THUNDER BAY
BULLETIN
651 Beverly Street, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6N2 Telephone: (807) 344-9522 www.gothunderbay.org [email protected] October 2010 Volume 6 Issue 9 OCTOBER 26: ST. DEMETRIOS THE GREAT MARTYR 26 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ: ΑΓΙΟΥ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ
1 THUNDER BAY BULLETIN – Published monthly. Editor(s): Rev. Fr. Nikolaos Tambakis
PARISH PRIEST: Rev. Fr. Nikolaos Tambakis; 106 Essex Court, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7A 7N6 # (807) 472-1341 cellular; # (807) 344-9522 office Church email: [email protected]; Fr. Nikolaos’ email: [email protected] Website: www.gothunderbay.org Office hours: by appointment
HELLENIC COMMUNITY PRESIDENT: ACHILLES STATHOPOULOS # (807) 344-1596 HOME; (807) 626-2715 MOBILE VICE PRESIDENT: TOM MARINIS # (807) 346-4006 HOME; (807) 624-6720 MOBILE SECRETARY: LISA BOOTE # (807) 473-5281 HOME TREASURER: MARIA MORAKIS # (807) 577-3133 HOME; (807) 627-7063 MOBILE ASST. TREASURER: TAX MILIONIS # (807) 766-9383 HOME; (807) 626-6010 MOBILE
BOARD MEMBERS: ANDY KARANASOS, NICK MILIONIS, TIMO KAROUTAS , TED FRISKY, PETER SAITES, IRENE BINIARIS, PETER KOUKOS.
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2010 – 2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS (L TO R): TED FRISKY, PETER KOUKOS, IRENE BINIARIS, NICK MILIONIS, TOM MARINIS, MARIA MORAKIS, ANDY KARANASOS, TAX MILIONIS, TIMO KAROUTAS, ACHILLES STATHOPOULOS, PETER SAITES, LISA BOOTE, WITH FR. NIKOLAOS TAMBAKIS (ABOVE)
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3 OCTOBER 26: ST. DEMETRIOS THE GREAT MARTYR Saint Demetrios was a Thessalonian, a most pious son of pious and noble parents, and a teacher of the Faith of Christ. When Maximian first came to Thessalonica in 290, he raised the Saint to the rank of Duke of Thessaly. But when it was discovered that the Saint was a Christian, he was arrested and kept bound in a bathhouse. While the games were under way in the city, Maximian was a spectator there. A certain friend of his, a barbarian who was a notable wrestler, Lyaeus by name, waxing haughty because of the height and strength of his body, boasted in the stadium and challenged the citizens to a contest with him. All that fought with him were defeated. Seeing this, a certain youth named Nestor, acquaintance of Demetrios', came to the Saint in the bathhouse and asked his blessing to fight Lyaeus single-handed. Receiving this blessing and sealing himself with the sign of the precious Cross, he presented himself in the stadium, and said, "O God of Demetrios, help me!" and straightway he engaged Lyaeus in combat and smote him with a mortal blow to the heart, leaving the former boaster lifeless upon the earth. Maximian was sorely grieved over this, and when he learned who was the cause of this defeat, he commanded straightway and Demetrios was pierced with lances while he was yet in the bathhouse, As for Nestor, Maximian commanded that he be slain with his own sword. http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=257
26 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ: ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ Ο δε Άγηνο Δεκήηξηνο ήηαλ Θεζζαινληθεύο ηελ παηξίδα, επζεβώλ γνλέσλ γπηόο επζεβέζηαηνο, θαη δηδάζθαινο ηεο πίζηεσο ηνπ Χξηζηνύ. Έηζη, όηαλ ήιζε ν Μαμηκηαλόο ζηε Θεζζαινλίθε, ην 290, πξόζηαμε λα ηνλ ζπιιάβνπλ θαη ηνλ έξξημε ζηελ θπιαθή. Ελώ δηεμάγνληαλ αζιεηηθνί αγώλεο ζηελ πόιη, ν κελ Μαμηκηαλόο θαζόηαλ θαη ηνπο παξαθνινπζνύζε. Έλαο δε βάξβαξνο θίινο ηνπ θαη μάθνπζηνο παιαηζηήο, νλνκαδόκελνο Λπαίνο, θαπρόκελνο γηα ην αλάζηεκά ηνπ θαη γηα ηε ζσκαηηθή ηνπ δύλακη, εθόκπαδε ζην ζηάδην, πξνθαιώληαο ηνπο πνιίηεο λα δηαγσληζζνύλ καδί ηνπ θαη θαηαβάιινληαο όζνπο έξρνληαλ ζηα ρέξηα κ’απηόλ. Απηά βιέπνληαο έλαο λεαξόο, νκνκαδόκελνο Νέζησξ, γλώξηκνο ηνπ Αγίνπ Δεκεηξίνπ, έξρεηαη ζ’απηόλ, ζηε θύιαθε, δεηώληαο ηεο πξνζεπρέο ηνπ γηα ηε κνλνκαρία. Πήξε ηελ επινγία ηνπ Αγίνπ, πνπ ηνλ ζθξάγεζε κε ην ζεκείνλ ηνπ Σηαπξνύ, παξνπζηάδεηαη ζην ζηάδην θαη, ιέγνληαο: «Θεέ ηνπ Δεκεηξίνπ, βνήζα κε!», πηάλεηαη ζηα ρέξηα κε ην Λπαίν θαη θηππώληαο ηνλ θαίξηα πάλσ ζηελ θαξδηά, αθήλεη άςπρν ζηε γε ηνλ πξηλ κεγάιαπρν. Ο δε Μαμηκηαλόο ιππήζεθε πνιύ γη’απηό, ξώηεζε πσο ζπλέβεθαλ ηα πξάγκαηα θαη πξόζηαμε ακέζσο, ηνλ κελ Δεκήηξην λα ηξππήζνπλ κε ινγρηζκνύο ζηε θύιαθε πνπ βξηζθόηαλ, ηνλ δε Νέζηνξα λα ηνπ πάξνπλ ην μίθνο θαη λα ηνλ ζαλαηώζνπλ κε απηό.
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4 The Board of Directors would like to thank Mr. Paul Karos for his valuable spiritual and financial guidance for the future of our parish and community. Mr. Karos is an internationally famous economic analyst and in the latter years has devoted much of his time to Orthodox Christian counseling, including married persons, Orthodox men, youth retreats, and guiding parishes both spiritually and financially. Click here for his biography. May God continue to bless him in all of his works!
12 Things I Wish I’d Known… First Visit to an Orthodox Church By Frederica Matthewes -Green Orthodox worship is different! Some of these differences are apparent, if perplexing, from the first moment you walk in a church. Others become noticeable only over time. Here is some information that may help you feel more at home in Orthodox worship—twelve things I wish I’d known before my first visit to an Orthodox church. #5 - With Love and Kisses We kiss stuff. When we first come into the church, we kiss the icons (Jesus on the feet and other saints on the hands, ideally). You’ll also notice that some kiss the chalice, some kiss the edge of the priest’s vestment as he passes by, the acolytes kiss his hand when they give him the censer, and we all line up to kiss the cross at the end of the service. When we talk about “venerating” something we usually mean crossing ourselves and kissing it.
We kiss each other before we take communion (“Greet one another with a kiss of love,” 1 Peter 5:14). When Roman Catholics or high-church Protestants “pass the peace,” they give a hug, handshake, or peck on the cheek; that’s how Westerners greet each other. In Orthodoxy dif ferent cultures are at play: Greeks and Arabs kiss on two cheeks, and Slavs come back again for a third. Follow the lead of those around you and try not to bump your nose.
The usual greeting is “Christ is in our midst” and response, “He is and shall be.” Don’t worry if you forget what to say. The greeting is not the one familiar to Episcopalians, “The peace of the Lord be with you.” Nor is it “Hi, nice church you have here.” Exchanging the kiss of peace is a liturgical act, a sign of mystical unity. Chatting and fellowship is for later.
5 THE CHALLENGE OF RAISING CHILDREN IN THE 21ST CENTURY By Fr. Alexis Miller
In the Orthodox Church we often use the expression that the home should be like "a little church." In Romania, a country the size of the state of Pennsylvania with over 500 monasteries, they take this saying a step further and say that the home should be like "a little monastery." It is my firm belief that in our increasingly secular and hedonistic culture, these sayings are true more now than ever. To raise Christian children in 21st century America, parents need all the help they can get from the church and, yes, even the monasteries.
As a parent of four children and as a youth worker in the secular arena, I have a great deal of experience working with kids. I've seen the successful results of raising kids according to God's laws and wisdom, and I've seen the damage done when parents don't draw from the rich resources of our Judeo- Christian heritage. I teach a parenting class in my vocation as a certified prevention professional and I always tell the parents, "You have to be militant against our culture to be successful at raising kids these days." Unfortunately most of these parents are outside the church and do not have the weapons they need to engage in this cultural battle. In fact, many of them are themselves caught up in the very cultural influences that are causing their kids to get involved in alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, criminal behavior, sexual promiscuity, and poor school performance. In this article I will share some suggestions for ways that we as Orthodox Christians can raise children who will be able to withstand the anti-Christian forces at work in our culture. If some of these suggestions hit too close to home, please forgive me. It is not my intention to condemn anyone or make anyone feel guilty if they have failures in the area of parenting and family relations. My hope is to give guidance to those who are in the midst of the challenge of raising and preserving Christian families in an antagonistic culture. I'll start with some basics: Christian parents need to have good solid marriages. They need to be "grown up" in the sense that they know who they are, they are solid in their commitment to their spouses, 6 and they are firmly planted in the church. Many of the parents I work with are too busy going through their own personal soap operas to have the time or emotional energy to give their kids the guidance and protection that kids need. If you have been married in the Orthodox Church and have kids, you don't get to be an adolescent. You can't be wondering if you married the right person or be busy trying to turn your spouse into "the right person." The grace of the sacrament of marriage has been given to you and the righteous response is to put your hand to the plow and never look back. If your spouse can't make you happy, remember: we are put on this earth to be holy, not happy. With a good marriage and a life centered in the local Orthodox Christian parish, Orthodox parents must set about the task of parenting with vigilance and intensity. Here are some practical suggestions: 1. Every child should go to bed at night with a Bible story being read to them by one of the parents. A good Bible story book will take a child completely through the major stories, themes, and lessons of the Old and New Testament in a relatively short period of time. With my own children I have used the same book over and over for the last 23 years. When I get to the end of it, I simply start over at the beginning. Each time they hear the stories they have grown a couple inches and gained more maturity and the stories are understood at a deeper level. 2. Families need to pray together. Christ the Savior Seminary has a wonderful little book of mealtime prayers that we have used in our home for years. Each week we sing the prayers in the vesperal tone of the week. What a joy to sing the Plain Chant in our home and practice for the stichera to be sung at Great Vespers on Saturday night. Families should also try to gather at least once a day for prayers at the family icon corner. This is one of the key ways that children perceive their home to be a "little church." This also helps them to realize that worship is not a once a week go to church type thing but is rather at the heart of who we are and what we do in this life. 3. The "little church" needs to be centered in the "big church." Attendance at Divine Liturgy, Vespers, and other services should not be optional for children. Children need to grow up knowing that this is simply what Orthodox Christians do, that the divine services are the most important, life-giving and, special events of the week. A rich liturgical life in both the small church and the big church will go along way in helping our children to grow up as worshippers of the One True God, the Holy Trinity. 4. After your spouse, your children need to be the most important people in your lives. Next to a strong marriage, your children's health and holiness need to be your highest priority as a family. Personal interests and hobbies that conflict with this priority need to be put on hold until the kids are raised. The more we invest in our children, the more they will identify with our values and take the course we have set for them. "Train up a child in the way he should go, when he is old he will not depart from it." In addition to all of these positive suggestions, I have a list of things from which Christian parents need to protect their children. There are many things in our culture that may not appear to be intrinsically evil but in reality war against our children and hinder them in living a holy Christian life. It is in regards to these things that the Romanian reference to the "little monastery" becomes particularly relevant. A. Video games. Video games of almost any type are a great hindrance to the development of Christian virtues. Even educational types of games can be harmful in that they can create an over-dependence on entertainment, visual and audio stimulation, and immediate gratification. Many video games are overtly anti-Christian, promoting violence, selfishness, lust, criminal behavior and pleasure seeking of all kinds. In addition, they create hyperactivity, impatience, nervousness, and the need to be constantly entertained and stimulated. In no way do these games help the child to live a life of meditation upon God, quietness, patience, hard work, and living for others. B. Television, music, internet, magazines and other forms of secular information media. Parents should strictly regulate what kinds of materials their children are exposed to, just as the abbot of a monastery gives his blessing for the monks to do their various tasks and activities. It is a grave error to allow children free reign on these types of materials. Everything should be scrutinized under the lens of the Holy Scriptures, the Church Fathers, and the whole Tradition of the church. Any form of 7 entertainment or information which does not lift up and edify the human person as created in the image of God, should be avoided and prohibited. C. Tolerance of sexual impurity and promiscuity. Our popular secular culture is at war against our children to take away their innocence and virginity. Orthodox Christian parents need to talk to their children about sexual issues as soon as they are old enough to comprehend the subject. They should be taught that virginity is the highest prize of their childhood and the greatest gift they can give to their future spouse. Parents need to set "old-fashioned" parameters for their children in terms of dating and how they relate to the opposite sex. The lives of the monastic and married saints should be lifted up as examples of marital fidelity, chastity and purity. Children should be exposed to the monastic life of the church and be allowed to consider monasticism as a life choice. Orthodox parents should not assume their children will be able to keep their virginity in this culture which is so aggressively pushing them to be sexually active. We need to be aggressive and militant in promoting sexual purity to our children and often this will mean saying no to them. This means saying no to t-shirts that expose the belly-button, low hanging jeans that expose the waist line, and other articles of clothing bent on exposing more and more of the human body. The American fashion industry is set on making teen age girls look as sexy as possible. This is in no way compatible with Orthodox Christianity. D. Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. These substances pose a great threat to the spiritual and physical health of our children. In fact, the use of tobacco is a primary predictor of a child who is at risk of poor school performance, sexual promiscuity, criminal activity, and other risky behaviors. Parents need to have an open line with their kids about these substances from the earliest years and kids need to have a clear message of disapproval from their parents concerning the use of any mind- altering substance including tobacco.
In conclusion, Orthodox Christian parents cannot afford to be wimps. We need to take the authority of an abbot in our little monasteries, providing our children with spiritual formation bathed in the tradition of the church. This requires courage and mental fortitude, being able to withstand our children's anger at times, and determination to stand against the current tide. Christian parenting in the 21st century is like swimming upstream in a swollen river. The good news is that if we stay firmly anchored to the arc of the Church we and our children will not be swept away in the rushing waters of a nation that has forgotten God. We have in the church every resource we need to raise holy and healthy children who will be able to keep their virginity, stay free from drug addiction, and reach their full potential as human beings created in the image of the One God in Three Persons, the Holy Trinity, Father Son and Holy Spirit. Source: American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the USA "IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CORRECT YOURSELF RIGHTLY IF YOU DO NOT RECOGNIZE THE EVIL HIDDEN IN YOUR HEART AND THE CALAMITIES THAT PROCEED FROM IT. AN UNRECOGNIZED DISEASE REMAINS UNTREATED. THE BEGINNING OF HEALTH IS TO KNOW YOUR DISEASE, AND THE BEGINNING OF BLESSEDNESS IS TO KNOW YOUR MISFORTUNE AND WRETCHEDNESS. FOR WHO HAVING RECOGNIZED HIS ILLNESS DOES NOT SEEK HEALING , AND WHO KNOWING HIS MISFORTUNE DOES NOT SEEK DELIVERANCE FROM IT?" ST. TIKHON OF ZADONSK
"BE EAGER TO HAVE COMPANIONS ON YOUR WAY TOWARD GOD. ANY OF YOU GOING TO THE MARKET, OR PERHAPS TO THE PUBLIC BATHS, WILL INVITE SOMEONE YOU SEE HAS NOTHING ELSE TO DO TO COME ALONG. IT IS SO NATURAL WE MAKE IT A HABIT. SO, IF YOU ARE GOING TOWARD GOD TAKE CARE NOT TO GO TO HIM ALONE. IT IS WRITTEN, `LET HIM WHO HEARS SAY, COME!' THOSE WHO HAVE RECEIVED IN THEIR HEARTS A WORD OF HEAVENLY LOVE AN RESPOND WITH A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO THEIR NEIGHBORS. THEY MAY HAVE NO BREAD TO GIVE AS ALMS TO ANOTHER WHO IS IN NEED, BUT ONE WHO HAS A TONGUE HAS SOMETHING GREATER WITH WHICH TO MAKE AN OFFERING. IT IS WORTH MORE TO OFFER A NOURISHING WORD TO REFRESH A HEART THAT IS GOING TO LIVE FOREVER THAN TO SATISFY WITH EARTHLY BREAD THE STOMACH OF A BODY THAT IS GOING TO DIE." ST. GREGORY THE GREAT
8 Greece, the birthplace of democracy, said OXI (NO) to fascism and defended its birthright, despite overwhelming and unfavorable odds. On this particular day we give honor to the many men and woman who stood up to the fascist Mussolini, and this was no small thing to do. First of all, Mussolini had 44 million people, and Greece had 7 million. Italy had ten times the firepower of Greece in its army navy and air force, which had total air superiority, since Greece had only a small defensive force. The demands from Mussolini were sent to Prime Minister Metaxa. He gave Greece three hours to reply to his demands to surrender, and for the Italian troops to occupy Greece and raise the Italian Flag on top of the Parthenon. But Mussolini never even waited for Metaxas' reply. He had five heavily armed divisions of Italian soldiers moving from controlled Albania over the border into Greece. In the early hours of Oct 28th Metaxa gave his reply loud and clear: OXI (NO). The "OXI" cry has become a Hellenic battle cry that blooms defiantly every 28th of October. This cry of "OXI" is repeated by every Hellenic Community around the world, numbering more than ten million Greeks. Though the Italians out numbered the Greek soldiers by more than two to one, the Greeks astonished the Italian generals with their courage, their tenacity, and their limited artillery precision. The Greek forces had six mortars for each division against the invaders' sixty. Within four weeks of the invasion those Greeks drove the Italian army back into Albania and kept on going, continuing the pursuit until they were 60 kilometers into Albania which is known as Northern Epirus. By this time Mussolini had replaced his commanding generals several times and finally assumed command himself. He tried to rouse his troops to victory with speeches of the great legacy of the Romans, but the Greeks kept on pursuing and there was great concern that the Greeks would cross the Adriatic Sea and invade Italy. United States periodicals such as the Time and Life magazines carried cover stories about the Greeks and the history they were making in Europe. The Greeks and Greek-Americans in this country were respected and admired at school and work, because of these historic events. No free country around the world believed that Greece would survive the attack. As a small country Greece faithfully and courageously met her obligations to her allies with heroism and self-sacrifice. Greece suffered much more than other countries that were on the victorious Allied side. Greece lost the highest percentage of her population, about 12%, which means about one million people. That is why the world leaders of that time recognized the contribution of the Greeks. Mr. Churchill of England said "Today we shall say that the Greeks fight like heroes, but from now on we shall say that heroes fight like Greeks." All those who believe in freedom and democracy give honor to the heroes who died on October 28, 1940 which is 63 years ago. Let us all say a big OXI to wars, to terrorism and to hate, and a big "yes" to freedom, democracy and love. This is history, my friends. http://www.helleniccomserve.com/oxidaystathacopoulos.html
9 SCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICES - OCTOBER 2010
ND SUNDAY 3 +2 SUNDAY OF LUKE. ST. DIONYSIOS THE AREOPAGITE. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM.
RD SUNDAY 10 +3 SUNDAY OF LUKE. STS. EVLAMBIOS AND EVLAMBIA. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM.
TH SUNDAY 17 +HOLY FATHERS OF THE 7 ECUMENICAL SYNOD. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM.
ΣΗ SUNDAY 24 +6 SUNDAY OF LUKE. ST. ARETHA ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM.
TUESDAY 26 +ST. DEMETRIOS THE MYRRH-BEARER. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:15AM.
ΣΗ SUNDAY 31 +5 SUNDAY OF LUKE. STS. STACHYS, APELLOS, ARISTOVOULOS. ORTHROS 9:15AM, DIVINE LITURGY AND DOXOLOGY 10:30AM.
ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΙΕΡΩΝ ΑΚΟΛΟΤΘΙΩΝ - ΟΚΣΩΒΡΙΟΤ 2010
ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ 3 +ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ Β’ ΛΟΤΚΑ. ΑΓIOY ΔΙΟΝΤΙΟΤ ΑΡΕΟΠΑΓΙΣΟΤ. ΟΡΘΡΟ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΣΟΤΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ.
ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ 10 +ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ Γ’ ΛΟΤΚΑ. ΑΓ. ΕΤΛΑΜΠΙΟ ΚΑΙ ΕΤΛΑΜΠΙΑ. ΟΡΘΡΟ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΣΟΤΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ.
ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ 17 +ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ ΑΓΙΩΝ ΠΑΣΕΡΩΝ Ζ’ ΟΙΚ. ΤΝΟΔΟΤ. . ΟΡΘΡΟ 9:15ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΣΟΤΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ.
ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ 24 +ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ Σ’ ΛΟΤΚΑ. ΑΓ. ΑΡΕΘΑ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΣΤΡΟ. ` ΟΡΘΡΟ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΣΟΤΡΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΔΟΞΟΛΟΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ.
ΣΡΙΣΗ 26 +ΑΓΙΟΤ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΣΤΡΟ ΔΗΜΗΣΡΙΟΤ ΣΟΤ ΜΤΡΟΒΛΗΣΟΤ. ΟΡΘΡΟ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΣΟΤΡΓΙΑ 10:15ΠΜ.
ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ 31 +ΚΤΡΙΑΚΗ Ε’ ΛΟΤΚΑ. ΑΓ. ΣΑΧΤΟ, ΑΠΕΛΛΟΤ, ΑΡΙΣΟΒΟΘΛΟΤ. ` ΟΡΘΡΟ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΣΟΤΡΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΔΟΞΟΛΟΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ.
10 OUR MEMBERS – So far only 112 people have submitted their membership dues for 2010. We ask and encourage everyone to do so as soon as possible. Each member is indispensable for the well being and functioning of our parish. We thank all who have taken the time to submit their membership dues already as of October 6, 2010:
1. Mr. Razvan Anisca 39. Mr. Jamie Hatzis 77. Mrs. Rosa Pavlou 2. Mrs. Monica Anisca 40. Mrs. Jan Hatzis 78. Mrs. Virginia Pazianos 3. Mr. Gavriil Aspropotamitis 41. Mrs. Mary Imperius 79. Mr. Jim Pazianos 4. Mr. Peter Avgeropoulos 42. Mr. Andy Karanasos 80. Mrs. Helen Ralph 5. Mrs. Joyce Avgeropoulos 43. Mrs. Lori Karanasos 81. Mrs. Effie Saites 6. Mr. Nick Balina 44. Mr. Mike Karanasos 82. Mrs. Lola Saites 7. Mr. Charlie Biniaris 45. Mrs. Voula Karanasos 83. Mr. Peter Saites 8. Mrs. Katerina Biniaris 46. Mrs. Lisa Kahramanos 84. Mrs. Nora Saites * 9. Ms. Irene Biniaris 47. Mr. Peter Koukos 85. Mr. Steven Scollie * 10. Mr. Bill Biniaris 48. Mrs. Tanya Koukos* 86. Mrs. Rose Sourtzis 11. Mrs. Dimitria Biniaris 49. Mr. Nick Koukos 87. Mr. Spyro Sourtzis 12. Mrs. Katerina Biniaris 50. Mrs. Joyce Koukos 88. Mr. Marino Spourdalakis 13. Mrs. Jennie Biniaris 51. Mr. Ray Leino * 89. Mrs. Nora Spourdalakis 14. Mrs. Lisa Boote 52. Mrs. Virginia Leino 90. Mr. Achilles Stathopoulos 15. Mr. Pat Boote 53. Mr. Chris Lent 91. Mrs. Irene Stathopoulos* 16. Mr. Costa Chimbakis 54. Mrs. Joanne Lent 92. Mr. Emilios Stefanidis 17. Mrs. Helen Chimbakis 55. Mr. Jack Lotsios 93. Mr. Zivko Stojnic 18. Mr. Andreas Comminos 56. Mrs. Effie Lotsios 94. Mr. Marty Straight 19. Mrs. Nitsa Comminos 57. Mr. George Lotsios 95. Mrs. Xeni Theodore 20. Mr. Bill Comminos 58. Mr. George Lucas 96. Mr. Ahileas Tsekouras 21. Mr. George Comminos 59. Mrs. Helen Machairas 97. Mr. Constantine Tsekouras 22. Mr. Peter Comminos 60. Mr. Tom Marinis ** 98. Mrs. Jane Tsekouras 23. Mrs. Tarja Comminos 61. Mr. Taxios Milionis 99. Mr. Paul Tsekouras 24. Mrs. Athena Damianakos 62. Mrs. Andrea Milionis* 100. Mrs. Sylvia Tsekouras* 25. Ms. Angela Damianakos 63. Mrs. Athina Morakis 101. Mr. Harry Tsekouras 26. Mr. Bill Damianakos 64. Ms. Maria Morakis 102. Mrs. Lily Tsekouras 27. Mr. Darko Dimitrijevic 65. Ms. Georgina Mellas 103. Mr. John Tsekouras 28. Mrs. Bayba Frattolin 66. Mr. Tom Mellas 104. Mrs. Anna Tsentouros 29. Mr. Ted Frisky 67. Mrs. Smaragde Mellas 105. Mrs. Christine Vlotaros 30. Mrs. Joanne Frisky 68. Mrs. Matina Mellas 106. Mr. Peter Vlotaros 31. Mr. Shawn Frisky 69. Ms. Bessie Melville 107. Mr. Taki Vlotaros 32. Mrs. Sheila Glymitsas 70. Mrs. Angie Palo 108. Miss Helen Vlotaros 33. Mr. Peter Giardetti 71. Mr. John Pantoulias 109. Mrs. Ploumi Vlotaros 34. Mrs. Tara Giardetti 72. Mr. Peter Pantoulias 110. Mrs. Athena Vlotaros 35. Mr. George Glymitsas 73. Mrs. Helen Pantoulias 111. Mr. Chris Welbourne 36. Mr. Terry Hatzis 74. Mrs. Maria Pantoulias 112. Mrs. Pat Welbourne 37. Mrs. Theodora Hatzis 75. Mrs. Nikki Pantoulias 38. Mr. Ken Imperius 76. Mr. Tom Pavlou
DID YOU KNOW...... how important your time, talents and treasures are to our parish family? Without these things, it would cost $1,208.93 per member, per year to fulfill the basic costs of running our parish (based on our 2009 operating costs)? 11
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! EVERYONE WELCOME!
Friday, October 15, 2010 Wednesday, December 15, 2010 ALL BINGOS ARE AT THE C.L.E. LOCATION at 5:45 PM
14 Thank you to our sponsors:
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15 ORTHODOXY AROUND THE WORLD – Montenegro. In 2005, Serbian Orthodox Church mounted a metal church building to the summit of Rumija Mountain, by means of Air Force of Serbia and Montenegro helicopter. The Rumija Mountain is a site of great religious significance. The Cross of Jovan Vladimir is carried every year on the Feast of Pentecost from the village of Velji Mikulići to the summit of Rumija. Traditionally, in addition to Orthodox Christians of Bar area, Catholics and Muslims also take part in the procession and ascent to Rumija summit.
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