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The Archangel Michael
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
2
Mission & Vision Statements
3
Father Nikolas’ Message
4
Worship Services & Sacraments
4
Stewardship Update
Nov–Dec 2014 • Issue 21 • Archangel Michael Church • Port Washington, NY
4Philoptochos
5
Greek School Board
5
Greek School PTA
6
Sunday School
6Preschool
6
Byzantine Youth Choir
7
Greek Dance Troupe
7
Youth Ministries
8Athletics
8
Fellowship Events
8
Challenge Liturgy
9 Flagship Family Ministry Parish
10 Hellenos House
11 Community Photos
14 Calendars
QUICK NEWS & EVENTS
Sun., Nov. 2nd
General Assembly
Fri., Nov. 7th:
Archangel Michael Vespers
Sat., Nov. 8th:
Synaxis of the Archangels
Nameday Dinner Dance
Mon., Dec. 1st:
Parish Council Nominations Close
Sun., Dec 7th:
Philoptochos Christmas Luncheon
Sat., Dec. 13th:
Challenge Liturgy & Christmas Party
Sun., Dec. 14th:
Parish Council Elections
Sun., Dec. 21st:
Sunday School Christmas Pageant
Tues., Dec. 23rd:
Greek School Christmas Program
Wed., Dec. 31st:
New Year’s Eve Celebration
November 8th: Synaxis of the Archangels
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
O Commanders of the Heavenly Host, we the unworthy beseech you, that through your entreaties you
will fortify us, guarding us in the shelter of the wings of your ethereal glory, even as we fervently bow
before you crying: “Deliver us from all danger, as Commanders of the Powers on high!”
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The Archangel Michael
About the Parish
Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church
100 Fairway Drive
Port Washington, New York 11050
Phone: 516-944-3180
Fax: 516-944-3185
Website: ArchangelMichaelChurch.org
Email: [email protected]
Archangel Michael Church is a parish of the Direct Archdiocesan District
and Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (www.goarch.org) under the
spiritual jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Clergy
Father Dennis Strouzas, Protopresbyter
Father Nikolas Karloutsos
Chanter: Andreas Modenos
Office Staff
Dora Gouramanis, Sandra Anagnostos, Catherine Papagianakis
Parish Council Members
Executive Board
President: Michael Cavounis
1st Vice President: Nicholas Rallis
2nd Vice President: Michael Psyllos
Treasurer: Chris Neocleous
1st Assistant Treasurer: James Sfiroudis
2nd Assistant Treasurer: John Halkias
Secretary: Nicholas Kokinakis
Tammy Ashley, Michael Bapis, Dean Chiros, Dimitri Dellis,
Tommy Dimopoulos, Greg Giannakopoulos, George Kaparos,
Adam Karras, Michael Kavourias, Stan Neamonitis,
Nicholas Papain, Dominick Petruccelli, Constantine Rogdakis,
Demetrios Ziozis
About the Trumpet
The Trumpet is the newsletter of
Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church.
Production
2014 Parish Council President: Michael Cavounis
Editors: Barbara Mavro, Eleni Sfiroudis
Calendar Editors: Dora Gouramanis, Sandra Anagnostos
Copy Editors: Penny Stefanakis, Stella Tsimisiris
Advertising: Greg Giannakopoulos
Direct inquiries to: [email protected]
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and organizations!
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The Archangel Michael Greek
Orthodox Church is dedicated
to the continuation of
our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ’s ministry of salvation
through the proclamation
and teaching of the Gospel.
We are a community of
individuals and families who
share the traditions and
ageless beliefs of our Holy
Orthodox Christian Faith.
Mission
Statement
Our vision is to provide
a loving, caring and
welcoming environment
where all belong and
grow in the faith through
worship, service, witness
and fellowship.
Vision
Statement
November/December Worship Schedule
Sunday Services: 8:30am Matins, 9:30am Liturgy
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Pastoral Message from Father Nikolas
“What shall we offer You, O Christ?...
in the way that mothers do, the humanity offered by the Virgin
Mother would have no doubt included an offering to Christ of
...who for our sake has appeared on earth as man? Every
constant nourishment, clothing, prayers, care, protection,
creature made by You offers You thanks. The angels offer You
attention, instruction, and love.
a hymn; the heavens a star; the Magi, gifts; shepherds, their
wonder; the earth, its cave; the wilderness, the manger: and
If we truly desire to live up to our Christian identity, to ultimately
we offer You a Virgin Mother.” (hymn from Vespers of Nativity)
enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, we can look to the Virgin
Mother and to Christ Himself for guidance. Consider that our
Like so many other hymns from the Christmas season, the above
Savior comes to meet us, to help us, as a child, in a state of
poetry--and indeed the entire liturgical and iconographical way
humility, obedience, dependence, lowliness, simplicity, and
in which the Orthodox Church expresses
willingness.
the mystery of the Incarnation--gives
teaches us by virtue of His humble
us so much to reflect on, some 2,000
birth is reinforced later on with His
years after the theological truth and
disciples when they ask him “Who
historical birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.
then is greatest in the kingdom of
When we take a few steps back from
heaven?” Then Jesus called a little
the wrapping paper, holiday parties,
child to Him, set him in the midst
and decorations, we are more likely
of them, and said, “Assuredly, I say
to see and experience Christmas for
to you, unless you are converted and
what it ought to be, i.e. a celebration
become as little children, you will
of God meeting us where we are,
by no means enter the kingdom of
wherever that may be both literally
heaven. Therefore whoever humbles
and metaphorically.
Moreover, we
himself as this little child, is the
simultaneously
the
greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”
extol
qualities
exhibited by a mother in relationship
This lesson that Christ
(Matt. 18: 1-4)
to her child and emphasize the holiness
that is made perfect in the meekness
In the weeks leading up to Christmas,
of a child.
to this meeting between God and
humankind, the Church calls on us
The question for us to ask ourselves is the following: where and how
to offer our Lord the best of our humanity in imitation of the
will we be found when the Creator arrives to meet His creation?
Virgin Mother, while at the same time aspiring to enter the
Put another way, when God Himself comes helplessly into the
Kingdom of Heaven by becoming as He became—as a little
world as the Christ Child to help us, how will we have prepared
child.
ourselves to greet Him and what will we offer Him? As we learn
year after year from our participation in the Resurrection Feast,
With prayers for a joyous Christmas season and a New Year
despite our shortcomings in properly preparing by prayer, fasting
filled with inspiring and humbling meetings with Christ our
and charity, and as the hymn proclaims, God has us covered.
God, and continuing in His service, I remain…
The Virgin Mother offers her humanity to Christ on behalf of all
human beings!
Fr. Nikolas
In the Feast of the Nativity, the Church reminds us that Jesus
was indeed an infant, and then a toddler, child, an adolescent,
teenager, etc. well before beginning His earthly ministry. And
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Sunday, Nov. 30th Worship Services & Sacraments
WORSHIP SERVICES
Saturday, Nov. 1st*
Friday, Nov. 7th
Saturday, Nov. 8th (*denotes Chapel)
9:30am, Liturgy: Sts. Cosmas & Damian
7:30 pm, Vespers: Feast of the Archangels
8:30 am, Orthos
9:30 am, Liturgy: Feast of the Archangels
Thursday, Nov. 13th* 9:30 am, Liturgy: St. John Chrysostom
Friday, Nov. 21st * 9:30 am, Liturgy: Entrance of the Theotokos Into the Temple
9:30 am, Liturgy: Sts. Katherine & Mercurios
Tuesday, Dec. 4th* 9:30am, Liturgy: St. Barbara
Saturday, Dec. 6th * 9:30 am, Liturgy: St. Nicholas
Friday, Dec. 12th* 9:30 am, Liturgy: St. Spyridon
Saturday, Dec. 13th * 10:30 am, Challenge Liturgy
Wednesday, Dec. 17th* 9:30 am, Liturgy:
Sts. Daniel & Dionysios
Wednesday, Dec. 24th 7:30 pm, Vespers:
The Nativity of our Lord
Thursday, Dec. 25th 9:30 am, Liturgy:
The Nativity of our Lord
Saturday, Dec. 6th 11:30 am, Baptism: Child of
Hercules and Lainie Bontzokales
3:30 pm, Wedding of
Kosta Dagoulis and Kristina Salerno
Sunday, Dec. 7th 2:00 pm, Wedding of
John Kadas and Maria Despotis
Sunday, Dec. 14th Baptism: Child of
Elias and Maria Romeos
Saturday, Nov. 15th* 10:30 am, Challenge Liturgy Tuesday, Nov. 25th* 3:30 pm, Baptism: Child of
Nick and Helen Mantadakis
Stewardship Update
Many thanks to all who helped make this year’s “Festival on the
Harbor” such a resounding success. The combination of great
preparation by our festival committees, generous donors and
sponsors, great community spirit and teamwork from our unparalleled number of volunteers and great weather made for an exciting and financially rewarding weekend. However, as a reminder,
the festival finances are used to fund our ongoing construction
costs and pay down our outstanding mortgage balance. The budgeted operating expenses to run our wonderful new facility (including our church, chapel, gymnasium, education classrooms
and fellowship hall) are approximately $950,000 per annum. This
is an expense that is solely met through Stewardship and other
fundraising efforts! Through September, we have received Stewardship pledges of $506,052 and collected $445,541 towards our
2014 budget of $550,000. With another winter on the horizon and
increases in utility, snow removal and other expenses, your assistance will be vital in helping us to meet our funding requirements. Thank you for your continued support!
SACRAMENTS
Sunday, Nov. 9th 1:00 pm, Baptism: Child of
Aaron and Lara Lemons
4:00 pm, Baptism: Child of
Gerasimos and Ximena Skaliotis
Philoptochos
Sunday, Nov. 16th 3:00 pm, Baptism: Child of
Konstantinos and Vicky Anastasis
“We know that all things work together for good for them that
love God, to them who are the called according to His Purpose.”
Romans 8:28
4:30 pm, Baptism: Child of
Steve and Nicole Koutsogiannis
Saturday, Nov. 22nd 2:00 pm, Baptism: Children of
Jason and Nicole Eliopoulos
Sunday, Nov. 23rd 2:00 pm, Baptism: Child of
George and Vickie Ventouratos
Saturday, Nov. 29th 2:00 pm, Wedding of
Phil Onesto and Emily Vlahos
3:30 pm, Baptism: Child of
Stamatis and Geraldine Xydas
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We invite the women of the community to become members of
our Archangel Michael Philoptochos. Your support will make us
stronger and give us the opportunity to have a greater impact
in our outreach, both within our Church community, as well as
nationally and worldwide.
The 2014 Festival on the Harbor marked our fourth year as the “Loukoumamas.” We worked non-stop for three days making loukoumades, which are a
festival favorite. We may be exhausted but we sure had a great time making
what have become the best loukoumades on Long Island!
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adorning the new, brightly colored bulletin boards, which can be
found in the classrooms and hallways.
The members of Philoptochos have been busy honoring their commitments. Our local commitments include our Challenge Liturgy, Hellenos House, area soup kitchens, as well as hospital and
nursing home visits, to mention a few. We also assist in special
appeals, such as earthquake and hurricane fundraising, and support philanthropies designated on the Archdiocesan and national
levels.
The Philoptochos will once again host the reception for our Archangel Michael Church Feast Day celebration after Vespers services
on Friday, November 7th and after Liturgy on Saturday, November
8th. All are welcome and encouraged to participate.
The annual Archangel Michael Ladies Philoptochos Christmas
Family Luncheon will be held on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at
noon at the North Hills Country Club. There will be special entertainment for the children, a visit from Santa, plus a few new
surprises! Please join us for this wonderful community Christmas
tradition. More information and reservation details can be found
on the back cover of this issue.
Greek School Board
Earlier this year, we said a bittersweet goodbye to two of our veteran teachers, Mrs. Michaels and Mrs. Athanasoulis. We welcomed
two new teachers to our school, Mrs. Filio Diakogiannis and Mr.
Stavros Kilimitzoglou, as well as a new administrative assistant,
Mrs. Emily Vlachos. The Board extends its very best wishes to all
and is thankful to have a highly skilled staff again this year. Below
is a list of our teachers and their respective classes:
Mrs. Alimaris(K); Ms. Harris(K); Ms. Bouloubasi(1st); Mrs.
Diakogiannis(2nd); Mrs. Kostakos & Mrs. Spyridakis (3rd); Mr.
Kilimitzoglou(4th); Mrs. Varsamis(5th); Mrs. Viennas(6th); Mrs.
Capous(7th and Regents).
We are pleased to report that the teachers and students have settled in nicely thus far, teaching and studying language, culture,
history, mythology, religion and dance, as discussed at the October Curriculum Open House meetings. An abundance of classwork
and homework projects, created by our children, may be seen
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As always, there will be no school on November 11th, Veteran’s
Day. We are looking forward to the Christmas Assembly on Tuesday December 23rd. For school uniforms, please see Mrs. Vlachos
in the main office.
Congratulations to Fr. Dennis, Fr. Nikolas, the chairpersons, committees and all the volunteers, many of whom were our parents,
teachers and students, for a Spectacular 4th Festival on the Harbor! “Και του χρονου!”
ΚΑΛΕΣ ΓΙΟΡΤΕΣ Happy Holidays to All!
Greek School PTA
Greek school is now well underway, and the children are benefitting from the PTA’s fundraising efforts. The children are using the
new Papaloizos books and workbooks, new AMC folders, pencil
cases, and pencils. Teachers are now able to decorate all of the
bulletin boards throughout the hallways and classrooms with the
children’s work. These are just a few of the things that have
become possible as a result of the work of the PTA!
This month and next month, we will be preparing our families for
the blessed holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas. The PTA will
also be getting ready for its annual Glendi, our main fundraising
event. We are grateful to Angelic Durante, for stepping up as this
year’s chairperson and encourage you to join the Glendi committee to help bring this event to fruition. Together, by simply giving
one hour a week of our time, we can move mountains.
If you haven’t already joined, or gotten involved with the PTA,
please consider it. Every hour of time you put into volunteering with us results in the priceless satisfaction of accomplishing
something for our children.
The PTA is honored to welcome our new Treasurer,
Antonia Bizekis. Congratulations Antonia!!!
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Please note that the date of the General Assembly meeting
has been changed to Sunday, November 2nd.
All stewards are encouraged to attend.
Sunday School
The Sunday School program has been running very smoothly with
the implementation of our new Church program, which commenced in October. This year, children in 2nd grade and older
attend Church and participate in the Divine Liturgy with their
parents and families until the reading of the Holy Gospel. Some
students are then dismissed to attend their Sunday School classes.
On a weekly and rotating basis, different classes stay in Church
until after Holy Communion. Those students and their teachers
then proceed to the Chapel, where either Father Dennis or Father Nikolas highlight the various topics that relate to this year’s
theme of The Sacraments of our Church.
During the months of November and December, as indicated by
the schedule of classes below, Father Dennis and Father Nikolas
will be discussing the Sacraments of Chrismation and Eucharist.
November 2nd : Grades 2, 3 and 4
November 9th : Grades 5, 6 and 7
November 16th : Grade 8 and Young Adults
November 23rd : Grades 2, 3 and 4
December 7th : Grades 5, 6 and 7
December 14th : Grade 8 and Young Adults
The Chapel Sermon Schedule which has been mailed to parents,
is also available in the Sunday School office or from the Sunday
School teachers.
Our Annual Christmas Pageant will be held on Sunday, December
21st after the Divine Liturgy. Please encourage your children to
participate in this beautiful pageant. Please contact the Sunday
School office for an application form. We are looking forward to a
great turnout and a wonderful production celebrating the Nativity of our Lord.
Preschool
The Preschool Halloween Fundraiser was a great success! We
would like to thank everyone who supported this event, and especially Mr. & Mrs. Mamais and Mrs. Barberis for their donations
of baked goods.
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In October, the children went on a trip to the “Pumpkin Patch,”
where they enjoyed a hayride, feeding the animals and picking
pumpkins. In November, the children are learning about Archangel Michael and St. Catherine. Our rooms are decorated with
Thanksgiving crafts and everyone is waiting for our “Thanksgiving
Feast.” The Pre-K and Nursery children will continue working on
their Thanksgiving books and all will be making Thanksgiving turkeys, and learning about giving thanks for the things they have.
The Toddler and Mommy and Me classes participate in music and
body movement with Miss Cecilia, and are learning songs through
music, finger play, and story time.
December is going to be a very exciting month for all of the children! The Pre-K class will be making Christmas books to share
with the Nursery class. They will be learning Greek and English
Christmas carols for our Sing-a-Long on December 18th and they
will also perform a play of the story of the Nativity, read by Father Dennis. The highlight of the season will be a trip to visit
Santa Claus!
We look forward to meeting with parents during Parent Teacher
Conferences on Wednesday, December 3rd. There will be no Preschool that day.
The Archangel Michael Preschool welcomes new students and
families! If you are interested in visiting the school, or would like
more information, please call 516-944-3184.
Byzantine Youth Choir
We extend a warm welcome to our new youth choir members:
Maria Bapis, Iliana Delgado, Athena Kyriannis, Gabrielle Orthos,
Eleni Pappas, Eliana Salloum, Joanne Salloum, Ioanna Sarosy,
Lea Tahliambouris and Marina Tsimisiris.
Each year, the Direct Archdiocesan District Federation of Greek
Orthodox Church Musicians awards scholarships to youth choir
musicians from across the district. It is a pleasure to announce
that Karalyn Pappas of Archangel Michael Byzantine Youth Choir
has been selected to receive a 2014 Scholarship Award in the
amount of $1,000.00. The award will be presented during the Annual Federation Conference on November 2nd at the conclusion
of the Hierarchical Liturgy at Zoodohos Peghe Greek Orthodox
Church in the Bronx N.Y. Congratulations Karalyn!
This year, the Federation of Church Musicians is celebrating their
30th Anniversary! Please take note that our youth choir will be
singing at the Federation Conference Liturgy at Zoodohos Peghe
on Sunday, November 2nd. Round-trip bus transportation will be
provided.
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Youth Ministries
GOYA
We kicked off the GOYA year on Friday, September 6th, with registration and an Ice Cream Social. It was an evening for the GOYAns to socialize with each other and shoot some hoops. We are off
to a great start with over 100 GOYAns registered.
We are planning a special Thanksgiving visit with the residents of
Hellenos House on Sunday, November 16th. On Sunday, November 23rd, we are going on a Broadway Theatre trip to see the
thrilling musical production, Aladdin. Round-trip bus transportation is being arranged. Look for more information to come for
both of these wonderful events!
During the month of December, we join the fun at the Philoptochos
Christmas Brunch and share in celebrating the birth of our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ at the Sunday School Christmas Pageant.
Congratulations to the 2014 - 2015 GOYA board:
Co-Presidents:
Demetri Kyriannis, Demetri Limperopoulos,
Catherine Saketos and Nicole Yioupis
Co-Vice Presidents: Stavros Reynolds, Artemis Tsagaris and
Demetra Vlahos
Co-Secretaries:
Tommy Drenis, Arianna Nikolis,
David Reppucci and Marika Reynolds
Co-Treasurers:
Konstantinos Geleris, Steve Gerazounis and
Yanni Ziozis
May the Light of our Lord Fill your Hearts!
Wishing Everyone a Blessed Christmas!
Greek Dance Troupe
The performance by The Archangel Michael Greek Dance Troupe
at the AMC Festival on the Harbor was enjoyed by all! This was
just one of the many performances scheduled throughout the
year. The Troupe is looking forward to dancing at the annual Challenge Liturgy Christmas Luncheon in December.
The Dance Troupe meets on Saturdays throughout the school year
and welcomes children from kindergarten through the 12th grade.
Class times are as follows: Grades K-2 from 9-10am, Grades 3-5
from 10-11am and Grades 6 & up from 11-12noon. Registration is
ongoing and we welcome new members! Please visit the church
website for a registration form and for more information email
[email protected]
GOYA Day on September 20th, at Holiday Hill in Prospect, Ct.
was a beautiful day filled with activities and good food. It gave
parishes from the Metro NY and Connecticut area the opportunity
to come together and simply have fun!
We could not have asked for better weather for the AMC 4th Annual Festival! The GOYAns volunteered their time throughout the
weekend in areas such as the Ring Toss, Taverna, Snack Bar on
the Bay, replenishing supplies and selling ice cream and baklava.
Great job for their community service!
In October, our Bowling Night held at Sheridan Lanes gave the
GOYAns a chance to meet new friends and share some laughs! On
October 19th, we hosted our Annual GOYA Pancake Breakfast after liturgy. The GOYAns would like to thank everyone for their efforts, donations and participation in making the event a success.
There is still time to join GOYA! Please send an email to
[email protected].
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HOPE/JOY
Our HOPE/JOY organization provides a safe, fun and spiritual atmosphere for our children to build lifelong friendships and grow
in our Orthodox faith.
September was a month filled with getting back to school and our
Festival on the Harbor, which was a great success. Thank you to
everyone who volunteered!
As this Trumpet issue was going to print, both HOPE and JOY children were eagerly awaiting our ever-popular Halloween Party.
They couldn’t wait to see the great costumes, and looked forward to dancing and playing the night away, while creating wonderful memories with families and wonderful friends.
Our HOPE group can look forward to our Family Gingerbread
House Making, followed by our Christmas Party in December. Our
JOY members will be participating in two special holiday season retreats: Thanks and Giving in November and Celebrating the
Birth of Christ in December.
All of our HOPE/JOY information and events are sent via email.
You can also look on our new bulletin boards in the hallways by
the classrooms for current information! If your email address
has changed, please let us know by sending an email to [email protected]. We look forward to seeing
you soon!
Athletics
The first AMC Youth Basketball Camp, offered at the end of August, was an outstanding success! The program was led by Coach
Bob Kaible, who runs our AMC Basketball Instructional program,
and Assistant Coach Anthony. The basketball camp was held over
a two-week period and had 50 enthusiastic participants. For
six hours every day, the children played games, ran drills and
went through a variety of exercises and activities that enhanced
their basketball skills. By the end of week two, the children had
reached a new level of success. The children who participated
expressed their joy at attending this year’s camp, and they look
forward to attending future AMC Basketball camps.
For more information on all of our athletics programs, please visit
the church website and click on Athletics in the Youth section.
THANK YOU!
A big thank you to those who helped make our 4th Festival
on the Harbor the best yet! Look for more pictures, thank
yous, and sponsors in the next Trumpet issue.
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PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS
Nominations for Parish Council will close on Monday, December 1st.
PC elections will be held on Sunday, December 14th.
CONSECRATION OF OUR CHURCH
Save the weekend! The Consecration of our
Archangel Michael Church will take place
during the weekend of April 25th.
Specific dates and details will become available soon.
Fellowship Events
Our first Fellowship event of the new ecclesiastical year was
Welcome Back Sunday, on September 7th. There were representatives from all of our AMC organizations on hand to handle
registrations and plenty of information about upcoming parish
events--but more importantly, Welcome Back Sunday offered
a day for all to see the MANY ways to participate in the life
of our beloved church through faith, fellowship and service.
Please mark your calendars for the upcoming year.
2014: November 22 and New Year’s Eve.
2015: February 27, April 3, and June 7 (End of the Year BBQ).
Our next Fellowship event will be held on Saturday, November
22nd. Look for more information to come!
If you would like to help with our Fellowship Nights, please email
[email protected].
Challenge Liturgy Program
We are pleased to announce that St. Nicholas Church, located
at 200 Great East Neck Road, West Babylon, NY has inaugurated a Challenge Liturgy Program that will serve Eastern Nassau
and Suffolk County residents. Fr. Demetrios Kazakis, Presbyter, will conduct monthly religious services for physically and
developmentally challenged Orthodox Christians, on the first
Saturday of each month at 10:00am.
We welcome the program and extend our best wishes for its success. We look forward to a close association with St. Nicholas
Church and stand ready to assist in any way that we can.
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AMC parishioners are asked to pass this information on to friends
and relatives “out east” who may benefit from this program. For
further information please call the St. Nicholas Church office at
631-587-1150.
DIRECT ARCHDIOCESAN DISTRICT
ARCHANGEL MICHAEL
The Archangel Michael Church Challenge Liturgy is generally
held on the third Saturday of each month at 10:30am. However, our December Challenge Liturgy and annual Christmas party
will take place on Saturday, December 13th. All members of
our community are welcome to attend the Challenge Liturgies.
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK
CHALLENGE
LITURGY
Flagship Family ministry Parish
The mission of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Center for
Family Care, a unit of the Department of Marriage and Family,
is to affirm the importance of the family as a blessed gift of
God and to address the specific needs of families as they live
in a very challenging world.
“We have participated in the Challenge Liturgy
program for 15 years with our son who has
Down Syndrome. It has been a wonderful place
for us to shareDIRECT
with other parents and for our ARCH
son to make friends. Most importantly it is a no
judgment zone where there is acceptance for
everyone. It was through the Challenge Liturgy
that our son was taught how to serve in altar.
This was a stepping stone for him and now he
serves in altar most Sundays.”
Each Metropolis has designated one parish as their Flagship
Family Ministry Parish. For the Direct Archdiocesan District
(our home district) the Archangel Michael Church has been selected and recognized for our service in two areas:
our Challenge Liturgy Program, and our Fellowship Nights.
ARCHAN
GREEK ORT
PORT WASH
Our Archangel Michael parish will work with the Center for
Family Care to learn more about resources available to help us
grow in our ministry to families. This program involves evaluation, to assess strengths with regard to family ministry, as
well as areas of growth; sharing, to collaborate with other
parishes on common issues facing our parish, our faith, and our
programming; and education, to offer programs best suited to
address the needs of our parish.
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banners from each of the selected Flagship Family Ministry parishes were displayed. A photo of our banner is shown at the right,
and the actual banner is on display outside the Church office.
Photo Credit: D. Panagos
JOURNAL INFORMATION
To commemorate the consecration of the
Archangel Michael Church scheduled for April 2015 and
the celebration of our 35th Anniversary, we will be
publishing a journal. All proceeds will be allocated to
the Capital Campaign account to help defray some of the
remaining construction costs and to partially service our
mortgage. Please make every effort to subscribe and also
try to obtain ads from your local merchants, banks, neighbors, relatives and friends. Subscription forms are available
at the church pangari, the office, and on the AMC website.
Participation by everyone will be greatly appreciated.
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News & Events
Hellenos House
Congratulations and Best Wishes to the residents and staff of
HELLENOS HOUSE on the occasion of the Sixth Anniversary of
its opening. May the incredible successes of the past six years
continue to guide its future endeavors.
Since its inception, Hellenos House has provided a stable, loving and stimulating residential environment for our children.
Thanks to ACDS, the agency that operates and manages Hellenos House, and its focus on “independent living”, the residents
are encouraged to welcome and experience new challenges.
THANK YOU!
A special thank you from Evangelia Cyprus to all who
assisted with the AMC Festival pastitsios that were prepared in our lovely new kitchen: Christina Diamantakis,
Kiki Cotronis, Alkmini Diakoumakis, Kiki Nicolopoulos,
Eleni Germanakos, Josephine Karras, Demi Psyllos,
Georgia Mouzakitis, Karen Zaffos and Georganne Conis.
We had a great team, a lot of fun and good cheer. Hope to
do it all over again next year!
The vision of Hellenos House becoming an integral part of our
parish, as well as of the Greek-American community, has also
been realized. On this special occasion we thank our many
loyal parishioners and parish organizations, most especially
the AMC Ladies Philoptochos Society, the DAD Philoptochos
chapters and other community organizations for their unwavering and generous support.
SUPER RAFFLE
Thank you to all who supported our Super Raffle!
The winners were announced on September 28th
at the close of the festival.
Congratulations to the following prize winners:
1:Maria Koutsoyiannis, 2:George Christides,
3:Mary Stell, 4:Maria Vitsentzos, 5:Stu Lippman,
6:Olivia Istratis Phillippis, 7:Evangelos Michailidis,
8:Mike & Emily Kavourias,9:Panayioti Douvres,
10:Maria Eleni Moliviatis, 11:Louie Theofanis,
12: Drew Figdor, 13:Xenios, 14:Eleni & Nick Koutsoftas,
15:Fiti & Angelica Kassimis, 16: Kathleen Friend,
17:Manny Kehouryiakis, 18:Alvin Rodriguez,
19:Chrystalla Neocleous, 20:Michael Bapis,
21:Andrea Rosen, 22:George Korakis, 23:Peter Modifica,
24:Stephanie Trieste, 25:Lee Galvez, 26:Peter Pantelias,
27:Nicoletta Z, 28:Larrisa & Edwin Fernandez,
29:James Nelson, 30:Tam Le, 31:Scot Barten,
32:Tommy Dimopoulos, 33:Vasilios Gerazounis,
34:Tina Handras, 35:Kostantinos/Nick Xanthos
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ARCHANGEL MICHAEL GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
November Calendar
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
2014
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Liturgy - Chapel
Cosmas & Damian
9:30a
2
Matins 8:30a
Divine Liturgy 9:30a
3
Philoptochos
Meeting 7:30p
5
4
6
Youth Choir
Rehearsal 7:30p
Election DayNo Preschool
7
Vespers-Feast of
the Archangels
7:30p
DAD Federation
Conference Liturgy
8
Feast of the
Archangels
Orthros 8:30a
Liturgy 9:30a
Nameday Dinner
Dance 7:00p
General Assembly
9
10
11
Veterans Day No Preschool,
No Greek School
Matins 8:30a
Divine Liturgy 9:30a
Youth Choir
Rehearsal 7:30p
14
13
12
GOYA Toys for Tots
Liturgy - Chapel
St. John Chrysostom @ Toys R Us
9:30a
15
Challenge
Liturgy 10:30a
GOYA Mtg & Social
11:30a
16
17
18
Matins 8:30a
Divine Liturgy
9:30a
19
20
Liturgy - Chapel
Entrance of the
Theotokos Into
the Temple 9:30a
Youth Choir
Rehearsal
7:30p
GOYA Meeting 11:30a
Fellowship
Night
GOYA Harvest
Dance @ St.
Markella
Youth Choir Visit
to Hellenos House
24
23
Matins 8:30a
Divine Liturgy
9:30a
22
21
Liturgy - Chapel
Sts. Katherine &
Mercurios 9:30a
Youth Choir
Theater Trip
25
26
27
28
Happy
Preschool &
Thanksgiving
Office closed
29
GOYA @ Our Lady of
Fatima
30
Matins 8:30a
Divine Liturgy
9:30a
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December Calendar
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thu
Fri
4
3
2
1
2014
Sat
6
5
Close
No Preschool:
Parent-teacher
conferences
Liturgy-Chapel
St. Barbara
9:30a
Liturgy-Chapel
St. Nicholas
9:30a
Philoptochos
Meeting 7:30p
Youth Choir
Rehearsal 7:30p
GOYA Tree
Trimming
Camp St. Paul
Reunion in Rye
PC Nominations
7
8
10
9
Matins 8:30a
11
13
Liturgy - Chapel
St. Spyridon
9:30a
Youth Choir
Rehearsal 7:30p
Divine Liturgy
12
9:30a
Philoptochos
Christmas Brunch
14
15
16
17
Matins 8:30a
Divine Liturgy
9:30a
Youth Choir
Rehearsal
7:30p
Parish Council
Elections After
Liturgy
Liturgy - Chapel
Sts. Daniel &
Dionysios 9:30a
21
23
22
24
Matins 8:30a
Greek School
Vespers/Liturgy-
Divine Liturgy 9:30a
Christmas
The Nativity of
Assembly
Our Lord 7:30p
18
19
20
25
26
27
Preschool
Sing-a-Long
Liturgy - The
Nativity of Our
Lord 9:30a
Sunday School
Merry Christmas
Christmas Pageant
29
28
30
31
NEW YEARS
EVE GALA
8:30p
Matins 8:30a
Divine Liturgy
9:30a
GOYA 5 Borough
Dance @ Central
Lounge
Preschool and GS Christmas Recess (Dec. 23- Jan. 6)
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Please note:
Preschool Christmas Recess: Dec. 22-Jan.4.
Prechool resumes on January 5th
Greek School Christmas Recess: Dec. 25- Jan. 7.
GS resumes on January 8th.
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Archangel Michael
Greek Orthodox Church
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Port Washington, NY 11050