JUNE
IOYN.π.O™ 2014
A Monthly E-Publication of the
Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church.
520 S. Ponca Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
KOINONIA
GREEK ORTHODOX
ARCHDIOCESE OF AMERICA
METROPOLIS OF NEW JERSEY
Message from Fr. Michael L. Pastrikos, Protopresbyter
CHURCH PARTICIPATION
How often it happens in life that a person has roof for money, a new home, a new car, a big
one thing in his/her heart and another upon their party or a wedding, for tickets to a ball game, a
concert or a new job. How many of us are willing
lips and wears two faces at the same time.
As your parish priest, I’ve encountered untold to raise the roof to come to church? We have
proven this throughout the years that our concennumbers of people who
tration or focus is not on
say “I am not in church,
Christ but for the sinful
but my heart is with you
world that is out there
and the church and if I can
ready to destroy and kill
do anything for you just
us.
call me, because I am so
How many of us are
busy with my work”.
ready to raise the roof to
Sadly these individuals
hear the word of God?
are fooling themselves! If
How many are ready to
their heart is in church,
worship Him and to be in
their body should also be
the presence of Him, His
too. People who posses
angels, and the Holy
saving faith, find a way to
Saints of the church?
be with Christ, we cannot
Year after year, we see
separate our faith from
that in all denominations
our body and mind.
of churches that the perThere are others who
centage of church particifaithfully participate in
pation is dropping. We
church regularly with
see the lack of faith in partheir children and famients who don’t care for
lies. To give you a vivid
their children’s spiritual
picture of what is happenwelfare; they basically
ing in our parish, we are
only care for themselves.
still lacking in participaThat’s why, so many
tion; slowly but surely we
live a life of superficial
will get there. But we can Apostles Peter and Paul holding the Church.
faith, a faith that shows
only do this together as a
little or no enthusiasm. I would like to ask our
family.
In the Gospel, according to St. Mark, we read readers a few simple questions. When was the last
the account of men who took their friend who was time you attended church? When was the last
a paralytic up on the roof of a crowded house. time you received the Holy Sacraments of the
They removed a portion of the roof and lowered church? When was the last time you participated
their friend to be in the presence of Christ, who in an important meeting or function of the
church? When was the last time you helped a less
healed the man of his infirmity.
fortunate person come to church? When was the
Where is our zeal and our enthusiasm to be in last time you involved yourself in the life of the
the presence of Christ. Are we ready to forfeit
church?
and sacrifice certain things in our lives to pay
Take a few moments and think about these
more attention to the needs of our spiritual soul?
Today, we are too busy doing other things that we questions, because this is the only way we can
forget our responsibilities to Christ. Are we will- measure where our faith is with God. Yes, one
ing to raise the roof to be with Christ and to bring may claim to be religious, live a life of outward
others with us? Most people are ready to raise the
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JUNE 2014
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™˘Ó¤¯ÂÈ· ÛÙËÓ ÛÂÏ›‰· 4
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
ORGANIST
MARIA SALPEAS
PETE BISBIKIS
PARISH COUNCIL
STANLEY CAVOURAS
DEMOS ANASTASIADES, PRESIDENT
GUS KARAGIANNOPOULOS, VICE PRESIDENT
STAMATIA IEROMONAHOS, RECORDING SECRETARY
CONSTANTINE FRANGOS, CORRESP’NG SECRETARY
POPI PARAGIOS, TREASURER
EMMANUEL DIACOGIANNIS, ASST. TREASURER
BOARD MEMBERS:
JOHN CHRISSOMALIS, SAM GLAVA, JOHN
KOROLOGOS, SPIROS MINAS, FRANK MITSOS,
DIMITRIOS STAKIAS, KYRIAKOS STAMOULIS,
EMMANUEL THEOHARIS
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
ASSISTANT PSALTI
GEORGE CHRISOVERGIS
SEXTON
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.
ELENI KLOSTERIDIS, PRESIDENT
NICHOLAS KARELAS, VICE-PRESIDENT
GEORGE TOPOUZOGLOU, TREASURER
ARGIRI STAKIAS, CORRESP. SECRETARY
FOULA PROTOPAPAS, RECORDING SECRETARY
MEHALIS ARGETAKIS & IRENE GIORGAKIS, HISTORIAN
KOSTAS ORFANOS, SARGEANT 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
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
VASILIKI KALOGRANI, TEACHER
CHARA RONTOULI-BACHER, TEACHER
CHRISOVALANDOU DIAKOKOMNINOS, TEACHER
DESPINA CHATZAKOU-LARENTZOS, TEACHER
DR. ANASTACIA CHRYSSOS-LIVADITIS, TEACHER
GEORGIOS PAPACHARALAMPOUS, TEACHER
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
IOYN.π.O™ 2014
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MESSAGE FROM THE PARISH PRESIDENT
Dear Parishioners, and Friends of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox
Church,
Welcome to St. Nicholas Annual Greek Folk Festival! June is a
special month for us when we all come together to support our
church and share our faith traditions, culture,
delicious Greek food, music and dances with
our fellow neighbors and friends.
This year, our Festival will extend from the
front of our church, along Ponca Street and end
at our Greektown Square and Event Center.
This expanded location will accommodate
more people and spotlight two beautiful edifices—Our Church and our Center.
I would like to give thanks to many at this
time—
— to our Almighty God, who has been
shepherding us in our Faith
and strengthening us in our
plans to promote His Word through
the Church.
¥ to our spiritual leader, Rev. Father Michael L. Pastrikos for the
faith he has placed in us today and for his willingness to lead us
onto the road of salvation;
¥ to all volunteers who have given their time, talent and treasure
every day for the growth and continuation of our St. Nicholas
Church;
¥ special BIG THANK YOU to the individuals who have continued
to plan and work daily for the success of our Greek Folk
Festival. Our volunteers range from the women
who have worked tirelessly to prepare the home made food
and pastries that everyone loves;
¥ to the advisors and leaders of our ministries: GOYA, JOY,
PTA, Sunday School, Hellenic Golden Coins, Ta Ellinakia,
Ladies Philoptochos Society, Stewardship Committee,
Entertainment Committee, Plateia Planning Committee,
Diamonds, Ladies and United Chios Societies, the Rhodian
Society and many more who never say, “no” when asked for
their assistance:
¥ to my fellow brothers and sisters on the Parish Council who
have been by my side helping and guiding me as Parish Council
President:
¥ to our church secretary, sexton, cantor, assistant cantors,
organist, church choir, altar boys, and the teaching staff of our
Greek School for their dedication and zeal in preserving our
Greek language and culture;
¥ to the many community businesses and individuals who sponsor
our Festival program booklet and to those who not only
support us this weekend, but throughout the year. This support
allows us to share our faith and culture with those outside our
community, but more importantly, helps us to expand our
ministries within our church to our youth and elderly. Again,
thank you all for your continued generosity.
Most of all, to you for joining us during this festival. We are sure
that you will love sharing and celebrating our Greek culture, food,
pastries and drinks as well as our famous hospitality.
Kalo Glendi! Have a Great Time!
Demos Anastasiades, Parish Council President
M∏¡Àª∞ ΔOÀ ¶ƒO∂¢ƒOÀ Δ∏™ ∫Oπ¡OΔ∏Δ∞™
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∫·Ïfi ÁϤÓÙÈ! ¡· ÂÚ¿ÛÂÙ fiÌÔÚÊ·!
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4
K O I N ø N I ∞
JUNE 2014
Message from Fr. Michael L. Pastrikos, Protopresbyter
CHURCH PARTICIPATION
CONTINUED FOM PAGE 1
formalities, even be on a church mailing list, or just send a
check in to say that you are a member of the church; but it all
means little if we are not living a heart-centered faith that
bears good fruits of the Holy Spirit. People with real faith
cannot be stopped from finding a way to be with Jesus Christ.
We all find ways to be with the people we love. There is a famous saying: “Where there is a will…. there is a way!”
Living a sinful life is always the infection of impurity. Sin will
take the innocent heart and make it a guilty heart. It will take
a pure mind and make it impure. Have you been paying attention to what’s surrounding you everyday? Is this the example that we want to expose our children to? We as parents
have to make these important decisions. We all realize that
Sin is a behavior against the will of God and that Temptation
will always be around us making us feel terrible about the sinful acts we do daily.
In our Orthodox experience learning theology or reading
a good book means very little. It must be lived! We must live
our faith in Christ. Words can only move us or touch us emotionally, but action is the right verb to get you in the presence
of God.
We all need to be like the friends who brought the paralytic
to Christ. They portrayed the true spirit of Christianity. The
greatest gift we can give to a person who has no faith related
religion is to bring them to Christ. Many will say, that is the
priest’s job. But the truth of the matter is that this is
everyone’s responsibility. Don’t always blame the priest, or
the Parish Council for the lack of your participation, because
we are always trying to find excuses or blame someone else
for our failure to come to church.
There is a story from the desert Fathers that a monk picked
up a rock and said: “If this rock could heal people would you
put it in your pocket or attempt to touch as many people as
possible with it? The answer was…yes. The monk went on
to say that the rock symbolizes Christ and that we should
touch as many people as possible with Christ’s Love.
I hope and pray that this article has touched you in some
way. We have a Community to run and this cannot be done
by just a few parishioners. We must all pitch in and help, that
way we can also say that through the efforts of many, our
church and parish has grown to what it is today: a safe haven
for our children; an institution for learning; a place where we
can call home and visit anytime we feel like it. I look forward
to seeing you and your families in church more frequently in
the coming months and years.
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ÌÔÚԇ̠ӷ ԇ̠fiÙÈ Ì ÙȘ ÚÔÛ¿ıÂȘ ÔÏÏÒÓ Ë
ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· Ì·˜ Î·È Ë ∫ÔÈÓfiÙËÙ¿ Ì·˜ ·ÓÂÙ‡¯ıË ÛÙÔ ÙÈ Â›Ó·È
Û‹ÌÂÚ·, ¤Ó·˜ ÙfiÔ˜ ·ÛÊ·Ï‹˜ ÁÈ· Ù· ·È‰È¿ Ì·˜, ¤Ó· ›‰Ú˘Ì·
Ì¿ıËÛ˘, ¤Ó·˜ ÙfiÔ˜ Ô˘ ÌÔÚ›˜ Ó· ·ÔηÏ›˜ Û›ÙÈ, ηÈ
Ó· ÙÔ ÂÈÛΤÙÂÛ·È ÔÔÙ‰‹ÔÙ ·ÈÛı¿ÓÂÛ·È ÙËÓ ·Ó¿ÁÎË.
£¤Ïˆ Ó· Û·˜ ‰ˆ fiÏÔ˘˜, Ó· ÂÎÎÏËÛÈ¿˙ÂÛÙ ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚÔ ÛÙÔ
ÂÁÁ‡˜ ̤ÏÏÔÓ Ì ÙȘ ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂȤ˜ Û·˜.
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6
K O I N ø N I ∞
JUNE 2014
GREEK SCHOOL NEWS
The St. Nicholas Greek School has successfully finished another school year. We are proud to announce
that seven students graduated from the sixth grade this
year! They are: Kristina Anastasiades, Dimitris
Kostrivas,
Panagiota
Koutsantonis,
Sevasti
Nistazos,
Evangelos
Reppas,
M a r i a
Reppas and
Penelope
Topouzoglou.
Dimitris
Kostrivas,
Penelope
Topouzoglou
a
n
d
Panagiota Koutsantonis were recognized as the top
three Greek School students. Kostrivas received a
scholarship from the Baltimore AHEPA chapter and
the Pan Gregorian company for receiving top honors
from the St. Nicholas Greek School sixth grade program. Penelope Topouzoglou, also, received a scholarship from the Pan Gregorian for being the second
ranked student in the St. Nicholas Greek School sixth
grade and Panagiota Kountsantonis, also, received a
scholarship from the Pan Gregorian for being the third
ranked student in the St. Nicholas Greek School sixth
grade program. We are proud of their hard work and
dedication in learning the Greek language and culture.
The Pan Gregorian company and the Rhodian Society
gave generously to the St.Nicholas Greek School
Scholarship Program for Needy Children. The St.
Nicholas Parish Council members and the Greek
School Committee members are truly grateful for
these organizations generosity and for always supporting our wonderful Greek School students.
The Greek School Committee welcomes any financial contributions towards the furthermost of the
G r e e k
School and
the future expansion of
our language
program.
The Greek
School Committee
is
working towards completing the
repairs at the
Fellowship
Center so
that we may
offer a fulltime learning center option to our parishioners and the
community at large. Also, the Greek School and the
GOYA are working together to raise funds to enhance
our current gym facilitates to transform it into a more
kid friendly facility with indoor sport tiles and mancino
gym wall padding. Any amount of donations would be
greatly appreciated and your contribution may be
made payable to the St. Nicholas Greek School with
the words, GYM Fund or Learning Center, written in
the memo section of the check.
Again, we sincerely thank all the parents for entrusting us with your children this year and from all the
members of the St. Nicholas Teaching staff and St.
Nicholas PTA members, we wish everyone a restful
summer and look forward to seeing everyone back in
September, 2014.
Stamatia Ieromonahos,
St. Nicholas Greek School President
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NEA TOY E§§∏¡π∫OÀ ™ÃO§∂πOÀ
∂Îı¤ÛÂȘ ª·ıËÙÒÓ - Student ∂ssayes
¶ËÓÂÏfiË ΔÔÔ‡˙ÔÁÏÔ˘
ŸÏ· ·˘Ù¿ Ù· ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ÙÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi ™¯ÔÏÂ›Ô Ì ¤¯ÂÈ ‚ÔËı‹ÛÂÈ ¿Ú·
Ôχ ÛÙË ˙ˆ‹ ÌÔ˘. Δ· ∂ÏÏËÓÈο Ì ‚ÔËı¿Ó ÛÙ· Ì·ıËÌ·ÙÈο, ÛÙȘ
ÂÈÛً̘ Î·È ÙË ÁÏÒÛÛ· ÙˆÓ Ù¯ÓÒÓ. ŸÙ·Ó Ù·Íȉ‡ˆ ÛÙËÓ ∂ÏÏ¿‰· ›̷È
Û ı¤ÛË Ó· ÌÈÏ‹Ûˆ Ì fiÏÔ˘˜ ÂΛ. ∂˘¯·ÚÈÛÙÒ ÙÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi ™¯ÔÏÂ›Ô ÁÈ·Ù›
ÌÔÚÒ Ó· ‰È·‚¿˙ˆ Î·È Ó· ÌÈÏ¿ˆ ¿Ù·ÈÛÙ· ÂÏÏËÓÈο.
√ ‰¿ÛηÏÔ˜ ÌÔ˘, Ô Î‡ÚÈÔ˜ °ÈÒÚÁÔ˜ Ì ¤¯ÂÈ ‚ÔËı‹ÛÂÈ ¿Ú· Ôχ Ó·
Ì¿ıˆ ÂÏÏËÓÈο ÙÔÓ ÙÂÏÂ˘Ù·›Ô ¯ÚfiÓÔ ÛÙÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi ™¯ÔÏÂ›Ô Î·È ¤¯ÂÈ
οÓÂÈ ÙËÓ ÂÎÌ¿ıËÛË ÙˆÓ ÂÏÏËÓÈÎÒÓ Â‡ÎÔÏË Î·È ‰È·ÛΉ·ÛÙÈ΋. ™ÙÔ
∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi ™¯ÔÏÂ›Ô fï˜ ‰ÂÓ ¤Ì·ı· ÌfiÓÔ ÂÏÏËÓÈο, ·ÏÏ¿ ¤¯ˆ ÁÓˆÚ›ÛÂÈ
ÌÂÚÈÎÔ‡˜ ·fi ÙÔ˘˜ ηχÙÂÚÔ˘˜ Ê›ÏÔ˘˜ ÌÔ˘.
ΔÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi ™¯ÔÏÂ›Ô Ì ¤¯ÂÈ ‰È‰¿ÍÂÈ ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ÂÏÏËÓÈ΋ ÈÛÙÔÚ›· ηÈ
ÙȘ ·Ú·‰fiÛÂȘ. ∂›Û˘ ÌÔ˘ ¤‰ˆÛ ÙËÓ Â˘Î·ÈÚ›· Ó· ¯ÔÚ¤„ˆ ÛÙÔ
ÊÂÛÙÈ‚¿Ï, Ó· ¿Úˆ ̤ÚÔ˜ Û ·ÚÂÏ¿ÛÂȘ Î·È Ó· ·›Íˆ ı¤·ÙÚÔ. Œ¯ˆ
ÔÏϤ˜ ı·˘Ì¿ÛȘ ·Ó·ÌÓ‹ÛÂȘ ·fi ÙÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi ™¯ÔÏÂ›Ô Î·È ‰Â ı· ÙȘ
ͯ¿Ûˆ ÔÙ¤!
ª·Ú›· ƒ¤·
√ ‰¿ÛηÏfi˜ ÌÔ˘ Â›Ó·È Ô Î. °ÈÒÚÁÔ˜. ∂̤Ș ÙÔ˘ ‰ÒÛ·Ì ÙÔ
·Ú·ÙÛÔ‡ÎÏÈ KG, ›ÓÈ· Ô Î·Ï‡ÙÂÚÔ˜ ‰¿ÛηÏÔ˜.∫¿ÓÂÈ Ù· Ì·ı‹Ì·Ù·
‡ÎÔÏ·.
ΔÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi Û¯ÔÏÂ›Ô Ì ‚ÔËı¿ÂÈ Ó· ÌÈÏ¿ˆ ηχÙÂÚ· ÙËÓ ÁÈ·ÁÈ¿ ηÈ
ÛÙÔÓ ·Ô‡ ÌÔ˘ Î·È ÙËÓ ˘fiÏÔÈË ∂ÏÏËÓÈ΋ ÎÔÈÓfiÙËÙ· Á‡Úˆ ÌÔ˘.
∂›Û˘ ı· Ì ‚ÔËı‹ÛÂÈ Ó· Ì¿ıˆ Î·È ¿ÏϘ ÁÏÒÛÛ˜ ÛÙÔ Ì¤ÏÏÔÓ.
∏ ÂÏÏËÓÈ΋ Áψ۷ Ì ‚ÔËı¿ÂÈ ÛÙËÓ ÂÈÛÙ‹ÌË, Ù· Ì·ıËÌ·ÙÈο Î·È ÙËÓ
ÁÒÛÛ· ÙˆÓ Ù¯ÓÒÓ, fiÔ˘ ·˘Ù‹ ÙËÓ ÛÙÈÁÌ‹ ÌÂÏÂÙԇ̠ÙËÓ ÂÏÏËÓÈ΋
Ì˘ıÔÏÔÁ›· Î·È ÙËÓ ·Ó¿ÁÓˆÛË ÙÔ˘ ‚È‚Ï›Ô˘ « Ô ∫ϤÊÙ˘ ∞ÛÙÚ·‹».
ªÔÚÒ Â‡ÎÔÏ· Ó· ·ÔÌÓËÌÔÓ‡ˆ ÌÈ· ϤÍË Ì ÂÏÏËÓÈ΋ ηٷÁˆÁ‹
Î·È Ì ‚ÔËı¿ Ó· ηٷÓÔ‹Ûˆ ηχÙÂÚ· Ù· Ì·ı‹Ì·Ù· ·fi Ù· ¿ÏÏ· ·È‰È¿.
∏ ΢ڛ· μ›Î˘ Î·È Ë Î˘Ú›· ∂ϤÓË Ì ¤¯Ô˘Ó ‰È‰¿ÍÂÈ ¿Ú· ÔÏÏ¿ Î·È ı·
‹ıÂÏ· Ó· ÙȘ ¢¯·ÚÈÛÙ‹Ûˆ ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ‚Ô‹ıÂÈ· ÙÔ˘˜ Ô˘ Ì ԉ‹ÁËÛÂ Â‰Ò ÛÙÔ
Ù¤ÏÔ˜ Ù˘ ‰È·‰ÚÔÌ‹˜.
Œ¯ˆ ÂÌÂÈÚ›· ¯ÚfiÓˆÓ ÛÙÔ ÂÏÏËÓÈÎfi Û¯ÔÏÂ›Ô Î·È Â›Ó·È Î·Ï¤˜ ÔÈ
·Ó·ÌÓ‹ÛÂȘ ÙfiÛÔ ÛÙËÓ Ù¿ÍË fiÛÔ Î·È ÛÙȘ ÁÈÔÚÙ¤˜ ÛÙÔ Û¯ÔÏÂ›Ô Î·È ÙËÓ
ÂÎÎÏËÛ›·.
£· ‹ıÂÏ· Ó· ¢¯·ÚÈÛÙ‹Ûˆ ÙÔ˘˜ ÁÔÓ›˜ ÌÔ˘ , ÙËÓ ÁÈ·ÁÈ¿ Î·È ÙÔÓ
·Ô‡ ÌÔ˘, ¿Ú· Ôχ ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ˘ÔÛÙ‹ÚÈÍË ÙÔ˘˜ fiÏ· ·˘Ù¿ Ù· ¯ÚfiÓÈ·,
ÂÓı·ÚÚ‡ÓÔÓÙ·˜ Ì ӷ ¤Úıˆ 2 ÊÔÚ¤˜ Ù˘ ‚‰ÔÌ¿‰· Î·È Ó· Ì¿ıˆ ÙËÓ
ÛËÌ·Û›· Ù˘ ¢ı‡Ó˘.
√È Ê›ÏÔÈ ÌÔ˘ ¤¯Ô˘Ó οÓÂÈ ·˘Ùfi ÌÈ· ÌÂÁ¿ÏË ÂÌÂÈÚ›· ÁÈ· ̤ӷ ηÈ
οÔÈ· ̤ڷ ÂÏ›˙ˆ fiÙÈ Ù· ·È‰È¿ ÌÔ˘ ı· ¤ÚıÔ˘Ó ÛÙÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi Û¯ÔÏ›Ô,
ÒÛÙ ӷ Ì¿ıÔ˘Ó ÁÈ· ÙËÓ Î·Ù·ÁˆÁ‹ Î·È ÙËÓ ÎÔ˘ÏÙÔ‡Ú· Ù˘ ÌËÙ¤Ú·˜ ÙÔ˘˜.
ΔÔ ÂÏÏËÓÈÎfi Û¯ÔÏÂ›Ô ‹Ù·Ó Ôχ ÛËÌ·ÓÙÈÎfi Î·È Ë ÛËÌÂÚÈÓ‹ ÛÙÈÁÌ‹
ÛËÌ·›ÓÂÈ fiÙÈ ¤¯ˆ οÓÂÈ Î·È ¤¯ˆ ηٷʤÚÂÈ Î¿ÙÈ.
∂˘¯·ÚÈÛÙÒ fiÏÔ˘˜ fiÛÔ˘˜ Ì ÛÙ‹ÚÈÍ·Ó Î·È Ô˘ Û˘Ó¯›˙Ô˘Ó Ó· ÌÂ
ÛÙËÚ›˙Ô˘Ó.
μ·ÁÁ¤Ï˘ ƒ¤·˜
∞˘Ù‹ ÙË ¯ÚÔÓÈ¿ ÛÙÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi ™¯ÔÏÂ›Ô ¤Ì·ı· ¿Ú· ÔÏÏ¿
Ú¿ÁÌ·Ù· ·fi ÙÔÓ ‰¿ÛηÏfi ÌÔ˘, ÙÔÓ Î‡ÚÈÔ °ÈÒÚÁÔ. ªÂ ‚Ô‹ıËÛÂ
Ôχ Ì ٷ Ì·ı‹Ì·Ù¿ ÌÔ˘ Î·È Ì ¤Ì·ı ηÈÓÔ‡ÚÈ· Ú¿ÁÌ·Ù· ÁÈ·
ÙËÓ ÂÏÏËÓÈ΋ ÁÏÒÛÛ·. ÷›ÚÔÌ·È Ô˘ ÙÂÏÂÈÒÓÂÈ ÙÔ ÂÏÏËÓÈÎfi
Û¯ÔÏÂ›Ô Î·È ¤¯ˆ Ì¿ıÂÈ ÙfiÛ· Ú¿ÁÌ·Ù·, Û ·˘Ùfi.
ÃÚÈÛÙ›Ó· ∞Ó·ÛÙ·ÛÈ¿‰Ë˜
ŸÛÔ Î·ÈÚfi ÊÔÈÙÒ ÛÙÔ ÂÏÏËÓÈÎfi Û¯ÔÏÂÈfi ¤¯ˆ Ì¿ıÂÈ
ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ· ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ÈÛÙÔÚ›· Ù˘ ∂ÏÏ¿‰·˜, Ù· ‹ıË Î·È ÙÔÓ ÙÚfiÔ
˙ˆ‹˜.
¢ÂÓ ı· Ù· ›¯· Ì¿ıÂÈ ÔÙ¤ ·Ó ‰ÂÓ Â›¯· ·Ú·ÎÔÏÔ˘ı‹ÛÂÈ
ÂÏÏËÓÈÎfi Û¯ÔÏÂÈfi . √È ŒÏÏËÓ˜ ηıËÁËÙ¤˜ ÙÔ˘ Û¯ÔÏÂÈÔ‡, ÂȉÈο,
Ô Î‡ÚÈÔ˜ °ÈÒÚÁÔ˜ , Ì·˜ ÛÙ‹ÚÈ˙·Ó Ó· οÓÔ˘Ì ¿ÓÙ· ÙÔ Î·Ï‡ÙÂÚÔ
Î·È ‰ÂÓ Ù· ·Ú·ÙÔ‡Û·Ó ÔÙ¤, ·ÎfiÌË Î·È ÛÙ· ÈÔ ‰‡ÛÎÔÏ· ı¤Ì·Ù·
Ô˘ Ì·ı·›ÓÔ˘ÌÂ.
∂˘¯·ÚÈÛÙÒ ÙÔ˘˜ ‰·ÛοÏÔ˘˜ ÌÔ˘ ÁÈ·Ù› ¤Î·Ó·Ó ÙÔ ÂÏÏËÓÈÎfi
Û¯ÔÏÂÈfi ·Ïfi Î·È Â˘¯¿ÚÈÛÙÔ. ŸÛÔ Î·ÈÚfi Â›Ì·È ÛÙÔ ÂÏÏËÓÈÎfi
Û¯ÔÏÂ›Ô fiÏ· ·˘Ù¿ Ù· ¯ÚfiÓÈ·, ÙÔ Û¯ÔÏÂÈfi ÌÔ˘ ¤‰ˆÛ ÙËÓ Â˘Î·ÈÚ›·
Ó· Û˘ÌÌÂÙ¿Û¯ˆ Û ÊÂÛÙÈ‚¿Ï Î·È Ó· Ì¿ıˆ ÂÏÏËÓÈÎÔ‡˜ ¯ÔÚÔ‡˜.
∂›Û˘ ͤڈ ÙÒÚ· ÔÏÏ¿ ÙÚ·ÁÔ‡‰È· Ô˘ ¤¯Ô˘Ì ÙÚ·ÁÔ˘‰‹ÛÂÈ
Û ÔÏϤ˜ ÁÈÔÚÙ¤˜ ηٿ ÙË ‰È¿ÚÎÂÈ· ÙÔ˘ ¤ÙÔ˘˜.
ΔÔ ÂÏÏËÓÈÎfi Û¯ÔÏÂÈfi ¤¯ÂÈ ÂÂÎÙ›ÓÂÈ ÙȘ ÁÓÒÛÂȘ Î·È Û ¿ÏÏ·
Ì·ı‹Ì·Ù· Ô˘ οӈ ÛÙÔ ·ÌÂÚÈοÓÈÎÔ Û¯ÔÏÂÈfi.
ŸÙ·Ó Ù·Íȉ¤„ˆ ÛÙËÓ ∫‡ÚÔ Ó· ÂÈÛÎÂÊÙÒ ÙËÓ ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂÈ¿ ÌÔ˘
ı· Â›Ì·È Û ı¤ÛË Ó· Û˘Ó‰ÂıÒ Ì·˙› ÙÔ˘˜ ̤ۈ Ù˘ ÂÏÏËÓÈ΋˜
ÁÏÒÛÛ·˜.
Œ¯ˆ ·ÔÏ·‡ÛÂÈ Ù· ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ÌÔ˘ Â‰Ò Î·È ‰ÂÓ ÌÔÚÒ Ó·
ÂÚÈ̤ӈ ÙËÓ ‹ÌÂÚ· Ô˘ Ù· ·È‰È¿ ÌÔ˘ ı· Â›Ó·È Â‰Ò ¿ÏÈ.
™·˜ ¢¯·ÚÈÛÙÒ Ôχ Î·È ¿ÏÈ ÁÈ· Ù· ˆÚ·›· ¯ÚfiÓÈ·.
™¤‚· ¡˘ÛÙ¿˙Ô˘
∞˘Ù¿ Ù· ¤ÍÈ ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ÛÙÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi Û¯ÔÏÂ›Ô ¤Ì·ı· ÙfiÛ· ÔÏÏ¿.
ŒÓÔȈı· ¿ÓÙÔÙÂ Û·Ó ÙÔ Û›ÙÈ ÌÔ˘. √È ‰¿ÛηÏÔÈ ÌÔ˘ Ì ‰›‰·Í·Ó
ÙfiÛ· ÔÏÏ¿ Ú¿ÁÌ·Ù· Ô˘ ı· ÂÚ¿Ûˆ ÛÙ· ·È‰È¿ ÌÔ˘ Î·È ı·
¯ÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈ‹Ûˆ ÁÈ· ÔÏÏ¿ ¯ÚfiÓÈ·.
¢ÂÓ ‹Ù·Ó ÌfiÓÔ ÔÈ ‰¿ÛηÏÔÈ ÌÔ˘ Ô˘ Û˘Ó‰¤ıËÎ·Ó Ì Â̤ӷ
·ÏÏ¿ Î·È ÔÈ Û˘ÌÌ·ıËÙ¤˜ ÌÔ˘ .
ŒÊ˘Á· ÁÈ· ¤Ó· ÌÈÎÚfi ¯ÚÔÓÈÎfi ‰È¿ÛÙËÌ· ·ÏÏ¿ Á‡ÚÈÛ· ›Ûˆ ηÈ
‰ÂÓ ÙÔ ÌÂÙ·ÓÈÒÓˆ.
¶·ÚfiÏÔ Ô˘ ‰˘ÛÙ˘¯Ò˜ ÙÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi Û¯ÔÏÂ›Ô ÙÂÏÂÈÒÓÂÈ, ¤¯ˆ
ÙËÓ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· ÁÈ· Ó· ¤Úıˆ ›Ûˆ Î·È Ó· ÓÈÒÛˆ Û·Ó ÙÔ Û›ÙÈ ÌÔ˘.
¢ËÌ‹ÙÚ˘ ∫ÔÛÙÚ›‚·˜
∞˘Ù‹ ÙË ¯ÚÔÓÈ¿ ÛÙÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi Û¯ÔÏÂ›Ô ¤¯ˆ Ì¿ıÂÈ ÔÏÏ¿. °È·
ÙÔ ÂÚÈ‚¿ÏÏÔÓ , ÙËÓ Ì˘ıÔÏÔÁ›·, ÙËÓ ÁÚ·ÌÌ·ÙÈ΋, ÙÔ ÏÂÍÈÏfiÁÈÔ ÙËÓ
ÈÛÙÔÚ›· Î·È ‚¤‚·È· ÙËÓ ∂ÏÏËÓÈ΋ ÎÔ˘ÏÙÔ‡Ú· Î·È ıÚËÛΛ·.
∞˘Ù‹ Ë ¯ÚÔÓÈ¿ ‹Ù·Ó Ë ÈÔ Â‡ÎÔÏË Î·È Ë ÈÔ Â˘¯¿ÚÈÛÙË ÁÈ· ̤ӷ.
√ ·ÚÈÔ˜ °ÈÒÚÁÔ˜ Ì ‚Ô‹ıËÛ Ôχ, ‹Ù·Ó ηÏfi˜ ηÈ
¢¯¿ÚÈÛÙÔ˜ ‰¿ÛηÏÔ˜ Î·È ‹Ù·Ó ¯·Ú¿ ÌÔ˘ Ó· Ì·˜ ‰È‰¿ÛÎÂÈ ÛÙËÓ
¤ÎÙË Ù¿ÍË.
√ ·ÚÈÔ˜ °ÈÒÚÁÔ˜ Ì·˜ ‰›‰·Í ̇ıÔ˘˜, ϤÍÂȘ, ÁÚ·ÌÌ·ÙÈ΋,
ÈÛÙÔÚ›· Î·È ÔÏÏ¿ Ú¿ÁÌ·Ù· Ô˘ Â›Ó·È ¯Ú‹ÛÈÌ· ÛÙËÓ ˙ˆ‹ Ì·˜.
ΔÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi Û¯ÔÏÂ›Ô Ì ‚ÔËı¿ Ó· Ì¿ıˆ Ӥ˜ ϤÍÂȘ Î·È Ó·
ı˘Ì¿Ì·È ÙËÓ ÁÏÒÛÛ· ÌÔ˘ Û·Ó ŒÏÏËÓ·˜.
∞˘Ù‹ Ë ¯ÚÔÓÈ¿ ‹Ù·Ó Ë ·Á·Ë̤ÓË ÌÔ˘ ÛÙÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi Û¯ÔÏ›Ô
Î·È Â‡¯ÔÌ·È Ó· ›¯· Ì›ÓÂÈ ÛÙËÓ ¤ÎÙË Ù¿ÍË Ì ÙÔÓ ·Á·Ë̤ÓÔ ÌÔ˘
‰¿ÛηÏÔ, ·ÏÏ¿ Ú¤ÂÈ Ó· Û˘Ó¯›ÛÔ˘ÌÂ. ∂Ï›˙ˆ Ó· Â›Ó·È ÙÔ ›‰ÈÔ
ηϿ Î·È ÙÔ˘ ¯ÚfiÓÔ˘.
¶ËÓÂÏfiË ΔÔÔ‡˙ÔÁÏÔ˘
ŸÏ· ·˘Ù¿ Ù· ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ÙÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi ™¯ÔÏÂ›Ô Ì ¤¯ÂÈ ‚ÔËı‹ÛÂÈ ¿Ú·
Ôχ ÛÙË ˙ˆ‹ ÌÔ˘. Δ· ∂ÏÏËÓÈο Ì ‚ÔËı¿Ó ÛÙ· Ì·ıËÌ·ÙÈο, ÛÙȘ
ÂÈÛً̘ Î·È ÙË ÁÏÒÛÛ· ÙˆÓ Ù¯ÓÒÓ. ŸÙ·Ó Ù·Íȉ‡ˆ ÛÙËÓ ∂ÏÏ¿‰· ›̷È
Û ı¤ÛË Ó· ÌÈÏ‹Ûˆ Ì fiÏÔ˘˜ ÂΛ. ∂˘¯·ÚÈÛÙÒ ÙÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi ™¯ÔÏÂ›Ô ÁÈ·Ù›
ÌÔÚÒ Ó· ‰È·‚¿˙ˆ Î·È Ó· ÌÈÏ¿ˆ ¿Ù·ÈÛÙ· ÂÏÏËÓÈο.
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JUNE 2014
JUNE LITURGICAL CALENDAR
Sunday, June 1: Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council: Orthros
8:45 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am.
Saturday, June 7: Saturday of the Souls Orthros 8:45 am Divine
Liturgy 9:30 am Memorial will follow.
Sunday, June 8: Holy Feast of Pentecost: Orthros 8:45 am Divine
Liturgy 10:00 am.
Monday, June 9: Feast of Holy Spirit: Orthros 8:45 am Divine Liturgy 9:30 am.
Sunday, June 15: Sunday of All Saints: Orthros 8:45 am Divine
Liturgy 10:00 am.
Monday, June 16: THE FAST OF THE HOLY APOSTLES
FROM THE 16TH TO THE 30TH OF JUNE
FISH IS PERMITTED EVERYDAY EXCEPT ON
WEDNESDAY’S AND FRIDAY’S (NO RED MEAT, OR
CHICKEN ARE PERMITTED TO BE CONSUMED IN THIS
FASTING PERIOD.
Sunday, June 22: Second Sunday of St. Matthew: Orthros 8:45 am
Divine Liturgy 10:00 am.
Tuesday, June 24: The Nativity of John the Baptist: Orthros 8:45
am Divine Liturgy 9:30 am.
Sunday, June 29: The Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul:
Orthros 8:45 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am.
Monday, June 30: The Gathering of the Holy Apostles: Orthros
8:45 am Divine Liturgy 9:30 am
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Thursday, June 5: Sunday, June 8: St. Nicholas Greek Folk Festival. (Look for Festival Event Poster for dates and time of events
on page 5.)
Tuesday, June 17: Wednesday, June 18: GOYA End of Year Trip.
Monday, June 23: Greek School Summer Camp Begins—Contact
the church office at 410-633-5020 to register.
Monday, June 23: Friday, June 27: Vacation Bible School at St.
Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church.
COMMUNITY NEWS ✧ ∫Oπ¡OΔπ∫∞ ¡∂A
Greektown CDC
A message from Colonel John E. Gavrilis, CEO
We would like to thank Senator Bill Ferguson who took time out
of his busy schedule to meet with our Board. The Senator discussed
new legislation that affects our community. For a copy of the information discussed please call our office.
Latin Quarters Bar, 646 Newkirk Street, requested a transfer of
ownership of their license. The request was denied. Our office along
with other stakeholders opposed the transfer of license for Latin
Quarters. Working together we can make a difference!
Please be aware construction has begun at 4700 Eastern Avenue,
on the sidewalk, to fix our streetlight power outage. The decorative
brickwork will be replaced upon completion of the project.
We are inquiring with the City and from CSX some relief from
train horn blasts that are disturbing residents. We will be requesting
a designated Quiet Zone for Greektown.
Primary Election Day is June 24, 2014! Please make time to
vote!
As a reminder, the City has begun a new mechanical street
sweeping program. Odd sides of the streets will be swept on the 1st
Wednesday of the month. Even sides of the streets will be swept on
the 2nd Wednesday of the month. To enable the most thorough
sweeping your vehicles must be moved from the street from 8am –
4pm.
Please visit the City’s website http://cityview.baltimorecity.gov
for more information.
As always, we look forward to the annual Saint Nicholas Greek
Folk festival this month! This is one of our greatest community
events that showcases some of the best aspects of our church, culture and community. We are proud to participate and thank all the
volunteers who make this great event a success.
We encourage all of our residents to dial 911 immediately when
witnessing suspicious or criminal activity. Call 311 or submit your
request online at www.baltimorecity.gov use the “request service”
icon for non-emergencies and to request City services (trash, zoning, liquor board, etc.).
Believe in your community!
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SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS ✧ ∫∞Δ∏Ã∏Δπ∫∞ ¡∂A
Another Sunday School year has come and gone and program as office or teacher’s aides. Kai is Anotera to
we want to congratulate all of our students from Nursery all of you!
to 10th grade. Whether you were just learning how to
We the Sunday school also would like to CONmake your cross or learning one of the prayers like Agios GRATULATE Konstantinos Loukas on being the reo Theos or memorizing the Creed, we hope that all of our
cipient of the Helstudents, especially
lenic College Orathose in the older
torical Scholarship.
grades, understand
This Scholarship is
the importance of
awarded by the
religion in their
Hellenic College/
daily lives. EspeHoly Cross to a
cially as a Greek
graduating senior
Orthodox, we have
in High school,
a long legacy to
who has particisupport and adhere
pated in the Parish
to so that it will
level of the St. John
continue in the fuChrysostom Orature.
torical Festival and
We look forward
came in First Place.
to having you with
Kostas has been
us again in Septemaccepted by the
ber for the next
Hellenic College
level or challenge in
and he will eventuexperiencing and
ally enter Holy
learning
more
Cross Theological
about our OrthoSchool as he enters
dox faith.
his chosen vocaAt this time, we
tion….the priestwould also like to
hood. This scholarCongratulate our
ship pays for 100%
10th Grade Graduattuition only for the
ing class of the Sunfirst year, then 80%
day school for their
tuition only on the
completion of ap3 subsequent years
proximately
13
at Hellenic College
years of attending
but based on the
Sunday school.
qualifying GPA’s.
You did it. This Pictured are the 10th grade Graduates of our 2014 Sunday school year. They We hope that one
achievement was are pictured, front row left to right: Foula Paragios, Katerina Ieromonahos, day, Kostas, we
also due to the en- Stephanie Canning. Second row left to right: Eleni Pikounis, Chrysoula will be able to
couragement and Vasilakopoulos and Sia Barnes. Third row left to right: Dean Palas, Sophia shout “AXIOS” to
support of their Gerapetritis, Co-Director, Kalliopi Cornias, Fr. Michael Pastrikos, Gus you as we watch
Loukas, George Topouzoglou and Emily Cossis, Co-Director. Not pictured
parents
who are:
with pride your orKostas Atsidis and Vasilia Polychronis.
brought them to
dination.
church and to SunWishing all of you
day school. Thank you parents!! We the Sunday school a restful summer. Don’t forget our church is still open on
staff would also like to extend our Appreciation and grati- Sunday’s for services. Let us all try to make attending
tude to Eve Lallas and John Lallas for purchasing the church number 1 on our priority list…. See you in
Graduation Bibles, for this year’s class and many more church and hope to see many of you at our Greek Folk
to come, in memory of their loved ones.
Festival June 5-8.
On behalf of Fr. Michael, Sophia and myself, we CONWith God’s blessing to all of our church families,
GRATULATE you our Graduates and we look forward
to having many of you come back to the Sunday school Emily Cossis, Co-Director, Sunday School Program.
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JUNE 2014
GREEK SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
IOYN.π.O™ 2014
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AT THE END OF YEAR PROGRAM
St. Nicholas Greek School End of Year
Program featuring all of the students from
pre-kindergarten to Ellinomatheia II.
The parents applauded and cheered the
outstanding program given by the students
and teachers.
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ST. NICHOLAS GREEK SCHOOL
SUMMER CAMP
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JUNE 2014
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PLEDGES FOR 2014 ✧ ∂£∂§O¡Δπ∫∏ ¶ƒO™ºOƒ∞ 2014
MR/MRS AGAPIOS DIAMANTIS
MR/MRS AHLADIOTIS JOHN & EFFIE
MRS AMARANTIDIS PARTHENA
MR ANDERSON EMANUEL P. JR.
MR ANGELOU MICHAEL
MR/MRS ARGEROPOULOS TED
MR/MRS ARGYRAKIS DESPINA
MR/MRS ATSALIS GUS
MR BATES SAM
MRS BISBIKIS HELEN
DR/MRS CARDIGES NICHOLAS M.
MR/MRS CURISOVERGIS NICHOLAS
MRS CHRIST STASA
MRS CONWAY ROSE
MR/MRS CORNIAS GEORGE C.
MR CORNIAS NICHOLAS
MRS DENDRINOS EVANGELIA
MR/MRS DIAKOKOMNINOS FOTINI
MR/MRS DIMITRIADES NIKOLAOS
MRS DOUSKAS VASILIKI
MR/MRS ELIOU ERNEST
MRS FANTIS PENELOPE
MRS FILIPPOU IRENE
MR/MRS FORAKIS MICHAEL
MR/MRS FOTIOU JOHN
MR/MRS FRANGAKIS SOFOULA
MR/MRS GALIATSATOS GERASIMOS
MR/MRS GEORGALAS NICHOLAS
MR/MRS GEORGIOU JOUN
MRS GIANNAKOULIAS DIONISIA
MR/MRS GIORGAKIS JOHN & MARIA
MR GLYKIADIS KONSTANTINO
MR/MRS HALKIAS EMMANUEL
MR/MRS HARTOFILIS NICK & SYLVIA
MS HATZIEFTHIMIO ANASTASIA
MR/MRS HIGGS MATTHEW
MR/MRS HOFFERBERT JOHN
MR/MRS IEROMONAHOS PANTELIS
MS JOHNS HELEN
MR/MRS KAIKIS CLEMIS
MR/MRS KALAMARAS EFSTATHIOS
MR/MRS KALIS EUGENIA
MR/MRS KAMINARIS DEMETRIOS
MR/MRS KAPUTSOS MARSHALL
MS KARAGIANNIS HARRIET
MISS KARAGIANNOPOU ELENI
MRS KARAMIHALIS ELEFTHERIA
MRS KARDIASMENOS METAXIA
MRS KASTRUNES DOLORES
MR/MRS KATSAS STAVROS
MRS KELEPESIS EUGENIA
MR/MRS KEVAS GEORGE
MR/MRS KLOSTERIDES MICHAEL
MR/MRS KOLKAS EUGENIA
MR/MRS KONTOUDIS KONSTANTINO
MRS KORNIAS MARIA
MR KOSTOS JOHN
MR/MRS KOUKOULAS EMMANUEL
MR/MRS KOUMOUDIS SOTIRIS
MR/MRS KOUTSANTONIS GEORGE
MR/MRS KOVIOS STEVE
MR/MRS LARENTZOS JAMES
MR/MRS LOUMIOTIS DIMITRIOS
MR/MRS MALTAS JOHN & ZOE
MRS MATTHEWS ANN
MR/MRS MAYER FRANCIS L.
MR/MRS MIMAROS STAVROS
MR/MRS MONIODIS MICHAEL
MR/MRS MYARIS JOHN & SOFIA
MRS NIKOLETOS VASILIKI
MR/MRS O’DIWDY LEO K. III
MR/MRS PALAS JOHN
MR/MRS PAPADIMITRIOU EMMANUEL
MR/MRS PAPADOPOULOS EFSTATHIOS
MR/MRS PAPAVASILIOU THARRENOS
MR/MRS PARALIS KONSTANTINO
MR/MRS PATERAKIS CHARLES
MR/MRS PATRAS LEONARD N.
MR/MRS PERDIKAKIS GEORGE
MR/MRS PIKOUNIS JAMES
MR/MRS POLYCHRONIS ARISTIDES
MR/MRS REPPAS IRODOTOS
MR ROLOGAS STAVROS
MR ROROS PETE JOHN
MR/MRS ROUFAS VASILIS
MR SAKELLIS GEORGE
MRS SALIARIS MARIA
MRS SARIGIANIS CHRISTINE
MR SAZAKLIS ANTONIOS
MR SERDENES CHRISTOS
MR/MRS SFIRIOU ANTONIOS
MR SOLLON JAMES
MRS SOPHOCLEOUS HELEN
MS SOURANIS ANNETE
MRS SOURANIS PARASKEVI
MR/MRS STAKIAS JOHN
MR/MRS STAMATOPOULO JOHN
MR/MRS STAVLAS MICHAEL
MR/MRS STEFANONI/STAK MICHAEL
MRS SYROPOULOS AMALIA
MRS TAHINOS STEPHANIE
MR/MRS TASKER-GIOKA DAMIANOS
MR THEMELIS JOHN
MRS TREANTAFELLO HELEN
MR/MRS TRIKOULIS JOANNE
MRS TSAKALAS JULIE
MRS TSAKIRIS ANASTASIA
MR/MRS TSERKIS GEORGE
UNITED CHIOS SOCIETY
MR/MRS VASILIOS FRANK
MR/MRS VERGOS GEORGE
MR/MRS VOXAKIS JOHN & IRENE
MR/MRS VIANAKIS STEVE
MR/MRS AGAPIOS NICHOLAS
MR/MRS ALEVROGIANNIS GEORGE
MRS ANAN ELIZABETH
MR/MRS ANDREWS MARIA
MR/MRS ANTONAS NICK
MR/MRS ARGETAKIS GEORGE
MRS ASHBY ATHELENE
MR/MRS ATSIDIS IOANNIS
MRS BILIS AMALIA
MR/MRS BOURNOUSOUZIS GEORGE
MR CAVOURAS STANLEY
MR/MRS CHRISSOMALLIS JOHN & TERI
MRS CHIRISTAKOU STAVROULA
MR/MRS CORNIAS CALLIOPI
MRS CORNIAS KALLIOPI T.
MR CURTIS JOHN
MR/MRS DIACOLOUKAS GUS & MARY
MR/MRS DIAKOKOMNINOS KOSMAS
MRS DINIOTIS ANASTASIA
MR/MRS ECONOMIDES CHRIS
MR/MRS FAKAS JAMES
MR/MRS FILIPIDIS JAMES & EFFIE
MR FILIPPOU NICHOLAS
MR/MRS FORAKIS NICHOLAS
MR FOTIS KONSTANT
MS FRANGOS ANGELIKI
MR/MRS GAVRILIS JOHN
MR/MRS GEORGAS ANTHIE
MR/MRS GIAKOUMAKIS NICK
MR/MRS GIANNAKOULIAS GEORGE
MRS GLAVA KIKI
MR/MRS GRABAU KEVIN
MR HANDAKAS PAUL
MRS HATZIDAKIS ANGELIKI
MR HATZIGEORGALI ANTONIOS
MR/MRS HINELINE BRUCE
MR/MRS HONDROULIS ANDREANOS
MR/MRS IORDANOU CHRISTOFORO
MR/MRS JONES KENNY
MRS KAITIS ANGELA MARY
MR/MRS KALAMBIHIS ALEXANDROS
MS KALOGRANI VASILIKI
MR/MRS KAPETANAKOS ELIAS
MS KAPUTSOS SYLVIA
MS KARAGIANNIS MARIA
MR/MRS KARAGIANNOPOU GUS & SUE
MR KARAMIHALIS GEORGE
MS KARELLAS EUGENIA M.
MR/MRS KATRIS ANTONIOS
MR/MRS KATSIKIDES TOM & NICOLE
MRS KELIS TSAMBIKA
MR/MRS KEVAS JOHN & MARIA
MR/MRS KLOSTERIDES SPIROS
MRS KOLOTOS DORA
MISS KONTOUDIS KYRA
MR/MRS KOROLOGOS SPIROS
MR/MRS KOTZIAS CHRIS
MR/MRS KOUKOULAS EMMANUEL
MR/MRS KOUROUPIS JOHN
MR/MRS KOUTSANTONIS THEODORE
MS LALLAS EVE
MR LASKARIDIS NIKOLAOS
MRS LYGOUMENOS ALEXANDRA
MR/MRS MARVELIS VASILIOS
MR/MRS MAVRODONTIS ZAHARIAS
MRS MILLER MARY
MRS MINAS GEORGE J.
MR/MRS MONIODIS MICHAEL
MRS NEOFITOU ATHINA
MR/MRS NISTAZOS NICKOLAS Z.
OLYMPIAN “OLYMPOS”
MRS PANTAZONIS MARY
MR/MRS PAPADIMITRIOU NICHOLAS
MR PAPADOPOULOS SOLON
MR/MRS PAPPAS MARIA
MRS PAROS MARY
MR PATERAKIS JOHN
MR/MRS PATRAS PETE
MRS PHILIPPOU POPI
MR/MRS PIKOUNIS JOHN & DEBBIE
MR/MRS PRASSINAS JAMES
MR/MRS REPPAS SOTERIOS
MR/MRS ROROS GEORGE I.
MR/MRS ROROS DIMITRIOS
MR/MRS ROUSSOS ANTHONY
MR/MRS SALARIS DEAN
MR/MRS SALIARIS PANAGIOTIS
MR/MRS SARIGIANIS THOMAS
MRS SAZAKLIS EFTIHIA
MR/MRS SFAKIANOUDIS GEORGE K.
MR/MRS SISKOS STEFANOS
MR/MRS SOLLON NICK
MR/MRS SOPHOCLEUS GREGORY
MR SOURANIS GEORGE
MR SOURANIS STANLEY
MR/MRS STAKIAS MICHAEL
MRS STAMIDES GEFSI
MR/MRS STAVLAS NIKOLAOS
MR/MRS STEWART JOHN
MR/MRS SYROPOULOS NICHOLAS
MR/MRS TAKOS STEVE
MR/MRS TAYLOR KEVIN & ELENI
MS THEMELIS STELLA
MR/MRS TRIANTAFILLOS COSTAS
MR/MRS TRINTIS BASILIOS
MR/MRS TSAKALAS STEVEN
MR/MRS TSAMOURAS CONSTANTINE
MR/MRS TSERKIS VASILIOS
MRS VASILAKOPOULOS ANASTASIA
MS VATAKIS TESSIE
MR/MRS VERGOS JOHN
MS VOXAKIS SAMANTHA
MRS ZERVAS HELEN
MRS AGELOPAS SOPHIE
MR/MRS AMANN MARY & FRANZ
PLEDGED TOTALS: $183,385.00
MR/MRS ANASTASIADES DEMOS
MR ANGELOPOULOS CHRIS
MRS APESOS ANTIGONE
MR ARGETAKIS NICHOLAS
MRS ATHANASIOU IOANNA
MR BAKOULAS GEORGE
MR/MRS BIRCH PETER
MR/MRS BOUYOUKAS JOHN & FOTINI
MS CHAGETAS ANGELA
MRS CHRISSOMALLIS SOPHIE
MRS CHRISTESSON STAYROULA
MRS CORNIAS CLARA
MR/MRS CORNIAS LARRY
MRS DARDAMANIS EVA
MR/MRS DIACOLOUKAS NICHOLAS
MR/MRS DIMIDIS DEMETRIOS
MR DIOSES RONALDO
MR/MRS EFTHIMIOU SPIROS
MR/MRS FAKAS VASILIOS
MR/MRS FILIPIDIS NICHOLAS
MIS FLEZANIS KATUERINE
MR/MRS FOTINOS GERASIMOS
MRS FOTOPOULOS GEORGIA
MR/MRS FRANGOS CONSTANTINE
MR/MRS GAZONAS-ZIKOU GEORGE
MS GEORGAS GEORGE
MR/MRS GIALAMAS ANDREAS
MR/MRS GIANNAS STYLIANOS
MR GLAVAS SOCRATES
GREEKTOWN C.D.C.
MS HARRIS ATHENA
MR HATZIDAKIS KONSTANTINO
MRS HATZIKOSMAS AMALIA
MR/MRS HIOTES SOTIRJOSMR!
MRS HUEBSCUMAN CHARLES
MR/MRS JANKOWIAK DAVID & MARY
MR/MRS KARAMICHALIS THEOLOGOS
MRS KAITIS DESPINA
MR/MRS KALFAS ELEFTHERIOS
MR/MRS KAMBANOPOULO STELIOS
MR KAPETANAKOS FANOURIOS
MR/MRS KARABELAS PANAGIOTIS
MR/MRS KARAGIANNIS PAVLOS
MR KARAMANLIDES ANTONIOS
MR/MRS KARANIKOLIS NIKOS
MR/MRS KASTELLORIZIOS KONSTAN.
MR/MRS KATSAROS EMANUEL
MR/MRS KAZAMIAS GUS
MR/MRS KELLEY-CHRIST SHAWN
MR/MRS KILLIAS SAVVAS
MR/MRS KOLIADIS EMMANUEL
MRS KONDYLAS DESPINA
MISS KONTOUDIS PATRICIA
MR KOSMOS GEORGE
MR/MRS KOUKIDES HARRY
MRS KOULATSOS ANASTASIA
MR KOUROUPIS STEVE
MR/MRS KOUTSOURIS STYLIANOS
MR LALLAS JOHN
MR/MRS LAZAROU TED & MARY
MR MAKE DIMITRIUS
MR/MRS MASTROMANOLI MANUEL
MR/MRS MAYROMOUSTAKOS GEORGE
MR/MRS MILLETT & ALEX EARL
MR/MRS MITSOS FRANK
MR/MRS MORAITIS ARISTIDES
MR/MRS NICOLAIDIS VASILIOS
MR/MRS NYCHIS GEORGE
MR/MRS ONASIS THEODORE
MR/MRS PANTELIS GABRIEL
MR/MRS PAPADOPOULOS ANASTASIOS
MR/MRS PAPAGEORGIOU SOCRATES
MR/MRS PAPPAS IRENE
FRIMRS PASTRIKOS MICHAEL
MR/MRS PATINIOTIS PANAGIOTIS
MR PATRAS STEPHEN
MR/MRS PIKOUNIS EMMANUEL
MR POLITAKIS NICHOLAS
MRS PROAKIS KOULA
MR RODITIS THEODOROS
MR/MRS ROROS JOHN P.
MR/MRS ROSSIS GEORGE
MR/MRS ROXANIS DEAN & SOULA
MR/MRS SALARIS STEPHEN
MR/MRS SALPEAS EMMANUEL D.
MR/MRS SARIOGLOU ATHANASIOS
MR/MRS SEAL CHARLES
MR/MRS SFAKIANOUDIS JOHN
MR/MRS SKANDALIS GEORGE
MS SOLOMON IDES ATHENA G.
MR/MRS SOULIKAS GEORGE
MR/MRS SOURANIS MICHAEL
MR/MRS SPENCER ERIC AND
MS STAKIAS STELLA
MR/MRS STAMOULIS GEORGE
MR/MRS STAVRAKIS JIMMY
MRS STRAKES KATHERINE
MR/MRS SZULIMOWSKI HENRY
MR/MRS TARATSIDES ATHENA
MR/MRS TETTERIS STEVE
MR/MRS THEOHARIS EMMANUEL
MR/MRS TRIANTAFILOS PETE
MR/MRS TRINTIS NICOLAOS
MS TSAKALOS JEANETTE
MR TSAMPICOS GEORGE
MR/MRS TSIRONIS NICK
MRS VASILAKOPOULO PARASKEVI
MRS VAVAKAS KIRIAKI
MR/MRS VIZANIARIS ALEXANDROS
MR/MRS YACUMIS WILLIAM
MR/MRS ZISSIMOS GUS PETE
AHEPA LORD BALTIMORE
MR/MRS AMARANTIDIS HARRY
MR/MRS ANASTASIS FOTINI
PAYMENTS $143,225.00
MR/MRS ANGELOS JOHN & IRENE
MR/MRS ARAVIDES NICHOLAS
MR/MRS ARGIROPOULOS WILLIAM
MS ATHOS JANET
MS BALOMAS PATRICIA
MR BISBIKIS PETE
MR/MRS CARDIGES ANN
MR/MRS CHRISOVERGIS GEORGE
MR/MRS CHRIST PHILIP
MS CHUVALAS DIMITRA
MRS CORNIAS DESPINA
MR/MRS CORNIAS MICHAEL C.
MR/MRS DEMETRIOS LOUIZOS
MR/MRS DIAKANTONIS NICKOLAOS
DR/MRS DIMITRI GEORGE N.
MR/MRS DOUKELIS GEORGE
MRS ELIOPOULOS ANNA
MRS FAKAS ZENOVIA
MRS FILIPPOU CARMEN
MR FORAKIS GEORGE
MR/MRS FOTINOS JAMES
MS FRANGAKIS IRENE
MR/MRS FRANGOS JOHN
MR/MRS GEORGALAS MICHAEL
MR GEORGE ANTHONY M.
MR/MRS GIALAMAS MARINOS
MS GILLAND SOPHIA
MRS GLYKIADIS DESPINA
HALKIAN “SAINT NICHOLAS”
MR/MRS HARRIS SPYROS
MR/MRS HATZIDIMITRIOU JOHN JR.
MS HAZIMIHALIS MARIA
MR/MRS HIOTIS MICHAEL
MR/MRS IEROMONAHOS DIMITRIOS
MRS JOHNS ASPASIA
MR KAIKIS ANDREW
MR/MRS KAKAROLIS NIKOLAOS
MRS KALIAKOUDAS SOFIA
MRS KAMINARIS BARBARA
MRS KAPETANAKOS SOULA
MR/MRS KARAGIANNIS DEMETRIOS
MRS KARAGIANNIS SHOSHANA
MR/MRS KARAMANLIDES KYRIAKOS
MS KARAS EVELYN
MR/MRS KASTELLORIZIOS NICHOLAS
MR/MRS KATSAROS MICHAEL
MR/MRS KEFALAS MIKE & NORA
MRS KEPREOS GEORGIA
MR/MRS KIMOS JAMES
MR/MRS KOLIOFOTIS PETROS
MR/MRS KONTOKOSTAS STEFANOS
MR/MRS KORNIAS GEORGE
MR/MRS KOSTAKIS GEORGE
MR/MRS KOUKIDES JOHN
MR/MRS KOULATSOS DIONISIOS
MR/MRS KOUTSANTONIS DEMETRIOS
MR/MRS KOVIOS PETE
MS LAMBROW STEPHANIE
MS LERICOS IRENE
MR/MRS MAKRIS MARIKA
MRS MATSANGOS ARGYRO
MR MAVRONIS NICHOLAS
MR/MRS MILONAS KIMON
MR/MRS MOELLER PATRICIA ZOE
MRS MOSKONAS VASILIKI
MR NICOLARAKIS MICHAEL
MR/MRS NYCHIS YASILIOS
MR/MRS PADOUSIS JOHN E.
MR/MRS PANTOULIS NICK
MR PAPADOPOULOS ASIMAKIS
MR/MRS PAPATHAKIS MATTHEW
MR/MRS PARAGIOS IOANNIS
MISS PASTRIKOS NOMIKI
MR/MRS PATRAS DORA
MR/MRS PELTSEMES IRENE
MR/MRS PIKOUNIS GEORGE E.
MRS POLITES DESPINA
MR/MRS PROTOPAPAS EMMANUEL
MR/MRS ROLOGAS ANASTASIOS
MR/MRS ROROS PETE & NIKKI
MRS ROSSIS-BARNES TSAMBIKA
MR/MRS SAKELLIS GEORGE
MR/MRS SALIARIS KONSTANTINO
MRS SALPEAS MARIA
MR/MRS SARIOGLOU NIKOLAOS
MRS SERAFIS MARY
MS SFIRIOU ANTONIA
MR/MRS SKORDALOS VASILIOS
MR/MRS SOLOS KONSTANTINO
MR/MRS SOULIKAS JAMES & JOAN
MR/MRS SOURANIS NICHOLAS
MR/MRS STAKIAS DIMITRIOS
MRS STAMATHIS KIKI
MR/MRS STAVLAS JERRY
MR/MRS STAVRAKIS MARIA
MR/MRS STRATAKOS LEONIDAS
MRS TAGLIAMBURIS KATHERINE
MR TARATSIDES GEORGE
MR/MRS THEMELIS JOHN & RENEE
MR/MRS TOPOUZOGLOU
ANASTASTASIOS
MR/MRS TRIKOULIS DEMETRIOS
MRS TRIPOLITIS NINA
MRS TSAKALOS ROSE
MR/MRS TSAMPOS MICHAEL
MR/MRS TZIMOS PETE
MISS VASILIADES MARIA
MR/MRS VERENAKIS MICHAEL
MRS VOURVOULAS SOPHIA
MR/MRS YENIAS DENO
MR/MRS ZOULIS JOHN
BALANCE $40,160.00
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K O I N ø N I ∞
JUNE 2014
GOYA SENIORS ✧ GRADUATES 2014
You will be missed . .
“Be strong and
courageous, do not be
afraid or tremble at them,
for the LORD your God is
the one who goes with you.
He will not fail you
or forsake you.”
(Deuteronomy 31:6)
Irene Orfanos
Andrew Pikounis
Penelope Atsidis
Towson High School
Eastern Tech H.S.
Institute of Notre Dame
Gus Loukas
Irene Giorgakis
Argiris Stakias
Foula Protopapas
Archbishop Curley H.S.
St. Pauls School for Girls
Towson High School
Roland Park Country School
Eleni Klosteridis
Nick Roros
AnastasiaAraviakis Kostas Orfanos
Dulaney High School
Sparrows Point High School
Oldfields School
Towson High School
K O I N ø N I ∞
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ST. NICHOLAS PROFIT & LOSS STATEMENT
January thru April 2014
ORDINARY INCOME/EXPENSE
Stewardship
Greek School Registration
Sales—Candles
Sales—Flowers
Sales—Dances
Donations—Church
Donations—Trays
Donations—Church Hall
Donations—Memorial
Donations—Flowers
Donations—Christmas Card
Plateia Income
Youth Income
Total Income
Cost of Goods Sold
Candle Expense
Flowers Expense
Dance Expense
Greek Festival Expense
Total GOGS
Gross Profit
OCCUPANCY COSTS
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
101,400.00
7,068.00
50,297.01
20.00
7,118.66
18,919.90
6,007.00
105.00
7,065.00
1,085.00
20.00
8,043.00
500.00
207,648.57
$
$
$
$
$
$
5,208.00
510.10
3,093.80
2,700.00
11,511.90
196,136.67
EXPENSE:
CAPITAL COSTS
Capital Improvements Church
Capital Improvements Plateia
Total CAPITAL COSTS
$
$
$
760.00
14,334.81
15,094.81
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
168.32
2,152.75
237.09
1,275.00
16,000.00
500.00
10,644.88
544.00
458.16
2,907.58
1,710.00
2,097.00
356.14
1,332.00
139.00
40,521.92
GENERAL & ADMINISTRATION
Accounting
Advertising
Bank Fees
Clergy Laity Congress
Fair Share( Archdiocese)
Gifts
Insurance—General Liability
Insurance –Workers Comp
Ineterst Expense
Office Expense
Postage and Delivery
Professional Fees-Subcontract
Printing Expenses
Telephone
Miscellaneous
Total GENERAL & ADMINISTRATION:
Join us Thursday, June 5th-Sunday June 8th for the
annual St. Nicholas Greek Folk Festival
Traditional Greek Food and Pastries, Costumed Folk
Dancing, Greek Gifts, Orthodox Icons and Books, Church
Tours, Live Music and Indoor Dining!Free Admission. Come
Rain or Shine! Keep up to date with the most recent news by
liking us on facebook and checking out the festival website:
www.greekfolkfestival.org. New to our page is our interactive
map for this year’s festival layout! Be sure to check it out!
St. Nicholas Greek Folk Festival 2014
Food Preparation Schedule
Time
9:00
Item
Gyro
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
1,199.92
2,620.00
554,18
883.00
820.68
200.00
8,330.36
1,857.05
16,465.19
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
35,838.00
10,722.99
8,152.00
2,112.51
1,000.00
1,250.00
6,539.86
2,500.00
9,729.00
1,500.00
79,344.36
$
$
$
$
$
$
5,636.96
2,526.82
222.19
36.54
275.00
8,697.51
$
$
$
$
$
$
4,103.56
318.90
4,422.46
164,546.25
31,590.42
31,590.42
PAYROLL EXPENSES
Church Personnel Payroll
Priest Payroll
Greek School Teachers Payroll
Choir Leader Payroll
Assistant Chantor
Organist Payroll
Payroll Taxes
Pension
Employee Benefits (Health)
Auto/Housing Allowance
Total PAYROLL EXPENSES
PLATEIA OPERATING EXPENSES
Plateia, BG&E
Plateia, Water & Sewer
Plateia Verizon
Plateia Internet/Cable
Building Maintenanc (Plateia)
Total PLATEIA OPERATING EXPENSES
YOUTH AND EDUCATIONAL
St. Nicholas
Greek Folk Festival 2014!
Date
4-Jun
Alarm Monitoring
Building Maintenance
Janitor’s Supplies
Permits & Licenses
Trash Removal
Pest/Termite Control
Utilities
Water & Sewer
Total OCCUPANCY COSTS
Location of Prep
Prep Platia
The St. Nicholas Festival needs you! If you have any
time to volunteer in preparing any of the food items remaining
please come! If you have any time to volunteer at any stand or
food line during the festival weekend please come out! Even if
you only have an hour! Any help is greatly appreciated. Should
you have any questions, please contact the team at
[email protected].
Books/CDs
Scholaship
Total YOUTH AND EDUCATIONAL
TOTAL EXPENSES
Net Ordinary Income
Net Income
BALANCE SHEET REPORT (AS OF MARCH 31ST, 2014)
Church Personnel Payroll (unpaid)
$
Fair Share-Archdiocese (2014 year-to-date balance) $
Equity line of Credit balance:
$
Plateia Mortgage balance:
$
TOTAL $
7,635.03
16,780.00
17, 541.44
393,799.70
435,756.17
The above financials include all payments made from the main church bank account. We
are still in the process of consolidating all church financials for the Koinonia.
K O I N ø N I ∞
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JUNE 2014
DONATIONS IN MEMORIAM
In memory of
George Sfakianoudis
Mrs. Popi Philippou
Mrs. Maria D. Kornias
Ms. Eugenia Kalis
Mrs. Lemonia Siskos
Mr. Apostoos Kontoudis
George & Maria Kornias
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Padousis
Mrs. Popi Philippou
Ms. Maria Salpeas
Stefanos & Katina Yianakis
Mrs. Rose Minas
The Anastasios Rologas Family
Mr. Emmanuel Hondroulis
Ms. Sandra Hondroulis
In memory of
Ronaldo Diez
In memory of
John Glykiadis
Pan-Gregorian Enterprises of
Maryland
Mrs. Popi Philippou
Ms. Eugenia Kalis
In memory of:
Panormitis Hatzigiannis,
Angela Filidis,
Tsambikos Diakoloukas,
Tsambika Philippou,
Florence Mavronis
In memory of
John Karpathiou Johns
Mr. & Mrs. Lucas Papavasiliou
In memory of
Ioannis Kazantzidis
Mrs. Kiki Vavakas
In memory of
Dr. Nicholas Papadimitriou
Mrs. Evangelia Dendrinos
Mrs. Eugenia Kalis
In memory of
Eugenia Roros
Ms. Eugenia Kalis
Mr. John Kellis TTEE
IOYN.π.O™ 2014
K O I N ø N I ∞
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JOURNEY OF FAITH
PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND,
TURKEY, PONTOS & CONSTANTINOPLE
Led by Reverend Father Michael Pastrikos
of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Baltimore, Maryland
THE HOLY LAND
Your pilgrimage to the Holy Land will be an unforgettable and spiritually rewarding journey! Visit and venerate
Christendom’s most sacred sites. See where Jesus spent most of his life and performed the many miracles you have
read about in the Bible. Visit the cities of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Capernaum, and Tiberias! Among the
many sites and churches you will see are the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Church of St. Anne and the Pools of
Bethesda, the Tomb of the Virgin Mary, the Prison of Christ (Praitorion), the Church of the Holy Apostles and the
Church of the Transfiguration on Mt. Tabor. Take the cable car up to the Mt. of Temptation Monastery and see the
rock that Jesus actually prayed by. Visit the Church of the Nativity and touch the spot where Christ was born!
Among the other sites you will see are the Church of Tabgha, Cana, the Church of the Annunciation, the Garden of
Agony, the Monastery of St. Gerasimos Iordanitis, Lazarus’ Tomb, Church of St. Elisseos and Zacchaeus Tree.
Take a boat-ride on the Sea of Galilee and experience a spiritual baptism in the River Jordan. Enjoy a private audience with Patriarch Theophilos III (subject to his availability) and attend midnight Liturgy at the Holy Sepulcher.
TURKEY
CONSTANTINOPLE: Our pilgrimage will take us to Constantinople, the heart of Orthodoxy. Visit the seventeenth-century Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate. Pray at the St. George Cathedral and venerate the Holy
Relics of St. Gregory the Theologian and St. John Chrysostom. Participate in a private audience with His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (subject to his availability). Visit the most important sites for the Greek
Orthodox in Constantinople: Agia Sophia, the Church of the Holy Savior of Chora, Baloukli Monastery and its
Underground Shrine of Zoodochos Peghe, Topkapi Palace, which houses the relics of St. John the Baptist, Panagia
Blacherna, where the beautiful hymn “Te Ypermacho” was chanted over 1,400 years ago, and the Grand Bazaar.
PONTUS: Visit the area of Pontus, on the shores of Turkey’s Black Sea and in the Pontic Alps, where Greeks once
lived. The Pontic Greeks had a continuous presence in the region of Pontus (modern-day northeastern Turkey),
Georgia, and northeastern Anatolia from at least 700 BC until 1922. Like Armenians, Assyrians, and other Ottoman Greeks, the Greeks of Trapezounta suffered widespread massacres and what is now usually termed ethnic
cleansing at the beginning of the twentieth century, first from the Young Turks and later from Kemalist forces.
Visit the historic monastery of Panagia Soumela near Trapezounta, on the mountains rising up on the south coast
of the Black Sea. In 2010 the Turkish government allowed Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to preside at the
first historic liturgy there in eighty-eight years. According to tradition, the Monastery of Panagia Soumela was
established in AD 386 by the Athenian monks Barnabas and Sofronios on the steep cliffs of Mount Melas, south of
the city of Trapezounta (Trabzon) and has for sixteen centuries been the symbol of the Hellenism of Pontus.
DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY!
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