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St. Paul’s Newsletter Δεκέμβριος/December 2015 & Ιανουάριος/January 2016 Page 1 Ο ιερέας μας πατήρ Σπυρίδων Βανδώρος, ο πρόεδρος και τα μέλη του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου της Κοινότητας μας, η πρόεδρος και τα μέλη της Φιλοπτώχου Αδελφότητας, Σας Εύχονται Καλά Χριστούγεννα και Ευτυχισμένος ο Kαινούριος Χρόνος! Our priest Reverend Father Spiridon Vandoros, the president and the members of our community council, the president and the members of the “Ladies of Philoptochos Society”, Wish you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 3000 Argyle Road, Regina, SK, S4S 2B2 Phone: 306-586-6402 Email: [email protected] Website: www.gocregina.com Community Priest: Rev. Fr. Spyridon Vandoros Phone: 306-585-9359 Council President: Chris Perentes Phone: 306-537-9447 Vol. 22, No. 10 Δεκέμβριος / December 2015 Ιανουάριος / January 2016 Submission deadline: Jan 15 th Secretary Panayiota A. Tompoulidou [email protected] Ladies of the Community Christmas Party The Annual Ladies of Philoptochos Society & Daughters of Penelope Christmas Party will be held on Monday December 7 th , at Golf's Steak House (1945 Victoria Ave.), at 6:00 p.m. All Ladies of the Community are invited $35 per person - 6 Menu Options (Includes Lenten Items) (Soup, Salad, Main Course, Dessert, Coffee, Tea, Tax & Tip), Cash Bar Gift Exchange Optional RSVP by: Friday December 4th, 2015 to Fotini Gargatzidis - (306)584-9209 or Demetra Egarhos at (306 584-5586) Christmas and New Year Caroling Students from St. Paul’s Greek Heritage Language School will be visiting houses for Christmas caroling on December 24 th at 2 p.m. GOYA will be visiting houses for New Years’ caroling on December 31 st from 2-4 p.m. Parents Association of St. Paul’s Greek Heritage Language School We will be hosting a luncheon after Church services on January 30 th 2016 in commemoration of the Feast of the Three Hierarchs and Ecumenical Teachers, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom. We are very grateful that this year the food donation is coming from The Diplomat Restaurant. Children will be able to attend the service with their families (Greek school classes will be cancelled to ensure that all students attend the church service) and then enjoy the luncheon together as a community. Tickets are $15 per adult. We encourage everyone to come out for this very special service. For more information please contact Sofia Kolitsas at [email protected] MOSAIC 2016 Mosaic 2016 preparations will be starting sooner than you think! Consider joining the organizing committee as Ambassador or Committee Head for 2016's upcoming Mosaic. The first meeting to be held on Sunday January 31 st 2016, 7:00 p.m. at the Community hall If you have any questions please contact: Vasilis Vandoros - Pavilion Manager [email protected] (306)-539-2352

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St. Paul’s Newsletter Δεκέμβριος/December 2015 & Ιανουάριος/January 2016 Page 1

Ο ιερέας μας πατήρ Σπυρίδων Βανδώρος,

ο πρόεδρος και τα μέλη του Διοικητικού

Συμβουλίου της Κοινότητας μας,

η πρόεδρος και τα μέλη της

Φιλοπτώχου Αδελφότητας,

Σας Εύχονται Καλά Χριστούγεννα και

Ευτυχισμένος ο Kαινούριος Χρόνος !

Our priest Reverend Father Spiridon Vandoros,

the president and the members of our

community council , the president and the

members of the “Ladies of Philoptochos

Society”,

Wish you Merry Christmas and

a Happy New Year!

3000 Argyle Road,

Regina, SK, S4S 2B2

Phone: 306-586-6402

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.gocregina.com

Community Priest: Rev. Fr. Spyridon Vandoros

Phone: 306-585-9359

Council President: Chris Perentes

Phone: 306-537-9447

Vol. 22, No. 10 Δεκέμβριος / December 2015 Ιανουάριος / January 2016

Submission deadline: Jan 15th Secretary

Panayiota A. Tompoulidou [email protected]

h perioysia toy m

Ladies of the Community Christmas Party

The Annua l Ladies of Phi lop toch os Societ y &

Daughters of Penelop e Christma s Party wi l l be he ld

on Monday December 7 t h , at Golf ' s S tea k House

(1945 Vict oria Ave . ) , at 6:00 p.m.

All La dies of th e Community ar e invit ed

$35 p er per son - 6 Menu Options ( Inc ludes Lent en

Items) (Soup, Sa la d, Main Cour se , Desser t , Coffee,

Tea , Ta x & Tip ) , Ca sh Ba r

Gi ft Excha nge Opt iona l

RSVP by: Fr iday December 4th , 2015 t o

Fotini Gargatzidis - (306)584 - 9209 or

Demetra Egarhos a t (306 584 -5586)

Christmas and New Year Caroling

Students from St. Paul’s Greek Heritage

Language School will be visiting houses for

Christmas caroling on December 24th at 2 p.m.

GOYA will be visiting houses for New Years’

caroling on December 31st from 2-4 p.m.

Parents Association of

St. Paul’s Greek Heritage Language School

We will be hosting a luncheon after Church services on

January 30th 2016 in commemoration of the Feast of the

Three Hierarchs and Ecumenical Teachers, Basil the

Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom.

We are very grateful that this year the food donation is

coming from The Diplomat Restaurant.

Children will be able to attend the service with their families

(Greek school classes will be cancelled to ensure that all

students attend the church service) and then enjoy the

luncheon together as a community.

Tickets are $15 per adult. We encourage everyone to come

out for this very special service.

For more information please contact Sofia Kolitsas at

[email protected]

MOSAIC 2016

Mosaic 2016 preparations will be starting sooner

than you think! Consider joining the organizing

committee as Ambassador or Committee Head for

2016's upcoming Mosaic.

The first meeting to be held on Sunday January

31st 2016, 7:00 p.m. at the Community hall

If you have any questions please contact:

Vasilis Vandoros - Pavilion Manager

[email protected]

(306)-539-2352

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Day Program Services Time

Sunday – 6th Του Αγίου Νικολάου

Nicholas the Wonderworker

Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία

Orthros & Divine Liturgy

9:00 to

11:30 a.m.

Friday – 11th

Του Αγίου Σπυρίδωνος του

Θαυματουργού

Spyridon the Wonderworker

Εσπερινός

Vesper

7:00 to

8:00 p.m.

Saturday – 12th

Του Αγίου Σπυρίδωνος του

Θαυματουργού

Spyridon the Wonderworker

Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία

Orthros & Divine Liturgy

9:00 to

10:30 a.m.

Sunday – 13th 11η Κυριακή του Λουκά

11th Sunday of Luke

Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία

Orthros & Divine Liturgy

9:00 to

11:30 a.m.

Sunday – 13th

(Evening)

Sunday School Christmas Concert

Campbell Collegiate Auditorium 5:00 p.m.

Sunday – 20th Κυριακή πρό της του Χριστού Γεννήσεως

Sunday before the Nativity of Christ

Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία

Orthros & Divine Liturgy

9:00 to

11:30 a.m.

Monday – 21st Services Will Be Held In Yorkton Divine Liturgy

Θεία Λειτουργία 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday – 23rd Services Will Be Held In Swift Current Divine Liturgy

Θεία Λειτουργία 7:00 p.m.

Thursday – 24th

Η Γέννησις του Σωτήρος Ημών Ιησού

Χριστού

The Nativity of our Lord and Saviour

Jesus Christ

Midnight Services

Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία

Orthros & Divine Liturgy

9:30 p.m. to

12:30 a.m.

Saturday – 26th Σύναξις της Υπεραγίας Θεοτόκου

Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos

Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία

Orthros & Divine Liturgy

9:00 to

10:30 a.m.

Sunday -27th Κυριακή μετά τήν Γέννησιν

Sunday after the Nativity of Christ

Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία

Orthros & Divine Liturgy

9:00 to

11:30 a.m.

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Sunday School Chr is tmas Concert Program

Chr is tmas Concert Re hearsa ls : November 29

t h: 2 -4 p . m. a t the C o mm uni ty h a l l ( g ra des 4 -6)

December 6t h

: 2 -4 p . m. at the C o mm uni ty ha l l (g rades 4-6 ) December 12

t h: 9 :30 a . m. – 12 :30 p .m . Dres s rehe ars a l at

Ca mpb el l Co l le g iat e Audi t or ium . P are nts ar e to dro p off th e ch i ldre n an d p ic k the m u p whe n re he ars a l i s d on e a t 12:30 p . m. (A l l grades )

T he Santa C la us v is i t & Chr is tmas Concert w i l l be he ld on Dece mber 13

t h, 5 :0 0 p . m.

(4 :0 0 p .m . Gr ad e 3 -6 s t ud ents / 4 : 30 p .m . Pr esc ho o l -Gra de 2 s tu dent s) at the C am pbe l l Co l le g iat e A udi to r ium I f y ou ha ve a ny que st io ns abo ut t he Chr i s tm as conc ert p lea se c ont act Fath er S p yr ido n or any o f the Cat ech i s m teac hers .

Sacraments

Baptisms:

October 27th: Michael (Foster)

son of Jason Dielschneider and

Christina Katsiavos. Godparents:

Jason and Metaxia Weinkauf

November 1st: Georgios

Dimitrios son of Dimitrios

Salesiotis and Maria Perdicaris.

Godparent: Frosso Vandelinden

November 15th: Gabrielle Hope

daughter of Nick Tsougrianis and

Karen Letkeman. Godparents:

George and Carol Tsougrianis

Funeral:

The servant of God Antony

Antoniou fell asleep in the Lord

on November 14th.

St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Community Annual General

Meeting Mark your calendars for the Annual General Meeting for 2015 which will be held on Sunday January 17th 2016 at 7:00 pm. An official notice of meeting and agenda will be mailed to members in early January.

ST. PAUL’S LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP

The St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Community Leadership Scholarship

was created to recognize and award members of the Greek

community in Regina who are currently enrolled in or intend to

pursue post-secondary education at a recognized institution.

Two scholarships will be awarded, one for $1,000Cdn and one for

$500Cdn. The award is to be applied to tuition. 2016 Scholarship

candidates must complete and submit the application no later

than July 15th

, 2016.

The package that contains the criteria, detailed procedure

information and the application form are available at the Church

(on the bulletin board) or from Effie Makris. For more information

please contact Effie: [email protected] or 306-501-

4361

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• Day Program Services Time

Friday — 1st

Η Περιτομή του Χριστού

Our Lord’s Circumcision

Του Αγίου Βασιλείου - Saint Basil the Great

Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία

Orthros & Divine Liturgy

10:00 a.m. to

12:45 p.m.

Sunday — 3rd

Κυριακή προ των Θεοφανίων

Sunday before Theophany

Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία

Orthros & Divine Liturgy

9:00 to

11:30 a.m.

Tuesday — 5th

Προεόρτια Θεοφανίων

Theophany Eve

Εσπερινός και Θεία Λειτουργία

Vesper & Divine Liturgy

Αγιασμός των Υδάτων

8:30 to

10:30 a.m.

Wednesday – 6th

Τα Άγια Θεοφάνια

Holy Theophany

Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία

Orthros & Divine Liturgy

Αγιασμός των Υδάτων

8:30 to

10:45 a.m.

Σύναξης του Αγίου Ιωάννου

Synaxis of Saint John the Baptist

Εσπερινός

Vesper

7:00 to

8:00 p.m.

Thursday — 7th

Σύναξης του Αγίου Ιωάννου

Synaxis of Saint John the Baptist

Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία

Orthros & Divine Liturgy

9:00 to

10:30 a.m.

Sunday — 10th

Κυριακή μετά τα Θεοφάνια

Sunday after Theophany

Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία

Orthros & Divine Liturgy

9:00 to

11:30 a.m.

Monday — 11th

Services Will Be Held In Yorkton Θεία Λειτουργία

Divine Liturgy 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday — 13th

Services Will Be Held In Swift Current Θεία Λειτουργία

Divine Liturgy 7:00 p.m.

Sunday — 17th

12

η Κυριακή του Λούκα - Αγίου Αντωνίου

12th

Sunday of Luke - Saint Anthony

Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία

Orthros & Divine Liturgy

9:00 to

11:30 a.m.

Monday — 18th

Αγίων Αθανασίου και Κυρίλλου

SS Athanasios and Cyril

Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία

Orthros & Divine Liturgy

9:00 to

10:30 a.m.

Sunday — 24th

14

η Κυριακή του Λουκά

14th

Sunday of Luke

Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία

Orthros & Divine Liturgy

9:00 to

11:30 a.m.

Saturday— 30th

Των Τριών Ιεραρχών

The Three Hierarchs

Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία

Orthros & Divine Liturgy

9:30 to

11:00 a.m.

Luncheon to follow Church services in commemoration of the Feast of the Three Hierarchs

and Ecumenical Teachers, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom.

All Greek School students should attend the service with their families (Greek school classes

will be cancelled) and then enjoy the luncheon together as a community.

Sunday – 31st

15

η Κυριακή του Λουκά

15th

Sunday of Luke

Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία

Orthros & Divine Liturgy

9:00 to

11:30 a.m.

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The Lord’s Day Δευτέρα - Monday Τρίτη - Tuesday Τετάρτη -

Wednesday Πέμπτη – Thursday

Παρασκευή - Friday

Σάββατο - Saturday

29

9:00 a.m.

13th

Sunday of Luke

9:00 a.m. 30

St. Andrew the

First Called Apostle

1

5:30 p.m.

Greek School

2 3 4 5 9:30 a.m.

Greek School

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Sunday School concert

rehearsal

5:30 p.m.

Greek Dancing Classes

6

9:00 a.m.

Nicholas the

Wonderworker

7

5:30 p.m.

Greek Dancing Classes

8

5:30 p.m.

Greek School

9

10 11

7:00 p.m.

Spyridon the

Wonderworker

12

9:00 a.m.

Spyridon the

Wonderworker

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Sunday School concert

rehearsal

6:00 p.m.

Ladies of Philoptochos & Daughters of Penelope

Christmas Party at Golf's Steak House

9:30 a.m.

Sunday School concert

Dress Rehearsal

(Campbell Collegiate

Auditorium)

13

9:00 a.m.

11th

Sunday of Luke

14

5:30 p.m.

Greek Dancing Classes

(Last class before the

Christmas break)

15

5:00-6:00 p.m.

Greek School

Bowling at

Golden Mile

(Grades K-6)

16

17

18

19

5:00 p.m.

Sunday School

Christmas Concert

20

9:00 a.m.

Sunday before the

Nativity of Christ

21

3:00-5:00 p.m.

GOYA Cookie Decorating

22

23

7:00 p.m.

Services will be

held in Swift

Current

24

2:00 p.m.

Greek School

Christmas Caroling

25

26

9:00 a.m.

Synaxis of the Holy

Theotokos

3:00-9:00 p.m.

GOYA gift wrapping

7:30 p.m.

Services will be held in

Yorkton

9:30 p.m. to

12:30 a.m.

The Nativity of our Lord

and Saviour Jesus Christ

27

9:00 a.m.

Sunday after the

Nativity of Christ

28

29

30 31

2:00 p.m. GOYA

New Year Caroling

January 1

10:00 a.m.

Our Lord’s

Circumcision –

St. Basil the

Great

2

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The Lord’s Day Δευτέρα - Monday Τρίτη - Tuesday Τετάρτη -

Wednesday Πέμπτη – Thursday

Παρασκευή - Friday

Σάββατο - Saturday

3

9:00 a.m.

Sunday before

Theophany

4

5:30 p.m.

Greek Dancing Classes

5

8:30 a.m.

Theophany Eve

8:30 a.m. 6

Holy Theophany

7

9:00 a.m.

Synaxis of Saint

John the Baptist

8 9 9:30 a.m.

Greek School Students Self-Assessment At the Community Hall

7:00 p.m.

Synaxis of Saint

John the Baptist

9:00 a.m. 10

Sunday after

Theophany

11

5:30 p.m.

Greek Dancing Classes

12

5:30 p.m.

Greek School

13

7:00 p.m.

Services will be held

in Swift Current

14 15

16

9:30 a.m.

Greek School

Vasilopita Celebration

to follow Church

services

7:30 p.m.

Services will be held in

Yorkton

9:00 a.m. 17

12th

Sunday of Luke -

Saint Anthony

9:00 a.m. 18

SS Athanasios

and Cyril

19

5:30 p.m.

Greek School

20

21

22

23

9:30 a.m.

Greek School

7:00 p.m. St. Paul’s Greek

Orthodox Community Annual General

Meeting

5:30 p.m.

Greek Dancing Classes

7:30 p.m.

Ladies of Philoptochos

meeting

24

9:00 a.m.

14th

Sunday of Luke

25

5:30 p.m

Greek Dancing Classes

26

5:30 p.m.

Greek School

27

28 29

9:30 a.m. 30

The Three Hierarchs

(Luncheon to follow Church

services in commemoration of

the Feast of the Three

Hierarchs and Ecumenical

Teachers – All students

should attend)

31

9:00 a.m.

15th

Sunday of Luke

February 1

5:30 p.m

Greek Dancing Classes

2

5:30 p.m.

Greek School

3 4 5 6

9:30 a.m.

Greek School

7:00 p.m. MOSAIC 2016

Meeting

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