www.goyanz.org.nz G.O.Y.A.N.Z. Greek Orthodox Youth Association of New Zealand www.goyanz.org.nz Issue No. 19 October 2003 ALSO IN THIS New Metropolitan ISSUE: Joseph Enthroned SAE Conference to be held in Wellington The new Metropolitan of New Zealand and page 4 Exarch of Korea and Japan, His eminence Joseph, was enthroned on Sunday 21 September. Hundreds of members of the Greek Community, along with representatives of various Churches, commumities and organisations from all over New Zealand, Athens 2004 Australia and Greece gathered at the Hania St page 6 Church Evangelismos for the special service, which was followed by a reception at the Parthenon Hall next door. read more on: page5 Greek School Yiorti page 7 LOTUS page 14 page13 Jasmine Serepisos and Petr Greek Idol page 17 the music at the Kids Disca Kotrotsos dance to o o.nz HUNTZ www.huntz.c T: Galore! The Olympic Who AFC end-of-season function SEE MORE HUNTZwas A held on September 13th at the Olympic 2003 Review Odysseus hall. Over 150 people turned up for the What Page 20 seasons gala event. more pics and info on: page10 Where tia” ves at the recent “Armar ying themsel Why Revellers enjo ubrooms t the GOYANZ cl baraki Night a page9 When THANKS TO OUR page8 SPONSOR: 1 www.goyanz.org.nz Community Events Calendar 2003/4 14 October AHEPA Taverna Evening - Flamingos 17 October AHEPA Installation & Grand Ball Welcome once again to all our readers. This will be our final issue before the AGM on 25 October Aitoloakarnania Taverna November 2nd. Over the last couple of years some of our focus has shifted towards 25-27 Oct U19 National Soccer Tournament in Napier reaching out to those members of our community that are not just interested in Soccer. I believe we have had some success in this area but we can still build on it. At our AGM 28 October Greek National Holiday (OXI) two years ago, as a trial, we altered the way in which the committee was structured so 2 November GOYANZ AGM - 4pm GOYANZ Clubrooms that we would have a series of sub-committees that sit below the main GOYANZ committee. I don’t think we got the balance quite right and it probably needs some 7-9 November SAE Conference, Wellington (venues and times TBA) changes - maybe this upcoming AGM may provide some new alternatives to the 9 November St. Nectarios Church nameday - Petone structure. I would like to highlight some of the achievements obtained by GOYANZ 16 November Wellington Xmas Parade (23 Nov, Reserve day) over the last couple of years: • Increased membership to 350 financial members 30 November St. Andrews Church nameday - Broadway Miramar • Introduced an annual GOYANZ picnic December GOYANZ Xmas Party (venue and date TBA) • Introduced an annual GOYANZ Xmas Party • GOYANZ is involved with the Wellington Xmas Parade annually 6 December Aitoloakarnania Kids Xmas Party & Taverna • We have developed a home base for GOYANZ at the Apollon Clubrooms 14 December Mytilenian Kids Xmas Party • We increased the air-time of the Youth radio show on Sunday afternoons to 90mins • We have attracted a host of new radio presenters 31 December Aitoloakarnania New Years Eve dance • We have developed a closer relationship with most of our fellow Greek Associations February GOYANZ Picnic (venues and times TBA) • Junior soccer player numbers are up to 180 8 February Aitoloakarnania Picnic • Olympic netball made a come back Along with the highlights I would also like to mention some of the difficulties we 21 February Mytilenian Picnic encountered: • A shortage of members/supporters to help organise & run our events. We need GOYANZ Clubrooms: 75 Adelaide Rd, Newtown more help in this area, even if you are not a committee member you can still get involved on the organisational side of things. EVANGELISIMOS CHURCH - Hania Street Raising the finances to accommodate our annual needs as an association. The • ST. ANDREWS CHURCH - 365 Broadway, Miramar development of the Clubrooms added extra financial pressure in this area. One thing I would like to now is that we have over 350 members plus their families but ST. NECTARIOS CHURCH - 23 Bay Street, Petone we may only see about half of them attending GOYANZ organised events during one ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST - 30 Rochester Street, Palmerston North calendar year. Why is that ? How can we increase the number of those participating ? Maybe we should run a survey asking our members these types of questions? Metropolitan Joseph: 3 Hania St, ph 8016385 The AGM plus Elections is scheduled for 2nd November 2003 - start time 4pm and Office Hours for the Priest: Father George Serras Monday to Friday the location The Clubrooms at 75 Adelaide Road, Newtown. Please make the effort 4.00 - 6.00pm, Evangelismos Church, Hania St and attend if you can contribute in any way or can COMMIT yourself to one of the Priest’s Phone Number: Home: (04) 802 5456 ; committees, your support will be greatly appreciated. Why not come along get involved and join a committee - think of the positives, an opportunity to meet new people, learn Mobile: (025) 248 9524 Church Telephone: (04) 385 1076 how to prepare souvlakia, get invited to all those functions that are reserved for special guests or gain that personal satisfaction watching our children enjoy every Check us out on-line at: minute of a GOYANZ function you helped organise. Remember GOYANZ is not mine or www.goyanz.org.nz or www.olympicafc.org.nz yours it ours so if we want it to continue and grow then we must all lend a helping hand from time to time. Finally a big Thank You to the GOYANZ committee for their efforts GOYANZ Youth and to those members/supporters who consistently helped us over the last couple of years. Radio Program Paul Kotrotsos Oct 19 Steve Samaras, Angela & Gina Gouvatsos Committees 2003 Oct 26 Voula Kosmadakis, Stelios Manousakis & Nick Zivadinovic GOYANZ: Paul Kotrotsos (Pres.), John Serepisos (V. Pres.), John Yiappos (Treas.), Nov 2 Christina Daglas & Peppy Tziakis Chrisanthi Kamberogiannis (Sec.), Stelios Manousakis,Voula Kosmadakis, Nov 9 Chrisanthi Kamberogiannis & Kostandina Karasavas Helen Neonakis, Theo Doucas, Vera Georgiou Olympic: Nov 16 Stelios Manousakis & Meropi Kafakis John Serepisos (Pres.), Tasos Barbarouses, Peter Zivadinovic, George Neonakis, Nov 23 Little Stel& Smart Ass John Servos. Netball: Access Radio Studio ph 385-8783 for dedications and requests Chrisanthi Kamberogiannis, Vera Georgiou If anyone is interested in doing a radio show please call Voula Junior Soccer: Kosmadakis 021-242-7483 John Serepisos (co-ordinator), Evan Keay, Andrew Antonopoulos, Stathi Apostolakis, George Serepisos, Nick Efstratiou, John Servos, Demetrius Tune in and listen to the latest Greek music. Christoforou, Basil Bouzoukis, Tasos Barbarouses Ta Matia tou Kosmou: Every Sunday at 3.00pm - 4.30pm John Serepisos, Voula Kosmadakis, Stelios Manousakis, Paul Kotrotsos, Meropi on Access Radio, 783 AM Kafakis, Gina & Angela Gouvatsos, Steve Samaras Youth Radio: Τα Ματια Του Κοσµου Chrisanthi Kamberogiannis, Peppy Tziakis, Konstandina Karasavas, Gina & Angela Gouvatsos, Christina Daglas, Meropi Kafakis, Voula Kosmadakis, Steve is produced Bi-monthly by GOYANZ Samaras, Nick Zivadinovic, Steve Kamberogiannis, Stelios Manousakis PO Box 6257 Wellington GOYANZ/Olympic Website: Layout and design TBD www.tbd.co.nz John Serepisos ([email protected]) Printing Ultracopy www.ultracopy.co.nz 2 www.goyanz.org.nz Toll Road Opens be front and centre during the Taste of the Danforth - an exciting destination that offers a truly multicultural experience,” said Eves. “I Sept 4, 2003 urge each and every Ontarian to attend this celebration - or one of the A new toll road which will relieve congestion in large parts of Athens, hundreds of festivals and events in communities across Ontario.” link most parts of Attica with the two national highways and slash driving time to the country’s main airport, was opened to the public Athens defends Mt Athos ban yesterday. The 12-kilometer (7.4-mile) stretch of the western Hymettus Sept 5 2003 ring road links Katehaki Ave near Kaisariani in eastern Athens to the Greece yesterday fended off criticism from the European Parliament Rafina interchange on the Attiki Odos highway. It is expected to greatly regarding the ban on women entering the northern monastic relieve Kifissias and Mesogeion avenues, which have borne the brunt of community of Mount Athos. This followed the Strasbourg Parliament’s traffic to and from the airport and the northern and eastern parts of Attica. adoption of its annual report on human rights in the EU, which called on Greece to abolish legislation that imposes 2 to 12-month jail terms The new stretch will carry an estimated 30,000 cars daily, saving drivers on women caught entering the easternmost leg of the Halkidiki peninsula, an estimated 40-60 minutes, the Public Works Ministry said. Driving from which all women have been banned for over 1,000 years. time from the Katehaki interchange to the airport will now be 15 minutes, about a third of what it is now under average conditions. The report also urged Athens to allow the construction of mosques There are interchanges at Katehaki Ave, Papagou’s Anastaseos St, in and Muslim cemeteries, to legalize proselytism and to ease draft terms Holargos and Aghia Paraskevi. Tolls are 1.80 euros, irrespective of for conscientious objectors. distance covered. The last part, a stretch of 1.4 km between the bit “The Holy Mountain is subject to... a special status regarding which opened yesterday and the Doukissis Plakentias interchange on the Attiki an insistence on the implementation of very important principles — Odos, is to be completed next spring. The rest of the Attiki Odos is to such as equal rights of access, unrestricted movement, free trade or be completed this November, linking Metamorphosis to Elefsina and competition — would be in direct confrontation with fundamental, Athens Airport at Spata with the highways for Thessaloniki and the 1,000-year-old traditions, our faith and the monastic spirit of the Peloponnese.