WEEKLY ONLINE BULLETIN

December 28, 2025

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Sunday After Nativity

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Saints of the Day:

On the Sunday that falls on or immediately after the twenty-sixth of this month, we make commemoration of Saints Joseph, the Betrothed of the Virgin; David, the Prophet and King; and James, the Brother of God. When there is no Sunday within this period, we celebrate this commemoration on the 26th.

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All these Saints, some 20,000 in number, were burned alive in the year 303, while they were gathered in church. This came to pass during the reign of Diocletian and Maximian. According to the Synaxarion, this took place on the day of Christ's Nativity. Eusebius (Eccl. Hist. VIII, 6) says that, of the Christians then living in Nicomedia, all were slain by imperial decree - some by the sword, and others by Click here to continue and to learn more

We do not know where Saint Simon came from or anything of his early childhood. What we do know is that Saint Simon the Myrrhgusher went to live as an ascetic on Mount Athos to save his soul. His intention was to first find an experienced spiritual elder to guide him and to submit himself under obedience. After much searching for not only a virtuous elder, but one who was strict as well, he found what he was looking for. click here to continue

PRAYER LIST

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Click here to download A PRAYER IN TIME OF NEED

Click here to download a PRAYER FOR THOSE GOING THROUGH DEPRESSION

CHILDREN'S WORD

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Click Here for This Week’s Theme: Where is Jesus from?

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.

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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!

TO REACH FATHER DEMETRI – The best way to reach Father Demetri to schedule an appointment is to send an email to frdcostarakis@stgeorgenh.org or to call the office and leave a voicemail message for him.

UPCOMING MEMORIALS – January 4: Aphrodite Giotas (3 years) and George Giotas (35 years), January 11: Alice Crusade (5 years) and Edward Crusade (10 years)

VASILOPITA – From Agia Skepi Monastery are for sale during coffee hour starting today, Sunday, December 28. $20 each, cash or check payable to Anagennesis Ladies Society. Available while supplies last.

CADILLAC BALL 50/50 RAFFLE TICKETS – Would you like to be a part of the Cadillac Ball 50/50 Raffle? Then contact Toula Barber to participate! Tickets are $10 each and you do not need to be present to win.

WEEKLY BULLETIN COVER – Vestal Publishing has stopped printing the beautiful weekly bulletin covers that we have been accustomed to providing all of our faithful. We have older copies or we will try to create something that we will print in black and white.

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY - Please join the Young Adult Ministry every Wednesday in January from 7-8:30pm in the Assumption church hall for our lecture series on Greek culture and history. Tickets are $30 for one evening and $100 for the entire series of four lectures if registering in advance, with proceeds benefiting the Young Adult Ministry's Launch Fund. Please email yam.assumption603@gmail.com for information on topics and registration.

Altar candles for the Christmas Day service were sponsored in loving memory of Evangelos B. Tsingos by Vasso Tsingos and family.

WEEK IN REVIEW

Mon. Dec 29

Basketball:

3/4 Coed 5:30pm

7/8 Boys 7pm

Tues. Dec 30

Funeral for Maria Damalas 10am

Greek Prek Class 4pm

Basketball: 5/6 Boys 5:45pm

Adult Conversational Greek Class 6pm

Thurs. Jan 1

Happy New Year!

Office Closed

Sat. Jan 3

Basketball Clinic 9am

Sun. Jan 4

Sunday Before Theophany

Matins 830am

Divine Liturgy 930am

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. 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!

GREEK EDUCATION INFORMATION – See flyers below about our Preschool Classes as well as Adult Conversational Classes.

Christmas Reflection from Metropolitan Methodios

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Recent Sermons

12/24/25 Christmas Eve Sermon

Many sermons have been given on Christmas Eve focusing on the Birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ According to the Flesh.

But how many of us know why the Christ was born in Bethlehem?

Did you know that Bethlehem has a meaning?

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12/21/25 Youth Sermon

Christmas is just a few days away! Many have done certain things to prepare, lights and decorations, sending out cards, baking, etc.

But have we prepared our souls for the Birth of our Lord in the Flesh? Fr. Demetri offers a little exam too (image provided in this sermon) and asks everyone to take it to see how one may score.

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12/21/25 Main Sermon by Fr. Michael Lambakis

Today's Main Sermon is offered by Fr. Michael Lambakis who is currently the Dean of Students at Hellenic College Holy Cross in Brookline, Ma.

Fr. Michael mentions a few of those that we hear in the Gospel Passage and connects them to a Christmas Tree.

How and Why?

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Listen to sermons

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EVENTS, FLYERS & INFO!!!

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+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.