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ST. PAUL GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 4548 Wallings Road • North Royalton, Ohio 44133-3121
(440) 237-8998 · (440) 237-4386 fax
E-mail address: [email protected]
www.stpaulgoc.org A Parish under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America,
and the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh
THE MESSENGER A Monthly Publication of St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church APRIL 2016
INSIDE
CLERGY REFLECTIONS
MINISTRIES OF THE CHURCH
MONTHLY CALENDAR
PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES
STEWARDSHIP NEWS
UPCOMING EVENTS
YOUTH NEWS
The Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian Read each weekday during Great Lent
Lord and Master of my life, Take away from me the will to be lazy and to be sad; The desire to get ahead of other people and to boast and brag. Give me instead, a pure and humble spirit, The will to be patient with others And to love them. Let me realize my own mistakes and Keep me from judging the things other people do. For you are blessed now and forevermore. Amen.
Prayer to the Holy Spirit Heavenly King, Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, Present in all places and filling all things, The treasury of blessings and Giver of life; Come and abide in us. Cleanse us from all impurity, and save our souls, O Gracious Lord.
Sunday of Orthodoxy
We were very blessed to have so many of our Sunday
School children participate in the procession of icons following Holy Communion and to host the Sunday of Orthodoxy Great Vespers in the evening with many Orthodox priests in at-tendance. Bishop ANTHONY of the Antiochian Diocese of Toledo gave the Homily.
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St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church ~ North Royalton OH
The following ministries are the lifeblood of our parish and perform many activities to promote the growth of our church. Your participation in these organizations makes our community more spiritually complete.
Philoptochos Stephanie Ocker Coffee Socials Pam Sitter Festival Michael Lignos John Trihas Messenger Editor Elaine Nackowiz Welcome Committee Helen Dadas Choir Director Vaso Boukis Cantor Nicholas Bodle Organist Matthew Walters Bookstore Jim & Karen Sullivan
ST. PAUL FAMILY MINISTRY COMMISSION Chairman HOPE / JOY Father Michael Gavrilos GOYA Coordinator Father Michael Gavrilos OCF Maribeth Lekas Altar Boys Father Michael Gavrilos Religious Education Presv. Nicole Keares Bible Study Frank Chirakos Father Costas Keares Women’s Study Group Elaine Poulos VCS Amber Rahas Annoula Tsonton Greek School Kathy Glaros Greek Corner Maria Karlatiras PTO Debbie Gemelas Senior Fellowship Maria Regan Hellenic Dance Director Eleni Johnson
Deadline for all articles and Organization Minutes is the 1st of the month. Please keep this in mind! Items can be e-mailed to [email protected].
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CLERGY
Priest Rev. Fr. Costas P. Keares, Proistamenos
Assistant Priest Rev. Fr. Michael A. Gavrilos
ECCLESIARCH Bruce W. Trakas
PARISH COUNCIL President John Trihas Vice President Michael Lignos Secretary Rhonee Trakas-Iula Financial Secretary Dennis Diamond Treasurer George Anagnostou
Anthone Colovas Stephanie Ocker Alex Dadas Nicolas Parianos Arthur S. Karas Irene Pontikos Jason Kouvaras William Regan Thalia Marakas Dr. Michael Saridakis
OFFICE SECRETARY/BOOKKEEPER Elaine Nackowiz CUSTODIAN Antonios Moraitis LEGAL ADVISOR Ken Boukis NEOKOROS Tom Sperellis
STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Bylaws John Trihas Catering / Leasing John Trihas/Arthur Karas Family Ministry Thalia Marakas Finance Michael Lignos Home Michael Lignos Human Resources Alex Dadas
Membership S. Ocker / J. Kouvaras Public Relations Father Costas Keares Stewardship Dennis Diamond Ways & Means Irene Pontikos Real Estate Management Arthur S. Karas
SPECIAL COMMITTEE: Vision Dr. Michael Saridakis John Trihas History Bruce Trakas
Telephone: (440) 237-8998 Fax: (440) 237-4386 Catering: (440) 582-1083 Website: www.stpaulgoc.org Office E-Mail: [email protected] Fr. Costas E-Mail: [email protected] Fr. Costas Cell: (440) 669-1316 Fr. Michael E-mail: [email protected] Fr. Michael Cell: (412) 737-1376
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Pastoral Reflections by Father Costas
The month of April is immersed in the period of GREAT LENT. It is a time we can invest in the life of the church, in reading a spiritual book, come to Holy Confession, and so make a difference in our spiritual lives. It is also a time that can be easily wasted and thus we derive no benefit from it. In the article below, a dear school mate, Fr. Chris Makiej, presents to us some contemporary tools that if we’re not careful in our use of them, they can surely become obstacles preventing us from fully realizing the spiritual treasure that awaits us in this Holy Season and beyond. May we approach Christ during these Holy Days of Lent, May we seek His forgiveness so that our lives may reflect HIM in all that we do. Blessed Lent to all.
Being Separate in a Connected World
Beloved in Christ, we have to see ourselves as being different than the world around us! As Christians we are called to be “in the world, but not of the world.” (John 15:19). The Scripture says “come out and be separate…..” (2 Cor. 6:17)
Yet this can be very difficult in a world that pressures us to conform to its ways and to be connected to it at all times. We live in this age of the 24hr news cycle, which most of the time is not really “news,” but en-tertainment, shock factor, blog/twitter commentary of usually trivial information. We live in the age of text, twitter, snapchat, Facebook, etc., and we’re pressured to feel we have to be connected constantly or we’ll miss something.
And yes, we are missing something - we’re missing Jesus and a relationship with Him. We’re missing si-lence, prayer, stillness, reflection. And instead, we’ve become impersonal, impatient, addicted, nervous if we don’t have our iPhone “on us” at all times. Is this human advancement? Is this progress of civilization?
Simply because Mark Zuckerberg says this is the way we should live, think, interact, then must it be so? Who is he anyway - a prophet, a saint? Meanwhile, like the national heroin epidemic, we have the smart phone/screen addiction epidemic. Yet people are in denial as their texting thumbs ache from carpal tun-nel. Is all this natural? We’re all high on information overload and our minds are not wired to handle it.
In his book The Shallows, Nicholas Carr explores the impact that our perpetual internet connection is hav-ing on the way we think. Numerous studies point to
the same conclusion, he writes: “When we go online, we enter an environment that promotes cursory read-ing, hurried and distracted thinking, and superficial learning. We’ve grown quite adept at scanning and skimming, but what we are losing is our capacity for concentration, contemplation and reflection.”
Yes, we need the technology to function, but how much have we allowed it to control us? Are we able to take breaks, step away and be separate – and make a connection with God without a screen in front of us?
GREAT LENT Now more than ever, Lent is a great way to feel that separation during these 40 days of prayer and fasting; to feel that things are different; to slow down, put the phone aside, and turn inward and in God’s presence.
Beloved, don’t let trendy modern gadgetry rule and ruin your life! Use moderation and self-discipline. Take breaks from your home/office computer and smart phone. Get some exercise; take a walk; com-municate face to face with your spouse and children; come to church more often to pray and get connected with the “spiritual network,” not just the social net-work. Rather than constantly gaze at the icon apps on your computer screen at home, come to Sunday Litur-gies and the Lenten services and gaze at the Iconosta-sion icon screen and enter into true connection and real prayer.
I certainly realize the importance of network- ing and messaging, etc. But I also believe that as modern Or-thodox Christians we have a responsibility, whether its through banners on our texts, tweets, emails, web-sites, etc, to not only spread the truth of Christ and the Gospel, but to communicate the message to use less technology, in order to remind people to take significant breaks from “the screen.”
Yes, we enjoy technology to but how much have allowed it to control
Less is more. Less screen means more worship time; it means more time alone reading the Bible, in prayer, in reflection, without all the beeps and buzzing. It means more quality family time, more time in communica-tion and interaction with your spouse; more real con-versations and human interaction with real people;
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Funerals May Their Memory Be Eternal
March 1st Nicholas Moraitis March 8th Sherrie Hostetter (daughter of Mary Ann Saridakis) We would be happy to announce a special occasion in this column. All you need to do is notify the office at 440.237.8998 or [email protected].
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more eyes off the screen and contemplating the beauty of nature and God’s presence in all things with our natural eyes.
Do not conform to this world, but be transformed (Romans 12:2). Social media has a highly addictive and time consuming effect which can negatively affect our marriages, families and relationships. Therefore we should not feel pressured to conform to all the jin-glism of the technology lingo. Certainly it’s fine to do so in moderation, but I submit that its also ok if you do not choose to like us or friend us or follow us….and it doesn’t mean that you’re not hip or cool. And, though it may be a bit extreme, I declare it’s also ok if you want to throw your phone out the window and say enough!
I believe that we are way beyond society simply “adjusting” to the new technology, as we have in the past to the advent of radio, television or the remote con-trol. We’re in a spiritual and contemplative free fall. Just google “screen addiction” and read for your- self.
I also think its fascinating that as we “advance” with the larger HD 3D TV’s and ever more vivid images of “the screen,” we have very little that is good (noble, just, pure, lovely) to display (Philippians 4:8). Most modern movies and TV shows lack creativity, art, joy and beauty. Without God, is that not the result? We have fantastic screens, but terrible entertainment. It seems modern man has lost his soul as fast as the speed of technology advances.
And so therefore beloved in Christ, during this beauti-ful Lenten season, may we “consider our ways.” (Haggai 1:7). Let us come out and be separate - not conforming to the world but transforming the times. And let us consider some serious fasting from the gadgetry that controls us, and focus on dis-connecting…so that we may truly connect, and com-mit ourselves, and one another, and our whole life, to Christ our God.
Fasting & Health “It is puzzling why fasting has fallen into disrepute,” says Dr. Claude Miller, a New York psychiatrist who spe-cializes in weight problems. “From a medical point of view, fasting can be very beneficial. Not only from the weight loss aspect, but spiritually and psychologically.” Of course, few people can endure a total fast - not eat-ing anything and drinking only water - or even a near total fast. This total fasting incidentally, like that of the saints, produces “in the terminology of our times, a natu-ral “high.” In the initiation rites of some Indian tribes, the young braves used to fast to the point of euphoria and expanded consciousness. But the average person who is five to ten pounds overweight and wants to lose it fast can benefit by a far less ascetic fast. The Lenten season is a traditional time of fasting for Christians all over the world. A practical and effective fasting diet could be to eat one meal a day, or to limit your intake to 1000 calories per day. The benefits of fasting are many. It is good for your digestive system. It helps to lower your blood pressure. It can create an “aliveness” when you stop using food as a tranquilizer. Dr. Miller says “contemporary Americans have tried to actualize the myth “every day is a happy day and every hour a happy one. This is absurd for without contrast, life deteriorates into a pattern of boredom . Fasting is good for the body and the soul.”
Visit by His Eminence, Metropolitan SAVAS His Eminence, Metropolitan SAVAS, will be with us on Holy Wednesday to celebrate the Holy Unction Service at 3:00 PM. Please join us to welcome his Eminence t our parish and to receive his blessing.
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Youth News
LITTLE ANGELS / HOPE / JOY / GOYA ~ Little Angels continues to meet the first and third Wednesday mornings each month from 11:00 AM—12:30 PM in the teen room with Presvytera Maria. Contact Presvytera M a r i a a t m a [email protected] if you are interested in participating in the group or looking for more in formation.
~ NEW this year: Our Lenten Dinners will now be
held on Wednesday evenings following the Pre-sanctified Liturgy which begins at 5:00 PM. All youth groups (HOPE/JOY, GOYA, Sunday School,
Greek School, and Hellenic Dancers) will sponsor the meal on Wednesday, April 6th. Please bring a Lenten Dish (no meat) or dessert and beverage to share. RSVP to Father Michael to indicate what you will be bringing. ~ The next GOYA meeting will be Sunday, April
10th following Sunday School in the Teen Room. Elections for the 2016—2017 GOYA officers will take place at the May 15 meeting. For more information on the responsibilities of being an officer, see Father Michael.
~ The Metropolis GOYA Spring Retreat will be held April 15th—17th at Antiochian Village Campgrounds. A parish scholarship is available. Contact Father Michael for more information. ~ All HOPE / JOY / GOYA students should plan to attend Lazarus Saturday Liturgy, which begins at 9:30 AM on Saturday, April 23rd. The service will be followed by brunch and palm folding. ~ All students in Kindergarten through 12th grade are encouraged to attend the Holy Friday Retreat on April 29th beginning at 11:00 AM. A program is planned for all age groups. An excused absence letter will be provided for those in attendance. See registration form on page 7 of this issue. ~ JOY (Session 2) and GOYA (Session 3) will attend the Metropolis Summer Camp Program . Parish scholarship available to those who are active in the program and whose families are stewards of the parish. See Father Michael for more details.
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Sunday School Director Update ~ Presvytera Nicole
Lent always brings a lot of activity for Sunday School. On March 20th, Sunday of Orthodoxy, all the children participated in the procession with the icons followed by a shortened class time.
The themes for the month of April are Pentecost and Transfiguration. Along with the themes, there is much for the children to experience in April during Lent, which is part of learning. The third Sunday of Lent, April 3rd, the children will remain in church for the service of the Elevation of the Cross, and then go down to class. Saturday of Lazarus Liturgy will be on April 23rd, followed by a breakfast and making of palm crosses. Palm Sunday, April 24th, they will par-ticipate in presenting the palms in church for them to be blessed, and then go down to class.
Our annual Holy Friday Retreat, April 29th, chaired by Tammy Parianos and Wendy Kouvaras is for all children Kindergarten through 12th grade. Following the retreat, the children stay for the 3:00 p.m. Taking Down from the Cross Service.
We are also asking parents of girls 4 years of age through 6th grade to sign-up for them to be My-rofores on Holy Friday. All girls 4 years old through 6th grade are welcome to participate at the 3:00 p.m. service. Older girls, grades 3-6, are welcome to partic-ipate in the evening Lamentation service and proces-sion of the Epitaphion. Please sign up so we know how many girls to prepare for. Practice will be on Sat-urday of Lazarus after the breakfast.
Plan to come to the Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, May 1st at 11:00 a.m. All children up to 10 years old are welcome to participate!
Sunday School will be participating in doing an Act of Kindness before the year ends. We will have one Sun-day - Kindness Sunday - where all children in all clas-ses will make and send cards to servicemen overseas. We will announce the date in the coming weeks.
Before we know it, we will be at the end of the school year. May 22nd is the last day of Sunday School with recognition, and we plan to have a Sunday School family picnic after church on the deck.
Congratulations to the following 4 year olds for learn-ing how to make the sign of the cross: Zisi Giatis Noah Sampson Donovan Sitter Kali Anastasi!
St. Paul Hellenic Dancers Eleni Johnson
Hellenic Dance Director
As the weeks continue into spring, the dance program gets busier and busier as all the dancers continue learn-ing dances for this year’s Festival in July!
On Saturday, March 19, the dance instructors were so happy to participate in the Greek Independence Day parade at Annunciation Cleveland. We had a large turnout of kids walking the parade in their dance cos-tumes and everyone enjoyed the Senior groups won-derful performance. It is a wonderful tradition that we are so happy to be part of every year.
Reminder that this year’s Youth Lenten Dinner is Wednesday, April 6th, 2016. Everyone should have re-ceived a link to sign up to bring a pot luck item for all to share after the Pre-sanctified Liturgy that night. Please plan on attending this event.
UPCOMING PRACTICES: April 3 April 10 May 15 May 22 April 3rd is also Costume Fitting Day for both Junior and Beginner Groups. This is the day that all the danc-ers will get measured to ensure their costume will fit properly in July and to give us enough time to order any new costumes that may be needed from Greece. Practice for each group will begin after all dancers in the group have been measured (with the amount of dancers in each group that will need to get measured please know practice may run a little longer than nor-mal that day). Please note that dance registration fees need to be paid prior to this day.
There is no Senior Dance practice on April 3 because of the Metropolis GOYA Volleyball tournament at St. De-metrios Rocky River.
Senior Group only: April 10 is costume measuring day for your group immediately following the GOYA meeting, we will begin practice once everyone is meas-ured. Again, note that dance registration fees need to be paid prior to this day in order to assign your dancer a costume.
Thank you once again for your continued sup-port in the dance program.
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St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church North Royalton, OH
Holy Friday Retreat April 29, 2016
Registration Form – Grades K through 12
Please return this form to the Church Office NO LATER THAN
SATURDAY, April 23, 2016 (Lazarus Saturday)
Registration forms can also be submitted on our website at: www.stpaulgoc.org
[ ] Yes! My family plans to attend the Holy Friday
Retreat. How many?______
Names of student (s) in family who will attend:
1.
Sunday School Grade ________ Age________
2.
Sunday School Grade ________ Age________
3.
Sunday School Grade ________ Age________
4.
Sunday School Grade ________ Age________
Allergies we should be aware of
Address:
Phone: We are in need of Adult Volunteers: If you plan to attend and would like to help, please check below: [ ] Help with Registration in the morning
[ ] Organize and/or help serve lunch
[ ] Volunteers for the various areas
[ ] General help with the children during the day
St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church North Royalton OH
Join us for
Holy Friday Retreat
for children in Grades K through 12
Friday, April 29th, 2016
11:00 AM—2:30 PM Children in Grades K - 6 will be learning about Holy Friday and its significance in the Holy Orthodox Church There will be stations set up for the children to learn Hymns and work on spiritual crafts.
Children in Grades 7 - 12 will be engaged in lessons and discussions about Holy Friday and its significance.
A Lenten lunch will provided at 1:00 p.m. for the chil-dren and volunteers. Father Costas will provide an excused absence letter for your child's school.
For more information please contact:
Wendy Kouvaras ([email protected]) or Tammy Parianos ([email protected])
Please register at: www.stpaulgoc.org
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Holy Friday Luminary Bags Remembering your Deceased Loved Ones
The GOYA is sponsoring this project for the Lamenta-tion service on Holy Friday evening. These candlelit bags will light our path as we make the procession around the Church with the Epitaphio. On each lumi-naria we will post the name(s) of your deceased loved ones. The cost is $5.00 per name. Fr. Costas and Fr. Michael will commemorate these names silently during the service. Please place your order online or at the designated table during coffee hour each Sunday during Lent. The deadline is Palm
Sunday, April 24. Please see chairpersons Christina Keares or Presvytera Nicole for details. Example of wording on bags and pricing: For one person: In Memory of John Papadopoulos by his Children Total Cost: $5.00 If you would like Husband and Wife together: In Memory of John and Maria Papadopoulos by their children Total Cost: $10.00 I would like to donate (#) luminaries.
In memory of: (Please PRINT names as you wish them to appear on each luminary) 1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6) Total number of Names @ $5.00 each =
$ Total amount enclosed
Donated by:
Phone:
Please make checks payable to: St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church.
Thank you!
Two Beautiful Traditions
As we begin the Lenten Journey together, we all have to look forward to the day where we celebrate the Glo-rious Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We have Two Beautiful Traditions that are celebrated during this time.
The first of these traditions is something known as the “Holy Noise”, where children ring handheld bells during the Liturgy on
Holy Saturday morning in anticipation of the Glorious News of the Resurrection. All Children are invited to bring a handheld bell which they will ring at the ap-propriate time. We will ring the bells again during the Agape Vespers on Sunday as we chant the hymn “Christ is Risen.”
The second of these two traditions is the reading of the Gospel in many different languages during the Service of Agape Vespers which will be celebrated on Sunday, May 1st at 11:30 a.m. During this service, the Gospel is read in many different languages by the parishioners symbolizing that the Glorious Resurrection of Christ is proclaimed to all ends of the earth and to all nations!!!
The following is a list of the languages that we current-ly have the Gospel texts for:
Afrikaans * Estonian * Nepali Albanian * Finnish * Norwegian Aleutian * French * Polish Arabic * Georgian * Portuguese Armenian * German * Romanian Bulgarian * Greek (modern) * Russian Carpatho-Russian * Hebrew * Serbian Cebuno * Hungarian * Somali Cherokee * Icelandic * Spanish Chinese * Indonesian * Swahili Church Slavonic * Italian * Swedish Coptic * Japanese * Tagalog Creole * Korean * Thai Czech * Latin * Turkish Danish * Latvian * Ukrainian Dutch * Lithuanian * Vietnamese
We encourage anyone who knows one of these lan-guages to sign up to read the Gospel during this ser-vice. To do this, please e-mail Fr. Michael at [email protected], and indicate what language you will read. The languages will be on a first come, first serve basis.
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Lenten Dinner and Presanctified Liturgy
Every WEDNESDAY during Lent, a Lenten
dinner will be sponsored by one of our parish ministries. The cost of the dinner is a free will donation. The meal will be served following the Presanctified Liturgy which begins at 5:00 PM.
5:00—6:30 Presanctified Liturgy
6:30—7:30 Lenten Dinner
LENTEN DINNER HOSTS
April 6th Youth (HOPE/JOY/GOYA Sunday School, Greek School) April 13th Parish Council
Great Lent / Easter Decorations
for our Church
We would like to take this opportunity to extend to you an invitation to share in making our Great Lent, Holy Week and Pascha a most beautiful and fulfilling journey. Please consider making a donation in honor or in memory of a loved one. All donations will be acknowledged in the June issue of The Messenger.
Below is a list of some of the items that are purchased with the donations we receive:
Palms and plants
Easter Lily plants
Flowers for Veneration of the Cross
Flowers for Salutation services
Flowers for the Icon of the Nymphios
Flowers for the Epitaphio
Flowers for the altar
Crucifixion wreath
Eggs and ribbon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Name
Donation $
In memory of
For the health of
Donations can also be made through our website: www.stpaulgoc.org.
Myrofores - Myrrh Bearers
Holy Friday, April 29th, 2016 We encourage all girls in preschool through 6th grade to participate as Myrofores on Holy Friday. We wel-come all girls preschool through 6th grade to partici-pate in the 3:00 p.m. "Taking down from the Cross" service. Only girls in grades 3rd—6th are welcome to participate in the 7:00 p.m. Lamentations service. Myrofores are asked to dress in all white (dress /shoes / stockings /socks/ sweaters). Each girl will carry a white basket filled with red rose petals. They will be seated in reserved seats in front of the first pew on each side of the church. Parents are asked to sit behind them. In the afternoon "Taking down from the Cross" ser-vice, the Myrfores proceed with the altar boys as the priest carries the Epitaphion (cloth with embroidered image of Christ) around the church. They will then place their rose petals on the Epitaphion after the priest places it in the Kouvouklion. They represent the myrrh bearing women who anointed the body of Christ in the tomb. In the evening service, the Myrofores come forth and place their rose petals in the Epitaphion during the Lamentation hymns. During the Procession, they will walk as a group near the front of the procession. An important rehearsal will take place on Lazarus Sat-urday, April 23rd in church following Liturgy and after breakfast. All girls need to attend. We invite every-one to join in making the palms for Palm Sunday. Please fill out the form below to register your daugh-ter. We need a solid count so we know how many baskets to prepare. Turn in your forms to the church office, or you can submit a form online at www.stpaulgoc.org. Name
Grade Please check participation: 3:00 p.m. service (girls in 4 year-old Preschool through 6th grade) 7:00 p.m. service (girls in 3rd through 6th grade) Rehearsal on Saturday of Lazarus
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Greek School News ~ Kathy Glaros
Wow! What a March it has been! There are many rea-sons to celebrate here at our school. Here is quick glimpse:
On March 13th, 2016 our students presented our annual Greek Independence Day Program follow-ing Liturgy. We also sponsored a fundraising breakfast. The event was very well attended and your participation as parents reaffirms to your chil-dren the value that you place on their education. Our staff and students were thrilled by the support of our parishioners and our spiritual leaders, Fr. Costas and Fr. Michael, and we can't thank you enough for making the event such a success!
In celebration of our St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church 50th Anniversary, Greek School sponsored a 50 Act of Kindness event by collecting pledges as they walked in the Greek Independence Parade on March 19th to benefit ZOE for Life and they will continue to collect donations through May.
An exciting month indeed!
As we begin the month of April, there are a couple of schedule reminders that I would like to make:
Monday, April 4th ~ report cards go home.
Wednesday, April 6th ~ Youth Lenten Dinner
Monday, April 25th ~ NO school - Holy Week
Monday, May 2nd ~ classes resume
The final months are very busy academically, where students will be reviewing the year’s work and pre-paring for the finals exams. Parents assistance in keeping students focused on their studies is greatly appreciated.
If you are interested in summer camp for your child, please join us in Greek School Vacation Camp June 13- 15 from 9:00 AM—2:00 PM.
As we approaching the celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, I would like to wish you all:
ΚΑΛΗ ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΗ !
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CHURCH SERVICES
All Sundays 8:15 AM Orthros
9:30 AM Liturgy
Sunday School
Following Holy
Communion
2
0
1
6
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1 7:00 PM 3rd Salutations to the Theotokos
2
3 Sunday of
the Holy Cross
Dance Practice and Costume fitting for ALL dancers 12:00PM Greek Corner 12:00 PM GOYA Volley-ball tourn.
4
9:00 AM Festival Baking
5:30 PM Greek School
7:00 PM Great Compline
5 9:00 AM Festival Baking
10:00 AM Women’s Study Group
7:00 PM Home Committee
6 5:00 PM Pre-sanctified Liturgy followed by Lenten Dinner hosted by Youth Groups
7
7:00 PM Bible Study
8
7:00 PM 4th Salutations to the Theotokos
9
11:00 AM 50 Years of Fashion Show
10 Sunday of St. John Climacus
Dance Practice GOYA Mtg. Following Sunday School Ministry group pictures being taken
11
9:00 AM Festival Baking
5:30 PM Greek School
7:00 PM Great Compline
12
9:00 AM Festival Baking
10:00 AM Women’s Study Group
6:30 PM Five Church meeting
13 5:00 PM Pre-sanctified Liturgy Followed by Lenten Dinner hosted by Parish Council 7:00 PM GriefShare 7:30 PM Parish Council meeting
14
7:00 PM Bible Study
15
7:00 PM Akathist Hymn
16
17
Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
12:00 PM General Assembly Meeting
18
9:00 AM Festival Baking
5:30 PM Greek School
19
9:00 AM Festival Baking
10:00 AM Women’s Study Group
20
7:00 PM GriefShare
21
7:00 PM Bible Study
22 23 Lazarus Saturday
8:30 AM Orthros
9:30 AM Liturgy followed by breakfast and Palm Folding
24 Palm
Sunday
Luncheon and Bake Sale following Liturgy
7:00 PM Nymphios Service
25 Holy
Monday
7:00 PM Nymphios Service
26 Holy
Tuesday
7:00 PM Nymphios Service with Hymn of Kassiani
27 Holy
Wednesday
9:00 AM Pre-sanctified Liturgy
3:00 PM Holy Unction
7:00 PM Nymphios Service with Holy Unction
28 Holy
Thursday
9:00 AM Vesperal Liturgy
7:00 PM Holy Passion Service
29Holy Friday
9:00 AM Royal Hours
11:00 AM Youth Retreat
3:00 PM Apokathilosis
7:00 PM Lamentations
30 Holy
Saturday
9:00 AM Vesperal Liturgy
11:00 PM Resurrection Service
Metropolis GOYA Lenten Retreat
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CHURCH SERVICES
All Sundays 8:15 AM Orthros
9:30 AM Liturgy
Sunday School
Following Holy
Communion
2
0
1
6
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1 Pascha
11:00 AM Egg Hunt
11:30 AM Agape Service
2
9:00 AM Festival Baking
5:30 PM Greek School
3
9:00 AM Festival Baking
7:00 PM Home Committee mtg.
4 5
7:00 PM Bible Study
6 7
3:00 PM Wedding
8 Mother’s
Day
Sunday of Thomas
9
9:00 AM Festival Baking
5:30 PM Greek School
10
9:00 AM Festival Baking
6:30 PM Philoptochos General mtg.
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7:00 PM Parish Council Meeting
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7:00 PM Bible Study
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2:00 PM Baptism
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Sunday of the Myrrh Bearers
12:00 PM Greek Corner
12:30 PM Baptism
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9:00 AM Festival Baking
5:30 PM Greek School
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9:00 AM Festival Baking
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7:00 PM Bible Study
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7:00 PM Great Vespers at Sts. Constantine and Helen
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Constantine and Helen
9:00 AM Orthros
10:00 AM Liturgy at Sts. Constantine and Helen
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Sunday of the Paralytic
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9:00 AM Festival Baking
5:30 PM Greek School
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9:00 AM Festival Baking
25 26 2:00 PM Senior Fellowship Kafenio
6:00 PM IOCC Banquet
7:00 PM Bible Study
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9:00-11:00 AM Trisagia at St. Theodosius Cemetery 1:00 PM Baptism
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Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
30 Memorial Day
Office closed
10:00 AM Trisagia at St. Theodosius Cemetery
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9:00 AM Festival Baking
Bright Week ~ Fast Free Week
Father Costas on Pilgrimage
Father Costas on Pilgrimage
Father Costas on Pilgrimage
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ST. PAUL LADIES PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY
General Membership Meeting
TUESDAY, April 12, 2016
General Meeting 6:00 pm
St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church Teen Room
North Royalton OH
Program at 6:30 pm
Six Easy Steps to an Effective Estate Plan
JD Ingalls, MBA, Financial Advisor Wells Fargo Advisors
Join us for a complimentary educational seminar on developing an effective estate plan tailored to your specific needs and goals. In the event of incapacity or death, providing clear instruction on asset manage-ment, inheritance and gifting, as well as educating your beneficiaries is the first step in reducing the cost and stress on your family. This event is educational in nature ~ no company specific products will be discussed.
Refreshments and appetizers will be served
AFGHAN PROJECT: THE TALENTED HANDS OF OUR PHILOPTOCHOS! Our Ladies Philoptochos continues our tradition of presenting every newborn in our com-munity with a handmade afghan at their 40-Day Bless-ing. Each afghan donated has a tag that indicates that it was hand-made by Philoptochos and a card with the donor’s name as well as the children’s book “What Do You See at Liturgy” enclosed as a memento of this spe-cial occasion. If you would like to create baby afghans they should be approximately 30x36 inches knitted or crocheted in washable yarn. Last month Mary Anastos donated 3 exquisite white knit afghans and Maria Lovejoy also donated a beautiful knit afghan as well. To date our ladies have created 150 crocheted and knit-ted baby afghans! In addition, many thanks also to Maria Lovejoy for delivering three love-ly baby afghans to Zoe for Life. Please see photo of our parishioner Karen Con-toveros receiving three lovely baby af-ghans at Zoe for Life.
Our Ladies Philoptochos is also knitting and crochet-ing afghans for our homebound parishioners. These lap afghans are given to our homebound parishioners who welcome a visit from our Philoptochos ladies. If you know of anyone who would enjoy such a visit, please let us know. Each lap afghan should be approx-imately 40x48 inches knitted or crocheted in washable yarn. To date our ladies have crafted 68 adult afghans! Monetary donations are also accepted in lieu of hand-made afghans to offset the costs of this project. Please contact Maria Lovejoy 330.220.3213 or Maribeth Lekas 216.408.6070 if you are interested in assisting with our Afghan Ministry.
OCF—ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP—WINTER ACTIVITIES GALORE! OCF is the National Campus Ministry Program for Orthodox college stu-dents. Greater Cleveland has four active OCF Chapters that include students from CWRU, JCU, CSU, BW and CCC. OCF has monthly meetings and various events for the college students each month providing free food and admissions. Please have your students checkout the OCF Cleveland page on Facebook for events in the Cleveland area.
Our St. Paul Philoptochos reaches out to our college students by mailing them OCF Connect Kits. Connect Kits are mailed to our St. Paul college freshmen that include an Orthodox Study Bible, reading guides, prayer books, guides for finding a local OCF chapter, OCF travel mug filled with delicious homemade
koulourakia, as well as other fun goodies for our col-lege students. This month the Philoptochos sent a Connect Kit to Ionnis Patten who is attending Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Please forward email and college snail mail addresses for any St. Paul col-lege Freshmen and/or to donate, please contact Mary Steve [email protected] or Maribeth Lekas [email protected]. We will continue to deliver Connect Kits during the Spring Semester as well.
Dates to Remember:
Saturday, April 9, 2016 50 Years of Fashion Luncheon at 11:00 AM ~
Pre-sale tickets ONLY Sunday, April 17, 2016
Easter bake sale Sunday, April 24, 2016
Palm Sunday Luncheon Honoring Past Parish Council Presidents following Liturgy
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50 Acts of Kindness Currently, the following Acts of Kindness are under way. View the events as they happen on our website: http://stpaulgoc.org/our-parish/50/50-acts-of-kindness. What will your group do???
Bottles for Babies ~ drop your spare change in the baby bottles located in the hallway to benefit ZOE for Life! ~ Sponsored by Little Angels.
Cleanse your home for Lent ~ fill a garbage bag
provided by Philoptochos with items needed for St. Herman’s House of Hospitality, Zoe House, or St. Mary of Egypt. Filled bags will be collected on April 17th.
Donations for Veterans ~ Choir will be collecting
items to donate to Veterans May 8—May 22. See Mary Bozikis for a complete list
Eyeglass Recycling ~ we encourage all parishion-
ers to bring gently used eyeglasses to be donated to the Lions Club Recycle for Sight program. Place in box in hall in hallway.
Kindness Board ~ post an act of kindness com-
mitted by a parishioner on board in hallway.
Parade Pledges ~ Greek school students are col-lecting pledges for ZOE for Life! as they walk in the Greek Independence Day parade.
Mark your calendar for these upcoming events cele-brating our 50th Anniversary:
50 YEARS OF FASHION ~ April 9
PALM SUNDAY LUNCHEON ~ April 24
GOLF OUTING ~ June 5
ST. PAUL FEASTDAY ~ June 29
GRAND BANQUET ~ October 22
50TH ANNIVERSARY BRUNCH ~ October 23 Like our Facebook PAGE for more information on the 50th Anniversary celebrations: https://www.facebook.com/saintpaul50/
Do you have family and friends who have moved away, but would like to at-tend our 50th Anniversary Celebrations? Their address and/or email can be sub-mi tted through our websi te (www.stpaulgoc.org/forms/contact50) or by calling the church office with the information.
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50th Anniversary Historic Committee and Commemorative Album
Projects
The Historic Committee would like to create compre-hensive archives that will document the life and activi-ties of our community during over the past 50 years. Due to the volume of information that is being anticipat-ed, some information will be used in the 50th Anniver-sary Commemorative Album that is being produced, while the rest will become part of the archival records of our community. Here’s how you can participate:
COLLECTION OF PICTURES We invite ALL parishioners to bring photographs, arti-cles, and documents from the earliest of days through the years that will highlight the various activities in the life of the parish on the following Sundays:
April 3 April 10 April 17
Pictures will be scanned and returned to you on the same day. Please be sure to identify the event and in-dividuals in the picture.
VIDEOTAPING Joe Pagonakis has volunteered to offer the opportunity to any parishioner who would like to share any thoughts, experiences, or reflections from the years past to be videotaped. Come prepared during the cof-fee social on Sunday April 10 or April 17.
MINISTRY PICTURES Pictures of all the ministry groups will be taken during the coffee social on April 10th.
COMMEMORATIVE ALBUM SPONSORS The Album will serve as a wonderful way for parish-ioners to congratulate or memorialize friends and fam-ily members. See form on this page for details. If you have any further questions, you can direct them to the following individuals: 50th Anniversary Historic Committee, Chairman Ken Boukis: [email protected], 216.696.1076 50th Anniversary Commemorative Album, Presbytera Nicole Keares: [email protected], 440.638.4808
St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church North Royalton, OH
50th Anniversary Commemorative Album
We welcome you to be a part of our Commemorative Album by placing a Memorial or Congratulatory Ad Gold Page $500
Full Page $250
Half Page $150
Quarter Page $100
Electronic version preferred ~ SEND TO [email protected]
Payment requested with your Ad
Make checks payable to: St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church
(indicate 50th Album Ad in Memo section) 4548 Wallings Rd., North Royalton, OH 44133
All Ads will receive a complimentary Album
Ad deadline – June 30, 2016 Questions? Contact Ad Chairmen
Dean Asimes or Steve Gallas at [email protected]
Name Address Phone Email —————————— CUT ———————————
St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church 4548 Wallings Rd., North Royalton OH 44133
RECEIPT
Donation to: St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church ~ 50th Anniversary Purpose: Commemorative Album Ad Date:
Amount $ Signature: Dean Asimes and Steve Gallas, Ad Chairmen
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING AGENDA
Sunday, April 17, 2016 at 12:00 PM (quorum of 40)
If no quorum, a second call will be made at 12:15pm
according to Section 6:4 of the St. Paul Revised Parish By-Laws
1. Call meeting to order (John Trihas)
2. Invocation (Father Costas)
3. Election of General Assembly Chairman
4. Minutes from General Assembly meeting of November 15, 2015 (Rhonee Iula-Trakas)
5. Financial Secretary’s Report (Dennis Diamond)
a. 2015 Budget Performance*
b. 2015 Balance Sheet*
c. 2016 Budget Line Item Additions
Income Line Item Additions
33050 ~ Parking Lot
34028 ~ Anniversary Celebrations
34032 ~ Godparent Sunday
Expense Line Item Additions
42368 ~ Waste Disposal
42450 ~ Parking Lot
47028 ~ Anniversary Celebrations
47032 ~ Godparent Sunday
6. Home Committee Report (Michael Lignos)
7. Old Business
a. 2014 Audit Committee Report action taken
b. New Business
c. Delegate nominations for Clergy-Laity
d. Adjournment/Benediction (Father Costas) *Financial statements may be picked up in the church office or at the General Assembly meeting. Please Note: In order to vote, one must be a member in good standing. This means you have submitted an Esti-mate of Giving Card for 2016 AND fulfilled your commit-ment through December 2015. Please call the church of-fice if you are unsure of your status.
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Featured in our Bookstore
THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST
A simple retelling of the resurrec-tion of Christ for children. Full-color illustrations.
ESTHER’S EASTER DRESS Esther is eager to be one of the young girls participating in the Good Friday service as a maiden guarding Jesus’ tomb. But will she have a white dress to wear? This fascinating book walks through the Holy Week services from the Saturday of Lazarus through East-er, as her mother explains the mean-ing and scriptures for each service.
Lively drawings magnify this retelling of the passion of Jesus. For grades 2 through 6, it also includes sec-tions on dyeing Easter eggs and baking Pascha bread.
PASCHAL ORTHODOX ACTIVITIES Includes coloring and activities related to Orthodox Pascha.
JOURNEY THROUGH HOLY WEEK Follow Christ and the Church through each stage of Holy Week—from the Saturday of Lazarus to the Agape ser-vice with this full-color guide. The au-thor pinpoints the relevance and mean-
ings of the services, hymns, and scripture readings. Special features on each page illuminate icons, tradi-tions, and history. Suitable for ages 10 and up.
GLORIOUS PASCHA Orthodox Christian children’s book covering Palm Sunday, all the days of Holy Week, and Glorious Pascha. For children ages 5—10.
Festival Baking Baking for this year’s Festival will begin April 4th at
9:00 AM and continue every Monday and Tuesday morning until we have finished baking (NO baking Holy Week). Whether you only have an hour or more to offer each week, we encourage you to join us. The more hands available, the sooner we can finish.
REMEMBER, OUR FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD JULY 14-17, 2016!
FOOD FAITH AND FASTING ~ A SACRED JOURNEY TO BETTER HEALTH Orthodox Christians fast approxi-mately half the days of the year. But in our food-obsessed society, how do we determine our approach to eating in general? Nutritional expert Rita Madden expands on her popular podcast to help us eat, ex-ercise, and manage stress in a way that is healthful for both our bodies and our souls—in times of fasting, feasting, and the ordinary days in between. Not sure what to buy for that someone special? Gift certificates are available for purchase in any denomi-nation. Visit our bookstore every Sunday following Divine Liturgy or call the church office if you would like to come by during the week. We also have gift certificates available in any de-nomination. These make great gifts!
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Stewardship Commitment Form
Many thanks to those who are using your stewardship envelopes each Sunday. Please note the special enve-lopes inserted in your March / April set: * Capital Improvement ~ to improve our facility * Palm Sunday
* Holy Friday Have you completed your 2015 Fairshare Commit-ment? Have you submitted your 2016 Fairshare Esti-mate of Giving card? Simply complete the form below or go to our website. I / We remit $ towards my/our 2015 pledge I / We commit $ to my/our 2016 pledge Name
Address
Email Phone
$0
$10,000
$20,000
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
$60,000
$70,000
$80,000
OPERATING* Income VS Expenses
Operating Income* (DOES NOT include Festival, Caterer/Rental Income, or Restricted Receipts)
Operating Expenses (DOES NOT include Festival, Caterer/Rental Expenses or Capital Improvement)
Stewardship News
Operating Income VS Expenses As you look at the chart above, you will notice that most months our expenses are higher than the income we receive. You may ask, “How do we pay our ex-penses then?” Well, if it were not for the income we receive from the caterer, the rental properties, and the Festival our expenses would not be met. Expenses are constantly reviewed by Parish Council and reduced whenever possible. Any expense over $500.00 needs Parish Council approval and any ex-pense over $3,000.00 needs to have three bids submit-ted. Parish Council is doing their due diligence. How then can we increase our income? We should not be relying on the caterer, our renters, or the Festival. We, as parishioners, need to take a look at our own commitment to our parish. Are we stewards of St. Paul or merely attending services because it is conven-ient? Are we fulfilling our stewardship pledge? Are we truly giving of our first fruits back to the church? Can we give an additional $1.00 or more each week?
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PAGE 20 THE MESSENGER
Remember to Offer Paschal Greetings to our Shut-Ins
Odess Balis 9231 Independence Blvd. Apt 217 Parma Hts., OH 44130-4729 (440) 882-3321 Elaine Carvaines (in Nursing Home) 174 Greenward Way North Olmsted, OH 44070-5726 (440) 716-9848 Mary Collaros 14801 Holland Rd Apt 111 Brook Park OH 44142-3081 (216) 433-0189 Ifigenia Chrysanthus 2502 Park Drive Parma OH 44134-4714 (440) 845-1174 Penny Demopoulos Mount Alverna Village 6765 State Road, Room 307-2 Parma OH 44134 (440) 843-7800 Lucia Geralis Brookdale 100 High Point Dr Medina, OH 44256 Eleanor Hovanec Athenian Assisted Living 12799 Doula Ln Apt 314 N Royalton OH 44133-1020 William Javaras 16042 Squirrel Hollow Ln Strongsville OH 44136-6254 (440) 238-2471 Elizabeth Kantartzis 4 Berea Commons Apt 155 Berea OH 44017-2524 Father Costas and Father Michael will be visiting these in-dividuals and bringing them Holy Communion. Please con-sider sending a card, placing a phone call, or stopping by for a short visit. It would mean so much to them!
Emanuel Leon 1053 Iroquois Run Macedonia OH 44056-1232 (330) 908-1995 Carrie Nickolas Samaritan Care Center 806 East Washington, #318 Medina, OH 44256-2128 (330) 662-0857 Socrates Papadopoulos Mount Royal Villa 13900 Bennett Road North Royalton OH 44133 Philip Poulos 18960 Falling Water Rd Apt 219 Strongsville OH 44136-4250 Fannie Pyros 1701 Gettysburg Dr Parma OH 44134-5318 (440) 888-1055 Viola Saris Mount Royal Villa 13900 Bennett Road North Royalton OH 44133 Lillian Sekas Altenheim & Shurmer Place 18627 Shurmer Road Strongsville OH 44136 (440) 238-3361 Despina Vianos 6169 Allanwood Drive Parma OH 44129-4541 (440) 884-5966
What to Talk About: This may be divided into three parts:
1) General Conversation ~ keep it light, friendly, and unstudied
2) The Illness and Problems ~ individuals need a responsive ear to hear them out
3) Restorative Prayer ~ pray with and for the indi-vidual
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Η Ελληνικη Γωνια
Αγαπητοί φίλοι καλό μήνα. Το Πάσχα είναι η μεγαλύτερη και πλουσιότερη σε λαογραφικές εκδηλώσεις γιορτή των Ορθοδόξων Χριστιανών. Η λέξη Πάσχα προέρχεται από την εβραϊκή «pesah» που σημαίνει "διάβαση" : Οι Εβραίοι γιόρταζαν το Πάσχα σε ανάμνηση της απελευθέρωσής τους από τους Αιγυπτίους και της διάβασης της Ερυθράς θάλασσας οι Χριστιανοί γιορτάζουν την ανάσταση του Σωτήρα και τη διάβαση από το θάνατο στη ζωή Το Πάσχα είναι κινητή γιορτή και γιορτάζεται την πρώτη Κυριακή μετά την πανσέληνο της εαρινής ισημερίας (δηλ. Κυριακή μετά την πανσέληνο του Μαρτίου). Μιά και είμαστε σ'αυτήν την περίοδο, λέω να σας αναφέρω, διάφορους θρύλους και παραδόσεις γύρω από τα Πάθη και την Σταύρωση του Χριστού. Υπάρχουν πολλές απόψεις γύρω από το θέμα με τι ξύλο φτιάχτηκε ο Σταυρός. Σε πολλά μέρη της Ελλάδας πιστεύουν ότι το ξύλο αυτό ήτανε από δρύς. Και η παράδοση λέει ότι μόλις μαθεύτηκε η καταδίκη του
Χριστού, οι Εβραίοι μάστορες δοκιμάσανε όλων των ειδών τα ξύλα, μα κανένα δεν μπόρεσαν να σπάσουν και να σχίσουν αφού χαλάγανε τα πριόνια τους. Μόνο η δρύς τους έκανε. Μιά άλλη τώρα παράδοση λει, ότι το ξύλο του Σταυρού ήταν από λεύκα. Και γιαυτό όταν περνά ο αέρας μέσα από τα φύλλα, αυτά
τρέμουν και μουρμουρίζουν σαν να κλαίνε. Στην Ιταλία πιστεύουν ότι το ξύλο ήτανε από το αγιόκλημα. Το φυτό αυτό ήτανε πολύ ψηλό δέντρο μα από την στιγμή που οι Εβραίοι το πήραν για να φτιάξουν το Σταυρό, θείκή κατάρα το έκανε χαμηλό. Μόνο η μυρωδιά του έμεινε για να θυμίζει πως κάποτε ήταν ψηλό και περήφανο δέντρο. Αγαπητοί μου βέβαια και υπάρχουν πολλές παραδόσεις και θρύλοι γύρω από τα Πάθη του Χριστού μας, εγώ εδώ σας έδωσα μερικές από τις πιό λαίκές εικεσίες. Σάς εύχομαι με το καλό το Αγιο Πάσχα - Καλή Ανάσταση - και του Χρόνου.... Με αγάπη Μαρία Καρλατήρα ( Μαράκι ).
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St. Paul Philoptochos Society Presents
50 Years of Fashion featuring parishioners
modeling five decades of fashion
Saturday, April 9, 2016
Doors open 11:00 a.m. Lunch Served at 11:30 a.m.
Vintage Fashion Show to follow
$35.00 per person
St. Paul Hellenic Center 4548 Wallings Road ~ North Royalton
Support Philoptochos charities with a monetary donation voting for your favorite decade! The decade
that raises the most contributions will receive the Vintage Fashion Show Award!
Get your parea together and reserve a table of 8!
Reservations deadline April 3rd PRE-SALE TICKETS ONLY
For more details, contact: Pres Nicole Keares, Stephanie Ocker,
or Eleni Gugliotta
Catered by Brennan's Catering