St. Barbara Church, Durham, NC PUBLISH DATE: March 29, 2009

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 6:13-20

BRETHREN, when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore to ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Mark 9:17-31
Sunday of St. John Climacus

At that time, a man came to Jesus kneeling and saying: "Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he ...Read Full Text >

Sunday of St. John Climacus
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John Climacus the Righteous, author of The Divine Ladder of Ascent
March 30 ...Read Full Text >
Resurrectional Apolytikion Plagal of the Fourth Tone
From on High did You descend, O merciful Lord, for us did You endure, three days in the tomb that we may be, released from passions in this world, You who are our resurrection and our life Glory unto You O Lord. - Translation from Green Hymnal

Apolytikion for Sunday of St. John Climacus
With the rivers of your tears, you have made the barren desert fertile. Through sighs of sorrow from deep within you, your labors have borne fruit a hundred-fold. By your miracles you have become a light, shining upon the world. O John, our Holy Father, pray to Christ our God, to save our souls. -Translation by Narthex Press

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
... he that is not covetous, will be also more disposed for almsgiving. He that fasts is light, and winged, and  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 57 on Matthew 17,4,5. B#54, pp.355,356., 4th Century


He that prays with fasting hath his wings double, and lighter than the very winds. ... For nothing is mightier  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 57 on Matthew 17,4,5. B#54, pp.355,356., 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.

 
Thought on "The Ladder of Divine Ascent"
Today we gather at the Holy Eucharist and we are reminded that the purpose of this Great Lent is to bring us closer to God....that is to bring God into our life. So many of the symbols and actions of the Church, are given to remind us in a variety of ways of the purpose and the end of this. period of fasting.

This Sunday the Church remembers Saint John of the Ladder (Climacus), a great ...Read Full Text >
March 26, 2009
HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN ALEXIOS` REFLECTIONS ON THE SUNDAY OF ST. JOHN CLIMACUS
"Do not be surprised that you fall every day; do not give up, but stand your ground courageously. And assuredly, the angel who guards you will honor your patience." St. John Climacus

One of the many ways that our Church assists us in our Lenten journey is that each Sunday has a ...Read Full Text >
April Newsletter:
The April Newsletter will be prepared this coming week. Any parish organization or parishioner wishing to include any event, activity, or announcement is asked to submit their request by Noon, Tuesday March 31st. Thank you!



Weekly Lenten Services
We remind our faithfull parishioners that we will celebrate the Salutations to the Virgin Mary at 7:00 pm on Friday, March 27th and the entire Akathist Hymn on Friday April 3rd. Please make note of these special services and join us. PARISHIONERS ATTENDING SERVICES AT NIGHT ARE ASKED TO USE THE SIDE DOUBLE ...Read Full Text >

An Appeal for Health Care Kits;
Mark your calendars for Sunday, April 5 following Church Services. Donations of the following items were received: toothbrushes (Liz Leech) metal nail files (Helen Koutouzakis), bars of soap (Theky Pappas), band aids (Elaine Goodwin, hand towels, wash cloths and plastic bags (Helen Paliouras) combs ...Read Full Text >

Easter Bread (Tsourekia) Orders:
Helen Paliouras is once again accepting orders for Easter Bread loaves (tsourekia).

Please call Helen at 919-942-4229 with your order--delivery will be on Greek Orthodox Palm Sunday, April 12, after Liturgy at Hall-Wynne Chapel, unless other arrangements are made ahead of time.

All ...Read Full Text >

Greek Festival 2009:
Please mark your calendars to set aside the weekend of May 15-17 to work at our Church's annual Greek Festival. The Committee will be setting up sign up sheets after Divine Liturgy during the month of April. We ask everyone to try to commit to at least a four hour shift each day of the festival, although ...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:

Fourth Stanza of the Salutations to the Virgin Mary 7 pm Friday March 27, 2009, Akathist Hymn 7 pm April 3rd at 7 pm. Please join us!


April Newsletter – submit items by Tuesday March 31st Please note if you are receiving both and e-mail copy and a "hard" copy of the Monthly Newsletter and would like receive only the e mail version, thereby saying the church some postage, and a few trees, and the environment, please send Fr. Andrew an e-mail telling him that you would like to "paperless". Thank You !


Philoptochos Meeting and assembling of health care kits – April 5th after Divine Liturgy


Dance Practice – Sunday March 29th from 3:00 - 4:30 pm at Massey`s Chapel on Fayetteville Rd.

Tsourekia – Place your order for Easter Breads from Helen Paliouras.

For additional information on these events please see the Parish News and Events section.

REMINDER WHEN ATTENDING SERVICES IN THE EVENING PLEASE ...Read Full Text >
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