WEEKLY ONLINE BULLETIN

April 19-20, 2025

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GREAT & HOLY PASCHA


Pre-Resurrection Service 11pm

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Orthros/Matins to Follow

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Divine Liturgy to Follow

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Vespers of Love & 11am

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For those that are not able to join us in person we welcome you to participate virtually by clicking here

Feast Celebrated Today

Click below to learn more about what we celebrate on this day:

On the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha, Orthodox Christians celebrate the life-giving Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This feast of feasts is the most significant day in the life of the Church. It is a celebration of the defeat of death, as neither death itself nor the power of the grave could hold our Savior captive. In this victory that came through the Cross, Christ broke the bondage of sin, and through faith offers us restoration, transformation, and eternal life.  to continue click here

Easter Reflection from His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios




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PRAYER LIST


Click Here to offer your prayers for those in need of prayer.


Click here to download A PRAYER IN TIME OF NEED


Click here to download a PRAYER FOR THOSE GOING THROUGH DEPRESSION


CHILDREN'S WORD


Click on the image above to download the current or previous Children's Word publications.


Click Here for This Week’s Theme: Let's shine brightly!

Virtual Tour of our St. George


We ask all members of our Parish Family to share this virtual tour (18 minutes) which explains everything one may see inside our Cathedral of St. George.


CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE TOUR

Light a Virtual Candle


Did you know that you can light a Virtual Candle from your computer?


YOU CAN!!!


Simply click on the picture and you will be taken to our website where you can light virtual candles. There are 3 easy steps:

  1. Take your computer mouse over the candles on the table.
  2. Click on a candle to pick it up and bring it the the virtual flame.
  3. Light your candle and hover over the candlestand until the base is highlighted, click on your mouse and the candle will be placed in the virtual sand!


We thank the Library/Museum Committee for overseeing the setup of the online program and of course the Internet Ministries Department of the Archdiocese who is able to make this happen!

PASCHA FELLOWSHIP HOUR- Pascha morning after the Divine Liturgy, come, break the fast, and celebrate the Glorious Resurrection of our Lord and Savior. The Board of Directors will provide roast lamb and liquid refreshments. Bring a dish to share and join your fellow parishioners in the celebration. All are welcome! Καλή Ανάσταση!


VESPERS OF LOVE SERVICE ON PASCHA - As we have in previous years, we are looking for those who can read foreign languages to proclaim the Gospel in as many languages as possible (which is the tradition of the Church at this service).  


EASTER FLOWER DONATIONS – The Anagennesis Ladies Society will be decorating the Cathedral to celebrate Easter. Donations will be accepted through the end of Holy Week. 


UPCOMING MEMORIALS - May 4: George Gatzoulis (40 days).


EARLY START TIME NEXT WEEK!!! - Please note that next Sunday, April 27 services will begin a half hour early, with Matins at 8am and Divine Liturgy 9am. This is because of the Greek Independence Day Parade in Boston.


!!!CANCELED!!!BUS TO GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE IN BOSTON MA – The bus that was to meet at the Assumption Parish HAS BEEN CANCELED! Those interested in attending the parade must find their own means of transportation.


COMMUNITY CENTER CLOSED SUMMER 2025 - The community center will be unavailable from approximately the middle of June through the middle of August for maintenance.


VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY - The Families in Transition (FIT) Soup Kitchen serve hundreds of families and individuals in the community who need help. The Assumption Parish has requested to help on the 4th Sunday of every month. Starting on Sunday, January 28th from 430-630pm they once again began support the Soup Kitchen with 4 volunteers. Anyone who is 16 or order can volunteer to help! If you are passionate about making a difference in your community, there is no better time than right now to join our volunteer team! Please contact Sophia Koustas Sophia.koustas@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering!


“DO DROP IN” ON THURSDAYS – Is back and we welcome everyone to enjoy the fellowship that takes place on these days!


PROSFORA - You are invited to make this offering to be used for The Divine Liturgy. We use 5 loaves for every Sunday Divine Liturgy. We appreciate your help with this wonderful opportunity. See the more info below in this bulletin.


SAVE THE DATES – GLENDI 2025 meeting will be held Thursday, April 24 at 6:30pm; Spring General Assembly will be held on Sunday, May 4 following Sunday services.



WEEK IN REVIEW


Bright Mon. Apr 21


Bright Tues. Apr 22

Greek PreSchool 4pm

Great Vepsers of St. George 6pm

Reception to follow


Bright Wed. Apr 23

Feast of St. George

Matins 830am

Divine Liturgy 930am

Girl Scouts 6pm


Bright Thurs. Apr 24

Memorial Tiropita 9am

Do Drop In 930am

GLENDI Meeting 630pm


Sun. of Thomas Apr 27

Matins 8am*

Divine Liturgy 9am*

No Sunday School Classes (NH School Break)

*early start time due to Greek Independence Day Parade in Boston


BIBLE STUDY - Our weekly Bible Study is gathering on its regular day and time, Wednesdays at 11am. We hope you will join us as we learn more about Holy Scripture! We will resume on April 30th.


ORTHODOXY ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS - All are invited to participate in this question and answer discussion group that takes place every Wednesday evening on Zoom at 6pm. We will resume on April 30. Click here to register


HOLY WATER BOTTLESAre available to be taken home, one per household is plenty (as you can pour the water into other containers). If there is a drop of Holy Water left in the bottle it can be refilled and sanctify the new water added to it.


MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE

The choir meets on Thursday at 6pm to practice. Please come make a joyful noise with us - no experience necessary! Come to practice and try it out. Please see Cathy our Choir Director for more information.


CALENDAR ITEMS - Please go to the St. George website calendar (click here) for the up-to-date calendar. Sometimes the schedule changes after the monthly calendar has been printed.


SPONSOR A BOOK – Please consider sponsoring a copy of Introducing the Orthodox Church: Its Faith and Life by Anthony M. Coniaris. By sponsoring a printed copy at $32 or a Kindle copy at $10, someone interested in learning about the Orthodox faith will receive a complimentary copy.


NH CHRONICLE FEATURES THE ST GEORGE LIBRARY - NH Chronicle featured a spotlight on the Greek community of Manchester and the St. George Library. If you missed it click here to watch and please share it with others


RAFFLE ITEMS WANTED – Do you own a restaurant, a hair salon or an insurance agency? Maybe a law firm, a floral shop or some other enterprise? If you do, please consider publicizing your business by donating products or services to either the Mini (under $100 value) or Mega Raffles. It’s a great way to get new customers! And for those of you who have already donated prizes and taken out ads, we appreciate and thank you for your continued patronage.

Religious Education

Bible Study

Our weekly Bible Study will resume at the end of April! We hope you will join us as we learn more about Holy Scripture.

YOUTH INFORMATION

Takes place every Sunday


We ask that all parents/legal guardians register their child(ren) for the 2024-25 year by simply clicking this link

CONGRATS TO OUR TREAMS!!!


The boys 5/6 and 7/8 teams have won the NH State championship and have qualified for the New England Regional tournament in Bristol, CT, March 29-March 30.

The 5th and 6th grade boys will play Saturday March 29 at 12:30pm versus St Agatha of Milton, MA, with the winner advancing to play Sunday March 30 at 2pm for the New England Championship.

The 7th and 8th grade boys have advanced to New England Championship to play Sunday March 30 at 12pm versus Holy Apostles of Providence, RI. 

+PROSPHORO+

Bread has been the emblem of God’s providence for us, throughout humanity’s history. Both physical (bread as food) and spiritual - the επιούσιον (epiousion) or “supersubstantial” bread of the Lord’s prayer, the bread of Holy Communion.


In the Orthodox Christian church, the pinnacle of our worship is union with Christ, both spiritually but also physically, by consuming the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.


Since the Last Supper, before every Divine Liturgy, one or more of the faithful prepare and bring bread to church to be used as the Body of Christ in the Eucharist. The Orthodox church is liturgical. For those of us who bake prosphoro, the liturgy begins as we prepare to bake!


Prosphoro is an offering to God, made from His material gifts to us, and prepared lovingly and prayerfully.


A special website is available to share with the faithful this ‘proper’ method of preparation of the holy gift according to the Greek Orthodox tradition. Please click here to learn how to bake this beautiful offering.

UPCOMING EVENTS & INFO!!!

GLENDI INFO