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The Official Monthly Publicaon of Holy Trinity
ISSUE NO. 288 WWW.HOLYTRINITYBRIDGEPORT.ORG FEBRUARY 2014
February 2014
MEMORIALS
Sunday February 16 Eleni Daoutis - 40 Days
Κυριακή 16 Φεβρουαρίου Ελένη Νταούτη - 40 µέρες
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1
Forefeast of the
Meeting of the
Lord
2 Presentation of
Our Lord/
Godparents’
Sunday—
Daughters of
Penelope Lunch-
eon / Αναδόχων/
Νουνών & Το
ετήσιο Γεύµα
των Θυγατέρων
της Πηνελόπης
3
Symeon & An-
na
New Martyrs
John, Nicholas
and Stamatios
4
17th Tuesday
after Pentecost
Isidore of Pelu-
sium
Nicholas the
Confessor
5
17th Wednes-
day after Pen-
tecost
Martyr Agatha
Polyectus, Pat.
Of Constantino-
ple
more
6
17th Thursday
after Pentecost
Photius, Pat. Of
Constantinople
Bucolus, Bp. Of
Smyrna
7
17th Friday af-
ter Pentecost
Parthenius, Bish-
op of Lampsacus
Luke the Right-
eous
8 PTO’s Annual
Valentine’s
Dance /Ο χορός
του PTO
Great Martyr The-
odore Stratelates
Prophet Zacharias
9
Sunday of the
Publican and
Pharisee: Tri-
odion Begins
Today /Αρχίζει
το Τριώδιο
Apodosis of the
Presentation
Martyr Niceph-
oros
10
Fast Free
Hieromartyr
Haralambos
Anastasios, Pa-
triarch of Jeru-
salem
11
Fast Free
Hieromartyr
Blaise
Empress Theo-
dora
12
Fast Free
Wednesday of
Prodigal Son
Meletius, Abp.
Of Antioch
Antonius, Abp.
Of Constantino-
ple
13
Fast Free
Thursday of
Prodigal Son
Martinian of
Palestine
Apostles Aquila
and Pricilla
14
Fast Free
Friday of Prodi-
gal Son
Auxentios of the
Mountain
Cyril, Apostle to
the Slavs
15
Fast Free
Saturday of Prod-
igal Son
Onesimus of the
70
Righteous Anthi-
mus
16
Sunday of the
Prodigal Son /
Του Ασώτου
Martyr Pamphi-
lus and Compan-
ions
Flavian, Pat. Of
Constantinople
17
Great Martyr
Theodore the
Tyro
Mariam Isapos-
tola
more
18
Meatfare Tues-
day
Leo the Great
Agapetus the
Confessor
19
Meatfare
Wednesday
Philemon &
Archippus, of
the 70
Philothei of
20
Meatfare
Thursday
Leo, Bp. Of Ca-
tania
Agathus of
Rome
21
Meatfare Fri-
day
Timothy the
Righteous
John, Pat. Of
Constantinople
22 Service:
Saturday of Souls/1ον Ψυχοσάββατο Uncovering of
Relics at Eugeni-
us
23 Apokriatik
o Luncheon/
Αποκριάτικο
Γεύµα Judgment Sun-
day (Meatfare
Sunday)
Hieromartyr
24
1st & 2nd Find-
ing of the Head
of the Forerun-
ner
Romanos,
Prince of
Uglich
25
Cheesefare
Tuesday
Tarasius, Pat.
Of Constantino-
ple
26
Cheesefare
Wednesday
Porphyrius, Bp.
of Gaza
Photine, the Sa-
maritan Women
27
Cheesefare
Thursday
Procopius the
Confessor
Raphael, Bishop
of Brooklyn
28
Cheesefare Fri-
day
Righteous John
Cassian the Con-
fessor
Strict Fast Fish Allowed Wine and Oil Allowed Dairy,Eggs,and Fish Allowed
FEBRUARY 2014 3
I would like to wish each of
you and your families a
happy, healthy, and prosperous
New Year. Our community
kicked off the new year with a
successful New Year's Eve
celebration, sponsored by our
PTO. The next morning, we
celebrated the Feast-day of Saint
Basil with the Divine Liturgy.
We are reminded that, with
every endeavor, we must always
begin with God, and this
includes the dawning of the New
Year when we are granted an
opportunity by Almighty God to
renew our faith and zeal. We are
given an opportunity to make “New Year's
resolutions” not only for our earthly lives, but also for
our spiritual lives.
We enter the New Year with a renewed zeal to eat
healthier and to exercise more. We should also
approach the New Year with this same zeal to renew
our baptismal vows by embracing the sacrament of
repentance and forgiveness. Christ taught us that the
way into the Kingdom of Heaven is through inner
transformation and repentance. Repentance is the
conversion of our hearts to love and forgive those who
hate and persecute us. If we begin this inner
transformation on an individual
level, we can achieve a
transformation on a community
level. Therefore, let us all come
together united in Christ to
make this year an even holier
one
As we transition into the New
Year, I would like to thank
George Mourizakis, our former
parish council president and his
wife, Maria, for their years of
service, love and dedication to
our Church. I thank him for his
many accomplishments over the
years and pray that he will
continue to use his talents for
service in Christ’s vineyard.
I would also like to welcome
our new parish council board
and the new president of our parish council, Kostas
Vlamis and his wife Effie and family. I wish him and
the entire parish council the blessings of our Lord
Jesus Christ and pray that God gives Kostas strength
and guidance as he leads our Holy Trinity Community
forward into the future.
It was a blessing to have Archbishop Demetrios here
with us to celebrate the New Year, and we thank him
for his paternal blessings and support.
Again, Happy New Year to all of you!
New Year 2014 by Father Andreas Vithoulkas
“You would think with all the genius and the brilliance of these mes, we might find a higher purpose and a beer use of mind.”
Καλή Χρονιά π. Ανδρέα Βυθούλκας
Θ α ήθελα να ευχηθώ
στον καθένα σας και
στις οικογένειές σας
ε υ τ υ χ ι σ µ έ ν η , υ γ ι ή κ α ι
ευηµερούσα καλή χρονιά. Η
Κοινότητά µας ξεκίνησε τη νέα
χρονιά µε µια επιτυχηµένη γιορτή
της Πρωτοχρονιάς, που δόθηκε
από το ΡΤΟ µας. Την επόµενη
ηµέρα γιορτάσαµε την γιορτή του
Αγίου Βασιλείου µε Θεία
Λειτουργία.
Πρέπει να θυµόµαστε ότι κάτι
καινούριο που ξεκινάµε να
κάνουµε, πρέπει πάντα να
αρχίζουµε µε το Θεό, µε την αυγή
του Νέου έτους, µας δίνετε η
ευκαιρία να ανανεώσουµε το ζήλο
και την πίστη µας. Μας δίνεται
επίσης µια ευκαιρία να κάνουµε
τις «υποσχέσεις του νέου χρόνου»
όχι µόνο για την επίγεια ζωή µας
αλλά και την πνευµατική ζωή µας.
Μπαίνουµε στο νέο έτος µε
ανανεωµένο ζήλο και υπόσχεση
να τρώµε υγιεινότερα να
(Connued on page 4)
FEBRUARY 2014 4
“All of us get lost in the darkness, dreamers learn to steer by the stars.”
γυµναζόµαστε περισσότερο και να προσεγγίσουµε το
νέο χρόνο µε το ίδιο ζήλο να ανανεώσουµε τους
βαπτιστικούς µας όρκους, το µυστήριο της µετάνοιας
και της συγχώρεσης. Ο Χριστός µας δίδαξε ότι ο
µόνος τρόπος για την Βασιλεία των Ουρανών είναι
µέσω εσωτερικής αλλαγής και µετάνοιας. Μετάνοια
είναι η µετατροπή της καρδιά µας να αγαπήσουµε και
συγχωρήσουµε αυτούς που µας µισούν και µας
καταδιώκουν. Αν αρχίσουµε αυτή την εσωτερική
µεταµόρφωση σε ατοµικό επίπεδο, µπορούµε να
επιτύχουµε και σε κοινοτικό επίπεδο. Εποµένως, ας
αρχίσουµε όλοι ενωµένοι µαζί εν Χριστώ, ώστε η
φετινή χρονιά να είναι πιο επιτυχηµένη και ιερή.
Καθώς έγιναν αλλαγές στο νέο χρόνο και στο
κοινοτικό συµβούλιο, θα ήθελα να ευχαριστήσω τον
Γιώργο Μουριζάκη, πρώην πρόεδρο του Συµβουλίου
και τη σύζυγό του Μαρία, για την υπηρεσία, αγάπη
και αφοσίωση τους στην εκκλησία όλα αυτά τα
χρόνια. Τον ευχαριστώ για τα πολλά επιτεύγµατά του
και προσεύχοµαι και ελπίζω ότι θα συνεχίσει να
χρησιµοποιεί το ταλέντο του για την υπηρεσία του
στον αµπελώνα του Χριστού.
Θα ήθελα επίσης να καλωσορίσω το νέο µας
συµβούλιο και πρόεδρο της ενορίας µας, Κώστα
Βλάµη, τη σύζυγο του Έφη και οικογένεια του.
Εύχοµαι στο συµβούλιο και τον πρόεδρο τις ευλογίες
του Κυρίου µας Ιησού Χριστού και προσευχόµαστε
ότι ο Θεός δίνει στον Κώστα δύναµη και καθοδήγηση,
για το καλό της κοινότητάς µας.
Ήταν ευλογία να έχουµε µαζί µας τον
Σεβασµιότατο Αρχιεπίσκοπο ∆ηµήτριο να
γιορτάσουµε µαζί το νέο έτος, και τον ευχαριστούµε
για τις πατρικές Του ευλογίες.
Και πάλι, καλή χρονιά σε όλους σας.
(Connued from page 3)
Our Parish by Constantinos Vlamis ,
Parish Council President
S even years ago, I
decided to join the
Parish Council
thinking I needed to give
something back to God by
offering my services to my
Church. My son, Raphael,
was finally home, we were
weaning him off oxygen,
and he had just started
taking baby steps with a
walker. The fact that he
could breath on his own
gave me energy enough to move
a mountain. It was a sign from God to have a beautiful angel
with us who essentially was not
expected to survive a year
of his life. That's when I
knew it was my time. I
joined the Parish Council.
Seven years later, on this
past Sunday, I took Raph
by the hand, and took him
up to receive Communion .
He walked up to Father
Andreas, opened his
mouth , and received. We
didn't even have to hold
him up! Seven years later,
it was time to step it up for
my community, my
Church, and God!
With health, hope, faith,
and humility,
Constantinos Vlamis
FEBRUARY 2014 5
“How many ears must one man have before he can hear people cry?”
Ladies
Philoptochos
Society by Lena Protopapas, President
K A Λ H X Ρ O N I A -
XAΡOUMENO TO 2014
J anuary is a month with a
lot of celebrations. My
favorite are two: St.
Basil’s Day and the Three
Hierarchs’ Day.
The first one brings back
memories of the time when I
was a little girl and my father
would dress up as Santa Claus,
bringing us the gifts in a big
bag, when the old year was
leaving us and the new one was
starting. St. Basil, the Greek
Santa, was coming and would
bring a lot of gifts that would
give us joy for a whole year!
That night, we couldn’t sleep
because all of us kids were playing
together with our new toys.
The next day, my Grandma
would take all of our old toys
and became “Santa,” giving
them to the less fortunate kids
in the orphanage.
St. Basil taught us that the
“Bread in your box belongs to
the hungry, the cloak in your
closet belongs to the naked, the
shoes you wear belong to the
barefooted, the money in your
vault belongs to the destitute.”
Following his teachings, in 1944,
the Ladies of Philoptochos
Society established St. Basil
Academy to provide a home,
food, clothes, education, and
happiness to less fortunate
children, giving them a warm
place filled with love, the way
Jesus Christ taught us.
On January 12, 2014, our
Parish celebrated the traditional
cutting of the Vasilopita bread ,
which reminds us of the special
commitment we have to the
children of the Academy of St.
Basil. The Ladies Philoptochos
Society has the responsibility of
being the primary financial
supporter, and is also the
coordinator of the National
Vasilopita tradition, which St.
Basil left for us to continue.
Congratulations to G.O.Y.A. ,
who received the golden coin in
their Vasilopita piece. We wish
you the very best, and God
Bless you. We would like to
thank all of you who attended
and contributed to our Vasilopita
Event, making it a success.
On January 25th, 2014, we
will visit Saint Basil Academy
together with P.T.O. to cut the
Vasilopitas there and bring some
gifts to the children.
Ι want to thank all the ladies
who helped in our reception for
celebration of Vasilopita. We
also offered to all of our
children brownies and juice on
that day. Τους ευχόµαστε Υγεία
και Καλή Πρόοδο για το νέο
χρόνο.
The second big celebration
is the three Hierarchs’ Day, on
January 30th, when we celebrate
all three together - Basil the
Great, Gregory the Theologian
and John the Chrysostom. The
three Hierarchs are the
protectors of the Greek Letters,
the Teachers and the Students.
All three of them fought not
with weapons, but , with their
teachings (always in Greek
Language ) to establish the
Christian Religion the first
difficult centuries of
Christianity. Think about how
much courage they must have had
to fight with the hostile
authorities of the time and teach
the truth of Jesus Christ ‘s
teachings. They demonstrated
their love to the people by
e s t a b l i s h i ng Ho s p i t a l s ,
Orphanages, Libraries , Schools ,
and Centers for the Poor. I
admire them for their Great
works and their success in
glorifying the Christian Paideia
during those difficult times. Later
on, their followers were arguing
on who, among the three, was the
greatest ! Our Church resolved
the issue by establishing a
common day for celebration of all
three together.
February is Heart Disease
awareness month. Please show
your support by wearing Red.
We continue to collect
coats, children’s pajamas (new) ,
and books. Please be generous!
Also, we start the Food
Collection for Easter (for
Americans and Greeks). Please
be generous again. Thank You.
The date for our Regular
Meeting is February 4, 2014, at
7 PM.
This month, we will make
Dinner for 250 people at the
Rescue Mission Center. We
need your Help. Thank you.
FEBRUARY 2014 6
“An honest man's pillow is his peace of mind.”
AHEPA by John Bochanis, President
T he Bridgeport Chapter of
AHEPA recently held its
beginning of the year
joint dinner meeting with the
Daughters of Penelope. We were
honored in having the AHEPA
Yankee District 7 officers attend
including AHEPA Dis tric t
Governor Jack Isaac , Lt.
Governor Alex Boutsoulis ,
Hellenic Affairs representative
George Rados, and former District
Governor Mo Moshovos. It was
an honor to have these District
officers in attendance at our
monthly meeting.
Graduating high school seniors
and college students in our
community should be aware that
over twenty (20) AHEPA District
scholarships will be awarded this
year. The application deadline is
April 15, 2014. The application
fo r t he AHEPA D is t r ic t
scholarships can be found at the
AHEPA Dis trict webs ite ;
ahepad7. org.
The Bridgeport Chapter of
AHEPA congratulates several of
its members who were recently
elected Parish Council officers
inc ludi ng C os t as Vl am is ,
President; Michael Bouloubasis,
Treasurer; Philip Georgas, Ass’t
Secretary, and A. J. Metsopoulos,
Ass’t Treasurer.
The February monthly meeting
of the Bridgeport Chapter of
AHEPA will be held at Two
Roads Brewery in Stratford on
Wednesday, February 19th , 7:00
p. m. . We will tour the facility
and a pizza dinner will be served.
To become a member of
AHEPA please contact us at 203-
3 9 4 - 8 0 0 1 o r
Daughters of
Penelope by Kathy Yiannoulis , President
P lease join us on February 2nd for
Penelope’s Café! It is Godparents’
Sunday and after church services
we will be serving a delicious lunch, conducting a
Koulouraki contest, and selling children’s books
relating to our Orthodox traditions of cutting the
Vasilopita and the red Easter eggs. We will also be
making and selling frappe! Come with you Godchildren!
It will be a fun event for all!
We are completing our Let’s Keep Them Warm
Drive. We had a very successful year and have given
out over 1,000 items to twelve charities such as
Bridgeport Rescue Mission, The Open Door, The Center
for Women and Families, local schools, and Bridgeport
Hospital. We would like to give a big thank you to all
who donated and made a difference to all those in need.
We would also like to acknowledge all those people in
the greater Bridgeport community who left us hand-
knitted items in all our collection boxes. We would also
like to thank the business that supported us by
having a box collection box in their stores. It
all made a difference.
2014 will bring another year of Acts of
Kindness. Look out for the dates of our mini-
drives, which will be held on dedicated
Sundays during the upcoming months. We will
be holding a trisagion and lighting red candles
for the victims of the tragedy in Newtown. It will be
our prayers and our acts that will honor these innocent
souls who lost their lives.
Our next meeting will be on February 19 at 7 pm. We
will be discussing our Acts of Kindness in addition to
planning for our spring raffle, our district conference,
and our annual Mother’s Day Flower sale.
Please visit us at http://holytrinitybridgeport.org/
daughters.html. Our chapter email is
[email protected]. Lastly, “Like” us
on Facebook at Daughters of Penelope -
Bridgeport "Hermes" Chapter 41, District 7. Please
consider being a part of our group. We would love to
have you!
FEBRUARY 2014 7
Around the
Parish by Stella Capiris
C ongratulations to the Par-
ish Council upon recently
receiving their Oath of
Office: Robert Arvanitis, Sylvia Bal,
Michael Bouloubasis, Stella Capiris,
Phillip Georgas, Peter Karayiannis,
A. J. Metsopoulos, George Mouriza-
kis, Christos Papachristos, Pericles
Rountos, Peter Tsimbidaros, Con-
stantine Vlamis. Following their
Oath of Office, elections were held
and the following officers were
elected: President, Constantine
Vlamis; Vice-President, Robert
Arvanitis; Treasurer, Michael
Bouloubasis; Assistant Treasurer,
A. J. Metsopoulos; Secretary,
Stella Capiris; Assistant Secretary,
Phillip Georgas. Good luck and
success in all their future projects.
Many thanks to our outgoing presi-
dent, George Mourizakis for his
past dedicated efforts.
Many thanks to the Philoptochos
for sponsoring the annual Vasilopeta
celebration. All proceeds went to-
wards St. Basil Academy. The win-
ner of the coin was found in the
GOYA piece. Much good luck to
our youth. Also, many thanks to the
P.T.O. for providing the Vasilopetes
for the Sunday School.
The P.T.O. is presently working
on their annual Valentine's Dance.
They did such a fantastic job in
sponsoring the New Year's Eve Gala
that we are sure that this, too, will be
outstanding. Please support them
with tickets or ads for they are con-
stantly dedicated to our children.
The Dance is February 8th (with a
snow date of February 15th).
Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs.
Christos Katsetos on the engagement
of their lovely daughter "Soula". A
Spring wedding is planned and we
wish the couple "happy planning".
Congratulations to John Johnson
on recently receiving the "Medal of
Honor" from France. John was one
of our soldiers, with his group, who
went into France during World War
II to help liberate their country. He
was presented the Medal at a beauti-
ful ceremony held at the French
High School in New York. We are
very proud of John and indeed of all
of our veterans who so gallantly
fought during that War to preserve
our freedom.
Congratulations to our parishioner
Maria Karayiannis, DMD, on the
opening of her new office "My
Smile Orthodontics", located at 865
River Road, Suite 307, in Shelton.
Her phone number is (203) 538-
5014. Her Fax number is (203) 538-
5001. We wish her good luck and
much success in her new venture.
Many thanks to our Golden Senior
Citizens group for all the "knitting"
that they did during the Holidays,
preparing beautiful items that were
presented to our shut-ins and Nurs-
ing Homes.
Our deepest sympathy to David
and Joanna Bogardus and family on
the loss of David's mother over the
Holidays. Our deepest sympathy to
the family of Eleni (Nitsa) Daoutis
on her recent death. She was a de-
voted parishioner prior to her move
to Florida. She was deeply admired
and respected. After having endured
tragedies in her life, she overcame
them and lived a productive and ex-
emplary life with her deep religious
convictions. May their Memories be
Forever Eternal.
“Better to be silent than to speak without a thought.”
PTO by Effie Vlamis, President
I would love to thank everyone who attended
our New Year’s Eve dance! Thank you to all the donors, volunteers who helped the week of
and the night of the dance, and the chairs who
hosted the event. Panta axioies! If you have any photos of the night please post them to our PTO
Facebook page, as these will be added to our Historian’s book.
Congratulations to the Holiday Raffle winners.
One dance over, and the next one, Our Annual Valentine’s Dance, is underway and is scheduled
for Feb 8th (snow date is Feb 15th). Please reserve your table(s), through Effie Vlamis or
Irene Manalis. Look for us downstairs at our
usual spot to reserve a table and to place your heartfelt sentiments in our ad book.
On January 25th, we visited St Basil’s
Academy to deliver the gifts that were collected
from the Giving Tree to the children. More on that in next month’s issue!
FEBRUARY 2014 8
“An angry man can only get so far until he reconciles the way he thinks.”
Soror i t y G i r l o f t h e M ont h by Stella Katsetos
C ongratulations to our 2014
ABΩ leaders! Eleni Ma-
nesiotis, Irene Bal, Chris-
tina Vlamis, Nikki Hasiotis, Eleni
Demestihas, Nicole Varvaras and
Maria Katsetos. The girls will be taking turns in lead-
ing discussion this year and I can't wait to hear all the
wonderful topics they will be debating.
Maria is up first this month, and she will be re-
searching and presenting on a very interesting topic,
the history of women in film! These discussion are
part of our public speaker program, which will help
the girls not only practice their skills, but will spark
great conversations between them.
Happy Birthday wishes go out to Magdalini Geor-
gakopoulos who celebrates on February 14!
Congratulations to Catherine Odendahl, who is
February's Sorority Girl of the Month! Not only is she
an amazing soccer player but she is a gifted trumpet
player. She has auditioned for the Western Regional
Competition and was one of the few children chosen
to play in the concert in March!!
She has also been chosen for her outstanding aca-
demic achievement, and her aspiration to win a Nobel
Prize! I have no doubt in my mind that she will do
just that! Way to go Cat!
SK: Hi Cat, tell us about one of your favorite expe-
riences here at Holy Trinity.
CO: One of my favorite experiences here at Holy
Trinity was the 2013 Valentine's dance. It was a lot of
fun and very memorable celebrating with friends and
family.
SK: Share with us your goals for the future.
CO: I would like to pursue a career in pathology
and work in a biosafety level 4 lab and study viruses.
I would also love to be nominated and win a Nobel
prize!
SK: Tell us about some personal achievements that
you are proud of .
CO: I am proud of becoming a soaring student in
science, math, and behavior. Hillcrest Middle School
strives to have their students S.O.A.R. and mirror the
qualities of S-safety, O- ownership, R- respect and R
- responsibility. I am also very proud to be a member
of the National Junior Honor Society. I also correctly
diagnosed my friend today. It was a first!
SK: If you were elected to be the first female Greek
president of the United States, what would you do
first?
CO: I would strengthen the Center for Disease Con-
trol. With all the possible pandemics and epidemics
that can occur, it is important to make sure that dead-
ly diseases do not get into the wrong hands.
SK: What qualities do you admire in a great lead-
er?
CO: A great leader should be trustworthy, punctual,
fair and responsible
SK: Lastly, tell us about any volunteer work experi-
ences that you enjoy.
CO: I enjoy being a soccer referee and helping
with my girl scouts.
Athletic
Department by Chris Danas, Director
H appy New Year from the
Athletic Department. Con-
gratulations to
Gus Vlamis,
our new Parish
Council Presi-
dent. We also
want to thank
G e o r g e
Mourizakis for his support of our
programs and the best of luck.
Volleyball kicked off this month
and is off to a great start. Our bas-
ketball teams have each played
about 8 games, and our players are
all giving it their all. Both sports
have some real developing players
this year. Please do come out and
support our players as they grow
their skills and play their hearts out
for Holy Trinity!
We hosted our first basketball
parent vs player night. A good
time was had by all. Mark your
calendars for Volleyball parent vs
player night, which is on February
21st at 7:30pm. Basketball
Playoffs will be the first week of
March.
We continue to make improve-
ments to our snack bar as well,.
Many thanks to all who continue to
volunteer. Our program runs
smoothly because of volunteers ,
and we need/welcome your sup-
port. There is still room for Inspire
Blue sponsors in the gym. If you
know of anyone who may be inter-
ested, please let us know.
FEBRUARY 2014 9
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.”
Greek School Ελληνικό Σχολείο by Eleni Limberis, Director
O ur Greek School found the Vasilopita
Coin this year! Good luck to all our students, teachers, parents and friends.
Κόπηκε και φέτος, η Βασιλόπιτα στις τάξεις ,
και οι τυχεροί της χρονιάς είναι οι: Ο Μιχάλης
Wollen, η Πρώτη Τάξη,
Ζω ί τ σ α Γ κ ι ά γ κ ο υ , Νι κολάκη ς Λώλη ς ,
Γιώργος Maurer και κ. Ελένη. Ευχαριστούµε το
ΡΤΟ µας γ ια τ ις
Βασιλόπιτες. Και του χρόνου και χρόνια πολλά
και καλή χρονιά.
Η γιορτή του Σχολείου µας – Γιορτή των Τριών
Ι εραρχών κα ι των Ελληνικών Γραµµάτων –
Γιορτή των Ελληνικών Σχολείων, µαθητών και
δ ι δασκάλων – θ α
γ ιορτασθε ί φ έτος τιµώντας όλους τους
δασκάλους/ες, βοηθούς, µαθητές/τριες, και όλους τους φίλους του σχολείου µας.
Η καθαρά ∆ευτέρα θα γιορτασθεί την: ∆ευτέρα 3 Μαρτίου, 5:00 µµ.
Ο Χορός του ΡΤΟ µας είναι :
Σάββατο 8 Φεβρουαρίου 2014.
Η Παρέλασις στήν Νέα Υόρκη είναι Κυριακή 30 Μαρτίου 2014.
Το Πάσχα είναι:
Κυριακή 20 Απριλίου 2014.
Το Φέστιβαλ είναι: 30, 31 Μαΐου, και 1 Ιουνίου
2014
Ευχαριστώ πολύ, Κα. Ελένη
S u n d a y School by Eva Vaniotis, Director
T he joyfulness of the
C h r i s t m a s
c e l e b r a t i o n ,
welcoming the birth of
Christ with glory, is placed
away in the hearts of all
Christians, who are now
focusing on the New Year
and preparations for another
divine occasion - His
Resurrection.
On Sunday, January 12th,
the PTO contributed all the
Vasilopites to our Sunday
school classes with their love
and great affection for all the
children to enjoy, and to
guess who would be the
lucky one to get the coin. Thanks to PTO for their
endless work.
Schedule February 2nd— Godparents Day
Mission boxes from the Mission Center in Florida
will be distributed at the end of February.
Our Sunday School Graduation will be on held on
June 15, 2014
Saint Basil the Great, Saint John
Chrysostom, Saint Gregory the Theologian The Three Hierarchs
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Michael Bouloubasis 336-2116 Stella Capiris 259-7344 Phil Georgas 257-7452
Petros Karayiannis 631-258-3933
A.J. Metsopoulos 292-6418 George Mourizakis 373-0580
Chris Papachristos 380-0566 Pericles C. Rountos 268-7173 Peter Tsimbidaros 334-2578
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HOSPITAL MINISTRY S. Kapetaneas 203-926-1751
JR. CHOIR J.Bogardus 203-736-6501
MAINTENANCE G. Hatzis 203-261-3247
L. Tsouris 203-334-2781
OLYMPIANS (GOYA) F. Papachristos 203-380-0566
P.T.O. S. Bal 203-814-2131
[email protected] E. Vlamis 203-685-5464
PARISH COUNCIL Constantine Vlamis 203-268-5464
PHILOPTOCHOS L. Protopapas
203-929-1582
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE E. Vaniotis 203-374-0013
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE S. Karagiannis 203-820-1975
SENIOR CITIZENS G. Agortsas 203-372-1015
STEWARDSHIP A.J. Metsopoulos 203-292-6418
R. Arvanitis 203-226-4140
SUNDAY SCHOOL E. Vaniotis 203-374-0013
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NURSING HOME MINISTRY S. Capiris 203-259-7334
LOVE 1 ANOTHER M.Mourizakis 203-373-0580
ALTAR DIRECTOR P.Bozikis 917-692-2317
AHEPA J. Bochanis 203-254-7595
AROUND THE PARISH S. Capiris 203-259-7344
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR C. Danas 860-916-3777
BOOKSTORE V. Andriotis
CANTOR G. Bakes 203-374-8561
CHOIR P. Leask 203-258-9160
CULTURAL ASSOCIATION V. Hatzis 203-268-7231
COUNCIL OF CHURCHES S. Kapetaneas 203-926-1751
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ECCLESIARCH D. Trigonis 203-374-0725
FORCC E.Vaniotis 203-374-0013
GOYA E. Demestihas 203-380-2923
GREEK SCHOOL E. Limberis 203-371-6305
GREEK SCHOOL DANCE GROUP E.Limberis 203-371-6305
M. Mourizakis 203-373-0580
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Office: 203.374.5561 Fax: 203.374.5770 Hours: Monday – Friday: 9:00am – 4:00pm
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