HOLY TRINITY August 2011

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1 HOLY TRINITY August 2011 Volume 42 Issue 8 ΑΓΙΑ ΣΡΙΑ Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Wilmington, Delaware

2 The Official Publication of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 808 N. Broom Street, Wilmington, Delaware Telephone: (302) Fax: (302) His Eminence Metropolitan EVANGELOS of New Jersey, Hierarch Rev. Fr. Dean Nastos, Protopresbyter Susan Kelleher, Church Secretary (home) Anargyros Liparos, Protopsaltis PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS Georgia Halakos, President - (302) Demetri Karakasidis, First Vice President - (302) Nick Karavasilis, Second Vice President -(302) James Maravelias, Parish Council Treasurer - (302) George Rassias, Parish Council Secretary - (610) Constantine Caras Chris Papachrysanthou Tom Diamanty Catherine Stathakis Christos Kotanidis George Tsavalas Spiros Mantzavinos Peter Xarhoulakos Milt Misogianes Executive Parish Council Meetings - 1st Tuesday of every 7PM Parish Council Meetings - 3rd Tuesday of every 7PM CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS Mailing Coordinators James Michael & Crew (856) Philoptochos Maroula Haralambidis, President GOYA Peter Stevens, President Sunday School Helene Krikelis, Director Greek School Eleni Papadopoulos Kessaris, Co-Director Greek School Vicky Dalianis, Co-Director (610) / HOPE/JOY Eleni Karakasidis, Amalea Rassias, / Maria Kotanidis, & Julie Tsakumis YAL George Tsakataras, Coordinator (610) Altar Boys Michael Sanford, Director St. Elpida George Righos Choir Anthony Pantelopulos, Director Altar Guild Helen Doukakis, President The Heart Club Peter Xarhoulakos, President Vacation Bible School Sophia Fotakos, Director Editorial Staff Dr. Costas Fountzoulas Web Site Nikoletta Klezaras Adult Bible Study (Wednesday PM) Fr. Stamatios Ganiaris Adult Bible Study (Thursday PM) Basil Savopoulos / Emmanuel Dining Room East Nikkie Tsakataras & Tina Ganiaris King Holy Trinity Food Pantry Steve Nicholas AUXILIARY ORGANIZATIONS AHEPA John Tarabicos, President Daughters of Penelope Robin Hayes, President Hellenic University Club Michael Logothetis, President Church Office Address: greekorth@holytrinitywilmington.org Fr. Dean Nastos Church Address: fr.dean@holytrinitywilmington.org For pastoral emergencies - you may call Fr Holy Trinity Website Address: ALL ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS MUST BE IN THE OFFICE BY THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH. THESE ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS CAN BE DROPPED OFF, ED, FAXED OR U. S. MAIL.

3 THE PASTOR S LETTER AUGUST 2011 ΑΤΓΟΤΣΟ 2011 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, For everything there is a season, and a time For every matter under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 A small girl once asked me, Where does God go for Summer vacation? At first I thought the question was cute, but I soon realized that the girl was serious. It made me think for a moment how to answer the question. Obviously God does not go on Summer vacation, we do. That was the answer I gave the small girl. She seemed to understand but still looked confused. She then told me that her parents needed to hear this answer and then maybe they would continue to bring her to Church during the Summer so she could be with God. Summer time is time in which we think about taking it easy. We feel we can stay away from certain things, especially Church on Sunday mornings. Summer time is as good of a time to worship God as any, because God Himself has given Summer to us. We continue to need His blessings and guidance, no matter what season or day. August is filled with important Holy days for our spiritual like. I hope you will not forget them and continue to worship in our Church as often as possible. During August we celebrate the Great Feast of the Falling Asleep of the Theotokos, the Koimisis. From August 1 st until the 14 th we are called upon to pray more, read Holy Scripture and other religious books more in order to grow our spiritual lives, partake of Holy Communion and participate in Holy Confession, give of ourselves to the Church when called upon and fast from certain foods. Let us all take the time to attend the special services during this period and allow our spiritual life to be strengthened. Please attend the Paraklesis services as they are scheduled. If you are traveling away from the Wilmington area this summer, please have a blessed and safe trip. If you are staying near the Wilmington are enjoy your summer months. Wherever you will be, continue to pray and don t forget to worship within the Church. Summer truly is a time to receive our Lord s blessings and feel His presence in our lives. Remember, we can t live without His Blessings. Have a great Summer! In Christ s Service, Rev. Protopresbyter Dean Nastos Proistamenos Αγαπεηνί ελ Υξηζηώ Αδειθνί θαη Αδειθέο, Σνηο πάζη ρξόλνο θαη θαηξόο ησ παληί πξάγκαηη ππό ηνλ νπξαλόλ. Δθθιεζηαζηέο 3, 1 Κάπνηε έλα θνξηηζάθη κε εξώηεζε, Πνπ πάεη ν Θεόο γηα θαινθαηξηλέο δηαθνπέο; ηελ αξρή εζεώξεζα όηη ε εξώηεζε είλαη ραξηησκέλε, αιιά ζύληνκα θαηάιαβα όηη ην θνξηηζάθη ήηαλ ζνβαξό. θέθζεθα γηα ιίγν πσο λα απαληήζσ ηελ εξώηεζε. Πξνθαλώο ν Θεόο δελ πάεη θαινθαηξηλέο δηαθνπέο, εκείο πάκε. Έηζη απάληεζα ζην θνξηηζάθη. Φάλεθε όηη θαηάιαβε αιιά ήηαλ πξνθαλέο όηη απνξνύζε αθόκε. Σόηε κνπ είπε όηη νη γνλείο ηεο έπξεπε λα αθνύζνπλ απηήλ ηελ απάληεζε θαη ηόηε ίζσο λα ζπλέρηδαλ λα ηελ θέξλνπλ ζηελ εθθιεζία ην θαινθαίξη, σζηε λα κπνξή λα είλαη θνληά ζην Θεό. Σν θαινθαίξη είλαη ε πεξίνδνο πνπ ζθεθηόκαζηε λα εξεκήζνπκε ιίγν. Αηζζαλόκαζηε όηη κπνξνύκε λα απνθύγνπκε κεξηθά πξάγκαηα, εηδηθά ηελ Δθθιεζία ηα Κπξηαθάηηθα πξστλά. Σν θαινθαίξη είλαη επίζεο ν θαηάιιεινο ρξόλνο λα ιαηξέςνπκε ηνλ Θεό όπσο θάζε άιιε ζηηγκή, γηαηί ν Θεόο ν Ίδηνο καο έρεη δώζεη ην θαινθαίξη πλερίδνπκε λα ρξεηαδώκαζηε ηε επινγία ΣΟΤθαη θαζνδήγεζε, αλεμαξηήησο επνρήο θαη εκέξαο. Ο Αύγνπζηνο είλαη γεκάηνο κε ζπνπδαίεο Ιεξέο εκέξεο γηα ηελ πλεπκαηηθή καο δσή. Διπίδσ όηη δελ ζα ηηο μεράζαηε θαη ζα ζπλερίζεηε λα ιαηξεύεηε ζηελ Δθθιεζία καο όζν ζπρλώηεξα κπνξείηε. Σνλ Αύγνπζην ενξηάδνπκε ηελ Κνηκήζε ηεο Θενηόθνπ. Απν ηελλ 1 ελ κέρξη ηελ 14 ελ Απγνύζηνπ πξνζθαινύκεζα λα πξνζεπρώκεζα, θαη λα δηαβάδνπκε ηηο Άγηεο Γξαθέο θαη άιια ζξεζθεπηηθά βηβιία πεξηζζόηεξν ώζηε λα δηεπξύλνπκε ηελ πλεπκαηηθή καο δσή λα Μεηαιακβάλνπκε θαη λα ζπκκεηέρνπκε ζηελ Θεία Δμνκνιόγεζε, λα παξαδώζνπκε ηνπο εαπηνύο καο ζηελ Δθθιεζία θαη λα λεζηεύνπκε από κεξηθέο ηξνθέο. Αο παξαθνινπζνύκε ηηο εηδηθέο αθνινπζίεο θαηά ηελ δηάξθεηα απηήο ηεο πεξηόδνπ ώζηε λα ελδπλακσζή ε πλεκαηηθή καο δσή. Αο παξαθνινπζήζεηε ηηο Αθνινπζίεο ηεο Παξαθιήζεσο ζύκθσλα κε ην πξόγξακκα. Δάλ ηαμηδεύεηε καθξπά από ην Γνπίικηλγθηνλ αην θαινθαίξη λα έρεηε έλα επινγεκέλν θαη αζθαιέο ηαμείδη. Δάλ παξακέλεηε ζην Γνπίικηλγθηνλ λα απνιαύζεηε ηνπο θαινθαηξλνύο κήλεο. Οπνπδήπνηε θη αλ είζζε, λα ζπλερίζεηε λα πξνζεύρεζζε θαη λα κελ μερλάηε λα εθθιεζηάδεζζε. Αιεζηλά ην θαινθαίξη είλαη ε επνρή λα ιακβάλνπκε ηελ επινγία ηνπ Κπξίνπ θαη λα αηζζαλζνύκε ηελ παξνπζία Σνπ ζηελ δσή καο. Να ζπκάζζε όηη δελ κπνξνύκε λα δνύκε ρσξίο ηελ Δπινγία Σνπ. Να έρεηε έλα θαιό θαινθαίξη! ελ Τπεξεζία ηνπ Υξηζηνύ, Αηδ. Πξσηνπξεζβύηεξνο Κσλζηαληίλνο Νάζηνο Πξντζηάκελνο

4 7 The 8th Sunday of St. Matthew 9am Orthros 10am Divine Liturgy 14 The 9th Sunday of St. Matthew 9am Orthros 10am Divine Liturgy 21 The 10th Sunday of St. Matthew 9am Orthros 10am Divine Liturgy 1:30 Baptism 28 The 11th Sunday of St. Matthew 9am Orthros 10am Divine Liturgy August 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Falling Asleep of the Theotokos Fast Begins FAST DAY 8 FAST DAY 15 Falling Asleep of the Theotokos 9am Orthros 10am Divine Liturgy Special Coffee Hour to follow the Liturgy. 2 FAST DAY 9 FAST DAY pm Philoptochos Board Meeting 3 7PM Paraklesis Service to the Theotokos FAST DAY 10 7PM Paraklesis Service to the Theotokos FAST DAY FAST DAY FAST DAY FAST DAY 4 FAST DAY 11 FAST DAY pm Organization Leader Calendar Meeting 5 7PM Paraklesis Service to the Theotokos FAST DAY 12 7PM Paraklesis Service to the Theotokos FAST DAY FAST DAY 26 FAST DAY 6 Holy Transfiguration 9am Orthros 10am Divine Liturgy FAST DAY 13 FAST DAY 20 27

5 Αύγνπζηνο2011 Κσρηαθή Δεσηέρα Σρίηε Σεηάρηε Πέκπηε Παραζθεσή αββάηο 7 Ογδόε Κσρηαθή ηοσ Μαηζαίοσ 9πκ Όξζξνο 10πκ Θεία Λεηηνπξγία 14 Ελάηε Κσρηαθή ηοσ Μαηζαίοσ 9πκ Όξζξνο 10πκ Θεία Λεηηνπξγία 21 Δεθάηε Κσρηαθή ηοσ Μαηζαίοσ 9πκ Όξζξνο 10πκ Θεία Λεηηνπξγία 1:30 Βάπηηζηο 28 Ελδεθάηε Κσρηαθή ηοσ Μαηζαίοσ 9πκ Όξζξνο 10πκ Θεία Λεηηνπξγία 1 Νεζηεία Κοηκήζεως ηες Θεοηόθοσ άρτεηαη ΗΜΕΡΑ ΝΗΣΕΙΑ 8 ΗΜΕΡΑ ΝΗΣΕΙΑ 15 Κοίκεζες ηες Θεοηόθοσ 9πκ Όξζξνο 10πκ Θεία Λεηηνπξγία Δηδηθή Πξνθνξά Ώξα ηνπ Καθέ κεηά ηελ Θεία Λεηηνπξγία 2 ΗΜΕΡΑ ΝΗΣΕΙΑ 9 ΗΜΕΡΑ ΝΗΣΕΙΑ κκ πλάληεζηο νπλβνπιίσλ Φηινπηώρνπ 3 7 ΜΜ Αθνινπζία παξαθιήζεσο ηεο Θενηόθνπ ΗΜΕΡΑ ΝΗΣΕΙΑ 10 7 ΜΜ Αθνινπζία παξαθιήζεσο ηεο Θενηόθνπ ΗΜΕΡΑ ΝΗΣΕΙΑ ΗΜΕΡΑ ΝΗΣΕΙΑ ΗΜΕΡΑ ΝΗΣΕΙΑ ΗΜΕΡΑ ΝΗΣΕΙΑ 4 ΗΜΕΡΑ ΝΗΣΕΙΑ 11 ΗΜΕΡΑ ΝΗΣΕΙΑ κκ Ηκεξνινγηα θή πλάληεζε Δπηθεθαιήο Οξγαλώζεσο 5 7 ΜΜ Αθνινπζία παξαθιήζεσο ηεο Θενηόθνπ ΗΜΕΡΑ ΝΗΣΕΙΑ 12 7 ΜΜ Αθνινπζία παξαθιήζεσο ηεο Θενηόθνπ ΗΜΕΡΑ ΝΗΣΕΙΑ ΗΜΕΡΑ ΝΗΣΕΙΑ 26 ΗΜΕΡΑ ΝΗΣΕΙΑ 6 Μεηακόρθωζης ωηήρος 9πκ Όξζξνο 10πκ Θεία Λεηηνπξγία ΗΜΕΡΑ ΝΗΣΕΙΑ 13 ΗΜΕΡΑ ΝΗΣΕΙΑ 20 27

6 The Presidents Page August 2011 Αύγνπζηνο 2011 Our Dear Parishioners, Where to start!! It has been a busy summer so far! I d like to start by saying thank you to all who helped to make the end of the year Sunday School/Youth Ministries Picnic an enjoyable event. Special thanks goes to George and Amelea Rassias for all their support in organizing and working so hard to make the picnic enjoyable for all who attended. (see pictures in this bulletin) This years Festival was a GREAT SUCCESS!! I cannot thank our parishioners enough for all the help and support with the abundance of people coming out to volunteer this is what our family is all about! I especially thank our Booth Chairs and my Festival Co-Chairs for all the time and effort you put in to make this festival the best it s ever been. The extra day proved to be very successful as well! His Eminence Metropolitan Evangelos enjoyed his visit with us at the festival and it was a blessing to have him here to celebrate our Church s Feast Day. The luncheon was enjoyed by all who remained after the service. On August 15 th we will be holding a special Coffee Hour after the Divine Liturgy in honor of the Feast Day of the Falling Asleep of the Theotokos. If you would like to sponsor or help in any way please contact the church office to let us know what you would like to do. Looking forward, please save the dates for: Our Welcome Back Picnic Sunday, September 11 (after Divine Liturgy) Please contact the church office if you can help with the picnic or can donate in any way. A list of things needed for the picnic is in this bulletin. We also look forward to our 4 th Annual Golf Tournament. This year s tournament is September 27. If you would like to become a sponsor or a player in this year s upcoming tournament, please fill out the form found in this bulletin or for more information pick up a form from the church office. We would love to say this is the best Golf Tournament we ever had too -! - So take time to sign up as a sponsor or player today! We hope you have had a restful and relaxing summer and we look forward to seeing all of you as we come back from vacations and start back with our Ecclesiastical year - starting with our Welcome Back picnic/youth Ministries sign-up! We hope to see you there! Sincerely, Georgia Halakos Αγαπεηνί καο Δλνξίηεο, Από πνπ λ αξρίζσ!! Μέρξη ζήκεξα, ην θαινθαίξη ήηαλ ηόζν πνιπάζρνιν! Θα αξρίζσ επραξηζηώληαο όινπο όζνη εβνήζεζαλ ζηελ δηνξγάλσζε θαη επηηπρία ηνπ πίθληθ ηνπ ηέινπο ηεο ρξνληάο ηνπ Καηερεηηθνύ θαη ησλ Οξγαληζκώλ Νενιαίαο. Ιδηαηηέξσο επραξηζηνύκε ηνλ Γεώξγην θαη ηελ Ακαιηά Ραζζηά γηα όιε ηελ ππνζηήξημή ηνπο ζηελ δηνξγάλσζε θαη ζθιεξή εξγαζία γηα λα γίλε ην πίθληθ επράξηζην γηα όζνπο επήξαλ κέξνο (Γείηε ζρεηηθέο θσηνγξαθίεο ζην παξόλ ηεύρνο) Σν εθεηηλό θεζηηβάι ήηαλ κηα ΜΔΓΑΛΗ ΔΠΙΣΤΥΙΑ!! Γελ κπνξώ λα επραξηζηήζσ αξθεηά ηνπο πνιπάξηζκνπο εζεινληέο ελνξίηεο γηα ηελ βνήζεηά ηνπο θαη ππνζηήξημε ηνπο-απηό είλαη ε ζεκαζία ηεο νηθνγέλεηάο καο! Ιδηαηηέξσο επραξηζηώ ηνπο Δπηθεθαιήο ησλ ηαζκώλ Πσιήζεσλ θαη ηνπο Αληηπξνέδξνπο ηνπ Φεζηηβάι γηα όιν ηνλ ρξόλν θαη πξνζπάζεηα πνπ πξνζέθεξαλ γηα λα θάλνπλ απηό ην θεζηηβάι ην θαιιίηεξν όισλ κέρξη ζήκεξα. Η επηπξόζζεηε εκέξα ηνπ αββάηνπ απεδείρζε επίζεο πνιύ επηηπρήο! Ο εβαζκηώηαηνο Μεηξνπνιίηεο Δπάγγεινο απήιαπζε ηελ επίζθεςή ηνπ ζην θεζηηβάι καο θαη ήηαλ επινγία λα ηνλ έρνπκε καδί καο θαη λα ζπλενξηάζνπκε ηελ Ολνκαζηηθή Ηκέξα ηεο Δθθιεζίαο καο. Όζνη παξεπξέζεθαλ κεηά ηελ ιεηηνπξγία απήιαπζαλ ην παξαηεζέλ γεύκα. Σελ 15 ελ Απγνύζηνπ ζα παξαηεζή κία εηδηθή Ώξα ηνπ Καθέ γηα ηελ ενξηή ηεο Κνηκήζεσο ηεο Θενηόθνπ. Αλ επηζπκήηε λα γίλεηαη ρνξεγόο ή λα βνεζήζεηε πνηθηινηξόπσο παξαθαιώ λα έιζεηε ζε επαθή κε ην γξαθείν ηεο εθθιεζίαο θαη λα γλσζηνπνηήζεηε ηελ πξνζθνξά ζαο. Κνηηάδνληαο ζην εγγύο κέιινλ ζεκεηώζηε ηηο αθόινπζεο εκεξνκελίεο: ΣΟ ΠΙΚΝΙΚ ΚΑΛΩΟΡΙΜΑΣΟ-Κσρηαθή, 11 ε επηεκβρίοσ (κεηά ηες Θείαλ Λεηηοσργίαλ). Παξαθαιώ λα επηθνηλώλήζεηε κε ην γξαθείν ηεο εθθιεζίαο αλ ζέιεηε λα βνεζήζεηε κε νπνηνδήπνηε ηξόπν ή λα θάλεηε δσξεά. Ο θαηάινγνο ησλ «πραγκάηωλ ποσ τρεηάδοληαη» είλαη ζην παξόλ ηεύρνο. Προζβιέποσκε επίζες ζηο 4 ο Εηήζηο Γθόιθ Σούρλακελη. Σν εθεηηλό ηνύξλακελη ζα ιάβε ρώξα ηελ 27 ελ επηεκβξίνπ. Δάλ ζειήζεηε λα γίλεηε ρνξεγόο ηνπ ή λα παίμεηε παξαθαιώ ζπκπιεξώζηε ην έληππν ζ απηό ην ηεύρνο. Γηα πεξηζζόηεξεο πιεξνθνξίεο λα απνηαζήηε ζην γξαθείν ηεο εθθιεζίαο. Θα ζέιακε επίζεο λα πνύκε ζην ηέινο όηη απηό είλαη ην θαιιίηεξν Γθόιθ Σνύξλακελη κέρξη ζήκεξα! Έηζη ζαο πξνηξέπνπκε λα πππνγξάςεηε ζπκκεηνρή ή ζαλ ρνξεγόο ή ζαλ παίθηεο ζήκεξα! Διπίδνπκε λα έρεηε έλα μεθνύξαζην θαη απνιαπζηηθό θαινθαίξη θαη πξνζβιέπνπκε λα ζαο δνύκε πάιη όηαλ επηζηξέςεηε από ηηο δηαθνπέο ζαο κε ηελ έλαξμε ηνπ Δθθιεζηαζηηθνύ καο Έηνπο μεθηλώληαο κε ην Πίθληθ Καισζνξίζκαηνο/εγγξαθή ησλ Τπεξεζηώλ Νενιαίαο! Διπίδνπκε λα ζαο δνύκε εθεί! Δηιηθξηλώο, Γεσξγία Υαιάθνπ

7 ONE DIVINE LITURGY BOOK Our entire Parish family would like to thank our Altar Guild Organization and Heart Club for their generous donation of the purchase of Divine Liturgy Books. We will now be using only one Divine Liturgy Book and we now have enough books for all the pews. Please note that added to the Divine Liturgy Books are the words Congregation Stands and Congregation Sits so that everyone will now know when to stand and sit throughout the Liturgy. Our entire Parish family would also like to thank Dimitra Lempesis and Steve Nicholas for putting the words into every Divine Liturgy Book. Please take the opportunity to use the Divine Liturgy Book during the Liturgy so you may better understand the Divine Liturgy and follow the Divine Liturgy. NEW HOLY COMMUNION PROCEDURE Our Church does everything for the benefit of Her members. Everything is always done in proper order and with respect. We here at Holy Trinity also are called upon to do everything in proper order and with respect. Therefore, effective July 10th a new Holy Communion Procedure was installed within our Parish. All members are asked to first and foremost listen to the instructions of the Ushers. Those who are prepared to participate in Holy Communion are asked to exit their pews towards the side aisle and then come forward from the side aisle onto the Solea and then partake of Holy Communion. Once you have received your Antidoron (Blessed Bread) you are asked to proceed down the center aisle to your seat in the pews. Please remember to follow the directions of the Ushers at all times. If we all follow this simple procedure, our Church order will truly benefit all. HOSPITAL VISITATIONS Not only is the spiritual health of our members important but also their physical health. When a member enters into the Hospital it is important that Fr. Dean is notified. If a member himself/herself is entering the Hospital (at least overnight), he/she should contact Fr. Dean beforehand if they know the day they will be entering. If a family member is entering the Hospital (at least overnight), another family member should contact Fr. Dean before hand if they know the day they will be entering. Obviously, in the case of an emergency, Fr. Dean should be notified immediately. Hospitals today no longer notify the Church when a Church member enters the hospital. So, if someone is in the hospital and Fr. Dean is NOT notified, don t blame him for not coming to see that member. Remember Fr. Dean s ESP has been down for years!! YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED The Basil Garden has been planted in front of the office. Special thanks to Steve Nicholas and the children who attended Vacation Bible School for planting it! The Church office has been painted and new carpet has been installed. The Agape Room has also been painted. Special thanks to Loula Kapordelis for her generous donation. The Wooden Stand that encases the Holy Relics. Special thanks to the Gus Tsionas Family for their generous donation. A Convection Oven for use during our festivals was generously donated by John & Eleni Alexopoulos. A set of 200 China Tableware Settings was generously donated from the Hollywood Grill, special thanks to owner Tom Hatzis. Honorary Mention goes to our Ladies Philoptochos Society for their more than generous donation of $10,000 towards the cost of the Icon Restoration Project, along with major donations from our own GOYA, the Hellenic University Club, and Milt & Carol Misogianes, the project will soon be started as we are presently soliciting bids for the task. YOU CAN HELP TOO There are many jobs around the church buildings that need to be done. If you have the time, the talent, or the treasure that could benefit our Church building ~ please let us know by calling the church office to volunteer!! Thank you in advance for your generosity!!

8 End of Year Picnic Special thanks to George & Amelea Rassias for their help and hard work in organizing the Picnic for us.

9 F. for Y. your I. information Q. Who is the Church? A. That s right, Who is the Church? When we speak about the Church, most of us are talking about the building we attend every Sunday. Many of us even call our Church building our Parish. The true word we should use to describe the building we go to on Sunday morning is the Church building. To understand the word Church we must first know that Christ came into the world to reconcile humanity with God by taking on human nature. The Church is a new life in Christ, guided by the Holy Spirit. The Church is men and women who have put on Christ by being baptized into Him, sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit in Chrismation, forgiven of their sins in Confession and nurtured by the Heavenly Food through His Body and Blood in Communion. The Church is in the world, yet not of the world. The Church is not an institution or society. We are called out to lead a life above and beyond this world while we remain in it. The Church is a divinely instituted unity of people, united by the Orthodox Faith, the law of God, the hierarchy, and the Holy Mysteries (Sacraments). It is the means whereby we human beings have a participation in the life of love and fellowship of the Holy Trinity. The Greek word EKKLESIA means those who have been called out. The Church is the Mystical Body of Christ. The Church is visible in the world and comprises all those who have been united to it by the grace of the Holy Spirit through the Holy Sacraments. This part of the Church is called the Church Militant, those men and women who are still struggling on earth and fighting against evil. The Church is also invisible, since those who have fallen asleep in the Lord and are in the Lord s Kingdom, make up what is called the Church Triumphant. So as you can see, the answer to this simple question is simple - the Church is every man and woman united in Christ through the Orthodox Faith continuing on their individual salvation path being sanctified by the Sacraments. The Church therefore is not a building but made up as the Body of Christ, those living and those who have fallen asleep. Christ is the Head of the Church and we all make up His Body. The Church is truly WHO not what. As we read in 1 Corinthians 12:27, Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. Let us all continue to do His Will, His Way, and by His Words for the benefit of all who make up our Church. HAVE YOU BEEN TO HAIWAII?? If you have If not...revisit!!...take a trip with us!! at the Heart s Welcome Back Gathering Thursday, September 1pm We meet in the AHEPA ROOM Join us for some rest & relaxation with refreshments!! And a little Fun and Fellowship mixed in!! All attending will receive a chart of Foods that are good for Senior Citizens and what they do for you.. See you in September! NEW EVENT SCHEDULING POLICY Dear Brothers and Sisters, In order to better meet the needs of all members, affective August 1, 2011 any individual member or group of members who would like use any room, the gymnasium, the AHEPA room or the Church grounds for an event (other than a regularly scheduled meeting) must first obtain written permission from the Parish Council. Any individual member or group of members must submit in writing to the Parish Council at least one month in advance of the event, the date, place, time and what kind of event that he/she (they) want to hold. The Parish Council will respond as soon as possible to the request. If no response (for any reason) is not obtained, then the event may not take place.

10 Special August Services Paraklesis Service : Wednesday, August 3rd 7PM Paraklesis Service - Friday, August 5th 7PM Divine Liturgy for Transfiguration Saturday, August 6th 9AM Paraklesis Service Wednesday, August 10th 7PM Paraklesis Service Friday, August 12th 7PM Divine Liturgy for the Monday, August 15th 9AM Falling Asleep of Theotokos Dormition of the Theotokos Celebrated August 15 The dominions and the thrones, the rulers, the principalities and the powers, the cherubim and the fearful seraphim glorify thy Dominion (Vespers Sticheron, Tone 1). The sacred Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos marks her repose, which was followed by the translation of her sacred body three days later into heaven. This feast, therefore, marks her sole being commended into her Son s hands and the short sojourn of her body in the tomb. Unlike the Resurrection of Christ, the mysterious character of her death, burial, resurrection and ascension were not the subject of apostolic teachings, yet they were recorded by the tradition of the Holy Orthodox Church and writings of the Church Fathers. The Dormition of the Theotokos took place while Apostle Thomas was preaching the gospel in India. The other Apostles had been caught up from various lands on the clouds of heaven, and were transported to Gethsemane, to the brier of the all-blessed Virgin. This was permitted by the will of God, so the faithful might be assured that the Mother of God was bodily assumed into heaven. For just as they were more greatly assured of the Resurrection of Christ, through the disbelief of Thomas, so did they learn of the bodily assumption of the all-pure Virgin Mary through the delay of Thomas. On the third day after the burial St. Thomas was suddenly caught up in a cloud in India and transported to a place in the air above the tomb of the Virgin. From that vantage point, he beheld the translation of her body into the heavens, and cried out to her, Whither goest thou, O all-holy one? She removed her girdle and gave it to him saying, Receive this, my friend. And then she was gone. He then descended to find the other disciples keeping watch over the sepulcher of the Theotokos. He sat down beside them, with the girdle in his hand, greatly saddened that he had not been there when she reposed, as had been the other Apostles. Hence he said, We are all disciples of the Master; we all preach the same thing; we are all servants of the one Lord, Jesus Christ. How, then, is it that ye were counted worthy to behold the repose of His Mother, and I was not? Am I not an Apostle? Can it be that God is not pleased with my preaching? I beseech you, my fellow disciples: open the tomb, that I also may look upon her remains, and embrace them, and bid her farewell! The Apostles took pity on St. Thomas and opened the tomb. All were aghast when the found it empty, not realizing that moments before she had been bodily transported to paradise to be the mediatress of Christians. All that remained were her burial clothes, which emitted a wonderful unearthly fragrance. The Feast s kontakion speaks of her as an unfailing hope and mediation, reminding us of her intercessory role in paradise. Neither the tomb of death had power over the Theotokos, who is ever watchful in her prayers and in whose intercessions lies unfailing hope. For as the Mother of Life she had been translated unto life by Him Who dwelt in her ever-virgin womb.

11 HOLY TRINITY REGISTRY For JUNE & JULY 2011 Births: Georgia Rassias was born to George & Amalea Rassias on July 19th. Proud Grandparents are Rev. Gerry Rassias and Nick & Dina Maidanos. Congratulations and may our Lord bless the entire family! Baptisms: Christopher, the son of Stephen & Antonia Soccio, was baptized on June 19th in our Church. His sponsor was Maria Papachrysanthou. We congratulate the parents, sponsor and welcome Christopher into the Orthodox Faith. Demetri, the son of Richard & Angela Thomas, was baptized on July 9th in our Church. His sponsor was Peggy Tsaganos. We congratulate the parents, sponsor and welcome Demetri into the Orthodox Faith. Vivian, the daughter of Andreas & Amy Cozamanis, was baptized on July 30th in our Church. His sponsor was Steve Cozamanis. We congratulate the parents, sponsor and welcome Vivian into the Orthodox Faith. Chrismations: Joanna Cabrera was crismated on May 28th in our Church. Her sponsors were Basil & Della Savopoulos. We congratulate Joanna, and welcome her into the Orthodox Faith. Weddings: Vasili Michell & Megan Emery were united in Marriage on June 18th in our Church. The sponsors were Dr. George & Alexia Moutsatsos. Vasili is the son of Constantine & Elaine Michell. We congratulate the newly united in Christ and pray our Lord will bless them always. Joanna Cabrera & Dean Ganoudis were united in Marriage on June 18th in our Church. The sponsors were Basil & Della Savopoulos. We congratulate the newly united in Christ and pray our Lord will bless them always. Funerals: Polito Diamond fell asleep in the Lord on May 30th and the funeral was held in our Church on June 3rd. She is survived by her daughters Sophia & Helen and her son Anthony. May her memory be eternal! Helen Vlamis fell asleep in the Lord on June 4th and the funeral was held on June 11th. She is survived by her son Nicholas and her daughter Athene. May her memory be eternal! Irene Chilimidos fell asleep in the Lord on June 6th and the funeral was held in our Church on June 10th. She is survived by her daughters Olga & Betty and her son Harry. May her memory be eternal! Themis Sagredo fell asleep in the Lord on July 12th and the funeral was held in our Church on July 15th. She is survived by her daughter Virginia. May her memory be eternal! Klairy Karas fell asleep in the Lord on July 18th and the funeral was held in our Church on July 21st. She is survived by her husband Tom, her son Yianni, and her daughter Moley. May her memory be eternal! Memorials: Polito Diamond ~ 40 Day ~ July 10 Bessie Alexander ~ 40 Day ~ July 10 Helen Vlamis ~ 40 Day ~ July 24 Irene Chilimidos ~ 40 Day ~ July 24 Peter Vassos ~ 1 Year ~ July 24 Anastasios Papoulis ~ 6 Year ~ July 31

12 Holy Trinity 2011 Financial Stewards Ms. Angeliki Adamopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Chris Adamopoulos Mr. Sotiere Adamopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Angelos Alexandratos Mr. & Mrs. T. Alexandridis Mr. & Mrs. John Alexopoulos Dr. & Mrs. Michael Amygdalos Mrs. Georgia Anastasakos Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Anastassiades Mr. & Mrs. Evan Andreadis Mrs. Faith Andrianopoulos Ms. Elaine Annos Mr. & Mrs. William Annos Mr. Anthony Anton Mr. & Mrs. Tom Antoniou Dr. Michael Antony Mr. & Mrs. Spyros Apessos Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Apostolakis Miss Arkontoula M. Apostolatos Mr. Evaggelos M. Apostolatos Mr. & Mrs. Kostas Atsidis Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Bacchieri Mrs. Meropi Bambacus Dr. & Mrs. Anthony Beris Mr. & Mrs. Chris Blazakis Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Boines Ms. Georgia Boines Mr. & Mrs. Themis Bourogiannis Mr. & Mrs. James Brown Mr. & Mrs. Sean Brown Ms. Jessica Burns Mr. & Mrs. Byron Burpulis Mr. & Mrs. Costas Burpulis Mr. & Mrs. John Burpulis Mr. Stamatis Burpulis Mrs. Christine Caras Mr. Constantine & Dr. Maria Caras Mr. George & Chris Caras Mr. & Mrs. Harry Caras Mr. & Mrs. James Chahalis Mr. & Mrs. George Chambers Mrs. Jane Chappel Ms. Lynne Chappel Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Chilimidos Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Chilimidos Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Chris Ms. Demetra Christou Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Christou Mr. & Mrs. Brian Colborn Mrs. Amanda Colyvas Dr. John Congalidis Mr. George Constantinou Mr. & Mrs. John Constantinou Mr. Charles Cooke III Mrs. Alexandra Costalas Mr. & Mrs. Gus Costis Dr. & Mrs. Costas Coulaloglou Mr. & Mrs. Harry Courtis Mr. & Mrs. Robert Coustenis Mrs. Olympia Cozamanis Mr. & Mrs. Steve Cozamanis Mr. Patrick Cusanelli Mr. & Mrs. John Dalianis Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Dandolos Mr. Evangelos Daskalakis Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Daskalopoulos Mr. & Mrs. George Degermentzidis Mr. & Mrs. Spyros Demetriou Mrs. Virginia Demitral Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Diamanty Mr. & Mrs. Anthony T. Diamond Mr. John A. Diamond Mr. & Mrs. Ernie Dianastasis Irene S. Dickey Mrs. Agnes Dignam Mrs. Maria Donald Mrs. Helen Doukakis Ms. Clara Drimones Mr. Nicholas Drimones Mr. & Mrs. John Dumel Mr. & Mrs. Jason Efelis Mr. Michael Efelis Mrs. Sophie Eliades Mr. & Mrs. Speros Evangelatos Mr. & Mrs. James Faller Mr. & Mrs. George Fanandakis Mr. George E. Fanos Mr. & Mrs. Spero Ferentinos Mr. & Mrs. Costas Fessaras Mr. & Mrs. Zaharias Fessaras Mr. & Mrs. Leonidas Fotakos Dr. & Mrs. Costas Fountzoulas Mrs. Kathleen Fournakis Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Fournaris Mr. & Mrs. George Fournaris Mr. & Mrs. John Frangakis Mrs. Ekaterini Galanakis Mr. & Mrs. James Galaris Rev. & Mrs. Stamatios Ganiaris Mr. & Mrs. James King Mr. & Mrs. Dean Ganoudis Mr. Thomas Gargalas Dr. George C. Gatos Ms. Georgiean Geanopulos Mrs. Katy Geanopulos Mrs. Mary George Mr. Gus Georgiou Mr. & Mrs. Sakelaris Gerakios Mrs. Loula Geralis Mr. & Mrs. James Gianelos Mr. & Mrs. Basil Giannaras Rev. & Pres. George Giannaris Mr. & Mrs. Gerry Giannatos Miss Virginia Gotides Mr. & Mrs. Richard Govatos, Jr Mr. & Mrs. Alton Graham Ms. Christine Graham Mrs. Helen Gregory Mrs. Maria Grigorakakis Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Grivas Mr. & Mrs. Lou Guardascione Dr. & Mrs. George Hadjipanayis Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Halakos Mr. & Mrs. Evangelos Halakos Mr. & Mrs. Joannis Halakos Mr. Harry Haldas Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Haldas Mr. & Mrs. Thomas K. Haldas Mr. & Mrs. William N. Haldas Mrs. Eugenia Hann Mr. George Hantzandreou Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Hatzis Mr. & Mrs. Dimitris Iliadis Miss Katherine Issaris Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Joannides Mrs. Julia Johnson Mrs. Margo M. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Fred Joseck Mr. & Mrs. Laki Kalaitzoglou Mrs. Caroline Kalfas Mr. & Mrs. Victor Kaliakin Mrs. Mary Kalmer Mr. & Mrs. George Kamenakis Mr. Peter Kamenakis Mr. Manny Kanas Mrs. Loula Kapordelis Mrs. Helen Karablacas Ms. Virginia Karablacas Mr. & Mrs. Peter Karagiannis Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Karakasidis Mr. & Mrs. John Karakasidis Mr. & Mrs. Stephanos Karakasidis Mr. Dean Karamihalis Mr. & Mrs. Eleftherios Karaoglanis Mr. George M. Karas Mr. & Mrs. Tom Karas Mr. & Mrs. Nick Karavasilis Mr. & Mrs. Jack Katsanos Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Katsimbris Mrs. Ann Keffala Mr. & Mrs. Basil Kehagias Dr. & Mrs. John Kehagias Miss Georgia Keros Mr. & Mrs. Paul N. Kertiles Drs. Alexander & Kathy Kirifides Dr. & Mrs. Lazarus Kirifides Drs. Michael & Kerry Kirifides Mr. & Mrs. Vasil Kirifides Mr. & Mrs. Petros Kirtses Mrs. Olympia Kledaras Ms. Nikoletta Klezaras Mr. James Kogamihalis Mrs. Polly Kollias Ms. Christina Koninis Mr. & Mrs. John A. Koninis Mr. John Koninis, II Mr. & Mrs. Gus Kontis Mr.& Mrs. Kostas Kontomaris Mr. & Mrs. John Kostas Mrs. Soula Kotanides Mr. & Mrs. Christos Kotanidis Mr. & Mrs. Konstantine Kountourzis Mr. & Mrs. Yiannis Koutsoukos Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Kramedas Mrs. Maria Kramedas Mr. & Mrs. William Kramedas Mr. & Mrs. Costas Krikelis Mr. & Mrs. Peter Krikelis Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Kusumi Mr. & Mrs Ernie Laletas Mr. & Mrs. Brian Laws Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lawson Mr. & Mrs. John Lazare Mr. & Mrs. Anastasis Lazaridis Mr. & Mrs. Lakis Lazaridis Mr. & Mrs. John Lazopoulos Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Lemper Mr. & Mrs. Anastasios Lempesis Mr. & Mrs. James Lennon Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Leounes Miss Evelyn M. Liarakos Dr. & Mrs. George Liarakos Mr. Anargyros Liparos Mrs. Mary Littel Mr. & Mrs. John Livaditis Mr. Tony Livizos Mr. & Mrs. Dean C. Lomis Dr. & Mrs. W. Lee MacKewiz Mr. & Mrs. Gus Makis Voula and John Manis Mrs. Katina Manolakis Mrs. Mary Manolakis Mr. & Mrs. Nick T. Manolakos Mr. & Mrs. Michael Manoloudis Mr. & Mrs. Philip Manos Mr. & Mrs. Chris Mantzavinos Mr. & Mrs. Spiros Mantzavinos Mr. & Mrs. James Maravelias Mrs. Irene Marini Mr. & Mrs. Harry Markatos Mrs. Stella Markatos Ms. Amy Mavrantonis Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mayew Mr. Mike Mayew Mrs. Antoinette McFarland Mr. & Mrs. Ryan McManus Mr. & Mrs. Anastasis Melisaris Mr. & Mrs. Xenophon Melissourgos Mrs. Connie Mentis Mrs. Barbara Mesogianes Dr. & Mrs. Constantine Michell Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Michell Mr. Vasili Michell Mr. Constantine Milionis Dr. & Mrs. Milt Misogianes Mr. & Mrs. Antonios Mistras Drs. George & Alexia Moutsatsos Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Nannas Mr. & Mrs. Todd Narvell Rev. Dean & Pres. Carolyn Nastos Mrs. Bruce Ney Mr. Stephen Nicholas Mr. & Mrs. William Nicholas Ms. Matina Nicholson Mr. & Mrs. Brian O'Neal Mrs. Costas Pagonis Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Pagonis Mr. Denis Pandelakis Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Pantelopulos Mrs. Christina Pantsos Mr. & Mrs. C. Papachrysanthou Mr. & Mrs. G. Papachrysanthou Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Papantinas Mr. Evan Pappanicholas Mr. & Mrs. Dean C. Pappas Miss Elizabeth Pappas Mr. & Mrs. Evangelos Pappas Mr. & Mrs. John Pappas Miss Sandra Pappas Sotera & Helen Pappas Ms. Christina Pappoulis Ms. Jackie Pastis Mr. & Mrs. K. Pechlivanidis Mr. & Mrs. George Pettaris Mr. & Mrs. Jim Pettit Mr. & Mrs. C. Phalangas Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Phillips Mrs. Pauline Phillips Mr. Steve Pittaoulis Mr. John Pittas Mr. & Mrs. Vasilios Poulos Dr. John Psaltis Mr. & Mrs. Nickolas Psaltis Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Psaltis Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Psihalinos Drs. Leo & Irene Raisis Mr. Spiros Raisis Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Ranalli Mr. & Mrs. Dion Rassias Mr. & Mrs. George Rassias Mrs. Katherine Rayias Mr. Constantinos Regas Mrs. Sofia Regas Mr. & Mrs. Elias Rigas Mrs. Margaret Riggins Mr. & Mrs. George Righos Ms. Athena Rochonchou Mr. & Mrs. Michael Roussos Mr. & Mrs. T. Roustopoulos Mr. & Mrs. John Saffos Mrs. Mary P. Saitis Mr. & Mrs. Byron Sakiadis

13 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sanford Mrs. Areti Sapunas Mr. & Mrs. Basil Savopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Robert Schillinger Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Shuler Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sikoutris Mr. & Mrs. Peter Skiadas Mr.& Mrs. Bryan Snell Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Soccio Mr. & Mrs. John P. Spanos Mr. & Mrs. Everett Sparks Mr. & Mrs. Jason Spence Mr. Nicholas & Dr. Eirini Staikos Mr. & Mrs. Ilias Stamatiadis Ms. Catherine Stathakis Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Stavru Ms. Sophia Stavru Mr. & Mrs. Richard Stevens Mr. & Mrs. Bob Stout, Jr Mrs. Anastasia Tarabicos Mr. & Mrs. James H. Tarabicos Mr. & Mrs. John Tarabicos Mr. Diamantis Tektonopoulos Dr. & Mrs. Costas Terris Mrs. Eugenia Terss Mr. Stamatis Theodorakis Mr. & Mrs. Richard Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Donald Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Athanasios Trintafyllou Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Tsaganos Mr. & Mrs. George Tsaganos Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Tsaganos Ms. Peggy Tsaganos Mr. & Mrs. Robert Tsaganos Ms. Tina Tsaganos Mr. George Tsakataras Mrs. Nikkie Tsakataras Mr. & Mrs. Konstantine Tsakiris Dr. & Mrs. George Tsakumis Dr. Theodore Tsakumis Mr. & Mrs. George J. Tsavalas Mr. & Mrs. Constantine Tsionas Mr. & Mrs. Efthimios Tsionas Mr. & Mrs. Vasilis Tsiouplis Mr. & Mrs. George Tsoukalas Mr. & Mrs. Harry Tsoukalas Mr. & Mrs. George Tsugranes Mr. & Mrs. Steve Turley Mr. & Mrs. Kostas Tzinoudis Miss Regina Valko Mr. & Mrs. David Vande Poele Mr. & Mrs. George Vassilatos Mrs. Kleoniki Vassiliou Barbara & Katherine Vassos Mr. George Velitskakis Mr. & Mrs. Steve Velitskakis Mr. & Mrs. Billy Vice Mr. & Mrs. Socrates Visvardis Mrs. Katherine Vlahos Mrs. Helen Vlamis Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Vlamis Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Vore Mr. & Mrs. Petros Voultsis Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Wilkinson Mr. & Mrs. Charles Wissman Mr. & Mrs. Josiah Wolcott Mr. & Mrs. Peter Xarhoulakos Mr. & Mrs. Peter Yiannos Mr. & Mrs. Paul Zaloga Mr. & Mrs. Paul Zambetis Dr. & Mrs. Demetri Zerefos Mr. & Mrs. Markos Zerefos Mr. & Mrs. Louis Ziccarelli Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Zographos As of July Please note: We now are set up to take Visa/Master Card. Please call or stop by the church office to find out how. Check your check: Fellow Parishioners, when writing a check to the church, please make sure that the MEMO line is filled out as to how you would like the money to be applied: i.e. Stewardship, candles, tray, memorial, general donation, flowers, etc. Please also include your account number. It cannot be stressed enough. It not only ensures that the money from you is applied correctly, but also helps in determining expected income for the next year s budget. Thank you for your help in this matter. Stewardship Amount Pledged: $118, Amount Paid: $170, Total Number of Pledging Families: 365 Total Number of Eligible Stewards: 523 Average Pledge: $ Amount of Pledge needed for budget: $ As of July 21, 2011 VOLUNTEER NEEDED We are looking for a parishioner volunteer to oversee the cleaning and upkeep of the Community Center and kitchen and be able to assist with Coffee Hours on Sunday s. Please call Fr. Dean at the church office (302) if you are interested in volunteering. Please note

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16 Sunday, September 11, 2011 immediately after worship There will be... FUN & FUN & more!!fun!! Sign up for... Sunday School & Greek School & all Youth Ministries WE NEED YOUR HELP... The following items are needed for the church s Welcome Back Picnic. If you are able to donate an item, please call the church office to let us know. If you cannot donate an item but can contribute towards the cost of an item, please send a check to the church office and mark picnic in the memo line As always, any donation made to the church is tax deductable and will be included on your quarterly statement. Thank you for your continued support! Hamburgers/Hotdogs Fruit Paper Products Rolls Water Bottles Charcoal Salads Soda Ice Desserts Juice

17 Rev. Fr. Dean Nastos, Pastor ST BASIL TEAMl 8/7 & 8/21 Dimitri Kaliakin, Captain (610) Steven Constantinou Theodore Fessaras Nicholas Gianelos Larry Kirifides Markos Zerefos Holy Trinity Altar Boys Mr. Michael Sanford, Director ST. CHRYSOSTOM TEAM 8/14 & 8/28 Antonio Fessaras Captain (302) Billy Halakos Lazarus Kirifides Panagiotis Tzinoudis Yianni Zerefos When you are scheduled to serve you should be in the Altar Area ready to serve by 9:45AM. The latest you can come into the Altar Area is 10:30AM. Please wear appropriate attire long pants, shirt, tie, black or brown shoes (NO SHORTS OR GYM SHOES ALLOWED). Your hair must be combed, teeth brushed, and hands washed. When you enter the Altar Area, please have your robe blessed by Fr. Dean and then put it on. During the service, please remember that people are watching you. Please do not talk unnecessarily or make unnecessary movements. Listen directly to your Captain, Fr. Dean or Mr. Sanford. Please follow the service with the book provided in the Altar Area. When you leave, please hang up your robe in the Altar Boy Closet. If you have any questions, first speak with the Captain. If you need further information, please speak with Fr. Dean or Mr. Sanford. Serving this month... Epistle Readers: August 7 ~ Larry Kirifides August 14 ~ Jamie Kostas August 21~ Dimitri Kaliakin August 28 ~ Yanni Kaliakin Narthex Duty: August 7 ~ Group 1 August 14 ~ Group 2 August 21 ~ Group 3 August 28 ~ Group 1 Coffee Hours: August 15 ~ Coffee Hour in honor of the Falling Asleep of the Theotokos. If you or your family would like to sponsor a Coffee Hour during the summer months please call the church office to arrange it. If you would like to be added to the list of Prosforon Offerers, please call Loula at the number listed below, or, if at any time you wish to offer the Prosforon without being added to the list, please feel free to bring it in on any Sunday that you wish. Prosforon Offerers for August August 7 August 14 August 21 August 28 Vickie Karakasidis Niki Karaoglanis Katina Zographos Litsa Anestos Sophia Regas Vasiliki Kromedas Katina Galanakis Eugenia Zerefos If you cannot meet your scheduled date please contact Loula

18 PHILIPTOCHOS NEWS I hope everyone is having a relaxing summer. First, I would like to welcome Fr. Dean to our parish. The ladies of the Philoptochos and I look forward to working with him for many years to come. The months of May and June were extremely busy for us. We had our last General Meeting of the year on Tuesday, May 10. We also held our elections on that day, more on that later. During the End of Year Luncheon, which was held on Saturday, May 14 at Walters Steakhouse, the ladies honored me as their newest past president. I was very touched by all the kind words and would like to thank Katie Geanopoulos, Sophia Psaltis and Alexandra Tsaganos. I also wanted to thank John Constantinou for the delicious food and the wonderful service. We attended the Metropolitan s Banquet on May 22. What a wonderful evening! Congratulations to our honorees, Loula Kapordelis and Alexandra Tsaganos. The month of June brought our Annual Festival and the ladies of the Philoptochos worked very hard in both the inside and the outside pastry booths. I would like to thank all the ladies who donated of their time for this most important task. I understand we did awesome! Now, back to the elections. I would like to introduce the new officers and board for President Katie Geanopoulos First Vice President Sophia Psaltis Second Vice President Joanna Tsaganos Recording Secretary Mary George Corresponding Secretary Evelyn Liarakos Treasurer Alexandra Tsaganos Assistant Treasurer Popi Papachrysanthou Advisor Maroula Haralambidis Board of Directors Maria Grigorakakis Mary Kountourzis Vickie Karakasidis Maria Kramedas Loula Kapordelis Soula Tsakiris Olympia Kledaras Yvonne Vassilatos I wish them all good luck! Maroula Haralambidis Honorary Members Georgia Anastasakos Pauline Phillips July 12th at the Emmanuel Dining Room East A hearty meal was served to 170 men, women and children on Tuesday, July 12th thanks to the heartfelt generosity of new sponsors, Mr. and Mrs. Costas Burpulis. We welcome them as sponsors to the Dining Room and express our sincere thanks for reaching out to us with their generous donation! Tina Ganiaris worked in the kitchen that day along with some volunteers from Friends School. Lauren and Tony Diamond and family will be our sponsors again this year, as they have for many years, for the meal on Friday, August 12th. We encourage you all to join us that day or on the 12th of every month throughout the year. New sponsors are needed to fill a few months, so if you would like to become a part of this service project with your family, friends or church organization, please contact Nikkie Tsakataras at or Tina Ganiaris at Thank you! The Emmanuel Dining Room is located in the Old Asbury Church at 3 rd and Walnut Streets. We sponsor and serve the luncheon meal on the 12 th of every month from noon until 1 p.m. Holy Trinity Food Pantry WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERNECE!!! As you may know Hunger knows no time or season As we all start to relax and take summer vacations, please be mindful that there are many who can not afford to go on vacations as they continue to struggle to make ends meet and put food on their tables. Even though we slow down for the summer months and ministries take a break we still collect food and make deliveries to the area food closets as often as we can. Please help us to fill our bins during the summer! These food bins are located in the Narthex and by the church office. Please continue to fill these bins with any non-perishable food items such as: Fruit, fish, pastas, cereals, baby food & formula, peanut butter, jelly, sugar, flour, rice, gravy, jello, soups, coffee, tea, juices - any food that will not spoil. We thank you for your continued interest and support. Have a safe and happy summer!! John, Nikkie, Steve & Tina

19 FR. DEAN S WISH LIST As Orthodox Christians we always venerate Icons as part of our spiritual practice in order to continue on our journey towards salvation in Christ s Kingdom. Our Parish has many mounted Feast Day Icons. Whenever we celebrate a Feast Day, we need to have the appropriate Icon placed in the Narthex in order to be venerated. We are in need of various mounted Icons to complete the Feast Days that are celebrated throughout our Liturgical year. Therefore, please look over the list of needed Feast Day Icons below and if you would like to donation one or more for our Parish, I ask that you do so. Please remember that donations will be on a first come first serve basis. When you have donated an Icon, your name will be included in the Monthly Newsletter. You may donate an Icon either for yourself, your family, in memory of a family member or a special event within your life. Let us all do our best and donate an Icon for the benefit of our entire Parish. If you would like to donate, please contact me at the Church office or personally. Please make your check payable to Holy Trinity Church. I thank you in advance for your generous donation. MOUNTED FEAST DAY ICONS NEEDED Size of Icons 10 X 14 COST OF IOCN January 1st St. Basil the Great $65.00 January 7th - St. John the Baptist $65.00 February 10th - St. Haralambos $65.00 June 30th - Synaxis of the Holy Apostles $65.00 Good Friday Apokathelosis $65.00 Holy Saturday Resurrection (Empty Tomb) $65.00 Holy Trinity (Hospitality of Abraham) $65.00 Ascension of our Lord (40 Days after Pascha) $65.00 Christ Walking on Water $65.00 March 9th - Forty Martyrs of Sebaste $ st Ecumenical Synod $ th Ecumenical Synod $ th Ecumenical Synod $ nd Sunday of Great Lent (St. Gregory Palamas) $ rd Sunday of Great Lent (Veneration of Holy Cross) $ th Sunday of Great Lent (St. John of the Ladder) $ th Sunday of Great Lent (St. Mary of Egypt) $ rd Sunday of Pascha (Sunday of Myrrhbearing Women) $ th Sunday of Pascha (Sunday of the Paralytic) $ th Sunday of Pascha (Sunday of the Samaritan Woman) $ th Sunday of Pascha (Sunday of the Blind Man) $45.00 Sunday of the Holy Fathers $45.00 NEED KOLLYVA We have 3 people in our Parish you can call... Vasiliki Kromedas - (302) Anargyros Liparos - (302) Katina Zographos - (302) Please call them directly to make arrangements.

20 STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM 2011 THREE TRUTHS To gain a complete understanding of Stewardship we must first look at the book of Genesis. These three truths are revealed: 1. God created man from the dust of the earth and breathed life into him 2. God created woman from the rib of man 3. God created the world we live in; the air, the seas, the sky and all living things Thus we realize that God is the source of all life. The first aspect of Stewardship then, is the realization that our lives belong to God. My life and your life are not really our own; they belong to God. Once this realization is made we must act. We must give back to God what is really His our lives. The sacrificial system of the Old Testament, the offering of different animals in the Temple, is in fact giving back to God. Man acknowledges God as Creator and then returns to Him in gratitude and love what is His in the first place. We see the same giving back attitude reflected in the Devine Liturgy. As the Priest raises the Host he says the following words: We offer to you these gifts from Your own gifts in all and for all. We offer to God the Eucharistic Gifts realizing that they are not ours but His. We are giving back to God. However, the most important giving back is an individual and personal one. We must give OURSELVES back to God. This is done in gratitude as we acknowledge Him as the source of our lives. This same principle is alluded to in each Divine Liturgy as we pray to commit OURSELVES, one another, and our whole life to Christ our God. Stewardship is a transfer of ownership. Just as we have seen a restaurant come under new management, we too, must bring our lives under new management, the management of God. New management means a new way of doing things God s way. New management means a transformation must take place--god s transformation. New Management means a new attitude--god s attitude. Let s be more specific now and see what areas of our lives should be GIVEN BACK and come under NEW MANAGEMENT. 1. TIME - The reality of time began with God at the point of creation. Thus, we can say that time comes from God and belongs to God. We might then ask ourselves, How much TIME should we give to God? The answer is very simple. All time belongs to God. We must always see ourselves as God s representatives. This includes all of life s activities, whether we are shopping, playing, working, driving or walking. Our Orthodox Christian life must be more than a weekly Divine Liturgy or an occasional meeting. We must strive to cultivate a Christ-consciousness that permeates our entire life. Our TIME must be given back to God and come under new management. 2. TALENTS - Each of us has been endowed with natural abilities. These abilities can be physical, social, or intellectual. Besides these natural abilities, we have also been endowed with spiritual gifts which we receive from the Holy Spirit at our Baptism. All of our natural abilities and spiritual gifts must be given back to God and brought under new management. 3. TREASURES - Again we must realize that all comes from God. Whatever our occupation is, it involves interaction with resources that God has provided. The health that we have, which allows us to work, comes from God. We might then ask ourselves another question, How much of our finances should we give to God? This question was addressed by our Lord with the rich young ruler. Jesus told him, Sell all that you have and give it to the poor. The message here is that the Orthodox Christian should be possessionless. Yes, we must, and we do have many things, but we must realize that we are only guardians of these possessions. Our finances must be given back to God and come under new management. Bringing our finances under new management includes the privilege of giving to our Parish. With our giving, we support our Parish in order to meet the needs of every member. Let us remember these things: 1. Life comes from God and should be given back to God. 2. Our TIME, TALENTS, and TREASURES must come under new management - God s management. As we give ourselves to God, the result will be similar to what happens in the Holy Eucharist. We offer bread and wine and the Lord consecrates and blesses these gifts. The same will happen in our lives. As we offer ourselves, the Lord will bless and consecrate our lives. If you have not sent your financial pledge Card in to the Church office by now, please do so as soon as possible. If you need a new financial pledge card, please call the Church Office so one can be sent to you. We ask that you give from your heart. We ask that you give the best you can give to your Parish. We ask that you offer what is right and proper to your Parish. We ask that you give now before it becomes too late. Remember, this Parish will always cost money because Christ is alive within it. We thank all the members who have offered their financial pledge to our Parish. We pray the Lord will continue to bless you with all good things and may our Parish grow in the spirit of faith, love and hope always. Sincerely, Your Holy Trinity Stewardship Committee

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22 Διάφορα Δρ. Κώστας Γ. Φούντζοσλας Μεζοθαιόθαηρο Various Midsummer Dr. Costas G. Fountzoulas Σίπνηα δελ έρεη αιιάμεη εδώ θαη πνιιά εθαηνκκύξηα ρξόληα Ο ήιηνο εμαθνινπζεί λα αλαηέιε ζηελ ώξα ηνπ θάζε εκέξα θαη ηνλ Ινύιην ζην βόξεην εκηζθαίξην πάληα έθαλε δέζηε. ηνλ αέξα ππάξρεη ε έληνλε παξνπζία ηεο θύζεσο πνπ δεί ζε όιν ην κεγαιείν ηεο. Δλώ όια ηα δώα δνύλ κε ηνπο θαλόλεο πνπ ηνπο έηαμε ν δεκηνπξγόο, ν άλζξσπνο πξνζπαζεί λα θάλε ηελ δσή ηνπ ππνθεξηή κε ηελ ηερλνινγία. Σν θιηκαηηζηηθό θάλεη ηνλ αηνκηθό ρώξν καο δξνζεξό, αιιά κε θόζηνο ηελ κείσζε ηεο επαθήο κε ηνλ ζπλάλζξσπν καο θαη ηελ απνπζία ηεο κπξνπδηάο ησλ ινπινπδηώλ. Γελ κπνξνύκε λα ηα έρνπκε όια καδί. Κάηη θεξδίδνπκε θάηη ράλνπκε. Κάηη είλαη δηαθνξεηηθό απηό ην θαινθαίξη από ηηο πεξαζκέλεο ρξνληέο.. Η ραξά ηεο επηζηξνθήο ζηελ Διιάδα δελ είλαη ε ίδηα όπσο πξίλ. Σα θαζεκεξηλά άζρεκα λέα ηεο νηθνλνκίαο, θαη ε αγσλία γηα ην κέιινλ ησλ ζπγγελώλ θαη θίισλ καο είλαη ζην κπαιό καο γηα πνιινύο κήλεο ζέινληαο θαη κε. Τπάξρεη όκσο θαη ν πξνβιεκαηηζκόο γηα ηελ θαηάζηαζε ηεο νηθνλνκίαο ηεο απηνθξαηνξίαο πνπ δνύκε. Ση ζα γίλε αύξην, θαλείο δελ κπνξεί λα πξνβιέςε κε ζηγνπξηά. Γελ έρσ απάληεζε ζηηο παξαπάλσ ζθέςεηο. Γηα έλα όκσο είκαη βέβαηνο, ηα πιηθά αγαζά από κόλα ηνπο δελ είλαη αξθεηά Υξεηαδόκαζηε θαη πλεπκαηηθό πινύην θαη πίζηε ζε ηδέεο θαη ηδαληθά. «Οσκ επ' άρηω μόνω ζήζεηαι άνθρωπος, αλλ' επί πανηί ρήμαηι εκπορεσομένω δια ζηόμαηος Θεού» (Ματθ. 4,4). αλ Έιιελεο θαη Διιελνακεξηθάλνη έρνπκε δύν ηεξάζηηεο θνιώλεο πνπ κπνξνύκε λα ζηεξηρζνύκε πάλσ ηνπο, ηνλ Διιεληζκό θαη ηελ Οξζνδνμία. Λανί, έζλε, θαη νκάδεο έζβεζαλ κόλν όηαλ έραζαλ ηελ πίζηε ηνπο ζηα ηδαληθά ηνπο, ζηνπο ζεζκνύο θαη ζηελ ηζηνξία ηνπο. Οη θνηλόηεηέο καο, παξ όιεο ηηο αδπλακίεο θαη πξνβιήκαηα ηνπο, είλαη έλαο ρώξνο όπνπ ηνπιάρηζηνλ αθόκε ππάξρεη ν εαπηόο καο. Δίλαη ν ρώξνο όπνπ ππάξρεη ε αγνξά καο, ε εθθιεζία καο θαη ην θαθελείν καο, ηά ήζε θαη έζηκά καο θαη ε γιώζζα καο ε παλάξραηα, όπνπ αληαιιάζνπκε απόςεηο γηα απηά πνπ ζπκβαίλνπλ γύξσ καο, όπσο θάλακε από ηελ αξραηόηεηα κέρξη ζήκεξα. Καιό αληίδνην ζηα παξαπάλσ είλαη έλα θαιό βηβιίν, έλαο πεξίπαηνο ζην πάξθν, κηα βνπηηά ζηελ ζάιαζζα, έλαο θαθέο κε θίινπο θαη ε πίζηε όηη ε ρώξα πνπ γελλεζήθακε θαη ε ρώξα πνπ δνύκε θαη/ή γελλεζήθακε ζα θαηαθέξνπλ πάιη λα μεπεξάζνπλ ηα πξνβιήκαηα ηνπο. Αο ρακνγειάζνπκε ζαλ Έιιελεο όπσο θάλακε πάληα! Nothing has changed for millions of years. The sun keeps on rising every day at the same time. It has been always hot in July in the north hemisphere. The splendor of the nature in the summer is so remarkable and all around us. However, while all the animals live by the rules the creator has set for them, the humans have always been trying to make their life more comfortable by using technology. The air conditioning has made our individual space cooler at the cost of lesser contact with our human fellow and the absence of the sweet aroma of the flowers. We cannot have everything. We win some, we lose some. Something is not the same this summer as it used to be. The joy of visiting Greece is not the same as before. No matter what, the bad daily news about the economy in Greece, and our concern for the future of our relatives and friends are always in our thoughts. However, there is also concern for the economy of the empire we live. None can predict with certainty the future. Specialists and media focus usually on the bad news and their predictions are not always correct, thanks God! I have no answer for the above mentioned thoughts. However, I am sure for one thing, material goods by themselves only are not sufficient for the human happiness. We also need spiritual wealth and faith to ideas and ideals. Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. (Matthew 4:4). As Hellenes and Greek Americans we can rely on two pillars, Hellenism and Orthodoxy. People, nations and groups finished only when they lost their faith in their ideals, virtues and history. Despite their weaknesses and issues, our communities are still the place where our selves still exist. They are the place where exist our agora, church, café, customs and our ancient language, a place where we exchange views for what is happening in the world, as we have been doing from ancient times until today. I think that a good antidote to those midsummer thoughts could be a good book, a walk in the park, dip in the sea, a cup of coffee with friends and the faith that both, the country we were born and the country we live and/or born will manage to overcome their problems and smile as Greeks always used to do! GOYA NEWS Summer 2011 I would like to start off by thanking all of the GOYANs who volunteered during the Festival. Many GOYANs worked longer than their scheduled time slot and worked not only in the soda booth, but wherever they were needed. All of your efforts were much appreciated. Thank you also to Pauline Raisis for coordinating the shifts for the soda booth. The week after the festival, eleven GOYANs helped with the Vacation Bible School. Thank you to all volunteers for your help working with the younger members of the church. I would like to invite all students in grades 7-12 to participate in GOYA next year. If you are interested and are NOT currently on the GOYA list, please goya@holytrinitywilmington.org with your name, grade and address. Respectfully submitted, Peter Stevens

23 5th Annual AHEPA Olympic 5K Run/Walk Celebrating The Nemean Games Saturday, September 17, 2011 Location Rockford Park, Wilmington DE Registration 12:00 Noon Race Time 1:00 PM Run/Walk Benefitting Odyssey Charter School of Wilmington Adults: $18 Pre-registration until 9/14, $22 after 9/14 18-under: $12 Pre-registration until 9/14, $15 after 9/14 Compete in the Ancient Olympic Spirit Included with Entry Fee are festivities of Music, Greek Food, Olympic Style Activities, and Games for Children of all Ages T-shirts to the first 250 participants, refreshments, prizes, complimentary authentic Greek lunch and pastries On line Registration: Registration by mail: A.H.E.P.A. 5K Run Odyssey Charter School of Wilmington 201 Bayard Ave. Wilmington, DE For more information on The Nemean Games, visit

24 2011 Greek Festival a Great Success Thank you for coming out and making this the best festival ever!

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36 HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN EVANGELOS OF NEW JERSEY celebrates the Great Feast of Pentecost with us on Sunday, June 12, 2011 A Special Tonsuring Service was held for our Altar Boys.

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38 We cater any size party Pasta Ribs Wings Salads and much more. Dine In Take Out Delivery Catering Handbags Jewelry Gifts & So Much More! Talleyville Towne Shoppes 4001 Concord Pike Wilmington, DE P Monday - Saturday 10am-6pm Gift Certificates Available Over 50 Locations We Cater Any Size Party Placing an ad in the monthly bulletin helps to defray the cost of printing and sending the church bulletin to you. Please call the church office to place your ad today!!