Hellenic College/Holy Cross, Brookline, MA PUBLISH DATE: May 7, 2006

Epistle Reading
Acts of the Apostles 6:1-7

IN THOSE DAYS, when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Mark 15:43-47; 16:1-8
Holy Myrrhbearers Sunday

At that time, Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself ...Read Full Text >

Holy Myrrhbearers Sunday
 ...Read Full Text >

John the Apostle, Evangelist, & Theologian
May 8 ...Read Full Text >
Apolytikion for Holy Myrrhbearers Sunday
Standing by the tomb the angel said to the Myrrh-bearing women: "Myrrh is for the dead; but Christ has shown Himself stranger to death." -Translation by Narthex Press

Apolytikion of the Church
Save O Lord, O Lord Your people, and bless Your inheritance. Granting victory to the faithful against the adversaries of the Faith, and protect Your people through Your Holy Cross, Your Holy Cross.

Kontakion
Though You went down into the tomb, You destroyed Hades' power, and You rose the victor, Christ God, saying to the myrrh-bearing women, "Hail!" and granting peace to Your disciples, You who raise up the fallen. - Translation by Narthex Press
And these [the women] first see Jesus; and the sex that was most condemned, this first enjoys the sight of the  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 88 on Matthew 27, 4th Century

Parish Information
Hellenic College/Holy Cross
50 Goddard Avenue
Brookline, MA 02445

Website: www.hchc.edu

Proistamenos: Rev. Nicholas C. Triantafilou, President of Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

Assistant: V. Rev. Dr. Archimandrite Gerasimos Makris, Chaplain of Holy Cross Chapel
Email: gmakris@hchc.edu

Other Parish Info
If you have questions or comments regarding the bulletin please contact Father Gerasimos Makris, Chaplain Office at 617-850-1248.

Click Here For Last Week's Bulletin

 
April 28, 2006
Archpastoral Reflections - April 2006
Education is an all-inclusive topic, touching upon every aspect of the human intellect and soul. Religious education, a predominant element of our lives as Orthodox Christians, will be the focus of this brief reflection.

Religious education concerns itself with fundamental questions of ...Read Full Text >
ANNOUNCEMENTS:


Diaconate Ordination of Virgil Andronache
Diaconate ordination of Virgil Andronache on June 4, 2006 at St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church in South Bend, Indiana.


Archons Defend Rights of Ecumenical Patriarchate in Meetings with European Leaders

April 28, 2006
In a week of meetings earlier this month with decision makers of the European Union, a concerned group of Orthodox Christian lay leaders and clergy defended the religious freedom and human rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey while also advocating Turkey’s integration into the EU community. ...Read Full Text >

Major Donation Given to Orthodox Christian Network

April 27, 2006
Fr. Christopher Metropulos, founder and director of Orthodox Christian Network, announced today that a major donation has been given to the SCOBA agency commissioned to use media to share the faith. ...Read Full Text >

A Letter from America's Religious Leaders in Defense of Marriage

April 25, 2006
Throughout America, the institution of marriage is suffering. As leaders in our nation's religious communities, we cannot sit idly by. It is our duty to speak. And so across the lines of theological division, we have united to affirm, in one voice, the following: ...Read Full Text >
Holy Cross Chapel
Schedule of Services
May 1st- May 31st, 2006

Friday 5
7:55 am Orthros
5:00 pm Vespers

Saturday 6
5:00 pm Great Vespers

Sunday 7
3rd Sunday from Pascha (The Myrrh-bearing Women)
8:00 am Orthros & Divine Liturgy
5:00 pm Small Paraklisis

Monday 8
7:55 am Orthros
5:00 pm Vespers
9:00 pm Small Compline and Akathist of St. John the Theologian
(Chapel of St. John the Theologian)

Tuesday 9
7:55 am Orthros
5:00 pm Vespers

Wednesday 10
7:55 am Orthros
5:00 pm Vespers

Thursday 11
7:55 am Orthros
5:00 pm Vespers

Friday 12
7:55 am Orthros
5:00 pm Vespers

Saturday 13
10:00 am Divine Liturgy
5:00 pm Great Vespers

Sunday 14
4th Sunday from Pascha (Sunday of the Paralytic)
8:00 am Orthros & Divine Liturgy
5:00 pm Small ...Read Full Text >
Previous Hellenic College/Holy Cross Bulletins
Publish Date:April 16, 2006
Publish Date:April 9, 2006
 
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