St. Barbara Church, Durham, NC PUBLISH DATE: April 19, 2009

Epistle Reading
Acts of the Apostles 1:1-8

IN THE FIRST BOOK, O Theophilos, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
John 1:1-17
Great and Holy Pascha

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the ...Read Full Text >

Great and Holy Pascha
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George the Great Martyr & Triumphant
April 23 ...Read Full Text >

Renewal Friday: Theotokos of the Lifegiving Font
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Mark the Apostle & Evangelist
April 25 ...Read Full Text >
Apolytikion for Great and Holy Pascha
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling death by death, and bestowing life on those in the graves. -Translation by Narthex Press

Apolytikion for Great and Holy Pascha
When they who were with Mary came, anticipating the dawn, and found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre, they heard from the Angel: Why seek ye among the dead, as though He were mortal man, Him Who abideth in everlasting light? Behold the grave-clothes. Go quickly and proclaim to the world that the Lord is risen, and hath put death to death. For He is the Son of God, Who saveth the race of men. - Translation by Holy Transfiguration Monastery

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
But why did He appear not to all, but to the Apostles only? Because to the many it would have seemed a mere  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily I on Acts I, 4th Century


Now this is a proof that Christ is God the Word, and the Power of God. For whereas human things cease, and the  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Athanasius of Alexandria, On the Incarnation 55, 4th Century


We often hear from others, or sometimes read in the works of others, what God has placed in our mind and heart,  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ, Part 1; Holy Trinity Monastery pg. 31, 19th century


We often receive through prayer that which we have asked for, especially when we pray for that which relates to  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ, Part 1; Holy Trinity Monastery pg. 12, 19th 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.

 
AN EXPLANATION OF THE ICON OF THE RESURRECTION
The Resurrection of Christ(Pascha)is “the feast of feasts and the celebration of celebrations; it excels all other festivals, as the sun excels the stars; and this is true not only of human and earthly feasts, but also of those belonging to Christ and celebrated for Christ,” according to St. Gregory the Theologian. This greatest of all feasts of the Church is singled out among ...Read Full Text >
April 9, 2009
PASCHAL MESSAGE FROM HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN ALEXIOS
“Christ was raised from the dead
by the glory of the Father,
so that we too might walk in newness of life”
(Romans 6: 4)

I give praise and thanksgiving to our Almighty God, Who, in His infinite mercy, has granted us the opportunity to celebrate once again this Feast of ...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 >

Festival worker sign up:
Our annual Greek Festival is fast approaching: Last year`s workers` sign up on the internet had proven awkward and confusing for many. Some showed up offering to work unexpectedly,creating worker shortages for some areas, and too many workers at other booths.

This year we have a chairperson in ...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 >
METROPOLIS PASCHA PICNIC THE METROPOLIS OF ATLANTA INVITES YOU TO THE ANNUAL PASCHA PICNIC

Saturday April 25

(the Saturday following Pascha)

at the Diakonia Retreat Center

11 am Agape Service
followed by Lamb Dinner

Open to all and free of charge!

Held on the beautiful 210 acre Diakonia Retreat Center

Open Fire Roast Lamb, Greek Potatoes and More!

Stay the whole weekend in one of the fully furnished cabins!

For more information and directions, go to
www.diakoniaretreatcenter.org

THE GREAT EASTER SERMON OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM Christos Anesti! Aleithos Anesti!
Khristos Voskrese! Voistinu Voskrese!
Hristos a înviat! Adevărat a înviat!

The great Easter sermon first delivered by St John Chrysostom, Patriarch of Constantinople, is proclaimed during Matins in every Orthodox Church on Pascha morning (shortly after midnight), while all the faithful stand in attendance:

“If any man be devout ...Read Full Text >
Previous St. Barbara Church Bulletins
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Publish Date:March 29, 2009
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Publish Date:March 15, 2009
Publish Date:March 8, 2009
 
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