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GLAD TIDINGS
“Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.” Luke 2:10
ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
146 West Utica Street Buffalo, NY 14222-2085
716.882.9485 (24 Hours) 716.886.9151 fax www.greekorthodoxchurchbuffalo.org
APRIL 2015 VOL 47/NO. 4
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PARISH COUNCIL
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IN THIS ISSUE
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Proistamenos - Rev. Dr. Christos B. Christakis
[email protected] 716.882.9485 (church) 716.839.0495 (h) 716.319.0099 (c)
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Assistant Priest - Rev. John Sakellariou
[email protected] 716.882.9485 (church)
George Danakas
716-730-1982 (c)
President - Dean Mellas
Vice President - Barbara Kuvshinoff
Treasurer - Patrick Markey
Secretary - Paula Schembri
. Douglas Davis . Peter Hiczewski . Thomas Jousma . Fotini Koutsandreas
Maria Papafagos . Dina Turecki . Dean Paul Vallas
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS
Choir Directors
Adult (832.9971 or 835.3882)
Tom Krestos
Byzantine (689.2464)
George Marinides
Youth (433.5950)
Beth Mellas
Protopsaltis (689.2464)
George Marinides
Altar Boys Advisor (681.5841)
Brian Cervi
Sunday School Coordinator (433.5950)
Beth Mellas
Cultural Committee (694.8201)
Ellene Phufas
Greek Language School
Principal (568.0371)
Ria Andreadis
P.T.O. Presidents
Niki Varvakis, Angela Klentos
Buffalo GreekFest (882.9485 church)
Hellenic Senior Club (885.1729)
Barbara Kelly
Women’s Philoptochos Committee (553.5722)
Barbara Kuvshinoff
Youth Council
JOY/HOPE
Lea Cervi
GOYA
Ben Rossiter
YAL
Irini Faltas
Orthodox Action (565.3630)
Mary Danakas
OCF (Orthodox Christian Fellowship)
John Mellas
Campus Ministry
Orthodox Book Shop (688.5816)
Tina Colaizzo-Anas, Coordinator
Orthodox Gift Shop
Helen Giokas Iriny Faltas Lynda Mermigas Stacey Scime Litsa Koutsandreas Diane Schlabig
Wedding and Baptism Accessories
Lynda Mermigas
Martyrikca (lapel pins) & Lambathes (decorated candles)
Vickie Malamas
Library (688.8036)
Aglaia Polisson, Coordinator
Pat Papafagos Joanne Liaros Patricia Christian
Jean Botsoglou Tina Colaizzo-Anas
Church Secretary (882.9485 (O) or [email protected])
Ria Andreadis
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SERVICES
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Sunday Services: 9:00 a.m. Orthros (Matins)/10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy
Sunday School: Begins following Communion until 12:00 p.m.
Weekday Services: 9:00 a.m. Orthros (Matins)/10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy
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Easter Sacraments
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Go Paperless
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Youth News
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Parish Council President
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Land Development
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Mobile Apps
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Calendar
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Lent & Pascha Schedule
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Easter Egg Hunt
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Holy Week Events
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Sunday School
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Greek School
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OCF
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Women’s Philoptochos
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Library
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Orthodox Action
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GreekFest
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Hellenic Seniors Club
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Book Discussion Group
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Adult Choir
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Living Water
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Scholarship Trust
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Scholarship Applications 26-27
Memorials
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Community Register
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Daily Bible Guide
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Glad Tidings is published by the
Annunciation Greek Orthodox
Church monthly in January,
February, March, April, May,
June/July/August, September,
October, November, and December.
Editor
Fr. Christos B. Christakis
Designer
Jennifer Gogos
Contributing Photographers
Presvytera Lisa Christakis
SCHEDULE OF EASTER SACRAMENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
SACRAMENT OF HOLY CONFESSION:
Contact Fr. Christos to schedule a time for Holy Confession.
SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION:
We could receive Holy Communion at the following services:
April 9 - Holy Thursday Liturgy – 8:00 am
April 11 - Holy Saturday Liturgy – 10:00 am
April 11 - Paschal Liturgy – 11:00 pm
SACRAMENT OF HOLY UNCTION:
There will be one service for Holy Wednesday, April 8 at 6:00 PM for everyone
EASTER OFFERING ENVELOPE:
A “Special Easter Offering Envelope” will be mailed to all parishioners. The financial needs of our Church are dependent on the
generosity of all of our parishioners and friends, especially during this Holy Season. Please make an offering of love - God Bless you!
HOLY WEEK and EPITAPHIO FLOWERS:
Every year, parishioners and friends request an opportunity to contribute to the cost of the Holy Week and Easter Flowers, and especially
for the flowers to decorate the “Epitaphio,” which signifies the Burial Tomb of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. For those who wish to
contribute, a SPECIAL OFFERING TRAY for FLOWERS will be passed by our Women’s Philoptochos on several Sundays.
A number of parishioners have expressed an interest in going paperless in regards to the Glad Tidings, parish council
information, and other parish correspondence. If you are interested in going paperless, please contact
Fr. John at [email protected].
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YOUTH NEWS
Fr. John Sakellariou | 716-730-1982 | [email protected]
Greek Fest Reminder!
The Greek Fest is around the corner and we need your help!
Please contact Karoline Faltas if you are interested in volunteering.
To sign up, simply contact Karoline @ [email protected]
or visit www.buffalogreekfest.org. Your help is much appreciated.
Dear Youth and Parents,
As the weather warms and Holy Week is upon us the Youth
Council has plenty of activities planned. As for Easter, we are
very fortunate that many of the public schools will be observing a
Spring Recess during Holy Week. This provides us with a great
opportunity to take advantage of more of the Church services
with our family and friends. With that being said, we will hold
our annual Holy Friday Retreat here at the Church on April 10th.
The retreat will begin at the end of the Royal Hours service at 11
A.M. All youth ages 5-18 are invited and encouraged to attend.
We will have various crafts and sessions throughout the day. In
addition, confession will also be offered. The retreat will be a good
opportunity to come together with friends and to learn more
about why we celebrate Easter and the significance it has for us.
Palm Cross Making
Since many of the public schools will also have the day off on
Friday, April 3, we are asking all of our youth to be present and
help make Palm Crosses.
Myrrh-Bearers
All young ladies ages 5-12 are invited to participate in the MyrrhBearers ministry this year for Holy Friday. Please contact the
Church office to sign up ([email protected].)
Easter Egg Hunt
All kids are invited to participate in the Easter egg hunt following
the Agape Service on April 12.
Please check Facebook and greekorthodoxchurchbuffalo.org for
the latest times and details on the following events:
• Palm Crosses Making - Fri, April 3, 10am – 11am
• Holy Friday Youth Retreat - Fri, April 10, 11am – 1pm
• Easter Egg Hunt – Sun, April 12, after 12pm
Also, here are more potential events that we are planning for this
spring and summer:
• Niagara Falls outing/Maid of the Mist
• GOYA Olympics
• Greek Night
• Trivia Night
• Bake Off
• Zip-lining
• Bandits Lacrosse
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FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015 at our church
Following Royal Hours (10:00 AM) until 3:00 PM
Confession • Lunch • Teaching Presentations • Crafts
If you plan to attend, please sign up with Fr. John
([email protected])
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PARISH COUNCIL PRESIDENT’S REPORT
CG Dean Mellas
Pascha, The Joy of the Resurrection!
I believe addressing these 5-Challenges are paramount to
simply finding ways to spend or save the gift; in that spirit I
encourage your input. Please share with me and the Parish
Council your thoughts or how you envision us meeting the 5
Parish Challenges listed here. At the General Assembly I
presented these challenges, passed out a form, asked each person
to give it some thought and write your response to these
challenges and then send it to me or the Church office. Your
voice and opinion is important but I ask that you write your
response because it’s a more thought provoking task. You can ask
for a copy of the form or simply write a letter; in either case, think
of how do we Honor, Foster, Fulfill, Display and Create!
Χριστός Ανέστη, Christ is Risen! For the next 40 days as
Orthodox Christians we greet each other with this truly glorious
proclamation. Having prepared ourselves through the Triodion,
endured the Great fast, attended Liturgies, Pre-Sanctified’s,
Akathist’s, Vespers, chanted Lamentations, processed with
candles, scattered rose petals, bay leaf and basil, adorned our
Church in flowers, participated in Holy Week, having controlled
our passions and tongue, shared in book groups, given alms,
served others, read scripture, increased our prayer life, offered our
confessions, received Holy Unction, listened to great Homilies,
chanted the Χριστός Ανέστη, received Holy Communion,
after all these and so much more; we are handed a simple red egg
- the symbol of the blood of Christ (His sacrifice for us), the empty
tomb (His defeat of Death) and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
our Lord and God (our eternal Hope). I love red eggs.
With these challenges at the forefront, we will make every
effort to study our options and perform our due diligence. We
hope by the fall General Assembly to present the full scope of the
endowment and propose an action plan on its use. In the
meantime, I welcome your comments, questions and service in
the spirit of our Orthodox Christian love.
Red eggs is the primary purpose we are all here. Indeed, there
are other worthy reasons we come to Church; fellowship, friendship, family and more, but only in our Church can we receive the
Gift of the Red Eggs. I hope and pray your Lent and Pascal season was a blessing for you and your family.
Χριστός Ανέστη, Truly He is Risen!
Speaking of Red Eggs and Great Gifts, since our last Glad Tidings an exciting announcement was made about a truly wonderful
gift to the Church by the late Helen Vafiopoulos (may her memory be eternal). Although at this writing all of the details are not
yet known, we do know her endowment to the Church will be
over $3 million. What a great gift of Stewardship! It will be our
responsibility of the Parish Council and our community as a
whole, to be wise Stewards of this gift. At the General Assembly
in March I outlined 5-Challenges of our community and asked;
“How do we …”
1. Honor the Gift: In other words, how best do we use it as
she intended?
2. Foster Growth with the gift: Can it motivate and inspire
our own stewardship?
3. Fulfill the call of Ministry & Salvation: Can this help the
true Red Egg mission of our Church?
4. Display Responsibility and Prudence: Can we manage it
wisely to perpetuate the blessing?
5. Create a Model: Will our responsible action motivate
others to follow her gift example?
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THE LANCASTER CAMPUS LAND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Andrea T. Manyon, Co-Chairperson
There is continuing activity by the volunteers of the committee to bring the project of a suburban Family Life Center and a
Chapel to reality.
getting out of our shell and offering a vision for the future of
Orthodoxy in WNY.
With the open phase of fund raising now in effect, new donations have come into the LDC account. Eight parishioners
have sent money and more have promised to do the same.
A thermometer of funds raised will soon be placed in the
Church parlors.
The LDC members are in continual negotiations with regard
to the architectural and project managerial contractors for the
project. We may be able to start the process of obtaining permits
from the town of Lancaster (as a first step) by late May. Once the
site work starts and as the parishioners rally around the cause we
could have the Family Life Center and the Chapel completed
before the end of 2016.
In a recent meeting the LLC formally voted to donate the remaining western half of the 30 acre lot to the Church. This
process will be completed by a formal request to the parish council to accept the donation and any other steps needed. Further
development of that lot will be done from within the Church
through the Land Development Committee (LDC).
We would greatly appreciate it if members of our community
with technical and professional expertise participate as well as all
of our Orthodox community to join in the realization of this
project.
We are planning sweepstakes and other fund-raising events.
We also want to ask parishioners who pledged during the
silent phase and haven’t fulfilled their pledge to please do so.
This project is critical for the future and growth of our Greek
Orthodox community. Introversion and lack of faith in our abilities will only lead to stagnation and decline. We will bring more
people (and especially the younger generations) to our church by
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- 9/10:00am Matins/
Divine Liturgy
- Sunday School
- WPC General Mtg
- 9/10:00am Matins/
Divine Liturgy
- Sunday School
-Youth Choir Rehearsal
-WPC Coffee Hour
Pascha
-12:00 Noon – Agape Service
-1:00pm –Easter Egg Hunt
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- Palm Sunday
- WPC tray for flowers
- Palm Sunday Luncheon
- WPC Baked Goods Pick up
- Greek School Bake & Lambades
Sale
- 7:00pm – Bridegroom Service
Sunday
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- 7:00pm – Bridegroom
Service
APRIL
Monday
- PC Meeting
- PC Meeting
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-7:30pm – Adult Choir
Rehearsal
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- Holy Wednesday
- 6:00pm - Holy Unction
- 10:00am – Easter Eggs
Dye
- 7:00pm – Bridegroom
Service
-7:30pm – Adult Choir Rehearsal
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Wednesday
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Tuesday
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-The Feast of St. George
-9/10:00am Matins/Divine
Liturgy
-12:00 noon - Seniors’
Membership Luncheon
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-Holy Thursday
- 8:00am –Divine Liturgy
- 7:00pm - 12 Gospels
- NO Adult Greek Lang.
Class
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- 6:30pm – Adult Greek
Language Class
Thursday
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MAY
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- Life Giving Font
-9/10:00am Matins/Divine
-7:00pm - WPC Board Mtg
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-Holy Friday
-10:00am Royal Hours
-11:30am – Holy Friday
Retreat
-3:00pm Apokathelosis
-7:00pm Lamentations
- Office Closed
- WPC Baked Goods Pick
up
-10:00am – Palm Cross
Making
Friday
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-10:00am – Greek School
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-10:00am – Greek School
-11:00am-12:30pm -Orthodox
Action Soup Kitchen
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-10:00am – Greek School
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- Holy Saturday
- Proti Anastasis - 9/10:00am
Matins/Divine Liturgy
-11:00pm - Vigil of Pasch
-1:30am – Easter Meal
- No Greek School
- No Soup Kitchen
-Sat. of Lazarus
-9/10 Matins/Divine Liturgy
10:00am – Palm Cross
Making
-10:00 - Greek School
Saturday
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- Mother’s Day
- 9/10:00am Matins/
Divine Liturgy
- Sunday School
-WPC No kid hungry Bake
Sale
- 9/10:00am Matins/
Divine Liturgy
- Sunday School
- Youth Choir
Sunday
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- 6:30pm – Adult Greek
Language Class
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- 6:30pm - Adult Greek
Lang. Class
Thursday
Friday
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- 6:30pm - GreekFest 5K
Run
Any questions, comments, or corrections can be directed towards Fr. John. Our
parish address is: www.greekorthodoxchurchbuffalo.org.
In addition, the site is updated daily to show the latest news, events and liturgical
services. An integrated photo gallery has also been added to showcase many of our vibrant events and ministries.
OUR PARISH WEBSITE
HAS A NEW LOOK!
-7:30pm - Adult Choir
Rehearsal
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- 7:30pm – Adult Choir
Rehearsal
Wednesday
Saturday
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-10am – Greek School
-WPC Board Mtg
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-10:00am – Greek School
-11:00am-12:30pm -Orthodox
Action Soup Kitchen
We are pleased to announce that our parish website has a new look and that the site
has been reprogrammed so that it is more compatible with mobile devices!
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LENT & PASCHA 2015 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Saturday, April 4
Saturday of Lazarus - Matins 9:00 am - Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
Sunday, April 5
PALM SUNDAY - Matins 9:00 am - Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
Service of Nymphios – 7:00 pm
Monday, April 6
HOLY MONDAY - Service of Nymphios – 7:00 pm
Tuesday, April 7
HOLY TUESDAY - Service of Nymphios – 7:00 pm
Wednesday, April 8
HOLY WEDNESDAY – Holy Unction – 6:00 pm
Thursday, April 9
HOLY THURSDAY – Divine Liturgy of the Mystical Supper 8:00 am - followed by Community Paschal Egg
Preparation (Demakos Community Center) - Reading of 12 Gospels – 7:00 pm
Friday, April 10
HOLY (GOOD) FRIDAY – Royal Hours 10:00 am – followed by Holy Friday Youth Retreat (Grades K-12) – Removal
of Christ’s Body 3:00 pm – Service of the Lamentations with Flower Girl Presentation 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 11
HOLY SATURDAY – Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil 9:00 am – Resurrection/Paschal Vigil Divine Liturgy 11:00 pm – followed
by Pascha Community Meal
Sunday, April 12
GREAT & HOLY PASCHA – Agape Service 12:00 Noon – followed by Youth Easter Egg Hunt
Friday, April 17
Feast of the Life Giving Font (Zoodochos Pegi) - Matins 9:00 am - Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
Thursday, April 23
Feast of St. George - Matins 9:00 am - Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
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April 5, 2015
$12 Adults | $6 Children
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
Beth Mellas, Coordinator |[email protected]
Dr. Barbara Kuvshinoff and Peter Hiczewski, Assistant Coordinators
Thank you to the following students who assisted during
Liturgy on Youth Sunday in March: Katerina Schlabig (Epistle
reader), Basil Christakis and Zoi Mastoras (assisted in the
Narthex), Dominic Cervi and Sofia Davis (read Antiphons).
SAVE THE DATES
Last Sunday, students in grades 7th through 12th attended our
parish-level St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival in the
Chapel. Two students participated, both in the Senior Division
(grades 10-12). They were: Julianna Schlabig and Basil Christakis.
Congratulations for taking the time to share and confess your
faith with us. Both students said they spent between 8-10 hours
to research and write their speeches. Thanks goes to Ellene Phufas-Jousma, Irini Faltas, and Dean Mellas for judging; Effie George
for time-keeping; Tina Anas for selecting gifts for the participants.
Both students will now continue to the District Festival in April
which will be at St. Sophia, Syracuse, NY. We wish them the best!
Apr. 5
Palm Sunday. Classes in session.
Apr. 12
Pascha (no classes)
First Sunday each month is Youth Sunday
Parents, please continue encouraging your children to “Train
for the Race” in Sunday school, just as you would for physical education and other life skills. That means to bring them to classes,
to church, to special services, to assist in the soup kitchen, to
GOYA/JOY events, etc. Teach them these habits of good skills
and practices, and they will have those gifts their whole life.
Again, here are the definitions for each ‘race’:
• 5-k: for students who attend Sunday school
• 10-k: for students who attend Sunday school and
JOY/GOYA/Youth Choir activities
• Half-marathon: for students who attend Sunday school,
JOY/GOYA/Youth Choir activities, and participates in the
St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival
Senior Division Oratorical Speakers for 2015: Basil Christakis and Julianna
Schlabig, above; Father Christos speaking with students, below.
• Marathon: for students who attend Sunday school,
JOY/GOYA/Youth Choir activities, participates in the
St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival, and attend at least
one Pre-Sanctified Liturgy on Wednesdays in Lent.
St. Luke recorded Christ as saying, “If any one of My servants, who is baptized in My name and remains faithful, confesses Me before men, if any brave athlete competes in the
contest of My name and proclaims that I am the True God
Who came in the flesh, Who was crucified and resurrected for
the love of man, I will also confess him before the angels of My
Father, before the angels in Heaven” (Lk. 12:8). Blessed is the
child whose parents encourage action and live by this Faith.
Sunday school is here to help.
Facebook: Sunday School Parents at Annunciation Orthodox Buffalo
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OCF NORTHEAST REGIONAL RETREAT
Fr. John Sakellariou
The Regional Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) held in
our parish was a great success. Our parish hosted many Orthodox
Students from the surrounding colleges as well as from other colleges in parts of New York, New Jersey, Ohio and Canada to name
but a few. We even had a few students among us who are in the
process of joining the Orthodox Church! The retreat provided a
great opportunity for fellowship, fun, and meeting new friends.
Since this retreat was a great success, I received a lot of feedback
from some of the local students in having an OCF chapter started
in their college. If you are in college or soon to be, please contact
me ([email protected]) if you are interested in being a part
of OCF.
What is OCF?
Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is the official collegiate
campus ministry program under the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America. OCF is charged
with connecting Orthodox college students—and those interested
in the Orthodox Christian faith—to Christ and His Church. OCF
realizes this mission by:
• Supporting fellowships on college campuses, whose mem-
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bers experience and witness to the Orthodox Christian Church
through community life, prayer, service to others, and study of
the Faith;
• Providing a variety of thoughtful and innovative programming including College Conference and Real Break domestic
and international service projects; and,
• Training lay and clergy volunteers as well as our students
for leadership roles on campus and beyond.
Finally, I would like to extend a thank you to all the students
who came from far and near for this great retreat. In addition, I
would like to thank our very own OCF Regional Coordinator
Alex Kuvshinoff and his mother Barbara Kuvshinoff for their
help in making this event a success.
WOMEN’S PHILOPTOCHOS COMMITTEE
Barbara Kuvshinoff, President
Membership: Our membership drive for 2015 ends this
month. We send the list of our members to the Metropolis of Detroit and to the National Philoptochos by April 30th. Last year
we had 115 members – at this time we have 61. Any Orthodox
woman over the age of 18 may join as a member. Orthodox men
may also join as associate members. Those who are not Orthodox,
but are married to an Orthodox spouse may join as associate members. Philoptochos is the right arm of philanthropy in the church
and is a “friend to the poor.” We support many worthwhile causes
in our parish, in our local neighborhoods, in our metropolis, our
nation and in the world. Become a part of it!
Philoptochos Elections to the Board: This year is an election
year for Philoptochos. That means that it’s time for a new board.
We have several ladies who have served on the board for lengthy
periods of time who would like to step down and give new people
a chance to serve. I encourage anyone who is interested to speak
to a current board member and ask what it is like to serve. It can
be a very rewarding and eye-opening experience. The by-laws of
the Philoptchos state that the president and treasurer cannot remain in office for more than two 2-year terms. We need new
Board members to help us shape the future of Philoptochos and
to adapt it to the busy schedules we have today. A new board
means new ideas, new ways of doing things, and even some growing pains as some traditions change and new traditions are begun.
Please consider serving on the board if you are eligible – you may
nominate yourself for the board.
Who can serve on the Philoptochos Board?
There are two criteria for serving on the board:
1. You must be a full member (not an associate member),
thus you must be an Orthodox woman over the age of 18.
and assist at Philoptochos events. This doesn’t mean you have to
be at EVERY meeting or EVERY event. We understand that we
all have busy lives and multiple commitments.
Who are the officers and what do they do?
Officers on the Board are elected by the directors on the Board.
They include the president, vice president, secretary, corresponding secretary, treasurer, assistant treasurer, and advisor. To be
president you must have served on the Board for 2 years before
you are elected to that position. The previous president automatically becomes the advisor to the new president. The by-laws state
that no officer shall hold an office for more than two consecutive
2 year terms.
When are elections?
Elections will be held in May, most likely on Sunday the 10th
or the 17th. After the elections, the new Board will take the Oath
of Office and be installed at our Installation Luncheon on May
31st following Liturgy. ALL members are invited to the Installation Luncheon which will be held a short distance from the
church at the Brooklyn Room on Delaware Avenue. We are working to put together a menu with a cost of $25 – look for information next month.
At the Installation luncheon, the newly elected Board members
will elect the officers that will serve from 2015-2017.
How long do I have to serve if I am a Board member?
Board members serve for 2 years. They are elected in May and
assume their responsibilities July 1 and serve for two years until
the next Board is elected and assumes their responsibilities.
While it is true that many Board members have served for multiple years in a row. It is not required. In fact, several Board members have expressed a wish that they would love to step off the
Board and be replaced by members of the next generation of
Philoptochos members.
2. You must have been a member of Philoptotchos in the
year prior to the election – in this case 2014.
How many people are on the Board?
Chapters of 50-99 members should have not less than 7, nor
more than 17 board members. Chapters of 100-199 members shall
not have more than 19 board members. Last time we had elections, our chapter elected 13 board members.
What are the duties of a Board member? What does the
Board do?
The Board generally meets once a month to plan and organize
events and fundraisers, allocate charitable donations, and determine how we as a group can help those in need. As a Board member you should attend the monthly meeting, contribute your ideas,
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If I’m on the Board, do I have to bake?
NO! Don’t be afraid to be on the Board! We are a great sisterhood and strive to do charitable work. It is a great feeling to be
able to assist those in need. While baking is usually our biggest
and best fundraiser, you don’t have to bake to be on the Board!
I’m interested…what do I do now?
If you are interested or have further questions, contact anyone
on the current Board. You can call or email Barbara Kuvshinoff
553-5722, [email protected] OR you can call Ria in
the office 882-9485.
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LIBRARY
Aglaia Polisson
.Each chapter features a saint (special agent), a brief explanation
Holy and Great Lent is a time of spiritual preparation and
growth. We have the opportunity through daily prayer, fasting
and service to others to reach spiritual blessings.
of why each is a special agent and prayers for children on the
theme of each agent.
LENTEN PRAYER OF ST. EPHRAIM
Lord and master of my life, deliver me from the spirit
of laziness, meddling, ambition and gossip. Give me , Your servant,
the spirit of prudence, humility, patience and love.
Lord and King grant that I may see my sins and faults
and not judge my brother, for You are blessed forever and ever.
Why it’s notable: this book introduces pre-teens to serving
Christ in the real world and gives targets for the young to aim for
as they live life as an agent.
LIBRARY EVENTS
• Story Time: Second Sunday of each month. We introduce
new books. Come – enjoy!
The Library has an abundance of Lenten and prayer books:
• Daily Lenten Meditations for the Orthodox Christian - by
• Orthodox Book Discussion Group: The Art of Salvation
by Elder Ephraim. The discussion has been very inspiring
and informative. Thank you to all who participated.
Presbytera Harakas.
• Holy Week and Easter
• First Fruits of Prayer: A Forty Day Journey through the
THANK YOU
Canon of St. Andrew
Thank you to the following for their donations
• Margaret Manos in memory of Nicholas Economou
• The Meaning of Great Lent by Bishop Kallistos Ware
• Elizabeth Degen in memory of Nicholas Economou
• The Lenten Triodion - Translated by Mother Mary and
• Patricia Papafagos in memory of Alexander Papafagos
and Mary Krestos
Kalistos Ware
• Meditations for Great Lent – Reflections on the Triodion
by Vassilios Papavassiliou. Contains powerful meditations
emphasizing humility, repentance, ascetic love, fasting , not
judging , the passions of virtues, joy, the cross and resurrection to the journey to Pascha.
• Orthodox Lent, Holy Week and Easter by Hugh Wybrew:
describes the observances of Lent Holy Week and Easter in
the Orthodox tradition by presenting selected liturgical texts
from the services of the most significant days.
• Great Lent by Alexander Schmemann: the author explores
the riches of the Lenten liturgical journey within the Orthodox Church
• The Orthodox Way by Fr. Kallistos Ware
Be the first to review one of our library books:
Special Agents of Christ: A prayer book for young Orthodox
Saints by Annalisa Boyd
What it’s about : Readers are invited to become special agents
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ORTHODOX ACTION
Mary Danakas
“Share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless and poor into your house.” Isaiah 58:7
Christos Anesti! Alethos Anesti!
any lukewarm Christians to follow Him. He demands us to give
Him our whole heart, to give 100% of ourselves. Wishy-washy
Christians is not what Jesus wants. To follow our Lord is a lifelong journey of continually recommitting our whole life to Christ.
This is why we repeat 10 times during each Divine Liturgy, with
all the saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and our whole life
to Christ our God.
Throughout Great Lent and the glorious celebration of Pascha we are reminded that to be a true disciple of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ isn’t easy.
True discipleship requires sacrifice, perseverance, and struggle. There is a definite COST, COMMITMENT, and a
FIRM RESPONSE needed to follow Christ.
To truly follow Christ is hard! It involves a demanding COST,
COMMITMENT, and RESPONSE. Yet the fruits that follow
such a path are incomparable – deep union and intimate love
with our Savior. The life of a true follower of Christ is a struggle,
but during that struggle we experience inexpressible love, a peace
that surpasses all understanding, as well as a radiant joy and hope
which sustains us through all of life’s struggles, and ultimately
eternal salvation. This is why people choose to walk down this
narrow path.
COST: I remember the words of my New Testament professor
at seminary, Fr. Theodore Stylianopoulos, who would say, It costs
nothing to become a Christian, but once you become one, it costs you
everything. There is no cost to be baptized and join Christ’s Holy
Church. Once we are baptized and become members of the
Church, however, then we are expected to live our entire life for
Christ and according to His Gospel.
Throughout Great Lent and the glorious celebration of Pascha
Jesus invited each of us to follow Him – to accept the COST, to
make the COMMITMENT, and to RESPOND in a firm manner.
It is then that we will discover the most joyful and exciting life
possible! How will you respond?
To be an Orthodox Christian implies that we have asked Jesus
to enter and control our life. We choose to live under the reign
of God. Being a follower of Jesus should affect everything we do
in our lives – how we act in our home, in the work place, at
school, in our hobbies, and in the street. If we have allowed Christ
to live in our hearts, than His light of love should radiate from
our words, our actions, and our very being. People should understand our identity as Christians not by what we say, but by who
we are!
One way of responding is to volunteer and join Orthodox Action
at one of it’s twice a month Saturday Soup Kitchens. Volunteers
are needed from 10 AM-1 PM on the second and last Saturday of
each month. Just as Christ invited His first disciples, we, too,
would like to invite you to Come and See! To volunteer, please call
Mary Mastoras, the Volunteer Coordinator at 440-2130.
COMMITMENT: After we accept this cost, then comes the
commitment. We need to understand the big difference between
simply believing in God and committing our lives to Him. It’s
Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!
easy to say, I believe in Jesus. I believe that He was a wonderful teacher,
a miracle worker, and even the Son of
God. How hard, though, to say I am comA Special Thank You from Orthodox Action to:
mitted to Christ. I will follow Him in all
that I do. My lifestyle and my values will
• Women’s Philoptochos Committee for their very kind and generous donation of chili,
reflect the teachings of Jesus. I will try to
tomato sauce, cheddar cheese and sour cream for our February 14, 2014 Soup Kitchen!
imitate His life of love, of forgiveness, of
mercy, of compassion, or care for all peo• Milton, Sophia, and Foti Koutsandreas, of Alton’s Restaurant for their very generous
ple. In other words, believing is not
donation of baked ziti, salad and sliced bread for our February 28, 2015 Soup Kitchen!
enough. Actual commitment is the
Their donation was made in loving memory of Konstandinos Koutsandreas and
authentic sign of true belief.
Konstandinos Bousdas. May their memories be eternal!
RESPONSE: Following such a
• Nicole Marcello and the Olmstead PTA for their donation of spaghetti, meatballs, rolls,
commitment needs to come a wholebutter pats, salad, and 10 gallons of sauce!
hearted response. Jesus doesn’t want
May God bless you all for your service and generosity!
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BUFFALO GREEKFEST 2015
Jeff Gianiodis, Chairperson
Website: www.buffalogreekfest.org | June 5, 6, 7 2015
YiaYia’s Attic:
To Volunteer:
Online at: www.buffalogreekfest.org/volunteer.html, or via
email: [email protected], or see the form on
page 21. You can also reach Karoline Faltas by phone, 716-880-4303.
We are always looking for donations of gently used household items, toys, jewelry, handbags, etc. Please, no clothing,
shoes, and bedding or computer items. Contact Barbara Kelly at
885.1729 to arrange delvery (or pick up) of your items.
Please volunteer! We still need help in all areas. If you have already signed up, thank you, for serving the church in this way.
Our festival needs you to be successful.
Continue checking the website, bulletin and Glad Tidings for
news and updates.
5th Annual 5k Run:
This year’s race will take place on Friday, May 15, 2015.
Sweepstakes Drawing/Cocktail Party:
Thursday May 28, 2015 at 7:00 PM in the Demakos Community Center. 500 tickets will be sold; cost is $150 per ticket. If
you wish to purchase tickets, please see the form on page 22, or
contact Andrew Gianiodis: 510-6068.
6th Annual
a run for the annunciation greek orthodox church of buffalo
friday, may 15, 2015 at 6:30 pm
annunciation greek orthodox church
146 w. utica street buffalo, ny 14222
fee is $20 (pre-race day), $25 (day of race)
us funds only, please
post race awards party with greek food, music and beer
for registration and race information, visit
www.buffalogreekfest.org/5k
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HELLENIC SENIOR CLUB OF STS. JOACHIM & ANNA
Barbara Kelly, President
• No May Coffee Klatch due to Festival Preparations
I hope you are all enjoying some spring weather after such a
long and severe winter. Please mark your calendars for our membership luncheon, details below. You can include your dues with
your luncheon payment, or send $10.00 to Joyce McDaniels, 199
Columbia Ave., Williamsville, NY 14221. If you are a member
please renew. If you aren’t, please consider joining and supporting
our club. We are the only organization in our church that provides fellowship and activities designed for seniors. We are really
more of a social club than a senior club, so if you are over 50,
please join us. We need new ideas and new energy.
• June 30 - Coffee Klatch celebrating all of our birthdays
MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON
Thursday April 23, 2015 at 12 Noon
The Columns Banquets, 2221 Transit Road
Hors d’ oeuvres and cash bar followed by lunch
Menu choices:
Chicken Piccata with a lemon caper wine sauce
Baked Haddock topped with tomato bruschetta and spinach
Vegetable Lasagna with Alfredo sauce
It is that time of the year again for collecting things for Yiayia’s
Attic. If you are de-cluttering, downsizing, or moving please donate your unwanted items. Dishes, glasses, serving pieces, kitchenware, pictures, books, decorative items, costume jewelry, handbags
all sell well. I will be happy to pick up your donations. Call me,
Barbara Kelly, at 885-1729. Please, no clothing, shoes, and bedding or computer items.
Cost: $25.00
(if you haven’t paid your dues, add $10.00, total $35.00)
To reserve call Helen Curtis, 833-3741, by April 15
Make checks payable to Hellenic Senior Club and
UPCOMING EVENTS
mail with your menu choice to:
• April 23 - Membership Luncheon, 12:00 at The Columns
Helen Curtis, 58 Lenore Road, Amherst, 14226
• No April Coffee Klatch
Orthodox Book Discussion Group
june discussion book
Sacred Parenting: How Raising Kids Shapes our Souls
by Gary Thomas
Parenting is a school for spiritual formation—and our children are our teachers. The journey
of caring for, rearing, training, and loving our children will profoundly alter us forever. Sacred
Parenting is unlike any other parenting book you have ever read. This is not a “how-to”
book that teaches you ways to discipline your kids or help them achieve their full potential.
Instead of discussing how parents can change their kids, Sacred Parenting turns the tables
and demonstrates how God uses our kids to change us. You’ve read all the method books.
Now take a step back and receive some much-needed inspiration. You’ll be encouraged
by stories that tell how other parents handled the challenges and difficulties of being a
parent—and how their children transformed their relationship with God. Sacred Parenting
affirms the spiritual value of being a parent, showing you the holy potential of the parent-child relationship.
Join us on June 22nd at 7:00 P.M. in the church garden for a discussion of this highly anticipated book.
Copies are available in the church bookstore and library.
For Book Discussion Group updates visit: www.hocalibrary.blogspot.com . To join the book group email list, email [email protected]
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ADULT CHOIR
Tom Krestos
The members of the ADULT CHOIR
express their gratitude for the following
memorial donations given to them:
• We thank the following for donating In
Loving Memory of: +Betty-Lou Diebold
Frangooles:
Nicholas & Priscilla Candiliotis
Louis & Deanna Diakos
Mary Eyler
Sam & Stella Gikas
Sterios & Maria Gogos
Thomas & Ellene Phufas Jousma
Angie Page
Peter & Elizabeth Pavlakis
William G. Siradas
Mrs. Hope Vallas
• We thank the following for donating In
Loving Memory of: +Thalia Bechakas
Kafasis
Louis & Deana Diakos
• We thank the following for donating In
Loving Memory of: +Mary Voulgaris
Krestos
Terry Abraham
Roger & Donna Amati & Family
Michael & Maria Antoulinakis
John & Toula Bechakas
Maria & Ken Bork & Family
Diana Pappas & Gerald Aquilina & Family
Dean Pappas
Angeline “Angie” Krestos Brown
Crist & Katie Brown and John & Jim
Kennie & Kelly Brown
Jerry & Christina Candiliotis
Nicholas & Priscilla Candiliotis
Mrs. Soula Clark
Sue Marie Clark
Louis & Deanna Diakos
Fr. Jim & Pres. Goldie Doukas
Mary Eyler
Katherine, Adonis, Michele
Nicholas & Danielle Falkides
Sam & Stella Gikas
Sterios & Maria Gogos
George & Jennifer Gogos & Family
Demetria (Doukas) & Mike Greenwood
Gary Anthony Halicki
Thomas & Ellene Phufas Jousma
Fr. Demetrios & Pres. Diana (Doukas) Kazakis & Family
Barbara E. Kelly
George & Clara Kosmas
Nicole Krestos
Drs. Boris & Barbara Kuvshinoff
Michael & Artemis Likoudis
Patrick & Anna Manning
Margaret M. Manos
Navene & Jerome Maragliano
Ann Martin
Carol Szczepanski
Claire & Al Nelson
Paul & Marie Nogowski
Angie Page
Gerry & Mary Jo Parker
Peter & Elizabeth Pavlakis
Mark & Lisa Phillips
Peter Plumpis & Family
Mrs. Regina M. Sapona
William G. Siradas
Bill & Madonna Strom
Stephen & Karen Turner
Mrs. Hope Vallas
Anthony & Barbara Veanes
Gregory & Elaine Weber
John & Amy Zavitz & Family
• We thank the following for donating In
Loving Memory of: +Helen Yianilos Parish
Barbara E. Kelly
Navene & Jerome Maragliano
Valentinos & Sophia Salonikis
• We thank the following for donating In
Loving Memory of: +Hercules Pappas
Margaret M. Manos
• We thank the following for donating In
Loving Memory of: +John Pavlakis - Greece:
Michael & Maria Antoulinakis
Peter & Elizabeth Pavlakis
• We thank the following for donating In
Loving Memory of: +Anthony G. “Tony”
Perdicas:
Mary Eyler
Margaret M. Manos
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Peter & Elizabeth Pavlakis
Valentinos & Sophia Salonikis
• We thank the following for donating In
Loving Memory of: +Lula Siradas
The Siradas Family
APRIL is here, and Soon it will be
Summer…pretty soon...
think MUSIC,
think SONGS,
think HYMNS,
think about…
Singing with the Adult Choir and
praising His Holy Name together!
Christos Anesti Alithos Anesti
~
Christ is Risen Truly He has Risen
~
LIVING WATER
ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ! ΑΛΗΘΩΣ ΑΝΕΣΤΗ!
CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN!
The following text is a translation from an article that Archbishop Anastasios of Albania wrote for a Greek newspaper in 2005. It is one of those
texts that never lose their value with the passage of time.
The word Pascha comes from the Aramaic pasha or the Hebrew
pesah, and among other things it means passage, crossing over,
“passover.” The Israelite tradition connected this term to the commemoration of the exit of the Hebrews from the bondage to
Pharaoh. The Christians adopted it singing the new Pascha that
Christ inaugurated with His Passion and His Resurrection.
Through this He validated the “new
covenant” of love, leading the new people that would follow Him to a life of
freedom, and final overcoming of the
powers of darkness and death. “Pascha,
the Lord’s Pascha - we chant joyfully - for
Christ our God has out of death passed
us over into life, and likewise from earth
to heaven, as we now sing a triumphal
hymn.”
Through His resurrection, Christ not
only destroyed the machinations of His
crucifiers and undid the plans of the political and religious establishment of His
time, but he mainly opened a way to a
different kind of life, where everything is
illumined with hope. “The universe is illumined by Your resurrection, O Christ”
intones the hymnodist. “We celebrate
that death has been put to death, Hades has been overthrown,
and another everlasting life has begun, and exulting we praise and
extol the Cause...”
Therefore, in order to truly celebrate Pascha, we must not limit
ourselves to a conventional shell of customs, to the external frame
of the feast, to well-wishes, fireworks, red eggs, dancing and songs.
It behooves us to attempt to access its core. To absorb the deeper
meaning of Orthodox Pascha. We truly celebrate by passing over
from a superficial view of Pascha to an experience that is personal,
spiritual and faithful to Tradition.
At the same time the paschal feast urges us to attempt another
exit: from the realm of fear and discouragement to the domain of
hope. Holy Week has reminded us of envy, plots, machinations,
unbelievable pettiness of many individuals such as the Pharisees,
the leaders, the anonymous masses, and even the disciples. It shed
light in a particular manner to something that we are so familiar
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with in our personal lives: sorrows, persecutions, slander, lies, injustice, that even the Most Innocent One experienced.
Thus, these days reminded us that Christ hasn’t not promised
to His own a life of comfort and quiet. He spoke of a path full of
demands and challenges. The new thing that Christ brought to
the world was not the cross. The cross pre-existed. The new thing
is the transformation of the cross to resurrection. Under this perspective, the sorrow that God allows in our lives acquires a special
meaning. The Risen Christ is near us in order to lead us to an
exit from the Lie with its various permutations to the transparent
Truth, from pain without hope to the
peaceful acceptance of pain with hope.
Pascha invites us to yet another crossing over. From our little or great loneliness to a relationship of love with those
that surround us, with all those that
Christ loved. Fatigue, distrust, the bitter
taste of life push us to isolation. Usually,
as we grow older, our trust on people
grows less, and finally many of us end up
looking like small deserted islands, isolated by the waves of melancholy. We revolve around ourselves, our problems,
our interests, our strong points or our
weaknesses. The Feast of the Resurrection urges us to move to a saving breakout from the fortress of our ego to the
meeting of our fellow men. The distrust
toward others that often poisons our life
must be overcome by the joy of the Resurrection. It is urgent these
days of Pascha to contribute to the opening of hearts to relatives,
to coworkers, to friends, to enemies, to “those near and to those
afar,” to dissolve the clouds of dislike that shadow interpersonal
relationships and to transfigure mere coexistence to a communion
of love.
Every Pascha constitutes a challenge by the Risen One to a saving passing over from every kind of indifference, hypocrisy and
convention to a personal relationship with the living God of truth
and love, from the area of multifaceted death to the space of endless life, from what we are now to what the resurrected Christ
wants us to become: people with a paschal conscience and with a
paschal mindset.
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THEODORE G. AND FREDA DANAKAS SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Deadline for submission: April 23, 2015. All required items in the checklist below must be received in the church office
by this deadline for your application to be considered.
YOU CAN APPLY IF:
1. You or at least one parent is in good standing of the parish at the time of
graduation and at the time of college entrance, based on the Church’s stewardship policy.
2. You have been active in Sunday School and parish-related activities such
as Altar Server, Byzantine-Adult or Youth Choir, Holy Friday Retreat Participant, Greek Festival Volunteer, Library, Gift Shop, Foreign Missions, Orthodox
Action, or other ministry.
3. You must have been accepted as a matriculating student by a two-year
college or university, four-year college or university, or a vocational tech
school. You may apply before any year of the program.
4. You can apply if you have received this scholarship before
Required documents:
APPLICATION CHECKLIST:
FINANCIAL:
All other factors being equal, the student with the greatest financial need will
take precedence based upon an official copy of the “FAFSA – EFC Application
Verification” (AV) form. This form does not include income information but does
include the Expected Family Contribution. See enclosed example. Do not include Tax Returns or other personal financial information.
FAFSA, EFC APPLICATION VERIFICATION
Please include the FAFSA “Expected Family Contribution” statement. The
EFC statement is a one page document that can be printed from the FAFSA
website at the successful completion of your FAFSA application. DO NOT
SEND ANY TAX RETURN OR OTHER PERSONAL FINANCIAL DATA WITH YOUR
APPLICATION. Below is an example of what the EFC statement page may
look like. If you have any questions regarding this page, contact the Church
office or a Scholarship trustee:
___ This instruction sheet with this checklist filled out.
___ The completed scholarship application form
___ Statement of reasons for applying and any additional information
___ Proof of admission to a university, college, community college, or
This is the EFC number.
Do not black out your
name or schools.
vocational/technical school
___ High School Transcript, including class ranking
___ One Academic reference
___ One Personal reference
___ FAFSA – EFC Application Verification form – see below.
Required, will be prepared by the church office:
___ Parish Priest’s Certification that a parent is a member in good standing
SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
The Committee thanks the following who have donated to the Church’s Scholarship Fund. We can think of no better way for our Church, in a
tangible way, to show its appreciation to the members of our parish for their hard work, dedication, and devotion.
The Church Scholarship Committee
Rev. Dr. Christos B. Christakis • Dean Mellas (Parish Council President) • Dean Pavlakis • Boris Kuvshinoff
Betty-Lou Frangooles
William H. & Judy Gorman, Jr.
Margaret M. Manos
Mary Voulgaris Krestos
Mrs. Tina Tzimas
Leo & Niki Pullman
Leo Bindert and Elise Bindert
Hercules Pappas
Christ A. Ravenas
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Helen Yianilos Parish
Peter & Joan Pullman
Peter Pullman, Jr.
Richard & Karen Wagner
CHURCH SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Deadline for submission: April 23, 2015. All required items in the checklist below must be received in the church office
by this deadline for your application to be considered.
YOU CAN APPLY IF:
1. You or at least one parent is in good standing of the parish at the time of
graduation and at the time of college entrance, based on the Church’s stewardship policy.
___ Proof of participation in other church activities - see the list, below
2. You have been active in Sunday School and church activities such as Altar
Server, Byzantine-Adult or Youth Choir, Holy Friday Retreat Participant, Greek
Festival Volunteer, Library, Gift Shop, Foreign Missions, Orthodox Action or
other ministry.
The committee will take into account financial need based upon an official
copy of the “FAFSA – EFC Application Verification” (AV) form, if the family
would like to provide it. This form does not include income information but
does include the Expected Family Contribution (see example). Do not include Tax Returns or other personal financial information.
___ FAFSA – EFC Application Verification form – see example on page 26.
FINANCIAL:
3. You must have been accepted as a matriculating student by an accredited
four-year college or university within two years of high school graduation.
4. You have not previously received this scholarship, unless you are a seminary student. Actual or prospective seminary students should contact the
Parish Priest for instructions.
CHURCH ACTIVITY AND PARTICIPATION CHECKLIST
The following is a list of Church organizations, activities and services. It is provided
as a guide to assist you in preparing your scholarship application and improving
your candidacy. If you have participated in a listed activity ascertain the signature
of the responsible chairperson or leader in the space provided. You may wish to
include any additional written documentation or letters of recommendation by that
chairperson as desired to further enhance your application.
IMPORTANT QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates who fulfill the following qualifications will have priority consideration for the Scholarship.
Sunday School: An aggregate attendance record in Sunday School (SS) of
75% from grades 9-12. (The Sunday School Coordinator provides this information directly to the Committee).
Activity
Essay: An essay, in accordance to the rules of the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival, as completed during any grade 9-12, and approved by the
Festival Chair. The candidate will be encouraged but not required to compete in the oration portion of the Festival.
Advisor or adult contact
1. Altar Server
_____________________________
2. Choir – Adult
_____________________________
3. Choir – Byzantine
_____________________________
4. Choir – Youth
_____________________________
5. Community Christmas Pres.
_____________________________
Required documents (all must be received in church office by the deadline to be considered):
6. Cultural Comm. Volunteer
_____________________________
___ This instruction sheet with this checklist filled out.
7. Foreign Miss. Fundraising
_____________________________
___ The completed scholarship application form
8. Gift Shop Volunteer
_____________________________
GOYA: A four-year aggregate participation record in GOYA sponsored activities
of 50% from grades 9-12, as evidenced in a letter signed by the GOYA advisor.
APPLICATION CHECKLIST:
___ Statement of reasons for applying and any additional information
9. Greek School Grad/Participant _____________________________
___ Proof of admission to a four-year university
___ High School Transcript, including class ranking
___ One Academic reference
___ One Personal reference
Required, will be prepared by the church office:
___ Parish Priest’s Certification that a parent is a member in good standing
Optional documents to support priority consideration:
___ An essay in accordance with the rules of the St John Oratorical Festival
___ Evidence from GOYA Advisor indicating participation of 50% or more.
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10. Greek Festival Volunteer
_____________________________
11. Holy Friday Retreat Partic.
_____________________________
12. Library Volunteer
_____________________________
13.Orthodox Action Volunteer
_____________________________
14. Philoptochos Volunteer
_____________________________
15. Other Activity (please list)
_____________________________
MEMORIALS
We gratefully acknowledge donations received by our memorial funds in loving memory of the following:
Michael Boubaris
Joanna Nicholas
Paulette Vergos Cesana
Thomas & Ellene Phufas Jousma
Russell E. Coran
Helen Coran
Lynne & Sanford Bookey
Lisa & Steven Massaro and their
Families
Kostas G. Desminis
Thomas & Ellene Phufas Jousma
Nicholas Economou
(Brother of Aggie Polisson)
Margaret M. Manos
Donald K. Peebles
John P. Falkides
Katherine, Adonis, Michele,
Nicholas & Danielle Falkides
Betty-Lou Diebold Frangooles
Robert W. Frangooles
Anne Reif
Debbie Speidel
Mary Tarnowski
Mrs. Anne Mastoris
Colleen Lambros
Hellenic Seniors Club
Sam & Effie Gikas
Nicholas & Priscilla Candiliotis
Mr. George Antoulinakis
Mrs. Hope Vallas
William G. Siradas
Katherine, Adonis, Michele
Nicholas & Danielle Falkides
Sophia Sykas
Thomas & Ellene Phufas Jousma
Louis & Deanna Diakos
Sotirios & Joanne Gogos
Anthony & Barbara Veanes
Dr. Alan & Athena Meholick
George & Elenie Basil
Barbara E. Kelly
Angie Page
Regina M. Sapona
Sterios & Maria Gogos
Mary Eyler
Gerry & Mary Jo Parker
Valentinos & Sophia Salonikis
Margaret M. Manos
Michael & Artemis Likoudis
Peter & Elizabeth Pavlakis
John & Mary Lewlew
Dr. Brian & Madeline Cushing
William & Judy Gorman, Jr.
Thomas & Ellene Phufas Jousma
Louis & Deanna Diakos
Sotirios & Joanne Gogos
Anthony & Barbara Veanes
Peter Plumpis & Family
George & Elenie Basil
Angie Page
Mark & Lisa Phillips
Regina M. Sapona
Paul & Marie Nogowski
Angie Krestos Brown
Sue Marie Clark
Kennie & Kelly Brown
Stephen & Karen Turner
Annunciation Adult Choir
Sterios & Maria Gogos
Mary Eyler
Ann Martin
Carol Szczepanski
Maria & Ken Bork & Family
Diana Pappas & Gerald Aquilina
& Family
Dean Pappas
Gerry & Mary Jo Parker
Gary Anthony Halicki
Helen Coran
Margaret M. Manos
Michael & Artemis Likoudis
George & Jennifer Gogos & Family
Tina Tzimas
Michael & Maria Antoulinakis
Peter & Elizabeth Pavlakis
Crist & Katie Brown and John & Jim
Robert W. Frangooles & Family
Bessie Diakos Halkias
(Sister of Clara Kosmas and Louis Diakos)
Nick & Gina Bechakas
Stacy Diakos
Maria Gerakios
Mariam Mashni Harb
Thomas & Ellene Phufas Jousma
Thalia J. Bechakas-Kafasis
(Mother of Nina Krestos)
Louis & Deanna Diakos
Mary Voulgaris Krestos
Mrs. Anne Mastoris
Colleen Lambros
Hellenic Seniors Club
Sam & Stella Gikas
Nicholas & Priscilla Candiliotis
George Antoulinakis
John & Amy Zavitz & Family
Robert & Donna Amati & Family
Jerry & Christina Candiliotis
Terry Abraham
Soula Clark
Fr. James & Pres. Goldie Doukas
Fr. Demetrios & Pres. Diana
Kazakis & Family
Demetria & Mike Greenwood
Claire & Al Nelson
John & Toula Bechakas
Barbara E. Kelly
Mrs. Hope Vallas
Gregory & Elaine Weber
Patrick & Anna Manning
Nicole Krestos
Drs. Boris & Barbara Kuvshinoff
William G. Siradas
Bill & Madonna Strom
Navene & Jerome Maragliano
Patricia Papafagos
Katherine, Adonis, Michele
Nicholas & Danielle Falkides
The Rybnys – Judi, Buddy, Scott
& Keri
George & Clara Kosmas
Sophia Sykas
Peter A. Krestos
Katherine, Adonis, Michele,
Nicholas & Danielle Falkides
Charles J. Liarakos
(Brother of Joanne Liaros)
Mrs. Hope Vallas
Anna Faturos Liaros
Sotirios & Joanne Gogos
Mary Triantafillou Mandilas
John Velianou & Family
Nick & Daphne Christou
Mrs. Melpomeni Triantafillou
Mark Milanoski
Ann McNamara
Eric M. Manos
Thomas & Ellene Phufas Jousma
Andrea Georgeades Migliore
(Daughter of Paul & Roberta
Georgeades)
Paul & Roberta Georgeades
Spiros N. Nicholas
Joanna Nicholas
Alexander “Alex” Papafagos
Patricia Papafagos
Hercules Pappas
(Brother-in-law of Margaret M. Manos)
Margaret M. Manos
Matthew & Dorothy Forest
Christ A. Ravenas
Michael P. Paravalos
(Brother of Christina P. Miller)
Emily R. Klinski
Helen Yianilos Parish
Mrs. Helen Vergos
Mr. George Antoulinakis
Mrs. Hope Vallas
Anthony & Barbara Veanes
Mrs. Anne Mastoris
Colleen Lambros
Hellenic Seniors Club
Thomas & Ellene Phufas Jousma
Navene & Jerome Maragliano
Paul W. Siradas
Valentinos & Sophia Salonikis
Peter & Joan Pullman
Peter Pullman, Jr.
Richard & Karen Wagner
Clyde & Helene Drake
William G. Siradas
Benjamin & Alice Henneberger
Helen Yianilos Chaffee & Family
Bertha Quinn
Gorge Elenie Basil
Beatrice Yianilos
Sterios & Maria Gogos
Joe & Debbie Gibbs
Robert W. Frangooles & Family
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George S. Piatov
Robert W. Frangooles & Family
John Pavlakis – Greece
(Cousin of Peter Pavlakis)
Peter & Elizabeth Pavlakis
Michael & Maria Antoulinakis
Leo & Niki Pullman
Anthony G. “Tony” Perdicas
Thomas & Ellene Phufas Jousma
Valentinos & Sophia Salonikis
Sterios & Maria Gogos
Mary Eyler
The Meholick Family
Margaret M. Manos
Gerry & Mary Jo Parker
Anthony & Barbara Veanes
Mrs. Jeanne Lawless Weber
Peter & Elizabeth Pavlakis
Leo Bindert
Elise Bindert
(Great-great-grandparents of the following:)
Lula Siradas
William G. Siradas
Thomas & Ellene Phufas Jousma
Helen Coran
Lynne & Sanford Bookey
Lisa & Steven Massaro and their families
Angelo J. “Lee” Yeostros
Katherine, Adonis, Michele, Nicholas & Danielle Falkides
Bessie Poulos Petrakis
(Sister of Stella Pappas & Mother of Helene Petrakis)
May their memories be eternal
Thomas & Ellene Phufas Jousma
Emmanuel & Fallia Michopoulos Phufas
(Parents of Ellene Phufas-Jousma)
Thomas & Ellene Phufas Jousma
COMMUNITY REGISTER
BAPTISMS
• Joseph (Christian) –February 28, 2015
Son of Joseph Sutfin & Anastasia Stark
Godparent: Ann-Marie & Avery Brooks
DEATHS
• Mary Mandilas – February 18, 2015
• Mary Krestos – February 21, 2015
• Betty-Lou Frangooles – February 22, 2015
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DAILY BIBLE GUIDE
Researched from: http://www.goarch.org/en/resources/dailyreadings/index.asp
4/1/2015 .............Orthros OT: Isaiah 58:1-11; Vespers OT1: Genesis 43:26-31; 45:1-
4/20/2015 ...........Epistle: Acts 3:19-26; Gospel: John 2:1-11
4/2/2015 .............Orthros OT: Isaiah 65:8-16; Vespers OT1: Genesis 46:1-7; Vespers
4/22/2015 ...........Epistle: Acts 4:13-22; Gospel: John 5:17-24
...........................16; Vespers OT2: Proverbs 21:23-22:4
...........................OT2: Proverbs 23:15-24:5
4/21/2015 ...........Epistle: Acts 4:1-10; Gospel: John 3:16-21
4/23/2015 ...........Matins: Luke 21:12-19; Epistle: Acts 12:1-11; Gospel: John 15:17...........................27; 16:1-2
4/3/2015 .............Orthros OT: Isaiah 66:10-24; Vespers OT1: Genesis 49:33-50:26;
...........................Vespers OT2: Proverbs 31:8-31
4/24/2015 ...........Epistle: Acts 5:1-11; Gospel: John 5:30-47; 6:1-2
4/5/2015 .............Matins: Matthew 21:1-11; 15-17; Epistle: Philippians 4:4-9; Gospel:
4/26/2015 ...........Matins: Luke 24:1-12; Epistle: Acts 6:1-7; Gospel: Mark 15:43-47;
4/4/2015 .............Epistle: Hebrews 12:28-29; 13:1-8; Gospel: John 11:1-45
...........................John 12:1-18
4/25/2015 ...........Epistle: 1 Peter 5:6-14; Gospel: Luke 10:16-21
...........................16:1-8
4/6/2015 .............Gospel: Matthew 21:18-43; Gospel: Matthew 24:3-35
4/27/2015 ...........Epistle: Acts 6:8-15; 7:1-5, 47-60; Gospel: John 4:46-54
...........................25:1-46; 26:1-2
4/29/2015 ...........Epistle: Acts 8:18-25; Gospel: John 6:35-39
4/28/2015 ...........Epistle: Acts 8:5-17; Gospel: John 6:27-33
4/7/2015 .............Gospel: Matthew 22:15-46; 23:1-39; Gospel: Matthew 24:36-51;
4/30/2015 ...........Epistle: Acts 12:1-11; Gospel: Luke 9:1-6
4/8/2015 .............Gospel: John 12:17-50; Gospel: Matthew 26:6-16
5/1/2015 .............Epistle: Acts 8:40; 9:1-19; Gospel: John 6:48-54
4/9/2015 .............Matins: Luke 22:1-39; Epistle: 1 Corinthians 11:23-32; Gospel:
5/2/2015 .............Epistle: Hebrews 13:7-16; Gospel: Matthew 5:14-19
...........................Matthew 26:1-20;
5/3/2015 .............Matins: Luke 24:13-35; Epistle: Acts 9:32-42; Gospel: John 5:1-15
4/9/2015 .............John 13:3-17; Matthew 26:21-39; Luke 22:43-44; Matthew 26:40-
5/4/2015 .............Epistle: Acts 10:1-16; Gospel: John 6:56-69
...........................75; 27:1-2
5/5/2015 .............Epistle: Acts 10:21-33; Gospel: John 7:1-13
4/9/2015 .............12 Gospels: The Twelve Gospels of the Passion of Our Lord and
5/6/2015 .............Epistle: Acts 14:6-18; Gospel: John 7:14-30
...........................Savior Jesus Christ
5/7/2015 .............Epistle: Acts 26:1, 12-20; Gospel: John 8:12-20
4/10/2015 ...........Epistle: 1 Corinthians 5:6-8; Gospel: Matthew 27:62-66
5/8/2015 .............Matins: John 21:15-25; Epistle: I John 1:1-7; Gospel: John 19:25-
4/11/2015............Matins: Matthew 27:62-66; Epistle: Romans 6:3-11; Gospel:
...........................28, 21:24-25
...........................Matthew 28:1-20
4/12/2015 ...........Epistle: Acts 1:1-8; Gospel: John 1:1-17
5/9/2015 .............Epistle: Acts 12:1-11; Gospel: John 8:31-42
4/14/2015 ...........Epistle: Acts 2:14-21; Gospel: Luke 24:12-35
5/11/2015............Epistle: Acts 12:12-17; Gospel: John 8:42-51
5/10/2015 ...........Matins: John 20:1-10; Epistle: Acts 11:19-30; Gospel: John 4:5-42
4/13/2015 ...........Epistle: Acts 1:12-17, 21-26; Gospel: John 1:18-28
5/12/2015 ...........Epistle: Acts 12:25; 13:1-12; Gospel: John 8:51-59
4/15/2015 ...........Epistle: Acts 2:22-38; Gospel: John 1:35-52
5/13/2015 ...........Epistle: Acts 13:13-24; Gospel: John 6:5-14
4/16/2015 ...........Epistle: Acts 2:38-43; Gospel: John 3:1-15
5/14/2015 ...........Epistle: Acts 14:20-28; 15:1-4; Gospel: John 9:39-10:9
5/15/2015 ...........Epistle: Acts 15:5-12; Gospel: John 10:17-28
4/17/2015 ...........Epistle: Acts 3:1-8; Gospel: John 2:12-22
4/18/2015 ...........Epistle: Acts 3:11-16; Gospel: John 3:22-33
4/19/2015 ...........Matins: Matthew 28:16-20; Epistle: Acts 5:12-20; Gospel: John
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