WEEKLY ONLINE BULLETIN

May 11, 2025

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Sunday of the Paralytic


Orthros/Matins

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Divine Liturgy

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40 - Day Blessing

Yianni Niko Koufos, son of Katerina and Dennis Koufos


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

Sunday of the Paralytic

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

Close to the Sheep's Gate in Jerusalem, there was a pool, which was called the Sheep's Pool. It had five porches, that is, five sets of pillars supporting a domed roof. Under this roof there lay very many sick people with various maladies awaiting the moving of the water. The first person to step in after the troubling of the water was healed immediately of whatever malady he had.

It was there that the paralytic of today's Gospel was lying, tormented by his infirmity of thirty-eight years. When Christ beheld him, He asked him,

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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: Jesus Christ heals you

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!

ORTHODOXY ON TAP - The Manchester Young Adult Ministry is hosting its first Orthodoxy on Tap, a ministry throughout our Metropolis that has brought young adults together for almost two decades! Young adults, post-graduates, and college students gather together to have faith-led discussions in a casual setting. Please join us at our city's first On Tap event on Thursday, May 15th at the Puritan Conference Center. Appetizer buffet and cash bar will be available as we hear from Assumption's Fr. Andrew and Pres. Jen! Please RSVP by emailing info@assumptionnh.org


NEXT SUNDAY, MAY 18, SUNDAY SCHOOL AWARDS & PRESENTATIONS - We ask all the faithful of our Parish Family to be with us next Sunday, May 18, as the young people of our Sunday School program will be recognized and each class has a planned a presentation for all in attendance!


MEMORIAL DAY PRAYERS – A Trisagion Service will be held at Pine Grove Cemetery at 9am on Monday, May 26.


UPCOMING MEMORIALS – May 18: Alexander Cernolev (1 year), June 1: Sophia Dongas (1 year)


ADULT CONVERSATIONAL GREEK CLASS - On Tuesdays from 6pm-7pm in the library, join us to learn to speak Greek.


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!


HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY- To all mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, Godmothers and mother figures - may God continue to bless you! May we also remember those who have fallen asleep praying that our Risen Lord give them eternal rest in His Heavenly Kingdom!

WEEK IN REVIEW


Tues. May 13

Greek PreSchool 4pm

Adult Conversational Greek Class 6pm


Wed. May 14

Bible Study 1045am**

Girl Scouts 6pm


Thurs. May 15

Do Drop In 930am


Sunday May 18

Matins 830am

Divine Liturgy 930am

Sunday School Classes

HS Discussion Group

Sunday School Graduation Award & Certificate presentation


BIBLE STUDY - THIS WEEK SESSION BEGINS AT 1045AM 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!


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 630pm. We will end these sessions at the end of May, for summer break Click here to register


PROSPHORA - 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.


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.


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 continue through the end of May, in which we will take a summer break and resume in the Fall.

YOUTH INFORMATION

+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