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THE GOOD NEWS
T h e Mo n t h ly Bu l le t i n o f t he G r ee k O r th o dox C hu rc h of th e A s s um p t i o n
Volume 20, Issue 6
June, 2015
GREEK ORTHODOX
CHURCH
OF THE ASSUMPTION
1804 13th AVENUE
SEATTLE, WA 98122
Rev. Fr. Dean Kouldukis
Rev. Fr. Michael Johnson
Missions
Carolyn Mesagno
(401) 617-1109
Parish Office Hours
Chanters
Evangelos Pampoukas
(206) 246-7573
Camp Agape NW
Kristina Mehas
(206) 232-8690
M-TH 10:30 am - 5:30 pm
Telephone 206-323-8557
assumptionseattle.org
Choir
Chris Kouldukis
(425) 691-7610
Parish Office Manager
Jillian Chandler
(206) 323-8557
parishoffice@
assumptionseattle.org
Greek Dance Groups
Voula Xenos
(206) 784-7644
Parish Office Bookkeeper
Irene Prekeges
Parish Accounting Office
(206) 323-7230
Church School
Rachael Pamboukas
(425) 432-2786
accounting@
assumptionseattle.org
Parish Events Manager
Corinda LeClair
(206) 432-1801
Parish Council
Penny Peppes, President
(425) 823-3031
Parish Treasurer
Demetrios Geokezas
(206) 617-4716
Assumption Bookstore
Trilby Coolidge
(206) 782-0997
Fellowship Hour
Ingrid Papahronis
(206) 932-8085
O Lord, receive the steadfast and divinely
voiced preachers, the pinnacle of Your
disciples, unto their rest and the enjoyment
of Your blessings. You received, above every
offering, their labors and their life. You
alone know what the heart holds.
St. Catherine
Philoptochos
Kristina Mehas
(206) 232-8690
St. John the Almsgiver
Basil Papahronis
(206) 923-0449
Stewardship
Gus Mehas
(206) 232-8690
YAL
Steven Miller
(406) 696-0057
Youth Ministry
Fr. Michael Johnson
(206) 420-1728
The Priest Who Did Not Want to Serve Divine Liturgy
by Fr. Stephanos Anagnostopoulos
(Experiences During the Divine Liturgy, pp. 451-453)
T
here was once a priest who did not want to serve the liturgy because it was a cold winter day.
The temperature was 10 degrees below zero and the priest knew that the only person who
was likely to come to the service was the chanter. The priest had no idea about the
Church’s teaching on the presence of the Triumphant Church and how the Divine Liturgy
benefits the living and the departed. With difficulty he forced himself to go to church. On
the way to church he kept wishing that the chanter would not come so that he would not
have to serve and go home. However, the chanter did come.
The priest did the Prothesis (or Proskomedia, the service of preparing the holy gifts) in a
hurry and began the Divine Liturgy. Shortly after, some bishops, priests, monks and nuns
and some lay people arrived. Most of them sat in the choir section and began to chant so
beautifully that the priest forgot about how cold and lonely he was earlier. His whole 
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 body was warm and his whole being was all a flame…. When he did the small entrance
he noticed that the church was full of people – most of them familiar – he did not pay much
attention and just continued with the Divine Liturgy.
When the time came for the Sanctification of the Holy Gifts he saw three bishops, brightly
clothed and radiant entering the Holy Altar. They knelt with him and prayed. The priest then
stood up very carefully with fear, took the censer and in a loud voice said,
‘Especially our All Holy, Immaculate, Most Blessed and glorious Lady Theotokos and
Ever-Virgin Mary…’.
The soul of the priest was amazed and filled with divine joy. Peace and heavenly stillness,
hesychia, dominated his inner self. When the time came for the elevation and dividing of the
Host (Lamb) the whole church filled with the sweetest melodies. The whole multitude of people who were present along with the monks, priests and bishops chanted not only once but
many times,
‘One is Holy, One is Lord: Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen’.
Next they chanted the Holy Communion hymn,
‘Taste and see that the Lord is good, Alleluia.’
The priest was wandering what to do. Should he partake of the Holy Communion first or step
aside for the three bishops who were present. Just as he was thinking this, one of the bishops nodded to him indicating that he should receive Holy Communion and then to Unify and
Place the remaining of the portions of the Lamb into the Chalice along with the portions in
memory of the Holy Theotokos and the Saints. Having completed this the priest then opened
the Beautiful Gate … and saw no one in the Church… he turned and looked back into the
holy altar, he looked to the right, looked to the left, the bishops had disappeared, he stood
there speechless, amazed. He slowly opened his mouth and chanted the next petition,
‘With the fear of God and faith and love, draw near …,’
and the chanter slowly drew near to take Holy Communion. The priest was still amazed, still
wondering! The whole Triumphant Church was present. All those present in the church were
persons familiar to him, they were persons that had departed from this life and he would
from time to time commemorate their names during each liturgy:
‘that’s why they were present, that’s why they all seemed so familiar’, he thought.
As for the bishops in the altar they were the Three Hierarchs: Saint John Chrysostom, Saint
Basil the Great and Saint Gregory the Theologian.
So many years of study at university, so much research and so many sleepless nights he
spent studying and these efforts were not able to give him not even one drop of the sweetness and divine knowledge that this one Divine Liturgy gave him. 
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8:45 am Matins
JUNE WORSHIP SCHEDULE
  10:00 am Divine Liturgy
  6:00 pm Vespers

Monday, June 1 / Monday of the Holy
Spirit
7:45 am Matins
9:00 am Divine Liturgy
Epistle: Ephesians 5:8-19
 Gospel: Matthew 18:10-20
Wed., June 24 / Nativity of John the
Baptist
8:45 am Matins
10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Epistle: Romans 13:11-14; 14:1-4
Gospel: Luke 1:1-25, 57-58, 76-80
Saturday, June 6
6:00 pm Great Vespers
Saturday, June 27
6:00 pm Great Vespers
Sun., June 7 / All Saints
8:45 am Matins
10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Epistle: Hebrews 11:33-40; 12:1-2
 Gospel: Matt. 10:32-33, 37-38;
19:27-30
Sunday, June 28 / 4th Sunday of
Matthew
8:45 am Matins
10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Epistle: Romans 6:18-23
Gospel: Matthew 8:5-13
5:00 pm Vespers at St. Paul’s AOC
Monday, June 8
Apostles Fast Begins
Thurs., June 11 / Sts. Bartholomew
and Barnabas
8:45 am Matins
10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Epistle: I Corinthians 4:9-16
 Gospel: Matthew 5:14-19
Saturday, June 13
6:00 pm Great Vespers
Sunday, June 14 / 2nd Sunday of
Matthew
8:45 am Matins
10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Epistle: Romans 2:10-16
Gospel: Matthew 4:18-23
Monday, June 29 / Sts. Peter & Paul
8:45 am Matins
10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Epistle: II Corinthians 11:21-33;
12:1-9
 Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19
6:00 pm Vespers at Holy Apostles
GOC in Shoreline
Tuesday, June 30 / Synaxis of the
Holy Apostles
8:00 am Matins at Holy Apostles GOC
9:00 am Divine Liturgy at Holy
Apostles GOC
Epistle: I Corinthians 4:9-16
Saturday, June 20
6:00 pm Great Vespers
Sunday, June 21 / 3rd Sunday of
Matthew (Father’s Day)
8:45 am Matins
10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Epistle: Romans 5:1-10
Gospel: Matthew 6:22-33
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USHERS
&
READERS
Sunday, June 7
Ushers: Nicholas
Mesagno & Penny Peppes
Close: John Prekeges
Reader: Joanna Pulakis
Sunday, June 14
Ushers: Niko Pamboukas
& John Prekeges
Close: Straton
Spyropoulos
Reader: Sophia Watson
Sunday, June 21
Ushers: Christina Siaterlis
& Girma Bulbula
Close: Niko Pamboukas
Reader: Stella Athans
Sunday, June 28
Ushers: Demetrios
Geokezas & Andrea Gray
Close: Girma Bulbula
Reader: Nick Cosmakos
FELLOWSHIP HOUR
P
lease join us after Liturgy for some refreshments. All
are welcome!
“THANK YOU” to our friends and families who hosted a Fellowship Hour in May: Andrea Gray & the All Saints Camp
Board; Niko Pamboukas; Demetrios Geokezas & the Parish
Council; and Paraskevi Pierides & Family.
Thank you to our friends who have volunteered to host in
June:
 June 07: James Prekeges
 June 14: Kelly Kaye *
 June 21: Madeline Conom, Stella & Steve Bass
and family, and Joanna Conom *
 June 28: The Papahronis Family *
* Fast Day: Fish Allowed. Please plan your food offerings
within the church fasting guidelines.
In July, all Sundays are available to host. Hosting ideas:
You may honor a loved one for their nameday, birthday, or
anniversary by hosting a Fellowship Hour.




July 05:
July 12:
July 19:
July 26:
AVAILABLE TO HOST
AVAILABLE TO HOST
AVAILABLE TO HOST
AVAILABLE TO HOST
Hosting a Fellowship Hour is not difficult, but it does take a
little planning. We plan for about 130-150 people. The
church provides the coffee and all the paper goods. You
bring creamer, juice and some snacks (fruit, cheese,
bread, etc.) That’s it! Oh, and clean-up afterwards. Thank
you!!
For more information on hosting a Fellowship Hour please
view the Guidelines at the Assumption home website, assumptionseattle.org or on our Members Only website,
http://assumptionseattle.360unite.com/groups/
fellowship-hour
If you would like to host a Fellowship Hour, please contact
me at (206) 932-8085, or via email at
[email protected] . 
Thank You for serving!
Ingrid Papahronis
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ALEX, Dn. Peter & Cathy
ALLAMANO, Eugene & Ann
AMORATIS, Anthony & Sophie
ANDERSON, Larry & Kate
ANDREWS, Rothopi
APOSTOLOU, Elias & Stella
APOSTOLOU, K.G. & Kostoula
ARGERES, Peter & Diana
ARGUE, Clifford & Theodora
ATHAN, Steve & Anna
ATHANS, Eleni & George Bariames
ATHANS, Emmanuel
ATHANS, John & Stella
ATTIAS, Anna
AVGERIS, Christine
BANKS, Ginny Veronica
BARBACHAN, Hugo & Popee
BARBAS, E. Anthe
BAROKAS, Marie
BAROKAS, Vasiliki
BARTON, Roger & Mary Lou
BASS, Steve & Stella
BEKRIS, Chris & Diamando
BENIS, Helen
BUEHRER, Lee & Florence
BLACKSTONE, Cleo
BLACKWELL, Neena
BRATSANOS, Steve & Rose
BULBULA, Girma & Alemitu Wakene
BURKE, Joanne
CARDARAS, Vlasios & Voula
CHACHARON, Christina
CHACHARON, Claire
CHARONI, Alex
CHARONI, Nancy
CHARONI, Tim & Rene
CHRISTOFILIS, Asimas & Dora
CHRISTOU, Ted & Barbara
CONOM, Madeline
COOLIDGE, Trilby
COSMAKOS, Nick & Cheryl
COSTACOS, Constantine & Terry
COSTACOS, Jerry & Eva
COZZA, Bernardo & Michelle
DALLAS-SMITH, Mary
DELAROSE, Ron & Teresa
DELIMITROS, Katie
DEMENEGAS, Emmanuel & Sapfo
DENOS, Thalia
DENOVAN, David Aniketos
DERDEVANIS, Maria
DIAFOS, Pauli
DIAMOND, Maria
DIAMOND, Nitsa
DIEL, Angeliki
DIMITRIOU, Ted & Kiki
DIMOS, Gabriella
DUDUNAKIS, Kenneth & Kristina
DURHAM, Patrick & Margarita
ESTEP, Charles & Lina
EVANS, Jr., Peter & Anna
EVERETT, Robert & Sophia
EXARHOS, Helen & Arianna
FARMER, Joanna
FIDLER, William & Alia
FLY, Larry
FOOTE, Sophia & Maria
FOURNARAKIS, Bill
FRAGGIAS, Effie
FRANKS, John & Soula
GABRIEL, Laura & Tim O’Donnell
GELLER, Carolyn
GEOKEZAS, Demetrios & Eryn
GEOKEZAS, Maria & David Howard
GEOKEZAS, Meletios & Theodora
GEORGE, Nicholas
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GEORGES, Helen
GIANETSAS, Xenia
GOULOUMI, Dora Roula
GOVETAS, Eleni
GRAY, Elizabeth
GRAY, James & Andrea
GREENE, Marke & Angela
HADJIMICHALAKIS, Michael
HENRY, Eleni
HOSKINS, Jonah & Margeaux
HOWE, William & Maro
HUNT, Kelsey
HUNT, Madeleine
ILES, Catherine
ILIAKIS, Bernardino & Pinar
JANJIC, Barbara
JEWELL, Emily & Gavin
JOHN, Maggie
KALASOUNTAS, Helen
KATSIS, Dimos & Alexis
KAVADAS, Janet
KAZAKOS, Georgia
KAZAKOS, Stephano
KEHAYES, Naya & Philip Head
KLIEROS-MERCOURIADIS, Pipena
KOHNKE, Ioanna
KOKKONIS, Nick & Jennifer
KOSTAKIS, Constantine & Ann
KOULDUKIS, Bill & Betty
KOULDUKIS, Fr. Dean & Pres. Valerie
KOURTIS, Angelo & Aphrodite
LACKIE, Randy & Athena
LARIMER, Bob & Billie
LAZAROU, George & Christina
LEMONIDIS, Daniel & SaNni
LENES, George & Rita
LENTGIS, Dean & Kathleen
LIMANTZAKIS, Johnette
LING, Maria
LIVIAKIS, Lea & Sam Nadler
LORD, Tim & Debby
LOTAKIS, Greg
LOTAKIS, Paul & Michele
LOUKAS, Edwin & Vasiliki
LUCAS, Dean
LUCAS, Greta
LUCAS, Ida
LUCAS, Maria
MACRIS, Eugenia
MAKRI, Ioanna
MALESIS, Louis & Mary
MALLOS, Steve & Sophia
MANOLIDES, Andrew & Anastasia
MANOLIDES, Nancy
MASCHINSKY, Daniel & Teresa
MEHAS, Gus & Kristina
MESAGNO, Nicholas & Carolyn
MICHAELIDIS, Christina & Darin Smith
MICHAELIDIS, Michael & Elaine
MITALAS, Panagiota
MITCHELL, Cameron & Sofie
MOORE, Georgia
NATSIOPOULOS, Elias & Nancy
NENTSON, Elaine
NICKOLAS, Nick
NICON, John & Joann
OHMER, Ronald & Jennifer
OJEDA, Theodore & Victoria
O’NEIL, Katie
OSBON, Joymarie
PAMBOUKAS, Chris & Glyka
PAMBOUKAS, Kosta
PAMBOUKAS, Niko & Sonia
PAMBOUKAS, Niko & Rachael
PAMPOUKAS, Evangelos & Tasoula
PAPADOPULOS, Erasmia
PAPAHRONIS, Basil
PAPAHRONIS, Michael & Ingrid
PAPANDREW, David & Karen
PAPANICOLAOU, Stathis & Joanna
PAPANTOS, Spero & Tina
PAPPAS, Cristina
PAPPAS, George & Ann
PAPPAS, George & Lora
PAPPAS, Tina & Rob Aigner
PARALIS, Panagiotis & Asimo
PAVLOS, George & Pamela
PEPPES, George & Penny
PEPPES, Steve & Popi
PIERIDES, Voula
POULOS, Pete
PREKEGES, Greg & Alice
PREKEGES, James
RAKUS, Tom
RIGOPOULOS, Marianne
RITCHIE, Joe & Natalie
ROGERS, Jeff & Lexi
RONDOS, Sam
SAKELLARIS, John & Penelope
SARANTINOS, George & Athena
SARIDAKIS, Arthur
SAVVIDES, S.D. & Katherine
SAYLES, Katerina
SCOTT, Leslie Sophia
SEBOK, Evangelia
SERPANOS, George & Meropi
SIATERIS, Dimitrios & Christina
SIDERIS, Panagiotis & Voula
SKANDALIS, John & Laurie
SKEPETARIS, Evanthia
SKEPETARIS, Tom & Teresa
SMETHERAM, Sofia
SOLOMON, Karen
SORENSON, Maria
SOUDAS, Elene
SOUKAS, George & Ritsa
SOURAPAS, Steve
SPOTTS, James
SPYROPOULOS, Straton
STAFFORD, Stephanie Pulakis
STAMATOYANNOPOULOS, George & Thalia
STOCKER, Bill & Georgi
TAGIOS, Constantinos & Sophia
TALERICO, Ed & Joyce
TARLSON, Popi
TAYLOR, Valerie Ann
TEKLE, Selam & Amanuel Abraha
THOMPSON, Charles & Niki
TOURAS, Antonios & Antonia
TOURAS, Nikolas
TRAPALIS, Dina & Eleni
TREMBANIS, Sophia
TRUMAN, Jerry & Adair
TSALAKY, Tony
TSCHIDA, Stephanie
TSITSIS, Nick & Stacy
VASILATOS, Katheryn
VISINTAINER, James & Irina
WATSON, Rob & Katherine
WEST, Joann
XENOS, Spiro & Voula
XYDIS, John & Janice
YEAMANS, David & Alysha
ZAFIROPOULOS, John & Andreanna
ZANIDES, Frances
ZARKADES, Joanne
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DOLLAR-A-DAY PROGRAM
I
want to thank everyone who has signed up for our Dollar A Day loan servicing plan.
As discussed at our General Assembly, we need more families to participate. With more
people giving to the Dollar-a-Day program, we will be able to use our parking revenue to offset the deficit in our yearly budget. Without it, our budget cannot be balanced. If you haven't yet signed up for the program, please call the bookkeeping office at (206) 323-7230
and let them know you would like to participate. 
Penny Peppes
Parish Council President
ANDERSON, Larry & Kate
ANDREWS, Rothopi
ANTONAKOS, Jetta
APOSTOLOU, Elias & Stella
ARGERES, Peter & Diana
ATHAN, Steve & Anna
ATHANS, Eleni & George Bariames
BARBAS, E. Anthe
BARTON, Roger & Mary Lou
BASS, Steve & Stella
BENIS, Helen
BRATSANOS, James & Leslie
BRATSANOS, Steve & Rose
BUEHRER, Lee & Florence
CHACHARON, Alex
CHRISTOU, Ted & Barbara
CONOM, Madeline
COSTACOS, Jerry & Eva
DELAROSE, Ron & Teresa
DELIMITROS, Katherine
DENOS, Thalia
DIAFOS, Pauli
DIMITRIOU, Ted & Kiki
DURHAM, Patrick & Margarita
EVANS, Jr., Peter & Anna
FARMER, Joanna
FIDLER, William & Alia
FLY, Larry
FRANGOS, Christian
FRANGOS, Olivia
FRANKS, John & Athanasia
GEOKEZAS, Demetrios & Eryn
GEOKEZAS, Meletios & Theodora
GIANETSAS, Xenia
GIBBONS, Nick & Maria
GRAY, James & Andrea
GREENE, Marke & Angela
HOWE, William & Maro
HULBERT, Mike & Jodie
ILES, Catherine
ILIAKIS, Bernardino & Pinar
INNIS, Connie
JEWELL, Emily & Gavin
KAZAKOS, Georgia
KEHAYES, Naya & Philip Head
KOHNKE, Ioanna
KOKKONIS, Nick & Jennifer
KOUKOUSOULA, Ourania
KOULDUKIS, Fr. Dean & Pres. Val
LIVIAKIS, Lea & Sam Nadler
LOTAKIS, Greg
LOTAKIS, Paul & Michele
LUCAS, Greta
MEHAS, Gus & Kristina
MESAGNO, Nicholas & Carolyn
MOORE, Georgia
NICKOLAS, Nick
O’NEIL, Katie
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PAMBOUKAS, Chris & Glyka
PAMBOUKAS, Niko & Sonia
PAMPOUKAS, Evangelos & Tasoula
PAPAHRONIS, Michael & Ingrid
PEPPES, George & Penny
PISHUE, James & Lisa Roberts
RITCHIE, Joe & Natalie
ROGERS, Alexandra
SARANTINOS, George & Athena
SCOTT, Leslie Sophia
SIATERLIS, Dimitrios & Christina
SMETHERAM, Sofia
ST. CATHERINE PHILOPTOCHOS
STAFFORD, Stephanie Pulakis
THOMPSON, Charles & Niki
TZIOTIS, Yiannis & Katerina
XYDIS, John & Janice
ZANIDES, Frances
ZARKADES, Joanne
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FAMILY OUTING EVENT
FAMILIES ENJOY FUN, INSPIRATIONAL WEEKEND, MAY 16
16--17
Kids from our Assumption families learn Orthodox Church history by raising the
Byzantine flag over All Saints Camp. Obviously, they’re having lots of fun in the process:
Nathan, Maximos, Anthony, Athan, Gabrielle, Christine and Emmelia.
I
t was a weekend of activities our younger Assumption kids will never forget – playing
safely on the grassy fields of All Saints Camp; hitting a wooden simantron with a mallet,
just like the monks and nuns do as a call to prayer. And even raising the Byzantine flag that
still flies today over Orthodox monasteries chartered by Byzantine emperors.
The kids also searched the grounds to find an icon of the Mother of God in a tree. They
were re-enacting the miraculous appearance of the Theotokos in a forest clearing in Estonia centuries ago. When the shepherds who saw her went to the clearing, they found a miraculous icon of her Dormition in the branches of a tree. Today a women’s monastery
stands on that spot, where the icon is still revered in the monastery chapel.
Located on forested, waterfront property near Gig Harbor, All Saints Camp is jointly owned
by our own parish and St. Demetrios. It’s a perfect spot for parents to spend quality time
with their kids. Knowing how busy everyone can be these days, families were free to arrive
whenever kids’ sports and other weekend activities allowed. Some came later on Saturday
afternoon, while one busy dad was only able to come for campfire that evening. Another
family joined the activities on Sunday morning.
The Saturday campfire concluded with the kids making their own s’mores and marshmallows flambé. The next morning, everyone sang “Christ is risen…” during Liturgy in the 
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 camp chapel, marking the last Sunday of the Easter season. And finally, they boarded a
ferry for what must have seemed to the kids like a sea voyage to a mysterious island,
where they visited an Orthodox monastery, learned about a weeping icon, and were anointed with miraculous “holy tears.”
Participants during the weekend included: Ron Delarose with foster son, Josh; Maggie
John’s dad, John, with his grandkids Nathan and Emmelia; Kristina Mehas with sons Athan
and Maximos; Laura Gabriel and Tim O’Donnell with kids Gabrielle, Anthony and Christine,
and Jennifer Ohmer with son, Alexander. Throughout the weekend, they were energized by
great food provided by “chef” James Prekeges and his daughter, Anna. Other “staff” at the
event included Fr. Dean, Fr. Michael, Steve Miller and Straton Spyropoulos. 
On this page and the next are some more photos to help both kids and parents remember
that precious weekend, and to give our whole parish family a sense of the quality time they
spent together –
Gabrielle enjoys looking through a
large knothole in one of the
camp’s hundreds of trees. 
 Meanwhile, Anthony is the first
to find a icon of the Mother of God
in a tree!
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Fr. Dean and his altar boys
(Athan,
Anthony
and
Nathan) lead a procession
with the icon from the tree
to the camp chapel for
Vespers. Visible in the
procession that follows are
Christine, Emmelia, Laura
and Gabrielle.

 Alexander enjoys the “sea
voyage” to and from the Vashon
monastery.
In the monastery courtyard, the
kids are fascinated by the
fountain – Anthony, Nathan,
Maximos, Josh, Athan and
Alexander. In the background –
Kristina, Ron and Abbot
Tryphon.

 Being anointed with “holy
tears” was the highlight of the
monastery pilgrimage – here
Abbot Tryphon anoints Maximos
and Kristina as Athan looks on.
(Background, Ron and Straton.)
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G.O.Y.A.
GOYA PLANS FUN ON HOOD CANAL, SATURDAY, JUNE 27 th
Assumption GOYA kids “chill” beside the beach as an unforgettable
day at Hood Canal draws to a close, June 2013.
A
ll of our Assumption kids in grades 612 should mark their calendars on
the last Saturday of June, for an event they
won’t want to miss. Two years ago, our
GOYANs visited the same spot on a perfect
summer day. They enjoyed swimming in
the canal (it’s much warmer than Puget
Sound!) They also took a fun hike to a
nearby lake, roasted marshmallows
around a fire, listened to cool guitar music,
and generally enjoyed a fabulous start to
their summer. So, let’s do it again! Save
the date, watch for an email soon with all
the details - and be there! 
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NEW ASSUMPTION MEMBER ARRIVES
F
r. Michael’s grandson, Elijah Cortes-Johnson, holds
his baby brother, Sebastián, who arrived May 12th.
Their mother, Alexia, and the new baby are both doing
fine. (Photo by proud papa, Juan.) 
FATHER’S DAY IS JUNE 21st
S
unday, June 21st is Father’s Day. The best way to honor your father is to pray for him.
Did you know that Father’s Day is a tradition which was started in Spokane, Washington. It
all started with a Mrs. John B. Dodd who first proposed the idea of a Father’s Day in
1909. Mrs. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. William Smart, a
Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife died in childbirth with their sixth child. Mr.
Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other
five children by himself on a rural farm in Eastern
Washington. It was after Mrs. Dodd became an
adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children
as a single parent.
The first Father's Day was observed on June 19,
1910 in Spokane Washington. In 1924 President
Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national
Father's Day. Finally in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation
declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day.
Father's Day has become a day to not only honor your father, but stepfathers, uncles,
grandfathers, foster fathers and Godfathers are honored on this day as well. Please make
the celebration of Liturgy a priority on this day. 
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MISSIONS
Accompanying Fr. Antonio (seated) and his family.
JESSE BRANDOW UPDATE
T
his April I finally arrived in Guatemala, through your prayers and support! Now I am living in the tropics of the Pacific Coast where huge iguanas crawl on top of the Orthodox
Churches. The six priests here are struggling because one of them, Fr. Antonio, has fallen
gravely ill. Please pray for Fr. Antonio and the nascent Orthodox Church in Guatemala! I did
not expect to be thrown immediately into the fray, but with Fr. Antonio's illness the parishes
need even more support. I have already begun leading reader's services in the parishes
and, over the next months, I will continue assisting with services, preaching, and religious
education. Thank you for all your support and prayers!
For more updates and photos, visit www.facebook.com/jessebrandow. To support Jesse,
send donations to OCMC, 220 Mason Manatee Way, St. Augustine, FL 32086 (payable to
OCMC with “Jesse Brandow” in the memo line), or visit www.ocmc.org/jessebrandow. 
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THE GOOD NEWS - JUNE 2015
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION
JUNE 2015
Sun


Mon
1
2
11:00 am Funeral
for Effie Fraggias
8
ALL SAINTS
8:45 am Matins
10:00 am Liturgy
Church School Graduation
Memorial: Bill Kouldukis (40
days); Greg Prekeges (40
days); Leslie Scott (40 days);
Rev. Dn. Peter Alex (40
days); John Prekeges (50 yrs)
14
Wed
Thu
3
6:30 pm All Saints
Camp Board
Meeting
9
6
PARISH OFFICE
CLOSED
6:00 pm Great
Vespers
7:30pm AA Meeting
11
13
12 
STS. BARTHOLOMEW
& BARNABAS
8:45 am Matins
10:00 am Liturgy
6:00 pm Parish
Council Meeting
PARISH OFFICE
CLOSED
6:00 pm Great
Vespers
9:00 am St. John the
Almsgiver
7:30pm AA Meeting
16
18
17 
8:45 am Matins
10:00 am Liturgy
22
23
3rd SUNDAY OF
MATTHEW
(Father’s Day)
24
20
19 
PARISH OFFICE
CLOSED
7:30pm AA Meeting
12:15 pm Philoptochos
Membership & Election
Meeting
25
6:00 pm Great
Vespers
27
26 
NATIVITY OF JOHN
8:45 am Matins
10:00 am Liturgy
8:45 am Matins
10:00 am Liturgy
Memorial: Conom
Family Members
4th SUNDAY OF
MATTHEW
8:45 am Matins
10:00 am Liturgy
Memorial: Maria
Papahronis
5:00 pm Vespers at St.
Paul’s AOC in Brier
5
7:00 pm Byzantine
Chant Classes
10 
APOSTLES FAST
BEGINS
15
28
Sat
9:00 am St. John the
Almsgiver
2nd SUNDAY OF
MATTHEW
21
Fri
4
MONDAY OF THE
HOLY SPIRIT
7:45 am Matins
9:00 am Liturgy
7
Tue
PARISH OFFICE
CLOSED
7:30pm AA Meeting
29
30
STS. PETER & PAUL
8:45 am Matins
10:00 am Liturgy
6:00 pm Vespers at
Holy Apostles GOC
SYNAXIS OF THE
HOLY APOSTLES
8:00 am Matins
9:00 am Liturgy at
Holy Apostles GOC
PARISH OFFICE
OPENS AT NOON
6:00 pm Great
Vespers
MATINS GOSPEL & TONE SCHEDULE
Sunday
7
14
21
28
Gospel
1
2
3
4
Tone
Plagal Fourth
First
Second
Third

Strict Fast
Wine/Oil
Allowed
Fish Allowed
PARISH OFFICE HOURS:
M—TH 10:30 AM—5:30 PM ~ (206) 323-8557
(PARISH OFFICE is CLOSED on Fridays)
NON PROFIT
ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
SEATTLE
PERMIT NO
T HE M ONTHLY B ULLETIN OF THE G REEK
O RTHODOX C HURCH OF THE A SSUMPTION
7412
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
OF THE ASSUMPTION
1804 13th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122-2515
POSTMASTER : DATED MATERIAL PLEASE EXPEDITE
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR
CHURCH SCHOOL
GRADUATION
SUNDAY, JUNE 7th