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KOINONIA OCTOBER/ O∫ΔøμƒπO™ 2010 A Monthly Publication of the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. 520 S. Ponca Street, Baltimore, MD 21224 The Message that God Gives Us Is a New Beginning Message from Fr. Michael L. Pastrikos Continued on page 3 The topic of my message, is a message of hope. I pray that when you read this article it can give ev- eryone an understanding why we are here living on this Earth. This Earth that we live in is made up of many different People , Nations, Customs, and Traditions. In two words, WE ARE A MELTING POT, living side by side each other, and in reality most of us don’t know their next door neigh- bor. I will tell you a story that describes what we as humans are, one way or another. There was a very lost, wicked, and rebellious man who decided it would be good for busi- ness if he went down to the church and joined it. He was an adulterer, an alcoholic, and had never been a member of a church in his life. But when he went down to place member- ship, he gave public testimony to the church that there was no sin in his life, and that he had grown up in the church, and they readily ac- cepted him as a member. When he went home he told his wife what he had done, and his wife, a very godly lady, exploded. She condemned him for being a hypocrite, and demanded that he go back to the church the next week and confess what he really was. Well, God used his wife to really break him, and he took it to heart. The next Sunday he went back to church, walked down to the front again, and this time confessed to the church all his sins. He told them that he was dishonest, and alcoholic, an adulterer, and that he was truly sorry. After all that, the people of the church revoked his membership on the spot. He walked out of the church that day scratching his head and muttered to himself: “These church folks are really strange. I told a lie and they took me in; and when I told the truth they kicked me out.” Sometimes, I ask myself the same question? Why couldn’t this man after all he went through in life, come up to the plate and tell his story the way it happened the first time. Be- cause we live in a Society, that can’t accept the truth. We live in a story book society where everything is perfect, because that’s what we want “TO LIVE IN A PERFECT WORLD, OR A MAKE BELIEVE WORLD.” Everybody sees life the way they want to see it. Since you are reading this article, let me ask you some questions: Do you always tell the truth at all times? Don’t we all have a skeleton in our closets? Don’t we all want to forget the past and walk away from it? Do you ever look at people who don’t go to church, and think you are bet- ter than they are because you go to church? Because of your position and status, do you look down on other people, thinking that you are better than them? Do you ever look at people who are divorced, and think that you are better than they are because you are not? I promise you, everyone one of you will find yourself somewhere in this story, because at one time or another, all of us are quilty of trying to impress God. The message that God gives us today is that He offers us a new life and a new beginning. But to reach that point we need to look at ourselves and re-evaluate what we have done wrong in the past and correct it. Throughout history we have plenty examples of the great leaders of the church who lived their lives in sinfullness. We all know the story of St. Paul, what he was before he walked away from his “ Always remem- ber, “God’s Way is not always Man’s Way ......”. ”
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OCTOBER/O∫ΔøμƒπO™ 2010A Monthly Publication of the
Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church.520 S. Ponca Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
The Message that God Gives Us Is a New BeginningMessage from Fr. Michael L. Pastrikos
Continued on page 3
The topic of my message, is a message ofhope. I pray that when youread this article it can give ev-eryone an understanding whywe are here living on thisEarth. This Earth that we livein is made up of many differentPeople , Nations, Customs,and Traditions. In two words,WE ARE A MELTING POT,living side by side each other,and in reality most of us don’tknow their next door neigh-bor.
I will tell you a story thatdescribes what we as humansare, one way or another.There was a very lost, wicked, and rebelliousman who decided it would be good for busi-ness if he went down to the church and joinedit. He was an adulterer, an alcoholic, and hadnever been a member of a church in his life.But when he went down to place member-ship, he gave public testimony to the churchthat there was no sin in his life, and that he hadgrown up in the church, and they readily ac-cepted him as a member.
When he went home he told his wife whathe had done, and his wife, a very godly lady,exploded. She condemned him for being ahypocrite, and demanded that he go back tothe church the next week and confess what hereally was. Well, God used his wife to reallybreak him, and he took it to heart.
The next Sunday he went back to church,walked down to the front again, and this timeconfessed to the church all his sins. He toldthem that he was dishonest, and alcoholic, anadulterer, and that he was truly sorry. Afterall that, the people of the church revoked hismembership on the spot. He walked out ofthe church that day scratching his head andmuttered to himself: “These church folks arereally strange. I told a lie and they took me
in; and when I told the truth they kicked meout.”
Sometimes, I ask myself thesame question? Why couldn’tthis man after all he wentthrough in life, come up to theplate and tell his story the wayit happened the first time. Be-cause we live in a Society, thatcan’t accept the truth. We livein a story book society whereeverything is perfect, becausethat’s what we want “TO LIVEIN A PERFECT WORLD, ORA MAKE BELIEVEWORLD.” Everybody sees lifethe way they want to see it.
Since you are reading this article, let me askyou some questions:
Do you always tell the truth at all times?Don’t we all have a skeleton in our closets?Don’t we all want to forget the past and walkaway from it? Do you ever look at peoplewho don’t go to church, and think you are bet-ter than they are because you go to church?Because of your position and status, do youlook down on other people, thinking that youare better than them? Do you ever look atpeople who are divorced, and think that youare better than they are because you are not?
I promise you, everyone one of you willfind yourself somewhere in this story, becauseat one time or another, all of us are quilty oftrying to impress God.
The message that God gives us today is thatHe offers us a new life and a new beginning.But to reach that point we need to look atourselves and re-evaluate what we have donewrong in the past and correct it. Throughouthistory we have plenty examples of the greatleaders of the church who lived their lives insinfullness. We all know the story of St. Paul,what he was before he walked away from his
“Always remem-ber, “God’s Wayis not alwaysMan’s Way......”.
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PROTOPRESBYTER FR. MICHAEL PASTRIKOS, PASTORCHURCH OFFICE TELEPHONE: 410-633-5020 — CHURCH FAX: 410-633-4352
CELL: 443-742-8314www.stnicholasmd.org
GREEK SCHOOL NEWS
PTA determined to bring latest technology to Greek School
CHURCH SECRETARY
MARIA SALPEAS
PARISH COUNCIL
TAKIS PAPADOPOULOS, PRESIDENTSTANLEY SOURANIS, VICE PRESIDENTSOPHIA PAROS, RECORDING SECRETARYSAM GLAVA, CORRESPONDING SECRETARYKYRIAKOS STAMOULIS, TREASURERJOHN CHRISSOMALLIS, ASSISTANT TREASURERMILTON COSSISJOHN KOROLOGOSDEMETRIOS KOSMASFRANK MITSOSJOHN SFAKIANOUDISDIMITRIOS STAKIASEMMANUEL THEOHARISSPIROS MINASEMMANUEL DIACOGIANNIS
PHILOPTOCHOS
ZOE PERDIKAKIS, PRESIDENTNORA KEFALAS, VICE PRES.STELLA KOUKIDES, 2ND VICE PRES.DESPINA KOSTALAS, REC. SEC.PATTY ORFANOS, CORRES. SEC.MARIA THEOHARIS, TREASURERCHRISTINE ZERVOS, ASST. TREAS.IRENE VASILIOS, MEMBERSHIPRENEE THEMELIS, ADVISORROZA CORNIASMARIA KOUTSOURISEVA NYCHISKELLY PAPADOPOULOSEVANGELIA SALIARISKIKI VAVAKAS
PROTO PSALTI/CHOIR DIRECTOR
GEORGE ROSSIS
ORGANIST
PETE BISBIKIS
PROTOPRESBYTER FR. MICHAEL PASTRIKOS, PASTORCHURCH OFFICE TELEPHONE: 410-633-5020 — CHURCH FAX: 410-633-4352
CELL: 443-742-8314www.stnicholasmd.org
PSALTIS
DR. NICHOLAS PAPADEMETRIOU
PASTORAL ASSISTANT
BILL POULOS
SEXTON
STANLEY CAVOURAS
SUNDAY SCHOOLSOPHIA GERAPETRITIS, PRINCIPALADAM AGAPIOS, OFFICE AIDEDANIEL COLLECTOR, OFFICE AIDEELIAS COSSIS, OFFICE AIDEEMILY COSSIS, V.P. & TEACHER9TH, 10TH, 11TH GRADESKIRK MAVROULIS, AIDEEFFIE CANNING, 8TH GRADEKOSTAS SKORDALOS, AIDEPANAGIS GALIATSATOS, 7TH GRADEVASILI PHILIPOU, AIDEIRENE FILIPOU, 6TH GRADEVOULA G. SAKELAKIS, 5TH GRADEPETE VASILARAKIS, AIDEMARY ILIADIS, 4TH GRADEMARKOS KATSAROS, AIDELIA DIMOS, 3RD GRADEFOULA MASTROVASILISANTONIA SFIRIOU, 2ND GRADEANGELICA SFAKIANOUDIS, AIDEPENNY GERAPETRITIS, 1ST GRADEYANA KARABELAS, KINDERGARTENPENELOPE KAIKIS, AIDEKYRA KONTOUDIS, NURSERY ELENI KARAGIANOPOULOS, AIDE
AFTERNOON GREEK SCHOOL
HELEN LOUVROU-MONOPOLIS, PRINCIPALVASILIKI KALOGRANIS, TEACHERANNA STUPAKI-SYRMOKERI, TEACHER
GREEK SCHOOL P.T.A.
NANCY ANASTASIADES, PRESIDENTKATINA PALAS, VICE- PRESIDENTELIA REPPAS, TREASURERSTAMATIA IEROMONAHOU, SECRETARYDEMOS ANASTASIADES, BOARD MEMBERPARASKEVI TOPOUZOGLOU, BOARD MEMBERALEXANDER PAPPAS, BOARD MEMBERKALLIOPI ANGELOS, BOARD MEMBERTHE DIAMONDS
ROSE TSAKALOS, PRESIDENTROZA CORNIAS, VICE PRESIDENTDESPINA KAITIS, SECRETARYEVE LALLAS, TREASURERLESLIE SARANTINOS, CORRES. SECRETARY
Y.A.L.
TRISH KONDOUDIS, PRESIDENTKYRA KONDOUDIS, VICE PRESIDENTJAMES KOKORELIS, TREASURERJEFF PASTRIKOS, REC. SECRETARYFLORA FANTIS, CORRES. SECRETARYADAM AGAPIOS, HISTORIANG.O.Y.A.
EVA KOLIOFOTIS, PRESIDENTGEORGE SAKELLIS, VICE PRESIDENTGEORGE THEOHARIS, TREASURERGEORGE SFAKIANOUDIS, RECORDING SECRETARYANGELICA SFAKIANOUDIS, CORRES. SECRETARYLEXI BARNES, HISTORIAN(MEETS THE 1ST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH)J.O.Y.
FOULA PARAGIOS, PRESIDENTMICHAEL ANGELOS, VICE PRESIDENTKATERINA IEROMONAHOS, TREASURERKALLIOPI CORNIAS, HISTORIANNICK KARELLAS, SERGEANT AT ARMS
Dear Parishioners:
The St. Nicholas Greek School is off to a fantasticstart. We held our first new parent Orientation Semi-nar on September 15th and September 16th. Eachparent received an Orientation Manual explaining thepolicies and procedures of the Greek School as well asthe historical events and Greek School programs. Forany parent who had not received an OrientationManual, one is available in the Greek School office.
Also, the Greek School PTA is determined to bringthe latest technology to the Greek School. The PTAaims to equip each classroom over the next year witha Promethean Board, an interactive tool that allowsteachers to project images and data from a computeron to a classroom-size whiteboard. Also, the studentswill use small electronic devices to text their responsesto written questions or activities to the Prometheanboard for all the class to see. The system uses sound,color, motion and interactivity to keep the studentsactively engage in learning. The PTA is actively rais-ing funds to purchase and install at least twoPromethean Boards by December 1st. If you are in-
terested in helping the PTA improve the GreekSchool, please consider donating funds to thePromethean Project. Any donation large or small isgreatly appreciated. If interested in donating, pleasemake your check payable to the St. Nicholas GreekSchool PTA , 520 Ponca Street, Baltimore, Md. 21212and in the memo section, please write “PrometheanProject”. To find out more about this amazing tech-nology, please visit their website at http://
www.prometheanworld.com.Also, the PTA would like to invite all of our parish-
ioners and families to attend our Annual AutumnParty this coming Friday, October 29th from 7:00 p.m.to 11:00 p.m. in the large social hall. Come and danceto the music of the KOKKO Brothers and enjoy goodfood and refreshments. Admission is free to all GreekSchool students and $10.00 per adult and $8.00 forchildren 8 years old or younger. Children 2 years oldand younger are free.
So, come and enjoy yourselves and support theGreek School in all of its endeavors.
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sinful past. He persecuted and killed Christians. But as soonhe accepted Christ, he became the greatest apostle of thechurch. If we look at Noah, Abraham, & Moses, all three ofthem walked away from their past. And what did they be-come, the Giants of the faith.
If your life is filled with the examples I gave above thenyou need to change your lifestyle. If your decision that youare presently making does not require any faith at all, youare not walking towards God. The answer to this story is tofind God, but how do we do this when this world is filledwith hatred, jealousy, and bitterness.
People today crave for new things. New phones, newcars, homes, clothing, and etc. We are in an economicressession because of our wants and needs. We try to putthe blame on others, but in reality we play a major role inthe destruction of our economy. It’s about time that wetake full responsibility for our actions. So, the key wordhere is “CHANGE’’. The question is “CAN WECHANGE?’’
The answer is “YES WE CAN’’. I am not taking a po-litical stand here in repeating the words that some politi-cians use for their own personal gains. When I say that“WE CAN’’ I really mean it. When you have faith, you canconquer anything that you put your mind to do. I have al-ways believed in the three positive words, “MIND OVERMATTER’’. The first thing we should all learn from this isthat it isn’t important how we see ourselves, but only how
God sees us. We don’t have to boast, or show off our faithto people, let God be the Judge. Just remember the Parableof the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, that should give youthe insight of what impresses God.
Man has made great improvements over the Centuries.We have learned so much in just a short time. We havemade great strides in education, science, technology andetc. Yet life has not been better. Life is made easy but notbetter. We live with the same worries and fears, we worryabout not having enough, when there are people in theworld who barely receives a piece of bread to eat every-day.
We fear being diagnosed with cancer of some kind; wehave relationship problems, at school, at home, at work,even among our close friends. We have more broken fami-lies today than ever before. We have a growing number ofsuicides and divorces, and violence is on the rise not on adownfall. I ask you this question? Has life really improved,even though we have great technology. Why? Because manhas fallen away from God. Remember this, If you trulywant a good life—— get back with Christ. This is the an-swer to all our problems.We are so blinded by the examplesof the world that we can’t see infront of us what our desti-nation will be. At this moment, most of us are heading inthe wrong direction. We are not guiding our children in theways of the Lord. We are heading towards a spiritualdissaster.
Always remember, “God’s Way is not always“Man’s Way......”.
✁ POINSETTIAS FOR THE CHURCHAND COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CARDPlease donate Poinsettias to decorate our church for Christmas.
The cost is $20.00 per plant. Also, if you wish to have your family’s nameprinted in the Community Christmas Card the cost is $20.00.
Please specify your choice (below) and fill out the form by checkingthe box of your choice and please enclose your donation. Thank you.Deadline: December 1st.
NAME ________________________________________________________
ADDRESS _____________________________________________________
� POINSETTIAS (#_____) $_____ � COMMUNITY CHRISTMASCARD (#_____) $_____
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COMMUNITY NEWS - ∫Oπ¡OΔπ∫∞ ¡∂ASTEWARDSHIP COMMITMENT SUNDAY—NOVEMBER 7TH
Preparations for the Parish Stewardship Commitment Sun-day scheduled for Sunday, November 7th are underway. Thisyear’s theme is still “Come and See”. It was agreed that aPower Point Presentation of photographs from the variouschurch organizations will be used. Each parish organization isasked to supply photographs and a paragraph on what SaintNicholas means to their particular organization. Please havethe photographs and your paragraph to Frank Mayer by Octo-ber 20th. As always, a Luncheon will be provided FREE to allof our church members.
Respectfully submitted:Frank Mayer, Chairm. 2011, Stewardship Campaign.
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWSOctober 6th - 7 pm—Our monthly meeting will take place.
Look forward to seeing everyone there.November 1-15—Food drive for the needy people in our
area. There will be boxes in place in the atrium of our church.November 4th—6:00 PM. Wednesday our regular monthly
meeting, followed by our annual St. Anargyron Dinner for allthe member of Philoptochos.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWSSunday School formally began on Sunday, September 26th.
To our returning students and our new students.... we embraceyou with open arms and welcome you to yet another year ofgetting closer to God and understanding your Orthodox faith.Registration continues, so parents/grandparents it is not toolate to register your children/grandkids.
The Sunday Schedule for this year is the same. All studentsmust be in church by 10 am. and seated in the front pews on theleft side of the altar. After the Bible reading and sermon, theywill be dismissed to go to their classrooms. Those students whohave fasted will return to the church to participate in HolyCommunion.
We once again, ask for the cooperation of our parishionersto please do not go downstairs for coffee BEFORE church isover because you are interrupting the Sunday school classesthat have to use the large hall. In addition, we ask all of ourolder students who are also in GOYA that after they sign in,they must remain in church or if they are still students reportto their classes. No one should be wandering outside in theAtrium or the Hallways. After your lesson is over and/or yourteacher excuses you, you may leave your class and attend to anactivity you may be involved in on that given Sunday.
We want to thank those returning teachers and aides andgive a welcome to some new teachers and aides who are joiningthe Sunday school Staff this year. We look forward to havingall of you serve God and his church.
Please continue to bring your child/children or grandchildrento Sunday School. Where else will they learn about the Truefaith….Orthodoxy, but by coming to church and attending Sun-day School. We look forward to seeing everyone every Sun-day.
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PLC NEWSThe next Parish Life Committee (PLC) meeting is scheduled
for Thursday,October 7th at 7:00 pm in the boardroom. Allchurch organizations are asked to attend and submit theirevents calendars if they’ve not yet done so.
Please help us prevent any scheduling conflicts by attendingthe meeting and submitting your organization’s calendar dates.Any questions can be directed to Jimmy Kosmas, Chairman, [email protected] and/or to Kelly Angelos, Secre-tary, at [email protected]. Thank you.
JOY NEWSThe next meeting for the St. Nicholas JOY program is sched-
uled for Saturday, October 16th from 12:00 to 2:00 pm in thesmall social hall. All parents of children ages 6-12 are encour-aged to bring their children for an afternoon of fellowship andfun. Please remember that all parents wishing to register theirchildren into the program must have met their 2010-2011 stew-ardship obligation to St. Nicholas. If you have any questions,please contact Kelly Angelos at [email protected] you!
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√ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘, 2010, ÛÙȘ 1:00 Ì.Ì. £· ¤¯Ô˘Ì Á‡̷, ¶πΔ™∞ ηș∞§∞Δ∞, ÁÈ· $5.00, ÌfiÓÔÓ ÁÈ· Ù· ̤ÏË Ì·˜. ∂›Û˘ ÛÙȘ 29√ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘, 2010, ·fi ÙȘ 8:00 .Ì. ¤ˆ˜ ÙȘ 2:00 Ì.Ì. ı·Ô˘Ï¿Ì ·ÏÈ¿ ·ÓÙÈΛÌÂÓ· Î·È ÚÔ‡¯·, ÛÙËÓ ·›ıÔ˘Û·˘Ô‰Ô¯‹˜ Ù˘ ∂ÎÎÏËÛ›·˜ Ì·˜.
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SAINT NICHOLAS DIAMONDSDear members: Our next meeting will be on October 12th,
at 1:00 p.m. On that day we will have Luncheon for membersonly, PIZZA and SALAD for $5.00. On October 29th we willhave YARD SALE from 8 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Saint Nicholas∞trium.
BUS TRIP LADIES PANCHIAN SOCIETYThe Ladies Panchian Society will be having a Bus Trip to At-
lantic City on Saturday October 16th. The price is $35.00 perperson. For more information call Peri Stroumbis 410-327-8234.
FESTIVAL APPRECIATION LUNCHEON:On Sunday, October 10, the Parish Council, along with the
Festival Committee, will be sponsoring an Appreciation Lun-cheon after church for all the Festival Volunteers.
NOTICE FOR NOMINATIONSTO PARISH COUNCIL
We wish to inform you that the term of office of 5 of thepresent Parish Council members will terminate on December31, 2010. The Nominating Committee was elected during theSpring General Assembly. We urge all the Parish members ingood standing who have the willingness, the ability, and the timeto serve our Community, to submit their candidacy for the Par-ish Council to the Nominating Committee by October 18, 2010.
Please note the following procedure: The Nominating Com-mittee will announce the names that they have received at theGeneral Assembly on Monday. If you wish to place your namefor nomination, you may do so by being present at the October18th, 2010, General Assembly Meeting, and be nominated atthat time, or sign the below application and bring to the ChurchOffice by October 18, 2010. Nominations will close at the Gen-eral Assembly on October 18, 2010.
If you wish to place your nomination for a position on theParish Council, you may complete, sign and mail the form be-low, to the Nominating Committee by October 15th, 2010.Please address the envelope as follows and mail it to:NOMINATING COMMITTEEc/o Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church520 S. Ponca StreetBaltimore, MD. 21224From the Nominations Committee
CANDIDACY FORM FOR PARISH COUNCIL
I desire to be a candidate for the......................Parish Council.
Signature ....................................................................................
Name (Print) ...............................................................................
Address .......................................................................................
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∂π¢O¶Oπ∏™∏ °π∞ À¶Oæ∏ºπOÀ™ ΔOÀ¢πOπ∫∏Δπ∫OÀ ™ÀªμOÀ§πOÀ
∂Èı˘Ìԇ̠ӷ Û·˜ ÏËÚÔÊÔÚ‹ÛÔ˘Ì fiÙÈ Ë ıËÙ›· ¤ÓÙÂ(5) ÌÂÏÒÓ ÙÔ˘ ¢ÈÔÈÎËÙÈÎÔ‡ ™˘Ì‚Ô˘Ï›Ô˘ Ù˘ ∫ÔÈÓfiÙËÙ¿˜ Ì·˜Ï‹ÁÂÈ ÛÙȘ 31 ¢ÂÎÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘, 2010. ™ÙËÓ °ÂÓÈ΋ ™˘Ó¤Ï¢ÛË ÙˆÓªÂÏÒÓ, ÙËÓ ÕÓÔÈÍË, Û¯ËÌ·Ù›ÛıËΠ∂ÈÙÚÔ‹ ∞Ó·‰Â›Íˆ˜ÀÔ„ËÊ›ˆÓ ÁÈ· ÙÔ ¢ÈÔÈÎËÙÈÎfi ™˘Ì‚Ô‡ÏÈÔ.
¶·Ú·Î·Ïԇ̠fiÏ· Ù· ̤ÏË Ù˘ ∫ÔÈÓÔÙËÙ¿˜ Ì·˜, Ù· ÔÔ›·¤¯Ô˘Ó ÂÎÏËÚÒÛÂÈ ÙËÓ ÔÈÎÔÓÔÌÈ΋ ÙÔ˘˜ ˘Ô¯Ú¤ˆÛË ÚÔ˜ ÙËÓ
∫ÔÈÓfiÙËÙ· Î·È Ù· ÔÔ›· ¤¯Ô˘Ó ÙËÓ ÂÈı˘Ì›·, ÙËÓ ÈηÓfiÙËÙ·Î·È ÙÔ ¯ÚfiÓÔ Ó· ˘ËÚÂÙ‹ÛÔ˘Ó ÙÔ ∫ÔÈÓÔÙÈÎfi ™˘Ì‚Ô‡ÏÈÔ, Ó·˘Ô‚¿ÏÏÔ˘Ó ÙËÓ ˘Ô„ËÊÈfiÙËÙ¿ ÙÔ˘˜ ̤¯ÚÈ ÙËÓ ¢Â˘Ù¤Ú·, 18Ë√ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘, 2010.
™ËÌÂÈÒÛ·Ù ٷ ·ÎfiÏÔ˘ı·: ∏ ∂ÈÙÚÔ‹ ∞Ó·‰Â›Íˆ˜ÀÔ„ËÊ›ˆÓ ı· ·Ó·ÎÔÈÓÒÛÂÈ Ù· ÔÓfiÌ·Ù· ÙˆÓ ˘Ô„ËÊ›ˆÓÔ˘ ‹‰Ë ¤Ï·‚·Ó, ÛÙËÓ ÚÔÛ¯‹ °ÂÓÈ΋ ™˘Ó¤Ï¢ÛË, ÙËÓ¢Â˘Ù¤Ú·, 20 √ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘, 2010. ∞Ó Î¿ÔÈÔ˜ ¿ÏÏÔ˜ ı¤ÏÂÈ Ó·ı¤ÛÂÈ ˘Ô„ËÊÈfiÙËÙ·, ÌÔÚ› Ó· ÙÔ Î¿ÓÂÈ Â¿Ó ·Ú¢ڛÛÎÂÙ·ÈÛÙËÓ °ÂÓÈ΋ ™˘Ó¤Ï¢ÛË Î·È Î¿ÔÈÔ˜ ÙÔÓ ÚÔÙ›ÓÂÈ ÂΛ, ‹ Ó·Û˘ÌÏËÚÒÛÂÈ ÙÔ Î¿ÙˆıÈ ¤ÓÙ˘Ô ˘Ô„ËÊÈfiÙËÙ·˜ Î·È ÙÔ·Ú·‰ÒÛÂÈ ÛÙÔ ∫ÔÈÓÔÙÈÎfi °Ú·ÊÂ›Ô Ì¤¯ÚÈ ÙËÓ ¢Â˘Ù¤Ú·, 18Ë√ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘, 2010. √È ˘Ô-„ËÊÈfiÙËÙ˜ ı· ÎÏ›ÛÔ˘Ó ÛÙËÓ°ÂÓÈ΋ ™˘Ó¤Ï¢ÛË. ∞Ó ı¤ÏÂÙ ӷ ˘Ô‚¿ÏÏÂÙ ˘Ô„ËÊÈfiÙËÙ·,·Ú·Î·Ï›ÛÙ ӷ Û˘ÌÏËÚÒÛÂÙÂ, ˘ÔÁÚ¿„ÂÙÂ Î·È Ù·¯˘-‰ÚÔÌ‹ÛÂÙ ÙÔ ·Ú·Î¿Ùˆ ¤ÓÙ˘Ô ÚÔ˜ ÙËÓ ∂ÈÙÚÔ‹∞Ó·‰Â›Íˆ˜ ÀÔ„ËÊ›ˆÓ, ̤¯ÚÈ ÙËÓ 15Ë √ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘, 2010.SAINT NICHOLAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Pursuant to the regulations of the Greek Orthodox Archdio-cese of America and the By-laws of the Greek Orthodox Com-munity of Saint Nicholas, Baltimore, Maryland, the date of theGeneral Assembly meeting has been scheduled for Monday,October 18th, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. promptly.
According to Church By-Laws, those persons wishing to par-ticipate and vote must pay their Stewardship up to the date ofthe Assembly. A regular member of the Parish who is alreadyenrolled in the Parish register but has neglected to pay his/herstewardship may pay the same day and before the beginning ofthe Assembly in order to participate and vote. All members of
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∏ 58ÙË ÂÙ‹ÛÈ· ÃÔÚÔÛÂÚ›‰· Ù˘ ∫ÔÈÓfiÙËÙ¿˜ Ì·˜ı· Á›ÓÂÈ ÛÙȘ 11 ¢ÂÎÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘, ÛÙË ∫ÔÈÓÔÙÈ΋ ·›ıÔ˘Û·,·fi 8:00 Ì.Ì. ¤ˆ˜ 2:00 .Ì. ΔÈÌ‹ ÂÈÛÈÙËÚ›Ô˘ $40 ÙÔ¿ÙÔÌÔ. ™ÙË ÙÈÌ‹ Û˘ÌÂÚÈÏ·Ì‚¿ÓÔÓÙ·È ÔÈÎÈÏ›·ÌÂ˙‰¿ÎÈ·, Î·È ÌÔ˘ÛÈ΋. ¶ÏËÚÒÓÂÙ ÙÔ ÔÙfi Û·˜. √·ÚÈıÌfi˜ ÙˆÓ ı¤ÛÂˆÓ Â›Ó·È ÂÚÈÔÚÈṲ̂ÓÔ˜ ÁÈ ·˘Ùfi·Ú·Î·Ï›ÛÙ ӷ ÎÏ›ÛÂÙ ÙȘ ı¤ÛÂȘ Û·˜ ÂÁη›Úˆ˜ÙËÏÂʈÓÒÓÙ·˜ ÛÙÔ˘˜ ˘Â˘ı‡ÓÔ˘˜ Î. °È¿ÓÓËÃÚ˘ÛÛÔÌ¿ÏÏË ÛÙÔ ÙËÏ. 443-463-7147 Î·È Î. °È¿ÓÓË∫ÔÚÔÏfiÁÔ ÛÙÔ ÙËÏ. 410-215-7675 Ë ÛÙÔ ∫ÔÈÓÔÙÈÎfi°Ú·ÊÂ›Ô 410-633-5020.
Mark your calendars ForThe 58th Annual
Saint Nicholas Name Day Banquet And
Family Holiday CelebrationOn
Saturday, December 11, 20108:00PM - 2:00AMLarge Social Hall
Cocktail hour with open barSeat down dinner with Cash Bar
LIVE MusicDonation will be $40.00 per person
Chairmen for this event are John Chrisomalis 443-463-7147John Korologos 410-215-7675
For table reservations call them orthe church officeat 410-633-5020
Seats are limited to first come first serve.
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This article is PART II of the Pilgrimage to the Holy Landarticle which appeared in the September, 2010 issue of theKOINONIA. We hope you take the time to read this beau-tiful adventure and become inspired and moved by thesights visited by Fr. Michael and the members who accom-panied him on this journey back to their Christian roots.
Day 3 Saturday—Our day began at the Praetorium wherewe stood in the same prison cell that Jesus was detained. As Fr.Michael read the Gospel verses of His Passion, we were takenback to the night when Jesus was betrayed and arrested. Onceoutside, we walked along the Via Dolorosa, the road Jesuswalked to his Crucifixion. We then rode on to the remains ofthe Pool of Bethesda where Jesus healed the paralytic. Closeby we visited the Church of St. Anne which houses the sitewhere the Virgin Mary was born. We traveled on to Jericho,the oldest city of the world, existing for 10,000 years. Here wesaw the sycamore tree of Zacchaeus and visited the Monasteryof the Profit Elisha (Elisseos). Later we were lifted by cable carand then continued up on foot to the Mount of TemptationMonastery (Sarantarion) where Jesus was tempted by Satan for40 days. Our last stop of the day was the Dead Sea, the lowestpoint of the world. Few members of the group took a swim inthe salty waters where the excessive salinity allowed them tofloat effortlessly.Later that evening we proceeded to the Church of the Holy Sep-ulcher for midnight Divine Liturgy. Arriving early, we took ourplace in line to worship at the Tomb of Christ. Upon entering,we saw the Stone that sealed the Tomb; the actual Tomb wasfurther into the Sepulcher. Soon the Liturgy began, and Fr.Michael was given the honor to chant during the 4-hour longservice. At his urging we received Holy Communion at the sitewhere our Lord was buried and resurrected.
Day 4 Sunday—We left very early in the morning for thelong 6-hour journey through Israel to the Sinai Peninsula. Dur-ing the drive we saw the column of salt known as Lot’s wife,Masada, and Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.When we reached the Israeli-Egyptian border, we were greetedby another guide, Mustafa, who stayed with us while in Egypt.As we continued south through the peninsula, we were awed bythe natural beauty of the area. Nestled in the desert betweentwo red granite mountains is the Monastery of St. Catherine.The monastery was founded in 527 B.C. by Byzantine EmperorJustinian and was built on the site of an earlier chapel built in
PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND—June 15-25, 2010
Reunion of the Holy Land group with their tour guide Raed.
Bell Tower at Saint Catherine’s Monastery.
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PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND—June 15-25, 2010
337 A.D. by St. Helen. We were welcomed by the Geronda whogave us a brief tour of the monastery, showing us the BurningBush and Jethro’s well where Moses met his wife Zipporah.
Day 5 Monday—While most of group was sleeping, fivebrave members of our group gathered at 1:30 a.m. to climb Mt.Sinai. The remaining members attended sunrise Divine Liturgyin the Basilica of the Transfiguration within the Monastery. Af-ter the services, we were invited to venerate the holy relics ofSt. Catherine and given a silver ring in remembrance of St.Catherine who dreamed of receiving a ring from Jesus. Whenshe awoke, St. Catherine found a ring on her finger! We alsovisited the monastery’s world renowned museum. After greet-ing the exhilarated Mt. Sinai climbers, the group departed forthe return trip to Israel. We were reunited with our guide Raedwho took us to a mall in Eilat to enjoy a meal at McDonald’s!We continued on to Mt. Tabor to visit the Church of the Trans-figuration. From there we could see the Valley of Armageddonwhere the Book of Revelation tells us the last battle betweengood and evil will take place. We then checked into our hotelin Tiberias where some members of the group took an eveningswim in the pool.
Day 6 Tuesday—Our first stop of the day was the Monas-tery of St. Gerasimos Iordanitis, which is one of the oldest mon-asteries in the world founded in 455 A.D. It is said that the Vir-gin Mary, Joseph and Jesus rested there during their flight toEgypt. St. Gerasimos is known for removing a thorn from thepaw of a lion which became his lifelong companion. Upon thedeath of St. Gerasimos, the lion stayed by his side until its owndeath. Moving on to Nazareth, we visited the Church of theAnnunciation. We also visited the house of Joseph where hewas told by the Angel to take the Virgin Mary as his wife andwhere Jesus lived the first 30 years of his life. That evening wehad the pleasure of meeting Raed’s mother, brother Fr.Theodosios and his Presbytera.
Day 7 Wednesday—The day began with a scenic boat rideon the Sea of Galilee. The boat crew honored us by flying theAmerican flag and playing the American and Greek national an-thems. Upon landing at Tabgha, we visited the pastoral settingof the Mountain of the Beatitudes where Jesus preached the Ser-mon on the Mount. We travelled further to visit the Church ofthe Multiplication of the Fishes and Loaves (Heptaghion).Capernaum was our next stop where Jesus performed many ofHis miracles. There we saw the house where Jesus healedPeter’s mother-in-law and the synagogue where He taught regu-larly. Then we went on to Yardenit on the River Jordan, thebaptismal site of many Christians. Here, we had the honor ofbeing rededicated by Fr. Michael in the same waters that Jesuswas baptized by John the Baptist.
Day 8 –Thursday—Sadly, we reached the last day of ourspiritual pilgrimage. Our final stop was at the site of the Wed-ding at Cana where our Lord performed His first miracle ofchanging water into wine. Two of the original stone water jarsstill exist. Arriving in Tel Aviv, we ate our farewell dinner andcontinued on to the airport for our evening flight back home.The members of the pilgrimage wish to thank the Lord for bless-ing us during our journey and to thank Fr. Michael for organiz-ing this trip. His spiritual vision brought the trip to fruition, andwe can’t wait to see what he is planning next! We also wish tothank our Tour Guide, Raed, who brought the Holy Land to lifethrough his extensive historical and biblical knowledge.
Two months later—Raed Makhouli came to Baltimore fora heartwarming reunion with Fr. Michael and the tour group.After attending Divine Liturgy on Sunday, August 22nd, Raedpresented a breathtaking slide show and enlightening narrationabout Israel. We wish to thank Raed for visiting us and for shar-ing his fervent love of the Holy Land with the community of St.Nicholas. We also wish to thank Fr. Michael and the Holy Landgroup for hosting Raed’s trip to Baltimore.Guest speaker Raed presenting his program on the Holy Land.
Icon of Jesus shackled in the Praetorium.The Burning Bush at the Saint Catherine’s Monastery.
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COMMUNITY NEWS - ∫Oπ¡OΔπ∫∞ ¡∂AWelcome to the
39th Annual Annunciation CathedralGreek Heritage Festival
In the Heart of Baltimore’s Cultural Center!
November 5, 6, 7, 2010*Celebrate 3 Days of Being Greek!!
Join us on Friday, November 5th forThe Petrelis Concert: Tickets start at $95.00 up to $125.00
For information and tickets, call the church office at 410-727-1831* Friday & Saturday — 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
* Sunday — 12 noon – 6:00 pmFree Admission!
Please support our sister parish!
the Community are urged to attend this Parish Assembly meet-ing, because it is important. It is also our duty as members ofthe Community of Saint Nicholas to come and offer our sup-port for the progress of the community. Your presence is man-datory to establish a quorum. PLEASE ATTEND.
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™‡Ìʈӷ Ì ÙÔ˘˜ ηÓÔÓÈÛÌÔ‡˜ ÙˆÓ ∫ÔÈÓÔÙ‹ÙˆÓ Ù˘ πÂÚ¿˜∞Ú¯ÈÂÈÛÎÔ‹˜ ∞ÌÂÚÈ΋˜, Î·È ÙÔ˘˜ ∂ÛˆÙÂÚÈÎÔ‡˜∫·ÓÔÓÈÛÌÔ‡˜ Ù˘ ∫ÔÈÓfiÙËÙ¿˜ Ì·˜, ηÏԇ̠°ÂÓÈ΋™˘Ó¤Ï¢ÛË ÙˆÓ ÌÂÏÒÓ, ÙËÓ ¢Â˘Ù¤Ú·, 18Ë √ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘, 2010,ÛÙȘ 7:00 Ì.Ì. ·ÎÚÈ‚Ò˜.
™‡Ìʈӷ Ì ÙÔ˘˜ ∫·ÓÔÓÈÛÌÔ‡˜, fiÛÔÈ ÂÈı˘ÌÔ‡Ó Ó·Û˘ÌÌÂÙ¤¯Ô˘Ó ÛÙËÓ ™˘Ó¤Ï¢ÛË Î·È Ó· „ËÊ›ÛÔ˘Ó, ÔÊ›ÏÔ˘Ó Ó·¤¯Ô˘Ó ÂÎÏËÚÒÛÂÈ ÙȘ ÚÔ˜ ÙËÓ ∫ÔÈÓfiÙËÙ· ÔÈÎÔÓÔÌÈΤ˜ ÙÔ˘˜˘Ô¯ÚÂÒÛÂȘ ̤¯ÚÈ Î·È ÙËÓ Ë̤ڷ Ù˘ ™˘Ó¤Ï¢Û˘ Î·È ÚÈÓÙËÓ ¤Ó·ÚÍ‹ Ù˘. ª¤ÏÔ˜ Ô˘ ‹‰Ë Â›Ó·È ÂÁÁÂÁÚ·Ì̤ÓÔ ÛÙËÓ∫ÔÈÓfiÙËÙ·, ·ÏÏ¿ ‰ÂÓ ¤¯ÂÈ ·ÓÙ·ÔÎÚÈı› ÔÈÎÔÓÔÌÈο ÁÈ· ÙÔÙÚ¤¯ÔÓ ¤ÙÔ˜, ‰‡Ó·Ù·È Ó· ÏËÚÒÛÂÈ ÚÈÓ ·Ú¯›ÛÂÈ Ë ™˘Ó¤Ï¢ÛË.
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FAMILY BINGO NIGHTBring your family and friends to the Family Bingo Night on
Friday, October 8th, 2010 at 6.p.m. at Saint Nicholas SocialHall. Come and have a fun night. Gifts donated for the prizepool, will be greatly appreciated.
Roza Cornias, Kelli Papadopoulos and Kiki Vavakas prom-ise us a fun and enjoyable evening. Proceeds to the Church.
ST. DEMETRIOS FASHION SHOWSt. Demetrios Philoptochos Society Presents “A Winter’s
Dream”, a Runway Fashion Spectacular , Thursday, November11, 2010, 6:00 p.m., Valley Mansion, 594 Cranbrook Road,Hunt Valley, MD. Tickets are $50 per person. For Tickets callor email: Irene Vavas 410-404-6560, [email protected] orcall Irene Kaminaris 410-252-5835.GREEKTOWN CDCA message from CEO John E. Gavrilis
The Greektown CDC hosted a successful “Live Near YourWork” tour on September 1st. The Live Near Your Work grantprogram offers up to $17,000 toward the purchase of a home toJohns Hopkins employees who buy in certain areas such asGreektown. The tour encompassed homes across Greektown aswell as Athena Square.
We would like to remind residents of the 500-600 blocks ofLehigh, Macon, and Newkirk streets, as well as the 600-900blocks of Oldham and Ponca streets that you are eligible to takefull advantage of the Healthy Neighborhoods program. Pleasecontact our office for information on how you can receivegrants and very low interest loans, ask for Nicholas
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Karagiorgos at (410)-327-3306The Greektown CDC hosted our Greektown Hydrant Paint-
ing event on September 18th. Students from John Ruhrahpainted their winning artwork on hydrants across Greektown.Special thanks to PNC Bank, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blakeand the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts.
The Greektown CDC continues its efforts to ensure a safecommunity by conducting biweekly Citizens on Patrol (COP)walks. The number of participants has been increasing and I amglad to see residents getting involved in their community. Thedates for the upcoming COP walks are October 6th and 20th at7pm. The walks begin in front of the Greektown CDC office at4609 Eastern Ave.
Greektown needs your help. Please keep the front of yourhome and business clean. It only takes a few minutes to sweepand throw the trash away. A small effort from each residentwould do wonders for our community. Let’s keep our neighbor-hood beautiful!
Our next community meeting will be held 6pm on Decem-ber 7th at the St. Nicholas Church. We look forward to speakingwith residents to hear their concerns in the community. TheGreektown CDC relies on the comments and concerns of resi-dents to effectively focus its efforts in the community.
Remember to visit our website at GreektownMD.orgBelieve in your community!
JOHN’S HOPKINS HOSPITAL HEALTH FAIR:SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10:
The St. Nicholas Parish, will once again host the annualJohn’s Hopkins Hospital Health Fair. We are honored to havethe Bayview Hospital in our Community, because it offers greatprograms like these to our parish. Last month we had a won-derful speaker come in and talk about Nutrition. Throughoutthe year we will be hosting other speakers with different andimportant topics. We need to learn more about preventivemedicine, so we can lead more healthier lives. Please come.
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KOINONIA DEADLINETo all of our readers and organizations,please submit your article(s) to theKoinonia staff before the deadline so wecan include your news for your upcomingevent. All articles or posters are due by the12th of the current month for the upcomingmonth’s issue.
Issue month: November, 2010
Deadline: October, 12th
You may drop your article to the churchoffice or e-mail it to Emily Cossis at:[email protected] or Maria Salpeas at:[email protected]
Saint Nicholas
Profit & LossJanuary 1 through August, 2010
Jan. - May 10, 2010Ordinary Income/ExpenseIncome Candles 59,342.00 Dances Special Events (60.00)Total Dances (60.00)Donations Other Donations 11,885.45 Flowers Income 395.00 Donations—General 39,018.58 Donations Hall 4,900.00 Donations—Memorial 21,365.00 Donations Other 2,080.00Total Donations 79,644.03 Greek Festival 51,955.00 Greek School Registration 6,975.00 Stewardship 143,963.22 Trays 14,511.00Total Income 356,330.25Cost of Goods Candle Expense 9,117.00 Dance Expense 1,003.95 Festival 9,900.00 6250 • Flowers 400.00Total COGS 20,420.95Gross Profit 335,909.30
Saint NicholasProfit & Loss
January 1 through August, 2010Jan. - May 10, 2010
ExpenseCAPITAL COSTS Capital Improvements Plateia Expenses 113,465.13Total CAPITAL COSTS 113,465.13EMPLOYEE COSTS 1099—Employees 30.00 Health Insurance 31,684.94 Organist 1,600.00 6560—Payroll Expenses 95,135.48 Payroll Taxes 8,877.27 Pension 4,000.00 6050—Automobile Expense 5,000.00 Temporary Clergy 4,075.40 EMPLOYEES COSTS—Other 57,406.29Total EMPLOYEES COSTS 207,809.38GENERAL & ADMINISTRATION Advertising 9,799.00 6060—Bank & Credit Card Service Charges 1,382.60 Church Supplies 1,897.90 Clergy Laity Congress 4,375.75 Flower Donations 1,972.50 Fair Share 21,000.00 6260—Gifts 1,500.00 Insurance General 12,830.00 6530—Miscellaneous 245.77 Office Expense 12,192.93 Parade 500.00 6610—Postage & Delivery 2,723.00 Professional Fees 4,500.00 Telephone 2,685.48 GENERAL & ADMINISTRATION Other 25.00TOTAL GENERAL & ADMINISTRATION Other 77,629.93OCCUPANCY COSTS Mainten—Building Maintenance 16,997.31 Cleaning Halls 400.00 Ground Rent 90.00 Janitor’s Supplies 4,130.53 6940—Utilities 36,225.62Total OCCUPANCY COSTS 57,843.46YOUTH AND EDUCATIONALYouth Expense 481.30Scholarship 2,000.00YOUTH AND EDUCATIONAL—Other 3,138.82Total YOUTH AND EDUCATIONAL 5,620.12Total Expense 462,368.02Net Ordinary Income (126,458.72)Net Income (126,458.72)
DONATIONS IN MEMORIAMIN MEMORY OF JAMES DEMETRIADESMr. George KougioulisMr. & Mrs. Vasilis SkordalosMr. & Mrs. Efstathios PapadopoulosMr. Steven ChirgottJohn, Eve LallasDr. & Mrs. Nicholas PapadimitriouMr. Paul TroshbackMr. Gus ChirgottMr. Millard F. Neale Jr.Mrs. Julia TsakalasMs. Dimitra ChuvalaMrs. Aspasia JohnsMr. Manny TopakasMrs. Helen P. Thomas
IN MEMORY OF FAYE DEMETRIADESMr. & Mrs. Louis StratakosMr. & Mrs. Vasilis SkordalosMr. & Mrs. Efstathios PapadopoulosMrs. Stephanie TahinosMrs. Despina KaitisMs. Helen JohnsMr. & Mrs. George W. RorosJohn, Eve LallasDr. & Mrs. Nicholas PapadimitriouMrs. Julia TsakalasSteve & Katina YianakisMs. Dimira ChuvalaGeorge & Sylvia VoxakisPete Patras & Dianne Riddleberger
IN MEMORY OF DESPINA SISKOSJohn & Ethel ChambarlisMilton & Emily CossisMrs. Eleftheria Karamihalis & FamilyMr. Demetrios PrapasMr. & Mrs. Vasilis SkordalosMr. & Mrs. George PikounisMrs. Despina Siskos ) Grandmotherfrom Chios, Greece)Ms. Angeliki Mavromatis (Chios -Greece)Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel TheoharisMrs. Esther AlatzasMr. & Mrs. Irodotos ReppasMrs. Georgia KepreosMr. & Mrs. CharalambosCharalambopoulosMr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Trikoulis & JoanneMr. & Mrs. George SoulikasMr. & Mrs. Kostas ForakisCostas & Maria RorosNikos & Vaso KaranikolisMr. & Mrs. George Tsampos
IN MEMORY OF MICHAEL LOUVROSMs. Maria Salpeas & FamilyMr. & Mrs. Vasilis SkordalosMr. & Mrs. Efstathios PapadopoulosMr. & Mrs. John SfakianoudisMrs. Sophia Balis
IN MEMORY OF STEVEN APESOSMr. & Mrs. John GeorgiouMr. & Mrs. Vasilis Trintis
IN MEMORY OF MARIA RIZASMr. & Mrs. John GeorgiouMilton & Emily CossisMr. & Mrs. Nick RigopoulosJames & Argie MaurakisMr. & Mrs. Emanuel KatsarosMr. & Mrs. Michael KatsarosSaint Nicholas Ladies PhiloptochosMr. & Mrs. Alexandros KalambihisMr. & Mrs. George ArnasMrs. Georgia KepreosMr. & Mrs. Basilios Trintis
Savvas & Mary TsakirisMrs. Mary C. Kosmas
IN MEMORY OF HARRIETT TOUTSISMr. & Mrs. John Georgiou
IN MEMORY OF VASILIOS DEREMPEIDESMr. & Mrs. Louis StratakosMrs. Despina CorniasMr. & Mrs. Kostas Kontoudis
IN MEMORY OF STAVROULA FORAKISMilton & Emily CossisMr. & Mrs. Prokopis SophocleousMr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Trikoulis & JoanneMr. & Mrs. George PikounisMr. & Mrs. Kostas KontoudisNikos & Vaso Karanikolis
IN MEMORY OF ELIAS KOHILASGeorge & Sylvia Voxakis
IN MEMORY OF ANDREAS TSAMOUTALISMrs. Eleftheria Karamihalis & FamilyMr. & Mrs. Steve Harris
IN MEMORY OF PANAGIOTA PATRIKAKOUMr. & Mrs. Kostas Kontoudis
IN MEMORY OF DESPINA MONIODISMr. & Mrs. Kostas KontoudisCostas & Maria Roros
IN MEMORY OF DIAMANTO STAMATOPOULOS EUREMrs. Eleftheria Karamihalis & FamilyMr. & Mrs. Prokopis SophocleousMrs. Georgia Kepreos
IN MEMORY OF REV. FATHER PETROS KAKARISMr. & Mrs. Vasilis SkordalosMs. Maria SalpeasMr. & Mrs. Efstathios Papadopoulos
IN MEMORY OF ANTONIOS KOLIVASMrs. Eleftheria Karamihalis & Family
IN MEMORY OF JOHN MOREKASMrs. Eleftheria Karamihalis & FamilyJohn, Eve Lallas
IN MEMORY OF ZENOVIA SAPOUNAKISJohn, Eve Lallas
IN MEMORY OF EVANGELIA ZAFIRISJohn, Eve Lallas
IN MEMORY OF SARAH MORALESJohn, Eve Lallas
IN MEMORY OF VASOULA BOIASMr. & Mrs. Tony Bois & FamilyMr. & Mrs. Andreas Anastgasakis & FamilyMrs. Athina NeofitouMaria Salpeas
IN MEMORY OF STELLA MELISSARATOSMs. Helen JohnsMrs. Despina KaitisMs. Christine MicklosSavvas & Mary TsakirisClemis & Mary KaikisMrs. Aspasia Johns
IN MEMORY OF DIMITRIS KOULOURASMs. Christine Micklos
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Liturgical Program for the Month of OctoberSUNDAY, OCTOBER 3—Second Sunday of St. Luke:Orthros: 8:45 am. Devine Liturgy: 10:00 am.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10—Third Sunday of St. Luke:Orhtros: 8:45 am. Devine Liturgy: 10:00 am.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13—Paraklesis Service:7:00 pm.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17—Sunday of the Holy Fathersof the 7th Ecumenical Council. Orthros: 8:45 DevineLiturgy: 10:00 am.MONDAY, OCTOBER 18—St. Luke the Evangelist:Orthros: 8:45 am. Devine Liturgy: 9:30 am.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20—St. Gerasimos ofKefalonias: Orthros: 8:45 am. Devine Liturgy: 9:30 am.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24—Sixth Sunday of St. Luke:Orthros: 8:45 am. Devine Liturgy: 10:00 am.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 25—Great Vespers at St.Demetrios Church. 7:00 pm. Reception will follow.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26—St. Demetrios theMyrrbearer: Orthros: 8:45 am. Devine Liturgy: 9:30 am.This Service will be held at St. Nicholas.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28—Holy Protection of theTheotokos: Orthros: 8:45 am. Devine Liturgy: 9:30 am.This is also the Celebration of OXI DAY—Doxology willbe chanted.
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTSWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6—Philoptochos Meeting—7 pm—Small Social Hall.THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7—PLC Meeting 7 pm—Board Room.FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8—Family Bingo Night—6 pm—Large Social Hall.TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12—Diamonds Meeting 1 pm.SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16—JOY Meeting—12 noon.to 2 pm.MONDAY, OCTOBER 18—General Assembly.Meeting—7 pmSUNDAY, OCTOBER 24—Greek School CelebrationOXI Day Program after church services.FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29—Diamonds “Yard Sale”—8 am to 2 pm—Atrium. The Greek School Autumn Partyat 7-11 pm
