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The Official Monthly Publication of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Bridgeport, CT
Transcript of The Orthodox Vision - March 2014 - Issue #289
The Official Monthly Publicaon of Holy Trinity
ISSUE NO. 289 WWW.HOLYTRINITYBRIDGEPORT.ORG MARCH 2014
March 2014
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Bold Border indicates
Church Service
Events and
activities are
underlined
1
Service 2nd Sat-
urday of Souls
2ον
Ψυχοσάββατο Cheesefare Sat.
2
Forgiveness
Sunday
Της Τυρινής
Martyr Hesychius Nicholas Planas
3 First Monday of Lent -Lenten
Potluck—
5:00pm Katha-
ra Deftera—
Αρχίζει η
Σαρακοστή –
ΚΑΘΑΡΑ
4 First Tuesday of
Lent
Gerasimus of the Jordan Martyrs Paul and Julianna
5
Service
Presanctified
Liturgy 7:00
pm /
Προηγιασµένη
7:00 µµ First Wednes-
day of Lent
6 First Thursday
of Lent
42 Martyrs of Amorion Finding the Pre-cious Cross by St. Helen
7
Service 1st
Salutations
7:00 pm/Α΄Χαιρετισµοί
7:00 µµ First Friday of
Lent more
8
Service 3rd Sat-
urday of Souls
3ον Ψυχοσάββατο First Saturday of
Lent
9 Sunday
of Ortho-
doxy Κυριακή
της
Ορθοδοξίας /
Philoptochos
Loukoumades
Fundraiser
10
Service Great
Compline 7:00
pm Μέγα
Απόδειπνο
7:00 µµ 2nd Monday of
Lent
11 2nd Tuesday of
Lent
Sophronius, Pat. Of Jerusalem Theodora the Righteous
12
Service
Presanctified
Liturgy
(seniors)
10:00am Μαρτίου
Προηγιασµένη
Συνταξιούχους)
13 2nd Thursday of
Lent
Nicephorus, Pat. Of Constantino-ple Pouplios the Martyr, Bishop of Athens
14
Service 2nd Sal-
utations 7:00
pm/
Β΄Χαιρετισµοί
7:00 µµ 2nd Friday of
Lent
15 Second Saturday of Lent /
PTO&Athletic
Dept. Hockey
Game at Arena Martyr Agapius & Companions Manuel the New Martyr of Crete
16
Sunday of St.
Gregory Pala-
mas /Γρηγόριος
ο Παλαµάς
DOP Soldier
Support Mini-
Drive
17 3rd Monday of
Lent
Alexis the Man of God Patrick, Enlight-ener of Ireland
18 3rd Tuesday of
Lent
Cyril, Abp. Of Jerusalem Trophimos & Eukarpion, Monk-martyrs
19
Service
Presanctified
Liturgy 7:00
pm
Προηγιασµένη
7:00 µµ
20 3rd Thursday of
Lent
Fathers of the Monastery of St. Savas Cuthbert the Wonderworker
21
Service 3rd Salu-
tations 7:00
pm /
΄Χαιρετισµοί
7:00 µµ
3rd Friday of
22 GOYA
TAG SALE Third Saturday of
Lent
Hieromartyr Basil of Ancyra Kalliniki & Vassilisa the Martyrs
23 Sunday of the Holy
Cross Της
Σταυρωπροσκυνήσεως / Greek
School March
25th Program/
Philoptochos
Luncheon
24 Service Vespers
for Annuncia-
tion (Stamford) 7:00 pm
Εσπερινός
Ευαγγελισµού
(Στάµφορτ)
7:00µµ
25 Annunciation of
the Theotokos
26 4th Wednesday
of Lent
Synaxis of the Archangel Gabri-el
27 4th Thursday of
Lent
Matrona of Thes-salonica Paul, Bishop of
28
Service 4th Sal-
utations 7:00
pm
∆΄Χαιρετισµοί
7:00 µµ 4th Friday of
Lent
29 Fourth Saturday of
Lent
Hierormartyr Mark of Arethusa Martyr Cyril the Deacon & Compan-ions
30 Sunday of St.
John Climacus
Greek Inde-
pendence Day
Parade – New
York
31 5th Monday of
Lent
Hieromartyr Hy-patius Metropolitan Innocent of Mos-cow
MEMORIALS Saturday March 1: Susan Shola - 40 days Sunday March 2 : John Agronis - 40 Days
Athena Constantine- 1 year
Sunday March 16: Sevasti Hatzichristodoulou - 1 year Dean Hatzis- 5 years
Panayiotis (Peter) Miakos - 5 years
Strict Fast Fish Allowed Wine and Oil Allowed
Dairy,Eggs,and Fish Allowed
MARCH 2014 3
T he original Olympics began in Ancient Greece somewhere around 884 BC as a religious
festival, honoring different Gods and deceased heroes. Interestingly, no fighting whatsoever was allowed among soldiers during this time, since it was a time to
respect the gods and a time of peace
among one another.
The ancient Greeks believed strongly in
the concept of agon, or "competition," which explains why the original games were called Olympic Agonas. Therefore,
the Olympic Agonas. became about being the best person you could be, physically, ethically and spiritually, and winning an Olympic game was considered the highest honor a citizen could achieve.
The word "athlete" is comprised of the words athlo and
ego, which means someone who strives to improve.
With the secularization of the Olympic Games around
420 AD, they still retained some of the original significance that we see in today's games, such as individuals engaging in rigorous discipline to be the best
athletes they can be, which is truly admirable. Moreover, to this day, the Olympics still represent peace, unity, and diversity, bringing all of humankind
together.
There is a strong correlation between the virtues of the Olympics and our Orthodox faith. For the ancient Greeks, the Olympics meant becoming the best
individual for the various gods, which was what was most important to them first and foremost, which they did in communion with one another, as we do through
the liturgy and sacraments of the church. In this sense, the church becomes our individual and communal spiritual "stadium" where we train to be the best possible Christians we can be, working towards Theosis,
which is the journey of our soul growing closer towards the image of God. In this spiritual stadium, we strive to better ourselves not only physically but also spiritually,
so that can be more like the true God in who’s image we have been created. Becoming God-like is the goal and purpose of our lives, and each year, we embark on this
spiritual journey with the coming of the Triodion and
Great Lenten period.
The Triodion is the preparatory period before Great Lent where we cleanse
ourselves, both physically and spiritually, of our passions so that we may enter into Great Lent. Each Sunday of the Triodion,
the Church provides us with spiritual lessons that exemplify the virtues we must strive to attain, and the vices we must
disregard.
One lesson is on the first Sunday of the Triodion, the Sunday of the Parable of the Publican and the Pharisee. Through this
parable, Jesus teaches us that in order to begin on the journey of salvation, we must first embrace the virtue of repentance and
humility and renounce pride and arrogance, which is the first and most important lesson for our souls as athletes in Christ, since without humility, we cannot attain any
of the other virtues.
Humility is the queen of all virtues because it forces us to look at ourselves and not to judge others. When the Pharisee went up to the temple to pray, he was
arrogant and boastful. His prayer was about himself and how he thanked God that he was unlike other men. Even his posture denotes a certain arrogance and self-
centeredness. He stood up proud and looked down on others. While on the other hand, the Publican prostrated himself to the floor and beat his chest and humbly prayed, “God be merciful to me a sinner!” The Publican
recognized his unworthiness in front of God and asked
for His mercy.
We are reminded with the beginning of the Triodion
that we are not in a position to judge our brother or sister. We must leave that to God alone. We must enter this spiritual stadium with a contrite heart, without any
anger, or hatred, as in their wisdom did the ancient Greeks. We should also follow the discipline laid out for us by the ancient church fathers, which include fasting, prayer and almsgiving towards others in order to
become spiritually fit so that we may fight against sin, weakness and temptation. Lastly, we can take to our journeys the lessons of our Olympians, both ancient and
modern, that the highest virtue we can obtain as human beings is to respect and love others and to engage in
philoxenia at all times.
Great Lent: A Spiritual Stadium for our Souls by Father Andreas Vithoulkas
“A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.”
MARCH 2014 4
“Faith makes all things possible... love makes all things easy.”
Ολυµπιακοί Αγώνες και
Μεγάλη Σαρακοστή π. Ανδρέα Βυθούλκας
Ο ι Ολυµπιακοί Αγώνες άρχισαν στην Αρχαία
Ελλάδα κάπου περίπου το 884 π.χ. σαν µια θρησκευτική γιορτή, τιµώντας διαφορετικούς
θεούς και ήρωες. Κατά την διάρκεια των αγώνων δεν
επιτρέπονταν πόλεµοι, δεδοµένου ότι ήταν µία εποχή να σέβονται τους θεούς και εποχή ειρήνης µεταξύ τους.
Οι αρχαίοι έλληνες, πίστευαν έντονα µε την έννοια του «αγών» ή «ανταγωνισµού» που ήταν η αρχική διατύπωση για τον ολυµπιακό αγώνα και όχι απλώς Ολυµπιακοί αγώνες. Ως εκ τούτου, οι
ολυµπιακοί αγώνες έγιναν ώστε το άτοµο που λαµβάνει µέρος να είναι φυσικά, ηθ ικά κα ι πνευµατικά
καλύτερο, και κερδίζοντας το αγώνα θεωρείτο η υψηλότερη τιµή για ένα πολίτη που θα µπορούσε να πετύχει. Ο
αθλητής, λέξη αποτελείται από δύο λέξεις µε παρόµοια έννοια. Άθλο και Εγώ λέξη που σηµαίνει κάποιος που πασχίζει να βελτιώσει τον εαυτό του.
Με την κρατικοποίηση των
Ολυµπιακών Αγώνων γύρω στο 420
µΧ, διατηρούνται ακόµα σε µερικά παιγνίδια η αρχική τους σηµασία και σήµερα, όπως αυστηρή πειθαρχία, ώστε
ο αθλητής να γίνει καλύτερος, που πραγµατικά είναι αξιοθαύµαστο. Ακόµη και σήµερα οι ολυµπιακοί αγώνες αντιπροσωπεύουν Ειρήνη, ενότητα και πολυµορφία φέρνοντας την ανθρωπότητα µαζί.
Υπάρχει ισχυρή συσχέτιση µεταξύ των αρετών των
Ολυµπιακών Αγώνων και της Ορθόδοξης πίστης. Για
τους αρχαίους έλληνες, οι ολυµπιακοί αγώνες στόχο είχαν να γίνει το άτοµο καλύτερο για τους θεούς, που για αυτούς ήταν το πιο σηµαντικό και κύριο πράγµα το
οποίο θα έπρατταν στην κοινωνία, όπως κάνουµε και µείς µε την Λειτουργία και τα µυστήρια της εκκλησίας. Με αυτή την έννοια, η Εκκλησία γίνεται η ατοµική και κοινόχρηστη πνευµατική «στάδιο» όπου ο καθένας
εκπαιδεύεται να γίνει ο καλύτερος χριστιανός που µπορεί να γίνει, επιδιώκοντας την Θείωση, να µοιάσουµε προς την εικόνα του Θεού. Στο πνευµατικό
στάδιο προσπαθούµε για ένα καλύτερο εαυτό όχι µόνο σωµατικά αλλά και πνευµατικά να µοιάσουµε σαν τον
αληθινό Θεό. Να γίνουµε σαν τον Θεό, όπως είναι ο στόχος µας και ο σκοπός της ζωής µας και κάθε χρόνο ξεκινάµε σε αυτό το πνευµατικό ταξίδι µε την αρχή του
Τριωδίου και της Μεγάλης Σαρακοστής. Το Τριώδιο είναι η περίοδος προετοιµασίας πριν την
Μεγάλη Σαρακοστή όπου εµείς καθαρίζουµε τους
εαυτούς µας σωµατικά και πνευµατικά από τα πάθη µας και αµαρτίες µας ώστε να εισέλθουµε στην Μεγάλη Σαρακοστή. Κάθε Κυριακή η Εκκλησία µας παρέχει
πνευµατικά µαθήµατα µε παραδείγµατα για τις αρετές που πρέπει να προσπαθήσουµε να επιτύχουµε και να περιφρονήσουµε τις κακίες και τα µίση.
Ένα τέτοιο µάθηµα είναι η Παραβολή του Τελώνου
και του Φαρισαίου. Με την παραβολή αυτή ο Ιησούς µας διδάσκει για να αρχίσει το ταξίδι
της σωτηρίας µας πρέπει να µετανοήσουµε και να ταπεινωθούµε πρώτα. Η ταπεινοσύνη είναι η
βασίλ ισσα των αρετών, να εξετάζουµε τους εαυτούς µας και να µην κρίνουµε τους άλλους. Όταν ο
φαρισαίος πήγε να προσευχηθεί ήταν αλαζονικός. Ήταν η προσευχή του µόνο για τον εαυτό του και πως ευχαριστούσε τον θεό σε αντίθεση µε
τους άλλους. Ακόµη και η στάση του δείχνει κάποια αλαζονεία και εγωκεντρισµό. Ενώ από την άλλη
πλευρά ο τελώνης προσευχόταν ταπεινά και παρακαλούσε τον Θεό να τον ευσπλαχνισθεί. Ο τελώνης
αναγνωρίζει την αναξιότητά του ενώπιον του Θεού και ζήτησε έλεος.
Το Τριώδιο µας υπενθυµίζει ότι δεν είµαστε σε θέση
να κρίνουµε τον αδελφό µας η την αδελφή µας. Πρέπει να το αφήσουµε αυτό στον Θεό. Πρέπει να εισερχόµαστε στο πνευµατικό στάδιο µε καρδιά
συντετριµµένη, χωρίς µίσος ή θυµό, να ακολουθούµε τους αρχαίους έλληνες. Πρέπει να ακολουθήσουµε την πειθαρχία, τη νηστεία, προσευχή και συγχώρηση προς
τους άλλους και να αγωνιζόµαστε εναντίον της αµαρτίας και του πειρασµού. Και τέλος µπορούµε να πάρουµε διδάγµατα από τις Ολυµπιάδες, αρχαίας και σύγχρονης, ότι η υψηλότερη αρετή που µπορούµε να
επιτύχουµε ως ανθρώπινα όντα είναι να σεβόµαστε και αγαπούµε τους άλλους.
MARCH 2014 5
“The first duty of love is to listen.”
Our Parish by Constantinos Vlamis , Parish Council President
“C h r i s t e m o u ,
Panagia mou, please, help me,
my family, my children, mother,
and father. Keep us safe! Keep us from the evil around us and protect us!” These are common
words we use to pray when we need our Lord’s help.
"St. Paul made this point: 'For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who
was preached among you by us-by me, Silvanus, and Timothy-was not Yes and No, but in Him was
Yes.' (2 Corinthians 1:19). For God, the word 'no' would show a lack of freedom. Reaction rather
than action. Resistance rather than affirmation." (The Freedom to say "Yes," The Ladder)
We ask for forgiveness. We ask
for health, love, prosperity. When in need, we ask for it today,
tomorrow, the day after ; for time
in need is short. There are no standards in our prayers . We ask our Lord Jesus Christ , “Please heal me, my child, my parent, my
friend , unconditionally.” Yet, when all is well and we need not any help, or sometimes when we
are angry and bitter , we quickly forget what we've asked from God. We set conditions, such as "Me,
talk to him? Never! My ego will not allow me! My hatred runs too deep to ever let go and forgive or be forgiven." Our Lord on the
Cross forgave all for what they did to Him. Shouldn't we try to follow His example just a little bit,
willing to reach out to our enemies and try to squeeze the hatred out of our hearts by filling it with love
instead? We need to cherish our church ,
take care of it, help it grow, make it flourish. Who do we really hurt
by neglecting our obligation, our commitment, our duty towards our home?
During the recent months we have been hit hard with the
winter’s cold. It's wrath has
brought frigid temperatures, ice , and snow. According to the weather forecasters, the average snowfall for February is about 17
to 18 in. We have had more than 50 in. this year, with more to come. Being that it is the start of
the year, Stewardship Offerings are not flowing in fast enough. With all of our recent expenses for
snow removal and heat, our accounts are being depleted at a rapid rate . Many of you - parishioners, friends, family - have
approached me to congratulate me for my new position. You’ve told me that whatever I need, you will
try to help me with. Today, I ask for that help. Please, send in your stewardship offering. Don't
procrastinate until the latter mon th s . We n e e d yo u r contribution now. Let us help our community do more than just
survive. Let’s help it flourish and grow with wealth until the spring sun brightens and the flowers
bloom.
Χ ριστέ µου, Παναγιά µου σε παρακαλώ βοήθησέ µε, βοήθησε την οικογένειά µου, τα παιδιά µου
την µητέρα και πατέρα και φύλαξέ µας ασφαλείς. Προστάτεψέ µας από το κακό και δείξε µας πάντα το καλό. Αυτές είναι οι συνηθισµένες λέξεις προσευχής
όταν χρειαζόµαστε την βοήθεια του Θεού µας. Ζητούµε συγχώρεση, ζητούµε υγεία και αγάπη. Όταν
ευρισκόµαστε σε ότι δήποτε ανάγκη ζητάµε αυτό σήµερα, αύριο, µεθαύριο. ∆εν υπάρχουν πρότυπα µέσα
στις προσευχές. Ζητάµε από τον Κύριο να µας προστατεύσει, θεραπεύσει το παιδί µας, τους φίλους µας, συγγενείς µας άνευ όρων. Ακόµα όταν είναι όλα
καλά έχοµε ανάγκη βοηθείας και µερικές φορές που είµαστε θυµωµένοι και πικραµένοι, γρήγορα ξεχνούµε τι έχουµε ζητήσει από τον Θεό. Θέτουµε όρους όπως:
«εγώ να του µιλήσω – ποτέ, γιατί το µίσος και ο εγωισµός µου δεν το επιτρέπει να συγχωρήσω ή να συγχωρεθώ. Ο Ιησούς πάνω στο Σταυρό συγχώρεσε όλους για ότι έκαναν σ’ Αυτόν. Πρέπει να
προσπαθούµε να ακολουθήσουµε λίγο τα βήµατά Του, πρόθυµοι να προσεγγίσουµε τους εχθρούς µας και να
σβήσουµε το µίσος από την καρδιά µας και γεµίζοντάς την µε αγάπη. Πρέπει να αγαπάµε και φροντίζουµε για
την εκκλησία µας, ώστε να ακµάζει πάντα. Πραγµατικά ποιόν βλάπτουµε αν παραµελούµε την υποχρέωσή µας και το καθήκον µας προς την εκκλησία µας;
Τους τελευταίους µήνες έχουµε πραγµατικά πληγεί µε τον άσχηµο και βαρύ χειµώνα. Έχουµε χαµηλές θερµοκρασίες, πάγο και πολλά χιόνια. Το πάρα πολύ χιόνι απαιτεί και αρκετά χρήµατα. Τα έξοδα όπως
καταλαβαίνετε είναι αρκετά. Πρέπει όλοι µας να υποβάλλουµε την ετήσια οικονοµική µας υπόσχεση.
Πολλοί είναι οι ενορίτες που µε πλησίασαν και µου
ευχήθηκαν συγχαρητήρια στη νέα θέση µου σαν πρόεδρος του Κοινοτικού Συµβουλίου, και σας βεβαιώ όλους ότι είµαι πάντα πρόθυµος να βοηθήσω και να
κάνω το κάθε τι δυνατό για την Κοινότητά µας. Σήµερα θα σας παρακαλούσα και σας ζητώ να ανταποκριθείτε και στείλετε την οικονοµική σας προσφορά. Η Εκκλησία µας σας χρειάζεται τώρα. Ας κάνουµε όλοι
µαζί το καλύτερο για ένα λαµπρό µέλλον για την Κοινότητά µας.
MARCH 2014 6
“It takes one person to forgive, it takes two people to be reunited.”
Daughters of
Penelope by Kathy Yiannoulis , President
T hank you to everyone who made our Penelope’s Café a success. We would like to congratulate Sylvia Bal
who won our Koulouraki contest along with Phoebe
Leask as our runner up! Thank you to all our bakers including Maria Bothos, Helen Yeotsas, Eleni Spyrou, Mary Papandreou and Kathy Angelos who did a
wonderful job. Thank you GOYA for being our judges. Looking forward to next year’s contest!
We have begun our Acts of Kindness in memory of the victims of the tragedy in Sandy Hook. It will be our prayers and our acts that will honor these innocent souls who lost their lives. These small acts of kindness are to
make a difference in people who need a hand, a kind gesture or something that will just make a difference for them. To name one act, we have shopped for the
Bridgeport Council of Churches Transitional Housing Program. Household items were purchased for houses to
be used for victims of domestic violence who are trying to transition to a new and safer life.
We also have two mini-drives planned. One drive is for Soldier Support Packages, which
will end on March 16th. We will also have a mini-drive for pet food supporting the Animal Center in Newtown, which will take place on April 6th. See our flyers for more information.
Look out for our annual Spring Raffle
supporting our scholarship fund. We will be raffling gift
cards to local grocery stores just in time for the Easter holiday! Each ticket is only $1 with ten prizes to be drawn on April 13 (Palm Sunday).
Please look out for the date for our March meeting.
It is being changed so as not to conflict with church services held during Lent. During this meeting, we will
be discussing our Acts of Kindness and all upcoming activities.
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!
Athletic
Department by Chris Danas, Director
W e are all very proud of
our Volleyball and Basketball teams this
season! Volleyball will continue to play into
A p r i l , while our basketball
season has just a few, s h o r t
weeks left.
There's still time to come by and see our youth work together and
give it their all! Congrats to our Youth, JV, and Varsity teams for making the playoffs this year! Bas-
ketball playoffs will be held on March 1st in our gym, and the championship games will be held March 2nd at Archangels in Stam-
ford.
The Athletic Committee has
been busy at work coordinating a few special events for both our youth and their parents. This past
month we held a Parent vs. Player Volleyball Night, and everyone had a great time! Here are a few more dates/details to keep in mind: We
have another field trip coming up on March 15th to see the Sound
Tigers game. Tickets are $10. Please see any Athletic Committee
member for details. PTO member tickets are available through Effie Vlamis. Our next fundraiser is
March Madness (an adults only event) hosted by 2 Roads Brewery from 7 to 10pm on Thursday , March 27. Tickets can be pur-
chased for $20 each and include a brewery tour, samples, and fun.
May 4th will be our player awards ceremony, with a reception to follow.
We are working on adding con-
ditioning programs for our players in the upcoming months, and pos-
sibly, other sports teams. Thank you for your continued support.
MARCH 2014 7
“Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.”
Ladies
Philoptochos
Society by Lena Protopapas, President
W e are already in the third
month of the year and, b e c a u s e o f t h e
consecutive snow storms, I feel
that the winter has already lasted for ten months! This
month, we celebrate our
national Independence Day and the
Annunciation of Virgin Mary - two very big celebrations for Greek Orthodox people. The 25th of March is when those two events
are celebrated. Στις 25 Μαρτίου του 1821,
µ ια χ ούφ τα Ελλ ηνόπουλ α
ωρκιστήκανε να ποτίσουν µε το αίµα τους το δέντρο της Λευτεριάς. Ξεσηκώθηκαν για να γράψουν µε
της καρδιάς τους το αίµα, µια καινούρια Ιστορία. Ωρκιστήκανε
να πεθάνουν για να ξανά φτιάξουν
µιά Ελλάδα Ελεύθερη κα ι Τιµηµένη.
Σαν σήµερα, στη Ναζαρέτ, Αγγελος Κυρίου, παρουσιάστηκε
στην Παρθένο και της έδωσε τον κρίνο τού λυτρωµού τού ανθρώπου από την αµαρτία.
Σαν σήµερα τα παλικάρια του
21,ωρκιστήκανε στο Λάβαρο της
Παναγίας και στο τίµιο Σταυρό, που κράταγε, ο Παλαιών Πατρών Γερµανός ή να ελευθερώσουν την Πατρίδα ή να πεθάνουν όλοι.
"Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος" ήταν το σύνθηµά τους.
25 Μαρτίου, η Πίστη και η
Πατρίδα χορεύουν αγκαλιασµένες στα ιερά χώµατα, που ποτίσανε µε το αίµα τους τα αθάνατα εκείνα
παλληκάρια του 21. Σήµερα ο Χριστιανισµός και η
Ελλάδα, η Θρησκεία και η Πατρίδα γιορτάζουν αδελφωµένες
την Ανάσταση του Γένους. Τα αλληλούια τής Πίστης ενώνονται µε τα ωσαννά τής Πατρίδας . Η
καρδιά όλων µας ευγνωµονεί εκείνους, που µάς έδωσαν την Πατρίδα µας Ελεύθερη και
Τιµηµένη. Θα πρέπει όλοι µας να πάµε στην παρέλαση της Εθνικής
µας γιορτής στις 30 Μαρτίου, να
τιµήσουµε αυτά τα ελληνόπουλα που θυσιάστηκαν για µάς, για να ζούµε ελεύθεροι εµείς τώρα.
Χρόνια Πολλά σε όλες τις
Μαρίες, τις Παρθένες , τις Ευαγγελίες , τους Μάριους και τους Ευάγγελους.
The date for our monthly meeting is March 4, 2014 at 7 PM.
On March 9th we’ll have our
annual loukoumades fundraiser after services! The proceeds from this event go to Greece and Cyprus.
On March 23rd, we will have our Lenten Luncheon. Don't miss this one! The proceeds from this
event will benefit Holy Cross/Hellenic College.
Our Easter this year is on April
20th. Our Easter Baked Goods and Food Sale will be on Saturday of Lazarus and on Palm Sunday. Please be prompt with your orders.
The deadline is March 30, 2014 Please note that we continue to
collect for the Poor. Thank you for
your donations. Please be generous.
Greek School Ελληνικό Σχολείο 1914 --- 100 years ----2014 by Eleni Limberis, Director
Kathara Deftera Celebration on Monday, March
3, 2014. Εορτασµός Καθαράς ∆ευτέρας – 3 Μαρτίου
2014
Ο εορτασµός της 25ης Μαρτίου και το πρόγραµµα του σχολείου µας θα γίνει την,
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 23 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ 2014, Όλοι οι µαθητές/τριες πρέπει να είναι ντυµένοι
στά µπλέ και άσπρα ή στίς εθνικές ελληνικές στολές αν έχουν.
Η ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΜΑΣ ΠΑΡΕΛΑΣΗ ΣΤΗΝ
ΝΕΑ ΥΟΡΚΗ ΘΑ ΓΙΝΕΙ ΤΗΝ: ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 30
ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ 2014 Our Greek School Program celebration, for the
Greek Independence Day, will take place on, SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 2014
Students must wear: Blue and White outfits or
Greek National Costumes if they have any. Our Greek Parade in New York is on: Sunday
March 30, 2014
Καλή Σαρακοστή και Καλό Πάσχα!
Κυρία Ελένη
MARCH 2014 8
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” MLK
Around
the
Parish by Stella Capiris
C ongratulations to Father Andreas upon being elevat-ed to the title of
"Economos" by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios on his re-cent visit to our Parish. We are indeed proud of our parish priest
and wish him good health, peace, and further future successes. We were also very proud of our Altar
Boys and our Choir on that day. Many thanks to the Philoptochos for the delicious chicken luncheon,
served immediately after Service.
Our gratitude and thanks for their dedicated services to former mem-
bers of the Parish Council - Scott Vereb and Robert Arvanitis.
Our Greek School, believe it or not, celebrated its 100th birthday. On the celebration of the Greek
Letters and the Three Hierarchs Sunday, an Artoklasia for the living and a Memorial Service was held
for the deceased brothers and sis-
ters of our Greek School. Flowers were presented to all teachers and to all those who have assisted the
Greek School Department in any way. It was a lovely presentation and a lovely way in which to honor
all our teachers, helpers, and stu-dents.
Many thanks to those who at-
tended "Penelope's Cafe" - the an-nual Daughters of Penelope lunch-eon. The luncheon was delightful.
The "Koulouraki Contest" was fun, and we appreciate our GOYA as-suming the role of judges. The
winner of the "Koulouraki Contest" was Sylvia Bal. A children's book sale (covering Greek traditions such as Vasilopita and the red East-
er eggs) was held, and the author was present to sign the books. It was lovely that it fell on the same
day as Godparents' Sunday. It was so nice to see the children receive Holy Communion with their God-
parents and then, together, enjoy the luncheon.
We must commend the P.T.O.
for all their efforts and dedication to observe their annual Valentine's Dance. All who attended had a
great time. They always do a terrif-ic job on whatever project they un-
dertake. Thanks to them for their
constant dedication to the children of our Parish.
Marriage Preparation Seminars are now being held throughout the area for 2014. Please contact Fa-
ther for further information if you are planning a wedding this year.
The Community expresses its
deepest sympathy to the following families: To the family of Susan Shola. She
was a lovely intelligent individual and will be missed; to the family of John Agronis. He was a fine
gentleman, a dedicated husband, father, and grandfather and will be missed by many, especially his grandchildren; to the family of
Estelle Hawie. She was a past pres-ident of the Daughters of Penelope. She was a kind, compassionate
individual, a loving wife, a dedicat-ed mother, and a devoted grand-mother who will be very much
missed; to Panayiota Koukoulias and family on the re-cent death of her brother in Greece; to
Fay Hasiotis on the death of her brother-inlaw in Stamford; to Peter Halkias on the recent death of his
brother-in-law in Australia. May all their Memories be Forever
PTO by Effie Vlamis, President
I t may seem redundant to keep
thanking everyone who has supported the PTO over and over
again, but without your help, our major events would not happen as they should. That being said, our fundraisers are done, and for the next few months we
will focus our attention on our spiritual well-being,
and also on having some fun with our
youth. The month of March is busy, and we will follow through with our faith and tradition, looking forward to Lent and
then Easter. For March, we have the following events and activities planned:
March 3rd, Monday—Kathari Deftera, from 5-
7pm Lenten potluck in the Aegean room. The
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MARCH 2014 9
“Never cease loving a person, and never give up hope for him, for even the prodigal son who had fallen most low, could still be saved” ~ Kierkegaard
Saturday, March 15, 2014
at 7:00 Pm the PTO & Athlec Department
invite you to a
Sound Tigers vs. Worcester Sharks
Hockey Game
Please Contact Effie Vlamis at
or
Chris Danas at [email protected]
Deadline for cket purchase
is March 9th
children will fly the kites outdoors and have some fun indoors as well.
March 5th- PTO meeting at 5pm in the double classroom. I understand it may be difficult for many to attend, but we really
wou ld l ike to ge t mo re participation from our members. Keep checking those emails.
M a rc h 9 t h—Sunda y o f Orthodoxy- The PTO will serve breakfast to parish. Set up will be
day before, from 9:00 to 12:00. M a rc h 1 4 t h— Se c on d
Xeretismoi— PTO will serve
fasolada and some Lenten treats in the double classroom after the church service. Service starts at
7pm.
March 15th- the PTO, along with the Athletic Department, are
sharing an event to the Webster Bank Arena Hockey game. Deadline for ticket purchase is
March 1st. Tickets are $10 per person for members of the PTO and Athletics. Please RSVP with payment to either Coach Danas or
Effie Vlamis. March 29th- PTO Movie Night
at 7pm in the gym. “Frozen” is the movie we’ll be viewing. Details to come.
March 30th- Parade bus drive
down to the city. Please RSVP a seat on the bus through Eleni
Limberis. There is a dress code: blue and white please. White shirt or blouse and blue pants or skirts,
and black shoes. GOYA may
follow some other dress code please contact Eleni Demestihas
for details. Also, our GOYANS have clothing gear on sale if i n t e r e s t e d c on t a c t E l e n i
Demestihas. May 3- Shrek at the Cabaret
Theater at 5pm. Details coming
very soon RSVP along with payment would be needed. We have held 50 seats. This is great
family night out. This show is great for all ages.
If you have any questions or any fresh ideas please contact Effie Vlamis
"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. "
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Monday MONDAY MARCH 3, 2014
Come Join us at 5:00 pm
ALL ARE INVITED Youth, Adults,
Seniors—Come one Come All
BRING YOUR FAVORITE LENTEN DISH
ΚΑΘΑΡΗ ∆ΕΥΤΕΡΑ ∆ΕΥΤΕΡΑ 3 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ 2014
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SUNDAY , MARCH 9 , 2014 after services
who continue to face hardships due to Greece’s dire
economic circumstances.
Our Greek Parade in New York is on Sunday
March 30, 2014
PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SEAT ON THE BUS THROUGH
Eleni Limberis. 203.374.5561
Deadline for reservations is
March 15, 2014
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ARE INVITED!
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Kalliope Tsistsipas at 203.926.0137, or Lena Protopapas at 203.929.1582 by April 6, 2014. Pick up will
be Saturday, April 12,2014 from 10:30am and 1:00pm, and on Sunday, April 13, 2014 a;er services :
12:00pm to 2:00pm.
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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 Constantine Vlamis 268-5464
Nick Vlamis 459-0521 All are codes are 203, unless otherwise
specified.
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Newsletter Staff Eleni Limberis Father Andreas
Vithoulkas Vicky Andriotis
HISTORIAN & ARCHIVES ROOM S. Capiris 203-259-7344
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
INTERNET MINISTRIES-WEBSITE- FACEBOOK-TWITTER
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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
DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE K. Yiannoulis 203-372-6591
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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