Weekly Events

 

Weekly Updates

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2025

Third Sunday of Luke • Ἡ Γ’ Κυριακή τοῦ Λουκᾶ
Orthros 8:00 am • Divine Liturgy 9:30 am
Memorial Prayer Services

George Siolos – 1 year; Konstantinos Spirou – 4 years
GOYA SUNDAY – All GOYANS will assist during Divine Liturgy
HOPE & JOY “Meet & Greet Brunch” 12:00 noon in Gym

Wedding at 2:00 pm
John Ruiz and Mariam Shengelia

MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2025

St. Gerasimos of Cephalonia • Ἅγιος Γεράσιμος τῆς Κεφαλονιᾶς
Orthros 8:00 am • Divine Liturgy 9:15 am
Bible Study Class in Upper Hall & on Google Meet 7:00 – 8:00 pm

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2025

Food Pantry 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2025

Paraklesis to the Most Holy Theotokos 6:00 pm
Conversational Greek Class 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Catechism Class in Upper Hall 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
In-Person Adult Greek Classes – Beginners 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Online Adult Greek Classes 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2025

Food Pantry 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Paraklesis to the Most Holy Theotokos 11:00 am
Philoptochos Big Fat Greek Auction in Gym
Doors open at 5:00 pm; Calling at 7:30 pm

In-Person Adult Greek Classes – Intermediate & Advanced 7pm – 8pm

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2025

Greek Afternoon School 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Greek School’s OXI Day Celebration at 6:30 pm

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2025

Vespers for the Feast Day of St. Demetrios

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 2421 Hewlett Avenue, Merrick, NY 11566

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2025

Sixth Sunday of Luke • Ἡ Ζ’ Κυριακή τοῦ Λουκᾶ
St. Demetrios the Myrrh-Streamer • Ἅγιος Δημήτριος ὁ Μυροβλύτης
TEACHING DIVINE LITURGY Orthros 8:00 am • Divine Liturgy 9:30 am

Memorial Prayer Services

Leonidas Kontos – 3 years; Eleni Kyriacou – 62 years

Baptism at 1:30 pm

Elias Panagiotis Liadis, Son of Anastasios and Genesis Liadis

Wedding at 4:00 pm
Steven T. Petra and Dorothy M. Bagnano

Weekly Sermon

 

Beloved in Christ,

As the Lord Jesus began His ministry, He traveled through Galilee, teaching and healing near His homeland. One day, approaching the small town of Nain, He encountered a funeral procession. A widow was mourning her only son—her last earthly support and her deep-est love. With her husband gone, she faced both grief and destitu-tion. Seeing her sorrow, Jesus was moved with compassion. He said to her, “Do not weep,” and then touched the bier, saying, “Young man, I say to you, arise!” The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother. (Luke 7:11–16)

This miracle reveals both Christ’s humanity and His divinity. In His humanity, He shares the widow’s grief; in His divinity, He conquers death by His word alone. St. Cyril of Alexandria teaches that Christ’s touch was life-giving because His sacred Body, united to the Word, became the banisher of death. The scene at Nain also foreshadows the Cross. Just as the widow lost her only son, so the Most Holy Theotokos stood at the foot of the Cross weeping for her Son. Yet Christ’s death and Resurrection transform all sorrow into joy. The widow’s tears were turned to gladness, just as the Mother of God’s grief was turned to eternal rejoicing on Pascha.

The Lord Who raised the son of the widow is the same Lord Who will raise all of us. He comes to us in our moments of despair and restores our hope. When we are dead in sin, He calls to us, “Arise!” Through His Holy Church, He gives us new life—cleansing us in Baptism, anointing us with the Spirit, feeding us with His Body and Blood, and forgiving us in Confession. Christ is the Resurrection and the Life. His compassion knows no bounds, and His love meets us even in the darkest hours. Just as He saw the widow of Nain, He sees each of us, wipes away our tears, and lifts us from the tomb of
despair into the light of His eternal life.

†Rev. Fr. Elias Pappas

 

 

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