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APOLYTIKION OF SAINT NECTARIOS
The offspring of Silyvria*
and the guardian of Aegina* the true friend of virtue who appeared in the
last years. O Nectarios* we faithful honor you* as a godly servant of
Christ, * for you pour forth healing* of every kind for those who piously
cry out. * Glory to Christ who has glorified you; * Glory to Him who has
shown wonders in you; * Glory to Him who works healing through you for
all.
ΑΠΟΛΥΤΙΚΙΟΝ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΝΕΚΤΑΡΙΟΥ
Σηλυβρίας
τὸν γόνον
καὶ Αἰγίνης
τὸν ἔφορον,
τὸν ἐσχάτοις
χρόνοις
φανέντα ἀρετῆς φίλον γνήσιον,
Νεκτάριον
τιμήσωμεν
πιστοί, ὡς ἔνθεον
θεράποντα
Χριστοῦ. Ἀναβλύζει
γὰρ ἰάσεις
παντοδαπὰς
τοῖς εὐλαβῶς
κραυγάζουσι :
Δόξα τῷ
σὲ δοξάσαντι
Χριστῷ, δόξα τῷ
σὲ θαυμαστώσαντι,
δόξα τῷ
ἐνεργούντι
διὰ σοῦ
πᾶσιν ἰάματα.
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Below are the winning
ticket number from
the Raffle Ticket drawn on August 25, 2019.
Winning prize will be sent through the mail.
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Ticket #
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Category
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Prize
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28934
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First Prize
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$1,000.00
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35927
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Second Prize
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$500.00
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07349
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Third Prize
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$500.00
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OUR TOKEN OF APPRECIATION
The whole
body of the Parish Council would like to thank all volunteers who worked
hard on food preparation, cooking, extending help in festival booth,
distributing flyers, soliciting advertisers, selling raffle tickets, and
helping festival setup.
We would
like to thank, also, all donors who generously donated items, sponsors
of Festival Booth, vendors who rented booth to sell their goods during
festivals.
We can’t
mention all the many names but rather issued a blanketed expression of
our appreciation and heartfelt gratitude to all volunteers and donors.
To
everybody that made our festival successful, thank you and may the
Almighty God Bless you and be with you always and through the Wonderful
Intercession of Our Patron Saint Nectarios be with you all.
PARISH COUNCIL
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Nativity of the Theotokos
Introduction
The Feast of
the Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary is
celebrated on September 8 each year. The Feast commemorates the birth of
the Mother of Jesus Christ, our Lord
Background
The birth
and early life of the Virgin Mary is not recorded in the Gospels or other
books of the New Testament; however, this information can be found in a
work dating from the second century known as the Book of James or Protevangelion.
According to
the story found in this book, Mary's parents, Joachim and Anna, were
childless for many years. They remained faithful to God, but their
prayers for a child were unanswered. One day, when Joachim came to the
temple to make an offering, he was turned away by the High Priest who
chastised him for his lack of children. To hide his shame, Joachim
retreated to the hill country to live among the shepherds and their
flocks.
As Joachim
was praying, his wife Anna was praying at the same time at their house in
Jerusalem. An angel appeared to both of them and announced that Anna
would have a child whose name would be known throughout the world. Anna
promised to offer her child as a gift to the Lord. Joachim returned home,
and in due time Anna bore a daughter, Mary.
The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross
Saint Helen,
the mother of Saint Constantine the Great, when she was already advanced
in years, undertook, in her great piety, the hardships of a journey to
Jerusalem in search of the cross, about the year 325. A temple to
Aphrodite had been raised up by the Emperor Hadrian upon Golgotha, to
defile and cover with oblivion the place where the saving Passion had
been suffered. The venerable Helen had the statue of Aphrodite destroyed,
and the earth removed, revealing the Tomb of our Lord, and three crosses.
Of these, it was believed that one must be that of our Lord, the other
two of the thieves crucified with Him; but Saint Helen was at a loss
which one might be the Wood of our salvation. At the inspiration of Saint
Macarius, Archbishop of Jerusalem, a lady of
Jerusalem, who was already at the point of death from a certain disease,
was brought to touch the crosses, and as soon as she came near to the
Cross of our Lord, she was made perfectly whole. Consequently, the
precious Cross was lifted on high by Archbishop Macarius
of Jerusalem; as he stood on the ambo, and when the people beheld it,
they cried out, "Lord have mercy." It should be noted that
after its discovery, a portion of the venerable Cross was taken to
Constantinople as a blessing. The rest was left in Jerusalem in the
magnificent church built by Saint Helen, until the year 614. At that
time, the Persians plundered Palestine and took the Cross to their own
country (see Jan. 22, Saint Anastasius the
Persian). Late, in the year 628, Emperor Heraclius set out on a military
campaign, retrieved the Cross, and after bringing it to Constantinople,
himself escorted it back to Jerusalem, where he restored it to its place.
Rest from labour. A Fast is observed today, whatever day of the
week it may be.
Apolytikion of Elevation of the Holy Cross
First
Tone
Lord,
save Your people and bless Your inheritance, granting our rulers to
prevail over adversaries, and protecting Your commonwealth by Your Cross.
Kontakion of Elevation of the Holy Cross
Fourth
Tone
Lifted
up on the Cross by Your free will, Christ God, grant mercies to the new
commonwealth that bears Your name. Gladden our faithful rulers by Your
power, giving them victories over their adversaries. May Your alliance be
for them a weapon for peace, an invincible standard.
Special Announcement:
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We are having Open Registration for Sunday
Religious School and Greek School. Classes start on September, 2019 until
May 2020. Please contact: Mrs. Rebecca Lawdis
at 909-367– 6651. The location is at the back of the property in the last
modular buildings.
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We need volunteer teachers for our Sunday
School Program for September, 2019 up to May, 2020. If interested please
contact Peter Klentos at 714-466-0356 or send
him email at peter.klentos@sbcglobal.net.
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If someone wants to sponsor the coffee hour,
there is a sign-up sheet in the Hall. Please write legibly your name next
to the date you want to sponsor
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We need oil (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) for the
Church, please donate.
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Please notify us if someone in the member of
the family or yourself is sick, so that we may offer healing prayer.
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We would like to remind all members of the Saint Nectarios
Philoptochos Society that there will be no meeting for the rest of Summer
(from June, July, and August, 2019). As usual, we go dark this summer.
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