Annunciation Church, Newburyport, MA PUBLISH DATE: March 15, 2009

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 1:10-14; 2:1-3

"IN THE BEGINNING, you O Lord, didst found the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands; they will ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Mark 2:1-12
Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas

At that time, Jesus entered Capernaum and it was reported that he was at home. And many were ...Read Full Text >

Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas
March 15 ...Read Full Text >

Agapios the martyr & his Companions
March 15 ...Read Full Text >

Alexios the Man of God
March 17 ...Read Full Text >

Saint Patrick, the Enlightener of Ireland
March 17 ...Read Full Text >

Saint Cuthbert the Wonderworker, Bishop of Lindisfarne
March 20 ...Read Full Text >
Resurrectional Apolytikion Plagal of the Second Tone
When the angelic powers appeared at your tomb and those who guarded You became as though dead, and standing by Your sepulchre was Mary seeking Your pure and sacred body. For You did vanquish Hades and uncorrupted by its touch You came unto the virgin woman, bestowing the gift of life O You who rose from the dead. Lord we give glory to You.

Apolytikion for Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas
Light of Orthdoxy, pillar and teacher of the Church, adornment of monastics, invincible champion of theologians, O Gregory wonderworker, boast of Thessalonica, herald of grace: ever pray that our souls be saved.

Apolytikion of the Church
Today is the beginning of our salvation and the revelation of the mystery of the ages. O the Son of God becomes on this day the Virgin’s Son and Gabriel proclaims this gift from God. Together with him we cry out to the Theotokos singing: Hail to you who are filled with grace. The Lord is with you.

Kontakion
To you, Theotokos, invincible Defender, having been delivered from peril, I, your city, dedicate the victory festival as a thank offering. In your irresistible might, keep me safe from all trials, that I may call out to you: "Hail, unwedded bride!"

Vespers
Saturday, 5:00 pm

Matins
9:00 am

Liturgy
10:00 am

Bible Study
Morning Bible Study: Thursday at 10:00 am
Journey through the Wilderness (Bible Study): Thursdays 10:00 am
Journey through the Liturgy: Saturdays after Vespers (about 6:00 pm)
Paraklesis to the Theotokos: 1st Tuesdays at 6:00 pm
Paraklesis to St. Nektarios: 3rd Tuesdays at 6:00 pm
Orthodox Book Club: 3rd Tuesdays at 7:00 pm

Parish Information
Annunciation Church
Harris and Park Sts.
Newburyport, MA 01950

Phone: (978) 465-5757
Fax: (978) 465-1793
Website: www.annunciationgoc.com/

Proistamenos: Rev. Constantine Newman

 
Collection Statistics

Collections
Week of 2/22 Week of 3/1 Week of 3/8 Year to Date
Candles $195 $170 $185 $1,655
Tray $75 $155 $150 $1,165
Families in Need (coffee hour)
$24 $0 $40 $229
Stewardship
$2,390  ...Read Full Text >

Put the Date on the Calendar
In order to thank our parishioners who have been so generous with our many fund-raisers, the Social Committee is planning a "fun" raiser for the Sunday after Pascha (April 26). It will be a night of dancing to the tunes of DJ Meleti, with some light mezedakia. Only 120 tickets will be sold. The presale is ...Read Full Text >

Website Updates
Be sure to check our parish website (www.annunciationgoc.com) for the latest news about our parish. The News and Events page features an up-to-date calendar with the events of the month, and any cancellations due to inclement weather. The Weekly Bulletin and the Beacon are both available on that page as well.

Welcome to the "new" Narthex
You may have noticed the different arrangement of the furniture in the Narthex. Some members of the Parish Council got together for a "furniture moving" party in order to utilize the beautiful space of the Narthex in the best way possible. The flow of traffic is more reasonable and will produce less ...Read Full Text >

Thanks to our Prosphora Baker
Thanks to Anna Chetsas who is offering the prosphora this week.

Lenten Services this Week
Monday, March 9
6:00 pm--Great Compline

Wednesday, March 11
6:00 pm--Presanctifies Liturgy followed by a Pot Luck Dinner sponsored by the GOYA with a presentation.

Friday, March 13
6:00 pm--Third Stasis of the Salutations

Saturday, March 7
10:00--Lenten Retreat ...Read Full Text >

JOY and Jr. GOYA to celebrate St. Patrick
On Sunday March 15th, the JOY and Junior GOYA are invited to the Preschool/Kindergarten room for their own coffee (juice), snack, and fellowship hour. A short movie about the life of St. Patrick in honor of St. Patrick`s feastday will also be shown during that time. The cost is free but a donation to help ...Read Full Text >

Enjoy Some Spiritual Nourishment
The Adult Religious Education Committee invites you to the third annual Lenten Retreat on Saturday, March 21 from 10 am to 2 pm. Our guest speaker this year is the well-known Presbytera, Frederica Matthewes-Green. The theme of this year’s retreat is: Transforming our Life and our World. There will be a ...Read Full Text >

Dance Troupe Practice
Our Greek Independence Day celebration will take place after the Liturgy on Sunday, March 29. We would like to have a small performance of our young people for our Greek Independence Day presentations. If anyone of our children interested in dancing some traditional Greek dances, we will be having practice ...Read Full Text >

Interested in Dostoevsky
The Church of St. John the Russian in Ipswich invites you to a lecture on the Russian author Dostoevsky by David Starr, retired professor from St. John’s College, Annapolis MD and Santa Fe NM. The lecture is entitled "Dostoevsky`s Therapy: The Novel, an instrument of Repentance and Active Love, as Developed ...Read Full Text >

Greek Food Festival 2009
Kickoff Meeting on Thursday, April 2 at 7PM

Come join us for the 1st meeting for this year’s Food Festival! Following on the heels of last year’s tremendously successful festival, let’s join together to make this year’s festival better than ever. We are looking for parishioners to step up and serve ...Read Full Text >

Can You Help our SAMP Priest?
The Evangelism Team invites you to the second annual Support a Mission Priest Lenten dinner. The dinner will be Saturday, March 28 after Great Vespers (about 6:00 pm). The dinner will feature a number of mouth-watering Lenten dishes. Dinner includes appetizer, main course and dessert. You will also be able ...Read Full Text >

Help for St. Basil`s Pantry
As the difficult economy and the winter weather continues, please keep our less fortunate brothers and sisters in mind! St. Basil`s Pantry is in need of food for our Monday lunch guests. Please bring the following: Peanut butter and jelly, spaghetti sauce, green vegetables, low sodium soups, canned fruit, ...Read Full Text >
Parish Events of the Week

Sunday, March 15
after Liturgy--JOY and Jr. GOYA Coffee Hour and St. Patrick`s Day Party
4:00 pm--GOYA meeting at Church to go to Lawrence

Monday, March 16
6:00 pm--Great Compline (no snow!)
7:00 pm--Choir Practice

Tuesday, March 17
6:00 pm--Paraklesis to St. Nektarios
7:00 pm--Book Club

Wednesday, March 18
6:00 pm--Presanctified Liturgy followed by potluck dinner sponsored by the GOYA, with a presentation by the GOYA

Thursday, March 19
10:00 am--Journey through Holy Week

Friday, March 20
6:00 pm--Third Stasis of the Salutations

Saturday, March 21
10:00 am--3rd Annual Lenten Retreat
NO VESPERS

Sunday, March 22--Veneration of the Cross
after Liturgy--Social Committee Meeting
after Liturgy--Dance Troupe rehearsal
Previous Annunciation Church Bulletins
Publish Date:March 8, 2009
Publish Date:March 1, 2009
Publish Date:February 22, 2009
Publish Date:February 15, 2009
Publish Date:February 8, 2009
Publish Date:February 1, 2009
 
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