April 2011 Volume 6, Number 3

We have almost ar-

rived at the most im-portant and significant

week of the ecclesias-tical year. During this week the Orthodox

Church re-enacts be-fore us and with us

the entire passion of Christ. It is a week cherished by clergy

and laity alike. Most of the faithful will do

whatever is necessary to be in church during this week. To pray, to

worship and ultimately to grow closer to God.

We see so many people in church this week

because our faith is a vibrant and living faith. When the Orthodox Church celebrates an event in the life of our Lord, it does not simply

commemorate or remember the event. In-stead, the Church re-lives the event so that we

who are living now may experience it for our-selves. And so we do, with many people wor-shiping and participating in these beautiful ser-

vices; each service holding special meaning, feelings, and memories for each one of the

faithful.

Holy Week begins on the Saturday of Lazarus.

Holy Week begins with the resurrection of Laz-arus, and it culminates with the Resurrection

of Christ. Thus, Holy Week is placed between two brilliant beams of light which illuminate the darkness. They give hope and light to that

particular darkness which fell upon the cross at the Ninth Hour of that bleak Friday! The bea-

con of the resurrection of Lazarus leads us to the ultimate joy and light which we will cele-brate early in the morning of Anastasi, the

Lord's Resurrection.

Before the resurrections of Lazarus and Christ„s own Resurrection, Jesus had raised two others from the dead as we have read in

the Scriptures. One was the daughter of Jairus, the other was the only son of the widow of

Nain. The first had just died, the second was being carried to the cemetery in his coffin.

These were remarkable events indeed, but the most astounding of the three was the raising of Lazarus.

It began with Lazarus‟ two sisters, Mary and

Martha. They sent word to Jesus saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” What a marvelous lesson in prayer this is. The first thing they did

when trouble arrived was to inform Christ; to turn to Him for help. It is when we turn to

Christ that we find peace, comfort and strength.

When Jesus finally arrived in Bethany, Lazarus had already been dead for four days. Hearing

of His arrival, Martha ran out to meet him. Alt-hough she had some confidence in the power of Christ, she did not fully understand it. “Lord,

if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” Jesus responded, “Your brother will

rise again." Martha said, “Yes, I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” The faith that Martha expressed in the

resurrection was that held by most of the Jews.

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4 Easter Services

6 Apokriatiko Ball

8 Golf Tournament

10 Mom’s N’ Tots

CLERGY Rev. Fr. Peter Stratos

Rev. Fr. Christos Kanakis

ADMINISTRATION

Alma Vorgias, Secretary Vicki Kades, Communications

PARISH COUNCIL Ted Vavoulis – President

John Buzas – Vice-President

Eleni Vagenas - Secretary John Patzakis – Co-Treasurer

Peter Stavropoulos – Co-Treasurer Tashia Vagenas – Assistant Treasurer

Sophia Angelos, Chris Bicos, Tom Grafos, Jim

Hronas, Yvonne Riley, Christos Siatras, Constantine Trigonis, John Vidalakis,

Perry Vidalakis

PAST PRESIDENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Andrew Demopoulos, Chairman

LADIES OF PHILOPTOCHOS Maria Kokoris

CHOIR

Jim Hronas

SUNDAY SCHOOL Irene Albeck

GOYA

Esther Vavoulis

JR. GOYA Presbytera Aida Stratos

GREEK SCHOOL Anastasia McClain, Director

GREEK DANCE Esther Vavoulis, President

MOMS N‟ TOTS Maria Udria & Sophia Syrengelas

VIPs

Pantele Xanthos

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Just as the Samaritan woman at the well knew

the Messiah would come, she did not realize that "He" had already come and was standing right there before her. So, too, Martha, though believ-

ing in the resurrection, did not understand "the Resurrection" was standing right there before

her. As Jesus told the woman at the well that He was

the Messiah, so now He said to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in

me though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die.”

Jesus then proved to Martha and all that were present that He was the Messiah. He cried out

with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound

with bandages, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him and let him go.” The voice which in the beginning

said, “Let there be light, and there was light”- that same voice now said, “Lazarus, come out,”

and Lazarus, dead four days, came walking out of the tomb.

Who can now doubt that on the last day that very same voice shall speak again “when the

trumpet sounds” and “those who are in the graves shall hear His voice and shall come forth?” Who now can doubt the words we con-

fess in the Nicene Creed every Sunday, “ I be-lieve…in the resurrection of the dead and the life

of the age to come.” By raising Lazarus from the dead, we hear in the troparion of the day, “Christ confirmed the truth of the general resur-

rection.”

After Lazarus walked out of the tomb into the bright sun, one would have thought that every-one would have believed. But miracles are

sometimes no cure for unbelief. For some, even the witness of a resurrection is not enough to

overcome their unbelief. It was the resurrection of Lazarus that brought

out the crowds on Palm Sunday, but it was also Lazarus‟ resurrection that built the cross; for as

it was written by the Apostle John, “From that day on they plotted his death.”

Holy week begins with Lazarus Saturday, leading into the triumphant entry of Christ into Jerusa-

lem on Palm Sunday, and continuing with the

eventual trial, the scourging, the suffering, the crucifixion, and His death.

But remember, the raising of Lazarus was a promise of more to come. It foreshadowed an-

other and far greater miracle, Christ‟s own victo-ry over the tomb. With Lazarus‟ resurrection “death begins to tremble.” This is why a spirit of

great joy pervades the Liturgy of the Saturday of Lazarus. In the early church, Lazarus Saturday

was considered a pre-announcement of Pascha. It signified the beginning of the end of death.

Finally, the two resurrections of Lazarus and Christ are intimately linked together through

Mary. It was her love for Christ and her grati-tude for the raising Lazarus that inspired her

beautiful expression of that gratitude, which we read in the Gospel lesson of that day. Immedi-ately after the resurrection of Lazarus, we heard

the following, "A supper was given in His honor (Christ), at which Martha served, and Lazarus

sat among the guests with Jesus. Then Mary brought a pound of very costly perfume,… and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped them with

her hair, till the house was filled with the fra-grance.” When Judas objected to the expense,

Jesus said, “…she prepares for my burial…” The great battle between light and darkness

takes place during Holy Week. It takes place be-tween two brilliant beams of light: on the one

end, “Lazarus, come out”; on the other end, “He is risen. He is not here. See the place where they laid Him!”

Kali Anastasi,

Fr Peter

Fr. Peters Message Continued

St. Anthony Greek Orthodox Church HOLY WEEK AND EASTER/PASCHA PROGRAM - APRIL 17 -APRIL 24, 2011

SATURDAY OF LAZARUS – April 16

Orthros/Divine Liturgy 9:00 a.m.

Holy Communion

Breakfast and making palm crosses.

PALM SUNDAY – April 17

Orthros 9:00 a.m.

Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.

Service of the Bridegroom 7:00 p.m.

HOLY MONDAY – April 18

Service of the Bridegroom 7:00 p.m.

HOLY TUESDAY - April 19

Service of the Bridegroom 7:00 p.m.

HOLY WEDNESDAY – April 20

Presanctified Liturgy 9:00 a.m.

Sacrament of Holy Unction 6:00 p.m.

HOLY THURSDAY - April 21

Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil 8:00 a.m.

The Service of Holy Passion 7:00 p.m.

GOOD FRIDAY - April 22

The Ninth Hour 10:00 a.m.

The Descent from the Cross 3:00 p.m.

The Lamentations 7:00 p.m.

HOLY SATURDAY - April 23

Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil 9:00 a.m.

Vigil for the Holy Resurrection 11:00 p.m.

―Come Receive the Light‖ 11:45 p.m.

The Service of the Holy Resurrection and

Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom to follow.

PASCHA/EASTER SUNDAY - April 24

The AGAPE Service 11:00 a.m.

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ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΜΔΓΑΛΗ ΔΒΓΟΜΑΓΟ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΧΑ

ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟ 17 – ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟ 24, 2011

ΑΒΒΑΣΟΝ ΣΟΤ ΛΑΕΑΡΟΤ - 16 Άπριλίου

Θεία Λειηοσργία 9:00 π.μ.

Θά άκολοσθήζη πρόγεσμα διά ηα παιδιά μας

καί όλοσς ηοσς πιζηούς.

ΚΤΡΗΑΚΖ ΣΩΝ ΒΑΪΩΝ - 17 Άπριλίου

¨Ορθρος 9:00 π.μ.

Θεία Λειηοσργία 10:00 π.μ.

Άκολοσθία ηού Νσμθίοσ 7:00 μ.μ.

ΜΔΓΑΛΖ ΓΔΤΣΔΡΑ - 18 Άπριλίου

Άκολοσθία ηοσ Νσμθίοσ 7:00 μ.μ.

ΜΔΓΑΛΖ ΣΡΗΣΖ - 19 Άπριλίοσ

Άκολοσθία ηοσ Νσμθίοσ 7:00 μ.μ.

ΜΔΓΑΛΖ ΣΔΣΑΡΣΖ - 20 Άπριλίοσ

Θεία Λειτουργία τῶν Προηγιασμένων Δώρων 9:00 π.μ.

Σο Μσζηήριον ηοσ Ηερού Δστέλαιοσ 6:00 μ.μ.

ΜΑΓΑΛΖ ΠΔΜΠΣΖ - 21 Άπριλίου

‘Δζπερινή Λειηοσργία ηοσ Μεγάλοσ Βαζιλείοσ 8:00 π.μ.

Άκολοσθία ηων Παθών 7:00 μ.μ.

ΜΔΓΑΛΖ ΠΑΡΑΚΔΤΖ - 22 Άπριλίου

Ωρα ‘Δναηη 10:00 π.μ.

Άποκαθήλωζις 3:00 μ.μ.

Ό Έπιηάθιος Θρήνος 7:00 μ.μ.

ΜΔΓΑ ΑΒΒΑΣΟΝ - 23 Άπριλίοσ

‘Δζπερινή Λειηοσργία ηοσ Μεγάλοσ Βαζιλείοσ 9:00 π.μ.

Άκολοσθία ηης Άναζηάζεως 11:00 μ.μ

Γεύηε Λάβεηε Φως- Ζ ΑΝΑΣΑΗ 11:45 μ.μ

Θεία Λειηοσργία ηοσ ‘Ηερού Υρσζοζηόμοσ

ΚΤΡΗΑΚΖ ΣΟΤ ΠΑΥΑ - 24 Άπριλίου

‘Δζπερινός ηής Άγάπης 11:00 π.μ.

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Photos by Beth Moser

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Fr. Peter's Sunday sermons

are now posted online.

www.saint-anthonys.org/sermons

Thanks to Nick Kleissas for

digitizing and converting

the audio to MP3 format.

*This does not replace church. Fr. Peter stresses the importance of church attendance and being at

church on time.

Attention

High School Students Class of 2011

Philoptochos of Saint Anthony scholarship ap-

plications are now available to high school 2011 graduates. Scholarship is open to stu-

dents whose parents are stewards of Saint Anthony. For further information or applica-

tions, contact scholarship chairperson Irene

Albeck or Philoptochos president Maria Ko-koris. Application deadline April 30.

Dance Group Become a part of the St. Anthony folk dance groups ! The month of May will be St. Anthony's

dance groups open house! All ages and dance levels are welcome to participate in class and

join in the fun. You do not have to be part of the dance program to attend.

For more information please email christinepappas@earthlink.net.

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Change from the

Heart

Contribute to Pennies & Prayers A penny is a gift, a prayer of thanks, a reminder that we come together to further the work of

Christ our Lord. Pennies & Prayers is a Commission for Orthodox

Missions and Evangelism (C.O.M.E.), which is all about bringing Christ to our neighbor. Without

these funds our missions throughout the world will not be able to preach the gospel or provide for many needy people. Your family‟s spare

change can help support our current mission parishes and begin new ones. Keeping a jar in

the home is a way to remind ourselves of Christ‟s calling to go to all people everywhere

and make them His Disciples.

How to Participate in “Pennies & Prayers”

1. Please make a donation today! Any amount is welcome. 2. Take home a “Pennies & Prayers” canister and

place your spare change into the canister. The whole family is encouraged to participate, espe-

cially during the Lenten Season. Return the filled canisters by Penetcost Sunday,

June 12, 2011 to the church office in care of Philoptochos. All proceeds will be sent to

“Pennies & Prayers” to continue this valuable work for our Orthodox missions. Make this valua-ble work a family project!

If you have any questions or need further infor-

mation, please call Sophie Mastor, Chairman, at (310) 476-4638.

Mom’s N Tots

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All children (ages 6 months to 3 1/2 years of age) are encouraged to join

us with their mommies or caregivers each Wednesday from 10:30 to 11:30

am. Children will make new friends and have lots of fun while learning

about our church and the world around them through music, stories, crafts,

and activities.

Important dates to remember:

April 13th: Easter Party

May 11th: Field Trip to Danny's Farm

“Casting Out

the ‘Devil’ with

‘Rays’”

by Rev. Deacon

Niko Bekris About five years ago when I was still attend-

ing our seminary in Brookline, Massachusetts, a visiting group of priests came from various parts

of the country to hold meetings at the school, and I bumped into one of them in the cafeteria.

I asked the priest in what part of the country he served, and he told me that he had come from St. Petersburg, Florida. My sports-addled mind

then responded with, “Oh, isn‟t that where the Tampa Bay Devil Rays play?” To which he re-

plied with, “Well, the try to.” And who could blame the man? Prior to

their first ever World Series appearance in 2008,

the Tampa Bay Devil Rays were the joke of baseball, and maybe even the joke of profes-

sional sports. The team was created in 1997, and had never, not even once, posted a winning record, quite often losing 100 games a year.

They had very little money, and even less sup-port from their fans, who barely ever filled their

less-than-spectacular Tropicana Field. With both the Yankees and Red Sox in their division, it‟s a miracle the Devil Rays didn‟t lose 150

games a year. And then all of a sudden, as of 2008, for

reasons which were never really clarified, the organization chose to drop the word “Devil” from their name and rename the franchise the

“Tampa Bay Rays.” With plenty of talented young players and a new manager, the first year

the newly-minted “Rays” came into existence was also the first year the team ever made the World Series. It was a remarkable achieve-

ment, and in 2008 the Tampa Bay Rays were the turnaround story in all of sports. Was this a

coincidence? Probably, but who knows? Having made the playoffs again last season, and with baseball‟s opening day once again upon us this

month, the Rays are poised to continue the mo-mentum of the last few years since having

dropped the word “devil” from their name. This month, we as Orthodox Christians

are entering the final stretch of the season of Great and Holy Lent, and we, too, every year

during this season, attempt to cast out the devil

from our lives. As we all remember, the Church prescribed this season of spiritual rigor not only

to prepare us for the Feast of Feasts, but also to remember Jesus‟ 40 days of fasting and prayer in the wilderness. While in the desert for 40

days prior to His life-saving Crucifixion and Res-urrection, the Lord also cast out the devil three

times during three moments of temptation, each time quoting Scripture (from chapters 6 and 8 of the book of Deuteronomy, specifically, which

God gave the Hebrews as an instructional book on how to live their lives in relationship with

their God). In being tempted but never sinning, the Lord showed us that we can also resist temptation, despite being imperfect human be-

ings. Even though we‟re not always inclined to do so, I know each of us can attest to the tre-

mendous benefit our lives receive when we commit ourselves to this season‟s prayer and

fasting, following the example of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

It is this spirit that we are called to carry

into Great Lent, and it is this spirit that reminds

us of Jesus‟ ultimate victory over sin and death,

when He rose from the dead. Even though the

word “devil” is not mentioned in the hymn of

Easter there is a reason that the main icon of

the Resurrection, where Jesus is shown radiating

rays of God‟s light and lifting Adam and Eve out

of their tombs, that we often see a black figure-

the devil - tied up and being trampled under-

foot. Easter is the ultimate victory of victories,

the Feast of Feasts. The amazing lesson that we

can take from the Easter story, and

(metaphorically) from the story of the Tampa

Bay Rays, is that when we cast the devil out of

our lives, then by God‟s grace, we, too, can do

things we‟ve never done before. Let us remem-

ber this as we enter the remaining weeks of

Lent, and as we enter Holy Week and Easter.

The Lord was tempted and cast out the devil

first, and because He is with us, we can over-

come temptation, as well, and experience the

life-giving power that He has given each of us,

as we share in His love, and His glorious rays of

light.

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Stewardship 2011

Weekly envelopes are now available in the church office. If you

would like a box of envelopes for 2011 please contact Alma in the

office. As a reminder, Parish Pay is an easy method to make dona-

tions to Saint Anthony Church.

To sign up, please either visit the Parish Pay Website

at www.ParishPay.com and enter our zip code 91107 on

the left-hand side of the home page and select St. An-

thony. Alternatively, the direct link to the St. Anthony

sign-up page is:www.parishpay.com/customer/

donation.asp?id=34290 Or you can call Parish Pay di-

rectly at (866) 727 4741 (1 866 PARISH 1) and have a

customer service representative enroll you over the

phone.

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The National Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries is pleased to announce the sixth

annual National Young Adult Pilgrimage. This year‟s Pilgrimage to Constantinople, Ephesus,

Smyrna, and Cappadocia will take place from May 27-June 5, 2011, over Memorial Day week-

end. Once again, His Grace Bishop Savas of Troas, the Director of Church, Society and Cul-ture for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of

America, will lead young adults through sites of great historical and spiritual significance for all

Orthodox Christians.

The journey will begin in Constantinople, where participants will visit the Ecumenical Patriar-

chate, the great Cathedral of Hagia Sophia, the

Church of Christ at Chora, the Monastery of the Zoodogos Pigi (the Life-Giving Spring), the site of the celebrated shrine of the Panaghia at

Blachernae, Topkapi Palace, as well as the great covered Bazaar. In Cappadocia, we will be visit-

ing some of the 3,500 rock churches identified in the area, along with amazing rock formations and an underground city, Kaymakli. We will al-

so be traveling to the ancient city of Ephesus, where St. Paul founded the Church in 53-56 AD,

and where he wrote letters to the Galatians,

Philippians and to the Corinthians.

“We have been offering these Pilgrimages over

the past few years to give young adults the op-portunity to not only grow in their Faith, but have a first-hand experience with our historic

Church,” stated Fr. Mark Leondis, the Archdioc-esan Director of Youth and Young Adult Minis-

tries. Full details and registration for will be available

soon. Space is limited to 30 young adults and

is on a first-come, first-served basis.

National Young Adult Pilgrimage.

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Ionian Village is an experience.

Teens and young adults that participate in Ionian Vil-

lage travel across Greece, venerate the relics of saints, walk in the footsteps of the Apostles, and visit

significant sites of Greek history and culture. Ionian

Village is a unique summer camping program located in Greece and operated by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.

Located in Greece, Ionian Village offers its participants a unique experience that is unavaila-

ble elsewhere. At the end of the program, staff and campers return to their homes with strengthened faith and with a greater appreciation for the Church and for Greek culture and

heritage.

Ionian Village builds friendships …

Teens and young adults have the time of their lives while at Ionian Village. Staff and campers from across the United States form bonds and friendships at Ionian Village that last a lifetime.

Almost 40 years... Since 1970, almost 16,000 teens and young adults have experienced a 40

year old tradition committed to building, "Faith and friendships that last a lifetime."

The Facility...

Ionian Village is a newly renovated resort facility located on several hundred acres on the northwest coast of the Peloponnese, approximately 45 miles west of the city of Patras. Over-

looking the crystal blue waters of the Ionian Sea, the campground is nestled between a pri-vate beach and pine forests, and is designed to look and feel like a traditional Greek village.

Ionian Village participants become part of a village community as they dwell in white-washed cabins, worship in a Byzantine chapel, swim in an Olympic size swimming pool, play sports on

athletic fields and courts, dine in a renovated cafeteria, and perform in an outdoor amphi-theater.

2011 CAMP DATES

* Summer Travel Camp (STC): June 29 - July 18, 2011

* Byzantine Venture (BV): July 25 - August 13, 2011

ionianvillage.org

The Triumphant Entry-Palm Sunday Gospel: John 12:1–18

St. Andrew, Bishop of Gortyna, Crete

Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany,

where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised

from the dead. There they made Him a supper; and Martha

served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with

Him. Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard,

anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair.

And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. But one

of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon‘s son, who would be-

tray Him, said, ―Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three

hundred denarii and given to the poor?‖ This he said, not that

he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the

money box; and he used to take what was put in it. But Jesus

said, ―Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My buri-

al. For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not

have always.‖ Now a great many of the Jews knew that He

was there; and they came, not for Jesus‘ sake only, but that

they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the

dead. But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also,

because on account of him many of the Jews went away and

believed in Jesus.

The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast,

when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took

branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried

out: ―Hosanna! ‗Blessed is He who comes in the name of the

Lord!‘ The King of Israel!‖ Then Jesus, when He had found a

young donkey, sat on it; as it is written: ―Fear not, daughter of

Zion; Behold, your King is coming, Sitting on a donkey‘s

colt.‖ His disciples did not understand these things at first but

when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these

things were written about Him and that they had done these

things to Him. Therefore the people, who were with Him

when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from

the dead, bore witness. For this reason the people also met

Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.

Palm Sunday begins our journey in Holy Week, our journey

to the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As

we enter this holiest of weeks, we are not just remembering

what happened around 2,000 years ago but we are living it

today with Christ. As Christ is processing on Palm Sunday,

we are there with the palms that symbolize our victory in

Christ. As the Jewish people threw down their cloaks for Je-

sus, we lay down our whole lives. As they cry out ―Hosanna‖

or ―Save us,‖ we, too, cry out the same. But do we abandon

Him when He comes not as a king with worldly prosperity but

as a suffering servant, suffering for our sakes and calling us to

be at His side?

For Consideration

What did Mary do to Jesus? What was her motive?

How did Judas respond? What was his motive?

What is happening in this story? What does this Gos-

pel passage mean for our lives? To Do Together:

Palms for Victory—As the palms symbolize victory, have

your family make a victory collage. Get a large sheet of poster

paper and draw images of victory on it. You can also use

magazines to cut out the images and glue them on. Look for

quotes from the Bible but also from popular culture that could

symbolize Christ‘s victory. Be creative and have fun. Discuss

the difference between Christian victory and victory in popu-

lar culture. When you are done, hang the poster somewhere

for all to see during Holy Week.

Compare Icons—Visit Come and See Icons

(www.comeandseeicons.com) to view the Holy Week icons.

Look at each one. Have children identify what they see, what

they have questions about, and how the icons differ. Point out

the icons to your children as you attend services during Holy

Week. Help your children find answers to any questions they

may have.

Journey with the Lord—As a family, make a plan for your

journey with Christ to the Resurrection. Plan to attend as

many services of the Church as possible. Also, consider your

prayer life at home and how you will prepare yourself and

your children to attend the services. In doing this, everyone

can be active participants in the Resurrection of our Lord and

Savior Jesus Christ. If we cannot attend services every even-

ing, we should still read portions of the scripture and the

hymns from the Holy Week book. If you do not have a copy,

talk to your parish priest about where you can purchase one.

Final Thought

Today He returns from Bethany and proceeds of His own free

will toward His holy and blessed passion, to consummate the

mystery of salvation … He comes without pomp or ostenta-

tion … Let us run to accompany Him as He hastens toward

His passion, and imitate those who met Him then, not by cov-

ering His path with garments, olive branches or palms, but by

doing all we can to prostrate ourselves before Him by being

humble and trying to live as He would wish … So let us

spread before His feet, not garments or olive branches, which

delight the eyes for a few hours and then wither, but our-

selves, clothed in His grace, or rather, clothed completely in

Him. We who have been baptized into Christ must ourselves

be the garments that we spread before Him.

A Closing Prayer

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, both now

and forever. Amen.

With our souls cleansed and in a spirit carrying branches, with

faith let us sing Christ‘s praises like the children, crying with

a loud voice to the Master: Blessed are You, O Savior, who

has come into the world to save Adam from the ancient curse;

and in Your love for mankind You have been pleased to be-

come spiritually the new Adam. O Word, who has ordered all

things for our good, glory to You.

—from the Matins of Palm Sunday 16

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1. Rev. Peter & Pres. Aida Stratos 2. Rev. Christos & Pres. Jessica Kanakis

3. Abrams, Jennifer & Robert 4. Adamopoulos, Virginia & Peter A

5. Akrotirianakis, Barbara & Nicholas 6. Akrotirianakis, Sherese & Joseph N 7. Albeck, Irene

8. Albeck, Mark Gregory 9. Andrianopoulos, Christyann & Alex 10. Angelos, Sophia & James

11. Anonymous, Anonymous 12. Anton, Helen & Gus 13. Arviso, Angie & Allen

14. Ashton, Monica 15. Aspiotes, Georgia 16. Athans, Tina & Dean P.

17. Attalla, Philip "Ted" 18. Balas, Argiro Julie & Dino 19. Baliotis, Tina & Demetre

20. Becronis, Christina 21. Beleos, Athena 22. Betinis, Harriet

23. Bicos, Marietta & Steve 24. Bicos, Mary 25. Bissias, Peter N.

26. Bogosyan, Margarita 27. Bonorris, Donna & Pete 28. Bonorris, Helen

29. Bougdanos, Elizabeth & Eugene 30. Bouras, Tom Athanasios 31. Bowers, Connie & Terree

32. Bozikis, Demetra 33. Broussinos, Angeliki & Chris 34. Burkard, Penelope & Frank

35. Buzas, Nicholas 36. Caire, Terese & John 37. Chames, Jim

38. Christodoulelis, Tanya & Jimmy 39. Christopoulos, Judie & Gus 40. Christy, Angene

41. Coccia, Tina & Ginseppe 42. Cocores, Christine & Ted

43. Courlas, Angelos & Marianna 44. Courlas, Georgia & George 45. Dallas, Athena & Saterios

46. Damilatis, Dimitrios & Eleni 47. Demopulos, Elizabeth & Andrew 48. Demopulos, Michael

49. Demos, Anna 50. Demos, Nick & Maria 51. Diamond, Anastasia

52. Dimitrakopoulos, Efterpi/Panagiotis 53. Dousis, Athanasios D. 54. Drulias, Rosann & Bill

55. Dupas, Katherine & George 56. Dupas, Evangeline & Theodore 57. Duran, Carrie & Chuy

58. Efstathiou, Theodora & Dean 59. Fletcher/Johnson, Wendy & Emanuel

60. Floutsis, Penny & Ted 61. Fuerst, Nicolette & Jay M. 62. Gallanis, Pete & Danila

63. Gavalas, George & Cleola 64. Gelt, Brian & Pana 65. Genkos, Mary & Thimios

66. Giannoulias, Eftehia & Andreas 67. Grafos, Tania & Tom 68. Grover, Maria & James

69. Haralambos, Aliki 70. Haralambos, Kathleen & Anthony 71. Haralambos, Page & Tom

72. Harper, Christina C. 73. Housos, Dena & Gus 74. Hronas, Maria & James W.

75. Jacovides, Helen 76. Kades, Vicki & Louis 77. Kalambakas, Vivian & Nick P.

78. Kalivas, Anastasia 79. Kalivas, Elene & George 80. Kalivas, Pota & George N.

81. Kallas, Mark & Debra 82. Kamar, April 83. Kappos, Anthia Marie

84. Karagias, Helen & Tasos 85. Karaioannoglou, Jeanne & Phaedon 86. Karamaras, Andriana & John

87. Karatzas, Chris 88. Karvelas, Marina & Kosta 89. Katem, Basil N.

90. Katsafados, Theoni & Pete 91. Kazaltzes, Gina & Nickolas 92. Kechris, Sotirios A.

93. Kefalas, Evelyn & John 94. Kefalas, Mike 95. Kitridou, Rodanthi C.

96. Kokoris, Maria & Nicholas 97. Koudanis, Helen & George

98. Koulos, Jenny & John 99. Koutis, Steve 100. Koutras, Alexander E.

101. Kundanis, Christine 102. Lakon, Valerie & Peter P. 103. Lappas, Dino & Virginia

104. Ledis, Stella & Rene 105. Levandis, Melissa & George 106. Livanos, Parri

107. Loutsos/Grajeda, Anna,Georgia & John 108. Lucas, Anthia & John S. 109. Lucas, Katherine

110. Malahatis, Sofia & Mike 111. Malina, Dorothea 112. Manousadjian, Sonia

113. Martin, Debbie & Sam 114. McNulty, Jennie & Chris

115. Mechalas, Bess 116. Messerotes, Vera 117. Messerotes, Greg

118. Millward, Niki M. & Steve 119. Mobayen, Chrissa & Syrus 120. Moreno, Eva Elizabeth

121. Mowrey, Anthony & Tina 122. Mowrey, Robert D. 123. Nichols, Joyce & James

124. Nicolaidis, Nicolas 125. Ochoa, Alexa 126. Panagiot, Harry & Anastasia

127. Panagiotacopulos, Aliki & Nick 128. Pantazis, Aleka & George 129. Pappas, Dean C.

130. Pappas, Christine & Steven 131. Pappas, James P. 132. Pappas, Peter A.

133. Pastis, Leah & Arry 134. Pastis, Patricia 135. Pastis, Vivian & Gust S.

136. Patzakis, Andrea & John 137. Pavlis, Mary & Eleftherios 138. Pegadiotes, Ioanna & Stelios G

139. Pegadiotes, Maria & George S. 140. Pegadiotes, Stan S. 141. Perris, Georgia

142. Pla, Thena & Fernando 143. Plumtree, Maria & Ken Stephens 144. Plumtree, Martha & Wayne

145. Polychronis, Eleftheria/Theodore 146. Poulos, Yiota 147. Rellos, John

148. Riley, Evangelia & Thomas 149. Sahpazis, Georgia 150. Shankwiler, James & Alexandria Darras

151. Siatras, Christiann &Christ 152. Skandale, Elizabeth

153. Skandale, Helen 154. Skandale, Katherine 155. Soewers, Stephanie & Randy

156. Stavropoulos, Peter T. & Theodora 157. Suchy, Gregoria & Raymond 158. Tobia, Gary

159. Tousley, Tricia & Arthur 160. Treantafelles, George P. 161. Treantafelles, Georgia & Andrew

162. Treantafelles, Helen & George T. 163. Treantafelles, Ioannis K. 164. Treantafelles, Vivian & Stan

165. Trigonis, Fotene & Constantinos 166. Tripodes, Dean S. 167. Tripodes, Dena & Nikitas

168. Tripodes, Koula J. 169. Tripodes, Steven G.

170. Tsevdos, Alice 171. Tsouvalas, Jenny & John 172. Uduji, Simona & Robert

173. Vagenas, Eleni & Peter K. 174. Vagenas, Georgia & John 175. Vagenas, Janet & Peter

176. Vagenas, Margaret & Spiros 177. Vagenas, Nicolicha & Vasili 178. Vagenas, Tashia & Alex

179. Vartvitsiotis, Nikole 180. Vavoulis, Esther & Ted 181. Vidalakis, John & Diane

182. Vidalakis, Zoe & Perry N. 183. Vorgias, Alma & Zacharias 184. Vorgias, Teresa

185. Wood, Cindy C. & Grant 186. Xanthos, Lisa 187. Xanthos, Pantele J.

188. Yagjian, Anita & Michael 189. Zarifes, Tina & Peter

Stewardship (as of 3/14/2011)

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Or you can call Parish Pay directly at (866) 727 4741 (1 866 PARISH 1), and have a customer service representative en-

roll you over the phone.

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ensure the accuracy of this stewardship list.

Please forgive us if there are

any errors or omissions.

The printed list is from the date above.

Any stewardship additions or changes that were made after the above date will not

be added or corrected in this issue.

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1. Rev. Peter & Pres. Aida Stratos 2. Rev. Christos & Pres. Jessica Kanakis

3. Abrams, Jennifer & Robert 4. Adamopoulos, Virginia & Peter A

5. Akrotirianakis, Barbara & Nicholas 6. Akrotirianakis, Sherese & Joseph N 7. Albeck, Irene

8. Albeck, Mark Gregory 9. Andrianopoulos, Christyann & Alex 10. Angelos, Sophia & James

11. Anonymous, Anonymous 12. Anton, Helen & Gus 13. Arviso, Angie & Allen

14. Ashton, Monica 15. Aspiotes, Georgia 16. Athans, Tina & Dean P.

17. Attalla, Philip "Ted" 18. Balas, Argiro Julie & Dino 19. Baliotis, Tina & Demetre

20. Becronis, Christina 21. Beleos, Athena 22. Betinis, Harriet

23. Bicos, Marietta & Steve 24. Bicos, Mary 25. Bissias, Peter N.

26. Bogosyan, Margarita 27. Bonorris, Donna & Pete 28. Bonorris, Helen

29. Bougdanos, Elizabeth & Eugene 30. Bouras, Tom Athanasios 31. Bowers, Connie & Terree

32. Bozikis, Demetra 33. Broussinos, Angeliki & Chris 34. Burkard, Penelope & Frank

35. Buzas, Nicholas 36. Caire, Terese & John 37. Chames, Jim

38. Christodoulelis, Tanya & Jimmy 39. Christopoulos, Judie & Gus 40. Christy, Angene

41. Coccia, Tina & Ginseppe 42. Cocores, Christine & Ted

43. Courlas, Angelos & Marianna 44. Courlas, Georgia & George 45. Dallas, Athena & Saterios

46. Damilatis, Dimitrios & Eleni 47. Demopulos, Elizabeth & Andrew 48. Demopulos, Michael

49. Demos, Anna 50. Demos, Nick & Maria 51. Diamond, Anastasia

52. Dimitrakopoulos, Efterpi/Panagiotis 53. Dousis, Athanasios D. 54. Drulias, Rosann & Bill

55. Dupas, Katherine & George 56. Dupas, Evangeline & Theodore 57. Duran, Carrie & Chuy

58. Efstathiou, Theodora & Dean 59. Fletcher/Johnson, Wendy & Emanuel

60. Floutsis, Penny & Ted 61. Fuerst, Nicolette & Jay M. 62. Gallanis, Pete & Danila

63. Gavalas, George & Cleola 64. Gelt, Brian & Pana 65. Genkos, Mary & Thimios

66. Giannoulias, Eftehia & Andreas 67. Grafos, Tania & Tom 68. Grover, Maria & James

69. Haralambos, Aliki 70. Haralambos, Kathleen & Anthony 71. Haralambos, Page & Tom

72. Harper, Christina C. 73. Housos, Dena & Gus 74. Hronas, Maria & James W.

75. Jacovides, Helen 76. Kades, Vicki & Louis 77. Kalambakas, Vivian & Nick P.

78. Kalivas, Anastasia 79. Kalivas, Elene & George 80. Kalivas, Pota & George N.

81. Kallas, Mark & Debra 82. Kamar, April 83. Kappos, Anthia Marie

84. Karagias, Helen & Tasos 85. Karaioannoglou, Jeanne & Phaedon 86. Karamaras, Andriana & John

87. Karatzas, Chris 88. Karvelas, Marina & Kosta 89. Katem, Basil N.

90. Katsafados, Theoni & Pete 91. Kazaltzes, Gina & Nickolas 92. Kechris, Sotirios A.

93. Kefalas, Evelyn & John 94. Kefalas, Mike 95. Kitridou, Rodanthi C.

96. Kokoris, Maria & Nicholas 97. Koudanis, Helen & George

98. Koulos, Jenny & John 99. Koutis, Steve 100. Koutras, Alexander E.

101. Kundanis, Christine 102. Lakon, Valerie & Peter P. 103. Lappas, Dino & Virginia

104. Ledis, Stella & Rene 105. Levandis, Melissa & George 106. Livanos, Parri

107. Loutsos/Grajeda, Anna,Georgia & John 108. Lucas, Anthia & John S. 109. Lucas, Katherine

110. Malahatis, Sofia & Mike 111. Malina, Dorothea 112. Manousadjian, Sonia

113. Martin, Debbie & Sam 114. McNulty, Jennie & Chris

115. Mechalas, Bess 116. Messerotes, Vera 117. Messerotes, Greg

118. Millward, Niki M. & Steve 119. Mobayen, Chrissa & Syrus 120. Moreno, Eva Elizabeth

121. Mowrey, Anthony & Tina 122. Mowrey, Robert D. 123. Nichols, Joyce & James

124. Nicolaidis, Nicolas 125. Ochoa, Alexa 126. Panagiot, Harry & Anastasia

127. Panagiotacopulos, Aliki & Nick 128. Pantazis, Aleka & George 129. Pappas, Dean C.

130. Pappas, Christine & Steven 131. Pappas, James P. 132. Pappas, Peter A.

133. Pastis, Leah & Arry 134. Pastis, Patricia 135. Pastis, Vivian & Gust S.

136. Patzakis, Andrea & John 137. Pavlis, Mary & Eleftherios 138. Pegadiotes, Ioanna & Stelios G

139. Pegadiotes, Maria & George S. 140. Pegadiotes, Stan S. 141. Perris, Georgia

142. Pla, Thena & Fernando 143. Plumtree, Maria & Ken Stephens 144. Plumtree, Martha & Wayne

145. Polychronis, Eleftheria/Theodore 146. Poulos, Yiota 147. Rellos, John

148. Riley, Evangelia & Thomas 149. Sahpazis, Georgia 150. Shankwiler, James & Alexandria Darras

151. Siatras, Christiann &Christ 152. Skandale, Elizabeth

153. Skandale, Helen 154. Skandale, Katherine 155. Soewers, Stephanie & Randy

156. Stavropoulos, Peter T. & Theodora 157. Suchy, Gregoria & Raymond 158. Tobia, Gary

159. Tousley, Tricia & Arthur 160. Treantafelles, George P. 161. Treantafelles, Georgia & Andrew

162. Treantafelles, Helen & George T. 163. Treantafelles, Ioannis K. 164. Treantafelles, Vivian & Stan

165. Trigonis, Fotene & Constantinos 166. Tripodes, Dean S. 167. Tripodes, Dena & Nikitas

168. Tripodes, Koula J. 169. Tripodes, Steven G.

170. Tsevdos, Alice 171. Tsouvalas, Jenny & John 172. Uduji, Simona & Robert

173. Vagenas, Eleni & Peter K. 174. Vagenas, Georgia & John 175. Vagenas, Janet & Peter

176. Vagenas, Margaret & Spiros 177. Vagenas, Nicolicha & Vasili 178. Vagenas, Tashia & Alex

179. Vartvitsiotis, Nikole 180. Vavoulis, Esther & Ted 181. Vidalakis, John & Diane

182. Vidalakis, Zoe & Perry N. 183. Vorgias, Alma & Zacharias 184. Vorgias, Teresa

185. Wood, Cindy C. & Grant 186. Xanthos, Lisa 187. Xanthos, Pantele J.

188. Yagjian, Anita & Michael 189. Zarifes, Tina & Peter

Stewardship (as of 3/14/2011)

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