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THE GREEK
ORTHODOX
CATHEDRAL OF THE
ANNUNCIATION
APRIL 2015
PARISH NEWSLETTER
HOLY WEEK 2015
Sunday, April 5– Entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem—Palm Sunday. Orthros,
9:00 a.m., Divine Liturgy, 10:00 a.m. Service of the Bridegroom, 7:00 p.m.
Holy Monday, April 6– 7:00 p.m., Service of the Bridegroom.
Holy Tuesday, April 7 – 7:00 p.m., Service of the Bridegroom, Hymn of Kassiane.
Holy Wednesday, April 8 – Ninth hour, 9:30 AM, Presanctified Divine Liturgy
10:00 a.m., Cathedral. Sacrament of Holy Unction, 4:00 p.m., Cathedral. Service
of the Bridegroom, 7:00 p.m., followed by Holy Unction.
Holy Thursday, April 9 – Vesperal Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great, 6:30
a.m. Passion of our Lord, 7:00 p.m.
Great and Holy Friday, April 10 – Great and Royal Hours, 10:00 a.m. Lowering of
the Body of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, 3:00 p.m. Lamentations and Procession around the Cathedral, 7:00 p.m.
Holy Saturday, April 11 – Divine Liturgy, 10:00 a.m. Canon of Pascha, 11:00 p.m.
Resurrection Service in Cathedral Courtyard, 12:00 midnight. Divine Liturgy to
follow.
Pascha, April 12 – Vespers of Agape, 11:00 a.m.
EXPLANATION of HOLY WEEK
Father Alkiviades Calivas
Holy Week is the culmination of our 40-day Lenten journey of prayer, fasting, good works, Confession, and Holy Communion. Just as Christ journeyed
to the Cross and His death in Jerusalem, we too relive the events of that week. Just as Christ conquered sin and death by His Glorious Resurrection on the
third day, we too, longingly prepare ourselves to be united with Him at His Heavenly Throne.
Lazarus Saturday Morning commemorates the event of Jesus raising His friend Lazarus from the dead and teaches us that death is the true enemy. Christ
came to conquer death and give life to those who love and believe in Him.
Palm Sunday Morning commemorates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem as the humble yet triumphant Messiah. As we hold palm fronds and cry "Hosanna,"
we proclaim that we will follow Him, even unto the Cross.
Palm Sunday Evening commemorates Jesus as the Bridegroom of His Church. He exhorts us to prepare for suffering in this world and, at the same time
to prepare for feasting in God's Kingdom. The story of Joseph of the Old Testament is recounted to remind us that Christ must be rejected and betrayed,
yet crowned with glory. The parable of the barren fig tree is also retold to remind us that we must obey the Word of God and bear good fruit.
The Monday Evening commemoration reminds us that we must be prepared to receive Christ. The parable of the five wise virgins and five foolish virgins
tells us that our lives must be filled with faith, hope, and good works. We must also be ever-watchful for Christ's Second Coming.
The Tuesday Evening service emphasizes to us Jesus' love for those who repent of their sins and forgive others. As a model of love and repentance, we
are reminded of the sinful woman who anointed Christ with costly oil, as if preparing His Body for burial. The penitential Hymn of Kassiane is sung this
evening.
The Wednesday Evening service celebrates the Sacrament of Holy Oil wherein Jesus asks us to confess our sins and to be reconciled to God. To seal our
reconciliation, we are anointed with holy oil for the healing of our soul and body. Seven Epistles, Gospels and Special Prayers are read this evening.
Thursday Morning, during the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil, we commemorate Jesus' institution of the Sacrament of Holy Communion during the Last
Supper wherein He proclaims that the bread and wine become His Body and Blood given to us for eternal life.
Thursday Evening retells the entire story of Christ's Passion through the reading of the twelve Gospel lessons. After the fifth Gospel reading, the priest
carries the flower-adorned Crucifix in procession through the church and it is placed in the center of the solea for veneration.
Friday Afternoon commemorates the supreme sacrifice of Christ on the Cross. The priest lowers Christ from the Crucifix, wraps His Body in white linen,
and places it on the altar symbolizing His burial by Joseph of Arimathea. The Epitaphios showing Christ's Body is carried in procession and laid in a
flower-adorned tomb.
The Friday Evening service includes the Hymn of the Lamentations which are chanted to reflect our sorrow, to proclaim Christ's descent to Hades, and
to herald His expected Resurrection. Christ's' burial shroud is taken in procession around the church and laid on the altar.
Saturday Morning commemorates the Blessed Sabbath as a day of waiting and strict fasting. The Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil is celebrated as we anticipate Christ's victory over death in Hades and His Glorious Resurrection.
Saturday Evening, at 11:00 p.m., we sing the Paschal Orthros service. As midnight approaches, in a darkened Cathedral, we begin the Resurrection
service. At the appointed moment, the priest comes forth from the altar with a candle symbolizing the Light of Christ and proclaims “Come receive the
Light of Christ.” After all of the candles are lit in the Cathedral, we shall process to the courtyard for the Proclamation of the Resurrection. After the
Gospel Reading about the Good News of the Resurrection of Christ is read, then the hymn is chanted, “Christ is Risen from the Dead, by death, He has
trampled down death, and to those in the tombs He is bestowing life,” we shall return to the sanctuary for the Divine Liturgy. The Paschal Liturgy and
Homily of Saint John Chrysostom invites us to share in His Resurrection through Holy Communion.
On Sunday, during the Agape Vespers service, we embrace one another, sharing the gift of Christ's love, life, and community. The Gospel of the Resurrection is proclaimed in various languages symbolizing the worldwide community of Christ.
The Orthodox date for Easter is based on a decree of the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. According to this decree, Easter must be celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon of the vernal equinox but always after the Jewish Passover to maintain the Biblical sequence of events of the Crucifixion
and the Resurrection. The Orthodox Christian Churches have adhered strictly to this formula. However, the commemoration of Easter by other Christian
Churches is not necessarily preceded by the Passover.
The Great Fast for Lent is
so weak in everything, and
PASTORAL REFLECTION
upon us. A time of prayer,
this becomes a renewal for
FATHER DEAN MORALIS
reflection, contemplation,
our soul.
confession, fasting, almsgiving—and there is so much more. With this Len- All of these services, all of these prayers, all of these
ten season, things feel different. There is an under- hymns mean something. The hymnology, the scripstanding of what is important in our focus on Christ tural readings and the serious prayers we offer beand not worrying about the small everyday things come much more intense now, more than ever, we
that just occupy our mind and prayer life.
turn to Him.
It seems so long ago, but it was just been a few
weeks, when we as a community gathered on February 22 for the Great and Penitential Vespers of Forgiveness. From the community there were just a few
faithful who came to witness the awesomeness of
what we as people of faith are called to do — and
that is prayer and ask for forgiveness from one another. At a point in the vespers, after the chanting of
the great prokeimenon, Turn not Y our face from
Your child, for I am afflicted; hear me speedily. Give
heed to my soul and redeem it, the Altar coverings
and the clergy’s vestments are changed from the resurrection colors from the light colors to purple, symbolizing the entrance into this period of the Liturgical year. Turn not Y our face from Y our child… , repeated until all is completed in this transition from a
mode of resurrection to the period of the Great Fast.
At the end of the service, we as faithful, one by one,
approach one another with a contrite heart and ask
for forgiveness, saying, Forgive me and responding:
May God forgive us all. It is moving and overwhelming to say the least—and a most fitting way to
commence with the Great Fast. If you were there or
not, it is never too late to ask forgiveness and that
feeling of spiritual refreshment is nothing less than
beautiful.
During this first week of the Great Fast, we were
blessed to chant the Great Compline (a series of
prayers and hymns) offered after dinner and prior to
retiring for the evening. Also included is the Great
Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete. One of the beautiful Kontakia (Hymn) that is chanted is My soul, my
soul, Arise! Why are you sleeping? The end is drawing near, and you will be confounded, awake then
and be watchful that Christ our God may spare you,
Who is everywhere, and fills all things. Hearing the
hymn, seeing the hymn on paper, and praying this
hymn allow us to come closer to our Lord. We are
Over last year, we have been horrified by what is
happening in our world. We watch the news and see
churches destroyed, sacred spaces that stand for centuries, reduced to nothing. Icons that blessed the
walls of consecrated churches, desecrated. Sacred
texts that survived earthquakes, fires, invasions—
destroyed and discarded. We have also been watching people being killed for the sole reason of being a
Christian. For some of us, we may know first hand,
stories from our parents or grandparents of these
things happening in the past. Horrifying accounts of
no respect for humanity or for the dignity of being a
fellow person.
One of the mothers who lost her son from these attacks said she forgave them. Another family said the
same—and it shows the immenseness of God’s grace
and love. We complain that it is too cold outside,
it’s too dark in the morning and complaining about
really
nothing
compared to these
experiences.
My soul , my
soul , Arise!
Take that time to
be part of the services offered, not
just during Holy
Week,
but
throughout
the
year.
A
few
From the Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete
weeks ago, many
of us had that blessing to see with our own eyes the
Myrrh Streaming Icon, Kardiotissa, from Taylor,
Pennsylvania. It was overwhelming, to say the least,
to look at the icon and see and smell the tears of sacred myrrh streaming down the icon. May we be
moved to compunction as we approach the sacred
Resurrection of our Lord.
Why are you
sleeping?
LENTEN CONCERTS
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New
Jersey will be offering three Byzantine
Music Lenten Concerts in various regions
of our Holy Metropolis. One of them will
be held at Saint Katherine Greek Orthodox Church in Falls Church, Virginia,
Saturday, April 4, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. The
Byzantine Choir is under the direction of
the Metropolis Protopsaltis, Dr. George
Bilalis.
PASTORAL RESOURCE
from the ARCHDIOCESE
REGARDING FASTING
Just as there are times for feasting, there
are also times set aside for fasting. During these periods, certain foods are prohibited. These are, in order of frequency
of prohibition, meat (including poultry),
dairy products, fish, olive oil, and wine.
Fruits, vegetables, grains and shellfish are
permitted throughout the year.
READERS NEEDED
Great Vespers of Agape will be celebrated on Pascha, April 12, at 11:00 a.m. It is
a tradition that the Good News of the
Resurrection of our Lord is proclaimed in
various languages. Readers skilled in
languages are needed to proclaim the
Gospel to the faithful. If you are interested, please contact Father Dean,
[email protected].
Of course, the Orthodox Church never
reduces the practice of fasting to a legalistic observance of dietary rules. Fasting,
that is not accompanied by intensified
prayer and acts of charity, inevitably becomes a source of pride.
GREEK INDEPENDENCE
DAY PARADE
The Maryland Greek Independence Day
Parade will be held on Sunday, April 19,
2015, at 2:00 p.m., on Eastern Avenue in
Baltimore’s Greektown. Additional information and registration for participation can be found on the Parade’s website
www.greekparade.com, or you may call
the Parade hot line, 443-267-4735.
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS
We would like to thank all our members
who donated items for the homeless adolescent drop-in center at our recent general meeting.
Also, our gratitude is extended to the entire community for its generous donations
to our last two trays that were passed in
Church—one for the Metropolis Emergency Social Services Fund and the second for Holy Cross Seminary.
Please support our Easter Bake Sale
which will be held on Palm Sunday.
Tsoureki, koulourakia and kourambiethes
will be on sale, and pre-ordering is
strongly encouraged. Please contact
Kathe Apesos Poulos at [email protected] or Georgeann Morekas
The Church also recognizes that not eve- at 443-845-1176 or gmorekas@cssryone can fast to the same degree, and dynamac.com.
assumes that individual Christians will
observe the fast prescribed for them by
Our final general meeting of the year will
their spiritual fathers.
Refer to
be held on Saturday, May 2. We will be
www.goarch.org for additional inforholding elections for our new Board at
mation.
that meeting and encourage all members
to attend. In addition, Dean Triantifilou,
FOUNDATION FUND
the director of the International Orthodox
The Annunciation Cathedral has received
Christian Charities (IOCC) will be our
a $20,000 donation to its Foundation
guest speaker.
Fund through the generosity of the late
Angelica “Kiki” Douvres, who fell asleep ANNUNCIATION DINES OUT
in the Lord on December 18, 2013. May Join us on Tuesday, April 21, from 4:00
her memory be eternal.
p.m. to 9:00 p.m., at the Acropolis Restau-
ART AUCTION
Join the Annunciation Philoptochos Soci- GOLDEN AGE CLUB UPDATE
ety for its second Art Auction on Satur- The Golden Age Club will host its Annuday, April 25, in the Father Monios Hall. al Pot Luck Luncheon on Friday, April
17, 2015, in the Father Constantine M.
Our first event, four years ago, was an Monios Hall. Please bring your food doenjoyable evening and quite successful. nation at 11:30 a.m.
Lunch will be
The event will feature art in all media and served at 12:00 noon.
price ranges. If there are certain types of
art that you would like presented, please The participants and staff of the Annuncilet Jean Prevas know and a request will ation Senior Center will be our guests for
be
made
to
the
auctioneer— lunch. Contact Mary Coroneos, 410-876Contemporary, Sports, South Western, 1058, and tell her what you will bring.
Impressionism, Primitive, etc.
If your last name begins with A-K, please
The Auction Preview begins at 6:00 p.m.,
bring a MAIN DISH. If you last name
followed by the Auction, at 7:00 p.m.
begins with L-P, please bring a DESThe $10.00 ticket includes hors d’oeuSERT. If you last name begins with Q-Z,
vres, dessert and coffee. A cash bar will
please bring a SALAD or VEGETABLE.
be available. The proceeds from the
Wine, soda, coffee and bread will be proevening support the good works of the
vided.
Philoptochos Society. Tickets are available in the lower lobby today, or you may
If you are not a member, come join us for
contact Jean Prevas, 443-803-3771, or
lunch and become a member for $5.00.
[email protected].
rant for Annunciation Dines Out to benefit
our Senior Center. The Acropolis Restaurant is located at 4718 Eastern Avenue, in
Highlandtown.
Let your server know you are with the Annunciation Senior Center. A percentage of
your dining total will be donated to the
Center. For reservations, please call 410675-3384.
Members of the Cathedral Byzantine Choir chanting the responses during the Compline.
A Reflection from Our Hymnology: The Doxastikon of the Resurrection
by Andreas Houpos, Pastoral Assistant
A doxastikon is a type of hymn. It is a hymn that is preceded by the phrase “Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy
Spirit.” A doxastikon is the crowning piece of a given service (usually Orthros or Vespers) or section of a service. In this
case, we’re going to be looking at the doxastikon that appears at the end, the culmination, of Orthros for the celebration of
the Resurrection of our Lord and God and Savior, Jesus Christ. This hymn is located in the Praises (Αἴνοι) of Orthros.
The text of the hymn follows here in Greek and in an English translation:
Ἀναστάσεως ἡμέρα, καὶ λαμπρυνθῶμεν τῇ
πανηγύρει, καὶ ἀλλήλους περιπτυξώμεθα. Εἴπωμεν
ἀδελφοί, καὶ τοῖς μισοῦσιν ἡμᾶς· Συγχωρήσωμεν
πάντα τῇ Ἀναστάσει, καὶ οὕτω βοήσωμεν· Χριστὸς
ἀνέστη ἐκ νεκρῶν, θανάτῳ θάνατον πατήσας, καὶ
τοῖς ἐν τοῖς μνήμασι, ζωὴν χρισάμενος.
It is the day of the Resurrection. Let us shine brightly for
the festival, and also embrace one another. Brethren, let
us say even to those who hate us, “Let us forgive everything for the Resurrection.” And thus let us cry aloud,
“Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down
upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted
life.”
It is the day of Resurrection! We might think that, by the end of Orthros, this hymn is declaring something that might
be obvious to us. But, it is ‘waking us up,’ bringing us to our senses. Where are you, spiritually? Are you here? Are you
awake? Do you understand what is happening? Christ is risen!
Let us shine brightly. Let us be gleaming. Let us be radiant. Let us show forth our uncontainable joy! Have you ever
been to or seen on television the end of a championship sports event? What happens? The winning team and their supporters jump and cheer, they lift each other in the air and dance and sing. The stadium is in an uproar. The losers sit on the
field dejected and their fans sulk in their seats, as the victors celebrate. Today, if we are rejoicing, if we feel this boundless
joy within us, surely, we must find ourselves on Christ’s “team.” If we do not feel this way, we ought to ask ourselves why!
Let us embrace one another. This is a time of profound joy. We are reminded of what God has done for us. We are elated, we are overflowing with love and the hope of everlasting life. Let us embrace one another in this spirit, with the hope
of living in inexpressible harmony, joy, and love in the age to come.
Brethren. Do we consider the person in the pews around us to be a “brother” or “sister” in Christ? If we reflect on this,
what does this kind of relationship mean? What does it mean that we are all brothers and sisters in Christ? What does this
say about how we should treat one another? The love we share in Christ breaks down the biological and societal divisions
between us, the descendants of Adam and Eve.
Let us forgive everything for the Resurrection. If we haven’t already done it, let’s do it now, in light of Christ’s Holy
Resurrection: Let’s forgive one another for our offenses, of everything. We are all in this together! As our funeral service
says: There is no one who lives and does not sin; only God is without sin. How can we be but so angry, upset, or begrudging toward our fellow Christians, when we ourselves fall along the way and harm and hurt others? Look what awaits us—
the Resurrection! Christ has overcome the world! Let’s be renewed in our faith and our goal to live good, honest, and Godpleasing Christian lives!
And thus let us cry aloud. Can we do it? In light of the Resurrection, of what Christ has done for us—restoring the possibility of the fullness of communion with God and with our neighbor, defeating the power of death—are we not moved
not simply to chant, but to cry aloud that Christ is risen from the dead, having utterly crushed death, and having granted
life to those in the bondage of death? When we chant “Christ is risen!” (Χριστὸς ἀνέστη!) we do it with vigor, with love,
with enthusiasm, with all our heart and voice.
We are all familiar with the last part of this hymn, the dismissal hymn (apolytikion) of Pascha. But, in a sense, we see it is
the tip of an “iceberg:” the doxastikon of Pascha. If we are conscientious to attend Orthros, we will hear this hymn for the
weeks following the celebration of Pascha, not simply reminding us of Christ’s resurrection from the dead, but also rekindling in us the spirit of awe, thanksgiving, forgiveness, and joy that it is impossible for a lover of Christ not to have—both
in this season and throughout the year.
April 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
10:00 AM Presanctified
Divine Liturgy, Cathedral
6:00 PM Stewardship
Committee meeting
10:00 AM Philoptochos
baking, Cathedral Kitchen
7:00 AM GOYA
Retreat and Lock-in
6:30 PM Philoptochos
Board meeting, AOC
6:30 PM Beginners
Byzantine Chant, at the
Cathedral
5:00 PM Greek School
9:00 AM Orthros
Saturday of Lazaros
6:30 PM Senior Center
meeting, at the AOC
7:00 PM Greek School
Pascha baking
7:00 PM Choir Reearsal
10:00 AM Divine
Liturgy; Palm Cross
making to follow.
8:00 PM GOYA Retreat
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
PALM SUNDAY
HOLY WEEK — SEE SCHEDULE ON COVER PAGE
12
13
14
PASCHA
CATHEDRAL OFFICE
CLOSED
6:30 PM Parish Council
meeting, in the Board Room
JOY/HOPE Easter Egg
Hunt, in the Cathedral
Courtyard
15
16
17
18
8:00 PM Hopkins OCF
at the Cathedral
11:30 AM Golden Age
Club Pot Luck Luncheon
10:00 AM Evangelakia
Dance practice
24
25
6:00 PM Women’s Guild
to host Decorators’ Show
House
10:00 AM Evangelakia
Dance practice
7:00 PM GOYA basketball
practice, at Park School
BRIGHT WEEK—FAST FREE
19
Women’s Guild 60th
Anniversary Artoclasia
and Luncheon
2:00 PM Greek Independence Day Parade,
Highlandtown
20
6:30 PM CYC Camp
meeting, at the Cathedral
21
22
4:00 PM Annunciation
Dines Out, Acropolis Restaurant
6:00 PM Stewardship
Committee meeting
23
7:00 PM GOYA basketball
practice, at Park School
10:30 AM Hellenic
Heritage Museum
meeting, in the Board
Room
6:00 PM Philoptochos
Art Auction, Father
Constantine M. Monios
26
27
28
PTO Pancake Breakfast
in the Father Constantine
M. Monios Hall
6:30 PM Parish Council
meeting, in the Board
Room
29
30
7:00 PM GOYA basketball
practice, at Park School
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REPORT by PARISH COUNCIL PRESIDENT
ROANN VOULTEPSIS
Thank you to all who attended the Special Parish Assembly
held on Sunday, March 29. The Parish Council was excited
to share the architectural plans for the Education Building
and the expansion of the Annunciation Orthodox Center. We look forward to working with all of you to raise the
funds to improve our campus to better serve our missions,
and make our buildings efficient for the 21st century.
CHOIR NOTES
One of the most favorite times of year for the Annunciation
Choir is the Lenten and Easter season. The choir loves to
sing and chant many of the beautiful melodies that we associate with this religious time of year. If you are interested in
joining the choir and singing during this beautiful time of
year, please call our choir director, Fotini Fifi Nichols, 410792-7332, or email her, [email protected]. We would
like to encourage our middle and high school students to join
the choir on Sunday mornings to sing the Divine Liturgy
As we approach Pascha, we enjoy our time together in com- with us before heading to their classrooms for their Sunday
munity prayer in our sacred Cathedral. We are thankful to school lessons.
our ancestors who worked to give us our Cathedral, and we
pray for strength to continue to serve Christ through our mis- As you know, one of our most prolific Greek Orthodox
sions. The Parish Council looks forward to proclaiming the Church composers in the United States, a beloved and devotAnastasi with everyone, and wish you Kalo Pascha.
ed presbytera and extraordinary musician, passed away in
February. I am speaking of our own Presbytera Anna Gallos.
She was a pioneer, a visionary in the music ministry of our
WOMEN’S GUILD UPDATE
On Sunday, April 19, the Women's Guild will host an Archdiocese, one of the founders of the National Forum and
Artoclasia in celebration of their 60th Anniversary of raising several Metropolis Church Music Federations, including our
money for projects for the beautification of our beloved Ca- own Eastern Federation of Greek Orthodox Church Musithedral campus.
cians (EFGOCM). Presbytera Anna’s works include seven
Divine Liturgies, numerous holy day service hymns, concert
All the Presidents and Board members (past and present) will music, and special music for the organ.
be honored with their "Hats and Gloves" on to give thanks to
all the scores of dynamic Cathedral women who have given Most of the music that is sung in our cathedral was arranged
freely of their time and talents with the dedicated support or composed by her. Presbytera Anna founded Evangeline
from the Cathedral community for sixty years! There will Music Press which showcases her music and accomplishbe a gathering after church at Christopher Daniel's for Sun- ments at http://www.geotronics.net/services.htm. She was
day brunch with limited reservations available at $30.00 per awarded the St. Romanos the Melodist Medallion for Exemperson. For additional information and to make your reser- plary Archdiocesan Service, the highest national honor given
vations, please contact Nancy Pappas, nancypap- to a church musician by the National Forum of Greek [email protected].
dox Church Musicians. Presbytera Anna also received the
St. Paul Medal, the Archdiocese’s highest honor for a lay
On Friday, April 24, the Women's Guild will host a private person, from Archbishop Iakovos on her fiftieth year of servpre-opening tour of the annual Baltimore Symphony Associ- ing as a choir director. She dedicated her life to service in
ates Decorators' Show House, "Oak Acre," from 6:00 p.m. to the church and its music ministry and leaves behind a very
9:00 p.m., This year, the location is 4309 North Charles rich legacy.
Street, in Guilford.
There will be a reception after the
tour. The tickets available for this event are $45.00 and are Father George Gallos and Presbytera Anna celebrated the
limited. Please contact either co-chairs, Frances Apostolo, Greek Orthodox Services at the Annunciation from [email protected], or Angelique Pefinis-Newport, angel- 1965. He was the priest and she was the choir director beginning in 1956. Presbytera Anna was responsible for and
[email protected], for your tickets and more details.
spearheaded the movement to restore the pipe organ in 1962.
On Sunday, June 7, the Women's Guild has reserved 20 front While in Baltimore, she also taught music at City College
center orchestra tickets for the 2:00 p.m. matinee of the Cen- and, later, Forest Park High School. She will be greatly
ter Stage "W orld Premier,” Marley, an original musical missed. Presbytera Anna Gallos touched the lives of many
based on the life and music of Bob Marley. The tickets are of us and has left a legacy to be treasured for generations to
$60.00 per person and will include a drink ticket at intermis- come.
sion. There will be lunch available at Sascha's on the mezzanine level of Center Stage before the premier perforJoin us at the Annunciation Cathedral
mance. Reservations are being taken by Melody Simmons,
[email protected].
for a 3-Day Flea Market
Mark your calendar for the June General Tea/Meeting scheduled for Saturday, June 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The location is to be determined.
August 21, 22 & 23, 2015
Proceeds to benefit the Philoptochos.
SCHOLARSHIP
APPLICATIONS
ANNUNCIATION SENIOR CENTER
Applications for Philoptochos scholarships are now available in the Cathedral
office and will be available very soon
online on the Cathedral website. The
deadline for all materials will be Sunday,
April 26, 2015. Applications must be
returned to the Cathedral Office.
The Lord Baltimore Chapter No. 364 Order of AHEPA 2015 Scholarships applications are available from the Cathedral
office. You may also download an electronic
copy
from
the
website
www.ahepa364.org.
The Order of AHEPA Worthington Chapter #30 scholarships will soon be available
and may be picked up from the Cathedral
office.
It is also requested, if you need a letter of
recommendation from Father Dean, contact the Cathedral office, 410-727-1831.
Your request must be received two weeks
prior to the due date.
HIGH SCHOOL and
COLLEGE GRADUATES
E-mail or call Lucy at the Cathedral office, [email protected], or 410-7271831, if you or your child is graduating
from high school or college. Graduate/
Scholarship Sunday is scheduled for Sunday, May 10.
RESOURCES for YOUNG ADULTS—
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/
GOAyoungadults;
Twitter:
https://
twitter.com/GOA_YoungAdults; and Instagram:
http://instagram.com/
goa_youngadults.
HOLY WEEK HYMNS
All Creation Trembled, produced by the
Saint Romanos the Melodist Byzantine
Choir of Hellenic College and Holy Cross
Greek Orthodox School of Theology is
available on iTunes. Download at https://
itunes.apple.com/us/album/all-creationtrembled/id854001174.
The hymns are
from Holy Thursday, the Passion of our
Lord. Our own Andreas Houpos is one of
the voices in the choir.
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Commissioning
of Daniel Nikolaidis and E.J.
Connor for the
Orthodox Christian Fellowship
(OCF) Real
Break to San
Pedro Sula,
Honduras,
March 1, 2015
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EASTER EGG
HUNT
Pascha—April 12
Following the Vespers of Agape at
11:00 AM
Great Vespers of the Annunciation
took place on Tuesday, March 24th, with
many area Orthodox clergymen participating.
Chesapeake youth council
summer camp 2015
July 20-24
Save the date!
GOYA HAPPENINGS
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Sarah’s Hope: Visiting childr en at St. Vincent de Paul Hospital — Saturday April 4
St. Katherine’s Basketball Tournament: Falls Chur ch, VA — Saturday - Sunday April 18 - 19
St. Demetrios’ Basketball Tournament: Par kville, MD — Saturday - Sunday April 25 - 26
End-of-Year Party: To be held at the Mallas’ home (mor e infor mation to follow) — Sunday, May 24
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PARTICIPANTS IN THE
ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM ORATORICAL FESTIVAL
Matthew Madani and John Maragakis presented excellent speeches and will advance to the District Level of the Festival,
which will be held at St. Theodore Church in Lanham, MD, on April 18.
Join us in making
Palm Crosses,
Saturday, April 4
Father Constantine M. Monios Hall
following
Orthros and Divine Liturgy
which begin at 9:00 AM.
Light refreshments will be served
For their Stewardship Day Sponsor, Mr. and
Mrs. Ronald and Melissa Hogle will sponsor
Saturday, April 25, in honor of the marriage
of their daughter, Stephanie Diemer to Sean
Smith.
The Cathedral community offers prayers for
this young couple to have many years of
health and happiness.
Our Cathedral was blessed with a visit from
representatives of Hellenic College/Holy
Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
on March 1, 2015. Shown left to right: Mr.
William Kallas of Hammond, Indiana Stephanos Niktas, Dr. Grammenos Karanos, Assistant Professor of Byzantine Liturgical Music, Father James Katinas, Director of Institutional Advancement for Hellenic College/
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Father Dean, Andreas Houpos, Mr. Michael Mercado of Cape May, Mr. Alex
(Seraphim) Villabona of Bryan, Texas.
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MEMORIAL SERVICES AT CEMETERY CHAPEL
MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015
On Monday, May 25, the Greek Orthodox community will observe Memorial Day with a Divine Liturgy
and Memorial Service, at the Chapel of Holy Resurrection, at the Greek Orthodox Cemetery on Windsor
Mill Road, Orthros and Divine Liturgy beginning at 9:00 a.m. Please write the names of those whom you
wish to commemorate, especially those who served in the armed forces, in the space below and send to the
Cathedral office.
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