Welcome to

St. George Greek Orthodox

Cathedral

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Orthros 9:00 a.m.

Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.

Last Sunday’s Contributions

Candles $232.00

Trays $218.00

Flowers $10.00

Attendance 125

Welcome Father Jim Katinas

Happy Name Day to: Barbara, Nicholas, and Nicoletta

Memorials: 40-Day Memorial for John Tsirmokos, and 1-yr

Memorial for Lambros Theodosopoulos

Two altar candles are being offered by Dorothy Harrises and family

in loving memory of husband and father, John Harrises.

The Coffee Hour today is being sponsored by the Tsirmokas Family

in loving memory of John Tsirmokos.

Make a Wish: In the spirit of the season, the members of St.

George will again be able to shine a light on a few families that are

having a tough time making ends meet this year. Make-A-Wish

Gift Stars will be hung on the Christmas tree in the Narthex and we

are encouraging families to choose a few stars. On each star is a gift

request item valued at $25 or less. Your job will be to purchase the

requested item (s), gift wrap it, attach the original gift star to the top

and return the gift (s) to St. George by Thursday, December 20.

We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to make

someone’s Christmas wish come true.

Vasilopita Sunday: Will be Sunday, January 13th after services in

the Community Center.

The Anagennesis Ladies Society General Assembly has been

postponed to January 13th. Thank you in advance for your un-

derstanding.

Community Activities

For the Week of

Dec. 10th—Dec. 16, 2012

Mon. Dec. 10th

Board of Director Meeting in Annex 7:00 p.m.

Adult Greek Classes in CC 6:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m.

3rd/4th Coed Basketball in CC 6:00 p.m.—7:30 p.m.

HS Basketball in CC 7:30 p.m.—9:00 p.m.

Tues. Dec. 11th

5th/6th grade Boys Basketball in CC 6:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m.

7th/8th grade Boys Basketball in CC 7:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m.

Cadillac Banquet in Annex 7:15 p.m.

Wed. Dec. 12th

No Senior Exercise

NO Bible Study

Cub Scout Meeting in Annex 6:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m.

High School Basketball in CC 7:30 p.m.—9:00 p.m.

Thurs. Dec. 13th

5th/6th grade Boys Basketball in CC 6:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m.

7th/8th grade Boys Basketball in CC 7:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m.

HS Basketball in CC 8:00 p.m. –9:30 p.m.

Fri. Dec. 14th

St. Pius Girls Basketball in CC 6:00 p.m.—7:30 p.m.

Sat. Dec. 15th

Basketball Clinic in CC 9:00 a.m.—10:30 a.m.

CYO Basketball games in CC 10:30 a.m.—4:00 p.m.

Arc Christmas Party 4:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m.

Sun. Dec. 16th

Orthros 9:00 a.m.

Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.

Christmas Concert and Pageant 6:30 p.m.

Library – Museum News

Dear Parishioners:

Today, after the Coffee Hour, please stop by for a few minutes to see our new Library-Museum. We hope you will like what we have done so far. We are looking forward to seeing you, talk with you about the project and to hear your comments and recommendations.

Thank you,

From the Library Committee-

Fr. Andrew H. Mahalares, Advisor George Kitsis, Chairman

Billy Timbas, Interior Decorator George Demos, Historian

Hercules Nagios, Member George Trapotsis, Member

Aegean Market: Products will be available to purchase so you can get a jump start on your Christmas shopping. How nice! Support your church- not the Malls. Items that were or-der can be picked up during Coffee Hour or call Cindy Gatzoulis Klinefelter at 603-315-1573. Thank you for your continued sup-port from Chairperson, Cindy Gatzoulis Klinefelter and the Aege-an staff. Have a blessed and healthy holiday season!

Christmas Eve Fellowship: In order for us to provide a Christ-

mas Eve fellowship on Monday, December 24th, we need volun-

teers to help make it happen. Please contact Cathy Moufarge

Boisvert (669-4165) if you are able to help set up and/or help in

the kitchen.

The Sunday School

Christmas Pageant

will be next

Sunday, December 16th

at 6:30 p.m. before the

Christmas Concert at St.

George Greek Orthodox

Cathedral.

Everyone is welcome!

Please don’t forget to

come to the

Library-Museum

Open house today

after Coffee Hour

under the

Cathedral.

ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL

650 HANOVER STREET

MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

TELEPHONE: (603)622-9113

WELCOME: FATHER JIM KATINAS

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2012

THE APOSTOLIC READING

The reading is from St. Paul to the Galatians (4:22-27).

For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave and

one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according

to the flesh, the son of the free woman through promise.

Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is

from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. Now

Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, she corresponds to the present

Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the

Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. For it is written,

"Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and shout,

you who are not in travail; for the children of the desolate are

many more than the children of her that is married."

ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL

650 HANOVER STREET

MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

TELEPHONE: (603)622-9113

WELCOME: FATHER JIM KATINAS

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2012

THE GOSPEL READING - TENTH SUNDAY OF LUKE

The reading is from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke (13:10 -

17).

At that time, Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the

sabbath. And there was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity

for eighteen years; she was bent over and could not fully

straighten herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her and

said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your infirmity." And he

laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was made straight,

and she praised God. But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant

because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, said to the people,

"There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on

those days and be healed, and not on the sabbath day." Then the

Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the

sabbath untie his ox or his ass from the manger, and lead it away

to water it? And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham

whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond

on the sabbath day?" As he said this, all his adversaries were put

to shame; and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that

were done by him.