July 2 nd August 1 st An Evening in Greece Committee Needs Your Help. Vandoros will be away on holidays during these dates.

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1 3000 Argyle Road, Regina, SK, S4S 2B2 Phone: Website: Community Priest: Rev. Fr. Spyridon Vandoros Phone: Council President: Chris Perentes Phone: Vol. 21, No. 6 Ιούλιος / July and Αύγουστος / August 2014 Submission deadline: Aug. 15 th Secretary Panayiota A. Tompoulidou tompanayiota@gmail.com ST. PAUL S LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP The St. Paul s Greek Orthodox Community Leadership Scholarship was created to recognize and award members of the Greek community in Regina who are currently enrolled in or intend to pursue post-secondary education at a recognized institution in Canada or the United States. Two scholarships will be awarded, one for $1,000 CAD and one for $500 CAD. The award will be applied to tuition Scholarship candidates must complete and submit the application no later than July 15 th, July 2 nd August 1 st 2014 Please note that Rev. Father Spyridon Vandoros will be away on holidays during these dates. In case of an emergency, please contact Poppy Perdicaris Or Chris Perentes The package that contains the criteria, detailed procedure information and the application form are available at the Church (on the bulletin board) or from Andrea Gourgaris. For more information, contact Andrea at or agourgaris@gmail.com An Evening in Greece Committee Needs Your Help We are looking for energetic and motivated members of Regina s Greek Community to join the Evening in Greece Organizing Committee. Preparations for 2015 are already getting underway and we need your help. This is a great opportunity to take part in one of Regina s premiere fundraising events. An Evening in Greece has raised more than $1,800,000 over the past 20 years to benefit worthwhile charitable organizations such as Regina Palliative Care Inc., Hospitals Foundation of Regina and many more. For more information please contact: Sofia Flengeris at ; sofie_f14@hotmail.com or Chris Perentes at ; cperentes@sasktel.net. SACRAMENTS Funeral: The servant of God George Rentas fell asleep in the Lord on June 10 th. Wedding: June 14 th : Curtis Babyak and Helen Giannios Koumbaroi: Andreas Giannios and Doug Maga Baptism: June 22 nd : Eleena Sofia daughter of Kiriako Iatridis and Shanda (Kashandra) Buchanan Godparent: Sofia Flengeris St. Paul s Newsletter Ιούλιος / July & Αύγουστος / August 2014 Page 1

2 Date Program - Services Time Παρακλήσεις θα γίνουν τις ημέρες 1, 4, 7, 8, και 12 Αυγούστου services will be held August 1 st, 4 th, 7 th, 8 th and 12 th Sunday 3 8 η Κυριακή του 8 th Sunday of Tuesday 5 Ή Εορτή της Μεταμόρφωσις Commemoration of our Lord's Transfiguration Εσπερινός Vesper Wednesday 6 Ή Εορτή της Μεταμόρφωσις Commemoration of our Lord's Transfiguration Sunday 10 9 η Κυριακή του 9 th Sunday of Wednesday - 13 Thursday - 14 Friday - 15 Sunday - 17 Sunday -24 Friday - 29 Sunday - 31 Services Will Be Held In Swift Current Θεία Λειτουργία και Divine Liturgy & Κοίμησις της Θεοτόκου Forefeast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos Εσπερινός και Ακολουθία Επιταφίου Vesper & Epitaphios Κοίμησις της Θεοτόκου Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos 10 η Κυριακή του 10 th Sunday of Άγιος Γεράσιμος Κεφαλληνίας St. Gerasimos of Cephalinia 11 η Κυριακή του 11 th Sunday of Αποτομή Τιμίας Κεφαλής Ιωάννου Προδρόμου Beheading of St. John the Baptist 12 η Κυριακή του 12 th Sunday of 7:00 p.m St. Paul s Newsletter Ιούλιος / July & Αύγουστος / August 2014 Page 2

3 Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos Being higher than the Heavens, more glorious than the Cherubim, and more honorable than the whole creation, the Theotokos by reasons of her surpassing purity became the receiver of the everlasting God, and today she commits her most pure soul into the hands of her Son. (Hymn of the Vespers of the Feast) On this day of our commemoration of the Feast of the Dormition, our hearts are filled with hope as we reflect on the holy repose and miraculous translation of the Theotokos and Ever-virgin Mary. We have hope in Christ our Lord because the Theotokos offers us a superb witness of His power. Certainly, her calling to bear the Son of God was unique, but in all aspects of her life and death she offered a beautiful example of how the power and grace of God can transform us from death to life. This transformation for all of creation began when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary and announced the Incarnation of Christ. She was called to this service by God, a calling she freely accepted in faith, because of her purity of heart and holiness of life. On this Feast we honor her for this by singing, She who by reason of her surpassing purity became the receiver of the everlasting God, today commits her most pure soul into the hands of her Son (Hymn of Vespers). While her purity of soul was completed through carrying our Lord in her womb, she was already a holy person through her love of God and communion with Him. The purity and holiness of the Theotokos affirmed and strengthened the true life she experienced in her relationship with God. O Great miracle and mystery! Yes, she bore the Giver of Life, the One through Whom all things were brought into existence, the Son of God who revealed the power of divine life over death. Today we commemorate this by chanting, Having become the temple of Life, you have obtained life eternal; for you who has born the Life in Person, has now passed over death into life (Hymns of Matins). But she also knew this eternal life through her faith. She believed in the promises of salvation, and she found hope in the revelation and presence of God. Because of her faith, she was translated from life to life following her repose, and through dying she rose to live eternally with her Son. It is because of her holiness and her experience of the true life in Christ that the Theotokos is able to be an intercessor for us all. Certainly, we seek the intercessions of all of the Saints, asking them to pray to God on our behalf that He may continue to show us mercy and grace. However, as we acknowledge on this day and in the Feast of the Annunciation, the Virgin Mary is prayerfully addressed as the Mother of our Lord, as one who has a very special and unique relationship with Him. For the Theotokos, this is a relationship of trust in the divine will of God. It is an eternal communion that has come through a life of holiness. It is faith in the love of God, knowing that He will accomplish all things necessary for our salvation. This is the witness of the Theotokos and Evervirgin Mary on the Feast of her Dormition. As through her life, she offers in her repose a witness of the priority of living a pure and holy life. Through her miraculous translation, God reveals through her the power of divine life over death. As one who ceaselessly intercedes on our behalf, she shows us a complete and unyielding faith in the will and power of God. May we give glory and honor and thanksgiving to Him for the Theotokos as we commemorate her Dormition, and may we find in her a true witness of faith that renews our hope, brings comfort to our struggles, and assures us of the abundant and eternal life we have in the kingdom of God. DEMETRIOS Archbishop of America St. Paul s Newsletter Ιούλιος / July & Αύγουστος / August 2014 Page 3

4 The Lord s Day Δευτέρα - Monday Τρίτη - Tuesday Τετάρτη - Wednesday Πέμπτη Thursday Παρασκευή - Friday Σάββατο - Saturday July 2 nd Augu st 1 st 2014 Pl ease note that R ev. F r. Spyridon Va ndoros will be a way on holidays during thes e da tes. In case of an emergency, pl ease contact Popp y Perdicaris Or Ch ris Perentes η Κυριακή του 8 th Sunday of Της Μεταμόρφωσεως Commemoration of our Lord's Transfiguration 6 Της Μεταμόρφωσεως Commemoration of our Lord's Transfiguration η Κυριακή του 9 th Sunday of Services Will Be Held In Swift Current 14 Κοίμησις της Θεοτόκου Forefeast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos 15 Κοίμησις της Θεοτόκου Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos η Κυριακή του 10 th Sunday of 11 η Κυριακή του 11 th Sunday of 12 η Κυριακή του 12 th Sunday of Αποτομή Τιμίας Κεφαλής Ιωάννου Προδρόμου Beheading of St. John the Baptist 30 St. Paul s Newsletter Ιούλιος / July & Αύγουστος / August 2014 Page 4

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