FATHER DEAN S MESSAGE Commit your way to the Lord Trust in Him, and He will act Psalm Dearly Beloved in the Lord:

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1 Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Reverend Father Dean J. Dimon Proistamenos 2187 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH Sunday, September 2, th Sunday of Matthew FATHER DEAN S MESSAGE Commit your way to the Lord Trust in Him, and He will act Psalm 37.5 Dearly Beloved in the Lord: The month of September is the month in which our Christian Orthodox Church celebrates the beginning of the New Ecclesiastical Year. In the same spirit in which I send this letter, I extend my prayer to God that the year will be filled with good health, renewed spiritual strength, along with dedicated and inspirational Stewardship. The truths and values of our Faith are our responsibility. These are principles we should continue to cultivate and understand so that we may apply them to ourselves and to our children. Let us never forget that our children look upon us as the example regarding their learning and direction in life. We must view our Church, not simply as a community but as THE EUCHARISTIC COMMUNITY. Jesus Christ, our Divine Teacher, teaches that the holy Eucharist is continuous. Jesus offers His Holy Body and Precious Blood so that He may always be with us and that we may always be with Him. For this reason He said: He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in Him (John 6:56). Parish Council Members Emmanuel Ermidis President Konstantinos Almiroudis Vice President Jim Ganotis Treasurer Panagiota Petratos Secretary Eleni Karadaglis Michael Manak It is imperative that we walk hand in hand in one unity on the road of Christian Orthodoxy and to live with goodness, righteousness, and truth, enlightened by the Holy Spirit. The beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year is a time to begin this new effort. The effort must be directed toward the spiritual development of ourselves and our children. No one should remain outside of the life of our Parish. We must do something different for ourselves during the New Ecclesiastical Year. We must learn to bring into sharp focus and to have a strong awareness of our Christian conscience, our history, and our sacred Tradition, and our Church. May the Blessing of God always be with you, +Fr. Dean Dimon Irene Scordos Christopher Sheely.Athanasios Anagnostos Sam Zizis

2 Epistle Ἀπόστολος 14th Sunday of Matthew St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 1:21-24; 2:1-4 Prokeimenon. Mode Plagal 1. Psalm 11.7,1 You, O Lord, shall keep us and preserve us. Verse: Save me, O Lord, for the godly man has failed. The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 1:21-24; 2:1-4 Brethren, it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has commissioned us; he has put his seal upon us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee. But I call God to witness against me - it was to spare you that I refrained from coming to Corinth. Not that we lord it over your faith; we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith. For I made up my mind not to make you another painful visit. For if I cause you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained? And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, for I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all. For I wrote you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you. Trisagio Πρὸς Κορινθίους β' 1:21-24, 2:1-4 Προκείμενον. Ήχος πλ. α'. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 11.7,1 Σὺ Κύριε, φυλάξαις ἡμᾶς καὶ διατηρήσαις ἡμᾶς. Στίχ. Σῶσον με, Κύριε, ὅτι ἐκλέλοιπεν ὅσιος. Πρὸς Κορινθίους β' 1:21-24, 2:1-4 τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα είναι απο Ἀδελφοί, ὁ βεβαιῶν ἡμᾶς σὺν ὑμῖν εἰς Χριστόν, καὶ χρίσας ἡμᾶς, θεός, ὁ καὶ σφραγισάμενος ἡμᾶς, καὶ δοὺς τὸν ἀρραβῶνα τοῦ πνεύματος ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν. Ἐγὼ δὲ μάρτυρα τὸν θεὸν ἐπικαλοῦμαι ἐπὶ τὴν ἐμὴν ψυχήν, ὅτι φειδόμενος ὑμῶν οὐκέτι ἦλθον εἰς Κόρινθον. Οὐχ ὅτι κυριεύομεν ὑμῶν τῆς πίστεως, ἀλλὰ συνεργοί ἐσμεν τῆς χαρᾶς ὑμῶν τῇ γὰρ πίστει ἑστήκατε. Ἔκρινα δὲ ἐμαυτῷ τοῦτο, τὸ μὴ πάλιν ἐν λύπῃ πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐλθεῖν. Εἰ γὰρ ἐγὼ λυπῶ ὑμᾶς, καὶ τίς ἐστιν ὁ εὐφραίνων με, εἰ μὴ ὁ λυπούμενος ἐξ ἐμοῦ; Καὶ ἔγραψα ὑμῖν τοῦτο αὐτό, ἵνα μὴ ἐλθὼν λύπην ἔχω ἀφʼ ὧν ἔδει με χαίρειν, πεποιθὼς ἐπὶ πάντας ὑμᾶς, ὅτι ἡ ἐμὴ χαρὰ πάντων ὑμῶν ἐστίν. Ἐκ γὰρ πολλῆς θλίψεως καὶ συνοχῆς καρδίας ἔγραψα ὑμῖν διὰ πολλῶν δακρύων, οὐχ ἵνα λυπηθῆτε, ἀλλὰ τὴν ἀγάπην ἵνα γνῶτε ἣν ἔχω περισσοτέρως εἰς ὑμᾶς. Τρισάγιο Evanthia Tasiouras Ευανθία Τασιούρας Αιωνία η μνήμη 2

3 Gospel 14th Sunday of Matthew The Gospel According to Matthew 22:2-14 The Lord said this parable, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son, and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast; but they would not come. Again he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have made ready my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves are killed, and everything is ready; come to the marriage feast.' But they made light of it and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.' And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests. But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment; and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless. Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.' For many are called, but few are chosen." Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 22:2-14 Εὐαγγελίου τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην Ὡμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖ, ὅστις ἐποίησε γάμους τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ. Καὶ ἀπέστειλε τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ καλέσαι τοὺς κεκλημένους εἰς τοὺς γάμους, καὶ οὐκ ἤθελον ἐλθεῖν. Πάλιν ἀπέστειλεν ἄλλους δούλους λέγων Εἴπατε τοῖς κεκλημένοις ἰδοὺ τὸ ἄριστόν μου ἡτοίμασα, οἱ ταῦροί μου καὶ τὰ σιτιστὰ τεθυμένα, καὶ πάντα ἕτοιμα δεῦτε εἰς τοὺς γάμους. οἱ δὲ ἀμελήσαντες ἀπῆλθον, ὃς μὲν εἰς τὸν ἴδιον ἀγρόν, ὃς δὲ εἰς τὴν ἐμπορίαν αὐτοῦ οἱ δὲ λοιποὶ κρατήσαντες τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ ὕβρισαν καὶ ἀπέκτειναν. Ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐκεῖνος ὠργίσθη, καὶ πέμψας τὰ στρατεύματα αὐτοῦ ἀπώλεσε τοὺς φονεῖς ἐκείνους καὶ τὴν πόλιν αὐτῶν ἐνέπρησε. Τότε λέγει τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ Ο μὲν γάμος ἕτοιμός ἐστιν, οἱ δὲ κεκλημένοι οὐκ ἦσαν ἄξιοι πορεύεσθε οὖν ἐπὶ τὰς διεξόδους τῶν ὁδῶν, καὶ ὅσους ἐὰν εὕρητε καλέσατε εἰς τοὺς γάμους. Καὶ ἐξελθόντες οἱ δοῦλοι ἐκεῖνοι εἰς τὰς ὁδοὺς συνήγαγον πάντας ὅσους εὗρον, πονηρούς τε καὶ ἀγαθούς καὶ ἐπλήσθη ὁ γάμος ἀνακειμένων. Εἰσελθὼν δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς θεάσασθαι τοὺς ἀνακειμένους εἶδεν ἐκεῖ ἄνθρωπον οὐκ ἐνδεδυμένον ἔνδυμα γάμου, καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ Ἐταῖρε, πῶς εἰσῆλθες ὧδε μὴ ἔχων ἔνδυμα γάμου; Ο δὲ ἐφιμώθη. Τότε εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῖς διακόνοις Δήσαντες αὐτοῦ πόδας καὶ χεῖρας ἄρατε αὐτὸν καὶ ἐκβάλετε εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων. Πολλοὶ γάρ εἰσι κλητοὶ, ὀλίγοι δὲ ἐκλεκτοί. 3

4 Resurrectional Apolytikion Plagal First Tone Τόν συνάναρχον Λόγον Πατρί καί Πνεύματι, τόν ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθέντα εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡμῶν, ἀνυμνήσωμεν πιστοί καί προσκυνήσωμεν ὅτι ηὐδόκησε σαρκί, ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ καί θάνατον ὑπομεῖναι, καί ἐγεῖραι τούς τεθνεῶτας, ἐν τῇ ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ. The Word who with the Father and Spirit is cobeginningless, the one born from a Virgin for our salvation, let us praise and worship we the faithfull; for he was pleased to ascend in the flesh upon the Cross, and death for us to endure, and raise all the departed, in his Resurrection glorious. Hymn of Great Martyrs (Mamas) Ὁ Μάρτυς σου, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἀθλήσει αὐτοῦ, τό στέφος ἐκομίσαντο τῆς ἀφθαρσίας, ἐκ σοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἔχόντες τήν ἰσχύν σου, τούς τυράννους καθεῖλον ἔθραυσαν καί δαιμόνων τά ἀνίσχυρα θράση αὐτῶν ταῖς ἱκεσίαις Χριστέ, ὁ Θεός, σῶσον τάς ψυχάς ἡμῶν. Your loyal martyr, Lord, while contending for you, the crown of incorruption they earned for themselves, from you the God of all of us; for armed with your might, they defeated the tyrants, and crushed all the demons and their powerless presumtion. Through their intercessions, O Christ our God, we pray to you to save our souls. Apolytikion of the Church Σήμερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡμῶν τό κεφάλαιον, καί τοῦ ἀπ' αἰῶνος μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις ὁ υἱός τοῦ Θεοῦ, υἱός τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καί Γαβριήλ τήν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διό καί ἡμεῖς σύν αὐτῷ, τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωμεν Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ Κύριος μετά σοῦ. To-day is the crown of our Salvation and the manifestation of the Eternal Mystery. The Son of God becometh the son of the Virgin, and Gabriel announceth the good tidings of grace. Wherefore let us also with him cry to the Mother of God: Hail! Thou that art full of grace; the Lord is with thee. Kontakion Ἰωακείμ καί Ἄννα ὀνειδισμοῦ ἀτεκνίας καί Ἀδάμ καί Εὔα ἐκ τῆς φθορᾶς τοῦ θανάτου ἠλευθερώθησαν, Ἄχραντε, ἐν τῇ ἁγία γεννήσει σου. Αὐτήν ἑορτάζει καί ὁ λαός σου, ἐνοχῆς τῶν πταισμάτων, λυτρωθείς ἐν τῷ κράζειν σοι ἡ στεῖρα τίκτει, τήν Θεοτόκον καί τροφόν τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν. By your holy nativity O most undefiled one, Joachim and Anna were freed from the scorn of childlessness, and Adam and Eve from death corruption. This is the feast now observed by your people, who from the guilt of their errors, were delivered as they cry out to you: the barren one bears the Theotokos, and our life's sustainer. 4

5 Christian Stewardship is...learning how to be responsible and concerned caretaker of Christ s Church; it is learning how to enjoy Church life and be happy in Church work, for in Her dwells the fullness of the Spirit of God. Goarch.org TIME WORSHIP All Sunday Services begin 8:30AM Orthros 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy ************* SERVICES Sat., Sept. 8th Nativity of the Theotokos 8:30 a.m. Orthros 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy Sun., Sept. 9th Sunday Before Holy Cross 8:30 a.m. Orthros 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy Memorial George Plataniotis Fri., Sept. 14th Exaltation of the Holy Cross 8:30 a.m. Orthros 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy This Week: Mon., Sept. 3rd Labor Day Church office will be closed Thurs., Sept. 6th Greek School Lessons Begin/Registration 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Festival Sept. 7th - Sept. 9th 2000 Tower Blvd. Lorain, OH Phone: (440) If you can volunteer to help St. Nicholas with their festival Memorial Tray If you would like to order a tray of Koliva please contact: Vivian Kyriazis Stewardship 2018 We are grateful for the 241 FAMILIES that have pledged to support the Annunciation s many ministries. We have collected 70,133 Pledged 68,897 Goal: 120,000 Thank you for giving According to your God-Given Ability! 5

6 Τα σχολεία αρχίζουν! Είστε έτοιμοι? Σας περιμένουμε για τις εγγραφές στις 2, 6 και 10 Σεπτέμβρη στο χώρο της Εκκλησίας. Από φέτος θα μπορείτε να εγγραφείτε ηλεκτρονικά στην σελίδα της εκκλησίας μας. Τα μαθήματα ξεκινάνε στις 6 Σεπτέμβρη. Η τάξη των μικρών νηπίων από την φετινή χρονιά, θα κάνει μάθημα κάθε Δευτέρα , ε- νώ τα νήπια κάθε Πέμπτη Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες καλέστε την διευθύντρια Ευαγγελία Κούκουρας στο Καλή σχολική χρονιά! Back to school. Are you ready? Registrations will start on 2nd, 6th and 10th of September in the cafeteria. You can also register electronically in our webpage. Lessons start on the 6th of September. Preschool will have lessons every Monday and PreK will have lessons every Thursday For more information, please contact Evangelia Koukouras Have a great school year! Congratulations to the Students of our Greek School for their outstanding results on their examinations in the Regents degree for the Greek Language. We are excided to announce that all four students scored with grades 94% -96%. Stelios Prienolakis, Konstantinos Ermidis, Iliana Sarantopoulou, and Penelope Tsambounieris. We are very proud of the success you all brought to our Greek School and we wish you all the best for your future endeavors! Συγχαρητήρια στα παιδιά του Ελληνικού Σχολείου μας για την επιτυχία του στις εξετάσεις τους στο πτυχίο Ελληνομάθειας Regents. Αρίστευσαν και οι τέσσερις με βαθμούς 94%-96%. Καλή σταδιοδρομία παιδιά και ευχαριστούμε που μας κάνετε συνέχεια υπερήφανους! The Georgia Pappas Hellenic Cultural School of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Registration for School Year is now open Today, September 2nd Enroll NOW to receive your tuition discount. Registration is located in our lower level church hall Classes begin September 6th! 6

7 TEAM A TEAM A TEAM B TEAM B Anastasios Ermidis Panagiotis Ermidis Simon Skoutas Athanasios Kotsanis Demetri Anagnostos Kosta Kafantaris Victor Kafantaris Dimitri Genin Constantine Kotsanis Dimitri Rousakis George Sisamis September 2 September 16 September 30 October 14 October 28 Konstantinos Ermidis George Ermidis Efstratios (Charlie) Hliatzos Michael Hliatzos Joey Sheely Constantine Sheely Jonathan Walsh Angelo Semertsidis George Skoutas George Coutris Gregory Sisamis Antoni Makris Yiannis Tsambounieris September 9 September 23 October 7 October 21 Nikolaos Anagnostos Altar Boy workshop Saturday, September 29th details to follow. Dear Parents, Serving in God s Altar is indeed an honor. The Altar is called the Holy of Holies so this is a very sacred place. As Altar boys they will be assisting Fr. Dean, Metropolitan Savas, and any visiting Clergy during Divine Services. The participation of your young boys is invaluable and very important to the smooth practice of the Holy services. Not only do they have a wonderful opportunity to serve the Church, but they are also presented with a unique experience to see the services from a different perspective. This is a very serious commitment and your boys should enter the Altar with faith and the upmost respect. Scripture Readings concerning the Altar. Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart, for you know what great things He has done for you. 1 Samuel 12:24 If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor. John 12:26 Prayer for an Altar Boy O King of Glory, for to serve Thee is a great and awesome thing, even to the Heavenly Powers. 7

8 The Stewardship Committee would like to thank everyone who submitted their pledge cards for Listed below are the pledged cards we have received. If you have not done so yet, please send in your pledge card to the church office. Extra cards are available at the Pangari (Candle Stand). I can do all things in Him Who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13) Ευχαριστούμε όλους που επέστρεψαν τις κάρτες των οικονομικών εύφορων (stewardship) Εάν δεν τα έχετε στείλει σας παρακαλούμε να τα στείλετε η να τα δώσετε στην εκκλησία για το Η κάρτες βρίσκονται στο Παγκάρι Agelidakis, Georgios & Victoria Albino, Carmen & Gabriella Alex, George & Becky Alex, Stefo & Loula Alex, Taso & Eleni Alexandrou, Angie Allison, John & Nancy Almiroudis, Konstantinos & Kelli Ameres, Kostas & Markia Anagnostos, Athanasios & Linsey Antonaklas, Steve & Evangelia Arabian, Allen & Agnes Baker, John & Vicky Benicos, Ecaterini Benovic, Matthew & Maria Bibidakis, Evangelos & Eftychia Boukis, Constantine Boukis, Gary & Mary Boulas, Dimitrios & Evegenia Boyeas, Mike & Christine Boyeas, Stelios & Judy Bozas, Pete & Maria Cimino, Vincent & Chrisafo Ciolfi, Maria Costaras, William & Natalia Coutris, Stephen & Penelope Croff, Maro Dallas, Maria Davis, Lambrini Del Vecchio, Giuseppe & Angela Demopoulos, William Diamantis, Arygro Difiore III, Edward & Nicki Dimarhos, Konstantinos & Maria Dimarhos, Sofia Dimon, Fr. Dean & Presvytera Drosos, Angeliki Efpraxias, Georgio Ermidis, Christina Ermidis, Emmanuel & Marina Ermidis, John & Yulia Ermidis, Venizelos & Bessie Foradis, Militsa Fourtounis, Emmanuel & Marika Fourtounis, Mark Ganotis, Dimitrios & Aphrodite Geanneses, Antoinette Gemelas, Themistoklis & Clio Georgekopoulos, George & Effie Georgiadis, Debbie Gountis, Vasilios & Audolina Griveas, Peggy Gromek, Stanley & Angie Harris, Despina Hatzis, Kiki Hatzopoulos, Kriti Haverty, Lester & Patricia Hlepas, James & Kathy Hliatzos, Peter & Katina Kafantaris, Emmanuel & Maria Kafantaris, George & Sophia Kakias, Michael & Vicky Kalevakis, George & Vicki Kalevakis, Mike & Dora Kamenos, Stella Kanaris, Anna Kanaris, Nick & Artie Kanis, Gus & Vaso Kantzios, George & Eleni Kapolis, Thanos & Anthie Karadaglis, Elias & Eleni Karadimas, Chris & Vivian Karadimas, George Karadimas, John & Linda Karakostas, Konstantinos & Lisa Karakoudas, Eleni Karavokirakis, Dimitra Karavokirakis, Gramatiki Karnavas, Sophia Karras, Adam & Jackie Karras, John & Ismini Katakos, Cynthia Katrambas, Peter & Judy Katsantonis, George L. & Sandra Keating, Dale & Helen Kefalos, Panayiotis & Fotini Kellis, Michael Klonaris, Joanne Kolidakis, Nikitas & Alessandra Konstantinos, Michael Konstantinos, Nikolaos & Vasiliki Konstas, Evangelos & Fani Kontos, Spiros & Areti Kopasakis, John Kosmas, Christos & Chryssa Kostakis, Alex & Irene Kostakis, Tom & Eleni Kotsanis, Nicholas & Christina Koukouras, Nikolaos & Evangelia Koukouvitakis, Stratis & Argiro Kowalsick, Ruby Kutrubs, Nick Kyriakidis, Antonios & Christina Kyriakidis, Nick & Theresa Kyriazis, Dimitri Kyriazis, Vivian Likos, Eugenia Lombardo, Tyler & Matina Makris, Bessie Makris, Ilias & Koula Makris, Thomas Makroglou, Thal & Lisa Manak, Michael Maroulis, Kathy Maroulis, Paraskevas & Cassandra 8

9 Marountas, George & Agnieska Marountas, Nick & Denna Matheou, Demetrios & Lillian Matheou, Georgia Mathews, James & Mary Mathiellis, Paul & Carol Mavrakis, Bill & Zoe Mavrakis, Lefteris & Kleoniki Mavroidis, Mavroidis McDonald, James & Anastasia Mitsionis, Athanasios Moreland, Ryan & Traci Moshos, Shawn Moulagianis, Vasalios & Stamatia Neumeyer, Ryan & Margarita Nicholas, Irene Nickas, Vasiliki Nikolaou, Nikolaos & Vasilia Nimorakiotakis, George & Maria Nimorakiotakis, Nick & Antigoni Paliobeis, Irini Panos, Eleni Panos, Pete & Mary Pantelatou, Sophia Papadakis, Adamandios & Despina Papadatos, Pavlos &Toula Papadopoulos, Alex Papadopoulos, Dimitrios & Dionira Papakonstantinou, Fotios & Spyroulla Pappas, Georgia Pappas, William & Susan Pateras, Steve & Maria Paul, Barbara Petratos, Kosmas & Panagiota Petropouleas, Peter & Panagiota Petsas, Demetra Petsas, Dimitri & Deanna Pikakos, Mary Piperis, Fotini Pipinias, Stephan & Koula Plataniotis, Eleni Plataniotis, Nick & Elisavet Rakopoulos, Stella Regas, Alex & Thea Regas, George & Soula Regas, Strates Riedel, Joseph & Popi Roff, Jeff & Irene Rokas, Efthihia Rokas, John & Lucy Sack, David & Katherine Salamalekis, Evangelos Salamalekis, Gus & Kristen Salloumis, Paul Salouros, Paul & Maria Sarantopoulos, Athanasios & Despina Saridakis, Frank & Anastasia Sarris, Tommy & Bessie Sboukis, Peter Scordos, John & Irene Sdrakas, Gregory & Popi Semertsidis, Niko & Despina Sevastos, Gust & Jane Sheely, Christopher & Panagiota Shinas, Dean J. Siakantaris, Stella Sioulas, Katina Sisamis, John G. & Irene Skantzos, Emanuel & Evdoxia Skantzos, Pete & Maria Skoutas, Mike & Ellie Smith, Robert & Eugenia Spano, John Spanos, Kostantina Spanos, Mihail & Dina Spillas, Christ & Dorothy Stefanopoulos, Polixeni Stefanopoulos, Sokratis & Ourania Stefou, Antonios & Stella Tasiouras, Evanthia Thanos, Athanasios D. & Anna Theodore, Neste & Artemis Trihas, Ermioni Trihas, John A. & Suzanne Tsakon, Hrisafo Tsambounieris, Manoli & Sofia Tsambunieris, Vasilis & Sophia Tsardoulias, Aris & Stella Tsardoulias, Elizabeth Tsardoulias, John & Kurannio Tsigas, Angie Tsigas, Demetrios & Shelly Tsiourtsiouris, Maria Tsirambidis, Tim & Julie Tzagournis, Adam Valsamidis, Chris Vangelos, Zenos & Julie Varlamos, Matrona Vaselakis, John & Kiki Vassilakis, Freda Vassilakis, George & Irene Vassilaras, Plousia Velkos, Joseph & Maria Velkos, Nick & Irene Verikakis, Georgia Verikakis, John Vianos, John & Diamanto Vianos, Nicholas & Eleni Vitakis, Helen Voiklis, Emmanuel & Janet Vourlis, Antonetta Walsh, Edward & Calliope M Whitlock, Marie & Adrian Winslow, Brian Yeager Sr., James Young, Kevin Zachopoulos, Katherine Zeleniuch, Christina Zeleniuch, Mary Ellen Zembillas, Antoni & Mikhaila Zizis, Stamatios & Ellen If we have mistakenly left your name off the STEWARDSHIP ROSTER, Please contact the Church Office. 9

10 It is the practice of our Church to give the name of a Saint to the new born child. By assuming the name of a Saint, we not only honor and express our gratitude to a Holy Person for his exceptional contribution to the Orthodox Faith, but provide the new Christian with an example worthy of emulation. The Saint then becomes the Patron of the child protecting it from all danger. Through his prayers, God will grant the child the necessary illumination to become a zealous member of the Church and an ardent follower of Christ. SEPTEMBER 1 IS THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW ECCLESIASTICAL YEAR. Each month we will be acknowledging those celebrating their nameday in our monthly bulletin. If by chance we accidentally miss someone's nameday, we ask that you please contact the Church Office so that we may correct our records. We extend our prayers to all those celebrating September Namedays and beseech our heavenly Father to grant them many years. September 1 Sts. Athena, Antigone & Aspasia, the Martyrs Athena Mathiellis Athena Glista Athena Maria Alex Athena Stavrou Antigoni Nimorakiotakis September 5 Zacharias the Prophet & St. Elizabeth Elissa Walsh September 8th Nativity of the Theotokos Despina Sarantopoulou Despina Papadakis Despina Semertsidis Despina Harris Despina Prasinos Debbie Georgiadis Debra Alexandrou Tsabika Vitakis September 13 St. Aristides Ari Likakis Aris Tsardoulias Aris Dashiell Aristidis Kriarias Artie Kanaris September 14 Elevation of the Holy Cross Steve Hlepas Steve Boukis Steve Boyeas Steve Markovic Steve Pateras Steve Tsakalos Steve Stilianos Steve Soulimiotis Steve Stamatis Steven Alex Steven Papadatos Steven Rakopoulos Steven Alex Loula Alex September 15 St. Nicetas the Martyr Nikitas Kolidakis September 17 St. Sophia & her Daughters Faith, Hope, & Agape Sofia Skantzos Sofia Tsambounieris Sofia Dimarhos Sophia Karnavas Sophia Madison Sophia Marountas Sophia Pantelatou Sophia Semertsidis Sophia Sisamis Sophia Tsambounieris Sophia Tsambounieris Sophia Koukouvitakis Sophia Sedely Sophia Tsambunieris Sophia Kopasakis Sophia Kafantaris Sophia Kafantaris Sophia Filippakis Sophia Kyriazis Sophia Annalise Rokas Faye Asser September 20 St. Efstathios Efstathia Efstratios Efstratios Kostakis Hliatzos Maggos 10

11 LABOR DAY CRETAN FESTIVAL Sept. 2-3, at the Cretan Club on W. 168 th St. & Lorain (just east of Kamm s Corners.) Today until 11 p.m.; Monday 11 am- 9 p.m. TREMONT FARMERS' MARKET Tues., Sept. 4th 4-7pm in Tremont's Lincoln Park. SCREENAGERS Wed., Sept. 5, 7:00 pm. at Annunciation Church, 129 S. Union St., Akron, free screening of this movie about growing up in the digital age. Dialogue to follow with moderators Dr. Georgette Constantinou and Fr. Aleksa Pavichevich. All welcome. LORAIN FESTIVAL Sept. 7-9, at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church,2000 Tower Blvd., Lorain. Fri &Sat: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sun: 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. TREMONT THINK & DRINK Mon., Sept. 10th 7pm at Prosperity Social Club TREMONT FARMERS' MARKET Tues., Sept. 11th 4-7pm in Tremont's Lincoln Park. WALKABOUT TREMONT SEPTEMBER - Fri., Sept. 14th Every second Fri., of the month, all year! 6pm-9pm KONEVETS QUARTET Fri., Sept. 14, Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 6822 Broadview Rd., Parma celebrates their feastday with the male vocal ensemble from St. Petersburg, Russia. The quartet will sing the Divine Liturgy for Holy Cross Feastday at 9 a.m. and also present a concert of both sacred and secular music at 7:30 p.m. Free will donations accepted. BECOME THE SALT OF THE EARTH Sat., Sept 15, 9 a.m-4 p.m. at Zoe House, in Parma. Work session for volunteers and tour of new facilities. Sign up at TREMONT ARTS & CULTURAL FESTIVAL Sept. 15th & 16thth Saturday 11am - 6pm and Sunday 12pm - 5pm ** Free admission ** Annunciation Greek Dance Performance. AKRON FESTIVAL Sept.20-22, at Annunciation Church, 129 S. Union St., Akron. Thu: 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri & Sat: 11 a.m.- 11 p.m. MEN WHO COOK Sat., Sept. 22, 4:30-8 p.m. at St. Paul Hellenic Center, 4548 Wallings Rd., North Royalton. 20 sampling stations of delicious food. Vote for your favorite chef with your monetary donations to benefit St. Paul Philoptochos. Prize presentation at 8:30 p.m. $25 before Sept. 17; $30 after. Call or visitwww.stpaulgoc.org MONASTERY BENEFIT Sat., Sept. 22, 5 th annual dinner banquet in memory of Gerontissa Taxiarchia to benefit The Sisterhood of the Nativity of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Monastery Banquet at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Pittsburgh. Vespers at 3:30 p.m. Dinner at 6 p.m. $100/ticket. RSVP:2018MonasteryBanquet.Eventbrite.com AUTISM WALK Sun., Sept. 30 at the Great Lake Science Center. Register at AutismSpeaksWalk.org to help create awareness. For information, call Danielle Paterakis- Torok at THE CLEVELAND ST. LUKE Sun., Sept. 30 at 2 p.m. is the annual Collis Lecture at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Speaker Dr. Antony Eastmond of London s Courtauld Institute of Art will discuss The Byzantine Artist: Creator, Bureaucrat or Copyist. Free admission; reservations required by calling

12 Friday, September 14th is the Exaltation of the Holy Cross "Tou Stavrou". On this date please bring Vasiliko to the church. Παρασκευή 14 Σεπτέμβριου «Του Σταυρού» Παρακαλούμε όποιος μπορεί να φέρει βασιλικό στην εκκλησία. With the blessings of His Eminence Metropolitan Savas and their Spiritual Father Elder Ephraim, Gerontissa Theophano and the Sisters of the Nativity of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Monastery invite you with love to join them for the Feast Day of the Nativity of the Theotokos September 7th and 8th, 2018 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Friday, September 7 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm Vigil: Great Vespers Orthos Saturday, September 8 9:00 am 12:00 pm Hours Divine Liturgy Lunch follows We thank you all for your love and support A variety of gourmet pastries as well as hand-crafts will be available for purchase. Buses are welcome and we ask that the monastery be informed in advance of buses or large groups. Visitors should be modestly dressed. Women are asked to wear long skirts and men to wear long pants. 121 St. Elias Lane; Saxonburg, PA Phone:

13 Ladies of the Philoptochos Chapter 6007 Dear Ladies and Friends of Philoptochos, Welcome back from your summer holiday! In September we celebrate the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. What a wonderful way to show appreciation for our Lord s ultimate sacrifice than committing to one of our church s ministries. Come and learn about our popular programs, on Sunday, September 17th Membership Drive stop by ask questions take part of this the remarkable achievements. I hope you all had a wonderful summer. September is the beginning of our new ecclesiastical year. May we all renew our dedication to philanthropy through the efforts of the Annunciation Philoptochos. I encourage women of all ages to become involved and join this amazing organization. Do not miss the opportunity to share in the philanthropic endeavors that we undertake. Philoptochos is the second largest women s philanthropic organization. Established 80 years ago, we are the philanthropic arm of the church. We perpetuate the values of our faith by our actions in helping alleviate human suffering. Please join us and help make a difference. Bring your skills and talents and help us grow. Our mission statement is simple: to aid the poor, the destitute, the hungry, the aged, the unemployed, the orphaned, the imprisoned, the widowed, the handicapped, the victims of national disasters, to undertake the burial of impoverished persons and to offer assistance to anyone who may need the help of the church through our fundraising efforts. (Taken from the Mission Statement of the National Philoptochos.) We are Philanthropy; we are Fellowship; we work hard and we have fun and WE NEED YOU! With Love and Appreciation, Despina Sarantopoulou and the Philoptochos Board of Philoptochos Bake Sale Annunciation Dancers will be performing at the TREMONT ARTS & CULTURAL FESTIVAL September 15th & 16th The Ladies of the Philoptochos will be baking for the Tremont Arts Festival September 11th and 12th from 9:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. They are asking for volunteers to come prepare baked goods for the Festival. 13

14 Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Event/Liturgy Calendar 2018 All Sunday & Week Day 8:30 AM Orthros / 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy September 2018 Sat. 1 Beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year Sun. 2 14th Sunday of Matthew Greek School and Dance Registration following the Divine Liturgy Sat. 8 Nativity of the Theotokos Baptism Thurs. 6 Sun. 9 Mon. 10 Thurs. 13 Greek School Lessons Begin 5:30 7:30 p.m. Pre K Lessons Begin Sunday before Holy Cross Greek School Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Greek School Lessons Journey to Fullness 6:00 p.m. Parish Council Meeting Fri. 14 Exaltation of the Holy Cross Sun. 16 Sun. 23 Sun. 30 Sunday after Holy Cross Sunday School begins. Agiasmos for all youth ministries. 1st Sunday of Luke Sunday School Lessons 2nd Sunday of Luke Sunday School Lessons October 2018 Sun. 7 3rd Sunday of Luke Sun. 14 7th Ecumenical Council Sun. 21 6th Sunday of Luke Sun. 28 7th Sunday of Luke OXI DAY November 2018 Sun. 4 5th Sunday of Luke Sun. 11 8th Sunday of Luke Sun. 18 9th Sunday of Luke Sun th Sunday of Luke If you have not been receiving church material/mailing /phone messages or s, please contact the church office at or office@annunciationcleveland.net. Thank you. Αν δεν λαμβάνετε τις επιστολές η ότι ενημέρωση της εκκλησίας έχει για σας ή τηλεφωνικά μηνύματα, παρακαλούμε επικοινωνήστε με το γραφείο της εκκλησίας στο ή στο office@annunciationcleveland.net. Please visit our website: 14

15 Dear Friends of the Community, In an effort to defray the cost of publishing our Weekly Bulletin, & Vision, the Parish Council would like to invite anyone who wishes to support the Community to offer a small donation of $ for a business card sized ad which will be placed on the back inside pages of each publication for the calendar year, We generally publish a Weekly Bulletin as well as a Quarterly Newsletter, and with this program, hope to cut our publication cost in half by gathering 36 ads which will take up the last four pages of the Vision & Bulletin. If you are interested in this program, please send a business card that we will reproduce. Please also enclose a check made out to The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church for $ office@annunciationcleveland.net HARSOULAS GARAGE DOORS Service & Installation Garage Doors & Openers Saki Harsoulas Dino Sevastos Agent SEVASTOS INSURANCE AGENCY 8550 Pearl RD STE E Middleburg Hts., OH Tel Fax CSEAVASTOS@FARMERSAGENT.COM 15

16 Dear Friends of the Community, In an effort to defray the cost of publishing our Weekly Bulletin, & Vision, the Parish Council would like to invite anyone who wishes to support the Community to offer a small donation of $ for a business card sized ad which will be placed on the back inside pages of each publication for the calendar year, We generally publish a Weekly Bulletin as well as a Quarterly Newsletter, and with this program, hope to cut our publication cost in half by gathering 36 ads which will take up the last four pages of the Vision & Bulletin. If you are interested in this program, please send a business card that we will reproduce. Please also enclose a check made out to The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church for $