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Message from Fr. Michael L. Pastrikos, Protopresbyter
CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN!
As your parish priest, I greet you with these
words: Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!
The day of Pascha comes to us once more, but
did you ever wonder in deep
thought whether you’ll be on
this earth when we celebrate
Pascha in 2016? Take a few seconds to think about that. You
might say that thoughts like that
are very discouraging. I agree,
but in life we meet many difficulties and discouragements.
We should not take this wonderful celebration of Christ’s true
Resurrection from the dead so
lightly. We have come through
Meatfare, Cheesefare, and the
beginning of the Great Lenten
period, and then we experience
the Passion of Christ through
Holy Week services, leading to the great climax:
the Crucifixion and Resurrection of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ. After that process, we must be
truly elated by the fact Pascha, the Passover of
Christ, will touch our souls and will offer us the illumination of joy filled with God’s grace.
Our souls will be filled to overflowing, and we
will not know whether we are in heaven or on
earth. Only God will know, and to paraphrase St.
Paul’s words, “while it will touch another person
quietly, as if caressing him with a feather, almost
imperceptibly, but from being touched in this way
the Divine Paschal grace will pass though him and
fill him from head to foot with joyful trembling;
he will awaken and the eyes of his soul will open
to the light of a new life, and he will never forget
it throughout the rest of his life.”
This is the feeling and the experience that we
need to recognize coming out of the Paschal celebration. But how do we get to this point? What
must we do to get excited and to allow Christ’s
Passover to bless us, to feel his grace within us?
How can we reach this plateau of spiritual communication with our Lord? It’s very simple: we
need to come back to Christ,
meaning that we have to allow
him to embrace our mind and
soul and to regenerate passion
and enthusiasm within us. Think
of the father in the parable of the
prodigal son. What made the son
go back to his father after leaving him to find a better life? Simply, he didn’t find a better life because the grass was not greener
on the other side like he thought
it would be. Leaving his father
was the worst mistake he’d ever
made. It is the same with us when
we leave our Heavenly Father to
pursue the life that we want to live. If we leave our
Father, we will never see the light at the end of the
tunnel. The only things we will face are frustration, disappointment, a lack of love, loneliness,
emptiness, and the feeling of unworthiness.
There is a great saying that when a person hits
rock bottom in life, things can’t get any worse. So
the positive thing to do is to pick up yourself, wipe
the filth off, and start up the ladder of salvation.
In the Orthodox Church, we realize that the celebration of Pascha marks a Passover from this life
to the next. Life itself is a bridge: pass over it, but
don’t build your home upon it. We all have a free
will that has been given to us by God. Every person has the right to choose their own destiny. But
no matter which direction you choose to guide
your life in, there is a price to pay at the end of
the trip.
Now I’m going to tell you what my feelings are
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GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AMERICA METROPOLIS OF NEW JERSEY
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APRIL-∞¶ƒπ§πO™ 2015
MESSAGE FROM THE
PARISH PRESIDENT
MHNYMA TOY
¶ƒO∂¢ƒOÀ Δ∏™
∫Oπ¡OΔ∏Δ∞™
Dear Parishioners,
I want to share an Easter message that has touched millions
of people. The message is titled “Because of Him.”
It was unthinkable, impossible, unfathomable, unprecedented.
A single act that changed history. He was a
·· a teacher, an outcast and a leader.
carpenter,
Yet He did what no other person had ever
done. Like all who have preceded Him, He
lived and He died. But unlike all who preceded Him, He rose from the dead. He lived
again. He still lives and because He lives, we
all will live again.
Because of Him death has no sting; the
grave has no victory. We can start again, and
again, and again. Guilt becomes Peace. Regret becomes Relief.
Despair becomes Hope.
Because of Him, we have second chances. Clean slates. New
beginnings. There is no such thing as the end because of Him.
This Pascha, let us serve as witnesses for others to share our
Orthodox faith and to enjoy the endless possibilities we have
with God in our lives. Let us pray for the atheists, the nonbelievers, and those who have lost their way. Let us encourage those
who have become consumed by the daily hustle and bustle of life
and have placed prayer and church on the back burner.
Come and remember—Because of Him.
In Christ,
Demos Anastasiades,
Parish Council President
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∂Ï¿ÙÂ Î·È Ó· ı˘Ì¿ÛÙ—ÿÚȘ Û'∞˘ÙfiÓ.
∂Ó ÃÚÈÛÙÒ,
¢‹ÌÔ˜ ∞Ó·ÛÙ·ÛÈ¿‰Ë˜,
¶Úfi‰ÚÔ˜ ÙÔ˘ ¢ÈÔÈÎËÙÈÎÔ‡ ™˘Ì‚Ô˘Ï›Ô˘
PROTOPRESBYTER FR. MICHAEL PASTRIKOS, PASTOR
CHURCH OFFICE TELEPHONE: 410-633-5020 – CHURCH FAX: 410-633-4352 – CELL: 443-742-8314
www.stnicholasmd.org
CHURCH SECRETARY
MARIA SALPEAS
ORGANIST
PETE BISBIKIS
SEXTON
PARISH COUNCIL
DEMOS ANASTASIADES, PRESIDENT
GUS KARAGIANNOPOULOS, VICE PRESIDENT
STAMATIA IEROMONAHOS, RECORDING SECRETARY
ELENI STAKIA KOSTAKIS, CORRESP’NG SECRETARY
POPI PARAGIOS, TREASURER
GEORGE DIAKOLOUKAS, ASST. TREASURER
BOARD MEMBERS:
SPYROS ALAFASSOS, VASILIS FAKAS, JASON FILIPPOU,
AMRY SERAFIS, SAM GLAVA, JOHN KOROLOGOS,
FRANK MITSOS, SOULA KAPETANAKOS, VASILIS
ARGIROPOULOS
PHILOPTOCHOS
NORA KEFALAS, PRESIDENT
EVAGELIA SALIARIS, VICE PRES.
IRENE VASILIOS, 2ND VICE PRES.
CHRISTINE ZERVOS, TREASURER
PATTY ORFANOS, ASST. TREAS.
MARIA GIORGAKIS, REC. SEC.
RENEE THEMELIS, CORRES. SEC.
ZOE PERDIKAKIS, ADVISOR TO THE BOARD
PROTOPSALTI/CHOIR DIRECTOR
GEORGE ROSSIS
STANLEY CAVOURAS
DIAMONDS
ROSE TSAKALOS, PRESIDENT
ROSE CORNIAS, VICE PRESIDENT
ANASTASIA HATZIEFTHIMIOU, SECRETARY
MARY SERAFIS, TREASURER
BOARD MEMBERS:
SOULA GIANNAKOULIAS, SOULA KAPETANAKOS,
EVE LALLAS, KELLY PAPADOPOULOS
G.O.Y.A.
JENNA STAKIAS, PRESIDENT
DEAN PALAS, VICE-PRESIDENT
IRENE ANGELOS, TREASURER
VASILIA POLYHRONIS, CORRESP. SECRETARY
MARINA PROTOPAPAS, RECORDING SECRETARY
CHRISTINA ANASTASIADES, HISTORIAN
KOSTAS STAVRAKIS, SERGEANT AT ARMS
KELLY ARGETAKIS, DIRECTOR
ADVISORS: MARIA GIORGAKIS, EFTHIMIA ATSIDIS
VIRGINIA POLYCHRONIS, KATINA PALAS, BECKY
ROSSIS-BARNES AND PATRICIA TOPOUZOGLOU
J.O.Y.
POPI PARAGIOS, PROGRAM COORDINATOR
YOUTH VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS:
FOULA PARAGIOS, RENE ANGELOS, KRISTINA
ANASTASIADES, KATERINA IEROMONAHOS
SUNDAY SCHOOL
KYRA KONDUDIS, NURSERY & PRE-K
LIA KARAGIANOPOULOS, NURSERY & PRE-K
YANA KARABELAS & NIKI CANNING, KINDERGARTEN
PENNY GERAPETRITIS, FIRST GRADE
ANTONIA SFIRIOU, SECOND GRADE
PHAEDRA AVGERINOS, THIRD GRADE & CO-DIRECTOR
GEORGE KARAGIANOPOULOS, FOURTH GRADE
CHRISTINA ARAVIAKIS, FOURTH GRADE
VOULA G. SAKELAKIS, FIFTH GRADE
CHRISSY COSSIS, SIXTH GRADE
VASILI FILIPPOU, SEVENTH GRADE
EFFIE CANNING, EIGHTH GRADE
ELIAS COSSIS & ADAM AGAPIOS, NINTH GRADE
EMILY COSSIS, TENTH GRADE & CO-DIRECTOR
SOFIA GERAPETRITIS, CO-DIRECTOR
AFTERNOON GREEK SCHOOL
TEACHERS: CHARA RONTOULI-BACHER,
CHRISOVALANDOU DIAKOKOMNINOS, DESPINA
CHATZAKOU-LARENTZOS, STELLA TZINI-MOSHONISIOTIS,
ELENI MATHIANAKI, MANOLIS PROTOPAPAS, GEORGE
PAPACHARALAMPOUS, VASILIKI KALOGRANI-KRETSIS
GREEK SCHOOL P.T.A.
VASSILIKI KOUMOUDIS, PTA PRESIDENT
AMALIA SYROPOULOS-KOSTRIVAS, VICE-PRESIDENT
FOULA GIORGAKIS-CEJPEK, SECRETARY
NANCY ANASTASIADES, TREASURER
SOPHIA GERAPETRITIS, ASSISTANT TREASURER
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GOYAns’ Outing at NEWS
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St. Nicholas Greek School Honors its Students
ªÂ ¿ÚÈÛÙ· ‹Ú·Ó Ù·
‰ÈÏÒÌ·Ù· ÙÔ˘˜ ÙÚ›·
ÎÔÚ›ÙÛÈ· ·fi ÙÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi
™¯ÔÏÂ›Ô ∞Á›Ô˘ ¡ÈÎÔÏ¿Ô˘
Ô˘ ¤Ï·‚·Ó ̤ÚÔ˜ ÛÙȘ
ÂÍÂÙ¿ÛÂȘ Ù˘ ∞Ú¯ÈÂÈÛÎÔ‹˜ ¡¤·˜ ÀfiÚ΢ ÁÈ·
ÙËÓ ¡ÂÔÂÏÏËÓÈ΋ °ÏÒÛÛ·
(Regents Level). √È
·ÚÈÛÙÔ‡¯Â˜ Ì·ı‹ÙÚȘ
Â›Ó·È ∞ÈηÙÂÚ›ÓË ¶.
πÂÚÔÌÔÓ¿¯Ô˘, ∑ËÓÔ‚›· ¢.
™Ù·ÎÈ¿, Î·È ª·Ú›Ó· μ.
¶ÚˆÙfi··. Δ· ‚Ú·‚›·
ÙÔ˘˜ ·¤ÓÂÈÌÂ Ë ‰·ÛοϷ
ÙÔ˘˜ ΢ڛ· μ·ÛÈÏÈ΋
∫·ÏÔÁÚ¿ÓË. ™˘Á¯·ÚËÙ‹ÚÈ·
ÎÔÚ›ÙÛÈ· Î·È Â›˜ ·ÓÒÙÂÚ·!
ªÂ ÂÎÙ›ÌËÛË,
™Ù·Ì·Ù›· πÂÚÔÌÔÓ¿¯Ô˘,
¶Úfi‰ÚÔ˜ Ù˘ ™¯ÔÏÈ΋˜
∂ÈÙÚÔ‹˜ ÙÔ˘ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎÔ‡
™¯ÔÏ›Ԣ ∞Á›Ô˘ ¡ÈÎÔÏ¿Ô˘.
Three girls from the Saint Stamatia Ieromonahos, Jenna Stakias, Marina Protopapas, Katerina Ieromonahos,
Nicholas Greek School par- Vasiliki Kalograni and Father Michael.
ticipated in the Greek Language Exams of the Archdio- grees with a mark of “Excellent.” The students were given to them by their teacher, Ms.
cese of New York (Regents are Aikaterini P. Ieromonahos, Zinovia D. Vasiliki Kalograni. Congratulations, girls—
Level) and earned their de- Stakias, and Marina B. Protopappas. The awards and on to even greater achievement!
ΔÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi ™¯ÔÏÂ›Ô Δ›ÌËÛ ÙÔÓ Î. ¢ËÌ‹ÙÚÈÔ ∞. ™Ù·ÎÈ¿
Fr. Michael Pastrikos, Stamatia Ieromonahos, (Greek
School president), Demos Anastasiades, (Parish Council
president), and Dimitris Stakias.
ΔÈÌ‹ıËÎÂ Ô Î. ¢ËÌ‹ÙÚÈÔ˜ ∞. ™Ù·ÎÈ¿˜ Ì ÙËÓ
ÙÈÌËÙÈ΋ ϷΤٷ “∞∂π¡ ∞ƒπ™Δ∂À∂π¡” ·fi ÙÔ
∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi ™¯ÔÏÂ›Ô ∞Á›Ô˘ ¡ÈÎÔÏ¿Ô˘ ÁÈ· ÙËÓ
ÚÔÛÊÔÚ¿ ÙÔ˘ fiÏ· ·˘Ù¿ Ù· ¯ÚfiÓÈ· Î·È ÙÔ
ÂӉȷʤÚÔÓ Î·È ÙËÓ ‚Ô‹ıÂÈ¿ ÙÔ˘ Û fi,ÙÈ ·ÊÔÚ¿ ÙÔ
∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi ™¯ÔÏ›Ô, ÙÔÓ ™‡ÏÏÔÁÔ ¡ÂÔÏ·›·˜ ηÈ
ÙËÓ ÎÔÈÓfiÙËÙ· ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ ¡ÈÎÔÏ¿Ô˘. ΔÔÓ
¢¯·ÚÈÛÙԇ̠Ôχ Î·È ÙÔÓ Â˘¯fiÌ·ÛÙ ˘Á›·
¿Óˆ ·fi fiÏ· Î·È Î¿ı ÂÈÙ˘¯›· ÛÙËÓ ˙ˆ‹ ÙÔ˘
ÔÈÎÔÁÂÓÂȷ΋ Î·È Â¿ÁÁÂÏÌ·ÙÈ΋.
ΔËÓ ϷΤٷ ·Ú¤‰ˆÛ ÛÙÔÓ Î. ™Ù·ÎÈ¿ Ô
Úfi‰ÚÔ˜ Ù˘ ÎÔÈÓfiÙËÙ·˜ Î. ¢‹ÌÔ˜ ∞Ó·ÛÙ·ÛÈ¿‰Ë˜ ÂÓÒ ÙÔ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›·ÛÌ· Û ڢıÌÔ‡˜
ÂÓıÔ˘ÛÈ·ÛÌÔ‡ ÍÂÊÒÓÈÛ ∞•π√™! ™˘Á¯·ÚËÙ‹ÚÈ·
Î·È Â›˜ ·ÓÒÙÂÚ·!
Mr. Dimitrios Stakias was awarded the honorary plaque “ALWAYS EXCEL” by the Saint
Nicholas Greek School for his offering of all these
years and for his interest and his help in the work
of the Greek School, the Youth Ministries, and the
Saint Nicholas community. We thank him deeply,
and we wish him good health and every success in
his family life and professional life.
The plaque was presented to Mr. Stakias by the
president of the community, Mr. Demos
Anastasiades, and the congregation shouted enthusiastically, “Worthy!” Congratulations, and many
more!
With appreciation, Stamatia Ieromonahos,
President of the Greek School Committee
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Presenters in the St. Nicholas Parish Level of the Annual
St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival. Front row,
L-R: Flora Giakoumakis, Christos Vasilarakis, Arhontoula
Kakarolis, Christine Athanasiades and Antonios Loizou.
Back row: Sophia Gerapetritis and Fr. Michael Pastrikos.
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS
THANK YOU to everyone who came to the Large Social
Hall to support our Annual Lenten Spaghetti Luncheon. We had
a rather good turnout, and the Sunday School looks forward to
your support again next year.
Our Parish Oratorical Festival was held on Saturday, March
21. We want to say thank you to our speakers, our judges, our
timekeeper, Fr. Michael Pastrikos, and all the parents and staff
who attended this annual event. Special thanks to our judges and
timekeeper, who took the time from their busy schedules to be
with us. Judges were Rebecca Loumiotis, Tina Harris, and Harry
Amarantidis. Our timekeeper was Joanne Trikoulis (former
principal of the Sunday School). Thank you all!
We would like to present our finalists, who will be representing St. Nicholas Church at the District Oratorical Festival: in the
Senior division, Flora Giakoumakis, and Kristina Anastasiadis;
St. Nicholas Parish Level of the Annual St. John
Chrysostom Oratorical Festival. Front row L-R: Joanne
Trikoulis, Arhontoula Kakarolis, Tina Harris, Christos
Vasilarakis, and Antonios Loizou. Back row L-R:
Sophia Gerapetritis, Fr. Michael Pastrikos, Flora
Giakoumakis, Christina Athanasiadis, Rebecca Loumiotis,
and Harry Amarantis.
and in the Junior division, Christos Vasilarakis. The District Festival will be hosted by St. Theodore Greek Orthodox Church in
Lanham, MD, on Saturday April 18. May God bless and guide all
of our finalists. We also want to congratulate our Elementary
participants, who did a great job in their presentations:
Arhontoula Kakarolis and Antonios Loizou. We look forward
to having more students like Arhontoula and Antonios in grades
4–6 participate so they will be better prepared to present in future festivals as Junior- and eventually Senior-level speakers.
The more times your children participate in these Annual Oratorical Festivals, the more knowledgeable they will also become
about their Orthodox faith, and the more confidence they will
gain in public speaking. The scholarship money for our finalists
will be awarded on Graduation Sunday, May 17.
We want to remind everyone that we will NOT be having
classes on Palm Sunday (April 5) or Easter Sunday (April 12), so
our teachers and aides may have the opportunity to enjoy these
beautiful services with their families, too. We wish our students,
staff, and church families Kalo Pascha/∫·ÏÔ ¶¿Û¯·!
PHILOPTOCHOS
We would like to thank Father Duane Johnson from Annunciation Cathedral and all the volunteers who contributed to this
years retreat. Most of all everyone who took time out of their
busy schedule to fulfill their spirit and soul.
This year we added a new event, “Festival of Tables”. A special thank you to Kyriaki Kontoudis and those that hosted a table
and those that attended. It was an afternoon of fellowship and
fun!
On March 28th a mailing went out to all members informing
of the Philoptochos Election which is to take place on Monday,
May 4th. If you are a member and did not receive the notice,
please let us know.
Please note that scholarship applications are available in the
church office and must be returned no later than Sunday, April
26th. The scholarships will be awarded in church on May 24th.
Please note this is a change of date.
On Sunday, April 5th we will be selling Tzourekia. If you
would like to place an order, please see any Philoptochos board
member or call Evangelia Saliaris 410-592-8345.
Your response and generosity towards the collection for the
Epitaphio was greatly appreciated. The remaining balance will
help those less fortunate.
The following donations in memory have been received. May
their memory be eternal and our prayers are with their families.
In memory of Vasili Frangakis, Mrs. Sofoula Frangakis.
In memory of Elpida Harris: Mr. and Mrs. John Georgakis,
Stefanos Mavrounis, Panagiota Kafallas, Mr. and Mrs. Pete
Saliaris, Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Voxakis, Mr. John Kostos,
Evangelos and Athina Zervoutis, Mr. and Mrs. Costas
Triantafilos, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kefalas, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Vasilios, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Zervos, Steven and Christine Harris,
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Mr. and Mrs. George Perdikakis.
In memory of Linda Skandalis: Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kefalas,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Zervos.
In memory of Vasili Diakokominos: Pan Gregorian Enterprises of Maryland, Mr. John Brewer, Elias Kalikas, Maria and
John Georgakis, George and Kaliope Halkias.
In memory of Anastasia Trintis: Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kefalas,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Zervos,
Wishing everyone a Blessed Holy Week and Kali Anastasi.
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GREEKTOWN CDC
A message from Col. John E. Gavrilis.
The Greektown CDC coordinated an Anti-Gang presentation
to the children of School 228, Mora Crossman Recreation Center. The presentation focused on alternative safe activities to our
youth and how to stay away from gang activity. We are very fortunate to have a great recreation center headed by Mr. Ed. He
has been with the center for near thirty years and has had a positive influence on several generations of Greektown youth. We
thank Ed for his service.
A request to transfer a liquor license to 5101 Eastern Avenue
has been received by the City Liquor Board. The business is currently a restaurant located on the corner of Rappolla and East-
Colonel John E Gavrilis
is the current Maryland
Transit Police Chief.
John has been in law enforcement for 40 years,
previously serving as
the Colonel/Chief for
the Baltimore City Police Department. He has
received
numerous
awards and commendations for bravery to include his undercover role in
arresting the Ku Klux Klan in Maryland. John is
also the CEO of the Greektown CDC, founded by
the St. Nicholas Church to revitalize Greektown.
Colonel Gavrilis has been a life member of St.
Nicholas, is married to Patricia and has two daughters. John is the highest ranking Greek/American
law enforcement officer in the State of Maryland.
ern Avenue. I spoke with many residents who are concerned
with the crime, noise, trash, traffic and unruly patrons that bars
in general bring to a residential neighborhood. Recent requests
for new licenses in Greektown have been denied based on community opposition. We have asked for a meeting to discuss their
business plan. Feel free to contact us at [email protected]
if you have any concerns.
I spoke with the City who agreed the mural along Eastern Avenue Underpass is in bad condition. We sent correspondence requesting the City discontinue the practice of painting over the
graffiti. This ruins the mural. We asked that the City use the
proper cleaning method of removing the graffiti. The mural, a
project of the Greektown CDC beautified the underpass and we
want to keep it that way. PEMCO update. The project has received the approval of the Greektown CDC and other area communities. The Greektown CDC spearheaded the effort and coordinated several meeting with the developer, City officials and
community leaders. We are waiting for the introduction of City
legislation to allow the project to go forward.
The Greek Independence Day Parade is scheduled for April
19, 2015 @ 2 pm in Greektown. The grand stand will be located
in front of the St. Nicholas Church. The parade celebrates
Greece’s independence. It is a wonderful time and truly highlights our Greek heritage. A special thanks goes out to the Parade Committee who have worked very hard to bring about a day
of celebration. Come out and support the parade, enjoy the good
food and drinks!
The Greektown CDC continues to conduct daily canvasses of
the neighborhood and request City services. The City has responded to our calls by picking up bulk trash, cleaning up illegally dumped trash/mattresses, furniture etc., and has responded
to fix pot holes. However, it is important that the residents and
businesses also conduct surveys of their neighborhood and report
violations to 311. The City is responsive to our calls, but you
must also call to report violations or need for City services.
Also, call 911 when witnessing a crime.
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Believe in your community!
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DONATIONS IN MEMORIAM
The following donations have been received. Our prayers are with the families of those who have gone before us.
May their memory be eternal.
In memory of George Forakis
Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Cornias
Mr. & Mrs. George & Rossa
Cornias
Ms. Sevasti Cornias
Eleni & Isidoros Roros
Mr. & Mrs. George I. Roros
Mr. & Mrs. George & Maria
Kornias
Ms. Anthie Georgas
Mr. & Mrs. George Tsampos
Mr. & Mrs. Irodotos Reppas
Mrs. Kiki Vavakas
Mr. Stavros Rologas
Mr. & Mrs. Anastasios Rologas
Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Roros
Anthony & Maria Pearce
Despina & Alex Makris & family
Mr. & Mrs. Stavros Kakellou
Mr. & Mrs. Anastasios
Topouzoglou
Mr. Nick Argetakis
Mr. & Mrs. Anastasios Stamides
Dionisis & Margo Koulatsos
Mr. & Mrs. Stylianos Giannas
In memory of Elpida (Hope) Harris
Mr. & Mrs. Miltiadis Cossis
Mr. & Mrs. George Kornias
Mrs. Ann Matthews
Nick & Nancy Pantoulis
Ector & Susan Alexandratos
Nick & Mary Antonas
Mr. & Mrs. George T. Raou
Bill & Cynthia Popomaronis
George & Sylvia Voxakis
Mr. Chris Angelopoulos
Art & Maria Cederakis
Mr. & Mrs. Vasilis Skordalos
George & Nicoletta Roros
Basilios & Thorina Trintis
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Onasis
Dean & Soula Roxanis
Demetris & Despina Avgerinos
Mr. & Mrs. Spyros Alafassos
Amarantidis Family
Mr. & Mrs. Aristides Polychronis
Mrs. Lia Karagiannopoulos
Sotiris & Vaso Koumoudis
Ms. Irene Kaikis-Lericos
Ms. Anthie Georgas
Anthony & Maria Pearce
Mr. & Mrs. Anastasios
Topouzoglou
Mrs. Rose Tsakalos
Ms. Jeanette Tsakalos
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stakias
Mr. & Mrs. John Fotiou
In memory of Kalliope Kornias
Mr. & Mrs. George Kornias
Mrs. Margaret Kontoyanis &
Family
Ms. Elena Libertini
Alexandros & Evangeline
Vizaniaris
Mrs. Vasiliki Kalograni-Kretsis
Nikos & Vasso Karanikolis
Amarantidis Family
Mr. & Mrs. Aristides Polychronis
Mrs. Helen Pikounis
In memory of Nicolas Papadimitriou Mr. & Mrs. George Voxakis
Ector & Susan Alexandratos
Mrs. Erma Papadimitriou
Steven & Christina Harris
In memory of Emmanuel
In memory of John Karpathiou Johns Tom, Alexis, Matthew, Gregory
Pikounis
Michael Matrone & Theresa
& Stephen Skoufalos
Pappas
Mr. & Mrs. Aristides
Mr. George Adamou
Polychronis
Hyung Yoon Kim
In
memory
of
Helen
Papavasiliou
Anthony & Maria Pearce
Ms. Karol Zysk
Don P. Pistorio
Mr. & Mrs. Takis Papadopoulos
In memory of Manio (May)
In memory of Andreas Gialamas
Mrs. Popi Philippou
Kontoudis Fafaleos
Mrs. Maria Kalambihis
Mrs.
Ioanna
Gialamas
&
Family
Mr. & Mrs. George Kornias
Dr. & Mrs. Marion C. Kowalwski Jean A. McCaffrey
George & Nicoletta Roros
O’Connor Technologies LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Souranis
Demetris & Despina
Ms. Beth Fisher
Avgerinos
In memory of Zafira Hondroulis
Ms. Elaine Currie-Turner
Alexandros & Evangeline
Mr. & Mrs. Vasilis Skordalos
Ms. Karen Zikas
Vizaniaris
Mr. & Mrs. Vasilis Avgerinos
Ms. Anna Kalogris
Nikos & Vasso Karanikolis
Demetris & Despina Avgerinos
Mr. Telemac Chrissikos
Mrs. Helen Pikounis
Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Theoharis Ms. Deborah Roesch
Mrs. Lia Karagiannopoulos
In memory of Despa & Steve Roxanis Mr. William Bonnefil
Sotiris & Vaso Koumoudis
Jamie L. Pandullo
Dean & Soula Roxanis
Mr. & Mrs. Herman J. Pierlioni
In memory of Tharenos
In memory of George Plakas
Linda & Tom Vasilios
Papavasiliou
Mr. Constantine G. Tjoumas
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Onasis Mr. & Mrs. Vasilis Skordalos
Ms. Helen Adamou
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Souranis In memory of Linda Skandalis
George & Zoe Perdikakis
Ms. Anthie Georgas
Mr. & Mrs. Vasilis Skordalos
Mrs.Lia Karagiannopoulos
Mr. Chad Spence
In memory of George
Sotiris & Vaso Koumoudis
Mr.
Michael
Boyle
Sfakianoudis
Mr. Stavros Rologas
Mr. Lazaros Volikas
Mr. & Mrs. George Kornias
Mr. & Mrs. Anastasios Rologas
Mr. Tom O’Reilly
George & Markella Lambros
In memory of George Kalis
Ms. Karen Zikas
Vincent & Linda Laper
Mr. & Mrs. Nikitas
Ms. Anna Kalogris
Ms. Andrean Ackwith
Stamatiadis
Mr. Charles Allen Harkness
The Pawlowitz’s
Mr. Edward Repasky
In memory of Anastasia Trintis
The Simonwicz’s
Ms. Susan Ballard
Mrs. Anastasia Christ
The Bradley’s
Ms.
Suzanne
Davis
Philip & Marina Christ
The Brosmer’s
Ms. Ellen Lloyd
Ms. Patricia O’Drudy
Mr. & Mrs. Emm. Theoharis
Ms.
Natalie
Antonakas
Mrs. Maria Kalambihis
Ms. Elaine Gritz
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Padousis
Ms. Irene Kaikis-Lericos
Mr. Don P. Pistorio
Skoufalos Family
Mrs. Irene Vavas
William & Lucille Ciganek
Mr.
Sophoclis
J.
Sophocleus
Mr. & Mrs. John Georgiou
James & Mary Jane Finkle
Steve & Katina Yianakis
Dr. Savvas Tsakiris
Mr. William F. Ciganel
Mrs. Soulla Kapetanakos
Ms. Irene Kaikis-Lericos
In memory of Michael Tettis
George & Rosa Cornias
Anthony & Maria Pearce
(died in Rhodes)
Andy & Cathy Bell
Mr. & Mrs. Anastasios
Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Pantelides Mr. & Mrs. John Voxakis
Topouzoglou
George & Nicoletta Roros
In memory of Vasilis
Dionisis & Margo Koulatsos
Steve & Eve Stamatakis
Diakokomninos
Ms. Jeanette Tsakalos
Basilios & Thorina Trintis
Mrs. Rose Tsakalos
Mr. John Myers
Zoe Ann Tripolitis
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Christ
Mr. & Mrs. Manuel
Stephen & Betsy McGraph
Ms. Maria Antonakas
Mastromanolis
John & Katina Palas
Jean & Larry Kohlenstein
Mrs. Metaxia Chrissomallis
Milton & Emily Cossis
Mr. Lambros Stamatakis
Mrs. Stella Plagianakos
Ms. Kriss Cocoros
Mrs. Sophie Chrissomallis
Mr. & Mrs. VasiliosAvgerinos
In memory of Tsambikos Sigambris
Mrs. Anastasia Sarioglou
Mrs. Katina Handakas
Dionisis & Margo Koulatsos
Mr. Nick Sarioglou
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Pantoulis
Mr. & Mrs. Spyros Alafassos Ms. Elezabeth Tjoumas
In memory of Athanasios Sarioglou
Mr. & Mrs. Stelios Tzavaris
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Souranis
Gerry D. & Flora Koumatos
Mr. Demesthenes Tzavaris
Dionisis & Margo Koulatsos
Ms. Janie Tripolitis
Gus & Sue Karagianopoulos
In memory of Steve Christ
In memory of Antonios Nicolaidis
Steve & Alta Skandalis
Mrs. Anastasia Christ
Ms. Maria Karanikola
Dimitrios & Joanne Stakias
In memory of Triantafilia Karizos Demetris & Despina Avgerinos
In memory of Despina Moniodis
Mrs. Ismini Manolitsis
Mr. & Mrs. Spyros Alafassos
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Souranis
Dimitrios & Toula Psichis
Amarantidis Family
Mrs. Sofoula Frangakis
Mr. & Mrs. Aristides Polychronis In memory of Florence Mavronis
Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Pantelides Mr. & Mrs. George & Renee
Stefanos & Greta Mavronis
Dionisis & Margo Koulatsos
Alatzas
Anthony & Maria Pearce
Dionisis & Margo Koulatsos
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MR/MRS SKORDALOS VASILIOS
MR/MRS SOULIKAS GEORGE
MR/MRS SPENCER ERIC AND
MR. STAMATOPOULO JOHN
MRS STAVRAKIS MARIA
MR/MRS SYROPOULOS NICHOLAS
MRS TARATSIDES ATHENA
MR/MRS THEME LIS JOHN & RENEE
MR/MRS THEOHARIS GEORGE
MR/MRS TRINTIS BASILIOS
MR TSAKALAS ANDREW
MR/MRS TSAMPOS GEORGE
MRS VASILAKOPOULO PARASKEVI
MR/MRS VERENAKIS MICHAEL
MRS VOURVOULAS SOPHIA
MR/MRS YIANAKIS STEVE
MR/MRS AHLADIOTIS JOHN & EFFIE
MR/MRS AMARANTIDIS HARRY
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MS ATHOS JANET
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HALKIAN “SAINT NICHOLAS”
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MS KALIS EUGENIA
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MR KOSMOS GEORGE
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MR KOUTSANTONIS THEODORE
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MR/MRS SZULIMOWSKI HENRY
MR TARATSIDES GEORGE
MR THEMELIS JOHN
MR/MRS TRIANTAFILOS COSTAS
MR/MRS TRINTIS NICOLAO
SMS TSAKALOS JEANETTE
MR/MRS TSAMPOS MICHAEL
MR VASILAKOPOULO THEOFILOS
MR/MRS VERGOS GEORGE
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Message from Fr. Michael L. Pastrikos, Protopresbyter
CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN!
Continued from page 1
and what I know. I know that Christ went along this road. He
ascended the cross, died, and ascended into heaven, and he
proved that passing from this life to the next is a sure thing. By
living a Christian life, I at least have the opportunity to receive
the gift of eternal life. But what future do those who choose the
opposite road have when they die? To be honest, I think that living an honest and decent life guided by morals, virtues, and principles makes me a winner. If I lived a Christian life, was honest,
never tried to hurt anyone, and always helped and gave to the
less fortunate, abiding by the rules and laws of society, following
God’s commandments, and respecting my peers, my reward is
already there for me. Keeping this in mind, hopefully we are able
to control our senses and let the light of the Risen Christ shine
into our souls and get rid of the old baggage that has hindered
our lives for so long. I have come to the conclusion that I can
never repay God for what he has done for me, but I also realize
that what God really wants from each of us is to love and care
for one another and to have a true friendship with him. God
wants to be involved in our lives in every way. He wants us to
bare our problems, our sorrows, and our joys to him. If you are
at the crossroads of deciding which way you will guide your life,
please don’t make the wrong decision: choose the road that will
take you to the gates of heaven.
To conclude, we are now in the heart of our spiritual journey.
We will once again witness Christ’s Passion, His Crucifixion, his
Resurrection, and finally his Ascension. We all know that Pascha
celebrates the promise of life in the face of death. Let us ask our
Lord to bring peace and forgiveness to our souls. Let us make
this Pascha a special day to behold that through the Cross, joy
has come to the whole world.
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LITURGICAL CALENDAR FOR EASTER
LITURGICAL CALENDAR
Wednesday April 1: Presanctified Liturgy 8:45 am.
Saturday of Lazarus, April 4: Orthros: 8:45 am, D.Lit. 9:45 am.
Palm Sunday, April 5: Orthros: 8:45 am, D. Liturgy 10:00 am.
Palm Sunday Evening, April 5: The Bridegroom Service 7:00 pm
(NO MEMORIALS).
Holy Monday Evening, April 6 : The Bridegroom Service 7:00
pm.
Holy Tuesday Evening, April 7: The Bridegroom Service
(Kassiani Troparion) 7:00 pm.
Holy Wednesday Morning, April 8: Presanctified Liturgy 9:00
am.
Holy Wednesday Evening, April 8: Holy Unction Service 6:00
pm.
Holy Thursday Morning, April 9: Divine Liturgy commemorating the Last Supper 6:00 am (service begins at an early hour to
accommodate working people).
Holy Thursday Evening, April 9: Reading of the Twelve Gospels
7:00 pm.
Holy Friday Morning, April 10: Royal Hours 9:00 am.
Holy Friday Afternoon, April 10: Apokathelosis Service 2:00
pm.
Holy Friday Evening, April 10: Lamentations Service 7:00 pm.
Holy Saturday Morning, April 11: Vesper Liturgy of St. Basil
(First Resurrection) 7:30 am.
Holy Saturday Evening, April 11: Pascha Vigil 11:00 pm, Resurrection 12:00 midnight, Orthros & D.Lit. of Pascha 12:30 am.
Sunday of Holy Pascha, April 12: Agape Vespers, Holy Pascha
11:00 am (NO MEMORIALS).
Bright Tuesday, April 14 (Sts. Rafael, Nicholas, & Irene):
Orthros 8:45 am, D.Lit. 9:30 am.
Bright Friday, April 17 (Theotokos of the Life-Giving Fountain):
Orthros 8:45 am, D.Lit. 9:30 am.
Sunday of St. Thomas, April 19: Orthros 8:45 am, D.Lit. 10:00
am (NO MEMORIALS).
Thursday April 23 (St. George the Great Martyr): Orthros 8:45
am, D.Lit. 9:30 am.
Sunday April 26 (Myrrh-Bearing Women): Orthros 8:45 am,
D.Lit. 10:00 am.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Thursday, April 2: Palm making from 6 pm to 9 pm in the large
social hall. All parishioners are welcome to participate.
Friday, April 3: St. Nicholas GOYA Lenten Crab Feast from 5
pm to 8 pm at the Captain James Landing. All are welcomed.
Saturday, April 4: Lazarus Breakfast sponsored by the Greek
School at 11:00 am at the Greektown Square and Event Center
(Plateia).
Sunday, April 5: The Ladies Philoptochos Easter bread
(tsourekia) sale.
April 6–13: Greek School closed for Easter break.
Wednesday, April 15: Greek School resumes regular classes.
Saturday, April 18: GOYA away basketball tournament.
Saturday, April 18: St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival finals from 10 am to 1 pm at St. Theodore’s Church.
Saturday, April 18: The Ladies Panchian Tea 1–4 pm.
Sunday, April 19: Maryland Greek Independence Day Parade.
Saturday, April 25: GOYA away basketball tournament.
Saturday, April 25: Diamonds trip to the Historical Hampton
Mansion.
Monday, April 26: GOYA monthly meeting at 6:30 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, May 2: GOYA away basketball tournament.
Monday, May 4: Ladies Philoptochos board elections at 7 pm.
Saturday, May 9: Ladies Philoptochos Mother’s Day Tea at 1
pm.
Sunday, May 10: GOYA Mother’s Day Carnation Celebration.
Monday, May 11: Greek School PTA elections 6 pm.
GOYA ANNOUNCEMENT:
ST. NICHOLAS GOYA LENTEN CRAB FEAST
Friday April 3, 2015, from 5 pm to 8 pm
Captain James Restaurant
2127 Boston Street, Baltimore, MD 21231
ALL YOU CAN EAT STEAMED CRABS!
Fresh Corn On the Cob, Maryland Crab Soup, French Fries,
Pastas Salad, Soda & Cash Bar
Tickets: $40.00 per person
For tickets, please call Kelly Argetakis at 443-865-5748
SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, May 31, 2015. A Musical
Evening Event 7 p.m. at the Greektown Square and Event
Center. Sponsored by the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of
New Jersey Evangelos, Metropolitan of New Jersey. Ticket
prices will vary. More information to follow.
NOTICE:
ALL KOINONIA ARTICLES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN THE
18TH OF EACH MONTH. ARTICLES RECEIVED AFTER
THE DEADLINE WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE FOLLOWING MONTH’S ISSUE.
(PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL DUPLICATE PHOTOGRAPHS.
ALL ARTICLES MUST BE PROOREAD & CORRECTED.)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
KOINONIA DEADLINE
Please submit your article(s) to the Koinonia staff by the deadline stated below.
ISSUE MONTH: MAY 2015
DEADLINE: APRIL 18th
You may drop your article off at the
church office or e-mail it to:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
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IOCC Update: What Is IOCC?
International Orthodox Christian Charities (http://iocc.org/),
headquartered in Baltimore, is a philanthropy that functions under the aegis of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of
America. This assembly represents all the canonical Orthodox
churches in the United States, across languages and ethnic
groups. IOCC engages in numerous relief and development efforts all over the world—from right here in the USA to Syria,
Greece, the Balkans, parts of Africa, and beyond. Rebecca
Loumiotis is IOCC’s representative in the St. Nicholas parish;
feel free to contact her ([email protected]) to learn more
about the exciting work being done globally—and how you can
be part of it!
The following excerpt from IOCC’s website gives just one example of the work our Orthodox Church is engaged in around
the globe (http://iocc.org/news/3-9-15ethiopia-sudanese-refugees-new-land.aspx):
Thousands of South Sudanese families who fled the violence
and bloodshed from their country’s civil war now face new hardships as refugees in Ethiopia. More than 196,000 refugees, of
which nearly two-thirds are children, have endured months of living out in open fields with little shelter from the searing sun, torrential rains, and floods that washed away the few possessions
they managed to cling to in flight. Stagnant water and poor sanitation created a breeding ground for cholera and other infectious
diseases, and threaten the health of children already weakened by
a lack of food and harsh living conditions.
IOCC, in cooperation with the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
Development and Inter Church Aid Commission (EOCDICAC), is responding with efforts to stem the spread of disease.
Newly constructed communal latrines provide privacy and sanitary facilities for 720 families from both the refugee camp and
the host communities in Leitchuor, and 300 more refugee families will soon have access to similar facilities under construction
in Kule camp. The distribution of soap, water storage cans and
new blankets brings an added measure of comfort to 4,000 families with malnourished children and people living with HIV/
AIDS at Tierkidi camp in Ethiopia’s Gambela region.
IOCC, an ACT Alliance member, is also addressing the need
to ease the emotional trauma facing the vulnerable refugees.
Crisis counseling for 1,000 refugee children, women, and elderly
helps each uprooted person develop the skills needed to cope
with the daily stress of refugee life and the uncertainty of what
their future holds.
∂ÓË̤ڈÛË Ù˘ O¢Oú
(IOCC): ΔÈ ∂›Ó·È ÙÔ IOCC?
∏ √ÚÁ¿ÓˆÛË ¢ÈÂıÓÔ‡˜ √Úıfi‰Ô͢ ÃÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÈ΋˜
ºÈÏ·ÓıÚˆ›·˜ (http://iocc.org/), Ô˘ ‰Ú‡ÂÈ ÛÙË μ·ÏÙÈÌfiÚË,
Â›Ó·È ¤Ó·˜ ÊÈÏ·ÓıÚˆÈÎfi˜ √ÚÁ·ÓÈÛÌfi˜ Ô˘ ÏÂÈÙÔ˘ÚÁ› ˘fi
ÙËÓ ·ÈÁ›‰· Ù˘ °ÂÓÈ΋˜ ™˘Ó¤Ï¢Û˘ ÙˆÓ ∫·ÓÔÓÈÎÒÓ
√ÚıÔ‰fiÍˆÓ ∂ÈÛÎÔÒÓ Ù˘ ∞ÌÂÚÈ΋˜. ΔÔ ÁÎÚÔ˘
·ÓÙÈÚÔÛˆ‡ÂÈ ÙÔ Û‡ÓÔÏÔ ÙˆÓ ∫·ÓÔÓÈÎÒÓ √ÚıÔ‰fi͈Ó
∂ÎÎÏËÛÈÒÓ ÛÙȘ ∏ӈ̤Ó˜ ¶ÔÏÈÙ›˜, Ì ‰È¿ÊÔÚ˜ ÁÏÒÛÛ˜
ø N I ∞
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Î·È ÂıÓÈΤ˜ ÔÌ¿‰Â˜. ΔÔ IOCC ÚÔÛ·ı› Ó· ‚ÔËı‹ÛÂÈ ÙËÓ
·Ó¿Ù˘ÍË Û fiÏÔ ÙÔÓ ÎfiÛÌÔ, ·fi ‰Ò, ÙȘ ∏¶∞, ̤¯ÚÈ Î·È ÙËÓ
™˘Ú›·, ÙËÓ ∂ÏÏ¿‰·, Ù· μ·ÏοÓÈ·, ̤ÚË Ù˘ ∞ÊÚÈ΋˜, Î·È ¤Ú·.
∏ ƒÂ‚¤ÎÎa §Ô˘ÌÈÒÙË Â›Ó·È ·ÓÙÈÚfiÛˆÔ˜ ÙÔ˘ IOCC ÁÈ· ÙËÓ
ÂÓÔÚ›· ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ ¡ÈÎÔÏ¿Ô˘. ªËÓ ‰ÈÛÙ¿ÛÂÙ ӷ
ÂÈÎÔÈÓˆÓ‹ÛÂÙ ̷˙› Ù˘ ([email protected]) ÁÈ· Ó·
¿ÚÂÙ ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ˜ ÏËÚÔÊÔڛ˜ ÁÈ· ÙÔ Û˘Ó·Ú·ÛÙÈÎfi ¤ÚÁÔ
Ô˘ ÂÈÙÂÏÂ›Ù·È Û ·ÁÎfiÛÌÈÔ Â›‰Ô, Î·È ·ÎfiÌË ˆ˜
ÌÔÚ›Ù ӷ Ï¿‚ÂÙ ̤ÚÔ˜ Û?·˘Ùfi!
ΔÔ ·ÎfiÏÔ˘ıÔ ·fiÛ·ÛÌ· ·fi ÙËÓ ÈÛÙÔÛÂÏ›‰· ÙÔ˘ IOCC
Â›Ó·È ÌfiÓÔ ¤Ó· ·Ú¿‰ÂÈÁÌ· ÙÔ˘ ¤ÚÁÔ˘ Ù˘ √ÚıÔ‰fiÍÔ˘
∂ÎÎÏËÛ›·˜ Ì·˜, Ô˘ ·Û¯ÔÏÂ›Ù·È Ì fiÏÔ ÙÔÓ ÎfiÛÌÔ (http://
iocc.org/news/3-9-15ethiopia-sudanese-refugees-newland.aspx):
ÃÈÏÈ¿‰Â˜ ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂȘ ÙÔ˘ ¡ÔÙ›Ô˘ ™Ô˘‰¿Ó, Ô˘
·ÔÌ·ÎÚ‡ÓıËÎ·Ó Ì ÙË ‚›· Î·È ÙËÓ ·ÈÌ·ÙÔ¯˘Û›· ÙÔ˘ ÂÌÊ˘Ï›Ô˘
ÔϤÌÔ˘ Ù˘ ¯ÒÚ·˜ ÙÔ˘˜, Î·È ÙÒÚ· ·ÓÙÈÌÂÙˆ›˙Ô˘Ó Ó¤Â˜
‰˘ÛÎÔϛ˜ ˆ˜ ÚfiÛÊ˘Á˜ ÛÙËÓ ∞ÈıÈÔ›·. ¶ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚÔÈ ·fi
196.000 ÚfiÛÊ˘Á˜, ÂÎ ÙˆÓ ÔÔ›ˆÓ ۯ‰fiÓ Ù· ‰‡Ô ÙÚ›Ù· ›ӷÈ
·È‰È¿, ¤¯Ô˘Ó ˘ÔÌ›ÓÂÈ Ì‹Ó˜ ˙ˆ‹˜ ÛÙÔ ‡·ÈıÚÔ, Ì ϛÁË ÛÎÈ¿
·fi ÙÔÓ ·ÔÓËÎÙÈÎfi ‹ÏÈÔ, ÙȘ ηٷÚÚ·ÎÙÒ‰ÂȘ ‚ÚÔ¯¤˜ Î·È ÙȘ
ÏËÌ̇Ú˜ Ô˘ ·Ú¤ÛÂÈÚ·Ó Ù· ÏÈÁÔÛÙ¿ ÙÔ˘˜ ˘¿Ú¯ÔÓÙ· Ô˘
ηٿÊÂÚ·Ó Ó· ÂÚÈÛÛÒÛÔ˘Ó ·fi ÙËÓ Î·Ù·ÛÙÚÔÊ‹. ™Ù¿ÛÈÌÔ
ÓÂÚfi Î·È Î·Î¤˜ Û˘Óı‹Î˜ ˘ÁÈÂÈÓ‹˜ ‰ËÌÈÔ‡ÚÁËÛ·Ó ÚfiÛÊÔÚÔ
¤‰·ÊÔ˜ ÁÈ· ÙË ¯ÔϤڷ Î·È ¿ÏϘ ÌÔÏ˘ÛÌ·ÙÈΤ˜ ·Ûı¤ÓÂȘ, Ô˘
·ÂÈÏÔ‡Ó ÙËÓ ˘Á›· ÙˆÓ ·È‰ÈÒÓ, Ô˘ ‹‰Ë ¤¯Ô˘Ó ηٷ‚ÏËı›
·fi ÙËÓ ¤ÏÏÂÈ„Ë ÙÚÔÊ›ÌˆÓ Î·È ÙˆÓ ÛÎÏËÚÒÓ Û˘ÓıËÎÒÓ
‰È·‚›ˆÛ˘.
Δ√ IOCC, ÛÂ Û˘ÓÂÚÁ·Û›· Ì ÙËÓ ∫¤ÓÙÚÔ ÁÈ· ∞Ó¿Ù˘ÍË Ù˘
√Úıfi‰Ô͢ ∂ÎÎÏËÛ›·˜ Ù˘ ∞ÈıÈÔ›·˜ Î·È ÙËÓ ∂ÈÙÚÔ‹
¢ÈÂÎÎÏËÛÈ·ÛÙÈ΋˜ μÔ‹ıÂÈ·˜ (EOC-DICAC), ·ÓÙ·ÔÎÚ›ÎÓÂÙ·È
Î·È ÚÔÛ·ı› ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ·Ó·¯·›ÙÈÛË Ù˘ ÂÍ¿ψÛ˘ Ù˘ ÓfiÛÔ˘.
¡ÂfiÎÙÈÛÙ· ÎÔÈÓÔÙÈο ·Ô¯ˆÚËÙ‹ÚÈ· ·Ú¤¯Ô˘Ó ÚÔÛÙ·Û›· ÌÂ
ȉȈÙÈΤ˜ ÂÁηÛÙ¿ÛÂȘ ˘ÁÈÂÈÓ‹˜ ÁÈ· 720 ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂȘ, ÙfiÛÔ ÁÈ·
ÚfiÛÊ˘Á˜ fiÛÔ Î·È ÁÈ· ÎÔÈÓfiÙËÙ˜ ÙÔ˘ Leitchuor, Â›Û˘ 300
ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂȘ ÚÔÛʇÁˆÓ ı· ¤¯Ô˘Ó Û‡ÓÙÔÌ· ÚfiÛ‚·ÛË ÛÂ
·ÚfiÌÔȘ ÂÁηٷÛÙ¿ÛÂȘ Ô˘ ‚Ú›ÛÎÔÓÙ·È ˘fi ηٷÛ΢‹ ÛÙÔ
ÛÙÚ·ÙfiÂ‰Ô ÙÔ˘ ∫Ô˘Ï¤. ŒÓ· ÚfiÛıÂÙÔ Ì¤ÙÚÔ ‚Ô‹ıÂÈ·˜ ηÈ
¿ÓÂÛ˘ Â›Ó·È Ë ‰È·ÓÔÌ‹ ÙÔ˘ Û·Ô˘ÓÈÔ‡, ‰Ô¯Â›· ·Ôı‹Î¢Û˘
ÓÂÚÔ‡ Î·È Î·ÈÓÔ‡ÚÁȘ ÎÔ˘‚¤ÚÙ˜ Û 4.000 ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂȘ, ÛÂ
˘ÔÛÈÙÈṲ̂ӷ ·È‰È¿ Î·È Û ·ÓıÚÒÔ˘˜ Ô˘ ¿Û¯Ô˘Ó Î·È ˙Ô˘Ó
Ì HIV/AIDS Û ηٷ˘ÏÈÛÌfi ÙÔ˘ Tierkidi ÛÙËÓ ÂÚÈÔ¯‹
Gambela Ù˘ ∞ÈıÈÔ›·˜.
ΔÔ πOCC, ̤ÏÔ˜ Ù˘ ACT ™˘ÌÌ·¯›·˜, ÂÍÂÙ¿˙ÂÈ Â›Û˘ ÙËÓ
·Ó¿ÁÎË ÁÈ· Ó· ‰È¢ÎÔχÓÂÈ ÙÔ Û˘Ó·ÈÛıËÌ·ÙÈÎfi ÙÚ·‡Ì· Ô˘
·ÓÙÈÌÂÙˆ›˙Ô˘Ó ÔÈ Â˘·ı›˜ ÔÌ¿‰Â˜ ÚÔÛʇÁˆÓ. ∏
Û˘Ì‚Ô˘Ï¢ÙÈ΋ ·ÓÙÈÌÂÙÒÈÛË ÎÚ›ÛÂˆÓ ÁÈ· 1.000 ·È‰È¿
ÚÔÛʇÁˆÓ, Á˘Ó·›Î˜ Î·È ËÏÈÎȈ̤ÓÔ˘˜ ‚ÔËı¿ fiÏÔ˘˜ ÙÔ˘˜
ÍÂÚÈ˙ˆÌ¤ÓÔ˘˜ Ó· ·Ó·Ù‡ÍÔ˘Ó ÈηÓfiÙËÙ˜ Ô˘ ¯ÚÂÈ¿˙ÔÓÙ·È ÁÈ·
Ó· ·ÓÙÈÌÂÙˆ›ÛÔ˘Ó ÙÔ ¿Á¯Ô˜ Ù˘ ηıËÌÂÚÈÓfiÙËÙ·˜ Ù˘ ˙ˆ‹˜
ÙˆÓ ÚÔÛʇÁˆÓ Î·È ÙËÓ ·‚‚·ÈfiÙËÙ· ÁÈ· ÙÔ ÙÈ Ì¤ÏÏÔÓ ÙÔ˘˜
ÂÚÈ̤ÓÂÈ.
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πÔ˘‰·˚ÛÌÔ‡ Î·È ÙÔ˘ ÃÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÈÛÌÔ‡.
Ù˘ ÃÚÈÛÙ›Ó·˜ ∫·Ì¿ÙÛÔ˘
¶¿Û¯· ÔÓÔÌ¿˙ÂÙ·È Ë ÌÂÁ¿ÏË ÁÈÔÚÙ‹ ÙÔ˘ ÈÔ˘‰·˚ÛÌÔ‡ Î·È ÙÔ˘
ÃÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÈÛÌÔ‡. ™ÙÔ πÔ˘‰·˚ÛÌfi ηıÈÂÚÒıËΠˆ˜ ·Ó¿ÌÓËÛË Ù˘
∂Ífi‰Ô˘, Ô˘ ÂÏ¢ı¤ÚˆÛ ÙÔ˘˜ ∂‚Ú·›Ô˘˜ ·fi ÙËÓ ·ÈÁ˘Ùȷ΋
‰Ô˘Ï›·. ªÂÙ·ÁÂÓ¤ÛÙÂÚ· ˘ÈÔıÂÙ‹ıËΠˆ˜ ÂÔÚÙ·ÛÌfi˜ ·fi ÙÔ˘˜
ÃÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÔ‡˜ ·Ó·ÊÔÚÈο Ì ÙÔÓ ı˘ÛÈ·ÛÙÈÎfi ı¿Ó·ÙÔ Î·È ÙËÓ
·Ó¿ÛÙ·ÛË ÙÔ˘ πËÛÔ‡ ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡.
ΔÔ ÁÂÁÔÓfi˜ Ù˘ ·ÂÏ¢ı¤ÚˆÛ˘ ·˘Ù‹˜ Û˘Ó¤‚Ë Ì ÌÈ· ÛÂÈÚ¿
ıÂ˚ÎÒÓ ÚÔÓÔÈ·ÎÒÓ ·ÚÂÌ‚¿ÛˆÓ, ·fi ÙȘ Ôԛ˜ Ë
ÛËÌ·ÓÙÈÎfiÙÂÚË ÂΉËÏÒÓÂÙ·È ÙË Ó‡¯Ù· ηٿ ÙËÓ ÔÔ›· ı·
ÂÍÔÏÔıÚ‡ÔÓÙ·Ó Ù· ÚˆÙfiÙÔη ÙˆÓ ·ÓıÚÒˆÓ Î·È ÙˆÓ ˙ÒˆÓ
ÙˆÓ ∞ÈÁ˘Ù›ˆÓ, ÂÓÒ Ù· Û›ÙÈ· ÙˆÓ ∂‚Ú·›ˆÓ ı·
ÚÔÛٷهÔÓÙ·Ó ·ÊÔ‡ ÔÈ fiÚÙ˜ ÙÔ˘˜ ›¯·Ó ÛËÌ·‰Â˘Ù› Ì ÙÔ
·›Ì· ÙÔ˘ ·ÚÓÈÔ‡ Ô˘ ›¯·Ó ı˘ÛÈ¿ÛÂÈ.
ÃÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÈÎfi ¶¿Û¯·
ΔÔ ÃÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÈÎfi ¶¿Û¯·, ‹ ÎÔÈÓÒ˜ ¶·Û¯·ÏÈ¿ ‹
ÂÏÏËÓÔÚÂÒ˜ §·ÌÚ‹, Î·È ÂȉÈÎfiÙÂÚ· Ë ∞Ó¿ÛÙ·ÛË ÙÔ˘
ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡ ‹ ·ÏÒ˜ ∞Ó¿ÛÙ·ÛË, Â›Ó·È Ë ÛÔ˘‰·ÈfiÙÂÚË ÁÈÔÚÙ‹ ÙÔ˘
¯ÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÈÎÔ‡ ÂÎÎÏËÛÈ·ÛÙÈÎÔ‡ ¤ÙÔ˘˜. ∏ ∞Ó¿ÛÙ·ÛË ÙÔ˘ πËÛÔ‡
ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡ ÁÈÔÚÙ¿˙ÂÙ·È ÙËÓ ÚÒÙË ∫˘Úȷ΋ ÌÂÙ¿ ÙËÓ ·ÓÛ¤ÏËÓÔ
Ô˘ ·ÎÔÏÔ˘ı› ÙËÓ Â·ÚÈÓ‹ ÈÛËÌÂÚ›· Ù˘ 21˘ ª·ÚÙ›Ô˘ ÌË
Û˘ÌÂÚÈÏ·Ì‚·ÓÔ̤Ó˘, ηٿ ÙÔ πÔ˘ÏÈ·Ófi ËÌÂÚÔÏfiÁÈÔ ÛÙËÓ
√Úıfi‰ÔÍË ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· Î·È Î·Ù¿ ÙÔ °ÚËÁÔÚÈ·Ófi ÛÙËÓ
ƒˆÌ·ÈÔηıÔÏÈ΋.
ªÂ ÙÔÓ fiÚÔ ∞Ó¿ÛÙ·ÛË ·Ó·ÊÂÚfiÌ·ÛÙ ›Ù ÛÙËÓ Â‚‰ÔÌ¿‰·
Ù˘ ∞Ó¿ÛÙ·Û˘ ̤¯ÚÈ ÙÔ ™¿‚‚·ÙÔ Ù˘ ¢È·Î·ÈÓËÛ›ÌÔ˘, ›Ù ÛÙËÓ
ÂÚ›Ô‰Ô ÙˆÓ 50 ËÌÂÚÒÓ Ô˘ ·ÎÔÏÔ˘ıÔ‡Ó ÙËÓ ÂÔÚÙ‹ Ù˘
∞Ó¿ÛÙ·Û˘, fiÔ˘ Î·È Ë Î·ÏÔ‡ÌÂÓË ÙÂÏÂ˘Ù·›· Ë̤ڷ
(·ÚÈıÌËÙÈο) ¶ÂÓÙËÎÔÛÙ‹.
∏ ÂÔÚÙ‹ Ù˘ ∞Ó¿ÛÙ·Û˘ ÙÔ˘ πËÛÔ‡ ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡, ÏfiÁˆ Ù˘
ÛÔ˘‰·ÈfiÙËÙ¿˜ Ù˘, ÂËÚ¿˙ÂÈ ÙÔ ÂÔÚÙÔÏfiÁÈÔ Ù˘ √ÚıÔ‰fiÍÔ˘
∂ÎÎÏËÛ›·˜ ÙfiÛÔ 40 Ë̤Ú˜ ÚÈÓ ·fi ·˘Ùfi (ªÂÁ¿ÏË
ΔÂÛÛ·Ú·ÎÔÛÙ‹, ΔÚÈÒ‰ÈÔ) fiÛÔ Î·È 50 Ë̤Ú˜ ÌÂÙ¿ (ÂÚ›Ô‰Ô˜
¶ÂÓÙËÎÔÛÙ·Ú›Ô˘). √È ·ÎÔÏÔ˘ı›Â˜ Ô˘ ÙÂÏÔ‡ÓÙ·È ÙfiÙ ¤¯Ô˘Ó
·Ú¯·ÈÔÚ¤ÂÈ· (·Ó¿ÁÔÓÙ·È ÛÙÔ˘˜ ÚÒÙÔ˘˜ ·ÈÒÓ˜ ÙÔ˘
ÃÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÈÛÌÔ‡ fiˆ˜ Ë ·Ê‹ ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ ºˆÙfi˜), Î·Ù¿Ó˘ÍË Î·È
Ï·ÌÚfiÙËÙ·, Î·È ÂÚÈÁÚ¿ÊÔÓÙ·È ÏÂÙÔÌÂÚÒ˜ ÛÙÔ Ù˘ÈÎfi Ù˘
∂ÎÎÏËÛ›·˜.
πÛÙÔÚ›· ÙÔ˘ ∂ÔÚÙ·ÛÌÔ‡ Ù˘ ∞Ó¿ÛÙ·Û˘
™ÙËÓ ∫·ÈÓ‹ ¢È·ı‹ÎË, ‰ÂÓ Î·Ù·ÁÚ¿ÊÔÓÙ·È ÏËÚÔÊÔڛ˜
Û¯ÂÙÈο Ì ÙÔÓ ÙÚfiÔ Ô˘ ÙËÚÔ‡Û·Ó ÙËÓ ÂÔÚÙ‹ Ù˘ ∞Ó¿ÛÙ·Û˘
Ù· ̤ÏË Ù˘ ÚÒÙ˘ ¯ÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÈ΋˜ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›·˜. ŒÙÛÈ,
ÌÂÙ·ÁÂÓ¤ÛÙÂÚÔÈ ÃÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÔ› ¿Ú¯ÈÛ·Ó Ó· ÂȯÂÈÚËÌ·ÙÔÏÔÁÔ‡Ó
fiÛÔÓ ·ÊÔÚ¿ ÙȘ Ú·ÎÙÈΤ˜ ÙˆÓ ÚÒÙˆÓ ÃÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÒÓ. ∏ ÚÒÙË
«·Û¯¿ÏÈ· ¤Úȉ·» Û¯ÂÙÈο Ì ÙÔÓ ÂÙ‹ÛÈÔ ÂÔÚÙ·ÛÌfi ÙÔ˘
¯ÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÈÎÔ‡ ¶¿Û¯·, ‰ËÏ·‰‹ Ù˘ ∞Ó¿ÛÙ·Û˘, ÂÌÊ·Ó›ÛÙËÎÂ
ηٿ ÙÔ 2Ô ·ÈÒÓ·. √È ÂÎÎÏËۛ˜ Ù˘ ªÈÎÚ¿˜ ∞Û›·˜
·ÎÔÏÔ˘ıÔ‡Û·Ó ÙËÓ ·Ú¯·›· Ȉ¿ÓÓÂÈ· «ÙÂÛÛ·ÚÂÛηȉÂηÙÈ΋»
Ú·ÎÙÈ΋, ÙËÚÒÓÙ·˜ Û ÂÙ‹ÛÈ· ‚¿ÛË ÙÔÓ “ª˘ÛÙÈÎfi ¢Â›ÓÔ”—
ÔÚıfiÙÂÚ·, ÙÔ ·Ó·ÌÓËÛÙÈÎfi «¢Â›ÓÔ ÙÔ˘ ∫˘Ú›Ô˘»—ÙËÓ ›‰È·
ËÌÂÚÔÌËÓ›· Ì ÙÔ ¶¿Û¯· ÙˆÓ ∂‚Ú·›ˆÓ. ∞˘Ùfi Û‹Ì·ÈÓ fiÙÈ
ÂÔÚÙ·˙fiÙ·Ó ÙÔ ¶¿Û¯· ÙËÓ Ë̤ڷ Ô˘ ·ÓÙÈÛÙÔȯԇÛ ÛÙȘ 14
ÙÔ˘ ÈÔ˘‰·˚ÎÔ‡ Ì‹Ó· ¡ÈÛ¿Ó, ·ÓÂÍ·Úًو˜ ·fi ÙÔ ·Ó ·˘Ù‹ Ë
Ë̤ڷ Û˘Ó¤ÈÙ ӷ Â›Ó·È ∫˘Úȷ΋ (Ë ÔÔ›· ÔÓÔÌ·˙fiÙ·Ó ÙfiÙÂ
«∏̤ڷ ÙÔ˘ ◊ÏÈÔ˘»). √È ·ÓÙ›·ÏÔ› ÙÔ˘˜ ÂȯÂÈÚËÌ·ÙÔÏÔÁÔ‡Û·Ó ˘¤Ú Ù˘ ¿Ԅ˘ fiÙÈ ÙËÓ ∞Ó¿ÛÙ·ÛË ı· ¤ÚÂÂ
Ó· ÂÔÚÙ¿˙ÂÙ·È ÙËÓ ÚÒÙË ∫˘Úȷ΋ ÌÂÙ¿ ÙÔ ÈÔ˘‰·˚Îfi ¶¿Û¯·.
∏ ‰È·Ì¿¯Ë Û˘Ó¤¯ÈÛ ӷ ÂÓÙ›ÓÂÙ·È ˆ˜ ÙÔ ‰Â‡ÙÂÚÔ Ì¤ÚÔ˜ ÙÔ˘
2Ô˘ ·ÈÒÓ·, ÌÂ ÙËÓ ÏÂÈÔÓfiÙËÙ· ÙˆÓ ÂÎÎÏËÛÈÒÓ Ó·
ÚÔÛÎÔÏÏÔ‡ÓÙ·È ÛÙËÓ ¿Ô„Ë Ù˘ Ù‹ÚËÛ˘ Ù˘ ∞Ó¿ÛÙ·Û˘ ÙËÓ
∫˘Úȷ΋. ∂ÓÙÔ‡ÙÔȘ, ÔÈ ÂÎÎÏËÛÈ·ÛÙÈΤ˜ ‰È·Ì¿¯Â˜ Ô˘
·ÊÔÚÔ‡Û·Ó ÙËÓ ËÌÂÚÔÌËÓ›· ÙÔ˘ ÂÔÚÙ·ÛÌÔ‡ ÙÔ˘ ¶¿Û¯· ‰ÂÓ
¤·„·Ó ηٿ ÙÔ˘˜ ÂfiÌÂÓÔ˘˜ ·ÈÒÓ˜.
◊‰Ë ηٿ ÙÔÓ 2Ô ·ÈÒÓ· Ë Î‡ÚÈ· Ë̤ڷ Ï·ÙÚ›·˜, ÌÂϤÙ˘
ÙˆÓ °Ú·ÊÒÓ Î·È ÂÔÚÙ·ÛÌÔ‡ Ù˘ £Â›·˜ ∂˘¯·ÚÈÛÙ›·˜ ‹Ù·Ó Ë
∫˘Úȷ΋, ˆ˜ ·Ó¿ÌÓËÛË Ù˘ ·Ó¿ÛÙ·Û˘ ÙÔ˘ ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡. ΔÔ
·Ó·ÌÓËÛÙÈÎfi ¢Â›ÓÔ ÙÔ˘ ∫˘Ú›Ô˘, Ô˘ ÙËÚÔ‡Û·Ó ϤÔÓ ÔÈ
ÃÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÔ› ·ÎÔÏÔ˘ıÒÓÙ·˜ ÙËÓ ÂÓÙÔÏ‹ ÙÔ˘ πËÛÔ‡, ·ÔÙÂÏÔ‡ÛÂ
Âͤ¯ˆÓ ÛÙÔÈ¯Â›Ô Ù˘ ÎÔÈÓÔÙÈ΋˜ ˙ˆ‹˜ Ù˘ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›·˜ ‹‰Ë ·fi
ÙȘ Ë̤Ú˜ ÙˆÓ ·ÔÛÙfiψÓ. Δ·˘Ùfi¯ÚÔÓ· ‰Â, Ì ÙËÓ ÂÔÚÙ‹
¿Ú¯ÈÛ ӷ ÙËÚÂ›Ù·È Î·È Ë ÏÂÁfiÌÂÓË ¶·Û¯¿ÏÂÈ· ÓËÛÙ›·, Ô˘ ÛÂ
οı ÙÔÈ΋ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· ›¯Â ÔÚÈṲ̂ÓÔ ‰È¿ÛÙËÌ· ·Û΋Ûˆ˜.
∏ ÂÔÚÙ‹, ÛÙËÓ ·Ú¯‹ ηٿ ¿ÌÂÛÔ ·Ú·ÏÏËÏÈÛÌfi Ì ÙÔ
ÈÔ˘‰·˚Îfi ¶¿Û¯·, ÂÙÂÏ›ÙÔ Î¿ı ¤ÙÔ˜ ÛÙȘ 14 ÙÔ˘ Ì‹Ó· ¡ÈÛ¿Ó,
‰›ÓÔÓÙ·˜ ¤ÌÊ·ÛË ÛÙËÓ ÛÙ·˘ÚÈ΋ ı˘Û›· ÙÔ˘ ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡. ∞˘Ùfi
‹Ù·Ó Û ·ÚÌÔÓ›· Ì ٷ ÏfiÁÈ· ÙÔ˘ ·ÔÛÙfiÏÔ˘ ¶·‡ÏÔ˘: «°È·Ù›
ˆÛfiÙÔ˘ Ó· ¤ÚıÂÈ Ô ∫‡ÚÈÔ˜, ¿ÓÙÔÙÂ, fiÔÙ ÙÚÒÙ ·˘Ùfi ÙÔ
„ˆÌ› Î·È ›ÓÂÙ ·˘Ùfi ÙÔ ÔÙ‹ÚÈÔ, ‰È·ÎËÚ‡ÙÙÂÙ ÙÔ ı¿Ó·ÙÔ ÙÔ˘
∫˘Ú›Ô˘». ™Ù·‰È·Î¿ ÔÈ ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ˜ ÂÎÎÏËۛ˜ ı¤ÏËÛ·Ó Ó·
‰È·Îfi„Ô˘Ó ·˘Ùfi ÙÔÓ ·Ú·ÏÏËÏÈÛÌfi, ÌÂÙ·ı¤ÙÔÓÙ·˜ ÙÔÓ
ÂÔÚÙ·ÛÌfi ·Ú¯Èο ÙËÓ ÚÒÙË ∫˘Úȷ΋ ÌÂÙ¿ ÙË 14Ë ¡ÈÛ¿Ó. ∫¿ıÂ
ÙÔÈ΋ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· ÂfiÚÙ·˙ Ì ÙÔ ‰ÈÎfi Ù˘ ÙÚfiÔ ˘ÔÏÔÁÈÛÌÔ‡
ÙËÓ ËÌÂÚÔÌËÓ›· Ù˘ ÂÔÚÙ‹˜ ÙÔ˘ ¶¿Û¯·. ŸÌˆ˜, ηıÒ˜ ÁÈÓfiÙ·Ó
ÚÔÛ¿ıÂÈ· ÒÛÙ ӷ ÂÈÙ¢¯ı› ÌÈ· ÂÓÈ·›· ËÌÂÚÔÌËÓ›· ÁÈ·
fiϘ ÙȘ ÂÎÎÏËۛ˜, ·˘Ùfi Ô‰‹ÁËÛ Û ÂÓÙ¿ÛÂȘ οÔȘ ÙÔÈΤ˜
ÂÎÎÏËۛ˜ ȉ›ˆ˜ ηٿ ÙÔÓ 3Ô ·ÈÒÓ·. ΔÂÏÈο Ë ∞ã √ÈÎÔ˘ÌÂÓÈ΋
Û‡ÓÔ‰Ô˜ ·ÔÊ¿ÛÈÛ ÔÚÈÛÙÈο ÁÈ· ÌÈ· ÎÔÈÓ‹ ËÌÂÚÔÌËÓ›·
Ù¤ÏÂÛ˘ ÙÔ˘ ÂÔÚÙ·ÛÌÔ‡ ÙÔ˘ ¶¿Û¯·, Ô˘ ÙËÚÂ›Ù·È Ì¤¯ÚÈ Û‹ÌÂÚ·
Ì οÔȘ ·Ú·ÏÏ·Á¤˜ ·fi ÙȘ ‰È¿ÊÔÚ˜ ÔÌÔÏÔÁ›Â˜.
Δ· Ï·˚ο ¤ıÈÌ· ηٿ ÙÔ Û‡Á¯ÚÔÓÔ ÂÔÚÙ·ÛÌfi Ù˘ ∞Ó¿ÛÙ·Û˘
ÛÙËÓ ∂ÏÏ¿‰·, ÂÚÈÏ·Ì‚¿ÓÔ˘Ó ‰Â›ÓÔ Ì ·ÚÈÔ Ê·ÁËÙfi ÙË
Ì·ÁÂÈÚ›ÙÛ·, ÙÔ ‚Ú¿‰˘ Ù˘ ∞Ó¿ÛÙ·Û˘, ÙÔ ÙÛÔ‡ÁÎÚÈÛÌ· ÙˆÓ
ÎfiÎÎÈÓˆÓ ·˘ÁÒÓ ÛÙÔ Û›ÙÈ ‹ ¤Íˆ ·fi ÙËÓ ∂ÎÎÏËÛ›·, ÙÔ «ÊÈÏ›
Ù˘ ·Á¿˘» ÙËÓ ÒÚ· Ù˘ ∞Ó¿ÛÙ·Û˘, ÙÔ ÛÔ‡‚ÏÈÛÌ· ÙÔ˘
·ÚÓÈÔ‡ ηٿ ÙËÓ ∫˘Úȷ΋ ÙÔ˘ ¶¿Û¯· Î·È ¿ÏϘ ÂΉËÏÒÛÂȘ ÛÂ
‰È¿ÊÔÚ˜ ÂÚÈÔ¯¤˜ Ù˘ ∂ÏÏ¿‰·˜,Û‡Ìʈӷ Ì ٷ ηٿ ÙfiÔ˘˜
¤ıÈÌ·.
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