NOVEMBER, 2018

November 21

Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple

Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἦχος αʹ. Σήµερον τῆς εὐδοκίας Θεοῦ τὸ προοίµιον,

καὶ τῆς τῶν ἀνθρώπων σωτηρίας ἡ προκήρυξις. Ἐν Ναῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ τρανῶς ἡ Παρθένος δείκνυται,

καὶ τὸν Χριστὸν τοῖς πᾶσι προκαταγγέλλεται. Αὐτῇ καὶ ἡµεῖς µεγαλοφώνως βοήσωµεν·

Χαῖρε τῆς οἰκονοµίας τοῦ Κτίστου ἡ ἐκπλήρωσις.

Apolytikion. Mode 1 Simeron tis evdokias Theou to proimion, ke tis ton anthropon sotirias I prokirixis,

En Nao tou Theo tranos I Parthenos diknite, ke ton Christon tis pasi prokatangellete.

Afti ke imis megalofonos voisomen, Chere tis ikonomias tou Kristou I ekplirosis.

Apolytikion. Mode 1

Today is the prelude of God's good pleasure, and the proclamation of humanity's salvation.

In the temple of God, the Virgin is presented openly, and in herself she announces Christ to all.

Let us, then, with a great voice cry aloud to her: "Rejoice, you are the fulfillment of the Creator's dispensation."

GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AMERICA

METROPOLIS OF DENVER

ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

CHURCH BULLETIN

vol. 32 - No. 11 November 2018

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Office Hours: Monday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Wednesday: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS 2018

PRESIDENT ...................................................................................... GEORGE J. SPENTZOS VICE-PRESIDENT ......................................................................... NICHOLAS P. SISSAMIS SECRETARY ......................................................................................... OLGA PLOMARITY TREASURER ........................................................................................... ELIAS P. SISSAMIS

ROBIN ALLEN GEORGE POLLAKIS DR. MEL ELIADES NATALIE ROGEN DENICE ELIADES ESTHER VALVERDE JOHN HARTOFILAX

BULLETIN EDITOR: THALIA K. PLOMARITY

SUNDAY SCHEDULE OF WORSHIP FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 2018

ORTHROS - 9:00 A.M. - DIVINE LITURGY - 10:00 A.M. November 4 Fifth Sunday of Luke

GREEK FESTIVAL DIVINE LITURGY BEGINS AT 9:00 A.M. Our Venerable Father Ioannikios the Great; and the Holy Hieromartyrs Nikandros, Bishop of Myra, and Ermaios the Presbyter. Porphyrios the Martyr. John Vatatzis, the Emperor and Merciful.

EPISTLE: Ephesians 2:4-10 GOSPEL: Luke 16:19-31 November 11 Eighth Sunday of Luke

The Holy martyrs Menas; Victor, and Vikentios. The Holy Martyr Stefanis. Our Venerable Father and Confessor Theodore the Studite.

EPISTLE: II Corinthians 9:6-15 GOSPEL: Luke 10:25-37 November 18 Ninth Sunday of Luke

The Holy Great Martyr Platon. The Holy Martyr Romanos. The Holy Martyrs Romanos and Zacchaeus the Deacons. The Holy New Martyr Anastasios of Paramithia.

EPISTLE: Ephesians 4:1-7 GOSPEL Luke 12:16-21 November 25 Thirteenth Sunday of Luke

The Holy Great Martyr and all-wise Katherine; and the Holy Great Martyr Mercurios. Apodosis of the Feast of the Entrance

of the Theotokos. EPISTLE: Galatians 3:23-29; 4:1-5 GOSPEL: Luke 18:18-27

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ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΙΕΡΟΝ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΟΝ ΔΙΑ ΤΟ ΜΗΝΑ ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ ΤΟ 2018

ΟΡΘΡΟΣ - 9:00 Π.Μ.; ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ – 10:00 Π.Μ. 4 Νοεμβρίου Κυριακή E΄ Λουκᾶ GREEK FESTIVAL – Θεία Λειτουργία – 9:00 π.μ.

Τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρός ἡμῶν Ἰωαννικίου τοῦ Μεγάλου καὶ τῶν Ἁγίων Ἱερομαρτύρων Νικάνδρου, Ἐπισκόπου Μύρων, καὶ Ἑρμαίου Πρεσβυτέρου. Πορφυρίου Μάρτυρος. Ἰωάννη Βατάτζη τοῦ Βασιλέως καὶ ἐλεήμονος. Τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρός ἡμῶν Γεωργίου Καρσλίδου.

ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ: Ἐβραίους 2:4-10 ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ: Λουκᾶ 16:19-31

11 Νοεμβρίου Κυριακή Η΄ Λουκᾶ Τῶν Ἁγίων Μαρτύρων Μηνᾶ, Βίκτωρος καὶ Βικεντίου. Τῆς Ἁγίας Μάρτυρος Στεφανίδος· καὶ τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρός ἡμῶν καὶ Ὁμολογητοῦ Θεοδώρου τοῦ Στουδίτου.

ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ: Β΄ Κορινθίους 9:6-15 ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ: Λουκᾶ 10:25-37

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Τοῦ Ἁγίου Μεγαλομάρτυρος Πλάτωνος. Τοῦ Ἁγίου Μάρτυρος Ρωμανοῦ. Τῶν Ἁγίων Μαρτύρων Ρωμανοῦ καὶ Ζακχαίου τῶν Διακόνων. Τοῦ Ἁγίου Νεομάρτυρος Ἀναστασίου τοῦ ἐκ Παραμυθίας.

ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ: Ἐφεσίους 4:1-7 ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ: Λουκᾶ 12:16-21

25 Νοεμβρίου Κυριακή IΓ΄ Λουκᾶ

Τῆς Ἁγίας Μεγαλομάρτυρος καὶ πανσόφου Αἰκατερίνης καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Μεγαλομάρτυρος Μερκουρίου. Ἀπόδοσις τῆς Ἑορτῆς τῶν Εἰσοδίων τῆς Θεοτόκου.

ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ: Γαλάτας 3:23-29; 4:1-5 ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ: Λουκᾶ 18:18-27

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ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΕΣ ΕΟΡΤΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΕΣ TOΥ MHNOΥ ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ, 2018

3 Νοεμβρίου Σάββατο Ανάμνηση εγκαινίων του Ναοῦ του Αγίου Γεωγίου την Λύδδα 3 Νοεμβρίου Σάββατο Θεῖα Λειτoυργία 8:30 π.μ. 7 Νοεμβρίου Τετάρτη Μικρός Παρακλητικός Κανών 6:00 μ.μ. 10 Νοεμβρίου Σάββατο Μέγα Ἐσπερινον 5:00 μ.μ. 13 Νοεμβρίου Τρίτη Τοῦ Ἀγίου Ἰωάννου τοῦ Χρισοστώμου 13 Νοεμβρίου Τρίτη Ὀρθρος 8:30 π.μ. 13 Νοεμβρίου Τρίτη Θεῖα Λειτoυργία 9:30 π.μ. 14 Νοεμβρίου Τετάρτη Μικρός Παρακλητικός Κανών 6:00 μ.μ. 15 Νοεμβρίου Πέμπτη ΑΡΧΕΤΑΙ Η ΝΗΣΤΕΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥΓΕΝΝΩΝ 17 Νοεμβρίου Σάββατο Μέγα Ἐσπερινον 5:00 μ.μ. 28 Νοεμβρίου Τετάρτη Μικρός Παρακλητικός Κανών 6:00 μ.μ. 30 Νοεμβρίου Παρασκευή Τοῦ Ἀγίου Ἀνδρέα τοῦ Ἀποστόλου 30 Νοεμβρίου Παρασκευή Ὀρθρος 8:30 π.μ. 30 Νοεμβρίου Παρασκευή Θεῖα Λειτoυργία 9:30 π.μ.

SERVICES DURING THE WEEK FOR

THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 2018

3 November Saturday Dedication of the Temple St. George in Lydda

3 November Saturday Divine Liturgy 8:30 a.m.

7 November Wednesday Small Paraklesis Canon 6:00 p.m.

10 November Saturday Great Vespers 5:00 p.m.

13 November Tuesday St. John Chrysostom

13 November Tuesday Orthros 8:30 a.m.

13 November Tuesday Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m.

14 November Wednesday Small Paraklesis Canon 6:00 p.m.

15 November Thursday CHRISTMAS FAST BEGINS

17 November Saturday Great Vespers 5:00 p.m.

28 November Wednesday Small Paraklesis Canon 6:00 p.m.

30 November Friday St. Andrew the Apostle

30 November Friday Orthros 8:30 a.m.

30 November Friday Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m.

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Christ is in our midst!

When I reflect on my almost six years at Saint Nicholas Greek

Orthodox Church, I observe our progress. It is good to see God’s working

through the Holy Spirit in our community. Participation in the life of the

church keeps growing along with participation in the Holy Eucharist. I see

a community growing slowly but surely. I thank God as I observe the Holy

Spirit transforming our community.

This month begins the Stewardship Campaign for 2019. In essence,

our commitment to stewardship serves as a spiritual barometer and a gut

check of our willingness to give of our time, talent and treasure. If we seek

first the Kingdom of Heaven, stewardship becomes a natural part of our

lives with our serving in the church in one manner or the other and sharing

of our gifts. By prioritizing seeking the Kingdom of Heaven, we give our

time, talent and treasure without any reservation. We give our time, talent

and treasure because we realize it is not ours but belongs to God. Then we

wish to show our Love of God by being the most obedient managers that

we can be.

Practically speaking, our participation in the stewardship program

defines our being “members in good standing” to use language from the

Uniform Parish Regulations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.

One must be a “member in good standing to be a sponsor, vote in parish

assemblies and be a member of the parish council. More importantly we

must seek to be good stewards to work out the salvation of our souls. With

godly priorities, we pray, fast, give our treasures and participate in the

sacramental life of the church, which promotes our spiritual growth and

draws us closer to God as we work out our salvation.

When I think of the month of November I think of the Thanksgiving

holidays. What a wonderful time to reflect on our lives. Although we all

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MESSAGE FROM FATHER JOHN HAYDEN HABY:

have trials that God has allowed in our lives, we also have so much to be

thankful. When we focus all that God has given us we cannot help but feel

blessed. With that sense of gratitude, we need to express our gratitude by

giving back to God with our time, talent and treasure.

I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and a great spiritual blessing

as we celebrate the upcoming holidays!

The Blessings of Our Lord, God

and Savior be with you all.

Fr. John Hayden Haby

Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 2:00 a.m.

Remember to move your clocks BACK one hour. Otherwise, you will

be on time for the Divine Liturgy which, because of the Greek Festival,

will begin at 9:00 a.m. on that day.

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MESSAGE FROM FATHER JOHN HAYDEN:

Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple November 21

The second great feast of the Theotokos is the celebration of her entrance as a child into the Jerusalem Temple which is commemorated on the twenty-first of November. Like the feast of her nativity, this feast of Mary is without direct biblical and historical reference. But like the nativity, it is a feast filled with important spiritual significance for the Christian believer. The texts of the service tells how Mary was brought as a small child to the temple by her parents in order to be raised there among the virgins consecrated to the service of the Lord until the time of their betrothal in marriage. According to Church tradition, Mary was solemnly received by the temple community which was headed by the priest Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist. She was led to the holy place to be “nourished” there by the angels in order to become herself the “holy of holies” of God, the living sanctuary and temple of the Divine child who was to be born in her. There is no doubt that the verses of the Old Testamental Psalm 45, used extensively in the services of the feast, provided a great inspiration for the celebration of Mary’s consecration to the service of God in the Jerusalem Temple.

Hear, O Daughter, and consider and incline your ear; forget your people and your father’s house, and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your Lord, bow to him . . . The princess is decked in her chamber with gold-woven robes, in many-colored robes she is led to her king, with her virgin companions, her escort, in her train.

With joy and gladness they are led along, as they enter the palace of the king.

Instead of your fathers shall be your sons; you will make them princes in all the earth. I will cause your name to be celebrated in all generations, therefore, the peoples will praise you forever and ever (Ps 45.10–17).

The Orthodox Church understands these words of the psalm to be a prophecy

directly related to Mary the Theotokos. According to the Gospel of Saint Luke which is read at the Vigil of each of her feasts, Mary herself speaks the following words:

My soul magnifies the Lord and my Spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for He has regarded the low estate of His handmaiden. For behold, hence-forth all generations shall call me blessed; for He who is mighty has done great things

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for me and holy is His name. And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation (Lk 1.47–50). The main theme of the feast of Mary’s entrance to the Temple, repeated many

times in the liturgical services, is the fact that she enters the Temple to become herself the living temple of God, thus inaugurating the New Testament in which are fulfilled the prophecies of old that “the dwelling of God is with man” and that the human person is the sole proper dwelling place of the Divine Presence (Ezek 37.27; Jn 14.15–23; Acts 7.47; 2 Cor 6.11; Eph 2.18–22; 1 Pet 2.4; Rev 22.1–4).

Today is the preview of the good will of God, of the preaching of the salvation of mankind. The Virgin appears in the temple of God, in anticipation proclaiming Christ to all. Let us rejoice and sing to her: Rejoice, O Divine Fulfillment of the Creator’s dispensation (Troparion).

The most pure Temple of the Savior, the precious Chamber and Virgin, the Sacred Treasure of the Glory of God, is presented today to the house of the Lord. She brings with her the grace of the Spirit, which the angels of God do praise. Truly this woman is the Abode of Heaven! (Kontakion).

The fortieth chapter of Exodus about the building of the tabernacle is read at

Vespers, together with passages from the First Book of Kings and the Prophecy of Ezekiel. Each one of these readings all end with exactly the same line, “for the glory of the Lord filled the house [tabernacle] of the Lord God Almighty” (Ex 40.35; 1 Kg 8.11; Ezek 44.4).

Once again on this feast, the Old Testament readings are interpreted as symbols of the Mother of God. This “glory of the Lord” is referred to the Mother of Christ and it “fills” her and all people after her who “hear the word of God and keep it” as the Gospel of the festal liturgy proclaims (Lk 11.37–28). The epistle reading at the Divine Liturgy also proclaims this very same theme (Heb 9.1–7).

Thus, the feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple is the feast which celebrates the end of the physical temple in Jerusalem as the dwelling place of God. When the child Mary enters the temple, the time of the temple comes to an end and the “preview of the good will of God” is shown forth. On this feast we celebrate—in the person of Christ’s mother—that we too are the house and tabernacle of the Lord. . . . We are the temple of the living God, as God said, “I will live in them and move among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people” (2 Cor 6.16; Is 52.11). https://oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith/worship/the-church-year/entrance-of-the-theotokos-to-the-temple

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Εισόδια της Θεοτόκου

Νοεμβρίου 21

Η ευσεβής Άννα σύζυγος του Ιωακείμ, πέρασε τη

ζωή της χωρίς να μπορέσει να τεκνοποιήσει, καθώς

ήταν στείρα. Μαζί με τον Ιωακείμ προσευχόταν

θερμά στον Θεό να την αξιώσει να φέρει στον

κόσμο ένα παιδί, με την υπόσχεση ότι θα αφιέρωνε

το τέκνο της σε Αυτόν. Πράγματι, ο Πανάγαθος

Θεός όχι μόνο της χάρισε ένα παιδί, αλλά την

αξίωσε να φέρει στον κόσμο τη γυναίκα που θα

γεννούσε το Μεσσία, το Σωτήρα μας Ιησού Χριστό.

Όταν η Παναγία έγινε τριών χρόνων, σύμφωνα με

την παράδοση, η Άννα και ο Ιωακείμ, κρατώντας την υπόσχεσή τους, την οδήγησαν στο Ναό και την

παρέδωσαν στον αρχιερέα Ζαχαρία. Ο αρχιερέας

παρέλαβε την Παρθένο Μαρία και την οδήγησε στα

Άγια των Αγίων, όπου δεν έμπαινε κανείς εκτός από

τον ίδιο, επειδή γνώριζε έπειτα από αποκάλυψη του

Θεού το μελλοντικό ρόλο της Αγίας κόρης στην

ενανθρώπιση του Κυρίου. Στα ενδότερα του Ναού

η Παρθένος Μαρία έμεινε δώδεκα χρόνια. Όλο

αυτό το διάστημα ο αρχάγγελος Γαβριήλ

προμήθευε την Παναγία με τροφή ουράνια. Εξήλθε

από τα Άγια των Αγίων, όταν έφθασε η ώρα του

Θείου Ευαγγελισμού.

http://www.saint.gr/2497/saint.aspx

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Άγιοι Κοσμάς και Δαμιανός οι Ανάργυροι

Νοεμβρίου 1

Τα αδέρφια Κοσμάς και Δαμιανός, οι οποίοι έζησαν την εποχή που

αυτοκράτορας των Ρωμαίων ήταν ο Καρίνος, ήταν γιατροί στο επάγγελμα και

παρείχαν ιάσεις σε όλους όσους είχαν ανάγκη, και για αντάλλαγμα δεν έπαιρναν

χρήματα, αλλά το μόνο πού ζητούσαν ήταν να πιστεύσουν στον Χριστό.

Κάποιοι όμως καλοθελητές διέβαλαν τους αγίους στον αυτοκράτορα και του

είπαν ότι οι θεραπείες και τα θαύματα που επιτελούσαν τα έκαναν με μαγικές τέχνες.

Τότε οι Άγιοι Ανάργυροι επειδή δεν ήθελαν να πάνε άλλους αντί αυτών στον

αυτοκράτορα, προσήλθαν μόνοι τους ενώπιον του και ο Καρίνος προσπάθησε να τους

μεταπείσει να αρνηθούν τον Χριστό. Εκείνοι όμως όχι μόνο δεν αρνήθηκαν την πίστη

τους, αλλά κατάφεραν να μεταπείσουν και να αλλάξουν και τον ίδιο τον αυτοκράτορα,

αφού και ο ίδιος δέχτηκε τις θεραπευτικές τους ιάσεις. Συγκεκριμένα, όταν ο Καρίνος

ανέκρινε τους Αγίους, μετατοπίστηκε η θέση του προσώπου του και στράφηκε προς

την ράχη του. Αμέσως τότε οι Άγιοι την θεράπευσαν με την προσευχή τους στον

Χριστό. Εξαιτίας αυτού του θαύματος, πίστευσαν στον Χριστό όσοι βρίσκονταν

εκείνη την στιγμή μπροστά σ' αυτό πού συνέβη και ο ίδιος ο Αυτοκράτορας τους

έστειλε πίσω στους συγγενείς τους με μεγάλες τιμές.

Αργότερα όμως, μετά από μεγάλο χρονικό διάστημα, οι Άγιοι φθονήθηκαν από

τον ίδιο τον δάσκαλο που τούς είχε μάθει την ιατρική επιστήμη, γιατί είχαν αποκτήσει

μεγάλη δόξα και φήμη. Γι' αυτό τον λόγο τους ανέβασε σε κάποιο όρος για να

μαζέψουν δήθεν κάποια βότανα και εκεί τους επιτέθηκε με πέτρες και τους θανάτωσε.

http://www.saint.gr/1956/saint.aspx

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FALL

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

WILL BE HELD

ON DECEMBER 2, 2018

AFTER THE DIVINE LITURGY

IN THE CHURCH HALL

ALL MEMBERS

IN GOOD FINANACIAL STANDING

ARE URGED TO ATTEND.

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NOTICE OF PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS

Elections for positions on the 2019 Parish Council will be held on Sunday, December 9, 2018. Voting shall begin after the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy and shall terminate upon conclusion of the St. Nicholas Day Luncheon. All parishioners in good standing are urged to vote.

A "Parishioner" is defined as follows: a. Every person who is baptized and chrismated according to the rites of the Orthodox Church is a parishioner. (2017 UPR Article 18, Section 1) b. The religious, moral and social duties of a parishioner are to apply the tenets of the Orthodox Faith to his/her life and to: adhere to and live according to the tenets of the Orthodox faith; faithfully attend the Divine Liturgy and other worship services; participate regularly in the holy sacraments; respect all ecclesiastical authority and all governing bodies of the Church; be obedient in matters of the Faith, practice and ecclesiastical order; contribute towards the progress of the Church's sacred mission; and be an effective witness and example of the Orthodox Faith and Traditions to all people. (2017 UPR Article 18, Section 1)

A "Parishioner in good standing" is defined as follows: a. A parishioner in good standing practices all the religious and moral duties as described above. (2017 UPR Article 18, Section 1) b. At a minimum, a parishioner in good standing must: be eighteen years of age or over; be current in his or her stewardship and other financial obligations to the Parish, abide by all the regulations herein stated and the Parish Bylaws; and cooperate in every way towards the welfare and wellbeing of the Parish. (2017 UPR Article 18, Section 1) c. Any person wishing to be a parishioner in good standing in more than one Parish must remit his or her Stewardship financial obligation to each Parish as stated above. A parishioner wishing to move from one Parish to another must present a letter of transfer from the Priest of the Parish from which he or she is moving stating that he or she is in good standing. (2007 UPR Article 18, Section 2) d. No person shall be deemed a parishioner in good standing while: not adhering to the standards outlined above; retaining affiliation in an Orthodox Parish which defies the jurisdiction or the ecclesiastical authority of the Archdiocese; being a member of or practicing a non-Orthodox faith or other religion; and deliberately disregarding and transgressing the moral law of the Church. (2017 UPR Article 18, Section 3)

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VISITORS:

Very Rev. Bartholomew Wojcik of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in

Pella, Iowa vacation with his Presvytera and their children in Corpus

Christi and attended Divine Liturgy on October 7, 2018.

RECUPERATING:

Butch Pool is recuperating at home after knee surgery. We wish him a

speedy recovery!

Sofia Piperis Sakellis is recuperating at home after a fall and breaking

her foot. We wish her a speedy recovery!

MEMORIAL SERVICES:

On September 29, 2018, a 1-year Memorial Service was held for the

repose of the soul of Anastasia Hartofilax. May her memory be eternal!

On October 14, 2018, a 17-year Memorial Service was held for the

repose of the soul of Michael Lignos. May his memory be eternal!

On October 14, 2018, a 24-year Trisagion Service was held for the

repose of the soul of Minas Piperis. May his memory be eternal!

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES:

Congratulations to the following who will celebrate their wedding

anniversary in November:

Bill and Sophia Hartofilax ....................................... November 2, 1967

Gerald and Natalie Rogen . ...................................... November 3, 1985

Robert and Litsa Paraskevas Guerra .................... November 11, 1995

John and Rachel Hartofilax ................................... November 11, 2015

John and Patricia Gatlin. ........................................ November 11, 2000

Mike and Mystery Polakis....................................... November 14, 2009

Greg and Christy Solis ............................................ November 27, 2016

COFFEE HOUR:

November 4 ............................................................... GREEK FESTIVAL

November 11 ........................................................................ Andrei Guzun

November 18 ...................................................................................... OPEN

November 25 ...................................................................................... OPEN

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COMMUNITY NEWS:

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS:

Michael George Zampikos ............................................... November 1st

Nicholas I. Maragakis ...................................................... November 4th

Kathy Santikos ................................................................. November 4th

Anastasia Hartofilax ....................................................... November 6th

Angela Pollakis ................................................................. November 6th

Joanna Chambers ............................................................ November 6th

Christopher Palfreyman ................................................. November 8th

Elias P. Sissamis ............................................................... November 9th

Anthony Pollakis .............................................................. November 9th

Pete Santikos..................................................................... November 9th

Evangelos Christos Pollakis ........................................... November 10th

Anna Papakonstantinou ................................................. November 13th

William Chriss ................................................................. November 14th

Rita M. Blackett .............................................................. November 19th

Pavlos Maragakis ........................................................... November 19th

Denice Eliades ................................................................. November 19th

Georgios Diakomanolis ................................................... November 20th

Anastasia Sissamis .......................................................... November 20th

Manoli V. Maragakis ....................................................... November 21st

Nikolai Mason .................................................................. November 21st

James Ikonomopoulos ................................................... November 22nd

Pavlos V. Maragakis ...................................................... November 22nd

Helen Pool ........................................................................ November 24th

George Zampikos ........................................................... November 24th

Jennifer Crystal Pothitakis ........................................... November 25th

Michael Leonidas Miura ............................................... November 25th

Alexandria Abercja ........................................................ November 26th

Maria L. Sissamis ............................................................ November 26th

Elaine Gialouris ............................................................... November 28th

Nicholas Karagas ........................................................... November 28th

Petya Bekiarov ............................................................... November 29th

Fotini V. Piperis ............................................................. November 29th

Minas K. Piperis ............................................................. November 29th

Olga Plomarity ................................................................ November 29th

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IN LOVING MEMORY: Each month we will mention our loved ones who have fallen asleep

in the Lord during the month of November. If I have omitted anyone, please let me know so I can include them in the future. The Editor

Panagiotis Basilidis .................................................... November 1, 1967 George Comnas ......................................................... November 1, 1997 Mrs. Alicia Hamauei ................................................ November 2, 2006 Nicholas Gus Bournias ............................................. November 3, 2003 William L. Talbert .................................................... November 4, 1990 Mrs. Irene Costas ...................................................... November 7, 2003 Mrs. Nafisika Hrissikopoulos .................................. November 8, 1984 Dionysia Giannukos ................................................ November 10, 1967 Mrs. Marguerita (Rita) Benson ............................. November 10, 1981 Mrs. Nicoletta Tountas ........................................... November 10, 1980 Anthony Brenna ...................................................... November 10, 1996 Mrs. Athena G. Kandis ........................................... November 11, 1976 Lee Petrutsas .......................................................... November 11, 1944 Nicholas Tountas ..................................................... November 12, 1944 Mrs. Joyce Wilkinson ............................................. November 13, 2005 Elias Maris ............................................................... November 14, 1993 Mrs. Eleftheria Zouvia ........................................... November 14, 2004 Mrs. Georgia Morrison .......................................... November 15, 1989 Steve G. Kirkikis, M.D. ......................................... November 17, 2009 Gus Boortsalas ......................................................... November 18, 1968 Fotini Talarantas .................................................... November 18, 2015 Theodore G. Carnavas.......................................... . November 18, 1990 Mrs. Pepitsa Cazamias ........................................... November 18, 1992 Nicholas Alexander Kappos ................................... November 18, 1994 Alexander Dadau .................................................... November 19, 1957 Raul Molina ............................................................. November 19, 1993

Gus Nicols (Nicolinakos)......................................... November 21, 1988 Mrs. Ann Aboud Augustine ................................... November 23, 1987 Tom Hamauei, Sr. ................................................... November 23, 1997 Mrs. Helen Kairis .................................................... November 23, 2004

Mrs. Evangeline Vasos............................................ November 24, 2000 Homer Leon Hill ..................................................... November 24, 2000

Reverend Emmanuel Panos ........................... …… November 25, 1968 Mrs. Johanna Ortiz ................................................. November 25, 2002

Harry Sotiriades ....................................................... November 26, 1953

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IN LOVING MEMORY, continued Reverend Nicholas Sitaras ........................................... November 26, 2006 Mrs. Maria Faraklas (McAllen, Texas) ...................... November 27, 1956 Kimon Lymberry .......................................................... November 27, 1947 Mrs. Paraskeve Karidis ................................................ November 28, 1967 John Platis...................................................................... November 28, 2003 Mrs. Elena Chakur ...................................................... November 29, 2009 Mrs. Margarita K. Bournias (Victoria, Texas) .......... November 30, 1963 Mrs. Nasiba N. Gorah ............................................. November 30, 1982

May their memory be eternal!

Youth Epistle Reading Schedule

November 4, 2018 Sophia Sanchez

November 11, 2018 George Diakomanolis

November 18, 2018 Amanda Pollakis

November 25, 2018 Anna Maragakis

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