NEPSIS Saint Sophia ’ s Greek Orthodox Church 325 Waring Road Syracuse, New York 13224 Phone (315) 446-5222 Fax (315) 251-1654 Spiritual watchfulness and alertness. “Watch, there- fore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming” (Matthew 24:42) Every year (for the past three years), I celebrate the Divine Liturgy for the feast of St. Basil - which is on January 1 - completely in Greek. It's not an easy task, I start practicing on the day after Thanksgiving so I'm ready. But why make the effort? I want to tell you, in the hopes that you will make the effort to attend. Remember that we celebrate the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom almost all the time. The only time we celebrate the Liturgy of St. Basil (basically) is on the Sundays of Lent. St. Basil's Liturgy is longer than St. John's, mostly because the prayers of the priest are different - more descriptive, poetic, and intense. And longer! Consequently, on the Sundays of Lent I don't do any of the prayers in Greek. It's too much for most people, and very few have any idea what the words mean. And the words are the point! So I do almost the whole liturgy in English on the Sundays in Lent. But there are some who can tell what's being said in Greek, and there is a day when you're going to hear every single word - on the feast of St. Basil, January 1! I love the prayers of the Basil Liturgy. You've heard me talk about my objections to some English translations, how the real meaning is sometimes obscured. This is the case with the Basil Liturgy in several parts. I'll mention two. There is a line in the long prayer after the "Holy, holy, holy, Lord of Sabaoth," that says: νεκρωθέντα τε τοῖς οἰκείοις αὐτοῦ παραπτώμασιν. This is translated "becoming subject to death through his own transgressions." The first word, νεκρωθέντα, means "to make dead." The last, παραπτώμασιν, is "through (or, "in") transgressions." But all English translations leave the middle words untranslated. What do they say? οἰκείοις means "household," and "τοῖς" is a dative article, so it makes "household" into the indirect object of the verb. Since the sentence is describing the disobedience of Adam, specifically, how he was tricked by the serpent, those middle words refer to us. You and me. They say that Adam was made dead by his transgressions, and he passed that process - being tricked by the devil and subject to death because of it - onto us. When I hear that, I say to myself: don't blame Adam, Fr. David. You do the same thing he did every single day. Secondly, in Greek, the difference between a present imperative and an aorist imperative adds meaning to a sentence, a difference which is very awkward to translate. The present indicates continuing action and the aorist indicates a one time command. With this in mind, the phrase Τοῦτο ποιεῖτε εἰς τὴν ἐμὴν ἀνάμνησιν (at the sanctification of the wine) is not simply "do this in remembrance of me," but "do this continually in remembrance of me." We all need to hear this. Communion is something that must be prepared for and received often, often, often. Come to Church on January 1, bless the New Year with prayer and worship, with the beautiful original language of St. Basil's Divine Liturgy. Your affectionate servant, Father David “St. Basil Liturgy in Greek” JANUARY 2021 NEPSIS 2021 Parish Council Peter Manolakos President Thomas Anthis Jr. Vice President Christopher Shiomos, OD Secretary Michael Copanas Treasurer Robert Allen Nicholas Anastasiou Joy Weatherup Anthis Stephanie Armatas Dimitrios Kiritsis Eleni Kosmas, MD George Nardone James Telonis, MD Honorary Board Members James Sakezles Eleanor Theodore VISIT THE PARISH WEBSITE stsophias.org
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Spiritual watchfulness and alertness. “Watch, there-fore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming” (Matthew 24:42)
Every year (for the past three years), I celebrate the Divine Liturgy for the feast of St. Basil - which is on January 1 - completely in Greek. It's not an easy task, I start practicing on the day after Thanksgiving so I'm ready. But why make the effort? I want to tell you, in the hopes that you will make the effort to attend.
Remember that we celebrate the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom almost all the time. The only time we celebrate the Liturgy of St. Basil (basically) is on the Sundays of Lent. St. Basil's Liturgy is longer than St. John's, mostly because the prayers of the priest are different - more descriptive, poetic, and intense. And longer! Consequently, on the Sundays of Lent I don't do any of the prayers in Greek. It's too much for most people, and very few have any idea what the words mean. And the words are the point! So I do almost the whole liturgy in English on the Sundays in Lent.
But there are some who can tell what's being said in Greek, and there is a day when you're going to hear every single word - on the feast of St. Basil, January 1!
I love the prayers of the Basil Liturgy. You've heard me talk about my objections to some English translations, how the real meaning is sometimes obscured. This is the case with the Basil Liturgy in several parts. I'll mention two.
There is a line in the long prayer after the "Holy, holy, holy, Lord of Sabaoth," that says: νεκρωθέντα τε τοῖς οἰκείοις αὐτοῦ παραπτώμασιν. This is translated "becoming subject to death through his own transgressions." The first word, νεκρωθέντα, means "to make dead." The last, παραπτώμασιν, is "through (or, "in") transgressions." But all English translations leave the middle words untranslated. What do they say? οἰκείοις means "household," and "τοῖς" is a dative article, so it makes "household" into the indirect object of the verb. Since the sentence is describing the disobedience of Adam, specifically, how he was tricked by the serpent, those middle words refer to us. You and me. They say that Adam was made dead by his transgressions, and he passed that process - being tricked by the devil and subject to death because of it - onto us.
When I hear that, I say to myself: don't blame Adam, Fr. David. You do the same thing he did every single day.
Secondly, in Greek, the difference between a present imperative and an aorist imperative adds meaning to a sentence, a difference which is very awkward to translate. The present indicates continuing action and the aorist indicates a one time command. With this in mind, the phrase Τοῦτο ποιεῖτε εἰς τὴν ἐμὴν ἀνάμνησιν (at the sanctification of the wine) is not simply "do this in remembrance of me," but "do this continually in remembrance of me."
We all need to hear this. Communion is something that must be prepared for and received often, often, often.
Come to Church on January 1, bless the New Year with prayer and worship, with the beautiful original language of St. Basil's Divine Liturgy. Your affectionate servant, Father David
“St. Basil Liturgy in Greek” JANUARY 2021 NEPSIS
2021 Parish Council
Peter Manolakos President
Thomas Anthis Jr. Vice President
Christopher Shiomos, OD Secretary
Michael Copanas Treasurer
Robert Allen Nicholas Anastasiou
Joy Weatherup Anthis Stephanie Armatas Dimitrios Kiritsis
Eleni Kosmas, MD George Nardone
James Telonis, MD
Honorary Board Members
James Sakezles Eleanor Theodore
VISIT THE
PARISH WEBSITE
stsophias.org
http://www.stsophias.org
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Church Services Open to 75 Attendees ~ ~ Reservations Required ~ ~
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Book Reservation
All Liturgical services will continue to take place but are limited to 75 attendees until further notice. Reservations are required. Check the website for details and steps to make your reservation.
The Faithful may continue to participate by attending services through our live streaming broadcasts posted on our YouTube Channel. Please subscribe to our YouTube page to receive notifications for upcoming live services. Each service will be live and recorded for later viewing.
The church office is closed for in person business until further notice. Office Administrator, Katina Luvadis may be contacted by phone at (315)446-5222 or by sending an email to [email protected]
We recognize the heightened concern associated with COVID-19 and are diligently focused on ensuring the continued health and safety of all our parishioners. We will continue to closely monitor the situation and provide additional updates as they become available. Please check back routinely.
COVID GUIDELINES
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Theophany/Epiphany Schedule of Services
Tuesday—January 5, 2021 9:00 am Royal Hours for Theophany/Epiphany
6:00 pm Theophany/Epiphany Vesperal Liturgy Blessing of Waters
(In English)
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 Holy Theophany/Epiphany
9:00 am Orthros 10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Blessing of Waters (In Greek)
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P R E S I D E N T ’S M E S S A G E
Dear Parish, As we enter the new year we are all hoping that the vaccines will break the back of COVID 19. Seeing the end to the pandemic based on what the "experts" say, however, is really very hard to do. There are, at least as of this writing, no reliable estimates as to when the vaccine will be available to all. Furthermore, many people appear to be wary of rushing to get into the vaccine line. While I am optimistic that COVID will be vanquished in 2021, the uncertainty of when "normal" life begins makes it very difficult for the Parish Council to determine how to operationally and financially plan for the year 2021. The Festival is our largest social gathering event and revenue generator and we all want to have a "normal" festival this year. We (as all of you) will be monitoring the situation very carefully. We are fortunate to have medical expertise on the council to whom we turn for calm and systematic interpretation of the archdiocese and public health directives. As we diligently focus on ensuring the continued health and safety of all our parishioners, we must also focus on the financial "health" of the parish. All of which brings me to the Carry Us Across Campaign. First, the parish council thanks all of you who have contributed to this effort. We appreciate every donation. And we understand that these are difficult times, with many of you allocating resources to family, friends, and the community at large who are in serious need. St Sophia's is only one of many worthy institutions that are asking for your support. Our campaign is going well, but we have a way to go to reach our goal. With these uncertain times, a strong balance sheet not dependent on Festival revenue is necessary. The Festival may, after all, have to be canceled again. We are planning for the worst and hoping for the best. Hope, however, is not a plan. Given this difficult environment, your parish council is doing its best to make sure that this pandemic does not seriously weaken us financially. This is a duty which we take very seriously and, again, we thank all who have stepped up to help us fulfill that duty. For those who have yet to contribute, donations to the Carry Us Across Campaign will be accepted until January 31, 2021. We pray that COVID abates to the point where more of you will feel safe and comfortable returning to church services. But, of course, each in his or her own time. Meanwhile we will continue our efforts to protect those who are coming to church. As we enter the new year, the parish council prays that all remain safe and well. From the Parish Council, Happy New Year to all.
Yours in Christ, Peter Manolakos Parish Council President
STEWARDSHIP
The 2021 Stewardship Pledge Cards have been delivered to all parishioners. Please return your Pledge as soon as you are able. Contributions for 2020 may continue to be made in 2021. But on January 1, 2021 stewardship contributions made online may only be applied to 2021. If you wish to make a 2020 contribution in 2021, you may do so by sending a check or contacting Katina in the office at (315)446-5222.
From all of us to all of you, Happy New Year.
The Stewardship Committee
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“Carry Us Across” Capital Campaign
St. Sophia’s has just announced our “Carry Us Across” Capital Campaign. The goal of this campaign is to recover lost income and to assure the financial stability of the parish. We invite you to learn more about this campaign and its importance in securing the future of our parish by reading the letter recently sent to your home from Parish Council President Peter Manolakos. To successfully reach our goal of $200,000, we will require the enthusiastic support of our entire parish family. We ask you to prayerfully consider how you can help us reach our goal.
To contribute: By check: Make checks out to St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church with note “Carry Us Across” Capital Campaign on the front of the check and mail to:
St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church
325 Waring Road Syracuse, NY 13224
Online Donation: Through the church website: http://www.stsophias.org click on the “Online Giving” link at the top of the page, then click “Give Now”. You will be directed to the Donation page. Online donations may be made by credit card, from a checking account or a savings account.
Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.
DONATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 31, 2021
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January 2021 Memorials Eternal Be Their Memory
January 3, 2021
• Memorial Service for Demetrios Georgiades (3 Months)
• Memorial Service for Robert Harris (3 Years)
January 10, 2021
• Memorial Service for Christ Lemonides (40 Days)
January 17, 2021
• Memorial Service for Vangel Sterio (3 Years)
January 24, 2021
• Memorial Service for Nikolaos Giannoulis (40 Days)
Sacramental Registry November 2020
Weddings
• Matthias Schneider & Dena Aravantinos
Funerals
• Anita Binaxas
• Ethel Chekan
• Fotios Poulos
• Theodore Dalakos
• Marie Samios
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2021 Parish Calendars
The 2021 Parish Calendars are now available at the Candle Stand in the Narthex
Have a Happy and Prosperous 2021!
CHOIR
Choir Practice is held 6:00 pm on Wednesday evenings
and we welcome everyone to join our Choir
Dr. Theodore Dalakos
Toni Dalakos and her family acknowledge
the outpouring of sympathy received on the
passing of her husband, Dr. Theodore Da-
lakos, from the community of St. Sophia's.
However you expressed your condolences,
we are grateful and know this is how Ted's
memory will be eternal. God bless you one
and all!
DISCRETIONARY FUND
Thank you to all those for their continuing donations to the Discretionary Fund. This fund is used to meet the emergency needs of people (members and non-members) who come to our Church as matter of last resort. Their stories are often heartbreaking, and it is a great ministry of our parish that we offer them some kind of help, so that they can see a ray of hope in their situation.
Please consider making a donation to the Discretionary Fund. God bless you for your participation in this important outreach.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS
Hope everyone had a safe and joyous Christmas holiday. Going into 2021, we are all looking forward to a more healthy and happy New Year. Sunday School will continue with our current program of our monthly children sermons and associated activities. For January, we are scheduling our Children’s sermon on January 17th. Father David will focus the children’s sermon on the Samaritan woman who Jesus met at the well. Samaritans lived in Samaria which was a region north of Jerusalem between Judea and Galilee. The Samaritans were a mixed race and traditional enemies of the Jewish people. While they worshipped the God of Israel they were different.
Happy to see the on-line attendance of these sermons as well as for the families who do come and participate at church. Activities to follow the sermon. I will also be following up with 7-12 grade students regarding the Saint John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival. I will first check with the Metropolis to see if we will be moving forward with the program.
In the meantime, I encourage new families and/or families with pre-school children, if you have not registered for Sunday School please reach out to me. In addition, I welcome any suggestions or ideas on how we can improve on our religious education program.
Yours in Christ, Liz Steinberg (315) 447-4445
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JAMESVILLE DEWITT ECUMENICAL FOOD PANTRY
The Jamesville Dewitt Ecumenical Food Pantry would like to thank St. Sophia’s for the many generous donations given during this Christmas season. This year the Pantry has given out Christmas food bags to 105 families, 71 gift cards to children and 105 trash cans full of cleaning and household items for all the families. What a blessing to give to others !
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AHEPA News Chapter #37 ~ Syracuse, NY
Greetings and a Happy New Year to all and with the vaccine and blessings of our Lord, 2021 will be a better year for all mankind. We mourn the passing of two more AHEPAN Brothers in 2020, Dr. Fotis Poulos and Chris Lemonides, life members of our AHEPA Chapter. May their memory be eternal. When we lose someone, it is sad and tough but their contributions remain eternally in our memory. The parish council and our local AHEPA 37 Chapter have formed the Bicentennial Committee, which includes non AHEPA parishioners, for the upcoming 200 Year Anniversary of Hellenic/Greek Independence Day. The meetings will be every Saturday at 2:00 pm by Zoom App. We need you to volunteer to help to make it a success. If you would like to participate or just listen to our meetings, all we need is your name and email address and we will be glad to send you an invitation by email. You may contact:
Dr. James Telonis at [email protected]
Mike Labatos at [email protected]
Best Wishes from all of us to all of you.
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January 2021
Program Schedule For Cable Television All Programs Air on Spectrum (Time Warner) Cable Chanel 98
in Onondaga County
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Sunday Programs at 7:00 pm
Jan 3 — Bias in Bible Translation, part 1 Jan 10—Bias in Bible Translation, part 2 Jan 17—Christ and Human Suffering Jan 24—Inclinations and Freedom Jan 31—The Bible and Orthodox Worship
Monday Programs at 7:00 pm
Jan 4—The Gospel of St. John, part 7 Jan 11—The Gospel of St. John, part 8 Jan 18—The Gospel of St. John, part 9 Jan 25—The Gospel of St. John, part 10
PLEASE NOTE…..
On Verizon FIOS Chanel 29, the series has ended
Programs are available at frdavidsmith.com
Family Classic TV Sponsored by St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church
Sundays at 6:00 pm ~ Sir Lancelot with William Russell Sundays at 6:30 pm ~ The Adventures of Robin Hood with Richard Greene Sundays at 8:00 pm ~ Cisco Kid with Duncan Renaldo & Leo Carrillo (2 episodes) Thursdays at 8:30 pm ~ Sherlock Holmes with Ronald Howard Fridays at 8:00 pm ~ Jim Bowie with Scott Forbes (2 episodes)
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St. Sophias Greek Orthodox Church—January 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 9:00 AM ORTHROS 10:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY ST. BASIL
NEW YEAR’S DAY
2 2:00 PM AHEPA MTG 6:00 PM GREAT VESPERS
3 9:00 AM ORTHROS 10:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY SUNDAY BEFORE THEOPHANY
4 6:00 PM JESUS PRAYER GROUP
5 9:00 AM ROYAL HOURS FOR THEOPHANY
6:00 PM THEOPHANY VESPERAL LITURGY
6 9:00 AM ORTHROS 10:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY EPIPHANY 6:00 PM CHOIR REHEARSAL
7 8 9 2:00 PM AHEPA MTG 6:00 PM GREAT VESPERS
10 9:00 AM ORTHROS 10:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY SUNDAY AFTER THEOPHANY
11 6:00 PM JESUS PRAYER GROUP
12 10:00 AM BIBLE STUDY
13 11:00 AM ALZHEIMER’S VIDEO 6:00 PM CHOIR REHEARSAL
14 15 16 2:00 PM AHEPA MTG 6:00 PM GREAT VESPERS
17 9:00 AM ORTHROS 10:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY 12TH SUNDAY OF LUKE ST. ANTHONY
18 6:00 PM JESUS PRAYER GROUP
19 10:00 AM BIBLE STUDY
20 6:00 PM CHOIR REHEARSAL
21 22 23 2:00 PM AHEPA MTG 6:00 PM GREAT VESPERS
24 9:00 AM ORTHROS 10:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY 14TH SUNDAY OF LUKE
25 9:00 AM ORTHROS 10:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY ST. GREGORY 6:00 PM JESUS PRAYER GROUP
26 10:00 AM BIBLE STUDY
27 6:00 PM CHOIR REHEARSAL
28 29 30 9:00 AM ORTHROS 10:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY THREE HIERARCHS 2:00 PM AHEPA MTG 6:00 PM GREAT VESPERS
31 9:00 AM ORTHROS 10:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY SUNDAY OF ZACCHAEUS
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St. Sophias Greek Orthodox Church—February 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 6:00 PM JESUS PRAYER GROUP
2 9:00 AM ORTHROS 10:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD
3 6:00 PM CHOIR REHEARSAL
4 5 6 2:00 PM AHEPA MTG 6:00 PM GREAT VESPERS
7 9:00 AM ORTHROS 10:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY SUNDAY OF MATTHEW
8 6:00 PM JESUS PRAYER GROUP
9 10:00 AM BIBLE STUDY
10 6:00 PM CHOIR REHEARSAL
11 12 13 2:00 PM AHEPA MTG 6:00 PM GREAT VESPERS
14 9:00 AM ORTHROS 10:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY SUNDAY OF THE CANAANITE
15 6:00 PM JESUS PRAYER GROUP
16 10:00 AM BIBLE STUDY
17 6:00 PM CHOIR REHEARSAL
18 19 20 2:00 PM AHEPA MTG 6:00 PM GREAT VESPERS
21 9:00 AM ORTHROS 10:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY SUNDAY OF THE PUBLICAN AND THE PHARISEE TRIODION BEGINS TODAY
22 6:00 PM JESUS PRAYER GROUP
23 10:00 AM BIBLE STUDY
24 9:00 AM ORTHROS 10:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY FINDING OF THE HEAD OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 6:00 PM CHOIR REHEARSAL
25 26 27 2:00 PM AHEPA MTG 6:00 PM GREAT VESPERS
28 9:00 AM ORTHROS 10:00 AM DIVINE LITURGY SUNDAY OF THE PRODIGAL SON
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