St. Nicholas Church, Wyckoff, NJ PUBLISH DATE: November 15, 2009

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:4-10

BRETHREN, God who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Luke 10:25-37
8th Sunday of Luke

At that time, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to ...Read Full Text >

Matthew the Apostle & Evangelist
November 16 ...Read Full Text >

The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
November 21 ...Read Full Text >

Resurrectional Apolytikion Plagal of the Second Tone
O Christ, the angelic powers appeared at Your tomb, the guards were as dead, and Mary stood by the sepulcher, seeking Your sacred body. You destroyed Hades yet remained untouched by it. You encountered the Virgin and through her, bestowed Life. Glory to You who has risen from the dead! -Translation by Narthex Press

Apolytikion of the Church
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
The truth of things hath revealed thee to thy flock as a rule of faith, an icon of meekness, and a teacher of temperance; for this cause, thou hast achieved the heights by humility, riches by poverty. O Father and Hierarch Nicholas, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved.


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 example of the good Samaritan shows that we must not abandon those in whom even the faintest amount of faith  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Ambrose of Milan, Two Books of St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, Concerning Repentance, Chapter 11

But you cannot be a neighbour unless you have compassion on him; for no one can be called a neighbour unless he  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Ambrose of Milan, Two Books of St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, Concerning Repentance, Chapter 11

Godly love cannot be perfect unless a man love his neighbor also. Under which name must be included not only those  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Gregory the Dialogist, Sermon 12, On the Fast, 6th century


For whosoever superintends the healing of wounds must needs administer in wine the smart of pan, and in oil the  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Gregory the Dialogist, On the Life of the Pastor. Chapter 6, 6th century


The sign that thou lovest God, is this, that thou lovest thy fellow; and if thou hatest thy fellow, thy hatred is  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Ephraim the Syrian, ON ADMONITION AND REPENTANCE.

Let us make our mercifulness abundant, let us give proof of much love to man, both by the use of our money, and by  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 15 on Matthew 5, 4th Century


For the One Maker fashioned us, the One Creator breathed life into us; we all enjoy the same sky and air, the same  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Gregory the Dialogist, Sermon 12, On the Fast, 6th century


Gentleness, then, is to be mingled with severity; a sort of compound is to be made of both; so that subjects be  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Gregory the Dialogist, On the Life of the Pastor. Chapter 6, 6th century


When a man reveres God with all his heart and with faith, he receives through God's providence the power to  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Antony the Great, On the Character of Men no. 12, Philokalia Vol. 1 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pg. 331, 4th century


'The Lord your God is one Lord' (cf. Deut. 6:4), revealed in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit: in the unbegotten  ...Read Full Text >
-St. Gregory Palamas, A New Testament Decalogue no. 1, Philokalia Vol. 4 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pg. 323, 14th century


Vespers
None

Matins
Sunday: 9:15 a.m. Weekdays: 9:00 a.m.

Liturgy
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. Weekdays: 9:30 a.m.

Bible Study
Monday: 1:30 p.m. and Wednesday 8:00 p.m.

Parish Information
St. Nicholas Church
467 Grand View Avenue
Wyckoff, NJ 07481

Phone: (201) 652-4774
Fax: (201) 652-0789

Proistamenos: Rev. Fr. James C. Moulketis

 

November 22, 2009
Encyclical of SCOBA for IOCC Sunday November 22, 2009
Let us not love in word or in tongue,
but in deed and in truth. (1 John 3:18)

IOCC Sunday
November 22, 2009

The Hierarchs of the Standing Conference of the
Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas

To the Most Reverend Clergy, Venerable Monastics and Devout
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MEMORIALS: Today we observe the following memorials:
A 40 day memorial for Chrystalla Dimitriou beloved wife of Ted Dimitriou, mother of Bonnie, Christina and Jimmy. Grandmother of Nicole, Marisa, Anthony and Kerry Ann.
A 3 year memorial for Michael Georgiou, beloved father of Maroulla Polyviou.
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CHOIR NEWS: Singers/musicians wanted: Do you sing in the car on your way to work, or in the shower? Are you one of the many parishioners who sing along with the choir from the pews week after week? Do you go home after church recalling those sacred melodies in your heart?
The choir and chorale of St.
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THE APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST MATTHEW
NOVEMBER 15, 2009
FR. JAMES C. MOULKETIS, PROTOPRESBYTER
ORTHROS: 9:15AM
DIVINE LITURGY: 10:00AM
EPISTLE: EPH 2:4 - 10 (pg. 1334)
GOSPEL: LUKE 10:25-37 (pg. 1216)
                                        
ALTAR BOYS: CHRIS KATSANTONIS, PAUL AGRAPIDIS, BENNETT HAMPILOS, ALEXANDER & ERIC HESS, EVAN TSAHALIS, GREGORY AGRAPIDIS, ATHAN KATSANTONIS, GREG NICKLES, CHRISTIAN ESSNER, LUCAS SHOSHILOS

NARTHEX: PAUL SAVIDIS, NICK TSAPATSARIS, JON ZYMARIS               
READER: KATHERINE CORNIOTES

GREETER: AHEPA

USHERS: JOHN KOMNINOS, TED VITTAS, JIM ZEREMES, CHRIS CHRISTODOULOU

FELLOWSHIP HOUR:
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