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1 THE VOICE THE VOICE June / July Volume No. 274 TABLE OF CONTENTS Father s Article... 1 Stewardship... 3 Cherubs... 4 Archangels... 5 P.T.A Graduates... 8,9 Pascha Junior Olympics Parish News Philoptochos... 13, 14 Liturgical Schedule Εκκλ. Ημερολόγιo Κοινοτικά Νέα ST. SPYRIDON HELLENIC ORTHODOX CHURCH S. RIDGELAND AVE. PALOS HEIGHTS, IL WWW. SAINT- SPYRIDON.ORG Hymn of Note For eight days, the disciples remained in hiding, trembling in fear of the Jews who were now getting anxious over rumblings of Jesus having risen from the dead. The risen Lord had already appeared to His disciples, yet they remained silent. Thomas, absent from the Lord s first appearance, was not convinced that Jesus had risen. After all, seeing the fear and doubt in the eyes of his fellow disciples, it is no wonder that Thomas demanded to place his own hand in the print of the nails. It is in this shadow of disbelief that Jesus enters through the closed doors and our hymn of note, the ninth eothinon recounts the encounter. As at the last times you came when it was late on the Sabbath to your friends, O Christ, and you confirm the wonder by a wonder, by your entrance when the doors were shut your Resurrection from the dead. You filled your Disciples with joy and made them partakers of the Holy Spirit; you bestowed on them the authority of the forgiveness of sins and did not abandon Thomas to be drowned in the sea of unbelief. And so grant us also true knowledge and forgiveness of offences, compassionate Lord. Annual Greek Festival July 6th & 7th, 2013

2 The Voice - H ΦΩNH Official Monthly Community Publication of St. Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church S. Ridgeland Avenue Palos Heights, IL REV. FR. TILEMAHOS ALIKAKOS IERATIKOS PROESTAMENOS Church Office Hours:... Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Phone: , 2313 or 0787 Fax: office@saint-spyridon.org Web: Parish Council Officers Taso Panagiotopoulos...President James Korbakes... 1st Vice-President Konstantinos Labrakis... 2nd V. President Tom Zentefis... Secretary Larry Kekempanos... Assistant Secretary Nicholas Chibucos... Treasurer Gus Kolyvas... Assistant Treasurer Auxiliary Officers Stylianos Bonanos... Chanter Toula Georgiopoulos... Philoptochos Georgia Theoharis... P.T.A. Kiki Kazazakis... Kentro Lambrini Stavrou...Plutarchos Greek School Anna Angelos... Archangels Academy Zoe Kopanis... Sunday School Director Nicky Glikis... Choir Director Dana Vasilakos... G.O.Y.A. & Jr. G.O.Y.A. Janine Riley... Cherubs Presvytera Georgia... HOPE Fr. Tilemahos... Byzantine Music Panagiotis Mihalopoulos... Iconography Fr. Tilemahos... Bible Study Vicki Drikos... Handmaidens Nick Chibucos... Altar Boys John Angelos... Athletics And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. On the eighth day of the Resurrection, Jesus establishes Sunday as the Lord s day dedicated to the new life beyond the grave. In this eighth day, Jesus dispels all unbelief and Thomas comes to declare Jesus as His Lord and His God. To recognize Him as God was not the most significant statement since even Satan declared Jesus to be God. To recognize Him as His Lord took courage and became a true challenge for all us. If we believe that Jesus is risen, then we must also confess He is our Lord. If we confess Him as our Risen Lord, then, everything that Jesus taught we must accept as the absolute truth. Not one iota, not a dot of the law shall fall victim to modernity, social laxity, relativism, or political correctness. We have no right to be selective or to alter Jesus teachings. If we declare that Christ is Risen, then what follows is the He is our Lord and we are bound by the truth He revealed to us. On the eighth day of the Resurrection, the risen Lord humbles Himself once again and allows the hands of His creation to test the truth of His rising from the dead. For just one soul in doubt, Jesus appears again and addresses every naysayer for generations to come. He calls blessed those who have not seen and yet believed, but through the eyes of Thomas, we have all seen and touched and experienced the resurrection of Christ. The martyrdom of the disciples who witnessed the Risen Lord sealed in blood their testimony. There would follow countless others whose courage and faith should diminish all our doubts to the point where we too can say we have seen and witnessed the Resurrection of Christ. On the eighth day of the Resurrection, Jesus bestows life upon His disciples by empowering them to forgive sins. The reconciliation between men and God that Christ achieved on the Cross allows for the gift of the Holy Spirit. Through this gift of the Holy Spirit the power to forgive sins is given to the Church. Through the disciples and their successors, the bishops and clergy of the Church, the one gift that no man could attain is offered freely: forgiveness of sins and life eternal. Jesus could not wait to bestow this gift of life that was now possible because of the work He accomplished on the cross. On the eighth day of the Resurrection we see the importance and priority Jesus gives to empowering the Church to offer life through the forgiveness of sins. Consequently, while we may equate the church s ministry with works of charity, morality standards, counseling groups, social outreach, life rituals, or cultural functions, the essence of the church never ceases to be the vehicle by which we are offered forgiveness of sins and life eternal. All other functions of the church receive meaning only if the faithful who perform them are first and foremost the benefactors of this gift of eternal life through the forgiveness of sins and participation in the life of the Spirit. In other words, the Church is primarily here for the Divine Liturgy and not the fellowship hour. The Church is here to preach confession and repentance and not to conform to political correctness or popular con- 2 The Voice

3 science. The Church is here to bring children to the experience of Christ through the sacraments and not only to the basketball court or to the soccer field. The Church is here to help us store up wealth of virtues and charity in the kingdom of heaven and not to grab the headlines or likes on Facebook. The Church is here to worship Christ in spirit and in truth and not to compromise, cuddle, and accommodate the famous and powerful, the arrogant and the complacent. The Church is here to transform us into saints and our bodies into relics and not to simply perpetuate a lukewarm or passive ritualism, parochialism or ethnocentrism. The different ministries of our community s life, as wonderful as they are, cannot exist as an end unto themselves. While every ministry of the church is born within the church with the potential to become meaningful and pleasing to God, that can only be achieved when the faithful who participate and support these activities are first seeking the kingdom of God, the forgiveness of their sins and life eternal as the primary goal in their life. The Church exists to sanctify, to make us holy, to lead us to communion with God, to make us inheritors of God s promise of salvation. The beginning and end of everything that we do has to be Risen Lord and the gift He couldn t wait to give to His church: forgiveness of sins and life eternal. Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! Fr. Tilemahos Alikakos STEWARDSHIP 2013 Stewardship 2013 Progress Report As of May 24th, 2013 Pledged Stewards: 241 Average Stewardship: $371 Amount of Stewardship donated: $89,400 The Stewardship Committee thanks our 241 Stewards who have fulfilled their pledge for the 2013 year. We wish to express our gratitude for your commitment to the Lord s work through our Church of Saint Spyridon. And to you who have not yet pledged, we ask of you to commit yourself and your family so that the Word of God may continue in His glorious name. STEWARDS 2013-APRIL 21ST-MAY 24TH Mr. & Mrs. John Baltsas Mrs. Aspasia Berdusis Mr. Stylianos Bonanos Ms. Theodora Booras Mr. & Mrs. James Demeter Mr. & Mrs. Niko Demogerontas Mrs. Sophia Felecos Mr. George Garifalis Mr. Evan Katsenis Mr. & Mrs. James Kladis Mr. & Mrs. Chris Korbakes Mr. & Mrs. George Korbakes Mr. & Mrs. Dimitri Kotsopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Theofilos Kotsores Mr. & Mrs. Ioannis Kremmidas Ms. Aneta Maca Mr. Andre Malamis Ms. Georgia Malamis Mr. & Mrs. George Marudas Mr. & Mrs. Chris Mastorakos Mr. James Meintanis Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Paleothodoros Mr. & Mrs. Sam Papadatos Mr. & Mrs. Alex Pappas Mr. & Mrs. Jim Petrakos Mr. & Mrs. Jamie Schultz Mr. & Mrs. Nick Sideras Ms. Angeline Sieracki Mr. & Mrs. Peter Skokos Mr. & Mrs. George Tsikouris Mr. John Tsikouris Mr. & Mrs. Peter Vlahos Mr. Denny Zezzas ΓΙΝΕ ΚΑΛΟΣ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΣΠΥΡΙΔΩΝΑ Ευχαριστούμε τις 241 οικογένειες που εκπλήρωσαν τις υποσχέσεις τους για το έτος Υπενθυμίζουμε σε όλους ότι έχουν ταχυδρομηθεί οι Καταστάσεις Υπόσχεσης του Καλού Οικονόμου για το τρέχον έτος. Σας παρακαλούμε να ανανεώσετε την συνδρομή σας το γρηγορώτερο δυνατόν. Χρειαζόμαστε την βοήθεια και την υποστήρηξη όλων σας. St. Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church 3

4 CHERUBS Χριστός Ανέστη! May was a short but fun month for our Cherubs group. We brought our lambathes to church the first Tuesday after Easter, sang Xristos Anesti and took Holy Communion together as a class. We did a nice project for the special ladies in our lives for Mother's Day and finally we had a great end of the year celebration. I would like to personally thank all the Cherubs' mothers, fathers, and grandparents for their warm welcome and words of encouragement. Your kindness is truly appreciated. I would also like to thank Father Tim, Mrs. Anna Angelos, and Mrs. Joanna Spinos for helping me lead our parent/toddler group. We look forward to learning and playing together again after Labor Day. Have a wonderful summer! Mrs. Janine Riley YOUTH MINISTRY At the Sunday School Graduation our Handmaidens received their vests. The young ladies worked very hard this year with weekly meetings and a variety of projects. Keep bringing the print cartridges and ink tones as well as all the paper for recycling. Our altar boys concluded their year strong, with the Archangel Michael group winning the Crosspoints tally for the academic year. Issa Janinah was awarded the St. Stephen Award. Our Goyans and Jr. Goyans ended the year during Great Lent and they are hoping they will join together at this year s Fanari Camp, June 16th- 23rd. The meetings will resume in August. St. Spyridon Youth BOWLING OUTING HANDMAIDENS ALTAR BOYS HOPE GOYA & JR. GOYA All our St. Spyridon youth are invited to end of the year Bowling Outing ORLAND BOWL 8601 w. 159th St. Orland Park, IL Thursday, June 13th, 2013 Time: 2:00 p.m. Cost: $10/child Includes shoe rental, two games, and pizza 4 The Voice

5 ARCHANGELS ACADEMY Archangels Academy held a Fashion Show for our 8th Annual Banquet and what a huge success! The children did a fantastic job walking the runway and showing off their fashions. Before school ended students enjoyed our Annual Carnival Day. Our school is so very blessed to have so many dedicated volunteers that with out them these last two events would not have been possible. Thank you to ALL our volunteers and a big thank you to Angela Malfas for her dedication to our Academy! Summer camp will run from June 3rd through June 14th and then we will be off for the rest of the summer. School will reconvene in September. St. Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church 5

6 ST. SPYRIDON GRADUATES GRAMMAR SCHOOL Christopher Deligiannis Matthew James Nicolas Kopanis Eraklis Labrakis Andrew Pappas John Pappas Nicholas Pappas Alexander Pyknis Nicolai Rutkowski Ioannis Vassilakis MIDDLE SCHOOL Konstantine Alikakos Dean Deligiannis Anthony Goutis Anastasios Koutsis Politimi Labrakis Krissa Manolitsis Mark Pappas Kenneth John Schultz Jeries Sweiss HIGH SCHOOL Eleni Alexakos Isaac Janinah Stephanie Korbakes Kathy Rodogiannis George Tsourdinis Elena Xeros COLLEGE Panagiotis Alexakos Denise Alexopoulos Katerina Alexopoulos John Kallas Sophia Kolyvas Peter C. Korbakes Penny Paraskis 6 The Voice

7 P.T.A. NEWS In the month of May, the Parent & Teacher Association hosted the coffee social on May 19th to celebrate Graduation Sunday. We honored our Sunday School Staff, as well as all the eighth grade, high school and college graduates. Thank you to Zoe Kopanis, Irene Giardina, and Presbytera Georgia Alikakos for the work they have done in implementing this year s curriculum. It is their dedication and unwavering spiritual support of our children that have made this an exciting and memorable year. Congratulations to Helena Xeros for earning the PTA High School Senior Scholarship. Throughout her high school career, Helena has maintained an exceptional academic record and achieved impressive accomplishments. She has also been an active member and participant in various church activities and community services. Helena has been admitted to Washington University in St. Louis to study immunology. We wish her continued success in her endeavors. We also congratulate Issa Janinah for receiving the St. Stephen Award for his altar boy service and Helena Xeros for receiving the St. Makrina Award for her service to the community. Finally we congratulate the 7th & 8th grade class for winning this year s Bible Bowl. Monday, June 3 rd, 2013, is the Greek School Graduation Program. The children have worked hard all year. Please join us as the students present an end of the year program and graduates receive their diplomas. Thank you for your continued support. Remember that P,T,A, needs new officers for the academic year. Please come and volunteer to lead this wonderful organization in the service of our children. Have a wonderful and restful summer. St. Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church 7

8 8 The Voice ST. SPYRIDON GRADUATES Kathy Rodogiannis Kathy Rodogiannis graduated Dwight D. Eisenhower High School as Valedictorian of her class of 434 students. She will attend Trinity College in Hartford, CT this fall. As the recipient of admission and scholarship through QuestBridge to attend Trinity College, Kathy was named Quest Scholar. There she will study biology in preparation for a career in medicine and take part in the Genomics Research Program that is affiliated with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Kathy was an Oralist for Mathletes where she received All Conference and participated in the Illinois State Regional Mathematics Contest. She was elected Speaker of the House and receives a certificate from the 98th General Assembly of the House of Representatives for her participation in YMCA Youth and Government. She is a member of Student Council and Leo Club, and was inducted into the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta where she tutored students in mathematics. In the summer of 2012, Kathy completed her internship granted by the American Cancer Society where she did breast cancer research at the University of Chicago. This research is being continued and Kathy was recently listed as an author of Use of Quantitative 3DBreast Image Analysis to Inform DCIS Staging which was published by the Radiological Society of North America. She regularly volunteers at the Ronald McDonald House and is an active Teen Board member that organizes events for the House. Throughout her high school career, Kathy has been a teacher s assistant at our Greek School Plutarchos of which she was a graduate. Kathy was named an AP Scholar with Distinction, Illinois State Scholar and a Questbridge College Prep Scholar. Kathy was recognized for her achievements in the Southtown Star newspaper, Greek Star newspaper, and the District 218 Commendation. She is also a recipient of the Principal s Award and an award presented by the Illinois Principals Association. She has had perfect attendance all four years of her high school career and was named Student of the Month. Kathy received a certificate of proficiency in Greek from the University of Thessaloniki for her success in the final level Ellinomatheia in Kathy s parents Vasillios and Gkolfo Rodogiannis motivate her to continue to succeed. Helena Xeros Helena Xeros will be graduating from Lyons Township High School in LaGrange and will be attending Washington University in St. Louis next fall. She was awarded The Eliot Scholarship and will study immunology at Washington University. At Lyons Township, Helena is an honors student, a member of the National Honors Society and in the top 5% of her class. Also, Helena was president of the LTHS Greek Club, an appointed student representative in the Lyons Township Community Leadership Committee and served as both leader and planning committee member for Freshman Experience Day. She was an active member in Model United Nations and received various Outstanding Delegate Awards. She has also participated in Varsity Girls Lacrosse and Cross Country. In the community, Helena stays active through her volunteer work at the non-for-profit, Share Your Soles, and as a coach for youth lacrosse players at the local park district. This year her essay placed at the Metropolis of Chicago Oratorical Festival. George Tsourdinis George Tsourdinis graduated from Chicago Christian High School. In the fall he will attend the University of Chicago majoring in Biochemistry. Panagiotis Alexakos Panagioti graduated from the University of Illinois, Chicago with a Bachelor degree of Science in Chemistry and a minor in Classical Studies. Panagioti graduated with Cum Laude honors. While at UIC, Panagioti had a publication on Eyewiki called Drug-Induced Uveitis. He plans on attending medical school. Katerina Alexopoulos Katerina is graduating from Chicago-Kent College of Law with a Juris Doctorate and a certificate in Criminal Litigation. While at Kent, she received several honors, including Dean's List, and awards for the highest grade in Legal Writing, Intensive Trial Advocacy, and Criminal Litigation. She was president of the Hellenic Law Student Association, representative of the Women in Law Society, and a member of several other legal organizations. She has clerked for two judges and interned for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office and the Illinois Attorney General's Office. Post-graduation, she plans to pursue a career in criminal prosecution.

9 ST. SPYRIDON GRADUATES Denise Alexopoulos After four years in the Interdisciplinary Honors Program at Loyola University Chicago, Denise is graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, with Magna Cum Laude Honors. Throughout her time at Loyola, she served as President of the Hellenic Student Association and was a board member of Loyola's Pre-Optometry Club and Orthodox Christian Fellowship. She also spent much of her time on the Panhellenic Youth Committee, and was the chair of this year's 9th Annual Midwest Panhellenic Youth Ball. This fall, she will begin her studies at the Illinois College of Optometry, where she will earn her Doctorate of Optometry degree and fulfill her dream of becoming an optometrist. Denise would like to thank her family, especially her loving parents and Pappou, for supporting her each and every day and helping her reach this milestone. Peter C. Korbakes Peter will be graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Illinois at Chicago with his Bachelors of Arts in History and his Bachelors of Arts in Classical Studies. While at UIC Peter was on the UIC Mock Trial Team which competes with other universities from around the country in the American Mock Trial Association. The past two years the team has made it to the National Championship where Peter received an All-American Witness Award in 2012 and again In 2013 he ranked first in the nation. Peter was also involved in the Hellenic Student Association where he was an executive officer. In 2010 he was accepted into UIC's Honors College where this year he completed his Senior Capstone Project entitled "The Question of Homer: Understand Homer and his World." This year he was inducted into the National Honors Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Eleni Alexakos Eleni graduated from Victor Andrew High School and will be attending Moraine Valley Community College to study nursing. After attending MVCC, Eleni plans on continuing her education as she pursues her bachelor s degree. In high school Eleni was in the Honors German classes as well as the German club. She also was the recipient to the Youth Service Medal of Honor from the Cook County Sheriff s department for earning over 400 hours of community service. At St. Spyridon, Eleni has been involved in Sunday School, GOYA, Joy, Hope, Handmaidens, Myrophores, Jr. Olympics, Cheerleading and Basketball. Not only is Eleni a graduate of Plutarchos Greek School but she returned to the program to be a teacher's assistant for the past four years. Stephanie Korbakes Stephanie is graduating from Shepard High School. She is involved with the National Honors Society, band, and volleyball. Katherine was on the varsity volleyball team for four years at Shepard and received Player of the Year South Suburban Conference, All-State News Gazette and team captain for three years, three years all conference, All-Area, and All-Tournament at Oak Lawn. At church she attended Sunday School, sang in the Jr. Choir, and was involved with handmaidens. Katherine is going to Christian Brothers University in Memphis Tennessee. She will be playing volleyball there and plans on studying biology or sports management. John Kallas John has been raised in the Saint Spyridon community. Over the years, he has been a part of many church activities and organizations. He graduated from Greek school Plutarchos and Sunday school, joined Greek dance, played on the basketball teams, became an altar boy captain. He also participated in the annual lenten retreats and summer bible camps eventually volunteering as a group leader. John proudly represented Saint Spyridon in the Greek parades and Junior Olympics. During the Saint Spyridon festivals, John has helped with setting up tables and chairs as well as selling food. During high school, he took the opportunity to help around the church while completing his community service hours. John recently graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's degree in electrical and computer engineering. John hopes to find a position as an embedded software engineer which would be testing circuitry and programming the code to accompany it. He wishes, Saint Spyridon will help guide him towards fulfilling his life goals of finding a stable job from which he can help Father Athenagoras with his missionary work in Cuba. St. Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church 9

10 PASCHA 2013 Once again, our community of St. Spyridon came together to celebrate the beautiful services of Holy Week and Pascha. Many thanks to all who offered their Pascha donations and flower donations, the altar boys, the myrofores, the members of the parish council, the psaltes and our choir, our readers, our Agape gospel readers, the Epitaphio decorators, the ladies who prepared the red eggs, the P.T.A. for the Easter baskets, the palm crosses crew, the donors and volunteers who prepared the Lenten breakfast on Saturday of Lazarus, our custodians and office staff, all our parish organizations and all the faithful who offered their prayers and their presence by the Cross of our Lord and Risen Savior. We are also very grateful to Fr. Athenagoras, for his blessings and assistance during the Holy Week services. 10 The Voice

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12 PARISH NEWS JUNIOR OLYMPICS St. Spyridon had a great turn out for this year's Metropolis Jr. Olympics with over 60 children from our parish competing in just about every event possible, from individual sports to team sports. was a wonderful weekend and we look for to next year. Parent volunteers are needed to step up and help out with organizing our athletic activities for the school year, if you can help out please contact John Angelos at jangelos111@gmail or We are planning to meet at the end of August and hope to hear from you! Congratulations to all our Junior Olympics Participants. Many thanks to our Athletic Director John Angelos, all our wonderful Coaches and to the Parents, & all the Volunteers. Congratulations to all our medalists: John Reyes...a gold for chess and bronze in the 18&U 50 yard freestyle. Aristotle Vainikos Silver in the 12&U 25 yard backstroke. Andreanna Kakempanos bronze in the 10&U 50 yard freestyle. Samantha Bountinas, Andreanna Kakempanos, Konstance Delis and Ava Theoharis silver in the 10&U 100 yard freestyle relay. Elizabeth Sacha Bronze for checkers Demetri Sacha - Gold for checkers Girl 200 Relay Constance Delis, Samantha Boutinas, Ava Theoharis and Nina Papadopoulos. Boys 400 Relay Bronze Dean Deligiannis, Laki Sakellaris, Anastasios Koutsis, Konstantine Alikakos. Gold in Singles Tennis Maria Sakellaris. It EASTER DONATIONS We wholeheartedly wish to thank the following parishioners and friends for donating towards the flowers and adornment of our St. Spyridon Church during the Great Lent and Pascha Season and for their special Easter Envelope Donation: Mr. & Mrs. Ak Karambelas Mr. Konstantin Karambelas Mrs. Christina Nikolopoulos Mr. & Mrs. G Kyroudis Mr. John Spiro Mr. & Mrs. Gus Banakis Mr. Peter Stribakos Mr. & Mrs. Vas Tsoukalas Mr. Andrew Pappas Mrs. Betty Lillios Mrs. Effie Pappas Mrs. Ida Trakadas Mrs. Athena Tsinoukas Mr. Demetrios Karuntzos Mr. & Mrs. S. Charalambos Mrs. Georgia Karuntzos Mrs. Tula Tsopels Mr. & Mrs. GregoryLes Mrs. Sophia Karagiannis Mr. & Mrs. John Eliacostas Mrs. Tasia Kladis Mr. Peter Tsakiris Mr. & Mrs. Pete Kolyvas Mr. & Mrs. I. Kremmidas Mr. & Mrs. ChrisTsakiris Dr. & Mrs. Chris Kolyvas Ms. Nichole Panos Mr. Ted Georgiopoulos Ms. Violet O Donnell Mr. & Mrs. C Catsogiannis Mr. & Mrs. G. Vasilakos Mr. & Mrs. George Gatsios SACRAMENTS BAPTISMS The daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John Bouras was baptized on May 11th and was given the name Maria Irene. Mr. Niko Marmeris was the sponsor. The son of Mr. & Mrs. John Baltas was baptized on May 18th, and given the name Andreas. Mr. & Mrs. Niko Dagres were the sponsors. The daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Perakis was was baptized on May 18th and given the name Ava. Pete & Soula Skokos were the sponsors. The son of Betty Parr was baptized on May 25th and given the name Alexander. Mrs. Georgia Giannopoulos was the sponsor. The daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bisbikis was baptized on May 25th and given the name Arianna Athanasia. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Primbas were the sponsors. Mr. & Mrs. Nick Chibucos Mrs. Alexandra Manolitsis Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. C. Koulogeorge Mr. & Mrs. Steve Proutsos Ms. Irene Giardina Ms. Fotini Pappas Ms. Georgia Malamis Mr. & Mrs. Z. Bousies Ms. Catherine Pappas Ms. Constance Pappas Mrs. Penny Poninski Mrs. Fay Thiakos Mrs. Martha Eliopulos Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Glikis WEDDINGS Natalie Fiacca & Alexander Wolfe were joined in the sacrament of marriage on Saturday May 11th, Their sponsor was Mr. Jonathan Wolfe. Ourania Vassiliou & Jason Demas were joined in the sacrament of marriage on Sunday May 19th, Their sponsor was Ms. Valarie Papadopoulos. MEMORIALS Sunday, May 19th 1 yr for Katerina Villanueva Sunday, May 28th Tree of Love Memorial COFFEE SOCIAL For the month of June the Sunday Coffee Hour after the Divine Liturgy will be hosted by the P.T.A. and for the month of July by the St. Spyridon Philoptochos. 12 The Voice

13 Chistos Anesti to all our church family, May our Lord s Resurrection give us health, love, humility and strength so that we may continue to work for His Church and His people Our Mother s Day Luncheon was a huge success. We want to thank the entire St. Spyridon community for supporting us and helping us to continue with our philanthropic endeavors. Special thanks and appreciation to our hard working ladies for a work well done! It is that time of year again when we start preparing for the Church Festival. This year it will be on July 6th and 7th.We ask all who can bring sweets to contact Kathy Korbakes at by June 23rd so we can be prepared. You can bring your sweets to church on the 5th of July. We are in need of galactoboureko, koulouria, paximathia, pantespani, kataifi, karidopita etc. The Work Schedule is as follows: We ask all who can help to come out. PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS SCHEDULE OF FESTIVAL PREPARATIONS Spanakopites Monday, June 3rd, 8:30 a.m. Melomakarouna Wednesday, June 5th, 8:30 am Tipopites Monday, June 10th, 8:30 a.m. Kourabiedes Wednesday, June 12th, 8:30 a.m. Baklava Monday, July 1st, 8:30 a.m. Diples To be announced At the coffee hour every Sunday we will have a sheet for parishioners to sign up for the actual festival. Please sign up the times you are available so that things can run smoothly. We ask all to help make this a success. In closing, I would like to thank each and every one of you, for your continuous support and love to Philoptochos. Best wishes for a healthy and enjoyable summer to all! With Sisterly Love, Toula Georgiopoulos Philoptochos President St. Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church 13

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15 SCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICES JUNE 2013 Saturday, June 1st Agiasmos Service 9:00 a.m Sunday, June 2nd 5th Sunday of Pascha, Orthros & Divine Liturgy 8:00 a.m. Saturday, June 8th Great Vespers - 6:00 p.m. Sunday, June 9th 6th Sunday of Pascha, Sunday of the Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council, Orthros & Divine Liturgy - 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 12th Apodosis of Pascha, Orthros & Divine Liturgy - 8:00 a.m. Thursday, June 13th Ascension of our Lord, Orthros & Divine Liturgy - 8:00 a.m. Saturday, June 15th Great Vespers - 6:00 p.m. Sunday, June 16th 7th Sunday of Pascha, Sunday of the Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council, Orthros & Divine Liturgy - 8:00 a.m. Saturday, June 22nd Saturday of the Souls, Orthros, Divine Liturgy & Memorial Service 8:00 a.m. * Great Vespers 6:00 p.m. Sunday, June 23rd Sunday of Pentecost, (no fasting all week), Father s Day, Orthros, Divine Liturgy and Vespers of Pentecost (the Kneeling) 8:00 a.m. * Great Vespers at Holy Trinity Church, Chicago, IL. 7:00 p.m. Monday, June 24th Feast of the Holy Spirit, Orthros and Divine Liturgy 8:00 a.m. Friday, June, 28th Great Vespers at SS. Peter and Paul, Glenview, IL. 7:00 p.m. Saturday, June 29th SS. Peter and Paul, Orthros and Divine Liturgy 8:00 a.m. Great Vespers at All Saints Church, Joliet, IL. and at Holy Apostles, Westchester 7:00 p.m. Sunday, June 30th 1st Sunday of Matthew (All Saints), Orthros & Divine Liturgy 8:00 a.m. Monday, July 1st Saturday, July 6th Sunday, July 7th Sunday, July 14th Sunday, July 21st Sunday, July 28th JULY 2013 SS. Cosmas and Damian the Holy Unmercenaries, Orthros, Divine Liturgy & Agiasmos 8:00 a.m. Great Vespers 5:00 p.m. 2nd Sunday of Matthew, Orthros and Divine Liturgy 8:00 a.m. Sunday of the Holy Fathers, Orthros and Divine Liturgy 8:00 a.m. 4th Sunday of Matthew, Orthros and Divine Liturgy 8:00 a.m. 5th Sunday of Matthew, Orthros and Divine Liturgy 8:00 a.m. SAVE THE DATE Federation Greek Orthodox Church Musicians Metropolis of Chicago Invite you to participate in the 17th Annual Youth Choir Conference October 19th & 20th, 2013 Saint Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church Conference Director: Diana Ott For information contact Ida Trakadas or Nicky Glikis. St. Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church 15

16 ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΙΕΡΩΝ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΩΝ Σάββατο 1 Ιουνίου Κυριακή 2 Ιουνίου Σάββατο 8 Ιουνίου Κυριακή 9 Ιουνίου Τετάρτη, 12 Ιουνίου Πέμπτη 13 Ιουνίου Σάββατο 15 Ιουνίου Κυριακή 16 Ιουνίου Σάββατο 22 Ιουνίου Κυριακή 23 Ιουνίου ΙΟΥΛΙΟΣ 2013 Ομιλία του π. Νίκωνος Μοναχού από την Νέα Σκήτη του Αγίου Όρους Μέγας Αγιασμός 9:00 π.μ. 5η Κυριακή του Πάσχα,, Όρθρος & Θεία Λειτουργία 8:00 π.μ. Μέγας Eσπερινος 6:00 μ.μ. 6η Κυριακή του Πάσχα,, Όρθρος & Θεία Λειτουργία 8:00 π.μ. Πέμπτη, 13 Ιουνίου, 2013 Απόδοσις του Πάσχα, Όρθρος & Θεία 7:00 μ.μ. Λειτουργία 8:00 π.μ. Ανάληψις του Κυρίου Όρθρος καί Θεία Λειτουργία 8:00 π.μ. Ι.Ν. Αγίου Σπυρίδωνος Μέγας Εσπερινός 6:00 μ.μ. 7η Κυριακή του Πάσχα, των Πατέρων της 1ης Οικουμενικού Συνόδου, Όρθρος & Θεία Λειτουργία 8:00 π.μ. Ψυχοσάββατο Όρθρος, Θεία Λειτουργία και Μνημόσυνο 8:00 π.μ. * Μέγας Εσπερινός 5:00 μ.μ. Κυριακή της Πεντηκοστής Όρθρος, Θεία Λειτουργία & Μέγας Εσπερινός 8:00 π.μ. (όλη την εβδομάδα κατάλυση των πάντων) * Μέγας Εσπερινός στον Ιερό Ναό Αγίας Τριάδας 7:00 μ.μ. Δευτέρα 24 Ιουνίου Του Αγίου Πνεύματος, Όρθρος & Θεία Λειτουργία 8:00 π.μ. Παρασκευή 28 Iουνίου Μέγας Εσπερινός στον Ιερό Ναό των Αγίων Πέτρου & Παύλου 7:00 μ.μ. Σάββατο 29 Ιουνίου Αγίων Πέτρου και Παύλου, Όρθρος & Θεία Λειτουργία 8:00 π.μ. * Μ. Εσπερινός, Ι. Ναόν των Αγίων Πάντων και των Αγίων Αποστόλων 7 μ.μ. Κυριακή 30 Ιουνίου 1η Κυριακή του Ματθαίου, Κυριακή των Αγίων Πάντων Όρθρος, Θεία Λειτουργία 8:00 π.μ. ΙΟΥΛΙΟΣ 2013 Δευτέρα 1 Ιουλίου Κoσμά και Δαμιανού των Αναργύρων, Όρθρος, Θεία Λειτουργία και Αγιασμός 8:00 π.μ. Σάββατο 6 Ιουλίου Μέγας Εσπερινός 5:00 μ.μ. Κυριακή 7 Ιουλίου 2η Κυριακή του Ματθαίου, Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία 8:00 π.μ. Κυριακή 14 Ιουλίου Κυριακή των Πατέρων της 4ης Οικουμενικής Συνόδου, Όρθρος και Θεία Λειτουργία 8:00 π.μ. Κυριακή 21 Ιουλίου 3η Κυριακή του Ματθαίου, Όρθρος & Θεία Λειτουργία 8:00 π.μ. Κυριακή 28 Ιουλίου 5η Κυριακή του Ματθαίου, Όρθρος & Θεία Λειτουργία 8:00 π.μ. ΤΟ ΦΕΣΤΙΒΑΛ ΤΗΣ ΕΝΟΡΙΑΣ ΜΑΣ Το ετήσιο Φεστιβάλ της Ενορίας μας θα γίνει στις 6 και 7 Ιουλίου. Μην ξεχνάτε ότι από την επιτυχία του Φεστιβάλ εξαρτώνται κατά πολύ τα προγράμματα της Ενορίας μας. Ζητάμε την βοήθεια όλων σας για τις προετοιμάσιες, καθώς και για την προώθηση των λαχείων. Μόνο με την αγάπη, την βοήθεια και την υποστήριξή σας το Φεστιβάλ θα έχει επιτυχία. Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες επικοινωνήσατε με το γραφείο της Εκκλησίας μας. ΠΡΟΣΦΟΡΑ ΤΟΥ ΚΑΦΕ Ο καφές και τα γλυκίσματα μέτα την Θεία Λειτουργία της Κυριακής θα προσφερθούν από τον Σύλλογο Γονέων και Διδασκάλων τον Ιούνιο μήνα και από τη Φιλόπτωχο Αδελφότητα τον Ιούλιο. 16 The Voice

17 ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΠΛΟΥΤΑΡΧΟΣ Οι Εξετάσεις του Ελληνικού Σχολείου μας θα γίνουν την Δευτέρα 3 Ιουνίου στις 4:30 μ.μ. Σας παρακαλούμε να υποστηρίξετε αυτό το πρόγραμμα της ενορίας μας με την παρουσία σας. Με την ευκαιρία της λήξης της σχολική χρονιάς θα θέλαμε να ευχαριστήσουμε θερμά το διδασκαλικό προσωπικό αυτής της σχολικής χρονιάς: κ. Λαμπρινή Σταύρου διευθύντρια, πρεσβυτέρα Γεωργία Αλικάκου, κ. Μαρία Βλάχου, κ. Νίκη Γλυκή, κ. Μαρία Πούλου, κ. Κατερίνα Αλεξάκου, κ. Βάγια Μακρή, κ. Μαριάννα Χανιωτάκη, κ. Άγγελο Αγγελακόπουλο και όλους τους βοηθούς τους για την σκληρή και αποδοτική τους δουλειά κατά την διάρκεια της σχολικής χρονιάς. Ευχόμαστε σε όλους, δασκάλους και μαθητές χαρούμενο καλοκαίρι. Συχγαρητήρια στην Α τάξη του σχολείου μας που κέρδισε pizza party από τον Σύλλογο Γονέων και Κηδεμόνων. ΘΕΡΜΑ ΣΥΓΧΑΡΗΤΗΡΙΑ ΣΤΟΥΣ ΑΠΟΦΟΙΤΟΥΣ ΤΟΥ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟΥ ΜΑΣ Αλικάκο Κωνσταντίνο Αηδόνη Στέφανο Βασιλειάδη Κλεοπάτρα Βασιλάκη Ιωάννη Ζεντέφη Ιωάννη Λαμπράκη Ηρακλή Σταυροπούλου Ναταλία Συναδινού Γαβριέλλα Και εις ανώτερα! Let s hit the links! St. Spyridon s 16 th Annual Golf Outing Tuesday, August 27th, :00 p.m. Shotgun Start Odyssey Country Club, Tinley Park $125 per golfer ($75 for students) Registration Fee includes: 18 holes of golf, Golf Cart, Lunch, & Dinner Sponsorship Opportunities for your Business or Family: $150 per hole Reserve your sponsorship & tee times now! For more information, call the Church Office at οr at Office@Saint-Spyridon.org St. Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church 17

18 St. Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church S. Ridgeland Avenue Palos Heights, IL Address Correction Requested Attend Church Regularly with Your Family! Bulk Rate U.S. Postage PAID Permit #52 Palos Heights, IL. CALENDAR OF EVENTS June 4th Parish Council Meeting June 3rd Greek School Graduation June 3rd-14th Archangels Camp June 13th Youth Bowling Outing June 13th Lecture by Fr. Nikon June 16th-23rd Fanari Camp July 3rd & 5th Festival Preparations July 6th-7th Summer Festival July 8th Festival Clean-Up August 10th Back To School Retreat 16th ANNUAL GOLF OUTING Tuesday, August 27th, 2013 COMMUNITY LABOR DAY PICNIC Monday, September 2nd, 2013 Authentic Greek Cuisine Homemade Greek Pastries Greek Music & Dancing Kiddie Rides Plus, Car Raffle! St. Spyridon Dancers Saturday & Sunday St. Spyridon s Greek Festival S. Ridgeland, Palos Heights July 6th & 7th Saturday from 4 p.m. midnight Sunday from noon 11 p.m. Admission: Adults $2 Children under 12 FREE For more info, call (708) FREE PARKING & SHUTTLE