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Father Michael A.
Kouremetis
President’s Corner
Greek Message
Calendar
Donations
Parish News
Philoptochos News
Youth News
Inside this issue:
December 2018/January 2019
ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
Church Services
Sunday Orthros 8:30am
Divine Liturgy 9:45am
Weekdays Orthros 9:00am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am
8:30
9:45
9:00
10:00
The
Annunciator
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PARISH COUNCIL
Executive Board
Nicholas Babanikas, President
George Panagoulopoulos, 1st Vice President Administration
William Alexopoulos, 2nd Vice President Maintenance
Joanna Stellakis, Secretary
Stefania Calogrias, Treasurer
Gianna Tiliakos, Assistant Treasurer
Members of the Board
Konstantina Boutas Dino Constantinou Ted Ntakoulas
Nick Palantzas Leon Papadopoulos Stephen Passias
Ilias Potsis Themi Stamboulidis
Adamandios Zouroulidis
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
Reverend Protopresbyter Michael A. Kouremetis
George Stavropoulos, Chanter
Heidi Mason, Choir Director Ona Calogrias, Organist
OTHER MINISTRIES
Sunday School
Julia Constantinou
Phyllis Westcott
Greek School
Ioanna Andreopoulou
Tina Boutas
GOYA
Jon Buterbaugh
Stefania Calogrias
Robin Passias
Paula Tsitsopoulos
JOY & HOPE
Fanoula Stearns
OPA! Group
Pegi Ciulla
Koliva
Ladies Philoptochos
Coffee Hour
Georgia Babanikas
Tina Boutas
Basketball
Stephen Passias
Dance Group
Jon & Penny Buterbaugh
Oratorical Festival
Rhoda Economos
Bookstore
Pegi Ciulla
Linda Sakelaris Poole
Stephen Savas Joanna Stellakis
Webmaster
George Theodossiou
PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY
Executive Board
Liz Karolemeas, President
Despina Papadopoulos, Vice President
Tulla Giannaros, 2nd Vice President
Ethel Savas, Recording Secretary
Stella Coutsoumbas Beal, Corresponding Secretary
Aliki Sarantopoulos, Treasurer
Eleni Stamboulidis, Assistant Treasurer
Pegi Cuilla, Advisor
Members of the Board
Erlinda Anthony Georgia Babanikas Haido Barbas
Tina Boutas Anna Manos Chris Potsis
Lori Stasiewski
EMAILS
Fr. Michael Kouremetis [email protected]
Cell phone: 617.717.4409
Liz Karolemeas [email protected]
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FROM FATHER MICHAEL Christmas 2018
“And she gave birth to her first born, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, be-cause there was no room for them in the inn”. (Luke: 7)
Christ is Born Glorify Him!!
Beloved in Christ, Today we glorify Christ our Lord on this Holy and joyous Christmas. We thank Him for the Blessings that He has revealed and has given to us out of His love for us. We glorify His Holy Name and give thanksgiving to Him for taking human flesh and entering our lives for the purpose of granting us salvation. We glorify God because our Sav-ior has delivered us from the darkness and we now live in His Light; we now negotiate all the days our lives in the brilliance of the Nativity Star. It is in this Holy and Spiritual setting we worship the Birth of Christ in our Churches and in our homes. We will once again find the warmth of Christ, which calms our souls and takes away the fears of the secular and pluralistic society that we live in. Today, the Son of God has come and illuminates all of His Creation. All things are transformed my, Spiritual Children, during the Christmas Season, we witness the grand transformation into the Feast of the Nativity. Observe all things around you, all of our senses are transformed. We see this transfor-mation on our television sets, we observe it on social media, we hear the sounds of the Season on our radios, we see the transformation to the Season of joy in printed media. We are immersed in the simple hustle and bustle of this Season of our Savior. The singing and laughter that we experience reflects that one Holy Star which opens a new road, a road that cuts across the heavens and leads us to the Holy City of Bethlehem. Let us become a participant of a world where night turns into day, a world in which homes become brighter by the virtue of the Christmas joy, a world where hands are filled with presents and hearts are filled with love. A world where Christmas trees that are chilled by winter’s cold await to enter our homes and that joins us as we bow before the Christ Child to receive His Blessed smile. Allow the Christ Child, this Holy and Blessed Nativity Season to transforms us all. Welcome the Grace of God as He enters your life and be transformed joyfully. Gather around the Christmas tree, open your gifts as an Orthodox Christian Family and embrace this Holy Season. Sit at the Christmas table and partake with love and thanksgiving the glorious bounty which comes from above. My Beloved, Presvytera Cyndy and I extend our love to you and yours and wish you a Blessed Christmas and a Fruitful and Healthy New Year. In His Love, +Father Michael
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PRESIDENT’S CORNER Dear Parishioners, On behalf of Father Michael and the Parish Council, I would like to wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year filled with health, happiness and every good thing. During these most blessed periods of the Nativity and the Theophany, let us remember as Orthodox Christians, the gift of salvation which our Heavenly Father has bestowed upon us through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Let us be grateful for all our blessings and be thoughtful and generous towards those not so fortunate. Over this past year together we accomplished many wonderful projects enabling us to continue to preserve and cultivate a vibrant and passionate Parish. As we go forth, let our focus be on the youth of our parish. May I suggest, it is our obligation and responsibility as parishioners, parents and grandparents to keep the teachings of our church front and center in our household lives. The church provides structure from which we can draw strength especially in these turbulent and uncertain times that we live in. So let us motivate our youth by teaching them to preserve and perpetuate our glorious Orthodox faith. This in turn will strengthen the bond between all of us and God for generations to come. I'd like to express a special and heartfelt THANK YOU to the following outgoing Parish Council members not seeking re-election, Tina Boutas, Steve Passias, Themi Stamboulidis and Gianna Tiliakos, for their hard work, dedicated years of service and commitment to our church. Because of the collective and tireless efforts that each of you exhibited during your term on the Parish Council, a number of projects were completed thanks to your involvement. Each of you will be truly missed. We however, are encouraged and take comfort in knowing that you will be close by so that we can call upon you individually and collectively from time to time for your help and guidance. I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome and congratulate the newly elected Parish Council members. We are fortunate to have new and talented individuals such as yourselves, who are willing to answer the call committing your time and talents for the good of the church. The returning board members look forward to a fruitful and productive 2019 year working side by side with you.
Important upcoming date that we look forward to seeing everyone attend.
Monday, December 31, 2018
NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY Please join us along with your families to bring in the New Year (2019) at our Church Community Center sponsored by The Ladies of Philoptochos. See church office for tickets. " For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life," John 3:16. Respectfully yours, Nicholas H. Babanikas
PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS
December 11th
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GREEK MESSAGE
Χριστούγεννα 2018
“Χριστός γεννάται, δοξάσατε”, στο σπήλαιο της Βηθλεέμ, “ἐν φάτνῃ τῶν ἀλόγων, ὁ βασιλεύς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ καί ποιητής τῶν ὅλων”. Άγγελοι εξ’ ουρανού κατέβηκαν και υμνούν τον σαρκωθέντα άναρχο Θεό με ουράνιες μελωδίες· “Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ, καί ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη· ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία”. Ο βους και η όνος αναγνώρισαν τον πλάστη τους, ξαπλωμένο στη φάτνη· ο λαός του Θεού, ο Ισραήλ, ούτε που αντιλήφθηκε το γεγονός. Απασχολημένος με την απογραφή, γιατί οι εντολές του Καίσαρα επιβάλλεται να τηρούνται, και απορροφημένος από τις καθημερινές μέριμνες, δεν έχει χρόνο να δει το θαύμα, για το οποίο προσδοκά. Δυο, τρεις βοσκοί αμέριμνοι, πρόβατα λογικά μη έχοντα ποιμένα, ακούνε του αγγέλου τη φωνή και προσκυνούνε τον Ποιμένα τον Καλόν. Κοντά σ’ αυτούς τρεις Μάγοι, τρεις σοφοί που για Θεό δεν άκουσαν ποτέ, είδαν στο σύμπαν τα σημάδια Του και το άστρο το ξεχωριστό και εξ ανατολής δώρα κομίζουν· χρυσό, στον Κύριο του παντός, και λίβανο, στον προ αιώνων Θεό, και σμύρνα, για την τριήμερο Ταφή του.
Κι αν μάθανε οι αρχιερείς και οι γραμματείς, από τους μάγους, τα σημάδια και τις Γραφές ερμήνεψαν ορθά, στη φάτνη δεν καταδέχονται να πάνε και ετοιμάζουν το σταυρό. Και ο Ηρώδης, υποτελής του επι γης θεού Καίσαρα μα βασιλιάς μιας σπιθαμής στο άκρο της οικουμένης, τρέμει μη τού στερήσει κάτι από τα κεκτημένα του το φτωχό παιδί που «οὐκ ἔχει ποῦ τήν κεφαλήν κλῖναι»· και για να είναι σίγουρος, θυσιάζει τα τέκνα του λαού του.
Κι εμείς; πώς προσεγγίζουμε την φάτνη; όχι μονάχα σήμερα, ούτε μονάχα μες στην εκκλησιά. Αλλά κάθε μέρα, κάθε στιγμή της ζωής μας. Αν αμαρτάνουμε, αν αδικούμε τους αδελφούς μας, αν κρίνουμε, κατακρίνουμε, καταλαλούμε, ζηλεύουμε, φθονούμε ή μισούμε· με μια λέξη, αν δεν αγαπούμε τον κόσμο όλο όπως μάς αγάπησε ο Χριστός, με αυτοθυσία, τότε μοιάζουμε με τον άθεο Ηρώδη ή με τους ευσεβείς σταυρωτές του Χριστού. Αν η θύραθεν μόρφωσή μας είναι μεγάλη, με λίγη πίστη γινόμαστε προσκυνητές του θαύματος. Αν στη ζωή μας είμαστε απλοί, σαν τους βοσκούς, τότε ευλαβικά ας προσκυνήσουμε, ακούγοντας με προσοχή τον ύμνο των αγγέλων. Και ταπεινά ας επιστρέψουμε «ἕκαστος ἐφ’ ᾧ ἐτάχθη»· μη περιμένουμε και μην ελπίσουμε να αλλάξει η ζωή μας· θα μεταμορφωθεί, από την εντός μας βεβαία ελπίδα. Γιατί, “ἐτέχθη ἡμῖν σήμερον σωτήρ”.
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Εκ μέρος της Πρεσβυτέρας Σωτηρία, τα παιδιά και τα εγγόνια μας, σας Εύχομαι Καλά Χριστούγεννα και ελπίζω ο Καινούργιος Χρόνος να σας φέρει πολλές Ευλογίας, Ευτυχία, Χαρές και Υγειά.
Χρονιά Πολλά!!
Με Αγάπη εν Κυρίου
+ O Πατήρ Μιχαήλ
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DECEMBER CALENDAR
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JANUARY CALENDAR
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PARISH NEWS
2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Parish Council Elections Sunday, December 9th
Affirmation of Office/PC election of Officers Sunday, December 16th
Sunday School Christmas Pageant Sunday, December 23rd
New Year’s Eve Celebration Monday, December 31st
2019 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Vasilopita Sunday, January 6th
Stewardship Luncheon Sunday, February 10th
Have A Heart Luncheon Sunday, February 24th
Lenten Luncheon Sunday, March 17th
Annunciation Vespers & Reception Sunday, March 24th
Annunciation Feast day Celebration Monday, March 25th
Greek School Independence Day Program Sunday, March 24th
Greek Independence Day Celebration City Hall TBD
Palm Sunday Luncheon Sunday, April 21st
Greek Independence Day Parade TBD
Hungry Friends Thursday, May 2nd
Spring General Assembly Sunday, May 5th
Philoptochos Food Festival Saturday May 18th & Sunday May 19th
Sunday School Graduation Sunday, May 19th
Ministry Awards Banquet Sunday, June 9th
Greek School Graduation Sunday, June 17th
Annual Golf Tournament Monday, June 24th
Annual Food Festival Thursday, Sept. 19th -
Sunday Sept. 22nd
Fall General Assembly Sunday, November 17th
Parish Council Elections Sunday, December 8th
Affirmation of Office/PC election of Officers Sunday, December 15th
Sunday School Christmas Pageant Sunday, December 22nd
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DONATIONS AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2018
MEMORIALS
Christos Alexopoulos
Mr. and Mrs. Christoforos Nirgianakis $100
Nicholas Golas
Mrs. Vasiliki Golas $100
Anna & Leonidas Hatzis
Marina Hatzis Atsalis $200
Irene Economos $100
Nicholas Kallias
Nikoletta and Maria Kallis $100
Fotini Psilekaris
Tom & Theodora Psilekaris $300
John Sarantakis
Mrs. Donna Meaney $20
Effie Siogros
Mr. Steve Siogros $500
OTHER
Anonymous $2,500
Russell Pica Funeral Home
$815 for Ecclesiastical Calendars
Mr. and Mrs. John Dinopoulos
IMO Their Parents
Tom & Theodora Psilekaris
In Honor of Rhoda Economos AGAPE Recipient
Mr. George Panagoulopoulos
Bread for General Assembly Luncheon
FLORAL DONATIONS
Mrs. Stella Bulgaris IMO Nicholas Bulgaris
Saint Nicholas Icon
Mr. and Mrs. George Petropoulos
Nativity of Our Lord Icon
Athan’s Bakery
Dessert for Appreciation Dinner
DONATIONS
MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT DONATIONS
YTD NOVEMBER 15th, 2018
Mr. and Mrs. William Alexopoulos $500
Anonymous $100
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Babanikas $600
Mrs. Stella Bulgaris $50
Dr. and Mrs. Dino Constantinou $100
Mr. and Mrs. Sotirios Costarellos $500
Mr. George Costas $50
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Huser $500
Mr. John Juris $100
Nikoletta & Maria Kallis $100
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Konstatilakis $500
Ms. Evangeline J. Liapis $100
The Lingos Foundation $25,000
Mr. and Mrs. George Panagoulopoulos $200
Mr. and Mrs. Ilias Potsis $200
Ms. Nickie Savalis $200
The Terzakis Family $100
Mr. & Mrs. Sakellarios Vallas, $300
Mr. Irakli Savas $1,000
Mr. and Mrs. Zacchary Verros $100
OTHER CONTINUED
Great Woods Pizza
10 small pizzas for Appreciation Dinner
George Panagoulopoulos
Bread for Appreciation Dinner
Ragen Tiliakos
40lbs of powdered sugar for koliva
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Langway, Merri Weinberg, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nicholaides and Mr. and Mrs.
George Nickandros
IMO Bertha Nickandros Weinberg
Stone Memorial Benches
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2019 Floral Needs
Following is a list for the decoration of icons on all
major feast days of Christ and the Theotokos. This is a
blessed way to participate in these major feasts of the
Church for the health and well-being of your families,
or in blessed memory of a loved one. To sponsor the
decoration of one or more of these festal icons, please
call the office directly during the week.
2019
Jan. 6th Holy Theophany $75
Jan. 7th Saint John $60
Feb. 2nd The Presentation of Our Lord $75
June 6th Ascension $60
June 16th Pentecost $75
Aug. 6th Transfiguration $60
Aug. 15th Dormition of Theotokos TBD
Nov.8th Arch Angels Michael & Gabriel $60
Nov. 21st Entrance of the Theotokos $75
Nov. 30th Saint Andrew $60
PARISH NEWS SACRAMENTS
BAPTISMS
Nov. 24th Fotios son of
Foti and Malisa Efthimiadis
Sponsor: Nick and Nicole Passias
CHRISMATIONS
Oct. 28th Tonya Alexiou
Sponsor: Pegi Ciulla
Joseph Ciulla
Sponsor: Nick Alexiou
Lisa Karantonakis
Sponsor: Pegi Ciulla
WEDDINGS
Oct. 20th Brandon Vasquez and Marianna
Lenton
Sponsor: Christina Lenton
Oct. 27th George Blaciotis and Jennifer Carney
Sponsor: Demetrios Sarantopoulos
Oct. 27th James Melberg and Maria Frazis
Sponsor: Eftyhia Frazis
SCHOLARSHIPS
Applications for Church Scholarships are now available in the office.
All students that graduated from high school in 2018
are eligible.
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PARISH NEWS
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Aftosmes, Mrs. Anastasia
Aftosmes, Mr. Michael
Aftosmes, Mr. Steven
Aftosmes, Mrs. Thalia
Alexiou, Mr. & Mrs. Nick
Alexis, Mr. & Mrs. George
Alexopoulos, Mrs. Georgia
Alexopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios
Alexopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. William
Aloupis, Mr. George
Anastasiou, Mrs. Irene
Anastos, Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas
Anifantis, Mr. & Mrs. Spiros
Anifantis-Ibrahim, Mrs. Stamatia
Anthony, Mr. & Mrs. Ernest
Antoniou, Mrs. Irene
Antoniou, Mrs. Sia
Antonopoulos, Mr. Vaios
Aponte, Mr. & Mrs. Marcus
Argyropoulos, Mrs. Bessie
Arvanitidis, Mr. & Mrs. George
Arvanitids, Mr. & MRs. Sotirios
Babanikas, Mrs. Ekaterina
Babanikas, Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos
Babanikas, Mr. & Mrs. Nick
Badavas, Mr. Sotirios
Badavas, Mr. Vasilios
Bandis, Mr. Michael
Barbas, Mrs. Haido
Barrus, Mr. & Mrs. Glenn
Bartorelli, Mrs. Bessie
Batsinelas, Mr. & Mrs. Michael
Bazarian, Mrs. Dianne
Bellas, Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios
Bellas, Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos
Bellas, Mr. & Mrs. Peter
Besarik, Mr. & Mrs. Scott
Bethoney, Mrs. Nicole
Bloumbas, Mr. George
Bloumbas, Mr. & Mrs. James
Bloumbas, Mr. & Mrs. Kostas
Bokas, Mr. & Mrs. Charles
Bosco, Ms. Erin
Boufides, Mr. & Mrs. Nick
Boutas, Mrs. Fotine
Boutas, Mr. & Mrs. Kostas
Boutas, Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios
Bulgaris, Mrs. Stella
Buterbaugh, Mr. & Mrs. Jon
2018 STEWARDS YTD NOVEMBER 15, 2018
Buterbaugh, Mrs. Niki
Coderre, Mr. & Mrs. Ferdinand
Calogrias, Dr. Diana
Calogrias, Miss Stefania
Calogrias, Mr. & Mrs. Tony
Campbell, Mr. & Mrs. Richard
Cariofiles, Mrs. Demetra
Cariofiles, Mr. & Mrs. Nick
Carpenaros, Mr. Philip
Castle, Mrs. Cleo
Cleary, Mrs. Elizabeth
Colarusso, Mr. & Mrs. Carl
Constantinou, Dr. & Mrs. Chris
Constantinou, Dr. & Mrs. Dino
Costarellos, Mr. & Mrs. Sotirios
Costas, Mr. & Mrs. George
Cotter, Mr. & Mrs. Gerald
Coutsoumbos, Mr. & Mrs. Chris
Covett, Mrs. Helen
Covett, Miss Katherine
Covett, Dr. Robert
Critikos, Ms. Athena
Cuilla, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph
Dalkouras, Mrs. Cleo
Dariotis-Diz, Mrs. Dimitra
DeBaggis, Mr. & Mrs. Romolo
Deeb, Mr. & Mrs. Paul
Deligeorges, Mr. & Mrs. George
Demetriades, Mr. & Mrs. Evangelos
Demos, Mr. & Mrs. Steve
Dinopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. John
Dosis, Mr. & Mrs. Christos
Doumousiaris, Mrs. Dina
Economos, Miss Irene
Economos, Miss Rhoda
Eftimiadis, Mr. Fotios
El-Ghadi, Mr. & Mrs. Moftah
Ellard, Ms. Anastasia
Ferguson, Mr. & Mrs. Scott
Fields, Dr. & Mrs. Michael
Figueirdo, Mrs. Christina
Fisher, Ms. Jean
Fitopoulos, Mr. Theodore
Fletcher, Mrs. Diane
Frangakis, Ms. Artemida
Frazis, Mrs. Eftihia
Frazis, Miss Maria
Gagne, Mr. & Mrs. Robert
Georgantas, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur
Georgeakakis, Ms. Tina
George, Mrs. Diana
Georgeou, Mrs. Phyllis
Georgitsis, Mr. & Mrs. Ari
Georgitsis, Mr. & Mrs. Peter
Giannaros, Mr. & Mrs. Nikolaos
Giannaros, Mr. & Mrs. Spiros
Giannaros, Mrs. Tulla
Giannakoulis, Mrs. Pat
Giannakoulis, Mr. & Mrs. Paul
Giannouloudis, Mr. Tom
Gifford, Mr. & Mrs. William
Gioulis, Mr. & Mrs. Nondas
Ginis, Mr. & Mrs. Dimitris
Ginis, Mrs. Evlambia
Ginis, Mr. & Mrs. William
Golas, Mrs. Vasiliki
Gossman, Mrs. Zoe
Grantsis, Mr. & Mrs. Gregory
Gravel, Ms. Elaine
Habib, Mrs. Violet
Hanley, Mr. & Mrs. Michael
Hasouris, Mrs. Alexandra
Hasouris, Mr. Philip
Hatzinikolaou, Mr. & Mrs. Alex
Hatzis, Mrs. Ann
Holevas, Mrs. Helen
Howard, Mr. & Mrs. Kevin
Iosifidis, Mr. & Mrs. Antonios
Jaramillo, Mr. Serafim
Jaramillo, Mr. Sergio
Jaramillo, Mr. & Mrs. Sergio
Joseph, Mrs. Louise
Joyce, Mrs. Katherine
Juris, Mr. John
Kalatizidis, Mr. & Mrs. Anestis
Kalaitzidis, Mrs. Nitsa
Kalivas, Mrs. Eftyhia
Kallianidis, Mr. Milton
Kallis, Mrs. Nikoletta
Kampanelas, Ms. Paris
Kanellopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Paul
Karaliolios, Mr. & Mrs. Athanasios
Karantonakis, Mr. & Mrs. Tony
Karavites, Mr. Peter
Kazis, Mrs. Penny
Kearns, Mr. & Mrs. Mark
Kiraki, Mrs. Ann
Kolokotronis, Mrs. Vasiliki
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Konstatilakis, Mr. & Mrs. Paul
Korbas, Mr. & Mrs. Tom
Kotopoulos, Mr. Antonios
Kotopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. William
Kotsiopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur
Koundrokakos, Mrs. Georgia
Kouremetis, Fr. Michael A. & Presv. Cyndy
Koutsoumbos, Ms. Sophie
Kushta, MRs. Kassiane
Kyranos & Mr. & Mrs. Christos
Kyranos, Mr. & Mrs. George
Kyranos, Mr. & Mrs. John
Landerholm, Mrs. Stephanie
Lainas, Mr. & Mrs. Ilias
Lainas, Mr. & Mrs. Steve
Lambrakis, Mrs. Sofia
Lapsley, Ms. Sofia
Liapis, Ms. Evangeline J.
Liolios, Mr. & Mrs. Daniel
Lingos-Huser, Mr. Henry & Mrs. Thalia
Lingos-Webb, Drs. Andrew & Tania
Livanis, Mr. & Mrs. Harry
Loiacono, Mr. & Mrs. Edward
Lucas, Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios
Lymberopoulos, Mrs. Eleni
Malone, Mrs. Katernia
Maranian, Mr. & Mrs. Ronald
Manos, Mr. & Mrs. Sarantos
Mantalos, Miss Victoria
Marathas, Mr. & Mrs. Paul
Margaritis, Mr. & Mrs. Timoleon
Mihos, Mr. & Mrs. Christy
Mihos, Mr. & Mrs. James P
Mihos, Mrs. Marlene
Mihos, Mr. Peter J.
Mitchell, Dr. George
Mitoulis, Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios
Mitoulis, Mr. & Mrs. Harry
Morosas, Mr. Christopher
Nanos, Mr. & Mrs. Odesseas
Nasios, Mrs. Stephanie
Nenopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. John
Nickandros, Mr. & Mrs. George
Nicholaides, Mr. & Mrs. Harry
Nikolakakos, Mrs. Despina
Nikolaou, Mr. James
Nikopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Charalampos
Ntagkinis, Mr. & Mrs. Evangelos
Ntakoulas, Mr. & Mrs. Ted
Odierno, Mr. & Mrs. Randy
Orphanos, Mr. & Mrs. John
Palantzas, Mr. & Mrs.Nick
Palantzas, Mrs. Vasiliki
Palantzas, Miss Vicky
Paliaglou, Mr. & Mrs. Iordanis
Panagopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. James
Panagoulopoulos, Mr. George
Panico, Mr. & Mrs. Robert
Papadogianakis, Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos
Papadopoulos, Dr. Andrea
Papadopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. John
Papadopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Leon
Papadopoulos, Ms. Maria
Papadopoulos, Mrs. Panagiota
Papadopoulos, Mrs. Paraskevi
Papadopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Peter
Papadopoulos, Mr. Tom
Papadopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Tom
Papakonstantinou, Mr. Konstantine
Papas, Mr. Matthew
Papigiotis, Ms. Alexandra
Pappas, Mrs. Pauline
Passias, Mr. & Mrs. Andrew
Passias, Mr. & Mrs. Nikolas
Passias, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen
Pavlidis, Mr. & Mrs. Nick
Pechilis, Ms. Diane
Perdikis, Mrs. Liberty
Petropoulos, Mr. Alkie
Petropoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George
Petropoulos, Mrs. Georgia
Phillips, Mrs. Demetria
Pishkin, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph
Potsis, Mr. George
Potsis, Mr. George
Potsis, Mr. & Mrs. Ilias
Potsis, Mr. & Mrs. Peter
Poulimenis, Mrs. Argyro
Pouliopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Fotios
Psikarakis, Mr. Nikolas
Psilekaris, Ms. Theodora
Psilekaris, Mr. Tom
Psychos, Mr. & Mrs. Sam
Rassias, Miss Candace
Sakellaris Poole, Mrs. Linda
Sarantopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios
Sarantou, Mr. Nikolaos
2018 STEWARDS YTD NOVEMBER 15, 2018 Sarras, Mr. Nicholas
Savalis, Mrs. Nickie
Savas, Mr. Christopher
Savas, Mr. & Mrs. Spyros
Savas, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen
Savas, Mr. Irakli
Scapatticci, Dr. & Mrs. Albert
Scrivanos, Mrs. Anastasia
Sedell, Mr. & Mrs.Arthur
Sedell, Mr. & Mrs. Tom
Sever, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph
Siamantours, Ms. Ann
Sideropoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Anastasios
Siempos, Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios
Siogros, Mr. Steve
Skenas, Ms. Jeannette
Smiliotopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Elias
Smiliotopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Yianni
Spyropoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George
Stamboulidis, Mr. & Mrs. Themi
Stathakis, Mr. & Mrs. Peter
Stavropoulos, Miss Evangelia
Stavropoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George
Stellakis, Ms. Joanna
Sullivan, Mr. & Mrs. Eugene
Syrniotis, Mr. Sam
Syrniotis, Ms. Vicky
Targontsidis, Mrs. Nicholas
Targontsidis –Jain, Mrs. Sonia
Tasho, Mrs. Georgia
Terzakis, Mr. & Mrs. George
Terzakis, Mrs. Sophia
Theodossiou, Mr. George
Theofilou, Mr. & Mrs. Eleftherios
Theofilou, Mrs. Maria
Theos, Mr. & Mrs. William
Thompson, Ms. Betsy
Thompson, Miss Eleni
Thompson, Mrs. Jane
Tiliakos, Mrs. Gianna
Tiliakos, Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel
Tiliakos, Mr. Orestis
Tramontano, Mr. & Mrs. Val
Tsarhas, Mrs. Ourania
Tsarhopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. Paul
Tsianakas, Mr. & Mrs. Christos
Tsianakas, Ms. Katherine
Tsilis, Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios
Tsionis, Mr. & Mrs. Philip
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Tsionis, Ms. Stacy
Tsitsopoulos, Mr. & Mrs. George
Tsitsos, Ms. Anna
Tsokanis, Ms. Alexa
Tsokanis, Mr. Peter
Vallas, Mr. & Mrs. Antonios
Vallas, Mr. & Mrs. Sakellarios
Vardaxis, Mr. & Mrs. Avraam
Veiga, Mrs. Christine
Veiga, Mrs. Victoria
Velissaris, Mrs. Dimitrios
Velissaris, Mr. & Mrs. George
Venuto, Mr. & Mrs. James
Vintzileos, Mr. & Mrs. James
Vzivzes, Mr. & Mrs. Klearhos
Weinberg, Ms. Merri
Westcott, Mr. & Mrs. David
Whowell Family
Yaitanes, Ms. Ann
Yiankos, Mrs. Elizabeth
Yiotopoulos, Mr. Steven
Zachos, Mr. & Mrs. George
Zachos, Mr. & Mrs. John
Zaros, Mr. James
Zatzos, Mr. James
Zervas, Mr. Michael
Zouroulidis, Mr. & Mrs. Adamandios
Zouroulidis, Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos
2018 STEWARDS YTD NOVEMBER 15, 2018
2018 Get Togethers
Dates:
Tuesday, December 11th
Holiday Program, TBD.
All are welcomed
2:00—4:00 pm
This year’s Metropolis of Boston Choir Conference honored two of our very
own Heidi Mason as Choir Director and Ona Calogrias as Organist. These
two ladies are a dynamic duo who have worked so well together for many
years. Axia! Also joining them from our choir was George Theodossiou and
Paris Kampanelas. We congratulate them all for their hard work, dedication,
and representing Brockton.
Annual Metropolis of Boston Choir Conference
Annunciation Church Newburyport, MA
November 2-4, 2018
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PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS
KOLIVA
If you are planning a memorial service and
would like to order koliva please call the
church office. We would appreciate one
weeks notice in advance of the memorial
service to prepare the koliva. The cost is
$100 and checks should be made payable to
the Ladies Philoptochos Society.
Philoptochos 2018-2019 Calendar
December 6th Christmas Party
December 31st New Year’s Eve Dance
January 6th Vasilopita
February 5th Potluck Dinner Meeting 6:00 pm
March 5th General Meeting 7:00 pm
April 2nd General Meeting 7:00 pm
April 21st Palm Sunday Bake Sale
April 25th Egg dyeing
May 7th General Meeting 7:00pm
May 18th & 19th Mini Food Festival
June TBD End of Year Outing
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL BOARD MEETING WILL TAKE
PLACE ON THE DAY OF A GENERAL MEETING AT 5:30 PM
SHUT IN VISITATIONS
Anyone who would like a visit from the
Ladies of Philoptochos, or knows of some-
one who would like some company, please
contact the church office.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Applications for the Scholarships are now available in
the church office. Eligible candidates are those who
graduated in 2018 and whose parents are paid members
of the church and mothers are members of Philoptochos.
Dear Sisters,
On behalf of the Philoptochos Board, I would like to wish all of you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthy New Year!
Last month on Veteran’s Day we honored parishioners who have served or continue to serve in the United State Military. We also held a memorial service for those who made the ultimate sacrifice and did not return home. It was a beautiful and touching ceremony (see back of bulletin)
The Operation Housewarming Project kicked off last month. This ministry was established to assist homeless veterans in their transition to independent living. You will find a list of items needed along with a box at the entrance of the church where you can place your items. Because needs are continuous, this is an on-going ministry. Another ongoing project we kicked off was the Help the Homeless by donating warm jackets/coats. (see flyer in bulletin)
Upcoming in December we have a lot happening. We are sponsoring Adopt-A-Family through My Brother’s Keeper (see the flyer at the end of the bulletin). On December 6th our annual Christmas Party will be held at Thorny Lea Country Club (see flyer). Join us for a fun night of dinner and dancing. Baking will also take place this month for the Shut-Ins along with the decorating of the church for the holiday season. If anyone is interested in helping please contact the office.
Our biggest event this month is the New Year’s Eve dance. Join us with your families as we bring in the new year with the band from the festival.
Finally, in January we have our Annual Vasilopita Cutting. This event will take place on Sunday, January 6th, 2019. We will also be passing a second tray that Sunday to benefit St. Basil’s Academy.
As you can see we have a lot happening and hope you all will join us in these many projects/events.
Sincerely,
Liz Karolemeas
Philoptochos President
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YOUTH NEWS
GOYA News Thank you to all the GOYANs and adults who helped make the Halloween party
successful! The haunted house was a big hit, it took time but the GOYANs were able to
transform the basement into a fun haunted house for the youth.
For the month of December GOYA will be doing a Secret Santa. We will be
drawing names out of a hat at our next meeting. The maximum amount for a gift will be
$15. This is going to be a very fun activity that all the GOYANs can join in on. There will
also be Prosphora making sometime in December, more details to come!
For our season community service we will be doing My Brother’s Keeper. My Brother's
Keeper conducts one of the area's most extensive Christmas programs to help parents
who cannot provide gifts for their children. Gifts are delivered directly to homes some-
time between December 1st – 24th. All services are free.
A nice Christmas activity to look forward to is the lighting of the Christmas tree on the
Solea. All are welcomed to come and sing carols as we light the tree. Thank you Father
Michael for doing this and truly being there with everyone to celebrate this amazing time
of year!
Our Next Meeting is December 2nd
We will be having meetings every second Sunday of the month. Please try your best to
attend!
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Αγαπημένοι γονείς, συγγενείς και φίλοι, Εμείς τα παιδιά του EΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΥ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟΥ της Εκκλησίας του Brockton σας προσκαλούμε στην Χριστουγεννιάτικη γιορτή μας, που θα γίνει στις 22 Δεκεμβρίου και ώρα 11 το πρωί στo Κοινοτικό μας Κέντρο. Dear Parents and friends, this is an Invitation from us the children of the GREEK SCHOOL of the Church of Brockton for the Christmas Celebration that will take place On December 22nd at 11:00 am In the Community Center
On Sunday, October 28th, the students of the Greek School
participated in the “OXI Day “celebration with a presentation that
commemorated this important holiday.
The program was presented after Divine Liturgy in our Church. It
was enjoyed by the Parishioners. All of the children looked
beautiful in our Greek National colors of blue and white, keeping
Greek Flags. Congratulations and many thanks to all of the
students and their families who supported this beautiful event.
GREEK SCHOOL
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NOVEMBER 1st—DECEMBER 12th Bring your new and unwrapped toy o
one of the collection boxes located
OUTSIDE DOWNSTAIRS
THE COFFEE HOUR CLASS AREA
ROOM
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STAFF SERGEANT MINOT DEFTOS US Army Air Forces KIA March 19, 1944
Northern France
STAFF SERGEANT MICHAEL MARINELIS
United States Army Air Forces FOD (Finding of Death) Aril 11, 1944,
Mission Location: Poznan, Poland
2ND LIEUTENANT GEORGE TH. GEORGE
US Army KIA/Buried at Sea November 8, 1942 African Invasion
STAFF SERGEANT PETER PAPPAS US Army Air Forces KIA April 24, 1945 Tachikawa, Japan
SERGEANT JOHN TSATSOPOULOS
United States Army Air Force MIA January 9, 1945
A few miles south of Tokyo
PRIVATE JOHN RETALIS United States Army Air Forces
KIA April 28, 1943 Location: Unknown
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NICHOLAS ANASTOS
MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT
United States Marines Corps.
PETER BELLAS
CAPTAIN
United State Air Force
1997-2001
SOCRATES CHALOGES
STAFF SERGEANT
Air Force National Guard
GEORGE COSTAS
GUNNERY SERGEANT
United States Marine Corp.
JERRAL FERNANDEZ
E3 MMNS
United States Navy
ROBERT GAGNE
SERGEANT E4
United States Air Force
MARK HICKMAN
COLONEL
Unites States Marine Corps.
Marine Corp. Reserves
LOUIS JACOUBS
LIEUTENANT
United States Navy
JOHN JURIS
CORPORAL
United States Army
JOHN KOLENTSAS
COMPANY ARMOR
United States Army
ANGELO KYRIAKIDES
MAJOR
United States Army
PHILIP KYRIAKIDES
ECHO 4
United States Army
THOMAS KYRIAKIDES
ECHO 5
United States Army
HARRY NICHOLAIDES
RADIOMAN 3rd CLASS
United State Navy
GEORGE NICKANDROS
CORPORAL
United States Army
JOHN ORPHANOS
SERGEANT
United States Army
ROCKY SAVAS
CORPORAL
United States Army
NICHOLAS SPANOS
SERGEANT
United States Army
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