Church Bulletin - Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Chicago, Illinois

Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Chicago, Illinois

PUBLISH DATE: January 25, 2009

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 7:26-28; 8:1-2

Brethren, it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, unstained, separated from ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Luke 19:1-10
15th Sunday of Luke

At that time, Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. And there was a man named ...Read Full Text >

Resurrectional Apolytikion Grave Tone
Κατέλυσας τώ Σταυρώ σου τόν θάνατον, ηνέωξας τώ Ληστή τόν Παράδεισον, τών Μυροφόρων τόν θρήνον μετέβαλες, καί τοίς σοίς Αποστόλοις κηρύττειν επέταξας, ότι ανέστης Χριστέ ο Θεός, παρέχων τώ κόσμω τό μέγα έλεος.

Apolytikion for Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople
The pastoral flute of your theology conquered the trumpets of orators. For it called upon the depths of the Spirit and you were enriched with the beauty of words. Intercede to Christ our God, O Father Gregory, that our souls may be saved. -Translation by Narthex Press

Apolytikion of the Church
The world has found in you a great champion in time of peril, as you emerged the victor in routing the barbarians. For as you brought to naught the boasts of Lyaios, imparting courage to Nestor in the stadium, in like manner, holy one, great Martyr Demetrios, invoke Christ God for us, that He may grant us His great mercy.

Kontakion
Your birth sanctified a Virgin's womb and properly blessed the hands of Symeon. Having now come and saved us O Christ our God, give peace to Your commonwealth in troubled times and strengthen those in authority, whom You love, as only the loving One. - Translation by Narthex Press

As long as he is in the crowd, Zacchaeus does not see Christ; he climbs above the crowd and sees Him, namely, ...Read Full Text >
-St. Cyril of Alexandria, The Orthodox New Testament, The Holy Gospels, Volume 1

He had sought to see Him, but the multitude prevented him, not so much that of the people, as of his sins. He was ...Read Full Text >
-St. Cyril of Alexandria, The Orthodox New Testament, The Holy Gospels, Volume 1

He saw Zacchaeus high up, for he already stood out in loftiness of faith amid the fruits of new works as if at the ...Read Full Text >
-St. Ambrose of Milan, The Orthodox New Testament, The Holy Gospels, Volume 1

He who lately was a tax collector, or rather the chief of the tax collectors, gives up covetousness. He becomes ...Read Full Text >
-St. Cyril of Alexandria, The Orthodox New Testament, The Holy Gospels, Volume 1

For Christ's presence is like that of some life-giving, scented balsam which restores health, enriches life and ...Read Full Text >
-Bishop Nikolai Velimirovic, Prolog, 4 February

Christ is the salvation that comes, and Zacchaeus is the house to which He comes.
-Bishop Nikolai Velimirovic, Prolog, 4 February

Each of us, my brethren, is a house in which sin dwells while Christ is afar off, and to which salvation comes as ...Read Full Text >
-Bishop Nikolai Velimirovic, Prolog, 4 February

Little Zacchaeus had climbed up into a tree, to see the Lord Jesus with his own eyes. He had sought Him, desired ...Read Full Text >
-Bishop Nikolai Velimirovic, Prolog, 4 February

In this reading we note Zacchaeus' sense of eager expectation, the intensity of his desire to see our Lord, and we ...Read Full Text >
-Bishop Kallistos of Diokleia, The Meaning of the Great Fast from the Lenten Triodion

Matins
Sunday 8:15 a.m.
Weekday & Saturday 9:00 a.m.

Liturgy
Followed by Orthros

Parish Information
Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
2727 West Winona Street
Chicago, Illinois 60625

Phone: (773) 561-5992
Fax: (773) 561-6366
Email: stdemetrioschicago@ameritech.net

Proistamenos: Rev. Fr. Apostolos N. Georgiafentis

Assistant: Rev. Fr. Peter J. Sarolas
Email: fatherpeter@ameritech.net

January 13, 2009
Archpastoral Reflections of His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios for January 2009
We continue our series of reflections by identifying and applying certain aspects of the theme of our most recent Clergy-Laity Congress, “Gather My People to My Home.” In our last reflection, we examined how the usage of the term “My” in the theme was a clear reference to God. ...Read Full Text >

New York Life Donates One Million Dollars to Hellenic College for the Study of Hellenism in Pontus and Asia Minor

January 13, 2009
New York Life Insurance Company presented Archbishop Demetrios with a one million dollars donation, last Friday Jan. 9, for the establishment of the New York Life Center for the Study of Hellenism in Pontus and Asia Minor at Hellenic College/Holy Cross School of Theology, the Archdiocesan institution of higher learning and scholarship in Brookline, Mass ...Read Full Text >

Ionian Village 2009 Registration Open, Spaces Filling Fast

January 9, 2009
Ionian Village is the travel abroad summer camp program of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. It combines the classic elements of a youth camp program with excursions to some of Greece’s most important religious and cultural sites. ...Read Full Text >

2009 Archdiocesan Yearbook Now Available Online

January 5, 2009
The 2009 Yearbook of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is now available online ...Read Full Text >

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