St. Barbara Church, Durham, NC 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
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Alexios the Man of God
March 17 ...Read Full Text >

Chrysanthos & Daria the Martyrs
March 19 ...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. - Translation from Green Hymnal

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 thou wonderworker, boast of Thessalonica, herald of grace: ever pray that our souls be saved. - Translation by Holy Transfiguration Monastery

Apolytikion of the Church
Let us honor Saint Barbara, for she hath broken the snares of the enemy; and like a sparrow, she, the all-modest maiden, was delivered out of them by the help and weapon of the Cross. - Translation by Holy Transfiguration Monastery

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!" - Translation by Narthex Press
For though in the beginning He Himself went about, and did not require so much faith of them that came unto Him;  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 29 on Matthew 9, 1. B#54, pp. 195, 196, 4th Century


Forasmuch then as they had evinced so great faith, He also evinces His own power ... He healed first that which is  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 29 on Matthew 9, 1. B#54, pp. 195, 196, 4th Century

Matins
9:30am Sundays at Hall-Wynne Chapel
1113 West Main Street - Durham NC

Liturgy
10:30am Sunday at Hall-Wynne Chapel

Parish Information
St. Barbara Church
P.O.Box 1149
Durham, NC 27702-1149

Phone: (919) 682-1414
Fax: (919) 960-4492
Website: www.stbarbarachurchnc.org/

Proistamenos: Rev. Fr. Andrew Koufopoulos
Email: Koufopoulos@Bellsouth.Net

Other Parish Info
Office hours - Tuesday - Friday 10:00 AM till Noon and 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Please note - when calling the Church you will be connected to the voice mail - you can either leave a message or press the "ZERO" key and your call will be transffered to Father's Office or his cell phone.

 
GREAT AND HOLY LENT
Fr. Andrew Maginas, ST. CATHERINE, W. Palm Beach, FL
The Orthodox Christian Church began the Lenten journey on Clean Monday. We are not left alone in this spiritual journey - we are armed with three great weapons that properly used enable us to defeat the traps set by the Evil One. These spiritual weapons are Fasting, Watchfulness, and Prayer.

Prayer is the cornerstone of the Great Lent. Besides ...Read Full Text >
March 11, 2009
REFLECTIONS OF HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN ALEXIOS ON THE SUNDAY OF ST. GREGORY PALAMAS
"When we strive with diligent sobriety to keep watch over our rational faculties, to control and correct them, how else can we succeed in this task except by collecting our mind, which is dispersed abroad through the senses, and bringing it back into the world within, into the heart itself, ...Read Full Text >
Youth Sunday
Parish young people are invited and urged to participate in Youth Sunday, during the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, March 15th. Young people are invited to be "greeters" in the Narthex and to dristribute the weekly Bulletin, to the read the scripture readings, to lead the congreagation in the Prayers Before and ...Read Full Text >

Greek Festival 2009:
Yassou Everyone! I have LOVELY and EXCITING news for all of you! Our annual Greek Festival is fast approaching! I t`s that lovely time of year when we all get together and strain ourselves with long hours of work and stress all for the love and benefit of our new church! The Festival dates are ...Read Full Text >

Parish Assembly Meeting
A Parish Assembly Meeting will take place after the Divine Liturgy on Sunday March 1st 2009. Agenda Items include the 2009 Budget and finances.



Weekly Lenten Services
The 40 Day fast period known as Great Lent began on Monday March 2nd. This special season of the Church year encourages us to fast and pray as we prepare for Holy and Great Week and Pascha(April 12-19).

Finding ourselves still in our "temporary", for which we are grateful, we remind our faithfull ...Read Full Text >

“OPA” Luncheon:
OPA is making plans to meet for lunch st “BENETIS RESTAURANT” on Thursday March 26th at 12 Noon. We need to have an accurate head count by March 19th. If you plan on attending please call Agape Blackley 383-4990 and let her know you are planning on attending. “BENETIS” is located in the Greenwood Commons ...Read Full Text >

GOYANS SAVE THE DATE!!! APRIL 25TH
The Raleigh GOYA has graciously invited the Durham GOYA to join them in their next Outreach Ministry Project. Every year they clean the kitchens at the South Wilmington Street Homeless Men`s Shelter. The Shelter has reserved April 25th as the date for us to clean. Please save the date and I will post more ...Read Full Text >

Dance Practices
We are down to a handful of weeks for dance practice before the festival! Considering Easter and Spring Breaks, that takes away even more weeks! Here is a list of the remaining dates available for dance practice - please mark your calendars. The dates with the (*)are practices that are moved to Saturday. We ...Read Full Text >
REMINDERS:

Salutations to the Virgin Mary - Fridays 7:00 pm


Youth Sunday with participation of Parish young people Sunday March 15th


Dance Practice Sunday March 15th 3- 4:30 pm Massey Chapel


Festival Meeting - Tuesday March 17th 6:00 pm Mariakakis


Parish Council Meeting - Wednesday March 18th - 6:30 pm Mariakakis


Parish Assembly Meeting - Sunday March 22nd after Divine Liturgy.
Previous St. Barbara 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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