  ...Read Full Text >

Archdiocesan District Office of Education Offers Lesson Plans on Ecumenical Patriarchate

October 26, 2009
On the occasion of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's visit to the United States (October 20 - November 6, 2009), and especially the Greek American School of St. Demetrios, Astoria, the Direct Archdiocesan District Office of Education developed a lesson for the upper grade students of the community day and afternoon schools (grade 5 and up). ...Read Full Text >

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Presides at Divine Liturgy in New Orleans

October 26, 2009
In the Byzantine Cathedral of the Holy Trinity of New Orleans, the oldest Orthodox Christian Community in America, established in 1864, orthodox faithful had gathered early Sunday morning, Oct. 25, waiting for His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to arrive for Matins service and the Divine Liturgy. ...Read Full Text >

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Visits Ninth Ward

October 23, 2009
His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew made a return visit to the Lower Ninth Ward District today to survey the recovery and restoration efforts of the wetland area in Bayou Bienvenue. ...Read Full Text >

PASTOR’S WISH LIST-GIFTS YOU CAN OFFER TO ST. GEORGE
One Storage Cabinet for Religious Education @$60
Donation for Religious Education mobile whiteboard @ $425.00
Gift for a Specialty Power Knife, Equipment & Accessories, used for our Annual Greek Festival - $1600 or 4 gifts @$400 each towards it or 16 gifts @$100.

GREEK ORTHODOX YOUTH
Are you in between the ages of 12 and 18? Do you enjoy participating in socials, dances, athletics, charity and service projects, retreats and lock-ins among other events? We invite you to become a Greek Orthodox Youth of America member (GOYAn) and to participate in our events. Please contact any GOYA officer, GOYAn, Father Bill or Asteris Fanikos (609) 462-5634 if you would like more information of what GOYA is all about and our schedule of events.
PANHELLENIC SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION AWARDS
MONEY FOR EDUCATION! THERE ARE $250,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS AVAILABLE THIS FALL FOR U.S. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AND UNIVERSITY
 ...Read Full Text >
Previous St. George Greek Orthodox Church Bulletins
Publish Date:October 25, 2009
Publish Date:October 11, 2009
Publish Date:October 4, 2009
Publish Date:September 27, 2009
Publish Date:September 20, 2009
Publish Date:September 13, 2009
 
This bulletin was created through Bulletin Builder, a service provided by the
Department of Internet Ministries of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America,
with the financial support and vision of Leadership 100