St. Stephan Society Acolytes (Altar Boys)

 

The Society of St. Stephan is an organization that was created to educate and expose our altar boys to the monasteries and paramount attributes of our Orthodox Faith. Annually, we donate to the community Christmas and Easter cards, batteries to the Saint Basil’s Academy and to the Orthodox Youth Scholarship Foundation. Our spiritual founder, Father George Xenophanes, who substituted in our parish in 1997-98, speculated that an organization was needed to better prepare our altar boys for the changing liturgies and educate them in the faith. The acolytes also help parishioners clean the church and altar prior to holidays.

ALTAR BOYS 2021/22

ALTAR BOY CAPTAINS

Costa Demetriades

Nikolas Kavarakas

ALTAR BOYS

Marcelo Felice

Alex Georges

Petros Kiafoulis

Christian (Panagoti) Koutouzakis

Elias Lambrinos

Dimitrios Nikolaedies

Emmanuel Paragioudakis

Michael Zavolas

Minas Zavolas

Nico Zavolas

DRESS CODE AND PUNCTUALITY:

Suit and Tie or Dress Slacks, Dress Shirt and Tie and Dress Shoes

NO SNEAKERS OR JEANS WILL BE PERMITTED

NO CELL PHONES ARE PERMITTED IN THE ALTAR

THANK YOU FOR BEING REVERENT AND CONFORMING TO THE ALTAR BOY ATTIRE.

All Altar Boys should arrive no later than 9:30 AM and be dressed appropriately. When arriving at Church, please light a candle in the narthex (you do not need money to do so) and make the sign of the cross and venerate the icon. If you are late to Church, please remain in the pews with your family and attend Sunday School. PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THE ALTAR AFTER THE START OF THE DIVINE LITURGY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPECT AND REVERENCE TO GOD, FATHER ANDREW, DEACON EMANUEL, AND FOR THE DIVINE LITURGY.

DIVINE LITURGY BEGINS ON SUNDAY AT 9:30 AM

ALTAR BOY SCHEDULE

SEPTEMBER 2021

9/1 – Beginning of the Indiction (New Ecclesiastical Year)

9/5 – 11th Sunday of Matthew

9/12 – Sunday before Holy Cross

9/19 – Sunday after Holy Cross

9/26 – Falling Asleep of St. John the Theologian

OCTOBER 2021

10/3 – 2nd Sunday of Luke

10/10 – 3rd Sunday of Luke

10/17 – Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council

10/24 – 6th Sunday of Luke

10/31 – 5th Sunday of Luke

NOVEMBER 2021

11/7 – 7th Sunday of Luke

11/14 – 8th Sunday of Luke

11/15 – Nativity Fast Begins

11/21 – Entrance of the Theotokos

11/28 – 13th Sunday of Luke – St. George Consecration

DECEMBER 2021

12/5 – 10th Sunday of Luke

12/12 – 11th Sunday of Luke

12/19 – Sunday before the Nativity

12/24 – (Fri) Christmas Eve

12/25 – (Sat) Christmas Day

12/26 – Sunday after the Nativity

JANUARY 2022

1/1 – Circumcision of Our Lord (New Year’s Day) & St. Basil the Great

1/2 – Sunday before Holy Epiphany/Theophany

1/5 – (Tues) Eve of Holy Epiphany/Theophany

1/6 – (Wed) Holy Epiphany/Theophany

1/7 – (Thur) Feast Day of John the Baptist

1/9 – Sunday after Epiphany

1/16 – 12th Sunday of Luke

1/23 – 14th Sunday of Luke

1/30 – Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs; Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian & John Chrysostom

FEBRUARY 2022

2/2 – (Wed) The Presentation of Our Lord & Savior in the Temple

2/6 – Sunday of the Canaanite

2/13 – Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee (Triodion Begins)

2/20 – Sunday of the Prodigal Son

2/26 – (Sat) 1st Saturday of Souls

2/27 – Sunday of Meatfare & Judgment Sunday

MARCH 2022

3/5 – (Sat) 2nd Saturday of Souls

3/6 – Cheese Fare and Forgiveness Sunday

3/7 – Clean Monday – Lenten Fast Begins

3/11 – (Fri) 1st Salutations to the Virgin Mary

3/12 – (Sat) 3rd Saturday of Souls

3/13 – Sunday of Orthodoxy

3/18 – (Fri) 2nd Salutations to the Virgin Mary

3/20 – Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas

3/25 – (Fri) Annunciation of the Theotokos

3/25 – (Fri) 3rd Salutations to the Virgin Mary

3/27 – Sunday of the Holy Cross

APRIL 2022

4/1 – (Fri) 4th Salutations to the Virgin Mary

4/2 – (Sat) Lenten Retreat in Cultural Center (Presenter: Father Evan Armatas)

4/3 – Sunday of St. John Climacus

4/8 – (Fri) Akathist Hymn

4/10 – Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt

4/16 – Saturday of Lazarus

4/17 – Palm Sunday

4/18 – 4/23 – Holy Week

4/24 – Great and Holy Pascha – Agape Service

4/25 – (Mon) Great Martyr George

MAY 2022

5/1 – Sunday of Thomas

5/8 – Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women

5/15 – Sunday of the Paralytic

5/22 – Sunday of the Samaritan Woman

5/29 – Sunday of the Blind Man – No Service at St. George / Liturgy at Monmouth University (GOYA OLYMPICS)

JUNE 2022

6/5 – Sunday of the Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council

6/12 – Holy Pentecost

6/19 – Sunday of All Saints & 1st Sunday of Matthew

6/20 – (Mon) Apostles Fast Begins

6/26 – 2nd Sunday of Matthew

629 – (Wed) Sts. Peter and Paul the Holy Apostles

JULY 2022

7/3 – 3rd Sunday of Matthew

7/10 – 4th Sunday of Matthew

7/17 – Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council

7/24 – 6th Sunday of Matthew

7/31 – 7th Sunday of Matthew

AUGUST 2022

8/1 – (Mon) Dormition Fast Begins

8/6 – (Sat) Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord

8/7 – 8th Sunday of Matthew

8/14 – 9th Sunday of Matthew

8/15 – (Mon) Dormition of the Theotokos

8/21 – 10th Sunday of Matthew

8/28 – 11th Sunday of Matthew

8/29 – (Mon) Beheading of the Holy and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John

 

PRIEST: FATHER ANDREW EUGENIS – 732-755-2777

ALTAR BOY COORDINATOR: DEACON EMANUEL G. TSARNAS dnemanuel@aol.com

 

Altar Boys, October 2019

PRESIDING PRIEST
Protopresbyter Andrew Eugenis 

DEACON
Emanuel Tsarnas 

OFFICE MANAGER
Karen Catizone
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