Greek Orthodox Church
Paul Bilson, Psaltis
We are an intentional Orthodox Christian Community for North Georgia!
PALM SUNDAY
WORSHIP
Festal
We are so very glad you have joined us today, and we pray you will be inspired
and encouraged by your time with us.
The Orthodox worship service is an ancient and timeless expression of how
people have loved, served and worshipped God for many centuries, but it may be a bit of
a different experience for you. Please feel free to use a service book or not and simply
allow the words of the service to wash over you.
The central act of our worship culminates in people receiving communion.
This is a very special time for us all and we have some specific beliefs about our com-
munion together. This is why we never impose this service on those who are not pre-
pared or are not baptized Orthodox. This service may raise questions in your mind.
Please feel free to ask Fr. Barnabas anything you wish after the service.
At the end of the service EVERYONE is invited to come forward and receive a
portion of the “blessed bread” from Fr. Barnabas. No one should leave church
“hungry!”
Know you are welcome and we are glad you are here.
May God bless you and your family.
Apolytikion in honor of Sts. Raphael, Nicholas & Irene
Having contended on Lesvos for the sake of Christ God, you have sanctified the island
since the discovery of your sacred relics, O blessed ones; wherefore we honor you, O
Godbearing Raphael, together with Nicholas and virgin Irene, as our divine protectors
and intercessors with the Lord.
Prosforo: Is lovingly offered by the Prosforo Ministry Team
Please pray for those faithful who are currently in need of our most fervent intercessions:
Albie, Andrew, Archie, Bill, Bill, Carrie, Demetra, Dina, Donna, Efthymios, Elaine,
Elizabeth, Christina, Heidi, Igli, James, Jerry, Joe, John, Maria, Michael, Nomiki,
Oni, Paul, Peter, Sarah, Taki, Tara and Violeta
Schedule for the Week
Please refer to Holy Week Schedule on Page 6
Confession — Please call the church to make an appointment.
Parish Council On Duty - Harald Hagen, Mary Roberts & Harriet Howell Welcoming Ministry - Florence Lytle/Tina Maheras
Ushering—Men’s Club
ACOLYTES
James Blane, Nathan Frazier, Spiros Kefalas, Dean Pryles, Nicholas Pryles, Mike Manos,
Giovanni Ray, Tommy Roberts, Mike Trainor, Connor Walters, Roney Walters, Thomas
Miller and Christos Zourzoukis
TODAY WE REMEMBER
Palm Sunday Reading: On Sunday, five days before the Passover of the Law, the Lord came from Bethany to Jerusalem. Sending two of His disciples to bring Him a foal of an ass, He sat thereon and entered into the city. When the multitude there heard that Jesus was coming, they straightway took up the branches of palm trees in their hands, and went forth to meet Him. Others spread their garments on the ground, and yet others cut branches from the trees and strewed them in the way that Jesus was to pass; and all of them together, especially the children, went before and after Him, crying out: "Hosanna: Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord, the King of Israel" (John 12:13). This is the radiant and glorious festival of our Lord's entry into Jerusalem that we celebrate today. The branches of the palm trees symbolize Christ's victory over the devil and death. The word Hosanna means "Save, I pray," or "Save, now." The foal of an ass, and Jesus' sitting thereon, and the fact that this animal was untamed and considered unclean according to the Law, signified the for- mer uncleanness and wildness of the nations, and their subjection thereaf- ter to the holy Law of the Gospel. Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone: As by baptism we were buried with Thee, O Christ our God, so by Thy Resurrection we were deemed worthy of immortal life; and praising Thee, we cry: Hosanna in the highest; blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Kontakion in the Plagal of the Second Tone: In Heaven, He is seated upon a Throne and on earth He rides upon a foal. O Christ our God, ac- cept the praise of the Angels and the hymn of the Children who cry out to You, "Blessed are You who comes to recall Adam."
We Also Remember
Agavos, Rophos, Asynkritos, Phlegon, Herodion & Hermes of the 70 Apostles
Rufus the Obedient of the Kiev Caves
Celestine, Pope of Rome
Congratulations
Congratulations to Maria Hagen on her recent win at the Central
Conference District Oratorical Festival. Good luck as you travel to the
Metropolis Oratorical Festival at St. Mark G. O. Church in Boca Raton,
FL, May 11-13, 2012.
Thank you to Fr. Paul and Pat Morris for your encouragement, inspiration
and coaching of our youth to participate in the Oratorical Festival.
Epistle Reading
Second Letter to Timothy 3:10-15
The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter
To the Philippians 4:4-9
BRETHREN, rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let
all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety
about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace
of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your
minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is
honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, what-
ever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy
of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and re-
ceived and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with
you.
πιεικς μν γνωσθτω πσιν νθρποις. κριος γγς.
Μηδν μεριμντε, λλ ν παντ τ προσευχ κα τ δεσει
μετ εχαριστας τ ατματα μν γνωριζσθω πρς τν
θεν. Κα ερνη το θεο περχουσα πντα νον,
φρουρσει τς καρδας μν κα τ νοματα μν ν
Χριστ ησο. Τ λοιπν, δελφο, σα στν ληθ, σα
σεμν, σα δκαια, σα γν, σα προσφιλ, σα εφημα, ε
τις ρετ κα ε τις παινος, τατα λογζεσθε. κα μθετε
κα παρελβετε κα κοσατε κα εδετε ν μο, τατα
πρσσετε· κα θες τς ερνης σται μεθ μν.
Gospel Reading
The Reading is from John 12:1-18 Six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazaros was, whom Jesus had
raised from the dead. There they made him a supper; Martha served, and Lazaros was
one of those at table with him. Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and
anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with
the fragrance of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was to be-
tray him), said "Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to
the poor?" This he said, not that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief, and as
he had the money box he used to take what was put into it. Jesus said, "Let her alone, let
her keep it for the day of my burial. The poor you always have with you, but you do not
always have me."
When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came, not only on ac-
count of Jesus but also to see Lazaros, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief
priests planned to put Lazaros also to death, because on account of him many of the Jews
were going away and believing in Jesus.
The next day a great crowd who had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to
Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying,
"Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!"
And Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it; as it is written, "Fear not, daughter of
Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!" His disciples did not under-
stand this at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that this had been
written of him and had been done to him. The crowd that had been with him when he
called Lazaros out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason
why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.
Α Ω
Πρ ξ μερν το πσχα λθεν Ιησος ες Βηθαναν, που ν Λζαρος τεθνηκς, ν γειρεν κ
νεκρν. ποησαν ον ατ δεπνον κε, κα Μρθα διηκνει δ Λζαρος ες ν τν νακειμνων σν ατ.
ον Μαρα, λαβοσα λτραν μρου νρδου πιστικς πολυτμου, λειψε τος πδας το Ιησο κα ξμαξε τας
θριξν ατς τος πδας ατο δ οκα πληρθη κ τς σμς το μρου. λγει ον ες κ τν μαθητν ατο,
Ιοδας Σμωνος Ισκαριτης, μλλων ατν παραδιδναι διατ τοτο τ μρον οκ πρθη τριακοσων δηναρων
κα δθη πτωχος; επε δ τοτο οχ τι περ τν πτωχν μελεν ατ, λλ τι κλπτης ν, κα τ γλωσσκομον
εχε κα τ βαλλμενα βσταζεν. επεν ον Ιησος φες ατν, ες τν μραν το νταφιασμο μου τετρηκεν
ατ. τος πτωχος γρ πντοτε χετε μεθ αυτν, μ δ ο πντοτε χετε.
Εγνω ον χλος πολς κ τν Ιουδαων τι κε στι, κα λθον ο δι τν Ιησον μνον, λλ να κα τν Λζαρον
δωσιν ν γειρεν κ νεκρν. βουλεσαντο δ ο ρχιερες να κα τν Λζαρον ποκτενωσιν,τι πολλο δι ατν
πγον τν Ιουδαων κα πστευον ες τν Ιησον.
Τ παριον χλος πολς λθν ες τν ορτν, κοσαντες τι ρχεται Ιησος ες Ιεροσλυμα, λαβον τ βαα
τν φοινκων κα ξλθον ες πντησιν ατ, κα κραζον σανν, ελογημνος ρχμενος ν νματι Κυρου,
βασιλες το Ισραλ. ερν δ Ιησος νριον κθισεν π ατ, καθς στι γεγραμμνον μ φοβο, θγατερ
Σιν δο βασιλες σου ρχεται καθμενος π πλον νου.
Τατα δ οκ γνωσαν ο μαθητα ατο τ πρτον, λλ τε δοξσθη Ιησος, ττε μνσθησαν τι τατα ν π
ατ γεγραμμνα, κα τατα ποησαν ατ. Εμαρτρει ον χλος ν μετ ατο τε τν Λζαρον φνησεν κ
το μνημεου κα γειρεν ατν κ νεκρν. δι τοτο κα πντησεν ατ χλος, τι κουσαν τοτο ατν
πεποιηκναι τ σημεον
HOLY WEEK SERVICES
8:30 a.m. Orthros
7:00 p.m. Matins of the Bridegroom #1
9th Monday Holy Monday 7:00 p.m. Matins of the Bridegroom #2
10th Tuesday Holy Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Matins of the Bridegroom #3
11th Wednesday Holy Wednesday 3:00 p.m. Holy Unction
7:00 p.m. Matins with Holy Unction
12th Thursday Holy Thursday 8:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy of St. Basil
7:00 p.m. Service of the Twelve Gospels
& Procession of the Holy Cross
13th Friday Holy & Great Friday 9:00 a.m. Reading of the Royal Hours
3:00 p.m. Service of the Descent from the
Cross
Procession of Epitaphion
9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy of St. Basil
11:00 p.m. Matins of the Resurrection
12:00 a.m. Resurrection Service/
distribution of red eggs
11:00 a.m. Vespers of the Feast of Love (Agape)
17th Tuesday Bright Tuesday
5:00 p.m. Hierarchical Great Vespers
Lamb Dinner Celebration follows.
ON HOLY FRIDAY BETWEEN 11 A.M. AND 2:30 P.M.
Helping Hands of all ages welcome.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
STS. RNI GIFT SHOP
Come in and see the latest arrivals in our Gift Shop just in time for
Pascha. We have icon eggs, pysanky eggs and small stuffed animals
holding a wooden cross. Also available are CD’s of Pascha, Holy Week
and the Akathist Hymn. We hope to have the Gift Shop open 30 minutes
prior to each of the Holy Week services.
All are welcome to come & browse.
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Annual Palm Sunday Fish Plaki Luncheon
We will be hosting our annual Fish Plaki Luncheon after Palm Sunday Services.
The menu will include Fish Plaki (baked fish), Rice, Salad, Dessert and Beverage.
Mac & Cheese will be available for the children.
Ticket prices are Adults $15 and
Children 10 to 17-$10; 4 to 9 $7; 3 and under - FREE
All proceeds will go towards the future expansion of our Parish.
For More information,
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WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY
The Wednesday morning and evening Bible study classes will resume on
April 25th after Bright Week
All are invited to attend.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS
2012 Membership Drive Philoptochos is not just for ladies anymore — gentlemen are more than
welcome to join and take part in the philanthropic endeavors of the
Philoptochos organization.
So, ladies & gentlemen, please join (or renew your membership) for 2012.
See Barbara Alexiou, Membership Chair
or any of the Philoptochos Officers (Anne Trainor, Marie Chapman, Ginny
Kostulakos, Harriet Howell, Gigi Ray, Margaret Manos)
Thank you to all who purchased and/or sold pastries. Our Pascha Bake
Sale was a HUGE success. Thank you also to all the bakers without whom
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The Ladies Philoptochos are continuing to collect donations for the spe-
cific items needed for Lent and Holy Week and for the MANY flowers to
decorate icons and the kouvouklion Please contact Ginny Kostulakos at 678-807-7167 or wordscan49@att.net to donate.
Thank you for your continued support and generosity.
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Sunday, April 22nd, 5-6:00 p.m.
@ home of Christina Pryles
770-813-3233
Sts. RNI Choir
770-205-7220 or mommystargater@comcast.net
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mirophores Needed: Girls ages 5 and above who would like to participate as
Mirophores on Good Friday should contact Stamatia Hagen (mamma2maria@aol.com)
by Saturday, April 7th. Traditionally, the girls wear all white and place rose petals on
the Epitaphio. White baskets and rose petals will be provided. There is a mandatory
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Fagan’s Biscuit Barn - 141 & Sharon Road
All men are invited.
Book Club
This past Saturday was such a blessing with good food and good conversation. Father
pointed out that the neighbors couldn’t quite hear every word of our conversation , so
we’ll try to speak up just a little bit more for their sake the next time we meet. Speaking
of which, our next meeting will be April 21st. Please read Chapters 4-6 of “Mountain
of Silence,” take notes and prepare to share your thoughts. In case you missed the con-
versation, our next book will be “Wounded by Love” by Elder Porphyrios on sale in the
Gift Shop. For more information call Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or myakun-
da@yahoo.com or Donna Smith at twt100@bellsouth.net.
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STS. RNI GREEK SCHOOL
Adult & Youth Greek School is on hiatus during Great Lent. Please use this time
to bring your family to the weekday Lenten services of Pre-Sanctified liturgy on
Wednesdays and Salutations on Fridays. Both services begin at 6:30 p.m.
Thank you,
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Sunday School Craft Supplies A big “THANK YOU” to everyone who has brought supplies and given donations
for our Sunday School. They are greatly appreciated! Watch out for great crafts
coming your way!
Honor the memory of a loved one with a luminary
to light our procession of the
Epitaphion on Holy Friday
Your Name:
in alphabetical order by last name
Please return this completed form to: Athena Catapano by Tuesday, April 10
Contact info: Email – athenacatapano@yahoo.com Cell – (404)392-9884
Thank you for your support!
GOYA Ministry
FELLOWSHIP HOUR
Our 2011-2012 Fellowship Hour Donation Campaign has begun. We hope you have
enjoyed the refreshments provided over the past year and will continue to support
the Fellowship Committee’s efforts to serve you each Sunday.
For the 2011-2012 year, donations have been made by the following families:
2012 PARISH COUNCIL
Harriet Howell, Florence Lytle and Mary Roberts
January-February-March 2012 Income / Expense Summary
Month Income Expense Diff +/- January $30,495.37 $25,286.72 $ 5,208.65 February $25,525.29 $21,359.52 $ 4,165.77 March $17,109.33 $18,363.16 ($ 1.253.83)
Totals $73,129.99 $65,009.40 $ 8,120.59
Stewardship Commitment Cards for 2012.
Total Pledges to Date: $157,819.76 - Average Pledge: $1,901.44
Nicholas & Varvara Alexiou
Jim & Angie Andropoulos
Richard & Sophia Bethune
Paul & Elaine Bilson
Anthony & Mary Birozes
Pam Powers
Our Vision & Mission
Our vision as Saints Raphael, Nicholas & Irene Greek Orthodox Church is to grow as a family in Christ.
Our mission as a Greek Orthodox Church is to serve God and neighbor, strengthen the family and reach out
to the community.