METROPOLIS COMING EVENTS Sunday, October 12th Fanari Camp Reunion Dance at Holy Apostles Church in Westchester @ 7:30p.m. Wednesday, October 22nd Great Vespers at St. Iakovos Church in Valparaiso, IN @ 7p.m. Thursday, October 23rd Hierarchical Divine Liturgy of St. Iakovos at the Annunciation Cathedral in Chicago @ 10a.m. Thursday, October 23rd Feast Day Celebration Dinner of Metropolitan IAKOVOS at the Cotillion Banquets in Palatine @ 6p.m. Proceeds to benefit the St. Iakovos Retreat Center and Ministries of the Clergy Syndesmos. Saturday, October 25th Great Vespers at St. Demetrios Church in Libertyville, Chicago, Elmhurst, and Hammond, IN @ 7p.m. Friday, October 31st Great Vespers in Holy Anargyroi Chapel at St. Demetrios Church in Elmhurst @ 7 pm. Friday, November 7th Great Vespers at St. Haralambos Church in Niles @ 7p.m. Saturday, November 8th Great Vespers at St. Nectarios Church in Palatine @ 7p.m. Wednesday, November 12th Great Vespers at St. John Chrysostom Monastery in Kenosha, WI. Monday, November 24th Great Vespers in St. Catherine Chapel at Assumption Church in Chicago @ 7 p.m. Saturday, November 29th Great Vespers at St. Andrew Church in Chicago, 7 p.m. Friday, December 5th Great Vespers at St. Nicholas Church in Chicago and Oak Lawn @ 7 p.m. Thursday, December 11th Great Vespers at St. Spyridon Church in Palos Heights @ 7 p.m. Sunday, December 14th Metropolis Christmas Open House. Tuesday, December 16th Great Vespers at St. Dionysios Chapel at Holy Trinity Church in Chicago @ 7 p.m. Wednesday, December 31st Great Vespers at St. Basil Church in Chicago @ 7 p.m. Sunday, January 11th Metropolis Vasilopita Celebration at St. Demetrios in Elmhurst. Saturday, January 24th Hellenic Letters Πανσχολική Εορτή at SS. Peter & Paul Church in Glenview. Sunday, January 25th Hellenic Letters Luncheon at Chateau Ritz Banquet Hall in Niles. The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Demetrios 893 N. Church Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126 Office-630-834-7010 Visit www.saintdemetrioselmhurst.org ORTHODOX AWARENESS Holy Neomartyr Chryse as a Model for Our Lives Orthodox Christian Synergy Symposium “Operation: Thy Kingdom Come…” Speaker: His Grace Bishop ANTHONY, Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Chicago Saturday, October 18th www.chicagosynergy.org In the pages of the New Martyrology authored by St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite, we are presented with numerous Neomartyrs. Among them a prominent position is given to a young daughter from the area of central Macedonia, whose name was Chryse. She was truly Golden (Chryse) in both her name and deeds. She was tested as “gold in a furnace” and found to be with faith that was 24-carat gold. Bathed in her martyric blood, she was cleansed and brightened to be accepted by the Giver of heavenly goods as a “whole burnt offering”. Orthodox Christian Clergy Association Of Greater Chicago Christmas Gift/Toy Drive—November Sanctity of Life Prayer Service January 2015 TBA Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers March 1, 2015 TBA Pan-Orthodox Akathist Hymn March 31, 2015 TBA Compassionate Friends Outreach & Evangelism Ministry “Grace Café” On Monday October 13, our church will host Grace Café for the first time. Grace Café started in 2007 as an ecumenical mission project designed to provide a free hot meal to anyone in the community who is hungry, feeling the pressure of the economy, facing a tight budget or is lonely and eager to share a meal with other folks. We have joined eleven other Elmhurst churches that will provide meals on every 2nd and 4th Monday of each month through May 11, 2015. Serving hours are 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. No reservations are needed and meals are open to anyone who would enjoy them. All meals are free of charge. If you, or someone you know, are experiencing financial difficulties, are hungry, homeless, or lonely, please join us on October 13. Also check the Compassionate Friends Outreach & Evangelism Ministry bulletin board for the Grace Café 2014-2015 schedule. May God bless this mission project and we pray that our first time of hosting Grace Café is a huge success! Her exterior life was simple, and she was also simple in her behavior and ways. She was a villager of little education, but wise according to God with a living faith, inner purity and amazing stability. Born to poor parents, they were honorable strugglers of life, and she was a hard worker together with her three sisters. Chryse was very beautiful on the outside which at that time was an unfortunate thing for the enslaved Greeks, because beautiful girls were captured by the Agas for their harems or they were pressured to change their faith to Islam to marry them. The latter happened to St. Chryse. While gathering firewood on the mountain with her fellow villagers, a Turkish soldier was dazzled by her beauty. He captured her and then tried in every way to convince her to change her faith and marry him. He forced her parents and sisters to visit her and persuade her. However, St. Chryse responded: “I have my Lord Jesus Christ as my father, the Lady Theotokos as my mother, and the Saints of the Church as my brothers and sisters”, then she sent them away. Finally, on Oct. 13, 1795, her body was cut into pieces with a knife and in this way the most worthy one received the crown of martyrdom from the Bridegroom of Christ. St. Nikodemos comments on and praises St. Chryse on the following: 1. She refused to marry someone of another faith when he asked of her to deny her faith and traditions with which she was nurtured and was raised. She was not enticed with riches and indulgence, nor daunted by intimidation, threats and inhumane torture. She was a young girl with a future and dreams in life. When forced to betray any honor she had, her holy faith, the living tradition, even her very life, she preferred martyrdom. It was impossible for her to live as if dead, which is why she died that she may live. This is because life is not a biological existence, but communion with the Creator and the Source of life, the Triune God. Whoever has come to know God within the limits of their personal life and tasted life-creating divine Grace, counts death as nothing. 2. The response she gave to her parents and siblings match the words of Christ when He spoke of His mother and siblings, saying: “My friends and siblings are those who do the will of My heavenly Father.” St. Nikodemos says, “Bravo to her brave great soul! Bravo to her wise intellect, which is worthy of heavenly praise! In truth, brethren, what the divine David said was fulfilled in this Saint: “Father and mother have forsaken me, but the Lord has received me” (Ps 26:10), and that which the Lord said: “Think not that I came to bring peace on earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword: to set a man against his father and a daughter against her mother, and ones enemies will be found in their own household” (Matt 10:34). The inner freedom, stability in faith, and selfless and valiant spirit of the Virgin-Martyr in the evil days such as we are living in, in which hypocrisy, selfishness, fickleness and spiritual enslavement to the dictatorship of the passions reigns, is for all of us a bright beacon and shining example of imitation. (Mystagogy, The Weblog of John Sanidopoulos) This week at Saint Demetrios... Sacraments This Week Baptisms “All who have been baptized into Christ, Have put on Christ. Alleluia.” We welcome into the Greek Orthodox Faith, Sunday, October 12th Nikolas & Vasiliki Son & Daughter of George & Angie Kapotas Godparents— Vasiliki-Presbytera Dimitra & Anastasia Georganas Nikolas-Peter & Penny Vitogiannis Sunday, October 12th Christos Son of George & Staci Costopoulos Godparents-Nikki & Tony Circolone Saturday, October 18th Josephine Daughter of Chris & Rosemary Bozonelos Godparents-Pete & Dina Nasios Wedding We congratulate the following who have joined their lives together, and we pray that God grant them many years Of Christian happiness and love! Saturday, October 18th Bride— Luisa Doulas Groom— John Spilios Sponsors-John & Maria Dulles 2014 PARISH REGISTRY (As of October 10th) Weddings 19 Baptisms 47 Chrismations 1 Funerals 20 Clergy Hospital Visitations 203 Clergy Shut-In Visitations 64 th Monday, October 13 Compassionate Friends: Grace Café, 12p.m.-8p.m. (Serving Elmhurst Residents Home Cooked Meals) Men’s Basketball, 8p.m. Tuesday, October 14th Pythagoras Children’s Academy, 8:40a.m.-3p.m. Philoptochos Feed the Hungry, 9a.m.-3p.m. (Annunciation Cathedral in Chicago) Μελέτη της Αγίας Γραφής 10π.μ.-12μ.μ. Elmhurst College OCF, 12:15p.m.-1:15p.m. 7th & 8th Grade Boys Basketball, 6p.m.-8p.m. Parish Council Meeting, 6:30p.m. Young Adult Basketball, 8p.m. Wednesday, October 15th Philoptochos Baking Day, 8a.m.-3p.m. Pythagoras Children’s Academy, 8:40a.m.-3p.m. PPO Meeting, 9a.m.-10:15a.m. Pythagoras Greek School (PGS), 4:30p.m.-6:30p.m. Dionysos Dance Troupe, 7:30p.m. - 10p.m. Thursday, October 16th Philoptochos Baking Day, 8a.m.-3p.m. Pythagoras Children’s Academy, 8:40a.m.-3p.m. Girls’ Basketball, 5p.m.-7p.m. High School Boys Basketball, 7p.m.-9:30p.m. Friday, October 17th Pythagoras Children’s Academy, 8:40a.m.-3p.m. JOY Gathering, 5:30p.m.-6:45p.m. (K, 1st, 2nd Grades) The WAY Gathering, 5:30p.m.-6:45p.m. (3rd, 4th, 5th Grades) Jr. GOYA Gathering, 7p.m.-8:30p.m. (6th, 7th, 8th Grades) Saturday, October 18th Pythagoras Saturday Greek School (PSGS), 9a.m.-1p.m. Compassionate Friends: Meals on Wheels, 10a.m.-2p.m. Dionysos Jr. Dance Troupe, 1:15p.m.-2:15p.m. Dionysos Inter. Dance Troupe, 2:30p.m.-3:30p.m. Sr. GOYA & All Youth Invited to “Light the Night” Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Walk @ Berens Park, Elmhurst, 4:30p.m. From the Mouths of Babes: While walking along the sidewalk in fr ont of his chur ch, a minister hear d the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and cotton batting, then dug a hole and made ready for the burial. The minister’s son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father always said: ‘Glory be unto the Faaather, and unto the Sonnn, and into the hole hegoooes.’ PARISH DATES TO REMEMBER “The rich man is not one who has much, but one who gives much. For what he gives away remains his forever.” St. John Chrysostom Stewards To date 520 (As of October 10th) We need an AVERAGE yearly commitment of $700 from every one of our 567 Stewards to meet our $370,000 goal for 2014. Please remember your commitment can be paid in weekly or monthly installments. Χρειαζόμαστε κατά μέσο όρο μια ετήσια δέσμευση των $700 από κάθε ένα από τους 567 ενορίτες μας για να μαζέψουμε τα $370,000 δολάρια που είναι ο στόχος μας για το 2014. Μην ξεχνάτε ότι η δέσμευσή σας μπορεί να καταβληθεί σε εβδομαδιαίες ή μηνιαίες δόσεις. St. Demetrios Youth Ministries Youth Ministry Calendars and registration forms can be found in the vestibule by the south doors (by the Church Office). If you have not yet returned a Youth Ministry Registration Form, please do so at your earliest convenience so we can have your up-to-date information. Friday, October 17th JOY and THE WAY, 5:30p.m.-6:45p.m. Jr. GOYA,7p.m.-8:30p.m. (Fireside chat-please dress for the weather that night) Saturday, October 18th - “Light the Night” Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Walk @ Berens Park, Elmhurst. Event begins at 4:30p.m. with walk kicking off at 6p.m. All youth and their families are invited to join “Team Evan” and walk to support this worth while cause. Please speak with Mr. Alex for more information or join “Team Evan” at pages.lightthenight.org/il/WSuburbn14/TeamEvan. Sunday, October 19th- Altar Boy Meeting following Divine Liturgy. All Altar Boys are kindly asked to attend this short meeting. Tuesday, October 21st-Sr. GOYA Outing to Dave & Busters, Addison @ 6:30p.m. (More details to come) SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, November 9th is Youth Sunday, including our pancake breakfast. For families with children in our Youth Ministries-we encourage you to join the St. Demetrios Youth Ministries Facebook Group. You can request to join at: facebook.com/groups/SDEyouth YOUNG ADULT MINISTRIES Elmhurst College OCF—Every Tuesday @ 12:15p.m. in the “Roost” (EC Grille) or outside patio (weather permitting). Please spread the word. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Alex Magdalinos ([email protected]). Sunday, October 19th ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΑ 2014 Pythagoras School OXI Day Program Sunday, October 19th ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΑ 2014 Anniversary Celebration in honor of Fr. Panagiotis 40 years at St. Demetrios Saturday, October 25th ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΑ 2014 Μέγας Εσπερινός—Great Vespers Sunday, October 26th ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΑ 2014 Parish Feast Day Complimentary Luncheon Following Divine Liturgy Saturday, November 1st ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΑ 2014 Retreat with Mother Gabriella Gerontissa of the Dormition Orthodox Monastery Sunday, November 9th Youth Sunday/Pancake Breakfast Parish Fall General Assembly/Γενική Συνέλευση Saturday, November 15th Family Christmas Retreat Wednesday, November 26th Smoker Fundraiser Saturday, January 3rd Coffee with Sister Vassa Live! Sunday, January 18th Godparent / Godchild Sunday Saturday, January 31st PCA GALA 2015 Friday, February 6th Philoptochos Fashion Show Saturday, February 7th PTO APOKREATIKO Dinner Dance Saturday, May 9th PPO Annual Dinner Dance PYTHAGORAS CHILDREN’S ACADEMY The Pythagoras Children’s Academy is looking for substitute teachers to add to the substitute list. If you are, or know of a certified teacher who is interested in being a substitute teacher, please email Vicky Frigelis at
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