WEEKLY ONLINE BULLETIN

June 1, 2025

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Sunday of the Holy Fathers

Orthros/Matins

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Divine Liturgy

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40 Day Blessing

Sloane Thomson

Memorial Service

Sophia Dongas (1 year)

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

Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the

1st Ecumenical Council

The seventh Sunday after the Feast of Holy Pascha is observed by the Orthodox Church as the Sunday of the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council. This day commemorates the 318 God-bearing Fathers who gathered in Nicaea in 325 at the request of the Emperor, Saint Constantine the Great, to address the heresy of Arianism together with other issues that concerned the unity of the Church. to continue click here

St. Justin the Martyr

This Saint, who was from Neapolis of Palestine, was a follower of Plato the philosopher. Born in 103, he came to the Faith of Christ when he was already a mature man, seeking to find God through philosophy and human reasoning. A venerable elder appeared to him and spoke to him about the Prophets who had taught of God not through their own wisdom, but by revelation; and he led him to knowledge of Christ, Who is the fulfillment of what the Prophets taught. Saint Justin Click here to read more

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: Don't forget

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:

Take your computer mouse over the candles on the table.
Click on a candle to pick it up and bring it the the virtual flame.
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!

SATURDAY OF SOULS, JUNE 7 -Please print the first names of loved ones that have fallen asleep by filling out a form in the Narthex or send them by email by clicking here

UPCOMING MEMORIALS - June 22: Dorothy Karandanis (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!

WEEK IN REVIEW

Tues. June 3

Greek Pre-School 4pm

Adult Conversational Greek Class 6pm in the Library

Wed. June 4

Girl Scouts 6pm

Thurs. June 5

Do Drop In 930am

Friday, June 6

GLENDI Cooking:

Dolmathes (Grape Leaves) 9am

Saturday, June 7

Saturday of Souls

Matins 830am

Divine Liturgy w/Memorials 930am

Sunday June 8

HOLY PENTECOST

Matins 830am

Divine Liturgy 930am

Kneeling Vespers to follow

Metropolis Awards Dinner at Gillette Stadium

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

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.

Olivia Bentas is a 2025 graduate of Goffstown High School. She will be studying Accounting at Palm Beach Atlantic University in the fall.

Sophia Boisvert is graduating from Central High School as Valedictorian of her senior class. She will be attending Dartmouth College in the fall studying Neuroscience and Music. Sophia enjoys the arts, especially being part of her competitive dance team and recording/performing music for various events. Sophia attended Sunday School at St. George and has been part of the Greek School program. She has continued her Greek school education with private lessons though this year and will continue her Greek language studies at Dartmouth. Sophia has been a part of the of the youth community starting from her Papou's days as president of the church to volunteering at the loukoumades booth each year at Glendi.

Hi my name is Peter Costarakis, I am currently a senior at Dracut High School in Massachusetts. Some of my extracurriculars include being my High School's Class President for the past four years, playing the bass in my High School orchestra, and playing on the Golf team. I am currently a member of the Nation Honors Society and the Tri-M Music Honors Society. This summer I will be attending the Metropolis of Boston Camp as a counselor and in the fall I will be attending the University of Massachusetts Lowell Honors College, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Since my time here at Saint George, I have been an active member in the High School discussion group, GOYA, and currently serving as an Altar Boy.

Hello, my name is Lukas Demos. I’m proud to be graduating from Bedford High School this year and excited to begin the next chapter at Rutgers University this fall, where I’ll be majoring in Business Management with a minor in Brand Development. Basketball has been a central part of my life for the past 12 years at St. George, not only as a player but also as a coach for the last four. As an assistant coach, I’ve had the opportunity to help lead teams to several city, state, and regional championships—an experience that has been both rewarding and unforgettable. St. George has played a significant role in shaping who I am. From being baptized in the church to attending Greek and Sunday school, and starting my basketball journey at Saturday clinics, this community has always been home. I’m incredibly grateful for everything St. George has offered me and I’m honored to be part of such a supportive and meaningful community.

Alexia Prodanis: I am graduating from Manchester Central High school and will be attending Ohio University in the fall majoring in chemical engineering. Throughout high school I participated in many different groups including Irish Step Dancing, Honors societies, robotics and will continue to do so in college!

Angelina Sapienza is completing the Upper Bridge program at North Star Education Services in Bedford, NH. As part of the Manchester Greek Orthodox community, Angelina has participated in Little Lambs, Sunday School, Greek School, Vacation Church Camp, GOYA and volunteering at Glendi. She plans to take classes locally and continue her journey with the Greek Orthodox faith. Angelina is the daughter of Phil and Pam Sapienza.

My name is Ava Ziagos and I am graduating from Greater Lowell Technical High School where I have been studying marketing for the last four years. During high school I participated in Student Leadership, Student Council, National Honor Society, and National Technical Honor Society. As well as being an active GOYA member, a member of the highschool discussion group and a steward of the church. In my free time I go out with my friends, go shopping, go to the beach and read books or binge watch tv shows. In the fall I am attending Coastal Carolina University located in Conway, South Carolina to continue and further my education in the field of Marketing.

Katarina Zioze is a class of '25 graduating senior. She is graduating from The Derryfield School and will be attending Elon University in North Carolina this fall. She was admitted directly into the nursing program at Elon and plans to study to become a NICU nurse. She has greatly enjoyed volunteering at Glendi, working at the loukoumades station. This was not only serving her community, but honoring her late aunt Soultana, who could always be found each year at the same station. Katarina is also extremely active in and dedicated to her dance studio, dancing a minimum of five days a week and competing on the studio competition team.

SUMMER YOUTH INFO

+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.