TrumpetThe Archangel Michael

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Jun-Aug 2015 • Issue 24 • Archangel Michael Church • Port Washington, NY

2 Mission & Vision Statement 3 Father Dennis’ Message 4 Worship Services & Sacraments 4 Stewardship Update 5 Father Nikolas’ Message 6 The Consecration 16 Stewardship Thank You 17 Philoptochos 17 Greek School Board 18 Greek School PTA 19 Sunday School 20 Byzantine Youth Choir 21 Adult Choir 21 Athletics 21 GOYA 22 Dance Troupe 23 HOPE/JOY 23 Peter Christofer Memorial 24 Festival 28 Community Photos 30 Calendars

QUICK NEWS & EVENTS

Tues., June 2nd: Greek School Moving-Up Ceremony for Grades K - 2

Fri., June 5th: Greek School Moving-Up & Graduation

Sun., June 7th: Philoptochos Board Elections 8:45 am

Sunday School Moving-Up Ceremony & Fellowship BBQ Thurs., June 11th: Watsonian Golf Outing Iconography: Athanasios Clark Fri., June 12th: Preschool Moving-Up & Graduation Ceremonies The Holy Relics of St. Panteleimon, St. Kyrikos and St. Barbara were permanently sealed in the Altar Table at the Consecration of Mon., June 15th : Philoptochos Year-End Dinner The Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church, April 25, 2015 TrumpetThe Archangel Michael

About the Parish Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church 100 Fairway Drive Port Washington, New York 11050 Phone: 516-944-3180 Fax: 516-944-3185 Website: ArchangelMichaelChurch.org Email: [email protected]

Archangel Michael Church is a parish of the Direct Archdiocesan District and Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (www.goarch.org) under the spiritual jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

Clergy Father Dennis Strouzas, Protopresbyter Father Nikolas Karloutsos, Presbyter

Chanter: Andreas Modenos

Neokoro: Niko Evangelidis

Office Staff Dora Gouramanis, Sandra Anagnostos, Catherine Papagianakis

Parish Council Members Executive Board President: Michael Cavounis 1st Vice President: Michael Psyllos 2nd Vice President: Michael Bapis Treasurer: Chris Neocleous 1st Assistant Treasurer: James Sfiroudis The Archangel Michael Greek 2nd Assistant Treasurer: John Halkias Secretary: Nicholas Kokinakis Orthodox Church is dedicated to the continuation of Tammy Ashley, Dean Chiros, Tommy Dimopoulos, Tom Gargas, George Kaparos, Adam Karras, Michael Kavourias, Nick Kokis, our Lord and Savior Jesus Barbara Mavro, Nicholas Papain, Mark Pappas, Dominick Christ’s ministry of salvation Petruccelli, Peter Tsekouras, Demetrios Ziozis. through the proclamation About the Trumpet and teaching of the Gospel. Mission The Trumpet is the newsletter of We are a community of Statement Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church. individuals and families who Production share the traditions and 2015 Parish Council President: Michael Cavounis ageless beliefs of our Holy Editors: Barbara Mavro, Eleni Sfiroudis Calendar Editors: Dora Gouramanis, Sandra Anagnostos Orthodox Christian Faith. Copy Editors: Penny Stefanakis, Stella Tsimisiris Advertising: Sandra Anagnostos Direct inquiries to: [email protected] Our vision is to provide The Trumpet welcomes news and events from our community and organizations! a loving, caring and welcoming environment Please submit information as follows: Vision Articles: [email protected] Statement where all belong and Advertising information and sales: [email protected] grow in the faith through Calendar events: [email protected] worship, service, witness June/July/August Worship Schedule and fellowship. Sunday Services: 8:30am Matins, 9:30am Liturgy

2 | Archangel Michael | Jun/Jul/Aug 2015 www.archangelmichaelchurch.org Pastoral Message from Father Dennis

As mentioned in the March-April issue of the TRUMPET, we will St. Barbara was born in the early third century. Her father was devote this article to the Saints whose relics now reside in the a pagan named Dioskoros who was convinced that Christianity Holy Altar table of our church. The relics are: St. Panteleimon, was his worst enemy. Barbara, however, managed to find St. Barbara and St. Kyrikos. The following has been condensed truth in the teachings of Christ and was secretly baptized. from the book “Orthodox Saints” written by Fr. George Poulos: She continued to pray and practice her faith concealing it from her father out of parental respect. Eventually, her “The Holy Relics of the martyred Saints that have been placed father found out and was instrumental in her brutal death. All in the Altar Table of a church is a reminder that the church accounts record that Barbara’s father was killed by a bolt of community is founded on the deep love, devotion and ultimate lightning while on his way back home from the execution of his sacrifice of good Christian men and women for almost 2,000 daughter. St. Barbara could have saved herself when she was years. Their presence must be honored, respected…” given the opportunity to appease her father by denying her Savior, but instead, she chose to proclaim her faith to him. St. The Consecration of a church and its Holy Altar offers us an Barbara is recognized as the patroness of firefighters and those opportunity to bear witness to these in hazardous occupations. Her feast Saints, their love, dedication and day is celebrated on December 4th. sacrifice. It reminds us of a legacy of faith, service and commitment that THEY ARE A St. Kyrikos was the three-year has been in existence, not in terms old son of St. Julitta. Fearing the of years, decades or centuries, but CONSTANT REMINDER persecution of Diocletian, she left rather millennia. They are a constant THAT ULTIMATELY the city of Iconium and took her son reminder that ultimately good will GOOD WILL TRIUMPH to Seleucia; but finding the same triumph over evil. evil there, she went over to Tarsus OVER EVIL. in Cilicia where the magistrate had St. Panteleimon was a young doctor her arrested. He took her son from born in the third century in Asia Minor. her and tried to persuade him to His father was a pagan, from whom denounce his mother. Kyrikos, in his he inherited his profound intellect, and his mother was a childish voice, called upon the name of Christ and kicked the Christian of great spiritual awareness. Together, Panteleimon’s magistrate in the belly so hard, that the tyrant became parents provided him with the skill and dedication to become enraged and cast him down a long staircase. The child a physician of remarkable ability. His fine reputation drew the suffered severe blows to the head and died. As for his attention of the Emperor Maximilian increasing his renown. mother, she endured many torments and finally was Reminded, however, by a pious Christian named Ermolaos beheaded in the year 296. We commemorate them on that “from the Most High comes healing”, Panteleimon openly July 15th. proclaimed that his power of healing was not attributable to physician skill alone, but to divine intervention as well. As In His Service and Love, his reputation grew, he became known more as a man of God than of science, bringing upon him instead, the wrath of the emperor. When given the choice between Christ and the idols, Panteleimon reaffirmed his Christian identity. After he survived several attempts to torture and kill him, he was beheaded. St. Fr. Dennis Strouzas Panteleimon gave his life for Christ on July 27th, the day that we honor as his feast day.

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Worship Services & Sacraments Saturday, July 18th 4:00 pm, Wedding of Vinny Bonkowski and Despina Raftopoulos WORSHIP SERVICES (All Paraclesis services are in the Chapel) Saturday, August 22nd 2:00 pm, Wedding of Peter Saturday, June 20th 10:30am, Challenge Liturgy Pavlakos and Martha Tsoumpas

Tuesday, June 30th 9:30 am, Chapel Liturgy, 4:00 pm, Wedding of Thomas Synaxis of the Holy Apostles Lomino and Kay Lagaros

Wednesday, July 15th 9:30 am, Liturgy, Julitta and Kyrikos the Martyrs Saturday, July 18th 10:30am, Challenge Liturgy GOLF OUTING

Monday, July 27th 9:30am Liturgy, St. Panteleimon The 22nd annual AMC Watsonian Golf Outing will be held on June 11th. There are many ways to participate for Monday, August 3rd 7:30 pm, Paraclesis Service both golfers and non-golfers. Please check our website Thursday, August 6th 9:30am, Liturgy, Holy Transfiguration for more information or refer to the recent mailing for

Friday, August 7th 7:30pm, Paraclesis Service further details.

Monday, August 10th 7:30pm, Paraclesis Service

Wednesday, August 12th 7:30pm, Paraclesis Service Stewardship Update

Friday, August 14th Vespers at area churches: Brooklyn, Island Park,Port Jefferson, Hamptons Through March 31st, 2015, we have seen a 3% increase in the Saturday, August 15th 9:30am, Challenge Liturgy, number of our active stewards, to 318, versus last year. These Dormition of the Theotokos 318 active stewards have pledged $265,000, an increase from SACRAMENTS $235,000 last year at this time, an encouraging 13% increase. Saturday, June 6th 2:00 pm, Wedding of Anthony This combination of more active stewards pledging higher Zachariadis and Erin Laird amounts signifies that our community is engaged in the won- 4:30 pm, Baptism: derful work being done by our organizations and shows sup- Child of Jay and Diana Rushin port for our ministries, which are funded from Stewardship Saturday, June 13th 10:30am, Baptism: Child of Marko and Vicki Georgiou commitments. With a budgeted goal of achieving $550,000 in stewardship pledges for 2015, we are hopeful the early prog- 1:00pm, Baptism: Child of Dean and Fotini Handrinos ress seen so far will continue and enable us to achieve our ambitious goals. Sunday, June 14th 12:30 pm, Baptism: Child of Phil and Areti Galanis

2:00 pm, Baptism: We want to take this opportunity to thank all of the stewards Child of Peter and Sophia in our community for their ongoing support. Cocolaras

Saturday, June 20th 1:00pm, Baptism END-of-YEAR BARBECUE Child of Christian and Maria Casco Our traditional End-of-Year Barbecue will be held on Sunday, June 21st 3:00pm, Wedding of Nick Sunday, June 7th, immediately following the Divine Papasifakis and Tina Trentidou Liturgy and Sunday School Moving Up ceremony. Please join us in fellowship as we celebrate the end of another Saturday, June 27th 4:00 pm, Wedding of Matthew Smith and Anastasia Alimaras great year of Sunday School, Greek School, Preschool, Ministries and organization activities. 5:30 pm, Wedding of Steve Petsis and Jackie Vakalopoulos

4 | Archangel Michael | Jun/Jul/Aug 2015 www.archangelmichaelchurch.org Pastoral Message from Father Nikolas

The Saints are In the Holy Altar, the Priest is At stand well. Let us stand in awe. Let us be attentive, the Altar, and We, the Holy People of God, are that we may present the holy offering in peace.” This On the Altar comes from the Greek word anaphero which in one sense means “to carry” or “bring up, to lead up” and in another sense, has the meaning “to put upon the altar, The title of this message is inspired not only by our to bring to the altar, to offer” and still in another, “to present reality at the Archangel Michael Church but place on one’s self anything as a load to be supported also by a subheading from a chapter in a book by Fr. or sustained.” This is why just prior to the priest lifting Anthony Coniaris titled Introducing the Orthodox Faith: up the paten and chalice, he intones on behalf of the Its Faith and Life (an incredibly practical primer on faithful “We offer to You these gifts from Your own gifts Orthodoxy). The chapter deals with the Divine Liturgy in all and for all.” and initially focuses on the bread offering or prosphoro, which is of course essential to the Eucharist (a.k.a. To take it a step further, if we are in fact both the Holy Communion) which in turn is the heart and soul “body of Christ” and a “royal priesthood” then that of every Divine Liturgy. What we may not realize is means that we offer sacrifices in imitation of Christ that if we truly believe that the crucified and Risen. We offer Body of Christ is on the altar at ...lifting up to Him gifts that we have received every Liturgy, then that means from Him. The Archangel that indeed, WE are on the all that originates Michael Church community has altar—after all, St. Paul tells us with Him… done just that from its earliest in 1 Corinthians chapter 12 that days—offered and sacrificed “[we] are the body of Christ and namely our love, and a crowning moment in this individually members of it.” our thanks, story of sacrifice, of faithful and dedicated Christian witness This belief is echoed elsewhere our commitment, was made manifest on the altar in scripture and in our Orthodox at the Consecration services teachings. As members of what and our whole lives. of April 24th and 25th. And so St. Peter calls in his first epistle as we reflect on the decades, “a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people…” years, days and weeks leading up to the Consecration, and within the Orthodox Church generally, we are may we always remember the continuous posture that encouraged to “commit ourselves and one another and we ought to have toward our Creator and Giver of life our whole life to Christ our God” (from the Divine Liturgy and every good thing—that of lifting up to Him all that of St. John Chrysostom). To put it another way, we are originates with Him…namely our love, our thanks, our all about offering: consider the bread and wine offered commitment, and our whole lives. In this way, we will up to God which become the Body and Blood of Christ; always find ourselves on the Holy Altar, together with the listen to the voices of praise of our choirs and people saints, drawing near to Christ our God, and emboldened being lifted up to God in song; recall any one of the to carry out His work, to become the “body of Christ” many raising up or elevating movements in our worship for the salvation of the world. e.g. the blessing Cross, the kouvouklion at Pascha; and of course, think of our hearts at every liturgy (“Let us In the Light and Love of our Lord, lift up our hearts”). The Greek word we use to capture and communicate this distinctive posture toward our Creator is “anaphora.”

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The Consecration of The Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church

Our beloved Archangel Michael Church was transformed over the weekend of April 24-25, 2015. What follows is a summary of the significance of the events of the Consecration service.

The Consecration began on Friday evening, April 24, 2015. While holding white candles, children from each of our youth programs lined the center aisle of the church. When His Grace Bishop Andonios entered the Church on Friday evening, he brought with him the relics of three Saints: Saint Barbara the Great Martyr (December 4th), Saint Kyrikos the Martyr (July On Saturday morning, the service of Orthros (Matins) began 15th), and Saint Panteleimon the Great Martyr and Healer with the reading of six Psalms (3, 37, 62, 87,102,142) and (July 27th), which would be permanently sealed in our altar. ended with the Great Doxology. During Orthros, both resurrec- These relics were placed on a Paten (Diskarion) and covered tion and consecration hymns were sung. Father Dennis and nu- with a communion veil, which remained on the Altar Table merous other clergy (Bishop Andonios, six visiting priests, and overnight, along with a Vigil Light. As he entered in procession three deacons) celebrated part of the Proskomidi Service (pre- into the narthex, His Grace led a short prayer service honoring paring the Gifts which will be used during the Divine Liturgy). the memory of the three Saints, followed by a Vespers service. His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios was greeted outside the In addition to His Grace, ten priests and two deacons honored church and presented with spring flowers by students from our community with their presence that evening to share in the Archangel Michael Greek Language Institute. His Eminence the joy of this historic event. Following the Vespers service, then entered the Church and put on his vestments. At the end the community joined in fellowship at a reception hosted by of Orthros, His Eminence began the Service of Consecration by the Ladies Philoptochos. offering prayers for the Holy Relics.

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Following these prayers, Archbishop Demetrios and clergy, to- gether with all faithful in attendance, prepared for three pro- cessions around the Church. These processions represent the setting aside of an area which will be separate and sacred from all other areas. The procession was led by the acolytes, choirs, the Clergy, with Fr. Nikolas carrying the Icon of the three Saints and Fr. Dennis carrying the Holy Gospel, Archbishop Demetrios carrying the Holy Relics on the Paten, and the faithful, thus leaving the church empty. As the church was circled, the choirs sang special Consecration Hymns and Agios O Theos.

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The first two processions stopped at the front of the church at which time there was an Epistle reading and a Reading from the Holy Gospel. After the final procession, before re-enter- ing the church, Archbishop Demetrios offered a dialogue from Psalm 24, representing Christ the King entering and taking over the Church building by defeating the power of the devil. Archbishop Demetrios knocked on the door of the church with his staff and said: “Lift up the gates, O you rulers, and be lifted up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall enter.” Father Peter Karloutsos was the only person inside the church and representing an Angel, responded with: “Who is this King of Glory?” to which Archbishop Demetrios replied, “The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory.”

Archbishop Demetrios raised the Paten and made the sign of the Cross three times in front of the church doors, which were then opened and all proceeded back inside the church. Arch- bishop Demetrios entered the Sanctuary, carrying the Paten with the Holy Relics. He uncovered the Paten and placed the Holy Relics in a small box. He then poured Holy Chrism over the Relics. This symbolizes the union between our Lord and his Martyrs and at the conclusion, Archbishop Demetrios offered prayers for the deceased founders of the Church. It is important to remember that in the early years of Christi- anity, the Church was not allowed to exist, and Christians were persecuted and killed. In those days, Christians met in underground burial places and celebrated the Eucharist on the graves of the martyred and the Saints. Over time, when the Church was permitted to exist, and when these persecu- tions ended, the custom of celebrating the Eucharist over the graves of the martyrs continued by placing the Holy Relics in the Altar at the time of Consecration. In this manner, we are always reminded that the Church was built on the Blood of the Martyrs and their faith in the Lord. The Consecration centers around the Holy Altar Table, since it represents all of the Sacraments and services of the Church. Archbishop Demetrios offered prayers for God’s help to con- tinue with the service and then placed the box containing the Holy Relics into a special cavity in the Altar. In order to permanently seal them, Archbishop Demetrios poured wax

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with mastic over them. The wax and mastic contain sweet smelling and fragrant spices, which were used by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus to anoint the Body of Christ in prep- aration for his burial. The Holy Altar represents the Tomb in which our Lord’s body was placed. Archbishop Demetrios re- moved the excess wax, and the placing of the Holy Relics in the Altar Table was completed.

Archbishop Demetrios anointed the Altar with Holy Chrism, once in the center and then on either side while singing “Al- leluia” three times. He spread the Holy Chrism over the entire Altar Table as he recited a section from Psalm 132. The priests then wiped the excess Chrism with new, soon to be used An- timinsia. Next, icons of the four Evangelists were fastened to the Altar, one in each corner. The completed Altar represents the entire Church, from which the four corners of the world Archbishop Demetrios prepared the Altar Table to be anointed. are held together by the Lord, and is built on Him through the Since the Altar Table represents the Tomb of Christ and His preaching of the Gospel. Following the anointing, Archbishop body, the Altar must undergo its own “Baptism”, or washing, Demetrios began the vesting (putting on the new coverings) of and “Chrismation”, or anointing. Before washing and anoint- the Altar table. ing the Altar Table, Archbishop Demetrios put on a white gar- ment called a Savanon, blessed the water brought forth, and poured it on the Altar three times saying: “In the name of the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit.” This act symbolizes Baptism: the Altar is cleaned by washing, and sanctified (made holy) by the grace of the Holy Spirit. After washing, the Altar Table was dried. During this time, Psalm 83 was being read. Archbishop Demetrios then sprinkled rosewater on the Altar. The rosewa- ter is sweet smelling and was used to anoint the Body of Christ for burial. Archbishop Demetrios continued the rest of Psalm 50 while the Altar was wiped dry by the assisting priests using new white towels to do so.

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The Altar table was then covered with the “Katasarkion”, a white linen cloth that represents our Lord’s burial shroud. The Kataskarion was tied with a cord that represents the cord with which our Lord’s hands were tied as he stood before the High Priests. The Kataskarion will never be removed and will remain on the Altar for as long as the Church remains stand- ing. During this time, Psalm 131 was read. Once completed, Archbishop Demetrios said, “Glory to You our God unto ages of ages.” He washed his hands and covered the Altar Table with a brighter and more elaborate cover which symbolizes the glory of God, and proceeded to place the other holy articles on the Altar Table. First he placed the Corporal (Antiminsion); Archbishop Demetrios blessed the faithful and offered ad- on top of this was placed the Gospel Book, representing the ditional prayers for the Altar Table. After this, Archbishop teachings of Christ, followed by the Tabernacle (Artophorion), Demetrios and Bishop Andonios removed the Savana, which in which the Body and Blood of our Lord was placed and is re- were presented to the Ladies Philoptochos to be cut up into served for Communion of the sick. The Artophorion is symbol- small pieces and given to each person in attendance as a keep- ic of the presence of our Lord. Finally, the candlesticks were sake. The Divine Liturgy continued from this point forward. placed last and represent the light of Christ that shines forth.

Once the Altar has been consecrated, sanctified and adorned with all its furnishings, the Altar and the entire Church were censed with incense. Archbishop Demetrios and Bishop An- donios then anointed the four walls of the Church and the Holy Icons, and made the sign of the Cross on them with Holy Chrism. This act symbolized the sanctification of all creation with the grace of Christ.

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At the conclusion of the Consecration service and the Divine Following a Consecration service, the Divine Liturgy is meant to be Liturgy, Archbishop Demetrios offered his thanks and prayers celebrated 7 times. Father Dennis and Father Nikolas celebrated for our Church. As part of his remarks, he offered a suprise the Divine Liturgy every day through Saturday, May 2, 2015. to Father Dennis and to our entire community. Father Den- This event was truly historic and unforgettable. To consecrate nis already holds the honored distinction of “Protopresybter”, a church means to initiate the edifice into the service of God which was bestowed upon him by Archbishop Spyridon. Arch- and to set it apart for exclusive use as a “House of Worship”. bishop Demetrios announced that Father Dennis was elevated Once a church building is consecrated it remains a place of to the rank of Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Christian worship for as long as it exists. We are blessed to be which means that his All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew be- in our newly consecrated church and mindful of the signifi- stowed this distinction upon him. Axios! cance of these events.

Immediately following the service, our community hosted a Consecration Luncheon. Over 350 faithful gathered to share food and fellowship in the transformed Archangel Michael Gymnasium. Attendees were welcomed by Parish Council President, Michael Cavounis, Father Dennis and local dignitar- ies including Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bos- worth, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, and Act- ing Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas. Everyone then enjoyed seeing a brief history of our Archangel Michael community on a DVD presentation followed by a 3D Virtual Reality Tour of the Church complex.

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The Consecration of The Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church Fr. Dennis Strouzas, Protopresbyter and Presbytera Paula

Fr. Nikolas Karloutsos, Presbyter and Presbytera Meaghan

Michael Cavounis, Parish Council President Consecration Committee: Co-chairs: Tammy Ashley & Chris Neocleous, Debbie Dakis, Lisa Glavas, John Halkias, Barbara Mavro, Irene Moshouris and Jim Ziozis

Adult Choir: Zoe Zollo, Director, and Christina Lipinski, Organist

Byzantine Youth Choir Directors: Georgia Kaufman and Eleni Rodopoulos Kaufman

Chanter: Andreas Modenos

Floral Arrangements: Steven, Linda & Alayna Kanata of Glen Head Flower Shop

Icon of the Three Saints: Athanasios Clark

Journal: Stan Neamonitis, Chairperson

Luncheon Catering: Zenon Taverna

Media Production: Michael Ashley, Nick Neofitidis and George Mousouroulis

Neokoro: Niko Evangelidis

Office Staff: Dora Gouramanis, Sandra Anagnostos, and Catherine Papagianakis, Accounting Consultant

Photography: Tommy Dimopoulos and Dimitri Panagos

Printing: Neophytos Ioannou of Bargain Printing

Usher Team: Constantine Rogdakis and The Parish Council

Vespers Reception: The Archangel Michael Philoptochos, President: Eleni Raptis

Virtual Reality Tour and Church History: Norman, Christina & Thanasi Glavas, Christina Lipinski and Harry Nicolaides Thank you to: Archdeacon Panteleimon Papadopoulos for his guidance.

Evans Cyprus for underwriting the cost of the white boxes, given to those present, containing a piece of the robes worn by His Eminence and His Grace during the Consecration, in memory of his beloved wife Eleanor.

Dr. William & Alice Tenet and Family and Leonard & Penelope Zangas and Family for underwriting the cost of the Service Booklets for Vespers and the Consecration.

All the many volunteers who contributed their time, talents and resources to make the Consecration of our church a reality.

14 | Archangel Michael | Jun/Jul/Aug 2015 www.archangelmichaelchurch.org “The value of a gift comes from the spirit in which it is given.”

On behalf of all who call the Archangel Michael Church their Spiritual home, we thank the following Consecration Godparents for their generosity and support:

FR. DENNIS & PAULA STROUZAS & FAMILY GODPARENT AND BENEFACTOR ANGELIADES GRANDCHILDREN: SPIRO & MARKELLA MALIAGROS & FAMILY MELINA, ANASTASIA, SOPHIA, ALEXANDRA MALIAGROS ELECTRA, ATHENA AND MICHAEL NICOLE MALIAGROS MICHAEL CORITSIDIS & DEBBIE DAKIS LEONIDAS MALIAGROS DEAN, EVANGELINE, PETER AND KATHERINE MESOLOGITES CHRISTOPHER & CATHERINE COULURIS IRENE MOSHOURIS IRENE & DIMITRI DELLIS & FAMILY NICHOLAS & PAULINE PAPAIN DEMETRIS & ANASTASIA DRALLIOS & FAMILY THOMAS T. PAPAIN JANICE MICHELLE FOUNDATION WILLIAM & VALERIE PAPAIN STELIOS AND MAGDALINE GERAZOUNIS ANGELO, MARIA & DAVID REPPUCCI MICHAEL & EMILY KAVOURIAS LOUIS & MARINA VLAHOS & FAMILY ALEXANDER A. KAVOURIAS JIM & BESSIE ZIOZIS NICHOLAS M. KAVOURIAS YANNI ZIOZIS GEORGE & CHRISTINE KORAKIS LAZARUS ZIOZIS & THE C. ANDERSON FAMILY GODPARENT AND PATRON ANTHONY AND CHRYSANTHI ARLIS - ROWLAND, STEPHANIE, MICHAEL, CHRYSANTHI & ATHENA MAYOR • MICHAEL & ELENI BAPIS • MARIA & GEORGIA BAPIS • HARRY & MICHELE LASCARIDES •RENEE NICOLE LASCARIDES ALEXANDRA MARIE LASCARIDES • CONSTANTINE HARRY LASCARIDES • JAMES AND ELENI SFIROUDIS SOPHIA SFIROUDIS • ANTHONY SFIROUDIS • EVANGELIA SFIROUDIS GODPARENTS PETER & CONSTANCE ALEXOPOULOS • PETER ALIMARAS & FAMILY & ANGELICA A. MAGLARAS • TED & LITSA ANAGNOSTOPOULOS & FAMILY • NICHOLAS & OLGA ANTONATOS • GREGORY & MYRNA APOSTOLATOS & FAMILY • THE APOSTOLOU FAMILY • ARCHANGEL MICHAEL HOPE/- JOY• THE ASHLEY FAMILY • KATINA ATHINEOS • ANTONIA & COSTAS BIZEKIS & FAMILY • GUS J. BUBARIS • MICHAEL & SUSAN CAVOUNIS • ANASTASIA, PAUL ADAM & LUKE CAVOUNIS • ANGELO, DEANNA, ANGELINE AND EVAN CHANTLY • CHRIS & LINDA CHONDROGIANNIS & FAMILY • ANGELA & MATHEW CLASSI • WILLIAM & GEORGANNE CONIS • THE COTELIDIS FAMILY • JOHN & LYDIA COTRONIS FAMILY • EVANGELIA, NICK AND PERRY CYPRUS • MICHAEL CORITSIDIS & DEBBIE DAKIS • DENNIS, ZENOVIA, NICHOLAS & ARISTIDIS DIONISIOU • JERRY, BESSIE, TOMMY, LIANA & SPYRO DRENIS • GEORGE, ELLEN & THOMAS DURAN • PLATON, CYNTHIA & BOB ELIAS • KATHRYN ELIAS • HELEN EXARHOS • VASILIOS N. 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Thank you to the following faithful stewards who have submitted their pledge cards for the 2015 pledge year as of March 31st. Please join them in their support of the ministries of our Archangel Michael Church and com- plete your 2015 pledge commitment today! Remember, a signed pledge card is required as part of maintaining your membership in good standing at Archangel Michael Church each year.

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Philoptochos The last meeting of the year will be held on Monday, June 1st, 2015. We look forward to seeing you at the first meeting of “And now abide faith, hope and love these three but the the new year which is scheduled for Monday, September 8th. greatest is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 Although we will soon be embarking on our summer break, our Mr. & Mrs. John Signorile Ms. Mary Sole work will continue throughout July and August. Mr. & Mrs. Victor Sommo The glorious day that we had all been waiting for, with God’s Ms. Loretta Sophocleous Have a Great Summer! Dr. & Mrs. Jack Soterakis help, has been completed. Thank you to all Philoptochos mem- Mr. & Mrs. John Spiridis bers for their love and hard work in making the Consecration Mr. & Mrs. John Stathis Greek School Board Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Stavrinos so successful. We hosted a lovely reception following the Ves- Mr. & Mrs. Peter Stavrinos pers Service on Friday evening, April 24th. On Saturday, April Mr. & Mrs. Costas Stefadouros “Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Ms. Mary Stell 25th, it was a privilege and an honor to prepare the Savana in Dr. & Mrs. Sotirios Stergiopoulos Untie the ribbons!” -Ruth Ann Schabacker Fr. and Mrs. Dennis Strouzas beautiful white boxes that were distributed to the faithful by Mr. & Mrs. Nicos Stylianou His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios. Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Tagios In the blink of an eye, another successful school year, 2014- Mr. & Mrs. Edward Tatarian 2015, has come to an end. Our Kindergarteners who tiptoed Dr. & Mrs. William Tenet Mr. & Mrs. Ilias Theodoropoulos into their classrooms in September are now happily skipping Mr. & Mrs. Stamatis Theodoropoulos in with new friends, singing songs and attempting to read and Dr. & Mr. Nikos Theodosopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Theoharis write. Our 7th graders, prepare to graduate, having gained the Ms. Malamaty Theoharous skills needed to read, write and communicate in the Greek Mr. & Mrs. Jim Tomeo Mr. & Mrs. George Tsagaris language. Mr. & Mrs. Spiros Tsaketas Ms.Catherine Tsea Mr. & Mrs. Peter Tsekouras The School Board congratulates the 7th graders for a job well Ms. Callie Tserpelis done and wishes them all the best on their upcoming Gradua- Mr. & Mrs. John Tsiforas Mr. & Mrs. John Tsimbinos tion! You have made us, your families and the AMC community Mr. & Mrs. Bill Tsirakis very proud! The Board also wishes the best of luck to our most Dr. & Dr. Nicholas Tsirilakis Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Tsoumas senior students who will soon be taking the Regents exam. You Ms. Joanne Tsoumpas have been well prepared and have worked hard. We are cer- Mr. & Mrs. John Tsoumpas We very much enjoyed the celebration of Mother’s Day on May Mr. & Mrs. Elias Tzavelis tain that you will be very successful! Mr. & Mrs. Nicos Tziazas 10th. Many thanks to the gentlemen of the Parish Council who Ms. Euridiki Tzolis sponsored the coffee hour and served all of our parishioners. Mr. & Mrs. John Tzoumas Looking back, the school year was adorned with many experi- Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Tzoumas On June 7th, at 8:45 am, we will hold our biennial elections ences, including class projects such as the construction of mini Mr. & Mrs. Lambros Vafeas Mr. & Mrs. George Varsam for the new board. The results will be posted on the AMC Trojan Horses, the preparation of Lenten food, building family Mr. & Mrs. Peter Vasilakos website and will be printed in the next issue of the Trumpet. trees, doing research on Greek migration to the United States, Mr. & Mrs. Peter Vassiliou Mr. & Georgios Vatakis and of course our annual OXI Day, Christmas Pageant, Greek Mr. & Mrs. Gus Vattes We are looking forward to our annual Philoptochos year- end Independence Day Assembly and Parade. Mr. John Vavas Mr. & Mrs. Nikos Vayias dinner scheduled for June 15th at 7:30pm at H on the Harbor Mr. & Mrs. Scott Vitrano The end of the year was made even more special as our stu- Ms. Maria Vitsentzos in Port Washington. Thank you to Chris Ioannou who is spear- Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Vlachos heading this event. On that evening we will be saying good- dents were given the opportunity and the honor to participate Mr. & Mrs. John Vlachos in the Consecration of our Church. Our students were truly the Mr. & Mrs. John T. Vlachos bye and thank you to our retiring board and will be introducing Mr. & Mrs. Louis Vlahos angels of the Archangel Michael Church. During Vespers they the newly elected board. We extend an invitation to all ladies Mr. & Mrs. Athanasios Voreadis held candles while Bishop Andonios, followed by all the priests Mr. Emmanuel Voumvourakis in our community to join us at this wonderful year-end event. Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Vouzakis-Bileddo in attendance, brought forward the relics of St. Panteleimon, For reservations please contact Chris Ioannou at 516-944-3505. Mr. & Mrs. Chris Vrettos St. Kyrikos and St. Barbara. On the morning of the Consecra- Ms. Anna Watson Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Weisenburger tion the students greeted Archbishop Demetrios, some wear- Mr. & Mrs. George Xanthos All Philoptochos obligations, both locally and nationally, have ing school uniforms and others in traditional “stoles”. Many Mr. & Mrs. Panagiotis Xenokostas Mr. & Mrs. Lampros Xydas been met. We also made a generous contribution towards the of our students wearing their Altar Boy and Choir robes also Mr. George Zachariadis reconstruction of St. Nicholas Church at the World Trade Center. participated by serving throughout the Consecration, as they Mr. & Mrs. Kostas Zachariadis Ms. Diana Zaferiou We continue to make hospital and nursing home visits as well had on the Saturday of Lazarus. They also witnessed Father Mr. & Mrs. Theo Zaferiou Dennis receiving the rank of Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Zangas as visits to those who are homebound. If you know of someone Mr. & Mrs. Mark Zarb who our Philoptochos could visit, please contact Dory Karahalis Patriarchate. Congratulations Fr. Dennis!! Axios! Mr. & Mrs. George Zbravos Mrs. Irene Zerboulis at 516-944-5460 or Eleni Raptis at 516-775-4238. Mr. & Mrs. John Zervopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Ziozis

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It has been a momentous year for the graduates, and I would like to reflect on some of the moments that will forever remain The aforementioned experiences brought our community to- as fond memories for them... gether and lifted our spirit of Hellenic pride and love of Greek letters and Greek Orthodoxy in young and old alike. For that, • The graduates were represented at the Greek Indepen- we are most thankful to Fr. Dennis, Fr. Nikolas, Mrs. Capous dence Day Parade this year, as two of our 7th grade stu- and Mrs. Spyridakis our principals, the teachers, parents, PTA dents proudly carried the Greek and American flags for and our students. It is when we all work together harmoniously our School. All of the students who marched proudly with that The Archangel Michael Greek Language Institute thrives! our School were acknowledged and rewarded by the PTA.

Kindly take note of the following: • This was the year of our Church’s consecration, and we were blessed to have been graced by the presence of His • Registration is ongoing for the 2015-16 school year. Eminence, Archbishop Demetrios. Our graduates were Please contact Mrs. Mariann Matarangas, kouklapup@aol. asked to represent the Greek School children by respect- com or Mrs. Demetra Tsismenakis, demetra11709@yahoo. fully greeting His Eminence with kind words and an offer- com . A $75 late registration fee applies after June 4th. ing of beautiful spring flowers. His Eminence graciously • Tuesday, June 2nd : K-2nd Grades last day of classes & received the children’s greetings with a display of love. Moving Up Ceremonies This was truly a once in a lifetime experience. • Thursday, June 4th : 3rd -7th Grades last day of classes • Friday, June 5th : 3rd -7th Grades Moving Up and Gradu- ation Ceremonies

• September 15th: 1st day of School & Agiasmo

To all our amazing students, congratulations και σ’ανοτερα! Have a great summer!

Greek School PTA

The PTA Board congratulates the Class of 2015, as they gradu- ate from the AMC Greek Language Institute. We recognize and commend Deme Apostolou, Vasili Apostolou, Angeline Chantly, Michael Colombos, Liana Drenis, Ellen Efkarpidis, Anastasia Fournaris, Erika Kitsanas, Andrea-Niki Maropakis, Sofia Matos, Demetra Neocleous, Thanasi Pappas, Penelope Pavlounis, Peter Petrakis, Mary Tsahas and Despina Tsiamtsouris.

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• The graduates were also very fortunate to have been guid- AMCares ed through the prosphoro making process by our beloved Our community is launching AMCares, an organization dedicated to Presbytera Paula. The PTA provided the supplies, and the mobilizing our youth to give their time and efforts to raise money children (and parents too) had so much fun! Thank you, and supplies for children and families in need around the world. Presbytera, for teaching us not only how to make pros- AMCares’ first event was a Car Wash scheduled for the end of May phoro, but the significant meaning behind it also. at The Archangel Michael Church. While participants waited for their cars to be cleaned, they visited the AMC Café, featuring sou- • As a special treat, the PTA traditionally provides the 7th vlakia on a stick, hot and iced coffee, frappe and Greek pastries. graders with a “Graduates Night Out”. This year, the grad- All of the proceeds from the event will be given to The Interna- uates chose to celebrate at Bounce. This dynamic group tional Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) and the Heart Doctors, bounced the night away, having a great time, enjoying both of which serve individuals and communities in need. each other’s company! Clearly, the friendships that have In the next issue, look for photos from this wonderful fundraiser! been forged during the past 8 years at Greek School were apparent that night.

Graduation will take place on Friday, June 5th, at 5pm in the Sunday School

AMC Gymnasium. At this time, we will also recognize the mov- On Sunday, March 22nd, students from our Sunday School ing up of grades 3-6, as they celebrate the graduates through classes participated in the annual Junior Division of the Direct beautiful Greek dance and songs. Grades K-2 will celebrate Archdiocese District St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival. their moving up on Tuesday, June 2nd, in the Fellowship Hall The students thoroughly researched their topics, making ref- erence in their presentations to appropriate passages in the during Greek School hours. Thursday, June 4th, is the last day Bible, and included personal experiences as well. Parishio- of classes! The PTA will treat everyone to an ice cream cel- ners who were present that day were very impressed with the ebration with our favorite Mr. Yianni. quality of the orations and offered their congratulations to all the participants. The committee of judges, who had no easy It has been my pleasure to have served you as PTA president task, announced the results on the following day. for the past two years. It was an experience that brought me closer to many of you in the community, and gave me true 1st Place - Peter Dres 2nd Place - Marika Reynolds pleasure working alongside a wonderful group of people who 3rd Place - Christopher Gerazounis helped work toward positive outcomes for our children. As my term is now over, it’s time for a changing of the guard, so to speak. Four seats are open on the PTA board. Two co-presi- dents and two co-secretaries would be ideal. Don’t let a title fool you, as everyone works together as a team! It’s a great opportunity for you and your children, as it makes the children very proud to see their parents involved. Thanks to those who have served with me over the past two years: parents, class moms, and especially my board members Penny Stefanakis, So- fia Caldwell, Roni Lagamjis, Antonia Bizekis and Patty Tsahas! Peter and Marika went on to represent Archangel Michael For further guidance on how to get involved, please contact Church at the Long Island Division level, hosted by Kimisis Tis me at [email protected], or directly at Theotokou in Island Park on April18th. Marika was awarded first place and then went on to the District Level competition [email protected]. which took place on May 2nd at Holy Trinity Church in New Wishing you a blessed summer with your families! Rochelle. On May 3rd, Fr. Dennis announced to the congre- gation that Marika was again awarded first place and will Deanna Chantly now move on to participate in the national level finals sched- uled for June 5th-7th in Passadena, CA. Congratulations, Και PTA President 2013-2015 Σ’Ανοτερα!

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This year we were excited to implement a new program for our Sunday School children. Our music program began for the Byzantine Youth Choir younger grades and the children enjoyed singing and learning The Consecration of Archangel Michael Church was absolute- new hymns and songs. We look forward to continuing and ex- ly Glorious! The melodious voices of the our adult and youth panding this program next year. choirs, along with many talented choir members from other churches in the Archdiocesan District joined together for a An integral part of this year’s Sunday School program was most memorable weekend. Commemorating our transforma- the continuation of Fr. Dennis’ and Fr. Nikolas’ inspirational tion to a hallowed and sacred home was truly inspirational for teaching ministry; immediately after Holy Communion, rotat- all those who witnessed it. ing groups of students gathered in the chapel to learn about the Sacraments of the Orthodox Church. Altar Boys and Youth You have made the earthly beauty of the holy taber- Choir members met their classes in the chapel on their sched- nacle of Your glory to be like the majesty of the firma- ment on high, O Lord. Make it strong forever and ever uled days. It was very enlightening and such a great learning and accept our supplications that we unceasingly bring experience for our children and their teachers. We hope to to You there, at the intercession of the Theotokos. For continue this wonderful program next year. You are the Life and Resurrection of all.

(Apolytikion for Consecration Mode 4)

Both of this year’s high school graduates have been devoted to our church youth choir for the past ten years! At the re- cent 15th Anniversary of His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, which was celebrated at The Cathedral in Manhattan, Renee Lascarides passionately played a beautiful Byzantine hymn on her flute. At the Heretismi service on the fourth Friday of Lent, Alexa Vasilakos magnificently chanted the Aspile. We are sin- cerely grateful for their dedicated service and wish them the very best of luck as they pursue their college careers. Mega The Sunday School Program will complete the year with our Congratulations to RENEE LASCARIDES & ALEXA VASILAKOS! Moving Up Day on June 7th. We would like to thank our teach- ers for their devotion and our parents for making this year a Everyone is cordially invited to come and share a delightful success. This year we had over 300 children enrolled in our time at the 2015 Musicale to be held at 2PM on Sunday, June Sunday School program, and next year we hope to welcome 14th at the Rimsky Theatre, Landmark on Main Street in Port more. We wish everyone a wonderful summer and look for- Washington. ward to seeing you in September! Καλο Καλοκαιρι! Best Wishes for a summer filled with Music!

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LUNCH and LEARN After celebrating Vespers, His Eminence, Archbishop Demetri- Lunch and Learn will not meet during the summer. We os, presented the trophies at the JOY Basketball League Trophy look forward to meeting again in the fall. For specific Dinner on Saturday, May 2, at St. Demetrios Church, in Astoria. dates, please check our website. And while winning is great, the manner in which our teams Adult Choir did so gives us many additional reasons to be proud of our teams: our coaches and our players who conducted themselves The Archangel Michael choir and community is proud of our in a way that exhibits the AMC values and sportsmanship, and organist Christina Lipinski on having written, then presenting represents our AMC community well: hard work, great sports- and successfully defending her dissertation, in April. On May manship and the utmost respect toward the opposing teams, 7, 2015 Christina was awarded a Doctorate degree in School referees and the League. Psychology from Saint John’s University. Congratulations Dr. Lipinski! We wish you success in your career and all of God’s We look forward to the Basketball Camp that will be held Blessings! the last two weeks of August, and again in the fall, when our “quest” to defend our titles and attain new ones, will begin Athletics anew! Check the website for registration information. Have It is with great pride and happiness that we announce the ac- a wonderful summer! complishments of our young athletes at the JOY Basketball Goya championship games. Not only was our community the only one this year to have three teams playing in the finals (to put this in perspective, there were a total of four finals games and Once again, GOYA’s calendar was filled with events that gave our community played in three of those)--we also won two of the group the opportunity to get together with their friends. the games. Congratulations to the second place Girls 2 (ages On March 8th, St. Paul’s hosted the annual Cathedral Cup. 9-10) Team coached by Michael Bapis and assisted by Demetra Two teams participated, boys and girls, and they all had a Tsismenakis and John Petras and to the champion Girls 3 (ages great time! 11-12) Maroon Team coached by George Themelis and assisted by John Petras and Theo Tsiamtsiouris and to the champion Boys 2 (ages 9-10) Maroon Team coached by John Tsiforas and assisted by Kirk Lazaridis. We are very proud of you!

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On March 14th, GOYAns from Long Island, Westchester and Con- During the month of May the GOYAns honored mothers on necticut ​participated in the Annual InterGOYA Scavenger Hunt. Mother’s Day and participated in the Greek Orthodox District The GOYAns along with chaperones were broken up into teams Olympics as well as the Pins for Pauley fundraiser. and ventured through the Museum of Natural History looking for answers to questions. Archangel Michael GOYA, divided up As the school year approaches an end, the GOYAns are look- into two teams and came in 1st and 3rd place. SO EXCITING!​ ing forward to a Year End Trip. We are also planning ahead The day finished with a Lenten lunch at the beautiful Central by holding a “Meet and Greet” to welcome approximately 40 Park Boathouse. On March 29th, we all marched together in “graduating” JOY members to GOYA, and introducing our new- unity at the Greek Independence Day Parade. ly elected 2015- 2016 GOYA Board. Please check the Evites and your emails for dates and details of these events. ​ In conjunction with our journey through Great Lent, the ser- vices of Holy Week and ultimately our celebration of Pascha, GOYA would like to congratulate all graduating seniors and GOYA sold Luminary bags and candles in memory of loved ones, wish them the best of luck in their future! family and/or friends. These bags displayed the name of the Have a wonderful and safe summer. person to be commemorated and were lined up for the proces- sion of Holy Friday. Thanks to all for your generous donations Looking forward to seeing you in September! and making it such a success. Greek Dance Troupe

The Archangel Michael Greek Dance Troupe participated in and performed at the Ronald McDonald House Greek Division Walk- athon on May 16th. We look forward to completing the year with our dance recital performance at the End - of -Year BBQ on June 7th.

The Greek Dance Troupe was established in 1999 under the direction of Roula Zogopoulos. Our Troupe’s goal is to offer children an opportunity to come together and continue our Hellenic dance traditions. Mrs. Zogopoulos creates a safe atmosphere in which our young people are inspired to learn On April 3rd, together with AMC Fellowship Night, Archangel Mi- about their Hellenic heritage through our rich dancing and mu- chael GOYA families contributed food to the Lenten Potluck Din- sical traditions. ner. What a great spread and wonderful evening of fellowship The Greek Dance Troupe of the Archangel Michael Church is combined with Palm Making. The GOYAns also participated in a looking forward to another great year in 2015-16. The Troupe Lenten Retreat where they learned about the journey of Holy invites the youth in our community to join us! We meet on Sat- Week, assembled emergency, health and school kits, donated urdays throughout the school year according to the schedule to the International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) and as- below: sembled food collected for the food pantry in Port Washington. ​ Group A (Grades K-2): 9:00-10:00AM Group B (Grades 3-5): 10:00-11:00AM Group C (Grades 6-8): 11:00 -12:00PM Group D (Grades 9-12): 12:00-1:00PM

We proudly perform at various church functions as well as at other performance venues throughout the year all culminating with our annual dance recital in June.

For more information please contact: [email protected].

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donated clothes. When we think of a boutique, it’s new high- Hope/Joy end clothes. These guests are grateful for the clothes that are donated. This new experience has really changed our perspec- During Holy Week, over 30 children from our HOPE/JOY group tive on the way we view our privileged life. The smallest thing volunteered their time at a soup kitchen in Hempstead, NY. A firsthand account from some of the participants follows: like shopping at the grocery store or buying new clothes is a big deal in someone else’s life. Every little thing can make a An Afternoon at the Mary Brennan Inn difference and help us to better understand the challenges written by Irene Tsahas, Mary Tsahas, and Maria Doulis others face if we take a walk in someone else’s shoes, even for

On Holy Monday, we spent an afternoon at the Mary Brennan just one afternoon. INN (Interfaith Nutrition Network) with Fr. Nikolas and three other families from the Archangel Michael Church. During our Peter Christofer Memorial visit, we learned that the Mary Brennan INN is the largest soup kitchen located on Long Island. On a daily basis they serve lunch weekdays from 11:30-1:30 for approximately 200 to 600 The second Peter Christofer Memorial “Hoop It Up” 3 on 3 Bas- guests. They provide for families in need with many things ketball Tournament was held on May 9th, 2015 in our gymna- such as donated books, clothes, toiletries and groceries to sium. Six teams competed in a double elimination format. The take home. The guests wait on a long line to take a 12-minute teams consisted of players of various ages. Over one thousand hot shower. This great organization provides for many in need dollars was raised to dedicate an awards showcase in Peter’s across Nassau County. memory.

We were given tasks such as stocking up the pantry, organizing Below are the First and Second place Teams along with Peter the library and the boutique full of donated clothes, straight- Christofer’s sons. ening out the perishable goods, making care packages, and cleaning the dining area. Our job was to straighten out the perishable goods. We packaged loaves of bread and bagels, disposed of the expired goods, and reorganized the fridge. We never realized how much work it took to keep the soup kitchen operating to its full potential.

From left to right: Second place team: Peter Papagianakis, Stefanos Papagianakis, Dean Moustakas; Peter Christofer’s sons: Mike and Nicholas. First place team: Constantine Koki- nakis, Peter Germanakos and Gregory Palmer.

In addition, this experience has made us feel fortunate and

thankful for all we have. These guests are dependent on all CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES their necessities from the soup kitchen. They gather their food for the night from the pantry and sometimes the only meal Congratulations to all our High School and College graduates! they may have is lunch from the soup kitchen. For example, Best wishes in the years ahead. the guests choose their wardrobe from a boutique filled with

www.archangelmichaelchurch.org Archangel Michael | Jun/Jul/Aug 2015 | 23 A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR 2014 FESTIVAL DONORS… PLEASE HELP ONCE AGAIN IN 2015 Major Sponsors North Shore Farms John & Harriet Pappas Artamus Restaurant Equipment Marathon Energy Helen Astin New London Pharmacy (Abby & John Fazio) George & Deity Browne George & Rita Scandalios Imperial Bag & Paper Company LLC John Stratakis & Catherine Gerontis Investors Bank Petros & Penny Tsekouras Janice Michelle Foundation Inc. The Velvet Touch Moving & Storage Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP Xenophon Xenophontos, M.D. Tent Sponsors Alma Bank Peter & Irene Kusulas Anthony & Chris Arlis Savas & Joanna Milienos The Bapis Group—Hightower Advisors Christopher & Peggy Milonas Bargain Printing (Neo Ioannou) Stan & Litsa Neamonitis Gus Bubaris Chris & Vasiliki Neocleous Michael & Susan Cavounis Katie Nickolaus Dean & Mary Chiros Panpaphian Association of America Matthew & Angela Classi Nicholas Papain & Family Bill & Georganne Conis George Petras Thomas E. and Janet Constance Peter Ninia & Chrysanthe Petras CY Electric (George & Nancy Kouspos) Onex Technologies (Panos Xenokostas) James & Margaret Damascus Nicholas & Kally Roditis Double G Pharmacy (George Lazarides) Nicholas & Maria Sideratos & Family Dr. George & Fay Dourmas Dr. Jack & Ethel Soterakis Dynasty Home Improvements (Anna & Steve Michailidis) Nikos Theodosopoulos & Anna Loukissa Cynthia & Platon Elias Twin Brothers Electrical Supply John & Athena Halkias & Family Harris & Melissa Tsangaris Dr. Michael & Theana Iordanou Nick & Kathy Tziazas Dr. Tassos Katechis & Dr. Michael Kokolis Vision Enterprises Georgia Kaufman & Eleni Kaufman Louis & Marina Vlahos Ride Sponsors Ted & Sandra Anagnostos & Family Louis & Christine Koskovolis Theodore & Garifalia Anagnostopoulos Panagiotis Kovios & Christine Vrettos Archangel Michael Hope/JOY Program Aaron & Lara Lemons The Bapis Family Andrew Mallios & Chrisoula Politis Bill's Friendly Auto Service Montauk Clothing Company (Bill Mavro) Business Law Firm LLC (Peter Papagianakis) Dr. Brigette Nacos Matthew & Angela Classi John & Simone Politidis Dennis & Jenny Dionisiou Michael & Demi Psyllos & Family Fundamental Sports LLC Eleni & Jim Sfroudis Phil & Arete Galanis Michael & Panayiota Stefanakis & Family Norman & Lisa Glavas Andreas & Christina Tsartsalis & Family John & Vicky Giouroukakis Dr. George & Elizabeth Yiachos George & Christine Korakis Festival Donors Diana Alexiou Christina Galea Elizabeth Mavro Georgia Alexiou Helen & Panos Frangopoulos Andrew J. Pappas Joanne Apostol Alex & Katherine Harisiades Nicholas C. Pappas Konstantinos & Paraskevi Apostolatos John & Kathryn Joannon Phillips Nizer LLP (Athena Halkias) Arista Coffee Peggy Kalesis Plymouth Beef & Sunshine Foods Michael & Jennifer Borut John & Alexandra Kapetanos John & Ellie Tsoumpas Elpis Chandras Alexandra Kapotes John & Maria Signorile Gus & Helen Chimos Dr. Charles N. Kapotes Isidoros & Connie Sistasis Chris & Linda Chondrogiannis Eleni Kaufman Mary Sole Melanie Clarke Eleni & Alexander Kofinas Nicos & Andria Stylianou John L. Cotronis David & Patricia Lemons Xenia & Stamatis Theodoropoulos Tom & Janet Constance James & Androniki Lolis Callie Tserpelis Demetrios & Anastasia Drallios Thomas & Mina Manis Nikos & Vicky Vayias Dominic & Maria Fiore Barbara Mavro Betty Vontas Please accept our sincere apologies for any errors or omissions. We have taken great effort to prepare this list accurately.

24| Archangel Michael | Jun/Jul/Aug 2015 www.archangelmichaelchurch.org 2015 Greek Festival on the Harbor

Our first FOUR Greek Festivals on the Harbor were great successes and we need your help to continue that achievement and elevate our 5th Festival to reach new heights.

In 2014, a team of 440 volunteers (including 40+ children) worked tirelessly to achieve the “impossible”, to make our Festival bigger and better than ever before—and we accomplished that Goal. To date, the AMC Festivals have raised an astounding ~$880,000 for the Parish. These monies supplemented our Capital Campaign to complete the Archangel Michael Sanctuary, the Chapel, the Bell Tower, the iconography and other improvements to our facilities, plus pay down debt—all satisfying important goals for our Parish.

However, something more and very special also occurred. Parishioners—young and old—made new friendships and built relationships by working together in fellowship as volunteers, creating a special camaraderie that will endure long into the future.

Despite the financial success, our expenses have grown materially over the past 4 years—from $152,000 in 2011, to more than $310,000 in 2014, and once again we expect our costs and expenses to increase in 2015. Due to the size of the event, food and beverage costs, supplies costs, tent and cooking equipment rental costs, and security & cleaning service costs will likely all go up. In addition, in the coming months we will once again make investments in additional equipment for the Festival—for example, last year we purchased cooking equipment, 2 way radios, cash registers, construction materials, lighting fixtures, etc.

Given the growing costs each year it becomes more important to offset them with Sponsorships and Donations. Please help by donating what you can—from a $10 donation to a major sponsorship, it all helps, and is GREATLY appreciated.

Also noteworthy, a large amount of our goods and services are donated. For example, the trucks we used for refrigeration and storing supplies and the moving company who moved our Fabulous Finds from the Church to the site were all donated. Some of the generators we used for electricity were also donated and the same for much of our food and beverage items. These are expensive items and if we had to pay for them our net proceeds would have been considerably less.

Sponsors will benefit from great exposure in the community (that is with our Parishioners and the broader Port Washington area). Sponsors are recognized on signage throughout the festival site. In 2014, the PW Police estimated that we had more than 40,000 people attend the festival on Saturday alone—the evening of our Fireworks. We offer many sponsorship options to fit a variety of budgets. Please take the time to look at the next two pages and consider becoming either a sponsor of the festival or a donor. Any and all donations will help defray expenses.

Also, very soon, you will receive a mailing dedicated to the Festival. It will include information on who to contact to volunteer your time. It will also include a flyer from the “Fabulous Finds” committee letting you know when you can start dropping off your treasures (the Fab Finds Team raised over $110,000 over the past 4 years, with little overhead). It will also include a flyer from the Bakery Committee—thanks to your donations of home made cookies last year, we sold over 10,000 cookies.

So let’s get ready once again and set out to achieve new heights and if possible have even more fun doing it.

Looking forward to working with all of you again, The Festival Chairs (Michael, Peter, Chris, John, Oscar & Michael) www.archangelmichaelchurch.org Archangel Michael | Jun/Jul/Aug 2015 | 25 2015 Festival Sponsorships Major Sponsors  Platia Sponsor (Town Square)* $15,000  Hellenic Sponsor * $7,500  Fireworks Sponsor * $5,000 (up to 4 available)  Music Sponsor * $5,000 (up to 4 available)  Parking Sponsor * $2,500 (up to 4 available) * The Platia Sponsors will receive their Name or Logo on all Volunteer T-Shirts (400+), plus all Major Sponsors will be recognized in one or more of the following ways: Print Ads, Signage at the Festival, on the Taverna Menus, etc. Other Sponsors  Dining Tent Sponsor $1,000 (up to 10 available)  Taverna Sponsor $1,000 (up to 6 available)  Cypriot Corner Sponsor $1,000 (up to 3 available)  Bakery Tent Sponsor $1,000 (up to 3 available)  Loukoumades Tent Sponsor $1,000 (up to 2 available)  Bar by the Sea $1,000 (up to 2 available)  Fabulous Finds Sponsor $1,000 (up to 4 available)  Ring Toss Sponsor $1,000 (up to 2 available)  Beverage Stand Sponsor $1,000 (up to 2 available)  The Greek Market (Agora) $1,000 (up to 2 available)  Ride Sponsor $ 500 (15+ available) (All Tent, Stand and Ride Sponsors will be recognized with Signs at the Respective Venues) Multiple Sponsorships are Welcome! Name: Title (if applicable): Company (if applicable): Street Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Fax: E-Mail: Authorized Signature: Please mail (1) this completed Form along with (2) payment to: Attention: 2015 Festival Committee The Archangel Michael Church 100 Fairway Drive, Port Washington, NY 11050 Please make Checks payable to: The Archangel Michael Church (2015 Festival) Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact: Michael Psyllos @ (516) 319-5821 –OR- Peter Stavrinos @ (516) 456-9402 [email protected]

26 | Archangel Michael |Jun/Jul/Aug 2015 www.archangelmichaelchurch.org 2015 Festival Donations  One Box of Gyro/Souvlaki $50 x ___ = $ ____  One Box of Pita Bread $25 x ___ = $ ____  One Tray of Pastitsio/Mousaka $50 x ___ = $ ____  One Tray of Baklava/Kataifi $85 x ___ = $ ____  One Tray of Greek Salad $50 x ___ = $ ____  One Tray Spanakopita/Tyropita $50 x ___ = $ ____  One Case of Hamburgers/Hot Dogs/ Fries $25 x ___ = $ ____  One Case of Soda/Water $10 x ___ = $ ____  Other Amount $ ______Total Enclosed $ ______

Name: Title (if applicable): Company (if applicable): Street Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Fax: E-Mail: Authorized Signature:

Please mail (1) this completed Form along with (2) payment to: Attention: 2015 Festival Committee The Archangel Michael Church 100 Fairway Drive Port Washington, NY 11050

Please make Checks payable to: The Archangel Michael Church (2015 Festival)

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact: Michael Psyllos @ (516) 319-5821 –OR- Peter Stavrinos @ (516) 456-9402 [email protected]

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www.archangelmichaelchurch.org Archangel Michael | Jun/Jul/Aug 2015 | 29 ARCHANGEL MICHAEL GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH June Calendar 2015

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 Philoptochos GS Moving Up Youth Choir GS Moving Up Board Meeting K-2nd Grade Rehearsal and Graduation 7:30p 7:30p 3rd-7th Grade

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Matins 8:30a Youth Choir Watsonian Preschool Rehearsal Golf Outing Moving Up Divine Liturgy 9:30a 7:30p and Graduation

Sunday School Moving Up Ceremony End of Year Barbecue Philoptochos Elections 8:45a 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Matins 8:30a Philoptochos Byzantine Youth Challenge Liturgy Year End Dinner Choir - Pool Party 10:30a Divine Liturgy 9:30a 7:30p

Byzantine Youth Choir - Annual Musicale - Rimsky Theater

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Father's Day Matins 8:30a Divine Liturgy 9:30a

28 29 30 Matins 8:30a Synaxis of the Holy Apostles Divine Liturgy 9:30a Divine Liturgy 9:30a (Chapel)

30 | Archangel Michael | Jun/Jul/Aug 2015 www.archangelmichaelchurch.org ARCHANGEL MICHAEL GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH July Calendar 2015

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 Office Closed - Independence Day Observed

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Matins 8:30a Divine Liturgy 9:30a

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Matins 8:30a S.S. Julitta and Challenge Liturgy Kyrikos the 10:30a Divine Liturgy Martyrs 9:30a Liturgy 9:30a

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Matins 8:30a Divine Liturgy 9:30a

26 27 28 29 30 31 Matins 8:30a St. Panteleimon Divine Liturgy Divine Liturgy 9:30a 9:30a

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Matins 8:30a Paraclesis Service Holy Transfiguration Paraclesis Service (Chapel) 7:30p Divine Liturgy 9:30a (Chapel) 7:30p Divine Liturgy 9:30a

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Matins 8:30a Paraclesis Service Paraclesis Service Dormition of the (Chapel) 7:30p (Chapel) 7:30p Theotokos - Divine Liturgy 9:30a Challenge Liturgy 9:30a

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Matins 8:30a Divine Liturgy 9:30a

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Matins 8:30a Divine Liturgy 9:30a Matins 8:30a Divine Liturgy 9:30a 30 31

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Save The Date! Looking Ahead

Welcome Back Fellowship Sunday Sunday, September 13th

Sunday School Begins Sunday, September 13th

Greek School Begins and Agiasmo Service Tuesday, September 15th

Preschool Begins Tuesday, September 15th Sunday, September 13th Festival on the Harbor immediately following Friday-Sunday, September 27th-29th Liturgy at the Church

5K Walk/Run Catch up with friends and register for our October Date TBA many organizations. All are invited! Nameday Dinner Dance Friday, November 13th at Look for more information over the summer! Jericho Terrace