KOINONIA
DECEMBER/
¢∂∫∂ªμƒπO™ 2015
Message from Fr. Michael L. Pastrikos, Protopresbyter
We Need to get Ready for the Coming Messiah . .
people. He said; “We need to get ready for the
Dear Parishioner,
Messiah. He didn’t say get ready to have
. The feast of the Nativity of our Lord is upon us. coming
a good time with family and friends. John the BapSoon we will gather in the Church, on Christmas
Eve and Christmas Day to celebrate this glorious
feast. Yet year after year we find ourselves poorly
prepared for this celebration. So what I want to
ask all of you is this;” ARE YOU READY FOR
CHRISTMAS”.
Normally when this question is asked we can
point to a number of things that would get us
ready for Christmas. Do we have our tree out and
decorated? Are all the decorations and lights
hung? Is our shopping completed? Did we send
our Christmas Cards? Did we wrap all the presents? Did we buy enough of food and drinks for
the Holiday? Did we invite all the family and
friends? It’s like in everything we do there is always the stage of level of preparation. I’m sure
everyone has a list like the one mentioned above,
and like a good manager we check off the list as
we go on. However, this is not what I am referring to when I asked this question? “ARE YOU
READY FOR CHRISTMAS”? I am referring to
the spiritual aspects of the season not the entertaining aspect.
In human terms, we are so prepared in our
lives to accept this Holiday season as a way to entertain ourselves with material things instead of
concentrating on the real issue here. It’s great to
have a good time, with family over for dinner,
being generous with our decorations, with the different variety of foods that your family will enjoy
this Holiday season. So much to see, so much to
do in just a short time. But we are forgetting
something very important that this whole Holiday
season is about one person, and that is celebrating the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Did that
ever cross your mind? Remember the word
Christmas, It has the name of Christ, “who is with
us”. If you wanted to translate this word in Greek
it means the “Birth of Christ”.
So this so called Christmas Holidays is not all
about us, but it is about Christ. It is His birthday
that we are celebrating and not for our own selfish convenience. When John the Baptist came
into the picture he gave a message to all the
tist preaching in the desert of Judea, said; “Repent
for the Kingdom of heaven is near”. This is He
who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah. “A
voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Prepare
the way of the Lord, and make straight paths for
Him. But people today even Christians when
asked “Are you ready for Christmas, they immediately think about the Christmas tree, the lights
and decorations, the shopping for gifts, and other
non essential items that have nothing to do with
this serious question? This question refers to,
“Are you producing the right fruit in keeping with
the word repentance.
To define the word repentance, it means that
we need to change our ways, in order to keep
from making the same mistakes that we do year
after year. We have gotten ourselves into a constant maze that we can’t get out of. We think
Christmas is to bring excitement and pleasure for
ourselves. If you think like that then you are not
truly celebrating Christmas in the right way. If we
read in Galatians 5: True confession and repentance leads to love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self control
flowing out of our lives.
How many of you have ever met a person who
called themselves a Christian and yet was mean,
bitter, unhappy, and unpleasant. Have we forgotten that Christmas is not primarily about us, our
family, friends, and buying presents. BUT IT IS
ABOUT CHRIST? Isn’t it easy to get wrapped up
in the celebration that we forgot what it is we are
supposed to be celebrating. We teach our children
every year about Santa Claus, about presents under the tree, about reindeers and having a good
time, but we forget what our true purpose of what
Christmas is all about. It’s about being with Jesus
on His birthday.
We have birthday parties for our children, our
parents, our relatives and friends, and we always
find the time to share the beautiful moments together. But when the Lord’s birthday comes evCONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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DECEMBER 2015
MESSAGE FROM THE
PARISH PRESIDENT
MHNYMA TOY ¶ƒO∂¢ƒOÀ
Δ∏™ ∫Oπ¡OΔ∏Δ∞™
Dear Parishioners,
As the Christmas season is upon us,
I find myself reflecting on the past year
and realizing how truly grateful I am
for those individuals who have helped
shape my life, my family's life and the
life of St. Nicholas Church. Christmas
is a wonderful time to spread not only
good wishes, but also to spread the
word of the Lord.
And no one does that better than
our Sunday School volunteer staff.
And I emphasize “VOLUNTEER.”
These women and men dedicate their
Sundays to spreading the word of God.
It was evident this past Stewardship
Sunday, when a child shouted, "To
praise God!" when asked by our guest entertainer, Bubbles the Clown,
why the children were there that day. Goyans, Kristina Anastasiades
and Maria Reppas accompanied the children during Bubbles the Clown
magic show and balloon making. Kristina said, “It was amazing. I was
expecting the children to shout out, to get a balloon or to see a magic
show, but instead a little boy, shouted, ‘To praise God!’ So, Bubbles the
Clown made ‘Praise God’ their magic word whenever he did a magic
trick. It was so special.”
Seeing the smile on my daughter's face when she told me the story,
said it all. Our Sunday School volunteer staff is getting the message
across as to why we come to church, “To Praise God.” It is that simple.
So, during Advent, the period leading up to the birth of Christ, give
your problems to God, slow down, buy less presents and come to
church to praise God. Because without Christ, Christmas is just a hollow day.
May God's blessing shine down upon you and your family this
Christmas.
In Christ, Demos Anastasiades,
Parish Council President
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PROTOPRESBYTER FR. MICHAEL PASTRIKOS, PASTOR
CHURCH OFFICE TELEPHONE: 410-633-5020 – CHURCH FAX: 410-633-4352 – CELL: 443-742-8314
CHURCH SECRETARY
www.stnicholasmd.org
SEXTON
MARIA SALPEAS
STANLEY CAVOURAS
PARISH COUNCIL
DIAMONDS
DEMOS ANASTASIADES, PRESIDENT
GUS KARAGIANOPOULOS, VICE PRESIDENT
POPI PARAGIOS, TREASURER
MARY SERAFIS, ASSIST. TREASURER
ELENI STAKIAS KOSTAKIS, CORRESP. SECRETARY
VASILIS ARGIROPOULOS, RECORDING SECRETARY
BOARD MEMBERS:
SPIRO ALAFASSOS, GEORGE DIACOLOUKAS,
VASILI FAKAS, SAM GLAVA, STAMATIA
IEROMONAHOS, SOULLA KAPETANAKOS,
JOHN KOROLOGOS
ROSE TSAKALOS, PRESIDENT
ROSE CORNIAS, VICE PRESIDENT
ANASTASIA HATZIEFTHIMIOU, SECRETARY
MARY SERAFIS, TREASURER
BOARD MEMBERS:
SOULA GIANNAKOULIAS, SOULA KAPETANAKOS,
EVE LALLAS, KELLY PAPADOPOULOS
PHILOPTOCHOS
NORA KEFALAS, PRESIDENT
EVAGELIA SALIARIS, VICE PRESIDENT
IRENE VASILIOS, 2ND VICE PRESIDENT
PATTY KAFALLAS, TREASURER
CHRISTINE ZERVOS, ASST. TREASURER
TINA HARRIS, RECORDING SECRETARY
RENEE THEMELIS, CORRESP. SECRETARY
BOARD MEMBERS: MARIA GEORGAKI, STELLA
KOUKIDES, MARIA KOUTSOURI, EVA NYCHIS,
ZOE PERDIKAKIS, TSAMBIKA TRIANTAFILOS.
G.O.Y.A.
SIA BARNES, PRESIDENT
NICK ARGETAKIS, VICE-PRESIDENT
ANTONI PALAS, TREASURER
FOULA PARAGIOS, CORRESP. SECRETARY
PENELOPE TOPUZOGLOU, RECORDING SECRETARY
KRISTINA ANASTASIADES, HISTORIAN
CHRISTINA PAPASTEFANOU, HISTORIAN
MIKE ARGETAKIS, SERGEANT AT ARMS
KELLY ARGETAKIS, DIRECTOR
ADVISORS: KELLY ARGETAKIS, KATINA PALAS,
ANTONIA STAVRAKIS, RENA KOUTSANTOUIS,
BECKY ROSSIS-BARNES
J.O.Y.
VACANT
MARIA FILLIPOU, PROGRAM COORDINATOR
YOUTH VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS:
FOULA PARAGIOS, KRISTINA ANASTASIADES,
KATERINA IEROMONAHOS
ORGANIST
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
PROTOPSALTI/CHOIR DIRECTOR
PETE BISBIKIS
AMALIA SYROPOULOS-KOSTRIVAS
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
CHAIRMAN OF THE GREEK SCHOOL COMMITTEE &
DIRECTOR OF THE GREEK SCHOOL: STAMATIA IEROMONAHOS
EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL: DESPINA LARENTZOUHATZAKOU, CHARA-RONTOULI-BAHER, GEORGE
PAPACHARALAMBOUS, MARIA GOURGOULIATOU,
EVANGELIA MAVROGIORGOU, VASILIKI LAPPA,
ASIMINA BLETSA-FILIPPAKI
SUBSTITUTES: IRENE ANASTASIOU,
JOANNE ATHANASIOU, SEVASTI FROUMIS
DANCE TEACHER: ZENOVIA (JENNA) D. STAKIAS
GREEK SCHOOL P.T.A.
VASSILIKI KOUMOUDIS, PTA PRESIDENT
ASMINA BITSANIS-PERIVOLA, VICE-PRESIDENT
VASSIIKI KARANIKOLAS, SECRETARY
PANAYIOTA ALAFASSOS, TREASURER
DEMITRA STEFANONI, ASSISTANT TREASURER
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CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER
LITURGICAL CALENDAR
Friday, December 4: St. Barbara the Great Martyr. Orthros
8:45 am, Divine Liturgy 9:30 am
Saturday, December 5: Great Vesper Service St. Nicholas
Name Day. 7:00 pm Reception will follow.
Sunday, December 6: St. Nicholas Name Day Celebration
8:45 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am.
Saturday, December 12: St. Spyridon the Wonderworker
Orthros 8:45am Divine Liturgy 9:30 am.
During the Christmas Fast No Meat is permitted to be eaten.
Fish is permitted until December 11th (excluding
Wednesdays and Fridays). STRICT FAST BEGINS FROM
DEC. 12TH TILL DEC. 24TH. NO MEAT, FISH AND DAIRY
PRODUCTS DURING THIS PERIOD ARE PERMITTED.
Sunday, December 13: 11th Sunday of St. Luke. Orthros
8:45 am, Divine Liturgy 10:00 am.
Friday, December 18: ALL NIGHT VIGIL AND DIVINE
LITURGY: Service will begin at: 8:00pm and end at 1:00
am
Sunday, December 20: Sunday before the Nativity of our
Lord. Orthros 8:45 am, Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
Thursday, December 24: CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE
7:00 pm
Friday, December 25: CHRISTMAS DAY CELEBRATION
THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS
CHRIST. Orthros 8:45 am, Divine Liturgy 9:45 am.
On behalf of the Parish Council, Fr. Michael, the Church
Staff and the entire family of St. Nicholas we would like to
wish everyone in the Community a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
Sunday, December 27: St. Stephen the First Martyr Orthros
8:45 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
LITURGICAL HOURS: The Liturgical hours stay the same
throughout the year. Sunday services: Orthros 8:45 am
Divine Liturgy: 10 am Week Day Liturgy: Orthros 8:45 am
Divine Liturgy 9:30 am. Vesper Services 7:00 pm.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Tuesday, December 1-15: Family Crisis Center Collection
of Hygiene Items.
Thursday, December 3: Ta Ellinakia Dance Practice for
Non-Competitive Groups starting at 6 pm.
Saturday, December 5: Great Vesper Services for Saint
Nicholas at 7 pm. Reception following the services is
sponsored by the Ladies Philoptochos.
Sunday, December 6: Saint Nicholas Name Day Coffee
Hour by the Ladies Philoptochos.
Sunday, December 6: GOYA Ornament sale and Vasilopita
orders being taken after church services.
Wednesday, December 9: Bible Study Class with Father
Michael from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.
Thursday, December 10: GOYA to volunteer at the
Kennedy Krieger Christmas Program starting at 6 pm.
Saturday, December 12: Ladies Philoptochos Annual
Christmas Tea in the Large Social Hall, 1-4 pm.
Saturday, December 12: The Saint Nicholas Name Day
Dance featuring Power Station at the Greektown Square
and Event Center with the doors opening at 8 pm.
Sunday, December 13: Parish Council Elections
immediately after the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy in the
Ladies Philoptochos Room.
Sunday, December 13: GOYA Ornament sale and
Vasilopita orders being taken after church services.
Thursday, December 17: Ta Ellinakia Dance Practice for
Non-Competitive Groups starting at 6 pm.
Thursday, December 17: The Ladies Philoptochos Holiday
Wine/ Cheese Night at the Greektown Square and Event
Center starting at 5 pm.
Friday, December 18: Greek School Christmas Celebration
and Ta Kalanta Caroling starting at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 19: Breakfast with Santa Sponsored
by the Rhodian Society from 10 am to 12 noon in the large
hall of the church. Free to children up to 11 years old.
Sunday, December 20: GOYA Ornament sale and
Vasilopita orders being taken after church services.
Monday, December 21-Sunday, January 3: Greek School
is closed for the Christmas Holidays.
Wednesday, December 23: Bible Study Class with Father
Michael from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 27: GOYA Ta Kalanta Caroling for the
local residents and delivery of the Vasilopita orders.
Monday, December 28: GOYA Ta Kalanta Caroling at the
local businesses.
Thursday, December 31: New Year’s Eve Celebration at
the Greektown Square and Event Center featuring DJ
George Kramedas from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, January 2: The Ladies Panchain Society meeting and
cutting of the Vasilopita at 1 pm.
Sunday, January 3: The Blessing and the Cutting of the Vasilopita
immediately after the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy. A
representative from each ministry and parish organization should
be present for the Blessing.
Monday, January 4: Greek School Resumes from Christmas
Break at 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm.
Monday, January 4: The Ladies Philoptochos monthly meeting
starting at 7 pm.
Saturday, January 9: The Diamonds Christmas Luncheon starting
at 1 pm.
Monday, January 11: Greek School PTA meeting, 5:30 pm.
Tuesday, January 12: The Family Night Sponsored by the Ladies
Philoptochos Society at 7 pm.
Wednesday, January 13: Bible Study Class with Father Michael
from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.
Friday, January 15: Greek School Field Trip to the Science Center
IMAX Theater Presentation of Greece: Secrets of the Past.
Saturday, January 16 - Sunday, January 17: Hellenic Golden
Coins to participate in the 2016 Greek Folk Dance Festival held in
Annapolis, Md. Come out and support our dance team.
Monday, January 18: Greek School Closed for National Martin
Luther King Holiday.
Monday, January 18: GOYA Winter Fellowship Activity.
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DECEMBER 2015
Message from Fr. Michael L. Pastrikos, Protopresbyter
We need to get ready for the coming Messiah . . .
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ery year most of us are never there to worship Him and to
thank Him for all the great things that are happening in our
lives. We like receiving the great gifts and blessings that the
Lord gives to us, but we never repay Him with our presence
at His home on Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Yes, we
can all give the excuse that the Christmas season is extremely
busy, filled with much care and running around to get everything that we need in order. But often not with much thought
for the One whose birth we will be celebrating on the 25th of
December.
Let us use this time and date wisely, concentrating on what
we are going to give to Christ on Christmas day. He doesn’t
want your wealth, but He would love it very much if we would
come to Church with our family and give Him the greatest
present meaning “You”. Let’s not forget that the Advent pe-
riod is a reminder that this feast is about a spiritual reality. Let
us make an effort by coming to Church on Christmas Eve, or
Christmas Day preparing to receive Holy Communion with
your family members. This is what Christmas is all about. It’s
not about us? It’s about Christ.
In closing, I hope and pray during this Holiday season that
we make the right choices and make the right decisions to correct our old ways. Let’s start our lives in Christ on the right
foot, and head to a course that will truly bring us love, joy,
and happiness. If we stay on this course, we will experience
and see many more Christmas futures. Just remember the
recipe; FASTING, PRAYER, ALMGIVING, SACRAMENTAL LIFE, AND FORGIVENESS……… Your final key that
will truly open the door to Paradise for everyone.
God Bless everyone, and may you have a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.
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ÃÚÈÛÙÔ˘Á¤ÓÓˆÓ ÁÈ· Ó· ÁÈÔÚÙ¿ÛÔ˘Ì ·˘Ù‹ ÙËÓ ¤Ó‰ÔÍË
ÁÈÔÚÙ‹. øÛÙfiÛÔ, ¯ÚfiÓÔ Ì ÙÔ ¯ÚfiÓÔ ‚ÚÈÛÎfiÌ·ÛÙ ÂÏ¿¯ÈÛÙ·
ÚÔÂÙÔÈÌ·Ṳ̂ÓÔÈ ÁÈ?·˘Ù‹ ÙË ÁÈÔÚÙ‹. ŒÙÛÈ, ·˘Ùfi Ô˘ ı¤Ïˆ
Ó· Û·˜ ÚˆÙ‹Ûˆ fiÏÔ˘˜ Â›Ó·È ÙÔ‡ÙÔ “∂›ÛÙ ¤ÙÔÈÌÔÈ ÁÈ· Ù·
ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡ÁÂÓÓ·?”.
º˘ÛÈο, fiÙ·Ó Ì·˜ οÓÔ˘Ó ·˘Ù‹ ÙËÓ ÂÚÒÙËÛË ÌÔÚÔ‡ÌÂ
Ó· ÂÈÛËÌ¿ÓÔ˘Ì ÌÈ· ÛÂÈÚ¿ ·fi Ú¿ÁÌ·Ù· Ô˘ Ú¤ÂÈ Ó·
οÓÔ˘Ì ÁÈ· Ó· ›̷ÛÙ ¤ÙÔÈÌÔÈ ÁÈ· Ù· ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡ÁÂÓÓ·.
Œ¯Ô˘Ì ÙÔ ÃÚÈÛÙÔ˘ÁÂÓÓÈ¿ÙÈÎÔ ‰¤ÓÙÚÔ Ì·˜ ¤Íˆ ηÈ
‰È·ÎÔÛÌË̤ÓÔ; ŸÏ˜ ÔÈ ‰È·ÎÔÛÌ‹ÛÂȘ Î·È Ù· ÊÒÙ· ¤¯Ô˘Ó
ÛÙÔÏÏÈÛÙ›; ÙÂÏÂÈÒÛ·Ì Ì ٷ „ÒÓÈ· Ì·˜; ÛÙ›ϷÌ ÙȘ
ÃÚÈÛÙÔ˘ÁÂÓÓÈ¿ÙÈΘ ∫¿ÚÙ˜ Ì·˜; Ù˘Ï›Í·Ì fiÏ· Ù· ‰ÒÚ·;
·ÁÔÚ¿Û·Ì ·ÚÎÂÙ¿ Ê·ÁËÙ¿ Î·È ÔÙ¿ ÁÈ· ÙË °ÈÔÚÙ‹;
ηϤ۷Ì fiÏË ÙËÓ ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂÈ· Î·È ÙÔ˘˜ Ê›ÏÔ˘˜; ∂›Ó·È Û·Ó
Ó·, Û fi, ÙÈ Î¿ÓÔ˘ÌÂ, ˘¿Ú¯ÂÈ ¿ÓÙ· ÙÔ ÛÙ¿‰ÈÔ Ù˘
ÚÔÂÙÔÈÌ·Û›·˜. ∂›Ì·È ‚¤‚·ÈÔ˜ fiÙÈ Ô Î·ı¤Ó·˜ ¤¯ÂÈ ÌÈ· Ï›ÛÙ·
Û·Ó ·˘Ù‹ Ô˘ ·Ó·Ê¤ÚÂÙ·È ·Ú·¿Óˆ, Î·È Û·Ó Î·ÏÔ›
ÔÈÎÔ‰ÂÛfiÙ˜ ÙÛÂοÚÔ˘ÌÂ Î·È Û‚‹ÓÔ˘Ì ·fi ÙÔÓ Î·Ù¿ÏÔÁÔ
Ù· fiÛ· ¤¯Ô˘Ì οÓÂÈ, ηıÒ˜ ÚÔ¯ˆÚÔ‡ÌÂ.
øÛÙfiÛÔ, ‰ÂÓ ·Ó·ÊÂÚfiÌÔ˘Ó Û?·˘Ù? fiÙ·Ó ¤Î·Ó· ÙËÓ
ÂÚÒÙËÛË ·˘Ù‹ “∂›ÛÙ ¤ÙÔÈÌÔÈ ÁÈ· Ù· ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡ÁÂÓÓ·;
∞Ó·ÊÂÚfiÌÔ˘Ó ÛÙȘ ÓÂ˘Ì·ÙÈΤ˜ Ù˘¯¤˜ Ù˘ ÂÔ¯‹˜ Î·È fi¯È
ÛÙȘ „˘¯·ÁˆÁÈΤ˜ Ù˘ ‰È·ÛÙ¿ÛÂȘ. ™Â ·ÓıÚÒÈÓÔ˘˜ fiÚÔ˘˜,
›̷ÛÙ ÚÔÂÙÔÈÌ·Ṳ̂ÓÔÈ ÙfiÛÔ Ôχ ÛÙË ˙ˆ‹ Ì·˜ ÁÈ· Ó·
‰Â¯Ùԇ̠·˘Ù‹ ÙËÓ ÂÔÚÙ·ÛÙÈ΋ ÂÚ›Ô‰Ô, Û·Ó ¤Ó· ÙÚfiÔ
„˘¯·ÁˆÁ›·˜, Ì ٷ ˘ÏÈο ·Á·ı¿, ·ÓÙ› Ó· ÂÈÎÂÓÙÚˆÓfiÌ·ÛÙ ÛÙÔ Ú·ÁÌ·ÙÈÎfi ı¤Ì· Ù˘ ÂÔ¯‹˜. ∂›Ó·È
ı·˘Ì¿ÛÈÔ Ó· ÂÚÓ¿Ì ηϿ, Ó· ηÏԇ̠ÙËÓ ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂÈ· ÁÈ·
‰Â›ÓÔ, Ó· ¤¯Ô˘Ì ÏÔ‡ÛÈ· ‰È·ÎfiÛÌËÛË, Ó· ¤¯Ô˘ÌÂ
‰È·ÊÔÚÂÙÈ΋ ÔÈÎÈÏ›· Ê·ÁËÙÒÓ ÁÈ· Ó· ·ÔÏ·‡ÛÂÈ Ë
ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂÈ¿ Ì·˜ ·˘Ù‹ ÙËÓ ÂÔÚÙ·ÛÙÈ΋ ÂÚ›Ô‰Ô. ΔfiÛ· ÔÏÏ¿
Ó· ‰Ô‡ÌÂ, ÙfiÛ· ÔÏÏ¿ Ó· οÓÔ˘Ì Û Ôχ Û‡ÓÙÔÌÔ ¯ÚÔÓÈÎfi
‰È¿ÛÙËÌ·. ∞ÏÏ¿ ͯӿÌ οÙÈ Ôχ ÛËÌ·ÓÙÈÎfi fiÙÈ fiÏË ·˘Ù‹
Ë ÂÚ›Ô‰Ô˜ ÙˆÓ ÂÔÚÙÒÓ Á›ÓÂÙ·È ÁÈ· ¤Ó· ¿ÙÔÌÔ, Î·È ·˘Ùfi Ô˘
ÂÔÚÙ¿˙ÂÙ·È Â›Ó·È Ë °¤ÓÓËÛË ÙÔ˘ ∫˘Ú›Ô˘ Ì·˜ πËÛÔ‡ ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡.
¶¤Ú·Û ÔÙ¤ ·fi ÙÔ Ì˘·Ïfi Û·˜; £˘ÌËı›Ù ÙË Ï¤ÍË
ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡ÁÂÓÓ·, ÂÚȤ¯ÂÈ ÙÔ fiÓÔÌ· ÙÔ˘ ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡, «ÔÈÔ˜
Â›Ó·È Ì·˙› Ì·˜”. ∞Ó ı¤ÏÂÙ ӷ ÌÂÙ·ÊÚ¿ÛÂÙ ·˘Ù‹ ÙË Ï¤ÍË ÛÙ·
ÂÏÏËÓÈο ÛËÌ·›ÓÂÈ «°¤ÓÓËÛË ÙÔ˘ ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡».
ŒÙÛÈ, ·˘Ù‹ Ë ÂÔÓÔÌ·˙fiÌÂÓË ÂÔÚÙ‹ ÙˆÓ ÃÚÈÛÙÔ˘Á¤ÓÓˆÓ
‰ÂÓ Â›Ó·È Î·ı’oÏÔÎÏËÚ›· ÁÈ· Ì·˜, ·ÏÏ¿ Â›Ó·È ÁÈ· ÙÔÓ
ÃÚÈÛÙfi. °ÈÔÚÙ¿˙Ô˘Ì ٷ ÁÂÓ¤ıÏÈ¿ ΔÔ˘ Î·È fi¯È ÙË ‰È΋ Ì·˜
ÂÁˆÈÛÙÈ΋ ¿ÓÂÛË. ŸÙ·Ó Ô πˆ¿ÓÓ˘ Ô μ·ÙÈÛÙ‹˜ ‹Úı ÛÙÔ
ÚÔÛ΋ÓÈÔ ¤‰ˆÛ ¤Ó· Ì‹Ó˘Ì· ÚÔ˜ fiÏÔ˘˜ ÙÔ˘˜ ·ÓıÚÒÔ˘˜.
∂›Â: “¶Ú¤ÂÈ Ó· ÂÙÔÈÌ·ÛÙԇ̠ÁÈ· ÙÔÓ ÂÚ¯ÔÌfi ÙÔ˘ ªÂÛÛ›·.
¢ÂÓ Â› ÂÙÔÈÌ·ÛÙ›Ù ÁÈ· Ó· ÂÚ¿ÛÔ˘Ì ηϿ Ì ÙËÓ
ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂÈ· Î·È ÙÔ˘˜ Ê›ÏÔ˘˜.
√ πˆ¿ÓÓ˘ Ô μ·ÙÈÛÙ‹˜ ÎËÚ‡ÙÙÔÓÙ·˜ ÛÙËÓ ¤ÚËÌÔ Ù˘
πÔ˘‰·›·˜, ›Â: «ªÂÙ·ÓÔ›Ù ÁÈ·Ù› ÏËÛÈ¿˙ÂÈ Ë μ·ÛÈÏ›·
ÙˆÓ √˘Ú·ÓÒÓ». ∞˘Ùfi˜ Â›Ó·È Ô˘ ·Ó·Ê¤ÚÂÙ·È ·fi ÙÔÓ
ÚÔÊ‹ÙË ∏Û·˝·. «ÊˆÓ‹ ‚ÔÒÓÙÔ˜ ÂÓ ÙË Âڋ̈,” ∂ÙÔÈÌ¿ÛÙÂ
ÙÔ ‰ÚfiÌÔ ÙÔ˘ ∫˘Ú›Ô˘, Î·È ÈÛÈÒÛÙ ٷ ÌÔÓÔ¿ÙÈ· ÁÈ'∞˘ÙfiÓ.
∞ÏÏ¿ ÔÈ ¿ÓıÚˆÔÈ Û‹ÌÂÚ· ·ÎfiÌ· Î·È ÔÈ ÃÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÔ›, fiÙ·Ó
ÙÔ˘˜ ÚˆÙÔ‡Ó “∂›ÛÙ ¤ÙÔÈÌÔÈ ÁÈ· Ù· ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡ÁÂÓÓ·, ·Ì¤Ûˆ˜
ÛΤÊÙÔÓÙ·È ÙÔ ¯ÚÈÛÙÔ˘ÁÂÓÓÈ¿ÙÈÎÔ ‰¤ÓÙÚÔ, Ù· ÊÒÙ· ηÈ
ÛÙÔÏ›‰È·, Ù· „ÒÓÈ· ÁÈ· ‰ÒÚ·, Î·È ¿ÏÏ· ÌË Ô˘ÛÈÒ‰Ë
ÛÙÔȯ›· Ô˘ ‰ÂÓ ¤¯Ô˘Ó η̛· Û¯¤ÛË Ì ·˘Ùfi ÙÔ ÛÔ‚·Úfi
ı¤Ì·.
∞˘Ù‹ Ë ÂÚÒÙËÛË ·Ó·Ê¤ÚÂÙ·È, «Ú¿ÙÙÂȘ ÙȘ ÛˆÛÙ¤˜
Ú¿ÍÂȘ Û‡Ìʈӷ Ì ÙËÓ Ï¤ÍË ÌÂÙ¿ÓÔÈ·. °È· Ó·
ÚÔÛ‰ÈÔÚ›ÛÔ˘Ì ÙË Ï¤ÍË ÌÂÙ¿ÓÔÈ·, ÛËÌ·›ÓÂÈ fiÙÈ Ú¤ÂÈ Ó·
·ÏÏ¿ÍÔ˘Ì ÙȘ Û˘Ó‹ıÂȤ˜ Ì·˜, ÚÔÎÂÈ̤ÓÔ˘ Ó· ÎÚ·ÙËıÔ‡ÌÂ
Ì·ÎÚ˘¿ ·fi Ù· ›‰È· Ï¿ıË Ô˘ οÓÔ˘Ì οı ¯ÚfiÓÔ. Œ¯Ô˘ÌÂ
ÂÈÛ¯ˆÚ‹ÛÂÈ Û ÌÈ· ÛÙ·ıÂÚ‹ Ï·‚‡ÚÈÓıÔ Î·È ‰ÂÓ ÌÔÚԇ̠ӷ
‚Áԇ̠·fi ·˘Ù‹. ¶ÈÛÙ‡ԢÌ fiÙÈ Ù· ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡ÁÂÓÓ·
ÁÈÔÚÙ¿˙ÔÓÙ·È ÁÈ· Ó· ʤÚÔ˘Ó ÂÓıÔ˘ÛÈ·ÛÌfi Î·È ¯·Ú¿ ÛÂ
ÂÌ¿˜. ∞Ó ÛΤÙÂÛÙ ¤ÙÛÈ, ÙfiÙ ‰ÂÓ ÁÈÔÚÙ¿˙ÂÙ ٷ
ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡ÁÂÓÓ· ÛˆÛÙ¿. ∞Ó ‰È·‚¿ÛÔ˘Ì ÙËÓ ÚÔ˜ °·Ï¿Ù·˜
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M‹Ó˘Ì· ·Ô ÙÔÓ ¶·Ù¤Ú· ªÈ¯·‹Ï §. ¶·ÛÙÚÈÎfi, ¶ÚˆÙÔÚÂÛ‚‡ÙÂÚÔ
∞¶O Δ∏¡ ™∂§π¢∞ 4
ÂÈÛÙÔÏ‹ 5, ϤÂÈ: ∏ ·ÏËıÈÓ‹ ÂÍÔÌÔÏfiÁËÛË Î·È ÌÂÙ¿ÓÔÈ· Ì·˜
Ô‰ËÁ› Î·È ÁÂÌ›˙ÂÈ Ë ˙ˆ‹ Ì·˜ Ì ·Á¿Ë, ¯·Ú¿, ÂÈÚ‹ÓË, ˘ÔÌÔÓ‹,
¢Á¤ÓÂÈ·, ηÏÔÛ‡ÓË, ›ÛÙË, Î·È ·˘ÙÔ¤ÏÂÁ¯Ô.
¶fiÛÔÈ ·fi Û·˜ Û˘Ó·ÓÙ‹Û·Ù οÔÙ οÔÈÔÓ Ô˘
·ÔηÏÔ‡Û ÙÔÓ Â·˘Ùfi ÙÔ˘ ¯ÚÈÛÙÈ·Ófi Î·È fï˜ ‹Ù·Ó Ë Î·Îfi˜,
ÈÎÚfi¯ÔÏÔ˜, ‰˘ÛÙ˘¯ÈṲ̂ÓÔ˜, Î·È Î·ıfiÏÔ˘ ¢¯¿ÚÈÛÙÔ˜. Œ¯Ô˘ÌÂ
ͯ¿ÛÂÈ fiÙÈ Ù· ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡ÁÂÓÓ· ‰ÂÓ Â›Ó·È Î·Ù¿ ·ÚÈÔ ÏfiÁÔ ÁÈ·
ÂÌ¿˜, ÙËÓ ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂÈ·, ÙÔ˘˜ Ê›ÏÔ˘˜ Ì·˜, Î·È ÁÈ· Ó· ·ÁÔÚ¿˙Ô˘ÌÂ
‰ÒÚ·. ∞ÏÏ¿ Â›Ó·È ÁÈ· ÙÔÓ ÃÚÈÛÙfi. ¢ÂÓ Â›Ó·È Â‡ÎÔÏÔ Ó·
ÂÔÚÙ¿˙Ô˘Ì ÌÈ· ÂÔÚÙ‹ Ô˘ ¤¯Ô˘Ì Í¯¿ÛÂÈ, ÙÈ Â›Ó·È ·˘Ùfi , Ô˘
˘ÔÙ›ıÂÙ·È fiÙÈ Ú¤ÂÈ Ó· ÁÈÔÚÙ¿˙Ô˘ÌÂ.
ª·ı·›ÓÔ˘Ì ÛÙ· ·È‰È¿ Ì·˜ οı ¯ÚfiÓÔ ÁÈ· ÙÔÓ ÕÁÈÔ
μ·Û›ÏË, ÁÈ· ‰ÒÚ· οو ·fi ÙÔ ‰¤ÓÙÚÔ, Û¯ÂÙÈο Ì ÙÔ˘˜
Ù·Ú¿Ó‰Ô˘˜ Î·È fiÏ· Ù· ˘fiÏÔÈ·, ÁÈ· Ó· ÂÚÓԇ̠ηϿ. ∞ÏÏ¿
ͯӿÌ ÔÈÔ˜ Â›Ó·È Ô Ú·ÁÌ·ÙÈÎfi˜ Ì·˜ ÛÎÔfi˜ ÙˆÓ
ÃÚÈÛÙÔ˘Á¤ÓÓˆÓ, Ù· °ÂÓ¤ıÏÈ¿ ΔÔ˘. Œ¯Ô˘Ì ¿ÚÙÈ ÁÂÓÂıÏ›ˆÓ
ÁÈ· Ù· ·È‰È¿ Ì·˜, ÙÔ˘˜ ÁÔÓ›˜ Ì·˜, ÙÔ˘˜ Û˘ÁÁÂÓ›˜ Î·È ÙÔ˘˜
Ê›ÏÔ˘˜ Ì·˜, Î·È ÂÌ›˜ ¿ÓÙ· ‚Ú›ÛÎÔ˘Ì ¯ÚfiÓÔ Ó· ÌÔÈÚ·ÛÙÔ‡ÌÂ
ÙȘ fiÌÔÚʘ ÛÙÈÁ̤˜ Ì·˙› ÙÔ˘˜. ∞ÏÏ¿ fiÙ·Ó ¤Ú¯ÔÓÙ·È Ù·
ÁÂÓ¤ıÏÈ· ÙÔ˘ ∫˘Ú›Ô˘ οı ¯ÚfiÓÔ, ÔÈ ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚÔÈ ·fi ÂÌ¿˜
‰ÂÓ Â›Ó·È ÔÙ¤ ÂΛ ÁÈ· Ó· ΔÔÓ Ï·ÙÚ¤„Ô˘Ó Î·È Ó· ΔÔÓ
¢¯·ÚÈÛÙ‹ÛÔ˘Ó ÁÈ· fiÏ· Ù· ÛËÌ·ÓÙÈο Ú¿ÁÌ·Ù· Ô˘
Û˘Ì‚·›ÓÔ˘Ó ÛÙË ˙ˆ‹ Ì·˜.
ª·˜ ·Ú¤ÛÂÈ Ó· ‰Â¯fiÌ·ÛÙ ٷ ÌÂÁ¿Ï· ‰ÒÚ· Î·È ÙȘ ¢ÏÔÁ›Â˜
Ô˘ Ì·˜ ‰›ÓÂÈ Ô ∫‡ÚÈÔ˜, ·ÏÏ¿ ÔÙ¤ ‰ÂÓ ΔÔ˘ Ù· ÂÈÛÙÚ¤ÊÔ˘ÌÂ
ÌÂ ÙËÓ ·ÚÔ˘Û›· Ì·˜ ÛÙÔ Û›ÙÈ ÙÔ˘, ÙËÓ ·Ú·ÌÔÓ‹ ÙˆÓ
ÃÚÈÛÙÔ˘Á¤ÓÓˆÓ Î·È ÙËÓ Ë̤ڷ ÙˆÓ ÃÚÈÛÙÔ˘Á¤ÓÓˆÓ. ¡·È,
ÌÔÚԇ̠fiÏÔÈ Ó· ‰ÒÛÔ˘Ì ÙË ‰ÈηÈÔÏÔÁ›· fiÙÈ ÙË ÂÚ›Ô‰Ô ÙˆÓ
ÃÚÈÛÙÔ˘Á¤ÓÓˆÓ Â›Ì·ÛÙ Ôχ ··Û¯ÔÏË̤ÓÔÈ, ÙÚ¤¯Ô˘Ì ¿Ú·
Ôχ ÁÈ· Ó· ÂÙÔÈÌ¿ÛÔ˘Ì fi, ÙÈ ¯ÚÂÈ·˙fiÌ·ÛÙ ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ÁÈÔÚÙ‹.
∞ÏÏ¿ Û˘¯Ó¿ ‰ÂÓ ÛÎÂÙfiÌ·ÛÙ ∂ΛÓÔÓ, ÙÔ˘ ÔÔ›Ô˘ ÙË Á¤ÓÓËÛË
ı· ÁÈÔÚÙ¿˙Ô˘Ì ÙËÓ 25Ë ¢ÂÎÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘.
∞˜ ¯ÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈ‹ÛÔ˘Ì ·˘Ù‹ ÙË ÊÔÚ¿ ÙËÓ ËÌÂÚÔÌËÓ›· ÌÂ
Û‡ÓÂÛË, ÂÛÙÈ¿˙ÔÓÙ·˜ Û ·˘Ùfi Ô˘ ÚfiÎÂÈÙ·È Ó· ‰ÒÛÔ˘Ì ÛÙÔ
ÃÚÈÛÙfi ÙËÓ Ë̤ڷ ÙˆÓ ÃÚÈÛÙÔ˘Á¤ÓÓˆÓ. ¢ÂÓ ı¤ÏÂÈ Ù· ÏÔ‡ÙË
Û·˜, ·ÏÏ¿ ı· ¢¯·ÚÈÛÙËı› ¿Ú· Ôχ Â¿Ó ı· ¤ÚıÂÙ ÛÙËÓ
ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· Ì ÙËÓ ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂÈ¿ Û·˜ Î·È ÙÔ˘ ‰ÒÛÂÙ ÙÔ ÌÂÁ·Ï‡ÙÂÚË
‰ÒÚÔ Ô˘ ÛËÌ·›ÓÂÈ “∂Û›˜”. ∞˜ ÌËÓ Í¯ӿÌ fiÙÈ Ë ÂÚ›Ô‰Ô˜
ÚÔ ÙˆÓ ÃÚÈÛÙÔÁ¤ÓÓˆÓ (Advent) Â›Ó·È ÌÈ· ˘ÂÓı‡ÌÈÛË fiÙÈ
·˘Ù‹ Ë ÁÈÔÚÙ‹ Â›Ó·È ÌÈ· ÓÂ˘Ì·ÙÈ΋ Ú·ÁÌ·ÙÈÎfiÙËÙ·. ∫¿ÓÙÂ
ÌÈ· ÚÔÛ¿ıÂÈ· Ó· ¤ÏıÂÙ ÛÙËÓ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· ÙËÓ ·Ú·ÌÔÓ‹ ÙˆÓ
ÃÚÈÛÙÔ˘Á¤ÓÓˆÓ, ‹ ÙËÓ Ë̤ڷ ÙˆÓ ÃÚÈÛÙÔ˘Á¤ÓÓˆÓ
ÚÔÂÙÔÈÌ·Ṳ̂ÓÔÈ Ó· Ï¿‚ÂÙ £Â›· ∫ÔÈÓˆÓ›· Ì ÙËÓ ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂÈ·
Û·˜. ∞˘Ù‹ Â›Ó·È Ë ÛËÌ·Û›· ÙˆÓ ÃÚÈÛÙÔ˘Á¤ÓÓˆÓ. ¢ÂÓ Â›Ó·È ÁÈ·
Ì·˜. ∂›Ó·È ÁÈ· ÙÔÓ ÃÚÈÛÙfi.
∫Ï›ÓÔÓÙ·˜, ÂÏ›˙ˆ Î·È ÚÔÛ‡¯ÔÌ·È Î·Ù¿ ÙË ‰È¿ÚÎÂÈ· ÙˆÓ
∂ÔÚÙÒÓ Ó· ¤¯ÂÙ οÓÂÈ ÙȘ ÛˆÛÙ¤˜ ÂÈÏÔÁ¤˜ Î·È Ó· ¤¯ÂÙ ¿ÚÂÈ
ÙȘ ÛˆÛÙ¤˜ ·ÔÊ¿ÛÂȘ ÁÈ· Ó· ‰ÈÔÚıÒÛÂÙ ÙȘ ·Ï·È¤˜ Û·˜
Û˘Ó‹ıÂȘ. ∞˜ ÍÂÎÈÓ‹ÛÔ˘Ì ÙË ˙ˆ‹ Ì·˜ Ì ÙÔÓ ÃÚÈÛÙfi ÛÙÔ ‰ÂÍ›
fi‰È, Î·È ÙÔ ÎÂÊ¿ÏÈ ÛÙË ÔÚ›· Ô˘ ı· Ì·˜ Ô‰ËÁ‹ÛÂÈ ÛÙËÓ
Ú·ÁÌ·ÙÈ΋ ·Á¿Ë, ¯·Ú¿, Î·È Â˘Ù˘¯›·. ∞Ó Ì›ÓÂÙ Û ·˘Ù‹Ó ÙËÓ
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BIBLE STUDY NEWS
Father Michael is holding bible
study every second and fourth
Wednesday of the month from
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm inside the
church. Please consider joining the
group for the next upcoming
sessions:
Wednesday, December 9th
Wednesday, December 23rd
Wednesday, January 13th
Wednesday, January 27th
Thank you,
The Bible Study Group
“Some members of the Saint
Nicholas Bible Study group
under the leadership of Father
Michael enjoyed each other’s
fellowship after completing the
Book of Acts.”
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SAINT NICHOLAS CHORUS
The Saint Nicholas Chorus is looking for new members to join its
choir. We have a wonderful choir that sings to praises to our Lord
every Sunday. We thank them for their youthful enthusiasm as they
bring spiritual joy to all who come to church on Sundays. If anyone is
interested in joining the Saint Nicholas Chorus, please contact the
church organist, Pete Bisbikis at 443-803-3547 or email him at
[email protected]. Rehearsals are scheduled on Friday evenings usually twice a month at 7 p.m. Please contact Pete Bisbikis for
the actual rehearsal schedule. Looking forward to seeing new faces at
the rehearsals.
Father Michael L. Pastrikos
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS
Thank you to everyone who brought in items for our food drive.
We filled two vehicles of items which were delivered to the food pantry at Bayview. We also want to thank those that donated towards
the Thanksgiving Food Baskets. Please note that from December 1st
- 13th we will be collecting new gloves, hats and scarves for men and
women that will be distributed to the homeless.
On Saturday evening, December 5th, please join us as for the St.
Nicholas vespers followed by a reception in the large hall. The reception is being sponsored by the Ladies Philoptochos. Donations of
desserts would be greatly appreciated!
On Saturday, December 12th, at 1:00 pm, please join us for our
Annual Christmas Tea in the Large Social Hall of our church. A donation $5.00 would be greatly appreciated.
Back by popular demand, the Holiday Wine/Cheese Night will be
held on December 17th at 5:00 pm at the Greektown Square and
Event Center. Come, taste a variety of wines, sample the delicious
Mededakia and enjoy an evening with friends. For information or
tickets, please contact any member of our board.
Wishing everyone a Blessed Christmas and a very Healthy and
Happy New Year!
PHILOXENIA HOUSE
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Committee,
Tony Pearce, Maria Georgaki and Christine Zervos for organizing
the concerts to benefit the Philoxenia House. Thank you to all, but
especially to our sponsors, donors, attendees, hosting restaurants of
the entertainers, and anyone who helped make these concerts a success in any way. Words cannot express our appreciation!
The next concert is scheduled for Saturday, February 6, 2016. For
tickets or information, please contact any committee member. Again
thank you.
Nora Kefalas, President of the Ladies Philoptochos Society
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STEWARDSHIP NEWS
Stewardship Message: "Those that seek the Lord shall never be in
want of any Good Thing"
This past Sunday, November 22, 2015 was Stewardship Sunday.
Thank you to those parishioners who were able to take off from
work, or took a break from Thanksgiving preparations or the
Ravens game to attend the luncheon. We were truly grateful.
This year's Stewardship theme is “those that seek the Lord shall
never be in want of any Good Thing,” «ŸÛÔÈ ·Ó·˙ËÙÔ‡Ó ÙÔÓ
∫‡ÚÈÔ, ‰ÂÓ ı· ¤¯Ô˘Ó ÔÙ¤ ·Ó¿ÁÎË ·fi οÙÈ Î·Ïfi.» The meaning
of this year theme is simple: God wants us, His children, to do our
best and leave the rest to him; to put our faith in him and not in
ourselves; to give him our problems and trust in Him. Stop following the Kardashians and start following Jesus Christ. The Bible
shares many stories where the people following Jesus put their
faith in Him and He performed miracles.
Father Michael with the aid of the Stewardship Committee is
seeking to help all of us develop a more personal and meaningful
relationship with God. His Second Letter to the Corinthians (9 &
10) teaches us clearly, “He who sows bountifully will also reap
bountifully.” God blesses those who give with generosity.
Giving generously with whatever we have; a beautiful voice to
serve in the choir, patience with children to serve as a Sunday
School teacher or aide, a strong character and sound mind to lead
a ministry, a good ear to listen to your child as he share his day or
a strong shoulder for friend to cry on. Whatever talent you posses, give generously.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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FROM PAGE 6
Sowing the seeds of our devotion to Christ and sharing the good
news of Jesus Christ may be difficult; it may be discouraging when a
friend or classmate makes fun of you or calls you a "holy roller."
But the Apostles and the Christians in the Middle East were not
deterred.
To help us in our journey, the Stewardship Committee is giving
out The Ten Point Program For Orthodox Life booklet in both
Greek and English during the next upcoming Sundays. There are
enough booklets for each family, so please take one per family.
Our speaker on Stewardship Sunday was GOYA Basketball
Coach John Palas. His message was inspiring and up-lifting. John is
a person who exemplifies the meaning of giving generously. For
those of you who do not know, John, he is the GOYA Boys A team
basketball coach and even though he commutes everyday from his
home in Baltimore County to his work in Washington, D.C. , he still
gives of his time generously to the GOYA boys basketball program.
With that being said, a big thank you should be given to all the
GOYA Coaches, John Palas, Sam Glava, Sophia Gerapetritis,
Despina Moniodis, and Anna Maria "Beba" Diakokomninos as well
as to all the GOYA advisors and parents. For without you, there
would be no GOYA ministry.
Wishing you a blessed Christmas.
The Stewardship Committee Members, Mia Atsidis, Nancy
Anastasiades, Despina Pikounis and Mary Serafis.
bassadors for the gym tours and serving the food and drinks.
ñ The Greek School teacher, Asmina Bletsa, for demonstrating
the Promethean Boards.
ñ Despina Chatzakou-Larentzos for translating the Ten Point
Program for Orthodox Life into the Greek Language
ñ Adrienne Kourtesis for designing the Greek version of the Ten
Point Program for Orthodox Life and the Stewardship poster.
ñ Yianni Atsidis for installing the gym lights and helping the
Stewardship Committee prepare for the luncheon.
ñ Cosmos Filippou, Nikolas Anastasiades, Pothiti Sesami, and
Demos Anastasiades for assisting the Stewardship Committee
in preparing the building for Sunday.
ñ Stanley Cavouras, for always being there and willing to lend a
helping hand
ñ Michael and Gus Apostolou for all the donations and labor for
our buildings.
Other sources for spiritual inspiration: www.goarch.org, “Spotlight,” “Be the Bee” and “The Trench.”
Be the Bee.
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS
Please return all sold and unsold tickets to the St. Nicholas
Church office by Friday, December 11, 2015 so that the committee
may have an opportunity to sell any unsold tickets before the drawing on December 12, 2015.
Thank you. The Car Raffle Committee
On Sunday, December 20, 2015, Sunday School students will
share their annual Christmas tradition and will sing Christmas songs
by the tree in the atrium. Light refreshments and hot chocolate will
be served. There will be no Sunday School on Sunday, December 27th or
Sunday, January 3rd. Sunday School classes will resume after the
New Year on Sunday, January 10th. Please bring your children to
the Divine Liturgy starting at 10:00 a.m.
The Sunday School staff wishes everyone a Christmas overflowing with love and laughter.
Phaedra Avgerinos, Sunday School Co-Director §∞áOπ °π∞ ΔO ∞ÀΔO∫π¡∏ΔO
CrossRoad
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ÂÚÈÛÛÔÙÂÚ· Ï·¯Â›· ̯ÚÈ ÙȘ 12 ¢ÂÎÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘ 2015
∂˘¯·ÚÈÛÙÔ˘Ì ÔÏ˘.
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high school juniors and seniors to make big life decisions and connect with the Orthodox Christian theological and spiritual
tradition. Hosted on the scenic Hellenic College Holy Cross campus, overlooking the beautif
ul Boston skyline, participants experience daily worship, visit local
parishes, tour Boston, and spend a day at the beach.
For the summer 2016, there is a tuition charge for the CrossRoad
Summer Institute of $550 for the ten-day session. Travel arrangements to and from Hellenic College in Brookline are also the responsibility of the student. Par
Participant accommodations, meals, and activities related
to CrossRoad are covered by the scholarship and partial tuition
charge, although we recommend that students bring some spending
cash for our outings into Boston.
Home churches of participants are encouraged to help with tuition and travel costs and to have their student present or write on
their experience after attending.
June Session: June 18 – June 28
July Session: July 5 – July 15
Application Priority Deadline: February 1, 2016
Start Your Application Today
For more information, visit CrossRoad, Hellenic College Holy
Cross at http://www.crossroadinstitute.org/
CAR RAFFLE NEWS
STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY REPORT
The Stewardship Committee Members, Mia Atsidis, Nancy
Anastasiades, Despina Pikounis and Mary Serafis would like to
thank the following individuals for assisting us with preparing for
Stewardship Sunday and helping on Stewardship Sunday:
ñ Father Michael for believing in us and allowing us to bring the
Ten Point Program for Orthodox Living to the St. Nicholas Parishioners.
ñ Amalia Syropoulos-Kostrivas for serving as our emcee.
ñ John Palas for serving as a our featured speaker.
ñ Rose Tsakalos for preparing the luncheon today.
ñ Rena and George Koutsantonis of Penny's Carryout for donating the pizza for the children today.
ñ Maria Salpeas for her continued guidance and assistance with
the Stewardship Card as well as the mailing.
ñ The Goyans for assisting with Bubbles the Clown, being Am-
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DECEMBER 2015
COMMUNITY NEWS ✧ ∫Oπ¡OΔπ∫∞ ¡∂A
Employment Opportunities
JOIN THE ST. NICHOLAS TEAM
The Parish Council Board is actively looking to hire
several qualified individuals for the following positions:
1) Director of Programs for the Youth &Young Adult
Ministries
2) Bookkeeper and Church Facilities Coordinator
3) Plateia Coordinator
4) Director of the Learning Center
If you are interested or know someone, please refer
them to Parish Council Board Member, Vasilios
Argiropoulos at [email protected].
PARISH COUNCIL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Church projects that have been completed by November,
2015:
1. Painting the Greek School office, classrooms, and hallways.
2. Installation of new photo-copying machines in the Greek
School and main office.
3. Installation of a new floor in one of the Greek School classrooms.
4. Purchase and installation of 5 Prometheans Boards for the
Greek School and Early Education Center.
5. Professional cleaning and waxing of all the floors in the Greek
School classrooms and hallways.
6. Professional cleaning and waxing of the floors in the large and
small hall.
7. Painting and repair of the outside of the market in preparation
of the opening of the new Early Education Center. Outside
awnings installed at the new Early Education Center..
8. Installation of new flooring in the Early Education Center to
meet Baltimore City codes.
9. Purchase and installation of brand new furniture for the Early
Education Center in accordance with Baltimore City codes.
10. Painting of the gym, installation of a new basketball hoops and
new regulation flooring has been completed.
11. Painting of the stairwells in the church and school building has
been completed.
12. Replacement of all the heating and air conditioning units of the
church.
13. Replacement of the Atrium and Early Education Center roofs
as well as repair of the church roof and fascia.
14. Installation of carpet on the 2nd floor of the Plateia.
15. Re-striping of the church parking lot.
16. Painting the outside of the church.
17. Have begun renovating the restrooms throughout the church.
All the bathrooms should be completed by the summer of 2016.
None of this would be possible without a generous donation from
an anonymous donor and donations from several families within the
St. Nicholas Community. These funds were earmarked specifically
for the church facilities and for the improvement of our Greek
School and the advancement of the Saint Nicholas Bilingual Early
Education Center.
ANNOUNCEMENT
We want to inform the members of St. Nicholas that we decided to revive the Dance Group of
Pan HELLENIC. In this Group, which was
founded by our unforgettable and dear friend,
Lela Angelou. To this end, Ms. Efi Karabelas
along with
myself,
Anastasia -Stasa
Hatziefthimiou, urge both, the founding and subsequent members of the Group to honor us with
their presence and their registration, too. We intend to meet every Thursday at 7:00 pm here in
the Community Hall of Saint Nicholas. For more
information you can call 443-845-8903.
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οı ¶¤ÌÙË ÛÙȘ 7:00 Ì.Ì. ‰Ò, ÛÙËÓ ∫ÔÈÓÔÙÈ΋
·›ıÔ˘Û· ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ ¡ÈÎÔÏ¿Ô˘. °È·
ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ˜ ÏËÚÔÊÔڛ˜ ÌÔÚ›Ù ӷ
ÙËÏÂʈӋÛÂÙ ÛÙÔ 443-845-8903.
∞Ó·ÛÙ·Û›· - ™Ù¿Û· ÷Ù˙Ë¢ı˘Ì›Ô˘
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DEADLINE: DECEMBER 17th
You may drop your article off at the
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[email protected]
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A Message from Coach John Palas, Featured Speaker at the
Stewardship Luncheon Held on Sunday, November 22, 2015
For those of you who don’t know me, my name is John Palas
and I am one of the GOYA basketball coaches at the church. I
am honored to have the chance to speak to you today.
At first I hesitated to accept. There are so many people more
deserving than me to have the chance to speak to you about
stewardship, and we are very lucky to have those people in our
parish. After much thought, I realized that so many people do
so much for our church, the least I could do is talk for a few minutes.
I was asked to come and speak to you from the heart, nothing
more, nothing less. So that’s what I am going to do. I want to
talk to you about what our kids did for me, what I see our programs do for our kids, and why it is important to continue to
focus on our kids.
Most of you see me helping at the festival or working at the
many dances we have. Nothing special, nothing above and beyond, unlike many of the other people in this room that dedicate
their valuable time and expertise, until two (2) years ago.
In August 2013, I lost my father. He was relatively short in
stature, but for me he was the tallest man. He was and will always be my role model. His passing was the darkest time of my
life.
About a week after I returned from his resting place in NY, I
was approached by the GOYA advisors requesting that I help
Sam Glava coach one of the teams. I had no intentions of doing
so. I was a mess, far away from my mother and brother. I
wanted to be left alone to deal with my pain.
But God is almighty. He must have enlisted the help of my
wife, Katina. Now those of you who know my wife, know she
doesn’t take no for an answer too easily. For about a week she
would be in my ear saying, “Yianni, you love basketball, Yianni,
you’ve played organized ball for so many years, you know the
game so well and you like the kids, but most importantly this
church needs you to serve!” So I reluctantly said yes and gave
my commitment for only one year.
I can honestly say that along with my family, it was our
GOYA kids that helped me get through the roughest time in my
life. They did more for me than I could ever do for them. And
for that I owe my eternal gratitude to them. I will always be there
for them. Our kids made me feel alive again, a part of a team
again, not since my team in college. I felt that I belonged to
something worthwhile. Seeing our kids succeed is pure joy. I
truly love our kids.
After a short time in GOYA, I realized how important it was
teach them the importance of representing their church with the
utmost respect in whatever they do and to make their parents
and their church proud.
Now it’s not easy, our boys are a handful as some of you
know. Our girls, on the other hand are angels, always representing St. Nicholas well with such class. We should all be so very
proud of them. But the boys, well, they will test the advisors, the
coaches and their teachers’ nerves and patience, but we need to
remember that they are mistake prone and that we, as elders of
the church, must show patience and constantly steer them in the
right direction. I know you have heard the phrase “it takes a village to raise a child.” Nothing of true value comes easy. Remember nothing of true value comes easy.
Why the glass case in the atrium with the athletic trophies, the
academic awards, the pictures, the friendships, the service members? They are there to show all of those accomplishments of
our parish in hopes that it will be carried on to our children’s
children. It shows how proud we are.
A case in point, our boys were in their first championship
game in over 10 years. We were in a room and I told them to
look at each other and I said, “Give each other you’re all, your
unselfish play, for 32 minutes and you will be talking about this
moment 32 years from now. I didn’t say it just to get them ready
to win a championship, I said it for them to understand the importance and opportunity that GOYA has given them to accomplish a bond that they will carry for life. I want them to one day
walk up the steps of St Nicholas, point to a trophy case and tell
their kids that’s what Daddy was a part of and soon it will be your
turn, my child.
GOYA basketball, Golden Coins, Ellinakia, Greek school,
they are the hooks to get our children involved with the church.
A bond with the church is built that will carry on for the rest of
their lives.
These programs made me realize the importance of the youth
in our church and the big hearts that so many of us have making
their youth memorable in order for them to make it memorable
for their children.
Some of our children will graduate, and go off to school. But
most will go on to raise their kids the same way they were raised
here in Saint Nicholas.
My heart opens up when I see the GOYA graduates come
back to visit us such as Argyri Stakias, Niko Roros, Kosta
Orfanos, Manoli Giorgakis, Yianni Charalambopoulos,
Protopapas, George Karayiannopoulos, and Kosta Loukas. I
know they are good kids raised in the church, and I want the best
for them.
As for our seniors Antonis Araviakis, George Topouzoglou,
Kosta Atsidis, Nick Argetakis, Arkdiusz Gluszcz, we have done
a lot of good things together. You guys along with Kosta
Stavrakis, Mehali Argetakis and Dean and Andonis, the Palas
boys are my core. You helped me get through the saddest days
of my life. You, young men, just don’t know what you mean to
me. Thank you.
All you young people must understand you also have responsibilities in this church. Whether it’s altar, choir, Sunday school,
Greek Dance, or helping at social events. By assisting where
needed, you will bring up the energy and enthusiasm level of the
whole church. You will motivate us to work harder to make our
parish great.
You see raising our kids in the church is the gift we must pass
on to each generation. You may not ?fully understand it now,
but you will one day.
With that said, under the leadership the last few years of Father Michael, Taki Papadopoulos, Demos Anastasiades and the
board, so many of us are excited with the positive changes that
have come about ?with our church.
The Plateia has come a long way, our Greek School has excellent teachers and attracts kids from all over, our gym is remodeled, and we’ve seen a noticeable uptick in youth enrollment
across the board.
But again, nothing of true value comes easy. We are all so
blessed to be a part of Saint Nicholas. You will not find many
churches outside of NY, Chicago or Tarpon that brings ?you the
true Greek Orthodox experience that our church brings. Thank
you, Father Michael.
You see parishioners from other churches bring their kids
here for Greek school or attend our church ?during Easter or
Christmas. Ask yourselves why. We don’t have the best facilities or the most room, or even ample parking. But we all know
why they come here.
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ÛËÌ·Û›· Î·È ÙËÓ Â˘Î·ÈÚ›· Ô˘ ÙÔ˘˜ ‰›ÓÂÈ Ë GOYA, Ó·
ÔÏÔÎÏËÚÒÛÔ˘Ó ¤Ó·Ó ‰ÂÛÌfi Ô˘ ı· ÎÚ·Ù‹ÛÂÈ ÁÈ· ÌÈ· ÔÏfiÎÏËÚË
˙ˆ‹. ΔÔ˘˜ ı¤Ïˆ ÌÈ· ̤ڷ Ó· ·Ó‚·›ÓÔ˘Ó ÙË ÛοϷ ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘
¡ÈÎÔÏ¿Ô˘, Ó· ‰Â›¯ÓÔ˘Ó Î¿ÔÈÔ Î‡ÂÏÏÔ Î·È Ó· Ô˘Ó ÛÙ·
·È‰È¿ ÙÔ˘˜ ¡· Ô˘ Û˘ÌÌÂÙ›¯Â Ô Ì·Ì¿˜ ÛÔ˘, Û‡ÓÙÔÌ· ı·
¤ÚıÂÈ Î·È Ë ‰È΋ ÛÔ˘ Ë ÛÂÈÚ¿, ·È‰› ÌÔ˘.
∏ √Ì¿‰· ª¿ÛÎÂÙ Ù˘ GOYA, Ù· ∂ÏÏËÓÈο ÃÚ˘Û¿
ºÏÔ˘ÚÈ¿, Ù· ∂ÏÏËÓ¿ÎÈ·, ÙÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi ™¯ÔÏ›Ô, Â›Ó·È ÙÔ
·Á·ÛÙÚÈ Ô˘ ı· οÓÂÈ Ù· ·È‰È¿ Ì·˜ Ô˘ ·Û¯ÔÏËıÔ‡Ó Ì ÙËÓ
∂ÎÎÏËÛ›·. ÃÙ›˙ÂÙ·È ¤Ó·˜ ‰ÂÛÌfi˜ Ì ÙËÓ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· Ô˘ ı·
Û˘Ó¯ÈÛÙ› ÁÈ· ÙÔ ˘fiÏÔÈÔ Ù˘ ˙ˆ‹˜ ÙÔ˘˜.
Δ· ÚÔÁÚ¿ÌÌ·Ù· ·˘Ù¿ Ì ¤Î·Ó·Ó Ó· Û˘ÓÂȉËÙÔÔÈ‹Ûˆ ÙË
ÛËÌ·Û›· Ù˘ ÓÂÔÏ·›·˜ ÛÙËÓ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· Ì·˜ Î·È ÙȘ ÌÂÁ¿Ï˜
ηډȤ˜ Ô˘ ÙfiÛÔÈ ·fi ÂÌ¿˜ ¤¯Ô˘Ó οÓÔÓÙ·˜ Ù· ÓÈ¿Ù· ÙÔ˘˜
·Í¤¯·ÛÙ· ÁÈ· Ó· Á›ÓÔ˘Ó ·Í¤¯·ÛÙ· ÁÈ· Ù· ·È‰È¿ ÙÔ˘˜.
ªÂÚÈο ·fi Ù· ·È‰È¿ Ì·˜ ı· ·ÔÊÔÈÙ‹ÛÔ˘Ó, Î·È ı·
ÚÔ¯ˆÚ‹ÛÔ˘Ó ÛÙÔ Û¯ÔÏ›Ô. ∞ÏÏ¿ Ù· ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ· ı·
Û˘Ó¯›ÛÔ˘Ó Ó· ÌÂÁ·ÏÒÓÔ˘Ó Ù· ·È‰È¿ ÙÔ˘˜ Ì ÙÔÓ ›‰ÈÔ ÙÚfiÔ
Ô˘ ÌÂÁ¿ÏˆÛ·Ó Ù· ›‰È· Â‰Ò ÛÙÔÓ ÕÁÈÔ ¡ÈÎfiÏ·Ô.
∏ ηډȿ ÌÔ˘ ¯·›ÚÂÙ·È fiÙ·Ó ‚Ϥˆ ÔÈ ·fiÊÔÈÙÔÈ Ù˘
GOYA Ó· ÂÈÛÙÚ¤ÊÔ˘Ó ÁÈ· Ó· Ì·˜ ÂÈÛÎÂÊÙÔ‡Ó, fiˆ˜ Ô
∞ÚÁ‡Ú˘ ™Ù·ÎÈ¿˜, Ô ¡›ÎÔ˜ ƒfiÚÔ˜, Ô ∫ÒÛÙ·˜ √ÚÊ·Ófi˜, Ô
ª·ÓÒÏ˘ °ÈˆÚÁ¿Î˘, Ô °È¿ÓÓ˘ ÷ڷϷÌfiÔ˘ÏÔ˜, Ô
∫ˆÓÛÙ·ÓÙ›ÓÔ˜ Î·È ¡ÈÎfiÏ·Ô˜ ¶ÚˆÙfi··˜, Ô °ÈÒÚÁÔ˜
∫·Ú·ÁÈ·ÓÓfiÔ˘ÏÔ˜, Î·È Ô ∫ÒÛÙ·˜ §Ô˘Î¿˜. •¤Úˆ fiÙÈ Â›Ó·È
ηϿ ·È‰È¿ Ô˘ ÌÂÁ¿ÏˆÛ·Ó ÛÙËÓ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›·, Î·È Â‡¯ÔÌ·È Ù·
ηχÙÂÚ· ÁÈ'·˘ÙÔ‡˜.
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A Message from Coach John Palas, Featured Speaker at the
Stewardship Luncheon Held on Sunday, November 22, 2015
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9
I wasn’t raised in this church, I’m a New Yorker. But I married the love of my life here 20 years ago ?this month and have
raised our family in this church. We live far away from my work
in order for my family and I to continue to worship here. Why?
Because this church and the families that belong to this church
are a jewel.
That is why we all need to be here for our children and our
church. If we do not make programs available such as GOYA,
Greek school, Sunday school, Greek dance and all the wonderful
things the church offers not only for our children but our elderly,
the chances are slim that our children will do it for their children
and their elderly and where does that leave our wonderful church
years from now.
The other day, I was driving my son Andoni to school, he was
quiet didn’t say much, so I asked him why asked him why so
quiet. He said, “Dad, I’m thinking of Mr. Rossi, and how beautiful his voice is, I grew up listening to him, and I’m sad he is
gone.” A 14 year old boy who will forever remember a humble
man who brought his dedication and talents to our church. Now
we don’t all have the voice of Mr. Rossi, but we can all have his
dedication to our church.
The people who take on the rough waves of keeping this
church strong are special. Some of us realize it ?and help as much
as we can, but all of us that benefit from Saint Nicholas must realize it and help as much as we can.
Thank you, Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, health
and happiness to us all.
Coach John Palas
ª‹Ó˘Ì· ÙÔ˘ ¶ÚÔÔÓËÙ‹ Ù˘ ¡ÂÔÏ·›·˜ Ì·˜ °È¿ÓÓË ¶¿Ï·
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ŸÛÔ ÁÈ· ÙÔ˘˜ ÙÂÏÂÈfiÊÔÈÙÔ‡˜ Ì·˜, ÙÔÓ ∞ÓÙÒÓË ∞Ú·‚È¿ÎË,
ÙÔÓ °ÈÒÚÁÔ TÔÔ‡˙ÔÁÏÔ˘, ÙÔÓ ∫ÒÛÙ· ∞ÙÛ›‰Ë, ÙÔÓ ¡›ÎÔ
∞ÚÁÂÙ¿ÎË, ÙÔÓ ∞Úο‰ÈÔ °ÎÏÔ‡Ù˙, ¤¯Ô˘Ì οÓÂÈ ÔÏÏ¿ ηϿ
Ú¿ÁÌ·Ù· Ì·˙›. ∂Û›˜ ·È‰È¿ Ì·˙› Ì ÙÔÓ ∫ÒÛÙ· ™Ù·˘Ú¿ÎË,
ÙÔÓ ªÈ¯¿ÏË ∞ÚÁÂÙ¿ÎË, Î·È ÙÔÓ ∫ÒÛÙ· Î·È ∞ÓÙÒÓË, ÙÔ˘˜
Ó·ÚÔ‡˜ ¶¿Ï·, ›ÛÙÂ Ô ˘Ú‹Ó·˜ ÌÔ˘. ªÂ ‚ÔËı‹Û·Ù ӷ
ÍÂÂÚ¿Ûˆ Ó· ÙÔ ÍÂÂÚ¿ÛÂÈ ÙȘ ÈÔ ıÏÈ‚ÂÚ¤˜ Ë̤Ú˜ Ù˘ ˙ˆ‹˜
ÌÔ˘. ∂Û›˜, ÔÈ Ó¤ÔÈ, ·Ï¿ ‰ÂÓ Í¤ÚÂÙ ÙÈ ÛËÌ·›ÓÂÙ ÁÈ· ̤ӷ. ™·˜
¢¯·ÚÈÛÙÒ.
ŸÏÔÈ ÂÛ›˜ ÔÈ Ó¤ÔÈ Ú¤ÂÈ Ó· ηٷϿ‚ÂÙ ˆ˜ ¤¯ÂÙ Â›Û˘
¢ı‡Ó˜ Û ·˘Ù‹ ÙËÓ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›·. ∂›Ù ÚfiÎÂÈÙ·È ÁÈ· ÙÔ πÂÚfi,
¯ÔÚˆ‰›·, ÙÔ ∫·Ù˯ËÙÈÎfi Û¯ÔÏ›Ô, ÙÔ˘˜ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎÔ‡˜ ÃÔÚÔ‡˜,
›Ù ‚ÔËıÒÓÙ·˜ Û ÎÔÈÓˆÓÈΤ˜ ÂΉËÏÒÛÂȘ. ªÂ ÙÔ Ó· ‚ÔËı¿ÙÂ
fiÔ˘ ¯ÚÂÈ¿˙ÂÙ·È, ı· ·Ó¤‚Ë ÙÔ Â›Â‰Ô ÂÓ¤ÚÁÂÈ·˜ Î·È ÙÔ Â›‰Ô
ÂÓıÔ˘ÛÈ·ÛÌÔ‡ ÔÏfiÎÏËÚ˘ Ù˘ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›·˜. £· Û·˜ ·Ú·ÎÈÓ‹ÛÂÈ
Ó· ÂÚÁ·ÛÙ›Ù ÛÎÏËÚfiÙÂÚ· ÁÈ· Ó· ·Ó‚¿ÛÂÙ „ËÏfiÙÂÚ· ÙËÓ
∫ÔÈÓfiÙËÙ¿ Ì·˜.
μϤÂÙÂ, ÌÂÁ··ÏÒÓÔÓÙ·˜ Ù· ·È‰È¿ Ì·˜ ÛÙËÓ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›·,
Â›Ó·È ÙÔ ‰ÒÚÔ Ô˘ Ú¤ÂÈ Ó· ÂÚÓ¿ Û οı ÁÂÓÈ¿. ªÔÚ› Ó·
ÌËÓ ÙÔ Î·Ù·ÓÓÂÙ Ï‹Úˆ˜ ÙÒÚ·, ·ÏÏ¿ ı· ı· ÙÔ Î·Ù·Ï¿‚ÂÙ ÌÈ¿
Ë̤ڷ.
ªÂ fiÛ· ·Ó·Ê¤ÚıËÛ·Ó, ˘fi ÙËÓ ËÁÂÛ›· Ù· ÙÂÏÂ˘Ù·›· ¯ÚfiÓÈ·
ÙÔ˘ ¶·Ù¤Ú· ªÈ¯·‹Ï, ÙÔ˘ Δ¿ÎË ¶··‰fiÔ˘ÏÔ˘, ÙÔ˘ ¢‹ÌÔ˘
∞Ó·ÛÙ·ÛÈ¿‰Ë Î·È ÙÔ˘ ¢ÈÔÈÎËÙÈÎÔ‡ ™˘Ì‚Ô˘Ï›Ô˘, ›̷ÛÙ fiÏÔÈ
Ì·˜ ÂÓıÔ˘ÛÈ·Ṳ̂ÓÔÈ ·fi ÂÌ¿˜ Â›Ó·È ÂÓıÔ˘ÛÈ·Ṳ̂ÓÔÈ Ì ÙȘ
ıÂÙÈΤ˜ ·ÏÏ·Á¤˜ Ô˘ ¤¯Ô˘Ó Â¤ÏıÂÈ ÛÙËÓ ∂ÎÎÏËÛ›· Ì·˜.
∏ ¶Ï·Ù›· ¤¯ÂÈ ÚÔ¯ˆÚ‹ÛÂÈ Ôχ,ÙÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi ™¯ÔÏÂ›Ô Ì·˜
‰È·ı¤ÙÂÈ ÂÍ·ÈÚÂÙÈÎÔ‡˜ ‰·ÛΤÏÔ˘˜ Î·È ÁÚ¿ÊÔÓÙ·È ·È‰È¿ ·fi
·ÓÙÔ‡, ÙÔ Á˘ÌÓ·ÛÙ‹ÚÈÔ Ì·˜ ·Ó·Î·ÈÓ›ÛÙËÎÂ, Î·È ¤¯Ô˘Ì ‰ÂÈ
ÌÈ· ·ÍÈÔÛËÌ›ˆÙË ¿ÓÔ‰Ô˜ ÛÙȘ ÂÁÁڷʤ˜ ÙˆÓ ·È‰ÈÒÓ ÛÂ
fiÏÔ˘˜ ÙÔ˘˜ ÙÔÌ›˜.
∞ÏÏ¿ Î·È ¿ÏÈ, Ù· ηϿ ÎfiÔȘ ÎÙÒÓÙ·È. ∂›Ì·ÛÙ ÙfiÛÔ
¢ÏÔÁË̤ÓÔÈ Ô˘ ·Ó‹ÎÔ˘Ì ÛÙËÓ ÌÂÁ¿ÏË ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂÈ· ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘
¡ÈÎÔÏ¿Ô˘. ¢ÂÓ ı· ‚Ú›Ù ÔÏϤ˜ ÂÎÎÏËۛ˜ ¤Íˆ ·fi ÙË ¡¤·
ÀfiÚÎË, ÙÔ ™ÈοÁÔ ‹ Δ¿ÚÔÓ, Ô˘ Û·˜ ʤÚÓÂÈ ÙËÓ ·ÏËıÈÓ‹
ÂÌÂÈÚ›· Ù˘ ÂÏÏËÓÈ΋˜ ÔÚıfi‰Ô͢ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›·˜ ÙËÓ ÔÔ›· Û·˜
ʤÚÓÂÈ Ë ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· Ì·˜, ™·˜ ¢¯·ÚÈÛÙÔ‡ÌÂ, ¶·Ù¤Ú· ªÈ¯·‹Ï.
μϤÂÙ ¿ÏÏˆÓ ÎÔÈÓÔÙ‹ÙˆÓ Ô˘ ʤÚÓÔ˘Ó Ù· ·È‰È¿ ÙÔ˘˜
Â‰Ò ÁÈ· ÙÔ ÂÏÏËÓÈÎfi Û¯ÔÏÂ›Ô ‹ ¤Ú¯ÔÓÙ·È ÛÙËÓ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· Ì·˜ ÁÈ·
ÙȘ ∞ÎÔÏÔ˘ı›Â˜ ÙÔ˘ ¶¿Û¯· ‹ ÙˆÓ ÃÚÈÛÙÔ˘Á¤ÓÓˆÓ.
∞Ó·ÚˆÙËı›Ù ÁÈ·Ù›. ¢ÂÓ ¤¯Ô˘Ì ÙȘ ηχÙÂÚ˜
ÂÁηٷÛÙ¿ÛÂȘ ‹ ÙȘ ÈÔ ˆÚ·›Â˜ ·›ıÔ˘Û˜, ‹ ·ÎfiÌ· Î·È ¿ÓÂÙÔ
¿ÚÎÈÓÁÎ. ∞ÏÏ¿ fiÏÔÈ Í¤ÚÔ˘Ì ÁÈ·Ù› ¤Ú¯ÔÓÙ·È Â‰Ò.
¢ÂÓ ÌÂÁ¿ÏˆÛ· Û ·˘Ù‹ ÙËÓ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›·, Â›Ì·È ¡ÂÔ¸ÔÚΤ˙Ô˜.
∞ÏÏ¿ ¤¯ˆ ·ÓÙÚ¢Ù› ÙÔÓ ¤ÚˆÙ· Ù˘ ˙ˆ‹˜ ÌÔ˘ ‰Ò, ÚÈÓ ·fi
20 ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ·˘Ùfi ÙÔ Ì‹Ó·, Î·È ÌÂÁ·ÏÒÛ·Ì ÙËÓ ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂÈ¿ Ì·˜
Û ·˘Ù‹ ÙËÓ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›·. ∑ԇ̷̠ÎÚÈ¿ ·fi ÙË ‰Ô˘ÏÂÈ¿ ÌÔ˘,
ÚÔÎÂÈ̤ÓÔ˘ Ë ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂÈ¿ ÌÔ˘ Î·È ÂÁÒ Ó· Û˘Ó¯›ÛÔ˘Ì ӷ
ÂÎÎÏËÛÈ·˙fiÌ·ÛÙ ‰Ò. °È·Ù›; ∂Âȉ‹ ·˘Ù‹ Ë ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· Î·È ÔÈ
ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂȘ Ô˘ ·Ó‹ÎÔ˘Ó Û ·˘Ù‹ ÙËÓ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· Â›Ó·È ¤Ó·
ÎfiÛÌËÌ·.
∞˘Ùfi˜ Â›Ó·È Ô ÏfiÁÔ˜ ÁÈ· ÙÔÓ ÔÔ›Ô fiÏÔÈ Ì·˜ Ú¤ÂÈ Ó·
›̷ÛÙ ‰Ò, ÁÈ· Ù· ·È‰È¿ Ì·˜ Î·È ÙËÓ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· Ì·˜. ∞Ó ‰ÂÓ
?¯Ô˘Ì ÚÔÁÚ¿ÌÌ·Ù· fiˆ˜ ¡ÂÔÏ·?·, ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi ™¯ÔÏ›Ô,
∫·Ù˯ËÙÈÎfi ™¯ÔÏÂ›Ô ÂÏÏËÓÈÎÔ‡˜ ¯ÔÚÔ‡˜ Î·È fiÏ· Ù· ˘¤ÚÔ¯·
Ú¿ÁÌ·Ù· Ô˘ Ë ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· ÚÔÛʤÚÂÈ, fi¯È ÌfiÓÔ ÁÈ· Ù· ·È‰È¿
Ì·˜, ·ÏÏ¿ Î·È ÙÔ˘˜ ËÏÈÎȈ̤ÓÔ˘˜ Ì·˜, ÔÈ Èı·ÓfiÙËÙ˜ ›ӷÈ
ÂÏ¿¯ÈÛÙ˜ fiÙÈ Ù· ·È‰È¿ Ì·˜ ı· ÙÔ Î¿ÓÔ˘Ó ÁÈ· Ù· ·È‰È¿ ÙÔ˘˜
Î·È ÙÔ˘˜ ËÏÈÎȈ̤ÓÔ˘˜, Ô˘ ı· ·Ê‹ÛÔ˘Ó ÙËÓ ˘¤ÚÔ¯Ë
ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· Ì·˜ ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ·fi ÙÒÚ·.
ΔȘ ÚÔ¿ÏϘ, Ô‰ËÁÔ‡Û· ÙÔ ÁÈÔ ÌÔ˘ ÙÔÓ ∞ÓÙÒÓË ÛÙÔ
Û¯ÔÏ›Ô, ‹Ù·Ó ÛȈËÏfi˜, ‰ÂÓ ¤ÏÂÁ ÔÏÏ¿, ÔfiÙ ÙÔÓ ÚÒÙËÛ·
ÁÈ·Ù› ‹Ù·Ó ÙfiÛÔ ‹Û˘¯Ô˜. ∂›Â, «ª·Ì¿, ÛΤÊÙÔÌ·È ÙÔÓ Î
ƒÒÛÛË, Î·È fiÛÔ fiÌÔÚÊË ‹Ù·Ó Ë ÊˆÓ‹ ÙÔ˘, ÌÂÁ¿ÏˆÛ·
·ÎÔ‡ÁÔÓÙ·˜ ÙÔÓ, Î·È ÙÒÚ· Ï˘¿Ì·È Ô˘ Ì·˜ ¿ÊËÛ ¯ÚfiÓÔ˘˜.”
ŒÓ· 14¯ÚÔÓÔ ·È‰› Ô˘ ¿ÓÙ· ı· ı˘Ì¿Ù·È ¤Ó·Ó Ù·ÂÈÓfi
¿ÓıÚˆÔ Ô˘ ¤‰ˆÛ ÙËÓ ·ÊÔÛ›ˆÛË Î·È ÙÔ Ù·Ï¤ÓÙÔ ÙÔ˘ ÛÙËÓ
ÂÎÎÏËÛ›· Ì·˜. ΔÒÚ·, ÌÔÚ› fiÏÔÈ Ó· ÌËÓ ‰ÂÓ ¤¯Ô˘Ì ÙË ÊˆÓ‹
ÙÔ˘ Î ƒÒÛÛË, ·ÏÏ¿ ÌÔÚԇ̠fiÏÔÈ Ó· ¤¯Ô˘Ì ÙËÓ ·ÊÔÛ›ˆÛ‹
ÙÔ˘ ÛÙËÓ ∂ÎÎÏËÛ›· Ì·˜.
√È ¿ÓıÚˆÔÈ Ô˘ ·Ó·Ï·Ì‚¿ÓÔ˘Ó Û ۯÂÙÈο ‰‡ÛÎÔϘ
ηٷÛÙ¿ÛÂÈ ÙË ‰È·Ù‹ÚËÛË ·˘Ù‹˜ Ù˘ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›·˜, ›ӷÈ
‰˘Ó·ÌÈÎÔ› Î·È Û¤ÛÈ·Ï. ∫¿ÔÈÔÈ ·fi ÂÌ¿˜ ÙÔ
·ÓÙÈÏ·Ì‚·ÓfiÌ·ÛÙÂ Î·È ‚ÔËıԇ̠fiÛÔ ÌÔÚÔ‡ÌÂ, ·ÏÏ¿ fiÏÔÈ
fiÛÔÈ ÔÊÂÏÔ‡ÌÂı· ·fi ÙÔÓ ÕÁÈÔ ¡ÈÎfiÏ·Ô Ú¤ÂÈ Ó· ÙÔ
Û˘ÓÂȉËÙÔÔÈ‹ÛÔ˘ÌÂ Î·È Ó· ‚ÔËıԇ̠fiÛÔ ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚÔ
ÌÔÚÔ‡ÌÂ.
™·˜ ¢¯·ÚÈÛÙÒ, ÃÚfiÓÓÈ· ¶ÔÏÏ¿ ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ∏̤ڷ ÙˆÓ
∂˘¯·ÚÈÛÙÈÒÓ, ∫·Ï¿ ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡ÁÂÓÓ·, ˘Á›· Î·È Â˘Ù˘¯›· ÁÈ·
fiÏÔ˘˜ Ì·˜.
¶ÚÔÔÓËÙ‹˜, °È¿ÓÓ˘ ¶¿Ï·˜
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GOYA NEWS ✧ ¡∂A ΔH™ GOYA'S
A “Paint Night “ was held on November 13, 2015 in order to raise funds for the G.O.Y.A. ministry. Approximately 40 people attended and produced their own version of a beautiful fall moon and landscape. The
advisors would like to thank everyone for participating and bringing a favorite dish to share. A good time
was had by all. May the spirit of Christmas be with you throughout the New Year.
The Saint Nicholas Advisors
The Saint Nicholas Goyans have been doing a tremendous job this year in winning basketball tournaments as
well as serving as aides in Sunday School and helping in other areas such as the Stewardship Program. Below are
pictures of the GOYA Boys A Team and Girls A Team Champions of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation tournament.
The Saint Nicholas GOYA
Girls Basketball Team A celebrating their win.
A majority of the Goyans and Coaches are present
after sweeping the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of
the Annunciation’s tournament.
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RHODIAN SOCIETY OF MARYLAND
‘DIAGORAS’
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2015
FROM 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM
FREE TO CHILDREN UP TO AGE 11 YEARS OLD
ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
520 S. PONCA STREET
RSVP TO [email protected]
Or visit us on facebook Rhodian Society of Maryland
COME JOIN THE
Rhodian Society of Maryland
AT OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
BULL, SHRIMP & OYSTER FEAST
Friday, February 12, 2016
from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
UAW Hall Local 239, 1010 S. Oldham Street
Celebrate Valentines Day!!
Come join us for a good time, plenty of food, good friends, games and music!
Menu: All you can eat Steamed Shrimp, Raw Oysters, Pit Beef, Pit Ham, Greek Salad, Corn
Pudding, Shrimp soup, Beer, soft drinks & much more included!! (menu subject to change)
Adults: $45.00/pp & kids 12 & under $30.00 Interested in
tickets or a table please contact: Maria Angelou @ 443-865-0851
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In memory of Alexandros Kalambihis
In memory of Athanasios Sarioglou
Mrs. Kriss Cocoros
Mr. & Mrs. Spiros Alafassos
Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Antonakas
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Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Antonakas
Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Stakias
Michael & Lemonia Stakias
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MRS AMARANTIDIS PARTHENA
MRS ARGYRAKIS DESPINA
MR BATES SAM
MRS CHRIST STASA
MRS CORNIAS CLARA
MR/MRS FORAKIS MICHAEL
MRS GERAPETRITES FOTINI
MRS GLYKIADIS DESPINA
MR/MRS HARRIS SPYROS
MR/MRS IEROMONAHOS DIMITRIOS
MRS KAPETANAKOS SOULLA
MR/MRS KIMOS JAMES
MR/MRS KOTZIAS GEORGE A.
MR/MRS KOURTESIS MICHAEL
MR/MRS MILONAS KIMON
MRS PAPPAS IRENE
MRS PELTSEMES IRENE
MS REDMILES SOPHIA
MRS SARIOGLOU ANASTASIA
MR/MRS STAKIAS PETE
MR/MRS STAVRAKIS DEMETRIOS
MR TARATSIDES GEORGE
MR/MRS TRIANTAFILOS COSTAS
MR/MRS TSAMPOS GEORGE
MR/MRS VIZANIARlS ALEXANDROS
MR/MRS ALAFASSOS SPYROS
MR/MRS AMARANTIDIS HARRY
MRS ASHBY ATHELENE
MR BISBIKIS PETE
MS CHRISTAKOU STAVROULA
MR/MRS DIAKOKOMNINOS KOSMAS
MR/MRS FOTIOU JOHN
MR/MRS GIAKOUMAKIS NICK
MR GLYKIADIS KONSTANTINO
MS HATZIEFTHIMIO ANASTASIA
MS JOHNS HELEN
MR/MRS KAPUTSOS MARSHALL
MRS KORNIAS MARIA
MR/MRS KOTZIAS CHRIS
MR/MRS KOUTSANTONIS DEMETRIOS
MR/MRS PADOUSIS JOHN E.
MRS PAROS MARY
MRS PIKOUNIS ELENI
MR/MRS SAKELAKIS JOHN
MRS SERAFIS MARY
MR/MRS STAKIAS STELIOS
MR/MRS STEWART JOHN
MR/MRS TETTERIS STEVE
MR/MRS TRINTIS NICOLAOS
MS VASILAKOPOULO IRENE
MR XIPOLITIDIS JOHN
MR/MRS ALEVROGIANNIS GEORGE
MRS ANAN ELEZABETH A.
MR/MRS ATSALIS GUS
MR/MRS CHRISOVERGIS NICHOLAS
MR/MRS CORNIAS MICHAEL C.
MRS ELIOPOULOS ANNAMS
GERAPETRITES PANAGIOTA
MR/MRS GIANNAKOULIAS
GEORGEHALKIAN “SAINT NICHOLAS”
MR/MRS HINELINE BRUCE
MR/MRS KAIKIS CLEMIS
MR/MRS KATSAS STAVROS
MR KOSMOS GEORGE
MR/MRS KOUGIANOS DIONISIOS
MR/MRS LOUMIOTIS DIMITRIOS
MR/MRS PAPADOPOULOS ASIMAKIS
MR/MRS PATERAKIS CHARLES
MR/MRS PIKOUNIS JOHN & DEBBIE
MS SALPEAS MARIA
MR/MRS SFAKIANOUDIS VASILIS
MR/MRS STAKIAS JOHN
MRS STRAKES KATHERINE
MR THEOHARIS GEORGE
MRS TRIPOLITIS EKATERINI
MRS VASILAKOPOULO ANASTASIA
MR/MRS YIANAKIS STEVE
MR/MRS ALMASON TEPHEN
MR/MRS ANASTASIADES DEMOS
MR/MRS ATSIDIS IOANNIS
MRS CHRISSOMALLIS SOPHIE
MRS CORNIAS KALLIOPI T.
MR/MRS FILIPIDIS NICHOLAS
MS GERAPETRITES SOFIA
MR/MRS GIANNAS STYLIANOS
MS HARRIS ATHENA
MR/MRS HONDROULIS EMMANUEL D.
MR/MRS KAKAROLIS DINO
MR/MRS KEVAS GEORGE
MR KOSTOS JOHN
MRS KOULATSOS ANASTASIA
MR/MRS MILLETT & ALEX EARL
MRS PAPAVASILIOU THARRENOS
MR/MRS PATINIOTIS PANAGIOTIS
MR/MRS QUINTERO DENNIS & RITA
MR SARIOGLOU NIKOLAOS
MR/MRS SOULIKAS GEORGE
MR/MRS STAMATOPOULO JOHN
MRS TARATSIDES ATHENA
MR/MRS THEOHARIS EMMANUEL
MR/MRS TSAMPICOS GEORGE
MR VASILARAKIS EMMANUEL
TOTALS PLEDGED: $46,346.20 PAYMENTS: $17,147.20 BALANCE: $29,200.00
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DECEMBER 2015
POINSETTIAS FOR THE CHURCH
& COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CARD
Please donate Poinsettias to decorate our church for Christmas. The cost is
$20.00 per plant. Also, if you wish to have your family’s name printed in the
Community Christmas Card the cost is $20.00. Please specify your choice (below)
and fill out the form by checking the box of your choice and please enclose your
donation. Thank you.
NAME ...........................................................................................................................................
ADDRESS .....................................................................................................................................
POINSETTIAS (#_____) $_____
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CARD (#_____) $_____
Greektown Square and Event Center
Special Events
Private Events
December 12, 2015 – St. Nicholas Name Day Dance
December 31, 2015 – New Year’s Eve Dance
December 4, 2015 – Christmas Party