St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church

04/15/2023

Great and Holy Friday Epitaphios

Επιτάφιος 2023

08/28/2022

Χρόνια πολλά to all the Marias!!! ☦️
https://www.instagram.com/p/CEc51DvJ5I0/?igshid=MGE0NTlmMDE=

02/03/2022

Services for Strati Maloutas will be held on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Victor Valley Memorial Mortuary and Cemetery, 15609 11th Street, Victorville, Ca 92395

Viewing will begin at 9:00 a.m. It will be followed by the Trisagion and funeral.

Between noon and 1:00 p.m. there will be time to visit with the family. Light refreshments will be served.

The burial will be at 1:00 p.m. at the same location.

The Maloutas family thanks everyone for their prayers.

06/09/2021

There is a link for the Divine Liturgy followed by the funeral for Metropolitan Andrew. The link to the live stream will be available at www.thehtm.org. Liturgy begins at 7:00 a.m. in Boston (4:00 a.m. Pacific).

FUNERAL OF METROPOLITAN ANDREW

Beloved Christians,

Christ is Risen!

God willing, the funeral of Metropolitan Andrew shall be broadcasted live over the internet. You will need to go to the monastery website, where will be a link to the live video stream of the funeral:

www.thehtm.org

The live streaming will start at 7am, Wednesday, June 9, and will broadcast the Divine Liturgy of the Apodosis of Pascha and of Saint John the Russian, followed by the Funeral Service of Metropolitan Andrew.

Truly He is Risen!

+ Gregory

05/01/2021

Another beautiful Epitaphion. Thank you Diamanto 🙏🏼

04/26/2021

Schedule for Holy Week

03/21/2021

Julian the Apostate, knowing that the Christians purify themselves by fasting most of all during the first week of the Fast - which is why we call it clean week - planned to defile them especially at that time. Therefore he secretly commanded that during those days the markets be filled with foods that had been defiled with the blood of animals offered in sacrifice to idols. But by divine command the Martyr Theodore appeared during sleep to Eudoxius, then archbishop of Constantinople. The Saint revealed to him the tyrant’s plan, then told hi to call the faithful together immediately on Monday morning and prevent them from purchasing those foods, but rather to make kollyva to supply their needs. The pious people were preserved undefiled for the whole Clean Week rendered thanks to the Martyr on this Saturday and celebrated his commemoration with kollyva.

Dismissal Hymn. Second Tone
Great are the achievements of faith! I the fountain of flame, as by the water of rest, the holy Martyr Theodore rejoiced; for having been made a whole-burnt offering in the fire, he was offered as sweet bread unto the Trinity. By his prayers, O Christ God, save our souls.

Excerpted from the Great Horologion.
@ St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church

03/13/2021

Second Saturday of Souls
One year memorial for Helen Nielsen
Memory Eternal
Αιώνια η Μνημη

11/30/2020

Eternal be the memory of Father Ekdykios.

FATHER EKDYKIOS, MONK
+ November 15/28, 2020

Beloved Faithful,

Evlogeite!

As some of you already know, about three weeks ago, the fathers at the monastery, myself included, came down with the Coronavirus. Some of us have already recovered, others are in the process of the recovery. That is the reason why I have not been able to give sermons and send their audio recordings as usual.

Sadly, this trial left us with a loss in our community. Father Ekdykios, who was struggling with the virus in an intensive care unit for the past two weeks, reposed in the Lord yesterday morning. It is a great consolation that even with the strict visitation rules, we were able to give him the Holy Mysteries the day before his passing away.

We ask you to pray for the repose of the soul of our newly departed brother and to continue to pray for us as we pray for all of you.

Eternal be the memory of our Father Ekdykios. Amen.

With love in our Saviour,

+ Gregory

11/15/2020

Sunday, November 15, 2020
Fifth Sunday of St. Luke

Fr. Nicholas is serving liturgy but it will not be livestreamed. We apologize for not being there for you this Sunday. Mother Mary has a cold and is recuperating at home.

Thank you for your continued love and support of our Parish. May God have mercy, protect and bless us all.

Our little church still has financial needs that continue even during this time of closure. If you have made your donation, thank you. Donations can be mailed to P.O. Box 1984, Pomona, Ca 91769-1984 or through Zelle at [email protected].

11/09/2020

November 8/ October 26
(Liturgy for the feast day on Facebook: https://fb.watch/1Et1o3W4MW/)

Holy and Glorious Martyr Demetrios the Wonderworker & Myrrh-streamer of Thessalonica

Saint Demetrius was a Thessalonian, a most pious son of pious and noble parents, and a teacher of the Faith of Christ. When Maximian first came to Thessalonica in 290, he raised the Saint to the rank of Duke of Thessaly. But when it was discovered that the Saint was a Christian, he was arrested and kept bound in a bathhouse.

While the games were underway in the city, Maximian was a spectator there. A friend of his, a barbarian who was a notable wrestler, Lyaeus by name, waxing haughty because of the height and strength of his body, boasted in the stadium and challenged the citizens to a contest with him. All that fought with him were defeated.

Seeing this, a certain youth named Nestor, an acquaintance of Demetrius', came to the Saint in the bathhouse and asked his blessing to fight Lyaeus singlehanded. Receiving this blessing and sealing himself with the sign of the precious Cross, he presented himself in the stadium and said, “O God of Demetrius, help me!” and straightaway he engaged in combat and smote him with a mortal blow to the heart, leaving the former boaster lifeless upon the earth.

Maximian was sorely grieved by this, and when he learned who was the cause of this defeat, he commanded straightaway and Demetrius was pierced with lances while he was yet in the bathhouse.

As for Nestor, Maximian commanded that he be slain with his own sword.

Dismissal Hymn of St. Demetrius. Third Tone

A great champion hath the whole world found thee to be when in grave perils; for that didst put to flight the heathen, O victorious one. As thou didst humble Lyaeus' arrogance and gavest boldness to Nestor in the stadium, thus, a holy Great Martyr Demetrius, do that entreat Christ God that we be granted great mercy.

Excerpted from the Great Horologion. @ St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church