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The Monthly Newsletter of Holy Trinity–St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

The Voice Volume : 17 Number : 3 Month : March 2017

In the Law, God laid down that the sons of Israel should each year give tithes of all they possessed. In doing so, they received blessings in all their works. The holy Apostles, knowing this to be for the help and advance-ment of our souls, resolved to fulfill it in a better and higher way. They pro-vided for us to deliver up a tithe of the very days of our lives. In this man-ner, we consecrate them to God to receive blessings in all our works and to be unburdened of the whole year’s sins. They elected to consecrate sev-en weeks of fasting out of the year, and so they ordained. However, our Fathers, in their time, thought it advisable to add another week. This was initiated to train and better prepare themselves to enter on the labor of fasting and to honor with their fasting the holy number of forty days that our Lord fasted. The eight weeks, subtracting Saturdays and Sundays, makes forty days, but we honor Holy Saturday with a fast because it is a very holy day and the only Saturday fast of the year. The seven weeks, without Saturdays and Sundays, gives thirty-five days, and if we finally add the half of the brilliant and light-giving night, this makes thirty-six and a half, which is exactly a tenth of three hundred and sixty-five. For thirty is the tenth of three hundred, six is the tenth of sixty, and the tenth of five is one half. Here then, are the thirty-six and a half days, the very tithing of the whole year as one might say, which the holy Apostles consecrated to penance for the cleansing of our sins of the whole year. Whoever, therefore, keeps careful guard over himself, as is fitting during these holy days, will be rewarded with blessings, brothers, even if it happens that, being a man, he has sinned through either weakness or carelessness. You see, God gave us these holy days so that by diligence in abstinence, in the spirit of humility and repentance, a man may be cleansed of the sins of the whole year and the soul relieved of its burden. Purified, he goes forward to the holy day of the Resurrection, and being made a new man through the change of heart induced by the fast, he can take his part in the Holy Mysteries and remain in spiritual joy and happiness, feasting with God the whole fifty days. Paschal time, as has been said, is the resurrection of the soul and the sign of this is that we do not kneel in church during the whole season up to Pentecost. Everyone who wants to purify himself of the sins of the whole year during these days must, first of all, restrain him-self from the pleasure of eating. For the pleasure of eating, as the Fathers say, caused all men’s evil. Likewise, he must take care not to break the fast without great necessity or to look for pleasurable things to eat, or weigh him-self down by eating and drinking until he is full.

On The Holy Lenten Fast

by St. Dorotheos of Gaza

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The Voice March 2017

There are two kinds of gluttony. There is the kind that concerns taste: a man does not want to eat a lot but he wants it to be appetizing. It follows that such a person eats the food that pleases him and is defeated by the pleas-ure of it. He keeps the food in his mouth, rolling it round and round, and has not the heart to swallow it because he enjoys the taste. This is called fastidiousness. Another man is concerned about satisfying himself. He doesn’t ask for fancy food nor does he care especially about whether the taste is nice or not, he only wants to eat and fill his stom-ach. This is gluttony. I will tell you how it gets its name: margainein means to rage furiously, to be mad; according to the profane, margos is the name given to the man who rages furiously or is mad. When this disease or mania for packing his belly full of food comes upon a man, therefore, it is called gastromargia, the madness of the stomach, whereas laimargia is the madness of the palate. These must be guarded against and abandoned seriously by the man who desires to be cleansed of his sins. They accord not with the needs of the body, but with its vicious inclinations, and if they are tolerated, they lead a man into sin. As is the case with legitimate marital union and fornication, the practice is the same but the object is different. In the one case, there is copulation in order to raise a family, in the other, to satisfy a desire for pleasure. The same is true with feeding: in one case it is a question of the body’s needs and in the other of eating for pleas-ure. The intention is what makes it a sin. A man eats to satisfy a need when he lays down how much he will take each day and, if what he has determined on overloads him, takes a little less, or if he is not overloaded and his body is weakened, adds a little. And so he estimates exactly his need and he bases his conclusion not on pleasure but on preserving the strength of his body. And what he takes he receives with prayer, deeming himself unworthy of that comfort and he is not on the look out to see if others, as is likely, because of special need or necessity are given special attention, lest he himself hankers for that comfort or think it a trivial thing for the soul to be at rest. One day when I was in the monastery, I went to see one of the elders–and there were many great men among the elders there. I discovered that his disciple sat down to eat with him, and in private I said to the young man: You know, brother, these elders whom you see eating and taking a little recreation are like men who had deep purses and kept at work, always putting something into them until they filled them up. And after sealing them up they went on working some more and amassed another thousand crowns, so as to have something to draw on in time of need, and so they preserved what was sealed up in the purse. And so it is with these elders. They persevered in their labors, always storing up treasures for themselves, and after sealing up the treasure they worked a little more, and they hold these treasures in reserve for times of sickness and old age so they have something to draw on, and still preserve the treasures they have stored up. But we haven’t even a purse to draw on! As I was saying, therefore, we ought, even if we take food out of necessity, to consider ourselves unworthy of any kind of special relief or even of monastic life itself–and not take food purely for pleasure, and in this way food will not bring our condemnation. Enough about sobriety in eating. We must not only keep a sharp watch over our diet, but keep away from all other kinds of sin so that as our stomach keeps fast, so also may our tongue as we abstain from slander, from deceit, from idle talk, from criticizing and anger and all other vices which arise from the tongue. So also let our eyes keep fast. No looking for trivialities, no letting the eyes wander freely, no impudent lying in wait for people to talk to. The same with the hands and feet, to prevent them from doing anything evil. Fasting in this way, as Saint Basil says, is an acceptable fast and, leaving behind all the evil to which our senses are inclined, we may come to the holy day of the Resurrection, renewed and clean and worthy to share in the Holy Mysteries, as we have already said.

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Inside this Issue:

On The Holy Lenten Fast................... 1

President’s Message.......................... 3

Community Center Celebration......... 3

Pastoral Post-Its................................. 4

Transitions......................................... 4

Annual Blood Drive............................ 4

Youth Ministries................................ 5

College Students’ Ministry................ 5

Pot – Luck Lenten Lessons................. 5

Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers........... 5

Church Organizations ...................... 6

Greek Ind. Day Dinner Dance............ 7

Stewardship Message........................ 8

Stewardship List ............................... 8

Parish Announcements..................... 9

Parish Calendar ............................... 10

Church Information ......................... 11

Agape Luncheon................................ 12

Parish Council

President's Message by Nick L. Sarakatsannis

Greetings and Happy March to all.

Lent began on February 27th. As we all endeavor to reach

Theosis, I look forward to seeing everyone in Church regularly.

The month of March is also a time to celebrate Greek Independence. Please plan on

attending the only Greek Independence Day celebration in Cincinnati with dinner and

dancing in our newly renovated Community Center. Save the date March 25th, 6PM.

As President of Parish Council, I would like to reach out to members of the community

that have not helped us with financing the renovation. It was this time last year that

we started the funding campaign and I pleaded with the community to contribute so

that we would not have to incur much in mortgage debt. With so many parishioners

we really could knock this out quickly. The power of MANY can easily overcome this

challenge. Many thanks to those who have already contributed.

Please consider joining a Church organization. Bodies and spirits are always in demand.

Parishioners Gathered in Prayer, Celebration, and Fellowship at Blessing of the Community Center

By Jim Gelis, Chairman - Building Improvements Committee

After months of construction and detours around the building outside, our Parish gath-ered after the Divine Liturgy on February 5, 2017 to celebrate the final completion of the renovated Community Center. Fr. Mark and Fr. William led us in a prayer service and the blessing of our center with agiasmo (aγιασμος). Afterward, we enjoyed the refreshments, and the younger parishioners especially appreciated the ice cream.

During opening remarks before the prayer service, our architect Alex Christoforidis ex-plained the meaning of the design and how it is connected to the traditions of Orthodox Church architecture. He stated that the elliptical ceiling pattern is a metaphorical refer-ence to a church dome. The niches along the wall of the Bishop’s Walk corridor could one day contain displays that highlight our faith, history and traditions.

In my introductory statements, I shared the Building Committee’s gratitude for the generous support from the donors who made this renovation possible. Let me remind everyone that more than $380,000 of the $645,000 budget has been raised from pledges and donations. With just another $265,000 in pledges, the mortgage could be paid off in less than 2 years, not the 7-year term. That’s why we will set up a table staffed by volunteers with pledge cards until that goal is achieved. I invite you to join us in completing this final endeavor.

At the celebration, I said that we should all feel the assurance that God has provided the means to perform our work when the need has confronted us. During the course of this project I have witnessed His timely blessings when they were needed most. With those blessings we can continue to build a legacy – in this case with our facilities—for future generations to gather for worship, education, and fellowship.

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Pastoral Post - Its

The Season of Lent is at hand. What are some of the things you can do to experience this God-given time more fully? Here are a few ideas to incorporate into your Lenten journey:

* Attend Lenten Services- Come and participate in the beautiful services that our Holy Orthodox Church prescribes for these days. The services of Great Compline, Pre-Sanctified Liturgy, and Salutations are conducted on Mondays, Wednes-days, and Fridays during Lent. These are sacred opportunities to intensify our relationship with God, thank Him for the grace and mercy He so richly pours out upon us, and devote time in prayer to our loving Father.

* Participate in the Sacrament of Confession- The Sacrament of Confession offers the opportunity for us to repent of our sins and to reconcile ourselves to God and each other. During the Lenten Season, the Church encourages her faithful to be reconciled, restored and spiritually renewed.

* Practice the disciplines of Fasting, Prayer and Giving Alms (Charity)- These spiritual disciplines provide the energy to sustain our walk through Lent. Make a sincere effort to pray daily and fast as directed by your priest or spiritual father. Donate your time, talent and treasure to the Church and those in need.

* Read the Scriptures and Spiritual Writings- Follow the Lenten Scriptural guide. The Season of Lent highlights the Books of Genesis, Proverbs and Isaiah. Ask your priest or spiritual father about spiritually edifying books.

May God bless our Holy Trinity – St. Nicholas Parish Family with a blessed, spiritually uplifting Season of Lent!

Transitions

40 Day Blessings:

Eleni Kaniaris and son February 12, 2017

Stacy Callos and daughter February 19, 2017

Chrysoula Kakarimpa and daughter February 19, 2017

Wedding:

Sean Hall and Dorie Denas Sponsor: Marie Christoforou

February 11, 2017

Funerals: †George-Ann Brown, age 60, January 27, 2017

†John Ghizas, age 89, February 9, 2017

Annual Blood Drive Saturday of Lazarus - Σάββατο του Λαζάρου April 8, 2017 (The day before Palm Sunday)

Blood Drive April 8: Donors please mark your calendars. It is time to prepare now for our Saturday of Lazarus blood

drive. The last day to donate whole blood was February 10. Our Annual Church Blood Drive will be on the Saturday of Lazarus, Saturday April 8 (the day before Palm Sunday).

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College Students’ Ministry

A new ministry at Holy Trinity – St. Nicholas begins this month. Working in conjunction with the various Orthodox Christian Fel-lowship chapters at area campuses, we will hold an event for Orthodox students on Sunday, March 5th. All college students are invited for the Divine Liturgy, lunch, and an activity. This is our first event, so please come and meet other Orthodox Christian stu-dents! Please RSVP to Presvytera Ginny Emroll at [email protected].

Youth Ministries By: Father William Redmon

Greetings in Christ!

Our March HOPE/JOY meeting will be held on Thursday, March 2nd, at 6:30 p.m. This will be a fellowship meeting with a few an-nouncements. On March 18th, we will be holding our annual GOYA Lenten Retreat from 10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. After the retreat, we will, as in past years, be going out to Lazer Kraze. We will also hold a brief March Meeting after the retreat, at which time we will open 2017-2018 officer nominations.

In February, our HOPE/JOY learned about the tale of the Publican and the Pharisee and the need to consciously make Christ pre-sent in our lives that we might push aside sin and fill our hearts with Him.

In February, our GOYA Basketball program participated in the Dayton Basketball Tournament. All of the teams played well. Our Boys A and our Girls teams made the finals and placed 2nd. Congratulations to the players, the coaches, and our GOYA Basketball chair, Gus Stroplos!

In February, our GOYA also hosted our annual Family Taverna Night. We would like to thank all of those who attended for sup-porting our Parish GOYA. It is your support that enables GOYA to hold fellowship events such as our upcoming Lenten Retreat; to undertake charitable ministry throughout the year; as well as to contribute to the various needs of the Church.

It is time to think about planning to attend the St. Nicholas Summer Camp, which will run from July 23th-29th. We are at Camp Loucon in Kentucky this year, which is much closer to us than the previous site. Please contact Fr. William for further information.

If you have any interest in joining one of our youth ministry teams, please contact Fr. William. May God bless us and keep us all in his care during the Fast!

-Fr. William

We’re Invited!

Our Parish has received invitations to worship with our fellow Orthodox Christians this month.

We are invited to the Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers, being held on Sunday, March 5th at the St. James Antiochian Orthodox Church in Loveland. The Vespers will begin at 6:00 pm, followed by a reception. The address for the church is: 6577 Branch Hill Mi-amiville Rd, Loveland, OH 45140.

We are also invited to the Great Vespers for the Feast of the Annunciation, being held on Friday, March 24th at The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Dayton. The Great Vespers will begin at 6:30 pm, followed by a reception. The address for the church is: 500 Belmonte Park North, Dayton, OH 45405.

We should make every effort to join in prayer and worship God with our fellow Orthodox Christians!

Pot – Luck Lenten Lessons: The Sundays of Lent

On Wednesdays during Great and Holy Lent, Fr. Mark will offer a series of lessons on the Sundays of Lent. These presentations will take place following the Pre-sanctified Liturgies. We will learn about what the Church commemorates on each of the five Sundays of the Fast. We invite everyone to participate. Please bring a Lenten dish to pass.

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CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS

OVER FIFTY CLUB…Ann Jonson

We went to a different restaurant this time. Thirty-Six of us enjoyed the food at Slatts in Blue Ash. It was so nice to have Father Mark, Presvytera Ginny and their daughter, Maria join us.

We already have a total of 80 members that have paid. Dues are only $15 and can be paid at any time.

Our sympathy to the family of John Ghizas, one of the nicest men we knew. May his memory be eternal. We lit a candle in his memory.

Our next luncheon will be on March 18 at Pappadeaux’s. With lent beginning on February 27, they have wonderful choices to choose from. We hope you can join us.

DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE…Vera Manolakas

In February, the Daughters had a personalized tour of the historic Omni Hilton Hotel. The elegance of the staircase, walls and ceilings throughout was truly magnificent. Our tour guide shared the history of the hotel as she guided us throughout the historic rooms and hallways.

The Omni is the only five diamond, four star restaurant in Ohio. Each of us ordered from the menu and all of the food was worthy of their status. Our private dining room and the service were both outstanding. We squeezed in a short meeting before and after lunch. In all, it was one of most enjoyable outings for everyone, whether or not they were native Cincinnatians.

March is the beginning of our annual tsourekia sale. You may place your order at our table located in the large hall after liturgy. You may also place an order by calling Cindy Nicholas at 513-761-0643. Pick up will be on Palm Sunday, April 9.

In March, we will go back to having our meetings the first Tuesday of the month at the Church.

PHILOPTOCHOS…Georgianne Gaz

We would like to thank those in our community for attend-ing “Movie Night” in January. Everybody brought a dinner item and we had plenty of food for everyone. The “Visions of Greece” travelogue was lovely and gave a bird’s eye view, via helicopter, of various locations from all over Greece. We

AHEPA…Nick L. Sarakatsannis

The mission of the AHEPA family is to promote the ancient

Greek ideals of education, philanthropy, civic responsibility,

family and individual excellence through community service

and volunteerism. This is why we celebrate Greek Inde-

pendence Day by sponsoring such a wonderful event.

Please join us on March 25th at 6:00 pm for Dinner and

Dancing. We have live music featuring the Kosta Kastanis

Band, excellent hors d’oeuvres, main courses, and an open

bar.

The Daughters of Penelope co sponsor this event and make

such wonderful desserts.

Please join us this year and remember we are now requiring

reservations.

extend a big “thank you” to Carol Stefanopoulos for organiz-ing the evening.

For the Philoptochos City Gospel Mission Dinner that took place on February 14, the members of GOYA baked and dec-orated heart-shaped cookies for us to pass out. This is the second time that GOYA has prepared cookies for the City Gospel Mission dessert and we thank them for their contri-bution to this very worthwhile event.

The March meeting will take place in the small hall on Sun-day, March 12th, following the Divine Liturgy.

As we begin the Lenten Season, we wanted to remind eve-ryone to plan on attending the Palm Sunday Luncheon on Sunday, April 9.

You will begin to notice the posters around announcing the details of the Philoptochos “Night Club Night”. The Greek-American Comedian, Basile, will be performing in our great hall Saturday night, April 29. The doors will open at 6:30pm and there will be Greek music before Basile’s performance; afterwards, Basile will be available to sign autographs. In-cluded in the ticket price of $40, will be mezethes and the show. We will also offer a cash bar. This will be a great fel-lowship event for our community and we hope to draw from our neighboring parishes as well. Please put it on your calendar. Reservations can be made beginning March 1. You can call Carol Stefanopoulos at (531) 720-7123 or go to [email protected] for reservations. We hope to see everyone there.

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Caneris, Anthony & Antoinette Caneris, Dr. Onassis A. Caneris, Thomas & Joanna Carumpalos, Constantine Chachoff, Nada Chapas, Lefty Charnas, Terry & Koula Christman, Carl & Becky Christoforou, Mario & Venetia Christopoulos, Vassiliki Chryssovergis, Chris & Cara Cimarosti, Helen Claffie, Sean & Angela Colak, Tony & Joan Colyer, Jeff & Laura Colyer, Keith & Diane Condorodis, Anestis J. & Janeen D. Condorodis, Dr. Constandinos J. & Carolyn Cook, Barbara Cook, Karen Crawford, Jonathan & Sharon Denas, Theodota Diaz, Chris & Stephanie Economacos, Tom & Jennifer Edgington, Paul & Mary Lou Elias, Nick Emroll, Fr. Mark & Presvytera Ginny Favatella, Nathan & Allison Fawcett, Tracy & Jessica

Fekkos, Haralambos & Loella Ann Fillios, Alexandra Fillios, Elias & Mary Fillios, Nicholas & Amy Fillios, Philip & Sherry Firman, Nancy & Jerry Francis, Dean & Kathy Frangowlakis, Thomas Furkas, Lisa Furkas, Rebecca Gaier, Dean Gaier, Jeff & Chris Anne Galanes, George Gaskins, Mark & Kristin Gelis, Anna Gelis, James & Kathy Georges, Peter & Anna Georgeton, Bill & Mary Jane Georgeton, John C. & Ann Georgiton, Nick & Kristy Georgostathis, Gus & Connie Georgostathis, Gus & Eleni Georgostathis, Maria Gerros, Mary Ghiz, Leslie Ghizas, John† Gionnette, Lena & Mike Glaser, Brian & Stella Grammas, Nick & Katherine

Aamodt, Peter & Karen Adinamis, George & Robyn Anastasiou, Demetra Andreadis, Paul Andreadis, Sophie S. Andrews, Evan & Terry Apalodimas, Maria Apostolides, Vasso A. Arvanetes, Gregory & Sandra Ashcraft, Nick & Anne Assaley, Lewis & Patricia Bakiri, Keti & Andrew Murray Bates, Justin Batsakis, Chris & Lydia Beish, Andrew Beish, Karen Belitsos, George P. & Peter Q. Wolfe Beltsos, Paul & Jeanna Bender, Robert & Kathy Bertok, Christina Bikas, Michael & Anna Borcoman, Tate & Nicole Bottomley, Stephen & Stephanie Boumis, Peter & Kimberly Brown, Mary Brown, William & George-Ann† Bugitzedes, Marian Caddell, Chris & Eleni Caneris, Adonis & Ana Maria

2017 Stewardship List Through 2-20-16

Stewardship Message

Have You Seen This? The 2017 Stewardship Pledge Card is an important part of our Stewardship Campaign. The pledge card identifies your commitment of Time, Talent, and Treasure offered for the ministries, operations and programs of the Parish. It is an offering that indi-cates returning our gifts to God for the blessings He so richly bestows upon us. In submitting your Pledge Card, we are able to allo-cate our resources more efficiently. It also identifies those who desire to help the Parish with their spe-cific talents. We need our entire Parish family to participate and commit ourselves and one another to Christ and His Church. We thank those who have submitted their 2017 Stewardship Pledge Cards. If you have not submitted yours, please contact the Church Office. If you have questions concerning stewardship, please contact the Clergy or Parish Council.

Grammas, Pam Grammas, Paul & Denise Greene, David & Maria Gregory, Dean & Hedy Gregory, Matula Gregory, Thomas & Pamela Gregory, Victoria Hadzivrettas, George M. & Soultana Haralamos, George & Eleni Haralamos, Mike G. & Akrivi Harner, Ryan and Melissa Pennell Herrmann, Stacy & Dennis Hill, Ann “Tasha” Hodges, Nick & Millie Hodson, Thomas Hollister, Carl & Cynthia Humbert, DeDe & Randy Iatrides, Steve & Christina Kutsubu Johnson, John & Antigone Jones, James A. & Jo Ann Jonson, Chris C. & Loy Jonson, George N. & Sophia Jonson, James G. & Thelma Kalemanis, Gary & Maria Kalemanis, George & Nikki Kalomeres, George C. Kambelos, John P. & Erato Kambelos, Dr. Peter J.

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Kanaris, Christos Kanaris, Kostantinos & Katy Kanelopoulos, Bill Kappas, James P. Karageorge, Dimitri & Athena Karakatsani, Marianthi Karampas, George & Diane Karas, Adrian Karas, Bill J. & Lynn Karas, Ted & Dixie Karras, Giorgio & Erene Katsanis, Claire C. Katsaounis, Nick & Fay Kehayes, Peggy Kehayes, William & Melissa Kellaris, Dr. James & Janice Kevin, Patrick & Diane Kladakis, John & Teddi Kontopos, Pete & Katerina Kontopos, Vagelis & Amanda Kontsis, George & Melissa Koros, Kostas & Dina Korvessis, Anthony & Georgia Lydia Kostopoulos, Christos & Erin Kostopoulos, Dina Kostopoulos, Nikolaos & Dana Kougios, Michael & Alice Kunkemoeller, Thomas & Janice Kurlas, Peter & Lori Kyrios, Tassos & Maria Lambrinides, Ted & Kim Lambrinides, Thomas J. & Mary Ann Landers, Lauren Lazares, Gus J. Lazares, John K. & Patricia Leslie, Wayne & Peggy Levenderis, Bill & Jill Liston, Robert & Eleni Loukoumidis, George & Stacey Lustig, Elaine & Lowell Lysko, Bob & Stacy Makris, Thomas & Ellen Makrozahopoulos, Dimitrios & Joanna Maleas, Pete C. & Pearl Mangopoulos, Debra & Nicholas Manolakas, Alexander & Vera Marinakis, Bill D. & Evonne Marinakis, Panagiota Maris, George & Tricia Masella, Ron & Christine

Mavridoglou, George & Penny Mavridoglou, Konstantinos Mavridoglou, Michael & Laura Mavridoglou, Nicholas & Jessica McCullough, Ryan & Kathryn McLeish, David & Kiki McNulty, Robin & Melanie Megois, Lee S. & Stephanie Merianos, Ted Meyer, Andy & Maria Mikesell, Marco & Aphrodite Mirkopoulos, Nicholas Mirkos, Marilyn Mirkos, Steve & Edyta Misali, A. J. "Ike" Misali, John P. & Deborah Misali, Mary Jean Mohler, David & Angel Morgan, Paul & Mary Morris, John & Christine Mortensen, Danny & Cheryl Moyer, Gabe & Maria Muennich, Sam & Melissa Murray-Nikias, Stella P. Nakos, Eva Bruhn Naser, Jacoub & Dina Neuendorf, David & Patricia Neuendorf, Matthew Nicholas, Eugene & Cindy Nicholas, Nick & Helen Nicholas, Zachary & Nikolia Nichols, Ron & Philanthy Nikias, Charles P. & Vicki Nikias, Vasilia Nitsis, Dimitrius & Leisa O'Neill, Brian & Stephanie Orphanos, Peter & Angela Pagdadis, Sotiris & Stephanie Palassis, Nick & Maria Pantel, Nicholas J. Papaioannou, Thomas & Mary Papakirk, James & Maria Paparodis, Bess Papasavvas, Nektarios & Sally Papathanas, Allison Papathanas, Harry & Joyce Pappas, Steven & Jolene Parsenios, Lewis G. Parthenakis, Dr. Nicholas & Angie Pascal, Betsy

Pascal, James Pavlakis, George & Suzanne Perdikakis, Gus C. Perdikakis, Gus G. & Jo Ann Perdikakis, Lynn Peters, Claire Phillips, Joshua & Katherine Pilipovich, George & Cynthia Poneris, Constantinos & Tara Ponticos, George D. Prasinos, Jim & Nicki Priest, Daniel & Christina Psihountas, Mary Quill, Kevin & Mary Raptis, James & Maria Redmon, Fr. William & Presvytera Elizabeth Retzios, Thomas L. & Angela Riber, Sam & Filio Riemann, Christopher & Blanca Robbins, Jamie Rodish, Peter & Sue Rogozinski, Athena & Wayne Romanos, Michael & Carla Rombes, Tom & Angie Rombis, Petros & Sofia Romero, Evangelia & Eric Peck Rose, Marvin & Chrysoula Saba, Youhana Sajkich, Steven Sakellariou, Maria B. Sakelos, Timothy & Nicole Sampson, Tony & Mary Ann Sansalone, Anthony & Angeleke Sansone, Craig & Susanna Sarakatsannis, George & Marie Sarakatsannis, Nicholas J. & Vicki Sarakatsannis, Nicholas L. & Carla Sarakatsannis, Panny Sarlis, Nikolaos & Vaseleke Sarros, Harry J. Sarros, John H. Schmitz, Thomas & Cathy Schooley, Barbara Schuler, Bill & Julie Schultz, James & Sarah Schutter, Michael & Lynne Seremetis, Afrodite K. Seremetis, Stratin & Marjory Sideris, Danny & Amy Sideris, Mina

Sideris, Nick & Jane Siegel, August C. Simos, Mary Sittloh, Joel & Paula Snider, Luke & Dacia Snyder, Milan & Elaine Spanorigas, Nicholas & Becky Sparks, Ryan & Sophia Spirtoff, John & Vicki Stacey, Christine Stamatakos, Dino & Diamanto Stanifer, Randy & Eleni Stathis, Angelos & Aspasia Stathis, Lee & Evie Stefanopoulos, Andrew & Carol Stenger, Lauren & Doug Stephan, Charles M. Stephan, Melinda Stephan, Michael Stergiopoulos, Janis Stergiopulos, Anna Strike, Louis Stringas, Emanuel Takacs, Daniel & Evie Thomakos, Artemis Trester, Ron & Maria Triantafilou, Nicholas P. & Lenna Turner, Kent & Carolyn Valcarcel, John & JoAnne Varnell, Charles & Krista Vasiliou, Demetrios & Gloria Vessey, Lenie Vidas, Cynthia Vlahopoulos, Helen Watson, Douglas & Akrivi Weis, Daniel & Anastasia Weisenborn, Cary & Maria Williams, Jay Wilson, Wallace & Michelle Zaferes, Eleni Zaferes, Patricia J. Zaferes, Patricia P. Zaferes, Toula Zagorianos, Kristos & Kathy Zaharopoulos, Dimitra Zigoris, Mark & Irene Zolotas, Pete & Papy Zulia, Peter & Linda

Parish Announcements

†Love Prokopis Velitjelos , 88, of Richmond Virginia passed away January 14, 2017 after a brief illness. She was the be-loved mother of Pauline Kelley. May her memory be eternal. The family of †George-Ann Brown would like to express their profound gratitude and thanks for your prayers, acts of kindness and love for her. May her memory be eternal.

Aristides Dimitrios Betas was born on January 22, 2017. Proud parents are Dimitrios and Stephanie Betas. Proud grand-parents are Christina Betas, Diane Scherer, and David Scherer.

March 2017 For the most updated Calendar, visit www.holytrinity.oh.goarch.org

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 6:00 p.m. Presanctified Divine Liturgy Pot - Luck Lenten Lessons

7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal

2

6:30 pm HOPE/JOY Mtg.

3

7:00 p.m. 1st Salutations to the Theotokos

4

3rd Saturday of the Souls 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy and Memorials

5

Sunday of Orthodoxy 8:15 am Matins 9:30 am Divine Liturgy

College Students’ Ministry

6

7:00 p.m. Great Compline

7

7:00 p.m. DOP Mtg.

8

6:00 p.m. Presanctified Divine Liturgy Pot - Luck Lenten Lessons


9

10

7:00 p.m. 2nd Salutations to the Theotokos

11

10:00 am Byzantine Music Training

12

8:15 am Matins 9:30 am Divine Liturgy

Philoptochos Mtg.

Parish Oratorical Festival

13


14

6:30 pm AHEPA Mtg.

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16

6:00 pm Parish Council Dinner & Mtg.

17

7:00 p.m. 3rd Salutations to the Theotokos

18

10:00 am GOYA Lenten Retreat

10:00 am Byzantine Music Training

12:00 pm Over Fifty Lunch – Offsite

19

Veneration of the Holy Cross 8:15 am Matins 9:30 am Divine Liturgy

20


21

6:30 p.m. Mothers Club Mtg.

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23

6:00 pm Byzantine School

24

6:30 p.m. Annunciation Great Vespers @Dayton, Ohio

25 Feast of the Annunciation 8:30 a.m. Matins and Divine Liturgy

6:00 p.m. Greek Independence Dinner-Dance

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8:15 a.m. Matins 9:30 am Divine Liturgy

Greek School Independence Day Program

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7:00 p.m. The Akathist Hymn

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Clergy Presiding Priest: Rev. Father Mark Emroll

Assistant Priest: Rev. Father William Redmon

Staff Parish Administrator: Eugene Nicholas

Building Maintenance Technician: Craig Sansone

Organizations and Ministries

Philoptochos Society: Georgianne Gaz, President

Parish Choir: Janice Kellaris, Director

Cantors: Louis Kapourales, Tasos Ioannides, James Raptis, Philanthy Nichols

Altar Boys: Father Mark Emroll, Father William Redmon

Sunday Church School: Religious Education Team, Peter Aamodt, Chairman

Greek School: Alexandros Laftsidis, Director

Byzantine School & Byzantine Music Training: Tasos Ioannides

GOYA: Father William Redmon, GOYA Ministry Team

HOPE and JOY Groups: Father William Redmon, Ministry Team

Mothers Club: Sally Papasavvas, President

AHEPA: Nicholas L. Sarakatsannis, President

Daughters of Penelope: Vera Manolakas, President

Over 50s Club: Ann Jonson, President

Orthodox Reading Group: Father William Redmon

Outreach/Samaritan Fund: Father Mark Emroll, Father William Redmon,

Eugene Nicholas

The Good Shepherd Food Pantry: Stephanie Diaz, Maria Freeman,

Mary Morgan, Elaine Snyder, Matina Trivett Agios Demetrios Society: Jim Grammas, Maria Panagis

PANEGYRI: Eugene Nicholas, Chris Chryssovergis

Parish Bookstore: Christina Polychroniou

Office Hours: Weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Worship Schedule: Matins, 8:15 a.m.; Divine Liturgy, 9:30 a.m.

Other Services as scheduled.

Our Mission

THE VOICE is the official monthly

newsletter of Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas

Greek Orthodox Church in Cincinnati,

Ohio. Our Parish was founded in 1907

and serves Orthodox Christians

throughout the tri-state area. Our mis-

sion is to reach out to all members of

the Community by providing relevant

information on the religious, spiritual

and cultural life of the Parish; news on

the accomplishments of Parish mem-

bers and organizations, and editorial

points of view.

The next deadline for submitting

news to the "Voice" is

March 5, 2017

Submissions can be dropped off or

mailed to the Church Office or

e-mailed to

[email protected]

Our Church website can be

found at

www.holytrinity.oh.goarch.org

THANK YOU

Officers Members

Nicholas L. Sarakatsannis, President Justin Bates

Nektarios Papasavvas, Vice-President Chris Chryssovergis

Jessica Mavridoglou, Treasurer William “Buzzy” Gaz

Karen Aamodt , Asst. Treasurer David Greene

Matthew Neuendorf, Secretary George Haralamos

Bill Kanelopoulos, Asst. Secretary Stacey Loukoumidis

Dimitrios Makrozahopoulos

Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church 7000 Winton Road Cincinnati, OH 45224 Tel: (513) 591-0030 Fax: (513) 591-0043 www.holytrinity.oh.goarch.org RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

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PAID CINCINNATI, OH

PERMIT NO. 2118

Agape Luncheon April 16, 2017

Fr. Mark, Fr. William, President Nick L. Sarakatsannis and the members of the Parish Council invite you to attend our annual Community Agape Luncheon, celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Date & Time: Pascha Sunday at one o’clock in the afternoon, following the Agape Service.

Meal catered by Montgomery Inn: Lamb or chicken, roasted red potatoes, green beans, salad and dessert. Soft drinks, coffee, wine & beer will be provided. Children’s meal available: Chicken fingers, mac’n’cheese and apple sauce.

Activities: Music & dancing by The Michael Mavridoglou Group. Games and prizes for children and the young at heart. Bring your Easter baskets to be blessed by the Priest.

Cost: Adults (13 and over) $25, Children (3-12 yrs) $10.00, Children (2 and under) Free

Reservations are required, call the Parish Office at 591-0030 or reserve online at http://www.holytrinity.oh.goarch.org/agape-reservations by MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2017.

PAYMENT FOR ALL RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BY FRIDAY, APRIL 14th.

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