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GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY & PARISH OF

PROPHET ELIAS NORWOOD & EASTERN SUBURBS INC.
87 BEULAH ROAD, NORWOOD SA 5067

ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΙΕΡΩΝ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΩΝ

ΣΕΠΤΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ 2020
PROGRAMME OF HOLY SERVICES
SEPTEMBER 2020
CONTACT DETAILS
Iερατικώς Προϊστάμενος: Πρεσβύτερος π. ΜιχαήλΨαρομμάτης
Parish Priest: Rev. Father Michael Psaromatis

ΓΡΑΦΕΙΟY/Office: 8362 4139

ΚΙΝ./Mobile: 0417 087 075

Web: www.prophetelias.org.au
Email: prophetelias@esc.net.au

POSTAL CORRESPONDENCE TO P.O. BOX 277, KENT TOWN SA 5071

 GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY & PARISH OF
PROPHET ELIAS NORWOOD & EASTERN SUBURBS INC.
87 BEULAH ROAD, NORWOOD SA 5067
ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΙΕΡΩΝ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΩΝ ΣΕΠΤΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ 2020
PROGRAMME OF HOLY SERVICES SEPTEMBER 2020
1 ΤΡΙΤΗ ΑΡΧΗ ΤΗΣ ΙΝΔΙΚΤΟΥ ΟΡΘΡΟΣ - ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 8:00am-
TUESDAY Ecclesiastical New Year Matins – Divine Liturgy 9:30am
ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ 7:00pm-
2 Bible Study and Youth Group
WEDNESDAY 8:00pm
ΑΓΙΩΝ ΠΡΟΦ. ΖΑΧΑΡΙΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΕΛΙΖΑΒΕΤ – ΑΓΓΛΙΚΗ
5 ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟΝ ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 6:00pm-
SATURDAY SAINTS PROPHET ZACHARIAS & ELIZABETH – Divine 7:00pm
Liturgy in English
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΙΓ’ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΥ ΟΡΘΡΟΣ - ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 8:00am -
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SUNDAY 13TH Sunday of Matthew Matins – Divine Liturgy 10:45am
ΤΡΙΤΗ ΓΕΝΕΘΛΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ ΟΡΘΡΟΣ - ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤ. 8:00am-
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TUESDAY Nativity of the Theotokos Matins – Divine Liturgy 9:30am
ΘΕΟΠΑΤΟΡΩΝ ΙΩΑΚΕΙΜ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΝΗΣ ΟΡΘΡΟΣ -
ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 8:00am-
ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ Synaxis of the Righteous Ancestors of God Joachim 9:30am
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WEDNESDAY and Anna Matins – Divine Liturgy
Bible Study and Youth Group 7:00pm-
8:00pm
12 ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟΝΜΕΓΑΣ ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝΟΣ 5:30pm-
SATURDAYGreat Vespers 6:00pm
ΠΡΟ ΤΗΣ ΥΨΩΣΕΩΣ ΟΡΘΡΟΣ - ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 8:00am -
Before the Holy Cross Matins – Divine Liturgy 10:45am
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΜΕΓΑΣ ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝΟΣ – ΠΑΡΑΚΛΗΤΙΚΟΣ ΚΑΝΩΝ
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SUNDAY ΤΙΜΙΟΥ ΣΤΑΥΡΟΥ (ΥΨΩΣΙΣ ΤΙΜΙΟΥ ΣΤΑΥΡΟΥ) 5:30pm-
Great Vespers - Supplicatory Canon to Holy Cross 6:30pm
(Exaltation of the Holy Cross)
ΥΨΩΣΙΣ ΤΙΜΙΟΥ ΣΤΑΥΡΟΥ (ΝΗΣΤΕΙΑ) ΟΡΘΡΟΣ - ΘΕΙΑ
ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 8:00am-
14 9:45am
MONDAY Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Strict Fast) Matins –
Divine Liturgy
ΕΥΦΗΜΙΑΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ - ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤ. 8:00am-
ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ Great Martyr Euphemia Matins – Divine Liturgy 9:30am
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WEDNESDAY Bible Study and Youth Group 7:00pm-
8:00pm
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 ΜΑΡΤΥΡΩΝ ΣΟΦΙΑΣ, ΠΙΣΤΕΩΣ, ΕΛΠΙΔΟΣ, ΑΓΑΠΗΣ
ΠΕΜΠΤΗ ΟΡΘΡΟΣ – ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 8:00am-
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THURSDAY MARTYRS: SOFIA, PISTIS, ELPIS & AGAPIS 9:30am
Matins – Divine Liturgy
ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟΝ ΜΕΓΑΣ ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝΟΣ 5:30pm-
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SATURDAY Great Vespers 6:00pm
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΜΕΤΑ ΤΗΝ ΥΨΩΣΙΝ ΟΡΘΡΟΣ - ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 8:00am -
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SUNDAY After the Holy Cross Matins – Divine Liturgy 10:45am
ΣΥΛΛΗΨΙΣ ΠΡΟΔΡΟΜΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ - ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤ. 8:00am-
ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ Conception of St John Baptist Matins – Divine Liturgy 9:30am
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WEDNESDAY
Bible Study and Youth Group 7pm-8pm
ΠΕΜΠΤΗ ΠΑΝΑΓΙΑ ΜΥΡΤΙΔΙΩΤΙΣΣΗΣ ΟΡΘΡΟΣ – ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤ. 8:00am-
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THURSDAY OUR LADY OF THE MYRTLES Matins – Divine Liturgy 9:30am
ΟΛΟΝΥΚΤΙΑ: ΜΕΤΑΣΤΑΣΙΣ ΑΓ. ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ ΘΕΟΛΟΓΟΥ
(ΧΑΙΡΕΤΙΣΜΟΙ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ – ΜΕΓΑΣ ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝΟΣ -ΛΙΤΗ -
ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ ΑΡΤΟΚΛΑΣΙΑ - ΟΡΘΡΟΣ - ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ-ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ) 9:00pm-
25 All-Night Vigil: Translation of St. John the Theologian
Friday 12:30am
(Salutations to the Theotokos – Great Vespers with
Litya and Artoklasia – Matins – Divine Liturgy - Meal
ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟΝ ΜΕΓΑΣ ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝΟΣ 5:30pm-
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SATURDAY Great Vespers 6:00pm
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ Α’ ΛΟΥΚΑ ΟΡΘΡΟΣ - ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 8:00am -
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SUNDAY 1ST Sunday of Luke Matins – Divine Liturgy 10:45am
29 WEDNESDAY Bible Study and Youth Group 7pm-8pm
Universal Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Feast Day: September 14)
The feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross is celebrated very early in the
Church year on September 14. In this feast we celebrate both the power of the Cross and
Christ’s crucifixion in our salvation and the finding of the Cross by Saint Helen (empress) in
the 300s. In the fourth century, the first Christian emperor, St. Constantine, and his mother,
St. Helen, wanted to find important relics from the life of Christ in the Holy Land. Because
Jerusalem had been destroyed in 70 A.D. by Titus, the search was difficult. While Saint Helen
was searching for the cross, she smelled a sweet plant on a hill outside of Jerusalem. She then
asked those with her to dig underneath this herb and discovered the Cross. Because of this,
the herb was named “basil” from the Greek Vasiliko (of the King).
According to tradition, Saint Helen had found three crosses on Golgotha and needed to
determine which was the true Cross of Christ. She spoke with Makarios, the Patriarch of
Jerusalem, who concluded that the true cross would heal the sick. They brought a dead man
whose funeral procession was taking place, to touch the three crosses. Much joy abounded
when he was raised from the dead after being touched by the Cross of Christ.
The church celebrated with a procession of the true Cross. Patriarch Makarios held up, or
elevated (exalted), the Cross for the faithful to venerate. The people repeatedly chanted,
“Lord have mercy” as they were filled with reverence, awe, and joy at being in the presence
of the Cross of Christ. On the day of the Feast, a special service is held. The Cross, standing
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on a field of sweet basil sprigs, is taken in solemn procession through the church while the
Troparion (hymn) of the Feast is being chanted. The priest then takes the Cross and offers
petitions facing the four directions of the compass. This represents the universal nature of the
life-giving sacrifice of Christ upon the Cross. The priest raises and lowers the cross, and the
people respond by chanting “Lord have mercy”. At the end of the service, the people venerate
the cross and receive sprigs of basil from the priest.
Our Lord died on the Cross, but then He was resurrected; so the Cross is now the symbol
of His Divine Glory. Our Lord’s Cross always protects and strengthens us. We wear a cross
and make the sign of the cross to show that we love Christ and we belong in His Church.
The Cross has true meaning for us when we act in the way Christ teaches us: taking care of
others, and being humble, patient, and obedient.
The day of the Feast is similar to Holy Friday with a strict fast (from dairy, meat, oil). The
Gospel readings refer to the Lord’s Passion.
Universal Exaltation of the
Down Holy Cross - Crossword
1 Which Saint found the Cross?
2 A Patriarch of Jerusalem
5 Where Jesus was crucified.
6 What was St Helen's son called?
8 What we do when we see a cross.
13 What the Cross does for us.
14 Christ taught us to be..

Troparion of the Feast (Tone 1)
O Lord save Your people and bless
Your inheritance. Grant victories to
the Orthodox Christians over their
adversaries; and by virtue of Your
Cross, preserve Your Commonwealth.
Across
3 The service given to someone who has died.
4 What do we do before we take Holy Communion?
6 On Holy Friday we commemorate Christ's?
7 A sweet smelling plant.
9 The Holy Land
10 Christ taught us to be
11 The whole world
12 A Hymn.
13 Something we do in a solemn manner.
15 Christ taught us to be..
16 What was St. Helen searching for?
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