Regis try P.3

Par ish News P.4-5

Youth News P.6

Photos o f Events P.7

Dear Brothers and Sisters

in Christ:

Hard to believe we are al-

ready into the second month

of our 75th Anniversary

year. The committee contin-

ues to meet and can use lots

of help sifting through the

archives and photos to make

our parish history come alive

in various ways. If you’ve

been in the social hall,

you’ve seen the pictorial

story boards. We are high-

lighting most of our ministry

groups sometime during the

year (see parish event calen-

dar mailed with January GT

and page 5 of this newslet-

ter). If you see one you’re

particular interested, jump in

and help committee.

Please send us any photo

that might be helpful. Espe-

cially photos of wedding

couples and of couples at the

baptism of their child. See

the online gallery of photos

available on our website to

see what we have so far.

Another way to share our

history is to highlight each

month in this newsletter,

significant events from par-

ish history that happened

during that month. We were

not organized for January so

we’ll do it with February in

this edition. The other thing

you’ll notice is the history

only goes back to year 2000.

That’s because are digital

editions only go back that

far. We need help digitally

scanning older bulletins and

newsletters and perusing

them for significant events.

So, here goes, enjoy and

Blessed 75th to all !

January 2000-2014

2000

Parish bookstore opening

soon.

Barbara Bauman celebrates

20 years as choir director

Festal Icon project begins.

Priest discretionary fund ini-

tiated- to confidentially as-

sist parishioners and others

in need.

2001

Classroom/nursery convert-

ed and furnished to become

new youth room.

2002

MEOCCA Cooperative Cat-

echism program begins sec-

ond set of classes.

Naomi Tsantir begins volun-

teering as coffee hour coor-

dinator.

2003

New Orthodox Radio pro-

gram coming soon.

2005

Orthodox Christian Prison

Ministry of Minnesota be-

gins under leadership of Paul

Hatjistilianos.

2007

Newly elevated Bishop De-

metrios of Mokissos cele-

brates Divine Liturgy at St.

George.

2009

Ecumenical Patriarch Bar-

tholomew was featured on

the CBS News program 60

Minutes reported by Bob

Simon. The show was very

compelling and can be

viewed on the internet:

http://www.cbsnews.com/

sections/60minutes/

main3415.shtml.

2012

Fr. Basil Kissal reposes in

the Lord: on January 28th. Fr.

Kissal served our parish

briefly for a few months in

1975 as a chanter and volun-

teer lay assistant.

2013

John G. Lambros donates

104 graves at Roselawn

Cemetery to the Church

February 2000-2014

2000

First annual Godparent-

Godchildren Sunday and

luncheon.

(Continued on page 2)

A Word from Father Rick It Happened In…

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2001

New sacred appointment projects for

sanctuary begun.

2003

Pictorial directory published.

2004

Sixth annual celebration of Apokreas

sponsored by Greek School.

2005

Launch of BulletinBuilder by our par-

ish—an Archdiocese technology app that

enables Sunday Bulletin and other infor-

mation to be emailed to parishioners. 2009

Men’s team wins basketball tournament

championship in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

2011

Pictorial directory published.

2012

St. George parish hosts GOYAL basket-

ball tournament.

2014

Stained Glass Skylights: four skylights in

the nave were replaced. The stained glass

icons of the four evangelists were re-

moved, refurbished and cleaned. The

niches in between were cleaned and

painted also. The project provides in-

creased natural light, protection from wa-

ter leaks and bright, vivid colors.

———————— Remembering those who ministered unto

the Lord and us!

Father Constantine George Capoyianes

November 14, 1892 – June 28, 1980

The Rev. Constantine Capoyianes was

born in Konstantinou, Messinia, Greece,

son of George and Efrosine Capoyianes,

and was educated there.

He married Kondelo J. Sklires on Febru-

ary 14, 1911 at Meligala, Messinia,

Greece. In 1916 he came to the United

States with his bride and settled in

Haverhill, Mass. Where he continued his

education and served as teacher and

bookkeeper of the Greek Orthodox com-

munity there.

On April 13, 1923, Constantine Capoy-

ianes was ordained Deacon in Nashua,

New Hampshire and on the following

day was ordained priest. He served his

first Easter Season in the St. Nicholas

Greek Orthodox Church of Portsmouth,

New Hampshire.

In 1936, Father Capoyianes was elevated

to the rank of Oikonomos by the then

Archbishop Athenagoras. He was serv-

ing the Holy Apostles Church of Duluth,

Minnesota at the time.

The year 1951 was marred by the pass-

ing of Presvytera Kondelo, while he as-

signed to the Holy Trinity Greek Ortho-

dox Church in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

During Father Capoyianes’ long minis-

try, he served many communities, many

of them in their infancy, it was the period

of the expanding Greek Orthodox Church

in America. The communities served by

Father Capoyianes included: Manchester,

New Hampshire (St. George); Youngs-

town, Ohio (St. Nicholas); Warren, Ohio

(St. Nicholas); Mansfield, Ohio (SS Con-

stantine and Helen); Joliet, Illinois (All

Saints); St. Louis, Missouri (Assumption);

Kalamazoo, Michigan (Annunciation);

Duluth, Minnesota (The Twelve Holy

Apostles); St. Paul, Minnesota 1940 to

1948 (St. George); Fond du Lac, Wiscon-

sin (Holy Trinity); Appleton, Wisconsin

(St. Nicholas).

Father Capoyianes was also responsible

for the establishment of the new commu-

nities founded at St. Paul, Minnesota (St.

George); Rochester, Minnesota (SS Anar-

gyroi); Madison, Wisconsin

(Assumption); and Appleton, Wisconsin

(St. Nicholas).

In 1961, Father Capoyianes went into

semi-retirement after having served

twelve years at Holy Trinity of Fond du

Lac, Wisconsin. For the next few years

Father Capoyianes substituted for vaca-

tioning priests within the Diocese when-

ever it was asked of him, he went.

In 1963, he took on the task of serving

the new community , the then Fox Cities

Orthodox Community, now the St. Nich-

olas Greek Orthodox Church of Apple-

ton, Wisconsin, serving it until failing

health forced him to retire in 1975 after

twelve years. He had been honored the

year before for a 50-year anniversary of

his ordination. The period after retiring

found him often in Church, helping the

Chanter or helping in any way he could

until deterred by ill health to reduce all

activity. Father was called by the Lord

on June 28, 1980.

Funeral Services were held in Fond du

Lac, Wisconsin at the Holy Trinity Greek

Orthodox Church, Fathers George

Tsongranis, Nikiforos Tzerdimos and

Joseph Tzougros officiating. Father

Capoyianes was then taken to St. Deme-

trios Greek Orthodox Church in Elmhust,

Illinois to lie in state. Funeral Services

were officiated by Fathers Panagiotis

Malamis, Nicholas Nikokavouras, Dean

Paliologos, Theodore Stoupis and Chris-

tos Vagias with internment at Elmwood

Cemetery, River Grove, Illinois.

Father Capoyianes was a member of the

Eastern Orthodox Clergy Fellowship of

Wisconsin and Northern Illinois and a

life member of the Fond du Lac Chamber

of Com-

merce.

Survivors

include:

three sons,

Peter C.

Capoyianes,

Fond du

Lac, Wiscon-

sin; James C.

Capoyianes,

Merrillville,

Indiana; and

George C.

Capoyianes of

Villa Park, Illinois. One daughter, Mrs.

James (Fanny) Zubulake of Brooklyn

Park, Minnesota. Eight grandchildren

and three great grandchildren.

If you have anything to add about Fr.

Capoyianes service to our parish, please

email Fr. Rick.

(Continued from page 1)

Father Constantine Capoyianes

c. 1945

Registry Baptisms none

Weddings none

Funerals none

Memorials none

Church Staff and Office Hours

Church Office Hours

M-F 9:00 AM—3:00 PM

Rev. Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews, Presbyter

(651) 222-6220

Email: fatherick@stgeorgegoc.org

Julie Delton,

Administrative Assistant

(651) 222-6220

Email: office@stgeorgegoc.org

Nathaniel Kostick,

Youth Minister

(763) 221 - 7196

Email: nathaniel@stgeorgegoc.org

Jon Kennedy,

Parish Council President

(651) 653-9756

Email: jdkennedy@comcast.net

Lani Hattling,

Sunday School Director

(763) 551-4876

Email: lanihattling@gmail.com

Stella Hofrenning,

Greek School Director

(651) 917-2668

Email: hofrenni@augsburg.edu

Reva Adkins,

Philoptochos President

(651) 337-1118

Email: rradkins@comcast.net

George Mastrogiorgis

Loaves and Fishes Coordinators

Email: gmastrogiorgis@yahoo.com

Julie Delton

Glad Tidings—Editor

Email: GladTidings @stgeorgegoc.org

Submissions for upcoming issues

are due by the 11th of the preceding

month.

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St. Paul. MN

Please donate a Festal Icon (11" x 14") in memory of a loved one. The cost is $75.00 per icon.

The icons are displayed in the church nave and are put out for veneration on the Feast Day

of the Saint or event they represent. To donate an icon, fill out a form (found on the bulletin

board by the kitchen) and return it to the office.

Festal Icons Needed

Synaxis of 70 Apostles Jesus Blesses the

Children

Address Changes Eric Anderson 195 Fifth St. E, Apt 402 Saint Paul, MN 55101

Marianne Dye 1540 Ashland Ave., Apt. 5 Saint Paul, MN 55104

Deena & Steve McKinney 152 Charles Ave. Saint Paul, MN 55103

Panos Michalopoulos 1631 Riverview Road, Apt. 405 Deerfield Beach, FL 33441

Fotis Souslian 631 Goodrich Ave. Saint Paul, MN 55105

2015 Pledges Received Thank you to the following faithful

stewards who have submitted their pledge

cards for the 2015 pledge year.

Please join them in their support for St.

George Greek Orthodox Church and

submit your pledge card today!

Ronald & Reva Adkins

John & Marina Antoniou

Steve Arsenault & Minda Pearson

Mr. Philip Barbatsis

John & Alexis Bighley

Tina & Jeff Bovis-Fuller

Drs. George and Shannon Canas

Mr. James Canelake

Mr. Constantine Contolatis

Mrs. Georgia Ehrich

Louis & Mary Ellis

Chris & Mary Georgantones

Mr. John Georgolopolos

Mike and Nanette Gomez

Warren & Kiki Gore

Mr Adam Gounaikis

Daria Jmill

George and Rita Kanavati

Mr. Richard Kanavati

Dimitrios & Dimitra Kaniamos

Mathew & Ellene Kritikos

Mrs. Stella Lake

Thomas & Dawn Lampros

Mrs. Mary Makredes

Ms. Georgia Mann

Dan & Jackie Matuska

Mrs. Patricia McAdams

Linda Moran

Dr. Tasso & Carey Pappas

James & Sally Pathos

Nik & Karen Patronas

Spero & Lana Payton

Nikola & Rada Popov

John & Sue Poulos

Dr. Nicholas & Effie Psimos

Fr. Daniel & Pres. Eileen Simon

Miss Kathryn Strenglis

Marcelle Triantafilou

Kostas & Naomi Tsantir

Eleni Tsepelis

Andrea Walkush

Caryl Wedes

Joseph Weiser

Ms. Lily Zahariades

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Lent Begins !

The Pascha Lent begins February 23rd

with Clean-Pure Monday. Check the

church calendar for schedule of services.

Godparent-Godchild Sunday, Feb. 1

Sunday February 1st is the annual Godpar-

ent-Godchild Sunday. The Pitsavas family

has graciously offered to host a luncheon

that day in memory of Bill and John Pitsa-

vas. All godparents and godchildren are

encouraged to accompany each other to

Divine Liturgy, receive communion to-

gether and join us for the luncheon. Pho-

tos will be taken so, as always, dress your

best for God!

Lenten Fast Meal Sign-up for Wed and

Friday Night Services

Feb Basketball Tournament 13-15.

Please pray for our families that are trav-

eling to Milwaukee for this year’s basket-

ball tournament. Go, St. George!

New Youth Minister Mr. Nathaniel

Kostick began as our new part-time youth

minister on January 1st. We welcome him

to our staff and parish and look forward

to working with Nathaniel and watch for

more info about him. Nathaniel can be

reached on his cell phone 763-221-7196 or

work email: nathaniel@stgeorgegoc.org

FRESH Phyllo Pascha Orders Philopto-

chos ladies will be taking orders the first

three Sundays in March for FRESH phyl-

lo. Get your orders in for your Pascha

meal. Orders taken February 1, 8, 15 or by

emailing janedono1@gmail.com.Phyllo

Pick-Up Days are March 1 and 8 following

liturgy.

Not only do your pastries turn out pretty,

but working with FRESH phyllo is SO

MUCH EASIER! Each pound is $4 for

advance orders. Please see order form in

Gladtidings or at church to place your

order. If you have any questions, please

contact Presbytera Jane at jane-

dono1@gmail.com.

Festival of Nations: Save the Date

April 30-May 3, 2015, are the dates for next

year's Festival of Nations (FON) at the

River Center in St. Paul. Plans are ramp-

ing up for our annual tradition of partic-

ipation: Greek Café, several dance

troupes, and the bazaar. Please plan on

supporting this cultural celebration and

benefit which helps fund our many

ministries and programs. More infor-

mation to come this Spring.

Lenten Retreat, March 6-8

St. George Greek Orthodox Church pre-

sents: The 10th Annual St. Gregory Pala-

mas Festival of Light Lenten Retreat

Featuring Fr. George Dokos ThD

March 6-7-8, 2015

Theme: The Forgotten Medicine: Re-

pentance & Confession

Friday March 6th

8pm

Topic: Great Returns- No One is Beyond

Saving

Fr. George will share examples of persons

turned their lives around, drawing from

the Old Testament, New Testament and

History of the Church.

Saturday March 7th

10:30am

Topic: The Rite of Confession- Not A New

Invention

Fr. George will discuss the Sacrament/

Mystery of Holy Confession, its develop-

ment and history going all the way back

to its Old Testament roots.

1:00pm

Topic: Practical Confession- How Do I Do

It?

Fr. George will share insights about how

to prepare for confession, what to expect

when participating in the Sacrament/

Mystery, and how to make it a regular

discipline.

Meet the 2015 Parish Council: Jon

Kennedy (President), Alexis Bighley (Vice

President), Steve Arsenault (Secretary),

Dan Simon (Treasurer), Phyllis Kapetana-

kis (Assistant Treasurer), Nanette Gomez,

Sophronis Mantoles, George Mastrogior-

gis, Frank Nemeth, Andrea Walkush, and

Joe Weiser. The parish council looks for-

ward to working with the parish commu-

nity in the coming 75th Anniversary Year.

Thank you: Philoptochos thanks all the

ladies who baked, and all who contribut-

ed to our successful fundraiser for St. Bas-

il Academy last Sunday. We have seven

additional vasilopitas available for pur-

chase today in the social hall.

Wedding Album- a wedding album has

been uploaded to our website. We only

have photos from 2000 and afterwards.

Please send us a photo of your bride and

groom to be included as we remember all

couples who married at St. George during

our 75 years. We are also doing the same

with baptisms. An album has also been

uploaded. To view them: http://

www.stgeorgegoc.org/PhotoGallery.html

Please Pray For- Dina Kiprose who is re-

covering from cancer surgery; and 2nd Lt.

Alex Boosalis who is serving with the US Ar-

my 101st Airborne in Afghanistan. Also

pray for the health of Eric Anderson and

Gordon Thole.

St. Paul. MN

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AHEPA Honors Long-Time

Members

On January 3, 2015 AHEPA hosted a holi-

day party for the St. George Greek Orthodox

Church community to celebrate the new year.

The party was extremely well attended and we

did our best to accommodate all that came. In

total 150 people celebrated the evening with us.

The event included great food, drinks and mu-

sic. The party also provided the opportunity for

AHEPA to recognize 5 individuals in our com-

munity and honor them with a small presenta-

tion and award recognizing their life long con-

tributions to our community. Spero Thomaidis,

Joe Weiser, Dimitri Dokos, Pendy Eliou and

Christ Kontenakos were recognized for their

life long achievements. AHEPA also recog-

nized John Lambros and Steve Zeece for

achieving the life long milestone of 90 plus

years of age and for their life long generosity to

the Church. The party was a complete success

on all counts and we were very pleased to see

many of our parish families in present. Both

adults and children enjoyed the music and

dancing after the meal. AHEPA thanks all those

who attended and we wish you all a very hap-

py, prosperous and holy New Year.

FEBRUARY SPOTLIGHT SUNDAYS—

GODPARENT & BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Godparent Sunday, February 1st All godparents and godchildren are encouraged to accompany each

other to Divine Liturgy, receive communion together and join us for the

luncheon. Photos will be taken so, as always, dress your best for God!

Basketball Tournament February 8th

Since the early 1950’s, St. George has been involved in the Western Re-

gion Family Basketball Tournament. At that time, the church only had a Boys

team. In 1979, the first Girls team was formed and was coached by Nancy

Tountas, Mary Ernst & Christ Kontenakos. In 1983, St. George

hosted 1000 guests at the Prom Ballroom, the largest attended

conference in tournament history. Our own James Kochiras

and James Theros helped the chefs in the Prom kitchen pre-

pare the lamb dinner!

The upcoming Basketball Tournament is being held on February 13-15 in Milwaukee,

WI. All Youth and their families are invited to attend this fun weekend. We invite all

past & present basketball players and coaches to be in church on Sunday,

February 8 to reunite and take a group photo.

Mission Statement of the Tournament: Western Region Family Basketba ll

Tournament's goal is to bring together the parishes of the Western Region in order

to build up the Church of Christ, by confirming our unity and common faith. This

will be accomplished through worship, workshops, fellowship, and games.

Spero Thomaidis

Joe Weiser

Dimitri Dokos

Christ Kontenakos Pendy Eliou

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To the Parish of St. George's GOC,

I want to say thank you for inviting me in to your parish as the new youth minister for St. George's. It has been such a joy meet-

ing many of you over the past few weeks that I look forward to working with you and your community. Here, I thought it would

be a great idea to introduce myself so you not only get an idea of the person who will be working with your wonderful children,

but hopefully this will allow you to feel comfortable to approach me at any time.

Before being hired as the youth minister, I have attended St. Mary's Cathedral in NE Minneapolis. There, I've assisted in the

organization and participation of many youth activities with Fr. Benjamin Tucci. Some of the events that I have been directly in-

volved with include teaching 4th grade Sunday school, organizing youth activities for our family Faith Nights, working with and

managing the Altar Servers, and chaperoning and assisting in events for our SAINTS program, which is the equivalent to this

parish's GOYA. For those in college, as well as many adults in the parish, we set up a weekly Bible Study to grow in faith. I have

also been a part of St. Mary's Summer camp for over 15 years , both as camper and staff.

Early this June, I graduated from Augsburg College with a Bachelor's degree in Education as a Music specialist in Band. In

school, my primary instrument was the trumpet. Since then, I have been working as a part-time Substitute Teacher for the Spring

Lake Park school district and a part-time lead caretaker for St. Mary's OCA, which involves scheduling and managing those in-

volved in watching our parish center during various events.

It is my hope that in working with the youth in our community, we can strive to constantly build our relationshipwith Christ and

each other. I do not believe that youth ministry is solely for the growth and development of our youth, but also for the develop-

ment of all of its volunteers and parents. For this reason, I invite and encourage anyone who is interested in working with me to

build our youth program, to contact me with your interest. I would love to meet you and hear about your ideas and concerns (as

well as hopes, dreams, and fears).

For those interested in my availability, I will be around the church on Sundays during Liturgy, Coffee hour, and Sunday school.

If anyone would like to set up a time to meet, I am available by appointment. Please email me or give me a call to set up a time

that is most convenient for everyone. Thank you again for accepting me into your community and for the most warm welcome. I

look forward to getting to know everyone and growing in Christ together.

In Christ,

Nathaniel Kostick

(763) 221 - 7196 (I accept calls and texts)

nathaniel@stgeorgegoc.org

Stewardship Thought for the Week: Bags of old, tattered bills were being returned to the United States Treasury.

A ONE DOLLAR BILL and a FIFTY DOLLAR BILL struck up a conversation…

FIFTY DOLLAR BILL: “I went to many places -- nice stores, good restaurants, clubs and exotic places.

How about you? Where have you been?”

ONE DOLLAR BILL: “All I ever did was go to church!”

FIFTY DOLLAR BILL: “What’s a church?”

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St. Paul. MN

Family night January 10, 2014!

Gender selection in a brave new world By John Kass—CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Jayne and Jon Cornwill, an Australian couple, re-

cently came to America with a bit of trouble.

The trouble? Boys.

They have three little boys, and three rambunctious

boys were quite enough for the Cornwills, thank you.

What the Cornwills wanted was a little girl.

But all they got were boys. And this led to what is

known in the sex selection business as profound

"gender disappointment."

"It's like mourning the death of a child you never

had," Mrs. Cornwill told British TV.

Let that one sink in for a moment, will you?

"My husband wanted a little girl that one day he

could walk down the aisle," she continued. "I wanted

a daughter so I could have that relationship ... and

our sons wanted a little sister."

So they turned to modern science, which many

believe can solve the problems of the modern age.

And they found an answer to gender disappoint-

ment:: Pre-implantation genetic screening, or genetic

gender selection.

Currently, among people who think they already

have too many boys or girls, or those who belong to

cultures that prize one sex over the other, the trouble-

some gender can be discovered through amniocen-

tesis, or now even through a blood test, and then the

"trouble" is aborted.

In some cultures, China for example, the birth rate

of boys is higher. Families often abort girls because of

the government-mandated one-child per family rule.

But genetic sex selection can do away with all that.

The Cornwills could implant a female embryo into

Jane and have that girl. And that's just what they did.

However, in Australia, pre-implantation genetic

screening remains illegal. The Australians are wor-

ried about what happens to human beings when we

use genetics to select the traits of our children.

What's next? Height, aggression, hip/waist ratio, eye

color, arm strength? IQ? Imagine the possibilities

when we order up a master race.

Happily for Jane and Jon, the procedure isn't illegal

in the U.S. Reportedly they found an American clinic

and paid $50,000 and had that girl of their dreams.

1 in 200 mothers reports a 'virgin' birth, study finds

Actually, I'm not all that interested in the pathologies

of random Australians depressed at having boys.

Boys are trouble indeed, they're messy, they get

mud everywhere, they kick soccer balls in the house

and let the dog run on the carpet with wet paws. But

my wife and I happen to like boys very much.

The thing is, whatever we'd been blessed with, we'd

be thankful.

What I am interested in is what this means to the

future of humankind. So I called someone who

would know. Dr. Leon Kass, the renowned bio-

ethicist. Kass is no relation, but years ago, I used to

tell Tribune science writers when they'd visit the

University of Chicago to say hi to my Uncle Leon.

I've admired his mind for many years, and inter-

viewed him recently on WLS-AM.

"One should say right away that no person who is

honest with themselves can be an enemy of medical

technology," said Dr. Kass. "Many of us are alive, or

our loved ones are alive, and well, thanks to aston-

ishing advances in medical science and technology.

"But these devices and techniques that are used to

heal disease and relieve suffering are pushing against

the boundaries that make us human," Dr. Kass said.

People want children, and healthy children, but med-

ical advances also allow them "to begin to (produce)

children who satisfy parental wishes and whims," Dr.

Kass said. "And this the first step along that road."

Think of it. This business of genetic sex selection

moves procreation into manufacturing. It gives par-

ents mastery over the next generation.

Proved at last: Men really are idiots

"This is the difference between the traditional under-

standing of procreation in which children are not

made, but begotten, that they are the issue of our

love and not the product of our will," Dr. Kass said.

"We don't try to produce a particular child as we

might buy a particular brand of soap. We stand in

relation to our children as recipients of a gift and

these we learn to accept as gratefully as we can."

Genetic engineering for intelligence is far away. But

he noted that ads placed in college newspapers often

seek egg and sperm donors, with height and SAT

score requirements.

Having children become products of our wills,

beings we shape in accordance with our wants and

desires is a "very, very dangerous new orientation

between parents and children."

And this is how the world changes, or ends, with a

silly Australian couple and their need to satisfy their

whims with a gender-specific child.

Humanity won't wake one morning some 50 or 100

years from now to find that we've been transformed

into something completely unrecognizable.

In the famous Kafka story, Gregor Samsa wakes

after a night of anxious dreams to find he'd been

turned into a gigantic insect. Gregor's transformation

took only a few hours, so the insect knew he'd once

been a man. He could remember it. That's fiction.

But in reality, our transformation will likely be grad-

ual, perhaps imperceptible. It won't merely be a

matter of style or different languages or dialects. We

will have forgotten the questions.

John Kass is Greek Orthodox and a member of

Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church in Westches-

ter, Illinois. jskass@chicagotribune.com

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Glad Tidings February 2015

REGULAR WEEKLY SERVICES

Holy Confession: By Appointment

Vespers: (Sept. - May) Saturday 5:00 pm

* 6:00 pm Jan. 18—March 7

Orthros: Sunday 8:15 am

Sunday School: (Sept. - May)

following Communion

Divine Liturgy: Sunday 9:30 am

WEEKDAY WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Monday, February 1 Meeting of our Lord Orthros 8:00 a.m. Liturgy 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday, February 25

Presanctified Liturgy 6:00 p.m.

Friday, February 27 Akathist Salutations

6:00 p.m.

February 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 +16TH SUN. LUKE - PUBLICAN & PHARISEE

+TRIODION BEGINS

8:15am ORTHROS

9:30am LITURGY

11:30am-Godparent-Godchild Sunday ~ 75th Spotlight

12:30pm-2:30pm Youth Basketball Practice (St. Paul Midway YMCA

4pm-7:30pm FOCUS MN - Serve a Meal

2 +MEETING OF OUR LORD

8:00am ORTHROS

9:00am LITURGY

7pm-9pm Catechism Class

3 1:30pm Philoptochos Meeting

4 11:30am-4:30pm FOCUS MN - Food Shelf

5 10am-2:30pm FOCUS MN - Work Day (odd jobs)

6 +ST. PHOTIOS

10:30am-2:30pm FOCUS MN - Clothes Closet

7 6pm VESPERS (notice time change)

7pm-9pm Family Night

8 +17TH SUN. LUKE - PRODIGAL SON

+ST. THEODORE STRATELATES

8:15am ORTHROS

9:30am LITURGY

11:30am Epistle Reader Meeting & Acolyte Training

11:30am 75th Spotlight on Basketball Program

12:30pm-2:30pm Youth Basketball Practice (St. Paul Midway YMCA

4pm FOCUS MN - Serve a Meal

9 5pm-7pm Loaves & Fishes (Faith Lutheran Church)

7pm-9pm Catechism Class

10 +ST. HARALAMBOS

7pm 75th Anniversary Cmte Mtg.

11 +FAST DAY

11:30am-4:30pm FOCUS MN - Food Shelf

12 10am-2:30pm FOCUS MN - Work Day (odd jobs)

12pm-2pm MEOCCA Meeting (St Mary's Greek Orthodox Church)

13 +FAST DAY

10:30am-2:30pm FOCUS MN - Clothes Closet

BASKETBALL

TOURNAMENT,

MILWAUKEE, WI

14 6pm VESPERS

BASKETBALL

TOURNAMENT,

MILWAUKEE, WI

15 +MEATFARE SUNDAY

8:15am ORTHROS

9:30am LITURGY

BASKETBALL

TOURNAMENT,

MILWAUKEE, WI

4pm-7:30pm FOCUS MN - Serve a Meal

16 6:30pm Parish Council Mtg.

7pm-9pm Catechism Class

17 +ST. THEODORE OF TYRE

18 +FAST DAY

11:30am-4:30pm FOCUS MN - Food Shelf

6:30pm Choir Practice

19 10am-2:30pm FOCUS MN - Work Day

7:00PM Ahepa Meeting

20 +FAST DAY

10:30am-2:30pm FOCUS MN - Clothes Closet

21 6pm VESPERS

22 +CHEESEFARE SUNDAY

8:15am ORTHROS

9:30am LITURGY

11am Missions Sunday

4pm-7:30pm FOCUS MN - Serve a Meal

23 +CLEAN/PURE MONDAY -

GREAT LENT BEGINS

+ST. POLYCARP OF SMYRNA

6pm HOLY UNCTION SERVICE

7pm-9pm Catechism Class

24 25 11:30am-4:30pm FOCUS MN - Food Shelf

6pm PRESANCTIFIED LITURGY

7:30pm Lenten Meal & Lecture

26 +ST. FOTINI - SAMARITAN WOMAN

10am-2:30pm FOCUS MN - Work Day (odd jobs)

27 10:30am-2:30pm FOCUS MN - Clothes Closet

6pm AKATHIST-SALUTATIONS

7:30pm Lenten Meal & Lecture

28 9:30am Divine Liturgy (Eau Claire, WI

6pm VESPERS

COMING IN MARCH:

1 SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY

6-7-8 ST. GREGORY PALAMAS FESTIVAL OF LIGHT Lenten Retreat w/ Fr. George Dokos

15 VENERATION OF CROSS

22 4TH SUNDAY LENT – ST. JOHN CLIMACUS & Youth Oratorical Festival

25 ANNUNCIATION FEAST – Greek Independence Day

29 5TH SUNDAY LENT – ST. MARY OF EGYPT & Greek Independence Celebration

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Our Church Photography Date:

Thursday - Saturday, May 7 – 9

Weekday Photo Hours: 2:20 - 9:00 PM Saturday Photo Hours: 10:00 - 4:30

There is no sitting fee - just for participating, you will receive a complimentary

8”x10" portrait and a free parish pictorial directory! And Lifetouch has promised us that there will be no pressure to order additional portraits!

HELP FEED THOSE IN NEED – JUST BY BEING

PHOTOGRAPHED!!

Drop off any food item at church between now and picture day and get a $5 coupon to use towards the purchase of additional portraits! Remember you will receive a complimentary 8"x10" portrait free.

(no pressure – no obligation to buy additional portraits)

Donations will be forwarded to:

2014 Stewardship Contributors: Thank you for Supporting our Parish!

*Italicized name indicates pledge card submitted.

Ronald & Reva Adkins

Chris & Phyllis Afendoulis

John & Carol Alexis

Ms.Cathy Anastasion

Ms. Diane Anastos

James M. & Maria Andrews

Fr. Richard & Pres. Jane Andrews

Mrs. Joanna Angelis

Lucy Angelis & Jason Beddow

John & Marina Antoniou

Steve Arsenault & Minda Pearson

Mr. Harry Arvanitis

Ms. Mary Ellen Arvanitis

Bob & Anna Baffa

Mrs. Annoula Bahneman

Matthew Balasis

Mr. Philip Barbatsis

Mr & Mrs Jerry & Barbara Bauman

Scott & Michelle Berge

John & Alexis Bighley

George & Susan Boles

Mrs. Evelyn Boosalis

Greg Boosalis

Nick and Katherine Boosalis

Peter & Susan Boosalis

Stephen & Peggy Borzeka

Tina & Jeff Bovis-Fuller

Kyle Bruer & Georgia Panopoulos

Drs. George and Shannon Canas

Melina Karen Canas

Mrs. Christine Canelake

Mr. James Canelake

Eric Chadwick & Andrea Faches

Mrs. Evelyn Charnell Sophia Christoforides & Andreas Sitoreng

Eleni-Anna Ciuta

Ms. Ioana Ciuta

Mr. Iulian Ciuta

William Clemons

Mr. & Mrs. Athanase Contolatis

Mr. Constantine Contolatis

Mr. George Contolatis

Karen Criticos

Miss Evelyn Daltas

Penny Davidson

Panos Delton

Demetrios & Martha Demetriou

Mr. George Dendias

Mary Dimitropoulos

Mrs. Fotini Donnelly

Mr. & Mrs. Dimitri Dokos

Predrag and Dragana Dostanic

Mr. Dean Dovolas

Mr. Evan Drivas

Ms Marianne Dye

Mrs. Georgia Ehrich

Natalie Eidsvold

Chris Eliou

Mr. George Eliou

Pendy & Jeanne Eliou

Louis & Mary Ellis

Ms. Fiona M. Eustathiades

Adam Fuller

Kally Fuller

Chris & Mary Georgantones

Mr Arthur Georgopoulos

Mr. John Georgolopolos Dr.Georgios and Mrs.Theoni Giannakis

Mary Giavassis

Richard and Sue Gnetz

Mike and Nanette Gomez

Warren & Kiki Gore

Tony & Joanne Gouletas

Mr Adam Gounaikis

Jim and Kimberly Gounaikis

Mr. & Mrs. John Grant

Demetri & Joanne Halatsis

Miss Katina Hatjistilianos

Paul & Evy Hatjistilianos

Andrew Nicholas Hattling

Robert and Lani Hattling

Dimitra Hatzistamoulos

Evangelos & Pam Hatzistamoulou

Jackie & Marc Hertz

Willie M. Hoeft

Eleni Hoffhines

Peter & Stella Hofrenning

Mr. Yannis Hourdos

Mrs Rosemary G. Itschner

Mr. Petko Ivanov

Daria Jmill

Mr. Don Johnson

Harold & Cecelia Johnson

Mark & Kalley Johnson

Misael & Lisa Jordan

Miss Callie Kalogerson

Chris and Mary Kalogerson

Mr. Gregory Kalogerson

George and Rita Kanavati

Mr Nicholas Kanavati

Mr. Richard Kanavati

Stephen Kanavati

Dimitrios & Dimitra Kaniamos

Sam and Joan Kantos

Emilio & Phyllis Kapetanakis

Spiros Kapetanakis

Emmanouel & Alice Kappos

Svetlana Kartak

Theo Karvounarakis

Eleni Kassar

Bill & Stacy Katsiyiannis

Dr. Louis Kazaglis

Michael and Athena Keifer

Peggy & Jon Kennedy

Ms. Dina Kiprose

Mr. Thomas Knocke

Christ Kontenakos

Ms. Angie Kontenakos

Aristea Kontinakis

Ms. Maria Kontinakis

Mathew & Ellene Kritikos

James Lake

John & Kara Lake

Mrs. Stella Lake

John G. Lambros

John W. & Nancy Lambros

Dinah Lampros

Lillian Lampros

Thomas & Dawn Lampros

John & Ingrid Larson

Nick & Hazel Leaskas

Irene Loudas

Paul & Wendy Loudas

Miss Georgia Lucas

Jon & Staci Maier

Mrs. Mary Makredes

Michael & Margery Makredes

Ms. Georgia Mann

Ms. Jo Ann Mann

Michael and Christine Manos

Ms. Vaciela Manos

Connie Manos-Andrea Sophronis Mantoles & Anna Marinos

George & Melissa Marazes

Anastasia & George Mastrogiorgis

Manoli Mastrogiorgis

Dan & Jackie Matuska

Mrs. Patricia McAdams

Angie & Adam McMahon

Angish & Elsa Mebrahtu

2014 Stewardship Contributors: Thank you for Supporting our Parish!

*Italicized name indicates pledge card submitted.

Mr. Petros Mebrahtu

Michael & Tamara Merkouris

Mr. Panos Michalopoulos

Michael and Elizabeth Mihailidis

Linda Moran Vassilios Morellas & Venetia Laganis

Frank & Angela Mortari

Mrs. Helen Nachicas

Frank & Marcia Nemeth

Katerina & Savvas Nikolaides

Daniel & Patricia Nodes

Mr. Chris Panayoton

Mrs. Stella Papaconstantinou

Evangelos Pappas

Dr. Tasso & Carey Pappas

Thanasi and Melinda Pappas

Milam & Maria Paraschou

Presvytera Miriam Paraschou

Soule & Vicky Paraschou

George & Ann Pathos

James & Sally Pathos

Nik & Karen Patronas

Mike & Jill Patrou

Mrs. Marie Paulos

Spero & Lana Payton

Mr. Lampros Petanitis

Wendy & Amil Petropoulos

Mr. Theodore Petsopoulos

Dimitri & Sofia Pitsavas

Mrs.Theologia Pitsavas

Peter & Pamela Ploumidis

Nikola & Rada Popov

Athanasios Poulios

Paul & Elizabeth Poulios

John & Sue Poulos

Mrs. Alexandra & Mr. Shawn Powell

Dr. Nicholas & Effie Psimos

Steve & Rallou Rice

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Roumel

Theodore Roungou

Steve & Katherine Ryan

Luke and Krisandrea Rylander

Ms. Tina Sageotis

Pauline Sherman

Brandon & Anne Sherod

Fr. Daniel & Pres. Eileen Simon

Mr. Daniel Simon

John & Rafif Simon

Clark & Denise Smith

Joan Spell

Miss Ann Speredon

Miss Kathryn Strenglis

Haralambos & Maria Taratsas

Mr Takis Taratsas

Mr. James Theodorakakos

Mr. Dean Theophilos

Mr. James S. Theros

William and Louise Theros

Sandra & Gordon Thole

Mrs. Evanthia Thomaidis

Mr. Spero Thomaidis

Dr. Dimitri Topalidis

Dean & Dena Tortorelis

Peter & Dana Tountas

Marcelle Triantafilou

Louis & Kathy Trigas

Kostas & Naomi Tsantir

Irene & Elefterios Tsengas

Georgia Tsepelis Paraskevas Tsobanakis & Belene Urquiola

Joanna Tzenis & Dean Natto

Michael & Connie Tzenis

Mersina & Jason Van Cleave

Mr. Demetrios Verros

Mrs. Kalliopi Verros

Ruta Vetra-Kubits & Kaljui Kubits

Mrs. Adrienne Viljaste

Andrea Walkush

Caryl Wedes

Joseph Weiser

Ms. Lily Zahariades

Mr. Steve Zeece Sr.

SAINT GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

LADIES OF PHILOPTOCHOS

PHYLLO DOUGH ORDER

Packages are 1 pound each.

Please print:

NAME EMAIL ADDRESS QTY EACH TOTAL

$4

$4

$4

Total

DUE

$

Please make checks payable to:

St. George Philoptochos (Memo: Phyllo Order)

1111 Summit Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55105

If you have any questions regarding your order, please contact Presbytera Jane at

janedono1@gmail.com.

Orders due no later than: Sunday, February 15.

Pick up dates at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, on March 1 and 8.

SAINT GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

LADIES OF PHILOPTOCHOS

PHYLLO DOUGH ORDER

Packages are 1 pound each.

Please print:

NAME EMAIL ADDRESS QTY EACH TOTAL

$4

$4

$4

Total

DUE

$

Please make checks payable to:

St. George Philoptochos (Memo: Phyllo Order)

1111 Summit Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55105

If you have any questions regarding your order, please contact Presbytera Jane at

janedono1@gmail.com.

Orders due no later than: Sunday, February 15.

Pick up dates at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, on March 1 and 8.