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Sts. Raphael, Nicholas and Irene Greek Orthodox Church Rev. Fr. Barnabas Powell, Proistamenos Jimmy Smith, Psaltis 3074 Bethelview Road † Cumming GA 30040 (770) 781-5250 cell (770) 861-3544 www.stsrni.org We are an intentional Orthodox Christian Community for North Georgia! SECOND SUNDAY OF LUKE September 30th, 2012

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Sts Raphael Nicholas and Irene

Greek Orthodox Church

Rev Fr Barnabas Powell Proistamenos

Jimmy Smith Psaltis

3074 Bethelview Road dagger Cumming GA 30040

(770) 781-5250 cell (770) 861-3544 wwwstsrniorg

We are an intentional Orthodox Christian Community for North Georgia

SECOND SUNDAY OF LUKE

September 30th 2012

WORSHIP

Sixth GospelTone - Plagal Fourth

We are so very glad you have joined us today and we pray you will be inspired

and encouraged by your time with us

The Orthodox worship service is an ancient and timeless expression of how

people have loved served and worshipped God for many centuries but it may be a bit of

a different experience for you Please feel free to use a service book or not and simply

allow the words of the service to wash over you

The central act of our worship culminates in people receiving communion

This is a very special time for us all and we have some specific beliefs about our com-

munion together This is why we never impose this service on those who are not pre-

pared or are not baptized Orthodox This service may raise questions in your mind

Please feel free to ask Fr Barnabas or Fr Paul anything you wish after the service

At the end of the service EVERYONE is invited to come forward and receive a

portion of the ldquoblessed breadrdquo from Fr Barnabas No one should leave church

ldquohungryrdquo

Know you are welcome and we are glad you are here

May God bless you and your family

Apolytikion in honor of Sts Raphael Nicholas amp Irene

Having contended on Lesvos for the sake of Christ God you have sanctified the island

since the discovery of your sacred relics O blessed ones wherefore we honor you O

Godbearing Raphael together with Nicholas and virgin Irene as our divine protectors

and intercessors with the Lord

Memorial - A 1 year memorial is offered today in loving memory of Andrew Athanas

Tsiropoulos beloved husband of Kathryn Routsos Tsiropoulos father of Arthur amp

Gina Tsiropoulos and Papou to Andrew Tsiropoulos

May His Memory Be Eternal

Prosforo Is lovingly offered by the Prosforo Ministry Volunteers

Schedule for the Week

Wednesday Oct 3rd - 630 pm Vespers

Saturday Oct 6th ndash 5 pm Great Vespers

Parish Council On Duty Today - John Patrick amp Florence Lytle

Welcoming Ministry - Helen McCart - Ushering Ministry - Parish Council

ACOLYTES

Zachery Bethune James Blane Nathan Frazier Dean Pryles Nicholas Pryles Mike

Manos Giovanni Ray Tommy Roberts Luke Sulyma Mike Trainor Connor Walters

Roney Walters Thomas Miller and Christos Zourzoukis

STS RNI YOUTH CHOIR

Tabitha Bethune Jessica Catapano Maria Hagen Christina Pryles

amp Laramie Smith

TODAY WE REMEMBER

2nd Sunday of Luke Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone You descended from on high O compassionate One and condescended to be buried for three days so that from the passions You might set us free Our life and resurrection O Lord glory be to You Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Tone O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame mediation unto the creator most constant O despise not the voices of those who have sinned but be quick O good one to come unto our aid who in faith cry unto thee Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication O thou who dost ever protect O Theotokos them that honor thee Resurrectional Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone Arising from the tomb O mighty Saviour Thou didst rouse the dead Thou didst raise Adam while Eve danceth in her joy at Thy blest Resurrection O Lord And the worlds farthest regions keep the festival on Thine arising from the dead with gladness and thanksgiving O Thou Who art greatly merciful

We Also Remember

Gregory the Illuminator Bishop of Armenia

Mardonios amp Stratonikos the Martyrs

Please pray for those faithful who are currently in need of our most fervent interces-

sions Andrew Archie Bill Bill Carrie Demetra Dina Donna Efthymios

Elaine Elizabeth Christina Gus Heidi Igli James Jerry Joe John Maria

Michael Nomiki Oni Paul Sarah Taki Tara and Violeta

Remember Our Military

Connor Walters (son of Diane amp Tim Walters grandson of Jimmy amp Pat

Roney) is in basic training at the Marine Corps Base in

Paris Island SC

Cards amp letters along with your prayers from home would be

welcome

RCT Walters CP

4975

3rd BN LIMA CO PLT 3072

PO Box 16345

MCRD Paris Island SC 29905-6345

Epistle Reading

The Reading is from St Pauls

Second Letter to Timothy 310-15

The Reading is from St Paulrsquos Letter

to the Corinthians 616-18 71

BRETHREN you 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 Therefore come out from them and be separate

from them says the Lord and touch nothing unclean then I will wel-

come you and I will be a father to you and you shall be my sons and

daughters says the Lord Almighty

Since we have these promises beloved let us cleanse ourselves from

every defilement of body and spirit and make holiness perfect in the

fear of God

Α Ω

Ἀδελφοί ὑμεῖς ἐστε ναὸς Θεοῦ ζῶντος καθὼς εἶπεν ὁ θεός

ὅτι Ἐνοικήσω ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐμπεριπατήσωmiddot καὶ ἔσομαι

αὐτῶν θεός καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔσονταί μοι λαός Διὸ Ἐξέλθετε ἐκ

μέσου αὐτῶν καὶ ἀφορίσθητε λέγει κύριος καὶ ἀκαθάρτου

μὴ ἅπτεσθεmiddot κἀγὼ εἰσδέξομαι ὑμᾶς καὶ ἔσομαι ὑμῖν εἰς

πατέρα καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔσεσθέ μοι εἰς υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας λέγει

κύριος παντοκράτωρ Ταύτας οὖν ἔχοντες τὰς ἐπαγγελίας

ἀγαπητοί καθαρίσωμεν ἑαυτοὺς ἀπὸ παντὸς μολυσμοῦ

σαρκὸς καὶ πνεύματος ἐπιτελοῦντες ἁγιωσύνην ἐν φόβῳ

θεοῦ

Gospel Reading

The Reading is from Luke 631-36

The Lord said And as you wish that men would do to you do so

to them If you love those who love you what credit is that to you

For even sinners love those who love them And if you do good to

those who do good to you what credit is that to you For even sin-

ners do the same And if you lend to those from whom you hope to

receive what credit is that to you Even sinners lend to sinners to

receive as much again But love your enemies and do good and

lend expecting nothing in return and your reward will be great

and you will be sons of the Most High for he is kind to the un-

grateful and the selfish Be merciful even as your Father is merci-

ful

Α Ω

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος καθὼς θέλετε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν οἱ

ἄνθρωποι ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς ὁμοίωςκαὶ εἰ ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς

ἀγαπῶντας ὑμᾶς ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστί καὶ γὰρ οἱ

ἁμαρτωλοὶ τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας αὐτοὺς ἀγαπῶσικαὶ ἐὰν

ἀγαθοποιῆτε τοὺς ἀγαθοποιοῦντας ὑμᾶς ποία ὑμῖν χάρις

ἐστί καὶ γὰρ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσικαὶ ἐὰν

δανείζητε παρ᾿ ὧν ἐλπίζετε ἀπολαβεῖν ποία ὑμῖν χάρις

ἐστί καὶ γὰρ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἁμαρτωλοῖς δανείζουσιν ἵνα

ἀπολάβωσι τὰ ἴσαπλὴν ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν καὶ

ἀγαθοποιεῖτε καὶ δανείζετε μηδὲν ἀπελπίζοντες καὶ ἔσται

ὁ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολύς καὶ ἔσεσθε υἱοὶ ὑψίστου ὅτι αὐτὸς

χρηστός ἐστιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀχαρίστους καὶ πονηρούςΓίνεσθε

οὖν οἰκτίρμονες καθὼς καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν οἰκτίρμων ἐστί

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ldquoWisdom from the Fathers

ldquoA mole burrowing in the earth is blind and cannot see the stars and he

who does not trust God in temporal things will not trust Him in eternal

things

St Mark the Ascetic

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY - THIS WEEK

The Wednesday morning Bible Study has resumed Wednesday October 3rd at 10 am

continuing with the study of the Gospel of John

The Wednesday evening class ldquoA Step-by-Step Look at the Divine Liturgyrdquo will begin on

Wednesday Oct 3rd following 630 pm Vespers

Father Barnabas will be available to hear confession every Wednesday either before or

after Vespers and by appointment Please call or email the church office to request a time

to meet with Father and avail yourself to this healing divine mystery of the Church

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

September is Stewardship Catch-up Month

During the summer months income drops at our beloved Sts RNI and yet our monthly

expenses continue So this Sunday and every Sunday in September we are encouraging

everyone to get caught up on their giving to our parish

We are asking three things

1) If you havenrsquot thought about your 2012 Pledge NOW is the time (Pledge Cards are

available in the Narthex or ask a Parish Council Member)

2) Please catch up on your giving if you have fallen behind

3) Please be generous

We appreciate your continued support

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PanOrthodox Womenrsquos Retreat

Saturday October 20 2012

St Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church

925 Beaver Ruin Rd Norcross GA

A Christian Ending to Our Lives

Retreat Leaders Mat Elizabeth and Dn Mark Barna

Authors of A Christian Ending

1000 am Divine Liturgy followed by retreat presentations

How can a Christian community redeem the process of death and burial to more fully realize the grace and love of God within our church family and witness to it in the wider community

The vast majority of people die at home or in the hospital As difficult as it is this is an opportunity our last opportunity to show true Christian charity and love to our de-ceased brother or sister in Christ In these sessions Mat Elizabeth and Deacon Mark will discuss practical steps believing Christians can take to ease the passing of our beloved brothers and sisters in Christ What is death How should Christians think about it What can we do to prepare legally practically and spiritually for the one event all people have in common our death

Alzheimerrsquos disease and other types of dementia are epidemic in our society Many of us are faced with the prospect of caring for parents or spouses with dementia What are the options for care Mat Elizabeth and Dn Mark will share with us their experience of caring for three elderly parents in their home for seven years How does one make the decision to care for a loved one at home What can we expect and how should we han-dle it In the end what can Christians do to ease the passing of a loved one suffering from this terrible debilitating disease

A death in the Church is a death in the family When a loved one dies we have many options available to us One of those options is to handle the funeral and burial in the same way that Christians have done since the very beginning In the State of Georgia it is perfectly legal for churches and families to bury their own dead without the assistance

of a professional funeral director In this final session Deacon Mark and Mat Elizabeth will share their experiences and the procedures they have used many times to care for the bodies of deceased family friends and complete strangers from the moment of death until sealing the grave

To reserve your place please contact Anya Gill at anyagillyahoocom or call 404-218-358

Please bring a pot luck dish to share Cost Free will offering

We are Called to Bear Fruit

At the Last Supper as we read in Chapter 15 of the Gospel of

John Jesus instructed His disciples ldquoI Am the Vine you are the

branchesrdquo He was telling us that the purpose of our abiding in

Him is that we may bear fruit for God in the world ldquoBy this My

Father is glorified that you bear much fruithelliprdquo (John 158) Just

as the vine bears fruit only through its branches so Jesus has

chosen to work in the world through us We are the members of

His body ndash the branches through which the Vine must bear fruit

We bear fruit when we serve and support God and His Church

What is Christian Stewardship

Christian Stewardship ishellip

helliplearning how to be a responsible and concerned caretaker of

Christrsquos Church it is learning how to enjoy Church life and be

happy in Church work for in Her dwells the fullness of the

Spirit of God

hellipour active commitment to use all our time talent and treasure

for the benefit of humankind in grateful acknowledgment of

Christrsquos redeeming love

hellipcaring for the needs of others

hellipoffering onersquos self to God as He offered Himself to us

hellipwhat a person does after saying ldquoI believehelliprdquo as proof of that

belief

hellipdevotion and service to God and His Church as persons as

families as diocesemetropolis as national Church and as

Church universal

Williams amp McKibben in Oriented Leadership

Philoptochos News

ldquoThe Placerdquo Luncheon September 26 2012

Thank you to all who came to set up amp serve the luncheon at The Place

Also a special thank you to Barbara Selwa-Bonelli for her generous mon-

etary donation towards the purchase of the food and Veronica LaShure

and her children for baking amp donating nine trays of brownies

The following is a note received from The Place

ldquoAnne Thank you so much for sponsoring our Noon Day Meal yester-day Your group is amazinghellipyou served 88 wonderful lunch-es Of course my favorite was the rich chocolate brown-iehellipyummmmmhellip There is a link to our facebook page below to see your post for yesterdays lunch We are all Looking forward to the festivalhellip Regards Nancy M Cina Business Office Lead

Ph 770-887-1098 ext 226 - Fax 770-889-5756 - wwwtheplaceofforsythorgrdquo

Our next lunch at The Place is Wednesday October 24th

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Panagia Chapter Philoptochos Society Presents

Holy Trans Radio Mystery Dinner Theater

1100 PM

Parish Life Center Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church

3431 Trickum Rd Marietta GA $3500 per person (Includes appetizers dinner dessert

non-shyalcoholic beverage) Cash Bar

Valuable Prize Drawings Limited Seating

Purchase tickets by October 21 2012 Proceeds to benefit

Philoptochos Social Services HTGOC (our parish) Seminarians Andrew C Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd

For more information contactPat Koutouzis 404-shy542-shy1924 or Linda Lopos 678-shy445-shy3556

Goya News

Greek Dance for Teens

Thanks to Andrea Mancil for volunteering to teach our middle and high

school teens Greek Dance These lessons will begin Sunday September

9th following Divine Liturgy out on the lawn The focus will be to get

the teens ready to dance at our Greek Festival All middle and high

school youth are encourage amp welcome to join these classes

Contact Mrs Suzi Pryles for more information

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ATTENTION HS School Students

St Photios Foundation 2012 Seventh Annual Essay Contest

This essay contest is open to high school students There is no entry fee

A 1000 word essay needs to be submitted by November 9th 2012

comparing amp contrasting the immigration story of the Greeks who came

to America in 1768 and a person you knowmdasheither a family member or

friend What commonalities impressed you as you learned their stories

For more information see the Announcement on the bulletin board in

the hallway between the Narthex and Sunday School rooms

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FESTIVAL BAKING

Tuesday October 2ndmdash10 am South Forsyth High School

Check in at main office amp ask for Mrs Martinrsquos culinary class

Wear closed toe shoes head covering amp pastry brush

We are making tiropidakia (cheese triangles) amp spankopidakia (spinach

triangles) for the mezedakia platters at the festival with the students

Friday October 5th - 930 am the Blue House

Frying diples

If you have please bring electric frying pany and long handled forks

(like meat carving fork or barbeque fork) Also aprons amp headcovering

Contact Ginny Kostulakos 678-807-7167 or wordscan49attnet

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sts RNI Choir PracticemdashNEW DAYNEW TIME

Today - SUNDAY - Immediately following Divine Liturgy

in the Chapel

Contact Marie Chapman for more information

770-205-7220 or mommystargatercomcastnet

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

GREEK LANGUAGE Sts RNI Hellenic Studies Ministry will be offereing Greek Language If

you are interested in signing up for Greek Language contact Smara Wolff at 770-889-5419 or email smarawolffgmailcom

Greek Language Classes Have Begun

Thursday 645 pm - First Grade (Room for 1 more student) Friday 600 pm - Second Grade (Room for 1 more student) Saturday 4 pm - High School ampor Adults Advanced Level

Open registration is being held for an additional first grade class to be held on Friday at 7 pm

Tuition is $80semester + book for first child $120semester + books for two children and $140semester + books for three children

Tuition must be paid in full by the first class Checks made payable to Sts RNI GO Church

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR

What is an AED An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic

device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias

of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient and is able to treat

them through defibrillation the application of electrical therapy which stops the ar-

rhythmia allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm

One AED has been donated Donations are still needed to cover the cost of the 2nd

unit (approximately $1500)

Thank you for your support with this important project

Sts RNI Parish Council

GREEK FEST 2012

JUST 3 MORE WEEKS SAVE THE DATES

Friday October 19thmdash3 pm to 10 pm

Saturday October 20thmdash11 am to 10 pm

Sunday October 21stmdash1130 am to 6 pm

We also need help

Set-Up - Thursday October 18th

Clean-Up - Monday October 22nd

Ask how you can become a steward of this wonderful event

Questions concern and to volunteer to help plan the Festival should

be emailed to Johnny Melts at greekfeststsrniorg

Father Barnabas asks you to volunteer now so we can firm up our plans and

schedules Use one of the Festival Volunteer sheets and reserve your spot A sign-

up table will be in the Narthex or outside (weather permitting)

OPA

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Donation Wishlist for Festival Baking

The following are items needed for baking

50 lbs 7 filo ($125) 12 gal milk ($36) 10 filo spinach feta ricotta

cream cheese amp more eggs needed for spanakopidakia amp tiropidakia

If anyone would like to donate any of these items or money towards the

purchase please contact Johnny Melts (greekfeststsrniorg) or Ginny

Kostulakos (wordscan49attnet or 678-807-7167)

Thank you to the Jordan Soublis Trainor amp Willis families and Veronica

LaShure for their donation of items for baking and to the ladies who have

come to help with baking Yoursquore the best

Wednesday October 10thmdashPreparation for spanakotiropita at the Blue House

Thursday October 11thmdashAssembly amp baking of spanakotiropita at the

Cathedral

Contact Florence Lytle at 770-891-9945 or email

florence_lytleprodigynet for time amp carpooling

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sunday School Has Begun Welcome Back

Sunday School students will be dismissed following the Sacrament of Holy

Communion

3amp4 year oldsmdashSt Nicholas Room (3rd door on left) with Evie Atkinson-

Grammenos amp Jaimie Crossno

K-2nd GrademdashEvangelos Library (2nd door on right) with Sophia Bethune amp

Allison Hammond

3rd-5th Gradendash In Blue House with Liz Foxhall amp Lisa Boston

6th-8th GrademdashIn Blue House with Jennifer Tubbs

High School StudentsmdashIn Blue House with Fr Paul amp Donna Smith

Please take the time to fill out a Sunday School Registration form

for your child(ren)

Also you can still volunteer to be Sunday School teacher or assistant

Your participation makes Sunday School possible

Please contact Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Prosforo Baking Contact Stamatia Hagen for more information

at mamma2mariaaolcom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

BOOK CLUB

Book Club Meetings have been suspended until after the festival Watch

for announcement of new book and meeting schedule

For more information call contact Donna Smith at missmagnoliasmox-

iegmailcom or Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or

myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fellowship Ministry

On behalf of the Parish Council and the Parish I would like to thank Grace Chihlas who

has chaired the Fellowship Ministry since its reorganization three years ago Grace has

done a great job in seeing to it that we have refreshments and beverages each Sunday so

we can meet and enjoy being with our church family A big thanks to all of those who

contributed financially to keep this important ministry active

Grace has graciously agreed to continue chairing until a new Ministry Team is formed and

a new chairperson agrees to take on or share the leadership

I am asking those members who wish to serve on this Team to contact me at 770891-

9945 or Florence_LytleProdigynet We will have the first team meeting right after

church on Sunday September 30 barring any conflicts Thank you Florence

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FELLOWSHIP HOUR

Our 2012-2013 Fellowship Hour Donation Campaign has begun A suggested dona-

tion of $25family helps cover the cost of the weekly Fellowship Hour Checks should

be made payable to Sts RNI GO Church with ldquoFellowshiprdquo on the memo line

We hope you have enjoyed the refreshments provided over the past year and will

continue to support the Fellowship Committeersquos efforts to serve you each Sunday

2012-13 Sponsors Vasilios Kaloudis Patricia Morris Kathy amp Taka Shoji Arthur

Tsiropoulos

Thank you all for your support of this Ministry

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

2012 PARISH COUNCIL

Dennis Kostulakos (President) John Patrick (Vice President) Paul Ray (Secretary)

Vic Pryles (Treasurer) David Chapman Harald Hagen Harriet Howell Florence Lytle and Jennifer Tubbs

Our Vision amp Mission

Our vision as Saints Raphael Nicholas amp Irene Greek Orthodox Church is to grow

as a family in Christ

Our mission as a Greek Orthodox Church is to serve God and neighbor strengthen

the family and reach out to the community

To date the 97 families below have returned Stewardship Commitment Cards for 2012

Nicholas amp Varvara Alexiou

Jim amp Angie Andropoulos

Richard amp Sophia Bethune

Paul amp Elaine Bilson

Anthony amp Mary Birozes

Renee Birozes

Katherine Blanos

Joseph (Ike) Bonnelli-Barbara Selwa

Jordan amp Lisa Boston

Niko amp Helen Bouboulis

Kosta amp Carolyn Bozzuto

Thalia Bruno

Athena Catapano

David amp Marie Chapman

Grace Chihlas

Julie Chokos

Roy amp Lydia Clarkson

Arthur Costakis

Jamie Crossno

Dean amp Jenny Demos

Wesley amp Donna Dennison

Keith amp Mary Druffner

Quay amp Trissie Farr

Chris amp Liz Foxhall

Dan amp Sonia Frazier

Paul amp Caroline Geertgens

Robert amp Jennifer Guano

Harald amp Stamatia Hagen

Kevin amp Allison Hammond

Christine Hatcher

Michael amp Ann Hayes

Harriet Howell

Mark amp Jennie Johnson

Eleni Jordan

Bill amp Mary Kaloudis

Jim Kanellos

Maria Kalou Kardomateas Theodoros amp Aphrodite Kazazakis-Levendakis

Tasso amp Laura Kefalas

Jackie Klock

Dennis amp Ginny Kostulakos

Jonathan amp Kelley Kostulakos

Louis amp Dianne Koulouvaris

Alex amp Melpo Levantis

Earnest amp Elizabeth Livaditis

Leon amp Frances Lopez

Archie amp Florence Lytle

Connie Machoudy

Harry amp Tina Maheras

Wade amp Andrea Mancil

Kiki Manolakis

Emanuel Manos

William amp Margaret Manos

Bill amp Audrey Marianes

Riley amp Elizabeth Marvos

Jef amp Elaine Mastropaolo

Al amp Helen McCart

Johnny amp Becky Melts

Bill amp Mary Milam

Matt amp Athena Miller

Nik Moissiades

James Morakis

Patricia Morris

Nick amp Teddie Panos

Constantinos amp Evelyn Pantazopoulos

Gus amp Albie Pappas

John amp Evon Patrick

Lawson amp Susan Plummer

Mihai amp Heidi Popa

Fr Barnabas amp Pres Connie Powell

Pam Powers

Katherine Prattes

Vic amp Suzi Pryles

Paul amp Gigi Ray

Earl amp Marina Raymond

David amp Mary Roberts

Jimmy amp Pat Roney

Bill amp Debbie Sarandis

Dina Sarandis

Philip amp Anastasia Sarros

Taka amp Kathryn Shoji

Eric amp Donna Smith

George amp Anna Sofikitis

Stamatia (Estelle) Sofikitis

Dennis amp Laura Sparks

Robert amp Alexis Sulyma

Tohotmos amp Carol Tadros

Mike amp Estelle Theodosion

Nikolaos amp Eva Thrasivoulou

Ed amp Anne Trainor

Brian amp Jennifer Tubbs

Sharon Tyre

James amp Jane Vlahos

Plutarch amp Tina Vamvakias

Tim amp Diane Walters

Steve amp Smara Wolff

Sam amp Katherine Yalanzon

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WORSHIP

Sixth GospelTone - Plagal Fourth

We are so very glad you have joined us today and we pray you will be inspired

and encouraged by your time with us

The Orthodox worship service is an ancient and timeless expression of how

people have loved served and worshipped God for many centuries but it may be a bit of

a different experience for you Please feel free to use a service book or not and simply

allow the words of the service to wash over you

The central act of our worship culminates in people receiving communion

This is a very special time for us all and we have some specific beliefs about our com-

munion together This is why we never impose this service on those who are not pre-

pared or are not baptized Orthodox This service may raise questions in your mind

Please feel free to ask Fr Barnabas or Fr Paul anything you wish after the service

At the end of the service EVERYONE is invited to come forward and receive a

portion of the ldquoblessed breadrdquo from Fr Barnabas No one should leave church

ldquohungryrdquo

Know you are welcome and we are glad you are here

May God bless you and your family

Apolytikion in honor of Sts Raphael Nicholas amp Irene

Having contended on Lesvos for the sake of Christ God you have sanctified the island

since the discovery of your sacred relics O blessed ones wherefore we honor you O

Godbearing Raphael together with Nicholas and virgin Irene as our divine protectors

and intercessors with the Lord

Memorial - A 1 year memorial is offered today in loving memory of Andrew Athanas

Tsiropoulos beloved husband of Kathryn Routsos Tsiropoulos father of Arthur amp

Gina Tsiropoulos and Papou to Andrew Tsiropoulos

May His Memory Be Eternal

Prosforo Is lovingly offered by the Prosforo Ministry Volunteers

Schedule for the Week

Wednesday Oct 3rd - 630 pm Vespers

Saturday Oct 6th ndash 5 pm Great Vespers

Parish Council On Duty Today - John Patrick amp Florence Lytle

Welcoming Ministry - Helen McCart - Ushering Ministry - Parish Council

ACOLYTES

Zachery Bethune James Blane Nathan Frazier Dean Pryles Nicholas Pryles Mike

Manos Giovanni Ray Tommy Roberts Luke Sulyma Mike Trainor Connor Walters

Roney Walters Thomas Miller and Christos Zourzoukis

STS RNI YOUTH CHOIR

Tabitha Bethune Jessica Catapano Maria Hagen Christina Pryles

amp Laramie Smith

TODAY WE REMEMBER

2nd Sunday of Luke Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone You descended from on high O compassionate One and condescended to be buried for three days so that from the passions You might set us free Our life and resurrection O Lord glory be to You Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Tone O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame mediation unto the creator most constant O despise not the voices of those who have sinned but be quick O good one to come unto our aid who in faith cry unto thee Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication O thou who dost ever protect O Theotokos them that honor thee Resurrectional Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone Arising from the tomb O mighty Saviour Thou didst rouse the dead Thou didst raise Adam while Eve danceth in her joy at Thy blest Resurrection O Lord And the worlds farthest regions keep the festival on Thine arising from the dead with gladness and thanksgiving O Thou Who art greatly merciful

We Also Remember

Gregory the Illuminator Bishop of Armenia

Mardonios amp Stratonikos the Martyrs

Please pray for those faithful who are currently in need of our most fervent interces-

sions Andrew Archie Bill Bill Carrie Demetra Dina Donna Efthymios

Elaine Elizabeth Christina Gus Heidi Igli James Jerry Joe John Maria

Michael Nomiki Oni Paul Sarah Taki Tara and Violeta

Remember Our Military

Connor Walters (son of Diane amp Tim Walters grandson of Jimmy amp Pat

Roney) is in basic training at the Marine Corps Base in

Paris Island SC

Cards amp letters along with your prayers from home would be

welcome

RCT Walters CP

4975

3rd BN LIMA CO PLT 3072

PO Box 16345

MCRD Paris Island SC 29905-6345

Epistle Reading

The Reading is from St Pauls

Second Letter to Timothy 310-15

The Reading is from St Paulrsquos Letter

to the Corinthians 616-18 71

BRETHREN you 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 Therefore come out from them and be separate

from them says the Lord and touch nothing unclean then I will wel-

come you and I will be a father to you and you shall be my sons and

daughters says the Lord Almighty

Since we have these promises beloved let us cleanse ourselves from

every defilement of body and spirit and make holiness perfect in the

fear of God

Α Ω

Ἀδελφοί ὑμεῖς ἐστε ναὸς Θεοῦ ζῶντος καθὼς εἶπεν ὁ θεός

ὅτι Ἐνοικήσω ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐμπεριπατήσωmiddot καὶ ἔσομαι

αὐτῶν θεός καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔσονταί μοι λαός Διὸ Ἐξέλθετε ἐκ

μέσου αὐτῶν καὶ ἀφορίσθητε λέγει κύριος καὶ ἀκαθάρτου

μὴ ἅπτεσθεmiddot κἀγὼ εἰσδέξομαι ὑμᾶς καὶ ἔσομαι ὑμῖν εἰς

πατέρα καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔσεσθέ μοι εἰς υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας λέγει

κύριος παντοκράτωρ Ταύτας οὖν ἔχοντες τὰς ἐπαγγελίας

ἀγαπητοί καθαρίσωμεν ἑαυτοὺς ἀπὸ παντὸς μολυσμοῦ

σαρκὸς καὶ πνεύματος ἐπιτελοῦντες ἁγιωσύνην ἐν φόβῳ

θεοῦ

Gospel Reading

The Reading is from Luke 631-36

The Lord said And as you wish that men would do to you do so

to them If you love those who love you what credit is that to you

For even sinners love those who love them And if you do good to

those who do good to you what credit is that to you For even sin-

ners do the same And if you lend to those from whom you hope to

receive what credit is that to you Even sinners lend to sinners to

receive as much again But love your enemies and do good and

lend expecting nothing in return and your reward will be great

and you will be sons of the Most High for he is kind to the un-

grateful and the selfish Be merciful even as your Father is merci-

ful

Α Ω

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος καθὼς θέλετε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν οἱ

ἄνθρωποι ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς ὁμοίωςκαὶ εἰ ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς

ἀγαπῶντας ὑμᾶς ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστί καὶ γὰρ οἱ

ἁμαρτωλοὶ τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας αὐτοὺς ἀγαπῶσικαὶ ἐὰν

ἀγαθοποιῆτε τοὺς ἀγαθοποιοῦντας ὑμᾶς ποία ὑμῖν χάρις

ἐστί καὶ γὰρ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσικαὶ ἐὰν

δανείζητε παρ᾿ ὧν ἐλπίζετε ἀπολαβεῖν ποία ὑμῖν χάρις

ἐστί καὶ γὰρ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἁμαρτωλοῖς δανείζουσιν ἵνα

ἀπολάβωσι τὰ ἴσαπλὴν ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν καὶ

ἀγαθοποιεῖτε καὶ δανείζετε μηδὲν ἀπελπίζοντες καὶ ἔσται

ὁ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολύς καὶ ἔσεσθε υἱοὶ ὑψίστου ὅτι αὐτὸς

χρηστός ἐστιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀχαρίστους καὶ πονηρούςΓίνεσθε

οὖν οἰκτίρμονες καθὼς καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν οἰκτίρμων ἐστί

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ldquoWisdom from the Fathers

ldquoA mole burrowing in the earth is blind and cannot see the stars and he

who does not trust God in temporal things will not trust Him in eternal

things

St Mark the Ascetic

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY - THIS WEEK

The Wednesday morning Bible Study has resumed Wednesday October 3rd at 10 am

continuing with the study of the Gospel of John

The Wednesday evening class ldquoA Step-by-Step Look at the Divine Liturgyrdquo will begin on

Wednesday Oct 3rd following 630 pm Vespers

Father Barnabas will be available to hear confession every Wednesday either before or

after Vespers and by appointment Please call or email the church office to request a time

to meet with Father and avail yourself to this healing divine mystery of the Church

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

September is Stewardship Catch-up Month

During the summer months income drops at our beloved Sts RNI and yet our monthly

expenses continue So this Sunday and every Sunday in September we are encouraging

everyone to get caught up on their giving to our parish

We are asking three things

1) If you havenrsquot thought about your 2012 Pledge NOW is the time (Pledge Cards are

available in the Narthex or ask a Parish Council Member)

2) Please catch up on your giving if you have fallen behind

3) Please be generous

We appreciate your continued support

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PanOrthodox Womenrsquos Retreat

Saturday October 20 2012

St Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church

925 Beaver Ruin Rd Norcross GA

A Christian Ending to Our Lives

Retreat Leaders Mat Elizabeth and Dn Mark Barna

Authors of A Christian Ending

1000 am Divine Liturgy followed by retreat presentations

How can a Christian community redeem the process of death and burial to more fully realize the grace and love of God within our church family and witness to it in the wider community

The vast majority of people die at home or in the hospital As difficult as it is this is an opportunity our last opportunity to show true Christian charity and love to our de-ceased brother or sister in Christ In these sessions Mat Elizabeth and Deacon Mark will discuss practical steps believing Christians can take to ease the passing of our beloved brothers and sisters in Christ What is death How should Christians think about it What can we do to prepare legally practically and spiritually for the one event all people have in common our death

Alzheimerrsquos disease and other types of dementia are epidemic in our society Many of us are faced with the prospect of caring for parents or spouses with dementia What are the options for care Mat Elizabeth and Dn Mark will share with us their experience of caring for three elderly parents in their home for seven years How does one make the decision to care for a loved one at home What can we expect and how should we han-dle it In the end what can Christians do to ease the passing of a loved one suffering from this terrible debilitating disease

A death in the Church is a death in the family When a loved one dies we have many options available to us One of those options is to handle the funeral and burial in the same way that Christians have done since the very beginning In the State of Georgia it is perfectly legal for churches and families to bury their own dead without the assistance

of a professional funeral director In this final session Deacon Mark and Mat Elizabeth will share their experiences and the procedures they have used many times to care for the bodies of deceased family friends and complete strangers from the moment of death until sealing the grave

To reserve your place please contact Anya Gill at anyagillyahoocom or call 404-218-358

Please bring a pot luck dish to share Cost Free will offering

We are Called to Bear Fruit

At the Last Supper as we read in Chapter 15 of the Gospel of

John Jesus instructed His disciples ldquoI Am the Vine you are the

branchesrdquo He was telling us that the purpose of our abiding in

Him is that we may bear fruit for God in the world ldquoBy this My

Father is glorified that you bear much fruithelliprdquo (John 158) Just

as the vine bears fruit only through its branches so Jesus has

chosen to work in the world through us We are the members of

His body ndash the branches through which the Vine must bear fruit

We bear fruit when we serve and support God and His Church

What is Christian Stewardship

Christian Stewardship ishellip

helliplearning how to be a responsible and concerned caretaker of

Christrsquos Church it is learning how to enjoy Church life and be

happy in Church work for in Her dwells the fullness of the

Spirit of God

hellipour active commitment to use all our time talent and treasure

for the benefit of humankind in grateful acknowledgment of

Christrsquos redeeming love

hellipcaring for the needs of others

hellipoffering onersquos self to God as He offered Himself to us

hellipwhat a person does after saying ldquoI believehelliprdquo as proof of that

belief

hellipdevotion and service to God and His Church as persons as

families as diocesemetropolis as national Church and as

Church universal

Williams amp McKibben in Oriented Leadership

Philoptochos News

ldquoThe Placerdquo Luncheon September 26 2012

Thank you to all who came to set up amp serve the luncheon at The Place

Also a special thank you to Barbara Selwa-Bonelli for her generous mon-

etary donation towards the purchase of the food and Veronica LaShure

and her children for baking amp donating nine trays of brownies

The following is a note received from The Place

ldquoAnne Thank you so much for sponsoring our Noon Day Meal yester-day Your group is amazinghellipyou served 88 wonderful lunch-es Of course my favorite was the rich chocolate brown-iehellipyummmmmhellip There is a link to our facebook page below to see your post for yesterdays lunch We are all Looking forward to the festivalhellip Regards Nancy M Cina Business Office Lead

Ph 770-887-1098 ext 226 - Fax 770-889-5756 - wwwtheplaceofforsythorgrdquo

Our next lunch at The Place is Wednesday October 24th

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Panagia Chapter Philoptochos Society Presents

Holy Trans Radio Mystery Dinner Theater

1100 PM

Parish Life Center Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church

3431 Trickum Rd Marietta GA $3500 per person (Includes appetizers dinner dessert

non-shyalcoholic beverage) Cash Bar

Valuable Prize Drawings Limited Seating

Purchase tickets by October 21 2012 Proceeds to benefit

Philoptochos Social Services HTGOC (our parish) Seminarians Andrew C Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd

For more information contactPat Koutouzis 404-shy542-shy1924 or Linda Lopos 678-shy445-shy3556

Goya News

Greek Dance for Teens

Thanks to Andrea Mancil for volunteering to teach our middle and high

school teens Greek Dance These lessons will begin Sunday September

9th following Divine Liturgy out on the lawn The focus will be to get

the teens ready to dance at our Greek Festival All middle and high

school youth are encourage amp welcome to join these classes

Contact Mrs Suzi Pryles for more information

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ATTENTION HS School Students

St Photios Foundation 2012 Seventh Annual Essay Contest

This essay contest is open to high school students There is no entry fee

A 1000 word essay needs to be submitted by November 9th 2012

comparing amp contrasting the immigration story of the Greeks who came

to America in 1768 and a person you knowmdasheither a family member or

friend What commonalities impressed you as you learned their stories

For more information see the Announcement on the bulletin board in

the hallway between the Narthex and Sunday School rooms

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FESTIVAL BAKING

Tuesday October 2ndmdash10 am South Forsyth High School

Check in at main office amp ask for Mrs Martinrsquos culinary class

Wear closed toe shoes head covering amp pastry brush

We are making tiropidakia (cheese triangles) amp spankopidakia (spinach

triangles) for the mezedakia platters at the festival with the students

Friday October 5th - 930 am the Blue House

Frying diples

If you have please bring electric frying pany and long handled forks

(like meat carving fork or barbeque fork) Also aprons amp headcovering

Contact Ginny Kostulakos 678-807-7167 or wordscan49attnet

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sts RNI Choir PracticemdashNEW DAYNEW TIME

Today - SUNDAY - Immediately following Divine Liturgy

in the Chapel

Contact Marie Chapman for more information

770-205-7220 or mommystargatercomcastnet

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

GREEK LANGUAGE Sts RNI Hellenic Studies Ministry will be offereing Greek Language If

you are interested in signing up for Greek Language contact Smara Wolff at 770-889-5419 or email smarawolffgmailcom

Greek Language Classes Have Begun

Thursday 645 pm - First Grade (Room for 1 more student) Friday 600 pm - Second Grade (Room for 1 more student) Saturday 4 pm - High School ampor Adults Advanced Level

Open registration is being held for an additional first grade class to be held on Friday at 7 pm

Tuition is $80semester + book for first child $120semester + books for two children and $140semester + books for three children

Tuition must be paid in full by the first class Checks made payable to Sts RNI GO Church

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR

What is an AED An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic

device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias

of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient and is able to treat

them through defibrillation the application of electrical therapy which stops the ar-

rhythmia allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm

One AED has been donated Donations are still needed to cover the cost of the 2nd

unit (approximately $1500)

Thank you for your support with this important project

Sts RNI Parish Council

GREEK FEST 2012

JUST 3 MORE WEEKS SAVE THE DATES

Friday October 19thmdash3 pm to 10 pm

Saturday October 20thmdash11 am to 10 pm

Sunday October 21stmdash1130 am to 6 pm

We also need help

Set-Up - Thursday October 18th

Clean-Up - Monday October 22nd

Ask how you can become a steward of this wonderful event

Questions concern and to volunteer to help plan the Festival should

be emailed to Johnny Melts at greekfeststsrniorg

Father Barnabas asks you to volunteer now so we can firm up our plans and

schedules Use one of the Festival Volunteer sheets and reserve your spot A sign-

up table will be in the Narthex or outside (weather permitting)

OPA

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Donation Wishlist for Festival Baking

The following are items needed for baking

50 lbs 7 filo ($125) 12 gal milk ($36) 10 filo spinach feta ricotta

cream cheese amp more eggs needed for spanakopidakia amp tiropidakia

If anyone would like to donate any of these items or money towards the

purchase please contact Johnny Melts (greekfeststsrniorg) or Ginny

Kostulakos (wordscan49attnet or 678-807-7167)

Thank you to the Jordan Soublis Trainor amp Willis families and Veronica

LaShure for their donation of items for baking and to the ladies who have

come to help with baking Yoursquore the best

Wednesday October 10thmdashPreparation for spanakotiropita at the Blue House

Thursday October 11thmdashAssembly amp baking of spanakotiropita at the

Cathedral

Contact Florence Lytle at 770-891-9945 or email

florence_lytleprodigynet for time amp carpooling

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sunday School Has Begun Welcome Back

Sunday School students will be dismissed following the Sacrament of Holy

Communion

3amp4 year oldsmdashSt Nicholas Room (3rd door on left) with Evie Atkinson-

Grammenos amp Jaimie Crossno

K-2nd GrademdashEvangelos Library (2nd door on right) with Sophia Bethune amp

Allison Hammond

3rd-5th Gradendash In Blue House with Liz Foxhall amp Lisa Boston

6th-8th GrademdashIn Blue House with Jennifer Tubbs

High School StudentsmdashIn Blue House with Fr Paul amp Donna Smith

Please take the time to fill out a Sunday School Registration form

for your child(ren)

Also you can still volunteer to be Sunday School teacher or assistant

Your participation makes Sunday School possible

Please contact Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Prosforo Baking Contact Stamatia Hagen for more information

at mamma2mariaaolcom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

BOOK CLUB

Book Club Meetings have been suspended until after the festival Watch

for announcement of new book and meeting schedule

For more information call contact Donna Smith at missmagnoliasmox-

iegmailcom or Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or

myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fellowship Ministry

On behalf of the Parish Council and the Parish I would like to thank Grace Chihlas who

has chaired the Fellowship Ministry since its reorganization three years ago Grace has

done a great job in seeing to it that we have refreshments and beverages each Sunday so

we can meet and enjoy being with our church family A big thanks to all of those who

contributed financially to keep this important ministry active

Grace has graciously agreed to continue chairing until a new Ministry Team is formed and

a new chairperson agrees to take on or share the leadership

I am asking those members who wish to serve on this Team to contact me at 770891-

9945 or Florence_LytleProdigynet We will have the first team meeting right after

church on Sunday September 30 barring any conflicts Thank you Florence

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FELLOWSHIP HOUR

Our 2012-2013 Fellowship Hour Donation Campaign has begun A suggested dona-

tion of $25family helps cover the cost of the weekly Fellowship Hour Checks should

be made payable to Sts RNI GO Church with ldquoFellowshiprdquo on the memo line

We hope you have enjoyed the refreshments provided over the past year and will

continue to support the Fellowship Committeersquos efforts to serve you each Sunday

2012-13 Sponsors Vasilios Kaloudis Patricia Morris Kathy amp Taka Shoji Arthur

Tsiropoulos

Thank you all for your support of this Ministry

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

2012 PARISH COUNCIL

Dennis Kostulakos (President) John Patrick (Vice President) Paul Ray (Secretary)

Vic Pryles (Treasurer) David Chapman Harald Hagen Harriet Howell Florence Lytle and Jennifer Tubbs

Our Vision amp Mission

Our vision as Saints Raphael Nicholas amp Irene Greek Orthodox Church is to grow

as a family in Christ

Our mission as a Greek Orthodox Church is to serve God and neighbor strengthen

the family and reach out to the community

To date the 97 families below have returned Stewardship Commitment Cards for 2012

Nicholas amp Varvara Alexiou

Jim amp Angie Andropoulos

Richard amp Sophia Bethune

Paul amp Elaine Bilson

Anthony amp Mary Birozes

Renee Birozes

Katherine Blanos

Joseph (Ike) Bonnelli-Barbara Selwa

Jordan amp Lisa Boston

Niko amp Helen Bouboulis

Kosta amp Carolyn Bozzuto

Thalia Bruno

Athena Catapano

David amp Marie Chapman

Grace Chihlas

Julie Chokos

Roy amp Lydia Clarkson

Arthur Costakis

Jamie Crossno

Dean amp Jenny Demos

Wesley amp Donna Dennison

Keith amp Mary Druffner

Quay amp Trissie Farr

Chris amp Liz Foxhall

Dan amp Sonia Frazier

Paul amp Caroline Geertgens

Robert amp Jennifer Guano

Harald amp Stamatia Hagen

Kevin amp Allison Hammond

Christine Hatcher

Michael amp Ann Hayes

Harriet Howell

Mark amp Jennie Johnson

Eleni Jordan

Bill amp Mary Kaloudis

Jim Kanellos

Maria Kalou Kardomateas Theodoros amp Aphrodite Kazazakis-Levendakis

Tasso amp Laura Kefalas

Jackie Klock

Dennis amp Ginny Kostulakos

Jonathan amp Kelley Kostulakos

Louis amp Dianne Koulouvaris

Alex amp Melpo Levantis

Earnest amp Elizabeth Livaditis

Leon amp Frances Lopez

Archie amp Florence Lytle

Connie Machoudy

Harry amp Tina Maheras

Wade amp Andrea Mancil

Kiki Manolakis

Emanuel Manos

William amp Margaret Manos

Bill amp Audrey Marianes

Riley amp Elizabeth Marvos

Jef amp Elaine Mastropaolo

Al amp Helen McCart

Johnny amp Becky Melts

Bill amp Mary Milam

Matt amp Athena Miller

Nik Moissiades

James Morakis

Patricia Morris

Nick amp Teddie Panos

Constantinos amp Evelyn Pantazopoulos

Gus amp Albie Pappas

John amp Evon Patrick

Lawson amp Susan Plummer

Mihai amp Heidi Popa

Fr Barnabas amp Pres Connie Powell

Pam Powers

Katherine Prattes

Vic amp Suzi Pryles

Paul amp Gigi Ray

Earl amp Marina Raymond

David amp Mary Roberts

Jimmy amp Pat Roney

Bill amp Debbie Sarandis

Dina Sarandis

Philip amp Anastasia Sarros

Taka amp Kathryn Shoji

Eric amp Donna Smith

George amp Anna Sofikitis

Stamatia (Estelle) Sofikitis

Dennis amp Laura Sparks

Robert amp Alexis Sulyma

Tohotmos amp Carol Tadros

Mike amp Estelle Theodosion

Nikolaos amp Eva Thrasivoulou

Ed amp Anne Trainor

Brian amp Jennifer Tubbs

Sharon Tyre

James amp Jane Vlahos

Plutarch amp Tina Vamvakias

Tim amp Diane Walters

Steve amp Smara Wolff

Sam amp Katherine Yalanzon

Page 3: SECOND SUNDAY OF LUKE September 30th, 2012stsrni.org/bulletin/m912/m9w5.pdf · Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who ... Sarah, Taki, Tara and Violeta

TODAY WE REMEMBER

2nd Sunday of Luke Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone You descended from on high O compassionate One and condescended to be buried for three days so that from the passions You might set us free Our life and resurrection O Lord glory be to You Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Tone O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame mediation unto the creator most constant O despise not the voices of those who have sinned but be quick O good one to come unto our aid who in faith cry unto thee Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication O thou who dost ever protect O Theotokos them that honor thee Resurrectional Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone Arising from the tomb O mighty Saviour Thou didst rouse the dead Thou didst raise Adam while Eve danceth in her joy at Thy blest Resurrection O Lord And the worlds farthest regions keep the festival on Thine arising from the dead with gladness and thanksgiving O Thou Who art greatly merciful

We Also Remember

Gregory the Illuminator Bishop of Armenia

Mardonios amp Stratonikos the Martyrs

Please pray for those faithful who are currently in need of our most fervent interces-

sions Andrew Archie Bill Bill Carrie Demetra Dina Donna Efthymios

Elaine Elizabeth Christina Gus Heidi Igli James Jerry Joe John Maria

Michael Nomiki Oni Paul Sarah Taki Tara and Violeta

Remember Our Military

Connor Walters (son of Diane amp Tim Walters grandson of Jimmy amp Pat

Roney) is in basic training at the Marine Corps Base in

Paris Island SC

Cards amp letters along with your prayers from home would be

welcome

RCT Walters CP

4975

3rd BN LIMA CO PLT 3072

PO Box 16345

MCRD Paris Island SC 29905-6345

Epistle Reading

The Reading is from St Pauls

Second Letter to Timothy 310-15

The Reading is from St Paulrsquos Letter

to the Corinthians 616-18 71

BRETHREN you 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 Therefore come out from them and be separate

from them says the Lord and touch nothing unclean then I will wel-

come you and I will be a father to you and you shall be my sons and

daughters says the Lord Almighty

Since we have these promises beloved let us cleanse ourselves from

every defilement of body and spirit and make holiness perfect in the

fear of God

Α Ω

Ἀδελφοί ὑμεῖς ἐστε ναὸς Θεοῦ ζῶντος καθὼς εἶπεν ὁ θεός

ὅτι Ἐνοικήσω ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐμπεριπατήσωmiddot καὶ ἔσομαι

αὐτῶν θεός καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔσονταί μοι λαός Διὸ Ἐξέλθετε ἐκ

μέσου αὐτῶν καὶ ἀφορίσθητε λέγει κύριος καὶ ἀκαθάρτου

μὴ ἅπτεσθεmiddot κἀγὼ εἰσδέξομαι ὑμᾶς καὶ ἔσομαι ὑμῖν εἰς

πατέρα καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔσεσθέ μοι εἰς υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας λέγει

κύριος παντοκράτωρ Ταύτας οὖν ἔχοντες τὰς ἐπαγγελίας

ἀγαπητοί καθαρίσωμεν ἑαυτοὺς ἀπὸ παντὸς μολυσμοῦ

σαρκὸς καὶ πνεύματος ἐπιτελοῦντες ἁγιωσύνην ἐν φόβῳ

θεοῦ

Gospel Reading

The Reading is from Luke 631-36

The Lord said And as you wish that men would do to you do so

to them If you love those who love you what credit is that to you

For even sinners love those who love them And if you do good to

those who do good to you what credit is that to you For even sin-

ners do the same And if you lend to those from whom you hope to

receive what credit is that to you Even sinners lend to sinners to

receive as much again But love your enemies and do good and

lend expecting nothing in return and your reward will be great

and you will be sons of the Most High for he is kind to the un-

grateful and the selfish Be merciful even as your Father is merci-

ful

Α Ω

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος καθὼς θέλετε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν οἱ

ἄνθρωποι ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς ὁμοίωςκαὶ εἰ ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς

ἀγαπῶντας ὑμᾶς ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστί καὶ γὰρ οἱ

ἁμαρτωλοὶ τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας αὐτοὺς ἀγαπῶσικαὶ ἐὰν

ἀγαθοποιῆτε τοὺς ἀγαθοποιοῦντας ὑμᾶς ποία ὑμῖν χάρις

ἐστί καὶ γὰρ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσικαὶ ἐὰν

δανείζητε παρ᾿ ὧν ἐλπίζετε ἀπολαβεῖν ποία ὑμῖν χάρις

ἐστί καὶ γὰρ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἁμαρτωλοῖς δανείζουσιν ἵνα

ἀπολάβωσι τὰ ἴσαπλὴν ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν καὶ

ἀγαθοποιεῖτε καὶ δανείζετε μηδὲν ἀπελπίζοντες καὶ ἔσται

ὁ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολύς καὶ ἔσεσθε υἱοὶ ὑψίστου ὅτι αὐτὸς

χρηστός ἐστιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀχαρίστους καὶ πονηρούςΓίνεσθε

οὖν οἰκτίρμονες καθὼς καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν οἰκτίρμων ἐστί

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ldquoWisdom from the Fathers

ldquoA mole burrowing in the earth is blind and cannot see the stars and he

who does not trust God in temporal things will not trust Him in eternal

things

St Mark the Ascetic

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY - THIS WEEK

The Wednesday morning Bible Study has resumed Wednesday October 3rd at 10 am

continuing with the study of the Gospel of John

The Wednesday evening class ldquoA Step-by-Step Look at the Divine Liturgyrdquo will begin on

Wednesday Oct 3rd following 630 pm Vespers

Father Barnabas will be available to hear confession every Wednesday either before or

after Vespers and by appointment Please call or email the church office to request a time

to meet with Father and avail yourself to this healing divine mystery of the Church

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

September is Stewardship Catch-up Month

During the summer months income drops at our beloved Sts RNI and yet our monthly

expenses continue So this Sunday and every Sunday in September we are encouraging

everyone to get caught up on their giving to our parish

We are asking three things

1) If you havenrsquot thought about your 2012 Pledge NOW is the time (Pledge Cards are

available in the Narthex or ask a Parish Council Member)

2) Please catch up on your giving if you have fallen behind

3) Please be generous

We appreciate your continued support

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PanOrthodox Womenrsquos Retreat

Saturday October 20 2012

St Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church

925 Beaver Ruin Rd Norcross GA

A Christian Ending to Our Lives

Retreat Leaders Mat Elizabeth and Dn Mark Barna

Authors of A Christian Ending

1000 am Divine Liturgy followed by retreat presentations

How can a Christian community redeem the process of death and burial to more fully realize the grace and love of God within our church family and witness to it in the wider community

The vast majority of people die at home or in the hospital As difficult as it is this is an opportunity our last opportunity to show true Christian charity and love to our de-ceased brother or sister in Christ In these sessions Mat Elizabeth and Deacon Mark will discuss practical steps believing Christians can take to ease the passing of our beloved brothers and sisters in Christ What is death How should Christians think about it What can we do to prepare legally practically and spiritually for the one event all people have in common our death

Alzheimerrsquos disease and other types of dementia are epidemic in our society Many of us are faced with the prospect of caring for parents or spouses with dementia What are the options for care Mat Elizabeth and Dn Mark will share with us their experience of caring for three elderly parents in their home for seven years How does one make the decision to care for a loved one at home What can we expect and how should we han-dle it In the end what can Christians do to ease the passing of a loved one suffering from this terrible debilitating disease

A death in the Church is a death in the family When a loved one dies we have many options available to us One of those options is to handle the funeral and burial in the same way that Christians have done since the very beginning In the State of Georgia it is perfectly legal for churches and families to bury their own dead without the assistance

of a professional funeral director In this final session Deacon Mark and Mat Elizabeth will share their experiences and the procedures they have used many times to care for the bodies of deceased family friends and complete strangers from the moment of death until sealing the grave

To reserve your place please contact Anya Gill at anyagillyahoocom or call 404-218-358

Please bring a pot luck dish to share Cost Free will offering

We are Called to Bear Fruit

At the Last Supper as we read in Chapter 15 of the Gospel of

John Jesus instructed His disciples ldquoI Am the Vine you are the

branchesrdquo He was telling us that the purpose of our abiding in

Him is that we may bear fruit for God in the world ldquoBy this My

Father is glorified that you bear much fruithelliprdquo (John 158) Just

as the vine bears fruit only through its branches so Jesus has

chosen to work in the world through us We are the members of

His body ndash the branches through which the Vine must bear fruit

We bear fruit when we serve and support God and His Church

What is Christian Stewardship

Christian Stewardship ishellip

helliplearning how to be a responsible and concerned caretaker of

Christrsquos Church it is learning how to enjoy Church life and be

happy in Church work for in Her dwells the fullness of the

Spirit of God

hellipour active commitment to use all our time talent and treasure

for the benefit of humankind in grateful acknowledgment of

Christrsquos redeeming love

hellipcaring for the needs of others

hellipoffering onersquos self to God as He offered Himself to us

hellipwhat a person does after saying ldquoI believehelliprdquo as proof of that

belief

hellipdevotion and service to God and His Church as persons as

families as diocesemetropolis as national Church and as

Church universal

Williams amp McKibben in Oriented Leadership

Philoptochos News

ldquoThe Placerdquo Luncheon September 26 2012

Thank you to all who came to set up amp serve the luncheon at The Place

Also a special thank you to Barbara Selwa-Bonelli for her generous mon-

etary donation towards the purchase of the food and Veronica LaShure

and her children for baking amp donating nine trays of brownies

The following is a note received from The Place

ldquoAnne Thank you so much for sponsoring our Noon Day Meal yester-day Your group is amazinghellipyou served 88 wonderful lunch-es Of course my favorite was the rich chocolate brown-iehellipyummmmmhellip There is a link to our facebook page below to see your post for yesterdays lunch We are all Looking forward to the festivalhellip Regards Nancy M Cina Business Office Lead

Ph 770-887-1098 ext 226 - Fax 770-889-5756 - wwwtheplaceofforsythorgrdquo

Our next lunch at The Place is Wednesday October 24th

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Panagia Chapter Philoptochos Society Presents

Holy Trans Radio Mystery Dinner Theater

1100 PM

Parish Life Center Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church

3431 Trickum Rd Marietta GA $3500 per person (Includes appetizers dinner dessert

non-shyalcoholic beverage) Cash Bar

Valuable Prize Drawings Limited Seating

Purchase tickets by October 21 2012 Proceeds to benefit

Philoptochos Social Services HTGOC (our parish) Seminarians Andrew C Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd

For more information contactPat Koutouzis 404-shy542-shy1924 or Linda Lopos 678-shy445-shy3556

Goya News

Greek Dance for Teens

Thanks to Andrea Mancil for volunteering to teach our middle and high

school teens Greek Dance These lessons will begin Sunday September

9th following Divine Liturgy out on the lawn The focus will be to get

the teens ready to dance at our Greek Festival All middle and high

school youth are encourage amp welcome to join these classes

Contact Mrs Suzi Pryles for more information

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ATTENTION HS School Students

St Photios Foundation 2012 Seventh Annual Essay Contest

This essay contest is open to high school students There is no entry fee

A 1000 word essay needs to be submitted by November 9th 2012

comparing amp contrasting the immigration story of the Greeks who came

to America in 1768 and a person you knowmdasheither a family member or

friend What commonalities impressed you as you learned their stories

For more information see the Announcement on the bulletin board in

the hallway between the Narthex and Sunday School rooms

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FESTIVAL BAKING

Tuesday October 2ndmdash10 am South Forsyth High School

Check in at main office amp ask for Mrs Martinrsquos culinary class

Wear closed toe shoes head covering amp pastry brush

We are making tiropidakia (cheese triangles) amp spankopidakia (spinach

triangles) for the mezedakia platters at the festival with the students

Friday October 5th - 930 am the Blue House

Frying diples

If you have please bring electric frying pany and long handled forks

(like meat carving fork or barbeque fork) Also aprons amp headcovering

Contact Ginny Kostulakos 678-807-7167 or wordscan49attnet

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sts RNI Choir PracticemdashNEW DAYNEW TIME

Today - SUNDAY - Immediately following Divine Liturgy

in the Chapel

Contact Marie Chapman for more information

770-205-7220 or mommystargatercomcastnet

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

GREEK LANGUAGE Sts RNI Hellenic Studies Ministry will be offereing Greek Language If

you are interested in signing up for Greek Language contact Smara Wolff at 770-889-5419 or email smarawolffgmailcom

Greek Language Classes Have Begun

Thursday 645 pm - First Grade (Room for 1 more student) Friday 600 pm - Second Grade (Room for 1 more student) Saturday 4 pm - High School ampor Adults Advanced Level

Open registration is being held for an additional first grade class to be held on Friday at 7 pm

Tuition is $80semester + book for first child $120semester + books for two children and $140semester + books for three children

Tuition must be paid in full by the first class Checks made payable to Sts RNI GO Church

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR

What is an AED An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic

device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias

of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient and is able to treat

them through defibrillation the application of electrical therapy which stops the ar-

rhythmia allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm

One AED has been donated Donations are still needed to cover the cost of the 2nd

unit (approximately $1500)

Thank you for your support with this important project

Sts RNI Parish Council

GREEK FEST 2012

JUST 3 MORE WEEKS SAVE THE DATES

Friday October 19thmdash3 pm to 10 pm

Saturday October 20thmdash11 am to 10 pm

Sunday October 21stmdash1130 am to 6 pm

We also need help

Set-Up - Thursday October 18th

Clean-Up - Monday October 22nd

Ask how you can become a steward of this wonderful event

Questions concern and to volunteer to help plan the Festival should

be emailed to Johnny Melts at greekfeststsrniorg

Father Barnabas asks you to volunteer now so we can firm up our plans and

schedules Use one of the Festival Volunteer sheets and reserve your spot A sign-

up table will be in the Narthex or outside (weather permitting)

OPA

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Donation Wishlist for Festival Baking

The following are items needed for baking

50 lbs 7 filo ($125) 12 gal milk ($36) 10 filo spinach feta ricotta

cream cheese amp more eggs needed for spanakopidakia amp tiropidakia

If anyone would like to donate any of these items or money towards the

purchase please contact Johnny Melts (greekfeststsrniorg) or Ginny

Kostulakos (wordscan49attnet or 678-807-7167)

Thank you to the Jordan Soublis Trainor amp Willis families and Veronica

LaShure for their donation of items for baking and to the ladies who have

come to help with baking Yoursquore the best

Wednesday October 10thmdashPreparation for spanakotiropita at the Blue House

Thursday October 11thmdashAssembly amp baking of spanakotiropita at the

Cathedral

Contact Florence Lytle at 770-891-9945 or email

florence_lytleprodigynet for time amp carpooling

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sunday School Has Begun Welcome Back

Sunday School students will be dismissed following the Sacrament of Holy

Communion

3amp4 year oldsmdashSt Nicholas Room (3rd door on left) with Evie Atkinson-

Grammenos amp Jaimie Crossno

K-2nd GrademdashEvangelos Library (2nd door on right) with Sophia Bethune amp

Allison Hammond

3rd-5th Gradendash In Blue House with Liz Foxhall amp Lisa Boston

6th-8th GrademdashIn Blue House with Jennifer Tubbs

High School StudentsmdashIn Blue House with Fr Paul amp Donna Smith

Please take the time to fill out a Sunday School Registration form

for your child(ren)

Also you can still volunteer to be Sunday School teacher or assistant

Your participation makes Sunday School possible

Please contact Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Prosforo Baking Contact Stamatia Hagen for more information

at mamma2mariaaolcom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

BOOK CLUB

Book Club Meetings have been suspended until after the festival Watch

for announcement of new book and meeting schedule

For more information call contact Donna Smith at missmagnoliasmox-

iegmailcom or Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or

myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fellowship Ministry

On behalf of the Parish Council and the Parish I would like to thank Grace Chihlas who

has chaired the Fellowship Ministry since its reorganization three years ago Grace has

done a great job in seeing to it that we have refreshments and beverages each Sunday so

we can meet and enjoy being with our church family A big thanks to all of those who

contributed financially to keep this important ministry active

Grace has graciously agreed to continue chairing until a new Ministry Team is formed and

a new chairperson agrees to take on or share the leadership

I am asking those members who wish to serve on this Team to contact me at 770891-

9945 or Florence_LytleProdigynet We will have the first team meeting right after

church on Sunday September 30 barring any conflicts Thank you Florence

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FELLOWSHIP HOUR

Our 2012-2013 Fellowship Hour Donation Campaign has begun A suggested dona-

tion of $25family helps cover the cost of the weekly Fellowship Hour Checks should

be made payable to Sts RNI GO Church with ldquoFellowshiprdquo on the memo line

We hope you have enjoyed the refreshments provided over the past year and will

continue to support the Fellowship Committeersquos efforts to serve you each Sunday

2012-13 Sponsors Vasilios Kaloudis Patricia Morris Kathy amp Taka Shoji Arthur

Tsiropoulos

Thank you all for your support of this Ministry

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

2012 PARISH COUNCIL

Dennis Kostulakos (President) John Patrick (Vice President) Paul Ray (Secretary)

Vic Pryles (Treasurer) David Chapman Harald Hagen Harriet Howell Florence Lytle and Jennifer Tubbs

Our Vision amp Mission

Our vision as Saints Raphael Nicholas amp Irene Greek Orthodox Church is to grow

as a family in Christ

Our mission as a Greek Orthodox Church is to serve God and neighbor strengthen

the family and reach out to the community

To date the 97 families below have returned Stewardship Commitment Cards for 2012

Nicholas amp Varvara Alexiou

Jim amp Angie Andropoulos

Richard amp Sophia Bethune

Paul amp Elaine Bilson

Anthony amp Mary Birozes

Renee Birozes

Katherine Blanos

Joseph (Ike) Bonnelli-Barbara Selwa

Jordan amp Lisa Boston

Niko amp Helen Bouboulis

Kosta amp Carolyn Bozzuto

Thalia Bruno

Athena Catapano

David amp Marie Chapman

Grace Chihlas

Julie Chokos

Roy amp Lydia Clarkson

Arthur Costakis

Jamie Crossno

Dean amp Jenny Demos

Wesley amp Donna Dennison

Keith amp Mary Druffner

Quay amp Trissie Farr

Chris amp Liz Foxhall

Dan amp Sonia Frazier

Paul amp Caroline Geertgens

Robert amp Jennifer Guano

Harald amp Stamatia Hagen

Kevin amp Allison Hammond

Christine Hatcher

Michael amp Ann Hayes

Harriet Howell

Mark amp Jennie Johnson

Eleni Jordan

Bill amp Mary Kaloudis

Jim Kanellos

Maria Kalou Kardomateas Theodoros amp Aphrodite Kazazakis-Levendakis

Tasso amp Laura Kefalas

Jackie Klock

Dennis amp Ginny Kostulakos

Jonathan amp Kelley Kostulakos

Louis amp Dianne Koulouvaris

Alex amp Melpo Levantis

Earnest amp Elizabeth Livaditis

Leon amp Frances Lopez

Archie amp Florence Lytle

Connie Machoudy

Harry amp Tina Maheras

Wade amp Andrea Mancil

Kiki Manolakis

Emanuel Manos

William amp Margaret Manos

Bill amp Audrey Marianes

Riley amp Elizabeth Marvos

Jef amp Elaine Mastropaolo

Al amp Helen McCart

Johnny amp Becky Melts

Bill amp Mary Milam

Matt amp Athena Miller

Nik Moissiades

James Morakis

Patricia Morris

Nick amp Teddie Panos

Constantinos amp Evelyn Pantazopoulos

Gus amp Albie Pappas

John amp Evon Patrick

Lawson amp Susan Plummer

Mihai amp Heidi Popa

Fr Barnabas amp Pres Connie Powell

Pam Powers

Katherine Prattes

Vic amp Suzi Pryles

Paul amp Gigi Ray

Earl amp Marina Raymond

David amp Mary Roberts

Jimmy amp Pat Roney

Bill amp Debbie Sarandis

Dina Sarandis

Philip amp Anastasia Sarros

Taka amp Kathryn Shoji

Eric amp Donna Smith

George amp Anna Sofikitis

Stamatia (Estelle) Sofikitis

Dennis amp Laura Sparks

Robert amp Alexis Sulyma

Tohotmos amp Carol Tadros

Mike amp Estelle Theodosion

Nikolaos amp Eva Thrasivoulou

Ed amp Anne Trainor

Brian amp Jennifer Tubbs

Sharon Tyre

James amp Jane Vlahos

Plutarch amp Tina Vamvakias

Tim amp Diane Walters

Steve amp Smara Wolff

Sam amp Katherine Yalanzon

Page 4: SECOND SUNDAY OF LUKE September 30th, 2012stsrni.org/bulletin/m912/m9w5.pdf · Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who ... Sarah, Taki, Tara and Violeta

Epistle Reading

The Reading is from St Pauls

Second Letter to Timothy 310-15

The Reading is from St Paulrsquos Letter

to the Corinthians 616-18 71

BRETHREN you 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 Therefore come out from them and be separate

from them says the Lord and touch nothing unclean then I will wel-

come you and I will be a father to you and you shall be my sons and

daughters says the Lord Almighty

Since we have these promises beloved let us cleanse ourselves from

every defilement of body and spirit and make holiness perfect in the

fear of God

Α Ω

Ἀδελφοί ὑμεῖς ἐστε ναὸς Θεοῦ ζῶντος καθὼς εἶπεν ὁ θεός

ὅτι Ἐνοικήσω ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐμπεριπατήσωmiddot καὶ ἔσομαι

αὐτῶν θεός καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔσονταί μοι λαός Διὸ Ἐξέλθετε ἐκ

μέσου αὐτῶν καὶ ἀφορίσθητε λέγει κύριος καὶ ἀκαθάρτου

μὴ ἅπτεσθεmiddot κἀγὼ εἰσδέξομαι ὑμᾶς καὶ ἔσομαι ὑμῖν εἰς

πατέρα καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔσεσθέ μοι εἰς υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας λέγει

κύριος παντοκράτωρ Ταύτας οὖν ἔχοντες τὰς ἐπαγγελίας

ἀγαπητοί καθαρίσωμεν ἑαυτοὺς ἀπὸ παντὸς μολυσμοῦ

σαρκὸς καὶ πνεύματος ἐπιτελοῦντες ἁγιωσύνην ἐν φόβῳ

θεοῦ

Gospel Reading

The Reading is from Luke 631-36

The Lord said And as you wish that men would do to you do so

to them If you love those who love you what credit is that to you

For even sinners love those who love them And if you do good to

those who do good to you what credit is that to you For even sin-

ners do the same And if you lend to those from whom you hope to

receive what credit is that to you Even sinners lend to sinners to

receive as much again But love your enemies and do good and

lend expecting nothing in return and your reward will be great

and you will be sons of the Most High for he is kind to the un-

grateful and the selfish Be merciful even as your Father is merci-

ful

Α Ω

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος καθὼς θέλετε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν οἱ

ἄνθρωποι ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς ὁμοίωςκαὶ εἰ ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς

ἀγαπῶντας ὑμᾶς ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστί καὶ γὰρ οἱ

ἁμαρτωλοὶ τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας αὐτοὺς ἀγαπῶσικαὶ ἐὰν

ἀγαθοποιῆτε τοὺς ἀγαθοποιοῦντας ὑμᾶς ποία ὑμῖν χάρις

ἐστί καὶ γὰρ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσικαὶ ἐὰν

δανείζητε παρ᾿ ὧν ἐλπίζετε ἀπολαβεῖν ποία ὑμῖν χάρις

ἐστί καὶ γὰρ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἁμαρτωλοῖς δανείζουσιν ἵνα

ἀπολάβωσι τὰ ἴσαπλὴν ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν καὶ

ἀγαθοποιεῖτε καὶ δανείζετε μηδὲν ἀπελπίζοντες καὶ ἔσται

ὁ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολύς καὶ ἔσεσθε υἱοὶ ὑψίστου ὅτι αὐτὸς

χρηστός ἐστιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀχαρίστους καὶ πονηρούςΓίνεσθε

οὖν οἰκτίρμονες καθὼς καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν οἰκτίρμων ἐστί

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ldquoWisdom from the Fathers

ldquoA mole burrowing in the earth is blind and cannot see the stars and he

who does not trust God in temporal things will not trust Him in eternal

things

St Mark the Ascetic

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY - THIS WEEK

The Wednesday morning Bible Study has resumed Wednesday October 3rd at 10 am

continuing with the study of the Gospel of John

The Wednesday evening class ldquoA Step-by-Step Look at the Divine Liturgyrdquo will begin on

Wednesday Oct 3rd following 630 pm Vespers

Father Barnabas will be available to hear confession every Wednesday either before or

after Vespers and by appointment Please call or email the church office to request a time

to meet with Father and avail yourself to this healing divine mystery of the Church

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

September is Stewardship Catch-up Month

During the summer months income drops at our beloved Sts RNI and yet our monthly

expenses continue So this Sunday and every Sunday in September we are encouraging

everyone to get caught up on their giving to our parish

We are asking three things

1) If you havenrsquot thought about your 2012 Pledge NOW is the time (Pledge Cards are

available in the Narthex or ask a Parish Council Member)

2) Please catch up on your giving if you have fallen behind

3) Please be generous

We appreciate your continued support

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PanOrthodox Womenrsquos Retreat

Saturday October 20 2012

St Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church

925 Beaver Ruin Rd Norcross GA

A Christian Ending to Our Lives

Retreat Leaders Mat Elizabeth and Dn Mark Barna

Authors of A Christian Ending

1000 am Divine Liturgy followed by retreat presentations

How can a Christian community redeem the process of death and burial to more fully realize the grace and love of God within our church family and witness to it in the wider community

The vast majority of people die at home or in the hospital As difficult as it is this is an opportunity our last opportunity to show true Christian charity and love to our de-ceased brother or sister in Christ In these sessions Mat Elizabeth and Deacon Mark will discuss practical steps believing Christians can take to ease the passing of our beloved brothers and sisters in Christ What is death How should Christians think about it What can we do to prepare legally practically and spiritually for the one event all people have in common our death

Alzheimerrsquos disease and other types of dementia are epidemic in our society Many of us are faced with the prospect of caring for parents or spouses with dementia What are the options for care Mat Elizabeth and Dn Mark will share with us their experience of caring for three elderly parents in their home for seven years How does one make the decision to care for a loved one at home What can we expect and how should we han-dle it In the end what can Christians do to ease the passing of a loved one suffering from this terrible debilitating disease

A death in the Church is a death in the family When a loved one dies we have many options available to us One of those options is to handle the funeral and burial in the same way that Christians have done since the very beginning In the State of Georgia it is perfectly legal for churches and families to bury their own dead without the assistance

of a professional funeral director In this final session Deacon Mark and Mat Elizabeth will share their experiences and the procedures they have used many times to care for the bodies of deceased family friends and complete strangers from the moment of death until sealing the grave

To reserve your place please contact Anya Gill at anyagillyahoocom or call 404-218-358

Please bring a pot luck dish to share Cost Free will offering

We are Called to Bear Fruit

At the Last Supper as we read in Chapter 15 of the Gospel of

John Jesus instructed His disciples ldquoI Am the Vine you are the

branchesrdquo He was telling us that the purpose of our abiding in

Him is that we may bear fruit for God in the world ldquoBy this My

Father is glorified that you bear much fruithelliprdquo (John 158) Just

as the vine bears fruit only through its branches so Jesus has

chosen to work in the world through us We are the members of

His body ndash the branches through which the Vine must bear fruit

We bear fruit when we serve and support God and His Church

What is Christian Stewardship

Christian Stewardship ishellip

helliplearning how to be a responsible and concerned caretaker of

Christrsquos Church it is learning how to enjoy Church life and be

happy in Church work for in Her dwells the fullness of the

Spirit of God

hellipour active commitment to use all our time talent and treasure

for the benefit of humankind in grateful acknowledgment of

Christrsquos redeeming love

hellipcaring for the needs of others

hellipoffering onersquos self to God as He offered Himself to us

hellipwhat a person does after saying ldquoI believehelliprdquo as proof of that

belief

hellipdevotion and service to God and His Church as persons as

families as diocesemetropolis as national Church and as

Church universal

Williams amp McKibben in Oriented Leadership

Philoptochos News

ldquoThe Placerdquo Luncheon September 26 2012

Thank you to all who came to set up amp serve the luncheon at The Place

Also a special thank you to Barbara Selwa-Bonelli for her generous mon-

etary donation towards the purchase of the food and Veronica LaShure

and her children for baking amp donating nine trays of brownies

The following is a note received from The Place

ldquoAnne Thank you so much for sponsoring our Noon Day Meal yester-day Your group is amazinghellipyou served 88 wonderful lunch-es Of course my favorite was the rich chocolate brown-iehellipyummmmmhellip There is a link to our facebook page below to see your post for yesterdays lunch We are all Looking forward to the festivalhellip Regards Nancy M Cina Business Office Lead

Ph 770-887-1098 ext 226 - Fax 770-889-5756 - wwwtheplaceofforsythorgrdquo

Our next lunch at The Place is Wednesday October 24th

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Panagia Chapter Philoptochos Society Presents

Holy Trans Radio Mystery Dinner Theater

1100 PM

Parish Life Center Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church

3431 Trickum Rd Marietta GA $3500 per person (Includes appetizers dinner dessert

non-shyalcoholic beverage) Cash Bar

Valuable Prize Drawings Limited Seating

Purchase tickets by October 21 2012 Proceeds to benefit

Philoptochos Social Services HTGOC (our parish) Seminarians Andrew C Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd

For more information contactPat Koutouzis 404-shy542-shy1924 or Linda Lopos 678-shy445-shy3556

Goya News

Greek Dance for Teens

Thanks to Andrea Mancil for volunteering to teach our middle and high

school teens Greek Dance These lessons will begin Sunday September

9th following Divine Liturgy out on the lawn The focus will be to get

the teens ready to dance at our Greek Festival All middle and high

school youth are encourage amp welcome to join these classes

Contact Mrs Suzi Pryles for more information

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ATTENTION HS School Students

St Photios Foundation 2012 Seventh Annual Essay Contest

This essay contest is open to high school students There is no entry fee

A 1000 word essay needs to be submitted by November 9th 2012

comparing amp contrasting the immigration story of the Greeks who came

to America in 1768 and a person you knowmdasheither a family member or

friend What commonalities impressed you as you learned their stories

For more information see the Announcement on the bulletin board in

the hallway between the Narthex and Sunday School rooms

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FESTIVAL BAKING

Tuesday October 2ndmdash10 am South Forsyth High School

Check in at main office amp ask for Mrs Martinrsquos culinary class

Wear closed toe shoes head covering amp pastry brush

We are making tiropidakia (cheese triangles) amp spankopidakia (spinach

triangles) for the mezedakia platters at the festival with the students

Friday October 5th - 930 am the Blue House

Frying diples

If you have please bring electric frying pany and long handled forks

(like meat carving fork or barbeque fork) Also aprons amp headcovering

Contact Ginny Kostulakos 678-807-7167 or wordscan49attnet

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sts RNI Choir PracticemdashNEW DAYNEW TIME

Today - SUNDAY - Immediately following Divine Liturgy

in the Chapel

Contact Marie Chapman for more information

770-205-7220 or mommystargatercomcastnet

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

GREEK LANGUAGE Sts RNI Hellenic Studies Ministry will be offereing Greek Language If

you are interested in signing up for Greek Language contact Smara Wolff at 770-889-5419 or email smarawolffgmailcom

Greek Language Classes Have Begun

Thursday 645 pm - First Grade (Room for 1 more student) Friday 600 pm - Second Grade (Room for 1 more student) Saturday 4 pm - High School ampor Adults Advanced Level

Open registration is being held for an additional first grade class to be held on Friday at 7 pm

Tuition is $80semester + book for first child $120semester + books for two children and $140semester + books for three children

Tuition must be paid in full by the first class Checks made payable to Sts RNI GO Church

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR

What is an AED An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic

device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias

of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient and is able to treat

them through defibrillation the application of electrical therapy which stops the ar-

rhythmia allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm

One AED has been donated Donations are still needed to cover the cost of the 2nd

unit (approximately $1500)

Thank you for your support with this important project

Sts RNI Parish Council

GREEK FEST 2012

JUST 3 MORE WEEKS SAVE THE DATES

Friday October 19thmdash3 pm to 10 pm

Saturday October 20thmdash11 am to 10 pm

Sunday October 21stmdash1130 am to 6 pm

We also need help

Set-Up - Thursday October 18th

Clean-Up - Monday October 22nd

Ask how you can become a steward of this wonderful event

Questions concern and to volunteer to help plan the Festival should

be emailed to Johnny Melts at greekfeststsrniorg

Father Barnabas asks you to volunteer now so we can firm up our plans and

schedules Use one of the Festival Volunteer sheets and reserve your spot A sign-

up table will be in the Narthex or outside (weather permitting)

OPA

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Donation Wishlist for Festival Baking

The following are items needed for baking

50 lbs 7 filo ($125) 12 gal milk ($36) 10 filo spinach feta ricotta

cream cheese amp more eggs needed for spanakopidakia amp tiropidakia

If anyone would like to donate any of these items or money towards the

purchase please contact Johnny Melts (greekfeststsrniorg) or Ginny

Kostulakos (wordscan49attnet or 678-807-7167)

Thank you to the Jordan Soublis Trainor amp Willis families and Veronica

LaShure for their donation of items for baking and to the ladies who have

come to help with baking Yoursquore the best

Wednesday October 10thmdashPreparation for spanakotiropita at the Blue House

Thursday October 11thmdashAssembly amp baking of spanakotiropita at the

Cathedral

Contact Florence Lytle at 770-891-9945 or email

florence_lytleprodigynet for time amp carpooling

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sunday School Has Begun Welcome Back

Sunday School students will be dismissed following the Sacrament of Holy

Communion

3amp4 year oldsmdashSt Nicholas Room (3rd door on left) with Evie Atkinson-

Grammenos amp Jaimie Crossno

K-2nd GrademdashEvangelos Library (2nd door on right) with Sophia Bethune amp

Allison Hammond

3rd-5th Gradendash In Blue House with Liz Foxhall amp Lisa Boston

6th-8th GrademdashIn Blue House with Jennifer Tubbs

High School StudentsmdashIn Blue House with Fr Paul amp Donna Smith

Please take the time to fill out a Sunday School Registration form

for your child(ren)

Also you can still volunteer to be Sunday School teacher or assistant

Your participation makes Sunday School possible

Please contact Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Prosforo Baking Contact Stamatia Hagen for more information

at mamma2mariaaolcom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

BOOK CLUB

Book Club Meetings have been suspended until after the festival Watch

for announcement of new book and meeting schedule

For more information call contact Donna Smith at missmagnoliasmox-

iegmailcom or Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or

myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fellowship Ministry

On behalf of the Parish Council and the Parish I would like to thank Grace Chihlas who

has chaired the Fellowship Ministry since its reorganization three years ago Grace has

done a great job in seeing to it that we have refreshments and beverages each Sunday so

we can meet and enjoy being with our church family A big thanks to all of those who

contributed financially to keep this important ministry active

Grace has graciously agreed to continue chairing until a new Ministry Team is formed and

a new chairperson agrees to take on or share the leadership

I am asking those members who wish to serve on this Team to contact me at 770891-

9945 or Florence_LytleProdigynet We will have the first team meeting right after

church on Sunday September 30 barring any conflicts Thank you Florence

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FELLOWSHIP HOUR

Our 2012-2013 Fellowship Hour Donation Campaign has begun A suggested dona-

tion of $25family helps cover the cost of the weekly Fellowship Hour Checks should

be made payable to Sts RNI GO Church with ldquoFellowshiprdquo on the memo line

We hope you have enjoyed the refreshments provided over the past year and will

continue to support the Fellowship Committeersquos efforts to serve you each Sunday

2012-13 Sponsors Vasilios Kaloudis Patricia Morris Kathy amp Taka Shoji Arthur

Tsiropoulos

Thank you all for your support of this Ministry

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

2012 PARISH COUNCIL

Dennis Kostulakos (President) John Patrick (Vice President) Paul Ray (Secretary)

Vic Pryles (Treasurer) David Chapman Harald Hagen Harriet Howell Florence Lytle and Jennifer Tubbs

Our Vision amp Mission

Our vision as Saints Raphael Nicholas amp Irene Greek Orthodox Church is to grow

as a family in Christ

Our mission as a Greek Orthodox Church is to serve God and neighbor strengthen

the family and reach out to the community

To date the 97 families below have returned Stewardship Commitment Cards for 2012

Nicholas amp Varvara Alexiou

Jim amp Angie Andropoulos

Richard amp Sophia Bethune

Paul amp Elaine Bilson

Anthony amp Mary Birozes

Renee Birozes

Katherine Blanos

Joseph (Ike) Bonnelli-Barbara Selwa

Jordan amp Lisa Boston

Niko amp Helen Bouboulis

Kosta amp Carolyn Bozzuto

Thalia Bruno

Athena Catapano

David amp Marie Chapman

Grace Chihlas

Julie Chokos

Roy amp Lydia Clarkson

Arthur Costakis

Jamie Crossno

Dean amp Jenny Demos

Wesley amp Donna Dennison

Keith amp Mary Druffner

Quay amp Trissie Farr

Chris amp Liz Foxhall

Dan amp Sonia Frazier

Paul amp Caroline Geertgens

Robert amp Jennifer Guano

Harald amp Stamatia Hagen

Kevin amp Allison Hammond

Christine Hatcher

Michael amp Ann Hayes

Harriet Howell

Mark amp Jennie Johnson

Eleni Jordan

Bill amp Mary Kaloudis

Jim Kanellos

Maria Kalou Kardomateas Theodoros amp Aphrodite Kazazakis-Levendakis

Tasso amp Laura Kefalas

Jackie Klock

Dennis amp Ginny Kostulakos

Jonathan amp Kelley Kostulakos

Louis amp Dianne Koulouvaris

Alex amp Melpo Levantis

Earnest amp Elizabeth Livaditis

Leon amp Frances Lopez

Archie amp Florence Lytle

Connie Machoudy

Harry amp Tina Maheras

Wade amp Andrea Mancil

Kiki Manolakis

Emanuel Manos

William amp Margaret Manos

Bill amp Audrey Marianes

Riley amp Elizabeth Marvos

Jef amp Elaine Mastropaolo

Al amp Helen McCart

Johnny amp Becky Melts

Bill amp Mary Milam

Matt amp Athena Miller

Nik Moissiades

James Morakis

Patricia Morris

Nick amp Teddie Panos

Constantinos amp Evelyn Pantazopoulos

Gus amp Albie Pappas

John amp Evon Patrick

Lawson amp Susan Plummer

Mihai amp Heidi Popa

Fr Barnabas amp Pres Connie Powell

Pam Powers

Katherine Prattes

Vic amp Suzi Pryles

Paul amp Gigi Ray

Earl amp Marina Raymond

David amp Mary Roberts

Jimmy amp Pat Roney

Bill amp Debbie Sarandis

Dina Sarandis

Philip amp Anastasia Sarros

Taka amp Kathryn Shoji

Eric amp Donna Smith

George amp Anna Sofikitis

Stamatia (Estelle) Sofikitis

Dennis amp Laura Sparks

Robert amp Alexis Sulyma

Tohotmos amp Carol Tadros

Mike amp Estelle Theodosion

Nikolaos amp Eva Thrasivoulou

Ed amp Anne Trainor

Brian amp Jennifer Tubbs

Sharon Tyre

James amp Jane Vlahos

Plutarch amp Tina Vamvakias

Tim amp Diane Walters

Steve amp Smara Wolff

Sam amp Katherine Yalanzon

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Gospel Reading

The Reading is from Luke 631-36

The Lord said And as you wish that men would do to you do so

to them If you love those who love you what credit is that to you

For even sinners love those who love them And if you do good to

those who do good to you what credit is that to you For even sin-

ners do the same And if you lend to those from whom you hope to

receive what credit is that to you Even sinners lend to sinners to

receive as much again But love your enemies and do good and

lend expecting nothing in return and your reward will be great

and you will be sons of the Most High for he is kind to the un-

grateful and the selfish Be merciful even as your Father is merci-

ful

Α Ω

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος καθὼς θέλετε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν οἱ

ἄνθρωποι ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς ὁμοίωςκαὶ εἰ ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς

ἀγαπῶντας ὑμᾶς ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστί καὶ γὰρ οἱ

ἁμαρτωλοὶ τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας αὐτοὺς ἀγαπῶσικαὶ ἐὰν

ἀγαθοποιῆτε τοὺς ἀγαθοποιοῦντας ὑμᾶς ποία ὑμῖν χάρις

ἐστί καὶ γὰρ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσικαὶ ἐὰν

δανείζητε παρ᾿ ὧν ἐλπίζετε ἀπολαβεῖν ποία ὑμῖν χάρις

ἐστί καὶ γὰρ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἁμαρτωλοῖς δανείζουσιν ἵνα

ἀπολάβωσι τὰ ἴσαπλὴν ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν καὶ

ἀγαθοποιεῖτε καὶ δανείζετε μηδὲν ἀπελπίζοντες καὶ ἔσται

ὁ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολύς καὶ ἔσεσθε υἱοὶ ὑψίστου ὅτι αὐτὸς

χρηστός ἐστιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀχαρίστους καὶ πονηρούςΓίνεσθε

οὖν οἰκτίρμονες καθὼς καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν οἰκτίρμων ἐστί

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ldquoWisdom from the Fathers

ldquoA mole burrowing in the earth is blind and cannot see the stars and he

who does not trust God in temporal things will not trust Him in eternal

things

St Mark the Ascetic

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY - THIS WEEK

The Wednesday morning Bible Study has resumed Wednesday October 3rd at 10 am

continuing with the study of the Gospel of John

The Wednesday evening class ldquoA Step-by-Step Look at the Divine Liturgyrdquo will begin on

Wednesday Oct 3rd following 630 pm Vespers

Father Barnabas will be available to hear confession every Wednesday either before or

after Vespers and by appointment Please call or email the church office to request a time

to meet with Father and avail yourself to this healing divine mystery of the Church

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

September is Stewardship Catch-up Month

During the summer months income drops at our beloved Sts RNI and yet our monthly

expenses continue So this Sunday and every Sunday in September we are encouraging

everyone to get caught up on their giving to our parish

We are asking three things

1) If you havenrsquot thought about your 2012 Pledge NOW is the time (Pledge Cards are

available in the Narthex or ask a Parish Council Member)

2) Please catch up on your giving if you have fallen behind

3) Please be generous

We appreciate your continued support

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PanOrthodox Womenrsquos Retreat

Saturday October 20 2012

St Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church

925 Beaver Ruin Rd Norcross GA

A Christian Ending to Our Lives

Retreat Leaders Mat Elizabeth and Dn Mark Barna

Authors of A Christian Ending

1000 am Divine Liturgy followed by retreat presentations

How can a Christian community redeem the process of death and burial to more fully realize the grace and love of God within our church family and witness to it in the wider community

The vast majority of people die at home or in the hospital As difficult as it is this is an opportunity our last opportunity to show true Christian charity and love to our de-ceased brother or sister in Christ In these sessions Mat Elizabeth and Deacon Mark will discuss practical steps believing Christians can take to ease the passing of our beloved brothers and sisters in Christ What is death How should Christians think about it What can we do to prepare legally practically and spiritually for the one event all people have in common our death

Alzheimerrsquos disease and other types of dementia are epidemic in our society Many of us are faced with the prospect of caring for parents or spouses with dementia What are the options for care Mat Elizabeth and Dn Mark will share with us their experience of caring for three elderly parents in their home for seven years How does one make the decision to care for a loved one at home What can we expect and how should we han-dle it In the end what can Christians do to ease the passing of a loved one suffering from this terrible debilitating disease

A death in the Church is a death in the family When a loved one dies we have many options available to us One of those options is to handle the funeral and burial in the same way that Christians have done since the very beginning In the State of Georgia it is perfectly legal for churches and families to bury their own dead without the assistance

of a professional funeral director In this final session Deacon Mark and Mat Elizabeth will share their experiences and the procedures they have used many times to care for the bodies of deceased family friends and complete strangers from the moment of death until sealing the grave

To reserve your place please contact Anya Gill at anyagillyahoocom or call 404-218-358

Please bring a pot luck dish to share Cost Free will offering

We are Called to Bear Fruit

At the Last Supper as we read in Chapter 15 of the Gospel of

John Jesus instructed His disciples ldquoI Am the Vine you are the

branchesrdquo He was telling us that the purpose of our abiding in

Him is that we may bear fruit for God in the world ldquoBy this My

Father is glorified that you bear much fruithelliprdquo (John 158) Just

as the vine bears fruit only through its branches so Jesus has

chosen to work in the world through us We are the members of

His body ndash the branches through which the Vine must bear fruit

We bear fruit when we serve and support God and His Church

What is Christian Stewardship

Christian Stewardship ishellip

helliplearning how to be a responsible and concerned caretaker of

Christrsquos Church it is learning how to enjoy Church life and be

happy in Church work for in Her dwells the fullness of the

Spirit of God

hellipour active commitment to use all our time talent and treasure

for the benefit of humankind in grateful acknowledgment of

Christrsquos redeeming love

hellipcaring for the needs of others

hellipoffering onersquos self to God as He offered Himself to us

hellipwhat a person does after saying ldquoI believehelliprdquo as proof of that

belief

hellipdevotion and service to God and His Church as persons as

families as diocesemetropolis as national Church and as

Church universal

Williams amp McKibben in Oriented Leadership

Philoptochos News

ldquoThe Placerdquo Luncheon September 26 2012

Thank you to all who came to set up amp serve the luncheon at The Place

Also a special thank you to Barbara Selwa-Bonelli for her generous mon-

etary donation towards the purchase of the food and Veronica LaShure

and her children for baking amp donating nine trays of brownies

The following is a note received from The Place

ldquoAnne Thank you so much for sponsoring our Noon Day Meal yester-day Your group is amazinghellipyou served 88 wonderful lunch-es Of course my favorite was the rich chocolate brown-iehellipyummmmmhellip There is a link to our facebook page below to see your post for yesterdays lunch We are all Looking forward to the festivalhellip Regards Nancy M Cina Business Office Lead

Ph 770-887-1098 ext 226 - Fax 770-889-5756 - wwwtheplaceofforsythorgrdquo

Our next lunch at The Place is Wednesday October 24th

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Panagia Chapter Philoptochos Society Presents

Holy Trans Radio Mystery Dinner Theater

1100 PM

Parish Life Center Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church

3431 Trickum Rd Marietta GA $3500 per person (Includes appetizers dinner dessert

non-shyalcoholic beverage) Cash Bar

Valuable Prize Drawings Limited Seating

Purchase tickets by October 21 2012 Proceeds to benefit

Philoptochos Social Services HTGOC (our parish) Seminarians Andrew C Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd

For more information contactPat Koutouzis 404-shy542-shy1924 or Linda Lopos 678-shy445-shy3556

Goya News

Greek Dance for Teens

Thanks to Andrea Mancil for volunteering to teach our middle and high

school teens Greek Dance These lessons will begin Sunday September

9th following Divine Liturgy out on the lawn The focus will be to get

the teens ready to dance at our Greek Festival All middle and high

school youth are encourage amp welcome to join these classes

Contact Mrs Suzi Pryles for more information

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ATTENTION HS School Students

St Photios Foundation 2012 Seventh Annual Essay Contest

This essay contest is open to high school students There is no entry fee

A 1000 word essay needs to be submitted by November 9th 2012

comparing amp contrasting the immigration story of the Greeks who came

to America in 1768 and a person you knowmdasheither a family member or

friend What commonalities impressed you as you learned their stories

For more information see the Announcement on the bulletin board in

the hallway between the Narthex and Sunday School rooms

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FESTIVAL BAKING

Tuesday October 2ndmdash10 am South Forsyth High School

Check in at main office amp ask for Mrs Martinrsquos culinary class

Wear closed toe shoes head covering amp pastry brush

We are making tiropidakia (cheese triangles) amp spankopidakia (spinach

triangles) for the mezedakia platters at the festival with the students

Friday October 5th - 930 am the Blue House

Frying diples

If you have please bring electric frying pany and long handled forks

(like meat carving fork or barbeque fork) Also aprons amp headcovering

Contact Ginny Kostulakos 678-807-7167 or wordscan49attnet

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sts RNI Choir PracticemdashNEW DAYNEW TIME

Today - SUNDAY - Immediately following Divine Liturgy

in the Chapel

Contact Marie Chapman for more information

770-205-7220 or mommystargatercomcastnet

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

GREEK LANGUAGE Sts RNI Hellenic Studies Ministry will be offereing Greek Language If

you are interested in signing up for Greek Language contact Smara Wolff at 770-889-5419 or email smarawolffgmailcom

Greek Language Classes Have Begun

Thursday 645 pm - First Grade (Room for 1 more student) Friday 600 pm - Second Grade (Room for 1 more student) Saturday 4 pm - High School ampor Adults Advanced Level

Open registration is being held for an additional first grade class to be held on Friday at 7 pm

Tuition is $80semester + book for first child $120semester + books for two children and $140semester + books for three children

Tuition must be paid in full by the first class Checks made payable to Sts RNI GO Church

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR

What is an AED An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic

device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias

of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient and is able to treat

them through defibrillation the application of electrical therapy which stops the ar-

rhythmia allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm

One AED has been donated Donations are still needed to cover the cost of the 2nd

unit (approximately $1500)

Thank you for your support with this important project

Sts RNI Parish Council

GREEK FEST 2012

JUST 3 MORE WEEKS SAVE THE DATES

Friday October 19thmdash3 pm to 10 pm

Saturday October 20thmdash11 am to 10 pm

Sunday October 21stmdash1130 am to 6 pm

We also need help

Set-Up - Thursday October 18th

Clean-Up - Monday October 22nd

Ask how you can become a steward of this wonderful event

Questions concern and to volunteer to help plan the Festival should

be emailed to Johnny Melts at greekfeststsrniorg

Father Barnabas asks you to volunteer now so we can firm up our plans and

schedules Use one of the Festival Volunteer sheets and reserve your spot A sign-

up table will be in the Narthex or outside (weather permitting)

OPA

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Donation Wishlist for Festival Baking

The following are items needed for baking

50 lbs 7 filo ($125) 12 gal milk ($36) 10 filo spinach feta ricotta

cream cheese amp more eggs needed for spanakopidakia amp tiropidakia

If anyone would like to donate any of these items or money towards the

purchase please contact Johnny Melts (greekfeststsrniorg) or Ginny

Kostulakos (wordscan49attnet or 678-807-7167)

Thank you to the Jordan Soublis Trainor amp Willis families and Veronica

LaShure for their donation of items for baking and to the ladies who have

come to help with baking Yoursquore the best

Wednesday October 10thmdashPreparation for spanakotiropita at the Blue House

Thursday October 11thmdashAssembly amp baking of spanakotiropita at the

Cathedral

Contact Florence Lytle at 770-891-9945 or email

florence_lytleprodigynet for time amp carpooling

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sunday School Has Begun Welcome Back

Sunday School students will be dismissed following the Sacrament of Holy

Communion

3amp4 year oldsmdashSt Nicholas Room (3rd door on left) with Evie Atkinson-

Grammenos amp Jaimie Crossno

K-2nd GrademdashEvangelos Library (2nd door on right) with Sophia Bethune amp

Allison Hammond

3rd-5th Gradendash In Blue House with Liz Foxhall amp Lisa Boston

6th-8th GrademdashIn Blue House with Jennifer Tubbs

High School StudentsmdashIn Blue House with Fr Paul amp Donna Smith

Please take the time to fill out a Sunday School Registration form

for your child(ren)

Also you can still volunteer to be Sunday School teacher or assistant

Your participation makes Sunday School possible

Please contact Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Prosforo Baking Contact Stamatia Hagen for more information

at mamma2mariaaolcom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

BOOK CLUB

Book Club Meetings have been suspended until after the festival Watch

for announcement of new book and meeting schedule

For more information call contact Donna Smith at missmagnoliasmox-

iegmailcom or Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or

myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fellowship Ministry

On behalf of the Parish Council and the Parish I would like to thank Grace Chihlas who

has chaired the Fellowship Ministry since its reorganization three years ago Grace has

done a great job in seeing to it that we have refreshments and beverages each Sunday so

we can meet and enjoy being with our church family A big thanks to all of those who

contributed financially to keep this important ministry active

Grace has graciously agreed to continue chairing until a new Ministry Team is formed and

a new chairperson agrees to take on or share the leadership

I am asking those members who wish to serve on this Team to contact me at 770891-

9945 or Florence_LytleProdigynet We will have the first team meeting right after

church on Sunday September 30 barring any conflicts Thank you Florence

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FELLOWSHIP HOUR

Our 2012-2013 Fellowship Hour Donation Campaign has begun A suggested dona-

tion of $25family helps cover the cost of the weekly Fellowship Hour Checks should

be made payable to Sts RNI GO Church with ldquoFellowshiprdquo on the memo line

We hope you have enjoyed the refreshments provided over the past year and will

continue to support the Fellowship Committeersquos efforts to serve you each Sunday

2012-13 Sponsors Vasilios Kaloudis Patricia Morris Kathy amp Taka Shoji Arthur

Tsiropoulos

Thank you all for your support of this Ministry

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

2012 PARISH COUNCIL

Dennis Kostulakos (President) John Patrick (Vice President) Paul Ray (Secretary)

Vic Pryles (Treasurer) David Chapman Harald Hagen Harriet Howell Florence Lytle and Jennifer Tubbs

Our Vision amp Mission

Our vision as Saints Raphael Nicholas amp Irene Greek Orthodox Church is to grow

as a family in Christ

Our mission as a Greek Orthodox Church is to serve God and neighbor strengthen

the family and reach out to the community

To date the 97 families below have returned Stewardship Commitment Cards for 2012

Nicholas amp Varvara Alexiou

Jim amp Angie Andropoulos

Richard amp Sophia Bethune

Paul amp Elaine Bilson

Anthony amp Mary Birozes

Renee Birozes

Katherine Blanos

Joseph (Ike) Bonnelli-Barbara Selwa

Jordan amp Lisa Boston

Niko amp Helen Bouboulis

Kosta amp Carolyn Bozzuto

Thalia Bruno

Athena Catapano

David amp Marie Chapman

Grace Chihlas

Julie Chokos

Roy amp Lydia Clarkson

Arthur Costakis

Jamie Crossno

Dean amp Jenny Demos

Wesley amp Donna Dennison

Keith amp Mary Druffner

Quay amp Trissie Farr

Chris amp Liz Foxhall

Dan amp Sonia Frazier

Paul amp Caroline Geertgens

Robert amp Jennifer Guano

Harald amp Stamatia Hagen

Kevin amp Allison Hammond

Christine Hatcher

Michael amp Ann Hayes

Harriet Howell

Mark amp Jennie Johnson

Eleni Jordan

Bill amp Mary Kaloudis

Jim Kanellos

Maria Kalou Kardomateas Theodoros amp Aphrodite Kazazakis-Levendakis

Tasso amp Laura Kefalas

Jackie Klock

Dennis amp Ginny Kostulakos

Jonathan amp Kelley Kostulakos

Louis amp Dianne Koulouvaris

Alex amp Melpo Levantis

Earnest amp Elizabeth Livaditis

Leon amp Frances Lopez

Archie amp Florence Lytle

Connie Machoudy

Harry amp Tina Maheras

Wade amp Andrea Mancil

Kiki Manolakis

Emanuel Manos

William amp Margaret Manos

Bill amp Audrey Marianes

Riley amp Elizabeth Marvos

Jef amp Elaine Mastropaolo

Al amp Helen McCart

Johnny amp Becky Melts

Bill amp Mary Milam

Matt amp Athena Miller

Nik Moissiades

James Morakis

Patricia Morris

Nick amp Teddie Panos

Constantinos amp Evelyn Pantazopoulos

Gus amp Albie Pappas

John amp Evon Patrick

Lawson amp Susan Plummer

Mihai amp Heidi Popa

Fr Barnabas amp Pres Connie Powell

Pam Powers

Katherine Prattes

Vic amp Suzi Pryles

Paul amp Gigi Ray

Earl amp Marina Raymond

David amp Mary Roberts

Jimmy amp Pat Roney

Bill amp Debbie Sarandis

Dina Sarandis

Philip amp Anastasia Sarros

Taka amp Kathryn Shoji

Eric amp Donna Smith

George amp Anna Sofikitis

Stamatia (Estelle) Sofikitis

Dennis amp Laura Sparks

Robert amp Alexis Sulyma

Tohotmos amp Carol Tadros

Mike amp Estelle Theodosion

Nikolaos amp Eva Thrasivoulou

Ed amp Anne Trainor

Brian amp Jennifer Tubbs

Sharon Tyre

James amp Jane Vlahos

Plutarch amp Tina Vamvakias

Tim amp Diane Walters

Steve amp Smara Wolff

Sam amp Katherine Yalanzon

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

ldquoWisdom from the Fathers

ldquoA mole burrowing in the earth is blind and cannot see the stars and he

who does not trust God in temporal things will not trust Him in eternal

things

St Mark the Ascetic

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY - THIS WEEK

The Wednesday morning Bible Study has resumed Wednesday October 3rd at 10 am

continuing with the study of the Gospel of John

The Wednesday evening class ldquoA Step-by-Step Look at the Divine Liturgyrdquo will begin on

Wednesday Oct 3rd following 630 pm Vespers

Father Barnabas will be available to hear confession every Wednesday either before or

after Vespers and by appointment Please call or email the church office to request a time

to meet with Father and avail yourself to this healing divine mystery of the Church

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

September is Stewardship Catch-up Month

During the summer months income drops at our beloved Sts RNI and yet our monthly

expenses continue So this Sunday and every Sunday in September we are encouraging

everyone to get caught up on their giving to our parish

We are asking three things

1) If you havenrsquot thought about your 2012 Pledge NOW is the time (Pledge Cards are

available in the Narthex or ask a Parish Council Member)

2) Please catch up on your giving if you have fallen behind

3) Please be generous

We appreciate your continued support

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PanOrthodox Womenrsquos Retreat

Saturday October 20 2012

St Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church

925 Beaver Ruin Rd Norcross GA

A Christian Ending to Our Lives

Retreat Leaders Mat Elizabeth and Dn Mark Barna

Authors of A Christian Ending

1000 am Divine Liturgy followed by retreat presentations

How can a Christian community redeem the process of death and burial to more fully realize the grace and love of God within our church family and witness to it in the wider community

The vast majority of people die at home or in the hospital As difficult as it is this is an opportunity our last opportunity to show true Christian charity and love to our de-ceased brother or sister in Christ In these sessions Mat Elizabeth and Deacon Mark will discuss practical steps believing Christians can take to ease the passing of our beloved brothers and sisters in Christ What is death How should Christians think about it What can we do to prepare legally practically and spiritually for the one event all people have in common our death

Alzheimerrsquos disease and other types of dementia are epidemic in our society Many of us are faced with the prospect of caring for parents or spouses with dementia What are the options for care Mat Elizabeth and Dn Mark will share with us their experience of caring for three elderly parents in their home for seven years How does one make the decision to care for a loved one at home What can we expect and how should we han-dle it In the end what can Christians do to ease the passing of a loved one suffering from this terrible debilitating disease

A death in the Church is a death in the family When a loved one dies we have many options available to us One of those options is to handle the funeral and burial in the same way that Christians have done since the very beginning In the State of Georgia it is perfectly legal for churches and families to bury their own dead without the assistance

of a professional funeral director In this final session Deacon Mark and Mat Elizabeth will share their experiences and the procedures they have used many times to care for the bodies of deceased family friends and complete strangers from the moment of death until sealing the grave

To reserve your place please contact Anya Gill at anyagillyahoocom or call 404-218-358

Please bring a pot luck dish to share Cost Free will offering

We are Called to Bear Fruit

At the Last Supper as we read in Chapter 15 of the Gospel of

John Jesus instructed His disciples ldquoI Am the Vine you are the

branchesrdquo He was telling us that the purpose of our abiding in

Him is that we may bear fruit for God in the world ldquoBy this My

Father is glorified that you bear much fruithelliprdquo (John 158) Just

as the vine bears fruit only through its branches so Jesus has

chosen to work in the world through us We are the members of

His body ndash the branches through which the Vine must bear fruit

We bear fruit when we serve and support God and His Church

What is Christian Stewardship

Christian Stewardship ishellip

helliplearning how to be a responsible and concerned caretaker of

Christrsquos Church it is learning how to enjoy Church life and be

happy in Church work for in Her dwells the fullness of the

Spirit of God

hellipour active commitment to use all our time talent and treasure

for the benefit of humankind in grateful acknowledgment of

Christrsquos redeeming love

hellipcaring for the needs of others

hellipoffering onersquos self to God as He offered Himself to us

hellipwhat a person does after saying ldquoI believehelliprdquo as proof of that

belief

hellipdevotion and service to God and His Church as persons as

families as diocesemetropolis as national Church and as

Church universal

Williams amp McKibben in Oriented Leadership

Philoptochos News

ldquoThe Placerdquo Luncheon September 26 2012

Thank you to all who came to set up amp serve the luncheon at The Place

Also a special thank you to Barbara Selwa-Bonelli for her generous mon-

etary donation towards the purchase of the food and Veronica LaShure

and her children for baking amp donating nine trays of brownies

The following is a note received from The Place

ldquoAnne Thank you so much for sponsoring our Noon Day Meal yester-day Your group is amazinghellipyou served 88 wonderful lunch-es Of course my favorite was the rich chocolate brown-iehellipyummmmmhellip There is a link to our facebook page below to see your post for yesterdays lunch We are all Looking forward to the festivalhellip Regards Nancy M Cina Business Office Lead

Ph 770-887-1098 ext 226 - Fax 770-889-5756 - wwwtheplaceofforsythorgrdquo

Our next lunch at The Place is Wednesday October 24th

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Panagia Chapter Philoptochos Society Presents

Holy Trans Radio Mystery Dinner Theater

1100 PM

Parish Life Center Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church

3431 Trickum Rd Marietta GA $3500 per person (Includes appetizers dinner dessert

non-shyalcoholic beverage) Cash Bar

Valuable Prize Drawings Limited Seating

Purchase tickets by October 21 2012 Proceeds to benefit

Philoptochos Social Services HTGOC (our parish) Seminarians Andrew C Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd

For more information contactPat Koutouzis 404-shy542-shy1924 or Linda Lopos 678-shy445-shy3556

Goya News

Greek Dance for Teens

Thanks to Andrea Mancil for volunteering to teach our middle and high

school teens Greek Dance These lessons will begin Sunday September

9th following Divine Liturgy out on the lawn The focus will be to get

the teens ready to dance at our Greek Festival All middle and high

school youth are encourage amp welcome to join these classes

Contact Mrs Suzi Pryles for more information

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ATTENTION HS School Students

St Photios Foundation 2012 Seventh Annual Essay Contest

This essay contest is open to high school students There is no entry fee

A 1000 word essay needs to be submitted by November 9th 2012

comparing amp contrasting the immigration story of the Greeks who came

to America in 1768 and a person you knowmdasheither a family member or

friend What commonalities impressed you as you learned their stories

For more information see the Announcement on the bulletin board in

the hallway between the Narthex and Sunday School rooms

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FESTIVAL BAKING

Tuesday October 2ndmdash10 am South Forsyth High School

Check in at main office amp ask for Mrs Martinrsquos culinary class

Wear closed toe shoes head covering amp pastry brush

We are making tiropidakia (cheese triangles) amp spankopidakia (spinach

triangles) for the mezedakia platters at the festival with the students

Friday October 5th - 930 am the Blue House

Frying diples

If you have please bring electric frying pany and long handled forks

(like meat carving fork or barbeque fork) Also aprons amp headcovering

Contact Ginny Kostulakos 678-807-7167 or wordscan49attnet

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sts RNI Choir PracticemdashNEW DAYNEW TIME

Today - SUNDAY - Immediately following Divine Liturgy

in the Chapel

Contact Marie Chapman for more information

770-205-7220 or mommystargatercomcastnet

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

GREEK LANGUAGE Sts RNI Hellenic Studies Ministry will be offereing Greek Language If

you are interested in signing up for Greek Language contact Smara Wolff at 770-889-5419 or email smarawolffgmailcom

Greek Language Classes Have Begun

Thursday 645 pm - First Grade (Room for 1 more student) Friday 600 pm - Second Grade (Room for 1 more student) Saturday 4 pm - High School ampor Adults Advanced Level

Open registration is being held for an additional first grade class to be held on Friday at 7 pm

Tuition is $80semester + book for first child $120semester + books for two children and $140semester + books for three children

Tuition must be paid in full by the first class Checks made payable to Sts RNI GO Church

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR

What is an AED An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic

device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias

of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient and is able to treat

them through defibrillation the application of electrical therapy which stops the ar-

rhythmia allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm

One AED has been donated Donations are still needed to cover the cost of the 2nd

unit (approximately $1500)

Thank you for your support with this important project

Sts RNI Parish Council

GREEK FEST 2012

JUST 3 MORE WEEKS SAVE THE DATES

Friday October 19thmdash3 pm to 10 pm

Saturday October 20thmdash11 am to 10 pm

Sunday October 21stmdash1130 am to 6 pm

We also need help

Set-Up - Thursday October 18th

Clean-Up - Monday October 22nd

Ask how you can become a steward of this wonderful event

Questions concern and to volunteer to help plan the Festival should

be emailed to Johnny Melts at greekfeststsrniorg

Father Barnabas asks you to volunteer now so we can firm up our plans and

schedules Use one of the Festival Volunteer sheets and reserve your spot A sign-

up table will be in the Narthex or outside (weather permitting)

OPA

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Donation Wishlist for Festival Baking

The following are items needed for baking

50 lbs 7 filo ($125) 12 gal milk ($36) 10 filo spinach feta ricotta

cream cheese amp more eggs needed for spanakopidakia amp tiropidakia

If anyone would like to donate any of these items or money towards the

purchase please contact Johnny Melts (greekfeststsrniorg) or Ginny

Kostulakos (wordscan49attnet or 678-807-7167)

Thank you to the Jordan Soublis Trainor amp Willis families and Veronica

LaShure for their donation of items for baking and to the ladies who have

come to help with baking Yoursquore the best

Wednesday October 10thmdashPreparation for spanakotiropita at the Blue House

Thursday October 11thmdashAssembly amp baking of spanakotiropita at the

Cathedral

Contact Florence Lytle at 770-891-9945 or email

florence_lytleprodigynet for time amp carpooling

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sunday School Has Begun Welcome Back

Sunday School students will be dismissed following the Sacrament of Holy

Communion

3amp4 year oldsmdashSt Nicholas Room (3rd door on left) with Evie Atkinson-

Grammenos amp Jaimie Crossno

K-2nd GrademdashEvangelos Library (2nd door on right) with Sophia Bethune amp

Allison Hammond

3rd-5th Gradendash In Blue House with Liz Foxhall amp Lisa Boston

6th-8th GrademdashIn Blue House with Jennifer Tubbs

High School StudentsmdashIn Blue House with Fr Paul amp Donna Smith

Please take the time to fill out a Sunday School Registration form

for your child(ren)

Also you can still volunteer to be Sunday School teacher or assistant

Your participation makes Sunday School possible

Please contact Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Prosforo Baking Contact Stamatia Hagen for more information

at mamma2mariaaolcom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

BOOK CLUB

Book Club Meetings have been suspended until after the festival Watch

for announcement of new book and meeting schedule

For more information call contact Donna Smith at missmagnoliasmox-

iegmailcom or Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or

myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fellowship Ministry

On behalf of the Parish Council and the Parish I would like to thank Grace Chihlas who

has chaired the Fellowship Ministry since its reorganization three years ago Grace has

done a great job in seeing to it that we have refreshments and beverages each Sunday so

we can meet and enjoy being with our church family A big thanks to all of those who

contributed financially to keep this important ministry active

Grace has graciously agreed to continue chairing until a new Ministry Team is formed and

a new chairperson agrees to take on or share the leadership

I am asking those members who wish to serve on this Team to contact me at 770891-

9945 or Florence_LytleProdigynet We will have the first team meeting right after

church on Sunday September 30 barring any conflicts Thank you Florence

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FELLOWSHIP HOUR

Our 2012-2013 Fellowship Hour Donation Campaign has begun A suggested dona-

tion of $25family helps cover the cost of the weekly Fellowship Hour Checks should

be made payable to Sts RNI GO Church with ldquoFellowshiprdquo on the memo line

We hope you have enjoyed the refreshments provided over the past year and will

continue to support the Fellowship Committeersquos efforts to serve you each Sunday

2012-13 Sponsors Vasilios Kaloudis Patricia Morris Kathy amp Taka Shoji Arthur

Tsiropoulos

Thank you all for your support of this Ministry

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

2012 PARISH COUNCIL

Dennis Kostulakos (President) John Patrick (Vice President) Paul Ray (Secretary)

Vic Pryles (Treasurer) David Chapman Harald Hagen Harriet Howell Florence Lytle and Jennifer Tubbs

Our Vision amp Mission

Our vision as Saints Raphael Nicholas amp Irene Greek Orthodox Church is to grow

as a family in Christ

Our mission as a Greek Orthodox Church is to serve God and neighbor strengthen

the family and reach out to the community

To date the 97 families below have returned Stewardship Commitment Cards for 2012

Nicholas amp Varvara Alexiou

Jim amp Angie Andropoulos

Richard amp Sophia Bethune

Paul amp Elaine Bilson

Anthony amp Mary Birozes

Renee Birozes

Katherine Blanos

Joseph (Ike) Bonnelli-Barbara Selwa

Jordan amp Lisa Boston

Niko amp Helen Bouboulis

Kosta amp Carolyn Bozzuto

Thalia Bruno

Athena Catapano

David amp Marie Chapman

Grace Chihlas

Julie Chokos

Roy amp Lydia Clarkson

Arthur Costakis

Jamie Crossno

Dean amp Jenny Demos

Wesley amp Donna Dennison

Keith amp Mary Druffner

Quay amp Trissie Farr

Chris amp Liz Foxhall

Dan amp Sonia Frazier

Paul amp Caroline Geertgens

Robert amp Jennifer Guano

Harald amp Stamatia Hagen

Kevin amp Allison Hammond

Christine Hatcher

Michael amp Ann Hayes

Harriet Howell

Mark amp Jennie Johnson

Eleni Jordan

Bill amp Mary Kaloudis

Jim Kanellos

Maria Kalou Kardomateas Theodoros amp Aphrodite Kazazakis-Levendakis

Tasso amp Laura Kefalas

Jackie Klock

Dennis amp Ginny Kostulakos

Jonathan amp Kelley Kostulakos

Louis amp Dianne Koulouvaris

Alex amp Melpo Levantis

Earnest amp Elizabeth Livaditis

Leon amp Frances Lopez

Archie amp Florence Lytle

Connie Machoudy

Harry amp Tina Maheras

Wade amp Andrea Mancil

Kiki Manolakis

Emanuel Manos

William amp Margaret Manos

Bill amp Audrey Marianes

Riley amp Elizabeth Marvos

Jef amp Elaine Mastropaolo

Al amp Helen McCart

Johnny amp Becky Melts

Bill amp Mary Milam

Matt amp Athena Miller

Nik Moissiades

James Morakis

Patricia Morris

Nick amp Teddie Panos

Constantinos amp Evelyn Pantazopoulos

Gus amp Albie Pappas

John amp Evon Patrick

Lawson amp Susan Plummer

Mihai amp Heidi Popa

Fr Barnabas amp Pres Connie Powell

Pam Powers

Katherine Prattes

Vic amp Suzi Pryles

Paul amp Gigi Ray

Earl amp Marina Raymond

David amp Mary Roberts

Jimmy amp Pat Roney

Bill amp Debbie Sarandis

Dina Sarandis

Philip amp Anastasia Sarros

Taka amp Kathryn Shoji

Eric amp Donna Smith

George amp Anna Sofikitis

Stamatia (Estelle) Sofikitis

Dennis amp Laura Sparks

Robert amp Alexis Sulyma

Tohotmos amp Carol Tadros

Mike amp Estelle Theodosion

Nikolaos amp Eva Thrasivoulou

Ed amp Anne Trainor

Brian amp Jennifer Tubbs

Sharon Tyre

James amp Jane Vlahos

Plutarch amp Tina Vamvakias

Tim amp Diane Walters

Steve amp Smara Wolff

Sam amp Katherine Yalanzon

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

PanOrthodox Womenrsquos Retreat

Saturday October 20 2012

St Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church

925 Beaver Ruin Rd Norcross GA

A Christian Ending to Our Lives

Retreat Leaders Mat Elizabeth and Dn Mark Barna

Authors of A Christian Ending

1000 am Divine Liturgy followed by retreat presentations

How can a Christian community redeem the process of death and burial to more fully realize the grace and love of God within our church family and witness to it in the wider community

The vast majority of people die at home or in the hospital As difficult as it is this is an opportunity our last opportunity to show true Christian charity and love to our de-ceased brother or sister in Christ In these sessions Mat Elizabeth and Deacon Mark will discuss practical steps believing Christians can take to ease the passing of our beloved brothers and sisters in Christ What is death How should Christians think about it What can we do to prepare legally practically and spiritually for the one event all people have in common our death

Alzheimerrsquos disease and other types of dementia are epidemic in our society Many of us are faced with the prospect of caring for parents or spouses with dementia What are the options for care Mat Elizabeth and Dn Mark will share with us their experience of caring for three elderly parents in their home for seven years How does one make the decision to care for a loved one at home What can we expect and how should we han-dle it In the end what can Christians do to ease the passing of a loved one suffering from this terrible debilitating disease

A death in the Church is a death in the family When a loved one dies we have many options available to us One of those options is to handle the funeral and burial in the same way that Christians have done since the very beginning In the State of Georgia it is perfectly legal for churches and families to bury their own dead without the assistance

of a professional funeral director In this final session Deacon Mark and Mat Elizabeth will share their experiences and the procedures they have used many times to care for the bodies of deceased family friends and complete strangers from the moment of death until sealing the grave

To reserve your place please contact Anya Gill at anyagillyahoocom or call 404-218-358

Please bring a pot luck dish to share Cost Free will offering

We are Called to Bear Fruit

At the Last Supper as we read in Chapter 15 of the Gospel of

John Jesus instructed His disciples ldquoI Am the Vine you are the

branchesrdquo He was telling us that the purpose of our abiding in

Him is that we may bear fruit for God in the world ldquoBy this My

Father is glorified that you bear much fruithelliprdquo (John 158) Just

as the vine bears fruit only through its branches so Jesus has

chosen to work in the world through us We are the members of

His body ndash the branches through which the Vine must bear fruit

We bear fruit when we serve and support God and His Church

What is Christian Stewardship

Christian Stewardship ishellip

helliplearning how to be a responsible and concerned caretaker of

Christrsquos Church it is learning how to enjoy Church life and be

happy in Church work for in Her dwells the fullness of the

Spirit of God

hellipour active commitment to use all our time talent and treasure

for the benefit of humankind in grateful acknowledgment of

Christrsquos redeeming love

hellipcaring for the needs of others

hellipoffering onersquos self to God as He offered Himself to us

hellipwhat a person does after saying ldquoI believehelliprdquo as proof of that

belief

hellipdevotion and service to God and His Church as persons as

families as diocesemetropolis as national Church and as

Church universal

Williams amp McKibben in Oriented Leadership

Philoptochos News

ldquoThe Placerdquo Luncheon September 26 2012

Thank you to all who came to set up amp serve the luncheon at The Place

Also a special thank you to Barbara Selwa-Bonelli for her generous mon-

etary donation towards the purchase of the food and Veronica LaShure

and her children for baking amp donating nine trays of brownies

The following is a note received from The Place

ldquoAnne Thank you so much for sponsoring our Noon Day Meal yester-day Your group is amazinghellipyou served 88 wonderful lunch-es Of course my favorite was the rich chocolate brown-iehellipyummmmmhellip There is a link to our facebook page below to see your post for yesterdays lunch We are all Looking forward to the festivalhellip Regards Nancy M Cina Business Office Lead

Ph 770-887-1098 ext 226 - Fax 770-889-5756 - wwwtheplaceofforsythorgrdquo

Our next lunch at The Place is Wednesday October 24th

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Panagia Chapter Philoptochos Society Presents

Holy Trans Radio Mystery Dinner Theater

1100 PM

Parish Life Center Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church

3431 Trickum Rd Marietta GA $3500 per person (Includes appetizers dinner dessert

non-shyalcoholic beverage) Cash Bar

Valuable Prize Drawings Limited Seating

Purchase tickets by October 21 2012 Proceeds to benefit

Philoptochos Social Services HTGOC (our parish) Seminarians Andrew C Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd

For more information contactPat Koutouzis 404-shy542-shy1924 or Linda Lopos 678-shy445-shy3556

Goya News

Greek Dance for Teens

Thanks to Andrea Mancil for volunteering to teach our middle and high

school teens Greek Dance These lessons will begin Sunday September

9th following Divine Liturgy out on the lawn The focus will be to get

the teens ready to dance at our Greek Festival All middle and high

school youth are encourage amp welcome to join these classes

Contact Mrs Suzi Pryles for more information

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ATTENTION HS School Students

St Photios Foundation 2012 Seventh Annual Essay Contest

This essay contest is open to high school students There is no entry fee

A 1000 word essay needs to be submitted by November 9th 2012

comparing amp contrasting the immigration story of the Greeks who came

to America in 1768 and a person you knowmdasheither a family member or

friend What commonalities impressed you as you learned their stories

For more information see the Announcement on the bulletin board in

the hallway between the Narthex and Sunday School rooms

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FESTIVAL BAKING

Tuesday October 2ndmdash10 am South Forsyth High School

Check in at main office amp ask for Mrs Martinrsquos culinary class

Wear closed toe shoes head covering amp pastry brush

We are making tiropidakia (cheese triangles) amp spankopidakia (spinach

triangles) for the mezedakia platters at the festival with the students

Friday October 5th - 930 am the Blue House

Frying diples

If you have please bring electric frying pany and long handled forks

(like meat carving fork or barbeque fork) Also aprons amp headcovering

Contact Ginny Kostulakos 678-807-7167 or wordscan49attnet

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sts RNI Choir PracticemdashNEW DAYNEW TIME

Today - SUNDAY - Immediately following Divine Liturgy

in the Chapel

Contact Marie Chapman for more information

770-205-7220 or mommystargatercomcastnet

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

GREEK LANGUAGE Sts RNI Hellenic Studies Ministry will be offereing Greek Language If

you are interested in signing up for Greek Language contact Smara Wolff at 770-889-5419 or email smarawolffgmailcom

Greek Language Classes Have Begun

Thursday 645 pm - First Grade (Room for 1 more student) Friday 600 pm - Second Grade (Room for 1 more student) Saturday 4 pm - High School ampor Adults Advanced Level

Open registration is being held for an additional first grade class to be held on Friday at 7 pm

Tuition is $80semester + book for first child $120semester + books for two children and $140semester + books for three children

Tuition must be paid in full by the first class Checks made payable to Sts RNI GO Church

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR

What is an AED An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic

device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias

of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient and is able to treat

them through defibrillation the application of electrical therapy which stops the ar-

rhythmia allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm

One AED has been donated Donations are still needed to cover the cost of the 2nd

unit (approximately $1500)

Thank you for your support with this important project

Sts RNI Parish Council

GREEK FEST 2012

JUST 3 MORE WEEKS SAVE THE DATES

Friday October 19thmdash3 pm to 10 pm

Saturday October 20thmdash11 am to 10 pm

Sunday October 21stmdash1130 am to 6 pm

We also need help

Set-Up - Thursday October 18th

Clean-Up - Monday October 22nd

Ask how you can become a steward of this wonderful event

Questions concern and to volunteer to help plan the Festival should

be emailed to Johnny Melts at greekfeststsrniorg

Father Barnabas asks you to volunteer now so we can firm up our plans and

schedules Use one of the Festival Volunteer sheets and reserve your spot A sign-

up table will be in the Narthex or outside (weather permitting)

OPA

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Donation Wishlist for Festival Baking

The following are items needed for baking

50 lbs 7 filo ($125) 12 gal milk ($36) 10 filo spinach feta ricotta

cream cheese amp more eggs needed for spanakopidakia amp tiropidakia

If anyone would like to donate any of these items or money towards the

purchase please contact Johnny Melts (greekfeststsrniorg) or Ginny

Kostulakos (wordscan49attnet or 678-807-7167)

Thank you to the Jordan Soublis Trainor amp Willis families and Veronica

LaShure for their donation of items for baking and to the ladies who have

come to help with baking Yoursquore the best

Wednesday October 10thmdashPreparation for spanakotiropita at the Blue House

Thursday October 11thmdashAssembly amp baking of spanakotiropita at the

Cathedral

Contact Florence Lytle at 770-891-9945 or email

florence_lytleprodigynet for time amp carpooling

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sunday School Has Begun Welcome Back

Sunday School students will be dismissed following the Sacrament of Holy

Communion

3amp4 year oldsmdashSt Nicholas Room (3rd door on left) with Evie Atkinson-

Grammenos amp Jaimie Crossno

K-2nd GrademdashEvangelos Library (2nd door on right) with Sophia Bethune amp

Allison Hammond

3rd-5th Gradendash In Blue House with Liz Foxhall amp Lisa Boston

6th-8th GrademdashIn Blue House with Jennifer Tubbs

High School StudentsmdashIn Blue House with Fr Paul amp Donna Smith

Please take the time to fill out a Sunday School Registration form

for your child(ren)

Also you can still volunteer to be Sunday School teacher or assistant

Your participation makes Sunday School possible

Please contact Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Prosforo Baking Contact Stamatia Hagen for more information

at mamma2mariaaolcom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

BOOK CLUB

Book Club Meetings have been suspended until after the festival Watch

for announcement of new book and meeting schedule

For more information call contact Donna Smith at missmagnoliasmox-

iegmailcom or Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or

myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fellowship Ministry

On behalf of the Parish Council and the Parish I would like to thank Grace Chihlas who

has chaired the Fellowship Ministry since its reorganization three years ago Grace has

done a great job in seeing to it that we have refreshments and beverages each Sunday so

we can meet and enjoy being with our church family A big thanks to all of those who

contributed financially to keep this important ministry active

Grace has graciously agreed to continue chairing until a new Ministry Team is formed and

a new chairperson agrees to take on or share the leadership

I am asking those members who wish to serve on this Team to contact me at 770891-

9945 or Florence_LytleProdigynet We will have the first team meeting right after

church on Sunday September 30 barring any conflicts Thank you Florence

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FELLOWSHIP HOUR

Our 2012-2013 Fellowship Hour Donation Campaign has begun A suggested dona-

tion of $25family helps cover the cost of the weekly Fellowship Hour Checks should

be made payable to Sts RNI GO Church with ldquoFellowshiprdquo on the memo line

We hope you have enjoyed the refreshments provided over the past year and will

continue to support the Fellowship Committeersquos efforts to serve you each Sunday

2012-13 Sponsors Vasilios Kaloudis Patricia Morris Kathy amp Taka Shoji Arthur

Tsiropoulos

Thank you all for your support of this Ministry

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

2012 PARISH COUNCIL

Dennis Kostulakos (President) John Patrick (Vice President) Paul Ray (Secretary)

Vic Pryles (Treasurer) David Chapman Harald Hagen Harriet Howell Florence Lytle and Jennifer Tubbs

Our Vision amp Mission

Our vision as Saints Raphael Nicholas amp Irene Greek Orthodox Church is to grow

as a family in Christ

Our mission as a Greek Orthodox Church is to serve God and neighbor strengthen

the family and reach out to the community

To date the 97 families below have returned Stewardship Commitment Cards for 2012

Nicholas amp Varvara Alexiou

Jim amp Angie Andropoulos

Richard amp Sophia Bethune

Paul amp Elaine Bilson

Anthony amp Mary Birozes

Renee Birozes

Katherine Blanos

Joseph (Ike) Bonnelli-Barbara Selwa

Jordan amp Lisa Boston

Niko amp Helen Bouboulis

Kosta amp Carolyn Bozzuto

Thalia Bruno

Athena Catapano

David amp Marie Chapman

Grace Chihlas

Julie Chokos

Roy amp Lydia Clarkson

Arthur Costakis

Jamie Crossno

Dean amp Jenny Demos

Wesley amp Donna Dennison

Keith amp Mary Druffner

Quay amp Trissie Farr

Chris amp Liz Foxhall

Dan amp Sonia Frazier

Paul amp Caroline Geertgens

Robert amp Jennifer Guano

Harald amp Stamatia Hagen

Kevin amp Allison Hammond

Christine Hatcher

Michael amp Ann Hayes

Harriet Howell

Mark amp Jennie Johnson

Eleni Jordan

Bill amp Mary Kaloudis

Jim Kanellos

Maria Kalou Kardomateas Theodoros amp Aphrodite Kazazakis-Levendakis

Tasso amp Laura Kefalas

Jackie Klock

Dennis amp Ginny Kostulakos

Jonathan amp Kelley Kostulakos

Louis amp Dianne Koulouvaris

Alex amp Melpo Levantis

Earnest amp Elizabeth Livaditis

Leon amp Frances Lopez

Archie amp Florence Lytle

Connie Machoudy

Harry amp Tina Maheras

Wade amp Andrea Mancil

Kiki Manolakis

Emanuel Manos

William amp Margaret Manos

Bill amp Audrey Marianes

Riley amp Elizabeth Marvos

Jef amp Elaine Mastropaolo

Al amp Helen McCart

Johnny amp Becky Melts

Bill amp Mary Milam

Matt amp Athena Miller

Nik Moissiades

James Morakis

Patricia Morris

Nick amp Teddie Panos

Constantinos amp Evelyn Pantazopoulos

Gus amp Albie Pappas

John amp Evon Patrick

Lawson amp Susan Plummer

Mihai amp Heidi Popa

Fr Barnabas amp Pres Connie Powell

Pam Powers

Katherine Prattes

Vic amp Suzi Pryles

Paul amp Gigi Ray

Earl amp Marina Raymond

David amp Mary Roberts

Jimmy amp Pat Roney

Bill amp Debbie Sarandis

Dina Sarandis

Philip amp Anastasia Sarros

Taka amp Kathryn Shoji

Eric amp Donna Smith

George amp Anna Sofikitis

Stamatia (Estelle) Sofikitis

Dennis amp Laura Sparks

Robert amp Alexis Sulyma

Tohotmos amp Carol Tadros

Mike amp Estelle Theodosion

Nikolaos amp Eva Thrasivoulou

Ed amp Anne Trainor

Brian amp Jennifer Tubbs

Sharon Tyre

James amp Jane Vlahos

Plutarch amp Tina Vamvakias

Tim amp Diane Walters

Steve amp Smara Wolff

Sam amp Katherine Yalanzon

Page 8: SECOND SUNDAY OF LUKE September 30th, 2012stsrni.org/bulletin/m912/m9w5.pdf · Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who ... Sarah, Taki, Tara and Violeta

We are Called to Bear Fruit

At the Last Supper as we read in Chapter 15 of the Gospel of

John Jesus instructed His disciples ldquoI Am the Vine you are the

branchesrdquo He was telling us that the purpose of our abiding in

Him is that we may bear fruit for God in the world ldquoBy this My

Father is glorified that you bear much fruithelliprdquo (John 158) Just

as the vine bears fruit only through its branches so Jesus has

chosen to work in the world through us We are the members of

His body ndash the branches through which the Vine must bear fruit

We bear fruit when we serve and support God and His Church

What is Christian Stewardship

Christian Stewardship ishellip

helliplearning how to be a responsible and concerned caretaker of

Christrsquos Church it is learning how to enjoy Church life and be

happy in Church work for in Her dwells the fullness of the

Spirit of God

hellipour active commitment to use all our time talent and treasure

for the benefit of humankind in grateful acknowledgment of

Christrsquos redeeming love

hellipcaring for the needs of others

hellipoffering onersquos self to God as He offered Himself to us

hellipwhat a person does after saying ldquoI believehelliprdquo as proof of that

belief

hellipdevotion and service to God and His Church as persons as

families as diocesemetropolis as national Church and as

Church universal

Williams amp McKibben in Oriented Leadership

Philoptochos News

ldquoThe Placerdquo Luncheon September 26 2012

Thank you to all who came to set up amp serve the luncheon at The Place

Also a special thank you to Barbara Selwa-Bonelli for her generous mon-

etary donation towards the purchase of the food and Veronica LaShure

and her children for baking amp donating nine trays of brownies

The following is a note received from The Place

ldquoAnne Thank you so much for sponsoring our Noon Day Meal yester-day Your group is amazinghellipyou served 88 wonderful lunch-es Of course my favorite was the rich chocolate brown-iehellipyummmmmhellip There is a link to our facebook page below to see your post for yesterdays lunch We are all Looking forward to the festivalhellip Regards Nancy M Cina Business Office Lead

Ph 770-887-1098 ext 226 - Fax 770-889-5756 - wwwtheplaceofforsythorgrdquo

Our next lunch at The Place is Wednesday October 24th

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Panagia Chapter Philoptochos Society Presents

Holy Trans Radio Mystery Dinner Theater

1100 PM

Parish Life Center Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church

3431 Trickum Rd Marietta GA $3500 per person (Includes appetizers dinner dessert

non-shyalcoholic beverage) Cash Bar

Valuable Prize Drawings Limited Seating

Purchase tickets by October 21 2012 Proceeds to benefit

Philoptochos Social Services HTGOC (our parish) Seminarians Andrew C Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd

For more information contactPat Koutouzis 404-shy542-shy1924 or Linda Lopos 678-shy445-shy3556

Goya News

Greek Dance for Teens

Thanks to Andrea Mancil for volunteering to teach our middle and high

school teens Greek Dance These lessons will begin Sunday September

9th following Divine Liturgy out on the lawn The focus will be to get

the teens ready to dance at our Greek Festival All middle and high

school youth are encourage amp welcome to join these classes

Contact Mrs Suzi Pryles for more information

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ATTENTION HS School Students

St Photios Foundation 2012 Seventh Annual Essay Contest

This essay contest is open to high school students There is no entry fee

A 1000 word essay needs to be submitted by November 9th 2012

comparing amp contrasting the immigration story of the Greeks who came

to America in 1768 and a person you knowmdasheither a family member or

friend What commonalities impressed you as you learned their stories

For more information see the Announcement on the bulletin board in

the hallway between the Narthex and Sunday School rooms

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FESTIVAL BAKING

Tuesday October 2ndmdash10 am South Forsyth High School

Check in at main office amp ask for Mrs Martinrsquos culinary class

Wear closed toe shoes head covering amp pastry brush

We are making tiropidakia (cheese triangles) amp spankopidakia (spinach

triangles) for the mezedakia platters at the festival with the students

Friday October 5th - 930 am the Blue House

Frying diples

If you have please bring electric frying pany and long handled forks

(like meat carving fork or barbeque fork) Also aprons amp headcovering

Contact Ginny Kostulakos 678-807-7167 or wordscan49attnet

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sts RNI Choir PracticemdashNEW DAYNEW TIME

Today - SUNDAY - Immediately following Divine Liturgy

in the Chapel

Contact Marie Chapman for more information

770-205-7220 or mommystargatercomcastnet

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

GREEK LANGUAGE Sts RNI Hellenic Studies Ministry will be offereing Greek Language If

you are interested in signing up for Greek Language contact Smara Wolff at 770-889-5419 or email smarawolffgmailcom

Greek Language Classes Have Begun

Thursday 645 pm - First Grade (Room for 1 more student) Friday 600 pm - Second Grade (Room for 1 more student) Saturday 4 pm - High School ampor Adults Advanced Level

Open registration is being held for an additional first grade class to be held on Friday at 7 pm

Tuition is $80semester + book for first child $120semester + books for two children and $140semester + books for three children

Tuition must be paid in full by the first class Checks made payable to Sts RNI GO Church

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR

What is an AED An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic

device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias

of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient and is able to treat

them through defibrillation the application of electrical therapy which stops the ar-

rhythmia allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm

One AED has been donated Donations are still needed to cover the cost of the 2nd

unit (approximately $1500)

Thank you for your support with this important project

Sts RNI Parish Council

GREEK FEST 2012

JUST 3 MORE WEEKS SAVE THE DATES

Friday October 19thmdash3 pm to 10 pm

Saturday October 20thmdash11 am to 10 pm

Sunday October 21stmdash1130 am to 6 pm

We also need help

Set-Up - Thursday October 18th

Clean-Up - Monday October 22nd

Ask how you can become a steward of this wonderful event

Questions concern and to volunteer to help plan the Festival should

be emailed to Johnny Melts at greekfeststsrniorg

Father Barnabas asks you to volunteer now so we can firm up our plans and

schedules Use one of the Festival Volunteer sheets and reserve your spot A sign-

up table will be in the Narthex or outside (weather permitting)

OPA

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Donation Wishlist for Festival Baking

The following are items needed for baking

50 lbs 7 filo ($125) 12 gal milk ($36) 10 filo spinach feta ricotta

cream cheese amp more eggs needed for spanakopidakia amp tiropidakia

If anyone would like to donate any of these items or money towards the

purchase please contact Johnny Melts (greekfeststsrniorg) or Ginny

Kostulakos (wordscan49attnet or 678-807-7167)

Thank you to the Jordan Soublis Trainor amp Willis families and Veronica

LaShure for their donation of items for baking and to the ladies who have

come to help with baking Yoursquore the best

Wednesday October 10thmdashPreparation for spanakotiropita at the Blue House

Thursday October 11thmdashAssembly amp baking of spanakotiropita at the

Cathedral

Contact Florence Lytle at 770-891-9945 or email

florence_lytleprodigynet for time amp carpooling

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sunday School Has Begun Welcome Back

Sunday School students will be dismissed following the Sacrament of Holy

Communion

3amp4 year oldsmdashSt Nicholas Room (3rd door on left) with Evie Atkinson-

Grammenos amp Jaimie Crossno

K-2nd GrademdashEvangelos Library (2nd door on right) with Sophia Bethune amp

Allison Hammond

3rd-5th Gradendash In Blue House with Liz Foxhall amp Lisa Boston

6th-8th GrademdashIn Blue House with Jennifer Tubbs

High School StudentsmdashIn Blue House with Fr Paul amp Donna Smith

Please take the time to fill out a Sunday School Registration form

for your child(ren)

Also you can still volunteer to be Sunday School teacher or assistant

Your participation makes Sunday School possible

Please contact Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Prosforo Baking Contact Stamatia Hagen for more information

at mamma2mariaaolcom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

BOOK CLUB

Book Club Meetings have been suspended until after the festival Watch

for announcement of new book and meeting schedule

For more information call contact Donna Smith at missmagnoliasmox-

iegmailcom or Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or

myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fellowship Ministry

On behalf of the Parish Council and the Parish I would like to thank Grace Chihlas who

has chaired the Fellowship Ministry since its reorganization three years ago Grace has

done a great job in seeing to it that we have refreshments and beverages each Sunday so

we can meet and enjoy being with our church family A big thanks to all of those who

contributed financially to keep this important ministry active

Grace has graciously agreed to continue chairing until a new Ministry Team is formed and

a new chairperson agrees to take on or share the leadership

I am asking those members who wish to serve on this Team to contact me at 770891-

9945 or Florence_LytleProdigynet We will have the first team meeting right after

church on Sunday September 30 barring any conflicts Thank you Florence

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FELLOWSHIP HOUR

Our 2012-2013 Fellowship Hour Donation Campaign has begun A suggested dona-

tion of $25family helps cover the cost of the weekly Fellowship Hour Checks should

be made payable to Sts RNI GO Church with ldquoFellowshiprdquo on the memo line

We hope you have enjoyed the refreshments provided over the past year and will

continue to support the Fellowship Committeersquos efforts to serve you each Sunday

2012-13 Sponsors Vasilios Kaloudis Patricia Morris Kathy amp Taka Shoji Arthur

Tsiropoulos

Thank you all for your support of this Ministry

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

2012 PARISH COUNCIL

Dennis Kostulakos (President) John Patrick (Vice President) Paul Ray (Secretary)

Vic Pryles (Treasurer) David Chapman Harald Hagen Harriet Howell Florence Lytle and Jennifer Tubbs

Our Vision amp Mission

Our vision as Saints Raphael Nicholas amp Irene Greek Orthodox Church is to grow

as a family in Christ

Our mission as a Greek Orthodox Church is to serve God and neighbor strengthen

the family and reach out to the community

To date the 97 families below have returned Stewardship Commitment Cards for 2012

Nicholas amp Varvara Alexiou

Jim amp Angie Andropoulos

Richard amp Sophia Bethune

Paul amp Elaine Bilson

Anthony amp Mary Birozes

Renee Birozes

Katherine Blanos

Joseph (Ike) Bonnelli-Barbara Selwa

Jordan amp Lisa Boston

Niko amp Helen Bouboulis

Kosta amp Carolyn Bozzuto

Thalia Bruno

Athena Catapano

David amp Marie Chapman

Grace Chihlas

Julie Chokos

Roy amp Lydia Clarkson

Arthur Costakis

Jamie Crossno

Dean amp Jenny Demos

Wesley amp Donna Dennison

Keith amp Mary Druffner

Quay amp Trissie Farr

Chris amp Liz Foxhall

Dan amp Sonia Frazier

Paul amp Caroline Geertgens

Robert amp Jennifer Guano

Harald amp Stamatia Hagen

Kevin amp Allison Hammond

Christine Hatcher

Michael amp Ann Hayes

Harriet Howell

Mark amp Jennie Johnson

Eleni Jordan

Bill amp Mary Kaloudis

Jim Kanellos

Maria Kalou Kardomateas Theodoros amp Aphrodite Kazazakis-Levendakis

Tasso amp Laura Kefalas

Jackie Klock

Dennis amp Ginny Kostulakos

Jonathan amp Kelley Kostulakos

Louis amp Dianne Koulouvaris

Alex amp Melpo Levantis

Earnest amp Elizabeth Livaditis

Leon amp Frances Lopez

Archie amp Florence Lytle

Connie Machoudy

Harry amp Tina Maheras

Wade amp Andrea Mancil

Kiki Manolakis

Emanuel Manos

William amp Margaret Manos

Bill amp Audrey Marianes

Riley amp Elizabeth Marvos

Jef amp Elaine Mastropaolo

Al amp Helen McCart

Johnny amp Becky Melts

Bill amp Mary Milam

Matt amp Athena Miller

Nik Moissiades

James Morakis

Patricia Morris

Nick amp Teddie Panos

Constantinos amp Evelyn Pantazopoulos

Gus amp Albie Pappas

John amp Evon Patrick

Lawson amp Susan Plummer

Mihai amp Heidi Popa

Fr Barnabas amp Pres Connie Powell

Pam Powers

Katherine Prattes

Vic amp Suzi Pryles

Paul amp Gigi Ray

Earl amp Marina Raymond

David amp Mary Roberts

Jimmy amp Pat Roney

Bill amp Debbie Sarandis

Dina Sarandis

Philip amp Anastasia Sarros

Taka amp Kathryn Shoji

Eric amp Donna Smith

George amp Anna Sofikitis

Stamatia (Estelle) Sofikitis

Dennis amp Laura Sparks

Robert amp Alexis Sulyma

Tohotmos amp Carol Tadros

Mike amp Estelle Theodosion

Nikolaos amp Eva Thrasivoulou

Ed amp Anne Trainor

Brian amp Jennifer Tubbs

Sharon Tyre

James amp Jane Vlahos

Plutarch amp Tina Vamvakias

Tim amp Diane Walters

Steve amp Smara Wolff

Sam amp Katherine Yalanzon

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What is Christian Stewardship

Christian Stewardship ishellip

helliplearning how to be a responsible and concerned caretaker of

Christrsquos Church it is learning how to enjoy Church life and be

happy in Church work for in Her dwells the fullness of the

Spirit of God

hellipour active commitment to use all our time talent and treasure

for the benefit of humankind in grateful acknowledgment of

Christrsquos redeeming love

hellipcaring for the needs of others

hellipoffering onersquos self to God as He offered Himself to us

hellipwhat a person does after saying ldquoI believehelliprdquo as proof of that

belief

hellipdevotion and service to God and His Church as persons as

families as diocesemetropolis as national Church and as

Church universal

Williams amp McKibben in Oriented Leadership

Philoptochos News

ldquoThe Placerdquo Luncheon September 26 2012

Thank you to all who came to set up amp serve the luncheon at The Place

Also a special thank you to Barbara Selwa-Bonelli for her generous mon-

etary donation towards the purchase of the food and Veronica LaShure

and her children for baking amp donating nine trays of brownies

The following is a note received from The Place

ldquoAnne Thank you so much for sponsoring our Noon Day Meal yester-day Your group is amazinghellipyou served 88 wonderful lunch-es Of course my favorite was the rich chocolate brown-iehellipyummmmmhellip There is a link to our facebook page below to see your post for yesterdays lunch We are all Looking forward to the festivalhellip Regards Nancy M Cina Business Office Lead

Ph 770-887-1098 ext 226 - Fax 770-889-5756 - wwwtheplaceofforsythorgrdquo

Our next lunch at The Place is Wednesday October 24th

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Panagia Chapter Philoptochos Society Presents

Holy Trans Radio Mystery Dinner Theater

1100 PM

Parish Life Center Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church

3431 Trickum Rd Marietta GA $3500 per person (Includes appetizers dinner dessert

non-shyalcoholic beverage) Cash Bar

Valuable Prize Drawings Limited Seating

Purchase tickets by October 21 2012 Proceeds to benefit

Philoptochos Social Services HTGOC (our parish) Seminarians Andrew C Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd

For more information contactPat Koutouzis 404-shy542-shy1924 or Linda Lopos 678-shy445-shy3556

Goya News

Greek Dance for Teens

Thanks to Andrea Mancil for volunteering to teach our middle and high

school teens Greek Dance These lessons will begin Sunday September

9th following Divine Liturgy out on the lawn The focus will be to get

the teens ready to dance at our Greek Festival All middle and high

school youth are encourage amp welcome to join these classes

Contact Mrs Suzi Pryles for more information

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ATTENTION HS School Students

St Photios Foundation 2012 Seventh Annual Essay Contest

This essay contest is open to high school students There is no entry fee

A 1000 word essay needs to be submitted by November 9th 2012

comparing amp contrasting the immigration story of the Greeks who came

to America in 1768 and a person you knowmdasheither a family member or

friend What commonalities impressed you as you learned their stories

For more information see the Announcement on the bulletin board in

the hallway between the Narthex and Sunday School rooms

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FESTIVAL BAKING

Tuesday October 2ndmdash10 am South Forsyth High School

Check in at main office amp ask for Mrs Martinrsquos culinary class

Wear closed toe shoes head covering amp pastry brush

We are making tiropidakia (cheese triangles) amp spankopidakia (spinach

triangles) for the mezedakia platters at the festival with the students

Friday October 5th - 930 am the Blue House

Frying diples

If you have please bring electric frying pany and long handled forks

(like meat carving fork or barbeque fork) Also aprons amp headcovering

Contact Ginny Kostulakos 678-807-7167 or wordscan49attnet

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sts RNI Choir PracticemdashNEW DAYNEW TIME

Today - SUNDAY - Immediately following Divine Liturgy

in the Chapel

Contact Marie Chapman for more information

770-205-7220 or mommystargatercomcastnet

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

GREEK LANGUAGE Sts RNI Hellenic Studies Ministry will be offereing Greek Language If

you are interested in signing up for Greek Language contact Smara Wolff at 770-889-5419 or email smarawolffgmailcom

Greek Language Classes Have Begun

Thursday 645 pm - First Grade (Room for 1 more student) Friday 600 pm - Second Grade (Room for 1 more student) Saturday 4 pm - High School ampor Adults Advanced Level

Open registration is being held for an additional first grade class to be held on Friday at 7 pm

Tuition is $80semester + book for first child $120semester + books for two children and $140semester + books for three children

Tuition must be paid in full by the first class Checks made payable to Sts RNI GO Church

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR

What is an AED An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic

device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias

of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient and is able to treat

them through defibrillation the application of electrical therapy which stops the ar-

rhythmia allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm

One AED has been donated Donations are still needed to cover the cost of the 2nd

unit (approximately $1500)

Thank you for your support with this important project

Sts RNI Parish Council

GREEK FEST 2012

JUST 3 MORE WEEKS SAVE THE DATES

Friday October 19thmdash3 pm to 10 pm

Saturday October 20thmdash11 am to 10 pm

Sunday October 21stmdash1130 am to 6 pm

We also need help

Set-Up - Thursday October 18th

Clean-Up - Monday October 22nd

Ask how you can become a steward of this wonderful event

Questions concern and to volunteer to help plan the Festival should

be emailed to Johnny Melts at greekfeststsrniorg

Father Barnabas asks you to volunteer now so we can firm up our plans and

schedules Use one of the Festival Volunteer sheets and reserve your spot A sign-

up table will be in the Narthex or outside (weather permitting)

OPA

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Donation Wishlist for Festival Baking

The following are items needed for baking

50 lbs 7 filo ($125) 12 gal milk ($36) 10 filo spinach feta ricotta

cream cheese amp more eggs needed for spanakopidakia amp tiropidakia

If anyone would like to donate any of these items or money towards the

purchase please contact Johnny Melts (greekfeststsrniorg) or Ginny

Kostulakos (wordscan49attnet or 678-807-7167)

Thank you to the Jordan Soublis Trainor amp Willis families and Veronica

LaShure for their donation of items for baking and to the ladies who have

come to help with baking Yoursquore the best

Wednesday October 10thmdashPreparation for spanakotiropita at the Blue House

Thursday October 11thmdashAssembly amp baking of spanakotiropita at the

Cathedral

Contact Florence Lytle at 770-891-9945 or email

florence_lytleprodigynet for time amp carpooling

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sunday School Has Begun Welcome Back

Sunday School students will be dismissed following the Sacrament of Holy

Communion

3amp4 year oldsmdashSt Nicholas Room (3rd door on left) with Evie Atkinson-

Grammenos amp Jaimie Crossno

K-2nd GrademdashEvangelos Library (2nd door on right) with Sophia Bethune amp

Allison Hammond

3rd-5th Gradendash In Blue House with Liz Foxhall amp Lisa Boston

6th-8th GrademdashIn Blue House with Jennifer Tubbs

High School StudentsmdashIn Blue House with Fr Paul amp Donna Smith

Please take the time to fill out a Sunday School Registration form

for your child(ren)

Also you can still volunteer to be Sunday School teacher or assistant

Your participation makes Sunday School possible

Please contact Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Prosforo Baking Contact Stamatia Hagen for more information

at mamma2mariaaolcom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

BOOK CLUB

Book Club Meetings have been suspended until after the festival Watch

for announcement of new book and meeting schedule

For more information call contact Donna Smith at missmagnoliasmox-

iegmailcom or Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or

myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fellowship Ministry

On behalf of the Parish Council and the Parish I would like to thank Grace Chihlas who

has chaired the Fellowship Ministry since its reorganization three years ago Grace has

done a great job in seeing to it that we have refreshments and beverages each Sunday so

we can meet and enjoy being with our church family A big thanks to all of those who

contributed financially to keep this important ministry active

Grace has graciously agreed to continue chairing until a new Ministry Team is formed and

a new chairperson agrees to take on or share the leadership

I am asking those members who wish to serve on this Team to contact me at 770891-

9945 or Florence_LytleProdigynet We will have the first team meeting right after

church on Sunday September 30 barring any conflicts Thank you Florence

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FELLOWSHIP HOUR

Our 2012-2013 Fellowship Hour Donation Campaign has begun A suggested dona-

tion of $25family helps cover the cost of the weekly Fellowship Hour Checks should

be made payable to Sts RNI GO Church with ldquoFellowshiprdquo on the memo line

We hope you have enjoyed the refreshments provided over the past year and will

continue to support the Fellowship Committeersquos efforts to serve you each Sunday

2012-13 Sponsors Vasilios Kaloudis Patricia Morris Kathy amp Taka Shoji Arthur

Tsiropoulos

Thank you all for your support of this Ministry

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

2012 PARISH COUNCIL

Dennis Kostulakos (President) John Patrick (Vice President) Paul Ray (Secretary)

Vic Pryles (Treasurer) David Chapman Harald Hagen Harriet Howell Florence Lytle and Jennifer Tubbs

Our Vision amp Mission

Our vision as Saints Raphael Nicholas amp Irene Greek Orthodox Church is to grow

as a family in Christ

Our mission as a Greek Orthodox Church is to serve God and neighbor strengthen

the family and reach out to the community

To date the 97 families below have returned Stewardship Commitment Cards for 2012

Nicholas amp Varvara Alexiou

Jim amp Angie Andropoulos

Richard amp Sophia Bethune

Paul amp Elaine Bilson

Anthony amp Mary Birozes

Renee Birozes

Katherine Blanos

Joseph (Ike) Bonnelli-Barbara Selwa

Jordan amp Lisa Boston

Niko amp Helen Bouboulis

Kosta amp Carolyn Bozzuto

Thalia Bruno

Athena Catapano

David amp Marie Chapman

Grace Chihlas

Julie Chokos

Roy amp Lydia Clarkson

Arthur Costakis

Jamie Crossno

Dean amp Jenny Demos

Wesley amp Donna Dennison

Keith amp Mary Druffner

Quay amp Trissie Farr

Chris amp Liz Foxhall

Dan amp Sonia Frazier

Paul amp Caroline Geertgens

Robert amp Jennifer Guano

Harald amp Stamatia Hagen

Kevin amp Allison Hammond

Christine Hatcher

Michael amp Ann Hayes

Harriet Howell

Mark amp Jennie Johnson

Eleni Jordan

Bill amp Mary Kaloudis

Jim Kanellos

Maria Kalou Kardomateas Theodoros amp Aphrodite Kazazakis-Levendakis

Tasso amp Laura Kefalas

Jackie Klock

Dennis amp Ginny Kostulakos

Jonathan amp Kelley Kostulakos

Louis amp Dianne Koulouvaris

Alex amp Melpo Levantis

Earnest amp Elizabeth Livaditis

Leon amp Frances Lopez

Archie amp Florence Lytle

Connie Machoudy

Harry amp Tina Maheras

Wade amp Andrea Mancil

Kiki Manolakis

Emanuel Manos

William amp Margaret Manos

Bill amp Audrey Marianes

Riley amp Elizabeth Marvos

Jef amp Elaine Mastropaolo

Al amp Helen McCart

Johnny amp Becky Melts

Bill amp Mary Milam

Matt amp Athena Miller

Nik Moissiades

James Morakis

Patricia Morris

Nick amp Teddie Panos

Constantinos amp Evelyn Pantazopoulos

Gus amp Albie Pappas

John amp Evon Patrick

Lawson amp Susan Plummer

Mihai amp Heidi Popa

Fr Barnabas amp Pres Connie Powell

Pam Powers

Katherine Prattes

Vic amp Suzi Pryles

Paul amp Gigi Ray

Earl amp Marina Raymond

David amp Mary Roberts

Jimmy amp Pat Roney

Bill amp Debbie Sarandis

Dina Sarandis

Philip amp Anastasia Sarros

Taka amp Kathryn Shoji

Eric amp Donna Smith

George amp Anna Sofikitis

Stamatia (Estelle) Sofikitis

Dennis amp Laura Sparks

Robert amp Alexis Sulyma

Tohotmos amp Carol Tadros

Mike amp Estelle Theodosion

Nikolaos amp Eva Thrasivoulou

Ed amp Anne Trainor

Brian amp Jennifer Tubbs

Sharon Tyre

James amp Jane Vlahos

Plutarch amp Tina Vamvakias

Tim amp Diane Walters

Steve amp Smara Wolff

Sam amp Katherine Yalanzon

Page 10: SECOND SUNDAY OF LUKE September 30th, 2012stsrni.org/bulletin/m912/m9w5.pdf · Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who ... Sarah, Taki, Tara and Violeta

Philoptochos News

ldquoThe Placerdquo Luncheon September 26 2012

Thank you to all who came to set up amp serve the luncheon at The Place

Also a special thank you to Barbara Selwa-Bonelli for her generous mon-

etary donation towards the purchase of the food and Veronica LaShure

and her children for baking amp donating nine trays of brownies

The following is a note received from The Place

ldquoAnne Thank you so much for sponsoring our Noon Day Meal yester-day Your group is amazinghellipyou served 88 wonderful lunch-es Of course my favorite was the rich chocolate brown-iehellipyummmmmhellip There is a link to our facebook page below to see your post for yesterdays lunch We are all Looking forward to the festivalhellip Regards Nancy M Cina Business Office Lead

Ph 770-887-1098 ext 226 - Fax 770-889-5756 - wwwtheplaceofforsythorgrdquo

Our next lunch at The Place is Wednesday October 24th

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Panagia Chapter Philoptochos Society Presents

Holy Trans Radio Mystery Dinner Theater

1100 PM

Parish Life Center Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church

3431 Trickum Rd Marietta GA $3500 per person (Includes appetizers dinner dessert

non-shyalcoholic beverage) Cash Bar

Valuable Prize Drawings Limited Seating

Purchase tickets by October 21 2012 Proceeds to benefit

Philoptochos Social Services HTGOC (our parish) Seminarians Andrew C Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd

For more information contactPat Koutouzis 404-shy542-shy1924 or Linda Lopos 678-shy445-shy3556

Goya News

Greek Dance for Teens

Thanks to Andrea Mancil for volunteering to teach our middle and high

school teens Greek Dance These lessons will begin Sunday September

9th following Divine Liturgy out on the lawn The focus will be to get

the teens ready to dance at our Greek Festival All middle and high

school youth are encourage amp welcome to join these classes

Contact Mrs Suzi Pryles for more information

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ATTENTION HS School Students

St Photios Foundation 2012 Seventh Annual Essay Contest

This essay contest is open to high school students There is no entry fee

A 1000 word essay needs to be submitted by November 9th 2012

comparing amp contrasting the immigration story of the Greeks who came

to America in 1768 and a person you knowmdasheither a family member or

friend What commonalities impressed you as you learned their stories

For more information see the Announcement on the bulletin board in

the hallway between the Narthex and Sunday School rooms

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FESTIVAL BAKING

Tuesday October 2ndmdash10 am South Forsyth High School

Check in at main office amp ask for Mrs Martinrsquos culinary class

Wear closed toe shoes head covering amp pastry brush

We are making tiropidakia (cheese triangles) amp spankopidakia (spinach

triangles) for the mezedakia platters at the festival with the students

Friday October 5th - 930 am the Blue House

Frying diples

If you have please bring electric frying pany and long handled forks

(like meat carving fork or barbeque fork) Also aprons amp headcovering

Contact Ginny Kostulakos 678-807-7167 or wordscan49attnet

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sts RNI Choir PracticemdashNEW DAYNEW TIME

Today - SUNDAY - Immediately following Divine Liturgy

in the Chapel

Contact Marie Chapman for more information

770-205-7220 or mommystargatercomcastnet

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

GREEK LANGUAGE Sts RNI Hellenic Studies Ministry will be offereing Greek Language If

you are interested in signing up for Greek Language contact Smara Wolff at 770-889-5419 or email smarawolffgmailcom

Greek Language Classes Have Begun

Thursday 645 pm - First Grade (Room for 1 more student) Friday 600 pm - Second Grade (Room for 1 more student) Saturday 4 pm - High School ampor Adults Advanced Level

Open registration is being held for an additional first grade class to be held on Friday at 7 pm

Tuition is $80semester + book for first child $120semester + books for two children and $140semester + books for three children

Tuition must be paid in full by the first class Checks made payable to Sts RNI GO Church

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR

What is an AED An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic

device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias

of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient and is able to treat

them through defibrillation the application of electrical therapy which stops the ar-

rhythmia allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm

One AED has been donated Donations are still needed to cover the cost of the 2nd

unit (approximately $1500)

Thank you for your support with this important project

Sts RNI Parish Council

GREEK FEST 2012

JUST 3 MORE WEEKS SAVE THE DATES

Friday October 19thmdash3 pm to 10 pm

Saturday October 20thmdash11 am to 10 pm

Sunday October 21stmdash1130 am to 6 pm

We also need help

Set-Up - Thursday October 18th

Clean-Up - Monday October 22nd

Ask how you can become a steward of this wonderful event

Questions concern and to volunteer to help plan the Festival should

be emailed to Johnny Melts at greekfeststsrniorg

Father Barnabas asks you to volunteer now so we can firm up our plans and

schedules Use one of the Festival Volunteer sheets and reserve your spot A sign-

up table will be in the Narthex or outside (weather permitting)

OPA

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Donation Wishlist for Festival Baking

The following are items needed for baking

50 lbs 7 filo ($125) 12 gal milk ($36) 10 filo spinach feta ricotta

cream cheese amp more eggs needed for spanakopidakia amp tiropidakia

If anyone would like to donate any of these items or money towards the

purchase please contact Johnny Melts (greekfeststsrniorg) or Ginny

Kostulakos (wordscan49attnet or 678-807-7167)

Thank you to the Jordan Soublis Trainor amp Willis families and Veronica

LaShure for their donation of items for baking and to the ladies who have

come to help with baking Yoursquore the best

Wednesday October 10thmdashPreparation for spanakotiropita at the Blue House

Thursday October 11thmdashAssembly amp baking of spanakotiropita at the

Cathedral

Contact Florence Lytle at 770-891-9945 or email

florence_lytleprodigynet for time amp carpooling

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sunday School Has Begun Welcome Back

Sunday School students will be dismissed following the Sacrament of Holy

Communion

3amp4 year oldsmdashSt Nicholas Room (3rd door on left) with Evie Atkinson-

Grammenos amp Jaimie Crossno

K-2nd GrademdashEvangelos Library (2nd door on right) with Sophia Bethune amp

Allison Hammond

3rd-5th Gradendash In Blue House with Liz Foxhall amp Lisa Boston

6th-8th GrademdashIn Blue House with Jennifer Tubbs

High School StudentsmdashIn Blue House with Fr Paul amp Donna Smith

Please take the time to fill out a Sunday School Registration form

for your child(ren)

Also you can still volunteer to be Sunday School teacher or assistant

Your participation makes Sunday School possible

Please contact Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Prosforo Baking Contact Stamatia Hagen for more information

at mamma2mariaaolcom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

BOOK CLUB

Book Club Meetings have been suspended until after the festival Watch

for announcement of new book and meeting schedule

For more information call contact Donna Smith at missmagnoliasmox-

iegmailcom or Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or

myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fellowship Ministry

On behalf of the Parish Council and the Parish I would like to thank Grace Chihlas who

has chaired the Fellowship Ministry since its reorganization three years ago Grace has

done a great job in seeing to it that we have refreshments and beverages each Sunday so

we can meet and enjoy being with our church family A big thanks to all of those who

contributed financially to keep this important ministry active

Grace has graciously agreed to continue chairing until a new Ministry Team is formed and

a new chairperson agrees to take on or share the leadership

I am asking those members who wish to serve on this Team to contact me at 770891-

9945 or Florence_LytleProdigynet We will have the first team meeting right after

church on Sunday September 30 barring any conflicts Thank you Florence

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FELLOWSHIP HOUR

Our 2012-2013 Fellowship Hour Donation Campaign has begun A suggested dona-

tion of $25family helps cover the cost of the weekly Fellowship Hour Checks should

be made payable to Sts RNI GO Church with ldquoFellowshiprdquo on the memo line

We hope you have enjoyed the refreshments provided over the past year and will

continue to support the Fellowship Committeersquos efforts to serve you each Sunday

2012-13 Sponsors Vasilios Kaloudis Patricia Morris Kathy amp Taka Shoji Arthur

Tsiropoulos

Thank you all for your support of this Ministry

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

2012 PARISH COUNCIL

Dennis Kostulakos (President) John Patrick (Vice President) Paul Ray (Secretary)

Vic Pryles (Treasurer) David Chapman Harald Hagen Harriet Howell Florence Lytle and Jennifer Tubbs

Our Vision amp Mission

Our vision as Saints Raphael Nicholas amp Irene Greek Orthodox Church is to grow

as a family in Christ

Our mission as a Greek Orthodox Church is to serve God and neighbor strengthen

the family and reach out to the community

To date the 97 families below have returned Stewardship Commitment Cards for 2012

Nicholas amp Varvara Alexiou

Jim amp Angie Andropoulos

Richard amp Sophia Bethune

Paul amp Elaine Bilson

Anthony amp Mary Birozes

Renee Birozes

Katherine Blanos

Joseph (Ike) Bonnelli-Barbara Selwa

Jordan amp Lisa Boston

Niko amp Helen Bouboulis

Kosta amp Carolyn Bozzuto

Thalia Bruno

Athena Catapano

David amp Marie Chapman

Grace Chihlas

Julie Chokos

Roy amp Lydia Clarkson

Arthur Costakis

Jamie Crossno

Dean amp Jenny Demos

Wesley amp Donna Dennison

Keith amp Mary Druffner

Quay amp Trissie Farr

Chris amp Liz Foxhall

Dan amp Sonia Frazier

Paul amp Caroline Geertgens

Robert amp Jennifer Guano

Harald amp Stamatia Hagen

Kevin amp Allison Hammond

Christine Hatcher

Michael amp Ann Hayes

Harriet Howell

Mark amp Jennie Johnson

Eleni Jordan

Bill amp Mary Kaloudis

Jim Kanellos

Maria Kalou Kardomateas Theodoros amp Aphrodite Kazazakis-Levendakis

Tasso amp Laura Kefalas

Jackie Klock

Dennis amp Ginny Kostulakos

Jonathan amp Kelley Kostulakos

Louis amp Dianne Koulouvaris

Alex amp Melpo Levantis

Earnest amp Elizabeth Livaditis

Leon amp Frances Lopez

Archie amp Florence Lytle

Connie Machoudy

Harry amp Tina Maheras

Wade amp Andrea Mancil

Kiki Manolakis

Emanuel Manos

William amp Margaret Manos

Bill amp Audrey Marianes

Riley amp Elizabeth Marvos

Jef amp Elaine Mastropaolo

Al amp Helen McCart

Johnny amp Becky Melts

Bill amp Mary Milam

Matt amp Athena Miller

Nik Moissiades

James Morakis

Patricia Morris

Nick amp Teddie Panos

Constantinos amp Evelyn Pantazopoulos

Gus amp Albie Pappas

John amp Evon Patrick

Lawson amp Susan Plummer

Mihai amp Heidi Popa

Fr Barnabas amp Pres Connie Powell

Pam Powers

Katherine Prattes

Vic amp Suzi Pryles

Paul amp Gigi Ray

Earl amp Marina Raymond

David amp Mary Roberts

Jimmy amp Pat Roney

Bill amp Debbie Sarandis

Dina Sarandis

Philip amp Anastasia Sarros

Taka amp Kathryn Shoji

Eric amp Donna Smith

George amp Anna Sofikitis

Stamatia (Estelle) Sofikitis

Dennis amp Laura Sparks

Robert amp Alexis Sulyma

Tohotmos amp Carol Tadros

Mike amp Estelle Theodosion

Nikolaos amp Eva Thrasivoulou

Ed amp Anne Trainor

Brian amp Jennifer Tubbs

Sharon Tyre

James amp Jane Vlahos

Plutarch amp Tina Vamvakias

Tim amp Diane Walters

Steve amp Smara Wolff

Sam amp Katherine Yalanzon

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Goya News

Greek Dance for Teens

Thanks to Andrea Mancil for volunteering to teach our middle and high

school teens Greek Dance These lessons will begin Sunday September

9th following Divine Liturgy out on the lawn The focus will be to get

the teens ready to dance at our Greek Festival All middle and high

school youth are encourage amp welcome to join these classes

Contact Mrs Suzi Pryles for more information

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ATTENTION HS School Students

St Photios Foundation 2012 Seventh Annual Essay Contest

This essay contest is open to high school students There is no entry fee

A 1000 word essay needs to be submitted by November 9th 2012

comparing amp contrasting the immigration story of the Greeks who came

to America in 1768 and a person you knowmdasheither a family member or

friend What commonalities impressed you as you learned their stories

For more information see the Announcement on the bulletin board in

the hallway between the Narthex and Sunday School rooms

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FESTIVAL BAKING

Tuesday October 2ndmdash10 am South Forsyth High School

Check in at main office amp ask for Mrs Martinrsquos culinary class

Wear closed toe shoes head covering amp pastry brush

We are making tiropidakia (cheese triangles) amp spankopidakia (spinach

triangles) for the mezedakia platters at the festival with the students

Friday October 5th - 930 am the Blue House

Frying diples

If you have please bring electric frying pany and long handled forks

(like meat carving fork or barbeque fork) Also aprons amp headcovering

Contact Ginny Kostulakos 678-807-7167 or wordscan49attnet

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sts RNI Choir PracticemdashNEW DAYNEW TIME

Today - SUNDAY - Immediately following Divine Liturgy

in the Chapel

Contact Marie Chapman for more information

770-205-7220 or mommystargatercomcastnet

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

GREEK LANGUAGE Sts RNI Hellenic Studies Ministry will be offereing Greek Language If

you are interested in signing up for Greek Language contact Smara Wolff at 770-889-5419 or email smarawolffgmailcom

Greek Language Classes Have Begun

Thursday 645 pm - First Grade (Room for 1 more student) Friday 600 pm - Second Grade (Room for 1 more student) Saturday 4 pm - High School ampor Adults Advanced Level

Open registration is being held for an additional first grade class to be held on Friday at 7 pm

Tuition is $80semester + book for first child $120semester + books for two children and $140semester + books for three children

Tuition must be paid in full by the first class Checks made payable to Sts RNI GO Church

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR

What is an AED An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic

device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias

of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient and is able to treat

them through defibrillation the application of electrical therapy which stops the ar-

rhythmia allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm

One AED has been donated Donations are still needed to cover the cost of the 2nd

unit (approximately $1500)

Thank you for your support with this important project

Sts RNI Parish Council

GREEK FEST 2012

JUST 3 MORE WEEKS SAVE THE DATES

Friday October 19thmdash3 pm to 10 pm

Saturday October 20thmdash11 am to 10 pm

Sunday October 21stmdash1130 am to 6 pm

We also need help

Set-Up - Thursday October 18th

Clean-Up - Monday October 22nd

Ask how you can become a steward of this wonderful event

Questions concern and to volunteer to help plan the Festival should

be emailed to Johnny Melts at greekfeststsrniorg

Father Barnabas asks you to volunteer now so we can firm up our plans and

schedules Use one of the Festival Volunteer sheets and reserve your spot A sign-

up table will be in the Narthex or outside (weather permitting)

OPA

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Donation Wishlist for Festival Baking

The following are items needed for baking

50 lbs 7 filo ($125) 12 gal milk ($36) 10 filo spinach feta ricotta

cream cheese amp more eggs needed for spanakopidakia amp tiropidakia

If anyone would like to donate any of these items or money towards the

purchase please contact Johnny Melts (greekfeststsrniorg) or Ginny

Kostulakos (wordscan49attnet or 678-807-7167)

Thank you to the Jordan Soublis Trainor amp Willis families and Veronica

LaShure for their donation of items for baking and to the ladies who have

come to help with baking Yoursquore the best

Wednesday October 10thmdashPreparation for spanakotiropita at the Blue House

Thursday October 11thmdashAssembly amp baking of spanakotiropita at the

Cathedral

Contact Florence Lytle at 770-891-9945 or email

florence_lytleprodigynet for time amp carpooling

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sunday School Has Begun Welcome Back

Sunday School students will be dismissed following the Sacrament of Holy

Communion

3amp4 year oldsmdashSt Nicholas Room (3rd door on left) with Evie Atkinson-

Grammenos amp Jaimie Crossno

K-2nd GrademdashEvangelos Library (2nd door on right) with Sophia Bethune amp

Allison Hammond

3rd-5th Gradendash In Blue House with Liz Foxhall amp Lisa Boston

6th-8th GrademdashIn Blue House with Jennifer Tubbs

High School StudentsmdashIn Blue House with Fr Paul amp Donna Smith

Please take the time to fill out a Sunday School Registration form

for your child(ren)

Also you can still volunteer to be Sunday School teacher or assistant

Your participation makes Sunday School possible

Please contact Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Prosforo Baking Contact Stamatia Hagen for more information

at mamma2mariaaolcom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

BOOK CLUB

Book Club Meetings have been suspended until after the festival Watch

for announcement of new book and meeting schedule

For more information call contact Donna Smith at missmagnoliasmox-

iegmailcom or Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or

myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fellowship Ministry

On behalf of the Parish Council and the Parish I would like to thank Grace Chihlas who

has chaired the Fellowship Ministry since its reorganization three years ago Grace has

done a great job in seeing to it that we have refreshments and beverages each Sunday so

we can meet and enjoy being with our church family A big thanks to all of those who

contributed financially to keep this important ministry active

Grace has graciously agreed to continue chairing until a new Ministry Team is formed and

a new chairperson agrees to take on or share the leadership

I am asking those members who wish to serve on this Team to contact me at 770891-

9945 or Florence_LytleProdigynet We will have the first team meeting right after

church on Sunday September 30 barring any conflicts Thank you Florence

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FELLOWSHIP HOUR

Our 2012-2013 Fellowship Hour Donation Campaign has begun A suggested dona-

tion of $25family helps cover the cost of the weekly Fellowship Hour Checks should

be made payable to Sts RNI GO Church with ldquoFellowshiprdquo on the memo line

We hope you have enjoyed the refreshments provided over the past year and will

continue to support the Fellowship Committeersquos efforts to serve you each Sunday

2012-13 Sponsors Vasilios Kaloudis Patricia Morris Kathy amp Taka Shoji Arthur

Tsiropoulos

Thank you all for your support of this Ministry

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

2012 PARISH COUNCIL

Dennis Kostulakos (President) John Patrick (Vice President) Paul Ray (Secretary)

Vic Pryles (Treasurer) David Chapman Harald Hagen Harriet Howell Florence Lytle and Jennifer Tubbs

Our Vision amp Mission

Our vision as Saints Raphael Nicholas amp Irene Greek Orthodox Church is to grow

as a family in Christ

Our mission as a Greek Orthodox Church is to serve God and neighbor strengthen

the family and reach out to the community

To date the 97 families below have returned Stewardship Commitment Cards for 2012

Nicholas amp Varvara Alexiou

Jim amp Angie Andropoulos

Richard amp Sophia Bethune

Paul amp Elaine Bilson

Anthony amp Mary Birozes

Renee Birozes

Katherine Blanos

Joseph (Ike) Bonnelli-Barbara Selwa

Jordan amp Lisa Boston

Niko amp Helen Bouboulis

Kosta amp Carolyn Bozzuto

Thalia Bruno

Athena Catapano

David amp Marie Chapman

Grace Chihlas

Julie Chokos

Roy amp Lydia Clarkson

Arthur Costakis

Jamie Crossno

Dean amp Jenny Demos

Wesley amp Donna Dennison

Keith amp Mary Druffner

Quay amp Trissie Farr

Chris amp Liz Foxhall

Dan amp Sonia Frazier

Paul amp Caroline Geertgens

Robert amp Jennifer Guano

Harald amp Stamatia Hagen

Kevin amp Allison Hammond

Christine Hatcher

Michael amp Ann Hayes

Harriet Howell

Mark amp Jennie Johnson

Eleni Jordan

Bill amp Mary Kaloudis

Jim Kanellos

Maria Kalou Kardomateas Theodoros amp Aphrodite Kazazakis-Levendakis

Tasso amp Laura Kefalas

Jackie Klock

Dennis amp Ginny Kostulakos

Jonathan amp Kelley Kostulakos

Louis amp Dianne Koulouvaris

Alex amp Melpo Levantis

Earnest amp Elizabeth Livaditis

Leon amp Frances Lopez

Archie amp Florence Lytle

Connie Machoudy

Harry amp Tina Maheras

Wade amp Andrea Mancil

Kiki Manolakis

Emanuel Manos

William amp Margaret Manos

Bill amp Audrey Marianes

Riley amp Elizabeth Marvos

Jef amp Elaine Mastropaolo

Al amp Helen McCart

Johnny amp Becky Melts

Bill amp Mary Milam

Matt amp Athena Miller

Nik Moissiades

James Morakis

Patricia Morris

Nick amp Teddie Panos

Constantinos amp Evelyn Pantazopoulos

Gus amp Albie Pappas

John amp Evon Patrick

Lawson amp Susan Plummer

Mihai amp Heidi Popa

Fr Barnabas amp Pres Connie Powell

Pam Powers

Katherine Prattes

Vic amp Suzi Pryles

Paul amp Gigi Ray

Earl amp Marina Raymond

David amp Mary Roberts

Jimmy amp Pat Roney

Bill amp Debbie Sarandis

Dina Sarandis

Philip amp Anastasia Sarros

Taka amp Kathryn Shoji

Eric amp Donna Smith

George amp Anna Sofikitis

Stamatia (Estelle) Sofikitis

Dennis amp Laura Sparks

Robert amp Alexis Sulyma

Tohotmos amp Carol Tadros

Mike amp Estelle Theodosion

Nikolaos amp Eva Thrasivoulou

Ed amp Anne Trainor

Brian amp Jennifer Tubbs

Sharon Tyre

James amp Jane Vlahos

Plutarch amp Tina Vamvakias

Tim amp Diane Walters

Steve amp Smara Wolff

Sam amp Katherine Yalanzon

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sts RNI Choir PracticemdashNEW DAYNEW TIME

Today - SUNDAY - Immediately following Divine Liturgy

in the Chapel

Contact Marie Chapman for more information

770-205-7220 or mommystargatercomcastnet

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

GREEK LANGUAGE Sts RNI Hellenic Studies Ministry will be offereing Greek Language If

you are interested in signing up for Greek Language contact Smara Wolff at 770-889-5419 or email smarawolffgmailcom

Greek Language Classes Have Begun

Thursday 645 pm - First Grade (Room for 1 more student) Friday 600 pm - Second Grade (Room for 1 more student) Saturday 4 pm - High School ampor Adults Advanced Level

Open registration is being held for an additional first grade class to be held on Friday at 7 pm

Tuition is $80semester + book for first child $120semester + books for two children and $140semester + books for three children

Tuition must be paid in full by the first class Checks made payable to Sts RNI GO Church

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR

What is an AED An automated external defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic

device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias

of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient and is able to treat

them through defibrillation the application of electrical therapy which stops the ar-

rhythmia allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm

One AED has been donated Donations are still needed to cover the cost of the 2nd

unit (approximately $1500)

Thank you for your support with this important project

Sts RNI Parish Council

GREEK FEST 2012

JUST 3 MORE WEEKS SAVE THE DATES

Friday October 19thmdash3 pm to 10 pm

Saturday October 20thmdash11 am to 10 pm

Sunday October 21stmdash1130 am to 6 pm

We also need help

Set-Up - Thursday October 18th

Clean-Up - Monday October 22nd

Ask how you can become a steward of this wonderful event

Questions concern and to volunteer to help plan the Festival should

be emailed to Johnny Melts at greekfeststsrniorg

Father Barnabas asks you to volunteer now so we can firm up our plans and

schedules Use one of the Festival Volunteer sheets and reserve your spot A sign-

up table will be in the Narthex or outside (weather permitting)

OPA

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Donation Wishlist for Festival Baking

The following are items needed for baking

50 lbs 7 filo ($125) 12 gal milk ($36) 10 filo spinach feta ricotta

cream cheese amp more eggs needed for spanakopidakia amp tiropidakia

If anyone would like to donate any of these items or money towards the

purchase please contact Johnny Melts (greekfeststsrniorg) or Ginny

Kostulakos (wordscan49attnet or 678-807-7167)

Thank you to the Jordan Soublis Trainor amp Willis families and Veronica

LaShure for their donation of items for baking and to the ladies who have

come to help with baking Yoursquore the best

Wednesday October 10thmdashPreparation for spanakotiropita at the Blue House

Thursday October 11thmdashAssembly amp baking of spanakotiropita at the

Cathedral

Contact Florence Lytle at 770-891-9945 or email

florence_lytleprodigynet for time amp carpooling

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sunday School Has Begun Welcome Back

Sunday School students will be dismissed following the Sacrament of Holy

Communion

3amp4 year oldsmdashSt Nicholas Room (3rd door on left) with Evie Atkinson-

Grammenos amp Jaimie Crossno

K-2nd GrademdashEvangelos Library (2nd door on right) with Sophia Bethune amp

Allison Hammond

3rd-5th Gradendash In Blue House with Liz Foxhall amp Lisa Boston

6th-8th GrademdashIn Blue House with Jennifer Tubbs

High School StudentsmdashIn Blue House with Fr Paul amp Donna Smith

Please take the time to fill out a Sunday School Registration form

for your child(ren)

Also you can still volunteer to be Sunday School teacher or assistant

Your participation makes Sunday School possible

Please contact Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Prosforo Baking Contact Stamatia Hagen for more information

at mamma2mariaaolcom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

BOOK CLUB

Book Club Meetings have been suspended until after the festival Watch

for announcement of new book and meeting schedule

For more information call contact Donna Smith at missmagnoliasmox-

iegmailcom or Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or

myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fellowship Ministry

On behalf of the Parish Council and the Parish I would like to thank Grace Chihlas who

has chaired the Fellowship Ministry since its reorganization three years ago Grace has

done a great job in seeing to it that we have refreshments and beverages each Sunday so

we can meet and enjoy being with our church family A big thanks to all of those who

contributed financially to keep this important ministry active

Grace has graciously agreed to continue chairing until a new Ministry Team is formed and

a new chairperson agrees to take on or share the leadership

I am asking those members who wish to serve on this Team to contact me at 770891-

9945 or Florence_LytleProdigynet We will have the first team meeting right after

church on Sunday September 30 barring any conflicts Thank you Florence

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FELLOWSHIP HOUR

Our 2012-2013 Fellowship Hour Donation Campaign has begun A suggested dona-

tion of $25family helps cover the cost of the weekly Fellowship Hour Checks should

be made payable to Sts RNI GO Church with ldquoFellowshiprdquo on the memo line

We hope you have enjoyed the refreshments provided over the past year and will

continue to support the Fellowship Committeersquos efforts to serve you each Sunday

2012-13 Sponsors Vasilios Kaloudis Patricia Morris Kathy amp Taka Shoji Arthur

Tsiropoulos

Thank you all for your support of this Ministry

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

2012 PARISH COUNCIL

Dennis Kostulakos (President) John Patrick (Vice President) Paul Ray (Secretary)

Vic Pryles (Treasurer) David Chapman Harald Hagen Harriet Howell Florence Lytle and Jennifer Tubbs

Our Vision amp Mission

Our vision as Saints Raphael Nicholas amp Irene Greek Orthodox Church is to grow

as a family in Christ

Our mission as a Greek Orthodox Church is to serve God and neighbor strengthen

the family and reach out to the community

To date the 97 families below have returned Stewardship Commitment Cards for 2012

Nicholas amp Varvara Alexiou

Jim amp Angie Andropoulos

Richard amp Sophia Bethune

Paul amp Elaine Bilson

Anthony amp Mary Birozes

Renee Birozes

Katherine Blanos

Joseph (Ike) Bonnelli-Barbara Selwa

Jordan amp Lisa Boston

Niko amp Helen Bouboulis

Kosta amp Carolyn Bozzuto

Thalia Bruno

Athena Catapano

David amp Marie Chapman

Grace Chihlas

Julie Chokos

Roy amp Lydia Clarkson

Arthur Costakis

Jamie Crossno

Dean amp Jenny Demos

Wesley amp Donna Dennison

Keith amp Mary Druffner

Quay amp Trissie Farr

Chris amp Liz Foxhall

Dan amp Sonia Frazier

Paul amp Caroline Geertgens

Robert amp Jennifer Guano

Harald amp Stamatia Hagen

Kevin amp Allison Hammond

Christine Hatcher

Michael amp Ann Hayes

Harriet Howell

Mark amp Jennie Johnson

Eleni Jordan

Bill amp Mary Kaloudis

Jim Kanellos

Maria Kalou Kardomateas Theodoros amp Aphrodite Kazazakis-Levendakis

Tasso amp Laura Kefalas

Jackie Klock

Dennis amp Ginny Kostulakos

Jonathan amp Kelley Kostulakos

Louis amp Dianne Koulouvaris

Alex amp Melpo Levantis

Earnest amp Elizabeth Livaditis

Leon amp Frances Lopez

Archie amp Florence Lytle

Connie Machoudy

Harry amp Tina Maheras

Wade amp Andrea Mancil

Kiki Manolakis

Emanuel Manos

William amp Margaret Manos

Bill amp Audrey Marianes

Riley amp Elizabeth Marvos

Jef amp Elaine Mastropaolo

Al amp Helen McCart

Johnny amp Becky Melts

Bill amp Mary Milam

Matt amp Athena Miller

Nik Moissiades

James Morakis

Patricia Morris

Nick amp Teddie Panos

Constantinos amp Evelyn Pantazopoulos

Gus amp Albie Pappas

John amp Evon Patrick

Lawson amp Susan Plummer

Mihai amp Heidi Popa

Fr Barnabas amp Pres Connie Powell

Pam Powers

Katherine Prattes

Vic amp Suzi Pryles

Paul amp Gigi Ray

Earl amp Marina Raymond

David amp Mary Roberts

Jimmy amp Pat Roney

Bill amp Debbie Sarandis

Dina Sarandis

Philip amp Anastasia Sarros

Taka amp Kathryn Shoji

Eric amp Donna Smith

George amp Anna Sofikitis

Stamatia (Estelle) Sofikitis

Dennis amp Laura Sparks

Robert amp Alexis Sulyma

Tohotmos amp Carol Tadros

Mike amp Estelle Theodosion

Nikolaos amp Eva Thrasivoulou

Ed amp Anne Trainor

Brian amp Jennifer Tubbs

Sharon Tyre

James amp Jane Vlahos

Plutarch amp Tina Vamvakias

Tim amp Diane Walters

Steve amp Smara Wolff

Sam amp Katherine Yalanzon

Page 13: SECOND SUNDAY OF LUKE September 30th, 2012stsrni.org/bulletin/m912/m9w5.pdf · Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who ... Sarah, Taki, Tara and Violeta

GREEK FEST 2012

JUST 3 MORE WEEKS SAVE THE DATES

Friday October 19thmdash3 pm to 10 pm

Saturday October 20thmdash11 am to 10 pm

Sunday October 21stmdash1130 am to 6 pm

We also need help

Set-Up - Thursday October 18th

Clean-Up - Monday October 22nd

Ask how you can become a steward of this wonderful event

Questions concern and to volunteer to help plan the Festival should

be emailed to Johnny Melts at greekfeststsrniorg

Father Barnabas asks you to volunteer now so we can firm up our plans and

schedules Use one of the Festival Volunteer sheets and reserve your spot A sign-

up table will be in the Narthex or outside (weather permitting)

OPA

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Donation Wishlist for Festival Baking

The following are items needed for baking

50 lbs 7 filo ($125) 12 gal milk ($36) 10 filo spinach feta ricotta

cream cheese amp more eggs needed for spanakopidakia amp tiropidakia

If anyone would like to donate any of these items or money towards the

purchase please contact Johnny Melts (greekfeststsrniorg) or Ginny

Kostulakos (wordscan49attnet or 678-807-7167)

Thank you to the Jordan Soublis Trainor amp Willis families and Veronica

LaShure for their donation of items for baking and to the ladies who have

come to help with baking Yoursquore the best

Wednesday October 10thmdashPreparation for spanakotiropita at the Blue House

Thursday October 11thmdashAssembly amp baking of spanakotiropita at the

Cathedral

Contact Florence Lytle at 770-891-9945 or email

florence_lytleprodigynet for time amp carpooling

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sunday School Has Begun Welcome Back

Sunday School students will be dismissed following the Sacrament of Holy

Communion

3amp4 year oldsmdashSt Nicholas Room (3rd door on left) with Evie Atkinson-

Grammenos amp Jaimie Crossno

K-2nd GrademdashEvangelos Library (2nd door on right) with Sophia Bethune amp

Allison Hammond

3rd-5th Gradendash In Blue House with Liz Foxhall amp Lisa Boston

6th-8th GrademdashIn Blue House with Jennifer Tubbs

High School StudentsmdashIn Blue House with Fr Paul amp Donna Smith

Please take the time to fill out a Sunday School Registration form

for your child(ren)

Also you can still volunteer to be Sunday School teacher or assistant

Your participation makes Sunday School possible

Please contact Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Prosforo Baking Contact Stamatia Hagen for more information

at mamma2mariaaolcom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

BOOK CLUB

Book Club Meetings have been suspended until after the festival Watch

for announcement of new book and meeting schedule

For more information call contact Donna Smith at missmagnoliasmox-

iegmailcom or Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or

myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fellowship Ministry

On behalf of the Parish Council and the Parish I would like to thank Grace Chihlas who

has chaired the Fellowship Ministry since its reorganization three years ago Grace has

done a great job in seeing to it that we have refreshments and beverages each Sunday so

we can meet and enjoy being with our church family A big thanks to all of those who

contributed financially to keep this important ministry active

Grace has graciously agreed to continue chairing until a new Ministry Team is formed and

a new chairperson agrees to take on or share the leadership

I am asking those members who wish to serve on this Team to contact me at 770891-

9945 or Florence_LytleProdigynet We will have the first team meeting right after

church on Sunday September 30 barring any conflicts Thank you Florence

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FELLOWSHIP HOUR

Our 2012-2013 Fellowship Hour Donation Campaign has begun A suggested dona-

tion of $25family helps cover the cost of the weekly Fellowship Hour Checks should

be made payable to Sts RNI GO Church with ldquoFellowshiprdquo on the memo line

We hope you have enjoyed the refreshments provided over the past year and will

continue to support the Fellowship Committeersquos efforts to serve you each Sunday

2012-13 Sponsors Vasilios Kaloudis Patricia Morris Kathy amp Taka Shoji Arthur

Tsiropoulos

Thank you all for your support of this Ministry

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

2012 PARISH COUNCIL

Dennis Kostulakos (President) John Patrick (Vice President) Paul Ray (Secretary)

Vic Pryles (Treasurer) David Chapman Harald Hagen Harriet Howell Florence Lytle and Jennifer Tubbs

Our Vision amp Mission

Our vision as Saints Raphael Nicholas amp Irene Greek Orthodox Church is to grow

as a family in Christ

Our mission as a Greek Orthodox Church is to serve God and neighbor strengthen

the family and reach out to the community

To date the 97 families below have returned Stewardship Commitment Cards for 2012

Nicholas amp Varvara Alexiou

Jim amp Angie Andropoulos

Richard amp Sophia Bethune

Paul amp Elaine Bilson

Anthony amp Mary Birozes

Renee Birozes

Katherine Blanos

Joseph (Ike) Bonnelli-Barbara Selwa

Jordan amp Lisa Boston

Niko amp Helen Bouboulis

Kosta amp Carolyn Bozzuto

Thalia Bruno

Athena Catapano

David amp Marie Chapman

Grace Chihlas

Julie Chokos

Roy amp Lydia Clarkson

Arthur Costakis

Jamie Crossno

Dean amp Jenny Demos

Wesley amp Donna Dennison

Keith amp Mary Druffner

Quay amp Trissie Farr

Chris amp Liz Foxhall

Dan amp Sonia Frazier

Paul amp Caroline Geertgens

Robert amp Jennifer Guano

Harald amp Stamatia Hagen

Kevin amp Allison Hammond

Christine Hatcher

Michael amp Ann Hayes

Harriet Howell

Mark amp Jennie Johnson

Eleni Jordan

Bill amp Mary Kaloudis

Jim Kanellos

Maria Kalou Kardomateas Theodoros amp Aphrodite Kazazakis-Levendakis

Tasso amp Laura Kefalas

Jackie Klock

Dennis amp Ginny Kostulakos

Jonathan amp Kelley Kostulakos

Louis amp Dianne Koulouvaris

Alex amp Melpo Levantis

Earnest amp Elizabeth Livaditis

Leon amp Frances Lopez

Archie amp Florence Lytle

Connie Machoudy

Harry amp Tina Maheras

Wade amp Andrea Mancil

Kiki Manolakis

Emanuel Manos

William amp Margaret Manos

Bill amp Audrey Marianes

Riley amp Elizabeth Marvos

Jef amp Elaine Mastropaolo

Al amp Helen McCart

Johnny amp Becky Melts

Bill amp Mary Milam

Matt amp Athena Miller

Nik Moissiades

James Morakis

Patricia Morris

Nick amp Teddie Panos

Constantinos amp Evelyn Pantazopoulos

Gus amp Albie Pappas

John amp Evon Patrick

Lawson amp Susan Plummer

Mihai amp Heidi Popa

Fr Barnabas amp Pres Connie Powell

Pam Powers

Katherine Prattes

Vic amp Suzi Pryles

Paul amp Gigi Ray

Earl amp Marina Raymond

David amp Mary Roberts

Jimmy amp Pat Roney

Bill amp Debbie Sarandis

Dina Sarandis

Philip amp Anastasia Sarros

Taka amp Kathryn Shoji

Eric amp Donna Smith

George amp Anna Sofikitis

Stamatia (Estelle) Sofikitis

Dennis amp Laura Sparks

Robert amp Alexis Sulyma

Tohotmos amp Carol Tadros

Mike amp Estelle Theodosion

Nikolaos amp Eva Thrasivoulou

Ed amp Anne Trainor

Brian amp Jennifer Tubbs

Sharon Tyre

James amp Jane Vlahos

Plutarch amp Tina Vamvakias

Tim amp Diane Walters

Steve amp Smara Wolff

Sam amp Katherine Yalanzon

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sunday School Has Begun Welcome Back

Sunday School students will be dismissed following the Sacrament of Holy

Communion

3amp4 year oldsmdashSt Nicholas Room (3rd door on left) with Evie Atkinson-

Grammenos amp Jaimie Crossno

K-2nd GrademdashEvangelos Library (2nd door on right) with Sophia Bethune amp

Allison Hammond

3rd-5th Gradendash In Blue House with Liz Foxhall amp Lisa Boston

6th-8th GrademdashIn Blue House with Jennifer Tubbs

High School StudentsmdashIn Blue House with Fr Paul amp Donna Smith

Please take the time to fill out a Sunday School Registration form

for your child(ren)

Also you can still volunteer to be Sunday School teacher or assistant

Your participation makes Sunday School possible

Please contact Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

Prosforo Baking Contact Stamatia Hagen for more information

at mamma2mariaaolcom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

BOOK CLUB

Book Club Meetings have been suspended until after the festival Watch

for announcement of new book and meeting schedule

For more information call contact Donna Smith at missmagnoliasmox-

iegmailcom or Lisa Boston at 770-826-1212 or

myakundayahoocom

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fellowship Ministry

On behalf of the Parish Council and the Parish I would like to thank Grace Chihlas who

has chaired the Fellowship Ministry since its reorganization three years ago Grace has

done a great job in seeing to it that we have refreshments and beverages each Sunday so

we can meet and enjoy being with our church family A big thanks to all of those who

contributed financially to keep this important ministry active

Grace has graciously agreed to continue chairing until a new Ministry Team is formed and

a new chairperson agrees to take on or share the leadership

I am asking those members who wish to serve on this Team to contact me at 770891-

9945 or Florence_LytleProdigynet We will have the first team meeting right after

church on Sunday September 30 barring any conflicts Thank you Florence

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FELLOWSHIP HOUR

Our 2012-2013 Fellowship Hour Donation Campaign has begun A suggested dona-

tion of $25family helps cover the cost of the weekly Fellowship Hour Checks should

be made payable to Sts RNI GO Church with ldquoFellowshiprdquo on the memo line

We hope you have enjoyed the refreshments provided over the past year and will

continue to support the Fellowship Committeersquos efforts to serve you each Sunday

2012-13 Sponsors Vasilios Kaloudis Patricia Morris Kathy amp Taka Shoji Arthur

Tsiropoulos

Thank you all for your support of this Ministry

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

2012 PARISH COUNCIL

Dennis Kostulakos (President) John Patrick (Vice President) Paul Ray (Secretary)

Vic Pryles (Treasurer) David Chapman Harald Hagen Harriet Howell Florence Lytle and Jennifer Tubbs

Our Vision amp Mission

Our vision as Saints Raphael Nicholas amp Irene Greek Orthodox Church is to grow

as a family in Christ

Our mission as a Greek Orthodox Church is to serve God and neighbor strengthen

the family and reach out to the community

To date the 97 families below have returned Stewardship Commitment Cards for 2012

Nicholas amp Varvara Alexiou

Jim amp Angie Andropoulos

Richard amp Sophia Bethune

Paul amp Elaine Bilson

Anthony amp Mary Birozes

Renee Birozes

Katherine Blanos

Joseph (Ike) Bonnelli-Barbara Selwa

Jordan amp Lisa Boston

Niko amp Helen Bouboulis

Kosta amp Carolyn Bozzuto

Thalia Bruno

Athena Catapano

David amp Marie Chapman

Grace Chihlas

Julie Chokos

Roy amp Lydia Clarkson

Arthur Costakis

Jamie Crossno

Dean amp Jenny Demos

Wesley amp Donna Dennison

Keith amp Mary Druffner

Quay amp Trissie Farr

Chris amp Liz Foxhall

Dan amp Sonia Frazier

Paul amp Caroline Geertgens

Robert amp Jennifer Guano

Harald amp Stamatia Hagen

Kevin amp Allison Hammond

Christine Hatcher

Michael amp Ann Hayes

Harriet Howell

Mark amp Jennie Johnson

Eleni Jordan

Bill amp Mary Kaloudis

Jim Kanellos

Maria Kalou Kardomateas Theodoros amp Aphrodite Kazazakis-Levendakis

Tasso amp Laura Kefalas

Jackie Klock

Dennis amp Ginny Kostulakos

Jonathan amp Kelley Kostulakos

Louis amp Dianne Koulouvaris

Alex amp Melpo Levantis

Earnest amp Elizabeth Livaditis

Leon amp Frances Lopez

Archie amp Florence Lytle

Connie Machoudy

Harry amp Tina Maheras

Wade amp Andrea Mancil

Kiki Manolakis

Emanuel Manos

William amp Margaret Manos

Bill amp Audrey Marianes

Riley amp Elizabeth Marvos

Jef amp Elaine Mastropaolo

Al amp Helen McCart

Johnny amp Becky Melts

Bill amp Mary Milam

Matt amp Athena Miller

Nik Moissiades

James Morakis

Patricia Morris

Nick amp Teddie Panos

Constantinos amp Evelyn Pantazopoulos

Gus amp Albie Pappas

John amp Evon Patrick

Lawson amp Susan Plummer

Mihai amp Heidi Popa

Fr Barnabas amp Pres Connie Powell

Pam Powers

Katherine Prattes

Vic amp Suzi Pryles

Paul amp Gigi Ray

Earl amp Marina Raymond

David amp Mary Roberts

Jimmy amp Pat Roney

Bill amp Debbie Sarandis

Dina Sarandis

Philip amp Anastasia Sarros

Taka amp Kathryn Shoji

Eric amp Donna Smith

George amp Anna Sofikitis

Stamatia (Estelle) Sofikitis

Dennis amp Laura Sparks

Robert amp Alexis Sulyma

Tohotmos amp Carol Tadros

Mike amp Estelle Theodosion

Nikolaos amp Eva Thrasivoulou

Ed amp Anne Trainor

Brian amp Jennifer Tubbs

Sharon Tyre

James amp Jane Vlahos

Plutarch amp Tina Vamvakias

Tim amp Diane Walters

Steve amp Smara Wolff

Sam amp Katherine Yalanzon

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fellowship Ministry

On behalf of the Parish Council and the Parish I would like to thank Grace Chihlas who

has chaired the Fellowship Ministry since its reorganization three years ago Grace has

done a great job in seeing to it that we have refreshments and beverages each Sunday so

we can meet and enjoy being with our church family A big thanks to all of those who

contributed financially to keep this important ministry active

Grace has graciously agreed to continue chairing until a new Ministry Team is formed and

a new chairperson agrees to take on or share the leadership

I am asking those members who wish to serve on this Team to contact me at 770891-

9945 or Florence_LytleProdigynet We will have the first team meeting right after

church on Sunday September 30 barring any conflicts Thank you Florence

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

FELLOWSHIP HOUR

Our 2012-2013 Fellowship Hour Donation Campaign has begun A suggested dona-

tion of $25family helps cover the cost of the weekly Fellowship Hour Checks should

be made payable to Sts RNI GO Church with ldquoFellowshiprdquo on the memo line

We hope you have enjoyed the refreshments provided over the past year and will

continue to support the Fellowship Committeersquos efforts to serve you each Sunday

2012-13 Sponsors Vasilios Kaloudis Patricia Morris Kathy amp Taka Shoji Arthur

Tsiropoulos

Thank you all for your support of this Ministry

daggerdaggerdaggerdaggerdagger

2012 PARISH COUNCIL

Dennis Kostulakos (President) John Patrick (Vice President) Paul Ray (Secretary)

Vic Pryles (Treasurer) David Chapman Harald Hagen Harriet Howell Florence Lytle and Jennifer Tubbs

Our Vision amp Mission

Our vision as Saints Raphael Nicholas amp Irene Greek Orthodox Church is to grow

as a family in Christ

Our mission as a Greek Orthodox Church is to serve God and neighbor strengthen

the family and reach out to the community

To date the 97 families below have returned Stewardship Commitment Cards for 2012

Nicholas amp Varvara Alexiou

Jim amp Angie Andropoulos

Richard amp Sophia Bethune

Paul amp Elaine Bilson

Anthony amp Mary Birozes

Renee Birozes

Katherine Blanos

Joseph (Ike) Bonnelli-Barbara Selwa

Jordan amp Lisa Boston

Niko amp Helen Bouboulis

Kosta amp Carolyn Bozzuto

Thalia Bruno

Athena Catapano

David amp Marie Chapman

Grace Chihlas

Julie Chokos

Roy amp Lydia Clarkson

Arthur Costakis

Jamie Crossno

Dean amp Jenny Demos

Wesley amp Donna Dennison

Keith amp Mary Druffner

Quay amp Trissie Farr

Chris amp Liz Foxhall

Dan amp Sonia Frazier

Paul amp Caroline Geertgens

Robert amp Jennifer Guano

Harald amp Stamatia Hagen

Kevin amp Allison Hammond

Christine Hatcher

Michael amp Ann Hayes

Harriet Howell

Mark amp Jennie Johnson

Eleni Jordan

Bill amp Mary Kaloudis

Jim Kanellos

Maria Kalou Kardomateas Theodoros amp Aphrodite Kazazakis-Levendakis

Tasso amp Laura Kefalas

Jackie Klock

Dennis amp Ginny Kostulakos

Jonathan amp Kelley Kostulakos

Louis amp Dianne Koulouvaris

Alex amp Melpo Levantis

Earnest amp Elizabeth Livaditis

Leon amp Frances Lopez

Archie amp Florence Lytle

Connie Machoudy

Harry amp Tina Maheras

Wade amp Andrea Mancil

Kiki Manolakis

Emanuel Manos

William amp Margaret Manos

Bill amp Audrey Marianes

Riley amp Elizabeth Marvos

Jef amp Elaine Mastropaolo

Al amp Helen McCart

Johnny amp Becky Melts

Bill amp Mary Milam

Matt amp Athena Miller

Nik Moissiades

James Morakis

Patricia Morris

Nick amp Teddie Panos

Constantinos amp Evelyn Pantazopoulos

Gus amp Albie Pappas

John amp Evon Patrick

Lawson amp Susan Plummer

Mihai amp Heidi Popa

Fr Barnabas amp Pres Connie Powell

Pam Powers

Katherine Prattes

Vic amp Suzi Pryles

Paul amp Gigi Ray

Earl amp Marina Raymond

David amp Mary Roberts

Jimmy amp Pat Roney

Bill amp Debbie Sarandis

Dina Sarandis

Philip amp Anastasia Sarros

Taka amp Kathryn Shoji

Eric amp Donna Smith

George amp Anna Sofikitis

Stamatia (Estelle) Sofikitis

Dennis amp Laura Sparks

Robert amp Alexis Sulyma

Tohotmos amp Carol Tadros

Mike amp Estelle Theodosion

Nikolaos amp Eva Thrasivoulou

Ed amp Anne Trainor

Brian amp Jennifer Tubbs

Sharon Tyre

James amp Jane Vlahos

Plutarch amp Tina Vamvakias

Tim amp Diane Walters

Steve amp Smara Wolff

Sam amp Katherine Yalanzon

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To date the 97 families below have returned Stewardship Commitment Cards for 2012

Nicholas amp Varvara Alexiou

Jim amp Angie Andropoulos

Richard amp Sophia Bethune

Paul amp Elaine Bilson

Anthony amp Mary Birozes

Renee Birozes

Katherine Blanos

Joseph (Ike) Bonnelli-Barbara Selwa

Jordan amp Lisa Boston

Niko amp Helen Bouboulis

Kosta amp Carolyn Bozzuto

Thalia Bruno

Athena Catapano

David amp Marie Chapman

Grace Chihlas

Julie Chokos

Roy amp Lydia Clarkson

Arthur Costakis

Jamie Crossno

Dean amp Jenny Demos

Wesley amp Donna Dennison

Keith amp Mary Druffner

Quay amp Trissie Farr

Chris amp Liz Foxhall

Dan amp Sonia Frazier

Paul amp Caroline Geertgens

Robert amp Jennifer Guano

Harald amp Stamatia Hagen

Kevin amp Allison Hammond

Christine Hatcher

Michael amp Ann Hayes

Harriet Howell

Mark amp Jennie Johnson

Eleni Jordan

Bill amp Mary Kaloudis

Jim Kanellos

Maria Kalou Kardomateas Theodoros amp Aphrodite Kazazakis-Levendakis

Tasso amp Laura Kefalas

Jackie Klock

Dennis amp Ginny Kostulakos

Jonathan amp Kelley Kostulakos

Louis amp Dianne Koulouvaris

Alex amp Melpo Levantis

Earnest amp Elizabeth Livaditis

Leon amp Frances Lopez

Archie amp Florence Lytle

Connie Machoudy

Harry amp Tina Maheras

Wade amp Andrea Mancil

Kiki Manolakis

Emanuel Manos

William amp Margaret Manos

Bill amp Audrey Marianes

Riley amp Elizabeth Marvos

Jef amp Elaine Mastropaolo

Al amp Helen McCart

Johnny amp Becky Melts

Bill amp Mary Milam

Matt amp Athena Miller

Nik Moissiades

James Morakis

Patricia Morris

Nick amp Teddie Panos

Constantinos amp Evelyn Pantazopoulos

Gus amp Albie Pappas

John amp Evon Patrick

Lawson amp Susan Plummer

Mihai amp Heidi Popa

Fr Barnabas amp Pres Connie Powell

Pam Powers

Katherine Prattes

Vic amp Suzi Pryles

Paul amp Gigi Ray

Earl amp Marina Raymond

David amp Mary Roberts

Jimmy amp Pat Roney

Bill amp Debbie Sarandis

Dina Sarandis

Philip amp Anastasia Sarros

Taka amp Kathryn Shoji

Eric amp Donna Smith

George amp Anna Sofikitis

Stamatia (Estelle) Sofikitis

Dennis amp Laura Sparks

Robert amp Alexis Sulyma

Tohotmos amp Carol Tadros

Mike amp Estelle Theodosion

Nikolaos amp Eva Thrasivoulou

Ed amp Anne Trainor

Brian amp Jennifer Tubbs

Sharon Tyre

James amp Jane Vlahos

Plutarch amp Tina Vamvakias

Tim amp Diane Walters

Steve amp Smara Wolff

Sam amp Katherine Yalanzon