Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Dover, NH PUBLISH DATE: November 22, 2009

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:14-22

BRETHREN, Christ is our peace, who has made us both one, and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility, by ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Luke 12:16-21
9th Sunday of Luke

The Lord said this parable: "The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully; and he thought to ...Read Full Text >

Archippus the Apostles,Philemon the Apostle & his wife, Apphia, Onesimos the Disciple of Paul
November 22 ...Read Full Text >

Katherine the Great Martyr of Alexandria
November 25 ...Read Full Text >

James the Great Martyr of Persia
November 27 ...Read Full Text >

Resurrectional Apolytikion Grave Tone
By Your Cross, O Christ our God, You destroyed death. You opened paradise to the thief. You transformed the lament of the Myrrh-bearing women, and You commanded the Apostles to proclaim You are risen, granting the world Your great mercy. -Translation by Narthex Press

Apolytikion for Afterfeast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple
Today is the prelude of God's pleasure and the proclamation of man's salvation. The Virgin is clearly made manifest in the temple of God and foretells Christ to all. Let us also cry out to her with mighty voice, "Hail, fulfillment of the Creator's dispensation." -Translation by Narthex Press

Apolytikion of the Church
Today is the crowning of our salvation and the revealing of the age-old mystery: the Son of God becomes the Son of the Virgin and Gabriel announces the amazing grace. Therefore let us cry out with him to the most blessed Theotokos: Rejoice, O highly favored one, the Lord is with you!

Σήμερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡμῶν τὸ Κεφάλαιον καὶ τοῦ ἀπ' αἰῶνος Μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται καὶ Γαβριὴλ τὴν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται, Διὸ καὶ ἡμεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ τὴ Θεοτόκω βοήσωμεν Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ Κύριος μετὰ σοῦ.


Kontakion
Today, the most pure temple of the Savior, the precious bridal chamber and Virgin, the sacred treasure of God, enters the house of the Lord, bringing the grace of the Divine Spirit. The Angels of God praise her. She is the heavenly tabernacle. - Translation by Narthex Press

The thought of death is the most necessary of all works ... He who hourly yields himself to it is a saint-  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Climacus, Ladder of Divine Ascent. Step 6: On Remembrance of Death, 6th Century


Just as the Fathers lay down that perfect love knows no sin, so I for my part declare that a perfect sense of  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Climacus, Ladder of Divine Ascent. Step 6: On Remembrance of Death, 6th Century


Vespers
On the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Paraklesis on the first Monday, and Holy Unction, or an Akathistos, on the third Monday. All these regular evening services take place at 5:00 pm.

Matins
9:00 am

Liturgy
10:00 am

Bible Study
Will begin on Tuesday, September 22, at 10:30 am with a discussion of the Epistle readings for upcoming weeks.

Parish Information
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
93 Locust Street
Dover, NH 03820

Phone: (603) 742-7667
Fax: (603) 834-6906
Website: www.annunciationdover.org
Email: annunciationdover@gmail.com

Proistamenos: Rev. Dr. Costin Popescu
Email: fr.costin@gmail.com

Other Parish Info
Directions: from Boston - take Rte 95 into NH, bear left on Rte 16 in Portsmouth, get off at Exit 8E for downtown Dover and turn left at the second light on Locust St. (follow public library sign). Go past the church on your left and turn left into the public library parking.

Father's Office Hours: M Th 10:00am - 6pm; T F 10:00am - 2pm

 

Brief Explanation of the Gospel: Luke 12:16-21
Rev. Dr. Costin R. Popescu, November 22, 2009
Today’s reading is about greediness, about the dangers that follow from excessive material gain. Just before He tells this parable, our Lord Jesus Christ says, “Beware of excessive gain, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things that one possesses.”

Pursuing material gain is an
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Prayer List
Please pray for our brothers and sisters: Nick, Kaitlyn, Kathy, Francis, Anne, James, Elizabeth, Dorothy, Diane, Sophia, Kiki, Joanne, Nikolas, Fr. Seraphim, Peter, James, Victoria, Tom, Paula, Ron, Robert, Donald, Jason, Vasile, Vivian, Fr. Joasaph, Fr. Jeremiah, Psv. Margaret, Alexandra, Elaine, Beth, ...Read Full Text >

Coffee Hour:
Hosted by the Sunday School. See the following announcement. Everyone is welcome to attend.


Pancake Breakfast/PTO Meeting:
Following the pancake breakfast, the Sunday School would be most grateful for clean-up help from anyone who can spare 15 or 20 minutes. Also at the conclusion of the breakfast, there will be a brief meeting of our PTO to elect officers for the current year and to plan future projects.


Church Services This Week:
Vespers and chant class postponed for next week.


Thanksgiving Soup Kitchen:
Monday, November 23rd. If anyone is available to help set up, serve and clean up, your help is welcome. Please be at church around 3:00.


Bible Study:
On Tuesday, November 24, at 10:30 am, we will meet to study. the second chapter of Ephesians. Everyone is welcome!


Needlework Group:
Meets following the Bible study, from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm. We would like to encourage anyone with children ages 4 or 5 to bring them to this group, as we have easy cross-stitch projects for beginners and children, and extra yarn and needles for anyone who would like to learn how to knit. We have a great ...Read Full Text >

Greek School:
Tuesdays at 4:30 pm, in the Greek School classroom downstairs. The teacher, Litsa Georgakilas, may be contacted at 969-9692, or by e-mail at egeorgakilas@gmail.com.

Annual Fall Dance:
This Saturday, November 28, 2009 6:00-11:00 pm at the Hellenic Center. Music by DJ Meleti, cash bar, Greek food and refreshments. Admission fee $5.00 per person. For details, please contact Maria Moutsoulas at 370-9365.


Christmas Pageant Rehearsals:
Begin on Sunday, December 6, after church. If you know of Sunday-School children who are not in regular attendance, please let them and their parents know as soon as possible so that we can start planning for this annual event. Thank you!


Outreach Committee Meeting:
December 7 at 6:00 pm in the Church Library. Anyone wanting to help with the Outreach causes is welcome to attend.


Weekly bulletin on the web:
Weekly and monthly electronic bulletins
The electronic version of the current “Rejoice” can be found on our web-site www.annunciation.nh.goarch.org (currently under construction).
The electronic version of the current weekly bulletin can be found at
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Christmas Card Fundraiser: As the Christmas season is drawing near, we are once again inviting you to participate to our parish family Christmas Card, which will go out to all of our members.

We are asking you to be generous and support this initiative. We leave the amount of the offering up to you, because we would really like to encourage participation.

Please send in your list of names, as you would like them to appear on the Christmas Card, with your donation by the first Sunday in December, in order to ensure timely delivery of the card. Thank you for your support of our parish ministries.
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