St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church

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1 CONTACTS Pastor Fr. Christopher P. Foustoukos Assistant Pastor Fr. Anthony Tandilyan Parish President Mrs. Pam Katsiris Stewardship Chairman Mrs. Pam Katsiris Pastoral Assistant Deacon Michael Fadel Pastor Emeritus Fr. Andrew Demotses Parish Nurse Sophia Grevelis, RN Office Manager Irene Stephanides Secretary Chrissa Pissios Office: Tel: Fax: Paleologos Street, Peabody, MA website: St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church 6th Sunday of luke CANDLE COUNTER (Παγκα/ρι) SCHEDULE SUNDAY, October 23 Dimitri Maistrellis Jim Limberakis Chris Grevellis Helen Papadopoulos Martin Scrivener SUNDAY, October 30 Steven Anezis Michael Ambeliotis Ruth Morfis Victor Fanikos Bible Class Every 10 am & 7pm DATES TO REMEMBER Parish Assembly Monday, November 21 St. Vasilios PTA Halloween Party Saturday, October 22 Godparents Sunday Sunday, October 23 St. Vasilios Festival November 4-6 Philoptochos Christmas Party Saturday, December 3 Parish Council Elections Sunday, December 11 St. Vasilios PTA Annual Family Christmas Party Saturday, December 10 Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord October 23, 2016

2 Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord Holy Apostle James, the Brother of God (Adelphotheos) was the son of Righteous Joseph the Betrothed of the Most Holy Theotokos (December 26). From his early years James was a Nazarene, a man especially dedicated to God. The Nazarenes vowed to preserve their virginity, to abstain from wine, to refrain from eating meat, and not to cut their hair. The vow of the Nazarenes symbolized a life of holiness and purity, commanded formerly by the Lord for all Israel. When the Savior began to teach the nation about the Kingdom of God, St James believed in Christ and became His apostle. He was chosen as the first Bishop of Jerusalem. ST VASILIOS PTA CHRISTMAS PARTY St James presided over the Council of Jerusalem and his word was decisive (Acts 15). In his thirty years as bishop, St James converted many of the Jews to Christianity. Annoyed by this, the Pharisees and the Scribes plotted together to kill St James. They led the saint up on the pinnacle of the Jerusalem Temple and asked what he thought of Jesus. The holy Apostle began to bear witness that Christ is the Messiah, which was not the response the Pharisees were expecting. Greatly angered, the Jewish teachers threw him off the roof. The saint did not die immediately, but gathering his final strength, he prayed to the Lord for his enemies while they were stoning him. St James martyrdom occurred about 63 A.D. The holy Apostle James composed a Divine Liturgy, which formed the basis of the Liturgies of Sts Basil the Great and John Chrysostom. The Church has preserved an Epistle of St James, one of the books of the New Testament. In 1853, Patriarch Hierotheus of Alexandria sent to Moscow a portion of the relics of St James. The Church distinguishes between the holy Apostle James the Brother of God, and St James the son of Zebedee (April 30) and St James the son of Alphaeus (October 9). 2 23

3 THE SISTERHOOD OF ST. MAKRINA The Saint Makrina Knitting Group will start meeting again on Thursday October 27th at 11:00 am. It will be open to all ladies of our parish regardless if they attend the Bible Class or not. We will knit for pleasure, charity and fellowship. You don't know how to knit or crochet? We will teach you! Free yarns avail- able or bring your own. Come and join us. LET ALL CREATION REJOICE: Sunday, October 23, 2016 Hymns Following the Gospel (Small Entrance) Resurrectional Apolytikion in the First Mode The stone had been secured with a seal by the Judeans, * and a guard of soldiers was watching Your immaculate body. * You rose on the third day, O Lord * and Savior, granting life unto the world. * For this reason were the powers of heaven crying out to You, O Life-giver: * Glory to Your resurrection, O Christ; * glory to Your eternal rule; * glory to Your dispensation, only One who loves mankind. Apolytikion for James (Iakovos), the Brother of the Lord in the Fourth Mode As a disciple of the Lord, O righteous one, thou hast received the Gospel. As a Martyr thou art never turned away. As the brother of God thou hast boldness. As a hierarch thou canst intercede. Do thou intercede with Christ God that He save our souls. St. Vasilios 1 st Mode Your message was carried throughout the world. As it received your mighty word, By which you divinely made manifest And clarified the nature of existing things You set in order the customs of men, You who are royal priesthood! Holy Father, intercede with Christ our God To grant us His great mercy. Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Mode O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee. Apoluti/kion (Hxoc a / ) Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ στρατιωτῶν φυλασσόντων τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα, ἀνέστης τριήμερος Σωτήρ, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὴν ζωήν. Διὰ τοῦτο αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐβόων σοι Ζωοδότα Δόξα τῇ ἀναστάσει σου Χριστέ, δόξα τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου, δόξα τῇ οἰκονομίᾳ σου, μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε. Apoluti/kion (Hxoc d / ) Ως τού Κυρίου μαθητής, αvεδέξω Δίκαιε τό Ευαγγέλιον, ως Μάρτυς έχεις τό απαράτρεπτον, τήν παρρησίαν ως Αδελφόθεος, τό πρεσβεύειν ως ιεράρχης. Πρέσβευε Χριστώ τώ Θεώ, σωθήναι τάς ψυχάς ημώv. Apoluti/ kion tou Agi/ou Basilei/ou (Hxoc a /) Konta/kion (Hxoc b /) Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, μεσιτεία πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε. Μὴ παρίδῃς ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοι Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων σε. 22 3

4 EPISTLE READINGS- St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 1:11-19 Prokeimenon. Mode 4. Psalm 18.4,1 Their voice has gone out into all the earth. Verse: The heavens declare the glory of God. BRETHREN, I would have you know that the gospel which was preached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it; and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and had called me through his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother. Πρὸς Γαλάτας 1:11-19 Προκείμενον. Ἦχος δ. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 18.4,1 Εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος αὐτῶν. Στίχ. Οἱ οὐρανοὶ διηγοῦνται δόξαν Θεοῦ. Ἀδελφοί, γνωρίζω δὲ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τὸ εὐαγγελισθὲν ὑπʼ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν κατὰ ἄνθρωπον. Οὐδὲ γὰρ ἐγὼ παρὰ ἀνθρώπου παρέλαβον αὐτό, οὔτε ἐδιδάχθην, ἀλλὰ διʼ ἀποκαλύψεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. Ἠκούσατε γὰρ τὴν ἐμὴν ἀναστροφήν ποτε ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ, ὅτι καθʼ ὑπερβολὴν ἐδίωκον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ ἐπόρθουν αὐτήν καὶ 4 21

5 A CALL FOR PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS St. Vasilios Church needs dedicated men and women who place their love for Christ and the needs of the Parish as key priorities in their lives. A healthy spiritual life should be the norm not just of Council Members, but of all Orthodox Christians. By fully realizing the importance of the service offered by members of the Parish Council, official representatives of St. Vasilios, a person assumes a position that demands love, fidelity and dedication to the Holy Orthodox Church and will make every effort to exemplify its sacred character and spirit. If you share these priorities, it is the church s hope and prayer that you would submit your name as a candidate for the Parish Council no later than Friday, October 29, Elections will be held on Sunday December 11, If you are willing to be a candidate for election to the Parish Council, you must attend a Parish Council Candidate Seminar, to be held at St Vasilios at a time convenient to the candidates. For more information regarding the Parish Council, please contact George Papadopoulos at , Fr. Chris or Parish Council President Pam Katsiris at προέκοπτον ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ ὑπὲρ πολλοὺς συνηλικιώτας ἐν τῷ γένει μου, περισσοτέρως ζηλωτὴς ὑπάρχων τῶν πατρικῶν μου παραδόσεων. Ὅτε δὲ εὐδόκησεν ὁ θεὸς ὁ ἀφορίσας με ἐκ κοιλίας μητρός μου καὶ καλέσας διὰ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ, ἀποκαλύψαι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐμοὶ ἵνα εὐαγγελίζωμαι αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, εὐθέως οὐ προσανεθέμην σαρκὶ καὶ αἵματι ST. VASILIOS ICON BOOK St. Vasilios Parish Council Nomination Form I would like to volunteer for service as a member of the St. Vasilios Parish Council: Name: Address: Tel: I certify that I have been a member in good standing for more than one year and am eligible to serve on the Parish Council. Signature: Date Please deliver this form, no later than Friday, October 29, 2016 to: St. Vasilios Church, 5 Paleologos Street Peabody, MA

6 GOSPEL READING The Gospel according to Luke 8:26-39 At that time, as Jesus arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, there met him a man from the city who had demons; for a long time he had worn no clothes and he lived not in a house but among the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beseech you, do not torment me." For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him; he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters, but he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the desert.) Jesus then asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion"; for many demons had entered him. And they begged him not to command them to depart into the abyss. Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside; and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them leave. Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned. When the herdsmen saw what happened, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country. Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. And those who had seen it told them how he who had been possessed with demons was healed. Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear; so he got into the boat and returned. The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him; but he sent him away, saying, "Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you." And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him. Blessing Bags Helping those less fortunate in our community Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will repay him for his deed. Proverb 19:17 The Church School students are asking for donations to help them fill Blessing Bags. These bags are distributed to the homeless in our area on a monthly basis. We are especially in need of cold weather items. Winter socks Hats Gloves (Men s sizes L & XL) Scarves Hand & feet warmers Flashlight & batteries First Aid kits Vitamin C lozenges Chapstick Antibacterial wipes or gel Tissues (individual packets) Food items: Granola, Protein & Breakfast bars Peanut butter crackers Nuts/Trail mix $5.00 Gift cards Dunkin Donuts McDonalds CVS/Walgreens Please return any donations to boxes set up in the Educational Center foyer or to the Church School office or any classroom. Thank you for your generosity. Koulourakia Workshop Come join the fun! Looking for volunteers to help roll Koulourakia Saturday 10/29/16 From 8:30 to 1:30 In the Educational Center Gym Any questions, please contact Stacey Yavorski (508)

7 Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 8:26-39 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἐλθόντι τῷ Ἰησοῦ εἰς τὴν χώραν τῶν Γαδαρηνῶν, ἥτις ἐστὶν ἀντίπερα τῆς Γαλιλαίας. ἐξελθόντι δὲ αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ὑπήντησεν αὐτῷ ἀνήρ τις ἐκ τῆς πόλεως, ὃς εἶχε δαιμόνια ἐκ χρόνων ἱκανῶν, καὶ ἱμάτιον οὐκ ἐνεδιδύσκετο καὶ ἐν οἰκίᾳ οὐκ ἔμενεν, ἀλλ ἐν τοῖς μνήμασιν. ἰδὼν δὲ τὸν Ιησοῦν καὶ ἀνακράξας προσέπεσεν αὐτῷ καὶ φωνῇ μεγάλῃ εἶπε τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί, Ιησοῦ, υἱὲ τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου; δέομαί σου, μή με βασανίσῃς. παρήγγειλε γὰρ τῷ πνεύματι τῷ ἀκαθάρτῳ ἐξελθεῖν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου. πολλοῖς γὰρ χρόνοις συνηρπάκει αὐτόν, καὶ ἐδεσμεῖτο ἁλύσεσι καὶ πέδαις φυλασσόμενος, καὶ διαρρήσσων τὰ δεσμὰ ἠλαύνετο ὑπὸ τοῦ δαίμονος εἰς τὰς ἐρήμους. ἐπηρώτησε δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ιησοῦς λέγων τί σοί ἐστιν ὄνομα; ὁ δὲ εἶπε λεγεών ὅτι δαιμόνια πολλὰ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς αὐτόν καὶ παρεκάλει αὐτὸν ἵνα μὴ ἐπιτάξῃ αὐτοῖς εἰς τὴν ἄβυσσον ἀπελθεῖν. ἦν δὲ ἐκεῖ ἀγέλη χοίρων ἱκανῶν βοσκομένων ἐν τῷ ὄρει καὶ παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν ἵνα ἐπιτρέψῃ αὐτοῖς εἰς ἐκείνους εἰσελθεῖν καὶ ἐπέτρεψεν αὐτοῖς. ἐξελθόντα δὲ τὰ δαιμόνια ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου εἰσῆλθον εἰς τοὺς χοίρους, καὶ ὥρμησεν ἡ ἀγέλη κατὰ τοῦ κρημνοῦ εἰς τὴν λίμνην καὶ ἀπεπνίγη. ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ βόσκοντες τὸ γεγενημένον ἔφυγον, καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν καὶ εἰς τοὺς ἀγρούς. ἐξῆλθον δὲ ἰδεῖν τὸ γεγονός, καὶ ἦλθον πρὸς τὸν Ιησοῦν καὶ εὗρον καθήμενον τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ἀφ οὗ τὰ δαιμόνια ἐξεληλύθει, ἱματισμένον καὶ σωφρονοῦντα παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Ιησοῦ, καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν. ἀπήγγειλαν δὲ αὐτοῖς οἱ ἰδόντες πῶς ἐσώθη ὁ δαιμονισθείς. καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος τῆς περιχώρου τῶν Γαδαρηνῶν ἀπελθεῖν ἀπ αὐτῶν, ὅτι φόβῳ μεγάλῳ συνείχοντο. αὐτὸς δὲ ἐμβὰς εἰς τὸ πλοῖον ὑπέστρεψεν. ἐδέετο δὲ αὐτοῦ ὁ ἀνήρ, ἀφ οὗ ἐξεληλύθει τὰ δαιμόνια, εἶναι σὺν αὐτῷ ἀπέλυσε δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ιησοῦς λέγων ὑπόστρεφε εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου καὶ διηγοῦ ὅσα ἐποίησέ σοι ὁ Θεός. καὶ ἀπῆλθε καθ ὅλην τὴν πόλιν κηρύσσων ὅσα ἐποίησεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ιησοῦς. 18 7

8 PLEASE PRAY FOR We want to hear from you! PLEASE PRAY FOR: Alex, Angelike, Kasey, Stephen, Nina, James, Maria, Jim, Gus, Irene, Helen, Penelope, Maria, Sophia, Vasiliki, Maria, Flora, Aphrodite, Christos, Angelo, Maria, Ethel, Stacia. If you wish to add or remove a name from the list, please call the Church Office. CEMETERY VISITS Due to the number of sacraments, 40 day blessings and memorials on Sundays it is difficult to make cemetery visits on Sundays after liturgy. If you would like a Trisagion at the graveside during the week you are kindly asked to make an appointment by calling the church office. HOSPITAL VISITS Due to HIPAA privacy rules, hospitals no longer provide a list of Orthodox patients to us. Therefore, if you or a loved one are, or will be, in the hospital, please contact the church office for a pastoral visit. Also, please notify the office if a friend or family member is in a rehab center, nursing home, assisted living facility or under hospice care. Engaging our children in the life of the Church. Round table discussion with Presvytera Kellie 10:45 in the Parlor Room November 13 What tools do you need? What obstacles/ difficulties do you face? Evening liturgy for feast days? Could/WOULD you come? Parent support & education during Sunday School/Coffee Hour? Treasuring the Church: stories of children who brought the Church back to life after persecution ALTAR DONATIONS LITURGY LIGHTS In loving memory of Michael C. Lignos. Angie Vontzalides in memory Irene Kajos. VIGIL LIGHTS Angie Vontzalides in memory Irene Kajos. USING KNEELERS IN CHURCH Please exercise care when lowering your kneeler in Church. If you are using your foot to lower the kneeler please have your foot support the kneeler until it gently touches the floor. The multiple banging of the kneelers is a great distraction at the most solemn moment of the Divine Liturgy. Thank you for your attention to this issue. 8 17

9 WEEKDAY SERVICES St. Demetrios Wednesday, October 26 8:00 a.m. Orthros 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy KAQHMERINES IERES AKOLOUQIES Agioc Dhmh/trioc Teta/rth, 26 h Oktwbri/ou 8:00 pm Orqroc 9:00 pm Qei/a Leitourgi/a 40 DAYS TO 4 YEARS PLAYGROUP October 29 Pumpkin Carving 12pm- St Vasilios Church bring your own pumpkin November 19 Kickball/Volleyball Tourney St Vasilios Church December 17 Blanket Making 6-8pm St Vasilios Church 30 Snow Tubing 1-7pm 12 S Hunt Rd, Amesbury, MA $ GOYA EVENTS January 14 Semi Dance 7pm-11pm St Vasilios Church 5$ entry 21 3v3 Basketball Tourney 2-6pm Each team has own theme and 5$ per player February 4 Haven from Hunger 3-6pm 71 Wallis St, Peabody, MA For all events that we have to travel to we would like to meet 30 minutes before the event and meet at the church 7 Paleologos St, Peabody, The church playgroup will resume meeting again this fall! Come join us to form new friendships with other children of Orthodox Christian faith from the St. Vasilios community. The playgroup generally meets in the lounge in the back of the parlor room in the lowest level of the church. All children 4 years old and under are welcome to attend with a parent, grandparent, or other caretaker. Books and toy donations are always appreciated. For more information, please contact Kimberly Sofronas at: kimtucci@yahoo.com Playgroup Meeting Dates: 11/1, 11/15, 12/6 and 12/13 from 10:00-11:30am FROM OUR CHOIR The Holy Eparchial Synod of our Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, with the approval of the Holy Ecumenical Patriarchate, has recently completed a new Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom in both Greek and English. This new translation also includes changes to the Liturgy that will impact the responses during the liturgy offered by chanters and choirs. The changes are subtle but noticeable to the faithful. We have started instituting these changes in our liturgical responses. If you have any questions on why we are omitting a response or using an alternate response kindly ask me. 9

10 2016 COAT DRIVE DELPHI RAFFLE The Parish is again sponsoring the Delphi Raffle. This is a limited ticket/ high prize raffle. There are only 100 tickets sold and the prize is $5,000.00!! All the proceeds go directly to the building fund. NOTICE Please be reminded that there will be one liturgy during the Festival weekend Sunday, November 6 : 9 am Orthros 10 am Divine Liturgy. Parakalw/ shmeiw/ste o/ti thn Kuriakh/, 6 h Noembri/ou qa exoume mo/no mi/a Qei/a Leitourgi/a; Orqroc stic 9 pm kai Qei/a Leitourgi/a stic 10 pm. Drawing will take place at the festival on Sunday. (Need not be present to win) People have reserved their tickets and we have only 20 left to sell. If you would like to purchase a one in a hundred chance for $5,000 see any Parish Council member Or Call the office at or Pam at Good luck! 10 15

11 COFFEE FELLOWSHIP HOUR Please note that there is no Coffee Fellowship Hour today due to the Godparents Breakfast. SOUVENIR JOURNAL Upcoming Coffee Hour Schedule Sunday Sponsors Sponsorship Volunteers 10/23 Godparents Breakfast/Godparents Sunday (NO COFFEE HOUR) 10/30 Kristi Fadel FULL OPEN 11/6 Greek Festival (NO COFFEE HOUR) 11/13 James Maravelias FULL OPEN Coffee Hour Volunteers Needed! Please join your St. Val friends who volunteer for the sake of fellowship on Sundays! Coffee hour volunteers needed. Signup sheet and schedule available. Contact Sofya Leras to volunteer or to sponsor a Coffee Hour. Please sofya.leras@gmail.com or call: PHILOPTOCHOS BLANKET DRIVE 14 11

12 HELP NEEDED FOR OUR NOVEMBER FESTIVAL We need every parishioner to volunteer some time (even ONE HOUR) to make our Festival another great success! Below is the list of volunteer opportunities. Please contact the appropriate person to GET INVOLVED! Set-up / Clean-up Pam Katsiris Baking Ruthie Morfis Kitchen Prep Steve Stephanides Kafeneio / Pastry Shop Pam Katsiris Vendors Helen Nanis FOOD DONATIONS If you would like to donate food for the festival, please contact Steve Stephanides at for a complete list of items needed. BOOTH RENTALS If you re interested in showcasing your own items for sale at the Festival, please contact Pam Katsiris at on renting a table. COUNTRY STORE The Country Store is seeking donations of baked items and other goods to be sold at the Festival. For more information, please contact Persephone Santos at SOUVENIR JOURNAL The Souvenir Journal is a great way to advertise your business or send a greeting in honor or memory of a loved one. For more information on placing an ad in the journal, please contact Haritomeni Frangias at neasmirni8615@aol.com SKEWERING We will be skewering for the Festival on Wednesday, November 2 nd at 6.00p in the Educational Center. To volunteer, please call Steve Stephanides at Any questions call Pam Katsiris or pamyian