Weekly Events

 

Weekly Updates

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2025

Fifth Sunday of Luke • Ἡ Ε’ Κυριακή τοῦ Λουκᾶ
Orthros 8:00 am • Divine Liturgy 9:30 am

Memorial Prayer Service
Magdalena Tsouros – 2 years

40-Day Blessing

Arielle Victoria Winston, Daughter of Aron & Antoinetta Winston

GREEK FOOD FEST 12:00 noon – 8:00 pm

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025

Food Pantry 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
AHEPA Meeting in the Gym 6:30 pm
Knitting & Crocheting Circle in the Upper Hall 6:30 pm

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2025

Conversational Greek Class 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
In-Person Adult Greek Classes – Beginners 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Parish Council Meeting 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Online Adult Greek Classes 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
GOYA Volleyball 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2025

Food Pantry 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Seniors & Friends Gathering 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm
In-Person Adult Greek Classes – Intermediate & Advanced 7pm – 8pm

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2025

Greek Afternoon School 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2025

Wedding at 12:00 noon

Anthony Magro and Samantha Voutsinas

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2025

Seventh Sunday of Luke • Ἡ Ζ’ Κυριακή τοῦ Λουκᾶ
St. Nektarios the Wonderworker • Ἅγιος Νεκτάριος ὁ Θαυματουργός

Orthros 8:00 am • Divine Liturgy 9:30 am

Memorial Prayer Service

John Astras – 40 days

Klearchos Petsianas 12 years; Ioannis Giannikakis – 22 years

40-Day Blessings

Stella Antonia Coletti, Daughter of Antonio & Bianca Coletti
Angelo Salvatore Tiringer, Son of Seth Tiringer & Konstantina Maroulis

AHEPA Veteran’s Day Coffee Hour in Church Community Hall

Antiochian Wedding at 2:00 pm

Travis Burn and Valerie Odeh

 

Weekly Sermon

 

Beloved in Christ,

Today our Lord reveals to us a glimpse of eternity through the story of the rich man and Lazaros. This is not merely a parable, but a true account showing the state of our souls beyond the grave. The rich man lived in luxury, clothed in fine garments and surrounded by celebration. At his gate, lay Lazaros, poor, sick, and abandoned, yet filled with faith in God. When both men died, their conditions were reversed: the rich man found himself in torment, while Lazaros rested in the bosom of Abraham, “in a place of light, a place of re-freshment, from where pain and sorrow have fled away.” What sepa-
rated them in this life was a wall; in eternity, an unbridgeable abyss. The tragedy of the rich man was not his wealth, but his hardness of heart. St. Cyril of Alexandria says he was crueler than the dogs who had compassion on Lazaros. His sin was that he loved only himself and his riches, and thus became a stranger to the love of God.

In the next life, both men are conscious and remember their earth-ly lives. The rich man now calls Lazaros by name—the very one he ignored at his doorstep—and begs for a drop of water. Abraham calls him “son,” reminding him that what we choose to love in this life shapes what we are capable of loving in eternity. Because the rich man rejected divine love, that same love now burns him as tor-ment. The rich man’s name is never given, for he has forgotten God and therefore forgotten himself. Lazaros, though poor and forgot-ten by men, is known by name in heaven because he trusted in God.

The Lord teaches us that the Scriptures already show us the way to salvation: to love God with all our heart and to love our neighbor as ourselves. If we do not listen to the Word of God, neither will we be convinced, even if one should rise from the dead. Christ has risen from the dead, and He pours His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. When we open ourselves to Him and show mercy to those in need, we embrace Christ Himself—for every outstretched hand is His hand extended to us.

†Rev. Fr. Elias Pappas

 

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