WEEKLY ONLINE BULLETIN

January 18, 2026

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12th Sunday of Luke

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Saints of the Day: Sts. Athanasios & Cyril

In the half-century after the First Ecumenical Council held in Nicea in 325, if there was one man whom the Arians feared and hated more intensely than any other, as being able to lay bare the whole error of their teaching, and to marshal, even from exile or hiding, the beleaguered forces of the Orthodox, it was Saint Athanasios the Great. This blazing lamp of Orthodoxy, which imperial power and heretics' plots could not quench when he shone upon the lampstand, nor find when he was hid by the people and monks of Egypt, was born in Alexandria about the year 296. He received an excellent training in Greek letters and especially in the sacred Scriptures, of which he shows an exceptional knowledge in his writings. Even as a young man he had a remarkable depth of theological understanding; he was only about twenty years old when he wrote his treatise "On the Incarnation." Saint Alexander, the Archbishop of Alexandria, brought him up in piety, ordained him his deacon, and after deposing Arius for his blasphemy against the Divinity of the Son of God, took Athanasios to the First Council in Nicea in 325. Saint Athanasios was to spend the remainder of his life laboring in defense of this Holy Council. In 326, before his death, Alexander appointed Athanasios his successor. click here to continue

PRAYER LISTClick 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: A Sacrifice to God

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!

THANK YOU - To everyone who joined us last week for our yearly Vasilopita Cutting. We thank those who received pieces for the Ministries they represented/help champion in the life our Cathedral Family. Finally we thank those who took the time to bake the wonderful Vasilopites that were brought and offered! Here's to next year!

GOYA MEETING TODAY – A GOYA meeting will be held during coffee hour today

HOLY WATER BOTTLES - Are 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 I the bottle in can be refilled and sanctify the new water added to it.

UPCOMING MEMORIAL SERVICES – February 1: V. Rev. Fr. Peter D. Costarakis (4 years), departed Sons of Pericles members

SPONSORED COFFEE HOUR – February 1: in memory of the departed Sons of Pericles members

NOTIFICATION OF DELAYS/CANCELLATIONS – St. George will notify the community of a delay or cancellation of a church event by WMUR and by email.

CADILLAC BALL LOCATION CHANGE – The Cadillac Ball will be held at the Manchester Country Club, 180 South River Road, Bedford, NH. All other details, including the date and time, will remain the same. If you have any questions, please reach out to Cathy Moufarge at 603-867-3323.

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.

WEEK IN REVIEW

Mon. Jan 19

Basketball:

3/4 Coed 5:30pm

7/8 Boys 7pm

Anagennesis 6:30pm

Monthly Newsletter Articles Due

Tues. Jan 20

Greek Prek Class 4pm

Basketball: 5/6 Boys 5:45pm

Adult Conversational Greek Class 6pm

Wed. Jan 21

Bible Study 11am

Girl Scouts 6pm

Orthodoxy 101 on ZOOM 630pm Click here to register

Thurs. Jan 22

Basketball:

5/6 Boys 5:30pm

7/8 Boys 7pm

Sat. Jan 24

Basketball Clinic 9am

Sun. Jan 25

Matins 830am

Divine Liturgy 930am

Library Storytime

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!

Please make sure you or someone from our household picks up the NEW 2026 Church Calendars!

Each household is invited to pick up a complimentary copy of The Divine Liturgy Explained in the community center during coffee hour.

Our thanks to Fr. Peter Chamberas for all his hard work that produced this wonderful resource.

Recent Sermons

1/11/26 Youth Sermon

Today Fr. Demetri offers a the youth sermon and focuses on how certain Saints have been given the title “Great”.

What does this mean for us?

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1/11/26 Main Sermon

Think back when you were a part of a successful team. It could have been in High School, college, or vocation. Why was that team more successful than the others?

If you go into a barber shop, you might hear this question regarding sports “which team is the greatest of all time?”

Did you know that you are a member of the GREATEST TEAM ever assembled? No???

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1/4/26 Youth Sermon

In two days we will celebrate the Feast of Holy Theophany/Epiphany, in which we remember the Baptism of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the River Jordan.

There is so much that we learn from this wonderful Feast, and one of them is the example of St. John the Baptist.

What was his example and how is it important for us today?

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1/4/26 Main Sermon

On this First Sunday of the New Year you might think that you would hear a sermon of new focus and direction. Yet this is not what we hear in the chosen Epistle Reading in the Church calendar today, instead we hear how St. Paul knew his time on earth was coming to a completion and he shares his wise words with St. Timothy (and us).

What does he say?

What does this have to do for us in 2026?

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Listen to sermons

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EVENTS, FLYERS & INFO!!!

Click the image above to RSVP for the Valentine Breakfast. Pick up your tickets and pay for them at coffee hour or send payment to the church office, attention Anagennesis Ladies Society.

+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.