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The Monthly Newsletter of Holy Trinity–St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

The Voice Volume : 18 Number : 6 Month : June 2016

On the Feast of the Ascension, the Orthodox Church does not merely com-memorate an historical event in the life of Christ. On this day, the Church celebrates Christ's physical departure from the world and His glorification with God the Father.

For forty days after His Resurrection, Jesus remained on earth. Filled with the glory and honor of His Divinity, He appeared to His Disciples at various times and places. By eating and drinking with His followers and conversing with them about the Kingdom of God, Jesus assured them that He was truly alive in His risen and glorified Body. (The glorification of Jesus refers to His Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension into heaven. When we speak of Christ's glorified Body, we refer to Its honor, splendor, majesty and visible radiance - it gave off rays of bright light!)

The time span of forty days is used symbolically in the Holy Scriptures and by the Church to indicate that an appropriate amount of time has passed for "completeness". [The rains of the great flood lasted for forty days. Christ prayed in the wilderness for forty days. We fast for forty days to pre-pare before the feasts of the Nativity and the Resurrection.]

Ascension falls on the fortieth day after the Resurrection. On this day, Je-sus appeared to His Disciples and gave them His last commandment - to preach the Kingdom of God and the repentance and forgiveness of sins in His name to all nations, beginning with Jerusalem. Then He led them out of

Jerusalem toward Bethany to the Mount of Olives. He lifted up His hands and blessed them. As His Disciples were looking on, He was lifted up - or "ascended" - and a cloud took Him out of sight. While they were looking up, two angels in white robes appeared and said to them: "Why are you men from Galilee standing here looking into the sky? Jesus, Who has been taken up from you into heaven, this same Jesus will come back in the same way as you have seen Him go there."

The Ascension is, therefore, a sign and symbol of the Second Coming. Christ will return to the earth in the same manner as He left it. When the risen Lord returns again in glory, God's will for mankind will be fulfilled.

Jesus completed His earthly mission of bringing salvation to all people and physically was lifted up from this world into heaven. The meaning and the fullness of Christ's Resurrection is given in the Ascension. Having completed His mission in this world as the Savior, He returned to the Father in heaven Who sent Him into the world. In ascending to the Father, He raises earth to heaven with Him!

Before He ascended into heaven, Jesus told His followers to remain in Jerusalem because in a few days they would be baptized with the Holy Spirit (see Acts 1:1-12 and Luke 24:13-53). Christ ascends to heaven and sends the Holy Spirit to the world. The

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Spirit comes to reconcile and reunite the world with God. Christ's Body is in heaven and His Spirit is here on earth. Ascension is also a sign of the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. The Symbol of Faith - the Nicene Creed - which summarizes the important doctrines and teachings of the Church, contains these words: "And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father." The importance and meaning of this feast is that Jesus glorified our fallen and sinful humanity when He returned to the Father. In Jesus, Who is perfect God and perfect man, man is reunited with God. At His birth, Jesus took on our human nature. Through His Ascension He deified this human nature by taking His Body to heaven and giving it a place of honor at the right hand of the Father. With Christ, man's nature also ascends. Through Christ, man becomes a "partaker of divine nature" (II Peter 1:4). When Christ became man, He took up human nature and we share our human nature with Him. It is through Christ, Who is perfect God and perfect man, that we "partake of divine nature." When we say that Christ is sitting at the right hand of the Father, we mean that man has been re-stored to communion with God because Christ gives His humanity - which He shares with us - a permanent place of honor in heaven. Christ honors us by putting us close to the Father. We celebrate the Ascension with the same great joy the Apostles had when they were promised that the Holy Spirit would come to bear witness to the presence of Christ in the Church. Ascension day is joyful, not only because Christ is glorified, but also because we are glorified with Him. We are joyful because He goes to "prepare a place" for us and because He is forever present before the Father to intercede for us. Troparion of the Feast (Tone 4): You ascended in glory, O Christ our God, and gladdened Your Disciples with the promise of the Holy Spirit. And they were assured by the blessing that You are the Son of God and Redeemer of the World! Kontakion of the Feast (Tone 6): When You had fulfilled Your dispensation for our sakes, uniting things on earth with the Heavens, You ascended in glory, O Christ our God, departing not hence, but remaining inseparable from us and crying unto them that love You: I am with you, and no one can be against you. (This article is reprinted with some minor editing from Ascension and Pentecost, Commission on Religious Education, Ro-manian Orthodox Episcopate, 1975.)

YOUTH MINISTRIES By: Father William Redmon

Christ is Risen!

In May, our GOYA and HOPE/JOY chapters celebrated the end of the 2015-2016 year, but we have two exciting programs over the summer to which I would like to call your attention:

St. Nicholas Summer Camp: The St. Nicholas Summer Camp is an exciting opportunity for the youth of our parish to form lasting friendships with other Orthodox youth from around the Metropolis. This year, the Camp will run from July 24–30, at Camp NaCoMe, in Pleasantville, TN. A bus will be departing from Cincinnati to help ease the burden of travel. Those wishing to take the bus must register by June 15. Please go to the camp website (www.stnicholascamp.org) to register, and for fur-ther information.

Vacation Church School: Vacation Church School is an opportunity for children (grades K–6) to encounter their Orthodox faith in a fun, intensive environment. This year, the theme will be Heroes of the Bible, and the children will be learning about heroic tales of faith from the Scriptures and the Early Church. They will also be crafting their very own, Bible-themed “hero costumes” throughout the week. VCS will take place the week of July 18–22, from 9:30 AM–12 PM. To register, please con-tact Fr. William or the Holy Trinity–Saint Nicholas office staff.

Please stay tuned for further announcements about summer outings and activities. May the Risen Lord continue to bless, keep, and protect you all!

-Fr. William

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Inside this Issue:

The Meaning & Importance of Ascension .........................................

1

Youth Ministries............................... 2

Transitions........................................ 3

Church Organizations ...................... 4

42nd Panegyri..................................... 4

Our Parish Bookstore ....................... 5

President’s Message......................... 6

Children’s Home of Hope................. 8

2016 Scholarships............................. 8

Stewardship Message ...................... 9

Renovation Project........................... 9

Parish Announcements..................... 9

Stewardship List .............................. 10

Parish Calendar - June...................... 13

Parish Calendar - July ....................... 14

Church Information ......................... 15

Saturday of the Souls........................ 16

TRANSITIONS

CHRISMATION

Daniel James Takacs was welcomed into the Orthodox Faith on May 8, 2016. He was given the name Demetrios. His sponsor is Gabriel Moyer.

BAPTISMS:

WEDDINGS:

FUNERALS:

Katherine Apostol, age 91, on May 18, 2016. George Hondros, age 68, on May 19, 2016.

The New Christian: Alexandra Parents: Eric and Stacey (Bikas) Moeves

Sponsor: Jennifer Berling Date: May 14, 2016

The New Christian: Andrew Parents: Steve and Lisa Butler

Sponsor: Anna McCullough Date: May 22, 2016

The Newlyweds: Zachary Nicholas and Nikolia Hock Sponsors: Raymond Gaier and Anna Ioannides

Date: May 7, 2016 at Indianapolis, IN

The Newlyweds: Konstantin Koyfis and Ashley Williams Sponsors: Andreas Koyfis and Alexander Koyfis

Date: May 14, 2018

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CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS

OVER FIFTY CLUB…Ann Jonson

We hope everyone had a nice Easter and Mother’s Day!

We had a nice group at the Red Lobster in April and had a member who rejoined. Welcome back Evgenia Pastroumas. We had some delicious cheesecake for dessert for a change.

Yea, we finally made it over the 100 mark. As of April 16, we have 102 paid members. Thank you to all of you who have paid your dues. If you have not paid, you can do so anytime.

Our sympathy to Nick and Millie Hodges on the passing of Millie’s mother, who was 102 years old. May she rest in peace.

Happy Father’s Day!

DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE…Vera Manolakas

Christos Anesti!

The Daughters completed their year with a social event at their May meeting. Everyone had a good time playing bingo, winning white elephant prizes, and eating pizza. It was an enjoyable end to the year.

On the business side, the chapter elected their new officers for the coming year. Vera Manolakas will continue as presi-dent and Patti Neuendorf will continue as treasurer. Joining them new this year is Vice President Elaine Snyder and Secre-tary Tina Poulos Kasidonis. Our Officers of the Board are Helen Nicholas, Irene Zigoris, and Jay Williams.

Christos Anesti!

The Ladies of Philoptochos would like to thank everyone for their support this year. As we break for the summer, we will put our energies towards helping with the Panegyri. We will be selling our new specially designed apron before and dur-ing the festival. They are of excellent quality, durable and fun. They make wonderful gifts and are perfect for everyone who cooks or grills. Ask any Philoptochos member and they will help you.

Have a wonderful Panegyri and safe, healthy summer.

PHILOPTOCHOS…Georgianne Gaz

The recipient of the Viola Christopher Scholarship this year is Christina MacAskill. Christina is completing her first year as a medical student at Case Western Reserve University.

We would like to thank everyone for your support of our tsoureki fundraiser and Mothers' Day memorial and artok-lasia. Our Fathers' Day memorial will be June 12 this year. Please contact Helen Nicholas, 513-697-0583, if you would like to remember a loved one for Fathers' Day.

We have planned two outings for the summer, one in July and another in late August. If you're interested in learning more about Daughters, join us on one of these outings. Just let Vera or Elaine know. Have a wonderful summer everyone!

42nd Annual Panegyri By Eugene Nicholas

IT’S PANEGYRI TIME! There are less than 4 weeks until the Panegyri! As the festival draws near, our volunteer needs continue to grow. Please check the Sunday Voice and your email for volunteer needs. Our Panegyri is led and run by our volunteers. In many cases you already know where you want to work. Please take a moment to contact your booth chair and let them know your availability. If you have not picked a booth to volunteer in yet, feel free to contact the Church Office at 513-591-0030. We will help direct you to the booths needing the most help. Let’s support the volunteers who have stepped up to chair a booth and help them by offering your time and talent. The Panegyri is our largest fundraiser of the year. The proceeds fund 30% of our operational needs. We need EVERYONE’S help to make it successful. Please consider volunteering for our 42nd Panegyri.

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Dear Parishioners: What you feel in your Heart, what you believe to be True, what you worship in your Faith… can be found in our Church Book-store. As a good Steward of these beliefs, you can offer Service to your Church by donating a little time to helping us to keep our Bookstore active as well as a living relic to our children. Every age can volunteer in our Bookstore, including those of you with school children; you are welcome to bring them along while you are volunteering. Witness a wonderful opportunity to teach them the meaning of Stewardship. They will understand their relationship with God, parents, friends and acquaintan-ces better. They will learn that Stewardship is nurturing and necessary in the management of our lives, both now and hereaf-ter. Stewardship reawakens our spirit to the joy of duty and obligation, and the realization that everything we do should be centered in God. Upon entering our Church Bookstore, your eyes will be filled with the enrichment of spiritual books as they surround you. We are increasing items in the Children’s Section. These books will be enlightening to your children; for those who are not yet reading, we have wonderful picture books. For those children who are learning to read, we have books that teach about the Divine Liturgy and books that can help the children follow the Divine Liturgy. There are books about the Lives of the Saints and about the Miracles of JESUS CHRIST. We have books about the Great Holidays and prayers the children should learn and practice in their daily lives. Teenagers can find answers to their many questions about friends and their social world. This is the age in which they need to read about good examples of living -- clean and wholesome people who they can exemplify in their own lives. We have modern day Saints who have written books that are motivating both spiritually and advisedly. Adults will find books that can guide their daily concerns. Books that can fill a void they may be experiencing, and books that give solace in the loss of a loved one. Every day we find objections and complaints, but these books will give you answers. We have many books written by the Holy Fathers of Orthodoxy. You can find books on the Divine Liturgy, the Holy Bible, the Holy Sacraments, and books of Prayers and Teachings. Your senses will be enraptured with the beauty of an array of icons. We have seven shelves of icons. In the first shelf are icons of The Holy Trinity, the life and death of Jesus, His Miracles, Parables, and the Archangels. In the second shelf are icons of the Blessed Virgin. In the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth shelves are icons of The Saints which are in alphabetical order in the English language. In the seventh shelf are icons of the Old Testament; Prophets and Depictions of Stories. We also have prayer ropes, incense, incense burners, charcoal, holy cards, and the Prosphora Seal. We want to welcome you into the Bookstore that was created for you and your family. We are open following the Divine Liturgy every Sunday, excluding Holy Pascha. We stay open until 12:30 p.m. so that you have time to enter following the Divine Liturgy, yet still have time to enjoy cof-fee hour. Currently we have a handful of volunteers. We wish to invite any of our Parishioners, who may want to volunteer, simply let us know and we will put your name on the Volunteer List where there is an available time slot. Show your stewardship through your time working in our wonderful Bookstore. In CHRIST! The Church Bookstore Volunteers

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Parish Council President's Message

by Nick L. Sarakatsannis

Wow! It’s June already. You know what that means-PANEGYRI! This is what Panegyri means to me.

P is for PRIDE. As a member of the Greek Orthodox community, I am very proud that we put on the best and most well

attended ethnic festival in the city. I am sure we all feel this way and that’s why we come together in such numbers to

make this event such a success. Way to go team!

A is for Alithos Anesti! Truly He is risen! If not for Christ the church wouldn’t exist and neither would this festival.

Christos Anesti!

N is for “Nostimo”. The Greek word for tasty and delicious. Our families and volunteers provide the best food in town!

E is for Everyone. We need everyone’s help to make the Panegyri successful. Our festival is for everyone. We have food

and entertainment for all ages.

G is for Greek Orthodox. That is why I am here as well as many others born and raised in this community.

Y is for Yiasou! I want to propose a toast. “To everyone’s health and to a successful Panegyri weekend!”

R is for Resolve. It always amazes me how as a community we continue to raise the bar no matter what obstacles we face

and work together as a team to produce an even better event. A dear friend to us all continually said each year “It’s go-

ing to be the same as last year but only better!” May Frank’s memory be eternal.

I is for Involved. If you are not. It is time. Working or setting up for the Panegyri is a great way to become a part of the

community and to get to know your fellow parishioners. If you are involved, thanks in advance for making it better each

year.

Nick

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Friends,

I am very excited to have the opportunity to share God’s love with the kids

of Albania for the second year in a row! On this trip our team will be travel-

ing to Children’s Home of Hope in Slen Vlash, Albania on June 7-20th, 2016.

The Home of Hope began in 2003 with the goal to serve as a safe home for

children in need in Albania. During our stay we will be participating in shar-

ing the love of Christ with the children through assisting in the running of a

summer youth camp. This is my second trip with this team and OCMC;

based on last year’s trip, I will be coordinating activities, helping the kids practice their English, sharing my knowledge and

experience of my faith, and caring for the children.

My hope is to allow Christ to work through me to let them know how much they are loved even through their current situa-

tions. I am incredibly excited to also learn from them. I have become so aware of how I let things of this world control how I

feel and my life in general. I learned that I need to clear worldly things so that I can focus on my relationship with Jesus. An-

other big thing I was able to learn through the trip is what it means to do everything in the Glory for God. Corinthians 10:31

says “So, whatever you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory to God.”. I experienced this first hand by growing

physically tired when serving the kids and just felt so encouraged and reminded that I am not doing it for my own glory but

for the glory of God. This feeling of living and doing something for God was the most fulfilling thing I experienced and is how I

try to live my life. I am trying to raise $3,000. OCMC is not able to help with the cost of the trip. I will need help from my com-

munity.

To find more information on OCMC and my trip you can go to ocmc.org. To send any gifts for the trip you can click on the “Orthodox Missions Teams” tab. My name will be under Youth Work in the Albania section. Or you can send a check to 9471 Canyon Pass Drive, Hamilton Ohio, 45011. Thank you for your consideration and time. Please give me a call! I'd Love to tell you more about it! 513.571.1049

Sincerely,

Christopher Vlachos

Agios Demetrios Scholarship: Alex Freeman

AHEPA Scholarships:

Dimitri Loukoumidis

Lydia Loukoumidis

Zachary Nicholas

Zoe Sarakatsannis

Evangelos Stathis

Nicholas P. Bogis Award: Lauren Lysko

Viola Christopher Memorial Scholarship: Sophia Spanos

Anestis J. and Janeen D. Condorodis Scholarship:

Zachary Nicholas

GOYA Scholarship: Lauren Lysko

Gregory Family Scholarship (Male): George Valcarcel

Gregory Family Scholarship (Female): Lauren Lysko

Holy Trinity Scholarship: Anthony Papathanas

St. Nicholas Scholarship: Lydia Loukoumidis

Mothers Club Scholarship: Alexa Chryssovergis

Janice Pantel Memorial Scholarship: Alexander Schutter

Perdikakis Scholarship (Male): Owen Tidd

Perdikakis Scholarship (Female): Zoe Sarakatsannis

Philoptochos Society Scholarship: Dimitri Loukoumidis

Congratulations to our 2016 Scholarship Recipients!

http://ocmc.org/

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Renovation Capital Campaign 2016 Fundraising Goal – $644,000

Amount Pledged – $198,308 – 31% of Goal

Pledged Families – 138 of 893 – 16%

If you have not yet made a commitment, please consider doing so.

Thank you for your consideration and support.

STEWARDSHIP MESSAGE By Eugene Nicholas

As the Panegyri draws near it is easy to lose focus of the stewardship needs of the Parish. 2016 has started off as one of the best stewardship years for pledge commitments and donations received. Donations re-ceived in the first four months have nearly covered all of our operational expenses year to date. This is a major step towards our ultimate goal of covering all of our expenses through Parishioner stewardship.

Typically, June and July are the lowest months of the year for giving. We normally receive on average less than $20,000 in each month. This is less than one-third of the funds needed to run the daily operations of the Church. That is why many times we have needed to borrow money in June to pay operational expenses. Our Panegyri pre-festival expenses are usually covered through our sponsorship program. This year could be different. Based on your generosity in the first four months of the year, we could break the trends of years past. Remember that we will no longer have Car Raffle revenue coming in after the festival. It will be up to us to sup-port our Ministries through the rest of the year. Can we do this? We all know the answer to this question is “Yes, of course we can!” Our Parish has a history of stepping up when the need arises. Currently, we are running a Capital Improvement drive, which has raised over $192,000 in commitments, while still seeing an increase in our stewardship giving. It is not too late to fill out a pledge card for 2016. Let’s move forward together to eliminate our dependency on the Panegyri.

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Congratulations to Nikolia (Hock) and Zachary Nicholas, who received the Sacrament of Marriage on Saturday, May 7th at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Carmel, Indiana. Koumbaroi were Anna Ioannides and Ray Gaier. Proud parents are Leslie and Jenny Hock and Eugene and Cindy Nicholas. Proud grandparents are Nick and Helen Nicholas, and Jeannette Wolff, and Fr. William and Presvytera DeAnna Christ, and Deacon Leslie and Sharon Hock.

Congratulations to Gus Constantine Perdikakis who graduated from UC with a Bachelors in Arts and Sciences and Communication. Proud mother is Lynn Perdikakis. Proud grandparents are Gus and Jo Ann Perdikakis.

Greg McCotter and Dr. Sofia (Mirkopoulos) McCotter proudly announce the birth of their first child, Joseph Nicholas McCotter, born April 18th. 2016. Parishioner Dr. Nicholas Mirkopoulos is the proud grandfather.

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2016 STEWARDSHIP LIST THROUGH 5-22-16

Carras, Evan & Betsy Carumpalos, Constantine Cassis, Eli & Christine Cassis, Fr. William & Presvytera Anastasia Chachoff, Nada Chantilas, James & Dr. Lydia Chapas, Lefty Charnas, Terry & Koula Christman, Carl & Becky Christoforidis, Alexander & Jennifer Christoforou, Mario & Venetia Christon, Angelos & Deanna Christopoulos, Vassiliki Christos, Mary M. Chryssovergis, Chris & Cara Cimarosti, Helen Claffie, Sean & Angela Colak, Tony & Joan Colyer, Jeff & Laura Colyer, Keith & Diane Condorodis, Anestis J. & Janeen D. Cook, Barbara Cook, Karen Cranley, John & Dena Crawford, Jonathan & Sharon Dargis, Melody & David Demakes, Mina Demas, George P. & Annette Denas, George & Eugenia Denas, Haralambos & Athoniseea Diaz, Chris & Stephanie Economacos, Demetrios & Christine Economacos, Eleni Economakis, Tina Economou, Frank & Angela Edgington, Paul & Mary Lou Elias, Tom & Tina Eliopoulos-Rosenbloom, Connie Ernst, James H. & Sue Favatella, Nathan & Allison Fawcett, Tracy & Jessica Fekkos, Haralambos & Loella Ann Fielden, Brad & Tricia Fillios, Alexandra Fillios, Elias & Mary Fillios, Nicholas & Amy Fillios, Phillip Firman, Nancy & Jerry Francis, Dean & Kathy Frankenstein, George & Christine Franklin, Gari Frantzis, Kosta & Tammy Freeman, Maria Freudenberg, Grey & Eleni Fritz, Christine Gaier, Dean

Aamodt, Peter & Karen Adinamis, George & Robyn Allgeier, Brian & Ellen Anastasiou, Demetra Andreadis, Paul Andreadis, Sophie S. Andrews, Evan & Terry Antoniades, Anthony† & Tracey Apalodimas, Maria Apostol, Katherine† Apostolides, Vasso A. Argeros, Aristea Arvanetes, Gregory & Sandra Assaley, Anna Assaley, Lewis & Patricia Austin, Athena Bakiri, Keti & Andrew Murray Bates, Justin Batsakes, George P. Batsakis, Chris & Lydia Beish, Andrew Beish, Karen Belitsos, George P. & Peter Q. Wolfe Beltsos, Melissa Beltsos, Paul & Jeanna Beltsos, Sam & Esmine Beltsos, Steven & Kanda Bender, Robert & Kathy Berling, Ben & Jennifer Bertok, Christina Betas, Dimitrios Betas, Jim K. & Stephanie Betas, Maria Bikas, George M. & Anna Bikas, Michael & Anna Binzer, Brian & Chrisanthi Black, Lenora Borcoman, Tate & Nicole Borod, Gregory & Gloria Bottomley, Stephen & Stephanie Boumis, Peter & Kimberly Brown, Bryan & Nickie Brown, Mary Brown, William & George-Ann Bugitzedes, Marian Bujnoch, Digger & Lindsay Burton, Matthew D. & Kathy Butler, Lisa & Steve Caddell, Chris & Eleni Caneris, Adonis & Ana Maria Caneris, Anthony & Antoinette Caneris, Dr. Onassis A. Caneris, Thomas & Joanna Cantrell, Daniel & Katerina Cardullias, Dr. Peter & Elaine Carey, Lee & Tula

Gaier, Jeffrey & Chris Anne Gaskins, Mark & Kristin Gaz, Georgianne Gelis, James & Kathy Gelis, Maria Georges, Peter & Anna Georgeton, Chris P. & Barbara Georgeton, Bill & Mary Jane Georgeton, John C. & Ann Georgeton, John P. & Kimberly Georgeton, Peter C. Georgeton, Peter T. & Nancy Georgiou, Dean Georgiou, George & Maria Georgiton, Nick & Kristy Georgostathis, Gus & Connie Georgostathis, Gus & Eleni Georgostathis, James & Lillian Georgostathis, Maria Georgoulakis, Athanasios & Sofia Geromes, Alexander Ghiz, Leslie Glaser, Brian & Stella Goetz, Greg & Effie Grammas, George & Pam Greene, David & Maria Gregory, Dean & Hedy Gregory, Matula Gregory, Thomas & Pamela Gregory, Victoria Haddad, Saba & Elise Haralamos, George & Eleni Haralamos, Mike G. & Akrivi Hayden, Jason & Rebecca Herrmann, Stacy & Dennis Hill, Ann “Tasha” Himonidis, Chris & Ruth Hodges, Nick & Millie Hodson, Thomas Humbert, DeDe & Randy Iatrides, Steve & Christina Kutsubu Iatrides, Panawiota & Nathan Harris Johnson, John & Antigone Jones, Carolyn Jones, Demus J. & Betty Jones, James A. & Jo Ann Jonson, Alexander & Ann Jonson, Chris C. & Loy Jonson, George N. & Sophia Jonson, James G. & Thelma Jonson, Luke & Lauren Jonson, Patricia J. Kahle, John & Nickie Kalemanis, Gary & Maria Kalemanis, George & Nikki Kalomeres, George C.

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Kambelos, John P. & Erato Kambelos, Dr. Peter J. Kambelos, Stratos J. & Hope Kanaris, Christos Kanaris, Kostantinos & Katy Kanelos, Dino & Julie Kaniaris, John & Idalia Kappas, James P. Karageorge, Dimitri & Athena Karakatsani, Marianthi Karampas, George & Diane Karas, Bill J. & Lynn Karas, Ted & Dixie Karras, Giorgio & Erene Katsanis, Claire C. Katsanis, James & Diane Kasidonis, John & Tina Kasprzycki, Peter & Edyta Kassis, Maher Kavouras, George & Fran Kehayes, Peggy Kehayes, William & Melissa Kellaris, Dr. James & Janice Kelley, Michael & Pauline Kereiakes, James & Helen Kessis, Nick Kessis, Paul

Kevin, Patrick & Diane Kindle, Jeffrey & Belinda King, Adrian & Tina Kladakis, John & Teddi Kontopos, Pete & Katerina Kontsis, George & Melissa Koros, Kostas & Dina Korvessis, Anthony & Georgia Lydia Kostopoulos, Dina Kostopoulos, Nikolaos & Dana Kougios, Michael & Alice Koutsogiannis, Gus & Cathy Koyfis, Kostas & Ashley Williams Kranias, George & Litsa Kranias, Stratos & Amanda Kritikos, Christos & Karolyn Kunkemoeller, Thomas & Janice Kurlas, Gus Kurlas, Peter & Lori Kyrios, Irini Kyrios, Tassos & Maria Lambrinides, Nicholas & Diane Lambrinides, Ted & Kimberly Lambrinides, Thomas J. & Mary Ann Landando, James & Yvonne Landers, Lauren Larew, Karl & Jordan Knouff Lazares, Gus J. Lazares, John K. & Patricia Leon, Gus A. & Kathryn LesChander, Scott & Alexandra Leslie, Wayne & Peggy Levenderis, Bill & Jill Liston, Robert & Eleni Loukoumidis, George & Stacey Lysko, Bob & Stacy Makris, Thomas & Ellen Maleas, Pete C. & Pearl Mamaligas, Mike & Joann Manolakas, Alexander & Vera Marinakis, Bill D. & Evonne Marinakis, Panagiota Maris, George & Tricia Mathes, Robert & Dena Masella, Ron & Christine Mavridoglou, Anthony & Janette Mavridoglou, George & Penny Mavridoglou, Konstantinos Mavridoglou, Michael & Laura Mavridoglou, Nicholas & Jessica McCullough, Ryan & Kathryn McKay, Betty Jo McKay, Phil & Christine McKay, Jr., Ted McNulty, Robin & Melanie Megois, Lee S. & Stephanie Menkhaus, David & Natalie Merianos, Ted Meyer, Andy & Maria Mirkopoulos, Nicholas

Mirkos, John & Tina Mirkos, Marilyn Mirkos, Steve & Edyta Misali, A. J. "Ike" Misali, John P. & Deborah Misali, Mary Jean Misali, Paul J. & Christina Moeves, Eric & Stacey Mohler, David & Angel Mokas, Mary Monroe, Angeliki Morgan, Paul & Mary Morris, John & Christine Mortensen, Danny Moulas, Dean & Catherine Moyer, Gabe & Maria Muennich, Sam & Melissa Murray-Nikias, Stella P. Naser, Jacoub & Dina Neuendorf, David & Patricia Neuendorf, Matthew Nicholas, Eugene & Cindy Nicholas, George & Eugenia Nicholas, Nick & Helen Nicholas, Zachary & Nikolia Nichols, Ron & Philanthy Niehoff, Barbara Nikias, Charles P. & Vicki Nikias, Vasilia Nitsis, Dimitrius & Leisa Nyktas, George W. O'Neill, Brian & Stephanie Orphanos, Peter & Angela Pagdadis, Sotiris & Stephanie Palassis, Nick & Maria Palioyras, George Panagis, Nick & Maria Pantel, Nicholas J. Papaioannou, Thomas & Mary Papakirk, James & Maria Papakirk, Steve & Toula Paparodis, Bess Papasavvas, Nektarios & Sally Papathanas, Harry & Joyce Pappas, Martha H. Pappas, Steven & Jolene Parsenios, Lewis G. Parthenakis, Dr. Nicholas & Angie Pascal, Betsy Pascal, James Paskal, Pete Pastroumas, Evgenia Pavlakis, George & Suzanne Payiatis, Paul & Patricia Perdikakis, Constance Perdikakis, Gus G. & Jo Ann Perdikakis, Lynn Perdikakis, Maria Perentesis, John & Stella Peters, Claire

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Petkos, Joannis & Christina Petrou, Evey Petrou, James & Carrie Phillips, Joshua & Katherine Pilipovich, George & Cynthia Polen, Stephanie & Joe Politis, Michael & Carmen Poneris, Constantino & Tara Poneris, Kosta & Christine Ponticos, George D. Prasinos, Jim & Nicki Prasinos, Zoe Priest, Daniel & Christina Proffitt, Steve & Laurie Psaros, Gus & Eleni Psihountakis, Manouso & Anastasia Psihountas, Mary Quill, Kevin & Mary Ramstetter, Robert & Lisa Raptis, James & Maria Redmon, Fr. William & Presvytera Elizabeth Riber, Sam & Filio Richardson, Josh & Nicole Riemann, Christopher & Blanca Riggs, Adam & Athena Rodish, Peter & Suzanne Rombes, Tom & Angie Rombis, Petros & Sofia Romero, Evangelia & Eric Peck Rose, Marvin & Chrysoula Saba, Youhana Sajkich, Steven Sakellariou, Maria B. Sakelos, Irene Sampson, Tony & Mary Ann Sansalone, Anthony & Angeleke Sansone, Craig & Susanna Sarakatsannis, George & Marie Sarakatsannis, Nicholas J. & Vicki Sarakatsannis, Nicholas L. & Carla Sarakatsannis, Panny Sarros, George H. Sarros, Harry J. Sarros, John H. Savas, Dionysia & Martin Wilz Schmalz, Mary Ann Schmitz, Thomas & Cathy Schooley, Barbara Schuler, Bill & Julie Schulte, Neal Schulte, Nick & Ianthe Schultz, James & Sarah Schutter, Michael & Lynne Semertzides, Dr. John & Evie

Semertzides, Manos & Elizabeth Seremetis, Afrodite K. Seremetis, Gregory G. Seremetis, Stratin & Marjory Sias, Georgios N. & Kathy Sideris, Danny & Amy Sideris, Nick & Jane Sideris, Mina Siegel, August C. Snider, Luke & Dacia Snyder, Milan & Elaine Spalazzi, Ryan & Emily Spanorigas, Nicholas & Becky Spanos, Van & Litsa Sparks, Ryan & Sophia Sperelakis, Dolores Sperelakis, Sophia Spirtoff, John & Vicki Stacey, Christine Stanifer, Randy & Eleni Stathis, Angelos & Aspasia Stathis, Lee & Evie Stavropoulos, George & Dimitra Stavros, Cathy Stefanopoulos, Andrew & Carol Stenger, Doug & Lauren Stephan, Charles M. Stephan, George Stephan, Kara Stephan, Melinda Stephan, Michael Stephan, Nicholas & Alyssa Steppe, Greg & Ellene Stergiopoulos, Janis Stergiopulos, Anna Stevenson, Hillary & Daniel Stiegelmeyer, Michael & Tasia Storch, Mark & Angela Storgion, James & Terry Strain, Richard & Katherine Strike, Louis Stringas, Emanuel Stroplos, Gus Suhar, Sylvia Tassopoulos, Michael & Ritsa Thomakos, Artemis Thomas, Bill Tipis, Constantine & Lisa Towner, Jake & Eleni Trennepohl, Mike & Tina Trester, Ron & Maria Triantafillou, Nicholas & Melissa Triantafillou, Tilemahos Triantafilou, Alex & Jennifer

Triantafilou, George & Eleni Triantafilou, Nicholas P. & Lenna Trivett, Michael & Matina Tsacalis, William & Marie Tsolometes, James & Maria Turner, Kent & Carolyn Valcarcel, John & JoAnne Vardaka, Marianna Varnell, Charles & Krista Vasilakis, Theologos & Mary Vasiliou, Demetrios & Gloria Vassiliou, Helen Veres, Helen Vessey, Lenie Vidas, Chris & Kim Vidas, Cynthia Vidas, Ethel Vidas, Evangelia P. Vidas, Michael T. Vidas, Sofia A.† Vidas, Ted & Zoe Vidas, Victor & Alexandra Vlachos, Christopher Vlahakis, Tom & Carol Vollhardt III, Arthur & AnnaMarie Watson, Douglas & Akrivi Wehner, Gregory & Eleni Weis, Daniel & Anastasia Weisenborn, Cary & Maria Weitfle, Christopher & Maria Williams, Jay Wilson, Beth & Marty Wilson, Wallace & Michelle Witt, Alan J. & Bessie Xanthakos, Stavra & Helmut Roehrig Zaferes, Eleni Zaferes, Katherine (Tina) Zaferes, Patricia J. Zaferes, Patricia P. Zaferes, Peter T. Zaferes, Toula Zagorianos, Emanuel & Eleni Zagorianos, Kristos & Kathy Zaharopoulos, Dimitra Zeilman, John & Anna Zigoris, Mark & Irene Zolotas, Pete & Papy

The parishioners listed here have made a commitment and/or contribution towards 2016 Stewardship. If you have not made

your Stewardship Pledge for 2016, we encourage you to do so today. Pledge Cards are available through the Church Office

or can be obtained by contacting any member of the Parish Council or the Clergy.

June 2016 For the most updated Calendar, visit www.holytrinity.oh.goarch.org

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

2

3

4

5

Sunday of the Blind Man 8:15 a.m. Matins 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy

6

6:30 p.m. Orthodox Reading Group

7

8


9

The Ascension of the Lord 8:30 a.m. Matins and Divine Liturgy

10

11

12

Fathers of the 1st

Ecumenical Synod 8:15 a.m. Matins 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy

13


14

6:30 p.m. AHEPA Mtg.

15


16

6:00 p.m. Parish Council Dinner & Mtg.

17

18

Saturday of the Souls 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy and Memorials

12:00 p.m. Over Fifty

19

Holy Pentecost 8:15 a.m. Matins 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy Father’s Day

20


21

22


23

24

PANEGYRI

5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

25

PANEGYRI

3:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

26

8:15 a.m. Matins 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy

PANEGYRI

1:00 p.m.– 8:00 p.m.

27

Apostles Fast Begins

28

29

Apostles Peter and Paul 8:30 a.m. Matins and Divine Liturgy


30

Synaxis Feast of the Apostles 8:30 a.m. Matins and Divine Liturgy

July 2016 For the most updated Calendar, visit www.holytrinity.oh.goarch.org

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

2

3

2nd Sunday of Matthew 8:15 a.m. Matins 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy

4

Independence Day

Church Office Closed

5

6

7

8

9

10

3rd Sunday of Matthew 8:15 a.m. Matins 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy

11

12

13

6:30 p.m. Orthodoxy 101

14

15

16

12:00 p.m. Over Fifty Lunch

17

Sunday of the Holy Fathers 8:15 a.m. Matins 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy

18

9:00 a.m. Vacation Church School

19


20

Holy Prophet Elijah 8:30 a.m. Matins and Divine Liturgy



21


22 9:00 a.m. Vacation Church School

10:00 a.m. AHEPA Golf Outing

23

24

5th Sunday of Matthew 8:15 a.m. Matins 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy

25

26

St. Paraskeve 8:30 a.m. Matins and Divine Liturgy

27

St. Panteleimon 8:30 a.m. Matins and Divine Liturgy


28

29

30

31

6th Sunday of Matthew 8:15 a.m. Matins 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy

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Clergy Presiding Priest: Very Rev. Father William Cassis

Assistant Priest: Rev. Father William Redmon

Staff Parish Administrator: Eugene Nicholas

Building Maintenance Technician: Craig Sansone

Parish Council Members

Organizations and Ministries

Philoptochos Society: Georgianne Gaz, President

Parish Choir: Janice Kellaris, Director

Cantors: Louis Kapourales, Tasos Ioannides, James Raptis, Philanthy Nichols

Altar Boys: Gus Siegel, Father William Cassis, Father William Redmon

Sunday Church School: Religious Education Team, Peter Aamodt, Chairman

Greek School: Alexandros Laftsidis, Director

GOYA: Father William Redmon, GOYA Ministry Team

HOPE and JOY Groups: Father William Redmon, Ministry Team

Mothers Club: Catherine Stavros, President

AHEPA: Peter Rodish, President

Daughters of Penelope: Vera Manolakas, President

Over 50s Club: Ann Jonson, President

Parish Bible Study and Orthodoxy 101: Father William Cassis

Orthodox Reading Group: Father William Redmon

Outreach/Samaritan Fund: Father William Cassis,

Father William Redmon, Eugene Nicholas

The Good Shepherd Food Pantry: Stephanie Diaz, Maria Freeman,

Mary Morgan, Matina Trivett Agios Demetrios Society: Jim Grammas, Maria Panagis

PANEGYRI: Eugene Nicholas, Chris Chryssovergis

Parish Bookstore: Christina Polychroniou

Office Hours: Weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Worship Schedule: Matins, 8:15 a.m.; Divine Liturgy, 9:30 a.m.

Other Services as scheduled.

Our Mission

THE VOICE is the official monthly

newsletter of Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas

Greek Orthodox Church in Cincinnati,

Ohio. Our Parish was founded in 1907

and serves Orthodox Christians

throughout the tri-state area. Our mis-

sion is to reach out to all members of

the Community by providing relevant

information on the religious, spiritual

and cultural life of the Parish; news on

the accomplishments of Parish mem-

bers and organizations, and editorial

points of view.

The next deadline for submitting

news to the "Voice" is

July 3, 2016

Submissions can be dropped off or

mailed to the Church Office or

e-mailed to

[email protected] or

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Our Church website can be found

at

www.holytrinity.oh.goarch.org

THANK YOU

Officers Members

Nicholas L. Sarakatsannis, President Karen Aamodt

Chris Chryssovergis, Vice-President James Gelis

Justin Bates, Treasurer David Greene

Jessica Mavridoglou, Asst. Treasurer George Haralamos

Christine Masella, Secretary Stacey Loukoumidis

Matthew Neuendorf, Asst. Secretary Nektarios Papasavvas

Peter Rodish

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Saturdays of the Souls for Pentecost

“For Thou, O Christ our God, art the Resurrection, the Life, and the blessed Repose of all those who have fallen asleep in the Faith and unto Thee do we offer up glory, to the Father,

the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen”.

June 18, 2016

Let us pray for the eternal memory and blessed repose of:

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Parishioners wishing to have the names of their departed loved ones read during the Saturdays of the Souls are asked to fill out the above form and return it to the Clergy as soon as possible.

Documents

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