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June 2020 Bulletin THE LIGHT Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church Webster, Massachusetts www.schwebster.org Vol. 16, No. 6 June 2020 FEAST OF LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR PENTECOST How do we view those who are dif- ferent from us? How do we con- JUNE 7 cretely treat them? In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught one of His eternal lessons through the HOLY APOSTLES Golden Rule - “Treat others the way you want to be treated.” We all FAST want to be treated with respect, JUNE 15-28 love, kindness, and dignity. As the sign to the right says, we are called to love our neighbors, including our FATHER’S DAY neighbors who don’t look like you, think like you, love like you, speak JUNE 21 like you, pray like you, or even vote like you. Think about that. Do you love and respectfully treat those GYRO FEST who are different from you? JUNE 27 Our Orthodox Christian theology teaches us that love for God can’t be We all can clearly see how ex- separated from our love for our tremely divided our country is. FEAST OF STS neighbor. These are the two greatest During these last days of May, we commandments of our Faith and are have seen the old and painful PETER & PAUL two sides of the same coin. If we wounds of racism torn open once truly love God, we must love our again since the death of George JUNE 29 neighbor precisely because each and Floyd and the aftermath of the pro- every neighbor is created in the im- tests throughout our country. (Read age and likeness of God. the article on page 2.) ALL SERVICES ON Now, the reality is that we place With our upcoming presidential LIVE STREAM many labels on one another. We election in November, we will only sometimes place labels on people see the vitriol and divisive rhetoric Connect at website simply to help identify ourselves - increase. This past week I was ap- www.schwebster.org Male/Female. American/Foreigner. palled to see President Trump re- Christian/non-Christian. Democrat/ post a tweet from some Texas polit- Republican. Unfortunately, some- ical rally of Cowboys for Trump, ONLINE GIVING times we use these same labels to where the main speaker actually https://my -site-108326- create division in a negative way, or said, “The only good democrat is a to caricaturize and demonize the dead democrat.” I listened in disbe- 103062.square.site/ groups different from us. lief, and then listened again to Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church 37 Lake Parkway, PO Box 713 Webster, MA 01570 Church Telephone: (508) 943-8361 website: www.schwebster.org Facebook: St Constantine Helens (Church) Church Office Hours: Monday, Fridays 9:00 am - 12:00 pm The mission of Sts. Constantine and Helen Church is to proclaim the Good News of Salvation through the Orthodox Christian Faith for the glory of our Triune God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We are a community of believers who journey towards our Lord Jesus Christ and one another through our WORSHIP, FELLOWSHIP, SPIRITUAL GROWTH, WITNESS, and SERVICE. We invite all people to join us on this journey in the Kingdom of Heaven. We are under the jurisdiction of His Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew His Eminence, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America His Eminence, Metropolitan Methodios of Boston Father Luke A. Veronis Telephone: (508) 949-7623 (h) (774) 230-6985 (cell) email: [email protected] 2020 PARISH COUNCIL Sunday School Teachers: President: Michael Chito Anton Cojocaru, Sara Darlagiannis, George Vice President: Joseph Gliniecki Dunning, Anesti Jordanoglou, Evis Secretary: Marie McNally Jordanoglou, Pauline Mueller, Stephanie Quill, Rayne Purcell, Pres. Faith Veronis Treasurers: Leah DiDonato & Bill Thompson Ecclesiarchs: Rayne Seraphim Purcell Kathy Bilis Chris Geotis and Charlie Chito Lisa Healy Sandi Kunkel Neal Neslusan Evelyn Pappas Cantor: Demetrios Milios, Joseph Olga Poloukhine Jared Quill Gliniecki, Anestis Jordanoglou Debby Raymond Nick Seferi Festival Chair: Lisa Healy & Marie McNally PHILOPTOCHOS President: Evelyn Pappas Gyro Fest Chair: Michael Chito, Joey Gliniecki Vice President: Sara Darligiannis & Deborah Raymond Golf Tournament Chair: Arthur Bilis Secretary: Marie McNally Treasurer: Sandi Kunkel Choir Directors: Tony and Nike Beaudry GOYA: President: Louisa Foisy, Greek Dance Group: Vice President: Panayiota Veronis, Nike Beaudry Secretary: Kara Bilis Bookstore: Tina Colello & Olga Polouhkine Church Secretary: Mary Seferi Sexton: Mike Kokoszka Social Media : Kristina Mironidis Grounds: Nick Popiak The Light - June 2019 LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR make sure I didn’t mishear the speaker. After ap- at each service, and many of you prayed and plause, the speaker went on to say, “I don’t mean participated with us via live stream - it was still that literally.” But for the President of the United very special and emotional to worship together States to re-post such a tweet is unbelievable, and with a larger group of people and to see some only reflects the extreme divisiveness and bitterness whom I haven’t seen in three months! within politics Of course, we can’t hug one another. We have These are but two examples of terrible division. As to cover our faces with masks. We keep social followers of Jesus Christ, however, we are called to distancing in place. We have people graciously act as peacemakers. “Blessed are the peacemakers sitting in assigned seats the ushers lead them to, for they will be called children of God.” We are so I’m seeing people sit in places where I’ve called to actively work for peace, to work for recon- never seen them sit before in the church! We ciliation, to help unite one another. Are we doing even take everyone’s temperature before any- this? How are we reconciling those at odds with one one enters the church. And of course we sani- another and bringing peace to a divided people. tize the church after each service. We do all this to be extremely cautious so that everyone will Let us sincerely and truly try to love one another, stay safe. including loving our neighbors who don’t look like you, think like you, love like you, speak like you, It’s been a while since we have all been togeth- pray like you, or even vote like you. er, and we still aren’t sure how things will be in a month or two from now, no less in the Fall. With love and hope in Jesus Christ our Lord, Yet, we do know that God is with us. He has been with us throughout this pandemic. He is +Luke with us now as we reopen. And He will be with us no matter what tomorrow will bring! God is with us. May we always strive to stay with Him! REOPENING OUR On another note, our Parish Council decided CHURCH that although our annual GREEK FESTIVAL We reopened our Church to all people on Sunday, will probably NOT happen in September, in its May 24th and had 29 members of our Church Family place we will try to still hold three different one come together and worship. The following Sunday, -day DRIVE THRU FOOD FAIRS during the May 31st, we had 57 people pray together. And I’m summer. The first one in this series is our annu- sure more will come the following Sundays, even al GYRO FEST, which we have moved to Sat- though I want everyone to be very careful and to urday, June 27th. The 2ND FOOD FAIR will come only when you feel comfortable and ready. We take place on Saturday, July 22nd. The 3rd have opened our church but we don’t want anyone to FOOD FAIR will be on August 15th. Each feel guilty about not coming. If you feel compro- Food Fair will offer something different, along mised in health, or just feel not quite ready, take with Greek Pastries. Although we will not have your time in joining us once again. Of course we the fellowship and fun that we typically have at miss you, and want to see you. Just know that we are our annual Festival, we will have the opportuni- trying to take every precaution to keep everyone ty to enjoy delicious food and support our safe. Church through these fundraisers. We will also give the opportunity for individuals and busi- Even though our church never actually closed - in nesses to buy a banner, like the ones we use at the sense that I continued to worship in the church our annual festival, which we will display at five times a week with a different handful of people each Food Fair Event. 1 The Light - June 2019 FIGHTING THE EVIL OF RACISM Throughout our country, we see mayhem. Protests empathize with those who suffer such racism? Have filled with anger, cities burning, and utter chaos. Af- any of us ever felt deep rooted hatred for no other ter two months of quarantine from a pandemic, we reason that the color of our skin? now confront the even greater threat and evil in our society with the terrible virus of racism raising its I’m seeing throughout social media those who ugly head again. acknowledge and condemn the police brutality against George Floyd, yet some of these same peo- We’ve all seen the protests that have turned into ri- ple just can’t understand why people need to protest oting. For anyone who watched the video of George and criticize when such protests turn to chaos and Floyd dying from the knee of a police officer push- violence. Think about this. Remember when Colin ing down on his neck for eight minutes – the same Kaepernick, the NFL football player, tried to peace- George Floyd who may have forged a check to buy fully protest the injustices in our country by simply something in a convenience store, yet was treated as kneeling on one knee during the national anthem a dangerous criminal and killed without any justice before football games? What did that type of pro- in broad daylight – for anyone who watched this test achieve? And how annoyed did people get, horrible video, you have to be shocked, deeply dis- even in the highest office in the land, to his peace- turbed, terribly saddened, and angry.
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