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August 2007

Agape News

PICTURES

The Lubbers in Constantinople with His All Holiness Patriarch BARTHOLOMEW

Altarboys at the Steamwheeler Game

GOYA Fellowship at Splash Landing

PASTORAL MESSAGE

Dear Parishioners,

Greetings in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

We are now entering into a period of Holy Days

that can be a source of growth for each of us—

just as are Lent and Pascha. This is the period of

preparation for the Dormition of the Theotokos. It is a time of

preparation through fasting and prayer. It is a time of supplication

for health of our loved ones at the Paraklesis Services. It is a time of

feasting for our Beloved Parish of the Assumption Nameday. Most

importantly, it is a time in which we offer ourselves to the Lord and

show our love for Him and His Mother.

No one but a mother knows a mother’s love!!! The Theotokos is the

mother of the Lord. The Panagia is the mother of all!!! She is the

Platytera - with love wider than the Heavens!!! Show Her your faith!

Do not let these days pass without offering your time, talents and

treasures to the Lord. Make it a priority to participate in all the

Paraklesis Services, Great Vespers and Weekday and Sunday Divine

Liturgies. Fast the first 14 days of August - while offering your

prayers to the Lord. Offer a special offering to the Church in honor

of a loved one. Practice the faith!!!

In Christ’s Love,

Rev. Father Jon Boukis

DONATIONS Thank you to John and MaryBeth Stopoulos for donating the Steamwheeler tickets for the Altarboy Outing. It was a blast!!!

Thank you to Charles and Jeanne Maroudas, the parents of Celia Lubbers, who made a very generous donation to the New Organ Fund. May Gad continue to Bless your home!

The Organ Balance is now $3400. Please help make it $0!!!

SACRAMENTS

TO RECEIVE MAILINGS...

Beginning September 1, 2007

Church Mailings will be sent only to Stewards of the

Church and to Sponsors of the

Agape News.

Please fill out a Stewardship Card

and Sponsor the Agape News today!!!

The handmaiden of God Anna (Pamela Marston) was Baptized on July 1, 2007, by G o d p a r e n t V i c t o r i a Coppage. May God grant you many years!!!

PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS

Contact: Yvonne Constantinou (563)355-2204

The Philoptochos will have its 1st meeting of the year

on Sunday, August 26th, following the Coffee Hour.

We will be deciding on our fundraisers and activities

for the year—please make this meeting a priority.

The Philoptochos will host the reception following our Nameday

Great Vespers (Dormition on the Theotokos) on the evening of

August 14th. Please prepare an item for the reception and remember

that we are still in a fasting period.

Them Metropolis of Chicago Philoptochos

Luncheon will be Saturday, September 15th. We

will be reserving a table of 10 for this event—please

mark this on your calendars.

FOOD PANTRY

Philanthropy is a must!!!

Bring Canned and Dry Goods to the new collection bin in the hallway by the Church Entrance.

Like…Pancake Mix, Syrup, Saltines, Cereal, Bathroom Tissues,

Canned Veggies and Fruits, etc. Not...Candy, Twinkies, Condensed

Milk, Coffeemate, powdered sugar, oregano, etc. This is a time to

bring staples to those in need, not clean out our pantries!!!

Donated Items are taken to the Food Pantry at the Christ United

Methodist Church. They are always most appreciative of our

contributions. Let’s show them that the Orthodox also “love their

neighbors.”

SUNDAY SCHOOL

Contact: Fr. Jon (309)792-2912

Introducing the

Spiritual Arrows

All children with attendance of 80% or better have “hit the

mark” and will be listed monthly in the Agape News as

based on cumulative attendance.

Spiritual Arrows with 3 absences or

less for the entire year will be recognized

at the end of the year with a special gift

to acknowledge their dedication to

Religious Education.

Attendance is Important!!!

Hit the Mark!!!

The Sundays School Classes are on

Summer Break and will resume on

September 9th.

Watch your Agape News for more new programs

that will be introduced in September!!!

GOYA NEWS


GOLDEN CIRCLE

Contact: Litsa Gregory (309)755-0164

JOY NEWS


It’s Back to School Month, so we’ll take a short

break for August and then hit it hard in

September with Elections of Officers, Meetings,

Fellowship Events and Service Projects.

We’re all busy—but don't miss Divine Liturgy!!!

Please make note of the following events:

August 18 - Panagia’s Dance September 8 - Dinner for Fr. Basil and John Velon

September 9 - Greek Fest Golf Tournament September 15 - Metropolis Philoptochos Luncheon

So much to do - Golden Circle will resume in October!

In September, we will have our 1st JOY Event!!! Parents, call Fr. Jon with your ideas - tell me what your

children would like to do!!!

What is JOY? JOY is the Fellowship Group of our young children (Pre-GOYA). JOY brings together our children to learn the Treasures of our Greek Orthodox Faith through fun and exciting social events and service projects. It is important that our youth be able to develop strong friendships with other Orthodox children as to provide a positive influence in this confusing world.

MEN’S FELLOWSHIP

Contact: John Stopoulos (309)796-1153

LADIES’ FELLOWSHIP

Contact: Tracey Theofilis (309)764-0688

CANA COUPLES FELLOWSHIP


Will the Men’s Group be travelling to Iowa City for the Big Game?

versus

We may have tickets on August 9th!!!

Email Fr. Jon at [email protected] if you want to be on the waiting list.

The Next Fellowship Event will be a

Card Stamping Party On Wednesday, October 17th, at 6:30 p.m.

Please mark your calendars

On Saturday, August 25th, the Couples of our

Community will meet for Hors d’oeuvres at

Bennigan’s and then it’s off to Comedy Sportz for

an evening of fun. Come and enjoy!!!

Call Fr. Jon to RSVP so that we may reserve a private room

ASAP. We will meet at Bennigan’s Grill and Tavern (226 17th

Street in Rock Island) at 5:00 p.m. The cost is $30 per couple,

which covers hors d’oeuvres and the show!!!


BIBLE STUDY One plants in you the seeds and

another does the watering - but it is “...only God, who gives the growth”

(1 Corinthians 3:6)

Beginning September 17, 2007 the Bible Study will

meet every Monday evening from 6:00pm-7:30 to

study St. Paul’s 1st Letter to the Corinthians.

This book is filled with application that is not only applicable at the

time of Christ, but to us today. Come and learn about the role of the

Clergy, clicks in the church, pride, spiritual discernment, proper attire,

marriage, marital relations, divorce and much more!!! Make Bible Study

a priority!!! Keep your Monday evenings open!!!

ADULT GREEK CLASSES Fr. Basil Papanikolaou will be teaching 2 Adult Greek Classes this Fall at the Assumption Church. This is a wonderful opportunity for our parishioners to begin learning the Greek Language or to “brush up” the old vocabulary.

Beginning Greek No precious knowledge required (only a high degree of motivation). This class will introduce spoken and written Modern Greek including the Alphabet, grammatical sentence structure, declension of nouns, conjugation of verbs, conversational drilling and reading simple texts. 10 classes beginning Thursday, Sept. 20, 7:00pm-8:30pm. Minimum 5 students.

Advanced This class is designed for the individual who knows some Greek and wants to improve reading and conversational skills, vocabulary and conversational fluency. The focus will be on greater variety of styles and levels of discourse and usage with an increased study in the written language and more formal grammar and syntax. 10 classes beginning Tuesday, Sept. 18, 7:00pm-8:30pm. Minimum 5 students.

The cost of each course is $100 per student. Please contact the Church to register.

BEHEADING OF THE FORERUNNER Celebrated August 29

The divine St John the Baptist, who by

many miracles was both conceived and

born; who was filled with the Holy Spirit

while yet in his mother's womb: sealed with

his own blood the truth of his words and

was made a sacred victim for the divine

Law at the hands of a transgressor.

This was Herod Antipas, the Tetrarch of

Galilee, the son of Herod the Great. This

man had a lawful wife, the daughter of

Arethas (or Aretas), the King of Arabia.

Without any cause, and against every

commandment of the Law, he put her

away and took to himself Herodias, the wife of his deceased brother Philip, to

whom Herodias had borne a daughter, Salome. He would not desist from this

unlawful union even when John, the preacher of repentance, the bold and

austere accuser of the lawless, censured him and told him, "It is not lawful for

thee to have thy brother's wife" (Mark 6: 18). Thus Herod, besides his other

unholy acts, added yet this, that he apprehended John and shut him in prison;

and perhaps he would have killed him straightway, had he not feared the

people, who had extreme reverence for John. Certainly, in the beginning, he

himself had great reverence for this just and holy man. But finally, being

pierced with the sting of a mad lust for the woman Herodias, he laid his

defiled hands on the teacher of purity on the very day he was celebrating his

birthday. When Salome, Herodias' daughter, had danced in order to please him

and those who were supping with him, he promised her -- with an oath more

foolish than any foolishness -- that he would give her anything she asked, even

unto the half of his kingdom. And she, consulting with her mother,

straightway asked for the head of John the Baptist in a charger. Hence this

transgressor of the Law, preferring his lawless oath above the precepts of the

Law, fulfilled this godless promise and filled his loathsome banquet with the

blood of the Prophet. So it was that that all-venerable head, revered by the

Angels, was given as a prize for an abominable dance, and became the

plaything of the dissolute daughter of a debauched mother. As for the body of

the divine Baptist, it was taken up by his disciples and placed in a tomb (Mark

6: 21 - 29).

THE HOLY TRANSFIGURATION Celebrated August 6

Our Lord had spoken to His disciples many

times not only concerning His Passion, Cross,

and Death, but also concerning the coming

persecutions and afflictions that they

themselves would endure. Since all these evils

were near at hand, but the enjoyment of good

things which they hoped to receive in their

stead was yet to come, our Savior desired to

give them full assurance, evidently and

openly, concerning that glory which is

prepared for those who endure to the end.

Therefore, fulfilling that which He had

promised shortly before, that "there be some

standing here which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man

coming in His Kingdom" (Matt. 16:28), He took His three foremost disciples

and ascended Mount Tabor, where He was transfigured before them. His face

shone like the sun, and His clothes became white as the light. Suddenly,

together with this dread and marvelous effulgence of light, there appeared

those pinnacles of the Prophets, Moses and Elias, who spoke with the Lord

Jesus concerning His saving Passion which was about to take place. Standing

before Him as reverent servants, they showed that He is the Lord of both the

living and the dead, for Moses came forth from Hades, having died many

centuries before, and Elias, as it were from heaven, whither he had been taken

up while yet alive. After a little while a radiant cloud overshadowed them and

out of the cloud they heard that same voice which had been heard at the

Jordan at the Baptism of Christ, testifying to the Divinity of Jesus and saying:

"This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am well-pleased; hear ye Him"(Mt. 17: 5).

Such are the marvels, truly worthy of God, celebrated in this present feast,

which is an image and prefiguring of the future state of the righteous, whose

splendor the Lord spoke of, saying: "Then shall the righteous shine forth as

the sun" (Matt. 13:43). It is because of this that the Kontakion of this Feast is

said daily (when there is not a great feast) in the Service of the Typica in

perpetual commemoration of the glory that will be the lot of the Saints.

According to tradition, the Lord's Transfiguration came to pass forty days

before His Crucifixion; this is why the Transfiguration is celebrated forty days

before the Exaltation of the Cross.

DIAKONIA Prosforo Schedule

August 5 Paraskevi Stamatoukos

August 12 Maria Georgiadis

August 19 Toula Poulimas

August 26 Elaine Eleftheropoulos

Parish Council Ushering Teams & Schedule

St. Matthew St. Mark St. Luke St.John

9:15 Celia Lubbers Cathy Diakogeorgiou Michael Weis Bill Theofilis

9:40 George Bagatelas Michael Haney Michael Kandis Deno Kandis

9:55 Lee Dokolas Abraham Chirackal John Stopoulos Lambros Mihalopoulos

August 5 – St. Mark

August 12 – St. Luke

August 19 – St. John

August 26 – St. Matthew

Sunday Gospel and Epistle Readings August 5 Gospel Matthew 17:14-23 Epistle I Corinthians 4:9-16

August 12 Gospel Matthew 18:23-35 Epistle I Corinthians 9:2-12



Coffee Hour

August 5 Not Yet Requested

August 12 John and MaryBeth Stopoulos

August 19 Fr. Jon and Presbytera Doreece

August 26 Olvera Family

SERVICE SCHEDULE August 1 Wednesday SMALL PARAKLESIS SERVICE 7:00 p.m.

August 3 Friday SMALL PARAKLESIS SERVICE 7:00 p.m.

August 5 Sunday 10TH SUNDAY OF SAINT MATTHEW Orthros 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.

August 6 Monday FEAST OF HOLY TRANSFIGURATION Orthros 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.

August 6 Monday SMALL PARAKLESIS SERVICE 7:00 p.m.

August 8 Wednesday SMALL PARAKLESIS SERVICE 7:00 p.m.

August 10 Friday SMALL PARAKLESIS SERVICE 7:00 p.m.


August 13 Monday SMALL PARAKLESIS SERVICE 7:00 p.m.

August 14 Tuesday EVE OF THE DORMITION OF THE THEOTOKOS (CHURCH NAMEDAY) Great Vespers 7:00 p.m. (Artoklasia and Reception to Follow)

August 15 Wednesday FEASTDAY OF THE DORMITION OF THE THEOTOKOS (CHURCH NAMEDAY) Orthros 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.



August 29 Thursday BEHEADING OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Orthros 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.

CHURCH . Sunday Monday Tuesday

5 10th Sunday of Matthew Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Coffee Hour

6 Feast of

Holy Transfiguration Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy 10:00am 7:00pm - Paraklesis

7


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7:00pm - Paraklesis

14

7:00pm - Great Vespers of the Dormition of the Theotokos - Reception to follow


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26 13th Sunday of Matthew Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Coffee Hour Philoptochos Meeting

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CALENDAR Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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7:00pm - Paraklesis

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9:00am-3:00pm Philoptochos

Rummage Sale 7:00pm - Paraklesis

4

9:00am-3:00pm Philoptochos

Rummage Sale

8

7:00pm - Paraklesis

9

10

7:00pm - Paraklesis

11

15 Feast of

The Dormition of The Theotokos

Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy 10:00am

*Church Nameday*

16

7:00pm—Parish Council Meeting

17

18

Panagia’s Dance

22

23

24

25 10:00am Malankara

Holy Qurbana (Indian Orthodox

Divine Liturgy)

Cana Couples Outing to

Comedy Sportz

29

Feast of The Beheading of

St. John the Baptist Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy 10:00am

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Sunday Monday Tuesday


6 Feast of

Holy Transfiguration Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy 10:00am 7:00pm - Paraklesis

7


13

7:00pm - Paraklesis

14

7:00pm - Great Vespers of the Dormition of the Theotokos - Reception to follow


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21

26 13th Sunday of Matthew Orthros 9:00am Divine Liturgy 10:00am Coffee Hour Philoptochos Meeting

27

September Agape News Assembly Day

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Fasting Symbols

Strict Fast

Wine and Oil Allowed

Fish Allowed

Fast Free

ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΩΝ 1 Αυγούστου Τετάρτη Μικρό Παράκλησις 7:00 μ.μ.

3 Αυγούστου Παρασκευή Μικρό Παράκλησις 7:00 μ.μ.

5 Αυγούστου Κυριακή Κυριακή Ι Ματθαίου

Όρθρος 9:00 π.μ.

Θεία Λειτουργία 10:00 π.μ.

6 Αυγούστου Δευτέρα Η Μεταμόρφωσις του Κυρίου



6 Αυγούστου Δευτέρα Μικρό Παράκλησις 7:00 μ.μ.

8 Αυγούστου Τετάρτη Μικρό Παράκλησις 7:00 μ.μ.

10 Αυγούστου Παρασκευή Μικρό Παράκλησις 7:00 μ.μ.

12 Αυγούστου Κυριακή Κυριακή ΙΑ Ματθαίου



13 Αυγούστου Δευτέρα Μικρό Παράκλησις 7:00 μ.μ.

14 Αυγούστου Τρίτη Προεόρτια Κοίμησεως Θεοτόκου

Μέγας Εσπερινός 7:00 μ.μ. (και Αρτοκλασία)

15 Αυγούστου Τετάρτη Η Κοίμηση της Θεοτόκου



19 Αυγούστου Κυριακή Κυριακή ΙΒ Ματθαίου



26 Αυγούστου Κυριακή Κυριακή ΙΓ Ματθαίου



29 Αυγούστου Πεμπτή Αποτομή Κεφαλής Αγίου Προδρόμου



Η ΜΕΤΑΜΟΡΦΩΣΙΣ ΤΟΥ ΚΥΡΙΟΥ 6 Αυγούστου

Κ α τ ά τ η δ ι ή γ η σ η τ ω ν

Ευαγγελιστών, ο Κύριός μας

Ιησούς Χριστός πήρε απο τους

μαθητές τον Πέτρο, τον Ιωάννη και

τον Ιάκοβω και ανέβηκε στο όρος

Θαβώρ για να προσευχηθεί. Οι

τρείς μαθητές Του, όπως ήταν

κουρασμένοι απο τη δύσκολη

ανάβαση στο Θαβώρ και ενώ

κάθησαν να ξεκουρασθούν, έπεσα ν σε βαθύ ύπνο. Όταν, όμως,

ξύπνησαν, αντίκρυσαν απροσδόκητο και εξαίσιο θέαμα. Το

πρόσωπο του Κυρίου άστραφτε σαν τον ήλιο, και τα φορέματά

Του ήταν λευκά σαν το φώς. Τον περιστοίχιζαν δε και

συνομιλούσαν μαζί Του δυό άνδρες, ο Μωϋσής και ο Ηλίας.

Αφού οι μαθητές συνήλθαν κάπως απο την έκπληξη, ο πάντα

ενθουσιώδης, Πέτρος, θέλοντας να διατηρηθεί αυτή η αγία μέθη

που προκαλούσε η ακτινοβολία του Κυρίου, ικετευτικά είπε να

στήσουν τρείς σκηνές. Μία για τον Κύριο, μία για το Μωϋσή

και μία για τον Ηλία. Πρίν προλάβει, όμως, να τελειώσει τη

φράση του, ήλθε σύννεφο που τους σκέπασε και μέσα απ΄ αυτό

ακούστηκε φωνή που έλεγε: "Ούτος έστιν ο υιός μου ο

αγαπητός, αυτού ακούετε". Δηλαδή, Αυτός είναι ο Υιός μου ο

αγαπητός, που τον έστειλα για να σωθεί ο κόσμος. Αυτόν να

ακούτε. Οφείλουμε, λοιπόν, και εμείς όχι μόνο να Τον ακούμε,

αλλά και να Τον υπακούμε. Σε οποιοδήποτε δρόμο μας φέρει,

είμαστε υποχρεωμένοι να πειθαρχούμε.

Η ΚΟΙΜΗΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ 15 Αυγούστου

Όπως είναι γνωστό, επάνω απο το

Σταυρό ο Κύριός μας Ιησούς

Χριστός, έδωσε εντολή και την

Παναγία μητέρα του παρέλαβε ο

Ιωάννης ο Ευαγγελιστής στο σπίτι

του, όπου διέμενε μαζί με τον

αδελφό του Ιάκωβο και τη μητέρα

του Σαλώμη, συγγενή της

Θεοτόκου. Όταν δε ήλθε η στιγμή

να τελειώσει την επίγεια ζωή της,

άγγελος Κυρίου της το έκανε γνωστό τρείς μέρες πρίν. Η χαρά

της Θεοτόκου υπήρξε μεγάλη, διότι θα συναντούσε το

μονογενή της Υιό και Θεό όλων των ανθρώπων. Πήγε, λοιπόν,

και προσευχήθηκε στο όρος των Ελαιών, όπου συνήθιζε να

προσεύχεται και ο Κύριος Ιησούς. Έπειτα, γύρισε στο σπίτι του

Ιωάννη, όπου έκανε γνωστή την επικείμενη κοίμησή της. Η

παράδοση αναφέρει ότι την τρίτη ημέρα απο την εμφάνιση του

αγγέλου, λίγο πρίν κοιμηθεί η Θεοτόκος, οι Απόστολοι δεν

ήταν όλοι στα Ιεροσόλυμα, αλλά σε μακρινούς τόπους όπου

κήρυτταν το Ευαγγέλιο. Τότε, ξαφνικά νεφέλη τους άρπαξε και

τους έφερε όλους μπροστά στο κρεβάτι, όπου ήταν ξαπλωμένη

η Θεοτόκος και περίμενε την κοίμησή της. Όταν εκοιμήθη, με

ψαλμούς και ύμνους την τοποθέτησαν στο μνήμα της

Γεσθημανή. Μετά τρείς ημέρες, άνοιξαν τον τάφο και

έκπληκτοι διαπίστωσαν ότι η Παναγία αναστήθηκε σωματικά

και ανελήφθη στους ουρανούς. Και βέβαια, όλη η ανθρωπότητα,

με ευγνωμοσύνη για τις πρεσβείες της στο Σωτήρα Χριστό,

αναφωνεί: "Χαίρε, ώ Μήτερ της ζωής".

PANAGIA’S DANCE

Assumption

Nameday

Dinner Dance

Hors d’oeuvres • Dinner • Dessert • Dancing • Cash Bar

Saturday, August 18th — 5:00 - 11:30 p.m.

Please join us for a fun-filled evening!

Hors d’oeuvres 5:00 p.m. • Dinner served at 6:30 p.m.

Adults $15 in advance (by noon 8/15/07) • $20 at the door Children (under 12) $6.00

For reservations, please call the Church Office at

(309) 792-2912

ANNUAL GOLF OUTING

The 1st Annual Greek Cultural Festival

Golf Tournament

Sunday, September 9, 2007 at the TPC at Deere Run

12 Noon Lunch—1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start

$125 per golfer includes Greens Fees, Practice Range, Cart, Locker Room and Shower Facilities, Lunch, On Course Soft

Drinks, Hors d’oeuvres, On Course Proximity Events…

Sponsorship Opportunities:

Presenting Sponsor ($2500) Hole Sponsor ($500) Hors d’oeuvres Sponsor ($1500) Beverage Cart Sponsor ($500) Lunch Sponsor ($1000)

GOLF OUTING REGISTRATION Name: ____________________________________

Company: ____________________________________

Address: ____________________________________

City/State/Zip: ____________________________________

Phone: _______________ Email: ______________

□ I am reserving a Foursome w/hole sponsorship, attached is a check(s)

For ____ foursome(s) x $900 = _______

□ I am organizing a Foursome, attached is a check(s)

For ____ foursome(s) x $500 = _______

□ I am golfing as an individual; please place me in a foursome or with:

_____________________________ Attached is my $125 payment.

□ I can’t golf, but wish to sponsor a hole for $500.

Company/Individual Name: _____________________________

□ I can’t golf, but please accept my donation of $________

Please Make Check Payable To:

Greek Cultural Festival

And

Return Prior To

Friday, September 1st, 2007

Additional Golfers for Foursome Reservations

Golfer #2 __________________________________

Golfer #3 __________________________________

Golfer #4 __________________________________

“Growing Up Greek

in America”

Saturday, November 10, 2007

1 night only at the Assumption Cultural Center This is a limited engagement!!!

Tickets are $50 per person

All seating is reserved - tables of 10 may be reserved - but hurry, seating is limited!!!

Mezathakia will be served!!!

Return the reservation form and secure your table today!!!

Basile

“Growing Up Greek

in America”

Reservations

Tables are reserved on a 1st Come 1st Served Basis - Those who reply 1st, get the best seating!!! So reserve your table today!!!

As of August 1st, This Event is now open to the public!!!

Reservation Name _______________________

□ I would like to reserve a table of 10. Attached is a check for $500

□ I would like to reserve a table of 10. I will come to the Church

Office in the next 14 days and pay with MasterCard / Visa.

□ I would like to reserve _____ tickets at $50 each. Attached is a

check for $_____

□ I would like to reserve _____ tickets at $50 each. I will come to the

Church Office in the next 14 days and pay with MasterCard / Visa.

For Office Use Only

Date Reserved _________________ Date Paid _________________

□ Mastercard □ Visa □ Check #_______

PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS

Contact: The Church Office (309)792-2912

Annual RUMMAGE SALE

Friday, August 3rd Saturday, August 4th

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Great Items from Over 50 Households!

Kids Clothes • Home Furnishings • Knick Knacks

Kitchen Items • Seasonal Decor • Books • Toys

and much, much more!

Please bring your unwanted treasures (and all your extra

shopping bags) to the Sunday School Rooms.

Don’t forget to come and shop—there are many amazing

buys available to those who come early!!!

RECOGNITION DINNER

The Parish of the Assumption requests the honour of your presence

On Saturday,

the 8th of September, at 5 o’clock in the evening

as we honour the Lifetime Service Commitment

of Rev. Father Basil Papanikoloau

And Mr. John Velon

Donation is $30 for adults and $10 for children under 12

On September 8, 2007, Fr. Basil celebrates the 45th

Anniversary of His Ordination to the Holy Priesthood!

Πάντα Άξιος!!!

NEW WEBSITE

The Assumption Parish Website has a

New Location - www.AssumptionEM.org

and a New Look

Come and Check it out!!!

Church Email: [email protected]

Fr. Jon’s Email: [email protected]

INAUGUARAL SPONSORS

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For an annual donation of $25, your name could appear as a supporter of this invaluable ministry. Support is offered for the Ecclesiastical Year (beginning

and ending September 1st).

Fr. Jon, Presbytera Doreece and

Vasilia

Fr. Basil Papanikolaou

Steve and Aimee Arvanitis

Michael and Nancy Avgenackis

George Bagatelas

Theodore and Karen Bagatelas

Steve and Vaso Boukis and Family

Victor and Judy Cherevko

Abraham and Molly Chirackal and

Family

Dr. and Mrs. Costas Constantinou

and Family

Miltos and Cathy Diakogeorgiou

George and Georgia Eleftheropoulos

Mary Giovanis

Mike and Helen Haney

James Jannes

George and Sherry Kontos

Georgia Maess and Family

Alex, Diane and Jim Lamacki

Peter and Sue Lingris

Tom Lingris and Judy Larson

Dr. Roger, Celia, Alex and Kristin

Lubbers

Chris, Susan, Alaina and Melissa

Mekus

Michael and Roseanne Monn

Spiro and Carol Pappaspiros

In Memory of “Uncle Pete” Panouses

Christ and Helen Petaros

George and Nancy Polios

St. Thomas Indian (Malankara)

Orthodox Church

Tony and Joan Stopoulos

Bill, Tracey, Christopher and

Stephanie Theofilis

John and Mary Velon

Michael and Elizabeth Weis

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