Open now until October 8th .. St. Athanasios Church Apparel and accessories store.
You can now purchase your items online in 3 easy steps:
1. Go to the online store at https://stathanasiosapparel.itemorder.com
2. Choose your items and add them to your cart
3. Securely checkout with your credit card
Mark Twain once said, “It’s not the passages in the Bible I don’t understand that bother me so much, it’s the ones that I do understand. Most of us have been presented with the Christian concert of giving known as Stewardship. We probably know the following facts about it:
That God wants us to give proportionately of our income to the Church.
God wants us to give cheerfully.
God does not want us to draw attention to ourselves through our giving.
God wants us to lay aside daily a sum of money to give to the Church.
Stewardship is a giving of our time, talents and finances to God.
ούχ υμών έστι χρόνους ή καιρούς ούς ο πατήρ έθετο εν τη ιδία
εξουσία, αλλά λήψεσθε δύναμιν, επελθόντος του Αγίου Πνεύματος
εφ’ υμάς» (Πράξεις Α΄ 7)
ATTEND
CHURCH
REGULARLY
WITH YOUR FAMILY
On the top left of the website there is a Donate button exactly like the one below. Using this button allows you do submit a payment for Stewardship.
We now offer monthly payment subscriptions using PayPal for stewardship. On the Stewardship page you can sign up for an account and choose one of the options below.
September 12, 2018
The Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy Esteemed Members of the Metropolitan Council, Esteemed Members of the Parish Councils, Esteemed Members of the Philoptochos Sisterhood of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey My Beloved, I pray that this letter finds all of you well and spiritually sound. Please be advised that due to impending effects of Hurricane Florence along the eastern coast of the United States, I have made the most difficult decision to CANCEL the Annual Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey Holy Cross Celebration and Blessing of the Waters scheduled for this Sunday, September 16, 2018 in Asbury Park. I request that each of you please immediately inform your parishioners of the cancellation of this Metropolis Event by sending a notice through your parish email listserv, through your parish robo call system and by placing an announcement on your parish website.
Praying that our loving Lord continues to bless all of you, I remain With Paternal Love and Blessings,
† E V A N G E L O S Metropolitan of New Jersey
GREEK ORTHODOX METROPOLIS OF NEW JERSEY – ΙΕΡΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΣ ΝΕΑΣ ΙΕΡΣΕΗΣ
215 East Grove Street, Westfield, NJ, 07090-1656 • Tel: (908) 301-0500 • Fax: (908) 301-1397
Web: www.nj.goarch.org • E-mail: metropolis@nj.goarch.org
NOTE: There will be regular Church services this Sunday.
Proceeds will go to St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church.
From main website page, click “more” for dinner and sponsor payment options.
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross – September 14th
When Constantine the Great became emperor of the Roman world in 307 A.D., his rule was challenged by Maxentius. On the eve of their great battle at the Tiber River, a miraculous sign appeared in the sky in the form of the cross. It said: “By this, conquer.”
Constantine prepared a banner bearing the cross and overcame the forces of Maxentius the next day.
This marked the beginning of the end of Christian persecutions in the Roman Empire. Prior to that time, Christianity was illegal, and Christians were a minority group living in fear of torture and death at the hands of the authorities.