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KOINONIA
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KOINONIA
October/OÎÙÒ‚ÚÈÔ˜, 2008
Pastoral Message from Fr. Michael L. Pastrikos
Summer is over and we are in the fall season. Days will get
shorter and the nights longer. There will be more darkness
than light. But you and I know that Christ is the Light of the
world and therefore we are not afraid of darkness.
One local Orthodox priest in his sermon said: “In the first
centuries of Christianity, in times of persecution, the faithful
prayed in the catacombs, hidden in the damp underground.
Faithful Christians came to these catacombs to offer prayers
despite the darkness, dampness, and frightful cold, away from
their persecutors. If we are going to share and to bask in that
light, we need to pay more attention to our spiritual lives.
Today in our churches, we have the right to pray and to
exercise our religious freedom. We are able to peacefully sing
hymns of praise, to discuss openly the issues of our faith and
to partake freely of the Holy Sacraments of the Church. We
are certainly taking good care of our physical lives and well
being, but as a society we are also neglecting our spiritual
well being.
What can this empty, sinful world give back to us? There
is nothing more beautiful or perfect than God. The Word of
Truth is in the church in the world outside of God we find
emptiness, as well as dissension, hate, and instability. In the
Christian world we find tenderness, truth, love and joy; which
is real and stable at all times. Through Christ and the Church,
we find the true oasis for our souls.
The question is always asked: “How do we find Christ?”
“How can we change the way we live to come closer to God?”
The answer is very easy! We need to pray more and fast
more. The other day I heard someone say, I don’t believe in
fasting, nor do I believe that we must pray in order to be better Christians. That you don’t believe in what our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ teaches us? In today’s society, we like to
pick and choose what we like or dislike about Christ’s teachings. There is a tendency with people today to mold Christ
into what we think He should be. Christ will always be the
same yesterday, today and tomorrow. We cannot change
Him to fit our ideas.
The value of wisdom is another important ingredient that
we could use as a weapon to armor ourselves. Where do we
find this wisdom? By reading the Holy Bible? The Holy Bible
is filled with the wisdom of God. The church is filled with the
wisdom of God. When society or even our own members go
elsewhere to look for something more meaningful and substantive, it is often due to two things. First, whether we have
failed as a church, and second, people’s lives are not grounded
here and wish to believe something else.
Today, we read the newspapers and magazine much more
than we read the Holy Bible or the Lives of the Saints or other
religious material. If you look at your bookshelf at home,
how many religious books are found there? If there are more
religious books on the shelves then we are running in the right
direction. If not, than we are truly losing the race. We as
Christians must focus more on the needs of our spiritual fulfillment than our physical well-being.
When was the last time we did something charitable? Give
food to the hungry, water to the thirsty, clothing to the naked, visit the shut-in and helped at the church’s fundraisers?
These are the kind acts of Love that God wants us to be a part
of.
Remember, all things, other than our faith, lead to death
and nothingness. Only faith in Christ, in His church is eternal
life. Instead, let us cling to our faith as the only real, tangible
thing we can always carry with us.
(Psalms 117:2) “The truth endures forever.”
PROTOPRESBYTER FR. MICHAEL PASTRIKOS, PASTOR
CHURCH OFFICE TELEPHONE: 410-633-5020
CHURCH FAX: 410-633-4352
CELL: 443-742-8314
www.stnicholasmd.org
CHURCH SECRETARY
MARIA SALPEAS
PROTO PSALTI/CHOIR DIRECTOR
GEORGE ROSSIS
PARISH COUNCIL
TAKIS PAPADOPOULOS, PRESIDENT
STANLEY SOURANIS, VICE PRESIDENT
JOHN CHRISSOMALLIS, TREASURER
KYRIAKOS STAMOULIS, ASSISTANT TREASURER
DIMITRIOS STAKIAS, RECORDING SECRETARY
DEMETRIOS KOSMAS, CORRES. SECRETARY
MILTON COSSIS
GEORGE DIACOLUKAS
JOHN KOROLOGOS
PANAGIOTIS SALIARIS
JOHN SFAKIANOUDIS
VASILIOS SKORDALOS
EMMANUEL THEOHARIS
FRANK VASILIOS
CONSTANTINE ZISSIMOS
ORGANIST
PETE BISBIKIS
PHILOPTOCHOS
RENEE THEMELIS, PRESIDENT
EVA NYCHIS, VICE PRESIDENT
CHRISTINE ZERVOS, 2ND VICE PRESIDENT
MARIA THEOHARIS, TREASURER
STELLA KOUKIDES, ASST. TREASURER
MARIA KOUTSOURIS, REC. SECRETARY
ZOE PERDIKAKIS, ENGLISH SECRETARY
PRESBYTERA MOLLY BURDUSI
MARY DIACOLUKAS
NORA KEFALAS
DESPINA KOSTALAS
KALIOPI PAPADOPOULOS
EVAGELIA SALIARIS
IRENE VASILIOS
KIKI VAVAKAS
PSALTIS
DR. NICHOLAS PAPADEMETRIOU
STANLEY MAVROULIS
PASTORAL ASSISTANT
BILL POULOS
SEXTON
STANLEY CAVOURAS
SUNDAY SCHOOL
SOPHIA GERAPETRITIS, PRINCIPAL
EMILY COSSIS, VICE PRINCIPAL
& 10TH AND 11TH GRADES
HARRY AMARANTIDIS, 9TH GRADE
EFFIE KARABELAS-CANNING, 8TH GRADE
MARY ILIADIS, 7TH GRADE
PATRICIA KONTOUDIS, 6TH GRADE
VOULA GERAPETRITIS, 5TH GRADE
KYRA KONTUDIS, 4TH GRADE
FOULA MASTROVASILIS, 3RD GRADE
PENNY GERAPETRITIS, 1ST GRADE
YANA KARABELAS, KINDERGARTEN
ANNA MAVRELOS, PRE-K, NURSERY
ELIAS COSSIS, OFFICE AIDE
ARIS BOULOUBASSIS, AIDE
VASILI PHILIPOU, AIDE
AFTERNOON GREEK SCHOOL
HELEN LOUVROU-MONOPOLIS, PRINCIPAL
VASILIKI KALOGRANIS, TEACHER
EVGENIA KANAKIS, TEACHER
GREEK SCHOOL P.T.A.
ELENI KOSTAKIS, PRESIDENT
EFTHIMIA ATSIDIS, VICE PRESIDENT
STAMATIA IEROMONAHOS, SECRETARY
NITSA ZDZIERA, TREASURER
POPI ANGELOS
MARIA GIORGAKIS
EUGENIA KARELLAS
NOULA KATAXENOU
PATRICIA TOPOUZOGLOU
DIMITRA VLANTAS
THE DIAMONDS
MONICA AGAPOGLOU, PRESIDENT
SOULA GIANNAKOULIAS, VICE PRESIDENT
TED AGAPOGLOU, TREASURER
DESPINA KAITIS, SECRETARY
LESLIE SARANTINOS, CORRES. SECRETARY
G.O.Y.A.
GEORGIOS THEOHARIS, PRESIDENT
PENELOPE FANTIS, VICE PRESIDENT
NICK HALKIAS, TREASURER
KATERINA STAVRAKIS, REC. SECRETARY
ANGELICA SFAKIANOUDIS, CORRES. SECRETARY
GIA STAVRAKIS, HISTORIAN
(MEETS THE 1ST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH)
J.O.Y.
NICK KARELLAS, PRESIDENT
MICHAEL ANGELOS, VICE PRESIDENT
KATERINA IEROMONAHOS, SECRETARY
FOULA PARAGIOS, TREASURER
IRENE ANGELOS, HISTORIAN
LEMONIA KOSTAKIS, SERGEANT OF ARMS
October/OÎÙÒ‚ÚÈÔ˜, 2008
KOINONIA
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COMMUNITY NEWS - ∫Oπ¡O∆π∫∞ ¡∂A
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS
Sunday School began its lessons on Sunday, September 21st.
We welcome our returning students and look forward once again
to teaching and sharing our Orthodox faith. This year as last
year, all students and staff must be in church by 10 am in
order to hear the Epistle and Gospel reading, and of course Fr.
Michael’s sermon. The students are encouraged to sit with their
family while in church. We will remain there until Holy Communion and thereafter go to our classrooms. We want to remind you
the parents to please make sure you prepare your children to take
Communion on Sundays.
We welcome our returning teachers who volunteer to give
their time and talent to teach our young students about their faith.
We would also like to welcome our new teachers and aides. Registration will continue in the Sunday school office after church
services. The enrollment fee for each child is still $10. This fee will
offset the cost of the books and materials they will receive to help
them with their lessons.
Last month, we wrote about a riddle that a teacher had asked
his students. “In what way are a flower, a flute and a candle alike?”
One boy answered, “They’re all made by God.” Of course, he was
right. But they are also alike in another way. Here is the answer:
There is one important lesson we can learn from these three
things; they were made to be GIVING THINGS. The flower gives
its beauty and its fragrance. The candle gives its light and heat.
And the flute gives its beautiful music. If these three things did not
give away their gifts, they would be of little worth. The God Who
created beauty and light and heat and fragrance and music is a giving God.
If God Who gives Himself away, and Who gave His Precious
Son Jesus to save us from sin, created things that give themselves
away, for what purpose do you think did He create us? Answer:
He created us to be givers. In what ways can we give ourselves to
others? We can give ourselves to God, i.e., commitment, obedience. We can give to the needy. We can give kind words to others. We can give our friendship, or give our smile. We can also
give our support to our church. To sum it up, as Father Michael
mentions in his Pastoral Message, quote “These are the kind acts
of Love that God wants us to be apart of.”
¡∂∞ ∆OÀ ∫∞∆∏Ã∏∆π∫OÀ ™ÃO§∂πOÀ
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ÙÔ˘˜ fiÛÔ Â›Ó·È Ì¤Û· ÛÙËÓ ∂ÎÎÏËÛ›·. £· ·Ú·Ì¤ÓÔ˘Ó ÛÙËÓ
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οı ̷ıËÙ‹ Â›Ó·È $ 10, Ô˘ ηχÙÂÈ Ù· ÎfiÛÙÔ˜ ÙˆÓ ‚È‚Ï›ˆÓ
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‚ÔËı‹ÛÔ˘Ì ٷ ·È‰È¿ Ó· Ì¿ıÔ˘Ó.
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Ô˘ ·Á·¿ Ô £Âfi˜ Î·È Ô˘ Ì·˜ ı¤ÏÂÈ Ó· Û˘ÌÌÂÙ¤¯Ô˘Ì».
GREEK SCHOOL P.T.A. NEWS
On behalf of the St. Nicholas Greek School, we would like to
welcome everyone back to a new school year.
Our annual Fall Costume party will be held on Saturday, October 18th in the main hall. Our annual “Oxi Day” celebration will
take place on Sunday, October 26th following church services.
If you have any questions, please contact Popi Angelos at 410823-7023 or Eleni Kostakis at 410-529-8656.
¡∂∞ ∆OÀ ƒ∆∞ ∂§§∏¡π∫OÀ ™ÃO§∂πOÀ
∂Π̤ÚÔ˘˜ ÙÔ˘ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎÔ‡ ™¯ÔÏ›Ԣ ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ ¡ÈÎÔÏ¿Ô˘
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¡ÈÎÔÏ¿Ô˘. ∏ ∂ıÓÈ΋ Â¤ÙÂÈÔ˜ Ù˘ «28˘ √ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘» ı·
ÂÔÚÙ·ÛÙ› ÙËÓ ∫˘Úȷ΋, 26 √Έ‚Ú›Ô˘, ·Ì¤Ûˆ˜ ÌÂÙ¿ ÙË £Â›·
§ÂÈÙÔ˘ÚÁ›·.
∞Ó ı¤ÏÂÙ ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ˜ ÏËÚÔÊÔڛ˜ ·Ú·Î·Ï›ÛÙ ӷ
ÂÈÎÔÈÓˆÓ‹ÛÂÙ Ì ÙËÓ Î. ¶fiÈ ∞ÁÁÂÏÔ˘, 410- 510-823-7023 Ë,
Î. ∂ϤÓË ∫ˆÛÙ¿ÎË, 410-529-8656.
GOYA NEWS
GOYA had its first meeting of the new year on Monday, September 1st. It was great to see everyone again and also welcome
new members to GOYA. Father Michael was in attendance and
did a blessing for our new year. GOYA has many philanthropic
and fun activities that will be taking place.
The first tournament we will be attending is Sts Constantine
and Helen in Washington, DC on September 27 and 28th. Our
first fundraiser, selling Yankee candles, will be taking place in October. On October 11th and 12th, we will be attending another
tournament hosted by St. George in Bethesda. A haunted hayride
is planned for one of our fun activities. Basketball practice has
started for all GOYANS. The boys are practicing every Tuesday
at 7pm at Patterson High School. The girls are practicing every
Wednesday at 7 pm at Patterson.
The next GOYA meeting will be taking place on Monday, October 6th at 7 pm. Anyone between the ages of 12-18 is welcome
and encouraged to join. Registration is $20.00.
Continued on page 4
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KOINONIA
October/OÎÙÒ‚ÚÈÔ˜, 2008
COMMUNITY NEWS - ∫Oπ¡O∆π∫∞ ¡∂A
From page 3
Hope to see you at our next meeting!!
Angelica Sfakianoudis, Corres. Secretary
NEA T∏™ GOYA
∏ ÚÒÙË Û˘Ó‰ڛ·ÛË Ù˘ GOYA ‹Ù·Ó ÙËÓ ¢Â˘Ù¤Ú·, 1Ë
™ÂÙÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘. ◊Ù·Ó ı·˘Ì¿ÛÈÔ Ó· ‰Ô‡Ì fiÏ· Ù· ·È‰È¿ Î·È Ó·
ηψÛÔÚ›ÛÔ˘Ì ٷ Ó¤· ̤ÏË. √ ¶·Ù‹Ú ªÈ¯·‹Ï ¤Î·Ó ÙÔÓ
·ÁÈ·ÛÌfi ÁÈ· ÙË Ó¤· ¯ÚÔÓÈ¿. ∏ GOYA ¤¯ÂÈ ÚÔÁÚ·ÌÌ·Ù›ÛÂÈ
ÔÏϤ˜ ÊÈÏ·ÓıÚˆÈΤ˜ Î·È ÌË ÂΉËÏÒÛÂȘ ÁÈ· ÙË Ó¤· ¯ÚÔÓÈ¿.
∆Ô ÚÒÙÔ ÙÔ‡ÚÓ·ÌÂÓÙ Ì¿ÛÎÂÙ Ô˘ ı· Ï¿‚Ô˘Ì ̤ÚÔ˜ ›ӷÈ
ÛÙËÓ ∫ÔÈÓfiÙËÙ· ÙˆÓ ∞Á›ˆÓ ∫ˆÓÛÙ·ÓÙ›ÓÔ˘ Î·È ∂ϤÓ˘ ÛÙËÓ
√˘¿ÛÈÁÎÙˆÓ, ÛÙȘ 27 Î·È 28 ™ÂÙÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘. ∆ÔÓ √ÎÙÒ‚ÚÈÔ ı·
Ô˘Ï¿Ì ÎÂÚÈ¿ Yankee. ™ÙȘ 11 Î·È 12 √ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘ ı· Ï¿‚Ô˘ÌÂ
̤ÚÔ˜ ÛÙÔ ÙÔ‡ÚÓ·ÌÂÓÙ Ù˘ ∫ÔÈÓfiÙËÙ·˜ ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ °ÂˆÚÁ›Ô˘,
ÛÙÔ ªÂı¤ÛÓÙ·. √È ÂÍ·Û΋ÛÂȘ ª¿ÛÎÂÙ ¤¯Ô˘Ó
ÚÔÁÚ·ÌÌ·ÙÈÛÙ› ÁÈ· Ù· ·È‰È¿ Ù˘ GOYA. ∆· ·ÁfiÚÈ·
·ÛÎÔ‡ÓÙ·È Î¿ı ∆Ú›ÙË ‚Ú¿‰˘ 7 Ì.Ì. ÛÙÔ Patterson High School.
∆· ÎÔÚ›ÙÛÈ· ·ÛÎÔ‡ÓÙ·È Î¿ı ∆ÂÙ¿ÚÙË ‚Ú¿‰˘ ÛÙȘ 7 Ì.Ì. Â›Û˘
ÛÙÔ Patterson High School.
∏ ÂÔ̤ÓË Û˘Ó‰ڛ·ÛË Ù˘ GOYA ı· Á›ÓÂÈ ÙËÓ ¢Â˘Ù¤Ú·, 6
√ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘ ÛÙȘ 7 Ì.Ì. ¶·Ú·Î·ÏÔ‡ÓÙ·È fiÏ· Ù· ·È‰È¿ ËÏÈΛ·˜
12 - 18 ÂÙÒÓ Ó· ¤ÏıÔ˘Ó Î·È Ó· Á›ÓÔ˘Ó Ì¤ÏË ÙÔ˘ ÔÚÁ·ÓÈÛÌÔ‡ Ì·˜.
∏ ÂÁÁÚ·Ê‹ Â›Ó·È $20.00 ÙÔ ·È‰›.
∂Ï›˙Ô˘Ì ӷ Û·˜ ‰Ô‡Ì ÛÙËÓ Û˘Ó‰ڛ·ÛË!
∞ÁÁÂÏÈ΋ ™Ê·ÎÈ·ÓÔ‡‰Ë - °Ú·ÌÌ·Ù¤·˜ ∞ÏÏËÏÔÁÚ·Ê›·˜
J.O.Y. NEWS & UPDATE
The first meeting of the St. Nicholas J.O.Y group was Saturday, September 13th. The children learned about the Exaltation of
the Holy Cross with much enthusiasm and curiosity. Our next
meeting is Saturday, October 11th. Elections will take place during that meeting. We are still accepting new registrations, so it
isn’t too late to join us!
Our J.O.Y. members for the month of October are: Irene
Angelos, Kalliopi Cornias & Lemonia Kostakis. Please look for
their “All About Me” posters which will be displayed in the church
atrium during the entire month of October.
If you have any questions or require additional information,
please contact Popi Angelos at 410-823-7023 or 410-971-4857.
Thanks!
ST. NICHOLAS DIAMONDS NEWS
Our first meeting on Tuesday, October 14th at 11 am will feature the Community Outreach Speaker from Union Memorial
Hospital on Heart Health. Invite friends to join us in gaining
more knowledge about this vital topic.
The Diamonds will also be attending TOBY’S Dinner Theater
on Thursday, October 16th to see the play “Phantom of the Opera.” Those interested should see Mr. Ted Agapaloglou or Mrs.
Despina Kaitis. The cost is $42.00 per person.
The YARD SALE will be held on Saturday, October 25th at
St. Nicholas Fellowship center from 8 am to Noon. Items for sale
can be brought beginning Sunday, October 19th.
¢π∞ª∞¡∆π∞ ∞°πOÀ ¡π∫O§∞OÀ
™ÙË ÚÒÙË Ì·˜ Û˘Ó‰ڛ·ÛË, ÙËÓ ∆Ú›ÙË, 14 √ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘ ı· Ì·˜
ÌÈÏ‹ÛÂÈ ÚÔÛÎÂÎÎÏË̤ÓÔ˜ ÔÌÈÏÈÙ‹˜ Ì·˜ ·fi ÙÔ Union Memorial Hospital ¿Óˆ ÛÙÔ ÛËÌ·ÓÙÈÎfi ı¤Ì· ÀÁ›·˜ Ù˘ ∫·Ú‰È¿˜.
∫·Ï¤ÛÙ ʛÏÔ˘˜ Ó· ¤ÏıÔ˘Ó Î·È Ó· Ì¿ıÔ˘Ó Î¿ÙÈ ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚÔ
¿Óˆ ÛÙÔ ˙ˆÙÈÎfi ·˘Ùfi ı¤Ì·.
∆· ¢π∞ª∞¡∆π∞ ÚÔÁÚ·ÌÌ·Ù›˙Ô˘Ó Ó· ·Ú·ÎÔÏÔ˘ı‹ÛÔ˘Ó
ÙÔ ¤ÚÁÔ/ÌÈÔ‡˙ÈÎ·Ï “Phantom of the Opera,” ÛÙÔ TOBY’S Dinner Theater, ÙËÓ ¶¤ÌÙË, 16 √ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘. ∆ÈÌ‹ ÁÈ· ÙÔ ¤ÚÁÔ Î·È
ÙÔ ‰Â›ÓÔ $42.00 ÙÔ ¿ÙÔÌÔ. °È· ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ˜ ÏËÚÔÊÔڛ˜
·Ú·Î·Ï›ÛÙ ӷ ÂÈÎÔÈÓˆÓ‹ÛÂÙ Ì ÙÔÓ £Âfi‰ˆÚÔ
∞Á·¿ÏÔÁÏÔ˘ ‹ ÙËÓ ¢¤ÛÔÈÓ· ∫·˝ÙË.
∆Ô ™¿‚‚·ÙÔ, 25 √ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘ Ù· ¢π∞ª∞¡∆π∞ ı· ¤¯Ô˘Ó ÙÔ
YARD SALE, ÛÙÔ ∫ÔÈÓÔÙÈÎfi ∫¤ÓÙÚÔ Ù˘ ∫ÔÈÓfiÙËÙ·˜, ·fi ÙȘ
8 .Ì. ¤ˆ˜ ÙÔ ÌÂÛË̤ÚÈ. £· Ì·˙‡ԢÌ Ú¿ÁÌ·Ù· ÁÈ· Ó·
Ô˘ÏËıÔ‡Ó ·fi ÙËÓ ∫˘Úȷ΋, 19 √ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘.
PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS
Happy October! We hope you had a great September. We
enjoyed seeing everyone at the September meetings. Please make
the effort to come to all of our meetings. We love seeing you.
Our next meeting is on Wednesday, October 1st at 7 pm. Refreshments will be served. Also in October is our annual Bingo
Night that will take place on Friday, October 24th. The doors will
open at 5:30 pm and the games will start at 6 pm. Food will be
available for you to purchase. Come and join us, we always have
a lot of fun!! Admission is $10 per person. For tickets or more
information, call Kelly Papadopoulos at 410-256-6362.
Our November meeting will be on Wednesday, November 5th
at 6 pm. We will be celebrating our Patron Saints Kosmas and
Damianos with a dinner and a guest speaker, followed by our
meeting. There is no charge for the dinner. Please mark your calendars for this very special evening. Remember this meeting will
begin at 6 pm. See you there!
NEA T∏™ ºπ§O¶∆øÃOÀ
∫·Ïfi ª‹Ó·! ∂Ï›˙Ô˘ÌÂ Ô ™Â٤̂ÚÈÔ˜ ‹Ù·Ó ηÏfi˜ ÁÈ·
fiÏÔ˘˜ Ì·˜! ÷ڋηÌ Ì ÙËÓ ·ÚÔ˘Û›· fiÏˆÓ ÛÙȘ Û˘Ó‰ÚÈ¿ÛÂȘ
ÙÔ˘ ™ÂÙÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘. ¶ÚÔÛ·ı›ÛÙ ӷ ¤Ú¯ÂÛÙ Û fiϘ ÙȘ
Û˘Ó‰ÚÈ¿ÛÂȘ. ∏ ·ÚÔ˘Û›· Û·˜ Ì·˜ ¢¯·ÚÈÛÙ› ȉȷ›ÙÂÚ·.
∏ ÂÔ̤ÓË Ì·˜ Û˘Ó‰ڛ·ÛË ı· Â›Ó·È ÙËÓ ∆ÂÙ¿ÚÙË, 1Ë
√ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘ ÛÙȘ 7 Ì.Ì. £· ÚÔÛʤÚÔ˘Ì ÁÏ˘Î¿ ηÈ
·Ó·„˘ÎÙÈο. ∂›Û˘ ÙÔ ª¶π¡°∫√ ÙÔ˘ √ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘ ı· Á›ÓÂÈ
ÙËÓ ¶·Ú·Û΢‹, 24 √ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘. ∏ fiÚÙ· ı· ·ÓÔ›ÍÂÈ ÛÙȘ 5:30
Ì.Ì. Î·È ÙÔ ·È¯Ó›‰È ı· ·Ú¯›ÛÂÈ ÛÙȘ 6 Ì.Ì. £· Ô˘Ï¿Ì ʷÁËÙfi.
∂Ï¿ÙÂ, Û·˜ ˘ÔÛ¯fiÌ·ÛÙ fiÙÈ ı· ‰È·ÛΉ¿ÛÂÙ fiˆ˜ ¿ÓÙ·. ∏
›ÛÔ‰Ô˜ Â›Ó·È $10 ÙÔ ¿ÙÔÌÔ. °È· ÂÈÛÈÙ‹ÚÈ· ‹ ÁÈ· ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ˜
ÏËÚÔÊÔڛ˜ ·Ú·Î·Ï›ÛÙ ӷ ÂÈÎÔÈÓˆÓ‹ÛÂÙ Ì ÙËÓ Î. ∫¿ÏË
¶··‰ÔÔ‡ÏÔ˘ 410-256-6362.
∏ Û˘Ó‰ڛ·ÛË ÙÔ˘ ¡ÔÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘ ı· Â›Ó·È ÙËÓ ∆ÂÙ¿ÚÙË, 5
¡ÔÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘ ÛÙȘ 6 Ì.Ì. £· ÂÔÚÙ¿ÛÔ˘Ì ÙË ÌÓ‹ÌË ÙˆÓ ÚÔÛٿوÓ
∞Á›ˆÓ Ù˘ √ÚÁ¿ÓˆÛ‹˜ Ì·˜ «∫ÔÛÌ¿ Î·È ¢·ÌÈ·ÓÔ‡», Ì Á‡̷,
Î·È ı· ·ÚÔ˘ÛÈ¿ÛÔ˘Ì ÚÔÛÎÂÎÎÏË̤ÓÔ ÔÌÈÏËÙ‹, Ô˘ ı· Ì·˜
ÌÈÏ‹ÛÂÈ ÌÂÙ¿ ÙËÓ Û˘Ó‰ڛ·ÛË. ∆Ô ‰Â›ÓÔ Â›Ó·È ‰ˆÚ¿Ó.
™ËÌÂÈÒÛÙ ÙËÓ ËÌÂÚÔÌËÓ›· ÛÙÔ ËÌÂÚÔÏfiÁÈfi Û·˜ ÁÈ’ ·˘Ù‹ ÙËÓ
ˆÚ·›· ‚Ú·‰˘¿. ¡· ı˘Ì¿ÛÙÂ Ë Û˘Ó‰ڛ·ÛË ı· ·Ú¯›ÛÂÈ ÛÙȘ 6 Ì.Ì.
™·˜ ÂÚÈ̤ÓÔ˘ÌÂ.
ELLINAKIA DANCE GROUP NEWS
Hello everyone! It is that time of year again! We hope everyone had a great summer! The Ellinakia dance group is for children ages 6-12. It is a great place for children to meet new friends
and learn the authentic dances of our culture. The following are
the practice dates for the month of October: October 7th & October 21st starting at 6:00. We hope everyone can make it! If you
have any questions do not hesitate to email us at
[email protected].
FESTIVAL COMMITTEE NEWS 2008
We would like to welcome everyone back from your summer
vacations! Festival 2008 was a great success! We would like to
thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts for your help and
hard work. The support you have shown and your dedication to
our church is greatly appreciated.
At the last General Assembly meeting, a report was given to
the attendees of the estimated results of the festival. We have met
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with the financing committee and the books have been audited.
The final Festival 2008 report will be given at our last committee meeting on Tuesday, October 7th at 7 pm. This meeting is
open to everyone! If you cannot attend the meeting please keep
an eye out for the next Koinonia. We will be including a final
break down of the costs and profits. We thank you again for all of
your support! We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!
GREEK HERITAGE FESTIVAL
The 37th Annual Greek Heritage Festival sponsored by our sister parish, The
Annunciation Cathedral will take place
on November 7, 8, and 9, 2008. Greek
food & drinks, pastries, live music and of
course, Greek Dancing. Dance troupes
performances, European marketplace
and Cathedral Tours are just a few more
of the many and unique events taking
place on the festival weekend. Free Admission. The times are
Friday, 11 am to 12 Midnight; Saturday, 11am to 12 Midnight and
Sunday, 12 Noon to 6 pm. For more information you may call
the Cathedral office at 410-727-1831 or visit their web site at:
www.goannun.org.
THANKSGIVING GLENDI
The Macedonian Association, “ALEXANDER THE
GREAT,” invites you to come and enjoy a night filled with fun,
food and dancing at the Sheraton Hotel in Towson, on Saturday,
November 22, 2008 from 9 pm to 2 am. Music by APOLLONIA.
Tickets are $65 for adults and $50 for students. For more information or to buy tickets, please call Filio Makris at 410-5600166 or Dr. Baltatzis at 410-882-4800.
°§∂¡∆π/∏ª∂ƒ∞ ∆ø¡ ∂ÀÃ∞ƒ∏™∆πø¡
√ ™‡ÏÏÔÁÔ˜ ª·Î‰fiÓˆÓ «ª∂°∞™ ∞§∂•∞¡¢ƒ√™» Û·˜
ÚÔÛηÏ› Û ÌÈ· Ê·ÓÙ·ÛÙÈ΋ ÂΉ‹ÏˆÛË ‰È·ÛΤ‰·Û˘, Ê·ÁËÙÔ‡
Î·È ¯ÔÚÔ‡ Ô˘ ı· Ï¿‚ÂÈ ¯ÒÚ· ÛÙÔ Sheraton Hotel in Towson, ÙÔ
™¿‚‚·ÙÔ, 22 ¡ÔÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘, 2008 ·fi ÙȘ 9 Ì.Ì. ¤ˆ˜ ÙȘ 2 .Ì.
ªÔ˘ÛÈ΋ ·fi ÙËÓ √Ú¯‹ÛÙÚ· «∞¶√§§ø¡π∞».
∆· ÂÈÛÈÙ‹ÚÈ· ˆÏÔ‡ÓÙ·È ÚÔ˜ $65 ÙÔ ¿ÙÔÌÔ ÁÈ· ÌÂÁ¿ÏÔ˘˜
Î·È $50 ÁÈ· Ì·ıËÙ¤˜. °È· ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚ˜ ÏËÚÔÊÔڛ˜ ‹ ÁÈ· Ó·
ÎÏ›ÛÂÙ ÙÔ ÙÚ·¤˙È Û·˜ ·Ú·Î·Ï›ÛÙ ӷ ÂÈÎÔÈÓˆÓ‹ÛÂÙ ÌÂ
ÙËÓ Î. ºÈÏÈÒ ª·ÎÚ‹ 410-560-0166 ‹ ÙÔÓ °È·ÙÚfi ¶·Ó·ÁÈÒÙË
ª·ÏÙ·Ù˙‹ 410-882-4800.
PARISH LIFE COMMITTEE NEWS
the various Church organizations are asked to attend and to share
their organization’s calendar of events for the upcoming year and
express their organization’s views. This way very few mistakes
and conflicts will be made concerning the planning of future
events. The Parish Life Committee will be meeting on the first
Thursday of each month.
COMMUNITY “WISH LIST”
The Parish Council has been approached by many parishioners
asking us to provide a “Wish List” of items that our Church and
Fellowship Hall needs. As you may have noticed, parishioners
have already donated the new carpet in our church, new ceramic
tile in the church hallway and stair leading to the main and small
halls, new chair rails in these halls, painting of the large hall and
kitchen, new ceiling tile and grid system in the school building and
hall in front of the church office and Father Michael’s office, painting of the stage and our new kindergarten room. All of these were
donated with the love and trust of our Parish Council and church
members.
The following is the “Wish List” of items or areas in our buildings that need our attention.
1. Renovation of all restrooms
2. Renovation of the small hall
3. Renovation of the main hall
4. The New Library/Board Room
a. New carpet including stairs
b. Painting of the walls, doors and bathroom
5. New P.A. (Public Address) systems for the main hall
(microphones and speakers)
6. Kitchen Equipment
a. Commercial pots and pans
b. Commercial slicing machine
c. Commercial ovens
7. New furnace
8. New central air conditioning system
9. New walk in freezer
10. New exterior ceramic tile at the entrance balcony of
our Church
11. Vinyl siding at the fascia boards of the church
building
12. Painting of our Church and Atrium
13. Installation of new passenger elevator for our church
14. Upgrade and renovation of the church office
15. New computer system for the entire church
16. Renovation the Saint Nicholas Dance Group storage
room
The PLC will be having its next meeting on Thursday, October 2nd, at 7 pm in the Library/Board Room. Representatives from
Continued on page 6
DONATIONS IN MEMORIAM
IN MEMORY OF MARY GAVRILIS
IN MEMORY OF MARY PAPADOPOULOS
IN MEMORY OF VASILIS FRANGAKIS
Mrs. Ann Matthews
Mr. Salvatore Rivieri
Mr. Mark A. McBain
Mr. William Schieffer
Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. Burke
Mr. Gerald Horgan
Halkian Charities “Saint Nicholas”
Mr. & Mrs. John Pappas
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Avgerinos
Fidelma Dolan
Ms. Joann Davis
Mr. & Mrs. William & Sharon Anagnos
Mrs. Irene Anagnos
Mr. Constantine Anagnos
James & Jennifer Anagnos
Mrs. Aspasia Johns
Mr. & Mrs. James Tarabicos
Highland Chapter # 33
Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos Roros
IN MEMORY OF SUSIE DRAKOS
Mr. & Mrs. George Sfakianoudis
IN MEMORY OF DENNIS LAMBROPOULOS
Mrs. Amalia Hatzikosmas
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Vasilios
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Roxanis
Mr. & Mrs. Harold
Mr.& Mrs. Koutsandreas
Ms. Maria Salpeas
IN MEMORY OF NICHOLAS GIALAMAS
Mr. & Mrs. Anastasios Koutsovasilis
Mrs. Anastasia Vasilakopoulos
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From page 5
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
Parking lot barriers
Parking Lot lights
Fellowship Hall – new exterior doors
Fellowship Hall – Awning above exterior doors
Fellowship Hall – Lettering on the exterior wall
identifying the building
22. Conversion of the Gym into classrooms.
Please take a moment to think about how, over the past 50
years, time has taken a toll on our church and its buildings and
now it is in dire need of renovations. Your monetary contribution (no matter what amount) to any of the above mentioned
items from the “Wish List” can and will make a permanent difference in the church and it will be there for generations to come.
Sincerely,
The President and the Parish Council of St. Nicholas Church
GREEKTOWN CDC
A message from John E. Gavrilis, CEO
The Greektown CDC would like to thank all of our community residents for participating in our National Night Out. Over
50 residents met at the corner of Bank and Lehigh Street to celebrate the neighborhood and promote safety. The Greektown
CDC plans to create more events that bring all of our neighbors
and community stakeholders together to discuss our vision and
future. We have recently created a Sanitation Committee that
focuses on housing code and sanitation issues of the neighborhood. This committee is comprised of 15 members and continues
to grow with each month’s meeting. We are very proud of the
great attendances and look forward to seeing more participation.
We as an organization are only as strong as our supporters and
we thank all of those who continue to do so. We continue to provide a monthly dumpster at the corner of Quail and Foster; October 25, November 22, and December 13, 2008.
As the effort to develop the Pemco property continues, the
Greektown CDC has taken the lead on developing a comprehensive plan that will best suit the community. We have partnered
with the Southeast CDC, Bayview Community, Johns Hopkins
Bayview Medical Center and other adjacent stakeholders to incorporate everyone’s input for a reasonable site plan. Please attend our next community meeting held on October 21, 2008 at
6pm in the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church for more details, or feel free to call Jason Filippou at 410-327-3306.
The streetscape construction continues to move forward and
we will finally see an end to all of the lane closings and traffic congestion we have experienced this past year. The Department of
Transportation is scheduled to pave Eastern Avenue mid to late
October, which will conclude the Greektown streetscape. The
CDC continues to work with the City to advocate for more parking spaces and safety changes that will tie into our next phase of
economic development.
The Greektown CDC maintains the public safety effort in our
community and is proud to report that Greektown is one of the
only communities in Southeast Baltimore that has had a decrease
in crime over the past few months, according to the Southeastern
Police District. Our effort includes a foot officer, monthly meetings at Southeastern Police District, Bi-Weekly Citizen on Patrol
Walks, cooperation with the MTA police and the monitoring of
CCTV cameras at the police station. We still need your help in
crime deterrence, please remember to call 911 when witnessing
any crime or illegal activity as soon as it happens. Our next Community on Patrol walks will be held on October 8th and 22nd at 6pm
on the Wachovia parking lot. We look forward to seeing you!
Believe in your community!
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Notice of General Assembly
°ÂÓÈ΋ ™˘Ó¤Ï¢ÛË
ªonday, October 20, 2008
¢Â˘Ù¤Ú·, 20 √ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘, 2008
Pursuant to the regulations of the Greek Ortodox Archdiocese of
America and the By-laws of the Greek Orthodox Community of Saint
Nicholas, Baltimore, Maryland, the date of the General Assembly meeting has been scheduled for Monday, October 20th, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
promptly.
According to Church By-Laws, those persons wishing to participate
and vote must pay their Stewardship up to the date of the Assembly. A
regular member of the Parish who is already enrolled in the Parish register but has neglected to pay his/her stewardship may pay the same day
and before the beginning of the Assembly in order to participate and vote.
AGENDA
1. Invocation by the Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Michael L. Pastrikos
2. Call to order by the Parish Council President Mr. Takis
Papadopoulos
3. Election of Chairman and Secretary for the Assembly
4. Reading and ratification of the minutes of the previous General
Assembly
5. Parish Council President report
6. Budget 2009 to be approved.
7. Treasurer's financial report
8. Priest's report.
9. Auditing Committee Report
10. Nominations' committee report and nominations taken from floor
11. Plateia report.
12. Stewardship update report.
13. Festival Committee 2008 report.
14. Formation of Election Committee
15. Old business
16. New Business
17. Benediction
All members of the Community are urged to attend this Parish Assembly
meeting, because it is important. It is also our duty as members of the
Community of Saint Nicholas to come and offer our support for the
progress of the community. At least 40 members must be present to establish a quorum. PLEASE ATTEND.
From the Priest and Parish Council of Saint Nicholas
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πÂÚ¿˜ ∞Ú¯ÈÂÈÛÎÔ‹˜ ∞ÌÂÚÈ΋˜, Î·È ÙÔ˘˜ ∂ÛˆÙÂÚÈÎÔ‡˜
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™˘Ó¤Ï¢ÛË ÙˆÓ ÌÂÏÒÓ, ÙËÓ ¢Â˘Ù¤Ú·, 20Ë √ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘, 2008,
ÛÙȘ 7:30 Ì.Ì. ·ÎÚÈ‚Ò˜.
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ÚÈÓ ÙËÓ ¤Ó·ÚÍ‹ Ù˘. ª¤ÏÔ˜ Ô˘ ‹‰Ë Â›Ó·È ÂÁÁÂÁÚ·Ì̤ÓÔ
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1. ¶ÚÔÛ¢¯‹ ·fi ÙÔÓ πÂÚ¤·, ∞ȉÂÛ. ªÈ¯·‹Ï §.
¶·ÛÙÚÈÎfi.
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∫ÔÈÓfiÙËÙ·˜ Î. ∆¿ÎË ¶··‰fiÔ˘ÏÔ.
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°ÂÓÈ΋˜ ™˘Ó¤Ï¢Û˘.
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ÚÔËÁÔ˘Ì¤Ó˘ °ÂÓÈ΋˜ ™˘Ó¤Ï¢Û˘.
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¶··‰fiÔ˘ÏÔ
6. ∂È·ڈÛË ÙÔ˘ ¶ÚÔ¸ÔÏÔÁÈÛÌÔ‡ ÁÈ· ÙÔ ¤ÙÔ˜ 2009.
7. ŒÎıÂÛË ·fi ÙÔÓ ∆·Ì›· Ù˘ ∫ÔÈÓfiÙËÙ·˜.
8. ŒÎıÂÛË ·fi ÙÔÓ πÂÚ¤·.
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11. ŒÎıÂÛË Ù˘ ∂ÈÙÚÔ‹˜ Ù˘ "¶§∞∆∂π∞™".
12. ŒÎıÂÛË Ù˘ ∂ıÂÏÔÓÙÈ΋˜ ¶ÚÔÛÊÔÚ¿˜
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14. ∂ÎÏÔÁ‹ ∂ÊÔÚ¢ÙÈ΋˜ ∂ÈÙÚÔ‹˜.
15. ¶·Ï·È¤˜ ÀÔı¤ÛÂȘ.
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17. §‹ÍË Ù˘ ™˘Ó¤Ï¢Û˘ Î·È ÚÔÛ¢¯‹.
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2009 Proposed Budget
KOINONIA DEADLINE
To all of our readers and organizations,
please submit your article/s to the Koinonia
staff before the deadline so we can include
your news for your upcoming event. All articles or posters are due by the 12th of the current month for the upcoming month’s issue.
Issue month
Deadline
November
October 12th
December
November 12th
You may drop your article to the church office or e-mail it to: Maria Salpeas at:
[email protected] or to Emily
Cossis at: [email protected]. We apologize to
anyone who may have submitted an article
via e-mail and didn’t see his or her article in
the Koinonia, but the church’s e-mail has
been down for several weeks now. Just to
make sure it is received, please send it to both
e-mails shown.
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STEWARDSHIP PLEDGES FOR 2008
October/OÎÙÒ‚ÚÈÔ˜, 2008
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STEWARDSHIP PLEDGES FOR 2008
PLEDGED TOTALS: $228,223.00; PAYMENTS: $194,811.00; BALANCE: 33,412.00
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October/OÎÙÒ‚ÚÈÔ˜, 2008
Liturgical Program for the Month of
October, 2008
Sunday, October 5: Second Sunday of Luke - B'
∫˘Úȷ΋ ÙÔ˘ §Ô˘Î¿ ; Orthros 8:45 Divine Liturgy 10
a.m. Today is National Choir Day. Congratulations
to all our Choir members.
Saturday, October 25: Great Vesper Service at
Saint Demetrios Parish. Our Sister Church is
celebrating their church's Name Day. Services will
begin at 7:00 p.m. Reception will follow.
Sunday October 12: Sunday of the Holy Fathers of
the 7th Ecumenical Council. Orthros 8:45, Divine
Liturgy 10 am.
Sunday, October 26: Sixth Sunday of Luke. ™∆'
∫˘Úȷ΋ ÙÔ˘ §Ô˘Î¿. Orthros 8:45 Divine Liturgy 10
a.m.
Sunday, October 19: Third Sunday of Luke. °'
∫˘Úȷ΋ ÙÔ˘ §Ô˘Î¿. Orthros 8:45 Divine Liturgy 10
a.m.
Monday, October 20: Saint Gerasimos of
Cephalonia. ∆Ô˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ °ÂÚ·Û›ÌÔ˘ ÂÓ ∫ÂÊ·ÏÏËÓ›·.
Orthros 8:45 Divine Liturgy 9:45 a.m.
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Tuesday, October 28: Holy Protection of the
Theotokos. ∞Á›Ô· ™Î¤Ë Ù˘ £ÂÔÙfiÎÔ˘. ∂ıÓÈ΋ ∂ÔÚÙ‹
ÙÔ˘ ÈÛÙÔÚÈÎÔ‡ «OÃπ». Orthros 8:45 Divine Liturgy
9:45 a.m. A doxology to be chanted at the end of the
Divine Liturgy to celebrate the National day of
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