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1 3000 Argyle Road, Regina, SK, S4S 2B2 Phone: Website: Community Priest: Rev. Fr. Spyridon Vandoros Phone: Council President: Chris Perentes Phone: Vol. 22, No. 3 Απρίλιος / April 2015 Submission deadline: Apr. 15 th Secretary Panayiota A. Tompoulidou tompanayiota@gmail.com Ο ιερέας μας πατήρ Σπυρίδων Βανδώρος, ο πρόεδρος και τα μέλη του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου της Κοινότητας μας και η πρόεδρος και τα μέλη της Φιλοπτώχου Αδελφότητας, Σας Εύχονται Χρόνια Πολλά και Καλή Ανάσταση! Our priest Reverend Father Spiridon Vandoros, the president and the members of our community council and the president and the members of the Ladies of Philoptochos Society, Wish you a Happy and Holy Pascha! St. Paul s Newsletter Απρίλιος / April 2015 Page 1

2 Date Program Services Time April 1 st April 4 th April 5 th Monday April 6 th Tuesday April 7 th April 8 th Thursday April 9 th Friday April 10 th April 11 th April 12 th Tuesday April 14 th Service Will Be Held In Swift Current Σάββατον Του Λαζάρου Lazarus Κυριακή Των Βαΐων Palm Μεγάλη Δευτέρα Monday Μεγάλη Τρίτη Tuesday Μεγάλη Τετάρτη Μεγάλη Πέμπτη Thursday Μεγάλη Παρασκευή Friday Μέγα Σάββατον Το Άγιον Πάσχα Easter Αγίων Ραφαήλ, Ειρήνης, Νικολάου Saints Raphael, Nicholas & Irene Προηγιασμένη Θεία Λειτουργία Divine Liturgy Of Presanctified Gifts Όρθρος Και Θεία Λειτουργία - Ευλογία Των Βαΐων - Blessing And Distribution Of Palms Ακολουθία Του Νυμφίου Ακολουθία Του Νυμφίου Ακολουθία Του Νυμφίου Το Ιερόν Ευχέλαιον Sacrament Of The Holy Unction Μυστικός Δείπνος The Last Supper Εσπερινός Και Θεία Λειτουργία Του Μ. Βασιλείου Vesperal Liturgy Of The Last Supper Ακολουθία Των Αγίων Παθών The Holy Passion & Crucifixion Of Our Lord Jesus Christ Αι Μεγάλαι Ώραι - The Great Hours Of The Passion Afternoon Η Ιερά Αποκαθήλωσης - Apokathelosis Vespers Service Ο Επιτάφιος Θρήνος Epitaphios Threnos Service Of The Lamentations Εσπερινός και Θεία Λειτουργία του Μ. Βασιλείου Vesperal-Liturgy of St. Basil Η Ανάστασης του Κυρίου The Resurrection Vigil of Our Lord Εσπερινός της Αγάπης The Agape Vespers 11:30 a.m. 6:30 to 8:30 to 10:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Friday April 17 th Της Ζωοδόχου Πηγής Lifegiving Fountain of Theotokos April 19 th April 22 nd Κυριακή Του Θωμά of Saint Thomas Η εορτή και το πανηγύρι στο Swift Current. We will be celebrating the name of Lifegiving Font Church and services will be held in Swift Current Του Αγίου Γεωργίου Great Martyr George Εσπερινός Vespers 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Thursday April 23 rd Του Αγίου Γεωργίου Great Martyr George April 26 th Monday April 27 th Κυριακή των Μυροφόρων of the Myrrhbearers Service Will Be Held In Yorkton Θεία Λειτουργία Divine Liturgy 11:30 a.m. St. Paul s Newsletter Απρίλιος / April 2015 Page 2

3 The Lord s Day Δευτέρα - Monday Τρίτη - Tuesday 29 5 th Of Lent 5:00 p.m. Great Lent Vesper Service To Be Held At: Life Giving Font Greek Orthodox Church Palm Lunch to follow at the Community Hall hosted by the Philoptochos Society 12:00 p.m. 12 Το Άγιον Πάσχα Easter Εσπερινός Της Αγάπης The Agape Vespers 5 Greek dancing lessons 30 Services Will Be Held In Yorkton 6 Μεγάλη Δευτέρα - Monday Ακολουθία Του Νυμφίου Service Of Nymphios Greek Dancing Lessons 13 Greek School 31 7 Μεγάλη Τρίτη Tuesday Ακολουθία Του Νυμφίου - Service Of Nymphios 14 Saints Raphael, Nicholas & Irene Τετάρτη - Service Will Be Held In Swift Current 8 6:30 p.m. Μεγάλη Τετάρτη - Το Ιερόν Ευχέλαιον - Sacrament Of The Holy Unction 1 Πέμπτη Thursday 9 8:30 a.m. Μεγάλη Πέμπτη - Thursday Μυστικός Δείπνος - The Last Supper Ακολουθία Των Αγίων Παθών Παρασκευή - Friday nd Stanza of Salutations 10 Friday Αι Μεγάλαι Ώραι 2:30 p.m. Ιερα Αποκαθήλωσης - Apokathelosis Vespers Service Epitaphios Threnos Lifegiving Fountain of Theotokos Σάββατο - 4 Lazarus 11 Εσπερινός και Θεία Λειτουργία Του Μέγα Βασιλείου 10:30 p.m. Η Ανάστασης Του Κυρίου The Resurrection Of Our Lord Greek School 18 10:00 a.m. 19 Κυριακή Του Θωμά Of Saint Thomas Services Will Be Held In Swift Current. Η Εορτή Καί Το Πανηγύρι Στό Swift Current. 26 of the Myrrhbearers Greek dancing lessons Greek dancing lessons Greek School 28 Greek School Great Martyr George (Vesper) 22 Great Martyr George Greek School Services Will Be Held In Yorkton St. Paul s Newsletter Απρίλιος / April 2015 Page 3

4 ΕΠΙΣΚΕΨΗ ΓΕΝΙΚΟΥ ΠΡΟΞΕΝΟΥ ΣΤΗΝ ΡΕΓΓΙΝΑ CONSUL GENERAL VISIT TO REGINA Ο Γενικός Πρόξενος από το Βανκούβερ κ. Ηλίας Κρεμμύδας, θα επισκεφτεί την κοινότητά μας την Τετάρτη 22 Απριλίου. Θα είναι διαθέσιμος να βοηθήσει τα μέλη της κοινότητας μας με προξενικές υπηρεσίες από τις 2 έως τις 6 μ.μ. Όποια μέλη της κοινότητας ενδιαφέρονται θα πρέπει να επικοινωνήσουν πρώτα με το προξενείο όσο το δυνατόν συντομότερα έτσι ώστε όλα τα απαραίτητα δικαιολογητικά / χαρτιά, να είναι έτοιμα πριν την άφιξη του κ. Κρεμμύδα στην Ρεγγίνα. The Consul General from Vancouver Mr. Ilias Kremmydas, will be visiting our community on April 22 nd. He will be available to assist any of our members with consular services on that day from 2 6p.m. In order for the Consul to assist our members they must first contact the consulate as soon as possible to ensure that all paperwork is in order ahead of his visit. Στοιχεία επικοινωνίας / Contact information Τηλέφωνο / Telephone: Φαξ / Fax: vancouver@mfa.gr Daughters of Penelope The Daughters of Penelope will be holding their regular scheduled meeting on April 15 th 2015 at at the Community Hall. They would also like to thank everyone who attended the Daughters event in March! We had such a great turn out and it was very much appreciated! Stay tuned for the next event! Life Giving Font Church Annual Panegyre The Annual Panigiri celebrating the name of the Life Giving Font Greek Orthodox Church is scheduled for April 19 th 2015, in Swift Current. The morning Liturgy led by Rev. Father Spyridon Vandoros will be followed by a community luncheon and celebration at the Legion Hall. At this time I would like to extend a personal invitation on behalf of our entire congregation to your community members in hopes that you will join us for this celebration on April 19 th. Thank you for your continued support of the Annual Panegyre in Swift Current. Sincerely, Gus Tsougrianis, President Life Giving Font Greek Orthodox Church PALM SUNDAY On April 5 th we will celebrate Palm, the entry of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in to Jerusalem. The Ladies of the Philoptochos society will serve lunch at the community hall following the Divine Liturgy. This celebration has become a wonderful tradition. Let s try to keep this tradition alive for our children and grandchildren to celebrate. We will be serving the traditional fish with all the trimmings, salad, scordalia and of course dessert. We will also be serving pasta (makaronia) with tomato sauce for any children who do not eat of fish. Please stay and all together as a big family celebrate this special day. Give thanks to God for all the things we enjoy and ask him to forgive us and to help us through the Holy week, so that all of us together can celebrate his glorious resurrection (Anastasi). There will be no tickets sold, however we will pass a tray so that everyone can help the work of the Philoptochos in their own way. Hope to see you all there! Next Philoptochos meeting will be on: Monday April 20 th 2015 at at the Community Hall 3 rd Annual Bowling Extravaganza Save the Date! Date: May 9 th 2015, Time: 7:45 p.m. Place: Golden Mile Bowling Lanes For tickets contact: Sophia Kolitsas or Patty Gourgaris More details to follow in next month s newsletter St. Paul s Newsletter Απρίλιος / April 2015 Page 4

5 ST. PAU L S LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP The St. Pa ul s Greek Ort hodox Community Leadership Sch olar ship wa s creat ed to recognize and award member s of the Greek community in Regina wh o ar e current ly enr olled in or int end t o p ursue post - secondary education at a recognized inst itution in Ca nada or th e U nited States. Two scholarships will be awar ded, one for $1,000Cdn and one for $500Cdn. Th e awar d will be app lied t o tuit ion Sch olar ship ca ndidat es must comp lete a nd submit the app lication no later tha n July 15 th, The pa cka ge that contains th e crit eria, detailed procedur e informat ion a nd the app licat ion form are availa ble at the Church (on the bullet in board) or fr om Effie Makris. For infor mation, contact Effie at or flengeris_effie@hotmail.com St. Paul s Newsletter Απρίλιος / April 2015 Page 5

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