INSIDE THIS ISSUE . . .

AHEPA ........................... 12

All Around the Town ............ 7

Apokreatiko Glendi .............. 8

Bookstore .......................... 4

Book Club (Women’s) ......... 12

Book Reviews for Teens ........ 6

Calendar ........................... 9

Catechetical School .............. 4

Church Duty Roster ............ 12

Daughters of Penelope ......... 10

GOYA .............................. 4

Greek Article ..................... 6

Hellenic Education Center ...... 5

JOY ................................. 4

Missions and Outreach ......... 11

Moms, Pops & Tots ............ 10

Parish Council .................... 3

Philoptochos ...................... 10

Registry ............................ 7

Stewardship .............. 4, 13-15

. . . AND MORE!

PRESENTATION

JESUS CHRIST WAS PRESENTED in the Temple in Luke 2:22-36, to fulfill the Jewish cus-tom of the 40-day blessing. Did Mary and Joseph do this as an act of volunteerism or was this an expression of their stewardship to God? We, too, were presented to God at our appropriate time. Are we now volunteers or stewards?

I would like to offer a few words here concerning the difference between volunteer-ism and stewardship, and how it correctly pertains to our life in the Church. Over the years, I have seen many of us in the Church struggle to get more and more people to participate and “volunteer” to do what needs to be done to keep our churches going. Whether it be helping out once a year at the annual whatever or being a part of the weekly and monthly life in the Church, we always seem to find ourselves, sooner or later, lamenting the fact that we do not have enough people “volunteering” to do all of the tasks that need to be done and fill all the roles that need to be filled. Well, I propose to you that one of the difficulties that I see in all of this is our focus. Are we really look-ing for “volunteers” to do a project or are we looking for stewards to fulfill a ministry?

As each new year roles around, we find ourselves looking for parishioners to teach in our Sunday School, sing in our choir, serve in the altar, work with the youth, join the organizations, usher, chant, cook, clean, plan for the future, pay the bills, make the necessary decisions, and so on, ad infinitum. Then, we look at them and call them such wonderfully “dedicated volunteers,” and try to be ever so careful not to put too many demands on them, or expect too much from them, because they are simply “volunteers.” Well, enough of that word and mentality! May I humbly, yet boldly, say we are NOT volunteers. Some might say, “What’s the difference? What’s in a name? We’re all working for the Church and trying to get the job done. Who cares what you call it!” Well, my friends, and brothers and sisters in Christ, there really is a big differ-ence, and I feel that a name can make all the difference in the world, especially when that world is dealing with, and is, God’s kingdom.

Let us, first of all, take a look at the definitions of each word and see how they pre-sent themselves. The word voluntary means “done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one’s own accord or by free choice; of, pertaining to, or acting in accord with the will.” A volunteer is defined as “a person who voluntarily offers himself or herself for a service or undertaking; a person who performs a service willingly and without pay.” Some come to do what needs to be done in the Church out of our own free will. In 2 Corinthians, Saint Paul says, “Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver” (9:7). Furthermore, none of us, I believe, would ever expect to be paid by the church for singing in the choir or teaching Sunday School. But, is there not much more to our life in the Church than simply doing something freely and without pay?

Well, let’s look at stewardship. A steward is defined as “a person who manages an-other’s property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of anoth-er or others; a person who has charge of the household of another, buying or obtaining food, directing the servants.” As you can see, the focus is much different. As stewards, we are not simply coming of our own free will to accomplish a task, but more im-

(Continued on page 7, column 1)

www.saint-katherines.org 3149 Glen Carlyn Road Falls Church, VA 22041

Katherine Saint DOXA

The monthly newsletter of Saint Katherine Greek Orthodox Church

Volume 15, Number 2

February 2017

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey Saint Katherine Greek Orthodox Church

www.saint-katherines.org 3149 Glen Carlyn Road Falls Church, VA 22041

703-671-1515 phone 703-671-1385 facsimile

CLERGY Rev. Protopresbyter Konstantinos A. Pavlakos, Proistamenos cell 571-213-1109, home 703-239-2627 frcostas@stkchurch.com STAFF Bookkeeper Lori Nelson 703-671-1515 lnelson@stkchurch.com Choir Director Nick Kyrus 703-981-2526 nbkyrus@comcast.net Hellenic Education Center Director Presv. Eleni Alexopoulou 703-671-7715 ealexopoulou@stkchurch.com Maintenance Supervisor Roberto Medina 703-671-1515 rmedina@stkchurch.com Protopsalti James Loizou 703-356-8220 dimitri14@verizon.net Secretary/Teacher Sophia Tsangali 703-671-1515 stsangali@stkchurch.com Youth Director/Pastoral Assistant Nick Junes 703-671-1515 njunes@stkchurch.com PARISH COUNCIL President, Jim Stoucker 703-690-1050 jstoucker@verizon.net Vice President, Nick Larigakis 703-909-9078 nlarigakis@ahiworld.com Secretary, Maria Vargas 703-812-0286 maria@chrisandmaria.com Treasurer, Maria Wills 703-409-3041 mwills28@verizon.net

Tony Alexis 703-599-8608 toni.alexis@gmail.com Costas Mavromatakis 571-344-3634 cgm387@gmail.com Mark Cherpes 703-281-1198 markcherpes@yahoo.com Mallamo Mavromatakis 703-830-0224 minoanone@gmail.com Dr. John Demakis 703-319-1610 demakis9931@gmail.com Dr. Jerry Rich 703-250-2733 drjerryrich1@verizon.net Chris Euripides 703-477-7101 ceuripides@gmail.com Pierre Tavoularis 703-573-6235 pierros45@yahoo.com Rosemary Filou 703-405-6212 rosemary@verizon.net John Ziu 703-825-7245 jziu@ncua.gov SCHOOLS AND STUDIES Bible Study (Sundays) Bill Polizos 571-434-7790 polizos@att.com Catechetical (Sunday) School, Youth Bill Porter 703-901-2404 weporter1@fcps.edu Journey to Orthodoxy James Jatras jim@globalstrategicpr.com Women’s Book Club Despina Raizes 703-216-8176 2draizes@gmail.com MINISTRIES Acolytes Joseph Pashiardis AHEPA #438 (P. Derzis) John Papathanassiou 703-732-6329 j_m_papas@hotmail.com Bookstore Georgia McKinney, Manager 703-437-9218 dintym@gmail.com Book Reviews Nia, Eleni, and Maria Ziu, Contributors Daughters of Penelope Helle #283 Karen Polizos, President 571-434-7790 kpolizos@naifa.org DOXA Presv. Pauline Pavlakos, Editor 703-239-2627 przpauline@stkchurch.com Facebook Saint Katherine Greek Orthodox Church Gregory McKinney dintym@hotmail.com GOYA (ages 13-18) Panos Lagos GOYA_St_Katherine@msn.com GRACE Fr. Costa Pavlakos, Spiritual Advisor 703-671-1515 frcostas@stkchurch.com Greek Dance Aris and Anna Yortzidis, Instructors 757-218-6991 greekdancedc@gmail.com Greek School Auxiliary TBD Hellenic Education Center Greek School and Paideia Preschool 703-671-7715 http://www.stkhec.org HOPE (ages 7 and under) Doris Mentis, Coordinator doris@alumni.virginia.edu JOY (ages 8-12) Vaitsa Bousbouras, Coordinator vsbousbouras@yahoo.com Listserv (email list) Presv. Pauline Pavlakos, Administrator 703-239-2627 przpauline@stkchurch.com Missions and Outreach Dr. John Demakis, Chairman 703-319-1610 demakis9931@gmail.com Moms, Pops & Tots Irene Sakkas 703-338-8823 irenesakkas@gmail.com OCF (College Ministry) Fr. Costa Pavlakos, Spiritual Advisor 703-671-1515 frcostas@stkchurch.com Philoptochos Eleni Kanakos, President 703-938-8360 ekanakos@aol.com Prison Ministry (Kairos) Dennis Garbis 202-437-7299 djgarbis@envdes.com Single Parent Fellowship Angela Kallas-Miller agapiang@gmail.com Website Presv. Pauline Pavlakos, Webmaster 703-239-2627 przpauline@stkchurch.com YAL (Young Adult League) Faye (Fotini) Anson fanson38@yahoo.com

3

I NEVER TIRE OF HEARING a visitor to our community compliment us on our ministries, or on our schools, or on the beauty of our sanctuary, or on the multiple opportunities our parishioners have to be further involved in the life of our church. Indeed, I trust all of us fully appreciate the “gem” that is our community…a gem that so many have labored for so long to establish, nurture and sustain. And at the risk of further belaboring this metaphor, the realization that we all must strive to maintain the luster on the spiritual gem that is our Saint Katherine Community is rather palpable. Aside from all the obvious ways that can be done in the here and now, yet another way to maintain our luster requires us to consider the future.

Last September, I used this space to inform you of our Capital Campaign project whose purpose, among other things, is to eliminate our community’s $2 million mortgage debt. Another significant, if not critical, aspect of such a Capital Campaign is to use it as a vehicle to reflect upon the future as a means of exploring a vision for the parish over the next three to five years. Pursuing such a methodology enables us to identify the essential steps we must take to secure the con-tinued spiritual growth of future generations of Orthodox faithful in our community-at-large.

You will soon receive additional information about our campaign along with a list of the priorities your leadership pro-poses in order to rejuvenate, enhance, and repair our parish campus as well as revitalize its ministries and staff so as to secure our continued future as a vibrant community in service to our Lord. In so doing, we have considered all the criti-cal elements of our community and its parishioners, including the needs of our staff, our ministries, and our physical plant, including our Sanctuary. All parishioners will receive a letter announcing our Capital Campaign as well as a State-ment of Need which will more fully describe the steps and projects deemed necessary to sustain our future. However, we fully appreciate that it is essential to secure your opinions and the advice of our parishioners. To that end, we have se-cured the services of Mr. Jerry Minetos, from the Archdiocese Office of Parish Development, who will assist in the ad-ministration of our campaign and be available to record your input through a series of confidential interviews. Once we have canvassed our community and refined our Statement of Need and its scope, we will embark in earnest on the critical fund raising portion of this Capital Campaign.

It is not hyperbole to state that our successful efforts in this matter will have a profound, if not historic, impact on the future of our community. All that is left for me to say is that we are excited about this campaign and I encourage your questions at any time. Let me close by saying what I said last September, “As we continue to communicate the commit-tee's goals and explain our fundraising needs, please find it in your hearts to support our Capital Campaign by offering your support to the best of your abilities. …Your prayerful assistance and monetary generosity to this holy endeavor is vital.”

I am deeply honored to again serve as your Parish Council President and welcome to our Executive Committee Nick Larigakis (Vice President), Maria Vargas (Secretary), and Maria Wills (Treasurer). On behalf of the Parish Council, I wish you all a very pleasant month and a blessed and Holy Lent. Καλή Σαρακοστή!

Your servant in Christ,

FROM THE PARISH COUNCIL PRESIDENT

President, Parish Council

GOYAns and chaperones at Saint Nicholas Shrine at the World Trade Center on January 16, 2017. We had a guided tour of the inside and outside of the Shrine, and wrote our names on the wall! View of the Saint Nicholas Shrine dome. Note the towers.

4

2017 STEWARDSHIP FORM

If you have not yet made a stewardship commitment to your Church for the year 2017, please take a moment and do so now.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I (my family) pledge(s) $_____ of financial stewardship to Saint Katherine Greek Orthodox Church.

Name: _____________________________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip: _____________________________________________________________

Telephone Number: ___________________ Email address: _________________________

CATECHETICAL (SUNDAY) SCHOOL DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, we will continue with 7th-12th grade registrations for the Oratorical Festival. Please encourage your children to participate and learn even more about their Orthodox faith through this very special event. Festival dates are still unknown.

Godparent’s Sunday is on Sunday, February 5. Children will have the opportunity to introduce their godparents to their teachers and worship together in Divine Liturgy. Re-freshments will be provided following Liturgy.

Bible Jeopardy is back during Sunday School hour! Grades 1-3 will play on February 12 and grades 4-6 will play on February 19.

Youth Church Duty is on Sunday, February 12. OCMC Coin Box Handout, February 26. Coin boxes, to

support Orthodox Missions during the Lenten season, will be handed out on Sunday, February 26.

Vacation Bible Camp, June 26-30. Early registrations for Vacation Bible Camp, scheduled for June 26–30, will be available soon. This year’s theme is Going for the Gold! and we will study the Feasts of the Triumph of Christ and His Church. We need teachers and volunteers for our chil-dren to participate in this amazing week! Please contact Eleni Porter(beporter1@verizon.net), if you are available/interested in helping either before or during VBC week.

GOYA (ages 13-18) GOYA WELCOMES NICK JUNES as our church’s youth di-rector and pastoral assistant. We look forward to a won-derful relationship. GOYAns and parents, please come to a GOYA get-together on Sunday, February 5, in the Seniors’ Kentro, to meet Nick.

FEBRUARY-JULY CALENDAR OF EVENTS February 12 GOYA Church Duty (Alex Lagos, Captain) February 12 GOYA Meeting March 18 Cosmic Bowling at Bowl America Burke April 22-23 Our Tournament April 23 April 29-30 Saint Demetrios, Baltimore Tournament May 6-7 Saint Nicholas, Baltimore Tournament May 13-15 Saints C&H, Annapolis Tournament July 2-8 Camp Good Shepherd, Hartfield, VA

All teenagers of our community are encouraged to join GOYA. Please email njunes@stkchurch.com with any questions, concerns, or suggestions.

JOY (ages 8-12) HAVE FUN WITH FRIENDS at Bowl America Fairfax (9699 Fairfax Boulevard) on Saturday, March 18, 5:00pm-7:00pm. Please contact Vaitsa.Bousbouras@yahoo.com to RSVP by March 11. BOOKSTORE COME TO OUR FIRST ANNUAL Cheesefare Book Fair on Sunday, February 26 and pick out a book to enrich your Lenten experience! We will offer, for one day only, gentl used and almost new books ($5 for paperbacks and $10 for hard covers). You will be able to choose from readings from church elders, homilies on the place of animals in Orthodox theology, and short stories on the lives of Ortho-dox saints among other books. If you have items you would like to donate to the Book Fair, feel free to bring them by the bookstore. This Lent, also consider purchasing a new icon. We will discount our in-stock icons 15 percent on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (March 5). Our stock includes many beautiful icons of Christ, the Theotokos, major saints, and guardian angels. Remember we can now take credit card payments.

CONGRATULATIONS to the following Saint Kath-erine Greek School students who excelled on the 2016 Comprehensive Exams in Modern Greek of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese and the State of New York: Maria Karageorge, Susanna Lampros, and Maria Papas. They were presented the Award of Excellence in Modern Greek Studies by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios on Saturday, January 28 at the Archdiocesean Cathedral in New York City.

5

Greek School classes resumed with Fr. Costa blessing our school and cutting the Vasilopita with our students. The coin was in Vasilios Karabelas’ piece. May Saint Basil protect and guide our students, their parents, and our staff!

Continuing with the teacher professional development for our Greek School teachers, Dr. Katradis offered a seminar on student assessment in alignment with ACTFL standards and our curriculum. Thank you, Maria, for a very informative and productive workshop!

HELLENIC EDUCATION CENTER Eleni Alexopoulou

ELLINOMATHIA EXAMS

The Ellinomathia Exams will take place on May 16, 17 and 18, 2017.

For applications, please contact:

Sophia Tsangali stsangali@stkchurch.com

Eleni Alexopoulou ealexopoulou@stkchurch.com

More information in March’s DOXA.

Year-Round Program for Paideia Students. If you are new to the community and interested in enrolling your child, ages 2-5) in the Paideia bilingual preschool, which oper-ates all year, please contact us for information. Priority will be given to our current

first served basis. The application/registration form can be downloaded from the HEC website (www.stkhec.org).

APOKREATIKOGLENDIFebruary18|5:30pm‐11:00pm

The Annual Greek School/Hellenic Education CenterApokreatikoGlendiwillhavelotsofdeliciousfood,aDJ,Greekdancing,greatraf leprizes,facepainting,aphotobooth, and other festivities! Be sure to purchase yourticketsassoonaspossible.Spaceis limited!Seepage8formoreinformation.

6

ΣΚΕΨΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΝΟΥΘΕΣΙΕΣ ΓΙΑ ΜΙΑ ΚΑΛΗ ΑΡΧΗ Σοφία Δ. Τσαγκάλη

REVIEWS OF BOOKS FOR TEENS

Royal Monastic: Princess Ileana of Romania by Bev Cooke. Publisher: Conciliar Press, first edition (2008). Paperback, 200 pages.

THE ROYAL MONASTIC is a book about Princess Ileana and her path to becoming a nun. It is a biography, but it is written in a story setting. For me, this made it much easier to follow and not be bored.

While reading this book, I was amazed at what Princess Ileana would do to be kind to other people and how she would risk her life to help another. I was also surprised to read that she accepted an offer to race against a German officer in her car. Princess Ileana was also the founder of The Orthodox Monastery of the of the Transfiguration in Ellwood City, PA.

I would say that this book was aimed for teens and pre-teens. As a teenager, I thought that The Royal Monastic was a good example of what a person can do to stay close to God in this century. ~Maria Ziu

THIS IS ONE of my favorite books. Her life story is really touching, and she is a great role model in Orthodoxy. She survives both world wars, communism, is forced to leave her native Romania, and yet she still manages to praise God for the good in her life. She finds her calling as a nun at 56 years old. After visiting the United States and dis-covering how few monasteries there were, she gets a blessing to build one. Sister Ileana left for Ellwood City and is later known as Mother Alexandra. ~Eleni Ziu

The Orthodox Way by Kallistos Ware. Publisher: St. Vla-dimir’s Seminary Press, second edition (2002). Paperback, 164 pages. THE ORTHODOX WAY is a wonderfully written book that provides a thorough analysis of Orthodox theology. In comparison to Ware’s renowned “The Orthodox Church,” this composition is easy to read, concise, and approachable to a younger audience.

This book clearly explains what it means to be Ortho-dox, how we view God, salvation, and the meaning of prayer. To a young person, these topics often arouse a sense of mystery and confusion, just “another tradition upheld by one’s ancestors that the rising generation of Orthodox cannot make sense of.” However, when reading this book, one will find reason in Orthodox worldview and teachings, and answers to perplexing questions, such as, “How can God be everywhere present? Does it make a difference if I pray or not? How is it possible for saints to become one with God? Why should I be concerned about my personal relationship with God?” The highlight of the book is the bishop’s explanation of the Trinity.

Ware concentrates on describing Orthodoxy and its fundamental teachings. Rather than making comparisons with Western churches, he simply states, “Why we do this.” As a student, simply understanding my faith gives me a greater advantage when challenged than having a general knowledge of a peer’s view. One attains a clear understanding of the Church and her doctrine when read-ing this book. ~Nina Ziu

(Συνέχεια από το προηγούμενο) ΚΑΙ ΤΩΡΑ ΕΜΕΙΣ. Ως χριστιανοί πώς θα σκεφτούμε για την επιλογή του επαγγέλματός μας; Ποιές βασικές σκέψεις θα μας κατευθύνουν; Θα σκεφτούμε, βέβαια, την συντήρησή μας, την διαβίωσή μας

με κάποια άνεση και αξιοπρέπεια. Αυτό είναι δίκαιο και κάθε αντίθετο δεν θα ήταν λογικό. Παράλληλα όμως πρέπει να σκεφτούμε ότι και με το επάγγελμά μας πρέπει να βοηθήσουμε και να επιτύχουμε τον σκοπό της ζωή μας. Και ο σκοπός είναι ο πνευματικός καταρτισμός. Να αφήσουμε τον Χριστό να ζει μέσα μας, να επιτύχουμε το «καθ’ ομοίωσιν» για να κατακτήσουμε την αιωνιότητα. Παίρνουμε λοιπόν το επάγγελμα όχι ως τον τελικό σκοπό της ζωής μας, αλλά ως ένα εκ των μέσων, που θα μας οδηγήσει στους ουρανούς. Πώς όμως με το επάγγελμα θα βοηθηθούμε στην επιτυχία του

υψηλού αυτού σκοπού της ζωής μας; Με την άσκηση του επαγγέλματος ο άνθρωπος ασκείται σε πολλές αρετές, όπως, στην τιμιότητα, στην εξυπηρέτηση, στην υπομονή, την αγάπη, την ταπείνωση, την πίστη, την καλωσύνη, την ευγένεια και σε τόσες άλλες. Ο υπάλληλος με τον όμορφο τρόπο του εξυπηρετεί τους πελάτες, το ίδιο και ο επαγγελματίας, ο επιστήμονας, ο αγρότης. Όπως επίσης θα υπάρξουν και δύσκολες περιστάσεις, ίσως και κρίσιμες, όπως η φτώχεια, η αδικία, η συκοφαντία κατά τις οποίες ο χριστιανός θα ασκηθεί στην πίστη και στην εμπιστοσύνη στον Πατέρα Θεό. Έτσι ο χριστιανός, στις διάφορες περιστάσεις θα βλέπει ευκαιρίες καταρτισμού σύμφωνα με το θέλημα του Θεού. Θα αγιάζεται και θα λάμπει σαν άγιος μέσα στο έργο του. Συνέπεια αυτών θα είναι η αληθινή χαρά, η ευτυχία και η πρόγευση της αιώνιας ευτυχίας. Θα σκεφτούμε επίσης όχι μόνο τον εαυτό μας, την ατομική μας

ικανοποίηση με το επάγγελμά μας, αλλά και το τί θα προσφέρουμε στην κοινωνία με το επάγγελμά μας. Αν άλλοι θέτουν το επάγγελμα στην υπηρεσία του εγώ τους, εμείς οι χριστιανοί έχουμε καθήκον να σκεφτούμε και να το θέσουμε και στην υπηρεσία των συνανθρώπων μας και της κοινωνίας μας. Κατ’ αυτόν τον τρόπο οφείλουμε να κάνουμε την επιλογή του επαγγέλματός μας. Στο σημείο αυτό, μπορούμε να αναφέρουμε πολλά παραδείγματα, όπως με το υστέρημα του μισθού μας, να βοηθούμε ανήμπορους ανθρώπους. Στη δουλειά μας, τί μας κοστίζει να πούμε ένα καλό λόγο στο συνεργάτη μας, που καθημερινά είμαστε μαζί, αποφεύγοντας έτσι κάθε ζηλοφθονία και συκοφαντία, ενδυόμενοι τη μέγιστη αρετή της ταπεινοφροσύνης; Έτσι βλέπουν το επάγγελμα, τη δουλειά τους οι συνειδητοί χριστιανοί, γι αυτό και χαίρονται μέσα σ’ αυτό, ανεξαρτήτως των δυσκολιών που αντιμετωπίζουν. Ο Δανός καθηγητής Έρστεντ (Oersted) της Φυσικής στο πανεπιστήριο της Κοπεγχάγης ήταν πλημμυρισμένος από την ιερότητα του επαγγέλματός του, που πάντα εργαζόταν ενώπιον του Θεού, προς ωφέλεια των ανθρώπων και προς δόξα Κυρίου. Πολλά είπαμε για την επιλογή του επαγγέλματος, στην

εφαρμογή όμως χρειάζεται εκ μέρους μας πίστη, γιατί χωρίς πίστη είναι αδύνατη η αντιμετώπιση των ζητημάτων που παρουσιάζονται. Για έναν, που δεν πιστεύει σε αυτά,

(Continued on page 12, column 2)

REGISTRY

Chrismation Timothy Nichols (January 8)

son of Max and Claudette Nichols Sponsor: John Andre

Congratulations!

Funerals Artemis D. Danzig (December 27)

Eleftherios D. Smirniotopoulos (December 30) Nicholas M. Pittas (December 30)

Vasilios D. Zaimis (January 3) Tassos G. Triarhos (January 4) Olga Varoutsos (January 11) Denise Kyriacou (January 13)

Gwen Aliferis (January 17) Nikolaos Harokopos (January 18)

May their memory be eternal.

7

GORKY

THE STORY OF THIS ARMENIAN ARTIST is devastatingly sad. His name was Vosdanig Adoian, born in 1904 near Lake Van in Turkey, he was very young when the ethnic cleansing of Armenians in 1915 took place. Along with his sister and mother, he was shuffled from place to place. Subsequently, his mother’s health failed, and she died of starvation in his arms. In 1919.

If the painting looks haunted and haunting; with the flat nature of the depiction and the extreme pallor of the moth-er’s face, it is intentional. Gorky( who took the name of Russian writer Maxim Gorky) was haunted by his tragic past for the rest of his life.

The father had left for America years before, settling in Massachusetts, so it was up to the young boy, not even in his teens, to be the protector of his mother and sister. This photo could be of a Greek boy and his mother taken in the early years of the 1900s. He’s wearing a formal coat; she the veil that so many women living in Greece and Turkey, Christian women, typically wore. I have photos of my grandmother wearing a veil in the same manner.

When he came to America in 1920, Arshile started paint-ing immediately. And when he moved to New York City in

. He could paint like Cezanne, Picasso, and Miro. As he apprenticed himself to the great painters of Europe, he insisted that no artist in America had any right to develop his own style until he had mastered those of the European avant-garde. Furthermore, he is credited with helping to create a new American modern art.

In this painting called THE ARTIST AND HIS MOTHER, his style is completely his own. He worked on this particular painting for 16 years. (There’s another one, less haunting and more colorful.) The pallor on the mother’s face derives from a constant scraping and reapplication of paint. He could not let go of this image. Perhaps the saddest aspect of the painting is that the boy’s arm and the mother’s are not connected. The eyes are riveting. It is as if the tragedy of her loss has burned itself onto the image: one of desper-ate loss and pain. This painting has to be seen in order to be experienced and understood. It can burn a hole in your heart.

The NGA’s East building on the upper level is where the Gorky paintings can be seen.

ALL AROUND THE TOWN Joanna Bose

portantly, we are taking care of that which has been given to us by God. This is His World, His Church, His Proper-ty, and we are His Children and Stewards who have been entrusted with the care of it all. “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein” (Psalm 24:1).

So, as the Lord Jesus Himself said to us, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes will find so doing. Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions” (Luke 12:42-44). As faithful stewards of God’s Holy House, we have a sacred obligation and responsibility not simply to volunteer a few extra moments, but rather to humbly and joyfully offer our time, our talents, and our resources back to God in the management and care of that which He has given to us.

I challenge each of us to become stewards of God’s Church. This is the year, and now is the time, to present our self to the Lord. We will fulfil the words we pray in the Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, “Let us commit our selves and one another, and our whole life to Christ our God.”

God’s blessings,

(Continued from page 1)

FEBRUARY 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Please check the online calendar, http://saint-katherines.org/calendar, for the most current information.

10:30am Women’s Book Club

8:30pm HEC Parents Practice

9:30am Orthros 10:30am Liturgy 7:30pm Choir

3 5:00pm Greek School 5pm Adult Conv. Greek

4 9:30am Greek School

9:00am Orthros and Cate-chetical School

10:00am Divine Liturgy GOYA Get-Together 6pm Adult Greek Dance

6 7:30pm Sons Practice 8:00pm YAL Practice

7

6:30pm Grk Folk Dance 7pm Adult Conv. Greek

8

8:30pm HEC Parents Practice

9 12:00pm Seniors’ Valen-tine’s Day Luncheon

7pm Adult Conv. Greek 7:00pm Gentle Exercise 7:30pm Choir

10 5:00pm Greek School 5pm Adult Conv. Greek 7:00pm Tastes of the Mediterranean

11 9:30am Greek School

12 Sunday of the Prodigal Son

9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy Youth Church Duty Missions Bake Sale 6pm Adult Grk Flk Dance

13 7:30pm Deuteri Deutera 7:30pm Sons Practice 8:00pm YAL Practice

14

6:30pm Grk Folk Dance 7pm Adult Conv. Greek 8:00pm AHEPA

15 10:30am Women’s Book Club

7:30pm Parish Council 8:30pm HEC Parents Practice

16 7pm Adult Conv. Greek 7:00pm Gentle Exercise 7:30pm Choir

17 5:00pm Greek School 5pm Adult Conv. Greek

18 1st Saturday of Souls 9:30am Orthros 10:30am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Greek School 11:30am Moms, Pops & Tots Brunch

5:30pm Apokreatiko Glendi

19 Meatfare (Judgment) Sunday

9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy Philoptochos Meeting 6pm Adult Grk Flk Dance

20 President’s Day (Office Closed)

21

6:30pm Grk Folk Dance 7pm Adult Conv. Greek 7:30pm Missions Mtg.

22 6:30pm GOYA Practice 8:30pm HEC Parents Practice

23 7pm Adult Conv. Greek 7:00pm Gentle Exercise 7:30pm Choir

24 5:00pm Greek School 5pm Adult Conv. Greek

25 2nd Saturday of Souls 9:30am Orthros 10:30am Divine Liturgy 9:30am Greek School

26 Cheesefare (Forgive-ness) Sunday

9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy Sunday School Teachers’ Lunch and Meeting

6pm Adult Grk Flk Dance

27 Clean Monday - Lent Begins

7:00pm Compline 8:30pm Sons Practice 9:00pm YAL Practice

28

6:30pm Grk Folk Dance 7pm Adult Conv. Greek

12pm Deadline for March DOXA

10

PHILOPTOCHOS ON BEHALF OF THE PHILOPTOCHOS, I would like to thank our community for the generous donations made to Saint Basil Academy. Your contributions make a significant difference in the lives of these children.

Our annual Seniors’ Valentine’s Day Luncheon will be held on Thursday, February 9, 12:00pm-3:00pm in the Meletis Charuhas Hall. Everyone is welcome! To make reservations, please call Mary Drakoulis (703-273-4159) or me (703-938-8360). We look forward to seeing all of you there.

Our next meeting will be held on Sunday, February 19, following liturgy.

As a reminder, please send in your 2017 Stewardship if you haven’t already done so. As always, thank you kindly for your support!

Happy Valentine’s Day to all and God bless you!

DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE (by Karen Polizos, President) AT OUR JANUARY MEETING, we had a nice celebration of the new year with cutting a Vasilopita. We are busy get-ting ready for our third annual Tastes of the Mediterranean on Friday, February 10, 7:00pm-10:00pm. Event and raf-fle ticket sales are going well. We hope everyone will join us for delicious Greek food, Greek music with Achillaes, and wine tasting. It’s a fun, casual evening and great way to end your week!

Helle Chapter will not hold a monthly meeting in Febru-ary. We will be participating in the Daughters of Penelope and AHEPA Mid-Year Conference and District Workshop held at Saint Katherine on Saturday, February 25. Our next Chapter meeting is Sunday, March 5, immediately after Liturgy.

Helle Chapter 283 appreciates the support of the Saint Katherine community for our Tastes of the Mediterranean and look forward to seeing you there!

Tastes of the Mediterranean

Friday, February 10, 2017 | 7pm-10pm Meletis Charuhas Community Center

Join the Daughters of Penelope for an evening of wine tasting,

appetizers, and live Greek music.

Proceeds benefit DOP Philanthropies and Fisher House Foundation

Tickets - $30

Contact Karen Polizos (571-434-7790) or Rosalie Georgeadis (703-532-1723)

TICKETS NOW ON SALE!

Our Saint Katherine church community is seeking a qualified or-ganist who can regu-larly accompany the choir for Sunday ser-vices, rehearsals, Christmas Eve, and Holy Week. This is a part-time position,

from September through May. Salary is commen-surate with experience. An Eastern Orthodox Christian is preferred, but not required. Wed-dings are also available for a separate fee.

Please have good basic sight-reading skills for music that is not difficult—usually 4 voice parts, but often only 2 parts. No anthem requirements. If you are an interested musician or know of someone who would be interested in the position,

SENIORS’ VALENTINE’S DAY LUNCHEON

Thursday, February 9 | 12:00pm-3:00pm

For reservations, contact: Mary Drakoulis 703-273-4159 Eleni Kanakos 703-938-8360

MOMS, POPS & TOTS (children up to age 4)

Potluck Brunch | Saturday, February 18 11:30am-1:30pm in the Seniors’ Kentro

Contact Irene Sakkas for more information: 703-338-8823 or irenesakkas@gmail.com

All children up to 4 years old and parents are welcome!

11

MISSIONS AND OUTREACH Go therefore and make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19)

OCMC 2017 Teams Announced. We have received the list of countries for the 2017 mission teams. There are 17 teams to Albania, Guatemala, Indonesia, Kenya (six sepa-rate teams), Mexico, and Alaska. These teams include teaching, construction, and health care. For a full list and dates go to OCMC.org. Please consider applying for a mission team. They are traditionally 2-3 weeks long. Sev-eral of our Saint Katherine parishioners have gone on teams and can share their experiences.

Missions Presentations after Salutation Services. Mis-sions presentations will again be offered after the first four Friday Salutation (Heretismi) services. The dates and top-ics are: March 3 (still open), March 10 (Jesse Brandow, on leave from Guatemala, will share the exciting events there, including the fact that thousands of Mayan Indians are converting to Orthodoxy), March 17 (Bill and Eleni Porter have led two teams to Project Mexico and will lead another this summer [see next column]), and March 24 (Betty and John Slanta will share their experiences in Alas-ka). These lectures are an excellent opportunity to keep up with what is going on around the Orthodox world.

Food Pantry Collection, March 12. “I was hungry and you gave me food…” (Matthew 25:35). In keeping with our Lenten tradition of helping others, we will have our next collection of food for our local Food Pantry on Sun-day, March 12. Our blue cloth bags will be distributed after liturgy on the prior two Sundays, February 26 and March 5. Please use these blue cloth bags to bring the food to the church. Please bring your non-perishable food or canned items to the foyer of the Meletis Charuhas Center. Please be generous. If you can’t bring food, consider giv-ing a check payable to “Columbia Baptist Church” with “Food Pantry/St. K” in the memo line. Get the children involved. What a wonderful way to teach our children to help the less fortunate and be faithful to our Lenten jour-ney.

OCMC Annual Benefit Dinner, April 30. Our annual OCMC Benefit Dinner will be Sunday, April 30. We will be honored to have Fr. Martin Ritsi, the Director of the OCMC, as our main speaker. This has been an exciting year for the OCMC. Orthodox churches have been started in several new countries by the OCMC. Come and hear the exciting things going on in the world of Orthodoxy. Details will be provided in an upcoming issue of DOXA. We will also have a silent auction (last year’s was so suc-cessful). We will auction off items from the many coun-tries that OCMC has sent teams.

Clothes and Toiletries. We continue to collect new and used (clean) clothes and unopened toiletries for the shelter every week. Please bring the items to the foyer of our community center. Thanks to all the families who help transport the items every week.

Diaper Drive, April 9. Our next diaper drive will be held on Palm Sunday, April 9.

Project Mexico, August 16-22. Our group registration for Home Building 2017 has been confirmed. Our dates are August 16-22 for 10 participants. Our team will stay at St. Innocent Orphanage outside of Tijuana. They will work at building homes for the poor and homeless nearby. If you are interested in going, please contact Bill or Eleni Porter at beporter1@verizon.net. A non-refundable deposit of $100 per participant is due on or before January 31 or our registered spots will be released to those on the wait-ing list. The balance of $440 per participant is due on or before April 30. If our balance is not paid by April 30, our group is at risk of losing its spots to those on the waiting list. Please note that there will be a bake sale on Sunday, February 12, immediately following liturgy, to raise funds for the Project Mexico team.

Kenya Mission Team, October 2017. We have been in-vited by Bishop Neofitos of Kenya to visit his country and diocese in October of 2017. Fr. Costa will lead our team which will participate in teaching at the church school and helping build the school. Details are now being worked out and will be published in DOXA as soon as available. This should be an exciting experience. The Bishop did a mis-sion retreat here in 2016 and impressed all with his humili-ty and missionary zeal. We have heard that he is back in the States and may do another retreat at Saint Katherine. We will keep you posted!

Support a Mission Priest (SAMP). SAMP is a program of the OCMC which allows parishes and/or individuals to support an Orthodox mission priest in a third world coun-try. The cost is only $600 per year. These funds make it possible for priests to minister and serve their growing communities full time. Without these SAMP funds, they would have to have another job. Our mission priest this year is Fr. Nektarios Protus Isanya Mukenya of Kenya. Fr. Nektarios was born in 1972 in Kakamega, Kenya and embraced Orthodoxy as an adult. He was baptized in 1995, and after earning a diploma in Theology, he was ordained to the holy priesthood in 2004. Fr. Nektarios currently serves the parish of St. Makarios, Mulwanda, Kenya. If you are interested in supporting a Mission Priest, go to the OCMC website (OCMC.org) or ask Dr. John Demakis (demakis9931@gmail.com).

MISSIONS MEETING

Tuesday, February 21, 7:30pm

All are welcome. Come join us!!

12

AHEPA AHEPA Derzis 438 Greek Cuisine 2017 Restaurant Raffle The 2017 Restaurant Prize Drawing will be held on AHEPA Sunday, May 21. Tickets are now available for only $20 each (6 for $100) and are being sold after liturgy every Sunday up through AHEPA Sunday. Back by popu-lar demand, the raffle has been expanded to include a $500 cash prize so that the total of redeemable gift certifi-cates and cash to be awarded has increased to $2,000. Therefore, this year we will have 4 raffle winners as fol-low: 1st Prize-$500 Cash plus $500 in Restaurant Gift Certificates, 2nd Prize-$500 in Restaurant Gift Certifi-cates, 3rd Prize-$250 in Restaurant Gift Certificates, 4th Prize-$250 in Restaurant Gift Certificates. As an added bonus, with the purchase of a raffle ticket, you will also receive a coupon entitling you to a one-time discount of 20% on a total food purchase at Nostos Restaurant, locat-ed at Tysons Corner. All proceeds from this raffle are used to support AHEPA charities, both locally and throughout the world. These include Saint Katherine Va-cation Bible Camp, Church Missions, College Scholar-ships to local high school seniors, and the rebuilding of Saint Nicholas Church near Ground Zero in New York City. All of this is in addition to the AHEPA 438 tradition of supporting Saint Katherine in its fundraising efforts. Please help AHEPA Derzis #438 support its charitable endeavors, on behalf of Hellenic communities world-wide, by your purchase of restaurant raffle tickets. In addition to tickets being available following Sunday litur-gy, they may be ordered by contacting Alan White at 703-888-7666 or winsomealan@aol.com. WOMEN’S BOOK CLUB

“MY TRAVELS WERE ALSO FILLED with many wonderful experiences and incidents. Were I to recount them all, twenty-four hours would not suffice!” (excerpt from The Way of the Pilgrim). Likewise, the Women’s Book Club has begun its thoughtful travels through this Russian classic about an unknown author’s journey in the mid-nineteenth century through Russia and Siberia to discover how to

“pray without ceasing.” You are welcome to be with us as we discuss the “wonderful experiences and incidents” that educate us about our Orthodox faith.

The book is available in the Saint Katherine bookstore, online, or bring in the copy from your home library. We meet from 10:30am to noon on Wednesdays, February 1 and 15 in the education center. Contact Despina Raizes (2draizes@gmail.com) if you plan to come so she can send you discussion questions for the meeting.

FEBRUARY CHURCH DUTY ROSTER

February 5, 2017 Dr. Jerry Rich, Captain

Chris Euripides Rosemary Filou

Jim Stoucker

9:00am Pierre Tavoularis Maria Vargas John Ziu

February 12, 2017 Rosemary Filou, Captain

Maria Wills John Ziu

9:00am Youth Church Duty Day (Alexandra Lagos, Captain and Epistle Reader, and GOYA and Sunday School volunteers)

February 19, 2017 M. Mavromatakis, Captain

Tony Alexis Dr. John Demakis

Chris Euripides

9:00am Costas Mavromatakis Dr. Jerry Rich Maria Wills

February 26, 2017 Jim Stoucker, Captain

Tony Alexis Mark Cherpes

Dr. John Demakis

9:00am Nick Larigakis Pierre Tavoularis Maria Vargas

οπωσδήποτε δεν υπάρχει και η πραγματοποίησή τους. Και δεν χρειάζεται μία ασθενική πίστη, αλλά μία ισχυρή και ζωντανή. Η πίστη μας δείχνει τον αιώνιο προορισμό μας, το πρόσκαιρο της ζωής αυτής, την εντολή της αγάπης που ο Κύριος μας έδωσε. Η πίστη μας κάνει ικανούς να υπερνικούμε τους πειρασμούς, που οι άλλοι άνθρωποι και ο ίδιος ο εαυτός μας δημιουργούν ως προς την επιλογή του επαγγέλματός μας, ως προς το μέλλον, ως προς την εξέλιξη και επιτυχία μας στην κοινωνία. Αυτή μας εμπνέει την ορθή αντιμετώπιση και τις ορθές πεποιθήσεις. Εμείς θα διαλέξουμε το επάγγελμά μας, όπως ζητεί ο Θέος, σύμφωνα με το θέλημά του, και από εκεί και πέρα θα έχουμε την βεβαιότητα ότι ο Θεός θα μας βοηθήσει στη μελλοντική μας εξέλιξη. Μπορεί να μή γίνουμε μεγάλοι και τρανοί, μπορεί να μήν αποκτήσουμε πολλά χρήματα, θα έχουμε όμως την εκτίμηση της κοινωνίας και ο Θεός δεν θα επιτρέψει να πεινάσουμε και να υποφέρουμε. Θα έχουμε την συνείδησή μας αγνή ότι κάναμε το καθήκον μας. Έτσι ζητεί ο Θεός να γίνεται η εκλογή του επαγγέλματος από

τους πιστούς του. Εμείς πρέπει να βαδίζουμε πάντοτε το δρόμο της αλήθειας και να είμαστε σε όλα πιστά παιδιά του μεγάλου Πατέρα. Μόνο έτσι κατακτούμε την αληθινή ευτυχία!

(Continued from page 6, column 2)

WEEKDAY SERVICES Thursday, February 2 | Presentation of Our Lord

9:30am Orthros, 10:30am Divine Liturgy

Saturdays, February 18 and 25 | Saturdays of Souls 9:30am Orthros, 10:30am Divine Liturgy

Monday, February 27 | Clean Monday, Great Lent Begins

7:00pm Compline

13

STEWARDSHIP

SHOWN BELOW is a list of families and individuals who participated in the 2016 Saint Katherine Stewardship Program through December 31, 2016.Thank you for responding to the needs of our church.

If you have not yet submitted your 2016 pledge, please complete the stewardship form on page 8 and return it to the Church Office as soon as possible. Alternatively, you may pledge online today at www.saint-katherines.org/stewardship. Your Church and community de-pend on your stewardship commitment.

Any questions? Please contact Lori Nelson at lnelson@stkchurch.com or 703-671-1515.

M/M Evangelos Abatzis Samia Aburdeineh M/M Donald Adams Mr Frank Agnos M/M John Agnos AHEPA Chapter No. 438 M/M John Alachnowicz Mrs Penelope Alatis M/M Nikolaos Alexiou Ms Joanna Alexis M Alexis M/M Tony Alexis Rev/Mrs Stefanos Alexopoulos M/M Dimitri Alexson M/M Peter Aliferis M/M Elias Alpos M/M Larry Anagnos Athanasia Anagnosta M/M Anastasio Anastasiou Ms Janis H Anderson M/M John Andre M/M Steven Andreadis M/M Paul Anson M/M Tasie Anton M/M Antonios Antonis M/M Nick Antonopoulos Dr/Mrs Nicholas Argerson Mr Nickolaos Arvanitis M/M Philipos Athanasakis M/M Nektarios Athanasiou Mrs Panagiota Bakatsias Capt/Mrs James Ballard M/M James Ballis M/M Andreas Baltatzis Mr Richard Bambacus Dr/Dr George Banks M/M George Barborak Mrs Sophie Barfield M/M Tom Beck Dr Dean Bellas Mrs Irene Bells Mr Blake Beverly Mrs Jill Beverly M/M Aditya Bhat Ms Kelly Bletsis Ms Susan Blome M/M Michael Bohle M/M George Boosalis M/M Jeffrey Borst Mrs Barbara Bosworth M/M James Bouloukos M/M Theodore Bousbouras Mrs Stella Brackman M/M Matthew Bradley Ms Maria Brazda M/M Lewis Brickates M/M John Broening M/M Theodoros Brotsis M/M David Buddendeck M/M Elias Burton M/M Christopher Bursenos M/M George Bursenos Mrs Evangeline Calamos

Mr William Camarinos M/M Edward Cameron M/M Michael Campbell Mrs Catherine Speleos Canard Mrs Gisella Caparell M/M Manuel Capsalis Mrs Mary Capsalis M/M Todd Carr Mr Eduardo Castellon Mrs Anna Chaconas M/M Christopher Chaconas Mr Paul Chaconas Mrs Georgia Chakeris M/M Pete Chambers M/M Demetris Charalambous Mrs Bessie Charuhas M/M George Charuhas Mr Telly Charuhas M/M Constantine Chelpon Rev Dn/Mrs Harry Chelpon Mr Mikhail Chelpon Presv Theodora Chelpon M/M Mark Cherpes Mr/Ms Peter Cherpes M/M Emmanuel Chiaparas Mrs Emerald Chiotakis Mr Louis Cholakis Mrs Afrodite Christ Mrs Helen Christ M/M George Christacos Dr Nicole Christacos M/M Stavros Christacos M/M Aristotle Christou M/M Christos Christou Miss Ljiljana Ciric Mr Antonios Clapsis William Collins Dr/Mrs James Constantine Mrs Ileana Constantinescu Dr George Contis Ms Constance Contompassis Col/Mrs Harry Contos Mrs Argery Cooke Mr Dustin Cooke Ms Christine Cope Anastasia Cordova Dr Susan Coronis M/M Gus Costas M/M Adamantios Coulouris M/M Spiros Coutavas Dr/Mrs Andrino Flevotomos Adm/Mrs Robert Cowley Mr Michael Dakes Mr Stephen Dakes M/M Jeffery Dalakis-Tearh Ms Elena Danigelis M/M Ivan Danzig Dr/Mrs Nicholas Darzenta M/M Kostas Daskalakis Mr Lycurgus Davey M/M Michael Davey Ms Dorothea Davidian Dr/Dr Elias Debbas

Dr/Mrs John Demakis Mrs Antoinette Demeres M/M Christian Demeter M/M Demetrios Demetriou Mrs Elpida Demetriou and Bruno Cardoso M/M Lambros Demetriou M/M Peter Demetriou Ms Venetia Demson Mr John Spanos Deoudes M/M Nicholas Diapoulis Ms Georgia Dimitras Dr/Mrs Harry Dinell Mr Stephen Dinos and Evie Cavros Mr Nicholas Dopuch M/M John Doulis Dr Sophia Phass Doulis Ms Mary Drakoulis M/M Efthemios Drosos M/M Stavros Drosos Mrs Angeliki Economopoulos

and Derek Bills Mrs Nicolitsa Economou Prokopia Economou Mrs Catherine Edgington M/M Christos Elefantis Mr John Elefantis M/M Michael Emanuel Mrs Hrisoula Eskinzes M/M Christopher Euripides George P Evans M/M Michael Fazio Ms Rosemary Filou M/M Pantelis Firippis M/M Argires Flevarakis Mrs Niki Flevarakis M/M Sam Fischer M/M Dennis Floros Mr George Floros M/M Nicholaos Floros M/M Pete Floros M/M Stephanos Flossos Mrs Dianne Kavros Fogarty Mr Antonios Fotelargias M/M Vasilios Fotinos M/M James Francis M/M Stephen Francis Mr Athanasios Gadonas Mr Demetrios Gadonas M/M Dimitrios Gadonas Chrysanthe Gaitatzes Mr William Galanis M/M Demetrios Galatis Ms Eleanor Galifianakis M/M Richard Gamble Ltc/Mrs Dennis Garbis M/M John Garbis M/M Martin Gardner M/M David Garnett Mrs Effie Gasparis Mrs Aspasia Georgatos M/M Evans George

M/M George Georgeadis M/M Nicholas Georges Ms Mary Georghiou M/M Savvas Georgopoulos M/M Frank Gerow M/M Chris Gianakura Mrs Helen Gianelos Mrs Loukia Giannoukos M/M George Giatas Mrs Mary E Gibson Ms Mary Gikas Mrs Eleni Goldsmith M/M Arthur Gomez Mr George Gonzalez Tina M C Gonzalez M/M Dimitrios Goranitis M/M Chad Gorman M/M Christos Gougoufkas M/M John Gouvis M/M Peter Gouvis Ms Joanna Greig M/M Spiro Grivas M/M Mark Gull M/M Andreas Hadjichristodoulou Ms Thecla Hadjidamianou Mr Menbere Haile M/M John Hall M/M Donald Halstead M/M Leonidas Hantzopoulos M/M George Harocopos and Antigone Harocopos M/M Alexander Hatjis M/M Peter Hatzi Ms Diane Gatsis Havinga M/M Justin Hawkins Hellenic Education Center M/M Karl Hickson Ms Georgia Higley M/M John Hittle M/M Everet Hoeg M/M Bryan Holloway Mrs Agoritsa Holmes Mr Steve Hondros M/M James Howard Ms Marie Hyder M/M Iacovos Ioannou M/M Eleftherios Ioanou Mrs Kim Johnson Isaac Mr William Jackson and Maria Liakos M/M James Jatras M/M Marieta Koustenis Jemison Mr James Jeweler M/M John Jeweler Angelo T Joumas M/M Tom Jouvanis Mr Louis Junes M/M Benjamin Jurado Mr Christ Kacoyannakis and

Nancy Thompson Mrs Irene Kakaviatos Mrs Aristea Kakissis Maria Kakissis

Mr Stavros Kalamatianos and Dora Adamopoulos

Mrs Georgia Kalaris M/M Mark Kalaris M/M Christopher Kalavritinos Mrs Maria Kalis Mr Michael Kalis Mr Nicholas Kalis M/M Panagiotis Kallis M/M Tim Kalyvas Christine Kanakis M/M Brasidas Kanakos M/M Tom Kanakos M/M George Kapetanakis Mrs Konstantina Kapetanakis Ms Sophia Kapranos M/M Bill Kapsidelis Mrs Lena Karageorge Mrs Maria Karageorge M/M Ntinos Karaiskos M/M John Karamanis Mrs Helen Karambelas Mrs Maynee Karanikas Bessie Karellas M/M Peter Karounos M/M Anthony Katsakis Mr/Dr Efthimios Katsapis M/M Dean Katsikes Mrs Eleni Katsikes Mr James Katsikes M/M George Kavarligos M/M George Kavros Dr Alexandra Kazakis M/M Anastasios Kehayias M/M Irakli Khizanishvili M/M Nicholas Kikis M/M Michael Kiklis M/M Mike Kiros M/M Thomas Kiszka Mrs Anastasia Kitsantas and

Stephen Willett M/M Konstantinos Kohilas M/M Andreas Kokkinis M/M Demitrios Kokkinis Mr Andreas Kolas and

Gratsiela Nikolova M/M Costas Kolas M/M Steven Kolias M/M Konstantinos Kollias M/M Alexandros Kolovos Mr Nicholas Kolovos M/M Peter Kolovos Mrs Barbara Koltos Ms Penelope Koltos M/M Panos Konstas Ms Penelope Konstas Mr James Kontzamanys M/M George Kontzias Mrs Sousanna Kontzias Mr Zachary Kontzias Ms Christina Koprivica Mr Vitali Kopylov

(Continued on page 14)

14

M/M Dionisios Korkos M/M George Kosmakos M/M Ted Kosturos M/M Konstantinos Koukides Mrs Vasiliki Koukis Mrs Marika Koumanelis M/M George Koumarianos Mrs Paraskevi Koumarianos M/M Teddy Koumarianos M/M Dimitris Kouretas Mrs Maria Koustenis M/M Angelo Koutsoupias Michael Kozak M/M Gregoris Kozakos M/M Steve Kranis Ms Christine Krithades Mrs Panagiota Ktsantas and

Mr Mark Benson M/M Peter Kulic M/M Ken Kunec Dr/Mrs Andy Kydes Mr Nicholas Kyrus M/M Nicholas Lagos Mrs Maria Laliotis M/M Thomas Lallas M/M Sheldon Lampert M/M Arthur Lampros M/M Michael Lampros Mr Nicholas Larigakis Ms Anna Lecos M/M Vasilios Lekkas M/M Spiro Lekoudis M/M Theodosios Liappis M/M Konstantinos Liatsos Mrs Elaine Ligelis Ms Tina Ligelis Mrs Georgia Lindroth M/M James Loizou Mrs Koula Lolos M/M Michael Loulakis M/M George Louvis M/M Klaus Luthardt Mr Lambros Magiafas Ms Maria Makredes M/M Nikolaos Makrigiorgos M/M Vasilios Makrigiorgos M/M Peter Malek Katina Malliarakis Ekaterini Malliou Miss Gaye Mallis Ms Glykeria Maniatis M/M Frank Manno Mrs Carol Manolas M/M George Manoleras Dr/Mrs John Manolis Mr Nagi Mansour M/M Constantinos Mantziaras Dr Joan Markessini and Ken-

neth Rucas M/M Peter Marketos M/M James Marko M/M John Markogiannakis Mr Christopher Martin M/M John Masterson, Jr Mrs Stasia Mastorakis M/M Gerald Mavroidis Mr Constantinos Mavromatakis M/M Georgios Mavromatakis Akrivi Mazarakis M/M Lucas McCloud M/M Gregory McKinney M/M Peter Mentis Dr/Mrs Joseph Michalowicz Mr/Ms Gary Michel

Ms Eleni Mickles M/M Brett Miller Mr Brian Miller M/M Marwan Mina M/M Yannos Misitzis Mrs Evdoxia Mitchell M/M Louis Mitchell Ms Jane Moore M/M William Moore Ms Anna J Moorman M/M George Moratis M/M Ralph Morris M/M Robert Morrison M/M John Moschopoulos Mr Stylianos Moschou and

Efthymia Rapti Mrs Irene Moshos Mary Moshos Ms Tina Moshos Mr Kyriakos Mossaidis M/M Nickolaos Moustakas Ltc/Mrs Matthew Mowery Mr/Dr Michael Mpras M/M Nicholas Mpras M/M Kenneth (Agnes) Myer Mr/Mrs Christos Mylonas M/M Nicholas Myseros Ms Irene Nafpliotis Ms Maria Nafplliotis Mrs Erma Nettles Mr Paul Neubelt Mr Veldon L Newtson M/M Demetrios Nicholakos Ms Virginia Nicolaidis M/M Stavros Nikolakakos Mr/Ms Clayton Nightingale M/M Nicolas Nitis Mrs Eugenia Nobes Dr/Mrs Constantine Nonas Ms Anna Noussis M/M Scott Nuzum M/M Crysilios Orphanides M/M Marios Orfanides Mr Evan Owen and Joanna

Athanasopoulos-Owen M/M Nick Padgiotis M/M Anthony Pagonis Mrs Sotiria Paliouras Ms Vasiliki Paliouras Chris Panagopoulos Mr Constantine Panagopoulos M/M Demetrios Panagopoulos Mr John Panagoulias Mrs Vanna Panagoulias M/M Harry Panopoulos M/M George Panteleos M/M Nicholas Panteleos M/M Alex Papadopoulos Dr Mary Papadopoulos Mrs Maria Papageorgiou Capt/Mrs Michael Papageorgiou Dr E C Papailias Mrs Anastasia Papalios Ms Crystallo Papamichael Mrs Daphne Papamichael and

Tim Nichols Mrs Mamie Papamichael M/M George Papantoniou Dr/Mrs Alexander Papas M/M George Papas M/M Panayiotis Papasavvas M/M Gus Papathanasiou M/M Dennis Papathanasopoulos Dr/Mrs Chris Pappas M/M Zannis Pappas

M/M Jim Paras M/M Haralabos Paraskevopoulos M/M Michael Parrish M/M Charalambos Pashiardis M/M Christos Passakos Mr Dimitrias Patargias Elena Patel M/M Costas Patsalosavvis Ms Alexandra Pattaras M/M Andrew Pavlakos Rev/Mrs Costas Pavlakos M/M Brandon Peck M/M Nick Pekatos M/M Theodore Pelekasis M/M Joseph Perez Mrs Katherine Pergola Dr Kathy Pesavento M/M John Petalas Col/Mrs Daniel Peyser Mrs Catherine Phass M/M Dean Phass Mr Dean Phass M/M Kyriacos Photiou Mrs Loiza Pieri Mrs Androula Pikrallidas Mr Demetrios Pikrallidas M/M Kostas Pikrallidas Mr Dean Pilarinos Mrs Frances Pilarinos M/M David Pishioneri M/M Nicholas Ploutis M/M Bill Polizos M/M John Polizos M/M Spyridon Polyzos M/M Manolis Ponirakis Mr Pete Pontikis Mr John Pors M/M William Porter Mr Pete Poulos Mrs Anastasia Pratt Mr Demetrios Preston Mrs Stella Pristouris Mrs. Sylvia Psarakis M/M Nicholas Psaros M/M Anthony Quebral M/M Stephen Rader M/M Mitchel Raftelis Ms Despina Raizes M/M Theofanis Rantis Mr Michael Reisis Dr/Mrs Jerry Rich Dr/Mrs Adel Rizkalla Stavros Roberts M/M George Roiniotis Mr Spiro Roiniotis and Julia

Young M/M Dimitri Romais M/M Basil Rousos M/M Emanuel Rouvelas Mr Larry Rouvelas and Rebec-

ca Leung M/M Benjamin Ruschell Mr Aaron Rusnak and Mileva

Sturgis Mrs Evangelia Sabbarese Ms Alina V Sadoveanu Dr/Mrs Leonidas Sakell M/M Anne Sakellaris and Paula Weinberg Saint Katherine GOYA Saint Katherine Greek School Mrs Toula Salavantis Ms Stephanie Samergedes Mrs Aspasia Sapountzis Mrs Irene Sarakanis

M/M Christos Sarantis M/M George Sarris Mrs Irene Sarris M/M Michael Sarris M/M Nicholas Sarris Mr Michael Saul and Adrianna

Pavlides Ms Vanessa Savas Athena Scalise Christopher Schuck Mrs Ann Sedor Mr Andrew Sessions M/M John Seward M/M George Sgardelis Mr Eric Shiflett and Lilyanna

Peyser Mrs Bessie Siatis Mr Perry Siatis Mrs Calliope Silis Dr George Silis Mrs Evelyn Simeon Mrs Katherine Simmons Ms Deana Garbis Simons Chris Simopoulos M/M John Smaragdis Mrs Parasquevi Smith M/M Eleftherios Smirniotopoulos Mr Christos Snear and Dawn

Terminella Mr Frank Sofocleous M/M James Soiles M/M Alex Solomos M/M Spyridon Sotirchos M/M Dimitrios Sotiropoulos M/M Chris Soves Ms Angelica Spanos M/M Aristotelis Spanos M/M Harry Spanos Ms Helen J Spanos M/M John Spanos Ms Stella Spathopoulos M/M Antonios Spiliotopoulos M/M Eleftherios Spyridis M/M Ilias Spyrou Mrs Rhea Stack M/M Teophanis Stafilatos Mrs Vasiliki B Stafilatos Mrs Panorea Stalter M/M Nick Stames M/M John Stamos Mrs Maria Stamoulas and Basil Koudelis M/M Paul Apostolos Stamoulas Ms Stephanie Stanga James Stash Mrs Helen Stassinos M/M Odysseus Stassinos Mrs Olga Stathis M/M Peter Stathis M/M George Stathopoulos M/M Alexander Stavropoulos Dr/Dr William Steele M/M Peter Stefanou Mr Michael Stefanovic Mr John Stepanchuk M/M Demetrios Stergiou M/M Ken Stewart M/M James Stoucker Dr/Mrs Tom Stoumbos Mr Evangelos Stoyas Rev/Mrs Milan Sturgis M/M Scott Sullivan M/M Tommie Summers Mr George Svolis M/M Gus Svolis

M/M Marcus Talbott Ms Samantha Tannure M/M Alexander Taousakis M/M Panagiotis Taousakis M/M Pierre Tavoularis Mrs Elizabeth Taylor M/M Raymond Andrew Taylor Mrs Mussie Tesfamichael Arianthi Vavasis Then Mr Ted Theocharis M/M Athanasioa Theodoropoulos Ioannis Theodosiou Eleni Theologitou M/M Athanasios Thomaides

and Jamie Zakkak Adele M Thomas Chrtbl Fndtn Inc M/M Craig Thomas Mrs Mary Thomas Mr Robert Thorne M/M Thomas Thomou Mrs Alexandra Thornton M/M Gerasim Tikoff Anastasia and John Topping Mr Angelo Toutsi Mr Thomas Toutsi Dr/Mrs Michael Trahos Mrs Mary Triarhos Mrs Fotini Tricaliotis M/M Trikas Dr/Mrs Basil Tripsas M/M Richard Tritel Ms Sophia Tsangali Mrs Demetra Tsantes Mrs Angelika Tsatsakis M/M George Tsempales Mr Jonathan Tsentos M/M Thomas Tsianakas Mr Savas Tsimaris Mrs Anna Tsimbidis Mrs Helen Tsintolas Elizabeth Tursell M/M Constantine Tzafolias M/M Themis Tzamarias M/M Vasilios Tzeremes M/M Thomas Vaccarello Ms Ann Vaffis Dr/Mrs Charles Valases Mr Philip Valos Ms Victoria Valos Mr Panagiotis Vamvakaris Col/Mrs Nicholas Vamvakias Ms Mary Van Mullekom Ms Catherine Vangellow M/M Christopher Vargas M/M Stratis Varlas Hon/Mrs George Varoutsos Mrs Olga Varoutsos Mr Evangelos Vassalos M/M Constantine Vassilopoulos M/M George Vassilopoulos M/M Stelios Vatikiotis M/M Ramon Vazquez M/M George Veletsis M/M Stavros Veletsis Col/Mrs James Velezis Mis Joanna Veltsistas M/M Peter Veltsistas Mr Thomas Veltsistas Mr John J. Vernoski M/M Larry Visos Mr Peppino Vlannes M/M George Volakis M/M Demetris Voudouris M/M Sakellarios Vouvalis

(Continued from page 13)

(Continued on page 15)

15

Why don’t YOU advertise in the DOXA? Contact Presvytera Pauline Pavlakos at

przpauline@stkchurch.com or 703-239-2627.

Choosing an assisted living community should make you feel good. Aarondale does that and gives you peace of mind!

When you know that someone you care about will be eating well, feeling well, and doing well in every possible way, that’s the day you know true peace of mind. At Aa-rondale, that’s our goal . . . every single day.

We offer customized levels of care for the evolving needs of today’s senior population, including memory care. No matter what you are looking for, we can meet your needs and exceed your expectations.

Please call us at 703-813-1808 to arrange a tour and let us begin to put your mind at ease.

6929 Matthew Place | Springfield, VA 22151 | www.rui.net

Retirement & Assisted Living Com-

Steve S. Katsakos Wealth Management Senior Portfolio Manager 1650 Tysons Boulevard Vice President Suite 1000 Financial Advisor McLean, VA 22101-3807

tel 703 556 8100 Direct 703 394 1965 Fax 703 356 6492 Toll free 800 336 0156

www.morganstanleyfa.com/stevekatsakos steve.katsakos@morganstanley.com

Morgan Stanley

SAINT KATHERINE LIVE! Did you know that we have a live feed from our church? Relatives and friends from far away can watch a sacrament. If you are sick and cannot make it to a service, you can still par-ticipate. Sign in to the church web-site, saint-katherines.org, and click on the red “Saint Katherine Live!” button in the right-hand column.

THE BYZANTIO GREEK DANCE and Cultural Arts Pro-gram offers Greek folk dance lessons for grades Kin-dergarten and up. Dance practice for school-age danc-ers is on Tuesdays, 6:30pm-7:30pm in the Meletis Charuhas Hall. Adult dance practice is held on Sun-days, 6:00pm-7:30pm, in Chelpon (Founders’) Hall.

Mrs Demetra Vroustouris Mr Nick Vroustouris Rev Christos Wallace Mr Carter Wilkinson and Andrea Gevas M/M Donald Wills Mrs Effie Wingate Mr/Ms Keith Wooldridge Mr Jack Wuerker and Effie Triarhos Ms Athena Xenofondos Mrs Elaine Xenos Mr Jason Yianilos Ms Penny Yiannarakis M/M Theodore Yiannarakis M/M Aris Yortzidis Ms Carolyn Zacharias

M/M Albert Zakaib Mrs Mary Zakia M/M Angelos Zaloumis M/M Jonathan Zannis M/M Manuel Zavolas M/M Nicholas Zavolas M/M Stratis Zervos Capt Christos Zirps Dr Patricia Zissios M/M Stergio Zissios M/M John Ziu Mr Peter Ziu Mrs Theodora Ziu M/M Hristos Zourzoukis M/M Athanasios Zuppas

(Continued from page 14)

Sign up for our church’s listserv (emails) by going to:

http://www.goarch.org/listsubscribe?

l=SAINTKATHERINECHURCH

Non-Profit Org. U. S. POSTAGE

Paid Merrifield, VA

Permit No. 7019

ATTENTION POSTMASTER: Please expedite. Dated material.

SAINT KATHERINE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

Return Service Requested

Demetry Pikrallidas AV Rated Attorney

Preeminent Legal Ability and Ethical Standards, The Highest Legal Rating Possible

Complete Business Formation/Representation

Serious Injury

Traffic and Criminal

Domestic Relations

Wills, Trusts

Cases Handled in Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax,

Prince William, Loudoun, and District of Columbia

703-267-2600 www.piklaw.com