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St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church
Metropolis Priest: Reverend Father Nicholas Spirakis
Father’s Phone Number: 919-450-6284
8306 NC Highway 751 Durham, NC 27713
(919) 484-1600
www.stbarbarachurchnc.org/
SAINT BARBARA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
www.stbarbarachurchnc.org/
SUNDAY WORSHIP HOURS
Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. Matins/Orthros immediately preceding
We are a Greek (Eastern) Orthodox parish, part of the oldest Christian tradition,
dating to 33 A.D., the Day of Pentecost. We trace our roots back to the Apostles and their teachings.
We hold fast to the moral, theological and liturgical traditions of the Early Christian Church.
We are pleased that you have chosen to experience the worship of Early Christianity in a modern setting.
ST. BARBARA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
22 APRIL 2012
St. Barbara, St. Barbara Monastery, Santa Paula, CA
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY
SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2012
ST. THOMAS SUNDAY
ST. BARBARA GREEK FESTIVAL “KICK OFF”
Today, Sunday, April 22, 2012 Following Divine Liturgy
Our annual Greek Festival is less than a month away.
Our festival is a very important event for our parish. Please don't see it simply as another fundraiser, but as a part of your stewardship. We are all asked to give of our time, talents, and treasure to our parish. Please come to the Festival Kickoff Coffee Hour after Divine Liturgy on Sunday, April 22, to learn how you can participate.
For those of you who are new to St. Barbara you will find when you work at our festival you will have an opportunity to meet and get to know your fellow parishioners better, and this enhances and strength-ens the bonds we have with each other and our parish family.
-Johnny Mariakakis, Festival Co-chair
Incredulity of St. Thomas, Malatia Gospel, 1267-1268, Armenian Illuminated Manuscript by Toros Roslin
April 10, 2012
Dear Alec,
On behalf of the Triangle Orthodox Chorale, I wish to commend you and the entire community of St. Barbara for your excellent planning and preparations in hosting our chorale Concert of Holy Paschal Music.
Our choristers worked very hard over the past several weeks in rehears-ing the program that so many enjoyed last Friday evening. It was a pleasure to especially see many non-Orthodox congregants in attendance. As you may know, the mission of our chorale is to minister to not only our own Orthodox faithful, but also to non-Orthodox, in teaching everyone more about the special music that enhances worship in our Holy Church.
Total monies raised from our concert to St. Barbara were $1620.
We wish to thank the entire community of St. Barbara for their support of the music ministry of our church.
Kali Anastasi,
Elia Nicholas Director, Triangle Orthodox Chorale
AHEPA NEWS
All AHEPA members and friends are cordially invited to at-tend a general meeting, scheduled for Tuesday May 1, at St.
Barbara's fellowship hall. We will start gathering about 6:30 pm, enjoy fellowship and refreshments, and slide into our meeting at 7:00 pm. An agenda will be forwarded in due course, but for now please save the date - Tuesday May 1, and plan to attend - so we can select our delegates to the District and National Conventions, and go over a variety of news, including the long-awaited purchase of the defibrillator.
Signed - Your Chapter Officers
BLOOD DRIVE: Please sign up to be a part of the first “St. Barbara Blood Drive” in conjunction with the American Red Cross. We need a minimum of forty (40) people to pledge to donate a pint of blood. Once we turn in the sign-up sheet, we will be able to schedule a blood drive here in our church hall. Your donation may be needed to help save someone’s life. The sign-up sheet is located in the church hall on the table outside Father Jim’s office. If you have any questions please con-tact Andrew Christakos at 919-563-8678.
THIS WEEK
2nd Annual GOYA Luau
Come meet GOYANs from surrounding communities for a night of dinner & dancing
Hosted by: Raleigh GOYA
Saturday, April 28, 2012 6:30-11:00 p.m.
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 5000 Lead Mine Road
Raleigh, NC 27612
RSVP by April 14: Maria Hicks 919-349-3289
GOYA Appropriate Luau Attire
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS
Xristos Anesti! Christ is Risen!
Dress for Success is a not for profit organization that assists low income women transition to the workforce. Clean out your closets and donate interview appropriate suits, blazers, blouses, and shoes in support of this effort. There will be an area marked Dress for Success in the back room behind Social Hall for donations to be placed. Last day to accept items is Sunday, April 29.
Philoptochos is being called upon to help OCF minister to our Orthodox College Students. Assist us in collecting your college students’ names. Please email Catherine Mariakakis at [email protected] with your college student’s name, address, email address and university they will be attending in fall.
Philoptochos Board Meeting, Tuesday, May 1, 7 PM at church.
Philoptochos Members Meeting, Sunday, May 6, following the dismissal of Sunday School.
The Greek Orthodox Ladies' Philoptochos Society is the right arm of the church. The Society's main mission is philanthropy and community out-reach. All Orthodox women 18 years of age or older who are members of the parish are invited to join our Philoptochos Chapter.
Evelyn Zehia, St. Barbara Philoptochos Chapter President
SAVE THE DATE! ST. BARBARA GREEK FESTIVAL
Friday - Sunday May 18, 19, and 20, 2012
Please mark your calendars and save the dates for the 2012 St. Barbara Greek Festival.
HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
May 5th 2012 ~Banquet May 6th 2012 ~ Liturgy
1931 Sumter Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201
803.252.6758
UMD NEWS! Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Hello All, We are scheduled for our next UMD dinner on May 9th and we still need YOUR help! At this point, we have $100 donated towards our $250 goal to have the dinner catered. Please help and give what you can so we can feed our Durham neighbors in need. We also need servers for the evening. To serve dinner, please contact me via email or cell or sign up on the UMD bul-letin board. Thanks!
FYI: Philoptochos has very graciously offered to sponsor the July 11th UMD Dinner! YIPPEE Philoptochos!!!
Sophia D. Caudle, PhD (919) 698-7061
NEXT WEEK & COMING SOON
SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:
Sunday, May 6th: Last Day of Sunday School Classes
Sunday, May 13th: Sunday School Recognition Day
Happy Summer! Sophia D. Caudle, PhD
PASCHA AROUND THE WORLD 2012
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America, in front of the Holy Altar, at the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas in Flushing, NY (2011)
Coptic Orthodox girls in Islamabad, Pakistan
Pascha 2012, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Fireworks in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 2012
Fireworks over the Acropolis, Pascha in Athens, Greece
Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and the Whole East, Ignatius
Hazim IV at a Church in Damascu Pascha on Corfu, Greece
Pascha Procession in Lebanon
Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej, performs the
Orthodox Easter Liturgy in Belgrade's Congregational
Church, Serbia
Pascha Service in Hong Kong
Pascha, Bishop Alejo, Mexico City, Mexico
PASCHA AROUND THE WORLD 2012
Pascha at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem
Bright fireworks light up the sky for Pascha over Hydra Island, Greece
Christian worshipers take part in the 'Holy Fire' ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem's Old City
Pascha in Pyrgos, Greece
Two Young Girls at a Russian Orthodox Pascha Service
This Pakistani child attended
Pascha services at St. Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church
in Islamabad Pascha at the Church of Christ the Savior
Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow
Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Brooklyn, NY
Patriarch Bartholomew Celebrat-ing Pascha, Constantinople, 2012
The Holy Fire descended upon Jerusalem on Great Saturday
Easter Greek Orthodox Service at the Greek Orthodox Church, Northbridge Perth, Australia
India, Paschal Liturgy at St. George Orthodox Church (Chandanappaly)
in the southern state of Kerala
EASTER LILY DONATIONS
2012
We sincerely thank you for your donations for the Easter lilies that so beautifully decorate our church and surrounding areas this Pascha.
FOR THE HEALTH OF:
The family of Helen Koutouzakis Bessie, Irene, Terry & Cadee Chronaki (Bessie Chronaki)
Anna ELiseeva (Elena Eliseeva) Alevtina Papova
Victor Panov Alia de Valenzuela (Maria & Crist Frangakis)
The Crist Frangakis family The Peter Panos family
Doris Joseph, sister (Laurice Ferris) The Nick Bourbous family
Martha Melts & family Leck Stephens & the Ron Stephens family
IN MEMORY OF:
George & Despina Chronaki Julia Chronaki (Bessie Chronaki)
Marian & Harry Cocolas Effie & Theodore Calymios (Erie Cocolas)
The Drakulis & Koutouzakis Families (Helen Koutouzakis) Ignacio Valenzuela (Maria & Crist Frangakis)
John Frangakis Maria Hamberis-Frangakis
Victor Eliseev Samuel Korach (Ken & Karen Korach)
Mildred Korach Mary & Nick Kithas (The Goodwin Family)
Pat Trohanis (Donna Trohanis) Dora & Louis Ferris, parents (Laurice Ferris)
Mary Ferris, sister Theofanis & Margarita Bambalis (Dena & John Paliouras)
Nikoalos & Soteria Paliouras Milton Melts (Martha Melts)
Bill Stephens (Ron Stephens Family) Efthimios & Virginia Mariakakis Sarah Bourbous (Nick Bourbous)
Kostas Bourbous
ST. BARBARA STEWARDS 2012
As of April 15, 2012, the 80 parish families listed below have completed and turned in a Pledge Card for 2012.
Alec & Frances Alexiades William & Donna Athas Nicholas & Eugenia Balafas Rita Balaban Lance & Maria (Marinos) Barton Rev. Fr. James & Anne Berends Pamela Goodwin Beruk Barbara Bonfiglio Stan J. Bukowski Andrew & Cheryl Christakos Art Christakos Lia Christakos George and Ellen Christon George & Erie Cocolas Catherine Constantinou Lou Constantinou Marie Council Betty Dorton Frances Eliadis John Eliadis Laurice Ferris Christ & Maria Frangakis Stephan Frangakis Nick Galifianakis Socratis & Aliki Gerondelis Jim & Evy Glekas Leonard & Elaine Goodwin James Grinias Ezana Hailu & Hirut Hailemeskel Craig & Alexandra Henriquez Antonios & Claire Karamalegos Wendy & Chris Katsiagianis Gus & Karen Kolias Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Konto Kenneth & Karen Korach Helen Koutouzakis Lee & Pauline Kuyper Tom & Liz Leech Helen V. Leontis Elizabeth & Gabriella Livanos George Livanos Paul & Melanie Lockett Sophie P. Livas
John C. Manuel & Family Johnny & Catherine Mariakakis Pete & Joan Marinos John & Mary McWhirter Curtis & Alexis Mitchell Alina & Liviu Nicoara Hope & Larry Odzak Cindy Paliouras Helen C. Paliouras James Paliouras & (son) Nicholas John & Dena Paliouras Peter & Evelyn Panos Yuri Panov & Elena Eliseeva Costas & Kristina Pantermakis Matina Papazoglou Michael & Dena Papazoglou Ted and Theky Pappas George Pashales Joseph & Pauline Podgurski Budd & Viki Radovich Stephanie & Christopher Rook Charles and Helen Roupas Al & Christine Safarikas Ross & Karen Sauve Mr. & Mrs. Matt Stavrakakis Eleni Christakos & Rick Steadman Vicky & Epiphany Stephens Bill & Joanne Sunas Ernest & Marian Sunas Donna Trohanis Lou & Marilyn Tsipis James & Frances Vurnakes Demetra Vlachos & Alexa Waters Michael D. Waters Jacques & Christine Watters Catherine, Preston & Theodore Wilson Tracy Nikki Wilson Robert & Robbie Wippich Tony & Evelyn Zehia, Christina Eleftherios & Kathryn Xixis
Total Pledged to Date - $201,402.50
140 Stewards 85 Families
ST. BARBARA MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT
MARCH 2012
2012 Budget March YTD Income $425,488.00 $ 20,350.16 $77,271.44 Expenses $425,488.00 $ 33,539.09 $98,703.42 Net ($11,238.24) ($21,431.98)
PARISH NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Please have all parish news and announcements to Glenna Keener by Wednesday morning for publication in the next Sunday’s bulletin.
919-816-0224, [email protected]
PEARLY B’S MUSIC WITH MAR CLASSES
Come and join us for Music, Movement, and Fun!
Time: Mondays, 10:30-11:15 a.m. and 4:30-5:15 p.m.
Where: St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church
Instructor: Pearly Barrow; Phone 919-641-2456
Email: [email protected]
Registration: NONE: Year round program - Come when you can!
Cost: $7 a session per family or buy a package of 5 classes for $30.
The first class for members of St. Barbara is free.
Age: Multi-age classes; geared for ages 6 months to Kindergarten
For more information, see the flyers on the bulletin board and hall tables
Worshipers at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem during the
ceremony of the Holy Fire on April 14
