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Volume 20 Issue 5 May 2020 Proistamenos: Fr. Jon Emanuelson

Church News e will be back together soon. We were not meant to be just 1’s & 0’s sent over a cable to a screen. Soon we will have the human fellowship and worship together in your home, Holy Trinity with Our Holy God and His angels commune with us. For now, we must fellowship from a distance. See the pictures of celebrating Toni Orestis’s 95th birthday, as well as some pictures of last year’s pascha.

Dear Holy Trinity Family,

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mothers, Grandmoth- ers, Godmothers, and all the From Last year Toni waits for the children to go to communion. Toni Orestis wonderful Women who have turned 95 on April 30 and several church members sang Happy Birthday to touched our lives in a car- her on a Zoom call-see page 4. ing and compassionate way. Table of Contents May God bless and keep all Church News...... 1 Memorials...... 8 of you safe from all harm. Priest Message...... 3 Stewardship ...... 10 Constantine & Helen...... 7 Calendar...... 11 As many of you know, we have been meeting weekly to Remember you can see Bulletin on line at holytrinity.me.goarch.org ensure that our church is mov- under “Resources”, then Current Newletter continued on pg. 7 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

Council Members Bulletin of the Food for fellowhip time President Parish of the John Carson...... (714) 658-5867 after church Holy Trinity May Vice President Greek Orthodox Church 3...... Jaye Mendros-Goulet.....(207) 956-8650 10...... ???? Treasurer 17...... ???? Stella Gammaitoni...... (207) 333-2672 May 24...... Assistant Treasurer 31...... 2020 David LeGloahec...... (207) 514-3693 If you wish to host a Secretary memorial or sponsor food Peter Vayanos...... (617) 838-8408 for after church fellowship please sign up. John Kesaris...... (207) 622-5381 John Kroger...... (207) 689-6132 Othneil Kroger...... (540) 630-1957 Stephan Kroger...... (207)740-5888 Peter Mars...... (207)933-4949 Dina Medouris...... (207) 240-6264 Steven Mihalakis...... (207) 620-0124 Roger Park...... (207) 754-1134 155 Hogan Road P. O. Box 1344 Lewiston, Maine 04243-1344 Phone & Fax (207) 783-6795 Committees Photographers: Building & Addition: John Stass, Mike Pelletier David Le Gloahec Cemetery: Michael Pelletier Festival: Writers: Finance & Endowment: Dorothy Moskovis, Mike Pelletier. David LeGloahec Hellenic Heritage: Georgia Chomas Margery Mars Fr. Jon Emanuelson Interior: Stella Gammaitoni, John Rozos Maintenance: Jim Simones, Harry Simones, Stella Gammaitoni Light of Life is the monthly publication of Holy Trinity Greek Parish Historical Society: John Kesaris Orthodox Church Spiritual Enrichment: Ann Robinson of Lewiston, Maine under the Metropolis of Boston Stewardship: of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Librarian: Tom Goodwin of America. Ladies Society: Christine Sirois It is intended for the communication Choir Directors: John Rozos, Chris Gianopoulos and edification of the community of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Sunday School Director: Presbyteria Emanuelson and its friends. Readers: George Simones, David LeGloahec, John Rozos, Publication created using: Adobe® InDesign® CS-5, Adobe® Photoshop® Jaye Goulet, Peter Vayanos C.S.5, Art Explosion® 750,000, Macromedia Freehand® 9.0, IconGraphics™ Byzantine Acolyte Guide: Roger Park ClipArt on an Apple iMac. Book Store Manger: Desrée Tanquay fonts used: Palatino, Papyrus & Optima. Visitation Committee: Margery Mars (933-4949) & Christine Sirois See us on the web at (784-7107) Other Members: Ann Pelletier, Dotty Moskovis, George Simones, Rosemary Goranites, Deserée Tanquay, and John Rozos. holytrinity.me.goarch.org

2 May 2020

Here in Maine we can get around the world Priest’s Message Becoming Spiritually Healthy

s Orthodox Christians, we are familiar with a mar- tyric faith in Christ, a faith that bear witness to our belief in Jesus as the Son of God and Savior of all man- kind. We read the lives of the saints who bravely contest- ed for their beliefs and this gives us courage and hope. And although we do not have many stories about the battles of the faithful against the plague or black death that spread throughout Europe and the Middle East in times past, our principles of faith in action can lead us through this pandemic to a state of spiritual health. So how do we become spiritually healthy?

First, let us proclaim “Christ is Risen!” to all around us and especially each other, for this is the foundation of our beliefs. Jesus has conquered sin and death and opened the gates of paradise to all! Next, the Saints and Fathers of the Church, along with God Himself, calls us to a balanced life of prayer, worship, fasting, reading of Scripture. This leads us to greater communion with God. And even though, at the pres- ent time, most of us are denied participation in the sac- ramental life of the Church, we can still grow spiritually. Resources - Prayer

Of all the spiritual armament available to us, perhaps prayer is the least understood and sometimes the least uti- lized. This most powerful weapon against the evil one can bring peace where it does not seem possible. Be certain, I am referring to personal prayer in the quiet of your home. Got Church News? First, find a time when you can be with God and attentive. Send your text, your pictures, Preferably next to your icons and certainly a time of quiet. your inspirations, whatever it is, If this time is difficult to find time with family demands, send it to: demand a specific time be just for you and God. Second, ac-

quire some standard Orthodox prayers for morning and/ 3 [email protected] continued on pg. 5 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church continued from pg.1 Church News ing in a positive direction. We are disappointed to inform you that for personal reasons, Doreen Cote has decided to resign as treasurer, from the parish council, and as chairperson for the festival. We appreciate the hard work and time sacrifices that Doreen has contributed to our church. We all thank her for her time and efforts and pray that God will help her with the current struggles, which she faces. At a special council meeting, Saturday morning, we elected Stella Gammai- toni as the new treasurer and David LeGloahec is continuing as Assistant Trea- surer. Thank you, Stella and David for stepping forward to help our church. We thank Father Jon, George, Makrina, and Roger for keeping our services going on Facebook Live. Tomorrow’s blessing, which Father and George have organized, will be a great step forward toward our physically coming together soon. Please remember, if you will be going into the church to light a candle or say a prayer to please bring clean- ing supplies to clean any surfaces that you may touch. Together we can make this a success! Thank you everyone for your contributions – your kind and supportive words, your work, and your financial donations. As always, if you need anything or know of any parishioners who may be in need, please do not hesitate to contact John Carson (714)658- 5867 | [email protected]) or Jaye Goulet (207)956-8650 | [email protected]) May God be with us all and bless us with a wonderful week, Your Parish Council

Happy Birthday Toni

4 May 2020 cont’d from pg.3 Hogan Rd, drive in front of the Church, and exit onto Priest’s Message Stetson Rd. The blessing is two fold. First, every car will drive underneath the relics of Sts. Phillip the or evening. We can find these in the back of Deacon and St. Nektarios. the Orthodox Study Bible, on the goarch.org Second, there is a miraculous and ancient icon of our Panagia and Mother of God on loan to us from one app or your Orthodox Prayer Book. In addi- of the families in our community. Both the relics and tion to these prayers, add the ones from your icon will be raised on a stand above each car so you heart you want to give over to God! You may pray and do your cross as you drive underneath. Each vehicle will then be blessed by the agiasmos might be amazed how God to you when you (holy water). I have asked George Simones to help open your heart to His will. I challenge all me. We will bless both sides of the car as we chant of us: Do a prayer routine that is meaningful the Pascha Troparion with you. for 30 days in a row for 15 minutes a day! 2) Saturday, June 6, 2020 - Saturday of Souls Memorial At the end of the 30 days, please share with We will celebrate the Saturday of Souls Orthros and me all the insight you have gained from God. Liturgy at a special tiime 8/9 AM on Saturday of Worship Souls, June 6, 2020. Please join us at 11 AM at Oak Hill Cemetary at the end 7th Street in Auburn. We It has been a blessing to our Holy Trinity will set a table in the center of our area in the cemetary. One of our parishioners will provide a large faithful to have the services online through bowl of Kollyva. I will conduct the Memorial for the Facebook Live and UTube. We hope that Saturday of Souls commemorating everyone in the everyone is singing the Paschal Troparion community. We ask that everyone keep the proper social distance and wear a mask as is appropriate in “Christ is risen…” “Χριστός Ανέστη…” public. We can then receive some Kollyva and go to around your dinner table. This unites us in the family gravesides and pray the Trisagion prayers. proclaiming the resurrection each day! It is our sincere hope you are joining George, Fasting and Reading of Scripture Makrina, Roger and I in chanting the re- sponses and hymns. In the near future we Jesus said “when you fast” do so in secret. will worship in truth and in love the one, And your Father who sees in secret will reward true and living God. I have also put to- you openly. Please continue to fast on Wednes- gether a small booklet in Greek and Eng- day and Friday as you are able in an Orthodox lish for the Trisagion, Memorial Service, manner. This spiritual practice coupled with Saturday of Souls Memorial, and Blessing prayer is most powerful. Next, read the daily of the Five Loaves for everyone. This to- readings on your Orthodox Calendar at home gether with the Divine Liturgy Hymnal will and apply the teaching. This gives direction make our Sunday participation in worship and purpose to Orthodox Christian living! Be- most meaningful. Lastly, we are working ing in the word of God helps us to be close to on two special blessings in the next month: God when we apply the word to our daily lives. 1) Sunday, May 10, 2020 - Mother’s Day. Love to all, Everyone one is invited to a procession by car to the front of our Holy Trinity Church. Please Fr. Jon line up at 11:30 AM using the entrance from 155 5 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

6 May 2020

Constantine did not become a Christian CONSTANTINE AND HELEN, until well into his time as emperor. His first THE GREAT SOVEREIGNS AND EQUAL-TO-THE-APOSTLES major battle in which he was vastly outnumbered May 21 against the infamous Maxentius in Rome hastened his conversion. A bright image of the cross- appeared to him in the sky surrounded by stars in the light of day. The inscription read, “In this sign, conquer!” An image of the cross was built and carried before his army that vanquished Maxentius and caused him to drown himself in the Tiber River. He then issued the Edict of Milan, which ceased the Christian persecutions. Around this time, Constantine contracted leprosy and doctors and idol-worshipping priests could not heal him. They suggested he bathe in the blood of sacrificed children, which he refused. The Apostles Peter and Paul appeared to him in a vision and sent him to see a certain Bishop Sylvester who instructed, baptized, and healed him. He also built the city of Constantinople, resplendent with cathedrals, churches, and the absence of pagan temples. Equally important, he attacked the heresy of Arianism by calling together the greatest minds of Christianity at the First Ecumenical Council at Nicaea and there set in motion its demise. He also declared Sunday a public holiday. His mother, Helen, was said to be the daughter of the lyrical King Cole. She had beautiful churches built at the sites of Christ’s Nativity, the Holy Sepulcher, the Ascension, as well as others. She also discovered the cross of Jesus and the two others buried under a temple. Both Constantine and Helen died early in the fourth century.

7 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church MEMORIALS

In Memory of In Memory of Theodore & Ervin & Virginia Elizabeth Kleros Pelletier

May their memories be eternal May their memories be eternal

In Memory of In Memory of Mary James & Mary Samson Goranites

May her memory be eternal May their memories be eternal

In Memory of John In Memory of Margarones Lewis Kesaris

May his memory be eternal May his memory be eternal

In Memory of In Memory of Anthe Steve & James Loretta Karvelas May her memory be eternal May their memories be eternal

In Memory of In Memory of Nicholas Georgia & Evridice Taxiarchis Merkouris May their memories 8 May her memory be eternal be eternal May 2020 MEMORIALS In Memory of In Memory of Spero & Jennie Mary Vlacheas Vlacheas May her memory be eternal May their memories be eternal

In Memory of In Memory of Chris & Aliki Michel Prouchinsky Karagiannes May his memory be eternal May their memories be eternal

In Memory of In Memory of John & Viola Chirstopher & Margarones Ethel Markos May their memories be eternal May their memories be eternal

In Memory of In Memory of John and Denise George Nichols Gianopoulos May his memory be eternal

May Their memoriy be eternal

In Memory of Spiro & Antigone Bournakel

May their memories be eternal

In Memory of Bessie Hildreth

May her memory be eternal 9 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

Stewardship 2020 Weekly IncomeLine Graph of Weekly Income 2020 Graph as of March 15 $10,000.00 On 3/15/20 took in $2037.00 $7,500.00 needed $2433.48 Weekly amount with full Weekly amount with full time priest $5,000.00

Dollars time priest Using $20K Using $20K Dividends and Dividends and $24K Capital $14K Capital Accounts Account. $2,500.00

1/27/19 2/10/19 2/24/19 3/10/19 3/24/19 4/8/19 4/21/19 5/6/19 5/19/19 6/2/19 6/16/19 6/30/19 7/14/19 7/28/19 8/11/19 8/25/19 9/8/19 9/22/19 10/6/19 11/3/19 01/06/19 10/20/10 11/17/19 12/1/2019 Sunday - date of income

Mar 15 Weekly Amount received

Weekly Financial Requirements - Using Dividends($20K) and Capital Account($24K) Yearly BudgetWeekly Financial Requirements - Dividends ($20K) and Capital Account ($14K) 52weeks x 2445.48 = $127,164.96 Amount has been readjusted due changing financial requirements

100% Stewardship 2020 90%

80% Budgeted $124,405.67

70% Stewardship Collected 60% as of Mar 15, 2020

50% Percent to Goal 40% Collected 21% 30% ($10,849 in the RED) we have gone through 25% of the year 20%

10% For the last few months

0% The collection met the weekly budget 3/9 times As shown by the graph above.

If you wish to have a memorialMemorials in the bulletin, please see D. LeGloahec or eMail to:[email protected]. Listed below is the name and the last bulletin.

S. & A Bournakel...... 12/2020 Karvelas...... 12/2020 Pelletier...... Perpetual Goranites...... Perpetual Kesaris...... Perpetual Samson...... Perpetual Hildreth...... Perpetual Kleros...... Perpetual Taxiarchis...... Perpetual James...... Perpetual Margarones...... Perpetual Vlacheas (2)...... 6/2020 Giannopolis...... 12/2020 Merkouis...... Perpetual 10 Karagiannes...... Perpetual Nicols...... 12/2020 May 2020 May Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat

1 2 All Public Services are cancelled unless things change.

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sunday of the St. Ephraim the Holy Myrrh- Newly Revealed bearers Martyr Orthros 9:00 AM Liturgy 10:00 AM Liturgy 10:00 AM

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Sunday of Mid-Pentecost the Paralytic, Vespers 6:30 PM Mother’s Day Orthros 9:00 AM Liturgy 10:00 AM 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Sunday of Sts. Constantine the Samaritan Parish and Helen Woman Council 6:30 PM Vespers 6:30 PM Orthros 9:00 AM Liturgy 10:00 AM 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Leavetaking of Sunday of the Pascha Liturgy Blind Man 10:00 AM Orthros 9:00 AM Liturgy 10:00 AM Ascension of Ascension of Christ 6:30 PM Christ Liturgy 10:00 AM

31 Memorials Sunday of the Holy Fathers Cost in the Bulletin Orthros 9:00 AM 2 Months...... $20.00 Liturgy 10:00 AM 1 Year ...... $110.00 Perpetual (No Expiration) ..$1000.00

If you need Koliva (wheat) for a memorial, please contact the Ladies Society who will prepare it. There is no cost. 11 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING AGENDA June 14, 2020 Opening Prayer...... Fr. Emanuelson Election of Moderator & Recording Secretary ...... Roger Park Election of Election Committee for the Fall election of council members Recording Secretary’s Report...... President’s Report...... Dr. J. Carson Treasurer’s Report...... Stella Gammatoni Priest’s Report...... Fr. Emanuelson Ladies Society...... Christine Sirois Stewardship Committee Report...... Ann Robinson Business: 2020 Projects Other:

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