Welcome to Saint Nicholas on this Sunday, January 6, 2019

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1 Welcome to Saint Nicholas on this Sunday, January 6, 2019 Today we commemorate: The Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Theophan the Recluse EPISTLE READING St. Paul's Letter to Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7 Prokeimenon. Mode 4. Psalm ,1 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Verse: Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His mercy endures forever. The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7 TITUS, my son, the grace of God has appeared for the salvation of all men, training us to renounce irreligion and worldly passions, and to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this world, awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of the great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity and to purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds. But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of deeds done by us in righteousness, but in virtue of his

2 own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit, which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal life. Τίτον 2:11-14, 3:4-7 Προκείμενον. Ήχος δ'. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ ,1 Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου. Στίχ. Στίχ. Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ ὅτι ἀγαθὸς, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ. Τίτον 2:11-14, 3:4-7 τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα Τέκνον Τίτε, ἐπεφάνη γὰρ ἡ χάρις τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡ σωτήριος πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις, παιδεύουσα ἡμᾶς ἵνα ἀρνησάμενοι τὴν ἀσέβειαν καὶ τὰς κοσμικὰς ἐπιθυμίας σωφρόνως καὶ δικαίως καὶ εὐσεβῶς ζήσωμεν ἐν τῷ νῦν αἰῶνι, προσδεχόμενοι τὴν μακαρίαν ἐλπίδα καὶ ἐπιφάνειαν τῆς δόξης τοῦ μεγάλου Θεοῦ καὶ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὃς ἔδωκεν ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, ἵνα λυτρώσηται ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης ἀνομίας καὶ καθαρίσῃ ἑαυτῷ λαὸν περιούσιον, ζηλωτὴν καλῶν ἔργων. ὅτε δὲ ἡ χρηστότης καὶ ἡ φιλανθρωπία ἐπεφάνη τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν Θεοῦ, οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων τῶν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ ὧν ἐποιήσαμεν ἡμεῖς, ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸν αὐτοῦ ἔλεον ἔσωσεν ἡμᾶς διὰ λουτροῦ παλιγγενεσίας καὶ ἀνακαινώσεως Πνεύματος Αγίου, οὗ ἐξέχεεν ἐφ ἡμᾶς πλουσίως διὰ Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν, ἵνα δικαιωθέντες τῇ ἐκείνου χάριτι κληρονόμοι γενώμεθα κατ ἐλπίδα ζωῆς αἰωνίου.

3 GOSPEL READING The Gospel According to Matthew 3:13-17 At that time, Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented. And when Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on him; and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased." Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 3:13-17 Εὐαγγελίου τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, παραγίνεται ὁ Ιησοῦς ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἐπὶ τὸν Ιορδάνην πρὸς τὸν Ιωάννην τοῦ βαπτισθῆναι ὑπ αὐτοῦ. ὁ δὲ Ιωάννης διεκώλυεν αὐτὸν λέγων ἐγὼ χρείαν ἔχω ὑπὸ σοῦ βαπτισθῆναι, καὶ σὺ ἔρχῃ πρός με; ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν ἄφες ἄρτι οὕτω γὰρ πρέπον ἐστὶν ἡμῖν πληρῶσαι πᾶσαν δικαιοσύνην τότε ἀφίησιν αὐτόν καὶ βαπτισθεὶς ὁ Ιησοῦς ἀνέβη εὐθὺς ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕδατος καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνεῴχθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ οὐρανοί, καὶ εἶδε τὸ Πνεῦμα τοῦ Θεοῦ καταβαῖνον ὡσεὶ περιστερὰν καὶ ἐρχόμενον ἐπ αὐτόν καὶ ἰδοὺ φωνὴ ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν λέγουσα οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἐν ᾧ εὐδόκησα. Welcome to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church If this is your first time visiting St. Nicholas, thank you for coming and we look forward to meeting you. Please fill out one of the visitor cards located in the pew pockets and place it in the offertory basket or hand them to one of our ushers. May God bless your time with us as we worship God The Father, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. If you are not familiar with Orthodox worship, please ask one of our ushers or one of the greeters in the fellowship hall after services. If you are in need of spiritual assistance or would like to know how to become an Orthodox Christian, please ask to speak with Father Andrew.

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5 Calendar Sunday January 6 Monday, January 7 Sunday January 13 Wednesday January 16 Thursday January 17 Sunday January 20 Friday January 25 Sunday January 27 Wednesday January 30 Great Blessing of the Water after the Divine Liturgy Great Vespers of St. John the Baptist in Anaheim, CA 7:00 PM St. John the Baptist Vasilopita after the Divine Liturgy Great Vespers of St. Anthony in Pasadena, CA 7:00 PM St. Anthony the Great St. Gregory the Theologian Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs

6 Announcements Church Bulletin Nicole Maverakis is now producing the weekly church bulletin. Please send any announcements to her at Articles should be submitted in text (*.txt) or Microsoft Word (*.docx) formats and pictures in JPEG (*.jpg *.jpeg *.jpe) format for inclusion in the bulletin. The deadline for submissions is on Friday 5:00 PM anything submitted after that time will not be included in the bulletin for the upcoming Sunday. Bible Study Bible Study will resume in January. The next one is Tuesday, January 8th beginning at 6:30. We will continue studying the Revelation. Please bring some dinner item to share with our group. Hope to see you all there. Sanctuary Lights The two Sanctuary Lights on the Holy Altar are replaced every Sunday and burn for one week. You may offer one or both of them for a loved one. Please contact Fr. Andrew if you would like to donate towards one or both. The cost is $10.00 each. What God Has Done In Your Life We need stories from parishioners on What God Has Done in Your Life The stories can be submitted to Rosemary Georgiou: rosemgeorgiou53@aol.com Your story will be run for the entire month. Ill Parishioners Reminder: If you know of any parishioners who are ill or hospitalized, please provide Father Andrew with the information as soon as possible. Church Bookmobile St. Nicholas Bookmobile is adding many new items for sale. You may purchase items after Liturgy on Sunday or by talking to Elaine Manneh at cell or house at Church Library A church library is now available in the church office. You may borrow books for a period of three weeks. Please write your name and telephone number on the library card. Consider sharing your reading in the bulletin. Children's books are available for borrowing in the Sunday School trailer. St. Nicholas Cookbook Our St. Nicholas cookbook is now available for sale. Copies are in the church office. The cost is $12. each. Consider buying several to give out as gifts. Thanks to all who contributed recipes to make this project a success. Greek School Greek School teacher Katia said classes will be at 5:30 PM from now on.

7 Golden Greeks For the Laughlin update On Jan Please tell me who is driving? Cell phone contacts at least one Person in one car Departure time: depart approx. Same time. So, we can arrive the same time Barstow first stop for breakfast- rest... Exit on Main St. For Tom's Rest. He takes good care of my groups... Edgewater Casino Meet at the lobby please and wait for me to check us in. Free parking The free-bees will be in your tickets. Please confirm with me at home phone only In my car I will have another phone contact. Or speak to me at church at coffee hour. Please, May we all have a blessed new year with great health and happiness... and the best luck in Laughlin... Forever yours, President of the Golden Greeks, Eleni Skaropoulos Vasilopita is now available for purchase at St. Nicholas Yes, the ladies at church are at it again. Always there to support our traditions. Bless you ladies! Vasilopita's are now ready for purchase. $10 each. Please pick up at the church or call Vaso at Who will get the lucky coin? They will go quick so don't hesitate...

8 Philoptochos Special Services are offered. Memorials: Koliva Small Tray - $30.00 Large Tray - $60.00 Prosfora 3 Loaves - $20.00 Artoklasia 5 loaves - $40.00 Trisagion: For your special requests, please call Vaso Bouras at (951) or Phofy Bachakes at (951) Please call Vaso or Phofy to make arrangements for services or events. Saint Nicholas Bookstore: Visit the St. Nicholas Bookstore in the Church Hall. There are a variety of gifts and books available. NewsDonateOur FaithPar

9 What God Has Done in Your Life I actually have countless stories of what God has done in my life, but the one I want to share happened only a few weeks ago My grandfather - my papou - was a big part of my life; he was my role model. Last February, at the age of 95, he passed away. Although I was devastated, I was able to focus on all of the fond memories I had of him, and I felt his presence all around me - in the pictures around my house, in the countless candies and pens he gave me that I found in the bottom of my purse, in the cross shining from the dome of Sts. Constantine and Helen (the church he designed and built), in the icons and crosses hanging on my walls, and in the pages of his memoir, which I helped him write about 8 years before his death. I also found him in places I did not expect - in the diploma from Columbia University at the dentist s office a few days after his death (he had been a professor at Columbia for many years), on a license plate bearing the numbers of his birthday, in the dahlia (his favorite flower) in the bouquet I held at my sister s wedding, and many other places. Most recently, he came to me in a dream. I was sitting in the pews of Sts. Constantine and Helen for a memorial service, and he was in the pew with me. When I woke up, I smiled to myself, got out of bed, and got myself and my family ready for church, as it was a Sunday - December 9th, After lunch, when we were back home from church, I was going through papers that I needed to shred, and I came across his handwriting. He would always send me letters with newspaper clippings and other things that he thought I would like to read. When I saw his distinctive scrawl, I teared up a little. I knew that it was not a coincidence that I had the dream of him that morning and came upon his letters that same afternoon. Later that day, my family and I were out running errands. As it was already late afternoon, we decided to pick up food to take home for dinner. My husband, Jake, ran into the restaurant while I waited in the car with our boys. The food took a little longer than we anticipated, so while he was waiting, Jake texted me a picture that he took at our house earlier that day. As soon as I saw the picture, tears began streaming down my face. It was a cross of light shining on our wall, but even more amazing was that it looked as though it were reflected from the cross my grandfather made me from some spare square gold tiles from the dome of Sts. Constantine and Helen, although I knew this was not the case. The cross of light appeared in a place where it was impossible to be a reflection from the actual cross. Instead, it simply appeared on its own accord, and Jake, despite searching around a bit, was unable to determine where the light was coming from. He said it appeared after I left for church with the boys and a few minutes before he left for work, which would put it right around 10:20 or so on that Sunday morning. I immediately sent the picture to my mother and siblings, and they were equally amazed that it was not a reflection because it looked so exactly like the cross made of those gold tiles with shining squares of light. My mother then told me something even more amazing - that morning, there was a memorial service at Sts. Constantine and Helen, remembering all the parishioners who had passed away that year, including my grandfather. She said his name was read during the service. Well, that explains my dream, I replied. Then I thought more about the timing. Anyone who is familiar with the

10 timing of the Greek Orthodox liturgy knows that the Gospel is usually read somewhere between 10:15 and 10:30, depending on the speed of the service, which means the cross appeared on our wall right around the same time the Gospel was read that morning. Sometimes, God works in mysterious ways, and sometimes, his signs are written on the wall for all to see. The cross of light on our wall near our front door The actual gold tile cross hanging above our garage door Rosemary - my mother told me that perhaps my grandfather was trying to tell me that he wants me to write an epilogue for his memoir, but I think maybe his message is larger than that. I think I m supposed to help you with the book for church. The majority of my grandfather s life revolved around the church in some way or another, and I know that he is telling me that it is time for me to get more involved. Anastasia (Annie) Lewis

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