The Hellenic Community of Ottawa

Dormition of the Virgin Mary

Greek Orthodox Church Protopresbyter

Fr. Alex Michalopulos

Church office: 613-225-8016 ext. 222

Father Alexs personal line: ext. 230

Life threatening emergency answering service: 239-4736

Community office: 225-8016 ext. 221

Website: www.helleniccommunity.com

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Sunday, October 9, 2016 , 9 2016

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May you and your loved ones have a

Blessed & Happy Thanksgiving

Memorial Service ~

Prayers for the repose of the souls of the departed servants of God:

Efstratios Agraniotis, Stamatis Gouskos, and Elias Katsoulis.

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Please note that the Church and Community Offices will be closed tomorrow in

recognition of Thanksgiving.

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Philoptochos - Pajama Drive

Please help the Greek Ladies Philoptochos for the third year provide

new cozy pajamas to children in need in Ottawa and the Greater

Ottawa Valley. These families face difficult challenges such as

poverty, addiction, domestic violence and mental health issues.

Through the Pajama Drive, you are contributing to a warmer, more

loving bedtime. The pajamas are to be new and unused, a complete

set for ages 3 months to 12 years old. Please feel free to drop off

pajamas on Sundays in the Church Hall; during the week in the

Church office; or on Saturdays at Greek School. No time to shop,

please make a donation to Philoptochos for pajamas and we will buy

them for you.

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The Ladies Philoptochos Society of Ottawa has received thank you letters and

receipts from the three charities in Greece from all the monies that were raised to

assist with the refugee crisis in Greece. If you are interested in seeing the letters and

the receipts, please feel free to contact Nancy Pezoulas in the Church Office during

the week to make arrangements. Thank you.

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Announcements

Trip to Monastery & Metropolis of Toronto October 14th -15th

The Ladies of Philoptochos with the blessings of Fr. Alex is organizing a 2 day trip to the

Monastery of Patrokosmas in Bolton Ont. and also to the Metropolis of Toronto. This trip is open

to everyone; cost is $150/person. Fr. Avacum will be accompanying everyone on this trip. Please

call Haroula Nikoloff at 613-729-7109 by October 11th to reserve your spot on this trip.

GOYA ADVISORS NEEDED We are currently looking for young adults over the age of eighteen to be youth advisors for

GOYA. If you are interested in being an advisor please contact the Church Office during the

week at 613-225-8016 ext. 222 or church@helleniccommunity.com .

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS NEEDED

We are looking for young adults and adults to assist with our Sunday School Program. You can-

not commit to every Sunday? That is okay, you can team teach or let the directors know what

Sundays you are available. No experience? That is fine, lessons are provided along with

teachers guides. Please help our children learn the Orthodox faith. Please contact the church

office during the week.

Ottawa G.O.Y.A.Youth Bowling NightOctober 14th The Ottawa G.O.Y.A. presents Youth Bowling Night at Merivale Bowling Centre on Friday,

October 14th, 2016 from 6:30-9:00 p.m. All youth 1318 years old of the Hellenic Community

of Ottawa are invited by G.O.Y.A. to attend. The cost is $10 per person and includes bowling,

bowling shoes, pizza, drinks and prizes too! Please make sure to book your spot by October 11th

at ottawa.goya@gmail.com

Laconian Association 26th Annual Dance & OHI Day Celebration - October 29th:

Everyone is welcome to celebrate the 26th Annual Dance of the Laconian Association of Ottawa

& District in collaborations with the Hellenic Community of Ottawa on Saturday, October 29th,

2016. Cocktail Cash Bar at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:30 p.m. at the Hellenic Meeting and Recep-

tion Center. On this occasion we will also celebrate our Greek National Holiday October 28th,

1940 OHI Day. Entertainment will be provided by Astra Events (Montreal). Tickets are $50

for adults and $25 for children 12 & under. To purchase your tickets or for more information

please contact: Aris Makris (613) 851-6513, Peter Zourdos (613) 878-7255, or Nick Lafkas (613)

739-8177.

Parnassos Society General Meeting November 4th The Parnassos Hellenic Cultural Society will be holding its Annual General Meeting on the even-

ing of Friday, November 4, 2016 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Church Hall of the Hellenic Community

of Ottawa. New members and friends are welcome. For more information contact Margaret

Zafiriou at 613 825-4287.

Epistle of St. Paul: 2 Corinthians ~ 6:1-10

The Lord will give strength to his people.

Verse: Bring to the Lord, O sons of God, bring to the Lord honor and glory.

BRETHREN, working together with him, then, we entreat you not to accept the

grace of God in vain. For he says, "At the acceptable time I have listened to you, and helped

you on the day of salvation." Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of

salvation. We put no obstacle in any one's way, so that no fault may be found with our

ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great

endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, tumults, labors,

watching, hunger; by purity, knowledge, forbearance, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine

love, truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right

hand and for the left; in honor and dishonor, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as

impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live;

as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many

rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

The Gospel Reading: St. Luke: 7:11-16

At that time, Jesus went to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd

went with him. As he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was

being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large crowd from

the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her,

"Do not weep." And he came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said,

"Young man, I say to you, arise." And the dead man sat up, and began to speak. And he gave

him to his mother. Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has

arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!"

The History and Origin of Canadian Thanksgiving

In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October. Giving thanks

for a successful harvest.

The history of Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an English explorer, Martin

Frobisher, who had been trying to find a northern passage to the Orient. He did not

succeed but he did establish a settlement in Northern America. In the year 1578, he held

a formal ceremony in what is now called Newfoundland, to give thanks for surviving the

long journey. This is considered the first Canadian Thanksgiving. He was later knighted

and an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in northern Canada was named after him - Frobisher

Bay. Other settlers arrived and continued these ceremonies.

French settlers who crossed the ocean and arrived in Canada with explorer Samuel de

Champlain, also held huge feasts of thanks. They even formed The Order of Good

Cheer and gladly shared their food with their native Indian neighbours.

After the Seven Years War ended in 1763, the citizens of Halifax held a special day of

thanksgiving. During the American Revolution, Americans who remained loyal to

England moved to Canada where they brought the customs and practices of the

American Thanksgiving to Canada. There are many similarities between the two

Thanksgivings such as the cornucopia and the pumpkin pie.

Eventually in 1879, Parliament declared November 6th a day of Thanksgiving and a

national holiday. Over the years many dates were used for Thanksgiving, the most

popular was the 3rd Monday in October. After World War I, both Armistice Day and

Thanksgiving were celebrated on the Monday of the week in which November 11th

occurred. In 1931, the two days became separate holidays and Armistice Day was

renamed Remembrance Day.

Finally, on January 31, 1957, the Canadian Parliament proclaimed the 2nd Monday in

October A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest

with which Canada has been blessed.

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