february 2019 - volume no. 336 saint pyridon hellenic

FEBRUARY 2019 - VOLUME NO. 336 SAINT SPYRIDON HELLENIC ORTHODOX CHURCH

TABLE OF

CONTENTS Archangels Academy ........... 2

Catechism 101 ........................ 3

Stewardship ........................ 5-7

GOYA ..................................... 8

Cherubs................................... 8

Handmaidens ........................ 9

Sunday School ....................... 9

Greek School ....................... 10

Parish News` ........................ 11

Community Calendar ........ 12

Schedule of Services .......... 13

Philoptochos ........................ 14

PTA News ............................ 15

Coming Events .................... 16

ST. SPYRIDON

HELLENIC ORTHODOX

CHURCH

12307 S. RIDGELAND AVE.

PALOS HEIGHTS, IL 60463

WWW.

SAINT-SPYRIDON.ORG

We started off the New Year with our annual cutting of the Vasilopita. We would like to thank all the teachers and parents who made a Vasilo-pita for both Sunday School and Greek School classes. The children look forward to this tradition. Congratulations to all the winners!!!

ARCHANGELS ACADEMY

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To celebrate the New Year father came into our class and cut our Annual Vasilo-pita. Although finding the coin is a spe-cial blessing father reminded everyone that it is important to be generous to the needy with our prayers and donations.

To celebrate the Epiphany of our Lord father Tilemahos performed a mock bap-tism with our class. The students named the baby Andoni.

SCHOOL CALENDAR Sunday, February 10th: Pancake Breakfast—Archangels Fundraiser

Wednesday, February 13th: Field Trip—Oak Lawn Children’s Museum

Monday, February 18th: No school—President’s Day

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Catechism 101 While we often hear the question ‘Have you been saved?’ have we ever

contemplated what it means to be saved? What do we mean when we

say that Christ came to save us? This is a question that was spurred on

by our Bible Study discussion group as we studied the 4th Chapter of

Acts. In this chapter, St. Peter was arrested and, in his defense, he ex-

plained to his fellow Jews that Jesus is God, our Savior, the cornerstone

of our salvation that the people rejected.

Literally, salvation means that our souls and bodies will be reconnected

at the resurrection of the dead, and that Jesus will lead those whom He

saves to the everlasting kingdom. However, Jesus is not our Savior just

for that deciding last moment of judgment. Jesus being our Savior goes

beyond that most significant event.

Jesus is our Savior in that He reveals to us the mystery of God as Trini-

ty. He tells us who and what we are. As the human race, we are not an

evolutionary alignment necessitated by statistical probability. We are

created by God in His image, with sacred origin and sacred purpose.

No other religion elevates mankind to a higher place than that which

Christ reveals to us.

Having fallen from this sacred purpose by the misuse of our God-given

freedom, Jesus is our Savior because He recovers that purpose on behalf

of mankind with humility, obedience and His own life. He comes as a

meek and humble Savior to cleanse us of our selfishness and to open

our eyes to the virtue of a clean heart by which we should once again

see God.

Ever since the beginning of time, man-made religions have developed

different methods and rituals to deal with the inexplicable existence of

our conscience and guilt. All religions offered guilt offerings as sacrific-

es, yet they could never be certain of divine forgiveness, neither did

they lead people to forgive one another unconditionally. Jesus saves us

in that he teaches us to forgive and ask forgiveness. He relieves us of

this guilt by calling us to live in the realm of mutual forgiveness, initiat-

ing the process from the Cross itself where, as the perfect and only inno-

cent man, He said: “Forgive them Father for they know not what they

do”. Once the relationship of guilt between man and God has been

eliminated, Christ enables us to extend this divine forgiveness to one

another: “Forgive our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass

against us”.

As God Incarnate, He reveals to us the existence of the afterlife and that

He is the door to that life. He is the only One Who can declare to the

dying thief on the cross: “Today You will be with me in Paradise”. He

gives us the resurrection by resurrecting himself and us. He gave us

His body so that by becoming one with Him, we can die with Him and

resurrect with Him. Who else can tell us that there is eternal life? Only

He who is from the Father, the only one who descended into Hades and

ascended into the Heavens.

The Voice - H ΦΩNH Official Monthly

Community Publication of

St. Spyridon

Hellenic Orthodox Church

12307 S. Ridgeland Avenue

Palos Heights, IL 60463

REV. FR. TILEMAHOS

ALIKAKOS

PROTOPRESBYTER

Church Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Phone: 708-385-2311 or 2313

Fax: 708-385-0166

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.Saint-Spyridon.org

Parish Council Officers Frank Kopanis President

George Papadopoulos Vice-President

James Xeros Vice-President

Panagiotis Stamus Secretary

John Farsatis Assistant Secretary

Gus Kolyvas Treasurer

Jim Korbakes Assistant Treasurer

Auxiliary Officers Angelo Angelos Chanter

Toula Georgiopoulos Philoptochos

Tessie Jones P.T.A.

Kiki Kazazakis Kentro

Lambrini Stavrou Plutarchos Greek School

Jan Prible Archangels Academy

Zoe Kopanis Sunday School Director

Nicky Glikis Choir Director

Sofea Malamis G.O.Y.A. & Jr. G.O.Y.A.

Debbie Petrakos Cherubs

Demetria Papadopoulos HOPE

Panagiotis Mihalopoulos Iconography

Fr. Tilemahos Bible Study

Tammy Stamus Handmaidens

Nick Chibucos Altar Boys

Labros Malfas Altar Boys

Nicky Glikis Jr. Choir Director

Fr. Tilemahos Byzantine Music

Angelo Angelos Greek Dance

John Farsatis Athletics

Zachary Bousies Athletics

Cindy Polyzos Floga Dance Troupe

Stella Parhas Food Pantry

Effie Papadopoulos Church Office

Marianna Haniotakis Church Office

Soteria Simantirakis Custodian

Jesus is our Savior because He gives us joy. In this fallen state of our life, there is an immense amount of tragedy

and despair, all of it brought on by our own choices. Even when nature lashes out in natural disasters, it is so

only because nature rebels against us just as we rebel against God. Yet, in all this tragedy, we are filled with

peaceful joy, because, while we do not seek pain, we understand it when it comes, we understand its purpose,

we identify it as followers of Jesus Christ, and we carry our cross with purpose. In that sense, pain and suffering

are sanctified. The tragic events in history are seen in a different light. Jesus provides the model by which we can

place suffering in its proper salvific context.

Jesus saves us by sanctifying all creation, all civilization, and all of the material world. He does not teach us to

reject the world but to develop a correct relationship to it. Pagan religions deified creation. Modern culture has

taught us to be enslaved to it by making us the most efficient and insatiable consumers in human history. Jesus

saves us by teaching us how to use the material world, to be masters of our environment, to truly live in a sacred

relationship to the material world which we recognize as a gift from God by offering it back to God.

Jesus gives us the ability and the knowledge to stand as brothers to one another. He teaches to seek the gift of

the Holy Spirit through believing in Him. By the presence of the Holy Spirit He transforms our biological life to

a spiritual life; to an eternal life. All these are the elements of salvation which are available to those who will ac-

cept Jesus as their Savior.

There is no other name under heaven that can give us these things. He has absolute power. The Christ is the on-

tological savior, it is Who He is. It is not some special hidden knowledge or secret that He gives us. He took on

human nature and restored its ability to receive the Holy Spirit; to receive life in abundance. He is the corner-

stone of our salvation, because, just as a cornerstone unites two walls, Jesus unites human nature with the divine.

There is no other cornerstone, no one who can unite the two natures. He saved us by Who He is. This is his eter-

nal will for all humanity. He walked among us, He went to Hades, He has ascended into the heavens, He is the

Savior for all humanity and all creation. Jesus is our Savior, and nothing can keep us away from understanding

and accepting Him as our personal Savior in this life and the next. Amen.

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Catechism 101

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With Gratitude to all our Stewards for 2018 Mr. & Mrs. Alex Alemis

Dr. & Mrs. Chris Alemis

Mr. & Mrs. Nika Alex

Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Alexakos

Mr. Panagiotis Alexakos

Mr. & Mrs. Konst. Alexopoulos

Ms. Demetra Alikakos

Mr. & Mrs. Gus Alikakos

Mr. Konstantine Alikakos

Fr. & Pres. Tilemahos Alikakos

Mr. & Mrs. James Anagnos-topoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Anasta-sopoulos

Ms. Sofia Anastasopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Ricky Angell

Mr. & Mrs. John Angelos

Mr. & Mrs. Nick Argyropoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Ioannis Arvanitis

Mr. & Mrs. Eleftherios Avtzis

Mr. & Mrs. Pete Ayaleanos

Mr. & Mrs. John Baltsas

Mrs. Sebastia Banakis

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Bart

Mrs. Chryssi Bastas

Mr. & Mrs. John Bastas

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Battersby

Mrs. Elana Bechrakis

Mr. & Mrs. James G. Berdusis

Mr. & Mrs. Taso Berdusis

Mrs. Aspasia Berdusis

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Berdusis

Mr. & Mrs. Taso Berdusis

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Berdusis

Mrs. Georgia Besbekos

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Besbekos

Mr. & Mrs. Dimitris Bezanis

Mr. & Mrs. Sam Bisbikis

Ms. Eleni Bizoukas

Mr. Peter Bollas

Mr. & Mrs. John Booras

Mrs. Morfo Bountinas

Mr. & Mrs. Zacharias Bousies

Mr. Christos Catsogiannis

Mrs. Patricia Catsones

Mr. & Mrs. Sam Charalambos

Mrs. Helen Chiaouris

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Chibucos

Ms. Sophia Chidichimo

Mr. & Mrs. Polychr. Chris-topoulos

Mr. James Christ

Mr. & Mrs. Spero Christos

Mr. & Mrs. Christos Christou

Mr. Nick Christou

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Christy

Mr. & Mrs. Nikolaos Dagres

Dr. & Mrs. George Danos

Mr. Philip DeAngelis

Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Delis

Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos De-makis

Ms. Bess Demopoulos

Ms. Anastasia Dendrinos

Mr. & Mrs. Gus Dendrinos

Mr. & Mrs. Sam Dendrinos

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Dinovo

Mr. Vasilios Dontas

Mr. & Mrs. George Drikos

Mr. & Mrs. Dean Eliacostas

Mr. & Mrs. George Eliacostas

Mr. & Mrs. John Eliacostas

Mr. & Mrs. Yianni Eliacostas

Mr. & Mrs. Chris Eliopulos

Mrs. Martha Eliopulos

Mrs. Georgia Evangelopoulos

Ms. Ruth Ellen Faklis

Mr. & Mrs. John Farsatis

Mrs. Sophia Felecos

Mr. & Mrs. Anastasios Flambu-ris

Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Flaskos

Ms. Kaliopi Flaskos

Mr. & Mrs. George Gatsios

Mr. & Mrs. Theofanis Gatsios

Mr. & Mrs. Const. Garinis

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Geor-giopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Georgiopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Ted Georgiopoulos

Mr. Tim Georgiopoulos

Ms. Irene Giardina

Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Glikis

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Glikis

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Glikis

Mr. & Mrs. Gust Graspas

Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Grimanis

Mr. & Mrs. Aris Halikias

Mr. & Mrs. Aristides T. Halikias

Mr. & Mrs. James Halikias

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Haniotakis

Mr. Alex Haralampopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Apostolis Har-daloupas

Mr. & Mrs. Aristidis Hatzidimi-triadis

Mr. & Mrs. Louis Hatzis

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hix

Dr. & Mrs. Elias Hohlastos

Dr. & Mrs. Michael Hohlastos

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Holoubek

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hristakos

Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Intzes

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Iovino

Mr. & Mrs. Curtis James

Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Jones

Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos Kallas

Mr. & Mrs. Kyriakos Kalpakidis

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Kapsalis

Mr. Dean Karampelas

Mrs. Roula Karampelas

Mr. & Mrs. George Karanastasis

Mr. & Mrs. Dimitri Karbo

Ms. Christina Karioris

Mr. & Mrs. John Karopulos

Mr. & Mrs. George Karras

Ms. Georgia Karuntzos

Mr. James Karuntzos

Mrs. Helen Katris

Mr. & Mrs. Evan Katsenis

Ms. Patricia Katsenis

Mr. & Mrs. Christos Katsoulis

Mr. & Mrs. George Kattos

Mr. & Mrs. Niko Kattos

Mrs. Irene Kavooras

Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Kavvadas

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Kazazakis

Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Kekem-panos

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Kekempanos

Mr. Stanley Ketsios

Mrs. Koula Kintonis

Mrs. Anastasia Kladis

Mr. & Mrs. Anastasios Kladis

Mr. & Mrs. George Kladis

Mrs. Sofia Kleopa

Mr. & Mrs. Louis Klioris

Mr. & Mrs. Pete Klioris

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Kokoris

Ms. Konstantina Kolios

Dr. & Mrs. Chris Kolyvas

Ms. Emily Kolyvas

Mr. Gus Kolyvas

Ms. Margaret Kolyvas

Mr. Peter Kolyvas

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Kolyvas

Ms. Sophia C. Kolyvas

Mrs. Anna Kontaris

Mr. & Mrs. Spiro Kontaris

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Kopanis

Mr. & Mrs. Chris Korbakes

Mr. & Mrs. George Korbakes

Mrs. Georgia Korbakes

Mr. James Korbakes

Mr. Peter C. Korbakes

Mr. Peter G. Korbakes

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Korbakes

Mr. Telemahos Korbakes

Mr. & Mrs. John Korbakis

Mrs. Zoe Korbakis

Mr. & Mrs. Gustave Korelis

Mr. & Mrs. Dean Korolis

Mr. George Kosionis & Ms. Jan Augustine

Mr. Peter Kosionis

Mr. & Mrs. George Kotsis

Mr. & Mrs. James Kotsiviras

Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Kotsopou-los

Mr. Demetrios Kottaras

Mr. Chris Koulogeorge

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Koulogeorge

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Kournetas

Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos Kout-sis

Mr. & Mrs. John Koziocas

Mr. & Mrs. George Kristo

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kunz

Mr. Thomas Kutsulis

Ms. Christina Kyres

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Kyria-kopoulos

Mr. Emmanuel Kyroudis

Mr. & Mrs. George Kyroudis

Mr. & Mrs. Konstadinos Labrakis

Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas Lalios

Mrs. Demetra Lambros

Mrs. Irene Lamonto

Mr. & Mrs. George Laris

Mr. & Mrs. James Laris

Mr. Brian Lemer & Ms. Valerie Manolis

Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Les

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Les

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Les

Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Les

Mr. George Likouresis

Mrs. Betty Lillios

Mrs. Mary Limparis

Mr. & Mrs. George Limperis

Ms. Georgia Malamis

Ms. Angela Malfas

Mr. & Mrs. Apostolos Malfas

Mr. Labros Malfas

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Manasses

Mr. George Maglaris & Ms. An-astasia Panouses

Mr. & Mrs. Theophanes Mani-kas

Ms. Katherine Manolis

Mrs. Alexandra Manolitsis

Mr. & Mrs. Chris Manolitsis

Mr. & Mrs. Ted Maras


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With Gratitude to all our Stewards for 2018 Mr. & Mrs. Jack Marchwinski

Mr. Eustratios Marinos

Mr. & Mrs. George Markopou-los

Mr. Dennis Marudas

Mr. Alex Mazarakos

Mr. John Mazarakos

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Mazarakos

Mr. & Mrs. Rob McNeill

Mrs. Maria Meintanis

Mr. Angelo Meklis

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Melone

Mr. & Mrs. John Michalopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Deno Mihas

Mr. & Mrs. Ted Mikroulis

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Mullen

Ms. Catherine Nakos

Mr. & Mrs. Ian Nelson

Mrs. Marie Nicholson

Mrs. Eleni Nicolaou

Mrs. Christina Nikolopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Owens

Mr. & Mrs. Nick Panagiotaros

Mr. & Mrs. Tasos Panag-iotopoulos

Ms. Christina Panos-Schultz

Mr. & Mrs. Bob Papadatos

Ms. Demetria Papadopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. George Papadopou-los

Mr. Chris Papakonstantinos

Mr. & Mrs. Philip Papamakari-os

Mr. & Mrs. Sam Papanastasatos

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Papoulias

Mr. & Mrs. Alexander L. Pap-pas

Mr. Andrew Pappas

Ms. Catherine Pappas

Ms. Constance Pappas

Mr. George A. Pappas

Ms. Kathryn Pappas

Ms. Melpomeni Pappas

Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Pappas

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Paraskevopou-los

Mrs. Panagiota Paraskis

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Paraskis

Ms. Stella Parhas

Mr. & Mrs. Odysseus Parr

Mr. & Mrs. George Patras

Mr. George Patrianakos

Ms. Marina Pavlatos

Mr. & Mrs. John Pavlopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Pavlopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Paxinos

Mr. & Mrs. Justin Pedersen

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Perakis

Mr. & Mrs. John Perakis

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Perakis

Mr. & Mrs. Jorge Perez

Mr. & Ms. Brian Perkins

Mr. & Mrs. Alex Perros

Mr. Athanasios Perros

Ms. Maria Perros

Mr. Gregory Petinatos

Mr. & Mrs. Nick Petinatos

Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Petrakos

Mr. Andrew Petrakos

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Petrakos

Mr. Nicholas P. Petrakos

Mr. & Mrs. James Petropoul

Mrs. Despina Petropoulos

Mrs. Konstantina Petropoulos

Mr. Marino Petropoulos

Mr. Peter Polmen

Mr. & Mrs. Ioannis Polyzos

Ms. Penny Poninski

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Poulos

Mrs. Panagiota Poziopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Panayotis Prassas

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Prevett

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Primbas

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Priovolos

Mr. & Mrs. Chris Proutsos

Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Proutsos

Mr. & Mrs. Nick Pyknis

Mrs. Elizabeth Rentas

Mr. Mark Rentas

Mr. & Mrs. Kostas Retsinas

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Righetti

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Riley

Mrs. Golfo Rodogiannis

Mr. & Mrs. Gus Roros

Mr. & Mrs. Gus Rougas

Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Rousonelos

Mr. & Mrs. John Ruzich

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sacha

Mr. & Mrs. George Scarlatis

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Scarlatis

Mr. & Mrs. Glynn Searl

Mr. & Mrs. Dean Siampos

Mrs. Metaxea Siomos

Mr. Nick Skiadopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Smirnis

Mr.& Mrs. Nick Soorholtz

Mr. Alex Sotiropoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Kostas Spatharakis

Ms. Rita Sperlakis

Mr. & Mrs. Nick Spinos

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Spirovski

Mr. & Mrs. Alexandros Sta-matoglou

Mr. & Mrs. John Stamatoglou

Mr. & Mrs. Simon Stamatoglou

Mr. Andrew G. Stameson

Mrs. Demitra G. Stameson

Mr.& Mrs. Panayiotis Stamus

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Stathakis

Mr. Vasilis Stavropoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Stavrou

Mr. & Mrs. Konst. Stergiopou-los

Mr. James Stive

Ms. Alexandra Stolis

Mr. & Mrs. Khalil Sweis

Mr. & Mrs. Ioannis Synadinos

Mr. & Mrs. Sam Theofanopou-los

Mr. & Mrs. George Theoharis

Mr. Fay Thiakos

Mr. Paul Thiakos

Ms. Vicky Thiakos

Ms. Cathy Tomaras

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Tomaras

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Tourloukis

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Treantafeles

Mr. & Mrs. Christos P. Tsakiris

Mr. & Mrs. Spiro Tsaldaris

Mr. Andreas Tsantilis & Mrs. Dana Vasilakos

Mr. & Mrs. Andreas D. Tsantilis

Mr. & Mrs. Odysseus Tsarouhis

Mr. & Mrs. George Tsigolis

Mrs. Athena Tsinoukas

Mr. Nicholas Tsinoukas

Mr. & Mrs. James Tsipakis

Mr. & Mrs. Anestis Tsonis

Mr. & Mrs. Louis Tsonis

Mr. & Dr. Vasileios Tsoukalas

Mr. Kyriakos Tsoukalas

Mr. & Mrs. Spiros Tzanetakos

Mr. & Mrs. Gleb Urobushkin

Mr. & Mrs. Aristotelis Vala-vanidis

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Vallianatos

Mrs. Patricia Vardalos

Mr. & Mrs. George Vasilakos

Mr. & Mrs. Sofoklis Vasiliades

Mr. Konstantinos Vasilopoulos

Mr. & Mrs. Antonis Vassiliou

Mr. & Mrs. George Vassiliou

Mr. & Mrs. John Virasztko

Mr. & Mrs. Labros Vlachos

Mrs. Helen Vlassis

Mr. & Mrs. James Voutiritsas

Mr.& Mrs. George Vythoulkas

Mr. & Mrs. Rocky Wagner

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Watne

Mrs. Helen Xeros

Mr. & Mrs. James Xeros

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Xeros

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Xirafakis

Mrs. Goldie Xirafakis

Mr. & Mrs. Tomasz Zatora

Ms. Magdalene Zippmann

Mrs. Effie Zorbas

Mr. & Mrs. John Zorbas

373 Members

Stewardship 2018

A great stewardship year for Saint Spyridon’s

373 Stewards!!!

With heartfelt gratitude we pray that the Lord our God may guide and bless all our stewards and our community to continue to worthily serve

in His vineyard and to give glory to His Name.

Dr. & Mrs. Chris Alemis Mr. & Mrs. Gus Alikakos Fr. & Pres. Tilemahos Alikakos

Mr. & Mrs. Ioannis Arvanitis Mrs. Sebastia Banakis Mrs. Elana Bechrakis & Family Mr. & Mrs. James Berdusis Mr. & Mrs. Peter Berdusis Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Berdusis Mr. Nicholas Bobis Mr. & Mrs. Zacharias Bousies Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Falakos Mrs. Martha Eliopulos Mrs. Georgia Evangelopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Falakos Mr. & Mrs. John Farsatis

Mrs. Sophia Felecos Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Gatsinos Mr. & Mrs. Ted Georgiopoulos Mrs. Georgia Georgiou Mr. & Mrs. Aristides T. Halikias

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Haniotakis Mr. Alex Haralampopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Tom Jaskowiec Mrs. Helen Katris Mr. Stanley Ketsios Mrs. Anastasia Kladis

Mr. & Mrs. George Kladis

Mrs. Sofia Kleopa Mr. & Mrs. Peter Kokoris Dr. & Mrs. Chris Kolyvas

Ms. Emily Kolyvas

Mr. Gus Kolyvas

Mr. Peter Kolyvas

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Kolyvas

Mr. & Mrs. Gus Korellis

Mr. Peter Kosionis Mr. & Mrs. James Kotsiviras Mr. Demetrios Kottaras Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Kournetas Ms. Christina Kyres Mr. & Mrs. Konstadinos Labrakis Mr. & Mrs. James Laris Mr. Brian Lemer & Ms. Valerie Manolis

Mr. & Mrs. George Limperis Dr. & Mrs. Makis Limperis Mr. & Mrs. John Liveris Ms. Angela Malfas

Mr. & Mrs. Apostolos Malfas Mr. Labros Malfas Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Manasses

Mr. & Mrs. Ted Maras Mr. Angelo Meklis

Mrs. Kathy Michalarias Mr. & Mrs. Ted Mikroulis

Mr. & Mrs. George Papadopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos Papamihail Mr. George A. Pappas Ms. Stella Parhas Mr. & Mrs. Peter Paxinos Mr. & Mrs. Bill Perakis Mr. & Mrs. James Petropoul Mr. Peter Polmen Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Poulos Mr. & Mrs. Tom Primbas Mr. & Mrs. Robert Righetti

Mr. & Mrs. Gus Rougas Mr. & Mrs. George Scarlatis Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Scumaci Mrs. Metaxea Siomos

Mr. & Mrs. Andy Sotiropoulos Mrs. Demetra Stameson Mr.& Mrs. Panayiotis Stamus Mr. & Mrs. Paul Stathakis

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Stavros

Mr. & Mrs. Khalil Sweis

Mr. & Mrs. James Xeros

76 Members


STEWARDSHIP 2019 The Stewardship Committee thanks our 373 Stewards who have fulfilled their pledge for the 2018 year. We wish

to express our gratitude for your commitment to the Lord’s work through our Church of Saint Spyridon and we

encourage everyone to offer their stewardship for the good of the Church. The 2019 stewardship packets have been mailed to your homes and we hope that you can make your pledge for the new year as soon as possible. Let us work together to make 2019, an exemplary year of growth and renewed blessings for our beloved parish of Saint Spyridon.

STEWARDS 2018-JANUARY 1ST-JANUARY 25TH

Food for Thought A healthy parish should be sustained by the stewardship of the faithful. However, our parish family still relies on fund raisers and on the support of the local community to meet our obligations. We could eliminate our reli-ance on our fundraisers by raising our stewardship by $14/month. In other words, if we raised our average stewardship from $36/month (our 2018 average), to $50/month, we could give our give our aging cooks and vol-unteers the rest and respect that they deserve. They have given us a beautiful church without any debt. We must meet our responsibilities and not rely on their continued labor in our kitchen to pay our obligations. What is $50/month compared to our average spending? The average American household spends ……$200/month on cell phone service ……$241/month on TV & 4 hours/day ……$47/month on alcohol ……$92/month on coffee Let us consider that we raise our stewardship commitment so that we may eventually wean ourselves off our reliance to fundraisers. It is definitely an achievable goal if we all strive to meet our responsibility together.


CHERUBS

Our cherubs family would like to wish everyone

a happy new year! We started our year with the

cutting of the vasilopita. The kids also celebrated

the new year with a count down and then pop-

ping of confetti. We then crafted our own noise-

makers to complete our celebration! We wish

everyone a healthy and blessed new year!

GOYA NEWS

GOYANs celebrated the New Year with the cutting of the va-

silopita. Our very own, Christos Retsinas was the lucky winner.

On January 23rd, we

had a lot of fun in the

kitchen making cakes

for the Sunday coffee

social hour.

Our fellow GOYANs

are hosting a dance, so

please come join us!!!

SUNDAY SCHOOL


The Handmaidens youth group has been able to help many non-profit community agencies this year and last year. While most of the projects focus on ways to support those that have fallen ill, some of the projects have also been to help support relief efforts for emergency needs. Of course, we could not do such good works without the help of the parishioners of our church community. A big thank you to all of you who have supported our fund-raising efforts so we can make blankets for the newborns of St. Spyridon, blankets for sick children in hospitals (Project Linus), Hygiene Kits (for the IOCC), cards for parishioners who are ill, and for hospitalized kids at La Rabida and other hospitals in the Chicagoland area. It is never too late to join. Simply let the church office know of your daughter’s interest. Our next meeting is on Feb. 15th at 6 p.m.

HANDMAIDENS

In the month of January, our Saint Spyridon families

were featured in the Palos Patch as well as the Region-

al News for our contribution toward the Pediatric On-

cology Treasure Chest Foundation. Our toy drive was

very much appreciated by all the children and teens

with cancer this holiday season. Thanks to all those

who made this effort a success. Oratorical Festival top-

ics are out. As always, we encourage all of our stu-

dents to participate. Only grades 7th through 12th

grade submissions will be judged at our parish on

Sunday, March 10. The categories are : Oratory, Essay,

Poetry, Iconography and a new category of vocal solo

has been added. Our Sunday School teachers can pro-

vide more detail on the project. Looking forward to

the month of February, there will be class on the

3rd,10th and 24th. There will be family worship on

Feb. 17th. Zoe Kopanis, Sunday School Director

ORATORICAL PROJECTS DUE ON SUNDAY, MARCH 10th

LENTEN RETREAT ON SATURDAY, APRIL 20th

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Greek School

Our Plutarchos Greek School participated in the Pansholiki Celebration which took place at St. Nektarios in Palatine, on January 26th. Many thanks to Mrs. Nicky Glikis for leading our students in their performance of traditional Greek songs. On Sunday, January 27th, our two winners of the Agrafon essay contest, Mihali Karanastasis and Katerina Alikakos, received their award at the Greek Letters luncheon which took place at the Chateau Ritz in Niles, IL. Enjoy pictures from these events as well as some photos from our preschool class.


Baptisms The son of Mr. & Mrs. Antonis Roumeliotis was baptized on December 29th, and was given the name Aristotelis. His Godparents were Ms. Ga-briella Gofis & Mr. George Roumeliotis.

The son of Mr. & Mrs. Andrea Anastasopoulos was baptized on January 19th, and was given the name Panagiotis. His Godparents were Mr. & Mrs. Tom Kondelas.

Memorials Sunday, January 13th +6 years for Fr. Nikiforos Tzerdimos +5 years for Presvytera Eleni Tzerdimos +4 years for Aimilios Mantzakides +8 years for Nicholas Lillios +14 years for Evgenia Mazarakos +18 years Vasiliki Georgiou +40 years Alexandros Georgiou +3 years Konstantinos Georgiou Sunday, January 20th +40days for Angeliki Smirnis +40days for George Vardalos +6 months for Iannis Manolitsis Sunday, January 27th +40 days for Anastasia Grimanis +1 year for Panicos Kaloghirou

Funerals John W. Perakis, age 82 of Oak Lawn, IL Be-loved husband of 45 years to Mary "Terry" (nee McNamara); loving father of Maria, Bill (Kelly), Stephen, Tim (Kathy) and Nick (Jacki) Perakis; cherished papou of Yano, Lina, CJ, Andy, Pop-py, Ava, Alexis, Yianni, Johnnie Cas and Lian-na; dear brother and uncle to many. John Pe-rakis fell asleep in the Lord on January 11th. His funeral took place on January 15th and he was interned at Evergeen Cemetary. Theofanopoulos, Deputy Nick J. Of Cook Coun-ty Sheriff Department, age 39, of Oak Lawn. Beloved son of John and Georgia Theofanopou-los; loving brother of George (Debbie), Sam (Margaret) and Chrysoula (John) Virosztko; dear uncle of Sofia, Nick, Marina, George, John, Lucas, William, Nicole, David and George; grandson of Antonia Papadopoulos. Nick Theofanopoulos fell asleep in the Lord on Janu-ary 21st. His funeral took place on January 28th and he was interned at Chapel Hill Gardens. May their memory be eternal!

Parish Events

Congratulations to our new Parish Council. The Oath of

Office was given on January 13th, 2019. Immediately fol-

lowing the oath, the first meeting of our new Parish Council

took place and new officers were elected. Congratulations

to our new officers: Frank Kopanis (President), George Pa-

padopoulos (1st Vice President), Jim Xeros (2nd Vice Presi-

dent), Gus Kolyvas (Treasurer), Jim Korbakes (Assistant

Treasurer), Panos Stamus (Secretary), John Farsatis

(Assistant Secretary). The next meeting of the Parish Coun-

cil will be held on February 5th. The Parish Council will be

forming Committees in order to handle the various minis-

tries of the parish. The Committees are open to non-parish

council members who are interested in volunteering. If you

wish to volunteer for a particular ministry, please see Fr

Tilemahos.

Metropolis of Chicago to Relocate

Main Offices To Temporary Location. The lack of adequate work areas and offices, the general

lack of accessibility (for persons with disabilities, limited

parking, etc.), and ongoing maintenance demands make

Burton Place suited for the Metropolis’ long-term vision to

support and serve its parishes, ministries and faithful. As of

Monday, January 28, the physical address of the Metropolis

of Chicago will be 1301 Estes Avenue in Elk Grove Village,

Illinois. The Metroolis can be reached through its new

phone and fax numbers: 847-264-8360 (phone) and 847-264-

8369 (fax). The Metropolis general email address remains

the same: [email protected]. The Metropolis

office hours will remain the same: 9:00am to 5:00pm, Mon-

day – Friday. The donation of the rent-free space created an

opportunity for the Metropolis to have more desirable

amenities, location, office space, parking and meeting space

that will better serve the faithful and the parishes of the

Metropolis.

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SCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICES Friday, February 1st St. Tryphon, Orthros, Divine Liturgy and Agiasmos Service—8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Saturday, February 2nd Presentation of Our Lord & Savior into the Temple

Orthros & Divine Liturgy—8 a.m.—10:15 a.m. * Great Vespers—6p.m.—6:45 p.m.

Sunday, February 3rd Orthros & Divine Liturgy - 8:00 a.m.—11:30 a.m.

Friday, February 8th St. Theodore the General—Orthros & Divine Liturgy—8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Saturday, February 9th Great Vespers at St. Haralambos Church in Niles, IL—7:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 10th St. Haralambos, Orthros & Divine Liturgy - 8:00 a.m.—11:30 a.m.

Friday, February 15th St. Anthimos of Chios, 1st Hour & Divine Liturgy—8:30 a.m.—9:45 a.m.

Saturday, February 16th Great Vespers—6:00 p.m.—6:45 p.m.

Sunday, February 17th St. Theodore of Tyron, Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, Triodion starts

Orthros & Divine Liturgy & Memorial—8:00 a.m.—11:30 a.m.

Tuesday, February 19th St. Philothei, Orthros & Divine Liturgy—8:00 a.m.—10:15 a.m.

Saturday, February 23rd St. Polycarp of Smyrna, 1st Hour & Divine Liturgy—8:30 a.m.—9:45 a.m.

Great Vespers—6:00 p.m.—6:45 p.m.

Sunday, February 24th Sunday of the Prodigal Son, Orthros & Divine Liturgy—8:00 a.m.—11:30 a.m.

ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΙΕΡΩΝ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΩΝ Πέμπτη 1 Φεβρουαρίου Αγ. Τρύφωνα, 1η Ωρα, Λειτουργία & Αγιασμός—8 π.μ.

Παρασκευή 2 Φεβρουαρίου Υπαπαντή του Κυρίου, Ορθρος & Λειτουργία—8:00 π.μ.

Μέγας Εσπερινός —6:00 μ.μ.

Κυριακή 3 Φεβρουαρίου Όρθρος, Θεία Λειτουργία —8:00 π.μ.

Παρασκευή 8 Φεβρουαρίου Αγίου Θεοδώρου, Ορθρος & Λειτουργία—8:00 π.μ.

Σάββατο 9 Φεβρουαρίου Εσπερινός στον Ι.Ν. Αγίου Χαραλάμπους—7:00 μ.μ.

Κυριακή 10 Φεβρουαρίου Αγίου Χαραλάμπους, Όρθρος & Λειτουργία —8:00 π.μ.

Παρασκευή 15 Φεβρουαρίου Αγίου Ανθίμου της Χίου, Όρθρος & Λειτουργία —8 π.μ.

Σάββατο 16 Φεβρουαρίου Μέγας Εσπερινός –6:00 π.μ.

Κυριακή 17 Φεβρουαρίου Αγίου Θεοδώρου Τήρωνος, Κυριακή Τελώνου και

Φαρισαίου, Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία—8:00 π.μ..

Tρίτη 19 Φεβρουαρίου Αγίας Φιλοθέης, Όρθρος & Λειτουργία—8:00 π.μ.

Σάββατο 23 Φεβρουαρίου Αγίου Πολυκάρπου, 1η Ωρα & Λειτουργία — 8:30 π.μ.

Κυριακή, 24 Φεβρουαρίου Tου Ασώτου, Όρθρος & Λειτουργία—8:00 π.μ.

Την Κυριακή (17/02) του Τελώνου και Φαρισαίου ξεκινά φέτος το Τριώδιο. Το Τριώδιο είναι ένα από τα λειτουργικά βιβλία της Εκκλησίας. Στο βιβλίο αυτό περιέχονται σχεδόν κάθε μέρα ύμνοι,

που λέγονται Τριώδια, ύμνοι δηλαδή με τρεις ωδές. Τι είναι οι ωδές; Είναι ομάδες από τέσσερα ως πέντε ή και

περισσότερα τροπάρια, που ψάλλονται όλα με τον ίδιο τρόπο. Για το λαό επικρατεί η αντίληψη ότι αρχή του Τριωδίου

είναι το ξεκίνημα για τις καρναβαλικές εκδηλώσεις και τις Απόκριες.

Η περίοδος του Τριωδίου αποτελεί το κινητό εκείνο τμήμα του εκκλησιαστικού έτους που ετοιμάζει τον πιστό για τον

άξιο εορτασμό των Παθών και της Αναστάσεως. Ξεκινά από την Κυριακή του Τελώνου και Φαρισαίου και φτάνει μέχρι

και το Μεγάλο Σάββατο. Μέσα στην περίοδο αυτή περιλαμβάνεται και η Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή καθώς και η Μεγάλη

Εβδομάδα.

Η πρώτη, η Κυριακή του Τελώνη και Φαρισαίου προτρέπει τους Χριστιανούς να είναι ταπεινοί, όπως ο Τελώνης. Η

δεύτερη, η Κυριακή του Ασώτου, διδάσκει την αξία της μετάνοιας και το μεγαλείο της συγχωρέσεως. Η τρίτη

Κυριακή, η Κυριακή της Απόκρεω, αναφέρεται στη Δευτέρα Παρουσία, καθώς επίσης και στη χριστιανική αγάπη.

Ονομάζεται δε έτσι, επειδή είναι η τελευταία ημέρα που οι Χριστιανοί επιτρέπεται να φάνε κρέας. Η τέταρτη, η

Κυριακή της Τυροφάγου, το Ευαγγέλιο της ημέρας παροτρύνει τους πιστούς να νηστεύουν, να συγχωρούν όσους τους

έχουν βλάψει και να διάγουν βίο ενάρετο. Ακολουθεί η Καθαρά Δευτέρα, με την οποία ξεκινά η περίοδος της Μεγάλης

Τεσσαρακοστής. Περίοδος νηστείας, προσευχής, περισυλλογής, κατά την οποία οι πιστοί προετοιμάζονται για την

μεγάλη Εβδομάδα και την Ανάσταση του Κυρίου.

ΓΙΝΕ ΚΑΛΟΣ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΟΣ ΤΗΣ

ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΣΠΥΡΙΔΩΝΑ

Ευχαριστούμε τις 89 οικογένεις που εκπλήρωσαν την συς υποσχέσεις τους για το έτος 2019. Υπενθυμίζουμε σε όλους ότι έχουν ταχυδρομηθεί οι Καταστάσεις Υπόσχεσης του Καλού Οικονόμου για το τρέχον έτος. Σας παρακαλούμε να ανανεώσετε την συνδρομή σας το γρηγορώτερο δυνατόν. Xρειαζόμαστε την βοήθεια και την υποστήρηξη όλων σας.

Philoptochos News


Dear Parishioners and Friends of Philoptochos, Greetings!

Although the weather was cold, our Philoptochos women started the New Year with warm hearts. We continued our mis-

sion of giving, praying and offering our healing thoughts to those who experience challenges with loved ones.

In January, we attended the special event for our beloved Rene and the Kontaris family. It was a very successful fundraising

event, attended by Fr. Tilemahos, Presbytera Georgia, our Philoptochos members, many parishioners from our Church and

supporters from our neighboring communities.

It is support such as this that keeps our hearts and spirits warm, during the frigid winter months.

Our prayers will continue for Rene, Spero and their lovely children; we want them to know that they are loved… love will

sustain them and prayer will get them through anything! WISHING RENE A SPEEDY AND COMPLETE RECOVERY!

Another beautiful celebration that our Philoptochos ladies took part in was at the Kefi Restaurant, where we celebrated Pat

Katsenis’ Retirement Party. We had a wonderful time, with lots of fun and laughter. We wished our dear sister Pat, noth-

ing but magnificent things to come in her life! May she always rise each day with Sunlight in her heart, Success in her path

and Answers to her Prayers!

GIFT OF LOVE TO OUR CHURCH:

It is customary, at the beginning of the New Year that the Philoptochos Sister-

hood presents our gift of love to our beloved St. Spyridon Church. This year

again, we presented $5,000 dollars to the Parish Council. It is a symbol of our

love and dedication to our Church.

IT IS WITH DEEP APPRECIATION AND HEARTFELT GRATITUDE that

we express to the Vardalos family, for their generous donation to the St. Spyridon

Philoptochos Society in memory of Mr. George Vardalos.

MAY HIS MEMORY BE ETERNAL!

DATES TO REMEMBER:

FEBRUARY 3RD- GO RED SUNDAY

MARCH 3RD- APOKREATIKO LUNCHEON

MARCH 11TH-KATHARA DEFTERA SUPPER

MARCH 23RD-METROPOLIS LENTEN RETREAT

APRIL 19TH- PRESANCTIFIED LITURGY MEAL

APRIL 21ST- PALM SUNDAY LUNCHEON

AND BAKE SALE

APRIL 28TH- HOLY PASCHA

MAY 12TH- MOTHER’S DAY LUNCHEON

MAY 19TH- PHILOPTOCHOS ELECTIONS

JUNE 3RD- CHRISTIAN PHILOXENIA AT ST. SPYRIDON

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

Our Membership Drive for 2019 is in full force!

We thank all the ladies who made their Stewardship contributions. We are also excited to welcome our eight new members

who joined our ministry for the first time! Welcome aboard, Ladies!

In closing, I would like to thank you for the love and support to Philoptochos. May our Lord bless us with good health so

that we may continue to work for His Holy Church.

With Sisterly Love, Toula Georgiopoulos, Philoptochos President

Philoptochos at Kontaris Fundraiser

Retirement Party for Pat Katsenis

On Sunday, January 20th, the church was filled with Godparents and their Godchildren. Our Carnival theme had everyone stepping right up and enjoying a delicious brunch together. The PTA would like to thank the Vardalos family for donating the food to honor the memory of Mr. Nick Vardalos. May his memory be eternal. We would also like to thank all the donors and volunteers who made Godparents brunch possible. The children enjoyed Frank the magician to close out the day. On January 27th, we held our Annual Artoclasia in honor of the feast of the Three Hierarchs, the patron saints of Greek Religious Education. Thank you to Maria Spiros for making the Arto for us. The PTA and its members gathered in the front pews and worshiped together. Sunday school snacks will be set up on a designated table during the fel-lowship hour. The children can help themselves to a snack. Please arrive at church at 9:30 and assist with getting the community room ready. We will head into church and come back after communion to finish set up. Help is needed pouring coffee, pouring water, clearing empty trays, washing and drying and folding the table cloths at the end. We thank you for helping with the fellowship hour. Tessie Jones, PTA President

FEBRUARY COFFEE SOCIAL

3RD – 7TH AND 8TH GRADE FAMILIES

17TH – HIGH SCHOOL FAMILIES

24TH – 1ST AND SECOND GRADE FAMILIES


P.T.A NEWS

GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY

PARADE

SUNDAY, MAY 5th, 2019

2:30 p.m.

GREEKTOWN ON HALSTED

Advertise in the VOICE We call upon all our faithful and friends to continue to spon-

sor our monthly newsletter by advertising your business for

the benefit of all the parishioners. Your ad will reach our 375

parish families, four hundred email addresses in our listserv,

over 1,000 followers of our Facebook page, and of course eve-

ryone who picks up a copy of our Voice newsletter from the

church narthex or community center. Please contact the

church office for more information or to submit an advertise-

ment for your business.

The advertising opportunities are the following:

Small - $100/year

Medium— $150/year

Large - $250/year

We thank Eggmans Restaurant on 127th & Pulaski and

Chef’s Quality Meats on 159th Street in Markham

for being the 1st businesses to place an advertisement on this

new format for the Voice.

Our Saint Spyridon Parish will host a table at the OCMC Dinner.

If you are interested in attending please see Fr. Tilemahos

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