ARK - ΚΙΒΩΤΟΣ. the H. Assumption Greek Orthodox Church. 111 Island Pond Road, Manchester, NH 03109

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1 DECEMBER/ ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΣ 2012 VOLUME 7, ISSUE 12 the H ARK - ΚΙΒΩΤΟΣ MONTHLY BULLETIN OF THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH ΜΗΝΙΑΙΟ ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΗΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΚΟΙΜΗΣΕΩ Σ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ Assumption Greek Orthodox Church 111 Island Pond Road, Manchester, NH Phone: Fax: info@assumptionnh.org Join us on Facebook INSIDE THIS ISSUE Monthly Calendar (Greek) 2 Ministries List 3 Parish News 4 Philoptochos News 5 Youth News 6 Stewardship Report 11 Monthly Calendar (English) 15

2 εκέμβριος 2012 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ ΤΡΙΤΗ ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ ΠΕΜΠΤΗ ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ ΙΔ' Κυριακή του Λουκά Ορθ: 9:00πµ Θ. Λειτ: 10:00πµ Κατηχητικό Σχολείο Ελληνικός Χορός 12:30-1:30µµ Εκλογές Εκκλησιαστικού Συµβουλίου Αγ. Βαρβάρα Ορθ: 8:30πµ Θ. Λειτ: 9:15πµ Συνάντηση Συµβουλίου Φιλοπτώχου 7:00µµ Αγ. Νικολάου Εσπερινός στις 7 μμ στην Εκκλησία του Αγ. Νικολάου Συνάντηση Διοικητικού Συµβουλίου 7:00µµ Πρόβα παιδικής Χορωδίας Αγ. Νικολάου Θ. Λειτουργία στις 9πμ στην Εκκλησία του Αγ. Νικολάου Ελληνικό Σχολείο 3:00-7:00µµ Λαχείο εις µνήµη Γ. Τζιµόπουλου Ι' Κυριακή του Λουκά Ορθ: 9:00πµ Θ. Λειτ: 10:00πµ Κατηχητικό Σχολείο Αγ. Σπυρίδον Ορθ: 8:30πµ Θ. Λειτ: 9:15πµ Πρόβα παιδικής Χορωδίας Πρόβα Χριστουγεννιάτι κης γιορτής 4:00-6:00µµ Αγ. Ελευθέριος Ορθ: 8:30πµ Θ. Λειτ: 9:15πµ Χριστουγεννιάτικη γιορτή Φιλοπτώχου Ελληνικός Χορός 12:30-1:30µµ ΙΑ' Κυριακή του Λουκά Ορθ: 9:00πµ Θ. Λειτ: 10:00πµ Χριστουγεννιάτικη Γιορτή νεολαίας Συνάντηση GOYA - 3:45µµ Πρόβα παιδικής Χορωδίας Ελληνικό Σχολείο 3:00-7:00µµ Κυριακή προ των Χριστουγέννων Ορθ: 9:00πµ Θ. Λειτ: 10:00πµ Δεν θα έχουµε Κατηχητικό Σχολείο Παραμονή Χριστουγέννων Ορθ: 7:45µµ Θ. Λειτ: 8:00µµ Δεν θα έχουµε Ελληνικό Σχολείο Κυριακή μετά τα Χριστούγεννα Ορθ: 9:00πµ Θ. Λειτ: 10:00πµ Κατηχητικό Σχολείο 2

3 Rev. Fr. Athanasios Nenes (603) Parish Council 2012 President: Costas Georgopoulos Vice President: Dimitris Meimetis Secretary: Mike Rokas Treasurer: Ted Rokas James Folopoulos Peter Lazos Dean Kacos Charles Mardanes Nicholas Karagianis Vasilios Palaskas Tasos Karatzoulidis Louie Pliakos Philoptochos Board ( ) President: Nancy Mardanes 1st Vice President: Areti Galanis Recording Secretary: Andrea Moutsioulis Corresponding Secretary: Martha Galanis Treasurer: Esther Kereakoglow Assistant Treasurer: Lucie Skouteris Iris Belinsky Phyllis Brown Maria Chronas Anastasia Galanis Georgia Gancarz Mariana Gasis Evangelia Gregorious Artemis Lazos Georgia Palaskas Staff Secretary: Janet Malin Custodian: Paul Tsolakidis Chanter: Vasilios Rokas Coordinator: YOUTH MINISTRIES Stephanie Piet GOYA Advisor: Carol Georgopoulos JOY Advisors: Julie Karagianis Patty Tingos Director: Director: Editors: Fr. Athanasios Nenes Sophia Annas Costa Georgopoulos Ellen Healy PARISH SCHOOLS Sunday School Stephanie Piet Greek School George Kitsis Newsletter Staff Tasos Karatzoulidis Janet Malin Nancy Mardanes Stephanie Piet ADDRESS CHANGES Please notify the Church Office if you are moving so we may update our database. Office Hours for Fr. Athanasios Nenes: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Any other time or day with appointment Pastoral Home Visitation If a loved one is in the hospital, or in a nursing home, or is house-bound due to illness, please feel free to contact Fr. Athanasios Nenes at the Church Office to arrange for a visit. 3

4 Parish News 75th Anniversary Commemorative Book At the end of this year we will be publishing a 75th Anniversary Commemorative Book, which will be available for purchase, in celebration of the history of our church. You and your family can be part of this commemorative book by purchasing a place in our history. Please complete the form, that you have already received through a separate mailing, with your information, for example, a photo of your family or in memory of a family member(s) or a personal message, as you would like it to appear in the commemorative book. Please return the form along with your information (include personal message and/or photo) and payment on or before Sunday, November 25th. If you have not received the form, please immediately communicate with the church office at Thank you for your continuous support and for being a part of our history. New Year s Eve Celebration - December 31st Please come and join us on New Year s Eve to celebrate, together as a family, the upcoming year and the passing of the current one. The New Year s Eve Celebration, featuring music by DJ Meleti, will be held on Monday, December 31, 2012 from 7pm till 1am at the Assumption Church Hall. Ticket price includes music, appetizers till 8pm, buffet after 8pm, door prizes, coffee and dessert, and champagne toast at midnight. Cash bar will be available. For more information please contact the church office at We hope you can join us! Parish Council Elections December 2nd Elections for the Parish Council will be held on Sunday, December 2nd, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Nomination forms have already been mailed out to all parishioners in good standing. For more information, please contact the church office. Sanctification of homes after Theophany If you would like Father Athanasios to perform the sanctification ceremony for your home, please contact the church office at # and provide your name, address and telephone number. Tri-Ortho The Tri-Ortho Christmas Party will be held on Thursday, December 6, at 12:00 noon at the Puritan Conference Center, Suite B. Tickets may be purchased at the church office. Members only $ October Donations Memorial Donations In memory of Ilias - $5.00 In memory of Antonios - $10.00 In memory of James l. Franggos - $25.00 In memory of Julia Pournaras - $25.00 In memory of Giorgios Kitsis - $ August Offering - $ Greekfest - $

5 Philoptochos News Annual Autumn Bazaar Once again, our Philoptochos Autumn Bazaar was a huge success! Thanks to all of you who supported our major fundraiser for your monetary donations, donations of pastries as well as donations of items for our Penny Sale table. We also thank you for your time and talents: baking, cooking, set-up, clean-up and manning the stations during the weekend. Special thanks to the gentlemen who put up our sign (and took it down), Don Belinsky for designing our menu board, Jane Lawson and Costas Georgopoulos for helping with set-up, Jimmy Meimetis for his expertise in the kitchen on Saturday morning, Fr. Thanassi for his help in the kitchen, our cashiers, Teddy Rokas and Dick Dryer, and Charlie Mardanes for handling the money over the weekend. Philoptochos Christmas Party As you all know, the Philoptochos Ladies Christmas Party will be held on Sunday, December 9th following the Divine Liturgy. Reservations must be in by Monday, December 3rd. Invitations have been mailed out. If you have not received one and would like to attend, please call the church office or any Philoptochos Board member. Coffee Hours Please contact a Philoptochos Board member or the church office if you would like to sponsor a coffee hour. If you have a special date in mind, please reserve it early. Sacraments Baptisms December 23rd - Travis Joseph, son of David and Laura Labore October 31st - Napoleon Giavroutas November 25th - 40 day for Napoleon Giavroutas Funerals Memorial Services December 23rd - 1 year for Debbie Tsolakidis December 23rd - Demetrios Anastasios, son of Tasos and Ranya Karatzoulidis November 14th - Niki Florou December 23rd - 1 year for Panagiota Riggas December 30th - 40 day for Niki Florou 5

6 Youth News UPCOMING EVENTS DEC 13 Christmas Pageant Rehearsal 4-6PM DEC 16 Coffee Hour Sponsored by the Youth Ministries DEC 19 GOYA 3:45 PM It s that time of year again for our annual Christmas Pageant. Please make sure your children have signed up. All Greek School and Sunday School children are welcome and encouraged to participate. The poster is located in the Youth Center. December is a very busy month for the Youth Ministry!! Thank you to all the children who participated in the Yankee Candle Fundraiser for the Youth Ministry. It was a great success and the candles should be available to distribute on the 13th or 16th of December. Also, thank you to our Parish community that purchased candles. It is greatly appreciated and will be used to purchase some new costumes for our Christmas Pageant. GOYA NEWS We are collecting gently used or new coats for New Horizons to distribute to the homeless in Manchester. Please look for the box in the Narthex. Also, the GOYANS continue their annual Food Drive to help the less fortunate families in Manchester. A box is also located in the Narthex. Please place all non-perishable items in the box. We will be collecting food until Sunday, December 16th. The GOYANS will then deliver the food to New Horizons food pantry. Thank you to all that purchased baked goods from the GOYANS. We had a ball baking all of the food in the kitchen and shared many laughs. The most memorable was the pie we added a cup of salt instead of a cup of sugar. The next GOYA meeting is Wednesday, December 3:45PM. We will be bringing the food to New Horizons on this day. 6

7 JOY News Our Christmas Pageant is quickly approaching and the poster is up for sign-ups. We will be having a rehearsal on Thursday, December 13th, from 4:00-6:00PM in the church. We want to welcome and thank the choir for their continued participation in our yearly event. Please make sure the children are on time for rehearsal as we have limited time and would like to have a quick snack in the Youth Center. Following the Christmas Pageant, we will be having our annual Christmas Party with the children with a special visit from Santa immediately following the coffee hour. We will also be making a craft with the children. Look for more information in our January Bulletin for events for our children. Greek Dancing For the month of December, we will be dancing in the Youth Center as we have many activities planned in the church hall. Also, we will meet from 12:30-1:30PM. Thank you to all the children for participating and to Mr. Tom Katsiantonis, Lily Hitchen and Eleni Dellas for the continued support. Greek School WOW, we are almost at the half-way mark for the children this year. The changes have been very successful and we thank everyone for making the transition much easier for all of us. We want to wish Mr. Kitsis and Miss Sophia a wonderful and blessed Christmas! There is no Greek School on Thursday, December 27th- Christmas Vacation. We will see you in the New Year-January 3rd, 2013!!! Sunday School A very Merry and Blessed Christmas to all the Sunday School teachers and helpers and their families. We greatly appreciate all that you do for our children. There is no Sunday School on December 23rd but we will have Sunday School on Sunday, December 30th, Youth Ministry Coffee Hour On Sunday, December 16th, we will be hosting the coffee hour for our parishioners. We are asking all Youth families for baked goods to serve and for help during the coffee hour. We have many activities planned on this day and we will need everyone s help in making this a great success. Please let Julie or Patty know what you are able to help us with. We greatly appreciate all of your help. 7

8 Ο Άγιος Σπυρίδωνας 12 Δεκεµβρίου Ο Άγιος των Κερκυραίων, και πολιούχος του νησιού, ο θαυµατουργός Άγιος, που έσωσε πολλές φορές το νησί των Φαιάκων µε τα θαύµατα του από την καταστροφή και την πείνα, στον οποίο προστρέχουν χιλιάδες πιστοί µέχρι και σήµερα αναζητώντας παρηγοριά και βοήθεια, ο Άι- Σπυρίδωνας δεν πάτησε ποτέ το πόδι του στο νησί. Γεννήθηκε σε µία φτωχή οικογένεια στην Τριµυθούντα της Κύπρου, κοντά στη Σαλαµίνα, το 270 µ.χ. Αν και ήταν ένας απλός και αγράµµατος βοσκός ξεχώριζε για την πίστη του στο Θεό, την ταπεινοφροσύνη του και τη φιλανθρωπία του. Από το γάµο του απέκτησε µία κόρη, την Ειρήνη. Όταν χήρεψε στράφηκε ολοκληρωτικά στο Θεό και έγινε κληρικός. Η φήµη που απέκτησε ήταν τόσο µεγάλη που όταν εκοιµήθη ο επίσκοπος Τριµυθούντος ο ίδιος ο πιστός λαός τον ανακήρυξε επίσκοπο. Ακόµα και τότε ο Σπυρίδωνας δεν ξεχώριζε από τους υπόλοιπους φτωχούς ανθρώπους, που αποτελούσαν το ποίµνιο του. Φορούσε τα ίδια απλά και φτωχικά ρούχα µε πριν, τον ίδιο σκούφο από φύλλα φοίνικα ενώ και ο βίος του ήταν το ίδιο φτωχικός καθώς όλα του τα υπάρχοντα εξακολουθούσε να τα µοιράζεται µε τους φτωχούς. Παντού εξακολουθούσε να πηγαίνει µε τα πόδια, ασχολείτο µε τις αγροτικές εργασίες και συνέχιζε, ως καλός ποιµένας, να φυλάει το κοπάδι του. Η φήµη του µεγάλωσε ακόµη περισσότερο όταν µε τα θαύµατα του βοήθησε ανθρώπους που προσέτρεχαν στη βοήθεια του. Ο Σπυρίδωνας ως επίσκοπος Τριµυθούντα πήρε µέρος στην Α Οικουµενική Σύνοδο της Νίκαιας το 314 µ.χ., την οποία συγκάλεσε ο αυτοκράτορας Κωνσταντίνος, προκειµένου να αποφανθούν οι Πατέρες της Εκκλησίας περί των θεωριών του Αρείου. Ό Άρειος, µορφωµένος Πατέρας από την Αλεξάνδρεια, θεωρούσε το Χριστό κτίσµα του Θεού και απέρριπτε την τρισυπόστατη φύση του. Ο Σπυρίδωνας, ήδη πολύ γνωστός για το θεόπνευστο κήρυγµα του, µολονότι ουσιαστικά αµόρφωτος, επέτυχε να αντιταχθεί στο λόγο του Αρείου και να αποδείξει την αληθινή φύση του Θεού, το οµοούσιο της Αγίας Τριάδας, µε το γνωστό θαύµα µε το κεραµίδι. Αφού συνέκρινε την Αγία τριάδα Πατήρ, Υιός και Άγιο Πνεύµα- µε το κεραµίδι και τα τρία συστατικά του που το κάνουν Ένα φωτιά, νερό και χώµα- κράτησε στο χέρι του ένα κεραµίδι και αµέσως ξεπετάχτηκε από το χέρι του φωτιά. Στη συνέχεια έτρεξε προς τη γη νερό και στο τέλος απέµεινε στο χέρι του µόνο χώµα. Μπροστπά σ αυτό το θαύµα ο Άρειος καταντροπιασµένος ζήτησε συγνώµη. Ο Σπυρίδωνας εκοιµήθη σε βαθιά γεράµατα, στις 12 Δεκεµβρίου του 358 µ.χ. σε ηλικία 88 ετών και ανακηρύχτηκε Άγιος από την Εκκλησία µας. Όταν οι Σαρακηνοί πάτησαν το νησί της Κύπρου πιστοί άνοιξαν τον τάφο του Άγιου Σπυρίδωνα, προκειµένου να µεταφέρουν τα οστά του στην Κωνσταντινούπολη µε σκοπό να τα γλιτώσουν από τα χέρια των απίστων. Με έκπληξη όµως διαπίστωσαν ότι το σκήνωµα του Αγίου διατηρείτο άθικτο ενώ ο τάφος του µοσχοβολούσε βασιλικό. Το ιερό λείψανο µεταφέρθηκε στη Βασιλεύουσα όπου και παρέµεινε µέχρι το Τότε, τρία χρόνια µετά την Άλωση της Πόλης από τους Οθωµανούς, ένας πρεσβύτερος, κερκυραϊκής καταγωγής, ο πάτερ Γεώργιος Καλοχαιρέτης, έκρυψε το ιερό σκήνωµα του Αγίου Σπυρίδωνα καθώς και της Αγίας Θεοδώρας της Αυγούστας, µέσα σ ένα καλάθι και αφού τα σκέπασε µε χόρτα, τα φυγάδευσε από την τουρκεµένη Κωνσταντινούπολη. Διασχίζοντας µε µεγάλο κίνδυνο τη Θράκη, τη Μακεδονία και την Ήπειρο έφτασε στην Κέρκυρα. Τα ιερά λείψανα, που τοποθετήθηκαν αρχικά στο ναό του Αγίου Αθανασίου, τα κληρονόµησαν οι τρεις γιοί του του Καλοχαιρέτη, Μάρκος, Λουκάς και Φίλιππος. Το µερίδιο του ο Μάρκος, το σκήνωµα της Αγίας Θεοδώρας της Αυγούστας, το δώρισε το 1483 στο λαό της Κέρκυρας. Οι κληρονόµοι του λειψάνου του Αγίου Σπυρίδωνα προσπάθησαν να µεταφέρουν το άγιο λείψανο εκτός της Κέρκυρας αλλά συνάντησαν τη σθεναρή αντίσταση των Κερκυραίων και εγκατέλειψαν το σχέδιο τους. Εν τέλει µεταβίβασαν τα δικαιώµατα τους στην κόρη του Φιλίππου, Ασηµίνα. Το λείψανο πέρασε τελικά στην ιδιοκτησία της οικογένειας Βούλγαρη, ως προίκα της Ασηµίνας, όταν π α ν τ ρ ε ύ τ η κ ε τ ο Σ τ α µ α τ έ λ λ ο Βούλγαρη το Από τότε και για τέσσερις αιώνες έως το 1925, βρισκόταν στην κυριότητα της οικογένειας. Αρχικά και µέχρι το 1528 το λείψανο µεταφέρθηκε στον καθεδρικό ναό του Ταξιάρχου Μιχαήλ στο Καµπιέλο. Το 1528 ο Σταµατέλλος Βούλγαρης το µετέφερε στο ναό, που έχτισε η οικογένεια προς τιµήν του Αγίου στο προάστιο του Σαρόκκου (Αγίου Ρόκκου). Ωστόσο το 1537,κατά τη διάρκεια της πρώτης πολιορκίας της Κέρκυρας από τους Τούρκους, το σκήνωµα µεταφέρθηκε για ασφάλεια στο ναό των Αγίων Αναργύρων στο Παλαιό Φρούριο και επέστρεψε µετά τη λύση της πολιορκίας. Το 1577 αποφασίστηκε η κατεδάφιση του ναού, καθώς έπρεπε να επεκταθούν τα τείχη. Το λείψανο µεταφέρθηκε προσωρινά και πάλι στο ναό του Αγίου Νικολάου των Ξένων στη Γαρίτσα, µέχρι και το 1589, οπότε και πραγµατοποιήθηκαν τα θυρανοίξια του σηµερινού ναού, η ολοκλήρωση του οποίου έγινε περίπου το 1594, και παραµένει εκεί µέχρι και σήµερα. nomoskerkyras/agiosspyridonas/ 8

9 St. Eleftherios December 15 When the phrase "child prodigy" is mentioned it may bring to mind the name of Mozart, who composed music before he was twelve that is still extant, or Alexander Pope, who wrote the classic poem "Solitude" when he was but eleven years old. It would be difficult to recall any boy genius of religion, but the one who comes closest to this was a Roman lad of the second century. His name was Eleftherios and he was among the first and youngest to carve a niche for himself in Christianity in the eternal city of Rome, where he astounded his elders with his prodigious intellect and early development. Had his father, a high public official of pagan Rome, lived to guide his immensely talented son, things might have taken a different turn for the boy and for Christianity, but his widowed mother, the beautiful Anthia, had accepted Christianity with all her heart. It followed, therefore, that the boy's talents would be applied to Christian endeavor, and he was as quick to embrace the Messiah as he was quick to acquire knowledge. His enormous capacity for learning so accelerated his intellectual pace that he outdistanced his teachers, one of whom suggested to Anthia that she take this marvelous boy to the bishop of Rome, Aniketos, who a f t e r w i t n e s s i n g t h e b o y ' s intellectual display took him under his personal supervision. Evincing a desire to serve the Savior that was as profound as his learning, Eleftherios embarked on a meteoric career as a man of the cloth, acquiring before he was twelve the equivalent of a college education and with such impressive credentials was tonsured a reader at the age of thirteen. When he was fifteen years old he was ordained a deacon and at the age of seventeen was ordained a priest of the Christian Church. With such early momentum propelling him and with an ever-increasing hope to serve Christ in the highest tradition of the apostles, he was elevated to the episcopacy at the age of twenty, the youngest bishop ever to reach that pinnacle through his own efforts. As bishop in Illyricum, Eleftherios promoted the cause of Christianity with the adroitness of a seasoned campaigner, giving added impetus to the Christian movement at a t i m e w h e n t h e m e r c i l e s s persecutions not only made it difficult to win and hold converts, but also at a time when the gravest danger was in being a high-ranking prelate of the Church. Oblivious to this threat, he was acclaimed in the inner circle of Christianity as the brightest luminary of Christian Rome since the apostles. Even those whom he failed to convert held him in the highest esteem, and with this immense popularity he grew bolder and thereby more offensive to the state. This outstanding theologian, orator and 9 benefactor of Christian and pagan alike was finally mentioned to Emperor Hadrian, who ordered his arrest. Ordinarily the emperor would have questioned him personally because of his high station, but fearing a reprisal because of the prelate's popularity, Hadrian dispatched his most trusted centurion, a man named Felix, to bring the bishop before the prefect of Rome for trial and punishment. The centurion decided that rather than run the risk of seizing Eleftherios publicly he would seek out his place of worship and arrest him there. After some time Felix found the well-hidden church and crept in just as the bishop was commencing a sermon. The oratory of the brilliant Eleftherios was spellbinding, and when the sermon was over Felix came forth and asked to be converted to Christianity. This done, Felix exposed his purpose and apologized for having come to the house of God with treachery in his heart. He was easily forgiven by Eleftherios, who thereafter instructed the centurion to return him to the prefect lest judgment be passed on both of them. With a great deal of reluctance Felix took the bishop to what appeared to be a sealed fate, offering along the way to help Eleftherios escape. But the proud prelate would not hear of it. With the emperor conspicuous by his absence, Eleftherios went on trial before the prefect, but not even his oratorical power could save him. The bishop was cast into prison, tortured, and put to death. He died for Christ on December steleftherios.html

10 Assumption Church Community Christmas Card Fundraiser As the Christmas Season quickly approaches, we are, once again, asking our parish community and friends of the Assumption Church to participate in our annual community Christmas Card. This year s donation remains at $15.00 per household. However, any amount you wish to contribute above this will be most welcomed. The Christmas Card will be sent to more than 300 Assumption Church parish families and friends. It s that time of year again to think about sending our Christmas and New Year s wishes to everyone. Please complete the form below and return it together with your check made payable to the Assumption Church, to the church office or Martha Galanis by Sunday, December 2, Any names received after this date will not be included on the Christmas Card in order to insure prompt mail delivery. Thank you in advance for your participation which is greatly appreciated. THANK YOU Martha Galanis Christmas Card Chairperson Χριστουγεννιάτικη Κάρτα Καθώς τα Χριστούγεννα πλησιάζουν, ζητάμε, για μια ακόμη φορά, τα μέλη της ενορίας μας και τους φίλους της Εκκλησίας μας να συμμετάσχουν στην ετήσια Χριστουγεννιάτικη Κάρτα της κοινότητας μας. Η δωρεά είναι $15.00 ανά οικογένεια. Η Χριστουγεννιάτικη κάρτα θα σταλεί σε περισσότερες από 300 οικογένειες της ενορίας μας όπως επίσης και σε φίλους της κοινότητάς μας. Είναι ένας πολύ καλός τρόπος να στείλετε κι εσείς τις δικές σας ευχές εξοικονομώντας πολύτιμο χρόνο και τη δαπάνη της αγοράς και αποστολής των δικών σας καρτών. Αν θα θέλατε να συμμετέχετε στην κοινοτική Χριστουγεννιάτικη Κάρτα μας, παρακαλούμε να συμπληρώστε την παρακάτω φόρμα και να την επιστρέψετε, μαζί με τα $ της δωρεάς σας, στο γραφείο της εκκλησίας ή στην Μάρθα Γαλάνης μέχρι την Κυριακή 2 Δεκεμβρίου. Ευχαριστούμε, Μάρθα Γαλάνης Assumption of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church 2012 Christmas Card Form (Please complete this form and return it with your $15.00 donation) Please clearly print your name as you would like it to appear on the card. (Name) 10

11 Stewardship STEWARDSHIP REPORT THROUGH OCTOBER 2012 FAMILIES PLEDGED IN 2012: 195 TOTAL STEWARDSHIP RECEIVED: $49, (17% OF ANNUAL BUDGET) PLEDGES RECEIVED FOR OCTOBER Amerisa Baryiames Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Georgiades Mr. & Mrs. Napoleon Giavroutas Sotirios Iliopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Meimetis Likourgos Papastathis Panagiota Papastathis Peter Tentas Evangeline Wilder Mr. & Mrs.Thomas Xintaras Reminder!! Please do not forget to submit your 2012 Stewardship Pledge Card Stewardships are the greatest source of income for our Church. Thank you! 2012 Stewardship goal: $85, Christmas is the time of Giving & sharing loving & forgiving Merry Christmas To Everyone 11

12 Supreme House of Pizza 72 Main Street Raymond, NH (603) BUSINESS CARD ADVERTISING Anyone with a business that would like to advertise in our monthly bulletin, please contact the Church Office. A business card format, about 2 ½ x 1 ½ will run for a period of 12 months for one set fee of $ a year. This will help to defray the ever-increasing costs of printing and mailing these bulletins to our homes as well as advertising your business to our parishioners and through word of mouth, to their friends. This is a great opportunity for all! 12

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to benefit the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church $10,000 in Cash Prizes 1st Prize - $5,000 2nd Prize - $1,500 3rd Prize - $750 ONLY 200 TICKETS IN ALL Drawing will be held on Sunday, December 2nd, 2012 at 12:00pm at the Assumption Church Hall (Light Luncheon will be served and everyone is welcomed to attend) Ticket Price: $100 Raffle winner not present will be notified by phone If you are a previous ticket holder and would like to retain your ticket number(s) or if you would like further information, please contact: Georgia or the Assumption Church

15 December 2012 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY th Sunday of Luke Orthros: 9:00am Div. Lit: 10:00am Sunday School - 10:15am Greek Dance 12:30-1:30pm Parish Council Elections Barbara the Great Martyr Orthros: 8:30am Div. Lit: 9:15am Philoptochos Board Meeting 7:00pm St. Nicholas Vespers Service 7:00 p.m. at St. Nicholas Church Parish Council Meeting 7:00pm Youth Choir Rehearsal St. Nicholas Divine Liturgy 9:00 a.m. at St. Nicholas Church Greek School 3:00-7:00pm GT Memorial Raffle th Sunday of Luke Orthros: 9:00am Div. Lit: 10:00am Sunday School - 10:15am Philoptochos Christmas Party St. Spyridon Orthros: 8:30am Div. Lit: 9:15am Youth Choir Rehearsal Christmas Pageant Dress Rehearsal 4:00-6:00pm St. Eleftherios Orthros: 8:30am Div. Lit: 9:15am Greek Dance 12:30-1:30pm th Sunday of Luke Orthros: 9:00am Div. Lit: 10:00am Christmas Pageant Youth Coffee Hour GOYA Meeting - 3:45pm followed by food and coat delivery to New Horizons Youth Choir Rehearsal Greek School 3:00-7:00pm Sunday before Nativity Orthros: 9:00am Div. Lit: 10:00am No Sunday School Nativity Eve Orthros: 7:45pm Div. Lit: 8:00pm Holy Nativity No Greek School classes Sunday after Nativity Orthros: 9:00am Div. Lit: 10:00am Sunday School - 10:15am 15

16 ASSUMPTION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 111 Island Pond Road, Manchester, NH NON-PROFIT ORG. US POSTAGE PAID MANCHESTER, NH PERMIT NO. 6249!""#$%&'()*+,--.*/,&0(1(2*30#,40*!!!"#$%&'(")*'("+*&(,"-&'./0$102,"34"56!57 *!"!#$%"&'()"%*+) Page 12,-)$"-(.*/)!"#$% 0.!12/-(/%3)!2) $/%0'()!"+)4567) P L A C E Y O U R A D H E R E I N F U L L C O L O R Anyone with a business that would like to advertise in our monthly bulletin, please contact the Church Office at (603) !!!!!