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ST. ELIAS THE PROPHET GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

NOVEMBER/ DECEMBER 2014

The glorious Elias,

incarnate messenger of God,

pillar of prophets,

and second forerunner of the coming of Christ

sent grace from on high

to Elisha that he might cleanse lepers

and heal sickness

A WELCOME NOTE TO OUR GUESTS:

We are glad to have you worshipping with us today.

Please sign our Guest Register

and introduce yourself to Father Dimitrios after the service.

Please join us for lunch following the Divine Liturgy.

Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Denver

The MOST Rev. Metropolitan Isaiah, Primate

Reverend Fr. Dimitrios A. Pappas, Priest

St. Elias the Prophet

46 Calle Electra

Santa Fe, NM 87508

(505) 466-0015 office (505) 204-4655 cell [email protected]

www.stelias.nm.goarch.org

"

Readings spiritual

Reading the word of God is indispensable. The sacred Scrip-

ture is also a necessary part and parcel of it divine and you

must be attentive to her in the church, because he has a great

deal of importance to our spiritual life. But we need to feed

and also of the word of God in the house, especially when the

circumstances do not allow us to go often into the offices.

The preaching of the priest at the church, y, at home, reading

the works of the parents and doctors of the church are the

best means to help us to understand the word of God.

The sacred Scripture tells us some of the real life divine and

our parents teach us how we can in the various circumstances

to receive this life and live the life of real. We must raise the

prayer for spiritual reading.

SERVICES FOR NOVEMBER

Sunday, 2 NOVEMBER

Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am

Sunday, 9 NOVEMBER


Sunday, 16 NOVEMBER


Friday, 21 NOVEMBER


Sunday, 23 NOVEMBER FALL ASEMBLY Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am

SERVICES FOR DECEMBER

Sunday, 7 DECEMBER


Sunday, 14 DECEMBER Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am

Sunday, 21 DECEMBER


Thursday, 25 DECEMBER CHRISTMAS

DAY Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am

Sunday, 28 DECEMBER Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am

SERVICES AND INFORMATION Times of Services:

Sundays: Orthros/Matins - 9:00am; Divine Liturgy - 10:00am

Razed by Terror Attacks, a Church Will Rise Anew Thirteen years ago, a small Greek Orthodox church with a ringing rooftop bell offered a reprieve from the city’s furious

financial nerve center, until it was crushed when the World Trade Center’s south tower collapsed on Sept. 11. On Satur-

day, church officials blessed the ground where the new St. Nicholas church would rise.

The original four-story building, its whitewashed sides surrounded by a parking lot, was home to a congregation of some

70 families. It was the only religious building destroyed during the attacks. New York officials and church leaders vowed

to rebuild, but the process has been marred by disputes and prolonged negotiations. The ceremony on Saturday, con-

ducted by high-ranking members of the Greek Orthodox Church, was muted but hopeful. Under overcast skies that occa-

sionally gave glimpses of the sun, Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York and former officials including Mayor David N.

Dinkins and Gov. George E. Pataki were among the large crowd. The event,

held on an undecorated concrete pavil- ion surrounded by dozens of steel

foundation beams, mirrored a traditional service. Altar boys walked through

the hushed audience, a choir sang hymns and church leaders talked of

hope and resilience. After the ground was blessed, Mr. Pataki, who left

office at the end of 2006, took the stage amid the bishops and deacons and

spoke of the initial promise to rebuild and the bumpy road that fol-

lowed.“It was easy to say,” he said. “It was harder to do.” The ceremony,

he said, represented more than the resur- rection of a small and vanquished

city church. “We were attacked not because of what we do wrong, but

because of what we do right,” Mr. Pataki said. Democracy, he said,

“came from Greece.” He concluded by adding: “Today my name is Geor-

gios Patakis.” The new structure, to be called the St. Nicholas National

Shrine, will be at Liberty Street, directly across from the National September

11 Memorial waterfalls, and will sit more than 20 feet above ground

level. Officials said they hoped construction would be finished by 2017. During the ceremony, Archbishop Demetrios,

the spiritual leader of Greek Orthodox Christians of America, recounted how after the attacks “the church was not there.

Instead we saw a hole, with a depth of 7 to 10 feet.” The scene, he said, was merely the remnants of a “one-time charm-

ing little church.” He applauded the shrine’s architect, Santiago Calatrava. The Rev. Evagoras Constantinides, a church

spokesman, explained that once completed, the Byzantine-inspired structure will “glow from the inside,” through the

combination of light marble fused with glass and backlit with LEDs. Mr. Schumer’s speech further conveyed a story of

triumph through the church’s odyssey.

“Like a phoenix rising from the ashes,” he said, “this church will show the resilience and for-titude of St. Nicholas and of all New Yorkers.”

http://www.stnicholaswtc.org/home

NOVEMBER

2 Nov (Sunday) prosforon and coffee hour April Dellas and Nymphe Kefal

9 Nov (Sunday) prosforon and coffee hour Anastasia Stevens

16 Nov (Sunday) prosforon and coffee hour Eugenia Parry

23 Nov (Sunday) prosforon Diane Tintor, coffee hour Judy Brophy et al

30 Nov (Sunday) prosforon and coffee hour Frederika Vaupen

DECEMBER

7 Dec (Sunday) prosforon Mary Santikos, coffee hour Alexia

Constantaras and Kris Knutson

14 Dec (Sunday) prosforon and coffee hour Shirley Denko

21 Dec (Sunday) prosforon and coffee hour Anna Patsalis

25 Dec (Thursday, Christmas Day) prosforon Diane Tintor

28 Dec (Sunday) prosforon and coffee hour April Dellas

Prosfora must be at the church by 9:00 a.m.

To change your day you must find and give sufficient notice to someone to take

your place.You're also responsible for coffee room clean up. Rinse coffee urns, wipe down counters and tables, sweep floor, replace soiled table

cloths, place bag of garbage in green bin and wheel it down to the church mail-

box. An important detail. Questions? Call Nia Parry 424-1402.

POINSETTIA Please order your poinsettias for

the Christmas holiday.

Each poinsettias for $15 Honor your love ones.

Please include names of your love

ones that you would like to

Commemorate.

Deadline December 14, 2014

Stewardship 2014

We have collected so far $63,500 in stewardship this year . Our budget

for the year is $135,000. If you have not yet

signed your Stewardship card . Please do so.

Every Steward is very important to us, If

you need a card, you may pick one up at the

church or please call the church.

Alexiou, Gay Lynn

Alexis, Dean & Cynthia

Angelos, Antonio & Mary

Argos, Potitsa

Baker, Marcia

Ballas, Peter

Barlow, Richard

Boone-Van Zandt,

Dennis & Tonya

Brophy, Judith

Carl, Melissa

Chronis, Christopher

Constantaras, Dr. Alex &

Niki

Constantaras, Alexia

Cook, Bess & Leslie

Daskalos, Chris & Milly

Denko John & Shirley

Denko Katherine

Eddings Scott & Lena

Ennis, Mac

Grivas, Peter

Hardwick, Bonnie

Josephakis, John &

Dianne

Kalangis, Alex & Svenja

Karalis, Pano

Kassicieh, Samir

Kassisieh Qustandi

Kefal, Nymphe

Kitsos, Vasilios &Christina

Komis, Lemonia & Peter

Kurtz, Eva

Manos, Peter

Margo, Carol

Martinez , Matt and Emily

Michas, Christopher &

Sophia

Nicholson, DJ & Margaret

Ntellas, Michael & April

O’Brien, Mary

Pappas, Alex & Rena

Pappas, George A.

Pappas, Dean & Jennifer

Parry, Eugenia

Patsalis, Ignatios & Anna

Pavlakos, Costa

Pavlakos, Niko & Marina

Pavlakos, Vasilios &

Evange

Proestos, Paul & Susan

Robeson, Steven & Besty

Razatos, Leonardo

Round, Raphal and Juliana

Round, Russell (Ignatios)

Sander, Vicki

Sakona, Evelyn

Santikos, Mary

Santikos , Violeta

Shea Michael and Gael

Levings

Skinas, Hellen

Steven, Joe and Anastasia

Tintor, Diane

Topakas, George & Lurani

Tramontanas, Kerry

Tramontanas, Tracey

Vasilion, Evan

Vasilion-Dixon Steve &

Rebecca

Vaupen, Burt & Frederika

Zaffer, Constantinos &

Arismia

Zrilic, Djuro

HOMEMADE GREEK PASTRIES

+ Baklava (12 pieces) gift wrapped $35. ________ $_______

+ Baklava ½ pan (24 pieces) $45. ________ $_______ + Baklava full pan (40 pieces) $80. _______ $_______

Total order $_______

PICK-UP (check preference)

Tomasita’s Restaurant (orders not picked up on designated day will be taken to the

church for later pickup.)

Saturday, December 13 (9-noon) _____ Saturday, December 20 9-noon) ______

St.Elias Greek Church Sunday, December 14 (11:30– 1:30pm)______Sunday, December 21 (11:30-!;30pm)________

We will gladly deliver any order over $300.

Your Name_______________________ Phone_____________[ESSENTIAL]

Email address:______________

Address plus zip code_____________________________

_______________________________________________

Return this form with a check, payable to ST. ELIAS GREEK CHURCH, to: St. Elias the Prophet Greek Orthodox Church

46 Calle Electra

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508 (ATTN. BAKE SALE)

DEADLINE for ORDERS: DECEMBER 6, 2014

Questions? Nia Parry 424-1402,

**Half-pans of baklava available for Thanksgiving** Call numbers above to order

Deadline, Nov 15

FASTING IN ORTHODOX CHURCH

Fasting is an important step in the development of spiritual life instrument. It is the Lord Himself

who gave us the example, and after many saints, beginning with John the Baptist. Fasting is an ex-

ercise that helped to bring the body and soul to the spirit, and therefore God. At the same time, it is

a powerful weapon in the fight against Satan.

The Church has established fasting periods before the holidays of Easter, Christmas, and Dormition

of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and on certain other days, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Sacred Scripture and liturgical texts, especially those of Lent, tell us about the qualities required

fasting. From this it also occupy the Fathers in their writings. There is no prove that fasting is nec-

essary and beware of all hypocrisy. Christ himself tells us (Matthew 6:18).

Fasting helps us repentance. The Christian must always suppress envy and evil impulses, be

moderation in everything, regularly dominate the body's needs, and fasting helps you do.

Fasting is not just an exercise conti-

nence, but brings good works. It is this

aspect of fasting that the Church empha-

sizes his Lenten hymns. For example:

"fasting with our bodies, siblings, also

we fast with our spirit, all unjust de-

stroying alliance ... give bread to the

hungry, we drive to beggars and home-

less into our homes" (Tuesday of

the first week of Lent) .

This fast, expressed in particular by com-

plete abstinence from food, is meant to re-

mind us strongly that all our earthly life is

a preparation for the fullness of life of the

righteous.

The incarnation is already the begin-

ning of that new life in union with God

and with our brothers in Christ. That is why the sacrament takes the burden of fasting according to

the word of Jesus Christ himself: "Is can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with

them?" (Mark 2:19). But until we receive the Holy Mysteries, fasting is essential to us, because we

are waiting for Him to come and we thirst for a new meeting with him, not only in the Eucharist

but also in the Second Coming.

Freeing of fasting after Communion, the Church strengthens in us the awareness that the Bride-

groom has come upon us now. Waiting on the one hand, and started performing and, secondly, are

inherent in the divine and human nature of the Church; is what finds expression in its liturgical life

with continuous alteration between fasting and joy after communion.

The holidays and Sundays, the day for the Eucharist, which occur in a period of fasting, for exam-

ple, during Lent, limiting food continues even after Communion, but fasting is then reduced .

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Thomas Sunday

Orthros 9:00am

Divine Liturgy 10:00am

2 3 4 5 6 7

Vespers 6:00pm

8 Myrrh bearers

St. John the Theologian

Orthros9:00am


MOTHERS DAY

9 10 11 12 13 14

Wedding 4:30pm

No Vespers

15 Paralytic

Orthros9:00am


16

17 18

Mid– Pentecost

Orthros 9:00am


19 20

21 St. Constantine and

Helen

Orthros 9:00am


Vespers 6:00pm

22 Samaritan Women

Orthros 9:00am


23 24

25

26

27 28

Vespers 6:00pm

29 Blind Man

Orthros 9:00am


30

MEMORIAL DAY

31


1 Thomas Sunday

Orthros 9:00am


2 3 4 5 6 7

Vespers 6:00pm

8 Myrrh bearers


Orthros9:00am


MOTHERS DAY

9 10 11 12 13 14

Wedding 4:30pm

No Vespers

15 Paralytic

Orthros9:00am


16

17 18

Mid– Pentecost

Orthros 9:00am


19 20


Helen

Orthros 9:00am


Vespers 6:00pm

22 Samaritan Women

Orthros 9:00am


23 24

25

26

27 28

Vespers 6:00pm

29 Blind Man

Orthros 9:00am


30

MEMORIAL DAY

31


1 Thomas Sunday

Orthros 9:00am


2 3 4 5 6 7

Vespers 6:00pm

8 Myrrh bearers


Orthros9:00am


MOTHERS DAY

9 10 11 12 13 14

Wedding 4:30pm

No Vespers

15 Paralytic

Orthros9:00am


16

17 18

Mid– Pentecost

Orthros 9:00am


19 20


Helen

Orthros 9:00am


Vespers 6:00pm

22 Samaritan Women

Orthros 9:00am


23 24

25

26

27 28

Vespers 6:00pm

29 Blind Man

Orthros 9:00am


30

MEMORIAL DAY

31


1 Thomas Sunday

Orthros 9:00am


2 3 4 5 6 7

Vespers 6:00pm

8 Myrrh bearers


Orthros9:00am


MOTHERS DAY

9 10 11 12 13 14

Wedding 4:30pm

No Vespers

15 Paralytic

Orthros9:00am


16

17 18

Mid– Pentecost

Orthros 9:00am


19 20


Helen

Orthros 9:00am


Vespers 6:00pm

22 Samaritan Women

Orthros 9:00am


23 24

25

26

27 28

Vespers 6:00pm

29 Blind Man

Orthros 9:00am


30

MEMORIAL DAY

31


1 Thomas Sunday

Orthros 9:00am


2 3 4 5 6 7

Vespers 6:00pm

8 Myrrh bearers


Orthros9:00am


MOTHERS DAY

9 10 11 12 13 14

Wedding 4:30pm

No Vespers

15 Paralytic

Orthros9:00am


16

17 18

Mid– Pentecost

Orthros 9:00am


19 20


Helen

Orthros 9:00am


Vespers 6:00pm

22 Samaritan Women

Orthros 9:00am


23 24

25

26

27 28

Vespers 6:00pm

29 Blind Man

Orthros 9:00am


30

MEMORIAL DAY

31


SHADED AREAS ARE

FASTING DAYS*

1 SS. KOSMAS AND

DAMION

FALL DAY LIGHT SAV-

INGS

2 FALL ASSEMBLY

Orthros 9:00 am

Divine Liturgy 10:00 am

3

4 5 6

7 ARCHANGEL MICHEAL

AND GABRIEAL

8

GREAT VESPERS 5:00pm.

9 ST. NEKTARIOS

Parish Council Meeting

Orthros 9:00 am


10 St. Menas 11 St. Menas 12 13 St. John Chrysostom 14 St. Philip the Apostle

15


16

Orthros 9:00 am


17 18 19 20 ENTRANCE OF THE

THEOTOKOS

Orthros 9:00 am


21

22


23

Orthros 9:00 am


30

Orthros 9:00 am


24St. Aikaterini 25 St. Stylianos 26

27 THANKSGIVING DAY 28 29 *SHADED AREAS ARE

FASTING DAYS*

NOVEMBER 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

SHADED AREAS ARE

FASTING DAYS*

1 SS. KOSMAS AND

DAMION

FALL DAY LIGHT SAV-

INGS

2 FALL ASSEMBLY

Orthros 9:00 am


3

4 5 6

7 ARCHANGEL MICHEAL

AND GABRIEAL

8


9 ST. NEKTARIOS


Orthros 9:00 am


10 St. Menas 11 St. Menas 12 13 St. John Chrysostom 14 St. Philip the Apostle

15


16

Orthros 9:00 am


17 18 19 20 ENTRANCE OF THE

THEOTOKOS

Orthros 9:00 am


21

22


23

Orthros 9:00 am


30

Orthros 9:00 am

24St. Aikaterini 25 St. Stylianos 26


FASTING DAYS*


1 SS. KOSMAS AND

DAMION

FALL DAY LIGHT SAV-

INGS

2

Orthros 9:00 am


3

4 5 6

7

8 ARCHANGEL MICHEAL

AND GABRIEAL

9 ST. NEKTARIOS


Orthros 9:00 am


10 11 St. Menas 12 13 St. John Chrysostom 14 St. Philip the Apostle

15

16

Orthros 9:00 am


17 18 19 20 21 ENTRANCE OF THE

THEOTOKOS

22

23 FALL ASSEMBLY

Orthros 9:00 am


30 St. Andreas

Orthros 9:00 am


24 25 St. Aikaterini 26 St. Stylianos


FASTING DAYS*

DECEMBER 2014


1 Thomas Sunday

Orthros 9:00am


2 3 4 5 6 7

Vespers 6:00pm

8 Myrrh bearers


Orthros9:00am


MOTHERS DAY

9 10 11 12 13 14

Wedding 4:30pm

No Vespers

15 Paralytic

Orthros9:00am


16

17 18

Mid– Pentecost

Orthros 9:00am


19 20


Helen

Orthros 9:00am


Vespers 6:00pm

22 Samaritan Women

Orthros 9:00am


23 24

25

26

27 28

Vespers 6:00pm

29 Blind Man

Orthros 9:00am


30

MEMORIAL DAY

31


1

*SHADED AREAS ARE

FASTING DAYS*

2 3 4 ST.BARBARA 5 St. Sabba 6 ST.NICHOLAS

7 St. Ambrose

Orthros 9:00am


8 9 Conception Of the Theoto-

kos

10

11 12 ST. SYPRIDON

13 St. Herman of Alaska

14

Orthros 9:00am


15

ST. ELEUTERIOS

16

17 ST. DIONYSIOS

18

19 20 ST. IGANATIOS

21 St. Juliana

Orthros 9:00am


23

24 24 ST. EUGENIA 25 CHRISTMAS DAY

Orthros 9:00am


26

27 ST. STEPHANOS

28

Orthros 9:00am


29

30

31

NEW YEARS EVE

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