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A Monthly Publication of St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church OCTOBER 2017
The Messenger INSIDE
CLERGY REFLECTIONS
MINISTRIES OF THE CHURCH
MONTHLY CALENDAR
PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES
STEWARDSHIP NEWS
UPCOMING EVENTS
YOUTH NEWS
The Life of our Parish in Full Swing
With the New Ecclesiastical year under way, the ministries of our parish are in full swing: Sunday School and Greek school classes have begun, activities are planned for all our youth groups, Adult studies are taking place, Philoptochos has many fun events lined up, and more. Look for more information on upcoming events and activities in the monthly issue of The Messenger, our Weekly Bulletin, our website, Facebook, and email notices.
Our Hellenic Dancers have been performing throughout the Greater Cleveland community. Thank you to Eleni Johnson and all the instructors for your dedication.
S t . P a u l L a d i e s Philoptochos held yet another successful baking class bringing together parishioners and friends to make galactobouriko. Many thanks to Elaine Nackowiz for teaching this class. Mark your calendars for the next class to be held January 22, 2018 where Kim Kontos will teach us to make paximadia.
ST. PAUL GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 4548 Wallings Road • North Royalton, Ohio 44133-3121
(440) 237-8998 · (440) 237-4386 fax
E-mail address: [email protected]
www.stpaulgoc.org A Parish under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America,
and the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh
GOYA officers received the Oath of Office and held their first meeting at the Youth Family Picnic. Pictured: Joseph Linz Recording Secretary; Gregory Johnson Vice President; Ava Terovolas Corresponding Secretary; Father Costas;
Arianna Lindemann President; Michael Wilson Treasurer.
Altar Boys gathered for a seminar at the church then enjoyed an afternoon of fun at Sky Zone. Thank you to Peter Keares for organizing this event.
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The following ministries are the lifeblood of our parish and perform many activities to promote the growth of our church. Your participation in these organizations makes our community more spiritually complete.
Philoptochos Rhonee Trakas-Iula Coffee Socials Pam Sitter Festival Michael Lignos John Trihas Messenger Editor Elaine Nackowiz Welcome Committee Helen Dadas Choir Director Vaso Boukis Cantor Nicholas Bodle Organist Rachel Nelson Bookstore Jim & Karen Sullivan
ST. PAUL FAMILY MINISTRY COMMISSION Chairman Little Angels Erin Kubat HOPE / JOY Father Costas GOYA Coordinator Father Costas OCF / College Ministry Maribeth Lekas Altar Boys Peter Keares Religious Education Toni Mannarino Bible Study Frank Chirakos Father Costas Keares Women’s Study Group Elaine Poulos Coffee & Conversation Kristine Tartara Jonathan Tartara VCS Keli Paragios Annoula Tsonton Greek School Kathy Glaros Greek Corner Maria Karlatiras PTO Tammy Parianos Senior Fellowship Maria Regan Hellenic Dance Director Eleni Johnson
Deadline for all articles and Organization Minutes is the 1st of the month. Please keep this in mind! Items can be e-mailed to [email protected].
Like our PAGE to keep up to
date on the happenings of our parish. Even if you are not on Facebook, you can view our postings on the Home page of our website.
CLERGY
Priest Rev. Fr. Costas P. Keares, Proistamenos
ECCLESIARCH Bruce W. Trakas
PARISH COUNCIL President Alex Dadas Vice President Michael Lignos Secretary Rhonee Trakas-Iula Financial Secretary George Anagnostou Treasurer Christopher Cook
Nick Asmis Dr. George Markakis Anthone Colovas Stephanie Ocker Arthur S. Karas Nicolas Parianos Theodore Kokkas Effie Trihas Jason Kouvaras Drew Wilson
OFFICE SECRETARY/BOOKKEEPER Elaine Nackowiz LEGAL ADVISOR Ken Boukis
STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Bylaws Anthone Colovas Catering / Leasing Arthur S Karas Jason Kouvaras Family Ministry Stephanie Ocker Finance Michael Lignos Home Michael Lignos Nicolas Parianos Human Resources Rhonee Trakas-Iula
Membership Jason Kouvaras Public Relations Father Costas Keares Stewardship George Anagnostou Ways & Means Real Estate Management Arthur S. Karas
Telephone: (440) 237-8998 Fax: (440) 237-4386 Catering: (440) 582-1083 Website: www.stpaulgoc.org Office E-Mail: [email protected] Fr. Costas E-Mail: [email protected] Fr. Costas Cell: (440) 669-1316
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Pastoral Reflections by Father Costas I greet you all in the name of our Savior. As I look out my office window, I witness every day the progress of the construction of our new parking lot and my heart is filled with gratitude! It takes an
entire team to p l a n , t o execute, and to finish such a monumental task. Over the
last few years, our sanctuary as well as our overall Church facility has been, and continues to be, beautified and updated. With all these activities, it is imperative to stop and think about WHY we did all these renovations, and WHAT THEY MEAN for our Church Family. The main purpose and vision behind such activities is to maintain and build upon what we have received from those before us. Also, to be able to pass on to the next generation a sanctuary and a beautiful facility they will be proud to call HOME. It is in this home that we can expand our Church ministries and bring into a deeper relationship with our living God all those who comprise our church family, and bring them the saving message of the Holy Gospel. There are many recent surveys and reports in the news that show the decline of organized religion and church communities. In fact, in a presentation, by Rev. Dr. Anton Vrame, the chair of our Archdiocesan Religious Education Department, spoke on the topic “Does the Future Have a Church?” This challenging presentation showed the changing demographics of religion and religious life in America. A growing number of Americans are no longer identifying with any religious community. The younger generations especially are falling away from Churches and Christianity at an alarming rate. On one hand, this is depressing news for us as a faith community in America. Yet, from another perspective, it is simply a WAKE UP CALL and a CHALLENGE that stands before us. Who are we as a Church, and what is our Vision and Pur-pose? In many ways, this will determine whether we will be a declining and dying church, or whether we will be a relevant, vibrant, life-giving community of faith!
Will our Church Family continue to create a community that offers an exciting spiritual home for our children, our families, our single members, our elderly, as well as for the future generations? The answer is YES, we will still be a wonderful Church Family IF we remember WHO WE ARE and KEEP OUR FOCUS on what it means to be the Body of Christ. No matter how the world changes, Jesus Christ and His Church will always have an eternal message of GOOD NEWS to offer to the world! The mystery of death and the challenges of suffering won’t go away with the passing of time, and our Lord’s victory over death and message of hope will stay relevant! There will always be people in need of healing and comfort, and they will find strength in communities of faith! As our world becomes more and more fragmented, people will look for a place to find healthy, life-giving fellowship and community. And throughout history, people have always looked for answers to the deepest existential questions of life, and found answers when they gathered to worship the Creator of all. The Church will remain relevant in the future IF we are consciously striving to BE THE CHURCH as it was meant to be, and to ACT AS GOD’S AMBASSADORS of His love and mercy, His compassion and caring, His grace and truth to the world at large. We invite all people to join us on this journey into the Kingdom of Heaven. Let’s work together in creatively thinking about new ways to live out our Orthodox faith. As your priest, I need your help in developing healthy, fun, relevant, loving ministries that our Church can offer within our Church Family and to the larger community around us. Let’s dream and do great things for the glory of God and for the future of His Church!
On Sunday October 1st, the feast
day of St. Romanos the Melodist, is designated by our Archdiocese as NATIONAL CHURCH
MUSIC SUNDAY. And so, on this day, we pause to honor the gifts and contributions of our church musicians — clergy, choir directors, choir members, chanters and organists. On behalf of the entire community we THANK THEM FROM THE BOTTOM OUR HEARTS for their love and dedication to Christ and His Church and for leading us in worship before the throne of God!
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Our Parish Her Life & People
Baptism September 23rd Louis ~ son of George and Georgann Poulos Godparents ~ Charles & Madalynn Wendland
Wedding
September 23rd Steven and Rebeca Langos Koumbaro ~ Nick Karas
Funerals May Their Memories Be Eternal
August 30th Jim Dallas (Westerville OH) Brother of Rocky Dallas September 11th Despina Vianos September 23rd Philip Pyros
Choir News Vaso Boukis
Choir Director
It’s wonderful being back in the loft singing our beautiful Orthodox hymns! At our parish fair we had a few parishioners who expressed an interest in joining our choir and look forward to their participation.
Thank you for your support at our Loukoumades Sunday. We will be sponsoring a Pastitsio luncheon on October 29. For more details see the flyer on this page. Come for fellowship, come for a delicious meal, come to show YOUR love and YOUR support for YOUR Church as we continue to Pave the Way to complete our parking lot.
Our Choir is open to all. Please consider joining us on Sunday mornings. See Vaso for more information.
We would be happy to announce a special occasion in this column. All you need to do is notify the office at 440.237.8998 or [email protected].
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Little Angels / HOPE / JOY / GOYA ~ The purpose of the Little Angels group is to bring moms and little ones from ages birth to preschool together for fun and fellowship, support, to get to know each other better, and to strengthen our faith and church family through friendships and relationships. The moms of our Little Angels group will gather for “Paint Nite” in the Teen Room on Friday, October 20th from 7:00—9:00 PM. A variety of templates and price ranges to choose from. Join the St Paul’s Mommys Facebook Group and RSVP through there. See flyer on page 8 for more details... ~ The Youth Campfire for HOPE / JOY / GOYA groups will be held on Sunday, October 8th at 5:00
p.m. Register through our website so that we may plan accordingly. See flyer on page 7 for more details… ~ The next GOYA meeting will take place following Sunday School on October 8th. We invite all youth in 7th—12th grade to participate. ~ GOYA spirit wear is available for purchase. We have hooded sweatshirts, sweatpants, long and short sleeve t-shirts, which can be purchased through our website. Questions can be addressed to Mrs. Dena Wilson. GOYAns who are active participants of the GOYA program and wish to participate in the Metropolis GOYA basketball tournaments may also order a uniform. Visit our website to place your order. ~ The Metropolis GOYA Fall Retreat will be held November 17—19 at Camp Nazareth in Mercer PA. A $50 parish scholarship is available to offset the cost for GOYAns who are active in the program and whose family is an active steward of the parish. Look for more information shortly.
~ Toni Mannarino
Sunday School Director
We've had a strong beginning in Sunday School this year with over 100 children in attendance! We are so happy to see so many families attending regularly. Keep it up and continue to make it a priority in your family! Make sure to register your children so they may be included in our attendance incentives.
If you would like to become involved in our program, we would love to have you as an extra pair of helping hands in our classrooms. Just one Sunday of volunteering can make a world of difference to our teachers in the classrooms.
October's theme is "Evening Prayers." Classes will spend some time this month learning about how to pray before bed. Please spend some time at home each night to include this into your nightly routine.
October 22nd is Youth Sunday. Our children will serve as greeters, helping at the candle stand, ushering, tray collection, epistle reader, and leading Communion prayers. Please encourage them as they are always very proud to offer this to the church. We are looking for a Parent Volunteer who is willing to apprentice Dena Wilson on this venture. Please seek me out if you are willing to learn. Thank you, Dena, for your dedication and ability to make this event amazing.
Our Parish is blessed to have parishioners who thrive on seeing our children grow with God. Our Sunday School program is no exception. Our children are extremely lucky to be able to begin making their Prayer Books due to a sizeable donation to our program. The younger grade levels will begin making a year-long prayer book that they will be able to keep forever that will help them to learn Orthodox Prayers. Thank you is not enough.
Thank you all for your participation so far this year. It takes all of us—directors, teachers, parents and students—to make our Sunday School ministry a success. If you have not registered your child(ren), please see me, Samantha, or Eva on Sunday and we will give you the form or register on our website. Registration closes soon.
See you Sunday!
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for Parents with Kids age 0—6th Grade Join us for Coffee and Conversation in the church hall after Holy Communion to meet other parents and learn about the Orthodox faith. If the partition is closed, you will likely find us in that section of the hall. This Fall we will be discussing, Parenting Toward the Kingdom: Orthodox Principles of Child-Rearing by Philip Mamalakis. This is a wonderful book and you are sure to be encouraged as you work towards raising your children in the faith. We will be discussing excerpts of the book, so if you cannot make it every week or keep up on reading, it is okay! If you would like to purchase the book, you can find it in the church bookstore. If you have any questions, please email Kristi Tartara at [email protected]. For announcements, please join us on Facebook. Search for St. Paul Coffee & Conversation and request to join the group.
Coffee & Conversation
~ Kathy Glaros Greek School Superintendent
The new school year has begun...and at the same time a new page is being written for the Greek school teachers and students who are getting ready for the new school year.
Our St. Paul Greek School enrollment continues to progress and grow. We are anticipating a year filled with challenge, learning, and excitement. All our teachers are looking forward to engaging our young students in our beautiful Greek culture and language with this year's curriculum.
Our learning journey for the school year 2017—2018 officially began on the 11th of September. Father Costas gave us his blessing for a productive and successful school year. We are happy to once again see that our classrooms are filled with new and returning students. We offer a warm welcome to all!
During the year we will offer our ethnic and religious holidays through various programs that all students have to participate in. Please encourage them to do so with interest and enthusiasm. Learning the Greek language will open new horizons and become a major asset in their educational future. Our rich cultural her-itage will inspire them on this journey of knowledge.
September 30th we participated in the Race for Ronald sponsored by St. Paul Ladies Philoptochos Society.
On November 12th, 2017 we will hold our first fundraiser ~ Loukoumathes Sales.
Thank you for affording us the opportunity and privilege to teach your children Greek as a second language as well as Greek culture. Once again, we welcome you back and look forward to an exciting and successful year for students, parents and teachers alike!
Please do not hesitate to contact me at 216.524.1766 or email me at [email protected].
Happy Fall to all ~ Καλό Φθινόπωρο σε όλους σας!
Spiritual Progress ~ St. Nikodemus of the Holy Mountain
You must know that progress on the path of spiritual life differs greatly from an ordinary jour-ney on earth. If a traveler stops on his ordinary journey, he loses
nothing of the way already covered; but if a traveler on the path of virtue stops in his spiritual progress, he los-es much of the virtues previously acquired. In an ordi-nary journey, the further the traveler proceeds, the more tired he becomes; But on the way of spiritual life the longer a person travels, the greater the strength and power he acquires for his further progress.
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~ Helena Johnson, Dance Director
With the new ecclesiastical calendar, we mark the beginning of another year of dance! The dance program is such that it is not just preparing kids to dance under the tent in July, it is a ministry of the church, to allow our kids to connect with their culture and heritage as well as to grow together with their peers. It is wonderful to watch the dancers get to know each other the first few years of dance, and then cultivating their friendships throughout their high school years. It is evident that this program helps with strengthening ties and brings our youth closer to our St. Paul Church community. At the parish fair, the instructors and I were lucky to meet several new dancers that will be participating this year. There are once again new dancers coming in at every level and we couldn’t be happier. The instructors and I want to welcome all of our new dancers and dance families, as well as welcoming back all the dancers who participated last year. If you have any questions or would like to help out in the various aspects of the program, feel free to contact me or any of the instructors. For dancers that are new to the program, registration forms can be found on the church website or you can fill one out at practice. It is not too late to join! Again, this year, we are asking that only new dancers fill our registration forms; returning families are asked to meet with their instructors in the next few weeks to verify that all registration information is correct and that nothing has changed. Registration and payment deadline is October 31, 2017. If your dancer is in 4-year-old preschool this school year, we welcome them to join the dance program in our beginner group. The entire practice schedule can also be found on the church website. Instructors do take attendance and we ask that your dancer be at as many practices as possible. Once your dancer gets into the Junior and Senior levels their attendance is extremely important because of the instruction given each week. If a dancer misses a practice they miss a lot and it may be
weeks before that material is worked on again. Please make every effort to be at practice. Please contact your instructor if your dancer is going to be missing a practice. Our next practices are: * Sunday, October 22 Beginner / Senior Group only * Sunday, October 29 Juniors Only This year’s Folk Dance Festival is being held at Archangel Michael in Campbell Ohio, Saturday, November 11 – Sunday, November 12. Many of our dancers attend year after year and the skills they learn at these events are vital to our program. The instructors will be discussing this more with the dancers as we move forward. All information can be found on the St. Paul website. Dancers need to be at least seven years old to participate. We look forward to another wonderful Folk Dance Festival!
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September 12th ~ November 14
“Living the Beatitudes” Formerly tit led: Happy in the Lord”
by Kyriaki and Thomas FitzGerald
The Beatitudes contain many of the most important teachings of Jesus, emphasizing the responsibilities of
the follower of Christ both to God and to others.
For centuries, the Beatitudes have been used for basic instruction in Christian faith and living.
Here, the authors explore the eight Beatitudes with wonderful insight as to how
they relate to us in our everyday life.
Are you curious? How are we to be Happy in the Lord?
Then please come and study along with us this insightfully written book on a “God-pleasing life…
Tuesday mornings 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Please Join In!
Classes Begin September 10th!
Adult Sunday Catechism Immediately following Holy Communion
In the Teen Room Our current Book being Studied: “God and You, Person to Person: Developing a Daily Personal Relationship with Jesus”
by Anthony Coniaris
How does one come to Know God? …to have a relationship with God?
This study offers a fuller understanding of what it means to be part of the
Orthodox Church and how we are called through the practices of Orthodoxy into a relationship with our Creator, God.
How Prayer, the Sacraments, our Worship, the Creed, the Trinity, our Theolo-gy, Sacred Tradition, the Bible, our relationship with others, the very Resur-rection of Christ Himself are all portals, doorways, passages though which
we grow our relationship with Christ our God. Do you ever feel that God is not present? Then please partake in the study of our faith to help discover that truly He is always with us. And how we are called into His presence at all times.
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Philoptochos News Rhonee Trakas-Iula
Philoptochos President
RACE FOR RONALD It was wonderful seeing so many of our parishioners volunteering or participating in our walk/run for Ronald McDonald House. We raised funds to support a room at the House for an entire year and could not do it without your generosity. We also received some very nice donations from a few benefactors who I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart. You really came through for us!
LOUKOUMADES ANYONE? Philoptochos will be sponsoring a loukoumades sale during the coffee social on October 22nd. Please see Zoe Moore if you would like to assist. Thank you, Bill Regan, for donating your culinary skills. We are so blessed to have you on the team.
OCTOBER EVENTS Sunday, October 1 Coffee Social Team 1 Sunday, October 8 Coffee Social Team 2 Tuesday October 3 7:00 PM Board Meeting – Budget discussion Tuesday October 10 6:30 PM General Meeting – Budget discussion Sunday, October 15 Coffee Social Team 3 Sunday October 22 Loukoumades Sale Sunday, October 29 Coffee Social Team 5
NOVEMBER 2017 Our pastitsio sale is back by popular demand, just in time for the holidays. Susan Langos is chairing this November 19th order distribution. We will begin taking orders October 19th at the Philoptochos table, by mail or via our PayPal button on the church website. Philoptochos is also sponsoring a shopping event that will help you acquire unique gifts in time for Christmas. Stephanie Ocker’s team is planning an evening of fun, food, and fantastic gift ideas on November 14th in our very own social hall. Please see Stephanie for details.
CONSIDER JOINING US Mary Steve and Angela Christian will be sitting at the Philoptochos table on Sundays to accept member-ships. Throughout the year we work hard to support numerous charitable organizations that rely on support from groups like ours. We welcome you, and your talents, with open arms.
COFFEE SOCIAL DONATIONS Pam Sitter ([email protected]) will be happy to have your donation of a few baked goods or to reserve your coffee social sponsorship. We have a few openings in October and November. Thank you for your support!
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AFGHAN PROJECT: WORKSHOPS BEGUN! On Thursday, September 28th an Afghan Workshop was held in our Teen Room. Yarn, needles, patterns and instruction(s) were available at this workshop to promote our two afghan ministries. Our Ladies Philoptochos presents every newborn in our community with a handmade afghan at their 40-Day Blessing. Each afghan donated has a tag that indicates that it was hand-made by Philoptochos and a card with the donor’s name as well as the children’s book “What Do You See at Liturgy” enclosed as a memento of this special occasion. If you would like to create baby afghans they should be approximately 30 x 36 inches knitted or crocheted in washable yarn. To date we have received 176 baby afghans for this project! However, we have distributed many of these afghans to our infant parishioners and only have about twenty afghans available for future new babies! Many thanks to Maria Lovejoy for knitting four beautiful baby afghans this month!
In addition, our Ladies Philoptochos continues to create afghans for our homebound parishioners who welcome a visit from our Philoptochos ladies. If you know of anyone who would enjoy such a visit, please let us know. Each lap afghan should be approximately 40x48 inches knitted or crocheted in washable yarn. To date we have received 75 afghans for this special project! We currently have 24 adult afghans in inventory, so we are asking everyone to consider crafting baby afghans to increase our inventory.
Monetary donations are also accepted in lieu of hand-made afghans to offset the costs of this project. Please contact Maria Lovejoy 330.220.3213 or Maribeth Lekas 216.408.6070 if you are interested in attending our next workshop. Feel free to come and knit/crochet and enjoy the camaraderie!
OCF—ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP ~ COLLETE FRESHMEN ADDRESSES NEEDED! Our St. Paul Philoptochos reaches out to our college students by mailing OCF Connect Kits to their dorms or residences. New Connect Kits should be received this month and mailed to our St. Paul college freshmen. These kits include an Orthodox Bible, Icon of Christ, “Hear Me” prayer book, OCF drawstring bag, OCF lanyard and pen, OCF Water Bottle filled with delicious homemade koulourakia, as well as other fun goodies for our college students.
OCF is the National Campus Ministry Program for Orthodox college students. Greater Cleveland has four
active OCF Chapters that include students from Case CWRU, JCU, CSU, BWU and CCC. OCF plans meetings and various events for the college students each month providing free food and admissions. Please have your students checkout the OCF Cleveland page on Facebook for events in the Cleveland area. Free tickets and admission to various events can be reserved for college students by c o n t a c t i n g M i r a D a m l j a n o v i c o n OCF Cleveland Facebook page.
Please forward email and college snail mail addresses for any St. Paul college Freshmen and/or to donate, please contact Mary Steve [email protected] or Maribeth Lekas [email protected].
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CHURCH SERVICES
All Sundays 8:15 AM Orthros
9:30 AM Liturgy Sunday School follows Holy Communion
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1 2nd Sunday of Luke
National Church Musicians Sunday
Special Parish Assembly
1:00 PM Baptism
2
5:30 PM Greek School
3
7:00 PM Home Committee Meeting
7:00 PM Philoptochos Board meeting
4
7:00 PM GriefShare
5
7:00 PM Journey to Fullness
6
5:00 PM Rehearsal
7
2:00 PM Wedding
8 3rd Sunday of Luke
GOYA Mtg.
5:00 PM Clambake / Youth Bonfire
9
5:30 PM Greek School
6:30 PM Festival wrap-up meeting
10
6:30 PM Philoptochos meeting
11
7:00 PM GriefShare
7:00 PM Parish Council meeting
12
7:00 PM Journey to Fullness
13
5:30 PM Rehearsal
14
3:00 PM Wedding
15 Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council
16
5:30 PM Greek School
17 18
7:00 PM GriefShare
19
7:00 PM Journey to Fullness
20 21
22 6th Sunday of Luke
Youth Sunday
Loukoumades Sunday sponsored by Philoptochos
23
5:30 PM Greek School
24
6:00 PM Stewardship meeting
25
7:00 PM GriefShare
7:00 PM Great Vespers for Saint Demetrios at St. Demetrios Rocky River
26
St. Demetrios
8:30AM Orthros
9:30 AM Liturgy at St. Demetrios Rocky River
7:00 PM Journey to Fullness
27 28
29 7th Sunday of Luke
Pastitsio Luncheon sponsored by Choir
30
5:30 PM Greek School
31
National Clergy Retreat Father Costas will attend
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CHURCH SERVICES
All Sundays 8:15 AM Orthros
9:30 AM Liturgy Sunday School resumes in September
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1
7:00 PM GriefShare
2
7:00 PM Bible Study
3
6:00 PM Rehearsal
4
2:30 PM Wedding
5 Daylight
Savings Time Ends
5th Sunday of Luke
Saluting our Veterans
6
5:30 PM Greek School
7
6:30 PM Philoptochos meeting
7:00 PM Home Committee Meeting
8 Holy
Archangels
8:30 AM Orthros
9:30 AM Liturgy
7:00 PM GriefShare
9 St. Nektarios
8:30 AM Orthros
9:30 AM Liturgy
7:00 PM Bible Study
10 11
Metropolis Dance Folk Festival ~ Campbell OH
12 8th Sunday of Luke
Greek School Loukoumades Sunday
Metropolis Dance Folk Festival ~ Campbell OH
13
5:30 PM Greek School
14
7:00 PM Philoptochos’ Let’s Go Shopping Night
15
7:00 PM GriefShare
16
7:00 PM Bible Study
17
5:00 PM Rehearsal
6:00 PM HOPE / JOY event
18
2:00 PM Wedding
19 9th Sunday of Luke
Stewardship Sunday
Parish Assembly
20
5:30 PM Greek School
21 Entrance to the Theotokos
8:30 AM Orthros
9:30 AM Liturgy
22
7:00 PM GriefShare
23
“Let us come before Him
with Thanksgiving”
Ps. 95:2
24 25 St. Katherine
26 13th Sunday of Luke
27
5:30 PM Greek School
28 29
7:00 PM GriefShare
30 St. Andrew
8:30 AM Orthros
9:30 AM Liturgy
7:00 PM Bible Study
National Clergy Retreat Father Costas will attend
GOYA Retreat Camp Nazareth
OCTOBER 2017 PAGE 13
We want to take this opportunity to thank ALL the donors who participated in the initial Pave the Way Parking Lot Campaign. Together we were able to raise
$517,221. For those of you who still haven’t fulfilled your commitment or not made a pledge as of yet to this campaign, it’s not too late. Call the church office or see Chris Bodle or Thalia Marakas for more details.
Anonymous Families (36)
Alex, Rose Ellen
Anagnostou, George & Katina
Anastasakis, Mike
Anastos, James
Anastos, Mary
Asimes, Dean & Alexandra
Askins, Frederick & Christina
Asmis, Anthony & Peggy
Asmis, Nick & Tina
Athanasiou, George
Baltas, Emily
Barkoukis, Michael & Hope
Bartz, Presv. Zafira
Bodle, Chris & Georgiann
Bodle, Nicholas
Boukis, Christ & Photia
Boukis, Ken & Packy
Boukis, Peter & Lauren
Bozikis, Pete & Evangeline
Brown, Daivd & Kathleen
Cameron,David & Ellie
Cappas, Sam & Elaine
Carvaines, John & Becky
Carvaines, Bill & Elaine
Chames, John & Elizabeth
Chirakos, Frank & Gladys
Choukalas, Diana
Contoveros, Paul & Karen
Cook, Chris & Stacy
Cooke, Albert & Elaine
Cooke, Joelle
Crider, Randy & Mary Kay
Dadas, Alex & Rosalyn
Dadas, Helen
Dadas, Mike & Georgia
Dallas, Rocky & Rose
Daniels, Clara
Daniels, John & Victoria
Daniels, Steve & Elaine family
Daniels Sejka, Cynthia
Darakos, Liberty
Dellaportas, George & Teresa
Diamond, Dennis & Donna
Dimitris, James & Debrah
Downing, Jerod & Christina
Economou, Jim & Despina
Economou, Peter
Emanuel, Eva
Evanich, Michael
Evanich, Norm & Katherine
Forde, Tony & Mary
Fourmas, Ernie & Rita
Fourmas, Tom
Fox, Joe & Alexa
Gallagher, Georgia
Gallas, Steve & Irene
Geralis, Bill & Lucia
Gianiotis, Mary
Giatis, Dionysios & Elena
Gigis, Tom & Eva
Glaros, William & Kathy
Glasrud, Charles & Theodora
Greek Corner
Gregory, Jim & Connie
Gugliotta, John & Eleni
Harris, Katherine
Harriston, George & Stella
Hassel, Thomas & Martha
Hughes, Diane
IMO Domnitsa Cappas
IMO Jim M & Michael M Alex
IMO Mary Collaros
IMO Eva Gigis
IMO Elizabeth Kantartzis
IMO Anna Karadimas
IMO Mary Ann Katsiroubas
IMO Socrates Papadopoulos
IMO Nicholas Paterakis
IMO Althea Psarras
IMO Fannie Pyros
IMO Mary Ann Saridakis
IMO Rose Vardas
IMO Despina Vianos
IMO Tom Zervas
Iula, Christopher & Rhonee
James, John & Theresa
Javaras, Bill & Anne
Johnson, Frank & Eleni
Kadras, Effie
Kadras, James
Kaloger, Nicki
Kalucis, Chris & Sue
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The Magic Bank Account Imagine that you had won the following *PRIZE* in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400 in your private account for your use. However, this prize has Rules. The set of Rules are the following:
1. Everything that you didn't spend during each day would be taken away from you
2. You may not simply transfer money into some other account
3. You may only spend It. 4. Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens
your account with another $86,400 for that day. 5. The bank can end the game without warning; at
any time, it can say, "Game Over!" It can close the account, and you will not receive a new one.
What would you personally do?
You would buy anything and everything you wanted right? Not only for yourself, but for all the people you love and care for. Even for people you don't know, because you couldn't possibly spend it all on yourself - right?
You would try to spend every penny, and use it all, because you knew it would be replenished in the morning, right? ACTUALLY, THIS GAME IS REAL! Shocked ??? Yes!!! Each of us is already a winner of this *PRIZE*. We just can't seem to see it. The PRIZE is “TIME" .
1. Each morning we awaken to Receive 86,400 sec-onds as a gift of Life.
2. And when we go to sleep at night, any remaining time is NOT credited to us
3. What we haven't used up that day is forever lost. 4. Yesterday is forever gone 5. Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank
can dissolve your account at any time WITHOUT WARNING...
SO, what will YOU do with your 86,400 seconds? Those seconds are worth so much More than the same amount in dollars. Think about it and remember to Enjoy every second of your life, because time races by so much quicker than You think.
So take care of yourself, be happy, love deeply and enjoy each of the 86,400 seconds of every day!!
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Beware of the Destroyer
I destroy homes, tear families apart, take your children, and that’s just the start.
I’m more costly than diamonds, more costly than gold, the sorrow I bring is a sight to behold.
And if you need me, remember I’m easily found, I live all around you, in schools and in town.
I live with the rich, I live with the poor, I live down the street, and maybe next door.
My power is awesome; try me you’ll see, but if you do, you may never break free.
Just try me once and I might let you go, but try me twice, and I’ll own your soul.
When I possess you, you’ll steal and you’ll lie. You do what you have to do, just to get high.
The crimes you’ll commit, for my narcotic charms, will be worth the pleasure you’ll feel in your arms.
You’ll lie to your mother; you’ll steal from your dad, when you see their tears, you feel sad.
But you’ll forget your morals and how you were raised, I’ll be your conscious, I’ll teach you my ways.
I take kids from parents, and parents from kids, I turn people from God, and separate friends.
I’ll take everything from you, your looks and your pride, I’ll be with you always, right by your side.
You’ll give up everything…your family, your home, your friends, your money, then you’ll be alone.
I’ll take and take, until you’ll have nothing more to give. When I’m finished up with you,
you’ll be lucky to live. If you try me, be warned, this is no game. If given the
chance, I’ll drive you insane. I’ll ravish your body; I’ll control your mind. I’ll own
you completely; your soul will be mine. The nightmares I’ll give you while lying in bed, the
voices you hear from inside of your head. The sweats, the shakes, the visions you’ll see; I want
you to know, these are all gifts from me. But then it’s too late, and you’ll know in your heart,
that you are mine and we shall not part. You’ll regret that you tried me, they always do…but you came to me, not I to you. You knew this would
You could have said no, and just walked away, but if you could live that day over,
now what would you say? I’ll be your master; you’ll be my slave, I’ll even go
with you, when you go to your grave. Now that you have met me, what will you do? Will
you try me or not? It’s all up to you. I can bring you more misery than words can tell.
Come take my hand, I’ll take you to Hell!
Pray for those who are suffering under the addiction of drugs or the many other addictions that destroy lives. May God have mercy on those who suffer from various addictions, and on their loved ones who suffer along with them. May our Lord, His saints and the Holy Angels be their companions on this difficult journey, and may they intercede to Christ, the physician of our souls and body, for the full restoration of their health!
Verses from Holy Scripture
You made known to me the ways of life; You will fill me with gladness in Your presence. ~Psalm 16:11
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who hopes in Him. For there is no want for the one who fears the Lord. ~Psalm 34:9-10
What is Success??? Fr. Anthony Coniaris
What do we mean by success? Success by whose standards? Jesus tells us that God is the final judge before whom we shall stand one day. He is the One who will proclaim us “successful” or “unsuccessful.” And the truly successful, according to the Lord, are not those who have only a collection of things to show for their journey through life, but those who are rich in faith and love towards God and other human beings.
Our society, and our ego, instill in us a desire for money, position and fame. We have to remember, though, that one day we will meet a Man who cares for none of these. Christ is not interested in our money, position, or earthly fame. He will not ask how much have we accumulated, but He will ask how have we helped others. How have we used whatever our earthly blessings are to help and bless those not as fortunate as ourselves. In God’s eyes, this is the mark of true wealth.
As St. John Chrysostom once said, “The rich man is not one who has much, but one who gives much. For what we give away will remain ours forever.”
Jesus Himself called a rich and “successful” farmer, who built larger barns to store all his wealth and who could retire early, a “fool.” His “success was nothing more than an accumulation of “material things” and in the end of life, he had nothing to show for it but his barns full of stuff.
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